. now at noon, major damage across parts of the area had powerful winds overnight. a man is grateful he and his son just miss add tree crashing through their ceiling. >> this gardener was sun bathing while she was in the park with her baby and dog. a woman hit and killedded by her friends. what investigators found at the scene which may have led up to

her death. good afternoon, i am brian flores, in for tori campbell. the wind toppled trees. >> in antioch a man and his son were nearly hit by a tree. >> good afternoon, alex. >> this oak tree was uprooted last night and came crashing down in the home here in antioch. a father and his son were in the back bedroom we are showing you right here. branches suddenly burst through the ceiling. >> he is laughing and plowing this morning. but it was a scary night for one and a half-year-old jordan. >> he was just crying. >> jordan and his father were both stunned as a large tree came crashing into their bedroom last night. >> i thought i was dreaming. >> i couldn't believe it

happened. >> reporter: the branch missed jordan but his father suffered scrapes on his back and had to be treated at the hospital. his injuries though were minor and olivo is grateful he got up off the bed at the last second. watch would have happened if you didn't jump out of the way. >> i was sitting right here. and the branch was like coming through here. it is this low. all across the area strong gusts caused a lot of damage overnight. debris lined the road as branches were blown down, you can see how powerful the wind were. this was pulled out of the ground last night. this is the walmart shopping center in pittsburg. things were still blustery this morning. it left a mess in the family's backyard and put quite a scare into a father and son.

>> this familiar will you rents the home. they are waiting for the owner to come out and check this damage. they want to get the tree cleaned up soon. the hole in the roof is patched up and the family said they plan to sleep in the bed again tonight. >> live in antioch, alex savidge. ktvu news. they were very busy today after they toppled trucks on a busy highway. >> winds knocked over five big rigs and a pickup truck last night. two drivers suffered minor to moderate injuries. >> this was on altamont pass. and two people punched their way out of the cab through the windshield. they tell ktvu gusty winds are not unusual at this time of year. >> gusty wind, 40, 50 miles an hour comes off the pass. that's all it takes.

>> high wind advisories were in effect this morning as well and golden gate and veneer shah bridges. this crashed down scaffolding on the sidewalk in front of the for ever 21 and victoria secret stores. the winds have tapered off but rosemary orozco is here for where the wind was last night. >> impressive winds. they released this earlier today. this is where the strongest gusts were. we will start in antioch. pick up a wind gust at 30 miles an hour. this is the only reporting station i could find in antioch. this is all i could confirm. along the beach. >> 60 miles an hour gusts into early this morning. higher elevations, black hawk east of fremont in the

altamonte pass. and look at that number. >> 61 fremont and 62 miles an hour gusts reported. >> brian mentioned the winds have tapered off. nothing leak last night. the wind will continue to employee for the afternoon. it is a cool day out there. and we even have the possibility of a few scattered showers still remaining especially for areas of the bay. >> we may see a few scattered showers. >> brian? >> we will see you then. >> more information, go to ktvu and you will find information on power outages and wind advisories for your area. >> there are new developments for a gardener charged with running over and killing a new mother. >> david stevenson was in the courtroom because they are seeking new restrictions on the suspect's movements. good afternoon, david. >> reporter: good afternoon.

no recreational driving for this man. he will be allowed behind the wheel to look for work or transport his children. heed little to say inside or outside a criminal courtroom today. the 58-year-old city gardener is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. he ran over this woman in holly park last month as she sun bathed with her baby and dog. >> he is suspended without pay. they sought limits on his driving privileges. >> we agreed so he could seek and maintain employment. he has kids he has to transport to school and other activities. among other things, he has counseling sessions. >> he is attending counseling sessions as i have adviced him to do. >> makes sense. >> reporter: his 19-year-old son jonathan was involved in a hit and run case involving a

bicyclist. >> i will find out from the family what is fog on and where that is with the district attorney's office. and that assessment of it. and the family will have to take on the burton and figure out what they will want to do with respect to that case. >> the department of motor vehicles indicated to us today that his license could be suspended and he could lose his driving privileges based on the conviction. his next court doubt is set for december. thank you, david. just over an hour. >> celebrity chef guy is going to take the stand in a courtroom. he will testify against the teen who stole his lamborghini. >> max wade is also facing attempted murder charges. >> wade shot at a girl and her then boyfriend in mill valley. wade was upset he did not have

reman take feelings for him. there was a 15-year-old suspect, the boy carjacked a motor i was on 38th avenue. they spotted the car and when they tried to stop it, the boy crashed into a patrol car. he then drove off and crashed into a fence. >> he was able to run from officers. and in a fear by yard t. >> he was found under a car near west and 40th streets. they confirmed the identity of the officer who killed someone. >> eric gilhouse has been a deputy for 24 hours. he is a firearms expert and veteran of the iraq war. it was gil house who shot this man with an allot weapon. they are trying to determine if the police shooting in the marina district was sparked by a robbery.

today the suspect who is not identifieded is in serious condition after being shotly police. >> he ran after them after pistol whipping near another man yesterday afternoon. >> they were forced to shoot him after he refused to drop the gun. >> san jose police will investigate a pedestrian and a vehicle. >> one p man is dead. >> one woman is dead. and another is behind bars. >> janine de la vega reports, the two were friends. >> they picked up evidence to determine what happened on we will way at 2:30 a.m. two women were in the suv and at 1.1 not out and run down by the vehicle. >> i heard what sounded like a door slam. it got my attention. it was loud enough. >> then i heard a lady's voice and the voice was saying, help me. >> stay with me.

stay with me. >> she died shortly after from her injuries. they determined the 27-year-old driver backed into her friend. officers said they realized quickly, the driver had been drinking. >> beer cans were found inside. beer cans were also at the scene. >> they were arrested for drunk driving. as he will well as vee hicking already manslaughter. >> but people, two, 28 drink. and they hang out until 2:30 in the morning. >> police haven't released if they live in the neighborhood. or why the vehicle was there in the first place. >> they ran the license plate of the suv. and said it felt like an earthquake. >> she doesn't know the victim or the driver. neither do the nearby neighbors. >> this is the pedestrian accident that resulted in a

fatality this year. >> in san jose, janine de la vega, channel 2 news. this is a senior care facility and this investigation is going to widen after more than a dozen patients were found abandoned. how long this weather will last and what you need to pack if you are headed to the snow. [son] all right,she has no idea.

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. today, they joined a list of unhappy with the united states over the telephone surveillance program. they summoned the u.s. ambassador to express displeasure. this is after the newspaper el mundo had papers leaked by snow den. >> this is in one month. the white house said the program might need further restrictions. >> our review is looking across the board at our intelligence gathering to ensure vast we gather intelligence we are accounting for the security of our citizens and allies and the privacy concerns shared by americans and the citizens around the world. last week it was revealed they had upon tored the phone of angela america kill, the

german chancellor. there were reports that didn't know whether president obama knew they were spying on other nations. there was a food recall over possible listeria contamination. >> it is recalling the ready to eat foods. including potato salad. and salsa. >> ham and beef projects. the beaver ton, oregon company said there are no reports of illness. customers can return the products for a refund or throw them away. >> the alameda district attorney is going to investigate a senior facility leaving patients to fend for themselves. >> sheriff's deputies found 14 patients abandoned after most of the staff walked out. >> a notice was on the door of the valley residential care from the department of social services ordering the site to be closed. >> now, they could face it elder abuse charges. >> we are talking about human

beings here. how do you just abandon them. >> they spoke to the owner of the facility. he would only say his client is getting out of the nursing home business. >> chevron is asking to about the refinery. the billion dollar project could face hurdles for permits. >> chevron said improvements would allow the repipary to promote oils with a higher sulphur content making it competitive. >> san carlos regarding pipeline safety. >> this is a between pg&e, the public utilities commissionen a both officials in san carlo and san brawn no. >> they have a decision to bring it back on line. >> a big atlantic storm with hurricane wind forces landed in the uk.

>> it came it on shore at 90 miles an hour. >> it knocked out you are power of 725 homes. >> it had blocked roads. and forecasters say it is one of the worse. >> it is hard shall. >> it won't me up in the night. >> for me, it is very, very noisy. >> you can see the boats going. the trees going. >> it was pretty harsh. >> it also caused damage in neather lands. france and germany. >> back here, the sierra era is getting several inches of snow. >> mike joins us live for the latest on lane requirements and how condition resist right now. >> mike? >> we are standing right near the 7,000-foot elevation level. you can see snow still falling up here. still on the eves of the home.

and -- aeves and -- eaves and how much snow has fallen up here? this parked car has been here overnight. this pretty much speaks for itself. that is an a lot of snow. in the words of one person, it was a healthy foot of new snow. we shot this video earlier this morning as we were coming up here. we encountered snowfall below the 5,000-foot elevation level. as we worked our way up, it got significantly keeper -- deeper, if you will. >> three to 4 inches and near the 7,000 elevation level, there was a good foot of snow. there was chain controls in effect earlier this morning. those have been lifted because the snow has lightened and the ground is still warm that it is not accumulating too much on

i-80. >> if you are coming up here. bring chains. chain control was in effect because of the return of snow. and in the words of one captain. he said. the sierra definitely needs this. they need this kind of water to survive and decrease what is years of fire danger due to a couple of years of stellar -- less than stellar snow performance. >> they say they will not hop on this and open up because of the one night of snow. >> this is where the snow tips to fall. >> back to you. >> thank you, mike. all that snow looks good. it is beneficial to all of us. we he were hoping for a little bit of rain. but what we do get? it is not going to be enough. it is going to be primarily over the hills. most of us waking up and moving into the afternoon now with

partly cloudy, mostly sunny skies and the bay bridge where you can see a few clouds in the back drop. >> we had very gusty conditions last night and early morning hours. we will continue with the light breeze throughout the afternoon and continue with partly cloudy skies. you can see over parts of the south bay and gilroy and most of us are clear. this system resides right about here. right along the border of california and nevada. you can see the spin on the system here. and it is feeding moisture our way. >> for most of us. not a bit of rain. and it will stay over the hills and even in those areas we will see a little bit. in the sierra, you saw the snowfall. it and we are looking at the continued winter weather advisory through am 11:00 with snow levels all the way down to 4,000 feet.

>> you are if driving up over i-80, you can expect that. > >> perhaps a few remaining. we will bring you through the day. there it is. plenty of moisture over the sierra and i put this in motion. this is 5:00 in the afternoon. few sprinkles over the hills. just east around napa and down into the hills over mount hamilton. and most of us are dry. and partly cloudy skies. perhaps breezy at times. now, into tomorrow morning. still getting that. and maybe waking up with a little bit of drizzle and that's it. >> maybe a slight chance for over the hill today. >> temperatures will remain on the cool side and that's where we will be for the entire day. >> 61 for oaklandle and san francisco. your extended forecast here showing you again. we have got a cool day. breezy for some and the winds are not going to pick back up.

nothing like what we saw. and tomorrow morning, with the cool air in place. it is a chilly start. >> wednesday morning may be the coolest. by wednesday afternoon, temperatures will rebound. >> great day in the forecast for halloween on thursday. >> it looks just as nice. >> change is taking place by the second half. we may see a few sprinkles over the north bay. >> it was windy. >> it picked up in some areas. >> rosemary orozco, thanks a lot. this is one of the busy muni lines and advice from doctors about what your kids should be doing and not doing on social media.

. welcome back to the news at noon. see the dow, 6 points up. analysts say it is attributed to the better than expected majority reports of companies that published 3rd quarter earnings. the use of social media. that's the message from pediatrics. they published their new recommendations on line. too much social media can lead to violence. obesity and other a problems. >> they should limit it to two hours a day and kid should not be allowed to use smart phones and laptops in their bedrooms. now, this is underway.

the service launched earlier this morning. muni said it uncreases capacity on the line by nearly 30%. however, the change is due for some commuters to walk extra block and 16 parking spaces along the route have been eliminated. two athletes are name toed bobsled team in russia. >> it includes nick cunningham of month ray. chuck berkeley of walnut creek and andrea of belmont. this is the most impressive team we have had. and the winter games tampa begin on february #. today on channel 2 news at 4:00 p.m. new development insist the crash in menlo park that killed a couple while walking their dog. >> the woman who hit them and what we are learning about her and her past.

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