They come out early. It is a full day. We cherish this community and we cherish our country. It is very important to us. So it is a family time. An estimated more than 40,000 people from all across the valley were at the parade this morning in danville. Well, many people hitting california beaches this holiday. First responders reminding everyone out there to make water safety a priority. One very popular spot, San Franciscos ocean beach. But it is not designated as a place to switch. Therefore, they dont have lifeguards on duty. Cristina rendon joins us. Reporter there are no lifeguards here at ocean beach but the Golden Gate National park service does have beach patrols. You can see one right over there along the edge of the sand. They are reminding people to be aware of the dangerous rip currents on Northern California beaches. Its a great place to be. The ocean is awesome. Run around, spend time enjoying nature. Reporter ocean beach provides a picturesque playground for children and adults celebrating Independence Day. Beach patrols are on duty. I think it is a concern in general. It is nice that the patrol is out here. You are seeing the beach patrol out here quite a bit, watching out for forks which is nice. Reporter the ball ties that family waded in the water. We always stay behind them. We just came out here to have a good time. Reporter jonathan and his friends kept a safe distance from the waves, playing frisbee on the sand. The waves dont look that powerful, but especially when they come back, they feel like theyre pulling at you, so you have to stand your ground. I know if i do go in, i dont want to get too far out because i can get pulled out. Reporter some people have drowned in recent years. This is not a swimmers beach. People have been swept out to zane three feet of water, proving the powerful current can be deceiving. I normally dont get in the water. We only let the dog get in up to her paws. Reporter there were 37 rescues at San Francisco beaches last year alone, and just as a reminder, if you are ever caught in a rip current, you are advised to swim parallel to the shore, and then in toward the beach. Always good advice, being here for this long, we all know the dangers of ocean beach, but still, people so tempted to get in that water. Lets take it over to bill. I saw some jackets out there. That marine layer working in. Definitely keeping it cool out there. Ocean beach is probably one of the most dangerous beaches in the world for riptides because not only because of the outgoing tides of the Golden Gate Bridge and the sand bars and the rip currents, but the fact that you have almost a Million People in close proximity to it. Its 4th of july. The weather is cooperating. Its exactly like what we thought. Foggy at the coast. 63 degrees. The weather as we go through the evening hours will do this. The fog will fill in, as it did last night. Last night we talked about it. What we saw last night is what you are going to see tonight at 9 30, 10 00. Inland at alameda and the different fairs, you are going to be fine. The fog is going to stay restricted to the barks right at the Golden Gate Bridge, 9 30, 10 00 hour. And then overnight the fog will move back in. So there is a live camera shot in oakland right now. You can see the festival going on at jack london square. You see the wind. Pretty breezy out there. It is jackets tonight if you are going out to fireworks displays almost anywhere around the bay or certainly in crissy field. In the livermore valley, a different story. The forecast, mid60s in some of tin land spots, but around the baits upper 50s. A nice fireworks night. Its exactly what you expect in july in the bay area. Theres the fog right now. You can see it setting up, just working its way all the way to ocean beach. Christine was just out there live. A pretty good fair works display, except cool. So bring jackets. When we come back we will get into the numbers but this is nothing. You guys knew this already. It is going to be a jacket night in San Francisco for the big one. Everybody else, Shirt Sleeves and maybe a hoodie. Well done. All right, bill. Meantime preparations are continuing through the day up until the last moment before that fireworks extravaganza tonight in San Francisco. Ktvu caught up with people at pier 39 and learned how people are prepping for the Fireworks Show and all the potential fog. Reporter the San Francisco water front bustling with activity this 4th of july and excitement as plenty of people are getting ready for the show. Since we are not real familiar with the area we figured we would come down and try to see what we can see. Its my favorite holiday of the year. Reporter crowds wont be disappointed. Crews have been busy packing shells on two barges at pier 39. 5,000 effects will be lit and all of it will be synchronized to patriotic music. Thinking the about the fog, organizers plan to set off the fireworks from different elevations and altitudes. Changing up some of the patterns and colors and things of that nature, but it is a good raucous 25 minutes of fireworks and color and explosions and happiness. We didnt know much about what was going on. We heard there were fireworks down here. Thought we would come see them from the pier. I dont know if weve actually been to a big city to see fireworks. Were from west virginia. Reporter from wherever you are, you should have a great view of the light show, and some people today already were wearing colors proudly. Lilly wanted to celebrate the 4th of july by dressing up as wonder woman. She loves her red, white, and blue. She is going to meet as many people as possible to spread as much joy and celebrate america. Reporter rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. A ton of 4th of july events across the bay area. Some have taken place. Others still to come tonight. Theyre expecting big crowds in berkeley at the marina, fog or no fog. We have a little fog now but it is going to clear up. I can feel it. I need to go put my sunscreen on. If we do get a little bit of fog so what. They look beautiful in the fog anyway. They sure do. Organizers were ready for the crowds to start coming in as early as this morning for a day full of music, a whole lot of food and family fun on this, the 4th of july. Several parades have taken place earlier today with more underway right now. In fremont, hundreds gathered to enjoy the festivities that included rare vintage cars touring the streets. And how about alameda. Cowboys on horseback kicking off the parade on the island town. Families lining Central Avenue to enjoy music, food, and a beverage or two. In redwood city tin dependence day parade kicked off at 10 00 this morning. Marching bands, floats, veterans and other groups took over downtown. In a couple of hours there will be live music followed by fireworks. Thats expected to happen around 9 30. Those arent the only 4th of july celebrations going on all around the bay area. For a complete list, head on over to our website, ktvu. Com. He didnt deserve this. He didnt. A gas station employee tries to fight off a robber and loses his life. Were live in antioch where the mans family is reacting to that deadly encounter. If the expansion plans for this reservoir are full if i had, 10 years from now i would have to stand up in scuba gear. Having a little fun with the men in blue. One of the many parades today, this one in fremont. Happy 4th of july, everyone. Heather and i will be right back. Stay with us. A family is grieving this holiday after a robber targeted a gas station in antioch. An employee tried to step in and was killed. Sources tell us an officer shot the suspect who later died. Our crime reporter, henry lease, spoke to the victims family. He joins us live in antioch with the latest. Henry. Reporter frank and heather, this employee was the soul breadwinner for his family. Now theyre heartbroken that he was shot dead while working behind the counter here. They say they dont even have enough money to pay for a proper burial. I cant believe it. I cant believe it. Reporter she is grief stricken over the loss of her husband of 25 years. The 57yearold was shot dedmon day night while working behind the counter at this gas station in antioch. I dont believe that hes gone. He left me here. He left me here alone. He didnt tell me he was leaving me. Reporter he leaves behind three children. Two of them are in college. For the past five years he worked napehour days to support them. Hes a hard working guy. Every day he would wake up, go to work, come back and watch tv or something or ask how my day was. He would go i hope youre not tired, and i didnt do anything all day. Im like, youre the one would is work all day. I miss his smile. When he would call me his baby girl, i was his only daughter and he always called me his baby girl and his angel. I miss hearing his voice. I still dont feel like its real. I feel like im going to go home and he is going to be sitting on the couch. Reporter sources say a man walked in, got some cigarettes, and then brandished a semiautomatic pistol. There was a struggle in which the suspect pistolwhipped him and shot him twice in the back. An officer who happened to be nearby came around and shot the suspect. He then fled. Ktvu has learned that although the suspect escaped, he later died of his injuries. His family says this holiday will never be the same. He didnt deserve this. He destroyed our life. Why . Why . Reporter the family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for burial expenses. You can find it at ktvu. Com. At the top, click on web links. Henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. Tough story. Just heartbreaking. Thanks, henry. A new report from the California Department of justice is showing a spike in reported hate crimes. 2016, 11. 2 more hate crimes reported than 2015. More than half of those involved bias based on race, ethnicity, or national or i will gifnlt africanamericans were the most commonly targeted. Jewish people were the most commonly targeted religious group. Berkeley professor jack glazer is a crime expert and says the data only shows part of the total picture. If you look at the National CrimeVictimization Survey lucy 10 to 20 times as many hate crimes reported as what you see reported to the police. So the phenomenon is much larger than the policing data is going to reveal. Alameda had the most at 59, santa clara 40, San Francisco had 36. Napa county had the least with just one reported hate crime. The full report is posted at our website, ktvu. Com. Future Correctional Officers in Santa Clara County are being trained to focus on honesty and integrity. 68 cadets started their training this week. They are part of the first class of cadets to be trained on a new use of force policy, and the first to be issued body worn cameras. The training comes a month after three deputies were convicted of killing inmate michael tyree. This Academy Class is going to be immersed with new technology which embody a caretaker and guardian spirit. I know the approach that people need to take. I understand their needs. I understand they are also human and we have to treat them with dignity and respect. Recruits will also spend an eighthour day in jail at the end of the academy. The role reversal experience is meant to help them gain more empathy and understanding for the inmates. The academy could fill half of the 103 vacancies. Contra costa county Water District is working to fill a local reservoir. Reporter this reservoir, not even 20 years old, was expanded five years ago. As reservoirs go its relatively small but serves the quickly growing bay area east basement. One of the key benefits would be water supply rely ability, specifically for dry years. Reporter turned proposal the dam face would be raised by 55 feet. In terms of infrastructure not a lot would be lost. The Marina Office obviously would be underwater, sought would be taken away, or a new one would be built at the new level. On the other side, the floating docks, they simply float up to whatever new level needs to be achieved. The capacity would go from its current 160,000 acre feet to 275,000 acre feet. Thats enough water to cover the entire 13acre at t ballpark site with a column of water four miles high. With rapid population growth the district has partnered with other agencies to finance the 800 million price. The good news, state proposition one passed in 2014 could foot half the cost. It has ample money to fund many project. Were in a public review period right now. We will have a series of Public Meetings that people can attend, even going down to loss banos. We encourage people to learn more about the project and to provide any comments. We are out of a drought now, but we were in one for quite some time. And the weather historically in california goes through these periods. I have lived here most of my life, and i have seen them come and go. But to save more water, to have more storage, i think it is a good idea. Reporter but mr. Young says feels there should be many more allowed activities including jet skis and power boats. Others say it is simply an essential backstop against future droughts. Thats what is so good about it. Whenever theres a backstop, you are going to have enough reservoir water. Reporter it will take five years to clear the permit hurdles and another five years to build the project for full use in about a decade. Tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. 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The test is another sign of kim jonguns intention to develop a missile capable of hitting the northwest. This is not something we want to see happen. Reporter russia and china are pushing the United States to remove the antiballistic Missile System from south korea. The pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessment of the United StatesNuclear Weapons operations. Things like the operations pass fail grade had previously been publicly available. Change appears to go beyond the Standard Practice of withholding detailed information on inspections. The pentagon says the reason for the change is to prevent adversaries from learning too much about u. S. Nuclear weapons. North koreas Missile Program is expected to come up later this week when President Trump joins other World Leaders at the g20 summit in hamburg, germany. President trump has a meeting scheduled with vladimir putin. The white house wont say much about the agenda. The president s critics will watch to see if russian involvement in the u. S. President ial election is addressed. I hope it does and not just that they have a good laugh about it. Russia all but admitted this they were involved. President trump will also likely be asked to reconsider his decision to pull the u. S. Out of the paris Climate Change agreement. No doubt everyone out enjoying the pomp and circumstance of the 4th of july, but not everyone is celebrating. After the break, were going to learn how to keep your furry friend safe during all the fireworks. Plus with big crowds expected to gather for fireworks, officials are beefing up security. The actions being taken when the four on 2 returns. Some of the nations most spectacular fireworks will be lighting up the new york skyline hours away now. Along with that are spectacular security measures as well. Fox News Reporter laura ingle has more on what new york police are doing to keep everyone safe. Reporter thousands of fireworks loving revelers will be filling the streets and sidewalks all up and down new yorks east river tonight to see that spectacular show in the sky. As their eyes are gazing upwards the nypds eyes will be everywhere else, looking and making sure that this event stays safe. New yorks finest are constantly adjusting. This year the nypd will assign several thousand officers at check point sites equipped with radiation detectors for big bag searches. People will also notice la