nurses on the way to a bridal party. >> vick joins us live from foster city. vick? >> this is apparently the cull prismt a limo air spring. mechanics call it a balloon. and it deflates when there is a rupture. this individual yes shows when the fire started. witnesses say the back of the lincoln town car was low to the ground while moving akrots bridge. it did carry a heavier load than unusual. nine aboard. gaeltors have been examining the charred wreck abc 7 news

learned air springs ruptured setting off a domino affect that led to the fire. a garage that services limo scenes explains the sequence of events. >> these are air springs. they carried the weight of the car. so now there is one of them -- the car drops down so when it drops down it will be on this spot here. that will create a friction and heat. and could with bottomed on the ground. unfortunately the gas tank is right there. the car was a weight, fell down too hard. and ended up hitting the gas tank.

and you can see there is a spark here soit catches fire. now chp figured out what caused that fire the criminal investigation continue that's will involve the d.a.that will want to know if there was criminal negligence involved in the maintenance that have limo scene. >> the california public utilities commission denied accusations made by the city of san bruno. officials claim cpuc removed attorneys working on figuring out penalties pg&e would face. >> over three years, they've developed expertise in minute details in this case which is important to the outcome.

>> the public utilities commission saying those lawyers asked to be reassigned. the agency file aid brief today responding to pg&e appeal of the amount it's being fined. pg&e faces a.25 billion penalty. >> the search for a gunman after police in hayward witd a shooting. no one was hurt and the gunman and intended victim got away. it was placed on lock down after the gunfire as a precaution. in vallejo police investigating a deadly shooting involve wung of they're own that happened on a large boat. authorities say an officer was responding to a call of a violent fight on harbor way. when a man pointed a gun at the officer. police say he was living on the boat.

>> former santa clara supervisor is facing charges tonight because of an illegal campaign flyer. he was arrested after prosecutors say his dna matched dna found on a stamp used on a fraudulent flyer in 2010. it appears to be from a candidate attacked. >> voters are intentionally misled their ability to make an informed decision ask to act upon freedoms is badly subverted. >> he ended up losing the election. in march shirakowa pleaded guilty to misappropriating public funds coming up we're going to hear about the arrest for the flyers that may have caused her the election.

>> and in the capitol building lot of unanswered questions about a state senator from california. his office is closed after being searched by the fbi. >> bonl offices raided belonged to senator calderon. the senator has in the been here all week. a largent posted a dmot enter sign on locked offices forbidding anyone from coming in. even his staff couldn't go to work. senator calderon was absent. this is a day after the fbi raided the two capitol offices, acts carted away box that's may be relevant to an investigation of a case in los angeles county. the fbi declined to i say where it's searching but the

name came up when the agency looked into the way the water district gave out contracts. >> when we have this, it's sad. whether local level, city council, school board or senate, it's a sad day. >> fbi hasn't searched the office in 25 years. the last time was during the late 1980s scandal. where agents set up a sting for bribery. lawmakers say californians shouldn't rush to judgment on the calderon case. >> i think we have got to kind of take a deep breath and see where and what is being

investigated and going. >> government watch dog groups says california is one of the scrutinized areas in the country. calderon comes from a political dynasty with a family member serve in the legislature since 1983. he is considered a business frintdly moderit. >> it doesn't include campaign contributions. he contributed over his lifetime as a legislature. >> the senate president says members will cooperate with investigators. this is when lawmakers are trying to pass a state budget by mid june head dine. -- deadline. >> have developing news now. a crash kaild 3-year-old yesterday claimed the life of his mother. sky 7 shows the car they were in.

that is a wrong tape. the car was split in half yesterday afternoon in fremont. there it s the father lost control, slamming into a tree. the child was thrown from the car. the another had to be pulled from the car. she was in critical condition but died at the hospital today. the father underwent surgery remains in stable condition right now. >> if commutes are getting slower you can blame the bay area economy. a study of traffic found congestion went up 25% in san jose and a big reason, more people out on the road running errands. among worst commutes is highway 101 schblt just as bad

is eastbound interstate 80. and northbound i 80 from milpitas towards pleasanton you have a job, you're happy to be working and you deal with traffic so... give yourself time. >> i think l.a. is worse than us. >> there is a silver lining. san francisco ranks third among most-congested cities. >> the president expected to fly to the bay area and attend two events in palo alto to raise money for senate democrats. this two months after the president's last bay area stop when he raidsed money for the democratic national committee. >> still to come at 5:00 x

rated app banned from showing up on google glass. >> last ditch effort to make sure children can go back to a california zrished school scheduled to close tomorrow. >> it's comfortable now. some areas will be simmering in near triple digit heat. >> then why paying to monitor credit score may not pay off. stay with us.

oakland police head qaufrters on 7th street closed again today and a clean up job is underway after a water leak flooded the

building. it was discovered yesterday morning that caused damage to the first three floors. the building closed when discovering damage was worse than they thought. anyone who needs services should go to the eastmont substation. about eight milts away. >> cdc is reporting 49 cases connected to frozen berries sold at costco. three known cases under the bay area. a 22-year-old is one of them. the student mixed the berries into smoothies. she started having body aches and night sweats and a fever topping 102 degrees thursday she went to emergency room and had to stay two days. she says she never considered it was would be hepatitis a. >> i thought it was just the flu. and have been healthy throughout my adult years and

my late teen-aged years so i never experienced a full blown fever. it was shocking. >> she's doing well. her mother ate some of the berry buzz did not contract hepatitis a. >> michael jackson's daughter is recovering from an apparent suicide attempt. fire official told people.com that paramedics received a call about a possible overdose. the 15-year-old taken from the family calabasas home about 2:30 this morning. the tmz web site reporting she's doing okay. >> well, kids in oakland on summer vacation at the end of the day tomorrow but for one school it may be the last day, period. american indian public charter schools are being told they have to close. why and.

>> this is so close. a judge sup possessed to decide tomorrow if the american indian schools can stay open for time being. and tomorrow students will know if they'll be returning or if the end is near. a judge will decide if model schools can remain open. their last day is supposed to be tomorrow. parents filed an application after the oakland unified school district revoked the charter after it found irregularity autos we're hoping this restraining order would prevent it from doing anything from allowing to us move forward while this decision is unresolved. >> parents appealed to the board of education but members have yet to decide. three schools want to reopen on june 20th for extended

summer program but without a decision from the board, they can't. they're hoping a judge will intervene but that action was criticized today. >> our board voted month ago. now, it rests with the county. and we'll comply with whatever the court decide autos the school ranks among the top in the nation. the founder no longer affiliated with the school. and lives in north carolina but we caught up with him today while in oakland. >> you don't have to prove accusations but shouldn't punish the kids. >> this affected 1200 students here who are forced to consider moving to other schools aplan b is moving i don't want to attend other

schools. >> saying if they leave they'll go to a private school. >> they looked at grades and said you're way head of the game. >> if the judge doesn't grand the -- grant order it may not have the late summer session. the decision expected by july 18th. >> san francisco stud state student received an honor today. pg&e surprised daniel harden with a check covering under graduate expenses. he hopes to become a civil rights attorney. daniel helps to use education to help others. >> i have no idea how to process this, i'm in shock now but i want to make sure that

people that have tenacity have an equal shot. nobody falls through the cracks without a hand to pull them out. >> wow, $30,000. part of the bright minds program the company issues 10 scholar shipz paying college expenses every year. >> you know your sked kredit score is one of the important numbers in your financial live. americans spend millions to find out what the score is. >> why the score you get is not necessarily the score lenders use. >> your credit score is one of the important numbers in your financial live. americans spend mill rins to find theirs out but consumer reports says the score you get isn't necessarily the one lenders use. martin hoped to refinance his

mortgage and paid almost $200 to the credit bureau to he can monitor his score. he felt confident he'd get the best terms but that didn't happen. >> during my call with the bank she pulled my credit on the phone and became back with numbers different than what i had checked online by 22 points. >> consumer reports says officen the score you get is different than the score a lender uses. it take a look at fico. >> fico has hundreds of different methods and can grade differently so we just don't think it's worth it to buy the score. >> it's important to check your full report regularly for possible inaccuracies. you can get it free every year.

by going to annual credit record.com. >> you should ask to see the actual credit score that the lender is using. if you think it's too low skrks to show you why. >> another tip shop around for the best interest rates because lenders rate you differently. mark was dismayed with the score the lender used he didn't qualify for the best interest rate. >> i should have access to the skaim score banks and creditors do. >> there is legislation pending now that would require lenders to disclose, for free, the scores that they use in assessing loans but it's not yet law fu. paid for a score that ended up being significantly consumer reports suggests demand lg a refund as you would with any defective

product. >> good information. >> so outside, mixture of this, and that. >> beautiful weather, too. yes. i brought thu weather. just welcome cheryl back. >> thank you. >> low clouds are here. welcome to san francisco if you're not from here. this is typical. it's cooling off here. looking at live doppler 7 we do have clouds near the coast. thunderstorms developing around lake tahoe area. some of these are strong. isolated thunderstorms possibility for thursday. and here is a view from our tv. so far no thunderstorms in the

area itself. san francisco, 57 now. oakland 64. upper 60s around san jose. chilly in half moon bay. check out the view from our camera. low clouds out there. marine layer going to be a deep one tonight. 77 in fairfield. you managed to get up to 80 degrees today. 64 in union city. check out low clouds looking from our mount tamalpais camera. and you'll be dealing with this first thing in the morning. mild to warm tomorrow afternoon and goitsing to get hot inland friday and saturday. as it gets hot inland, some of you with kids, some kids are out of school might be tempted to head to the beach to cool off. watch fought you're going to the beach. a hazard has been issued for monterey bay. south facing beaches, natural

bridges board walk and twin lakes beaches will be facing possibility of strong rip skpurnts a large shore break. we're expecting a long period southerly stwol arrive so watch out for that. looking at fog pattern you can see the fog cozied up to the coast keeping it cool and low clouds and sunshine inland awill youing temperatures to run higher inland but cooler near the coast. it's going to be summer like heat inland. friday, saturday. high pressure takes over. so get ready for hot weather. cooler weather will be arriving for the second half of the weekend. 50s in the morning. cloudy start. bundle up as you head out of the door. extra layer, 79 in the south bay some patches of fog may linger.

north bay, cool 60s coastside but warm around calistoga, 80 degrees. inland warmer than today. accu-weather forecast features heat friday and saturday but coastal areas into 60s. big drop off in temperatures sunday and cooler weather next week. i'm sandhya patel. back to you in the studio. cheryl and dan. >> thank you. >> and the stink over a bacon food truck is over. it's found a perfect local neighborhood to run the business. >> urban graffiti moves inside. unlikely marriage of spray paint and

google is changing it's policy just days after the first porn app was developed for google glass. ap sp. s known as glassware will be blocked if violating this poll sismt only a few thousand of the $1500 glasses are available. but users won't be wearing computer while gambling. today, ka seen yez said they won't allow the glasses because they can be used to cheat. >> neighbors complained of the bacon smell, now it has a new home. the eatry is taking over the kitchen of brick and mortar. next wednesday it will open at

the regular restaurant. the planning commission is still chewing the fat, sorry. the owner doesn't expect complaints about the smell of the new location. why? because it's next to a sausage factory. >> they

coming up at 6:00 vic lee continues his reporting on a fire that claimed five lives last month. vick has new details on what caused it. a san francisco developer and why city hall is saying no thanks and a computer the size of a credit card that can allow you to apply technology to just about anything. its coming up in a half hour at 6:00. >> thank you so much. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here thanks for watching. we appreciate your time as

always. >> this is "world news." tonight, big new storm. the first tropical storm of the year, andrea, ready for another blast of winds and rain. as floods in the midwest cause a lot of misery and mess and mud. the american workers are winning back jobs from china. good news tonight for the whole economy. and ipad baby. is ten days old too young in touching, before they can really talk? and in a choice between mom and a touch screen, what would these babies choose? good evening to you, and as