. >> and that's exactly where we met dennis hamilton, in the hole.y confinement in california's kern valley state prison. it was the second time his refusal to share a cell landed him there. but his time in the hole was about to end and he was scheduled to return to general population where sharing his cell is mandatory. >> to me the cells are too small. i think it -- the cell breeds an environment for homosexuality. >> dennis hamilton was an unusual inmate. he just really didn't have to live with another man. i think he had a fear about living with another man. >> and to me it's like you don't want these people in society with you. you want me to feel safe inside a cell with this person. >> ironically, other inmates may not feel safe around hamilton either. he is serving a life sentence for kidnapping, carjacking, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. nine years in, he's only now decided to make his stand against taking a cellmate. >> there is no rule i have to take a cellie. dude, i don't want to live with another man for the rest of my life.

hamilton county or chattanooga. chattanooga city police officer, dennis petigo in stable condition and expected to be just fine. hit in the ankle. earlier reporting indicated the family taken to the hospital by a police lieutenant and told that the family is together and that the officer is going to be fine. two other people injured. it's our belief that one of those has been dismissed from erlanger trauma center. you probably have a level 1 trauma center in the big city. the worst of the worst are taken there. usually on level 1 trauma centers, if you get there live they usually keep you alive. and the work of erlanger is noted on this program and do fantastic medical work there. it's our belief that the marines who were killed today never made it there. that the marines were shot and killed on scene. let's bring in fox news middle east and terrorism analyst. i hate to think about it but it seems that the time has come. >> well basically, when i'm looking at the case shep the fact that he was born in kuwait is interesting but it does not put him in a specific -- he would have been from any country, could have

county fire chief investigators dennis johnson says many of the powerful illegal fireworks led to fire and injuries. cal fire staffed its lookout tower above mount hamiltono watch for fireworks activity while san jose police have numerous officers working overtime and will deploy special operations units. >> to go ahead and do selective enforcement in certain areas that have been traditionally hot spots during fourth of july where people are setting off illegal fireworks. >> robert honda, nbc, bay area news. >>> in san francisco, crews are preparing for tonight's big show along the waterfront. they are getting ready at pier 50. that's where workers are loading four barges with fireworks. the show will last 25 minutes and feature more than 5,000 fireworks, which are carefully positioned. >> we don't focus as much on the big stuff, because of the f word, so we try to keep things in the mid to lower range, so if that pesky fog rolls in, it doesn't obscure too much of the show. >> fire is the f word everyone is worried about in california. you can see the fireworks show from pier 49. the show starts at 9:30 tonight. it's one of 60 fireworks displays around t