cornell barnard, abc 7 news. quick moving on, stockton residents are resting easier this week and following the arrest of a man killed -- suspected of killing six men but there was loan -- one lone survivor. the brush with death still haunts this woman. she said she was standing next to train tracks in stockton when she suddenly saw a gun pointed at her. >> i was on the side and a man came around the owner. they already had the gun out. they just started shooting. there were no words exchanged, they did not say anything, they did not come any closer, they just started shooting this. i ran toward them knowing i would have to closer to the street. >> unbelievable. she is so calm. both natasha said that she was lucky and received help shortly after her escape. we will hear more about her survival and get the latest in the case. >> tap into bar, commemoration of this earthquake. in march 30 three years since the 6.9 magnitude earthquake rocked the bay area and other parts of northern california. to commemorate the eq

ana: abc7's cornell barnard is in glenallen, where smoke has been seen all day. cornell: a lot of folks concerned about that smoke. they have been seeing it all day. some of that smoke still visible on the hill. today it turns out this was a controlled burn, all about preventing future disaster fires. it's a long hike up the mountain for these calfire cruise. their mission on this october day, to start a fire. fire crews are sparking this prescribed burn across 15 acres of jack london state park all in the name of fire prevention. every step is monitored to make sure the fire does not burn out of control. >> as soon as i get established, it will go up and -- it gets established, it will go up into its own thing. >> we continue to be in that drought. we are trying to get ahead of the ball. cornell: there are acres and acres of dry brush here. this is anarea of jack london state park that is not seen a wildfire in decades. >> this is the perfect place to be doing this type of management, to control fuels, improve the forest health, and frankly make everything health

reporter: reporter: in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news. dion: a community group is organizing a vigil starting at 7 p.m. at the middle school in berkeley. and oakland police officer is recovering after being hit by a car this morning near 52nd and wentworth avenue. police say officers approached the vehicle that had been stopped in the middle-of-the-road. they say the driver was unconscious. when officers woke up that driver, he sped away, hitting one officer during the getaway. the officer was taken to the hospital. oakland skyline hospital forfeited friday night football game following a fight between teammates. windsor high schools coach told the san jose democrat that it was because of a fight on the scale and campus this week that sent one player to the hospital. a spokesperson would only confirm that there was a conflict on campus. there has been a possible break in the case of alexis gabe, the 24-year-old oakley woman who police say was murdered by her boyfriend. but her body has not been found. the gabe family yesterday went to the

reporter: in santa rosa, cornell barnard. kristen: that was cornell barnard reporting. a dramatic scene outside a senior living facility in oakland. fire fighters across the bay area responded to help to rescue dozens of residents after a fire in the building. larry: on's or hauser has a look at the aftermath. reporter: a fire that broke out on the fifth floor prompted mandatory evacuations of everyone inside the senior living facility. this battalion chief one of the first on scene. >> we had citizens sheltering in place, hanging out of balconies, we had firefighters assisting residents out of hallways and getting them out of the building. it was chaotic to say the least. reporter: officials say the fire was likely started by a power strip that caught fire to a banquet -- a blanket and apartment on the fifth floor. sp early on, which included assistance from the san francisco fire department. >> our companies on the fire floor were bringing people to the stairwell and we had probably three or four engine companies just moving people up and down stairs, out of the build

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abc 7's cornell barnard talked with police about why they believe the buyback does mick -- make a difference. >> i'm amazed. i have been in line for over an hour. cornell: the gun buyback drew more than a crowd, it was a traffic jam, cars packed a full mile down the road. sandy was parting with two guns. >> it was about $400. i have two guns. a pistol and a rifle. >> not really seeing a serial number. cornell: there were no questions asked. police swapped pistols and rifles for $200. $300 for automatic weapons and ghost guns with no serial number. >> you bring a gun, whether it is a stolen gun or not, we will take it and give you the cash. >> just please make sure there there is the $200 in there, cash. >> my father passed away two years ago, and this way we can get the gun out of the closet and give my mom the cash. cornell: $75,000 was raised by santa rosa's police foundation and the community engagement department for the event. but the cash was going fast. >> we've gone through over $20,000 in the first half-hour. >> i feel like this money is going to help give a leg up to some folks who

cornell barnard is in the north bay tonight where he met up with a neighbor under a possible power outages morning. now they are getting ready. cornell: they are. still a waiting game for that neighbor and others, waiting to see if their power will go out or stay on. no final word from pg&e yet. several hundred customers could be affected. >> we have our extension cords, and we kind of just run them through the house to the computer, the tv, and the fridge. cornell: jenna mccormick has a generator ready to go in case the power goes out to her family's home. she has received alerts from pg&e and napa county about the possibility of a public safety power shut off due to rising wildfire risk. >> i thought they were going to do with this morning, so we charged all the portable chargers and kind of went through all the checklists, but they have not turned it off yet. cornell: it was a windy sunday in calistoga. pg&e says is its monitoring gusty conditions hour-by-hour, ready to notify several hundred impacted customers if need be. >> we have been in touch with them to let them know, we don't wa

cornell barnard shows us the community is coming together in san francisco. >> freedom. cornell: it is a rallying cry getting louder. people gathered to support the people of iran. >> we are here to say to the islamic republic, no. that is what the people are fighting for. they do not want the islamic republic, they want their freedom. >> what are we fighting for? >> progress. >> many held pictures of -- accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. >> she was our sister, our cousin, our daughter. it could have happened to any one of the 40 million women who live in iran. >> elected officials joined activists in solidarity. >> i stand in solidarity with the women of iran. we fight for justice like we do here in america. cornell: a protest in the bay area and around the world will bring change in iran. they say that will depend on the will of the people. >> i believe that human hearts around the world can connect with each other. they can show solidarity and spark change beyond the imagination of even politicians. cornell: for many of these iranian americans, that means steppi

cornell barnard joins us live from sonoma with details. talk about a scary situation. >> very scary. a very rare night of violence here in sonoma. i should have between sheriff's deputies and an armed man taking place right here on napa street. the deputies were not injured. it was a night of chaos and lots of broken glass. >> weird bunch -- a bunch of gunfire. it did not even seem real. >> martin was working a private party when he and his dad witnessed a shootout between sonoma county sheriff's deputies and an armed man. >> we told everyone just inside, we locked our front door. i went up and make sure that everyone in the bar knew they had to exit out the front door and now the back door. >> the santa rosa police department is the agency investigating. they say the suspect had been terrorizing some tourists on sonoma plaza. >> the suspect was trying to break the window of a passing limousine. >> the deputy immediately noticed the suspect might have a gun or was told to drop several times. he refused to comply with that. the deputy respo

cornell barnard shows us the community is coming together in san francisco. >> freedom. cry getting louder. people gathered to support the people of iran. >> we are here to say to the islamic republic, no. that is what the people are fighting for. they do not want the islamic republic, they want their freedom. >> what are we fighting for? >> progress. >> many held pictures of -- accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. >>

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard spoke with a neighbor who is still processing the aftermath. >> thatd then people die. reporter: this neighborhood did not want to go on camera lives only steps from the bright blue house on the street in oakton where there was a party last night attended by a group of teens. >> a few hours before everything happened, an suv pulled up with a handful of kids and they got out. they were probably like 16 or 17 years old. a few hours later i was in my ribbing room. i heard 10 or 12 rapidfire shorts and a bunch of kids screaming. reporter: she says a car made a fast getaway and many of the teens made their way down the street, some of the wounded leaving a trail of blood. crime scene cleaners spent hours removing blood from the sidewalks stretching nearly a block. >>ha

cornell barnard joins us live from sonoma with details.tion. >> very scary. a very rare night of violence here in sonoma. i should have between sheriff's deputies and an armed man taking place right here on napa street. the deputies were not injured. it was a night of chaos and lots of broken glass. >> weird bunch -- a bunch of gunfire. it did not even seem real. >> martin was working a private party when he and his dad witnessed a shootout between sonoma county sheriff's deputies and an armed man. >> we told everyone just inside, we locked our front door.

cornell barnard shows us the community and how they are coming together in san francisco. reporter: it is a rallying cry now getting louder. hundreds of people gathered at san francisco civic center to support the people of iran. >> we are here to say no to islamic republic. >> what is your name? >> mahsa amini. reporter: many held pictures of a kurdish woman, mahsa amini who died and custody of the so-called morality police accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. >> she was our cousin, she was our daughter and it could have happened to any one of the 40 million women that live in iran. >> free iran! reporter: elected officials joined activists in solidarity. >> i stand in solidarity with the women of iran. reporter: advocates cannot say if protest in the bay area and chge. they say that will depend on the will of the people. >> i believe human hearts around the world can connect with each other, show solidarity and spark change beyond the imagination. reporter: a foranofhe americanss standing up and speaking out and staying silent no more. >> stand for the people of ira

cornell barnard reports. >> i am feeling ok. i do worry about the people who might've been hurt. ed to the charter school saturday. he came back to collect his backpack left behind on wednesday when students ran from the school, escorted from police after 30 rounds were fired. >> i know that on him ok and i checked in on all of my friends and make sure they were ok. >> we were lining up to get our kids, not understanding that we could've been coming into the line of fire, which makes the situation more difficult for everyone involved. cornell: there were plenty of hugs welcoming more than 300 students and parents back to collect belongings on the campus shared by multiple schools. >> we have the support of the community and volunteers to walk each student back into their classroom to pick up their items. cornell: coco the therapy horse was here to help put students at ease. processing the trauma is key. >> we have to talk to this when everyone is the -- as in the fight or flight mode. >> we are listening to families, students and staff and the community. we are taking it day by da

ana: abc7's cornell barnard is in glenallen, where smoke has been seen all day. f folks concerned about that smoke. they have been seeing it all day. some of that smoke still visible on the hill. today it turns out this was a controlled burn, all about preventing future disaster fires. it's a long hike up the mou

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard talk with store owners and customers all wondering who the luckyson might be. >> yeah, i was just excited. i heard about that. it was our customers. reporter: he is thrilled to know he might have sold the winning mega millions ticket worth $247 million at the 7-eleven store in san jose. a copy of the winning tickets receipt is on displaying no the lotto machine. the winning numbers are 9-22, 26, 41-44 and 19. the $494 million jackpot will be split with another winter in florida. >> i screamed so hard. for probably like five minutes. i was so excited. reporter: they told us by phone that she and her family have owned the 7-eleven since 1987, after emigrating from iran. she said there have been winning tickets sold here before but nothing like this. >> i really hope that money would do great for that person and the person could do a lot of good things with that money. >>, won dollars one time, but $250 million is amazing. reporter: right here in san jose. >> right here in san jose. reporter: this winning ticket is a win-win for everybody. the owners

cornell barnard talked with police about why they believe the buyback does mick indifference. >> i'm amazed. -- does make a difference. >> i'm amazed. cornell: the gun buyback drew more than a crowd, it was a traffic djam -- traffic jam, a full mile down the road. sandy was parting with two guns. >> it was about $400. i have two guns. >> not seeing a serial number. cornell: no questions asked. police swapped pistols and rifles for $200. also ghost guns with no serial number. >> we will take it and give you the cash. >> just please make sure the $200 are there. >> my brother passed away two years ago and this way we can get the gun out of the closet and give my mom the cash. cornell: $75,000 was raised by santa rosa's police foundation and the community engagement department for the event. the cash was going fast. >> we've gone through over $20,000 in the first half-hour. >> i feel like this money is going to help give a leg up to some folks who need it, and also it is an opportunity to take guns out of homes, where there might be young people. >> unfortunately this year we have all re

cornell barnard brings us the story from santa rosa. >> it was a matter of minutes, you had to act and you had to go. reporter: he was wearing the same close he did the day his world turned upside down, over 8, 2017, when a fire storm forced more than hundred thousand people to evacuate, leaving neighborhoods like coffee park in ruin. his home was destroyed. >> ever since the fire, from the very next day, you felt like you were sleepwalking through life. up until the time you have your house back. reporter: the fire was destructive and deadly, killing 40 people across the north bay, including 24 in sonoma county. the victim's name is read out loud at this emotional ceremony, marking five years since the fire. >> we were notified by the sound of the wind, the branches snapping, the propane tanks exploding. reporter: a scene of chaos as first responder try moving residents to safety, after electronic alert systems failed to notify some in harm's way. a supervisor acknowledged that mistakes were made. >> i am sorry we were not were related to be to help you in that time. the fire departme

cornell barnard reports. >> i am feeling ok. i do worry about the people who might've been hurt.r-old returned to the charter school saturday. he came back to collect his backpack left behind on wednesday when students ran from the school, escorted by police after 30 rounds were fired. six adults were injured, including two students. >> i know that i am ok, i made sure i checked and all my friends and make sure they were ok. >> we were lining up waiting to get our kids, not understanding we could have been coming right into the line of fire. which is what makes the situation all the much more difficult for everybody involved. reporter: with security guards standing watch, there were plenty of hugs from the medical -- middle school principal, welcoming more than 300 students and parents back to collect belongings on the campus shared by multiple schools. >> we have the support of the community with us and volunteers to carefully walk each student back into their classroom to pick up their items. reporter: coco the therapy horse was here to help put students at ease. psychologists