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problem for pilots being blinded by laser pointers at those critical moments just before landing or after take- off. now today we learn this. all three major bay area airports are among the worst in the nation when it comes to those incidents. len ramirez is at san jose s airport which is right near the top of the list. len. reporter: exactly right, allen. this is the little device that we re talking about. this is what s causing all the fuss at airports all over the country and here in the bay area, as well. now, i picked this up for less than $3 today at a local electronics store and i want to show you what it does. if i point it right at the lens there. now, imagine trying to land an airplane with that kind of light beam coming into your eyes. that s exactly what s happening. reporter: final approach to mineta san jose international airport takes airplanes right over the top of the town. but at least 80 times last year, the pilots concentration was dangerously d ....
power lines. what a mess. good afternoon, i m allen martin. i m sydnie kohara. as you saw, wind gusts causing quite a bit of damage. they impacted people in their homes and on the way to work. let s go to anne makovec, she joins us now from oakland to show us what happened. anne. reporter: that s right. i m here on monterey boulevard in oakland off highway 13. one of the places where a tree came down on the power went out. you can see pg&e up here trying to work to get this outage restored. only about 26 homes without power in this area. but it is one of many areas affected by strong winds. the wind was whipping so hard overnight that it lifted off part of this roof, according to this oakland home owner. it woke me up. the big clapping noise woke me up. reporter: when she came out of the house, she got the full picture. i went up there and i saw this thing and i go whoa! reporter: and there were several trees down in the east bay, some straight into power ....
just 15 minutes later and he stopped in the center of the road, police say that is when the driver accelerated, aiming straight for the motorcycle. the van drag add ross two lanes of traffic stopping only he was pinned between the van and light. there is a lot of blood. and it took him about 15 minutes to extract him from the vehicle. we re worried he wasn t going to come out. police plees are still reeling from the officer shot, shot by a known gang member. his recovery continues. police say this officer, a 10-year veteran is lucky to be alive. he was pinned under the van, he was alerted p enough to radio for his ambulance. this is a description of the man police are looking for, described as latino, and six feet tall with a medium build, last seen wearing a red sweat shirt, blue jeans and a blue or black cap. anyone with information on this suspect s whereabouts are asked to call the police department. abc 7 news. and attorneys for former bart officer mehserle ....