call for his brother in los angeles. there was a time it shot through my parent s wall, and it missed my brother by about a good six inches. reporter: as for illegal fireworks, officers can only cite or arrest someone if they see the person ignite a device, or if someone is in possession of a large quantity of fireworks. i want to share with you that san francisco is going to put on a fantastics fireworks show. you can go there and watch it. please don t participate in fireworks in the city of oakland. reporter: and there you heard it, opd has found through the years the best way to combat the fireworks problem is through messaging and hopefully prevention. as for the gunfire and the duis, oakland police will be out in force tonight, with maximum enforcement. ha you very much.laur aant one thing on our side weather wise today, the skies. we expect them to be clear for fireworks, which as you probably are aware, is not always the case in san francisco. we have had some
barge in the bay with wires and tools, to get these fireworks ready to blast for the big show. the barge is rocking enough give someone motion sickness. it s windier than normal. the barge itself, our launch platform is moving around. reporter: thomas says they may use two boats to hold it in place about 1,000 feet out from pier 14. we have coordinated with the coast guard and want to keep it this that position. it s the optimal position to be in. but if we need to move it because of the wind, we will. reporter: it s pretty much impossible for the wind to go unnoticed at the embark dacader. thomas has assured us wind shouldn t impact the show, set to feature around 4700 different effectwas phenomenal rr: the fire depar. with the winds, if you use your neighbor s yard. reporter: which we know can lead to a fire. plus, it s illegal, so let s be smart tonight, folks, and bring in the new year safely. while we re talking about safety, check out my phone here, if you
constantly especially on days like this. reporter: they will shut down streets as necessary. officers will be on the lookout for alcohol consumption and public intoxication. the city wants the crowd to stay along the waterfront and discouraging people from traveling to treasure island to watch. there is construction and limited space and with everyone trying to get on and off the freeway on maps it will create a huge hazard. reporter: highway patrol will be out in force and in years past drivers have stopped on the bay bridge at midway to watch the fireworks show. officers will keep them moving. we will have officers on the bay bridge patrolling to make sure the traffic is flowing. reporter: the priority will be to monitor the highways and roads for impaired drivers. this year with the legalization of cannabis that doesn t just mean driving. we are looking for impaired driving. we have zero tolerance. reporter: zero tolerance means no excuses especially with rideshar
there are one half dozen rescue teams here, some of them local, some from around the state, this butte this video is the butte team and they found the remains of a body today. we watched as they identified it, they called for assistance, they even called for a hearse to drive the body away. it all happened within about a 30 minute period which is remarkable as we have been to a lots of crime scenes through the years but to process the scene that quickly means they are trying to get all lot done in a very short period of time. like i say 100 starving like i say in some cases they have cadaver dogs specialized in being able to recognize the scent of human remains. in some cases these bodies are burned so badly that even the dogs cannot pick up the scent. we will bring you more from the scene in paradise as the day continues. back to you. all butte county schools will be closed to at least thanksgiving break. in the bay area at 90% of sonoma area schools were closed today
valencia. all of these folks are lined up to see gavin newsom, jerry brown and kamala harris. if you are wondering how important this push is, thence is a lot more important than you might think. pulling up in berkley with a bus bearing the title help is on the way. nice to meet you. jen, nice to see you. reporter: republican john cox gave his two cents. rear view mirror. rear view mirror. that s old information. they look at stuff that s happened a long time ago. reporter: about 85 miles southeast in modesto, democrat gavin newsom campaigned for josh harder and had this to say on the eve of the election. i know it s rote and cliched. i know everybody says it, forgive me. i ll add to the course. the energy is off the charts. rememb reporter: the final push could bear fruit. election day is the day we get most of our votes for any election. reporter: john arts calculates 24% turnout as of today, roughly 100,000 ballots, which means there will be a lot more vo