>> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> on a hot 4th of july. this is the place to be. the beach crowds packed into pacifica to beat the heat. >> and not just there, but also look at this in santa cruz right now. live picture. you're looking at barely a spot left to claim if you're late to the party. >> and in some beaches there's no room left. stinson beach is one of several where the parking lot is full. the place is at capacity. wow, look at that. good evening. i'm j.r. >> stone and i'm julian glover. thanks so much for joining us. hope you're enjoying the holiday here. the heat is interfering though with some holiday plans out there. >> healdsburg became the latest bay area city to cancel its fireworks show because of the weather. conditions are resulting in high fire danger. earlier this week, saint helena, antioch and yountville also canceled firework shows and new here at six. >> this is exactly what we're being warned about. the san

francisco fire department says illegal fireworks a short time ago on yerba buena island sparked this fire. crews say the fire, thankfully, is now contained. no buildings damaged, no one was hurt. but you can see the fire burned really close to the lower deck of the bay bridge. there was also a small fire in pittsburgh started by illegal fireworks this morning. it burned near west leland road and villa drive. looking at some time lapse video of the smoke rising there, contra costa fire responded as the flames threatened nearby homes and also p-g-and-e's equipment. crews were able to get the fire under control around 11:00 this morning. >> what's making conditions so dangerous? a red flag warning and excessive heat warnings. temperatures are well above average. the good news? no. spare the air alert today. the skies should be clear for fireworks tonight. and that is so great to hear. but what about the fog? >> yeah, it's already rolled in past the golden gate. you can't even see the bridge at this

point. we check in now with abc seven news weather anchor spencer, christian and spencer. i know some folks saw the fog. they got concerned. but you're telling us we should be good for those fireworks shows in san francisco? >> we should be. julian the fog is very shallow at the moment. looks like the heat wave, the heat and the hot air are compressing it, so it should not interfere. the way things look right now with the viewing conditions for the fireworks later this evening. right now, though, we're looking at heat that is slow to retreat. current temperature readings are still in the one hundreds, and many of our inland areas like livermore and antioch. 99 at fairfield and calistoga, that's almost 100 107 at clear lake, 103 at cloverdale. so it's still hot out there in our inland areas. but let's take a look at our going into next week. the tips for staying safe. drink plenty of fluids, wear lightweight clothing and take breaks in the shade. all those things can help and as the red flag warning for high fire danger remains in effect, here are some things to do to stay safe. avoid activities with open flames. do properly discard of cigarettes and any burning objects. keep motor vehicles off dry grass. so

let's take a look at our excessive heat warning, which remains in effect now until 11 p.m. next wednesday. that covers virtually all of the bay area. bear in mind that under these conditions, there is an increased risk of heat related illness and our red flag warning for high fire danger remains in effect until 9 p.m. saturday. and that's for the hills and mountains of the bay area. but on an upbeat note, we expect good viewing conditions for the fireworks tonight. even here in san francisco, where that shallow marine layer is developing right now. 9:00 tonight, temperatures in san francisco 64 degrees across the bay at oakland, 68 degrees. clear skies just about everywhere. so we'll keep checking in on that. on that marine layer. but right now things are looking pretty good for the fireworks. julian and jr spencer, thank you so much. >> we'll have you noticed the qr code on your screen. you can scan it and it'll take you to abc7 news.com where we're putting all the information about this heat wave, the forecast, the warnings, what you can do to stay comfortable. >> and on the bottom right of your screen, we've added a rotating list of local

temperatures. you see 70 degrees right now there in berkeley. we'll update that live throughout the show. >> yeah, a sign of progress today against one of the most threatening wildfires burning now in california. some evacuation orders were lifted or downgraded to warnings in the 3700 acre thompson fire. at one point, some 26,000 people were forced out of their homes. the fire has been burning since tuesday in butte county near oroville. cal fire just announced an arrest in connection with this fire. a 61 year old man faces charges of setting a backfire in the fire zone. crews say that posed a significant risk to people's safety. the thompson fire has destroyed four structures. it is currently 7% contained. >> sizzling temperatures are causing power outages today in the bay area. we have a look at the p-g-and-e's outage map. the orange square is the largest outage. weather is blamed for knocking out service to hundreds of people near campbell. there are no local public safety power shut offs scheduled for today.

>> at long last, kali bunga is finally open in san jose. >> the revamped raging waters welcomed its first visitors. >> today we are open for business. finally here at kali bunga and just excited for families to enjoy an experience. it's really become a pastime here in san jose. >> the water park was supposed to open last month, but there were several problems, including electrical issues that delayed the opening until today. but as abc seven news reporter ryan curry found, none of that mattered to the crowd on hand to cool off on the hottest week of the year so far. >> okay, cue the steel guitar music, the flip flops and the palm trees. it's a total west coast vibe at the rebranded kali bunga water park in san jose when it was raging waters. >> yes. and we had a ball in. but i know we're going to have it even. what better time today on this hot 4th of july, thousands waited in line for the park's soft opening. >> for 38 years, people came

here to have fun and cool off. but last summer, the park announced its permanent closure. but disappointment has now turned into relief and happiness. >> it was actually a really sad and depressed, and there's nothing else really to do during the summer. so yeah, this is a really fun place. i'm glad it's reopened now. >> the city worked with california dream and entertainment to reopen this iconic summer spot, and fans are glad the largest water park in northern california is back. >> i saw that this place was opening again and i immediately bought a season pass. got to try it. >> this place looks like it checks all the boxes of a water park. cabanas, giant slides and of course i'm probably going to get a cocktail and be on the lazy river. >> i think that's my speed. >> why not? it is a holiday after all. even i couldn't resist watching everyone have fun. you can feel it. it's another day where it's over 100 degrees outside. but this water now that's cold. let's go cool off a little bit more. i'm getting paid for this today. it's awesome. but what's even

more awesome? the smiles on everyone's faces as they enjoy this oasis in the middle of a strong heat wave. >> lots of fun relaxation, spending time with family and friends. that's what it's all about. >> and that's really all you can ask for on this day in san jose. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> this heat wave has closed some parks and canceled a number of holiday events. but a long standing 4th of july tradition went on as planned. people lined the streets in alameda for what's considered the longest 4th of july parade in the country. it spanned 3.3 miles and had 170 entries. today's hot temperatures could not keep the fans away. >> it's a tradition. it's something we always do every single year, and we're all together. and like i said, these guys i went to kindergarten with, i've seen it so many times, but i still enjoy it and i like seeing i always see people i haven't seen in a while in other parts of the east bay. >> some popular parks are closed due to the extreme heat and

threat of legal fireworks. several streets in oakland and berkeley hills are also shut off. there was a big turnout for novato's 4th of july parade, even with temperatures in the low 80s. when the festivities got underway at 10:00 this morning, the march through town featured a performance by the irish pipes band of san francisco. they're sounding good. we also spotted lots of happy little kids decked out in red, white and blue. >> it's one thing for people to struggle in the heat, but what about pets? the medical director for the city of san jose at san jose animal care and services gave us some simple solutions, keeping them indoors. >> there's lots of treats you can give to cool animals down, ones as simple as even with cats putting ice cubes in their their water and keep sort of refreshing the ice cubes as they melt to keep the water cool with dogs here at the shelter, we make sort of little homemade popsicles so you can use like kongs and fill it with peanut butter. you stick it in the freezer and let it freeze, and that's a nice, cool treat that

occupies them for quite a while. as they slowly lick the peanut butter. you can use broth or anything to make like little again, popsicles, just anything to keep them cool misters, but again, making sure that they have access to fresh cold water throughout the day. >> we're blogging about the heat's impact on the bay area. scan the qr code on your screen to go instantly to abc seven news.com/weather. you'll find the blog, the latest forecast again, all of that at abc seven news.com/weather. >> coming up next, we'll take you to the caribbean to see the destruction done by hurricane beryl. plus a look at where the storm is headed next and the family of the woman killed this week at a bart station speaks out to abc seven

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station in san francisco earlier this week. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the victim's family about the legacy she's leaving behind. luz joins us live now from the newsroom. luz. >> gillian. it's devastating. we spoke to the victim's brother and nephew. they told me she was the life of the party. she never had kids. so to her, her nieces and nephews were everything. she put several of them through school. and seeing them succeed in the u.s. was what she lived for. inside her home, corazon darden's family opened up about the woman who was loved by many. >> for sure, she's beautiful, sweet, kind, loving >> corazon was from the

philippines, one of eight children. her name means heart in english, a heart that touched many. her older brother showed us photos of his little sister just two weeks before she was killed. >> this is coral. that's the last party we have. >> surrounded by family was how corazon liked to live life. for years she had been saving for a lifelong dream that now she will never get to see. >> to build a house in the in the philippines. >> the night she was killed, corazon had just finished her 11 p.m. shift as a telephone operator at the hilton's parc 55, in downtown san francisco. she was waiting for the same bart train she took home every night for over three decades. her nephew, alvin dandan, got the call from the hospital and was on chorus phone, calling me. >> so my heart dropped and i said, what's going on? and who are you? and where's my aunt? >> alvin was in shock. his first call was to his uncle in the bay

area. >> he is a really great. and he told me go to die her in the train. bart police said they arrested a 49 year old homeless man eight minutes after the incident. >> that's really make any difference to us, won't bring her back. it's a mentally ill person. it wasn't racially motivated, i don't think. >> alvin doesn't want to remember his aunt, by the way, she died. but instead, by the way she lived. corazon never had children, so alvin and his cousin were like kids to her. >> she would go home and then, would borrow me, and we'd go to the mall and stuff like that, and they would bring me to my parents. >> corazon helped put alvin through medical school. he's now an intensive care doctor in saint louis. she raised me as his family remembers the joyful

74 year old energetic aunt and sister, an altar she built in her home to pray is what gives them peace. knowing she is with god now, she lives like a really a christian way of life. >> she put her faith like, be loving, caring and helping other people. >> and the day after corazon was killed, the san francisco district attorney charged the suspect with murder. corazon's family is now planning to hold a funeral for corazon in the philippines. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc seven news. >> luis, thank you so much. the elderly driver charged with felony vehicular manslaughter for a crash that killed a family of four at a bus stop back in march, is expected in court tomorrow. prosecutors say the 78 year old was speeding excessively and on the wrong side of the road when she slammed into the bus stop on west portal avenue in san francisco. police say she was

not intoxicated and have also ruled out mechanical failure and a medical issue. >> the cayman islands are feeling much of the impact of hurricane beryl today. beryl is now a strong category two storm. it's expected to weaken to a cat one as it approaches mexico, but the storm hit jamaica as a powerful category four yesterday and many tourists who want to get off the island don't know when that will be possible. abc news reporter lionel moise has the story. reporter the cayman islands getting a weaker hurricane beryl, but still dealing with flooding and storm surge. some say it's a blessing they didn't get the worst of the hurricane. >> we started to experience some of the stronger winds some time around about four in the morning, and then by five it was really blowing for a bit. we had very strong tropical storm force winds. >> jamaica not so lucky. scraped by beryl as a category four homes damaged and power knocked out for nearly 65% of customers. abc's faith abubey is in montego bay. the height of the storm,

there were about 400,000 people who were left in the dark. >> officials tell us that there were also about 500 people across the island that had to go to government shelters to ride out the storm. some locals here say that they don't have cell service. one of the major providers here had their towers down, and so they're working through that as well. >> the us ambassador to jamaica says they are working with the jamaican government to assess damage and help with recovery. these lines, seen at montego bay's airport with growing frustration as people waited with luggage, unsure when flights would resume. it's hot. many say they are hungry and thirsty. police handed out water in the heat. beryl is moving towards mexico's yucatan peninsula, expected to impact the resort areas of cancun and tulum tonight, with many travelers there hunkering down at resorts. beryl is expected to eventually weaken to a tropical storm after it crosses the yucatan peninsula, but it could restrengthen before making landfall near the us mexico border monday. life threatening rip currents are expected in the

gulf coast through the weekend. lionel moise, abc news, new yor. >> may be hot, but we don't have a hurricane here, that's for sure. >> yeah, certainly not that. but we are looking for any way to potentially cool off around here looking at those temperatures. still spitzer 96 right now in danville. >> i know this heat is so slow to retreat. it's really, really frustrating. we have to deal with it for a few more days. right now we're looking at a little bit of a developing marine layer. as you check out the satellite and radar composite image, all the factors we use in our forecasting indicate that this dome of high pressure will compress that marine layer to the point where it should not interfere with viewing of the fireworks tonight. but at the moment, it's present, and much of it is because of this onshore flow. as you can see, we've got 24 mile per hour winds here at san francisco and right around the golden gate. it is still hot outside in many locations, but several degrees cooler as you see on the 24 hour temperature change indicator. 24 hours a few degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. so here we are, the view from mount tam looking at

that finger of fog pushing through the golden gate and locally out over the bay. 68 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland, 7788, in hayward and still hot inland. san jose 91, redwood city 94. that's not even inland. that's on the peninsula. and 61 degrees at half moon bay. this is the view at the golden gate. this is what's concerning us, right now. looking northward. santa rosa, 86 degrees right now. petaluma, 79, 83 and napa mid to upper 90s in fairfield, concord and livermore. so you can see how that inland heat is holding on. and many beach goers are holding on to santa cruz right now. good for them. staying cool. these are our forecast headlines. dangerous heat wave continues into next week. red flag warning for high fire danger has been extended through saturday. a fireworks forecast for tonight. mild to warm and clear skies mainly so let's take a look at what we're forecasting right now. 9:00 tonight san francisco 64 degrees with a little bit of a marine layer, but should be clear viewing for the fireworks displays. and certainly all the inland areas should have clear skies for the fireworks tonight. nonetheless, our heat alerts

remain in effect. the excessive heat warning for the bay area in effect until 11 p.m. wednesday, and our red flag warning for high fire danger in effect until 9 p.m. saturday. overnight, low temperatures under mainly clear skies will range from upper 50s to mid 60s, so that's still pretty mild or warm for overnight readings. highs tomorrow. we're still looking at numerous uh- triple digit readings in our inland areas, 100 for livermore, 103 at concord, 105 antioch and fairfield, vallejo 100 101 at santa rosa and up north ukiah 109 and lakeport 106. so still plenty of heat to come our way in the next few days. as you can see here on the accuweather seven day forecast through the weekend, up to 102 106. in the hottest inland areas, up to about 90 around the bay shoreline monday and tuesday. still hot inland but not quite so hot as it has been lately. up to about 100 on monday mid-nineties mid to upper 90s inland on tuesday, as we get into wednesday and thursday notice, even though we don't

have the heat symbols up there, the hot symbols still upper 90s inland, low 80s around the bay shoreline. the coast will be cooling and the readings around the bay shoreline will start to moderate. but that heat is just really going to hold on a bit on our inland areas. wow, 98 is nothing compared to 110. >> well, that's true by the time we get there. >> yeah, it's not cooler, but it's less hot. yeah, yeah. >> people start feeling the little differences. >> yeah, exactly. >> all in the way you look at it. that's it. appreciate it. thank you spencer. >> coming up next, see how a controlled burn experiment run by stanford could help our ecosystem? learning by building.

the fires more closely than stanford university, not just to reduce the fire risk this year, but to potentially cut it in the decades to come. >> abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has a look at the work that's a part of building a better bay area. >> the machine burning a path through the wild grass is part of a study that's turning thousands of acres around stanford university into a living fire lab, known as the burn bot. the unit works like a rolling furnace, scorching the ground with a precision that's keeping the controlled burn safe and potentially providing new clues for researchers. esther adelsheim is the conservation

program manager. >> so our goal will really be to monitor how the fire behaves in this really controlled setting. >> she says stanford has tested a variety of fire control techniques across its 8000 acre property, ranging from pile burns at its nearby jasper ridge site to goats brought in to graze the hillside. but the goal has now evolved to learning the benefits and drawbacks of specific techniques. in this case, the effects of different intensities of fire on native and non-native plants. >> so we'll be able to look at how some of these native plants that we want to promote here at the dish will respond, as well as how do the invasive weeds that we want to control respond. >> the team flagged off small areas into study zones, noting plant varieties and soil types in the area. stanford professor scott findorff is hoping the data will add to his research on a newly discovered side effect from recent wildfires. heat so intense it's turning a natural

chemical in the soil from safe to toxic. >> the big one is for us is chromium. so chromium exists in the what's called the trivalent form. that's benign for humans. generally in soils and rocks. and when fire comes through, it catalyzes and changes it into hexavalent chromium. for anybody that remembers the erin brockovich movie, that's the chemical that got in the groundwater. >> his team wants to learn which soils are most vulnerable and at what temperatures, potentially keeping firefighters and cleanup crews safer and dangerous conditions. what we're trying to do is predict when you're going to generate those. >> what are the conditions that are going to make them the worst? where where do you have to worry and where do you not have to worry? >> for stanford, it's a kind of doubling down, combining fire safety and fire research, protecting a spectacular corner of the bay area while hoping to protect others in the future. at stanford, drew tuma. abc seven news. >> the burn bot technology being used in the study was developed by a startup right here in the bay area.

>> fire risk is always something we talk about on the 4th of july here in the bay area. next, a look at the efforts to cut down on illegal fireworks. plus that's the joe biden that i'm looking forward to. >> reelecting. as president of the united states. >> and governor gavin newsom on the campaign trail, not for himself, but as you heard

sausalito. wishing you a happy 4th of july. marching band got people moving for sure and the parade included lots of things boats suitable for city that sits on the bay, sausalito evening party is getting started right now. they got some live music at gabrielsson park. the fireworks will go off at around 915. danville's annual 4th of july parade drew thousands of people despite temperatures in the 90s. this morning, the parade started at 9 a.m, lasted for hours. spectators were urged to bring lots of water, hats, sunscreen and of course, sunglasses to stay safe in the heat. >> in the east bay. another 4th of july tradition this morning,

alameda county firefighters hosted their annual pancake breakfast in newark at station 27. about 1000 people enjoyed breakfast. some took a shot at soaking a firefighter in the dunk tank. can't beat that. the event benefits the alameda county firefighters association. >> well, fires are going to be a concern tonight. many neighborhoods will be dealing with illegal fireworks. contra costa fire says it's dealt with multiple fires since last night to definitely. and one possibly started by fireworks. >> very concerning here. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more about that and the enthusiasm for the sanctioned displays across the bay area >> so many people are excited about watching spectacular firework shows that uh- lights and the uh- sparkles. >> lots of booms, bands, flowers go in there, you know. >> splendid night. >> but there are other booms and

bangs that can seriously be dangerous. the kinds that come from illegal fireworks and keep fire crews coming and going. >> so you hear them all the time, all over. >> jeff levine lives in san jose. he's with the roosevelt park neighborhood association and is seen and heard the illegal fireworks. he captured images on a cell phone. >> it's been a problem for 20 plus years. in years past, it's been basically from after memorial day through july 4th for a good, solid month to five weeks. it's like living in a combat zone with all the aerial fireworks in the immediate area. >> from the loud booms to the gunshots that go off and celebrate. >> oakland city council member noel gallo says illegal fireworks are also a big problem for the city of oakland. last year, the city received 1000 emails complaining about the problem. it's not just the noise, but also the trail of trash that gets left behind. >> we pick up all the leftovers in terms of where there's the big boom fireworks activity, or

just the small firecrackers. >> that's not all, since it's not safe due to the fire conditions that we have right now. local leaders say stick with the sanctioned shows. >> there's several major ones in san jose, uh, the city of sunnyvale. this year is having a drone show, which are fantastic because there's no pollution and they're very elaborate shows. >> pyro, spectacular crews have been busy getting ready for the grand celebration in san francisco. the fireworks show will be a mirror display, with the same show happening at the same time in two locations. one will be at pier 39 and one will be at aquatic park. it all gets started at 9:30 p.m. in san francisco. suzanne vaughn abc seven news illegal fireworks aren't just bothersome to neighbors. >> they can be dangerous to the people lighting them. and if you're burned by a firework, putting ice on the burn can actually make it worse. we'll have that story in about 15 minutes. >> today, the bidens celebrated independence day by welcoming

some active duty military members and their families to the white house. >> understand you are the finest fighting force in the history of the world. that's not hyperbole. in the history of the world, there has never been another military as powerful as decent, and as giving as our military. i'm so proud to be your commander in chief. happy 4th of july. >> california governor gavin newsom today campaigned on behalf of president biden at an event in michigan. reporter rob hayes, from our sister station in los angeles, has a look at newsom's role in the presidential race. >> governor gavin newsom, out of state but on message campaigning in michigan for president joe biden, he has been one of the most transformative presidents in our collective lifetimes. newsom, one of about two dozen democratic governors who met with biden last night at the white house. the president working to reassure them he is still a viable candidate against donald trump. >> that was the joe biden i

remember from two weeks ago. that was the joe biden uh- that i remember from two years ago. that's the joe biden that i'm looking forward to. reelecting as president of the united states. >> the president hosting an independence day celebration at the white house today. >> happy 4th of july. >> biden also taking his argument to the airwaves this morning, downplaying his poor debate performance. >> that's 90 minutes on stage. look at what i've done in 3.5 years on a wisconsin radio show. >> the president trying to shift the focus to his opponent, pointing out trump's numerous lies in the debate and his threats to democracy. >> i got a guy i'm running against who's embracing political violence, pledging to rule as a dictator on day one. >> but democrats are increasingly nervous that biden will lose to trump and cost the party control of the house and senate. a second democratic congressman, raul grijalva of arizona, now says biden should

get out of this race, telling the new york times, if he's the candidate, i'm going to support him. but i think that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere. others say even though biden's debate may have been a one off problem, it may have solidified an image of the president that can't be rectified before november. >> we're four months before the election, and the guy who's threatening our democracy, our fundamental rights and the free world, right now is winning. we've got to fix that. >> meantime, former president trump, basking in the current chaos of the democratic party, posting a video online where he falsely claims biden is leaving the race and then bashes vice president kamala harris. she's so bad. >> you're so pathetic. it's so amazing. it's just so bad. >> rob hayes, abc seven news. >> abc news anchor george stephanopoulos sits down with president biden for the exclusive first television interview since that debate. you can watch the 30 minute special tomorrow at 8 p.m. right here on

abc seven. >> patelco credit union says it continues to have limited availability of services following saturday's ransomware attack in its status update, patelco told customers that their money is safe and secure. the ceo posted that cybersecurity specialists validated and greenlighted its core systems, but he says the credit union does not anticipate their systems to be up and running. this weekend. despite the holiday. the call center was open today. branches will be open tomorrow. >> coming up next, how nasa can help fight wildfires in california even from space. >> plus, how a football field can help you understand fires will teach you a

telescope shows what appears to be fireworks in the galaxy. this fiery hourglass figure is an object in the early stages of becoming a star. it creates outflows as it consumes its parent molecular cloud, made up of gas and dust. the process creates an effect similar to fireworks brightening a cloudy sky. nasa is helping wildland

fire management agencies when it comes to predicting and putting out fires. the agency is sharing active maps that allow users to track the location, extent and impact of fillled fires in real time. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow explains how this is the data and tools we've been developing for tracking active fire changes. >> tatton park is a research scientist at the nasa ames research center. ames is one of ten nasa field centers in the country located in the heart of silicon valley. research and data being developed here are helping improve how communities respond to wildfires out there, especially during this active wildfire season. the thompson fire in butte county has burned more than 3000 acres. >> we use all the satellites that we launch to create improved images, so pictures of the earth that tell us exactly when a fire has started, how hot it is, what it might be burning. so what kinds of trees, grasses, how close it is to communities. and then we share that

information with emergency responders. >> the data is shared in near real time with those emergency responders. it's also available to the public within 5 or 10 minutes. >> we can know where the fires start and how the fire propagate. >> we are constantly tracking fuel conditions. we're creating new vegetation maps using nasa satellite imagery. >> you can see how the number of extreme fire weather days has increased over time. >> california has a more longer period of extreme fire weather. nasa scientists can't tell us exactly when the next big wildfire will occur. >> predicting a fire season in california is actually about predicting human behavior, and that's because nine out of ten fires are caused by humans. so we could tell you how dry the landscape is and how likely a fire is to start. if there was an ignition. what nasa can't do is predict if humans are actually going to be out there starting the fire, which is why wildfire prevention can't be overlooked in helping mitigate wildfire risks. >> in mountain view, melanie woodrow abc seven news.

>> the most common measurement used for wildfires is acres and mathematically, one acre is equal to 43,560 60ft■!s. kind of hard to picture. so we want to give you a way to visualize it. an acre is roughly the size of a football field. if you just don't count the end zones, you're looking at a view of sky seven of levi stadium in santa clara. the santa clara, the 40 niners field without the end zones. it's an area that's about the size of an acre. san francisco covers about 30,000 acres. oakland's land area is equal to 35,000 acres. the city of san jose covers roughly 113,000 acres, the largest wildfire in state history. the 20 20th august complex burned more than 1 million acres. that is a whole lot of land there. and you can see wildfires in california at a glance with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. find it on abc seven news.com/fire map coming up weed forecast.

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can be make these burns even worse. reporter denise to door from our sister station in los angeles explains. >> if you're planning your own backyard pyrotechnics display, keep in mind nearly 10,000 people were treated for fireworks related injuries last year alone. doctors say wear pants, close toed shoes and protect your eyes. explosive and projectile fireworks are illegal in california, but even ones labeled safe and sane, such as fountains, sparklers and pinwheels must be handled with care. sparklers can burn up to 2000 degrees, light one firework at a time, and designate one person to set them off. >> figure out who's lighting up the fireworks. first of all, you know, one of the things we recommend is that is for children not to be involved. >> stay on flat concrete or pavement. grass can burn easily if a firework doesn't go off. never try to relight a dud because it could be delayed. soak it in water and if you experience a minor burn, urgent care specialist doctor alan capon says avoid using ice to relieve the pain. >> ice is the enemy. the reason

being is that the minute you apply ice, you're decreasing blood flow to the area, which can actually cause more pain and worsen the severity of the burn. >> rather than risk injury, fire officials encourage people to attend organized professional displays, but people often forget about the dangers of high decibel noise. neuropathologist doctor courtney volker, with pacific neuroscience institute, says even one loud burst is enough to cause muffled hearing and ringing ears. she suggests downloading a decibel reading app and bringing some ear protection. grab some of those foam earplugs that are over the counter and keep them in your bag. >> when that decibel reader is over 85 uh- hand out those those earplugs. >> uc irvine research reveals fireworks can cause a spike in particulate matter, similar to what's in wildfire smoke. these particulates are linked to respiratory and heart disease, but more research is needed to determine the role, proximity, and duration of exposure play in risk. denise sedor, abc seven news.

>> well, in that video, the fireworks were clear and we've just all been on fog watch here. >> we, as we always are, right on the fourth being in the city. we check in now with weather anchor spencer christian spencer. >> fingers crossed as you look over my shoulder, you can see there is some fog at the golden gate. right now we're expecting the dome of high pressure that's dominating our weather to compress that area of fog. so we're expecting clear skies for the fireworks tonight and mild to warm conditions all across the bay area. and speaking of warm, we still have an excessive heat warning in effect until 11 p.m. next wednesday. for all of the bay area, we still have a red flag warning for high fire danger. in effect until 9 p.m. saturday. for our hills and our mountains. so let's get to the accuweather seven day forecast. tomorrow is going to be another hot day with high temperatures inland up to about 106. also, that range of highs on saturday up to about 106 inland, 102 inland on sunday, 100 on monday. the triple digits go on finally tuesday, wednesday and thursday we get just a little bit of a break from the triple digits, but it's still going to be hot

inland even midweek next week, with highs in the upper 90s. we'll see some 80s around the bay shoreline, so it's not going to be quite so oppressively hot as it is now, but hot nonetheless. >> but the prediction is still fireworks. being able to be seen. we'll be able to see them. >> we will. we should be able to see them tonight, even here in san francisco. >> oh, look at that. don't hear that too often. >> love that guy. >> love that. all the credit, all the credit, all the credit. >> checking in now with chris alvarez for a look at sports. hard to follow up the legendary spencer christian with the fireworks report coming up. >> in sports, we got giants and a's playing some 4th of july baseball. a's looking for a rare sweep. giants looking for a series win. plus, he's not a splash brother, but maybe a splash buddy buddy. he'll head to

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dominoes appear to have fallen at least for now, and it involves five different teams. the warriors getting kyle anderson from minnesota today, getting one time sacramento king buddy hield from the philadelphia 76 ers since 2017. only one man has hit more threes in the nba since healed. and you guessed it his new teammate stephen curry. so he can obviously shoot. new contract reported two years 21 million. last year he played for two teams indian philly played a career high 84 games. if you include the playoffs, the 31 year old guard is a 40% career,

three point shooter. currently is playing for the bahamas national team as they try to qualify for the olympics. a team coached by current warriors assistant chris dimarco. so got a pretty good scouting report on their newest player. how about some baseball a's hosting the angels and were dancing at the coliseum? oakland, going for just their second three game sweep of the season in the first. jj bleday leading off the bottom of the inning, kevin pillar the former giant looking like spider-man stealing that baseball. so nice. we show it twice. all he can do. a tip of the cap in the seventh. a's up four. nothing. that's lawrence butler deep to left center pillar going again. not this time. fourth of the season. oakland's final run in a52 victory. second three game sweep of the year. they'll host league leading baltimore this weekend. giants fans in the atl san francisco trying to win the series down there. top of the fourth. down two nothing runner on for elliott ramos, his team leading 12th homer of the year. just like that. we're tied at two. but that exactly last two

batters because matt chapman low liner to left sneaks just over the wall for his 12th of the year co-leaders. now giants take a three two lead logan webb on the hill helping himself out starting the double play in the sixth. this game just ending the giants win four two. they take the series and it's off to cleveland for the weekend. sharks hosting the 2024 prospect scrimmage. the top pick in last month's draft. macklin celebrini and his sharks debut joe thornton patrick marleau, coach and team white celebrity assisted on the game tying goal with 11 seconds to play. but last year's first round pick will smith scored the game winner in the shootout as team teal wins eight seven, one time san jose resident joey chestnut not participating in the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest because he's sponsored by a rival company today in texas, taking on four fort bliss soldiers, he ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes. always hard to watch this video between the five contestants. a total of 106 dogs consumed, raising $106,000 for military families. that's

good stuff. on this day in 2016, kevin durant chose his next chapter, leaving the oklahoma city thunder to sign with the warriors in free agency. three seasons with the warriors, he helped the dubs win two titles, taking home nba finals mvp honors. 2017 2018. since leaving the dubs, duran has played for brooklyn and phoenix never got past the second round of the playoffs. sports on abc seven sponsored by smart and final. so i was looking up some stuff on durant and obviously he was here. he's like, why would you leave the warriors? and since then, i mean, he's obviously a good player but hasn't gotten back even to the conference finals, the promised land. so yeah, you know, and now we got healed. >> lose pena earlier was calling for a championship. yeah. she said bring on the parade. >> bring on the parade. >> i said, first things first. >> that would be great. you know, lose was really good in our parade coverage a couple of years ago, so i'm all in. we'll drive the parade, lose chase down buddy hield. come on. >> parade luck on her side i love it. drop the confetti.

>> exactly. all right well tonight on abc seven it's three hours of america's funniest home videos. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want. wherever you are. that's it for this edition of abc seven news. i am j.r stone and i'm julian glover for spencer christian, chris alvarez and the entire abc seven news team working so hard to bring you this newscast on the holiday. >> have a great night. i'll see you back here for abc seven news at 11. >> welcome to market street for the greatest pride celebration in the world. it's sf pride and we are your friends from abc seven. we all need the love and the celebration. >> these days. >> that's what pride is. it's just the love. it's the pride, it's the adoration. that's what our community does. we support each other. we cheer for each other. there's people love each other. that's all we want the

world to do. >> keep that spirit going all year long. and i think that's something that maybe we can all strive for. >> see the sf

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