lisa amin gulezian joins us with more. >> lisa: federal investigators have still not been able to access the failed pipe because of safety reasons. but they said nearly -- newly gathered information, investigators have even more questions for chevron. in november of last year, chevron con kentuckyed its open maintenance inspection, not only on he line that failed but an adjacent connector pipe as well. at the time chevron replaced only the connector line because of corrosion. >> both pipes were look at and a decision was made to keep the pipe in service. that's a decision you can understand. i would say there was some reason for the decision. we just need to find out what it was. >> reporter: the u.s. chemical safety board is calling the fire among the most serious u.s. refinery incidents in recent years. the fire broke out in the number four crude oil unit. thick black smoke filled the sky above richmond. thousands rushed to area hospitals complaining of blurred vision and breathing problems, and now the federal agency has learned chevron workers were also endangered that day. >> a numb

lisa amin gulezian has that story. >> reporter: smoke filled the sky above a rural area off bear creek road. didn't take long before the wildfire grew to six acres. >> right now this is one of the largest fires because of access and because of the fuel moistures, it could have been a larger fire. >> reporter: calfair and several other local agencies moved fast. you can see from these photos, they attacked the fire at first by air. dropping water and retardant, but firefighters timed to get their ground strategy in place. because just reaching the fire was massive undertaking. >> they have the firefighters drop down and actually go from that tree right there, down in there, to get to the fire. >> reporter: the fire moved up the hillsides, threatening more than 200 homes. >> we packed all the handmade blankets, and then pictures. >> reporter: the beckers were ready to evacuate. they live just one mile from the fire. >> we could see flames and we started thinking about what was important and what wasn't, and started packing up our van. >> we unhooked the computeres, of course, decided to

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian joins us live from the police department with the story. ? >> carolyn, you know every one of san jose's 10 districts held national night out events tonight. it is a chance for communities and the police department to rebuild ties. it is national night out across the country. it is a time when communities come together to eat, meet and strengthen their neighborhood. in san jose it is more important than ever. >> it is huge. the reason is we don't have the police. >> san jose's police department is short staffed. there are just over 1,000 officers to protect a at the of 1 million. but the department prioritizes violent crimes, burglaries and property crimes as seen in these surveillance videos have not. >> you see something wrong and we want you to report it. the refrain we get is you are not going to come anyway so why will we call. our answer is we may take the information, and it may not be helpful tonight or tomorrow, but it could help the next day. >> they reported several hundred boring lar res -- burglaries burglaries in the first six m

lisa amin gulezian is live from the fundraiser with more. lisa? >> larry, people have been coming to this fundraiser for hours. they are coming in. they are buying dinner and listening to live music. all of the proceeds will go to pedro and maribel jimenez's three small children. the music is upbeat tonight at el nuevo, but the mood is not. this is a fundraiser for the children of pedro and maribel jimenez. the couple was murdered in their san jose home while their three children slept. pedro jimenez's uncle says "i still feel the pain. i am trying to stay strong for the family and for the children. police are still looking for this man, pedro medina who they believe is heading to mexico. they think he killed the couple out of an greater after maribel broke up with him to reunite with the father of her children. they have reason to believe that medina will, quote, shoot it out with officers before allowing himself to be captured. >> to do something like this you have to be crazy. >> just about everyone here knows the suspect and the victims. while

in palo alto, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> 4:44. we are getting word from that fire in san francisco that it appears two people have died in that fire. more in a few minutes. >>> bay area prepares to pay tribute to a local marine killed in the line of duty in afghanistan, next. >>> i going you a smoother ride. the money washington is crumbling loose to fix roads and bridges. >>> concessions a huge electronics giant is getting in a major expansion plan. >>> getting in tune with the ipad generation new effort to revamp back to school time means back to school germs. that's why lysol partners with schools to help teach healthy habits, habits you can reinforce by adding lysol wipes and no-touch hand soap to your back to school list. learn more at lysol.com/schools i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...mo

lisa amin gulezian is live from the fundraiser with more. lisa? dinner and listening to live music. all of the proceeds will go to pedro and maribel jimenez's three small children. the music is upbeat tonight at el nuevo, but the mood is not. this is a fundraiser for the children of pedro and ma jimenez. the couple was murdered in their san jose home while their three children slept. pedro jimenez's uncle says "i still feel the pai stay strong r the family and for the children. police are still looking for this man, pedro medina who they believe is heading to mexico. they think he killed the couple out of an greater after maribel broke up with him to reunite with the father of her children. they have reason to believe that medina will, quote, shoot it out with officers before allowing himself to be captured. >> to do something like this you have to be crazy. >> just about everyone here knows the suspect and the victims. while they don't want to talk about medina, they do want to support the jimenez family. tina martinez says the jimenez's are my f

lisa amin gulezian is live from the fundraiser with more. lisa? >> larry, people have been coming to this fundraiser for hours. they are coming in. they are buying dinner and listening to live music. all of the proceeds will go to pedro and maribel jimenez's three small children. the music is upbeat tonight at el nuevo, but the mood is not. this is a fundraiser for the children of pedro and maribel jimenez. the couple was murdered in their san jose home while their three children slept. pedro jimenez's uncle says "i still feel the pain. i am trying to stay strong for the family and for the children. police are still looking for this man, pedro medina who they believe is heading to mexico. they think he killed the couple out of an greater after maribel broke up with him to reunite with the father of her children. they have reason to believe that medina will, quote, shoot it out with officers before allowing himself to be captured. >> to do something like this you have to be crazy. >> just about everyone here knows the suspect and the victims. while

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian joins us live from the police department with the story. lisa? >> carolyn, you know every one of san jose's 10 districts held nationa night out events tonight. it is a chance for communities and the police department to rebuild ties. it is national night out across the country. it is a time when communities come together to eat, meet and strengthen their neighborhood. in san jose it is more important than ever. >> it is huge. the reason is we don't have the police. >> san jose's police department is short staffed. there are just over 1,000 officers to protect a at the of 1 million. but the department prioritizes violent crimes, burglaries and property crimes as seen in these surveillance videos have not. >> you see something wrong and we want you to report it. the refrain we get is you are not going to come anyway so why will we call. our answer is we may take the information, and it may not be helpful tonight or tomorrow, but it could help the next day. >> they reported several hundred boring lar res -- burglaries burglaries in the first si

abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian joins us live from the police department with the story. >> carolyn, you know every one of san jose's 10 districts held national night out events tonight. it is a chance for communities and the police department to rebuild ties. it is national night out across the country. it is a time when communities come together to eat, meet and strengthen their neighborhood. in san jose it is more important than ever. >> it is huge. the reason is we don't have the police. >> san jose's police department is short staffed. ther 1,000 1,000 officers to protect a at the of 1 million. but the department prioritizes violent crimes, burglaries and property crimes as seen in these surveillance videos have not. >> you see something wrong and we want you to report it. the refrain we get is you are not going to come anyway so why will we call. our answer is we may take the information, and it may not be helpful tonight or tomorrow, but it could help the next day. >> they reported several hundred boring lar res -- burglaries burglaries in the first six months of t

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, san francisco's most famous twins. >> and a financialng a situation too common as we age. >>> take a live look from santa cruz are you landing to hit the boardwalk? maybe catch some rays today? jeff martinez will tell you what you might want to does like he has your forecast in a few minutes. >>> this morning we would like to thank more -- more of the people who contributed to the sleep train campaign. to like us on facebook go to the abc7 news page and click the thumbs up button one dollar donated for every like on our facebook page. >>> welcome back. time is 9:39. you are taking a live look of that beauty of a span known as the golden gate bridge. lots of fog still surrounding that bridge. jeff martinez will be along shortly with a full forecast. in the meantime, we appreciate you're watching the abc sunday morning news. >>> two of san francisco's most well-known personalities are dealing with a huge challenge. marian and vivian brown are fighting to stay in the city they love, even though the care they now need at the age of 85 is har

lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> ama: while the phenomenal called dry thunderstorms is cause for some corn today. a three-day human caused wildfire in trinity national forest is now 75% contained. the fire, which i burning near i-520 miles north of redding has chewed through almost a thousand acres and the department of for his is on high letter. he brings rain and firefighters are bracing for the worst. let's get the latest on the fire weather watch from leigh glaser. >> leigh: we actually have two watch areas. the first one you see here, read-flag warning until 11:00 tomorrow for the lake tahoe area, towards lake county and just two hours ago, the national weather service issued another red red flag warning unl 8:00 tonight for parts of monterey county. these are for lightning strikes. dry fuel and strong outflow winds so the potential of isolated thunderstorms. let's show you live don her 7hd and you can get a sense of why we have appropriated these dry lightning strikes phenomenon expected for tomorrow. the live doppler 7hd picking up some moisture from south to north. a lot of th

live in richmond, lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> ama: chevron was forced to take a different approach to handleing the number of people filing claims. the walkin center was supposed to be open until noon but the numbers overwhelmed the facility and it closed its doors at 10:45. >> not good they're already closed. they should be open much longer. it's very -- it's crazy. something we have all been dealing with pretty much over -- >> ama: people wanting to file claims must now make appointments to make an appointment call 1-866-260-7881. we have the phone snub the address for the community center at abc7news.com under "see it on tv". >> alan: the heat is gripping the bay area, and we are under a "spare the air" alert. let's go straight to meteorologist leigh glaser with a look at the hot spots. >> leigh: check out the highs, fairfield, 105. 104 in livermore. 102, antioch. 98 in concord. you can clearly see even quite a bit of 100s up towards cloverdale, clear lakers 106. you can see the fog near the coast. that hopefully will start to work its way inland overnight, and at least the next

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thanks very much. >>> we have developing news in the mountains north of sacramento where two huge wildfires continue to burn out of control. a 79 square mile fire threatens 900 homes in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county line. and governor brown sent troops to battle the shasta blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> anot

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thanks very much. >>> we have developing news in the mountains north of sacramento where two huge wildfires continue to burn out of control. a 79 square mile fire threatens 900 homes in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county line. and governor brown sent troops to battle the shasta blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> anot

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> lisa, thanks very much. >>> we have developing news in the mountainsburn out of control. a 79 square mile fire threatens 900 homes in and around the pumas national forest while 3500 homes are in the pathway of a fire near the shasta county line. and governor brown sent troops to battle the shasta blaze. it claimed 50 buildings including at least seven homes. cal fire got a break today when gusting winds shifted directions giving firefighters a chance to reinforce their lines. but evacuation orders are still in affect in manton and shingletwn and viola. >> when it is all over, this place will be standing here. we got out what was important. >> the fire is 40% contained. the pumas fire is 45% contained. cal fire issued mandatory evacuations for the cavelo area because of two wildfires burning nearby. lightning strikes started the fires this weekend. 6400 acres burned so far. the fire is just 10% contained so they will chew up more land before this is over. about 4500 homes are threatened. >>> another developing story, this one near seattle. the secret se