should shelter in place brands or in the city of martinez? mayor acknowledges the large outcry from residents who want more transparency from the refinery. the mayor was there were no notifications, no alerts. i didn't get anything until 5 o'clock or so in 2022, the martinez refining company had a major chemical release incident because of this. the city created an information system called martinez alerts. congressman john garamendi, who represents 5 oil refineries in his district, including the martinez, refining company, says the martinez refining company has a long history of maintenance issues. mission problems. >> in fires like saturday. >> and the current situation follows along that same pattern. unfortunately. the refinery has not been able to provide the necessary. improvements to their infrastructure. 2 have these problems disappear. >> garamendi says it's been a rocky path, but his team is working to create change oil refineries such as the transition from crude oil to fuels. his staff is also wanting to learn what caused saturday

want to speculate on the particulars of what was going from one. >> now, martinez, the martinez refinery did say that it's expected that as they continue to fight off the final little bits of this fire that we may very well see more flames popped out. >> over there out of the smokestack that's expected as they try to alleviate more pressure, take some of that fuel away from whatever that fuel is that is feeding this fire in general as they continue take care of whatever is left for now, reporting live here in martinez jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> important reporting there. and jack, it did you learn from the fire crews if they're going to be there overnight? they think they're going to be there for days. obviously, it's a very fluid situation. but what are they telling you? >> yeah, i'd say it's safe to say that most of the crews will be here throughout the night. i mean, you have to think that this would all the way back to the first report from the refinery here just before 2 in the evening. so they've been here easily coming up 10, 11 hours of work here. and there's still some smoke co

typically, when we are reporting on incidents here at martinez, at the martinez refining company, theyller bursts of flames or steam that are released from flare stacks as part of managing incidents like this. now, this fire felt explosive in comparison, and we heard several reports from people who live in the area that they heard a very loud explosion before they spotted the flames. now, martinez refinery refining company issued a statement just after midnight saying, quote, our top priorities are the safety and security of responders, as well as maximizing protection of public health and safety. the last update now received from local officials came last night. >> the incident is currently trending down. flames are still present, but visible fire has been greatly reduced. we are using flare technology, which is forward looking infrared technology as well as acoustic sensors to pinpoint any leaks. we're proceeding with caution. >> now. we will. we are expecting to receive another update from health officials here in contra costa county later this morning. we'll of course, bring you th

we now know the cause of that fire at the martinez refining company. we have team coverage on the impacts and reaction. >> plus, a flood advisory in effect this morning as another round of rain set to hit the bay area this week. and as i saw shuns expand in the bay area, a wave of support now for immigrant communities both locally and national. news at 5. good morning. thank you for joining us here on the crop. >> to the weather, john, standing by detective warning just as weather is definitely top of our minds this morning for sure, james, something that we are going to be seeing through the rest of the week is sometimes that heavy rainfall. now a little bit of good news for morning commuters right now, we're off to a relatively calm start this monday morning and love to see that to get things started. but as we work our way into this afternoon, things will get a little more active again, your view at the golden gate bridge is in okay view right now. not a lot of cloud cover to block it out. we definitely of wet spots after that weekend. rainfall. but

refining company in martinez. lindsay for kron. 4 news. >> the fire comes as a maintenance project is underway at the refinery refinery. officials warn residents of more flaring as a result of the project which was expected to run april unplanned flaring is the burning of excess gas that happens during now functions, although sometimes its plan when an equipment shutdown occurs, it is unclear if today's fire started from a flaring event. well, stay with kron. 4 on air and online. you can find the latest on the martinez refining company fire on our website that kron 4 dot com. well, the weather is especially important with the ongoing fire. and also if you want to know your weekend, weather plans a live look now at the wet weather we've seen across the bay area for several days. travelers met with the wet conditions across the area. bridges as well as sfo. and we know flooding is a concern. and the north bay, especially kron meteorologist gal august. here with more details as we head into the rest your weekend. >>

it's about 60 degrees in martinez right now. light rain, scattered showers wind about ten miles per hour. but of course, it is stormy, generally across the entire region, as you can see on live doppler seven. let me give you another view of this atmospheric river. this long plume of moisture that's just hitting the bay area with a heavy rainfall, strong, gusty wind. the ground is saturated. and as you can see, that plume of moisture, that atmospheric river reaches all the way back to hawaii. so for the next several days, four or 5 or 6 days, we're going to have a steady flow of moisture in our direction, bringing us stormy day after stormy day. right now, the current storm ranks a level two on the exclusive abc seven storm impact through this evening. the rain will be a little bit lighter than it has been earlier in the day. isolated downpours, gusty wind. but still. this is a level two storm because even as the rain eases up, the impact is significant. we have a flood watch in effect for the entire bay area. here's the forecast

in martinez, pacheco and clyde areas. but a health advisory still remains, especially for those with respiratory issues. the move is to protect residents. officials say from talks in circulating in the air and that means all windows doors and fireplace events must stay closed. >> if you are exposed not able to shelter in place or you're worried that you're experiencing symptoms such as you know, severe headaches, stinging eyes. it painful note nasal, inspiration, sore throat, most importantly, shortness of breath, chest pain. this can also set set off cardiac events those are all things that, you know, just be hyper vigilant about if you're experiencing new symptoms that you think may signal you need emergency care do not hesitate to say that. >> if you or someone you know, is experiencing symptoms, please call 9-1-1. stay with kron 4 on air and online. you can find the latest on the martinez refinery fire on our website. kron 4 dot com. we called the police department says federal immigration authorities were in the city

massive fire at the martinez refinery. this is not another flare up. we've got a reporter on the scene, and we're tracking air quality as the fire continues to buburn. a huge protest in the south bay taking aim at president trump. plus, a stormy weekend in the bay area. we've got your updated timeline of the rainolling through. the news at six starts right now. thank you so much for being with us. i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang. people near the martinez refinery are being told to stay indoors as that fire continues to burn there now. the flames broke out just before 2:00, triggering a health advisory that eventually upgraded to a shelter in place order. multiple fire crews have been trying to contain the fire for the past few hours now. we immediately began getting calls from viewers who live nearby as they saw huge plumes of smoke rising from the refinery. now, people in the area are used to what is called flaring, but when gases are burned off. but they knew immediately this was something different. this was the view earlier this afternoon from a

reporting here at martinez jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> kron four's lindsay for spoke to the mayor of martinez about plans to move forward following yesterday's fire. >> for many residents, they say saturday's fire was frightening not only because of the towering black smoke and flames. it produced, but also they feel neither the city nor the county did their job, notifying them when the fire started. i didn't get the notification. same what happened and 3 hours later around 5 o'clock. i'm getting okay. should shelter in place brands or in the city of martinez? mayor acknowledges the large outcry from residents who want more transparency from the refinery. the mayor was there were no notifications, no alerts. i didn't get anything until 5 o'clock or so in 2022, the martinez refining company had a major chemical release incident because of this. the city created an information system called martinez alerts. congressman john garamendi, who represents 5 oil refineries in his district, including the martinez, refining compa

she got jose martinez involved.police detective who has since retired, martinez now had the task of finding proof he could possibly bring to a court that amanda was, in fact, lying and scamming people out of money. >> if i pursue this young lady and she really does have cancer, it's not going to go well. >> but because amanda had posted so much on the blog, martinez was able to check facts. >> there were things that weren't lining up, like doctors, associated, particular hospitals. but not all of those doctors were were named as employees of those hospitals. >> patient confidentiality laws led to difficulties, but a breakthrough finally came. one of the hospitals amanda claimed to have visited finally responded to martinez. >> they said, no, she's never been here. she doesn't have any future appointments. she never was here. >> from there, more breakthroughs came. but amanda had been traveling coast to coast for what she claimed were cancer treatments, meaning the case was bigger than martinez's reach. enter irs spe

she got jose martinez involved. a san jose police detective who has since retired.had the task of finding proof he could possibly bring to a court that amanda was, in fact, lying and scamming people out of money. >> if i pursue this young lady and she really does have cancer, it's not going to go well. >> but because amanda had posted so much on the blog, martinez was able to check facts. >> there were things that weren't lining up, like doctors, associated, particular hospitals, but not all of those doctors were were named as employees of those hospitals. >> patient confidentiality laws led to difficulties, but a breakthrough finally came. one of the hospitals amanda claimed to have visited finally responded to martinez. >> they said, no, she's never been here. she doesn't have any future appointments. she never was here. >> from there, more breakthroughs came. but amanda had been traveling coast to coast for what she claimed were cancer treatments, meaning the case was bigger than martinez's reach. enter irs special agent arlette lyons, based in oakland. lyons had

the cause of the fire at the martinez. refining company will have team coverage on the impacts and reaction. and as i saw operations expand in the bay area, a wave of support growing for immigrant communities both locally and nationally. and a flood advisory in effect this morning as another round of rain set to hit the bay area this week. it said. and thanks for waking up with us on a monday. i'm darya and i'm james got lots to talk about this hour in the weather is chief among them because as you know, rain and all weekend. yeah, not anymore, but it is windy out there. genevieve, a little breezy this morning. ut at least for now, the out of that rain like we did over the weekend, you get a nice little breather from that for your morning commute. and really, for most of the day to showers, not arriving again and tell. >> for most of us after your evening commute tonight. let's look outside at where we're at and san jose skies are very cloudy this morning. and we do have sprinkles here and there. so just because the heavie

reporting here at martinez jacmel.4 news. >> 6.35 is the time a man is in jail this morning after police say they found guns and drugs and drug paraphernalia inside of his home saturday night in santa rosa officers executed a probation search on the suspect's home on cleveland avenue and they say that's where they found the 3 outstanding warrants and they recovered a handgun. the one you see there on the screen, along with the drugs and the drug paraphernalia, the suspect now facing several felony charges. 2 men accused of selling drugs in san francisco. tenderloin are now facing multiple felony charges. police arrested them after witnessing a drug deal on eddy street. in fact, they say a minor was involved in that sale. police uncovered fentanyl, cocaine and heroin when they arrested those 2 men. this was all last month. district attorney brooke jenkins says her office will be holding the accused drug dealers accountable, especially those who exploit minors in those illegal trades. >> police in san francisco are looki

that is the message from leaders in martinez.rs after flames erupted from the refinery. now people who live nearby have seen flare ups there before, but they knew right away this was something different. flames erupted at the refinery this afternoon, forcing neighbors to spend much of the day inside as they were urged to shelter in place over concerns of what was in the smoke billowing overhead. and our alyssa goard has been bringing us updates all evening. alyssa, what's the latest right now? gia and garvin, it has now been more than nine hours since this fire started, and we've gotten some more information thanks to briefings from officials. fortunately, they said that they've been able to make some great progress this evening on the fire. earlier, just a few hours ago, we could see flames and huge plumes of black smoke. now you can see a little bit of smoke out at the refinery and a little bit of a flare still being released from the refinery as well. blaring alarms on the half hour and huge plumes of black smoke seen for mile

news in martinez. a fire at the city's refinery. this is the martinez company refinery.waiting to hear from officials right now to get an update, but we do know that people nearby are being told to stay inside, close all windows and doors, shut off heaters and fans and air conditioning. now, we are also told that some on ramps and off ramps on the 680 are closed as well, and it's very slow going in that area, so you'll want to avoid it. but again, a refinery fire at the martinez refinery. we are following this as breaking news, and we'll bring you an update as soon as we hear from officials. a standoff ends in an arrest in san francisco, started just before 8:00 this morning near alemany and bayshore boulevard. police say an armed man was sitting inside a parked car when officers arrived. when he did. when they did, the man slammed the car into reverse and hit a fire truck. the man surrendered. a few minutes later and was arrested. a world war two veteran will finally be laid to rest in the bay area. u.s. service members brought the remains of army sergeant yuan hoppe to

reporting here at martinez jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> 9.34 is the time a man is in jail this morning after police say they found guns and drugs and drug paraphernalia inside his home saturday night. this was in santa rosa. police were executing a probation search on the suspect's home on cleveland avenue. they say the suspect had 3 outstanding warrants. once inside, they recovered a handgun. the one you see there on the screen along with the drug paraphernalia and the narcotics, the suspect now facing several felony charges in the south. a group of people are caught stealing a safe. it had money and jewelry and private documents and they stole it from a home. >> in the san jose while the family was away in church, it was yesterday morning and the family sent this video to kron 4 hoping somebody will recognize those people and maybe the car and contact the police. in the east bay. 4 people are arrested after there was an ongoing auto theft and chop shop investigation. and oakland and the alameda county sheriff's depart

so martinez. you do have moderate air quality in and around martinez. here are two locations. here is one directly downwind. there is a spike right there right around the time this fire took off. we are just looking at particulate matter right now. we know air quality is being impacted in terms of the physical nature of the size of the particles that are in the air. you don't want to breathe that stuff in. this is your one easily recognizable clue that it is worth taking the air quality advisory seriously. i just wanted to look at two. you can look at the same pattern is playing out with both of those. so just go easy on yourself and certainly keep doors and windows closed. hopefully you have got air filtration if you're at home. if you're in any of the communities going downstream from that plume of smoke, we have got other things to talk about like the weather. we will be back in a bit. it is going to keep raining. but tuesday morning, that puts a little bit of a spotlight on edge. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much, darren. >>> we have seen consistent rain in the

i encourage all residents to stay informed by signing up for martinez alerts at martinez alerts.com or other official channels. >> reporter: investigators say six employees were injured and four were rushed to a nearby hospital. >> the priorities for the safety of the public and for the extinguishing of the fire. >> reporter: first responders urge everyone to stay vigilant of health conditions as the investigation of the fire continues. >> weather is a factor with the wind and particulates. >> the number 1 thing is where is the smoke going? and more importantly, the stuff in the smoke. there is good news on that. i can show the air quality readings in and around there. they are not as bad as you might think from the pictures we saw. first thing is which way was the wind blowing? here is martinez and that's where the refinery is. you can see on the streamlines the wind was blowing it inland so it was going almost like it wanted to move it up the delta. we can use the network of cameras from the alert california network of cameras and look at that. the important perspective is the camera

that fire is now under control at the martinez refinery. it had triggered the highest level alert for communities in parts of martinez yesterday. so they were ordered to shelter in place for upwards of nine hours. that has since been downgraded, but officials are warning that hazardous materials could have been lifted into the air. martinez, pacheco and parts of clyde are still under a health advisory today. they are supposed to reassess that this morning. if you have respiratory issues, you are encouraged to stay inside. first responders were first called to martinez refining company company just around two yesterday afternoon. the refinery says the fire began there, but they are still investigating the root cause. they have since been letting off flares at the refinery. one neighbor says those flares are concerning. since 2020, when the refinery was bought by pbf energy until they bought the refinery. nothing ever happened that impacted our family, and i've been here 20 years and i've never seen that, so things have gotten pretty bad for

reporting here at martinez jacmel.n 4 news. >> also in the news this morning, a man is in jail after police say they found gunss drugs and drug paraphernalia inside their home saturday night. this was in santa rosa. police were executing a probation search on the suspect's home on cleveland avenue and they say the suspect had 3 outstanding warrants in the end after the search, they recovere- the handgun. you see on your screen along with the drugs and the drug paraphernalia that suspect now facing several felony charges. 2 men accused of selling drugs on san francisco's tenderloin are now facing multiple felony charges. police arrested them after witnessing a drug deal on eddy street. apparently there was a minor involved in that as well. police uncovered fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, all of that before they arrested the 2 men. the rest was last month. and now the district attorney, brooke jenkins, says that her office will be holding them accountable, especially since she says the exploited minors in their illegal drug d

from the martinez refining company's facility. yesterday was terrifying. it looked like the apocalypse. rand hunt says he heard a loud, repetitive rumble and that made him wonder what was going on. i looked out the back door window of my house and there was. the sky was black. he closed up the house and started looking for information, and ended up taking this video of the huge plume of smoke. bottom line, he believes there's a disconnect and would like to see some change. i would like to see oversight. that's not placating. the refinery says the fire broke out before 2 p.m, triggering a health advisory, which still recommends that residents of martinez, parts of pacheco and clyde who have respiratory sensitivity remain indoors. within a few hours, the situation escalated to a level three alert. residents north of the refinery were told to shelter in place until t order was later lifted around 9:00 last night. we very much appreciate the tremendous resourceand support we've gotten countywide here at the refinery. con fire. contra

she has lived in martinez. but on this saturday she was taken back by what she saw that you could hear the sound. >> it was so loud and you could just see this column, this massive amount of smoke. and i'm thinking, oh, my god, like this place is going to explode. >> she quickly got her kids out of the area and it was just a month and there's no alerts. there's no message. is that iran, there's no, we're all just kind of saying. what's going on, know what's happening? what do we do? you know, completely in the dark. they had planned to stay, but the smoke became too much. she says that she took this video as she fled, according to a social media post from the company, the fire was caused by a leak. >> of hydrocarbon materials which are compounds found in crude oil, natural gas and coal hydrocarbons are highly combustible on monday for and in others. they are glad investigations are underway concerning the refinery fire. but they want action sooner rather than later. but let's do this fast. let's figure have bee

i encourage all martinez residents to save by signing up for martinez alerts, at martinez alert.com or any other channels. >> reporter: six employees were injured, and four will rush to a nearby hospital. >> operational priorities for the sake of the public and its equipment of the fire. >> reporter: first responders urge everyone to stay vigilant of their health conditions, as investigation of the fire continues. >> the city of martinez said it is expected to get an update on the fire this morning and we will of the latest on our website kpix.com and streaming on the cbs news app. >>> let's talk about the weather and the first alert weather day in the bay area. it was a little soggy this morning but windy when i walked out the door. >> feeling more of the breeze, the onshore flow from the atmospheric river and the winds keep us warmer and they are keeping the smoke from that fire away from us and pushing into the central valley. kind of good news from the winds, depending on what you're looking for early this morning. either way it is another morning where you want to stay in bed. i d

karen martinez, theresa back to just 8 theresa, thank you. at 12, 30 today, we're going to take a look at the incidents at the martinez refinery and how the community is responding. >> with a class action lawsuit as we continue our team coverage. other developing news now in the east bay opened fire. crews fighting a large warehouse fire this morning discovering a person dead inside. >> more than 40 firefighters attack this fire before 6 o'clock this morning on russet street and 100 and 5th avenue. that's between international boulevard and 8.80. the cause of the person who died has not been released and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> starting off work week, a wet and windy. a live outside right now san francisco. looks like it's trying to get a little sun right now. we're going to check in now with meteorologist kyla grogan to see what's going on because there's a lot of everything. yes, so check this out. i am up at mount tam right now. behind me what you're looking at, look how wild the wind is when you get up at elevatio

she has lived in martinez. but on this past saturday, she was taken aback by what she saw that you could hear the sound. >> it was so loud and you could just see this column, this massive amount of smoke. and i'm thinking, oh, my god, like this place is going to explode. >> she quickly got her kids out of the area and it was just a month and there's no alerts. there's no message. is that iran, there's no, we're all just kind of saying. >> what's going on? know what's happening? what do we do? you know, completely in the dark. they had planned to stay, but the smoke became too much. she says that she took this video as she fled, according to a social media post from the company, the fire was caused by a leak. >> of hydrocarbon materials which are compounds found in crude oil, natural gas and coal hydrocarbons are highly combustible on monday for and in others. they are glad investigations are underway concerning the refinery fire. but let's let's do this fast. let's figure this out. i mean, this has to have been

saturday and triggered a health advisory for martinez and pacheco. the situion was upgraded to a level three alert, and some neighbors had to shelter in place before it was lifted. health leaders recommend that residents in martinez, parts of pacheco and clyde stay indoors while the smoke continues to clear today. on behalf of martinez refining company, we apologize for this incident. we know we disrupted many in the community tonight, and we will be doing a thorough investigation on it and continue to collaborate with all agencies on the next steps. today, the company said firefighters had the flames under control and remain on site. flaring continues with the potential for more through the week. you know, i wish they would do something so that these things are prevented, but i just think the building is too old. six workers were treated on site or at the hospital, but there were no serious injuries. county health leaders, along with the company are investigating the incident. christie smith, nbc, bay area news. more ice activity has been reported i

she has lived in martinez. but on this past saturday, she was taken aback by what she saw that you could hear the sound. >> it was so loud and you could just see this column, this massive amount of smoke. and i'm thinking, oh, my god, like this place is going to explode. >> she quickly got her kids out of the area and it was just a month and there's no alerts. there's no message. is that iran, there's no, we're all just kind of saying. >> what's going on? know what's happening? what do we do? you know, completely in the dark. they had planned to stay, but the smoke became too much. she says that she took this video as she fled, according to a social media post from the company, the fire was caused by a leak. >> of hydrocarbon materials which are compounds found in crude oil, natural gas and coal hydrocarbons are highly combustible on monday for and in others. they are glad investigations are underway concerning the refinery fire. but let's let's do this fast. let's figure this out. i mean, this has to have been

she has lived in martinez. but on this past saturday, she was taken aback by what she saw that you could that iran, there's no, we're all just kind of saying. >> what's going on? know what's happening? what do we do? you know, completely in the dark. they had planned to stay, but the smoke became too much. she says that she took this video as she fled, according to a social media post from the company, the fire was caused by a leak. >> of hydrocarbon materials which are compounds found in crude oil, natural gas and coal hydrocarbons are highly combustible on monday for and in others. they are glad investigations are underway concerning the refinery fire. but let's let's do this fast. let's figure this out. i mean, this has to have been scary for not only us as the public. >> but think about the workers. i mean, they're in this event like what? what kind of safety protocols in place for these people? i have a friend who is on has been doing work in this very unit for the past week. and luckily wasn't there. you

on behalf of martinez refining company, we apologize for this incident. we know we disrupted many in the community tonight, and we will be doing a thorough investigation on it and continue to collaborate with all agencies on the next steps. we have concerns always. tell me about it. well, just the smoke. i mean, last a few years, back when they had that explosion, where about they laid that ash all over the place where i had a garden going. i lost all of that, you know, so not too happy with them. i wish they would do something about it. find them, close them down or whatever. but it's not working for us out here in the community. that man who lives near the refinery is referring to what happened the night before thanksgiving in 2022, when the martinez refining company accidentally released 20 tons of spent catalyst, a powdery dust containing heavy metals that left cars covered in ash. and, as you heard, destroyed that man's garden. the county says the refinery violated state law and local policy when it failed to immediately notify him of that release. b

reportando desde martínez nathalie vera noticiero telemundo california.utos. ahora compartimos con ustedes esta panorámica de la región desde varios puntos. san francisco san josé modesto. son nuestras cámaras en vivo porque bueno, estamos monitoreando el río atmosférico que ya se ha dejado sentir y que viene con una alerta de inundación. así que vamos con nuestra autoridad en el tiempo. cinthia pimentel. buenas noches. el mes de enero estuvo muy seco y ahora que empezamos febrero se vino la lluvia, la conexión del río atmosférico es muy interesante porque tiene este camino largo con la conexión de isla de las islas de hawái, que a veces nos trae más de esas lluvias y posibles inundaciones. vamos a mirar que en novato esta noche continúan esas lluvias ligeras, pero entrando para amanecer un poco más pesadas comparado a zonas como redwood city, donde vamos a estar mayormente nublados para entrar a nuestro día de domingo. estoy mirando que tenemos un descanso en algunas zonas para lo que sería el sur de la bahía, acercándonos a stockton y lake merced, pero

ktvu zac sos has been in martinez all evening. and zach, what can you tell us about this developing situation tonight? >> well, what you're looking at behind me is the flaring they've been using to get a handle on this fire. but crews are making a lot of progress getting ahold of this fire this evening. a fire that at one point, as you mentioned, was elevated to a level three hazmat incident. >> a shelter in place siren echoing through martinez saturday afternoon after a large fire broke out at the martinez refining company, sending a large plume of smoke into the air. >> the fire continues to be the combustion of hydrocarbons. hydrocarbons are going through the refining process, ultimately to be turned into transportation fuels. >> many living nearby the refinery reported hearing an explosion just before two. it's just the latest in a series of safety incidents that have occurred at the plant. christy sherman spent her career working at a number of other refineries in the bay area. >> i have not seen anything like this live in pe

maravilla martinez, sexually assaulting the ten year old girl.a costa county da's office filed a 16 count felony complaint against him on friday. he is still in custody tonight. bail was set at $7 million. >> a new homicide investigation is underway in the city of oakland after a man was shoan killed this morning. according to the bay area news group, officers were called to 50th avenue and ciseuway just after30 and found a man from san leandro dead in his vehicle. this is the 13th homicide so far this year in oakland. no word on any arres. an off duty marin countyheri's deputy shot at two dogs in suisun city. police say theogs were attacking several people yesterd morning, 1030. investigators say the deputy fired two rnds from a personal firearm, which scared off one dog and prevented further attack by the other. they did not release any information abou injuries. suisun city police say they are investigating the incident alongside the marin county sheriff's office. >> the family of openai whistleblower sue scheer is filing a lawsuit against the

a large refinery fire this weekend here in martinez. the health advisory is still in effect for people with respiratory issues. right now at 530. the investigation into the martinez refinery fire is now underway. ahead, the new details. we're learning about what happened moments before the flames erupted. this as a health advisory remains in effect for the area. plus, cracking down on the sale of illegal goods. all new legislation san francisco leaders are set to introduce as they work to increase public safety and get ready for wet and windy week. meteorologist kari hall tracking incoming wet weather, and has an updated timeline of when the rain is set to arrive in your neighborhood. this is today in the bay. hello. monday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the rain that we've been seeing off and on throughout the weekend. continuing today. it continues today for areas farther to the north, and then even

a shelter-in-place alert was issued for part of martinez until late saturday night. congressional representative for the area john garamendi says he's not surprised, but he is concerned. >> wake up. pay attention to your infrastructure. make sure that your facilities are in good working order. >> reporter: the refinery has had a number of issues and violations in the past. on thanksgiving 2022 the refinery accidentally released more than 20 tons of industrial chemicals covering people's cars and homes in metallic dust. then in july 2023 the refinery spewed petroleum coke dust into the air. there's also been numerous flaring incidents. garamendi believes because of these previous issues, the refinery responded more quickly this time. >> fines levied by the county and air quality board have had an effect and we saw that with this particular fire, where they immediately notified the county and the community. >> reporter: in december 2023 contra costa county health conducted an unannounced inspection at mrc. according to the department's report, the review did not identi

after the refinery fire that started saturday in martinez. bay's bob redell live for us outside the martinez refinery company this morning. and, bob, i know the health department is concerned about the lingering smoke in that area. you've been out there this morning for some time. have you noticed anything? i haven't particularly noticed anything. as we stand here next to the martinez refining company, where that fire was this weekend. but that doesn't mean other people might not notice the smell of chemicals in the air. which is why contra costa health still has this health advisory in effect. this is for people with respiratory sensitivity who live in martinez, clyde and parts of pacheco. and they're asking those people if you are feeling anything to stay indoors and keep your windows and doors closed. the fire broke out around 2:00 this past saturday afternoon. there was a shelter in place for people who lived around the refinery, which was eventually lifted. county says the fire was mostly out by yesterday morning. sunday morning. we don'

the martinez refining company facility has been shut down since the fire started over the weekend. the county health department is monitoring air quality. residents nearby have been told to stay indoors as much as possible for now. a similar fire in 2023 led to a lawsuit filed on behalf of residents. martinez refining company posted a statement on the company website apologizing for the latest disruption and any safety concerns. >> a public safety advisory that was sent out raised alarms for residents at the site of the moss landing battery plant fire. it said officials were monitoring the potential for flare ups or fires because of the weather. currently, though, there is no danger to the public. >> the concern that we have is that batteries have been damaged via heat and water. some of them are crushed underneath some rubble, and the concern is that with all this rain that we may get some shorting, some possible arcing and then maybe a rekindle or re-ignition. >> there are personnel on site to watch the plant and keep the community informed in case anything changes. >> the vallej

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massive flames were shooting from the martinez refinery that sent sick, black smoke into the sky. now, there is a shelter in place. the fire also prompting a level 2 hazmat notification. and this is a live news conference going on right now at the fire county. contra costa health officials are there telling us what they can. our sooji nam is at the scene. >>> that will do it for us at 5:00 updates are ♪ >>> tonight, a new air disaster. this time in philadelphia. >> just comes down to like, all you hear is whoosh, whoosh. >> a medevac jet crashes into a busy neighborhood, exploding into a fireball. at least seven people killed. >> i'm madeline wright in philadelphia. the jet crashed in this neighborhood, scattering parts of the airplane among cars and homes. >>> also tonight, tariff time. the president's actions stoking new inflation fears and threats of retaliation. >> he has declared an economic war. >> i'm willie james inman in west palm beach, florida, with how the president's tariffs could hit your wallet, from the grocery store to the gas pump. >>> hamas hands over more hosta

the martinez refining company facility has been shut down since the fire started over the weekend. the county health department is monitoring air quality. residents nearby have been told to stay indoors as much as possible for now. a similar fire in 2023 led to a lawsuit filed on behalf of residents. martinez refining company posted a statement on the company website apologizing for the latest disruption and any safety concerns. >> a public safety advisory that was sent out raised alarms for residents at the site of the moss landing battery plant fire. it said officials were monitoring the potential for flare ups or fires because of the weather. currently, though, there is no danger to the public. >> the concern that we have is that batteries have been damaged via heat and water. some of them are crushed underneath some rubble, and the concern is that with all this rain that we may get some shorting, some possible arcing and then maybe a rekindle or re-ignition. >> there are personnel on site to watch the plant and keep the community informed in case anything changes. >> the vallej

there is martinez. let's pick out that spot right there. our camera was over here. we were looking at from california alerts network. that plume is going this way. so if we pick out one of the sensors here, sure enough, in the afternoon, you can see what happened. air quality spiking into the moderate category, but that only tells you one thing. that there's particles of a certain size you could breathe in. when you have a refinery fire like this, there is a whole other side to this. which is what's the chemical makeup of that smoke. benzine is often the number one offender and there are no sensors around here we can look at and say here is where the benzine levels are. so you go off what the bay area air quality district has said. >> there is plenty of rain. there's a lot more coming, too. so when we get together in the complete forecast, we'll talk about the rest of this weekend. maybe isolated showers. the real story is now becoming early this next week. that's monday into tuesday. that's the next atmospheric river. we have to talk about that one. i'll seal you w

no word on what caused the fire in martinez. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> tariffs of 25% that were supposed to start at midnight against canada and mexico are on pause for now. late today, canada agreed to increase security at its border to stem the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. hours earlier, mexico agreed to send 10,000 national guard troops to the border to clamp down on fentanyl trafficking. the u.s, in turn, agreed to try to stem the flow of high powered weapons into mexico. the pause in tariffs is only for 30 days. the agreements come as the stock market plunged on fears of an escalating trade war. the back and forth over president trump's tariffs rattled trading today on wall street. the dow initially plunged nearly 600 points at the opening bell, but after a deal was made to pause some tariffs, the dow recovered and closed down 122 points at 44,421. the nasdaq dropped 235 points. the s&p 500 lost 45 points. >> as you know, another of president trump's key issues during the first 100 days of his second term is

tonight, as the martinez refinery receives a regulatory reprimand over a massive fire this weekend. as neighbors demand action. and wet and windy weather returning to the bay area. as we take a live look at the san francisco skyline. our cameras are getting shakier by the minute. you can see that movement of the precipitation across the area. meteorologist rosemary oroczo is standing by with a look at how long to expect this rain. >> reporter this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> and good evening. i'm jana katsuyama. we begin tonight with the weather. another round of wet rain is moving through the bay area tonight, as you can see. and already it is causing problems and safety concerns in the north bay. a large tree fell and damaged an elementary school today. the santa rosa fire department posted this video of a tree that toppled at steele lane elementary school. fire crews say the tree fell this morning at about 11:30 a.m. fortunately, nobody was hurt, but the tree did cause damage to a building at the school. the city of santa rosa says it is offering support to the school while

no word on what caused the fire in martinez. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> a potentially deadly but completely preventable disease is spreading among dogs in san francisco's tenderloin. an animal welfare workers are trying to stop it. the san francisco spca and other organizations vaccinated about 100 dogs during a free parvovirus vaccine clinic today on golden gate avenue since november. san francisco animal care and control has reported nearly double the number of parvo cases reported in 2022. most of the cases are in the tenderloin and south of market, where many unhoused residents live with their dogs. >> parvo is a virus that attacks the stomach and intestines of dogs, and it causes severe of vomiting and diarrhea, bleeding, sometimes blood in there, leading to really bad dehydration. and like i said, it can be life threatening. but the really good news is, is that it's preventable with vaccinations, which is what we're doing here today. >> another canine clinic is scheduled for next month for dogs to get their fo

a health advisory issued by contra costa health remained in effect today for martinez. parts of pacheco and the clyde area. that advisory, urging people with respiratory sensitivity to remain inside with doors and windows shut. dennis o'dell says the conditions saturday prompted him to leave town. my eyes burned a little bit. they were teary. in a social media post, martinez refining company said the fire was caused by a leak of hydrocarbon material. these shots from our nbc bay area ranger show the damage blackened and twisted metal. four people were transported to the hospital saturday with non critical injuries. the company says it is investigating the incident. so is the health department, but neighbors say more oversight is needed in the future. charlie mason says his garden was ruined by ash from the last fire at the refinery. money don't mean anything to these guysys. they' pay the fine and move on, you know, like so. either they got to, you know, do more of a safety thing or have outside people come in and check them out. i would go more that way than having the

she has lived in martinez. but on this past saturday, she was taken aback by what she saw that you could hear the sound. >> it was so loud and you could just see this column, this massive amount of smoke. and i'm thinking, oh, my god, like this place is going to explode. >> she quickly got her kids out of the area and it was just a month and there's no alerts. there's no message. is that iran, there's no, we're all just kind of saying. >> what's going on? know what's happening? what do we do? you know, completely in the dark. they had planned to stay, but the smoke became too much. she says that she took this video as she fled, according to a social media post from the company, the fire was caused by a leak. >> of hydrocarbon materials which are compounds found in crude oil, natural gas and coal hydrocarbons are highly combustible on monday for and in others. they are glad investigations are underway concerning the refinery fire. but let's let's do this fast. let's figure this out. i mean, this has to have been

una de las fallecidas es isabel cristina martÍnez, una mujer hondureÑa.vida de la hermana mayor de alejandrina martÍnez. ella vio con su esposo la noticia por televisiÓn. >> pero nunca me imaginÉ que venÍa algen de mi familia ahÍ, en ese vuelo. >> dicen que las hijas de su hermana isabel, cristina martÍnez, la estaban esperando y han estado con otras familias que asistieron a una ceremonia de recordaciÓn a orillas del rÍo en honduras. tambiÉn llora su pÉrdida su hermano manuel, quien lamenta el encuentro que no se dio. >> nosotros tenÍamos esperanza de que tal vez apareciera por ahÍ, pero como dicen los noticieros, que ahÍ es un tiempo en tiempo helado, ahÍ no hay un cuerpo que resista esas aguas. era imposible que que viviera una persona porque fue una explosiÓn completa. >> esta tarde, autoridades locales dijeron que encontraron mÁs cuerpos y que si el tiempo lo permite, para maÑana acabaran de extraer los restos del aviÓn. mientras millones se siguen preguntando cÓmo ocurriÓ algo asÍ? el radar de la torre de control registrÓ al helicÓptero al lÍmite de

also, the investigation into a refinery fire in martinez continues.eighbors remain concerned about the health effects of smoke in their area. and yep, more rain moving into the bay area. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, tracking storm ranger radar give you an updated timeline for the rain again in your neighborhood. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining me, i'm jessica aguirre. people, organizations and businesses in oakland. among the many who joined a nationwide protest of president trump's sweeping immigration actions, it's called a day without immigrants. and the goal is to show just how critical immigrants are to our communities. nbc bay area's velena jones at one of the protests in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood. immigrant tracey nyjah know immigrants, their families and allies are all joining together to stand in solidarity. their message? immigrants play a crucial role in the fabric of america, and they're under attack by the president. everything is influenced by immigrants. i mean, the country was built on immigrants. you

officials say a hydrocarbon leak caused a huge weekend fire at the martinez refinery. the company says two workers discovered that leak saturday afternoon while opening equipment for planned maintenance work. the leaked materials caught fire. the flames spread quickly. the workers immediately evacuated the area within the refinery. >> it was like an earthquake, almost. so yeah, it was super scary. honestly, what i thought about was just getting my family to safety. you know, i have a daughter and wife waiting for me at home. and when all of that happened, it's just like you kind of. you don't want to imagine it, but you think maybe an explosion that's bigger. >> now, the martinez refining company describes the fire as a small residual fire that is under control. it's possible the public may see small amounts of smoke for the time being, and there may be flaring throughout the week. >> the ntsb is leading the investigation into friday night's deadly jet crash in philadelphia. the medical transport jet was carrying two pilots, a doctor, a paramedic and a young girl and h

además, tenemos una actualización sobre el incendio en la refinería de martínez y las recomendacionesara residentes en la zona debido al humo. así comenzamos. este es tu noticiero telemundo california fin de semana. buen domingo para todos y gracias por informarse con su equipo. les saluda fátima navarrete desde el sur al norte del estado. miles continúan mostrando su descontento con las políticas migratorias del nuevo gobierno y precisamente en san josé. a una semana desde que se reportó la presencia de agentes de ice en el área de las calles king y story, manifestantes decidieron congregarse en esa misma intersección en protesta a las deportaciones. pasamos en vivo con nathalie vera para que nos cuentes a esta hora. natalia vemos que todavía continúa la manifestación. así es fátima. llevan varias horas ya aquí manifestándose en esta intersección y de hecho los activistas con los que hablamos están cumpliendo su promesa de no descansar hasta ver que paren estas redadas. veamos aquí esta multitud que se ha congregado aquí, que, como mencionaste, a solo una semana desde que justamente