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 virtua
Setting off fireworks in that area. Mean while, the smoke is prompting an air quality advisory for the far south bay. Residents with sensitivities to smoke are advised to stay indoors. Lets get a check with darren and our weather conditions. I want to add perspective to the air quality issue. Take a look at the High Resolution satellite. Im going to point out the smoke plume coming off the crews fire. There it is right down there to the south. If thats coming off the fire, thats a 600acre fire blowing that smoke down from the southeast and well away from us and wind is going to continue down here. Watch the increase. Those are 20 mileanhour gusts from gilroy, not far from the perimeter of that fire. And then well see things calm down once we get into the overnight hours there. Those winds are also responsible for a cool down for everyone tomorrow. Ill have more in a few minutes. Did illegal fireworks keep you up all night . You still got a lot more rest than bay area firefighters. The
San Francisco Police are investigating after a 6yearold boy was fatally shot while watching fireworks. This man was arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a man supporting a black lives matter mural in martinez. After a warm weekend we are tracking cooler and breezy weather tomorrow. Well have the details in the accu weather forecast. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Right away to th u s news. A man arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a black lives matter supporter in martinez. Good evening and thanks for joining us. The confrontation happened as a group was watching over a black lives matter mural that had been vandalized yesterday. Abc 7 news has the latest video youll see only on abc 7. An arrest was made moments after a driver allegedly yelled, all lives matter, and pulled a gun on a member of a crowd watching over a black lives matter mural in martinez. He rolled by us and yelled at, you know, everybody, and flipped us off. So i got on my skateboard just kind of foll
Day spirit is still bright, just a little subdued. Cornell bernard is live at ocean beach in San Francisco with more. Cornell . Reporter hey, there, happy 4th. Behind me, are cseal aop holida. Beach goers, as you can see, did come out today, but its far from crowds that weve seen during pasepter maryreedn and her two sons, leo and lucas are lugging gear to the field at krissy field because parking welcome back news. Lots are closed. The parkings closed. Instead of kicking back on this independence day, many to the theres a pandemic, but were going to have fun at the beach, no matter what today. Streets. The trumppence outandout reporter w the rise, san protest was held in San Francisco. If you are in the area of 24th francisco officials have urged and mission you might have seen folks to stay home this holiday. The group. E btao rally t the r the parking lots are off limits. The beach is open, but not as crowded as a traditional 4th of july. This year, we asked everyone to stay home. R
Sons are lugging gear to the beach at chrissy field because parking lots are closed. By the looks of it, many people stayed away. Ach, no matter what, today. E p, with covid infections on the rise, San Francisco officials have urged folks to stay home this holiday. The parking lots at ocean beach are off limits. The beach is open, but not as crowded as a traditional fourth of july. This year, we asked everyone to stay home. Pacifica closed all the beaches in her town. Large groups of people, as we know, is one of the top causes of the spread of the virus. So we want to make sure our prabop o o s kept safe. Acul fourth. Kserut dt. Most have been cancelled. No patriotic parades, either. Normally, where you can find a big parade on the fourth, today, the streets are silent. Barely, a hint of red, white, and blue. Today is a little gloomy. Its not the same. You dont see acotions out. Ginger trask says her chocolate store might have been selling ice cream and drinks to parade goers. Its les