good afternoon, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm cheryl jennings. we have had strange weather around the bay area for 24 hours, hundreds of lightning strikes recorded in the north bay overnight. this sent in by an abc 7 news viewer who took the picture about 2:00 this morning. >> take a look at this pun one. a lightning show at antioch last night. the lightning sparks 22 small fire was half in sonoma county this, is video of one of them

and cruise are still on high alert now. >> you can see we have calm nditions and clouds lingering and areas of sun. here is where most of the active weather is now across northern and central sierra. numerous strikes and thunderstorms there. back to what we have overnight, most before midnight to about 5:00 a.m. here is the radar loop in the north bay most numerous in the north bay. hundreds of strikes during that period of time. and notice there is in the south produced instability allowing storms to develop and circulation around that low provided moisture coming in

from the south and east wrapping around and feeding into the thunderstorm. for us, it's over now. another live view at golden gate bridge partly cloudy tonight, maichl of sun and clouds and calm by afternoon noon and 60s alt the coast to 80s inland. >> spencer, thank you. >> authorities are trying to figure out what caused a fire in a limousine packed with 10 women headed to a birthday party over the weekend this, is the second limo fire in just over a month. it appears the limo was

carrying more people than permitted. and this one slated for just eight passengers. it burst into flames inside a gated community. as you can see, limo is burned here. the fire had striking similarities for one that killed five women. >> it's highly unusual. i had the bridge fire not occurred i don't think you'd be interviewing mere today. because of that on the minds of the people in the limo i think that caused them to be alert about the smallest problem. >> coming up at 5:00 you'll hear from a 96-year-old woman in that limo. she'll tell us how she got out. >> police released this booking photo of gilbert gill arrest forward a crash that killed his wife and son in

fremont. investigators believe gill was speeding when he lost control of the car and hit the tree along pa sayo padre parkway. the impact tore the car in half. his 3-year-old son was ejected and died at the scene. his wife died in the hospital. gill was also ejected but survived. >> santa monica college reopened following a deadly shooting rampage that ended on campus, students returned to school to find their backpacks. police killed the gunman after the sooting. five people died and several were sounded -- wounded. one survivor described her ordeal. >> he seemed like someone out of the movie "terminator". just no emotion. very focused. pointing the gun at me and the next thing i knew, was that the glass on the passenger

side was exploding. >> a candle light vigil will take place this morning. >> police are trying to find a person that shot and killed a bouncer at a bar. detectives plan to look at surveillance cameras at the businesses for clues that might track down the killer. >> the man who leaked documents about the secret surveillance programs is on the run. edward snowden was spotted speaking to the guardian newspaper. senior officials say what he has done is dangerous and they want to bring him to justice. but others calling him a hero. abc 7 news is in the newsroom with latest for us. >> snowden revealed himself but in 2006 another whistle blower made headlines,

reported government eavesdropping that was centered in the bay area. and tonight is saying snowden is corroborating what we heard seven yearsingo. this is the man claiming responsibility for what is alleged to be one of the alleged national security leaks in u.s. history. edward snowden was working at the national security agency when he became concerned about the number of insmerntz caught up in the data collection program. >> if you're not doing anything wrong, you're being watched and recorded. i had authority to wire tap anyone from you, your accountant to a judge to a president if i had a personal e mail. >> u.s. officials say snowden caused grave damage owe to national security them view him as a criminal. a whistle blower believes he's a hero. >> he's a brave individual.

>> klein blew the whistle on the company for allegedly awill youing massive surveillance of telephone and internet traffic but the legal case was thrown out. after congress passed a law giving the phone company retroactive immunity. >> congress should give him retroactive immunity like congress gave retroactive immunity to phone companies. >> mark klein is by no means the only local connection to this story. two reporters are both members of the freedom of the press foundation founded by pentagon papers whistle blower. >> thank you, mark. >> walnut creek police released a sketch of a man they say has been exposing him stofl a woman along a popular jogging trail. scribe described as a white man in his 20s.

six incidents happened since march on the iron horse regional trail no. violence has been reported and police are asking women to walk or run with someone they know. >> vandals twont great heights to deface critical highway signs in oakland over the weekend. sky 7 shows what they did just before this went to the toll plaza. taggers scaled the scaffolding making their mark. cal transsays a crew will need to close lanes to remove this graffiti. >> take a look at what san francisco firefighters stumbled upon this morning rows of marijuana plants. cruise found that operation on 35th avenue. authorities recovered 722 plants in all. the fire appears to have started from an electrical overload. nobody was in the house and nobody was hurt.

>> apple daib you'd a free streaming music service today. >> it's entering a crowded field but buzz may been the new mobile operating system. >> welcome. you're going to have an incredible week. >> 5,000 developers being given tools to start creating a new generation of apps for the desk top redevices and there is a new operating system called ios 7. >> this can track your motion and that, you can see hinld the icons. it's incredible. >> the iphones are flat instead of appearing to be three dementional. >> there is a lot of people upset about how apple changed the design of the and made it so it won't match what their apps already look like.

>> also jumping into streaming music. >> it keeps track of songs you're listening to and you can get to them just tapping history. >> analysts say she like what they saw. >> samsung will be a player here, they've got innovative hardware so what i see the two stay competitive with each other. >> with the focus on software apple did unveil a new lap top and preview a new mac pro desk top. but no next generation iphone. >> still head at 4:00 what works on the football field doesn't fly in court. a lesson a star learned today. >> teams of the international guardsmen return to the bay area are. >> a celebration for high school graduates. most thoukt they'd never see

this day happen. >> michael finney will answer your requests life a little bit later on. you can find him on twitter at m finney. >> taking a look at traffic right now, a live look at the mcarthur maze, cars make thirg way towards berkeley and beyond. it's very slow going and looks jam packed on the other side of the screen as well.

a former nfl star to get on the side lines probably countless times is costing him 30 days in jail. the man once known as chad ochosinko patted his attorney on the backside after the judge with terms of a plea deal. >> i don't think anything is funny about this. this isn't a joke. >> i didn't do it as a joke. >> everybody in courtroom is laughing. i'm not accepting this plea negotiations. >> see who is not laughing. johnson pleaded no contest to head butting his then wife during an argument. they'd been married just a month. johnson known for wild antics in his playing days. >> investors have a uniform

reaction to apple's announcement and emily chang is here with the report. >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon. apple will hold its annual conference in san francisco today. this despite the company introducing a new music streaming service along with sweeping changes to the software that powers iphones and ipads. shares of apple fell closing at session lows down near seventh tenths of a percent. google expanding it's map decision said to be buying waze, the map software provider. this is the latest move to stay competitive as it seeks to ward off competitors in the fight for mobile navigation programs. and comcast is planning a major expansion to add millions of hot spots to its internet service a program has

been underway since last year. the hot spots will be available at no extra cost. s and p and dow falling slightly today as data missed estimates. your bloomberg silicon valley rising today as shares gaid nearly 4%. and hillary clinton joined twitter. her husband, bill clinton welcomed his wife to twitter joking the site needed a family plan as their daughter chelsea is also active on the site. in bloomberg studios in san francisco, cheryl, carrow lib, back to you. >> thank you. >> the 129th rescue wing started to arrive today because they're greeted by their children and parents.

and service members will continue to arrive over the next few days. it goes by quickly but sit great to be home with the family. >> i loved it. you know it? was nice. >> the team rescued 1003 people overseas including 400 during combat. >> we have an exciting new app to tell but. >> that is right. it's free. we have a little bit of distracted viewing right now. showing how to down load it. >> do you have the app for news? the bay area? our new mobile phone app can keep you updated in the palm of your hand.

check out what's happening in your neighborhood and around the globe. >> share stories on shais fais book and twitter. the new app makes it easy. >> quiet tns -- conditions here. >> rain. wind, fog. we have it all in the bay area. and the new a 7 news app provides with you weather reports that you depend on. will the weather delay the commute is in the app has that covered, too. check out traffic before you hit the road with our realtime traffic map. in order to enjoy you have to down load the new abc 7 news app even if you have the old app. it's free. you can get it now by going to our web site and we have your world covered. >> this is cool there is

probably a 30 second delay or so. >> watching ourselves on tv. >> with weather getting up to date information once following lightning strike autos been a wild day. >> very wild. happy to say here is a look you can see lingering clouds with areas of sunshine z things looking pleasant out from our roof top camera. mainly blue skies this, is a look at features. sunnier milder we get a shift, again. radar composite shows upper level low centered owe our south. notice with the circulation around the low fed into

thunderstorms and lightning strikes to our right is and our cool air being thrown riding along the jet stream. let's start at 7:00 at which point we'll see lingering clouds we'll have lingering clouds for the overnight and early morning hours with mostly sunny skies. overnight lingering clouds with mild conditions. maybe a degree or two cooler in spots. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. mild, but not warm. highs into mid to upper 70s for the most part. 75 in san jose. upper 60s to low 70s.

about 64 in the sunset. 75 in santa rosa. temperatures 69 degrees. 7 a0 in san reand dro. highs up to 80s in fairfield and livermore, here is the accu-weather forecast. milder days underway. thursday, friday, and inland highs mid-80s. low 60s on the coast. over the weekend temperatures starting to rebound on monday so. this is more of a seasonal and calm normal weather pattern headed our way. >> we think. right? >> well, so far it looks that way. i'm happy to say. >> excellent. >> hundreds of lightning strike autos thank you. >> coming up next an air show with a royal twist. britain's prince harry's stunt that left thousands in awe. >> how a program is turning

high school students into inventor

a daring maneuver thrill aid crowd in england over the weekend. they were more thrilled to learn the pilot was none other than captain wales, aka, prince harry. spectateors had no idea he

would be part of the display until its was announced. the pilot appeared to cheat gravity with the rolls. actor john malkovich is starring in play playing a leading flol a real life drama. a 77-year-old says the actor save himd from bleeding to death. walpole fell and slashed his throat on scaffolding. >> wow. the actor applied pressure and waited for the ambulance he didn't know who saved him. now he's the biggest fan. >> understandably so. >> quincy jones is honor and a fun loving musical sweeps the toni awards. a musical based on a movie was a big winner in new york city.

taking home six awards last night, cindy lauper wrote the music and became the first woman to write a toni without a partner. >> i've got to thank my mom for sharing that music. i wrecked all of her musical albums. that is how i learned how to sing. an early screening of the movie "man of steal". some of the personnel appear in the film as extras. it blasts into theaters friday. celebrities hit the red carpet in support of disadvantaged youth. quincy jones honored for support in children in need but says his children keep him involved. >> i have seven of my own,

seven great grandchildren. >> on the red carpet in los angeles. >> still ahead at 4:00 a controversial plan to rework a stretch of highway 101. locals don't like it. what they want instead. >> yankee pitcher cc sabathia is back home. >> these graduates get encourage frmt

opponents of a controversial plan to change a stretch of highway in southern marin county will tell caltrans about the idea. >> wayne freedman joins us now with the story about the highway exchange. wayne? >> this is interesting. everybody likes to criticize government saying government is wrong, government doesn't listen, people come up with a better idea. government does listen, doesn't mean they're going to do anything bit but do lend an ear and what that is what's happening tonight. you can set your watch to traffic jams. this back up for instance on

to highway 101 south. traffic slows for cars getting on and off the freeway. >> we're looking at proposing separating traffic it sounds simple but how they're doing it generated an anything but simple response. >> i know a good idea when i see one. i know a bad idea when i see one. >> steve from a sit aen's group he and his group presented a plan to the hearing tonight. >> all part of a process began in 2006. >> this isn't a plan we have screened those down coming uping to a proposed solution. >> for instance the dismantling of this walkway.

second a 33 foot high causeway fly over. >> i thought this looks like something you'd find in downtown los angeles. >> insisting it will cost less than $143 million project as proposed. koit work with the transportation authority? >> listen. we're working to look at other options. is that possible? i can't tell you today. >> that is a lot of effort on the part of a citizen. >> it will be worth fit we have affect. >> if it doesn't? >> at least we've tried. >> and you're looking at it now. it's as it used to be sometime in the future. the meeting begins tonight at 5:00 p.m. don't expect any solid zigs from the agency. they're just listing but

listening is a lot better than not listening right? >> wayne, thank you. >> jury selection began in florida in the murder trial of neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. 500 potential jurors began fill ought question yairs today. the defense team admits he shot and killed an unarmed 17-year-old last year. prosecutors say he racially profiled martin. zimmerman says he acted in self-defense after martin attacked him. >> we ask that the community continue to stay peaceful as we place our faith in the justice system. >> it's important that jurors get to know george is a real person not just image as cross the screen or whatever narrative people write about. >> the judge requested a request to delay the trial. attorneys argued they needed more time to prepare the case. >> former south african president nelson hahn mandela

is being treat forward a recovering lung infection. this is his third day in intensive care. his wife has been by his side for family advisis. -- visits. he spent 27 years in prison during his tight to end apartheid in south africa. he was elected as the first black president from 1994-1999. >> vallejo native cc sabathia paid a visit to his home town to accompany his aunt and reopen a basketball court within minutes, a hoops tournament was underway this, court is named after his cousin who died from a heart attack. he was once drafted by the raiders. sabathia says davis was an inspiration. >> he would bring me around and just -- he was my big

brother he helped pay for the renovations. the pitch in foundation helps refurbish ball fields to benefit underprivilegyopeople. >> a group of students received a huge acknowledgement from the city of san francisco today. all of them live in public housing. telling us students received encouraging words from carl lan didri. >> jesse stood proudly next to carl land diry. -- landry. he was congratulated for completing high school in san francisco. he grew up in the projects. so did all of these students n total, 126 of them for almost all of them getting a high school diploma wasn't easy. >> i was messing up in skoo. i realized that to graduate is

the ultimate goal. >> his mother has medical issues. it was up to hisr to make sure he went, and stayed in school. >> there is a blessing like a seed tochl plod into a flower. >> her brother is in jail but she made it out. >> he sold drugs and engaged in peer pressure that is what you're around. that is your normal. >> today, san francisco mayor ed lee told them it doesn't end here. he promised them summer jobs. >> how many of you want a job this summer? >> one of those going to city college is juan jones who received a $500 scholarship and standing ovation. >> you've got to overcome your challenges.

>> i am just here to encourage them. tell them, stay the course f they do, good will happen. >> landry reminded them all don't let your past determine your future. >> still ahead why designated drivers may not be as safe as you think but first, no more waiters? a service that has your food flying ton your table. >> i'm still taking your questions on twitter and on twitter at m finny. i'll answer your questions live here later. >> lingering clouds in the bay area but lightning storms are moving out. i'll sow show what you is moving next. >> back to work monday.

nobody getting back home quickly this, is a look at the san francisco skyway. it's jam packed right now. heavy for drivers making their way east. it's slow for those drivers heading south towards the peninsula and beyond.

a southwest airlines flight landed in phoenix after a possible threat. you're looking at live puck

tours of the plane headed from los angeles to austin, texas. >> 154 passengers on board. you can see it did not go all the way to the gate. they disembarked on the tarmac there. we don't have reports of injury autos passengers were loaded on to several buses and we're told they will be rebooked to make their way to austin. >> a british restaurant is bringing new meaning to the phrase "buying fresh". yo sushi trying out an invention dubbed i trade delivering with out a waiter. >> okay. watch out and it's controlled by an ipad and outfitted with twa two cameras because the staff needs to make sure the food has been delivered. they plan to put the tray in

all 64 restaurants last year. >> that looks dangerous. >> looks like you can get hurt. >> it does. >> and what happens if it tips over. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> how much do you tip a flying tray? interest tl is a time lapse video. you can see more clouds return. we've had a mixed bag of weather today. live doppler 7 shows thin clouds around. covering much of the bay area, we have bright blue skies. boston under showery conditions. a high of only 64 and seattle, portland with showers will have highs into 60s. here in the state of california tomorrow warm, highs in the 80s in chico and sacramento.

95 in fresno. hot down in palm springs with a high of 108. los angeles mild, here in the bay area after lingering clouds overnight and mild conditions overnight tomorrow, we'll see a warm up, clouds giving way to sunny skies. highs inland up to about 80s inland. around the bay we'll see upper 60s to low 70s. 69 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. and some further warning. and weather pushed into the northern sierra. >> coming up, how doctors used glue to save the live of a newborn with a rare condition.

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president obama marked 50th anniversary of the equal pay act by saying nor needs to be done to eliminate gender disparities. president obama honored those

by president john f kennedy half a century ago. a fierce determination of american who's saw a wrong and worked to right it. there are women who are sick and tired of being sick ask tired of seeing the same jobs advertised with different pay kales. women tired of being treated like second class workers. >> the president says progress has been made but not nearly enough. >> checking healthy living news this afternoon it appears some people don't get the idea of what a designated driver supposed to do. university of florida researchers conduct tded breathalyzer tests on a thousand designated drivers leaving gainsville area bars and filed 35% of them had one drink, nearly half had a blood alcohol content above .05%.

researchers blame it on social pressure to drink. a baby girl is alive thanks to doctors using super glue made for surgery. the parents of the 3 and a half week girl rushed her to the hospital because she couldn't stop crying and vomiting. doctors discovered an aneurysm the size of an almond in the brain. bleeding in the brain is so rare they zrbt tools for the procedure so her surgeon used a catheter to access that aneurysm then surgical super glue. >> he tried to treat the baby without closing the aneurysm meaning conservative treatment support the baby and hope that the blood vessel will heal. most of the babies can survive.

>> the doctors took out little ash lynn's breathing tube next day. her parents say she's recovering. >> wow. >> michael finney is here should i throw away store receipts or shred them? >> it doesn't make a difference if you're talking about receipts for the credit card. if you remember about seven years ago we've had a law passed that says your number cannot go on those receipts there is wunl exception. place that's still have the old box thing can have the number on it, nothing else can. >> i love that demonstration. >> i waited six hours for the

cable guy. he didn't show up do i have recourse? >> here is the deal f an organization or company has 25 employees or more they must give you a four-hour window to show up to do the service at the home assuming you ask for that window. if they give it to you they must make it. if they don't you can take them to small claims court and sue them for up to $600 an increase recently. most cable companies are very good about this. >> if you call them up, they'll grease your palm a little bit. >> if you close a credit card account does this negatively affect your credit score? its often not a very good thing to do.

if have you five cards and 500,000s ndz available credit that is good f you close one card, now, it's $5,000 across four cards. all of a sudden your debt load starts increasing and so you're better to leave a card open. >> that is good to know. >> thank autos young creative minds. a program giving teenagers tools to being inventors. >> coming up happy to be alive you're going hear from oldest person to sur sliftest limo fire in the bay area. a 96-year-old woman left her walker behind to escape the flames. >> and following president

obama's visit here, key stone pipeline pro testors will be back target is the bay area social media company.

hire is a look at tonight's prime time line up. it's two hours of the bachelorette followed by at 10:00 and join us at 11:00 some of the best happens when you're young. >> they want to give teenagers tools they need to become inventors. on maybe we won't have that. >> hello? hello? you're not working anymore. >> it's no laughing matter. the trial and error is a great way to learn. >> thank you very much. >> yes. >> that is why these high

schoolers are learning in a product design lab they have to measure and get measurements right. a lot of us tell thus is the first time the map was use oofl that is a head of an eight week program that teaches science and math teaching teenager how's to invent things and build them. >> you can go there, it's off. >> from a shirt to a willow -- pill yes that gets to you class on time. >> the teens are learning about themselves. >> i was able to program the system. >> the programs meant to empower kids but has another goal. to offer a new way to teach math and science. >> public schools are doing testing and route learning

preparing kids for jobs in the 19th century. >> stanford segt out to build fab labs just like this one. they've built four so far. >> if it's um powering in a twhai is inspiring. >> more inspiring is hearing the teenagers sum up their eight weeks here. >> we need to try new thinged and that is a pretty powerful message. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. the news at 5:00 begins right now. >> details on what may have sparked the newest limo fire in the bay area. you'll hear from a 96-year-old passenger who ditched her walker to escape the flames. >> this local national guard is back from a mission that set a record.

>> a wild lightning storm overnight. i'll show what you is coming up straight ahead. >> all of a sudden, i can't tell you how fast 90-year-old ladies can get out of the limo scene, but they did. >> and it was over. >> this time, everyone got out alive unlike the accident a month ago. good evening. >> this time the limo was filled with elder bylee women. we're hearing the limo may have had too many passenger autos according to the ladies there were 10 passengers, 10 women inside of the limo in

addition to the driver. the p.u.c. says the car should not have had almost than eight passengers. the fire was detected before the limo left the kufsh they said fire so we roon the 96-year-old bernice escaped this. an inferno that destroyed limo she and nine other ladies were supposed to go to a birthday party. >> she yelled "fire". i can't tell you how fast a 90-year-old lady can get out of the limousine, but they did. >> i think it's a miracle nobody got hurt it was a birthday celebration everybody was headed to. she was in the front seat. >> everybody was calm