the california fire that s about to burn a hole in millions of wallets. this was the scene monday at chevron s richmond, california oil refinery. a huge toxic blaze partially shutting down production at one of the region s biggest gas suppliers. not a good time for that to happen, it s expected to send the pump prices skyrocketing on the west coast and beyond. ed levandera is live in dallas, texas. it s not just about gas prices, it s about people and health concerns in that area, as well, right? reporter: there s no question, people there who have been up close with the refinery fire that started on monday, and is still not quite back up to full production. have been dealing with the effects of that. but if you re like me, you ve noticed over the last few weeks already, as you pull into the gas station, hey, something is not quite right. but that s because the national average of gasoline prices has risen to $3.63 a gallon, up almost 30 cents in the last five weeks. so qui
f.b.i. we do know they are continuing to investigate. that included collecting forensics and other evidence from inside the oak creek temple and interviewing family and associates of the suspect in this case, wade michael page. as we have reported he has lost jobs as a truck driver and factory worker and called nonwhites dirt people, and performed with skin head rock bands and today we are hearing the chilling police radio transmission. i am taking a report of an altercation at sikh temple. there is a lot of noise. there is a fight. there is a balding male with glasses going inside with a gun with shots fired. man with a gun? white t-shirt. in the parking lot.
a factory worker clings to life hoping rescuers can reach him before it s too late. january 2003, the west pharmaceutical factory in north carolina manufacturer of rubber stoppers for syringes blows sky high. calls pour in to 911. what is your emergency? there s been a big explosion. some callers report that a plane struck the building. kinston search and rescuer sees it from miles away. i heard an explosion and saw the smoke rising above the trees.
everybody has a family member that s been through it. they were called efficiencies experts. the consultants are not coming to help you, but why are you still here is usually the question. it s a class worker. more people will identify with the factory worker. everywhere in this country will be better with romney. this guy not ready for television looks real. yeah, and that s important. if they can push back with people who have jobs because of what mitt romney did. i think they have plenty. the guys that work at bain. there s a lot of people that work at staples with jobs. an article in the tampa bay times welcome the romney campaign with this.
they re trying to make bain a four letter word. i think if i was running the campaign i would go head on. i would find every success story, and every time they bring up something bad, i would try to bring up something good. a know a factory worker said he lost his job, i would bring up people that have jobs because of invest wants from companies and manufacturing and things line staples and push back hard on it. how come bain got all of the money. bain ends up a quarter billionaire. did they take the money out and then drop them? take the profits and the sale and flip them? but nope was a better company? it could be possible they didn t create jobs. i think they re the start up capital. they re the guys first in, and