scheduled westbound blocking lanes until 5, eastbound until 6, you will need to pay tolls on the richmond san rafael bridge. i-80 traffic flowing well through richmond into berkeley. new crash just reported this is south 101 in the south san francisco/san bruno area while bring more in my next report. >> we'll continue to keep an eye on the refinery fire. more news coming up. >>> baby abducted by her father is found safe. the latest on the manhunt for him. he's still on the loose this morning. >>> three hours san jose police union leaders meet to debate -- meet to debate the fate of the police chief3q back to school time means back to school germs. that's why lysol partners with schools to help teach healthy habits, habits you can reinforce by adding lysol wipes and no-touch hand soap to your back to school list. learn more at lysol.com/schools could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health. that's why lysol partners with schools to help teach healthy habits, habits you can reinforce by

you will have to pay toll across the richmond san rafael bridge, westbound 59 miles an hour, even forthe drive westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze light now, 19 minutes the drive across richmond san rafael bridge 13 minutes. >>> 5:34 now. some residents said they were not aware of the fire or dangerous smoke plume despite sirens and reverse 911 calls that went out. people in point richmond came out and took pictures of the fire. they were upwind from the smoke but could still smell the burning chemicals in the air. nobody in this neighborhood reported hearing explosions. >> i was home, my contractor who is working up the street and also working at my house, gave me a call and told me to get out of point richmond. i asked of course why? and he told me to look out my back window. and i did and i saw a huge plume of black smoke. >> that plume was an ominous sight. health officials told anyone who could smell the smoke to stay inside. >>> this is the third serious fire at the refinery in the past 13 years. the failure of a pipe improperly attached cause this fire in january

. >> we have a car fire reported now across the richmond san rafael bridge. we will have the latest on that and also why traffic could be heavy near san jose state university >> good morning everyone >> we have a developing story out of berkeley this morning where a car drove into a dormitory >> the students are safe and the driver has been detained. patrick is live outside the building where the accident took place early this morning. >> what a rude awakening, you can see the natural gas lines that were taken out by a toyota that crashed into putnam hall. pg&e crews are on the scene. you can see skid marks that the car left. we're on the corner of channing and college way. the driver took off and was detained by police. a first-year student tells us what happened >> basically we were just like hanging out, a chilling out on floor 7, it was about 2:00 a.m. and we heard a loud screeching sound and a crash and then we felt the building shake and we didn't know what was going on so we went to the balcony and it was a really big car crash so we like wanted to see

the refinery fire in richmond. >> you've got to see this impacting traffic going across the richmond/san rafaelridge. because that literally is side by side. that's one of the iconic things you see when you cross the richmond/san rafael bridge, you always see that refinery there, very coast contact to 580. we may be at this point that we are having -- >> you have some information? >> we have darrin who is a witness, where are you and what can you tell us and what do you see? >> hi, i'm actually just by this thing right now, it's absolutely ridiculous, it's huge and it's going right up into the air, flames, oh, my god, there's flames that are really black and it's just filling the sky. it's crazy. >> is this a route that you normally travel? >> i have just experienced it. we haven't been here before, but we just passed, it's little centrally taking up the whole of the sky. >> so you're seeing it -- are you seeing other cars impacted? where is your location? >> where are we? located? we're here hercules. >> are you seeing it from the freeway? >> we're on the freeway. >> is it impacting traffic at

north of there, san rafael, 101 flows smoothly with the curves, picking up the volume for the headlights but no slowing out of novato at 37 all the way down to the richmondimate dinner party. dinner and a show put on by robots. >> a new restaurant in tokyo ditches hired performers for their mechanical counterparts. robot restaurant opened in july after three years ofç construction, and $126ç millio. a lot of lights there. the rerestaurant features a variety show consisting all of robots. though that's a very realistic one there in the middle. the main attraction is a group of 12-foot tall custom made female robots. the show is extremely popular and has been completely booked, they say. >> robots and scantily clad females. >> who knew. lots of light. >> still to come, a little disappointment for theç petalu little leaguers. they did notç walk away empty handed. more on their weekend finish in the world series and the heroes welcome planned for them. >> and rallying for peace, how san jose residents are coming together today in an effort to end the wave of violent crime in the city. >> how about a live look at the golden gate bridge toll plaza. looks a

drivers on 5 80 allowed to go to the richmond san rafael bridge and also warned just like the homeowner in the area keep your window closed and the air conditioning off because whatever is burning this remnant of the fuel you don't want to be inhaling the stuff. >> of course the emergency alert snim this area works by phoning people so keep in nind it's a good idea if that that area to stay off the phone to keep your line open for any future alert that might be coming this evening. >> let's go to spencer tracking the winds m the richmond area tonight. spencer. >> here's a look at current conditions in the area of the fire. temperatures 61 degrees. winds out of the south south west at about 8 miles per hour. they have been relatively light throughout the evening hours even when the fire began around 6:30 or so winds only blowing at 10 miles per hour and of course that means that the winds have not interfered with the containment effort. let me show you time lapse put together of the smoke plume at level it's rising at the momen moment. rising up to 800 feet right now before being carried

her live shot, quiet there most students don't wake up until 9:00 eastbound 580 across the richmond san rafael bridge truck on fire block a lane we'll keep you posted. there was an earlier accident in the fremont area niles canyon road closed between old canyon south 68 omission boulevard alternate the tow truck is at the scene -- 680 mission boulevard all the at this time the tow truck is at the scene. >>> the little leaguers from petaluma are one step closer to the most coveted title in youth baseball. terry mcsweeney is live in downtown petaluma which is just starting to quiet down after a thrilling win yesterday. >> reporter: the buzz keeps getting louder and louder check out headlines this morning he was on fire! talking about the winning pitcher in yesterday's 5-0 win over connecticut. for a lot of people here in petaluma it is the topic of conversation and at the beautiful cinema last night hunts were there. -- hundreds were there. friends, family, it was the place to be yesterday watching the true boys of summer taking on fairfield, connecticut, the game televised on the movie screen,

eastbound 580 often richmond san rafael bridge moving better now -- 58 miles an hour.ork going on through cupertino, south 280 to north 85, entire connection ramp closed until 6:00 this morning keep that in mind detours in place, no major slowing in the south bay. new crash just reported westbound 4 at bailey, apparently, on the right but might be hard to get by, traffic slow with the waze traffic app, as you head out of antioch towards loveridge, 38 miles an hour. starting to get crowded westbound 80 through berkeley, still no major problems east shore freeway to the bay bridge toll. >>> 5:four >> we all know gas prices are up, -- wait until you hear hear how much more you can expect to pay. >>> good news for thousands of bart riders, extended service about to add between the peninsula and east bay. >>> we like to think of the library as place to check out books. new report reveals what else is going on this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartp

on test done not just on the bay bridge but also on the the nation martinez bridge and the richmond san rafael bridge as well identified 23 cases of questionable test data dad used to test the concrete foundations. the governor weighed in expressing confidence that cecil take another look >>> all our engineers that work with caltrans all the people of us to look into it they feel the story is baseless and borders on malpractice shares on the state senator chairs the transportation committee he hopes to have hearings on in two weeks. >>> we need to get a better look most importantly this is done about seismic safety. >>> there could be federal fallout the bees as transportation funding at risk because the state failed to notify the highway administration because of testing discrepancies. anne mackovic cbs 5. >>> and response to the sacramento bee article caltrans release the following statement: the results from the sacramento bee taken from a preliminary draft work product it is irresponsible to draw conclusions at this time multiple tests show the bay bridge is safe. >>> after years of review

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flags in test not just in the bay bridge but the benicia martinez bridge dumbarton bridge and richmond san rafael bridge. identified 23 cases of a questionable radiation test data data used to approve the concrete foundations. the governor weighed in his expressing confidence but will take another look. >>> and all of our engineers that work with caltrans all the people who looked into what they feel the bee story is baseless and borders on malpractice. >>> this man says he'll stay at hearings in two weeks chisholm who want an impartial luck and make sure this is an investment and most importantly about seismic safety. >>> there could be federal fallout, transportation funding at risk because the state failed to notify the highway ministration about testing discrepancies found years ago. anne mackovic cbs 5. >>> in response to the sacramento bee article caltrans released this statement echoed a result cited by the be taken from a draft work product it is irresponsible and premature to draw conclusions at this time. multiple tests have shown the bay bridge is safe. " a letter to 90 nasa rover sche

the paper points out red flags but also on the dumbarton bridge and the richmond san rafael bridge as well identified 23 cases of a questionable radiation test data is betty used to approve the car concrete foundations. the governor expressed confidence and says he will take another look. >>> hour in engineers all the people i've best to look into what they feel the bee story baseless and borders on malpractice the state set senator and chairs the transportation committee and wants the have hearings in two weeks. >>> we want to make sure this is an investment worth making most importantly it's always been about seismic safety >>> the cut the federal fallout the bee says transportation funding at risk because the state failed to notify the highway administration of testing discrepancies. anne mackovic cbs 5. in response to the bee article caltrans release the statement: the results cited by the sacramento bee taken by a preliminary draft product it is irresponsible and premature to drawing information at this time the tests have shown the bay bridge is safe. caltrans will receive a $3

we're looking at a road crew, this is san rafael up to the richmond/san rafael bridge. you see no slowing but it does have an effect on the drive as you head down toward san marin. another segment here, i saw some northbound slowing but the crew was on the southbound side. golden gate bridge, a look across the bay, you can see the lights across t flashing lights, the crews are getting the cones moved for the morning commute. and highway 29 just closed, a fire in the area and they closed the highway. the north bay commute is moving smoothly. >> a new thrill ride is coming to the boardwalk. >> it's california's only spinning roller coaster. it's as fast as 40 miles per hour. it features one portion that leaves riders straight up in the sky or right down on the ground depending where you're sitting. the coaster will replace the 20-year-old hurricane coaster and it should be up and uning by next summer. >> looks like it's fluorescent as well. >> up next on "today in the bay," a police chase ends in a shooting on top of a man's roof. we'll hear from the homeowner. >> new rul

there -- it's a pretty good drive across the richmond san rafael bridge. g commute looks good in san francisco along northbound 101 approaching that 80 split. if you're trying to get a nice drive on the peninsula, that's nice. southbound 101 down to san mateo, that looks good. then hayward 880 southbound on the other side of the bay, that looks good to fremont. 4:55. >>> pretty good fog bank out there. about half of what it was though, yesterday. yesterday it made a huge push inland. high pressure is its way back, nothing we have we haven't seen already since about the middle of may. the western edge warms up some. smashes the fog near the coast and they don't warm up that much there. 50s on the temps. 54 to 58 now. concord 54. a little cool for some. a little cool. tropical clouds from saturday have moved off. there's still some possibility it might move in here around wednesday but for inland temps, they'll warm up 80s to 9 0s. the biggest jump will probably be around wednesday or thursday. by the coast dealing with a lot of 60s. warmest will be inland or

a woman who jumped off the richmond/san rafael bridge during a police chase is recovering in the hospitaln and out of traffic on southboundç 101 in n rafael around 2:00 on sunday morning. when they tried to pull her over she sped on the bridge, got out of the car, leapt into the water and started swimming. a coast guard swimmer wnlt in. police arrested her on the spot. >> round one of the america's cup world series is in the books and thousands ever fans were treated to a thrilling finish in the san francisco bay. oracle racing swept the two championships, in the opening regatta yesterday. 18 race that sawç the lead chae hands three çtimes, russell coutts came out on top. the four-time champion bet jimmy spithill in a thrilling finish to win the match racing championship. >> it means that the old dog still has old tricks. maybe that the young guys forgotten them. >> another america's cup world series regatta will be held from october 2-7. >> if he considers himself an old dog then aging isn'tç that bad. want to check the forecast with >> good morning to you. we wanted to start with th

. >> up to the -- they should have crews moving smooth a mete dlif off that richmond/san rafael bridgewe showed you earlier there were some flashing lights. still making their way across the bridge. she was right. they typically move those cones for the center division, getting ready for the morning commute. no incidents reported. but again, no slowing, and visibility is fine. >> thank so much. >> prices are going up. urchltsds. >> the average price, $4.10. even more expensive. in the town of gorda, about 30 miles north of big sur, 6.89. >> it looks like a misprint. >> isn't that amazing to see? >> wow. here's why that gas station can get away with those prices, it's the only gas station between big surand san simeon, and almost right in the middle. if you don't plan ahead, they're going to get you. >>> well, how about this? no drugs or steroids, but there is a scrabble board scandal out there. a young contestant has been kicked out for snagging some blank tiles. here's the deal. the national scrabble association says the boy was caught hiding blank letter tiles on an event down in flo

live at the richmond san rafael bridge, abc 7 news. >> thanks lillian. >> smoke from richmond has drifted with the wind. >> sandy has been tracking that for us and has the latest. >>reporter: i'll show the current conditions. wind certainly playing a role in disbursing the smoke across the bay area. a lot of people talk about it. people saw it. 61 degrees. the wind is blowing out of the north so it's actually moving this way and it is moving at about 5 miles an hour. i'll show you dramatic time lapse and stepping aside so you can see the smoke plume. began early this evening. watch the smoke plume. carried a good 800 feet up into the ai air. out towards the east bay hill so down near the surface the wind was going out out of the south south east but it moved up in the atmosphere the wind turned west and carried it towards the east bay hills out towards berkeley. this is what it looked like at the height of it as smoke plume initially just started to go up into the air the wind not a real strong factor and started to veer off to the east as i mention. back with a look at the local forecast

. >> we take you outside mobile 5, looking good right now coming down to richmond san rafael bridge. oving fine this morning heading out of marin county. the san mateo bridge, it looks like they spun the camera around so far everything is pretty good. over at the bay bridge, still no delay heading into san francisco. usually they turn the metering lights on about a half-hour from now. so far no delays into downtown san francisco. for san mateo and palo alto, no major delays. some overnight roadwork has just picked up in the last few minutes in san jose. stretches of 85 approaching 280, roadwork is all gone. no major problems right now up and down the guadalupe parkway. >> a bay area lawmaker once busted for shoplifting is in the news again. assemblywoman mary how she and her husband paid just under $700,000.80 years ago for a town house in castro valley. after the couple bought a new home in 2010 they rented it to work legislative aide just weeks after she gave him a $7,500 raise. she is now running for a supervisor's seat in alameda county. >> i think most people will look at this an

smooth through the curve down to the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> 4:56. we're here to tell you the friendly skies may not be so friendly. >> united airlines stripping down the cushions on their seats in the planes to try to free up space in the economy class. chicago-based airlines say the new seats will be thin enough, get this, to add another row on each plane. >> you sit on card board? >> they say without reducing leg room. officials say the new seats will be lighter reducing fuel costs which i'm sure they will pass on to you. alaska, southwest, spirit airlines have all announced similar plans. to add a row. there's not that much cushion, is there? >> stillç ahead on "today in t bay," a major league baseball suspension in the bay area, this time for the oakland a's a. reaction to bartolo colon's doping allegation. >> the first day for students back at school. where a girl was struck and killed in a crosswalk last year. what the city is doing to try to make the intersection safer. >> reporter: another bay area baseball player suspended after a positive

also crews south of that, richmond/san rafael bridgal tht would be around sirç francis drake.ruction crews. over to the east, smooth flow, yellow on these maps. a live look at the toll plaza crossing the bridge. a light volume. you can see the east shore freeway and then further south through fremont, 880 past the truck scales. an earlier accident that has cleared and no major injuries. >> everything looks so clear. win dex shine. petaluma's little league team coming home afterç finishing t run in the little league world series.ç >> bradley smith, nice shot. >> very nice, bradley smith. yesterday petaluma took on panama in a consolation game. they scored early and often, cruising to a 12-4 win to finish in third place. the team is scheduled to arrive at sfo around 11:00 this morning. petaluma city leaders planning a parade for next sunday. for the little league world series title game japan beat tennessee, 12-2.>> we take thir >> come çon. great. great stuff. >> 4:42. still ahead, tropical storm isaac has not hit the gulf coast but it's taking a toll on the country. find ou

live at the richmond san rafael bridge, abc 7 news. >> thanks lillian. >> smoke from richmond has drifted with the wind. >> sandy has been tracking that for us and has the latest. >>reporter: i'll show the current conditions. wind certainly playing a role in disbursing the smoke across the bay area. a lot of people talk about it. people saw it. 61 degrees. the wind is blowing out of the north so it's actually moving this way and it is moving at about 5 miles an hour. i'll show you dramatic time lapse and stepping aside so you can see the smoke plume. began early this evening. watch the smoke plume. carried a good 800 feet up into the ai air. out towards the east bay hill so down near the surface the wind was going out out of the south south east but it moved up in the atmosphere the wind turned west and carried it towards the east bay hills out towards berkeley. this is what it looked like at the height of it as smoke plume initially just started to go up into the air the wind not a real strong factor and started to veer off to the east as i mention. back with a look at the local forecast

a woman who jumped off the richmond san rafael bridge during a police chase is recovering in the hospital. officers say the 30-year-old woman, was weaving on southbound 101, at 2:00 clock this morning when they fried to pull her over. she sped on to the bridge. got of her car. leapt into the water and started swimming for corte madera. a coast guard retrieved her from paradise caye, identified as katherine tines. >>> last day of racing on the san francisco bay. droves of fans, were treated to a thrilling fin, to america's cup world series. lawrence scott at marina green with the latest. hello, lawrence. >> hey, die naane. the racing is over. the experience continues here. and a fantastic experience overall throughout the america's cup world series. especially here on the championship sunday. take a look. round one of the america cup world series is in the books. super sunday, the match racing final was a thriller between oracle teams. battling to the finish. where kutz takes victory. >> the old dog has still got old tricks. the young guys have forgotten them. >> and in a thrilling fleet r

live at the richmond san rafael bridge, abc 7 news. >> thanks lillian. >> smoke from richmond has drifted with the wind. >> sandy has been tracking that for us and has the latest. >>reporter: i'll show the current conditions. wind certainly playing a role in disbursing the smoke across the bay area. a lot of people talk about it. people saw it. 61 degrees. the wind is blowing out of the north so it's actually moving this way and it is moving at about 5 miles an hour. i'll show you dramatic time lapse and stepping aside so you can see the smoke plume. began early this evening. watch the smoke plume. carried a good 800 feet up into the ai air. out towards the east bay hill so down near the surface the wind was going out out of the south south east but it moved up in the atmosphere the wind turned west and carried it towards the east bay hills out towards berkeley. this is what it looked like at the height of it as smoke plume initially just started to go up into the air the wind not a real strong factor and started to veer off to the east as i mention. back with a look at the local forecast

right now we just show you some live traffic cameras heading across the richmond san rafael bridge.was down 580 is still pretty quiet. more cars on the road on the commute. we're really starting to slow down now with speeds below 25 m.p.h.. it is highway 4 and then 580, they compete for the top spot for busiest traffic at this time of the morning. you'll notice it really slows down approaching bascom road from livermore and then it continues out towards the dublin pleasanton area. the nimitz towards the east bay, more traffic cameras. southdown 880 is moving fine pass the airport down towards a word. >> as many as four children are in critical condition in l.a. after a 100 year-old driver plowed into them. firefighters say cadillac back into a sidewalk across from an elementary school yesterday and hit 11 people, nine of them were children. the driver told our affiliates that his brakes failed. all victims are expected to recover. nearly half a million illegal immigrants in california are one step closer to getting a legal driver's license. the state senate has approved a measure to

if you are crossing the richmond san rafael bridge, yesterday the toll takers had to be evacuated from the area. no major delays westbound 580 heading into iran and everything is good to go. here is a live look at other bridges, no major problems right now traveling all the way through marin county. we see mostly green on the traffic censors all the way down towards doyle drive heading into san francisco. northbound 880 is not that bad this morning pass the coliseum. continues to move well towards a word. we're starting to see some brake lights through antioch. once you get past the typical bottleneck in that area everything looks pretty good. for a while for the morning commute and anyway everything is pretty much kind of your typical stuff towards castro valley and oakland. >> safeway shoppers who like to fill up their tank are missing the 3¢ per gallon club card discount out. a preliminary injunction filed in alameda county court was filed by smaller gas station. safeway says it was a business decision and had nothing to do with the judge's ruling. safeway will still discount gas ba

new problem reported across the san rafael richmond san rafael bridge eastbound 58 omitted span a truckfire blocking a lane. emergency crews are en route now, traffic light enough to get by, 56 miles an hour. we'll keep you posted on this hopefully it should be cleared quickly, no injuries reported yet. also, accident has niles canyon road closed which folks use between fremont and sanol, blocked we are hoping it will clear soon if you have to head through you may want to consider southbound 680 to mission boulevard as an alternate. the slow spots are the usual suspects this morning, especially west won 4 out of antioch now he -- westbound 4 out of antioch, san mateo keeping an eye on westbound direction, some traffic hazard was reported along the flat section past the toll, no major problems eastbound light here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge crews getting rid of construction going to change the lane configuration, also fog across the span i-80 more crowded through berkeley no delays at the bay bridge toll. >>> more trouble for a slaughterhouse in the central valley that was s

highway 4, it is getting more crowded in antioch and pittsburgh and also we are looking at the richmond san rafael bridge, 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> new security concerns, checked luggage might not be thoroughly inspected as you might think. there are concerns with the baggage screeners. >>> and the transportation security administration has forced them to take short cuts compromising passenger safety. after a yearlong investigation, whistleblowers charged the key function of the x-ray scanning machine and if your bag starts, it gets checked further. screen machines no longer slice luggage and they are honing in on suspicious bags. they say the tsa did it in 2004 and they say screeners only have seconds to look at the bags and therefore keep short cuts going. when a number of passengers passing through fso have hit an all-time high many have board flights ending in june. coming up, find out why eliminating these flights is not that big of a deal, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> palo alto police searching for a man who has been groping women. at least two sexual battery ca

. >>> woman was arrested after she led chp on a chase and riched off the richmond-san rafael bridge. started before 2:00 a.m. when a officer saw a car weaving on highway 101. they tried to pull the cover over but kathryn tynes sped off. officers pursued her to the bridge where she pulled ovand jumped 20 feet below -- over and jumped 20 feet below. kathryn tynes was pulled out of the water and arrested for probation violation and other charges. >>> shootest last night in oakland -- shooting last night in oakland left a woman dead and a boy enjoyed. investigators say the woman was visiting when a dispute happened. a man opened fire killing the woman and and -- and injuring the boy. >>> another shooting left two people injured. police say the gunman walked up to a car and fired 16 shots. the victims were rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >>> happening now, tropical storm isaac is prompting hurricane warnings from florida to new orleans. >> south florida dealing with heavy winds and rain and tornado watches. this weekend the storm killed 7 people in haiti and now

. >>> a 30-year-old nevada woman is recovering after jumping from the richmond-san rafael bridge. the officers spotted a ford focus weaving southbound on 101 and san rafael and the driver identified as catherine and drove urn the bridge and jumped out of the car and into the water and continued to swim towards maker dido. she was taken to the hospital for observation. >>> and authorities say a man who shot and killed a former coworker had been kicked out of his apartment recently. a jeffrey johnson on friday killed his former boss whom he was upset with and shot and killed by police. nine bystanders were hurt as the police fired at him to kill him. he was subletting the apartment where he lied and asked to move out so the owner could do the renovations. police believe that added pressure pushed him over the edge. >>> and chevron closed claim centers after the refinery. a total of 18,000 claims were handled through a combination of the center and toll free number. the 800 number will continue to stay open for people to file claims. it will pay property damage&for the fire. >>> this

caltrans put told peckers back on these richmond and san rafael bridge. >>> they actually just arrived here on scene. they are getting their notes together and planning the speech. we will give you an update on the press conference and when it is available. commuters will be able to travel normal. air quality is cleared, so you can basically go outside and breathe a sigh of relief which is sharp contrast of yesterday's incident. >>> first we heard a boom. the new see the smoke, then you see on all the fires. there was three more after that. >>> it was all white smoke. you could see the flames and it just started going. >>> that thick cloud

. 23 cases have been identified involving testing on the bay bridge, benicia, dumbarton and richmond san rafaele power grid managers have declared a flex alert today between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.. officials are trying to stay ahead of a heatwave forecast for the central valley and southern california. residents are asked to conserve energy in all the usual ways, keeping air conditioner above 78°, and only using heavy appliances before and after the alert. >>> doesn't look hot here in san francisco with the fog. we are going to have triple digits inland and lake county area where they are fighting the fires. >>> more pictures from sky 7 hd live over that scar, it keeps going smoke not moving much because the winds are very, very light winds around the flames are induced because of the flames and the heat they generate once that smoke guests above stagnant poor air quality a concern for the better part of the day around this area. back home live doppler 7 hd, low visibility along the coast to quarter to half mile in some areas mist and drizzle possible there otherwise dry. dry air on top of us in th

. >> this morning toll-takers are back collecting tolls for the richmond san rafael bridge.esterday the shelter in place order brought them in the building for safety that allowed drivers to pass through and cross the bridge for free. no word on how much the state lost in uncollected money. >>> this is the third serious fire at the refinery in the past 13 years. the failure of a pipe improperly attached cause this fire january 2007. one worker suffered minor burns. chevron says no unsafe levels of hazardous materials were released. in march of 1999, 400 neighbors went to the hospital during that incident many complaining about respiratory problems. >> fire sent off huge plumes of smoke and created a stir many viewers grabbed their phones to share pictures. this image from 23rd seat. he's a dramatic look from across the bay that smoke filling the sky. this picture in the el cerrito hills minutes after the fire began. it didn't take long for the haze to fill the air. share your photos with us e-mail them to ureport or upload them at abc7news.com/ ureport. stay with abc7 news f

the 580 interchange you will see traffic moving along relatively well with no problems on the richmond san rafael bridge. this morning it's still not crowded and about 6:15 is when they turn on those metering lights unless traffic is well so we'll see what happens. and to caster valley, a decent drive and dumbarton over to the peninsular looks good as well. let's go to steve. >>> standing on some of that fog, there is some very shallow fog and there is a lot on the coast and it's so capped. temperatures are warm in the pass, mt. diablo is 80 degrees. anywhere from 75. there is a little system working its way to the north and it is trying to keep some on the coast and these are projected temperatures. we will say 72 officially in the city. along the embark der row, low 80s around downtown oakland and here in berkeley. it will be warmer than 92 and it will be warmer than that, it will be closer to 100 degrees as you get out towards antioch brenly 102 and 103 and 104, i will buy it so much warm air aloft. 52 degrees and high pressure wins out and we will try to bring in tropical moisture, i think it

. >> i tried to get back home >> polltakers are now back on the job at the richmond san rafael bridge after being told to leave their booth during the emergency. cameras reported all the license plates that went through the unman toll plaza and they will be built later. this morning cash commuters do need to stop to pay the poll >> this is not the first fire at that refinery. a fire in 2007 lasted almost 10 hours. investigators determined it was caused by a defective seal on a pump. an explosion in 99¢ flames more than 100 ft. in the air. more than 1200 people showed up at hospitals complaining of problems. three chevron firefighters were injured >> many of you sent us photos of the fire. this is a marin county view as you can see the big plume of smoke. this one is from mclaughlin street in richmond. we want to thank all the viewers who took the time to e- mail us and send those photos in. we will have continuing coverage. you can also view some of the photos of the fire, go to cbssf.com. >> we were both driving on the road yesterday and i had to stop on the side of the road just tak

moving well heading to highway 101 and also this morning we are looking at the commute on the richmond san rafael bridge and that traffic is doing well, at 5:30 let's go back to dave and pam. >>> we have developing news from new york city, look at these live pictures, would you believe a fire has broken out at the one world trade center in new york city. this is a live look. the fire started on the 88th floor at the world trade center, one world trade. we have not heard of any injuries and we don't know what started that fire but again the 88th floor in new york city where they are still building the world trade center and we will keep you posted as soon as it is a available. >>> and anger and frustration in the richmond community after monday's massive fire at the chevron refinery fire. claudine wong joins us where an emotional meeting took place last night and claudine many people are worried about their health. >> reporter: yes, it is an obvious concern and folks are making their way in and employees are doing a cleanup and out here there is a lot of concern about the air and the air quality.

. >>> if you drove past the toll booths on the richmond san rafael bridge during monday's fire expectail. toll takers sheltered inside a building, signs flashed a message read reading toll-free. cameras snapped pictures of plates that passed. vehicle owners should get bills totalling $5 in the mail in the next few days. the fastrak system kept functioning and users should get build as they usually do. -- get billed as they usually do. we'll have the latest information on abc7news.com and on twitter and facebook. >>> part of a major street in livermore will remain closed while police investigate a deadly motorcycle crash. neighbors heard the crash 12:35 this morning and a police officer ing the area discovered the victim. police believe the motorcyclist lost control. a driver told officers the biker passed him going fast moments before the accident. that driver didn't actually see the crash. now, livermore police want to hear from anyone who might have witnessed it. >>> richmond police have identified a second suspect in sunday's fatal shooting of a high school football player. he's a

the maze because of earlier injury crash near the toll plaza metering lights and across the richmond san rafaelot of jammed traffic south bay northbound 280 heavy san jose to cupert >>> welcome back. clouds receding from the bay area. temperatures today big story close to average warm summer afternoons operate way for most of the areas of course slightly cooler at the coast with 60s, 70s bay, 80s inland ♪ everybody [ cheers and applause ] >>> listening to some backstreet boys. great crowd here with us, on a wednesday. george is in tampa at the republican national convention. you know that sam is down in new orleans, covering hurricane isaac. we're just two days away from a big party in the park. the backstreet boys, reunited on our stage. so, what do you want to ask them? you can vote for your favorite question on the "gma" app on your smartphone or on our facebook page. >> please, do. >>> and also here today, chad, paul and terry, with "the oogie love." doing the big balloon adventure. >> i love that. >> how you delivered that. it's like you're a man who really knows that. with little sarina.

more construction, road crews still there south of the richmond san rafael bridge. no major issues for that portion, the commute not yet kicked in for san rafael. >> hopefully no issues in the microphone department. >> can you hear me now? >> good morning to you. >> we're taking temperatures high this morning. good morning. 80 degrees at noon. 4:00 p.m. at 96 degrees inland, bay side about 80 and at the court 69 degrees. the giants are back at it. excitement when it comes to our san francisco giants in addition to the olympics here on nbc bay area. we'll have that coming up. back to you two. >> thank you. >> 5:25 now. brace yourselves, a stunning upset to tell you about and no, we're not talking about the olympic games. >> a 50-year-old hollywood record is broken. for the past 50 year this is movie citizen cain has been the greatest ever. but this year another film took over the top spot. we're talking about the alfred hitchcock drama vertigo. it edged out by 34 votes, more than 840 movie critics surveyed. parts are filmed in san francisco. pretty cool. >> both cla

alsos morning commute is moving along pretty well if you are driving on the richmond san rafael bridge soon. let's go back to the desk. >>> we have developing news coming in from san jose. the hazmat team very busy right now. this one started just before midnight right here. now these are pictures we are bringing you live. look at the damage here. firefighters like i said they got to keep an eye on this. looking for any possible hot spots. this building is very badly damaged. the fires are a concern because if you look at the flames this is a little while ago. this building is filled with pesticides and fertilizers and firefighters were forced to let the fire burn itself out. that reportedly will keep the chemicals from running into a nearby river. the cause of the fire still being investigated. now ktvu lorraine blanco has been there since 4:30. she will come back with a live report coming up at 6:00. >>> intersection near san francisco cal palace is still quarantined off after a water main break triggered a giant sink hole. water rushed through the neighborhood and closed down a scho

we'll get a live look, san rafael shows a clear view. no problems across the richmond/san rafael bridge to the east bay. an east bay shot for fremont, a smooth drive. these headlights are traveling south past the mall and pacific commons. the flow is smooth. the wi-fi signal not so much. >> 5:09. new concerns about radioactive contamination on treasure island. an investigation published in the "san francisco chronicle" reveals the navy made several mistakes in its radiation cleanup on the former naval base. it was used as a repair yard for ships that may have been exposed to nuclear testing. studies reveal higher than acceptable levels of radiation on the island and areas previously thought to be clean. the island has been undergoing radiation cleanup for years ahead of plans to build a high rise community there. >> the time 5:09. it's been joked about, discontinued by some but never fear, the mini van bringing sexy back. just making a comeback. we'll let you know what drivers are doing to up the sales. >> practical can be sexy. facebook shares fall to their lowest low

san rafael. southbound, really getting about 30% more traffic. but no slowing, we're close to the limit through novato and the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> this morningo of curiosity, actually landing on mars. >> shot confirmed. we're safe on mars. >> i would say they were excited. >> that was a celebration from nasa's control room over the rover touching down on mars. nasa released the footage of the landing complete with play by play. you can see the rover racing toward the red planet, dropping 150 meters per second. the video shows the last 2 1/2 minutes before curiosity lands. you can findç the complete vid on nasa's website. pretty cool. >> still ahead, an unusually violent year has san jose's police chief looking for answers. what he is doing to help restore peace to san jose. >> a live look, look at that sun rise. san bruno mountains. isn't it gorgeous. >> fantastic. >> couldn't paint a better picture out there. -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apar

a couple of other bridges that we can show you crossing the richmond san rafael bridge.ights heading towards marin county. here is all that fog at lawrence has been talking about, you can really see it in the traffic cameras but it is definitely the thickest across the golden gate. no official fog adviser from chp but it is pretty thick this morning across the span heading into san fransisco. and one more time to savor traffic camera, was down to under 37, so far free and clear heading into san jose. >> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney and his new running mate will campaign separately today after making joint appearances over the weekend. one of their stops yesterday was in wisconsin, the home state of congressman paul lai and. they also spoke with bob schaefer last night on 60 minutes. >> i have done everything i could in my career as chairman of the budget committee to try and make a difference to tackle this economic and fiscal challenge before it tackles us. >> they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations, and we give mo

it's eastbound 80 that you're heading away from the bridge and toward the richmond/san rafael bridge, fender bender, caution as you head to the area. and westbound you see speed down below 50 into berkeley and university avenue. on the north bay side, we're looking at slowing in through. the sigalert has cleared from 101. southbound the commute direction kicking in, made worse by an accident. there is a land fill access road there. a quick look at palo alto. no slowing through the area. a smooth drive. back to you. >> all right, mike, thanks so much. >> ready to go. >> i'm on deck. >> coming up, the little leaguers, big league fans. how the ok land a's. >> what in the world is going on here? take a look at this. >> welcome back everybody. i'm not sure this is officially how they say it in sailing but ready, set, sail. >> the america's cup world series kicks off in san francisco with a series of practice races today. bob redell is live with why today could be a difficult day on the water. you freezing out there? >> reporter: not yet. good morning to you. jon, you are a true sailor. the

your temperatures again today will be in the 70s up toward richmond, san rafael 78 degrees.wn toward monterey, 64 for you. 71 in watsonville and 84 in gilroy. your accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow looking beautiful. partly sunny condition and a cooling trend, terry. we will see upper 60s by the middle part of the week. so we go from 100s the last week to upper 80s. i'll take that. looks good. >> jim, thanks very much. katie couric's new show launches september 10th. but she and her staff are already in full production mode. abc7 news anchor carolyn johnson went to new york earlier this week for a one-on-one interview with katie on the new set of her talk show, "katie." >> what's the biggest challenge now as you go forward in the last days? >> i think learning to work in a whole new venue. i had people out on the plaza when i did the today show but to have people staring at you the whole team you are doing a show. and i get a tremendous amount of energy from the audience and they are so nice and enthusiastic, but it takes some getting used to. sometimes when there's a

. >>> a woman who jumped off the richmond san rafael bridge during a police chase overnight is recoveringn the hospital overnight. officers say the 30-year-old woman from novato was weaving on southbound 101 in san rafael around 2:00 this morning. whenhey tried to pull her over they say she sped onto the bridge, got out of the car, leapt into the water and started swimming for corte madera. a u.s. coast guard swimmer retrieved her from shallow water around paradise quay around 4:00 this morning. the woman is identified at katherine tynes. >>> still to come, the bay area city using plastic bottles to help the environment. >>> also -- >> i've totally lost all sense of depth perception. walking for me is very difficult. >> a breathtaking hot air balloon adventure turned dangerous. and we investigate the safety of those adventures. >>> you've probably seen them drifting. it is the peak season for hot air balloon rides. but how is the industry regulated? well, nbc bay area investigative reporter elyse kirschner looks at the safety of the popular activity. >> reporter: launching up. >> we're ab

>>george: we talked in our last report about problems of a richmond san rafael bridge and sensors haveupdated and shown a vague improvement. it had been slow from richmond fed in its staff westbound because there was an accident that block the lanes. the accident was cleared. the largest recent success of the shows conditions have improved if not much driven on 1013 of know what belt and the rest of berlin itself if the live of a renewed is especially heavy for southbound highway one of the. i have stated drive times coming up. fourth of a decision 2012 news, today it is called ryan's turn in the spotlight at the republican national convention. his speech is expected to showcase his personality as opposed to the policies that we want to focus more small-town values. cannot forget, you can watch his these commercial free and uninterrupted. we will have all of the major speeches of the republican national consensus in the the democratic national convention on our 24-7 on channel, comcast channel one and three in the digital 4.2. >> they are making progress in san francisco, fixing this m

tonight a lot of 60s around, a few 50s along the coast into san francisco, oakland, richmond and san rafaelwe lose one to two degrees everyday by the time we get to the weekend barely near 90 inland upper 70s around the bay and low 60s at the coast more comfortable for you. have a great day. >>> pretty light conditions this monday morning. if you are traveling from the central valley starting to slow a little towards the altamont up and over, in company in the 680 dublin interchange area traffic beginning to pick-up less than 20 minutes towards the dublin pleasanton area, debris in slow lane 101 chp trying to get a sign out of lanes there. traveling towards the raider game tonight, a lot of fun, monday night football televised, traffic can be a factor around game time and also after the game on 880 near the coliseum. elsewhere light from san jose working past 17 interchange towards cupertino light there. metering lights off, traffic moving nicely into san francisco onhe upper deck. >>> our time is 5:20. >>> giants' roster taking turns coming up with big plays in key situation. who the team

>>george: we no longer have the back up here on the richmond san rafael bridge pin we are no longer backedt to highway 4. let's back up the map and of the the drive time. there it is not down to 28 minutes. we will see that drop down 6-10 minutes here shortly. it is better news because the ride is no longer as back up. >>erica: you are the temperatures right now. we have blue skies already. as we look at today planner. it looks like it is partly hinckley -- pat patchy fog the in clearing. the be sunny and warm in the afternoon and by the evening to be mostly clear with light winds. >>mark: they're watching this fire is burning at clearly. we have been watching it of the weekend. in this northeast of the latest year the first fire is them fire and is earning 3,000 a. right now. the why fire ithe wye fire is bg 3,000 a. in the walker fire is burning 2,000 a.. there is a pg&e transmission line that runs right to the middle is that has been disconnected. there's been many people evacuated. take a look at the smoke plume. you can see this a thick smoke rising from the like. it is expected to be

now due to last night's refinery fire, motorist across the richmond san rafael bridge or able to go through the toll plaza without paying the caltrans says that those drivers will get a bill at a later date, they say that the workers were sheltering in place because of the fire. they will get a bill because of that later but they will not be fined for passing through without stopping. there is no free ride, you know that. now we are seeing what will be a pretty nice day for this morning it looks ok. >> erica: for the most part we have clear conditions with rtc the sunshine in downtown san francisco. temperatures are not too bad for the most part we are sitting in the '50s. as we transition into the action we have sunny and warm conditions very similar to yesterday's. it looks like we are in store for a warming trend with mid-90s by tomorrow and triple digits by the end of the week. i would have your seven day around the forecast coming up in my next report. >> george: the looks like we have an easy ride here but on ocean avenue, problems do persist. the roadway is blocked, and this side is

toll takers for the san rafael richmond bridge or taking shelter tonight and the cash paying driversgoing over the bridge did not have to pay tolls caltrans says it will be built letter as well as fast track holders. that is the situation tonight. >>> the plumes of smoke visible from as far away as brentwood 50 mi. away, this is what the fire look like from our roof camera and san francisco. the wind was a big indicator as to which way the smoke would go roberta gonzales watch that for us as the fire changed and moving you kept us on track with how much wind there was. >>> still a huge factor in tomorrow's forecast the bay area air quality district tells me the winds played a key factor in the strength of the winds and. ya have to keep in mind particularly matter thrown in the air, particulate matter is tar and asphalt and kerosene is heavy we hope for good when tomorrow to pick up and disburse the particulate matter. or it can fall apart altogether. wind speeds right now about 17 mi. per hour we hope for 20 miles per hour winds tomorrow morning teared the bay area air quality distri