Morning. Red flag warning concerns are dry lightning, hot outside, look at the temperatures. 90 degrees right now. 94 fairfield. 104 degrees in livermore today. The red flag warning stays in effect till 3 00 a. M. In 10 minutes tomorrow and the red flag warning. Cooler, but the red flag warning stays up and the five day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. Fire crews are on high alert tracking dangerous conditions aened the bay area and northern california. Coming up, ktvus robert handa joins us live with the techniques firefighters are using to spot wildfires. Continuing coverage on the findings from investigators on the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge that left five women dead. A investigation by the california Highway Patrol and others found the fire was accidental. It was determined the fire started because of a mechanical failure and no criminal charges will be filed. The driver of the limo spoke today. And ktvus Eric Rasmussen will have more in a moment but we be
Happened. Reporter [ inaudible question ] no. Reporter he says he moved to sacramento. And has been receiving counseling. An attorney for the owner tells ktvu he expects victims families will File Lawsuits against the family. He expects them too. I am hurting just like they are. I feel sorry this happened. Reporter i had a chance to tuque the district attorney, he sat down and met with some of the survivors and victim Family Members before the announcement to let them know they would not be seeking charges. With the limo driver there was one question he hesitated to answer and we will have more at 6 00 p. M. Eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. Our coverage continues at 5 30 p. M. Ktvus rob roth sat down with a limo company. Why it says it is not surprised and what officials had to say about it. Lets talk about the exact cause, what led to the fire. Ktvus consumer editor tom vacar has been investigating that story for us. The question is, whose fault . No ones. We have concluded the fi
Sparked wildfire. Weve only seen one Lightning Strike so far here at the airport tonight. Some of the most dramatic lightning is taking place along the peninsula and along the coastline. The dazzling light may be fun to watch but it is causing serious concern for firefighters. Thats why calfire is being particularly aggressive in reacting to every report of a Lightning Strike. We had just started an interview with calfire pilot bob velez when he had to cut it short. There was a threat of a fire. All i know when they hollered at them, where are we going . They said were going to the Pluma National Forest and were going on lightning fires. Reporter the plane took off with retardant but 20 minutes later returned. Word is the fire activity was so intense it was too dangerous to fly. Cumulous clouds tend to produce more downward winds which can make things more challenging for drivers. It can drive the plane to the ground. It can. Reporter a computer tracks lightning activity and a red blip
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Remarks. Shortly this is going to happen in pennsylvania. Well bring it to you live when it happens. And protesters flocking back to Cairos Tahrir square. The anger about the president s power grab is intensifying after a mostly Islamic Assembly rushed to pass a draft constitution early this morning. The documents will be presented tomorrow to president Mohammed Morsi for his signature. Reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. We understand they are planning what they are calling a million man demonstration that has been called. Give us a sense why are people still protest and what do we expect in the next 24 hours, the days to come . Reporter well, theyre protesting because theyre angry with president morsi, his dekoreas and how the drafting of this constitution has unfolded, and there doesnt soop seem to be an end to the protest. Theyre back here in big numbers. Tens of thousands of them here in tahrir square. Were going to show you what it looks like at this hour. I think one of the