People caught trespassing get a warning but their names go into a database and if they are caught again they can be cited and fined. We have 3 1 2 times the sheriffs presence than we have here on the coast, so a lot more than usually. Reporter still, some are skeptical. This shows people at surfers beach, ignoring signs and lifting children over the barriers. I think crowds are going to come anyway. They have done it in the past. They park where they want and do what they want. Reporter many businesses downtown expect to lose customers but some are glad beaches are closed because the crowds keep getting bigger. It has been packed everywhere. You cant go anywhere. It is like the pumpkin festival every weekend. Reporter does that concern your health wise . Yes. Reporter it is a tough situation for everyone involved, especially with the sunny weather expected this weekend. But town leaders say thats the way it has to be and hope the public feels the same way. In Half Moon Bay, robert handa, nbc bay area news. If you are still determined to head to the beach this weekend, here are some more closures you need to know about. All of the countys in yellow are closing their beach parking lots. Thats sonoma, marin, San Francisco, san mateo and santa cruz. The beaches are open but county leaders are really encouraging people to stay home. All of the areas in red have closed both their beaches and beach parking lots, as robert told us it includes pacifica and Half Moon Bay as well as all of Monterey County. With many beaches closed many are finding other ways to celebrate this 4th of july. Nbc bay areas thom jensen with more on the people heading out on the water inland. Happy 4th reporter boaters tying up in one big party at one of the Sacramento River deltas hot spots, ski beach. Some say they will spend the entire Holiday Weekend on the water. You cant just stare at each other in your house all the time. Reporter laurie garcias family will avoid the party boats at ski beach but plans to tie up 18 vessels for one big Holiday Gathering over the next four to five days. Most of the boats launching at private marinas are hoping to find their own safe spot somewhere on the waterway. For those who make their living selling or renting boats and gear, it is a dream come true. It has been booming. It has been great. Reporter the marinas and boat retailers say since the shelter at home restrictions started business has taken off. People are buying up everything from paddle boards to mini yachts and wave runners. We bought these about a month ago. Reporter all looking for a safe way to be social and outdoors. We just sold that one there and it is ready for delivery. Reporter this 50,000 pontoon boat, the last of 55 vessels sold by the local nor cal master craft dealer in the past month. Veteran delta boaters noticing the surge and are concerned about etiquette and accidents. Theres a lot of inexperienced boaters on the water, and i think they need to get the word out, the dangers of being on the delta. Reporter some also questioning the safety of crowds flocking to the water for large, close and often unmasked gatherings. Definitely testing the theories that the coronavirus is not as contagious in the great outdoors, and people who live and play on Discovery Bay say the crowd here at ski beach will even be twice this crowd on july 4th. Near stockton, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. From Discovery Bay lets take you now to the south bay and a live look at san jose. The big question on everyones mind, what exactly is the holiday weather going to look like. Lets bring in meteorologist rob mayeda to tell us what is in store for us. Over the last few days we have enjoyed below average temperatures including today. The last of the cooler days powered up by ocean air conditioning in San Francisco, low 60s which is where our temperature was today. Most inland areas today were tracking below averages for this time of year. Notice as we head towards tomorrow as early as lunchtime we will be close to the highs we saw today, and then as we move forward to 3 00 in the afternoon notice these areas in red showing up inland, south san jose towards morgan hill, trivalley over towards enter contra costa, 90s coming in again on bay side and the coast. A beach hazard statement is in effect until about 9 00 sunday evening as you want to use extra caution on the coast as temperatures inland start to warm up. Coming up, a closer look at the rest of the forecast and how long the inland heat could be sticking around. That will be coming up in about eight minutes from now. Back to you. Thanks, rob. A bay area county h tashe g watch list. 19 counties across the state are considered high risk and in need of closer monitoring. Contra costa county as you can see is no longer on the list, but Monterey County has been added because of an uptick in cases. Lets look at covid19 cases here in the bay area. Santa clara county is reporting 99 new cases for today, bringing its total to almost 4,900. Alameda county reported 86 new cases and now has a total of almost 6,500. Overall the bay area has 26,453 cases and almost 600 people have died. Statewide cases are climbing. This map represents the number of new infections per 100,000 people in the past two weeks. The counties in white have the highest number of people testing positive while the darker gray counties have fewer cases. You see in the bay area, marin right there, is the highest, it is the lightest meaning it is seeing a higher rate of new cases. Lets move in on marin county and look at the cases. In the past two weeks more than 1,800 people have tested positive for the virus. Thats a rate of 704 new cases per 100,000 people. Remember that number. 704. Now, a large part of that is because of the outbreak at san quentin. 944 of the new cases in marin county in the past two weeks are among inmates at the prison. Thats more than half of the new infections. The numbers are lower in alameda county. In the past 14 days, 1,797 new cases, representing 106 new cases per 100,000. A lot lower than marin county. Santa clara county doing even better. They added 1,384 new cases in the past two weeks, breaking down to just 70 new cases per 100,000 people. Now, if you want to keep an eye on the surge this weekend, you can. To see the count countybycounte go to nbcbayarea. Com and click on bay area covid19 cases at the top of our home page. Good news for bay area renters. In our making it in the bay segment we want to let you know prices are falling faster and sharper than anywhere else in the nation. A recent study says it is brought on by covid19, but it is also because of the big changes in the tech industry. Reporter we caught up with john apartment hunting. I just toured a place earlier. Reporter a little more optimistic than usual because he has noticed rents are falling. I think as a whole this is probably better for the bay area, because it helps with like dispersion of wealth in a sense. Reporter it is better for some looking for a spot to rent. This is a historic job. Reporter up and down the area, double digit declines have been seen in rent prices. San franciscos average rent is down 11 from this time last year. Even steeper drops, topping 15 along the peninsula, and average rent down 5 in san jose. Zumper says it could lead to a reshaping of the tech industry. I think Silicon Valley is going nowhere. I think it will be the hub, the north american venture capitalism for decades to come. But you are seeing an increasing willingness for businesses not built here. Reporter the vander graph family says if it lasts it could leave to more mobility. If we could work from home we could move anywhere and make the same amount of money but live much more comfortably. Reporter according to the study, one of the reasons we hear in the bay area have seen the steepest drop in rental prices, we have the most Tech Companies telling people they can work from anywhere. In san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Up next, a start willing wakeup for one bay area family. What they say sparked a fire at their house this morning. Plus, why firefighters are worried about this happening throughout the Independence Day weekend. Also taking a stand against racism and discrimination. The demonstration organized by south Bay High School students. Reporter and just in time for the 4th of july weekend, we are talking about a warming trend. How many places will be seeing 90s this weekend . A close look at our forecast when we come right back. Having an open and honest conversation about race is difficult. If you are feeling uncomfortable, thats okay. 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Mike lopez says the neighborhood has been hammered for days by illegal fireworks. Everyone in the house was asleep when a shed caught fire in the entry way to the basement. An alert neighbor smelled smoke and dialled 911. Fireworks who are already on heightened fireworks alert rescued mikes elderly father who was in a wheelchair and rushed in to get mike who was still asleep. They went into my room, there was about four firefighters saying, the basement is on fire, evacuate the building. Reporter mike says who knows what would have happened if it wasnt for his neighbor. For days Fire Departments across the bay area have been pleading with people to stop the nightly illegal fireworks displays and they will be extra vigilant over the next two days and nights. We have increased staffing on our companies to put extra personnel there so the vehicles are fully staffed. Reporter the Fire Department says its arson unit is investigating to officially determine the cause of the lopez fire. Inspectors say there were reports of fireworks in the area, and if someone is found responsible they could Face Criminal Charges for an act that could have taken lives. It is just reality, i mean i know it is all fun and games with fireworks but it is very, very serious. The consequences are very, very serious. I just hope people are safe this weekend and i hope it doesnt happen to nobody else because it was pretty frightening for me and my dad. Reporter in san jose, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. The city of oakland is urging you to drop off your fireworks ahead of the Holiday Weekend. All fireworks are illegal in oakland and take a look at this stash. Oakland police confiscated roughly 110 pounds of it on tuesday. If you want to get rid of yours safely you can drop off any unused fireworks at these six fire stations with no penalty. Oakland fire crews say it is all about safety from the explosion when the fireworks go off to the fires they start in dry grass. In santa clara this afternoon teens inspired by the black lives Matter Movement organized a march and protest. Members of the Wilcox High School union put together the event. It moved down monroe street to central park. There many shared thoughts and perspectives at an open mike. Organizers say one of the goals is to raise awareness at the school. A couple of things are pushed under the rug. Theres cases of kids saying something to your faces and teachers not checking them teac dont realize are harmful to the students. Theyre aware but i want it to be better. There are several demonstrations planned throughout the bay area this Holiday Weekend. No signs of huge crowds in San Francisco. Usually hundreds of thousands of people descend on the city for the annual Fireworks Show but that and all of the other usual festivities cancelled. It seems so far people are getting the message. We are in the Marina District and on a normal Holiday Weekend you might expect to find the area packed. There are people out and about but it is clear something is different. Reporter on the embarcadero in San Francisco you wont see any of the usual signs it is the 4th of july weekend. It is lively, it is crowded, it is packed. Reporter not this year. The Fireworks Show and celebration is cancelled due to the covid19 pandemic. You know, we got to do what you have to do, right . It is like this is bigger than 4th of july, so but i cant wait until kind of they come up ble to vaccine or s hopefully b celebrate fireworks. The 4th of july is typically our busiest day or weekend of the year. Reporter at the Ferry Building the patio is open with social distancing and safety protocols in place. We spoke with their president by phone. Were preparing for our busiest weekend since shelter in place started for sure. Will that pan out . Unclear. Were doing a sixweek rv trip seeing the country. Reporter this family from chicago decided to make San Francisco one of their Summer Holiday stops and noticed the rules change in different parts of the country. It is important to keep people safe. And some of the places weve been in have very little restrictions. Really . Like montana. Reporter the city is asking residents to stay home as much as possible this Holiday Weekend. Celebrate with members of your own household. Amid rising covid19 cases, to discourage gatherings beach parking lots are closed all weekend but open spaces and beaches are available for people on foot and bicyclists. People are reminded if they leave home to take precautions. We need to be proactive as possible to stem the tide. Reporter in San Francisco, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. Oh, it is beautiful outside. It looks like things are going to warm up a bit. Lets get a check of our forecast. Yes, nice to be outside. I was working from home. This time tomorrow we may still see some 90s for some of the inland valleys. Right now it is cool and blustery again in San Francisco. You see low crowds off to the west around gate. Temperatures in the low will ge closer to 70 degrees. Lets take you towards the trivalley. Dublin, 80 after a high of 85. This is one of the spots that warmed up a little bit today. San jose, not much change. We saw temperatures again in the upper 70s. Currently 75 degrees, northwest wind at 14 Miles Per Hour. We have 70s and 80s inland. North bay and east bay we had temperatures come up 5 to 10 degrees. Now the numbers are coming up a little bit more, but right now it is the strong sea breeze into napa and fairfield. Winds are at 20 which is keeping the inland temperatures at least for one more day in the 80s before temperatures start to climb for tomorrow. We will have 40s and 50s to start things off tomorrow, but take a close look at santa cruz, clearing skies for the morning. Near 80 tomorrow for santa cruz. Meanwhile drive up highway 17 into the santa clara valley, we will have low 90s. This warmup we are seeing likely peaking in time for 4th of july tomorrow. It will be trending cooler early next week. The valley locations will probably see one more day of 90s on sunday and trending cooler as we head into the early part of next week. Overall, pretty nice for outdoor plans with some mid 90s coming back. You may want to run out to the barbecue, lets see, between 11 00 and 1 00 tom. Well have a closer look at the hourbyhour temperatures for you and the 4th of july plans in the next half hour. Back to you. Speaking of which, rob, is there anything on the grill behind you right now . Are there plans to put something on before the end of the broadcast . The anticipation, right . It is looking nice and clean right now. Were going to get it ready for tomorrow. Thank, rob. Good job. Up next, preserving pieces of art and history. The plan to save murals in the east bay that sprank up durig u the black lives matter demonstration. You spoke. We listened. Tiny tacos are back for good grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. Get em now with no contact delivery. Roughly two dozen protesters staged a diein directly on the street in front of the Alameda Police station. The demonstration lasted for exactly eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of Time MinneapolisPolice OfficerDerek Chauvin knelt on George Floyds neck before he died. Before the diein organizers took shock of what the social Justice Movement has accomplished so far in alameda. One of our demands that have been met is that the city has removed all Law Enforcement from schools and are reinvesting in education. And also they decided to sell the police tank so we dont have a tank in alameda anymore. Protesters also want police to require all onduty officers to keep their body cameras running the entire time they interact with the public. 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