what about our dogs, our cats, our chickens? our horses? what about our children? >> angry crowd confronts chief ron executives over the refinery fire, how the company responded and the questions still left unanswered. >> lawmakers planning to take a closer look at seismic safety on the new eastern span of the bay bridge that's under construction. the test data that led to a hearing. >> an investigation into a deadly motorcycle accident in livermore.

the reason police are especially eager to talk to anyone who may have witnessed the crash. mornings on 2 starts now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning, welcome. >> it is wednesday, august 8th there is still concern among people living in several east bay communities in the wake of the chevron refinery fire. hundreds packed a town hall meeting ankle gave chevron executives and earful. we are live with more on that, and results of air quality tests. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning. residents are still emotional, frustrated, and a lot of it over their health. still not convinced there wasn't and still isn't a danger. this is about a mile away from the refinery, and according to this report, air quality management district, there is

where one of the first samples was taken. you can see at the top of the page, 7:32 p.m., on monday, and that's when they took a look. and if you look at the map provided to us by the district, you can see the chevron refinery on the left, and all of other spots where the airways tested. there are canisters in richmond, san pablo martinez, and they are considered air toxins, the conclusion, was that there was "no significant health concern." even though 949 people went to local emergency rooms. chevron is now offering a claims service for people affected, but that's not making some feel any better. >> i'm not here to put in a claim to get paid because my life means much more to me than a couple of dollars. that's all we're going to get. >> reporter: lots of anger at the community meeting in richmond. one person on the panel got up

many times to address the crowd, it was nigel hearne who is the gm of the refinery. he apologized several times, told residents there was still clean-up ongoing, but they are still trying to make sure the area was safe for employees and investigators. and he promised to work with government agencies to figure out what caused the incident. he pledged to do the right thing. >> we intend not to make this the first and last community event. we will continue to work with community leaders and city officials to address our neighbors' concerns. >> reporter: no date set as far as we know for any other kind of community meetings, and reality, many reviews and procedures over responses will take time. we do, however, expect some type of report from the refinery to go to the county hazardous officials. it would put it in the hands of the county no later than

5:00 p.m. thursday night. live in richmond, claudine wong. >> thanks, claude dean. certify ron has provided a -- chevron has provided a time line leading to the massive fire. the fire chief says two hours before the fire, p emergency crews new there was a problem, and that employees first saw a small leak coming from a 8-inch pipe about 4:30 p.m. emergency response teams started to trip away insulation, which released a flammable vapor. employees immediately evacuated, and shortly after that, the fire ignited around 6:30 p.m. the investigation is ongoing. chevron has pa special claims hotline phone number set up. chevron says it will take full responsibility for all legitimate medical and property expenses related to the refinery fire. hotline number is 866 -- on the screen.

we've created a special tab on our channel 2 website with our refinery fire coverage. you'll find it right on the front page at ktvu.com. a 4-year-old boil severed light threatening injuries after being hit by a -- life threatening injuries after being hit by an suv. it happened in pittsburgh. the 4-year-old was crossing the street with a woman who was hit. there she is. she was able to walk to the ambulance. the injured child was taken to uc davis medical center in sacramento. the driver who is cooperating with the police told investigators he was blinded by the sun, and did not see the victims. p safety concerns about the new eastern span of the bay bridge will soon be addressed by lawmakers. alex is on treasure island to tell us about a state senate hearing coming up next week. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, tori. first, it should be pointed out that the state agencies in charge of oversight have no concerns about safety. still, the state senate

transportation committee will hold a hearing next week and they will take a closer look at reports about potential structural safety issues on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this week, the sacramento bay reported a team had found intentionally modified test data on the $6.4 billion bay bridge project. caltrans has questions about seismic work -- reports about false test data, irresponsible, says foundation concrete in the bridge is safe. and of course, i'm covering a safety defect -- would cost tense of millions in added construction costs and delay the opening of the bridge, which is slated for next year, labor day, 2013. next week, caltrans officials will be grilled at that senate hearing. that will happen on tuesday in sacramento, several lawmakers on that committee will be involved. they will take a closer look at

the numbers and one bay area lawmaker is saying he wants to bring in a third party to scrutinize all of the test data, and also come up with what he calls an unbiased risk assessment on the project. live on treasure island, alex savage. right over the south, you're watching the toll plaza, how is it looking? you see me looking at the toll plaza, and there is a backup there. as a matter of fact, traffic continues to look pretty slow at the toll plaza. let's go and see what we have now here at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the traffic is going to be slow. i'll tell you why we have slow traffic. this stall was blocking a lane for a while, and the traffic is still recovering. one of the things on the bridge,

whenever there is a stall, you will see slow traffic unwind for a long time, so that's what's happening. i want to go to a shot here of this head-on collision in discovery bay this. is video from our chopper here, head-on collision in discovery bay. i have put -- this is discovery bay, head-on collision on highway 4. this is being handled by stockton chp. these are live pictures of the crash. highway 4 in discovery bay is closed in both directions until they cleared this accident. this is just a little out of the bay area, but some people use it and right now, highway 4 is not accessible. a very serious injuries, it appears. highway 101, that traffic looks pretty good, driving over

to the hapland bay area. if you are a driver there, this commute here, right through there has been detoured for you, and it's really terrible. you'll notice something is going on there. just south of highway 92, an injury crash. we'll let you know more about this coming up. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we have, well, a little bit of patchy fog. there's some around point ray, also parts of the city in san mateo that looks to be the bulk, but it's very, it doesn't last very long, and by noon, most locations along the coast are fog-free. but not very warm. there's a little system skirting up to lake county, but fighting that big dome of high pressure, which has been senting in tropical clouds towards the sierra nevada, mainly the lee site of truck key, and if you're up in that direction, keep an

eye on the sky there's some warm air aloft. temperatures actually for a few locations are running about 3 to 5 degrees cooler, and there's more pronounced sea breezes, and cool readings in the north he bay. santa rosa, mid-to upper 40s, napa was 49, but now 50. mid-50s and upper 50s, i don't think it will take long to warm up. west/southwest at oakland airport which did dip to 51. so little system drawing up here, fighting that big dome the high pressure, to the valley, and eastern part of the bay, north and south bay, they warm up, but coastal doesn't, so we're getting in on the warmer pattern thursday and friday, definitely, for those away from the coast. sunny and warmer for most, patchy fog, 60s to near 100 at clear lake. low 90s for some, 80s for organization. 95 concord, 72 alameda, 99 in

antioch, brentwood, 96 san jose, 94 morgan, fremont, 84, 60s on the coast, there's just too much fog, even though it burns off, there's a west wind. 70s south san francisco to low and mid-80s on the peninsula. inland temperatures will bump up thursday into friday. about the same saturday, a little cool down sunday. the u.s. district judge hearing the latest league battle between google and oracle, has a new demand. he is told both companies must give him a list of all journalists and bloggers the companies hired hired to write t their high profiled lawsuit. the judge says even though the case is mostly over, the court is concerned oracle around google made -- and google may have paid for the stories. an apple designer who is nicknamed the belt at the ross of the -- betty ross of the pc,

she was asked to tell the jury icon setup on samsung smart phones mimicked the i am phone, she said it did. shed a whether she was looking for a iphone in a smartphone, she was surprised she pulled up a samsung phone. she designed is the in a why -- she designed the mac computers in the 1980s. a small study of women -- were almost twice as likely to have a jean variation that effects how much vitamin d they have in their bodies. other studies have found the connection between sufficient vitamin d and lower risk of cancer. that vitamin b connection is still only a theory right now. a bigger study involving more women in marin county, that is now underway. west that to get variety --

best way to get vitamin d? sunshine. 7:12. close calls on the runway, ffo has the worst record in the country, and -- sfo has the worst record in the country. >> hospitals turning away

we have a head on collision that has closed highway 4 on discovery bay. this is blocking lanes, we'll let you know more about it, but something we're watching for is for them to reopen highway 4 in discovery bay. lot of people use it at this time of the morning, or all day. we'll let you know more about that. it is 7:15. >> we have more information now

a fire in new york at the one world trade center. it appears someone made a mistake. they miss took welding for flames, now, this is a shot of a building that is under construction. 4:30, somebody reported seeing smoke coming from the 88th 88th floor there. now, obviously, fearing the worst, about 90 firefighters rushed on over there. for now, they think it was welding equipment that may have triggered that falls alarm, again, it was a false alarm. nobody was hurt. that 104 story skyscraper is scheduled to be finished in 2014. 7:16. new this morning, a suicide bomber struck a nato patrol in eastern afghanistan, killing three coalition troops. the taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the assault. nato has not yet provided the nationalities of the troops who were killed. egyptian helicopters fired missiles on suspected islamic

militants in northern egypt near the border. the helicopters targeted islamic militants. the air strike reportedly killed 20 militants. and 2400 syrian refugees crossed into turkey overnight, to escape the escalating violence in syria. thousands of syrians crossed into neighboring turkey and jordan and lebanon. this is video of a refugee camp in jordan. fighting continues, thousands of syrians are leaving the country seeking safety. the united nations is calling on other countries to help provide basic necessities to the growing number of refugee camps. time is 7:17. new report that says san francisco international airport has one of the largest numbers of close calls on its runways of all airports nationwide. scott mcfarland with what sfo is doing to improve the runways.

>> reporter: 13 runway mishaps, that's that is not the worth, but more -- that is not the worse, but -- 954 incursion,. [ indiscernible ] at jfk last april. the faa says most of the incidents, most of these incursions are minor, no danger to passengers, with that said, we were told there is danger lurking in the numbers. >> the reason we're so concerned is we are intending to put more planes in the system. with more planes in the system and runway incursions on the increase, we are headed for a serious deadly event. >> the faa sells me it's improving training and signage in airports to reduce the number of runway mishaps. san francisco international says it's installing a new runway

lighting warning system to help reduce mishaps. should be completed by fall 2015. live this morning, scott mcfarland,. there's a new uc san francisco study out that shows california's hospital emergency rooms are themselves in critical condition. the report says there are fewer emergency rooms and more demand for the services. it also adds that 92% of hospitals are affected by ambulance diversions. that's where patients are said to other -- sent to other hospitals because the er is just too busy to take in new patients. also, enter constituent hospitals -- city hospitals that serve a higher number of minority patients are the most overcrowded. >> if we do feel like emergency care is something that is a bub good, then -- is a pup good, we need to -- is a public good, we need to finance it.

>> in contrast, san francisco general is on diversion, the average of 4 hours a day. hundreds of people gathered for a have have i gill in wiscon to remember those sikh worshippers that were shot and killed people of all faiths held candles and prayed for the victims much the police chief spoke at the vigil. he says he admires the peaceful reaction of the community. the gunman was shot and killed by the police, responding to the attacks. here in the bay area, sikh temples will hold candlelight vigils tonight to remember the victims in wisconsin. fremont at lake elizabeth has a vigil scheduled at 7:30 to 8, hayward from 7 to 8:00 p.m. the ex-girlfriend of the sikh temple shooting suspect is in trouble with the law. she is facing a felony charge

for the possession of a weapon. authorities found the gun while searching her home in milwaukee. she is not supposed to have a gun because she has a felony record. she, and the alleged gunman recently ended their relationship. she has not been charged in connection with the shooting. state senator leland ye is pushing a bill he says would close a loophole on a ban on assault weapons. it would allow magazines to be reloaded so quickly, that some semiautomatic guns can be fired almost like assault weapons. after the mass murders in colorado and wisconsin, the bill is getting some support from fellow lawmakers, but the gun owners groups say it's not necessary, and they claim it's unconstitutional. a san ramone lawyer who was arrested connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash is due in court in just the next few hours. spencer freeman smith was arrested back in may. police say he owns a mercedes

benz connected to a crash that killed a 57-year-old cyclist named bow houston. investigators say the car left the scene. smith is an attorney in san francisco. he is is free now on $60,000 bail. 7:21. if you live in land, hang on for a heat wave. steve paulson will explain why the pattern may affect air quality. >> twitter is handing over an user's account information to the authorities. the posted messages that raised some very serious concerns. >> good morning, northbound 280 is slow. see slow traffic into the valley. we'll tell you more about the morning commute coming up.

twitter has complied with a court ordered hand over account information for the person who threatened to carry out a colorado-style shooting rampage

at a new york city theater. the subpoena comes after someone posted a message saying "this ain't no joke. i'm serious, people are going to die like aurora ." it referred to a broadway theater where mike tyson is performing a one man show. last month, an in aurora, 12 people were killed, and 58 wounded when a gunman opened fire during a showing of the dark knight rises, and a man is facing charges after he brought guns into a showing of the movie. an officer found a 9mm pistol, ammunition and knives that scott smith brought to a showing in west lake, ohio. smith's attorney says he brought the guns to the theater for protection in light of the colorado shooting. time is 7:25. hey, sal, what happened on highway 4? >> we have an accident on highway 4, dave and tori, that

is a head-on collision in discovery bay. watch for the freeway to be shut down. this is a really serious collision on highway 4 in discovery bay, and several serious injuries. people taken to the hospital. an investigation going on. and just looks like a horrible correct. several vehicles involved -- wreck. several vehicles involved. these were pictures taken a while ago, you can see how bad it was, and the long line of traffic stuck there. >> let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is backed up. we had an earlier stalled vehicle on the bridge. also, half moon bay, we have a crash, highway 1 at highway 92, making it very slow. want to move the maps to the south bay, northbound 101 is busy. i want to mention something we just found out. the phone alert system in martinez has been activated, but it was an accidental activation.

we'll tell you more about that coming up. let's go to steve. well, we have plenty of fog, i shouldn't say plenty, steve, there's some out there. point ray white house, a little on san mateo coast, but most of the coast has been the case last couple of days, and burns up by 10, 11:00. did i set my computer? i'll tell new a second. 40s and -- 50s, yes, i did: a low spinning in the gulf, i tell you, everything says it's going to be warmer, but there's a lot of signs in nature saying i don't know, there's a little bit of a breeze, we'll go with this. there's still patchy fog, so 60s, 70s, 80s into the interior. inland temperatures, yes, 90s. still be coast fog so 60s and 70 athere. cooler for all on sunday and monday.

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all right, we want to update you on this developing news we have, there has been an accidental activation of the phone system in martinez. they had called several people on this phone tree, saying that there was a shelter in place order. that turned out to be an accidental activation. this was associated with the refineries up there, but everything is okay, we just got off the phone, and saying probably what was happening, they were testing the activation system and they accidentally sent it out. they did say it was accidental. there was no situation where you need to shelter in place, so if you did get a phone call this morning, that is actually a false alarm. you may get another telling you it was an accidental activation,

so things, fortunately, there is no problem at the refineries in martinez stay with us, we'll follow it and figure out what happened. the good news, there is no shelter in place order being issued by the county. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. we're learning more about what may have caused a fatal motorcycle crash in livermore. it happened just after midnight at the busy intersection off 580. tara joins us from the scene. what's the situation with the road right now, tara. >> reporter: the road has been opened for about 90 minutes, it had been shut down for five hours, a police officers happened to be driving by and found a motorcyclist laying in the roadway. she tried to re suggestion tate, but it was -- resuscitate but it was too late. police were looking to see if it was a hit-and-run, but after a

witness came by, they believe speeding was a factor. he hit a sound wall and was thrown several feet. >> as long as you obey the laws, we have speed laws for a reason. you have to take more care with motorcycle. >> reporter: the victim's brother happened to be driving by last night, saw the he then l crash. extremely tragic. the coroner will perform an autopsy on the body, and the victim's name is not being released until all family is notified. the roadway is now opened live from livermore,. overnight news, firefighters quickly put out a car fire in pinole a car was engulfed in flames in 2600 block of emma drive. no word on cause and no injuries.

new this morning, firefighters say a neighbor helped two people get out of a santa rosa home after it caught fire. the fire happened just before 2:00 a.m. at a home on price avenue. >> went into the house, woke the folks up, and helped them evacuate. >> firefighters say the fire started outside the home, then spread to the attic. the cause of the fire is under investigation. time is 7:33. happening now, gamblers hope to cash in on the newest casino in the bay area. a $50 million casino, and it's in san jose. matt keller is at casino matrix to tell why the city could be the real winner. >> reporter: dave, i've got the star of the ribbon cutting ceremony, giant novelty scissors. you can see some staging is already set up, you have the podium. several city leaders will be

expected for the event. the casino opened the doors to the public yesterday. there was supposed to be a small event for family and friends, but the casino said. [ audio breaking up ] >> they think several people came through the doors. >> right now, we're paying about $7 million a year, just for the garden city. we expect that to go to about 10 million, so almost a 50% increase in revenue to the city. >> reporter: they are planning on a grand opening on august 18. you'll hear that number a lot, 8, because it's considered lucky in the asian culture, and today it's 8-8. reporting live, matt:letter. an important hearing tomorrow will decide whether plans can move ahead to expand the west county jail in contra costa county. officials have to decide how to spend $19 million on a grant from the state for realignment.

according to the contra costa times, the sheriff, david living ton, want to use the money to add space to accommodate the influx the inmates, but critics say the jail is crowded because he allows immigration enforcers to use t they want to be used for rehabilitation and help centers instead. later this afternoon, group of california lawmakers will talk about how to help improve the lives of boys and young men of color. they're going to present a list of recommendations in sacramento that includes legislative proposals to improve access to healthcare and jobs, and keep students in school. east bay -- to address issues that affect, in particular, boys and young men of color. ideas and suggestions were gathered at public meetings held all over the state. 7:36. volunteers are needed this morning to help in the latest search for a missing morgan hill teen, sierra lamar.

volunteers are asked to register at burnett elementary school in the next half hour, between 8:00 and 9:00. she disappeared on march 16th march 16th on her way to school. the man suspected of abducting and killing the teenager is due in court on august 29th. tori, time is 7:36. late go back to sal. you have -- let's go back to sal. you have a lot of things going on. >> it's very strange, here in the newsroom, we got the activation for the shelter in place. we also had people tweeting us saying hey, there's been a phone urge way, and then we made some calls, and found out the shelter in place activation was an accidental activation. we presume they were just testing it because of the recent events in richmond. they have plenty of refineries in martinez, and maybe they were getting the system in order, but what we know for sure, they have told us it was accidental. if you have a phone call about

shelter in place, it is not, there is no shelter in place, and presumably, they will call you and let you know that, but you're hearing it from us here. >> let's look at the toll plaza, it's been slow. we had a stalled vehicle on the upper deck. agents notary dick lust, -- it's notary dick lust, but it will be -- it's not ridiculous, but it will be slower. look at 260, it has been not that great, 260, and 101, so he all of a sudden, we have a lot of slow traffic getting into the south bay. because, well, just because of a couple of minor incidents. nothing major right now. there is a crash southbound 85 north of union avenue on the off ramp. that is an injury crash. very good morning, mostly clear skies, patchy fog, couple of tweets came in, sean in richmond said steve, preschool graduation is tomorrow. can you see that the fog can

burn off by 10:00 a.m.? no pressure, but david just teamed me and said -- tweeted me and said fog is burning off. fog forms, and then by 10, 11:00, most is gone. there's patchy fog around, a system to the north, right there. washing out over napa county. there's a couple things going on. high pressure is building, i do know that. by the coast, there's still a nice breeze. partly cloudy in the sierra nevada. right now, showers on the lee side and south of tahoe, but are getting closer. some very warm air aloft has settled in. but today, some temperatures are running 3-5 degrees cooler. there's a shallow marine layer. upper 40s, low 50s, mid-50s for some, another cool morning for parts of the russian river into, mine county, 40s, now most locations in the 50s.

a little system there, you can see it spinning through. there's a bunch there. and each comes in, not very strong, but they prevent the high from building in. so the coast and bay stay in the 60s and 70 a. inland temperatures are coming up a little bit more, so i noticed it, you may not. some locations are back into the mid-90s. far enough inland, it's near 100, so sunny and warmer for most. i say that, because some areas -- 95 concord, pleasant hill, lafayette, 94. brentwood, 99, alameda, 72. livermore, san jose 76, san cruz hits the 80s. there's some night and morning fog, it stays near the coast.

in land it was warm into friday. looks like saturday is transition day, and cooler sunday. >> thank you, steve. 7 athletes from africa have disappeared. they consist of five boxers, a swimmer and soccer player. it was assumed they were -- the government says the athletes were lured by scouts to quit their delegation. the cameron government adds they are seeking greener pastures, but in the end they will be frustrated. british immigration officials are not commenting. a freak accident caused a german weight lifter to pull out. he lost his balance, causing the 432-pound barbell to fall on top of his neck. he has pain in his back, but is otherwise okay. he pulled out of the competition though because his coaches don't want him to aggravate the injury. he won gold in 2008.

meanwhile, american gymnast ali raisman has won a gold on floor and bronze on the beam. she was going to finish fourth until she successfully appealed the scoring system. today, misty may trainer and kerry watch will go for three in a row against april ross and jennifer kessi. and south african swimmer says he cheated by using an illegal understand water kick while -- under water kick while this performing the breast stroke. u.s. won a bronze in women's boxing. here's your up to the minute medal count: coming up, news that is bringing the markets down. >> a cop killer was executed last night in texas. the main argument that his

lawyers thought should have saved his life.

stocks heading low, as worrisome indicators in europe over take whack has been a healthy earnings season for u.s. corporations. the bank of england is say the nation's economy will stagnate. taking a live look, the dow is down 23, the nasdaq is down 12. s & p slipped below 1400. target is looking for people to work in its new store in san francisco. the retailer says it needs 300 new employees at its store. it will hold interviews tomorrow through saturday at the mall's

city view room. it is at 4th and mission street. the store is set to open in october. the government accountability office is calling on the fcc to revamp standards for measuring radiation from cell phones. the announcement comes as the ninth court of appeals in san francisco prepares to hear oral arguments tomorrow on an ordinance that would require retailers to disclose how much radiation cell phones emit. a texas man convicted of killing a police informant has been executed. marvin wilson was executed by lethal injection last night. his family was looking on. that was after the u.s. supreme court rejected arguments that wilson was too mentally impaired to qualify for the death penalty. wilson's lawyers pointed to his low score in an i wonderful test, but prosecutors argued that inmates purposefully score

lower on iq tests trying to avoid the death penalty. a bail hearing is scheduled for a former child psychiatrist accused of molesting his patients. he is accused of molesting 7 child patients between 1991 and 1996. his first trial in 2009 ended in a hung jury. he was september to napa state -- sent to napa state hospital after exhibiting signs of dementia, but doctors say he was faking his symptoms. the judge will rule in october whether he is competent to be re tried. police in new york investigating a strange incident. a 6-year-old girl was found clinging to a corpse out on a lake. two boaters heard the child, call for help, and managed to pull her to safety. police say a family friend took the girl out into the water on monday when something went wrong. an autopsy is now, will

determine whether the woman she was with drowned or suffered some kind of medical emergency. the nevada arizona state line is open again this morning, following a standoff on the hoover dam. they raised a barrier and truck crashed into a wall. the driver taunted officers, begging them to shoot him, but he eventually surrendered. visitors at the dam were evacuated for about an hour as a precaution. it is 7:48. suicide prevention groups are trying to raise awareness, 75 years after the first suicide at the golden gate bridge. the names of those who have taken their lives were read allowed as a ceremony in san francisco. suicide pre-developing groups called for a project -- prevention groups called for a protect to provide a net. >> i lost a friend in 1995.

he jumped off the bridge, and it's been an issue dear to my heart since then. >> suicide prevention groups estimator than 1500 people have committed suicide by jumping off the bridge. a bay area teenager was killed in a jet ski accident in hawaii. she was's identified as 16-year-old christian fonseka. her mother said she was jet skiing when another jet skier slammed into her from behind. other jet skier, a 20-year-old man, is in serious condition. police in east palo alto are looking for two men who broke into a house, and then beat and shot the man inside. it happened yesterday morning on week street. police say the two men attacked the victim, shot him in the shoulder, then escaped in a nissan altima. that victim is in serious but stable condition.

if you have any information, call east palo alto police. 79:00. richmond police need help to find a second man wanted connection with the killing of a high school football player. 16-year-old was shot and killed sunday night. this is the man police are looking for. matthew.can i tanist. he would still be in jail for another crime, but was released early because of a state law signed by the governor last year. >> shouldn't be out in the streets if they already have a criminal record. this could have been prevented. >> a parolee was arrested sunday night after running from the scene. police say they don't know the motive in this case, but say the two have gang ties. police are looking for a man who videotaped a girl in a park. it happened monday morning near willow oaks park. the girl certificates the man asked her -- says the man asked

her where she lived and said he was videotaping her dog. he is an older white male with gray hair, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds. anyone with information on his identity should call the menlo park police. can you imagine hillary clinton getting her groove on? you'll have to see this. yeah, the secretary of state showing her skills on the dance floor! >> circus is in town, but not everyone is happy about it. the issue that's prompting a protest outside the oracle arena tonight.

republican presidential candidate mitt romney is campaigning in des moines, iowa. this is news video of romney at a rally. iowa is considered a key battleground state in the upcoming presidential election. president obama will make a three-day campaign swing through iowa next week.

later today, mitt romney heads to new jersey where he'll attend a fund-raiser there. while romney attend that fund-raiser in new jersey, that state's philosophy, chris christie will be here in california, appearing at a fund-raiser for romney. christie has been mentioned as a possible running mate. previously, romney down played that, but yesterday, he would only say the decision is up to romney. president obama starts a two day catch pain swing in -- two day campaign swing in colorado. the president will call on congress to extend tax cuts for the middle class. and he'll talk about how his healthcare reform plan has improved insurance coverage for women. secretary of state hillary clinton shows the fun side of her job. while visiting south africa. >> you didn't think she could do

it. earlier, to two women talked abt economic ties. secretary clinton is visiting several african nations. white house initiative could grant legal status to almost 2 million young illegal immigrants. president obama at first had said his deferred action program would benefit 800,000 people. but a washington think tank estimates that number would more than double because of revised guidelines. to qualify before, immigrant under 30 must have entered as children, and have graduated from high school. now, immigrants can apply for legal status as long as they enroll in high school, by the time they apply. san francisco mayor ed lee is away from a controversial policy that would allow police to stop and frisk people. critics argue the plan would encourage racial profiling. the mayor says he wants to focus on traditional strategist and use crime tracking software to

stop gun violence. the owner after pit bull faces several charges after his dog attacked and bit a police horse at san francisco chris field. police say they told the dog's owner to get control of his pit bull. later, the dog bit the police horse. the dog was taken into custody, and the horse is expected to recover. there could be tense moments at the oracle arena, and mat right activists plan to protest the treatment of elephants. the circus arrived last night. activists were shooting videos as workers unloaded the animals and walked them into the arena. sal, how's 880? the toll plaza? everybody. >> we were just talking about the coliseum, 880 is going to be slow as you drive past 880 towards 23ed. it's not slow yet, but trust me

it, will get there. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, the traffic is backed up because of an earlier stall, had slow traffic there. also, had some slow traffic on the approach to the city. now, let's go to steve. i'm sorry. i forgot, steve. 101 is very slowing coming up through, and so is 280. well, mostly clear, little patchy fog, some as far asking burning off. most along the san mateo coast, but most the time it's gone by noon. a little system to the north, but that's falling apart as well. 60s for the temperatures, 40s this morning, but it's out of the gate pretty fast for those inland. by the coast and bay. won't make that much of a difference. 60s and 70s, so patchy fog, hot inland, temperatures warmer for some, not for all, temperatures inland, 80s, 90s, upper 90s near 100.

60s and 70s for most. looks like a warm to hot pattern for inland areas, thursday, friday, into saturday, sunday looks cooler. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:57. a shocking arrest leads to the shut-down of a day-care. the serious charges a 14-year-old boy now faces. >> outrage from richmond residents in the wake of the richmond refinery fire. what is going to happen next at the refinery and what we've learned from an air quality management report. >> caltrans officials getting set to answer tough questions about seismic safety on the new bay bridge project. what is has prompted an upcoming senate hearing, when mornings on 2 continues. [ male announcer ] hope has arrived. that's great. let's get with it. [ male announcer ] rolling stone raves it's "hilarious & heartfelt." when was the last time you had sex? that's funny. [ male announcer ] "hope springs" is "smart & romantic." this is good. i hope you're happy. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] "hope springs." rated pg-13.

good morning, welcome back. >> it is wednesday, august 8th new this morning, boy, the alarms at the shell refinery in martinez, accidentally went off, causing a warning to go out about sheltering in place. now, again, this was a false alarm. there is no shelter in place warning activated. that false alarm comes after that chevron refinery fire in

richmond monday night sent about 950 area residents to the hospital with breathing problems, and other illnesses. the two refineries are about 11 miles apart. in the meantime, that chevron refinery fire is causing anger and a lot of concern among the residents near by in several east bay communities. claudine wong is in richmond, talking about residents demanding answering during a really heated town hall meeting last night. >> reporter: onene thing they we concerned about was air quality. we know there will be long term monitoring to check, but there's one analysis down, and one sample was taken here at hensley and fast street. we can show you we're about a mile from the refinery, sample was taken, but there were seven mother taken after that. well avenue show you this map. you can see where the samples

were taken in and around richmond, as far away as martinez all samples showed no significant health concerns, and health officials say there were clearly some effects, 949 people went to the hospital merge room, no one -- emergency room, no one had to be admitted, but for some it will take a few days for the symptoms to go away. it may take longer for residents to feel secure again. hundreds packed the meeting in the crowd, our cameras caught several people wearing masks, and many were outspoken about how frustrated they are. in a poll of sorts, people were asked to stand if they were stand, and stand if they were afraid, a few more stood, and then this. >> those that are angry, please stand. >> reporter: they were there to hear from a panel last night where there were several officials from the county, and one man, the gm of the chevron

refinery who promised a review of the procedures, he apologized several times. >> hopefully, this is the first right step to doing the right thing in the community, and before i go on, i actually would like to ask my refinery leadership team just to stand up and acknowledge the community. >> reporter: some mixed reaction to the gm, and to the other officials from chevron. as far as what's next for chevron, the clean up is still continuing. the gm says they have to make sure the area is safe for employees and investigators. the unit in question is still shut down. expect a lot of government agencies to be involved in all this, cal osha, county officials conducting their own investigation, and the county says the refinery is expected to give what it calls a 72 hour report to it by tomorrow. that report due by 5:00 p.m. thursday night.

live here in richmond, claudine wong. chevron now has a special claims hotline phone number set up for community members. it will take full responsibility, it says, for all legitimate claims. the hotline number is on the screen, (866)260-7881. and we have created a special tab on our channel 2 website with all our refinery fire coverage. you'll find it on the front page at ktvu.com. the head of the state's fish and game commission is expected to lose his job today. today's action comes six month after dan richards shot a mountain lion in idaho. there's that very controversial photo. it was legal, but animal rights groups were furious about it. fish and game commission sets the rules for fishing and hunting endangered species here in california. a 14-year-old boy from the sacramento area is accused of molesting children at a day-care

center owned by his relatives. the colored pencil day-care was shut down by social service yesterday. the 14-year-old boy is now in juvenile hall and faces charges of lewd acts with a minor. two alleged victims have come forward. the father of one of them is speaking out. >> my daughter's been going there over a year. nobody knew up until yesterday that this was going on. >> the boy is related to the day-care owner. investigators reportedly say she was made aware of the allegations but took no action. there is concern there are more victims. safety concerns on the new eastern span of the bay bridge will be addressed at a state summit hearing next we go. alex savage is live to tell about the test results that prompted this hearing. >> reporter: good morning, uncovering a safety defect on the bay bridge project would

cost tens of billions. potentially delay the opening as well. next week, the committee will hold a hearing on this issue to take a closer look at reports of potential structural issues on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this week, the sacramento bee reported a caltrans team found intensely modified test data on the $6.4 billion bay bridge project. caltrans has faced tough questions about seismic work after a report last year of a rowing state inspector faking test results on another bridge. caltrans has called the reports -- they pointed out the state agencies in charge of oversight have no concerns about safety on the projects but there is one bay area lawmaker calling for a third party to come in and scrutinize the seismic safety numbers and generate what he calls an unbiased risk assessment on the project. it will be next tuesday, that hearing will happen in

sacramento, and caltrans lawmakers at that time will be, officials i should say, will be grilled by lawmakers on the susan mick safety issues -- seismic safety issues, potential seismic safety issues. we're live at the bay bridge. allowing chipper card users to board muni buses in the back door seems to be reducing time. the all-door boarding plan has reduced the time that people spend at the bus stop by an average of 6 seconds. the biggest drop was on the one california express route. all door boarding started owner july 1. we want to check in with sal, and find out where the slow spots are. >> contra costa, 680 and 242 are combining for a slow commute. there was a stalled truck near the walnut interchange, but 242 is a mess, southbound 680 is slow from concord to walnut

creek. highway 4 is slow, that's more typical, but 680, not that great, unfortunately. wallet -- walnut creek to oakland, heavy. to the toll plaza, it is backed up for about a 20 minutes delay. if you're driving in san jose, near saratoga, there's a crash, but that's enough to slow traffic. it's not doing well at all, coming out of downtown san jose. mostly sunny out there, most locations, at least away from the coast bumping the temperatures up. although some cooled down yesterday. you may not have noticed, but i did. there's some patchy fog, most want to hug the san mateo coast, but by noon, it's gone. but the fresh sea breeze, 60s, 70s. santa cruz near 78 to 80 last couple of days. sierra nevada, partly cloudy, mostly sunny, but showers are inching closer. tropical moisture, so from wednesday to saturday, if you're heading to to truckee, mammoth,

they could pop up really quick. warm air has settled in the higher elevations, but a couple locations around 1600, 1900 feet were running a little cooler, but nevertheless, there's warm temperatures aloft and that's squashed that fog. print of 40 avenue in the north bay -- plenty of 40s in the north bay. 60s out of the gate. there's still a component of a sea breeze, but it doesn't matter west of 12, it's not going to cool things down 67. but around the bay, you get the west wind. lot of systems rotating here, but it looks like they're going to lose out as the high pressure system over texas, oklahoma, slides back. western edge starting to settle in four corners, southern california. means inland temperatures jump up. patchy fog giving way to sunshine, 60s, 70s, 80s, but some mid- to upper 90s, and it looks like that will

continue well inland thursday, friday, saturday. after four decades, two high school sweethearts from rip on have been reunited with their class rings. he has been in the dog house all this time, because he lost his ring while playing football. one day adhere leader made a discovery on the field. >> every time i would go out on the field, i would kind of look down in the grass, and hopefully find it, you know, and get meet out of trouble. >> we know that feeling. the ring was found while construction work was being done on the football field. woody allen continues to film his new movie in the bay area. allen and crew are scheduled to film a scene in larkspur.

on monday. he shout a day time party scene. tomorrow he are reportedly head back -- he will reportedly head back to san francisco. the new movie is said to be about a women think new york woman who is forced to move in with her sister. you can get up to the minus from ktvu on your ipad, look at that guy working away on his new ipad. you can belt the four cast for the -- get the forecast for the day. the new app is available for free on the apple i store. you know how to work a ipad? >> i'm getting better. it's a great app. a dangerous delivery, a man in washington, d.c., was waiting at home for a giant tv ordered online. you'll never guess what came instead. >> a moose gets trapped a

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we have some breaking news, we just got word, the fbi is reporting now that the sikh temple shooter actually died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. this was after i was shot at by

the police, you may recall this, of course, page is the person who stormed into a sikh temple in wisconsin last weekend, and shot six people dead, and 14 others injured. and then was attacked by police, but we're learning he died actually of a self inflicted wound after being shot by the police. tell but that big storm -- tell but that big storm south. ernesto is now a tropical storm after hitting the yucatan peninsula at a hurricane. it made land landfall last night. -- landfall last night. tourists had to be evacuated. there is a fear this could cause dangerous flash floods and mud slides. that storm's moving towards the gulf of mexico. closer to home, there was an earthquake that shook southern california. it was a 4.4 magnitude quake

reported around 11:30 p.m. centered around belinda in orange county, but they felt it in los angeles. 30 miles away. no word of any injuries or damage. a new report says san francisco international airport has one of the worst records in the country when it comes to close calls on its runways. 13 last year alone. scott mcfarland is in the washington, d.c., newsroom with what sfo is doing to try to improve the situation. >> reporter: each case i'm told, there was ample distance and time to avoid a collision during the 13 runway incursions last year, but in each case, a plane was sitting or moving where it shouldn't have been. the incursions are raising concern, in light of this collision at jfk last april, and in light of the near disaster at san francisco super national in 2 -- international in 2007. safety groups concerned some of

the incursions are happening nationwide. records obtained show 954 incursions in 2011 alone. >> any time you encroach upon a runway that another airplane is taking off or landing on, it creates a potential safety issue. now, the real question is how far over the line did you cross? did you cross an inch or 100 feet? >> again, faa is saying there was ample distance to avoid a collision in each of those incursions. there is at leagues one other airport, atlanta, that saw more of the runway mishaps, but we do know sfo is taking action. they are installing a new runway lighting warning system to help prevent mishaps, should be completed by 2015. washington, d.c., man had quite a surprise in the mail. seth ordered a flat screen tv through a third party seller on amazon.com. the delivery man dropped off a

tall, thin box. inside, a black semiautomatic rifle. he called the police, who confiscated the weapon. >> they just sort of took my information, and said well, we'll handle this, because it's illegal to keep here. it's illegal to transport in a car, so it can't be returned. >> although the shipping label was addressed to him, the invoice order in the box indicated it should have been sent to a pennsylvania gunshot. efforts to reach amazon and third party seller were unsuccessful. more sightings of engaged leather back sea turtles off the coast there. have been 20 sightings in the san francisco and month ray bay area. they migrate through the pacific ocean, but they are arriving earlier than usual this year. scientists concerned about that, because they can get trapped in fishing nets. there could be good news about children's health.

new information shocks the collection control levels of children in the u.s. have dropped 28% over the last 20 years. scientists aren't sure why, but some believe it may be due to a drop in trans fats in processed foods. but they still caution, high cholesterol levels are still a problem. one in ten children have readings that raise the risk of developing heart disease. san jose city council approved a request to rezone santana row that will change what could go into a new environmentally initial efficient building. it's a 6 story, 20,000 square foot office building. the rezoning approval means the office building can also include residential and retail space. before that can happen, the developers will have to apply for new permits. a moose back in the wild this morning after getting trapped in a swing set in utah. a neighbor called the police

after noticing the scene, a moose tangled up in the chains of a backyard swing set. when the officer got there, he noticed the animal was struggling to breathe, so he took some bolt cutters and started to cut the chains away. >> hold on, one more. there was one point i reached out and was kind of patting him on the head, let him know i want going to hurt him. >> pretty brave. once the officer cut the changes, the moose just took off. animal control officials says the moose is expected to recover. we have breaking news at san jose airport. what's going on. >> reporter: we heard a plane from alaska airlines is coming into san jose international airport with some trouble. we wanted to go now to the phone to get a spokesperson from the

airport who will tell us more. sir, i apologize for asking you this on the air, but what is your name? ma'am? >> vickie. >> i'm sorry. what happened this morning with that flight? >> there was a report as to electrical issues, so they did an emergency landing. it was coming in from ontario on its way to seattle. landed safely, everybody deplaned normally, and the passengers will be rebooked and the plane will stay here and be checked out. >> what kind of electrical problem did it have? what kind of things would passengers have noticed? do you know? >> they frontally wouldn't have noticed -- probably wouldn't have notified anything. it was just reported as an electrical issue. they probably wouldn't have

noticed anything, other than they were being diverted. >> the flight was coming from on tear, going to seattle. >> okay. that san jose airport spokeswoman vickie jay. she told us the plane that was deserted -- diverted did land safely. they are investigating the trouble on the flight, but again, the good news, it did come in here to san jose airport with no injuries and now they are investigating. let's go back to the desk. getting out of the house with the goal of reducing bay area crime. how the nice night out may off -- how the night out may offset police --

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>> to -- despite the fact we have a small police force. >> more than 600 block parties

scheduled in okay land, we caught up with mayor kwan, she says this strange thenned neighborhood -- strengthens neighborhood resolve. one city that pulled out from last night's national night out was anaheim. the city's been rocked by violent demonstrations since a series of deadly police shootings took place. the police learned the protestors were planning to disrupt the block party at anaheim city park, so national night out organizers tried to find a different location, but couldn't find one on such short notice. time is 8:26. back to sal. see what's happening out there in the commute. >> it's been a rough one, 280 northbound, rough one in many areas. i think that we are thinking here, but san jose northbound 280 near the saratoga exit, there was an earlier crash, that crash on the shoulder, but traffic very slow coming up into the west valley.

101 is slow as well. at the toll plaza, we've had kind of a rough one, we had an earlier stalled vehicle, and slow-moving commute driving into san francisco. fortunately, no crashes on the upper deck of the bay bridge, contra costa county, southbound 680 still recovering from an earlier stalled truck. and just, again, slow-moving traffic, so from 242 heading down to walnut creek, it has been a terrible commute this morning. now, late go to steve. >> -- let's go to steve. good morning, some patchy fog, but it's going to be nice. warmer for some, but some fog by the coast still means temperatures are hard pressed to warm up. it can't happen. there's no north/northeast winds, so it's nice, but mainly 60s and 70s, although santa cruze has been 80s. there isn't an opponent of a westerly breed -- axon month of a westerly breeze -- there has been a component of a westerly breeze.

west at 1 at fairfield, no big deal, southwest 6 at oakland airport. there's a big fight between low pressure in the gulf of alaska and that high pressure system coming back to the four corners in southern california. so the end result is not much change by the coast, yet it's starting to warm up as you get farther away. 90s for some, mid-60s, yet -- 90s, yes -- yet 60s and 70s into the water. a cooling trend kicks in on sunday. new theory about breast cancer, the new possible explanation for the high rate of breast cancer in marin county. >> reporter: live in livermore, where investigators say speeding was to blame for a fatal motorcycle crash. we'll tell you what a witness told the police. >> the casino matrix is officially open. why city leaders say san jose has hit the jackpot.

we're finding 99 more about a fatal -- out more about a fatal motorcycle crash. >> reporter: the roadway is open, but if you look behind me, there is a chalky area, and that's where a female police officer discovered the motorcycle issues she just happened to be driving down the street, and stumbled upon the accident. the officer tried to resuscitate the victim, but it was too late. a witness says the motorcyclist was speeding eastbound, and police believe that that played

a major role in the accident. >> it looked like he was driving roadway speed, failing to negotiate, collided with a sound wall, and bounced off into the roadway. >> reporter: the victim's brother happened to be driving by, he saw the police and stopped. he then learned the crash -- the coroner will perform an autopsy on the body, and the victim's name is not being released until all family is notified. thanks, a 4-year-old boy suffered life threatening injuries after being hit by an suv in contra costa county. it happened on frontage road in pittsburgh. the 4-year-old was crossing the street with a woman who was also hit. she was able to walk to the ambulance. the injured child was taken to uc davis medical center in sacramento. the driver who cooperating told

investigators he was blinded by the sun and could not see the victims. an overnight news, firefighters quickly put out a car fire in pinole. a 911 call came in about 4:00 a.m. a car was engulfed in flames in the 2600 block of emma drive. crews put it out in a couple of minutes. we don't know the cause, and there were no injuries reported. also new this morning, firefighters say a neighbor helped two people get out of a santa rosa home after it caught fire. it happened before 2:00 at a home on price avenue. >> went into the house, woke the folks up, and helped them evacuate. >> firefighters say the fire started outside of the house, then spread to the attic. the cause is still under investigation. it is 8:33. happening now, the bay area's newest casino is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony.

it is an upscale card room. matt keller joins us to tell us why this might be a sure thing for san jose. >> reporter: good morning, the ribbon cutting say mother wrapped -- ceremony wrapped up about a half hour ago. there are still some city officials here. several city and business leaders were here when the big scissors came out. the ribbon cutting took place around 8:00 to go with the matrix theme. to go is august 8, or 8-8. the number is considered lucky in the asian culture. it is to bring more tax money to san jose. spokesman says he expect it -- expects it to bring in more than $3 million. >> it will generate money. >> reporter: garden city casino had to close for the matrix to

open. just two card rooms are allowed to be open in san jose as one time, but this isn't the only party the casino is planning. a grand opening celebration is scheduled for august 18th. reporting live in san jose, matt keller. both oracle and google are been ordered by a judge to reveal the names of report test results, bloggers, and other commentators that he paid money to. the judge said he was concerned that financial relationships may have influenced reports and analyses published in newspapers and on the internet. the two companies have been given until 17th of august to provide that information. apple designer whose nicknamed the betsy ross of the pc offered testimony in the league battle between samsung and apple. susan care was asked to tell the jury if the i con set up on samsung's smartphones mimicked

the iphones. she said it did. she said when she was for a iphone in the pile of smart phones, she was surprised she pulled out a samsung. new research may explain why marin county has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in the world. a small study of women found them to be almost twice as likely to have a queen variation that effects how much -- a gene variation that affects how much vitamin d they have in their bodies. the vitamin d connection is still just a theory at this point. a larger study involving more women in marin county is now underway. a bay area man has launched a new website to help relieve the stress of parking in san francisco. the website parkplease.com

allows people to rent out garages, driveways, and even parking spots. the 24-year-old from nevada launched this site this month. parking spaces range from $18 a day to 90 bucks a day. it is # 36:00. -- 8:36. see how things are moving in san francisco, 101. >> they are, but it is crowded. northbound 101. let's look from the camera network. traffic moving to the 60s, pretty slow, and getting on to that lower deck is going to be slow. if you're coming into the city, give yourself plenty of time. this is a look at westbound bay bridge toll plaza. want to remind you there is a daytime baseball game at the coliseum. this is a look at southbound 660, that traffic is still busy, if you are driving between hayward and union city, that traffic pretty slow heading

south and then in the south bay, north bay 101 and 260, -- 280, taking a beating. mostly clear skies, some fog. it's losing out to high pressure, although the coast really just 60s and 70s. inland temperatures are bumping up. however, one of the updated forecast models came in, and it started to lower things a little bit by saturday. so it might be a warm up friday, and cool weather may spill in by the weekend. there's none a consensus on that. 50s and 60s. low 50s for some. lot of 40s this morning. still component of a sea breeze. most locations are calm, but there is axon meant of a fresh -- there is an component of a fresh breeze. they just keep fighting with the high pressure system which has

been sliding over, and as it does, it allows inland temperatures to come up so away from the coast, yep, it will be warmer. but those near it, not much different, patchy fog. 60s, 70s, 80s. we'll hold on to some 100s out there in the back 40 thursday and friday, saturday looks the same, but cooler by sunday. >> thank you. we have new information about a reported fire at the one world trade center building in new york city. it appears someone miss took welding for flames. this is a static shot of the building that is still under construction. somebody reported smoke coming from the 88th floor. nobody was injured. the 104 story skyscraper close to ground zero is accused to be

completed -- is scheduled to be completed in 2014. new this morning, soup side bomber in eastern -- suicide bomber in eastern afghanistan killed 3 nato officers. nato has not identified the soldiers or nationalities. egyptian helicopters fired missiles on suspected islamic militants right near the border with israel. helicopters targeted islamic militant believed to be responsibility for the attack two days ago. 400 syrian refugees crossed into turkey during the night, trying to get away from the violence in syria. thousands of syrians have controlsed into neighboring turkey, jordan, and lebanon. you're looking at video at one of refugee camps, as the fighting goes on, thousands of syrians are leaving their country, trying to find safety. the united nations is calling on

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stocks are erasing losses. a live look at the big board, the dow is now up 30, nasdaq is up 2, and s & p, back above 1400, also up 2. your amazon and apple accounts may be prime targets for hackers. a journalist found out the hard way. we are live from washington, d.c., with what the companies are doing to protect you online. good morning, rene. >> reporter: good morning, tori. this online journalist says his online life was destroyed in about an hour, and this morning, if you have an amazon account as well as apple id, you could be vulnerable to the same attack.

there was some sort of blind spot in the way that they verify who is the account holder. you're looking at the man who says he got hacked. the hacker shared the details. he said he used amazon system to break into apple system. he got ahold of so. journalist's personal information, and used that information to access the victim's amazon account. amazon asks you just for your name, building address, and an each associated with the account, and that is all information that the hacker had on hand. once the hacker got into this amazon account, just a couple more steps, and with the use of credit card information, he gained access to the victim's apple account, and in no time, the hacker eraced all data locked the victim out of his information. all of your data on our commuter and phone, wiped out. both companies admit there was a

security gap and say they are working to fix the problem. amazon saying though that they believe they have fixed the problem, and they have changed the policies as a result of this tori? >> thank you, rene. san jose politicians are using a social networking website to connect with constituents. it lets them send messages to users who live in their district. the mayor and city council woman have expressed interest in tuesdaying the site. users can also connect with their neighbors and organize a neighborhood watch. the cleanup continues at the chevron refinery in richmond after monday's big fire and explosions. contra costa county officials say chevron is expected to give what's called a 72 hour report by tomorrow night. giving us an update on the situation. in the meantime, air quality

officials say sample tests are showing no serious health concerns, but community members loudly voiced their fears last night. and the alarms at the shell refinery in martinez accidentally went off this morning, causing a warning to go out about sheltering in place. again, this was a false alarm. there is no shelter in place warning. the shell refinery in martinez and the chevron refinery in richmond are just 21 miles apart. and a head-on crash in discovery bay earlier injured at least four people. this happened about 2 hours ago on highway 4 near tracy boulevard. traffic was briefly shut down in both directions for a while. developing news at a new conference about a half hour ago. the fbi said the gunman in the wisconsin sikh temple shooting killed himself with a shot to 9 head after he was shot by

police. last night, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil in wisconsin to remember the sikh worshippers who were shot and killed. people of all faiths held candles and prayed for the victims, the police chief said he admires the peaceful reaction ever the sikh community. here in the area, there will be candlelight vigils to remember the victims. fremont sikh temple has a vigil scheduled between 7 and 8:30 p.m. san jose sikh temple from 8-9:30 p.m., and hayward's sikh temple from 7 to 8:00 p.m. the ex-girlfriends of the sikh temple shooter is in trouble with the law herself. misty cook is facing a felony charge for the possession of a weapon. authorities found a gun while searching her home in milwaukee. she is not supposed to have a gun, because she has a felony record. she and the gunman wade michael

page recently earneds their relationship, twitter has complied with a court order to hands over a message. the subpoena comes after someone motion positioned a message saying this ain't -- this ain't no joke, people are going to die like aurora. it referred to a broadway theater where like tyson is performing. last month in aurora, 12 people were killed, 58 wounded when a gunman opened fire in the dark knight rises. this man from ohio is facing charges after police say he took guns, ammunition, and knives to a showing of the new batman movie. a security officer add west lake ohio said he found a 9mm pistol, ammunition, and knives

in a bag that scott smith brought in in west lake. his lawmaker says he took the guns to the theater for protection following the colorado shooting. a state senator is pushing a bill he says would close a loophole in california's ban on assault weapons. he says his bill would ban devices with magazines that can be reloaded so quickly, that they be fired like assault weapons. followed the murders in california and wisconsin, the bill is getting some support from fellow lawmakers, but gun owners groups say it is unnecessary, and unconstitutional. a new uc san francisco study shows california's hospital emergency rooms are in critical condition. the report says there are fewer emergency rooms and more demand for their services. it adds 92% of hospitals are affected by ambulance diversions, where patients are sent to other hospitals because

the er is too busy. inc. intercity hospitals that serve a high number of minority patients are the most over crowded. >> if we feel like emergency care is something that is a public good, then we need to finance it that way. >> most california counties including contra costa county have banned ambulance diversions, and that's improved patient flow in contrast, san francisco general is on diversion about 4 hours a day. time is 8:51. the next couple of minutes, a san ramone lawyer arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash is due in court. freeman smith was arrested back in may. police say he owns a mercedes benz connected to a crash that killed a 57-year-old cyclist. investigators say that car left the scene. smith has been free on $60,000 bail. volunteers are gathering this morning to help out in the search for missing morgan hill

teenager sierra lamar. there's still time to sign up. volunteers are being asked to go to burnett elementary school. 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared on march 16th on her what to school. this man is suspect -- the man suspected of killing her is due back in court. a disappearing act at the olympics, the athletes that have vanished from olympic village. >> outside on the roads, heading to the toll plaza, sal will have the latest what's happening on the bay bridge, and everything else. ll, it's really easy. [ting] ♪

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marvin wilson was executed last night. after the supreme court rejected arguments that he was too mentally impaired to qualify for the death penalty. his attorneys pointed to a low score on his iq test. but prosecutors say they purposely score low to avoid the death penalty. 7 athletes from an african nation have disappeared from the olympic village, it includes fakes boxers, swimmer and soccer player. it's believed they may have defected.

newspaper calls it an embarrassment. the government says the athletes were lured by scouts to leave their delegations. the government adds the athletes are seeking greener pastures but in the end, they will be frustrated. british immigration officials are making no comment. they don't want to stir up tensions with cam reason. and a freak accident, hard to look at. a german weight lifter had to pull out of the london games. he lost his balance and a 432-pound barbell fell on his neck. he does have pain in his back, as you could imagine, but otherwise, he's okay. he has dropped out of the competition because his coaches don't want to aggravate any injuries. he won a gold medal in 2008. ally.race man spall

u.s. won a bronze in women's boxing. here's your up to the minute medal count. china leads with 74, followed by u.s. with 71, great britain and russia have 48, and germany rounds out the top 5. let's run over to sal. what are you seeing now? >> we do have traffic that is going to be slow in some areas. we're going to start in the south bay, northbound 101 is slow going into sunnyvale. we have a new accident on northbound 280 in south san francisco. westbound bay bridge, that traffic is backed up, and then san francisco northbound 101,

traffic is recovered. late go to steve. some patchy fog, but overall, most locations sunny. 60s, 70s near 80. some cooler weather comes in by the upcoming weekend. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu. >> join us at noon for more on the skyrocketing cost of gas. thank for joining us.