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>> hey, bud, you do that to me, and i'll knock you flat. >> you stay out of this. >> now at 11:00, passengers at sfo come to the defense of a tearful mother after they say a flight attendant nearly whacked her baby with her stroller. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. that scene played out on an american airlines flight about to leave san francisco for dallas this afternoon. this comes less than two weeks after a man was dragged off a united airlines flight and injured. in this case there's been a much quicker response from the airline over what could have become an international incident. [ crying ] a mother holding her baby openly wept in front of an american airlines plane full of passengers waiting to leave sfo. passengers came to her defense after they say a flight attendant violently grabbed her stroller, hitting her and just missing one of her children. >> very upset. grabbed and violently yanked and

stormed off the plaene with it. >> this picture appears to show the woman and her children being escorted off the plane. passengers say they were traveling from argentina and she may not have understood instructions for her to check the stroller at the gate. as she stood there in tears, one man's anger escalated. >> hey, bud, you do that to me, and i'll knock you flat. >> you stay out of this. >> the tension built as the employee appeared to egg him on to a fight. >> i don't care what the story is. >> a man from dallas explains why he got involved. >> a baby almost got hurt. that's what fired me up. that was it. i don't want to make a big deal about it. >> american airlines acted quickly, removing the employee from duty and promising a full investigation. a spokeswoman says what we see on this video does not reflect our values or how we care for our customers. we are deeply sorry for the pain we have caused this passenger and her family and to any other customers affected by the

incident. american airlines allows one stroller to be checked at the gate for free. passengers can't take strollers onto the plane. the spokeswoman for american says the airline upgrade the woman and her kids to first class and put them on the next flight where the crew took special care of the family. if you want to watch that video from inside the plane in its entirety, go to our abc7 news app or abc7news.com. to our other top story now, a power outage shut down a large portion of san francisco today. >> the outage hit at 9:20 this morning, affecting 88,000 customers from market street to the pre-sidio. it all started at a pg&e substation at larkin and eddie. >> smoke just poured out. pg&e says a circuit breaker failed, causing a fire. >> it shut down power. drivers struggled as 300 traffic lights went out. one of the many problems caused by the outage. the power didn't return until 5:00 this evening. >> our reporter is live in san francisco tonight. what a hassle. >> reporter: pretty big hassle. it's actually this afternoon that a lot of power -- all of

the power was fully restored. now, bart itself did not suffer an outage, but the montgomery bart station did. that's one of the reasons why bart actually trucked across from the east bay two generators they are still using to power the montgomery bart station tonight. the street lights are reset, and businesses are open again, but there is still fallout from the power outage at sha roetder's downtown, there was plenty of elbow room at the bar. >> usually we have a nice crowd for happy hour, but this evening has been a little bit slow, slower than usual, especially for a friday. >> reporter: rush hour traffic was lighter than usual because >> my company told me to go home. >> reporter: with no power at home, she brought friends to a restaurant in the marina, which was still closed and had delivery people waiting outside. some of her neighbors made the best of it. >> we just sort of decided, okay, we're not going to get much done today. it's a beautiful day. let's make a picnic and go to

the beach. >> today was a san francisco snow day. that meant couldn't go to school, couldn't do normal things. >> reporter: her son and his friends did go to school but got out early. did you still have class? >> not exactly. we didn't have to do any work today. >> if you go to the bathroom, it's no light when you go to the bathroom, so we had these freaky candles. >> reporter: speaking of bathrooms, when you've got to look good for a meeting, it helps to have a big purse and a plan. >> i brought my blow dryer and curling iron to the office. >> reporter: stalled elevators were another problem. san francisco fire crews responded to 41 elevator rescue calls. sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> the power outage stranded two window washers at 650 california street next to the old st. mary's cathedral. they're platform was stuck when the electricity went out. they were stranded for several hours suspended above the street. they were eventually rescued and

are okay. bart passengers were left in the dark at the montgomery station when the outage first hit. train service was running, but the lights went out and escalators stopped running. so bart closed the station as a precaution until the generators were brought in. >> st. francis hospital and california pacific medical center remained open during the outage but with limited services. both had emergency generators running. st. francis finished surgeries under way, then sent new patients to the hospitals in the city -- to other hospitals in the city. cpmc performed only emergency surgeries. >> a lot of inconvenience but there was one upside. >> tourists actually found it easier to take selfies on the cable cars when they weren't moving. the tracks are fine, but without traffic signals, the cars aren't safe to operate. we send out a push alert on the power outage all day on the abc7 news app. even people who didn't have power could receive them and get

updates. to get breaking news where you live, download the app and enable push alerts. moving on now, an outrageous robbery at a downtown walnut creek watch store. the owner was maced and then pulled his gun. multiple surveillance cameras caught the robbers in action. here's abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: thursday at noon, this watch shop owner was behind the counter helping two customers when three men in construction gear came in. one with a clipboard telling him they needed him to sign off on some electrical work. >> hey! hey! hey! get out! >> the owner and a customer were sprayed with mace. almost simultaneously a second suspect used a bat to smash the case and started grabbing watches to pass to a third suspect with a backpack outside until the owner confronted him with a gun. >> i pointed it at him and began to rush him towards the door, and he obviously fled very

quickly. >> it was three suspects, three black male adults in construction attire. >> they waited until, hey, you know, what can i help you with? you know, nice, and then they came up. hey, really casual, i mean really playing the part. it's almost like lifetime criminal. they're good at what they do. >> reporter: police say all three drove off in this new model dodge challenger with paper plates. investigators are looking into any possible connections with other bay area holdups. the owner believes one suspect, this man, came in to case the store a week ago. in the end, that customer you saw cringing on the floor, who had just been maced, right after the robbery, they ended up buying the watch they were shopping for. in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. new at 11:00, the man accused of killing seven people at an east bay university has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial. a judge made the ruling about suspected gunman juan go today. he's been charged in the 2012

mass shooting at arc oes university. two years ago, the time was put on hold indefinitely after a judge determined the man had a mental illness. he's now scheduled to be back in court wednesday to set a date for his trial. in san jose today, police shot a man who was holding a knife. it happened this afternoon at lewis and center roads. witnesses called police saying the man was threatening people with the knife, then using it to cut himself. the first officer arrived and confronted the man. police say he ignored commands, then charged towards the officer with the knife. the officer opened fire, hitting him at least once. he's being treated for serious injuries. in berkeley, police have lifted a shelter in place and called off a massive search for a man reported to be armed with a gun. sky7 was over the neighborhood just west of martin luther king jr. civic center park as officers went from yard to yard. they had guns drawn as you see and used k-9 units. they did not find the man. tonight san francisco police have arrested someone in connection with a theft at a san francisco opera house earlier this month. eight computers were stolen from

the bay view opera house's offices on april 6th. san francisco police arrested albert brown last week. they haven't released a booking photo, nor have they recovered the computers. coming up on abc7 news at 11:00, a bay area startup that took millions in funding is going out of business without ever delivering its product. and a reminder tonight ahead of a beautiful weekend. don't go off trail. this man found himself in big trouble and is very lucky to be alive tonight. i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. tracking a system. find out what impact it will have on your weekend plans coming up. i'm catemy marzullo at comic-con. i looked far and wide to find the best escort i could to show me the best of. i think i found the right guy. chewy, what do you think? all right. let's do this. >> too cute. later, there are plenty of bummed out giants fans tonight. a bad week for

sky7 shows a terrifying moment in san francisco today. a man slipped down a cliff at china beach and couldn't get back up. he barely held onto the rock face when a chp rescue chopper dropped in to help out. you see the man put in a harness and lifted away.

firefighters say the man is okay. he refused treatment for his minor injuries. a san francisco startup that promised to shrink your wallet has shut down. plastic is considering filing for bankruptcy. the company video shows its gadget that looked and acted like a regular credit card but could hold up to 20 cards in one place. despite racing millions of dollars up front, the company wasn't able to fill pre-orders or raise enough money to keep going. well, from star wars to star trek and everything in between, the second annual silicon valley comic-con did not disappoint on its opening night. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at the san jose convention center where the main attraction tonight, captain kirk. >> reporter: you got it, dan. it was such a fan atmosphere here tonight. everyone just having a blast and soaking up the sights and sounds. and, yes, william shatner was the ultimate draw. he had that audience in the palm of his hand.

>> now, here's what i think about that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: william shatner is the comedian of comic-con. fans with serious questions about his future roles got answers like this. >> since star trek generation, there have been rumors and offers and possibilities about you returning. >> no offers! nobody has offered me a thing! [ laughter ] >> reporter: don't let him fool you. the 86-year-old starts filming a new movie on monday. >> he loves interacting with the audience and he's very, very good with everyone. >> reporter: meantime in a universe across the street -- >> the star trek fans are the best people in the world. >> reporter: nischelle nicholls thought she'd like to play a little joke on him. >> take a little break, go over there and sneak into the front row. >> reporter: she would have left behind some very disappointed fans. but it's not just the celebrities and iconic characters that attract people to this comic-con. >> it's really a community all about love.

>> as fun as the fan dom is, to be able to grow myself as a person is something i can get here and i can't get at a lot of other shows. >> it's very family friendly, and there's something for everybody. >> we're making comic-con great again. >> reporter: the fun continues throughout the weekend. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> what a great time. >> that sa fun stuff. well, they may not have capes and special powers, but tonight everyday superheroes were honored in san francisco. >> that's right. the big brothers, big sisters annual gala was held at the four seasons hotel. >> the auction and fund-raiser dinner honors mentors who change more than 800 childrens lives a year in san francisco, san mateo, alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties and some of the kids as well. i was very proud to serve as tonight's m.c. once again his year. >> looks like a great event. looks like it's going to be a great weekend too. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> it is going to be a lovely weekend, but we're going to change it up. today was a warm day. it's not going to be quite as warm this upcoming weekend.

here's what you'll need to worry about. if you're an allergy sufferer, tree pollen and grass pollen both running moderate over the weekend. u.v. index will be very high despite the fact that we're going to be seeing some changes this weekend. what we're looking at on live doppler 7 is just some passing clouds. rain will be entering the picture early next week, but we will be seeing a lot more cloud cover this weekend and cooler weather. highs for today anything but cool. look how warm it was. we had quite a few 70s across the board. some areas flirting with 80s. and in ukiah, 81 degrees. 72, san francisco. 75 oakland, upper 70s from san jose to livermore. 76 in santa rosa. don't expect a rerun of this but here's what you do have to look forward to. some mild weather in the south bay. 73 degrees tomorrow afternoon. santa clara, 72 degrees. right now is comfortable. mainly 50s and 60s. and a beautiful view from our east bay hills camera. we do have good visibility right now. cooling trend for the upcoming weekend. isolated sprinkles for the north

bay coast not out of the question. then light rain possible early next week. tomorrow if you have early plans, there will not be any fog around but we will siee some clouds. for the afternoon, quite a bit of cloud cover. so the sunlight will be dimmed. as a result, those temperatures will be lower tomorrow. mid-60s to the low 70s. but as i mentioned, still pretty mild across most of the bay area for your saturday. hour by hour forecast, there's a weak system that is going to pass through 7:00 a.m. saturday. you see a few returns off the mendocino coast, but this system falls apart. so we're not expecting much more than a couple of sprinkles around 9:00 a.m. off the coastline. then we head into the afternoon and the heavy cloud cover will just filter the son for your saturd saturday. another batch of clouds and sprinkles comes through early sunday morning then we just go with some more sunshine for the sunday afternoon time period. temperatures, though, overall will be coming down. earth day planner, we'll show you a few sprinkles tomorrow morning. high clouds for noontime but really quite comfortable if

you're taking part in activities. low to mid-70s for our warmest spots by afternoon. as the sun goes down, the temperatures will drop. sunday we have a really exciting event. it's the airport runway run at hailer aviation museum in san carlos. it's going to be perfect weather for the runners. mid-to-upper 50s in the morning. then by the afternoon dropping down to the low 60s. abc 7 news is a sponsor, and i will be your emcee of the event. it is going to be a nice-looking event. you can download the abc7 news app to help you track the temperature change and the chances of showers. here's a look at your weekend. we're going to cool it down for you. still pleasant. low 60s to mid-70s tomorrow. even cooler on sunday. mostly 50s, 60s. we'll keep with that theme, and then monday night into tuesday we have a light system, a one, bringing us a chance of showers by midweek, though, we warm it back up. latter part of the work week featuring some low to mid-70s again. >> thanks, sandhya. well, a hungry tortoise on the run in the east bay. >> yeah, but this big guy did

not get very far. we'll explain right after this.

okay. well, check out what people saw walking the streets of alameda today. a 50-pound african tortoise. >> people were circled around, staring and taking pictures when the animal control arrived. it actually wasn't far from home. >> yeah. a family said their plumber must have left a door open while they vacationed in tahoe. until they return, the tortoise will stay in animal control. it looks very calm and happy. >> feed me, feed me. >> exactly. not going anywhere fast. >> he must have bolted out the door when the plumber wasn't -- >> that's top speed for a turtle. >> exactly. that's my top speed too on a friday night at 11:30 or so. the giants lose madison bumgarner as well as a game in denver. and we're on the wrong end of history. something that had not happened since 1950. sports is next.

>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. good evening. terrible news for the giants. star pitcher madison bumgarner may be out for two months after a dirt bike accident in denver. mad-bum has a sprained shoulder and bruised ribs and it is his pitching shoulder. manager bruce bochy said if he was there, there was no way he would have ever let mad-bum on that bike, but obviously he was not there. giants and rockies. a david feeding his baby, squirting milk all over her. where is mama? i need mama to feed me. johnny cueto never giving up a grand slam in his career. off the end of the bat, opposite

field, and the rock kiies go ah 4-3. later in the fourth, two outs and charlie blackmon with a drive to right. hunter pence loses it in the lights, comes up limping. inside-the-park home run. 6-3 rocks, first time the giants did it in 1950 that a team had a grand slam, an inside the parker in the same inning. top fifth, brandon belt, he gets one back, his fourth bomb of the year. but the giants lose 6-5. their record is now 6-11. that is the worst in the national league. chicken and waffles at the colise coliseum. also the a's played mariners. shawn manaea freezes kyle seger there. a's were down 1-0 in the fifth. trevor plouffe, a no doubt about it to dead center field. home run number 100 for his career. his second in as many nights. tied it at one. bottom of six, yonder alonso. he's on a bit of a roll right

now. they've won four in a row. take this game 3-1. kevin durant remains questionable for game three of the warriors-blazers playoff series tomorrow night in portland. coach pretty frustrated. just came back after five 1/2 weeks out with a knee jury. now he's out with a strained calf. durant wants to play but in the long run, knows better safe than sorry. >> still hopefully to get to play here soon. i got on the court today, so it's not the end of the world. you know, i want to be out there, but it's not life or death. it's not career-threatening, you know. it's just a calf strain. game three, clippers and jazz in utah. blake griffin bruises his toe on this play. could not go in the second half. his status going forward remains unclear. gordon hayward showing up and showing up angry. he had 40. utah led by as many as 14 on their home court. but chris paul, amazing. 23 of his 34 come in the second half. behind the back and to the rack.

and the clippers take the lead and win it 111-106. they lead that series now 2-1. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> that's a shame about mad-bum. >> stay off of dirt bikes. >> during the season particularly. >> it's just a bad decision and a bad result. >> right, yeah. >> thanks, larry. abc7 news continues now online, on twitter, facebook, all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. our

well, that is our report. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for all of us here, thank you so much for joining us. on jimmy kimmel live, john stamos. >> have a great weekend.

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