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we learned the age and identity of the victim, he is 34 year old matthew bates. we understand that the homicide beating with multiple suspects, we have some video we shot from earlier this morning. police were called here at 2:15 this morning. the victim is from australia. there was a verbal altercation that turned physical, emergency crews rushed the victim to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. investigators are following up on what they said are strong leads. >> there have been several people detained regarding this incident and our homicide investigators are looking into them right now. >> reporter: the information is from the san francisco police department. the victim was a 33 year old from australia. you may have noticed that tara is down the street working on the story, we hope to have more deals on the investigation as the day continue. san francisco police said they have speak with whom they are speaking and there may be video cameras in the area which may have captured the incident. we are waiting for deals from the police, tara will be working the story throughout the day. >> i know it was a tourist visiting san francisco. was robbery a motive? >> reporter: that's the speculation, we cannot know for sure at this time. he is from australia, it's not clear at this point, we just got the information, as to whether or not this was an immigrant or a tourist. also it's not clear what the motivation may have been, maybe an argument that turned vie leapt or a robbery where he was trying to fight for his items, we do not want to speculate on what may have happened. we just got the information about the victim moments before i went on the air. >> thank you christian. as that investigation goes on in san francisco, police in oakland are investigating a double homicide that happened at 1:30 this morning. both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, a witness reported that shots may have been fired at a car. our crew found a white chevy suv crashed into a tree nearby but we have no word on the names of the victims or if oakland police have made any arrests. >> today marks six months since the deadly oakland warehouse fire in oakland. >> you can see what the building looks like now from sky fox, the burned remnants are all that is left behind. the fire claimed the lives of 36 people attending a son setter, it's the deadliest fire in california history. rob spoke with the mother of a victim and also an attorney representing dozens of victims' families. >> that's my ughter. >> reporter: donna was studying to be a nutrition consultant when she went to a party at the ghost ship warehouse fire. >> she was dancing with the band and the band was called the golden donnas. >> reporter: then a fire broke out. donna was one of 36 people that died in the fire, leaving 36 holes in 36 ang case for her to come down. >> reporter: her mother of one of 30 families that have joined in a lawsuit against the owner of the ghost ship. the building manager, pge and and the city of oakland. she hopes that the lawsuit will bring changes nationwide. >> the worst part is that an event was being held there without a permit and without all of the safety precautions of good exits and lighting. to have this event where people cannot get out, it's a conscious disregard for the safety of the public. >> i do not want to feel like her death was in vein, there has to be accountability. >> i remember getting the call late at night. >> reporter: this oakland city councilman represents this neighborhood. he stood by the memorial that has the names of the victims. >>in terms a leadership level, we just did not do enough tdealith properties like this one. >> reporter: but he said that the city has been making improvements for the past six months. >> we are trying to take the measures necessary to get more people hired. more people more proactive. >> reporter: at the time of the fire, the city had six code enforcement inspectors, they are trying to triple that. >> the city is trying, that's important. this kind of change takes time. >> reporter: even time may not heal all that is broken. >> by telling her story, i hope it alarms people enough to make a difference, then she has not died in vein. >> i loved my daughter very much. >> thank you, rob. earlier today on mornings on 2, mayor libby schaaf joined us to talk about the steps that the city is taking to prevent another fire. >> we had a team of experts and several working groups, everyone comes into my oofs every two weeks to give me progress reports and we have gotten a lot done in these six months. >> they are looking alt ways to triple the number of inspectors -- at ways to triple the number of inspectors, they want systems for departments to share information. today is the anniversary of a tragic fire in san francisco that killed two firefighters, it's been six years since two firefighters were killed, the firefighters union vowed to nufer forget. they tweeted this picture today showing their names and their station numbers. it started out as an ordinary fire but all of a sudden there was a flash was able to safely make it out but the other two were unable to escape and they suffered severe burns. now to the city of belmont. evacuation orders have been lifted after a water main break sent water down a hill into homes below. >> reporter: neighbors described it as a raging river that sent water and mud down the hill into the backs of these houses, an arborist and a geological team will be called out to test the soil and the trees, the first 911 call came in before 4:00 a.m. home owners feared an earthquake until they saw the rushing water. >> i heard some shoulds. a -- thuds. a swens-- sequence of thuds and a roar, i thought it was an earthquake. 10 minutes later, the fire department asked us to leave our homes, now we are out here waiting for the water to turn down. >> reporter: neighbors are trying to have a sense of humor but they are worried about their hillside foundations. a water easement line broke and was pushing water under retention walls sending it down the hills and into the homes, one home owner discovered new cracks in the concrete walls. >> we are digging out a t of dirt by the foundation, i hope it stops soon, i do not know what will be left by the time it's done. >> reporter: it stopped after two hours, a water department official said 1,000 gallons of water a minute were coming down the hill. the good news is that they do not have to do any excavation but they are looking at what kind of damage could be behind the retention wall and if the driveway of one of the homes above the hill is compromised and if the soil and the trees on the bottom of the hill are compromised. thank you. still ahead, two investigating looks at crime on bart trains. >> they just grabbed anything that they could. >> coming up, hear more from victims that tell us that bart ignored a troubling trend. plus, a warm up in the bay area, our meteorologist will be here to tell us how warm it's going to get where you live. >> that sunny weather is good news for people heading to the colossal clusterfest coming to san francisco >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break introducing new parodontax. the toothpaste that helps prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try new parodontax toothpaste. ♪ . welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. a protest is underway outside of the federal building, that's to oppose president donald trump's decision to pull out of the climate accord, it's being called an emergency climate action rally. reaction is also coming in from around the world. main united states allies are upset at the decision. many governors and mayors are saying that they are going to be going it alone but the commander in chief is sticking with a campaign promise to put america first. >> reporter: president donald trump energizing the republican base with his decision to pull out of a deal to fight climate change, saying he believes it's not fair to american workers and taxpayers. >> i cannot support a deal that prshes the united states. >> reporter: critics said that the president is alienating the world but vice president mike pence is defending the move. >> it was a transfer of wealth. >> reporter: world reaction to the decision was swift. angela merkel called it regrettable and emmanuel macron said it was turning our backs on the world. >> make our planet great again. >> reporter: in berlin, agree peace protestors projected an image of president donald trump saying, total loser, so sad. >> what happened yesterday on the climate issue is an embarrassment to the country. >> reporter: president donald trump as often described himself as the ultimate deal maker but leaders in the rest of the world said they will not renegotiate the accord. the trump administration has asked the supreme court to reinstate the ban on travel from six mostly muslim countries, in a filing last night, the justice department said the lower courts made a number of mistakes including relying on statements president donald trump made during the campaign. we are learning more about former fbi director james comey's upcoming appearance on capitol hill. he will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee thursday morning. it will bethe first time he will speak publicly since he was fired. the trump russia investigation has been taken over by robert mueller. former fbi director james comey has reached an understanding about what he can and cannot discuss but he can reveal some of his communications with president donald trump. happy friday to you. a great afternoon in store. mostly sunny skies, partly cloudy at the coast. temperatures are warming up. it's a beautiful view here, look at the golden gate bridge. mostly sunny skies, temperatures are warming up. temperatures in the mid 80s for the warmer locations today. here's a look at the ridge of high pressure strengthening over the bay area, into the weekend, temperatures will be similar to today, slightly cooler in spots. checking in on the winds, we have a north wind in place, we also have an on shore breeze, it's light. oakland is a few miles per hour. fairfield, 10 miles per hour. with that light on shore breeze, the afternoon highs are going to be warming. lower 80s in sonoma for today. 83 in santa rosa, 69 close to the coast. upper 60s for the east bay shoreline. 71 in oakland for today. 70, alameda. upper 80s near brentwood and antioch. 79 in the south bay, 81 in saratoga. if you are thinking about going to santa cruz, mostly sunny skies and 74. along the peninsula, 70s in redwood city, san francisco, 88 for the afternoon highs, lower to mid 60s for the coast. partly cloudy for pacifica and half moon bay. as we get into the evening hours, temperatures are cooling, if you are going to the a's game, game time action 65 degrees, beautiful evening. this is a look at the extended forecast. temperatures cooling off slightly for some. lower 60s at the coast, lower 70s around the bay and lower 70s inland. when i come back i have a look at the lake tahoe forecast. thousands of people will be in san francisco for the first ever three day comedy event called colossal clusterfest. we have a look at the security measures being put in place. >> reporter: given san francisco's rich history of comedy, it was easy for san francisco to transform city center into colossal clusterfest. >> it was a great opportunity to provide something for the fans. >> reporter: fans can check out scenes from south park and other shows. the police will have patrols. >> we have fences and we have lines, we have scouter. we have the san francisco police department who will be here all weekend. it's our top priority that this is a safe event. >> 70 comedians will perform including kevin hart and jerry s ergs infeld. >> we are very excited about it. we do not -- seinfeld. >> we are very excited about it. coming up at noon, there are a lot of other events going on around the bay area, we will have the details on several festivals and even a pride celebration after the break >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongs. the energy conscious 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, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. . welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. a bankruptcy battle has put an agency that regulates a battle into question into question meal delivery service blue apron has filed to take the service public. people get recipes to cook unique meals at home. the company lost $60 million last year, they are looking to raise $100 million with their ipo. we will take a check of the stock market. the dow is up right now. just under 1% at 21,211, half an hour to go until the closing bell. if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, there is a lot going on in the bay area, we have the details onwhere you can see big name comedians, enjoy food festivals or take part in a pride celebration. >> reporter: we are are knocking on the weekend's door. you can enjoy live music and food at the union bay festival. then get your laugh on at clusterfest friday through sunday. in the east bay check out oakland's carnival, it features live performances, dancing, a food court and a kids zone, or head to the east bay for town business two. it's sunday from noon to 5:00. then in oakland city, we have city fest, they have live entertainment and food. in the south bay, the san jose greek festival features a wide range of celebrations. in the north bay head to the 19th annual hills jazz festival for a wide range of jazz music. in sonoma, there is a unit march and pride parade. it starts at 11:00 a.m. on main street. in sports. giants are away and a's are at home. the warriors continue their run. the latest space mission is over but not for the whole crew. why the mission commander stayed behind. >> plus, we look into crime on bart trains, we hear from victims that say that bart ignored a troubling trend >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. bart police have made an arrest in connection with ral break ins at bart stations, the suspect may have been responsible for nine brake ins. the authorities are not releasing the suspect's name because he is under age. we have learned that robberies of all kinds with on the -- are on the rise in the bart system. christian spoke with someone who said ets part of a bigger problem. >> reporter: the overwhelming majority of bart rides are uneventful but passengers who said they were beaten and robbed said there is more bart can do to keep passengers safe. saturday night, april 22, the bart train pulled into the station. >> we went oh no. >> reporter: a mob rushed in, attacking and robbing the passengers. rusty was one of the passengers, the mob turned on him. >> they punched me and kicked me. >> reporter: trying to pry his phone from his hand. >> i let go of my phone, they took it and continued on for a few seconds more. then they eventually got off of me. >> reporter: his wife and 19 year old daughter were on board the train, they were not harmed but they were traumatized. a day later, they watched the surveillance video and met with investigators, we have requested the video but it has not been released to the public. >> you can see them beating on the trains and going in. >> reporter: he said that those were warning signs that bart should have heeded. he said the most disturbing revelation was that his was just the latest in mob style attacks. >> there are reports of armed robberies in these stations, it does not look like part has even a small amount of protection for the people that use the system and the people that work there. >> as soon as the train stops and the doors open, they came at me and ran off with my stuff. >> reporter: dan was targeted one mobt before rusty, in his police report, he told the police officers that he was threatened by men with guns, when they pulled into the coliseum station, the robbers attacked, snatching his phone, laptop and backpack. >> they said it does not happen a lot but there is been a spike in crimes like that. >> reporter: is bart doing enough to keep riders safe. >> we contend that they are not. >> reporter: now an attorney representing both men said it's part of a pattern. >> the robberies are spiking and they are concentrated at the coliseum bart station. >> reporter: according to documents we obtained, there were 49 robberies system wide at the beginning of 2016, that nuer jumped to 71 this year, a 45% increase and when you look in oakland alone, the numbers jumped from 19 to 29, a 50 3% increase year to year. bart swore in their new police chief less than a week ago. he said targeting mab style attacks is on his radar. >> of course any time you have an incident like that, is always a public safety concern. >> reporter: bart's data also show that five and a half percent of riders reported seeing an officer riding a train, the police chief said one solution he is looking at it deploying officers on the trains, some people are reporting seeing more officers on the treens. >> that should officers in vehicles and also on foot at the stations. >> rusty said he is still going ahead with the lawsuit against bart, something is weighed carefully. >> reporter: he said he does not want another family to go through what he has gone through and he said he hopes bart hears his message. >> i i do not want it to go away or fail, i want it to succeed. >> bart has established a task force to crack down on three mob style robberies, we are hoping that this is the beginning of a new dialogue with bart. >> reporter: bart said they were open to that meeting. the police chief said he wants bart to be safe for everyone. >> thank you christian. if you have a tip for two investigates, we would like to hear from you, e-mail two investigates at our website, ktvu.com. a jury in oakland found three men guilty in the death of a mother killed trying to protect her children. chyemil pierce was killed by anthony sims, alex davis and michael stills. the jury has made a decision in the murder of michael tyree. >> with their careful consideration and just verdict, they treated michael tyree as a man of value, a person with strengths and problems, rights and dignity and a family who >> the re. 15 years to life in prison and they are set to be sentenced in december. police in berkeley are asking for help finding a woman with downs syndrome missing for 12 years now. she was visiting her sister on parker street in berkeley in september of 2005 when she went missing. this is an age progressed drawing of what it's believed she would look like knew at the age of 40, if you have information, please call the berkeley police. any documents have been released in the deadly balcony collapse that happened in berkeley two years ago. the state has released a document showing that the builders that built the balcony had failures. according to the east bay times, the report showed that the contractor used cheaper and weaker materials than what was required and the report also claimed that moisture got into the materials because they were not installed properly. a church pastor in men low county has been -- menlo county has been arrested after several people came forward and claimed that he had abused them, he was booked on six charges of sexual assault. police are asking for any additional victims to come forward. a report says that two more napa high school students have had their expulsions overturned in the hazing scandal at the school. at least five players were expelled over accusations of grabbing teammates inappropriately last fall. game one in the books for the warriors, just ahead, how the warriors won this first game of the finalses, we are going to hear from steph curry and le bron james as the players prepare for game two >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. the warriors now lead the cavilers after a dom night at oracle stadium last night -- dominant night at oracle stadium stadium. >> steph curry and the warriors scored the first 13 points of the second half too take a 21- point lead. >> i love those shots. steph curry scored 31 points in the second quarter. the warriors and the cavilers become the first teams to compete in 3 nba finals, after the game, kevin durant talked about staying focused. >> he is going to do what he does, he is le bron jairnlings you know what he can do, i try to play as hard as i can and not make it a matchup. it's about the warriors and the cavilers, we are going to do it together. that's our mind set. i just try to do my part and stay locked in on both ends. >> the best thing about tonight was our keftive presence and effort. they are going to make tough shots. they are a talented team. they have two of the best scorers in the league. you have to stick to the game plan, focus on what is in front nt of you, win one game and now we look to sunday and try to do it again. we have been here before. we know that there is a lot of work left to do. >> cleveland has lost the opener for three state years, last year they rallied to win the championship with that seventh game win. >> you take win of the best teams that we had assembled last year, and then, in the off season, you add high powered talent like that. that's what stands out. it's not if, ands or buts, it is what it is, we have to figure out how to combat that. that's a tough challenge for us. coach mike brown is undefeated so far but there are reum that steve kerr -- rhymers that receive kerr will be ckthe >> the games shift to keestled wednesday and friday, both of those games tip off after 6:00. game five, if necessary, will be in oakland. we have 80s expected for our inland communities. at the coast, we are dealing with a bit of patchy fog for the afternoon. it's going to be noise out there. 60s at the coast. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. storm tracker two, there is the ridge strengthening over the bay area, light winds for the afternoon today. north west and west we have a bit of an on shore breeze but it's light through fairfield. we know we are going to see a big warm up for the inland communities as the sea breeze does not reach that far inland. the flow will remain north west and west for the afternoon and into the weekend. temperatures for the afternoon today, 80 to expected for napa. 85 in clear lake, closer to the water, mild, richmond and berkeley, 70s, oakland, 71, 80 for danville and brentwood, for the south bay, upper 70s, san jose, 80s r expected -- are expected, for the peninsula, 79 menlo park. 71 n mateo. 68 in san francisco. foog will linger along the coast line today. partly cloudy skies in pacifica and half moon bay, summer like pattern is setting up. 60s at the coast and 80s inland. if you are getting into the sierras, it's going to be cool during the mornt but the afternoon looks good, sunny skies, 67 degrees. cooler and breezy sunday with temperatures in the lower 60s for the afternoon. a look at the extended forecast into the bay area weekend. temperatures will not budget a lot of lower 60s expected along the coast line with a possibility of patchy fog, partly cloudy and upper 60s to lower 70s around the bay, lower 80s inland. by monday and tuesday, temperatures begin to warm, especially in the inland cities, approaching 90 degrees by tuesday. >> cal fire has lunched a potentially life saving app. it will notify people if they live within 30 miles of a large wild fire. the app also provides a map and information on every wild fire burninin the state. the app is free, it could be found in the app store or the google play store. just search for cal fire the international space station mission is coming to a close, some of the members are leaving and others are staying behind. >> reporter: two international space station flight engineers just returned to earth, coming from russia and france, they landed hoirs after departing the space station, it was an emotional good by after the end of the mission with hugs from their mission commander. >> she's great, it's such a unique place. >> the commander was set to leave but in april, nasa and the russian space agency agreed to extend her stay, she's america's most experienced astronaut. this is her third long term stay and she's the first woman to command it twice. >> i love her, she's an amazing woman. >> reporter: she also holds the record for most space walks by a le. she will have spent 666 days in space when she leaves in september. >> i look forward to continued work. now i hand it over to my colleague. >> reporter: president donald trump called her when she broke the record of most time in space by any american astronaut. thank you casey. from an action packed kokic book movie to an animated film for all ages, we look look -- comic book movie to an animated film for all ages, we look at what is in the box office, next >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. we are learning more about a homicide in a hotel in san francisco that happened earlier this morning. we know that the fight left an australian tourist dead. tara will have a live up date on the homicide investigation today on the four on two. >> as we move to the closing bell, the dow is up 51 points, the s & p up seven points. stocks doing well after wail street seems to have ignored a weak jobs report. a 12 year old girl from fresno has won the national spelling bee. >> i get chills every time, ananya vinay won it. the sixth grader takes home more than $40,000 in cash and prizes, the spelling bee was the first time since 2013 that we saw a single champion, for the past three years, there were always two winners together. if you are heading out, we are going to talk about the movies this weekend. we have the new wonder woman movie and even a new film for the kids, ashley is looking at what is new in the theaters. >> wonder woman takes on the summer box office in a highly anticipated and praised story. the tale follows the dc comics character as she leaves home to help a world war one american spy. >> for pg animated adventure there is captain underpants. it features the voices of kevin heart and ed helms. it's about kids that fool a teacher into thinking he is captain undeants. >> then there is the drama churchhill. also the fifth installment of the pirates of the caribbean series which continues to wow the box office. the bay watch movie is in the number two spot and guardians of the galaxy are in theaters as well. finally, the horror ail yent covenent brings the scais, -- alien covenent brings the scares. thank you for joining is here at noon, go warriors, have a great friday. the next game is this weekend, we are ready already >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break dr. oz: today on "the dr. oz show." adderall helped kids with adhd, they're all grown up. have we raised a generation addicted. we go undercover to investigate the adderall black 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