Announcer now news to build a better bay area from abc7. A wild round of weather in the bay area led to a close call for a family in the north bay. Good evening, im dan ashley. A bolt of lightning this morning splintered a 100foot tall tree in mill valley at water view drive and lcd court. Some neighbors say it sounded like a bomb going off. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez is here with a story youll see only on 7. Lauren. Dan, the strike split the tree in two and would fall on the home below. They evacuated the family making for a very unusual Christmas Morning. It was like a bomb went off. It was right behind the house. Reporter residents of water view drive in mill valley were woken up just after 4 00 christmas morn when a strong force of lightningit pl s redwood tree. It exploded into shards where it sent part of the tree on top of our house, on top of our car, on top of the power pole. Reporter the Fire Department evacuated the lobos family for three hours. They live just below.
Williams takes a trip to the black hole and thinks this is going to be the raiders day but second touch down of the game and 2016 jags and they win by this score. Its the loyalty these fans i think have had for the raiders, and were going to miss them. The relationship is hopefully never going to end, but it was sad walking in here today. Its going to be sad walking out of here for the last time, and its a lot to wrap your arms around, but we love our fans, we love the city of oakland. We thank them, and well certainly miss them. Reporter raiders quarterback derek carr said after the game its going to be weird to not hear them called the Oakland Raiders. He said it after the game. Sound good, chris, thanks. Much like raiders greats of the past the stadium has stirred up controversy from the fans. Cornell bernard has been gathering their reaction to the end of an era. Reporter you know goodbyes are never easy, right . Many members of radar nation say they have been in total denial this
Things where its always on the horizon, were about to do it. I think they will do it. That will take a huge uncertainty out of the way, usmca, nafta 2, getting that out of the way. The other thing to avoid is a trade war with europe over auto parts and imports. With all the optimism, bank of america said 68 of managerses think the markets going to be good. Thats usually a bearish sign. Lauren i know. When everyone starts saying things are so good, mitch, you study this, you know the stock market, does that mean you should go in the other direction. Not necessarily. Think about what happened last year. We were worried about the fed raising rates. This year the fed lowered rates three times. The markets are sending them a message, saying we like lower rates. I think fed talk will be the thing to look at. I would look at corporate earnings next year. Baked into the market this year is the fact that next year will be a good year for earnings. Last year was a meh year for earnings. Lauren i
Six tourists are hurt when two large cruise ships collide while docking at a popular resort. For many americans, this was their familys ellis island. But their ancestors arrived in chains. Well take you to the coast of South Carolina where a new museum will document the lives of the people brought ashore here and their millions of descendants. First, we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Please check reporter more americans will travel this ohio season than any before. If this is any indication, it is shaping up to be a busy Holiday Season. Travelers race to get out of town for the holidays. What are you going to do . Its the holidays. Its travel. Reporter as President Trump is on his holiday break, his aides are preparing for a senate trial. It is what it is. Were here, more than 50 of america thinks we shouldnt be in this position. The space force is now a reality after President Trumps signature on the National Defense authorization act. Thats a big mo
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