the overnight wind brought down this huge tree crushing this pick-up truck here on ridgeview drive in pleasant hill luckily no one was in the vehicle when the incident occurred. tree removers climbed into the bed of pick-up and used a chainsaw to cut the tree into heavy chunks and stacked them on the sidewalk .the tree was nearly 70- feet-tallwhen it came down it stretched across ridgeview.blocking the entire roadwayin pleasant hill haaziq madyun, kron 4 news . pam: this danger flying debris sign was posted to warn drivers traveling above the 580-freeway on the oakland san leandro borderthroughout the daythe strong wind kicking up debris in the roadway posed a potential hazard for motorists there in the east bay hills reporter: high winds always conjure up images of a tropical storm here in san jose s stately palm haven. standing beneath row upon row of the 150 foot palm trees here along riverside drive can be an un-nerving experience as the wind howls through the area. p
where boyer worked. the medic here are devastated and news of the friend death spread very quickly and in return this memorial behind me grew. just moments after boyer death his friend and colleagues tied this black ribbon around the sign he passed every day on his way to work. the 34-year-old was a paramedic at santa clara county ambulance in san jose. it s senseless and horrible to see somebody who worked to make a xunt better and help save people lives for that to go away is tragic. oakland police calling boyer death a homicide. they say he is father seft his father s home in oakland after taking him to a doctor s appointment tuesday morning. and as he waited at a stop sign on keller avenue somebody rolled up an shot him. boyer car careened off the road and crashed in a ravine. everybody loved him. everybody loved working with him. the great patient care. i think those are some of the best qualities about him. he started working as medic in the county in 2000 8.
emotionalment it has been an emotional week. just the circumstances of what happened. about. reporter: counselors coming here since tuesday and will be here once again to speak with staffer tomorrow. live in san jose tonight, abc 7 news. thank you so much. security video captured the quick response of vacationing pinole police officer this weekend. on saturday a woman attacked security guard at honolulu international airport that s when corporal rodgers sprang into action. you see him leaping over right there. wrestled down the atablinger and handcuffed her. gave statement to authorities and still made his flight home. corp relevant rodgers has been with the pinole police department since 2006. superiors say they are proud of his actions. growing controversy tonight over comments president obama made about california attorney general pamela parris. he said quote you have to be careful to first of all say she is brilliant and dedicated and she is tough. then he said she a
the medic here are devastated and news of the friend death spread very quickly and in return this memorial behind me grew. just moments after boyer death his friend and colleagues tied this black ribbon around the sign he passed every day on his way to work. the 34-year-old was a paramedic at santa clara county ambulance in san jose. it s senseless and horrible to see somebody who worked to make a xunt better save people lives for that to go away is tragic. oakland police calling boyer death a homicide. they say he had just left his father s home in oakland after taking him to a doctor s appointment tuesday morning. and as he waited at a stop sign on keller avenue somebody rolled up an shot him. boyer car careened off the road and crashed in a ravine. everybody loved him. everybody loved working with him. the great patient care. i think those are some of the best qualities about him. he started working as medic in the county in 2000 8. he worked for amr with brian s
competitors waging an expensive two year campaign to block it. amy hollyfield is live at broadway plaza to explain. reporter: neiman marcus appears ready to let bygones be bygones. the store is putting out the olive branch, several details trying to reach out to the community. it is ready to go. there s a lot of art inside, most done by local bay area artists. the cafe has a walnut creek salad. the store is doing what it can to be part of the community. this store did create a bitter battle. the issue went to the ballot, a rival mall company helped fund a campaign against bringing neiman marcus here. the other company wanted neiman marcus for its mall in san ramon. walnut creek voted for for it. it is opening today despite concerns that were raised over parking and traffic in the area. today the store opens at 10:00 this morning. it is expected to bring walnut creek $600,000 in tax revenue a year. look at this sculpture it is posed to resemble fins, flapping in the wind. th