they were here just last week paying money. >> money is tight this day. you pay for ticket, and then you can't go. >> reporter: some say they were asked to pay cash up front, thousands of dollars, and they were given travel documents, but those itineraries were fake. >> we don't have a ticket. the system, they don't have my ticket in there. >> reporter: a quick search brings up a lot of negative reviews, a woman says she paid them for help with immigration and never heard from them again. >> any travel provider must be registered by law. and it's a consumer protection fund, it was formed in 1995. >> reporter: travel agency owner says there could be recourse for some of the victims if sun light travel was registered properly. >> if they are and they do a lot of business or they don't deliver the services that you've paid for, you do have recourse through the fund to get your money back, but, again, they have to be registered. >> reporter: a preliminary search on the agency's website for sunlight travel was not promising. >> nothing comes up. >> reporter: if you do think you are a victim, the police want to hear from you, the district attorney is also investigating. following up on a story we first reported last night. another limo fire here in the bay area. this time in walnut creek. you see the photo of this limo. a group of elderly women escaped, thankfully without any serious injuries. tonight a local lawmaker is on the case. jodi hernandez joins us from sacramento. most of those limos go unchecked. what's the plan to make it safer for us? >> reporter: there are a lot of ideas being talked about, but most agree, something needs to be done. now the owner of this sacramento limousine company says his lem owes -- and he has 23 of them -- have never been inspected in the 33 years he's been in business. and while he maintains his fleet, he is certain there are plenty of others out there who don't. >> unfortunate that we've an always said, everyone in the i have, for the past 10, 15, 20 years is it's going to happen. it's a burning candle that it's going to happen. >> reporter: glen main says he's not all together surprised by the recent fires. just yesterday ten elderly women narrowly escaped when their limousine burst into flames. >> it seems like the budget to regulate this industry and to inspect the, those that are doing this transportation, performing this transportation, there's nobody, there's though enforcement. >> reporter: main, who owns a limo company in sacramento says the industry has gone largely unchecked for years, but there's a move under way to change that. >> what we saw, there's obviously, i don't want to call it a loophole, but there's a loophole. >> reporter: limos are required to be licensed, insured and maintained but little is done to make sure they are actually safe. >> little is done as far as, no one checks them on a regular basis independently of the owner. >> reporter: they plan to beef up legislation that would require fire extinguishers, emergency exits. until then, they fear some limo passengers are being taken hostage with their lives on the line. >> right now in our industry, i think that we are outnumbered. the legal licensed companies are outnumbered by a lot of illegal operators, and operators that don't really care for public safety. >> reporter: senator hill says his bill will be heard by the senate transportation committee on june 18th. he hopes to push this through as an urgency matter. if he's successful, we would have some new limo laws on the books by the end of september. reporting live in sacramento, jodi hernandez. a close call in south bay as firefighters battled a fire on the southbound lane. the fires broke out around 1:30 and they went all the way to the sand wall. for a while, two lanes of traffic were closed so the fire trucks could have moreira to work. two people were rushed to the hospital with smoke inhalation. by late afternoon, the situation was under control. you may have missed it. but hundreds of lightning strokes were recorded last night. a familiar scene all around the bay area. in so know ma county alone, there were more than 200 reported strikes with sparking small fires. some very strange weather for us here in the bay area. >> yeah. the storm system that produced the thunder and lightning is a result of some much cooler temperatures here across the bay area. when you think about it, we only average 0 to about 2 days of lightning like we had here this morning across the bay area. so very, very rare as we mentioned. you can see here from about 1:00 to 7:00 this morning that's the way it was. we have multiple lightning strikes we had a few areas of thunderstorms that did develop. now the storm system is still off to the south. but it looks like most of the severe characteristics will be pushing off to the east. the key thing that broughts that lightning, the humidity that flooded up from the south this morning. and it wasn't just a few dozen, but four to 500 lightning strikes detected this morning. and of course, the major temperature drops. we are going to have rain very close to the bay area. we'll let you know what that means coming up in the seven day forecast. the parents of a five year old boy from the east bay who was attacked by the family dog pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges. the dog in question is a press sa canario. a dog that is proven to be deadly. >> reporter: the parents of the 5 year old boy were arrested on friday and appeared together in a courtroom today. they both pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges after their son was bitten by the family dog, a 96 pound press canario named boston. >> we're just getting involved. and this is the preliminary stai stages i don't have much information other than not guilty. >> reporter: the only reported incident happened on may 19th at the apartment. detectives later found out the boy was also bitten by the dog back in march. in the may attack, the boy suffered multiple facial injuries. police say in both cases he was left alone in the room with the dog. on may28th, a judge held a public hearing where the judge decided the dog was vicious. the judge told the owner to either send the dog away to a rehab center in ohio or put the dog down. the owners decided to send the dog away. press canarios grabbed headlines in 2001 when a coach was mauled to death in the hallway of her san francisco apartment. >> no lienity mat breeder would adopt a presser to a family who lives in an apartment. >> reporter: this is not his case, but he says he's seen plenty of evidence that dogs can be deadly. >> they probably have no idea who they sent their dog to in ohio. >> reporter: we called the ohio rehab center, a place that deals specifically with this breed of dog. they would only confirm that this dog was on the way. the owner will be back in court for a pre-trial hearing next month. new tonight at 6:00, troubled by delusional thoughts. that's how attorneys are describing the man who carried out a shooting. he was back in court for a mental competency hearing. he's being treated at the napa state hospital. he is due back in court for another progress report. he's akilled of killing seven people in 2012 after a dispute over his tuition. now for a story we first told you about in class action. governor brown has reached a landmark deal to overhaul school funding. for the first time in decades, the state's complicated finance system will change. the governor's plan, under the new deal reached other districts will return to funding levels not seen since 2007 and 2008. no district is going to lose money. our sources tell us they're working out how to hold districts accountable for how they spend the money. an official announce. is expected soon. the plan will go into effect with the new budget. and a prominent musician was robbed here in the bay area. changes coming to your iphone. and the senator at the center of an investigation returns to work. and our flash survey tonight, leaking information about a classified spy program. is edward snowden a hero or a traitor? text 1 if you think he's a hero, 2 if you think he's a traitor. we'll have the results a little later in this newscast. he says he has a lot of his own questions. today state senator cal derown returned to his office. he made a brief statement today outside the senate chambers. >> my intention at this point is to do my job which i was elected to do. attend my hearingsi, get my bils passed out of committee onto the flar and do the work of the state. >> the fbi and the u.s. attorney's office in los angeles have declined to comment on the nature of their investigation. a warning for those of you who use a popular hiking trail. a man has been exposing himself to women along the iron horse regional trail. it's happened since may 19th. he is described as being in his 20s with a thin build, shoulder-length, dirty blonde hair. he has not been violent in any way, but it doesn't mean he's not dangerous. most of the incidents happen in the late afternoon or early evening. drivers are calling it an eyesore. two signs are nearly impossible to read after vandals sprayed them with graffiti. those unfamiliar with the area can easily get confused. if they cannot remove the graffiti, new signs will need to be oered and temporary ones put up. anyone caught vandalizing signs could be fined and even put in jail. the city council votes on the mayor's budget proposal. after years of cut backs, the city will get back some park services, library hours and other infrastructure. this has been a challenging time for san jose. >> the spending proposed will include additional funding for police officers to get pay raises, about $10 million, include $9 million to pay for increase in employment costs for police officers, millions of dollars for overtime costs. some money to have community service officers come in to relieve our police officers of some work that they don't have to do. >> here's information about tonight's meeting. public comment starts at 7:00. about 45 minutes from now at city hall. they've been chased and ticketed. >> skateboarding is not a crime. the party is in full swing. >> reporter: overcast morning, he did what he has done since he was 11 years old. he skates. the only difference is today he didn't have to look over his shoulder. >> you're always worried about the cops showing up or getting kicked out by the security guards or property owners. >> reporter: now he can skate in a place where skaters are welcome. it opened quietly last week but is already making a big noise. >> seeing stuff that you would normally see out in the real world, seeing it here and being able to skate it whenever you want, it's like what else do you want? >> reporter: they've dreamed of their own park for nearly a decade. it survived a long planning process, construction delays and neighborhood complaints. but the city determined the sound of skateboards wasn't any worse than the sound of cars. >> weigh really feel like there's going to be a lot of self policing with stuff that goes on. because they're very proud of their park. and they don't want to lose it. >> reporter: the park is filled with the kind of things skaters love, ramps and bowls, even a staircase with a handrail. >> that's what kids are used to riding. that epit mizes street skating. it's part and parcel of the experience. >> reporter: jordan says the park was partially designed by skaters themselves, and although the official grand opening is still a week away, skaters from the bay area are already rolling in. >> word spreads like wildfire. when the fences came down, there was already a few hundred people out here. >> reporter: the official ribbon cutting is set for june 19th. the skater's paradise will be well broken in by then. nbc bay area news. >> can you skateboard? >> i'm getting dizzy. >> i can't shred like those guys. >> hmm, all right. >> it's been about 30 years. a lot cooler today and blustery. >> we have winds primarily coming out of the south. that was good enough to kick up humidity. but winds right now about 10 to 13 miles per hour at the current moment. certainly felt like the mid and upper 80s with the humidity factored in. much cooler in the north bay where we did have hundreds of lightning strikes this morning. as we look ahead towards our forecast we're not going to be tracking lightning or any showers into tomorrow. it's panely about the marine layer that's built up. excuse me. as we head to tomorrow with the marine layer in place we are looking at airport delays. san francisco, running 30 to 60 minutes behind. that shows delays are increasing and are likely to get worse even for tomorrow morning. we could have delays anywhere from one to two hours behind. laguardia did have delays in the past hour. let's get you outside to the live picture. the cloud tops have started to lower. they were up to 20,000 feet earlier with the lightning strikes. there's no way we're going to get any lightning out of this. we have the marine layer starting to build in. in san jose, it is currently looking very clear at the moment. so let's get a look at our forecast. we will start with areas of cloud cover at the coast. and the clouds are going to hang around even through 11:00 in the morning. looks like it's going to stay pretty cloudy with temperatures in the 60s. much cooler than those 1 hundreds we had the east bay this past weekend. temperatures starting to go up. some of the best wetter looks to come by thursday with mid-80s for the interior valleys. coming up, we're going to have more on this area of high pressure building offshore and what it could mean in the seven day forecast and if there's any more triple digits coming. attention safe way shoppers. this is a big one. you may want to search your pockets, purses, cars or any junction drawers for any old megamillion tickets bought on the april 9th drawing. a winning ticket was sold at the safe way in santa clara. it's worth 215,000 dollars. you have until the first week of july to get your money. >> look, look, look, look. the supreme court prepares to rule on california's same-sex marriage ban. the new poll reveals which states are more likely to ban same-sex marriage. and an over the counter drug that may be unsafe for babies. it was spectacular and heartwarming. a homecoming today at moffitt field. several guards men returned home. they are back from a four month deployment to afghanistan and to the horn of africa. >> the technology we have, you know, skype and e-mail and such, it makes it a little bit easier, but, you know, you can't replace being with your family. >> his primary mission is search and rescue. they've had nearly 600 civilian saves. this is no ordinary road trip. you're looking at the well-worn wheels that have taken him to visit the fischer house where military families can stay for free while their family members are getting treated. he's planning to ride 24,000 miles for the fischer house. >> it gets boring after a couple days. i like to do a little something to put myself in harm's way. >> he is more than a third of wait into his goal of raising $150,000. he'd like to use that money to furnish a fischer house being built in england. he's a prince and a hero as well. prince harry is being thanked for something he did years ago. and a rapper ends up being the victim of a crime. and the man who allegedly leaked information about america's spy program. >> is he a hero or a traitor? you can call us or text us at 408-300-9222 . or you can tweet us at abc bc nbc bayare nbcbayarea he says he wants political asylum in iceland, but first he has to get there. as of tonight, edward snowden is somewhere in hong kong. >> he's the whistle-blower who made known the surveillance program. >> reporter: u.s. officials have their eye on this man. the man who told the secrets of the nsa. seen in this video from the guardian newspaper. >> there is obviously an investigation under way into this matter. >> reporter: but edward snowden claims he's a whistle blower and claims he should not be prosecuted. these were activities snowden didn't believe were proper and information the public needs to know. >> the public needs to decide whether these policies are right or wrong. >> reporter: snowden's supporters rallied in new york. but some say the bottom line is snowden acted illegally. >> he's not a whistle blower. you don't break the lawr, revea documents and make a run for the border. >> reporter: as a booz allen employee, he claims he had startling access from his office in hawaii. >>sy sitting at my desk certainly had the authorities to wire tap anyone from you to your accountant to a federal judge to even the president if i had a personal e-mail. >> reporter: ability maybe, but not authority say u.s. officials. the fbi is supposed to fair vie that an internet target is foreign, and a special court has to authorize any phone taps. >> it's a story generating a lot of buzz. we asked you earlier in this newscast is he a hero or a traitor for what he did. 60% of you responded that he is a traitor. jury selection is under way for the trial of george zimmerman. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges, claiming self-defense. he watched as his defense team and prosecutors meticulously questioned potential jurors. legal experts say it could take several weeks to seat six jurors and four alternates because of the high profile nature of this case. >> the big challenge is going to be finding people who are fair and haven't been influenced by what they've seen. >> it has raised controversy over race and the stand your ground law. >> back here in the bay area, a rally was held at the fruitvale station. participants marched while wearing hoodies in honor of martin who was waring a hoodie when he was shot by zimmerman. other rallies were held across the country. extra security in place today as santa monica college reopened today for final exams. meanwhile, court documents are offering new details about the home life of john zawahiri. divorce papers filed by his mother claimed the boys' father often threatened the family. investigators believe he killed his father and brother before he began targeting strangers. today a friend of one of the victims remembered that victim fondly. >> she was very talkative. and she waslways something nice to say, you know. she was always trying to make you laugh. >> margarita was a fixture where she ordinarily collected recyclables. robbed at gunpoint, a grammy nominated rapper was held up in san francisco yesterday afternoon. known as two chains, he was with his entourage when three hispanic men described to be in their 20s approached the group. no one was injured. they took the rapper's wallet and cell phone. he went on to perform later. an early morning fire in san francisco exposed a marijuana grow operation. they found the pot inside the burning home near golden gate park. they say it was tough to get to the flames because of all the marijuana in the back of the house. they also say electrical wiring and ventilation equipment made it tougher to get a handle on this fire. the cause is still under investigation. well, california awaits the supreme court's ruling on prop 8. a new poll shows senior support for same sex marriage is way up. voters 65 and older are now basically split over same sex marriage. 46% in favor, 47% opposed. just three years ago seniors opposed it by a 19% margin. it suggests that seniors could be listening more to their open minded grandchildren or their homosexual peers. >> lgbt people have been isolated. and for those who have struggled to come out. closet given that they've come out during the most volatile times since the '70s are going to feel a lot of hope and promise. >> the ruling matters to seni s seniors. a gay british soldier says prince harry stopped him from being attacked by other soldiers. he says when he was stationed with him in 2008, he details what happened. he was on track for a baerting by six soldiers when he told prince harry who intervened. he says he owes a huge debt of gratitude to the prince for stepping in. nelson mandela's condition remains unchanged. that word from the south african government. family members visited him in the hospital. he is said to be in serious but stable condition. he was rushed to the hospital again on saturday. the antiapartheid leader is now 94. he has been in the hospital four time just since december. this is the first time doctors have described his condition, though, as being serious. and nbc bay area follow up, the video in this story may be disturbing. the dog that lost half of her face saving two little girls has completed treatment and returned home to the philippines. and it was a hero's welcome. she was reunited with her owner, and the girls that she saved by jumping in front of an oncoming motorcycle in 2011. she had been undergoing treatment and her treatment was paid for with donations from around the world. apple's developer conference kicks off with new apps, new music, new ways to use your devices. and very simple and very small change in your diet could be the key to surviving prostate cancer. i know you felt it. some major changes here across the bay area. 107 on saturday. the live look outside. and there comes the fog at the golden gate bridge. we're tracking it for your morning commute. i'll have that coming up. in health matters tonight, a study offering a new warning for women who take antihistamines for morning sickness. more than half of the women who took them ended up having premature births or low weight babies. it's the first study to link antihistamines to low weight birth outcomes. doctors often prescribe antihistamines, because the drugs not only reduce morning sickness symptoms but help expect tants mothers get some sleep. changing a diet can help men with prostate cancer. man who substituted 10% of their diet of fats from animal fats with other fats are less likely to die from prostate cancer. . they were followed for more than eight years. now according to the national cancer institute, it's estimated that more than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer a very significant change from saturday and sunday. >> it looks like a mistake. 106 to 66 today. huge changes. you can see right now outside on or camera, we have a little bit of cloudiness coming in. that's part of the cooling trend. all right. and this guy is back. just when you thought you might have seen the last of tim tebow in the national football league, he has a new job. but who is he going to play for? the answer may surprise and shock you. find out next from the x finity ports desk. okay. judge for yourself. apple rolled out its next big thing, but is it big enough to get you excited. our business reporter was surrounded by apple fanatics. they have more to look forward to? >> reporter: yes, they do. and thousands came in to get a first look. these are the people who make your favorite apps. they get a peek ahead at software and hardware that apple has coming. apple got a big reaction by showing a sneak peek of its next generation mac pro. but ultimately, these 6,000 developers had to settle for software updates to existing apple devices, like a new mobile operating system giving a new look and new features to your iphone and ipad. and a new streaming radio app. >> pandora's tried doing this with apps, and it didn't work. so it's going to see how much this impacts them. >> reporter: meanwhile, these developers will impact how you use apple products. they came from all over the world to play with the new software. >> were you clad you made the trip? >> yeah. absolutely. >> reporter: and to continue to make money from their apps. >> we are incredibly proud this morning to announce that we have now paid developers $10 billion. [ applause ] >> reporter: more incentive for these techies to tinker with products that will eventually find their way into your hands. apple also announced a new security feature for itsi ios 7. the feature works along with the find my iphone app. it should make it more difficult for thieves to use or resell phones. more details now. investors weren't too jazzed about apple's announce. . perhaps they were hoping for a new device. wall street yawned and shares dipped by about $3 a share. pandora rose. pantsuit aficionado, that's h how hillary clinton described herself. she used a hash tag tweet from hillary. now she only follows five accounts, including former president bill clinton and chelsea. she has over 265,000 followers. you can bet she'll have a lot more. >> sometimes when you tweet somebody like hillary, when they respond, i get so excited. >> you do. i've seen that. we do have this morning multiple lightning strikes here' cross the north bay. enough of the parameters that did allow that to happen. the good news on the radar right now, it is absolutely dry. no radar scans here showing any kind of lightning across the bay area. we only average zero to about 2 days of lightning close to what we had this morning. that's how rare that situation was. now let's get a first look at our tuesday forecast. and it is going to be a cloudy one, guys. cloud cover by the bay and inland. even by 11:00 in the morning we'll see the sun break a little bit for the bay community. look at those temperatures, just 60s. a huge decrease from this weekend. you can see the cloud tops have lowered. so no chance of any kind of lightning, if you're concerned about that for this evening. off to the south, we will find into downtown san francisco, the fog starting to roll in. even a little tilt with those clouds. that's indicative of stronger air in the atmosphere. we are going to notice the marine layer is present at the southern coastal mountains, a sign of how widespread those clouds will be for tomorrow morning. the area of low pressure that did produce thunderstorms this morning is centered off to the south. that's what's remarkable about the lightning in the north bay. it's going to be heading to the east over the next 12 hours. as far as any severe characteristics go, we are done with that. the next page for us in the world of weather is the jet stream's going to get a little closer here. that will keep it on the cool side with a mix of sun and clouds. for tomorrow morning, i do think, again, it's going to be one of those mornings where earn is going to start off with cloud cover. everyone in the north bay, the east bay and for the coast. south bay doesn't look to get quite as much, but don't be surprised to wake up to a little bit of cloud cover. in the afternoon thomost of tha clears out. speaking of starting, lets get you into tomorrow morning. double 5s in oakland. in daytime highs on tuesday, they're going to stay very similar to today. so instead of the 80s and 90s of last week, just 76 in san jose. so from well above to well below average. 76 in evergreen and low 80s for morgan hill and gilroy. it's going to feel like the air conditioner's on outside. 79 in pittsburg with 70s from alameda to hayward. 78 expected in santa rosa. sunny skies start to prevail by quite a bit on thursday. we'll get rid. fog pattern, but no beach weather coming as we head into the upcoming weekend. temperatures will stay in the 60s. so all in all, this is much better news. our fire danger has decreased. we're getting rid of the showers and thunderstorms. and i've got to say, with the 400 to 500 lightning strikes we had this morning, it's amazing we knts see wildfire sparks with that. we got really lucky. we have some football news on this monday. take it away. >> yes. yes. you're absolutely right. we do have that. i was hoping you were going to say after he said we were really lucky, speaking of lucky -- next in sports. i didn't get that. here we go. the jets cut hi, and it seemed like we had seen the last of tim tebow in the national football league, not so fast, my friends, today is a better day. the patriots will have him at their many camp on tuesday. espn was the first to report that tee poe will compete for the back up quarterback job. that's interesting. ocho cinco going to jail for 30 days for slapping his lawyer on the booty. he was in court for violating his probation in florida. the judge told chad that he should thank his lawyer for the great plea deal. that's when he pulled a little booty slap. and that move angered the judge who served him right there with a 30 day jail sentence. that's whack a do. the giants won two of three over the weekend. giants are now just a game and a halfback of first place in the national league west. the diamondbacks still have the lead. the pirates are not the same old pirates. a's also have monday night off after playing 17 games in 17 days, a's have been on a hot streak but still find themselves half a game behind texas going into action tonight. and oakland opens up a three game series on tuesday at home against the new york yankees, vallejo native will start. ever they got red hot starter cologne starting for them. he's turning back the clock and pitching great at the age of 40. the a's won 13 of those, went from seven back to a half game back. and that's going to do it for sports for now. always busy here in the sprts pen. i'm going to throw, roj, good to have you back. i feel whole again. >> before we go, jim has a new show. it's the yahoo sports comcast show. when does it air? >> monday through friday. it's all-starring me, ain't that enough to tune in. 5:00 and again at 11:00. we play it throughout the night. but always tune in. we bounce back to nbc bay area news to find out what's going on in the real world. >> he goes home and watches the rebroadcast of himself. >> true story. for local sports coverage, watch tonight at 10:30. ♪ isn't that entertaining? being stuck on a flight with a long dou long delay? not if you have these guise on board. musicians pulled out their instruments and put on a performance, they are on a tour in china. san francisco's police chief waptd smartphone kill switches to curb thefts. we'll have what he has to say about it after a new game show tonight called the winner is. >> ooh, the winner is. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> now on "extra" -- neil patrick harris' racial slur scandal. did he or didn't he drop the n word at the tonys with mike tyson? >> why neil is lashing out about t today. >> attacked in a shocking security breach. how a woman snuck onstage helping him with eggs, and simon's fear it could have been a gun. bieber's bodyguard accused of pulling a pistol on a photog. did the biebs order the assault? the new smoking gun audio. 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