it happened overnight at koret children's quarter just across the street from kezar stadium in golden gate park. abc7 news reporter lilian kim joins us live with the story tonight. hi there, lilian. >> reporter: kate, many children were disappointed today when they couldn't play on their favorite play structure. you can see how sections of the slide just melted away, and the rest of the structure also sustained a lot of damage. >> yeah, it's heartbreaking to see this burn. >> because it was just like -- it was so, like, good. >> reporter: families came to koret children's quarter to find a section of the playground off limits. caution tape surrounded the big kid play structure after someone set it on fire early sunday morning. children came up with their own theories as to what may have happened. >> maybe someone was playing with fire and the fire got loose because it was windy. >> reporter: the grown-ups, though, don't think it played out so innocently. >> someone has -- is being very selfish. i don't know what they were thinking. >> reporter: koret children's quarter is a popular sp

it's on the eastern end of koret park. it underwent a major redevelopment ten years. the structure isn't salvageable and needs to be replaced, costing upwards of $1 million. no word on who is responsible for setting the fire. >> i feel like someone has -- is being very selfish. i don't know what they were thinking, but it's really upsetting. we were just playing on it a few days ago. >> it is part of urban life, you got vandalism, right? i think we've all had our cars busted into on the streets, right? we need more policing. there's a station over here. >> reporter: rec and park says there will be more patrolling in this area. they say usually it involves graffiti or broken windows, arson is rare. the last torching of a playground was at the west sunset playground in 2005. as for koret children's playground, no word on how long it will take to replace it and reopen. abc7 news. >>> people from around the world in san francisco tonight celebrating pride. sky 7 was over market street for the big parade. it started this morning and lasted most of the day. this year's marc

azenith smith has the latest as police search for whoever is responsible for the vandalism at the koret children's quarter. >> reporter: family and children visiting the koret center golden gate park shocked to see this. rides melted, equipment charred all in the hands of vandals. >> i feel kind of disappointed this is one of my favorite parts of the park. it's really sad. >> who would do that? >> reporter: many children are unsure who the vandals are. many traveling from out of the area tear first time at the -- their first time at the park. >> there's no reason to vandalize a child's park. >> it's definitely disturbing. i mean where we are from we don't see many parks vandalized. >> reporter: authorities say the fire was reported at 12:30 in the morning. fire crews responded and immediately put it out. the cause is still under investigation. no one was injured. >> we usually see things like propane glass, graffiti, but this is a pretty rare occurrence. >> reporter: the san francisco recreational parks departmenthave no idea who is responsible. the last time any of their parks were set

it happened overnight at koret children's quarter playground in golden gate park.th this developing story. >> reporter: indicat >> reporter: kate, this happened at the midnight hour. one of the play structures is destroyed. >> you can see this. >> yeah, because it was just -- it was so, like, good. >> reporter: kids who showed up at the playground were sad to see the damage. this is a popular spot for locals as well as out of towners as well. it's on the eastern end of koret park. it underwent a major redevelopment ten years. the structure isn't salvageable and needs to be replaced, costing upwards of $1 million. no word on who is responsible for setting the fire. >> i feel like someone has -- is

sometime overnight someone torched the koret children's playground in golden gate park. it's the playground near the carousel. those with san francisco recreation and parks described what happened as terrible acts of vandalism. in this video you can see the yellow tape that has been put up. behind that yellow tape you can see melted sections of the playground. within the last hour we learned that this firecaused more than one million dollars worth ((justine)) the heat is now behind us.. (jr) and cooler temperatures... are on the way. meteorologist lawrence karnow is back with your complete forecast. stay out front with tempur-pedic. our proprietary material automatically adjusts to your weight, shape and temperature. so you sleep deeply, and wake up feeling powerful. find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic.com (justine) tongiht - the nation's largest active wildfire is scorching more land in utah. the brian head fire burned two-thousand more acres saturday night, reaching the total of about 42-thousand acres. nearly one-thousand fire crews and at least 10-helicopters

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the koret foundation made major renovations back in 2007. (james) coming up.. a twist in the case of a missing five-year-old california boy. we'll tell you who police have arrested in connection and what he's denying this morning. later. stunning video of a teen falling off an amusement park ride. what quick thinking bystanders did that may have saved the young girl's life. and next. members of the g-o-p are divided over the senate's new health care bill. we'll hear reaction after the break. (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong): pronounced onshore flow today will lead to cooler conditions today and tuesday compared to sunday. modest warming is expected during the second half of the week, however highs will fall well short of the recent heatwave. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a campaign promise by president trump to repeal and replace obamacare is hitting some roadblocks. members in the g-o-p are split on the no

. >> that is part of the koret children's playground in the golden gate park and they destroyed it overeekend. the san francisco reckon parks department called it a terrible act of vandalism investors were disappointed to see it closed but the nearby carousel is still open. >> i feel disappointed. this is one of my favorite parts of the park. >> it is kind of sad really. who would do that?>> the park originally opened in 1888, and 10 years ago the koret children's playground reopened in 2007 after a $3.8 million renovation. park officials say it will cost about $1 million to repair the damage at the playground. >>> jury selection starts in the fraud trial of the former pharmaceutical company ceo that raised the cost of the life- saving drug by 5000 %. martin shkreli was arrested in 2015 and charged with securities fraud in an unrelated case but has been free on bail. he is accused of cheating investors out of more than $11 million in the ponzi scheme and if convicted he could get up to 20 years in prison. >>> the investigation is underway against the possible hate crimes against muslims

sometime overnight someone torched the koret children's playground in golden gate park.t's the playground near the carousel. those with san francisco recreation and parks described what happened as terrible acts of vandalism. in this video you can see the yellow tape that has been put up. behind that yellow tape you can see melted sections of the playground. we talked with one parent whose daughter saw the damage and didn't understand what happened.(jrs) the oritional playground at this location was built in 1888 and is considered to be the nation's first public playground. the koret foundation made major renovations back in 2007... much of that burned overnight. (justine) new at ten: two possible hate crimes have rocked the muslim community in the sacrmento area. in one case -- a burned koran was found outside a mosq

. >> reporter: families and especially children visiting the koret children's playground golden gatewere shocked to see this, the slides charged at the hands of vandals. >> i am disappointed because this is one of my favorite parts of the park. >> it is kind of sad really. who would do that? >> reporter: many children unsure what a vandal is and mr. traveling to the area visiting the park for the first time. >> there's really no reason to vandalize a kids park. that is pretty innocent. >> it is disturbing. where i'm from we don't see many parks being vandalized. >> reporter: the fire was reported at 12:30 am and fire crews responded to immediately put it out and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. no one was injured.>> we usually see things like broken glass, graffiti. this is a pretty rare occurrence. >> reporter: the san francisco recreation and parks department has no idea who is responsible and the last time any of the parks were set on fire it was at a playground in 2005. >> i think it is weird that someone would even think to do it at a playground. of all places

the search is on for whoever is responsible for that vandalism at the koret children's quarter. we have the very latest on the investigation, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, frank. the play structure was badly burned. you can see it's now roped off with caution tape. park officials don't know when it will reopen because they don't know how they will get the money to replace it. families, especially children visiting the koret playground shocked and baffled to see this, rides melted, bridges charred in the hands of vandals. >> i feel disappointed because this is one of my favorite parts of the park. >> kind of sad really. who would do that? >> reporter: many children unsure who did this. many traveling from out of the area their first time at the park. >> there's no reason to vandalize a kid's park. it's pretty innocent. >> it's definitely disturbing. i mean where i'm from we don't see many parks vandalized. >> reporter: authorities say the fire was reported at 12:30 in the morning. fire crews responded and immediately put it out. the cause is still under investigation.

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. >> reporter: the fire left huge holes in the plastic slides and burned the wooden sportsed a the koretter. park officials say it will too soon to come up a time line for cleaning up and replacing it. for now patrols will be inkoreansed in the area. >> the chp wants to hear from you if you've been terrorized by a motorcyclist on the freeways. this video was posted yesterday which shows a helicopter following a guy on a green motorcycle. officer say the biker rode recklessly smashing, kicking and punching people's side mirrors sometimes while going faster than 100 miles per hour. when he got home, he found officers waiting to arrest him. the chp says if you've encountered this motorcyclist recently, please, let them know. >>> more help could soon be coming to crack down on carpool cheaters. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live in menlo park with what's being done. tiffany? >> reporter: hi there, matt. yes, transportation commission says if we want carpool lanes to work we need enforcement. >> you're obviously cutting ten minutes off your drive. >> reporter: kyle lee has taken advan

anny. ( anny ) someone set fire to the koret children's playground in golden gate park late saturday night. it's the playground near the carousel. officials with san francisco recreation and parks described what happened as terrible acts of vandalism. park officials will inspect the damage before determining when the park can reopen. it is estimated that the fire caused more than 1-million dollars in damage. families were saddened to see the destruction. ( anny ) the playground was built in 18-88 and is considered to be the nation's first public playground. it was renovated back in 2007 for nearly 4 million dollars. back to you. (mark) a campaign promise to repeal and replace the affordable care act is hitting some road blocks this morning. members of the g-o-p are divided over the senate's new health care bill. as early as today.

. >> reporter: families visiting the golden gate park, the koret children's playground corner with the playground slides charged at the hands of vandals . >> i am disappointed. this is my favorite part of the park. >> it is kind of sad. who would do that? >> reporter: many children unsure what a vandal is in many visitors traveling outside the area and visiting the park for the first time. >> i don't know why they would do that at a children's park, they are innocent. >> this is disturbing. where i'm from we don't see many parts being vandalized. >> reporter: firefighters responded to immediately put out the fire after neighbors reported it, the fire is still under investigation and no one was injured. >> we usually see things like broken glass and graffiti. this is a rare occurrence. >> reporter: the san francisco recreation and parks department has no idea who is responsible and the last time any of the parks were set on fire was in 2005. >> i think it is weird that someone would even think to do it at a playground of all places. where the small kids come to feast safe -- be safe and

police say someone set fire to the koret children's playground in golden gate park late saturday night. it's the playground near the carousel. officials say it is an act of vandalism... and they are not sure when the park will reopen. the fire caused more than 1-million dollars in damage. the playground was built in 18-88 and is considered to be the nation's first public playground. it was renovated back in 2007 for nearly 4 million dollars. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. seasonably cool temperatures through midweek then slight warming as a ridge builds thursday and friday. slight cooling back towards normal over the weekend as another weak trough passes over the region. dry weather the next 7 days with night and morning coastal clouds followed by sunny afternoons. (vicki) there's big news on governor brown's plans to build two huge water tunnels in california..(steve) catherine heenan is here with the latest on what u.s. wildlife agencies are now sayingabout the project.. (catherine) those wildlife agencies have given critical firs