Emergency Operations Center will be activated as well as the Sobering Center on mission street. We dont want people drinking and driving so use our Public Transportation system. Reporter alex is visiting interest riverside where he says his citys festival of lights celebration took extra safety precautions this year, as well. This year, for the First Time Ever they had snipers all over downtown. Scary that we have to be at that point but if it works and it helps people feel safe, then its worth it. Reporter police will be out in full force on sunday evening. No discretionary time off is being granted for officers. And a note about fireworks. They are illegal in San Francisco. So if you would like to see them, dont try it yourself. Head down to the embarcadero. Its a free show. Leave it to the professionals. In San Francisco, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. I think the weather is going to cooperate. How many people are going to show up for this . Reporter they didnt go over the numbers
is there. look at that thing. that is unbelievable. would drive by it every day it is 75 years old. thousands of people here to enjoy a fireworks letter on not as many some people thought there is music and blues that kind of stuff let me give you a flavor and the things you see this afternoon. what was it like? a lot of people there. the higher the tower the shorter the cables you learned engineering magic. i am the great great great granddaughter john chiang robla in the cable companies that designed the suspension cables. i represent my family a tremendous experience both grandfathers worked on the construction, one painted the top this metal is from pacific coast aggregates you needed this to get on the bridge all access i m 78 years old the first time i ve walked across the bridge whether the first time or not a thrill, the lead over the san francisco bay with the boats and alcatraz and you look the other white like walking on the site of an interstat
warm days. now, blustery winds. it is starting to feel like fire season again in the bay area. we need only to look south to arizona to see the potential for devastation. sharon chen near mill valley on the effort this weekend to keep the fire danger at bay. sharon? reporter: to take a look at some of what they re doing, take a look at the ridge line. marine county fire crews have carved a clear space to keep fire from spreading between mill valley and larkspur. for example, the fire prevention efforts are under way to protect communities and now, fire departments are asking homeowners to do their part to protect their property. this is a good example of somebody taking some time and doing some clearances. pla rin county fire crews are spending the marin county fire crews are inspecting homes one by one to see if they have done enough to prepare for the fire season that begins monday. and this home is a good example of ample defensible space, with tree and brush far e
lanes have reopened. and the backup should be breaking up soon. well, it looks like new york congressman anthony weiner will leave capitol hill but only temporarily. he is seeking professional treatment in the wake of his twitter scandal. we have more on what is next for the representative. new york congressman anthony weiner wetting help. in a state released security, his spokesman says congressman weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person. in light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the house of representatives. the news comes less than a week after the new york congressman confessed to exchanging inappropriate photos and messages with at least six women. top democrats stepped up calls for his resignation after he admitted sending twitter messages to a teenaged girl in delaware. the congressman insists the tweets were neither explicit nor indecent. house minority leader nanc