"today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew, it is fourth of july all krusz the bay area today. >> firefighters to want make sure you're leaving the fireworks to the professionals. stefanie chuang joins us live, stefanie, they've actually shut down some parks because of the sierra. >> reporter: good morning to you kris and scott. this may ruin plans for this fourth of july, but taking no chances is the thing. here at ryder park the gates are open for maintenance, but the signs have been up, here down the street at steel point are closed starting at 6:00 tonight. both are popular for people to gather and watch fireworks again on the fourth of july. like many places, there's a lot of dry grass or what could turn into fuel should people set off

illegal fireworks and spark a fire. the signs have been up and police will be enforcing the closures. >> if somebody throws a match or something out here when i'm walking, i worry about that. you know, if it's a fire, it's going to burn up this beautiful area. >> reporter: san mateo is not the only city on the lookout, san jose firefighters have been patrolling neighborhoods for any signs of fireworks which are illegal in san jose. and in fact, at the end of last month, crews had to respond to multiple fires started by el legal fireworks in east san jose. the san jose fire department is beefing up its staffing starting today through sunday, through the holiday weekend. that includes three engines, two brush fire patrols and additional fire inspectors. so again, the parks are closed here in san mateo and both firefighters and police say they will be stepping up patrols starting tonight. live in san mateo, stefanie chuang, "today in the bay."

there are a number of event events in the bay area to help you celebrate safely. >> in fremont, there's a fourth of july parade starting at the library at 10:00 this morning. >> the san francisco zoo holding a especially red, white, and zoo event in honor of independence day and talk about red pandas, white pelicans, polar bears, and blue tongued lizards. >> that's clever. the event starts, it's hard to find a blue animal. it starts at 11:00. >> in the east bay, antioch is hosting a series of events, fourth of july parade starts at 11:00 at third and eighth streets. the concert at the county fairgrounds starts, and at 9:15, there's a fire work's show. >> over at berkeley, there's a fourth of july festival at the marina. >> once again will a red, white, and boom concert and fireworks show. that starts at 7:00 at the sports center complex. well in the past its been billed as one of the biggest fourth of july celebration in the south bay. several years since the last

fireworks show in downtown san jose. it is coming back with a bang. >> bob redell is live in san jose where workers have been setting up since the middle of the night. and what can we expect, bob? >> well, hopefully if it's anything like in year's past, a lot of people later today, you can see workers are setting up the perimeter fencing that will encompass for the show that's going to start around 9:30 tonight. the pyrotechnics will set up between the discovery museum later this morning. this is the fist time in six years the city of jose has had a big fireworks show. they hosted one, but stopped after 2008 because of budget cuts. this year the rotary club is bringing it back as a gift to the citizens and to celebrate the club's 100th anniversary. they're call tailgate rotary centennial fireworks show. it is free and open to the public. it is fist come, first meadow a

if it's like years past, it'll be crowded, you will want to get here early. urging you to take public transit. vta is running special service. fireworks start around 9:30. there's the scene yesterday in san francisco. the video shows the set up for their big fireworks show, that is supposed to start around 9:30. one thing that's a little bit different this year, you can hear from the show's producer, things, the viewing location will be slightly off. >> because of the damage that's been created over the years with it. we are now having both locations on barges which works out okay, it'll be in the same general vicinity, the audience won't notice the difference, but for us it's logistically challenging, but we'll get it done. >> reporter: so in san francisco the best viewing locations aquatic park and anywhere along the water front including koyt tower, the cannery, and the square, and of course here in

san jose, discovery meadow and usually the fireworks go off between the discovery museum and the guadalupe river and highway 87. again you're coming down here to the south by, its been six years, there's going to be a crowd. if anything like years past in fact fact that they haven't had a big show. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you bob. while many spend the day celebrating with the the holiday can be one of the scariest days of the year for the four legsd friends. many pet owners hope to get their hands on sedatives for their dogs. cam bem's reid animal hospital said the phone is ringing off the hook. this year, they actually ran out of tranquilizers. dr. reid said the loud bangs and booming fireworks are terrifying because of their acute hearing. >> some will jump and run away from home and they're just frightened beyond belief from it. >> every shelter in the country

says tomorrow will likely be its busiest day of the year with people lin lining up to get their lost pups back. last year the animal care center accepted 140 lost dogs. simple solution, stay home with your beloved pet. if you still don't know how the spend the holiday, stick around, we have other events to tell you about around the bay area. for a complete list of what's happening in your neighborhood, go to nbcbayarea.com. click on the fourth of july event's guide on our home page. 5:06, even though firefighters surrounded only half the wild fire in napa county. most of the people forced out are back in home. it's about 45% contained this morning. its been hard for firefighters to get to those flames because of steep hillsides and unstable land. they had made progress yesterday at the temperatures cool and the wind died down a bit. its devourd 400 acres, but fire officials don't think it'll

spread more. evacuation orders were lifted allowing some people who had spent two nights sleeping on cots at a nearby high school to finally return home. now a 150 iraq wild fire near san francisco forced a town to call off its fourth of july parade and celebration. this firefighter started yesterday near the gold mining town of julianne. it steroid two homes, threatened numerous others. some people evacuated, but they were allowed to return at home last night as well. this is about 15% contained, still no word on how it started. before you light up that barbecue this fourth of july weekend, double check your chicken. foster forms is -- farms is recalling 170 of its chicken products because, that comes from fresno. facilities made back in march. the recall is the first since last year when the company was linked to a snel in a outbreak that made hundreds sick for more than a year. the produced, the products have

use by or freeze by dates from march 21th-march 29th. the company did not say how much chicken was affected, but for more information, you can go to nbcbayarea.com, look for the recall. the a's finalized a deal to stay in oakland for a decade. the come seem authority unexpectedly approved a ten-year lease despite plenty of pushback. as some are claiming, they were being strong armed by major league baseball. lou wolf warned members of the board that if they did not approve it, mlb would allow the team to leave town immediately. the threat of losing the team prompted city officials to back off their plans to kill the lease deal. >> i have always told my colleagues that we run the risk of losing the a's. while i didn't run for elected office to lose any of our sport franchises. >> a deal needs to be formerly approved, that'll happen next

month. well let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. i know you've been watching the pope fire among other things. >> you know what, the morning hours have really provided some beneficial conditions for firefighters out thereto who have been working for the past 72 hours to knock this thing down. now your temperature right now, 54 degrees, it's nice and cool out there this morning, the best part of the akwags i can tell you about, that is different this morning, calm wind conditions yesterday we had a sustained speed of 17 miles per hour. your humidity is at 97%. now the wind is going to increase as we head throughout the day today. we are expecting the winded to continue top come out of southwest. that means the smoke will drift towards the northeast so you don't have to worry about air quality if you're headed into wine country for the fourth of july, and i know a lot of people will be. if you are headed in the sacramento valley, keep in mind you could be brooelting in some of that smoke, so it's a good idea to keep the recycling on in your vehicle. take a look at this, this was tweeted out by a cal fire public information officer yesterday.

they have an aggressive battle taking place, they have a lot of help coming in as well. so hopefully as we head throughout the next couple hours and get another update. we will see that containment number has improved. temperatures this morning are comfortable, 59 in san jose, that's a nice way to kick off the fourth of july, close to 60 degrees. one of the places that is going to be definitely jumping today, the county fair. you have the alameda county fair, it's going to be a little bit bathroom out there though. 82 degrees at 4:00 p.m. make sure you're bringing your sunscreen with you. overall, temperatures not too bad. 64 degrees in san francisco. 68 degrees in the east shore, and look at this guys, they've lit up the tower red, white, and fwlu morning. proud to be an american. at least i know i'm free, back to you guys. it's 5:10 now, russian president vladimir putin sends a fourth of july message to the president. what it says, next. plus google gets use of censorship.

we'll explain why. and looking live at san jose that'll have its first fireworks show since 2008. it is going to be spectacular, more details on that and the rest of the day's news coming up. nbc bay area, honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting, and public service in television journalism all from the society of professional journalists. nbc bay area, we investigate.

you're watching "today in the bay." it is 5:13 now, maybe you don't care about the time because it's a holiday. one of the biggest fireworks shows in the nation will air right here on nbc bay area tonight. this is video of last year's macy's fireworks show. tonight's event will feature performances from miranda lambert and others. and if you feel like seeing

fireworks in person, we have a whole list of local events on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com right there on the left hand side. new this morning, russian president vladimir poout season sending a fourth of july message to president obama. in a telegram, russian president expresses the hope of a rich relationship between the two nations. putin also pressures the president to promoetd international security. he noted the performance of bilateral relations based on mutual respect and consideration of its each other interests. israeli police fired tear gas at palestinians throwing rocks today. protests have been going on since, in jerusalem since the burned body of a 16-year-old palestinian was found in a forest wednesday. the teenager was kidnapped near his home in east jerusalem. palestinian accused extremists for his death. the body was discovered after three missing israeli teenagers

were found in the west bank. meantime the dead palestinian teens cousins are grieving. they're mother says -- their mother says it's unimaginable how a 16-year-old body was stabbed, beaten, and set on fires in the woods. dna was the only way for police to identify him. >> it's sad, and it's sickening. no one deserves to die like this. >> tonight the family will hold a candle light vigil in san jose. . starts at winl chester and steven's creek boulevard near santana row. unfinished overpass near a world cup stadium in brazil collapsed trapping a bus and cars underneath it. in the video, suk et damage to the bus and a car, completely flattened. at least two people died in that, and nearly 20 others were injured. no word on whether any tourists were among those killed or injured. yesterday's collapse happened three miles from one of the world cup stadiums. that bridge was under construction. what caused the overpass to fall

is now under investigation. meantime, some brazilians blame that bridge collapse on the world cup. last night protesters gathered near the police line pointing fingers at the government and fifa. they are enraged the government spent billions on the world cup and not on fixing the country's infrastructure. that collapse overpass was supposed to be finished last may. now to a developing story where the first hurricane of the season is battering the north carolina coast. overnight the category 2 hurricane hit land. nbc's chris malone is live at kill devil hills. >> reporter: good morning scott, we're in the last reminisce of hurricane arthur. . delivered a solid punch to the north carolina coast before moving out to sea. after days of anticipation, arthur crept ashore under the cover of darkness. the first hurricane of the season made land near cape lookout, north carolina, before

midnight, backing 100 mile per hour winds, a category 2 storm. right in the middle of the fourth of july holiday weekend, usually at a time for big business at north carolina's beaches. the state's governor urging those who didn't evacuateo stay safe. >> we really might not know how extensive the damage might be until mid-morning or even later based upon what the conditions might be. >> reporter: some parts of the outer banks were put under mandatory evacuation, but most areas leaving remained voluntary. shortly before the storm made land fall, first responders tried again to get people to leave. at least 11 counties had declared state of emergencies as arthur bore down. more than a dozen shelters opened across the state. but it appears many wanted to stay right where they were rolling the dice that arthur would be just a minor inconvenience. >> we're going to stick it out. >> we have a good structure, i have my kids, we're fine. >> reporter: good bet or bad bet? we'll find out soon as arthur heads out to sea.

and now that the storm is largely out to sea, teams here in the state of north carolina are going out to sea, exactly what the damage is, if any, what they'd like to doed is open this beach area along the outer banks so that tourists can come spend the long weekend here. it's usually a lucrative weekend and they'd like for tourists to come back out here for the weekend if it's safe to do so. we'll have a better idea as the hours pass. live at kill devil hills, north carolina, back to you. >> thank you much. and now christina loren is here with the forecast that's way different from kill devils hills. >> totally different. >> it's going to be nice. what's happening with arthur, it's going to swing up the eastern sea board, kind of hooking around toward the new england states. and for us, we just found out that that could impact the joey chestnut competition this morning. and of course, i know a lot of you are on the edge of your assets, you want to know what are joey's going to have to eat the hot dogs, it's going to make

it all the more interesting once that competition starts right here during the today show on nbc bay area. so you know what, if you have the day off, thanks for waking up with us, if you have to go to work, we're right there in that boat with you this morning. 59 degrees in san jose, and 58 degrees in livermore, at least we get to work in a free country, i got tell you, we are proud to be american here on nbc bay area. we live in one of the prettiest spots of the whole country, this year the envy of the nation when it comes to your fourth of july weather conditions. let me show you why, ocean beach right now, cloud cover, not much, nice and clear in seno -- sunol. we're kppgt average highs. you can basically pick the kind of weather the you want to enjoy. if you want the mid-60s, breeze, head to san francisco, gorgeous conditions out there for today. the peninsula also staying nice, 79 degrees, big party happening in redwood city. 83 degrees for the south bay as you know, the alameda, that's the place ahead in the south bay for all the activity.

85 degrees in the north bay, 68 for the east shore, and 90 degrees a little bit warm out in the tri-valley, but a clear shot of the fireworks tonight from the alameda county fair. as we head throughout your weekend, it's going to get hot around here, especially on sunday. and that's the day to make the beach plans. a lot of people are in town. keep in mind, you'll be sharing the beaches, but it'll be comfortable. 72 degrees on the east shore on sunday. back to you, scott and kris. >> thank you very much, christina. american's finest felon may not have a modelling contract. you may recall the sultry mug shot that the gained national attention over the past few weeks. he has been charged with a carrying a gun during an arrest last month in stockton. investigators found him with a gun during a warrant search. he could face up to ten years in jail. it may not matter whether or not he has a contract because he can't model anything, except orange. google is being accused of censorship this morning. the company admits it did it. they struggled to comply with

the recent european union order to remove some search results. google says its received about a thousand requests a day asking it to make results disappear. now the trouble is some are perfectly accurate news stories from organizations like the bbc. at least three british media outlets say google has told them search results in europe won't contain links to some of their articles. the daily mail online compares google's action which again was undered a court order to -- under a court order or it book it. psychological experiment on facebook now says it regrets how the experiment was handled. in 2012, the study's authors manipulated the con thaent appeared on news feeds. 700,000 people to see if their mood would change based on the content. the scientists say by doing it without consent, the study may have violated the principles of academic research. facebook also apologized. canadian couple who met on facebook six years ago just got

engaged there. >> you're my best friend, will you marry me? >> of course. oh. >> yes. >> yes. >> the couple flew. >> toronto to menlo park to tour the facebook headquarters last month. what the woman didn't realize is it was an elaborate marriage proposal. they met because he gave her a poke via facebook seven years and now they're getting married. >> there's no way we would have ever met if it wasn't for facebook. it comes full circle. >> there you go. >> it's crazy. >> if you didn't notice the first time around, look right there, that is facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg there to congratulate them nop word yet on a wedding date or whether the zuckerberg's will be there. >> i think they're invited. they give great wedding gifts, they do. the new treat from hidden cash coming up next. plus there is another fourth of july greeting from one of the

service members overseas for you right here. >> hi i'm dave king, currently stationed. afghanistan. i want to wish any northern cal family a happy fourth of july, love you guys, see you soon.

you're watching "today in the bay." and welcome back and happy fourth of july as we watch the american flag and the california flag and i believe the giant's flag at at&t park. well here is some help for you on your fourpt of july barbecue. longhorn horn steak house opening its grilling hotline from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. today through sunday. grilling expert will be available on the phone to help you out. so there's the number on your screen, 855-lh-grill. offering help through text, facebook, twitter, and instagram

as well. >> i think it's copied. you remember in the thanksgiving butterball. hidden cash craze shifting a bit. >> in honor of america's birthday, giving away ice cream. the man behind the movement is partnering up with benny jerry's to give out scoops in san francisco, new york, and washington d.c. if you want in on that cool action, head to the ben and jerry's store at the corner of ash berry from 1:00 to it can this around. hidden cash thought it would be a kid-friendly way. >> that and the hidden ice cream thing was a disaster. let's check in with christina this morning. >> got to have a freezer for that. good morning to you, tiberon, right now stockton with fog. i love the bay area because of the various microclimates. let me show you the clear sky now over san jose. as a lot of people get to sleep in today, it is a holiday afterall. you know what, it's our nation's birthday. it's one that we all get to celebrate, and really, really

taken together. hayes valley, stockton with fog, these are your temperatures later on today. you can see what the low clouds do in the afternoon hours. 83 degrees in the south bay, very little cloud cover here to start. 79 degrees along the peninsula where we doe have a fair amount. and the san francisco area because you're stocked in with fog, you're going to reach 64 degrees. we're going to cut it off though off in the tri-valley, 90 degrees, warnl finish there, but not too hot, no triple digits in the forecast this year. we'll keep you updated, back to you for now scott and chris. >> thank you very much, christina. 5:27, just ab -- not just about fireworks this weekend. extra special for bacon lovers. >> plus a quick reminder, parts of 280 in san francisco closed this morning. caltrans doing major work. full details coming up next.

calm wrinds helping out firefighters in napa county overnight. they're still trying to gain

ground on the wild fire. details next. protesters spending the night out in mary yet at it, angry about a group of undocumented immigrants being shaped into southern california this morning. the latest details in a live report. and we have got some choice conditions for you this year, coastal drizzle, inland sizzle, but not too hot for the fourth of july this weekend, temperatures really start to climb, we'll take you through those changes in just moments. and a live look outside this morning at san jose as the sun coming up on this -- comes up on this friday, july 4th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, happy friday, thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off this morning. even though firefighters only have surrounded about half of the wild fire burning in napa county. most of the people forced out of their homes are back at home in time for the holiday. the fire which started on

tuesday is about 45% contained this morning. its been hard for firefighters to get to the flames because of steep hillsides and unstable land, but dha make progress yesterday as the temperatures cooled and the wind died down just a bit. the fire already has devoured 4300 acres, but fire officials don't think there's much more to spread to. yesterday evacuation orders for hundreds of people were lifted allowing some people who spent two nights sleeping on cots at a nearby high school to return home. but for one couple, going home will never be the same again. the bennett's home was one of two destroyed by the fire. gary bennett built that house 35 years ago, and he and his wife affectionately called it their little house on the prairie. they were at home when the fire started tuesday afternoon. >> got my wife out there at 2:00. couple fire crews came in, engine 1498. oh man.

35 years yesterday you know. i don't like it. >> bennett says he owes a lot to the engine company and wants to thank them for saving him and his wife. people across the bay area are getting ready to celebrate hopefully a very safe fourth of july. >> many folks will be heading out to watch some of the biggest firework shows in the country, but there is stimconcern over illegal -- still concern over illegal fireworks. we are joined live where popular parks are shutting the gates. >> reporter: good morning kris and scott. these parks getting shut down for the first time. they are closing this park to avoid people from setting off illegal fireworks and setting off a fire like we saw this week in the east bay. now someone started a small brush fire nor antioch on the

park middle school campus, that was wednesday night. there was no damage nor injuries, but firefighters say it was set off by fire, illegal fireworks and reminder of how dangerous they can be year. back here in san mateo, both ryder and seal point parks are closed where there's a lot of dry grass or what could turn into fuel should people set off illegal fireworks and spark a fire. >> had such of a dry winter, a lot of dry grass, it's a major fire hazard. the park rangers have seen a major uptick in illegal fireworks. it made sense to close them early this year. >> reporter: and in a lead-up to today, firefighters in san jose say they've had to put out fires started by fireworks which are illegal there. the san jose fire department has added staffing today through sunday. that includes three engines, two brush fire controls, and additional fire inspectors. now statewide, already cal fire has got more than 2700 fires.

and that is 900 more than the average for this time of year in the last five years. you can see why there is such a concern. back here at san mateo at ryder park, not only are the signs up, but they will be out here enforcing the closures. live in san mateo this morning, stefanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you. we're going to expect as many as 200,000 people that will crowd around pier 39 in san francisco to watch the fireworks over the bay. event starts this afternoon but the fireworks display will not start of course until the sun goes down. what would be the point of starting earlier? organizers say if you don't plan on attending, you want to avoid the area altogether. there are several roads that will be closed and several bus lines that will be rerouted. city leaders hope that the return of a massive fireworks show in san jose will help cut down on illegal fireworks tonight. >> bob redell live in san jose preparation for the big show has been going on bob since about

1:00 this morning. >> reporter: yes kris and scott, we been here long enough, its been a while since san jose had a big fireworks show. its been six years, 2008 was the last show that the city put on this. they stopped doing it of course because it was too much money. well it's back this year, and the rotary club of san jose is the one putting it on. the rotary centennial fireworks show is tonit at 9:30 here on discovery meadows. same location in year's past. the fireworks launched from between the discovery and the park. this is going to be like any year's past, ones when they used to have in 2008, you can't expect a large crowd which are translates into you want develop get here early and they have urging that you take public transit specifically vta which has a stop right here. vta will be running special service just for tonight and combine the fact that this is a friday. it's the start of a weekend. it's quite possible since it's not in the middle of the week

that you could see a larger crowd because of that. again, the fireworks show, the rotary centennial fireworks show back here in san jose with the help of the rotary club. they're doing this as a gift to the citizens of san jose and to celebrate the club's 100th anniversary. and you can see behind me the fencing is already going up which will be the perimeter for discovery meadow for that show at 9:30 tonight. we expect pyrotechnics to start doing their set up as well. again, fireworks going off around 9:30 tonight. reporting live here in san jose at discovery meadow, bob redell. >> so nice to have that back. >> that's right. >> it was such a good tradition. >> if you want to celebrate by pigging out, head to the bacon festival of america. it starts today at 3:00, goes until 9:00 tonight, and in case one day is not enough for your arteries, you can go back for more bacon tomorrow from 9:00 to -- noon to 8:00. this held at plaza decesar

chavez. 12 at the door, under 11, they get in for free. you can of course visit bacon foot booths, but there's bacon merchandise. scoop out an exhibition and kick up dust, square dancing, more, quite a diverse thing. >> square dancing, wrestling, and bacon, yes. let's check in with christina loren who loves a good strip of bacon. >> i do, you just proved that theory that bacon goes with everything. >> including bacon. >> 54 degrees in half-moon bay. if you're making bacon in mountain view, 58 degrees, comfort tlbl. as we head throughout the day today, let me show you where the low clouds are now and where we're expecting them to develop tonight. obviously everybody wants to know where am i going to see the fireworks? and these fireworks are very expensive, if you're going to be in san francisco, they know that you will have a few patches of cloud cover moving through tonight. overall though, i'm going to say

right now, you will be able to see the fireworks in the city. we're going to have a clearer shot down here in the south bay. basically a repeat performance as we head throughout the overnight hours. we'll see the low clouds return, but mostly at coast, and nice and clear in your inland valley spots. that's going to be the best place to view the fireworks. as per usual, don't take a scientists to tell you that. 83 degrees in the south bay, 68 degrees in the east shore, i do like to refer to myself as a scientist. as we head throughout the day, couple things, temperatures will climb. i'll show you that in the next report, right now back to you kris and scott. >> you are a scientist my friend. mike's off today, reminder, parts of interstate 280 in san francisco are shut down this morning. northbound lanes closed from the 101 interchange to near at&t park. that section of 280 will be closed until monday morning at 5:00 so that crews can repair joints to make freeways safer during an earthquake. giants are out of town so that eases congestion a bit. the closure will affect plans if

you're headed to the city for another one. since northbound 280 is closed, caltrans suggests you use highway 101 instead. >> yes, you will. 5:38, the fight over undocumented immigrants takes center stage in southern california this morning. details from marietta coming up. plus hurricane arthur spoiled plans on the east coast, the latest details coming up next. stefanphanie prz

. this morning a number of buses carrying undocumented immigrants are expected to arrive in southern california from texas. protesters have already gathered there already. they're promising to make it another explosive day. we do have video of protesters gathering last night in marietta about 456 minutes south of river side. now for the second time in this week, homeland security will try to deliver bus loads of undocumented families from central america to a holding facility there. the last time the buses were blocked by protesters demanding the people on board be deported

immediately. the families are being moved from an overcrowded facility in texas. officials have not exactly said when the buses will arrive, but we will keep an eye on the situation there, bring you updates as soon as they're available. and now let's turn to "today in the bay's" tracy potts who is live in washington, d.c., tracy, the president has been trying to speed up the deportation process, calm down tempers, where are we headed now? not exactly what you expect on independence day. >> reporter: no, and we're probably headed to some sort of show down between the president and congress when they get back next week on how to deal with this. the president wants to go out on his own to do things to try to bring down as you said tempers in the situation and deal with the 62,000 children who've crossed the board sore far this year. today we're going to see here in washington a very different picture of immigration than you're seeing out there in california. there are members of the service, seamen, sailors, there are soldiers, there are

reservists who have served this country, and are now becoming u.s. citizenings today. it's all happening at the white house this morning. this is something that the president's done, it's a tradition now, he's done it for several years and he is going to hold that naturalization ceremony. the other thing that the government subpoena doing to have an affect on what you're seeing in marietta is to get messages to the parents in central america not to send their kids here. especially alone. it's a dangerous trip. a million dollars of tax payer money is being invested in a campaign, billboards, tv ads, radio adsed in central america and in major u.s. cities with big immigrant populations to try to get that message across. >> thank you very much tracy. in the men time, let's bring a reporter live from mir yet that, good morning, jacob. >> reporter: yes, good morning, and when we talk about everybody's waiting for the bus. everybody, border patrol does

not know when the bus is going to arrive. they're awaiting that. marietta police are here. they don't know, and then we have a few dozen people who are gathered here waiting further bus. we have people on both sides of the issue. people who want the buss to go away. people who say they welcome the immigrants. right here is where they're going to gather. we're expecting hundreds of people overnight in fact until an hour and a half ago, we had hundreds of people. of a lot of them went and went to sleep. so now, again, people who have gone to sleep, they're going to come back. a lot of people expected about 8:00 here. this is the facility. this is wrp on tuesday -- where on tuesday we had a bus load of people come and they were turned around and this is where today many people are saying they're going to do it again, they're going to come into the streets. when we asked marietta police are going to arrest people for flooding the streets, they're saying we don't know. it looks like we may have a repeat of what happened on tuesday on this independence day. reporting live in marietta, back to you.

>> jacob, thank you. our own reporter is in marietta this morning, he'll have a live report for us during our 5:00 and 6:00 newscast tonight. and now to a developing story, hurricane arthur made land fall overnight. the storm hit the north carolina shore reaching 100 miles per hour with the winds, a category 2 hurricane. the state's governor is urging people who didn't evacuate to stay safe. many say they are not concerned. >> the wind is going to be bad, but it'll be okay. our house is still stand pg. we've been coming here for 20 years, we'll be all right. >> meantime, dozens of shelters have opened across the state as counties declared state of emergencies. in a half hour, we'll have a live report from north carolina with a closer look at situation, they were saying they were hoping to reopen the shoreline. >> tourists. >> for the fourth of july weekend. >> hopefully they can. in the men time, i hate to gloat, those people are okay in north carolina, let's gloat. it's going to be great again,

again. >> again, another beautiful day in the bay. i have good news for those of you who have family members over there, let me show showout projected track and intensity of arthur. i can tell you right now, it looks as though we've seen the brunt of the storm. as we head throughout the next 48 hours, it's going to continue to race right back out to sea and head north, as it does, it'll move over cooler water and deintensify. this is what we're looking for as we head throughout the next couple of days. it'll be a category one hurricane through tomorrow night, but moving away from the united states, pushing up towards nova scotia as we head throughout. it looks like monday, then we'll be done with it. tiberon mostly cloudy situations. whole different scenario here in the bay area. san jose, nice and clear start. little bit of a sunrise making an appearance there, hayes, valley, stockton, dark in the city. the next hour, the sun will come up. it's going to be beautiful to start. then warm later on today.

out in the north bay, 85 degrees there, 83 for the south bay, and 79 degrees along the peninsula for today. i want to show you where we're headed as we head throughout tonight. comfortable conditions in san jose. that is a choice spot i would say to view the fireworks. 70 degrees, really comfortable conditions for the start of that show. now as we head throughout the next couple days, temperatures are going to creep up and we'll cool you back off starting tuesday. we have a couple hot days to get through sunday and monday back in the 90s in the south bay 37 you can beat the heat, head to the coast, 71 degrees on monday. back to you, chris and scott. >> thank you much. the man known as the pillow case rapist may not be released yet because of a virus outbreak at the state hospital where he's being held. christopher hubbard was supposed to be released to live in lake los angeles this week, despite protests from people who live in the small town, but the facility where he's being held is under quarantine because of a know ro

virus outbreak. he admitted to raping more than 40 women in the 70s and 80s. now he's not expected to be released for at least three weeks. chp has opened an internal investigation after an officer was caught on camera beating a woman on the side of a freeway. this video was posted on youtube on wednesday. it shows an officer grabbing the arm of a woman who walked on to a median between an freeway ramp. the woman appears to resist, then the officer throws her to the ground, starts hitting her. repeatedly. chp has not released any information about that incident, but a spokesperson did release a statement saying yesterday in part, over time there is a use of force by officers, there is a review conducted to determine whether the use of force was appropriate. it goes on to say since there is an ongoing investigation, it would be premature to comment on the specific video segment without reviewing the entire incident. jurors in the bryan stow civil case will take the holiday weekend off before returning for

deliberations on monday. they were unable to be reach a verdict yesterday, the sixth day of deliberations. the judge told them to keep trying. among other questions, the jury is asked and determined if the dodgers and former owner frank mccourt will negligent wlaen is that negligence -- whether that ejs played a role in stow's beating. his family says the team and mccourt did not provide enough security or proper lighting at dodgers stadium when stow was attacked back in. 2011. independence from styrofoam food containers. restaurants in the city will have to find something else to packening a food in -- package food in. stores will be banned from stilling the product naps includes foam ice chests. the ban also applies to farmers and festivals. more than a dozen cities in santa claire ka county banned styrofoam. most recently mountain view which enacted the ban on tuesday. south bay world war ii veteran who became a viral video star earlier this year is going

to get another honor today. >> he captured the arts of -- hearts of americans everywhere during this video in san jose back in march. runners leaving the race course to shake his hand this morning, bell will be the grand marshal of the rose, white, and blue parade in san jose's rose garden uniform. he's going to be riding in a side car of a motorcycle driven by his son. that parade starts at 10:00 this morning. it's at lincoln high school, that's the start, then it ends on the alameda near panther issuing avenue. -- pershing avenue. >> thank you for shooting that video. >> and everybody in the world saw it. >> it made me cry. closer to home, number of bay area communities getting ready for their own fourth of july celebrations. >> in redwood city, there are a series of events today at 8:45, this is the fourth of july parade run. then at 10:00, the parade itself will follow the same route.

the grand marshal, mike inouye wearing red, white, and blue afghanistan. they will wrap up the day with fireworks at the marina. six flags discovery kingdom will spread the celebration over three nights. they'll host a fireworks show every night through sunday. things should start around 9:00. >> east bay oakland will hold a family fun day at jack london square where you can see jugglers and magicians. it is a free event and it runs from 11:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. . >> and radio disney family festival will take place in mountain view. that starts at 5:00 followed by a concert at 8:00. fireworks at 9:30. then for a complete list of events, you can also visit the website, nbcbayarea.com. fourth of july would not be complete without the bay area's own joey chestnut who is waking up. new york this be morning waking up for the biggest event. >> chestnut going for his eighth straight win at nathan's famous international hot dog eating

contest. this is him weighing in at last year's event. last year he ate 69 hot dogs, buns and all to win. >> on the women's side, three-time champ sonia the black widow thomas is hoping to braet down -- beat down her own personal record. >> but hurricane arthur could affect the competition. . do did go back to sea, but there's a lot of rain. new york's mayor promised this contest is going on no matter what. >> like the olympics. >> that's exactly right. it is 5:52 now, brazilian soccer star namar back in trouble with fifa.

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resume this morning. eight teams remain in the mix. >> it is a double header, france, germany squaring off at 9:00 this morning, but the big match is at 1:00 host country brazil versus columbia. the san jose earthquakes will host a viewing party in st. james park in san jose for both games. a lot of pressure really on brazil to bring it all home for the home crowd. so much so earlier this week, brazil's coach brought in a psychologist, a brazilian newspaper saying he drew up profiles so the coach can select today's roster determining how certain events will affect each players. >> i think the test is going to affect that. perhaps more stressing though to brazil is the fact that fifa is investigating namar. the sports governing body is not happy that he wore beats by dre headphones this week. it is not a sponsor of the world cup, and organizers have a deal with sony. this is not the first time he has drawn the ire of fifa, this

also earlier in the tournament, the name of a non-world cup sponsor revealed on the elastic of his underpants when he took off his shirt on the field after a game. he could face fines for both incidents. but you want to be comfortable if you're playing in the world cup. you don't want to switch up your underpants. >> at least show them to people. my mom said just don't show your underpants. that would be it, namar. boyle setting part of the offseason as a roady. >> boyle not really lugging around amps, but he's following the band around europe. boyle tells espn he's on the road with faith no more. but he should be back in the u.s. by sunday. faith no more performing in london today. boyle was actually in europe, he signed a new two-year deal while he was there with the new york rangers on tuesday. christina loren, singing god bless america today. >> lee greenwood. ♪ proud to be an american

>> you're welcome for that. not that on a regular weekday. good morning to you, let's talk about where the big action is going to be across the bay area. we did all the research for you. the city's that you're looking at here, these are the cities with big firework shows tonight. san anamosa's going to be -- jose's going to be comfortable, 66 degrees, around 10:00, it's going to be cool, but we're going start the show at 70. here's the deal. if you want the best conditions during date, head to the coast, best conditions at night,out head back inland. then throughout the weekend, temperatures are going to warm up, i want to give you a preview, saturday in the south bay, 86, up to 90 on sunday. we'll talk about the forecast coming up right now back to you, kris and scott. >> thank you very much, christina. it is three minutes until 6:00, hurricane arthur moves over the east coast this morning bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and wave live report from north carolina coming up for you next.

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turn hurricane arthur is making right now that has forecasts optimistic. making progress. firefighters containing the massive flames in fact wild fire burning in the north bay. we'll have update the numbers coming up next. cracking down on illegal fireworks, the peninsula city taking extreme measures to protect its park. meanwhile taking a live look at where we have low clouds this morning. you can see they span all the way inland. the big question, what can you expect tonight at about 9:30 when those fireworks are scheduled to light up the sky? i've got that answer in just moments. and a live look outside, it is friday, happy fourth of july, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. another look at the window this morning, san francisco, san