somewhere else. >> corral them so they're not afraid of the fireworks? >> interesting. there's a live look at pier 39 and tonight, people will gather here and watch the sky and see clusters of red and blue behind clouds. that's basically what you get. >> a lit up cloud. we're hearing that on this wednesday, july 4th we're probably going to have that cloud cover come back in for the fireworks. >> glowing clouds is what we'll see tonight. according to jerry, one of our directors here at our abc 7 station he says the sea lions have gone off to mate somewhere, so that's why we're not seeing them. here's a look at live doppler 7. gray skies and clouds along the peninsula coast and parts of the east bay. your 12-hour day planner during the 9:00 hour, still gray, temperatures mainly in the 60s. breezy this afternoon and sun sets at 8:35. highs on the cool side near 80

inland, mid 70s around the bay, and at the coast upper 50s and the fog right around the 9:00 hour, starts to creep back in along the coast and the bay with temperatures mainly in the 50s. is alexis has been tracking a pretty good commute. >> pretty good? oh, man, you don't get better than this, frances. yeah, if you have to head to work you're not going to have any slow down, not any bay bridge metering lights to deal with here this morning. so that is certainly looking great. we are incident-free. we started off this with a couple rollover crashes but those are gone and we're back to all green on our traffic maps. also want to check another typically heavy area that we can mostly always count on out of the tracy area, 205, 60 miles an hour, 580, 57 miles an hour, even the drive out of the central valley looking great and that'soo because rail not ng servi w of july holiday. few more mass transit agencies

coming up. >> the sea lions go away and come back at the end of july. >> well, i'm going to welcome them back wh parade or something. >> absolutely. by the way, it is the 142nd fourth of july parade in morgan hill, many are determined to save the very best spot. >> that's right. the chairs are definitely out even this early and as you can see, abc 7 news reporter matt keller is also there. good morning, matt. >> good morning, reggie and natasha. i invited my closest friends to hang out with me this morning and they're all here hanging out with me, getting ready for the parade this morning. okay. the chairs have been here all morning long and there are a lot of chairs here. check it out here on west dunn avenue. chairs over there, chairs across the street, some of these chairs have been out here since may. it's a tradition here in morgan hill to come for the parade and a lot of people are going to be here. and you want to get a good seat. that's why the chairs are out here. this is one of th california that started in 1876.

95 entrants in the parade so itr route. ings out the big a parade here morgan hill. the freedom run followed by a car cruise and then the parade. tonight you have the patriotic sing where kids sing songs of our country and fireworks on the green at the morgan hill outdoor sports center. we set a link on abc7news.com. it has all the details there for you. back to you in the studio. >> i'm glad to see you have lots of friends, matt. thank you. there are more than 60 fourth of july celebrations happening all over the bay area. find a link to every one of them on our website, abc7news.com. you can also find them on our abc 7 news app. for the fourth president trump and the first lady will host a picnic for military families at the white house. >> video from last year'amies a guests will be on the south lawn for music, food, and front row seat for fireworks over the washington monument. a rough start for the fourth

of july for san jose firefighters. they've been called out to at least two grass fires already. one at units arrived to find a one acre vegetation fire and called for another engine. there are gusty winds in the area but firefighters appear to have things under control now. about 30 minutes later a grass fire ignited at the transition of southbound 80 and southbound 101. grass burning uphill towards 280 and we're waiting for more information on that fire. a 29-year-old brentwood man accused of murdering his own mother. he is in jail this morning. police officers arrested matthew redmond after they say he tried to carjack a neighbor's car. witnesses say an off duty police officer and his wife wrestled the suspect to the ground and investigators found his mother, 54-year-old marta redmond brewly beaten to death at her home on torington drive. it's unclear what led to her death. a 24-year-old man in custody

accused in the killing of a security guard. 61-year-old rolando ramiro was working at a construction project near candlestick point shot on monday morning and died at the hospital. his family gave us these pictures of him. they say he was working hard to send money back to his family back in the philippines. police arrested 24-year-old cardell coleman and no details on a motive or what may have led up to that shooting. prosecutors will not file charges in the case of a woman who claimed she was raped by a caltrain conductor. the woman admits being heavily intoxicated when she boarded the train last year. according to the chronicle, she alleges the conductor took her to a private part of the train and assaulted her. prosecutors ruled that there was insufficient evidence adding the woman did not appear intoxicated enough to substantiate charges she could not consent to sexual activity. if you're hitting the road today expect to pay more at the pump. >> that's right. the average cost for a gallon of gas this fourth of july is the highest it's been in four years.

this is a look at the francisco, s jose, oakland. across the state drivers are paying an average o average. from four wheels to two, lyft looking to expand into the bike share biz. the debate has now fueled in san francisco. >> something you don't think of. i never thought of it. >> this woman's warning before you fire up the grill for the fourth of july. the unsuspecting thing that left her seriously hurt. all right. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here's a live look looking down at san francisco. temperatures are in the 50s right now. san francisco 56, san jose 58, now the clouds are starting to pull back a little bit earlier,

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you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> hi, i'm meteorologist frances dinglasan. in for mike nicco. temperatures a little bit on the cool side today. it will be breezy with the onshore flow. look for '60s at the coast, san francisco 63, oakland 68, san jose 77. our inland areas up to the low

80s. now here is the latest fireworks forecast. it looks like the fog will hold off in san francisco. it will be just along the coast and you'll find clear conditions in the south bay and east bay and interior areas but grab a jacket. it will cool down into the 50s. santa rosa 54, livermore 59, san francisco 53 degrees. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, below average today, high pressure will start to build tomorrow and ramping things up and warming up into the mid 90s for inland areas by this weekend. alexis, how is it going out there? >> oh, it is extremely quiet, frances. pretty sunrise shots. i've been filling my time looking at those since there's no crashes to talk about. here's san jose, 280 and 17, just a few vehicles heading inbound on the northbound side. not seeing anyone at the moment. so you get the idea. it's going to be light if you are heading into work today. bart on a sunday schedue for the fourth of july holiday, but no delays there.

also san francisco bay ferry on a holiday schedule, no harbor bay service and east rail is not operating due to the holiday. we'll check out drive times next. as we first reported this week lyft is getting into the bike sharing business now, but it turns out not everyone is excited about the idea. according to the san francisco examiner the expansion could cause a neighborhood conflict over the placement of the new bike stations. the supervisor voiced his opposition to the glen park neighborhood and says it will only bring more congestion. lyft acquired motivate this week and motivate operates the ford go bike program in the bay area. be careful when firing up the grill today. the accident that forced one woman to get multiple surgeries. >> and also hot dog eating champion joey chestnut bringing his appetite, the record he hopes to break this morning. yep. i will never understand this contest, but you know what, i don't want to yuck someone

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lancaster family tree house measures more than 18 feet from the ground to the roof, a few feet taller than the 12 foot height limit for accessory structures such as these. the city's municipal code does not mention tree houses specifically and a neighbor says s take a cll ll. >> kids didnon't play in tree houses forever. >> simon lancaster tells our partners at the mercury news he was only informed of the violations after he completed the tree house and will talk to us after his appeal date has been set. a warning before you fire up your grill for the fourth of july. >> a north carolina woman is sharing her story of a danger that could be lurking in of all things your grill brush. she says she took a bite out of a hamburger and immediately knew something was wrong. a tiny grill brush bris l ended up inside her burger and impaled her tongue deep in the back of her mouth. you can see it on a ct can. >> felt like a sharp piece of glass

i eeded multiple surgeries because of the injury and will likely need at least >> that's scary. the governor of hawaii signed legislation to ban the sale of sunscreens that contain two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs. this makes hawaii the first u.s. state to enact such a ban. it takes effect in 2021. scientists say the two substances can be toxic to coral which are a vital part of the ocean ecosystem. they say consumers should look for reef safe sunscreens. >> san jose's joey chestnut ready for a big annual fourth of july tradition. >> he's going to celebrate the holiday by eating a whole lot of hot dogs. nathan's famous hot dog eating cup test starts in a few hours on coney island. this is video from yesterday's weigh in. he is a 260 pound eating machine.

he says he cut off solid food yesterday to prepare for this contest.72 h recd of 1 sse's ready to break a new record today and catch the annual hot dog eating contest live on our sister network espn 2 that starts at 9:00 this morning. i just found out a lot of information about joey chestnut. one thing was that he likes to stay away from sweets in competitive eating contests. he told espn because they make me feel like garbage afterwards. really? not the hot dogs? >> very interesting. >> he needs more room in his stomach for the hot dogs versus sweets. >> yeah. he can't handle the sugar infusion but he's good with whatever goes in the hot dog. >> high protein diet. >> there you go. >> lots of nitrates. >> that too. well for us we've got lots of fog and low clouds once again. and you can see it here with live doppler 7 and the satellite image it's along the coast and

it has crept in to parts of the north bay and across through santa rosa and even through parts of the east bay. live shot of those cloudy conditions. here's santa cruz right now. it will be cloudy and breezy at the coast today. as we look from the tower over san francisco, we're seeing some of the low clouds thinning out, but they will return tonight. right now, temperatures are mainly in the 50s. look for san francisco to be 56 right now, mountainview 56 as well, san jose 58 degrees and cooler in half moon bay at 55 degrees. highs will range from your 60 at the coast to near 80 inland. we are going to be cooler than normal an maybe a degree or two cooler compared to yesterday. san francisco is 63, oakland 68, for the game today, for the a's game, 77 in san jose and sunny inland and it's going to be warmer in antioch at 81 degrees. now here's the latest forecast animation with fog. it does show it mainly sticking to the coast, so san francisco right now looking pretty good

for the fireworks. temperatures will be dropping into the 50s even some low 50s in san francisco. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, below average for the fourth of july but getting much warmer by this weekend. hi, alexis. >> hey, good morning, frances. and i have one new issue but boy it sure is a minor one. this should tell you how much traffic is out there this morning. a ladder in the roadway, westbound 580, right around north flynn road blocking the right lane. chp on the way to clear that. green conditions approaching altamont pass and back into tracy on 205. no delays there. quick check of light drive times, westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 7 minutes across the bay bridge, and southbound san francisco to sfo in the green at 9 minutes. "good morning america" at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger ze live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. happy fourth, ginger. >> happy fourth, natasha, reggie, everybody there. great to be with all of you this

morning. coast reallyhis morning.ve a . the hottest of the year in th southwest, the heat wave peaking for the midwest and east. an important warning about what has been a deadly heat wave in canada. also ahead the race against time to rescue the young soccer team trapped in a cave. the brand new images this morning as their parents eagerly wait for them to get out. inside their plan to escape. is scuba diving the best way to get those kids out of the cave? plus, wait until you hear the story behind this arrest. it's raising so many questions. turns out that woman might be linked to a kidnapping case involving two hollywood actors. a crazy story and we will have it coming up. miss usa is speaking out defending the swimsuit competition. after miss america ended it, she's arguing that the contest is empowering for women. that is going to be quite the debate. all coming up only on "gma." >> we have a debate going on here, ginger. how do you feel about the hot dog eating contest? is that something you can

stomach and watch? >> no. no. i can't even -- i don't think i could do a half of a hot dog at this point. a brat, that's a different story. but -- >> this is a woman with refined tastes. i like it. >> very classy. >> yeah. >> high end. >> thank you. >> you too. >> we are covering this morning, many puerto rican families homeless after hurricane maria. what the government is doing now to help. >> looking outside this morning with abc 7 news now, keeping you up to date on weather and traffic throughout the break. we will be right

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and you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. we're dealing with some fog and low clouds during the morning hours. temperatures in the 50s by 7:00. by lunch time it will pull back to the coast and start to climb into the 60s, even near 80 in some of the inland areas. and then tonight, the clouds move back in for the 10:00 hour, most temperatures will be in the 50s. you'll find fog and low clouds at the coast. viewing is looking better around the bay for the fireworks. reggie? >> thanks. the government is going to keep picking up the hotel bills for puerto ricans who were forced out of their homes by hurricane maria. the federal emergency management agency was going to cut off aid at the end of june, however a judge stepped in and fema to keep paying for hotel stays until july 24th. about 950 families are still

receiving aid and another extension is possible. the judge said a final order will be issued this month. 6:25. carrying a credit card balance does not actually help your credit score but apparently some people are guilty of thinking that it does. a survey by credit cards.com shows that 22% of consumers carried a balance believing it would add points to the score. instead they just got a higher interest charge. it does help to have a credit card, but it's even more beneficial to pay off the balance every month and this makes you look more responsible when applying for something like a loan. on the day we celebrate our nation's founding, protesters are fighting for their rights of immigrants. we're going to take you live to a stakeout happening now. >> the tough firefighter across the bay area. >> soothing skittish pets spooked by fourth of july fireworks, should pet owners consider using pot? >> new video of the kids in thailand trapped inside a cave in the next half hour, we will have an update on the rescue efforts there.

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firefighters. dry conditions fueling fires at a home, school, and in the fields. >> navy s.e.a.l.s. making progress in thailand. they have reached the soccer team trapped underground giving them more supplies overnight. get ready for the red, white and blue. preparations for the parade in morgan hill under way at this point. >> they put the chairs out the night before, early in the morning, they want the good spot. >> you have to snag a good spot. >> good morning. on this wednesday, fourth of july, hope you're doing well. frances is here and will tell us about our parade and fireworks viewing weather. >> we are getting better news for fireworks viewing. some of our models are showing that fog is retreating back to the coast and staying there for a little bit longer during the evening hours. here's a live shot or live doppler 7 with the satellite image and we are under gray skies right now and some cool conditions. here's the 12-hour planner for your fourth of july forecast. a great morning by 9:00, temperatures in the low 60s, except at the coast in the mid 50s. sun sets at 8:35 tonight.

and by 9:00, the fog will be near the coast and bay, but looks like it will hold off long enough for fireworks viewing in san francisco to be fairly clear with temperatures mainly in the 50s tonight. grab a jacket. hi, alexis, how is it going? >> crickets in the traffic center. has been a quiet morning as you would expect most folks not working today. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. i don't think we're going to get them all morning. as folks head into the city this afternoon for all the festivities, we could see them turned on, but for now we're ep joining light volumes. 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, 7 minutes, westbound to highway 13, another 8 and westbound 580, check this out, tracy to dublin, normally well over an hour, it is in the green at 24 minutes. thanks. happening now, a group spending the july 4th exercising their right to protest the government. >> how the san francisco version of occupy i.c.e. continues today as members of the demonstration

camp overnight at the city's immigration office. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs live on washington street. good morning, katie. >> good morning. protesters are starting to stir. about a dozen vn emerged from the tents, camped out since monday and plenty of supplies and the encampment has spread on to washington street. now san francisco police do have an officer stationed at the end of the block. so far no interaction, though. at noon protesters are holding a fourth of july theemd block i.c.e. block party. organizers say it's not a celebration for the fourth of july, it's a celebration of resistance. the occupy i.c.e. encampment at washington started monday and blocked multiple entrances with fencing and signs and one of several protest sites across the country following a weekend of marches and opposition to the administration's family separation policy. i.c.e. released a statement yesterday saying the agency respects the right to protest, but that it will follow federal law and agency policy.

at this point protesters are declining interviews but tell me they will release a statement later today that block party rally begins at noon. live in san francisco, katie utehs, abc 7 news. >> thank you. 6:32, developing news in san jose. take a look at this video that really tells the story, at least two cars and a home on fire. the flames even spread to the shrubs along the driveway. we're told this home is on griffith street and you can see the entire front of the house was on fire. no word on whether anyone was inside or hurt. firefighters did manage to keep the fire from spreading to a neighboring home. investigators in pleasanton are looking into the cause of an overnight fire that severely damaged the library at harvest park middle school. the library's attic has major damage. smoke and a sprinkler system damaged the library. it took firefighters about a half hour to get those flames under control. developing news, a wildfire forcing more evacuations in napa county. >> we're talking about the county fire which has burned

nearly 113 square miles. you can see it in red. the napa county sheriff's office says there are no homes in the evacuation area but they're looking for campers. a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for yolo county. the flames threatened nearly 1,000 homes and businesses. this fire started saturday and just 15% contained. more than 2600 fire personnel are fighting the flames. and meanwhile in lake county, cal fire expects full containment of the pawnee fire by saturday. all evacuations now lifted. the fire has burned 15,000 acres. it's destroyed more than 20 buildings since the broke out a week and a half ago. it's 85% contained. it is the fear of fires being sparked that has san jose enforcing a total ban on all types of fireworks and for the third year in a row the city is asking residents to report illegal fireworks on-line. it can be done anonymously. >> you can fill out the form, everything except for your name

and contact information, put your photographs in there. if there's enough information without contacting you for us to take action, we will take action. >> well, it didn't work that well last year, to be honest. there were more than 1,000 complaints but most were dismissed for lack of evidence. city officials say the entire process is being reevaluated. that being said, if you launch a fireworks the first offense is $500 and $250 for every other offense after that. staff members of the maryland newspaper where five employees were shot to death plan to walk in the fourth of july parade that's happening in annapolis, maryland. local officials believe this is going to be pretty symbolic for the town in terms of healing after that horrible tragedy. officials say the employees were gunned down last week by a man said to be obsessed with getting revenge against the capital gazette. plea deals offered by the defendants in the ghost ship fire have been accepted by the alameda county d.a.'s office but family members of the 36 who died said it's not fair. derek almena got nine years,

will likely serve just three and a half. while max harris got six, and should be out in less than two. they ran the warehouse and pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, resulting in convictions on all 36 counts. one man who lost his 20-year-old daughter mckayla in the fire, says that he doesn't like these plea deals. >> we just wanted some justice, some fair justice, and we don't feel that in our opinion that it was fair justice. >> had almena and harris gone to trial and found guilty, they likely would have spent the rest of their lives in prison. the ghost ship fire claimed 36 lives. we have not forgotten them. you can read stories about each victim on our website abc7news.com. now, a live desk update. >> in abc 7 mornings. >> i've been tracking developments out of thailand. those young soccer players trapped in a flooded cave, take

a look at this. they will have to spend at least one more day underground but i want to show you this new video. they've been able to get overnight. they got mylar warming blankets and navy s.e.a.l. teams down there staying with the boys and you can see they're putting some ointment on their feet and atlantic city on their legs for some minor cuts. the problem is how to get this team out safely from the cave. some of those boys had been practicing wearing diving masks and breathing so they can swim out if it comes to that. but a lot of these kids can't actually swim. it's a big problem. the boys and the coaches have been trapped underground since june 23rd. the rescue efforts still under way this morning. we'll have updates when they come in. back to you. >> jahi mcmath the girl who oakland who may have redefined the legal definition of death will be buried in her hometown this friday. she died of liver failure 4 1/2 years after california doctors declared her brain dead. her family moved her to new jersey, one of the few states where death cannot be declared

in violation of individuals' religious beliefs. her mother now says she wants to be an advocate for other families. >> stop pulling the plug people. stop. i don't care what color you are, race you are, stop letting the doctors tell you to prematurely disconnect your family members. >> jahi's mother says she wants to help lawmakers pass legislation so that no other family has to endure what she did. >> an effort under way at the state capitol to help cities and neighborhoods rebuild following natural disasters. >> a bill would make california the first state in the nation to offer insurance against damage to infrastructure caused by fires, floods and other disasters. the policies would cover parks, forests and other areas damaged in natural disasters. supporters say it's a way to protect the state from the impact of climate change. >> why not start figuring out how do we protect against that and calculate that risk and how do access funds in a way we haven't before to quickly meet the needs and issues happening with climate change. >> lawmakers say the bill is

inspired by similar policies around the world. you may not know, for example, coral reefs around cancun are covered by insurance. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. we're showing you live doppler 7 and the satellite image because we have gray skies around the bay area. with this onshore flow and breezy conditions, temperatures are going to be a little cooler. see cloud cover all the way into the north bay and parts of the east bay. a live shot looking at some of the low clouds over san francisco. temperatures right now mainly in the 50s. san francisco 56, oakland 58, san jose 58 as well, cooler half moon bay, at the coast 55 degrees. and highs today will be a little bit below average, slightly cooler compared to yesterday, some spots near the same. breezy conditions at the coast and into the bay. san francisco 63, oakland 68, san jose 77, and sunny, our inland areas having a tough time to climb up to 80 degrees. look for low 70s through santa rosa and napa. also partly cloudy conditions

there. if you're headed to the beach, grab a jacket because temperatures will be cool, upper 50s to even some 60s but santa cruz could get breaks of sunshine, 68 degrees there. but that sea breeze is at 10 or 20 to 30 miles per hour so that will keep things cool. i like this. we know traffic is going to be busy tonight with the folks, checking out the fireworks. >> oh, yeah. it's not so bad getting there, because everyone kind of arrives at different times but as soon as they're done it's mass exodus. expecting major congestion trying to get out of san francisco. let's zoom in on our traffic maps and talk about where the events are. really right around pier 39, road closures in effect as of about 2:00 p.m. the festivities start at 3:00 this afternoon and then the fireworks at 9:30. as soon as those are over we're expecting a lot of traffic jams there and then the embarcadero will be closed to vehicle traffic north of lombard before 3:00 today. mass transit is encouraged. you want to plan ahead and just sort of have a game plan for how

you're going to navigate that. that or a lot of patience. right now traffic very, very light but if you are using mass transit a lot of changes due to the holiday. caltrain on a sunday schedule, golden gate transit on a holiday sunday schedule this morning and ferries also offering reduced service and capital corridor on a weekend holiday schedule. we'll check out light drive times next. new details this morning on the stretch of highway 1 in big sur that has been closed because of a massive caltrans mass to have it open by july 20th. the slide buried a road. this is well ahead of the initial reopening date the middle of september. crews have been working around the clock to try to fix that highway and the price tag for the repairs is an estimated $54 million. president trump says he's going to announce his choice for the supreme court on monday. the nominee will replace the bay area's own justice anthony

kennedy who grew up in sacramento and is retiring. white house officials say he's talked with seven prospective nominees. whoever it is is likely to give the court a conservative outlook for years to come. a senate panel says u.s. intelligence agencies are right, russia did interfere with the 2016 presidential election with the aim of helping then candidate donald trump. the report by the senate intelligence committee says the scope of russian interference has only become clearer in the years since the campaign. republicans on house intelligence committee earlier said that the assessment is driven by corruption and politics. a senate panel also concluded that russian president vladimir putin personally ordered the efforts to influence the campaign. if you're up this morning you have a chance to get a good spot at the parade. there's that. the july 4th celebrations happening today. >> the test that may be able to >> the test that may be able to be

you're never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> all right. air quality in the bay area will be improving and that's with a stronger onshore flow and winds from the county fire will be coming from the west. that's going to push the smoke out towards the central valley and even as far as lake tahoe and yosemite where they will see hazy conditions today a high of 77 in tahoe, 84 in yosemite, hot

in las vegas and palm springs over 100 degrees. the tahoe forecast, pleasant with hazy skies but temperatures climbing knew the weekend as well. reggie and natasha. >> now let's talk about dozens of fourth of july parades and celebrations getting under way across the bay area in just a few hours. >> if you wanted a front row seat it mate be too late in some spots. abc 7 news reporter matt keller joins us live from morgan hill with more. good morning, matt. >> good morning. the difference between a good seat for the parade and a bad seat can be a matter of feet. these are the good seats here, nice view, they're of the street on west avenue. the bad seats, the chairs set out, why is this a bad seat? the stage just parked right in front of it. this is the live oak high school football team here helping to set up and getting everything ready for the parade. of course they're going to be blocking the view of these looks like three people who would be sitting there this morning. funny story, this is jason.

let me show you this video. put out four chairs for his family at about 6:15 this morning. and then the stage rolled. his plan thwarted. he just moved his chairs across the street so his view will be better and told us the parade was a reason he moved here to morgan hill. >> we came down, looked around for housing and happened to be around the fourth and we were sold. we were like, wow, this is the way to do it. everyone was so friendly, right underneath the fireworks. getting in and out was -- everyone was friendly and we thought this is a great community. >> and jason, and about 50,000 others are expected here. and a lot more than the parade, freedom run, 5k, car cruise, parade. fireworks tonight. and much more. we've set up a link with the details on our website, abc7news.com. is it col moin guys? yeah. advice, it's a little cold in morgan hill. be prepared. back to you in the studio.

>> according to my quick calculations, 50,000 is about the size of the population of morgan hill which means it's 100% participation rates. >> something about the story and your head math that is warming my heart today. >> thank you. >> when it comes to keeping pets calm during the fireworks some dog owners are trying something new, cannibis for canines. thc the active ingredient in marijuana is potentially fatal to cats and dogs but one pot shop owner says cbd is okay. >> it's not psycho tropic. doesn't give you the high effect. but it does have calming properties to it. so folks do give it to their pets, cats and dogs. >> veterinarians cannot prescribe cannibis products because the drug is illegal under federal law meaningt. exrts sayhees solution om thed in some of these living spaces. >> at least where alexis lives

and i live you can't escape it. if you feel you've had too mch to drink, aaa is offering free towing service, 6:00 tonight to 6:00 tomorrow morning. call 1-800-aaa-help. the service is free for the driver, passenger and the car. you don't have to be a aaa member but there is a ten-mile limit on the free towing. a type of fourth of july show at travis air force base. technology will replace pyrotechnics. intel's teaming up with the air force to light up the sky without any explosions. instead, they're going to be featuring 500 shooting star drones. computers will help choreograph an aerial honor to the military and u.s. history. pretty cool. 6:48. turning to a health alert. a study finding that the pap smear could be a thing of the past. more than 13,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. now a massive new clinical trial finds that the hpv test is better than the traditional pap

smear in detecting early signs of the disease. dr. jennifer ashton is speaking about it on "good morning america." >> next time we go to our ob guide, do we ask for an hpv test if it's more effective than the pap smear? do we need a pap smear? >> ask if reflex testing is done. when they get screened with a pap smear, because this is not going away, we still need more long-term followup and data, they need to ask, when my result is back, it's not just normal or abnormal, they need to ask for the specific terminology and then management of abnormal pap smears is based on whether or not there's hpv there, the age of the patient, and that patient's particular personal pap history. >> the study appears in the journal of the american medical association and you can see a full report on this on "gma" right after "abc 7 mornings." >> your morning money report, netflix the top choice for tv viewing, even beating out cable. this is according to a new survey from cohan incorporated.

the los gatos company may be giving you more options. c-net reporting that netflix is testing something called an ultraservice that would allow you to stream ultrahd video and audio on up to four devices. right now netflix offers three plans and the top tier costs about $14 a month. walmart is taking heat for a line of anti-trump t-shirts sold on its website. third-party sellers produce these impeach 45 and impeach trump items. trump supporters took to twitter with a cull to boycott the world's biggest retailer as the news spread, the listings were taken off the website. however, the retailer still sells make america great again and donald trump speaks for me apparel. some tesla model 3 cars may have missed a standard brake test. according to business insider, ceo elon may have a engineers at his frooemts faor tes that test checks the brakes and makes sure the alignment is correct. it's unclear why tesla may have

stopped the test or how long. we have new details this morning over facebook's groups platform. the menlo park based company relaunching apps for the platform now. facebook locked down the group's api for building apps for groups. these apps had to go through a human reveal approval process after the cambridge analytical scandal and lost access to member lists and the names and profile picks of people who posted. a browser gives the platform control over discoverability. a group of bystanders sprang into action to save a woman at a boston train station. her leg got stuck in the gap between the train and platform friday. in this video released yesterday you can see the group of commuters pushing the train so they could free her. it worked. and then the woman asked the people gathered there not to call an ambulance because she says she can't afford the cost. they called an ambulance anyway and paramedics took her to the hospital to be treated for leg

injury. the federal aviation administration is not going to get involved over the argument about small airline seats. consumer groups had gone to court to demand federal regulations on seat size. they claim smaller seat space with the larger size of today's passengers is creating a safety issue in the event of an evacuation. the faa says there is no immediate safety issue. i know i already find these seats uncomfortable and reggie you have like eight feet on me. i mean, i can't imagine how you in that middle seat because you're a good husband. >> i know. >> fill the aisle seat. >> i try my best. that's where i guess yoga and deep breathing comes into effect. >> just try to go out of your body. >> i do. i try to pretend i'm somewhere else and watch another episode of kimmy schmidt. >> or fold into a pretzel. >> i need to take lessons from you. >> that's true. >> all right. for today we're tracking the fog that's such an issue for the fourth of july fireworks. and we're finding quite a few low clouds out there right now

with live doppler 7. you see the low clouds and fog have crept in from the coast all the way into the north bay through santa rosa, vallejo into parts of the east bay. san jose still looking clear, though. here's a live show from the tower. see the clouds out there, temperatures right now in the 50s. san francisco 56, oakland 58, san jose, and half moon bay cooler at 55 degrees. highs for today expect them to be a little cooler than average and close to yesterday's numbers. breezy as well at the coast and into the bay. we'll see a sea breeze of about 20 to 30 miles per hour. this afternoon. that's why temperatures are on the cooler side. so san francisco is 63, oakland 68, partly cloudy conditions for the a's game this afternoon, 77 in san jose, the inland areas getting up to near 80. the latest fog forecast animation. 9:30, it does look like there will be some fog into san francisco and into parts of the east bay. it will be clear in the south bay but grab a jacket. temperatures on the cool side in the 50s. santa rosa 55, oakland 56, san

francisco 54 degrees. also just a head's up, beach hazards in effect thursday into saturday. really big waves on friday. and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows things starting to warm up starting tomorrow. it's quiet out there, i hope. >> oh, my goodness. it's beyond quiet, frances. i know everyone has been holding their breath waiting for an update on this. our one and only issue, a ladder in the right lane of westbound 580 around north flynn road giving you the thumb's up. chp came out to the scene and moved that off to the right shoulder. so we're back to nothing across traveling conditions all the way around. a quick check of our emoriville camera, westbound 80 towards us, towards the maze, are going to have the nice surprise of no bay bridge metering lights. those are not on this morning. westbound 580, richmond san rafael bridge, six minutes, and nine minutes across the dumbarton bridge. the westbound 84 even faster.

>> thanks. coming up next, the seven things you need to know before you go. >> first a live look outside on the fourth of july. 6:55. glad you're up with us. a lot of you are not headed to work today. you can count the cars. yeah. we're going to keep up live weather a

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it is 6:58. just joining us or headed out the door the seven things to know. protesters remain camped outside of i.c.e. headquarters in san francisco. the demonstrations started on monday and they havoo a block i.c.e. block party is set for today. number two, we're expecting an update on the county fire that is burning in yolo and napa counties. it's already burned 72,500 acres and 15% contained. new evacuations were ordered too. we have more details at abc7news.com. number three, these are two different grass fires that broke out overnight in san jose. one of them on zhanger road and mccarthy lane and the other at southbound 280 and 101. both are under control but no word on a cause or if they're related. >> number four, an update on the situation in thailand. thai officials say the soccer team trapped in a flooded cave may not get out at the same

time. it depends on their health. rescuers are trying to figure out the best exit plan. and number five, cloudy and cool during the morning hours, temperatures in the 50s. by lunch time, the clouds pull back to the coast, highs similar to yesterday and then for fireworks the fog moves back in to san francisco and over the bay with temperatures dropping into the 50s and low 60s. number six, if you are one of the few heading into work today you will have an extremely light commute. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza and no metering lights all morning. expect it to stay that way until this afternoon when folks start heading out for festivities. >> number seven, drones are replacing fireworks at travis air force base tonight. the sky will be lit up, but there's no noise. just 500 shooting star intel drones. >> wow. >> computers will help choreograph an aerial honor to the military. >> i love this. with our fire danger out west here, i mean, what a great idea. it's gorgeous. >> yeah. >> the same thing they used at the super bowl during the lady gaga performance. really cool. no one at the beach right now.

good morning, america. deadly heat coast to coast this holiday morning as more than 60 wildfires explode out west. thousands of firefighters battling those flames, trying to save families and their homes, working in those blazing temperatures. the new warning this morning for more than 110 million americans bracing for a fourth of july scorcher. the clock ticking as rescuers try to get that trapped soccer team out of the cave safely. the brand-new images this morning. their message for everyone waiting for them to be free as concerns grow about heavy rain moving in. hollywood hostages. the real story behind this viral arrest video. was this woman part of a violent