what it was is that it could actually -- got so hot it could spark without any kind of source. that's what happened they think, exactly why is unclear. chevron shut down the unit but it took hours to put it out. >> at my girlfriend's house, her -- the alarm first, after the alarm started i heard a couple of big explosions. >> reporter: many questions this morning still about what caused it. some wanting to know more about the notification system. details on exactly what was released. shchevron will have a community forum at 6:00 for all of the people who have questions but we expect to hear from them any minute now. of course we'll bring you live what they had to say. that's the latest from here, live in richmond, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 5:02. safety crews will continue to keep a close eye on air quality levels. the lingering smoke could pose a

health hazard for some. bob redell is live in san pablo with an update on some of the people who suffered breathing problems. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know that inspectors from the cocoa county health services department and the air quality management district had been taking samples around the area surrounding the fire. one telling the chronicle last night they did not find anything hazardous in the air. it's our understanding that there are more test results that are still waiting on those to come in sometime today. clearly, there was smoke and some people did -- or about 200 people showed up at doctor's hospital in san pablo. some children wearing masks. there were several more who visited the e.r. the complaints range from a sick feeling caused by the smoke to trouble breathing and other respiratory problems. >> light-headedness.

we could smell the stuff. >> wearing these masks, having a hard time breathing. >> headaches, migraine, and people's eyes are red and watering so it's not like a gimmick. >> reporter: there had been a shelter in place during the fire for the areas of san pablo, richmond and north richmond, basically asking people to seal themselves in their homes. but that shelter in place has been lifted. reporting live in san pablo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> the expectation is the fire should not affect your morning commute. today b.a.r.t. is running normally and the three b.a.r.t. stations that were shut down last night have reopened. now that includes the richmond station. for the east bay drivers who thought they were getting a free pass through tolls because of that fire, well, turns out that message was too good to be true. last night cash lanes were closed because toll workers were sent home due to the smoke out there. signs at the toll booth said do

not stop toll free. today caltrans says cameras took pictures of license plates and drivers will be sent a bill in the mail. drivers will not be fined extra for not stopping at the plaza. that makes sense because they were told not to stop. bay area drivers who continue commute in the east bay could feel the impact of the fire at the pump. coming up we'll tell you if the fire could push gas prices up. of course we're following the latest on the fire all morning long. >> officials from the chevron refinery are coming out now to give a news conference. we want to check in live. >> this is similar in concept to how refineries utilize flares and safety devices. the shelter in place was ended last night by contra costa county health services at 11:31 p.m., the refinery also ended our shelter in place by 11:49 p.m. last night.

all employees and contractors are thankfully safe and accounted for. three employees did sustain minor injuries but they have been treated on site. the fire started at our facility's four crude unit at 6:30 p.m. the source of the fire is still under investigation. 20 response vehicles and 80 firefighters were on scene to help respond to the incident including chevron's emergency response team, teams from other contra costa refineries, and fire crews from richmond, el cerrito, rodeo, hercules, that provide mutual aid. we want to again thank them for their efforts last night. finally, we want to just close by saying we apologize to our neighbors and this community for the fire, and the concern that we have caused them. we are now working to determine

the cause so that we can prevent such an incident from occurring in the future. thank you. >> we've been listening to an official from the chevron refinery this morning. there were three employees that were injured but they are said to be okay, no cause yet of the fire. we'll have continuing coverage, you can find the latest on nbcbayarea.com. and live reports throughout the morning. >> it is 5:07. dissension in the rank, could come to a head this morning for the san jose police department. union members are expected to decide in the next hours whether to take a no confidence vote on police chief chris moore. marla tellez is live in san jose with what's behind the vote. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. suffice to say if you are san jose police chief chris moore getting out of bed today may be a little bit tougher knowing what is in store today as the sign reads here, on the front

door of the san jose police officers association, vote of no confidence on chief moore from the membership is on today's agenda. this meeting is scheduled to get under way at 7:30 this morning. the issue is being brought forth by officer howard johnson who also sits on the p.o.a. board. he and several other officers tell nbc bay area there is mounting frustration with how this department is run so they want chief moore out. my colleague damian trujillo got an interview with the chief who says he gets it but he's not going anywhere. >> i understand the frustration i think it's a little misplaced. work with the p.o.a., i know they really want me to stand up and say that our cops need more money. i'm here to tell you i have been saying it our officers need more money to stay here. >> reporter: today the board is voting whether to take this issue to the full membership. if they vote no, then the entire

issue i will be dropped altogether. in the meantime, moore says he is staying focused on protecting the citizens of san jose. the city much like last year is having a rough year in terms of the number of homicides, so far almost 25 homicides on record for 2012, and statistics show the city's on track to tally 40 homicide this is year. that would be one more than last year. regardless of these statistics of course there are officers among the force who tell us that they absolutely flat out disagree with today's vote of no confidence on today's agenda. again this meeting gets under way at 7:30 this morning. they say that they support moore who has been chief for 18 months now. reporting live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> the time 5:09. this one is an uncomfortable warning for you. lock your doors and windows police cuts and rumors of easy targets boosting a burglary spike. the biggest increase in palo alto with a 63% jump in home

burglaries. oakland has seen a 33% surge, and in san jose, a 39% spike. san jose and oakland have fewer officers able to respond to calls. they are now focusing on homicides and rapes. on the peninsula there is a rumor in crime circles many homeowners along 280 are leaving their doors and windows unlocked. >> a good time to get to know your neighbors. hundreds of neighborhoods taking part in national night out. in the south bay a transportation safety event will be at the mayfair community center at 4:30. there are several hundred block parties in oakland including the east oakland trinity lutheran church starting at 7:00. along the peninsula, the cinnabar school is holding, well, holding a parade. petaluma holding a parade and barbecue. the annual event is to heighten

crime and drug prevention, gives awe chance to get to know your neighbors. people drive in the garage. it's important to borrow a cup of sugar. >> absolutely. 5:11. we check in with meteorologist christina loren looking at our tuesday and ahead. >> remember when they used to bake you a pie and bring it to the new neighbor. 5:11. hot days ahead. some of the hottest days of the summer so far. we're going to see a stretch of that hot weather so let's get to it this morning. it's cool out there. great conditions for an early morning jog. 57 in sunnyvale. 57 in san francisco. the upper 40s up in the north bay. weather headlines tell story. foggy at the coast, cloudy inland to start. hot this afternoon. basically, though, talking about a repeat performance. a lot of sunshine as we head through the second half of your day. then we get that extreme heat, very long period of hot weather on the way. to the bay area, today the coolest in the near future at 92 degrees at 4:00 inland, 78 bay

side and the coast 68 degrees. here is mike inouye. >> a lot of construction. road crews out there, no major delays but we'll point a couple out. 580 to east 80 should be clearing from the berk hi curve over the next few. 880, we have bright light construction, but no major drama there. on the orinda side of the caldecott a smooth drive. let's end with a look outside and see how things are shaping up. no problems across the san mateo bridge. the view from foster city, down the decline, easy. back to you. >> 5:12. coming up, plastic problems. we'll tell you why a south bay city wants you to keep the foam in your lat ta, not in your cup. >> we'll look coming up. >> i'm raj mathai. we're in london, talking kids and bed time. no kidding. back in a moment.

>> good tuesday morning to you. just in time for back to school, scott mcgrew tells us a new way to get text books for less. >> amazon is moving into the text book rental business. buying a text book can cost hundreds of dollars. amazon has been offering digital. but now we're talking about the old-fashioned book. they will even ship fort free and you can use a highlighter. though amazon says try to keep it to a minimum. it's a direct challenge for chegg doing the same thinking for years. >> apple says iphones and ipads will soon lose the popular youtube app. lots of blogs blaming apple but it's not clear who pulled out of the deal first. only that the agreement between youtube owned by google and apple has expired.

when iphone was introduced way back in the olden days, 2007, there weren't that many things you could do with it. remember, there was no app store and it didn't play flash video. still doesn't. the youtube app was critical to the early days of the iphone. you'll still be able to watch charlie bite his brother's finger either through your web browser or to a google built app which will show up soon. speaking of apple and biters, the apple samsung trial continues. apple accuses samsung of copying the iphone and ipad. apple tried to show that samsung was left in crisis when it first saw the iphone. internal memo complained the difference between its phones and apples were the difference between heaven and earth. apple trying to prove that samsung was so panicked it flat out copied the iphone. >> so interesting. >> it is.

scott, thank you. now to the 2012 olympic games. a live look from london, that is the olympic caldron bringing all of the flames together representing all of the countries participating in the games. we're day 11 and counting and the competition is under way. >> exciting. people talking about yesterday's team usa victory in women's soccer. let's go to raj mathai in london. the cal soccer star when it mattered most. >> reporter: oh, what a game it was. you know, what, about 10 years ago we had brandi chastain in the world cup gold. now we have another bay area soccer star in an olympic goal. what alex morgan did against canada in the semifinals last night. take a look. >> here comes the drop. oh, it's in! alex morgan has done it! >> reporter: yes, she has. the head ball. near the second overtime.

you can't get much more dramatic. team usa beats canada. a lot of bad blood between these teams. the gold medal match, u.s. against japan on thursday. you might recall if you follow soccer, japan beat usa in last year's world cup final so this is a nice rematch between two power houses in women's soccer. for another local, kerri walsh, it's about her kids. we're talking during the olympics that she has two young sons and her husband here. those sons are going to stay up late with her tonight. they got to watch mom. they are going to break curfew. the semifinals for beach volleyball. 11:00 p.m. london time is the match. walsh and her teammate taking on the chinese team. this semifinal might be even tougher than the finals if they advance that far. the two are looking for their third consecutive gold medal. another thing to look for later today in our coverage.

two members of the fierce five, not the fab five, the fierce five in action. two of the members, though all five will hang around. gabby douglas and abby raceman in the balance beam. it doesn't slow down here. you can't think that oh, we can't top what we saw. we can't top what we saw. but every day the beauty of these olympics so far every day seems to get bigger and better. speaking of days, i lost track. there is one thing i miss, a lot of comments what do you miss from the bay area. my family of course, but mexican food. >> really? some of the best. we'll throw a grand fiesta when you return. >> we're going to check in with raj later as well. >> the good news is you can experience that excitement of the olympics and maybe make a new friend or two at an olympic viewing party. >> an event put on by san francisco recreation and parks department.

nbc bay area is a proud sponsor. it's at civic center plaza. it's 9:00 to 4:00. there will be big viewing on the big screens as well as olympic skills games, try your hand at some. gourmet food options, arts and crafts and plenty of family fun. you don't want to miss it. >> a cool reason to bring people together to enjoy the spirit, being proud, share the energy. another hot day to do it. >> it is. a great day to check out our coverage. if you missed the events, i watched the gymnastics final, the team finals last night. it's so cool. it's there, limited commercials. happy to be owned by comcast right now. let's take you outside. it's going to be a great day to be indoors with the ac. at about 2:00 inland, too hot for outdoor activities at that point. anything that causes you to sweat you want to monitor your heat. your body heat. particularly tomorrow as temperatures spike even more so. 57 in san francisco.

wait till the seven-day outlook. unbelievable. it's not been this hot so far this summer. it's going to be hot about every single day this week. 56 in sunnyvale. take a look at this. this ridge of high pressure is so big and so strong it's pumping up moisture from the coast of baja dragging it through the four corners region. we'll see some of the moisture come into bakersfield, even los angeles. for us the biggest impact will be hotter weather. this ridge amplifies tomorrow. we're talking peak on thursday. 100 degrees in the forecast. that means places like gilroy that get hotter than livermore, for example, are going to get close to 104. it's going to be a cooker this week. warm breeze for today. temperatures not too hot yet. we'll be at 83 in san jose. 91 in livermore. take a look where we're headed. up to 97 tomorrow. triple-digit heat. mike is making a face. he's not excited about it. you know what, the good thing is if you park in the shade, if you

are prepared for this heat, you're going to make it easy on yourself. >> yeah. only like upper 90s. plus the parking lot heat. we're looking here, a lot of pavement. things are moving. you know christina delivers the message like i deliver the traffic. we didn't make it. we're looking here. the closure, southbound 880 at stevens creek boulevard. the off ramp closed. take it down to the same area, very light flow now on the surface streets so you're okay. a live look outside. 101 here, under the 680/280 interchange all of these headlights, it's manageable. close to the speed limit throughout. this is north of tully with no slowing. we'll watch over the next hour as the volume kicks in. out of fremont or into fremont, 880 moves smoothly. mission boulevard to 680 and through the area. we're looking at a nice flow for 880, no delays fremont up through hayward and the san mateo bridge. on the other side of the bay, palo alto with 101, there is that shopping center here,

northbound with the headlight, a smooth steady volume and light from palo alto up through san mateo and into the city. then 101 in the north bay shows a nice flow. the north bay t southbound direction is the commute. heading to lincoln avenue without delay through the waldo tunnel and to the beautiful golden gate bridge. fog is okay right now. visibility is great -- >> coming up, a field of dreams gets closer to reality. >> plus, you know you bring your own bag to the grocery store. but how about bringing your own tupperware to get your take-out? the latest plastic ban to hit the south bay. >> a beautiful live look outside. pretty clear. this is a live look from the south bay awaiting the sun's arrival. it will heat things up. we'll continue to check win christina.

>> it's 5:25. now when everybody goes to dinner you have to bring tupperware or a bigger appetite. the number of bay area cities have i banned plastic bags could be growing. cupertino considering a ban of containers. the backers hope the ban will reduce litter. the issue will be discussed during a council meeting later this afternoon. >> the largest private donation ever given to the city of san jose could be going towards soccer fields. today the city council will vote to accept the anonymous $4 million donation to build soccer fields for the allen at steinbeck elementary school. the money will cover construction of two full-size artificial turf soccer fields plus lights, parking and a bathroom. >> always important. 5:26. still ahead we're learning more about the leak that sparked a

massive fire. we'll have live team coverage. >> and will the refinery fire prompt more pain at the pump? we're going to tell you if a gas price spike could be looming. >> you expect a spike in temperatures according to christina loren. another scorcher out there. a live look over san jose, the sun slowly creeping up.

>> heard the alarm first and after the alarm started i heard a couple explosions. >> i have light-headedness and we could smell the stuff. >> the skies cloud as flames erupt at the chevron refinery. we'll have live coverage on what we're learning about a leak that sparked several explosions just ahead. >> a repeat performance, low 90s. we're headed toward the hottest wave of weather this year so

far. that's coming up in your full forecast. >> it's traffic tuesday, seeing a good flow over the san mateo bridge. we'll show you where you might be tapping the brakes, changing the configuration on the roads coming up. >> from the san mateo bridge to the bay bridge. beautiful shot there with the lights joining the sun coming up on this tuesday, august 7th, this is "today in the bay." >> good tuesday morning. we appreciate you joining us. 5:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. an update to the developing story we're following in richmond where flames are out, the damage is done. but questions remain as the smoke clears from a massive fire at the chevron refinery. we have live team coverage in richmond. bob takes a look at how the fire could now impact gas prices. but we begin with christie smith. what have you learned about the leak and do they know the cause

yet? >> reporter: well, i think that's what everyone wants to know. i can start by saying we heard from a spokesperson for chevron. she started by apologizing to the whole community for having to shelter in place and having to deal with this refinery fire t huge plume of smoke. but what we don't know right now is exactly what caused this refinery fire in the first place. she told us that part of this is still under investigation this morning. we know this started around 6:30 last night, sending the huge plumes of black smoke in the sky, prompting a shelter in place for communities including richmond, north richmond, san pablo and north oakland. many people complained of throat irritation and breathing problems. the spokesperson says that the shelter in place was lifted at 11:31 last night, five hours after this fire started. the refinery ended its shelter in place here about 20 minutes

later. what we do know is that they tell us they were doing normal diesel processing operations in crude unit four. there was some sort of leak, it ignited. right now the main fire is out. >> safety officials are allowing a small controlled burn as a safety measure to help reduce pressure. this is helping to ensure that more hydrocarbons do not escape. this is similar in concept to how refineries use flares as safety devices. >> reporter: earlier we were hearing that one worker was injured. she now told us that three workers suffered minor injuries, that unit four is offline now. chevron has investigators here, also outside investigators looking into a cause. of course many, many more questions about with this, exactly what was leaked, what started this and even notification procedures, a lot of people have questions about

that so chevron is holding a community forum in richmond at 6:00. reporting live in richmond, christie smith. >> as you can expect air quality a huge concern for people in the communities near the refinery. dozens showing up at the emergency room of doctors medical center saying they were feeling light headed and had trouble breathing. the bay area air quality district has set up air monitoring stations that were checked throughout the night and into the morning. the district says it will have results in a couple of days but for now, the shelter in place warning has been lifted in richmond, north richmond and san pablo. >> the refinery fire could impact the entire bay area in another way. a disruption in production could mean higher gas prices. bob redell is live in san pablo with what could be in store. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. yes, this fire from yesterday could increase the amount of money you have to spend to fill up the tank in your car by how

much will depend on how long it takes for chevron to get its richmond refinery back up and running. remember, that fire burned for several hours yesterday, it's not clear what kind of damage if any it caused. what happens there can have a tremendous impact on gas prices because it does provide so much fuel for the state, producing more than 240,000 gallons a day. >> obviously we're having problems with bob's audio. we're going to bring you another update coming up. >> we can tell you for the record this is not the first time a fire erupted at that refinery. in fact, it's the third fire over 13 years. back in january 2007, this fire burned for more than ten hours at the number 4 crude unit. the site of yesterday's fire. at the time of the fire, the refinery was preparing for scheduled maintenance and one worker was injured. >> we also take you back to

march 1999, hundreds of people were sent to the hospital with breathing and eye problems after smoke from a fire at the refinery spread across the western county. cal osha fined chevron after investigators found the refiner had not properly inspected a valve. we're following the latest on the refinery fire all morning long on air and on line. we'll have more live updates throughout the morning and the day on nbcbayarea.com. >> 5:35. a baby girl believed to have been kidnapped by her father is safe this morning but her father is still at large. investigators say jonathan martinez kidnapped his 1-year-old near tracy and threatened to harm the girl and himself. the abduction triggered an amber alert. police found martinez' car in a parking lot. it turned out he dropped the baby off at a relative's house. several family members came out to pleasanton yesterday to help. they tried to help investigators

with their search. >> 5:35. budget cuts taking a toll on safety in the bay area communities, average response time for firefighters have increased by more than a half minute after last month's fire station closures in east contra costa county. according to the fire chief in some cases the delay has been up to five minutes. the financially struggling district closed fire stations in brentwood, nightsen and bethel island july 1. back in june the average response time was 6:34. in july it increased to 7:10. >> summer making a late arrival for us. in august. we're going to feel it. >> the heat is on. >> the heat is on. good morning to you. starting with this live picture, beautiful sunrise over san jose. you'll notice here we don't have as much cloud cover as we did this time yesterday. throughout the inland cities, however, plenty of low clouds from san francisco down the peninsula. let's take you to your

temperatures where it is comfortable. 55 in oakland, 56 in sunnyvale and 53 in santa cruz. fantastic conditions at the beach this week. that means hot conditions inland. the one thing you have to deal with if you are headed to the beach or live bayside, we have gusty winds on the way. you'll notice on the key where you get the yellows and the orange, that's stronger wind. we stop the clock at 5:00, getting some gusty winds throughout the greater bay area. that will make it feel more comfortable. we're talking about a warm breeze, so as we head through tomorrow, that wind will shift out of the north and that is our major warm-up in the bay area. it pushes that marine layer back out to the ocean and then negates that cooling that we typically get. this is how it works out. 92 inland. coastal cities about 68 degrees. by tomorrow, we wrap numbers up by 5 to 10 degrees, then hot all the way through next week. so stick around, i've got the seven-day outlook ready in my

next report. 5:37, if you have to leave right now, wait one more minute. >> don't leave yet. let me show you these maps. we have construction to point out. there is a closure, that's why we point out this road block westbound 580, i still have reports in my system that the connector to eastbound 80 is closed so you know, get off early there, that's the san pablo avenue exit. get off there and pak powell street west. it's counter commute for most people but if you drive that way that is your commute so that's why i point it out. northbound 680, toward the benicia bridge. we had a lane configuration, construction continuing today and for the next week, so you may see slowing as we do right now. couple of lanes blocked. and changes at the fast track lanes heading to the toll plaza. all day till noon when they pick up that construction. live look outside, on the peninsula side of the san mateo bridge, highway 92 with coming onto the high rise a smooth

drive. that's the westbound. look at that beautiful silhouette of the hill tins distance. another live look t golden gate bridge shows you no problems for visibility across the span. an easy drive out of the north bay into the city. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:39. coming up, the other side of the olympics, we're going to show you the rough and tumble neighborhoods overshadowed by the glimmer of the gold. >> reporter: several san jose police officers are losing confidence in their chief. and this could mean a no confidence vote for chris moore. i'm marla tellez with that coming up. >> we take you live outside, a beautiful look of the bay bridge. the sun comes up. a nice shot of traffic flowing by.

>> 5:41. this morning a wisconsin police

officer is clinging to life after being shot nine times during a deadly attack on a sikh temple. lieutenant brian murphy, a 21-year veteran of the force is in critical condition but he is expected to survive. officers say murphy was shot by this man, 40-year-old wade michael page, a 40-year-old army veteran who unloaded handgun at a sikh temple, killing six, injuring three. page was killed a short time later in a shootout. sles gers say page was the former lead of a white supremacist heavy metal band. they believe he acted alone. >> a plea deal is in the works for an arizona man accused of killing six people and wounding 13 including congresswoman gabrielle giffords during a mass shooting that happened in tucson last year. jared lee loughner is expected to plead guilty. if he is able to enter the

charges the judge will consider accepting the plea. >> a break in ranks could mean a no confidence vote for chief chris moore. a decision whether to vote is due by the police officers association. marla tellez is live in san jose with what is behind this push. good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. there is just one police officer behind this push, his name is officer howard johnson, he also happens to serve on the board for the police officer association. he is the one who put this on today's agenda. they have a 7:30 a.m. meeting here at union headquarters. you can see from this, vote of no kof dense on chief moore from the membership scheduled today. officer johnson and several officers say they're frustrated with the chief and how he runs the department. chief moore tells nbc bay area he knows they are frustrated specifically about pay, and chief moore says he is working to get them more money.

he spoke to damian trujillo about the issue and clearly he's taking it in stride. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> how do you fix this? >> it is depends. we'll see what happens on tuesday. >> reporter: other officers say they are pleased with the chief's job performance and that 18 months he served he had his work cut out for him over the last year and a half with the growinging homicide rate, he has been criticized for traveling too much and spending too much time away from his city. to be clear, today's meeting will address whether or not to take this vote of no confidence to the full membership. so today if they vote no the entire issue will be dropped altogether. live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> right now we'll tell you today is national night out. law enforcement across the bay area once again hosting events to try to crack down on crime. san francisco police will be at the boys and girls club at 3:00

today, a national night out caravan will go through 20 neighborhoods in richmond. that starts at 4:00 at the tarkt parking lot. the event ends with a party at 9:00 in the community garden on the peninsula several block parties will be held in san mateo, those start at 6:00. >> uniformed officers -- actually -- uniformed i should say b.a.r.t. officers will pass out crime prevention information at train stations starting at 4: 4:00. >> back now to the london olympics games where it's now 1:45 in the afternoon. a live hook at the caldron burning bright there. that's inside the olympic stadium. >> 1:45, almost tea time in the afternoon. while that no doubt beautiful there there is another side of london t one that the olympic leaders don't want you to see. raj mathai is live in london, he can explain what is going on

behind all of the beauty of the olympics. hey, raj. >> reporter: for the most part things have been fantastic. the london committee t city itself and the ioc, the international olympic committee has done a fabulous job. how they treat the vips, the fans, and even the journalists. but there is that dark side of the olympics that they don't want us to see but we pursued it a little. it's away from all of the glitz and the glamour on the television coverage. you're going to see all of the land marks of london and the beauty shots. it's a few miles away from the glamour, and yet it seems like a world away. this is the housing complex we're going to show you for the volunteers and the part-time workers. the part-time workers, the cleaning staff in charge of cleaning up the london games. it's hardly the ritz-carlton or the motel 6 n is an old scrap metal yard filled with barbed wire and not much traffic. they wouldn't let our cameras in. thousands of people, mostly students, live here during the

olympics. one college student from south carolina. >> 10 to a trailer. they are pretty much like storage units. they aren't great. >> in hungary, maybe 3 pounds. >> it's not great accommodations. they said those two gentlemen that there's about 60 to 70 people sharing one bathroom. so the facilities are definitely subpar. however, they said it's a chance of a lifetime. they are visiting from different countries and this is their olympic experience despite the poor housing. now to the olympians, the athletes themselves. we're going to keep a close eye on kerri walsh looking for gold medal three. and she says it's all about her kids. she's going to keep her kids up late, her young sons are visiting from california. her family is here from the bay area.

her match at 11:00 p.m. london time. so like it or not mommy is working late, and everyone's going to stay up to watch. her and missy may-treanor. if they win tonight they advance to the gold medal match tomorrow night. last but not least, what do you do after your competition is over and you're waiting for the closing ceremony? roll out the red carpet, michael phelps, his girlfriend, a lot of team usa swimming stars out on the town. if you go out to the london clubs and the restaurants you're going to see it. last night a vip party for the team swimmers, phelps, ryan lochte, a lot of bay area swimmers as well. natalie coughlin, dana vollmer and nathan adrian. there is glitz here after you're done with your events you have a good time. speaking of good time right where we are just behind our camera, by about 50 feet is the athletes village. apparently we won't know pause we're not allowed in, apparently they have a very good time when

the lights go down. back to you. >> a lot of muscles and models out there, raj. thanks so much. we're going to check in with raj throughout the morning. and when he's not on air you can get his great updates online and on twitter. >> that can be a new olympic motto. muscles and models. >> speaking of twitter which raj is on all the time sending out great shots, a special site playing host to an unlikely commentator. >> the man himself. samuel l. jackson, this guy has been live blogging. letting his thoughts out in the world. here's what he had to say about u.s. men's beach volleyball tweeting how could we take these dudes lightly? served by latvia. and track. the d.r. rocks 400 hurdles. solid gold. imagine sam saying it. finally, his take on tennis. congrats to andy murray for

taking that gold. brits getting their george jefferson on. moving on up. i like that. we'd like to share a couple more but you know, sam jackson, uses a salty, sometimes off color language so we can't do it. it's not for everybody but you can look it up. guy's racked up a million twitter followers. we were talking about that. >> we were yesterday in the newsroom talking about a character he is as well. >> so there is your connection. it's amazing with twitter how you can be connected. >> raj mathai as well, if you tweet him he'll tweet you back in many cases which is amazing that he does that for his fans. we aren't going to have that many fans of the hot weather inland. temperatures are going to be at their peak. and this is the reason why. you can see all we have out there in terms of the marine layer. very thin as high pressure is

squishing it to nothing. we're going to get enough of the natural coolant to keep it at 69 in san francisco. closer to 80 tomorrow. we normally hit the upper 60s this time of year, we're trading those 60s in for 70s and 80s. that's the beauty of the bay area. when it gets to be 100 degrees in concord, all you got to do, head to the beach. won't take you long and you drop off by 30 degrees. that's going to be the temperature difference as we head through thursday, friday, even saturday. so, taking it to your satellite imagery. you see all of these showers wrapping around in the clockwise form. well, this is high pressure. high pressure so strong that it's pulling up moisture from off the coast of baja, through the four corners region. we're going to get a little of that moisture tomorrow than today. hot weather on the way as this ridge amplifies. we're talking about potential for records as we head throughout the week and the longest stretch of hot weather.

we hit the hundreds but for a couple days at a time. talking about six to seven days of extreme heat. we want to make sure you're ready. by tomorrow it will be too late. beach weather, comfortable conditions. pacifica, you're going to git a high around 69. we're forecasting 70s in half moon bay. that's a beautiful day in half moon bay. the warmest beach city will be santa cruz, about 77 degrees as we head throughout this afternoon. highs across the bay area will be hot today, but you take your city, who at your high, fact on 5 to 10, that's what we expect tomorrow. by tomorrow 97 degrees. triple-digit heat on thursday, staying hot friday and saturday. and then we'll cool off sunday into monday. 5:52. >> let's go live out here, we'll see that. 101 showing a good volume of traffic northbound. under the 680/280 interchange. we have slow sensor readings

from tony road all the way up past the interchange where i showed you the live shot all the way to 880. likely things will slow down over the next 20 minutes and kick in after 6:30. we'll watch for that pattern. but know that the slowing has started. a lot more company down here. also a new accident reported 880 at 237, no details in from chp so sounds like there may be activity. we're seeing a slowdown. we'll keep that in mind. we'll watch this. 880 and 101 moving nicely. we'll give you a live shot to see how 101 is past the palo alto area. they have the shopping center. volume picks up but you could get your starbucks, head up to the city without delay. other side of the bay, 880 through fremont. it moves smoothly. the only delay is getting your truck weighed at the scale. the bay bridge on the oakland side, easy drive here, east shore freeway.

the volume builds. no metering lights. >> thank you. 5:53.

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make it day three. it's hard to find a lot of justification for this rally. a new study says parents should worry less about cyber bullying and far more about just plain old bullying. the study which examined american kids found not only a cyber bullying rare but 80% of the children who complained of cyber bullying were being bullied at school by the very same person. the study's author says of course all bullying is bad but says the media concentrates too much on the cyber part because it's new. you remember when myspace came out, a lot of things, they had a party and it was announced on myspace as if that were important. i think we latch on to the cyber part. >> interesting. thank you. >> still ahead, what fueled that massive fire at the richmond refinery. we have live team coverage on the investigation. okay, here's the plan.

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>> wearing a mask and having a hard time breathing and stuff. >> the fire is out but the problem still not over. what chevron is saying about its refinery fire that sent a ton of toxic smoke into the east bay skies. >> san jose's top cop taken on by the rank and file. why the next two hours will be very important for the south bay. >> out of this world. the first video of nasa's rover landing on mars. and the longest stretch of summer weather we've had so far this year is on the way. we're talking about extreme heat, not yet, today low 90s, inland bay side 60s at the coast. we'll take you through the full forecast. >> looks nice but the traffic is starting to kick in. accidents for fremont and one fire affecting your ride in the city coming up. >> one bridge to another, that is the bay bridge in san

francisco. multiple colors bringing in your day on this tuesday, august 7th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. happening now the fire at the richmond refinery is finally out, and the shelter in place order that has kept thousands of residents indoors was lifted overnight. >> we have live continuing team coverage. i want to check in with bob redell looking at how hospitals are handling the rush of people reporting breathing problems. >> reporter: good morning. because of the air quality we know that inspectors from the health services department and the bay area air quality district had been conducting tests of the air in the area surrounding last night's refinery fire. one inspector telling the chronicle that p