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.

i wasn't calm inside, let me tell you. >> the women limo was a total loss. the women tell us there were 10, total in the car plus the driver. public utilities commission says that car is supposed to carry eight passenger autos my driver was wonderful, got everybody out. >> the lady that the party was for has a care giver. her care giver was going to drive her own car. i don't think the count was an issue. >> the owner tells me initial cause seems to be wire that's got too hot. you'll hear more about the number of passengers inside of

the limousine including care givers that tells us she had a conversation with the driver about the number of people inside of the limo moments before the fire. >> and you can see from sky 7 another recent fire this, is the one that ended so tragically. the fire started in the back of a stretch limo. four friends escaped. abc 7 news learned that air springs in the vehicle suspension ruptured that triggered a series of events sparking a fire. that fire engulfed a limo. >> in phoenix a jet made an unexpected landing because of a possible threat this afternoon. police in phoenix say that law enforcement in l.a. asked them to check out this potential threat.

it's a remote area away from the airport. the situation not delaying other flights in phoenix a vigil will take place on the campus of santa monica college. violence ended inside of the campus library. investigators believe the rampage started when zawahi killed his father and brother inside of their home. >> i felt a bullet going into my left shoulder by reflexes i ducked my head and i fell sideways into the passenger seat. and two to three more bullets enter my right shoulder. >> five people were killed and several wounded. the santa monica shooting

spree is giving state lawmakers another reason to renew the daib yait over stricter gun control. >> the newtown connecticut shooting stird a flurry of gun condition troll measures last year. the latest shooting spree is giving momentum. santa monica gunman john zawari was heavily armed when officers killed him its ridiculous. >> today, democratic state lawmakers made the case for more gun controls in california a package of seven bills in the senate. state senator renewed his push to force customers buying

bullets to pass a background check and obtain a permit. >> to purr -- purchase a product to kill or maim another human being i think is preposterus. we don't know who is buying it members say ammunition permits aren't necessary because gun members need to go through a background check to buy a weapon. >> criminals are committing just about all of the crimes. we need to think about how to keep firearms out of. >> investigators looking into suffered from mental health issues this week legislateors making large investment in mental health outside of education. >> you have $6 million for treatment when the mentally ill encounter the criminal

justice system. >> we have finding themselves back on the streets and not being treated at all. >> measures expect to have had a tougher time in the assembly until it gets to the governor's degs being. >> nannette, thank you. connecticut school district where 26 people were kill pd in a school was on lock down today someone someone call ntd threat and police locked down the district. the lock down ended when school announced for the day without incident. >> a well known rapper was robbed at gun point this weekend hours before he was supposed to perform in a concerts. police say 35-year-old two

chains, he and several friends were confrontedded by three men. >> he was robbed of robbed of credit cards, money and cell phone. >> police investigate wlg he was targeted. the cap raper was not hurt and pefsh yormd later the same day. >> if you live nlt north bay you likely saw some of the hundreds. lightning strike that's hit overnight. abc 7 news viewer captured this image around 2:00 this morning. in napa, a streak was photographed by another viewer who sent this in through you reports some strikes sparked fires. one bolt split this tree into two. the fire so how hard were we

hit here in the bay area? abc 7 news is here now from our roof top to answer questions for us. >> we were hit pretty hard. i got off the phone with logan johnston. he said about 500 lightning strikes. you'll thts nothing happening here in the bay area now. most weather shifted eat to reno. this is a view of the bay area. at midnight some of the moisture started to move towards the bay area. and then air mass did he stabilized and hundreds of strikes north bay was hit hard

as you can see there. check out this photo. this is from 1:00 a.m. lightning in brentwood. an unusual event but it is stabilizing. and weather is changing. i'll be back to let you know what you can expect for the week in just a few minutes. >> a number of teams from international guard 129th rescue wing are home and marking a milestone in hereoism. they're coming home this week and greeted by happy family members. heather? >> the weng was serving as support for search and rescue over the course of this week

and next. 150 of them will be returning home. august was only a month old when her dad left for a two month deployment to africa. >> we did rescues and just a lot of flying. it's great. >> the family has special plans for sell braigt dad's return in conjunction with joe ease's first birthday. >> disneyland. >> disneyland is a long way from the horn of africa and afghanistan. members of the 129th have been on two, and four months deployments. >> the thousandth day we had that was a wonderful day. we're able to extract a afghan national police officer with a gunshot wound. >> the lieutenant colonel fred

foote has a lot he can't tell us about what they did. >> i got to the area to do a training exercise. >> the 129th is always ready to help. some personnel are full time, other, parts time. parents leave behind unpaid full time job shared in common. loving and caring for children. >> i miss my boy for four months and my wife. >> a sacramento today lawmakers and governor brown reached a budget deal tonight that includes a compromise shifting more money to english learning students. districts where 55% are considered low income or english learners will qualify

for more funding. will voted to refor stoer funding to a denta cal program and a college scholarship plan will be emplimted for mid yes class families. >> still to come what the company unveiled a feature with your safety in mind. >> and a credit lesson for every married couple. the emphasis here is on couple.

apple mobile devices will see changes coming this fall. the developer's conference in san francisco, the company

inowe pro produced it's new operating system simplifies all features including the app icons on the screen. upgrades siri. apple introduced i radio. apple says it's. >> samsung will continue to be a player here, they've got innovative hardware and riding android wave what i see is a situation where two of them stay competitive with one another and keep chugging away. >> also a feature, a safety feature making it difficult for thieves to wipe and resell those iphones. the conference continues through friday. >> tonight 7 on your side story may make you think about the way you're managing your

bank account. a woman had a credit card in her husband's name. after he died the bank won't let her apply for a new one. >> this started off for a real mess. so important for spouses to have his or her cre tdihis, woman used a card 23 years paid everything in full skpon time. and when time to put knit her name the bank turned her down. >> catherine misses the life she shared with her husband, after 53 years of marriage she had to take over at kts including this credit card. when he died citi bank let catherine transfer at tt kth. >> i got the card. bills coming to me in my name. >> she used the card for three years. then, it happened.

>> i was grocery shopping. i used the card it was suddenly rejected. she figured a faulty swipe machine until it happened again. >> i took two friends to dinner. the waitress gave it back to me. >> this time she called citi bank and asked what is going on? >> she said sorry the card has been cancelled i said why? >> the couple paid the balance in full every month for 20 years. catherine did the same three years. >> my financial situation hasn't changed i own my home. i don't have payments to make. >> citi bank said putting the account in her name had been approved in error three years ago saying total credit on bli gaigs compared to income toor high to meet our guidelines. >> the letter i felt was so

demeaning it made me furious. >> she offered to reapply for a card based on her own rating she says the bank refused. >> to make soit final we're not going open another account for you, i didn't do anything wrong. >> she contacted 7 on your side. we contacted citi bank after looking into the case the bank issued her a new card after all. citi bank did not explain why it cancelled the card except to say due to an error when the kt was transitioned it's necessary to update account information in late 2012. we worked with the customer to open a new account. >> thank you. i'm very happy for me. >> the bank did reduce the line of credit houfrk it gave her an traechl 30,000 airline miles as a bonus.

our thanks to citi bank. >> what a journey. >> giving your card? they don't accept it?. >> terrible. >> we have a new smart phone app. keeping you on top of the latest breaking news, weather and traffic. it's easy to use. take a look. we've been watching the report here as he's talking. you can watch our newscast, breaking news live. >> you can watch live breaking news as it happens. it's very cool. there are stories you're going to want to share. >> it's easy to down load. if have you current app you'll need to down load this one. the old one will be goog way soon. >> that is right.

let's check in with sandhya patel. >> i'm up here just looking behind me clouds on different levels here. left overclouds and some low clouds starting to move n i'll show you what it looked like. we do have cloud cover. you can see it here from our live doppler 7 hd. radar tracking thunderstorms in the sierra nevada. hire is a view looking at lake tahoe. 69 in oakland. 74 in san jose. 61 in half moon bay. into mid-70s into warmest

inland valleys. a beautiful view of sunny skies there right now. 68 in fairfield. so really quite mild with a lot of cloud cover. sunnier, milder tomorrow and a warmer pattern segt up into the latter part of the week. you can see area of low pressure west of los angeles responsible for thunderstorms overnight. so that worked up towards the sierra. return moisture created instability here. this area keeps us cooler than normal before seeing a change in weather pattern bringing warmth back.

overnight clouds fill n we're going start out with low cloud cover and high clouds then sunny skies for tuesday. so low to mid 50s and cloudy haegd out of the door taking kids to school. by afternoon a nice day. up to 73 degrees in sunnyvale. temperatures mild, 73 redwood city. south wind brought milder winds. 61 in the sunset district. 50s, 60s coast side. temperatures higher than today, east bay, 69 in oakland.

77 pleasant toon. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast temperatures temperatures low 6 20s low 70s. temperatures coming up a few degree as by are the coast. we're going mid-80s thursday and friday. saturday cooling off a little bit. so all is quiet here in the bay area now. i'm sandhya patel. back to you in the studio cheryl, carolyn. >> thank you. >> coming up key stone pipeline pro testers promise to be back. >> and new at 6:00 you're going see what it gives claud the alligator the

protest groups plan on rallying outside facebook shareholder meeting tomorrow hoping to draw attention to mark zuckerberg's lobbying group forward.us pro testors say supporting politicians who are in favor of the hype pip line project protesters came out in force. zuckerberg's group established with intention of influencing immigration reform debate. >> san francisco food trucks may have new regulations on the menu soon. land use committee approved a package of rules putting new limits on food trucks. there will be increased

penalties for violation buzz there is a plus side they will be able to set up closer to schools and operate inside campuses. the board will vote next week. next, the oakland zoo gets two special guests from

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6:00 an offer tonight only on abc 7 news why officers voted down a pay raise. >> and abc 7 news i team gets result forward a woman who was ant lou td see her family friend. >> we'll have tho stories and more coming up at 6:00 big news out of the oakland zoo today. >> that is because two new camels have arrived. and you're looking at a photo of a zahara which means exquisite flower. >> they will grow to 1100 to 1500 pounds. >> they're from the same blood line yes. >> check it out and head tout to the zoo. >> that is going to do it for us. >> from all of us here, thanks

for watching tonight. >> this is "world news." tonight on the run. how one young man got his hands on many of the nation's top secrets. he is on the move tonight. how dangerous is it? on the ground tornados speeding through kentucky, washington d.c., bracing for twisters, too. on trial, it begins, george zimmerman accused of murdering trayvon martin amid a debate about race, gunfire and justice. >> good evening on this monday night. we begin with one young american man who says he has control of a lot of the nation's secrets tonight. edward snowden, the 29-year-old whistle blower behind that massive intelligence breach at the nsa.