In 90 seconds. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com captioning funded by cbs less than day before greece began casting votes in a referendum to determine the countrys future. Helicopter crash in colorado. Three workers on board escaped the wreckage. Our hearts go out to the fielts family. A 10 month old girl rescued. A tour guide attacked by a leopard in a safari in south africa. All that. Original reporting. And all that matters. The legendary grateful dead is saying goodbye with three shows at chicagos soldier field. They changed the world. On cbs this Morning Saturday. Fourth day of july and welcome to the weekend everyone. Im Anthony Mason with vinita meyer and ben tracie has joined us. Welcome ben. Thanks for having me. We have a fantastic show were going to take you aboard the hermione. The ship that helped win the revolutionary war. They did and now it is here in the united states. Plus well go to california where the devastating drought is an an opposite effects on the wine crops.
In san jose, you can see the clouds and here in the city, i saw drizzle. The temperatures are mild, upper 50s, lower 60s all around the bay area. So what to expect for the holiday ahead, sunshine inland later today but this morning, areas of fog and drizzle and it is going to remain cloudy near the coast. We will have a closer look at that fireworks forecast coming up. Well tonight, the skies above are going to be lit up with dazzling fireworks and this is what it looked like last year at pier 50. Organizers have been0 organizers have been putting 9 finishing touches on the show. 10,000 fireworks will be lawned at this years show. Hopefully it will be new and improved. This year, a few different colors and effects but we need people to come out and take a look at that. Reporter you are not revealing the secret . No, i am not. Show starts at 9 30 p. M. The best viewing is near pier 39. And if you are planning on spending the fourth in San Francisco, heads up, ping meters and street swee
Started showing. As the groups of hikers left the park, they told others including nearby neighbors and joggers that they did hear and in some cases see fireworks in the area at the time. Now, we did have the Oakland Fire Department about this. They say at this point, they have their investigators in the park now trying to determine a cause of origin. Oakland fire cannot confirm this is a fireworks related fire but hikers in the park say that is what happened. Let me give you a few numbers. Two alarms. They called in oakland fire and cal fire who brought in crews from as far away as marin county and a helicopter to knock the fire down. It is surrounded by homes in Joaquin Miller park. It has been contained at three acres. We spoke to a battalion chief and he says at this point, there is no danger. No damage to any homes. And as far as he knew, no injuries at all to any crews on the ground. We have some interviews with neighbors who actually talked to those hiker. We will pull that all
Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. A single firework nearly sparks a disaster in the Oakland Hills setting off a brush fire that stopped just short of a neighborhood but despite the danger, people still arent getting the message. Im brian hackney. And im juliette goodrich. Chopper 5 spotted illegal fireworks displays going off all over the east bay tonight. Anything that goes into the air is banned across the bay area. So every single display you see right now is breaking the law. Mark sayre is in oakland tonight where illegal fireworks created a real scare in the hills. Mark . Reporter the sounds of these illegal fireworks have been going on since well before the sun went down. We are talking three or four hours now. Now after the sun is down, these displays are continuing. Lets like at our Vantage Point here. All the fireworks are illegal. What you are seeing here should not be happening. Earlier today, an illegal piece of firework caused a fire that could be de
Berkeley killing six has a history of lawsuits against them. The board that renews contractors licenses had no idea. Now lawmakers are trying to change that. A popular beach is reopened. You may have heard of Martins Beach. I was out there yesterday. A Silicon Valley billionaire closed it off from the public for several summers but this summer is proving to be different so far. We will explain why the public was welcomed back. Its a bit by force. We have lots coming up. Lets check your Weather Forecast starting with a live look at the trans america tower in the city. Clouds are in the sky but temperatures are pretty mild in the low 60s around most of the bay. Our cool spot is santa rosa with 57 degrees. Partly cloudy sun to your sunday with fog, afternoon sun for most of the bay area. We have a cooling trend ahead and the chance of a little bit of rain mid week. We have more in your extended forecast coming up. First here is mark with your headlines. A wildfire forcing evacuations as i