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happy independence day. thanks for waking up early and joining us, i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. a lot of things going on today. what is the weather going to be like? clouds along the coast now some trying to spill across san francisco and touch berkeley and oakland that's as far as they are going to get. good morning. low clouds and fog at dropping to 54 as we head throughout the bay, temperatures are going to be in the 50s and 60s with a lot of cloud cover around san francisco into san pablo bay many inland 60s and clear skies, easier to view the farther you are from the bay into the south bay tonight. holiday light so far. good morning. 80 wet bound into the macarthur maze past golden gate fields moving at the limit. breezing pretty much anywhere

you want to go this morning, definitely holiday light. if you are thinking about mass transit for some of the festivities, bart on a sunday schedule which means they don't get started until 8:00 this morning. everybody on a holiday/sunday schedule no ace train service no alameda harbor bay ferry this morning. developing news this morning. oakland police are looking for four missing children who could be in danger. officers responded to a call monday at a home on 63rd street in north oakland to find a 3-year-old boy severely injured. the missing children are related to that boy. he's in critical condition at children's hospital oakland. the children's mother, stepfather and babysitter have been charged with child abuse and endangerment. in 30 minutes, amy hollyfield will have a lot more on the case. this morning, firefighters are on alert for illegal fireworks. terry mcsweeney joins us live from san jose.

big part of this is safety. >> reporter: it is. a couple things you can count on every 4th of july, the occasional reporter wearing a red, white and blue outfit. also, people setting off fireworks illegal and causing problems. before we get to the problems let's look at why they set them off. skies east san jose last night 11 p.m. this is story and white, they may be illegal, but you can see why people do 'em, they are beautiful and you got the rockets red glare, side effects have the experts concerned such as this captain in the sand jose fire department. >> fireworks -- fireworks are illegal in the city of san jose. there could be a large fine and/or jail time associated with it. it is a recipe for disaster especially when you are playing with fireworks right mere near the grew grass.

-- right here near the dry grass. >> reporter: that's what happened at this scene monday night south san jose near capital expressway 101 grass fire burned close to homes s say they found evidence of fireworks used in the area. neighbors say they saw the fireworks going off and her the blast and saw kids running shortly before that fire started. it is a story that is going to be playing out across the united states and across the bay area today. kids with firecrackers, adults with firecrackers and dangerous fireworks. if you are going to be doing it, please go to a place where being done professionally there are lots of places like that you can see them listed abc7news.com on the front painful listing of the displays going on legally, in the bay area tonight. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. fireworks are blamed for starting a small grass fire in the north bay. in fire happened yesterday in the marin headlands.

sky 7 hd was over the san a few minutes after it started near the waldo tunnel above 101. it only burned one acre. now a 40-year-old san francisco man is under address -- under arrest. no sanctioned fireworks displays are being held in oakland today. police are preparing for the annual illegal display. 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, patrol units will be using their shot spotter equipment in a new way updated software will allow disafterers to distinguish between gunfire -- dispatchers to distinguish between gunfire and fireworks. in san francisco police say the illegal firecracker trade is down sharply this year in chinatown. one big reason, buyers turning

to websites like craigslist for their pyro techniques. democratic leaders in the state lay tour spending -- spending part of this 4th of july to secure votes needed to fund high speed rail. vote tentatively set for tomorrow in the senate. governor brown pushing lawmakers to authorize 2.7 billion dollars worth of voter approved bonds for construction of the first 130 miles of the system. it would stretch from madeira to bakersfield. some lawmakers are skeptical about the cost and building the first segment in the sand joaquin valley. 6:06. sutter health nurses east bay and peninsula will be locked out of their jobs until sunday following their one-day strike. drivers honk horns in support of the striking nurses. this marks the fifth time

since last september nurses have walked off the job in an ongoing contract dispute despite the strike sutter health says half of its nurses reported for work. sunday the contracts for replacement nurses expire. what will you be doing today on this 4th of july? i'm going to guess at the thomas household, barbecue? >> what would make you think that? history. [ laughing ] let's check in with mike. a little grilling and chilling today. live doppler over the last three hours watching clouds roll in not watching anything fall from them off to a dry and cool start low to mid 50s from now through 7:00 towards lunchtime clouds return back to the coast where it will stay in the upper 50s mid to upper 70s around the bay and inland rapid warming once the

clouds pull back to the coast which they will do by 10, 11:00 at the latest. 4:00 warm inland mid 80s for you . clouds start pushing back into the bay at 7:00. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, upper 50s at the coast and mid 70s inland. pollen hasn't changed much high amounts of tree and very high grass, moderate amounts of mold and high amounts of ragweed. temperatures like today will drop a little tomorrow thanks to a stronger sea breeze, that breeze stops and temperatures warm up a few degrees friday with more sunshine, saturday. good morning. heading out right now, it is holiday light on the roads in just a little bit that should pick up, we have parades and pancake breakfast happening. 680 through walnut creek into the 24 junction moving at the limit very light san jose towards cupertino, 280 northbound a few cars.

17 out of the santa cruz mountains very light. no delays from the coast towards san jose. couple of events alameda county fair traffic around the pleasanton fairgrounds once that fair kicks off and gets underway. also elsewhere around the bay, san francisco if you are coming for the festivities on the waterfront embarcadero closed between broadway and powell from 9:15 until 10:15 tonight expect delays along the embarcadero anywhere along the waterfront due to firework and 4th of july celebrations. marina boulevard expecting delays later today 8:30 until midnight. fisherman's wharf beginning at 3:00, you may find alternate street closures due to festivities in that area they are saying for public safety circumstances. of course, you will be paying to park in san francisco, nears are in effect. 6:09. new this morning, tiny discovery scientists are excited about. ahead, the ipad family

could be getting ready to expand. the new rumors surrounding apple's popular product. 4th of july festivities take abrupt break in the nation's capital as severe weather continues there.

physicists claim they've discovered a new particle consistent with the long sought higgs boson known as

the god particle. it is believed to give all matter in the universe mass like electron and neutron. this morning physicists in switzerland told scientists their data has reached the level of certainty needed for discovery. but, they have not yet confirmed that the new particle is indeed the tiny and elusive higgs boson. apple hoping to make a big splash with mini ipad. it will have a smaller 7 to 8 screen and won't have the high-def screen on the latest ipad. it will compete with google's nexus 7 and amazon's kindle fire also selling for 199 no comment from apple. ongoing severe weather on the east coast interrupted dress rehearsal for one of the country's biggest 4th of july celebrations.

the national symphony orches$r had to cut short rehearsal last night after thunderstorms moved in. the crowd watching the rehearsal walking away there for safety. the orchestra was practicing for tonight's capital 4th celebration which brings hundreds of thousands of people to the national mall. the orchestra returned to the stage about an hour later hopefully they won't face the same situation tonight. this is a live picture of the capital, national mall there sunny, warm, mike do they have some of those same worries? >> i don't think so. nice to see them file out orderly and not panic and get out of the way. you can see cool front maybe moved in cooler today maybe not as much humidity, maybe the giants won't be wilting in the heat. >> that would be nice. >> we hope. [ talking over each other ] >> some of the many things to do. let's talk about other things

that you can do maybe outside. here's the ferry building, bay bridge some of the cloud trying to make around, mainly hazy outside around the go go bridge out at the coast where we have clouds this morning. no flight arrival delays into is -- into sfo, oakland or san jose. we don't see any clouds, mist or drizzle now, all clear. we have mainly mid to upper 50s, 50 win santa rosa and 50 los gatos for the cool spots. monterey bay inland low to mid 50s mainly cloudy. by the afternoon, everybody but the coast will have sunshine mostly cloudy, patchy drizzle tonight small temperature swings from now through the weekend possibly warmer next week. south bay today low to mid 80s for you. you could probably head out to the pool on the peninsula today. partly sunny at the coast with low to mid 60s downtown south san francisco mid to upper 60s

across the golden gate 70 sausalito low to mid 80s inland low to mid 60s partly sunny at beaches not as much sunshine as yesterday low 70s richmond and berkeley everybody else east bay shore mid to upper 70s mid 80s to near 90 east bay valleys today, 66 monterey, clouds 74 santa cruz with sunshine low to mid 80s inland definitely with sunshine. a's taking on the red sox. will we sweep 'em? you have to head out the to the coliseum at 1:05, 72 by the time the game ends. fireworks at the coast cloudy, low clouds and fog mid to upper 50s west wind 10 to 20. outside of san francisco, parts of the san pablo bay should be clear around the bay with temperatures 70 dropping to 63, clearest weather inland during the evening hours, 73 dropping to about 68. if you are heading to tahoe or watching us there, tahoe clear, upper 50s with west wind

around 10 to 18. maybe a few degrees cooler tomorrow then a few degrees warmer friday through saturday then low to mid 90s possible inland next week low to mid 80s around the bay coast mid to upper 60s. good morning. light and look at the sun that's about all you can see in this picture bay bridge toll no traffic whatsoever, no metering lights. it is very light into san francisco. bay bridge to the san mateo bridge now we've got taillights headed in the west direction up towards the highway rise into foster city. no delays here. around foster city lagoon fireworks you can expect delays later in the day. very light traveling through marin no county problems to the parade 10:00 this morning. no delays 101, you may fan a little slow traffic around those pancake breakfast and

parade areas otherwise holiday light. fireworks around marin county fairgrounds kickoff 9:30 when they let out everybody leaves at the same time you will find traffic around the marin civic center. everything is very light. 6:19. a glutton news tradition. -- a gluttonous tradition. will joey chestnut eat his way to another win? daring rescue for man's best friend the quick action to save a pithostin. ♪

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6:23 happy birthday america. sutro cam shows low clouds and fog drifting over the bay area. whether you will be able to see the fireworks tonight depends on where you are. mike will tell you more about that coming up. let's tell you about bay area baseball scores they were mixed. lincecum had another rocky outing as the nationals creamed the giants 9-3 in washington last night giants will try to rebound at an unusual game time 89:05 this morning our time. the a -- 8:05 this morning our time.

>> south bay's competitive food king is in brooklyn, new york preparing to defend his coney island crown. joey chestnut weighed in at 218 pounds ahead of this morning's 97th annual nathan's independence day hot dog marathon. there's the stare-down the competitors must have before they eat all those dogs. he's going for his sixth consecutive victory. chestnut is defending his record, 68 franks and buns, devoured. joey says he's well aware he's in for a real dogfight. oregon dog, the real one is back with her owner after a cliffside rescue. 2-year-old pit bull named daisy reunited with her owner last night. it follows a cliffside rescue earlier in the day, daisy ended up on the cliff in a

rock quarry after disappearing days earlier. a fireman cabled down the side of the cliff with a harness and grabbed the dog and daisy appears to be uninjured. >> daisy, nice to have you around, still. still , a wind-whipped wildfire keeps firefighters working late into the night in southern california. san francisco's mayor makes the decision on whether to fly the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi all the way back to they to testify. will taxpayers be footing the bill? oakland police looking for four kids they are worried about their well-being. i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. you will hear why, next. here's a look at high temperatures, 60s along the coast most of the clouds stay today,. 90s and 100s across the rest rest of the country mild in portland and seattle.

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good morning. 6:29 on inch independence day what a glorious way to start day when we celebrate our nation's birthday, sunny, beautiful here on the embarcadero san francisco looking at sun glowing on the downtown san francisco buildings. thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. america a young 236. let check in with mike we'll have firework celebration tossle great that. >> that's one of the big questions today. let's start with showing you how quiet it is on live doppler clouds along the coast, spilling through the golden gate that's it. the clouds remain at the coast during the evening for your fireworks viewing, low clouds and fog not going to be easy 59 to 54 around the bay most of it will be okay, around san francisco and over towards oakland finger of fog moving through northern sections central and northern sections of the bay will be cloudy. inland clear skies 73 dropping to 68.

if you are in tahoe need a coat, fives under a clear sky west wind 10 to 18. let's talk about traffic with sue. very light, very light holiday light in fact. here's 80 westbound from the richmond area into emeryville and berkeley you can see you're hardly in any company traveling to a parade this morning or pancake breakfast or relative, you will find yourself easily getting through, no delays. if you want to take mass transit today everybody is on a holiday or sunday schedule no ace service out of the central valley no ferry service traveling the alameda harbor bay ferry this morning. we begin with developing news. oakland police are searching for four missing children they believe may be in danger after their toddler brother was taken to the hospital and doctors discover suspicious injuries. we brought you this story at 11. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us live

outside children's hospital oakland. >> reporter: police say the boy who is here has injuries consistent with child abuse. when they got to the home they had been told he was face down in the tub. when they got there he was dry and clothed. they were able to revive him, they brought him to children's he's facing life-threatening injuries. they believe he's related to the four kids who are missing. the adults who they arrested won't tell police where these kids are. they are a 4-year-old, she suffers from epilepsy. a 6-year-old, a 7-year-old, and a 16-year-old. police want to check on their well-being given the condition that the 3-year-old was in. this happened around 10:00 yesterday morning in the 900 block of 63rd street north oakland police arrested the babysitter, mom and stepfather. they are all in jail, won't

say where the other kids are. police think they are likely with relatives but want to check on them. they are trying to get pictures so you can see who you are looking for. ' at least wanted the names out there if you know who these kids are or where they are, police call police. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. 6:33. san francisco police ceased dozens of homemade -- police seized dozens of homemade explosives from an apartment. 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 say they confiscated a lot of illegal fireworks around the 4th of july but these devices are in a different league. >> severe damage special there to a person even one of these explosive devices if it were to have exploded in your hand,

you could lose a limb easily or your life. >> police 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 its search. they are not sure if those devices were intended to be sold. bay area authorities on alert today and tonight for people using illegal fireworks. we saw these fireworks set off in an east san jose neighborhood late last night. the display lasted several minutes. fireworks or dangerous and illegal. firefighters say they can easily ignite a fire in dry grass. anyone caught using them can land in jail or face a stiff fine. if you are looking for a list of legal fireworks shows around the bay area g to abc7news.com click on see it on tv. in southern california fire crews mopping up a

wildfire they were able to put out early this morning. look at the flames they had to deal with, which erupted 9:00 last night in the hills above palmdale, 50 miles north of los angeles. the flames moved fast burning 250 acres of ranch land. there are homes in the area, no houses were threatened no word on a cause. city challenge san francisco has eight months to show why it should stay in business. the chronicle reports the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges could vote to take away certification. a review says the college leadership has weakness at all levels and has failed to raebg to ongoing reduced funding. if the school loses it is accreditation it would no longer receive public funding understate law. city colleges more than 90,000 students enroll ofed -- enrolled. >> the wife of sheriff ross mirkarimi will testify but it won't be in person.

eliana lopez has been in venezuela since march. she agreed to testify at mirkarimi's hearing if the city paid for her round-trip plane ticket. the chronicle reports mayor lee decided against using taxpayer money for that ticket, instead lopez will testify by video. the mayor suspended mirkarimi after he pled guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. oakland parents battling to keep their neighborhood elementary school open are vowing to keep up the fight. last night they returned to lakeview elementary school, less than 12 hours after police cleared them out. a group of about 30 showed up, including a parent who was arrested earlier in the day for refusing to leave this time, protesters did not set up camp. we showed you when police first moved in to clear the occupiers live on the morning news yesterday as it was unfolding. parents are upset that lakeview elementary is one of five schools closing. protesters have been sleeping at the school since june 15th.

in the east bay police searching for two robbers who sold an expensive -- who stole an expensive bike from a cyclist at gunpoint from the oakland hills. the professor was riding on a popular cycling route last friday in redwood regional park when he was robbed by two suspects, they took his necklace and his expense bike. >> in that park it is very uncommon i can think of the last time we had a robbery be it armed robbery. >> news of the strong arm robbery is spreading throughout the cycling community many are warning others to ride in groups and stay vigilant. 6:37. 4th of july a lot of plans, right, barbecue, parade, perhaps fireworks. and the , that is going to be the big question. >> depends on where you are mike? >> absolutely. coast into san francisco tough, everybody else should be okay so the farther you are away from the water the bay area --

bay water san francisco and coast the more likely you are to have clear sky. storm track, a little closer to us today just close enough that it is bringing in slightly cooler air for the coast and parts of the bay inland areas should be as warm as we were yesterday outside of the north bay where you drop a few degrees today. finger of following working across san francisco and oakland over the next hour or so. by 9:00 back to the coast by 12:00 pockets of sunshine develop there 50s and 60s, 60s and 70s around the bay, 70s and 80s inland. 4:00 he have 70s, 80s inland. clouds along -- clouds along the coast. [ unintelligible ]

temperatures at 7:00 from 59 at half moon bay to about the mid 70s inland. tomorrow the same flow, a few degrees cooler then it stops tapers slightly warmer friday and more sunshine for saturday. couple of new accidents just rolling into the traffic center. first brisbane area 101 northbound chp ambulance and fire crews on the scene of this accident it is blocking a lane chp not telling us specifically what lane. right now we are not showing any significant slowing past the scene that will change if we don't get that accident out of there 580 westbound coolidge new accident blocking with emergency crews just arriving there. again, no significant slowing as you head through the oakland area. we have light traffic pretty much holiday light everywhere else, 680 through walnut creek on to the 24 intersection. reminder, if you are heading out later today, you can download our free waze app

join our traffic spotters headed to fireworks you can see where there's any back-ups and delays it is a free app. go to abc7news.com/waze if you need more information and click on the information button there. our time is 6:40. it may be the 4th of july, but the presidential candidates are not taking a break from the campaign trail. he played a central role in middle eastern politics for a generation. did somebody murder yasser arafat arafat with poison? right -- on twitter: 1ñ

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a lot of clouds and cool at the coast low to mid 60s mild with sunshine through the bay mid to upper 70s inland mid 80s to near 90. southern california monsoon flow has returned and it has brought moisture with it. check out thunderstorms to the east of l.a. and san diego. palm springs today kind of

sticky and thunderstorms 97, mid to upper 90s through the central valley drier, 77 tahoe, 91 yosemite. going to l.a., 76 and 68 in san diego. let's check in with amy for a look what the is coming up on "good morning america." good morning. it is expected to be the hottest 4th of july ever in parts of the country, americans are planning on traveling more this holiday weekend than ever before. we'll tell you how to beat the heat and avoid the travel headaches, next on gma. despite the 4th of july holiday president obama and mitt romney are not taking the day. katie marzullo is in the breaking news center with the busy day head for the two and what aew poll is revealing about the racism >> reporter: no such thing as a holiday when you are the president or running for president. but sometimes you can sneak in some fun. first, the race. the latest gallup poll shows

president obama has a sustained lead over romney for the first time since april he leads mitt romney 48%-44% in the poll for the past two months candidates have been tied. as for their 4th of july events the president will be at the white house. he comes back from damp david this morning. then a little before 8 a.m. he will speak at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members. tonight president obama and the first lady are hosting a barbecue, concert and fireworks show on the south lawn. as for republican presidential candidate mitt romney, he's been on vacation with his family at his home in new england, 30 family members by the way, caught on tape jet skiing. this is a good picture you can see hard to make him out, but that is him. he's going to take a break from the lake and march in the local independence day parade. yesterday romney and his aides were busy with their search for a vice president. tomorrow president obama will begin a two-day campaign bus

tour in ohio and pennsylvania. new this morning from afghanistan. nato says several of its troops are wounded after a man in an afghan army uniform opened fire earlier this morning in the eastern ward act province. nato is releasing few details but saying the service members are being treated. nato is not saying what happen to the man who opened fire. >> also new, late palestinian president yasser arafat may have been murdered by poisoning. a swiss institute announced this morning, traces of the almost polonium have been found in his belongings. loan yum is rare and highly radioactive. his -- polonium is rare and highly radioactive. his widow is calling for his body to be exhumed. 6:47. good news if you are will be driving somewhere this 4th of july. >> a lot of people will be driving.

good morning. goose prices cooling-off, gas head back to $3 a gallon in april now dropping towards $3 that is giving consumers relief as the peak summer driving season gets into full swing. prices down 15 cent from air april peak mostly because of concerns about slowing global growth cutting demand. 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 will be having chicken according to the study which finds people in the northeast will spend the most time cooking with almost a quarter planning to spend all day grilling. markets are closed today for the independence holiday. at the new york stock exchange, i'm ellen brightman with the

bloomberg business report. 6:48 now. for the first time ever, americans will soon be able to buy an at home hiv test. the fda gave its approval to the test people swab upper and lower gums and place the sample into a vial. the results are available in 20 to 40 minutes. the manufacturer says a positive result doesn't necessarily mean somebody is infected but that additional testing should be done by a doctor. free coffee this 4th of july holiday? today starbucks is offering a free tall coffee at all locations in a special campaign called indivisible. the ceo wants to spark conversations over coffee on putting it is eventship above partisanship. asking people to tweet 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 all using the hash tag indivisible.

if you have an extra free coffee you can give it to our meteorologist there who on our alarm act asks for coffee, coffee, coffee. there it is you see the abc7 news alarm clock app download it for free you can wake up to the voice of mike, sandy -- >> spencer. >> very popular already more than 8,000 downloads. we are happy about that and appreciate everybody doing that. tell your friends about it. you wake up, roll overlook at your phone you have the news, weather, sports everything you need right there >> good morning sunshine. coffee, coffee, coffee. >> i'm not going to do it. you have to get the app. good morning beautiful picture downtown san francisco look at all that sunshine, yes good morning sunshine, there it is as we come up on 6:51. live doppler, there are clouds along the coast pushing across

the golden gate bridge not dropping mist or drizzle, we do not have flight arrival delays. temperatures right now mainly mid to upper 50s exception los gatos and santa rosa, low 50s. sunny except for the coast where the clouds hang out for the better part of the afternoon. they come back tonight bring patchy drizzle for tomorrow's morning commute small temperature swings over the next couple of days into the weekend. cloud cover through 7:00, 8:00, then 9:00 starts pulling back to the coast there by 11 at the latest and hangs out pockets of sunshine along the coast this afternoon. 60s there to a few 90s inland like antioch and brentwood otherwise mid to upper 80s east bay valleys. berkeley and richmond low 70s. south bay low to mid 80s, los gatos at 85 the warm spot mid to upper 70s most of the peninsula.

72 millbrae. low to mid 60s coast mid to upper 60s downtown san francisco sausalito and san rafael 70s north bay low to mid 80s low to mid 60s beaches with less sun than ñ around monterey and carmel more sun watsonville and santa cruz low to mid 70s most sunshine inland with low to mid 80s. head together a's game looking for a sweep red sox 1:05 first pitch, 68, grab your sunscreen topping out around 72. alameda county fair 7:00 tonight rock bottom boys as we have the red, white and blues festival, mid 80s, at least breezy during the afternoon. san rafael for the marin county fair, temptations are taking the stage at 7:30, 70°, fireworks there, clouds, 83°. not dancing as much as they want me to, not going to do

it. once was enough. sorry you had to be watching at 5:20 for that temperatures hanging around the 90s inland mid 90s next week. mid 70s tomorrow around the bay low to mid 80s rest of forecast tree air conditioning at the coast mid to upper -- free air conditioning at the coast mid to upper 60s there. temptation will be a big draw at marin county fair expect delays 101 and surface streets near that area. right now very light if you are heading the road this morning to travel you are in good traveling conditions, no problems, holiday light, 80 westbound headed into the macarthur maze and on into the toll where the sun is bright hard to see very few cars coming through no metering lights, no back-up, good time to come into san francisco problems northbound bay shore freeway by brisbane and bay shore avenue accident, chp, fire crews and emergency crews, police on scene there's a lane blockage, i'm not seeing significant slowing.

be forewarned if you are traveling north from the peninsula on 101 into the city you may find a problem there. earlier accident oakland 580 at coolidge out of lanes. most or all mass transit sunday or holiday schedule today. 6:54. as we get ready to hand off to good morning a here are fire things to know before you go. number one: . oakland police searching for four missing children who could be in danger their 3-year-old brother is in critical at children's hospital. the mother, stepfather and babysitter have been realized on suspicion of child abuse. >> number two, bay area authorities on alert for people using illegal fireworks this 4th of july. we saw this late last night in an an east san jose neighborhood. have a lay -- number three, sutter health nurses in the east bay and peninsula will be locked out of their jobs until sunday following their one day strike yesterday this is the fifth time since last september

nurses have walked off the job in an ongoing contract dispute. sutter health says nearly half of its nurses reported for work. >> number four, local giants fans waking up early this holiday morning to watch the team play the nationals in washington, d.c.. bumgarner starts the game which begins in over an hour at 8:05. giants will try to rebond from last night's 9-3 loss. lincecum on the . >> number five, tree tall coffees being given -- given away now at all-star bucks part of -- [ unintelligible ] live doppler first, you can see the clouds out there not dropping any rain off to a quiet start. mild temperatures in the 40s to near 60 through 7:00, clouds return to the coast by noon.

temperatures 58 there to 81 inland mostly sunny by 4:00, clouds mainly at the coast, 60 to 83. here's the key, coast in san francisco the clouds will pwraoeurpb 7:00. fireworks in san francisco aren't until 9:30 there will be clouds for that. farther you are from those two areas more likely you will have a clear sky. enjoy, be safely -- be safe. live look san rafael out of novato toward central san rafael past lucas valley road southbound direction on the left of secure screen traffic very light today, -- no problems up and over the waldo into san francisco across the golden gate bridge a little mist through the golden gate no visibility problems as you come in. no parking on the waldo at all they've got signs and police patrolling. yes, parking meters are functioning. walnut creek, southbound 680 running at the limit very light, no problems towards the

24 junction. if you are heading out now, quick look at travel times as you are leaving the bay area, if you are traveling anywhere with your relatives -- >> shouldn't have problems, all freeways are light like that, thank you sue. that's it for this edition of the abc7 morning news. reminder of the sleep train dream campaign

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