>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, for the second time in over a month, a fire breaks out inside a limousine packed with women. they made it out safely this time but many wondering how could it happen again? good morning, everyone, that one of the questions for walnut creek police who are investigating the fire and now they are alerting the c.h.p. who still have an open investigation into a fatal limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. more from abc7 news reporter amy

hollyfield. >> what happened here was terrifying for the women, but police point out to me that it was a vehicle fire with no injuries that happened on private property and they say at this point there is no indication that a crime was committed. here is a shot of the limo after the fire carrying ten women mostly if their 90's, and they had some care tackers with them on way to a birthday party in sonoma. before they left the development, right here, they smelled smoke. they get out safely. police think the fact there was a limousine fire last month on the san mateo bridge played a role if their quick thinking and why they also think that is why this limo fire that happened yesterday is getting attention. >> it is highly inbound. if the golden gate the cinco ded not occurred without not be interviewing me, but that is what caused the people to be so alert about the smell of smoke

and the dangers and why they get out. there is in crime at this point. we are happy that everyone escaped uninjured. if something towns up that shows any sort of negligence we will look it to it further. >> last month, five women died when the limo they were riding caught fire and they were caught in the bridge. four women escaped along with the driver. therapy on the way to a bridal shower and the bride is one of the five who fired. it made national news. walnut creek police say that the one that happened yesterday is getting attention because of the similarities but at this point they don't have plans to inspect the limousine because it was towed an by a private company and they don't think a crime was committed. i spoke with the public utility commission looking into and to make sure the driver and the company was this good standing. they are working on that right now so we hope to get more

answers from them later today. the owner of town car is calling this a "manufacturing defect" and says he takes good care of his cars. authorities are investigating thousands of dollars work of marijuana found during a house fire in san francisco this morning, and it break out shortly before 1:00 o'clock at a home on 35th avenue in richmond district. when the firefighters entered the home they found 700 pot plants. >> we discovered quite a bit of pot plants and a lot of wiring and electrical hookups in the back of the garage and it made it difficult for us. we found fire in the rear corner and kept units on the scene and knocked the down the. >> police loaded bags full of pot on a truck but no one was home. >> new details about a man held up near san francisco's mascone

center for his iphone. the victim was a chapter named two chains and he was problem at gunpoint near the west building yesterday. police are looking if three men who took his wallet, cash, and his phone. tmz reports he is not cooperating with police. >> there has been unusual weather today around the bay area. hundreds of lightning strikes in the authority bay overnight and this was sent in by abc7 news viewer in napa. look at that. here is a picket of lightning at discovery bay, and cal fire battled several fires and crews are still on high alert. of course, high wins were also evident, and they are to blame for toppling a tree. this tree fell in pittsburg and crews managed to push the tree out of the way of traffic just in time for the morning commute, and our meteorologist joins with the latest. mike? >> crazy weekend with the

temperature cooling 30 degrees in a few minutes. that led to scattered light showers with lightning in the north bay, nearly 100 per hour from midnight through 4:00 and it started to sink south with a few thunderstorms around tracy and livermore and the boundary is sitting over the south pay with scattered sprinkles. that is the light and dark grown. in santa rosa we had reports of a light rain but it is moving off to the south and west. the best chance of thunderstorms is up north and as we turn on lightning you can see that is where the lightning has been rest length and moving away from the area. what to expect? a scattered light shower possible with a warming trend possible in the seven-day forecast. >> develop news, the father of a man who blew the lid off the n.s.a. surveillance story is worried about his son's safety and we are learning more about his plans and local internet

privacy experts are weighing in. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. >> some call the whistleblower snowden a traitor but he has few regret about leaving top secret documents of the surveillance program known as prism. bay area electronic privacy advocates are paying close attention. >> this is a man claiming responsibility for what could be one of the greatest national security leaks in united states history. >> i am 29 years old. >> he revealed himself and his motivation in an interview posted online by the british newspaper "the guardian." he says he was previously employed as a c.i.a. technician but most recently worked for the n.s.a. as a civilian contractor. hes is he became increasingly concerned of the number of innocent americans caught up in the n.s.a. data collection program and decided to leak the classified documents. >> if you are not doing anything wrong you are being watched and

recorded. i sit at my desk has the authority to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a fera president if i had a personally e-mail. >> officials say snowden has caused grave damage to national security. they view him as a criminal, not a hero. >> they will throw the book at him. how heavy is the book. >> san francisco-based electronic frontier foundation is not condoning the actions but says there is in danger letting the public know their government is collecting their phone records and internet data. >> it is very, very important that the public know the extent of the surveillance programs this the government has if place, especially when they are targeting the population at large. snowden is reportedly highing in hong kong hopes to receive asylum from any country that "movies in free speech and opposes the victimization of global privacy." >> hong kong and the united states have an extradition treaty but extradition

proceeding could take months or years. his father tells us he is digesting information about his son and fears if his safety. >> southern california college has re-opened today under extra security after a gunman's deadly rampage. students returning today to santa monica college will pick up items they left behind in the chaos on friday. the campus library remains closed where police shot and killed the 23-year-old zawahri after kill his brother and father and throw others. police are trying to figure out why zawahri went on the program payment. >> -- went on the rampage. >> and happening right new, the tech world attention is on apple, the cupertino company is debuting the first new product in

>> happening now in florida, jury selection is underway in the trial of a neighborhood watch volunteer accused in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. george zimmerman says he shot and killed trayvon martin because he feared for his life but martin's family says he was victim of racial profiling. this morning, the judge denied a defense request to delay the trial and the judge, however, did rule on a motion to prohibit

lawyers from using inflammatory words such as "vigilante" and "self appointed neighborhood watch captain" during jury selection. >> nelson mandela is still in serious-but-stable condition after a hospital in south africa the 94-year-old sifts leader is being treated for recurring lung infection. this is the third day he has been in intensive care. his wife has been by his side during family visits. his daughter says her dad is a fighter and he spent 27 years in prison during the fight to end apartheid in south africa after his release, then elected as the first black president from 1994 to 1999. apple's worldwide developer conference this is word of a new operating system and a new team, and this is the developer's conference, the first new products if apple in month. abc7 news reporter matt keller

has more. >> apple is huge you can see the sign outside here, and thousands are inside as the key note presentation continues. apple c.e.o. introduced two products including a new mac operating system and an updated mac error with all day battery and a new look at the mac pro. many developers were most excited about the possibility of new software for iphone, and ipad and ipod. they raised developers saying billions has been paid out. >> customers love the buying experience and your incredible app and have now downloaded 50 billion apps! this is phenomenal. hopefully it will be updated fresher than now.

more will be announcement that people hope for is a new internet radio service, already the leading seller of music. if this is announced it will compete with other services. thousands registered for the conference that will feature 100 technical sessions put on by apple engineers. again, the key note presentation is underway right here and we have a reporter inside from the mascone and bring you more on our later editions. thanks, matt. >> ahead, meteorologist mike nicco in the forecast. >> we will look at live doppler 7 hd to show you where the storms are by visually looking to the north the clouds are thicker to the north, with stray

showers possible. >> plus, graffiti artists target a bay area freeway sign making it nearly impossible to read. where drivers are

>> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> happening now in oakland, sky 7 shows two large freeway signs defaced making them nearly impossible to read with graffiti. this is northbound 880 near the 80 split. a mile away the sound wall is covered with fresh spray paint. there is no word on how long the graffiti has been there or when it will be cleaned up. abc7 news is the station for bay area news no meter what time of day or where you are. we are excited to unveil our new app for the smartphone or tablet that makes it easier to connect and share stories that matter to you. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo shows us the best part is free. >> the new and improved mobile phone will keep you updated with the latest news, weather and traffic. >> everything you count on, on air and online is at your finger

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we have your world covered. easy to navigate and it is free and you is to download the new one because the old one will go away. >> we had a few small fires along coast where lightning caused problems in dry thunderstorms, a storm that doesn't have rain in it or less than .1" falling from it according to the natural weather service so although we did have a few drops no one received more than .1". here is the latest radar return in the south bay, toward los gatos and headed to saratoga and along 9 and 17 and 85, those are some of the areas that are getting sprinkles. from the hills, descending into milpitas and alum rock and to santa theresa, here is the latest in the north bay, headed to st. helena and possibly glenn

dglen ellen, a light shower also. the delays have are? ed to 3 hours and 17 minutes to check out our flight tracker. you can see this morning we had a few thunderstorms pulling from tracy across the altamont pass into livermore, and notice how they were moving not the wrong way but not what we normally are used to, these were moving east to west. now they starting to move to the north. there is just enough instability with a stray light shower possible butting in to worry about even lightning is not in our neighbors anymore. this is what will happen for today: scattered light showers, a gray day, we will see a few breaks in the clouds in the afternoon. slightly swammer tomorrow and temperatures will be close to average.

this is you who it hooks from 23,000 miles out, the scattered nature of the clouds around us as the low stars to pull away from us, so i am thinking it is mild right new. most of us are in the mid to upper sects but san francisco is 60's and it showing the coast to be 59 where it will be cloudy. we will hit mid-to-upper 70's around south bay and santa clara and south you. be in the low to mid-70's so a mild air mass. low-to-mid 60's in millbrae. near 70 for everyone else. mid-to-upper 50's along the coast and south south africa about 63 and a lot mid-to-upper 60's throughout the north bay and when this threat of rain passes you will start to feet warmth move in. mid-to-upper 50's along the east bay shore and 67 in santa reason and low-to-mid 70's elsewhere. around the state the best chance of thunderstorms is chico and in

the high country all the way down to about yosemite. our seven-day outlook shows temperatures today are below average but tomorrow we will be closer and by wednesday we are back to average and dry thursday and friday, saturday, sunday, and monday, and it stays fairly calm we have had such wild temperature change, no oppressive heat like yesterday, and it was crazy. >> it was a shock the. >> small chance of a scattered thunderstorm. >> still ahead, a happy homecoming for an heroic dog treated in the bay area after saving the hives of -- lives of two girls. >> we are giving away shell gift cards to seven lucky winners over 15 days. each gets $700 of free gas, a big thank you they all of our facebook fans. "like" us for your chance to win $700 in free gas.

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>> at 3:00 p.m. on "katie" dirty secrets in the suburbs and at 4:00, how doctors used a special adhesive to save the life of a baby girl. >> at 5:00, fresh off president obama's bay area visit, the keystone xl pipeline protesters are back. why are they focusing on facebook? >> a hero dog treated at uc davis vet hospital is finally back home in the philippines. we need to warn you, the video could be tough to watch.

a motorcade drove the dog through her hometown this morning. she lost half her face after jump into the path of an oncoming motor about to hit two girls. the dog's deed caught the attention of people world wide who raised $27,000 to bring the dog to uc davis. they could not reconstruct the snout but they were able to heal her wounds. >> that is good news. >> from all of us at abc7 news thanks for joining us. we leave now with a look from our exploritorium camera on the roof of the new exploritorium on san francisco's embarcadero. mat]

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