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we're evaluating that leak and looking to see what is causing it, where it is. and this leak began to grow, workers were told to back away. >> they started to put up water, it opened up and lit off. >> chevron apologized twice, 450 people asked for help, many here at this law office in richmond today, filing claims, they say an apology or two is not enough. gerald hemingway has asthma, taken to the hospital. >> i still don't have my balance correct. i still have burning in the throat. >> and this are 400 people packed emergency rooms in the bay area. >> the fire was both visible
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from this playground and there is residents here wondering what can be done to prevent accidents like this from happening again. >> the smoke was covering up the son. >> it's so close it's in her backyard but the blaze plais plagued something else closer. fear. >> there are a lot of kids in the area. a lot of kids here now is getting asthma from this that didn't have asthma before. all the chemical in the air is just not good for them. >> the fire created a thick black smoke that could be seen for miles to the east and covered this neighborhood like a wool blanket. >> that is the way my baby health, his lungs closes up. >> you can see two large fires across the sky. gray and black, and the time a
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orange blaze fueling it. as of noon today, kaiser hospital has assessed and treated almost 350 people with respiratory concerns. and reminding hope what's happening at the refinery impacts her. >> it's a big concern for everybody's kids. >> according to the state of california assessment, one of the reasons children are more susceptible to health affects of air pollution is because their immune systems are still immature, research suggests the exposure during childhood could affect development of the nervous and immune system and could increase risk of cancers later in live. and she says there are other question autos how are we going to do better for these kids? the quality of the air? >> this is important to
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mention air quality monitor dz not pick up anything. and those at the refinery rb evaluated today. >> chevron says it's trying to upgrade it's refinery but claims it being blocked by red tape. chevron as submitted renewal projects but claims richmond is putting up unnecessary obstacles. the mayor says monday's accident would have happened anyway. >> there is ongoing meetings and this is from what i understand had nothing to do with proposed projects. >> the mayor also wants chef rob to update it's systems saying some were not alerted to the shelter in place order. >> drivers across the state will be likely facing sticker shock with a key portion
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offline for an unknown period. david louie has that part of the coverage from a chevron station near san francisco international airport. >> california drivers consume one million gallon ons per day. they're going to see increases at the pump by as much as 25 cents nomplt few days because of what happened in richmond. some are saying it could be as high as 50 cents because of competitive pricing. this is depending how lopping it's online. >> we've seen it go up about 25 cents per gallon. if that holds we're going to see that quickly. >> this is a concern of how long it will take at the heart of the process. chevron richmond refinery produces about 15% of the gasoline supply in california.
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and there is a brief briefing today. >> i will say is that we'll start this back up when it's fully save to do so. >> with oil prices rising in a matter of days consumers facing a price shock at the pump. gas prices have gone up 4 cents in the past week. >> oh, no. and how do you expect people to manage? 25 cents a gallon? so i've got a small car, but still, it use a lot of gas. back and forth, to work. >> california uses a special formulation to meet clean air standards. other facilities could be in making this blend but not overnight. >> we can bring in gasoline,
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the problem is that it takes a few weeks to get them here. >> price pressure may hit airlines as well as trucking industry. and now we did some spot checks, southwest airlines tells us they're going to be okay. san francisco airport says they buy fuel from shell. >> thank you. >> this is the third serious fire in the past 13 years. the failure of a pipe attached caused this fire in january, 2007. one wrker -- worker suffered burns then. and back in march of 1999, a leaking pipe created a vapor cloud exploding and burned.
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400 neighbors went to the hospital. many complaining of respiratory problems. the richmond plant is almost exactly 110 years old. this is finished in july, 1902. and stay with us we'll have continuing coverage about the chevron fire as well as twitter and facebook. coming up at 5:00 what happened during the fire. >> right now, getting a check of the forecast. >> this hot spell is underway this afternoon. we have several location was temperatures into 90s and rising. there is clear skies and patches of fog forming at the coast. there are 56 degrees at the coast and about 80s inland. mostly sunny skies with
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lingering patches of fog and there are afternoon tomorrow, sunny, warm at the coast. warm around the bay. mid-60s at the coast and upper 90s inland. i'll have the accu-weather forecast in just a few minutes. >> and still ahead a decision that could affect the future of a san jose police department. leaders deciding whether to ask office grorz a vote of no confidence against the chief. >> and a gas leak and the latest on what happened there. >> homeowners insurance should protect you when disaster strikes but will it be enough? how to get the most from your insurer. >> our check of traffic that is looking at the skyway. it's bumper to bumper gridlock going from left to right.
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a number of cities seeing a spike in burglaries. in san jose, police officers say the problem is only going to get worse before it gets better, we're live with more on what is behind this trend. >> there are burglaries are up and you're going take a look at surveillance video. there are 2400 commercial, rez den skpshl attempted
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burglaries in the city from january to june this year. and there is some of the surveillance video. police say violent crimes are a top priority w cuts there are fewer officers on the streets to patrol and respond to crimes. the president of the police officers association says the decisions are also adding to the problem. >> they've been putting them in county jails meaning have you to take people in county jails and put them on the street. these are nonviolent people. nonviolent people tend to be arrested. >> the mayor and city council asked to take a look at the spike and report back to try to figure out where the break ins are happening and how the city might be able to better address the trend given
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limited resources. coming up at 6:00 you're going to hear fray couple and why they're afraid to even leave their house on vacation. and also, hear from an officer who is so frustrated with the staffing levels. reporting live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> on to business news now. amazon is playing with social gaming first let's see how disney is doing. our parent company, as you know. and we're live with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> good afternoon. december any is riding siper hero success of the latest movie. revenues came in at $11.1 billion up about 4% and there is the stock trading slightly lower, avengers" is the top-grossing film of the year, racking up $1.5 billion in
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sales this is after the big budget slump john carter which lost for the studio. take a listen to what bob iger said about the success. >> predicting a film is going to be the third highest grossing film in history is not even something bob iger the optimist would arrive at. we're thrilled with the results it will impact our year. >> and amazon abe due -- debutted it's first game for facebook called "living classics" featuring a family of foxes and not to be outdone by amazon for the
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first time, facebook is allowing users to gamble with real money. playing a game called bingo frenzy. only available to users in the uk over 18 and executives say betting is popular and well regular rated in the country. and dream works animation is planning to build a huge entertainment complex in china the company tries to get a foot hold in the market. stocks closed higher today in speculation global central banks will take steps to boost the company and helping to pull it back up. and a study says fcc shudz reassess mobile phone safety standards.
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and says current guidelines date back to 1996. and says other countries have updated standards based on latest research but the fcc has not done that yet. larry, beautiful day. clear skies. >> and there is clouds in a smoke free sky. nice, warm and getting there. there is a live view from our camera. looking north, there is a summer afternoon at the coast there. paneling it to the right looking northward now into blue skies just a gorgeous afternoon. there is a a cloud free coast.
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there are clouds well off shore. take a look at current temperature readings. it's warm, a lot hot, inland. 86 in livermore. there is 64 here in san francisco. it will be warm to hot with triple digit temperatures inland thursday through saturday. there is a cooler pattern settling in next week. and there is into california and bay area, this high air mass bringing us hot weather with temperatures topping 100 degrees and will be hot statewide tomorrow into weekend. high temperatures ranging from 105 to 110 and there is 60s on
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the coast moving across the bay to oakland with a high of 76 tomorrow, inland east bay, 100 degrees tomorrow. so there is a 37 degree temperature spread. overnight patchy fog and mild again, high temperatures into low to upper 6 0es then, tomorrow, sunny skies and there is upper 70s to low 80s at redwood city. there is half moon bay 66 tomorrow, downtown there is a high of 71 tomorrow, north bay, warm to almost hot, 88 in sonoma. there is mid to upper 90 there
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is the accu-weather forecast we'll see three days of is 100 degree temperatures and there is a cooler air mass, if you like it hot you're going to love the next four or five day autos if you don't? >> move. >> yes. that is right. >> is robert patterson breaking his silence? his first television interview since kristin stewart's cheating confession. >> michael finney gets the word out with sweet tleets treets found with high levels of lead. >> you can see approach coming into san francisco on the left side of the screen. very heavy. and it's quite heavy across the bridge to marin as well.
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host rachel smith. >> it's been nearly two weeks since star kristin stewart made headlines for cheating on her long time rum yord boyfriend robert pattinson. >> finally, robert pattinson speaks on abc. >> this dramatic promo reveals the upcoming live interview. is he appearing to promote his latest film and not yet addressed the situation with stewart, you can find out if he does wednesday on "good morning america". and beyonce and jay-z are the world's highest paid celebrity couples according to "forbes" magazine just releasing this year's list, combined income is $78 million. and jennifer garner and joel edgerton hit the green carpet for the premier of "the odd live of timmo any green" you will leave feeling better
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about live. the way you used to when you would see e.t.or forrest gump. it should impact you in that same way. >> it opens august 15th. you can check out the trailer on otrc.com. >> and we have more head on abc 7 news at 4:00. an update on the massive fire in richmond what. residents experienced just after the fire broke out. >> nearly a dozen businesses are damaged and two firefighters injured in a fire. why the chief says it's a miracle everyone made it out alive and a guilty plea from a man accused in a deadly shooting that severely injured congress
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for safety reasons chevron says it will continue this controlled burn to prevent the hydrocarbon from burning up. there is a meeting tonight at 6:00 at richmond memorial auditorium to discuss the issue with neighbors. they say it's quote, unacceptable. >> there is a part of the refinery shut down and production have been stopped until safety inspectors determine it's safe to restart work in those areas and analysts say it will push gas price as above $4 a gallon on the west coast. >> residents quickly followed procedures soon felt affects. >> with less than a half hour i began noticing my throat getting irritated. and sore. >> my wife is pregnant now. i don't know. i hope nothing
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bad happens. >> roberto gonzales took this video of the plume of smoke. he says he heard a series of explosions. >> there is lots of videos from the fire, one riding the ferry when a crew ordered everybody to go inside. if you'd like to send in your pictures or video you can e mail those to us or up load them. and chevron is holding a meeting tonight this is for residents that may have concerns. there is a live report coming up at 6:00.
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>> and now another serious fire in san francisco. firefighters ran into dangerous conditions this morning that the chief is amazed everyone made it out alive. it happened on ocean avenue. a viewer sent thus video of the fire, you can see clouds there. two firefighters were hurt and several people forced to evacuate and nearly a dozen big back after thises were damaged. >> there are crews going in to fight the flames a fireball comes thundering out. a back draft strong enough to push 200 pound men backwards. >> there is a the fireball nearly across the street. >> the chief says he has only seen this, twice. >> this is something out of
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the ordinary took place. so they're a rare occurrence. >> the blaze is believed to have started in this coffee shop, spreading fast to as many as 10 businesses. why, or how, isn't yet known, neighbors say the whole scene is tough to watch. >> there are flames. >> and it took 40 units to take on this fire, crews say with buildings made of wood and compact, it fueled flames. >> flames just keep going from one store to the next, no another and another. >> there are investigations that will continue two firefighters injured here, one is a is a shoulder injury.
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and there is the assistant chief says it's a miracle they made it through. >> crime fighting around the bay area. the 29th annual national night out, events organized to unite neighborhoods. there are many inyofl interacting with police and firefighters. there is 605 block parties scheduled. for a list go to our web site and click on see it on tv. >> ed lee revealed a plan to cut down on violence. he announced a strategy he says focuses on predictive policing. the city will work to get guns off the streets.
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and this will target toughest neighborhoods. >> we have to, before the events happen, sat rate areas with our officers, with our crime prevention. >> this new plan relies on community organizations to also provide services for at risk youth. >> two days after that shooting in a sikh temple, investigators are learning more about the man they say was responsible. we have the latest. >> from rants to ahate filled music there is a picture emerging of the suspect. so dark that other members of the white power movement were quick to distangs themselves
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nchl our opinion he's a disgrace to his people, one group said. the 40-year-old left his job in july, and separated from his girlfriend. she told their landlord wade fell off the face of the earth, and she hadn't seen him m six weeks. his former step mother mother says she hasn't seen him in 2 years. >> i can't imagine what would have gone through his mind for him to do something like this. >> his neighbors described a man who wasn't very friendly. >> on a scale of one to 10 about a 1.5. >> civil rights groups say they've been tracking his ties to the groups for more than a decade, connecting him to a group called hammer skins nation. hammer skins were the most-feared people on the white supremacist scene, out there. >> and this is perhaps perhaps one of hundreds of groups that preach violence against minority autos there is an
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under world out there that the public knows nothing about. >> today, mitt romney caused to offer a moment of silence. and near the shooting there is a makeshift memorial that sprang up. a local community mourns thosed killed. the sikh community struggles to heal, leaders stressing the need toing forrive. there is a wake planned on friday. >> he will not face the death penalty for killing six people, wounding 13 others including gabrielle giffords raft year, laufner appeared in court and a judge said months of forced medication enabled him to understand charges against him. he changed his plea then to guilty. >> coming up at 4:00 amazing new pictures from that mission to mars. latest images from nasa.
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>> and when disaster strikes your home you want to know your insurance company will cover your claim. ahead how to tight back when they don't give you what you should get. >> and there is warm conditions around the bay area, i'll have the forecast coming up. >> trooking at the bay bridge, this is the first slow down we've seen on the screen. to the right, that are the folks that don't have traft track. it's been moving very smoothly into san francisco this afternoon. stay with us. more still to come.
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there are fantastic images of the daring mission to mars. there is a video of the curiosity rover landing on the red planet. it's made up of hundreds of photos taken by cameras on the rover. there is also showing north wall and the rim of the gale crater. the images are fuzzy but scientists call them the most beautiful pictures ever taken by mars. that is a small sample. and that is impressive. >> it's remarkable. there is a look at conditions
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tomorrow this, summer continues to be one for the record books. highs well into 90s across the country. tomorrow, 98. 102 in gal dalas. now, state of california gets a taste of triple digits. there are 116 at palm springs. las vegas, 100 up in reno. los angeles there is a high of 91 tomorrow, here in the bay area, there is temperatures around 100 degrees. highs the 6 in clear lake, inland east bay, 98 in fairfield. 95 in morgan hill. and there is 71 here in san
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francisco. 66 in half moon bay. how about afternoon baseball in oakland tomorrow? sunny afternoon and the game being played in this ongoing battle for second place in american league west that. would be the los angeles angels of an high this is i believe the longest name of any team in baseball. maybe pirates will rename themselves pittsburgh pirates of steel town. >> thank you. >> coming up, star struck in marin. tracking down woody allen who is on location here in the bay area. >> there is a disaster striking at home can you count on your insurance company. i'll take a look at the best companies for your buck.
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yourself. >> can you count on your insurance company if you need it?. >> we hope so. >> there is the question. >> don't answer. >> consumer reports says maybe, maybe not. >> there is a huge tree that fell on michael's house last summer. a year later he's still trying to get the company to pay for damages. >> they didn't come through with paying for damage of the landscaping, rock wall, and sidewalk. there are some internal stuff they haven't taken care oof discrepancies are not unusual according to consumer reports national research center. it's surveying 11,000 subscribers filing claims in the past fewer year autos we found some large claims, 19% of the people polled did not agree with the amount their
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insurers wanted to pay. >> some lower rated insurers are big-name companies including farmer's and all state. >> and there are most people very satisfied. >> among top rated home insurers are amica and usaa a company that serves family was some connection to the military. >> if there is a large claim and you're not happy try disputing it. with a large claim that did received $6,000 more than those who did not. >> when disputing request a heat meeting and ask to see contract language if you're told the policy does not cover the damage. and consider getting a public adjustor. and be sure to read your policy over carefully. many companies reduced coverage whit comes to hurricane damage.
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>> and premiums have gone frup 5% to 10% and that is according to experts and you can expect to see rates jumping again by 12%, there are two ways to cut costs. get your home and car insurance kt same company. then consider increasing your deductible f you have $500 move to it $1,000. if you have $1,000s say how much do i sfaif i move to it a thousand, recently when i did look at this, 18% savings. >> that is a big difference. >> and business of insurance is changing it has. before, it was more of a handshake deal. there is a fire or problem they saw it as marketing so they'd show up, make the deal
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and everything looking perfect. then walk away. and there is now a business arrangement. >> that is good advice. >> thank you. >> sure. >> this afternoon, a new study swril you thinking twice about eating butter-flavored popcorn. researchers lookinged r.at the artificial flavoring to give them aroma and taste they found exposure to the ingredient may worsen harmful affects of a protein in the brain. the most at risk is workers at food flavoring plants. >> schools seem to be doing a better job of keeping soda out of vending machines but there is a different story whit comes to other sugary drinks. and there is only 25% of students have access to soda during school hours. 83% can still buy the drinks
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such as fruit juices and sports drinks. and recommends limiting to athletes who undergo an hour of physical activity. >> and more adults are walking but still not exercising enough to improve health according to a new report from centers for disease control and prevention. 62% after dults say they walked once per week 10 minutes and less than half, 48% get enough to improve their health. for substab shall benefits doctors recommend two and a half hours, dmun at least 10-minute increments. >> and director woody allen shooting a film now in the bay area. coming up, what the plot is as elusive as woody is. >> and a horse made famous meets up with one of san francisco's finest. >> that is coming up.
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film legend woody allen shooting a movie in the bay area this month. and don sanchez caught wupt film crew in marin yesterday, and he found the plot of allen's new movie is as elusive as woody is. >> woody allen getting a ride to lunch after a shoot of his new film, set in one of the homes with a spectacular view. he is shooting a party scene with dozens of extras, reportedly making about $8 an hour but there will be a film credit on their res. >> may. they followed these signs to park in mill valley. and this is a base camp set up next to city hall. the film zrnt a title. but it's supposedly about a wealthy woman finding herself broke living with a sister in
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san francisco. she meets a bay area man who can solve her problems but has to make discoveries about herself, whether she can live in san francisco. and and he was next door spotted there by a visitor from south africa. >> are you a fan of the film? >> yes. it's great. and i like it. it's a surprise coming to see it. >> woody and his wife soon yi came out of the restaurant but didn't say a word. the film is shooting in the bay area and in new york. they'll continue shooting here wednesday in lark spur then back to san francisco on marina green thursday. they'll be here for the rest of the month. you know that spells good news for the economy.
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here. >> good evening. the fall out continues in the wake of a massive fire in richmond last night. >> a community surrounding refineries are demanding answers. we're live tonight where the fire is out, and the smoke, mostly gone. and there is this that prompted fear, hundreds of people went to the hospital. and this isn't the first time thick smoke billowed from the refinery. >> there is live team coverage and vick, let's begin with you. >> chevron says the leak described as similar to diesel has been stopped. and there is unit four has been shut down. chevron says other units are
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still running and some of them may have been impacted by the fire because unit 4 also feeds fuel to other yun bits. -- units. the huge ball of fire roaring from a number four unit is gone. the smoky clouds produced by the leak could be seen for miles. rhonda just moved to richmond. >> this is scary. you know? i heard this boom. then, the smoke. it's just frightening. my face started burning. >> now there are flames continuing to burn. this will the line is empty. >> this stays small and won't impact the community and you won't be able to see it or smell it they're allowing a flare to control this situation. >> we're taking pressure built there, and letting it burn so it can safely consume that product as opposed to creating a larger incident, again. >> and there is a notice of
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the leak at 4:30 in the afternoon. a small leak in the number four unit line. saying workers began to take a look at options. >> there is that leak to see what is causing it it began to grow. workers told to back away. >> and there is a back away, it opened up and found a source, lit off. once we saw this grew, we notified city and county and activated the warning system. >> there is a director. >> one week, wrong place, wrong time, you can have a dropped tool, any type of mishap. and happen at any time. >> chevron apologized twice for the fire and many of testimony here in richmond today filing claims, they say
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this is not enough and gerald hemmingway was taken to the hospital. >> and i still have burning in the throat. >> and and and chevron says is damage and they won't know what the long term impact of that is until the probe is completed. >> vick, thank you very much. and air quality officials say they have not found evidence pollution in the air reached harmful levels people are worried about the health of the thick smoke. and research mond iron triangle is in the shadow of the refinery. and doctors say kids are more susceptible to the pollution because their organs are still developing. >> the chemical in the air has
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