good afternoon, i'm dan ashley in for larry beil. >> i'm carolyn johnson. celebrity chef guy fieri testified in the trifle a teenager accuse fd stealing the chef's lamb are bore genie. >> the teenager is charged with shooting a romantic rival a year later. abc 7 news was in court for the testimony. leanne? >> reporter: the testimony was very shorlt and brief. happened very quickly. the prosecutor asked the

celebrity chef to identify the lamborghini. he did. she asked if he gave the 19-year-old perm dwroigs take, use or drive the car. the answer was no. now, the lamborghini stolen in march, 2011. while undergoing maintenance, wade is said to have repelled inside from an upper window. more than a year went by before police were able to recover the $200,000 dmar a large storage container. investigators say wade kept in richmond. >> we'd get calls all the time. i had friends saying i saw your car on the freeway freeway. i'm like there is more than one convertible lamb bore geney. we'd get reports, well, finding out he was driving it. brave kid. >> reporter: wade is also

accused of a serious crime, trying to murder a girl he was interested in. we heard wade rode up in a motorcycle and shot at her several times. she was not injured. the motorcycle was also found inside of that storage container. he faces 30 years to life in prison. i asked fieri what happened to the lamb genie. he says the insurance company kept it and he's not buying another, he's going to stick to american-made cars. live in san rafael, abc 7 news. gusty winds blew down trees all over the bay area last night. one dramatic scene was here in danville. work crews have been removing a redwood that nearly crushed the roof of a home. right above a bedroom. she's okay. the house has been red tagged with a cottage in the backyard. the cottage was not damaged

but two units share the same lines. >> a train was coming through the neighborhood. just a loud, booming sound we had no idea what it was. we leapt out of our chairs and there it was. a dead tree fell on to a house in antioch on west 6th street. look at this, the branches sliced through the ceiling where a man and baby were sleeping. he was injured with scratches on his back. the baby was not hurt. >> sky 7 flew over sighera drive in pitsburg. last night residents told to shelter in place because of downed power lines. >> fierce winds overnight blew over six big rigs and a pickup truck. one driver helped his wife. the wind so strong, 70 miles per hour, the cars and trucks were being blown from lane to

lane. several drivers commented the wind was bad, slow blowing expand dirt made visibility difficult. one driver suffered minor injuries. >> snow blanketed parts of the high sierra overnight prompting chain restrictions there. here is a look at conditions. sierra ski resorts say six inches fell overnight. taking a look at our lake tahoe tv camera here, heavenly says it received six to eight inches of fresh powder, opening day set for november 22. let's check in with spencer christian with more with the winds. >> okay. well, thankfully, i can see things are calmer here in the bay area. taking a look at peak wind gusts. 75 miles per hour. these are the reporte reported -- recorded gusts by midnight.

wind have calmed down as you can see right now, gusts up to 29 miles per hour at sfo with 32 in napa. around 20 miles per hour gusts at san carlos and half moon bay. taking a look at light scattered showers near monterey moving into areas like carmel valley. but not very wide he spread. light scattered showers along interstate 5. into the sierra a mix of rain and snow. snow in higher elevations above 5,000 feet. rain bee low. we have a winter weather advisory in effect for a stretch of the sierra there. back here in the bay area nearly four tenths of an inch. over an inch and you can see

lighter amounts in other locations including south bay mountains. it's tapering off here, we'll take a look at the forecast in just a few minute autos thank you very much. >> remember, you can get alerts and radar by down loading abc 7 news weather app. >> yes. it's easy to down load, too. go to abc 7 news/apps. >> attorney for the owner of a senior care facility is firing back today saying a dozen elderly patients were not abandoned over the weekend. looking at what happened that prompted a panicked call to 911 saturday. we're live along apricot way. >> there is nobody here today. the valley springs care center but there are lots of unanswered questions about how a temporary license suspension was handled by the owner and state and local agency that's were supposed to be watching

over this facility. two days after sheriffs cleared residents out of a nursing home, the attorney for the owner of the facility told abc 7 news evacuation was a gross overreaction. >> this is done in a panic. it's a tragedy. public affairs officer claimed residents were abandoned. there was appropriate staffing at the facility. >> the attorney for the woman who owns valley springs mannor care. manuel notified by social services her license was temporarily suspended effective thursday evening. about half of the elderly clients were moved and 14 remained. by saturday, a staff member called 911. >> we just get up there and find the 14 people with nobody really there to care for them. paramedics and ambulance

company and got them transported to the hospitals. that is what happened. >> no one at manuel's home answered the door but her attorney told us residents were never abandoned and three staff members were with them when sheriffs moved nchl a spokesman says they were monitoring valley springs. >> quote, owner indicated they would need a level of care ask supervision of the individuals throughout the weekend. the 14 patients were all transported to area hospitals to be checked out. alameda county adult services works to relocate them. in castro valley, abc 7 news. >> a part of busy shattock avenue is closed because of a suspicious package. it's shut down to vehicles and pedestrians between bankroft way near cal campus. another suspicious package

found near telegraph avenue. the area is shut down now as well. >> sky 7 over a fire at san francisco mission district this afternoon. flames engulfed a three-story building on 26th street near valencia. the fire spread to two other buildings, causing heavy damage to all of them. about 100 firefighters responded to this fire. a man in one building described what he saw when he went outside after smelling smoke. >> it was intense. and the building was fire. we're going to be okay. you know? >> the fire department brought the fire under control just after, just before 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. no one was injured, thankfully. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> crews put out a small wildfire burning this afternoon. sky 7 hd was overhead. containment complicated because of the steep terrain

and trees. the fire briefly closed san pablo road burning near a east bay mudd facility. >> in santa rosa, details about the sheriff deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, andy lopez who police say was holding a replica of an ak 47. wayne freedman has more and reports tonight the sheriff has broken his silence. >> when investigators from santa rosa police department arrived at the sheriff's office this afternoon, they weren't saying much about last week's shooting death of the 13-year-old andy lopez but the sheriff's department opened up a little today in the form of the sheriff himself. >> they can never take back what happened. we can express our sorrow to the lopez family and kmuchbl kmuchblt -- community. the way we make it right so to speak is cooperate fully with the investigation being conducted by the santa rosa and petaluma police departments, cooperate with

the district attorney's office and then, grand jury when they review the case after the district attorney. >> at place where a sheriff deputy shot andy lopez seven times for carrying a pellet-shooting replica of an ak 47, more anger its maddening what they did. they used excessive force so justice is that that one sheriff, that one sheriff, the one that did it to get prosecuted. he needs to do time. >> today that sheriff deputy has a name and history. his name eric, he's been with the dopt 24 years, he's a firearms instruct skbror a nation ylly known figure. a writer on the subject of deadly force n s.w.a.t. magazine an article he took a tough stance on threatening situations wrote in part today is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home z quote if you cannot turn on the mean gene for

yourself, who will? if you find yourself in an ambush, you need to turn on that mean gene. i told investigators he feared for his life when the 13-year-old turned and pointed the toy gun in his direction. those articles prompted no simp path yes for the deputy. >> just seems like a trigger happy guy just -- that just make meez more mad. >> the sheriff says the officer remains on leave he is having a difficult time. >> as is the community. >> there are new developments in the case of san francisco parks worker charged with running over and killing a woman sun bathing in a park in september. a judge restricted his driving privileges. he he can only drive to take his kids to school or attend

counseling sessions. >> still ahead at abc 7 news at 4:00 several people killed because of a fierce steerm cross britain. >> delicate res kuf a horse after it got trapped in about six feet of water. we'll have that. >> it's report card day for apple. will wall street be happy? that story still to come. >> taking a look at traffic it's pretty smooth for those drivers on the righthand side. screen making their way south. it's a slow crawl to the lower deck of the bay bridge for the rest of the drivers out there.

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fire crews in colorado pitched in to rescue this horse that had fallen into a water well. rescuers fastened a harness around him. you saw just a moment ago he did hang upside down but soon, right side up and feeling -- appears to be feeling fine. the owner says he escaped sometime in the night. >> i wonder if they understand people are helping them. >> yeah. right. there is a rope around their neck, right? >> samsung teams up with nba

and why facebook marketing is failing. >> good afternoon, samsung is hosting its first global developers conference here in san francisco. 1300 developers attended the first day of the three-day conns frens focused on building samsung apps for all devices. this comes as electronic maker is stepping up efforts to compete with its rival. samsung sign a deal to supply the basketball league with smart phones to view curbside. the deal worth $100 million. is facebook failing marketers? according to a report the social network could be. rechers say facebook hasn't revolutionized marketing and continues on display ads. for wrester says it does little to support social

experiences. stocks in the u.s. closing mixed today on weaker than forecast economic data. your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher lead led by gains of juniper networks and aprilel. children becoming more tech savvy at a younger age. the nonprofit found 38% of children under two have used mobile devices and that use of the devices by children tripled in last couple years. screen time, however is going down because surprise lig kids are watching less television. from bloomberg studios i'm emily chang, dan, carolyn, back to you. >> the death frol a severe storm in europe has risen to 13. the uk and germany hit hardest. hurricane-force gusts knocked

down trees and left hundreds of thousands without power and snarled transportation network as cross europe. officials report at least five deaths, four people killed monday, adding to two beths off the german coast yesterday. >> the island that ushered millions into the united states is receiving visitors for the first time since super storm andy hit. the buildings at ellis island reopened today. the ground zero open, but a million photographs are still in storage as buildings are being fixed and upgraded. sandy caused $77 million in damage to ellis island and the statue of liberty. >> so iconic, nice to have them back up and lun -- running. >> that is bizarre. >> very, very strong, powerful cold low pressure system. strong winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour in places. things have calmed down a lot

today. here is a lk at live doppler 7 hd. and you can see that we still have a few clouds around and some spotty moisture down in places, parts of the santa cruz mountains and near monterey bay. some light scattered showers now. then, up north, a freeze warning in affect overnight during 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for points north of clover dale up through parts of mendocino county. going to be chilly up there. nice, calm blue skies over the bay here looking southeastward here at abc 7. it's 56 degrees in san francisco. 60 oakland. upper 50s to low 60s in half moon bay. another live view looking westward, temperatures low to mid-60s. one more live

cool overnight, cool tomorrow, wednesday, milder thurgs, friday. -- thursday, here is the cold low pressure system producing a stormy weather we've had last night. we animate maps pulling away frus over next day or two. and by wednesday morning, sunny skies and chilly overnight. sunny days i should say partly cloudy conditions. but we'll see cool but not quite that cold weather over the remainder of the bay area. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. high temperatures about 60, 62, 63 around the bay and inland.

and here is the accu-weather forecast. dry, mild for trickers and treaters. mildest day friday with highs into mid-70s around bait and inland. saturday night into sunday, mild over the weekend. may be slightly cooler monday. >> usually trick or treat. i want to do trick and treat. >> thank you very much. >> coming up next a do over on "dancing with the stars". going live to l.a. for a preview of the competition, prom yigs a surprise. >> after 4:30, it's news and satire. a new cable network

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selling more iphones than expected compared to a are year ago. >> that includes just two

weeks of sales from the iphone 5 s. we're live with what appears to be very good news. >> yes. good news. you know? apple under pressure to come up with killer apps and devices and time in addition to pleasing shareholders. the report indicated earnings were strong, but down for the third quarter compared to last year. apple talking about the passion to come up with great technology. it has ipads and lap tops ready for holiday season. but has to play to wall street. apple stock is down about 25% from all time high of $705 a share just over a year ago. paul sloon is c net news editor in chief. we talked to him via skip. >> i play wall street, too. apple is a mindful company. for years, steve jobs was

directive of wall street, it's important. >> tote, it sold close to 30 million iphones. ceo tim cook told reporters that apple's success tied to customer satisfaction, usage and customer loyalty. apple going after consumers in china, making 60% of the revenue from international sales. also getting pressure from carl icon. who would like to see apple spend for stock buy backs. apple's quarterly profit several hundred million lower than a year ago. it faces competition from samsung. >> there are more tablets out there than back in 2007 when apple came out with iphone. but i think apple continued to release a product that is very high quality, people want.

that exceeds or equal to competition out there. >> obama administration announced it's granting a six-week extension for americans to sign up for health insurance and avoid paying penalties. the deadline is now march 31. this is the wake of technical problem wtz health care.gov web site you've heard b yesterday a data center went down, stopping online enrollment. officials to face tough questions on capitol hill this week. web site has undergone a make over. the image of a woman known as obama care girl has been replaced by a graphic. president obama's social media operation fell victim to

hackers. links april yeerg on the twitter feed and facebook page redirected users to a graphic video reportedly produced by syrian electric >> well, doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson is out of jail. >> if you weren't so ignorant, you would know he was not convicted of murder. >> the exchange overshadowed an uneventful release from jaichl he slipped out of the back door, out of sight of reporters. he served two years of a four year sentence fog causing the death by providing him with an overdose of an anesthetic. >> he had 20 years of service as a physician.

he was given a maximum term and they didn't let him out a minute early. >> he is appealing his conviction and seeking to have his license reinstated. an attorney for the late singer's mother released a statement, we hope he can never practice medicine again and will not hurt another patient. >> penn state paying $60 million. the school says the money will be paid to 26 young men following negotiation that's lasted about a year. a man accused of tempering with a fair ride he was operating appeared in a courtroom today, facing three counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon accused of

tampering with safety devices on the vortex ride. after the ride had been inspected. five people were thrown when it started up again before they can get off. the judge refused to lower his $225,000 bail. >> two of four inmates are back in custody. how inmates managed to get away.. >> there is an excess, you know on the pods to the world of air conditioning and pots. it worked. >> someone saw four men in orange jump suits running down the street not far from the jail that. is a good clue. two captured today after being spotted in a town about 18 miles away. >> well, still ahead a special retirement ceremony for a

police officer. >> getting hit once by lightning is plenty. but twice? you're going to hear from a man's frightening experience, next. >> looking from sutro tower clouds in the bay area skies. are there more showers? find out in the accu-weather forecast. >> taking a look at traffic right now. this is interstate 680. there is a lot of cars out there. everyone is

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a texas man survives being struck by lightning stris twis. >> the 31-year-old was in a off road racing competition. a storm rolled nchl he was under a tree, first hit by lightning he dropped to his niece and struck a second time. he says he saw sparks going everywhere. >> went across my chest. i had discoloration writ would have popped out. a nurse cared fr him until he was taken to the hospital. doctors tell him he'll have a continuingelling sensation for about a week. >> i'll bet. can you imagine that? >> he is lucky that is all he's got to could be contend w -- w with. >> let's check in now with

spencer christian. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. we're looking at mainly clear, sky conditions right now but we do have scattered light showers. and sprinkles throughout the day. some contain enough to produce light scattered showers. other locations we do have some light moisture moving through. nationally tomorrow a mainly dry weather picture, there are clouds and may be showers in the northern to central plains over to mississippi valley. sunny southeast, mild down there. mild in the southwest as well. giving you snow showers over central rockies. clouds up north, sunnier and mild yes, near south coast now, could be showers. and just off the central coast

there may be light scattered showers as well. here in the bay area, it's going to be cool. with partly cloudy skies, high temperatures between 60s and 63 degrees around bait and inland. cooler on the coast. highs reaching into mid to upper 50s but milder in the week. >> thank you. >> coming up next, singer chris brown is in trouble again for assault. what police are saying about this altercation. >> also, advice one group has for parents when it comes for rules on the use of electronic devices by young people. >> here is david muir with a look at world news at 5:30. >> great to see you. coming up from miami tonight exclusive one on one with the president. how does he explain listening in on other world leader phone calls? a deadly storm system hitting the uk tonight and big problems for the halloween forecast in this country.

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residents in rockridge raised tens of thousands online to hire private security guards. residents started three different crowd funding campaigns after casual carpoolers were robbed last month. two campaigns raised $48,000. the third continuing through october 31. starting next month, security guards from vma security group travel rockridge in black sedan was occasional foot patrols, only reporting crimes to oakland police, not making any arrests. >> officials in washington, d.c. decided to reduce assault charges against singer chris brown to a misdemeanor releasing him from jail. brown appeared in a courtroom this afternoon. he was arrested yesterday, charged with felony assault

after an altercation outside of the "w" hotel. a man claims brown ask a bodyguard both punched him in the face after the man tried to get a photo. brown is expected back in court next month. >> checking healthy living news that have the noon, researchers say they have identified 11 new genes linked to an increased risk of developing alzheimer's disease. researchers analyzed data in 15 countries to identify more genes linked to the disease. among the study's moatable findings a discovery suggesting an immune system seems to ply a role in the risks. the discovery brings the pool of genes known to be associated with alzheimer's to 21. a new study is prompting cdc to recommend all children receive a flu shot. the cdc research shows 40% of the children who die from flu between 2004 and 2012 were

healthy, meaning they did not have chronic conditions. the total of 830 u.s. children died from flu during that time span. many of them passed away before admitted to the hospital or within three days of symptom on set. american academy of pediatrics urging parents to limit the amount of time their kids engage in social media saying smart phones should stay out of bedrooms and kids should spend no more than two hours on social media and internet saying unrestricted access can have serious conseek qens, linked with violence, cyber bullying, school woes, obesity and lack of sleep. >> america's newest cable network launches today. fusion, a joint vision between abc and uni vision wants to be the viewing for millions of 18-34-year-olds.

>> nerk's -- america's newest cable network hits the air wave tonight kick off with a song about the big venture between abc news and spanish-language giant uni vision. it promises to be a first of its kind channel, reaching out to 18-to 2434-year-old viewer autos we're going present content we think speaks to a millenial audience, we want to infuse humor in almost everything we do. we want to break some of the conventions of traditional television news and information. >> while the network has chosen a conventional host, respected uni vision veteran anchor jorj ramos the style

and topics will be geared towards a younger audience, including on the morning show. hosts sharing excitement on gma today. >> morning show for a new generation of hispanics who speak english, and their friends. >> it's not just for hispanics it's all in english. offering a different, and fun... new approach to cable tv. >> i thits its going to be a place people are going to want to be. >> it will reach a million homes nationwide, launching with an excusive interview with the president. >> fusion currently available through at and tu verse cable. a mounted police officer is hanging up his spurs. >> yes. today, its his last day. >> part of a tradition, spurs

nailed above the front door of lefty odoule's restaurant. >> just an unbelievable expeer yerngs everybody is happy to see you. >> it's great. >> he grew up rigd horses in el salvador. what a great career. >> yes. >> still ahead on abc 7 news, you can buy a piece of silicon valley's next big thing. >> yes. the new way you can become an investor for start up companies. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up at 5:00 menlo park couple killed walking their dog. the record of the woman police believe is responsible. also, new video of the worst storm europe has

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we've seen inventors using web sites like kick starter to get products off the ground but soon, products won't be the only things sold on the sites. a decision paves the way for entrepreneurs to sell you a piece of their company over the internet. >> four months ago, we started the product. >> the company took off. he had been making household items but this dog bowl was an overnight success. from selling 100 a month, he's now selling 1,000. >> we need to produce a lot more of the product. within short amount of time. and it's -- a lot more capitol. i've been asking friends and family to support it. >> but soon, he can have a wider audience, and so could the makers of other specialty products. they'll able to sell a piece of the company. >> this is exciting because

they've never been able to invest in these companies, local company was stories you care about. >> mark hatch is ceo of tech shop. it's abuzz over a decision by sec letting entrepreneurs raise money, offering a stake in their start ups. the head of the investment site equity net explained via skip. >> anyone with a retirement portfolio and wants to what they think may be the next facebook will be able to do so. >> the new regulations mean it could be easier to bring specialized product like this to market and also means they may have to deal with investor relations. >> you have to figure out thousand keep your partner whole. so that brk becomes an

important task. >> it's limited to $10,000. >> you'll see an explosion of the small companies doing remarkable and interesting thing autos after a comment period, sec could finalize the law by january to, take affect in the spring. >> turns out job satisfaction may be like wine getting better with time. a study says nine out of 10 workers say they're very, or somewhat satisfied with jobs and showing satisfaction rise was age. older workers generally climbed career ladder and have typically reached position was higher job security. abc 7 news at 5:00s right now. >> thank you. coming up menlo park couple died in a dui crash and the lengthy police report of the

woman arrested in the accident. and a celebrity chef talks about the marin teenager charged with stealing his fancy car. >> cleaning up from a wind storm toppled trees, and even snow in the sierra. >> live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast sent yes, how long the cold storm will last and what is up for halloween, coming up. smaller branches calling where they lay. good evening. >> i'm dan ashley ai. windy night leads to a busy day of cleaning across the bay area. >> a 30 pound chimney

protector fell on to the roof. >> and you'll have to find another way to get around part of the great highway in san francisco. the area between slope and lincoln is closed to get rid of the sand. >> and a couple cars were damaged in the process. >> now, abc 7 news begins our live coverage for us tonight. carolyn? >> accu-weather forecast. in a yard full of trees one is missing and it's a casualty of the blustery winds. the winds were howling last night. they knew they'd be busy today. job one, danville. moving redwood that's nearly crushed the roof above a bedroom. she's okay. the house is not. it's been red tagged. and so has this couple's cottage in the backyard. the crashing tree disrupted

their dinner party last night. >> it's sounding like a train coming through the neighborhood just this loud booming sound. and we had no idea what was it last night a tree fell on to a house. and branches sliced ceiling where a man and baby were sleeping. the tree still rests in the backyard, debris litters the bed. this shot from sky 7 show how's a toppled tree tore up a sidewalk. >> when trees get thick and heavy, they're weighted. winds stop them. >> and parents deal with insurance, young jonathan is enjoying the experience