and accessories for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit plunges 150 feet off a cliff. the dramatic rescue unfolded now at noon a dramatic rescue. a driver pulled to safety after his van plunges 150 feet off a cliff. >> the dramatic rescue unfolded around 8:30 this morning. chopper 5 hovered over the scene in san mateo county and you can see that crunched van

at the bottom of the cliff. the waves thrashed as crews made their way to the stranded driver. it went over the cliff near devil's slide. the driver was taken to the hospital. kpix 5's jackie ward reports. >> reporter: this is where they immediately took the driver as soon as they pulled him from the water earlier this morning. unbelievably, first responders tell me the driver will be just fine after being treated for possible hypothermia. earlier this morning, witnesses say they saw a driver swerve along southbound highway 1 by devil's slide near montara just south of the tunnel. the driver swerved over the edge here and went down 150 feet off the cliff into the ocean. by the time first responders got to the scene, the minivan was completely submerged in the deep ravine. from chopper 5 you can see the dramatic rescue as they lowered down to the vehicle. the 38-year-old man the driver

was able to climb out of the van and communicate with responders. he says he was the only person in the vehicle. >> unfortunatelywe did the rescue. >> reporter: chp san francisco is investigating how this could have happened. at this point, we don't know if driver was distracted or swerving around something on the road. chp officers will interview the driver as soon as possible to hopefully get some answers. as for the car, it's still in the pacific and will stay that way until it's pulled out to the surf by the time any crews can get to it. it will be reported as a lost vehicle. cal fire told me that there have been two fatalities just a quarter mile south of where this accident happened. from san francisco general, jackie ward, kpix 5. the chp is releasing more information at this hour about a missing family of four in mendocino county. the thottapilly family was driving home from portland

when they disappeared in a remote part of mendocino county about 180 miles north of san francisco. the chp now confirms debris and personal items recovered from the rain-swollen eel river belong to the missing family. the bodies of the parents and their two children have not been recovered. authority say the water is still too dangerous for divers to enter. the mendocino county sheriff's office is holding a news conference to release additional details and we'll bring you updates later. mountain view police have released body camera video of their encounter with the youtube shooter before she went on her rampage. nasim aghdam was found sleeping in her car hours before she opened fire at youtube in san bruno 10 days ago injuring people one critically before she killed herself. when at 2 a.m. the day of the shooting officers found her asleep in her car, they ran the license plate. they woke her up and told her that she had been reported missing and asked what she was

doing in mountain view. >> are you supposed to take medication? okay. you don't want to hurt yourself, do you? you don't want to hurt anybody else? you don't want to commit suicide or anything like that, right? okay. >> mountain view police say aghdam was calm and cooperative during the 20- minute interaction. they said they had no reason to detain her. hours later, she opened fire at youtube. apparently, she was angry over its ad policies that caused her to lose money by restricting her videos. some parents call an after- school game incentives and racist. it's been around for years. jessica flores reports. >> reporter: tonight, benicia high school students will play the controversial game la migra, a spanish term for immigration and customs enforcement. seniors play i.c.e. agents and the younger

students play immigrants trying to run and hide. if the students are caught, they are dropped off in a remote location. it's supposed to simulate deportation. for people who don't know what la migra means what does it mean for you? >> it's immigration. it's i.c.e. coming to your home and taking you. [ crying ] >> reporter: daniel's daughter attends benicia high school. he learned about the off campus game from a school letter. >> it's disturbing in that the school is aware of something that in my opinion seems pretty racist. >> reporter: the game is not school sanctioned and it happens after hours. in the letter to parents, benicia high school's principal says: >> reporter: still, he says the school needs to do more to stop the event. on the benicia high school facebook page some are speaking out one saying no

more off campus lunch, no more senior trip to disneyland. others are defending students one saying the only thing wrong about the game is the name. honestly, kids are having fun. but it's not all fun and games according to this senior who asked us not to show her face. what was your experience like? >> um, someone got, like, tied up and i ended up leaving. >> reporter: benicia police say in the past, students acting as i.c.e. agents speed around town looking for the runners. police say they will have extra patrols during the game to try to keep the students and the public safe. but serna is most worried about the kids who aren't participating. >> how about the safety of the kids that it impacts? the psychological aspect that it impacts? and i'm sure there's kids here that are undocumented. >> reporter: in benicia, jessica flores, kpix 5. >> we reached out to the principal who referred us to the district. but the superintendent has not gotten back to us. district employees confirm the game has been going on for years. all lanes are back open on

el camino real in millbrae after a hit-and-run crash this morning. chopper 5 was over that scene. investigators say a woman was crossing the busy street in the crosswalk at around 5 a.m. when she was hit by a taxi. the driver then took off. but he didn't get far not too long after the crash, police found him trying to enter a car wash in burlingame. he has been identified as 55- year-old teodoro garcia of daly city. police arrested him and towed away the taxi as evidence. the victim is in the hospital in critical condition. the white house is going on the attack to discredit fired fbi director james comey. his new book calls president trump a mafia boss demanding loyalty from everyone around him at the expense of the truth. as mola lenghi report the president is using twitter to hit back. >> reporter: james comey doesn't hold back his views of president trump in a new book set to be released next week. he describes mr. trump as a

liar and a bully and compares his inner circle to the mafia, lying about all things large and small in service to some code of loyalty that put the organization above morality and above the truth. comey also writes about the now infamous steele dossier written by a former british spy that includes allegations of a tryst with a russia prostitute that the president denies. unprompted he brought up the golden shower sting adding that the president asked him to investigate the document because it bothered him if there was even a 1% chance his wife melania thought it was true. comey isn't sure what to believe. >> i never thought these words would come out of my mouth but i don't know whether the current president of the united states was with prostitutes peeing on each other in 2013. it's possible but i don't know. >> reporter: the white house is pushing back hard calling him a disgruntled ex-employee who has trouble telling the truth. president trump struck back on twitter saying:

>> we know that he is selling books and that he has -- he has had a difficult time, um, completely telling the truth under oath. >> reporter: the fbi had to amend inaccurate portions of comey's congressional testimony last may. mola lenghi, cbs news, the white house. the republican party is also going after comey sponsoring a website called lyingcomey.com. the trump administration says no final decision has been made about taking action against syria. the u.s. and allies are still contemplating how to respond after a suspected chemical attack. 42 people were killed in the syrian town of douma. at russia's request, the united nations held an emergency meeting today. russia called the escalating situation, quote, very dangerous. the country is a close ally of

syria and has warned the u.s. not to attack. >> the united states estimates that assad has used chemical weapons in the syrian war at least 50 times. public estimates are as high as 200. >> russia's ambassador to the u.n. claims that foreign intelligence services faked the attack. tomorrow investigators will arrive at the attack site to begin a fact-finding mission. still ahead, why the feds say they booted tesla out of the investigation into the deadly autopilot crash and what ceo elon musk has to say about it. >> plus, comedian will ferrell recovering after a rollover crash in southern california. >> and skies out there nice blue sunshiny and we are experiencing spring-like weather. tomorrow things will be even more warmer and i'll track your next chance of rain. after

a rollover crash in orange county. witnesses say the chauffeur- driven riding actor will ferrell has been released from the hospital after a rollover crash in orange county. witnesses say the chauffeur driven limousine he was riding in was sideswipe on the santa ana freeway about 11 p.m. he was one of four people in the suv. one had critical injuries. the california highway patrol is investigating the cause of the crash. federal investigators say they forced tesla out of a probe of last month's deadly autopilot crash in mountain view. the ntsb says it was because tesla released information about the investigation before it was confirmed. but in a statement, tesla says it withdrew from the panel.

"cbs this morning" anchor gayle king rode with tesla's ceo elon musk to get some answers. >> you have this beautiful glass roof. ultraviolet coatings like a good pair of sunglasses. >> reporter: tesla's model 3 is sleek and minimalistic but it's one of the automaker's key features. >> creeps me out. so you're not turning, the car is turning? >> reporter: that's getting renewed attention, the autopilot system. staying within lane, it is not supposed to replace a human driver. >> we can't expect people -- >> why did it do that? >> my hands weren't on the wheel. >> what's the purpose of having autopilot if you still center to put your hands on the wheel, elon? >> because the probability of

on autopilot is less. >> reporter: less likely but not impossible. an accident last month in autopilot mode. was it defective? >> the system worked as described. it's a hands-on system. it's not a self-driving system. >> reporter: a week after the accident, tesla announced that the driver had received several visual and one audible hands on warning earlier in the drive. the driver's hands were not detected on the wheel for six seconds prior to the collision. releasing that information drew criticism from federal officials doing their own investigation. >> you know that you ticked off the national transportation safety board by releasing the results before the investigation was completed? why did you do that? >> well, it's actually -- we have always released -- >> are you on autopilot now. >> yes. the ntsb takes a long time to do an investigation. it will take a year. so we can't wait for a year to release information.

that's way too long. >> reporter: too long especially for a company under such intense public scrutiny. >> but we'll never be perfect. >> autopilot will never be perfect? >> no. nothing in the real world is perfect. but i do think that long term it can reduce accidents by a factor of 10 so that's a really huge difference. >> gayle also got a tour of tesla's silicon valley factory. this was the first time that cameras were allowed inside the model 3 production line and she asked elon musk why so many people are still waiting for their pre-orders. he admitted they have put too much technology into the model 3 all at once leading to production delays. but he says things are getting back on track. >> i think gayle's dress and work boots, cool. >> good look. >> and the hat. >> very practical. let's take a look at the

big board here. the dow is down about 18 9 points. time to check the weather. >> a lot of sunshine. find the sunny side of the street, right, anne? that's where it feels warmer right now. coit tower and alcatraz a beautiful day across the bay and along the embarcadero. temperatures now feel good in livermore. it's 60 degrees. 64 degrees. san jose now 62. and our temperatures for the afternoon are going to be pretty close to normal. we should be right here in the low to upper 60s. some areas will be in the low 70s which puts us just a few degrees above normal for the inland locations. here's a closer look at your neighborhood: if you are up early on

saturday you will get a chance to see that because high pressure is the story for california. there's a couple of systems here in the gulf of alaska which is contributing to churning up the ocean and that's why surf is up. so it will be sunny, but look at this. pretty messy along the waves here. this is the surf line view of ocean beach right now and you can tell not really fun to go surfing in all of this. there's a good likelihood for a lot of sneaker waves. if you walk along the shore, please keep that in mind. waves could get you. there's a beach hazard statement today until 7 p.m. some reports coming in of waves up to 20 feet every 14 to 16 seconds. it's dangerous. tomorrow cherry blossom festival in japantown. sunny 64. the berkeley bay festival at shorebird park, sunshine and 67 for that forecast. futurecast shows nothing nothing today, tomorrow. clouds sunday. that's when we could get a

quarter to .4" of rain. let's show you the seven-day forecast. by sunday into monday, look at the huge drop in temperatures. it's going to be cool by then. and then we will dry up for tuesday. all right. we have been waiting for this segment because hitting the roads with your pets, we have some safety tips for long and short road trips. how cute! aww! >> i'm feeling that way, too. we'll meet her after this break.

it's always important to keep your pets safe when they ride in the car. our pet expert dr. jil h tips on whether it's a long road trip or run to the store it's important to keep pets safe in the car. our pet expert dr. jill chase joining us now with tips on securing your furry family members. who is this? >> this is fare, about 4 now. she is cute and exuberant. so i get asked this question often. what do i do to keep my pet safe in the car? it is really important. the reality is if you should get into an accident, just physics-wise, the cats or dogs go flying. a good rule of thumb is put cats in a carrier, not run through the car. and ideally, be able to seatbelt that carrier into the back or front seat so even the

carrier can't move as a projectile. dogs the same thing applies, believe it or not. for me in my car, i have my dogs attached using carbine in a a rope or leash or halters and small dogs should be in a carrier. what i don't like to see not okay is animals that especially small dogs that are hanging out the front window while the person is driving sitting on their lap. that's dangerous for other drivers and for the pet. the animal could go flying out the window order impede the driver. if you have a dog in the back of the pickup truck it needs to be tethered on both sides, california law. >> good things to keep in mind, even though you see it all over the roads. if you have a question about your pets's health and well- being, we want to hear from you. ust email us at pets@kpix.com and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here

at noon. we'll be right back.

learning from the mendocino county sherrif.. that rescue crews found the body of a chil we have new details coming from mendocino county. we are just learning from the mendocino county sheriff that rescue crews found the body of a child in the eel river. that is the area rescuers have been combing for evidence for

days now in their search for a missing family from valencia. we are going to keep you updated with details. we'll have more on that story at 5:00. and, of course, you can always go on our website, cbssf.com. before we leave you this afternoon, another look at sunny skies for the weekend. >> oh, yes. today, tomorrow, it's going to be lovely, very spring-like. so enjoy the outdoors. but then sunday, monday, it changes. >> thank you. have a good weekend. five

>> liam: i did it. >> steffy: no, you didn't. >> liam: i-i did. it was me. >> steffy: no. no. >> liam: i went to my dad's place. >> steffy: liam, you wouldn't do something -- >> liam: i picked up the gun. >> steffy: you wouldn't do something like that! >> liam: except i did, steffy. it was me. i tried to kill my own father. >> bill: can i... call someone for you? >> taylor: what? >> bill: a friend? steffy? anybody who could come down -- >> taylor: don't ever say her name again! you don't have a right. >> bill: what's with the cane? >> taylor: i took a fall. you know, that's the least of your worries right now. >> bill: let me get you some water. >> taylor: not necessary. >> bill: something stronger? >> taylor: i don't want a drink. >> bill: oh, that's right.