live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> fireworks crackdown on this fourth of july bay area law enforcement agencies have zero tolerance for illegal tolerance in light of this year's fire danger. good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo. the hills are covered in dry brush making people nervous. the danger of sparking a grass fire is very real especially with illegal fireworks. amy hollyfield is in dublin where people are planning to be safe and we sane.

>> there are going to be fireworks because we are at a stand and sales are brick. this is a fundraiser for a soccer team. money on their mind but that is not all they are talking about. there is a loud and clear message your fire works need to be legal. you need to use them safely. >> this family loaded up on fireworks in dublin and the kids can not tell you exactly what they will see when they light the fuse but they do know they are excited. >> we will go crazy. hopefully they will not burn anything. >> this stand on dublin boulevard is doing what it can to make sure that doesn't happen. the volunteers include more in your bag than fire works. >> make sure you have the safety tips in the bag and make sure they have a map of the parks where they request do the fire works. >> fire works are legal if dublin and they are called the

"safe and sane" fireworks but that is not a license to be reckless. >> i caution people that doesn't mean there are no risks. there is still the possibility of injury coming from the fire works and also for them to start fires. when it comes to safe and sane i add a third word: reasonable. >> firefighters will be on guard tonight and they worry about people getting hurt and about the especially dry conditions. >> we bring in extra staffing for additional fire units and we have, also, wild land fire-fighting bulldozer and we have taken appropriate measures. >>the workers feel confident their customers will act like responsible grown ups, so the little ones can have care tree fun. >> it is dry. we don't have enough water right now. we don't want to be burned.

>> another message firefighters want to get across if you buy your fireworks here legally can you not shoot them off in your city if they are not legal there. it is very important to know the laws in your own city. new this morning, progress in the napa county fire. the 4,300 acre wildfire now is 55 percent contained. the announcement was made this morning and there are no longer homes that are being threatened and evacuation orders are lifted. the fire have been burning since tuesday that destroyed two homes and seven outbuildings. 1,700 firefighters are on scene. firefighters have the upper hand the conditions are ripe if fires everywhere in the bay area. leyla gulen here for meteorologist jon james to check on the -- meteorologist mike nicco to check on the weather. >> we have have a main layer confined to the cost and doppler

shows clear conditions for the bay area with wind gusts and we have that onshore blow and that could pick up any possible sparks so you want to be careful. in napa we have a southwest breeze at nine miles per hour if in concord, 13 miles per hour. livermore is at five. so, it is fairly calm but the winds will increase in the overnight hours. i will keep you updated with the seven-day outlook straight ahead. turning now to other news, police in antioch are investigating a shooting that injured two people. it happened at 10:00 last night on sick can more drive. two men were hit and taken to the hospital with injuries not considered "life threatening." there is in word on the suspect. >> health officials confirm that mosquitoes collected from three local cities have tested positive for west nile prompting additional fogging treatments to be planned for parts of campbell, cupertino, and san jose. weather permitted the ground fogging operations will happen on tuesday and thursday night.

they expecting it to last several hours. if you are coming to san francisco for the fire works show public transportation is the way to go. a stretch of northbound interstate 280 is closed between 101 and king street which is near at&t park and a new bridge hinge is being installed and a dough vice allows the freeway to flex and bend. caltran is confident it will be done on schedule so 280 would re-open in time for the monday morning commute. >> happening right if you, the largest independence day parade in northern california is turning redwood city, red and white and blue. nick smith is on the parade route with the festivities. nick? >> i wanted you to see this because redwood city has been doing this since 1939 and the parade is only a small part. look at the cuties. tonight, there will be live music and fireworks. it will be done at the port all

designed with family in mind. >> everyone is so excited for the fourth of july and they love to sell operate. >> this is how they celebrate independence day on the peninsula. it is easy to see why the fourth of july parade in wooded with themed "through the eyes of the child." family tradition is as much part of the festival as the waving of old glory. if you cannot wave it, wear it. >> it is so much more exciting here. i'm biased. >> the parade continues to attract thousands including the hey lights are the redwood city parade run, the family friendly races open to walkers and runners and strollers, benefit ing music programs. think again. >> we have come every year for 35 years and will be here again

next year. don't forget, a far raid isn't a party unless you come prepared. >> 91 jell-o shots. >> stehpanie packed the party favors and started coming to a parade before she knew what a jell-o hot and this is her mother who brother her. >> been here 35 years and the highlight of our year. >> really? >> what makes it special? >> my daughter. >> she does the work. i have the fun. >> to give you an idea how popular it is, it gets larger as does the run. last year they had 1,000 runners and this career they had 1,300 runners and raised $50,000. >> that is great. there is were more still ahead on abc7 news including hurricane arthur's assault on the east coast leaving tens of thousands without power and we will have the latest from north carolina in a live report.

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more than 40,000 customers are still without power on north carolina outer banks after arthur swept across the islands as category two hurricane. we go now to nags head, north carolina. >> crews are trying to get the

power restored. the gusts and the choppy surf are the only signs left of hurricane arthur. harsh winds still whipping across the north carolina shorelynn. almost as strong as the size of the relief. >> it wasn't too bad. >> it came ashore with winds of more than 100 miles per hour and category two hurricane and flooded roads, caused power outages and set off reported tornadoes. >> it was choppy. >> thank you is not as severe a lot of people including the governor of north carolina, fear. this has been a very good day. there have been no casualties or serious injuries reported. that was our number one goal. that puts a big smile on all our faces. >> not too many miles from those would live on hatteras island.

still, they are waiting to be allowed to return home to assess damage. for the vacationers on the rest of the outer banks who rode out the storm the after market of arthur is just a day at the beach. >> we thought it was supposed to be beautiful this week and they were not manned inventory evacuations so we thought we would stick it out. >> it seems like they made the right call. the weather is beautiful. some towns have decided to move forward with the fourth of july festivities tonight. we are in nags head, north carolina, for abc7 news. katie marzullo? thank you, that is good news. a warning if you have chicken in the freezer. foster farms is recalling 170 different chicken products, 16 months after outbreak of salmonella covering chicken labels with "use or freeze by date," from march 21 to march 29

featuring the plant code p-6137, it is from the biggest poultry producer sickening people with an antibiotic strain of salmonella. the information is on abc7news.com. a lost barbecuing going on because it is fourth of july. >> great weather for barbecuing. from the east bay hills camera you can see marine layer we had thick clouds hanging over the east bay and it is dissolving and melting away just as we said it would. that is revealing plenty of sunshine across the bay area and we will top out in the 90's in the far inland valley and still a little cool by the coast but everyone wants to know how they will be able to see the firework shows around the bay area. i have the answer ahead. plus, fourth of july celebrations are well underway

in the bay area and we will look at the fund that is happening right now. two bay area competitive eaters go head to head in the hotdog eating condition test on coney island. we will tell you who came out "top"

happy fourth of july from danville this morning, an independence day celebration drew hundreds to the high school and happy faces in the crowd and long the court with people waving flags and having a great

time. >> the rose white and blue parade kickoff with a new twist: this man brought his snake along to celebrate, the parade moves through the rose garden neighborhood and ends with a picnic in alameda and is a revival of the rose carnival of 1896 featuring live bands, dance groups, homemade flights and kids on bicycle and antique cars. san francisco's professional fireworks are ready for the fourth of july sell operation with 10,000 fire works for the largest show in northern california. they will launch from two barges one off pier 39 and the other near the municipal pier starting at 9:30. visit us online for a guide to fourth of july activities in the bay area including parades exit big fireworks he and we have information on the events where you can meet members of our news

team. minutes ago, germany beat france 1-0 in the world cup quarter final. >> it was fit that san francisco's oldest and largest german bier hall was jammed. germany and france are former world cup winners. germany was the betting community's choice to come out on top. at 1:00 o'clock, brazil and columbia square off on espn and tomorrow morning, argentina battles coverage with coverage at 8:30 a.m. right here and then netherlands play costa rica on espn. >> we have a winner in the fourth of july hotdog eating contest at coney island. >> how does it happen?

>> eight-time defending champion and san jose very own joey chestnut scarfed down 61 hotdogs and second place hailed from san jose, as well a special day for chestnut for another reason. he proposed to his fellow competitive eater and she said "yes." congratulations. in the women's division, the black widow was out eaten three time defending champion sonia thomas lost her title after a woman wolfed down 34 franks and buns in ten minutes. the stomach ache after that have to be the worst. but they must have amnesia before next year...and you back. wurst. get it in wurspt.

>> good one. >> we will look at...the golden gate bridge socked in, right new, and if you thought the rest of the bay area will look like this, i will never see the fire works can that is not so just a few areas around the bay are on the foggy side and live doppler 7 hd shows we do have the fog that is confined to the cost and it is dissipating and melting away and here is a look from sfo and you can see it looks nice can clear with a little bit of cloud layer in the background with no flight arrival or departure delays and temperatures are 58 degrees and the mid-60's for oakland and san carlos and upper 60's and cooler along the coast at half moon bay and 55 degrees and we have high pressure that is building up over the next few days coming over from the four corner states and bringing monsoon moisture over the southeast desert in california and the rest of us, that means we are going to warm up over the weekend into monday. if you are headed to the game,

the a's take on the toronto blue jays and first pitch is 1:05, and 65 to get us going and mostly high u.v. index is and fourth of july, we have clear skies inland areas and around the east bay, as well, and south by we will be clear and along the peninsula. as the over night progresses we will see fog coming back in bringing the temperatures down, mild in berkeley and 58 and the expected forecast, and mid-60's in redwood city. check out the theater and say hello to spencer christian reporting the weather from the theater and it will be breezy with the symphony performing with the fire works at 8:00 p.m. and 65. bring a sweater. it will cool down. our highs today around the bay area, warmer and 80 degrees in sunnyvale and the peninsula 75 and san mateo is 63 at half moon

bay. mid-60's downtown, san francisco, the rest of the north bay in the mid-80's to low 90's. in the east bay, 73 in san leandro and further inland, 91 degrees and antioch, and 87 in blest and that is under sun. lows in the mid-to-upper 50's and the fog comes back in and the forecast shows we will remain dry, and might see some patchy drizzle for the morning commute but the rest of the weekend is going to be toasty into monday with the cool down expected on thursday with the averages. >> leyla gulen, thank you. still ahead, leyla gulen will be right back with the perfect pet and some pets to keep your pets safe on

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news at 4:00, the chant heard across the nation. >> that note not coming from united states soccer fans how "i believe" started on another field. at 5:00, "7 on your side" teams up with "consumer reports" to test car touchup paint and the surprising results when you want to make your car look guy. now friday's "purr-fect" pet. leyla gulen? >> this is maui pit boxer mix and boxers are the sweetest angels and this is kelly from silicon valley humane society. >> she is seven. she was a transfer from a different shelter and you can tell she is a lap dog, 60-pound lapping do and is a great

companion if you want a dog with low energy. a couch potato. >> docksers are lap dogs and angels. good with other pets in. >> we don't know. if you have a pet bring them down to the shelter. we can check. >> she has the spirit, she is set if the fourth of july holiday. what else can you tell us? >> she is showing a little bit of arthritis in her back leg. she has gained a little bit of weight and we think if she loses weight it will help her. a little bit of exercise. that does wonders. >> she is a lap dog. you can call 262-2133. let's get this sweet dog a good loving home. if your animal runs away this is very pop because today is fourth of july and the fireworks will

be going off. they want to help you find the lost pet with a new app showing what to do if your animal vanishes. it also stores vital medical reports and offers tips in case of natural disasters and we have a link to the app on our website at abc7news.com. katie, back to you? >> wonderful to meet her. what a sweetheart. for all of us, thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is next.

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