may 4, the night of the deadly limousine fire were the voices of survivors and that of orville ricky brown, the driver of the limousine who told the dispatcher he didn't know how many people were trapped inside. >> i don't know, ma'am. i don't know. i don't know. >> i understand. you don't know. that's okay. we have people on the way. >> reporter: though there have been questions about whether that driver was on the phone during the fire, they said he will not face any charges. >> investigators determined mr. brown was not on his phone at the time of this tragedy. >> reporter: investigators also revealed that the fire was accidental, caused by an unforeseeable failure in the suspension system. >> the heat and possible sparks generated from the friction between the rotating drive shaft and the floor pan ignited the materials covering the floorboard. >> reporter: five of the nine passengers who were friends and nurses in the east bay died trapped in the back of the limousine as the four survivors and people who stopped to help watched in horror. >> the rear of the limo is fully engulfed. and

. >> the voices of survivors and limo driver orville ricky brown. investigators today revealed the cause of the tragedy was a collapse of the suspension in the rear of the vehicle. >> the heat and possible sparks generated from the rotating drive shaft and the underside of the floor pan beneath leading the edge of the rear seat, ignited the materials covering the floor board. >> reporter: the limo driver ricky brown's estranged wife has told reporters, she was on the phone with him at the time of the crash. not true, say investigators. >> upon reveal of the cell phone records, chp and district attorney investigators determined mr. brown was not on his phone at the time of the tragedy. >> reporter: brown talked to reporters today. >> it's been stressful. it's been real stressful with the allegations. with requesting may phone records and all that stuff. >> reporter: five of the nine women inside died of smoke inhalation, trapped in the back of the limo. >> the rear is fully engulfed and the doors are long. >> reporter: investigators say video of that

. >> jim: ricky brown was not celebrating. >> every day is painful. >> reporter: he moved out of the a limen sense. he says he doesn't feel vindicated. >> i never really, you know, i knew -- i was there. okay? and, um-- i mean i knew i wasn't on the phone. >> reporter: not on the phone. his wife claimed he was distracted when

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may 4, the night of the deadly limousine fire were the voices of survivors and that of orville ricky brown, the driver of the limousine who told the dispatcher he didn't know how many people were trapped inside. >> i don't know, ma'am. i don't know. i don't know. >> i understand. you don't know. that's okay. we have people on the way. >> reporter: though there have been questions about whether that driver was on the phone during the fire, they said he

orville ricky brown spoke with us in vallejo today with his brother and father by his side. brown again said he did everything he could to get the women out of the burning limo. last month you might recall his estranged wife claims they were arguing before the disaster. he said dealing with that allegation was stressful. >> i was there, okay. i knew i wasn't on the phone. it's painful when you have to re-occur. did i call her five minutes before or ten minutes before. it was a long time ago. a lot of things have occurred. >> since the accident in may he has been getting therapy and volunteering with with nonprofits and says he could face civil suits but will do fundraisers to raise money for the victims' family. >>> police are asking for the public's help in finding a man that hit and killed a man in the south bay. nbc bay area's marianne favro is near the scene. police are investigating a second hit-and-run in the same area. >> reporter: they are trying to determine if the two cases are linked. carlton ford was killed here on allen rock avenue on saturday night and now chp

he says that his brother, orville ricky brown, hasn't been charged with any criminal wrongdoings, and if he were to be, it would have happened a long time ago. brown was driving 9 nurses to a hotel in foster city who were celebrating the marriage when the back of the limo caught fire. fauhas was one of the five women who died. four women made it out by squeezing into the driver's area. brown's estranged wife says they were arguing on the cell phone but his attorney says it was not true. shortly after the tragedy brown told nbc bay area that a passenger smelled smoke. he thought though that she wanted to have a smoke. he smelled it, too. >> at that point, smoke, smoke, smoke, pull over. i'm looking. i'm finally trying to look back a couple times. and i see the grief on her face. >> now two state senators have put forth legislation to force new safety rules for the limousine industry, specifically looking a the a lack of emergency exits and fire extinguishers. i asked what browne, the driver is doing now. his brother says he lives in sacramento and works on petitions as an advocate for

. >> jim: ricky brown was not celebrating. >> every day is painful. >> reporter: he moved out of the bay area and hasn't drove a limen sense. he says he doesn't feel vindicated. >> i never really, you know, i knew -- i was there. okay? and, um-- i mean i knew i wasn't on the phone. >> reporter: not on the phone. his wife claimed he was distracted when the accident happened. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> no. >> reporter: he says he moved to sacramento. and has been receiving counseling. an attorney for the owner tells ktvu he expects victims families will file lawsuits against the family. he expects them too. >> i am hurting just like they are. i feel sorry this happened. >> reporter: i had a chance to tuque the district attorney, he sat down and met with some of the survivors and victim family members before the announcement to let them know they would not be seeking charges. with the limo driver there was one question he hesitated to answer and we will have more at 6:00 p.m. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continues at 5:30 p.m. ktvu's rob roth sat down

brown and pink number. she wore it in a scene, where she's horsing around with ethel and fred and ricky ricardo. somewhere in the world ever since. it's never stopped playing on tv since it began. and that, my friends, is star power. >> a great piece of memorabilia. that dress is so -- >> it was fun to see it in color. it was fun to see that. >> yeah. >> and fun to be brought by our lucille ball. >> thanks, i think. >>> and finally, did you hear the one about the airline passenger who was trying to sleep while a comic barraged him with jokes? that's no joke. virgin atlantic will soon be offering live standup acts on certain flights. the comedians will be, quote, rising stars, practicing new material. nothing says relax more than that. apparently, they're also going to be providing live music onboard. it's called the mile-high comedy club. i didn't make it up. it's part of virgin founder, richard branson's effort to, quote, revolutionize flying. >> okay. a comedy hour on the plane. >> wakka, wakka, wakka. >> that is news to samuel j.'s ears. >>> let's head back up to the park, he's there waiting,

brown and pink number. she wore it in a scene, where she's horsing around with ethel and fred and ricky ricardo.nce. it's never stopped playing on tv since it began. and that, my friends, is -- >> a great piece of memorabilia. >> it was fun to see it in color. it was fun to see in a. >> yeah. >> and fun to be brought by our lucille ball. >> thanks, i think. >>> and did you hear the one about the airline passenger who was trying to sleep while a comic barraged him with jokes. virgin atlantic will be offering live standup acts on certain flights. the comedians will be, quote, rising stars, practicing new material. nothing says relax more than that. it's called the mile-high comedy club. i didn't make it up. it's part of richard branson's effort to, quote, revolutionize flying. >> okay. a comedy hour on the plane. >> wakka, wakka, wakka. >> that is news to samuel j.'s ears. >>> let's go back up to the park, waiting as we all look for a little kenny chesney. >> we're live in the park. and a funny thing happened on the way to the airport when the plane took off on time. good morning, everybody. how a