a horrific crash this morning, a car flies offer the cliff crashing into the rocks below and a man was able to survive. it's a stunning rescue. thank you for joining us. i'm jessica castro. first responders were able to pull the man to safety after tense moments. as huge waves came dangerously close to the driver, all happened about 8:00 this morning off highway 1. it's in an area known as devil's slide. abc 7 news reporter amy

hollyfield was there as the man was rescued. >> reporter: hi, jessica, no one out here can believe he survived the plunge off of this cliff. this man had all the luck on this friday, the 13th. so what happened was let me show you the cliff, look behind me. went flying off this cliff. they don't know why. they estimate he fell about 150 feet and landed in the ocean of the he was able to get himsel out of the car and swim or climb over to the rocks and wait for rescuers to repel down to him. they estimate he was down there for about an hour and a half. the luckiest part for him, not only he survived, of course, but

someone witnessed him going off the cliff. rescuers say when they reach a car that crashed, it's been there for hours, if not days because no one witnessed it because this is such a remote area, but someone saw him go over and got down to him in an hour an and a half, the man complained about being cold. they say he was suffering, but the neck and back were okay, did not complain of pain. hard to believe. miraculous given what he experienced. they took him to the hospital to get him checked out but say he's in fair condition. at this time, rescue crews at the scene did not know his age or hometown. they say there was a bit of a language barrier or perhaps because he was suffering that they were not able to communicate with him, but he was walking and talking, able to walk to the ambulance and get into it. quite a miracle. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. as we saw, the live images behind amy, you see how high up

the cliffs are, and here's the closer look as that man was pounded with the water as rescuers were getting to him. tense moments there, and, finally, he got his way up to firefighters and pulled him up. that huge cliff there highway 1 for safety, and just amazing he's able to stand there and was only suffering minor injuries. we'll have all that, you're able to see the rescue as it happened on abc 7news.com as well as our abc 7 news app. we posted a video showing those key moments, very dramatic efforts to save that driver. moving on now, at noon today, in just a few minutes, the highway patrol and the sheriff's office will hold a news conference to reveal new information about the southern california family that plunged into a river last week. the family vanished while driving from portland, oregon to san jose. searchers found items alongside the river in the county, and

relatives have confirmed those items did belong to the missing family. the eel river runs fast as they look for the bodies once the water is calmer. this midday, we are getting the first look at the mountain view police department's encounter with the youtube shooting suspect the morning of the attack. mountain view pd released this video a short time ago including the officer worn camera footage as well as dispatch radio traffic. she was found sleeping in her car 1:40, april 3rd after being missing from the family and told the officer she had no plans to go home. >> you don't want to hurt yourself? you don't want to hurt anybody else? you don't want to commit suicide or anything like that, right? okay. >> she says she drove straight to mountain view from san diego because she was starting to -- wanted to start a new life, and then just hours later, police say she went on a shooting

rampage at yooush headquarters injuring three before turning the gun on herself. sheriff deputies say a taxi driver is in custody after being involved in a hit-and-run that sent a woman to the hospital with some major injuries. this accident happened just after 5:00 this morning at the corner of el camino real and silva avenue. the taxi was found two miles away in a car wash. the driver was taken into custody at the scene. there's extra security now at the junior high school after police got a tip about a suspicious man lurking in the area. police got a tip saying an older male was trying to pick up children near the school. the suspect at 5'10", bald, wearing a blue shirt and sunglasses reportedly driving a bright red honda civic. if you see anything suspicious in the area, call the police. a controversial game set for tonight in solano county is

under scrutiny right now. they urged parents to discourage kids from taking part in a game called la migra. they play i.c.e. agents and younger students are undocumented immigrants while being chased by people in cars. the annual event is not organized by the school and worried about student safety as well as the offensive nature of the game. happens now, a warning for beach goers this afternoon. huge waves expected and you'll need to be careful going in the water. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in santa cruz with a group of people excited about the high surf. >> reporter: jessica, yes, of course, the surfers. look at the big waves, surfers in the water. look how beautiful, too, sunny, warm, about as good as it gets here in santa cruz in april. the closer you get, the more you have to be careful. i bet you didn't realize there was so much running in surfing, but when the winter waves are

flat, a good season swell like this makes you pick up the pace to get in the water. >> waited all winter for this. >> this is more than just a bump. >> reporter: waves at 10-12 feet create the a traffic jam. >> it's crowded this morning. everybody's been waiting for this. no, we'll get out there and have some good times. >> reporter: families are also looking for a good time as kids are on spring break includiing these sisters. >> we're going to the beach! >> reporter: a hazard statement in effect until 7:00 tonight with rip currents and large short break, a west to northwest fae facing beaches. parents be vigilant, kids will be kids. >> looking for seashells and play in the sand. >> digging feet in the sand and wiggle them. >> reporter: oh, to be a kid again. check it out. the boardwalk is open today, and it's open all weekend, so a lot going on in santa cruz. we've also got the surfing with

the big waves. today is nice. tomorrow is also expected to be nice. expect a big crowd here in santa cruz. live in santa cruz, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. what else 12 nice? happening today, it's blue and gold day to kick off the start of the warriors' run to defend their nba championship. you can stop by any team store today to pick up car flags for free. at noon, a warrior flag will be raised. city halls will be lit in blue and gold tonight. they begin the playoffs here on abc 7 and host the san antonio spurs in game one of the nba playoffs tomorrow at noon. coverage begins at 11:30. keep it here on abc 7 and tune in for after the game with all the highlights and live post game interviews from oracle arena. it is an abc news exclusive. the former fbi director's account with the time with the president and his scathing

response. it's warming up nicely out there. 60 degrees from the east bay hills, and, in fact, look at the visibility. so, so clear. don't get used to it, though, the warmup is brief, and the dry spell will end before the weekend is over. i'll explain next with th

welcome back, we had problems arterialier with the story about that stunning cliff rescue, so here's the story again from abc 7 news reporter amy holly field.

>> reporter: there he is in the red sweatshirt walking and talking. hard to believe looking at this. this is the van he was in. he was driving it when it plunged off this cliff on highway 1 falling about 150 feet into the ocean. >> he was hype thermic being in the water being down there, able to extra kate himself and walk and claimed no injuries, but he was evaluated by the paramedics. >> reporter: look at this video, waiting on the rocks to be rescued. he was anyone to climb out of the car and over to the rocks. a rescuer repelled down to him while the coast guard watched from up above in a helicopter and workers kept watch from jet skis in the harbor and first responders waited on top, they admitted they did not expected this ending. >> frankly, knowing the steepness of the cliffs, i was up certain, and we were very relieved and grateful and thankful that it looks like it's going to be a positive outcome.

>> reporter: driving a rental van. they don't know about him other than he's asian. they don't know why he crashed. >> minor language barrier, or he was not communicating well. >> reporter: he was alone in the van, did not have any passengers, but someone saw him drive off the cliff and say he was in the water for an hour and a half. >> very lucky that, number one, it was witnessed, and, two, he was uninjured. >> an amazing story, again, that was abc 7's reporter amy hollyfield reporting. unat the titached to the tr what comey called president trump in the new book "a higher royalty." >> reporter: fired fbi director james comey holds very little back. >> i never thought the words would come out of my mouth but i don't know whether the president of united states was with

prostitutes. >> reporter: comey offered a graphic description want first meeting of president-elect donald trump in 2017. first briefing trump and other key members of the team on how the russians interfered with the election. >> then the conversation to my surprise moved to a pr conversation about how the trump team would position us how to shape this. no one to my recollection asked, so what's coming next from the russians? >> reporter: comey met with trump alone, wanting to inform him about salacious details in the infamous dossier, unverified information to trump's ties to russia like allegations he was filmed with prostitutes in moscow in 2013. >> responded defensively and talked about, do i look like a guyhookers? >> reporter: weeks later, he says president trump brings it up again. >> may want me to investigate it

to prove it did not happen because he said if there's a 1% chance my wife thinks that's true, that's terrible. i remember thinking, how could you wife think there's a 1% chance you were with prostitutes paying on each other in moscow. >> reporter: they called him a leaker and liar saying virtually everyone in washington thought he should be fired. the president continued on to say it was my great honor to fire james comey. abc news, new york. the first tv interview here is on abc 7 talking about the tenure in the fbi as well as the controversial firing by president trump last may. watch that interview during a "20/20

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fact, significant snow looks like by sunday into monday. sunny, milder today, warmer tomorrow, rain returns for sunday and much cooler. we watched the waves come up significantly throughout the day, and beach hazard statement through tonight with 14 foot waves here, very dangerous conditions. bringing in our storm impact scale. it's a 1. sunday into monday with light rain, anywhere from a .25 to .50 inch in the north bay. it's a cold system. we are talking low snow levels, hamilton could see a dusting here by monday. this is sunday afternoon at 2:00. rain in the north bay, and then it shifts south, and look what happens for your monday morning commute. it's wet, and the world air hoo moves in behind it lingering on monday, and then the snow piles up in the sierra nevada. likely to have a winter weather advisory, but sunday night, the snow starts anywhere from 3-7 inches, and then into monday afternoon, check it out, a foot

at doner, 11 inches in kirkwood. it's a bonus for mid-april. back home, looking anywhere from about .10 inch to .20 through monday night. it's a two day system from sunday night into monday, and the seven-day forecast will show the warmer weather tomorrow, but today we're looking at the breezy winds along the coast, upper 60s, freemont, 70 in livermore, and this is what you want to see, a couple days of warmth and dry weather. download our accuweather app and track the weather. that could change sunday into monday, but a dry day before the next system, looking even weaker, so it's nice to see it's still coming. >> that's true. a little bit of everything. >> yeah. >> okay, lisa, thank you. you want to put your kids to work this weekend or run away with the circus? my abc 7 morning anchor and friends at hoodline may have the answer. >> this weekend, go to oakland science center where it's actually lit. that means exciting.

>> we have a lot to tinker with. >> a soddering tool has not been a thing since 7th grade shop class. tinker fest gives you and your family real tools to work on big projects like taking apart a car, and disassembling a plane engine and small projects like a button that should light up if you did it right. >> there's an intimidating feel to it, electronics, so this activity shows you that, a, of course, you can do it because you're awesome, and, it is, like, this kind of relaxing activity, and you come away with this really awesome pen with a switch on it. >> i did it right? >> you did it right. >> that's never happened before. >> ha-ha, take that, shop class! >> yeah. >> another option this weekend, running away to the circus for the night. they are letting you try circus arts like juggling and trapeze

and clowning, all for five bucks, and after, you watch the trapeze act friday night. friday night in hays valley, there's a walk-in theater. it's a movie projected on a big screen, sit outside, and you watch. bring a blanket, get some snacks." the florida project" is playing tonight. best of all, that's free. to see times and locations, go to abc7news.com or look it up at hoodline. new "dancing with the stars" cast announced this morning. it was an all-athlete edition, and if you missed it, take a look. >> all right, let's rebuild the cast! hit it! [ cheers and applause ] kareem abdul jabar and ry chris mazder and whitney.

josh norman and sharna. jenni finch and kio. tonya harding and sasha. jamie anderson and ardom. adam and jenna. >> and university of notre dame basketball player could not make it to the reveal appearing from campus where she's still a junior. it returns monday, april 30th at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. cue the

it's time for the favorite midday segment, and lisa is in for mike today to tell us more about this week's perfect pet. >> that's right. this is phoebe, 8-year-old spade chihuahua mix and loves being a lap dog, looking for a fine home to relax and just to be loved. i mean, she loves other dogs as well, so that's not an issue, and shements to be pampered. who doesn't want to do that with a face like that? >> yes. you can call the animal humane

society, the number on your screen right there. >> yes. she looks very mellow. >> she does, yeah. speaking of dogs, should be a nice day and weekend to take your dog out for a walk, right? >> yes, do it, do it today, tomorrow, because sunday and monday you may have the rain gear, you will need it. >> for the pup too. >> and the snow. another bonus round of snow in the mountains through monday. >> skiers and borders love it. >> yes. >> from us here at abc 7 news, thank you for joining us, and "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. we leave you with a beautiful look at the mountain cam camera. thank you for joining us. have a great day.

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