amazing mammals we've explored today. mammals are critical players in the environment, balancing ecosystems and contributing to valuable biodiversity. when we protect and save mammals, we protect and save ourselves. [music] anchor: look at conditions outside, a second scorching day in some cities. we will let you know when we get a break from the heat. reporter: for july 4 holiday means big business for nonprofits, and one bay area city selling safe insane

fireworks. reporter: built in 19 oh 6, 1-of-a-kind. anchor: all the board for the ride of a lifetime, the celebration of 150 years of give a in san francisco. abc 7 news starts now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. anchor: another blast of heat across the bay area. you can see the haze in the air from our east bay camera, blue skies in san jose. some relief is coming our way. good afternoon. i am j.r. stone. let's get straight to your forecast with spencer christian. meteorologist: that relief is beginning to build right now, but we have got a lot of heat out there. he was a look at our current temperature readings, numerous triple digit temperature readings, not quite so many as

yesterday. 102, fairfield. ukiah, in the 100s. a lot of other locations are still in the 90's, but we have a nice onshore flow that it will provide some cold in effect, bringing temperatures down more tomorrow. the cooling is underway in a minimal way, but 24 hour temperature change shows most locations a few degrees less odd than they were yesterday, and tomorrow we bring further cooling, but we have a cute alert buys are in effect until 11:00 tonight. more details and the cooldown later. j.r.: people are heading to local beaches like here in santa cruz to escape the heat, but there is a warning today about the water. a beach hazard statement runs through 11:00 tonight. water temperatures are cooler than average, people may experience cold water shock after being in the hot air. there is a high tide flood advisory in effect.

low-lying areas of the north bay could see flooding through wednesday morning. track the heat by downloading the abc 7 bay area streaming app . get the latest forecast, live doppler radar and weather updates anytime. download the app on apple tv, google tv, fire tv, and ragu. you may be hearing illegal fireworks going off in your neighborhood. there is always a safety concern about the fourth of july. local fire department are ramping up efforts to warn people about the dangers, dangers like this, a brush fire in hercules. investigators say initial evidence indicates a fire sparked this 3 acre fire. cornell barnard went to san bruno where safe and sane fireworks are illegal, and fire officials are on high alert. reporter: her family bought at these fireworks stands to celebrate

july 4. she says it is all about safety when lighting them off. >> nowhere near the grass, nowhere near anything. >> bucket of water, fire extinguisher. >> always popular are the packages, which are fountains shooting up the side. reporter: selling fireworks in the corner of the parking lot, all of them nonprofits. >> the funds help us to give camperships to kids they cannot afford it. >> it is something our community depends on to raise funds. reporter: this councilmember says they okayed the fireworks several years ago. he has or the criticism. >> the things that wake people up at night are illegal fireworks. reporter: warnings clearly posted about intolerance for illegal fireworks including

fines of $5,000 if you are caught. she caution. >> the only place is property. you cannot go to a parking lot, parks. reporter: san bruno is one of the only cities in the bay area still allowing the sale of fireworks. -- add to these stands there is no question asked about where customers intend to like their safe insane fireworks. firefighters hope everyone uses common sense. >> just do it safely in a safe manner. j.r.: alameda county fire newark police are said to discuss their vision for say fourth of july holiday. both departments will reveal a joint plan to deal with illegal fireworks, and in turn, reduce the fire risk in the area.

newark is one of three cities in alameda county that allows safe insane fireworks. alameda county fire and sent it will increase tapping and bring more firefighting goes into service on the fourth. if you are looking for fourth of july events, and head to our website abc7news.com. we have a list of parades, firework displays, and celebrations all listed right there for you. baltimore city officials are pleading for the public's health in solving a deadly mass shooting that left dozens of victims with injuries. the shooting took place at a block party in baltimore's second district around midnight. hundreds were taking part in the festivities when witnesses say 20 to 30 shots were fired. an 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old men were killed. nine people were taken by paramedics to area hospitals, and 20 others arrived on their own. >> treat this as if it were your family, if this was your neighborhood.

if this was an event in your community. j.r.: investigators say they believe more than one shooter is responsible for the attack, but no rest have been made. the victims range in age from 13 to 32 years old. half of them are children. a homicide investigation is underway after someone shot and killed a man in san francisco. it happened in the bayview district on 3rd st in kirkwood avenue shortly before 11:30 last night. police have made no arrest and have not released any information about the victim or what led to the shooting. happening tomorrow, a drug arrest policy change is shipped to -- said to go into effect in san francisco. people cited for drug use or possession for a second time will be required to go to a special court called the community justice center. it includes a courtroom and social service center that can refer people to a drug treatment mental health program and job

training. the mayor announced the policy changed by the district attorney's office. tesla is reporting a record spike in car sales compared to a year ago. the company says second quarter deliveries rose 83% from one year ago. that is after cutting prices several times on his four electric vehicle models. tesla report selling a record 466,000 v april through june, nearly doubling the number from a year ago. the vast majority of the sales were the popular model three and model y versions. what has become a san francisco main attraction is celebrated this weekend, the limited opportunity we all have to commemorate the very first cable car trip during its 150 anniversary. and a group of young music performed a goodbye concert

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j.r.: welcome back. san francisco is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the cable car's invention by offering limited time rides. check this out. this is cable car 42, the one and only that used to run along the route that was discontinued years ago that included jones and hyde street. during the first sunday of the month through october, cable car 42 will take people from the cable car museum through chinatown to aquatic park.

limited time rides have cable car enthusiast excited. >> i have been waiting half an hour for the 42 to come, which is one of the originals built in the late 1800s. >> it feels like a tiny community for 20 or 30 minutes when you were on the cable car. i read the cable cars every single chance i can. j.r.: every saturday through october also being offered are rides on the biggest and oldest cable car. in the east bay today the oakland symphony youth orchestra held a bon voyage concert ahead of an eastern european -- tour. ♪ the performance was a treat for onlookers. the orchestra will be traveling to vienna, prague, and budapest for a 10 day three concert tour.

for many the youth will be traveling outside of the country for the first time. >> i hope we can see the places where the composers learn to music, and hopefully we will get inspired by them. >> you get to meet all of these people and just look and see all of these things in the world. j.r.: even outside they were dressed. at the entire orchestra is going. they leave on wednesday. the group takes these international trips every three years. outdoor jazz return to san francisco's fillmore street this weekend following a covid hiatus. ♪ spencer: these brisk onshore winds will begin to moderate the he just a bit, but for right now we have got lots of hotspots out there. i

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j.r.: a favorite among jazz music lovers is wrapping up in san francisco's fillmore district. ♪ they are dancing in the streets are the -- over the return of the largest free jazz festival on the west coast. the festival is back for the first time since the start of the pandemic, thus providing a boost to small businesses in the area. this year possibly as production is a little smaller than in years past, taking up a box among fillmore instead of the usual 12 blocks as organizers slowly ramp back up after the pandemic. today at the final day of the annual essence festival, mayors

gathered to talk about some of the biggest problems facing our communities right now. new york city mayor eric adams and los angeles mayor karen bass spoke of the global black economic forum. both say homelessness and the assignment crisis are two of the biggest issues america faces. >> all mayors must come up with a clear urban agenda on how we ensure the resources that are coming to the states find their way into the cities. every mare should lift his voice. >> i love being in congress, but the reason i wanted to be mayor is because i am very, very worried about us repeating something that happen in the 1990's, and that is the criminalization of black folk. in the 1990's folks were criminalized because of greg. my worry now is people would be criminalized because they are living on the streets. j.r.: the panel also discussed

economic empowerment and creating more programs to support small businesses of color. join right now by spencer christian. not as hot as yesterday. spencer: 108 yesterday or 102 today, that is still pretty hot. here is a look at what is happening at the moment, and one reason we may get relief is this brisk onshore flow right now. some: effects, so we have got gusts up to nearly 30 m hour. at the 24 hour temperature change shows it is less hot than it was this time yesterday by 4 to 7 degrees. golden gate and is reaching out over the bay. 74, san francisco. oakland, 77. 88, san jose. at the golden gate bridge, it looks more like a fist because

there was a lot of fog there. 103, fairfield. 96, livermore. santa cruz beach, still warm enough to attract lots of people. excessive inland heat eases tomorrow. further cooling will take place under sunny skies on the fourth of july, and much cooler pattern developing reader in the week. we start this heat advisory in effect until 11:00 tonight for all areas except for the immediate bay shoreline, and under these conditions heat illnesses are possible. we have a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 tonight not because of dangerous waves but because of normal to colder temperatures which can produce cold weather shock. bear that in mind. forecast animation shows low

and clouds pushing locally across the bay. there may be drizzle to start the day tomorrow, but then we end up with sunny skies. overnight lows upper 50's and low 60's, mild overnight. no triple digits tomorrow, upper 80's to low 90's in a most inland spots and upper 70's around the bay shoreline. further cooling on tuesday, fourth of july, and cooler each day as we get later into the week. let's take a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. mid 90's inland tomorrow up until about 90 in the warmer spots, but fourth of july is looking to be a nice mild to warm day, not a hot one. cooling continues, and by friday and saturday high temperatures barely reaching 80's inland. i like -- j.r.:

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>> now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> the all-star reserves were named today. ball earning his first all-star not. 27 saves and tied with two others for the most saves in all of baseball. just one oakland a's earning, he leads the team coming in with 13 runs today. the 93rd all-star game is tuesday july 11 in seattle. here is his reaction to the

news. >> i never allowed myself to think i could make an all-star team, so this is shocking for me. it is more than i expected. even of myself, which is kind of a cool feeling to go out and achieve something i did not consider to be possible until right now. >> here is something you do not see every day, a's and white sox catchers, they are brothers, they met pregame, and the a's carlos perez, is get throughout the first page -- pitch. paul blackburn had a rough go of it. all-star worker -- not start. team-leading 14 homerun makes it 8-5 game, a's down to their final i. a runner on force at the brown. the a's jace peterson trying to hold it

right. the a's lose 8-7. a six-game road trip starting in detroit on tuesday. basketball is back tomorrow, the warriors begin their summer league schedule the first of two california plaza games. they play the kings tomorrow night at 7:00. they will head to las vegas for four games there in that summer league. it will be our first chance to see the new guys did brenda bacsinszky and trayce jackson-davis taking the floor. it is always about getting ready for training camp and a new season ahead. >> we want to win, but that is the result. the goal is the process of trying to get better every single day. >> being able to alter blocks shots is something i bring to the table. welling up vertically, getting my hand on paul's. that is something i have to continue to work at. >> i went to have at least

or three triple-doubles and shoot over 40%. >> fun night down at stanford stadium for the california classico between the earthquakes in the l.a. galaxy. an amazing halftime performance in celebration of the 50th anniversary of to. the soccer match ended in a hard-fought 2-2 draw. what a fun night for everyone down in palo alto. that is a fun event, 43,000 strong. j.r.: they pack it in, almost more than the football games. >> the music was there, the soccer was there. j.r.: the love was real, but part of this wedding was totally artificial.

j.r.: a couple of colorado newlyweds brought together by technology cannot say they are also married by technology. >> today we look upon this ceremony not only as a celebration of your love, but also as a union between humanity and artificial intelligence. j.r.: they tied the knot in his ceremony officiated by chatgpt. artificial intelligence right there. the couple met through a dating

app online. the ceremony is legally binding. colorado law does not require a licensed marriage official. they did write their own valves with no help from chatgpt. speaking of weddings, chris, the niners quarterback making big headlines today. >> brock purdy got engaged today to his longtime girlfriend. 10 weeks from the day, football starts. two rings >> rachel: tonight, the holiday weekend marred by mass shootings. several dead and dozens hurt as the epidemic of gun violence grips this country. an urgent manhunt now under way in baltimore where a block party turned deadly. at least two people were killed when someone opened fire.