live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. good morning, it is saturday august 13th, 5:00 on the dot. we're going to start with a look at the weather. >> we're looking at lots of fog not only mist and drizzle, but into the low clouds all of the way inland. you may need wipers. you see how gray it is out there. temperatures out there in the 50s. 60 in san jose. so that marine layer pushing down on the atmosphere, and we're looking at high pressure building above.

57 by the delta. and the visibility not great at half moon bay. just over a mile there and a half mile in santa rosa. your forecast calls for upper 40s. heading out the door. by noontime, low 60s. it will be warm through the weeke weekend. >> a 100 pound tree limb fell on a woman in san francisco and she suffered a serious headwound. we were over the scene in the city's north beach neighborhood shortly after it fell on her yesterday afternoon. >> as a city worker cut apart the massive tree branch, police officers collected the bags left

on the bench by the woman who was hit. >> it fell and hit her in the head. when we arrived she was in and out of consciousness. >> she was watching her two children on the playground. they were uninjured. a neighbor told me that she is horrified of the accident but not surprised. >> i think it is always just a matter, these branchs have been falling off. all it takes is a windy day for a branch to come laos. >> we noticed city workers taking measurements of the limb, it was 19 inches around. it has been six years since these trees were evaluated. >> would the drought have any effect on the tree? >> we don't think so. it has good moisture content and the wood is very healthy.

>> this is not the first time a branch injured or killed someone in the city. as crews were cleaning up this accident scene, they noticed another broken branch on the same tree. so they called in a cherry picker to cut it down. now to the wild fire that raced through the santa clara county hills yesterday. crews rushed to respond to the flames. it started in a remote part of santa clara county. it burned 25 acres and is 25% contained. >> you can see the thick smock

riding from the hillside. sandra long had a front row seat. >> she and her friends were having fun putting up party decorations. >> we had leave that's were still on fire landing on us. >> it was a dramatic situation even from a distance. >> aircraft are quick into the area. but because of the teep difficult access, they made significant runs back up to the hill. >> the electricity can work it's way through that smoke. or the fire itself destroying the poles and then we have

energized lines in and around the firefighters. >> they had to deenergize a line for safety. pg&e was restored to all customers in an hour and a half. firefighters are making progress on the sopranos fire. it burned more than 70,000 acres and is now 60% contained. it started three weeks ago caused by an illegal wild fire. >> and the man blamed for last year's valley fire say they say a suspicious fire just before the flames broke out. john flynn much has filed papers

demanding they turn over papers. they destroyed nearly 1300 homes and burned 76,000 acres. get alerts as they happen. police in fair felt announced the arrest of a man. they say they arrived to investigate his suspicious behavior. they put him in ankle restraints and to the county jail. inside the jail he got involved n a struggle with jail staff and had what police called an unknown i type on medical emergency. he went to the hospital where he

died. a passenger in this jeep grand cherokee hit someone. the jeep has tipted windows and chrome wheels and the first number of it's license plate is 7. a millionaire tech mogul will appeal a charge. he was sentenced to a year in county jail. the founder was once labelled america's most eligible bachelor. he pled guilty to beating his girlfriend three years ago.

domestic violence activists want a tougher sentence. >> we believe he is still a public safety threat. striking court workers in santa clara county could be back on the job as early as mind. hundreds of workers walked off of their jobs last week and demanded raises. mysterious rectangular blocks found

mosquito repellant. worldwide attention this morning after a man destroyed a religious text in front of a group of elders. >> everybody, they are really upset. >> on tuesday in their usual evening gathering, a man walks up with a copy of their holy text. then tore it up. >> a bit more than this generation was, and their feelings were hurt.

he got away, and he is described by some as ind yal ethnicity. he had a first amendment right to do what he did. >> they hope the perpetrator finds peace. >> the time right now is 5:10, here is lisa with a quick check of the weather. i'll be back with your full forecast, next. lisa, thank you, a courtroom shocker. the new development leading to the overturned conviction for a

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very real fate. a judge in wisconsin netflix documentary raised questions about whether the teen was coeersed into that decision. four times in 48 hours. the confession coming in a three-hour interview. criticizing those method recently. >> you have police officers using tactics that are for assault criminals. >> the deficit and the absence of a supportive adult righter and the confession involuntary.

>> if they decide to retry him, the judge ordered his release in 90 days. >> turning now to the race for the white house, a new turn in the election. >> if it is certain sections of the state, they cheat, okay? >> his comments came in altoona, pennsylvania. trump spent the day campaigning in that state. he said republican leaders there are very serious about cheating. bill clinton will be at a reception in oakland. yesterday afternoon he spoke on behalf of his wife at a presidential forum. he took two questions, including one from a clinton supporter asking why democrats should trust her after her e-mail

scandal. >> there are people that have spent a life in national security and think she is the only one left you can trust. prior to today's reception, an alert has gone out to her chan chants -- merchants. a man named ali has gone to 14 14 businesses in richmond to complain about food he got. he went to nourish cafe at 6th avenue. first he said the food was too dry and he had a hair in his

food and he was just making it up. >> at a local bake shop, he complained about cup cakes that were not even on the menu. employees soon caught on. a group of california gun owners wants to overturn the state's new gun measures. they have until late september to collect enough signatures. governor brown signed seven new measures in last month. one involves high capacity magazines. the bay area is known for traffic jams, but it is unlikely to see one like this. >> a tribe of goats blocked traffic on concord avenue last

night. drivers honking didn't seem to make them move any faster. they got out through a hole in the fence. the goats owner has now fixed the hole. one company is doing something it has never done before. they are building a high school in hopes of training the next generation of tech workers. the concept is already at use at it's current home. design tech caught the attention of oracle education foundation that offered to build the school a new campus. >> better prepare the students for the workplaces of today, tomorrow, and be the designers of solutions to people's needs and the world's problems. enrollment is open to anyone, but teams in the san

mateo high school district has priority. happening today, time to limber up if you want to audition for a spot on the warrior's dance team this coming season. tryouts are on mitchell drive. >> these are scenes from last year's auditions and there are two tryouts today. it takes place over several days and then the auditions will be once again back on the 18th. the 27th annual san jose jazz fest continues in the san jose. jazz fest runs through sunday and the first concert starts today at 11:00 a.m. >> up to 800 people are expected to brave the waters in the al ka traz sharkfest swim fest.

this swim is not for novices. they will start from the east side of alcatraz. so, lisa, a big question on all of those swimmers minds, will there be relief when they make it to shore? >> yes, but it is about 56 degree water temperature. visibility reduced in the north bay. so the low clouds and

on the coast within a cool 52 degrees. we're not looking at that heat building all of the way to the shoreline. just looking once again at above normal temperatures inland. look at santa rosa and napa. 50 in petaluma. 62 in livermore. talking about the poor air quality. higher pressure building down on the surface bringing the east bay more to the surface and allowing for some issues. but overall, most of the smoke will be in monterey and into and around the diablo range. so from our south beach camera, looking nice with morning coastal drizzle and that mist out there closer to the shoreline. a spare the air alert and hot through next week. here is the way the fog footprint will look this

morning. you will notice it comes back right to the coast. we will get sunshine along the marine county coast. and then it retreats. the reds and the oranges. and then we go to monday, and the reds will continue to push further west ward. looking at summer time weather. 96 today, about a three degree drop tomorrow. santa cruz, if you want to go to the beach, 76, 74 tomorrow, and 71 into next week.

san francisco 67, so a nice afternoon there. upper 70s in san leandro. brentwood 99. so the seven-day forecast, the upper 90s today with the summer heat. cooling tomorrow and still mild to hot and hot inland into next week. very comfortable readings elsewhere. >> thank you, lisa. the time now is 5:23. coming up, u 2 coming to the bay area for a benefit concert. ♪ ♪

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two members of the san francisco police department airport bureau were recognized yesterday for saving the life of a man suffering from a heart attack at s.f.o. the heart attack victim, 61-year-old terry bishop just arrived at s.f.o. when he collapsed at the airport. they used an airport a.e.d. and performed democracy pr on bishop and successfully resuscitated him. >> i'm just very, very fortunate that everything lined up just like it did. if it was anywhere else it would have been a funeral. >> we directly affected their lives forever. >> she credits her police

academy training for her life safing skills. he is now home, recovering in georgia. u 2 will perform a charity concert this fall. however, tickets are not cheap. general admission seats go for $1,000, and a 50 ticket package for $1 million. it is an exclusive viewing seating, also an after party. 5:27 right now. much more ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news. 50 degrees in san jose have been cut down by vandals and this is not the first time. also why organizers are hoping to

good saturday morning, i'm tiffany wilson. we're starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. >> good morning, lisa. >> hey, good morning to you. we have a good deal of fog out there. here is a live look outside. it looks okay here from san francisco, but numbers are ranging from low 50s to low 60 49 in napsh a. comfortable there. we dropped off cooler than we have been. so the fog pulls back.

the warm to hot weather inland. going to stick around in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. friends and family of a san carlos woman will hold a memorial in her. her celebrate of life begins at noon, and performing arts center in high school at belmont. a boy that went through a window screen at an apartment complex has died of his injuries. the window he pushed through was close to the floor and authorities are calling it a

horrible accident. witnesses say a car hit two parked vehicle and that shoved the parked cars into the building around 10:15 yesterday morning. >> unable to occupy. we are concerned about the wiring, the scaffolding is damaged. >> here is another look at the scene. the driver of the car went to the hospital. >> for the second time in less than a month, someone went to a busy san jose street to cut down a row of trees. environmentalists are appalled. now a reward is being offered.

>> the damage is now spread down both sides of maridian 23 trees were cut a month on on the west side, now the matching 23 were cut on the east side. >> this would take up to a happen hour to saw all of these trees. it is time and i know this is is a butty street that even in the dead of night, there is traffic. >> no one has reported seeing anything suspicious. a $5,000 reward is being offered. >> a mean and unkind vandal is setting the city back. we will replant the trees here and set up a camera. the trees are planted by

volunteers from the nonprofit group "our city forest." they have planted 80,000 trees in 23 years. they have a nursery near san jose international. they say these chinese fringe and pines will provide shade and also clean the air. i don't see how anyone can come in with this kind of mind-set. david lui. parts of the tress on several barges. one was being tugged away as we watched. trues started to demolish and said it is the last of five big trucks. they need to be dismantled. some will be give ton local

artis artists. >> and simone manuel became the first african-american woman to win a individual medal in swimming at the olympics. these young athletes can take olympic gold medal winners. 20-year-old simone manuel is the first african-american woman to win a gold medal in swimming at the olympics. >> she just turned 20, and it is a lot for a young lady to process, she was the 11-year-old girl that did the research on the internet.

>> she recalls advice the young olympian gave kids at the aquatic center. >> she -- the same place where simone manual trained. >> you start hearing people say michael phelps is the katie ledecky of men's swimming. >> give it a shot, and there is no guarantee. >> i think pretty much every american swimmer, we have not won since 1984, i think making history. >> now is a stunning loss for the u.s. women's soccer team in

the olympics yesterday. they fell to sweden in the quarter finals. team usa was the three-time defending. this is the first time team usa will not compete for a gold medal in soccer history. after the game, hope solo had strong and controversial statements saying "i thought that 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 and they're getting a lot of attention online. channel your inner rosy the riveter and head to rich monday. organizers want to have 5,000 rosies on hand to smash the record for the most people

dressed as the war icon in one spot at one time. join in on the fun, check in gips at 10:00 a.m. the time now is 5:38, forget rolling your luggage, the next time you fly. the new bag letting you ride your way to the airport gate. >> and this is a live look, from the golden gate bridge camera. the fog made an appearance, we will tell you when it will burn off and give you your full forecast in just a few minutes.

a billion dollar development has gotten the ok from the local commission. they want to add hotels, condos, an adventure center and water park. they say it is critical for being a top resort destination. this video from a conversation group shows hundreds of people who showed up to fight the development. they are expected to vote on the plan this fall. folsom lake is once again at disturbingly low water levels.

tens of thousands of gallons have been bumped from the lake. they are relating thousands of cubic feet every second for farmland. on july 1st, the lake was at 73% capacity. now it is just at 42%. a reservoir that supplies water to the silicon valley are at an even more dire state. the reservoir is only 10% full. the lowest it has been in just 27 years. on april 1st, the reservoir level peaked at 52%. water is being released to help california save endangered salmon, but not too much wet weather headed our way. >> yeah, here is a live look at

sfo. 57 degrees. no delays there. comfortable temperatures around the bay and the coast. 90s will arrive. and raider nation hopes that there is a sign of things to come. the silver and black open the preseason with a big win in arizona.

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marine layer, the fog this morning, warm conditions this afternoon. three quarter mile visibility. half moon bay half a mile in pe petaluma. temperatures ranging from the low 50s. good morning to you. mountain view, you're at 59, 57 in oakland. so sfo, no delays, you see really shall do you deck of low clouds. it will be evaporating quickly and getting a lot of sunshine by early morning hours. 49 in santa rosa and napa. that shows the sunrise. looking at this vantage point, a little foggy here, this is a beach camera and looking at the

coastal drizzle, spare the air today and a hot pattern the next week. today it continues. we're looking at more smog. the smoke from some of the fires around the bay area really concentrated to the south and east bay looking at the worst air quality today. highs across the state are warm in the sierra nevada. so if you want to take advantage of that warmth, going to santa cruz, the warmest day today is 7 6. dropping a few degrees tomorrow. the ocean temperature still in the 50s. santa rosa, the warmest day 89, tomorrow slightly cooler at 82 and then we we cover a little bit. a little relief day today inland though, things are not going to change, warm all week long.

tonight at 6:00 mariners in oakland. sunset at 8:00. and the giants looking at a game today in the low 60s. 6:05. looking like a nice night out there. highs around the bay 76, oakland, 77 san mateo. warm to hot inland. 76 though around the bay, we'll look for high nor fluctuations there. those can be the warmest days around the bay. inland, it looks like we'll go to the upper 90s. getting hotter to next week. >> lisa, thank you, turning now to sports, the nfl preseason is in full swing. form the 49ers play their season opener against the texas houstons. last night the raiders played

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leaving guys in the dust. and 97 yards, niners and texans on sunday. and the giants are back home, hont hosting the hor yells. howdy, partner, has his there. matt cane facing mark trumbo. look at where this thing lands. that tells you all about his night, he falls off of the mound. chris davis would end his evening. cane lasts only four innings. the a's hosting the mariners.

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good morning and welcome to the weekend, it is saturday, august 13th, 6:00 a.m. on the dot. we're going to start with a click look at the weather. >> hey, tiffany, good morning to you, beautiful sunrise pictures around the bay this morning. we have a good deal of fog though and you notice from petaluma to santa rosa, the rain layer getting more compressed. a very nice picture for you here, looking at numbers from the low 50s, san francisco, 54 at half moon bay. 60 in mountain view. layers of fog looking down here on richardson bay. a warm day today. 58 in concord and