♪♪ good morning. it is sunday. 7:00 a.m. on the dot. cloudy skies and palm trees in downtown san jose. happy fourth of july. i'm kara clapper. vianey arana is here, even though you were up to 11:30 last night doing the weather. lots of fog, right? >> yeah, the fog, and this is pretty normal for some, but it's not what we want to see for fireworks, right? in san jose, 59 degrees. plenty of sunshine inland areas,

nothing to worry about there when it comes to viewing. but if you notice the fog in san francisco, it's really hanging out. it hasn't gone anywhere. 60 degrees right now. look at the temperature trend. a mix of sun and clouds but i would not call it a sunny sunday. definitely expecting to see that marine layer. look at this. a chance for drizzle. making its move in again tonight, but at least the temperatures are pretty comfortable. near seasonable. i'll talk everything about -- well, i'll talk all about the dry conditions as well, coming up in just a minute, kira. >> you were up late. thanks so much. fireworks safety is a top concern every fourth of july, but especially this year, we're in a drought. concerns of illegal fireworks sparking fires is a huge threat. so firefighters and police officers are on special patrols who are setting off illegal 11

allow safe and sane fireworks. in contra costa county, all fireworks are illegal. a countywide ordinance banning are the sale and use but clearly people are still using them. that's why fire marshal and inspectors with the power to give people tickets are stepping up the patrols this holiday weekend. >> tonight, we have all of our investigators. calling them back. we've up-staffed extra personnel. we have a task force that we've put together. >> fire crews were called out to respond to a small fire last night. it is inspected to be have ignited by fireworks, coco to w citations for people setting off illegal fireworks. the biggest is the danger posed for the fire that spreads. >> even the safe and sane

fireworks which are illegal in contra costa county, how they can spread from a sparkler. >> people can be fined up to $5,000 depending onpeople ownine they're set off can both be held responsible. all counties are urging you to report illegal fireworks use. 833-855-2001. we did have a look at some of our traffic cameras from last night showing fireworks just lighting up across the bay area. this is what we saw over san jose. you can see fireworks there, some people telling nbc bay area they've been hearing them for weeks. "today in the bay" reports ginger cone reports. >> reporter: here in san jose mt. hamilton, you can see fireworks displays sprinkled throughout the city.

the fireworks aren't anything new to the view, especially during the fourth of july, karmin and calvin have made it their tradition to have dinner at grandview restaurant on independence weekend. >> it was kind of like our fir sees, f of fireworks in general because, to me, it disturbs life and nature. just like the animals. >> reporter: the same goes for bertha fernandez and hits a little too close to home. >> behind our house, there is an empty lot. it's dry grass. and they throw those cherry bombs and bottle rockets. and i'm scared that the house is going to catch on fire. we have the water hose. >> reporter: this year, bertha is particularly scared of the dry conditions and the widespread harm that illegal fireworks can do, so, she's say staying home. >> my grandsons are in the

service, air force and army. hey, there's another way, we're not supposed to be doing fireworks, so please don't do it. >> reporter: fireworks are illegal in san jose. and in most bay area cities. >> used for storage of rk -- >> reporter: there are tip line the fireworks keep coming. be "today in the bay." >> here are just a few of the legal fireworks shows coming back this year as we move forward from the pandemic. san francisco embarcadero water front show starts around 9:15. that's the biggest display this weekend. the concord pavilion is hosting a drive-in event, gates open at 7:00, fireworks after dark. tickets are $25 per car. california's great america will set off fireworks around 8:45. gilroy high school will have the fireworks show around 9:30. and morgan hills freedom fest has events all day culminating with fireworks at 9:45.

some local cities do allow safe and sane fireworks. only about 11 cities out of the hundreds of cities across the bay area allow them. this is a map where they are allowed. in the north bay, dixon, culverville, in the event way, gilroy and in pacificicic and san bruno, safe and sane fireworks vendors were busy as soon as they opened at 10:00 a.m. they tell nbc bay area they intend to sell out today. safe and sane fireworks, by the way, are the type that don't leave the ground and don't shoot into the sky. we're learning more information about that massive sapphire would explosion in los angeles. federal agents have arrested a man for bringing 32,000 pounds of fireworks across the border from nevada. police have said it was 5,000

pounds at their first estimate. they discovered the fireworks wednesday and were able to remove most of them. as you just saw there, the bomb squad tried to detonate less than ten pounds inside an armored truck. the force of that blast destroyed the truck damaged several cars and homes, 17 people were hurt. court documents say the man responsible didn't have a license and used a rental truck to drive the fireworks t in his. back here locally as mentioned, san francisco's water front fireworks show is back this year, after being cancelled last year because the pandemic. restaurants and shops along the water front are expecting big crowds all day today. people are excited to watch the show. and the people creating the show are thrilled to be back in business. >> to have not had the opportunity to do that for a year and a half, you know, that's very hard on fireworks people. so, we're very, very, very happy

to be back, putting this on for the people of san francisco. >> fireworks will be set off from two barges around pier 39 and fishermen's wharf. the show starts at 9 oochlt9:15. if you'd like to stay happily, watch the 45th annual macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular is back. promising to be bigger than ever. it was slimmed down last year. you can watch it at 8:00 tonight on nbc bay area. we do have a list of all events, go to nbcbayarea.com, at the top of the page, click on fourth of july events in our trending bar. turning now to a developing story, elsa has weakened enough to lose its hurricane status. the national weather service is still counting it as the first hurricane of the 2021 season. the tropical storm hit haiti,

barbados and the dominican republic yesterday. it's now headed towards cuba and florida. and speaking of florida, this is a live look for you right now in south florida, where crews are getting ready to demolish what's left of that condo tower that collapsed last week. before elsa's strong winds potentially knock it down. with the demolition today, crews can ensure a safe and controlled fall that will preserve their ability to find the victims who are still missing. authorities are expected to raze the rest of the building beginning today. it will take about 36 hours. meanwhile, we're learning six rescue workers helping to recover victims have tested positive for covid-19. now they're undergoing contact tracing. this is yet another setback for families of those missing still clinging to the hope of a miracle survival story. >> as a family member with loved ones still missing, how do you

feel about demolishing the building? >> my biggest fear is there's not anything to recover. we're not going to have anything to do a proper burial. >> 24 people are confirmed dead. more than 100 are still missing. it's just about 7:10, we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up a fiery inferno bubbling up in the ocean. we'll tell you what happened. that made this video go viral. plus, nbc bay area -- >> the child tax credit is arriving in family's bank accounts right now. but some families might want to tell uncle sam to push it back. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura.

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we are back with the video you may have seen all over social media. greenpeace and other environmental activists are blasting mexico's state-owned company, oil company, after this, a ruptured undersea gas pipeline sent flames boiling to

the surface of the ocean in the gulf of mexico. you can see fire control boats on the left there, pumping water over the flames. this happened friday. about 150 yards from a drilling platform. mexico'sstate-owned oil company said it got the gas leak under control within five hours, but the extent of the damage remains to be seen. now for the record-breaking holiday weekend for travelers. a live look for you this morning. after more than a year of being cooped up at home, millions of americans are hitting the road for fourth of july festivities. this is sfo for you. those gatherings are producing renewed concerns, though, as covid's delta variant keeps spreading. nbc's quadports. >> reporter: already breaking records. >> we didn't expect it this

crowded. >> reporter: 2.2. people, the highest number since the start of the pandemic, many more traveling by car. according to gas buddy, friday hit the single highest demand tour gas since 2019. >> really excited, not by the gas prices, but the traveling. >> reporter: and on the water, crew ships setting sail once again. ♪♪ >> reporter: with an increase in travel, the highly contagious delta variant posted a risk for those unvaccinated. more than 30% of americans still without a single dose. >> being unvaccinated on this day in july 2021 is fundamentally more risky than if you're unvaccinated at this point last year. >> reporter: with major concerns for regions with the low of the vaccination numbers. experts say full fda approval for vaccines could help. >> a lot of individuals that still want to get the vaccine view it as experimental. they cite the fact that this is still under in which use as a

big reason why they want to wait and see. >> reporter: but with many vaccinated. a new sense of confidence. >> i finally ending with americans set free to enjoy their sure t for this morning's "meet the press," he will have an in-depth look at how coronavirus has impacted the u.s. over the last 16 months. as our country reopens. the full-hour special report will explore the challenges the country now faces including vaccine hesitancy and new variants. plus, the state of the pandemic in other countries and how it could impact the u.s. tune into "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m., right after this newscast. we are not talking to chuck todd this morning because he is getting off early for the fourth of july holiday. back here locally, a mountain lion spotted in the

north bay. and now police are trying to figure out if it's the same one from this video earlier this week. holy-moley, can you imagine if that was at your house. this mountain lion was seen early wednesday morning. this is at a home a few blocks from downtown petaluma. the one spotted yesterday morning was on the other side of 101, close to the dmv. you're urged to call police. another smoke flames to the north where three fires destroyed homes and are threatening hundreds more. the largest one is being called the lava fire. it's burned 25,000 acres. it's 36% contained. the tenant fire is burning and 10,000 acres, 26% contained. and the salt fire burning in shasta county 25 miles north of redding. authorities are looking for a car that may have sparked the

flames on interstate 5 on wednesday afternoon. 7:16, time to check in with vianey arana. it sounds like the typical fourth of july in san francisco where the fog and clouds kind of. >>. you don't really see the fireworks. >> yeah, i mean, i wish there was a moment where it was like perfectly clear, and they could really start the fireworks show. you know. >> yeah. >> that marine layer has been holding on top in san jose, about 59 degrees. and we are getting sunshine in the south bay, but it will be a little more to clear for the coast. look at the temperature trend, by 12:00, we'll be in the 70s. and let's take a look at san francisco. because right now we're at 60 degrees. notice in the icons, the fog doesn't really go anywhere. it stays pretty cloudy overall. so we are going to notice. take a look at the hour-by- cha.

up at the time stamp, in the corner, you can kind of see what's happening here with the cloud cover. drizzle at times, cloud early. and it's going to be mild when it comes to the temperatures. now look what happens when i stop for the time line, right up here, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 9:00. look at what's hanging, santa rosa, san francisco. and oakland and hayward, probably also going to be experiencing some of those cloudy overcast skies into the afternoon. let's take a look at the microclimate highs. enjoining a seasonable day for temperature information the 60s for oakland. 70s for oakland and palo alto, san jose, 81 degrees. concord, 83. livermore, 84. upper 70s in the north bay. enjoy the upper 70s and 80s because we do have a bit of a

warming trend on the way. i'll get to that in a second. we'll turn your attention to the winds. you know there's dry out there, you don't need to be a pro to know that, you can look up at the hills and see how brown they are. that's because we haven't had any rain. put that with wind and that can really turn into a dangerous situation. as a reminder, we have not seen any rain. the drought monitor still remains unchanged. remaining in the exceptional category for much of the northern portion of the bay ware, movado and oakland. and 100% of the bay area is under pretty severe on exceptional drought. take a look at this. we do have high pressure that's going to start to roll in. when that does happen we're going to see a bump once again in the temperatures. and the concern anytime high pressure moves is how conditions begin to dry out which lowers the humidity. pair that up with warm

temperatures and now you're getting the perfect mix for an unfortunate situation when it comes to fires. let's get to your climate, this has to do with something you probably have lying around your house, more than one, actually, take a look. >> you probably had this happen to you, you're watching tv and you're thinking why would the volume go up. the remote needs new batteries. i counted ten things throughout my apartment that needed batteries. and those can't be good for the planet. >> and they're not, the state of california estimates americans throw away 4 billion batteries each year. when they're not disposed of properly, batteries contribute to water and air pollution. that's becau made of heavy metal and chemicals. and the chemicals soak into the soil that can contaminate the ground water. and if they catch fire, that releases toxic chemicals into the air that can impact our breathing and contribute to global warming.

it's time for your climate hack. >> let's swap out these single-use batteries for rechargeable ones instead. >> in most cases, rechargeable, aa or aaa batteries work as good as disposable ones. most last up to four years. here's the payoff, the average household burns through 47 batteries a year but if even family bought 12 rechargeable batteries that would save 188 batteries for four years per family. for more climate hacks, visit me me vianey arana. nbc bay area. >> a always run out of batteries and i charge them in. beginning july 19th, the federal government is going to start sending out automatic payments for the expanded child tax credit. it will put thousands of dollars

into family's bank accounts over the summer. you might want to delay the payments, credit seems like a no-brainer, money. but the irs says payments today are actually an advance on your next tax return. that means accepting a payment might actually cut your refund if you're used to getting a refund around april 15th. or increase the amount of tax you owe uncle sam if you're used to paying on april 15th. >> so the bottom line is, it's going to depend on each family and their set of circumstances. if they want the payments throughout the whole year. >> here's how it works, head to irs.gov click get answers on the advanced child tax credit. then click unenroll.

sign in and make your selection. if you're married and filing jointly, you'll have to do this step twice. that's because the irs says spouses have to individually unenroll. if you've already gotten a payment, that's okay, you can unenroll with the rest. >> chris chmura always with great advice. it's 7:23, much more on "today in the bay." coming up another game, another hero for the giants. who put on a late-game show in the win over arizona. anthony flores is next with sports. fire watch, a delicate

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the quakes' last win. the milwaukee bucks are headed to the final for the first time since 1917. 118-107. black lopez scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win. the bucks will be at phoenix for game one of the nba finals on tuesday. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >> anthony, thanks. nudge more on "today in the bay." coming up, illegal fireworks lighting up the skies. how much you can be fined if you're setting them off. plus, an unique way to celebrate the fourth of july. we'll tell you which bay area is opting for this light display. less traditional than fireworks. we'll be right back.

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good morning. it is sunday, the fourth of july. good morning to walnut creek. but it looks beautiful, dramatic, going over there. 7:29 right now on this fourth of july. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper, vianey arana joins us with a quick look at your micro climate forecast. a lot of people are seeing that type of thing? >> yeah. it looks like it's going to linger around for the majority of the day. so depending on where you live and where you're headed is dependent on whether or not you'll see fireworks. i've been hearing, bink is not a fan, please be mindful of your pets. we don't want to see lost dogs out there. they do end up in the shelter. that number tends to go up around the fourth of july because people forget to bring their pets indoors. 69 in san francisco. 60s in the interior valley.

of a change, one thing you'll certainly notice is the cloudi' forecast in a few minutes, kiar. fireworks safety is a top concern every fourth of july but especially this year. this is a look at illegal fireworks, wow, all over the place. in palo alto, we caught them on the traffic cameras last night. in contra costa county, for one, all fireworks are illegal. a count tywide ordinance banning the use and sale of fireworks but clearly people are still using them. that's why fire marshals and the power to give tickets are stepping up patrols this weekend. >> tonight, we have all of our investigators. we've called them back.

they're all working tonight. we've up-staffed extra personnel. we have a task force we put together. >> fire crews responded to this. it was a small fire last night suspected to be ignited by fireworks. coco county put together that task force to write citations for people setting off fireworks. the biggest concerns, of course, the danger that fireworks pose in starting a fire that could quickly spread. >> even the safe and sane fireworks which are illegal in contra costa county are dangerous they are and fire can spread from a sparkler. >> people in contra costa county, people can be fined $5,000. and the person who sets off the fireworks as well as the person who owns the property can both be cited. many counties are urging you to call and report illegal fireworks nt costa, 833-885-202.

and we have more of a look in san jose. you can see in the far bottom right, in illegal fireworks lighting up the skies last night. some people telling nbc bay area, they've already been hearing them for week, ginger conejero saab reports. >> reporter: here in san jose's mt. hamilton, you can see behind me many fireworks displays sprinkled throughout the city. the fireworks aren't anything new to the view. especially on the fourth of july. carmen and calvin have made it a tradition to have dinner at grandview restaurant on independence weekend. >> it was kind of like our first romantic date. >> reporter: but she says she's not a fan of the fireworks she sees, especially the illegal ones. >> i'm not a big fan of fireworks, because, for me it disturbs nature and animals.

>> reporter: the same goes for bertha fernandez and hits a little too close to home. >> behind our house there is an empty lot. it's dry grass. and they throw those cherry bombs and the bottle rockets. and i'm scared this house is going to catch on fire. we have the water hose. >> reporter: this year, bertha is particularly scared of the dry conditions and the widespread harm that illegal fireworks can do. so, she's staying home. >> my grandsons are in the service, air force and army. i love the 4th, but, hey, there's another way. we're not supposed to be doing fireworks and please don't do it. >> reporter: fireworks are illegal in san jose and in most bay area cities. there are tip lines and fines, but as you can see, the fireworks keep coming, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." here's a look at just a few of the professional fireworks shows coming back this year as we move forward from the pandemic.

san francisco's water front show, it starts around the:15 tonight. it's expected to be the biggest display this weekend. the concord pavilion is hosting a drive-in event. gates open at 7:00. fireworks begin after dark. tickets are $25 per car. california's great america will set off fireworks around 8:45. gilroy high school will have a fireworks show around 9:30. and morgan hills freedom fest has events all day today, culminating with the fireworks show at 9:45. as mentioned some local cities do allow safe and sane fireworks. only about 11 cities out of hundreds of cities across the bay area. this is a map of where those safe and sane fireworks are legal. in the north bay, dixon, rio vista, cloverdale, roaner park. in the east bay, dublin, newark city and gilroy on the south bay. and pacifica and san bruno.

in san bruno, safe and sane fireworks vendors were busy yesterday. they opened at 10:00 a.m. and expect to sell out today. safe and sane fireworks, by the way, are the type that do not leave the ground and don't shoot up into the sky. and now to new information we're learning about that massive fireworks explosion in los angeles. federal agents have arrested a man for bringing 32,000 pounds . they had originally said it was 5,000 pounds of fireworks. police discovered them wednesday. they're able to remove most of them. but as you just saw there, the bomb squad tried to detonate ten pounds of explosives. the force of the blast destroyed the truck. damaged several cars and homes in that neighborhood. 17 people were hurt. court documents said the man responsible didn't have a license and used a rental truck to drive the fireworks to his

home in los angeles where he kept them under a tent in his back yard. back here locally as mentioned san francisco's water front fireworks show is back this year after being cancelled last year because the pandemic. restaurants and shops along the water are expecting big crowds today. creating the show are just as o do that for a year and a half, you know, that's very hard on fireworks people. so, we're very, very, very happy to be back, putting this on for the people of san francisco. >> the fireworks will be set off from two badges around pier 39 and fishermen's wharf. it starts around 9:15 tonight. a complete guide to all fourth of july events across the bay area. go to nbc bea area.com and click on fourth of july events. it's right on top of the page on our trending bar. now, to a developing story,

elsa has weakened enough to lose its hurricane status. hurricane of the 2021 season because it reached that peak yesterday. the tropical storm hit haiti, barbados, and the dominican republic yesterday. it is now headed toward cuba and florida. and speaking of florida, we have a live look for you right now in south florida, where crews are readying to demolish this remaining part of the condo tower that collapsed ten days ago before elsa's strong winds had the potential to knock it down. with the demolition today, crews can endure a safe and controlled fall. and it's expected to preserve their ability to find victims who are still missing. authorities are expected to raze the rest of the building beginning today. and then it will take about 36 hours. meanwhile, we've learned that six rescue workers who are helping to recover victims have tested positive for covid-19. now, health leaders there are

undergoing contact tracing. this is just another setback for families of the missing, still clinging to the hope of a miracle survival story. >> as a family member with loved ones still missing, how do you feel about the decision to demolish this building? >> my biggest fear is that now there's really not going to be anything to recover. and we're never really ever going to have anything to do even a proper burial. >> 24 people are confirmed dead. more than 100 are still missing. back here locally, a major portion of a road in the east bay hills is shutting down for the holiday weekend. authorities are closing a roughly five-mile stretch of grizzly peak boulevard beginning today. only residents who show proper i.d. that they live there will be allowed in. firefighters have closed the road the past three years to prevent people from gathering at lookout sites and possibly setting off illegal fireworks in all of that dry brush.

and east bay city has a big show planned for tonight for the fourth of july. it's not fireworks lighting up the night sky. it's an uniquest year, the so-c man as he's known of martinez, he flew them on the fourth of july since there weren't any official fireworks show because of the pandemic. but the response was huge. so, the city of martinez asked him to return this year, because of the drought, the city wanted a safe way for families to celebrate that didn't involve fireworks. you can catch tonight's show at the martinez marina. that is very cool. 7:40. still to come on "today in the bay," check your freezer. coming up at 7:45, a major tyson recall that could hinder your fourth of july meals.

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and it's certainly a cloudy start yet again. 60 degrees right now but how pretty is the fog. it's pretty during the day, but we don't want to see it tonight. that's the question that a lot of people are wondering because the fireworks show. i'll get to that in a second, 59 degrees right now in san jose. i do want to show you how the current temperatures are looking throughout the entire bay area, as you head out the door, notice we're pretty comfortable overall, not too cold. not too hot. right in the middle, mild 50s and 60s. but let's take a look at how the rest of the nation is doing. it's fourth of july after all. we're expecting 70ss. in el paso, 80 degrees. i used to work there. and in boston, 63 degrees i used to work there also. and just wanted to let you see how everyone else is enjoying

their fourth of july. the hour by hour, here it is, mat marine layer has stayed all night long and will continue to stay here with us along with a chance for drizzle. you might have seen it this morning already. cloudy inland. what are we expecting around 8:00, 9:00, that's when the fireworks shows are going to start. well, unfortunately, look what happens, around that time, san francisco, half moon bay, even through oakland and hayward, we do see the fog. not much for the coast, but inland, you'll have a better chance of viewing fireworks like concord, livermore, san jose. morgan hills. of course, let the pros do that. we're looking out for winds, right, heading into monday, expect light breeze your winds for san francisco. 23 miles per hour. and it is still fairly dry out there. we haven't really had a chance to catch up, when it comes to

our rainfall deficit. what's going to happen heading into the long range. later in the week, we're going to see that high pressure build. and that's going to bring back the return of 90s. mid and upper 90s, possibly, in the forecast for inland areas. san francisco, though, it is expected to remain foggy. pretty much all day, with the cloud cover lingering and sticking around. but then when you head into upper 80s into the start of the work week, kira. >> wow that 93 is surprising to see, especially with the clouds we're seeing this morning. all sorts of weather, vianey, thanks so much. it's 7:45. much more on "today in the bay," coming up, larry gerston joins us to break down the very latest as the state prepares for election to recall the governor. and what you can exp when you get your ballot. we'll be right back. it's the most comfortable, body-sensing, automatically-responding, energy-building, dually-adjustable, dad-powering,

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there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. welcome back. tyson foods is recalling nearly

8.5 million pounds of ready to eat chicken because of listeria concerns. the company is calling frozen fully cooked chicken may 2020 and april 13th of this year. all of the products have the number estp 7089 on the bag. the food safety and inspection service says it was made aware of two people with listeria early last month. an investigation revealed three cases including one death. the most recent effort to recall governor gavin newsom from office has now been assigned an election date. september 14th, a special statewide election will decide tvernor. larry gerston joins us. hi, larry. remind house how we arrived here. it seems like it's been going on

for a long time. >> it has. newsom has had a lot of enemies. ever since the date he took office people have been after him. most of these are what people would call outliers, the anti-vax movement. anti-public education movement. people who feel the governor is too tough on gun control. people that don't like the state what we had with mexico. all of these things, together, with some others have generated a lot of hostility. and, of course, launched the recall. but really, it wasn't until, it wasn't until covid that seemed to get a lot more people involved. and that had to do with the judge extending that deadline. >> so, what ended up happening to get to this point? how did the recall proponents manage to collect all of those voter signatures? they needed something like close to 1.5 million, something like

that? >> you're right. let's start with the last point, that four-month deadline the judge gave, because of covid. the petitioners went to him and said, look, we're trying to sign up people, but we can't get to them because they're all, you know, at home. and so the judge gave them that unprecedented four-month extension. so they went from 180 days to like 300 days. it was unbelievable. by the way that day, november 6th, was the day of the french laundry. the same date they got that extension. how ironic. and, of course, that's the second choice. newsom stepped on himself more than once in the late fall and that got a lot of people upset. and finally, we want to think about the fact that newsom had a record here of closing down the state, reopening the state. closing it begin. reopening it again. closing it a third time. and now reopening it again. that got a lot of people upset. where are we going? put it all together and you've got that recall petition validated last april 29th.

>> okay. but june 15th, the state essentially reopened, so does that impact how the governor looks now to voters? or are you able to kind of gauge how he looks to voters? >> you know, there's some good news for the governor. even though he had all of those problems early on, look, we know that the pandemic has gone away. and, of course, that's had a lot to do with his popularity going up. take a look. in january, only 22% thought he was handling covid-19 well. now, it's more than double. 45%. gives him a good or excellent grade. where does the change come from, look at the no opinion at the bottom. they've all gone over to newsom. at least most of them, along with a few others from the very poor category. all of th look is, when you ask people, how do you feel about the election? what's the story? are you anxious to be part of

this and vote the governor out? republicans outnumber the democr to 1. 75% of that enthusiasm factor could counter that newsom is doing so well, if the democrats don't come out for him. >> i suspect this will not be our last time talking about this, larry. so, we'll have to leave it here for now. and we look forward to seeing you a week from now. happy fourth of july, good to see you. still ahead on "today in the bay," i major crackdown on illegal fireworks. how much you could be fined if you're caught setting them off or if someone sets them off on your property.

♪♪ time and temperature on nbc bay area is sponsored by mancini's sleepworld. welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning. fire departments across the bay area are cracking down on illegal fireworks like these, we spotted last night. in contra costa county all fireworks are illegal since a countywide ordinance was passed earlier this year. fire crews were called to respond to a small fire last night. you see the damage here expected to be started by fireworks. the contra costa county fireworks task force it's called include police force on patrol writing citations for people setting off fireworks. the biggest concern, of course, the fireworks could spread a

fire quickly. people in coco county could be fined up to $5,000 depending on the fireworks you set off cause. and the person setting them off and the person who owns the property where they're set off can both be ticketed. this map shows the bay area city where is safe and sane fireworks are a allowed. the type that sparkle on the ground and don't fly in the sky. east way, dub blings, newark and union city. pacifica. coverdale and if you'd like to head out to professional shows we have a complete guide to all events in the area. go to nbcbayarea.com. click on events in the trending bar at the top of the page. and happening today as always, nathan's famous eating hot dog contest. top-ranked joey chestnut from

san jose is once again the favorite. he'll be trying for his 14th title in 15 years. the women's event starts at 8:30 this morning. about a half hour from now. and vianey has one last look at the forecast for this fourth of july. >> it doesn't look like the fog is going to cooperate, unfortunately, for the san francisco fireworks this afternoon, we're expected to have cloudy conditions pretty much all day. we will get clearing in the inland area, temperatures around the 60s along the way and coast. 70s inland. and sunshine in south bay as well. san jose, 81 degrees. concord, 83. and we're seeing breezy conditions around the coastline. if you have plans to head to the beach, we're definitely seeing cloud cover. it's really dry out there, right now in the extended outlook forecast, it does look like we're going to keep the dry conditions not just for today, but really, we're going to start to warm up into next week. back into the 90s as high

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