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>> now at 11:00, a chain saw tears up a large tree limb that suddenly came crashing down on a mother at a popular san francisco park. tonight that woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. she is in pretty bad shape. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. it happened in a north beach neighborhood this afternoon. shortly after the tree limb fell on the woman. >> and that's where sergio is with live details on what happened. sergio? >> reporter: dan, the woman was sitting on this bench when that branch fell from about 50 feet up. it hit her in the head. tonight she remains in critical condition at san francisco general hospital. as a city worker cut apart a massive tree branch police officers collected the bags left on the bench by the woman who was hit. >> the branch fell and we believe hit her in the head. and so when we arrived she was in and out of consciousness.

>> she was hitting on the bench watching her two children on the playground. they were uninjured and she was rushed to san francisco general hospital with life-threatening injuries. according to the fire department she was bleeding from a head wound. a neighbor told me she is horrified at the accident, but she is not surprised. >> i think it is always just a matter of time and these branches have been falling off and it takes a windy day for a branch to come loose. >> just before the tree branch was cut up city workers were taking measurements of the limb. it was 19 inches around. the rec and park director said it has been six years since these trees were evaluated. >> would a drought have any effect on it? >> we don't think so looking at the tree itself. it has good moisture content and the wood is very healthy. >> this is not the first time a branch has injured or even killed someone in the city. in 2008 a woman was willed -- was killed by a falling limb.

as crews were cleaning up the accident scene they noticed a broken branch on the same tree and they called in a cherry picker to cut it down. in san francisco, abc7 news. now to the wildfire that raced through the santa clara county hills this afternoon. abc7 news was just out seed morgan hill when crews in the air and on the ground rushed to respond to the fleams. the fire started in a remote part of santa clara county near watsonville road west of morgan hill. we have live team coverage tonight and we begin with abc7 news reporter katie marzullo who is live at the fire staging area. katie if? >> it will be hard to make out, but we can see the flickering orange flames. those are power poles on fire. power lines were a major concern for firefighters on this one and the power poles continue to pose a threat.

from sky 7hd you can see the thick smoke rising from the hillside. the fast-moving fire arrived after 3:00 near morgan hill. sandra long had a scary front row seat. >> it was so powerful. it was like a powerful tornado. it was crazy. >> she and her friends were having fun putting up party decorations for a saturday lauo, but their moods quick loo changed. >> we had leaves still on fire landing on us. >> it was a dramatic situation even from a distance. cal fire issued evacuation warnings for 30 homes as 160 firefighters and six aircraft tackle ked the flames. >> the aircraft helped to slow the progression of fire. the fire made significant runs back up toward the hill. >> on the hill the major pg&e transmission lines. >> the electricity can work its way through that smoke.

we have strikes underneath there and if the fire itself destroys the polls it can compromise the lines and then we have the energized lines in and around the firefighters. >> pg&e had to de energize the line for safety cutting power to 637 customers and sandra was one of them. >> i was told it would be up and running by the time my party starts. >> power was restored after an hour and a half, but the power poles were burned and they will need to be repaired. the fire burned 25 acres and containment is at 20% because the firefighters hadn't made their way around the entire perimeter. the fire is not actively burning and it is not growing. live in santa clara county abc7 news. >> thanks etch have. let's continue our team coverage with sandhya patel in live doppler 7hd. >> and right now you will notice that near the morgan hill area where the fire has been burning it is actually clear. let's look at the current conditions in the vicinity and

it is cooling off. 63 degrees and relative humidity is 74%. the good news is the winds are not an issue right now. it is calm and as we look at the forecast, they will remain calm and up to two miles an hour at 3:00 a.m. the winds will increase up to 16 miles an hour out of the northwest tomorrow evening. as we head into the eke end the fire danger will run high. i'll be back with a complete look at the forecast coming up. >> thanks very much. stay on top of wildfires with the abc7 news app. download it for free and enable the push alerts to get updates as they happen. new at 11:00, police in fairfield announced thisy are investigating the death of a man after they arrested him. officers arrested fred barlow on tuesday night on north texas street. the 61-year-old suspicious behavior he charged at officers. he appeared to be intoxicated and he took him to the solano county jail. in the jail barlow got involved in a struggle with

the jail staff and had an unknown medical emergency. paramedics took him to a medical hospital where he died. >> new at 11:00, the sheriff investigators say a passenger in this jeep grand cherokee fired a bb gun out of the window and hit a person in the head. the sheriff's office released pictures of the jeep taken from a surveillance camera. it happened around 8:00 at east 14th street in san leandro. another incident happened a few minutes later. the jeep has tinted windows and chrome wheels and the first number of the license plate is seven. a millionaire tech mogul plans to appeal his sentence. abc news was at the halve justice as the judge sentenced shahal to a year in county jail. the founder of start ups of click agents and blue lithium was labeled the most eligible

bachelor. he pled guilty to beating his girlfriend a few years ago and he attacked another woman five years into probation. activists want a tougher sentence. >> do we believe he is a public safety threat? yes, we do. >> he left the courtroom a free man. the judge stayed the sentence while he appeals. striking court workers in santa clara county can be back on-the-job as early as monday. they reached a tentative deal this afternoon. hundreds of workers walked off their job last week and they demanded raises in the new contract. they delayed the court cases and many people couldn't file the routine forms because of the strike. a mysterious rectangular block in san jose have been found to be mosquito pesticides. as we first reported on abc7 news at 11:00, the park officials fear it was a rat poison that someone maliciously put in the trough to harm horses. the tests revealed a pesticide

used to alleviate mosquito larva. union city is getting worldwide attention after a mandy void a religious -- man devoid a religious text. >> now, why police say there is nothing they can do. katie? >> ama and dan, desecration of religious text is offensive in this community. but police say there is little they can do from a legal standpoint. >> everybody is really upset. >> the sikh community is agast. >> we didn't see anything to anybody. >> during their usual gathering, a man walked up with a copy of their holy text and then tore it up. >> for us it is a crime. for us it is really a crime. but we cannot do anything. >> they are elders and they

respect the culture more than this generation does. and their feelings are hurt. >> the elders called 9-1-1 and others tousseled with him as he ran to his car. he got away and he is described by some as possibly of indian ethnicity. >> i can just imagine how insulted and offended they were. >> police took a report, but they said there is not much else they can do. >> it might be repugnant and offensive. he has a first amendment right to do what he did. >> the people involved hope the perpetrator finds peace. >> we just pray for him and please god give him good thoughts so in the future he does not do that kind of thing. >> abc7 news. >> stay with us. abc7 news at 11:00 continues. a courtroom shocker. the new development leading to the overturned conviction for the man who was part of

"making a murderer." >> and it is no joke. the hundreds of goats that crossed the road in the east bay. >> and the cowards. the controversial soccer star after team usa's fall to

novato, oakland, sunnyvale

and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. a federal judge today delivered a stunning reversal in one of the convictions profiled in the controversial and popular netflix series "making of a murderer." >> the true crime series cap captivated the nation. >> the netflix docu series. now there is an astonishing reversal profiled in "making a murderer" and in one man's rool fate. a federal judge in wisconsin overturning the conviction of brendan dassey. then a teenager was found guilty of helping his uncle rape and murder halback. the netflix documentary raised questions about whether the learning disabled teen was coerced into the confession.

investigators are questioning then sixteen-year-old dassey four times in 48 hours. the confession came during a three-hour interview. dassey's attorney criticizing those methods in an interview with dan harris. >> what you have here are police officers who are using psychological tactics used for seasoned adult criminals. >> thisy said his age and intellectual deficits rendered his confession voluntary. if they do not start proceedings to retry dassey they ordered his release in 90 days. abc news, los angeles. tonight donald trump has a new accusation about the fairness of the election. >> the only way they can beat it in my opinion, and i mean this 100%, if in certain sections of the state they

cheat. >> his comments came during a rally in pennsylvania. trump spent the day campaigning in the state. he said republican leaders are concerned about cheating. in las vegas former president clinton stood up for his wife he said the accusation that clinton lied about the e-mail is not true. clinton is in napa valley for a $33,000 a plate fundraising dinner and he will be in oakland tomorrow. nay an alert is go -- an alert to richmond's neighborhood about a mandy manning refunds for food he never bought and for reasons not real. surveillance video shows the man known as ali and he has gone to 14 businesses to complain about the food he

said he bought. he demands a refund and on tuesday he went to nourish cafe on california street. >> the story kept changing and the items kept changing. the reason he wanted a refund, the food was too dry and his story didn't add up. >> they complained about cup cakes that were not on the menu. he did get a few pizzas when he complained about burnt pies. employees soon caught on and figured out what was happening. it was a stunning loss for the women's u.s. soccer team. they fell to sweden in the quarterfinals. they came in as the three-time defending gold medal list, but lost in penalty kicks. it is the first time team usa will not compete for a gold medal in women's olympic sock you are history. after the game the goal keeper had strong and controversial statements saying, quote, i thought we played a courageous game. i thought we had many opportunities on goal.

i think we showed a lot of heart. we came back from a goal down. i'm very proud of this team, but i also think we played a bunch of cowards. the best team did not win today. the bay area is unfortunately known for its traffic jams, but it is rare to see one like this. check it out. a tribe of goats blocked traffic on concord avenue. this is wild. there are about 200 of people. drivers hopging didn't make -- honking didn't make them move any faster. they were finally able to get them back to the pen. the goats the got back on the road and the goat's owner has since fixed the hole. that's a funny picture. >> it is time to check our weather because the weekend is here. >> sandhya patel has the forecast. >> hi, dan and ama. i hope you like the hot weather. we will see it again tomorrow. the only difference is this is what is sticking around. this is a look at our time

lapse. really the fog is just swirl -- swirling around making for a beautiful sight. and that's why the temperatures are in the upper 50s and inland in the mid-nineties. we will repeat this again and bump up the temperatures inland. live doppler hd showing we have fog near the coast. and as we take you in closer visibility in half moon bay is down to two miles. to start your weekend, watch out for the fog. here is a view from the tower cam. notice how shallow it is. it has compressed. it is down to a thousand feet so it is not advancing very far. temperatures in the mid50sin san francisco and 58 oakland. san jose is mild at 65 degrees and morgan hill is 63 and half moon bay is in the mid50s. here is a look at the fog. if you are flying out tomorrow morning, could see a little delay especially during the early part of the day. 52 in santa rosa and looking at 59 in napa and 70 in livermore. still pretty warm. typical summer night. this is a murky view and this

is how your morning will start out along the coast and around parts of the bay we'll call is it morning coastal fog. another spare the air for tomorrow with a hot pattern lasting through next week. with the hot weather comes smog. we are looking for a spare the air. the mildest readings will be inland where we will start out in the low 60s and the rest is in the 50s. as you look at the hour by hour forecast here is what will happen. the fog is filled in along the coast and it has pushed into the bay. on saturday morning if you are running to do errands, you will start out gray. and then for the afternoon the fog sits around and keeps the coast company. inland we will see plenty of sun in the beaches. we have milder conditions at

the coast. 74 in santa cruz tomorrow and 62 at ocean beach and heading to monterey, 68 degrees. watch out. the smoke will continue to i'm pact the area. near 100. 88 in san jose and 83 sunnyvale 74 in santa cruz. 81 redwood city. 63 degrees and the fog will sit around in daly city, 60 degrees. north bay is 84 napa and in the east bay 75 berkeley and 76 oakland and 84 as you head inland and it is cooking. 9 sick degrees in livermore and 98 in antioch. 94 in pleasanton. we have our summer spread with the hot conditions on saturday. upper 90s there. minor cooling on sunday. upper 50s to mid-nineties. the temperatures rise again on monday and you will notice they continue to go up, upper 90s to low 100's inland.

it will be sizzling by the middle of next week. at least you know it is coming. ama and dan. >> thank you, sandhya. forget about rolling your bag the next time you fly. >> the new bag letting you

weary travelers, why lug your gear around when it can carry you? they were there to test drive the moto bag. it zips you around and it can go eight miles. they say it is also simple to use. >> we go from a regular carry on and hop on your han dels. i pop out my foot pegs first. you deploy your handlebars, lock and click your power button and you're off. >> the bag doesn't come cheap

though. it hillary tale for $1500 when it ships next year. >> you know, you turbo charge that thing and now you got something. >> gotta catch a plane. on to sports and lots to talk about. >> dan, we could race with that. >> in the newsroom right here. >> too many bad things happening. >> what could go wrong? >> you will be fine. >> speak of the speed, the atkinson name means a lot to raider fans. they remember george from the glory days. spectacular in the pre-season. order a couple of those things right now.

abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> football is finally back and the raiders are opening the pre-season tonight. george atkinson the third had a couple of eye popping runs.

he finds a wide open clive walton. 10-3 raiders. on the ensuing drive the cardinals at their own 12. drew stanton overthrown and picked by nate alan. the 10-yard pass to holmes. what up holmes! 17-10 raiders at the half. late in the fourth quarter atkinson cuts it outside and once this guy hits the sidelines he is gone. 53 yards and 24-10 raiders. his better run is right here in the fourth. atkinson great cut right there. he gives to the outside and then get off me. he had five carries for 97 yards and two scores. the raiders win their pre-season opener and the niners and the texans on sunday. the giants are back home after a rough east coast road trip. hosting the oriels who have been in the bay area all week after a series with the a's.

howdy partner. the third inning and matt cain facing trumbo. oh my. this is crushed. to the last row. they said 441 feet and it seemed farther than that. that is the most in the majors. he fell off the mountain and it tells you what kind of night he had. the solo bomb the opposite way. it goes only four innings and allows five runs on 11 hits and struck out seven. the giants lose it 5-2 and they still stay one up on the dodgers . the a's are hosting the mariners and the youth allstars in the house. it is the other chris davis. you can't spell chris without an hr. it is his 28th. a's up in a flash. 4 and two-thirds without allowing a hit and that would be a hit. kyle seager and it is fair and it is gone. bottom half of the inning and

bases loaded single. simeon who had four hits scores . a's pull away for a 6-3 victory. back in new york and the yankees and ray's and alex rodriguez is playing his final game. the yankees gave him a goodbye ceremony despite the rain. final hit in the first. one for four and a double to the gap. an r.b.i in his final game in the bronx. his controversial career comes to an ends. yankees are winners 6-3. the san jose earthquakes are taking on the white caps. it is the 60th minute and the blast from simon dawkins who drills it home and that's the game winner. the quakes win it 2-1. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. have a great weekend. >> somebody tweeted omg, please race.

that is our report. appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. on "jimmy kimmel live," selma salma hyek. >> have a great weekend.

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