Hillside. I seen smoke up here while driving and it was right here where our apartment complex is. Its t wk hill where all those weeds are. Its all catching on fire. Reporter san jose fire alon fireworked ob getting this fire out. Police say one structure burned attached garage but they were able to save the main house. No injuries were reported. This as we said one of three brush fiers we saw in the area. They all seemed to start around the same time. We saw two on northbound highway 87. They brought traffic on the highway to a stop. Im going to bring it back out live right now. We have eyes and our camera on highway 87. Traffic is again moving. That is good news. We still dont know how these fires started. We do know illegal here. It really is a reminder to stay vigilant and safe during our july 4th celebrations. Liz kreutz, abc7 news. We appreciate the update. Thank you. No major injuries but there was damage after a 6. 4 magnitude quake hit 125 miles east of bakersfield this morning. Governor newsom just issue add emergency proclamation that takes a step toward helping people there recover. This quake was have hads in salaries valley in San Bernardino county near the kern county line and the quake was felt in l. A. , fresno and las vegas. Reporter rob mcmillan from our sister station in los angeles travelled to ridge crest in kern county where there is damage all over the town. People are relieved isnt worse. Reporter this town is a mess. No too much structural damage but there is some. There is unexample of that. We see this although not as often as we would decades ago, but whenever theres a large eth quake, theres also the possibility of a fire. Were told the gas line in this home that attached to the heater ruptured about 15 minutes after the fire and whoosh. Well show you video posted on twitter while this fire was burning. If there is any good news what happened at this home, its that were told the fire has been contained to the garage and the rest of the home just smoke damage. Thats the good news. The bad neis, were also told that two classic cars perhaps a very high value, were both lost in the fire. Again, people losing a lot. Losing things that they started the day with. Fortunately, no major injuries. Lets go to the next tape weve cued up to you. That is from a liquor store down the street. You can see the place is an absolute disaster. We something something similar at walmart earlier today as they were passing out water and gator ade to people who needed it. We saw something just like that. Power is on in some parts of the city but it is off in others. And on a hot summer day like today, that means no air conditioning. So thats another problem. A lot of people have a large mess to come home to tonight. The owner of this place just left. No idea what his plans are. A lot of people have had their fourth of july plans just thrown up in smoke really. That was rob mcmillan reporting. Seismologist lucy jones says the earthquake struck in an area with a lot of little fault but no long fault. We will continue to be having a lot of aftershocks. This area is also characteristically tends to have very robust sequences. There is about a one in 20 chance that this location will be having an even bigger earthquake within the next few days. The quake is the largest in the area in 100 years but jones says that in itself does not make it unusual. She says whats really unusual is the period of relatively little earthquake activity the state has been experiencing. Anytime there happens to be an earthquake, we are shaken here i the bay area. Maybe not physically but emotionally as we remember a major earthquake can happen anytime. We experienced low ma preetta. Melanie woodrow talked with experts reminding us to get ready. Reporter thats right. Shortly after the quake, social media was filled with videos of shaking and breaking. Those reminders that we should all be ready. More earthquakes are expected in Southern California according to seismologists with the United States geological survey. Over the whole week because there will be aftershocks, we are expecting maybe 70 to 160 earthquakes. Smashed bottles and liquor everywhere at the store in ridge crest,11 miles from the earthquake owners son describes seeing this video of the mess. Ton afc bottles were damaged. Reporter they live in burbank and plan to drive to ridge crest soon to see the damage in person. I realized five seconds into it this is a fullon earthquake. Reporter hiker rob campbell was taking a break from the pack crest trail rest 59 this motel. The lamp shattered. I guess they can really happen at anytime without any warning or anything. Reporter which is why officials want you to be prepared. When you feel shaking, you should drop, cover and hold on to protect yourself. Have a kit with you whether you live here, its in your home, workplace, your car. Reporter in addition to food and water, they suggest have a Battery Powered radio. Usb solar charger and blanket. And heres another tip that sometimes is easy to forget. Have emergency phone numbers of your family and friends bryn down. A lot of us put our numbers in our cell phones and we forget when these run out of power, we might not remember those numbers. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Great ideas. Thank you. While ive never experienced a real quake as big as the one that hit socal today, i did get the opportunity late last year to see what a magnitude 8 quake would feel like. I was in earthquake simulorth a california earthquake authority. You cannot predict oh, oh, oh oh. Maybe i think its kind of funny now but it is a very serious issue because to prepare for an earthquake in the longterm, the earthquake authorities started the brace and bolt program where qualified homeowners can get 3,000 to put toward retrofitting. To be prepared in the short term, you can find information how to make things like an earthquake kit and create an emergency plan. Go to abc7 news. Com prepare norcal. When the earthquake first hit this morning, we sent out an alert on our free abc news app. If you want breaking news alerts in the future, download the app and notifications. Fourth of july on everybodys mind right now. Thats right. Everybodys wondering whether they get to see the Fireworks Show where they are. Spencer christian has a check on the forecast including the fog watch. Ill do my best to give you an idea what to expect as the fireworks go off. You can see the fog is getting moral expansive and beginning to push locally through the golden gate into San Francisco. At 9 309 tonight at the time most fireworks are occurring, some fog over the bay between South San Francisco and hayward. Loc land looks clear. San francisco iffy. A little bit of fog in the city. You can see virtually all inland locations will be clear at that time. Place where you might have concerns about viewing conditions would be San Francisco. Temperatures at that time 59 degrees santa rosa, 57 here in the city. Pretty chilly and breezy, as well. 59 redwood city. Chilly on the peninsula, as well. Low 60s inland. Once again to recap, viewing conditions look like theyll be pretty good for inland displays here in San Francisco, we may have fog to contend with. Kristen and dion . Thanks. Crews have been preparing all day long for San Franciscos Fireworks Show sneaks perts from pyrospectaculars sent the day loading hundreds of mortarlike shells on barges that will be towed into place on the bay. Once theyre in position, it takes a lot more than lighting a fuse to get the show going. The show is choreographed to a sound track and iseo s that tl f testing in the o the desert to get the timing correct. Its important to us to try nail it the best we can. The show is scheduled to get under way at about 9 30 and can be enjoyed around the waterfront. The team is also staging bargebased shows in redwood city is, sausalito and berkeley. Are you still looking for something to do tonight . Go to abc news. Com and click on our events page to see which events are happening tonight near you. Coming up, we continue fourth of july coverage and take you to streets of alameda today, home to the largest and longest ed Independence Day parade in the country. A sign encouraging people not to drink and drive during the holiday but some say it could be promoting illegal behavior. An East San Jose establishment known for dishing up a cities across the bay area have been celebrating the fourth all day long including this parade in larkspur. Redwood city held their a tradition dating back 80 years and in san jose, the rose white and blue headed through the rose garden neighborhood Wayne Freedman is live in alameda at the largest and longest parade in the country. You mean longest route or longestrunning . Reporter well, we know its the longest route and it takes the longest to run. Its roughly three hours. And as for the rest, longest or largest, thats debatable. We do know this. We really like park street. Its like main street america. They still have a video store here and the parade today, worth waiting for. Here was the first clue. Last night we found chairs chained to a free with a padlock. Others zip tied to a parking meter. Its crazy. They say everyones either watching the parade or in the parade. Born in the usa. Reporter they dont call this the biggest july fourth parade west of the mississippi or maybe anywhere for no reason. Its alameda. Everybody supports everybody here. They have the most groups of dancing horses, im telling you. We believe her now. Dancing horses, dancing humans, prancing dragons, reincarnating marilyn monroes. They were some of the 2500 who marched past in celebration of the countrys birthday. Founding fathers say hello to roughly 13 generations later. Its hometown feeling and makes su feel so proud to be an american. It shows were all together. Were all the same. Were all celebrating america. It doesnt matter where youre from. Reporter that is a mess sant sentiment in these times because we werent divided in alameda today. Different, sure. On july 4th, also reminded were very much the same. If every day could be the fourth of july i could only wish. But we could try. Reporter hey, you get hot dogs every day. You get potato salad every day. As fourth of july parades go, this one is fairly young and only started in 1975. But look at it now. Live in alameda on park street, Wayne Freedman, abc7. Very well done. Thanks. May have seen it on highways throughout the area today. Caltrans has a stern warning for drivers to drive sober this holiday. But the message may not sit well with local fire departments. Electronic freeway signs read only sparklers should be lit. Drive sober. Problem is, sparklers and other fireworks are banned in most bay area cities. The spirit of the message is not lost. Chp officers will be in force on the roads looking for dui drivers during this period. They were trying to make a point. If youre using airconditioners, when the weather is warm, can that be bad to your health. Abc7 newss 7 on your side Michael Finney joining us with more on this. Explain. Not that. Homes are air conditioned here. Most of our workplaces are. Airconditioners are a godsend during the hot and humid days of summer. Could the same appliance that cools you down make you sick . As Consumer Reports revealed, ac can spread a lot more than just cool air. If you dont have central air conditioning, then you know the drill. Get your airconditioner out of storm for the summer season. But it could be hab boring mold ander irritants. Without proper care and maintenance, mold can grow on the inside which has the potential to lead to Health Problems like wheezing, congestion or throat ir examine airconditioner and be on the lookout for clusters of tiny black spots along the air duct. Cleaning louvers is a good first step. If you see mold, theres a chance theres more hiding inside. You want to consider buying a new one. Reporter Consumer Reports recommended in that costs about 340. More midsized consider this recommended kenmore for 20. Install your airconditioner properly. Make sure your window airconditioner is slightly tilted to the outside. That way any condensation or rain water wont end up on the inside which could cause a mold problem install the air conditions side panels snugly against the side of the frame and use the weather stripping foam that comes with most airconditioners. That way, outside air cant creep in. This will save energy and keep pollen and other allergens outside. Consumer reports says its also a good idea to clean builter on your airconditioner at the start of the season. Then once a month after that. It will help the machine run efficiently and keep the air it circulates clean. If you have a central air conditioning unit, Consumer Reports have some really simple do it yourself tips to keep your unit running smooth and clean all summer long. I posted all of that on our website. Check it out at abc7 news. I laugh because i have this little mini heater because its so cold inside the studio. I have my mini fan on. Its temperature wars. Speaking of temperatures, we can talk about that. We want to know about the fog for later tonight. You know whats been warring, the Fireworks Show, the visibility and the fog. Always a big question here. Right . Will we see the fireworks or more fog . A look at the moment we are seeing fog increasing its presence along the coastline and pushing through the golden gate. This is a view looking westward. Fog building up along the coastline and parts of the San Francisco now. It is currently click the button, 61 in San Francisco, 67 across the bay, and san jose 74, morgan hill 6, Half Moon Bay 5. This is the few from you mount tam showing fog pushing over the golden gate and out over the bay. Other readings 83 santa rosa. 72 napa. 80 at petaluma, fairfield 89, 87 concord, 83 at livermore. Heres a view of blue sky. That might be encouraging from our camera here at abc. These are our forecast fut wilo tay phi inland during the fireworks display. Most inland areas will be clear at the time of the display. Mostly sunny and warmer the next two days. Much cooler pattern developing on sunday. Lets look at the fireworks forecast once again. 9 30 tonight most of the bay areas firework displays begin. There will be a bit of fog pushing across the bay. More fog in San Francisco and parts of the northern most part of the peninsula. 9 30, clear skies mainly in the inland areas. Temperatures well, its going to be relatively cool in santa rosa and San Francisco and san jose redwood city. San franciscos temperature at 9 30 only 57 degrees with fog and breezy conditions. You might have to bundle up a bit. We might get a fairly decent view of the phi works. Inland areas at 9 30 tonight its in the low 60s. A lit more comfortable and skies clearer. During the overnight hours, lots of fog having pushed locally inland. Lows will be mainly in the mid 50s. Tomorrows highs under sunny skies range from mid 60s at the coast to mid and upper 70s around the bay it will be even warmer on saturday. Mid90s expected in some areas. Well have a sharp cool down on sunday. Further cooling on monday. Heres the accuweathforecast. Tuesday, wednesday, we see temperatures bouncing back up to seasonal levels. And we wont see much change after that. A steady pattern of typical early summer weather next week. Mild and steady. Good luck with the fireworks tonight. All right. This fourth of July Fireworks arent fun for everyone. Coming up, we hear from you mighyour joints. Ng for your heart. Or your digestion. So why wouldnt you take something for the most important part of you. Your brain. With an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in Clinical Trials to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. If youre headed to one of the biggest fireworks celebrations tonight, you probably wont be joined by a lot of combat veterans especially those suffering from ptsd. Eric thomas explains why the noise can trigger some vets. George martinez did three towers in iraq. Memories of his tour in your balad wont go away. We had a lot of insurgent situations there. We were getting mortared three to four times. Reporter per day. Like clockwork. When he got back to the states, the disturbing thoughts and flashbacks, the fear that loud noises would could be the prelude to an attack came home with him. That is ptsd. Like youre stuck in the memory and cant get out of that memory. Reporter lots of things can trigger people with ptsd. Crowds, helicopters, even rain. But especially the noise made by fireworks. I dont duck like i used to and stuff like that, but i still react. Reporter it has been 50 years since ellison saw some of the toughest fighting of the vietnam war as a marine. 20 years of therapy helped a lot but what happens to dogs when they hear loud noises. They go under beds. They howl. Its the same thing. Were affected the same way. Reporter most vets with ptsd will find a way to cope. I will put on noise canceling headphones, blast television shows, movies something to drown out the noise. Reporter noise canceling hold phones are a recommendation and surrounding yourself with favorite pictures or beloved pets. Brack deep breathe to keep yourself calm and if you must, drive to a quiet spot away from the noise. The most important thing for vets with ptsd, get professional help. In martinez, eric thomas, abc7 news. One East San Jose family has been serving up a fourth of july favorite since 1936. Well introduce to you marks hot dogs and explain how the stand i coming up on abc7 news at 6 00, the danger on the delta. At 6 00, a look at the effort to keep boertz safe on this busy weekend. Plus. How did you like our fourth of july parade . Here . We didnt see it. Well, they didnt see the San Francisco fourth of july parade because there isnt one. Lyanne melendez tries to find out why. And sending packages is easier than ever. Beware. 7 on your sides Michael Finney shows us the huge surprise one woman received when she got the bill all coming upn e news at 6 00. This fourth of july, were taking a look at a south bay family known for serving a favorite fourth of july food. Dustin dorsey takes us to marks hot dogs in East San Jose. Reporter san jose has been put on the map in the hot Dog Community thanks to champion eating stars like Joey Chestnut and matt stony who you see yearly in the hot dog eating contest. The city stays on the man due to places with where you can eat the american clack including mark hot dogs. You cant change anything that works. You know . Marks been here since 1936. We dont want to change a thing. Baseball, hamburgers and hot dogs. Everybody loves that. Like i said, its americana. We add the french fries, a big hit for anybody. The milk shakes are great. The hot dogs are Old Fashioned style hot dogs. Its just the history of it that we love. You know . The food is great and everything stayed the same. We havent changed a thing here. I usually dont really care for the bread. But this time its like really, really good. When you bite it, it pops. Unlike other places ive been to. I dont know. Jalapenos are really good. Hot dogs good, too. I think the history behind the building itself and a lot of local east siders patronize the business and keep us going here. Theres a lot of cool stories behind it. A lot of people want to take pictures of the building. Its been a lot of fun. Me and my wife always wanted to do something with our kids and we have three daughters and thought we would open a business and show our kids how to be selfemployed. We want to keep it as long as we can, as long as were alive well keep it going and hopefully our kids will do the same. Making me hungry. All right. Speaking of hungry, oh, really hungry. How do Joey Chestnut and matt stony do today in the hot dog eating contest . With 71 hot dogs and buns, 12 victories in coney island, the champion of the world, Joey Chestnut. Look at his face. In that case, i think its the agony of victory. Oh, good one. So true because chest news gobbled down 1 hog dogs and buns in ten minutes. Holding on to his championship title and winning a 10,000 prize. Stony came in fourth place consuming 46 hot dogs. No word how many peptobismols they each needed. One please. World news tonight comes up next. Im kristen sze. Im tonight, breaking news. A major earthquake striking california. The emergency after the worst quake in decades, rocking homes and stores, ripping open roads and causing multiple injuries. A hospital forced to evacuate patients. Crews rushing to gas leaks and house fires. And now, they are bracing for aftershocks. Deadly lightning strike. One person killed, others injured, as a holiday heat wave hits much of the country. The heat index in triple digits. Our rob marciano standing by. President trumps fourth of july spectacle. The troops and the bands in place as his opponents sound off, saying the show is all about stroking his ego. Fireworks explosion. A fire setting off Storage Containers full of fireworks. Crews dodging rockets while battling the flames. The surveian