we intend to hold pbf accountable for making the necessary investments to become a better neighbor in martinez, suzanne phan abc seven news and to the north bay now, and a surprising new finding tonight about the napa fault. >> the fault runs from vallejo to yountville, parallel to highway 29. geologists didn't know it existed that is, until it generated a 6.0 magnitude earthquake nine years ago. now, researchers say the fault actually extends nine miles farther north past calistoga. that means it has the potential to generate even more powerful earthquakes. >> it is an active fault. it will have more earthquakes, but it's certainly not as big a player as the san andreas fault or the hayward fault. even so, a usgs geologist says if the fault ruptures along its entire 37 mile stretch, it has the power to potentially produce a magnitude seven earthquake. >> researchers say it's a reminder to always know what to do when an earthquake strikes, and we have an easy way to do that. just go to our website, visit abc7 news .com/ prepare norcal. >> time now for the abc seven news advancer at 11

we intend to hold pbf accountable for making the necessary investments to become a better neighbor in martinez, suzanne phan abc seven news and to the north bay now, and a surprising new finding tonight about the napa fault. >> the fault runs from vallejo to yountville, parallel to highway 29. geologists didn't know it existed that is, until it generated a 6.0 magnitude earthquake nine years ago. now, researchers say the fault actually extends nine miles farther north past calistoga. that means it has the potential to generate even more powerful earthquakes. >> it is an active fault. it will have more earthquakes, but it's certainly not as big a player as the san andreas fault or the hayward fault. even so, a usgs geologist says if the fault ruptures along its entire 37 mile stretch, it has the power to potentially produce a magnitude seven earthquake. >> researchers say it's a reminder to always know what to do when an earthquake strikes, and we have an easy way to do that. just go to our website, visit abc7 news .com/ prepare norcal. >> time now for the abc seven news advancer at 11

the county says the refinery's owner, pbf energy, had initially withheld that information. >> i think we have concerns about the reliability of operations at the refinery. and so we're going there today to take a deep dive and take a look at their processes, their policies and procedures to make sure that our community is not impacted the way it has been for the past year moving forward. >> policy change last year required refineries to report every instance of flaring. and health officials say the number of incidents at the pbf facility has raised extreme concern. >> it's really when we compare the number of flaring incidents between refineries that we notice the difference -- how much of an outlier the pbf refinery is. with when you look at how many flaring incidents have happened at the other refineries, that's where we see the difference. >> in fact, this year alone the health department documented 21 hazardous releases or spills at the martinez refinery. an emergency flaring at a rate about once a week. pbf energy told us they've been cooperating with all agencies and investigati

the refinery. >> cch says there have been some concerns that the corporate owners of the refinery, pbf energy, have been less than upfront about some of the issues potentially caused by recent flaring. >> multiple times this year, we have received reports from pbf that did not match what was happening on ground at the facility. >> county officials say that pbf reported a grass fire on december 17th, which had started near the refinery, but the health department says the company failed to mention that it may have been connected to a spill of hydrocarbon carbons, a flammable product involved in the refining process, which then caught fire. christian and heather okay, so tori did these inspections end today or are they ongoing? >> how long are they expected to last? >> they're ongoing. julie officials with the county say this inspection began earlier today and they have staff on the ground. but it could stretch into days or even weeks depending on what they find. >> all right. tori gaines reporting live in the newsroom tonight. tori, thank you. >> now that christmas is over, it's time to

pbf is an outliar. we do have concerns about the frequency of incidents and severity. >> this year alone, 21 hazardous releases or spills and emergency flaring that occurred on average once a week. pbf energy told us they've been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to their refinery and will continue to do so. the inspection could end up lasting weeks depending on what they find. the health department would not speculate on possibility penalties for the refinery, but they did say in some cases violations could be referred to the district attorney's office. >>> turning to the weather right now, live look outside, the first of two weather systems taking aim at the bay area is now approaching. if your plans this week include a trip to the beach, we want you to be careful. our chopper was above the rough surf in san francisco this afternoon and forecasters are warning about the possibility of life threatening conditions all along the water in the coming days. >> first alert meteorologis

we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal, cch says. there have been 46 flaring incidents connected to the refinery since last november. one of the aims of the inspection is to do a check in on the company's staff training, as well as maintenance records. >> we want to make sure that our that the refinery staff have been adequately trained and that the staff have been empowered to raise concerns about safety at the refinery, cch says there have been some concerns that the corporate owners of the refinery, pbf energy, have been less than upfront about some of the issues potentially caused by recent flaring. >> multiple times this year, we have received reports from pbf that did not match what was happening on ground at the facility. >> county officials say that pbf reported a grass fire on december 17th, but the company failed to mention that it may have been connected to hydrocarbons being released from the stack, which then caught fire. >> this inspection is ongoing, and it could last days or weeks, depending on what the county finds i

. >> we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal. pbf has experienced multiple serious incidents that affected the surrounding community in the last three weeks, has just been crazy. >> so. and you can smell it. we smelled it all the time. it's so bad we had to close the windows. >> county health officials say the refinery has used the community warning system to report flaring at a rate of nearly once a week throughout the year. a spokesperson for the refinery, owned and operated by pbf energy, says we have been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to our refinery and will continue to do so. two county supervisors are expected to meet with the refinery's corporate leadership on site at the refinery tomorrow to discuss some of their concerns about how the refinery operates live in martinez. lena howland, abc seven news thank you lena. >> developing news in the south bay a woman is recovering this morning after she was stabbed in south san jose. >> it happened last night around 9 p.m. at essendon way, near tauranga

so, the county says refinery owner pbf refinery withheld information on the liquid spill that was likely the part of it last week >> the health department is concerned. that is how we embarked on the inspection. >> when we have concerns about the frequency and the severity of it. >> this year alone the health department says they documented 21 hazardous releases and spills. emergency flaring that occurred on average of one a week. now, pbf energy told us they have been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to their refinery and will continue to do so. the inspection will last weeks depending on what they may find. they did say in some cases violations could be referred to the da's office. >>> all right, let's get to a commute alert out of san francisco. there is a major b.a.r.t delay after some sort of medical emergency at embarcadero. we are told it has been resolved but it could take service awhile to come back up to full speed. >>> so, if you were thinking about relaxing by the fire tonight, well, we got bad news. another spare the air alert is in effect meaning all

county officials say that pbf reported a grass fire on december. december 17th, and they said that it had started near the refinery. but the health department says the company failed to mention that it may have been connected to a spill of hydrocarbons, a flammable product involved in the refining process, which then caught fire. christian and heather. >> yeah, tori understand that those inspections started today. wondering if we have any idea how long they're expected to last. >> officials with the county say that this inspection began earlier today. they are likely there right now still, and they have. they say it could stretch into days or even weeks, depending on what they find. >> okay. all right. our tori gaines a story that we'll continue to stay on top of. thank you tori. well today on this giving tuesday, we are highlighting an organization right here in the east bay called hope solutions that has worked to end homelessness. now for more than two decades. >> it was founded by a coalition of local faith leaders to provide emergency support

. >> regulators issued several notices to the owner, pbf energy, and the company also faces a lawsuit. kaufman says working directly with the company has also left the county with concerns. we reached out to pbf about today's inspection but have not heard back. >>> nearly a dozen small businesses on the peninsula have lost everything after a christmas morning fire. you're looking at the aftermath today, which happened at a two-story shopping center in los altos along el camino real. skyranger capturing this video. you can see the building still smoldering. we've caught hot spots there on the second floor. so it's still burning and smoldering at this hour. luckily no one was hurt when this fire happened. christmas morning just after 5:00 a.m. but business owners are in disbelief. a dance studio, a tutoring center, a judo studio, a nail salon, they're all inside this building which went up in flames. we spoke to the owner of the bay area dance school, and she's trying to stay positive and says families have been supportive. >> the building is gone, but we are still very, very much alive

the letter to pbf energy which owns refinery demands contra costa health. the provided full access to the facility, documents and data on the refineries, operation and maintenance also calls a number of releases and other incidents unacceptable for putting the health and safety of the facility and the nearby communities at risk. cch says it has documented. 21 spills of hazardous materials and 46 flaring incidents since just november of last year. pbf energy has until the morning of january. 2nd to hand over the documentation related to the postponement of equipment, maintenance, the health department says it will then decide on a work plan to address those issues moving forward. just 3 days, intercut floats, marching bands and equestrian units are going make their way down colorado boulevard for the 100 35th tournament of roses parade in pasadena, gayle anderson, looking at the finishing touches and tells us about 2 outstanding youngsters will be honored on january. 1st. >> the ups store junior achievement rose parade float. let me show you how impressive t

we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal, and pbf has experience at multiple serious incidents that have affected the surrounding community. health officials have documented 46 flaring incidents in the past 12 months. last month, martinez residents filed a class action suit against pfb energy. they accused the company of negligence and seek more oversight over that refinery. >> happening tomorrow, it's sentencing day for the man convicted of holding up a free fentanyl sign within sight of a san francisco school just last week, joseph moore was convicted on a public nuisance charge. the convicted sex offender had signs reading free fentanyl for new users and meth for stolen items, as his encampment was across from a catholic grade school and his signs were visible from the school's classroom, moore faces up to six months in jail. >> smash and grab in oakland using a car, police say burglars drove through the front door of a liquor store in order to steal from it. it happened in the middle of the night. 3 a.m. at eddie's liquors. that's on college avenue near taft avenu

pbf energy has until the morning of january. second to hand over documentation relating to the postponement of equipment, maintenance cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. and a group of former jack in the box workers in hayward. they claim they were unlawfully fired. this is an image of demonstrators outside the mission boulevard, location on wednesday. here's a look at that picture there. the group says they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at that restaurant. and for filing a cal osha complaint, some workers say their hours were cut and retaliation. others say that they were injured on the job after not being adequately trained. they claim. the manager at the location declined to comment saying this was a legal matter. san francisco city worker is recovering from injuries after being hit by a car on thursday. this is video from the citizen app. police say it all started when officers tried to pull over a car in the area of

pbf energy has until the morning of january. second to hand over all the documents related to the postponement of equipment, maintenance, the county will and decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward taking a live look outside here at the golden gate bridge. kind of soggy out there for all the visitors here for new year's eve week. their radar is lit up right now. kyle is going to track all that rain. that's coming our way right now. we've got a brace yourself and get a sneak it looks coming down. yes, so we're going to be in this throughout the night tonight. now, i do have some better news. this is futurecast show you take you through the afternoon. you see worse of these heavier showers, even the potential for a few embedded thunderstorms come through. >> that's 10:30pm, tonight that you're looking at. you start to see a little bit of clearing behind that. but we do wake up to a very unsettled saturday morning where we still have some of these showers that are rolling. then we get a little bit of a break as

the letter or the refinery owner pbf energy to provide contra costa with health with full access to that facility. one documents, what data on the refineries, operation and maintenance. the letter called the number of releases and other incidents on acceptable as they have compromised the health and safety of the facility and nearby communities. cch says they have documented. 21 spills hazardous material. 46 flaring incidents since november of last year. pbf energy they have until the morning of january. 2nd, handover documentation relating to the postponement of equipment, maintenance cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues going for. well, a group of former jack in the box employees protest out of a location in hayward after they say they were unlawfully fired fire. this is a picture of the ralliers outside of mission boulevard, location on wednesday who claim they were fired just days before christmas. we'll be whistleblowers because of an alleged unsafe working conditions at the restaurant following a cal osha complaint. some say their hours are cut in retaliation

pbf energy has until the morning of january. 2nd and over documentation relating to the postponement of equipment, maintenance. cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. >> a group of former checking a box employees. they protested outside of a location in hayward after they say they were unlawfully fired. this is a picture of the rally outside the mission boulevard location on wednesday. the group claims they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at their restaurant and filing a cal osha complaint. some say their hours are cut in retaliation and others say they were injured on the job after not being adequately trained. the manager at the location declined to comment saying it was a legal matter. gm is suing san francisco to recover more than 100 million dollars in tax payments. the suit is over its cruise self-driving cars. gm claims the city charge the company higher taxes because it linked gm's cruise self-driving car division with the company's 3 billion dollars in global revenue. tha

pbf energy has. and so the day after new year's when everybody goes back to work on january 2nd to hand over documentation relating to the postponement. if you quit mundt maintenance contra costa health, well then decide a work plan to address these issues moving forward. group of former jack in a box employees protested outside of a location in hayward after they say they were unlawfully fired. this is a picture of them outside the mission boulevard, location on wednesday. the group claims they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at their restaurant as well as filing with cal osha. some say their hours are cut in retaliation and other say they were injured on the job after not being adequately trained. the manager at the location declined to comment saying this was a legal matter. gm is suing san francisco to recover more than 100 million dollars in tax payments. the suit is over its cruise self-driving cars. gm claims the city charge t

pbf energy has until the morning of january. 2nd and over documentation relating to the postponementequipment, maintenance cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. >> group of former jack in a box employees protested outside of a location in hayward after they say they were unlawfully fired. this is a picture of their protest outside the mission boulevard location on wednesday. they claim they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at their restaurant and also filing a complaint with cal osha. some say their hours were cut in retaliation and others say they were injured on the job after not being adequately trained. the manager at the location declined to comment saying it was a legal matter. gm is suing san francisco to recover more than 100 million dollars in tax payments. the suit is over its cruise self-driving cars. gm, gm claims the city charge the company higher taxes because it linked gm's cruise self-driving car division with the company's 3 billion dollars in global revenue. that

in their letter order or the refinery owner pbf energy provide contra costa health with full access to that facility, documents and data on the refineries, operation and maintenance. the letter called the number of releases and other incidents on acceptable as they have compromise the health and safety of the facility and nearby communities. cch says they have documented 21 spills of hazardous materials. 46 flaring incident since november of last year. pbf energy has until the morning of january. 2nd to hand over documentation relating to the postponement of equipment, maintenance cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. gm is suing san francisco to recover more than 100 million dollars in tax payments. the suit is over its cruise self-driving cars. >> gm claims the city charge the company higher taxes because it late gm's cruise self-driving car division with the company's 3 billion dollars in global revenue. that's despite the company saying it operated crews separately. then gm, the automaker also argues it. so just $67700 of goods in san francisco

martinez refinery following several chemical releases in the past year letter order, the refinery owner pbf energy provide contra costa held with full access to the facility, documents and data on the refineries, operation and maintenance letter call the number of releases other incidents unacceptable as they have compromised the health safety of the facility and nearby communities. cch says they have documented. 21 spills has materials. 46 flaring incident since november last year. pbf energy has until the morning of january. 2nd over documentation related to the postponement of equipment, maintenance cch will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. >> the group, a former jack in the box, employees protested outside of a location in hayward after they say they were unlawfully fired. this is a picture of the protesters out there outside the mission boulevard, location on wednesday. the group claims they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at the restaurant and filing a cal osha compluint. some say the

pbf energy has until the morning of january. second to hand over all the documents related to the postponement of equipment, maintenance, the health department will then decide on a work plan to address these issues moving forward. a group of former jack in the box workers in hayward claims that they were unlawfully fired. here's a picture of the demonstration that took place outside of the mission boulevard, location from wednesday. the group says they were fired just days before christmas for being whistleblowers because of alleged unsafe conditions at the restaurant. a filing at cal osha. they did a complaint there. some say their hours were cut and retaliation. others say they were injured on the job after not being trained properly. the manager at the location has declined to comment, saying it was a legal matter. kron 4 is your local election headquarters and we're following the candidates in the race for the u.s. senate seat that was left behind by dianne feinstein. we have heard from east bay congresswoman barbara lee an

parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. >> am >> that used game. >> neighbors in san francisco coming together this morning at city hall to celebrate kwanzaa, the end of christmas day marks the beginning of kwanzaa. the weeklong holiday celebrating african american heritage. it was first celebrated in 1966. roughly 2 and a half percent of americans observe kwanzaa, including san francisco, mayor london breed who attended today's celebration at city hall. >> it was so important. >> for me, too. >> celebrate the first day of kwanzaa. signifying unity, especially especially in our community, came to make sure that future generations growing up in san francisco knew the importance as celebrating kwanzaa because it represents. our unity. it represents our purpose. it represents us coming togeth

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community no longer trust you? >> say >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> the news tonight, an 18 year-old has been arrested after santa rosa. police say he shot a man to death with a gun modified to work as a machine gun. the shooting happened at an apartment across the new vintage church. police say the suspect, troy henry called 9-1-1 to report. he shot someone in his apartment. henry was booked into jail on multiple charges, including murder. >> concord police wa

the company that owns the refinery, pbf energy, told us they have been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to the refinery and they say they'll continue to do so. >>> still ahead, a call to action in oakland after the mayor rejected the latest list of candidates for police chief, what protesters are now demanding. >>> 50 years after a woman's disappearance from south lake tahoe made headlines, investigators are now one huge step closer to figuring out what happened. >> obviously it was a long time ago, but families never forget. it never gets old. it never goes away. >>> and some california homeowners will pay a whole lot more for insurance next year, details on the newly approved rate hike. there's challenges, and i love overcoming challenges. ♪ when better money habits® content first started coming out, it expanded what i could do for special olympics athletes with developmental needs. thousands of bank of america employees like scott spend countless hours volunteering to teach people how to reach their financial goals. it felt good. it felt like i could take o

pbf energy that owns the refinery told us we have been cooperating with all agencies related to our refinery and will continue to do so. >>> all right, let's get to the weather now. we enjoyed a clear christmas, darren peck is here to tell us things are changing. we have stormy weather coming. >> two storms. >> okay >> the first one getting here tomorrow morning like early. the second one is coming in like friday night. >> okay. >> and there will be a dangerous surf in between all of that and a lot of stuff. a lot of stuff to get to. let's head over. i am going to bring up our virtual map and show you what the day looked like, what the storm looked like today, that is an impressive storm that was this afternoon before the sun went down. if we visualize it differently you can see all of the rain in that system. you will see now how this is two different storms. i will let it play forward into tomorrow morning early. i will stop it right there. you can see the rain we are about to get that is tomorrow morning and more on that in just one second. look back here that is the friday, saturday stor

so pbf energy, which owns the refinery, told us we have been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to our refinery and will continue to do so. >>> hunger doesn't take a break. thousands in the bay area wake up every day of the year not knowing where their next meal will come from. in the new year maybe you can make a difference, giving in a way that you can. our reed cowan met up with one organization doing just that for their community food bank in the east bay. >> reporter: redwood empire food bank, and they are moving fresh fruits and vegetables here to make sure that everyone has something to eat not only this time of year but also all year round. here's your mantra today, small amount, big impact. we have community partners around the bay area who are doing much to make sure they're connected to community. we have kristin here with american ag credit. why get your employees involved? >> it really connects the corporate responsibility piece to our boots on the ground team and inviting them into the food bank to pack bags or boxes or help with the distribution lets it hi

. >> pbf energy, which owns the refinery, says the flaring happened after an operational incident. in a statement, they apologized for the odor and said flaring is necessary for safety. the flaring in late november lasted hours. friday's elevated health concerns. >> our hazmat team is going to be continuing to monitor the, um, the air for both hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide residents like cruz say the flaring has to stop. >> i could probably vouch for the whole city and say that the whole city is fed up with it in martinez. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right, question stands. what is the air quality like in the area around the refinery? spencer, you heard some of the people who live nearby. it cannot be good. >> well, you would think not, diana. and yet on our air quality monitor, it shows that the air quality overall in that general region around martinez and across the broader carquinez strait area is still good, represented by the green dot there as you can see. move along and take a look at the bigger picture across the bay area, we have generally good or moderate

worker >> spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. see over the last year is community know or here live in martinez. dan thorn kron. 4 >> messy commute this morning in parts of the bay area causing quite a headache for travelers on the road before the storm water officials, they lower the rubber dam on the russian river after concerns of flooding there conference gayle ong gives us a closer look. >> it's often you don't realize how much water is really in the river, especially with the rain coming in. and ray rodriguez with sonoma water is showing us how much rain the rubber dam on the russian river received over the last few days. so that water is going to be moving fast. ashley, as we get the next series of storms coming and we want to go straight through, but also to keep the habit

parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they'reing to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays innline with regulations. >> a high surf advisories in effect right now here in the bay area. and officials are warning the dangerous currents are expected to last into new year's eve weekend on for years. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with what we can expect. >> yeah, dangerous out of the coast. i was actually walking out by the pacifica pier and those waves are just thundering along the coastline right now. they're going to continue to build outside as the heavy surf roles in. we've got a large storm off the coastline that's producing a lot of wind out of open waters. and that's what generating swell out there right now. you couldn't tell just by looking outside yet hazy out there high clouds, but that storm system not all that far away and it's going to come

we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal, and we want to make sure that our that the refinery staff have been adequately trained and that the staff have been empowered to raise concerns about safety at their refinery. >> reasons for the inspection include examining worker training, ensuring maintenance records are kept up to date and making the company more transparent. the martinez refining company says it's cooperating with all investigations and safety is a top priority. >> the area around a burned out commercial building in los altos will be closed for two weeks. city inspectors red tagged the building as it is unsafe to occupy. even firefighters can't get in to begin their investigation. the building on el camino real caught fire early christmas morning. it's a complete loss. will have to be torn down. businesses inside included a dance studio. >> it's a tragedy because that building was full of businesses that care about the community children's libraries, tutoring centers is the new judo place next to me. >> demolition will likely not begin until the new ye

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbfrgy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 well, the bay area off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on flight will be back in federal court today in portland, oregon. >> prosecutors accuse joseph david amerson trying to cut the engines of the flight headed to francisco while riding in that extra seat in the cockpit. according to court documents, emerson told police he had been struggling with depression and that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms about 48

parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. >> and that was ken wayne reporting for us this afternoon. with tensions are rising between the u.s. and iran. defense officials say american ships shut down more than a dozen drones in the red sea yesterday following a drone attack on a u.s. airbase in iraq on christmas day. that follows a retaliatory strike by the u.s. on iranian backed terrorist groups in iraq earlier this week, the back and forth strikes undercut efforts by the u.s. and others to keep the israel-hamas war from spilling into a wider regional conflict. for weeks, iranian backed militia groups in yemen and elsewhere have launched attacks against shipping freighters in the red sea. washington officials continue to meet with israeli leaders and allies to keep the conflict in israel from s

want for our so neighbors, our feel about part of representative for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they'reehoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. well, that was ken wayne reporting this morning. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the oakland a's new stadium in vegas will start. >> being built soon. but some people living there continue to speak out about how the stadium is going to be paid for. plus, big changes that could be coming your way when it comes to your power bill. >> one night everyone is going to be happy with what explain and we're dry for now. but later on today, we do have rain fall on its way. this snapshot at around 11:45am. this morning? >> i'll be timing it out for you in your full forecast. sleepovers just aren't what they used to be. a house full of screens? basically, no hiccups? you

the letter to pbf energy demands contra costa health be provided full access to the facility.erations. it also calls a number of releases and other incidents an acceptable for allegedly putting the safety of nearby communities at risk. cch says they have documented 21 spills of hazardous materials and 46 flaring incidents since november of last year. >> the bay area air quality management district is asking bay area residents not to burn wood over the new year's weekend. officials say that were burning during this weekend can significantly affect the air quality. and now to the race for the white house. there's continued focus on the ballot battles of former president donald trump. both colorado and maine have sought to remove trump from their ballots. kron four's. catherine heenan has the latest, including what california is doing. >> california's lieutenant governor tried to get donald trump off the california ballot telling secretary of state shirley weber to explore every legal option. but weber decided this week not to exclude him from the state's ballot saying in a lette

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> the bay area off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a flight will be back in federal court in portland in a couple of hours from now. prosecutors accuse joseph david emerson of trying to cut the engines of the flight headed to san francisco while riding in the extra seat in the cockpit. this happened back in november, according to court documents at emerson told the police that he had been struggli

we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal. we want to make sure that our that the refinery staff have been adequately trained and that the staff have been empowered to raise concerns about safety at the refinery. >> reasons for the inspection include examining worker training and ensuring maintenance records are kept up to date, as well as making the company more transparent. the martinez refinery company says it's cooperating with all investigations and that safety is a top priority for them. community members are calling on the san francisco unified school district to improve school safety. this comes after several incidents of students allegedly bringing guns onto high school campuses. youth leaders. gun violence prevention advocates and parents sent a letter to the school board accusing the district of being insufficiently prepared for previous dangerous incidents. they cite issues around lockdown policies, door lock maintenance, delays in contacting police and public announcement systems, not working properly. the letter

parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they'reing to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> you >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> all right. time to take another look at the weather as we look live at sfo the weather better today. probably not the kind of delays and even a few cancellations that we saw. i'm like yesterday, for example, kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan back with the latest. hey there. yeah. looking good at sfo. i didn't want to tell you that this is our winter solstice day. so. >> the we see the earth as it rotates around the sun as it orbits. and we tilts a little bit away or toward to the sun. and that

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> say >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> concord police and they need your help. they're trying to find his assault suspect. the man seen right here in this video is suspected of sexually assaulting a woman mack on october 7 and around 10 o'clock in the morning in the pedestrian tunnel, right under highway to 42. that connects to frank kent avenue and market street. police say the man may frequent the area around the home depot on meridian park bo

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> well, cuyler has been telling us about this. the winter solstice, which marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere begins at 07:27pm tonight. the sun taking its lowest shortest pathe across the southern sky. the southland will have only 9 hours. and 53 minutes of sunlight that beginning tomorrow. we will begin gaining a few seconds of daylight back every day until june. 21st, the summer solstice. and

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbfthe company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is there community know or >> say >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron, 4 news the bay area. off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a flight will be back in federal court today. >> and portland, oregon, so prosecutors accuse joseph david emerson trying to cut the engines of the flight headed to san francisco while riding in that extra seat in the cockpit. according to court documents, amerson told police he had been struggling with depoession. so he had taken psychedelic mushroo

want for our so neighbors, our feel about part of representative for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. >> and that was ken wayne reporting for us as gears now to talk a bit about the weather. and there is quite a bit to talk about a live look now at walnut creek where drivers are moving slowly as they should given all wet conditions out there, kyra. like kind of a look at walnut creek, can't really anything. part of what's happening right now is even though it's just light rain, the visibility out there is terrific and the roads are wet, right? so it's a little bit difficult. and you can see as we look all across the bay really pervasive across the bay, you see the wind blowing up at mount tam that you see the gray skies. >> in san jose as well as san francisco. if we

last weekend flaring at the refinery sparked a brush >> a spokesman for the refineries, parent company pbf energy say the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. they also promised to better inform the community about future issues. the bay area, air quality management district says they've issued nearly 50 violation notices against mr. over the last year. >> is community know or >> the martinez refining company will have to continue giving updates the city on a bi-monthly basis. last year's koch dust release along with the other flaring issues are still under investigation. in martinez, dan thorn kron. 4 >> well, the bay area off duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a flight. we'll be back in federal court today in portland, oregon. prosecutors accuse joseph david emerson of tron cut the engines of the flight headed to san francisco, arriving in that extra seat in the cockpit. according to court documents, amerson told police that he had been struggling with depression and that he had taken psychedelic mushro

parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. and that was ken wayne reporting for us this morning. coming up after the commercial break. the oakland a's new stadium in vegas will start being built soon. but some people. >> living in sin city, they have been caught off guard. >> hear their reaction just a few minutes. plus big changes that could be coming to your power bill. one that i'm pretty sure depending on how much you make it a little tip right there. we'll tease. you're not going to be happy we'll explain. and we have been dry so far today, but not for long showers increasing here within the next hour for the north bay. >> facts in a roads around 9.30, you'll be seeing some real >> well, a high surf advisory is in effect right now in the bay area. officials are warning the dangerous conditio

say they are concerned about the frequency of flaring incidents at the refinery, which is owned by pbf energy. they also accused the refinery of not being transparent with some of these things happening right now. >> a spare the air alert is in effect for the bay area as we take a live look outside at the conditions, looking a little bit hazy. all of this comes as we get ready for the return of rain. for all the details, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist lisa argen standing by. i don't know if that haziness is because of the air quality. >> lisa well, you know what we are under a spare the air alert that you said because we don't have a lot of mixing, we are anticipating better air quality with the return of some rain tomorrow. in fact, several chances of rain as we get through the rest of the week and the final days of 2023. so as for your wednesday, we'll get back into moderate air quality. so going from unhealthy to moderate and then by thursday the rain is ending and we get some good air quality around the bay area. live doppler seven right now showing you all the clouds of

pbf energy which owns the refinery told us, we have been cooperating with all agencies and investigations related to our refinery and will continue to do so. >>> taking a live look outside on this wednesday morning. good morning to you everybody and you can see it looks beautiful in the city right now. but the next round of rain is just hours away in the bay. it is that time of year. in fact i checked my timeline and last year was the start of quite a spate of atmospheric rivers. jessica? i have some weather ptsd. >> yeah. i mean i do too and i remember coming back from a weekend trip and then suddenly it was go time for all the meteorologists here. luckily we just have a couple of systems moving in this week and then we get a break as we head into the new year. the first alert doppler this morning, right behind me, yeah that's the number one storm that's going to move its way in today and number two comes friday heading into saturday. this is what it's looking like for our friends to the north of us up near eureka. that system will start impacting areas near santa rosa down into petaluma

. >> we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal. ppb has experienced multiple serious incidents that affected the surrounding community there in the last three weeks. >> have just been crazy. so and you can smell it. we smell it all the time. it's so bad. we have to close the windows. >> county health officials say the refinery has used the community warning system to report flaring at a rate of nearly once a week. throughout this past year, two county supervisors are expected to meet with the refinery's corporate leadership tomorrow on site at the refinery to discuss their concerns about how the refinery operates live in martinez. lena howland, abc seven news thank you lena, a group of small business owners in los altos will be kicking off 2024 on a stressful note and vestigators are still trying to figure out what caused that fire that tore through a strip mall on christmas morning. >> they say the rest of the building will have to come down before that happens. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez shows us how groups

parent company pbf energy say. >> the company is investing millions of dollars for maintenance and they're hoping to prevent flaring altogether. he also promised to better inform the community about future issues. air quality officials say they're continuing to pursue all legal avenues to ensure the refinery stays in line with regulations. well, as ken wayne reporting for us, still ahead kron reporting news open new stadium in vegas. >> it's going to start being bill pretty soon. but some people living up there continue to speak out about how the stadium going to pay for. and that big changes could be coming to your utility bills run. not everybody is going to be too happy with. we'll explain more on that. john. >> and today is set to be a rainy one already is. so for parts of the north bay, looking at northern napa and sonoma counties now seeing some showers pushing through see santa rosa down to petaluma on up to clover. dale, all pretty lake and mendocino counties also already getting in the mix all time out the rest of ours. >> all right. well, there is a high surf advisory in effect r

. >> we can say that the frequency of incidents at pbf is not normal. we want to make sure that our that the refinery staff have been adequately trained and that the staff have been empowered to raise concerns about safety at the refinery. >> a reasons for that inspection include examining worker training, ensuring maintenance records are kept up to date and making the company more transparent. the martinez refining company says it's cooperating with all investigations and says safety is a top priority. >> a group of north bay bicyclists is urging people to be considerate and share the road with others. sonoma county bicycle coalition is posting videos of some of the challenges they encounter. issues include vehicle speeding and parked cars and trash bins blocking their bicycle lanes. this coalition has started a lighthearted public service announcement announcement to remind residents not to illegally obstruct roadways, which can potentially force bicyclists into oncoming traffic. >> a warning from police about your holiday gifts. why all those boxes?

pbf energy which owns the refinery told us we've been cooperating with alightssis and investigations related to our refinery and will continue to do so. >>> taking a live look outside on this wednesday morning. from the top of our studio camera looking at the bay bridge. rain in the bay today. the next round is just hours away. and so we are helping you plan your morning. and looking to the weekend as well. let's talk to jess about this weather system coming in. jess? >> all right. right around the corner, i mean right behind me you can actually see our first alert doppler and it's active this morning. up in northern california, and this is going to hit us pretty shortly as we head into the next couple of hours. this first area of low pressure a series of two storms moving in this week. the first one is going to be moving its way in throughout the 9:00 a.m. hour up near santa rosa and stretching its way downinto the south bay into this afternoon. here's the timeline of it. on futurecast. heavier isolated pockets are expected up near santa rosa around 9:00 a.m. this continues to move