. >> and meet mia tisdale. what she managed to accomplish will have you smiling. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm melissa rehberger in for frances. >> and i'm phillip mena. as americans celebrated the 4th of july, a surprising security breach here in new york city. ngwoman s statue of liberty after an abolish i.c.e. protest all while the city was under heightened security for the holiday. police evacuated liberty island as a precaution. they say it took about three hours to coax this woman down under some very dangerous circumstances. >> the angles that we had to go on, it was difficult to stand there. there was nothing for us to grab. it was covered on the copper. we really couldn't anchor to that. >> the protester was later identified at 44-year-old teresa patricia okumo of staten island. earlier in the day authorities are arrested seven protests with a group rise and resister readig abolish i.c.e. at the statue. one member confirmed to nbc new york that okuma was part of their group but saidaso planni statue. okumo now faces seveeral expect

we thank the tisdale family for sharing that story. and we thank you for watching. york. for david and all of us here, have a great fourth of july. good night. >>> the roads are empty and the beaches are packed. tonight we're live with the parades and the options to make sure toy'solay dsn turn into an emergency. >>> i'm spencer christian. will we see fog or will we see fireworks? maybe both. i'll have the accuweather forecast. >>> and tonight 7 on your side's michael finney with expert advice on how to protect your house from a wildfire, including the one area where your home is most vulnerable. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> well, i like that they're really fun, very enthusiastic. it brings joy to the world. >> oh, isn't she right? joy to the world, and not just america as our country celebrates its independence. good evening and thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. dan and ama are off. happy fourth of july and thanks pour joining us. across the bay area, people celebrated with picnics and parades. >> from the beaches

we thank the tisdale family for sharing that story. and we thank you for watching. york, for david and all of us here, have a great fourth of july. good night. . >> announcer: live where you acss the barea, peoeews> it's to ce w a parties. and right now the preparations are under way for the big finale, the fireworks shows. but will you be able to see them? >>> good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. a live look outside know from our east bay hills. you can see it's already foggy and gloomy in some areas. let's get right to spencer christian. >> i hate to sound like a hedging forecaster, but it's iffy. the live doppler 7, the fog is beginning to develop along the coastline. it never cleared all the way today. get down to the forecast animation starting a little bit later this afternoon, the fog layer will deepen along the coastline, pushing through the golden gate and out over the bay as we approach 9:30, the scheduled time of this evening's fireworks. let's take a look at what conditions will be like at that time. 9:30 this even

and that was certainly the case in michigan as 4-year-old maya tisdale took her first steps on her own.has rebral palsy, had an operation less than two months ago aimed at helping her walk, and you can see it seems to have worked. >>> a scary sight in minnesota where a teen driver suddenly found himself in a life-threatening situation when his car plunged into a massive sinkhole yesterday. the road had opened up after heavy rains. the teen climbed out through a back window but is okay. >>> it was bad enough when part of a bourbon warehouse collapsed in kentucky almost two weeks ago, sending about 9,000 barrels into the ground. but look at this, the rest of the building came down today at the barton 1792 distillery, toppling another 9,000 to 10,000 barrels. workers have created a berm to prevent leakage into a nearby creek. >>> when we come back, our nightly snapshot. we'll meet a young man who would feel right at home back in 1776.if you )r fireworks tonight, be warned. you could get in trouble, even in the town where ent, outside a bay area building. next. >>> finally tonight, our nightly

maya tisdale known as mighty miss maya was diagnosed with cerebral palsy just before she was 2, but lastfamily joined their daughter as she reached the emotional milestone. check it out. >> i am walking. >> look at that. >> i'm walking. >> good job. >> another little step. little one. >> i'm walking! yes! >> come here. >> i'm walking. >> her mom says she still tries to do everything her brothers do and if that doesn't make you smile, nothing will on this thursday. way to go, maya. steve kornacki is standing by. that's going to wrap up this hour. i will see you tomorrow on "today" so. >> good afternoon everybody. 2:00 here in the east, 11:00 in the west. president trump is on his way out west to montana, four hours from now he's set to hold a campaign rally. four days from now, of course, he is set to announce his supreme court pick. right now, nbc news has learned who is at the top of the president's list. the three most serious contenders are brett kavanaugh, amy coney barrett and raymond kethledge, all three are u.s. appeals court judges. back on capitol hill we are watching the politi