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>> camera looking to jack london square in oakland. see the illegal fireworks still set off. >> earlier about the professionals. cornell bernard caught the show in san francisco. >> reporter: amazing show in san francisco. lots of folks now heading home away from the embarcadero. lot had fingers crossed tonight that fog wouldn't crash the party. luckily, it never showed up.

july 4th fireworks lit up the waterfront. tens of thousands of spectators got a crystal clear view. >> beautiful, excellent turnout. >> amazing. >> super. >> reporter: some celebrating early, illegal fireworks near the crowds. police closed road blocks. traffic was jammed for blocks and blocks. how long sitting in the car? >> i don't know, fell asleep. >> reporter: some drivers circled for more than an hour. >> traffic is horrible. modesto. >> reporter: amazing fireworks, celebrating independence, american style.

>> really was a great show. it's over. now the tough part, drive home. we're told traffic is backed up from here at north point and embarcadero all the way to the bay bridge. abc7 news. all fireworks are illegal in contra costa county but they're going off nonstop. why it's an enormous problem. kate. >> reporter: not only are their fireworks going off, police tell me people are shooting guns as well. spoke to fire investigator just in neighborhood in pittsburg, like a war zone. problem with fireworks used to be bottle rockets and cherry bombs. now escalated to mortars, aerial professional fireworks so dangerous that the state fire

marshal won't dispose of them, they use bomb squads to get rid of them. going off endlessly behind us. tough to turn a corner in the county without running into or driving next to illegal fireworks. the fire protection district says once the sun sets on the fourth, get hundreds of emergency calls. east county, antioch, pittsburg and bay point. >> on top of property loss probably see injury, a house catch fire because aerial fireworks. it doesn't have to be. >> reporter: can be extremely dangerous and costly. illegal fireworks started thez fires in brentwood and antioch in >> everything is ready to burn.

needs ignition source. that's what we're concerned about. >> reporter: with fires burning, fire departments and fighters are already feeling the burn, when you add in local fires like monday's which got dangerously close to neighborhood and fire in concord. fed up with blatant disregard of fire danger. >> not they don't get the message but disregard the law, in a lot of different ways, fireworks is just one. i don't have a lot of hope. >> reporter: if you like fight fireworks that set a fire, likely major fines and possible jail time. lives pittsburg, kate larson, abc7 news. >> people still shot off fireworks. view from sutro tower, mission district after the sunset.

looking at video tweeted from east oakland, capturing the sights and sounds of illegal fireworks set off as sun went don. san jose airport took a different approach this year, briefly shutting down runways to keep the sky clear. amanda is live with more. >> reporter: dion, i have to say pretty impressive how quickly the crews are clearing out the area. also impressive, tonight's display. 30 minutes, thousands of people. for the first time, not a plane in sight. >> going to be like united states of america. >> and it was. reds, whites and blues flashing across the south bay sky. sparks usually directly under the flight path of airports. after the federal aviation

association raised safety concerns said it was right path to take. >> didn't want to interfere with the show. >> reporter: luckily for the family, not the case for first show, 30 minutes of pyre otech nicks. >> it's magical. don't realize the power of what they put together, time, resources and materials to put it together for such a show. >> reporter: longtime spectator says planes were never the problem, maneuvering through road closures and crowds requires planning. >> eight times. we knew we needed to prepare early. >> reporter: airport spokeswoman tells us at least three commercial flights were impacted by the change. now the planes are back in the sky, crowds have cleared. live in san jose tonight, damn

dell cast illio, abc7 news news. >> much calmer live at embarcadero. fog held off for the show. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian who told us about the fog. >> we got lucky. surged on the coastline in late afternoon, early evening, dissipated before the fireworks went off. live look. view from exploratorium camera, calm bay waters, partly cloudy skies. low 60s in san jose, mid-50s at gilroy and half moon bay. emeryville, little bit unauthorized fireworks still going off. temperatures in the mid-50s. going to be tough getting out of san francisco tonight. all backed up.

heavy traffic coming in before the fireworks, and going out after. i think i'll sleep at the station tonight. meanwhile, fog will expand in overnight hours and probably produce low visibility in the morning for commuters but after that, sunshine. i'll show you more coming up. 1,500 structures in the line of fire tonight as county wildfire continues to rage. spread north. can see the charred area in red, covering parts of napa and yol l county. stretch of highway 28 still closed. 134 square miles burned, 27% contained. full containment expected tuesday. pawnee fire in lake county is 90% contained. 15,000 acres burned, 22 structures destroyed. full containment this weekend.

developing news in san jose, firefighters kept busy battling a grass fire west of 1st street, broke out after 9:30. knocked it down 45 minutes later. no word yet if fireworks were involved in the fire. >> fourth of july drone show at travis air force base have been postponed until tomorrow because of high winds. only for department of defense card holders and families but drones can be seen up to three miles away. like to see how you celebrated independence day. post pictures using #abc7now, could see pictures on air or online. man from san leandro faces charges following discovery by b.a.r.t. place, this on the man, ruger .9 millimeter gun.

he's banned from possessing firearms because of his crimina trapped in cage. >> find out why a woman tried to scale the statue of liberty. night sky, new york city celebrated the fourth in a big way. first "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news. >> basketbally night. >> hardest is shooting on the boardwalk in venice, there are a lot of characters that have been there forever. >> you might be

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the base of the statue of liberty, forcing evacuation of the visitors. maggie rulli with more. >> reporter: skies above new york city lit up in celebration. more than 1 million people watching macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. but earlier in the day, a different kind of spectacle, nypd involved in hours' long standoff with a woman who climbed on the statue of liberty, protesting president trump's immigration policy. seven protesters were issued summons for dropping a banner that read abolish i.c.e. acknowledging she was one of them but actions not part of the planned protest. >> would love to talk about the issue, not the action. >> ropes and climbing gear,

reaching her, attaching harness, taking her into custody. >> happy fourth of july to everybody. >> amid the political protests president hosted a picnic for military families at the white house. abc news, new york. rain is pump out water. located after trapped for nine days. trying to install internet cable to the cave so parents can talk to the children, earlier failed. likely to become a tourist destination and plan to turn the area into a national park. checker forecast, spencer christian, well done keeping the fog away. >> i'll take the credit. tonight's hero. saw the fireworks, all is good. live doppler 7.

mainly clear skies. larger patch of fog is developing along the coast and will expand overnight. been windy earlier, breezes have settled down a bit. 14-mile-per-hour winds in san francisco but most are under ten miles an hour. temperatures in steady range. mid to upper 50s in the central bay area. couple inland locations at 60. milder. embarcadero, rooftop camera, fog overnight into morning commute. warming begins tomorrow, through the weekend, into next week. weekend, mild at coast, hot inland. overnight, wee hours of the morning, expect to see substantial amount of fog crossing bay, pushing inland. mid-50s, few upper 50s. but inland north bay is cooler,

upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow as highs, south bay, mid-80s, 83 in san jose. warmer farther south, 89 if morgan hill. peninsula, rather uniform highs. upper 70s. 78. coast, breezy, relatively mild. 64, half moon bay, pacifica. north bay, low to mid-80s. 82 at napa. east bay, 73 at oakland. 78 at fremont. inland mid to upper 80s. 85 in san ramon. eighty at antioch. rough surf the next couple of days. beach hazard statement 5:00 tomorrow morning to 5:00 in the afternoon saturday. elevated wave heights and possibility of dangerous rip

currents and sneaker waves. bear that in mind, exercise caution. accuweather seven-day forecast. warming begins tomorrow. high gear over the weekend. saturday, mid to upper 90s inland. upper 80s in the bay. drop of two degrees in temperatures, cooling more significantly on monday. mid-week, more typical this time of the year. >> other requests for spencer? >> can you play that "casablanca"? >> play it d. it's a boy. adorable new addition to the curry

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no fireworks for the giants in the mile high city this week. san francisco with lowest run total erthree-game set in in inn denver. umpire in the spirit of the fourth. tyler anderson struck out nine. including kelby tomlinson.

bottom seven, chris iannetta down the line, ruled home run. buster posey is sure it's foul. replay looks fair from that angle, not down the line. call stands. rockies 1-0. brandon crawford flies out. that's the ball game. tenth 1-0 game in coors field history. three runs in three games, giants lowest total ever in colorado. a's and padres at coliseum. a's down 2-0, stephen piscotty, big day, double off the wall, matt olson, a's on the brdse lor drives in jed lowrie and khris davis. tying run on base, but travis janikowski grounds out to win.

a's, season high nine games over .500. fourth of july fireworks at miami. taxpaye tampa's carlos gomez. goes down swinging. if you made contact at plate like that, wouldn't be hitting under .200. san jose's joey chestnut won easily but didn't see eating from two plates instead of one. credited with 64 dogs. told them do a recount. they did. >> a new world record. 74 nathan's famous hot dogs. >> his 11th title and new world's record. how long do you think before he eats next meal? don't try that at home. not going to lie, didn't look at highlights, would get sick.

two-year anniversary of kevin durant signing with the warriors. worked out all right for everybody involved. back-to-back championships for the dubs and back-to-back mvp for k.d. two years and rest of the nba is trying frantically to catch up, failing so far. >> you said two years, thought you were talking about the total of joey chestnut's conquests. 146 dogs? >> can't do the math. >> too much trouble stomaching that video. great admiration for the people doing that. >> peptto biz mol. >> thanks. >> abc7 news continues online, twitter, facebook and

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sarah: there you go. thanks for watching. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. we leave you with a beautiful look outside, live, embarcadero. lots of brake lights out there. keep that in mind. >> that part ain't so beautiful. see you later. hey, america, we want dwryoo

have a great fourth of july. "right this minute." two guys take a mission to replace a tattered flag. the moment they get old glory proudly waving again. >> a party ain't a party if there aren't any fireworks. >> see the magic signal to party on. a patriot knocks on a door. while cooper's not the only one mom is back. >> and fun in the sun with some shade thrown in. what holiday gatherings would be like with a little brutal honesty. >> i love having a bunch of strangers that barely know me or like me and eat my food because weather only one with the pool. >> that's where he went wrong. >> i mean friends are having a pool. i'm not even a yank and i think this is pretty cool. some of the machete madness

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