. >> reporter: in his mind, oroville rickey brown says he's still replaying the moment when one of the passengers first tries to get his attention. >> smoke. they've got their music on, you know. she says smoke. my mind told me, okay maybe she wants to smoke a cigarette. i hear another knock, she says smoke, pull over. there's smoke pull over, pull over! >> reporter: on the side of the bridge, the 46-year-old driver from san jose said he and some good samaritans begin to help four of the women climb through a partition. >> we were all crying, all nervous, all scared. >> reporter: he says he unlocked the limo doors. when someone opened the other one, it only fueled the flames. >> she ran to the back of the car and opened the door. flames just went, you know, they engulfed the car. >> reporter: brown tells me, he doesn't know what else he could have done, but he worries the victims families will blame him. >> yeah, yeah, i do man. something like i said, i wish we could have done more. >> reporter: brown says he thinks the cause of the fire was electrical. he's vowing to raise money for t

. >> reporter: in his mind, oroville rickey brown says he's still replaying the moment when one of the passengers first tries to get his attention. >> smoke. they've got their music on, you know. she says smoke. my mind told me, okay maybe she wants to smoke a cigarette. i hear another knock, she says smoke, pull over. there's smoke pull over, pull over! >> reporter: on the side of the bridge, the 46-year-old driver from san jose said he and some good samaritans begin to help four of the women climb through a partition. >> we were all crying, all nervous, all scared. >> reporter: he says he unlocked the limo doors. when someone opened the other one, it only fueled the flames. >> she ran to the back of the car and opened the door. flames just went, you know, they engulfed the car. >> reporter: brown tells me, he doesn't know what else he could have done, but he worries the victims families will blame him. >> yeah, yeah, i do man. something like i said, i wish we could have done more. >> reporter: brown says he thinks the cause of the fire was electrical. he's vowing to raise money for t

i can tell you the limousine's driver, 46-year-old oroville brown of san jose, was not injured. now, investigators tell us the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and those who are here at stanford medical center are still recovering from their injuries. at stanford medical next nick smith abc7 news. >> ama: and do stay with abc7 news for any developing updates in the investigation. and you can find new information on our web site, abc7news.com, or receive breaking details from our twitter feed. >> new developments in the last hour from santa clara county. sheriff divers found a man who had been missing in a reservoir. here's where the cab knew cap sized and tossed four people in the water. rescuers found one man who had died. two other boaters made it safely to shore. the sheriff tells us the victims were not wearing life jackets and all four people in the canoe were from the same family. >>> for the fourth time in eight days, driver has died while fishing for an lone knee. a man died yesterday morning after collapses at salt point state park north of accept rose sa

i can tell you the limousine's driver, 46-year-old oroville brown of san jose, was not injured. now, investigators tell us the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and those who are here at stanford medical center are still recovering from their injuries. at stanford medical next nick smith abc7 news. >> ama: and do stay with abc7 news for any developing updates in the investigation. and you can find new information on our web site, abc7news.com, or receive breaking details from our twitter feed. >> new developments in the last hour from santa clara county. sheriff divers found a man who had been missing in a reservoir. here's where the cab knew cap sized and tossed four people in the water. rescuers found one man who had died. two other boaters made it safely to shore. the sheriff tells us the victims were not wearing life jackets and all four people in the canoe were from the same family. >>> for the fourth time in eight days, driver has died while fishing for an lone knee. a man died yesterday morning after collapses at salt point state park north of accept rose sa

he had been identified as oroville brown, 46 years old, an experienced drive with a clean report. he is reported live devastated he couldn't help more of his passengers escape after initially misunderstanding why they were bang only the partition saying something about smoke. now, we just showed you the cell phone video. looks like the fire began in the back of the limo. maybe in the trunk. that is still under investigation. inspectors are examining the charred wreckage of this 1999 lincoln town car, going over safety and maintenance records. autopsies on he victims are being conducted. >> it was horrible to end what began as a girl's night out to celebrate the recent make of one of the victims -- recent marriage of one of the victims. they were headed to a party in san francisco where her husband was waiting and they were less than five minutes away. >> the boston marathon terror attack and the american charge width lying about crucial evidence in the younger suspect's dorm room is out of jail now. but he still can't go very far. is from cambridge, mass. reporters and prosecutors

. >> lake oroville is at 103% of normal. >> reporter: the contra costa water district gets water from the delta and stores it in loss vie carrows reservoir. they say there is never enough to be wasteful. >> statements about drought will certainly heighten public concern about the availability of water, and if it gets out a message to use water wisely, you bet that's a good thing. >> reporter: but null is uncomfortable with the designation especially when a city like san francisco has actually had a higher percentage of normal rainfall this year than last. >> for it to be universally called a drought now, you know, is kind of a disservice. i mean, it sort of takes abay way from when we're -- it takes away from when we're really in a drought. >> reporter: the real drought is when you don't have enough. as we live on the water we've banked in the past, another dry year to begin to make that a reality. in the east bay, john ramos, kpix 5. >> as we head into the driest time of the year and our rain deficit continues to climb this will be a story that will only grow in importance. >>> it's

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 later on this morning with new information. reporting live in san jose, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> elissa, so sad there. have you spoken with the limo company at all? >> reporter: i reached out to the limo company, limo stop, inc., and got an email from the owner who told me that they are saddened by the tragedy and they are doing everything possible to assist authorities and bring closure to the families. michelle? >> all right. elissa harrington live in san jose, thank you. >>> well, that horrifying fire scene was captured on cell phone video. roxana and carlos guzman had their cell phone cameras rolling as they were driving past the scene of that deadly fire on saturday night. they didn't know at the time though that five women were trapped inside that burning car. >>> just like me, i have been on that limo before. i still feel bad because maybe -- >> i'm still in shock. i