julie john says the supreme court is not the correct avenue for that. what do you make about that? that's an interesting case is tank. it does highlight the fact that, uh, this, this, this case does raise issues that go way beyond recommender systems that go way beyond just google and that really interrogate, can we hold companies liable for recommending terrace content and then extremely fascinating question in it right now from our position would be difficult. first of all, it would require a very straight to agreement on what terrorism means. because today we're talking about isis and in the likes. but we also know that they are varies, varies understandings of what terry's organizations are. and this is very visible on another issue related to content, moderation, because platforms do have list of organizations that are forbidden and that are considered environment or tires. that's a one thing. the other thing is, if we were to change in the manner that is asked from the supreme court, if you were to change occurrence, we change it would basically ask those platforms to not onl

active, but they have pulled back now. >> ed davis, thank you for joining us on this fourth of july. john. >> russia claims it is a claim of shooting down five drone. social media is showing a puff of smoke after they claim that the drones have been neutralized. and today, vladimir putin made post revolt remarks. he thanked china over the power linger. and there is a building that is smoldering in kharkiv after they talk about the assault on eastern ukraine, and the army says that 180,000 russian troops have been deployed to the eastern part of the country. cnn's ben wedeman is live in eastern ukraine. let's start with the drone attack that moscow is alleging happened overnight. what details are there? >> we understand that four of those five drones, john, they were brought down by air defenses outside of moscow. the fifth brought down by electronic warfare methods. now, according to the spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, the target she said was an area that contained civilian infrastructure and airport. in fact, one of moscow's four airports had to divert according to the taas airport

july on james fletcher. it is 10:00am. let's find out from john what the weather's like because i know a lot of parades and outdoor gatherings are starting to take place. good morning, john yapp, the parades this morning. the barbecues this afternoon and then the fireworks displays tonight. busy day for a lot of people in the forecast is a little variety for it today skies are starting to get brighter in san francisco. still a little bit of a low gray, but temperatures are mild still. i know we've got michael standing out in san ramon waiting for the parade out there and it's a gorgeous low 60's out there right now. 50's in berkeley and san francisco, even into inland areas like napa, 59 and fairfield, only at 64. enjoy this. get the windows open this morning. but that cool breeze. it this afternoon. it is going to heat up but not near as hot as we have been mostly 80's inland and 70's by the bay shore. much more tolerable range of numbers tonight for the fireworks. if you're in san francisco, expect a range of mid to upper 50's. cool breeze means

what happens in the real world as we're waking up on this post 4th of july, john, we're looking ahead's the weekend in store for us this morning use guys know blue checkmarks but blue skies. >> that's what we've got here from mount tam right here. there is a little bit of low grade down below. >> what we have out there as we make our way through the next couple of days is going to be increasingly cool conditions. so we're definitely out of that heat wave that brought us triple digits this past weekend. now, right now we're kind of in the midst of 2 competing patterns, high pressure to the south, low in the dip in the jet stream to the north. that's justin upton edge out that heat. allow us some ocean cool there, which pushed in some low grade last night. not enough to block out your fireworks, though. today we get a good dose of sun, a little cooler temperatures tomorrow morning. cloud cover followed by afternoon side and cooler temperatures yet. so the trend is downward. today's daytime highs are 60's at the coast san francisco in 70's and 80's elsewhere at the very warmest. nobody's

july 4th. thomas jefferson, john adams and james monroe. july 4th, 1850, that president zachary taylor fell ill after attending dedication ceremonies for the new washington monument, dying just five days later after only 16 months in office. >> interesting. so his physicians concluded it was a bacterial infection. he had eaten a large quantity of cherries with iced milk and then several glasses of water. cholera was a major problem in d.c. back then. they had those primitive sewage systems, but other sources claim he died of gastroenteritis caused by the highly acidic cherries combined with the fresh milk. it's kind of amazing that something with the food clearly was the cause. >> but i never heard this before. it feels like a hollywood movie. >> next to celebrating the fourth by plummeting to earth. >> wait, what? yeah. helmet, camera video captured this dramatic jump from a black hawk helicopter over the weekend. look at this. as part of the us army's early independence day celebration on base in hawaii. that's sergeant first class jonatha

and we're looking to have a full time provider starting next summer, july 2024. johnw hard is that? >> so far, it's been pretty hard. we have had quite a few candidates come through, but no one's been a great fit for the community. >> i've walked out of the office, sat in my car and called them for an appointment and i -- and they said i don't have , his appointment schedule ready yet. so i said, ok, i'll call back later. then when i do, they say it's filled up. john: and adr. hoyt's limited appointments become harder to get, walt and penny copeland hold their breath, waiting for the right candidate to come along to fill the gap. ♪ new york city's hart island, -- island sits between the bronx on long island. it is home to the city's potter's field, the final resting place for more than a million unclaimed bodies. in 201artist melinda hunt launched the hart island project, which has mapped the entire island and posted on line profiles for more than 68,000 people buried there. her goal is to tell the stories of the forgotten, and perhaps, give closure to their families.

unusual circumstance or coincidence, july 4, three of the first five presidents died on the fourth of july. johndams and thomas jefferson famously died on the same day and also james monroe died july 4, 1881. -- 1831. let's go to lodi, california, happy fourth. caller: good morning, can you hear me? host: yes, we can. caller: i am a naturalized citizen and i am proud to be an american. people don't realize when you come from other places and then you live in the u.s. you realize the freedom you have. american people most of the time taken for granted. in fact, i just came from a trip abroad and simple things like an elevator that doesn't work and i hope tell, that wouldn't have happened in the u.s. because they respect a disabled person that you have a life. out there, you don't. don't have the right to assembly that's what bothers me when i see people, the police now in terms of the woke people trying to silence other people. you have the right to defend other people the next the only other place in the world where you have that freedom. you have the freedom to be a good person or a bad person

unusual circumstance or coincidence, july 4, three of the first five presidents died on the fourth of july. johndams and thomas jefferson famously died on the same day and also james monroe died july 4, 1881. -- 1831. let's go to lodi, california, happy fourth. caller: good morning, can you hear me? host: yes, we can. caller: i am a naturalized citizen and i am proud to be an american. people don't realize when you come from other places and then you live in the u.s. you realize the freedom you have. american people most of the time taken for granted. in fact, i just came from a trip abroad and simple things like an elevator that doesn't work and i hope tell, that wouldn't have happened in the u.s. because they respect a disabled person that you have a life. out there, you don't. don't have the right to assembly that's what bothers me when i see people, the police now in terms of the woke people trying to silence other people. you have the right to defend other people the next the only other place in the world where you have that freedom. you have the freedom to be a good person or a bad person

the former president was notified, you recall, on july 16th, john, that he is a target of smith's investigationndicating prosecutors might have enough evidence to charge him, possibly, with things like deprivation of civil rights, conspiracy and witness tampering. but those target letters do not always lead to an indictment, so the waiting game continues as we get this new news from jack smith's special counsel, that this third individual has been indicted in the florida case. it's fast-moving. we are keeping a watch. let you know and get back on and bring them to you as soon as we get it, john. >> john: our griff jenkins in the heat in front of the federal courthouse. great work today. thank you. the white house says president biden would not pardon son hunter if he encounters more legal problems from the ongoing investigations into his tax, personal and business affairs. this follows yesterday's stunning rejection of a plea deal by a federal judge. correspondent mark meredith tells us where things stand tonight from the white house. good evening, mark. >> john, good evening to you. the white

regulations because all doing is incentivizing what you saw in the video, people will celebrate july 4, remember johnn his letter to t his wife, i hope this day ofhis july 4 is celebrated with illumination and guns and bells, this is parts of our american tradition, if you don't have a big public display. you will have independentu oneswi, they might turn more dangerous and cause environmental fallout that i think they are trying to head off, i don't like this, this is ridiculous, any time you get the governmentin regulating something that is a one day a year celebration, and america's birthday, it runs afoul of the spirit was not only thee country but the people, and they a will celebrate with fireworks no matter. >> last month disneyland in california had huge fireworks displays for pride month. we didn't hear much fanfare for that. >>that who knows. >> joey. switching gears, i think we all know that earth is amazing. because we havbecae the perfect balance of solar rays, oxygen and water. have now -- we saw on white house web site they are talking about ways to potentially block solar rays in they

visitors saturday, sunday, monday from noon until 11:00 and then again on the fourth of july from noon until 8:00. tim johns, abc7news. dion: in the north bay, the marin county fair opened today in the heat. they return full-scale for the first time since 2019 which means indoor air conditioned exhibit halls are open. temperatures reached nearly 90 degrees today in san rafael. that didn't stop the lines to kick off the fair today. >> we did bring our umbrella. we made sure to put on sunscreen. we have caps. we have a portable fan for a breeze. >> a guy took the bandana an coded it in water. i tried it. it works pretty good. dion: that's a good idea. fair organizers are doing their part to make sure people stay cool. water stations are set throughout the fair grounds to keep people hydrated. there are still a handful of bay area cities that allow snd sane fireworks. the cities are here on the map. newark, gilroy, san bruno, rio vista, sisson city, cloverdale. if you are looking for fourth of july events, head to our website . we have a list of parades and fireworks along with displays and celebrations all li

july, yeah. just ♪ ♪ ♪ >> john: tonight, major rulings.upreme court shuts down president biden's student debt forgiveness plan. and sides with a web developer who refuses to provide services promoting gay marriage, in a blow to lgbtq rights. here are tonight's top headlines. ♪ ♪ a restriction to the power of the biden administration as the president condemned today's ruling. >> i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. today's decision has closed one path. now we're going to pursue another. ♪ ♪ >> a new record for the july 4th holiday. aaa is predicting that nearly 51 million of us in this country will be on the move. >> tsa and airlines expect airports to stay busy all the way through next week. >> the storms and heat will continue into our holiday weekend. ♪ ♪ >> john: actors poised to strike. the current contract for the screen actors guild nears expiration, while the writers guild hits day 60 of their strike. >> we are here as actors today, standing in solidarity with writers. [applause] ♪ ♪ riots erupted across france, for a

in fact, most of john fletcher's letters resemble the july 19th missive. little regard for spelling grammar or punctuation. john probably could not read or write. jim broomhall is going to lead many of you on a tour with keith bohannan on monday to cheatham, jim broomhall and his wife, tish. they were indispensable role in helping me come to the conclusion john the john fox was either illiterate or some other. i believe that there was a letter from charlie early in the war in which charlie described taking one of john's letters, passing it around the company. i never got a good chuckle out of it because nobody could decipher it. but john futch, he was one of those thousands of civil war soldiers who, linguist linguists describe as this is a clunky academic word, ready to transition, only literate, but so the man who wrote this for futch barely literate himself, and he had an understandable contempt for the silent killed, killed. there are enough in uga to look at that letter again, my frids like his words as they splayed across the page thout any regard to

nothing too terribly hot and staying close to or july averages. john, thank you. 10 17 the time a new this morning. a london jury has acquitted kevin spacey of assault charges stemming from allegations. >> brought forward by 4 men dating back 20 years. the actor took to the witness stand in his own defense today to say the allegations were not true. and in the end, the jury believed him. the actor was accused during the me too movement back in 2017 of touching men without their consent. witnesses in the courtroom say tears rolled down, spacey's cheeks as the final not guilty verdict was read aloud. >> a's fans keeping the effort alive to try to keep the oakland a's oakland and finding some common friends in some giant sfo's. so they were the green shirts and the giants fans were the blackshirts in solidarity while they battled each other in the battle of the bay. yeah. both sides calling for the owners of the a's to sell the team to an owner who wants to keep it in oakland. we have kron 4 sarah stinson. she was there. >> among the crowd. >> the giants

visitors saturday, sunday, monday from noon until 11:00 and then again on the fourth of july from noon until 8:00. tim johnsabc7news. dion: in the north bay, the marin county fair opened today in the heat. they return full-scale for the first time since 2019 which means indoor air conditioned exhibit halls are open. temperatures reached nearly 90 degrees today in san rafael. that didn't stop the lines to kick off the fair today. >> we did bring our umbrella. we made sure to put on sunscreen. we have caps. we have a portable fan for a breeze. >> a guy took the bandana an coded it in water. i tried it. it works pretty good. dion: that's a good idea. fair organizers are doing their part to make sure people stay cool. water stations are set up throughout the fair grounds to keep people hydrated. there are still a handful of bay area cities that allow safe and sane fireworks. the cities are here on the map. pacifica, dublin, union city, newark, gilroy, san bruno, rio vista, sisson city, cloverdale. if you are looking for fourth of july events, head to our website . we have a list of parades and fireworks along w

all that 4th of july fun. and john's got your forecast.e weather this year is making it even better. we're not in the midst of our heat wave or at least the bulk of the heat that we saw this weekend faded out. no more triple digits. most of us inland will be in the 80's today. it's still warm. so you want to stay hydrated and find a little shade, but it's a lot more tolerable. your view outside from mount tam looking down at the bay with a little bit of gray still hanging out closer to the coast in the bay shore. lots of sunshine elsewhere. now that high pressure ridge is on the outs. this cooler air mass is just skirting right to the north of us and brushing up against the bay area. this is resulting in a warm day ahead, but not as warm as we've been. as i mentioned, 80's inland for most spots, we get a good dose of sun this afternoon. if you're heading to the coastline, bring the extra layer there. if you're heading to the embarcadero tonight, definitely going to want that extra layer with the low gray right back in tomorrow morning. ano

john? >> so many different, ways, gary thank you so much for that. joining me now to the -- cnn's july with an all-star lineup celebrate with spectacular fireworks, and the biggest musical performances around. do not miss the zac brown, brian showed, crow and post malone, live tomorrow night starting at seven pm eastern right here on cnn. we can't forget tomorrow's other big event, nathan's famous fourth of july hot dog eating contest. the reigning champ, joey chestnut is hoping to get his 16th win tomorrow. tonight on the contest eve, he dishes on how he previously the competition, and how many are dogs seat hopes to devour in just ten minutes. >> (vo) when someone is diagnosed with cancer, they need support. subaru and our retailers are there to help... by providing blankets for comfort and warmth and encouraging messages of hope to help support nearly three hundred thousand patients facing cancer nationwide. we call it “the subaru love promise.” and we're proud to be the largest automotive donor to the leukemia and lymphoma society. subaru. more than a car company. eva's about to le

started their holiday weekend at the alameda county fair where there was an earlier fourth of july fireworks. tim johns was there for opening day. reporter: it was a busy friday night at the alameda county fair. people coming out from all over the bay area to start their fourth of july weekend. >> we come to the fair every year. it is a family tradition. our grandmother always brought us growing up. reporter: a heatwave is supposed to last several days. >> it is a lot. it is definitely intense. reporter: people say they are not going to let the rising temperatures stop them from having fun. many of the water rights were packed with some choosing to go on more than once. the water rights were only one draw -- rides were only one draw. after sunset, there was a firework and drum show, the biggest one organizers have ever done. >> last year it was 100 drums, this year there are another 100. reporter: a lot of folks say they are just as excited to see the drones. not only for the cool but because they are a safer way to enjoy the holiday. >> the wildfires are a big risk so luckily so far we are skipping th

because all they are doing is incentivizing what you saw in the video, people will celebrate july 4, and remember, johnms in his letter to his wife said, i hope this day of july 4 is celebrating with ir ir and guns and bells, you will have independent ones they could be more dangerous. i think it is ridiculous, and any time you get the government regulating some that is a one-day a year celebration, and america's birthday, it runs afoul of the spirit of the country but the people and they will accelerate with fireworks. >> interestingly last month disneyland in california had huge fireworks display for pride month, we didn't hear much of fanfare for that. >> no regulations. >> joey, i want to switch gears, i think we know that earth is amazing, because we have the perfect plans of solar rays oxygen and water. but we have now -- saw on white house web site they are talking about waying to potentially block solar rays in fight against greenhouse emissions. bring you -- you were on fox and friends, you saw this, mike from climate depot.com. >> this is radical, risk i, unproven, unknown, they are doing it

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now, nevertheless, despite bright spot bright spots of, the continental navy in july of 1780, john, reflectingon the fortunes of the navy wrote in looking over the long list of vessels belonging to the united taken and destroyed and recollecting the whole history of the rise and progress of our navy, it is very difficult. avoid tears. the american revolution was the navy's first hour, but not its finest. if there had been no privateers, there would have been more men for naval ships. there would have been more cannons and more ammunition to go those ships. but the absence privateers would not have a larger or more or significantly more effective navy. congress not somehow have had more money to spend on naval vessels. while many would have preferred that send forth a powerful navy that was not a realistic option in the absence of such a force, america relied heavily its privateers under circumstances. that the best strategy available, whatever the critics said on the home front, privateers contributed materially to the american economy. privateering was a great economic boon for coastal towns

in the meantime, let's find out about your 4th of july forecast with john. good morning to good morning, good morning. it's the 4th of july and we are looking at a bit of a cloudy start to the day, but we are going to get there with some sunshine come the afternoon, which is going to be a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. >> we're at currently you can see that low gray hanging out over san francisco right now. something that's going to be present over the next couple of hours here. current temperatures are in the 50's to 60's with temperatures right now in alameda and dublin sitting at 57 degrees. oakland at 58 degrees right now. berkeley at 55 and delay. how at 54 degrees nevado sitting at 55 degrees as well. looking at temperatures later on this afternoon. day time. highs today will be in the 60's and 70's near the bayshore and the coastline. while 80's in fremont and concord. as for oakland, 71 while hayward sitting at 76 4th of july, fireworks display tonight, we are going to be seeing a little bit of fog pushing on in there. some low gray temperatures

july. he is a john kerry who is speaking just a short while ago. so you'll notice we're not issuing a, you know, declaration together. because we're not finished finding the pathway with clarity on both sides that will allow us to achieve what we need to achieve. but this is how you get business done. you begin somewhere, you begin those thoughts. you, you, you move the process forward. hundreds of firefighters in greece trying to stop a foster leaving was fine north west of the capital athens. the blaze and the longer region has already destroyed buildings and vehicles. more than 300 people have been evacuated from their homes. the finest all set on monday and has already split, swept through forests on palestinians and gaza, struggling to keep cool during a power shortage. westland by israel blockade temperatures that have had 38 degrees . and people are experiencing electricity cups that last up to 12 hours a day. moving to a point, 3000000 people live and they've had us doing it on 516 years of israel's land and save it okay. and have severely

[applause] >> we will officially dedicate the john lures forever stamp at july 21 at morehouse collegelanta. the women and men of the postal service take great pride in binding the nation together. goth as john lewis worked for us. by issuing this special stamp, we are providing a way for the public to come together in remembrance and commemoration and we hope it might get people to learn bel the -- about the life of john lewis. we are proud to honor john lewis with this stamp. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, inaugural president and chief executive officer of the john and lillian lewis foundation. >> mr. speaker, leader jeffries, colleagues, friends and family of john lewis. it warms my heart and amazing and kind of ironic we are here today to celebrate john lewis and the u.s. postage stamp that will bear his likeness. ironic may not be the exact word but when i learned. i was his chief of staff back in the day before there was -- before everyone had a cell phone. g.p.s. trackers were not available. so when i had to track the congressman down, which i had to do rather often, i had

the french government dispatch its most press stages general john july to discussing the hebrew of the liberation of france in world war 2. they called him king as shown, and in january 1951, he swung into action. and the french army inflicted successive bits of defeats on the north vietnamese, the in the jungle. the french used every means at their disposal. and that included a highly flammable petrol. jenny maple, who's the month then that that'd be last. yeah, the beautiful lady. bully the lady. relates it go showing like that. it was still a good nap as it was done today. and then the deadline there, the, the lady using the up now. right. did you say the new come new late, tow rug may never change the quick get out the number that i know right then. yeah. right. who should know? like quite another, i don't see now who shouldn't tuesday i chose to get on by the parts i use it, but back in funds, most people have kid indifference to events. in indo china, only a food of the population support is continuing the war in order to preserve the entire the french communist campaigns furious

i'd like to wish a happy anniversary to my district staff, john and his wife, on their second wedding anniversary on july 31. happy anniversary, john and rachel. happy 40th wedding anniversary to my very good friend, curt and katry, on august 13. and 44th wedding anniversary to mary and kirk this august. and i would especially like to wish a very happy 40th anniversary on september 4 to my husband, kirk. happy birthday, honey. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. nickel, for five minutes. mr. nickel: i recently had the chance to travel with a bipartisan group of members of the house to brazil, colombia, and panama. during our trip we discussed important issues like immigration, counterterrorism, trade, and national security. in brazil, i learned about the increasing presence of the chinese communist party from local law enforcement officials. in colombia we discussed efforts to combat illegal drug trafficking. we met with leading officials on the long-standing bilateral relationship between the united states and colombi

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july, yeah. just ♪ ♪ ♪ >> john: tonight, major rulings.me court shuts down president biden's student debt forgiveness plan. and sides with a web developer who refuses to provide services promoting gay marriage, in a blow to

john yang. meteorologists say july has been the world's hottest on record. they also say some relief is on the way for many americans. where than 100 million americans are under heat alerts. parts of the midwest, mid-atlantic, and northeast, heat and humidity, is making temperatures feel between 100 and 110. in phoenix, the high temperature has been above 110. for a record 30 straight days. there is possibility rain will end the street. a cold front pushing south is forecast to pull things off next week. the south will continue to bake. former president donald trump made his first appearance last night since three new felony charges were added to his classified documents case. at a republican dinner, he said the charges against him and the investigatns that could lead to more charges are politically motivated. other republican candidates spoke at the dinner but avoided mentioninghe former president's name. one exception, will heard. >> donald trump is running to stay out of prison. and if we elect -- i know. i know the truth. the truth is hard. >> tonight, t

the next roll comes out, which would be sometime in july. as john mentioned, for the projections, we assumed just the standard 2% growth rate, which is the proposition 13 minimum growth, last year's av growth for the project areas was nearly 6, 5.8. of course, we don't know what that's going to be this coming year with regard to things that the stories that have appeared in the press. we're following those one case was a union bank building that that had recently sold for much less than much less than its i don't remember what the figures were, but the amount of the sale was just slightly less than what it's currently assessed at. so it had been on the rolls for some time at a relatively low assessed value and we don't expect to see an impact from that particular sale. the sale of park hotel, not the sale, but the i guess relinquishing of it to the bank of the hotels. and now the westfield mall. we just don't know what effect that's going to have, whether it won't have an effect until the property is sold or until there's a temporary reassessment in

the next roll comes out, which would be sometime in july. as john mentioned, for the projections, we assumed just the standard 2% growth rate, which is the proposition 13 minimum growth, last year's av growth for the project areas was nearly 6, 5.8. of course, we don't know what that's going to be this coming year with regard to things that the stories that have appeared in the press. we're following those one case was a union bank building that that had recently sold for much less than much less than its i don't remember what the figures were, but the amount of the sale was just slightly less than what it's currently assessed at. so it had been on the rolls for some time at a relatively low assessed value and we don't expect to see an impact from that particular sale. the sale of park hotel, not the sale, but the i guess relinquishing of it to the bank of the hotels. and now the westfield mall. we just don't know what effect that's going to have, whether it won't have an effect until the property is sold or until there's a temporary reassessment in

we've got john with our 4th of july forecast. e're looking at not only forecast for this evening, john, for fireworks, but all day long. exactly. that are going on. yeah. that doesn't look like it scared a much narrower. it looks like it scared of everything. one of you know what it is going to be good afternoon barbecues today with the sunshine coming out. more and more. >> tonight we will see a return of what we've got pushed into the bay right now, which is a little bit of that low gray. that's okay, though. it comes along with evening relief, at least helping to cool down temperatures into the evening inland areas like livermore for the fireworks display there. you're going to be in the low 70's. it's a little cooler towards the bayshore. so if you're heading out to the embarcadero for fireworks, don't forget that extra layer. it is definitely a more mild forecast ahead of us were warm today, but not as hot as we had been in. temperatures will continue to incrementally cooldown each and every day through the rest of this forec

for the july parades, fireworks shows all of these things you have to plan for john folks are going tond about today. they're going to stand out there waiting for a few hours for this. how's the weather going to be hope that you can get a good spot without the way. that's the only thing i lead. you know what? we've got a good variety of weather today. good for barbecuing. should be pretty decent for that fireworks display tonight. >> maybe a picture. perfect because we will have the presence of some low cloud cover over the embarcadero this evening. as you can see from the berkeley hills camera right now, we do have a little bit of that cloud cover as well. now skies will clear out abundantly. so today we are seeing that high pressure ridge slowly on the outs. dip in the jet stream now working its way back in. so be it still warm. we're not near as hot as we were over the weekend and this trend of gradual cooling continues over the next several days. lots of sunshine for the backyard barbecue this afternoon. fog does push it just in time for the fireworks through the embarcadero tonigh

. >> right now we're showing the odds for the hike in the july meeting. 92% right now. johnams with a poker face. i want to bounce something else off of you back-to-school spending expected to decline 10% first decline in ten years what does that tell you about inflation and the consumer >> consumer are shifting their preferences. they're shifting what they're spending their money on, away interest stuff and toward services, travel, and ball games. may be what you're reflecting. i won't reach too much into it i think in general consumers are doing their part they're hanging tough. they're doing just enough to keep the economy moving forward. that goes to pretty good fundamentals job unemployment levels are low lots of excess saving. people have a lot of cash, particularly if you're high income, middle income, a lot of cash in the bank, and they're using that to calibrate their spending i think consumers are going to hang in there. that's key to keeping the economy out of a recession, not too much that it becomes inflationary not too hot, not too cold. it feels about right, b

july. still to come, james. all right, john, thank you.is 10, 30 and there's a warning out this morning for people who are headed. >> to east bay parks and hiking trails the rattlesnakes are out now. temperatures warming up so you might encounter one or 2 while you're walking. crawford's michael thomas is joining us live with what we need to know. michael, if we do come across one good morning. >> yeah, good morning. that's right. they're out and they are biting. you know, just last month we saw that 7 year-old boy who was bitten by rattlesnake and airlifted over to a hospital from mount diablo. so they really do want to have that happen again. let's get to some video as they break it all down. now, officials with the east bay regional excuse me, officials with the east bay parks are asking people to really just be aware of their surroundings in total telling people to stay away from certain areas like tall grass areas and so on. and when it comes to, if you do come encounter with those snakes, take a listen. what county officials have to

who's the first president host of the fourth of july celebration at the white house? george washington, johnnking about it? >> i think i have an answer. ashley: think about it at homelu ♪ ashley: earlier we asked who was the first president to host a fourth of july celebration at the white house. lydia? >> thomas jefferson. i know he lived in monticello but maybe before he moved there. >> john adams, i have no idea why i heard a shout out from madison and the answer is thomas jefferson, well done, not just monticello. in 1801 he opened the house to guest and held a festival with horseracing, parades and refreshments he did it big. 15 seconds, any fourth of july plans? >> fireworks. >> and hamburgers and hotdogs and you name it. enjoy, that's it for "varney & company". "coast to coast" starts no

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there was an early fourth of july fireworks and drone show. tim johns was there for opening day. tim: it was a busy friday night at the alameda county fair. people coming out from all over the bay area to start their fourth of july weekend. >> we come every year. it's been a family tradition. my grandmother brought us. tim: friday was the first day of the heatwave that was supposed to last several days. >> the first heatwave of the summer. it's intense. tim: people say they will not at the temperature stop them from having fun. many of the water rights were packed. some choosing to go on more than once. >> probably at least 10. tim: that was only one draw to the fair on friday night. after the sunset there was a firework and drone show, the biggest organizers have ever done. >> last year it was 100 drones and this year we added another 100. tim: a lot of folks say they are excited to see the drones. >> 3, 2, 1. tim: not only for the technology but because they are a safer way to enjoy the holiday. >> the wildfires are a big risk. so far this summer we are escaping this smoke so i

july fourth. yeah. i mean, i think an official, you know, the people in the congress, especially john adams, thought that july 2nd was the magic day because adams was always a yes, because that's the day they passed the resolution independence. and so it kind of makes sense, but it shows how powerful the declaration was that this document, which could have been just, you know, real plain and just kind of served a basic purpose. one sentence, yeah, it could have been a sentence or two. it could have just been that resolution know, reprinted the fact that it did this inspirational language that is carried over centuries, we're coming on the 250th anniversary of it. it is kind of remarkable that we do associate july 4th as our start start date. yeah, i guess, i'm three years early on the. oh well we can do this again. denver brunsman. yeah it's good watching this have been fun everyone. thank you for listening watching to this episode of now let me conclude my introductory time at the lectern by introducing you all to phil and his two interlocuts,