cate caugiran live in foster city, thank you for the very latest. and the owner of limostop, the company involved in saturday night's fire, is reacting to the tragic events. he spoke by phone about his reaction to the deadly fire. >> you know, i'm really shocked by -- my family is pretty shocked. i'm very -- you know, deeply saddened and very, you know, what's what happened with the limo from -- [ indiscernible ] i don't have any words. >> he says his vehicle was in good condition and he is cooperating with authorities. and we're piecing together more information about the victims of the fiery crash. kpix 5's elissa harrington tells us the group of friends all worked as nurses. >> reporter: this video taken by a witness captures the terrifying moments flames engulfed a limousine filled with a group of women on the way to a bachelorette or bridal party. four of them escaped. five were trapped and died inside the limo. the group was traveling to the crowne plaza hotel in foster city when they noticed smoke. a woman alerted the driver, who pulled over

she was going to a hotel in foster city to do that with her friends. she lost her life. c.h.p. will be investigating are investigating later this morning at 10:00 and we will leadership more details about what exactly caused the tragic accident. >> the brother and sister who shot the cell phone video say they had no idea how tragic the limousine fire really. the two say they didn't think anyone was inside the limousine and not until they watched the news on sunday morning they realized that five women died. they say they will never forget the image of the survivors as they drove by. >> they were on the floor crying on the floor and one was looking at the limo, crying. so sad. >> they did not think the situation was so bad because there was not a sense of urge answer among other drivers who pulled over to help. stay with abc7 news for developing updates in the investigation with more throughout the morning and on our website, abc7news.com and you can get breaking updates from twitter@abcnewsbayarea. . >> cruise are on the scene of a fire at an apartment complex that broke out at

live in morning in foster city, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>>uc berkeley student will be layed to rest today. 23-year-old jose gonzalez was in the eastbound lane two weeks ago when his car stalled just passed the high-rise section. his car was rear ended by a bmw which was then hit by a third car. the chp says the crash is being investigated. a funeral for him will be held today at the crypten and flynn chapel. >>> we were finding out more about a deadly shooting and crash in richmond that we told you about yesterday right here on mornings on 2. happened at 7:30 yesterday morning on chancellor avenue. police say man was driving his suv in the area when he was shot. his vehicle then crashed into a home just about two blocks away. a home security camera shows part of the suv smashed right through the fence. the bottom right of your screen. home owner says he was a few feet away when that actually happened. >> the guy was still alive. he died later. >> car bumped into the side of my house and started shaking in that moment. and that's when the

their limousine caught fire while heading to a bridal party in foster city saturday night.e women were bonded by careers in nursing. we have team coverage on this story starting with len ramirez with the latest on the investigation into what may have caused the fire. len. >> reporter: allen, due to the complexities of this case and the number of victims involved, investigators said today it could be weeks before they know exactly what caused this tragedy to happen. but they do know one thing for sure, the vehicle was overloaded according to state regulations. but it's unclear as to whether or not having one extra passenger played any role in this tragedy one of the many questions still left unanswered. how could a modern limousine suddenly burst into flames on a bay area bridge? how could it become a death trap for five grown women on the way to a bridal shower at a foster city hotel? >> everybody was, you know, joyous, beautiful ladies, beautiful occasion. >> reporter: today the driver told cnn his limo showed no signs of trouble from the time it left alameda with nine wom

no major problems along that span from hayward to the foster city area.commute on westbound 580 between livermore and castro valley the traffic looks good. it's fine all the way to the silicon valley. 5:49. >> thank you, steve. it's late morning early miles an hour yesterdays clouds will 50s on the temps. low, mid to upper. that low that came back. very unusual. so we have partly be then et within copping backing the combination of the two. it will not be as wind you but i think it will stay cool. temperatures will be in the 70s for many or upper 60s. scattered showers tuesday. clearing out wednesday. after that things look pretty quiet. and then we will see a little bit warmer weather. especially inland. >>> golden gate capitol are close to a deal to acquire a major software maker. it could be announced today. the two private equity firms could bay $50 billion. >>> today toys r us goes to the massachusetts supreme court to ask for a $20 million reward to overturned. they were ordered to pay after a colorado woman died while using an inflatable pool slide

>> well, i spoke to the fire chief from foster city. his crews were the first to respond to that fire. he says now, for people affected by emergencies like this, minutes seem like hours. here is what the computer dispatch system sthoes about the response. it's a different story for driver -- than the drivers. first call came in at 10:126789 a limo scene on fire rmt both fire departments responded. >> we're on the bridge five minutes after the call came in. >> his firefighters reached the bridge at 10:18. since the fire was on westbound lanes they had to turn around. >> they were able to go to an emergency turn around located at the base of the high rise. about two miles from the entrance of the bridge in our direction heading eastbound. turn around and they made it back to the emergency scene then in about 11 minute autos throughout that time they had to navigate through heavy traffic with cars going at highway speeds and two lanes. >> so what was response time from the snaigs to the scene? >> 11 minutes, 50 seconds. >> horrible scene s

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins from foster city. >> the driver of the white stretch says the fire that killed five of the passengers began with a lot of confusion on the san mateo bridge on saturday night. the driver orville brown says passengers start the banging on the glass partition saying "smoke, smoke" and he misunderstood thinking they were asking if they could smoke cigarettes. moments later the limo was on fire. he tells the chronicle this morning that there were so many flames in 90 seconds the scar was -- car was fully engulfed. video shows how intense the fire was. four women survived, including the driver, but the new bride did not. her friends cannot believe she is gone. >> she was a nice person. friendly. so just...a wonderful soul. >> 31-year-old pride pride was recent -- the 31-year-old neriza fojas was recently married and on the way to a foster city hotel where her news husband was waiting. she mayoror never made it. we hope to learn more how the fire happened from c.h.p. later this morning. >> the brother and sister who shot the cell phone video say they h

in fact, they were on their way to the crown plaza hotel in foster city where the bride's husband -- the company says it's saturdayened by what has taken place and it's fully cooperating with the investigation. the chp offering new details on their conversation. live this morning in redwood city alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are learning more about the victims of the horrible tragedy. tara moriarty is joining us now from santa clara county valley medical center with that part of the story. >> the victims are still recovering here at the hospital. we don't know when they will be release. they were part of such a happy occasion. obviously it turned out so tragic. condolences for the 31st 31st. >> i was shocked. i just heard this morning. terrible. >> reporter: friends visiting mary grace and 36-year-old nalia are recovering at stanford hospital. friends dropped by yesterday and said fojas a registered nurse will be missed by many. >> i knew she was a nice person. she was a nice person. friendly. >> reporter: five women died in the fire. aside from fojas we are waiting for aut

nine women were sell grating a friend's marriage and were heading to foster city. the women are from all over the bay area. here's more on the victims. >> we have learned that 31-year-old used to work here at the fruit vail healthcare center. one of the ones that was killed last night. she had been married here in the u.s. already and was soon to go to the philippines. she and eight friends were supposed to be going out last night partying. instead now five families are in mourning. five women died in this car fire captured on a cell phone camera on the san mateo bridge. it happened at 10:00 p.m. the car was traveling westbound and nearing foster city when the rear portion of the stretch limousine started smoking and shortly burst into flames. the driver pulled over and got out of the car, as did four of the nine women inside. five died, unable to get out past the flames, according to the chp. one of the victims was the bride. a friend of 43-year-old mary guardiano. guardiano managed to escaped. her mother confirmed the bride died in the car. >> to a bridal shower.

. >> the nine women were on their way to a hotel in foster city after enjoying a night out on the town in alameda. they were minutes from their destination when the vehicle caught fire. we have witness accounts from one of the surviving passengers as well as the driver. >> reporter: a witness who says she was riding behind and then alongside that limb/tells abc 7 news she noticed something strange about that vehicle before the fire. and tonight there seems to be a difference of opinion between the surviving passenger and the limo driver. >> i don't know what we could have done differently to save them. >> reporter: the driver is reflecting on saturday night when his limo went up in flames. >> the car was engulfed. completely engulfed. and i felt that nobody could have survived that. >> reporter: he says at first he mistakenly thought his passengers were asking to smoke when they started knock on the partition next to the driver's seat. he says panic then filled the limo. >> there was smoke and then the fire came out. and red fire. and stop the car! stop the car! >> reporter: brown pull

. >> the nine women were on their way to a hotel in foster city after enjoying a night out on the town in alameda. they were minutes from their destination when the vehicle caught fire. we have witness accounts from one of the surviving passengers as well as the driver. >> reporter: a witness who says she was riding behind and then alongside that limb/tells abc 7 news she noticed something strange about that vehicle before the fire. and tonight there seems to be a difference of opinion between the surviving passenger and the limo driver. >> i don't know what we could have done differently to save them. >> reporter: the driver is reflecting on saturday night when his limo went up in flames. >> the car was engulfed. completely engulfed. and i felt that nobody could have survived that. >> reporter: he says at first he mistakenly thought his passengers were asking to smoke when they started knock on the partition next to the driver's seat. he says panic then filled the limo. >> there was smoke and then the fire came out. and red fire. and stop the car! stop the car! >> reporter: brown pull

what on the span you can see traffic moves well on the right-hand side of your screen out toward foster citytraffic maps show the ride in the north bay, golden gate bridge, south bound 10 wanted three minutes out of navato to the city. no worries or delays for those of you along the peninsula. no incidents to report for interstate 280 or highway 101. anny it the time is a 448 . a story out of san francisco worries sinkhole has got an intersection to be shut down in the richmond district. there is a live look. kron force yli aceves is live from the intersection with a huge looked a sinkhole. >> good morning yoli . good morning anny . residents have complained about this in call. they haven' complained to the utilities commission and in their eyes they have not done much but patch up the road. you did see some of the patching work. it finally did make a big dent and totally site. they think what caused the sinkhole was the failure of this war line. a 21 in. pipe support line failed that made this finally plummet. >> a 21 in. pie sortewer line. >> by will try to get ahold of utilities commissio

nine women in the back were on the way to either a bridle shower or bachelorette party in foster city. only four of them were able to escape the flames. five, including the bride, were trapped and died inside of the limo. the bride has been identified as a registered nurse from fresno. she was recently married but was planning another ceremony for her family in her native philippines. a coworker of the bride and another woman who died is among those mourning. >> we have an inside joke, when it's time we are so busy we'll say, is it time for tea? so friday, for some reason, that was the only night we didn't say, is it time for tea? [ crying ] >> now she's gone. >> reporter: the san mateo county coroner told us one woman escaped by crawling through the partition window that separates the driver from passengers and was able to get out of a front door. the other five appeared to be trying to do the same but didn't make it. the driver, 46-year-old oroville brown, was not injured. what caused that fire in the first place is still under investigation. and there will be a news conference late

foster city approach, easy, smooth drive. no delays across from hayward to foster city. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> live look at the hp pavilion this morning where crews are tearing down the hockey rink, setting up the stage for the rolling stones. mick jk jagger and the rolling stone stones. >> doing something no other team in the franchise history has done, sweep another team out of the playoffs, beating vancouver 4-3 in a thrilling overtime win to finish off that sweep. sharks get a little time off before getting back to the practice ring. they're still hanging out, waiting to see who they'll be playing in the next stanley cup quest. playoff tickets go on sale for the next round friday morning. >>> waking up in san antonio, trying to brush off that difficult loss. >> that's right. they'll take the court, trying to even up the series with the san antonio spurs. tip-off is 6:30. >>> changes keep coming at yahoo! >>> plus the state that's talking about a brand new law based on, how about this, google glass. why the gadget will soon be banned in pa

. >> the nine women were on their way to a hotel in foster city after enjoying a night out on the townalameda. they were minutes from their destination when the vehicle caught fire. we have witness accounts from one of the surviving passengers as well as the driver. >> reporter: a witness who says she was riding behind and then alongside that limb/tells abc 7 news she noticed something strange about that vehicle before the fire. and tonight there seems to be a difference of opinion between the surviving passenger and the limo driver. >> i don't know what we could have done differently to save them. >> reporter: the driver is reflecting on saturday night when his limo went up in flames. >> the car was engulfed. completely engulfed. and i felt that nobody could have survived that. >> reporter: he says at first he mistakenly thought his passengers were asking to smoke when they started knock on the partition next to the driver's seat. he says panic then filled the limo. >> there was smoke and then the fire came out. and red fire. and stop the car! stop the car! >> reporter: brown pulled o

looking good out there in foster city. but the water temperature is in the mid 50s.ine level by toward san francisco it's getting squished down with high pressure a lot, it will scour out some of the fog as we head through sunday. at golden gate you' eel see the fog is beginning to push back at this time with a beautiful view at this hour. what rehave happening is the storm track is oh so close. look at this. you only have to go 1500 miles and we do get some rainfall. this is going to be heading up towards seattle. we've got high pressure building offshore but a lot of you are going to be in the clear this weekend with plenty of warm weather. so let's get you into the forecast. as we head throughout tomorrow morning, the areas we're highlight with the most fog, north bay, san francisco, san mateo counties. then by the afternoon we'll see it push back, we'll still hold on to the low cloud cover right up against the immediate coastline. not going, to be a sunny beach day. but? the south bay and east bay, filtered sunshine. 46 in santa rosa, 48 in st. helena, daytime hi

and tail lights moving well and you get to the high-rise top speeds on to the peninsula side to foster city. the eastbound traffic is not too bad and napa, this fire is burning on the cusp and we have a partial closure, westbound highway 128, c.h.p. is doing a one-way extra control between scott road and spencer lane. the other area where the fire is, near oaklandville crossroads, the fire is burning but there are no closures. southbound 101 through the tunnels to the toll plaza a couple of lanes are blocked. >> new overnight in turkey riot police clash with thousands in may day protesters this morning in the capital. police fired water cannons and tear gas after they tried to breakthrough barricades to reach the main square. the protesters retaliated by throwing stones. may day is the extra dill date many workers hold demonstrations to demand better pay and work conditions. >> in venezuela a brawl between lawmakers left one legislator bleeding. opposition politicians were throwing a banner before the fight. they were protesting a proposal barring them from legislative activity. tensions ha

el >> reporter: this him low traveling from oakland to foster city. some of them were scrambling to squeeze through the middle partition window to escape the flames. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a fun night. nine woman celebrating a friend's up coming wedding rented them a limo to a bridal shower but they never made it. flames bursted out. this witness video shows the limo on fire even before the emergency crews arrived on the scene. flames shooting from the back of the lincoln town car. california highway patrol officers say around 10:00 last night the driver noticed smoke coming from the rear and pulled over. in seconds the vehicle was fully engulfed and the woman trapped inside. four were able to escape. the coroner says one of the survivors climbed through the partition window and got out the driver's door. the five trapped tried to follow. they died. >> 21 years of being an officer. this is horrific deaths that we came across. >> reporter: among the dead, the bride. media reports say thon-year-old from fresno was recently married but was go

70 including concord. 57 in san francisco, 58 also in mountain view and towards redwood city and foster cityl a component of an easterly or northerly breeze, incredible historic snow fall, over a foot in some areas, and they are comparing this to the 1880s and it is still snowing and stacking up and most of the records are one to four inches and turning the snow in omaha, it is just amazing. it will be back tomorrow and then we have a big surge by the weekend. 20s and 30s and 40s and high pressure comes today and it starts to cool down. it will be hot inland and most of the direction is offshore and that would not take much to warm things up. eastern solano, i think we will have a big cool down on saturday. >>> it is now 5:40 mark jackson is still not backing down from his criticism of the denver nuggets. tonight warriors could clench the series at oracle arena. they could accused them of playing dirty and he told reporters he expects more physical play and he said they will beat up stefan curry and set some illegal screens. >>> meantime, they won the first round playoffs with of the vancouv

five people were killed when heading to a wedding celebration in foster city. we're live from chp headquarters with what the limo driver is saying about the tragedy. alex savidge has more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the driver said this fire spread quickly. it burned in the back of the limo in less than two minutes. five people were trapped in the limousine and all died in the fire. later on, the chp will talk more about the investigation. they plan to hold a news conference in their redwood city here at 10:00. this group of women was heading out to a wedding celebration saturday night. the bride and her four friends were killed in this fire. this is cell phone video from the san mateo bridge. the limo driver, orville brown, said he realized something was wrong when the women said there was smoke in the compartment and told him to pull over. the san mateo county coroner said all five women were found huddled near the front of the cabin. one of the women in the fire was recently married. they were on their way to the crowne plaza hotel in fos

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. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:25 we are taking a drive from hayward to foster city and seeing moret here and it is looking slower to the high-rise. now, in the east bay, if you are travel along highway four coming from antioch to concord you are gown to 18 miles per hour and it picks up further into pittsburg and to bay point. over the altamont pass, the 580, 34 miles per hour is the top speed but it looks better when you drive further into livermore at 58 miles per hour. from daly city 280 to san francisco is under ten minutes and from 85 to cupertino is 19 minutes and 880, 238 to oakland is 12-minute drive. >> thank you. new this morning we get our first look at four rare white tiger cubs in japan, the newest stars made their debut this morning and they mostly hung out with mom, and one tried to jump on her but slipped, instead, and the cute cubs were born a month and a half ago, and a girl, three boys, and the zoo in tokyo was eager to show east tigers to the public. there are fewer than 200 of them left in the wild. >> tattoo can be a way to show off your personality but for em

how could it become a death trap for five grown women on the way to a bridal shower at a foster city hotel? >> everybody was, you know, joyous, beautiful ladies, beautiful occasion. >> reporter: today the driver told cnn his limo showed no signs of trouble from the time it left alameda with nine women on board until it was midspan on the san mateo bridge. but orville brown admitted to a crucial misunderstanding when one of the passengers tried to report the fire by telling him smoke through a small partition window. >> figured that she was asking if she could smoke a cigarette. i said, well, we only have four more minutes and you know, the boss doesn't allow us to smoke in the limo. about 30 seconds passed and she knocks again and i looked back, you know, this time i'm -- you know, i'm kind of concerned. i smell smoke. i looked back. and -- [ pause ] >> -- i just saw the grief, the anguish on -- the grief on her face. >> reporter: brown said there was nowhere to pull over on the bridge, so he came to a stop in the lanes and started helping some of the passengers squeeze through the p

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san mateo though looking pretty good out between hayward and foster city. have more "timesaver traffic" coming up. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you. >>> prince harry heads to arlington national cemetery in virginia this morning to pay his respects to america's fallen soldiers. the prince kicked off his u.s. tour yesterday in washington, d.c. today harry, who has done two tours of duty in afghanistan, is expected to visit section 60 of the arlington national cemetery, where men who fought in iraq an afghanistan are buried. during the trip, the prince is also highlighting a charity dedicated to ending the use of land mines worldwide. >> my mother who believed passionately in this cause would be so proud of my association with halo. >> yesterday, the prince made a surprise visit to the white house to visit mothers and children of military families. >>> if you have a pet, you probably heard it's a good idea to get a microchip. that's what one bay area family did. but when their cat disappeared, juliette goodrich says they found out the hard way that dogs and

. >> i spoke to the fire chief of foster city. the computer assisted dispatch shes response time was actually faster than what the driver said and as to the cause of the fire, it's still under investigation. there are a lot of theories. >> of what caused this stretch limo to burst into flames? the fire apparently started in the back of the vehicle. you heard a passenger say she saw smoke on the floor its a possibility. >> with royal auto service working on a lot of limb scenes showed us a newer version of the town car but the tank is still in the back he said it may have been a fire sparked by faulty amplifiers in the trunk above the tank or might have been air spring autos either they blew up and hit the ground or maybe cause aid hole in the tank. >> first call at 10:12 p.m. both hayward and foster city fire departments responded. mike is the fire chief. >> our response is heading in the eastbound direction. we're on the bridge five minutes after the call. >> his firefighters reached the bridge at 10:18 but had to turn around. >>

>> they were traveling from alameda to foster city for a special occasion but we don't know what and it's clear they rented the limo zone for a night of fun and turned into a nightmare. >> and we'll continue to follow all of the developments in that story. >>> and some cooler weather, meantime, and boy, they do need help. they're getting a handle on the springs fire in ventura county, burning at least 28,000 acres and there is a new fire called the gorgongio fire in riverside, 90 miles east of los angeles and that burned more than 600 acres near the city of banning that started at noon yesterday. four00 firefighters have been working on it and they have a 20% -- have it 20% surrounded. >> and they're amazing. they saved my house. amazing what they did. >> in the air, helicopters and air tankers dropping tons of water and fire retardant on hotspots and the springs fire threatened 4,000 homes and 15 have been damaged so far. >>> a deadly weekend for americans in afghanistan. seven u.s. soldiers died in two separate attacks. five american service members were killed when the stryker arm

it took foster city firefighters 11 minutes and 50 seconds to reach the scene. the reason, they had to start up going eastbound on the bridge, two miles later reversing direction at the emergency turnaround and doubling back to the fire. >>> a giant sinkhole has an intersection closed in san francisco's richmond district. 5 p.m. yesterday a portion of the road gave way in the middle of second avenue and lake street right after a car ran over it. the city's puc believes the cause was a break-in. an old 21" sewer pipe. the hole is 15 feet long and 15 feet deep. the road will be closed until they get that hole fixed so lucky nobody went down in it. >> no kidding. >>> let's get another check on the weather. you said the thunderstorms were coming and i saw the dark clouds roll into the city yesterday. >> yeah. it was really interesting. by noon it really started to get gray and dark outside and showers began to show up. today we have a lot of clouds out there early on, chances of showers and thunderstorms on the way. hi-def doppler radar is showing you, we have mostl

drive time 14 minutes to foster city.te is looking great but there is a problem leaving san francisco northbound. a stall out truck before the toll plaza. crews are still trying to get that cleared and it is backing up traffic on the presidio. the traffic coming out of the south bay on 1 01, we have a new crashed north on 1 01. is a minor accident and is still very slow as you work your way out of south san jose. it finally loses up wants to get to the palo alto side. >> 918 a and and this third grade teacher at alvarado elementary school in union city has been arrested for multiple counts of child molestation. this is michael howey. police say there are a significant number of female victim's all are his students and between the ages of 8 and 9. howey faces 17 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under age 14. as well as 23 misdemeanor counts of annoying or molesting a child. >> i am devastated, shocked, scared. you take your kid to and from school every day and you just hope that they are in the best cha

the foster city dispatch multiple crews. they drove the eastbound towards the fire and actually went past the limousine because the east and west bound lanes are separated by a barrier and traffic was heavy at the time. crews continued to this turn around spot, a gap in the barrier. they made a u-turn and drive and drove back to the scene. they stopped westbound traffic. in the news room, rose clifford, kron 4 news. four women were able to make it out alive. the five victims that died were found in this area right here near the partition. we also have images of the interior and exterior of the eight passenger levels companies website. there to rear doors for passengers to enter and exit. they're back near the trunk area and inside you concede that partitioned area. the driver can lower and raise electronically. just a horrific scene. grant lotus, kron 4 news. >> pam: kron4 is learning that many of the women inside the limousine worked in nursing. reaction from any state nursing-home where patients and staff are reeling from

. >> i spoke to the fire chief of foster city.he computer assisted dispatch shes response time was actually faster than what the driver said and as to the cause of the fire, it's still under investigation. there are a lot of theories. >> of what caused this stretch limo to burst into flames? the fire apparently started in the back of the vehicle. you heard a passenger say she saw smoke on the floor its a possibility. >> with royal auto service working on a lot of limb scenes showed us a newer version of the car but the tank is still in the back he said it may have been a fire sparked by faulty amplifiers in the trunk above the tank or might have been air spring autos either they blew up and hit the ground or maybe cause aid hole in the tank. >> first call at 10:12 p.m. both hayward and foster city fire departments responded. mike is the fire chief. >> our response is heading in the eastbound direction. we're on the bridge five minutes after the call. >> his firefighters reached the bridge at 10:18 but had to turn around. >> they w

i'm the fire chief for foster city. last name is k-e-e-f, like frank, e. on behalf of the firefighters and our community, we send our thoughts and prayers to the families, friends and loved ones of those who died and were injured by this tragic event. firefighters work hard every day to help those who call us. our actions could not change the course of events that led to this tragedy. we are devastated by this incident. we struggle to make sense of how a seemingly great event turned so tragic. we are determined to find answers to what caused this event and our fire investigators are working in conjunction with the california highway patrol team and others to find the cause. we send our deepest regrets to those who are suffering the aftermath of this event and our prayers for those who are injured for a quick recovery. as stated earlier, we're in the midst of an active investigation. and as such, we're not going to comment today on cause or origin. but i will introduce our lead fire investigator, deputy -- sorry, fire marshal john mapes. >> hi, i'm john map

firefighters in foster city said today, they are devastated they were unable to save the women in theital in fresno says, two of the victims. including the bride. were nurses in its intensive care unit. the c-h-p says, the limo was carrying one more passenger than the law allows. although there is no indication that had anything to do with the fire. the limo driver says, he suspects the cause was an catherine heenan has more on what he had to say today. >>catherine: orville brown says he's been working as a limousine driver for a few months, moving up from shuttle busses. he says what he smelled saturday night gave him an idea of what caused the >> i smelled carpet and wiring. to me, in my opinion, it was electrical. >> catherine:the driver says that he hopes what happened to his some legislative changes. that story coming up at six=thirty. investigators acknowledge. this accident has been difficult to deal with this is video of the accident from our helicopter partnership with abc7. at a news conference this morning, officials spoke about the emotional toll the incident has taken and

the san mateo bridge is still looking at 11 to 12 minute commute time to foster city.n gate bridge commute is without delay for 1 01 southbound. the commute from marin county is still under 25 minutes from nevada to the golden gate bridge. we're looking at a rap closure in castro valley. this is castro valley boulevard and this is westbound interstate 580. castro valley boulevard on 2580 and the westbound direction, the ramp is still closed for the police investigation under way. an adjacent ramp leading from to 38 on to westbound 580 also has a lane block now. >> thousands of registered nurses in the east they are set to walk off the job today against five etc. hospitals. they include picketing and rallies at alta bates summit medical center's three campuses in berkeley and oakland. he and medical center in castro valley and sutter delta up medical center in antioch. the union representing the nurses there they upset over the health care coverage. sutter is also apparently pushing for increases in out-of-pocket medical expenses. a hospital spokesperson argues setter o

we have bumper-to-bumper traffic away from the nimitz and it is 20 minutes out of hayward to foster city. as we go to orinda, the crash involving a motorcycle sounds like injuries are involved westbound 24 beyond gateway boulevard with one lane blocked causing quite the slowing from lafayette. expect delays. >> developing news in the south bay, an overnight fire has destroyed a beauty saloon in san jose. firefighters tweeted this pickets of the fire at the spa on the cupertino border. crews responded to the fire at 2:00 a.m. but could not save the building before the roof collapsed. no word on the cause of the fire. the flames threatened a daycare center but firefighters managed to save that building. investigators believe the salon could have been under renovation because there was a large dumpster in front of the building. >> in less than 30 minutes a search party will resume efforts to fine a missing nine-year-old girl who disappeared if lake county over the week. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us from the girl's school in san francisco. amy? >> some of her teachers went to l

you need the sunglasses eastbound direction from foster city to hayward.vato, we have one lane blocked because of the injury accident eastbound highway 37 beyond 101 if the cheering stages and in milpitas this crash, northbound 680, that was involving a couple of injuries, as well, and the folks have been taken to an area hospital but no lanes are blocked. >> happening now, firefighters in ventura county are battling a wildfire that grew by thousands of acres and burning threatening thousands homes. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the numbers. >> fire is up to 10,000 acres. it was 8,000 until 30 minutes ago. now that the sun is up you can see how much smoke there is. very dramatic overnight flames. containment is 10 percent but a captain says the estimate will likely drop as the fire continues to grow. the flames are threatening 20,000 homes and 100 commercial buildings and 15 homes have been damageed, nothing destroyed and no one hurt. several neighbors are under evacuation orders and evacuations for cal state channel island have been lifted but the

that is your commute direction for haywood of foster city. moving without an issue.ur final stop the golden gate bridge. a handful of head lights streaming south bound. from marin county down to san francisco. no reports of any problems. the chp says from santa rosa all the way down is a smooth and easy ride. >> more weather and traffic in a minute. onto our top story we're following the latest developments. the limousine that caught fire during a bridal shower. five people were killed in that fire. it happen saturday night on the san mateo bridge. kron fours will trans is live at the scene in redwood city. will. >> james, the reason we're here that 10:00 this morning the chp as well as other first responders will hold a news conference to tell us what they have learned in the past day and have. what is still a mystery is why did the limousine burst into a ball of flame spirit here is video from youtube. people driving by caught with their cell phone video. it went up in a ball of flame. it took 90 seconds for it, according to the limousine to happen there is enforce

the limo was carrying nine women from alameda to foster city when smoke started coming out of the back of the limo. as the driver pulled over the smoke quickly turned to flames. he did escape because he was getting out to see what was going on. four of the passengers also got out quickly, but the other five women were trapped inside and killed. >> i was trying to help, but when there is smoke and there is fire, some people, you know, they become overcome by it. i mean, it can really take over. >> the victims and the survivors were in their 30s and early 40s. the four survivors were taken to sanford hospital and valley medical center in san jose to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns. the driver, again, was not injured. he is cooperating with the investigation. the chp tells me they let him go home for the night so he could rest but they will be questioning him over the next few days. understandably the four survivors were in a traumatic situation and weren't able to answer a lot of questions as they were being taken to the hospital last night but the chp will look to question the

the cloud cover is building h santa clara valley to the north and also foster city. we have the marine layer on the bottom of your screen and mid to high level cloud cover and starting to stream in. off towards the golden gate bridge we are clear but cloud cover beginning to advance across parts of the north bay. the forecast here as we head throughout thursday will start off with showers by 8:00 a.m. for the coast. we will keep the chance of scattered showers in the forecast through the noon hour and also through 4 p.m. temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s as we head throughout thursday. you may need to find the jacket. it is one of the days for us. temperatures at the immediate coast blustery at the 50s and we stay in the cool side for friday. as we head throughout your first part of the weekend we are looking at a warmup. if you have flight plans picking up or taking off yourself expect delays at san francisco with low clouds and conditions in the low 60s. we will have more coming up in the seven day forecast in our increasing fire danger. >>> focusing

were headed from alameda to foster city. we are told that the driver was not hurt. the chp says it is unclear yet how the fire started, but that the limousine was the only car involved and that means the fire was not sparked by a crash. the driver reportedly noticed smoke, pulled over to the side of the bridge and moments later that was fully engulfed. an investigation now under way to try to figure out what caused that limo to go up in flames. >> we will be looking at the safety of the vehicle and see if they had any prior inspections that they normally have as well as depending on where the fire started, the fire department will be looking into if it was something that happened in the vehicle or inside the vehicle. >> investigators are not releasing the name of the driver, but they tell us that the limo company is based out of san jose. that driver is cooperating with investigators and chp tells us he was allowed to go home to sleep after he was questioned. ? new this morning, fire crews remain on the scene of this townhouse fire on treasure island. you can see th

westbound 92 shaping up to be a typical commute for foster city. south bound 101, golden gate bridge drive times with agreements out navato into the city. a handful of cars and lots of space between them. it is a bit wednesday he should not have any problems here on the span turning to the traffic maps all is well on the south bay. north bound 101 of the coyote valley. interstate 280 no incidents to report for 85 approaching cupertino. in terms of public traffictransit off to a great start no delays for ac transit bart or caltran. >> in san francisco to visor's is asking for a study into a proposal that would add a small surcharge to tickets for large-scale sports and entertainment events to help fund the city's public transit system. scott eiener as the city comptroller's office to assess the economic impact of a v between one and $3 double go toward maintaining the muni railway system. the fee will apply to giants games, even to the waterfront area as well as large outdoor festivals like outside lance in golden gate park. he said the surcharge wou

amy hollyfield is in foster city by the bridge. >> the question is, was enough done on the bridge to help the women? did the limousine driver do enough? he says that he did, and he wishes he could have done more but it wasn't possible. he says it happened so fast. one of the surviving women is questioning him. he admits the first time one of the passengers knocked on the privacy window and said "smoke" he thought she was asking to they could smoke. a few seconds later, the knock, the plea, had panic to it and that is when the women say they wish he had acted quicker. [ inaudible ] we said "stop the car" and the car was completely engulfed. i felt that no one could have survived that. >> the four survivors climbed through the privacy window with the fire from the back of the car all the women were moving to the front of the car to get away from it and the five who died were found huddled near the privacy window. there is one more new development in the investigation. a witness has come forward saying the limousine was dragging an inch off the ground and she noticed it before the fire.

. >> at 10:12 p.m., the foster city fire department's first alarm came in, and before arriving on scene, they called for additional personnel. >> reading the chp kad with multiple patients, people trapped, can you start engine 29? >> westbound of the high rise. >> poster city sent two fire engines special a fire truck. >> passing the accident on the decline of the high rise, one limo heavily engulfed and we'll be going to the east side of the high rise flipping the u-turn. >> we're just now passing the toll plaza. >> foster engine 29 was first to arrive at 10:23 p.m., just under 12 minutes when they got the call. >> what we're trying to find out is if that call at 10:09 p.m. was the first call the agency received and if it's typical to have a three-minute lag time between when the chp gets a call and the fire department rolls out. >> kron 4 news. >> stay with us as we develop the latest here on kron 4. and on the web site kron 4.com. >> and we'll hear from the vehicle driver moment. >>> the state agency investigating the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion is demanding pg and, e pay a $

we will look over toward the foster city side of the san ha m san mateo bridge. no delays along the peninsula. as folks travel north, toward the bay bridge toll plaza, easy flow. the earlier disabled vehicle cleared. we end with the toll plaza shot. a couple of cars waiting in line for the cash lanes. back to you. >>> it is 5:50 right now. newly released data showing the bay area is the fastest growing area in all of california with santa clara county leading the way. santa clara county's population jumping 1.6% between january of last year and january of this year. alameda county was second in population with growth followed by san francisco and san mateo counties. among the fastest growing cities, santa clarita ranking first, dublin second and los altos hills and gilroy at number ten. >>> the rookie of the year award in a unanimous decision. >> portland's damian little lard leading off, scoring almost 20 points a game, 19 a game and 6.1 assists. he broke the warriors steph curry's rookie record for three-pointers. little lard nailing 185 of them. he became the

the white stretch photo was carrying nine women from alameda to foster city when for some reason about 10:00 last night smoke started coming out of the back of the limo. the quick quickly turned to flames. the driver was pulling over at that time to investigate what was happening, why there was smoke coming out of the back of the limo, so he did escape. four of the female passengers also escaped, but the other five women were trapped inside and killed. >> i was trying to help but when there is smoke and there is fire, some people, you know, they become overcome by it. it can really take over. >> the identities of the five women who were killed are not yet being released, but we do know all of the women were in their 30s. all four of the survivors were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and burns. the driver was not injured. the chp is investigating why the limo caught fire and trying to figure out exactly where the smoke started coming from. they do believe it started in the back, but they aren't sure where, in the trunk. they do know no other cars were involved in that fire, t

a san mateo bridge is nice out of hayward and foster city. >> hundreds of thousands of new york city area commuters could face major delays for a week starting this morning. it will take several days for crews to we build the track and signal damaged when two commuter trains collided on friday. the accident injured 72 people. it happened along a major commuter rail line between connecticut and new york. the connecticut governor suggested that commuters stay in new york city rather than trying to get to and from their homes in the neighboring state the. >> for the fifth time in three days north korea fired a short range missile in the sea of japan. as a precaution, south korea deployed their own missiles. the recent launches are weapons tests or an attempt by north korea to get united states attention. forth korea said that the tests are a means to deter u.s. and south contain aggression. >> the senate judiciary committee expects to finish work this week on a sweeping immigration mill and send it to the full senate. the lawmakers still have to resolve a few remaining disputes. one inv

woo died and it was her bridle shower that the nine friends were headed to in foster city.&ç of a june weddin celebration, she will attend funerals frs five women killed in a fire that is the worst he's hr(t&háhp &hc >> they were getting away from the fire, that'sjf why they wer in front towards the partition. you could also say they were trying to get out. >> reporter: you heard thate1 f the victims were toward the front of the limo near the petition trying to get out where the survivor did. they were only identifiable through dental records. we know the identity of two oft the victims, the bride and her friend who both worked together at a frez no hospital which pleased them as nurses who were loved by they patients and by they colleagues and they were also mentors to younger nurses. in hayward,'iú3u chris sanchez, bay area news. >> we have more fra the hospital in just axd bit butñr thexdÑi m was driving the limo is speaking out tonight. cheryl hurd)=-:h$im. >> reporter: he says he's shaken and overwhelmed and he believes the deadly fire on the san mateo bridge was elec

. >> the foster city fire department was the first crew to arrive 11 minutes after the fire was first reported. the call between san mateo county, the c.h.p., and several other agencies went on for hours until the coroner came out and the bridge was eventually cleared. >> the parents of the bride, bride bride, are speaking from the philippines learning about her death by watching the news. her mother said they could not eat, sleep, and it is hard to accept what happened. her father last spoke with his daughter on friday by skype. the parents say her ashes will be brought to the philippines when the tests are completed by forensics. we hear from the husband of one of the other victims, jennifer balon, and his wife was in the very become of the limousine when it was engulfed. he got the initial phone call that something happened, he never imagined she was dead. >> i didn't know what happened. i had a clue something bad happened because my wife did not call. i checked my phone. there is in text message. there was no missed call. >> the family had just celebrated their daughter's 10th bir

the card is now in the hands of foster city police. >> this card was likely in the store for a period of time. stolen compromised and then placed back in the store by the unknown suspect. >> reporter: captain joe pariuchi says that it's a new type of card. you have no way to know it's been tampered with. as soon as you activate it they spend the money via mobile app or online. >> attention service desk. >> reporter: in the marvins case it was a gift card purchased at safeway. they say there's no way to track who used it so law enforcement is calling for change. >> we would love the retail stores to remove the cards from public access. put them behind the counters some where only store employees handle them so they don't get tampered. >> when my wife and i bought the card i was surprised it was just hanging there on a rack with no security. >> reporter: they do not intend to secure the gift cards, because customers enjoy browsing the crowds. both safe way and target refused to replace the martin's card even though they had their activation receipt. >>> call it a superstorm on steroids.

nine women celebrating a friend's marriage were headed to the crown plaza hotel in foster city. they came from all over the bay area and california including the bride who was killed. 31-year-old. she worked as a nurse in fresno but was once a nurse at fruitvale healthcare center. this is the photo from the facebook profile. >> reporter: nine women were in the burning limousine last night. this photo shows the car in flames. the driver noticed smoke coming out of the car's rear. he pulled over and got out. the car caught fire. four escaped and five others and one about to celebrate a bright on al shower died at the scene. >> the friends were headed here to the crown plaza hotel for the shower according to the mother. mary was one of the women who managed to get out of cart. >> to a bridal shower. to be in june. >> a neighbor told us off camera at one point all the women worked as nurses at the fruitvale health center in oakland. the car fire jammed the westbound lanes of the san mateo bridge. chp closed the westbound approach for 40 minutes in order to deal with the accident sit