a block party in san francisco is far from your normal fourth of july celebration. protesters are vowing to block i.c.e. the occupy i.c.e. encampment is growing by the day. it covers a city sidewalk and street. >> reporter: the occupy encampment has doubled since yesterday taking over one lane of washington street. let me show you the scene behind

me. they are well supplied. made makeshift fences and covered a security camera on the side of the building. sfpd has officers at the end of the street. there's been no interak, just observations. they blocked entrances. instead of celebrating the fourth of july in the tradition sense, they are holding a block i.c.e., block party. organizers call it celebration of resistance. protester have set up at i.c.e. buildings across the country following a weekend odd marches to the family separation policy. >> we are not united under the banner of the destruction of i.c.e. >> reporter: the protest has not interrupted or change court operations so far according to court representatives.

>> they appear by video link. protesters outside aren't going to keep them from getting to the courtroom. >> reporter: they aren't closed for the fourth of july holiday. president trump had this to say about i.c.e. yesterday. >> we're not abandoning i.c.e. and we're not not abandoning our law enforcement. >> reporter: the block party begins at noon. protesters have asked people to bring supplies and for supporters to join them in their encampment. >> thank you for that. a wile fire is forcing more evacuations in napa. it's burned we have a list of the evacuations for you on abc7news.com. in lake county, cal fire expects full contain pment of

the fire by saturday. all evacuations are now lifted. the fire has burned 15,000 acres and destroyed more than 20 buildings since it broke out a week and a half ago. right now it's 90% contained. use fir in san jose.ils on this dramaticages. firefighhi ho arodtarted as a garage fire before spreading to the kitchen and beyond. firefighters had to deal with downed wires here. a couple of homes had to be evacuated but no injuries were reported. it took about half an hour to bring this under control and the cause is still under investigation. san jose investigators were called out to two grass fires this morning. they had their hand full. it broke out just before 1:30 a.m. first responding units arrived to find one acre of vegetation on fire. they immediately called for another engine. about 30 minutes later a grass fire ignited at the transition of southbound 280 and 101.

grass burned uphill towards 280. both fires are out an there's still no word on a cause. investigators in pleasanton are looking into the cause of this overnight fire that deve sverely damaged the library. the attic has major damage. smoke in the sprinkler system damaged it. it's fire of fires being sparked that has san jose enforcing a total ban on all types of fireworks. for the third year the in a row the city is asking residents to report illegal fireworks online. this can be done anonymously. >> you can fill out the form, put your photographs in there. if there's enough information without contacting you for us to take action, we will take action. >> we should mention this did not work so well. there were more than 1,000 complaints but all of them were

dismissed for lack of evidence. the entire process is being reevaluated now. if you're call launching a fireworks, first offense is $500 and 250 for subsequent offenses. it's a fourth of july tradition 142 years in the making. morgan hills holiday parade. tens of thousands attend every year. it's taking place right this second. >> reporter: we have all the people lined up on the street here. we also have the horseman's association marching in the pa rid. all the horses marching. it's great out here. a lot of patriotism. this is one of the oldest fourth of july traditions in california. it started back in 1876. people are making sure the tradition is passed on to the kids. >> we want to teach our girls how to support their country and the fact this is a great thing

that we get to celebrate our freedom. this is one way we get to do it. >> just the fact they keep putting this on and it's local. it feels small town. you see a lot of people you know. it's really wonderful. >> reporter: people on the parade route get a special treat before the main event. so many classic including some from the 30s. 95 floats with the theme of happy birthday america. this isn't the end of the celebration. tonight they have the patriotic sing where kids sing the songs of our country. we set up a link on our website with the details, abc7news.com. we got dogs with the patriot yachtic theme this morning. >> so sweet. redwood city celebrating the fourth right now as well.

: some new godevelopments with e fourth of july drone show. it's been postpone ed tomorrow because of high winds. tomorrow's show will only be for department of defense card holders and their families but the drones will be able to be seen up to three miles away. intel is putting on this display and meant to replace the typical fireworks show. the rest of tonight's events will happen as planned. there are more than 60 legal fourth of july celebrations happening all over the bay area. you find a link to every one. president trump and the first lady will once again host a picnic for military families at the white house to celebrate the day. this is video from last year's events. now to the race to get the

soccer team and coach out of a k cave in thailand. it's turning into a high stakes operation. we have more on this dangerous rescue. >> reporter: smiles and eve an trapped deep within a cave now have hope wrapped in mylar blankets all are in good leheal but medical experts warn. >> you want to know their air quality, hydration, temperature control, psychological state. >> reporter: as doctors monitor the boy's health, the race is onto get them out of cave and back with their anxious families. >> still waiting for the kids to come out. >> reporter: the boys are already practicing using scuba masks to prepare for a potential water rescue. swimming out would be incredibly difficult. >> you have to dive down and come up and you're back to rock

climbing then the diving starts. >> reporter: the area where the team is trapped is about half mile under ground and a little over a mile from the cave's entrance. to get there divers had navigate a maze. others barely wide enough scuba equipment to squeeze through. the entire trek taking at least six hours. so far families have only been able to hear their sons voices. they have yet to speak to them directly. they are working to lay down a phone line into the cave but water keeps damage it. they will keep trying again today. an unknown substance in south england sends two people to the hospital. the ironic twist to this investigation that may implicate the russians. the way a discussion over sending this woman to an assisted living facility turned into a murder investigation.

cloudier and cooler with some low clouds and some fog over parts of the bay area. i'll let you know how the fog will impact fireworks viewing tonight. with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained

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the then national security advisor h.r. mcmaster and others warned that military action could backfire. new this morning, another couple was rushed to the hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance near where a former spy and his daughter were poisoned. >> reporter: they are investigating an incident. this time in the brand new housing community that's only been open for a few months. this small town just several miles away where in march a former double agent and daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent. they are in a critical condition being treated in the same hospital as sergei. it's thought they may have been exposed to an unknown substance. police working around the clock

to find out what may come into contact. the incident just a few months ago and a few miles down the road is on everyone's mind. authorities say it's uncertain if there's any kind of connection with the attack. if you're getting ready to head out and fire up the grill you have to look into this next story. the unexpected risks that one of tools you could be using to your and your family. gust winds show the camera ci around opinion fog also a problem for the fireworks forecast. i'll have that shortly.

we have a stronger sea breeze and it's pushing the clouds across the bay. you can see with live doppler 7 and the satellite image. it's also means that we have a westerly flow at the county fire. conditions right now is currently 70 degrees. relative humidity is close to 50% and the winds are gusting from the west up to 16 miles an hour. there's an air quality alert for the central valley.

unhealthy air through tomorrow. some smoky conditions as well. we could see haze y conditions some of the smoke drifts toward yosemite. winds are gusting to over 30 miles an hour in fair field. you notice it's already pretty breezy this afternoon. the winds will pick up around the bay and at the coast 30 miles an hour. we're looking from the east bay over the gray skies right now. today will betaing climb up. in san francisco it's 61. oakland, 64. san jose already up to 70 degrees. this is a live shot. in santa cruz it's not a beach day. sweater weather there. it's going to be cloudy and cool throughout the day. highs today will range from 60 at the coast where it will be breezy. san francisco, 63.

oakland, 68. partial sunshine for the afternoon game. the a's game there. our inland areas will have a tough time getting into the low 80s because of the stronger sea breeze bringing cooler temperatures. here is the fireworks forecast. notice the deeper push of the fog. pushing across the bay from the golden gate down to the san mateo bring into parts of the east bay. not great viewing there. it will be clear many the bay and also intierior valleys. temperatures will be on a the cool side. also if you're heading to the beach, look out for beach hazards tomorrow through saturday. really big waves. strong rip currents and some sneaker waves. the biggest will be on friday. we're below average today. things really turn around on thursday.

mid-90s inland and mid 80 around the bay. today just on the cool side and cloudy and breezy. >> we were all hoping it was going to clear up. i know there was a model that showed it might move back out so we could see more fireworks but didn't pan out. >> keeps things. now it looks like it will cross the bridge into the bay. >> south bay it is. thank you. meanwhile there's a warning before you fire up the grill for fourth of july. a north carolina woman is sharing this terrible story of the danger that might be lurking in your grill brush. she said she took a bite out of burger and immediately knew something was wrong. a tiny grill brush bristle impaled her tongue. >> felt like a sharp piece of glass pierced my tongue. it's something you don't think

of. i never thought of it. >> she's needed multiple surgeries because of the injury and will likely need one more to try to get the rest of the bristle out of her mouth. listen up all your fourth of july revelers. aaa is offering a great towing service. it's called tipsy tow. call 1-800-aaa help. you do not have to be a aaa member. there's a ten mile limit on the towing. the avenue ranl cost for a gallon of gas this fourth of july holiday is the highest it's been this four years. this is a look at the avenue ranl price for a gallon in strans, ssan francisco, san jose. carrying a credit card balance does not help your credit score. some of us are guilty of thinking it may.

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check out this sink hole in minnesota. the road just opened up yesterday after some heavy rain and more rain is expected today. the driver here was just a 16-year-old who only had his license for about a month. he says he managed to climb out the back window and wasn't hurt thanks to his seat belt and air bag. san jose very own joey chestnut set a world record at the nathan's hot dog eating contest. he chomped down a record breaking 74 franks and buns at the famous fourth of july contest. that is his 11th win. it's hard to watch. joey beat the previous record set last year of 72. the woman's champion, miki sudo

ate 37 dogs and buns. they got the mustard belt and won 10,000 bucks. well done. >> well done. we've got fog tonight. possibly near the golden gate bridge. >> i know. we'll see some nice clouds lit up maybe here in san francisco. who wants to be a approximamills next.

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