have been upgraded to serious. the limousine was carrying nine passengers but supposed to have a maximum of eight. that what is still unclear is what caused this fire. abc 7 news will have more on the investigation in just a moment. >> first, the driver escaped unhurt. other survivors had to crawl through a partition among the dead, a 31-year-old nurse in a hospital in fresno who got married and was about to renew her vows in the philippines. this is a picture from her facebook page. just in a half hour we've received photos of two other women killed. they were on the bridge just minute as way from their tes des stination when that fire broke out. we begin tonight, nick spoke with a survivor but we begin

with laura talking to the driver. well, we spoke with him today at his parents home here he told us he believes he did everything he could, but wishes that he could have done more. >> beautiful occasion turned into a nightmare. >> still shaken, he says what happened on the bridge saturday knight was unimaginable. >> something nobody expected to happen. it's hard to live with. >> until that moment brown said the women he was taking to a bachelorette party were having a great time. >> all beautiful ladies, dressed elegant. >> one began pounding on a partition. brown admits he misunderstood. >> lady knocks and says smoke.

i'm thinking that she's saying she'd like to smoke. >> soon they were panicking. but the time brown pulled over one woman climbed into the front seat. >> i'm not the hero. like i said the first lady pulled two out. i helped with two. >> a good samaritan, or someone then opened a main passenger door in the back. >> they opened the door, they let the fire get oxygen. the fire spread so fast. >> brown has a theory about how the fire started. >> i feel that it may have been electrical. the car did not blow up. >> the 46-year-old father of five says all his thoughts now are on the victims and their families. >> i reach out to the

families. i feel for them. i wish we could have done something different to save them. >> brown says he'll be donating two weeks of salary to the families of the victims and hoping others will do the same. he's only worked for the company two months. he told us he'd only driven that car eight times before.. >> you're about to hear from a woman who made it out alive. what she describes is excruciating. nick smith is live tonight. you had an emotional conversation today. >> in fact that is the woman that climbed through the partition first surviving a nightmare when she escaped the fire but watched her five friends die. you know nelia did what others could wo not, or could not do. >> so -- i saw the smoke.

in the back of the car. like this one. in between the smoke coming from this is probably -- move to the front because the fire escaped from the back. >> she says she was knocking on a partition. >> and i saw the smoke and the fire came ourt there. is already a fire, and stop the star, stop the car. >> she believes the driver could have done more. >> they stopped the car, he get out from the car. he just get out from the car. >> she says she crawled through the divider. she became stuck in z.called to the driver for help. >> then, he get out from the

car he just opened the door. that is all he did. i asked him help me help me! because i bring out my head from the compartment, help me. i squeezed over there and slide myself. i screamed opt door, open the door. didn't do anything. >> she ran back to the burning stroke her her friends. >> i ran back. oh. jasmine said i cannot get out. help me. i cannot get out. so i tried to pull her out. i tried to check if i can pull out one more but it's already been dark. i can't see anything anymore. >> they're all from the philippines saying they became

like sisters after they started working here in oakland. i spoke with a grief counselor brought on board. she is meeting with each of the survivors. >> nik, thank you very much. a community hospital in fresno preree leased this picture, the nurses worked nogt fresno. the hospital calls them quote good friends, stellar nurses and excellent mentors. >> had this is a photo from limo stop's web site showing the interior of a limousine similar to the one the women were ride nchlgt the survivor tells abc 7 news three were women were sitting along the back three others along the side here. other three, here. all survivors climbed through this partition, no one made it out of the back doors. a more detailed look inside now from abc 7 news wayne

freedman. >> it's possibly was a perfect storm. these things don't normally spontaneously come bust without some reason. >> if we're lucky we get a call from this driver. >> 120 inch stretch. >> this newer model bares only a casual resemblance. the automatic door locking is much the same. >> it will not alout door to be opened. >> a fire in the back and a nonfunctional door would have driven passengers to the front of the car but out an extra

door there would only be one way out. >> by the time you factor in the seat cushion... >> there is no getting through here for an average sized person. >> this is awful. they'll be filled with smoke, flames. nine people. >> night of fun turned to terror. from san jose, abc 7 news. >> stay with us for developing updates. you'll get coverage at abc 7 news.com and more still to come. let's move on. pacific gas and electric may have to pay a record fine for the pipeline explosion. today california public utilities commission staff recommended pg&e pay $2.25

billion penalty. cpuc investigators blame faulty welding for this explosion. the penalty would be used for safety improvements. >> they blew up our city. eight people killed. a neighborhood, destroyed. >> we expect them to pay. >> the mayorman said it would make it harder for the utility to make more improvements. >> i think numbers like mentioned are just unrealistic. i don't have the money sitting in the bank. >> the board must still finalize this penalty recommendation. >> east palo alto police chief called sunday's shooting that injured a grandmother and 6-year-old girl cowardly.

the shooter jumped out and opened nir a group at a bus stop. in response, police launched an investigation. the crack down includes meetings to resolve disputes. >> this inability to handle disputes. to have simple arguments turn into shootings in a party or event. >> east palo alto police say a similar operation was successful. a separate summer gang crack down begins next week. >> all right. our coverage of the fire continues why they have not yet pinpointed the cause. >> will warriors get a new water front arena? the updated plans they hope will advance their cause. >> yes there is snow along

lake ta show. thunderstorms at the bay area, i'll give you a look at the wild, wacky weather in just a moment. >> what is a good pass word? >> what is a good pass word? let's play: remember it?

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the golden state warriors take on spurs tonight in the nba playoffs. that battle is in san antonio but another fight is happening at home. efforts to build a new arena in san francisco. they unveiled details today

and will do the same tonight abc 7 news is live from pier 1 where that meeting. sounds like it's about to get underway. >> yes. it gets underway about 6:30. it's the latest in a series and tonight as you said they're going to get a glimpse of what supervisors saw today. warriors flag is flying high. inside a panel of supervisors shown latest refinements. >> this building is about people and places as much as it is about objects. >> this new plan adds more open space. the architect says it's a response to concerns but instead of appeasing critics vocal opponents say changes should force a redo of the environmental review process.

>> we have to slow down so things are not being done sloppily and the citizens have an ample opportunity to make comments on where this is going to go and what the design struck stur going to be. >> warriors announced they hope to open on piers 30-32 by 2017. the head of the south of market business association predicts a positive trickle down affect. >> if they do well it's going to come into the south of market you after so many years is starting to blossom. >> for me at this point i'm neutral on the project like i said i'm a huge warriors fan but what is coming before us is envelopement. we have to consider potential impacts because real residents

live in this neighborhood. >> and supervisor says she does not believe there is a rush to judgment. she says there is no need to go back to the drawing board because they're just beginning the process. the planning commission holdings a hearing on thursday. >> firefighters in san gnomea county discover nod working smoke detectors inside of a mobile home where a fire killed three people. that fire broke out around 1:45 this morning flames and smoke filled the mobile home. firefighters pulled three people from the trailer. victims include a man, woman and a boy. >> one man driving a stolen truck and trail jer accused of carving a path of destruction through one neighborhood this morning. police say the 45-year-old smashed eight cars tore through three beck yards then

did laps in a budget inn parking lot before crashing and being arrested. >> the weather enjoyed firefighters -- helped firefighters get the upper hand on fires cal fire is already been busy this year, having responding to 1100 fires. >> the weather becoming more intense going to cost a lot of money, a lot of lives. >> the governor says the state hired more firefighters when everyone realized the snow pack had less water content than usual. >> our weather today is a step in the right direction. >> yes. it's more humid out there. we don't have strong winds

except we do have scattered thunderstorms. and brief increases in the wind speed. you can see just -- we've got active weather scattered above the bay area. those areas are seeing active weather are seeing very active weather. we've had showers, thundershowers in this cell moving throughout this area. also area of active weather right now, showers lorksally heavy down pours and in the sierra a mix of rain and snow. snow above 8,000 feet. rain down near lake level so it's unusual. a live view of beautiful western sky 70s in oakland.

another live view from our east bay hills camera. lots of dark clouds. 63 livermore. here is our forecast features into a graphic rendering. isolated thunderstorms and will be warming up this weekend. pacific image animating over movement and showers around this low pressure system off shore this, has considered to unsettled weather here in the bay area remaining unsettled through tomorrow. then going to dive inland through the south. we'll see a few areas of

spotty showers. we'll see a few pockets of showers won't be very wide spread. that continues throughout the day. overnight, low temperatures on the mild side with a chance of scattered showers. tomorrow highs in the south bay well below average for this time of the year and chance of scattered showers down in santa cruz mountains. downtown 65 degrees tomorrow, north bay highs into upper 60s to 70s in napa. and here is the accu-weather forecast. this cool weather remains with us. warming up on friday that is

an official weather word. >> tad just a bit more than a scos hoo. there you go. >> still coming up a start up called upstart. >> yes. betting on students of today will be the

intel announced today a new line of chips performing three times better and costs -- consumed, rather 80% less energy. right now most of them run on chips made by arm holdings. dow five points from the 15,000 mark today. and oracle investing in a company making digital medicine pop. the company called proteus digital health. >> 30 bay area companies made the fortune 500 list of america's top businesses.

walmart followed by chevron of san ramone and mooul mooul dropped out of the top 10. dozens of jobs will be up for grabs in the next job journal event tomorrow. it's at the hilton garden in. -- inn. employers will offer positions from raels reps and maintenance technicians. doors opening at noon going until 4:00. >> just ahead sky 7 hd just arrived over a sink hole that just developed. >> also here, our coverage of the limousine fire continues and a patrol investigation why they can't yet pinpoint a cause of the fire. >> medical marijuana legal

throughout california the state supreme court says your ci

sky 67 hd is live over a sink hole in an area of second avenue and lake street just south of the presidio. >> police on hand here this intersection is hoped off. it measures 15 feet wide. officials say a broken pipe could be to blame. >> we still don't know what caused that limousine to burst into flames saturday night. but we're learning about the emergency response. the driver flames it took a half hour or so for authorities to get there. >> i spoke to the fire chief of foster city.

the computer assisted dispatch shes response time was actually faster than what the driver said and as to the cause of the fire, it's still under investigation. there are a lot of theories. >> of what caused this stretch limo to burst into flames? the fire apparently started in the back of the vehicle. you heard a passenger say she saw smoke on the floor its a possibility. >> with royal auto service working on a lot of limb scenes showed us a newer version of the town car but the tank is still in the back he said it may have been a fire sparked by faulty amplifiers in the trunk above the tank or might have been

air spring autos either they blew up and hit the ground or maybe cause aid hole in the tank. >> first call at 10:12 p.m. both hayward and foster city fire departments responded. mike is the fire chief. >> our response is heading in the eastbound direction. we're on the bridge five minutes after the call. >> his firefighters reached the bridge at 10:18 but had to turn around. >> they were able to go to an emergency turn around. about two miles heading eastbound making it back to the scene there in about 11 minutes. >> they had to navigate

through bridge traffic. >> altogether what was the response time? >> 11 minutes and 50 seconds. >> the chp disclosed the driver was properly licensed but the limo only supposed to carry eight passengers. >> again nine baerngz in that vehicle saturday night. the state p.u.c. not the chp regulates party buses and tell us any of the vehicles licensed must go through chp inspections. since that limo was licensed for only eight it did not have to go through inspection autos california supreme court ruled local governments can ban medical marijuana

dispensaries. several bay area cities already moved to ban them. >> a lot of cities have some banned. south san francisco, redwood city, mill bare, a handful of 30 cities with a medical pot ban in the bay area. a riverside california case made it to the california supreme court. under california law they're legal but a number believe it attracts drug users and problems. it became clear they were concerned. >> what i need to you respond to zoning yes. >> this is land use regulation.

>> the lawyer for the riverside kes pensry argued california law allows dispensaries therefore, cities should not be able to ban them. >> legislature knows how to say,000 shall not ban. they didn't say that. >> and in sacramento a protest of that decision and one participants, the founder of the dispensary. >> meaning most either dworing to take long drives or just going to return to the old fashioned way, they're going to buy it from criminal autos the mayor says patients can find outlet autos they're available but we're not in position to monitor or regulate or enforce a new facility that is opening up. >> the 1996 state law is in conflict with federal law

outlawing pot and that left a lot of holes. >> logical places in my view for medical marijuana to the extent it is medical is a famplsy b but you can't laws because law prohibit that's. >> there are two kills and act ti activities planning another ballot initiative. this as voters did last year. >> thank you. >> in cleveland, police are hoping to get answers surrounding a mystery of three women disappeared and found living miles way. authorities are trying to sort out why one vanished one called police and officers found all three in a house.

two were teens when they vanished. officer as rested the 52-year-old man who owns the house but not for kidnapping. the women are being examined in a hospital and were waiting for an explanation in terms of what happened here. >> a friend of jahar tsarnaev is out on bond today. a judge agreed to release him while he awaits trial the body of deceased suspect tamerlan tsarnaev remains in a funeral home no. cemetery will handle the burial in fear of retribution. >> syria is calling deadly weekend air strikes an act of skbar vows to retaliate. antigovernment activists say 42 were killed israel says it

launched strikes to keep advanced weapons from reaching lebanon militia. this comes a day after a un investigator said there were indications that rebel forces used the nerve agent sarin. >> we're keeping an eye on breaking news. a sink hole. >> sky 7 is overhead. we'll bring you latest views. it's bigger than we thought it was. the situation i

sky 7 is live over a large sink hole. >> we have a new measurement eight feed by 22 feed. >> they believe a broken pipe may to be blame here but they're still looking into it and say no service has been affected. >> and you can follow us for

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return the favor for sure. >> in palo alto abc 7 news. >> coming up next the portance of picking a right pass word. >> how much easier to steal and how to make s ñ ñ,ñzñpríñy"

well, whenever computer security becomes an issue, people will say pick a good pass word. >> what is a good pass word? >> you're going to get the most-used pass word in your mind. so pet's name? number? maybe 007? talk to the i.t.guy. he'll say capitol t, jaul j, dot, dot. we're not going do that. really? >> how many pass words do you

have? >> 27. >> about five. >> five. can you remember which go to what? >> not leely. >> have you to come up with something unique but i can't remember it myself. >> that is a hip. it's hard to do and sit important. >> we're all in danger no long yir a question of if we're going to become victims but when. >> adam levin says the problem is worse than you might think. if infected with malware, forget about it. oof people don't realize when you're infected with a virus the first thing is that it dumps your saved pass words and sends them to bad guys on the internet within miliseconds.

>> which means have you to change pass word buzz to what? >> get a simple question. but coming to the answer, lie. like what is your mother's maiden name? superman. you know? what is the name of the high school attended? smallville high. have an answer only you would really know. that no one who knew you would know because it's not a real answer. >> what is your favorite movie? steal the plot. our bank security officer says you can have a secure computer for a song. >> good to use longer pass word if possible. some people use music learics and string those together. >> so pick a couple movies and

books and you'll have plenty of material. >> both say use the number one for an eye or l and a dollar sign for an s. just make stuff up. >> that is clever. >> yes. >> and then, hopefully, we can remember. >> yes. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> yes, spencer? >> my pass word is stormy weather. taking a look at the bay area in the seeing stormy weather. we have had this area of showers, you can see lightning strikes and impressive thunderstorms this is moving towards the northwest. high temperatures upper 60s to

low 70s. we'll have highs below average for the next few days. warming up for mother's day weekend just in time. >> perfect. >> yes. >> thank you. >> big night for playoff autos yes. larry beil is here. warriors sharks very exciting. >> time. >> good times. >> yes. >> playoff severe swept the area. warriors sharks men in teal. on the verge of accomplishing something for the first time in franchise history.

good evening, a's continued on their 10-game road trip in cleveland and jared park years struggles continue. milwaukee mauler, big a's fan, ready to go so. were the indians. nice grab by a fan. by the way. cleveland off to a 2-0 fleed a

flash. in the 4th, dan, help me here. he's yuennis. >> fifth of the year. we rehearsed a lot on that. >> yes. >> cleveland just crushing the ball then mark reynolds. look where it lands. nobody is sitting up there. it's now 7-3, indians and they're in the 8th. sharks have taken a commanding 3-0 strangle hold on their series with the canucks. age 24 emerging as current and future face of the franchise. two goals, two assists last night and winning by a score of 5-2. now, sharks can finish off tomorrow night.

>> really becoming a leader on the team. a key piece playing all situations. you know for my money, one of the best players in the world right now. >> what is surprising is just the way he kmeets. no idea he lays down blocked shots. he's a gamer. >> all talk in chicago about derek rose refusing to play so game one of their series presented with the fourth mvp award. carlos boozer with two hands,

chicago up three. head to lebron james look at the strength. former warrior rise and fire just went final. the bulls... beat the heat. 93-86 up one game to none. you it's all golden state. well, it's 8-3. highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. it is that time of the year. 40th annual mauledden mud race. anything goes. first to complete a 400 meter dash. and back at low tide declared a winner, slow going now. people crawl together finish line. >> next minute arm going through, leg going through. i lost my shoe. just... lost it.

>> this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> nice way to say i do. >> join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then imagine never having to die your gray hair again. is that possible? possible cure for an age-old problem. >> then at 11:00 a seek kretd dish available to order but banned in california. abc 7 news i team goes under cover to expose restaurants serving it up. >> prime time line up on abc 7 starts with two hours of dancing with the stars. >> but that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of

this is the "jeopardy!" college championsh here are today's contestants -- a junior at university of wisconsin-madison, from oshkosh, wisconsin... a senior at tufts university, from the bronx, new york... and a junior at scripps college, originally from tulsa, oklahoma... and now here i the hos- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

and welcome to a fun time for the next two weeks -- our college championship. my memory's not as good as it used to be. i can't recall if we've had students from scripps or tufts competing in this championship before, but i know we've had someone from the university of wisconsin because we taped our college championship there on your campus five years ago. so, good luck to all three of you. let's go to work in this quarter-final round. are the categories let's go to work in thifor you...final round. it's premiering tomorrow on pbs... hannah, you get to start us off. i'll take rocks & minerals for $200, please. julia. what is coal? yes. celebs for $200.