very -- too much. >> for the car driving by on the left a sign fell right. across town, the score board collapsed in pieces. an administrator says students are worried about next year. >> this morning we came to assess damage and found out it's gone. all gone. we have no idea how to pay for best of the solar panels and in danville, winds caused power to go out just as dancers were beginning to perform once audiences turned off cell phones dancers performed one of their routines. >> this is like one of my favorite moments. so this is

awesome. >> in contra costa county, abc7 news. >> well, it's not just contra costa county dealing with toppled trees from wind. sky seven hd captured this tree that fell across the street and this is on piedmont avenue. so the homeowner waiting for the city. take a look at this tree that used to be in the ground near lake merit nochlt longer. and we're learning about how the wind caused two deaths overnight. a man died in east

oakland. leanne? >> by 11:00, pub lishg works received 190 calls for help with this. stuff like this. downed trees, and fallen limbs as well. but that is not unusual. what is unusual is the depth of the two people. william looks up at the big tree that lost a limb last night. winds brought it down but it's where it landed that shocked him most. on top of a man. >> one branch hit him. >> the man died in front of his house. this is more dangerous because the power lines also came down. the tree has a red x mark on it. it was not on the list to be cut down because it's

on private property. it should have been done by the owners of the house. >> this is dangerous because branchs are still really dangling when there is a little bit of wind. so they need to cut that tree down. >> another man died last night on skyline boulevard when he tried to avoid hitting a downed tree while driving. inspectors say homeowners need to be more vigilant when it comes to their trees. >> the wind took advantage of this defect. you have two trunks coming together. >> the agency says now is the time to inspect your trees before the next storm. >> wind sent a large pine tree crashing last night. nobody was hurt. it did damage the top of

the camper shell. wind took down a tree in a bowling alley parking lot. this landed just feet from a roof. >> firefighters are making head way on this fire burning 300 acres. evacuations in effect since midnight. and are expected to be lifted at 6:00 this evening or so. the fire is 50% contained. pg&e crews working to restore power thousands of residents tonight. 10,000 people are still without power now in the east bay. and north bay, 2700 customers waiting to get electricity turned back on. now, you can learn about weather in our neighborhood with our

weather app >> a judge called joseph nayso an evil man for before sentencing him to death. the prosecution presented evidence two of more and talked about the photographs he kept about victims. nayso insisted he's innocent saying evidence was planted the judge told nayso, he said you being in the world made this world a worse place. it's not clear if he will be ex-suited. a day care worker will spend 30 years to life in prison for child abuse. keith woodhouse convicted of sexually abusing nine children. several young victims testified he touched them inappropriately. the staff of a teenager is prompting new legislation to regulate toy guns arcs announcing imitation firearm

safety act. the bill amending what a imitation firearm is and what the toys have to look like. this after this young boy, andy lopez was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy last month. that deputy mistook the toy gun for an ak 47. >> let's turn your attention now to 50th anniversary of the death of president john f kennedy in dallas. join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgerald kennedy. >> and that marked the moments when shots rang out and killed the president in 1963 on this date. let's go live now to

dallas for more from christine dobbin, who is there. christine? >> reporter: dan for those who remember that date they say kennedy inspired a generation and gave them a lot of hope, hope that was renewed after today's service. it was serious and understated. for many attending a way for them and a city to heal. >> when you're born in this state and this happened in your state, you're proud of your state we needed a closure to just say we're okay. he was a great person. >> 50 yearsing ayoet city was labelled full of hate when jfk was shot and killed. >> i'm sorry it wasn't more beautiful weather but it's a testament to commitment of the people who wanted to commemorate his, and recognize him, they're here anyway. >> reporter: voices sang, bells

tolled and silence said so much. >> he was young to be president. it didn't seem so if you were younger, still. he was ambitious to make it a better world. and so were we. >> reporter: if they remembered the dark day, they felt it in their hearts. >> the history and what happened is the first good news event i rememb remember. >> and it's a war those not born to never forget tox commemorate the day a special monument unveiled with some of the words from the speech he was supposed to give that day. reporting live in dallas, abc7 news. >> christine, thank you. president kennedy's assassination is vivid in the minds of many people, david wallace recall that had horrific day during a tribute today. 50 years ago he was a teenager who

saw kennedy at the airport and waited for the motorcade. he got close enough to see the president just after he had been shot. outside of the hospital he picked up a rose left by the first lady inside of the president's car. >> took the rose i went back to school. i carried the rose around all day. and just cried. from one of my classmates to another i went home and saw my mother and dad wex cried. >> wallace still has that rose. the ceremony included a moment of silence to mark the death. a bust of the president was unveiled at today's ceremony. new developments in the abuse of a student at san jose state. coming up, reaction from the family. how a major civil rights group is stepping in. >> we know what caused bart to shut down. stranding riders for hours. and... new video from the

tornado that hit the mid west what. one man did that has soci

tonight, bart's largest union is considering legal action just one day after the board approved a contract agreement that ended the strike without a family leave provision. union call that's unprecedented. management insists that was included by mistake. the bay area's dependence on bart was highlighted when a computer problem shut down bart office for hours overnight. bart says a network server upgrade caused it to go off line for a time,

stranding passengers. >> it's frustrating. you know? >> they need to start from crash scratch. they create more problems than necessary. >> they think they have a better communications strain. >> service restored after 7:00 in the morning. we used our abc7 news app to get the word out the minute this resumed, the app is free for your tablet or smart phone. very easy to down load. >> we're learning new details about three white san jose state freshman charged with a hate crime. campus police discovered other hate materials in one of the student's rooms. david? >> details are included in this police report and complaint. it indicates one of the students had nazi symbols, a picture of

adolf hitler and a confederate flag in the dorm room. the hazing happen hadded in suite 704. the campus police report says last week, the victim returned to the suite and found a racial insult on a dry erase board in the common area. the" n "word a resident manager contacted police officers found nazi symbols in one red bed room and learned of pranks targeting the victim the victim told campus police he felt safe in the suite but stayed in his bedroom most of the time. suite has a common living and kitchen area with four individual bedrooms and two shared bathrooms. the police report details pranks such as hiding the victim's shoes. we have confirmed one has surrendered. four students had been suspended by the district attorney won't name, confirm or comment the victim's parents saying as a

family we're deeply disturbed by horrific behaviors taken place against our son. our immediate focus is his protection wex appreciate the efforts put forward due to the sensitivity of the investigation we're requesting pry vassy. most students tell us campus is diverse and inclusive, one student claims she was a victim of racial hazing and she reported it but didn't think anyone was disciplined. one of them put dish soap in juice after me, after us having meetings to address the situations going on. and so after that, the solution was to move me to a different room. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> the wife of an 85-year-old korean war veteran is making her first public comments now. lee newman says she thinks a misunderstanding led to her husband, merrill being taken off

a plane as he was about to leave north korea. she's pleading to send her husband home. the state department says it's in contact with the seedish embass yes to try to help out. >> a man suspected of throwing a woman's dog into traffic during a robbery has been arrested. police say they took him into custody. he's accused of robbing a woman sitting in her car. police say the dog started barking so he grabbed the dog and threw her into the street. and a death a francisco zoo tonight. banana sam, the small squirrel monkey gaining world wide fame has died from heart disease. the disappearance triggered a social media frenzy.

years old. >> there is video of this week's devastating tornado in the mid west we want to show you. a man who shot it lives in washington, illinois. the area you can see here is where his house once stood. everything goes back. he and his daughter stay safe. it's intense.

>> oh, my god! >> our house is freaking destroyed. i'm in shock. let's go. come on. >> less than one minute passed the time he was outside until the house was destroyed. one minute, it's gone. he posted this video online in the hope more people understand realities of this disaster and how devastating it was. you can watch the whole thing on my facebook page. i'm talking about it with my friends, it's unbelievable. you can join the conversation >> strong winds sent a tree crashing into a house, virtually destroying it. take a look. the pine split this home in half.

the tree cut right through a bedroom and kitchen. it also landed on a wood stove, and that set the living room on fire. neighbors say firefighters had to dodge more tree branchs. >> just unbelievable. >> just howling last night, as you know. >> let's see if it's calmed down a little bit. >> winds are cooperating for a change. >> thank goodness. >> yes. >> it's a calm scene here. you can see clear skies we have windy concerns let's talk about live doppler # hd. and winds that we're still tracking. beautiful day today, temperatures warming up. areas into upper 60s to mid-70s. check out winds. gusting to about 44 miles per hour at knoxville

creek. we still have 32 miles per hour winds from the north. not terribly windy compared to yesterday. and when checking out humidity, it drys us out. 7% humidity. you're probably feeling it a little bit. 11% oakland. so tonight we're expecting the chill. now, wind is going to remain up we're going to continue to monitor the wind gusts up to 50 possible. if traveling to seera nevada they're going to continue to see gusty winds, northeastern gusts over ridges. 70 to 90 miles per hour. east

bay hills camera, it's clear out there. temperatures 67 san francisco. mountain view. traffic doesn't like so great. mild in santa rosa. 60s everywhere else. here is the view from our kgo roof camera. you can see how nice it is outside. gusty winds tonight. sunny skies and mild. and it's a rainy outlook for thanksgiving. check out winds. tonight at 6:00 p.m still gusty, strongest into the north bay. you'll see in wee hours, winds gusting. 52 miles per hour in santa rosa. we'll keep them up there in the morning. if you have early plans for weekend. but winds subsiding into afternoon. rain starts to

appear, thanksgiving, wet. if you're traveling it's going to be slick, slow going. in the morning, temperatures are going to call. it's going to be colder than morning. make sure you dress warmly for plans and you can enjoy sunshine. breezy conditions some spots. so just gorgeous weather for the big game. sunny skies if you're going to the game, looks terrific. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast, we're going to keep it into the 60s most of the weekend and next week. dry conditions through tuesday. cooler weather with rain continuing for thanksgiving. so keep that in mind. you're going to need to

sport rain gear for holiday travel and beyond that. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, i love it up here for a change. >> thank you. >> have a great weekend. well, just ahead from save youring body to skin. that is finney's friday free stuff, next. and a local dream season interrupted by a tragedy 50 years ago. new at

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school's aggression concussion efforts so good they've received congressional attention. >> thank you. >> see you then. thousands of young salmon now filling up dry creeks in sonoma county. >> about 2000 salmon released today this, is part of a $1.8 million restoration project. >> the goal is to restore endangered coho and steelhead salmon back into the waters of the north bay. >> the project covers about six miles downstream. >> it's a joint effort between army corps of engineers and sonoma county water agency. >> and beautiful surroundings. >> righ >> true. >> nice office to go to. >> marvelous chips. >> brings chips back. >> thanks for joining us. world news coming up next. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of

us here, world news is next. we'll see you again at 6:00. welcome to world news tonight. on the march, a powerful flash flood. water rescues, strong winds. are our holiday plans across the country about to be up ended? >> the hero behind the wheel a brave driver saved her small passengers from a hijacker. and a president remembered. america, 50 years ago. and tonight the first lady who showed strength in grief. >> i said if anything happens we're all going to stay right here with you. >> the secret interview recorded just months after his death.