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 fairfield.

61 in livermore. finally from our east bay hills camera, the air quality will come down again today. spare the air alert for the diablo range. temperatures climbing through the 90s today inland. cool at the coast. 70s around the bay. we'll let you know what the week ahead looks like in just a few minutes. a woman remains in critical condition this morning after a 100 pound tree limb fell on her in san francisco. she suffered a serious head wound if skieny 7 hd was at the scene shortly after it fell on her yesterday afternoon. as a city worker cut

>> the branch hit her on the head. >> she was sitting on the bench watching her two children on the playgrou playground. they were uninjured. she was bleeding from a head wound according to the fire department. a neighbor said she is horrified but not surprised. >> i think it it is always a matter of time and when. it just takes a windy day for a branch to come loose. >> just before the branch was cut up, we noticed they were taking measurements of the limb. it was 19 inches around. it has been six years since they were evaluated. >> would the drought have any effect on it's health? >> we don't think so, the tree itself has good moisture content and the wood is very healthy. >> this is not the first time a branch injured or killed someone in the still.

in 2008 a woman was killed in stern grove by a falling limb. as crews were cleaning up 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 hills yesterday. crews in the air and on the ground rush to respond to the flames. it started in a report part of santa clara county just west of morgan hill. it burned 25 acres and is 10% contained. here is katie marzulo. >> from sky 7 hd you see the thick smoke riding from the hillside.

it was so powerful, it was like a fire tornado, it was crazy. >> she and her friends were having fun putting up party decorations, but the hood changed. >> we had leaves that were still on fire landing on us. >> it was a dramatic situation even from a distance, a viewer tweeted this photo of her view. cal fire tweeted out evacuations. >> aircraft were very quick into the area and helped slow the progression of the fire, but because of the steep and difficult terrain they made runs pack up the hi back up the hill. >> the electricity can make it's way through, if the fire destroyed the poll it's can compromise the lines and then we have energized lines around the

firefighters. >> they had to deenergize a line and cut power -- >> i was told we would be up and running by the time my party started. >> power poles are burned and will need to be repaired. firefighters are making progress on the sopranos fire. it is now 60% contained and has burned 70,000 acres. it started three weeks ago caused by an illegal campfire. >> the man blamed last year for the devastating campfire says a witness saw a suspicious vehicle in the area before the flames broke out. john flinch also demanded they turn over evidence from his property. they showed an out of code

electrical connection caused the fire that killed four people, destroyed 1300 homes and burned more than 76,000 acres. you can down load the abc 7 news a and enable push alerts. and police are investigating the death of a man after they arrested him. police say when they arrived to investigation, he had suspicious behavior and he charged officers. they say he appeared to be intoxicated. inside the jail, he got involved in a struggle with jail staff and had what police call an unknown type of medical emerge si. a passenger in this grand

cherokee fired a bebe gun out the window and hit someone in the head. another incident involving that same jeep happened just a few minutes later. the jeep has tinted windows and chrome wheels. the first number of it's license plate is 7. a millionaire tech mogul will appeal his domestic violence charge. he was once labelled america's most eligible bachelor. he plead guilty to beating his girlfriend three years ago. prosecutors say he attacked another woman just five months into his probation. domestic violence activists want

a tougher sentence. >> do we feel he is a public safety threat? yes, we do. striking court workers in santa clara county could be back on the job as early as monday. union workers reached a deal yesterday afternoon. hundreds of workers walked off of their job last week and demanded raises in a new contract. many people could not file routine forms because of the strike. mysterious rectangle blocks found in horse troughs were found to be mosquito pesticide. officials feared the blocks were rat poison that someone put in the troughs to harm horses. yesterday a test shows an organic pesticide used to

eliminate mosquito larva. a man destroyed a religious text in front of a group of six elders. now international media picked up this story because it is an incredibly offensive act that police say there is nothing they can do. katie has more. >> everybody, they are really upset. >> the community at union city is aghast. >> we didn't do anything to anyone, so why did they do this to snus. >> a man walked up with a copy of a holy text >> they respect the culture and their feelings are hurt. >> we tried to stop him.

>> he got away and he is possibly indian ethnicity. >> i can only imagine how insulted and offended they were. >> it might be repugnant and offensive, but he didn't break any laws in the united states. meanwhile the people involved say they hope the perpetrator finds peace. >> we pray for him. please, lord, give him a good heart so he does not do that type of thing. >> here is lisa with a quick check of the weather. >> good morning to you. this is a look from our east bay valley camera. 60 right now near concord. mid 90s today. and the heat, is it going to stick around all week? the answer is coming up.

>> lisa, thank you. also next, a courtroom shocker. the new development leading to the overturned conviction for a man who was part be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress.

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popular netflix series has been reversed by a federal judge. the series "making of a murderer" captivated the nation after it was released last year. >> we want justice. inspired activism and protests. and in one man's very real fate. a federal judge in wisconsin over turned the conviction. he was found guilty of helping his hunkle steven avery rape and murder a photographer. the netflix documentary raised questions about whether the learning disabled teen was coerced in that confession. they questioned the 16-year-old four times in 48 hours.

the confession coming during a three-hour interview. >> what you have here are police officers using psychological tactics used for seasoned adult criminals. >> they say dassey's age, intellectual deficits, and absence of a supportive adult render it inaccurate. . >> turning now to the race for the white house, 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 it 100%, is that certain sections of the state, they cheat. okay? >> his comments came during a

rally yesterday in pennsylvania. he said republican leaders there are very concerned about cheating. polls show hillary clinton leading in pennsylvania. later today, president clinton will be at a reception. he took only two questions including one from a clinton supporter asking why democrats should trust her after her e-mail scandal. >> there are people that spent their life in national security that believe she is the only person left you can trust. >> clinton said the accusation that she lied about her e-mails is not true. prior to the reception today, the former president will attend a event in pebble beach hosted by leon panetta.

a alert has gone out to merchants of a man who has gone to at least 14 businesses in the inner richmond to complain about food he says he bought. he then demands a refund or something necessary return. on tuesday, the suspect went to nourish cafe at 6th avenue and california street. >> the story was changing, the reason was changing. he said it was too dry, then there was a hair, and he was just making it up. >> at a local bake shop he complained about cup cakes that were not on the menu. he did get a few pieces of pizza after complaining about burnt pies. the pay area is known for traffic jams, but it is rare to

see one like this. >> right here you're looking at a tribe of goats blocking traffic on concord avenue. there was about 200 animals in all. the honging didn't make them move any fast ere. it took them about 15 minutes to get them back into their pen. the goats owner has since fixed that hole. >> happening today, it is time to limber up if you want to audition for a spot on the warrior's dance team this season. you're looking at scenes from last year's audition. there are two tryouts today. the audition process takes place over several days and finalists from today's auditions will dance once again on the 18th to try and make the team. >> this year's festival will

have 120 performances. the first concert is today at 11:00 am. >> also today, up to 800 people are expected to brave chilly waters for the alcatraz sharkfest swim. swimmer wills start on the east side and swim to the park. >> okay, lisa, the water temperature is around 56 degrees. it looks like a beautiful day for that. water temperature in the 50s.

right now we're looking at low clouds and fog with half mile visibility. a live look outside, this is above the clouds in our central tower camera. you cannot see too much out there. a little overexposed, but there we go. 52 in half moon bay, 60 in mountain view. so everyone will get into the sunshine by about, i would say, 9:00 at the latest, and 8:00 for most of you. there is a finger of the fog through richardson bay. allowing temperatures to cool off. finally from our east bay hills camera, check it out, this is gorgeous. this usually happens when the atmosphere has particlates in it. a prettier sunrise and sunset.

so it is a hot pattern through next week. we will see minor fluctuations day today, and perhaps another spare the air day. poor air quality. it should get better tomorrow. this is tomorrow. low to mid 90s in the red, the oranges are comfortable, and look what happens on monday. it is all shifting west ward. so you can count on summer time sticking around throughout the week ahead. hottest day should be today 88 tomorrow, and tomorrow, you notice the cooler weather then it warms just back up again into the mid 80s.

li li livermore. that is a different story. four degrees warmer today. you will holding on to the heat all day long. 85 in santa clara. 74 in santa cruz. 71 in milbrae. you see the reds here, low 80s, the east bay shoreline. newark and hayward today. low to mid 90s, upper 90s with hazy conditions. low 60s, coast side, about five degrees cooler tomorrow and hot again right through the week with near 100 by wednesday and warming up to the low 80s around the bay. summer time not going anywhere any time soon. tiffany? >> lisa, thank you.

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wilson. we're starting off this half hour with a quick look at the weather. >> good morning, lisa. >> hi, the low clouds, the fog, and the sun up at 6:04. this marine layer will burn back. 53 in the city. 51 in oakland. and from sfo, you can see already how shallow that cloudiness is. check out those 40s from santa rosa to napa right now. 61 in livermore. so a spare the air alert today. pretty much upper 90s today in the inland valley. that is why we have the poor air quality as the air warms. 60s at the coast. upper 70s at the bay, more

summerlike warmth coming for the weekend, i'll let you know. >> today friends and family of a san carlos woman will hold a celebration of life in her memory. she was visiting her fiance in austin when she was killed. a graduate of woodside high school was a long-time bus driver from the sequoia union high school district. her celebration of life begins at noon. >> a 19 month hold boy who fell from a third story window in foster city died from his injuries. he went through a screen at an apartment complex and fell 20 feet to the ground on thursday morning. he died later that night at stanford medical scenter. authorities are calling this a tragic accident. >> more than two dozen people

need to find a place to live after damage from a traffic accident. it weakened part of a five unit building in chester city. a vehicle hit two parked vehicles and shoved them into the building yesterday around 2:15 in the morning. >> we cannot have them occupy them until they building is fixed. >> the driver of the car went to the hospital after getting hurt. the accident is now under investigation. >> for the second time in less than a month, smp has returned to a busy san jose street to cut down a row of trees. a total of 46 trees have been sliced with a clean cut to the trunk. environmentalists are appalled and a reward is now being

offered. the damage is now spread down both sides of meridian avenue. 23 threes were cut nearly a month ago on the left side, and now the matching 23 on the east side have been cut. >> this does not happen in a minute. it would take up to a half an hour to saw off of the trees. it is time and i know this is a busy street that has, even in the dead of night, there is traffic. >> it may be a busy street, but no one has reported seeing anything suspicious. a reward is being offered of $5,000. >> this mean vandal has set the city back from trying to beautify things. we will replant the trees and we will set up a camera. >> he funded it from his own office budget.

they were planted from the group our city forest. volunteers who came by to water them discovered the vandalism. they planted 80,000 trees in san jose. they say the chinese fringe and pines provide shade on the street and median strips and clean the air. destroying trees is baffling to them. >> i don't see how anyone can come in with the mind-set and take everything down. >> david louis, abc 7 news. turning now to the rio olympics. simone manuel has another shot at a medal today in the women's 50 meter free style. she made u.s. history earlier this month. manuel who goes to stanford became the first african-american woman to win a individual medal in swimming at the olympics.

>> commitment welcome drive, and discipline just a few words these young athletes can take from this gold medal winner. she is the first african-american woman to win a gold in swimming at the olympics. >> she just turned 20 a few weeks ago. it's a lot for a young lady to process, but at the same time she was that 11-year-old girl that did research on the internet trying to find african-american swimmers at the olympics. >> she recalls advice the young olympian gave kids at the aquatic center. >> she said to enjoy the process, there would be ups and downs. >> swimmers put in laps at the stand ford aquatic center. visitors are talking about all of the usa swimmers.

>> people say michael phelps is the katie ledecky of men's swimming. >> i think pretty much every american swimmer -- we have not won since 1984, i think across the country they were very happy for her. >> so much pride for the gold medal winner making her mark in history. >> it was 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 came in as the three-time defending gold medalist but lost 4-3 in penalty kicks. this is the first time team usa will not compete for a gold medal. 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." that comment is receiving a lot of criticism. one former player called her comments ridiculous and classless. time to channel your inner rosie the rivet tor and head to richmond. they want 5,000 on hand to smash the record for the most people dressed as the world icon in one place. grab your polka dot the time now is 6:37. still ahead, forget rolling your luggage the next time you fly, the new bag letting you ride

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sacramento is once again at disturbingly low water levels. tens of millions of gallons of water have been pumped from the lake. it is be e.g. delivered to farmlands and to save endangered fish. the lake was at 73% capacity thanks to a powerful el nino, but now it is at 43%. another lake is at an even more dire state. the san luis reservoir is only 10% full. that is the low test has been in 27 years. on april 1st, it peaked at 52%. they are facing similar challenges to folsom lake. water is being released to help endangered salmon.

time now is 6:41. here is a look at the weather with lisa. >> the fingers of fog, up in the north bay, temperatures in the upper 40s there, but warmer weather is arriving today. high pressure firmly in control. i'll tell you how long the heat will last on the spare the air day when we return. >> lisa, thanks. raider nation hopes it is a sign of things to come. they open the preseason with a

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clutsy reporter. >> whether or not you think is the best way to get around the airport, it is definitely the best way to start a conversation at the airport without turning a few heads. taking a joyride through the baggage claim is the best way for kevin to tell his story. >> i'll be a customer, good luck. >> happy to give demos. after that the bag practically sells itself. >> it's cool, it's great, i'm thinking about getting one. >> it's not cheap, $1500 when it ships next year, or $1000 if you buy one now. >> it won't hold a ambition shoe collection. >> it makes you feel like a kid

again. >> can i photo bomb you? >> channelling their inner child there. switching gears, we will send it other to lisa with a check of your bay area forecast. >> good morning. we have been watching this marine layer all morning long. we have dense weather below it. quarter mile visibility. temperatures today through the 80s. it will be a warm one, the warmest of the next seven. tomorrow will be slightly cooler. it is 60 in mountain view, 52 on the coast. from our south beech camera, look how foggy it is. allowing for visibility to decrease and cool from the upper 40s from santa rosa. 58 in fairfield and concord.

warmer for you in our east bay valleys, but cooler around the bay. we'll make up for this difference this afternoon as our onshore flow stays confined and the warmer air works it's way down to the surface. so we are looking at air quality that does not look great. it will continue throughout the day today. a couple spare the air alerts. with the mist and drizzle at the coast, you're probably thinking it seems cool and autumn like. by the afternoon, you will see the hotter pattern, around the rest of the bay with. >> townsend: -- rest of the day it is just moderate. today we warm up. warm in tahoe, 86 there. 100 in sacramento. they were really loving that below average warmth last week, but today, all throughout the

week, it will be very hot in our inland valleys. here is a picture of the beach where temperatures today, the warmest will be here in santa cruz. a few degrees cooler here tomorrow with fog, sun, and cooler on monday. local water temperature warmer there in the upper 50s at home, all of that upwheling off of the shoreline. an evening game for the a's. 64 degrees about 9:00. also looking at a 6:00 start over at at&t park. 62 at 6:00, bring the jacket, looks to be a nice evening though. around the bay, 70s, very comfortable in oakland today. 89 in santa rosa. much of the peninsula coming up from the upper 70s to low 80s

today. you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast and you notice we're warmer. minor cooling. mild to hot on monday. tuesday and wednesday will be the warmest in the next seven and then the heat eases into the end of the workweek. looking at spots to cooloff today but of course remember it is a spare the air alert around the bay. >> thank you, lisa. in sports, the nfl preseason is in full swing. the 49ers may their preseason opener against the houston texans at levi stadium. last night the raiders played their first game in arizona. here is larry biel with the highlights in this morning's sports. football is finally back. the raiders opened the preseason in arizona. derek carr played the first couple series and then gave way

to matt mcgloin. on the ensuing drive, drew stanton was a little high, overthrown, and picked off by nate allen. the raiders would make the cardinals pay. 17-10 raiders. late third corner. connor cook to atkinson. remember he has speed out of noter dame. ath kinson, look at the great cut right there. leaving guys in the dust, and then get off of me, please. 97 yards on five carries. niners and texans on sunday. giants are back home after a rough east coast trip. they have been in the bay area

all week. third inning is 2-0, mark trumbo. high and deep, look at where this thing lands. one of the longest you will ever see at at&t park. falls off of the mound, chris davis would end cane's evening. they lose 5-2 but they stay one up on the dodgers. the a's hosting the mariners, now having fun, the other chris davis, can't spell chris without hr. he is up, not allowing a hit, and then that is a hit, that is kyle seeinger. mariners tied at 3-3. and then alonso.

he scores and so does stevenings. the yankees and the rays. alex rodriguez in his final game. getting a good by ceremony. the final hit in the first. an rbi in his final game in the brons. the yankees win it 6-3. north of the border, taking on the white caps. that turns out to be the winner. have a great weekend, everybody, i'm larry biel. coming up, another piece of giants history. a new statue being

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happening today, it is time for another all-time giant to join the heros outside of at&t park. gaylord perry will have a statue unveiled today outside of the park. all four of the giants will be at today's unveiling. he will also throw out the first

pitch at tonight's game. well deserved. here is one last look at the weather with lisa. >> we have a 20 degree temperature spread already. dense fog, mist and drizzle at the shoreline. mid 90s in concord. hot yesterday, most of you felt a warm up, today even warmer. a spare the air alert is in effect. upper 90s inland, so that is warmer by about five degrees in some areas. look at the warm up midweek, tiffany? >> thank you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. once again, i'm tiffany wilson. the news now continues online, on twitter, facebook, and on all of your mobile devices with our abc 7 news app. abc 7 news continues at 8:00 a.m., "good morning america" is next.

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good morning, america. records shattered. katie ledecky does it again. >> new olympic record. >> crushing rivals to bring home another gold. >> good the whole way through. michael phelps proves he's human. >> phelps gets the silver. >> his three-way silver tie. and the soccer stunner. sweden beating team usa. goalkeeper hope solo lashing out. why she's calling her opponents cowards. "gma" is live in rio. devastating flood. the south under siege. torrential rain, 15 inches in just one day creating disaster. emergency crews pulling off hundreds of rescues. good samaritans saving others. this tanker swept away and the unfavorable forecast. more rain ahead.