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KPIX KPIX 5 News Early Edition June 9, 2017

Earlier crash on the north side. Thats cleared before the Robin Williams tunnel. It is a slow, stop, go ride for drivers headed across westbound 237. First reports of a crash excuse me, thats clearing. Speeds are just below the limit on that stretch. 680 at north main street taillights southbound making their way over towards highway 24. Not too bad. A little crowded. A little sluggish along that stretch. Thats a check of your traffic back to you. We are looking at some fog this morning on the Golden Gate Bridge. We have clouds inland as well but it should burn off and mix out into the afternoon hours. Plenty of sunshine for pretty much everyone today. Temperatures right now in the hovering near 60 for most spots. 56 San Francisco. 57 at this hour in santa rosa. Futurecast shows the clouds pulling back and dissipating later today. Sunshine for most locations by this afternoon and certainly by the time you head home for the evening commute. Temperatures do stay cool. Struggling to reach 70 later today. Well talk more about that coming up in just a bit. In the meantime, back to you guys. Thank you, julie. This morning, President Trump is responding to former fired fbi director james comey explosive testimony. Comey addressed some of the interactions he he had with President Trump and his administration. Anne makovec reports. Reporter a lot of people are surprised that it took this long for the president to tweet candidly for almost three hours yesterday. Ac g President Trump and his reporter the fired fbi director james comey spoke candidly for almost 3 hours yesterday accusing President Trump and his administration of defamation and lies, speaking before the Senate Intelligence committee. Comey said he began keeping memos on his inappropriate interactions with the president including one when comey says the president encouraged him to end the investigation into former National Security advisor michael flynn. Comey took it as an order. It is the president of the United States with me alone saying i hope this. I took it as this is what he wanted me to do. I didnt obey that but thats the way i took it. You may have taken its direction but thats not what he said . Correct. Reporter comey admitted he later asked a friend and professor at Columbia University to leak the contents of the memo. The president says comeys actions should be investigated. Reporter what i thought was really interesting is that we started off with these hearings by him directly and specifically calling the sitting president of United States a liar. And then we heard that repeated throughout his testimony. And why he thought the president was a liar and what he allegedly lied about. Reporter there are sure to be further hearings on capitol hill. Nancy pelosi weighed in on twitter righting sion to follow the facts wherever they lead. Comeys testimony aised new questions about attorney general Jeff Sessionswho recused himself from ongoing russia investigations back in march. Presiden joint ne comeys testimony raised questions about attorney general Jeff Sessions who recused himself from ongoing russia investigations back in march. Now, today President Trump is holding a joint News Conference with the president of romania. Comeys testimony may get up. Thank you. We are going to go to europe where there is a big surprise an upset in the uk snap election. The conservative party lost its overall majority in parliament. Its not the way british Prime Minister theresa may figured it would happen. She called for the early election. The labor party though did better than expected. And now may plans to ask Queen Elizabeth permission to form a new government. Its going to need the support of another party or a group of parties to command a majority. At this time, more than anything else, this country needs a period of stability. The change in british leader could change the countrys relations with the United States. She has been outspoken cricket of the president. Golden state warriors are on the verge of history playing the cavaliers in cleveland. If they win, they will finish the season with a perfect play off record. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live at oracle arena in oakland where another watch party will be taking place. Jackie, i know we dont want to jinx it but dont get the broom out yet but were hoping. Reporter i am so superstitious. This is just killing me, michelle youre killing me saying that perfect word. I cant deal with it. Anyway, dub nation, we know how loyal we are, right . They are so loyal though that they are going to be here tonight at oracle arena. They dont care where the game is being played. They want to make sure that they are a part of this atmosphere. You know, it worked for game three so we are heaping it will work for game 4. Tickets for tonights watch party went on sale earlier this week for 20 each. And they went fast with tickets for tonights game selling out before game 3 was even played. For fans who dont want to or cant make the trek to ohio a watch party at oracle is a great option they say. Kpix 5 report Christin Ayers was here for game 3 and spoke to who drove three hours to watch the game at the arena. I drove three hours from fresno to come to the watch party. This is the fourth watch party. Reporter llove the enthusiasm. Doors to the arena open at 5 00. Parking at 4 30 costs 10 bucks. Part of the proceeds will be donated to two community foundations. So you still might be able to find some tickets on resale sites even though this is a soldout event. I went online earlier this morning and i found courtside seats for 290 each. Live from oracle arena, jackie ward, kpix 5. If i know jackie she thought about snapping them up. Today Governor Brown heads to San Francisco to renew the fight against Climate Change. Jessica flores is live in San Francisco this morning with the details. Reporter good morning. Well, Governor Brown just got back from china. He spent five days there doubling down on his efforts to fight Climate Change. And now today he is meeting with the german minister of the environment. Its part of a pact that he has with the German Government under the two coalition, thats a pact between governments to reduce emissions. The governor tells foreign leaders the u. S. May be out of the Paris Climate Accord but california is still in. Now, the details of browns agreement with china are still unclear but it was a symbolic trip making california the substitute partner on environmental issues. The world to the Paris Climate Accord has made the commitment to make the turn to a decarbonized future. Good. Were for that. Now, maybe some people in washington arent so sure about that. But california is sure. Reporter with 18 months left on the job, brown is making Climate Change one of his final acts in office. Now, the meeting today with the german minister happens this morning. It will be private. But then they will come out and speak to the media about what they discussed. Well be there and bring you the latest at noon. Reporting live in San Francisco, im Jessica Flores, kpix 5. Just a few hours we expect to learn more about one of the suspects involved in the ghost ship warehouse fire. The attorneys for Derick Almena are holding a News Conference to discuss how they plan to fight the case. He facing 36 counsels of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each of the victims, 36 counts. Police also arrested max harris. Prosecutors say the defendants lied to police and Fire Departments about dangerous conditions at the converted warehouse. Both men are due back in court next thursday. And thats when they may enter pleas. A woman accused of stopping her car on San Franciscos great highway and abandoning her 5yearold daughter is due in court today. 22yearold Samantha Patton allegedly pulled over near the zoo monday night and made the 5 yearold girl get out of the car. Authorities said she then left with the baby in the back seat. An ambulance happened to be in the area. Medics rushed to treat the little girl. A man seen leaving the intersection on a skateboard was identified at father of the 1yearold in the car. He helped police track down that child. Patton faces a felony charge of child endangerment. Today jurors in the Sexual Assault trial of bill cosby will hear explosive sections of a decades old deposition that will include parts about the comedian obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex. The actor is accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand, a former basketball coach from cosbys alma mater. Cosby says it was consensual. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in prison. Its now 10 minutes after 6 00 on this friday. Verizon is a step closer to taking over yahoo. Next, how many jobs are on the chopping block. Reporter and we have gray skies to start the day. Sunshine though later on. Details on what that means for temperatures in the extended forecast coming up. And i80 looking okay, this direction near cummings parkway but were tracking an accident involving an overturn. Will this slow you down . Find out coming up. Plus, bart is planning major closures this weekend. What you need to know to avoid delays. Good morning. Welcome back. Time now 6 14. A cloudy start to our day. Heres live look at sfo. Gray skies are going to clear up. It doesnt mean temperatures will warm up. Details coming up. San rafaels mayor says he plans to join mayors across the nation in expressing solidarity with the Paris Climate Accord. Despite President Trumps decision to pull out of the accord. The mayor decided to go deep green this week. The initiative will add money to next years city budget to buy 100 renewable energy. He said he was inspired by Public Comments in favor of the move. Richmond city council is unanimously backing a bill that essentially creates a marijuana sanctuary state. Stand local authorities nt from using their resources to help federal investigators track down or arrest people for marijuanarelate activity approved under california law. Bart fruitvale the weekend and a heads up. You might want to give yourself a lot of extra time if you are taking bart through the fruitvale area over the weekend. Tomorrow and sunday there will be no service between fruitvale and lake merritt because crews are work on the tracks. You can catch a free shuttle bus during the closure. But riders should expect 20 to 40minute delays especially for service to oakland airport. Delayed again. And pay more for it, please. [ laughter ] no delays now on bart. Thats good. Im a positive person so right now, if you are getting ready to head out the door and your ride has you heading using mass transit, we are running with no delays on any of our mass transit lines. On the maps we are tracking an accident on eastbound 80 approaching 505. An overturn blocking a lane below 50 miles an hour. 880 slow, stop, go hayward to fremont. Sluggish 101 northbound north of 880 as youre making your way towards 237. Bay bridge toll plaza, no fun in the red 23 mens from the maze into downtown San Francisco and the backup is starting to stretch on the eastshore freeway. You will start tapping the brakes all the way into the maze. Of course, the metering lights are on. Thats a check of traffic. Lets get a check on the forecast now with julie. Reporter thank you, my dear. We are looking at a foggy start on the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. Temperatures mild across the bay. Low 70s for concord, oakland, livermore. 56 in San Francisco. 61 san jose. We are at 57 right now in santa rosa. Throughout the day you will notice clear skies. This area of low pressure sitting offshore the front passed through. We have cooler air mass in place and another shot of showers for some folks in the north bay for the weekend. Futurecast today though showing clearing skies through midday and beyond. Everyone should see some sunshine later today. Doesnt mean temperatures are warming though. We still have that cool air mass in place. And they are going to cool even more as that area of low pressure passes north this weekend. Well see increasing cloud cover saturday. Increasing shower chances for the north bay on sunday. And temperatures dropping both days struggling to hit 70 degrees for the warmest spots inland. For today, sunrise was at 5 4724 morning. Sunset this evening at 8 30. By sunset we should have clear silence so should be a beautiful one if you can head to the coast and watch the sunset today as we should have clear skies. 70s in the warmer spots inland topping out in the mid70s. Looking for something to do tonight . Head to the giants game. Temperatures will be cool, 60 and low clouds tonight. This weekend likely cool as well for the hot air balloon classic. Warming up though to near 70 in windsor. Partly cloudy skies. Livermore rodeo mild and 70. Haightashbury street fair cooler still in San Francisco on sunday with a mixture of sun and clouds. A little damp feel for ya for the first half of the day. And then maybe getting some breaks with some sun later on for the second half of the day sunday. Extended forecast shows a big transition. So today, sunshine, but cool temperatures. As much as 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. This weekend cooler still struggling to hit 70 degrees saturday and sunday with increasing cloud cover. And a chance of showers for the north bay. Monday more sunshine temperatures rebound. 80 by tuesday for the warmest spots inland. By the end of the week warming back up into the mid to upper 80s for the warmest spots inland. And well see 70s by the bay and 60s at the coast. But today again on the cool side. Cooler still for all those weekend plans. Michele . Julie, thank you. Now in our tech news, verizon is a step closer to buying yahoo. This comes after yahoo shareholders voted to approve the nearly 4. 5 billion sale. Yahoo has been struggling in its fight to stay relevant and it was hit with a huge data breach last year. Yahoo expects the sale to close next week. Tesla is giving people a peek at its upcoming compact suv. The model y. Elon musks company unveiled this photo during a recent shareholder meeting. The picture suggests the suv is set to have a front window and likely headlights but a key feature missing from the ride, side mirrors. The model y is expected to debut in late 2019 or 2020. Facebook is trying to make it easier for victims when disaster strikes. The Company Launched a new feature called disaster map. It will allow users to send information to aid organizations. People will be able to mark where they are and what they need. Facebook says the goal is to paint a clearer picture of what resources are needed and where people are moving to get out of harms way. Coming up in sports, the giants have trouble closing out their final game of the road trip. And game 4 of the nba finals is hours away. Which means the dubs could be hours away from being crowned nba champs. Its all coming up. Ah, but first, whats cool about summer camp . Email your nomination to us at coolcamps kpix. Com, and we may feature your school or camp on the thursday morning show. Who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. In just a few hours the warriors could be celebrating their second nba championship this decade the first for the newest warriors kevin durant. He finds himself one win away from his first nba championship. While expectations were high when he signed with golden state, he didnt envision a 15 0 start to the postseason. I didnt talk to these guys when i made my decision and and say we better make it to the finals and be up in the series around this time. This is our date or im not coming. I mean, it was just have some fun playing ball. Lets just all get better and see what happens. The giants hoping the brewers didnt race pack them for the Third Straight day. In the ninth shaw tied the game with a single but milwaukee strands a potential go ahead run at third. So we go to extras. In the tenth hunter pence with a pinch hit single scoring hernandez for the go ahead run. They win 95 to split the four game series. The giants finally back at home tonight 7 00 start against the minnesota twins. Im Andrea Nakano for kpix 5. Now 6 25. A Heated Exchange next what draymond greens mother is saying this morning after she got into an argument during game 3 of the finals. And vindication for President Trump in regards to the testimony of former fbi director james comey. The latest fallout next. In both fires, the stage of completion of the building was around the same. A look at t

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