what caused the tree to snap. it fell across all lanes of southbound highway 13 even toppled across the median and on to the northbound side of highway 13. talk about bad luck turning into good luck. of course, the bad part of this is you re driving along and a tree falls on your car. so incredibly good luck part of this is that the driver walked away unscathed. when chp oakland arrived on scene officers say the man was calm and uninjured. he couldn t climb out of a window so they started breaking branches so the driver could open his door and he got out. oakland fire examined him, gave him the all clear on the medical front and have taken him to bart because he refused any medical treatment. so the driver told officers that when he saw the tree falling, he slammed on his brakes. chp believes that rain is what caused this. because of the drought, roots just can t absorb water. so that s what caused this massive tree completely uproot and fall over. but still, this man cou
transportation is trying to clear the debris quickly and safely. chp is estimating that all the roads are back open around 6:30 or 7 p.m. tonight. in piedmont, jackie ward, kpix 5. could sure hear them working in the background! in san francisco traffic is diverted off the great highway due to the flooding. the road is shut down right now between lawton and juda. no word on when it might re- open. drivers are being asked to avoid the area altogether. and there is some escaping the rain at least. even as we show the low that hit us with more than 2 inches of rain today. it s now heading south. the heaviest downpours slamming into the sierra at this hour pushing into the south bay flat-out rain this afternoon giving way to scattered showers. not much left. up north, not much left. in fact, we ll have a chance to drain and dry tomorrow. but there is more on the way. so is the forecast in a few minutes. tonight the lights are back on in the east bay after widespread power
with their lives. it is rare for the church to have a toll of mourning. many here are artists. it is part of the cathedral. a way that people transform lives and connect with god. reporter: art insulation called jackobs dream. a ladder symbolizing the connection between earth and the afterlife. connection between ordnary life, human beings and the transcendents. today, people came to find comfort inside the church. outside the sounds of 36 steady solum rings. [bell ringing] reporter: a brief but powerful pause to remember 36 young lives lost. each one of those people had a mother and father who loved them and cared for them, lovers and friends, just how much pain and hurting there is wherever a disaster like this strikes us. [bell ringing] reporter: in san francisco, jessicaa flores, kpix5. and the jessica flores, kpix5. they believe they figured out where the fire started but not what has caused it. today, atf announced they completed the work at the
3 right now greenfield and the village of pleasant prairie are both under snow emergencies kenosha s start at midnight tonight and it will go until further notice. parking rules are also in effect in kenosha.once two inches of snow has fallen there there s no parking on any posted snow route.. parking on ?all? city streets is not allowed during this time. 3 effect. that means most residential streets will require alternate side parking.right now the four inch rule is ?not? in effect.keep a look out for signs and visit our website cbs58.com for all updated parking rules. new at ten.the state patrol wants to get the word out.. slow down and leave room.so everyone, including law enforcement, can make it home safely tonight. tonight. cbs 58 s amanda devoe is in waukesha right now with some advice for you.amanda? the snow started falling here in waukesha around 4:30 this afternoon.. it started sticking shortly after that. as the winter storm gets underway dozens of offic
what they wanted for christmas. never actually met rudolph though but i hear good things. reporter: kenny the elf is in the home stretch just hours before santa takes off for the night his toy making is happening on the spot. santa called me from the north pole. he said it s been really busy. so he wanted me to help him out. reporter: if kenny couldn t make you what were you looking for, shoppers were finding good deals at a lot of stores. did you plan to go shopping on christmas eve? no. good sales. i got new running shoes. did dad get anything? not yes. i got to pay for everything. [ laughter ] reporter: taking in the crowds and festivities is tradition for some. this is unplanned but we come every christmas eve and cruise around and have lunch and enjoy the christmas tree and all the fun people watching. reporter: and in a sea of tourists, we found some native san franciscans. we stay at the fairmont. four years in a row. come down for the holiday
it is a time for celebrating hanukkah, festival of lights, with boathouse row dressed in blue. beautiful there. merry christmas, happy hanukkah, everyone, today is sunday, december 25th, i m rahel solomon. let s get over to meteorologist, justin drabick, with the weather and the forecast, not looking like a white holiday, but not bad at all. visiting friends, family today, ideal conditions. sunshine, just pass the sunglasses around. sunny? sun glare, not bad at all this time of year. so if you like warm temperatures, you will love this forecast, as women. we will be running our high temperatures ten, 15 degrees above average, really over the next few days, locked into the mild pattern, and no signs every any cold arctic air coming at us, as we finish out the year. temperature right now at the airport, 35 degrees. we drop, normally get coldest temperature right before sunrise, and nice color shaping up, you can see, cloud-free skies, light breeze out of the west, a
captioning funded by cbs good good morning, from the cbs 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i m meg oliver in for anne-marie green. this morning, there s a new bone of contention between president obama and president-elect donald trump. mr. obama said had he run again against mr. trump, he would have won. not so, says the president-elect suggesting mr. obama s record would have prevented him from winning. roxana saberi is here. in new york with more. roxana, good morning. good morning, meg. president-elect trump said he could have won again. mr. trump took to twitter to disagree. this follows a series of rare public confrontations between the outgoing and incoming administrations. reporter: in a hypothetical presidential race, president-elect donald trump says there s no way he would lose to president obama, citing jobs, isis and obamacare as the reasons on twitter. the comment came in response to a podcast interview the president gave t
captioning funded by cbs good morning, from the cbs 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i m meg oliver in for anne-marie green. this morning, there s a new bone of contention between president obama and president-elect trump, mr. obama said had he run again wednesday mr. trump, he would have won. not so, says the president-elect suggesting will obama s record would have prevented him from winning. roxana saberi is here. mr. trump took to twitter to disagree. this follows a series of rare public confrontations between the outgoing and incoming administrations. reporter: in a hypothesis presidential race, president-elect donald trump says there s no way he would lose to president obama, citing jobs, isis and obamacare as the reasons on twitter. the comment came in response to a podcast interview the president gave to a former senior adviser suggesting the contrary. i m confident if i would have run again and articulated i could have mobiliz
i-i m wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. for millions of fans, carrie fisher will always be princess leia. the confident star wars leader with those futuristic hair buns. she died suffered after suffering a heart attack on friday. she was 60 years old. fisher s costars are sharing their grief. harrison ford who played hans solo offered this. carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original. funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. mark hamel tweeted, no word. #devastated. carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. i will miss her dearly said peter mayhew. here is a look at her life on screen and off. what the hell of are doing? somebody has to save our skins! into the garbage, you fly boy! reporter: when the world first got to know carrie fisher, she was also royalty. princess leia in the 1977 film star wars. i love you. i know. reporter: fisher was a rare princess. revered for her beauty and her take no prisoners personal
i-i m wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. for millions of fans, carrie fisher will always be princess leia. the confident star wars leader with those futuristic hair buns. she died suffered after suffering a heart attack on friday. she was 60 years old. fisher s costars are sharing their grief. harrison ford who played hans solo offered this. carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original. funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. mark hamel tweeted, no word. #devastated. carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. i will miss her dearly said peter mayhew. here is a look at her life on screen and off. what the hell of are doing? somebody has to save our skins! into the garbage, you fly boy! reporter: when the world first got to know carrie fisher, she was also royalty. princess leia in the 1977 film star wars. i love you. i know. reporter: fisher was a rare princess. revered for her beauty and her take no prisoners personal