Crystal clear message. Tonight, no one is allowed here, period. The crunch of the grass has it proven the dry year has it ready to fuel fires quickly. Crews trimmed the tall grass last month and theyre shutting down ryder and steel point, set to close at 6 00 tonight, to keep away anyone who wants to set off illegal fireworks. The park rangers have seen a major uptick in the use of illegal fireworks. It made sense for the safety of the community to close them early. Reporter the reaction from parkgoers was mostly supportive, though others balked at the city closing parks instead of opening them. For some people who dont want to go out to the firework Events Center at different areas, who want to chill out and sit up here and view the fireworks from a different vantage point. Reporter you think they should be able to come out here tonight . Absolutely. Its a tradeoff, maybe you dont get to see the fireworks from an elevated perspective, but if it saves a fire and potentially hurting people, i think its worth it. Reporter in antioch wednesday night, contra costra county firefighters put out a small brush fire, a fire likely set off by someone ignites illegal fireworks. And in san jose, firefighters say they had to put out a couple of fires they believe were sparked by illegal fireworks. For cara gregorich, the support behind closing the parks is personal and deeply rooted from childhood. My dad was a captain for the stockton fire department. So it was a big safety issue, and we could never have them in our backyard or anything. Im all for it, really. Reporter back here live at steel point and ryder parks in san mateo close at 6 00 tonight and police will be out here to enforce the closures. Meantime, in the south bay, San Jose Fire Department will be increasing Staffing Levels today through sunday, with more patrols and more engines from 10 00 in the morning until 10 00 at night. Live in san mateo, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. All right. Thanks, stephanie. Well, great news for san jose. Tonight will be the first time in years that san jose has had a Fireworks Show. Nbc bay areas bob redell is live in san jose, he got a behind the scenes sneak peek at all the pyrotechnic. And we always want to know, how long will the show last . Its going to be a good 20 minutes. Good morning and happy 4th, kris and scott. Theyre talking about over 800 fireworks will be going off, launched from these in the back of the discovery museum. And of course, this is for the show that will be at discovery meadow. Thats where you want to go if you want to see this show starting at 9 30 tonight. San jose hasnt had a big Fireworks Show since 2008. In the six years and the years leading up to it, the city sponsored it, but the organization of san jose. You guys had a conversation a couple of years ago. Couple years ago. Reporter and it went like what . We used to bring our kids here every year, a great show, free to the public, and our kids grew up watching this show. And its the tenth largest in the country. And we said, how come theres no fireworks . Can rotary do it . And rotary did it . And you were going to try to do it last year. Its hard. Theres a lot of momentum to stop and then you get to start over again, its money too. I think weve got it now. Reporter what are you expecting tonight as far as the crowd and what the show is going to be like. I know youre not part of the actual putting the fireworks but youre a big part. Were hoping that theyre and we dont know. We think 5,000, we think 50,000, we think 100,000. We have no idea. But you cant do this in your backyard. Reporter no, wuknt. Thats one reason you are doing it, because of the drought. Because of the drought. The county and the city got behind the support financially, because of the drought, you cant do it in your backyard. A spectacular, spectacular show. We love carl carl did it reporter we know in the years past, discovery meadow was jam packed. If it is going to be jam packed tonight, arrive early and bta is doing some special. Bta is using one for the 49ers stadium. They want to be able to move a lot of people quickly. Theyve got trains set up and with uses set up. You can take Public Transit tonight and it will be great. Reporter thanks, carl. Happy 4th and thanks for putting on the show. The show is back after six years. Its going to be here at discovery meadow over there towards the meadow. Theres more members of the rotary club right there. And again, theyre going to start around 9 30. As you heard carl said, there are going to be 5,000, 50,000. Its a friday, it is a holiday. The weathers nice. A good bet theres going to be a lot of people coming here. It is free and open to the public. You want to drive early to get that patch of grass so you can look up at the stars. About a 20minute show. It is beautiful. I was calculating, if you were in second grade right now, you didnt even san jose had a Fireworks Show. My kids are 5 and 7 and theyve never seen the fireworks. Bob, youre not going tonight. Youre going to resist. Reporter the funny thing is when you had this six years ago, mentally, i was at the age of second grade. Bob redell out there with all the hammering and getting ready. In the meantime, who does not like a good Fireworks Show . Well, dogs. Many pet owners rushed to Animal Care Centers yesterday, hoping to get their hands on sedatives for their dogs and cats. Campbell reid animal hospitals says the phones have been ringing off the hook. And this year, they actually ran out of tranquilizers. Dr. David reid says that the loud bangs and the booming fireworks are terrifying to dogs because of their acute hearing. Some of them will actually jump fences, run away from home. And they just theyre just frightened beyond belief from it. Every shelter in the country reports that tomorrow will likely be its busiest day of the year with people lining up to get their lost pup back. Last year, the San Jose Animal Care Center alone accepted 140 lost dogs. Sedatives do work, but fido would probably prefer to just have you stay home. Mine has already been dosed and probably needs another one. The ceo of fireworks organizer expects more than 200,000 people to crowd around pier 39 in San Francisco to watch the fireworks over the bay. Events start this afternoon and end with tonights fireworks. Now, tonight, if youre going into the city from the south bay or the peninsula, for fireworks or anything else, do remember lots of roads are going to be closed for the event, and several bus lines will have to be rerouted. Plus, 280 northbound closed for Construction North of the 101 interchange. Well, if you still dont know how to spend the holiday, you can go to our website and well give you even more choices. A list of events, nbcbayarea. Com. You can click on the fourth of july events guide on our home page. Most of the people forced out by that raging fire in napa county are back at home in time for the holiday. That fire was started on tuesday, its now 55 contained. It is a tough fight for firefighters, though, because of the steep hillsides and the unstable land. But they did make progress yesterday, as the temperatures cooled and the winds died down a bit. The fire hads devourhas devoure0 acres, but they dont think its going to spread much more. Yesterday, evacuation orders were lifted, letting some folks to return home. But for one couple, going home will never be the same again. The bennetts home was one of two that burned in the fire. Gary bennett built that house 35 years ago. He and his wife affectionately called it their little house on the prairie. They are at home when the fire started tuesday afternoon. Got my wife out there at 2 00. A couple of the fire crews came in, engine 1498. Whoo, man 35 years of history, you know . I dont like it. Bennett says he owes a lot to that Engine Company and wants to thank them for saving him and his wife. Buses carrying undocumented immigrants are expected to arrive in Southern California from texas anytime now. And already, dozens of protesters have made it another explosive day. Its all happening in murrieta, about 45 minutes south of riverside. For the second time this week, Homeland Security will try to deliver busloads of undocumented families from Central America to a Holding Facility there. Theyre coming from a similar but overcrowded facility in texas. Last time the buses were blocked by protesters. There are two groups, one who doesnt want families and children held in the facility. They want them deported right away, which is what the other side wants too. Some protesters are there to protest against immigration. Our own Damian Trujillo is in murietta this morning. He will have live reports during our 5 00 and 6 00 newscast tonight. The chp is launching an internal investigation after a video surfaced of an officer beating a woman on the side of a freeway. This video was posted on youtube wednesday. It shows an officer grabbing a woman who walked on to a median between freeway lanes and an onramp in los angeles. The woman appears to resist, but then the officer throws her to the ground and starts punching her, it looks like, in the face. The chp has not released any information about the incident, but a spokesperson did release a statement yesterday. It says, in part, every time there is a use of force by our officers, there is a review conducted to determine whether the use of force was appropriate. It goes on to say, since there is an ongoing investigation, it would be premature to comment on this specific video segment without reviewing the entire incident. Jurors in bryan stows civil case will take the Holiday Weekend off before returning for deliberations yesterday. They were unable to reach a verdict monday. A judge told them to keep trying. Among other questions, the jury is being asked to determine if the dodgers and former owner, frank mccourt, were negligent, and whether that negligence played a role in stows brutal beating. His family says the team and mccourt did not do enough to provide security or proper lighting at Dodger Stadium when stow was attacked back in 2011. Still to come, hurricane arthur blows through the east coast, but why forecasters say the worst is over. Plus, it is a fourth of july tradition. The hot dog eating contest. But was san joses Joey Chestnut able to keep his title . And if thats not appetizing enough for you, weve got some delicious temperatures out there. Its hard to beat, mid60s to low 70s across the bay area. But its whats to come tonight that everybody wants to know about. Will i be able to see the fireworks this year . Ive got that answer and ill let you know when nbc bay area news at 11 00 comes right back. Developing on the east coast this morning, hurricane arthur on its way back out to sea, after slamming into north carolinas Barrier Islands overnight. The storm reached category 2 status and left behind damage and debris. Sara daloff has a look from kill devil hills, north carolina. Reporter its a fourth of july never to be forgotten on north carolinas outer banks. Hurricane arthur blowing in with winds and accompanied by sheets of rain. It intensified a lot more than anyone thought it was going to and paused a little bit. Reporter the category 2 storm battered beach houses overnight and into the Early Morning hours, rattling some of the estimated 250,000 visitors to the area. Hatteras island was under a mandatory evacuation order. Ocracoke was voluntary. Many opted to stay in and ride. In the morning, homeowners were up early to survey the damage. Flooded roads in manteo, missing shingles and debris in other areas. North carolinas governor described the damage as minimal and praised people for heeding warnings to stay inside and out of the water, where dangerous rip currents were a recipe for disaster. We are glad that the public took our warnings and because of that, i think weve reduced the negative impact of hurricane arthur. Reporter residents and vacationers slowly emerging to enjoy a soggy fourth of july post hurricane arthur. People are back on the beaches, but the water remains offlimits. Officials say the rip Current Conditions are still too dangerous, even if youre an experienced swimmer. In kill devil hills, north carolina, im sara daloff, back to you. Before you light up your barbecue this fourth of july weekend, you might want to double check your chicken. Foster farms is recalling boneless, skinless chicken breasts this morning because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The chicken breasts are not being sold in stores anymore. Check your freezer. The breasts were processed at the fresno plant and sold at costco stores, food max, and Safeway Stores here in california. And a reminder, parts of interstate 280 in San Francisco are shut down this morning. Northbound lanes are shut down from the 101 interchange to near at t park. The east coast of 280 will be closed until monday morning so that crews can repair joints that make the freeway safer during an earthquake. The giants are off town, so no problem there, but the closure will affect your plan ifs you are headed into the city for some other reason, like maybe the fireworks. Since northbound 280 is closed, caltrans suggests that you use highway 101 instead. Google has begun to sensor web results in europe, including some news stories. The Mountain View company is struggling to comply with the recent European Union order to remove some search results. The company says it received about a thousand requests a day, asking it to make some results disappear. The trouble is, some of those are news stories, theyre factually true, but under a new concept of the right to be forgotten, the people who were written about can ask that google not link to the articles. The daily mail compares googles actions to book burning. Americas finest felon might actually not have a modeling contract ahead. You might remember the sultry mug shot that gained national attention. The convicted felon has been charged for carrying a handgun during an arrest last month in stockton. Investigators found him with the gun during a warrant search. He now faces up to ten years in jail. The only thing he could be model rg those orange jumpsuits. Los altos today will celebrate its independence if styrofoam food containers. Starting today, restaurants will have to find Something Else to package food in and stores will be banned from selling products made out of styrofoam, including foam chests. The ban also applies to farmers and festivals. More than a dozen cities in santa clara county, rather, have banned styrofoam, most recently, Mountain View, which enacted its own ban on tuesday. Well, being the fourth of july, youve got fireworks, youve got barbecuing, and hot dogs. And a giant spider, and hot dog eating. Well, for the eighth straight year, san joses joey, the jaws, chestnut, is once again the champ. The competition was tied on a windy and wet kony island. Halfway through chestnut was losing, but came from behind to chow down 61 hot dogs. It was a big day for chestnut, who proposed to his girlfriend before the competition. By the way, she said yes. Oh, yeah. So he wins, he gets a beautiful bride as well. And she gets to cook hot dogs for the rest of her life. I think he doesnt like them. You think . Lets check in with christina. Good morning. Good morning. He was eight hot dogs shy of last years total. Thats right hey, now, come on, now weve got a goodlooking day shaping up for any sort of barbecuing you might do. As we head throughout the day, its going to be nice out there. Its really, really comfortable all across the bay area right now. If youve got friends and family in town, this is what its usually like this time of year. Were actually hitting average high as that cool ocean air moves in. Weve got changes coming your way as we get into that Holiday Weekend. Let me start here in tiburon, show you what it looks like. A little bit of cloud cover there, and in pacifica, youre almost entirely clear except for that one patch of fog, still held back by the coastal mountains. You can see here in sunol, hot day shaping up. Youll be in the low 90s in your inland valley spots. Meanwhile, whats more american than a baseball game, right . The as have a game at 105, and take a look at all these tailgaters there. This is really great to see. The crowds filling up, and yeah, the as, the Number One Team in Major League Baseball right now. 68 degrees out there at 105, comfortable conditions. If youre going to watch that game, make sure you watch for those flags. Theyre going to be blowing out towards right center and Strong Enough wind where you can get some pickup. 84 for the south bay. Lets get to tonight, when the fireworks go off, between 9 00 and 9 30, weve got really choice conditions. Obviously, your best view is going to be as far inland and up high as you can get. In san jose, 68 degrees. Not bad at 9 30. A clear shot there. You might have a little bit of cloud cover from time to time in San Francisco and san rafael. That goes for berkeley as well. Temperatures mainly in the upper 50s and low 60s, and pleasanton, 70 degrees. Thats pretty pleasant at 9 00 p. M. Tonight. We are going to warm you up as you head through the weekend. Cut off those coastlouds and gi you a preview of saturday and sunday. Temperatures will be okay on saturday, not too hot, but on sunday, you might want to make those beach plans, you will be in the 70s even at your local beaches. 72 on the east shore, 68 degrees on sunday in San Francisco. And then next week, guys, well meet back here on monday, 91 degrees, cooling you right back down to 86 in San Francisco between monday and tuesday. So two hot days and coo