lifted shelter in place order before midnight that doesn't mean all neighbors are free and clear of health-related concerns from the smoke. sue thompson continues our live team coverage from the hospital in richmond. >> reporter: that thick black smoke from the refinery fire made a lot of people sick. so many that the hospitals are reporting more than 250 people had to go seek medical attention last night for a lot of respiratory breathing problems, sore throats. one of those hospitals where a patient showed up was here. many hospitals had to call in extra staff last night. they say that was in order to handle so many patients showing up with problems. they say today they will be ready to go again, in case more patients come in with those health-related issues. those patients, many of them were having trouble with eye irritation, sore throats, trouble breathing, because of the air situation. the other scare was shelter in place order prompted one hospital to have to close off air circulation from outside and then begin air monitoring because the air was deemed so unhealthy. the shelter in place order was lifted last night at 11:15. a lot of patients say it still did not keep them from he getting very sick. -- them from getting very sick. >> my eyes started burning, throat scratchy, chest start hurting too. the thing is how this incident happened and how they everybody to the rescue mission and this right in the middle of all this. >> reporter: it remains to be seen whether or not there will be patients arriving at hospitals and medical centers today with respiratory-related issues. if and -- if that does happen medical centers and hospitals say they are prepared and staffed. doctors encouraging people that maybe did not seek attention last night that may be suffering from asthma or lung irritation to see a doctor today as a precaution. sue thompson, abc7 news. :05. even people who didn't get sick and go to the hospital are worried about potential long term health effects from the smoke. >> my wife is pregnant i'm a little worried i hope nothing bad happens. >> others took extra precautions like wearing surgical masks to filter out any possible pollutants in the air. contra costa county health officials have been taking air samples and they are going to continue. they say they've found nothing harmful. bart running normally this morning after being impacted. richmond -- three stations closed because of the fire. all normal now. all stations roped just before midnight. >> this fire may hit you at the gas pump. refinery fire coupled with california's tight fuel supplies are expected to cause a spike in prices in the days and weeks to come. mercury news reports analysts say the effect on fuel prices is likely took meaningful. the key is the nature of the damage and whether the fire hampers operations. the strict environmental and air quality rules means california vehicle use only a special mix of fuels. gas price be affected even when refineries have unscheduled maintenance delays. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the chevron refinery fire. updates throughout this newscast and we'll have the latest information on our website at abc7news.com. we have breaking news in san francisco right now firefighters on the scene of a business fire in the ingleside district at ocean near miramar avenue. crews got the call 5:50 this morning. this fire is burning a clothing store all near city college divers and muni riders are being -- drivers and muni riders are being affected. what we are hearing is that ocean avenue is blocked this is near miramar, because of the fire, this clothing store i would avoid that stretch if you can. this may impact the case ingleside muni metro service we'll keep you posted on that so farther not reporting delays. keep that in mind if you normally take that line k ingleside. new crash 880 union city at alvarado now reported northbound and southbound. the slowing i picked up is in the southbound direction. we'll keep you posted. looks like that the direction that is impacted at this point. it just dropped to 38 miles per hour. chp en route to that accident. here's the bay bridge toll, so far, still light no major problems into san francisco and also we'll check out the san mateo bridge traffic flowing well in both directions eastbound light now and 101 fine in san mateo. good morning. want to let everybody know we are not under any spare the air the air quality is fine this morning. south wind at richmond means it is blowing northwest wind at fairfield blowing east up the san pablo bay and shot up the delta into the central valley any lingering smoke and particulate matter from the fire overnight. our next spare the air is probably going to be from the heat thursday and friday. the sun went down the atmosphere started to chill cap developed 800 feet. temperatures in the fives at 7:00, most clouds at the coast not many, sunshine noon from 60 at the coast to 80 inland, , 62 at coast to 90 inland -- next three days near 100 wednesday through friday inland mid 80s around the bay even 70s at the coast. 6:09. >> we are still following our developing news from richmond. fire at the chevron refinery is now out. company officials just updated us within the last hour we'll have an update for you coming up. probably your most valuable investment, your home. can you count on your insurance company when disaster strikes? michael finney is ahead with we are continuing to follow developing news out of richmond a hour ago chevron updated us and told us the fire is out. the shelter in place order lifted by county officials. chevron is apologizing to neighbors. and will begin to investigate the cause. crews are conducting a small control burn this morning to release pressure. stay with the abc7 morning news and abc7news.com explore the latest. -- for the latest. abc7 news is working to help people find jobs next fair is noon to 4 at vine street develop men -- development center . go to abc7news.com/jobs for more information. homeowners insurance premiums keep going up and coverage keeps eroding according to a study. michael finney is here with ways you can protect yourself. good morning. here's the question of the day, can you count on your insurance company if disaster strikes as it has for so many others this summer? consumer reports says maybe, maybe not. a huge tree fell on michael's house last summer during a hurricane. a year later he's still trying to get insurance company to pay for damages. >> they didn't come through with paying for damage of the landscaping the rock wall, the sidewalk, there were internal stuff they have not taken care of yet at this point. >> dis sees between the payment a homeowner in-- discrepancies between the payment a homeowner expects and what it recovers is not unusual. more than 11,000 surveyed have filed claims in the past few years. >> we phone large claims when the damage was $25,000 or more, 19% of the people we polled did not agree with the amount their insurers wanted to pay. >> lower rated national insurers are big name companies, farmers, and all state. >> we also found most people were very satisfied with their insurers. >> among the top rated amica and usaa a company that serves families with some connection to the military. >> if you have a large claim and you are not happy with the amount your insurer is offering to pay, try disputing it. people that did received $6,000 more on average than those who did no >> when disputing a claim request a meeting to review your estimate line by line. ask to see specific contract language if you are told your policy does not cover the damage. as a last resort, consider getting a public adjuster. read your apology carefully before disaster strikes -- reed your policy careful before disaster stris. insurance -- premiums have gone up 5 to 10% in recent years you can expect rates drop again this year as much as 12%. two ways to cut cost, one get home and car insurance with the same company and consider increasing your deductible from $500 to $1,000. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. we have a new muni development now as a breaking news story. the fire burning in san francisco's ingleside district. lanes are blocked on ocean near city college because of this fire this is near miramar and because of that it is impacting the k ingleside line. therefore, they are running bus shuttles between geneva and san jose in front of city college to west al. plan on possible delays -- west portal. plan on possible delays if you are taking the k line on muni. also, a few asks on 880 one southbound near union city that has been cleared kaorlg according to the chp log. traffic still slow out of hayward, also supposed to be another crash southbound 880 near fremont beautiful blocking a lane where traffic is slowing northbound 880 near great mall parkway another crash there. quick look at bay bridge toll still slows -- still shows a minor back-up. good morning. we start off by showing some of the clouds banking up against the east bay as we look from vollmer peak towards san francisco clouds hanging out at the between a clear san whip that's why there's no flight arrival delays now. doppler dry not even drips coming out of it like when questioned. right now 48 santa rosa, 60 mountain view, 65 antioch everybody else in the 50s, monterey bay bill roy inland 60 low to mid -- sunshine around the bay and inland partly cloudy at the coast. slightly warmer tonight still comfortable in the 50s and a few more 60s inland heat stretch it into the weekend if you have work to -- if you have to work thursday and -- livermore five degrees warmer than average today 93, napa and oakland four december warmer at 87 and 77 san francisco y nine. -- [ unintelligible ] ahead, the nfl history set to be made this week. woody allen continues to fill in the bay area hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking 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'cause we love chex. ♪ [ male announcer ] and now try new gluten free apple cinnamon chex. good morning 6:30 on this gorgeous start to the day tuesday thanks for joining us as with we look at the sunrising you are looking at a gorgeous shot of the bay bridge let's take to mike about how it is going to warm. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. your name is? i'm kristen sze. we continue to follow breaking in us in san francisco, four alarm fire fought now firefighters on the scene of a large business fire in the ingleside district ocean between capital and miramar. crews got the call 5:50 this morning the fire is spreading. again, a fourth alarm has been struck, spreading several buildings, including a clothing store all this near city college. fires have called in for more aid. sue thompson is going to head to the scene. frances will tell us how this affecting drivers and muni riders. you need to avoid ocean avenue a few blocks from the city college. right on the k line for the muni met toe. -- met right now affecting inbound and outbound trains blocking the tracks so they have bus shuttles in place from city college out towards west portal now. plan on extra time if you take the k line. i want to show you if you are drive going the area, freeway traffic fine not too far from 280 and city college. but if you are heading through ocean avenue is a spot to an individual in both directions at miramar avenue. we start with continuing coverage on our developing news out of richmond. chevron is apologizing for the large fire that lead to a shelter in place order and sent hundreds to the hospital. katie marzullo is live in rip money with the latest. >> reporter: -- in richmond with the latest. >> reporter: what is happening now there's a small controlled burn happening inside this refinery, crews doing a small control burn to release pressure the main fire that caused this touble last night is out. unit 4 where that fire began that is down chevron won't speculate as to when it will come back up. as far as other operations in the refinery operation safe are continuing as normal today. employees are being told to show up as if it is a regular day at work. that coming from a spokeswoman a few hours ago. we do not have answers to the big question why and how did this start? the cause of the fire and supposed gas leak that caused the fire, both under investigation. >> when incidents like this occur we've got government agencies and regulators, they've been onsite and they will continue and help us determine the cause of this incident. >> reporter: also chevron issuing an apology to neighbors and thanking them to shelter in place and thanking fires for their efforts. -- firefighters for their efforts. last time there was a similar incident here in 2007 explosion and fire at this refinery not in the same unit chevron not willing to compare that 2007 incident and last night's incident. there are discrepancies in 2007 it is described as explosion and fire. neighbors say they heard the explosion last night, several, chevron not confirming that katie marzullo, abc7 news. smoke from the fire has caused health problems. a couple of hospitals have been busy streeting patients. these are just a few -- busy treating patients. these are just a few that went to emergency rooms. they complained of eye, throat and breathing problems from the smoke. >> eyes burning, throat burning, feeling dizzy like i was going to fall out. my daughter complained of her throat being itchy and things like that i had to get them checked out as well. >> i got dizzy and fell out, i was taking my groceries into the home and i went out. chemicals and the reactions from the chemicals which triggered off some breathing complications. >> this morning toll-takers are back collecting tolls for the richmond san rafael bridge. yesterday 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 for continuing coverage of the chevron refinery fire updates throughout the newscast and newest information on our website at abc7news.com. time for a look at weather. we have breaking news out of los angeles. the composer and pianist, song writer marvin hamlish has died at the age of 68. right now weather with mike sunny start. >> for most of us clouds along the east bay shore and san francisco ragged, want to show you what happened yesterday here's a look at smoke as it came out initial it was going well above the east bay hills which helped vent it away. as we head into the latter parts of the evening sun goes down, atmosphere starts to compress a little down to 800 feet the inversion that's why the smoke was a little worse during that timeframe inversion went up to 1,000 feet overnight that helped south wind richmond blowing south to north taking a right through the delta into the central valley we haven't had concerns with poor air quality nor should we as we need the afternoon. thursday and friday because of ozone, yeah but that has nothing to do with the fire. 50s out there now clouds along those areas i mentioned not causing flight arrival delays. 60s and 70s around the bay shore, 70s and in-- and 80s inland lunch hour. 70s bay low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco. next three days it gets hot from 70 at the coast thursday and friday to mid 80s around the bay and 100 'inland not only thursday but also friday and possibly saturday probably a spare the air thursday and friday time for traffic here's frances >> ingleside district, ocean' closed mir hard avenue near city college due to the fire and impacting the k muni line right now blocking inbound and outbound says bus shuttles in place for the k line. other mass transit systems no delays including bart everything back to normal following the chevron fire. there is a new crash between fremont and sanol on highway 84 at -- this one may be blocking lanes keep that in mind if you are heading through the area. live shot of the bay bridge toll, you can see nearing lights on. traffic for fastrak lanes backed up to west grand. one more live shot, san mateo looking good westbound traffic more crowded overall, still problem-free out of hayward into foster city and san mateo. 6:39. big changes you can expect on the next version of the iphone. >> trading underway on wall street now. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight big board, dow up 51 points. first, san jose's police chief remains under fire. the critical meeting getting underway in a few minutes. presidential name-calling. comparison president obama is using in his campaign trail stump speech. welcome back. ocean avenue now the near city college at miramar avenue due to a fire avoid that stretch if you are driving. also blocking the k line. bus shuttles in place now from city college out towards west portal. more details as we get them. more news with eric. 6:44. we want to thank those of you who this contributed to the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. one dollar donated for every like we get on our facebook page. to like us on facebook go to the abc7 news page and click the like button. 2010ing on twitter in san francisco, marvin hamlish has died the composer who was famous for the sting and won a tony for a chorus line died in los angeles at age 68 after a brief illness his spokes people are not offering details. >> also follow us at twitter for latest news. let's check in with kwrorb for a preview of what coming up on -- with josh for a preview what is coming up on "good morning america." good tuesday morning. coming up the latest on that mass shooting in wisconsin that left seven dead over the weekend. new details about the shooter. also, about the hero police officer fighting for his life who stopped him. that is next right here. abc news has learned details on the mental health of the accused movie theater shooter james holmes. the psychiatrist who treated holmes made contact with the university of colorado police officer to express concerns about her patient's bayior several weeks before the shooting rampage. university spokesperson declined to comment on what if anything the university police officer might have done with that information. 1-year-old central valley infant 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. 6 weigh 1, 170 pounds, -- black hair and brown eyes. police say he took her from her moment and drove to this mall where the vehicle was abandoned. the girl was found at the home of his parents. -- san jose officials scheduled to meet an hour to ask members for a vote of no-confidence in police chief chris moorehead of the department that has been slashing jobs, increasing lay-offs and fewer patrol cars on the street. some officers question moore's ability to lead effectively. a department spokesman defends the chief's record claiming moore is doing everything he can. full report on this year's deadly yacht race often far:islands out. officials have scheduled a news conference today to -- farallon islands out. officials have scheduled a news conference today to talk about it. the yacht crashed killing five onboard. the main cause was due to the course sailed the boat came too close to the rocky island. survivors say they were hit by a rogue wave. the panel will make recommendations to improve safety at sea training. president obama has a new attack line in his stump speech and it targets mitt romney and his tax proposals. >> the president: he would ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so he could i go another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than three million dollars a year. [ booing ] >> the president: it is like robinhood in reverse. [ laughing ] >> reporter: it is romneyhood. >> the president used the robinhood, romneyhood last night in connecticut after the nonpartisan tax policy institute released a report saying romney's proposal would create a tax increase for the middle class. gay marriage activists are planning to storm starbucks and other businesses to support companies actively supporting same-sex marriage one week after record sales during chick-fil-a's appreciation day. other businesses besides starbucks gay marriage activists are calling for people to support include nike and amazon.com. amazon taking page out of textbook rental business. >> jane king with that and the fight between apple and google spreads to youtube. yes. good morning. if you have an iphone or ipad expect changes apple stripping youtube app out of the next version of its software. google -- [ inaudible ] the relationship between the two companies is strained these days as android software the most used you may remember apple planning to replace google's map application. apple shares down yesterday on the news of this morning training up, both trading slightly lower. the markets have been on a roll lately that continues today, dow up 60 points, nasdaq and s&p in the green. bloomberg index trading higher by three points. amazon unveiling new says textbook rental. not the e books on kindle which you can get. amazon renting paper textbooks remember those? new says involves renting for a semester which amazon defines as 130 days free shipping part of the says many amazon busy in the bay area selling large storm bins at 7-elevens, grocery stores and drug stores . -- -- let's turn over to mike, nice and clear, sfo no delays. >> no delays at oakland nor san jose. there you go you see the clouds hugging east bay shore also out to the coast in between, a lot of the sun in san francisco and down the peninsula, also inland valleys, live doppler picking up cloud cover not picking up radar returns off to a dry start this morning with temperatures running from 48 in santa rosa to 50 napa, mid to upper 50s elsewhere until you get to 60 mountain view and 65 antioch monterey bay low to mid 50s 60 gilroy. expecting a lot of sun around the bay and inland partly cloudy at the coast temperatures continue their climb upward slightly warmer at night still mild 50s and 60s. inland heat going to stretch it into the weekend we could have three days of triple digit heat inland. oakland 77, san francisco 69 concord 91. fremont 80, san jose 82, is 86. our stretch is going today from 63 in pacifica to 77 in oakland. as you head into the deepest of the east bay valleys, 90 few in brentwood deepest east not the deepest valley low to mid 90s, that's what we have in the east bay valleys today, close to air conditioning weather, 70s east bay shore richmond hercules and fremont low to mid 80s south bay, low to mid 80s los gatos 87 peninsula mid to upper 70s. millbrae 71 mid 60s along the coast upper 60s near 70 downtown south san francisco and sausalito low to mid 80s north bay valleys low to mid 60s beaches upper 70s low 80s bay low to mid 90s inland central valley 90s to 100, 113 palm springs, 83 tahoe. comfortable night 7:05 first pip, 66 to 59 by 9:30 few. two to four degrees warmer tomorrow, the same thursday, friday and saturday probably pair the air days with 100s -- spare the air days with 100s inland. 70s at the coast. heading back to the ingleside district in san francisco where a fire s ocean avenue at miramar avenue, if you are driving you want to avoid that stretch right on the k line as well. right now, it is impacting the k line inbound and outbound bus shuttles in place from city college towards west portal. other mass transit systems not reporting big delays keep that in mind that's the latest that we have that's what we are hearing from muni now. also, accident reported highway 84 canyon road. the waze traffic app will show you how slow it is there. we have a traffic spotter who reported this as a major accident a couple minutes ago traffic is slow as you head eastbound now 31 miles an hour. also slow southbound 880, earlier accidents reported near alvarado miles union city traffic slowing there as well. as you nike your way out of hayward heavy from wynton towards fremont as well. bay bridge toll minor back-up only to the end of the parking lot. 6:54. here are five things to know before you go: number one, breaking news in san francisco crews still battling four alarm fire in the ingleside district. flames have spread to several businesses on ocean between capital and mir . this happening near city college. >> frances will have more on the impact it is having there. number two, chevron officials are apologizing for the richmond if he finery fire. the fire is now out there's a controlled burn underway now to relieve pressure. the cause under investigation. officials don't have an estimate on how long unit 4 might stay off-line. >> number three, san jose police officers' association set to meet in the next hour to decide whether to take a no-confidence vote against chief chris moore. the department has increased lay-offs and cut back on street patrols. a spokesman says chief moore is doing everything he can under the budget constraints he's facing. number four, gay marriage activists planning to swarm starbucks and other businesses today for national equality day to patronize companies actively supporting same-sex marriage one week after customers turned out in large numbers to support chick-fil-a's ceo. number five, abc7 news co-sponsoring a job fair from noon to 4 at the vine street development center in san jose. pg&e, prudential and san francisco police are among the employer hiring. full list are on abc7news.com. final check on the forecast. good news, off to a dry start, hardly any cloud cover, what is out there is going to head back to the coast partly cloudy to mostly sunny in some spots, low to mid 60s for you highs around the bay will hit 71 to 80 slightly warmer inland with 82 to 95. here's a final check of the bay bridge toll, we are seeing fairly light traffic only backed up to the end of the parking lot. i want to take you to san francisco ocean avenue, just a few blocks near city college, blocked now at miramar because of a fire. i would avoid that stretch if you are driving. also, it is impacting the k line for muni. you will need to get on a bus shuttle which is in place now from city college out towards west portal. >> busy morning for you many frances, thank you. thank you for joining us for the news that -- for the abc7 morning news. >> don't forget to download your alarm clock app. weather and traffic all on your phone. >> we'll have updates on the developing news in richmond. the fire in the city. stay tuned ford that. good morning, america. face of a killer. breaking new details on what may have triggered the temple shooter in wisconsin. his links to extreme neo-nazi groups. his hate-filled music. ♪ adapt to the trying times or pay with your life ♪ >> and what a family member revealed to abc news overnight, about how the young man she knew changed so radically. breaking overnight. a big spike in gas prices that could make getting on the road a lot more expensive right now. what's driving the increase? and how long will it last? the rocket man versus the material girl. elton john on the attack. he says madonna is a nightmare, her tour a disaster and her career is over. plus, the shocking info you won't believe. what is fueling their feud right now? alex morgan has done it! >> what a goal. an unbelievable final shot in the last seconds of overtime. a come-from-behind victory, as the u.s. women's team saves their chances for gold, in a thrilling soccer squeaker. good morning, everyone. a lot of people waving that flag after the soccer win yesterday. robin off on vacation. good to have amy here. the rest of the gang. boy, what a game yesterday. >> josh doesn't have anything left to say. >> i 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