tonight, the fire in baytown texas is under contl, but experts are still monitoring the air quality for danger. our joe fryer has late details. >> reporter: it started with an explosion. >> oh, wow. look at it from he. >> reporter: sending a storm of flames and umes of black smoke into the air at the exxonmobil plant in baytown, texas. the company says 37 people were hurt all with minor injuresin cluding first degree burns. the city initially told neighbors to shelter in place, but that orders was lifted hours later. the company and other encies monitoring the air andeporting no concerns. the plant produces ethylenechemical used in many plastics, but it's unclear what sparked the explosion. >> i can tell you we're going to work diligently to figure it out so that it doest happen again. >> reporter: in march, erupted fir in part of the exxonmobil complex that neres oil. around that same time about 15 miles away an inferno at the intercontinental plant burn for days prompting worries about air quality there. two weeks later, afire at the plant in crosby left ea d.wo rker d a string of pet

and abc's marcus moore is on the exxonmobil complex in baytown, texas, started with an explosion just before noon. towering flames and a thick column of black smoke visible for miles. the fire burning in a facility that contains extremely flamable gas. >> we're seeing it lean a little bit more, perhaps. >> reporter: officials ordering area residents and schools to stay inside, turn off their air conditioning and keep their windows closed. >> i just want him out. >> reporter: mary landry raced to the scene after a call from her son. >> he said, a tank blew up, i'm trapped in the back and i can't get out. kiss my babies and tell them i love them. >> reporter: moments later, our station ktrk finding her son, a contract employee, safe. >> you thought there was a chance that you were not going to survive? >> 100%. >> reporter: officials say at least 37 people were hurt. tonight, we're told earn is accounted for. >> we do not know what the cause of that incident is, but i can tell you, we're going to work diligently to figure it out. >> reporter: david, as you can see, the fire is out and o

fox 26 in houston is an explosion and fire erupted at the exxon facility in baytown.t least 37 people are receiving off-site care for minor, nonlife-threatening injuries. in shelter in place was issued for the city of baytown but has now been lifted we are told. fox 5 in new york has financier, friend to presidents and accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein makes his first court appearance since he was found injured on the floor of his jail cell. a judge says the soonest epstein will stand trial is next june. his lawyers are pushing for a later date. epstein has pleaded not guilty to the charges. and this is a live look at chicago from our affiliate, fox 32. the big story there tonight at cook county judge denies a request by attorneys for jussie smollett to investigate why they were dropped against the actor. he was accused of fabricating a story that he was assaulted by pro-drum supported. the state's attorney recused herself and prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges. the judge also refused a defense request to step aside. if that is tonight's live look outside t

state of texas these are live pictures coming from there the city of baytown confirmed on twitter the fire is a unit containing polypropylene material. people living in the vicinity of being told to shelter inside the $50000000000.00 plan to build a rival to the panama canal appears to have sunk it 6 years since the president of nicaragua and the chinese billionaire announced work was starting the project should be well on the way to completion by now but as our correspondent john holeman has been finding out construction workers and nowhere to be seen gloomy doubt. it was meant to be the culmination of a century of nicaraguan dreams the country's very own great canal linking the pacific and atlantic oceans when doing it by chinese billionaire handed a generous concession by the government in 2013 everyone is talking about it we found not a stone's been laid and this point there was a big ceremony in or great the building of the can now but as you can see 6 years later there's nothing here but a dusty road. why has the canal failed to materialize the short story the billionaire lost m

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this is baytown, about half an hour or so outside of houston. the city tweeting that everybody in an area west of the plant needs to shelter in place. you can see the area in the green there on the screen. it's a rudimentary map. there's a news conference underway. the tweets indicate it's such abundance of caution. let's listen to what they're saying. >> a fire and explosion. we do not know what the cause of that incident is. i can tell you, we're going to work diligently to figure it out. make sure it doesn't happen again. >> shepard: well, as they figure it out and learn more, we'll monitor it. the moment we have a bit more information we'll bring it to you. now back to the matter at hand. the dow is down 250. down more than 400. every word the fed speaks, the markets reacting. looks like this is a one-off change in interest rates. not the beginning of a trend. but they're going to act and react. we gave you a seven-minute snack on this in news terms. over on the fox business network, it's a meal. if your interested in this, if this is your t

. >>> even though most cities in the bay area have banned fireworks, one east baytown not only allowsm but also provides safe places to set them up. interviews rob roth went to dublin and found families get an early start on their fourth of july celebrations. >> there we go. >> reporter: this family came from pleasanton where fireworks are prohibited, to this parking lot in dublin where this is perfectly legal. >> with the risk of fire in california, it is nice to have a couple places to come . >> while this may be a far cry from the fireworks spectacles in san francisco, these poppers and sparklers are more than enough to keep these two and 3- year-old boy is perfectly have to. >> they have a blast. it is family day. now work. >> reporter: this is one of the three free public parking lots the city opened all day long to give people with so-called safe and sane fireworks a safe, sane and legal place to set them up. dublin is only one of a handful of bay area cities that allows do-it-yourselfers to set off fireworks and dublin actually provides places to do it. people enjoy the opportu

. >> harris: some breaking news right now, we are watching a refinery fire in baytown, texas.s 25 miles east of houston along the gulf coast. it's an exxonmobil complex that you see there and the company says it's dealing with the fire, and there is not a shelter in place as of yet. we will keep an eye on this and bring you updates as they come in. a lot of flames and smoke. we will stay on it. hopefully everybody's out of the way there. a number of house lawmakers calling for in impeachment grows continually. as of today, the democratic caucus is just four members shy of a majority, backing proceedings against president trump. yesterday, senate minority leader chuck schumer said he supports house speaker nancy pelosi's efforts to resist the impeachment push despite some members of his own leadership team calling on the house to open an impeachment inquiry. joining me now, house minority leader kevin mccarthy. great to have you on the program. can we do start with where the facts are here? and impeachment inquiry is not the same thing as impeachment proceedings. is there a lit

. >>9.37 right now and breaking news is happening in texas in baytown. which is at the exxonmobil plant this fire and as we pull out you can see. this fire started earlier this morning. they say there's no shelter in place that's been ordered because of this fire at the refinery plant there this is happening outside of houston texas. we'll keep you posted we'll be right back. i mean, if you haven't thought about switching to geico, frankly, you're missing out. uh... the mobile app makes it easy to manage your policy, even way out here. your marshmallow's... get digital id cards, emergency roadside service, even file a... whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa! oops, that cheeky little thing got away from me. my bad. geico. it's easy to manage your policy whenever, wherever. can i trouble you for another marshmallow? heart-stopping video of a child who fell from the 6th floor of a building a high a rise in china. he's ok take a look. >>caught on video check it out there's the child clinging from the balcony of the us apartment and look on the left side you se

doctors' committee so we know that students have been protesting and we also know that from a low baytown themselves have joined a protest condemning the violence condemning the killing of protesters we also know that the governor of north korea from states has ordered the closure of all schools high schools and primary schools and till the situation calms down that is all we know for far so far but the sensitivity central doctors committee is reporting that there are not only 8 people dead but there are so many more injured and that they're concerned that there will be more violence with the presence of the military and security forces in a way town so it seems that the protests demonstrations are continuing not just in khartoum but in other areas too what does this mean for the power sharing agreement between the military and the opposition where does it leave it. talks are expected to resume between the forces for freedom and change coalition that is the opposition coalition that represents the protesters and the ruling military joined later today it's not clear what impact this would

and this just in to the newsroom an explosion occurred at the exxonmobil baytown, texas, facility firefighters are on the scene. they have no indication of a cause for that blast and as you look at that live picture, you can see that there are a lot of flames. it's still very much a fluid situation. currently there are no injuries. and there is no shelter in place order. but it has moved gasoline spot prices higher at this hour, scott. so we're watching that market reaction as well back to you. >> sue, we'll continue to do that we appreciate that >>> meantime, apple shares powering the dow today following its earnings report. our next guest, one of several analysts raising price targets for the stock. tony sacconaghi joins us once again following earnings you raised the price target today but below where the stock is currently trading you are pleased, but not that much >> look, i think the risk/reward on apple is balanced at current levels we have the stock relative to the market trading at about a five-year high and there's still a lot of uncertainty about next year. apple is going to be comi