abc7 news reporter nick smith has more on the victims. he spoke with a friend visiting one of the women in the hospital at stanford today. nick. reporter: you know, at least two of the women who survived the fiery accident are in stanford medical center behind me. we have new to the abc newsroom video that shows how alarming this smoky, fiery car really was. look at this video. this is new to abc7 news, given to us by a viewer who happened to be passing by the burning limousine stopped on the bridge. now, traffic had already started to slow, so the driver pulled out the camera to capture the action. you can see the thick dark smoke covering the back of the stretch hem seen, even more disturbing are the flames in the back. you can see two cars pulled off the road. possibly attempting to help those trapped inside. today, family members and friends are shocked by what happened. ivy and roy knew one of the four women who escaped from the burning car. nelia arellano, and she is being treated for minor injuries, and they also knew the bride who

abc7 news reporter nick smith has more on the victims. he spoke with a friend visiting one of the women in the hospital at stanford today. nick. reporter: you know, at least two of the women who survived the fiery accident are in stanford medical center behind me. we have new to the abc newsroom video that shows how alarming this smoky, fiery car really was. look at this video. this is new to abc7 news, given to us by a viewer who happened to be passing by the burning limousine stopped on the bridge. now, traffic had already started to slow, so the driver pulled out the camera to capture the action. you can see the thick dark smoke covering the back of the stretch hem seen, even more disturbing are the flames in the back. you can see two cars pulled off the road. possibly attempting to help those trapped inside. today, family members and friends are shocked by what happened. ivy and roy knew one of the four women who escaped from the burning car. nelia arellano, and she is being treated for minor injuries, and they also knew the bride who

nick smith talked to a survivor. you spoke to the limo driver? >> right. he lives here in he took a step by step through what happened saturday night, an event he called horrific. >> i did not -- see smoke. >> or vil ricky brown told abc 7 news when the cry for help came from the back of the limo he was driving he misunderstood. >> i'm thinking she's saying she'd like to smoke. >> the 46-year-old ro brown told us he figured out what they're trying to say. >> no. no. smoke, pull over. >> and he looked back a couple times and see the grief on her face. >> brown says there are no shoulders on the bridge it took him 90 seconds to figure out where, and when to pull over. the passenger started to crime through the partition window separating him from the main compartment. >> so as soon as i pull over there is a lady coming through the partition. another lady coming through. i'm on the phone, i'm on the phone trying to call 911. i can't. i'm shaking he says he helped two more women then someone managed to open the back passenger door. >> the door was opened, it w

. >> nick smith joins us live now. nick? >> good afternoon. it was just before 11:00 that shot spotter sent officers here in richmond. they found two people had been hit by bullets but a 64-year-old woman whom everyone called granny was rushed to the hospital. she'd been hit several times. she was a fixture in the housing complex. witnesses say she was here in this bed when the sound of bullets tore through this wall, and struck her in the head, side and back. >> she never bothered anyone. she's 64 years old. you know? people she didn't know, she'd talk to. i don't know why. >> investigators tell abc 7 news the shooting was not random and that the home was targeted. police say calls started coming in to 911 after shot spotter alerted them saying there were 15 rounds fired into the home. granny was hit multiple times and later died at the hospital. coming up at 6:00 what witds say they d the minute they heard the shots being fired and who police believe is the intended target. nick smith abc 7 news. >> learning new details about a deadly triple

nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. people who saw the fire say it was intense. lilian kim talked with two witnesses. she is live on the west side of the san mateo bridge. lilian? >> ama, this is where it happened just over 24 hours ago on the decline section of the san mateo bridge. there were many people who drove by the burning limo including a brother and sister from daily city. daly city. >> oh there is traffic here. ma maybe there is an accident. >> she was driving home on saturday night with her brother, carlos when traffic slowed down in the westbound lanes of the san mateo bridge. they realized something was on fire when they saw a huge plume of smoke and then flames. this is video shot from their car. >> it was big. it was like fire. it was a lot. >> it happened just after 10:00 p.m. the chp is investigating how the fire started. witnesses reported seeing smoke come out from the rear of the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. >> it was intense and the flames were pretty big. i could feel the window down and the heat from the fire. >> a couple of p

this after the moon a calm crowd, police walked with them, and happening now in oakland abc 7 news nick smith is live where another rally is underway. this one spanning 15 miles per hour minimum wage. nick? >> it's about and back here i'm going to go back to video now. you can see the group starting to move down the street. they did not have a permit to gather so here about 125 people have taken off from 14th and broadway moving down 14th street. organizers behind fight for 15 oakland say it's all about learning -- earning a liveable wage. the current minimum wage is $8 an hour. the group says san francisco has $10 an hour. may day at the launch because it take they say saying many striking in new york and chick. the group started to move down 14th street and being followed by members of the oakland police department. they say they every intern on keeping property, and people safe. nick smith abc 7 news. >> a man who attacked police at last year's may day demonstration will go to prison. jesse nesbit found guilty of swault a deadly weapon for lobbing bricks off a person, one person hit in the

nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. people who saw the fire say it was intense. lilian kim talked with two witnesses. she is live on the west side of the san mateo bridge. lilian? >> ama, this is where it happened just over 24 hours ago on the decline section of the san mateo bridge. there were many people who drove by the burning limo including a brother and sister from daily city. daly city. >> oh there is traffic here. ma maybe there is an accident. >> she was driving home on saturday night with her brother, carlos when traffic slowed down in the westbound lanes of the san mateo bridge. they realized something was on fire when they saw a huge plume of smoke and then flames. this is video shot from their car. >> it was big. it was like fire. it was a lot. >> it happened just after 10:00 p.m. the chp is investigating how the fire started. witnesses reported seeing smoke come out from the rear of the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. >> it was intense and the flames were pretty big. i could feel the window down and the heat from the fire. >> a couple of p

this after the moon a calm crowd, police walked with them, and happening now in oakland abc 7 news nick smith is live where another rally is underway. this one spanning 15 miles per hour minimum wage. nick? >> it's about and back here i'm going to go back to video now. you can see the group starting to move down the street. they did not have a permit to gather so here about 125 people have taken off from 14th and broadway moving down 14th street. organizers behind fight for 15 oakland say it's all about learning -- earning a liveable wage. the current minimum wage is $8 an hour. the group says san francisco has $10 an hour. may day at the launch because it take they say saying many striking in new york and chick. the group started to move down 14th street and being followed by members of the oakland police department. they say they every intern on keeping property, and people safe. nick smith abc 7 news. >> a man who attacked police at last year's may day demonstration will go to prison. jesse nesbit found guilty of swault a deadly weapon for lobbing bricks off a person, one person hit in the

nick nij smith is live with the story. nick? >> that is right. one example of how it can help small businesses get off the ground and thrive. if they sign of it will be the first city to become a trustee, endorse tleeg local businesses to receive zero percent loans of up to $10,000 each. >> in oakland is been important to me to be part of the community in some say. >> lor yetta is living out her dream, owning and operating her own business. so making a profit hasn't been easy. >> i use my credit cards and racked update. it would be nice to have a lower rate on them. and with able to expand my labor force. >> she's the type of business owner they're trying to reach, hoping the city council will approve the push to team up with nonprofit organization kiba providing capitol to those who don't have access to traditional lines of credit. >> this becomes a resolving fund. so once a business pays off a loan, we can designate a new business. >> if approved, giving a green light to businesses they believe best represents stit they can now access at zero p

abc 7 news reporter nick smith in oakland with the story. nick? >> good afternoon f a driver is found to have a blood alcohol level of.08 or higher he or she subject to arrest and prosecution but oaklanders today believe the current laws as they stand go far enough. why are they doing that? not sure. >> some customers learning of the national transportation safety board recommendation to lower the blood alcohol content that constitutes drunk driving are finding this idea hard to swallow. >> it promedrong responses f people. >> i would rather police enforcing other things in oakland right now. >> according to national transportation safety board, each year, 10,000 americans die in alcohol related accidents. >> if i i'm a person and know legal limit is now.05, if i'm responsible that means i'm going to be consuming less alcohol eithers don't believe it's that simple. >> we're talking one beer. drop it and to be able to have a glass of wine is extreme. come on. >> science in determining blood alcohol level is not perfect. >> this r.. >> we have to be

abc 7 news reporter nick smith is live to explain what happened. nick? >> this is still an accident investigation. crews just arrived on the scene to search roof tops because a man was shot after police chased him down. if you look, you can see evidence markers on the street. before 2:00 this afternoon, officers received information that three men in a car may be armed with one illegally-possessed firearm. police started a pursuit of the vehicle that ended at 77th avenue and police say the three men ran way in different directions. one of the three ran were you saw those markers. deputy chief says the suspect was armed before firing his weapon. >> this is a unit out there looking for individuals brought to their attention chlg i can't go detail about what that is. they have a purpose in this area. >> now one up with onhas been recovered at the scene. the suspect who was shot later died. police say there may be more evidence but they have not shared anything more with us now and have not said home houm shots were fired. police say this is an active invest

nick nij smith is live with the story. nick? >> that is right.xample of how it can help small businesses get off the ground and thrive. if they sign of it will be the first city to become a trustee, endorse tleeg local businesses to receive zero percent loans of up to $10,000 each. >> in oakland is been important to me to be part of the community in some say. >> lor yetta is living out her dream, owning and operating her own business. so making a profit hasn't been easy. >> i use my credit cards and racked update. it would be nice to have a lower rate on them. and with able to expand my labor force. >> she's the type of business owner they're trying to reach, hoping the city council will approve the push to team up with nonprofit organization kiba providing capitol to those who don't have access to traditional lines of credit. >> this becomes a resolving fund. so once a business pays off a loan, we can designate a new business. >> if approved, giving a green light to businesses they believe best represents stit they can now access at zero percent

that part of the story from nick smith.dz skusz. >> tell us how it occurred. >> mayor tonight expect it to affect fundraising and improving on the waterfront and not just the race itselfism another change believe it or not at the oakland police department. tonight only two days after taking over for the police chief who quit the acting chief is also leaving the top post. now shawn take the reign of troubled department. replace anthony who was appointed interim chef after howard jordan resigned as chief on wednesday. another change. 17 year veteran of the oakland police department and as nick smith explains, now assumes one of the toughest will you enforcement job in the country. >> oakland city mayor kwan says the city is manufacturing forward under the direction of new leadership. deputy chief shawn. >> this is a better group than we had a year ago and year from now it will be even stronger as we implement the other training programs. >>reporter: busy week here. on wednesday interim oakland police chief anthony took over t

in tracy, nick smith, abc 7 news. more to get toce taylor to get tonight. does the state owe you some money? >> $10,253. >> we have collected that before would you like it? >> oh, my gosh. yes, i would. absolutely. >> if you are a crime victim like this man you may have money coming to you. the i-team explains why it may be difficult to collect. story ahead. plus -- >>> you like to play cards. think you might want to be a dealer for a living? a lot more work than you think. that story coming up. >>> i'm spencer christian in the accuweather forecast center. heading into memorial day weekend. a cool and breezy pattern. x >>> tomorrow make the most of your day with abc 7 morneaus. traffic alerts and drive times start at 4:30. >> along with my forecast to plan your day. >> at 6:00, don't miss michael finney. all tomorrow on abc 7 morning news. >>> to thtonight the united sts admitted that drones were used to deliberately kill four americans overseas. among them, anwar al-awlakhi who was killed a year ago. he planned the so-called underwear bombing attempt in de

at police headquarters nick smith abc 7 news. >> moving on. on so already power is now on the first leg of its historic cross country flight. solar impulse as called is heading to phoenix arizona. sue thompson has more from move it field with a lot of excitement at take off. >> take off historic slow and steady as the first so already powered plane began the journey across america. >> more people should know about this. because this is going to be the first solar plane ever invented. the pilot will go history. >> inside swiss pilot founder picard will fly solar impulse some 40 miles per hour from a small cockpit with no heat in an economy style seat. the plane itself is as light as a car with the wing span of a 74 747. it runs fuel free. 1 12,000 solar cell installed in the wing. former swiss air force pilot andre partner with picard in this mission. >> you can take off in the morning with almost empty battery. you can fly the entire day. climb to 30,000 feet which is the altitude of the airliner. you can fill up the battery. >> full battery p

>>reporter: officers back next year to honor the fall then oakland nick smith abc 7 news. >> next year to sir why first time the rejaime signal it is willing to take part in talk with rebel forces as the bloody conflict threaten to spill outside its borders. that development comes on the same day the area pine union lifted its arms embargo on the syrian opposition while maintaining all other sanctions against assad regime. more than 70,000 people have been killed sense the violence began more than two years ago. senator john mccain made unannounced visit to syria today to meet with anti-government rebel. mccain is a lead prague point of arming rebel and other aggressive military steps against the assad regime. >> father is suing his son new years high school for 40 million dollars because the boy was kicked off the track team. school says the 16-year-old had too many unexcused absences from practice. he says his son was dealing with an injured leg and death in the family. he contends his son was bullied by the school d th actions will cause the son to miss out on a college scholarship

nick smith is live to explain what happened. just awful. >> it is. you know hundreds of trucks move through this stretch of the pass every day. and investigators with the california patrol hoping someone passing through at that time may have seen the series of events that led to an accident that took the live of a husband and father of three traveling in the bay area on business. >> it struck them in the jaw area. >> sky 7 was at the scene minutes after a man driving west on i 580 was killed after a pipe went through his windshield tore through his jaw. >> where this pipe came through it was off the vehicle. >> his brother tells me the resident leaves behind a wife, and two children. his late model solveo ran off the freeway, crashing here. and he was pronounced dead on the scene. >> i don't think the driver would have known. >> investigators believe the pipe is one like this. commonly used as a elevenaging tool to tie down materials on flat bed trucks. larry has 35 years of trucking under his belt and a safety record to match. >> something falls off

nick smith is there live tonight with the latest. reporter: you can see the workers are starting to clear out and finish up the last pieces of stage seven but it was here the racers had left when a work at this salon found a suspicious package in the dumpster and immediately notified police. the bomb scwawd was called after law enforcement officials determined a package found in a dumpster was suspicious. in less than handhour police were able to confirm it was a package of post cards wrapped and stuffed in a box and then tossed in a dumpster by a vendor. >> it was very suspicious looking. cardboard box, bound up with a southern california label on it, and we know it wasn't there in the morning and was placed there sometime during the amgen, and we had to talk precautions. reporter: more than half the vendors and workers assigned to the race were cleared from the area as a precaution, and the bomb squad was called. the bomb squad robot tike a picture of package, and then it was identified. the winner of this next stage is a guy from

nick smith is there live tonight with the latest. reporter: you can see the workers are starting to clear out and finish up the last pieces of stage seven but it was here the racers had left when a work at this salon found a suspicious package in the dumpster and immediately notified police. the bomb scwawd was called after law enforcement officials determined a package found in a dumpster was suspicious. in less than handhour police were able to confirm it was a package of post cards wrapped and stuffed in a box and then tossed in a dumpster by a vendor. >> it was very suspicious looking. cardboard box, bound up with a southern california label on it, and we know it wasn't there in the morning and was placed there sometime during the amgen, and we had to talk precautions. reporter: more than half the vendors and

nick smith is live tonight. you had an emotional conversation today. >> in fact that is the woman that climbed through the partition first surviving a nightmare when she escaped the fire but watched her five friends die. you know nelia did what others could wo not, or could not do. >> so -- i saw the smoke. in the back of the car. like this one. in between the smoke coming from this is probably -- move to the front because the fire escaped from the back. >> she says she was knocking on a partition. >> and i saw the smoke and the fire came ourt there. is already a fire, and stop the star, stop the car. >> she believes the driver could have done more. >> they stopped the car, he get out from the car. he just get out from the car. >> she says she crawled through the divider. she became stuck in z.called to the driver for help. >> then, he get out from the car he just opened the door. that is all he did. i asked him help me help me! because i bring out my head from the compartment, help me. i squeezed over there and

. >> howard jordan empresses a frustration with our nick smith but is no longer in large of the opd. >> howard jordan has been the top cop since february but because of the crime rate and fractured politics the word embattled has often policedded his title. today saying he will seek medical retirement. jordan said quote, i have emulated core values. i know you will carry on those values for generations still to come. >> my goal to control my own destiny. at this point the only way is to resign so i can live longer. that is what i'm looking for, longevity, peace, and harmony. to be able to watch my daughters graduate from high school. >> were you forced snout. >> no. i actually have been talking to my physician for some time now. his recommendation, and i decided to make the decision today. >> no indication he was in ill health, right? >> not at all. in fact, you know he was candid and upfront about how much he enjoyed serving the city and how much he supported officers under a great deal of pressure not only do they have low numbers but they want to work harder, take a look at video.

. >> howard jordan empresses a frustration with our nick smith but is no longer in large of the opd.dan has been the top cop since february but because of the crime rate and fractured politics the word embattled has often policedded his title. today saying he will seek medical retirement. jordan said quote, i have emulated core values. i know you will carry on those values for generations still to come. >> my goal to control my own destiny. at this point the only way is to resign so i can live longer. that is what i'm looking for, longevity, peace, and harmony. to be able to watch my daughters graduate from high school. >> were you forced snout. >> no. i actually have been talking to my physician for some time now. his recommendation, and i decided to make the decision today. >> no indication he was in ill health, right? >> not at all. in fact, you know he was candid and upfront abt

. >> still ahead tonight our nick smith goes on a ride along with the chief of police. why he has chosen not to live there. >> also, why a plan to rename sfo has been withdrawn now, what it's backers have in mind instead. >> a bill prompted by a investigation is moving through the state legislature. i'm michael finny. ahead developi n >> tonight we want to take tout streets of the bay area city with the worst crime problem. it's among the worst when it comes to murders and robberies. you're going to ride along with oakland's police chief. the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> i had an incident i don't want to put myself into again. >> oakland police chief is the city's top law enforcement officer but you may be surprised to learn he didn't live here. >> i felt it's better to live somewhere else so when i'm off duty i don't have to deal with the stuff. >> he made the decision after being accosted on the streets by a man he arrested who had vengeance on his mind. >> i've got to be blunt there are too many people running around with guns that won't hes state to shoot

. >> police chief got behind the wheel to take abc 7 news nick smith on patrol with him. this must have been eye opening. >> it was. you know he took us up and down because this was once part of his beat and he spoke about challenges. >> it comes back to the same issue he took plea through the same issues. now more than 20 years later he's chief of a department battling urban crime as far as the city hall and unpopular consultant and perhaps, most of all,. >> leads to a high incidents of violence in the city. >> the tools behind that violence on display for abc 7 news. police and fbi agents made several arrests and seized thousands worth of heroin. saying the action was in response to a spike in crime. >> officers at the scene, it's rough out here. we don't have enough people. >> as rough as it is now, he says the roughest day was in march, 2009. four officers were murdered. >> i knew all of them personally. it's a darkened day of my career. but you know we're still recovering. from this. >> at the time opd had more than 830 officers today the number hovers into low 600s.

. >> nick smith joins us now live in oakland with that story. >> good afternoon, gray skies and a light drizzle added to the mood this afternoon as members of the police department remembered their fallen. >> fi nirs husband was in the army in vietnam. and also was an officer in the oakland police department. >> this is how oakland pd recognizes memorial day. nancy reminded after her first husband died in a helicopter crash in october, 1973 she is not alone. >> it's so reassuring they do this every year. makes me feel great. >> a wreath stands next to the marble wall bearing names of the officers. the story out of the department has been one of instability amongst the leadership. a reminder politics will take a back seat to those who represent this star. >> this is a job people go in to serve others. i think what gets lost is that some people paid the ultimate price. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll speak with the mother and father who share their sprid prid and a son who gave the gift of life thank you. >> on this memorial day an interview with the former top commander in afghanistan drawn i

we're live in oakland, nick smith abc 7 news. >> in los angeles hundreds marched in this downtown bay mai day demonstration that took place in southern california today. it does d.remain peaceful. in cuba hundreds of thousands marched through havana in support of hugo chavez who died in march. chavez sent money and oil to cuba to help ease financial burden yenz nrk turkey demonstrations and police clash ntd streets, police fought back with tear gas. >> two officers and three demonstrators injured and 72 people were arrested. >> and and a building was wedged near the world trade center si. officers loaded 255 pound piece back onto the pickup truck. it was found a week ago. the medical examiner says no potential human remains were found. officers took to it brooklyn. >> the bay area is becoming a frequent fund raising stop for the president. abc 7 news learned the president will attend r tend a reception and diber june 6th to raise money the president raising money for candidates during events in san francisco. >> the five-month-old sacramento baby boy at the center of a custody battle

>> and yesterday we showed you nick smith joining the chief on one of his patrols when he said he has no intention of coming up. coming up at 5:00 we'll have an interview today with howard jordan for you now, jordan will be replace bid assistant chief. >> caltrans revealed it will cost extra $5 million to $10 million to repair damaged bolts on the new bay bridge. they said they still hope to open on labor day weekend. engineers say they believe a new bridge will be safer than the existing span and that bridge needs to o we need to get people on it. and everything else is second to this bridge. >> this model is how that mix will work. purple pieces represent concrete saddle that's will reinforce the damaged bolts on the bridge. >> welcome to levis stadium. >> you've got to get used to the sound of it. given money involved 49ers have to love the fight they do. 49ers ceo says he's already heard his stadium jokingly referred to as a field of jeans. they're calling it a perfect fit this, is what they're talking b 49ers super stars wearing eleven eyes jeans. -- levis jeans. >> i feel confid

bee today to meet business owner autos the chief is take together streets was a symbolic gesture, nick smith says it may be a new strategy for officers. >> less than a week on the job and the city law enforcement officer is reaching out to residents and shop owners in north oakland and said part of the commission as chief is to increase visibility of office qlers doing patrol autos we had to call saturday night. >> he said it has a greater impact than an officer in a vehicle because provides a visual deterrent to crime. >> response time takes us forever or to get out there. then, a quality of life issue. >> coming up the chief discusses new gun measures he believe will address quality of life issues in oakland. >> uc berkeley police arrested four activists today on a plot of land owned by the university. the occupiers took over this plot and began planting crops there. >> this was the first major offensive. this latest group came here on saturday police intrn giving warnings to leave all weekend and today, they took action. >> the sudden call came at 4:00 this morning. police gave activists

nick smith is live tonight. you had an emotional conversation today. >> in fact that is the woman that climbed through the partition first surviving a nightmare when she escaped the fire but watched her five friends die. you know nelia did what others could wo not, or could not do. >> so -- i saw the smoke. in the back of the car. like this one. in between the smoke coming from this is probably -- move to the front because the fire escaped from the back. >> she says she was knocking on a partition. >> and i saw the smoke and the fire came ourt there. is already a fire, and stop the star, stop the car. >> she believes the driver could have done more. >> they stopped the car, he get out from the car. he just get out from the car. >> she says she crawled through the divider. she became stuck in z.called to the driver for help. >> then, he get out from the car he just opened the door. that is all he did. i asked him help me help me! because i bring out my head from the compartment, help me. i squeezed over there and

abc 7 news nick smith is live in san francisco with the story that you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> these cables and locks used to secure the motors used for the boats. a theft of the motors would be difficult for anyone but tough for a nonprofit depending on every penny. charles cunningham removing this boston oiler after these damaged it, cutting fuel lines to steal the outboard motor. >> i have no idea what the goal was. >> the mission of the association of disabled sailors or bad is to help. they take those with mobility issue as sifting twhem operating a boat on their own. >> i love sailing. my father says i was a fish. >> pam is four feet tall. says she was born to sail. each boat is rigged and equipped with features for height or things like this chin control. making operating skpailz rudders possible. >> what is done is helped me learn balance. how to navigate on a water surface. >> we're shut down. we're shut douchblt we cannot allow these people to sail if we can't support a mishap. >> each sailor is followed by a boat if one of them gets into trouble, help is seconds away

. >> still ahead tonight our nick smith goes on a ride along with the chief of police. why he has chosen not to live there. >> also, why a plan to rename sfo has been withdrawn now, what it's backers have in mind instead. >> a bill prompted by a investigation is moving through the state legislature. i'm michael finny. ahead developing news in >> tonight we want to take tout streets of the bay area city with the worst crime problem. it's among the worst when it comes to murders and robberies. you're going to ride along with oakland's police chief. the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> i had an incident i don't want to put myself into again. >> oakland police chief is the city's top law enforcement officer but you may be surprised to learn he didn't live here. >> i felt it's better to live somewhere else so when i'm off duty i don't have to deal with the stuff. >> he made the decision after being accosted on the streets by a man he arrested who had vengeance on his mind. >> i've got to be blunt there are too many people running around with guns that won't hes state

nick smith is live tonight from where the race kicks off with more. reporter: there will also be cameras that you won't see the crews have been putting the last little pieces into place. they plan to have a safing are energetic, and problem-free event tomorrow. >> wild. a lot of people. a lot of people come through here. >> mark, like most who live on the square, is preparing for the race. each year the race and the crowd grows. tomorrow's race will be the first with added security measures, extra barricades will line the course. backpacks or bags larger than eight and a half inches by 11 by four will be banned and motor port apotis will bede the >> that made the difference. when they adapt he bathrooms it got gross. >> san francisco police and 16 other law. agencies, including the fbi, are joining forces to keep the 12k course safe. this first major event the city has hosted sense the boston bombings in april. a bomb scare in livermore caused the evacuation of the amgen race. >> it was a cardboard box with a southern california label on it, and we kn

i have information about that on our web site at pier 40, nick smith abc 7 news. >> new developments in that deadly memorial day car crash that killed three people in colma this, man being held in jail on $750,000 bail. police say he was driving. the green ford mustang the impact sheared the vehicle in half. dias was the only survivor in the car. passengers all from daily city were killed. witnesses say dias walking from the scene. he was like baby, baby trying to get the girls' attention to see if she's alive. then, i don't know. the girl didn't respond sow went under that broken thing and just went under, walking down and didn't come back up. >> police say dias stayed in a home before turning himself in hours later, alcohol is believed to be a factor in this crash. he is scheduled to appear in court home toem. >> the contra costa county coroner identified the boy who apparently drowned in an antioch canal. they're waiting on autopsy results to confirnl he drowned. he fell into the water while trying to retrieve his flip flop. another pair says the pair crawled through a hole in the

nick smith is live tonight from where the race kicks off with more. reporter: there will also be cameras that you won't see the crews have been putting the last little pieces into place. they plan to have a safing are energetic, and problem-free event tomorrow. >> wild. a lot of people. a lot of people come through here. >> mark, like most who live on the square, is preparing for the race. each year the race and the crowd grows. tomorrow's race will be the first with added security measures, extra barricades will line the course. backpacks or bags larger than eight and a half inches by 11 by four will be banned and motor port apotis will be used. >> that made the difference. when they adapt he bathrooms it got gross. >> san francisco police and 16 other law. agencies, including the fbi, are joining forces to keep the 12k course safe. this is the first major event the city has hosted sense the boston bombings in april. a bomb scare in livermore caused the evacuation of the amgen race. >> it s a cardboard box with a southern california label on it, and

abc 7 news nick smith is live in san francisco with the story that you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> these cables and locks used to secure the motors used for the boats. a theft of the motors would be difficult for anyone but tough for a nonprofit depending on every penny. charles cunningham removing this boston oiler after these damaged it, cutting fuel lines to steal the outboard motor. >> i have no idea what the goal was. >> the mission of the association of disabled sailors or bad is to help. they take those with mobility issue as sifting twhem operating a boat on their own. >> i love sailing. my father says i was a fish. >> pam is four feet tall. says she was born to sail. each boat is rigged and equipped with features for height or things like this chin control. making operating skpailz rudders possible. >> whats done is helped me learn balance. how to navigate on a water surface. >> we're shut down. we're shut douchblt we cannot allow these people to sail if we can't support a mishap. >> each sailor is followed by a boat if one of them gets into trouble, help is seconds away.

nick smith has the story. >> it struck him in the jaw area. >> sky 7 hd was over the scene minute offense a man driving west on i-508 was killed after a pipe went through his windshield and tore through his jaw. >> the way the pipe came through the vehicle it came bouncing off a vehicle. >> the victim is 33-year-old michael cox. he leaves behind a wife and three children. his volvo cashed here. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i don't think a driver driving down the highway would know that pipe may have bounced out. >> investigators believe the metal pipe is one like this, commonly used as a leveraging tool to tie down materials. larry has more than 35 years of trucking under his belt and a safety record to match. >> sometimes stuff falls off. you have to be very careful about securing everything. >> the traffic back upstretched for miles. >> another routine, make sure everything is where it's supposed to be. >> to -- does that come from experience? >> of course and common sense. >> they don't think they will be able to find the vehicle unless a witness comes forward. >>> it was an

oakland police chief how you ward jordan expressing frustration on a ride along last week with our nick smith but tonight he is no longer in charge of the opd. good evening. i'm dan ashley. chief jordan steps down for health reasons while the acting chief steps up to fill his shoes. we have team coverage on the is surprising change of command in oakland. we will start with laura anthony's exclusive interview with chief jordan today. >> i was never forced out. i actually had been talking to my physician for quite some time now and based on his recommendation i decided to make that decision today. in the long run after 25 years of service i have to think about what is good for me and my family. and my goal is to control my own destiny and at this point the only way for me to do that is to resign or seek a medical retirement so i can live longer. >> now, this announcement sent shockwaves through city hall. the oakland mayor calls chief jordan a friend and someone she has known for years. >> i hope you hear my true affection for the chief and best wishes for him and his family. >> city administra

nick smith has the story. >> i've been shoved, i've been punched. i've been spit on. >> antoinette and her fellow bart employees said they have scored a victory against violent passengers. >> the bill gives us the ability for the fact if someone is a repeater, they can be expelled from the system. >> a provision that isn't currently granted to bart employees or its passengers. the law will make it a criminal infraction for those banned to return to regional bart system or use a public system for one year. but with new policing powers come fears of overreached. >> incidents have happened over the years. i have seen tragic things happen but you have to be careful on who you profile. >> as a person of color, i'm certainly sensitive to those types of issues. >> he said retraining of officers and community outreach was instituted before the new law went into effect. >> anybody that feels that they are being mistreated by the police officers or unfairly targeted, they have many, many avenues to seek out and get relief. >> race is not an issue, should not

at peer 40, nick smith, 7 news. >> east palo alto police release new details the in concentrated effort to reduce street violence. last week chief davis declared a crime emergency. task force with officers from several police agency arrested 27 people and recovered 2 guns. 10 of the 27 arrested are known gang member members. the chief says interm gang feud was fueling the spike in violence. next week san mateo county gang task force will conduct similar operation county wide. >> in the mean time what is happening to the city that was once called the safest big city in the country? that's what people in san jose are wondering after 3 people killed there this weekend. as lisa explains halfway through the year already there are as many murder as there were in all of 2010. >> elizabeth finds herself praying a lot these days. especially since finding out san jose 2 youngest murder victims were boy from his her neighborhood. >> it needs to stop. what is it going to take for someone to see the light and to realize enough is enough. >> not the only one tired of the violence. so far this year th

nick smith with the story. >> i'm in oakland and it's important to me to be part of the community iftta is living out her dreechlt owning operating her own business. macking it add up to sizable profit hasn't been easy. >> i use my credit card and of course i wracked up a lot of debt and nasty to be able to consolidate the debt. lower interest rate on them an also able to expand my labor force. >> exactly the type of business owner oakland city council member libby is trying to reach. she and city attorney parker are hoping the oakland city council will approve the push to team up with san francisco base non-profit organization by providing capitol to those who don't have access to traditional leensz of credit. >> this becomes revolving fund so once any one of the businesses pace off that initial loan, then we can designate a new business. >> if approved oakland will be the first u.s. city to partner through the zip program. essentially giving green light to the business they believe best represent the city. >> they can now be able to access 5 to 10,000 dollar loan at zero percent in

nick smith has the story. >> i've been shoved, i've been punched. >> antoinette and her fellow bart employees said they have scored a victory against violent passengers. >> the bill gives us the ability for the fact if someone is a repeater, they can be expelled from the system. >> a provision that isn't currently granted to bart employees or its passengers. the law will make it a criminal for those banned to return to regional bart system or use a public system for one year. but some have fierce of overreached. >> incidents have happened over the years. i have seen tragic things happen but you have to be careful on who you profile. >> as a person of color, i'm certainly sensitive to those types of issues. >> he said retraining of officers and community outreach was instituted before the new law went into effect. >> no anybody that feels that they are being mistreated by the police officers or unfairly targeted, they have many, many avenues to seek out and get relief. >> race is not an issue, should not be one, nor should geographic location of the bart station. this is system-wide. >> ab716

smith followed by ralph lee. richard lewis perry. robin anderson. and nick berg. >> hi, thank you board, i am brian smith, the owner of blackberry bicycles on 6th and we opened a little over a year ago. we have been very successful and i don't think we could have done it without the foundation laid by the cm cbd over the last years. it's really critical for my now nine employees and thousands of customers to feel safe and comfortable coming to the neighborhood and coming into my bicycle shop and getting on an expensive bike and riding it around the neighborhood. i really strongly support the renewal of the cm. cbd and i think that the people such as myself who have invested in the neighborhood and the people who live in the neighborhood and the thousands of people moving to this neighborhood, and investing in the future in this neighborhood, will be way worse off if the cm. cbd is not allowed to renew and continue the work that they have already done. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, ralph lee, next speaker. >> good morning supervisors. my name i

nicks dropped two straight. j.r. smith his first ten shots from the field. with authority. kevin garnett 16 points and 18 boards. celst still alive. boxing news conferences usually kind of blah, blah, blah, nothing going on. todayion robert guerrero and floyd may weather, jr. tonight he just went off. >> we will beat up the woman beat are, the one that beat up his wife, man his wife in front of his kids. he must have learnd that from his dad. beater, baby. we are going to beat that woman beater. see how he likes it. he will get it from a real man. he talks about my son a hypocrit. how about him? woman beater. we will go off to jail. that was oscars. >> would have been better if he said i will be your said i will be your there's no way that a mouse could kill a scorpion. a mouse could kill. it's got sharp claws and teeth. a rat can kill a scorpion. well, but we're not talking about a rat, we're talking about a little mouse. even if you were talking about a rat, it still would lose.

abc7 news knick smith talked to a friend visiting a victim at stanford today. nick? >> as you might imagine, all of these women knew each other very well. we spoke to a family friend who knew both nelia and the bride, who is now deceased. he says that unfortunately this is the type of situation where no one can plan for, and they, too are simply just trying to get as much information as they can. >> so, yeah. reporter: roy not only knew the bride who was killed, he also new nelia, and she was one of the women brought to standard medical center. family friends spoke about how they're still trying to process what happened. one thing i can tell you, back here live, we have reached out to the limousine driver. we now have a statement from the limousine driver -- excuse me -- the owner of the limousine company. he wrote to us and contacted us and sold us, in a statement, we're deeply saddened by the tragedy last night involving the young women. five of whom lost their lives in the limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. we'll do everything possible to cooperate in the inv

smith case. two that have been tragedy nick eroding the legal and constitutional protections for religious liberties. the 1990 smith case is the better known of the two but in 1977, the supreme court jumped in surprisingly early after congress enaffected a specific protection in 1972 to clarify that under the civil rights act, employees' religious beliefs and practices had to be accommodated by companies. they jumped in very quickly and completely watered down the legal standards of how employers have to accommodate religious workers. the standard that congress enacted was to provide reasonable accommodation short f an undue hardship. harnessen was a sabbath observer who lacked seniority to demand a favorable schedule and the court couch protected religious accommodation and still found that t.w.a. had met its obligation. i'm reminded of the ebber son case where the court announced a hugely vigorous establishment clause standard of separation of church and state, all the while permitting public funding of bus transportation of parochial school students, apparently a complete can tradition to -- cont