workers traced ot oedor coming from a piece of equipment called a pressure release valve. one of many pieces used to process oil. workers were evacuated and they tried to close it off. and that took more than an hour. you can smell a heavy odor here. i certainly d people were not asked to shelter in place exsemt for those with respiratory issues. that has been lifted and now, they're investigating why it failed. >> it's a propane, butane mixture, similar to a household barbecue. we sent our air sampling team out to take readings so there is nothing harmful or anything so just the odor is bother some. >> yesterday, a small fire broke out in the light oil

processing unit. that was quickly put out and the cause is under investigation. we're being told that is not related to what happened here, today, shell is saying the plant continues to operate, and they would not tell me how this incident which happened today will affect output. live in martinez, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. officials holding a news conference to talk about their investigation into the massive chevron fire in richmond. >> let's listen in live now to officials from u.s. chemical safety board. >> they say there are a number of parties involved in the investigation as well as ourselves. the united steel workers all parties are cooperating. and we appreciate the cooperation of all. we've been working together with cal osha over the past 24 hours or so towards a evidence

testing agreement and hope to include other parties in that as this move as long that will govern the continued preservation and testing of the site over next several weeks. our priority is to continue our witness interviews. we've conducted 50 interviews to date and those are ongoing at this hour. we've submitted document requests to chevron. we have made some entries into the advice nitty of the accident here on monday. and there is recently john and i went near the site yesterday and we'll show pictures of that entry. the site remains at this point hazardous for human entry. so no one from any of the

groups is able to approach closer to 10 feet. so just a recap what is known in this investigation so far. on monday there was a small leak from a pipe. a flammable or combustible liquid similar to diesel away from a tower. workers were sent in there to assess the feesibility of repair of the leak. and during that activity, the leak intensified. and there was a significant vapor cloud that formed. and i'll ask don in just a minute to describe that cloud. we've been able to view that in surveillance video provided by chevron. and there is a large unit.

the cloud engulfed a number of workers and all able to escape with minor injuries. shortly after the fire burned sometime as you know and fire damage within the unit. that fire damage -- sorry, damaged steel over the area of the pipe, that is one hazard we're now contending within terms of the investigation. there are one or more of these steel beams compromised by the fire. and the danger of collapse is one we're not willing to take. so there is don wanted to describe what we're looking at here. >> as you can see, investigators and other staff at the refinery, safety star are observing an aisleway in the direction they're facing

in the direction of the pipe that you'll see pictures of that failed. one was, we believe involved in this incident. i would caution everyone, in the area has not been fully assessed. so that is important activity. and areas made safe will assess the unit. and there is a water stream being applied to an area where there are still high drou carbons being emitted and concerns about flammable hydrocarbons. boy note dan referred to the vapor cloud observed back at the time of the incident prior to the fire and ignition.

we've seen a videotape of that. it shows original vapor cloud was very large and existed throughout the area of the crude unit including the height of the tower, which somewhere between 150 and 200 feet high. so very large vapor cloud enveloped and as we noted in our press release, there were a significant number of personnel initially enveloped by the cloud. it later ignited and the personnel were able to exindicate them selfs from that cloud. >> we'll continue to monitor this for you. and they do have a surveillance video that shows this large vapor cloud that

none of us have seen and is at the source of the combustion that took place and large fire that ensued. >> hopefully we'll be able to get to that at some point. and also, they say they can't get in there physically because there is so much damage to the beams. so they've asked for documents from chevron. and they were trying to assess, several workers injured but not serious lie they'll continue to interview witnesses. we're going to keep monitoring that news conference and if you want to follow along with us, you can do so. and anything else that comes up. we want to check in with nick smith on the latest on the health concerns.

>> we're surprised to learn 9,000 people have since reported to health-related services to say we're not feeling well and want to be checked out that. is what we learned today to health official who's gave an oral report to the board of supervisors. take a look. there is that pipe that leaked last week causing a massive blaze sending a thick cloud of smoke pouring over richmond could have been worse. they say the quick response by workers that identified the fire and moved in quickly to fight it. now, speaking to the board today was dr. wendel breuner, the county public health director. he said 9,000 people sought treatment from area hospitals. there are complaints and all being blamed on smoke from the refinery fire, he says the

particulate matter is the source of the irritant causing most to seek help for the discomfort they're experiencing. >> important issue to look at is how to prevent it from happening again. it's been a while since i had to go to richmond and explain to people what the health impacts were from these releases but it hasn't been nearly long enough. >> the intoord rs asking for a review of the early warning system suggesting the use of the new technology could be more he fekive for notification. and the pipe damaged in the fire is will need to be evaluated before anything else can move forward. that is what members are here to do now. this press conference is continuing and my colleague arrived and will have a live report focusing on the

investigation at 5:00 and 6:00. >> most california dmv offices were back open by afternoon. this the dmv says it left thousands waiting on a long fruitless line. many had taken time off from work. >> this money we lose taking a day off is here the whole day. nothing we can do about it. if we get pulled over, it's more cost. >> this is madness. how can systems be down? i feel unlucky. >> customers were able to use the web site and you can still take your road test. most employees spent the day catching up and rebooking appointment autos frustrating. firefighters in lake county made progress overnight there

is a fires that consumed about five square miles. >> i just spoke with a fire official. the number remains 30% contained. he said around 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. they plan to say it's more than 30%. but for now, 30%. and we're on bear valley road. one of two fires burning. there is a ridge with a lot of heat and more than a little hope. here is cal fire. >> we hope to get a good handle on it but don't want to be too confident. >> this day began with 30% containment. up close thuf, it can still burn. as we saw yesterday, these have been fires fought from

the air, it's easiest access in this country. a task made more difficult because of the summer heat. one fire fighter suffered from heat excaution today, and left by ambulance. the rest, a day of scrapping, scratching and watching. praying afternoon winds stay way today. >> being on earth conditions, stability, we can have it change quickly. what thaifd here is that happening. and there are spotting quite a ways out. >> and you're looking at the canyon now they call the horse shoe. take a look at the smoke, it's still mostly going up. and that is all good news. we have not had big flare ups today, residents from spring

valley area some spent an hour on highway 20, waiting to be brought through by california patrol. but this situation here today is better than it was yesterday, more contained as it were. >> thank you very much. >> and wind is a factor as wayne mentioned. there is a look at conditions. >> there is temperatures the 98 degrees and 105 a short time ago. high temperatures contributing to drop in numbers, humidity is 14% so it's hot and dry. there is sustained winds that are around six miles per hour. we've seen gusts about 15 miles per hour.

the forecast forecast is triple digit heat, still dry. winds remaining 10 miles or less for sustained and there is things getting dicey if fires are not out. friday night into saturday, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. there is thunderstorms firing up in the sierra nevada so far this area in six hours over 1500 strikes. take a look at heavenly camera. there is what it looks like in lake tahoe. light rain and there would could be thunderstorms that vicinity. i'll be back with a look at the local forecast including interesting weather possibilities here in the bay area for the weekend. >> thank you. >> still head on abc 7 news, hershey's syrup, a health food? the maker is now explaining itself.

>> and a battle on naming issues. that from bloomberg west.or

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. checking healthy living news, the federal government has accused hershey's of making illegal health claims about chocolate syrup. you're looking at a commercial. the fda sent a warning letter that says the company syrup plus calcium and syrup sugar free with vial vitamin fort fictions don't have enough vitamins or minerals to make

those claims. >> there is a new ceo for the "new york times", guess where most teenagers are going now to list dwron their favorite music? probably not where you think. >> good afternoon. the u.s. womens's olympic gold medal team rang the closing bell, preparing a filing for the name fierce five. but they're facing hurdles. a california man claimed he filed for the trademark august 8th. according to the patent and trademark web site, gabby douglas prefers the name fierce five over fab five has an endorsement agreement putting the gymnast on the cover of its corn flakes box. and there is shares of aangie's list plunged today. and the stock was down nearly

16%. the biggest one day drop since going public. analysts say it could be taking a report from groupon that relies on local businesses. and facebook searches of insta gram decided not to refer the deal to the competition commission where it would have been subject to a full investigation. and facebook announced it was buying the app in april for $1 billion. >> "new york times" named bbc head mark thompson as the new president and ceo. the company praised his work increasing digital revenue at the bbc. and as for markets we're up

but stocks closed and there is a your bloomberg silicon valley index closed lower, shares dragging index down. >> forget cds and i tunes. it when it comes to music, you tube is king for teenagers. there is 64% of u.s. teenagers under 18 listen to music on you tube more than any other source. and for adults radio is still number one. 9% say get this, they still listen to cassettes, more than spotify, aol or yahoo music. guess old habits die hard.

>> and there is us in the sports department we fire up the 8 track. >> yes. >> sandhya patel is in tonight. >> there is a good sign. >> fog started this afternoon, highs so far, mid-90s live more and there is vacaville up to 100 degrees. i'll show you what it looks like. there are high clouds moving through there in the north bay and fog layer is deepening so there is a sign of things still to come. temperatures now 59 in half moon bay. 94 inland. fog at the coast and cooling tips inland tomorrow.

we're looking at partly cloudy skies this weekend. this is what is going to get interesting here, it's developing here. as it develops there is a drying up moisture in the form of high clouds. and there is a combination of a two there is going to fall part. when the moisture makes the way up we may be tracking with our live doppler 7 hd and numbers 85 in couper teen yes. high clouds on the peninsula, 80 redwood city. upper 50s to low 60s. fog going to hang around all afternoon. downtown san francisco, 65 degrees. into the north bay. clear lake there is 101

degrees, 80 in santa rosa. there is around the bay, 75 degrees in santa cruz. accu-weather forecast is cooler tomorrow, slight upward trend thursday, we're going down friday, saturday, sunday. and into monday look at that. mid-80s inland. cooler than average there is a change upper 80s and there is the weekend could get interesting. so watch out. >> thank you. >> and coming up next sylvester stallone's first public comments on the death of his son. >> and coming up, daughter of a tech giant shares too much on twitter, now her account

actor robert pattinson on wall street today and tailor swift is talking about her exes. >> sylvester stallone is speaking out since the death of his son. >> if you have good friends and family support it's

something that is a horrible situation but time, hopefully will heal. and you try to get through it but... it's just something that is reality of life. it's important to get back and try to start reliving your life. >> the death is under investigation. stallone spoke with fellow co-stars by his side, promoting the release this friday. >> robert pattinson suited up on wall street this morning. he is promoting his latest film which hits select cities friday. and tailor swift is getting personal and calling her past relationships crazy, intense and semi toxic. she named her album "red". get more news any time at otrc.com.

>> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00 a week after a devastating fire, san francisco mayor ed lee unveils a plan to help businesses get back up and running faster. >> also, san jose's crack down on gang violence, the visit from some washington dignitaries. plus... >> need to help this year. the more the merrier. you know? >> generous efforts to help kids as they head back to

high ranking department of justice officials are in san francisco to praise the city but the visit after a violent day. >> abc 7 news is joining us with more. >> timing of the visitors and violence yesterday is an unfortunate coincidence but didn't dampen the praise or enthusiasm for san jose's efforts on cracking down on gang violence. tony west is the number three man at the department of justice, from san jose and well known as a prosecutor here in the bay area. he's in san jose this week along with other

representatives from the nation's capital. they're meeting with various city leaders and agencies because the city is considered one of six across the nation and taking part in what is caused the national forum on youth prevention developing model programs in suppression of gang prigs. he says other cities are learning from what san jose accomplished. >> there are best practice that's could be developed and shared amongst communities and cities. i think san jose is a leader of that. >> and the visit comes a day after two shootings hours apart in broad daylight in san jose. and there is one man killed. police are investigating if they're gang related. there have been 26 homicides this year, so far, nine have

been gang related. in the past, about half of san jose's homicides are gang related and coming up at 6:00 you'll hear what the police chief had to say about yesterday's violence and the strain it put on an under staffed police department. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> there is breaking news in southern california a wildfire has broken out in riverside county. you can see there is a cloud, huge towering cloud. evacuations underway in several neighborhoods. we zront reports of injuries at this point and our sister station in los angeles reports three structures have been damaged and firefighters have brought in tankers to battle flames, temperatures the 8 degrees winds at 20 miles per hour and we zront a word yet on what spark that had fire. >> there is a promise of help

for several san francisco small businesses damaged or destroyed by a four larm fire a week ago today. the fire happened on ocean avenue not far from city college. >> the mayor says he does not want them to suffer through red tape as well. >> bridgett miller lost everything she's worked for. a four alarm fire a week ago today injured two firefighters and damaged 10 businesses along ocean avenue. one of them her diamond hair salon. the mayor, fire cheif, -- chief and police chief met with business and property owners promising a city-wide response

to get them back up and rubbing. >> this coordination is somewhat unprecedented but one i feel is appropriate for people who face disaster. we want them to feel that the city wants them to recover quickly. >> this idea to stream line the permit process. the mayor believes this commercial corridor is beginning to blossom. and there are owners now being promised targeted attention from the planning department and small businesses commission just to name a few. >> there are spaces. >> this is my first time, i'll see if i can have faith in the city. i'm hoping.

i'm hoping. i've got a lot of good words this morning but i'm -- action is what is going to be speaking for itself. >> and this mayor says there is an nir tiff helping revitalize commercial door doors throughout the city. and what is it the city says they have to do to get things there on the fast track. >> and later a crack down on an accessory that makes air travel more comfortable for overweight passenger autos and a back to school shopping spree. the story coming up. >> i'm sandhya pat yes. looking from our mount tamalpais camera, cooling marine layer kicked nchl

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a special shopping trip for three dozen students. they were able to stock up thanks to salvation army and target. >> this is to make sure she's ready for school.

>> when does school start? >> tomorrow. >> for her big sister it's a day of what she says was a long summer. >> are you looking for forward to student -- school? >> yes. >> for her dad this shopping spree is welcomed relief to what might have been a tough beginning of the school year. >> i need help this year. and she said come over and she help immediate out. and sent me a couple classes and said they had vouchers. why not? more help, merrier. single father. >> and each year, target donates $1 million and has this program for four years but have been seeing an increased need. and they were able to serve 10 more students this year than last year. >> the goal is to help as many as we can.

to come in to go shopping and get school supplies. >> back to school clothes are allowed. to help parents there is every family is assigned a volunteer to help. >> in san bruno abc 7 news. >> we want to take this moment to thank those of you who contributed to the abc 7 dream campaign. and our thanks to kathy s of hayward and glenn n of redwood city. >> and every like will make a difference in the life of a foster child. >> and as you look at the temperatures for wednesday, we're looking at 82 in tahoe. could see a slight possibility

of thunder there. look at the heat. there is 108 in vegas. there is is 05 in fresno. los angeles 86 degrees. looking at our smefr spread you'll see there is a wide range, fog going to hang around. and this will head well inland. and there is temperatures falling in other areas as well. inland areas still warm. 90s in concord. 75 in oakland. 60 half moon bay. fog along the coastline, and we'll have high clouds and sunshine tomorrow afternoon. little bit cooler as i mentioned. >> slowly.

>> yes. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. why a beer vendor says he wishes president obama never stopped by. >> smart phone cameras are convenient but don't take the best photos or used to didn't take the best photos but they do now. i'm michael finney. coming up i'll show you gadgets that can turn your smart neen a full fledged camera with

energy policy took center stage today. >> president obama in each key swing states. >> in ohio coal country, mitt romney tried to shift the conversation to energy policy. >> we have 250 years of coal. why in the heck won't we use it?. >> he's blaming the obama administration for a so called war on coal as he tries to fire up voters in the swing states. and this administration put into place near green regulation and romney said it

puts a strain on the policy and job creation. >> none of those come from below the ground. >> in iowa, the president poke -- focused on energy but a different kind. >> the wind industry supports 7,000 jobs in iowa and these gr job autos the president said wind tower -- power can fuel job creation. asking congress to pass tax credits for wind energy companies and attacked romney and running mate, paul yin for opposing the credit. >> he said that there are new sources of energy, like wind is a ban. >> and president obama has done all that he can to make it harder for us to use our own energy. >> the candidate covered five

swing states today. abc news, washington. >> the owner of a beaver stand at iowa state fair is not happy the president happened to stop by last night. mike cunningham served the president a beer and posed for a photograph with him but cunningham claims it cost him 25,000s ndz sales. because the secret service closed his stand to the public. the registered republican says he appreciates the historical significance of the visit it came during the busiest part of the day. he says he won't have voted for mr. obama before and won't, now he was being friendly. and who gets to do that? >> 25,000s ndz sales? >> shah that is a reach. >> that is a lot of beer. >> moving on, there is hard to get wide angle shots, right? >> michael finny and you've

got the latest on new lens technology. >> yes. this are new add on lenses aimed at changing quality of smart phone photos. and consumer reports tested to see if they made pictures more perfect. >> david is a professional photographer. he's using his iphone more and more. >> i just find the opportunity to be unobtrusive wins out over having to lug cameras with me. >> but this camera doesn't have an optical zoom. >> most only have a digital zoom. >> consumer reports he tested two new brands for smart phones. the oo clip costs $70 and it's a three in one lens for iphone 4 and 4 s. >> there is a regular photo

taken with the iphone. here is the same photo taken with the fish eye lens. and consumer reports tested add on lenses from photo jojo. and this is to use them attach a ring with adhesive. the lens attaches to the ring. >> we found it sometimes came off the phone. >> consumer reports found a draw back. the lenses covered phone flash, however, testers found the clip can take beautiful pictures. >> close up shots were stunning. >> up shot? consumer reports says these lenses can expand a smart phone camera's capability. and with aware photo jojo only

work was a lens flush with the fob phone. if it pro truds it won't attach properly. >> and i just like photo jojo that. is it. i'm happy right there. >> all right. >> and faa is cracking down on the use of seat belt extenders used onsite by obese people saying they should not be bused even if they're labeled faa approved sm. airlines requiring obese people purchase a second seat. >> air force is testing an aircraft it hopes will reach six times the speed of sound this, is being tested over the pacific ocean near point mu fw. u. officials it will reach mock 6

or 3600 miles per hour. you're looking at video and po that point it reached mach 4. the waive riders intended to allow the pentagon to deliver missile strikes within minute autos all right. >> coming up next at 4:00 smashing loxry cars at 40 miles per hour. and there is some of the most expensive cars on the market. >>

and these folks are trying to get onto the lower deck of the bay bridge. and in recent years experts say cars have become safer and

crashes less deadly over all. but new test results from the insurance institute find mid-sized cars are especially vulnerable in a certain type of crash. and there is scott goldberg with more now. >> from the front corner of a car hits a pole or tree, the insurance enstit yut for highway safety says car makers should be concerned. >> vehicles are safer than they used to be, 10,000 people die each year. >> and the institute says a fourth of the deaths from a small overlap frontal crashes and in test crashes of 2012 models only three of 11 luxury cars earned what the institute considers good or acceptable ratings. >> this is representing a problem not being addressed.

>> you can see the issue in a side by side comparison. instead of the force of the impact, the force from the small crash goes to the corner. there is less protection. >> people are vulnerable. and forces can go into the compartment. >> in the test the solveo did the test and there is lexus 350 is did the worse. >> they are not required to have changes but often do because they say the safety institute ratings provide good publicity. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. you can like abc 7 news and you'll make a difference to foster kids for every new like

$1 goes to the sleep train dream campaign. >> thank you. >> new details in the chevron refinery fire, agents discovering what is so tough. >> and the dmv appointments here and across the state today. >> i'm sandhya patel. the cooling trend continues and i'll have the details coming up. >> this is video just released minutes ago showing a burned out area of a chevron refinery inspection autos good evening, this comes on a same day that an emergency alert was issued in martinez because of a leak there. that is three alerts between two plants in a week. we have live team coverage on

the problems and we're going to begin with john alston live outside with the latest reports. >> there is members of the chemical safety board bringing us up to date on their investigation to what caused this explosion and fire here last week. they said they've been at it several days now and several investigators are trying to piece this together. we released video taken by the chemical safety board of their inskbrorkts going in there and this is still a health hazard. there is fire damage with records to a beam overhead. they say that there are still hydrocarbons being released and they're spraying water on top of that. so there is a only confined to the immediate area. they leased photos