j.r. stone is out to there. what is the latest? >>j.r.: i am near the 580 right before you near get off the bridge. i can tell you that about 10 seconds i just saw another dump truck. as to what was inside of that a dump truck it was with that fire truck. there were entering the factory area. i have also seen a couple of trucks as i am looking right now i can see one, 2, 3, 4, 5 during trucks. there are fire trucks racing towards the refinery. however for a little bet it looked like things were slowing down. when i'm talking what things i am talking about the flames. however i can tell you that within the last time and that's i've been able to see more of that flame and black smoke. i noticed that sometimes that takes a while for them to put this out. now, we're starting to see that. not the 50, 60, 70 ft. flames that we saw earlier. however, still in the distance those thick plumes of smoke are near those homes in the distance. now they have gone over the hills that is what james mentioned, earlier. you can still see that sitting t

>>gary: j.r stone is a live at the ballpark. r: you just called it a glorified scrimmage, these people in the parking lot might be a little upset with that. on your radio show this morning you said you're guessing around 75 per cent capacity, i would say at least 50%. that was as of 20 minutes or so ago. fifth the parking lots are packed out here. >>gary: it is only half filled, are you guessing that the real fans are waiting for the timber? >> i would guess so. if the people out here are truly die hard. it is we think of a picture- perfect day, but the wind gusts were 30-35 mi. per hour. i spoke with one guy who was cooking sauces on his grill. he bought the girl for $10 and said his sausages were falling off of this side. these fans out here are having a fun time. even going into the stadium, it sounded loud. these people are excited about this season getting started. >>gary: will you be back at 8:00 p.m.? >> i will be back. if this fall. it might be preseason, the use of bread in jacobs running a couple of times. i get excited

j.r. stones in lake county speaking to one family. >> it came like gasoline on a fire, that quick. it was like a bomb was set. >>reporter: diane is describing the intense moments sunday night when that fire ripped through her yard. >> that road is just 4 mi. away in just four minutes. >>reporter: today, her house is standing because of one man, her husband. ahoy he thought that fire by himself. come here, honey! he is the man, he is the man, he is the man! this is what examples of what people do to save their homes. >>reporter: this hot springs is their natural water source for swimming and the pump it out for several hours. the home was not the only thing saved. >> and had to catch by horses because they were going to catch on fire. >> however there shed was destroyed. also there's solar panels that wer produce-energy t not so much says it dicey and who is still alive. >> scientifically because everything was correct but i want to tell everybody that there is a higher power. jesus? whatever you

j.r stone has been following this story. >>j.r: they're saying that this fire could have been worse and is much more serious than originally thought. >> it clearly had the potential to be a much more serious offense. >> dr. daniel horowitz is talking about the chevron fire that happened in richmond on monday. he says this fire is much more serious than a regionally about. >>will: before by >> government officials say around one dozen workers were engulfed before it ignited into this fire. a government team on assignment in richmond found that the crude oil a unit where this happened was shut down for maintenance. a nearby pipe that was created was replaced. >> we need to look at the decision making around this pipe. walked should it have could replaced? concordat there's something about those maintenance procedures. >> this fire was no doubt one of the most serious that they have dealt with in recent years. oil refinery fires have been on the rise and have become very common. >> they're going to be back at this refinery on mo

j.r stone is following this story from fairfield for. >>j.r: right now the czech fully disclosed. behind me you can see an apartment full of vehicles. as people are still showing up to show their support only to find out that the restaurant is closed. if it was a very busy day here in fairfield. >> wall lines and a packed restaurant. many have strong opinions against the marriage. >> it is a man and woman as far as marriage. >> they're pushing into forcing it there will of the rebels. when you try to stand up for traditional ballads and spiritual values, your told to shut up. >> over 2000 people made their way into this restaurant wednesday. the rest are ran out of food. by 6:00 p.m. the sign read they had to close early. fought and >> are we are doing is supporting a tenement that has the same values are was raised it. >> at least 12 to those who will soda at the stella starts. imagine larsen's it has been closed, so that if people continue to show up. for >> in the bay area there to check fillet restaurants about to open. one in san the state and one a walnut creek. >> and same-

j.r stone is following the story. >>j.r: there is definitely a sense of excitement here at the stadium. hunter tents is now a giant. suffice >> we are told he is on his way to the ballpark. >> his name is hunter pence. he is a right fielder. how did those giants fans like him? >> i have no idea who he is serious thought >> i have not heard of him. >> he may not be the most well-known player in the league that he certainly adds energy to the way he plays ball. experts say think could be entertaining to watch. >> he looks awkward at times but he will for you out. >> his technique is odd that is a mix of special. he plays hard day in and day out. >> last year he hit well over 300. while many are still learning about him most who know him say he could be the right move to get the giants back to the series 3/8 memo one of the down sides fear that his defensive play is not as good. a lot of people are excited about is that. at last check it was 2-1 giants at at&t park. >>erica: it was a gorgeous day around the bay area furio

j.r stone has more on what is happening. >>j.r: and a letter to a sacramento news fifth or 4, shermantine sf he is of set with the bounty hunter who promised him a television, a candy bar and other things. he says he never got them. that is only some of the request that he is making. >> shermantine also says he will work with the reno police department to find human remains but will not work with the sheriff's office. he believes that herzog killed a woman from reno and buried her in linden. he >> the only game he has is getting stuff in exchange for information. i do not know why he has not got a television for assistance then and now we spoke with investigators and we will tell you what they have to say in what case there linking missed you. >> an accident is morning in san francisco involving a car and to meet vehicles. it happened after a car got smashed between two muni vehicle on the market. sphere assist >> levity caught up on bay area weather. in portions of the bay area, a really nice conditions. deborah is right now

>> that with j.r stone reporting. chevron says they will do their best hope everyone who files a claim. thousands of claims have already been filed since the center opened on fire. they're hoping to get reimbursed for expenses like medical care, property damage and lost wages. >>ysabel: they're touting themselves as america's comeback team, saturday mitt romney announced his running mate, paul ryan of wisconsin. if when if for >> the problem is that his running mate is also running the economy. that is what the obama campaign was very happy about in terms of this is particular choice. >> republicans will officially named their candidates at the republican national convention in tampa florida on august 27th. >> today music legend seawater will take place for the final day of the outside lance festival. despite the 3d line of the band has not been without some travel. we're talking about parking. parking enforcement officers were busy writing tickets all around the event. festival organizers say this about festival attr

tonight, j.r stone is on the scene. >>j.r: people who live in the area are finally allowed to go back home. they now have water again and electricity but this water main break was a pipe that measured 42 in.. as you look into the distance, you can see that 42 in. pipe along with the intersection that is a total mess. >> on tuesday, water was everywhere. >>pam: san francisco city officials have started handing out claim forms so residents who have damaged property infantilized temporarily disrupted can be reversed. one person showed kron4 some of the damage. you can see how high the water came. this car's door was stuck. >> at the our lady of the visitation school, the crews are hard at work trying to clean up from this same incident. the school had to be closed until the water main break was repaired and and the school is to resume next tuesday. new tonight at 8:00 p.m., a former high school basketball coach was sentenced to six months in jail for committing a sexual act with a team player. a former staff member at pione

j.r stone has more from oakland. >> he is the current bishop in the diocese as high horse go. hot he och how he inseams their business was stealing cell phones. allow of of >> in increased police alliance in san jose aha tide of violence in that city. hots the >> >> dozens of officers have been shifted to patrol duties. >> in a gang members know when we're out of the street >> so far the efforts seem to have worked. since august 24th there have been no gain related homicides. >> long-term, we need additional bodies. short-term, we will be able to cover with overtime from other parts of the department. >>pam: coming up at 8:00 p.m., a parking meter rates are now higher in san francisco. we will tell you where and how high a price you on the cape. the republican national convention kicks off in florida, a key battleground state. more on that plus the latest poll numbers coming up. och och och aha as the >>pam: apart. in san francisco has increased again and are among some of the most expensive in the nation. del jeff bush and has details and explains why fewer tickets are of the

j.r stone has the latest. >> major-league baseball's as they're looking a consultant employed by the agents of cabrera were paid to acquire a web site advertising if it exports cream, something did he could did use as an explanation for why he failed the test. report says this fell through in the appeals process. cabrera was suspended for 50 games. the giants have not responded to the news however grues boce was quoted as saying, you could be world class parents in your kid can still goes out. we cannot follow these guys 24-7 and it comes down to choices. he is a grown man. >> the giants are not saying anything about this latest news. have not set at this point if cabrera will be suspended for 80 additional games. to many insiders did not believe he will be allowed to play after 50 games for the mere distractions because. >>brian: we have some fog pushing into the bay for this evening. here is a live view from the san mateo bridge. mostly clear skies. for tonight, look for the fall to look inland. we will also seek to lacy agrees that will bring guns temperatures rapidly. by 7:00 a.m

j.r stone is joining us live from candlestick. it's a >>j.r: up until now people really did enjoy this game. it is starting to get cold now. month a lot of people are heading home because it is called a outside. >> the preseason home opener means food, find and a little bit of creativity. as players gear up for the year, a preseason tailgaters it did the same. some came to candlestick unprepared. >> it is to windy. >> we did not come fully prepared. >> it is windy. it is messing up my here. for those who were able to cook in the treacherous and windy conditions, could they did. san >> you can see people leaving the stadium. we will have highlights coming up at 845. >>catherine: coming up, gas prices soared, what bay area customers are paying and we will take you to outside lands. nasa's mission to mars, and it pictures from the row for and why scientists are comparing the martian landscape to california. that and more ahead. >> in san francisco the average price of gas is $4.70, up 155 from last week. in san jose drivers paying $4.

j.r stone is joining us live with an update. >> right now be controlled burn is still going on.ketball. when you look as assistance agency no smoke coming from this area. the situation is under control. i do want to go to some of the video to give you a tough one of what actually happened yesterday. they first learned about this week. >>pam: our team coverage continues now, a town hall meeting tonight, a residence >> tonight it is very hostile and very angry. >> the meeting was very disruptive but we did learn several things from the manager >> chevron says they were releasing excess pressure that had built up in the line because of the maid incident right here. down here, you can see the flames shooting into the sky. we have another picture showing the magnitude of the flames, you can see how high they are going. the fuel leak was feeding the fire at this point as it was raging. this shot was taken from the financial district. there, he can see quite power. a huge column of smoke. this shot almost looks like a funnel cloud as it narrows at the base. thank you to our viewers for

j.r stone is live in richmond with the latest. >>j.r: in the last 30 minutes we received a 72 our report that was put together by chevron about the incident that happened monday. for it is three pages long and only two paragraphs. so those with the government are here doing their own investigation. for >> we are not looking to cast blame. we're looking for the root causes. the questions that we ask our do they need to change maintenance schedules? this is older equipment that might redound more frequently. the question is, when they get out of hand? as i stated before, and the last several months we have seen several instances for >> and the refinery fires that more than 1000 people to the hospital, many complaining about reading problems or irritation with their eyes. chevron has set up a health center to help people who want to file a claim. the address is on your screen and there is a 247 toll-free hotline phone number. >> we are getting the first 911 phone calls made by chevron ask for more help to fight the fire. >> with gas

j.r stone joins us live in oakland this evening with more of this story. >>j.r: i can tell you, in the last 30 minutes we have received a written statement from the archbishop elector on how this went down south, about what happened and what led to this if you like. i do want to go to some of the video as a review this statement that we just sat and. he says while visiting in san diego this past week and he had dinner at the home of friends along with the priest visiting from outside the country and his mother who lives near san diego state university. while driving his mother home the past three dui checkpoint that the police set up near the campus. he was found to be over the california legal blood alcohol level. he went on to say that he apologized for his error in judgment and feel shame for the disgrace he brought upon the church and console area keep in mind now he is one of the most powerful man in the catholic church in this area. the oakland diocese leaves more than a half-million of the roman catholic church. the san francisco diocese almost 2 mil

reporting live at at&t parked j.r. stone kron4 news. >> catherine: it is one of the biggest power outages the world has ever seen. we're talking about india. toward you are looking at this boy sitting on a train that has been stranded. 600 million people are without electricity on tuesday with three different electric grids collapsed. cutting power to 620 million people. that is about twice the population of the united states. people were shocked with a huge black out on monday but the country was devastated when even a bigger black out hit tuesday. newscasters could barely keep up with the ever-growing list of problems. >> now we are talking about people trapped inside without power, and air- conditioning and just how much time it will take. >> catherine: tens of thousands of people depend on trains but it was brought to a standstill. some turned to cars but that was huge problems. amidst the chaos vendors for selling produce by candlelight. and people were still cutting hair. religious schools were still studying the. peop

j.r. stone, kron4 news. >>pam: a north bay teacher is accused of having in a corporate relationships with several students. over 30 years ago. therese oestacio >>terisa: this teacher taught at this private the elite high school is nearly $36,000 per year in san rafael. it is not elaborating on what the of accusations are letting to is determination -- termination. that led to his-determination. we passed more with this serious case. >> as soon as the allegations came to my knowledge this summer i adopted an independent counsel. they made contact with the individual involved. once that individuals admitted to those allegations it was a termination. we turned it then over to the authorities. >>terisa: they're not releasing the name. >>terisa: male or female? >> i'm not going to identify. >>terisa: are the victims male or female? >> the >>terisa: was it sexual in nature? >> it was inappropriate in nature which is a serious violation of trust. although it is nearly three decades old a spokesperson said that it i

j.r stone is live for us in fairfield where support for the restaurant was so much that customers areow being turned away. >> in the last half an hour the actually close to this location. some people were able to eat here and others did not. it actually ran out of food. i do want to go to some of the video to show you with the lines looked like. there were extremely long going to the parking lot of wood to the street. these people waited for a good while this afternoon and during the morning hours. it was into the upper 90s at one point. half fast reboot. >> they ran out of food. that proves there are a lot of people who are really supporting. if >> opponents of this have asked people to come on digitally locations to avoid, asking those same-sex couples to recently go inside. yeah >> kron4 viewers have been voicing their opinions on of facebook fan page. >> we want to know you think about the issue. leave your comment on our facebook fan page or twitter feed. more at the p.m. >> a warm day around the bay area. you're looking live from jack london square in oakland. beautiful blue ski

and we have j.r. stone it is there, like. following some of these people. been able to gain access back into their home? >>j.r.: there were lines and lines of people just waiting to get back into their homes. they have been requesting and requiring a police escort all of highway # 20. this continues from last night and this morning. they will get a first look at what their homes look like. there was a gentleman yesterday that i spoke with. bulldozing 20 ft. around his home. so the fire could not get to his house if it made that close and in fact, it did make it that close. there are stories like that. where structures have been threatened. we will get a close look on how these structures look but the good news is that this fire is 4- east. the numbers are at 7,000 a.. the fact that the people were in harm's way are no longer in harm's way. yes, you are dealing with thousands of acres that are on fire in eight very rural area. not that many people out there. in a very rural area. >> how about the air quality? >> it really looks, similar. i would be a bit of

it's >> @ j.r stone is in lake county tonight with more on the areas hit by a wildfire. >> out here thisernoon he concedes field directly behind me, it is to our black in covered in ash, some of the war 5,000 a. that have already burned in you can see why. flames are still shooting into the air. as i was driving around the area, it was 110 degrees and already three structures have been destroyed. evacuation's number into the hundreds. >> the wind has increased, that combined with a dry conditions and triple digit temperatures are not the conditions that we want. >> highway 20 which is a very troubled road in lake county is still closed. behind me, you can see the cars that are basically lined up and wanting to get through. again, it is a standstill at this point. >>pam: highway 20 is now partially opened for people who were escorted through the area. with hundreds of homes threatened at least 25 people have been evacuated. >> the fire marshal came in and fish and game and then another truck and another truck. we just dropped everything. we locked the doors and left. fire is coming way up

j.r stone is following this story and has more from oakland. >> monday the city announced they foundrce of the problem. today, it appears maybe not. >> the 2 g service was suspended as all of p.m. on sunday evening. >> we are not getting any sort of indication that these incidents are connected. it isn't anything leading us towards that. reductions of impacted us on all levels, we have seen some of the implications. >>pam: curbing gang violence is now a priority. firefighters are beginning to get a handle on the raging wildfire. it is the ponderous of fire and it is now 35 percent contained. nearly 27,000 a. have burned since lightning sparked the blaze on saturday. the flames have destroyed several structures. right now more than one dozen wild fires are bird in california. >> a temperatures are cooling down a little bit. as we take a look outside high temperatures with 91 in antioch, 87 of pleasanton. temperatures are at or a few degrees below what we saw yesterday appeared closer to the clothesline temperatures remained cool. it's a little bit of fog covered along the golden gate.

j.r stone is live outside the chevron refinery in richmond with the latest details. it appears that the worst is now far behind but there's still a controlled burn that is going on. it is basically the size of a basketball. " they say that the controlled burn is still happening in could burn for another hour or another day's work. as look into the distance, the refinery looks much different today than it did yesterday with 60 ft. flames shooting into the year. right now be emergency response chief spoke. >> what we're doing right now is basically the same as a full year. we are taking that little bit of residual pressure and allowing it to burn so that we can safely consume the product. are >> investigators are still trying to give a figure out if this was a computer error or humor error. emergency crews were called in and as they were working to try-next on week grew bigger. the fuel ignited and hot plate in, shooting into the air. the definition, a much different lifted its refinery in fifth >>pam: the team had 15 years, if public town hall meetings is under way wh

this reporting live at candlestick, and j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >>pam: today is the last day of the republican national convention in we will see mit romney convention -- we will see romney excepting the nomination. you have more after the great. you have more after the great. we will have a more hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. you have more after the great. we will have a more oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it mad

j.r stone has details on the release of shermantine in order to help authorities. the fields and linda in california may not look busy but it is where the speed free killer wesley shermantine was taken this past weekend. location is 95 mi. east of san francisco, within eyesight of where authorities have already died in recover human remains, and specifically the remains of three women. >> i can hardly believe it. >> this is the california assemblywoman who pushed for the release, one that had been talked about but not executed until last weekend when the death row inmate was taken on as president and into his own thoughts stomping grounds. >> i told them a dozen times, do not take anyone on a field trip, if there is nobody there, did not take a chance. the >> leonard padilla is the bounty hunter the has been in talks with shermantine and promised the money at once life in exchange for a victim of state officials laws save money has been given but we do enough that some are very fees that the deals are now turning the eighth >> i a.m very pleased. we have received ca

sherman ty says that he has more to share as kron4 j.r. stone reports.rto a stock to a newspaper reporter wesley shermantine says that he will not give away new human grave site location until clinton gives him items that he was promised. he said it is like pulling teeth with him. i am not leaving the prison to show anything more until leonard man's up. >> i know has been charged my credit card so why he has my got it? i do not know. as far as the people that's in the tv and candy bars and all that, maybe some of it has not been ordered yet by my office but a lot of that task. >> reporter: as that candy bar, it heats up those with the real police department says that they have been regular contact. the woman was last seen at the hotel casino in 1996. >> marty: a while high-speed chase on the bay bridge happen friday morning. police had to use strips to flatten the suspects tires. they say the suspect was driving a car that was reported stolen and antioch. the suspect was arrested more than an hour after it started. >> ysabel: trouble the golden gate brid

j.r stone has been following this story and talking with the commissioner's office.e joins us live in the studio with an of state. >> i spent a good portion of the evidence poking with people in new york city. often they would not talk about any specifics about the connection to a fake web site between milky cabrera. their report says a consultant was paid to require -- to acquire a fake web site krems use as an explanation on why he failed a test. >> the giants have not said if they will suspend cabrera for any additional names of many insiders did not believe a feeble play after this 50 game suspension. >>pam: major league baseball released a statement. there >>pam: today the market value of apple had $623 billion. many analysts predict then apple stock will continue to climb. south >> in to douse a 11 apple stores to get more revenue per square foot than any of the retailer. more than five times the revenue of best buy. did you have an iphone 4s, the latest model, would you upgrade if the new iphone came out in a month or would you hold on to the 4s? let me know.

j.r stone spoke with people who say >> those of the richmond police department said that traditionalang colors in the area are red and blue. it is difficult to say if he was shot because of that or something else. >> the community divide among these teams coming up in my ear cocked story. >> in yesterday's killing of six people at a sikh temple in wisconsin, the country's seven mass murder of the year. police have identified the killers as an armory veteran with ties to white supremacist group. >> the first to respond with a member of the oak great tactical squad. he is in critical condition but expected to survive. >> the bodies of two victims were found in the parking lot and inside the temple the body of four others including the temple president. >> from what we understand he thought to be and in and suffered gunshot wounds. >> the sikh religion was founded about 500 years ago in india. 25 million followers worldwide. >>grant: is the suspect, wait michael page was 4 years old and was a high- profile white supremacists who played in heavy metal white power bands in you to serve in

reporting live, j.r. stone, kron4 news. >>pam: we spoke with fans before the game. >> i would say. >> because i am an a's fan you know what i think about that. good for them. we have been hearing about all this maybe not and is right in the footsteps of a very. >> that is good news. >> and our sports a director, gary radnick what this means for the giants. >>gary: let me roll through giving you some cause for thought. has his performance this season. with possible performance enhancing drugs? and with 159. all oftatus. and this all of this -- baseball stats. are the giants scored to make the playoffs. and how do you you this with another plexi for the franchise? good, bad. and my producer said should he have to give back the chevrolet camaro. as mvp. he is eligible to return if the giants make the playoffs. that is down the road. the difference is that between barry's era, barry had at their own traders in there. but now when there were steroids dealers. until it was proven it was difficult to say to keep your friends out o

j.r. stone has the latest. >> reporter: no fires, the laws of war still being used at the chevron refinery all clear and visible. here there was another flare-up at 10:45 a.m. and those from chevron say it is far from a second leak that like the above the first one off of a pipe that was damaged on monday. >> as we went into extinguished the secondary fire, the opportunity arose where we could get close enough and extinguish the primary fire. at this time, all fires have been extinguished. >> reporter: chevron employees were question about the two hour time frame on monday as why the plan did not shut down immediately when news of the leak surfaced. >> to do an unplanned shutdown of its plan is fairly dangerous and we do not take that lightly. one of the things that we were reviewing of this was gone on whether we should or should not show that unit down. >> reporter: company is said that those affected who went to the hospital are not the only ones that may be eligible for money. >> we know for

j.r. stone has the most coverage. (screaming!) niners!fun, and creativity. >> i just got that over at the barbershop. >>reporter: did the charge extra? >> it is worth >>reporter: pre-season tailgaters came but some were not prepared. >> it is just to windy. >> and yes we did not, for a complete preparation. these are rolling all over. >> it is so when the! it is messing up my hair. >> it is hard work. we are going to have some fun. >> for those that were able to coke. they did squawk. >> we are making -- they were able to- cook.. >>charles: this is a bit difficult for grilling? >> yes but i will even be out here in the rainfall. >> niners! (screaming) >> taking a look at baseball. that was tyler with the wrong single and the good deed by the rockies. in the 6th inning, 3-0 is the final. however, they are now tied for the n f west. and the the chicago being that is brandon moss with a blast to the right and brandon mccarthy is back from the disabled list and dordan danks and it is a walk off >>isabel: how you can see a movie or showers it