The Senate Judiciary Committee is inquiring about at least one additional allegation of misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a letter obtained by NBC News and multiple people familiar with the process.

Republican Senate investigators asked Kavanaugh about the new complaint, NBC News has learned, during a phone call on Tuesday between Kavanaugh and committee staff. Sources told NBC News that Kavanaugh denied the allegation in the letter during the call and a spokesman for the committee declined to comment.

A Republican aide on the committee said the conversation took place shortly after noon. While Republican staff posed questions to Kavanaugh, their Democratic counterparts were also on the call but did not ask any questions.

According to an anonymous complaint sent to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Kavanaugh physically assaulted a woman he socialized with in the Washington, D.C. area in 1998 while he was inebriated.

Twenty-four mobile senior citizens learned about car safety rules and regulations in North County Wednesday. 

The first AARP instructor training session was held at La Costa Glen Senior Living in Carlsbad. 

Volunteer occupational therapists and mechanics checked the vehicles of senior citizens: with cars ranging from Tesla to Prius. 

"They watch the person get into the car to see how they reach the controls," said Les Besser, 82, the organizer of the AARP Safe Driving Program. "They're looking at the headrest, how far is the steering wheel, can they reach the foot pedals and controls properly?"

The youngest participant was 77-years-old and the oldest was 92-years-old.

The goal of the class was to improve driving safety, teaching seniors new regulations that might have changed since they learned to drive. 

"Just because we get older, doesn't mean we won't be able to drive," added Besser. "Perhaps, there's some programs and adjustments we can do to drive safely." 

A report compiled by a San Diego non-profit highlights the dangerous "drug of choice" being abused by an increasing number of teenagers.

Institute For Public Strategies (IPS) released a report this week warning about the rise of Xanax abuse among teens. The report, compiled from several sources, found most teens gained access to the drug through the medicine cabinets of family members or friends.

Xanax is a Benzodiazepine, also called “benzos,” which is a classification of prescription pills that include sedatives, tranquilizers, muscle relaxers and anti-anxiety medication.

Doctor Roneet Lev, Chief of the ER at Scripps Mercy Hospital, says while the opioid epidemic is now well documented, fewer people recognize the problem with Benzodiazepines.

"With opioid addiction, withdrawing and coming off that is uncomfortable but not deadly. Benzos are different. You can’t stop cold turkey because doing so can result in seizures or death."

Lev said that Xanax is not intended for long-term use. “Anytime a legit prescription for Xanax is written, it's no more than five or six weeks," he said.

Doctors at Scripps are seeing more and more teen Xanax overdoses. They say juveniles mistakenly believe it's safer than other drugs. The IPS report also says that pop culture and social media give teens the wrong impression of the drug.

Recently, three teens in Carmel Valley were hospitalized after an overdose. In Escondido, six students took pills at Rincon Middle School during lunchtime and three needed medical treatment.

The DEA says pills purchased off the street or handed out by dealers at school pose an even bigger threat. One agent told NBC 7 that an alarming amount of counterfeit pills laced with powerful Fentanyl are now crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Drug prevention experts say parents should monitor their kids’ social media accounts and internet history to see if they're inquiring about drugs like Xanax.

According to a recent report by SANDAG, 80 percent of youth at juvenile hall said that tranquilizers like Xanax are the most abused prescription drug among their peers.

A recent study from mortgage website HSH found that a person looking to buy a home in San Diego needs to make at least $130,000.

“Prices have gone up in San Diego drastically over the last five to six years, and in the range of middle-class homes something like 400,000 to 600,000, those are the hardest ones to get into because that's where everybody's at,” says Brian Alvarado with Dwell Well Realty.

He says they aren’t enough affordable homes for working or middle-class families and many of his clients who are struggling to find a home are active duty military. “First-time home buyers, military, those types of people,” he says, “and they're priced out of the market.”

The Coldwell Banker's Annual Home Listing Report ranks the most expensive places to buy a home in the country. The top 10 cities in their 2016 report were in California in areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County.

San Diego isn’t as bad as San Francisco or Orange County, but affordable housing is getting more and more difficult.

The top 10 cities were in California in the areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County. “Areas like California, yes, land cost are among the biggest drivers of the challenge of building housing that is affordable to all consumers,” says Stephen Russell of the San Diego Housing Federation.

He says San Diego needs more than 143,000 affordable rental homes just to meet demand and adds that wages are not keeping up with rising home costs.

“We have an economy that doesn’t produce enough middle-income wages, and we have a market that is only producing housing at the very high end,” he says.

Alvarado adds, “Right now it's a struggle a big struggle.”

The annual MCAS Miramar Air Show returns this weekend with incredible aircraft performances. This year's air show’s theme will be “Honoring 100 years of women in the U.S Marine Corps."

The air show will start Friday, Sept. 28 and end on Sunday. Gates open each day at 8 a.m. starting with remote control flyers and paramotors that the public can enjoy. The main high-flying action starts at 9 a.m. ending with the U.S Navy Blue Angels featuring Fat Albert (C-130) closing the show at 4:37 p.m.

General admission is free for the whole family and “bring your own” seating is available on both ends of the flight line. But, if you are looking for reserved seating or shaded seating to get a great view of the aircraft performances they start at $15. You can view different paid seating packages here.

Military and children discounts are available.

To get to the show, motorists are advised to enter MCAS Miramar through the Main (East) Gate from the MCAS Miramar (Miramar Way) exit on Interstate 15 or the North or West Gates from the Miramar Road exit on I-15 or Interstate 805.

Visitors must have a valid driver’s license, current registration and proof of insurance to bring their vehicle onto the military base. If it’s a rental car, valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and car rental agreement will be required. Security personnel will direct you from the gate to your parking area.

Please note that certain tickets have different parking areas:

Free General Admission may use the North, East/Main or West Gates; drivers will be directed to general parking areas.

Grandstands & Box Seat ticket holders may use the North, East/Main or West Gates; drivers will be directed to general parking areas.

Preferred Parking requires special passes and is accessible from Harris Plant Road off of Kearny Villa Road. Pass holders will be directed to the gate.

Chalet Ticket Holders: You cannot access the preferred parking areas from the North, East/Main or West Gate so you must enter through the South Gate. The preferred parking will be accessible through the South Gate off the Harris Plant Road exit of Kearny Villa Road.

Handicapped parking, please use the West Gate or North Gate.

Ride-sharing and taxi pickup drop-off stations are also available to ease traffic and parking.

For further information on directions, parking and an event map click here.

Drivers in Point Loma are navigating through a new addition to a busy intersection.

Directional arrows were painted at the intersection of Rosecrans and Talbot streets a couple months ago in hopes of moving traffic more quickly through the area.

A spokeswoman for Naval Base Point Loma says that neighbors in the area had complained about traffic congestion through the intersection.

Prior to the painted arrows, there were no markings on the road for drivers. Now there are arrows that show drivers that they can turn right, left or drive straight. The arrows don’t change the rules for this intersection. Instead, the newly painted arrows are further clarification for drivers of what they could always do in this intersection.

Some neighbors say the dangerous part of the intersection is that drivers can merge from two lanes into one within a short period of time -- and many drivers do this while speeding.

The posted speed limit is 30 mph. However, drivers have always been able to merge from two lanes into one lane – it is just now posted with painted arrows on the road.

“I don’t think the intersection is dangerous if you follow the rules. Two lanes merge into one then two again, people are crowding in to pass — that’s where it is a problem,” said Cathy Worthington, longtime Point Loma resident.

“It’s causing people to go two at a time, then there are problems on the other side of the intersection,” says Mimi Hannan, who works in Point Loma.

A spokesperson for the City of San Diego sent NBC 7 a statement clarifying why the directional arrows were painted. The statement also addresses how the city is letting drivers know about the two-to-one lane merge.

“After careful study of traffic patterns and options that included adding a turning lane and designating a lane exclusively for right or left turns, we determined that the addition of directional arrows confirming what is already permitted at the intersection was the best option that also offered the least negative impact on the heavily trafficked Rosecrans Street. The directional arrows, in conjunction with the merge sign prominent on the signal light provides responsible, aware drivers with how they are to navigate the intersection.”

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters for about 80 minutes during a news conference on the sidelines of a United Nations meeting on Wednesday, offering extended comments on a variety of topics.

He spoke about his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, foreign affairs and the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, among other things.

Here are 8 things he said that were misleading, or that the president got wrong, according to NBC News.

1. Asked if he rejected a one-on-one meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump said, "Yeah, I did." A press representative for the Canadian prime minister told NBC News in an email that no such meeting was requested.

Dozens of injuries were reported after an incoming plane landed at the Tijuana International Airport Wednesday.

Volaris Flight 423 from Guadalajara, Mexico, experienced turbulence while flying over Mexicali, injuring at least 30 people.

Two flight attendants were hospitalized and others received medical treatment on site at the Tijuana airport, according to the Tijuana fire department.

No other information was available.

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Rep. Duncan Hunter made explosive remarks on everything from immigration and his own indictment to his political opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar at a small meeting with constituents Monday night. 

No cameras were allowed inside the fewer than 70-person meeting with the Intermountain Republican Women Federated, but NBC 7 received an audio recording of his 34-minute speech.

The speech was recorded by a Times of San Diego reporter who attended the event. Hunter's campaign has confirmed it’s him on the recording.

During his speech, he spoke about his indictment, saying, “When someone says to me that they pled guilty to a federal crime, I don't believe they should be in jail until I hear more about it. I give the benefit of the doubt to the person in jail now over the U.S. prosecutors. I have never seen so much corruption.”

“The only oversight they have on them is them,” he said referring the corruption he perceives in the Justice Department. “And they will do whatever they think is necessary. I mean what Rosenstein said? And his answer was I’m joking? Did you guys see what Rosenstein said? That we ought to wear wires and so then we can invoke the 25th amendment? That’s a coup, folks.”

He also talked about his Congressional opponent Democrat Ammar Campa Najjar who is challenging Hunter in the 50th district this November. “My opponent's name up until about three months ago was Ammar Yasser Najjar – named after Yasser Arafat, I kid you not. His grandfather was the mastermind and perpetrator behind the 1972 Munich attack at the Olympics,” he said. “And he changed his name from Ammar Yassar Najjar to Ammar Campa Najjar to sound more Hispanic.”

“You have radical Islamist propaganda being pushed on the kids in the San Diego school district. Have you seen that? Where they put them on prayer rugs? We gotta honor every religion,” he added.

On Immigration, he asked why people think they deserve to be Americans. “Why do you think you deserve to come here?” he asked rhetorically. “The answer is you don't. Sorry that you were born in Africa or somewhere bad. Why don't you do what these men did? What I did and fight for your country?

Ammar Campa-Najjar’s campaign responded to the recording, saying Hunter’s speech was the desperate ravings of a congressman who believes he's above the law and has lost his grip on reality. Campa-Najjar is a Christian, and he was also thoroughly vetted and given a security clearance for his former positions at the White House. He told NBC 7 he is not responsible for his family's actions, just as Hunter's wife is not responsible for his actions.

Mass and funeral services will be held to honor the life of a Caltrans worker who died on the job.

Maintenance Leadworker William Casdorph fell nearly 60 feet off a State Route 163 overpass in the early hours of September 19.

He died an hour later, and now an entire community is coming together to celebrate his life.

On September 29, a service will be held at Glen Abbey Little Chapel of the Roses at 5 p.m.

The following day, a mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe and a committal service at Glen Abbey Memorial Park will be given.

Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency Brian Annis and Caltrans Director Laurie Berman will be in attendance, according to a Caltrans spokesperson.

Governor Jerry Brown has not said whether he will or will not attend at this time. Though, he did release a statement saying, Casdorph was “a dedicated public servant who worked to make our roads safer for nearly two decades.”

Casdorph was described as a “man of honor and a man of his word” in his obituary.

He worked for Caltrans for 19 years and was based in Kearny Mesa. He leaves behind a wife and three daughters.

The flag that was flown at half-staff at the California State Capitol will lay on his casket, according to the assistant location manager, Terry Moody.

The city of Chula Vista landed the top 10 of the country’s 100 largest cities rated for how they integrate immigrants.

New American Economy’s (NAE) Cities Index scores each city based on 51 unique measurements, including language access policies, support for immigrant entrepreneurs, labor force participation and homeownership rates.

Chula Vista scored high in livability, pointing to a smaller gap in homeownership rates, health insurance rates, and educational attainment rates between their U.S.-born and immigrant populations.

It also ranked high in both immigrant and U.S.-born entrepreneurs, making it more likely to see job creation. On average, immigrant and U.S.-born entrepreneurs living in the top 25 cities have a slightly higher median business income than entrepreneurs in cities overall.

Chula Vista, along with St. Petersburg, Florida; Newark, New Jersey; and Henderson, Nevada, which were among the smallest third of the index cities in terms of population, took the top five socioeconomic outcome spots.

The city of Chula Vista is the second-largest city in San Diego County with a population of 268,000. 2018 is the first year for the NAE Cities Index, which will be updated annually to track cities' progress. To view the full data and information visit their website.

San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York made the list earning perfect scores in Government Leadership and Legal Support, and all maintain a local office dedicated to immigrant integration.

A $500 reward is being offered for the capture of a Carlsbad "peeping tom."

The man was caught on security video twice looking into the same family's windows last weekend.

Carlsbad Police have a copy of the videos and are investigating.

Homeowner Graeme Stanners is doing his best to get the word out about the man to his next-door neighbors and those on social media.

We can't show you the man's face, because so far police aren't even calling him a person of interest, but homeowner Graeme Stanners says he caught him in the act of peeping and prowling around his home.

"He just went straight for the window and he was just looking right in the window,” Stanners said.

Stanners identifies the man in the video as 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was clean cut wearing logo-branded clothing but was not wearing shoes.

"It just made me feel like he was very brazen and there was a reason he was here at my house," Stanners said.

The video indicates the alleged prowler peeked in Stanners’ living room window around 4:30 a.m. last Saturday morning, and then again shortly after midnight Sunday. The second time Graeme grabbed a bat and his daughter followed.

"I had a lot of things go through my head. The best thing for me really would have been to call the police but I thought I really should try to catch him," Stanners said.

The man had a 10-second head start and was able to escape. But he did not escape Stanner's doorbell camera. The images are enough to put on a flyer now plastered on utility poles all over the neighborhood.

"Maybe they don't have cameras and maybe they aren't willing to chase him down the street and that is the people I would like to help and protect," Stanners said.

His neighbors compared videos from other security devices recording at that time and it appears to everyone that the man was not driving a car. The bare feet may indicate he lives close by.

Nothing was stolen but Stanners has a young daughter. She wasn't harmed but he fears she may be what this prowler is trying to get a look at.

The search for a Carlsbad surfer missing for weeks in Mexico has come to a deadly end.

Adam "Biff" D'esposito's sisters told NBC 7 he apparently drowned South of Baja Malibu near Rosarito.

"Since my brother is a big wave surfer, spending the better part of the last 20 years in Tahiti surfing some of the most dangerous waves in the world. It’s very hard for us and many of his friends to believe he would just drown. It seems like there has to be some more to the story that led him to that point,” his youngest sister Mary said

The 39-year-old father went to Mexico Sept. 2 for a surfing vacation and to see his dad. He borrowed his dad's car Sept. 6 and never returned.

Two days later, a surf shop owner said he saw Adam shoeless and shirtless, acting agitated, like someone was following him.

Adam's sisters say he'd recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Despite authorities saying there's no foul play-- his family is keeping their investigation open.

"With various sightings, the condition he was in, the paranoia, the fear he had, I feel we owe it to him to put together that timeline. And right now the timeline doesn’t make sense," said sister Briana.

Adam’s sister says Mexican authorities found him dead, without identification on Sunday, Sept. 9, but didn’t notify them until the following Tuesday despite their contact with multiple U.S. and Mexican agencies amid the search for Adam.

The family has set up a Gofundme page to help support Adam’s 6-year-old daughter.

It has been a tough beginning to the season for not only the Chargers, but also star defensive end Joey Bosa, who has been dealing with a foot injury since training camp.

He knew he wasn’t ready to come back, but he tried to give it a go anyway and instead hurt himself long term.

“Initially, it wasn’t too big of a problem,” Bosa said. “During rehab, I kind of put an expectation on myself that I needed to be out there. In all reality, I should’ve taken my time, rested. I’ve never had an injury like this, and I just put a lot of pressure on myself to push back when I shouldn’t have. It complicated things a bit.”

The former Buckeye spoke to the media for the first time since his injury and stated that he would be out until the Chargers bye week, which is in about four weeks.

Bosa injured his foot during the first week of training camp in 11-on-11 drills and sat out the rest of preseason. The injury, at first, was seen as minor and it was believed he would be back to start the season.

During the first practice of the season leading up to their week one matchup against Kansas City, Bosa re-aggravated the foot injury.

"I knew out there I wasn't ready to go," Bosa said. "I thought maybe if I could get through that week without pain I maybe could be ready, but I think it's honestly a blessing that I hurt myself like that, because if I would have went out on game day I would have destroyed my foot, and we wouldn't be having this conversation right now."

Bosa flew to Green Bay two weeks ago to meet with foot specialist Robert Anderson to get a second opinion. He was told to wear a cast, which is now off, and he is now onto a walking boot.

“It’s going to be a few more weeks, and once that time comes, it’s really going to be a day at a time,” Bosa said. “Right now, we’re really trying to prevent surgery, which is looking good, as long as I take my time and do everything right. Which is what I’m trying to do right now.”

Bosa felt helpless watching his teammates lose to the Chiefs and LA Rams to a 73-51 combined score. He knows he could have had an impact in both games. He isn’t wrong, since his injury the Chargers haven’t been able to generate a consistent pass rush. In both of their losses they have sacked the opposing quarterback twice…TWICE.

“When I know I could have a great impact and help the game,” Bosa said. “It’s tough to watch.”

Joey isn’t the only Bosa going through an injury. His younger brother, Nick, who plays at Ohio State, just had abdominal surgery and is out for about eight weeks.

"In his last text, I asked him how he felt and he said, 'Ready to take down a small village,'" joked Bosa. "So he must be feeling pretty good. It sucks for my dad right now. It sucks for my family going through this right now, but I'm OK with it. I'm past the grieving. I'm past the feeling sorry for myself or anybody else.”

The former Ohio State product did mention numerous times that he is done feeling sorry for himself and that now it’s about getting back on the field to help his teammates, but being careful about it.

“To anybody out there that’s upset that I’m not out there, trust me, I wish I was,” Bosa said. “But if you wanted me to be out for the rest of the season, I can go play next week. If you want me to play this season, just let me do what I have to do.”

The Chargers schedule until the bye week includes San Francisco at home, the Oakland Raiders at home, a matchup in Cleveland, and then across the pond to face the Tennessee Titans in London. If the team can head into the bye week 5-2 or 4-3 then they will be in good shape for the return of their pass rusher, who is inching to hit the opposing quarterback.

NUTS N’ BOLTS

• Injury report: receiver Keenan Allen (knee) did not practice, right tackle Joe Barksdale (knee) did not practice and is ruled OUT for Sunday’s game, defensive end Joey Bosa (foot) OUT for Sunday’s game as well, receiver Travis Benjamin (foot) was limited in practice, left tackle Russell Okung (knee) and fullback Derek Watt (thumb) were both full participation.

Chula Vista police swarmed a J.C. Penny Wednesday night after employees reported two men armed with guns and hammers robbed the jewelry department.

An employee told NBC 7 off camera that two ski mask-clad men dressed in all black rushed into the store at around 8:30 p.m.

They used their hammers to smash the glass protecting the precious jewelry, creating commotion inside the store among employees and customers. Another employee confirmed that they got away with some valuable items, but didn’t say exactly what they were or their value.

The store manager said the building was evacuated and closed down so police could investigate.

Chula Vista Police Department investigators say the suspects got away in a silver Nissan Altima that didn’t have plates.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with who spots the suspects’ getaway car can call CVPD at (619) 691-5151.

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In addition to talking and texting, it's illegal to use your phone for GPS while driving unless it's mounted to your cars dashboard or center console. 

Those under the age of 18 can never talk and drive, even if hands-free. Still, many drivers break this law every day. 

NBC 7 Investigates wanted to know how many cell phone tickets were being given and exactly where drivers were being cited. 

Data obtained from the San Diego Police Department shows from the years 2016 to 2017, the city of San Diego saw an 80 percent increase in all types of distracted driving citations. 

That includes a 345 percent increase for tickets given to motorists who were texting while driving. 

One possible reason for the jump could be the passage of a state law last year, prohibiting drivers from holding a phone while driving, even if they are using GPS. 

If you're driving and using your phone in Cortez Hill, near downtown, your chance of getting a ticket is even higher. In the last 4 years, the San Diego Police Department has given out the most distracted driving tickets, 637 total, on the 1300 block of 10th Avenue, according to police data.

The area with the next highest number of tickets issued is the 2700 block of Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach, with a total of 288 citations. 

To see other areas in the city that saw the highest number of tickets handed out for distracted driving, look below or click here. 

San Diego Police says there is a reason for the high number of tickets in these areas. Officers believe car accidents in these communities are most often caused by distracted driving. 

In response, San Diego police say they set up officers on those specific blocks to catch people talking, texting, or touching their phones. 

Drivers who get these tickets are often annoyed. Clairemont resident Suzanne Bradley said she was in her car, waiting at a red light when she reached for her phone to change the music. 

“And right before I started driving I looked up and I saw there was a cop,” Bradley said. “As soon as I got on the freeway he turned his lights on and pulled me over.” 

The fine? More than $400. And it wasn't her first cell phone ticket. 

A few years before, Bradley got another. That time for holding her cell phone, and talking on speakerphone.

“I didn't think I was doing anything wrong,” she said. 

But in the end, Suzanne said getting the ticket served its purpose. “I guess I did learn my lesson.” 

There are a few exceptions to the new cell phone law. You can hold your phone to call 911 and you can turn a mounted GPS on or off, as long as only one tap or swipe is required to do so.

Talk about a slap in the face.

A kayaker in New Zealand testing out a newly launched camera captured amazing video of a seal whacking a fellow kayaker in the face with an octopus.

Taiyo Masuda told NBC News the group was on a GoPro-funded kayaking trip off the coast of Kaikoura on New Zealand’s South Island to test the company's new Hero 7 Black camera on Sept. 22.

Masuda said around lunch time, the seals began to swim around them looking for food.

"One seal swims right next to us, having an octopus in his mouth, pops right up off the surface next to us, then tries to chew up the leg but ended up slapping our face," Masuda told NBC.

Video shows the seal springing out of the water with the octopus clutched in its mouth, and then clobbering kayaker Kyle Mulinder in the face with its lunch.

"That was mental," Masuda can be heard saying in the video.

Masuda told NBC the raw moment brought the group a lot of laughter all day long and the day is one they'll never forget. 

"I’ve never had such an amazing kayak everrrrr!!" Masuda wrote in an Instagram post of the video.

One person is dead and another is the hospital after a shooting at a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant in Spring Valley just before midnight Thursday.

San Diego sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of shots fired at the Jack in the Box at Campo Road and Sweetwater Springs but did not find a gunman or any shooting victims.

Minutes later, Grossmont Hospital called SDSO to report two people had appeared at the hospital with gunshot wounds.

One of the men later died from his injuries, authorities said.

It is not clear what led to the shooting. SDSO deputies are investigating both the scene outside the fast food restaurant and the hospital for evidence.

No suspect has been found.

No other information was available.

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After an Ohio woman’s car exploded as she drove through a neighborhood parking lot, Loretta Gray is healing from her third-degree burns, certain she survived “for a reason.” 

“I’m here for a reason; I don’t know what it is. Somewhere, someone needs me in their life,” Gray told NBC affiliate WLWT.

Gray had attended a cooking class at the Evanston Recreation Center in Cincinnati on Monday when the blast happened. She left and got in her car, where she had a propane tank that she was planning to return to the store. The tank was in the vehicle about three hours. 

Gray said she remembers “driving perhaps 20 feet and boom.” 

Surveillance video shows the moment Gray’s car exploded. Flames rip through the walls of the car and pieces of the vehicle shoot into the air. Windows are blown out and debris covers the street.

Gray told WLWT the blast was “really powerful,” and she wasn’t even sure if she was still alive in the moment. 

Cincinnati fire officials said the propane tank led to the explosion and they are investigating what set off the tank. 

Cincinnati police officer Perry Locke said he was just a few feet away from the explosion and “felt the sheer force.” 

“It was almost like it reverberated through me,” he told the station. “From the force of the boom, it took me a second to collect myself.” 

Locke sprang into action to help Gray out of the wreckage. When he got to her, he said she couldn’t see or hear after the blast.

“I saw her crawling to the passenger’s window, trying to get out. There was so much damage, it wasn’t going to open. So we had to get her through the window,” Locke said. 

Gray was taken to the hospital with third-degree burns on her face and arms. Now recovering at home, she says her injuries are “just superficial.”

“This will heal,” she said. “My life will go on.”

The Boy Scouts of America is recalling 110,000 neckerchief slides over concerns they contain unsafe levels of lead.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the colored enamel portion of the brass neckerchief slides have lead amounts that exceed federal standards. 

The recalled styles are red wolf, green bear, orange lion and blue Webelos. They contain the P.O. numbers of 200228276, 20023175, 200233281 or 200236630 on the white label attached to the back of the slide.

The brass slides were sold at Boy Scouts of America retail stores, distributors nationwide and online at www.scoutshop.org from February 2018 to August 2018 for about $6.

Parents are urged to stop using the recalled slides, take them away from their children and return them to any Boy Scouts of America retail store or distributor for a free replacement.

Lead can be poisonous when ingested by young children. Symptoms include abdominal pain, vomiting, loss of appetite, developmental delays, learning difficulties and seizures. 

The CPSC noted that no incidents have been reported.