kpix 5 producer molly mccray and i had the chance encounter that help to solving medical mystery. >>y stopped to admire its beauty but some see the landmark in a much darker light four years ago, a bay area woma walked onto the bridge intendin to jump off the side. but what happened next is stunning. >> it is amazing. talk about perfect timing. >> reporter: meet debbie menzies and her husband robert. on that day, on that bridge, debbie was at the end of her rope. >> i just could not deal with : of uncontrolled seizures and a persistent depression. as a child, doctors had diagnosed her with epilepsy but medications had little effect. several times per day she felt strange electrical sensations i her head. add to that decades o feeling deeply despondent. >> i have lived a life wonderin what is wrong with me? there is something else wrong with me. i is not just epilepsy. >> reporter: back on the bridge she was about to jump. >> i felt a tap on my shoulder. >> reporter: an alert bridge worker stopped her and called a ambulance. the ambulance brought debbie to zuckerberg general hospital

those who have uncontrolled epilepsy, though it is rare, liz, and i want to thank our producer molly mccray for working so hard to put that story together. >> what a miracle , and even more impressive that she was able to put together treatment for that. >>> a new push underway in sacramento to improve the reliability of the power grid. a bill being introduced this month would require electric car companies to offer what is called bidirectional hardware that would allow homeowners to plug cars into power stations and sell power back to the grid during times of peak demand. ak suashestatphases out s powered cars. >>> federal investigators have looked into drought profiteering by western states, including here in california. the doj is looking to see if they violated antitrust laws. the feds say they intend to protect competition and water markets so residents can continue to access safe and affordable drinking water. >>> another california-based bank could be in deep trouble. pac west is the latest regional bank in jeopardy following the collapse of three other lenders. >> reporter: more tro

sara donchey and molly mccray have the story of that chance encounter that helped solve a true medicalstop to admire its beauty but some see the landmar in a much darker light. four years ago a bay area woman walked on to the bridge intending to die by suicide. bu what happened next was totally unexpected. and simply astonishing. >> it's amazing. talk about perfect timing. >> reporter: meet debbie and he husband robert. >> i look at it as a miracle. >> reporter: on that day, on that bridge, debbie was at the end of her rope. >> i just could not deal with i any more. >> reporter: it was a lifetime of uncontrolled seizures and a persistent depression, as a child doctors diagnosed debbie with epilepsy but medications has little effect. to make matters worse, several times a day, she felt strange electrica sensations in her head. add to that, decades of feeling deeply deupon dent. >> i lived a life wondering wha is wrong with me. there's something else wrong with me. it's not just epilepsy. >> reporter: back on the bridge she was about to jump. >> at that point, i felt a tap on my shoulder