5 Things: Filner Scandal Gets Specific, Freeway Closure Warning

You made it through Monday. Now here are 5 Things You Need to Know in Rancho Bernardo for Tuesday, including the latest on Mayor Bob Filner, an upcoming freeway closure and a woman fatally injured by her own van.

1. Filner Accuser Faces the Cameras: The mayor's former communications director, Irene McCormack, spoke publicly for the first time on Monday about her alleged sexual harassment by Filner. She was joined by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who is known for representing women in similar situations.
2. Just Say No to the 15: Caltrans is closing a three-mile stretch of Interstate 15 this weekend between State Route 56/Ted Williams Parkway and Rancho Peñasquitos Boulevard/Poway Road this weekend. Traffic is expected to be a nightmare. Poway Patch has the details.
3. It's Still Summer. Promise.: Don't let the flash flood warnings and cloudy skies confuse you. It's still summertime and on the hotter days, that can mean heavy AC and electricity usage. San Diego Gas & Electric has a Level Payment Plan to help you avoid having huge energy bills this summer. You don't pay less overall, but the higher costs from the summer are spread out through the year. 
4. Woman Run Over by Own Van: An 80-year-old woman was run over and killed by her own minivan Monday after leaving the car in drive and getting out of the vehicle, police said in a City News Service report. The woman's neighbors on the 3600 block of Birch Street in Southcrest tried to help her but could not save her.
5. Chariot Fire Investigation Continues: CAL Fire is still trying to figure out how the Chariot Fire started earlier this month, burning more than 7,000 acres near Julian. Ramona Patch has the latest on some theories, including a possible tie to a federal agency's Jeep that caught fire.