conditions are absolutely terrible out here. it is hot, dry and as you can tell very windy. not to mention this community is fueled by propane tanks so that is the issues firefighters had to contend with and there are many hunters here so there is a lot of ammunition in the homes that have been popping throughout the afternoon and into this evening. 7 structures have burned so far. all of the people made it out okay. minus some minor burns as they tried to get their things. some pets did not make it out. the fire started in a field behind a home on the far end of town and spread quickly from there. we spoke with the family who lives in that home. >> i go running outside and i see the pfeifer. mom, there is a fire. we need help. we are -- see the fire. mom, there is a fire. we need help. there is a piece of fire that

wenten to my porch. >> reporter: this fire, their efforts to put out the fire were futile. it quickly spread jumping from house to house and house. now the woman you saw tells me they just moved into the rental home this week. there is controversy over who would get that home and she tells me threats were made and someone was seen in the field this afternoon. firefighters say they have not even had a chance to investigate those claims that the fire may be suspicious. at this point the fire had moved to an 8th structure and there is just no stopping flames as they are whipped by the wind. we will have updates throughout the night. katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. a water park in sacramento evacuated because of a fire near cal expo fairgrounds. at this point no structures are

threatened but raging waters is being evacuated as a precaution due to the smoke. there is a fireworks show scheduled for ky k tonight and -- for cal expo tonight and at this point the show will go on. officials reopened all the roads that have been closed since the wildfire started on tuesday. people should watch out for downed power lines and smoldering trees and brush. the wildfire burned 4300 headachers in the pope -- acres in the pope valley area. two homes were destroyed. the fire is 55% contained. the cause is under investigation. we have a wildfire section on www.ktvu.com. all the information you need to prepare and be safe. you can find how to make an evacuation plan. everything you need for what is a dangerous fire season already. go to www.ktvu.com. a major new development in the cold case murders of six

women has authorities seeking the public's help. they started a task force in march to track down leads in the 38-year-old murder cases and tonight they are looking for a person of interest. ktvu's cristina rendon is in the news room with more on the developments. >> reporter: the fbi says every since they started the task force to reinvestigate the gregory hale murders they have been -- the gypsy hill murders they have been turning to the public and they are turning to the public again. >> reporter: file footage three decades sold a reminder of the unsolved mysteries, the gypsy hill murders. six women were stabbed to death in 1976. now the fbi is saying they are looking for a possible witness. a white man driving a car with a nevada license plate. investigators know it is a vague description but one they

hope trigars memory. >> if they saw -- triggers a memory. >> if they saw something out of the ordinary, maybe not at the right place at the right time. >> they reopened the investigation in march and dna evidence found on the five women matched dna on a women killed in nevada at the time. the brother of one of the victims says his family is glad the case is still alive. their mother is 80 years old now and wants to see her daughter's murder solved before she dies. >> there is a family so we are hoping -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: if anyone remembers a man from nevada who frequented the area in 1976 you are asked to call the fbi in san francisco and reference the gypsy hill murder cases.

cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. and to learn more about the gypsy hill killings, and more on the victims, go to our website, www.ktvu.com. new information on the shooting now of an 11-year-old boy in antioch. police say they arrested a 14- year-old boy for the shooting. he was arrested last night and is now in juvenile hall. the 11-year-old was shot yesterday. he was taken to a hospital in sacramento where he is in stable condition. the bay area getting ready for a big night, 4th of july celebrations. people are streaming into san francisco for the big fireworks show on the water but it is not all fun and game. with fireworks and dry conditions everywhere, tonight could be a busy one for firefighters across the bay area. let's start with the fun. 200,000 people are expected to be in san francisco the fireworks display and we will

start with a live look at the city. peer 39 at the water front. a lot of people crossing the street. we see fog already. we will keep an eye on the fog with mark tamayo but people show up whether or not the fog is there. fireworks start at peer thrown at 9:30 p.m. tonight. most people will gather where our camera is along the water front. live pictures here, a lot of people still making their way into the city. this is a live look at what is happening at the bay bridge. the fast track lanes are the clear ones. over all not too, too bad getting into san francisco. >> the big question will the fog stay away so everyone will see the big fireworks show. our meteorologist mark tamayo is here now. doesn't look good. >> yeah. when i arrived to work at 3:00

p.m. i was watching the fog, it has been increasing. clouded up over the past few minutes. going in and out. the fog is a factor. it is not going to be completely clear. there are breaks in the clouds as well. lots of low clouds and fog near the coast, pushed into the bay. the fog will be a factor in san francisco. you can see a closer look. the golden gate bridge. a few patches pushing back into the bay. a lot of fireworks shows, all the red dots correspondent to the fireworks displays. inland neighborhoods in the 70s. here is a look at san francisco. as you saw with the live cameras. low clouds and you want to bundle up. temperatures in the mid-50s. 55 at 9:30 p.m. coming up more about the fog for saturday morning and the one direction temperatures will be trending.

in many fire departments the 6:00 p.m. hour is the official beginning of maximum fire response activities for the many fires that will be set off tonight. especially after the many well planned and regulated professional fireworks. ktvu's tom vacar is in san pablo and looks at what firefighters are preparing for. >> reporter: there should be no trouble but look at this problem. what if the wind, the wind is picking up here. and the problem is, with illegal fireworks the fires get out of control very quickly and the drought is only getting worse. >> reporter: earlier today fire inspectors went to each of the six major shows in contra costa county to assure compliance to ensure safety. these inspectors will be here all through the shows as well.

now attention turns to the dark side. the many fires sure to be set off by those discharging illegal fireworks. professional pyrotechnician explains. >> it is not something where you can light a project and watch it go. there is more involved in that. you don't know who manufactured it and you don't anyhow how it will take off. >> the emergency operation center is opening right now to deal with a flood of fires soon to come. >> we have a meeting at 6:00 p.m. last minute preparations. we get busy around 9:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and we will be here into the morning hours. >> somewhere around midnight, 12:30 a.m., 1:00 a.m. maybe. >> reporter: this year another danger looms. the weekend. >> people have to go to work

the next day, the activity tapers off. because this occurs on a fried this time we are -- friday this time we are concerned it will go into the evening and possibly into two other days of the weekend. >> now that with it being the weekend i think it could potentially go through the weekend. >> reporter: so be on the watch in your neighborhood all weekend long. coming back out live. you can see the trees are blowing. but it will get windier about 20 nots here in the east bay. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. several people were hurt in southern california after high- speed chase involving a stolen tells lu. it end -- tesla. it ended in a fire crash. the car hit two light poles and split in half. the driver was ejected and is

in critical condition. 5 others, including two lapd officers were taken to the hospital. the chase began after police got a call about someone camperring with -- tampering with a call. the richmond b.a.r.t. station is shut down. a rider was struck by a train and now b.a.r.t. is reporting the person died. b.a.r.t. is waiting for the coroner to receive. b.a.r.t. trains are stopping at el cerrito and the a.c. transit bus line is taking over taking passengers to complete the run to richmond. a very grand marshal grace as parade in san jose today. >> his birthday was yesterday. greatest thing ever happened to him. >> why this veteran is so admired. >> and a warning about a chicken recall, what you need to know before you grill.

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4th of july fireworks could be terrifying for pets. officers say they routinely spent july 5 out looking looking for dogs and cats. they say pets especially dogs need special care today. >> please don't leave your pets outside alone. don't bring them to a celebration. and please don't leave them in a car. leave them at home. >> she says if you leave your pet home alone leave a radio or a television on to drown out the noise from fireworks. foster farms chicken is under a recall after officials confirmed salmonella. the recall is for chicken with a "use or freeze by" dates from

march 21 to march 29. p6137, 61 leave it a and 61322. 500 people have become sick. >> this is crazy. i buy the chicken all the time. last thing i want to think about is getting sick. you know? >> i have a couple of foster farm chicken in my freezer. when i get home i will throw it away. >> you can protect yourself. experts say cook raw meat to 165 degrees. more than 100 groups marched 250 vehicles cruised and 35,000 people lined the streets to watch san san jose's 4th of july parade. ktvu's allie rasmus tells us the celebration was led by a world war ii veteran who became famous because of a youtube video. >> reporter: in san jose, 95-

year-old joe bell summed up his experience like this: >> hot. >> reporter: wearing the same uniform he wore 70 years ago in world war ii. he never seen this many people in one place before but it is not the first time thousands of people seen him. he became a youtube sensation. >> to dawn his world war ii uniform and wave to the runners going by his house. >> the runners stopped to thank him. >> thank you. >> they cared about joe bell. >> the video went viral. four months later they asked him to lead the parade. >> never had recognition before in his life. his birthday was yesterday and it is a peak that he had -- probably the greatest thing ever happened to him. >> bob: >> reporter: he wasn't the only veteran here. >> it is schneiss when people comment on the fact you are a

veteran. -- it is nice when people comment the fact you are a veteran. >> reporter: his grandfather was in one of the vehicles. >> look for papa. look for papa. >> i love the patriotism and it is such a great little community thing. >> reporter: from music to classic cars, and local heroes. the parade and the 4th of july was day many spectators won't forget. in san jose, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. [ music ] in danville 40,000 people lined the streets for the parade this morning there. some people put out chairs last night to stake out a spot. for many this is a long standing family tradition. a chance to celebrate and

remember those who served our country. 100,000 motorcyclists are expected to roll into town for this weekend's event. the rally started in 1947 and was the inspiration for the marlon brando movie the wild one. one man brought his own thunder bird that he has been restoring for 20 years. >> he had a bike exactly like this and road it in that movie. this bike is the icon. >> the rally features live music, food and all kinds of bike gear. the city set up a new surveillance camera system to help officers keep the peace. nice 4th of july out there. except fog near the immediate coast line and around san francisco as well.

we talked about that. impacting the fireworks in san francisco tonight. as far as temperatures today, they range from upper 50s in pacifica. san jose 79. warm inland, upper 80s to 90. antioch 98 degrees. there is the fog bank off shore and sneaking back into the bay. no big changes in the short term. the fog increases tonight and into tomorrow morning. here is an update on hurricane arthur. you can see made land fall last night off the north carolina coast line. right now still a hurricane, winds of 80 miles per hour. speed picking up. 28 miles per hour. here is the track into saturday. weakening into a tropical storm into saturday and sunday. as far as over night lows in the bay area, lots of 50s, santa rosa, san francisco, san jose 57. livermore mid-50s, 55. high pressure is rebuilding from the southwest. but it is not that hot off

shore flow. beaches not warming up too much. patchy fog. warming continues away from the coast. sunday and monday and by monday inland temperatures in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. here is our forecast, you can see the clouds near the coast and around the bay. and more coverage tomorrow morning and clearing back to near the shoreline. highs for tomorrow. 60s for the coast. warmest locations inland back up into the low 90s. possibly a few upper 90s as well. highs for your saturday. santa rosa 85. 94 vacaville. oakland mid-70s. san jose 85. sunnyvale 83 degrees. san francisco high of 67. half moon bay 63 degrees. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, we will continue to warm up the

numbers into sunday. especially inland. sunday, monday, hottest locations into the upper 90s. if you want cooler temperatures, tuesday and wednesday. heating up especially towards antibiotic crosswalk, brentwood. >> -- antioch and bend wood. the world cup continues -- brentwood. the world cup continues and team team u.s.a.'s forward returned from brazil, we will hear from him. mark is next with sports. radio announcer: it's mattress discounters 4th of july sale.

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our sports director mark ibanez is here. i was at a block partsy today and they had the big screen -- party today and they had the big screen watching the world cup. >> if you are into soccer, hard for us here in the united states to understand the passion and emotion in a battle like this today. columbia against brazil. absolute sensational soccer. 1-0 brazil. 68 minute. a rocket. 2-0 brazil. they would squeeze by 2-1. a key moment here. he knees him in the back.

get this, he sustains a broken vertebrae and word is he will miss the rest of the world cup. that is going to be huge for brazil. he will not be available against germany and the germans are in to the semi final as in the early match they took care of business against team france. it was not a big scoring game at all. 13th minute. free kick. the only goal of the game on a header. 1-0, now it will be germany versus brazil in one of the semi finals. a world related cup story. here in the bay area. back in the bay area from his performance with team u.s.a. he plays with the earthquakes back there today. the star, four year starter out of chico. called it a great experience and he will be able to apply it

to his professional career. tuesday against belgium, what might have been the game winning goal. >> i think it is one of those driving forces that will keep me pushing. go back to that and really push through it. you know, i don't want that feeling again. it will happen again. i will miss another goal. i will score another one. one of those things where i wish i had it back. played it over and over. but it is what it is. >> class act and he definitely will be back and it is okay to call him a local hero. closer to home. the a's continue to do what they do best. win ball games. battle of the 12th. nick punto with a shot down the left field line. remember melky cabrera? oops. ball goes by him. he scores the game decider. the a's 1-0 winners in the 12 12th. team with the best record in

baseball continues to win and the san francisco giants continue to lose. i would show you highlights, they don't have highlights. they lost 2-0 against the padres. >> what happened to them? [ talking at the same time ] >> all right. unbelievable. >> thank you. if you don't have to time head out to festivities we have you covered. we will show you the best of the fireworks tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. see you later everyone. female announcer: through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale,

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sam riley kicked a soccer ball, and it hit another kid so hard, his eye popped out. awesome. really? his eye popped out? well, got to hit the sack. big saturday tomorrow. that's right. it's somebody's birthday. not just that -- the ipad comes out on my actual birthday. it's like steve jobs and god got together to say, "we love you, phil." what is so great about that doohickey, anyhow? "doohickey," elly may? it's a movie theater, a library, and a music store all rolled into one awesome pad. a library is a place where people get books. a movie theater is a place where people go on dates. i better load the beach chair into the trunk. i'm gonna need it for the line in the morning. wait, honey, hang on. you can't spend your birthday in line. well, not the whole day.