Building a better bay area, this is abc7 news. Firefighters had their hands full last night due to illegal fireworks, from fires to one crew even having Bottle Rockets shot at its truck as it responded to a call. Im j. R. Stone. Eric thomas has the night off. Im dion lim. Its been no Holiday Weekend for bay area firefighters. They have been racing to keep up with the hundreds of fires in our region, mostly started by illegal fireworks. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live in san pablo with more on this story. Cornell . Dion, very scary night for firefighters no, professional Fireworks Shows in the bay area last night, but lots of amateur ones, just ask any firefighter. Many started firesis o in san pablo. The firework debris is just feet away. Fireworks lit up the skies over San Francisco on july 4th, but its a show firefighters didnt want to see. Illegal fireworks caused large grass fires like this one near hunters point, and this fire less than a mile away. We were virtually working nonstop. We were going from one fire to another fire. Lieutenant Jonathan Baxter says his department responded to 108 fires, all started by fireworks. At one point fire crews came under attack from a barrage of fireworks being launched. I have a Bottle Rocket shot at my car, m 80s. Two kids were injured saturday after they got too close to fireworks. In oakland, neighbors were helping clean up lakeshore avenue where lots of debris from fireworks was left behind. After a big, loud show in the sky. It was the best Fireworks Show of my life, and i wanted to come out here and help clean up. Overwhelming, completely. But others thought it would never end. The entire neighborhood has to put up for seven hours unsanctioned fireworks. In contra costa county, crews responded to more than 60 fires, like this one near pittsburg, most started by fireworks. At one point two dozen homes were threatened, but firefighters say not a single one was lost. Significant amount of illegal fireworks activity, almost to the point where the noise was continuous. Each one of those is a potential ignition. Firefighters say theres a reason fireworks are illegal in most part of the bay area because they start fires. We have been hearing loud pops and booms from fireworks even today. Firefighters expect to be very busy once again tonight. Live in san pablo, Cornell Barnard. Homeowners in san jose say fireworks caused damage to their home and set a nearby palm tree on fire. The Fire Department says fireworks are blamed for a total of 23 fires, including two building fires. Youre looking at a time lapse video of the illegal fireworks now. The city received nearly 6,300 complaints and issued five citations. Investigators are working today to determine if fireworks sparked a wildfire thats burning in the south bay and is now almost double the size that it was said to be only a matter of hours ago. Air quality advisory is in effect through tomorrow for areas including morgan hill, gilroy, and san martin. Thats due to the socalled park fire burning in the Anderson Lake area. 80 People Living near the fire were evacuated from their homes. Many of them are now at live oak high school. We just lenders more evacuations are now under way on canada road. The fire is now 50 contained and fire crews say they are keeping close track on the winds. The northwest wind, we have concern that the fire may head to the south. So we were trying to get around that this morning with some of our bulldozers and hand crews to hopefully box that in. The fires started around 11 00 last night and has burned 600 acres. Also right now firefighters are battling a fire burning outside of gilroy thats rapidly exploded in size. The blaze is at least 600 acres, mandatory auctions are in place in the area of oaks spring circle. Fire crews are evacuating homes on canada road. Cal fire says two structures have burned and others are threatened. Fires started around 2 30 this afternoon. I want to get a quick check right now with meteorologist drew tuma who has been closely monitoring what has been, drew, in some areas windy conditions. Yeah, j. R. I want to start with live doppler 7 right now because it is picking up on that large smoke plume, this coming from the cruz fire. You see the smoke coming off that large fire right now. Its blowing away from much of the bay area, but we do have that air quality advisory in effect for areas like morgan hill and gilroy through tomorrow because these nearby fires putting smoke into the atmosphere. It is impact ing a air quality. Right now the air quality is moderate in much of the region but does fluctuate into unhealthy for sensitive groups at times. Be aware of that. We have to remember much of the bay area is under a severe drought category. Our vegetation is very parched and its going to stay that way for the next three or four months, so be vigilant with all these small brush fires we are tracking. Tomorrow, though, much cooler weather moves in. Well have the numbers in the full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. Sounds good, drew. Thanks. Marin county is putting the brakes on Indoor Dining because of worsening covid19 numbers. The restriction will be in place for at least three weeks and goes into effect at 11 59 tonight. Marin gave the order june 29th, but several days later it found itself on the states watch list for infection hot spots. Part of that has to do with the outbreak at san quentin. School will definitely look different when students return to the classroom in palo alto. The districts plan was officially approved on friday by the palo alto board of education. Elementary students will primarily be taught in person while middle schools and high schools will have their students staying at home. There will be options, however, for Small Group Activities on campus. School start times could be changing at a later date as well. Parents of students in Elementary School are also going to be asked if they want their children to learn remotely or in person. Parking meter prices will go up and time limits will once again be enforced in San Francisco starting tomorrow. The mta lowered rates to 50 cents an hour. Meters will be priced at 50 cents below their previous rates. Parking enforcement will resume too. First with warnings and then with actual citations later this month. The mta expects the changes to free up spots in commercial areas. Crowded fourth of july celebrations has Health Officials concerned as the number of cases of coronavirus continues to rise in dozens of states. Hospitalizations are also going up with some nearing capacity. Abc News Reporter alex pretty sure. Diagnosed cases of the coronavirus are on the rise in more than three dozen states. The president giving a time line for a vaccine. And will likely have a therapeutic and or vaccine solution along before the end of the year. Fda commissioner steven hans says the agency is overseeing 141 vaccine trials but couldnt predict when one would be available. Were seeing unprecedented speed for the development of a vaccine. We will make a decision based on the science on the vaccine with respect to the safety and effectiveness of that vaccine. Florida reported 11,000 new cases saturday, just 100 behind new york at its apex in april. Beaches in south florida closed. Masks now required in miami. Were hopeful that the measures were putting into place will prevent us from having to put in more dramatic measures over the course of this week. The governor in texas issuing a statewide mask mandate. Officials are concerned not enough is being done. Im sure it will make a difference. As long as were doing as little as possible and hoping for the best, were always going to be chasing this thing. Some hospitals in arizona are nearing capacity. The mayor of phoenix says the state reopened too quickly. But im thankful the governor allowed cities to put masking orders in place, which i think will help if yew seouve seen t data. Masks do slow the spread and can be important. 63yearold ed cypress spent a month on a ventilator. Every time i see someone not wearing a mask, my stomach just turns just knowing that. Hundreds crowding together forming an island in minnesotas lake minnetonka, crowding bars and beachgoers packing sand bars. New york city, which was once the epicenter, is now preparing to enter phase three of reopening. The governor has paused plans to allow Indoor Dining. Axle preshay, abc7 news, washington. New details about the death of guillen, as protesters stage a protest over the soldiers killing. You saw it on abc7 news last night. A black lives matter mural being vandalized in the east ba. Welcome back to abc7 news. A 6yearold boy was shot and killed in San Francisco last night according to the chronicle. San Francisco Police say they responded to a shooting on ingle street before 11 00 p. M. When they found the victim. A second person was shot but is expected to recover. No arrests have been made. The army has identified the remains of missing fort hood soldier guillen according to a family attorney. The Army Criminal Investigation Division has yet to confirm the i. D. Though. Guillen was a Fort Hood Army specialist who had been missing since april. Her family says she was being sexuallyarsent perform it. At least one cars in San Francisco took part in a troes. California congresswoman Jackie Speier is now calling for an investigation. Martinez police are asking for help to identify a man and woman seen defacing the citys black lives matter mural. The vandalism to the city permitted mural happened yesterday. A pair painted over the mural with black paint. Police say the two made comments that, quote, this was not happening in my town, end quote. Artists have fixed the damage done to the blocklong mural. The only things caught up in the push for change. The California City that is moving forward with potentially rebranding itself because of its name. The city of of fort bragg has taken initial step towards changing its name. The city has formed a commission to consider the issue. The mendocino town is named after confederate general and slave owner in 1857. The fort itself was established to subdue the regions indigenous tribes. Members of the community are debating where it should disavow racism and oppression by renaming the community. The 23rd annual International Aids Conference begins tomorrow. The website will feature a virtual display of all 48,000 panels of the aids memorial quilt. The organization will also host a display of 80 panels of the quilt at the San Francisco and oakland city city halls. Thos wilbe cducted virtually due to the covid19 coronavirus pandemic. Another check of weather now. Drew, we could really use the rain. You know what . Were unfortunately going to stay dry the next seven days. Tomorrow, though, our hottest spots will drop about 5 to 10 degrees from the temperatures were at right now, and the fog is going to make a comeback. Were going to see cooler, breezy changes. Live doppler 7 showing you its as clear as can be. Sutro tower, we are soaked in sunshine not only in the city but across the bay area. We recall remain sunny over the next several hours. Theres still a beach hazard warning in effect. This is through 8 00 p. M. Tonight. Theres the increased risk of rip currents and sneaker waves on our southfacing beaches. Right now it is hot. 98 currently in brentwood. 94 in fairfield. 97 in santa rosa. 83 in san jose. 66 in the city. 74 right now in oakland. So live doppler 7 along with satellite, High Pressure continued to bring the warm, dry weather today. That will push east and low pressure moving in from the Pacific Northwest is going to dive in here tomorrow. Thats going to bring back some of the fog along the coastline, but also bring in some cooler temperatures tomorrow afternoon. Overnight tonight after midnight well have patchy fog returning along the coastline, away from the coast its clear skies, temperatures in the low and mid50s overnight tonight. Our night sky has a pretty cool sight. We have a full moon tonight. Full moon was earlier this morning. But if you look up in the sky between 10 00 and 11 00 p. M. , youll not only see the moon, youll also see saturn and jupiter shining bright between 10 00 p. M. And 11 00 p. M. Well have clear skies to see it. Future weather, early tomorrow morning after midnight the fog returns along the coast. Patchy fog along the coast first thing, and thats going to usher in some cooler temperatures tomorrow afternoon. 65 and breezy in the city tomorrow. 73 in oakland. We hit 79 in san jose, so were out of the 80s tomorrow for much of the south bay. 81 in livermore. 79 in vallejo. Santa rosa, ten degrees cooler tomorrow at 86 degrees. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Breezy and cooler tomorrow. Well keep that trend really through much of the upcoming weekend. Wednesday and thursday we go back into the low 90s, but turns warm around here next weekend, j. R. And dion. By saturday and sunday, were back into the low 80s. But tomorrow its a nice sign of relief with the fog returning to the coast. Drew, thanks. Another day where we actually had some sports going on. Chris alvarez is here with more. Yeah, sports is coming back in a big way. Baseball on the way. 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But theres just a different way of living right now, especially on the baseball field. Theres stuff we have to do, and i think we follow these protocols and listen to instructions and follow directions, we should be pretty good. The as playing full workout with just pitchers and catchers this afternoon. Workout was delayed as they await a test from Major League Baseball. Liam hendricks is going to be a big key this year. He had a creative way to make it work. I mean, i thought of a couple things. We can do the hockey style where they play music the entire game. Can we do i know the dodgers are working on sounds from the crowd and stuff like that. All of us grew up playing with no fans. We can go back to the grassroots and get ready for the season. No fans in detroit either. Final round of the Rocket Mortgage classic, central california, thats bryson dechambeau, takes the outright lead after four holes, nearly holing the long eagle putt on four. Didnt have a win until today after the long break. He can feel it. Third round leader matthew wolf couldnt keep up. Needs eagle on 17 just to have a chance, and it is short. Dechambeau wins 23 under. Picks up his first win of the year, likely not his last. That is your l a texas mans Birthday Celebration is going into the record books. It certainly is. He turned 103. How do you think he celebrated in the retired craftsman took a 14,000 foot plunge over san marcos, texas, becoming the oldest person to take the leap. His twin grand sons joined him as well. Hes only done this one other time when he turned 100. Dion, i think when we both turn 100 we should go skydiving here in the bay area. I mean, if we even make it to 100. I mean, how memorable is that . I never did that with my grandpa. You got to think positive. Thank you so much for joining us. Tonight, cases of coronavirus soaring out of control. Chilling new numbers, nearly 130,000 lives lost in america. Florida now topping 200,000 cases. Texas reporting a record high of more than 8,100 patients hospitalized. An alarming outbreak at a university. More than 100 students living in fraternity houses testing positive. A huge lake party in michigan raising new concerns about possible exposure. President trump, with no evidence, claiming 99 of cases are harmless. Martha raddatz pressing the head of the fda on the president s comments. How many cases would he say are harmless . Overseas, customers in the uk packing into restaurants, cafes and pubs for the first time in four months
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