good morning, america. breaking overnight, explosive ending. >> oh, my god. >> the fireworks show that went haywire near the finale. shells landing in the crowd. >> oh, my god. >> spectators burned. the rush to treat the victims. what went wrong here? star-spangled security. police across the nation ramping up efforts to keep you safe today. the test for america's law enforcement against those lone wolf attackers inspired by isis. plus, will the weather cooperate? your full holiday forecast. shark fears. holiday beachgoers on the lookout after recent attacks as fishermen reel in predators like this one close to shore. >> it's a shark. >> the advice for swimmers this morning who still want to hit the water. and it's a box office battle.

born in the usa, it's the "terminator" versus "magic mike" and crew. will arnold be back to cash in, or will a sexy sequel win over the crowd? ♪ born in the usa ♪ hey, good morning, and happy fourth. we've got lots of fun stuff coming up. our set is decked out. sara and paula stayed up all night getting this ready. paula very helpfully actually put a flag in my coffee cup. >> that was sara. >> that was not sara. >> happy fourth of july. >> we've also got some early fireworks coming up, and later in the show -- there's the fireworks. we'll show you much more of that later in the show. sara has a holiday themed edition of "pop news" including grilling celebrities and this weigh-in and stare-down at the annual coney island hot dog eating contest. there it is, things getting intense. that's a july 4th tradition that will take place later today. >> it's a july 4th tradition we

love very much and can honor on this day, right? but we do want to start here with a series of concerns looming over the holiday including isis, sharks and, of course, the weather. across america we've got a mix of extreme heat, severe storms and plain old rain, so will it put a damper on your celebration? let's kick things off with rob who is out this morning in central park. hi, rob. >> hi, paula. it is independence day. we are celebrating that and the birth of this great country. and unlike any other holiday this one really depended on the weather because so many outdoor activities you've got ball games, hot dog eating contests, parades, fireworks which are very dependent on the weather. check this out. a place where they have fireworks 365 days a year, disney world, a natural light show happening there. frequent lightning across orlando, and that may be the case as we go through today. all right. where are we going to see the severe weather today? there's not a whole lot of really intense severe weather. that's the good news, but widespread area of seeing isolated thunderstorms.

the heaviest will be across the dakotas and parts of nebraska. the heavy rain, we're seeing some of that across parts of northern mississippi, alabama and that's where it's going to stay today and across those thunderstorms that develop later on today. all right. your today forecast will feature a little bit of rainfall across the northeast. it's not raining now in new york city. thunderstorms will fire across the southeast. most of the drier air moves into the northeast i think by the time the fireworks hit tonight and the thunderstorms will be spotty across the southeast that's where it's going to be the diceiest. but so far here in central park, it is dry and nobody firing up the grill just yet so i'll see you back inside in a few, dan. >> all right, rob. thank you. now to the story that broke overnight and speaks to another holiday concern, the safety of fireworks displays. look at this video out of colorado. an explosion and then fireworks flying directly into a crowd of thousands of people, many of them treated for injuries, and abc's ryan smith is here with more. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. nothing says fourth of july like a fireworks display, the sparkling lights in the sky dazzling millions celebrating our country's birthday. but in this case, something went

horribly wrong. >> look! >> reporter: overnight, an independence day fireworks celebration taking a frightening turn. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my god. >> reporter: thousands of spectators gathered for a fireworks display in avon, colorado, friday night when suddenly fireworks shoot directly into the crowd. >> is that like supposed to happen? >> reporter: fireworks spraying on to shocked revelers. [ screaming ] >> reporter: nine onlookers hurt in the mishap. medics on the scene treating the injured for burns. >> oh, my god. that's not good. >> reporter: authorities still investigating the incident, but this morning event organizers telling abc news a fireworks shell exploded inside its canister causing several others to tip over. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: firing towards the unsuspecting crowd. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: instead of up in the sky. luckily, the injuries in this case were minor.

event organizers told us they had several ambulances on the scene just for situations like this. a good thing because with explosives like that, it could have been a lot worse. >> a lot worse, ryan, thank you. appreciate it. >> sure. >> all right, ryan, thanks. an even more urgent safety concern this holiday weekend, isis, authorities are warning of an increased threat of terror attacks inspired by the islamic state and police in major cities are ratcheting up security. in los angeles officials say the threat has not been this high since 9/11. devin dwyer has more on these warnings from washington, d.c. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning, paula. they're expecting up to 700,000 people down here today on the national mall, all of them going through security checkpoints like this one as authorities here and across the country on their highest state of alert. it's a super bowl test for america's national security. celebrations in the nation's 239th birthday facing what some call the most serious threats since 2001. >> the threat stream is very high. in fact, we don't think it's been this high since 9/11. >> reporter: l.a. to d.c.,

chicago and boston this morning law enforcement is fully deployed. authorities citing no specific plot or threat but concerned about isis and supporters possibly lurking inside the u.s. >> obviously a lone wolf is our worst nightmare, but we have nothing to indicate we have any of that going on. >> the boston marathon continues. >> reporter: it was in boston where the marathon bombers originally planned to target the fourth of july. they struck early, authorities say, because the bombs were ready sooner. that attack and others in tunisia and france recently on the minds of tourists hitting the national mall. >> you just pray it doesn't happen. >> i see the police all over the place. >> reporter: in chicago police are working 12-hour shifts, an extra 7,000 officers deployed this weekend in new york city on the ground, in the air and on the water around ground zero. here in washington, tourists navigating a security maze but despite the security authorities say the best defense is what they call our sixth sense.

>> if you believe something is wrong or the hair stands up on the back of your neck, don't feel ashamed or embarrassed to reach out to a member of law enforcement that is in the area to let them know, hey, please check this. >> reporter: an important reminder, if you see something today, say something. that's what that 911 caller did out at navy yard earlier this week. thought she heard gunfire. turned out to be a false alarm but, dan, police say that's exactly what you should do. dan. >> devin, thank you. we move to the safety issue at the beach. sharks. millions of americans are planning to head to the water in the midst of a truly remarkable string of shark attacks and look at this video. beachgoers reeling in a shark in north carolina, and that is where we find abc's phillip mena who is in nags head, north carolina. phillip, good morning to you. >> dan, good morning. the beaches here are open on this fourth of july despite nearly daily encounters with sharks on the carolina coast. sharks lurking in the water on this busy holiday high on everyone's mind. this morning, beachgoers on high alert.

a five-foot shark swimming just offshore caught on camera in south carolina. this new video adding to the alarming number of encounters with sharks on the east coast. in kill devil hills fishermen hooking and dragging this six-foot-long shark to shore. >> it was the biggest shark that i've ever seen in person and was quite scary. >> reporter: anna korman on vacation filming the unexpected scene. >> and that's kept me out of the water for the rest of the day. >> reporter: posted shark warnings greeting visitors on both coasts this fourth of july. signs in california discouraging swimming following a series of great white sightings and advisories posted along carolina beaches in the wake of 11 attacks this year. suggesting swimmers avoid bright colors, stay in groups and stay close to shore. while some experts believe that fishing too close to shore could lead to scenes like this one in florida, bait possibly luring

sharks closer to the beach with disastrous effects contributing to the recent increase in attacks including patrick thornton, who was bitten while protecting his son just offshore at avon beach. >> it took a pretty big chunk out of my right leg so i started punching the shark and then it grabbed my back. >> reporter: already this morning, you can see people fishing out on the pier. so far not too many people here on the beach but it is early on this holiday and beaches are expected to be packed. paula. >> all right, phillip, thank you. and there is outrage across the country after a terrifying attack at a popular tourist attraction in san francisco. it left a young woman dead, murdered right in front of her father. officials believe that it was a random act. the suspect is a convicted felon and undocumented immigrant who some say should have never been back on the streets. we get more on this tragedy now from aditi roy. good morning, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, paula. such a sad story here in san

francisco. the suspected shooter remains here at the county jail this morning as questions now swirl about why he was free on the streets in the first place. >> i had the best sister. >> reporter: this morning friends and family of 32-year-old kathryn steinle grieving her loss asking what more could have been done to prevent her death in her father's arms at one of san francisco's most popular tourist spots. >> i could feel she was fighting and grasping for every breath and i wouldn't expect anything less from her. >> reporter: according to police 45-year-old francisco sanchez has confessed to steinle's murder. >> i'm not at that point in my faith. i don't know that i can forgive him right now. >> reporter: sanchez, a mexican national here illegally, is a convicted felon with a violent past. federal authorities say he has been deported five times and should have been behind bars instead of free to allegedly shoot and kill steinle along the embarcadero in broad

daylight wednesday. >> we got one victim, gunshot wound to the back. >> reporter: u.s. immigration and customs enforcement saying after sanchez was released from prison in march, their officers handed him over to local law enforcement for outstanding drug charges with one request, if he were to be released again, i.c.e. officers be notified. but local officials say after the drug charges were dropped, they had no legal basis to hold sanchez without a court order. >> we have a city law, city ordinance which makes it very clear that we don't turn people over to i.c.e. >> reporter: that policy now being questioned. immigration authorities saying the refusal to detain sanchez illustrates the importance of jurisdictions working with i.c.e. in order to avoid needless tragedy in their communities. >> i'll never get to tell my sister that i love her again. >> reporter: as sanchez remains here at the county jail this morning, san francisco police say they are stepping up security at the embarcadero this holiday weekend. dan. >> aditi, thank you. such a tough story and so many

questions here, so let's bring in abc news consultant and former fbi profiler brad garrett. brad, we've got i.c.e. and the san francisco pd pointing fingers at one another. do you have a sense of who is actually in the wrong here or are they both in the wrong possibly? >> well, i think what you've got, dan, is two organizations that have, you know, they have a different mission. i don't think it's a matter of miscommunication. as this particular person just noted on camera, they have an ordinance in san francisco not to enforce i.c.e. or immigration warrants. so, you know, naturally driven by a number of reasons, so i think they just chose not to do it and let him go and unfortunately we've had this horrible tragedy. >> what's the rationale behind this law that prevents the law enforcement officials in san francisco of notifying i.c.e. or turning somebody over to i.c.e.? >> because, dan, immigration laws are a big rub, particularly in ethnically diverse communities obviously like san francisco, and so the police

want to separate themselves from doing immigration enforcement because it causes such consternation in various communities within san francisco. they are there to build a relationship with the community, not keep it in fear and that's really the big issue here. >> whoever is right, one woman is dead, and there are a lot of questions being asked this morning. brad garrett, we appreciate your guidance on this saturday morning. thank you very much. >> and now we'll toss it over to ron. >> yeah, good morning, ron. >> good morning to you dan, paula and sara. good morning, everyone. we begin with a deadly helicopter crash in colorado. flames engulfing the medical chopper after it crashed into two cars outside of a hospital in frisco, colorado. witnesses say the helicopter spun out of control shortly after takeoff and plunged to the ground bursting into flames. the pilot was killed. a flight paramedic and a nurse pulled from the burning wreckage are in serious condition, both of them. an investigation is under way. and in orange, texas, an alligator kills a man during a

late night swim at a marina. police say the 28-year-old man and a female companion ignored this sign, this warning sign when they jumped into the water early friday morning. the young man's body was found almost two miles upstream. this comes just days after a texas father and his son were attacked by an alligator on a lake near houston. and new outrage in baltimore, this time over a sign inside of a police van reading "enjoy your ride cuz we sure will." this is the sign obtained by abc news. baltimore police are investigating how it got there. an african-american man, freddie gray, suffered severe spinal injuries while being transported inside a baltimore police van after his arrest. that was back in april. he later died and six baltimore police officers are charged in connection with his death. and terrifying moments in florida when dozens of people were stranded on a ferris wheel for three hours. i wouldn't like that. 66 riders were on the 400-foot-high orlando eye when it suddenly stopped moving. rescue crews were able to get everyone off that ride safely.

and new york yankees slugger alex rodriguez has been reunited with a baseball that he hit for a home run two weeks ago for hit number 3,000. zack hample, the fan who caught the ball, handed it over to a-rod on friday in exchange for a $150,000 donation, not by a-rod but by the team to hample's favorite charity, which provides baseball equipment to kids. and finally, after a-rod got that milestone baseball back, he and the yankees took the field against the tampa bay rays, and check out what happens late in the game. a pigeon suddenly darting across the field straight at rays outfielder kevin kiermaier, who was at first base. he ducks, he was not hit by the pigeon. he was okay but -- >> he acts like he's been struck by lightning. >> yeah, i was at the game too. he stayed on the ground a long time afterward. the pigeon landed and kept walking around. >> the pigeon was totally found. >> you know that saying

in baseball, hbp, hit by pitch when everyone knows it should be hit by pigeon. >> hbp, hit by pigeon. >> i just never witnessed that. >> it happens frequently actually. >> sara the most credulous person. >> i just believed. it was like something we'd cover in "pop news." but now to the big soccer showdown happening tomorrow in canada. the u.s. preparing to take on japan in the women's world cup final. it's a rematch of the last world cup final four years ago, of course. this year the u.s. team is hoping for a different outcome. abc's jesse palmer is in vancouver where the grudge match will go down. good morning, jesse. >> reporter: good morning, sara. you know, both of these teams know each other so well. japan winning that dramatic final in 2011 and the united states of course rebounding the next year at the summer olympics in london but if you ask anyone on this u.s. squad what motivates them tomorrow night, it's simple, it that loss in 2011 they remember the most. >> all: i believe that we will win. i believe that we will win. >> reporter: team usa is ready for battle, and many believe this is an ideal matchup between

them and the powerhouse japan. this is a shot to redeem the title after the devastating defeat in 2011. and a chance to bring home the first world cup title in 16 years. what's it like playing in this big of a game against this big of a rival? >> it's amazing. it's what we live for. >> reporter: team usa moving on to the world cup finals sunday night after dominating germany earlier this week. >> that's it, the usa is going to the finals. >> reporter: japan, the team that beat team usa in 2011's world cup final during a penalty kick shoot-out. >> it is japan's world cup. >> reporter: returning to this year's final after england's defender kicked the ball into her own team's goal under pressure from two attackers in the final minutes of extra time. >> could it be an own goal by england? >> reporter: what is it about japan and their style that makes them so tough to beat? >> they're really unique. nobody else plays like them. >> reporter: back on the practice field today gearing up for the most meaningful game of their lives. what are you ready and prepared to do sunday night?

>> all i want is when that final whistle blows is for us to have one more goal than they do. >> all: usa, usa, usa. >> reporter: now, team usa set to have a light practice at the stadium you see over my shoulder here today, and then it's all about rest and relaxation, getting their minds focused on winning their third world cup title and their first in 16 years. dan and paula. >> all right, jesse, thank you very much for that from vancouver. >> i know what you'll be doing tomorrow. >> we're having a big party. my daughter is inviting her little soccer friends over, but this is really, really great for team usa. they're trying to become the first country to win the world cup three times, the odds on favorite, 67% i believe to beat japan. >> it's like the soccer triple crown. >> it is, and this is the first time there's been a rematch in the women's world cup. >> i love sara reaching for a sports analogy. >> hey, at least she's trying. >> she liked it. she liked it. >> i appreciate it. >> she knows about as much about

sports as i do. >> but somebody's going to be offended about the horse analogy there. >> what's the weather going to be like for the game in vancouver? >> it's going to be nice, yeah, it's going to be nice. this scenario that -- some rain but it's a dry season and they're actually in a very hot stretch. where it's not going to be dry or where it's not dry right now is in new albany, mississippi, they saw nearly 10 inches of rainfall in like 12 hours yesterday, so this restaurant flooded. this bridge almost got washed out just north and in tennessee, they had multiple bridges washed out so tremendous amount of rain falling in a short period of time and more rain on the way for this area today. so we have flood watches posted across the midsouth, northern mississippi in through just north of birmingham alabama, all of this stalled front, but this will spread rain across the northeast, just a little bit through the afternoon and then we'll start to see a bit of a drying pattern, but you go south and places like north georgia, the storms will pop up i think throughout the afternoon and through the evening and through the carolinas. meanwhile, out west, in the northwest like we mentioned, dry weather there, extraordinary heat here, seattle on a three-day stretch of 90

plus will probably break the record, which is five days as we go through monday and tuesday into the 100s. as we go through the day today 105 potentially in vegas. they're on a 20-day streak of that. got to love these graphics. happy birthday, america. have fun at your barbecue, be careful with those fireworks. i just got invited to paula's house for a barbecue so i might take you up on that. >> hot dogs. we keep it simple. >> as long as you have some spicy mustard.

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♪ ♪ okay, kids of all ages having fun at the national museum of american history in washington, d.c. they are making the american flag out of legos. that's why i love legos. they're so creative. in case you're into number guys don't look in the prompter. i want you to guess how many legos it took to create that flag. >> 5,000. >> 5,001. >> $1. >> 109,200 bricks to make that red, white and blue -- together you were both way off. >> i was told there would be no math when i took this job. >> it's not really math. it was a guess. no adding. >> still involves numbers. >> exactly. we've got a patriotic edition of "pop news" with sara coming up. plus, the holiday battle at the box office, the cyborg versus the strippers. "terminator genisys" -- i can't believe i just said that. >> you said it. >> "terminator genisys" taking on "magic mike xxl," who will emerge victorious? we'll take a look at that coming

up. but first here, the family is praying for some good news this morning after a woman from texas went on vacation and never came back. >> amanda waller was enjoying a snorkeling trip with friends off the caribbean island of curacao. but waller, described as a strong swimmer, she never made it back to shore. and abc's kendis gibson has more on the efforts to find her. good morning, kendis. >> reporter: paula and dan, good morning. yeah, this really was supposed to be a fun trip. up to 25 friends from texas vacationing together and two days into the trip, something mysterious took place. this morning, lost in paradise, a houston couple on a dream caribbean vacation with friends when it suddenly cut short. >> yeah, this was just a vacation for family and friends we take annually every summer, chose curacao because we heard the diving and the beaches were beautiful. >> reporter: that tropical setting turned to trouble a week ago thursday. 29-year-old amanda waller went snorkeling with friends and somehow separated from her group on the way back to shore.

>> she signaled that she was going back to shore but no one ever saw her come ashore. >> reporter: and now her husband allan talking exclusively with our houston station ktrk saying he was diving farther out to sea with friends when waller vanished. >> when i surfaced from a dive i was doing with my best friend, they already had begun a search for her. >> reporter: for several days dozens of volunteers and the coast guard searched the southern caribbean waters for waller to no avail. the family raising nearly $14,000 on a crowd funding site for the search. >> we're hoping, of course, that she's found alive. but in either way i think her family deserves closure with knowing exactly what happened to her. >> reporter: for her husband back at home in houston, there are still more questions than answers about what really happened to amanda waller. >> i don't want to speculate on what i believe happened. i just have faith that she's in god's hands now. >> and this morning police on

that small island off venezuela do not suspect foul play, but have few other leads. dan, paula. >> so tragic, kendis, we want to thank you and send things to ron and you are tracking our top story about that firework accident in colorado. >> yeah, it really took a frightening turn there in avon, colorado, excuse me. the fireworks display, thousands of revelers were in avon racing for cover when the fireworks came shooting into the crowd. nine people were injured in that incident. and police are across the country beefing up security at holiday parades and fireworks shows on this fourth of july. authorities are warning of an increased terror threat this weekend. and to greece now on the eve of a landmark referendum vote on the eu bailout agreement. early polls show a dead heat between pro and against the eurozone's austerity package for greece. fears now mounting that banks which have been closed all week could run out of cash as soon as monday. finally, meet twiggy, the

biggest star of this year's summer's x games in austin. the furry spirous, latin word for rodent or squirrel showing off waterskiing skills with a gopro attached, of course. twiggy did get some help. he or she or it was towed by a remote controlled boat during a few laps impressing the crowd of spectators. the texas fans getting quite a treat. twiggy, believe it or not, is a worldside celebrity with cult followings in france, germany and bermuda, much as sara haines. >> yes. sara actually has more followers than -- >> nope, that's about it. that's about it. >> all of germany, france. >> strapped on, though. or was he just holding on. >> he was holding on. >> he's a pro. come on. >> he's got opposable thumbs. >> we saw you do something crazy like that earlier this week on "gma." >> not nearly as graceful as that squirrel. >> yes. what were you doing? >> it's called flyboarding, when you hook a jetski up to your feet basically and it lifts

you out of the water. it's bananas. >> i've done that once and i face planted -- >> is it not painful? >> it's really painful and embarrassing. >> i mean, i'm barely going to be able to make it over the wall right now. i'm hurting this morning but lady liberty has me inspired. here's a shot for you. what a beautiful day in new york city. i mean relatively speaking because it is the birthday of our country celebrating our independence and this gift from france has been put to good use. my grandparents saw that 80 years ago. i can't imagine what went through their minds and it's just good to be an american today. and there are several towns in this great country that line up perfectly for this great holiday. independence, missouri, partly cloudy skies, 85. liberty, new york, 68, some showers. flag, arizona, patriot, indiana, 82 and freedom, california, 74 degrees for the high temperature. beaches, yeah, you'll be packed. water temperatures across florida, daytona, 80 degrees finally hitting the 70-degree mark in atlantic city. that feels a little better across parts of the northeast. 75 in cape hatteras. so if you're heading to the beach, enjoy the water, but, of course, be careful. showers and monsoonal flow across parts of the west. dry and warm across much of the

west coast. be careful if you are setting off fireworks there. there are a lot of bans out there because of the dry weather. thunderstorms popping from time to time tonight across the southeast, but i think the drier weather will move into the northeast tonight and will stretch -- i think tomorrow will be a glorious day from chicago to new york city. 90 degrees expected in denver. >> this weather report -- >> this weather report -- >> i told him a joke. >> -- is brought to you by tylenol p.m. >> hey, that was a great forecast. >> keep going with the american flag hand fans. >> very patriotic. >> very, very patriotic. >> we try to do it. 50 stars there. >> red, white and blue. celebrating america today and coming up on "good morning america," starting the summer blockbuster season with a burst of testosterone, "magic mike

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♪ born in the usa ♪ welcome back, everyone. we can just stay on this video a little bit longer. the summer blockbuster is ready to thrill you with a big batch of -- what's that word, dan? >> beefcake. >> thanks to "magic mike xxl," sorry. >> thank you for doing that to me, paula. i appreciate it. and if that's not your style, arnold is back as the terminator. this is a made in america show. it's a box office battle and sara is all over the story. >> yeah, well, if your fourth is more about staying in than going out, you have some options. it all comes down to bad boys. the question is whether you want to see them dancing or blowing stuff up. grab your popcorn.

let the blockbuster battle begin. >> come with me if you want to live. >> reporter: two summer smashes duking it out for the top spot in the box office over the fourth of july weekend. but will the sexy sequel "magic mike xxl" catch the most singles? >> why do you think i came this weekend? >> reporter: or will arnold and his cyborg smashing co-stars terminate the competition with the long awaited reboot to the 1984 action thriller? >> can you stop it? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the highly anticipated movies hoping to cash in on the holiday rush. >> obviously summertime is a great time for sequels. i think it's going to be a really good fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: both films have huge fan bases to draw from. but will this face-off become a battle of the sexes? "magic mike," luring the ladies according to lead actress amber heard. >> if you could sum up "magic mike xxl" with a hashtag, what would it say? >> best girls night ever. >> reporter: the sequel hoping to continue the hype. the first "magic mike" reaching unexpected success exceeding expectations in its 2012 release

breaking box office records and making over $165 million. even "magic mike" himself setting a high bar for the sequel. >> i think people's minds will be blown but also it's fun. >> reporter: and "terminator genisys," cashing in on its cultlike following that's been building for over 30 years. >> there was no way of knowing when we did the first one that it would be that popular. >> reporter: making almost $80 million during its original run plus three sequels and a television spin-off, which has had many fans saying -- >> i'll be back. >> very different movies. i think if i was with my dad, i'd have to go to "terminator." if it was up to me, it would be "magic mike xxl." >> you haven't even seen the first one. i haven't seen the first one, "magic mike." >> no, but i've seen enough clips that i feel like i've seen the movie a few times. >> maybe you and i can do a marathon, a "magic mike" marathon. >> can we? >> just go over and over. >> your husband can take the kids, we'll plop down, popcorn. >> i love it. >> i hate to interrupt this planning, but coming up here on the show, it's a july 4th tradition, nathan's hot dog eating contest.

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♪ time for "pop news" and a holiday theme. >> i love all of this right now. thank you. >> all of us? >> yes. >> oh, you mean the props. >> the props, as well. it looks like taylor swift is getting her grill on this fourth of july. here she is almost. she's got some cooking tongs in hand snapped by her boyfriend calvin harris who it seems can hardly believe his luck. the deejay captioning this pic, "she cooks too." something my husband will never say. reese witherspoon is also ready for the holiday sharing this photo with her fans of her party preparations and clearly it

looks just like a pinterest page and katie holmes is celebrating with another kind of stars and stripes, the wearable kind. love that. >> nice. >> adam levine and his wife are also feeling patriotic. levine sharing this photo writing "stars and legs for days." must be nice. also something my husband will never say. >> his wife is a supermodel. >> she's gorgeous. he's not so bad himself. >> you're gorgeous too, sara. >> thank you, paula. a special fourth of july treat for fans of the cult comedy "wet hot american summer." one of my personal faves. some huge new names are joining the prequel tv series with the first full length trailer revealing that kristen wiig, john slattery, chris pine, weird al yankovic and jon hamm will be heading to -- >> and michael sera. >> yeah, of course, the original movie was filmed 14 years ago. i didn't see it with stars like bradley cooper -- do you remember? amy poehler, paul rudd and many more all going on to achieve super stardom. we can't wait to see them all pretend to be teenagers again when -- >> scary.

>> -- the series hits netflix at the end of the month. >> that looks really good. >> that was awesome. i can't wait to see this version. kristen wiig, done. that's all you needed. >> i've never seen the original. >> oh, gosh, you'll watch it like ten times. it's one of those repeat movies, quotable and everything. >> better than "magic mike xxl"? >> well, i like comedy, so i'm going to say, yeah, you'd love this. >> wow. >> yes. i know i like to objectify you guys, but i really would prefer comedy. the nation's greatest eaters -- >> in some cases they're one in the same. >> rarely, rarely. >> rarely. >> the eaters are going head-to-head in brooklyn, new york, today at nathan's famous fourth of july hot dog eating contest. this year's competition will welcome back eight time world hot dog eating champ, joey chestnut, aka jaws who weighed in yesterday. he hopes to better his record of 69 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. my stomach hurts. the reigning women's champ, miki sudo, also weighed in ahead of the big event and gave her rivals a ceremonial stare-down. may the dogs be ever in your

favor. that contest is hard to watch. i'm sorry, but when they soak the hot dogs -- >> gross, isn't it? >> nothing more american, come on. >> i know it's american but it's rough. >> do they keep a defibrillator on hand? it looks really dangerous. >> you have to keep them all down, by the way. >> i would have to have ketchup on them. >> really? >> i don't think that's one of the rules. >> oh, really. >> yep. >> can you put ketchup on? >> i would have to. >> you can put -- >> it wastes time. >> yeah. >> don't want to waste stomach space. oh, america, land of the free, home of the adorably cute tiny hamster pool party. take a look at the latest video from our favorite youtube celebs. they're back with an all-american backyard bash just in time for the fourth of july. >> bunnies. >> come on! >> hamsters, guinea pigs. >> look at that. >> they're going -- >> what is that? >> they are way -- >> is that a hedgehog? >> no. >> name that rodent, guys. >> is that a -- >> that's a rabbit. >> that's a hamster. >> look at this. >> that is a man. >> what is that? >> that's a rat. >> no a possum. >> a hedgehog.

>> a possum, i think. >> how come your chihuahuas weren't invited? >> because they're not rodents, paula. remember? >> oh, that's right. they're rodents. >> you're going to lose the title of aunt paula. >> so cute. look at them. >> okay, then. >> they're probably going why is this guy feeding me such small food? >> this does look like a video i would make, though. >> look at the hamster still going. >> that's awesome. >> the thing is just blowing up. >> after he made the video he's heading to coney island for the hot dog contest. >> no, no, no hot dogs for the rodents. >> sara, before we go, ron, what's her grade today? >> "b." >> a "b." >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> that's very unpatriotic. >> a solid "b." "a" minus last week. what do you want? >> "a" plus. >> i don't do b's. >> we'll be right back with a better grade perhaps. >> i need an "a" something. >> tough love. een in your shoes. one day i'm on top of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed.

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>> nice hat, paula. >> -- thank you for joining us on this fourth of july, and sara would like to sing you to break. ♪ stand up next to you and defend her -- >> okay, we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ good morning. san jose is celebrating the fourth of july in more ways than one. the city is gearing up for its fireworks show at discovery meadow tonight. san jose revived the tradition last year after a decade of budget cutting and the recession. staffing shortages made it hard to spend public money on the

event. members of the local rotary club stepped up to the plate and are funding the show this year. the city of cupertino canceled tonight's fireworks after learning the show would come with a big price tag. due to the extreme drought conditions, the city would have had to pay more than $100,000 to spray water on the cupertino high school field to prevent damage. despite the cancellation cupertino will still have live music, food truck and children's parade. more than 40000 people celebrate in danville fourth of july. this year will be as exciting. the parade starts at 9:00 a.m. there will be lots of free entertainment, arts and craft and a magic show. let's get a check of the bay area forecast with lisa. >> good morning to you. we have a mixture of clouds and sun and drizzle at the coast. we've got 57 santa rosa. livermore 65. a sunny day and typically warm

here. 71 in oakland. 83 around the bay. cloudy at the coast. for the fireworks it will be typical clouds. pier 39. more straight ahead. >> thank you. coming up the fourth of july is here. how people are already staking their spots to celebrate independence day. plus the way fireworks shows are becoming more technology driven than ever before.

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happy fourth of july. let's look at the morning forecast. lisa is tracking live doppler 7 hd. >> good morning. visibility has been reduced to good 1/4 mile along the coast half moon bay. otherwise, the marine layer has grown taller, moved across the bay. we have it in some east bay valleys. cloudy at the coast. 66 in mountain view. mild to muggy here. temperatures cooler along the peninsula. very little change today with the typical summertime pattern. 60s at the coast. 70s across the bay. the combination of 80s and 90s inland. we'll show you where the fog will be tonight for the