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KGO ABC7 News 1100PM Repeat July 15, 2013

When demonstrators surrounded the frightened drivers who found themselves trapped. The crowd forced them to turn around. Oakland Police Officers who were near the corner were treated leaving the helpless drivers without Police Protection nearby. It is unknown who gave that command. Hundreds gathered to protest the acquital of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Last nights verdict. It didnt sit well in my heart. I dont feel that jury was representative of that community. I think the prosecutor did a poor job of presenting the case. It started with a rally at frank ogowa plaza. I would like us to continue to get together and pray and talk to god. Maybe this thing can stop. Sky 7hd was overhead as the crowd then marched several miles along broadway and west oakland. 24r were no arrests or any reported damage. They tried to crash a bart station. And then in the middle of broadway they set fire to a flag. A photograph ter reported to police that he was attacked brie the crowd when he wandered to the middle of the group on broadway. In oakland, abc7 news. In San Francisco sky 7hd was overhead as marchers hit the streets along market. Abc7 News Reporter sergio was there and joins us live from Justin Herman plaza. They did make a lot of noise in San Francisco and they did tie up traffic for a few minutes as they we haved through downtown weaved through downtown San Francisco on their way to Justin Herman plaza. This is a demonstration that started a mile away up market street. What about trayvons rights to stand his ground . On day two of protests following a not guilty verdict, this crowd went to the cable car turn around at powell and market. Among those in the group, young people like Mariah Jenkins who says she watched the verdict with her mother and was shocked. It was really intense and sad. It is not fair. It is not fair that someone can go out and kill . B kill somebody and not get in trouble. For most here the not guilty verdict is setting off concern over race and violence in the country. So many black people that are killed because they were walking down the street looking suspicious. But not everyone who watched the spectacle agrees with the message. They are trying to pit american citizens against each other over this ridiculous race issue. You know, these protesters, they dont get out here and dont protest about the black on black violence in these poor black neighborhood communities. The demonstrators took their protests to the streets of San Francisco first heading into the shopping district and then toward the embarcadero. Sky 7hd you can see the group marching down market street. Police estimate the crowd at 200 people. As they arrived as Justin Herman plaza a rally continued and finished up peacefully after a few minutes. Abc7 news. In los angeles hundreds of protesters marched up and down busy city streets and at one poit point blocked traffic. Here they are just in the last hour. The lapd has made several arrests and no vandalism has been reported. And in new york, police made several arrests in manhattan after protesters marched from union square to final square. They shutdown traffic through midtown when some participants sat down in the middle of the street. The Justice Department says they are looking into the case to determine whether they should file criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. Here is abc News Reporter marcy gonzalez. Not guilty. With those words George Zimmerman left the Seminole County courthouse a free man. His attorney saying in an exclusive interview that he will still get back a central piece of evidence. The gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin. I think if he feels in his heart if he didnt have the weapon that night he might not be here. Do you think if he could he would carry a gun again . Yes, even more reason now isnt there . A lot more people that actually hate him, though they shouldnt. This church in miami gardens, flay you flaw that martin used to attend his cousin shared disappointment in the outcome jie. We dont want this to happen to anyone else again. While martins parents mourn, ab sent from the absent from the verdict and because of Death Threats martin remains in hiding because of threats he is in hiding. The amount of evidence there was that George Zimmerman had been beaten by Trayvon Martin, it was difficult to see how the prosecution was going to win this case. The department of justice released a statement explaining their investigation into martins death is on goingment. The Justice Department will be under intense pressure by the Civil Rights Community to do something. There could be more legal battles ahead. George zimmerman and martins family could still file civil lawsuits. Marcy gonzalez, abc news, sanford, florida. A wellknown bay area musician is speaking out after he was attacked about what he said about Trayvon Martin. A woman attacked him during the hayward blues festival. He is known for his work as a member of the 1960s soul group the chambers brothers. On stage he dedicated a song in martins honor which didnt go well. They got me off my feet and i went flying back four to six, eight feet in the air and landing on on the equipment. His injuries were not serious. Police arrested and charged dna lynn potter for battery against an elder. The woman said she told officer shes suffers from ptsd. Join us on twitter for the latest on the protest. Coming up, how social media is playing a role after the zimmerman verdict. New details about fridays Fatal Shooting fe San Francisco jewelry mart. They confirmed the names of the two women who died. 51yearold leena lynn and 35yearold kim min were clerks at the jewelry store. The twro 3yearold the 23yearold suspect was involved in a violent confrontation with police in 2009. He was arrested for assault with a Deadly Weapon afterers se antioch officers said he tried to run them over with his car. Now to the latest on the crash at sfo. A group of survivors from flight 214 is back in their own beds tonight. 31 students and teachers of a Prestigious Middle School were bussed home. They had originally planned to attend summer camp in the bay area to get exposed to english. Three classmates died in the crash. They will visit the grand parents of the deceased to express condolences. A legal twist could affect potential payouts to those on the flight. An International Treaty decides compensation to passengers harmed by International Air travel. That means nonamericans will have to look for satisfaction in court in asia where lawsuits are harder to win and offers smaller payouts. A blood drive will be half offered to will be offered. It will be held in terminal three at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Donorsdonors are asked to schedule an appointment by calling 6508215907. As we head to the workweek lets turn to meteorologist leigh glaser for a check on weather. Leigh . And at this hour the low clouds and fog are racing through the Golden Gate Bridge. It is funneling through some of the gaps there near the bay. You can see right now as we take you a little closer, you can see where a wall of fog is just moving inland thanks to some strong northeasterly some northwesterly winds and that is exactly what helped to cool us down a bit today. The highs were from 77 in santa rosa and 61 in San Francisco to 94 in the east bay and antioch. 88 in morgan hill. Right now the temperatures have cooled down considerably. We will look for some cool days this upcoming workweek. Ill let you know coming up in a bit. Thank you, leigh. Firefighters in Alameda County worked hard to contain a grass fire that broke out on the hillside. It happened near san ramon at silva way. The fire broke out around 7 00 this evening. Sky 7hd shows some of the flames that ate up the very dry grass. It grew to two alarms before crews from the Fire Department and cal fire brought it under control. It burned about 30 acres. No structures were lost or damaged. And in nevada residents who were ordered out of their homes near las vegas because of a wildfire are slowly being allowed to return. The carpenter fire burned 44 square miles and is 70 contained. The fire poured about the fire forced 350 residents out of their homes. Still to come on abc news at 11 00, a mother arrested, accused of abandoning her child at a gas station. Tonight the new Surveillance Video obtained by abc news. And the new proposal that could change how voters cast their ballots in california. And later a bit of magic and mystery surrounding a new book and how it you are looking at live pictures from los angeles where protesters are still on the streets at the intersection of hollywood boulevard and highland avenue. They have been facing off with lapd officers for the better part of an hour blocking traffic along this very busy intersection. Protests are also on going in oakland right now. Protesters have been told to disperse. We have new video showing a vallejo woman accused of abandoning a child in a chevron station bathroom. Vallejo police say the Surveillance Police show her entering a bathroom last night with her oneyearold baby boy. She later comes out, but without the baby. The child was alone for an hour before someone found him. She was arrested at her home and booked on child endangerment and child abandonment. The boy has been placed in emergency foster care. It has been five days and no sign of a missing oakland girl tonight. Daphne web disappeared on wednesday. Searchandrescue teams looked in leona canyon. They are looking for a possible suspects. A woman between 20 and 30 years old with long black hair and light top and blue je7yearn joses 28th homicide of 2013. Police responded to a shots fired call at a party that was breaking up overnight. Officers conducted a traffic stop of a car believed connected to the call. Inside the vehicle the police found the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. He died at a nearby hospital. At this time last year san jose had 20 homicides. It is back to the bargaining table. Friday was the first time labor and management was the first time they met since july 4th. Progress has been made on safety issues, but they remain far apart on pay and benefits. August 4th is the target date for contract agreements. Otherwise workers could go back on strike. New legislation could cause voters to cast their ballot on the weekend. Leyland ye hopes it will help boost election turnout. It will require counties to have a polling place open for early voting for at least one saturday in the 29 days before an election. Right now only 25 of the states 58 county usa lou saturday voting. Allow saturday voting. Restaurant owners will have their say about a styrofoam ban. The Environmental Services will have a meeting for owners. It will be about food containers. They will slowly phase in the ban next january. Team new zealand was the big winner at the americas cup chal electricker series. The crew scored the fourth point in four races on San Francisco bay. We caught some of the action on our explore for yum camera. They did it un unopposed because the scheduled opponent is getting their second boat ready for the competition. E nexe the next race is next tuesday. Lets get to leigh glaser. We are definitely going to see changes tomorrow as a cooler air mass settles over the bay area. A nice eye on this. You can see a wall of fog right there. It is already making its way through the golden gate. San leandro is picking up the low overcast. You can clearly see it right here. It is all the way down south. This is going to be denser and taller and it is definitely going to the strong winds that will push it out toward the winds early tomorrow morning. We have a pretty stiff wind out there especially near fairfield. Gusts to 29 miles an hour and livermore is breezy, 14 mile per hour wind gusts and sfo13 mile per hour gusts. And these on shore winds will continue to pick up overnight tonight. Here is a look from the rooftop cam ay and fuzzy coit tower. 54 degrees. 61 in mountain view. San jose is 59. On the Golden Gate Bridge already a low ceiling of cloud there. Livermore is sitting at 60 degrees. Here is a look at our highlights. It will take you through your workweek. The clouds will move inland and it will be breezy and cooler for your monday and especially for your tuesday. And then after that the High Pressure will build in and get ready for a nice warm up as we head into wednesday, thursday and friday. The lows tonight, upper 40s 40s and extreme north bay spots. Otherwise we will look for breezy conditions. The fog and low clouds moving inland. Temperatures in the 50s. The High Pressure brou through the weekend. It has been pushed out toward the east. A pocket of cooler air is sliding south. Thats when we have an area of low pressure that will increase those north to northwest winds. Cooler air mass and the temperatures come down monday and tuesday. 11 00 tonight you can pretty much see what our forecast model is forecasting. It is spot on as the low clouds and the fog will continue to move inland overnight. 5 00 tomorrow morning could pose some problems with the Early Morning flights because of the low ceiling there. Keep that in mind. And then it slowly burns back to just near the coast. The temperatures with those breezes will be cooler. Much cooler inland locations as well. 76 san jose and 74 cupertino. Breezy conditions and overcast, Half Moon Bay 58 degrees. We will look for some mid70s. The peninsula 63 tomorrow for San Francisco. 74 in the north bay for petaluma. Oakland, 68 degrees and a mid to low 80s for brentwood and 84 and concord 81 degrees. The coolest day will be on tuesday. 50s at the coast. The winds shift around and we are back into the 90s inland and even some mid60s at our beaches. By the way, abc7 is a proud sponsor of this years aids walk San Francisco. The event will be held on sun sunday, july 21st, call 415615 walk. Visit aidswalk. Net or text 292929. Thank you so much. The last nig big night last night. Today, not so much. A little happeningover from the a hangover from the no hitter. The giants unable to followup the no hitter with a sweep of the padres today. And allstar or not, Josh Donaldson leads the as with a Brett Anderson is facetiously tweeting, thats what an allstar third base man does. He is talking about his heroics in boston. Brandon workman, his first career start. Cocoa crisp caught looking in the first. Just minutes after that and as fans with the announcement made. He is replacing colon who got the start today. Six and a third and allowed two runs. He struck out four. Workman had a no hitter going and too much speed. He beats the throw. Two batters later and Josh Donaldson is fitting, the day before the allstar break in which he was not invited. I say that again. Number 16 tworun shot and game tied at two and one of the three strikeout victims and tried to call time. And then a swing and miss and argues and gets the heave ho. Donaldson completes the come back for the as in the 11th. A bloop single to right. Game over and 32 the final. Pie me, please. They take the lead over texas in the al west and heading into the allstar break. They were having a little tough luck. It was awesome. To be able to come out with a series win right there. Especially how well they were playing, it says a lot. He is really good. History made in baltimore. Chris davis goes deep again. Tworun shot against toronto. His fourth straight day with the homerun and 37th of the season. That ties Reggie Jacksons American League record of the most home runs. He did it in69 with oaklands barry bonds with a major League Record of theater 9. The oriels won it 74. Tim lincecum is still . Ielg. Can you blame him after last nights no hitter. Barry zito, oh, this was a rough day. His road e. R. A is now 9. 89. He gives up a solo shot in the first inning. Game tied at one. Pablo sandoval made a terrific play in the seventh inning last night to preserve timmys nono. I like the effort, but that was dangerous. Second inking and zito serves up back to back homeruns,. Zito with the loss and four runs and four hits in two innings. He is 47101 san diego and avoid a 10game sweep. Still to come, how a teenager played his way into the british open at the john deere classic. And a 71yearold trading despite 13 career wins perry said his win today was the biggest of his career. The olympic club member michael alan was two up on perry and started the final round. A second straight two over 72 for alan. He faded. Perry meanwhile is closing fast. He called his final round 63 the best round of his professional career. He trailed by 10 shots after the second round. He wins by five strokes. This on the heals of his senior pga championship in may. Final round of the john deere classic. He drops it. That would get him into a threeway playoff. Speed prevails. He is the youngst youngest to win the event since 1931. Nascar in new hampshire. Want to work in

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