one structure potentially a food before the fireworks display. >> many people kicked off celebration with a pancake eyhome, one in the mopping up p breakfast at the redwood stetd right now and do have the fire fire department's station on under control. you can see the images from a marshall street. they were accompanied by lots of little bit ago. i want to bring thisac out to sausages and coffee to fuel up us right now because you know, for the fourth of the jewel there is on our way here, festivities. >> and sausalito residents highway 87 is over here. turned out for the parade that ran down second and main and there were several at least streets. two other brush fires that broke it was followed by a picnic. a concert and fireworks display out around the same time on the side of highway 87 going will be held later tonight. >> abc news reporter wayne northbound that caused a lot of traffic in the area. freedman is live in alameda at in fact, actually, if you can the longest and largest parade turn our camera, here is one of these cal fire water drops right in the country. here under way right now on wayne? >> reporter: this is the day you communications hill. realize that not all fourth of you can see that right there. so a full team effort here. july parades are the same or at least two other brush fires were created the same. on highway 87 we saw causing they're all different. park street here in alameda now traffic on northbound highway is fairly quiet. 87. does seem like they have the fires under control. this was the parade route we don't know how they started. earlier. this is the longest parade. it's a hot day here. a lot of people are out using it's 3.1 miles, 2500 people in fireworks. we don't know if that's what the

cause was. it is a good reminder to all of it. 20,000 people watching. us tonight. live here in san jose, liz practically standing room only. kreutz, abc7 news. time for a comparison and contrast beginning july 3rd, are >> thank you. fires, downed power lines, those chairs really chained to a tree with a padlock or these zip broken water mains and cracked tied to a parking meter on park street. a 6.48 magnitude earthquake in street in alameda? what's up with this? the ho have desert in southern >> it's crazy. california's biggest earthquake in 20 years. they say everyone's either watching the parade or in the >> check out the damage in this parade. ♪ liquor store. broken glass and liquid born in the usa ♪ into they everywhere. don't call this the biggest july many cameras caught the shaking. several buildings including a fourth parade west of the hospital were evacuated but mississippi for no reason. >> it's really hometown feeling. despite is the shake, only minor injuries were reported. it makes you feel so proud to be >> we've seen video after video an american. >> they have the most groups you posted of some of the damage and scenes of the quake as it have dancing horses. happened. >> we believe her now. lots of people sharing videos of dancing horses, dancing humans, pools splashing and chandeliers prancing dragons, reincarnating shaking and swinging when the quake hit. >> the 6.4 magnitude quake was marilyn mon rose. those were some of 150 entries centered in salaries valley near that represent the diversity of the kern county line and felt as a community fostered by the constitution of a nation trkts

far as south as long beach and as far as north as fresno and east to las vegas. >> there have been reports of ago today. some minor damage including this founding fathers say hello to roughly 13 generations later. large crack on state route 178. >> it reminds you of what? and a hospital near the >> reminds you of apple pie and epicenter was partially evacuated due to structural home. it's like small town. damage. news reporter romine na puga is >> that's matt martin who sat here with his daughter all ten live in los angeles with the of her years. >> shows we're all together. we're all the same. latest for us. >> reporter: there have been we're all celebrating america. over 50 aftershocks since that >> it doesn't matter where you're from. earthquake this morning. >> reporter: that is a mess sant some hitting above a magnitude of 4 much 0. sentiment in these turbulent times but not heot today. a 6.4 magnitude quake felt all july 4th is the annual be equalizer. >> in a parade like there, it over southern california, the brings us together snk. strongest recorded earthquake in the area since a 7.2 quake in >> reporter: so pick up your seats please. we'll see you next year. 1999. >> it is a strike slip fault >> reporter: and let's go back which means the ground motion to this concept of and i comparison and contrast as we was -- but we can't confirm that began that story. let's take it to the next level. till we get gee oses on theed we're not going to talk about ground to see what happened. seats but cities. >> reporter: the lapd has 106 we'll go from the city that had fire stations assessing damage a magnificent parade today to a and checking sites in the city city that had no parade today. that may be vulnerable. and that's where lyanne melendez

salaries valley is said to be the epicenter. is in san francisco. it's an isolated location and >> reporter: i got nothing. nothing at all. i can be tell you that san not on the san andrea fault. francisco does not have a fourth of july parade. officials say the area will i know this because being a continue to shake today as mother, living in san francisco aftershocks will probably exceed with three children, i had to go a magnitude 5 but they don't all the way to sausalito or san expect serious damage. the mayor at ridge crest has and sell mo. declared to abc news a state of emergency in the city while they a great parade there. san francisco has an amazing continue to assess the damage from the earthquake. fireworks display along the in los angeles, romine na puga, embarcadero tonight, but still i wanted to know why we have been abc7 news. >> we know so many people felt that quake. did you feel it yourself? >> reporter: we did. the fact that san francisco has here in the bureau, it started as a rumble, then a roll. so many parades is a testament it lasted what felt like a full to our love for diversity. for example, we have the italian minute as the bureau was realizing it was an earthquake heritage parade and let's not happening here. forget the chinese new year's >> bureau located? parade, the st. patrick's day parade, the filipino cultural >> all right. thank you so much. parade and we ceb ridge crest resident jim simmons sent us video of a huge pride just ltekd. so why doesn't the city have a plume of smoke from a fire that

fourth of july parade? broke shortly after the >> how did you like our fourth quake. we spoke of july parade? >> here? >> we didn't see it. >> how did you enjoy our parade this morning. happened. >> it was pretty scary. >> sorry is, didn't see it. the chairs were swaying. stuff was toppling off the >> we don't have one. i'm kidding. we don't have a parade.o cf1 o floor. >> i'm glad we didn't see it. i mean onto the floor, sorry. >> reporter: my point exactly. and dogs barking, people all i would ask the mayor of san francisco but she wane at work neighbors going outside. today. checking on one another. we were directed to san francisco's mission terrace oddly enough, one of the things neighborhood where a big celebration was being held. that fell was this sign that i we were told there, long-time use when i teach my crisis san francisco cans would know why. >> maybe because we don't have management classes. any tanks today. >> that sign says emergency i'm not sure. >> reporter: instead they had evacuation site. it is ironic. these fiery vintagefo32 years, this is another house that caught fire in the aftermath of the quake. opener of roxie food center has kern county firefighters said been feeding hundreds of people they worked at least two dozen incidents. on the fourth. >> it's my honor and pleasure to many of those were structure fires. do this. i didn't realize that we didn't crews tended to medical have a parade in san francisco emergencies and ruptured gas but it started 32 years ago. lines. all hands on deck for emergency personnel throughout the county. >> reporter: in fact, none of every first responder has been people born and raised in san

francisco rawles ever seeing a called in to work. >> the shaking was caught on ly thedionirewks san fnchatrade cameras at they ridge crest cairo practice tick office. it was closed. confident with their patriotism dr. david ledsma was getting that they don't need a parade? >> we are america. ready when he felt the floor move beneath his feet. >> we had the little 4.0 earlier a grand idea this morning. and so i was thinking, just a 1776. and we're still here. little aftershock after that. and we're still going strong. then it started getting real, >> reporter: so is san francisco. real strong, real hard and you >> reporter: and so is san francisco. could feel the whole house was i'm a native san franciscoian, one of the few left. actually shaking. and we knew that one was a lot >> reporter: and as long as the bigger. >> right now, check out this fog stays away, there be a video from the walmart store in ridge crest. we're going to show that to you spectacular fireworks display right now. here along the embarcadero. there it is. they are bringing water and other supplies out to the i'm sure you'll remind viewers parking lot to help residents it begins at 9:30 this evening. affected by the quake. >> lis on to these nunz so far southern california has experienced nearly 60 i will be in that direction twin aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 or peaks and i will either see the larger after the initial 6.8 fireworks or hear them. live in san francisco, lyanne quake. two of the largest measured 4.6. mendez, abc news.

seismologists expect the after shocks to continue for at least keeping my fingers crossed, no the next few days and say an fog. even bigger quake could be on >> you'll have a great time either way. as to the no fog thing, you know its way. >> one should always be who can be help with that. preparing for a big one. this does not make it less >> i mean the marketing of it. very entertaining, lyanne. likely. there is about a one in 20 one of the bay area's most chance that this location will colorful fourth of jewel be having an even bigger traditions is locked and loaded earthquake within the next few tonight. experts from pyrosplarz spent days we have not yet seen the the day loading hundreds of biggest quake of the sequence. mortar-like shells with >> such a serious message. fireworks detonated tonight jones wouldn't be surprised if a during shows around the bay area. the work took place on barges magnitude quake happened during the aftershocks. that will be towed into place on >> there could be additional the bay. the show is scheduled to get damage, of course. under way at about 9:309 as if you talk about the range of aftershocks, spencer christian lyanne mentioned. the san francisco fire is here. we've seen high end of the range department is urging people heading into the city to watch in terms of the sheer number of tonight's fireworks show to stay aftershocks. >> we have. more than 65 aftershocks, mostly away from treasure island. parking on the island is measuring it 3 or lower. extremely limited because of but a handful were above 3 today construction. instead, visitors are encouraged and more will follow. to watch fireworks from the port much of southern california has been smaking vigorously the last of san francisco and along the couple months. a report indicated, a report embarcadero. for us getting out of the

building, it's going to be released from oh, period of from challenging because of this. >> that's true. late may to the mid-june >> if you look at the bay right indicated during a three-week period, there had been more than now, so far so good. you know when the fog starts to a thousand small quakes in what roll in later. >> it's rolling in through the was called a swarm of golden gate. earthquakes covering mainly i'd like to say i haven't the areas like riverside county and san bernardino county. foggiest notion but the notion i so this earthquake today occurred at 10:33:00 a.m. have about tonight's sky condition is a foggy notion. here's a look at live doppler 7. 6.4. depth of seven miles beneath the there is some fog along parts of surface. the coastline right now. the vast majority of earthquakes it is spilling through the golden gate. we see no sign of it here with occur five and ten miles below the earth's surface. our abc7 camera pointed in this the orange indicates activity of direction across the or greater. in the last 12 hours and those embarcadero. blu skies at 63 in san dots in red indicate activity of francisco. 2 or greater in the last two oakland 68. 77 san jose. morgan hill 80 at 55 at half hours. you can see that still very moon bay. active there. here's a view of fog approaching the aftershocks are still occur. san francisco looking westward as dr. lucy jones pointed out, from emeryville. about a 1 in 20 chance a 83 at santa rosa. stronger earthquake than today's mid to upper 80s at pet lum could occur in the next five marks fairfield, concord and days. we'll keep watching. > thank you. livermore. this jared a lot of people at the golden gate, fog is because we had been in a getting low and widespread.

relatively quiet period with these are our forecast futures. regarded to earthquakes in california. but this is the 12th largest fog pushes in during the quake to hit the state in the displays tonight. last 30 years dating back to low mostly sunny and warmer next two ma preetta. dys. just about everywhere in the bay that quake hit on october 17th, area. much cooler pattern settling in 1989 centered in the santa cruz on sunday. right now our wind gust mountains and killed 67 people, animation starting at 5:00 p.m. taking us into the evening injured more than hours. notice how the gusts get stronger near the coast and around the bay. the wind will taper off a bit caused $5 billion including the upper deck that lapsed. inland. 9:00 or so as most us get ready the north ridge quake in january for fireworks to begin, the wind of 1994 equally devastating in begins to ease up except near the coast. southern california. here in san francisco in and it measured 6.7 killing more around san francisco, the fog is than 60 people and injuring some increasing and the wind is 9,000 others. strong. bundle up a bit.9:30 tonight wh damage estimates ranged from 15 major fireworks displays take to $20 billion there. today's quake was the largest in place. so let's take a look at fog in the state since magnitude 6.5 hit off the coast of u reek california in january of 2010 that caused more than $21 around san francisco. million in damage. temperatures 59 degrees santa that was in a rural coastal rosa, 57 san francisco. city, l area. >> of course these earthquakes are a good reminder for us here most of our inland areas that in the bay area to be ready for

will have displays tonight. the next big quake. >> melanie woodrow is live with later tonight over night more more on that part of our coverage. expansetive areas of fog. melanie? >> shortly after the earthquake lows in the mid to upper 50s. social media was filled with videos of shaking andmiatld be tomorrow's highs, it will be warmer than today. ready. >> smashed bottles and liquor mid maybe even a couple upper 60s around the coast 37 everywhere at the store in ridge shoreline mid to 70s. cres earthquake. upper 80s to near 90 in many the owner's son described seeing this video of the mess. >> tons of bottles were damaged. inland areas. >> the family lives in burbank saturday even warmer with low to and plans to drive to ridge crest soon to see the daniel in mid-90s in many inland areas. person. >> then i realized like five upper 70s to near 0 around the seconds this is a full-on bay shoreline. a sharp drop in temperatures on earthquake. >> hiker rob campbell realized sunday as a cooler pattern pretty quickly, too. he was taking a break from develops in dramatic fashion and we'll see temperatures at about hiking the pacific crest trail the same ranging from sunday resting at this motel, a motel into monday. so here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. lamp shattered. >> they can happen at any time mainly sunny skies through the without any warning or anything. weekend. quite warm inland on saturday. >> reporter: which is why the san francisco fire department low 90s, maybe even mid-90s. wants you to be prepared. >> at a very bar minimum, have a sunday again the sharp cool

plan. have a plan of how to reunify down. we don't get many more clouds. with your family whether you're it will be breezy and that living in san francisco or pattern will last about two days before a minor warmup begins visiting san francisco. have a kit with you whether you again on tuesday, wednesday and live here, in your home, thursday of next week. workplace, in your car. so fireworks displays inland >> public information officer tonight. looking pretty good. jonathan baxter suggests in in and around san francisco, addition to food and water, have a battery-powered radio, usb iffy. >> we'll keep watching that. solar charger and blanket. just ahead, san jose's joey and here's another tip. chestnut devours the competition have emergency phone numbers of again at the nathan's family and friends written down. a lot of us put our numbers in our phones and when our phones run out of power, we might not remember those nunz melanie woodrow, abc news. >> lots of great information. thanks. every earthquake is a reminder for us to get prepared. you can find information how to make an earthquake kit and create an emergency plan all at our website, abc7news.com/prepare norcal. >> it is the fourth of july. from washington, d.c. to the bay area, we'll take you to several celebrations and a look what you can expect tonight including the

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tweeted that it is -- its recon of all communities happens to be complete. they've identified damage to homes and infrastructure and emergency workers will follow up with secondary surveys. the quake was felt in l.a. but some wonder why they didn't get an alert from the early warning system. the city says there are only alerts if the shaking is stronger than a 5.0 and in l.a., it was below a 4.5. that alert threshold on the app will now be lowered. now to washington, d.c. where president trump is speaking at his salute to america. abc news reporter trevor all the is live for news washington with the latest. trevor? >> reporter: dion, good afternoon. this is a long-standing tradition that sort of today is being presented in a nontraditional and heightened fashion. the washington, d.c. always has enormous festivities for foirth of july. today it's culminating in the president's salute to america.

>> the celebration boo has begun. thousands flooding the national mall in washington, d.c. for america's 243rd birthday. the traditional parade making its way through the streets of the capital. mike pence helping to swear in 44 immigrants as the country's newest americans. >> on behalf of president donald trump and on behalf of the american people, welcome to the american family. >> reporter: this all building up to the day's main event, president trump's salute to america. speaking on top of the steps of the lynnon memorial, he celebrated the country's history,ity military and its people past and present. >> as we gather this evening, in the joy of freedom we remember that all share a truly extraordinary heritage. together we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. >> reporter: the day notident w holiday. some vip contingents were given to top donors and the republican

national committee. and also drawing ire, these military vehicles brought in as part of the president's display of military might. the price tag of it all still a mystery. president trump only saying it will be worth far more than it csts but critics saying the moin would be better spent elsewhere. >> we need money to go into rebuilding our instruct not to put tanks in downtown washington, d.c. >> reporter: the national parks service says $2.5 million has been diverted from improve. funds to pay for some of this event. in giving these remarks, trump becomes the first president since truman in 1951 to give a formal address in washington, d.c. on fourth of july. reporting in washington, trevor all the, abc7 news. >> trevor, speaking of the president's remarks, did he keep it nonpartisan and stick to his script today. >> reporter: he really did. it was as close to a fully scripted speech that i have maybe seen from president trump. did not appear to divert from it

at all, did not talk about democrats and republicans. sang the praises of all-americans and talked about the american spirit as a whole. he made a point to say he feels america is in a better place than it's ever been. >> the fourth of july is one of the busiest days of the year for boating on the delta and one of the most dangerous. >> we rode along with the con tran kosta patrol this afternoon and shows us what's being done to keep it safe. >> reporter: on the delta with the alcantra kosta sheriff's marine patrol, one of the busiest days of the year for boating here in the delta. it can be a lot of fun as you can see behind me. it can also be very day. while we've been out here with the sheriff's patrol, they've stopped a couple different boats for different reasons. in some cases folks were going too fast.

they didn't know the speed casee have the right safety equipment and the deputies were collecting to make sure they had fire extinguishers, that they had the proper life preservers for all on board. all of those sorts of things. this can be great fun and also very dangerous. they're here to make sure that folks aren't drink too much. you can get a dui while you're operating a boat. they're also trying to educate people about a new program here in california which requires folks to have the california boater safety card. right now, it's required for folks 25 and under. that is the operators of the boat. over the next several years, everyone who drives a boat in california will be required to have one of these cards. of course, the ultimate goal to make sure that this fourth of july and every holiday, every day out on the water stays safe. on the delta, laura anthony,

abc7 news. >> the consumer product safety commission reminds everyone about fireworks safety. when they're not handled correctly, more than half of the 9,000 fireworks injuries last year involved mall kids, many caused by sparklers. while most phi works injuries happen around the fourth of july, some 38% take place the rest of the year. >> if you're looking for something to do tonight, head to abc7news.com, click on our events pang to see what is happening where you live. >> i an helping hand for some people in need. it all starts with a few simple cuts. >> cooking up some education for a good cause. the culinary school for america's returning servicemen and women. >> i'm spencer christian. here comes the fog. will it interfere with our viewing of fireworks tonight?

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>> looking at the weather now, all eyes on fourth of july fireworks. will we be able to see them. >> viewing conditions will be pretty good with the possible exception of san francisco where the fog is encroaching right now. that's iffy. during the overnight hour long after the displays, lots of fog moving inland. lows in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow sunny and warmer than today. at the coast highs in the mid to upper 60s. upper 80s to about 90 inland. and as we look at santa cruz right now, the beach forecast, mostly sunny skies. wind up to 20 miles per hour. most beach locations will have highs in the mid to upper 60s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. highs in the low 90s inland by saturday up to around 80 around the bay shoreline. mid to upper 60s on the coast. we'll cool down sharply on sunday and monday with temperatures rebounding late next week.

this year's aids walk san francisco is sunday july 14th. in golden gate park. 10k fund-raising walk benefits dozens of local hiv and aids programs. such as project open hand and positive resource center. to register call 415615 walk or visit of san francisco sf.aids walk.net. >> if you would like to donate 10k, that would be nice, as well. >> nice donation. the 10k walk is also helpful. >> colleagues have come close to that. >> great effort. thanks, spencer. >> netflix goes up in smoke kind of. it's actually giving up smoking. we'll explain. >> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. big deals this fourth of july. there are a bunch of

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tonight's fireworks? well, then appliances and outdoor furniture. money talk news has been crunching the numbers and says deals can be found at home depot's red, white, and blue savings event and costco both offering 40% discounts on an compliances and outdoor furniture. look for prices as much as 50% off. some sales last through the weekend. others end tonight. world market where outdoor items have been marked down up to half off. also, i need to tell you that you need to watch out because a lot of sales at some of the story are phony. be careful on there. is now the time to buy a car? the average interest rate for a new vehicle loan is at its lowest level so far this year. loan rates have dropped for the second month hitting 6% in june. edmonds.com says data shows more

shoppers received interest rates between 2% and 5% in june compared to any other month so far this year. part of the reason for the drop is automakers and dealers are becoming increasingly desperate to sell lingering 2018 models. you subscribe to netflix and hulu. why not your local theater. regal cinemas might soon offer subscriptions variety says the theater chain will start offering plans later this month that let customers see as many as they want. rival amc now offers a three-movie a week plan for about 20 bucks a month. we're expecting about the same thing. three a week. that's a lot of movies. >> when you say the sales are fake, does that mean they jacked up the prices first? >> right. there's a lot going on on this. when we talked to.so of the consumer advocates. they say for some reason, the july 4th holiday is one of the worst for that. keep track. >> don't be fooled. >> exactly. >> thanks.

los gatos based netflix says it will cut back on smoking in its productions. the announcement comes after a anti-smoking group truth initiative found a 44% increase in smoking in the second season of "stranger things." next flix will exclude shots of smoking or e cigarette in t vice president 14 shows and pg13 movies except for historical accuracy. netflix will start including smoking information as a part of sits ratings. >> you medication this had show. netflix has appropriated the release of "stranger things" including making deals with dozen of brands to create "stranger things" sundaes to major league baseball nights. >> claire sebastian looks at some of the strange things the show is helping sell. >> reporter: start with a cherry and pecans. add whipped cream, caramel and faebl a scoop of chocolate ice cream. the result a sweet marketing opportunity. baskin robins upside down sundae named after the creepy parallel

universe in the hit series "stranger things.." >> upside down sundae. >> reporter: it's one of a new line of treats the store is rolling out to cash in on show's third season which features a fictional ice cream parlor called scoops ahoy. >> ahoy. >> reporter: season 3 sees the teenagers from indiana take their fight against evil to the quintessential '80s hangout the shopping hall. >> what did you think? >> we were just going to sit in my basement all day and play games for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: the real story has been off camera. netflix partnering with about 75 brands for the launch. a marketing blitz featuring everything from nike to burger king to the chicago cubs. >> every network, every website, everyone is looking for those two hours that you have between the time you get home, put the kid to bed, finish dinner and watch something. anything that netflix can do to grow brand recognition and make

you remember i should finish the season of stranger things is a benefit. >> if you love the tv show "stranger things," boy have we got a lego set for you. >> reporter: many of the brand tie ins tie in the nostalgia the show is known for. they convinced coke to release new coke after "stranger things" decided to incorporate into its plot. no money changed hands on the coke deal or many of the show's other branding deals. instead netflix is allowing companies to use the "stranger things" brand in return for a commitment to the show. so mhut't nec about brand awareness knen autntityand nostalgia.to essly that was part of the vision for "stranger things" from the

start. of course, the risk is that all of this ends up going too far and the marketing starts to overwhelm the show itself. >> i feel like we're missing out by not watching the show now. >> oh. >> you could give it another try. >> just so you can talk to people. >> yeah. >> celebrating veterans this fourth of july. up next, the culinary school cooking up a lot of help for returning servicemen and women. >> coming up at 5:00, continuing our coverage of the southern california earthquake. a new look at some of the damage left behind. >> a sign popping up on bay area freeways encouraging people not to drink and drive this holiday. some say the sign could be proelting illegal behavior. >> now that it's summer, you may be cranking up your ac. michael finney explains how the

coming up tonight on abc at 8:00, it's steph curry's holy-moly" followed by family food fight. at 10:00, catch reef break and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> veterans returning from active duty face a variety of challenges but some small businesses are lending a helping hand. >> cafe liberty in the chicago area is a culinary school that offers servicemen and women a comprehensive training program at no cost. >> we discovered and i more tha organization that provides a fish for somebody to eat for a day. we provide job training so

people can teach themselves how to fish and eat for a lifetime. >> it was like winning the lottery for me hoobl because i love cooking. >> cafe liberty is a culinary training school for veterans or members of a veteran's family to improve their quality of life. >> very lightly with a paring knife, do a little x. drop it in boiling water. you can take the skin right off. it's a much nicer presentation and a nicer flavor. any questions so far. >> our class is 11 weeks, monday, wednesday friday 9:00 to 3:00. from week one learning knife skills, and week 20 learning soups and sauces. >> our garnish is pesto.ployab e

11-w a kitchen. >> i'm not a cook by trade but this course helped me become more confident in cooking skills, how to prep and cut. >> you have all the equipment, the things you don't have at home that can help you learn these techniques. >> the key to french onion soup is caramelizing the onions. >> we have nine graduates, seven are employed. >> this was a stepping stone. i'm in school to become a registered dietician. >> i was actually hired before i graduated. >> we're helping veterans and their families create a good quality of life for them. so many veterans leave a piece of themselves overseas. it's hard for them to get back. >> you get out into the world. if you're not prepared correctly, mentally, emotionally, it can be devastating. >> food is comforting and cooking is therapeutic. i recommend it for people who have ptsd, something that distracts you from what is affecting you or emotionally. >> be around my veterans and the

camaraderie of sharing our stories of what we went through. we know how to communicate with each other and see eye to eye and understand. >> these veterans have given so much. when you sign a contract for the military, it's up to including giving your life for your country. you don't know what's going to happen. because of what they did, we have the treem to do what we do. if it wasn't for that freedom, there would be no cafe liberty, are they all perfect? no. do they all deserve a chance? yes. >> that name cafe liberty is perfect. >>yeah, cck out the and facebood instagram. >> get the latest news with the abc7 news ap enhanced live video features, customization and personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want deliver anned to your phone in realtime. >> thank you for joining us at

now. >> the whole back field where all those weeds are, that's all catching on fire. >> firefighters have gotten several grass fires burning in san jose under control. those fires burning not far from homes and the freeway. >> southern california residents on high alert after a magnitude 6.4 quake hit this morning. crews are cleaning up damage while bracing for more aftershocks. >> a very happy fourth of july to you. we'll show you how cities around the bay area celebrated today including one of the biggest parades in the country. >> we're tracking weather conditions that could put a damper on tonight's fireworks. >> live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> maybe this was an oday off for the fourth of july. sires broke out this afternoon in san jose just hours after the biggest earthquake in decades rocked southern california. so a busy, busy day.

thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm san jose today made short work of several grass fires that threatened homes. >> they broke out along highway 87. here's a look where it started near carole drive. >> reporter liz kreutz joins us live in san jose. give us an idea of the conditions now that it's been a little while since we last saw you. >> reporter: yeah, those fires are now out as you mentioned but there was at one point three gas fires we saw in this area. 35 acres burneded on communications hill behind me. you can see the hill. a very charred hill. cal fire assisted with water drops as flames got really dangerously close to homes. we spoke with a homeowner who lives against the burning hillside. >> i seen smoke u