Who come out to see it in person. It gets ignited, launches up in the air about 600 feet in the air and explodes. Reporter jeff thomas says it only takes four seconds for that fireworks shell to explode in the air. That short fuse makes this prep work so important, where 10,000 fireworks shells are delicately being placed into launch tubes on barges for one of the biggest spectaculars on the west coast. Usually all systems go, but those are in the back of your mind, did i do everything i could do to make this wonderful for everybody. Reporter he says the computersynchronized show will dazzle everybody, that is unless an uninvited guest shows up like last year. Everybody asks about the fog, and that is certainly, were in San Francisco, so we know it could be here. So we try to get that variety of altitude. Reporter fog or no fog, the show must go on. It is nice to be here on fourth of july. Reporter we found lots of tourists who came to San Francisco for the scenery and fireworks. Last year they kind of got fogged out. But im optimistic that tomorrow night will be a clear night and everybody can enjoy the show. Reporter this year police say theres a notolerance policy for fireworks. Some of these sparklers can burn up to 1800 degrees. Thats going to burn from a small child to an adult. Reporter leave the fireworks to the pros. It starts 9 30 p. M. The fourth. Cornell bernard, abc 7 news. All set and ready. So will we watch the fireworks in the fog this year . Thats the question drew tuma is watching closely for all the bay communities. This is how it looked earlier this evening from the east bay hills camera. You can see the camera shot facing San Francisco, and the fog was thickening as the night went on, and this is going to be a very similar setup to our weather tomorrow evening as well. So the fourth of july forecast in a nutshell will have temperatures across the region from the mid50s to mid60s, a breezy evening with winds 520 miles per hour, stronger along coastline and areas of fog around the bay. So future weather, we will jump ahead to tomorrow evening, 9 30 on july 4th. And you do note, Coastal Cloud cover spilling in into parts of the east bay. Emeryville and oakland, mostly cloudy skies. San jose, youll see mostly stars. 60 degrees in oakland, 58 that temperature in redwood city. Well take a closer look at the fog over the region tomorrow evening in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you. Holidays are supposed to be about fun, food and family, and some places are taking extra steps to make sure it stays that way. Lets take a live look at santa cruz where fines have been tripled for illegal fireworks and being drunk in public. Reporter a lot of people have the same idea. Surf and sand. Suns out, perfect holiday, fourth of july. Its just going to get better. Reporter traffic was heavy along beach street in santa cruz with outoftowners making their way to the beach relatively pea now, but check out what it looks like at the beaches at night. This is Youtube Video of fireworks being set off at seabright beach. Theyre illegal in unincorporated areas of the county. The sparks fly, and you dont know where they will fly and they could hit someone. It was very close to hitting a family when i was there. Its fun to have your own fireworks. Going to watch somebody elses is a pain. Reporter did you guys bring any . No, we did not. Reporter but Law Enforcement knows how dangerous it can get. Folks who launch illegal fireworks, you think if something were to happen, that fire work tips over or whatever, it can go right into a crowd, and youve got a lot of people. And its a bad situation. Reporter the police and Fire Departments and Sheriffs Office are stepping up enforcement. Some deputies will be hiding in the crowd, in plain clothes looking for violate others. Theres no alcohol on the bheechs, but you can only imagine when you mix alcohol and fireworks what this could mean. Reporter fines will triple for public intoxication and noise violations. It could cost you more than 1,000 if you are caught with fireworks, abc 7 news. Fire departments are repeating the warning that fireworks are illegal almost everywhere in the bay area, that includes fireworks at designated as safe and sane, which means they dont shoot into the air and explode. Those that do, include dublin, pacifica, clover dale, petaluma, roamer park and and sapast pole. The victims killed this morning have been identified. Traffic came to a stand still after a car struck and killed 25yearold lynn jay tran. She was hit when she got out of her car. They are looking for the big rig driver who took off after h hitting a motorcyclist. The truck made an illegal lane change. The mother of two boys killed in a hitandrun spoke to us tonight outside Childrens Hospital where her 3 month old is recovering after the wreck. The crash on highway 4 in cochran killed herher 5yearold 10 year old. The mother says this guy should not have been released on bail. No person should go through this. And letting him out on bail just opens up the chance of him doing it again. Abc 7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow explains that the suspected driver who caused this terrible crash was released on bail the day before it happened. Reporter rothen bergs father is holding onto these memories. Home videos of him on christmas. Hold it this way. Reporter here, being a little boy. And recently, as a tiny graduate with a giant smile. My son is down, is going to be down in the ground. That aint right. Reporter 5yearold vincent and 10 year old lorenzo died. The mother and an infant were injured in the crash. She lost two kids and theres a baby thats, i dont know the condition. Things need to change at some point. Reporter according to the chp, the suspected driver, 35 year old lemual wilson drove across the median into their vehicle and ran from the crash scene. We send our condolences and prayers out to the family. Reporter a spokesperson with the alameda Sheriffs Office says wilson had posted bail the day before the crash on charges related to terrorist threats out of messen town. His bail was lowered from 100,000 to 10,000. Things have to change. This should never happen to me, to her. Shouldnt happen to anybody. Reporter wilson is facing several charges, including vehicular homicide, hitandrun and driving on a suspended or revoked drivers license. Melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. Berkley police think 30 cases of vandalism are connected. This is one example of what people found on their vehicles. More than a dozen cars and gates were spray painted tuesday night. 17 cars had their tires slashed on prospect street that same night. Police hope someone has Surveillance Video or saw what happened and can help them catch whoevers responsible. Well, business is brink sk newark. Would you like a receipt. For some the fourth of july is all about celebrating, for others its to hide. Some will go to the beach, others will be on snow. Youll hear from noo introducing the easiest way to get gillette blades text blades to gillette on demand text to reorder blades with gillette on demand. And get 3 off your first order from exploding watermelons to injured people. The Consumer ProductsSafety Commission uses dramatic images to warn people about the dangers of fireworks. Even sparklers can burn as hot as a blowtorch. Injuries send thousands to the emergency room every year. And it can be dangerous for pets. It happens every year. There are things that we can all do to help. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie has more now from newark. Reporter debbie rodriguezs dog luke is not too fond of the sound of fireworks. Ironic, since hes pacing around the safe and sane stand. Tomorrow night hell be shaking and hiding. He runs like in the closet or under my covers in the bed, anywhere he can get to like hide, and he shakes. I felt so bad for him that i went ahead and talked to my vet. Reporter the vet prescribed a low dose and of a tranquilizer. Humane society Silicon Valley has tips. Be with them. Have a normal routine, and that helps them tremendously. If you dont have to be out, and youre at home with them, have them in the same room with you and that can help a lot. Reporter Kiersten Davis is expecting about a dozen stray pets to be turned in, cats and dogs that have run off scared by the noise. Some become lost unable to find their way home. A microchip helps return them home. Another tip is to confine them to an interior room. A bathroom is a good place. They cant do too much damage, and its quieter than the rest of your house. Ive heard people recommend music can mask the sound. Reporter some pet owners may not know their indoor outdoor cat has run off because some dont return home every day. It also never hurts to find out from neighbors when they plan to set off fireworks so they can be prepared. David louie, abc7 news. Every year, 350 children under the age of 5 drown in swimming pools. Mostly in the months of june and august. 88 happen with the parents present. They have to designate a water watcher. Supervision is one of the key, critical elements when it comes to having safer water in residential pools. Someone whos of a proper age who will not be distracted. Its also a good idea to learn cpr and put a safety fence around your pool. Listen to this. Instead of heading to the beach for the fourth, thousands of californians will hit the slopes instead. Squaw valley and Mammoth Mountain are among the resorts that are still open for skiing on july fourth. This is video from squaw valley, a little patchy in places, but people are having a good time. We are both from San Francisco, california. Its been good times. 80 degrees and snow in our bikini suits. Squaw says they will stay open as long as possible. That could mean from summer, fall and into the start of the next ski season. I cant even remember when thats ever happened. I know. Well, lets check on our weather. Meteorologist drew tuma is checking it all for us, fourth of july and beyond. Were going to see goodlooking temperatures. Nothing too excessively hot. We are going to deal with marine layer, unfortunately, its going to try to share the sky with some fireworks tomorrow evening. Live doppler 7 showing you its bumped bumped up along the coastline. Satellite overlaid and we do have patchy fog overhead over San Francisco and parts of our coastline. So you take a look. This is your july 4th evening planner. That suns going to go down at about 8 35. By 9 00, we do have fog along the bay and the coastline. And as fireworks go off, they may have to deal with some low visible, especially right over San Francisco. And then well have fog moving inland by 11 00 at night. Live look right now, east bay hills camera showing you low cluds socked in in many parts of the region right now. Unforpsly, this is going to be a similar weather pattern tomorrow. Typical for this time of year, but the fireworks are fun nonetheless. Were at 62 in fremont, 63 in san jose. 66 in San Francisco. And 63 the number currently in napa. So overnight tonight, koCoastal Cloud cover in parts of the bay. Thats where you see the gray shading. Most spots holding in the mid50s overnight. As we get you into your july 4th, temperatures very similar to where we were this afternoon. Ejoy the comfortable weather, no 90s on the board. Our warmest spot goes into the 80s, 83 the number in concord. 64 the high in San Francisco. 80 in san jose. And napa up to 78 degrees. By the afternoon we could squeak out a fair amount of sunshine. The sea breeze kicking in, 515 miles per hour. Thats going to keep the cloud cover along the immediate coastline. Ocean water temperature about 59 degrees. Tomorrow evening, this is 10 00 at night where you can see the low cloud cover, daley city, emeryville, parts of richmond. Fairfield will be clear, even as you get inland, clear skies, and palo alto, you should be dealing with mainly clear skies 10 00 tomorrow night, which is great news if you are headed to mountain view. Mainly clear skies, by 10 00, 11 00, maybe a few passing clouds but shouldnt obscure the fireworks and temperatures falling into the 60s. Tomorrow, the fourth of july, have some evening fog. Its slightly cooler on wednesday, just a minor fluctuation in our temperatures. Thursday into friday, a bit of a warming trend, but not too hot. Saturday and sunday, hotspots inland but slightly cooler on monday with a steady summerlike pattern. Thank, drew. 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Hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and end this nonsense once and for all. President trump has a busy week ahead, including a meeting with Vladimir Putin of russia. But he heads in with a storm at his back after his most outlandish tweet yet. A spoof of him knocking down a person designated as cnn. He has said it is modernday president ial, but others disagree. Reporter the official president ial tweet is an old wrestling take down with businessman trump, doctored with the cnn logo covering the face of his victim. One face of the paid yeah, pummeled in the world of fake wrestling. Outrage from even republicans immediately. The president of the United States is inciting violence against the free press. Reporter but the president defended by his Homeland Security adviser who saw this for the first time on this week. Youre in charge of Homeland Security there. Yeah. That seems like a threat. Certainly not, though. I think that no one would perceive that as a threat. I hope they dont. Reporter elected republicans quickly denouncing the president s attack on journalists and the first amendment. The declaration of independence is pretty dang clear about this. Everybodys flabbergasted. Reporter hours earlier, mr. Trump, marking his first fourth of july as president s ca lating his war of words. The fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house. But im president ,