are underway... tens of thousands of people are lining the streets to now at noon the bay area's 4th of july parades are underway. tens of thousands are lining streets to celebrate independence day. good afternoon. happy 4th of july. >> the parade is happening in downtown danville. >> kpix jessica flores talked

to excited paradegoers on the route. >> reporter: 40,000 people are lining the streets in downtown danville watching about 150 patriotic entries for this year's 4th of july parade. downtown danville covered in red, white and blue. low riders rolling by, fans marching by and american patriotism on full display. >> i love it. i love the flags. >> reporter: elma is originally from mexico. every year her and her family claim spots to get front row seats to the 4th of july parade. >> i am from another country so the 4th of july is outstanding. >> reporter: the young and young at heart -- >> turning 100 years old. >> reporter: keeping american traditions alive and celebrating the rich cultures that shape the nation. >> probably our fifth or sixth year doing it. it's great. you see everybody from the

school, community and sports. wonderful way to start off the holiday. as americans celebrate tree dome, herb costa says remember those who fought to protect it. >> the veterans from previous wars have it free to we have free speech and free religion in the united states as it stands. >> reporter: the parade bringing out tens of thousands from near and far to proudly celebrate independence day. >> happy fourth. >> reporter: in danville, jessica flores, kpix. the morgan hills parade is and way. freedom fest started a couple of hours away. plenty of families were on the parade route decked out in red, white and blue and waving their american flags. >> everything put together. everyone comes together. it's nice. >> there are marching bands, cars and floats and even smoky the bear made an appearance. a lot of people are getting ready to light fireworks at home or in their neighborhoods.

officials want to make sure that you know which ones to use and how to do it safely. jackie ward has that story. >> pacifica is one city in the bay area where you can legally buy and set off fireworks. but only certain ones. stands like this one are all over pacifica. each one are selling what are called safe and sane fireworks. fireworks that are legal or don't explode and produce an aerial effect. >> we are one of those places that are lucky to have a community that has fireworks. we get lots of folks that come into town, spend money in town and use it in our town. >> reporter: for the last two weeks, tom has been putting in 14 to 15 hour workdays here and he is doing it for the kids of the city. proceeds from the sales benefit the pacifica girls softball league. >> never turned away a girl who wanted to play for us. this helps do that. >> reporter: sales help out the

pacifica's police department overtim budget used for over the weekend. >> we never had anyone say, no, we are good. they say that's great. we are helping support the police and fire. >> reporter: they are reminding through fliers that because these are legal to use, it doesn't mean all are. you may have to pay a fine if you get caught using illegal ones. the national fireworks safety is reminding people to be safe celebrating today. follow local laws, use adult supervision, wear safety glasses, light outdoors and never relight a dud. because you can buy them here doesn't mean you can take them and use them where they are not legal. if you have any questions, contact local law enforcement. along with pacifica, safe and sane fireworks are allowed

in san bruno, roanoke park, petaluma, gilroy, newark, union city, and cloverdale. if you leave the fireworks to the pros, one of the biggest is in san francisco. crews will set off nearly 10,000 fireworks at the embarcadero. two barges will serve as launching pads. the show starts at 9:30. >> for those of you heading to the big fireworks show at the alameda county fair, get there early. officials will close the entrances and parking lots at 6:00. they are trying to make the crowd sizemore manageable. if you are still deciding on which celebrations to cheng out, we can help. use the link on our web site. to the white house, president trump is reacting to north korea's latest ballistic missile test. the country claims it had the power to possibly reach alaska.

>> reporter: north korean leader kim jong-un celebrated his country's latest missile test. this flew for 40 minutes and reached an altitude of 1500 miles before splashing in the sea of japan. with a projected range of more than 4,000 miles, it would be capable of hitting all of alaska but not the continental united states or hawaii. it was a hassan missile. that would be a first. pentagon officials think it was more likely an intermediate missile. >> what they say isn't the issue. the issue is they keep doing it over and over again. >> reporter: president trump called on china to step up its pressure on north korea to stop the nuclear program. the "new york times" reports that president trump warned that the u.s. is ready to act

on its own. but mike morrell says options are limited and a military strike is off the table. >> there is no option to do that that wouldn't start a second korean war and wouldn't raise the possibility of him using nuclear weapons against his neighbors. >> reporter: china and russia are proposing the u.s. and south korea refrain from joint military exercises 234 the region in exchange for north korea halting the tests. the white house confirmed that president trump will meet with russian president vladimir putin on friday. there is no agenda for the talks but north korea is likely to come up. the state beaches and parks are back open in new jersey after governor chris christie and democratic lawmakers reached a late night budget deal that even as the stalemate came to an end the governor continued to face questions over his family's time on a beach that was closed to everyone else. >> shame on those people who wanted to make this as if we

were taking advantage of something. let's be really clear, that is our residence. we have a right to be there whenever we want to be there. >> christie and his family were photographed relaxing on almost 10 miles of beach that they had to themselves as a result of the partial government shut down. critics say it was out of touch. >> people can't use a public beach then neither should the elected public official. >> this is an example of our politicians caring more about themselves than us. >> christie's job approval rating has sunk to 15%. he was ridiculed online. his image photoshopped into movie scenes and used as a reminder of the bridgegate scandal. superior court workers in san francisco are facing furloughs to bridge a $5 million budget gap. starting a month from today, court staff has to take off one friday per month without pay. clerk office hours will be shortened on friday.

that will last through june of next year. no layoffs are planned. police are trying to track down the person that killed a woman in san jose. officers were called to a home on south pence street last night after somebody heard loud bangs inside. they found a woman shot and she later died. this word on -- no word on a suspect description or what lead up to the shooting. 12 water agencies have a plan to expand one of the largest reservoirs in the bay area. it is between brentwood and livermore. now a proposed 800 million- dollar expansion would raise the dam by 55 feet. it would take it from its current 160,000-acre capacity up to 275,000-acres. contra cost take county owns the reservoir. they scheduled a series of meetings starting july 11th around the bay area. still ahead, a shed blasted apart. it's caught on camera. the explosive combination that lead to that.

>> i'm chris martinez in sonoma county, california. you may be surprised what they are making in this industrial park. the new drink taking over wine country coming up. >> a forecast that matters, whether or not the clouds will linger and obscure the visibility for the fireworks show at the embarcadero. the coast isn't clear.

officials say a faulty fluorescent light-fitting likely an explosive combination

ripped this garden shed apart in england. gas vapors were ignited causing the walls and roof to blast apart. then flames and smoke spread quickly. this is newly released video of the incident from last month. some american tourists are across the pond celebrating independence day at benjamin franklin's day in london. he lived there for 16 years before returning in 1775. the next year he signed the declaration of independence. he was from this home that he lobbied the british government to give more rights to americans that were paying taxes. visitors can tour year-round. millions of people will be raising a glass to celebrate independence day. it turns out more americans are drinking spirits like whiskey. that led to a nationwide boom in small distilleries. sounds like i have been having some myself. the chris martinez visited one in the middle of sonoma wine

country. >> reporter: beyond the vine colored hills of california wine country, something else is brewing. adam spiegel opened this distilling company in 2010 with one simple mission. >> we make two types of rye whiskey and two types of bar upon. >> when we first started, we were the first 200 disstellar rice in the united states. now 1600. >> reporter: industry experts don't see it slowing down. every state in the u.s. is home to one craft distillery with new permits issued daily. >> people are enjoying spirits much more than they once did. >> reporter: david says smaller distilleries are responding to the demand of consumers. most typically focused on vodka and begin, whiskey is fast becoming the drinking of choice. >> using new aging techniques, they are aging them in different barrels. it lead to a lot of variety in

the spirit marketplace. >> super salty, different. >> reporter: spiegel says his product's popularity has him expanding the distillery. >> reporter: this is about how much? >> close to 80,000 gallons worth of product. >> reporter: allowing him to make more traditional whiskey in this untraditional place. chris martinez, cbs news, sonoma county, california. most american men are making less money than in previous generations. they looked at individual incomes from 1957 to 2013. men now earn 19% less than they did in the '50s and '60s when you adjust for inflation. we may have robots helping us at home sooner than we think. toyota tested the in home robot on a paralyzed army ranger with some success. the robot brought water and snacks and opened the front

door for him. >> that is nice. >> let's check every get a check on the 4th of july forecast. >> don't get mad at the messenger. so many people want the clear skies for the fire works at the embarcadero. i will have that coming up. this is a goo sign. skies are clearing around the bay. now to the south, this is san jose which scrubbed out early there morning. now it's 75. 79 and clear skies in livermore. when i compare the temperatures to yesterday, we are about a degree off the mark, a degree cooler. similar conditions. the winds are increasing, 11 now in the san francisco. 11 half moon bay. 17 in fairfield. robert sullivan is checking in from redwood city, a little bit of a breeze. happy 4th of july america and to all our weather watcher teams all over the bay area. thanks, robert and thanks for

spending your holiday with us at xpix 5. futurecast, watch the clock. here it is at 9:00. the fireworks take place at the embarcadero at 9:30. look what you see. overcast skies. the robust marine layer pushes back on shore. the forecast by 7:00 partly cloudy skies on the coast and in the bay at 62. by 9:00 tonight we will have maybe, maybe a hint of some clearing but for the most part thin overcast skies. so, it will be a lot of fun. coastal cloudiness. keep your eye on moneterey because of tropical moisture that is lifting up could potentially -- not so much produce precipitation but dry lightening. the fire danger will increase across the county. keep in mind blustery late day

winds. extended forecast, tomorrow is a transition day. we begin to enter a warming trend on thursday through monday. danville, 4th of july parade wrapping up at 67 degrees. oakland a's a few more minutes to get to the ballpark. game starts at 1:05. on this 4th of july, goes it's free, free parking. >> perfect. >> not free hot dogs but free parking. >> that will save you 20 bucks. i recently parked there. not cheap. >> beautiful day for baseball and apple pie. >> yes, we like that. we had our pot luck today. i am full from that. check out this story. a colorado man is looking forward to getting his service dog back after a moneterey county woman stole it. he said the woman was vacationing in his area two weeks ago when they met at a dog park. several days later they took their dog to a lake. during a pit stop he went to grab drinks and the woman took off with his dog.

>> i don't understand how someone could do that, especially someone that loves dogs as she apparently did. she should know that that dog is going to be confused and lost let alone need the owner. >> the man managed to get her general location. on saturday a deputy found the dog and brought her to the spca. the dog will fly back to colorado tomorrow morning. as for the woman, at this point no charges have been filed. all you pet lovers send us your questions about their health and well-being and we will have our pet expert give you an answer every friday at noon. still ahead, one of the most popular smartphone games are coming to tv. a preview of the candy crush game show that is about to make its cbs debut.

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nice and silky. when you bring them home, in the refrigerator right away. buy them and enjoy them quickly. fresh corn in the market and on the grill, salt and pepper on the grill for a while. when it turns a little bit of color, take it out. otherwise too long you lose some of the flavor. i love the crunchy white corn with the barbecue flavor, the grill flavor, you can't beat it. i'm tony tantillo your fresh grocer. a great value, too. it's one of the hottest mobile games. >> now it's about to come to your television in the form of a game show. candy crush. you can compete on huge interactive game boards, sing, slide and swipe to make matches. we spoke to the host, mario lopez about the up come dog buy

of the show. >> we have a premier episode where we kick off with all stars from survivor and big brother. that's the kick off episode. other than that, regular folks from across the country, mom and dad, boyfriends and girlfriends, brothers and sisters, whatever the case may be, they come. >> you can play along at home through your mobile app. candy crush premieres sunday at 9:00 on kpix. we will be right back. who are these people?

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time. how several cities are enforcing a ze holiday. if you are caught setting off illegal fireworks, get ready to pay up big time. how several cities are enforcing a zero-tolerance policy. that story and more at 5:00 tonight. >> that will do it for kpix 5 news at noon. everybody have fun today. >> fireworks, barbecues, whatever you have going on. happy birthday, america.

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