hazardous. more test results are due back today. there was smoke and many people sensed that in their noses and lungs. around 200 people showed up at doctors hospital, some wearing masks. several more visited the e.r. at kaiser in richmond. the complaints range from an overall sick feeling to trouble breathing and other respiratory problems. >> i have light-headedness. >> wearing the mask, having a hard time breathing. >> headaches and migraines and people's eyes are watering. >> reporter: there had been a shelter in place during the fire for san pablo, richmond and north richmond, basically asking people to seal themselves in their homes. but that was lifted around 11:30. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> christie smith is also covering this.

this was a press conference. we're told that christie smith has new information. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you. we have new information for you. we heard from a chevron spokesperson of course what you want to know if you live around here the main fire, the one causing all of the issues yesterday, that is out. they tell us that this started in a processor called the crude unit number 4 and while chevron doesn't know what started this mess in the first place, i can tell you that chevron has their own investigators out on scene right now, but also cal osha is here and investigators from contra costa county after a long night for thousands of east bay residents ordered to shelter in place after fires broke out at the refinalry here. it blackened the sky for hours. the shelter in place i think as bob said lifted p 11:30. health officials the main concern the fumes. some residents complained of throat irritation. a spokesperson told us what

happened they were investigating a leak in the unit 4 and then the fire broke out right after. right now they say, though, there is a small controlled burn going on so no more hydrocarbons are released. at the height of this 80 firefighters were here. a spokesperson explained the challenges. >> all of these crews worked together, they worked the plan, they used the best available technology and did an excellent job in making sure that this incident didn't become anything worse than it was. >> reporter: earlier we were told that it was one worker who suffered a minor injury. we're told that three workers here at chevron suffered minor injuries. everyone is coming back to work this morning, unit 4 is still down this morning but i'm told that the other units are functioning here. of course, many questions, concerned residents have today. so what's happening is chevron is holding a community forum that's held at the richmond memorial auditorium at 6:00 this

evening. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. east bay drivers who thought they were getting a free pass through tolls because of that fire, turns out that message was just too good to be true. last night cash lanes were closed because toll workers were ordered to shelter in place. signs on the toll booth said do not stop, toll free. this morning caltrans changed things up. in fact, the tolls were not free and drivers will be sent a bill in the mail. drivers will not be fined extra for not stopping. this morning b.a.r.t. is running normal hi and the three b.a.r.t. stations that were shut down last night have now been reopened. that includes the richmond station. >> moments after the fire erupted viewers captured amazing images of the flames and billowing smoke. you can go to see them on our home page at nbcbayarea.com. while there sign up for breaking news e-mail alerts and if you

see news happening send your pictures or video to news tips@nbcbayarea.com. whether you live near the refinery you could be affected. some warn drivers to brace for a jump of prices at the gas pump. coming up in about ten minutes, what's behind the hike and how soon prices could rise. >> we're following the latest on the refinery fire, both on air and online. we'll have live updates throughout the morning and the day at nbcbayarea.com. >> interesting to see how the weather affects all of that smoke, all of the particles. christina loren is here to tell us what's happening. >> good morning. when it comes to the particulate matter t the best benefit this morning, although it's a weak formation we're getting a little onshore flow that tends to help us purify our air quality. we're going to see gusty winds and that helps mix up our atmosphere. we're going to keep our eye on that for you. the best advice i can give you

it's going to be hot. if you don't have an air conditioner close the blinds before you leave for work. also this evening once temperatures drop open your windows in the sense you have moderate air quality along the peninsula, san jose, sunnyvale. open up the windows, that way you cool off your house in the evening hours and that will make for a more comfortable next day. foggy at the coast. cloudy inland. throughout the day, 92 at 4:00, 78 bayside, 68 at the coast. >> first of all we'll look to the peninsula where the freeways moving smoothly. there is a stall on 101, both north and southbound reported but i don't see major slowing. we'll focus on this area, south part of san francisco but not south san francisco. the ingleside area. ocean avenue, i have reports of a fire that's near capitol and may affect your k-line for the muni ride.

getting details, we have our chopper heading to the scene to let you know as it affects your drive and the people in the houses. a look outside, how things are shaping up for our look. fremont, traffic past the scales is smooth. a new accident at fremont avenue. we'll give you that coming up. founds hike it's slowing. >> 6:08. it's mostly symbolic. san jose's police chief could lose the support of his officers as they consider a vote of no confidence. marla tellez is live in the south bay with an update what this means for the embattled police department. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you are san jose police chief chris moore getting out of bed could be tougher knowing what's in store for today. the sign reads here at the police officer association. the meeting gets under way in

less than 90 minutes. the issue is spear headed by officer howard johnson, he and several others tell nbc bay area there's mounting frustration with how the department is run so they want chief moore out. our colleague damian trujillo got an exclusive interview with the chief who says he gets it but he is committed to san jose. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> how do you fix this? >> it depends. we'll see what happens on tuesday. >> reporter: it's very important to note that chief moore has the backing of the city manager who incidentally is the only one who can actually fire him. she says she's not doing it. >> chief moore, i'm sorry that he is confronting this, i am disappointed but i have the utmost confidence that he is a professional and will continue to work with all of the stake holders even though they might be turning their backs on him

during this difficult time. >> reporter: to be absolutely clear, the union today is simply deciding whether to bring this issue of vote of no confidence to the entire force f. they decide against this, and chief moore is off the hook. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> budget cuts now taking a serious toll on safety in the bay area communities. average response times 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 chief in some cases the delay has been up to five minutes. both dangerous and potentially deadly. stations were closed july 1. in june the average response time was 6 minutes 34 seconds. in july it increased to 7 minutes 10 seconds. >> 6:10.

you already bring your own bag to the store. will you have to start bringing up the are wear. >> and a bay area golden girl going for the 3-peat in london. >> and one of the favorite icons on your iphone may disappear.

>> welcome back everyone. 6:13. time for a quick check on the top stories. a three-alarm fire at the refinery in richmond is out but plant workers letting a small fire burn to bend the pressure. chevron says the air is now in fact safe and a shelter in place order has been lifted. >> the san jose police officers

association meets in about an hour to decide whether to take a vote of no confidence against police chief chris moore. some officers complained moore's leadership, about it, but the chief says he has no plans to resign. >> a newborn baby is safe after a woman tried to steal her from a hospital in southern california. police say the woman waited until the mother was in the bathroom, then put the baby girl in a bag and tried to carry her out. a sensor attached to the baby set off an alarm and officials were able to catch ramirez and return that baby safely to her mother. >> it is 6:14. investigators know the cause of a crash that killed five sailors. you may recall the boat capsized in mid april during a yacht race. seven of the eight people on board were thrown into the water. an independent panel released

findings. its report blamed the cap sizing on the course sailed. it says improved safety gear might have increased the sailors' chances of survival. >> the number of bay area cities have i banned plastic bags could increase. cooper teen backers hope the ban will reduce litter. the issue will be discussed during a city council meeting later on this afternoon. >> yes, it's day 11 of competition at the london olympic games. and the competition right now already under way. >> it's a big day in fact for kerri walsh and her partner misty may-treanor. they compete later today in the beach volleyball semifinals. let's go to raj mathai live in london with the duo hoping for

their third olympic gold medal. i think they can do it. >> reporter: they sure can. you're like me in the same boat, me, you and jon. if you keep your kids up until 1:00 a.m. >> i use a lot more concealer in the morning. it doesn't happen in the cannon house. i'll tell you that. >> that's the plan here in london. kerri walsh is going to keep her sons up and they are toddlers. the match starts at 11:00 p.m. they won't get to sleep until 1 or 2:00 a.m. that's how it happens. it's huge for mom and misty may-treanor. you mentioned two consecutive gold medals looking for number three. it's going to happen tonight, perhaps, the semifinals, against the chinese team. very formidable opponent. some say the semis are more difficult than the possible final. not just kerri walsh. other bay area athletes, women's

water polo, against australia, a bunch of names on the team, the stephan sisters from danville, also brenda via names to watch in the pool. usa against australia. on a national scale, remember it's not the fab five. they want to go by the fierce five. team usa gymnastics, three of the five will be competing tonight in various events. gabby douglas, aly raisman and jordyn wieber so it should be a dramatic night. but i don't know if we can top the drama from what we saw last night in soccer. >> here comes the drop. oh, it's in! alex morgan has done it! >> reporter: alex morgan indeed using her head. the header to win it. team usa alex morgan the cal alum, so a big soccer star, beats canada near the end of the second overtime, they beat

canada 4-3. now looking forward, team usa advances to the gold medal match thursday here in london. for most of the part now all of the soccer matches have been with in different parts of england but for this match it's thursday in london so team usa making their way back towards us here in the olympic city. that's going to do it for now. we'll see you later on this hour. and remember, get those kids to bed early or they are going to be cranky. >> you are telling me. >> been there. done that. >> get the anchors to bed early too. >> i try. >> you guys are cranky. never happens. good morning to you. you know what, you might have a little bit of difficulty getting to sleep at night if you live inland you don't have air conditioning. it's going to be uncomfortably hot. cue the ship. taking you out live. bay bridge toll plaza.

we're going to check on that with mike. this is the bay bridge. what you can see we have a little bit of low cloud cover out there. more so along the coastline. i love when that happens. but a beautiful sunrise. we're starting to get yellows and oranges, this will be the case for the next 15 twrks minutes. temperatures are comfortable as well. actually, let's show you san jose. how about that. 6:19. there it is. you can see we have mostly cloudy conditions here as well and we're going to check on the drive looking light. mike has some things he's watching. temperatures in san jose, 59 degrees. 57 in san francisco, and 54 degrees in oakland. with on shore know that helps to fewer fi our air quality. out here to the satellite imagery, you can see high pressure is strong, all of this moisture is going to make its way into the bay area tomorrow.

feeling muggy, sticky and much hotter. through your wednesday than what we expect today. 90s today. tomorrow the upper 90s inland. it works like this. hit the beach, 77 in santa cruz today. tomorrow we'll be in mid-80s. 83 in san jose, 82 redwood city. 97 tomorrow. the winds pick up as well. then the heat is on thursday through friday. get that water bottle ready to go today and especially tomorrow. heading out the front door, here's mike. >> if you're heading to 880, i told you about the accident at fremont boulevard southbound side. they moved the car to the shoulder. there was a backup forming off of the area, past the interchange with 92. a smoother drive, speeds in the 40s and 30s as you approach fremont boulevard. the other side of the bay the smooth drive for 101 and 280 up into the city but just off of

280, ocean avenue, the road is closed at capital because of that fire. the viblt for fog approaching is tough so they could not but muni has no delays reported through the area. ending with a look outside, we'll see what we have. there we go, 101, a smooth drive, the rest of the south bay coming up. >> scott and i were reminiscing thinking about summer. you get bummed. back to school. >> the good news for parents of older students. scott tells us about a new way to get books for less. >> a little good news. amazon moving into the textbook rental business. buying a text book can cost hundreds. amazon has been offering digital text books. we talk about the chemistry book. they ship it for free. you can use a highlighter so

amazon says try to keep that to a minimum. then you send it back. it's a challenge for chegg doing the same thing for years. apple says phones and iphones and ipads will use the popular youtube app. it's not clear who pulled out of the deal first, only that the argument between youtube has expired. when iphone was first introduced there weren't that many things you could do with it. there wasn't an app store. didn't play flash videos but had a youtube app from the git-go. that app was critical to the early days of iphone. of course you'll still be able to watch charlie bite his brother's finger. in some ways this is good news for google because it means they can get advertising involved and

maybe make some money off of that. >> charlie, thank you very much. coming up, field of dreams gets closer to reality.

>> 6:25. students get in trouble for drugs and violence at school, the district is supposed to document and turn it over to the state. >> it's how california keeps tabs on dangerous schools. but no one is checking if that data is accurate.

>> the website seem likes a great resource to compare schools. but what if we told you some districts are giving wrong information. and no one knew about it until we investigated. >> this data is flawed. some of it is inaccurate. >> for some districts it may be. for many that report accurately it's very useful. >> useful and used frequently. the data can be seen in studies, on safety websites, cited by the media and lawmakers. information we found to be inaccurate. incomplete, and sometimes downright absurd. >> there is no way to get around the fact that we reported some numbers that were truly absurd. >> schools are required to report suspensions and expulsions along with all firearm-related incidents. the superintendent of the san lorenzo school district says he had no idea the data his district submitted was wrong. until we told him. >> did you review the records

before they were submitted to the state? >> no. we review the financial portion. >> do you think you should have looked at this? >> no. i don't think i have time to go through every 300-page document. >> the state uses the data to identify persistently dangerous schools. a requirement under the no child left behind act. in california, pds is based only on the number of expulsions for specific violent offenses. if a school expels a high enough number three years in a row, they are designated as persistently dangerous. >> the districts think nobody is going to review the data, then they take it upon themselves to have des kregs how to report crimes. >> after the olympics we'll show you major orting errors by bay area school districts and why an assembly member is pushing for better record keeping. >> 6:27. we're learning more about the leak that sparked a massive fire at the chevron refinery.

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>> live from the new york stock exchange this morning awaiting the opening bell analysts say u.s. stocks headed for a third straight day of gains with more corporate earnings ahead. this is tech reporter scott mcgrew up soon with a priew. >> it's not just stocks that will be up. we're talking about high temperatures today and a heat wave bringing your temps toward the tijs. 90s today, 80s bayside. 60s at the coast. your full forecast in moments. >> bay bridge into the city and in the city a road closure update and the fire. now three alarms. >> it's 6:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

the chevron fire may have long lasting effects. bay area commuters could feel the impact of higher gas prices. bob redell is live in san pablo with how it will be felt at the pump. >> reporter: yes, the amount you spend to fill up a tank in your car could increase as a result of last night's fire by how much, though, will all 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. not clear what kind of damage it caused. what happens there, though, can have a tremendous impact on gas prices because it does provide so much fuel for the state. producing more than 240,000 barrels of crude a day. making it the biggest refinery in the bay area, third largest in the state of california. you cut out the supply, prices go up. another reasons prices could go up, there are strict rules that

require a particular blend ha is more environmentally friendly and because this blend is so specialized, there's not an abundant supply. any disruption can affect the price. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we have new information about the refinery fire in richmond. a chevron spokeswoman held a news conference a short time ago. she started with apologizing to the community for the shelter in place and the entire incident. the main fire is out, it started as a processor -- actually in a processor called the crude unit number 4. chevron still doesn't know what started the fire in the first place but it does have its own investigators on scene to check it out. cal osha is there as well as investigators from contra costa county. >> 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. >> three workers suffered minor injuries. everybody is returning to work today. chevron holding a forum at the richmond memorial auditorium at 6:00 tonight. >> we're covering breaking news out of san francisco where firefighters are battling flames at a commercial building located on ocean avenue and capital avenue in the engleside district. it's not far from san francisco city college. firefighters called for a fourth alarm so this one now appears that the fire is getting bigger. that fire broke out in the last half hour. ocean avenue is blocked to traffic. muni not reporting delays. we'll bring you updates as soon as we can. >> out of los angeles, the

family of marvin hamler saying the composer died at the age of 68. he wrote for the ground breaking broadway musical "the chorus line." no word on the cause of his death. police are searching for a father suspected of kidnapping his daughter e. they say he abducted the 1-year-old sunday  night. the 30-year-old had threatened to harm the girl and himself but she is safe. right now in her family's hands after police say martinez dropped her off at a relative's home in san lorenzo. the man's abandoned suv was later found near stoneridge mall. >> southern california lawmaker pushing for a national lgbt bill of rights. the assembly resolution 43 asking president obama and congress to include sexual orientation and gender identity in federal anti-discrimination

laws. assembly men rickardo laura says the goal is assure that gays, lesbians and others aren't bullied, harassed or discriminated against when it comes to housing, hiring and family leave. >> 6:35. reminder to lock your doors and windows. rumors of easy cuts are boosting a burglary rate. the biggest increase is in palo alto with a 63% jump in home burglaries. oak hand has seen a 33% surge. san jose and oakland have fewer officers able to respond to calls. they are focusing on homicides and rape instead of burglaries. along the peninsula there is a rumor in crime circles that many along the corridor are leaving doors and windows unlocked. >> according to meteorologist christina loren, the weather forecast is hot. >> it is. i wanted to show you our other

shot of san jose. we have a sun rise, hook at this sunrise this morning. beautiful conditions. you don't get all that long. another 15, 20 minutes. we're going to check on the drive with mike. hold up one minute. let's get to the forecast. temperatures are running nice and mild. thanks for that shot, ken. 57 degrees, he is our director, 56 in sunnyvale, 59 in san jose. your forecast works like this at noon, at 78 degrees. 78 degrees as you break for lunch. that means the low 90s, you can remember how hot it was yesterday a repeat. so 68 at the coast, the heat is on. temperatures ramp up as of tomorrow. taking to the seven-day in the next report. here's mike. >> as you know, as expected the bay bridge as the metering lights turned on. the backup now back to the 880

overcrossing. a pretty predictable build. not bad for a traffic tuesday but it will kick in over the next half hour. we'll track the approaches which move smoothly, our map shows that coming onto or off of the east shore freeway. in the city and update to what john told you we have more information now. this fire now four alarms. no injuries reported. it looked like this is a structure but not a residence. perhaps a business. looking at the closure for ocean and union. that reports the kt line has a bus bridge in place. there will be delays possibly affecting you toward san francisco city college off 280 heading in out of the city toward the college itself. let's get a live look. sorry, we did show you the bay bridge. we'll send it back to you. >> it's 6:37. despite million-dollar fund-raisers is the obama campaign running into a cash

crisis? the plea from the president himself.

>> breaking news in san francisco this morning. firefighters battling flames at a commercial building on ocean avenue near capital avenue in the ingleside district not far from san jose city college. firefighters calling for a fourth alarm so it appears the fire getting larger. we have a crew on the way. we should tell you that the muni k line is affected, the fire has been there for a little bit of a

time. ocean avenue is blocked to traffic this morning, and the muni k line is affected. a crew on the way. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we can. >> also this morning a wisconsin police officer right now clinging to life after being shot nine times during a deadly attack at a sikh temple in milwaukee. lieutenant brian murphy, a 21 year veteran, he is expected to survive. officers say murphy was shot by this man, wade michael page, a 40-year-old army veteran who unloaded handgun at that sikh temple sunday, killing six and injuring three. page as killed a short time later in a shoot-out with police. investigators say page was a former leader of a white supremestist heavy metal band. they believe he acted alone in the shooting. >> a plea deal is in the works for an arizona man.

during the mass shooting that happened in tucson last year. gard loughner is expected to plead guilty in exchange for life in prison. if he is deemed mentally stable enough the judge will consider accepting the plea. >> away from all of the glamour of the olympics there is another side to the games. >> they are the interviews you don't see but thousands of volunteers who travel miles to be there. the dark side of the game.

>> it's day 11 of the london 2012 olympics. this morning people still talking about the incredible overtime win in women's soccer. >> setting up that collision

course in the finals, a rematch. let's take it back to raj mathai. unbelievable for team usa with the cal player up there heading in that winning goal to put them in the gold medal match. it's all over the city. >> reporter: it's buzzing here in london. it's buzzing probably back in the bay area. what we saw last night. we like to do things in a dramatic way. 10 years ago brandy chastain with that famous goal. now a famous soccer star with a famous goal that came last night. >> here comes the drop. oh, it's in! alex morgan has done it! >> reporter: alex morgan way to use your head. the head ball near the end of the second overtime. it doesn't get much more dramatic. we mentioned the gold medal match now against japan here in

london on thursday for all the marbles, last year in the world cup final japan beat team usa so may be payback for the americans, thursday the gold medal game against japan. it's not just the olympians we're talking about. they get treated very well. we get treated very well and a lot of the fans. but it's not everyone that gets the first class treatment. here is part of the olympics you probably don't see, the dark side of london. >> reporter: these are the images we're used to but east of the glamour and even farther east of the olympic park is the road less traveled. the other side of the olympics, crawling with barbed wire, the side the organizers would rather you not see. after a day of cleaning the venues thousands of people, mostly students from around the world, come home to camp clean event. our cameras not allowed in. of the scrap metal yard turned

dormitory. >> we live 10 to a trailer. and they are pretty much like storage units. >> reporter: ethan is a college student from south carolina and agrees this is far from the hyatt regency. >> 75 people to one shower. >> reporter: don't be fooled, he like many are not complaining. this is their ticket into the olympics. >> i've been gone from america since may 15. i don't regret it. had one of the best times of my life. kind of regretting going back to school. >> it's maybe three pounds. >> reporter: for many it's not just about the salary. >> drinking money. >> reporter: about an experience of a lifetime even if it's rough around the edges. >> reporter: so not quite the ritz-carlton but they are making the best of it.

some glitz and glamour, hype of michael phelps and the u.s. swimming team. this the is what happens when you're done, kick back and enjoy the london night life. a v.i.p. party for a lot of our local swimmers, not just phelps and ryan lochte. they were enjoying the night life for a big time party. you get to hang out a few nights until the closing ceremony on monday. that's going to wrap it up. we've been talking me, you, jon and laura, i kind of have forgotten about christina. i don't want to exclude her. we'll give her a london forecast. it's well, cloudy, rainy, and it's, well, very much london so. ristina, it's like groundhog day here every day. >> there is a beaming light in front of all those dark clouds. his name is raj mathai. >> wow. that's magic right there. >> don't get jealous. >> no. i share the love.

>> you can celebrate the olympics by going to a viewing party today. it's happening in san francisco from 9:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. nbc bay area is a proud sponsor. there will be big viewing screens and olympic skills test and games, gourmet food options and kids arts and crafts. >> nbc bay area is your exclusive home for olympics coverage starting at 10:00 this morning you get track and field qualifying rounds, beach volleyball semifinals and the women's volleyball quarterfinal. men's diving spring board and yes, the women's water polo semifinal. where to watch your favorite sport head over to nbcbayarea.com. search olympic viewing guide. >> a cloudy day in london. what's in store, some warmth? >> we have a heat wave that really you know what i mean, today is not going to be too bad so i'm still smiling but you'll see my serious face over the

next few days ous i want to make sure everybody is aware of how hot it will be. we don't want any one to suffer from heat exhaustion or anything that is indicative of this very hot weather. i'm talking triple digit heat. i'll get to the seven-day. i wanted to point out we're losing those yellows and oranges. we have mostly cloudy conditions along the peninsula, and along the coastline. as a result our chopper was unable to fly. we'll check in on that all morning long. let's get to your numbers. comfortable conditions. a little chilly in santa rosa. the 46-degree start in santa rosa will help keep your temperatures at bay. the upper 80s and the low 90s. the reason, this ridge of high pressure that's gaining momentum, it's amplifying more so tomorrow so. you see this clockwise flow.

typically you associate with low pressure but this is the four corners high. we talk about the monsoonal moisture. we're going to get sticky conditions. humidity increases. hot humid weather on the way. yes, the hottest weather of the summer. a good way to prepare is go ahead and close those minds, 69 degrees in pacifica. if you close the blinds before you leave that will keep temperatures cooler if you open up the windows in the evening. that will make for a more comfortable night. lows only in the 70s like we expect in santa cruz. in san jose, 83, 82 tor almaden valley. and the heat wave starts tomorrow. all the way through this sunday. i want to make sure you're ready. make sure your ac is running in the car. >> you're okay. it's trachk tuesday, we see this

volume. we expect it northbound 101 north of 680. look at the maps where it's slow. the orange shows you speeds at the 30s, down to the 20s where it's read, basically julian treat through san jose. building from capital express y expressway, 87 slowing into downtown. more live looks. i'll show you what things are like here, heading south, 880 past the truck scales, slow between the bridge, down to mission boulevard that's what we're looking at. a live look across the bay, no problems. bay shore smooth. i'll show you something later. back to you. >> a little bit of a tees there. the all clear has been announced around chevron richmond refinery. christie is live. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. we heard from a chevron spokesperson this morning and what you need to know is the main fire is out. the huge plume of black smoke we don't see that this morning. they tell us this started in a processor called crude unit 4. they still don't know exactly how it started but they have investigators here from chevron, cal osha and contra costa county after a very long night for thousands who were ordered to shelter in place after the fires broke out. earlier a spokesperson for 7 ron said they were investigating a leak and the fire broke out after. if you drive by there is a small controlled burn going on. that is to ease pressure at the height of this. 80 firefighters were here. >> work together, they worked the plan, they used the best available technology and did an excellent job making sure this

didn't become worse than it was. >> this morning 7 ron is telling us that it was three workers who suffered minor injuries. unit 4 is down. the others i'm told are functioning. lots of questions for people who live around here. this evening chevron is holding a community forum at the richmond memorial auditorium to answer some of those questions. reporting live, christie smith, today. >> thank you. we are following the latest on the refinery fire all morning on air and online. we'll have more for you and you can always get information on nbcbayarea.com. >> in a little more than an hour a decision expected on a possible inconfidence vote on chris moore. marla tellez is live with what is behind this union beef. good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. we're about 30 minutes away from the important meeting, symbolic

but important for the san jose police department. the opposition association is going to reside whether to bring a vote of no confidence to the full membership in a general vote. the man behind this push is this man. also an officer, officer howard johnson. what's behind this push for you? >> i'm bringing this up to the membership because of the lack of leadership. >> can you expand on that? >> there will there is very low morale to the apartment. we have a large exodus of officers that are leaving. we have officers that you know, would say here 30, 35 years are leaving right when it's time to retire. as soon as the 25 year mark comes they're out of here. then we have the retirees. >> chef or offer johnson thank you for your time. this gets under way in about 30

minutes. we did speak to chief moore, that he understands but he's not going anywhere. we'll bring you the latest. that's the latest from here. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> 6:56. despite all of his fundraising trips to the bay area, president barack obama needs more money. you may recall he was in oakland last month for three fundraising stops including one at the historic theater. the obama campaign e-mailed saying if we don't step it up we're in trouble. it was sent out after republican mitt romney's campaign announced raising $101 million. the obama campaign raised 75 million. president will attend fundraisers in d.c. >> equities markets trading higher for a third day. >> leading scott mcgrew perplexed. >> i'm not sure.

there is talk maybe the feds stepping in. the dow industrials are up again this morning, the nasdaq is up 16 points to 3006. the local stocks apple slightly lower but when you look over the year it's up 52%. and then you've got chevron which we've been talking about is uf a half percent to $101. looking at pictures of the apple/samsung trial. the trial continues today to remind you, apple accuses samsung of copiying. there was a memo that said when they first saw the iphone, they realized the difference between their phone and the iphone was, quote, the difference between heaven and earth. apple trying to move it was

panicked. the trial continues. >> it's interesting to hear the details. >> we'll keep our eye on that. a final check with meteorologist christina loren. >> the difference between your inland temps and coastal, comfortable versus extremely hot. we're going to continue to climb throughout this wek, 92 degrees, inland, this is the coolest day of the week. 68 at the coast. temperatures soar. your full forecast and 7-day every 15 minutes. here's mike. >> the south bay kicking in for the commute northbound 101. focusing look at that all of the slowing north of that 680. up to the airport, 87 into downtown speeds into the 30s and 40s. 85 jamming up out of blossom hill, hanging up to saratoga, 85 building to cupertino. and of course in the city we're still following the traffic

impact of this fire closing ocean avenue at capital. the k line affected. students heads up that will affect you. over to you. >> thank you, mike. >> before we go, one last look at today's top stories. firefighters dealing with a four alarm fire in san francisco, a commercial building on eegs avenue. it's still burning. oh, avenue is blocked to the traffic. muni k line there on ingleside is impacted. no word on injuries or evacuations. >> a three alarm fire at the refinery in richmond is out but plant workers are letting a small fire burn to vent pressure. hundreds showed up with respiratory problems. chevron says the air is safe and a shelter in place is lifted. >> a meeting to decide whether to take a vote of no confidence against chief chris moore.

some complaining his leadership is not good but the chief says he has no plans to resign. good morning. heading for gold. the thrilling last-second goal against canada lifts the u.s. women's soccer team into the finals. >> oh, it's in! alex morgan has done it! >> while at olympic stadium, she pole vaults her way to the podium. they get one more chance to shine today, tuesday, august 7th, 2012.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. >> good morning and welcome to "today" from london a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. unfortunately savannah was getting a mani and pedi last night when the u.s. women's soccer team won it with just about a minute to go, maybe a little bit less. >> the truth is i was driving but i was constantly refreshing the web site on my iphone. but i was there for all the excitement. now the