good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a spare the air day another big story. these are live pictures from our vollmer peak camera looking into the east bay hills. you can see the haze, hot temperatures creating unhealthy air. let's get latest from mike. >>> good morning. our fifth spare the air of the summer seen. right here is a map showing the bay area color coded depending on where you live that will show you where if you are under the spare the air or not. let's show what is going on in the east bay valleys here where question could have poor air quality today. bay area air quality management district puts everybody on a spare the air because whatever you do in your neighborhood could

>> and i'm cheryl jennings. susan g. komen is struggling. >> it has had a sharp drop in donations because of a controversial decision it made connection with planned parenthood. terry mcsweeney joins us with the story. >> reporter: local susan g. komen wants to point out the decision made in january had nothing to do with them, that was at the national level as a result they are taking a hit organizations such as breast cancer emergency fund behind me, could pay. the national susan g. komen decide today back out of their funding of planned parenthood, because it was congressional investigation. they don't fund organizations under congressional investigation. there was such an uproar they changed their position, but it was too late. now there is trouble. you can see the women here, you have seen them on tv, in person and the walk brings in a huge chunk of local agencies 1.6 million dollars in revenues, 1.1 goes to hospitals and clinics.

cheryl jennings takes us there. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: every birthday is important to children, especially if they have a life-threatening illness in livermore they get to celebrate with families and new friends. this is jack's camp. the taylor family foundation provides this camp for free for children diagnosed with brain tumors. who has brain cancer? >> me. we tried different things for it, it just shrunk and then it grew and shrunk and grew. >> my brother now he has a little problems with hearing and his brain doesn't work as well but we are happy he survived. >> the first time i met somebody that had the same brain tumor as me and that's rare. that is cool. >> such a crucial level of support for these families who are stressed out. >> we first came to camp before ashley's second surgery, we didn't know anybody who was going through what we were going through. >> reporter: he runs a support group where they talk about the illness. >> it is the sibling who is maybe being left with family members or friends while parents are spending time at the hospital. the financia

we have a special report hosted by cheryl jennings. it's called "just like me" and it's tonight at 6:30 on abc7. they do great work. >> yeah, an inspirational story there. >> definitely. jeff martinez is in for lisa argen. last week here was so hot. >> it was, definitely. this week? >> cooler temperatures. we definitely were in the hot weather last week. cooler weather on the way for the next few days and foggy conditions out there right now, especially here in the city. it's going to be cool today, as well. temperatures in the lower 50s right now if you are headed to the city. taking a look outside, definitely you can see the clouds rolling on in throughout the morning hours as sunrise is well underway. 6:30 sunrise. we continue to lose about two minutes of day light each day as we wind down the summer. the winds not much of a factor now but we could see some breezes this afternoon in the 10 to 20 mile-an-hour range off of the bay. that will make it feel that much cooler. bottom line, bring the jacket if you are headed to the city tod

and a special report hosted by cheryl jennings. it's called "just like me" and it's tonight at 6:30 on abc7. i've been out there to do a couple stories myself. it's quite an operation there. >> yeah. some inspirational stories there with the kids. very good. we have foggy conditions in many areas right now. watsonville about a quarter mile visibility being reported. santa rosa half-mile visibility. they have the big air show out there today. hopefully the fog wouldn't hamper operations. i think it's going to burn off throughout the morning hours so that's good news. i think once we get the sun out, that should scrub out some of the fog. good sunday morning to you. looking back to mt. diablo showing the clouds and foggy conditions most areas. that will be the trend throughout the morning hours but at least we don't have any precipitation to talk about. the live doppler 7. of course, yesterday we had a few scattered showers out there and en thunderstorms up in the north bay. all of that has pretty much gone off to the north and east.

. >> and i am cheryl jennings. >> and i am cheryl jennings. have a great evening. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's kids week contestants-- he says he's not naturally inclined to be an athlete, so he wants to be today's kids week contestants-- a sports medicine doctor instead. from sammamish, washington, give a hand to... if her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she has a back-up plan-- infomercials! from metairie, louisiana, in our best offer... and we're sure he'll do swimmingly as an aquatic biologist. from waldwick, new jersey, let's welcome... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we're halfway through the summer, and it's a little bit like being back in class, isn't it, with these kids? ryan, injee, and arjun, welcome aboard. pick up your signaling devices. here comes the jeopardy! round for the three of you. good luck. here are the categories... a little bit of everything... ryan, you start us. um, i'll take the planets for $400, please.

. >> cheryl jennings abc 7 news. >> this is truly remarkable place. and we invite to you join us sunday for a look at the incredible work being done by the foundation. it's a special report hosted by our cheryl jennings called just like me. and this is also on our web site and look under see it on tv. >> some of the kids are so mature, their responses. >> and thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and want to remained you about our alarm clock app. you can down load it for free and get news headlines the moment that you wake up. >> thank you. oakland staggering homicide rate and the new strategy unveiled to help reduce the gun violence in the city. >> also major decision that could spark an online shopping spree in california. >> clouds rolling into the bay area, will we see a sprinkle is in the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> sky 7 hd is live again over palo alto. there is a shelter in place in effect in one neighborhood. >> we first told but this about half an hour ago. the bomb squad checking out a device found on maplewood avenue.

cheryl jennings has worked for years helping the taylor family make riches come true. >> by connecting the -- >> eight will yous us to do things we could never do. and it is -- because all of those generous people -- [ inaudible ] >>> abc7 president and general manager burton was recognized for the commitment to the taylor foundation who is that handsome meteorologist next to cheryl jennings in that shot? >> i like that, that's casual sunday, mike. >> indeed. [ talking over each other ] >>> it has happened again. armed gunmen hit another bay area jewelry store. what made the latest robbery so violent? >>> growing violence in oakland, this time children fall victim as the community says enough is enough. >>> announcement about -- >>> temperatures across the bay in the 60s and 70s inland 70s 80s at the coast not as much sun an as yesterday low to mid 60s. around the country 77 new york, 74 seattle, 76 portland everybody else in the 80s and 90s. 107 phoenix. delays into laguardia, boston and philadelphia right now. back at home, clouds are moving in to san francisco they are on time with

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze now our other top story. millions of mosquitoes on attack in palo alto. >>> moments ago a helicopter finished spraying 400 acres where the insects are breeding this is just in from sky 7 hd vector control using aerial spraying trying to stop mosquito eggs from hatching. officials say the chem cattles are specifically targeted to the larvae and do not pose a threat to humans. >>> west na'il the concern in contra costa county where mosquitoes have been found. tonight from sundown to 11 p.m. crews will fog for the mosquitoes and birds have been found. >>> look at this, sky 7 hd, shows all the people willing to camp out for free food they started lining up yesterday. protesters plan to be there to protest recent statements from the company's president about same-sex marriage. katie marzullo is there and joins us live. >> reporter: a couple of things going on many you can see the line steady this morning just beyond that two protesters holding two signs further down the line closer to the start of the drive-thru a

i'm cheryl jenning autos from all of us here, thanks for watching. see you at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, sticker shock. gas prices surging like a rocket around the country. and why fires like this may drive your prices even higher. >>> hero kids. the brother and sister caught in the cross fire at the temple shooting. what they did to save dozens of lives. >>> gold rush. china and the u.s. fighting for the most medals in london. does this picture reveal the secret of china's success? >>> and, standing up for heroes. our bob woodruff on the former soldier with a hollywood dream. getting some help tonight from a movie legend. ♪ >>> good evening. we begin with a warning for every american family packing up the car for one last vacation during these dog days of summer. the price of filling up is about to go up again, way up. look at this. for weeks, the average price of gas has been on a steady climb. now, it's about to take off. the week began with news of a 14-cent surge, the biggest one-week jump in a year and a half. tonight, new si

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the two fires are burning in lake county the wye fire and walker fire seven mights to the east near the lake and colusa county line. the wye fire has charred 3,000 acres threatening hundreds of homes in the spring valley area, 25% contained. the walker fire has burned 2,000 acres threatening the wilbur hot springs area, 30% contained. evacuation orders in place for several communites. >> mike is tracking weather conditions where the fires are burning. let's begin with amy hollyfield live in lake county with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the views up here are beautiful, but not today. it is very hazy up here, there's a lot of smoke, these fires are still going strong. look at this video shot by sky 7 hd this morning many even though the weather cooperated overnight the fires burning near clearlake were still very active. firefighters called in extra resources to help today, evacuated residents waited for news. >> in the trucks, vans, that's why we look like we do. >> reporter:

. >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. ross mirkarimi is at a hearing now on whether he should be allowed to keep his job. >> in the wake of his conviction in a domestic violence case in which he bruised his wife's arm. amy hollyfield joins us from city hall. >> reporter: good morning. commissioners did not want to sit silently today, they have questions, tough questions for both sides. supporters applauded as ross mirkarimi walked into a haerg room with a confident smile and with his mother and wife by his side. the ethics commission will recommend today whether he should keep his job. an attorney for the city was ready to deliver a 40 minute long closing argument, spelling out why mirkarimi should be fired. but, a commissioner quickly interrupted with questions about the commission's power and the evidence. >> how can an active domestic violence be transfered into saying that is a misconduct in relation to his office? >> reporter: the defense also faced some heat from the commissioner who scolded mirkarimi's attorneys fo

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze michael finney joins information that every parents need to hear. >>> i know you know this. i first investigated the baby seat five years ago following that 7 on your side investigation, one million of these seats were recalled. now here we are again, four years later, with four million more seats. for the past decade the baby seat has been growing in popularity. in homes and online where parents post youtube videos of kids tumbling out of molded foam chairs. but, it is not always so cute. >> i couldn't believe. >> reporter: four years ago kevin told 7 on your side his son fell out of the seat sitting on a table the child cracked his head in two places and almost died on the way to the hospital. >> when we got there he had no pulse. >> after our investigation aired the south african company that makes the chairs agreed to a voluntary recall adding warning stickers not to place the chairs on elevated surfaces. since then the consumer product safety commission says there have been at least 84 incidents of babies falling out of th

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. a high school has been evacuated following a bomb threat at terra linda high that threat was called into police 9:13 this morning parents had been notified. message reports the school has been evacuated, all kids are okay on the football field waiting while officials are searching each of the rooms, one by one. sky 7 hd head that way. we'll bring more information as soon as we get it. >>> palo alto police looking into whether two sexual attacks were committed by the same person. the first assault happened august 20th in the middle of the day on fulton street. the other attack happened yesterday also around noon outside the stanford shopping center. terry mcsweeney with the lacest. >> reporter: palo alto police tell me they are increasing patrols here at the shopping center also in the neighborhood where the other tack occurred, not just uniformed police but undercover officers as well. the concern is the suspect is going to escalate his attacks. it was after noon yesterday when he str

. >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. san francisco's fire chief hasìc everyone. something in a home kept firefighters from quickly rescuing victims. the fire broke out this morning. >> amy hollyfield has been at the scene all morning. >> reporter: firefighters say it looks like this was an extreme case of hoarding. look at all of this stuff, this is just the stuff they ofed out of the -- they shoveled out of the top bedroom. they say this is nothing compared to what they found inside. firefighters say there was so much stuff stockpiled inside this home, they had a hard time get together victims. >> it look longer than it normally would in a house that would be free of the debris. yeah, it took 20 minutes to get the first victim and another 10 or 12 minutes to locate the second victim. >> reporter: normally she says it would take a minute or two. both of the elderly men inside, died. >> a loss of life is always disheartening. i'm confident the crews did the best they could to get the best response. >> reporter: take a lo

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cheryl jennings has the story. >> happy birthday ♪ to you ♪ ♪. >>reporter: every birthday is important to children. especially if they have a life threatening illness. here in livermore they get to celebrate with their family and new friends. this is jack camp. take already family foundation provides this camp for free for children diagnosed with brain tumors. who in your family has brain cancer. >> me. my sister. and we tried different things for it. it just should returning then it grew and should returning and grew. >> my brother now he has a little bit of a problem with hearing an his brain doesn't work as well but we are happy he's survived. >> first time i came to camp i met somebody with the same brain tumor as me. my brain tumor is rare so that was cool. >>reporter: this foundation provide as crucial left of support for the families so stressed out by their child illness. >> we first came to camp right before ashley second surgery and we didn't really know anybody who was going through what we were going through. >>reporter: camp director

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us there. ♪ happy birthday to you >> every birthday is important to children, especially if they have a life-threatening illness. here at camp royal in livermore they get to celebrate with their families and new friends. this is jack's camp. the taylor family foundation provides this camp for free for children diagnosed with brain tumors. >> who in your family has a brain tumor? >> me. >> my sister. we tried different things for it. it shrunk and grew, and shrunk and grew. >> my brother has problems with hearing and his brain doesn't work as well but we are happy he survived. >> i'm glad i have a sister. >> the first time i came to camp i met somebody that had the same brain tumor as me and my brain tumor is rare so that's really cool. >> the camp is important because lacey is a survivor ever 11 years. >> the campt provides such a crucial level of support for these families who are so stressed out by their child's illness. >> there's a support group for the adults where they talk about the child's illness having a ripple effect on the whole family.

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. susan g. komen is struggling. >> it has had a sharp drop in donations because of a controversial decision it made connection with planned parenthood. terry mcsweeney joins us with the story. >> reporter: local susan g. komen wants to point out the decision made in january had nothing to do with them, that was at the national level as a result they are taking a hit organizations such as breast cancer emergency fund behind me, could pay. the national susan g. komen decide today back out of their funding of planned parenthood, because it was congressional investigation. they don't fund organizations under congressional investigation. there was such an uproar they changed their position, but it was too late. now there is trouble. you can see the women here, you have seen them on tv, in person and the walk brings in hs 1.6 million dollars in revenues, 1.1 goes to hospitals and clinics. 30% fewer people signed up because of the controversy for the breast cancer emergency fund that mean a cut of $100

i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and will see you again in half an hour. >> there is a bay area

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right new governor brown is in san francisco with educators talking about his tax initiative to prevent cuts to public education. >> katie marzullo joins us live with more. >> reporter: the kids here just three days into the school year and they have that high profile visitor. governor brown here chatting up the kids spending time with them in their classroom before making his pitch for prop 30 that. involves temporary tax hikes. the proposition would raise sales tax a quarter cent for four years and income tax on families making more than $250,000 a year for seven years. the money would go to primarily k-12 education, also community colleges all of which the governor says have already suffered deep cuts and would face more if prop 30 does not pass. the governor calling the proposition reasonable and crucial. >> over the last 30 years those at the top have dubbed, more than doubled their share of income. i'm just saying, please give back one or two or three percent over the next seven

. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> >>> welcome to "world news." and tonight, wonder women. a dramatic victory by the u.s. women's soccer team brings home the gold. how women are saving the day for team usa at the london games. >>> storm surge. a warning tonight about the hurricane season. and why the government is telling millions of americans to get ready. >>> sudden impact. a plane crashes in the wilderness and it's all caught on tape in the cockpit. how did everyone survive? >>> and, big inspiration. meet the determined 12-year-old who has become an unlikely olympic star. is this the road to greatness? >>> good evening. right now, team usa is celebrating victory and redemption. just hours ago, the women's soccer team took the field against japan, their first match since last year's tough loss in the world cup. as one player put it then, japan snatched our dream. tonight, the american women took it back. and their win is just the latest triumph for all the women of team usa. these olympic games, more than ever before, have been defined by

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us there. ♪ happy birthday to you >> every birthday is important to children, especially if they have a life-threatening illness. here at camp royal in livermore they get to celebrate with their families and new friends. this is jack's camp. the taylor family foundation provides this camp for free for children diagnosed with brain tumors. >> who if your family has a brain tumor. >> me. >> my sister. we tried different things for it. it shrunk and grew, and shrunk and grew. >> now my brother has problems with hearing and his brain doesn't work as well but we are happy he survived. >> i'm glad i have a sister. >> the first time i came to camp i met somebody that had the same brain tumor as me and my brain tumor is rare so that's really cool. >> the camp is important because lacey is a survivor ever 11 years. >> it provides such a crucial level of support for these families who are so stressed out by their child's illness. >> there's a support group for the dumps where they talk about the child's inness having a ripple effect on the whole family. >> i

. >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. terry mcsweeney is at grand opening >> reporter: maybe 1,000 parents, teachers, student, city and school officials all out here at trace elementary today for a ceremony to celebrate the community, big comeback to talk about the new buildings and the school's new horizons. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the choir sang the mascot, the dignataries. >> not only normal now we are stronger than we were. >> reporter: for teachers and parents the dream came true. >> see everyone smiling today they've been smiling since the first day of school. i think will continue to smile for a long time >> reporter: celebration took place in the middle of the new section. a new library, all this construction necessary because of the arson fire july 5th, 2010. a 10 million dollar fire. planned and carried out by two 16-year-olds, both were tried as adults, one sentenced to eight years the other awaiting his fate. more than a building was lost that day. >> it was like losing a family member. a lot of teachers lost

cheryl jennings was the emcee. in 2007 pelosi became the first woman elected speaker of the house. >> none of what we could have accomplished would not have happened without the emergency nation, without the intellect, integrity, innovative spirit of california. that is what we all bring back to washington, d.c.. [ applause ] >> historical society also honored the california league of women voters for the work it did in paving the way for congresswoman pelosi to make history. >>> next, investigators try to determine the cause of a house fire in santa rosa. >>> monday's chevron refinery fire will likely mean higher prices at the pump. we'll tell you how much more you will be paying. >>> injury for the raiders. running back to the hospital after getting hit hard during practice. >>> 5:01, thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. the long delayed ribbon cutting will take place to officially open casino matrix in san jose. the owners are betting on a lucky future now their permit battle with the

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now five in custody after an inch doesn't involving a cell phone theft escalated into a shooting and officer injury. it started in san francisco and ended near st. paul's elementary school. john alston joins us live. were the children ever in danger? >> reporter: fortunately no, this began long before the school bell rang there was a brief lock down before classes began classes are now session. this began with a cell phone robbery two miles from here. police traced the signal of the cell phone to this location an officer noticed a man fitting the suspect description. people living near valley and church started with the sound of a gunshot and police foot chase. >> someone shout saying stop right there, stop right there! then escalated to stop or i'll fire or stop or i'll shoot, something like that, then i heard a shot. i looked out of the window and saw a policewoman running down valley street looked like she was on her radio. >> reporter: the officer fired one shot at a man sus

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. tensions are night richmond after an incident at the chevron refinery sent black smoke into the air a short time ago there was a flare-up in the cracking unit this morning. sky 7 hd was over the scene after it happened the burn-off sent black smoke into the air we are told there was no threat to the community. this follows the massive fire at that same refinery august 6th that sent thousands to the hospital with health concerns. since that time the refinery has been leak look hydrocarbons officials hope to have it stopped today. thousands have filed medical claims. >>> also developing news not one, but two emergency landings at oakland international airport this morning. within the last hour reports of smoke in the cockpit forced southwest flight 2899 from oakland to reno, to turn around after takeoff. this was the scene the plane from sky 7 hd a short time ago the plane has landed safely as you can see with 111 passengers onboard. >>> passenger on another southwest flight were also d

. >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. terry mcsweeney is at grand opening >> reporter: maybe 1,000 parents, teachers, student, city and school officials all out here at trace elementary today for a ceremony to celebrate the community, big comeback to talk about the new buildings and the school's new horizons. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the choir sang the mascot, the dignataries. >> not only normal now we are stronger than we were. >> reporter: for teachers and parents the dream came true. >> see everyone smiling today they've been smiling since the first day of school. i think will continue to smile for a long time >> reporter: celebration took place in the middle of the new section. a new library, all this construction necessary because of the arson fire july 5th, 2010. a 10 million dollar fire. planned and carried out by two 16-year-olds, both were tried as adults, one sentenced to eight years the other awaiting his fate. more than a building was lost that day. >> it was like losing a family member. a lot of teachers lost

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right new governor brown is in san francisco with educators talking about his tax initiative to prevent cuts to public education. >> katie marzullo joins us live with more. >> reporter: the kids here just three days into the school year and they have that high profile visitor. governor brown here chatting up the kids spending time with them in their classroom before making his pitch for prop 30 that. involves temporary tax hikes. the proposition would raise sales tax a quarter cent for four years and income tax on families making more than $250,000 a year for seven years. the money would go to primarily k-12 education, also community colleges all of which the governor says have already suffered deep cuts and would face more if prop 30 does not pass. the governor calling the proposition reasonable and crucial. >> over the last 30 years those at the top have dubbed, more than doubled their share of income. i'm just saying, please give back one or two or three percent over the next seven

cheryl jennings is off. katie marzullo is live at the daly city dmv office what is the situation? >> reporter: i just hung up with the spokeswoman for the dmv, they have now isolated what might have caused this computer outage. one is the connection with the dma and at&t and the other is between the dmv and verizon. they are starting to narrow down why but it dent help for the folks in line. the front of the -- front of the line a young man with blue sweater and ponytail we interviewed him more than an hour ago he was past the overhang that gives you an idea of how far this line -- how not far this line is moving. when i speak to people in line i hear two words, frustrated annoyed if you look at video you see the line was longer back then. it is shorter now due in part to some people going home. all dmv computers down throughout the entire state of california. the only thing employees at the office can do for people is reschedule their appointments to tomorrow. the only thing taking place at the dmv office is drivers' test. nice for young people looking to get their license and pe

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. tensions are night richmond after an incident at the chevron refinery sent black smoke into the air a short time ago there was a flare-up in the cracking unit this morning. sky 7 hd was over the scene after it happened the burn-off sent black smoke into the air we are told there was no threat to the community. this follows the massive fire at that same refinery august 6th that sent thousands to the hospital with health concerns. sincet time the refinery has been leak look hydrocarbons officials hope to have it stopped today. thousands have filed medical claims. >>> also developing news not one, but two emergency landings at oakland international airport this morning. within the last hour reports of smoke in the cockpit forced southwest flight 2899 from oakland to reno, to turn around after takeoff. this was the scene the plane from sky 7 hd a short time ago the plane has landed safely as you can see with 111 passengers onboard. >>> passenger on another southwest flight were also diver

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. a high school has been evacuated following a bomb threat at terra linda high that threat was called into police 9:13 this morning parents had been notified. message reports the school has been evacuated, all kids are okay on the football field waiting while officials are searching each of the rooms, one by one. sky 7 hd head that way. we'll bring more information as soon as we get it. >>> palo alto police looking into whether two sexual attacks were committed by the same person. the first assault happened august 20th in the middle of the day on fulton street.t.t. the other attack happened yesterday also around noon outside the stanford shopping center. terry mcsweeney with the lacest. >> reporter: palo alto police tell me they are increasing patrols here at the shopping center also in the neighborhood where the other tack occurred, not just uniformed police but undercover officers as well. the concern is the suspect is going to escalate his attacks. it was after noon yesterday when he

good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze now our other top story. millions of mosquitoes on attack in palo alto. >>> moments ago a helicopter finished spraying 400 acres where the insects are breeding this is just in from sky 7 hd vector control using aerial spraying trying to stop mosquito eggs from hatching. officials say the chem cattles are specifically targeted to the larvae and do not pose a threat to humans. >>> west na'il the concern in contra costa county where mosquitoes have been found. tonight from sundown to 11 p.m. crews will fog for the mosquitoes and birds have been found. >>> look at this, sky 7 hd, shows all the people willing to camp out for free food they started lining up yesterday. protesters plan to be there to protest recent statements from the company's president about same-sex marage. katie marzullo is there and joins us live. >> reporter: a couple of things going on many you can see the line steady this morning just beyond that two protesters holding two signs further down the line closer to the start of the drive-thru a w

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have live team coverage. eric thomas tacks with the mayor. nick smith has the health impact. >> let's begin with katie marzullo at the refine >> reporter: we now know the how. we still don't know the why that is being investigated. chef -- chevron officials say a chemical vapor leak ignited this fire. it was around 4:15 monday afternoon crews noticed a leak in unit 4. >> vapor leak of hydrocarbon similar to diesel occurred in our number four unit >> reporter: at that time refinery personnel responded assessed a risk and started on a repair plan two hours later the problem got worse. >> approximately 6:30 p.m. the volume of the leak increased. personnel evacuated the area, i'm being specific about the number 4 unit area, and initiated emergency response procedures. the hydrocarbon vapor ignited, resulting in the fire that occurred yesterday. >> reporter: the fire sent huge plumes of black smoke into the air people could see the dark pillars for miles. residents in richmond, north richmond and san pablo were told to shelter in place until after

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the search continues for the suspect who tried and failed to break into the juvenile hall in san rafael. katie marzullo joins us with the story. >> reporter: that name max wade probably rings a bell for a lot of people. he's charged with many things, most famously stealing tv chef guy fieri's lamborghini. investigators say they think he was the target of this break-in or break-out. they think he chose today for a specific reason. from sky 7 hd the evidence is clear. a gaping hole in a chain link fence and busted window. >> we found an area where the fence had been breached, using bolt culters. we found a sledgehammer used to try to force entry into the wall. >> reporter: on the other side of that wall, a cell holding max wade. wade is an waeugd trial on multiple charges, including auto theft. he's accused of stealing guy fieri's lamb again any. >> the buildings are -- are all con ed in code that fits with prisons and jails and juvenile halls, reenforced windows, concrete, they are not

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good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a spare the air day another big story. these are live pictures from our vollmer peak camera looking into the east bay hills. you can see the haze, hot temperatures creating unhealthy air. let's get latest from mike. >>> good morning. our fifth spare the air of the summer seen. right here is a map showing the bay area color coded depending on where you live that will show you where if you are under the spare the air or not. let's show what is going on in the east bay valleys here where question could have poor air quality today. bay area air quality management district puts everybody on a spare the air because whatever you do in your neighborhood could pollute other areas. if you can take mass transit, don't refill the car fumes, mow will receipt issues. temperatures mild at the coast, 63 to 68. warm around the bay, highs from 78 to 87 inland neighborhoods will have the heatwave the next couple of days, 92 to 102. we'll talk about how long this will last in a few minutes. >>> pg&e is asking businesses to help conserve energ

. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo, cheryl jennings and k. are off. also, in -- and kristen sze are off. also, a parolee originally wanted for attempted murder is in custody. the suspect was hiding in a friend's house he ran there from a motel where the crime supposedly took place. >> we did consider him armed and dangerous. to us it was high priority. enough that we initiated an alert for the residents in the neighborhood asking them to shelter in place. >> the suspect james bens surrendered during negotiations officers shot and killed a pit bull they claim was advancing on them. police called benson an attempted murder suspect this morning but he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. >>> a man, 37-year-old scott foster a domestic violence suspect escaped from police on the stanford university campus he's back in custody. palo alto police him this morning near embarcadero road and el camino real. police initially arrested him 1:30 this morning in connection with the incident. he was handcuffed and in a police car, when he escaped. >> the pa

♪ ♪ >> cheryl: welcome to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. today we are talking about health insurance, the affordable care act has back lightning rod for polarizing for political rhetoric. what does it mean? we're going to explain what it means, what is good about it and how it impacts seniors and women's health care services and what it meanings to you and me. we'll begin with our first guest. a ceo of nonprofit, nonpartisan charitable foundation and support to keep seniors self-sufficient. i know you came from long beach. >> pleasure to have you here. >> this is big subject. can you help us focus in what is health affordable care act? >> the affordable health care act, if you look at its name is the patient protection and affordable care act. both parts are important. what is so important about the affordable care act is that it allows americans to have access to health care coverage. that is so important. frankly it's the most important piece of legislation for health care in the united states since the passage of medicare and medicaid. >

cheryl jennings served as the mc. pelosi was the first woman elected speaker of the house. >> none of what we could have accomplished would not have happened without the imagination, without the intellect and without the integrity, without the innovative spirit of california, and that is what we all bring back to washington, d.c. >> the historical society lead the california league of women voters for the ground breaking work it did in paving the way for congressman pelosi to make history. >>> it is time to check forecast now, and it is about to get really hot. >> it is. sandhya patel is here with that. >> you will be sweating in the coming days especially if you are inland. let's check out live doppler 7hd. most of the fog has been off the coastline up and down. we are starting to see patchy fog developing around the golden gate bridge. it is shallow, 800 feet deep. watch out first thing in the morning. it could be low on the ground as you head out for your morning commute. 50s, 60s, antioch with some warm weather an

cheryl jennings takes us inside the foundation in livermore. meet heroic campers struggling with health issues. you will meet the inspiring people who make it happen. our pegs report airs here on abc 7, 6:30 p.m. this sunday. >> state superintendent of schools is pushing educators to embrace the use of technology, including smartphones in classrooms. tom took to twitter to interact with educators to share recommendations with his no child left offline initiative. his recommendations would reverse growing trend of schools and districts banning cell phones on school guns. the school's chief says times have changed and the technology policy needs to change too. >>> samsung making major commitment to create jobs in san jose. the tech giant sign add agreement that would lead to major -- signed an agreement that would lead to a major expansion in the city. >> this is another example of california taking steps to maintain and strengthen its position as a world leader in innovation. >> the deal involves+9ceh sam sg receiving financial incentives, inclu

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the two fires are burning in lake county the wye fire and walker fire seven mights to the east near the lake and colusa county line. the wye fire has charred 3,000 acres threatening hundreds of homes in the spring valley area, 25% contained. the walker fire has burned 2,000 acres threatening the wilbur hot springs area, 30% contained. evacuation orders in place for several communites. >> mike is tracking weather conditions where the fires are burning. let's begin with amy hollyfield live in lake county with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the views up here are beautiful, but not today. it is very hazy up here, there's a lot of smoke, these fires are still going strong. look at this video shot by sky 7 hd this morning many even though the weather cooperated overnight the fires burning near clearlake were still very active. firefighters called in extra resources to help today, evacuated residents waited for news. >> in the trucks, vans, that's why we look like we do. >> reporter:

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us in the camp arroyo. it is an organization that provides free camp for children with life-threatening or life altering conditions. you will meet heroic campers struggling with a number of health issues as well as the people who make this camp the truly special place it is. "just like me" airs at 6:30 p.m. this sunday. >> and the stories you will hear are moving. let's talk some sports. >> larry beil is here. >> regular football through two pre-season games, and the raiders have a lot of work to do. carson palmer cannot score a touchdown. sports is next. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot before you

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us in the camp arroyo. it is an organization that provides free camp for children with life-threatening or life altering conditions. you will meet heroic campers struggling with a number of health issues as well as the people who make this camp the truly special place it is. "just like me" airs at 6:30 p.m. this sunday. >> and the stories you will hear are moving. let's talk some sports. >> larry beil is here. >> regular football through two pre-season games, and the raiders have a lot of work to do. carson palmer cannot score a touchdown. sports is next. >>> good evening, everybody. the raiders play their second pre-season game in arizona. the new coach dennis alan and his offense continues to be a real problem. the raiders' first team defense looked good early on getting to kevin cob. down he goes in the end cash dash end zone. he is dragged down 7-5 cardinals at that point. the raiders were shut out by dallas. carson palmer, well that is a poorly thrown ball. palmer 13 of 24 and still no td's in the pre-

. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now five in custody after an inch doesn't involving a cell phone theft escalated into a shooting and officer injury. it started in san francisco and ended near st. paul's elementary school. john alston joins us live. were the children ever in danger? >> reporter: fortunately no, this began long before the school bell rang there was a brief lock down before classes began classes are now session. this began with a cell phone robbery two miles from here. police traced the signal of the cell phone to this location an officer noticed a man fitting the suspect description. people living near valley and church started with the sound of a gunshot and police foot chase. >> someone shout saying stop right there, stop right there! then escalated to stop or i'll fire or stop or i'll shoot, something like that, then i heard a shot. i looked out of the window and saw a policewoman running down valley street looked like she was on her radio. >> reporter: the officer fired one shot at a man sus

cheryl jennings served as the mc. pelosi was the first woman elected speaker of the house. >> none of what we could have accomplished would not have happened without the imagination, without the intellect and without the integrity, without the innovative spirit of california, and that is what we all bring back to washington, d.c. >> the historical society lead the california league of women voters for the ground breaking work it did in paving the way for congressman pelosi to make history. >>> it is time to check forecast now, and it is about to get really hot. >> it is. sandhya patel is here with that. >> you will be sweating in the coming days especially if you are inland. let's check out live doppler 7hd. most of the fog has been off the coastline up and down. we are starting to see patchy fog developing around the golden gate bridge. it is shallow, 800 feet deep. watch out first thing in the morning. it could be low on the ground as you head out for your morning commute. 50s, 60s, antioch with some warm weather an

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings takes us in the camp arroyo. it ist organization that provides free camp for children with life-threatening or life alt you will you will meet heroic campers struggling with a number of health issues as well as the people who make this camp the truly special place it is. "just like me" airs at 6:30 p.m. this sunday. >> and the stories you will hear are moving. let's talk some sports. >> larry beil is here. >> regular football through two pre-season games, and the raiders have a lot of work to do. carson palmer cannot score a touchdown. sports is next. ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good! the raiders play their second pre-season game in arizona. the new coach dennis alan and his offense continues to be a real problem. the rai

i'm cheryl jenning autos violent crime so bad in san jose, one state assembly woman is demanding the police chief call in reinforce manies. we're live with a call to action and this may surprise a lot of people. >> san jose had six homicides in eight days and at the same time, the police department is at lowest staffing levels in a decade. san jose police