the state cited valero 4 times for either knowingly violating the law or not taking reasonable steps to address a known hazard. cal osha is also citing 3 contractors for violations related to that death. the proposed fines or 1.7 million dollars in total. but there is portion of the proposed fines is just over $500,000. a group all workers in san jose state university students held a small protest at the westfield valley fair mall in santa clara. they're upset about parts of put in place earlier this year. the mall allows for 2 hours of free parking charging a dollar an hour after that. up to a max of $10 a day. all workers can pay $40 for a monthly pass. but demonstrators thursday said many of their fellow workers make minimum wage in are struggling to make ends meet. they want them all to end the new parking policy and provide woking. >> we're not done fighting for this issue. there's you know, the signs are behind me. it's it's definitely. inconvenience for not only the employees, but the shoppers, small business owners as well. >> kron four's reached out to the mall for comment o

. >> well, the valero oil refinery in benicia is getting cited now for violations that led to the death of a worker at that plant last november. cal osha made the announcement yesterday. this is all regarding 35 year-old luis gutierrez. he's the employee who died after losing consciousness during a leak of argon gas at that refinery. was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law or not taking responsible steps to address a known hazard. the violations either way are being categorized as both willful and serious. cal osha's also citing 3 contractors for violations related to the death. the proposed fines total. 1.7 million dollars letters portion of those fines totals a little more than 500,000. well, if you're the type of perton that often runs out of storage on your phone, we have some tips for you. rich demuro shows us some different ways of optimizing your storage. summer is almost here. and you know what that means? we're going to be taking a lot of pictures and videos on our smartphones. >> here's how to free up some storage space on your phone to make sure you have room

. >> well, the valero oil refinery in the nation is getting cited now for violations that led to the death of a worker at the plant last november. cal osha announced the citations just yesterday and its roots regards to 35 year-old luis gutierrez who died after losing consciousness due to an are gone leak at the refinery. now the letter was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law. we're not taking responsibility. a responsible steps to address what was a known hazard. the violations are categorized as both willful and serious cal osha's also citing 3 contractors for violations related to the death. the proposed fines total 1.7 million dollars. the leros portion of those fines come to about 500,000. we'll take a break in a 25 coming up on the kron 4 morning news. several bills on different topics are moving their way through. the california legislature will give you an overview we'll be right back. some questions about why the suspect involved was arrested multiple times and not held. yes on h. recall chesa boudin now. for controller, yvonne yiu. as an executive at top fi

. >> well, the valero oil refinery in benicia is citing is being cited now for violating. violations that actually led to the death of a worker at a plant last november. cal osha announced the citations yesterday. 35 year-old luis gutierrez died after losing consciousness during an are gone at that refinery. the letter was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law. we're not taking responsible steps to address a known hazard. these violations are categorized as both willful and serious cal osha's also citing 3 contractors for violations related to the death to the proposed fines. total 1.7 million dollars. the letter was portion of those fines comes to just over 500,000. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. several bills on different topics are moving through the california legislature. and we're going to give you an update and overview of all of them. we'll be right back. >> 7.29, was for me. but we really settling into this. i mean, it's been days it's going to be days were just like 80's may have feeling like early summer already and against by next week, jo

. >> well, the valero oil refinery in benicia is being cited now for violations that led to the death of a worker at that plant last november. cal osha announced the citations yesterday. 35 year-old luis gutierrez died after losing consciousness due to an are gone leak at that refinery. the letter was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law. we're not taking responsible steps to address a known hazard. the violations are categorized as both willful and serious cal osha's also citing 3 contractors for violations related to the death. the proposed fines total 1.7 million dollars. the leros portion of those fines comes to just over $500,000. >> we'll take a break at 6.27. coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. several bills on different topics are moving through the california legislature will have an overview of them coming up in a minute. (music throughout) >> 6.30, it's going to be hot for the foreseeable future, foreseeable meaning, you know what, 7 day time day forecast, far out as extended forecast goes. yeah, no change inside. john, stand by. fact is going to get warm

. >> the valero refinery in benicia is getting cited for violations that led to the death of a worker at a plant last november. cal osha announced the citations yesterday. 35 year-old luis gutierrez died after losing consciousness due to an are gone leak at that refinery. the letter was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law. we're not taking responsible steps to address a known hazard. the violations are categorized as both willful and serious. cal osha is also citing 3 contractors are violating related violations related to the death. the proposed fines are 1.7 million dollars in total flares portion of these proposed fines is just over $500,000. >> coming up, a large police in investigation and one bay area city will tell you what we know so far. just ahead. meet apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. and 2c, well, she's not going to let a lost card get her stressed. am i right? that's right. that's because these neigh

. >> at the state capitol, ashley zavala kron. 4 news cal osha in out citations against the valero. all refinery in benicia violations at. >> led to the death of a worker at the plant last november. 35 year-old louis terrorist died after losing consciousness due to a gas leak at the refinery. valera was cited 4 times knowingly violating the law or not taking reasonable steps to address a known hazard. the violations are categorized as bill willful and serious. cal osha is also citing 3 contractors for violating related violations related to the death. the proposed fines total. 1.7, 5 million. 1.0. 75 million dollars leros portion of the proposed fines just over $500,000. the company reported earnings of 114 billion last year. well, a all workers and san jose state universiiy student held a small protest at the westfield valley fair mall in santa clear yesterday. said about parking fees institute earlier this year allows for 2 hours of free parking charging a dollar an hour after that up to a maximum of $10 a day workers can pay $40 for monthly pass. demonstrators say many of the mal

. >>> new at 11:00, cal osha proposing a $1.75 million in fines against valero and three contractors for, quote, willful safety violations that led to a worker's death at the beindonesia refinery last year. 35-year-old luis gutierrez suff suffocated and died inside the well he was working. valero earned $114 billion last year was cited for failing to follow confined space and entry guidelines. >>> and still ahead tonight. >> most of us don't have to choose, you know, whether to put food on the table or buy gasoline. >> with inflation forcing families to make impossible choices, east bay residents turn 0 out to help their neighbors in need. >>> new allegations emerging against a san jose police officer already accused of exposing himself to a family while responding to a call. >>> and we'll introduce you to the dog who saved a >>> new at 11:00 in the east bay help for families struggling with inflation. kpix 5 katie kneel shows us how they drove down hunger. >> roads, we don't need roads. >> reporter: back to the future 2, a fitting movie for tonight's drive-in fund-raiser for the foo

valero was cited 4 times for either knowingly violating the law. we're not taking reasonable steps to address a known hazard. the violations are categorized as both willful and serious. cal osha is also citing 3 contractors for violations related to the death. the proposed fines total, one 0.7, 5 million dollars for lara's portion of the proposed fines is just over $500,000. the company reported earnings 114 billion last year. >> relief is on the way at some point for those millions of families affected by that infant formula shortage. the fda commissioner to lawmakers today things should be getting better in a matter of days. thanks to new steps announced by the biden administration at a committee hearing. the fda commissioner said the abbott plant in michigan that in part caused the shortage will be back online within the next 2 weeks. there you see the commissioner adding that with invoking the defense production act and flying formula over from different countries. the supply should be increasing in a few weeks. and here in the bay area, we're

but across the corner, $6 and $0.23 at valero, you can choose where you want to put your gas. some people decide to just go for the big name brands. others decide to go for the cheapest. but of course, 5.95, the cheapest a price. and here's what a few drivers had to say about the high prices of gas. >> it's not even fully it takes like 9. >> $95 with gas prices skyrocketing wallet? ub dollar is filling up his tank just enough to get him to where he needs to go. not the whole thing. just to take me back to san jose. the uber driver says he is paying about triple the amount each month for gas when he used to budget for. i have to put. >> double the effort to just cover up for does expenses used to be like half. we're now have to double the time anyways. it's so it's so ridiculous. another uber driver tells us he's spending double the amount. >> to fill his tank 6 months ago because the 40 bucks to fill this up. now it's 95. he says the company has helped drivers at the pump, but the prices are jumping too quickly around. 22 bucks for every 40. right. but the gas prices are going

. $5.57 at valero in dublin and i'm not back, it's $5.95. i am stumbling because i am just looking at these prices close to six dollars a month the best price he can find and some serious. towards the bay bridge, the backup continues to build, contra costa county shows a different flow, a little more slowing than we expect to see for west 80 but the richmond been bridges fine. highway 82 reopened but we have updated information to bring you, it will be delayed, we will talk about that, coming up. >>> if you rely on childcare, this is a story for you, the all-new warning about kids not getting enough exercise and what experts say can be done to change that. >>> a new way to pop your top. we will take a look at that, let's take a look at the future to see what's popping, absolutely nothing. >>> you could be an avenger. >> i am not a superhero. >> that is for billionaires and narcissists. >> the main green machine is coming back to the small screen but with a big twist. we have your first look at she hawks when we come back. that's like you and

that's at the valero there. keep those in mind. those reference numbers that you you can find prices as good as that. >> we looking at a longer drive . i have marked down your alternates between half moon bay and 280. you will have to go north on 84. highway 92 is currently blocked , as it has been since yesterday evening. there is a utility pole cutting you off between highway 35 and highway 1. >> when we save 585. >> who is got the spirit? in this case, we are talking about airlines. >> i got the spirit. how about you? >> a new way of popping a topic will take a look at it coming up. >> we will see you back in those high school days. exams were pretty rough, but look at the surprise of. the four-legged variety. find out more about that when we return. you're watching today in the bay. >> good wednesday morning. it is one of those days where we are playing around in the weather >> you can see the trend going from the upper 40s into the mid- 70s and eventually reaching up to close to 90s today. we'll talk more about that in a cold

san mateo valero 35 37. mile per hour gusts in the last 24 hours. big fog bank out there. some breaks in it breezy to windy, some drizzle as well for a few, but it will be sunny and cooler today. napa oakland conquered san jose, all dropping on their attempts today, sixties and seventies. tomorrow we'll start a little warm up and even more so as we head towards wednesday. pretty decent onshore breeze at the surface, the stronger gusts or no doubt about it in the higher elevations. but still there's an onshore wind or breeze for many, although it's been coming down considerably. sfo was 35 40. are now becoming down about 18 so fifties on most of the temps couple of sixties, the lows were up, as you might imagine, due to the cloud cover and the wind as long as those systems continue to march in the pacific northwest. that will give us a cooler temps and some wind no rain right now. but there are some hints, maybe around the 25th 26th of another. unseasonably strong low, maybe making an appearance. maybe they're not. they're not in sync on that. but one shows it one forecast

the massive valero refinery is exempt from water restrictions because it uses untreated water in its processes. new at noon. santa clara county is drawing awareness to the growing epidemic of fentanyl, an opioid use enforcement and lawmakers are marking the first ever fentanyl awareness day in san jose today, overdose deaths have risen from 29 back in 2019. to 135 last year. self the officials want to increase efforts on education and outreach to that end, a newly formed fentanyl working group started meeting last month and includes parents of teenagers who died from fentanyl poisoning. the best way to reduce demand is to educate and we are using social media platforms to do that. unfortunately those same social media platforms can be used to discover and transact. which in many cases that occurs with young people. but most importantly, they can be used. to educate. officials said. just a few weeks ago, police seized 11,000 fentanyl pills, which they say is enough to kill everyone in santa clara county. that's a full officials are expecting a busy summer at the airport and travel ret

the huge valero oil refinery is exempt from the water restrictions because it's using untreated water for its operations train is delaying several planned fare hikes in hopes of getting more people to ride caltrain. the board of directors voted to delay a pair of 5% increases that were set to go into effect in 2023. in 2025 . those will now be pushed back a year whether increases for this summer and the summer of 2024 will also be pushed back by a year. 7 17 new this morning. legendary nfl quarterback tom brady has already made plans once he really a tough retires from the nfl, fox is announced. the cemetery. oh native has signed a multi year contract to work as its lead football analysts. once he retires. tom brady will be the likely replacement for the announcers joe buck and troy aikman, who left fox sports to go to monday night football broadcasting at the espn tom brady's 44 years old. he recently decided he's going to play at least one more season. for the tampa bay buccaneers. exciting news, 7 17 . let's get you out the door work in school. a couple pretty big issues here, sal

officials say there's no danger if you drink the water, the huge valero refinery back there is exempt from the water restrictions because it uses untreated water for its process . today is the first full day of service for san francisco's newest supervisor. he represents. what hope is. hope for a new future hope for transformation. but more importantly, in knowing matt for so many years. what i appreciate his willingness to build bridges to work together to make the hard decisions. and to focus on the work that's important to san franciscans. mayor london breed appointed matt dorsey to fill the vacancy on the board after matt haney was elected to . he n working as director of strategic communications at the police department since 2020. dorsey says he has personally battled drug addiction. i want every san franciscan who struggles with addiction or alcoholism to have the same access to care. i had and to know that they have the support of a city that won't give up on them either. now dorsey says getting more people into treatment will help address an array of other problems in the cit

the massive valero refinery is exempt because they uses non potable untreated water in its processes. we're not the only one seeing late spring storms coming up. see how a northeaster is impacting beaches in new jersey tonight. it's a bit of a cold spring evening out across much of the bay area. chief meteorologist bill martin will have the complete barrier forecast, including when we may actually see a warm up. fanduel and draftkings, two out of state corporations making big promises to californians. what's the real math behind their ballot measure for online sports betting? 90% of profits go to the out of state corporations permanently. only eight and a half cents is left for the homeless. and in virginia, arizona, and other states, fanduel and draftkings use loopholes to pay far less than was promised. sound familiar? it should. it's another bad scheme for california. heay nor'easter that some are calling the mother's day storm leading to beach erosion at the jersey shore beach. towns like ocean city won't know the damage until the winds die down later this week. for three days in

valero refinery is exempt because it uses non potable untreated water in its processes. tom baker, ktvu fox two news. some lingering showers are brought fresh snow to the sierra earlier chain restrictions on interstate 80 over donner summit have now been lifted and at last check chains were still required on highway 50 between twin bridges and myers. so interested in the show . i mean it may when january february march is hard to find it. we're not fighting we're getting into it. we're getting close to summer here at this point, and it's great to have that kind of good to have it. certainly the rain is not really happening so much for us around. ah here. we got some showers. some some, um, hail and napa a little bit of shower activity in santa rosa. but it's really about the mountains in terms of getting something that's going to rub off the temperatures today. check them out. there they are. they're about where they were yesterday, maybe a little bit warmer. 65 fair if it would be the worst, but it's windy again today. i mean, it's windy out there wins. augustine you kn

the movie theatre is one of the new ankara, tractions and valero, a new bowling concept will draw now fought traffic as well. major foot attractions will help bring culinary street cred and part of a strategy to make you feel you're not indoors and create experiences. the mall's general manager said that we thrilled to reach an important molestone that re- enforces that there is a strong demand for in-person shopping, despite challenges associated with the covid-19 pandemic. this is dearec de la cruz's first day at work at cornerstone gallery where they sell a range of merchandise from affordable knickknacks to the $3,000 two-pack collectible t-shirt. reflective to diversify store's selections and be everything to everyone. >> why not stay home and buy everything on amazon? >> you know, it's more special in a way. rather than buying online. >> that is a place to hang out with other people, rather than buy something online and calling it a day. you can go -- a group of friends or family and spin the time with them. that is the place to go and this is the mall to go to. >> reporter: in

fairfield at valero on travis boulevard, $5.09. in livermore, $5.25. in morgan hill in the south bay, you can get gas at $5.19 at the 76 on monterey road. those are cash only options today. you've got to keep some of that green there. we like keeping the green on the roadway. here is the problem. normal pattern for most of the bay. the south bay, one section of 87. a big problem right now, a crash on the northbound commute direction right around taylor in the downtown area, actually coming toward the first street and the transition there. that's a crash with at least one lane blocked and the slowing, the transition going on now as traffic builds coming out of the south county. on 87 it's a slow drive. >> thanks for keeping tabs on it, mike. >>> if you're like me, you'll have to admitted it. we all ate pretty bad during the pandemic. next on "today in the bay," we'll show you the new data showing eating patterns may be changing and the way one app is actually helping us curb those bad habits. >>> elon musk accused of attacking one of his own employees o

>> folks will talk about the cheaper options in these areas like fairfield in the north bay out of valero. $5.09, cash only. in livermore, gas and shop on vasco road, $5.25, cash only. same thing for morgan hill, $5.19 at the 76 on monterey road. bring the cash. that's theay we've been talking about the better prices we've been founding. in the sboi toward morgan hill, a little less slowing. 101 past coddle as you head toward the merge with 85. it looks like there's a crew on scene there. that's 101 and 85 at the bottom, 101 at 85 in sunnyvale, another crash reported and no detail. that might be a duplicate filing. sometimes people get confused which one is called in to chp. out of the altamont pass, a little build, nothing major. >> 5:10 this morning. getting rid of unhealthy pandemic behaviors. next on "today in the bay," we'll tell you the way one app is helping users curb bat eiding habits. >>> elon musk accused of attacking one of his own in a tweet. >>> we have pointers on what to keep in mind when you apply for coveted positions. a little bit of a throwback look when some of us her

the east day, valero in dublin, that costs $4.75 a gallon. and $5.29 in the north bay at san rafael at the arco on 2nd street. some ways to spend the gas, we're looking at highway 37, the bay bridge where the metering lights are on. highway 4, we've had a considerable amount of slowing that's built over the last ten minutes or so. we see pretty standard patterns for most of the bay. a little unusual slowing for south 680 as you travel through pleasanton. as we bring on kari's radar, there's active rain happening on dublin and livermore, so as the rain comes through folks will tap their brakes, as you should. watch those speeds. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> now, flight delays, cancellations, and much more airport chaos. we're seeing more and more travel nightmares these days. still ahead at 6:25. our consumer team helps a bay area family that got stuck on vacation and some crucial advice if you plan to hit the skies soon. >> and the biden administration has already delayed student repayment on loans four separate times. the fifth could be

the city had been isha says valero, and imports have submitted engineering reports to the coast guard and state lands commission to use the parts of the ports that are not damaged to resume work. valero says it would resume crude oil delivery at one of the undamaged terminals while imports would resume offloading imported cars at the other. the central terminal, which burned would remain closed. the coast guard has to approve those plans before anything can go back to operational. and fire. investigators believe the fire at that court was not started intentionally. the fire chief thinks the fire started on or near a conveyor belt on the dock . they haven't ruled out and electrical or mechanical problems, sparking the flames. advocates for gun safety in california say they want to build a new federal rules on ghost guns. this week, the biden administration rolled out new regulations requiring gun kids to be sold by licensed firearm dealers. they say california remains the epicenter of ghost gun violence as untraceable firearms pour into communities, the author of a new assembly bill sp

the city of venetia says valero, and imports have submitted engineering reports to the united states coast guard and state lands commission to use the parts of the ports that are not damaged to resume work. valero says it would resume crude oil delivery at one of the undamaged terminals while imports would resume offloading imported vehicles at the other. the central terminal, which burned would remain closed. the coast guard has to approve those plans before anything can go back to operational. meantime fire investigators say they believe that the fire at the ports was not started intentionally. the fire chief says they believe the fire started on or near a conveyor belt on the dock. they have not ruled out electrical or mechanical problems leading up to the fire. increasing inflation means bay area residents are spending thousands of dollars more this year compared to years past, according to an analysis by the chronicle. the average person here in the bay area will spend $4400 more this year. by the same things they bought two years ago. despite that, the bay area's increase in pr

the city of venetia says valero, and imports have submitted engineering reports to the coast guard and state lands commission to use the parts of the poor that are not damaged to resume work. the lareau says it would resume crude oil delivery at one of the undamaged terminals, while imports would resume offloading imported vehicles at the other. the central terminal, which burned wouldclosed. the u. s. coast guard has to approve these plans before anything can become operational. meanwhile fire investigators say they believe the fire at the ports was not started intentionally, the fire chief says they believe that the fire started on or near a conveyor belt on the dock. they have not ruled out electrical or mechanical problems leading to the fire. dockworkers at west coast ports will likely reach an agreement with their employers before their current contract expires, his upcoming summer union president tells bloomberg. he credits efforts by the white house to get all sides to the negotiating table and resolve congestion and supply chain issues at the ports. which started during the pa

the city of venetia, says valero and airports submitted engineering reports of the coast guard and to the state land commission to use parts of the ports that are not damaged so they can resume work. valero says it would resume crude oil delivery at one of the undamaged terminals while airports would resume unloading imported cars at the other. the central terminal that burned would stay close at the coast guard has to approve those plans before anything could happen. meantime fire investigators believe that fire at the portrait was not intentionally started. the fire chief says they believed the fire started on or near a conveyor belt on the dock. they have not ruled out electrical or mechanical problems leading to the fire. we can't get you out the door 709. where's the traffic? hot spot? you want to start with sal start ? i always talk about highway four. i think my friends and brentwood and conquered and the people in that those communities pittsburgh they know that's one of the slowest commutes in the bay and we do have some slow traffic. today we can kind of push in here and sho

valero uses a port refinery to process crude oil and they say it is still assessing the damage. reggie: officials at the oakland coliseum are pushing to end the vaccine mandate. oakland still requires proof of vaccination to get into indoor events and large gatherings. the executive director of the coliseum authority says staff is worried that mende will limit them from booking events. he said his board is going to meet friday to talk about it. >> we are getting signals from promoters and some of the artists that oakland stands alone. reggie: gardner says coliseum events bring vital tax revenue to oakland and alameda county if the mandate prevents them from scheduling future events, he fears other places in the bay area benefit and oakland will lose out. kumasi: dozens of school kids are sick with covid after returning from a visit to our nations capital. the student trip is a spring break tradition that resumed after a two-year pandemic pause. we are told roughly 90% of eighth graders are vaccinated against covid-19 in marin county. 77 students traveled to washington, 56 had te

valero says it is still assessing infrastructure damage. reggie: officials at the oakland coliseum pushing for the city to end its vaccine mandate. the executive director of the coliseum authority said the staff is worried the mandate will limit them from booking events. >> we are getting signals from owners and artists that oakland stands alone. reggie: he says coliseum events bring vital tax revenue. give the mandate prevents future events, he fears other places in the area will benefit. kumasi: dozens of kids sick with covid after returning from a visit to the nation's capital. we are told roughly 90% of its graders are back to tobit in marin county. 77 students traveled to washington. everyone infected has mild symptoms or none at all. officials say there cases are consistent with the ba.2 variant . jackie spear spoke to abc 7 about the recent spike in bc -- d.c. >> i think i got the variant which is 75% more contagious than what we have seen before. kumasi: she says her symptoms are mild and despite loosening restrictions, she is urgin

the setting of venetia says valero and airports submitted engineering reports of the coast guard and to the state land commission. they want to resume their operations at the parts of the ports that are not damaged. valero says it could resume crude oil delivery at one of the undamaged terminals while airports could resume offloading uploading imported cars and the other the central terminal, which burned would stay closed. the coast guard has to approve those plans before anything can happen. in the meantime, fire investigators say they believe that fire at the ports was not started intentionally. the fire chief says they believe the fire began on or near a conveyor belt on the dock. now they haven't ruled out electrical or mechanical problems leading to that fire. time now. 6 11. we're going to check in with sal, if you are getting ready to head out the door, hopefully no problems out there, though. let's check in with south. we don't have any big problems. we have a couple of minor things and we do have a commute that's beginning to take a little bit more shape here. starting with

they are still looking into whether they were electrical and mechanical issues valero. benicia uses the port refinery to process crude oil into gasoline valero says it's working with the city and federal agencies to assess infrastructure damage. sunnyvale's department of public safety is investigating a child rape case involving a retired teacher. and say they're afraid there could be more victims police arrested anthony james phillips yesterday. he's charged with raping a child in 2009 while he was a teacher at cupertino. school in sunnyvale, the accuser was a student at that middle school at the time investigators say when they questioned phillips he confessed he admitted to having sex with this victim and admitted to many of the details that the victim had shared with us. phillips retired from teaching three years ago, but is currently a volunteer softball and basketball coach at fremont high school investigators suspect. there may be more victims if you believe someone, you know has been a victim you're asked to please call sunnyvale police. former ufc champion cain

. >>> valero city council rebuilding a two-story building along the waterfront. it would have to get a $30 million loan from the state. a group of family members killed by police are against that move. the council will hear feedback from the public and a police accountability rally is set for just before tonight's meeting. >>> coming up, how much longer will we be moehring wearing masks on airplanes? a heated debate over when to lift the mandates for transit. >>> actors johnny depp and amanda heard face-offs in court. the explosive allegations and star witnesses in the high- profile defamation trial. >>> coming up, all new at 6:00, a bay area college changing the conversation about mental health, the powerful display on campus. >>> i'm max darrow. consumers are paying more for just about everything these days. coming up, we dive into the latest inflation reports and hear from some people about how they are changing their shopping habits as what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you love, but for way, way less? that's bar

they're still looking into whether there were electrical or mechanical issues of some kind valero. benicia uses the port refinery to process crude oil into gasoline valero says it is working with city and federal agencies to assess infrastructure damage so the oakland called still for large events abc 7 news reporter ryan curry looks at why stadium? officials think it's time to end this rule officials at the oakland coliseum are asking for a change as the bay area continues its recovery from the pandemic oakland is still requiring people to show proof of vaccination for indoor events and large gatherings on february 1st, when all of the counties were beginning to relax some of the requirements oakland adopted its emergency ordinance henry garner the executive director of the colosseum authority says event staff are worried the mandate will limit them from booking events. he says his board will meet on friday to talk about the issue. we are getting signals from promoters and from some of the artists that oakland stands alone. what is the discussion with your board going to be like o

the port's imports crude oil for the valero refinery until the portfolio reopens. valero could have a difficult time here importing crude, which may impact gas prices, the damage to the dockets substantial. many subsystems and electrical lines were damaged or destroyed, further hampering daca and ports operations. we're working really hard to do our due diligence to a make sure that porters safe and then when it is determined safe by engineers than began operations as soon as possible. the department of fish and wildlife says it has not identified any harm to fish or habitats from the fire, and the cause of that fire is not yet known. the united states ordered all non emergency workers in shanghai, china to leave because of a strict lockdown due to a surge of new covid cases. shanghai has been under a tight lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of covid. many people in shanghai have been ordered not to leave their homes for almost three weeks. some families say they haven't been able to get food and daily necessities. people who test positive have been forced in

the port's imports crude oil for the valero refinery and until the porter is fully reopened, valero could have a tough time importing crude oil, which may impact gas prices. the damage to the darkest substantial many subsystems and electrical lines were damaged or destroyed, further hampering doc and ports operations. we're working really hard to do our due diligence to a make sure that port is safe and then when it is determined safe by engineers than began operations as soon as possible. the department of fish and wildlife says it has not identified any harm to fish or habitats from the fire. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. alright our time is 5 57 airfield. prices are skyrocketing because of the high fuel prices in the average price for domestic round trip ticket $330, now the travel website, hopper had predicted ticket prices wouldn't get this high until june. but now the website is estimating the average round trip airfare will go up another 10% this summer and hit $360. the current ticket prices are already 40% higher than in january. my ticket was outrageously e

the port facility used by the valero benny shut refinery to process crude could impact state residents at the pump during the closure. they are working closely with federal agencies to assess port infrastructure. the kincade fire in sonoma and the dixie fire in plumas. leslie brinkley delved into the settlement. reporter: these people spent a year bringing pg&e to justice, and i believe that is what we did here. reporter: the sonoma county district attorney made the announcement that they made a settlement with pg&e to resolve the criminal charges of the kincade fire, one that began with a pg&e transmission line. the fire burned for 15 days, destroying 77,000 acres and hundreds of homes and structures. six firefighters were seriously injured. the sonoma county da said the most significant element to the settlement is pg&e agreeing to five years of oversight. and there is the payout. >> it is significant. it is $55 million going into these communities. reporter: that includes millions to expand the college fire technology program and requiring pg&e to hire at least 80 new wildfire safet

the port facility used by the valero benny shut refinery to process crude could impact state osure.nts at the pump during they are working closely with federal agencies to assess port infrastructure. ama: pge agreed to a settlement for the kincade fire in sonoma and the dixie fire in plumas. leslie brinkley delved into the settlement. reporter: these people spent a year bringing pg&e to justice, and i believe that is what we did here. reporter: the sonoma county district attorney made the announcement that they made a settlement with pg&e to resolve the criminal charges of the kincade fire, one that began with a pg&e transmission line. the fire burned for 15 days, destroying 77,000 acres and hundreds of homes and structures. six firefighters were seriously injured. the sonoma county da said the most significant element to the settlement is pg&e agrand there. >> it is significant. it is $55 million going into these communities. reporter: that includes millions to expand the college fire technology program and requiring pg&e to hire at least 80 new wildfire safety employees. >> they are

crude oil for the valero refinery, and until the pork is fully reopened, gilera could have a tough time importing crude oil, which may impact gas prices. the damage to that dock is substantial. many subsystems and electrical lines were damaged or destroyed. further hampering doc import operations. we're working really hard to do our due diligence to a make sure that port is safe and then when it is determined safe by engineers than began operations as soon as possible. the department of fish and wildlife says it has not identified any harm to fish or habitats from the fire. the cause is under investigation, a settlement has been reached between pg and e and six northern california counties in connection with the 2019 kincaid buyer and the 2021 dixie fire as ktvu. mark sayer tells us the deal allows pg and e. to avoid criminal prosecution. the kincade fire started on october 23rd of 2019 and eventually spread to 77,000 acres and destroyed more than 375 structures. six firefighters were seriously injured, and the fire prompted the largest evacuation in sonoma county history. fire investig

valero shipping operations are impacted, and experts say that could have impacts at the pump. engineers were still assessing all of the damage at the port of benicia 48 hours after a four alarm blaze store through wooden timbers underneath the dock, stretching 200 yards. the massive fire began saturday afternoon, and was finally contained saturday morning. the biggest concern -- the environment. >> we were advised by fish and wildlife today that they have observed no detrimental effect to fish and habitat, so that is good news. cornell: san francisco bay keeper is doing its own investigation. >> no amount of the trillium product is acceptable to end up in the water. cornell: operations at the port have been halted. the port of the nation refinery processes it screwed here. organizers say even a small disruption could have impact. >> they produce a lot of gasoline and diesel. if we were to lose operation of that refinery, that would be a pretty big hit to the california market and i would expect to see prices shoot up further just as they are starting to come down. reporter: th

the port of manisha is a busy ports imports crude oil for valero automobiles for the nation and exports petroleum fuels overseas. that was up until saturday in the wake of saturday's intensifier at the main dock of the porta venetia. the dock is closed indefinitely pending structural evaluations as well as determining how and where the fire started beyond the dock itself. many subsystems and electrical lines were damaged or destroyed, further hampering doc and port operations were working really hard to do our due diligence to a make sure that court is safe. and then when it is determined safe by engineers than began operations as soon as possible. we observed quite a bit of debris and what we believe to be fossil fuel products exiting the site into the khorkina straight that fossil fuel product called petroleum coke is exported. overseas petroleum coke, which is a dirty refinery byproduct. it was the center of that purport where the petroleum coke is transported into ships that was the area of the portrait was most damaged. the dock area has been surrounded by a large boom to contain d

that port is the critical access points to the valero refinery. wilson walker on what we learned today. >> reporter: a little bit of good news out here, department of fish and wildlife says they have not seen any evidence of damage to the habitat around the fire. that is good. all day, teams have been out on the pier trying to figure out how the fire started, how badly the equipment there was damaged, and how long things might be shut down. >> we know there is an impact to not only this region, but the state. >> reporter: nothing went in and out of the port today as inspectors looked over the aftermath your. this facility brings in crude oil and new cars. it also sends out a potentially hazardous petroleum byproducts called petroleum coke, or pet coke. the question now is how long all of that will be on hold. >> everyone wants to make sure that port is safe and operational as soon as possible. >> reporter: the fire was not particularly close to the incoming crude infrastructure, so, that might resume quickly. the auto delivery area, mostly toyotas

the ported manisha is a busy ports imports crude oil for valero automobiles for the nation and exports petroleum fuels overseas. that was up until saturday in the wake of saturday's intensifier at the main dock of the port of bony sha. the dock is closed indefinitely pending structural evaluations as well as determining how and where the fire started beyond the dock itself. many subsystems and electrical lines were damaged or destroyed, further hampering doc and port operations were working really hard to do our due diligence to a make sure that port is safe. and then when it is determined safe by engineers than began operations as soon as possible. we observed quite a bit of debris and what we believe to be fossil fuel products exiting the site into the khorkina straight that fossil fuel product called petroleum coke is exported. overseas petroleum coke, which is a dirty refinery byproduct. it was the center of that ports where the petroleum coke is transported into ships that was the area of the port that was most damaged. the dock area has been surrounded by a large boom to contain

valero refinery operations, also impacted. experts say that could have impacts at the pump. engineers were still assessing all the damage at the port 48 hours after a four alarm blaze tore through wooden timbers underneath the dock, stretching 200 yards. the massive fire began saturday afternoon. finally contained sunday morning. the biggest concern -- the environment. a boom was placed in the water to capture debris and oil. >> we were advised that fission while has not observed determines affected fish and wildlife. >> no amount of petroleum product is an acceptable amount to end up in the water. reporter: operations at the ports have been halted. the facility is used by valero refinery, which processes crude into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. even a small disruption could have economic impacts at the pump. >> they do produce a lot of gasoline and diesel. if we were to actually lose operation of that refinery, that would be a pretty big hit to the california market. i would expect to see our prices shoot up further. just as they are starting to come down. reporter: the p

the valero refinery uses that sport. venetia authorities say they will work with both valero and imports to evaluate the ports. integrity of the cause of this fire is also under investigation. contra costa county fire is looking into the cause of a fire at a shuttered golf course in pittsburgh. the fire department says that fire started just after noon at an abandoned building at the old delta view golf course. plain spread to about two acres, and that was due to the high winds and the dry grass in that area. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to homes in the surrounding neighborhood, and no one was hurt. investigators are looking into reports that squatters were living in the building where the fire started. will a settlement has now been reached between pg and e and six northern california counties in connection with the 2019 kincaid and 2021 dixie wildfires and a pair of settlements unveiled today. prosecutors will allow ppe jeannie to avoid facing criminal charges for those fires , which were st

the city of venetia will work with valero and imports to prepare for repairs and reconstruction. officials with the city of venetia say the damage to the ports could potentially impact gas production and prices reporting in venetia demagogues, ktvu fox two news and despite the large amount of smoke, authorities are now saying air quality and the surrounding neighborhoods was not affected too badly. the city released a statement reading in part, the smoke emitting from the fire contained particulate matter in the potential of toxicity from chemical chemicals. we were fortunate in having continuous wind blowing from the west, allowing the smoke to blow towards the water and dissipate before impacting other populated areas. the statement goes on to say county health staff were monitoring conditions all day yesterday and did not register any harmful readings. the coast guard is urging people to use caution when navigating the waterways around the fire scene. all vessel traffic is advised to slow down while going through the channel due to an unknown amount of debris there in the wate

we know that the valero area, those tanks, do we have any idea this is going to affect? >>gas supply. >>so silo they've referred to it as a the silo, but we don't know exactly what was in there. this is not the large chevron refinery, some of the other refineries like across the bay over over in contra costa county. so at this point, i unclear if that will have any sort of impact on gas prices. theresa, okay, thank you very much. appreciate that. >>take a look at this. we have video showing the moments right after a fire broke out at a home depot in san jose and broke out saturday evening. forcing people living nearby to shelter in place. and right now investigators are trying to figure out what caused that fire kron on's sarah stinson is taking a look at the damage. >>the fire scene here at the home depot in san jose is still smoldering all the while. investigators are trying to figure out how this massive fire sparked on saturday. we're going on day 3 and there's still a huge presence here with firefighters and police officers blocking off the scene. investigators hope

it's right next to the valero refinery indonesia and is used to load up waste from the refinery refining process adopts also used to offload cars imported from asia. officials with the city of phoenicia say the damage to the court could potentially impact gas production. reporting live in venetia demagogue. ktvu fox two news. thank you. despite all that smoke from the fire, authorities now say the air quality in the surrounding neighborhoods wasn't impacted too badly. the city released a statement that reads, in part, quote the smoke emitted from the fire contained particulate matter and the potential of toxicity from chemicals. we were fortunate in having continuous wind blowing from the west, allowing the smoke to blow toward the water and dissipate before impacting other populated areas. the statement goes on to say county health leaders were monitoring conditions all day sunday and didn't register any harmful readings. the coast guard is urging people to be careful when they navigate the waterways around the fire scene in venetia. all vessel traffic has advised to slow down while goi

the big questions now is what will happen with the companies who use the dockets right next to the valero refinery indonesia and is used to load up waste from the refining process. ladakh is also used to offload cars imported from asia. officials with the city of manisha say the damage to the ports could impact gas production reporting live in venetia demagogues, ktvu fox two news emma. thank you. despite all that smoke, authorities are now saying that air quality and the surrounding neighborhoods of the ports wasn't impacted too badly. the city of venetia released a statement that reads, in part, quote the smoke emitting from the fire contained particular matter and the potential of toxicity from chemicals. we are fortunate in having continuous wind blowing from the west, allowing the smoke to blow toward the water. anticipate before impacting other populated areas. the statement goes on to say county health staff are monitoring conditions all day sunday and did not register any harmful readings. the coast guard is urging people to use caution when navigating the waterways around the fir

valero certainly supplies a lot of california's gas and if they are impacted in being able to process crude, that we a challenge for this region. reggie: there were shared drone footage over the fire, showing oily residue over the water. the fire department says it is working with u.s. coast guard and california department of fish and wildlife to do -- to address pollution issues. kumasi: the chp is investigating yet another shooting on a bay area freeway. witnesses are saying gunshots rang out on westbound interstate 580 near mills college. abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom with those who saw the whole thing. gloria: one witness says he saw the whole thing while his young sons were in the backseat. he says they were on their way home from minigolf when a shooter open fire on an suv from the backseat of another suv. meanwhile, chp has not released any suspect or vehicle descriptions and no arrests have been made yet. a witness says that an suv was shot up and the westbound lanes of interstate 580 near macarthur boulevard in oakland, just before 4 p.m. on sunday.

it left the pier destroyed and since valero uses the port to off load crude oil, the commitment impact maybe heavily felt. >> if the port is out of commission and a challenge to bringing in crude, that will have an impact. they supply california's gasoline. if they are impacted in able to process crude, that's going to be an impact. >> they import toyotas from japan. agencies have to reside if this portion is structurally safe to off load the cars. >>> developing investigators in the east bay say two people are at an oaklands hospital after a gunman opened fire on a westbound 580. officers shutdown part of the freeway yesterday afternoon near mc arthur boulevard but all lanes are back open after being closed for several hours. investigators examined the silver crossover suv. five bullet holes punctured the front passenger side window with the rest of the windows blown out. no word on a suspect vehicle distribution. chp hasn't confirmed whether the shooting was targeted or not. >>> i'm ann makovec at the live news desk. president biden is set to release a whole new slew of gun regulatio