to the base by speeding past guards. >> the bomb squad was called out to the scene after the fire was extinguished. the driver's identity has not been released by police. and authorities are not jet saying whether terrorism was involved. good evening. >> now to our other breaking story, a dam in the foothills of california is holding firm at this hour, but there's still concern that it could fail. >> you're watching new video from the mariposa fire department. the dam is moccasin dam. water has flooded the california fisher and trout hatchery there. 900 employees have been evacuated safably. >> the reservoir provides water

to san francisco and santa clara. this is a map showing it's location. floodwaters should be contain bid the rez bar one mime downstream of the dam. and now we want you to take a good look at this picture just in to our newsroom, part of highway 132 in the sierra foothills, completely washed away by the floodwater today. this stretch of highway 132 is by granite springs, that's about 20 miles south of moccasin and not far from don pedro reservoir. now to the police shooting in san francisco. >> police say the suspected gunman in that shooting has died. >> sirens rang out as police ran toward the barbershop. the suspect was sh an officer was shot and he's

seen crawling away from the danger. >> a lot of people heard and saw the gun fire. >> they spoke with abc7 news anchor eric thomas who's live at the scene. >> as you guys said, the suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital. the police officer who was injured underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his leg. two others were injured and they have been released from the hospital. but for the businesses that line geneva avenue, the fear is going to be around for a while. >> reporter: the amazon barbershop the morning after the shooting, the floor splintered by gunshots that fell short, the walls showing shots that came too close and an owner showing concern about his wounded colleague. >> the guy in the last chair, he got shot in the hip. >> taken from cameras at a

hardware store a couple of doors down, it showings police responding to a call of a person with a gun. curious neighbors walk over to take everyone scatters when they hear the bullets. >> reporter: this is the suspect identified by relatives as jihad eid of san francisco. police say he was sitting in this barber chair when the police rushed in. the barber did not want to go on camera, but he told me he tried to duck, but he was so close, that the suspect actually fell on top of him after he was hit. >> i'm surprised he's still alive. and like everyone says, he should go to church, light a candle, after he goes to church, play the lottery because he's the luckiest person on earth right now. >> reporter: some of the wounded were brought while they waited

for paramedics. he says he'll never forget it. >> what happened here tonight is traumatic and should never happen in anyone's neighborhood. >> eric thomas, abc7 news. the sun is out now, but overnight rain caused all kinds of trouble all around the bay area. in sonoma county, a fallen tree caused damage to a house in monte rio. and you're looking at what happened after strong winds toppled a tree in san rafael. fortunately nobody was inside the cars when that tree fell. for what's happening right now on live doppler 7, let's get to meteorologist sandhy patel. when you take a look back at what happened this morning, we got dumped on with some heavy rain, had some flooding reports, over half a dozen, some debris

flow, look at what's happening to our east. we are seeing numerous thunderstorms and those thunderstorms are leading to some major concerns. there's imminent failure of the moccasin dam, obviously people have to move to higher ground. flash flood warning until 2:15 tomorrow. sfo, oakland winds gusting to 35 miles an hour. tracking our next storm, it's a cold storm heading our way. we'll take a look at how it ranks on our storm impact scale and when you can expect some showers. rain in the north bay lid to some problems on the roads there. >> reporter: in santa rosa, the difference between life and death from a falling tree may be due to little more than wind direction and fate. >> we seen it kind of swaying, be we didn't know that this big thing could fall. >> emily dwarfed by this tree

that fell outside of her condominium. >> it felt like an earthquake, like a big bang. >> reporter: the giant oak missed her home, but not this car parked on the street. a large bay tree fell on a house at roughly 8:00 a.m., as for the rest of sonoma county? in other places the more predictable minor calamities, at the junction of highway 12 and 121 in melville, there's a history of flash floods, today another one on queue, the driver of that toyota escaped welt but uninjured. we also saw flooding on this roadway. an overall theme, a forgettable storm. for most of us. but not for angelina. what's the lesson here? >> that maybe an angel was watching over us, or maybe we

got lucky because that's a big tree. close call in folsom as a car gets trapped in a flooded roadway. the fire department took this dramatic picture this morning as a rescue crew went across what looks like a raging river. a man climbs outside of the window and gets on top of the car, the crew in the boat then tosses a rope to that driver could crawl to safety. fires and pg&e's plan to reduce the threat from wildfires. that story tonight. >> reporter: following the massive wildfires that devastated part of sonoma and napa counties, pg&e says it wants to be pro active and

prevent other such events. as part of the plan, pg&e wants to add to its network of weather stations across california, to monitor conditions and risks in real time. >> then we'll be able to plan and respond much like we do now with storms. >> reporter: prevention they say is key, that's why during the fire season, they'll be in contact with cal fire. they'll also contract with out of state firefighters also on stand by. >> also to protect our infrastructure and also utility workers as they are out on the field 1307bding. >> reporter: the utility company will continue it's vegetation management plan but will also concentrate on keeping trees and limbs far from power lines, spacing them farther apart to prevent line on line contact during windstorms. wood poles will eventually be a

thing of the past, as they are replaced with nonmaterial. jerry hill has been a critic of the utility company. he says they're late to the game. >> they're doing the right thing, the problem is it's taken them 10 years to do the right thing. >> reporter: some of these new measures are already being implemented, others will take years, even decades to complete. in san francisco, abc7 news. furniture that falls over. >> the hidden hazard in your home and what to do about it, that's next. the nba dancer, the good samaritan and the latch tp top . plus the local museum drawing a fine line over taking pictures. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine.

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it's a crime sweeping the bay area, lap top thefts on a daily basis. but one incident had the victim and a good samaritan fighting back. >> i was like catching up to him, i was like god is with me right now, i am going to get my lap top back. >> reporter: this dramatic scene is how these two complete stringers ended up foiling a popular crime here in the east bay. candy doll was working at the starbucks in castro valley monday night. when out of nowhere, a young woman appears. >> she was standing right next to the counter. she just like swiped my lap top and started running. >> i just heard this woman cry, give me my lap topnd i looked up and i saw a woman chasing her. >> without even looking up, she

swings into action and runs after the thief and misty. >> i never ran that fast before. >> whatever she's come, i'm doing with her. >> they followed the system to a getaway car. >> i ripped the door open and went in after her. and there was some struggle, i grabbed my lab top, she pulled my hair and i just tried to get out of her grasp. >> they thought they had like a week victim, but she's a salve raj. >> i know what you're thinking, taking matters into your own hands is not always the best idea. >> she chased down those suspects and got her lap top back, i say we're hiring at the sheriff's office, so if she wants a job, please give us a call because we're looking for people like that. >> while she says she's going to stick to being a coach and a

delivery driver, it's something both won't forget about any time soon. >> i just have a great appreciation for this human right here, i think she is amazing. facebook could be slapped with a $2 trillion fine over the cambridge analytica scandal. if the company is found to have violated the ftc consent decree, reports say each violation could cost $40,000, it's estimated 50 million users had their personal information shared with cambridge an meanwhile politicians in washington are willing to take up ceo mark zuckerberg's testimony about the scandal. the house intelligence committee says zuckerberg is the right witness to provide answers to the american people. the panel will send him a letter very soon.

now to consumer news about the potential danger of dressers. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with, these things can be far more dangerous than you think? >> all too often i tell you about a piece of furniture tipping over and killing or injuring a child. and parents may be surprised to find that dressers are not to be inspected. it's a scary thing to experience, dressers tipping over during consume reports demonstration of furniture stability. it's something janet mcgee knows all too well. >> when i opened the door even further, right in front of me was his dresser that had fallen forward, and immediately, oh, my god, it's so quiet in here, he has to be under it.

>> her 22-month-old son ted suffered fatal injuries when a dresser toppled on top of him. >> i remember feelin i hope this is a dream, but knowing it was and dream. >> ikea later recalled the dresser and has since changed it's design. and did not respond to request for comment about the incident involving ted mcgee. but here's the question, how stable are new dressers currently on the market? consumer reports bought 24 models from different furniture manufacturers and evaluated them based on three different tests. three of them passed all the tests, while 11 failed at least one test. models from south shore and ameriwood among others failed a 50-pound test. both south shore and ameriwood

say their products meet safety standards. . >> you can't tell a dresser whether it's going to be tipsy just by looking at it. >> which is why consumer reports is pushing for mandatory safety standar standards. jan janet mcgee and says manufacturers should also sell safer furniture. >> we reached out to ikea regarding janet mcgee's case and they send their deepest condolences to the family. ikea is in development and product testing to make sure their more tips on abc7news.com.

>> and it doesn't take long. >> it is easy to do. >> we did that after your report with our ikea moms. your accuweather forecast. >> the skies have opened up and we're in a break, as you check out live doppler 7, the storm that slammed us this morning, made a mess of the morning commute, as moved on, in the next 24 hours, here's what the rainfall totals look like, ben lowman, kent field did pick up over five inches in the last few days. almost an inch there in napa, even places like concord, livermore, san jose, right under a half-inch of rain. in terms of percent of normal how are we doing? october 1, 61% of normal in san francisco, 51% in santa rosa.

it's a slushy view from tahoe right now, if you're heading up there, here's what you need to know, chains required on all roads leading up to tahoe except for 80 right now. thunderstorms have been developing and they're getting a mix of rain and snow in the mountains. avalanche for the sierra back country until 7:00 a.m., high avalanche danger, please be careful if you're going to go up there and enjoy the fresh powder for the upcoming weekend. up to 25 inches possible, difficulty traveling with the visibilitying being low. wind level will be going up, the snow level will be coming down to 3,000 feet, so travel could be impacted. possibly up to 28 inches of snow there. right now temperatures in the 50s and 60s. cameras showing you a brighter

view. partial clearing and chilly tonight, tomorrow it's a level 1 system, scattered showers, snow levels down to 3,000, breezy afternoon and evening. tomorrow morning between 5:00 and 7:30, you're going to be seeing some showers in the north bay, at noontime you'll see showers as well. really just spotty showers for the evening commute. here comes the next system, light to showers, snow in the higher elevations and this trend carries over into saturday and then by sunday we'll see a few more lingering showers and then it's all done. here's a look at the rainfall totals. this is not going to be a soaker like the last storm, tomorrow morning mid 30s, to the mid 40s, chilly start, bundle up and then tomorrow afternoon, plan on a few showers, breezy conditions, 50s, 60s, here's a look at the

accuweather 7-day for scattered showers, level 1 syst system. some 70s showing up. download the accuweather app and you can see radar 7 any time you want. it could be the ikea manual of the future. that story's next. combing up the president's lead personal attorney resigning. chilling new video tonight how the las vegas gunman got his arsenal up to the 32nd

the price tag on the raiders move to las vegas is going to top $2 billion. we know the cost of the stadium is in the neighborhood of $1.8 billion, but when you add on the training facility and team headquarters, the price cracks the $2 billion mark. this is one of the most expensive stadiums ever, it's supposed to be ready for the 2020 season. picture snapping patrons recently let the arts museum to institute photo free hours. it was a way to ease complaints that people who were looking for

the perfect instagram not toe were ruining floorists put together elaborate design to complement pieces of art. so many of us have been there frustrated and about to throw the hex wrench out the window when we try to put up an ikea piece of furniture. people hope ikea will take notice and make the app a reality. who doesn't like hanging out with one of the warriors. >> especially kids, right? they just love being with zsa zsa, going one step further taking some help on the field.

. coming up tonight on abc7 "news at 6:00," a normally crowded campus sat empty after the diableiablo countyyyyyyyy close today. san francisco weighs in on how to keep technology tests safe for everyone. >> and a man's car was in the

war ranity period, but the man's insurance still wanted michael to pay for the repairs. that's all coming up in half an hour on abc7 "news at 6:00." a field trip for some 85 san francisco middle school centers. >> golden state warriors center zsa zsa patch chula to the city today. >> students got to take part in a problem solving workshop. it was part of a program called learning without limits. >> it was something to learn and see and experience. so it's great to be with the kids and it's something i didn't have, this kind of opportunity when i was their age. >> there are kip public charter schools all over the bay area. this year the warriors have taken over 400 students to bay area museums. >> they do such great work with children. yesterday i was with david west

at an event for tonight, as we come on the air in the west, breaking news from the white house. two major names out. the president's national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster, soon gone. the president tonight revealing his replacement. jon karl standing by. also tonight, president trump's lead personal attorney on the russia investigate suddenly resigning. and in the west tonight, breaking news there. new concern, the fbi now investigating after a driver enters an american base, reportedly breaching the main gate, then crashing. reports of possible propane tanks inside and an explosion. also tonight, the dow plunging, closing down more than 700 points, after the president's new move on china, igniting fresh concerns tonight of a trade war. the chilling new video right here, before the las vegas massacre.