>> reporter: i'm terry msweeney, firefighters around the bay area are getting ready for -- [ inaudible ]

thanks for joining us on this independence day i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. i'm not sure what the is going to be like for the fireworks. >> the guy who is sure is meteorologist mike nicco. good morning. all about timing 3:00 this afternoon everything is going to be fine around the bay. unfortunately, we are going see clouds cling tkoets for the better part of the morning into the -- cling to the coast for the better part of the morning into the evening hours. san francisco fireworks begin at 9:30, 6:30 we start to see clouds push back through the golden gate you can see them over taking the bay area by 9:30 the fog rolled in ceiling four to six hundred feet,

temperatures 58 dropping to 55, thin layer of fog. it will be thin don't let it keep you from coming in town. let's talk to sue. there's going to be traffic implications around the embarcadero polk street having an independent celebration. right now light from hayward towards foster city on the san mateo bridge taillights, brake lights up the highrise over into san mateo no real problems here 80 westbound headed towards the maze very light this morning. muni will have construction beginning friday the n judah and j church line reminder, you will have issues there parking meters in effect in san francisco today. >> what a shock. sue, thank you. 5:02. warning from police and fire departments across the bay area this morning.

if you plan on using illegal fireworks this 4th of july, don't. not only could it land you in jail, there's a real risk of sparking a brushfire. terry mcsweeney is live in san jose with a prime example of what we are talking about. >> reporter: the 4th of july and fireworks some say you cannot celebrate properly without fireworks. here come the annual warnings, leave the fireworks to the professionals and here come those who won't listen. here is a case in point. look at the skies over san jose this is 11:00 last night over near story and white. fireworks blasting in the air. fairly professional presentation. in all honesty you look at that it is spectacular. the rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air, 4th of july celebration in the hands of amateurs, bad thing cost happen. listen to this professional. >> fireworks are illegal in the city of san jose.

there could be a large fine and/or jail time an associated with it. it is a recipe for disaster especially when you are playing with fireworks near the dry grass. >> reporter: here's what the recipe looks like when it comes together. south san jose near capital expressway and 101 grass fire monday night burning chose to homes. fires say they phone evidence of fireworks there and neighbors say they saw kids lighting off fireworks and then running when the grass caught fire. that fire was knocked down before it did any damage. that is not going to be the case everywhere tonight. somewhere some grass fire is going to be doing some damage. firefighters are pleading with people again, leave it to the professionals it if you want to know where the professionals are going to be doing their thing tonight with the fireworks, go to abc7news.com on the front page you don't have to click anywhere, you will see the

entire bay area where fireworks are going to be going off tonight it will be spectacular and in their hands it will be safe. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. no sanctioned fireworks displays held in oakland today. police are preparing for the annual illegal display that seeps to light up the sky every 4th of july. the oakland police department is reminding residents that the use of fireworks and celebratory gunfire to mark the holiday is not only dangerous, but illegal. this year units will be using their shot spotter equipment in a new way software will allow dispatchers to distinguish between gunfire and fireworks giving the ability to pinpoint the location and send a unit within a few minutes. san francisco police say the illegal firecracker trade is down sharply this year in chinatown. one big reason is buyers

turning to websites like craigslist. another reason is ramped up efforts to -- here's another example of the danger of illegal fireworks. investigators say a small grass fire in the marin headlands yesterday was starred by illegal fireworks. 40-year-old san francisco man is under arrest. sigh 7 hd was on the scene a few minutes after it started near the waldo tunnel near highway 101 it burn add acre. san francisco fire investigators trying to -- determine the cause of a blaze that severely damaged an apartment building last night in the city's mission district. fires worked fast to put out the flames. it took 20 minutes. the building is abandoned. investigators trying to figure out if someone may have been squatting inside, nobody was hurt. another nurse' strike against sutter health on the peninsula and east bay set to

end in two hours. drivers honked horns in support of the striking nurses yesterday. this marks the fifth time since last september that the nurses have walked off the job on a one-day strike in an ongoing contract dispute. sutter health reports half of its nurses reported for work as scheduled. sutter will keep the striking nurses locked out until sunday when the contracts of replacement nurses expire. sutter says the union has proposed unrealistic wage increases. 49ers scored legal victory in efforts to build a stadium. judge has frozen 30 million dollars in redevelopment funs that santa clara county pulled from the project. the county planned 40 million dollars toward the stadium and already granted the first 10. a abruptly yanked the remaining 30 million last

month so the 9ers are taking the county to court. >> auditor is responsible for distributing the funds, he will not be distributing funds for the time being because the court has ordered him not to do so until the court can decide the issue. >> the loss of funding came after the 49ers broke ground on their future home in santa clara. the team released a statement saying this hearing was a step in the right direction and we expect the court to take time to study key issues. the team and the city strongly believe this is about endorsing the vote cast by citizens in 2010 and honoring the financial commitment made to the stadium project. the two sides head back to court if a couple of weeks. health officials issuing recall of cheese. state department of food and agriculture says the cheeses were not properly pasteurized.

no label information about the specific types of cheeses. the cheese is mostly sold to retail markets, restaurants and cheese shops in the state. south bay's reigning competitive food king is in brooklyn, new york preparing to defend his coney island crown. joey chestnut weighed in at 218 pounds ahead of today's 97th annual nathan's independence day hot dog marathon. chestnut is defending his contest record, 68 franks and buns devoured. joey says he's well aware today he's in for a real dogfight, shall we say. >> oh man, let's hope he can cut the mustard. >> oh! >> for real? >> and the weigh-in you gotta love it. i'm sure folks may be grilling

hot dogs wondering what the weather is going to be like. >> i relish this forecast, mike. >> have you seen that? display of disgustingness. [ laughing ] >> i watch it any way. >> you cannot watch. >> know. you gotta root on the hometown guy. doppler watching the clouds roll in nothing falling out of them now. clouds along the coast and pushing through parts of the bay by 7:00, 50s, clouds will return back to the coast by noon mid to upper 70s around with the bay and inland upper 50s at the coast, 60 at the coast 4:00, mid 70s around the bay, mid 80s inland. summer type warmth again inland during the afternoon. make sure you have plenty of beverages, preferably the nonalcoholic type, yeah right. 7:00 -- yeah did i get a stare from over there?

clouds increasing around the bay mainly san francisco and at the coast at 7:00 the farther you are from san francisco and the coast the easier it is going to be to see fireworks. today going to be slightly cooler especially the coast and the bay than it was yesterday that will start to move inland tomorrow, two or three degrees then we get those two to three degrees back friday and saturday, looks like a bright afternoon saturday. good morning. pretty light out there, holiday light as you might expect if you are gearing up for a parade or pancake breakfast this is highway 24 moving at the limit towards the caldecott tunnel through orinda, no issues at the bay bridge toll, beautiful shot, sky is starting to lighten up a little and traffic is just the same, very light on to the upper deck into san francisco. if that's where you are headed today you can find some mass transit working mostly all on

sunday or holiday schedules. no ace train service out of the central valley no alameda harbor bay ferries this morning. alameda oakland ferry running on a holiday skefpld the golden gate buses and ferries also on the sunday holiday schedule with no compute buses. embarcadero shutdown tonight fortifier works extravaganza along the waterfront expect traffic all along the embarcadero through fisherman's wharf, marina green wherever there are fireworks celebrations expect traffic later today and tonight parades and pancake breakfast sounds like the thing to do so far everything is running smoothly, keep it up. 5:12. >> she got me thinking with the pancakes comment. how about a free cup of coffee? we said free could be a better way to kickoff the 4th of july than that? we'll tell you where to get one, next. steve jobs said it would never happen. apple may be changing its

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good morning. june is busting out all over for the auto industry sales up 22 lower gas prices as well as drivers feed to replace old cars. gulf coast shrimpers have worse appear catches since the spill two years ago many are not sure they can stay in business in maine the lobsterman have a glut driven down prices to the same as ground chuck. another chuck getting a makeover. mascot for the chuck e. cheese pizza chain has a new look. rock of ages tanked, his third wife now filed for divorce and he turned 50 yesterday. but tom cruise is still the top paid actor in hollywood. forbes magazine says he earned 75 million dollars in the past year more than double anyone else.

i'm rob nelson. 5:16. apple hoping to make a big splash with a minnie ipad -- with a mini ipad. it will have a smaller 7 to 8 inch screen and won't have the high-def screen on the latest ipad it will come beat with google's nexus 7 and kindle fire also selling for $199 no comment from apple. democratic leaders in the state legislature are spending part of this 4th of july trying to secure the votes needed to provide funding for california's high speed rail. a vote is tentatively set for tomorrow. governor brown is pushing lawmakers to ought light 2.7 billion dollars worth of -- to authorize 2.7 billion dollars worth of bonds. it would stretch from madeira to bakersfield. some are skeptical about the cost and billing the first segment in the sand joaquin

valley. to sweeten the deal they are offering to include one billion dollars for other rail projects such as electrifying caltrain. congressman pete stark is gathering up for the first serious reelection challenge of his 40 year career. the 80-year-old democrat was at a labor rally yesterday in union city trying to solidify his base. he beat the fellow democrat by seven points in the june primary and now refusing to debate him. asked about that yesterday stark got testy with mark matthews. >> why wouldn't you debate him? >> because would only get stupid questions like you are asking that have nothing to do with issues. i'll talk with anybody about issues, but not about nonsense. >> stark did hold one debate in which he accused his opponent of taking bribes. stark had to retract the charge and apologize.

california's foie gras ban is the focus of a new lawsuit. sunday it became illegal to sell the fattened duck or goose liver in california. an i-team report about the treatment of the animals triggered the effort to ban the delicacy. chefs claim the new law is clear. the golden gate restaurant association supports the lawsuit saying an injunction would relieve chefs from the risk of unknowingly break the law and give recently lay fors time to fix the law. in brazil two our force pilots are in trouble for flying too low to the ground. the shockwaves from their plane shattered the windows of the supreme court and congressional building there. the fly-over was part of a flag-changing sermon in the capital. >> wow. -- get an load of this story in the air, terrifying moment 72 stories up, maintenance man

on the toldest building in europe got stuck in high winds yesterday he was in a cradle when winds snapped a cable the unit was swinging widely. rescuing him took time because of the twisted cables. and the maintenance man went right back to work after a cup of coffee. >> crazy scene in london. speaking of coffee, want free coffee this 4th of july holiday? today starbucks is offering a free tall coffee at all locations in a special campaign. the ceo wants to spark conversations over coffee on putting citizenship above partisanship. he's asking people to tweet innovative ideas to solve america's problems, blog about people who make a difference or make a video on how you made your american dream come true, using the hash tag indevice able. >> i know a main tense --

indeviceable. >> i know a maintenance guy who could have used coffee. nearing 90 in a few 80s, mainly mid 80s head out to the pool or lake heading to the coast where we'll see the clouds and free air conditioning. looking towards the port from downtown san francisco, clouds have not made it here yesterday, pushing across the golden gate now in parts of san francisco. --. . here's what is going to happen sun today except for the coast, clouds mostly cloudy -- patchy drizzle possible tonight small temperature swings through the holiday weekend. i guess you can get thursday,

friday off then technically a holiday with. low to mid 80s south bay. low to mid 60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s downtown, south san francisco, upper 70s mid 80s to the north bay. mid to upper 70s across the east bay shore, mid 80s to near 90 east bay valleys. low to mid 80s morgan hill, gilroy, hollister. 70 watsonville, 74 santa cruz sunshine. heading out to the game they are going to try to sweep the red sox, 105 first pitch, grab the sun -- 1:05 first pitch. --. [ unintelligible ]

>> the temptations at 7:30 watching our stage manager dance. >> i'm ready! [ applause ] >> let's move on. fireworks -- [ unintelligible ] clouds roll in late this afternoon ceiling about four to 600 feet not going to be a deep layer but it is going to be out there at 9:30. it is a holiday, not many people are watching that, right? [ unintelligible ] low 90s around the inland area

starting friday 80 around the bay mid 60s at the coast. i'm flustered sue take over. >> i'll be at the temptations tonight i want you to come with me mike we have all the moves. live shot of the golden gate bridge a couple cars across the span no fog beautiful morning so far so good. >> if you are traveling toward the city for fireworks later today you will see signs all up the waldo grade, no parking, no parking. you have to take other transportation modes to come into san francisco parking will be limited. 80 westbound going up past the berkeley estuary, no problems, everything at the limb night the macarthur maze. big construction -- construction project ongoing with muni kicks back in friday 8:00 until monday morning at 5. n judah and j church lines affected. there's that marin county fair

where the temptations will be performing tonight expect delays around the civic center most of the day today. next, the tiny particle that is a huge discovery for scientists searching for the beginning of the universe. mike was talking that fantastic a's win last night. and a player making a pitch to raise money for colorado wild year, more than double anyone else. that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson.

giants will try rebound at 8:05 in washington. meantime, the a's will be trying to sweep the red sox this afternoon after a dramatic walk-off 3-2 victory last night in oakland. first pitch at the coliseum is 1:05. a's pitcher trying to raise money for wildfire victims in his colorado hometown. brandon mccarthy is from colorado springs epicenter of one of the state's worst ever wildfires. fans give him and his teammates $20 per autopsy with every penny going to -- per autograph, with every penny going to fire burn victims. the colorado fire is now 80% contained with full containment in the city. this morning, physicists claim they've discovered a new particle consistent with the long sought god particle.

believe to give all matter -- this morning physicists in switzerland told scientists at the european center their data has reached the level of certainty needed for discovery but have not yet confirmed the new particle is indeed the tiny and elusive god particle. they are not saying they discovered it, they are saying they discovered something that acts like it. privately, they think they've done it. 5:29. authorities are searching for four missing children in oakland this morning after doctors become suspicious of the parents' claim that one child nearly drowned. the latest on the investigation in a live report. also, one of the bay area's largest colleges may be1ñ months from losing its an dread case. -- losing its accreditation. >> and by the wife of ross mirkarimi won't be testifying in person at his hearing.

clouds at the coast the rest of us sunny to mild to warm 70s around the bay, 80s inland. around the country, 100s, minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, a lot of 90s elsewhere until you get to seattle and portland mid to upper 70s. green in the lower 48, all major airports on time even here in san francisco, oakland, san jose on time. watch out for rain, thunderstorms possible in southern california could be delays there later this afternoon. use our flight tracker, abc7

even foster city have their own fireworks show, we'll check in with mike and get your fireworks' forecast in just a moment. right now thanks for joining

us, in fact, why wait. >> happy birthday america. let's check in with the new member of the temptations over there and get a look at the forecast. [ laughing ] >> what can make me feel that way, i don't know. >> your girl? >> my girl, yeah. >> there you go. >> she is home sleeping but -- any way here's a look at what is going on now. clouds roll in around 6, 6:30 this will be fog in san francisco for the fireworks today at 9:30. it will be around 58 dropping to 55°. if you are away from san francisco in the coast, i think your fireworks viewing should be okay clouds will start moving in deeper into the bay area after about 11:00 in the -- even noon. here's sue. 5:34, bay bridge toll just a couple of headlights into san francisco, very light as you might expect. no problems on the upper deck coming in. mass transit today bart on sunday schedule which means

they will start trains 8:00 this morning. muni, ace sunday everybody on the holiday sunday schedule no service out of the central valley on ace today. holiday vta ferries no service alameda harbor bay ferry. the oakland ferry on holiday service as well buses and ferries. oakland police are looking for four missing children after they arrest three adults for possibly abusing another child. amy hollyfield is live at children's hospital in oakland where a 3-year-old boy is fighting for his life. >> reporter: he's here in the hospital. his mother, his stepfather and babysitter are all in jail. police say he does have life-threatening injuries. officers responded to a home yesterday morning 10:00, north oakland, 900 block of 63rd street. paramedics told them that the boy had been fond base-down in the bathtub.

when they arrived he was -- face-down in the bathtub. when they arrived he was closed and dried with past injuries consistent with child abuse. they refused to tell police where the four other kids are. they do think these kids are related to the 3-year-old so they want to check on their condition, given how the 3-year-old had been treated. the three adults face charges of child endangerment and child abuse, they are in jail. police are trying to get pictures of the kids so you know how are looking for. they wanted to get the names out there in case you or someone you know is familiar with these kids. police are asking to you please give them a call. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. san francisco police seized dozens of homemade

explosives from a mission district apartment. they say they had power of 12 1/2 sticks of dynamite. officers arrested 44-year-old jerry lopez yesterday afternoon on felony charges. detectives searched his home after getting a tip from a concerned neighbor. investigators confiscated a lot of illegal fireworks but these devices were in a different league. >> severe damage to a person even one if it were to have exploded in your hand, you could lose a limb easily or your life. >> police say they found 63 explosives, equivalent to about 12 1/2 sticks of dynamite >> great, that's my downstairs neighbors, happy to hear that. >> police ordered a shelter in place for the stretch of 22nd street while the bomb squad conducted is search. they are not sure if the devices were intended to be sold. in southern california,

fire crews are mopping up after a wildfire they were able to put out this morning. take a look these massive flames erupted around 9:00 last night in the mill -- in the hills above palmdale, 50 miles north of los angeles. the flames moved fast. no homes in the area, rather there are homes in the area but no houses were threatened, no word on a cause. city college of san francisco has eight months to show why it should stay in business. the kraed iting commission could -- the an ing commission could vote as soon as next june to take away certification. a review of the school says the college has leadership weakness at all levels. if the school loses its accreditation it would no longer receive public funding. city colleges have more than 90,000 students enrolled.

the wife of ross mirkarimi will not testify in person. she is seen here speaking to i-team reporter in venezuela where she has been since march. she greed to testify at mirkarimi's ethics commission here if the -- hearing if the city paid for her plane ticket. mayor lee has decided against using taxpayer money to buy that ticket instead lopez will testify by video the mayor suspended mirkarimi after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. redwood city bringing back its 4th of july fireworks show tonight after two years. redwood city had to pull the plug on the show when economic times got tough and the price tag reached more than $70,000. residents and businesses ed in they say the 20 minute show will be spectacular, parade this morning, followed by a big party and carnival.

great stuff for kids. redwood city is one of many bay area communities holding fireworks shows today. if you are looking for place of times and locations, go to abc7news.com you will find a link on our front page or you can look under see it on tv. the best thing is when you see it, you have the bay area map with counties and click on your county and all the events pop up. there you go. we have some mixed news about where you can see the fireworks tonight. >> i guess it is a question of when the fog rolls back. >> exactly. i think it will roll back in at 6:30 which is unfortunate. the fog will be out there along the coast. first this morning, live doppler showing temperatures around 51 in santa rosa, the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s clouds are not dropping any moisture whatsoever. we are off to a dry start.

winds nearly calm to seven miles per hour at sfo, north three oakland eight miles per hour napa out of south not much movement in the air but you come above the surface just enough push talk see that finger of fog lurking across san francisco to oakland by 7:00 and clouds along the coast stay in the 50s by noon clouds back to the coast 50s there, 60s and 70s for rest of us 80s around antioch and livermore during the afternoon, we'll top it in the 70s and 80s and almost hang there through 4:00 except coast and san francisco in the 60s, 7:00 -- we'll drop a couple more degrees tomorrow the sea breeze will be faster then start to tear and we'll get warmer friday and saturday. good morning. live shot of the golden gate bridge a little fog there coming out of waldo tunnel three lanes in both directions

holiday light expected today. later today different story with the fireworks coming to the water front. there are no parking signs up and down the entire waldo. you can expect traffic to be very heavy off the waldo through the 4th of july afternoon. elsewhere, 80 westbound through berkeley everything is moving at the limit, very light into the macarthur maze obviously no metering lights at the bay bridge toll, very light coming into san francisco, via the bay bridge at this hour. embarcadero shutdown later today, tonight between 9:15 and 10:15 for that waterfront firework display. expect delays along marina green, fisherman's wharf due to 4th of july festivities and limited parking if you come to san francisco, parking meters in effect. 5:42. next, brazen bike robbery a man's $10,000 bike taken at gunpoint and the people police are looking at for it.

danger on the road. why you want to be extra careful if you are driving on this 4th of july.

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careful on roads today. recent study found 4th of july is the deadliest day of the year for traffic deaths. the study says an average of 140 people die on the roads each independence day according to aaa nearly 10% of those deaths are teens. "good morning america" will have more on holiday travel, right after this newscast at 7 a.m.. in the east bay, police are searching for two robbers who stole an expensive bike from a cyclist at gunpoint in the oakland hills. a 44-year-old uc berkeley professor was riding on redwood road on a popular route last friday when he was robbed by two suspects. police say they took his necklace and his expensive road bike. >> in that park it is very uncommon, i can't think of the last time we had a robbery be it armed robbery. >> news of the robbery is spreading throughout the cyclist community. many are warning others to

ride in groups and stay vigilant. we were talking driving, summer heating up, gas prices cooling-off. bloomberg business report is next. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney are mixing business with pleasure this 4th of july. next, who a poll says would win go the presidential

welcome back. 60s at the coast 70s bay 80s even a few 90s inland clouds stubborn at the coast this afternoon. live doppler covering the entire state you can see there were storms to the south monsoon flow is back some of the moisture could create a scattered thunderstorm or two around palm springs and add humidity to the air. mid to upper 90s through the central valley tahoe 77, yosemite 91. upper 60s san diego, mid and upper 70s in l.a.. after a couple of months of being virtually tied in the polls. president obama appears to be opening and sustaining a lead over mitt romney. katie marzullo is live in the breaking news center with more. >> reporter: the new poll is interesting as is new video of how governor romney is

spending his vacation this week. that in a minute. first the numbers, latest gallup poll shows president obama has a sustained lead over rom neither first time since april. president obama leads romney 48%-44% in the poll. for the past two months they've been essentially tied. what are they up to on this 4th of july holiday? the president will be at the white house he comes back from camp david this morning. a little before 8 a.m., he will speak at a naturalization ceremony. tonight president obama and the first lady are hosting a barbecue concert and fireworks on the south lawn. as for mitt romney, he has been on vacation with his family at his home in new england. caught on tape jet skiing. you can see him best in this picture, a little harder to make him out in the video, but that is him. he's gonna take a break from the lake today to march in the local independence day parade. there is however, always work to be done for both men

yesterday romney and aides were busy with a search for a vice presidential candidate. tomorrow president obama will begin a bus tour in ohio and pennsylvania. 5:52 now. you may not be jet skiing, but you will still find a fun way to celebrate in 4th. >> hopefully safe. >> maybe you are jet skiing and we are envious. >> love to be doing that today with 80s and 90s inland. low clouds so far no flight arrival delays into sfo most of the fog and low clouds across the golden gate heading towards emeryville. oakland and san jose on time also. any drizzle for the morning? looks quiet, that's good. good news if you are trying to get around, it is not wet at all. right now still 62 in antioch, everybody else mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland

low to mid 50s mostly cloudy. it is going to be sunny today, except for at the coast where the clouds will be stubborn. clouds come back tonight bringing patchy drizzle for tomorrow's commute. small temperature swings not only today but through the weekend. clouds trying to race to the east over the next couple of hours by 8:00, 9:00, that's it, sun is up, air is overturning, moisture mixing out by noon back to the coast pretty stubborn along the coast partly sunny and 60s there the rest of us in the 70s -- in the 70s and 80s, a few 90s antioch and brentwood. low 70s berkeley and richmond, mid to upper 70s the rest of the east bay shore. south bay today low to mid 70s in your neighborhoods san jose, cupertino 82. mid to upper 70s most of the peninsula. low to mid 60s partly sunny along the coast today. mid to upper 60s south and

downtown san francisco, low to mid 80s through the north bay valleys same around morgan hill, gilroy, hollister. cloudy and 66 monterey. heading to the a's game, trying to sweep the red sox, 68° up to 72, take the sunscreen, heading to the alameda fair? the festival today rock bottom boys take the stage 7:00, 76 there. temptations over at the marin county fair, no i'm not going to dance, quit looking at me, 7:30, 7:00 the fireworks will start at 9:00 9:30 clouds start rolling in during the fireworks. upper 80s to near 90 through the weekend inland 80 around the bay mid 60s at the coast possibly warmer next week. everything is light out there this morning. rather dark picture of the bay bridge toll, obviously, few cars going into san francisco

via the bay bridge this morning, good news if you are traveling through walnut creek, hardly a morning at this time that 680 is at light as it is, holiday light all the way around heading towards 24. reminder, starting friday, muni construction project ongoing 8:00 friday until 5 a.m. monday morning. the n judah j church rerouted, detour shuttle buses in place. let's take a look at how light it is. highway 4 from antioch towards concord just seven minutes. carquinez to the maze 80 west light under 20 minutes. 580 over altamont continues to be a good ride from central valley into dublin pleasanton, less than 15 minutes that is holiday light. marina boulevard expect delays today due to the festivities along marina green, waterfront, embarcadero, very crowded expected coming into san francisco best to take mass transit that is all on

holiday schedule sunday and holiday schedule. remember bring change for the meters it is san francisco. >> yeah wanna thank sue as well. >> i'm sorry. >> katie and sue. >> everybody wearing red just to confuse you. we have good news if you are drying this 4th of july. >> here's ellen with the bloomberg business report. guy her name right. good % . gas prices are -- good morning. gas prices cooling-off, droping to $3, giving consumers relief as the peak sumner driving season guess into full swing. prices down 15 cent from their april peak because of concerns about slowing global growth cutting fuel demand. as millions of americans gather today for the 4th of july, many going to be firing up the grill. what is cooking? no surprise, burgers and hot

dogs the favorite. turns out almost half backyards in the midwest will be grilling brats and sausages more than half households in the northeast having chicken according to a stud which finds people in the northeast will -- will spend the most time cooking with almost a quarter planning to all day grilling. markets are closed today for the independence day holiday. at the new york stock exchange, i'm ellen brightman with the bloomberg business report. next, very latest on our developing news in oakland. search underway for four missing children who may be in danger. illegal fireworks light up the skies in one bay area city. local fires will be on alert today. terry mcsweeney has a live

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