grass under some of the vehicles in the hertz overflow lot caught fire. initially eight cars went up in flames, but because it's very windy, car after car started catching on fire, and in the end 37 vehicles went up in flames. this is on airport boulevard, near gateway, behind the motel 6. that was evacuated as a precawsmghts the fire is out but a number or engines are standing by, and at any moment the motel 6 will be re-opened. there was a lot of smoke in the area. now, deputy fire chief her no south san francisco said they had been talking to people in the neighborhood. they were getting reports people were using illegal fireworks near this overflow lot, dismeats -- and that's what they expected started the fire. grass under the cars caught fire, only a few went up at first, but the wind carried it to other cars, and in the end, 37 vehicles. nobody hurt in the fire. >> alan: now to the weather. the bay area got a blast of summer heat today. it was so hot today that it has been declared a "spare the air", day, and we're under a heat advisory in the inla

and in the end, 37 hertz rental car vehicles went up in flames. the fire came very close to the airport valueim, which used to be the motel 6 here on airport boulevard and gateaway. at that point motel employees and police went door-to-door, hustling out guests. >> seeing smoke and flames. i thought we were on fire. i told my family to get everything and get out. that was before the cops started getting home out. i was already out. so we were just out there, and then the fireworks and stuff was exploding, and you could hear fire trucks coming. >> there were firecrackers in the back, and then all of a sudden, burning away. that was it. >> reporter: again, 37 vehicles destroyed. a short time ago. firefighters were still putting water on some of the charred remains. this is a hertz overflow lot. this is not the main san francisco airport office. one of the satellite offices where you can rent vehicles and purchase vehicles and they have now lost three dozen vehicles. this morning the hotel manager says that a hertz official came across and wanted to

hertz uses the lot to store extra cars. guests at the airport value inn said they thought they heard fireworks and the hertz manager reportedly found a firecracker at the scene. no estimate on the cost of damage. >> a holiday crackdown on drunk drivers has resulted more arrests so far compared to last year. chp as of midnight on saturday, officers have arrested 994 drivers statewide for driving under the influence. chp made 912 d.u.i. arrests in the same period last year. in the bay area, there has been 116 arrests compared to 128 arrested a year ago. chp says all available officers are on the roads looking for impaired drivers. >>> some bay area communities are getting an early jump on the 4th of july festivities. an impressive fireworks show in mountain view last night. it was sponsored by san jose's bethel church. fireworks lit up the sky in richmond at marina bay park. for more bay area 4th of july events, visit our website at abc7news.com. we have a list right there on the home page. >> we've got a map you can break it

zbleltd investigators say illegal fireworks may have been the cause of a fire that ripped through a hertz rental car lot destroying dozens of cars. >> here is a live look at coit tower this morning. we have nicer weather. it's going to drop about 2-7 degrees but more heat on the way for tomorrow, and it finally cools for the weekend. >> things still looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is light if you are headed into the city. >> happy independence day. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >>>. >> i'm eric thomas. bart plans to reopen the civic station in less than two hours. last night bart police shot and killed a man. amy hollyfield is live in civic center bart with more on the investigation. >> bart police tell us they found a couple of knives and broken glass from a bottle. they got the call from 9:30 about a man who appeared to be drunk on the platform of the civic center station he was brandishing a knife. he even fell down on the platform. the next call dispatch received is that shots had been fired. they don't know exactly what happened. investigators

hertz probably won't be doing that until tomorrow. they need the cars out of the way first so fire investigators can comb through and look for anything that started the fire. >>> time now 5:34. fire works may have caused a grass fire in vallejo that came close to duplexes. a gust of wind pushed the flames closer to homes and this fence behind the duplexes which burned by the way. crews say they were prepared for a busy holiday weekend. >> we were able to staff an extra brush rig which is specifically for grass fires like this. so that was very helpful to have on extra unit. we recently increased our response to grass fires to three enjoin -- engines. >> the neighbors told firefighters they heard fire crackers and saw children in that area. >>> plans are in the works to approve pedestrian safety around eight schools in marin. county officials tell the journal it could be two years before that work begins because of red tape. $2million will be used to upgrade sidewalks, federal, and jury. >>> the outage happened around 7:15 last night.

five minutes later that was it. >> the hertz manager found a firecracker at the scene.irefighters sprayed down the charred cars to make sure they did not reignite. >>> now to the weather and the heat we had today. leigh glaser is here with some record temperatures. leigh? >> actually we had just one record and that was in salinas. the high you can see of 84 degrees actually surpassed a record of 82 degrees. check out some of these highs today. 100 in antioch. concord reached 100 degrees. livermore 101. brentwood, you reached 102. san ramon reported 105. san francisco 81 degrees today. and napa today 97 degrees. now, let me go ahead and show you what happened today. more of a northerly wind component bringing us the offshore winds. the fog being pushed off the coast and that's why the coastal communities were in the 70s today. as you just saw, the high heat inland well over 100 degrees. tonight though it does look like the low clouds and the fog off the coast will start to push back toward the bay, and that could mean a little bit of cooling for us tomorrow. we'll look a

while hertz workers arrived to remove the cars still salvageable. and this is a notoriously windy area, just before 9:00 tonight just a little over an hour ago flames reignited. firefighters have been looking for signs of fireworks but still have not found any. >> reporter: loss of dry fuel and perhaps kids with fireworks made for some scary moments this afternoon. a grass fire was threatening a couple of duplexes. the fire managed to hit a fence behind the duplexes. neighbors say they heard kids setting up fire crackers at near by richardson park. firefighters say today's fire is a reminder of even so called safe and sane fireworks. >> they are illegal, i mean we've noticed a lot of people buying them in the outlying areas and bringing them in. parks and playgrounds and schoolyards are very common where kids shoot these off. not only for the injury potential but for the fire potential. >> reporter: firefighters say they got lucky today controlling the fire so quickly in part because the owners of the land behind the duplexes had kept that grass wel

have led to a grass fire that spread to a car rental lot, this is video from this afternoon at any hertz to lock in san francisco. in all, 37 vehicles were torched. we learn what investigators note tonight. >> of the dark smoke could be seen for miles. it happened just before 3:00 p.m. north of the sand francisco international airport in this cellphone video, you can hear a lot of cops in the backgthe sounds of s exploding. witnesses say that it started out with kids playing with fireworks at this dried grassy field. about 300 hertz rental cars were parked here. >> of the small fire spread quickly and turned into a huge fire because of the heat and high winds. >> cars will blowing up and smoke was coming out. >> east on that one would explode, a usually was at another one on fire and that kind of built up to all the cars exploding. >> the fast-moving flames burned dangerously close to a motel 6, about 40 people were staying there they were evacuated and no one was hurt. authorities say the fire destroyed at least 37 rental cars and destroyed it least three others. >> parents to really ad

. >> investigators say fireworks may have caused a fire that ripped through a hertz rental car lot. cellphone video shows the fire destroyed as many as 37 cars. they use it to store extra cars three miles north of the airport. guests at the airport value inn thought they heard fireworks and no estimate on the cost of the damage. >>> nation is celebrating birthday with parades, fireworks and barbecues, karina rusk is live in san jose where thousands lined up to watch the parade. >> we're here at the start of the parade, you can see people still lined on this street for that prime viewing. the classic cars and colorful participants of all ages got rolling down the street about an hour ago. there are 156 entrants for this year's rose, white and blue, rose is used instead of red because of san jose's famous rose gardens. the colors of choice, definitely red, white and blue. some of the costumes are fun but the message is serious. >> you have a society where i can go in and if you have a problem with the government you don't have to take a gun. you can step up and go to city hall. you go

the flames damaged as many as 37 cars on the grassy lot leased by hertz rent a car. it took hours to get the fire under control. firefighters originally responded to a grass fire this afternoon, but by the time they got to the parking lot, they found about ten vehicles already on fire and the flames quickly spreading. >> the wind blowing in the northeast direction that it is was catching the grass underneath the vehicles because it's not a paved parking lot. so it was catching more and more vehicles. so we were chasing a grass fire under vehicles that were then catching on fire afterwards. >> they say it did not threaten a nearby motel 6, but they evacuated as a precaution. >>> from clothes to cars, practically everything you buy will cost you less, starting today. while the drop in the state sales tax usually equals a few cents saved, the different is for big ticket items. >> seems like a good day to shop for a car. >> reporter: why? >> we heard the taxes dropped. >> reporter: this is the first weekend to take the advantage. >> it's 1% on a whole bunch. so you're go

it happened in the hertz overflow lot near the airport, just north of it. there's a plume of smoke coming from that lot. strong winds made it difficult for firefighter establish to control the flames. fire investigators say they found evidence of fireworks nearby but it's unclear if fireworks sparked the blaze. >>> a hacker apparently accessed a twitter account today and posted tweets indicating president obama had been killed. six tweets claimed that the president had been shot to death in iowa. there's no truth to the postings. it says it's investigating the hack debt. the secret service did not comment on the tweets. >>> u.s. marines brought out the bbq today and cooked up steaks and hot dogs. they say they know their job overseas isn't over yet. >> it really makes you appreciate the things we enjoy as americans. we will be happy to celebrate but it will be a day like any other. patrols go out and work needs to be done. >> this months marks the start of a gradual draw down of troops. they plan to hand over full responsibility there by the end of 2014. >>

. >> illegal fire works could be to blame for a fire destroying 37 hertz rental cars yesterday. cell phone video captured flames that broke out about 2:30 sunday afternoon. the equipment quickly spread and firefighters doused flames from parking lot of a hotel. and guest reported hearing firecrackers bh br noticing flames, investigators will be back at the scene tomorrow. >> there are more fires on july 4th than any other day of the year. and that has firefighters on special patrol in the oakland hills tonight. there is inspection for vegetation. >> when in the fire storm it was a situation i'd never seen before. walls of flames, many houses on fire, more houses on fire than not on fire. and an insurmountable situation. thoughts came to my minld, people will die today. >> since the fire, the city increased the distance between tree trees and houses to at least 10 feet and want a 30 foot clearance below houses on a slope. >> every 4th of july we hope fire doesn't hurt fire works displays. the fog is creeping in. for more on the chances of a clear night let's check with sandhya pa

the hertz rental car company is expanding. they will take on $680 million of dalton's debt. it leases its car fleets to businesses and manages 144,000 cars in trucks in the u.s., canada, and mexico. hertz says it will expand its fleet in europe. >>> southwest airlines has overcome a major hurdle in combining purchases. it reached a negotiation between the two pilots. the deal which came outside arbitration has to be approved still by both juneon boards. southwest it's still working to combine operations of the two airlines. >>> all right happening now the crews of the international space station. this is out in space. it's the last time the hatch will close. atlantis brought a years worth of food, clothing and other supplies with it for the station residence. and is taking home a cargo bay of garbage. before heading home, atlantis crew will get some sleep. tomorrow the shuttle will head for florida and its final landing is scheduled for thursday. >>> a california woman is facing a sexual assault charge. it happened on thursday. police say 61-year-old refused to go through a

arson investigators are trying to figure out if illegal fireworks sparked a fire that destroyed 37 hertzental car near the san francisco airport yesterday. cell phone video captured the fire shortly after it started around 2:30 sunday afternoon in a grassy lot where hertz stores a lot of the extra vehicle. guest at nearby motel say they heard something that sounded like fire crackers. one man told us he thought nothing of it until he heard the commotion that followed. >> then i heard a bunch of people yelling. i heard a car take off and looked out the window and i seen the big fire. the grass started on fire then the tires just started burning. started with this car here. this got the worst damage. it just the flames the wind was so bad it just took off. >>reporter: about investigators will be back at the scene tomorrow looking for more evidence. >> in morgan hill the fourth of july celebrated with a parade and corina was there. >>reporter: many community start the day with a parade like this one in san jose. then the crowd go their separate way. >> go to the party and there is going to

. >> reporter: this is hertz's overflow lot. so far they count 37 cars in all that have burned. now, san francisco police say one suspicion, someone may have set off firecrackers in this lot. because of the brush, it did not take long for the fire to take off and it was an especially tough fire to fight. >> initially we had a call for a grass fire. when we arrived, we found about ten vehicles on fire. the wind blowing in the northeast direction that it is was catching the vehicles and it was catching more and more. basically we were chasing a grass fire and -- >> reporter: about 300 rental cars on the lot. all of them will have to be moved out tonight so the firefighters can check the ground underneath them in case it's smoldering. so far the danger is over. everyone is back. no one was injured. >>> well, hot and sunny for the fourth of july weekend all over the bay area, and people are taking advantage of it. don knapp is in walnut city. >> reporter: we were wondering if summer would ever come. it had. 100 degrees in walnut creek. no one is out. they're inside somewhere or in a

jackie sissel experience >> i am after hertz overflow lot in san francisco. you can see the amount of damage, there are two dozen or so cars and a parking lot, some of them had minor damage, others are completely destroyed by fire that happened on sunday. this is a video shot by a juror, the fire broke out on sunday and destroyed about 45 cars sitting in this once a car overflow lot to he. investigators are looking into what caused the fire. witnesses say they heard fireworks. that is still a part of the investigation. you can see that cars are still here is, most of these cars were supposed to be as towed out yesterday but there were not enough people to do that because of a holiday weekend. >> the government is it running the airline says some terrorists are considering is a degreesurgy implanting explosives. it's because of this new-line morning the tsa says travelers from overseas may now experience additional screenings at airports. kron 4 morning news will be right back. >> casey anthony found not guilty of murder. she was found guilty of lying to autho

. >> investigators say fireworks may have caused a fire that ripped through a hertz rental car lot. cellphone video shows the fire destroyed as many as 37 cars. they use it to store extra cars three miles north of the airport. guests at the airport value inn thought they heard fireworks and no estimate on the cost of the damage. >>> nation is celebrating birthday with parades, fireworks and barbecues, karina rusk is live in san jose where thousands lined up to watch the parade. >> we're here at the start of the parade, you can see people still lined on this street for that prime viewing. the classic cars and colorful participants of all ages got rolling down the street about an hour ago. there are 156 entrants for this year's rose, white and blue, rose is used instead of red because of san jose's famous rose gardens. the colors of choice, definitely red, white and blue. some of the costumes are fun but the message is serious. >> you have a society where i can go in and if you have a problem with the government you don't have to take a gun. you can step up and go to city hall. you go

. >>> investigators say illegal fireworks may be the cause of the fire that ripped through the hertz rental car lot yesterday. it consumed as many as 37 cars. her tfz uses it to store extra cars. guests at the airport describe at the seen. >> i thought we were on fire. i told everybody to get out. that was before the cops started getting people. i was already out. fireworks and stuff was exploding and you could hear fire trucks coming. >> fire would come off back and all of a sudden then. the manager reportedly found a firecracker at the scene. >>> people to the bay area will be on the lookout for any illegal fireworks. they can only be set off in cities where you buy them. most of the communities have a zero tolerance for any type of fireworks with fines up to $4,000. we have a complete list of legal fireworks shows happening on 4th of july on our website. there is a link right on the home page. >> as you know 4th of july is a big barbecue holiday but the bay area is sizzling as we mentioned with mike. high temperatures reminds everyone to take extra precautions. cecilia vega report

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you're looking at video from this afternoon from a hertz rental lot in south san for cisco and all 37 vehicles were torched. >> the intense flames and dark smoke could be seen for miles. it happened before 3:00 p.m. north of the san francisco international airport. in the self on video, you can hear at a loud pop in the background firefighter say those were the sounds of car tires exploding. witnesses say that it started out with kids playing with fireworks at this dried grassy field. about 300 cars were parked here. >> the small fire spread quickly and turned into a three alarm fire because of the heat and high winds. >> cars were blowing up all over and smoke was coming up. >> each time one would explode it will usually set a another one on fire and that kind of just build up to all the cars exploding. >> the fast-moving flames burned dangerously close to a motel 6. about 40 people were saying there, they were evaluated and no one was hurt. authorities said the fire destroyed nearly 37 rental cars and damaged at least three others. >> parents generally advise their kids on how to ha

the flames damaged as many as 37 cars on a grassy lot leased by hertz rent a car.k about an hour for firefighters to get the fire under control. firefighters initially responded to a call for a grass fire. by the time they got there about ten vehicles were already on fire and the flames quickly spread. >> the wind blowing in the northeast direction that it is was catching the grass underneath the vehicle because it's an unpaved parking lot and therefore catching more vehicles and more vehicles. we were chasing basically a grass fire under the vehicles that were then catching on fire after. >> firefighters tell us the flames did not threaten the nearby motel 6, but authorities did briefly evacuate the motel as a precaution. no injuries reported. police still looking for leads. >>> one u.s. tourist has died and at least eight remain missing after a fishing boat capsizes and sank off mexico's baja california peninsula. it happened yesterday in the sea of cortez. the boat was carrying 44 people including 27 americans. the mexican navy has confirmed the death, seven tou

they were all on a grassy lot leased by hertz rental car.k about an hour for firefighters to get the fire under control. firefighters initially responded to a call for a grass fire, but by the time they got there about 10 vehicles were already on fire. the flames quickly spread. >> the wind blowing in the northeast direction that it is was catching the grass underneath the vehicle because it's an unpaved parking lot and therefore catching more vehicles and more vehicles. so we were chasing basically a grass fire under vehicles that were then catching on fire. >> firefighters say the flames did not threaten the nearby motel 6 but authorities did briefly evacuate the motel as a precaution. see some of the flames still there. no injuries reported. police still looking for leads on this monday. >>> time now is 5:36. how about a little weather from lawrence. if you liked yesterday, i guess today is just as nice. >> yeah. i mean we're going to talk about lots of sunshine. still the heat is on. not as hot as yesterday. probably not going to see tri

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it happened yesterday in and overnose parking lot belonging to hertz rental. one woman tried to capture the fire on her own camera and describes the chaotic scene. >> the flames are getting crazy. i don't know if i stay here. this is not looking good. it's moving along and there are cars are going to explode or whatever they do when they get on fire. >> the flames reignited hours after the initial fire started. firefighters have been looking for any signs of fires but have not found one yet. >>> the trial is not taking a break for the holiday. these are pictures of anthony arriving in court this morning. the sessions have couldn'ted in fact through the weekend because of the jurors are anxious to finish up. deliberations began three hours ago after closing arguments. >> it's the facts and circumstances changed over the course of time, the defendants lies changed. they got bigger. they got better. >> this prosecution would raise the level of desperation to make up for their lack of evidence. >> prosecutors claim anthony killed the girl with duct tape so she cou

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massive fire torched at least 45 cars in south san francisco shortly before 3 at an over flow lot for hertz rental cars. witnesses heard what they believe to be fireworks minutes later they saw the cars on fire. strong winds and dry grass underneath the cars helped fuel flames. >> tonight the sale, possession and use of fireworks even safe and sane ones are illegal in all but a handful of bay area cities where they are legal police and fire departments want to make sure they are handled in a safe manner. firefighters are urging people to enjoy the fireworks at public didisplays conducted diprofessionals we have a complete list of shows around the bay area, cbs sf.com/fourth. >>> three hours three men killed in the richmond area. >> an officer crashes his car transporting a suspect to jail what the suspect was doing in the backseat that caused the officer to lose control. >> new concerns over a popular anti smoking drug why it could put smokers at greater risk for health problems ,,,,,, hours apart. christin ayers is live in richmond with what police are ng about the spate >>> a violent nigh

we're told the three-alarm fire in an overflow hertz rental car lot is out, but as many as 40 cars are either damaged or destroyed. the fire chief at the scene says winds had made it difficult to fight the fire which spread quickly because of dry grasses under many of the cars. it is not yet clear how the fire started, but there is a clue. >> at this point, we're guessing that it was fireworks, just from what people in the area have said that they heard and saw people in that area using fireworks. but we haven't confirmed it it at this point. it's under investigation. >> reporter: people inside a nearby motel 6 we$6 were evacua because of the smoke. they're being allowed back inside now. no one was hurt in the fire. if the fire were started by fireworks, it's just the thing police and firefighters are worried about happening tonight and tomorrow. that's because this holiday weekend is coinciding with some of the hottest weather of the year. nick o'kelly is here with how hot it got today and what's in store tomorrow. >> we've got another 48 hours of pretty decent heat. triple digits wer

i am at an overflow lot for hertz rental car as. you can see the damage, 30-40 cars in the slot are mostly completely destroyed. this all happened on sunday afternoon dept. like this is cel phone camera footage. the cars are up in flame. there were able to put of the fires on sunday afternoon but they have been sitting here because they have not been able to get towed her. the expectation is today they will get wreckers in here and start telling the cars. that have been sitting here since sunday afternoon. it is an incredible sight to see 40 or so cars completely burned out. it is a really big lot next to a hotel. you can see all of the cars there, there are hundreds of other cars further down a lot. you can see the amount of damage done. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. half an uneasy sole earner 32 first set to host if the fourth was dominated kuala union dues are thejune 30th >> " / the top stories we are following today,, first of all, the search is continuing for those missing voters. seven fisherm

the three-alarm fire started around 2:45 in an overflow hertz rental car lot. now it took firefighters over an hour to bring the fire under control. but by that time, nearly 40 cars were either damaged or destroyed. the fire chief at the scene said wind made it difficult to fight the fire, which spread quickly because of the dry grass under many of the cars. now it isn't clear yet how it started, but there were reports of people firing off fireworks in the area. so that is why firefighters at this point believe that fireworks may be the cause of that fire. now people inside a nearby motel 6 were also briefly evacuated because of the heavy smoke. no one was hurt in the fire. fireworks are illegal in south san francisco. >>> let's get a check of our weather now. nick o'kelly is here, nick, with that fire there obviously the heat plays a role. they said weather plays a role. >> absolutely. >> today we had triple-digits. >> yeah, it was a hot one. inland. our inland valleys we saw lots of triple-digits from livermore through walnut creek, san ramon. tomorrow you're

the fire happened yesterday at an overflow lot for hertz rental cars on mitchell avenue some time before 3:00 witnesses spotted cars and flames. firefighters found about ten cars on fire with strong winds fueling those flames. >> the wind blowing in the northeast direction that it is was catching the grass underneath the vehicle so it's an unpaved parking lot and therefore catching more vehicles and more vehicles. we were chasing basically a grass fire under vehicles that were then catching on fire. >> 45 cars burned in all and the fire continued to smolder for hours. investigators found some fireworks debris but not where the fire started. witnesses say they heard fireworks but they may have just been popping sounds from the burning cars. >>> well, if you made it through yesterday's heat today should be a piece of cake. spare the air day limits are lifted today. temperatures in the 80s and 90s and a whole lot of people at pools, parks and picnic grounds around the area any place they can stay cool and enjoy a holiday weekend with good food and family. >> this is special to come out with

spectrum to market, remove the potential barriers from that respective, if you bring it below 1 gig hertz, it's blow everyone who wants access to that. that's the right approach. >> guest: i agree to that in some respects. chris is right that the licenses were essentially given to verizon and at&t and the predecessors as they consolidate over the years. the most recent option of the beach front option, verizon and at&t won at auction the largest portion of the licenses, and interestingly enough, there's another bearier and they got some of the spectrum and verizon and at&t use their dominance to look at engineering ways around that competition and the lack of improperrability so if i have a phone that works on my particular license in that spot, it might not work for verizon or at&t, they not only won the most licenses at auction, but found ways to keep people out of their space in that respect as well. we see continued domination of the largest carriers in the option space. when it comes to more tv broadband spectrum, that's something we talked about as well. i think that that's the case

this hurts rent-a-car over core parking lot from hertz rent-a-car. overflow parking lot.fireworks right before the fire started. police believe that fireworks could have played a role. in fact that is exactly why fire crews are out in force today. as grant lotus reports the oakland hills are drying out. that is why fire crews are making sure that everybody is siefert. >> you can see how to drive this grass is that is why fire crews are out making sure that everybody is-- safe >>reporter:even though the rainy season was significant the oakland fire department is still raising the danger danger level from a moderate, too high. mainly we have a lot of people visiting. and besides fireworks there are barbeques and want to get the message out to the public that there is a high fire danger. and what all of these storms coming together to just be very careful. >> this 2,000 ft look out is a popular spot to watch fireworks. the want to make sure that this dry grass does not ignite with illegal fireworks, barbecue or anything else. >> leave it to the professionals. >> they're full

john alston is at the hertz rental lot. what's the latest?reporter: firefighters are still here making sure the fire is out for good. at least two guests at nearby motel told is they heard firecrackers right before the field and cars went up and flame and the first fire call came out at 2:00 45. the the it was numberly a grass fire, and that grass was under the

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. >>> in south san francisco, 37 hertz rental cars destroy bid fire remain surrounded by crime scene tape amid suspicions illegal fire works could to be blame. it broke out in a grass lot. and wind gusts of more than 20 miles per hour fanned flames frkts sprayed water from the parking lot of a nearby hotel -- motel. several guests say they heard what sounded like illegal fireworks before noticing flames. >> just like a bunch of pop, pop, poppings, like, and noise. >> what did you hear after that? >> people yelling. then a car screeching off, taking off. >> an abc 7 viewer shot this video. the fire raged and investigators will be back at the scene tomorrow, looking for more evidence. >> and still to come this afternoon, this drug prescribed to help smokers quit but a study indicates koit give them another serious health problem. >> a look inside of the pentagon. the virtual city inside of the famous five-walled building. >> and celebrating coco the gorilla's 40th birthday with choice words. >> right now here is a look at traffic on skyway. you can see it's very light. cars head to the

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that is an overflow parking lot that belongs to hertz rent a car. 45 rental cars were burned. stubborn wind made it difficult for crews. one woman was trying to capture the fire on her camera and describes the chaotic scene. >> the flames are getting crazy. i'm thinking this is not looking good. it's moving along and there is cars that will explode or whatever cars do when they get on fire. i don't know. >> the flames reignited after hours they started. >>> 6:06. happening right now after six weeks of testimony the casey anthony murder trial is wrapping up in florida. we are peeking in. we are looking live inside the courtroom. the closing arguments started again after a special sunday court session yesterday. the juror is about to get the case later today. coming up for you at 6:15 we will is a live report from orlando on the closing arguments so far this morning. >>> also in new york we still don't know what prosecutors will do next in the case against dominic strauss kahn. the former inf chief who is accused of raping a hotel made in new york. you saw him there. the hotel m

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now this fire happened yesterday at the overflow lot for hertz rental cars which is on mitchell avenue. shortly before 3:00 in the afternoon witnesses spotted cars on fire and when firefighters got there it was about 10 cars but, as i say, it grew from there. strong winds and dry grass underneath those carts helped fuel the flames. >>> the use of fireworks, even the safe and sane, illegal in all but a handful of bay area cities. authorities want to make sure that those that are legal are used safely, especially because of the high fire danger, fire crews urging people to enjoy the fireworks at the public displays that are conducted by the professionals and concord celebrated its old fashioned 4th of july today. s hosted by cbs 5's ann notarangelo. the celebration had a hometown feeling, with everybody taking part. [ sound of old horn ] >> the parade headed towards the plaza, hosted by ann notarangelo there. the celebration had a hometown feel with everybody taking part. >> i would say it's more about the community. patriotism is the 4th of july, that's involved in everything on the 4th

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