he looks like a regular customer, but merchants in the inner richmond know him as the serial refund scammer. he demands refunds for the food he didn't buy. >> his story didn't add up. >> reporter: the owner says when questioned he became aggressive. she filed a police report and found he tried to pull the same trick to others. >> he was abusive to my staff and was lying. >> reporter: at pretty please bake shop, he complained about cupcakes that weren't on the menu. >> small mom and pops have tracking systems. >> reporter: he did get free

pizzas before employees caught on. >> it's a medium pepperoni, always named ali. the same problem, burned pizza. >> this is a high-scale hustle people do. they make probably $5 or 10 dollars a shop. >> reporter: the owner of this cafe says it's important to ask for a receipt before getting a refund. he hopes it will prevent others from being taken advantage of. >> now, he's around the internet. so he's putting a wig on or goes to another city. a 15 acre fire over morgan hill. cal fire is cawing it the fire that was contained by 5:30.

remember, when news happen where you live, add #abc7now. >> we have new details on a breaking story we told you about at 5:00. a mother is in critical condition after being hit in the head by a large tree branch. police say the mom was sitting on a bench, watching her children when the 100 pound limb fell on top of her. the last time it was inspected was in 2010. an 18-month-old boy who fell if a foster city apartment building died from injuries. he tried to look out of a window, the screen gave way and the kid fell 20-ta 25 feet bee row. police are calling it a tragic

accident. the sheriff's office scale and seized 4600 pot plants spread on 200 acres of land. some plants grur to over nine feet tall. eight people were arrested. today, a silicon valley tech mogul was sentenced to jail and tonight he's still free. vic lee is here to explain why. vick? >> reporter: the sentence disappointed domestic violence activists and no one walked out satisfied. the judge sentenced the

31-year-old to 12 months in county jail for violating probation on a domestic violence conviction. a mere 18 when he sold his start up, click agent for $40 million. at 43, he sold his second start up for $300 million. tv's "extra" declared him america's most-eligible bachelor. he appeared on show. he had been accused of domestic violence and came to court this year. the first time, surrounded by body guards who tried to shield him from reporters and photographers. in july, the judge found shalal

violated probation. his attorney asked for electronic monitoring. >> we're going to file a notice of appeal and have excellent constitutional issues. >> reporter: shahal stayed the sentence while he appeals. >> we would have preferred to see mr. shahal have a wake up call today but i do think he saw the court and district attorney try to hold him accountable. do we believe he's a public safety threat? yes, we do. >> reporter: shahal declined to speak on his own behalf during sentencing. striking court workers will vote on a new contract that could send them back to work as early as monday. hundreds walked off the jobs last week and demanded raises in their current contract. their walk out delayed court

cases and people couldn't file forms because of the strike. a man entered a woman's apartment overnight and tried to sexual assault her, her screams woke up neighbors that called 911. police did catch the suspect. eric thomas joins us live with more. eric? >> reporter: what we do know is that he picked a victim that fought back and his actions are leading to changes in security. >> we're horrified. >> today's incident took place in the lockwood gardens neighborhood. a 250 unit public housing project. police got a call from neighbors who heard a woman screaming and while the assault was in progress. >> we did hear the woman and

>> housing authority agents were out, fixing a window the suspect tried to use for escape. >> kicked through the window. >> he was caught. the victim was sent to the hospital and several neighbors heard screaming and didn't want to talk on camera. the housing authority's own police force had been working around the clock. >> we intend to extend hours. >> reporter: the oakland police department is investigating whether the suspect is wanted for other, more similar crimes. police are hoping advances in dna technology will help them solve a 10-year-old cold case. on the corner, 10 years ago, a

17-year-old audrey was shot and killed. police have suspects but haven't arrested anyone. the chief rerehired an investigator. >> we like to look at the cases in case there is a piece of evidence and from. >> they're walking to kill again. >> the chief expects to put more resources in the unit. today, the family of a cook found dead in a shopping mall are hoping to find answers about who killed him. the young line cook was found inside of a stairwell of the westfield san francisco center saturday morning and it's not clear how he died. melanie woodrow is live. >> the family is not only

devastated but desperate for information and that is what brought them here, they learned anyone can exit this area. they picked up their son's belongings today. his dream job, cut short. >> we're shocked. >> wednesday, frank didn't show up for work and a maintenance worker discovered his body. sfpd is calling this death a homicide. >> a death of a friend who is young. >> that need brought louis here. >> it's a cocktail of emotions. anger, sadness. anxiety, frustration he held the

door open for bloomingdale's with two men. minutes later, the men told louis they got in through the mall food court. >> this makes me want to dig deeper and something has to be done. >> louis is hopeful a surveillance camera picked up something. he's asking anyone with information to contact police. >> somebody must know something and we need help. today was a funeral for a young baseball player killed while playing pokemon go. friends and family gathered in san mateo to honor the life of calvin riley. police are following up on leads and asking the public to keep tips coming. nearly 50 trees in san jose

have been cut down by vandals and this isn't the first time. >> don't let morning fog fool you. it's going to warp up inland, big time. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> she's put in a lot of years of hard work for >> i am riding a suitcase around the airport tha

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national history has been made at the hifrpices. an african american woman won an individual medal in swimming in olympics. gold medallist simone manual goes to stanford. >> this center produced 80 olympians, accomplished 50 gold medals but everyone is talking about one lady that did something remarkable. commitment, drive, discipline are just a few words from this gold medal winner. the 20-year-old simmone manual is the first african american to win a gold medal in swimming in the olympics. >> she just turned 20. it's a lot to process but she was the 11 that did research trying to find african american

swimmers at the olympics. >> allison bebe coached her from 11 years old until she enrolled at stanford university. she recalls the advice she gave kids. >> she talked about we need to enjoy the process. there are going to be ups and downs and talked with our 11 and 12-year-old girls. >> swimmers put in laps at the stanford aquatic center. the lanes where simmone trained. >> just like hearing people say michael phelps at event swimming. right? it's fun to hear that. >> fight through pain. give it a shot. there are no guarantees. >> i think every american swimmer, we haven't won since 1984. just across the country, usa swimming is happy for her. >> so much pride for this swimmer making her mark in

history. >> oracle is doing what no tech company has done before. the company is building a high school and the school is called design tech high school. the concept is in use in burlingame and caught the attention of the oracle education foundation. >> better preparing students for work places of today and tomorrow and again, to be the designers of solutions to world problems. >> families living in the union high school districts would get priority. school opens in september, 2017. >> you're looking at children getting ready to go back to school. the charity gave away 3300

backpacks today. and organizers tell us this year was the biggest, ever. >> san francisco public school kids are going back to class monday. and the police chief is kicking off a operation that you need to know about if you drive in the city. >> this time of the year, parents do not want to hear 30 pedestrians are killed in san francisco and 200 injured every year. >> our goal is promoting the arrival and departure to send a message traffic violations will be enforced throughout the week and school year. >> he joined officials and guards in announcing this operation. throughout the week, police will crack down in neighborhoods with the highest injury rates.

the targets are these actions that threaten kids' safety. speeding, failure to yield, passing a school bus with flashing red lights on. officers will help kick off the effort. >> fewer accidents happen when people obey rules and make good choices. >> this is part of the vision 0 initiative to have 0 fatalities by 2024. >> kristin, thank you. a billion dollar development at squaw valley got the okay from a local planning commission. ski resort wants to add 850 hotel rooms and condo was a adventure center and water park. opponents say it's going to bring too much traffic. hundreds showed up to fight the

development. the board of supervisors is expected to vote on the plan this fall. >> well, the weekend is now upon us. we want to know how our weather is going to be. >> absolutely. hi, spencer. >> it's going to be a great weekend for doing outdoor activities or staying insigned inside and keeping cool. check out the inland areas. it's 13 degrees warmer in santa rosa. eight degrees warmer in fairfield than yesterday. so taking a look at temperatures, 61 here in the city. mountain view, 73. and 55 in half moon bay. napa, 76 and 90 in fairfield.

and this is with blue skies over the bay. morning fog and low clouds tomorrow, sunny, warm and another spare the air day and overnight, look for fog beyond the coast and over the bay. lows mid to upper 50s. you can see low clouds and fog along the coastline, reaching just locally across the bay and by morning we'll see fog giving us a sunny, hot day inland. and tomorrow, moderate air quality and that is likely to

continue. high temperatures upper 80s. 98 in morgan hill. 77 san mateo. 60s on the coast. up in the north bay, 90 in novato. 76 oakland and inland, livermore, sunday, cooler at the coast but hot inland. tuesday, the heat increasing nearly 100 degrees. here is the accu-weather forecast. you can see that mid to upper 90s.

around the bay, mid-60s on the coast. can't expect a cool down until friday. >> from commander in chief to chief campaigner for his

former president bill clinton will be in napa valley, attending a fund raising dinner. it costs $33,000 to have dinner with the 42 president. he spoke in has vegas, taking only two questions, including one from a clinton supporter, asking why democrats should trust her after the e-mail scandal. >> there are people who spent a hive time advancing national security who believe she's the

only person left you can trust with it. >> he said the accusation she lied about her e-mail is not true. he'll travel to owe pebble beach tomorrow. hillary clinton doesn't have a campaign event today, but the clintons did release their tax returns showing they paid 34% in federal tax, then donated 10% of their income to charity. clinton's running mate, tim kaine released his family's tax returns. they pay slightly more than 25% in taxes and donated 7% to charity. donald trump hasn't released his tax return. well, trump today campaigned in pennsylvania. during a rally in erie he faced criticism. >> they said did he mean that? so i said, the founder of isis,

then, being sarcastic but not that sarcastic, to be honest with you. a poll shows clinton leading trump in colorado, florida, north carolina and virginia and two states, in double digits. >> park rangers thought someone might trying to be poison pets with a strange substance in a watering trough. >> the latest atm identity theft scheme and how to protect yourself. 7 on your siside is coming up. >> this isn't good for the community or volunteers. >>

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for the second time in a month, sun returned to a busy street to cut down a row of trees. >> 46 trees have been sliced with a clean cut to the trunk. >> that is a strange mystery. david louie shows you the latest vandalism on meridian avenue. >> reporter: volunteers planted 46 chinese trees to beautify the neighborhood. 23 crews were cut. >> this does not happen in just a minute. it would take up to a half hour to saw these trees.

and i know this is a busy street that in the dead of night there are -- there is traffic. >> no one reported seeing anything suspicious. a $5,000 reward is being offered by this council member. >> this mean, and unkind vandal set the city back. we'll rebuild and set up a camera. >> the trees are manhattaned if volunteers and have planted 80,000 trees over 23 years. they say these trees provide shade along the streets and strips while helping clean the air. so treeing the trees is baffling

to them. >> i don't see how anyone can come in and just take everything down. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> tonight, firefighters managed to contain the coal fire that burned nearly 6,000 acres as well as two hunting cabins. the cause of the fire is under investigation and today, al evacuations have been lifted for the pilot fire that is now 80% contained. >> inness know county the mineral fire is now 80% contained. two buildings have been destroyed. the sobranes fire burned 110 square miles.

it's 55% contained and 400 homes at risk of burning down. >> in santa clara county we've learned material in a large drifrjing trough was not it turns out it's an organic pesticide used to eliminate mosquito lafsh yau in standing water. >> this is fire department video of a chemical cloud that sent the driver to the hospital. it happened around 9:30 this morning. this is video from sky 7 hd.

the incident is under investigation. >> two members of the san francisco police department airport bureau are credit candidate saving the life of a man. the victim suddenly collapsed in the concourse. the two used an airport aed and performed cpr on bishop, resuscitating him. >> i'm just very fortunate that everything lined up where it did. anywhere else, it would have been a funeral. >> just knowing our actions affected their lives forever is great to know. >> bishop was taken to the

hospital and is now recovering back home in georgia. great outcome. >> criminals have stolen millions of dollars using devices. >> sneaky is the perfect word. it exploded five times higher. consumer reports has advise on how to spot compromised atms and card readers. mary had no idea crucial information was copied from her debit card when swiping it at an atm. the first sign of trouble, it was rejected when trying to pass for gasoline. >> i ran home to check my account and realized money was

missing. >> a detective showed us hardware thieves install. a swimmer and >> they use a card to drain the account. >> covering the pin pad is one way to thwart the device, but there is a fake card reader that fits over the real one. first reads information, then, typing in your pin. >> and it is extracted and stored in the pin pad overlay. >> this is usually attached with double sided tape. if you can tug it loose, don't use it. >> this tangle of bands

another skimmer, and also, deep insert skimmers that can't be detected. >> it will be inserted into the mouth of the atm. you'll never see it. >> chip cards are safer to use, but only if the chip end is inserted into the reader. best protection is monitor your accounts. mary got her money back from the credit union. to see my reports go to abc7news.com. >> the san francisco zoo is urging people not to buy

it's estimated an elephant is killed every five minutes for it's ivory tusks. san francisco has the distinction of being the second largest u.s. market for ivory. it's considered lucky in chinese culture. >> very difficult to carve and date. antique was protected and new ivory not, but it's hard to prove. >> u.s. fish and wildlife enacted a near total ban on the sigh voery imports. stay with us. demolition of the old bay bridge is well underway. >> and next, where some

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new video shows nasa astronaut kate rubens preparing for next week's walk. rubens graduated are from vintage high school with a degree from stanford. it will add the first international docking adaptor to the international space station, making it easier for special craft to dock with the iss. bart trains were plagued by delays two hours and there are 10 minute delayssy tim wide. a track component failed, sparking fires between 24th street and daily city. at the millbrae station, we found weary passengers. >> the thing was, tell me i'm going to be late. well, can't do nothing now, just wait. >> a reminder for you, this weekend, there is a second of

seven planned weekend closures. >> tesla is making it easier for phone shall customers to sit behind the wheel and it has opened a new showroom in san francisco. the store has a section to educate customers about electric vehicles. >> the last big trucks of the old bay bridge is now in there it goes. crews started to demolish it on wednesday. it's the last of six but there are 14 smaller trusses that still need to be dismantled. some will be given for art

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let's check on the forecast. >> heat is going to be happening where you are. sunny skies, low clouds at the coast. we've got the perseid meteor shower. you can see 40 to 80 meteors per hour tonight. . best viewing conditions inland. and we'll see 60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. this is going to look like next week that may be the peak of heating with highs near 100 degrees. >> thank you very much. >> wow. >> let's check in with sports. >> yes. larry beil is here, we're going to talk football again. >> it's that time. who is going to start as quarterback? it could be an easy call, one

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good evening, everybody, right now, starting quarterback looks like is blaine gabbert because collin kaepernick was limited because of tightness in his shoulder, remember, kaep is coming off the surgery so this is a guy limited for months. >> yes. the guy needs rest. but it's also something we're in preseason practice and we don't play another month. so. >> this is where we planned on taking yesterday off. he didn't throw in because of coming off of it. it's just trying to get it back up there to use every day. if we've got to take a a off, it's not a big

>> that is how i approach every day. as a starter. go out there, best foot forward and just lead the team. some periods we're getting 10, 11 reps and more reps, the more comfortable you're going to get and into a flow. >> cal bear kick off a campaign in australia. this young squad has a chance to see a beautiful country they may

never visit if not for this game. and are excited despite the flight. >> this is going to be idea with all of the distractions of school and everything. it's going to help the team. >> stunning loss for u.s. women's soccer team. this is the earliest exit, team usa lost it's the tires time team usa will not compete for a medal.

hope solo saying i thought we had many opportunities on goal and showed a lot of heart. we came back from a goal down. here is where it gets interesting. i'm very proud of the team but i think we played a bunch of cowards. the best team did not win today. team usa winning in medals and golds. hope solo, a lovely display of olympic spirit. just be gracious whether you win or lose. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00 coming up, u 2 returns to owe the bay area for a concert. what you're going to get for a $1 million ticket package. a large tree fell on a mother in a san francisco park.

and here is your prime time line up. join us for abc 7 news at finally tonight a few thoughts about what really matters. at the olympics the thrill of victory for three remarkable competitors and sense of pride they're giving the country. michael phelps, the super star swimmer and the two simones, simone biles and simone man and now, too young to qualify for 2012 being called perhaps the greatest gymnast ever and simone maneul slicing through

history and the water, excellence comes with a price. simone, the gymnast talks about missing proms and home comings in the pursuit of the dream. they all did that. their individual success is our collective triumph w a country divided over a bitter election, what really matters is what units us, not divides us. that trio in rio surely does that. i appreciate hearing from you so let me know what you think. you can comment on twitter at dan ashley abc7. >> thanks for joining us, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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because i have very little imagination, i'm going to begin this program the way i think i've begun the deciding game in all of these tournaments in the past, and that is -- this is d-day -- decision day. at the end of this half hour, one of these three players will pick up $250,000. we'll get rid of the scores right now. we will add them to whatever they accumulate today to determine the champion. good luck. let's go to work. categories now in play... don't they? you get to deal with... keep in mind that each response will end in i-z-e-r, okay? alex: matt, you start. let's start with cable shows for $600.