morning, when it was 1100. behind us is the kind of mess the strong winds caused and you can see tree trimming crews in the middle of castro valley working to chop up and remove two giant eucalyptus trees from the middle of the street. at 1:30 sunday afternoon, they saw trouble. there was a crack and then we heard the sound. reporter: a branch from a eucalyptus tree toppled onto an suv and luckily, the driver wasn t hurt. alameda firefighters went door- to-door to warn neighbors to leave for their safety. we took our neighbors in and we ve been sitting around and watching the wind and the trees. sure enough, we heard a boom. reporter: two eucalyptus trees had come down, narrowly missing the roof of a 95-year- old neighbor s home. no one was hurt. somebody said timber. it went boom. i saw the tree across the highway. it was unbelievable. the wind had that tree like a little twig. reporter: the winds were bringing down trees and power lines bay area wide with skylin
Tonights special program Opioid Crisis on the home front presented by Recovery Centers of america is brought to you by our presenting sponsor Recovery Centers of america forks heroin, opioid and alcohol Addiction Treatment call 800recovery. Now here are action news anchor Rick Williams and Health Reporter and registered nurse ally gorman. Tonight we are taking a closer look at Opioid Epidemic , crisis gripping the nation and one that does not discriminate. The effects are felt right now in cities, suburbs, and small towns across america. Rate. He problem is spreading opio killing five people every hour, and 115 people every day in the United States. In pennsylvania alone, drug overdoses are blamed for 13 deaths every day. Nearly seven others die in new jersey and delaware combined. Well, these are just some face s you will meet tonight they are mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, friends and coworkers all caught up in the Opioid Crisis. It can happen to anyone regardless of age, gend
reach the gun. oakland police open fire on anthit arthritic dog and don t even wait around to tell the owner. a note. a dog shot by police officers searching for an intruder. the family searching for answers and an apology. that shooting happened tuesday morning in the nolan park neighborhood in oakland hills. we are live at the house tonight, where the family is still in shock. george. that s right, lisa the family says oakland police have apologized for shooting and killing their family dog. but tonight they wonder if all of this could have been avoided. anybody who knew her knew she wouldn t hurt anything or anyone or kill anything or anyone. reporter: the family is not angry at oakland police for shooting their dog during a false burglary alarm call while they were away, but they do question why their dog was seen as a threat to their officers. gloria was an 11-year-old dog who had problems walking because she had arthritis in her hips. first of all, they shou
reaching out to the world on her new facebook page and she could be preparing for a big comeback today, friday, july 23rd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. tropical storm bonnie has brought work in the gulf to a standstill. officials fear the delay could last as long as two weeks. right now south florida is in bonnie s immediate cross hairs. the storm is expected to pass somewhere near the florida keys a little later today and then it moves into the gulf and it will strengthen throughout the weekend. we ll go live to the keys and get al s rack of the storm in just a couple of minutes. also ahead, investigators issue a warning to parents in california in the wake of the murder of 17-year-old norma lopez. her body has now been found nearly a week after she was abducted while walking to a friend s house. coming up, her sisters speak out in a liv