Crushed a mother at a popular Bay Area Park. The question tonight live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. This 100pound tree branch crushed a mother at a popular Bay Area Park today. The question tonight, who is responsible . Lets get to kpix5s andria borba in San Franciscos north beach tonight. We now know the mother suffered a skull injury and is in the hospital tonight. Reporter well, ken, juliette, it was a bright sunny day here at Washington Square park albeit relatively windy. City officials are trying to figure out what brought this tree limb crashing down. It was just after 3 00 when linda an her husband on vacation from seattle were walking through the park. We heard a crash and a big branch came down. Reporter they saw a little girl and momentarily breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw her mother on the ground under a giant Pine Tree Branch that had fallen 50 or 60 feet. Linda jumped into action and kept the 37yearold mother of two from moving until parame
Reporter for most people in the neighborhood, the smoke and Evacuation Order were reason enough to leave. 90 of our road is left there is only me and two other people. The kids are kind of freaking out. Reporter but there was also reason to stay. There was a guy arrested in front of his house wondering about looters. Reporter what would it take for you to move . Ill move when looters dont have a chance to leave my place. Reporter staying means watching the fight one pass at a time. He is shooting it. Reporter it also means watching the wind and the smoke and knowing when its time to get out. Thats it. Just stay calm and cool and know when to leave. Reporter wilson walker, kpix five 5. More stories as flames raced toward residents. We came across a couple that loaded everything they could grab and left their home behind. You have your dog in your lap and youve got to go. What do you grab . I could see the flames and smoke. You dont want to leave until you have to. Reporter among the dev
And a bank. One officer was injured by a thrown brick. Police say they made three arrests. The officer who fired the fatal shot was wearing a body camera. But the video has not yet been released. Also breaking overnight. The hunt is on for the person who shot and killed a Police Officer in georgia. It happened at about 9 30 just south of atlanta. Police say that Patrol Officer tim smith was responding to a suspicious person call. And was shot when he encountered the suspect. The shooter then fled the scene. Police say smith was in his early 30s. No other information about him has been made available. Smith was not wearing a body camera. Also breaking over night. Marty police are investigating a double homicide in downtown oakland. It happened on 15th street just before one this morning. When Police Arrived on the scene, they found at least two people dead from apparent gunshot wounds. A third person was also found shot and rushed to a hospital. His condition is uknown. Police are withh
Clearlake. As of right now, that fire is 20 contained, but it has been growing this evening. We will continue to follow the story for you and bring you any updates as soon as they become available. Right here on the kron 4 fews at 10 00 and online on our website kron 4. Com. Lake countriy is all too familiar to wildfires. The valley fire that broke out last september killing four people and destroying close to 2,000 structures, valley fire is considered californias third worst fire in history. Just this past week, the cause of the fire was released. Investigators say the fire was caused by a faulty wiring circuit system from a hot tub to a home, cal fire says the homeowner admitted he installed that circuit himself. Now, according to the press democrat, this home owner is challenging the findings. Our meteorologist is here as we were looking at the fire that is growing tonight, what are the conditions like for firefighters . Winds have been very breezy this afternoon. That comes on top
People have been arrested there. Fatal officer involved shooting and we will have more of that situation and what the mayor is asking for this morning in milwaukee. Yesterday we were talking about baton rouge because of the historic rain causing flooding. The prediction was that more rain was coming and yes, it came. You literally have thousands of rescues ongoing right now and through the last 24 hours. We will update you on the efforts there. For us to know Severe Weather at home. A little hot but when you look at a picture like that you think gosh. Even Governors Mansion is nearly underwater. Different story here, we started out great but you will take care of that. This morning we are starting on a day like yesterday. The sunny skies over the east bay this morning. Good morning to you. Temperatures will be coming down slightly as we get into the afternoon. Low clouds hiking against the coastline and the marine layer is less than 1000 feet. Starting out slow yesterday. Over portions