and big fireworks show in san francisco turning into a bit of a bust. we ll try to show you. man in custody after mass shooting at illinois holiday parade. what we ve learned about the deadly attack. why bay area protesters were in no mood to celebrate this fourth of july. i m ryan yamamoto. i m elizabeth cook. at 11:00 on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area. well, it was a spectacular scene, skies above the bay area tonight, number of cities held their first celebrations since the start of the pandemic. in the east bay unfortunately people are not leaving the firework displays to the professionals. scene in oakland, little earlier, illegal fireworks all over the city. sanctioned displays in alameda county were a sight, the a s holding a fireworks show after win over the blue jays tonight. people across the east bay. reporter: in concord, fourth of july wrapped up with fireworks display. full day as some events returned for first time in several years. from
coin flip, whether a murder gets solved. now at 5:30, in collaboration with cbs news bay area, we examine a crime often going without punishment in our country. good evening. i m ryan yamamoto. and i m elizabeth cook. barely half of murder cases in the united states get solved. the national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low according to fbi data. in the mid 1960s, more than 90% of murders were solved, generally resulting in an arrest. but by 1990, the percentage fell into the 60s. then by 2020, as the number of homicides surged, the national clearance rate dropped to about 50% for the first time ever. our analysis with cbs news also discovered a difference by race. a national homicide rate for whites, victims, keeps improving. that s the blue line at the top. while the rate of solving murders for black and hispanic victims are much lower. those are the two lines at the bottom. so what s happening locally? as kpix 5 s wilson walker reports, our investigat
rights become a central issue in the upcoming november midterms. the big picture tonight the states where abortion will be banned. we re in wisconsin, where one clinic turned away 70 women with abortion appointments. driving more than 20 hours for an abortion we re in a so-called surge state, where they expect a nearly 400% increase in patients. why the head of planned parenthood calls it a healthcare crisis. and finally, what all parties agree on that the fight is not over. the part of justice thomas concurring opinion that has critics worried that access to contraception and same-sex marriage is next. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the supreme court. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this friday night, on a day that changed america. we re outside the supreme court after the landmark decision that overturned roe v. wade and ended a woman s constitutional right to an abortion. as you can see behind me,
we ve been on borrowed time. reporter: a cemonyd the transfer of commandy. theerrprov fir so advancel and capabilities. i ve literally lost sleep for five years. because i know we re on borrowed time. a couple of years ago, we were all evacuated at about 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. in the morning because of a huge fire that was right behind us here. so they had to bring all the resources in. reporter: the district plans to reopen fire station 4 in walnut creek and fire station 86 in bay point, also adding two additional fire stations in brentwood by 2024. the service level increases once and for all. we re going to be corrected. in east contra costa fire. no more roller coasters. no more unknowns. reporter: and for people like rick, this landmark day gives him a little more peace of mind. oh, yeah. it s nice to know. reporter: in oakley, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. just before the holiday, san pablo authorities have arrested two people for allegedly selling illega
heat advisories are in place for more than 58 million americans. brittney griner s message to the white house. her letter to president biden, handwritten from a russian prison, terrified she might be there forever. and on this fourth of july, how freedom means something different to griner today. shark attack. a lifeguard playing the victim in a training drill is bitten by a shark. how he fought back. and, baseball for the social media generation it s driving fans bananas. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us on this july fourth. i m major garrett, in for norah. tonight, at least six people killed and dozens more wounded in the nation s latest mass shooting. it targeted an independence day parade in suburban chicago. and some breaking news: the manhunt for the person of interest, 22-year-old robert e. cremo iii, is over. police say the gunman open