Way. Hes a live look at santa cruz wre police have tripled fines forreaking the rules when it comes to fireworks and being drunk in plic. Janeane . Reporter a lot of people are here at the main beach. They came up saturday and ended up staying for the whole holiday weekend. Well, with all the extra people, thenou add some alcohol and then fireworks, police are on alert. A lot of people had the same idea surf and sand. The suns out, perfect holiday, fourth of july. Its just going to get better. Reporter traffic was thick in san cruz, with out of towners making their way to the main beach. Aelatively peaceful setting now, but check out what the beaches loo like at night. Fireworks being set off at sea theyre illegal in santa cruz and unincorporated areas of the county. The sparks fly and you dont know where theyll fly. It was very close to hitting a family when i was there. Own fireworks instead of going and watchg someone elses. Reporter did you bring any . No, we did not. Reporter Law Enforcement knows how dangerous it can get. Folks who launch illegal firewos, you just think that if something were to happen, that firework tips over, it can go right into a crowd and you have a lot of pple and its a bad situation. Reporter the pice and Fire Department are stepping up enforcement. Some deputies will be hiding in the crowd looking for violators. No alcohol on the beaches, but you can only imagine, you mix alcohol and fireworks what the potential hazardf that reporter for the holidays, fines in santa cruz are triple for fireworks violations and public intoxication. If youre caught with fireworks, it can cost you more than 1,000. Fire departments are repeating the warning that fireworks are illegal almost everywhere in the bay area. That includes fireworks designated safe and sane. The few cities th do allow safe and sane incl all systems are gfor the biggest july fourth firework shows in the bay area. Lastminute preparations are happeng now to guarantee a show that will dazzle those that comeut to see them. Cornell bernard is live in San Francisco. Cornell . Reporter dan, the countdown is on. The fireworks in San Francisco, check it out. Just a few short hours tomorrow morning, these barges will be moved down t Fishermans Wharf and aquatic park. Those firework shows on deck are readfor blastoff. It larges up in the air 600 feet one o the biggest sctacles on the west coast. Usually all systems go, but in theack of your mind, did i do everything i needed to do to make this wonderful for everybody, and we generally walk away and say yeah, we did. Reporter jeff thomas says the computer synchronized show will dazzle the crowd. That is unless an uninted 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. We try to get that variety of altitude. Reporter fog or no fog, the show must go on. Fourth of july. O be here on the reporter weve had lots of toists who came to San Francisco for the scenery and the fireworks. Last year, they got fogged out. But im very optimistic tomorrow night is going to be a clear night and everybody can enjoy the show. Reporter this year, police say theres a no tolerance policy for illegal fireworks, even the safe and sane type. The sparklers can burn up to 1800 degrees. Thats going to burn anyone from a small child to an adult. Reporter leave the feworks to the pros. The sky show starts at 9 30 mcca july fourth. For a complete listf event where is you live, go to abc7news. Com. And a live look outside at the holiday weather. The middle emeriville, and the right is our studio in San Francisco. Spencer christian is here with a look at what we can expect tomorrow. Let me give you a look at. Tomorrow evening. Our fireworks forecast calls for temperatures rging from mid 50s to mid 60s. Winds will bbrisk and breezy. Areas o fog around the bay. The projection inland areas, well have good viewing condions for the fireworks, maybe a patch or two of fog. But near the bay and the coast, much foggier, and that means reworks display here in San Francisco might not provide the best viewing conditions, but were hoping for the mare layer to be a snnier one. Thanks a lot. A grass fire burned near a home in Sonoma County this afrnoon. The fire started about 3 30. The winds pushed flames toward a home near petaluma. Firefighters got things under control before it could do any damage. San francisco courts are going to close early and sta will go without pay to close budget deficit of more than 5 million. Staff will take one friday per nth without pay. The court expects this arrangement to start in september and last until next june. Today an oakland man was sentenced for his role for the murder of a young mother who you see here, who was trying to shield her kids during a gun battle. Shwas just 30 when she was shot and killed near her home in march of 2015. The man sentenced today, jerry ha harbin is one of eight arrested in the case. Laura anthonyas the story. Tyve been to court almost every sgle day to support shamille. Reporter for one family, its another difficult chapter in their life when they lost shamille i a gun battle. This is a loselose situation for everybody, particularly for the pierce family in essence,e have a mother who is doing everything she can do prect her kids. Reporter in mar 2015, the 30yeaold pierce was near her ho with two of her three children when a gunattle broke out between two groups of men. Kids. E died trying to shield her 32yearold jerry harbin becomes the fourth sentenced in her death. He pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 13 years in prison. At the sentencing, the prosecutor read a statement from pierces sisters reporter later, the defendant harbin turned and spoke directly t the victims family. I apologize for everything that happened. If you all hate me, i understand. But i love youall, and i hope you can find some peace. Iwas only by the grace of god more people didnt die. I think mr. Harbin realizes that and is truly repentant for what happened. Reporter three oer men have been convicted, two re, including a juvenile, have yet to stand trial. In oaklan laura anthony, abc7 news. Backtoback deadly crashes along the same stretch of i80 brought traffic to a stand still this morning. In the first crash, 25yearold lynn tran, of richnd, spun out and came to a spot facing the wrong direction. Another car hit her as she w getting out of her car and she was killed. Minutes lar, the chp was called to a second fatal accident a few hundred yards away. There was anoth solo collision involving a motorcycle and a semi. The semi me a lane chae into the motorcycle and he lost control. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Weve just been told by the chp that the truck driver has been located, thanks to the help of the public. Hes said be cooperating with the investigation. We are hearing tonight from the family of two little boys killed in a concord car crash friday night. The 3monthold is still fightingor his life in the hospital. Lanie woodrow explains the suspected driver who caused the crash was released on bail the day before it happened. Reporter is father is holding on to these memories, home videos of him on christs. Hold it next to you. Lets see. Reporter here being a little boy. And receny as a tinyraduate with a giant smile. My n is going to be down in the ground. And that aint right. Eporter 5yearold vincent and 10yearold lor renza reyes died in a cra friday night. The 3monthd and the childrens mother werenjured in the cras she lost two kids. And the baby, i dt know the condition. Things need to change at some point. Reporter according to the chp, the suspected driver, 35yearold wilson, drove across the median into the reyes vehicle, then ran from the crash scene. Saturday, wilsons wife told abc7 news he turned himself in at a hospital. Me and my husband send our condolences and our prayers out to the family. Reporter a spokesperson says wilson had posted bail the day before the crash on charges related to terrorist threats. His bail was lowered by a judge from 100,000 to 10,000. Things have to change. I mean, this should nev happen to me, to her. It shouldnt happen to anybody. Reporter wilson is facing several charges, iluding vehicular homicide, hit and run, and driving on a suspended or revoked drivers license. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Berkeley police thi 30 cases of vandalism are all connected because they happened in the same area around the same time. This picture is just one example of what people found on their vehies. More than a dozen cars a gates were vandalizedith spray paint tuesday ght. Another 17 cars had tir slashed on prospect street about alock away. Police hope someone saw what happened. There are a lot of restrictions onireworks in the bay area. Some people still, though, ignore those rules. Next, another reason why you should leave the fireworks to the professions. A man pays in full for a roof top solar. Wh home owners cane forced to paytwice. Imayne freedman. For mostf us, july fourth is independence day. For the i love you, couch. You give us comfort. And we give you bare feet. Backsweat and gordos everything. I love you, but sometimes you stink. New febreze fabric refresher with odorclear technology. Cleans away odors like never before. Because the things you love the most can stink. And plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up. To 45 days. Breathe happy with new febreze. So why did these chickens travel along the road . To stay away from the other side. Today ey arrived at an an ral sanctuary in vacaville. Reporter if at this moment he appears to be loneliest rooster on the planet, he about to become the happiest. Heres why. This caravan from Southern California, carrying the kind of company thawould make any rooster crow. On board, 2,000 hens from a commercial egg farm in Southern California. They had served their purpose and scheduled for depopulation, as the indusy describes it. Then these volunteers from animal place drove roughly 800 miles rou trip and saved their lives. We rescue farm animals. So anils see as food, we see as senseient creatures. Reporter in seven years, theyve saved 25,000 hens, rehabilitated them and adopted them out. Other animals, too. You might call this place vegans in action. You cant kill something that wants to live. I watched pley of inhumane slghters. Volunteers opened one cage after another a set them free. The birds began tentatively, but not for long. So now for the first time in thr lives, these ching also get used to the concept of living life outside their cages. They cant scratch o feel the ground, they cant raise their wings. Theyreot birds. And then you watch them be free and you watch how quickly all of us sit there and go, whats this . Reporter call it the first day of the rest of their lives. Independence day for hens, on a july 3ird. Wayne freedman, abc7 news. Wildlife activists demanded action to save wild horses they believe are being endangered by the actions of the tru administration. Abc7 news was outsidehe San Francisco office of senator Dianne Feinstein where a protest organized by the group protect mustangs. The abc7 news iteam has focused on the federal vernments treatment of wild horses in the west. Activists fear rouing them up and selling them for meat could threaten their presence in the ited states. People are outraged. People want to know what the head count is. Theres no accurate hea count of what we have left. Yet eryone is running around saying they should be shaug slaughtered. Senator feinstein is overseeing the management of wild horses. her office did not comment. Watching a hometown fourth of july parade is a tradition across america, but in the bay area, where competition is fierce for spots of any kind, from parking to free school, one spotsaving technique is becomi more popular. Kristen sze is here with the story. Reporter ln chairs are for lounging, uess its the fourth of july. Then theyre for saving parade spots. Many cits are seeing a revival of this tradition, including morgan hill, alameda, and danville. In morgan hill, where theyre celebrating, chairs started popping up imay. You see them roped together on peak avenue. Why do people put the chairs out so early . They want toet a prime spot. They love it. We love them. In danville, theown encoures using chairs to mar spots opposed to chalk which is banned. We asked for your thoughts, i think a person staking out a spot early on in the morning of the parade is fine. But just a chair several days in advance is rude. Now, youre not allowedo put out yr chairs until midnight, july fourth. Thank you, kristen. Air quality can go from bad to worse during the fourth of ju. Blame it on barbecues and fireworks, especially ones set off by people who arent the professionals. When you add personal fiworks to the mix, we see typically on fourth of july a huge spike in particlant matter four to five times higher than the National Health standards. If you have breathing issues, keep your windows closed at night, because thats when all the matter from the firework also be settling. There are no spare the air alerts in effect for today or tomorrow. Spencereeps track of that sort of thing a whether well be able to see the fireworks and whether the evening barbecues will work out. Most places the weather will be cooperative. Many fireworks displays around the bay area tomorrow eveng. One will be at the shorele am fi theater in mounty view. Mostly clear, the temperature near 70 degrees in the early evening hours, dropping into the mid 60s as you get into the later evening hours. So pretty good viewing nditions there. Maybe a couple of patchy low clouds. That should be abo it. As you can see, more than patchy low clouds a t the coasine right now. In fact, spilling rher forcefully out over the bay. Its 5 degrees right now in San Francisco. 65 across the bay. In oakland, we have low to mid 70s. 53 at half moon ba this is how the fog looks looking down on thearine layer as it advances tough the golden gate. 72 right now in napa. 70 in santa rosa. 73 at fairfield. 82 at livermore. Heres a view, sort of, looking to sutro tower, lots of low clouds there. Mostlyunny and mild conditions for the daytime hours tomorrow. Overnight, as the fog pushes out over the bay a locally inland, w temperatures dropping down to about the mid 50s in most locations. And as we look at our day planner for the fourth of july tomorrow in the Early Morning urs, most areas see a little fog in the Early Morning, especially near the bay and coast. Early afternoon to eving, mainly sunny skies, especially over the bay and inland. Even at the coast, nice, bright, suy flashes. T the marine layer will start to devop and expand in the early evening hours. Looks f lots of low clouds and fog. Highs tomorrow, range from about 60 at the coastline. So a little cool at some of the beaches to about mid to low low to mid rather 70s near the y. And inland well warm up to mid 80 in the warmest spots. Hes a little forecast animation showing theog tomorrow evening. Fireworks getting under way in the bay area. Lots of fog near San Francisco, but as you shift southward just a bit down towards the pensula, you can see it will be mainly clear. So good conditions away from the coast and the bay for fireworks. Should be pretty good tomorrow weather. Heres the auweather sevenday forecast. Temperatures drop on wednesday, not much of a cooldown. A nice warmup going into the weekend by saturday and sunday, inland highs in the low 90s. Low 60s on t coast. Speaking of the coast oe again tomorrow, most of the beaches have some sunshine, temperatures around 62 degrees. Santa cruz will be the mildest of the beach locations wh a high around 70 degrees. Thanks, spencer. Coming up next, its new kind of bike rack. The creators say so far its invincible agast the male announcer remember when taking a bath and going for a swim became the same thing for a few days . Then keep the tradition going at Bass Pro Shops with great deals like savings of 25 on all instock towables, boards and skis. And check out our family summer camp. I wneverever wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesnt just wash your hair, it fuels it. 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