move on to tonight's gold medal match. we go from kerri walsh and beach volleyball to water polo. >> we never stopped believing. we stuck together in game one. we were down really big. we stuck fotogether if game two and started to let it slip away. we have so much more in us for tomorrow. we want that gold medal so bad. tomorrow means tonight in london. a big match against that team from orange county for the gold medal. one thing we know for sure, team usa will wind a gold and silver, just a matter of who gets what. let's go to water polo. more bay area stars involved. the steffens sister, maggie jessica steffens from danville both a huge part of the team against australia and the finals. maggie with the game-winning goal in overtime. she scored four times and her sister scored once and they counted for five goals.

team usa water polo advances to the gold medal match against spain on thursday. when you think b.a.r.t.about th olympians, it's world class but not everything goes according to plan. this is the german weightlifting champion and this is difficult to watch. 432-pound barbell comes crashing down on his neck. he was okay. the medical staff did rush to his aid and got him on his feet and he went to the hospital to make sure everything was fine. he's okay. you see the fine line here, the difference between succeeding and not succeeding. he'll be marching with the germans for the closing ceremony and enjoying the olympic experience. that's the latest from london. see you this morning. >> it makes my neck sorry to see that. >> kerri walsh going for the

gold tonight at 8:00 on nbc bay area. also tonight the track and field gold medal finals and the qualifying rounds of the women's platform diving. stay with nbc bay area both on air and online with all the action from the 2012 games. our man on the move will be back in a few minutes with another liver update from london. you can follow him on twitter. continuing coverage of the refinery fire in richmond this morning where it is already driving prices at the pump a few cents higher. these are live pictures from a 87 gas station on north first street in san jose. aaa predicts gas prices across the bay area will climb to $4.50 a gallon by labor day because of that fire. this morning residents near the refinery are outraged about everything from the fire itself to the way chevron handled it. christie smith is live in richmond with the details.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're in the middle of a shift change so employees show up at the refinery this morning. we expect investigators to be back here, state, local and federal. stilt don't know what caused this it leak in the first place, but the apology that chevron offered to people nearby who live around here, that was met with boos last night at a town hall meeting. the crowd was angry demanding that chevron do more to protect its neighbors. the leak at the refinery on monday sent a huge plume of thick, black smoke into the sky. it could be seen for miles. for thousands of people with shelter in place, hundreds showed up in hospital complaining of eye and throat irritation and breathing problems. they wanted to know what turned up in early air testing, and the discussion that followed didn't calm people down. >> this is like a bomb being dropped on under the circumstances for the fourth time. >> how in the world can -- how long can i hold my breath?

>> reporter: now, some protestors u-urban farmers, showed up and said they had to throw out their vegetables because of safety concerns. the air quality management district says the toxins ethanol, freon and benzene were found but they believe they were below harmful levels. others in the crowd were upset over the community alert system about this saying the notifications were spotty. others said they were upset that the incident -- they were on chevron's side actually saying that if vef ron went aaway, they would lose jobs or money, so they didn't like what happened. they also wanted to hear the company out. chevron for its part is saying it's going to compensate people who incurred medical bills or any sort of property damage. reporting live in richmond, christie smith, "today in the bay." new this morning after years of battling in the courts, the south bay's newest card room is finally open for business. bob riddell is live at san jose's casino matrix where the

dealing has only just begun. bob, good morning. >> yeah. i had a schedule. good morning, john. if you haven't been to a card room before, this doesn't look like your typical card room in the bay area. casino matrix has a glitzy feel to it. it wasn't supposed to open untille this morning at 8:00, but the customers have beaten the casino to the punch. word got out about a private opening for families and friends taking place yesterday. customers started to pour in. the owners are like, they're here. let they stay. they have 49 tables and 15 card games. this replaces the old garden city casino owned by the same people. that's shut down. casino matrix has added a few hundred jobs on top of those from garden city, and it's estimatesed this new location will contribute roughly $10 million annually in gaming revenue for the city, which is

about 2 to 3 million more than the old location. >> the taxpayer along with our xet to her, we bring more revenue than anybody else. we bring high-paying jobs to people who don't necessarily have to have a degree to get those jobs. so we bring a lot of positive economic stimulus to the local economy for sure. >> reporter: anyone who has driven by 880 has seen this eight-story structure just sitting there for several mohs. it was supposed to open in april, but police delayed this opening. they had to give their permission first. they had concerns about monitoring and surveillance and wanted to see better paperwork on background checks. the owners of the casino did sue and that failed. finally in the last several days the police chief gave his approval for gaming on the bottom floor. they're waiting for permission to open up gaming on the fop floor. nare only allowed two card rooms

in the guy. bay 101 and casino matrix, which means the garden city casino is closed. the ribbon cutting will take place two hours from now. reporting live in san jose, bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you very much. place looks pretty nice. let's hope they run the air today, because it's hot outside. >> you need it. >> economic the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. it's a scorcher today, and just be happy we're here in the bay area. temperatures in bakersfield and the valleys surrounded los angeles. we're talking about 110-degree readings today and even hotter weather throughout the week. what you look at here is a live picture. we wanted to find the fog for you, but in order to do so we had to go to the top of san bruno mountain looking down at mount diablo. very thin marine layer this morning, so not a lot of coolant off the pacific. a hot day ahead, if you want to get the outdoor activities taken care of, right now is the time

to do so. good morning in san jose. we're at 57 degrees here and 48 in santa rosa and xhily conditions in novato. yesterday was hot, and we add an additional 5 to 10 degrees of warming to the highs today. we don't want unnecessary accidents out there, no one suffering from heat exhaustion in the bay area. watch for the signs if you need an update on what they are. check ahead and check out my facebook page. i poste them there for you vividly. when you stop sweating, that's the biggest warning sign that your body is overheating. 97 degrees inland today and 71 at the coast. we go through the full forecast. my seven-day is ready to go showing you which day is the warmest. we have hotter days ahead. here's mike on the drive. >> we have heavier traffic ahead as well, but right now it's pretty good. good volume coming westbound 580 out of the altamonte and verge with the 205. you go through livermore, and a

typical pattern so by the time you get to pleasantton and dublin. 680 no major slowing although it shows more flow. we should see slowing into the south bay soon. northbound 101 continues with the slowdown from the 680 up to 880. now you see the build from capital and tully and over the next half hour. we give you live looks outside. the pents la flows nicely westbound with headlights off the high rise. there's the drive from 101 and we end with this shot of the toll plaza. no meters lights. back to you. we're following developing news out of wisconsin. another person has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting rampage at that schick temple over the weekend. we will have the details in a matter of minutes. help arrived just in time after a baby is born on the side of a bayrea roadway. we'll have the details. two new ways to order --

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welcome back. time for a quick economic. authorities say a fire in the new world trade center tower is likely a false alarm. emergency vehicles filled the street this is morning after reports of a fire on the 88th floor of the skyscraper still under construction. the emergency call may have been related to welding. several hundred people packed the richmond auditorium last night to blast chevron officials about the refinery fire. chevron held the meeting to inform and to apologize to the public about that fire, which caused a huge plume of black smoke to cover most of the city. chevron has set up a claims process through crawford and company to pay for medical or property expenses that residents may have incurred. san jose's new casino is open for business. casino mate trix had a soft opeg

yesterday. a ribbon-cutting snoceremony wi be held this morning. to the lats he is in wisconsin where six members of a sikh temple were shot and killed. police have made another arrest. marla is following the latest held lines in our newsroom with the latest. >> authorities have arrested the ex-girlfriend theaged shooter. they say she was taken into custody on a weapons charge. officials say, though, there is no immediate indication that the woman is linked to sunday's shooting in oak creek. in the meantime, hundreds gathered there last night for a candlelight vigil to remember the six victims. a controversial execution is making headlines this morning. marvin wilson of texas was put to death in huntsville, texas by lethal injection tuesday night just hours after the supreme

court rejected arguments he was too mentally impaired to qualify for the death penalty. he was convicted of killing a 21-year-old police informant two decades ago. overnight hurricane ernesto making landfall over the yucatan peninsula with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. you can see the palm trees there struggling to stand still. ernesto has been downgraded to a tropical storm, and it is expected to weaken even more as it moves west. now, although there are no early reports of damage, officials say more than 1300 tourists stayinged on the peninsula were forced from their resort just as a precaution. thank you very much. 6:16. now back to the london 2012 olympic games where american gymnasts aly raisman finally got her golden moment. a last look at the olympic caldron burning brightly there. >> let's go back live to london.

raj mathai is there. raisman case out and nailed it and took home the gold. >> she sure did. a lot of smiles in london on this wednesday. on the front page of the sun is united blingdom. they're having a great time with their big-time hold of a lot of gold medals here. but also team usa is enjoying the smiles. we talked about aly raisman. she's doing we will. two med als last night. one bronze and one gold. the first time an american wins gold on a floor exercise. the xap taken of the u.s. women's gymnastics team. two more medals to add to the collection as she comes home back to the united states. her teammate, another member of the fierce five, a little bit of a sour ending to her olympics experience. we're talking about gabby douglas. this is rare and doesn't happen often. it happened last night.

she slipped and fell on the beam. she finished 7th, but she has two gold medals to take home back with her. >> 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'm so happy for aly. she's up on the podium and deserves it. this is my first olympics and i'm glad to go home with two olympic gold medals. >> so gracious not only in victory but in defeat. we will see the fierce five, the usa gymnastics team in the bay area september 8th to kick off their national tour at the hp pavilion. another athlete we're following is a local athlete, san francisco distance runner sharon rowbury. she brought her sport s psychologist to help her at the olympics. they're here together in london. shannon gets a kick out of it. she says it's very northern california. >> very touchy, feeley,

understand yourself. i have to stay true to san francisco. i have to stay true to my roots. >> a sparkling personality. sharon in just a few hours from now -- she has been working with her sports psychologist here. a few hours from now the semifinals of the women's 1500 meter race. a lot of locals to keep our eye on tonight. sharon, and, of course, kerri walsh and the gold medal of the beach voluntarily raul and team usa water polo in the gold medal match tomorrow. as we wrap it up here, we've been doing it for a couple of weeks guys, we've talked a lo with each other and christina. if mike is listening, the m-4 from heathrow is blocked up a little bit. >> we always worry about the baker lou line, raj. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> raj mathai, a little something for everybody. that's how he does it. sprinkling his magic.

>> great coverage. >> it's a lot warmer here than in london. >> i have a feeling that more people are talking about the heat wave than the olympics as we head through the next few days, because we really haven't had a taste of summer, not the dog days just yet. we hear the stories out of the east coast about sweltering heat, oppressive heatwaves. it's our turn, and what i can tell you right now is i'm looking 15 days out. trying to look out 20 days in some instances, and what i can fell you is it's going to be hot for the remainder of the month. so i really want to make sure you're aware of it. we have a cooler than average summer so far, just a beautiful sunrise. is this not gorgeous this morning? san francisco is not much of a marine layer. it climbs towards 75 degrees. let's hit san jose now. no low clouds whatsoever to keep us cool. the good news is san jose one of your inland cities not on the extreme side .

it's livermore in the triple-digits. san jose closer to 90 degrees today. your hour by hour forecast for the hump day, we want to help you get over the hump so we can enjoy the weekend ahead. 65 for san francisco for now. 90s in livermore and antioch. 99 degrees in livermore, feel the up difference from yesterday because temp its rafr up 10 to 15 degrees in some instances. we hold onto the triple-digits through the upcoming weekend. where we'll get a little break as we head towards monday and tuesday, let's show it on the piccadilly line. >> easy drive across the upper deck, but we have one lane blocked on the san francisco side. let's get a quick look at the peninsula, and we look at 101 through palo alto. northbound and southbound are okay down into the south bay. so the peninsula, no delays. i'll have more live looks for you coming up. >> we look guard to that.

thank you very much. a scandal in silicon valley in morning. were bloggers paid to say nice things? scott mcgrew has more. >> you remember oracle and google are fighting it out in court about the android operating system. the judge in that case has issued an unusual order. he wants to know if google or oracle have been paying bloggers to write nice things about them during that trial, and he wants names by next friday. oracle has already voluntarily said it's paying one blogger. it should go without saying that journalists shouldn't take money from people they cover. some bloggers and analysts do, and there's a whole business built around that. in principle those bloggers and analysts should make sure you know about that up-front. starbucks have invested in san francisco's square.

$25 million, a really small amount of money, but howard schultz the head of starbucks sits on square's board. this is huge for square, because starbucks obviously one of the biggest retailers in the world. quite the endorsement. square's technology will let you walk into a starbucks, your first name and picture will show up on the cashier's cash register, and they'll know you are. they ring you up without anybody hanging over a money or credit card all done through the phone, through the square app. you don't have to take your phone out. once people get a taste of this, obviously, laura and jon, they come to expect it other places. so this starbucks part of it is a huge part of it. >> interesting. thank you. >> like norm at cheers. everybody knows your name. they hit their bull's eye on their bottom. zooishgs

. right now keeping us in the olympic spirit. bob riddell keeps us on on the straight and arrow. >> business is better than just on target. predators archery in gilroy has seen the number of customers shoot up. >> 50% increase. just phenomenal. >> because of three people who don't even exist. except for on the silver screen. hawkeye in the avengers.

merida in "brave" and the catness everdean in the "hunger games" have inspired a new generation of young people to pick up the bow and -- oww. what's the typical phone call? >> my kids went and saw the movie, and now they want to try archery. >> some go to mike for the introduction. >> archery is predict wrg the next arrow hits. >> nicole peterson wants to see if the bow and arrow will have the same pull on her she feels slinging arrows at home in the video games or watches catness in the local cinema. >> i think people look for something other than the regular gun slinging super hero. archery has a down-to-earth feel to it. >> nicole seems to have that feel as she hits not one, but two bull's eyes. >> there you go. >> geez. >> it's that simple. >> that was amazing. >> something mike promises

anyone can do after their first lesson. >> touch your nose. >> and he does mean anyone. what did i hit? wow. in gilroy, bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> a good shot. 6:28. her kidnappers are behind bars for the rest of their lives, but jaycee dugard wants more. we'll tell you what she's after and why her case is headed back to court. one city wants more of your money, but refus to say how they plan on spending it. see what they uncover about rising water rates in one bay area city. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

welcome back. taking a live like over the embarcadero. not much of a marine layer means a hot day ahead. 70s at the coast today. your full forecast in just a few

moments. san mateo bridge from the peninsula side, things are picking up. those slowdowns are coming up. >> it's about 6:31. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. a well-loved gymnastics coach who died enjoying the great outdoors will be remembered today. >> friends and family say 57-year-old russell wright was a pillar of his community on the peninsula. wright was swimming in yosemite's merced river last week when he drowned after getting trapped in the water. the gymnastics coach lived in san mateo and taught children of all ages in palo alto. we spoke to one of his colleagues to reflect on how much he meant to everyone around him. >> he just did a wonderful job with the young kids. he had such a gentle and calming approach, and the kids and parents just loved him. so he's going to be missed. >> today a memorial service will be held for wright the at that

lucy stern community school at palo alto on middlefield road. he's survived by a sister and two daughters. his family says beyond his career as a gymnastics coach he was also a musician and environmentalist. john. >> thank you very much. jaycee dugard is back in the news this morning. her attorney now accusing federal attorneys of witness tampering. they filed papers claiming department of justice lawyers tipped kept the former chair of the parole commission from being a witness. she sued the federal government. the suit claims they share blame for the kidnapping and 18 years of captivity fwil lip garrido. he was out on parole. dugard's suit alleges parole officers should have revoked his parole prior to that kidnapping. a hearing is scheduled for september.

6:32. new this morning. service cuts come to amtrak's popular capital corridor line. next monday 30 trains run instead of the usual 32 on weekdays. operators say it will save a million dollars a year. it will affect the first day of the day out of the square. the bus service will be available. one late night train leaving sacramento was also eliminated. it's being merged with another train and weekend service won't be affected. >> your water bills get bigger if a big bay area utility gets its way. san jose water doesn't want to show how the top executives are spending your money. the chief investigator has to see the traveling and entertainment expenses of the utili utility, and he was denied. >> san jose water wants rate pay erdz to reach into pockets. but whether it comes to spending money you're investigation

discovered it's aa public utility wants to keep some spending private and currently it's not against the law. we asked for the records. if there's nothing to hide, why not give them to us? >> because we don't have to. >> reporter: richard roth is the ceo of san jose water. the utility asking for a 44% increase in water rates over the next three years including a 21% increase next year. nbc bay area sent this request for records to san jose water. we asked the utility for all travel, entertainment and expense reports. detailed spending records no state haeg has asked to review. our records request was denied, and the ceo didn't want to explain why until we met him in downtown san jose. why is it a secret, mr. ross? >> it's not a secret. >> you're not providing it. we asked for the records. if there's nothing to hide, why not give them to us? >> because we don't have to, tony. it's our legal right. >> dp they want that rate

increase, they need to be prepared to justify it. so they've got to make records available that would help the public make that judgment. >> if what i'm asking for, to look at your travel, entertainment and gifts, if that's out of line, why not produce it and prove to me and the rate payers that you're spending their money responsibly? >> because i don't think that it's relevant in the greater scheme of things about the rate increase. >> wanting more money from rate payers is a public process, but spending reporteds for some of your money you heard it there, the ceo of san jose water wants to keep those records secret. you don't get fon how they travel, entertain or the names and sizes of their bonuses. our investigation puts san jose water under the microscope tonight after their primetime olympic conch. . tony, thank you very much.

>> christina has a look of at our forecast today. >> not just today and not just hot. very, very hot. we have a stretch of weather that lasts well into next week, and we have not tasted this kind of heat this summer so far. i want to make sure everybody is ready for it. starting with a live look, a completely clear start at 6:36 in san francisco. a sure sign of a hot day ahead. temperatures are comfortable and we have a uniform. not a whole lot of separation between your temperature in livermore versus san francisco. we're in the mid-50s, and throughout this afternoon, by noon, 90 degrees in livermore. you round out the day very close to triple-digits. in just about all the trivalley cities, bayside and at the coast 83 degrees by the bay today and 71 degrees oot the coast. i'll have the full forecast in a few moments to show you how hot it will be. we want to help you get over the hump. it's wednesday. let's check your drive. here's mike. >> we look at northbound 101, and just as the volume butmps u,

they ever to work to in lane number one. that's the fast lane. it's embarcadero road, the offramp off of highway 84. let's have a live look outside. we see a slowing from mountain view around the area. this is around willow where the volume is moving smoothly. we'll check the area. mean whim, further south we look at san jose as well with slowing northbound just north of 680 jamming up right about alma rock and smoother up towards 880. >> getting busy. thanks. this brings a whole new meaning on baby on board. the bay area mom who actually became a mom while she was just trying to get to the hospital. and this is the video everybody is talking about this morning. have you seen it? the weight of the world already on his shoulders, but one olympic athlete did something to put it right on his head and

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a north bay mother giving birth in her car on a busy street gets much needed help from firefighters. eight members came to her rescue on sir francis drake boulevard on monday. when they arrived mom was in the back seat and the baby's head was already showing. the captain said they arrived just in time.

>> bulb suction we cleared the airway with and usually that will stimulate them to start krig hopefully. that's what happened, and we were good. >> they were great. coincidentally the firefighters had a monthly emergency training that morning all about child bitt birth and mom and baby doing just fine. >> beautiful story. 6:41 rilt now. california gold rush, two teams from the golden state chasing their golden traems in a head-to-head showdown. >> gold and silver there. plus, all in at south bay city shuffling the deck with a brand-new card room. nice. [ male announcer ] with all your car does for you, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car.

welcome back. a live look at the olympic caldron. kerri walsh and her partner misty may-treanor going for a gold medal three-peat in beach volleyball. >> time to go back live to the man on the move, raj mathai. you've followed kerri walsh for a long time. she's been tuned in with you. what a moment with this all-american made match-up. this is going to be awesome. >> it sure is. we know one thing for sure. kerri walsh and misty may-treanor will win a gold or silver in a matter of hours before now. before the game started we chatted with kerri and sat down, and i said there are some critics that you and misty may-treanor are past your prime. wow. forget about it. she looked at me a flat stare, and said no way, raj. we're going to win this thing. she's 6 feet tall, so i'm looking up and think i totally believe you. she has that energy about her. >> she's pretty gutsy.

>> 6 feet of sunshine is what they call her. what's she doing this afternoon before her big match? she's tweeting. a short while ago we captured in it from her twitter account. two of my three favorite men in the world, and that's her husband and one of her two sons. they will all be watching mom on the beechl volleyball court tonight against the other american duo. what happened last night, it was close. kerri walsh jennings and misty may-treanor against the chinese team, and they were trailing for much of the match but came back to win in their third consecutive gold medal match and it will happen at 9:00 p.m. london time tonight. not just one bay area star like kerri walsh, also maggie and jessica steffens, the steffens sisters from danville in water polo. team usa in the sem finifinals against australia. the most dramatic event came in extra time as the americans advance to the gold medal.

jessica steffens scored in this match. the danville duo having a great time in london. team usa water polo takes on spain thursday. from the water polo and all the success we see, there was a downside. we'll show you what happened last night in terms of gabby douglas, one of the fierce five. this is a rare sight. you don't see this often. she faums and slips on the balance beam. she finished 7th. no big deal. she got right up. everything was fine. she's coming back to america with two gold medals. >> i definite 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'm so happy for aly up on the podium. she deserves it, and this is my first olympics. i'm glad to go home with two olympic goad mld medals. >> so gracious in defeat. we will see the gymnastics team in san jose on september 8th.

we'll show the german weightlifting champion, 432 pounds. that barbell crashes down on his neck. the crowd in london was shocked, but he was okay. he will be fine. the chinese hurdler. this is a sad day for china. reporters, government ofederals and millions of fans in china literally in tears after seeing this. their track star fell on the hurdles. he was an olympic champion from 2004 could not clear that first hurdle in his 110 meter race. this is part of the emotion of the games. we see so much success here but also the failure and downside and people work so hard to get here. whether you win a gold medal or don't finish your race, all the olympians are here hand to hand representing the countries on sunday for the closing ceremony. some of the favorite part of the

olympics experience for me is seeing not only the success but for the athletes, it doesn't go too well. all those smiles at the end on the closing ceremony. that wraps it up on this wednesday. we send it back to you and we want to include christina like we did in the forecast in london. the one thing that's frustrating christina is you always have to carry an umbrella here. there's flash flood showers that seem to break out every two hours. there i am with my little olympic credential and my umbrella everywhere we go around town. >> when you finally return home, you will have the sunshine for him. >> he'll trade it out for a parasol. it's very, very sunny today. no one can make an umbrella look for debonair as raj mathai. here in the bay area the topic of conversation will switch over at the water cooler to, you need to drink more of that, because it's going to be so hot.

we actually have a very, very different scenario than we've seen so far this summer. we had a couple days of triple-digit heat. we're talking about six to ten days of near triple-digits inland. it's going to be hot, and this is the reason why. you can see right through the very thin marine layer this morning. it doesn't keep you cool in the heat of the day today in san francisco climbing to about 75 degrees. at 6:49, this is san jose. that sun is baking at 6:49, and temperatures have jumped up into the 60s now in some cities. 57 degrees to start out in san jose. we'll quickly transition to the 80s by about noon and round it out close to 90 degrees. warm conditions as high pressure amplifies and moving in. for us that means a hotter day today. we see the air quality suffer. we see kind of a hot breeze out of the north. elevated fire danger as we head throu throughout the next few days. take it easy if you camp in particular, do not leave that

campfire until it's completely out. tomorrow more triple-digits on the map. 99 in livermore and 100 driveways in gilroy. it's hotter and hotter friday into saturday. we talk about 101 degrees in livermore. that translates to 110 in places like fresno. even though it's hot, we could be in fresno, mike. over to you. >> cross it off my to do list this weekend and stay out of fresno. the peninsula where this got out of the roadway. the pt cruiser and embarcadero from the northbound side and the backup kicked in because of the traffic hitting the roads, that ripple effect and it lasts much of the morning through mountain view into palo alto. slow from capital expressway up to the airport where it merges with 101. by the cameras north of 680. we look at the camera and see how it sorts out. a quick end look at the bay bridge toll plaza and backup

near the bay. san jose's newest card room gambling can bring the feel of las vegas into the south bay. we're live at casino matrix where dealers are busy in the pits. good morning. >> there weren't supposed to be. the soft opening wasn't supposed to be until 8:00 this morning with ribbon cutting, but word got out yesterday tlchs a private gathering for families and friends. a lot of regular customers from garden city casino came over here. here you have it at the early hour. some people are already playing cards here. it was supposed to be open quite a few months ago in april, but they needed permission from the san jose police first. they delayed the permitting over concerns of monitoring and surveillance. they need better paperwork on background checks. the owner stewed and failed. police chief chris moore gave conditionalal proouchl for the gaming on the bottom floor and they open gaming on the top floor.

>> no hard feeling? >> no. once you come in here, you start to enjoy the vibe and see all the people having a good time out here. you tend to forget the past. >> now, the people who are running casino matrix did run garden city casino. you can only have two card rooms in the city. bay 101 is here and garden city is shut down. in its place in this $50 million eight-story complex. the casino tell us that this location adds a few hundred jobs more than the old location. in terms of revenue it will bring in about $10 million a year for the city. that's an estimated 2 to 3 million more for garden city. that ribbon cutting is an hour from now. this is the soft opening. they expect mayor xhuk reed to be here to help officiate. reporting life until san jose, bob riddell, today in the bay. a long of anger p boiling over after that fire and a chemical release at a richmond

refinery. facing its neighbors and getting an earful the aa town hall meeting last night. today in the bay's christie smith is live at the refinery with what chevron is trying to offer to appease the public. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are expected back out here later this morning trying to figure out what caused this leak and fire. chevron's refinery manager offered an apology, but that was met with loud boos from neighbors at a packed town hall meeting at richmond last night. managers tried to explain what they learned last month when a leak ignited sending a huge plume of black smoke in richmond and beyond. hundreds of them turning up at hospitaling complaining of breathing problems. now people demand to know what was in the air. they heard toxins including ethanol, freon and benzene but blow harmful levels. still the crowd very upset. >> if they were serious, they'd have somebody here that has got

the authority to say they're going to do it. >> we think it's a bomb being dropped on us. this is not the first time. this is the fourth time. >> reporter: chevron has set up a claims program saying they'll pay for my medical or property damage related to the fire and smoke. you can find that on their website. reporting live in richmond, christie smith, "today in the bay." new this morning, orange county bracing for some aftershocks following that earthquake that happened late last night. a magnitude 4.4 quake striking just after 11:20 last night centered two miles east offer belinda in northern orange county. an aftershock then hit the area. no word of damages or injuries. a teenager have been killed and a 20-year-old man seriously injured in a jetski crash in honolulu. she died monday after her jetski was rear-ended by a second

rider. both riders were on the aloha jetski tour when it happened. the controversial cell phone safety law is headed for a courtroom somehow joan. san francisco was the first city in the entire nation to require retailers to post radiation warnings about those cell phones. as a result, the international wireless industry is now suing the city in federal court. the city attorney's office will defend that law before the ninth circuit court of appeals tomorrow. the head of california's fish and game commission could be voted out of office six months after he shot and killed a cougar legally in idaho. a picture of dan richards with the big cat drew outrage and demands he be fired. mountain lions are protected in california but not in idaho. board members are expected to vote today to replace richards as president. if they remove him, he'll still remain a member of the commission. richards says he did nothing wrong, and he will not resign. happening right now,

firefighters have contained a very small fire at 1 world trade center in manhattan. that blaze was sparked by a welder's torch up on the 88th floor of the skyscraper being built on the site of the twin towers. there were earlier reports that this was a false alarm. now the fire department has clarified this saying it was, quote, equipment burning and not the building. >> 6:56. more signs the economy is recovering this morning. >> that's right. scott mcgrew. more pple are paying their mortgage on time. >> that's right, good news. the most is about three years. about 5.5% of americans are still 60s da 0 days or more beh payments but the number is on the way down partly because the economy is getting better in most cities and people found their mortgages more afford aven able. a record number of people refinanced because of lower rates, and the payments are easier to make. you're looking at this.

on the screen is one screen from the iphone and the other from the sum sung phone. can you figure out which is which? one of the charts the jurors are honey in federal court. iphone is on your left, if you play along at home. apple has been showing the jury international samsung documents that line up cool things about the iphone on one side, things that were lacking about the samsung phone on the other. samsung put these together. on each page samsung executives put together recommendations about how their phone should be more like the iphone. this stuff is pretty damning evidence. the trial gets back under way on friday. >> it's interesting to watch. thank you. it will be to watch going forward. one final check with christina loren checking to see what's going on outside. >> you want to limit your outdoor exposure today if you can. if you work outside try to drink as much water as possible and seek shade. it's 71 degrees at the coast.

we have moderate air quality in the east and south bay. tomorrow i'm forecasting a faspe the air day. high pressure is compressing all that particulate matter. keep that in mind. we'll have your seven-day forecast every 15 minutes through the "today" show. a normal pattern as far as the backups go. you see the orange, and it goes into the 30s and 40s north of 101 up towards the san jose airport. 280 and 87 shoiing that bump of traffic flow as well. speeds coming down into the 50s. the big issue is northbound 101. it cleared out lanes, but that caused backup and mountainview is paying the price sbl and sunniville comes off 85 at the merge. that's where we see the unusual slowing. we look over to the peninsula along the kooes as well. half moon bay without much of a

major issue. highway 1 is closed right now between ken kelly and fill better. there's an accident with some wires down across highway 1, guys. back to you. >> thanks for the update, mike. here's a look at stories you hear more about throughout the day. san jose's newest card room finally open for business in morning. the opening of casino matrix was delayed for months. the eight-story operation brings with it hundreds of jobs. >> today friends and family remember the life of palo alto gymnastics coach russell wright. the 57-year-old drown last week when his foot got trapped durlg a swim in yosemite's merced river. it's a golden state showdown in prime town. kerri walsh jennings and misty may-treanor going for gold tonight taking on another pair from california, april ross and jennifer kessy. catch all the action during the olympic coverage starting at 8:00 tonight in primetime right

here on nbc bay area. >> very exciting for athletes. we'll be back with a local news update at 7:25. >> we appreciate you joining us. that's a final look at the london games, the olympic caldron. see you tomorrow. competition. gymnast aly raisman becomes the first american to win gold in the floor exercise and adds a bronze on the beam. at olympic stadium, four more track and field medals for team usa. it will be an all american final in women's beach volleyball. >> the americans have upset the brazilians. >> it's over! >> it could be two-time

olympic champions misty may-treanor and keri walsh-jennings last day today, wednesday, august 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. always a nice view with which to start the day. welcome to today on wednesday morning from olympic park in london. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. it was two medals in one day for gymnast aly raisman, a gold and bronze in individual events. i think all america was doing