>> darren, this is and sane firs go up for sale. people are loyal to these things. they love to have these as part of their july 4 holiday in the dublin area. plenty of fire officials will tell you that even safe and sane may be dangerous in a year like this where it is dry, hot, and we have drought. >> the star-spangled stand set up morning along dublin boulevard. by noon, they were selling safe and sane fireworks to enthusiastic locals. >> 571 point 01. >> we are trying a new one this year, the light symphony. >> eight various cities sale safe and sane fireworks. some opened for business today. some start selling friday. they are not allowed to be sold or used outside those areas.

>> we don't ask where everybody lives but we advocate for a safe and sane use of the fireworks. dublin is one of few places that allows fireworks. >> when we light them up we light the entire area with fire extinguishers. contra costa county does not allow any fireworks set off. they have teams of investigators ready to enforce the rules and penalties, holding properties liable for any damage. >> last year in the four day. y independence day holiday weekend we were dispatched to 100 fires. both grass fires, exterior, and structure fires. that was in conditions that were not nearly as dangerous from what we have on the ground now. >> thank you, sir, come back. >> all of these nonprofits get

the profit from it. we give to support the high school, support the boosters, the kids. for us it is a win-win. leslie: there are stands like this one all along danville boulevard. i'm sorry, dublin boulevard down here in the southern part of the east bay. and, it does not look that busy, but all day long a steady stream of folks. they are saying that by this weekend, forget it. saturday, sunday, and a half and they are open monday, they expect long lines and to sell out. dan: obviously there is a big problem with illegal fireworks. they are banned everywhere in the bay area. i wonder if sentiment towards safe and sane legal fireworks is changing in some ways this year. leslie: there is certainly an increasing momentum with the fires we have had over the last few years for a re-examination of what really is safe it comes

to fireworks. of course, no illegal ones. those are very dangerous. the big push is always to get people to go to public displays of fireworks. for areas that are now safe and sane, they permit them. counties like contra costa and santa clara just last year imposed these really serious enforcement actions against those who set off any fireworks. they sent a pot lines for neighbors to report that their neighbor is setting something off. there is increasing vigilance around fireworks of any kind. in the east bay, i am leslie brinkley abc7news. dan: thank you. ama: in the north bay in a few months cloverdale residents can vote to ban fireworks. other bay cities have recently taken this action. on the peninsula, san mateo is closing several city parks monday night and try to prevent people from sitting off illegal fireworks.

seal point park, washington park, fiesta meadows park, writer park, and parkside aquatic park, will close at 6:00. signs have gone up to alert people. dan: fireworks are illegal in center county except for the city of gilroy which allows safe and sane fireworks. there will be more than half-dozen affectional fireworks shows monday light -- night ended accounting and people are encouraged to enjoy those instead of sitting off their own. ama: let's bring in meteorologist sandhya patel to figure out what it will be like. sandhya: this time we will have fog the holiday weekend. today it got up to the low and mid 90's, hot and learned. down the coast and along the bay, 60's to 80's. we will lose the heat and check

out the holiday weekend. we are dropping to the upper 70's saturday and sunday. more widespread low clouds and fog will increase humidity. from a fire danger perspective, this is what you want to see. fourth of july, low 60's to low 80's with some fog. as we get closer we will give you a better idea what to expect for the fireworks. dan: we heard testimony today in the latest january 6 committee hearing. former white house aide cassidy hutchinson was in the room as a top aide to to president trump debating how they could overturn his election loss and what happened as the insurrection unfolded. it >> the testimony gave us a first-hand account from its side of the white house. cassidy hutchinson was a top

aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows. in the days leading up to the capital attack, and what happened behind the scenes among white house staff. she said president trump, meadows, and rudy giuliani were aware of the possible violence days before the insurrection. she said that the president did not -- care his supporters had weapons at the january 6 rally and as we now know, some of those supporters went to the capitol to interfere with congress certifying the election. here is her account of president trump's response. >> they aren't going to hurt me, let my people in. lester marched to the capitol. -- let them march to the capitol. after the rally is over, they can marched from the ellipse. then they can marched to the capitol. >> ms. hutchinson, what we saw

in those clips were photos provided by the national archive showing the president on stage before his speech on the ellipse. you were in those photos as well. i want to confirm that that is when you heard the president say that people with rep -- weapons were not there to hurt him and he wanted the secret service to remove the magnetometers. >> that is correct. >> the mags they are referring to our metal detectors. the committee pulled up this tweet in which trumpeted tax -- attack -- trump attacks vice president pence. >> it was unpatriotic, un-american. we were watching the capitol building get effaced over a lie. it was something that was really hard in that moment to digest, knowing what i had been hearing down the hall, and the conversations that were happening, seeing that tweet and knowing what was happening on the hill. karina: hutchinson described the

president allegedly getting physical with secret service when they told him it was not safe to go to the capitol enjoyed supporters. multiple sources told abc news that the secret service would like to respond to those allegations under oath. they did confirm the president did try to go to the capitol on january 6. hutchinson told the committee that former white house chief of staff mark meadows and rudy giuliani did seek a presidential pardon. dan: former president trump was known to be glued to the television when he was being talked about. has he responded to the testimony? karina: he has. it seems trump was watching for testimony. he claims he hardly knows hutchinson, calling her bad news. i have to say, several former white house staffers came to her defense on twitter. dan: interesting. if you missed our live coverage today of the testimony, stream it online. use of the abc 7 bay area news app, which you can download through roku, your amazon fire

tv device, or wherever you stream. ama: at least 13 states have ceased nearly all abortion services. planned parenthood is asking for longer injunctions to bar new laws from going into effect. the u.s. department of health and human services announced a number of steps today to protect access to reproductive health care. >> federal law requires our programs to provide medication abortion in certain circumstances such as in the life of the woman, rape, or incest. now, more than ever it is imperative that all federally supported programs and services are complying with the law. ama: nearly half of all abortions in the country are done using abortion pills. can they be mailed to people in states where abortions are now band? these are questions lyanne melendez is here to answer. lyanne: people in california

don't have a problem accessing the abortion pills but many are wondering about the legal implications of those who do not have access and try to get pills in the mail. organizations that support women are being inundated with these questions. whets our call volume has gone through the roof these past few days. lyanne: that is the consensus among dozens of organizations that support people seeking abortions at home. the abortion pills are used in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. patients must first consult a doctor in person, by phone, or by video. but, those living in a state with an abortion ban can only be prescribed as a medication if they travel to another state that allows them. organizations like repro care make it easier to find the funds for pregnant people to get the help they need. >> they will help people get gas money, food, childcare. lyanne: repro care was started

by bay area native morgan love. the governor of south dakota announced she will ban telemedicine appointments with abortion care providers. >> i do not believe that telemedicine abortions are safe for individuals to conduct at home, many times unsupervised. ama: but, the pills were approved by the food and drug administration. >> choosing to self manage abortion is not medically risky. it is very safe. it could potentially be criminally risky. lyanne: that is a warning referral organizations like all options offer women during the initial constitution. constitutional lawyer kate shaw on good morning america warned about upcoming enforcement challenges. >> if a woman is self ministering using the abortion pill there is every possibility a local prosecutor could bring charges. we are in charted -- in uncharted terrain. lyanne: people in states without a van, like california, are

reminded there is such a thing as advanced provision, in other words, buying the pills now in case they are needed later. >> somebody does not have a confirmed pregnancy or confirmed pregnancy test. you can say, i am of childbearing age and want to be prepared. lyanne: the pills have an extended shelf life. ama: in the -- instagram and facebook are removed -- removing any posts offering abortion pills. texas enacted a law prohibiting sending abortion pills through the mail. like guns, abortion pills now fall under the category of regulated goods. abc7news. ama: cvs, rite aid, walmart, and amazon are limiting purchases of the morning-after pill because of high demand. this is not the abortion pill. it is emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. dan: coming up at 6:30 see how

the supreme court decision on abortion could have a ripple effect on those who want to get pregnant using ivf. ama: california's gas tax is going up. find out how much you will have to pay and what the state could do to lessen the pain at the pump. dan: michael finney with a new edd story. the agency is trying to get money back from

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carlo airport. it lost its engine in the air and attempted to make an emergency landing. it landed on a city street outside the airport terminal. no one on the ground was hurt and the pilot and passenger had minor injuries. the ntsb will investigate the incident. ama: being a better -- building a better bay area means being able to afford to live here, but the state gas tax is going up friday, july 1. california averages $6.30 per gallon. napa county gas is $6.57. the cheapest gas is the sum motto county six dollars. a look at the new gas tax going into effect. liz: we all know the feeling of filling up at the pump. >> painful, not fun. a bummer. liz: starting friday, the price of gas in california will be

slightly higher. july 1, the annual gas tax increase will take effect, raising the cost across the state by three cents per gallon. >> the overall gas tax in california is now around $.51 per gallon and it will be around $.54 per gallon. liz: a professor at the uc berkeley school of business says even though it sounds concerning, drivers may not feel the difference. >> prices are going up and down so much due to changes in the price of crude oil. the fluctuations are much farther -- larger than the change we will see july 1 with the tax. ama: still as inflation rises republican assembly member kevin kiley is among gop lawmakers calling on governor newsom to suspend not just the tax increase but the gas tax altogether. congressional republicans send a letter to the governor monday with that plea. >> people are struggling now. they need relief right now. liz: experts tell us the

increase is unlikely to have a notable impact on consumers. people at this gas station in san francisco tell us it feels like it is coming at the worst possible time. >> i make like $18 an hour. if i have to fill up my tank two times a week to get to work, it's just too much. it's getting ridiculous. when is enough enough? liz: right now there are nose plans to use -- no plans to suspend his attacks. democratic lawmakers announced a plan to provide inflation relief to 23 million californians. if it is past checks will be sent to taxpayers in october. liz kreutz, abc7news. ama: a lot of people will be traveling soon on the roadways. dan: meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the holiday weekend forecast. sandhya: i want to show you live doppler 7 now. one area of low pressure is pushing into the pacific

northwest and another will follow. that will drive temperatures down through the holiday weekend. we have patchy, low clouds along the coastline. wind is onshore gusting to 26 in san mateo, 22 in half moon bay. that brings cooler ocean air in and raises the humidity, exactly what we want to see into the holiday weekend to reduce our fire danger. wind remains testy at 7:00 tonight. tomorrow morning still a little breezy long parts of the coast. then it picks up again tomorrow afternoon. you are looking at gusty wind again. if you are traveling around the state, the hot weather is going to continue through the central valley. 103 in bakersfield. death valley, 116. los angeles, 83. reading thursday, 98. down south, 74 in san diego. eight fax friday.

just in time for the holiday weekend. 77 in los angeles, 85 in sacramento. we have a little breeze. blue skies towards the bay. upper 60's from san francisco to oakland. san jose 77, 60 one half moon bay. from mount tam, a shaky camera. patches of cloudiness are beginning to patches of cloudiness beginning to develop. napa, 78. petaluma, a nice ocean breeze, 75. livermore, 83. sunshine in the south bay, no clouds, fog, patchy drizzle in the morning. cooling trend tomorrow. gusty at above average for most of the bay area for the holiday weekend. tonight fog and low clouds pushes into some of the valleys. we will see drizzle in the morning between 5:00 a.m.. low cloudss pull back to the coast. parts of the bay and coast will

see lingering love cloudiness. morning temperatures, upper 40's to the mid 50's in london. a cool night with afternoon highs in the south bay. adn is a sounds -- 70's from los altos to redwood city. lingering low clouds coast side. breezy, low. downtown san francisco, 64. 81 in san rafael, 79 napa, 89 santa rosa. 69 open, 74 union city. inland areas warm but not as hot as today. 79 san ramon, 83 concord, livermore 88. the accuweather's seven-day forecast. breezy and cooler until the weekend. temperatures bought about saturday and sunday well below average. upper 70's inland, upper 50's coast side. it will be windy. the fourth of july should be pleasant, but, there will be some fog. dan: thank you. if you are getting away for the

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ama: this could be a record-setting holiday weekend. more americans than other are going -- then ever before going to take a road trip for the fourth of july, a prediction of

42 million people driving the local freeways. travel times could double for some drivers thursday and friday evening as well as saturday afternoon. aim for early morning or late night travel. in the bay area, 80 westbound between san paolo and oakland will be the busiest road. a live look at san francisco international airport. aaa predicts the number of airline passengers this holiday will be the lowest since 2011. airfare is expensive these days, up 45% since 2019. dan: next, tracking monkeypox. the clues that show how much activity there is in the bay area. mi

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the pandemic. now, the edd is trying to get back that money, but mistakenly, they seized money from identity theft victims, not the real criminals. >> 7 on your side helped a stanford university employee get her money back. now, more victims are coming forward. >> people are bewildered left to wonder why edd would take their money when they had never filed any claim or collected any benefits. many are outraged edd gave millions to kirk's and now expect consumers to pay the money back. >> why is this happening to me? michael: tim just found out he would not be getting his 1100 dollars state tax refund just when he needed it much. >> i just had a stroke. michael: as he struggled with health and finances tim went online to search for his refund. it turns out, it had been confiscated by a government

agency he had nothing to do with. the employment development department. >> i to -- i called them immediately. michael: an agent said tim had to pay back benefits he was collecting while he was working at rancho cucamonga. tim never worked at rancho cucamonga and never collected any benefits. he is employed by antioch schools. >> i have not filed an unemployment claim in 10 years. michael: a scammer used tim's identity to file a phony claim in 2020. edd paid $1800 to the fraudster. now, edd wants the money back, and they took it from tim. >> they are taking by $1440. they say i still owe them $652. michael: edd said tim had to prove he was the real tim, wait for an investigation, and it could take six months, and eternity for tim.

>> $1100 would really help right now. michael: sandra and tracy tells us edd took more than $11,000 of their refund. tony and ruth in alameda says edd size -- seized $1800 from theirs. >> these people did nothing wrong and their identity was stolen and in the etd treats them like scammers and cuts them off. michael: the mistakes drew the ire of assemblyman jim patterson. saying, you would not believe the boat extent fraudsters go to in impersonating an individual, falsifying their id, and even calling edd and legislators to complain they did not get their payments. so, edd is skeptical even when honest folks called about actual problems, like him. >> keep calling is all i can do. i appreciate any help you can

help me with. michael: we presented tim's case to the edd. after four months, he got a call. >> i was very surprised. michael: the edd gave his money back. i very much appreciate what you did. michael: the edd has not revealed how many tax refunds it had confiscated. it said many involved workers who were overpaid by the state, fraud, or technicalities. for any theft victims it can take months to go through appeals. we will let you know how many people we find and you let know if this happened to you. go to abc7news.com/7 on your side to share stories about the edd. dan: michael, thank you. ama: the latest release of coronavirus data from the state shows that while the test positivity rate keeps rising,

the average of new cases is dropping. the rate of community transmission remains higher across the bay area the entire state. new cdc data shows nationwide eligible americans have been slow to get a booster shot despite scientists saying it provides significant protection. people over age 50 are the only age at which the majority has gotten boosted. on sesame street, elmo who is 3.5 years old is nova -- is now vaccinated. >> getting your covid vaccine, elmo. >> there was a little pinch, but i am ok. ama: the moderna and pfizer vaccine got emergency use authorization for kids and apparently muppets as young as six months old. dan: cases of monkeypox are appearing through the country. in the bay area the latest case was detected in the south bay. this piña --luz pena spoke with a team wastewater.

luz: today the cdc took a step further to respond to the outbreak. the agency said they are activated -- activating the emergency operations center to meet evolving challenges, meaning, more eyes on this virus. in the bay area several monkeypox cases have been detected in the last week. >> of the last eight days four days we have had samples positive for monkeypox in an area that is the west side of san francisco where we are monitoring. luz: the principal investigator of the sewer coronavirus alerts network. her team has been monitoring wastewater samples for covid. now, they are also processing samples for monkeypox in the hopes to stay ahead of a potential community operate. >> we are looking at the monkeypox virus dna, genetic markers of the virus, not the infectious monkeypox virus, but the presence of the virus in wastewater.

among people who are infected, there is viral shedding that happens. in various ways through the lesions that happen, through oral secretions, urine and feces, likely, the virus in sub in the environment and wastewater. luz: infectious disease specialist dr. monica gandhi explains that men who have sex with men are at higher risk of the virus. >> it looks like it is from close contact, skin to skin, close respiratory contact that occurs during sex. people need to be alert for lesions, fever, big lymph nodes. luz: california has the highest number of monkeypox detections in the country with multiple cases in san francisco. today the san francisco department of public health received 360 doses of the monkeypox vaccine. is that enough? they are working on receiving

more doses from the state department. ama: the overturn of roe v. wade is raising serious concerns about other types of assisted reproductive technology like ivf or in vitro fertilization. this article about it has been one of the most popular on abc7news.com for days. doctors tell stephanies tell sta the process will likely get more complicated, heightened risk, and drive up costs for women acro stephanie: amanda is grateful to be a mom. she went -- underwent four cycles of in vitro fertilization, a fertility treatment where eggs are combined with spur in a procedure outside the body. before gio, she got pregnant from ivf but miscarried. could the overturn of rope, locate her chances? >> i think it does put the

practice of ivf in jeopardy. sandhya: the director of the ucf fertility division explains that the future of ivf could be at risk because of how legislation banning or restricting abortion defines the beginning of life at fertilization. >> it scares me a great deal what happens to those embryos? can they discard them? can they freeze them? can they transfer them? stephanie: ivf often involves multiple embryos to increase the chances of a successful pregnancy. if some are terminated, would that be prohibited? that is a fear in at least 20 six states that may ban or restrict abortion. >> in these estates women that have miscarriage could be blamed for the miscarriage. it is a process of nature. somewhere between 10% and a 30% of all pregnancies result in miscarriage. if you are being held liable for any bad outcome, even if it is not really your fault, that is a

legal ramification many are concerned about. sandhya: dan: --stephanie: these are fears women in california likely will not face. the real impact will be heightened demand from patients outside california, limiting access that could eventually drive up cost. >> demand is an issue. if it increases, that will increase weight time. stephanie: ivf clinics are already battling patient backlog from the pandemic. that will in turn add to wait times. in san francisco, stephanie sierra. ama: if you are looking for this story go to abc7news.com. dan: next, what investigators are saying about the crossing where an amtrak train derailed

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temperatures released above 100 degrees monday and police have arrested three people. a fourth person is dead following yesterday's amtrak derailment in missouri. the train jumped the tracks after crashing into a dump truck. the driver of the truck was among those killed. dozens of the more than 150 people injured remain in the hospital. the track -- crash happened at a passive crossing was not warning lights, bells, or drop gates. it will cost $400,000 to transform the crossing into an active crossing. there are more than 100 30,000 passive crossings in the u.s.. >> the woman convicted of helping jeffrey epstein sexually abused teenage girls is heading to prison for 20 years. a new york federal judge handed down the sentence against ghislaine maxwell today six months after her conviction on five felony counts including sex trafficking of a minor. maxwell and knowledge sure conviction that a court but

stopped short of taking responsibility. prosecutors suggested a longer sentence, 30 to 55 years, but accuser say they are set aside with the judge's decision. >> i think 20 years is reasonable. we are happy to finally have some closure. dan: maxwell's defense attorney says her client was tried and convicted in the court of public opinion even before the trial began and will appeal the conviction. jeffrey epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 awaiting trial. >> it is the last hot day for the inland east bay.

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>> it was heartbreaking. it has been an icon in the valley for generations. >> stephanie's family got to visit the park for the preopening day celebration in 1976 and she would go on to work as a performer at the park. they shared the stage many times. this week the two took a moment to look back on those days. >> working there, eventually, the memories, the friendships we made, the lasting, i mean, how many years later? 40 years later, still reaching out to each other. dustin: now just a memorably -- memory like the entire park will be in 11 years time, reminiscent of santa's village in the santa cruz mala --. >> one of the first rides i operated on a frontier village was the round up. dustin: i brought my dad to show me where the amusement park he worked at as a kid once stood -- once stood.

the wild west theme park was only opened 20 years. it just remembered foreign only -- remembered fondly to this day. >> everybody wants to be remembered after they are gone and that has come true with this part. >> dustin: they reminisced looking at stephen's collection of memorabilia. frontier village was a family-friendly place where the community came together like great america. stevens says of the park will probably end up like frontier village one day, where people can only look back and remember good times. >> it is a place for people to go to have good, clean fun. now, they are gone. dustin: god, but the memories will not be forgotten. in the south bay, dustin dorsey abc7news. ama: summertime, how data the amusement park. dan: good stuff. keep in mind, it's a closing for a while.

sandhya patel with the forecast. sandhya: life picture from emeryville towards the golden gate bridge. a beautiful view. good air quality the next four days. if you want to be out and about, you are good to go. live doppler 7, a few patches of fog are beginning to form. their road we more overnight and tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon it will linger by the coast. the 60's coast side, 80 inland. out of the 90's inland east bay. you will get relief coming. thursday the trend continues. a few 80's showing up, even into friday. saturday, most of you will be well below average for this time of year. raise your accuweather 7 day forecast including the holiday weekend. wendy but pleasant for the fourth of july. no heat to worry about, the 60's low 80's. ama: larry beil is here with sports in baseball. larry: i want to take you on a

stroll down memory lane. the giants are playing to tigers tonight, two teams that met in the world series almost a decade ago. remember the panda? going deep three times in one game sent

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you have to wonder about serena williams at this point. i think tennis needs serena more than serena needs tennis at this stage. even though she has not played in a long time, a dominant, dominant figure. >> she has been dominant for years. >> yes, decades. >> tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, holy moly followed at 9:00 by the chase. who do you believe at 10:00.

stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. that is it for this edition of abc7news. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. we will see you again for abc7news at 1:00.

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