also chevron put pressure on the u.s. trade representative to punish ecuador if the government doesn't kill the lawsuit as newsweek reported in two thousand and eight quote chevron is pushing the bush administration to take the extraordinary step of yanking special trade preferences for ecuador if the country's leftist government doesn't cooperate the case chevrons powerhouse team includes former senate majority leader trent lott former democratic senator john breaux and wayne berman a top fundraiser for the john mccain all with access to washington's top decision makers and this move by chevron prompted a response from twenty five members of congress urging the trade rep to reject chevrons petition one of these members representative linda sanchez said of chevron's behavior quote rather than allowing this case to come to a conclusion embarking on cleanup efforts or even seeking mediation chevron has engaged in a lobbying effort that looks like little more than extortion apparently if it can't get the outcome it wants fro

against chevron.point, they're not going to do that. they're hoping to work with chevron. chevron also wants to work with richmond. other committee members in richmond as well with their health problems. they want the co2 personally stopped contributing to campaigns. she believes they are pro chevron. a lot of people should turn out and we would get reaction from the protesters as well as chevron throughout the morning. >> we will check back with well as the protesters to gather. they made $6.2 billion in the first two months of this year. >> 6:34 a.m. and it has been a long time coming but we will have to see if if the wait anymore for the new eastern span of the bay bridge to open. it was supposed open for traffic on labor day weekend. that has been and question period today we could get a definitive answer. mike pelton is live on treasure island. >> that meeting is cancelled for 1:00 this afternoon. in the wake of all of this, the stamford cisco chronicle has uncovered some the problems with the br

she is very upset with chevron. when they arrive here this morning which we expect over the next hour or hour and a half, they will be met by the san ramon police department. there are police cars year slowly making their way into the annual shareholders meeting. they're expecting traffic problems which is why you have a motorcycle police officer there. it has always been nonviolent but you can see seven or eight police cars and just off campus. the protesters are showing up this morning, there is filed video they are very upset with chevron for several things. as far as richmond is concerned, chevron needs to work with the city because of the chevron refinery fire in 2012. it sent 50,000 people to the hospital with respiratory problems. more than a year later, richmond is a working with chevron for compensation as well as safety measures. they're threatening to hire a high- powered law firm to represent richmond against chevron to receive money because of the damage. it has not come to that point yet but they are c

they are still working with chevron over that. richmond's mayor says chevron is to do better.chevron to compensate risen for that as well as work on taking measures moving forward. >> also, she wants to tell chevron personally do not control to local elections because it impacts occur. she claims that chevron's interest it $1.2 million to richmond's race in that particular city. >> as far as chevron is concerned they are saying they're a good member of the community they contributed $200 million in taxes over the past three years and have created jobs. they think they are doing everything okay. will get response from both sides. from the protesters as well as chevron throughout the morning. it will be quite a hassle as far as traffic. people will be choking up the sidewalk as close a crosswalk. this is a very busy area. >> thank you will. >> in other headlines a decision could come today as to whether the new eastern span of the bay bridge will meet its plan lever to open. caltran is continuing to work on the insulation and fixes for all the best bolts some of which snapped wh

. >>> the city of richmond may take on chevron. leaders are trying to decide whether to hire a high powered law official to sue chevron for the massive fire for the richmond refinery. john alston is live at city hall with a story you will see only on abc7 news. john? >> dan, city council discussing other matters right now. it could be an hour or more before they decide whether or not to bring a hired gun law official to go after chevron. they are the 800-pound gorilla in town. the refinery caught fire and exploded last august. no workers were killed, but after a cloud of black smoke covered the east bay, 15,000 residents went to local hospitals complaining of health problems. they claim the stigma from the fire will affect property values and quality of life. in a document provided to abc news by the city attorney, richmond says a lawsuit would raise chevron's awareness of widespread harm to the community and the damage they inflict when they ignore the repeated safety concerns. it would come compensate the community for the curren

. >>> the city of richmond may take on chevron. leaders are trying to decide whether to hire a high powered law official to sue chevron for the massive fire for the richmond refinery. john alston is live at city hall with a story you will see only on abc7 news. john? >> dan, city council discussing other matters right now. it could be an hour or more before they decide whether or not to bring a hired gun law official to go after chevron. they are the 800-pound gorilla in town. the refinery caught fire and exploded last august. no workers were killed, but after a cloud of black smoke covered the east bay, 15,000 residents went to local hospitals complaining of health problems. they claim the stigma from the fire will affect property values and quality of life. in a document provided to abc news by the city attorney, richmond says a lawsuit would raise chevron's awareness of widespread harm to the community and the damage they inflict when they ignore the repeated safety concerns. it would come compensate the community for the curren

now, the councilman wants to take chevron to school. >> the contention is that chevron would guarantee to pay the full tuition cost of a school or university in california to a graduating senior. >> reporter: the councilman wants chevron to set up a fund to send every graduate in richmond to college. he said the idea is run by a program in arkansas, murphy oil. >> the graduation rate has gone up. test scores have gone up. it has been an economic development tool. >> reporter: chevron released a statement saying it looked forward on the continuing discussions, on how it could be an effective partner with the city. chevron has given 15 million there', they say to nonprofit groups. >> i'm a single mom, i can't send him to college, he talks about it. it just breaks my heart. >> reporter: others say it would be a relief. >> a lot of them don't have that option, that would be great, they get to get out of this place and not breathe the bad area. >> reporter: they are crunching the numbers, and the chevron spokesperson says the company has yet to see a formal proposal. in the meantime, they h

in a statement, chevron told me it supports city leaders who share chevron's commitment to poll he is that foster an economic crime where businesses can thrive and create jobs. >> you hear the negative things. >> reporter: joe fisher is president of one of the 36 neighborhood councils that make up richmond. >> you don't hear all of the positive things that they participate in. >> reporter: the money spent on scholarships and neighborhood events and the $30 million a year in taxes. while the company has poured a couple of million dollars into the city council elections it has not always paid off. through moving forward, $420,000 went to elect gary bell but he got sick after winning the election and never has been able to take offense. from looking at the campaign finance records it appears that nat bait and buzee have been beneficiaries of chevron cash and last night both men voted to put off suing the chevron oil company at least for 30 days but you last night's vote there were four no votes and even the mayor admits the other two nos have no apparent ties to the oil company. in richm

. >>> the city of richmond may take on chevron. leaders are trying to decide whether to hire a high powered law official to sue chevron for the massive fire for the richmond refinery.hn john alston is live at city hall with a story you will see only on abc7 news. john? >> dan, city council discussing other matters right now. it could be an hour or more before they decide whether or not to bring a hired gun law official to go after chevron. they are the 800-pound gorilla in town. the refinery caught fire and exploded last august. no workers were killed, but after a cloud of black smoke covered the east bay, 15,000 residents went to local hospitals complaining of health problems. they claim the stigma from the fire will affect property values and quality of life. in a document provided to abc news by the city attorney, richmond says a lawsuit would raise chevron's awareness of widespread harm to the community and the damage they inflict when they ignore the repeated safety concerns. it would come compensate the community for the curr

a political organization entirely funded by chevron. forward $1.2 million, much spent in the last week so 2012 campaign. >> there

. >> a new ultimatum tonight from richmond to chevron. settle wupt city or leave it up to a judge to decide. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> richmond city council is prepared to sue its biggest neighbor in f.necessary but last night the council voted to delay filing that lawsuit. the stri of money and politics. mark? >> chevron knows it's in trouble and now the city are trying to reach a settlement. >> after the fire, hundreds of residents lined up for compensation for ill affects they suffered and chevron said they'd settle the claims but mayor believes the company needs prodding. >> i put forward a motion we hire this law firm that would be potentially filing a civil legal action against chevron for damage autos but last night the motion was defeated. the city council decided to give chevron 30 days to reach an agreement. >> you give me $200,000 i think i'm going to be beholden to you. >> the city council woman beckels voted with the mayor but talking about nath r.nta baits who got 200,000s ndz support for moving forward. a political o

whether to hire a high powered law firm to sue chevron for the fire. no workers were killed in the fire but after a cloud of black smoke covered the east bay, 15,000 people went to local hospitals complaining of problems. the city council worked until 1:00 o'clock this morning, 1:30 this morning and never took up the issue of whether or not to hire the law firm. the city council voted to increase safety standards in their industrial safety standards law. >> chevron is not and has not been a good neighbor over this last period with documented important safety decisions to be made and chevron ignored them and moved on to keep the profits flowing. >> the richmond city council is now scheduled to decide whether to hire the law firm in a potential suit against chevron on may 21. >> a peninsula legislature will introduce a bill to make limousines safer following the deadly fire after the limousine burst in flames carrying nine passengers, one more than the limo was allowed to carry. those with fewer than eight people are not required to have fire extinguishe

a political organization entirely funded by chevron. chevron gave moving forward $1.2 million, much spent in the last week so 2012 campaign. >> there were bill boards blanketed the city. >> the mayor accuses of trying to buy influence on the vote as a reason why. in statement says it supports city leaders to foster an economic environment. >> what you hear all of the negative things such as firings. >> joe fisher is president of one of the 36 neighborhood councils that makeup richmond you don't hear the positive thing that's chevron participates in. >> point together money the company spends on scholarships, neighborhood events and $30 million in taxes. while the company poured a couple million into the city council elections over the past four years it has not always paid off. $420,000 in cash went to help elect gary bell. bell got sick after winning and never has been able to take office. from looking at catch yain finance records it appears nat baits and corky bouzay have been the beneficiary asks both voted to put off suing the oil

we did try to contact chevron. we did not receive a response. they sent a statement out saying they spent hundreds of millions of dollars in community efforts as we will. we'll have more on this as the morning continues. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. i know the intersection there, it's very well, close to 680 and there's a big shopping center there with target and whole foods. might be pretty crowded. probably a good place to avoid if you can. >>> let's check in with sal. >> highway 24, tori and dave, you are going to see some slow traffic there this morning. it's pretty crowded on the way between walnut creek and the oakland area. in fact, getting to the tunnel will be a little bit of a chore. the bay bridge has been a little bit slow because of an earlier accident. now, one of the things we want to mention, things are getting better but it's still pretty slow approaching. this is -- this is looking like it might be something new. you can see the indicator's carpool lane has come to a halt. that's not typical here. i'm

. >>> chevron's annual share holders meeting met with protests this morning. demonstrators stood outside demanding the firing of ceo john watson. several pro testors went into the meeting including richmond residents who questioned watson about the fire in august at the chevron refinery that sent smoke into neighborhood autos it with wo just take them a few million dollars to clean up their act z a lot of this would stop. if they just cleaned up their act around the world. >> we've invested close to $200 million with local businesses supporting education. working on economic development. reducing crime. >> chevron says it has implemented new safety measures at the refinery. >> health statistic might surprise you tonight. california has the most tuberculosis cases in the nation. one in five. the three city was the highest rate in the state are in silicon valley. >> san jose, sunnyvale and santa clara are up there in america. >> we have a diverse population and international travelers and tech entrepreneur that's travel globally. >> here is the breakdown accordi

. >> chevron should expect to face a tough crowd in it's meeting tomorrow. a group announced they planned to protest that meeting. grievances range from political to skprirnl says the contribution to a packed action committee may have been ill skplel say the company should pay on a $19 billion verdict found for dumping waste in the amazon. >> chevron has shown it doesn't have ability to understand how to protect the environment. take a look what happened in rich monld. elsewhere. they have shown they need leadership that mrss the environment. >> the mayor of richmond will join the demonstration as she wants to see chevron move forward toward renewable sources of energy. >> in san bruno, the city council voted to vote on a contract to continue rebuilding the glenn view neighborhood rip add part in the blast nearly three years ago now. the next phase being decided tonight is a upgrade with a private contractor. the contract would be paid for yugs a pg&e trust. the council meets tonight at the senior center on crystal springs road. >> one person is in the hospi

the coalition is calling for the termination of chevron's ceo john watson. richmond's mayor is standing beside the activists. the coalition plans to deliver pink slips to the ceo and submit a signed petition asking chevron to stop its political spending on pro chevron candidates. >>> the suspect in a deadly hit- and-run crash in colma could appear in a san mateo county courtroom as early as today. 25-year-old paul diaz of daly city is being held on $750,000 bail. three people were killed in monday's collision on hillside boulevard. >>> san francisco's muni system is far from meeting its goals for having trains and buses running on time and the delays are expensive. a city study finds muni service disruptions cost commuters at least $50 million a year in economic production. the report also says muni is on time only 58% of the time. its goal is 85%. >>> coming up, trouble in toon town. why people visiting the happiest place on earth got a scare. >> plus the president caught with lipstick on his collar. his explanation for the first lady. >> time to soar like

its political spending on pro-chevron candidates. >>> the suspect in a deadly hit- and-run crash in colma could appear in court as soon as today. 25-year-old paul diaz of daly city is being held in the san mateo county jail on $750,000 bail. three people were killed in monday's collision on hillside boulevard. >>> and san francisco's muni system is far away from meeting its goals for having trains and buses running on time. the delays are extensive. city study finds muni service disruptions costs commuters at least $50 million a year in economic production. the report also says muni is on time only 58% of the time. its goal is 85%. >>> the sharks will have to wait at least another season to bring the stanley cup to san jose. >> los angeles advances to the western conference finals! >> the sharks fell 2-1 in los angeles last night in the 7th and deciding game of the play- off series. justin williams scored both goals for the kings who have now won 14 straight home games. >>> the loss ended the up and down season too soon for sharks fans who packed sports bars throughout the bay area

to pro chevron candidates. meeting is due to get underway at 8:00 this morning at chevron's headquarters in san ramon. >>> they suspect a recent theft from his office is an inside job. scott smith is from the capital and he noticed a painting was missing from his office which shows a fisherman at the coast. the value is $69,000. >> i think this theft occurred by somebody who knows california art quite well which is a fairly sophisticated person. >> reporter: there was no sign of him. >> they are getting ready to close down for the next two and a half years and a big project is getting underway and a special parting gift is going to be given out. >>> and good morning, pam, traffic on 208 northbound looks -- 208 northbound if you are driving up highway 17 and i was just sharing with my co-workers we will start seeing lighter than usual commutes and summer will be on us and the traffic is looking like that. let's go to the bay brim, already, it is lighter than what i thought it would be and this morning's commute

chevron issued a statement saying it's spent hundreds of millions of dollars on community efforts. >>> east palo alto police plan to talk tonight about a recent increase in violence. the chief declared a crime emergency and doubled the number of patrol officers. that led to the arrest of 27 people, 10 of them alleged gang members. people in east palo alto say they support the increased enforcement. >> yes, but i think we need more. more police or patrolling or something. it's enough. >> tonight's meeting is set for 6:00 at the apostolic assembly on don't ohoe street. >>> an anti-crime meeting is set for tonight at the santa teresa library in east san jose and scheduled to begin at 6:30. >>> santa rosa police arrested a man they believe is the bank robber they call the hoodie bandit. investigators released these surveillance photos of the robber. they say he hit three bank branches in supermarkets in february. they have arrested 28-year-old sebastian miranda as a suspect in the robberies. police believe he's a member of the nortellos gang. a tip led to his arrest. he's scheduled for ar

should chevron pay the tuition for richmond high school students as part of refinery fire supplement?take part in our survey today, vote or text, or call us. text 1 for yes, 2 for no. tweet us @nbc bay area. we'll have the results tonight at 6:00. >>> if you thought we've reached the ceiling, think again. housing prices continue to rise in many parts of the bay area. one of the most in demand areas, san mateo. but the bustling community is locked in a fight between more development and keeping that small town feel. at the center of the debate, the old bay meadows racetrack. here's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: we've been unable to build enough housing to meet the overall demand. she's president and ceo of san mateo county economic development association. she's also a redwood city council member. >> i mean, i look at san mateo county as ma berry meets silicon valley. >> reporter: silicon valley experienced the tech boom. it turned the city into a business and tech community. now, cities like san mateo are taking advantage of what has turned into a resurgence of urban growth. but not every

. >>> chevron shareholders will be greeted again by protestors when neat this morning in san ramon. a group of environmental and other activists will be joined by richmond's mayor in calling for the resignation of chevron's ceo. chevron and richmond are still at odds over an explosion and fire last august that sent 15,000 people to the hospital. they had breathing problems. >>> let's check the weather. >> we are in store for hot weather. >> we are ready for a heat wave. we have that coming maybe hot in spots but today kind of a transitional day. a lot of clouds out there now. light sprinkles overnight. we could see a few of those but toward the afternoon we are going to see more of this some clearing skies and more sunshine on the way. mostly cloudy over the bay and starting to see breaks there as well and more sunshine coming toward the afternoon. temperatures starting out mainly in the 50s early on today. then by the afternoon, we'll start to warm these temperatures up a few more degrees. in fact, mid up to ever 70s inland. still right about the average for this time of year coole

. >> chevron is expected to face demonstrators when the shareholders meeting begins in three hours at headquarters. a group of shareholders and activist groups announced they are planning a roast at that meeting with griefans from political to environmental concerns. they say chevron's $2.5 million contribution to a conservative super pac may have been illegal because the company holds government contracts. >> happening now crews are making progress against a wildfire north of santa barbara that has charred 2,000 acres which is three square miles. hundreds of firefighters are on the line. the fire is now 65 percent contained and evacuees were allowed to go back to their homes. the fire is burning in rugged forest land 15 miles northwest the santa barbara and is creating lots of spoke. >> people in michigan wake up to a big mess after a tornado touched down. one of 20 tornadoes that hit the plains and midwest last note. more severe weather is expected today. we go do katie marzullo in the newsroom. >> the states getting hit hard and some of them are not useed to tornado. you can hear t

. >> they point to the fire last summer as an example. >> chevron said it provides jobs, re-lee able energy and invests in social programs. >>> a san ramone man credits a 60-foot pine tree, when it came crashing down. >> this kept the tree from going all the way down. >> rick says he was fixing up his yard nord to sell the home when all of a -- in order to sell the home when he heard a cracking sound. >> to hear the sound, and to not know what it was, and then all of a sudden, to have the tree on top of you is just -- it happened that quick. >> it took him a second to realize the tree had fall on him. >> he says he needs to sell the house. >> he counts himself lucky he a made it out of this fix in one piece. >>> the berkeley police association surveyed 600 people. according to the union, residents said they preferred stun guns to firearms because they feel it reduces the chance of death. >> the union it says plans to presented results to the city counsel and get moore feedback -- city council and get more feedback. >>> three oakland businesses were hit by bullets, by robbery. >> a st

affect the ceo of chevron?> boy, chevron has been a horse. i don't know anyone upset with chevron, see me, i will run you over. it's an amazing stock it didn't go to 135. a lot of fooem people feel oil is going to give up the ghost. someone complained about kev ron? give me a break. john in california. john! >> caller: boo-yah, jim. i love you out here in california. >> same to you. >> we had it all fixed out on dole a couple weeks ago, they were selling the ship, panning out $250 million in debt. now, all of a sudden, they're not paying off their debt. they're buying three shifts. what's going on with dohle? >> it's rogue. i honestly, i mean, the stock should be much higher if they would just do what they're supposed to be doing, which is the fruit and vegetable business. all right. this company should come on air and explain itself. really. i welcome you. dole, come on air, explain yourself. let's go to peter in illinois. peter. >> hey, jim, thanks for taking my call. my question centers on lincoln electric.

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they want chevron to improve public safety. they also said the company must be held responsible for numerous spills and accidents. for its part, chevron says it provides 10s of thousands of jobs, a reliable source of energy and makes corporate investments in social programs. >>> motorola announced plans for the first smart phone ever aseemabled in the u.s. the moto x will be put together at a plant in fort worth, texas. motorola was a pioneer in cell phones that lost ground to samsung and apple. >>> a boot in the door in silicon valley. jana katsuyama shows us the friendly competition aimed at helps vets move from the battlefield to the tech field. >> a veteran success story. a former army ranger who led operations in iraq, now turned founder of troop id. a tech start up that helps verify the identities. he is one of the tech mentors who volunteered today to help 69 veterans at a vet and tech event at facebook. albert led one of the nine teams, preparing to pitch their ideas to the panel of exbirths. his website would help matc

. >> a decision that split riff -- richmond city council to reach a settlement with chevron after the refinery fire. >> who took home the trophy last night on "dancing with the stars" in the >> the united states could be zeroing in on men behind the attack in benghazi at the consulate with the deadly consequences. the five men are under surveillance in libya, responsible for the attack that kills bay area native ambassador and three others. the white house believes there is enough proof to seize the machine but not enough to try them in a civilian court in america. the f.b.i. plans to let them remain at large while they collect more evidence. >> the citiry monday is putting off a court fight with chevron over the huge refinery fire in hopes of reaching a settlement. a divided city council voted to enter talks with the oil giant for a compensation package stemming from the august 6 fire. the blaze spewed thick smoke in the air and sent 15,000 rushing to the hospitals complaining of breathing families. they put off a vote on hiring a hey powered san francisco law firm to sue chevron for

employee discovered it one day after another did he vase was found at the nearby chevron. no bigger than a sugar packet but capable of a lot of damage. walnut creek police seize 2 of the so-called skimming did he vices over the past couple da days. first found inside a gas pump at the chevron and another found inside gas pump just down the street. >> it's not just normal people because i see this did he vase is like fv. >>reporter: investigators say the device is electronically capture a person credit or debit card information and there's no way a customer would have ever known the pump they were using had been tampered with. >> completely internal. nothing external that would have show that had there was any type of skimming device in. >> fortunately the information stored on the did he vase is now in the hands of investigators. customers still condition. >> i'll go home and check my accounts to make sure that nothing has gone wrong. >> i probably will not use a debit card any more. probably just make sure i have the cash. because it's safer. >> walnut creek police have n

employee discovered it one day after another did he vase was found at the nearby chevron. no bigger than a sugar packet but capable of a lot of damage. walnut creek police seize 2 of the so-called skimming did he vices over the past couple day vices over the past couple days. first found inside a gas pump at the chevron and another found inside gas pump just down the street. >> it's not just normal people because i see this did he vase is like fv. >>reporter: investigators say the device is electronically capture a person credit or debit card information and there's no way a customer would have ever known the pump they were using had been tampered with. >> completely internal. nothing external that would have show that had there was any type of skimming device in. >> fortunately the information stored on the did he vase is now in the hands of investigators. customers still condition. >> i'll go home and check my accounts to make sure that nothing has gone wrong. >> i probably will not use a debit card any more. probably just make sure i have the cash. because it's safer. >

. >> reporter: we are 30 miles out in the gulf of mexico, and this is one of chevron's closest offshore facilities. >> we have to be very diligent. >> the south timbaloo platform, and 69 people live here two weeks on two weeks off. including david vine, a 33-year offshore veteran, showed us around. >> like it out here? >> love it out here. >> reporter: hurricane preparations begin well before hurricane season. even a tropical depression 200 miles away can trigger phase one. moving nonessential workers and equipment. >> in the event of a hurricane, we would have to get all of this stuff rigged down. should take us about a day and a half or so. >> then the nonessential workers air lifted out. leaving a core group of production workers and supervisors to hold down the fort a little bit longer. >> as we finish out if through the phase two process, well, then it starts to kind of hit home a little bit. >> reporter: on a normal day, chevron has about 2,500 people working in the gulf of mexico. if the hurricane or tropical storm is approaching, pretty much all of them have to come ashore. that

employee discovered it one day after another did he vase was found at the nearby chevron. no bigger than a sugar packet but capable of a lot of damage. walnut creek police seize 2 of the so-called skimming did he vices over the past couple da days. first found inside a gas pump at the chevron and another found inside gas pump just down the street. >> it's not just normal people because i see this did he vase is like fv. >>reporter: investigators say the device is electronically capture a person credit or debit card information and there's no way a customer would have ever known the pump they were using had been tampered with. >> completely internal. nothing external that would have show that had there was any type of skimming device in. >> fortunately the information stored on the did he vase is now in the hands of investigators. customers still condition. >> i'll go home and check my accounts to make sure that nothing has gone wrong. >> i probably will not use a debit card any more. probably just make sure i have the cash. because it's safer. >> walnut creek police have n

they want chevron to improve public safety. they also said the company must be held responsible for numerous spills and accidents. for its part, chevron says it provides 10s of thousands of jobs, a reliable source of energy and makes corporate investments in social programs. >>> motorola announced plans for the first smart phone ever aseemabled in the u.s. the moto x will be put together at a plant in fort worth, texas. motorola was a pioneer in cell phones that lost ground to samsung and apple. >>> a boot in the door in silicon valley. jana katsuyama shows us the friendly competition aimed at helps vets move from the battlefield to the tech field. >> a veteran success story. a former army ranger who led operations in iraq, now turned founder of troop id. a tech start up that helps verify the identities. s one of who volunteered today to help 69 veterans at a vet and tech event at facebook. albert led one of the nine teams, preparing to pitch their ideas to the panel of exbirths. his website would help match people with mentors

the city plans to hire a high profile law firm to take chevron to court. the firm also represented victims of the 2010 san bruno explosion. chevron said it is aware of the plans and will respond appropriate lichltly. >> a preview of an exclusive investigative unit report. a prominent sfroel real estate broker and his investors say he belongs in jail. today the investigative unit asking questions about millions in missing money, broken promises and a broker who avoided accountability. this broker takes us to one of san francisco's historic neighborhoods. it includes investors describing nearly a decade of chasing money and their one-time business partner. >> it's unbelievable that someone could steal all my money. who do i turn to? nobody does anything. it's ridiculous. >> i have never seen a broker with so many violations over so many investment properties with so many different investors. it seems like a pattern. >> this is about as serious as it gets. >> chief investigative reporter into the real estate broker and he's asking where does the money go? >>

chevron said that the company never conducted operations in ecuador. and all operations were settled before chevron bought texaco back in 2001. >>> the american red cross is sending two volunteers to help in oklahoma. they are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning. they will join nearly 900 other red cross volunteers already on the ground in the oklahoma city area. >>> a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in plumas county is estimated to have caused more than a million in damage. officials say last week's earthquake damaged more than 50 homes. some suffered flooding and water damage. one was actually lifted off its foundation. the earthquake also ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water. the advisory to boil drinking water has since been lifted. >>> it's wednesday and seems like every day this week, the weather keeps getting a little better. >> yes. a few raindrops showed up in the north bay. we got some upper 70's in the inland bay valleys. no fog along the coast. let's go right in, out towards the pacifica area. you can see, daly city, you're cle

. >> chevron corporation is expected to face demonstrators weapon the annual shareholders meeting begins at headquarters in three hours from now. a group of shareholders and a coalition of activist groups announce they are planning a breast at that meeting, and their griefans are political to environmental. they say chevron's $2.5 million contribution to a conservative super pac last year may have been illegal because the company holds government contracts. >> the union representing 168 berkeley police officers will release the results of a survey on use of tasers. the police association asked voters their opinion on using tasers and berkeley and alameda are the only two students with police departments that do not carry them. berkeley city country who support the use of tasers say it can be useful toll and help in avoiding use of three that will force. opponents say they can be the equivalent of three that will force when used on people who have medical conditions. this morning, shark fans are still recovering from last night's disappointing game seven loss in los angeles, which elimina

. >>> richmond may take on chevron over the refinery fire. plus, bogus nuns busted. what these women are accused of hiding under their habits. >> and a kitchen in an east bay home gets a major gut job but this was no remodeling project. ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with caramelized onions and melted white cheddar. everyday, as always, there's a lot to love for a little on mcdonald's dollar menu. out by a runaway cab. the dr >>> a walnut creek family is out of their home this morning forced out by a runaway cab. the driver crashed into the home on claiborne drive yesterday. fortunately, no one was home but the house is now red- tagged. the cab driver suffered minor injuries and may be cited. >>> richmond is considering high-profile legal help over last summer's chevron fire. the city council is talking about hiring a san francisco law firm in i

the richmond city council has voted to enter talks with the chevron oil company.m last august's fire at a chevron refinery in richmond that sent 15,000 people to hospitals with respiratory problems. the city is seeking compensation from chevron. >>> stanley cup playoffs even now, sharks and kings tied at two games apiece. san jose won game 4 of the best- of-seven series 2-1 at home last night. game 5 in los angeles tomorrow night. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ,,,,,, >>> good morning. we have been closely watching a motorcycle crash that had been belonging two lanes negotiable one approaching todd coming into santa rosa. looks like just in the last couple minutes, they got it cleared to the right-hand shoulder, but unfortunately we're seeing delays northbound and southbound in santa rosa. let's go out towards our live traffic cameras. here's a live look at the bay bridge and it is backed up into the maze and a quick check now of the san mateo bridge, where things are looking okay on westbound 92. the drive time should be about 20 minutes o

if no deal is made the city plans to hire a law firm to take chevron to court.hevron b said it is aware of the city's plans and will respond appropriately. >> san jose voting to raise the tax on marijuana collectives starting july 1. pot clubs in san jose will have to pay a 10% tax. that's up from the 7% rate that's been in place since 2011. this increase will add $1.5 million to the budget. 6:55 now. yet more records being set this morning in the market. >> scott mcgrew is ahead of the big speech from the fed. >> it could go higher. fortune magazine says the country needs another financial crisis to remind it we haven't really solved our problems. certainly not to the point where you can justify dow at 15,400 this morning. ben bernanke will speak before the senate. hewlett-packard reports profits after the bell. net app will cut 900 jobs. not clear how many are local. the senate judiciary committee made history passing the biggest immigration bill since reagan was president. it heads now to the floor. tesla will pay back its department of energy loan today. nin

the gates foundation, chevron, product red. leader, but the we are mickey sure your money is matched 2 to 1. >> you suggest 77 million nets are needed just to get back where we were. that's in terms of especially some of those that wear out after a few years. they will happen in need of 150 million nets for complete coverage. where are we in terms of getting to those numbers? had president bush not created the president malaria initiative or pmi, where would we have been? cracks in terms of what is needed to get to that complete control we talked about, that is where the $3.4 billion gap comes from. if we're really going to contain the epidemic, really get to the full control so that we can have the vaccines eliminated, but at least eliminate as a partial health threat, we have the knowledge today, that's what the $3.4 billion would do. the 150 million nets per year is to maintain. we're not quite at universal coverage yet. we also need to treat people who do get malaria, which contributes as a preventive tool as well, because

the group also says chevron million to election efforts to richmond. >> they know that the community members there are organizing and putting pressure on them for their activities. so they spent 15,000 people in the hospital. they're being investigated. what is their response to try to buy their way out of it?. >> pro testers plan to bring up environmental practices and to answer concerns outside of the meeting. >> a developing news we're probably not going know tomorrow whether caltrans will be able to open the new bay bridge on time. the bay area toll authority had expected a verdict tomorrow on whether caltrans would be able to meet the labor day deadline. only 97 days now. a spokesman says more testing is needed on 2300 galvanized bolts used to protect the bridge. the toll authority is fwirgt those test results and a schedule before they'll know if the bridge will open on time. >> infertility treatments mean twins are not that rare anymore but sharing the same profession, maybe. but how about principals at the same school? following reggie and ronald richardson at claremont middl

gail mclaughlin says they have eliminated contributions to pro chevron candidates. meeting is set to begin at 8:00 this morning at chevron headquarters in san ramon. last night voters overwhelmingly approved the city's decision to raise minimum wage. why some county lawmakers want to raise the minimum wage and by how much. >>> right now it is 6:38 if you are joining us, there is a big problem on the bay bridge. >> we had a crash at the base of the bay bridge and they moved it but the bay bridge took a hit. things are beginning to move again and it is better than it was and you can see cars are moving through and we are hoping for a little bit of improvement. san mateo looks good so far and this may be your choice to get to the peninsular and highway 101. the rest of the contra costa commute is not that bad after the walnut creek interchange, let's go to steve. >>> a few breaks, with cloudy skies in contra costa, generally overcast, some fog, a little breezy and warmer weather takes it back to the warmest day which is saturday. cool and breezy and temperatures are no

♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects inhe world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ temperatures go, and clouds trying to move back in. what it means for your morning commute in just a minute. >>> it turns out weather may have caused a u.s. cargo plane to burst into flames, it took off from bagrum air force base. the national transportation of the state board is is now investigating. >> the cab driver in northern virginia, also a veteran of the iraq war said that he was the . >> you are prejudice? >> if you are a muslim flying jets into the world trade center than [ bleep ]. >> the man in the video is a president of a company in northern virginia, he has been charged with assault. he denies ever getting physical. salem met with a lawyer to pursue hate crime charges. >>> police say the guys broke the pad locks on the lockers at the supreme sports clu

. >>> chevron's legal case involving oil pollution has been dismissed.had asked the superior court in canada to enforce a adjustment by using the assets of chevron canada. the adjustment was handed down after villagers sued after contamination of a rain forest that they bought in 2001. they said they had no jurisdiction to enforce. >>> on wall street today, the dow is up 130 to 14,841. the nasdaq is up 41 at 3,340. the s&p is up 14 to 1,597. >>> in 8 minutes, there is a rise in the number of children with food allergies. how a university is finding a successful way of treating them. >> not ready for a major threat? the revelation from former army leaders about the state of the u.s. military. . >>> news chopper 2 is over punole, firefighters are responding to a home. you can see the fire crews have their fire trucks, hoses layed out on the street. they were called because there were reports of a explosion and two. news chopper 2 focuses in. looks like smoke coming from the window. i see it discolored there but we don't know what caused the explosion and f

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i've been in the meetings and villages with the gas companies, including chevron, and i explained what is happening, what the process is. i don't believe that every single person has been left in the dark. >> he rejects that fracking will lead to contamination of water. >> i don't believe that we will contaminate the drinking water or doing anything harmful to the environment. >> the critics highlight concerns over drinking supplies. they say the industry has embarked on a p.r. exercise to win over hearts and minds. local people say that the fracking has even used the churches influence to convince people that it is safe and that will benefit the community. we tracked down the priests alleged to have been involved. what's the potential is bright. it will take some time. it will not happen overnight. poland is off for a great start with the early success that might be questionable. you would expect to see that. you don't have an experience, knowledge, trying to get a pathway forward. >> whatever the coming months and years old, those advocating fracking have their work cut out. down, yo