only on abc 7. it s happened again, a mob of teenagers on the attack. our cameras are rolling after a woman is robbed on muni. we were out covering a gang of teenagers who ganged up on a man on a muni bus. and a similar crime happened right in front of them. we got the property back and is live with the story only on abc 7. reporter: we were on the corner when it happened. a group of ten teens harassing a woman on a muni bus. she ran out. a witness recovered her stolen purse. we turned the purse into police and along the way we found the owner. i m so happy that i get back my purse. reporter: this san francisco woman was targeted by a mob of teens on a muni bus. the day before it was a 27-year-old man who was harassed at the same corner. police say he was uncomfortable enough that he exited the bus at mcallister and vanness and boarded another one. the group followed him on board and several punched him as they stole his cell phone. to see this incident where a
when i have an asthma attack. i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child s next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. only on abc 7. it s happened again, a mob of teenagers on the attack. our cameras are rolling after a woman is robbed on muni. we were out covering a gang of teenagers who ganged up on a man on a muni bus. and a similar crime happened right in front of them. we got the property back and is live with the story only on abc 7. reporter: we were on the corner when it happened. a group of ten teens harassing a woman on a muni bus. she ran out. a witness recovered her stolen purse. we turned the purse into police and along the way we found the owner. i m so happy that i get back my purse. reporter: this san francisco woman was targeted by a mob of teens on a muni bus. the day before it was a 27-year-old man who was harassed at the same corner. police say he was uncomfortable enough that he exited the bus at mcal
and along the way we found the owner. i m so happy that i get back my purse. reporter: this san francisco woman was targeted by a mob of teens on a muni bus. the day before it was a 27-year-old man who was harassed at the same corner. police say he was uncomfortable enough that he exited the bus at mcallister and vanness and boarded another one. the group followed him on board and several punched him as they stole his cell phone. to see this incident where a group of ten teens, young adults would go so far as to follow the victim off one bus and attack him is brazen and alarming. i went to the corner where it happened where i found this woman holding a stolen purse. she escaped a muni bus after she witnessed a group of teens steal from a woman. i saw them stealing it. they gave it back to me. the lady had walked away. maybe you guys can find her and give it back to her. reporter: down the street i saw a patrol car with flashing lights. they were interviewing the w
this far. 20 years ago there was one that made it all the way to bear valley and they stopped it there but these winds are totally different this year and there s a lot of fuel. this fire started sunday afternoon. there are now 700 firefighters on the front lines, including a strike team from san francisco. so far the flames have destroyed one structure and damaged a second. the good news though, no reports of any injuries. earlier tonight we spoke to jesse figueroa, the owner of a market in the small community of greeley hill. he s also an emergency responder and he told us about the evacuations. i m operations manager for mercy medical transportation which is the ambulance provider in mariposa and everyone, the employees, they re being evacuated and we had four ambulances staffed today which we normally only have three, just trying to get people moved out, helping the hospital. everyone is trying to help out to get everyone out of here. smoke from the fire can be cl
a break if that wall of flames does come this way. most of this historic gold rush town of more than 2,000 is empty following an evacuation order. firefighters now filling up the streets where tourists normally stand. the few families that remain are ready to leave in a moment s notice. bunch of pictures and all that in there and a little bit of clothes to keep it from breaking in there. important paperwork. reporter: darren hale has lived here most his life. even with a massive fire bearing down on mariposa, he wants to see it through. i probably won t go. might send the wife and cats off but i won t go. reporter: this fire isn t going anywhere either, now threatening to burn down one of california s original hometowns. as we mentioned, more than 5,000 people have been forced from their homes. hundreds of evacuated homeowners are in red cross shelters in the nearby city of oakhurst. one woman said she obeyed the order to evacuate but said her son stayed behind, hop