reporter: in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news. our other top story, the showers that moved back into the bay area today, there you see it in belmont, raining and cooling up on the roads. spencer christian joins us now. and this is just the beginning? spencer: the beginning of another string of wet-weather days. as you pointed out, we just had showers. now we have study downpours. if you look at live doppler seven meaning on the east bay in reaching down to the south bay and part of the peninsula, still getting a downpour. the storm ranks level one on the exclusive abc7 impact scale. we can expect more times of showers that the rain will taper off, too tense to five tons of an inch of rainfall and snow levels down to 3000 feet. we expect the storms to sweep out of the bay area by 11:00 tonight, giving us a break. but early tomorrow morning, another cold winter storm is coming in. it may also produce snow in the hills. i will have a look at that and the accuweather 7-day forecast coming up later. dion: sounds good, spencer. thanks.

cornell barnard says despite being involved, firefighters jumped into action to help. >> we are all belted in. basically blocking the scene. >> the fire captain says his crew was about to clear the scene of a noninjury accident on northbound 680 and walnut creek when the fire engine was suddenly rocked. >> very jolting. it almost did not feel like it was real. remembering all of my equipment going forward. >> the rig was struck by a tesla. the impact so powerful, parts of the car went underneath the ladder truck. the stunned firefighters jumped into action. >> we are trying to cut these people out, save these victims. >> the driver died at the scene. the passenger taken to the hospital with critical injuries. chp says it is unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor. still unknown. while firefighters were working, another car in the freeway narrowly missed. >> came out as one incident, another incident. >> four firefighters went to the hospital. >> lower back pain. one of my guy had a ton on his hand. >> the firefighters back on duty saturday afternoon. despite the size and color, the flash

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has new details from neighbors who know the suspect. >> in the are nice, and it just turns out someone cornell: which exploded on thursday morning on 20 2nd avenue. police say a narcotics lab it was being operated inside. 53-year-old darron arrested. >> that is the right thing to do. it is disgusting. a caused property damages, and it caused people's lives. >> the suspect, darron price, we believe that was his primary residence. cornell: neighbors say price lived in the neighborhood with his family could although two young children were not home at the time, neighbors say price's wife and caregiver were inside. the frantic caregiver asked him to call 911. >> to hear him sayin you know. >the bod of a woman was cornell: and canisters f house, filled with unknown substances. the massive explosion rocked the neighborhood, blowing doors of hinges and shattering windows. >> this is part of the window that was blown out. cornell: jerry was still cleaning out shattered glass from his mom's house five doors down. >> it is amazing how it could happen, you know

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard was there. ♪ >> yes, we were knocked down. ybe a little broken and sad. but we are going to rise out of the ashes. cornell: members of oakland's first african methodist episcopal church, or fame, were back in the pews for a day of worship, only this was at a synagogue. >> praise and gratitude to the rabbi. [cheers and applause] cornell: temple beth abraham opened its doors, hours after learning a fire had destroyed the historic church on telegraph avenue on february 19. >> it's just heartbreaking, but the fact that we could make something happen and give them a place to pray is amazing. >> sometimes we don't know why god allows certain things to happen, but one thing is for certain, we will rise again. cornell: pastor rodney d. smith says same is oakland oldest african-american church, dating back to the 1850's. >> never in a million years did i think i would be pastoring in a church that would burn down two years after i arrived, but it happened. the only thing i know is, god must have chosen me to help be a part of the soluti

we are live in napa county tonight, i'm cornell barnard, abc 7 news. ama: all right, thank you, cornell. highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains is back open after a closure that lasted most of the day. it stretched in both directions from bear creek road to summit road. the closure down trees. abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey has more on the snow and they unpacked -- the impacts. dustin: i'm jealous of cornell, because for some of us making it up to see the snow, we were unable to. the familiar hum of traffic can be heard right now, but earlier today, it was eerily quiet when the highway was shut down. a near picture-perfect scene of white, a great site from afar, but the problem is, no one could get any closer to it it highway 17 was closed due to wintry conditions. southbound at bear creek road in northbound at granite road. >> we are responding to multiple trees down in the roadway, two cars stuck on the side of the road, and to down power poles, which are going across all four lanes of the roadway. uncommon. southbound was close for an entire day l

cornell barnard was in oakland where a group of cyclists rode together, refusing to ride in fear. >> we need to learn how to become neighbors. the more of us together, the stronger we are. >> cyclists gathered in solidarity after disturbing attacks on bicyclists. advocates say been caught on dashcam video. watch. >> my question is the one that's plaguing me. >> l.a. went to the hospital with ruses after she says a driver adored her on february 10. she believes it was no accident. >> for me, the door opened and i'm on the ground. they drove away as soon they had me. >> advocates say about two dozen cyclists were targeted last week. 14 of them were had. two suffered serious injuries. >> the fact there are people out there hunting us down and intentionally doing this to feel powerful, that is terrifying. >> it was intentional that they came up, swung the door open to hit me. >> the police department says it's investigating one of the collisions and are looking for witnesses. >> hundreds of cyclists showing unity with the group ride. >> were going to stand together and figure out how it

reporter: in oakland, cornell barnard. dan: danville police arrested a man this afternoon following a five hour standoff in a residential area. sky 7 was above the scene earlier today. the footage you see shows a heavy presence -- police presence off glasgow drive. police say a man barricaded himself in a home after allegedly assaulting a woman. they took him into custody around 3:30 today. the police have not released further details. ama: there was a last effort in court today by the former there are no say executive. --theranos the judge did not make a ruling during today's hearing. he is scheduled to report to prison arch 15th dan: the -- march 15. dan: the man accused of firing blanks inside a synagogue faces multiple hate crimes. he agreed to receive mental health services and will be held in custody without bail. he is scheduled to appear in court next tuesday for his preliminary hearing. a judge has issued a restraining order against a san francisco art gallery owner. this video shows collier gwynn spraying and un-

as abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tells us, many ukrainians are hopeful the fighting will end. cornell: ukrainians and allies standing shoulder to shoulder to mark the beginning of a war that many cannot believe is still raging one year later. >> we are resilient. we turned out to be much stronger than the enemy thought, 365 days of wrath and anger. >> in our neighborhood, it was maybe five houses were destroyed by the russians. cornell: vlada escaped after the russian invasion and says her father is fighting in the ukrainian army. >> we are worried about him. but i know that god gives him strength to fight. and he is fighting for us. he is protecting us and our country. >> we never would have expected we would've lasted a year against such evil. evil that does nothing but genocide. -- but commit genocide. y areaheest coastmilliond ousanm seeking asylum. >> i would say about 30,000, probably, on the west coast. but we have many more ukrainians who came here and their families. this is our new home. >> we are here to protest the russian invasion. cornell: many are think full -- t

cornell barnard spoke with neighbors who knew the suspect. >> a quiet neighborhood. people are nice and in the middle of the street, you have this guy doing something illegally. >> karen spoke to us from the second floor window of her red tag at home next door to the house which exploded thursday morning. police say a narcotics lab was being operated inside. 53-year-old darren price was arrested friday. >> that's the right thing to do. because he's very destructive, causing property damages and disrupt people's lives. >> the suspect we arrested, darren price, we believe that was his primary residence. >> neighbors say price lived at the house with his family, although two young children were not at home at the time of the explosion, neighbors and say his wife and caregiver were inside. the frantic, injured caregiver asked him to call 911. >> she ran all the way across the street and ran right in front of me and said help. someone is inside. >> the body of a woman was found inside the rubble. first responders were seen removing tanks and canisters from the house with

cornell barnard spoke with neighbors. >> quiet neighborhood, people are nice, and in the middle of thestreet you have this guy doing something illegally. cornell: karen spoke to us from the home next to the building that exploded. a narcotics lab was being operated inside. 50-year-old darren price was arrested. >> that's the right thing to do because he's very destructive, causing the property damages and then disrupt people's lives. >> the suspect we arrested, darren price, that was his primary residence. cornell: lived at the house with his family. although two children were not home at the time of the explosion, his wife and caregiver were inside. albert says the frantic injured caregiver past him to call 911. >> she ran across the street right in front of me and said, help. cornell: a body of a woman was later found inside the rubble. first responders were seen removing tanks and canisters filled with unknown substances. the massive explosion rocked a neighborhood, blowing doors off hinges and shattering windows. >> this is part of the window frame that just blew out. tai: jerry wi

in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> fierce shelling in some areas. a d 20 -- a g20 with all countries excluding russia condemning the war. >> the biden administration issued more sanctions against russia targeting people in russia and other countries. -- targeting more than 200 people in russian and other countries. wiener is working on legislation after uc berkeley's housing project was stopped at is sort people's part. that plan would have created housing for more than 100 students, and un-house people who regularly camp at the park. it is phasing -- it is facing opposition from neighbors. demonstrators argue that it should remain an open space and did not address environmental concerns, in this case the amount of noise that students having parties would make. >> noise complaints were not addressed in the environmental study, and you see didn't explore alternative pricing's out -- alternative housing sites. a statement ruling has ramifications beyond uc berkeley case. it is a dangerous precedent that will undermine california's effort, to build new

larry: abc 7 news' cornell barnard talking about how to keep your pets safe. cornell: what do think about ticks? >> i don't like them. cornell: no one does. experts say they love wet weather, the bay area has had a lot of that. >> the rain combined with the temperate weather man's ticks will be out, looking for a meal. cornell: marion county has some of the highest take infection rates in california, around 30%, possibly due to all the open space and wetlands. ticks can carry the bacteria which causes lyme disease this image from a microscope shows the bacteria literally outrunning the immune system, using a corkscrew motion to bore through tissue and blood vessels. >> it is important, if you have been bitten by a tick, you may or may not see a rash, but if you develop symptoms, see a doctor right away. cornell: marion county no ok -- posting signs on hiking trails. preventing to quite as easy if you discover yourself up. where a jocular longsleeved shirts and pants. if you want added protection, it might look weird, took your pants into your socks, and you are

cornell barnard was there and has new reaction. >> bring him back. bring him back. >> calls to bring back former opd chief lamar armstrong are growing louder by the day. >> we are not here just because he is a black man, we are here because he is a good man and a good cop. >> east bay faith leaders lower -- joined the naacp and hundreds of people showed up to support armstrong. >> we will continue to press the reinstatement of this chief. >> armstrong was recently terminated by -- without cause. his dismissal came one month after the mayor placed him on paid leave after a report question his lack of response surrounding misconduct by one of his sergeants. >> she took a whole out of our heart in black history month. >> oakland naacp president cynthia adams shared this email from january area from the mayor's chief of staff promising the mayor would meet with the naacp and other leaders before making a decision about the chief. adams says that meeting never happened. >> i feel bad. it's a slap in our face and she went on and did what she felt she wante

i know some congregation faces some level of vulnerability in this. >> cornell barnard, abc7news. amanda: a celebration of life or tyre nichols was held saturday. he grew up there before heading to memphis a couple years ago. family and friends gathered to share memories of nickels. despite the tragedy, this time of togetherness was all about celebrating his life area organizers one of the public to remember him as a son, father, and friend who loved photography and skateboarding. his mother was among those in attendance. >> this never should have happened. the one thing that's bothering me right now is the fact my son was calling my name and i wasn't there. i did not hear him, to protect him. he always said he was free when he was on that board. he just felt free, he did not worry about anything. amanda:amanda: speakers at the vigil called for more police reform. sacramento city leaders announced a new skate park will be named in honor of him. skateboarding legend tony hawk is supposed to donate funds for that skate park. let's look at francis for a look at our weather. it was we

cornell barnard tells us more about this intense moment. >> we were all seated in, belted in. we were basically blocking the scene. cornell: contra costa county fire captain says his crew was about to clear the scene of a noninjury accident on northbound 680 in walnut creek early saturday when their fire engine was suddenly rocked. >> very jolting, and it almost didn't feel like it was real. i just remember all my equipment in the rig going forward. cornell: the captain says the rig was struck by a tesla, the impact so powerful parts of the car went underneath the ladder truck. the stunned firefighters jumped into action. >> we were trying to cut these people out, save these people, these victims. cornell: sadly, the car's driver died at the scene. the passenger was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. the chp says it is unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor, and it is still unknown if the tesla had its autopilot feature engaged. while firefighters were working, another car on the freeway narrowly missed them. >> it was very tense. we just had one incident and we w

cornell barnard joins us live on the scene. so much destruction behind you. >> tonight we are sense from that video of how intense, how incredible the blast really was. we talk to neighbors who are standing just feet away the moment it happened. them of in a house on 20 2nd avenue explode thursday morning. the blast strong enough to force open car doors. that is albert and his neighbor who were standing across the street. they were nearly knocked down. what did it feel like? >> just a bomb and then decide fired. >> my neighbor and i were showered with glass shards. showered. i kept looking at myself. i don't have any -- i'm not injured. >> you were not cut. >> i'm not cut. >> police say a woman inside the house was killed. a caregiver made it out alive but suffered major injuries. >> there was a woman as soon the explosion happened, i could hear this woman screaming. i could not see her. >> police say a drug lab was being operated inside the home. 53 real darren price was arrested friday. he faces charges of involuntary manslau

cornell barnard tells us more about this intense moment. >> we were all seated in, belted in. we were basically blocking the scene. cornell: contra costa county fire captain says his crew was about to clear the scene of a noninjury accident on northbound 680 in walnut creek early saturday when their fire engine was suddenly rocked. >> very jolting, and it almost didn't feel like it was real. i just remember all my equipment in the rig going forward. cornell: the captain says the rig was struck by a tesla, the impact so powerful parts of the car went underneath the ladder truck. the stunned firefighters jumped into action. >> we were trying to cut these people out, save these people, these victims. cornell: sadly, the car's driver died at the scene. the passenger was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. thsa it uncarf drs or alcohol we faor, and it is still unknown if the tesla had its autopilofe while firefighters were working, another car on the freeway narrowly missed them. >> it was very tense. we just had one incident and we were about to have another incident. cor

cornell barnard joins us live at the scene with the very latest. reporter: tonight we are seeing new video and getting a new sense of how powerful the explosion which destroyed this house really was, and we talk to two neighbors standing just feet away at the time. [explosion] a home security camera capturing the moment the house on 20 2nd ave exploded thursday morning, the blast strong enough to force open car doors. look closely, that is albert and his neighbor standing across the street. they were nearly knocked down. what did it feel like? >> a bomb. >> my neighbor and i were showered with glass shards. showered, and i kept looking at myself, it is like -- i am not injured. reporter: you were not cut. police say a woman inside the house was killed, a caregiver made it out alive but suffered major injuries. >> there was a woman as soon as the explosion happened, i could hear this woman screaming. i could not see her. reporter: police say a drug lab was being operated inside the home. 53-year-old darren prize was arrested friday and faces charges

in oakland, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. ama: things are nice outside but changes are on the way. for details, let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> a big change in the weather. you will notice how nice it is outside on this presidents' day. pretty mild for most of us. on the coast in the 50's. changes coming as the system drops in from the north and will bring windy conditions, low snow levels, some showers and snow showers. and wind advisory goes up at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon until 1:00 p.m. wednesday, gusts between 45 and 50 miles an hour could down tree limbs and blow things around. hour-by-hour, winds pick up tomorrow afternoon. 35 to 45 miles an hour. at 1:00 in the afternoon, you will notice 50 to over 60 mile an hour winds near the coast and higher elevations. gusty winds continue towards tuesday night and even into wednesday. that's just the beginning of the changes. i will be back with a closer look at the forecast, which does include snow over our local hills. dan: a 6.3 aftershock shook southern turkey today two weeks after a massive deadly earthquake. turkish g

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has new details from neighbors who know the suspect. >> in the aret turns out someone cornell: which exploded on thursday morning on 20 2nd avenue. police say a narcotics lab it was being operated inside. 53-year-old darron arrested. >> that is the right thing to do.

cornell barnard has the latest. >> chief armstrong has been loyal to the families.as been loyal to the community. today we are standing to say we are going to be loyal. >> oakland community advocates rallied outside of city hall in support of former police chief armstrong who was fired without cause i am a looker confident chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the visit. >> the termination comes a month after he was put on administrative leave following dereliction of duty allegations he failed to properly act on the must conduct a left his officers. >> the main thing we want done is to clear his name. nothing and any of those reports said he was a bad person. >> others went armstrong back on the job. >> we are going to demand h reinstated, rehired and back in his rightful place. should public safety be the main concern of oakland '>> advocates are pointing fingers at the mayor that their voice was ignored. >> do we feel that we matter at all? no, we do not. >> when is the citizens voice going to matter to this mayor? you have

cornell barnard joins us live on the scene.. >> tonight we are sense from that video of how intense, how incredible the blast really was. we talk to neighbors who are standing just feet away the moment it happened. them of in a house on 20 2nd avenue explode thursday morning. the blast strong enough to force open car doors. that is albert and his neighbor who were standing across the street. they were nearly knocked down. what did it feel like?

abc7 news reporter cornell barnard was there. ♪ >> yes, we were knocked down.ad.

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cornell barnard has more. ♪ >> yes, we were knocked down, maybe a little broken, maybe a little sad. will rise out of the ashes. cornell: movers of oakland's first african methodist episcopal church were back to worship, only this was a synagogue. >> gratitude to the rabbi. >> temple beth abraham opened its doors to fame hours after learning and fire had destroyed the historic church on february 19. >> it is just heartbreaking, but the fact that we can make something happen and give them a place to pray >> sometimes we don't know why god allows certain things to happen, but one thing is for certain -- we will rise again. cornell: pastor smith says fame is oakland's oldest african-american church dating back to the 1850's. >> never in a million years that i think i would be passing a church that would burn down two years after i arrived, but it happened. the only thing i know is that god must have chosen me to help be part of the solution. cornell: smith says that solution means not only rebuilding his church, but making the ministry greater than it was before. >> our focus is how can

as cornell barnard learned, many ukrainians are hopeful the fighting will end. >> ukrainians and their allies standing shoulder to shoulder near san francisco's ferry building knew the beginning of a war which many believed -- what -- which many never believed would still be raging one year later. maybe five houses destroyed by russians. >> she escaped her hometown of kyiv after the russian invasion. she says her father is fighting in the rainy -- ukrainian army. >> i know that god gives him strength and power to fight, and he is fighting for us. he is protectingndur country. such people, genocide. >> millions have left ukraine since the war began, and thousands have come to the bay area and west coast seeking asylum. >> i would say 20,000 probably, but we have many, many more ukrainians. >> they are here to protest the war against ukraine. >> many are thankful for america's a supportive ukraine, including president biden's visit this week, but some do not want a protracted conflict. hundreds marked down the embarcadero in a show of solidarity, many praying for peace and victory in the

cornell barnard's live there tonight with a snowy story. last time we saw you, you had a pretty big snowball in your hands. cornell: [laughter] yeah, there is certainly a lot of snow to make. dozens and dozens and dozens of snowballs. it really is an incredible site. there is so much snow here. it's mind blowing. you almost forget this is wine country. certainly it is a beautiful site for sure. the snow brought power outages and road closures but you know for a lot of families it brought a lot of fun. >> 1, 2, 3. cornell: amanda and her kids never thought they would be sledding in one country but it's happening. >> so far, it's cool. cornell: check out all this napa county snow. more than enough for the same family to have a proper snowball fight. >> it was hard getting up here, we aren't used to driving in the snow, but it worked out. cornell: it's snow here before but never like this. >> longer than we expected for sure. a lot of trees down. cornell: brian was buying a chainsaw to remove toppled trees near his house. by midday six inches t

napa county, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. kristen: in the east bay you can see the snow coming down grizzly peak into the berkeley hills. elevation there is about 1700 feet. larry: and we have with what suzanne found in the east bay. >> we drove 10 minutes from downtown orinda to find this, lots of snow on the ground and lots of people making snowballs and throwing them. earlier today we had heavy snow falling. something you would expect in tahoe but not here. there is still snow on the ground. everyone who saw and experienced it said it was breathtaking. >> it's amazing. >> snow in the bay area? >> it's really crazy. >> so unusual, but here it is. >> we have heavy snow. heavy snow everywhere. big snowflakes. >> jim kroger of oakland made his way to orinda to catch the falling flakes. >> it's wonderful. >> a treat for people from all over. >> first time seeing snow? >> yeah. >> in the oakley hills area, a rare gift from mother nature delighting so many. >> snowing more heavily than i have ever seen in berkeley. i've been here

cornell barnard says despite being involved in the wreck, firefighters jumped into action to help. >> we were all seated in, belted in. >> his crew was about to clear the scene of a non-injury accident on northbound 680 and walnut creek on saturday when their fire engine was suddenly rocked. >> very jolting. it almost did not feel like it was real. in the rig going forward. >> the chp says it is unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor, and it is still unknown if the tesla had its autopilot feature engage. while firefighters were working, another car on the freeway narrowly missed them. >> it was very tense. it was like, just had one incident, and it was like we were about to have another incident. >> treated for lower back pain, one of my guys had a cut on his hand. >> most of the firefighters were back on duty sunday afternoon -- saturday afternoon. firefighters say this is not the first time a car has collided with one of its trucks. >> it hasred ltlemes. itccurs so much throughout the on the forpa r accidts >> the fire department says the fire using the internet as a safety barri

cornell barnard spoke with congregants at the synagogue that say they feel some relief with news of his relaxed -- arrest, but still a lot of fear. >> we are still in shock taking it in. >> members of the schneerson jewish center are still processing the events of last wednesday night. security video shows a man entering the center, pulling out a gun, and firing several rounds. >> people did not even leave their chairs. they were paralyzed with fear. >> it is believed shots fired were blanks. the sfpd arrested a suspect friday. sources tell abc7news he is 50 one-year-old dmitri mishin from san francisco. >> nobody knows who this guy is and nobody has seen him before. the fact he came in and spoke russian is very telling. it seems he knew where he was going. >> police believe he is the same man that walked into a theater on balboa street today before and waved a gun at employees. on saturday a police car was posted outside the small synagogue that serves mostly russian-speaking jews. finkelstein explains why it took the center 24 hours to call police. >> some people asked why it was not

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is five in santa rosa were the biggest storm over the arriving same. >> i have not warned these gloves in years but today i definitely need them. it is cold and windy here. some of the highest peaks in santa rosa get seven inches of snow overnight and more is on the way. neighbors in mill valley stepped outside to a hailstorm thursday morning. the day lose of tiny pellets lasted for several minutes before falling away. sky the dog was living it. he experienced snow for the first time. several inches of snow fell overnight get the face of mount st. helena was covered in fresh snow. stayed shred that at a clouds most of the day take out the flurries from our tam camera. several inches of snow is predicted here at the sure to draw a crowd to check it out. >> it is exciting especially somewhere does not happen often. it is a lot cheaper to go and see the snow than to drive to tahoe and fend a -- and spend a fortune in that endeavor. if you are trying to get up here to see the snow, park at a lower elevation and hike. will be ch safer than driving up. >> a

abc seven news reporter cornell barnard is live in santa rosa. the worst part of the storm will arrive later tonight. >>>> we have seen it all today. it is cold and windy. some of the peaks around santa rosa got two inches of snow overnight and more is on the way. neighbors in mill valley stepped out to a hailstorm thursday morning. the day lucia of ty pellets lasted for several minutes before melting away. snow fell in the mendocino county town of willits. sky the dog was loving it and he experienced snow for the first time. several inches of snow fell over time. the face of mount st. helena was covered in fresh snow. state shouted in clouds most of the day. check out the flurries from our tam cam. this is likely just a taste of what is to come. several inches of snow is predicted here and ensure to draw a crowd to check it out. >> it is exciting. it is in our backyard so it is a lot cheaper to see the snow then drive to tahoe and drive a -- and spend a fortune in that endeavor. we recommend if you're trying to get up here to park lower down and

cornell barnard tells us more about this intense moment. >> we were all seated in, belted in. we were basically blocking the scene. cornell: contra costa county fire captain says his crew was about to clear the scene of a noninjury accident on northbound 680 in walnut creek early saturday when their fire engine was suddenly rocked. >> very jolting, and it almost didn't feel like it was real. i justememr almy equ in the r going f cornell: the captain says the rig was struck by a tesla, the impact so powerful parts of the car went underneath the ladder truck. the stunned firefighters jumped into action. >> we were trying these victims. cornell: sadly, the car's driver died at the scene. the passenger was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. chp says it is unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor, and it is still unknown if the tesla had its autopilot feature engaged. while firefighters were working, another car on the freeway narrowly missed them. >> it was very tense. we just had one incident and we were about to have another incident. cornell: four firefighters went t