morning out here at the embarcadero.any people because that running that cross the finish line, it was his first time doing this san francisco marathon. take a look at what it was like here earlier this morning. like you said, stephanie, this race started at 05:30am, in morning. the racers they started here the embarcadero. their journey took them to the building a bridge. they went to sausalito and now they are back here the embarcadero. organizers wanted to make this race inclusive. they say that this is the first marathon here in the state to have a non-binary plus this means runners were able to choose non-binary trans to male or female. when signing up, this race is also featuring a program for runners with disabilities in the marathon has included animals and wheelchair user users. and aside from the full marathon, there's 5 k 10 half and marathon. so there's been a lot of running here in san francisco. and as we said, a glimpse of the person who first crossed finish line. here's what had to yeah, i'm surprised i d

fog gets in the way of tonight's fireworks show along san francisco's embarcadero, but that doesn't seem to disappoint. too many of the independent state crowd. hello again, everyone. i'm heather holmes mike mibach bay area's big fireworks shows have wrapped up for the night with the fireworks are not quite exactly over. this is what police and fire departments have feared. live pictures of the oakland hills where some are ignoring local laws. and as you see here, setting off fireworks. officials say they not only pose a severe fire risk, especially this time of year. they can also be dangerous, and this is what they wanted crowds to do to actually go out and gather around fireworks shows put on by the professionals. thousands gathered tonight along san francisco's embarcadero for this show, but before that, some people turn the holiday into a day of protest. ktvu brooks jarocz caught up with those celebrating as well as demonstrating as thousands gathered here along the embarcadero in san francisco to celebrate america's birthday, a couple 100. others say this is not a time to celebrate

cómo la policía de san francisco se prepara para garantizar la seguridad de los asistentes >> el embarcaderolencia para disfrutar de un día como hoy >>cómo encuentran todo ? >> todo bien agradable. todo perfecto para que vengan de vacaciones >> entran a ver los fuegos artificiales ? >> gracias >> esperaban el frío o no ? >> nuevo, vinimos con ropa de verano >> (risas) >> la gente siempre anda con (inaudible) con lo que está al alcance >> tienes esperanza que la noche cuando vengan los juegos vendan lo que venden como mente ? >> ojalá después vengan a comer >> la gente local no compra, los que visitan son los que compran >> han llegado muchos visitantes o no ? >> hasta hoy, muy poca la venta >> cree que la situación económica tenga alguna influencia ? >> posiblemente >> la policía de san francisco está en alerta máxima >> en un comunicado señalaron que hemos incrementado el personal. estamos trabajando con otros agencias a nivel federal, estatal y local para garantizar la seguridad. hemos identificado ninguna amenaza hasta el momento >> las celebraciones se esperan hasta bien entrada la noche

then it was back to the finish line at the embarcadero or golden gate park.first full and half marathon, the event included shorter one, five, and 10k races so runners could participate at any level. >> yeah, no excuse. everyone can do it if they want. shawn chitnis caught up with a couple racers. >> reporter: among the many who finished the san francisco marathon this year, there was one team united by a shared mission. regardless of the setbacks and the adversity they faced in life, they were determined to complete the race. >> we just accomplished somethingll of us. >> reporter: ashley was one of almost 20,000 to cross the finish line sunday along the embarcadero. but she came to the san francisco marathon with a special purpose, to prove that donating a kidney wouldn't hold her back. >> life is not much different post-donation. you can still go out and accomplish very big things. >> reporter: she was inspired to help a stranger during the pandemic after learning she was a match, she couldn't turn down the chance to make a difference in someone else's life

fog gets in the way of tonight's fireworks show along san francisco's embarcadero, but that doesn't seem to disappoint. too many of the independent state crowd. hello again, everyone. i'm heather holmes mike mibach bay area's big fireworks shows have

. >> some of the racers took off from the embarcadero or the presidio, ventured past fisherman's wharf and on to the bridge and through sausalito. many crossed the finish line at the embarcadero or golden gate park, but this is the first time the marathon featured a nonbinary plus division and awards. >> and shawn chitnis caught up with a couple of runners who wanted to prove they could still compete in a marathon after unique obstacles in life. >> reporter: among the many who finished the san francisco marathon this year, there was one team united by a shared mission. regardless of the setbacks and the adversity they faced in life, they were determined to complete the race. >> we accomplished something big. i'm incredibly proud of all of us. >> reporter: ashley was one of almost 20,000 to cross the finish line sunday along the embarcadero. but she came to the san francisco marathon with a special purpose, to prove that donating a kidney wouldn't hold her back. >> life is not much different post donation. you can still accomplish very big things. >> reporter: she was inspired to help a

be replaced at the embarcadero turn around by the k.t line will stay at 10 minutes. the m and the shuttle will stay at 10 and then the j at 15. future wise, if you look at the e.i.r. for central subway, it was approved idea of short line that would use mission bay loop. that's one of the main reasonses that it was built. this would have have long line t and short line t. so four minute combined service. there's a lot of things to work through and get through before the service plan is realized. might be quite a while. i don't have a date on here, we don't want to guess how long we can get to that service plan especially with the short line. we'll hopefully get to the online eight minutes sooner. ii did want to point out, this was the goal. we know we supposed to be aiming for, eventually. the outreach for the central subway itself has been quite extensive. they've done a lot of multilingual outreach, really tailored to the project phases, including having citizens advisory committee and doing lot of work. we plan to continue to use leve

the embarcadero was impacted, which means the entire city was backed up. and you guys were both stuck in it. >> i live in mission bay, and i was trying to get on the embarcadero. i couldn't even get on. i was stuck for a half hour on the fourth street bridge. i turned around, parked the car, and then i walked to work. >> it is brutal. >> luckily i live close enough. >> it is so brutal. >> coming in from the east bay, it was fine. but then getting off harrison street, everybody coming the other way, oh, no, what happened. because it was backed up all the way down the embarcadero. >> it's amazing how one thing like that. >> oh, yeah. >> can just impact everything. >> it's chaos theory. it's cascading problems. >> it doesn't take much. >> that's a major factor in weather as well. one change makes a lot of changes down the line. no big change there. coastal drizzle similar to the conditions we've had the past several nights, and really not change in the pattern on thursday. slightly above average temperatures on independent land. but it is going to be cooler a

the marathon began on the embarcadero on mission and ended back on the embarcadero at folsom. at some points, the men's winter was even a mile ahead. -- the men's winner was even a mile ahead. runners were even allowed to register as non-binary. congratulations to anyone who participated, not an easy feat. today is the final day of comic-con international at the san diego convention center. for decades, comic-con has been filled with comic books and celebrities from the big screen and lots of merchandise. months preparing their costume for the annual event. some were even emotional when they heard comic-con was making a comeback since the pandemic. this vendor says comic-con is not back at its full potential just yet. >> not just yet. i think next year will be the full-scale one. this is kind of the transition into something bigger and better. dion: people who were not able to attend this year's event were able to enjoy comic-con style experiences outside the convention center. going back to the marathon earlier today, really good weather for it. cool in the early hours, then

the embarcadero sometimes, know at the embarcadero right there. yeah.nk you for helping bill he's going to be a big one. we're talking the next few 7 there's going to be large tide rolling in overnight tonight. this one at 9.53. is when the height of the tide is a forecast. you can see all around the bay area. you could see some low land in the nation to get along the embarcadero. but really all the way down into the sonny bill area. see all the tributaries. they come back up a little bit just because of the tide. so parking a car going to extra careful boy better know where your parking because you might come out and that could be filled up with water. you might be waiting through some of the water to get back to your car. so that's going to continue on and off all week long. we'll be watching the king tides down below. and then we've got the sky filled with fog out toward the golden gate bridge. plenty of clouds. now, some drizzle. you can see a little damp out there on the bridge. and that's a pretty thick fog settling in the sea breeze, of course, k

yeah we're going to see at the embarcadero for sure. tonight we may have a break in the cloud cover from time to time, but we've had a very impressive onshore push for several days, actually, since about last wednesday. and tonight will be no exception. unless you're inland. then you will have just few clouds right now. we have a ceiling roughly data about 600 ft at sfo. another deck of cloudiness at 1700 ft. bottom line is it is mostly cloudy, temperature wise fifties and 60. not as cool as it has been, and the recent evenings due to more of a southwesterly breeze. 59 degrees . now in san carlos. the winds have been slide, but you'll notice they're coming from the south and these winds will continue to blow today and increase during the afternoon hours. southwest 10 to 20 mph currently a wind speed up to 20 out of the south. and that's in the fairfield area. so here is that very impressive deck of low clouds and some patchy fog, and it has been enhanced by a trough while to the north of the bay area that promises to produce a couple of

you can see a little bit more brightness shining through the gray at the embarcadero right now. definitely some gray, misty conditions for some of us, but not near as much as what we saw yesterday. so as we work our way through the day today, temperatures very similar to yesterday's repeating a lot of factors that we had for your wednesday, relatively mild. daytime highs morning cloud cover afternoon. sunshine. this is before a big weekend warm-up that i've got all updates for you on still to come reyna. john, thank you for that. were busy out there. we do have an accident and the south bay. so northbound want to let 6.80, north. >> that connector there, you can see the delays were seen if you're heading into the city right now about 14 minutes for your drive. no accidents or hazards contributing to that. back up there 80 to one o one just under 14 minutes to make it across the san mateo bridge stuck on the richmond center fell bridge 13 minute drive from the tolls to one. 0, one to make it there. and in the south bay, we talked about that accident. so slight delay as you're tra

it started on the embarcadero on mission and did back at the embarcadero at folsom.s one point a mile ahead. for the first time, runners could register as non-binary. spencer, i know you are a runner, are you a marathon standard? spencer: not marathons. i have run a half marathon years ago. these days, i still run a bit and only a half, two miles. dion: still impressive, considering. spencer: i just turned 75 yesterday. i hit the treadmill yesterday and today. dion: did you post a photo of you working out on your birthday? spencer: on my personal facebook page, you can find a video my wife shot yesterday following me into the gym. you will see me on the treadmill if that is something you want to see. [laughter] dion: definitely. spencer: looking at the weather, we have really conditions at the surface. nothing terribly dusty, but as of oh at 24 miles per hour -- sfo at 24 miles per hour. a surge of coastal fog and slightly cooler by one or two degrees in most bay area locations than yesterday. you can see the fog pushing out over the city. certainly foggy along the c

check out the aftermath, market and front street, blocks from the embarcadero, they got a call about shots fired in the marina district, the victim told officers he had been in a road rage crash and the other driver fired shots and took off. after a chase through city streets officers caught up and arrested the driver and a passenger near the embarcadero.>>> are you going to need your masts again, the board of directors will again decide if bart reinstates the mask mandate, at a public meeting tomorrow. bart did away with the mask mandate just two weeks ago. if he goes back into affect it will last until october 1. riders would need to wear a mask inside all of the paid areas like on the station and train. >>> 786,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are set to be released and tomorrow we will have an idea where the doses are going. as for today not much luck, the vaccine clinic at sf general was closed because it had no doses available, state and local leaders have increased demands to the federal government to ramp up vaccine production and distribution. here is sergio.>> reporter: a line o

. >> taking a trip from the embarcadero to sausalito. and of course, back in this year, organizers are calling a bigger and more inclusive than ever before. the race will be the first marathon in california to have a non-binary division. the race weekend will also feature a program for runners with disabilities. 25,000 runners are currently registered for this year's event. of course, there will be road closures tomorrow. keep that in mind. that includes the embarcadero, which will be closed from midnight sunday morning until 3 o'clock sunday afternoon. so schedule accordingly. sidewalks on the golden gate bridge are also going to be closed for part of the morning. some muni lines also going to be impacted. so if you want more information on all those road closures and how you can get around the city tomorrow, go to our website. kron 4 dot com feel like one or both of us might be late to work. and accordingly. yeah. good stuff. if you're a runner, i am in awe of you. kron. 4 news all, right? we'll see in primetime. (male announcer) up ne

thousands of runners will make the trip from the embarcadero in san francisco to sausalito and back.ong run this year. organizers are calling a bigger and more inclusive than ever before. you see video from years past the race on sunday will be the first marathon in california. have a non-binary division. the race weekend will also feature a program for runners with disabilities. 25,000 people registered for this year's event. of course, there will be road closures sunday, including the embarcadero, which will shut down from around midnight sunday morning until 3 o'clock sunday afternoon. some muni lines will be affected some streets, obviously along the whole route into sausalito for more info on the road closures and how it will affect you and your neighborhood. you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. >> r and b fans can rejoice. the art plus soul festival is returning to frank ogawa plaza in oakland on saturday. it runs from noon to 6. it features music, local vendors and food stands and it is the 20th anniversary celebration. so it should be a good time improve firefighting e

. >> along the embarcadero. the big crowds for the fireworks show. along with extra officers following a parade in awe suburb earlier today. six people are dead, dozens are injured after the terrifying attack. it was in the peaceful area of highland park. we have video of the moment gunfire rang out in the middle of the parade. a warning there is difficult to watch. >>> >> people ran screaming from the danger trying to shield children, taking cover any way they could. tonight, the suspected gunman is behind bars, cellphone video appears to show the police taking robert crimo, iii, into custody. we have more on the violent and tragic day in illinois. >> reporter: shots fired at a 4th of july parade in downtown highland park. >> pow, pow. >> a sound i never heard before. 10 seconds later you hear people screaming, everyone starts scattering. >> reporter: the shooter was on top of a building. six lives lost, other victims taken to local hospitals. >> of the 26 individuals that showed up here at highland park high school, 25 of those sustained gunshot wo

. >> but if you take a look at this video, you can see what things look like down on the embarcadero. lots of people walking around celebrating the 4th of july. there are vendors open and they'll be out throughout the night. i'm at the pier. 39 parking structure right now. it's not quite full yet, but it is very close. many people are here early for the fireworks show. so if you're not down here yet, you're going to want to make your way down here soon. yesterday i did as just how many fireworks we're going to see. i couldn't get an exact number, but i was told it is going to be a lot and the fireworks show should last about. 22 minutes, i'm going talk to some people who are around here waiting for the fireworks show and i will have that on kron. 4 news at 6 live in san francisco. amanda hari kron. 4 news, a before we we lose you. you know, i came over from the east bay on the bay bridge slow earlier this afternoon. it wasn't too happy. >> how is how are the crowd sizes looking? well, if i look around just below me here on the embarcadero right now, there are quite a few people down t

fireworks time on the embarcadero in san francisco by friday -- by monday night. so fog is going to be a dicey proposition by the time we get into the early part of next week. unless you're inland. if you're inland, things look pretty good. the temperature there's will be 67 degrees, clear skies. along the shoreline, all the indications are if anything things are going to cool down by the time we get into sunday. about the same on monday. and along the coast, it is going to be cloudy. i wish i had better news, but i'll have more of it when we come to the forecast in a few minutes. >>> a look at some of our bay area bridges and highways. if you're hitting the roads this weekend, expect plenty of company. aaa predicts nearly 48 million people will travel 50 or more miles from home this holiday weekend. up 3.7% from last year. and despite high gas price, a record $42 million will travel by car. >> it's going to surpass all numbers. we're up there and the pent up demand is definitely showing. >> adding to the pain at the pump, the california gas tax went up today. dri

thousands of runners will make the trip from the embarcadero to sausalito and back again this year.rganizers are ialling it bigger and more inclusive than ever before the race on sunday will be the first marathon in california to have a non-binary division. the race weekend will also feature program for runners with disabilities. 25,000 runners registered for this year's event. of course, there will be road closures on sunday, including the embarcadero, which will be closed from midnight sunday morning until 3 o'clock sunday afternoon. sidewalks on the golden gate bridge will also be closed for part of the morning. some muni lines will be affected for more on the road closures and how it could affect your neighborhood. head to our website. kron 4 dot com. >> if you are intrigued by rare plants which bloom only once in a great while we have a suggestion at the uc santa cruz campus, a corpse flower. so to bloom any day, these things can reach 15 feet. one of the biggest flowers in the world. they do take many years to bloom and then die within about a day. and there is another corpse

and even on the embarcadero at times they get to watch out for what we're seeing a little bit higheration from there is some nice clear skies. we're east bay hills. we do have some fog. it's a very compressed marine layer right at the surface through the golden gate right now. not a lot of us looking at it, though. as you can see, the east bay view is actually quite clear. we're off to a dry start this morning. dry across almost all of the region. we do have smoke, though, that is working its way from the washburn fire near yosemite national park. and he's going to make a return to the north bay this afternoon. so if you start to notice a little bit of hazy conditions, that's that smoke that's now having a chance to settle into the very eastern edge of the central valley working its way from sacramento on into parts of the north bay. most of the rest of the bay area should be unaffected today by any smoke from this fire burning near yosemite national park. as for our future cast of winds, we have a generally southeasterly flow into the bay area today. that's why we're finally seeing

the race to run through the embarcadero.den gate bridge sausalito and ended at the ferry building a morning filled with foggy weather and steep hills a lot of health >> more than i was expecting in the 2nd half. all that's 10 miles. i was please just can't get to the finish while the path to the finish line wasn't an easy one. ricky believes he is on track for his next race. nice perk of this time is that i called my for boston. so i think i want to go right there in san francisco, camila barco kron. 4 news. >> they also ahead of the kron 4 morning news. san francisco's testing 6 new models of trash cans around the city. how you can actually give your input on the pricey replacement will be right back after the break. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. at the barnes firm, our injury attorneys work hard to get you the best result possible. call us now an

fireworks show former in and even along the embarcadero. so best bet is to head inland for the best clear shot of those fireworks, dry conditions. but warming up for your 4th of july monday afternoon, mid to upper 70's. and then we're tracking low 70's along the east bay shoreline with mid 60's along the coast to back to, you know, well and an. thank embry restaurants nationwide are facing the issue of staffing shortages. but of course, someone has to get. >> the job done one way or another. and now they're facing the other problem of overworked employees, markie martin reports. >> they usually say like excuse the wait time like post-pandemic diners are getting used to the staffing shortages but owners art that house gets overwhelmed with we're looking at 30 minute to get time so high washers and they want to come in there. what a half hour. 45 minute shift. >> and then we break or an hour and they don't come back but not having enough people isn't the only problem. that we can't even get a hold of that. we still have all the time. the pric

it all ended back on the embarcadero at folsom.ner was simon richie who was get this at some points a mile ahead brook starn won the women's marathon and for the first time. were allowed to register as non-binary calcala mia made history as the in the new division. alright now turning to sports. it was a family affair as the giants and dodgers took the field in la chris alvarez joins us now with a preview of sports chris. dion coming up in sports the a's a chance to sweep the rangers the giants looking to avoid the broom in la and find out clay thompson was jumping for joy during today's giants dodgers game in la sports is next. here's why tribal leaders urge you to vote yes on prop 27. the act provides hundreds of millions every year for permanent solutions to homelessness, mental health and addiction in california. prop 27 supports financially disadvantaged tribes that don't own big casinos. by taxing and regulating online sports betting for adults 21 and over, we can protect tribal sovereignty and finally do something about home

but this is notoriously the foggiest of them. >> right up the embarcadero. of good news for you. last night. we saw cloud cover moving into the bay, mostly right above us. and with that cloud cover we have again today. it looks very likely that the cloudy blanket will be above the bay, which works better for those fireworks displays rather than being all socked in at the surface. low pressure to our north is resulting in not just this continued cool weather but some showers to our north and even a couple of sprinkles and point rays on up towards the russian river around guerneville eureka, reading down to garber, ville up across the very northern tier of the state is where we're seeing most of our widespread rainfall this morning. staying nice and light up there. bay area set to remain dry. cloudy this morning. increasingly clear this afternoon, really not even all that windy a little calmer than we have been, which is really good for your 4th of july forecast with skies clearing come the afternoon. we're going to have a great weather for the backyard cookou

the race starts off at embarcadero and mission and there will be a lot of racers, over 20,000 out therecalamia is here, the first nonbinary bay to breakers winner. good mninghank y for ghere. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> so excited. you and i were talking about song list and timing and what it means to run a ma are on this. tell me about your process getting ready for the race. >> absolutely, bigger, i guess scale, i think the weekly training is super important, the most important thing is kind of building up to that long run, so week by week adding a few miles into that long run until you're up to 20, 22, 24 miles and tapering back town for a few weeks so your body can rest, recover, before you hit the 26.2 and this week is really just all about, yes, staying relaxed, keeping my legs fresh and eating healthy, just getting in the right head space to have a enjoyable race. >> 26.2 miles, that's cool. this year is special because the san francisco marathon is adding its nonbinary plus division and awards. what does that mean to you? >> it's huge. coming off of bay to break

taking a live look outside at the exploratorium are at the embarcadero along the embarcadero lookingy pretty out there. some cars moving along the roadway. probably some folks getting their 4th of july long holiday kicked off just a bit early on this friday. we have kron 4 meteorologist the resurging is here with more on what we can expect as we step outdoors. him a grease, those 70. yeah. we're going to notice a cooler forecast for your long holiday weekend. tomorrow, temperatures only warming up into the mid to upper 70's for most bay area valleys, mid 60's for downtown san francisco and oakland. and then temperatures even cooler than that on sunday, about 10 to 20 degrees below average with some of our warmest inland valleys, only warming up into the low 70's. but then we're going to rebound back into the mid 70's by monday under partly cloudy skies. a lot of fog along the coast. so make sure to head inland for the best view full of your 4th of july. fireworks peck to stephanie. thank a breeze a new saudi backed off a legal lands in the middle of political controversy. >> news nat

big show across the bay and san francisco ktvu brooks jarocz joining us live tonight along the embarcadero on brooks. even with the fog, the show has got to go on. that's right. but in pure san francisco fashion, karl the fog wins out the night again. we couldn't see much, but it didn't stop thousands of people from coming out here. and you know what is notable here is all the sights of smiling faces and families coming together, the sounds of people laughing and, of course, the smells of the hot dogs. the popcorn pizza. all of it capping off right out here with that beautiful fireworks display that of course , many of us could not see, but we could hear, of course and time spent with family, especially earlier today for many families as they went to some of those patriotic parades , or maybe they escape from reality will just looking at the sky and spending time with each other. maybe it was even a backyard barbecue. something like that. but all of that, coming together as hundreds today came here and enjoyed their time, but not everyone was feeling so patriotic. not everyone wanted to ce

full fourth of july, celebrations are set to take place along the embarcadero in san francisco for the first time now in three years, christian captain spoke with some people today who staked out their spots hours before the big show tonight. san francisco's waterfront is awash in red, white and blue. well you know, i'm san franciscan, and, uh, you know, it's my belief in my opinion that fourth of july, independence day is the most important holiday for this nation to celebrate the fireworks. no problem. calvin louise family has been cruising the bay in chuckie's pride for decades. tours are the family's bread and butter. but july 4th provides a unique opportunity after lean times during the pandemic, they and their fellow charters are offering front row seats for $70 apiece. oh it's absolutely the best way to see the fireworks on the show. you get away from the crowd. you get to have a nice view on the boat. we get up right close next to the boards. you can feel the boom inside of you. so it's pretty amazing. the perez family from oakley decided to stay land bound, staking out the sam

i didn't expect come out and go this fast race to run through the embarcadero.n gate bridge sausalito and ended at the ferry building a morning filled with foggy weather and steep hills. there are a lot of health >> more than i was expecting in the 2nd half. but all that's 10 miles. i was please just get to the finish line while the path to the finish line wasn't an easy one. ricky believes he is on track for his next race. nice perk of this time is that i called my for boston. so i think i want to go right there in san francisco, camila barco kron. 4 news. >> those to all of them out there that got out and absolutely just finishing you get the prize. yes, the weather. wasn't too bad for really nice. i have friend that ran and i think they finished. they at least posted but exactly. but the weather was really, really nice for actually perfect jogging. whether you had a little bit of that low gray. >> relatively clean air quality yesterday. and of course, the cool temperatures that make running feel all the better this morning. you're better chance to get out the

for the embarcadero . you know what it's like.s like a stain when those fireworks go up, and they project against the low clouds of the patchy fog temperatures into the fifties. i tell you what we'll have the full five day forecasts and even tossing a tahoe outlook that's still coming up, gentlemen. thank you , roberta ahead of the fourth of july holiday and urgent warning from firefighters how fireworks and extremely dry conditions could spell disaster. and look for another w w e smackdown in primetime tonight on ktvu that gets started at eight, followed by are 10 and 11 o'clock newscast. hope you'll join us. turning a roe v. wade are still reverberating around the country as some states moved to protect reproductive rights. california voters will decide in november whether to add the right to an abortion. to the state tion. the state legislature show. the issue is michaelson with a little preview, alex. bef the bro show this afternoon. yek and we've got a big debate on the left. gloria allred, of course, has been talking about t

this is one of the hot spots that people like to come to work on the embarcadero. i'm sure you're very familiar with it yourself. this is one of the hot spots that people like to come to watch the fireworks show here in san francisco. people come from near and far but as you alluded already. the big deal today is that people are hitting the road for the holiday weekend. the july 4th holiday celebrates the founding of our nation, and this year people are traveling the length and breadth of the u. s for the holiday weekend, san francisco international airport was buzzing with activity with only about 8% of flights delayed and 1% of flights canceled. alex hooks says he's taking advantage of the long holiday weekend for a long overdue family visit to l. a actually, i'm gonna go see some family haven't gotten a chance to see them since covid. so, like my cousin had had two kids since then. so hopefully to spend helping to spend some wholesome family time. go to the pool thinking about driving down in tijuana from from l. a in the south bay. mineta san jose international

you can expect road closures on sunday, including the embarcadero, which will be closed from midnight sunday morning until 3 sunday afternoon sidewalks on the golden gate bridge will also be closed for part of the morning. some muni lines will also be impacted. and for more on the road closures happening in your neighborhood, just head over to our website. kron 4 dot com. and happening today. if you're in the you can expect more traffic on highway. 37. and that's because of a major drag racing event at sonoma raceway this weekend. kron 4 s camila barco live there for us now this morning with a closer look at what people can expect taking the la. >> good morning, stephanie. it is a beautiful day here at sonoma raceway with me. i have josh patchett the scene. our senior pr manager at any age a big day here at sonoma raceway. you guys got started yesterday. tell me what today is going to entail. >> so today we've got 2 more days of qualifying the final day of qualifying 2 sessions today here at sonoma and a wonderful place get the tracker right now behind us. full day of racing, a beauti

>> well, i would suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. this suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then, i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features four artists each year. >> well, thank you. i appreciate you coming on the show, miss chu. thank you for your time today. >> thank you, chris. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another show >> you are watching san francisco rising. a special guest today. >> i am chris and you are watching san francisco rising. focused on rebuilding and reimagining our city. our guest is the director of financial justice in the san francisco office of treasure to talk about how the city has taken a national lead

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you know, the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enterpletely different world. there is so much wildlife here, so much greenery, it's just so serene. but even out here in the more remote areas of the wetlands, the pollution is endangering one of mexico's most iconic animals. the strange looking but much loved axolotl. what's so special about these little creatures? i can't believe this is happening. i'm about to hold an axolotl! oh my god, it is so smooth, it is so lovely, it's like holding a baby! the axolotl is not only endemic to mexico, its population is limited to these wetlands. and the worsening pollution is threatening its very survival. this is the most incredible thing i have ever done in my life. 0k, put him back! thankfully the conservation project armando runs here has been a great success, and as a result axolotl numbers are now increasing across the wetlands. armando�*s work is brilliant, but to fully restore the area to its former glory, ultimately the pollution needs to be tackled. luckily my friend professor rodriguez—va

. >>> time lapse video from embarcadero, the king tides back in san francisco.xpected to peak more than seven feet next days, potential for minor flooding. sun, earth and moon are aligned just right. >>> yosemite, crews have lost ground on the washburn fire, containment from 22% to 17%. but only grown 300 acres since yesterday, about 3,500 acres near the south entrance of the park, closed to the public due to danger of falling trees. >> can fall moment's notice, any direction, firefighter, across a road, a puppy. >> a branch went right over the top of us, pretty good sized. >> strong updrafts sending debris up into the air where the firefighting planes are. moving away from the mariposa grove of ancient sequoias, still near the community. >>> more on nature photographer who set up trap in national forest and captured pretty good video. >> reporter: wilfred is taking a nap. >> nicknamed him wilfred the bear after the actor. >> reporter: martinez is the photographer who caught the bear making bed and laying in it. >> he spent four hours lounging, stretching, doing

thousands of runners will make the trip from the embarcadero to sausalito and back this year. organizers are calling it bigger and more inclusive than ever before the race on sunday will be the first marathon in california to have a non-binary division race weekend will also feature program for runners with disabilities. 25,000 runners registered for this year's event. of course, there will be road closures on sunday, including the embarcadero, which will be closed from midnight sunday morning until 3 o'clock sunday afternoon to muni lines will also be affected for more on the road closures and what might affect your neighborhood go to our website. kron 4 dot com, the art plus soul festival is returning to frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland tomorrow at sea. 20th anniversary celebration. it features music, local vendors and food stands event runs from noon to 6 on saturday. for the first time in 10 years, a corpse flower is about ready to bloom at the uc santa cruz. i that's what you're looking at. there. >> these things are huge one of the largest flowers in the world. it t

. >> this is what we've got on the embarcadero, which later today will be hosting the fireworks showo in the meantime, we do have cloudy skies this morning will have some clearing this afternoon before some more clouds tonight. right now, some light sprinkles up near santa rosa. just west of you as you head up into the hills right around the russian river and north from there. also seeing rainfall along the north coast. here's some good news. skies will clear out nicely this afternoon and we're going to have daytime highs in the 70's to 80's right now. we're in the 60's to 70's. so it's pretty comfortable out there. this is honestly good weather for the parade. good weather for the backyard cookout, especially with the sunshine to look forward to later today. we will be contending with some fog there for your fireworks displays in san francisco. good news is that it shouldn't be too terribly socked in, but we are likely to see the return of fog through the golden gate itself. not enough to be canceled. this fireworks are completely blocking them out. but, you know, the drill this tim

some racers took off from the embarcadero or the presidio, off fisherman's wharf and off the bridge at sausalito. presumably the runners came back over the bridge. this is the first time the marathon featured a nonbinary plus division. >> it obviously means a ton to see yourself reflected in the world and especially in running events because running is something that's so important to me. >> at bay to breakers they have to qualify in the boston marathon based on time requirements for men and women. they can run as nonbinary in boston as well. kpix 5's shawn chitnis caught up with a couple of runners who wanted to prove they could compete in the marathon after unique challenges in life. >> reporter: among many who finished the san francisco marathon this year there was one team united by a shared mission. regardless of the setbacks and ey weretne to completen the race. >> we accomplished something big. i'm incredibly proud of all of us. >> reporter: ashley was one of only 20,000 to cross the finish line sunday along the embarcadero but she came to the san francisco marathon with a speci

of course, there will be road closures on sunday, including the embarcadero, which will be closed from midnight sunday morning until 3 o'clock sunday afternoon. some muni lines will also be impacted here. believe there's some closures in sausalito as well. for more on the road closures and impacts in your neighborhood. just head to our web site. kron 4 dot com. >> well, if you have an old mattress or box spring in alameda county, it's time to toss it out. all county residents can now dispose of up to 5 mattresses and box springs a day for free. this drop-off program is run by waste management monday through saturday county residents including those not service by waste management can bring they're on wanted mattresses and box springs to the companies. davis street facility in san leandro. not all the mattresses, though, will be excepted. those that are not allowed include severely damaged ones, wet ones twisted frozen mattresses are that box? excuse me, mattresses and box springs that also have bed bugs will not be excepted. all right. still ahead here at 8 o'clock more january, 6 hear

run through the embarcadero. the golden gate bridge sausalito and ended at the ferry building a morning filled with foggy weather and steep hills. there are a lot of health >> more than i was expecting in the 2nd half. but all that's 10 miles. i was please just get to the finish while the path to the finish line wasn't an easy one. ricky believes he is on track for his next race. nice perk of this time is that i called my for boston. so i think i want to go right there in san francisco, camila barco kron. 4 news. >> stay with us here. wnba star brittney griner set to appear before a russian court once again. what the foreign ministry is saying about her charges. here's why tribal leaders urge you to vote yes on prop 27. the act provides hundreds of millions every year for permanent solutions to homelessness, mental health and addiction in california. prop 27 supports financially disadvantaged tribes that don't own big casinos. by taxing and regulating online sports betting for adults 21 and over, we can protect t

. >> reporter: the group marched down the embarcadero to pier 39. >> retired army officer, we spend yearswing up, living on army installation, all the pageantry, been in parades and it's beautiful thing but our nation can do better than we're doing right now. >> the patriarch has got to go! >> reporter: demonstrators blocked lanes of i-5, abortion rights supporters moved to the freeway and blocked traffic for hours. chp eventually moved the crowds off the interstate. in the east bay, people of all ages gathered outside san ramon city hall, holding signs as drivers went by, one read choice is freedom. in the south bay, advocates walked in the fourth of july parade. >> it's important to wake up the younger generation because my generation fought for these rights that women are now losing. for me it's really important to engage younger people. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >>> cities skipped fireworks. salt lake city due to drought and fire concerns. sacramento and minneapolis couldn't find workers for the how and phoenix couldn't get fireworks with shipping delays. >> west coast probably h

competitors ran along the embarcadero and mission street and over the golden gate bridge the finish line at folsom street. bookstore and was first among the women. she is from danville. everyone we spoke with had a great time. >> i just love this one because i grew up in the bay. it is fun to have your family and friends come out. it feels like a hometown race. >> it was a lot of fun. i am glad i was able to, from long beach. it was a great trip and we will do it again. >> look at that. this is the first time since the pandemic began that the full event and races were back. >>> in san mateo today, a protest over the closure of a pool. dozen showed up to demand that the pool stay open. it is primarily used by the elderly and people with disabilities or injuries. today's rally was organized by david and supported by the activist group the raging grannies. those who use the pool say it is incredibly important for their health. >> some of the people here cannot get out of their homes. i hope that we can save it. i appreciate that dave came among other dignitaries and cities that are trying t