investigation we're going to start with one of the survivors today. >> it was hard to listen to but clear she wanted to share the story. she and the other nurses are from the philippines and met here in oakland. she tell meez they were like summers. >> let's see. behind this -- driver there is a compartment. and it's -- i fire came out. and stop the car, stop the car. and then, stopped the car. get out from the car. just get out from the car. >> she says she was the first

to crawl into the glass divider but got stuck call together driver for help. >> let me gelt out from that car. just open, open the door. that is all he did. i said help me. help me. so i just squeezed over there. he looked back. and then... i heard somebody yelling. it was stuck. so i tried to pull her out from there. >> she would take maik two step trips to the burning car before a good samaritan stopped her i said ed i.need to go back. but the man said you can't go back anymore nick, thank you.

now this is a list of the women that survived the fire. minor cuts from the window but she's okay. and mary grace from alameda is at stanford medical center. the bride is a nurse celebrating her recent marriage one of the five women not able to make it out of the limo. and tonight we're also hearing from the driver of a limb scene describing the chaotic scene.

orville brown was able to rescue some passengers. you can see them in the distance there on the bridge shoulder of this video. they continues our coverage live. laura? >> he'd been looking for the company a couple months but not aware that the company booked too many passengers. he also told thaws the women he picked up were having a great time in the back of the car. they just popped champagne moments before one alerted him to the smoke. >> just butte oofl this limo driver told us it started with promise. a group going out for a night on the town. >> just beautiful ladies.

and so happy. i asked what is the occasion. she the said bachelorett party. >> driving west towards foster city he heard pounding on the partition. >> lady knocks and says smoke. >> he says he realized she was signaling smoke in the back of the car. >> i'm thinking she's daying -- saying you know, she'd like to smoke. >> by the time he stopped he said two passengers climbed through a small opening. he helped two more make it through. he got out, someone managed to open the door. >> when the door opened it was just horrific. flames were high. seemed like they were just, i don't know. i don't know how to explain it. but they -- the car was

engulfed. >> once stopped brown says it seemed like a long time before it stopped. >> it seemed like a long time for the fire department to get there. >> now asked if that limo had a fire extinguisher. he said he did not know if it did, he it wasn't within his reach. tonight at 6:00 we'll hear brown's theory as to why he thinks this fire started. >> firefighters faced a long drive to reach the burning limbo crews from hayward raced to the scene from their own ends of the bridge. they use aid turn around to reach the car.

the distance about 1.7 miles. we're live with a look at the response time. vic? >> well, i spoke to the fire chief from foster city. his crews were the first to respond to that fire. he says now, for people affected by emergencies like this, minutes seem like hours. here is what the computer dispatch system sthoes about the response. it's a different story for driver -- than the drivers. first call came in at 10:126789 a limo scene on fire rmt both fire departments responded. >> we're on the bridge five minutes after the call came in. >> his firefighters reached the bridge at 10:18. since the fire was on westbound lanes they had to

turn around. >> they were able to go to an emergency turn around located at the base of the high rise. about two miles from the entrance of the bridge in our direction heading eastbound. turn around and they made it back to the emergency scene then in about 11 minute autos throughout that time they had to navigate through heavy traffic with cars going at highway speeds and two lanes. >> so what was response time from the snaigs to the scene? >> 11 minutes, 50 seconds. >> horrible scene shocked a 21 year veteran coroner. >> all deaths are horrific. this is just -- very impactful. probably the worst i've seen. >> chp disclosed the driver was licensed to drive but the limo only supposed to carry eight passengers. the company may have violated regulations set by the state public utilities commission.

>> we'll work to determine what regulations are required in this situation. there were nine people in this vehicle. >> now state p.u.c. regulates party buses and limb scenes and told us these vehicles must go through inspecks but since this vehicle carried fewer than that, it did not have to go through those infections. the coroner told us he has to use dental records to identify them. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. you'll need a mechanic. >> stay with us for updates on the fire just so horrific. we're going to take a look to see why it was so difficult for victims to get out of the

limo after the fire broke out. you can also get updates by following us on twitter. >> high temperatures giving way to a little bit of wet weather. >> yes. it's a big change. sandhya? >> yi. radar tracking moisture now. unstable atmosphere we're seeing numerous lightning strikes around bethel island. you can see some returns here rmt and you can see some that have moving back. around live more some light rain and light returns moving to parts of the bay area about

11/100ths of an inch. all moisture moving from southeast. >> east palo alto police cracking down on street gangs they say are responsible for several shootings. the police chief says he will not tolerate rise in violence on the streets including yesterday's shooting near mcdonald that's left six people injured. the second shooting in 24 hours. the chief says the operation will be stra teeth yike went to ramp up significantly our activities towards this gang. we're going to hold you accountable. >> this includes a face-to-face meeting with gang members in the hope of resolving disputes. police say a similar operation against two other street gangs

was successful. >> and still ahead record fine pg&e faces for a san bruno pipeline explosion. >> why a judge let one of the teenager as rested for allegedly helping boston bombers walk out of jail. >> in time for mother's day, putting flower delivery services to the test. which ones rise above others when ordering that perfect bouq

a wiltd police pursuit in sonoma county this morning. police say it started about 8:00 p.m. a 45-year-old stole a truck

and trail grer a walmart parking lot. then began smashing into vehicles and plowed down the fence of one home. also trying to run over a motorcycle officer police say. police final lay rested him but after he crashed into a budget inn, despite this, no one was hurt. >> pg&e tried to determine what caused a flash explosion on sunday. >> home video captured that explosion yesterday afternoon. two workers were hurt, one serious burns but that flash. they were part of a crew during repairs there.

>> pg&e could be forced to pay a staggering fine for the san bruno disaster, more than $2 billion. we are live in the neighborhood writ happened. >> just chatting with a neighbor who said he's read through the various when you consider three family members from this family. tonly earlly says he just hope they take a balanced approach. cpuc has to decide on the amount for the pipeline explosion and today the city filed its recommendations for the fine breaking it down this way.

one million for gas system safety. >> they blup our story. eight people killed. a neighborhood destroyed. >> the city lawyer says the dollar amount arrived by calculating violations in 1956. every day the utility was in violation, counts. >> if you took all violations we're talking about is on the order of several hundred billion dollars. >> i think these numbers are not realestic. >> the chairman says shareholders paid 1.5 billion in improvements. and it will be bad for business and bad for ongoing safety investments. >> i don't have money in the

bank. i have to raise money from shareholders. i don't say please send me $1,000 each. >> looking at neighborhood there is less and less evidence of the explosion. some are. >> we're tired of it. we just want to move on. >> the city recommendation is only one of a few that were filed today. in san bruno abc 7 news thank you. new at 5:00 a friend of jahar tsarnaev arrested last week for allegedly lying to investigators was released on bond today.

prosecutors say he posed a serious flight risk but a judge agreed to release under strict conditions. it was also had to nurn a passport. his attorney says the case is refutable. >> michael finney is here to help us get the best deal. >> are you ready? >> yes. we need help. >> okay. okay. >> you can take a break. >> make sure you know what you're buying and from whom. >> just because a florist is named after a city it doesn't

mean it's located there. go deeper into the web site and you'll find this. it's based in los angeles. >> there is a lot of activity on the internet and in print media. alure local florists have. >> so read or ask when ordering by phone. if you plan to order be aware unless paying extra, flowers arrive by ups or fed ex. they're like a boxed kit. when sending flowers we have concerns. is that what we bought isn't what arrives. >> so this looks like you

didn't care. i did care. >> so there are a hand full so you know what you paid for was sent. in san francisco, jane's roses pioneered this idea. >> i'm surprised nobody copied this from us. i don't know y nobody does. >> you can accomplish the same goal by asking mom to snap a photograph. you'll know she got what was ordered. buy your flowers now rather than later. closer you get to mother's day more expensive the flowers goring to get. don't just order off line. >> prices tend to go up. >> yes. >> great advice. thank you very much. >> all right.

>> well, things have changed. >> showers and thunderstorms we'll me talk about the moisture moving in. this is what you get looking at live doppler 7 hd. some of you reporting some heavy down pours and that is going to continue to be the case just south of bethel island we've been seeing lightning strikes. this moisture will be heading there. you can see strikes just northeast of there. livermore light rain now in deb blin. you can see we're seeing some light returns so light showers in some areas. down pours in others. and in the sierra nevada above

8,000 feet it's switching over to snow higher el vaigsz we're seeing snowfall. view you can see a few clouds there just indicating instability. san francisco right now 66 degrees. a mild 71 in oakland. from our camera you can see how cloudy sit right now. livermore 61 degrees. here is a lk at what is coming we're going to keep thunder in the forecast for this evening. spotty showers and warming thup weekend in time for mother's day plans. this is what is pulling up the moisture. we'll keep it unsettled right

on throughout tuesday so hang onto the umbrellas. tonight showers spotty in nature. some of you heading out the door some showers showing up throughout the afternoon. that area continues to move south and west of us. tomorrow morning cloud cover and going with 50s. make sure you give yourself extra time. as you look at highs for thus still potential for showers in the south bay. san jose morgan hill 71 degrees. startly cloudy skies on the peninsula. 70 degrees in yu kaia.

head out towards east bay 69 in oakland. inland communities 72 degrees. we'll see a drying trend. temperatures falling only to rebound for the weekend. mother's day forecast looking beautiful. >> just for mom. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> a quick reminder for anyone looking for work. hundreds of jobs will be available tomorrow from noon until 4:00 and it's free. we have a list on abc 7 news.com. >> that is a great resource. >> coming up prince harryy's visit to the states. >> and taking a right pass

words for your accounts. michael finney shows how easy they are to steal and how to make sure yours don't get stolen at 6:00. the news at 5:00 continues in just a moment.

new study suggests sucking a baby pacifier may cut a risk of allergies. they found toddlers who had pacifiers sucked by parents were less likely to have allergies. the reason? parents exposed bacteria to the babies stimulating the young immune systems. this story creating big buzz on the abc 7 news facebook page. >> prince harry making a return visit to the us thus week and received a stern warning to behave this trip.

the last visits included a stop in loss vegas. you remember this. this time the trip is going to be all business. he was given a lecture for being a good ambassador for the uk. >> they do not want an encore performance. >> the trick to speed dating success. >> key phrases

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