concerned, cheryl. >> reporter: very much concerned indeed. the town hall meeting lasted for about three hours. the line of speakers extended out the door. >> we feel as if a bomb dropped on us. this is the fourth time! >> reporter: emotions running high at the richmond auditorium tuesday. >> you talk about it, but how in the world can i hold my breath? >> reporter: officials were med by angry residents and they held the meeting to inform and apologize for the black plume of smoke that blanketed most of the city. >> i don't understand what caused the incident last night. >> please hold! >> i have my personal commitment that we'll work with the agencies and we will get to the root cause of the incidence. >> the accident sent close to 1,000 people to the hospital, complaining of irritation in the

eyes and throat and problems breathing. bay area air quality management workers collected ground samples from six locations early tuesday morning and the results were in tuesday night. >> we didn't find chemical components that we think will pose a serious concern, but we are always concerned about the smoke. we had a big plume of smoke. it's probable that people were impacted by the smoke. >> not everyone believes chevron should go. >> they give this community so many resources, but don't nobody talk about the good things they do. as soon as the smoke comes up, all of y'all start blasting chevron. >> nobody should have to go to the doctor because of chevron, but we have to see what's going on in the government and hold people accountable. i want to live here. i want to have kids here. kicking chevron out is not the answer. >> reporter: chevron set up a claims process through crawford and company to pay for medical

or ezdential expenses. there is a nsh you can call at nbcbayarea.com. live in richmond, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. the refinery fire is driving prices a few cents higher at the pump and expected to be above $4 a gallon in the bay area in a week. the refinery produces up to 75% of northern california gas. stock prices are used before it is delivered spiked 34 cents in the bay area today. los angeles saw a jump of 31 cents. the disruption in the distribution of that gas is what will drive prices higher. in a week, bay area drivers could be paying as much as $4.10 for a gallon of regular. drivers say it's unfair that an accident costs consumers. >> that's a crime in itself. i think that they should lower the gas prices to compensate for

the pollution. >> if the politicians know, i would like to know what it is. >> by labor day, the price for a gallon ever regular could reach $4.50. >> new tonight, it's an alarming trend stretching across the bay area. burglary s are on the rise and fast. it's not just cities that have a high crime rate, but communities known for being safe. residents are taking a step to try to reverse the trend. george kiriyama is live where it's national night out. george? >> that's right. alarming numbers here when you see palo alto with a 63% increase in burglary s. at this current pace, palo alto could have close to 240 burglary s by the end of this year. this and cities nationwide for the national night out. in the warner heights area, these neighbors are on alert. >> we're watch out for each

other. things happen like my moms ens out e-mails to the neighborhood alerting them. >> once a year, neighborhoods come together for national night out, the chance for people to get to know each other, something that never has been more important. >> if you know your neighbors and you know who belongs and something is not right, you know what to report. >> a double-digit jump in burglary s in every bay area city. take a look. oakland saw 33% and san jose 39%. a city known for the up stale neighborhoods, palo alto leads the list with a whopping 63% increase. that's 116 burglary s just in the first six months alone. >> it's shocking. >> gloria reid lived in palo alto for 50 years and said there is a false sense of security living in a nice neighborhood. >> they are going to get away with it. because we do leave our doors open. we do leave things and it's

attractive to be able to take something away. >> something else making the neighborhood more vulnerable, upscale homes are targeted for two reasons. easy access to the freeway and they have something burglars want. >> they're look at the house and think this is a wealthy person. has no problems at all. >> another possible fact that we have seen police lay offs in san jose and oakland and that forces both departments to focus on violent crimes instead of property crimes like burglary s. nbc bay area news. >> it is a widespread problem. thank you so much. >> a big day for team usa in london. one of the major headlines, kerri walsh in a nail biting match. they will face familiar opponents. >> usa on usa action there.

raj mathai joins us live from london and the highs and lows in the world of gymnastics. boy, account that have been more heart breaking and exhilarating at the same time? >> it was a wild day here in london. now on tuesday morning, you know where we are? not just anywhere, but buck ham palace. the queen and the royal family getting their day started. the royal guards and the changing of the guards will happen in a couple of hours from now. a lot happening. we will give you perspective. the buckingham palace behind me and we will swing our camera around this way. down that road is where the beach volleyball court is and where kerri walsh and misty may treanor dominated. let's show you how it shook down. kerri walsh and misty may treanor against chinese counterparts and they trailed

early, but they battled back and came back to win it in two sets. that means kerri walsh and misty may treanor will advance later tonight london time against not the chinese and brazilians, but another team from the united states. >> i feel really proud and humbled. we eeked it out because we had faith and never stopped believing. we stucking to and we were down big and stucking to n game two. that's what champions are made of and we have so much more in us for tomorrow. we want the gold medal so bad. >> from volleyball to team usa water polo. this story is all about danville. the stephans sisters. maggie and jessica are sisters from danville and both play on the team and both were a huge part of what happened in the water. meag stephans scored four goals including in overtime. jessica also scored a goal.

it was a close match for team usa who beat australia in overtime. the polo team advances to the gold medal match against spain and that match is on thursday. not just the local olympians, but the national stars as well. team usa gymnastics, so much hype for the team and captured the attention of everyone across the country. aly riesman with an emotional roller coaster. 18 years old and she ends her olympic experience on a high note. bronze in the beam and a gold medal on the floor. how about that for aly riesman, really, really doing well. technicalities have brought her down and elevated her in gymnastics. her teammate, the flying squirrel, gabby douglas with a sour note as she ends her olympic experience. she fell on the balance beam. she finishes seventh, but none the less, no problems, coming back to the united states with

two gold medals overall. >> i definitely didn't want to end this way. but you know what, if it wasn't my time to shine, it wasn't my time to shine. i am happy for aly. she is up on the podium and she deserves it. i am glad to go home with two gold medals. >> so many people rooting for not the fab five, but the fierce five including gabby douglas. when we return, we will tell you an insight into the royal family and how to determine if the queen is at the buckingham palace. that's coming up after the break. >> see you in a little bit. usa girls showing a lot of class whether winning or losing. coming up, the investigation covered with local schools giving the state bad information about dangerous students. . >> to get around the fact that we reported some numbers that were truly absurd. >> a few flaws in the state

system meant to identify dangerous schools. >> a bay area firefighter comes to a rescue when a woman goes into labor along a local highway. why his timing was great in more ways than one. >> i'm jeff ranieri in the weather and we are tracking plenty of heat and who has the best chance of hitting 100 degrees. not only that, but the air quality for a while. the full details in a little bit.

friends and family of a well-known gymnastics coach are mourning his death tonight. >> he was just this gentle soul. he had all these different

gymnastics equipment and not only would he teach the kids about gymnastics and balance, but there was a lot of freedom for the kids as well. >> 57-year-old russell wright drowned when his foot got trapped in the merced river last week. the gymnastics coach lived in san mateo, but taught children of all ables at the lutheran community school in palo alto. a memorial service will be held for him tomorrow. he is survived by two daughters. >> does your kid go to a dangerous school? every year the state makes that kind of information about weapons, violence and drugs in california. what if we told thaw data is often wrong? we have uncovered major flaws with the system set up to identify which schools may be risky she joins us live. jenna? >> if you wanted to know how many students were expelled for having a knife at school or the number of students suspended for

injuring someone, it is posted on the state's website. we found districts were giving you the department of education and you bad information. no one knew about it until we investigat investigated. when elementary school students get in trouble, it's not usually for guns. that's exactly why half the student body at lorenzo manor was suspended last year. 1500 is you spendisuspensions. more than the number of students enrolled. >> we have not had a gun in the district in over four years. >> why did the superintendent tell the state more than 6500 students in the san lorenzo students were suspended for it last year? they blame a reporting error. >> nor way to get around that we got around numbers that were truly absurd. >> those absurd numbers are post

on the state's website. schools are required to report is you spendings and expulsions along with all firearm related incidents. the superintendent said he had no idea the data was wrong. >> did you review the records? >> we review the financial portion of it. >> do you think you should have looked at this. >> i don't think i had a time to go through every 300 page document. >> most of the time the information is correct and somehow this time it was not. >> we're found it was not accurate the year before either. they didn't submit any data for most schools. >> you didn't realize this last year? >>y in. >> those are big mistakes to be making. >> we expect districts to accurately check the data before they report to us. >> stephanie manages the data submitted by all california districts. >> there is no responsibility on the state's part to monitor the data.

>> yet the state uses the data to identify persistently dangerous schools. in california, pds is based on only the number of expulsions for violent offenses. as they expel a high enough number, they are designated as persistently dangerous. with the number of people expelled in 2009, this district was flagged as at risk. it shouldn't have been. we checked the record and found the district submitted wrong information. students were caught with weapons, but you won't see in the state's data. is you spendings were coded incorrectly. the superintendent said he is looking into it. >> a lot of parents. >> the superintendent said the lack of oversight means districts could be misreporting crimes. >> they thought that no one would review the data and then

they take it upon themselves about how they want to report crimes. >> the data is flaw and some is not accurate. >> for some districts it may be flaw and for many that report accurately, it's useful information. >> useful and used frequently. they can see on safety websites cited by the media and even lawmakers. information we found to be inaccurate and increte and downright absurd. >> people have flaws with the program? >> i believe improvements could be made. you address one area of improvement and that could be closer monitoring at the school sites and the district and the state. >> right now there is no federal funding for the state to monitor or audit the data. the department of education is doing the best it can with the resources it has. all the districts that reported wrong information say they are working to correct the data.

that's also important to note no school in california has been labeled persistently dangerous. the law went into effect ten years ago. >> thank you very much. very good information in that report. if you have a tip for the investigative unit, give us a call. send us an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >> we are going to return to london and check back in with raj mathai live at buckingham palace. >> getting the royal treatment. seems like the queen mum loves you. >> still waiting for the invite for afternoon tea. it must be lost in the royal mail. we are getting royal treatment here. i think a lot of people are. the fans and the vips and the olympians. when we talk about the royal family, there is a lot going on here that increased the visibility not just here in the united kingdom. we are talking about prince

william and harry and charles and the queen mum. the los angeles goes on. prince william and kate middle and continued on to this year. earlier the queen's jubilee. it was a fantastic event and the olympics. the royal family has been no strangers. several evens almost on a daily basis. we sat down with the british ambassador and he said this is mow mistake. this is all by design. >> i think what the royal family has done is in a seamless way modernized itself. like the terms. the reality is that from the days when she herself was the great innovator, television should cover her coronation with the senior officials in 1953 and saying they were not short of a good idea. the queen herself has been at the forefront of the modernization. >> okay. so that is really part of what's going on.

a strategy like a business endeavor from the royal family. here's a bit of insight for you guys. there is a flag on top of the buckingham palace. if the queen's flag is flying, she no residence. right now it's not flying so she is not here. maybe that's why i didn't get my invite to afternoon tea. >> clearly that's why. >> back to you. >> thanks so much. >> she is out with daniel craig obviously. thank you very much. >> let's get a check of the forecast. >> take a look at current numbers. milder than this time last night. warmer air moving in aloft keeping us at 64 in concord and 68 in napa and 62 in livermore. live to the hd skycam ra and we are fog-free in downtown san francisco. cloud cover back near the coastline and not expecting major fog events if you are looking at flying or picking anyone up from the airport, we

shouldn't have delays. across the map, we have monsoonal moisture. we won't see any of that, but high pressure building in strong will be slightly off to the west and the north and that will provide warm to hot air. we think not only for wednesday and thursday, but as we have been seeing for friday and saturday and sunday, it's not going to be hot for everyone. we will find 60s and 70s and back in the interior valleys, 80s and 90s. by thursday is will be hot, hazy and the air quality will suffer and the pollen will rise. 10 to 15 degrees. what we had for today. we will be dealing with 48 and in san rafael and 49 in napa and 59 in concord. the more south you go, the more comfortable the temperatures will be. a little bit warmer here with 91. 90 in los gatos. 89 in san jose. the widest heat will be in the east bay because a lot of the

hot air is coming from the east across the west. that will bring in walnut creek and 95 in livermore. as we have been saying, remember the water and 91 in santa rosa. as you get closer to the bay, a lot more comfortable. 88 in sonoma and 78 in berkeley. the heat over the next few days, not going to be hot for everyone. more comfortable it will be. not too bad here. the olympics on wednesday, we have beach volleyball happening and a little bit of shower activity for that game, but as we head to thursday, some of the best weather of the olympics happening in upper 70s to near 80. partly cloud to mostly sunny skies. as we heard earlier from raj mathai and the olympics team, two usa women's volleyball teams will go head to head for tomorrow for the gold. the first time in history it happened. this will be kerri walsh and

misty may treanor. at least gold and silver, but will misty may treanor and kerri walsh take home three consecutive gold titles? wait and see. hot spot is saturday and sunday with upper 90s to near 100. >> it is hot. we'll be right back. ♪ here we go! ♪

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. >> welcome back. the giant and it is a's had big games on tonight. let's begin with the g man. taking on the st. louis cardinals. buster posey looking to stay hot. posey, three runs shot to right center. his 18th of the season. 3-0 giants. barry zito in the bottom of the sixth. broken bat and ends the inning. giants going to get the win. angels and a's. second and third place teams. the bottom of the first. that makes it 1-0. bottom of the seventh and the a's are up.

look out. josh redick and this one is out of there. solo shot. 10-1, oakland at that point. the final was 10-4. also pablo sandoval is not able to come off the disabled list until thursday. she will do a short rehab before he joins the g man. we will be right back with more news after the break. and i tho, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team.

. >> another great night. janelle has the olympic update. keeping close tabs and i can feel tomorrow, we have the big volleyball match. the first time that usa has met the usa. >> it will be huge. a gold and a silver for sure. >> the glass half -- full. >> i never came up with that. >> is you. see you tomorrow.

welcome back to continuing coverage of the games of the xxx olympiad. from you're studios in london, mary carillo. >> a chilling evening in london as the games roll along. hi, everyone, and welcome again to olympic late night. we have an action-packed show tonight including gymnastics and the men's parallel bars final as well as track and field and the semifinals of the men's 800 meters features world record holder david of kenya and the american. we begin with diving and the final of the men's 3 meter springboard. china was looking for the sixth diving gold medal in as many events in london. the leader after the semifinals

was defending champion he chong. ted robertson and cynthia potter have the call. >> one question has arisen heading to the finals of the men's 3 meter springboard diving and it's not often heard in this sport in recent times. is china threatened? he chong is the defending gold medalist and two-time world champion. narz no confess zakharov of russia has the talent and diving to challenge for gold. america has not won an individual men's diving medal in 16 years. troy dumais hopes to end that drought tonight. this is the first two rounds. >> he chong defending olympic champion splashes big in wound one. troy dumais in round two, a reverse two and a half with one and a half twists. almost 85 points. terrific dive. and here's the most difficult backspining dave