At nearly 80 feet in height and weighing close to a ton, the tree slammed across the canyon road with another pressure and density to crush anything beneath it. The force from the branches caved part of his cars roof and rid ripped off his side view mirror. The damage an eerie reminder of what could have been. Pretty lucky. Heavy rains, saturated hillside, weak root system. Reporter firefighters from station 24 quickly cleared the tree using multiple saws to attack it from different angles. If in a show of true holiday spirit, motorists that were not allowed to pass offered a help helping hand. Proving that nothing is too big to move when you work together. That was a true sign of holiday spirit. Now, the break in the rain is only temporary. According to weather team, we could see more rain in the days to come. Further weakening already weak root systems. Dan that is what we can expect. Thanks so much. In East Palo Alto, folks are mopping up from a flood tonight. While engineers try to
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