lillian kim has more. >> reporter: people enjoying the day were shocked when they witnessed a car fly into the bay. they say the driver was going fast before he lost control. >> as he went around the corner, his car started fish tailing, and then he hit the rocks and went airborne, and flipped into the water. >> reporter: witnesses sprang into action. some called 911 while two men went into the water. the driver was clearly trapped. >> that's when i just kicked off my shoes and threw my phone in the car and just ran right into the water with the other gentleman. >> i just broke the window open and felt an arm, grabbed him and pulled out. >> reporter: witnesses say the man behind the wheel was in his early 20s and no one ever got his name because he took off in a truck with friends. police would like to find them to make sure he's okay. the two samaritans will be fine but suffered a few cuts during the rescue. >> it was a great job by those citizens. without them being here, i believe that it probably would have been a different outcome for the occupants of that car. >> reporter: in sa

abc 7 news reporter lillian kim has the story from petaluma. >> this is rancho obi wan. >> reporter: on a property not so far away is the home of the world's largest private collection of "star wars" memorabilia. steve began his labor of love 40 years ago. >> it was a piece of the movie, bringing home a piece of the movie. i didn't mean to have the world's largest collection. it just happened. >> reporter: but key pieces are missing, 120 pieces to be exact worth $200,000. authorities arrested his long time friend, georgia resident and fellow "star wars" enthusiast carl cunningham who came to their attention after a southern california dealer suspected he was selling stolen goods. >> we were totally devastated that someone we considered part of the family, someone that stayed with us, someone that we shared meals with would do something like that. >> reporter: there are roughly 400,000 items in this collection, including every action figure. do you prefer han solo with the small head or big head? it was the subject of big debate backing in the day. most of the items stolen also r also

lillian kim shows us a blast of nasty weather caught us off guard. >> temperatures took a big dip, 25 below normal in some cases. the caltrans employee tweeted about the unseasonably cold weather from interstate 80. >> please slow down. cars are going far too fast for these conditions. enjoy the view. >> in napa, hail gave residents quite a surprise. the sound of thunder also rattled a few nerves. in petaluma a resident caught the lightning on video and residents found the whole thing amusing. >> me and my neighbor were cracking up because it went from being sunny to thunder, lightning, raining, wind, and we both looked at each skput saoth head, what the heck? it's june. >> the hail came down and it was a big size, i would say like a marble size, you know. >> in other cities, it was the more mundane stuff. there was a silver lining. a beautiful rainbow appeared over the bay area, and lillian kim, abc7 news. >> nice to see the rainbow. >> but what on earth? lisa argen, it's june. >> i know. i will bring you good news. that's behind us and we are slowly pulling out of the seasonably coo

lillian kim is in the newsroom with more on what to expect. >> reporter: the hearings are scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. our time. early, but not early enough to dissuade people from getting together. the new parkway theater had a warriors watch party. expecting to open their doors at 6:45 a.m. a comey watch party. >> i see this as the beginning of the impeachment process. we'll show the impeachment hearings on the big screen. >> reporter: when james comey appears, he will begin with a prepared statement. he will talk about the president, asking him to tropp drop the investigation into michael flynn. and demanded loyalty. i didn't move, speak or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed. belo we looked at each other in silence. after comey's statement, the hearing will transition into q&a. feinstein and harris hit on the intelligence committee. >> just the facts. we'll see senator trying to get him to interpret it. did he feel pressured? did he believe this was obstruction of justice? >> reporter: the east bay congressman plans to watch the entire

lillian kim is in the newsroom with more on what to expect. >> reporter: the hearings are scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. our time. early, but not early enough to dissuade people from getting together. the new parkway theater had a warriors watch party. expecting to open their doors at 6:45 a.m. a comey watch party. >> i see this as the beginning of the impeachment process. we'll show the impeachment hearings on the big screen. >> reporter: when james comey appears, he will begin with a prepared statement. he will talk about the president, asking him to tropp drop the investigation into michael flynn. and demanded loyalty. i didn't move, speak or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed. belo we looked at each other in silence. after comey's statement, the hearing will transition into q&a. feinstein and harris hit on the intelligence committee. >> just the facts. we'll see senator trying to get him to interpret it. did he feel pressured? did he believe this was obstruction of justice? >> reporter: the east bay congressman plans to watch the entire

in san francisco, lillian kim, abc 7 news. >>> a fight forces a shopping mall to close in downtown san francisco, and you are looking here at cell phone video taken as police are trying to break up the fight in westfield mall on market street. police have not said yet what started this fight. several officers were assaulted during it. they were not seriously hurt. they are under lockdown temporarily. in the end police detained several people. unclear if anyone is facing charges. >>> the palo alto city council is expected to approve raising annual parking fees in certain neighborhoods. according to palo alto on line, parking garages will go up nearly $200. the increase will hurt businesses because some pay for their employees to park. supporters say it may be easier to buy permits because it will be so expensive. city council meets tomorrow afternoon. >>> right now chp looking for the driver of a stolen suv that crashed and rolled down a hill in fremont. sky 7 was over the crash near 680 southbound in auto mall parkway yesterday. you can see the vehicle with major damage just off the fr

with more on that, here's abc7 news reporter, lillian kim. >> two families grieved at the same spot. both students went to school in union city. >> thought it was just a dream. >> 19-year-old rodriguez was behind the wheel. investigators will determine if he will face criminal charges. seven people were in the full-sized pickup as it flipped several times, and it was going 50 to 60 miles per hour and clipped another car and went airborne. and then the sisters lost another brother to a crash two years ago say rodriguez should be held accountable. >> one of the people that survived the accident said they told the driver to slow down, and he did as he pleased. >> where do you have to go to speed like that and cause this kind of accident and take somebody's life. that's not fair. >> the hardest part is coming to terms that they will never see brianna or simon again. >> i just wish i could call her and say, hey, can i go over your house again? >> as for the others in the truck, some remain in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> after receiving a $1 million settlement, the wom