prevalent around the bay, around 1995 and 2000 and it affects the oak and tan oak that is the species and once these are affected by this microbe they are doomed and go through a long process. dying takes some time. trees may look healthy but they are weakened by the disease and so when you have a situation like this, with very heavy rainfall and winds, then they are much more subject to trees that are healthy. >> what are the species in our local area? >> the most important series is california coastline oak. the most common around the bay. california black oak is susceptible. heavily impacted by the disease. >>> and i know we have had a lot of rain here in the bay area recently in the past couple of weeks. a lot of trees coming down. what is the main factor? can any -- what is the likelihood of the trees coming down? >> i think right now we have a critical situation because trees have suffered for a long period of drought and drought has weakened them. has made it susceptible to a series and they may have sudden oak death. we go from a dry period to incredibly wet period and these t

it's a heritage oak measuring about 40 feet. it's believed a combination of the soaked ground and gusting winds caused the tree to topple. steve hayden says he's glad his family wasn't hurt. >> that's all that matters. that's all that matters. all is good. >> reporter: i'm glad they're okay. now, there are also private bridges in this neighborhood right over this creek which i can assure you has not seen that much water in probably years. now, the neighbors around here are not in any danger of flooding because their homes are so high up, but take a look, it looks so intimidating and dramatic. i'm live, abc 7 news, lyanne melendez in danville. >> thank you. >>> several trees came crashing down in rossmore taking out power lines and traffic signals. the intersection will remain closed for obvious reasons for the next few hours as all that debris is cleaned up. no one was hurt. >>> the lexington reservoir in los gatos is full and spilling over. the santa clara valley water district says it hasn't looked like this since 2011. >>> we

northbound 880 just before oak street. just before the crack london square exit there is an overturned vehicle in one of the lanes. to set up the hard closure it doesn't look like anyone -- at the current moment is getting throught. looks like they are trying to right this vehicle and get it onto a tow truck. in the meantime photograph sick being held here northbound 880. it looks like there is a chp vehicle moving through. the rest of the of traffic is just sitting there in oakland on 880. if you are driving up to downtown oakland there will be a delay. this is madden figure you are trying to get to work and you are -- leave it out to the last minute. you come up on this and you are sitting on the freeway for ten minutes. that's going to put a crimp in your plans. northbound 880 right before oak. let's move along and take a look at the westbound bay bridge. some steady rain here. the traffic is okay. you can see that the traffic here is okay. going to move to over -- see if i can get you the gilroy drive here. it does loo

in west oak lane. witnesses described the victim as a sitting duck he was sitting working on his car. he jacked up his vehicle to change the brakes. the shooter came out of the nowhere and fired multiple shots hitting the 26-year-old victim four times in the back and torso. police have no doubts the shots were meant for the victim. >> when the shooter came from a driveway came up to the back of the victim who was sitting on the street and the male fired four shots from pointblank range. >> at this point police have no motivated, homicide detectives have been out in west oak lane neighborhood they have a vague description of the shooter, they say he fled on foot. if you have any information, 215-546-tips. reporting live -- 215-686-tips. >>> back to you. >>> the action cam was on the 300 block of south jackson street last night. police were alerted to the scene by a shot supporter, a technology that used sensor that detects gunshots. police transported a 19-year-old and 24-year-old and 36-year-old to the

. >> and commissioner on number 8 market street as long as 1 oak street a draft environmental impact report please note to written comments are accepted until january 2015 a i'm michael with the planning department staff this to those to take the comments for the proposed project on 1500 market street as long as the one oak project no commission action is required it is locate at intersection of oak and van ness avenue in the south west of the neighborhoods as subscribed the proposal is the definition of a surface parking lot and the definition of the market street building with the retail use as long as all-star doughnuts and the market street space - it is a construction of a 40 residential turn over where ground floor commercial space and resident and a subterranean garage and sfgh loading and immediately adjacent to the site what an oak street the project has an assessable plaza with the installation of wind companion to reduce the wind during the site commissioners the planning department determined whether the project will result in the effects on the environment based on the s

perkisie an accident 5th and oak. northern delaware all morning we have fulk road blocked because of a water main break, stick to 202. we found j. matt talking about an accident wissahickon after walnut lane in philadelphia. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing the showers we have along the i-95 moving along the coastline, a little sprinkle here or there, much of the day will be dry and warm. it's already 50 degrees in quakertown, 54 in center city. we got a girl scout cookies delivered yesterday, we'll be out and about later today. 55 in hammonton. heading up to 62 tam. >> thieves used a doggy door to break into a home in arizona. security cameras show the thieves backing into the driveway, you see a man jumping over the wall into the backyard and gives the homeowner's dog treats and squeeze into the house for the doggy door. police say they loaded up their car with thousands of dollars of electronic as took off. >>> icy conditions led to a scare for the miami heat. it slid on the runway in milwaukee internationa

guess who plays tonight, jalil oak foremaking up for lost time, falling in b.c.g over. nick with oo hs and ahs. this to oak fore, sixers up 20-13. sixers fall behind as many as 24. john wall with 25. sixers lose 109-93 snapping their three game winning streak, the longest in three years. flyers are ice cold losing ten of the last 13 games. the general manager says they need to play smarter. flyers fall behind in boston today. how about braeden schenn scoring. flyers within one. seconds later, downhill. jake with a five minute warning. flyer fans, cover your eyes. bruins score twice in two minutes. they have allowed the most goals in the nhl, flyers lose 6-3. he's not happy about the play or call. >> i don't understand why it was called. to me it's not a two minute minor, let alone the five minute penalty. >> did it affect the game, yes. >> the flyers legend bobby clark playing for the final time. danny showing he can still play. final seconds, tied up, legion of doom can win it. no! flyer alumni game finishing 3-3 tie. >> matt ryan and the falcons are going to th

both homes were occupied when the tree came down. >> big oak tree, very pretty oakland street.>--tree >> reporter: the neighbors big oak tree fell down on to marry haydn's home and diablo. >> we are all fine, everybody is okay, it is just the house and a rug and a portrait. --and the port poor tree >> my dad and one of my brothers was inside the home. >> reporter: mark says his brother helped his 88 year old father get to safety after a tall tree came down on to their home in lafayette. >> the work in the back room here on the other side of the lodge. my brother heard a large-- loud cracking and bought a limb was coming down here at my father and ran back to the backside of the house. they did not realize that the whole tree came down and destroyed the front part of the house as uc. >> reporter: he said the family bought a home in 1963 and says the tree has been no run much has >>--has been arrau much longer. + >> reporter: he says the jiminy stop the tree from falling brother into the home. -- chimney >> reporter: is kind of unbelievable to see what has happened. it got a move

it's a heritage oak measuring about 40 feet.pleefed a combination of the soaked ground and gusty winds caused the tree to tomorr topple. he's glad no one was hurt. >> that's all that matters. >> reporter: this neighborhood is known for its many heritage oaks. in danville, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> you might be wondering how much impact this rain is having on our rivers, creeks and reservoirs. reservoirs. >> coming reservoirs. >> coming it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower you

just the shear enormity this oak tree, which the family says is around 200 years old.ht of the snow the trunk split right down the middle. now they are thinking nine year old brady for his very quick thinking. at first glance, it is easy to miss the house burried underneath this century old oak. >> we start today hear rumbling like an earthquake. >> for the mcmullen family in vancouver, the hero this story is the year old brady. he was enjoying a rare snow day at home wednesday morning, playing games with his little sister, lane i. you can imagine, what happened next. >> the whole thing, the roof, just was breaking. i heard like crashing and snow and branches falling on the rough little by little. >> the trunk that far enormous tree in their backyard split right down the middle of the half of the oak came crashing onto their home. the other half onto neighbor's shed across the fence. in brady made a choice. he wasn't leaving without his sister. >> i'm just soupy proud that in the couple of second grabbed her and ran. >> she is just staring at me like we got to go. >> t

one is southbound 880 at oak street. the other -- northbound 880 at oak street that.ill tie you up on 880. now we have a crash on 580. that's westbound at grand. a lot of crashes here coming through the downtown oakland area that could slow you down this morning as you head out the door. now let's take you and show you a live look of the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a good back up this morning. extends not quite to the maze just yet. you still got a little bit of a window to get into san francisco before things really get snarled up. finally we will show you a live look at the san mateo bridge where it's starting to pick up. you are going to be a bit slow up to the poll tplaza this is the shot if are you going westbound over to the peninsula and you can see it's slow for a little bit but it frees up partway across the bridge. 6:15. more storms moving through. >>> we have some right now. we will get right to. there are multiple pieces of energy going through. some more rain here. not lying last night. up in scotts valley. the santa cruz mountains. yeah. yeah. yo

expo 2017 under way at the oak. 200 racecars on display with manufacturers and collectibles.rd petty 43 is there and the king at the expo tomorrow at noon to sign autographses. the expo runs through sunday in oak. >> the beautiful photos are images captured through the lens of a microscope. this is the opening night of the small world expo at university city. the photographs give visitors a glimpse into the universe itself. it will travel to 18 stiffs in the u.s. and canada this year. "jimmy kimmel live" is coming up after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of tonight's show. >> thanks, monica. hello, philadelphia. here's look at our show after this historic day. donald trump, is that his cellphone number? >> the mailbox is full and cannot accept -- >> yeah, so... what kind of sales do you have over what period and how? so, we've been open for two years, and we've sold $340,000, and -- -$340,000? -yes. how much have you sold since january? since january, we're at $67,000. and where do you make all of the cl creamy swirls of pure indulgence. silky sifts of total transc

arthel: we have a fox news alert on a deadly shooting at the rolling oaks mall in san antonio. happening shortly after 3:30 central time there, a shopper inside the mall told us that he heard, told reporters down there that he heard six shots and saw people fleeing the scene. officials have asked everyone inside the mall there to shelter in place. of course, police have locked down the mall, and they've asked everyone tstay away from the area. of course, you've got concerned family and friends gathering outside that mall trying to learn any details they can. local reporters are telling us that police are searching for a second suspect in the deadly shooting, one suspect is in custody. when we get further details on that shooting there at the rolling oaks mall in san antonio, we are give them to you. we will give them to you. >>> and meanwhile, the women eat march on washington drawing unexpectedly large numbers of protesters, more than one million people in cities worldwide hitting the streets yesterday. in more than 900 demonstrations. all sending a message to the new presiden

this is gut check time for the press not to be intimidated and give him nothing but gold seal or oak and iron when he does these things, but to have respect for the office of the presidency. when he outright lies and you can use the word falsehood if you prefer, not only call his hand, but keep on calling his hand. i think medium to long-term, he either has to change his strategy or it will hurt his presidency tremendously. >> thank you, susan paige, april ryan and dan rather. back with more on this busy day in washington. later, let me finish with trump watch this monday night. this is "hardball," where the action is. relief from tylenol®, the #1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. tylenol® >>> the u.s. senate voted to approve mike pompeo to be the next cia director. he cleared what he needed for confirmation. that vote continues right now, but he won. he will be the next and he is now the cia director. we'll be right back. >>> trump watch, monday january 23rd, 2017. the most recent shot was fired in the battle of who had the larger size crowd at the innaug raul. president trump i

interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world. the floors in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. >> good morning.

interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world.in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. >> this coffee memory i remember having coffee with any grappled. in the old days myelogram ma get together >> i was six or seven i made a faces a good face. >> when i was younger i know it did something to my body. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i've been drinking coffee since i was 17 really the only thing i'm good at i was trying to find out what i was good at i got a job at the coffee shop i decided to do that the rest of my life. i like the process of the coffee and what are th

both berkeley and oak districts are urging students, though, to stay in class. the districts stand to lose thousands in state funds if students don't show up to school. >>> tomorrow, president-elect donald trump is going to take the oath of office and the this morning, washington, d.c., is getting ready for the historic event that is bringing both cheer and controversy. abc7 news anchor dan ashley is in our nation's capital. >> reporter: good morning from our nation's capital where thousands are pouring in to celebrate and to protest the inauguration of donald trump as the nation's 45th commander in chief. as you can imagine, security for an event of this magnitude is unbelievably tight. trucks filled with sand have been rolled out on d.c. streets as barricades for road closures. today, 3500 law enforcement officers from around the country will be sworn in as special deputies by the u.s. marshalls for duty during the inauguration. this afternoon, president-elect trump and vice president-elect mike pence will attend a replaying at arlington national cemetery. the

huge amount in glen canyon park below the miro loma trail and the sign said they were spraying poison oak but it was coyoteee brush and sticky monkey flower. i took pictures that show a halo of death around the park. in the mairpwork for the next ipm hearing for reduced riskpisticide it is reported there is a up tick in spraying and attributed to poison oak along the trail in glen canyon. not only where they breaking the rules because the plants where not invasive and lied about it and reported as poison oak spraying so keep your eyes open for that. it is indicative of something we have seen over and over again and hope people will pay attention and get everyone to play by the rules. >> thank you. >> anyone else who would like to make general public comment. this is closed. we are on the consent calendar and i have one card for richard fong. >> good morning. i wanted to make a few comments about the [inaudible] willie wong chinese playground. there was found there were infrastructure needs, one way valving on the sewer system because blocked up tennis courts. that will be a big cost addit

now, behind me, this is the fair oaks police district station. inside there, they have several more unclaimed stolen goods that they're hoping folks will come forward and claim finally. they want to hear from people. >>> metro's safe track plan is on hold for the month of january. but today we learned some details about the next round of work. beginning february 11th, the blue line will be shut down between roslyn and the pentagon. that work is expected to last more than two weeks. metro's general manager says safe track work will continue through june and riders on other lines will feel the impact. > from a debt collector, especially harassing or even threatening calls. consumer reporter susan hogan has what local and federal authorities found to be the worst offenses. >> that's right. we often hear complaints about threatening phone calls to consumers about debt collectors, many of whom contactconsumers late at night. today a first-ever national survey reveals some of the most egregious problems. the survey found 1 in 4 consumers experience thr

now on 66 bytivity fair oaks is confined to the shoulder. you will find a 44-minute drive eastbound along 66. by 7:30, it will be almost a one-hour commute on 66. heavy volume delays on kenilworth avenue and riverdale road. paste are directing people the scene of a crash. the crashes now gone. 109 -- from to 109. jummy: we have new developments out of montgomery county. arrested innager the stabbing at west wheaton mall. good morning. suzanne: this will go a long way to ease the nerves of shoppers and people who work at the westfield wheaton mall, and arrest coming last night. we were one of the first to report it. we want to show you what it looks like tuesday at around 3:00 in the afternoon when this happened in the lower level of the westfield wheaton mall outside the hollister store. authorities say mall video shows 17-year-old angelo hawk stabbing one man and then pursuing a second and ultimately stabbing him. both of area hospitals, where they later died. they were able to utilize , and police video recognized the man. they said that p

huge amount in glen canyon park below the miro loma trail and the sign said they were spraying poison oak but it was coyoteee brush and sticky monkey flower. i took pictures that show a halo of death around the park. in the mairpwork for the next ipm hearing for reduced riskpisticide it is reported there is a up tick in spraying and attributed to poison oak along the trail in glen canyon. not only where they breaking the rules because the plants where not invasive and lied about it and reported as poison oak spraying so keep your eyes open for that. it is indicative of something we have seen over and over again and hope people will pay attention and get everyone to play by the rules. >> thank you. >> anyone else who would like to make general public comment. this is closed. we are on the consent calendar and i have one card for richard fong. >> good morning. i wanted to make a few comments about the [inaudible] willie wong chinese playground. there was found there were infrastructure needs, one way valving on the sewer system because blocked up tennis courts. that will be a big cost addit

this is where the press has to be oak and iron of continually pressing the point and demanding answers and respectfully and not settling for him to just operate this propaganda machine of it doesn't matter what i said before. it doesn't matter. this is a vital role of the press. i don't think that long-term that they can win the strategy of believing that they can run out the clock like your metaphor. just run out the clock by changing the story and not letting the press do very much. we have to understand those of us in the press and the public has to understand. what donald trump has succeeded in doing in many ways in his own mind he thinks he is succeeding. to intimidate the press. many of these things are designed to intimidate the press. this is gut check te for the press not to be intimidated and give him nothing but gold seal or oak and iron when he does these things, but to have respect for the office of the presidency. when he outright lies and you can use the word falsehood if you prefer, not only call his hand, but keep on calling his hand. i think medium to long-term, he ei

bl a centuries old oak tree came crashing down onto a st. helena >>> we are fortunate. nobody lives here full time. nobody was hurt. we do the best we can to make it right again. we feel grateful that nobody was hurt. >> it's hard to believe, but a centuries old oak tree came crashing down on to a home. the owners say they thought it was a healthy tree. sometime saturday night or suspected morning. the tree sucked up rain water and became top heavy and couldn't with stand 50 mile an hour wind gusts. it may have cost up to $75,000 worth of damage. no one was hurt. >> this rain is not letting up. our coastline is a concern. we had major problems along highway 1 and possibly more problems tonight. in pacifica, we see that rain seems to be going sideways behind you. what's the status there? >> it is raping sideways here. it is a strong steady rain and it is windy. the storm is generating powerful waves and it's a 1-2 punch for the city that is addressing issues during the last storm. >> big waves and rain are taking a poll in pacifica from eroding cliffs and threatening hom

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the hybrid maintenance the maintenance alternative says you'll keep the distribution and install live oak whenever i remove the tree fails or whatever you want the response to the comments also is asking you to bet on the com can you'll do at the bottom of my comments have 54 metric tons of carbon sequestration from cutting the trees one and 77 in sharp park and amortized plus one and 85 metric tons of carbon from the heavy construction well what happens you cut down the trees what happened if you don't complete the project you don't center any guarantees finally conclude by saying 3 things that the eir did not consider the drought one reason the maintenance alternative is preferred because it didn't require water to maintain for the life of the new trees we're in a drought you might not building that looking outside we're in a drought. >> okay. >> next speaker. >> and (calling names). >> hi good afternoon, i'm a stan i live atsdz at pacifica we're truly concerned about sea level rise and the loss of our homes nothing in the either addresses it and in the last election all 89 couldn't pas

after midnight near the red oak park. no arrests have been made. >> thousands of people will mark from the washington the memorial. the national action network helped to organize the march. >> spacex expected to launch a rocket into space today. the ashburn company is working with that company to send ten satellites into orbit. a winter storm taking a toll. iced roads -- you don't think that's going to trickle into here. >> that's mostly going to be rain for us today. wet roads. stay with us. we'll have frequent updates. >>> that does it for u >>> good morning. wicked winter storm. >>> good morning. wicked winter storm. a powerful ice storm stretching 1500 miles from texas to washington, d.c. paralyzing. 44 million people. the storm leading from pileup toss power outages and expect to go from bad to worse. we're live with the latest. russian reversal. trump telling the "wall street journal." -- questions swirl about contacts with the russians. the same day that the sanctions were imposed. democrats are left fuming after a

sky track 7 hanging out in oak ridge. some improvements out on 95 where we have the tractor-trailer crash. one tractor-trailer loaded with produce, the other with milt. that one went over the guardrail. two left lanes are able to get by. one of the tracks was overturned on its side. crane.ooked up to a it looks like they're moving another crane into position. once they release traffic, it will be able to get by using the two left lanes. in thischran is stuck delay. she keeps monitoring the situation for us. southbound 95, major tieups for those coming in down out of elkridge. use 295 is your work around. elsewhere, 270, the incident between falls road and montrose road has been cleared over to the shoulder. all lanes are open in down out of rock hill. -- rockville. the crash we had near glebe road has been pulled over to the shoulder. all lanes are open. back in 10 minutes for your update on the top stretch of the beltway. larry: let's get in the now. >> sunday, all eyes will be on the golden globes where "la la land" is

there was nothing common about the giant oak that crashed into a home. it came down on the side of a house. mark matthews is there live. it looks like the whole tree came down, roots and all. >> reporter: take a look at this root ball. it's over seven feet high. this tree was centuries old. sometimes saturday night or early sunday morning, it crashed into the corner of the guest house here at the white house lane winery. white hall winery's co-owners walked us in to see the damage. a hole in the ceiling of the kitchen. >> tree branch came through here that we were able to remove this morning. >> reporter: the deck demolished by a single branch from the big tree. but it was the bedroom that caught the brunt of it. >> i have slept in this bed before. multiple times. and to see this here, i still -- i'm in shock. >> reporter: they say the tree was centuries old. it was the tree their friends got married under. a tree they thought they would always have, just not in their guest house. >> it was amazing. it was a really healthy tree. >> reporter: the winery o

were standing suddenly began to cave in under the weight of a giant oak tree. hear directly from the homeowners who miraculously got out safely during monday's storm. >>> coming up on nbc 10 news at 6:00, saving students from addiction. a new plan from schools to shield students from the state's heroin epidemic. . dinnertime turned into a dangerous situation for the people inside this south jersey home. take a look at the tree that crushed their roof during yesterday's nor'easter. >> south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is outside that home tonight. you spoke with some owners there exclusively. >> reporter: i did. i pospoke to the wife. she was initially home alone but called her husband. it was a miracle that the two of them were standing in what is now their crushed master bedroom when the noise of the tree crashed into the house, it sent them running. on two hours' sleep this morning they told me they feel fortunate that no one was hurt or killed. with heavy equipment including a crane, bucket, harness and hours of precision, tree removal crews were dili

are atlanta, georgia hole swallowed this 55,000-pound truck as it trove down the road in the town of oak yesterday. the driver is okay. truck was carrying 1600 gallons of water which workers must pump out before lifting the truck out of the water. that is crazy. >> imagine driving and falling this is earth. >>> snow and treeing rain batters pacific northwest with the ice storm warning for parts of the washington state. >> here's a look at dangerously icy roads near portland, oregon. many of been left stranded as significant ice accumulation has created treacherous road conditions. >>> all of that crazy rain is creating giant ice sickles and although they may look beautiful these ice crystals are pretty dangerous, experts are warning homeowners to get rid of the ice to protect their homes against water damage. >>> those will hit you this is head. i have had a few fall off my house before. >> those are weapons. >> no kidding. >> on the road and you need a weapon. >> i will not complain about a little rain. >> let's not give people ideas , rahel. >> i always like think back and go back to t

abc 7 news showed you this giant oak when it came down on a home in danfield.oday a crew armed with chain saws were busy slicing it up and carting it away. the homeowner tells abc 7 he lost two cars and a dune buggy but he and his wife are okay and they're going to rebuild. >>> the chain saws have not made it to this home. a man and one of his sons were inside when this big old oak came down just slicing right through that house. they weren't hurt and this family also plans to rebuild. >>> it could be one of the biggest and best weekends in a long time for skiing and other snow sports in the high sierra. this week's epic storms left more than 10 feet of snow in some places. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live tonight from the snowy village at north star. wow, laura. >> reporter: hi, kristen. let me give you a few more numbers. 24 feet above 8,000 feet. that's how much snow has fallen here in tahoe over the past week. that is the most snow here since 2011. you can see a lot of it right here in the village at north star. a picture doesn't lie, not this one.

oak grove road. use treat boulevard as your alternate. we'll track this to make sure it clears before school starts. if not, we will warn folks that will be an issue sending more traffic that way. a live look at the dublin camera. a smooth flow of traffic. the fire all the way over to el charleston row. this will be a problem to and from the altamonte pass. >>> a long awaited trial after an emotional start yesterday. >> the disturbing details we're learning about the prosecution's case here. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. what we could hear today should be just as shocking. that sierra lamar is alive and that she just ran away from home. that's what with he expect the defense will say when it is is their turn to present their version of events. yesterday the jaw-dropping moment truly came when the prosecutor said she is dead and pointing to garcia torres and said this is the man that killed her. he detailed the dirt the that was found on her clothing he said is proof that she was dragged by her feet. we heard for t

crews are busy cutting away at this massive 300-year-old oak tree brought down by tuesday's relentless storms. it split away from the base and came crashing into the neighbor's garage. inside the garage, an audi with a brand new sun roof courtesiy of the tree limb that impaled the car and the porsche next to it suffered minor damage. the pickup truck in the driveway looked like it was in a deadly wreck, taking the brunt of the damage. the family living inside is fine but the aftermath has brought on new problems. >> this tree is leaning. >> reporter: it took a hit from the oak tree and is now at risk of falling. >> and this whole root plate is kind of heaved up. >> reporter: with another round of rain expected tonight, we caught up with chris chapman, owner and arborrist in orinda. he showed us exactly what kind of tree hazards to look for. >> you'll see a huge bulge behind the opposite side of the lean, then the tree has been moving and cracks in the soil. that's a big indication. >> reporter: the soil alone can be too saturated or at field capacity, meaning it can no longer hold any

. >>> police responding to a deadly shooting in the rolling oaks mall in san antonio. one person killed and six injured. the mall placed on lockdown. en with person is in custody and they are searching for a possible second suspect. >>> the heads up for homeowners. beware of demands for big bucks to keep your lights on. here is the report on what to watch out for. >> reporter: tonight, a scam sending a chill through thousands of homes and businesses in the coldest months of the year. >> you will need to bring a total amount of $874.92 for the payment in cash. >> i'll do that right now then. >> reporter: perpetrators posing as utility workers -- off electricity if you don't pay. >> they sounded just like edison, i totally freaked out. >> reporter: trent jones lost nearly $2,000. when the phony power company called back, he was recording. >> now sir, if you wish to avoid disconnection, you will need to make a payment today, sir. >> i called the police, they said yes, it's happening. but there ice nothing we can do about it. basically i just got had. >> reporter: tonight,

. >>> an oak tree came crashing down on oak road in fairfax this afternoon. look at this, it blocked the street cutting off access to a neighborhood just beyond the road. the fallen tree also took out power lines. pg&e crews have been called out to clear out the downed lines. >>> napa county officials have declared a state of emergency because of damage from wave after wave of storms. wayne freedman is live in napa county with what that means for residents. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon. a state of emergency simply is a formality that allows a county like napa to ask for help from other counties and other agencies and to ask for help, for example, from state government or from federal government. now, they're doing this because they have learned from experience in the past. they have been through an earthquake here, they have been through fires here. they know how long it takes to get that money. so when they declared the emergency today and most of that has to do with infrastructure, with roads and with slides, they were thinking ahead. they figured the

huge amount in glen canyon park below the miro loma trail and the sign said they were spraying poison oak but it was coyoteee brush and sticky monkey flower. i took pictures that show a halo of death around the park. in the mairpwork for the next ipm hearing for reduced riskpisticide it is reported there is a up tick in spraying and attributed to poison oak along the trail in glen canyon. not only where they breaking the rules because the plants where not invasive and lied about it and reported as poison oak spraying so keep your eyes open for that. it is indicative of something we have seen over and over again and hope people will pay attention and get everyone to play by the rules. >> thank you. >> anyone else who would like to make general public comment. this is closed. we are on the consent calendar and i have one card for richard fong. >> good morning. i wanted to make a few comments about the [inaudible] willie wong chinese playground. there was found there were infrastructure needs, one way valving on the sewer system because blocked up tennis courts. that will be a big cost addit

at oak ridge, the funding ended before they could work on that.the corrosion problem is the focus of early testing for leslie's dewan's startup company, transatomic. >> we can make something that works for five years, that works for ten years, like, that we certainly know. what we are trying to figure out now is whether we can use newer materials or new methods of corrosion control to extend the lifetime of the facility, because ultimately, we care about making this low cost. if you have to replace your key components every ten years, it's not going to be cheaper than coal. and if it's not cheaper than coal, then it's not worth doing. >> reporter: without a tax, or a cap, on carbon emissions, matching the cost of fossil fuels will likely be an impossible order for these new nuclear designs. >> we don't put a lot of stock in seeing an alternative to water-cooled reactor being developed anytime soon, certainly not quickly enough to make a dent in the greenhouse gas problem. >> reporter: but in idaho, they are pressing forward with urgency. in the u.

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through the rest of the week weal see return of wet weather. 43 oak lands and san francisco.s you take the kids to the bus stop it will be 30s, 40s. later on today high in the 640s. up to 66 in east san jose. in east bay, 62. in the peninsula 64 san franscisco. ne evade do up to 61 degrees. we see a large slop of clouds. here center of the storm. low pressure system. we'll have couple of days of rain starting on wednesday continuing to thursday and friday ask wrapping up before we -- looking at the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rain. for the santa cruz there maybe another 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. what else to skpekt as we go through the rest of the forecast. nice warm today and tomorrow. san franscisco up to 64. this weekend is nice and mild. no bolder on the freeway now. >> that's correct there's no bolder. that's good news. peninsula no problems getting over the water. east on 24 still slow. we showed video two lanes. we don't have much of a commute. that's oakland in toward or ren da area. live shot at bay ridge toll plaza itself. two of them being used. a couple on th

an oak tree fell on oak road in fairfax. the tree fell just after 2:00 p.m., but can't be cleared until pg&e secured the lines. there were some potential weather related catastrophes, the marin county water rescue team says can be avoided. >> we say turn around, don't drown. if you see standing water, it's not worth it, don't drive through it. the choppy bay is one example of what the water rescue team will contend with tonight. >> limited visibility with fog and navigating to points that are difficult to find. >> the nearly 30 person team is currently training to rescue anyone who finds themselves in trouble in the water. >> like these residents in nearby gurnville who had to be rescued last week, this is video of past rescues and training operations. 14 people trained until midnight. another 14 will go out at 8:00 tonight when conditions are expected to be even worse. these aren't your average jet skis. situations the team says they hope don't happen this time around. >> you see the conditions around here, it's raining and

also along 680 at stone ridge backing up from dublin down to oak tree. take extra time out on the road. and earlier we were talking about the southbound flooding at caesar chavez street. the bay bridge metering lights are on so we may start seeing some more backup along that area. >> thank you very much. >> we have learned that within the last couple of hours, a flash flood warning has gone into effect and is, extended. >> reporter: crews are just about done clearing a tree that fell around idlewise drive. we also have a flash flood warning in effect through 6:45 this morning. that manse there could be a danger of rock slides and mud slides. that includes the area of the loma fire and and the fire to our south. so if you are driving in the santa cruz mountains, do make sure to give yourself a safe following distance so that you have time to stop because even though this tree is big, it is very hard to see in the dark. the rocks on the roadway are hard to see as well. kari hall says this area could get up to 8 inches of rain this weekend. >> you have to b