marin county fire departments are stretched thin.been hoping for a break and they're not catching one. marin county has had firefighters up north fighting fires since last week. they have been on the flat fire, the county fire, and the ponty fire. this is early with fire chiefs telling our media partner the marin independent journal that last season ran late. this one is early, and that's just the break they're not getting. they said they had firefighters down south until december of last year. and they still have some firefighters who are out with injuries from that season. and now this season is very active and very early. the big push right now from these fire departments is to remind everyone here at home in marin county, no fireworks are allowed in this county. and there will be zero tolerance. zero tolerance policy will be in effect. they want to point out that there have been two red flag warnings in the last ten days. again, that is very early for this time of year. so the risk of fire is high. and they want people to be awar

the race will take runners around a loop of san francisco and into marin county. the golden gate bridge will only be open to those running the full marathon. the bridge district says it will not shutdown lanes for the marathon this year because it's too dangerous. instead, runners will be relegated to the sidewalk th staggered starts. >> if we had known before the plans had been made to come, we would probably not have come to be honest, right. i mean, you want to run on the bridge. >> i mean the bridge is huge. we understand that, and we strive to provide the best experience for our runners. reporter: the route for other runners will include parts of the coastal trail and golden gate park. race organizers also offered to let runners upgrade to the full marathon for free. >>>so, what's the weather going to be like tomorrow for the marathon? reporter: it is going to be great marathon weather. when you're running a marathon, you want it to be on the cool side, and that's what we're going to get tomorrow morning. might i just add that the bridge is not the only beaut

in addition to working as an extra eye in the county... marinttlion chief says the network also helps other agencies... that have access to the cameras, and can help send back up crews accordingly. graham. i can access them and put resources accordingly. other counties in the state have networks, including san diedo, and in and around the lake tahoe basin. in marin county te (pam) other wildfires have cropped up all over california. way up north ... in hornbrook - that's in siskiyou county near the oregon border... is the klamathon wildfire has already claimed one life. the fire has scorched some eight- thousand acres... and destroyed at least one building... it is just 5-percent contained. in san bernadino county... a truck on the freeway sparked a 100 -acre blaze in the cajon pass. the spark started as a brush fire... and extended into the vegetation. that fire has threatened a number of buildings, but no evacuations were immediately in place. and a brush fire in san diego county has destroyed several structures ... and prompted the evacuation

the governor declared a state of emergency and fire crews from marin county are on their which. after battling wildfires close to home. forecasts of hotter dry weather has the county fire firefighters bracing for a tough weekend. here who is an idea of how much land has been destroyed in napa appear yolo counties. the burn area stretches from the northern tip of san francisco to belmont on the peninsula. that's how big this is. flames have now charred 88,000 acres. that's 137 square miles. the county fire is now 33% contained, 3,400 firefighters are on the front lines. >>> a warning if you are headed to the beach today. the national weather service posted a beach hazard advisory for large waves, rip current, longshore current and sneaker waves. this runs through sunday.

. >> reporter: some of these hillside street in marin county offer beautiful views but also hidden dangers that have to do with where you park your car. when charles keppel called an angela and -- ambulance a few years ago it took 40 minutes for help to arrive, not because first responders were slow, but because it was slow going to get up the hill. >> i heard the truck above me and below me, i finally told the person on the phone, i think i should go down to the bottom of the stairs. >> reporter: the hillside streets of marin county are windy and treacherous, but there is a compounded problem with parking along them. clearance issues have gotten so bad the parking enforcement is now a top priority. a post on next door has a deputy saying, recently, the sheriff's office has seen an increase in calls for service where residents feel cars are parked unsafely that would prevent fire and ems personnel from responding to emergencies in their neighborhoods. >> if the ambulances and fire department said, we cannot get there, it will get people's attention. >> reporter: deputies will be in problem

. >>> there's a new effort to open up a place to buy recreational cannabis in marin county. residents in fairfax submitted a petition, but they're getting pushback. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in fairfax with details. wayne? >> reporter: unless you've shopped in marin county, you may not know they do not sell recreational cannabis. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: fairfax, california is about the last place a person might expect to find a cultural rift. but now a few are playing the blues because times are changing. >> people have been smoking marijuana here for as long as i can remember. and i've got a good memory. >> with the passage of proposition 64 which legalized can wis, there's division in the air. 77% of fairfax voted in favor. why, they ask, has the town council delayed establishing a new policy? >> philosophically, i'm saying follow the will of the voters, city council. i mean, i don't know how you ignore a number that big. >> reporter: yesterday, lou tremain submitted a petition allowing growth, manufacture and recreational sales of cannabis within fair

marine county fair, but cooler, topping out near 80 degrees. you should see plenty of sunshine in san francisco though. partly cloudy. grove festival at 66. if you're heading to the ball game, the a's game at 1:05, sunny and mild. 70 degrees for you. so again, that red flag

light conditions heading from richmond into marin county.nd you've got very -- just a couple headlights through your screen there. a look at this problem, brand new, coming out of the cull de cut tunnel, a car that hit the center divide blocking the left lane and there's been several near misses with other cars passing it. please be careful. apparently the responding party is outside of the vehicle and it's a very dangerous situation leaving the >>> thank you, sue. when east bay congresswoman barbara lee retires from politics she could consider a career in baseball. the a's tweeted this photo of lee throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's a's games. she can't imagine a better way to spend the fourth. >>> it started with sonoma and a bit of a backlash for eating a kit cat incorrectly. now it's ending with a proposal. when evan bit into a kit cath bar like a sandwich instead of eating it in segments he got roasted on sonoma and his girlfriend hailie was the one who shamed him sharing the gaffe, making it go viral. evan had the last laugh w

county. it's charred more than 48- thousand acres and injured 3 marin fire firefighters.pederson.... and brian cardoza are part of a five engine strike team. kron4's maureen kelly talked to their department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer there he was able to get his firefighters into the engine to take refuge unfortunately before that occurred three of them sustained vert burns from minor to moderate,all three were treated at a hospital up in redding two were treated and released....one fireigher who suffered a significant burn to his face was transferred to uc davis burn unit for fur

in addition to working as an extra eye in the county... marin battlion chief says the network also helps other agencies... that have access to the cameras, and can help send back up crews accordingly. graham. i can access them and put resources accordingly. other counties in the state have networks, including san diedo, and in and around the lake tahoe basin. in marin county te (jrstone) puerto rico has not completely recovered from destruction caused by hurricane maria. and now the island is bracing for another storm. as hurricane beryl approaches, puerto ricans are preparing by stocking up on food and supplies. beryl is expected to hit the islands in the caribbean late sunday or monday as a tropical storm. puerto rico could be impacted monday or tuesday, but forecasters don't expect the island to take much of a hit. (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. tracking a few degrees of cooling around the bay area on sunday. not expecting m

governor brown has declared a state of emergency and fire crews from marin county are now on their way. as of this morning the fire has burned more than 88,000 acres, 37% contained. and here's some perspective of just how big that really is. if this fire were burning in the east bay you'd basically go from h hercules all the way down to san leandro. officials expect full containment by this weekend. >> new at 11:00, richmond police aa home invasion robbery suspect is in the hospital after a homeowner shot him. it happened shortly after midnight. police say the 47-year-old suspect tried to break into two other houses before he forced himself into the house on alta mira. that suspect was taken to a local trauma center and all we know he's still alive. >>> fire officials have lifted a halth advisory that was in place this morning that refineries sent out a cautionary advisory after an incident they described as a unit upset. the warning went to a community nearby saying some people could experience skin irritation. we have not had any reports of any issues. >>> thener reports police are i

reporter: this photo was posted on the marin county fire department's facebook page an hour before three of their firefighters were burned fighting the carr fire. they're members of an 18 person strike team which had been on the road for eight days fighting fires and they had been on duty for almost 24 hours. the team was protecting a home when they were blasted with a sudden rush of heat. >> it was a sudden wind shift where the fire front was coming from one direction which changed that caught some pine trees that were adjacent to the property, and that just blasted the three firefighters with a severe amount of heat. reporter: they retreated to their fire engine and had to be taken to the hospital by another fire engine. two of the three were treated and released. one firefighter is more severely burned and is now at uc davis burn center for evaluation of burns to his face, ears, and hands. >> i think the whole fire service is realizing once again that the conditions we're in right now and this devastating, fast growing difficult fires. reporter: there is a serious accident review team

in addition to working as an extra eye in the county... marin battlion chief says the network also helps other agencies... that have access to the cameras, and can help send back up crews accordingly. graham. i can access them and put resources accordingly. other counties in the state have networks, including san diedo, and in and around the lake tahoe basin. in marin county te (jrs) a local store owner is helping people impacted by the yolo county wildfire... by collecting donations outside her shop. sunshine powers runs love on haight -- the store known for its tie dye and rainbow designs. kron4's michelle kingston joins us live in san francisco tonight --michelle -- what are they doing to help the victims? (michelle)so far they've collected 10 truck loads worth of new clothes and dry goods and they're hoping to keep collecting for those in need. "welcome everyone! welcome to our rainbow!"inside the shop on the corner of haight and masonic "la la la la la!" people are dazzling over the tie dye and art work throughout the store"love on haight i

it's really an important thing for living in marin county. ay 24. it happened about 9 this morning.. near the camino pablo off-ramp >>> one person was killed and another injured after a fiery crash on highway 24. the crash shut down all westbound lanes for about six hours. they just opened back up. here's a look at the aftermath. only one car was involved. police say before the crash an officer tried stopping that car but the driver didn't stop. a high-speed chase ensued and the driver got on highway 24. the officer lost sight of the car before coming across the crash scene. two people were in the car. they were taken to a hospital where one of them died. >>> new video of an alarming incident at the state fair in sacramento. >> you see people scrambling for safety this afternoon after a monorail train caught fire, sending sparks flying. the fire department says it was a small electrical fire on a single car. the train's operator was the only person on board. no injuries have been reported. >>> one of the survivors of the deadly duck boat crash is sp

kron 4's ella sogomonian spent the day in san rafael where it was a hot first day of the marin county fair. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian//" at some point it was more than 90 degrees there was a heat advisory plus that high fire danger warning... regardless of the scorching temperatures a lot of people came out for the first day of the fair."it can be liberating not to have to reach for a jacket in the bay area...marin county fair goers reveled under the sun for the kick off of the five day festival in san rafael saturday.sot: bryan gildner, enjoying the fair // "it's great to be out without a jacket, of course there's always the concern with fire, last year was obviously really devastating but with us being here we can sort of enjoy the good weather and put money back into we need."but the hottest day of the week can be as dangerous as it may be fun.a heat advisory was in effect until about 8 o clock saturday.when it gets this hot it can be risky especially for seniors. the national weather service recommends to check up on them if they dont have ac at home, dont leave kids o

. >>> three marin county firefighters were hurt as they battled the carr fire. kpix 5's and mike vick has more on what happened. >> this photo was posted on the fire department's facebook page one hour before three of their firefighters were burned fireà fighting the carr fire. they are members of a strike team that had been on the road for a today's fighting fires around northern california. they had been on duty for almost 24 hours. the team was protecting a home in shasta last night when they were blasted with the sudden rush of heat. >> there defending the house, and that is adjacent to a grove of pinion pine, so when the fire get established in there, the wind picked up and it turned into a blowtorch pointed right at that house. >> they retreated to their fire engine and had to be taken to the hospital by another fire engine because the area was to dangerous for an ambulance. >> these are thermal burns, not direct flame, but they have the same affect. the challenge with burns is -- your skin is the largest organ in your body. we do not think of it that way,

the wildfire precautions officials took at the marin county fairgrounds. ( marty )plus... thousands rally across the country in support of keeping families together. we'll take you to a rally at dolores park in san francisco. ( marty )and... amazon says it's making it easier... and prescriptions.u to fill your battery in your smart lock? maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't have to actually talk to your neighbor. are you watching the game tonight? or... ...you could just trust duracell. ♪ ...you could weaving your own shoes...rgy by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. ( marty )for your money this morning ... amazon is expanding into the pharmacy business. it bought online pharmacy pillpack. this move could have an impact on drug stores. because pillpack has pharmacy licenses in all 50 states. the company delivers medications to customers in pre-sorted doses designed to make it easier for people to take multiple medications a day. the amazon acquisition comes just a week after c-v-s announced it will start deli

they want everyone in marin county to remember fireworks are not allowed here. and they really need everyone to follow the rules. they say conditions are dry. we have had red flag warnings and people need to be aware that fireworks are not permitted. and on this holiday, firefighters will be taking a zero tolerance policy. reporting live here,ld amyabc >> thank you. >>> the huge wildfire in yolo county has grown so much, people in napa county are getting ready to evacuate. >> three counties have all been put on notice. encounty fire is now at 60,000 acres. it nearly doubled in size on monday. the fire is now 5% contained. 116 structures are still threatened. many yarareas under evacuation order or advisory. another 1,000 firefighters have been added to the front line. business owners in the effected area say this is really not the holiday they were hoping for. >> we were hoping with fourth of july being on a wednesday, that this whole week would give us a bump. t happening.y, with the >> firefighters told the press democrat they hope to have the fire contained b

marin county and santa cruz county, the beaches goes

. >> learning what to do in case of a fire, it's really an important thing for living marin county. >>> in the east bay, one person was killed and another injured after a fiery crash on highway 24, 9:00 am this morning. the crash shut down all westbound lanes for nearly six hours. they opened back up this afternoon. >>> here's a look at the aftermath. only one car was involved. an officer tried stopping the car earlier but the driver wouldn't stop. a high-speed chase ensued. that's when he got on highway 24 of the the officer lost sight of the car before coming across the crash scene. two people were in the car and taken to the hospital where one died. >>> rent-a-hit man. the bay area website of supposed to be a tongue in cheek man for an i.d. company, until people started using it to look for contract killers. the bay area man became an unlikely crime-fighter! >> he says to my mom and my dad, my sister and my brother. >> reporter: bob is reading an e-mail he got yesterday morning from a 14-year-old boy in alaska. an e-mail submitted through his website, ren-a-hit man.com. >> is this

three marine county firefighters were burned.ve been released from the firefight -- from the hospital but one will undergo further evaluation at uc davis burn center. >>> we have video in our newsroom showing damage in the morning daylight. look at this. firefighters say 65 billion build -- 65 buildings have been destroyed, including an entire neighborhood. 500 other buildings are threatened right now. it has burned 70 square miles in containment slipped overnight to just 3%. firefighters say their primary objective is evacuation. >>> police in san jose are searching for two people who ran away from the scene leaving a chp officer injured. it happened after 3 am this morning. they responded to reports of a crash on clayton road say they in a motorized cart thing towed by someone else in another vehicle -- card being told by someone else in another vehicle. -- cart being towed by someone else in another vehicle. >> they ran off in the vehicle hit our officer. >> medicts treated the chp officer at the scene. they took him to a hosp

(paul) (paul) (vicki) (paul) (vicki) three marin county firefighters were also injured fighting the carr fire last night.(grant) kron4's maureen kelly talked to that department's chief who describes what happened. the injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer there he was able to get his firefighters into the engine to take refuge unfortunately before that occurred three of them sustained vert burns from minor to moderate,all three were treated at a hospital up in redding two were treated and released....one fireigher who suffered a significant burn to his face was transferred to uc davis burn unit for further evaluation.as scary as that incident was....chief jason weber knows full well that other department

he is the founding president of the buck institute on aging in marin county, and he is the author ofook that is stirring up a lot of controversy. it's called "the end of alzheimer's: tto prevent and ree decline." now, you've said this is a terrible disease and alzheimer's >> that's right. so, alzheimer's is now actually the third leading cause of death in the united states. it had been underestimated previously and called the sixth leading cause, but it's actually the third. it is now -- dementia is now the number-one leading cause of death in the united kingdom, so this is a huge problem. but when you actually look at what is causing it, all the contributors to this illness, what you find is that many are preventable and correctable. so, in fact, this should be -- if we all do the right things, this should be a rare disease. >> all right, so, it is a terrible disease, because the impact it has on the individual themselves and the family and the healthcare system -- they're just horrible. >> that's right. this costs our healthcare system over $260 billion per year. and of course, tha

it's against the law here in marin county.o dry, they really want people to remember this law. and also to keep in mind that all of the fires going on right now are really straining resources. look at these numbers. this is according to our media partner, the marin independent journal. marin county has sent 76 firefighters, 10 fire engines, and a bulldozer to fight fires this season. they point out this is very early and already very intense. they headed north last week and have been on the front lines of the flat fire, the county, and the pawnee fires. they say june isn't even considered the busy time, and considered that last season ran long, they had crews down in southern california until december. so they're really hoping for a break and say it just isn't happening. so they're turning to the public and saying please give them a break, and remember, fireworks are not allowed. they will be watching. they'll have zero tolerance for sure. reporting live, amy hollyfield. >> thank you, amy. >> now let's talk more about the huge

marin county has a total of 85 firefighters working throughout the state to battle these fires, 44 are in shasta county working for containment over the weekend. carlos, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> look at this video from our tower cam over the east bay hills. what do you notice? the haze and smoke in mendocino county all the way down here to the bay area. the conditions firefighters can expect over the weekend. >> that's right. let's look at the current conditions, 85 degrees. cooler, humidity up, winds gusting and they die down early tomorrow afternoon and pick back up again tomorrow night. the other challenge, look at the heat, 110 degrees both days this weekend, hot conditions are not a help especially when triple digits are expected well into next week. >> thanks very much. >>> tonight, several families are being let back into their homes near the ferguson fires, burning 46,000 acres and they lifted the evacuation orders for the subdivision but there won't be food services until next week. >> the sheriff in mendy sino just put out new evacuation orders for the river fire. it has

three marin county firefighters were treated for burns to their face, hands and ears. and really all of west redding has been told to evacuate asap. as you can see, this community here in redding is just absolutely destroyed and we are going to be seeing a lot of heart break today, unfortunately, when the homeowners return to this neighborhood and they see what is left of their homes. we'll be having -- have a live report at 5:00 and 6:00 later tonight. back to you guys. >> so sad. thank you very much. >>> a redding television station became part of the story last night. it forced the news team to evacuate. >> it played out on television on air. take a look. >> right now, we are being evacuated. that's why we are kind of closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. >> that's what people watching krcr saw a little after 10:30 last night. the station providing updates on station and reporters with updates from the field to their facebook page. >>> no matter where you live, our free nbc bay area app is a great tool to have

no delays on southbound 101 from marin county. mass transit coming up next. >>> thanks. >>> tweflg news now a united airlines flight had to turn around and make a emergency landing. >> it landed safely after 12:30 this morning. passengers say they were informed about a failure in the left engine 45 minutes into the flight. one passenger told us she heard two loud sounds and two sparks after takeoff. no one was hurt and in a statement united airlines says there was a mechanical issue, saying quote the flight landed safely and we will work to get our customers to sydney as soon as possible. the maintenance team is inspecting the aircraft. >>> this morning the search is on for this man, dubbed the faux badge bandit. the fbi says he robbed four ngs banks in the bay area. >> the bare is the most recent area targeted in the state according to vierkandts. >> mat keller live in san ramon. one of the previously places the faux badge bandit hit. matt. >> good morning. this man is considered armed and dangerous. the latest robbery happening

marine county fair, temperatures cooler than yesterday. hovering near the 80 degrees mark and low 90s if you're headed to pleasant town for the alameda fair. the forecast shows we may see clouds especially along the coast for the fourth of july. plenty of sunshine through the extended forecast, but tuesday likely going to see coastal clouds so the san francisco fireworks celebration, it might be hard to see the fireworks, inland, however, should see clear skies and good fire work weather except for fire danger. >> we're not sure about these fireworks. >> fingers crossed. >>> well, fire concerns are putting a slight damper on a fourth of july tradition in sonoma county. groups sale -- >> kpix ellery turner put that question to buyers and sellers. >>reporter: they're an iconic part of fourth of july celebrations. >> it's the icing on the cake and -- >> the explosions are something some folks in sonoma county don't want. it has been almost 9 months sinceount findin cont p-- only cloverdale allow fireworks. this -- >> it helps replenish some o

what you can to keep yourself and loved ones safe and avoid igniting live in san rafael at the marin county fair grounds sogomonian kron 4 news. (jrs) another way to beat the heat in the north bay is to head to one of their cooling centers. santa rosa recreation & parks operates several air conditioned lobbies open to the public if citizens need a place to stay cool during the day, including... the finley recreation complex, the steele lane community center, and the person senior wing. for cooling center times head to kron4 dot com. (justine) a grass fire near the border of san joaquin and calaveras counties close to stockton already burned four thousand acres. residents in the communities of milton and salt springs are under evacuation orders. crews closed roads and used an air tanker to fight the fire. it is ten per cent contained. (jrs) and at 8:30 we will speak and at 8:30 we will speak with a fire captian with cal fire live for an update on the pawnee fire. (justine)(justine) on the pennisula.. the coast guard rescued 4 people after their fishing boat started to sink in the water near

than 10% of concert and sports fans use public transportation. >>> traffic officials know where marin countyording to a transportation authority study, during the morning and afternoon commute, 72% of the trips are within the county. 24% with to and from the county. 4% are passing through marin during the peak commute periods. of the trips into marin, 28% are coming from san francisco. 24% from sonoma. and 14% from contra costa county. and 13% from alameda county. >>> a warning about hot cars over the weekend. a 2-year-old boy was found unconscious in a hot car outside their south sacramento home. and he later died at the hospital. it's believed he got in the car on his own. an expert at san jose state found no heatstroke.org. and in 54% of hot car deaths, a child is forgotten by a care give. 27% because a child is playing in an unattended car. and in 18%, a child is intentionally left by an adult. >> it can happen to the best parents, the worst parents, everyone in between. cars can be hot, deadly places. they are not play areas. children and pets should not be left in them for any amount o

south facing beaches, marin county and santa cruz it's here. the rip currents, the sneaker waves, the fact that you should maybe watch the waves instead of wading out into them or listening to them. they could have the thunder roars as they collapse. all right. here's tropical storm fabio, 70-mile-per-hour winds. well away from us and it's weakening that's what's going to create our dangerous surf and it's not going to be an issue in hawaii other than dangerous surf there also. >> thank you. >>> when east bay congresswoman barbara lee retires maybe she could consider a career in baseball. she spent part of her fourth of july on the pitcher's mound. the a's tweeted out this photo of her throwing out the first pitch at the a's game and no better way to spend the fourth, maybe she was good luck because the a's beat the padres 4-2. >>> it all started with some social media backlash for eating a kit kat incorrectly and ends with a proposal. when evan bit into a kit kat bar like a sandwich instead of breaking it and eating it in segments he got roast

in addition to working as an extra eye in the county... marintlion chief says the network also helps other agencies... that have access to the cameras, and can help send back up crews accordingly. in marin county te (ken) charges will not be filed after an east bay high school student drowned in a campus pool. benjamin curry was a freshman at san ramon valley high.. he was found in the deep end of the pool may 8th. danville police say curry's death was accidental. and they found no signs of foul play or negligence. investigators reviewed video footage from the pool area... and interviewed staff, classmates and curry's family. (pam) it is being called president donald trump's 'gag rule' between doctors and their patients. (ken) it's a proposal that would affect women's health.. .according to senator dianne feinstein who was talking about the issue in oakland today.. (pam) kron 4's haaziq madyun was there... and has this report. sotu.s.

hundreds of marin county residents took part. >> the main thing, it's better to be safe than sorry. if you see smoke or get the alert, start evacuations. also have a plan ahead of time. >> it was also a test of the county's reverse 911 and emergency alert system. >>> when a man started rent a hitman, he didn't expect hundreds of murder for hire plots. >> kill my mom and my dad, my sister and brother. >> reporter: this is an e-mail he got from a 14-year-old boy from alaska through his website, rent a hitman.com. >> we decided we wanted to start a company doing risk analysis, intrusion detection, white hat hacking. >> reporter: that's where the name came from in 2005, and the website created here in the kitchen of his home. instead of getting e-mails for it services, people were literally asking for a hitman. bob decided to run with it. >> after receiving those e- mails, i decided to transform the web page. >> reporter: now it's almost a parody site. >> targets name, services requested. >> reporter: he gets requests at least a couple times a week. >> i need her taken care of because s

kron4's gabe slate is standing by at the marin county fair. we'll talk to him in a bit...d is on the embarcadero tonight... where tens of thousands of revelers are expected to take in the show over the bay. but we want to start with gayle ong at the contra costa county fair in antioch tonight. gayle? (pam) one of the biggest fireworks shows in the bay area is the one over the bay itself... off san francisco's fisherman's wharf. however... this year, as often happens, there are some concerns about low visibility due to fog... kron4's charles clifford is near pier 39 tonight... with the latest on the preparations... charles.. (pam) and - one way to make sure you get a good view of the fireworks - tune into kron 4's july fourth live... we will cover fireworks shows from concord, san rafael, san jose and san francisco.. it is the only 4th of (pam) charles..preparations... the the latest on tonight... with near pier 39 clifford is charles kron4's to fog... visibility due about low some concerns gayle?tonight.concord tonight. gayle? (pam) one of the biggest fireworks shows in th

tonight gabe slate is live at the marin county fair and gayle ong joins us from the contra costa county fair. both will locations will host fireworks shows tonight. (pam) but first, let's check in with charles clifford in san francisco... where the biggest bay area show of the night is expected. charlescharles. charles. (ken) thank you charles.... well another party is happening tonight at the marin county fair....where they're all set for the fireworks show tonight.(pam) that's where we find kron-4's gabe slate... gabe what is the vibe like out there? (pam) turning now to our four zone forecast. lawrence karnow joins us now. (ken) lawrence what does our fireworks forecast look like? lawrence karnow: skies cleared for most of the bay area except for some lingering clouds at the coast. highs were will below normal and in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. the fog and low clouds will return tonight for the fireworks. clouds will be along the coast and the bay by 9 tonight and be mostly clear inland. on the satellite you cans see the area of low pressu

(ken) (ken) (ken) three marin county firefighters were injured fighting the carr fire last night. tyler barnes, cardoza are part of a five ther firefighters from the marin county fire department on the strike team. they had been battling the carr fire since 1-am thursday. and were still going at 8p-m thursday when the three firefighters were overcome with a blast of heat. (ken) all three were treated at a hospitalin redding. two were treated and released.... one fireigher who suffered a significant burn to his face was transferred to the u-c davis burn unit for further evaluation (justine) so far this year's fire season has been brutal and there's no relief in sight. (ken) thousands of firefighters from cal fire and many local agencies are fighting blazes across the state putting a major strain on resources.kron 4's

in addition to working as an extra eye in the county... marinlion chief says the network also helps other agencies... that have access to the cameras, and can help send back up crews accordingly. in marin county te lawrence karnow: tropical clouds spread across the bay area today. it was muggy and hot in spots today with highs into the mid 90s inland and 60s and 70s near the coast. it is a nice night outside with mostly clear skies expected. high surf continues along the coast along south facing beaches. fire danger will be running higher around the state with hotter temperatures inland. on the satellite you can see the remnants of hurricane fabio moving north. skie will clear for the weekend to bring hotter temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. it will be very similar on sunday with hot weather inland and cool fog at the coast. cooler weather is expected toward the middle of the weak. ÷(pam) with the multiple fires burning in colorado, a global supertanker is now going to be

marin county fire got the call around 9:00 p.m., that was nearly two hours later. the group is trapped just south of mure beach near the pirates' cove area. firefighters are waiting until the tide goes down to perform rescue operations, hopefully sometime before midnight. county fire was considering using a hoist to remove the trapped hikers, or jet skis with the help of the coast guard, but those were considered to be too risky. we were at the mure's beach parking lot, where we saw an ambulance and other patrol cars waiting for the rescue effort to continue. really, it's just pitch black dark out here. we have some camera lights on me, but behind me, you can see the darkness. imagine that, paired with some of the elements they have to deal with, especially trying to rescue these people hellsid hillside. >> certainly an added challenge. thank you. >>> let's get to drew tuma with specifics with high tide and the water levels there. the good news is that low tide is coming. >> yeah, you heard amanda say high was shortly after 7:00. we'll take you near mure beach and

marine county fire guided the four men and one woman back to their cars early they guided them along the rocks and back to the parking lot. the group got stranded last night between pirate's cove. >>> police say that an armed man held 50 people hostage yet at a trader joe's mor now from reporter amy powell from our sister station in l.a. >> reporter: frightened shoppers run away from a trader joe's in silver lake. terrifying moments when an armed man running in police crashes his car outside and then runs inside. >> he ran right behind me, and there were all these gunshots. >> reporter: people watched the suspect engage in a gun battle with police. >> about three or four shots were fired and then at that point they were telling everyone to get down in their cars and just try to duck for safety. and me and a couple of other people i know were in our cars for a good, like, 30 >> reporter: dozens of s.w.a.t. seam members and other lapd officers surround the store joined by fire department rescuers. inside, employees helping customers escape. >> you could hear the pop, pop, pop, pop. >>

it's minor slow. 37 has more slow traffic heading to sonoma and marin county. coming out towards the bridge, there is a little bit of roadwork in san francisco. but the biggest thing is eastbound 80 at treasure island you cannot get off the freeway. and you can't get to treasure island without going to oakland and making a u-turn. and there's a crash eastbound inside the caldicott tunnel. no injuries. let's talk about the approach to the bay bridge. no major problems at the toll plaza and it's getting a little bit slow. it's 5:32 and back to the desk. >>> we're following a developing story in el sobrante where detectives are investigating an overnight shooting that may be didly. it happened around 10:00 last night. and investigators have been on the scene since then. the body of an unidentified person was seen in the front of the home. but authorities are not releasing any additional information. the contra costa sheriff's department shut down green ridge drive. we'll have a live report in 30 minutes. >>> jurors are expected to begin deliberations in the case o

(justine) three marin county firefighters were also injured fighting the carr fire last night. tyler barnes, scott pederson.... and brian cardoza are part of a five engine strike team. kron4's maureen kelly talked to their department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer take refuge unfortunately occurred three of them sustained minor to moderate,all three were treated at a redding two and fireigher who suffered a burn to his transferred to uc davis burn unit for further chief jason wears a black band across the two firefighters with the intensity of fires in california it's an important reminder

in marin county, julie watts, kpix 5. >> so much of this has to do with the weather.talking about the heat, paul deanno is watching fire conditions in redding right now. >>> you can see where this roof was blown off the house. it was a house that did not burn. winds in much of redding are 5- 15 miles per hour. wins in redding near the fire are up to 50 miles per hour. to say that this fire is creating its own weather is an understatement. it is creating severe weather in and upon itself. that fire-world, something similar to what you saw earlier lifted this tree off the ground. it was not burned, just nearby. 50-60 mile per hour wind gusts near the fire have caused their own weather conditions, more extreme than just one or two miles away. it is going to be windy near the fire on saturday and sunday, the heat is going nowhere. 113 degrees today, 110 degrees is my forecast for saturday and sunday. five mile per hour winds away from the fire, multiply that by 10 near the fire itself. >>> pg&e says it deenergized some of its transmission lines in rural areas west of redd

from san francisco looking towards marin county, is that right? that's it. >> sunrise over the big city through the fog obscured there. yesterday morning clear, not this morning. that fog came back in a big way. temperatures will cool off, about 5-7 for most. santa rosa dropped from 96-88 down five for concord and down six for men low park. fog and low clouds continue to make their mark. moving up the napa valley down the peninsula and filling in rapidly on the coast all the way down to southern california and it take ace turn. tropical clouds continue to hover down there. 50s on the temperatures and these are down a good 5-7 degrees livermore minus seven and fairfield, my nus six. san jose minus four compared to this time yesterday. a westerly breeze not a

this video is from marin county. take a look at this weekend. kristi smith took this in contra costa county. it makes the sun l tracking the conditions along the fire lines and the air quality here in the bay area. >> as we head towards sunday, i'm going to show you the quick satellite-radar that is picking up the smoke. this is where the yolo county fire is burning. detected over napa, but get this. it's as far down as oakland and reaching towards san francisco. we had several saying they have seen the smoke over san francisco. you can see it here on the satellite-radar. we are expecting the normal wind into tomorrow. what is it going to mean? the red flag warning is extended until 3:00 p.m. for the area because of the strong gusty conditions expected into tomorrow afternoon. it could be gusting upwards of 20 to 25 miles per hour. this is going to spread the smoke. have your windows shut. even though we don't seem to be close to the fire, the wind is going to push a lot of that smoke towards the bay area. i will have another update in a bit. >>

marin county and santa cruz county, the beaches goes until 5:00 tomorrow evening. you can see the current wave heights, never huge, because it's more of a rip current and sneaker wave event. let's look at temperatures today and the cloud cover. particle sunny not because of low clouds but because of high clouds. 61 at bodega bay to 80 in santa cruz. dangerous at time more on the seven-day forecast come up here is sue. >> let's head to the south bay where we have the problem in the los gatos area. northbound 17 near lashing. an accident blocking the right lane. early enough not seeing slow traffic in the area yet. we will keep our eye on this. also in the same vicinity there was a wrongway driver driving southbound in the northbound lanes. that driver has been pulled to the center divide. hopefully that won't cause a lot of trouble out that area. we'll checkup in windsor with an earlier accident overnight when we come back. >> thank you sue. new developments with the pedi cab collision late last month process. the examiner reporting police are increasing patrols nea

the marin county fire chief also gives credit to the company officer in his leadership for getting the fire firefighters out quickly. he says the outcome could have easily been worse. >>> as we have been reporting, the conditions facing fire crews are extreme. >> the nevada county strike team posted this video to youtube and it shows the extreme fire behavior the strike team faced. you can sea the wind here whipping the flames across the roadway. for more on the conditions, let's check in with rosemary. >> yeah, that video just reminds you of the north bay fires from last year. the winds were really gusty last night. they're calm at the moment but it's hot out there. temperatures already in the 90s. 0 when it's hot and dry the fire burns that much hotter and faster. there are advisories in place for this area, a red flag warning that will continue until about midnight for critically dry conditions. relative humidity is expectd to drop 5%. winds are expected to gust to 25 miles per hour which is enough to fan the flames and spread that fire even faster and it picks up embers to start ne

the rest of marin county -- westbound 80.ighway 4 to the maze, 21 minutes. 9-minute drive across the bridge. southbound 101. if you've got a flight this morning. shouldn't have trouble getting there. >> "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. >>> ginger zee live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. hi, ginger. >>> reggie and jessica. great to see you this morning. coming up, president trump is heading to london after that tense nato summit where he lashed out at our allies. now he's set to meet with the british prime minister and the queen and protests are planned. we're going to cover that all. plus, stormy daniels arrested overnight during one of her shows. her lawyer calling it a sting operation. we've got the latest on that story. >>> as the temperature heats up, new concerns about hot car dangers. we're going to show you there's new simple device that might help prevent a tragedy. >>> we have the surprise of a lifetime for backstreet boys super fans. we're counting down to the concert. backs

the santa clara fire department is on the front lines there, long with resources from marin county. one resident still unidentified was killed in the town of horn brook. the body found in charred ruins of a home. hundreds of residence told to evacuate. to the south in sandra barbara county, a fierce fire erupted friday night. burned 20 instructs including homes. investigator say a fire started at a home and spread to nearby brush. in san diego have burned in the foothill community of alpine. dozens of hope owners told to leave. >> you've heard the term, new normal, the number, size, frequency of fires that we've seen over the last several years unfortunately has become -- i won't say the new normal, it's just become normal. >> we tried to get what we could and got out. we got some dogs, couple of tortoises. we were able to get out the important things. >> people hoping they can return home soon. cal fire says the holiday fires are just 5% contained fire. the west fire, 30% contained. we got an update, 18 structures very lost in the san diego county area now. evacuation orders still i