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an -- they are guessing it was an electrical problem. the owner says he had his drivers go through training after last month's tragic fire killed fire nurses. if one man was outside when he smelled what he thought was crazy glue. do you have any idea how much time it was before this thing was fully engulfed? >> about three minutes at the most. >> walnut creek police responded but there is no active investigation. >> had it been a moving vehicle and injuries occurred, we would be looking into it, but this was a parked vehicle. >> although there are some questions about the number of people in the if limo. >> i am told it was booked online that there were eight passengers and there were 10 women in the limo. i do know taco bell couple of women were care givers were a couple of the elderly women. maybe they didn't factor that in. >> reporter: walnut creek police say because the limo driver didn't pull away and the vehicle wasn't in motion he probably we won't face any violations. the other thing i shoulden point out, elizabeth, these ladies still celebrated but took private car are also. >> she sounds like she has a great attitude. has the chp or any other state agency inspected the burn limo. >> reporter: the chp doesn't investigate any if vehicles that carry 10 or fewer passengers. walnut creek police say they have already handed over the limo to the owner so they don't have it impounded. >> ann notarangelo. thank you. there is virtually no inspection of most of the limousines in california. we learned that after las vegas month's deadly fire on the san mateo bridge. julie watts explains how state regulators are avoiding these safety checks. >> trapped in this raging inferno, five women died when their limo caught fire. the now 10 elderly women celebrate their we friend's 90th birthday if faced a similar fate when their limo caught fire. in both cases if they were nine seaters, meaning the limos were never inspected by the chp or any regulating body because according to california law only limos with 10 or more passengers are required to undergo official inspection. >> it just really shocked me. there are still lives that we want to protect. >> state senator hill proposed legislation following last month ice tragedy requiring fire extinguishers. now he is asking for mandatory inspections for all limos. >> something went wrong and we want to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> while the official cause is yet to be determined, the owner of this limo believes that it ignited near the electrical components, components that are never inspected on any limos because electrical is not part of the state required inspection. >> anyone could do it in your garage and then put it on the road. that's not right. >> there is virtually no oversight of a third party modifier that cut and stretch these cars after adding market support beams, gas line and electrical work. >> reporter: there are only three types of vehicles authorized by the car maker to be stretched into limos but these third party manufacturers. the lincoln town car is one of them. the limo involved in this weekend's fire, the owner says it was only four years old and understood went regular inspections by a private mechanic. on consumer watch, julie watts, exception 45. >> you state senator core bet corbett has also introduce legislation that would require two rear doors in case of a fire. more than 100 bay area firefighters are working to contain wildfires likely sparked by an unusual lightning storm. there is some of the light show. no fires were reported here. the storm spread as far as sacramento. hear is a look from our sister station's tower cam you can see how frequent the bright lightning lit up the skyline. this is some of the fallout from the storm. lightning contributed to as many as 20 spot fires across the sonoma. authorities have 13 of the 20 fires completely contained. fires are burning in remote areas making them harder to fight. chief meteorologist paul deanno has more. >> reporter: the same low pressure that took our temperatures down in one day is the same one that gave us the lightning show. national weather service counted more than 4 him lightning strikes between midnight and 6:00 this morning. we have a lot of small fires, but zero major new fires. we should be very thankful for that because there was a tremendous amount of lightning this morning. low pressure beginning to move out of california into nevada. leaving our area but a lot of lightning in its wake. picture taken from vacaville. a different lightning strike from reno. the if we have one from nappa. mother nature doing her thing. where is that low pressure currently? kpix high def doppler can show you. we will talk about what comes up next weather-wise >> a few minutes. thank, paul. for apple fans, the wait is over. we now know what the company wants to show the world. emilie this morning a huge crowd piled in san francisco. thousands from dozens of countries came to hear the two- hour presentation. the event, apple's annual worldwide can developer's conference. so, a major redesign of apple's mobile software system call canned ios 7. the new look is vehicle, elegant, packed with plenty -- sleek, elegant and packed with features. >> if a thief tries to turn off find my iphone or if they even wipe the device entirely, they will not be able to reactivate it because they don't know your ipod user name and pass word. >> apple also unvailed the battery life that should last all day. a new online music service for itunes. new operating system called mavericks. a man who exposed a pair of u.s. surveillance programs insist he did it to protect the public. now he is hiding out in hong kong as u.s. authorities try to contain the damage. cbs reporter has more from the white house. >> former nsa contractor edward with snoden is holding up in hong kong after unvailing toll secret u.s. surveillance programs. >> they can target anyone at any time. >> he told the newspapers programs monitoring millions of phone records and internet activity are open to abuse. he worked as a contractor for the cia and most recently the national security agency. he left his job in hawaii last meant gave the classified information to reporters. the justice department has launched a criminal investigation the many. the 29-year-old could face life in prison if proses cuted. >> reporter: the white house is welcoming debate but insist they are legal subject to oversight necessary to protect american citizens from terrorism. >> we need to strike the appropriate pal lance between our national -- balance between arenational security and our interest in privacy. >> security expert and former state department official james lewis says snoden says he claimed he was trying to inform americans in the name of democracy. >> he has maid it made it more likely that -- made it more likely that the next the time they want to blow up a subway in new york city, they will succeed. >> he fled to hong kong fearing he wouldn't get a fair trial. cbs news, the white house. >> several members of congress are demanding answers about the government's eves dropping program. u.s. intelligence officials head to capitol hill tomorrow to face lawmaker questions. a small get together turns into a wild party straight out of a movie. so out of control the person who threw it had to leave her own house. and, the streets of one bay area community are a lot safer thanks to extra eyes and ears. the unlikely people playing the role of crime fighters. and, as the george zimmerman trial gets underway, dozens have hoodies in support of trayvon martin. ,, for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created... a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more.. low and no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know... exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks... with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories... up in the aptos hills. but the invite went viral. k-p-i-x 5' what was supposed to be a small graduation party went viral. >> kpix 5's len ramirez tells us what happened next. >> it is unnerving to see the horde coming. >> helys -- lives just down the lane. >> you could tell it was a huge raging party going on. >> so huge was the teenage party that it took every available sheriff's deputy plus the chp to shut it down. >> party just got out of hand. >> that is what happened saturday night when a 16-year- old girl who was left home by her parents for the weekend called some friends. the party started out as a small gathering for a few close friends, but when one of the girls contacted another contact telling them about the party, that opened a flood gate. like the fictional movie project x the party went viral in minutes with 200 to 300 teens showing up at once. >> some kid had put a time and a location on the facebook and everybody was with pouring up here. they were pretty case respectful. although, i have to admit they did not trash anything anywhere else except the party house and the party house is a mess. >> it go so wild the 16-year- old party hostess was forced to leave. by that time they broke furniture and broke furniture. >> items were stolen, including some fire arms from the residence. there was other property such as jewelry, photo equipment with. it was identified by the home owners. >> officers arrested teens for theft, intoxication and drug offenses. the 16-year-old was cited for hosting a loud and unreasonable party. so far her parents have not been cited. kpix 5 len ramirez. >> they arrest the teenage boy they say took weapons. he is also facing chargesover theft, dui and marijuana possession. if coming up, a well known rapper robbed at gun point before his show in san francisco. perhaps the craziest part, where it all went down. the bay area city drafting everyday workers 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(male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. chainz" was held up outside pot dispensary yesterday.. hours before his performanc oracle arena. police say atlanta-based rapper two chains was held up just hours before his performance at oracle arena. three men approached the platinum selling rapper and his five man crew about 4:30. one of the suspects had a gain fired it. the suspects recordedly made off with the rapper's wallet before driving away in a gray sedan. so far, no arrest. one east bay city is getting the if creative with staffing. they now have extra eyes and ears without adding a single officer to the force. kpix 5's don ramos explains how. in 2007, the city of antioch at 40 more full time officers than it does today. so to help fight crime in the neighborhoods, the cops are getting help from some other men in blue. republican services is the company that picks up garbage for the city. a few weeks ago they got training from police about how to be a good witness if they should see anything suspicious when making rounds. >> people running through neighborhoods you have never seen b. people not dressed appropriately for the neighborhood. people walking to a car down the street from their house. there are a lot of of things that you see that are very suspicious. >> the company has 25 trucks working in the city any given day and they know the neighborhoods well. >> these guys know everybody. children, cars, neighborhoods. so, it's perfect. >> but the city didn't stop there. they also enlisted the help of postal carriers who walk the streets everyday. they know who lives in every house and they get a close up look as they deliver the mail. the police say it is an invaluable tool for fighting crimes like residential and vehicle burglary. >> it is a huge resource multiplier for us. these are people who are actively engaged in the community and are activity participating in making antioch a safer community. >> the workers are not supposed to try to stop a crime, only to report what they see. they can be a kind of traveling neighborhood watch when many people are away at work. it is a community taking responsibility for its own security in a time of dwindling government resources. in antioch, john ramos, kpix 5. >> antioch is a city of about 105,000 people, but we have learned there can be as few as five patrols spread across the city at a given time. groups of people holding signs wearing hoodies in oakland this afternoon in support of trayvon par tin. >> we are all trayvon martin. >> the 17-year-old martin was wearing a hoodie and was unarmed when he was fatality shot by former neighborhood watchman george zimmerman last year. zimmerman said he acted in self- defense. demonstrations like these are taking place all across the nation marking the first day of zimmerman's trial. in florida, lawyers questioned potential jurors for the zimmerman trial. jury selection could take up to two weeks. a pool of 500 jurors may be interviewed. six jurors and as many as four alternates will ultimately be selected. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder and faces a possible sentence of 25 years to life if convicted. former south african president nelson mandela is suffering from lung infection. people have been placing message of support outside his home. >> he is the icon of the whole world. he has shown us what true leadership is. >> i think it's just a natural experience that everybody wants to hold on to as much as possible. >> his problems date back to when he was a prisoner for 27 years. he was released in 1990 and went on to be the country's first black president. an amazing turn around weather-wise for us. >> no kidding. >> reporter: 105, 106. now back down to 60. >> and lightning. >> reporter: it was a drop over the weekend. and yeah, through in lightning. what difference. we were about 20 degrees above and now several degrees below. monday afternoon, still plenty of cloud cover. looking toward the bay bridge inland our dublin cam where temperatures did not make it to 70. ken said anywhere from 105 to 1 1 -- 110 way -- away from the water. look at santa rosa. 102 friday in livermore. 30degrees cooler on sunday. even cooler a high of 75 degrees. there is a reason for it. the area of low pressure. the same thing that cooled us down sunday and today was the same catalyst in the atmosphere. if you were in santa rosa or hillsburg or lake county, this low pressure is beginning to move out. but in its wake we industrial a light to moderate on shore flow. we will be cooler with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. that low moves out. then another one moving in from can d. temperatures len ramirez trend even cooler. i don't see one day this week that will be several degrees above average. the answer is no for thunderstorms, but nor are there any 100-degree temperatures. we will be near or below for the next seven days. high tomorrow, san jose 46. concord 78. if redwood city, low 70s for you. upper 70s for pleasant hill, san ramon. it will be a chilly and breezy day in downtown san francisco. 70s near the bay. the weekend, first weekend out of school for a lot of kids. looking at temperatures only in the mid 70s away from the water. kind of trending cool, which we often do in june. >> thanks paul. which ages are most at risk for concussions and the best treatment for athletes. kpix 5 is the official television station for the bay bridge opening ceremony. the count down to labor day is still on. we're watching keeping you updated on the progress of the new eastern span. your gratitude... you can exps in the moment. now a study finds their recy time g millions of children are treated for concussion every year. >> now a study finds the recovery time becomes longer with repeat concussions. as a high school cheerleader high flying stunts are a regular part of jackie cortez' routine, but a mishap landed her on the floor and in the doctor's office. >> i landed face first on the side of my head. i was really dizzy. my eyes were closing. >> it turns out, she has a concussion. now a new study in the journal of pediatrics finds children and teens who suffered a concussion in the past take significantly longer to recover if they have had another one. >> symptoms can include headache, dizziness, feeling slower, in a fog. >> researchers looked at 300 patients and found most suffered concussions while playing football, basketball, soccer and hockey. children with head injuries usually need at least 7 to 10 days to recover. >> it is a matter of rest and a combination of physical and cognitive rest to allow the brain to recover. >> that also means sitting it out for awhile and a gradual return to play. this is jackie's first concussion, but her mom says they are taking that message seriously. >> if she wants to do it again she recollects has to get better. >> jackie says she will wait for the doctor's all clear before she cheers again. >> the study also found children who were 13 or older have longer recovery times than younger children. now for a look at what's ahead on the cbs evening news. >> scott pelly is in new york. scott. >> hi ken and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. the fbi is on opportunity now -- on the hunt now for the man who stole top secret files. plus, grave news as you have been reporting on the condition of nelson mandela. we will have all of those stories for you tonight on the cbs evening news at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... 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