busy night. tonight the city's brown outs will be in effect. and that means stations which carrying water is out of service with the engine company on station 23 considered one of the busiest stations. the back up plan went into action around 3:00 today, and that is when firefighters say fire works landed on the roof of what used to be the old oakland city hall. wood gutters caught on fire, burning a hole in the attic, firefighters here say the back up plan worked. >> i came outside and saw the fire. i started to tell my mom, my sister and everybody. >> this worked as it should have. the next company, next got there one minute later. >> with water? >> correct. >> and oakland does have one of the best unsanctioned

commercial grade fire works display ndz the bay area. the back up plan could be delayed if the engine is on another call tonight. there is a lot of illegal gunshots going off on the 4th of july. tonight the police department says that it's upgraded it's shots spotter with software that can detect the difference between fire work asks gunshots. fire works going off here, this crew already put out one tire, we'll let you know how it goes tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. i'm allen wong in oakland, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and the patrol reopened highway 4 after an afternoon brush fire forced a closure of several lanes. the fire broke out on the shoulder just before 3:00 this afternoon. flames spread down a hillside, threatening homes. crews stopped the fire before

it reached structures. patrol stopped traffic and the fire ended up burning between two and three acres contained in about 30 minutes. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> this 4th of july festivities are meant to be fun, and safe, there is concern fire works could ruin that, by sparking fires. gilroy is where you can buy safe and sane fire works. karina? >> there is cal fire staffed for the season, and they have air support on stand by, and that has proved valuable, today. she says she's pretty sure illegal fire works sparked this brush fire in santa clara county. >> we've heard fire works going off, and cherry bombs, sparklers whatever, i don't know.

roman candles. whatever those are that go up in the sky. >> cal fire responded and sent in 50 firefighters and support. >> taking buckets and wetting trees to keep it from spreading this way. >> cal fire says it's investigating and gilroy is the only city which sells safe and sane fire works and it's illegal to take them out of the city limits. >> we're not impacted by the city's sale of safe and sane fire works. this is more of the illegal fire works. >> the mayor defends safe and sane fire works saying there are strict rules and 16 organizations benefit from the holiday tales. >> we have to pay for everything. it helps the players, too. like, we can use fund-raisers as he our advantage, not to have to go out of pocket, too. >> gilroy paid for police and

fire patrols using fees generated from the safe and sane skpaels those sales are brisk. >> this is about 100 and got grand 49er and pyropack bag. >> if they're responsible, many people say it can be a recipe for disaster, this brush fire is just one example. >> everything is dry. dry grass and trees and everything. and this can go up, just so incredibly quickly. >> if there is anyone interested, there is a professional display, lighting up the sky when it gets dark in morgan hill, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. for many people tonight the big question is will we be able to see the 4th of july fire works or did fog get in the way? >> inland locations are doing displays, skies should be clear. but looking at live doppler 7,

you can see san francisco, this is looking itchy. -- ify. there is a closer look here at the golden gate. we've got fog pushing through now. it's getting a little bit thicker over the city of san francisco. let me give you a look on live view right now from our camera looking towards golden gate into the direction of the fire works display tonight. you can see there is fog on the coast. it's cool, about 55 degrees and winds gusting at 26 miles per hour. fog going to be spilling throughout the golden gate. there is some fog tonight. >> there is a list of times and location as cross the bay area, just go to our web site and you'll find a link on our front page or look under see

it on tv. >> and fight now there is a family torn out by suspected child abuse. police were called to the home on 63rd street monday about the 3-year-old found in the tub. three siblings were missing, found this moshing in patterson with a relative. and police asked for help in pinding the four children. a neighbor told us her kids played with them from time to time. >> they seem happy, riding on their bikes and stuff. and i've never seen problems but you never know what happens. >> the mom, step dad and baby-sitter were arrested. police opened this investigation because of the extent of injuries and evidence of past abuse. investigators are still trying to locate a 16-year-old.

>> police shot and killed an armed suspect in a safeway parking lot this morning. it happened on star avenue at about 3:00 a.m. officers say a 44-year-old failed to comply to place hands on his head. and the police could see his handgun. they shot a taser, and the suspect, they said, made a puff. >> the subject went for the gun he had in the waist band. officers discharged a weapon in defense of their live ootz police department is investigating and the officers have been placed on leave. it's the second fatal officer involved shooting in five days and the fourth since mid may. >> san francisco medical examiner identified the body as of that a missing man last seen by friends after a giants game june 25th. they think he fell into the water at pier 30-32678 the

body found by a passer bay at howard street off the exback dareo just before 8:00 this morning. family and friends organized a search of san francisco bay following his disappearance in hopes of finding him. he worked as a prison guard in vacaville. >> coming up, fun gets into the act this 4th of july creating a fire works show. >> and the train derailment turning box cars into a mangled mess. >> and michael finney exposes the way some ticket scalpers are tricking people into paying a premium price for tickets they think they're buying from the box office, then... >> we know this is a real particle. >> the tiny particle scientists say is a big deal, scientists play a role that could have important

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. crews clean up of a freight train derailed. 27 cars went off the and to prevent the train accident and nobody was hurt. the union pacific railroad is trying to figure out what went wrong. >> and switching gears now to let you know about the threat of fog, it's not stopping thousands of people from heading to san francisco to watch the big fire works show tonight. they're going to be two locations sending rockets into the air not the best places to see fire works in the areas from fisherman's wharf to

aquatic park. abc 7 news joins us live with more. jonathan? >> and this is getting crowded and music is starting as people start to fill the amphitheater here. it's significantly more crowded than just an hour ago. we've got camping tents and blankets and jackets here because it's a little bit chilly here and there is getting a little bit packed. people have to jockey for a view. how do you get the best view? that is easy. >> with chairs and umbrella, you've got the best seat in the house. >> i do. >> this pays to get here early. >> there are people coming here since the 6th grade. >> getting out of the heat is a vacation. >> what to do with 10 hours left before the fire works start? >> sleeping and reading, whatever. >> it's a time to relax.

and that is where you won't find anyone sitting down. >> this will be the final one. i'm going to snake back and move into the five. >> twisting together tiny wires into plastic pipes they're putting final touches on northern california biggest display. >> this is probably 2,000 or 3,000 pounds of fire works here. they're entertainment packages ready to be launched up. painting the sky. >> jeff thomas says it's a chance to show of with a massive budget ask amount of space. >> we don't have distans restrictions. we can let loose. >> let loose, they will from two sites with fire works made in five different countries. >> and golden tiger tail with golden willow. >> there is only one thing that might get in the bay.

>> we have the f word, the fog comes in every summer he says he likes to design the show with plenty of things that go below the fog. >> you like the fog? >> yes. it makes an interesting show. they hang longer and just sit up there in the air, forever. it's awesome. >> and you might want to wear a sweat shirt when you come out to see the fire works. it's getting chilly here, traffic is not so good. last time we checked things were creeping alochblg you might want to tri to take public transportation or just walk to see fire works. >> and you're right f you're headed to the celebration in san francisco, there is public transit encouraged to take people to the forn water front. and along vanness avenue. bart is running longer trains

expected to come into the city. cal train added three special train trips beginning at 11:15 right after the fire works celebrations end. >> there is a chance for you to let officials know what isn't working in your neighborhood. tonight san francisco man is calling out city hall for not being patriotic and says the at that timered flag sends the wrong mess wrath to the rest of the country. he believes that this gives pundits another opportunity to bash san francisco. and here is mark matthew autos john daily says what is going on display at city hall is an easy target. a beat up flag, it's seen better day autos right wing media is taking jabs at san francisco. last thing we need to do is give them more ammunition. >> he started hearing from

friends who felt the same way. >> this just looks bad, this is a heavily trafficked area, a lot of tourists. >> he thought this is one image problem with an easy fix and e mailed us. >> you shouldn't have a flag that looks like it came off a pirate ship. >> we found several flags in the wind. the mayor's office sent us to the building manager. >> we treat our flags with great respect, we fly those flags 24-7 to show we care about our flags and our country. >> and he tells us it comes down to a maintenance schedule. six months for a flag unless it gets so worn you can see the damage from the street. then, they'll replace it sooner at a cost of $50. there are no debates just a routine he says works. >> the wind, rain, fog, sea air, they're not predictible. as we zront an expieration tag

to let us know it's time to change the flag out. we do visual inspections on average probably once per month. >> the flags on the lawn are under the care of the recreation and parks department. they're replaced twice per year. large flag costs more. $4,000 to replace this one. and there are both agencies have no plans to change the way they do things. but he says the flag is about something bigger than numbers and wants city hall to recognize that. >> it's a symbol that works. you know? a lot of stuff happened here and that is why this represents everything, who we are. >> and he cares so much. >> notice z.noticed. >> and there is spencer christian. >> i noticed fog is continuing to storm through and there is a live view looking down on to the bay. just a finger of fog now.

and there are patches of fog. there sta look, and there is not picking up at the moment you can see paint hint of fog there. this is still pretty warm inland, 80 degrees in concord, 87 over antioch, cooling down there. 79 in fairfield. 75 in santa rosa. 66 in oakland. 58 here in san francisco. interest there is fog pushing locally inland. cooler conditions tomorrow, and then, a warmer pattern for the weekend that is really going to warm up. there is very hot, dangerously hot weather still blanketing above eastern three quarters of the nation, but here, in our air we have mild to warm dn conditions in sharp contrast to a heat wave.

start agent 7:00 we'll see fog continuing to push across the bay. will be more wide spread inland tonight than last night. and there is lows into mid to upper 50s so at 5:00 in the morn notice fog will burn back throughout the coastline but there will be he temperatures upper 50s to 60s on the coast. mainly 60s to maybe low 70s around the bay. upper 70s to low 80s inland locations. there are highs for tomorrow, 80 in santa rosa. 67 in richmond there is 82 in antioch. santa rosa, san jose, rather, farther south, highs of 67 in watsonville. and inland 81 in gilroy. there is 79 in morgan hill,

after the cool down, temperatures bounce back friday then we start to warm up over the weekend saturday, sunday, highs low 90s, 80s around the bay. there is mid-90s inland tuesday and wednesday. and there is upper 60s on the coast. >> let's talk about the moshing. a lot of us use the phone as alarm clocks. >> what ems do you need? it's time to get up, get going. >> and there is a new alarm clock app for the iphone, it puts the bay area top news, weather forecasts and traffic by your bed sichld down load the app available now at app store and cocka doodle doo! >> thank you. >> it's a discovery ta could

help unlock the secrets of the universe. >> a connection to the search for a tiny partic

take a look at solar fire works on this 4th of july, these images are from the sun's surface, the flare is so powerful it sent particles shooting into space that might just sweep past earth's magnetic field. >> and in switzerland announcement of a discovery and confirmation of the particle eluded physicists for years. >> for me it's, really, an incredible thing that it happened in my lifetime. >> his name is dr. peter big and this was his day. in the field of physics.

>> was it easier to draw than approve? >> absolutely. we've been drawing these for decade autos dr. kim was one of many breening a sigh of relief today. and they had based their standard model on its existence. >> i would say we have it as a layman. as a scientist very to say what do we have? >> this emerged after physicists collided known particles at close to the speed of light. they've never seen it but what else to give mass. >> it would be different, it could be a different universe. >> not only did they have to catch it sh they had to prove it to a high standard two. teams and three trillion collisions each a probability of one in 99.99994%.

one in a million. >> studies have led to developments which help man kind but anything involved would have to wait 100 years or so. >> then, july 4th nl, the smallest fire works made the biggest bang yet. >> more than 100 pandas descended in london to mark the start of panda awareness week practicing tai chi to spread and increase and extend protection world wide. this group came to the british capitol because of the massive attention it's getting. that is quite a site.

>> ahead a local college on the brink of failing? what city college is trying to do. >> and today, the east bay summer tradition celebrating it's 100th year.

a major community college here is at risk of losing accreditation stemming from the way it handled it's budget. we are live from san francisco city college with a story. heather? >> the college says this week the chancellor will appoint a accreditation s.w.a.t. team to hunker down ask address issues that resolve around money, like budget planning and forecasting and how the college owns and manages it's buildings. this city college says headlines of imminent closures are exaggerated. >> dooms day speculation that was you know in the newspaper yesterday, is probably more

overheated imagination of a headline writer. >> larry was says it's been instructed not to talk. this commission for community and junior colleges puts city college on notice, it has until october to show progress on 14 major problems related to money management. until march, to prove it falls them, otherwise, accreditation ask state funding go as way. closing down the cools -- school autos this is a serious situation. there is no question about it. and we're just not going to let it happen. >> it's the largest community college in the state. with nine campuses and to00 sites serving 90,000 students. the commission told the college it has to fix leadership weaknesses at every level and correct spending 92% of its budget on salaries and

benefits. >> 9% is high. and this is central to attacking that problem. >> the to-year-old relies on classes here to knock out education requirements that would cost more where he is the rest of the year. >> this is cheaper compared to taking classes in the state. >> and the college just gave 60,000ses today the hop talt program, he's now pinning hopes on a $79 parcel tax measure to help save the school. >> this ends up 22 cents per day, and raise $128 million. and it's affecting 90,000 students. >> he points out the commission had nothing negative to say about quality of the instruction here at city college.

>> and there are two people injured after a short car chase this morning. the pursuit lasted about three minutes and ened with the car crashed into a fire hydrant. no police officers were hurt but a suspect had to be cut out of the car. >> one of the largest 4th of july celebrations happened this morning and dan ashley was the grand marshal of the annual rose, white and blue parade. this is built with lots of roses to celebrate. residents were glad the city was able to host the community celebrations. >> this is important for people to come together. this is a great idea to let the residents enjoy the

community. >> 25,000 people took part in this parade and after party. >> zp let's head to the alameda county fair. don? >> there is nothing more americanna than a county fair. this fair began 100 yearsing ayes as a flower festival and take a look now. there is one that is a log ride. you're guaranteed to get wet. speaking of rising temperatures... this drumming, and dance. the audience succumbs to their rhythms. music is a big deal here, shows by kelly pickler and morris day on the bill. and they're off, and running. this is the oldest wrack

dating back to 1858. county fairs have been about exhibitions and there is the fair here continuing the tradition. >> this is about the best of what people do and this is about competition from best pigs, cows to the best pie autos and barbecue competitions. chefs battle it out. it's a showdown. >> we cook what we like and hopefully, you'll like it as well it's got a nice taste. we do like to have a little heat at the end of it. >> it's one up manship there are a couple of secret things going on. >> finals are saturday. and there is hot dog eating category requiring technique. >> you have to make sure you have water.

>> okay. these guys ate 31 of them. and everyone gets a chance. get your curlly fries. >> i had to take one off. >> there is a push. >> that is -- . >> and that is gently. okay. >> and there is like... the best hot dog you ever had, times, like four, literally. >> and this includes funnel cake asks deep fried ding dongs and deep fried fruity pebbles. yes. i had some. i'm still standing. you need to do a lot of walking. this fair continues through sunday. >> and thank you. >> redwood city residents getting ready for the first show in two years, thousands

turned out for the parade and pancake breakfast. the day will end with a big bang over the 4th. residents and businesses raised 60,000ses today pay for the fire works spectacular. the show had been cancelled because of costs. >> there is a president sell braigt today welcoming two dozen u.s. service members as new american citizens. president obama joined by janet napolitano for a swearing in at the east room of the white house. the president highlighted the contributions to american society. and this he convenient had 25 service members who are immigrants from 17 countries. >> michael finney is ahead with a ticket scam. how some are tricking you into paying premiums for tickets you think that you're

a new field poll shows governor brown's approval rating is slipping and shows it dropped to 44% down four points from a year ago. 4% of voters disapprove of the job he's doing. up from 31% a year ago. the governor's handling appears to be the reason for the drop. the poll surveyed 997 registered voters and it has a sampling margin of plus or minus 3.6 points.

>> this may be disappointing. have you tried renting in san francisco lately? the web site trulia says it may be cheaper to buy than rent. some yerntz are paying 15% more than last year compared with the national increase the demand fr rental homes are up because of the number of people displaced by foreclosures. and there are lots of shows this summer, lots of venues and ways to order tickets online. >> if you're unwary, a consumer can wind up paying too much on the secondary market. there are buyers and sellers and brokers. one man wound up paying way over face value though there were plenty of seats available at the box office.

>> i thought it would be a good musical. >> tom just wanted to take his 6-year-old grand daughter see mary poppins live at san jose center po for the performing arts. >> and he clicked on box office, san jose, found tickets and purchased two seats for $150. >> and i thought they were kind of expensive. >> tom figured that was the going rate. fed yechl arrived with the tickets, something didn't look right. >> they're from omaha, nebraska. not san jose. there was a name of john on the tickets, not mine it came from an outfit called tickets in time by tom was sure he'd purchased from the theater. >> so i called the center in san jose. they told me that john urich bought the tickets and they were $73 not $150 each. >> tom realized he'd been dealing with a broker far away in, nebraska instead of $73

the broker charged $150 per seat plus a $63 fee, plus $15 for shipping. a total of $378 for tickets tom could have bought for just $156 from the theater. the center gave tom a copy of the original tickets, showing this $73 price. and on the ticket by the broker the price is blotted out. >> they sent them to me. >> tom found out box office san jose is just one of dozens of similar sites. here is box office baltimore, box office, chicago, box office, miami, denver, san dailg, san francisco you assume you're dealing with the box office. >> tom contacted 7 on your side. we found out those local box office sites are all owned by one company. secure box office.com of connecticut. the owner james moran tells us

we're saddened to hear about the poor experience with our web site. we never pretended to be anything other than a reliable marketplace and points to this disclaimer n the web site saying we are are a marketplace not a venue or a venue box office. tom admits he didn't notice the warnings. >> i missed them. i think that most of the public would miss them. >> for tickets in time, the owner tells us he buys and tell sells on web sites but doesn't operate them. selling tickets for more than face value is legal in california. and this is as long as they aren't selling near the venue, still, tickets in time has an "f" rating with the bbb. secure box office has a "six complaints. and he says he paid too much but in the end the show was terrific. >> my granddaughter loved it.

we had a great time other than the fact we were taken advantage of. >> and many online brokers uses fame that's sound just like the theater, if you want to order from the theater call the venue, find out which web site is theirs. and you can end up saving a lot of money. if you have a problem with a scalper, let us know about it. >> how many people don't see that little thing? i. >> know. >> thank you. >> sure. >> a bay area champion trying to hold on to a title today. >> did joey chestnut remain top dog during this ñzñprpry"it

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including joey chestnut. >> i'm feeling good, i'm hungry. >> that is awesome. he ate 68 hot dogs and buns in just 10 minutes. >> this is shameful to do that. >> i know. just for him, congratulations autos another winner, spencer with the forecast. >> is this a winning forecast? things looking good here, there is a time lapse view looking down into the bay, you can see fog going through the golden gate there. this may obscure our view tonight. tomorrow, nationwide there is a sweltering heat wave continues in the nation's mid section and the east. temperatures over 100 degrees and high humidity. we're going to have a lovely

day. partly cloudy and sunny inland there are mainly 60s and 70s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. a cool down that warms up friday, then warms up seriously over the weekend. highs climbing into 90s inland. >> oh, boy. >> thank you. >> and we would like to you share your 4th of july with us. and up load your videos to abc 7 news.com and you might see them here on our fast. >> all right. a's are in a celebratory mood. fans breaking out brooms

sky 7 is live in san francisco now in the bay view hunter's point district. no homes are threatened and you can see the fire picking up quite a bit of smoke at this point. we don't have word on how it started but know they're looking at illegal fire works as a possibility. crews on alert tonight. >> and there are a lot of

sports to get today. there is former red sock goes deep, again giving oakland a 15 game streak of home runs and there is some patriotism. and there is an early lead there is a big poppy, david ortiz sitting on 39 career home runs there is a 36 years old still playing in a high level l there is moss with a can of corn, pop up to shallow left. >> and there is brandon m able to bring him home. the game is all of a sudden tied at two. a's take the lead in the 7th. jamal weeks finds a hell to

score. a's only all star, ryan cook with a 3-2 inning and. >> quite a few of the games goes down to the last minutes of the game. we get bouncy as far as those goes and and multiple contributions, again today. >> and there pabl low sandoval, and there is baumgardener got lit up and then, in the fifth, ryan zimmerman with a line shot, opposite field home run makes it 6-3 and there is

giants fall, 9-4678 mets took center stage for quarter finals and what a day of tennis was. and there is is murray chasing down this volumey. a flick of the wrist winner down the line. and murray is quick at 6 foot three, wow. murray able to come up with big shots when needed them. on the return in the third set, and 8th on match point. there is a an advance to the final four and he may not be the popular pick but watch out for this guy. there is not suspected to win. and there is a win and will face andy murray in the semies. defending championship had no

problem with cruising through the tournament. he's not been taken a five set yet. he wins today in three sets will face a tough challenge in the event roger fedderer in the semies. prince william and his wife, kate join bid andre agassi and stevie graff. rogers has back issues but not today, wins in straight sets and facing jokavich for the first time at wimbledon. busy day on this 4th of july. >> thank you so much. happy 4th of july, everybody. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios

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