despite the governor's pleas for cities and counties on the covid-19 watch list to cancel their fireworks shows, the city of gilroy says the annual display will move forward but with a twist. good afternoon. thank you for joining us as we head into this holiday weekend. for gilroy's show, crowds can't watch from where they normally would. abc news reporter chris nguyen explains the other steps the city is taking to be in compliance and why officials say keeping the show is particularly important this year. >> reporter: the first half of 2020 has been rough for most of us because of covid-19. for residents in gilroy, the past year has been even tougher with last summer's tragedy at the city's famed garlic festival on the minds of many. >> to help people in this time of stress and tension in their lives. if we can do something small

like this, go for it. >> so the annual gilroy fireworks display will fill the skies. >> just a great morale booster. >> many say they support the decision to move forward with the show. fireworks will be at gilroy high school and will go higher than in years past. those homes in lines of sight will watchful. >> we won't have the people over for the traditional good americana barbecue and all that. we're trying to keep it as normal as possible. >> reporter: some of the roads around the school as well as nearby parks will be blocked off to prevent clouds from gathering. security guards have been hired to patrol the area and extra police and fire crews will be on hand throughout the weekend. safe and sane fireworks are being sold throughout the city to help support local nonprofit organizations. >> so they are spending a little more money than normal to enjoy a bigger selection at home. >> officials reminding residents of their personal responsibility to follow the rules. >> stay at home, stay safe, and

enjoy the fireworks show. >> providing something to celebrate when many are searching for just that. in gilroy, chris nguyen. abc7 news. >> several cities have canceled their fire works shows including san francisco. normally that show brings tens of thousands of people to the water front. san jose, berkeley, sausalito as well have canceled their fireworks shows. fremont has decided to do a virtual porch parade where judges will drive by houses and grade the decorations. for those who do need a fireworks fix, they are allowed in a handsful of cities but must be in the safe and same variety. in gilroy, they are allowed in dublin, pacifica, san bruno, and other areas. the pandemic has changed everything for the fourth of july. and more illegal fireworks than

usual have led to frustration. many are utilizing volunteers. >> you look relaxed. >> reporter: i'm kind of simulating what some volunteers will be doing from the peninsula to the oakland hills, you will have volunteers set up just like i am in parks and on hilltops with binoculars on the lookingout for smoke and flames. >> 110 pounds of high grade fireworks seized by oakland police this week. >> just since monday, a dramatic increase from what we normally would see. >> reporter: the oakland fire department is braced for a tough fourth of july weekend. they're bringing in more

engines. >> we've also staffed three additional fire apparatus that will be patrolling, and in the city, specifically at lake merritt, and then we have two additional fire am rat us that will be patrolling. >> reporter: they've also got a dozen volunteers armed with ham radios ready to scan the horizon for smoke or flames. it's similar to the peninsula. >> close to two dozen of they will at various locations is really important. if heaven for bid a bottle rocket lands in the dry brush up in the hills, our only chance of suppressing that in a timely manner is getting early eyes on that early detection. >> we'll be in foot hill park. >> reporter: they're among the volunteers to help. >> we'll bring camp chairs and binoculars as you say.

we'll have our handheld radios. we'll be scanning the horizon for fires for telltale smoke. >> reporter: new this year compared to other fourth of julys, grizzly peak boulevard from centennial to skyline. a spot people love to gather to look out on the fire works displays. they're not taking any chances this year. grizzly peak should be closed from 8:00 a.m. saturday to about 8:00 a.m. sunday. reporting live from the east bay. simulating a fire lookout. abc7 news. >> try to control your stress out there. with the wind blowing, allergies might be a bigger problem. thank you. cal fire has confiscated nearly 49,000 pounds of illegal fireworks leading up to this holiday weekend. the agency led a statewide zero tolerance operation last week,

trying keep illegal explosives out of the state of california. that led to 29 felonies, 165 misdemeanor citations. cal fire wants to remind everybody, if you're caught with illegal fireworks, could you face a $50,000 fine and possibly a year in prison. the covid-19 has forced a crack down. it is because of the potential impact of crowds on your health. abc7 news reporter found residents have mixed feelings about the closures. >> reporter: no that he had strands, no parking, swimming, bikes or vehicles. that's the message from half moon bay. >> people have been coming to the beach and not been social distancing and it's been kind of scary. the volume of people coming over here.

>> reporter: she lives at half moon bay. she said she was relieved to learn her city was closing its beaches. >> we've been following the cases on the coast. we've been pretty lucky but we did have one person who passed away over here. it's everywhere. >> reporter: half moon bay tweeted, the decision to close over the fourth of july holiday weekend effective as of this morning. gafr newsom isn't mandating any beach closures here in the bay area but the cities of half moon bay and pacifica went the extra step to close in the effort to prevent the spread of covid-19. pacifica's mayor addressed it. >> we traditionally allow fireworks in our parking lots and beaches and this year we're not. it will be extra difficult. it makes more sense to close the beaches. >> reporter: that did you have mean everyone is leading the

warning. >> i don't particularly like it. i think it is a matter of government control, over controlling people. >> reporter: joe tom son and his partner were on their usual morning walk. he said the beaches have been open on other holidays and to close now is politics. >> for the most part, i think we'reheimer sensationalizing the pandemic to create an atmosphere of fear and control over the people. and it is a political move if you ask me. >> just how strictly the enclosure will be enforced is yet to be seen. abc7 news. >> the parking lots in san francisco, sonoma, marin, san mateo and santa cruz will be closed this weekend. >> the hope is that the closures will help stop the spread of the virus. we asked the doctor if we're headed into a real shutdown mode. >> if people don't really lead

the warnings right now and start to once again get complacent, we're heading into a holiday weekend. it is another high risk activity where people want to gather just like on memorial day. if people are not paying attention and continue to have cases rise up, or if we start to see the death rate really increase from what's happening now in a couple weeks, in either of those scenarios, could i see us reverting backwards. we were a little naive in the very beginning. it is a novel virus. that's what happens. as time went on, they were pretty certain mask there's save lives and there were still people out there protesting saying they don't want to wear a mask. it infringes on freedom. i hope they will relax and say no. we want to get back to normal lives, we have to be wearing masks. >> he says about 36 states are seeing a rise in cases and california is in the top 20 per

capi capita. protests aren't stopping president trump from his event at mt. rushmore. the president and first lady left washington, d.c. a short time ago and headed to south dakota. about 7500 tickets have been issued for tonight's fire works display. video of the set-up shows chairs tightly packed together around the podium where the president will speak. masks and social distancing will not be enforced. that kriktcontradicts the advic the task force. >> it is understandable, people warm to get out as the weather is so much better but it was double in so many almosts in bars and congregations without masks on, which is so highly predictable. >> tensions are rising about the wildfire let the from fireworks. native merge groups plan to protest the president's on our webb, we have a list of locations. coming up on abc7 news at

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to help the military community find out more at usaa.com black lives matter protesters in the east bay are using silence to send a message. a group staged a dine-in outside police headquarters today. participant laid down and simulated being dead to represent the lives lost from police brutality. the die-in, as it is called, lasted 8:46. that is length of time a minneapolis police officer kept his knee on george floyd's neck. this black lives matter group is

calling on alameda police to release race relations data and you had a at this time budget. another demonstration is scheduled at 5:00 tonight. building a better bay area is central to abc7 news and part of. is racial and social justice. yesterday, david louie introduced to us some community leaders seeking a better future. today they weigh in on what they want to do and why disruption is still a tool that can change minds. >> reporter: these are seven leaders of groups the levi strauss foundation selected to support their work for social justice. that was a $3.6 commitment. >> they're out there thinking of new ways to create safety and security not based on fearful not based on punishment, that based on scape goating. >> reporter: it has mobilized 15 to 26 million americans in reason weeks, including to four

polls. that could be the largest social justice movement in american history. from ella baker central for human rights -- >> our system is not just broken. it is broken by design. we need to really reimagine what it would look like to entirely transform how we think about safety. >> reporter: but reimaging the future may rely on the civil rights protests of the 60s. >> when you shut down a freeway, a bridge, when you protest in the street, everybody starts to realize, oh, man, i cannot ignore what these people are saying. >> reporter: pastor mcbride and other thought leaders supported by the levi strauss foundation say the young people's future is at stake. >> we measure our success in terms of how we have been able to move resources back in that direction toward the things that actually make communities most

safe. good jobs, good health care, young people believing they have a future ahead of them. >> reporter: at the heart of this is why there's a call to reallocate tax dollars and to support new priorities that will require consensus and courage. david louie, abc7 news. today has back new holiday supporting black people and their hair styles. it has been one year simpson california became the first to sign the crown law. it gives people the right to wear their natural hair without fear of discrimination in work places and schools. sikes states have followed our lead. from now on, july 3rd will be national crown day. in light of black lives matter and that movement, the crown coalition is shifting its focus to help dismantle systemic racism. in the north bay, a difference opinion being expressed with blue ribbons. those who put them up and others who take them down.

>> it has become a growing movement. maybe you spotted the blue ribbons. they're being put up by people likeliesta from santa rosa as a way of saying thanks to police who have been under pressure since george floyd. >> i'm in support. i pay tribute to them. >> reporter: she began this project two days ago. she had no idea the effort would turn controversial. by the time lisa finished, she put up roughly 150 ribbons just like the across a six block area in her neighborhood. and she felt very good about it until the next morning with she discovered all the ribbons was gone. >> this was a concerted effort to take this down and to silence the message that i want to sends and others want to send. >> many, actually. he took us across town to show

us the ribbons that he put up. it is a counter partly to mostly to the ablt police messaging we've seen. it is too broad a brush, he says. especially in santa rosa. these are not the four men from minnesota by any stretch of the imagination. >> reporter: and all of this, putting the ribbons up and tearing them down is using free speech, action instead of words. >> i'm more indignant. i'm more determined. >> reporter: and all prompted by silent blue ribbons waving in the face of a powerful movement. >> let's be honest. all of us have messed this up for years. it is our responsibility to fix it. >> reporter: in short, could blue ribbons become conversation starters in abc7 news. >> a ribbon to start a conversation. all right. speaking of conversations, let's get to the weather. spencer christian joining us now. you've done a good job with the

holiday forecast. >> well, thank you. i appreciate that. everyone is talking about the weather right now so let's get right to it. we have breezy conditions with wind speeds up to 23 miles an hour in san francisco. between 15 and 20 miles an hour in many other bay area locations. beautiful view from our roof top camera looking across the embarcadero under blue skies. the current temperature readings, 61 in san francisco. oakland, 68. 77 at san jose. 85 in gilroy and only 58 a pacifica. it's 76 in santa rosa. 17 in napa. the low 80s in couldn't cord and liver mayor. as you look back, mostly clear skies tonight with fewer coastal clouds. we'll have warm conditions over

the bay and inland. wave heights are a bit elevated. for our south facing beaches, it will be rip currents. on we go to our forecast animation showing a little patch or two of fog developing. we'll have a mainly clear night overnight with lows in the low to mid 50s and highs tomorrow in the south bay in the upper 80s to low 90s. about 92 at morgan hill. look for a low 80s. mild on the coast with mid 60s there.

92, santa rosa, east bay highs, 77 in oakland, 80 at fremont, the inland east bay will have highs in the low to mid 90s for the most part. perhaps two to three degrees cooler on saturday and then monday, more significant cool g cooling. it will be a sunny two-day holiday weekend with high temperatures again in the low to mid 90s inland. upper 70s to low 80s along the bayshore line and mid 60s on the coast. 70s around the bay. it will start to warm up again at the end of next week, going into the next weekend. it looks like heavy weather ahead. she gav gave me her approval go into the forecast. >> two thumbs up. >> yeah. it means you get to come back on

monday. first prize. >> yeah. >> we'll take it. we'll take it. >> despite some canceled fireworks shows, here the fireworks business is booming during the apple. the shortage experts are now picking. live outside oracle park, the boys are back. summer camp. we've got

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streaming on july 19 to benefit prc and their covid relief efforts all over the city. register now at aidswalk.net major league baseball has canceled the all-star game in light of the coronavirus pandemic. the league says the game and the week of events leading up to it would not be safe given the government's warning to avoid large gatherings. the dodgers were set to host the mid summer classic but now they'll host in 2022 instead. this is the first time since world war ii that the all-star game will not be played. >> 31 major league baseball players along with seven staff

have tested positive for covid-19. we got that news today. the league announcing the numbers as teams resume workouts for the first time since the pandemic hit and everything got shut down. the a's will have their first workout. the first workout for the giants at organizele park. chris alvarez has been there all day long. this is so different for everybody involved. players, staff and media. >> reporter: you're exactly right. what a different day coming into the ballpark. you have to have your mask on. social distancing. fill out a health questionnaire, a temperature check. and then when you get there, all kinds of signs reminding you, keep your distance, wear your mask. it was a persian day for baseball in the city. usually july 3rd, you have baseball games across the country. the giants were wearing they were ensuring safety and physical distancing. take a light workout day for the

giants. it's baseball. just different. >> being out there with masks on is definitely different. i've gotten used to it. being able to take it off when we're playing catch is kind of nice. there are ways to protect ourselves and everyone needs to stay in hotels at night. not to go to dinner or the bars. as hard as that is. sacrifice is the word. >> reporter: it is a big word for this year. hopefully next week, july 23 or 24 will be opening day. just a different feeling at the ballpark. to be back at summer camp, a live sporting event, the first time in march was a lot of fun. woo he will have to get used to it. >> we'll take it. some think it may change. you mentioned, samardzija, the shark, he didn't hold back at

all when he was asked about his thoughts relating to ownership and the haggling that went on for weeks before they came to an agreement and. okay, we'll play. >> yeah. i was kind of shocked by the way he said what he said. he said there will probably be fans that basically said that the owners' greed will put them in the stand social distancing and it was a very blunt statement. he believes fans could be in the stands this summer. we'll see. hopefully we go play baseball later on. >> let's just get to the first game and worry about the fans hear on down the road. >> the coronavirus pandemic hitting businesses so hard. for latino businesses in one neighborhoods, it comes after years fighting gentryification. how they're struggling just to hang on.

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for the third straight day, the united states has set a record for coronavirus cases. a record you don't want. more than 57,000 are being reported. the u.s. is closing in on 2.8 million total cases. at this point we will hit 3 million early next week. testing topped 700,000 for the first time but there's a lot of concern heading into this holiday weekend. >> this is a category 6 hurricane of illness. we can't evacuate. we need to stay in place. >> with the number of cases going up in more than 30 states,

and many hospitals being pushed to the limit, health care workers are worried. i know after the fourth of july we could see another surge. after the memorial day weekend, our increase happened so quickly, it was just overwhelming. >> texas is now making masks mandatory. south carolina also requiring masks after several outbreaks were linked to the popular tourist spot, myrtle beach. >> we hear at abc7 are focused on your health as we work to build a better bay area amidst the pandemic. a front line worker at ucsf with more than ten years on the job reached out to us. some hospitals have announced layoffs and he is now worried he could be next. even with an increase in workload brought on by the pandemic. abc7 news reporter chris reyes met up with him to hear his story. >> i'm running down the hall in a dremplged, sweaty t-shirt.

my patients see it. i'm trying to do the best i can but it's not the standard of care. it is not the best that we can do. >> james is a patient care assistant at ucsf. he works with covid patients. he still has his job but he said since the pandemic hit, that job has gotten harder in ways that have hurt the front line workers. >> we have staff that doesn't have time use the bathroom. you're asking us to do work of three people with only two people. >> we went to ucsf with his claims that while no one in his unit has been laid off, he said his management seems to be san diego less staff for the same. a work pre covid. they declined an on camera interview but sent this statement. ucsf takes staffing in our hospitals seriously and ensures that the needs of our patients clinical and nonclinical staff. >> all of our most skilled

nurses are saying we need more pcas. we need support. but we're getting nothing from management. >> reporter: in late june, he protested in front of his own hospital when layoff notices were announced at uc san diego and uc riverside that included 16 patient care stanltss. ucsf has not laid off front line workers. but mark sent out a letter telling staff that revenue loss means learning to be more efficiently. >> when uc is looking to make cuts, i don't know why they're looking at the most essential workers. the heroes who showed up through it. >> reporter: in san francisco, chris reyes, abc7 news. >> the question, to cloth face masks really work? they were put to the test by a scientist at fresno state.

the samples were put in an incubator for 24 hours and then came the results. from a distance of three feet coughing and talking without a mask spread bacteria with sneezing spreading it the most, if you add a face covering to the test, the results were pretty telling. >> with my mask completely on, there are no colonies that grew on the plate. >> interesting. viruses won't show up in these tests but bacteria act as a proxy. scientists say if you can get rid of bacteria cells, you'll have a really good chance of stopping the virus. this test shows a mask can help get rid of both. the covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for many small businesses and along san francisco's 24th street corridor, the pandemic has the pandemic to drive out latino business that's have been fighting gentrification. >> reporter: this is a somber moment. >> today we're packing.

all the pain in the heart. >> reporter: they've been merchants here for more than a decade. their original store sells mexican crafts. it is an instagram favorite for its collection of mexican wrestler masks on the sidewalk. three years ago they expandsed to a second location. >> we were so excited. we put a lot of effort and love. >> reporter: the city ordered to close nonessential businesses, proved to be too much. with no income, bills began piling up. >> i don't have money to pay my rental. a lot of it. >> reporter: they are not the only businesses suffering. next door, native forever already closed. the owner could not pay his rent. >> caesar says he was given three days to clear out. he had been there 17 years. he now sells merchandise from the corner.

>> i am trying to recover but it is hard. 24th street is the heart of the neighbor. six years ago the city designated this as a latino cultural district. an effort to protect la teen over businesses from rising rents and generaloryification. le fear it will further erode the heritage. >> the current state is panic, sadness. >> reporter: she is a business liaison for the district which organizes carnival and the day of the dead festival. funds to put on those events were instead handed out in grants to 26 businesses. >> they can pay their hole rental, their bills, their employees, whatever they want to use it for. >> reporter: the deli has been in business since 1953. it is managing to survive. it sells mexican food but also produces tortillas and corn

dough or masa. that business has suffered. >> we were getting ready with the chase central and everything. the rug got pulled out from you understand us. >> reporter: one of those pondering its future is st. francis fountain. the owner let us inside but didn't want to go on camera. it dates back to 1918 during the last pandemic. he says city regulations are making i hard for small businesses to stay afloat. >> before this, businesses were being eaten up by the regulation of the city so when covid came, it was the double whammy. >> rivera is not giving up. even though she's closing, she's trying to change her original store. she's asking for $20,000 on go fund me to pay her rental and

loans. more than 400 people have pledged to help so far. some with donations of $5 or $10. >> such a difficult time for so many. coming up, the washington redskins are a step closer to changing their name. >> plus, amid the pandemic, one airline is offering a fake vacation. we'll show you how this works. people

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the nfl, sponsors in the community. one popular idea is to rename the team the red tails. that would be a nod to the time of world war ii plane flown by the tuskegee airmen. do you like the name change in particular or something else would you go with? >> i don't have a name in mind. i grew up in virginia right next to washington. so the washington redskins were a nearby team. i haven't thought about what it should be named but i would like the hear what the ownership and the management thinking about this, taking it you understand advisement, are thinking. they must have some names in mind. they can't just be waiting for suggestions from us. >> i'm sure. i think this is a, red tail is a 180-degree turn from where that is now so that would be interesting. they're going to change the name. they wouldn't have announce that had they're going you understand thorough review if they were not

going to come one some name change options. maybe it will help the team win. >> i was going on say, away generals would be more appropriate. the real story is dan snyder, the owner, resisted this for years. now you have all these billionaire videos and, actually a huge revenue opportunity. could you sell all new merchandise with a new hoag over a a new mascot. how about this apparently there is a shortage. sales have boomed this year, more than doubling. folks looking to cure their quarantine boredom are buying up sparklers and firecrackers to celebrate at home. this is where the coronavirus comes in. china supplies about 90% of the world's fireworks, and imports and production that has slowed because of the pandemic. the united states imported 35%

fewer fireworks at the beginning of the year, compared to 2019. i don't know. there are so many person i have the -- so many alternatives. there's nothing like feeling vibration deep in your bones and smelling the smoke and the explosion. i think that's part of the fun, right? what do you think? a full sense order experience. >> i was going to say, as long as you can do it safely, that's the big concern. with the fire danger around here, so many people cooped up. i talked to cal fire at 3:00 program and they're worried about all fireworks in useful. >> and be careful with the hand sanitize he as well. that can lead to some pretty bad

consequences. >> yeah. >> the coronavirus has put a concert by rapper vanilla ice on ice. scheduled for today near austin, texas. it has been called off. so sad. the rapper drew some heat earlier in the week when he wrote, the 'nays were the best. we didn't have coronavirus or cell phones or computers. the performer best known for his ht, ice, ice, baby, took on twitter and announced the postponement due to health and safety of fans. only 84 tickets were sold before the couldn't certain was suspended. you're a musician. i'm shocked they sold 84. >> the 90s were certainly the best for him when it comes to ticket and record sales. i suspect that has a hot to whyo

they're canceling. >> he has a show on a home improvement network. maybe he should stick tom and leave his career in the 90s. >> excellent idea. >> that might be a better venture for him. moving on, an airport has come one just the fix for those itching for the vacation experience. you can now take a -- i'm not joking, a fake vacation at an airport in taiwan. people can go through immigration, get on a plane for a fake flight and then return home. i am sorry to say, there is no in-fly meal. you will have to dine at a airport restaurant. also included is a tar of the facilities. reportedly 7,000 people entered a contest for this experience, and just 180 were chosen. the first group got their fake vacation yesterday. i don't know about all of you but this is the least fun par of

the vacation. isn't it? having to stand in line, being on the airplane. dan? >> that's a great point. whatever floats your boat. we'll have to shelter in place for many more months before i decide to sit on a plane that did you have go anywhere. [ laughter ] >> who amongst us would pass up the opportunity to stand in a line at customs? i mean -- joy! >> wahoo! >> yeah. >> i was going to say, fake vacation. it's a hoax, a hoax! that's all i have to say about it. >> nicely double.

a mountain highon spotted several times in san francisco is now dead. the 68-pound cat was hit in

pacific dlafl this is the stretch where it happened. california wildlife officials used the animal's tracker to identify it. they say it is the same male cat seen on june 18. it was captured, later released on the peninsula. experts say young male mountain l lions face a high risk of being hit by cars because they're still trying to establish their territory. 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at garbage disposals. oh, good. mine always gets clogged up. >> are you doing it right? we'll talk about that in a second. if you don't have a garbage disposal, or if yours is worn out, here's some advice when you go to get a new one. if you think your kitchen is busy these days, take a peek inside consumer reports labs. where they put them through rigorous challenges. first the speed test.

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bones and excellent for grinding scraps into small pieces. moen's ex 75 c is the best buy. i has an excellent rating for grinding scraps but it is louder than others. some prefer this type. they can't be turned on until you load it with waste and insert the stopper. . in category, they recommend the in sink e-rater. this did an excellent job turning hard beef bones into fine pieces quickly. it got very good marks for noise. now, consumer reports says you should not put a large. a egg shells, oil or grease into your garbage disposal. so have you been doing that? i want to remind everyone, this

coming monday, i want you to join me. i'll be answering your questions a 5:final on abc7 news webb. you go submit your questions in advance by using the hashl ask finney. let's go back to that you thinking you on spot. what are you putting in there? >> all above. after you cook meat, everything goes in the drain. grease, bits, egg shells, my favorite. >> okay. never going to make mistake again. thanks. >> all right. we're hearing a lot about fireworks. let's get to safe and sane. >> here's a look at the weather conditions. clear skies. even at the coast we expect very little in the way of any fog.

tomorrow, sunny and mild to hot. 60s on the coast. 90s inland. so fourth of july is looking good. the entire fourth of july weekend is looking sunny and mild to warm. then a bit of a cooldown early next week and we'll have a steady pattern of comfortably cool weather with bright sunny skies for all of next week. happy fourth of july. >> all right. thank you. safe and sane spencer. hal with its original cast debuts on disney plus today. up next, how the stars say the show has taken on even more significance lately. and dan joining us now with what's coming up at 5:00. some bay area cities have shut down beaches. the closures are being enforced as officials try to prevent the spread of cyrus. plus, bay area groups demanding answers in the case of the slanl army soldier. and growing concern as teachers return to the classroom.

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. coming up tonight on abc7, it's "shark tank" followed by "20/20." . disney plus subscribers can see what made the presentation of "hamilton" so special. >> "hamilton" pointed the way forward to a more inclusive broadway while introducing a yunger generation to the magic of live theater. >> especially now that all theater is dark, i'm incredibly grateful that we had the foresight and planned a movie even as we were doing eight shows a week.

>> the movie is from disney plus, owned by our parent company, and for members of the original cast, this marks the first time they've been able to see themselves on stage together. see precisely why this production won 11 tony awards. >> not only do you feel like you're in the audience and seeing it from, like, the best angles possible at any given moment, but you also feel like you're with people on stage at certain moments, and i think that's what's so incredibly special about this experience. >> for us "hamilton" was a game changer. but for the performers, the show changed their lives. >> every norm that you've had gets blown completely out of the water, and the possible becomes possible. >> and what's possible is something magnificent. >> leslie odom jr. and the others told me "hamilton" has taken on more significance given the recent protests. >> it's the responsibility that

everybody, all the characters in the show took, to create the democracy that they wanted to live in. >> it also gives us some words -- some answers to some questions being asked right now about who we are as a country, how did we get here, who do we believe and what should our voice sound like. >> "hamilton" was filmed back in 2016 and it was supposed to be released as a movie next year, but disney moved up the release because of the pandemic. you can subscribe to disney plus online. it costs $7 a month or $70 a year. as always, don't forget you can get the latest news any time with the abc7 news app. it has enhanced video features and more personalized push alerts to get you more of the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime. and with that, thank you so much for joining us. for abc7 news at 4:00, i'm

if a citation is needed, that is one of our options that we have afforded to our officers to do. >> a trip to the beach could be costly. how bay area closures are being enforced. gilroy won't be cancelling its annual fireworks show. why officials say it is important to those who live in the city. multiple calls for an investigation into the disappearance of army soldier vanessa guillen. a civil rights organization now has a warning for latino women. >> announcer: for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. beaches off limits. the fourth of july weekend shutdown in parts of the bay area has begun and we're looking at how the closures are being enforced. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm dion lim. today was another record day for