it prompted at least one -- in place order. it prompted at least one hospital to close off air circulation from outside the air last night was deemed unhealthy for people. shelter in place order lifted 11:15 last night a lot of patients that abc7 news spoke with said that order did not keep them from getting resick. >> my eyes start burning then my wrote -- started feeling scratchy, my chest started hurting too. the thing is how this incident happened and how they send everybody to the rescue mission right in the middle of all this. >> reporter: even today the shelter in place order was lifted last night people are wondering what is the air situation like? is it truly safe to breathe? should people be outside. doctors are encouraging people that did not seek medical tans last night to do so as a precaution especially if you are experiencing breathing or respiratory issues. medical centers and doctors are telling everyone they will be fully staffed today if more patients do come in. sue thompson, abc7 news. >> even people who didn't get sick and go to the hospital are worried about potential long term health affects of the smoke. >> my by is pregnant now i'm a little worried now. i don't know -- my pregnant now i'm a little worried now. >> others used surgical masks contra costa county health officials have been taking air samples and will continue doing that. that news conference that chevron officials were going to hold has started. we'll let you hear what they are saying. they are saying right now the fire is out. that they are watching for hot spots. and they are explaining other issues about how this started and who -- how many people went to the hospital, things like that we'll tell you more about that coming up. right now we want to check on the traffic impact. yesterday during the height of it bart, ferries, richmond san rafael bridge affected. the good news is this morning that no problems reported for mass transit all bart stations were open last night around 11:30, ferries reporting no delays good to go on other mass transit systems. everything is back to normal toll boothses open, traffic flowing well. 101 fine through san rafael, 80 good through richmond into berkeley we have a live shot richmond in the background headlights westbound 80 towards the bay bridge so far a quiet commute. the chevron refinery fire coupled with the california tight fuel supplies expected to cause a spike in gas prices in the days and weeks to come. analysts say the effect on fuel prices at the pump is likely to be meaningful. the key is the nature of the refinery damage and whether theire hampers operations. the state's strict rules means california vehicles can use only a specialized mixture of fuels. gas prices can be affected even when refineries have unscheduled maintenance delays. abc7 news will continue to monitor the chef ran refinery situation. live team coverage throughout the morning. you can follow the latest on abc7news.com. 5:06. any lingering smoke you want to know about the wind conditions. let's get the latest from mike. we caught it on one of our tower cams this happens to be at south beep two different plumes of smoke coming up during the latter parts of the afternoon the air was rising high and the smoke was getting up well into the atmosphere. as the sun started to set, cooler air started to take over and cap was developing on the atmosphere at 800 feet that's why you don't see the smoke it is going up and staying on that horizontal plain. the mixture has moved up to 1,000 feet this morning. which gives you an extra 200 feet of any smoke out there to jump up to. hopefully, that is helping out. winds in richmond blowing south wet to northeast. if you live -- southwest to northeast if you live north -- let's look at your day planner everybody in the 50s mostly sunny to partly cloudy out to the coast at 7:00, 80 inland by noon, 70 around the bay, 60 at the coast, near 90 inland at 4:00, upper 70s aren't the bay low 60s coast low eight -- around the bay low 60s coast. today we jump two to four degrees same tomorrow and thursday, thursday and friday look to be hottest days of the forecast near 100. mid 80s around the bay, 70 at the coast. check of the bay bridge toll, no delays now, things are flowing san francisco, also, if you are heading to the san mateo bridge 880 delay-free as you head through hayward to highway 92, this is westbound on the right, eastbound flowing well out of foster city and san mateo 101 fine along the peninsula this morning. traffic is slow westbound 205 out of tracy you can see that with the waze traffic app. right now you see yellow and reports of heavy traffic by some traffic spotters. around 27 miles per hour and some complete standstill reported 13 minutes ago. it is slow now and you see commuters getting stuck in the back-up westbound 580 around 40 miles per hour into livermore. 5:09. voters in the south bay may be asked to approve a sales tax increase. why people shopping in san jose may face a double whammy >> labor disagreement that could have visitors to two news seems facing picket lines. growing excitement over a bay area company's plan to add rpev gas rises prices are heading back up 14 cents a gallon in the past week to a national average of $3.65 midwest hit hardest with increase of nearly twice as much thanks to a pipeline that is out of service. airfares are coming down carriers back off on last week's hikes demand has been off lately the airlines may try again next month to see if increases will fly. percentage of kids who had access to soda at school was half of that of five years earlier it is still easy to get a sugary sports ding. highest paid celebrity couple is beyonce and jay-z, combined 78 million dollars, gentleman sell and tom brady is second. -- good morning. the and jose city council and board of supervisors set to decide whether to put sales tax increase measures on the november ballot. the san jose mercury news reports say supporters have sagged with faultering economy. the san jose city council is looking at a half cent sales tax hike. santa clara will consider 1/8 cent tax hike. if voters approve, san jose's rate would jump to nine and a quarter percent one of highest in the country. union janitors who clean 400 buildings in downtown san francisco say they are ready to strike. they rallied through the streets yesterday afternoon the janitors' contract expired last week. the main sticking point is the cost of health care. maintenance contractors' association says they still believe it can reach agreement with the union that is fair for all parties >> picket lines not paintings could be on display at art museums because of a continuing contract dispute. the museums voted last week to authorize a strike if negotiations fail. the union says the museums want to hike health care and cut pay for future workers even though their assets have grown 20 million dollars. a museum spokesman says no one is being asked to take a pay cut and financially the museums barely broke even last year. walgreens is being asked to take immediate action on handling of hazardous waste in california. the chain has been ordered to come blye state environmental laws -- comply with state environmental laws: new bay area company generating a lot of excitement with plans to hire dozens of employees hundreds lined up outside new headquarters in point rip mond yesterday for a chance to interview for 50 open positions. they are looking for warehouse workers to sales staff. the ceo says moving from southern california to point richmond puts them near the mecca of the organic food movement. >> there's a lot of people who are on began nick foodies who have good skill -- organic foodies who have good skills and they are looking to attract those people. >> they expect to double sales in the next six months and reach out to the richmond community with plans to plant fruit trees at the city's public schools. we are co-sponsoring a hire event job fair today from noon to 4 p.m. at the vine street development center in san jose. pg&e, prudential insurance and san francisco police among the employers hiring. we have a full list on our website abc7news.com/jobs i am tonight will be the 29th annual national night out when local communities will step out to fight crime this year over 37 million people are expected to participate nationwide there are different types of events from block parties to maybe parades and you have them in the cities of cupertino, san francisco, redwood city and sonoma county check abc7news.com for events in your community. time to check on the weather. two to four degrees will put our temperatures above average today. good morning. a few clouds trying to make the trip from the coast to inland neighborhoods as we look from sutro tower into the east bay hills. ly doppler with the lack of clouds we are off to a dry start this morning -- good news, i do not believe we will have flight arrival delays at sfo like we did yesterday 48 now in santa rosa for the cool spot, 60 mountain view, 60 few antioch warm spot, 50 napa, everybody else in the mid to upper 50s. 52 watsonville, mid 50s santa cruz, monterey and salinas, today sunny around the bay and inland partly cloudy at the coast warmer but still mild overnight the key to the forecast even though we are going to hit 90s possible around the bay and hundreds inland we don't have heat advisories it will drop back into the 50s and 60s at night inland heat past friday into the weekend if you love the heat and you to work thursday and friday there for the taking saturday, sunday maybe pool, lake weather livermore 93°, napa 87, oakland 77, san francisco 69, san jose 82, redwood city 75. a little fog trying to push towards the east bay across angel island. it quickly pulls back by 9:00, by 3:00, 60s at the coast to 90s inland. we'll have temperatures in the throw to upper 80s in the south bay. as you head up the peninsula mid to upper 70s, millbrae at 71, mid 60s coast, upper 60s downtown south san francisco. bodega bay 62 pockets of sunshine east bay valleys low to mid 90s. 66 monterey, 81 santa cruz, 93 gilroy. mid 50s to low 60s tonight. near 100 inland tomorrow, definitely thursday, friday, saturday, mid 80s for the bay and 70s at the coast. there's a new crash in the brentwood area reported by a traffic spotter, injuries reported on highway 4 bypass. this is near stan creek not blocking lanes keep that in mind it is out there. also the ride across the benicia bridge northbound lanes blocked until noon today. right now not causing slowing in either direction the carquinez bridge looking good and westbound 80 fine at this point. south bay no problems or accidents reported in san jose you can see all speeds above 60 miles an hour,. mass transit systems reporting no delays all bart stations open, they opened last night following the chevron refinery fire. as we check out the drive times, carquinez bridge to the maze, 18 minutes. westbound 580 across the richmond san rafael bridge, 14 minutes right now. 5:20. right now we would like to thank more people who are helping us raise thousands for foster children. >> our new friends include mario d of santa rosa, arnold s of oakland and irene o of san francisco. you can make a difference as well, like abc7 news on facebook and one dollar will be donated to the sleep train dream campaign. 5:20. next, the nfl history one woman is about to make. director woody allen brings his movie-making talents to the north bay. stin baseball fans cover your eyes the giants winning streak ended last night as they lose to the cardinals 8-2. a's shut out at home by the angels 4-0. giants and a's will try again tonight. history will be made in the nfl thursday shannon easton will be the first female to officiate an nfl game at san diego preseason match thursday night. labor dispute is sidelining regular refs she is a veteran referee in college and high school games. this season you will catch the 49ers and raiders right here on abc 7. nfl thursday night football. maybe it wasn't midnight in paris, but with it was noon in marin county for director woody allen he was in belvedere yesterday shooting scenes for his new movie. days are few and far between we were told to talk to the hand there. the still untitled film is a story about a wealthy woman who loses her fortune. woody seen here with his wife will be shooting today and tomorrow and thursday kwraoeuplt >> 5:25. we continue to follow breaking news in the east bay. chevron fire is out. a lot of people living around the facility are still concerned about how the thick black smoke may affect their health. plus, the bill commuters -- [ unintelligible ] the other recent incidents at the refinery that may prompt calls for more safety regulations. east bay valleys low to mid 90s 80s in the north bay and south bay around the bay 70s to near 80 mid to upper 60s along the coast into san francisco with more sunshine this afternoon. the rest of the country if you are traveling pack for 80s and 90s unless you are heading to dallas 104 and if he makes at 111. good news as we -- we look at airports all the green and lack of yellow, no organized areas of severe weather expected today with the lack of clouds i think all three of our airports will be on time as will the ones in southern california. flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom. 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>> very loud like someone shooting someone. >> he and the rest of his family went inside the house soon after. they did what they were supposed to do, closed all doors and windows. residents tell us they are worried about possible long term affects. >> let's talk about the traffic impact. toll he takers are back collecting tolls yesterday's shelter in place order brought them inside that allowed drivers to past through and cross the bridge for free no word on how much the state lost in uncollected money. for that and the transit impact let's get the latest from frances dinglasan. everything back to normal in terms of bart, all stations open. ferries reporting no problems, no delays on the vallejo bay link ferry. you will have to pay toll across the richmond san rafael bridge, westbound 59 miles an hour, even for the 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 2007. one worker suffered minor burns. chevron says no unsafe levels of any hazardous materials were released then. in march 1999 leaking pipe created vapor cloud that exploded and burned, 400 neighbors went to the hospital during that incident. many of them complaining of respiratory problems. when some of our viewers heard or saw the fire, they went and grabbed their cell phones to record it for us. let's share some of the pictures with you. a neighbor in richmond captured this image from 23rd street. here's a dramatic look at the fires that fill -- captured from across the bay. two fires seem to be burning there. this picture in the el cerrito hills minutes after the fire began. it didn't take long for the haze to fill the air. we want you to continue to share photos and videos with us. you can e-mail them to ureport. also upload them at abc7news.com/ureport. weather conditions yesterday certainly had an impact. >> winds were blowing northeast mike? >> they were in the northwest yesterday, blowing everything to the southeast. that has changed overnight. they switch back to the south. during the day we get a northwesterly -- during the nighttime push into the delta the winds are coming out of the south richmond heading north they were heading northeast now heading more towards the north either way banked up if there is smoke left up against the hills as it rounds the bend into the san pablo bay and delta. yesterday from south beach looking east you can see pushing down to the south and east and it was going high in the sky because we didn't have much inversion as the sun goes down and atmosphere stops warming, cap develops, 800 feet last night light now 1,000 feet we have an extra 200 feet for any smoke and haze out there to mix into. 7:00 this morning, a few clouds along the coast, one or two trying to push into the bay, mainly in the 50s. as we head towards noon, sunshine everywhere even out to the coast developing 61 there to 86 in antioch, lunchtime temperatures. 4:00, from 62 at half moon bay, 74 oakland to 90 in antioch. as far as next three days some of the hottest, upper 90s for our warmest weather inland. low 80s tomorrow around the bay mid 80s thursday and friday near 70 along the coast thursday and friday hot spot for traffic is westbound 205 out of tracy, things slowing to 25 miles an hour, with the waze traffic app, you see the slow down before, west 11th street, then under 40 miles an hour and under 30 miles an hour into the altamont pass. but, so far this morning, no major problems or accidents reported as you continue westbound 580 past the dublin grade and on to 238. also, i want to show you a live shot of the oakland maze traffic flowing well westbound 80 towards the bay bridge toll. 580 and 880 looking good as well. live shot of golden gate bridge, right cross the span and traffic very light now out of marin county into san francisco. you are going to find a nice ride across the san mateo bridge westbound on the right past the toll plaza, from 880 to 101, only 14 minutes. 5:39. baby abducted by her father is found safe. next, the latest on the manhunt for him. in just three hours san jose police union leaders meet to debate the fate of the city's police chief. the vote that could undermine his authority. report is out this morning on april's deadly boating accident during a race off the farallon islands. who it says is to blame. hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. welcome back. san jose police officers' association is scheduled to meet a few hours from now to whether to ask members for a vote of no confidence in the chief. moore is head of a department that has slashed jobs, increased lay-offs and fewer patrol cars on the street. some officers question moore's ability to lead the department effectively. >> i know what happens when i'm working streets. things have changed. i mean, our streets are busier. our officers are busier. it will send a statement to me, to our members that we stood up for ourselves, spoken out loudly. we weren't silenced on this issue. >> a department spokesman defends the chief's record claiming moore is doing everything he can under the restrictions he faces. 1-year-old is safe after a statewide amber alert led police to the bay area the search continues this morning for her father. police believe 30-year-old jonathan martinez abducted the girl. police say he took his daughter from her home yesterday and drove to this parking lot near stone ridge mall in pleasanton where with the vehicle was abandoned. the girl was found at the home of his father's parents in san lorenzo she was not hurt. full report on this year's deadly yacht race is out. officials have scheduled a news conference today to talk about it. the 38 foot boat low speed chase crashed into the southeast far:island during a race april 14th, killing five. according to a member of the investigating panel main cause was due to the course sailed the boat came too close to the island. survivors say they were hit by a rogue wave. panel will make recommendations to improve training so skippers will stay out of potentially hazardous waters. next, american airlines may be facing a record fine for violations in safety and maintenance rules. the bloomberg business report is next. we are learning more about the man who went on a shooting rampage at a sikh temple in wisconsin. next, his stint in the military and how his family says it changed him. wildfire out of control. the battle firefighters are face to -- facing to save homes. ñ!ñcús here you go little man. 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[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios check out the hottest weather east bay valleys low to mid 90s, 80s south bay and north bay valleys mid to upper 70s throughout the bay mid to upper 60s along the coast into san francisco, traveling around the state dry now and will be dry for the better bart of today maybe an isolated chance of a -- better part of today maybe an isolated -- palm springs 113, warm in san diego 80s to near 90 l.a., 83 tahoe. here's the latest on the fire at the chevron refinery. officials have just concluded news conference in which they offered a sincere apology to neighbors. crews now have that fire out. katie marzullo at the scene reports they are doing a small controlled burn to release pressure. the big fire broke out 6:15 last night following a leak in the processing unit. the shelter in place order has been lifted for thousands of neighbors around the refinery. dozens showed up at local hospitals. chevron plans to hold a community meeting tonight, 6:00 to talk about the fire with local residents. we have live team coverage. katie marzullo and sue thompson are both covering the fire and its health impact. we go back to them live at 6:00. when are -- we are learning more about the gunman response able for killing six and critically wounding three at a sikh temple outside milwaukee. details suggest wade michael page who was shot to death by police was a white supremacist who wanted his beliefs advanced with action. page's stepmother says she doesn't know what happened but the military changed the person she knew. page served in the army from 1992 to 1998. he was discharged after being demoted and deemed i will eligible for reenlistment. -- ineligible for reenlistment. east contra costa county fire officials say response times have increased more than half a minute to nearly five minutes after three fire station closings last month. average response times for service on more than 500 calls throughout the district has increased by 36 seconds, longer in the area where the three closed stations are located. brentwood response time up by a minute and half. knightson up by more than within minute beth el island nearly -- bet he will island nearly five minutes longer. wildfire in the national forest has burned 14,000 acres. the chips fire started eight days ago threatening 25 homes and four commercial buildings. precautionary evacuation notice has been issued for a community 120 miles northeast of sacramento. more than 700 people are battling the blaze. >> temperatures up this week? >> yeah that heat is coming our way why we are seeing some oppressive weather coming our way also. good morning. 5:51. looking down from mount tamalpais one little feather of fog trying to roll across the golden gate and reach out and touch angel island, alcatraz not having a good run at it, all airports on time this morning. live doppler going to show you how die it is outside. still -- how dry it is outside, still sitting on top of mount omnium this morning nothing to worry about as far as wet weather. 50 napa, most of us around the mid to upper 50s low to mid 50s monterey bay with 57 in celine tphasz, 60 in gilroy sun -- salinas, 60 in gilroy. slightly warmer tonight still mild enough that we don't have excessive heat advisories. [ unintelligible ] inland heat into the weekend we could see 100s saturday. only two to four degrees warmer each day, oakland 77, san francisco 69, two degrees warmer. [ unintelligible ] 63 in pacifica oakland up to 77, then east bay hills into the valleys 95 today and brentwood and everybody else will be joining new the 90s in the east bay valleys, low to mid 90s this afternoon. east bay shoreline temperatures in the mid to upper 70s richmond fremont hercules low to mid 80s -- mid to upper 70s most of the peninsula millbrae 71. mid 60s along the coast, upper 60s near 70 downtown south san francisco and sausalito. pockets of sun north bay beaches mid 80s valleys, 66 monterey upper 70s to low 80s the rest of the monterey bay low to mid 90s inland. a's and gels clear sky and 66 -- and angels clear sky and 66. look at how hot inland wednesday through saturday. wouldn't be surprised if thursday and fry are our fifth and sixth spare the airs of the summer. new crash northbound 880 near 237 chp en route no details yet. bay bridge toll everywhere else quiet no delays here heading into san francisco all the freeways looking good heading into the oakland maze westbound 80 here westbound 580 across your screen and northbound 880 out of downtown oakland. we'll check out the ride in contra costa county, southbound 680 seeking brake lights near north main as you head southbound towards highway 24, fine through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. picking up slowing with the waze traffic app, westbound 4 through antioch especially here hillcrest and traffic spotter two minutes ago reported slow in the construction zone. under 30 miles an hour as you continue into bay point, pittsburg, traffic pecks up into loveridge. picture if -- -- this is what it looks like now on that westbound 580 drive. a lot of brake lights into livermore. 5:55 now. you wouldn't think happens a lot, but it does. have you ever accidentally bought a samsung tablet when you meant to buy an ipad? >> jane king has that and more. good morning. american airlines and affiliated companies may be facing the largest ever combined penalty against an airline for safety violations. "wall street journal" says it stems from alleged safety and maintenance infractions. if you are thinking of buying a car you might want to steer clear of a honda civic or prius. those two plus the jeep liberty, ford edge and dodge caravan top list of popular vehicles you should avoid. have you gone out to buy an ipad and accidentally come home with this instead? a witness for apple's patent infringement case says the most common reason it was returned because they thought they purchase add ipad 2. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. 5:56. gay marriage activists planning to swarm starbucks and other businesses today for national equality day their idea to support companies actively supporting same-sex marriage. one week after record sales during chick-fil-a appreciation day supporters of traditional marriage turned out to large numbers to support the ceo and his comments opposing same-sex marriage. other business besides starbucks, gay marriage actives are calling for people to support -- activists are calling for peel to support today include nike and amazon.com. two environmental groups have reached an agreement to purchase 3,000 acre royal gorge property the trust for public land and trust will pay 13 1/2 million dollars for the land they plan to keep it as open space. the deal comes after a proposed 950 home development at the site slipped into bankruptcy. next, we are continuing to developing news from richmond, refinery fire contained. now the investigation begins we have live team coverage. later, homeowners' insurance should protect you when disaster strikes. with it it -- will it be enough? you can see good morning we have live team coverage. sue thompson is outside the hospital in richmond where people packed into emergency rooms. >> let's begin with katie marzullo live at the chevron refinery where company officials has held that news conference. >> reporter: two main words out of this morning's news conference, "under investigation." state, federal and local teams joining the chevron company in investigating the fire that broke out last night after 6:30. not a lot of answers as far as cause or why this happen. the cause of the fire still under investigation. the supposed leak leading up to the fire still under investigation. in fact, the spokeswoman saying the "source of the fire" is not known. we know the fire is out, it has been out since early this morning. if you live in the area you may still see smoke and here is why. >> right now, there's a very