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dangerous, invasive, non-native mosquito not seen in contra costa county in two years. but now one has been found. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm stephanie sierra. >> the lone insect was found as inspectors were looking for mosquitoes carrying the west nile virus. but this new discovery is potentially much more dangerous. but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, county officials are not taking any chances. >> inspectors from the contra costa mosquito and vector control district are testing standing water in areas in concord. they're looking for aedes aegypti mosquitoes, an invasive and potentially dangerous bug. >> you see a mosquito biting you, and you swat it on your arm. this is not that mosquito. its common name is the yellow fever mosquito. so it's a really dangerous mosquito. and we found one. >> nola woods is with vector control. she says this is the mosquito found on tuesday. the yellow fever mosquito can carry dengue fever, chikungunya and the zika virus. the zika virus can cause birth defects. >> it raises an alarm because

where there's one, there's likely more. >> so far, the district found only one mosquito, which suggests they're not here in high frequency. but two years ago, a large number of yellow fever mosquitoes were found in martinez, which since have been eradicated. one challenge is that this mosquito lays sticky eggs, which can easily attach to surfaces. >> that adds to the risk that they can be on something, maybe an imported plant or something like that, without you knowing it, and bring it to a new community. and the water activates it, and the water activates them. >> they're not native to the bay area and first seen in southern california ten years ago. wood says these mosquitoes fly low and usually bite below the knee. their bite can cause flu like symptoms, headaches, muscle cramps and fatigue. doctor peter chin-hong is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. he suggests if you get a bite and show symptoms, it's best to get medical attention. >> having a clinician examine you do additional testing is

important. >> the district will continue to spray and test, hoping to prevent these mosquitoes from establishing a presence in contra costa county. >> we will continue to look and continue to work to mitigate that issue because they are not mosquitoes. you want in your community. >> in concord, anser hassan abc seven news. >> a quick moving grass fire damaged two homes in san jose and came within inches of several backyards. you can see the burn scar and just how close it is to those homes. the fire started in a grassy area between blossom hill road and highway 101, around 1:00 this afternoon. fire crews say everyone was able to get out safely. a neighbor, though, says part of one house was engulfed in flames when crews arrived. >> what's bad? what's bad? firing up and popping. i don't know what's exploding there. >> and, >> yeah, by the time they got here, the house was gone. >> the owners of that house say they first saw the flames burning in the field. they say

by the time they called 911, the fire was at their back fence. and had blown out to their patio door and windows. flames also damaged the house next door. >> california's department of insurance has approved all states request for the largest rate increase in the state of any major insurer in the past three years. that's according to the chronicle. all states homeowners insurance premiums will go up by an average of 34%. for more than 350,000 customers. policyholders will see the increase on their bill at their first renewal date following november 7th. the insurer cited higher repair costs, frequent severe weather events and legal system abuse for the increase. >> new developments tonight, the fight for reparations for black californians is just a signature away from becoming reality here in the state. this has been a process years in the making made possible by votes that happened in the state capitol. this afternoon. abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover joins us live in the newsroom. and julian, we know this is a

process. you have been following for years now. >> steph. that's exactly right. it's been a four year process. and now the first proposals from california's first in the nation state level reparations task force are bills on the way to becoming law. as those two bills now headed to governor newsom's desk for a signature or a veto. >> votes ayes 56. no zero measure passes two key reparations bills passed final hurdles in the state capitol today. >> one of those bills would offer a formal apology from the state of california to black californians for gross human rights violations as a result of slavery and anti-black policies that followed. it's so important to start the healing process of apology that we move forward and to be able to get rid of all of that river of racism that's been going through the african american community. >> and it starts with the apology. >> assembly member reginald jones sawyer senior is the author of that bill. >> reparations was a thing that nobody believed we'd be able to

get done, and we did it. >> in the summer of 2023, the task force released more than 100 recommendations to make amends for decades of anti-black policies. >> what do we want when one of those proposals compensating families who had their land taken by the state in racially motivated applications of eminent domain, like the johnsons in russell city, now present day hayward, the legislature passed a bill today that would compensate families like the johnsons, though there has not been specific funding set aside. >> camilla moore, who chaired california's reparations task force, hopes this movement in california sets precedent for the country. >> i'm really hoping that this historic vote today really sets a precedent for lawmakers across the country. and, you know, federally as well, that reparations legislation is possible and it's necessary as well. >> we're still waiting for two more bills to be taken up for

final vote in the assembly. the legislative deadline is saturday night, so it has to happen before then. if it will happen, one bill would create the agency to administer and oversee reparations passed by the legislature. the other would create a fund for reparations. now, if this passes, there will not be any funding put into that account just yet. but important to note here, governor newsom set aside $12 million for reparations in the budget that passed earlier this year. despite this being a tight budget year deficit year. we'll have to wait and see, though, what happens in the final hours of the california legislative session. for now, reporting live in the studio, julian glover, abc seven news. >> all right, julian, thank you for that. new details. now, the santa clara county coroner has released the name of one of the two people who died in monday's wrong-way crash on highway 85. officials say the 47 year old woman was rebecca joanne olson of san jose. video shared with abc seven yesterday showed a toyota tacoma traveling in the wrong direction on 85 for several minutes before the woman and a teen in a tesla were hit

and killed. the 14 year old boy's name has not been released. officials say. the driver of the pickup truck was a 39 year old man who was hospitalized with major injurie. >> a 14 year old boy is still recovering after he was attacked in the locker room of dublin high school. police say the attack involves a parent and four other people between the ages of 16 and 19. abc seven news reporter lena howland spoke with the victim's mother. >> one piece of peach cobbler at a time. sherry barfield is working to keep her restaurant afloat while her 14 year old son recovers at home. >> this week i said, i'm going to try to recover and reset and it's just so much we really need to be closed at this moment. >> his well-being threatened after he was attacked in the boy's locker room at dublin high school last friday afternoon. >> his blood was everywhere, all over the floor, and he was sitting on a bench in front of his locker and he was just screaming at the top of his lungs, nobody help me. how could four adults attack me? five

adults. >> she says her son was first confronted by a dublin high school mother with her daughter. dublin police services say the boy ran into the locker room, but was followed by four masked suspects believed to be between 16 and 19 years old. all were wearing hoodies. >> it started initially with one on one. the guy sucker punched my son and broke his nose while he was sitting down looking at his phone, and then my son got up to fight back, and then they all jumped him. >> the football coach and other students broke up the fight. her son was taken to the hospital with a concussion. a broken nose and a black eye. he won't play in friday's first football game of the season because of his injuries. >> i want everybody to know that my son was mistaken identity. it wasn't even my son that they wanted, but one of his friends. >> police say this isn't a random incident, but no arrests have been made. school resource officers are still investigating and barfield is making calls for unity. her restaurant, southern kitchen, will now host a unity prayer brunch on sunday, with

proceeds going directly back to the dublin unified school district's sports program. >> because we want to ensure that our students are safe, and locking the door in the back is not the answer. so if we can give them enough money to where they can hire full time staff to be on site and present. so this doesn't happen to anybody's child ever again. i will continue to raise as much money as i can. >> the district did not respond to our request for comment. in dublin, lena howland abc seven news california and the bay area got a lot of love at last week's democratic national convention with vice president kamala harris in the spotlight. >> and now some are wondering what's in the cards for governor newsom. many believe he had his own aspirations to run for president. abc seven news reporter suzanne vaughn joins us live in studio with a closer look. >> suzanne, the vice president, kamala harris, and california governor gavin newsom are two rising stars in the democratic party. some say the two are highly competitive. and with harris at the top of the democratic party's ticket for

president, there are big questions about what happens next for newsom. we proudly cast our 482 votes for the next president, kamala harris. that was governor gavin newsom's big moment at the democratic national convention, delivering the state's delegates to vice president kamala harris. and with that, the oakland born, berkeley raised former state attorney general moved forward. i accept your nomination to be president of the united states. many believe governor newsom had his own ambitions to run for president. he promoted himself as a champion of abortion rights, running tv ads and putting up billboards. he traveled across the country and defended president biden. attorney joe cotchett is a longtime democratic party supporter. >> i've gone back maybe 30 years with democrats locally, nationally and otherwise. i go back 42 years with joe biden. gavin and i on the great wall in china, 20 years ago.

>> cotchett says governor newsom wants to go far and that he's worked hard for democratic party leaders. >> of course, he has presidential ambitions. he's a born leader. he's tremendous. and yes, he did work very hard for joe biden and kamala harris. >> what happens next for newsom? >> every moment he's awake during the day, he will be working on that campaign. that's how important he knows it is to the entire country to stop trump from another four years. >> uc santa cruz professor of media studies nolan higdon says newsom and harris have always stood out in the democratic party. >> i think they're certainly two rising stars within the democratic party over the last decade. >> higdon says newsom played a big role in bolstering support in the golden state for president biden. higdon says harris has her own strong ties to california donors and the democratic party. what's in the cards for newsom as he navigates a new role behind harris? >> gavin is going to be done with his governorship here in the near future as well, probably looking for a federal

position. and i can imagine working somewhere in kamala harris's cabinet would get him a great opportunity to put more on his resume, to make the justification for being a president in 2028. >> and professor higdon says governor newsom clearly has his sights set on the white house, even going back to the president obama years. higdon says governor newsom was looking at potentially running in 2016, and higdon doubts newsom will stop looking at which year could be his year to run. live in the studio suzanne phan abc seven news. it will be interesting to see what's next. >> suzanne. thank you. coming up, an emotional ceremony in the south bay acknowledging the change of name or gender for many people. and we'll hear from the judge who organized it all. >> and an exciting announcement from us here at abc7. we're going to tell you all

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the lunar new year celebration, the largest one outside of asia, is coming to abc seven this february. we are now the official broadcast partner of the san francisco chinese new year parade earlier today on abc seven mornings. parade organizer tony lao said preparations are already underway. >> we are excited to look forward for the year of the snake next year. we're going to have the same and better uh- a lot of flow, parade route and event to celebrate this chinese new year. >> and abc seven will be taking the parade national, bringing it to the largest audience to date. we'll be sharing it with our other own stations across the country and streaming it on hulu and abc news live. >> yeah, it'll be great because it's such a tradition for so many families. watch the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade right here on abc seven, and everywhere you stream on february 15th. we are so proud

to bring it to you. well, monuments and memorials you see around san francisco will soon be undergoing major scrutiny. according to the chronicle, san francisco is about to begin evaluating 98 monuments and memorials to determine if they represent the city's values of diversity, inclusion and equity. the report says action will be taken on the ones that don't, including removal and relocation. among those on the list, lotta's fountain and even memorials to george washington, benjamin franklin and william shakespeare. the survey will be conducted by an outside firm and completed by january. >> in the south bay, a life changing day in court. santa clara county marked its first ever celebration of name and gender marker change. many called it a powerful moment for trans visibility. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was at the ceremony and has more for us. >> with a stroke of the pen, many joyful people in this santa clara county courtroom are now able to fully claim their identities, not just among their

communities, but in the eyes of the law. >> wow. that's official. >> john lee calls it a major step in their journey, and one that can be extremely meaningful to so many in the lgbtq plus community. >> something as simple as getting pulled over like you could be driving your own vehicle, and then be assumed to steal your own vehicle because you might look more masculine, and it says that you're a female. and it's like, even though you and your community know who you are, people who are just interacting with you don't know. so it's like even just on a day to day basis, it helps so much. >> santa clara county and a host of community groups have helped people like john lee work through the process of changing their name and gender marker. judge jessica delgado, with the santa clara county superior court, helped put together this first ever ceremony in celebration. >> i actually had this idea from our celebration at national adoption day. >> the idea behind the ceremony was for both celebration and education. we wanted to have our participants who have gone through the process and have certified decrees from the court, be able to come and get a

ceremonial certificate from a judicial officer. >> but we also wanted to give the opportunity for members of the community who wanted to get more information about both filing a petition for name and or gender marker change, but also what to do after you get the decree. >> on hand for the ceremony was shekinah an actress and activist who wrote a poem for the event shekinah reflected on the process of her name and gender marker change years ago, and how much more complicated it was at the time. >> what i think is so great to see is a county and a courthouse coming together to celebrate this community, rather than demonize this community. >> the hope now is that this first ever ceremony sets an example. >> i really hope that more courthouses around the country take notice and step up to support their trans citizens by celebrating their name and gender marker change in the south bay. >> zach fuentes abc seven news. >> coming up, another gorgeous day around the bay area as we take a live look outside. we're going to check back in

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a vegetation fire. cal fire officials say wind is pushing this fire uphill near old adobe road and tansy lane in lakeville. so far, about ten acres have burned. you can see the smoke it's putting off there. one structure is on fire. another is threatened. this is actually time lapse video from a camera that is in the area. a full wildland dispatch from cal fire with air and ground resources has been initiated. we are always keeping track of the weather conditions for firefighters, and we did have a bit of a bit of a spike in the temperatures recently. >> yeah. and, you know, it's good that we had that rain on saturday but certainly still dry out there. yeah. >> let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for the forecast. sandhya. yeah. >> the fire danger around here, as you both know, is pretty much year round. but the moisture that we did get on saturday helps out. but the breeze doesn't help out for that fire

in lakeville. as we take a look at this live picture right now, things are really changing up from our mount tam cam. the marine layer has deepened and it is moving, which is allowing those temperatures to drop up to 14 degrees cooler in san francisco, down 12 in oakland, 15 santa rosa, ten degrees cooler in san jose. the onshore winds have picked up, gusting to 33 miles an hour at oakland. our highs so far today have made it up into the low 60s at the coast to the upper 90s inland. so yeah, it was another hot one inland. i do want to show you a satellite picture that really paints the picture. the southerly surge began to develop earlier in the day, and it started to move northward, which has allowed the cooling. but this circulation, known as a coastal eddy visually, is just a really pretty sight, but it is certainly going to be a grayer start tomorrow morning. we're already seeing the signs of it, with the marine layer expanding and the cooling trend is going to continue. high pressure is going to move out of the picture. this area of low

pressure is going to get closer. as we get closer to the weekend. and as that happens, those temperatures will drop off even more. overcast skies from our santa cruz camera. right now it is 66 in the city, 71 degrees in oakland, 80 san jose, redwood city, half moon bay, 61 degrees and nothing but sunshine from our exploratorium camera. we're at 80, in santa rosa. mid 90s around places like fairfield, napa. you're at 74 low 90s concord livermore. okay showing you a blue sky, but down below the marine layer is reforming. tomorrow cooling trend continues overnight fog and spotty drizzle. and for the holiday weekend, temperatures will drop near average for a change as opposed to above average, which is where we've been the last couple of days. here's a look at what you can expect so that marine layer will continue to expand. at 730. it starts to push in, and by tomorrow morning some of our valleys are going to wake up to gray skies as well. along with that spotty drizzle tomorrow evening. really that fog layer is just going to sit tight near the coast. so it'll

rush back in again. numbers first thing in the morning. 50s 60s it's a cooler start. you might need the extra layer tomorrow afternoon. low to mid 90s inland, mid 60s, coast side and breezy. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures will continue to lower each and every day. right on through the first part of the holiday weekend. september first. temperatures bottom out on sunday and then a little bit of a uptick on labor day. the heat will spike, though tuesday and wednesday it will be a reminder it's still summer. and of course, fire danger is always a concern around this time. okay. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. >> still ahead, a splash of color will show you the new

robotaxi company says it wanted to transform the space into a vibrant, artistic expression while transforming the south of market neighborhood. the artist behind the mural is pixar, who is a san francisco native. he's done work for the deyoung museum, as well as the san francisco museum of modern art. >> very artistic. a nice boost

of color. well, we still have much more news ahead at 530, including controversy over a no kill animal rescue in port richmond. i-team reporter melanie woodrow will join us to discuss allegations that the organization is neglecting sick kittens. then the big announcement we've been celebrating all day. abc7 is proud to report we are officially the broadcast partner of the san francisco chinese new year parade, and we'll be joined by the organizers to discuss what to expect as we bring the parade to the national stage. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc7 bay area streaming tv. >> all right. and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us. thanks for being here. i'm ama daetz and i'm

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we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses. tonight, several breaking >> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. bracing for severe storms moving into the east amid dangerous heat fueling these storms. also breaking, the emergency landing of a united plane flying