yellow fever, chicken gun and we have 23, other species of mosquitoes in contra costa county. and these mosquitoes are not efficient at spreading this disease. so we don't want new diseases introduced to contra costa county. no, we do not. so for people listening right now. >> what are the biggest tips you can give people so on that kind of piggy backing on that word. tip toss and take action. check your yard. tip out. anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually light individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to toss in the water are asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too better. you know, 60 that eliminating the eggs and then take action. we're asking residents to please contact the contra costa mosquito and vector control district and reported a biting mosquitoes. and we again, really appreciate the public's cooperation with respect to our current mission of going door-to-door and providing folks with imp

mosquitoes here in contra costa county. they were found in the city of martinez, south of highway four. we are currently working to reduce the risk that these mosquitoes would be spreading in contra costa county. we're conducting, trapping and door to door information for folks letting them know and i'd like to let folks know here in contra costa county if you're being bitten by a day biting mosquito, we asked that you swap one of those mosquitoes stick it in a clear ziplock bag and then contact us either by phone or by online the key concern with these mosquitoes is they are not native to california. nya that is why they are considered invasive. and they have the ability to transmit things like zika and dengue and yellow fever and chicken gagne, and so we really want to find the source of these mosquitoes with the hope of eradicating them so that they don't spread further in contra costa county, first positive west nile test here in contra costa county. tell us what you can about that batch and what that test tells you sure

>> the contra costa mosquito and vector control district announced that an invasive mosquito had been discovered in martinez measuring about a quarter of an inch with a black body and white stripes they're called ad espn ytae. they're described as being very aggressive day biters that can transmit zika yellow and dengue fevers. often in vegetation and places with standing water they're nonnative to california and usually found in warmer climates. contra costa says now that it's been identified, they'll work to try to prevent the new insects from becoming established locally. a job that victoria says they're confident local authorities can do. the county has taken multiple steps to help residents fight mosquitoes and other pest. >> you know, they give you information about the standing water. but they'll treat your yard too if you have a big problem mosquitoes, they come out and spray. >> contra costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes, a task they'll be mindful of in the days and weeks ahead. >> in martinez, tim johns, abc7 news. >> sonoma county has confirmed 17

>> the contra costa mosquito and vector control district announced that an invasive mosquito had been discovered in martinez measuring about a quarter of an inch with a black body and white stripes they're called ad espn ytae. they're described as being very aggressive day biters that can transmit zika yellow and dengue fevers. often in vegetation and places with standing water they're nonnative to california and usually found in warmer climates. contra costa says now that it's been identified, they'll work to try to prevent the new insects from becoming established locally. a job that victoria says they're confident local authorities can do. the county has taken multiple steps to help residents fight mosquitoes and other pest. >> you know, they give you information about the standing water. but they'll treat your yard too if you have a big problem mosquitoes, they come out and spray. >> contra costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes, a task they'll be mindful of in the days and weeks ahead. >> in martinez, tim johns, abc7 news. >> sonoma county has confirmed 17

>> the contra costa mosquito and vector county control district announced a species had been discovered in martinez. measuring one quarter of finance with a blackbody and white stripes, they are called aedes aegypti. >> extremely concerned. >> the mosquitoes are described as being aggressive day biters that can transmit diseases, oftentimes found in vegetation and places with standing water. they are non-native to california and usually found in warmer climates. contra costa said they will work to try to prevent the insect from coming established locally. a job they say they are cautiously hopeful. they tell abc 7 news that for years, the county has taken multiple steps to help residents fight mosquitoes and other pests. >> they leave you instructions about standing water for the larva eggs. they will treat your yard, too. if you have a big problem, they will spray. >> contra costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes. >> i am going to buy some "off" before i get to the house. liz: the president of san francisco's board of supervisors said he has no intention of resig

so if you have a big problem with mosquitoes, they come out and spray in the meantime contra. costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes a task. some say they'll be mindful of in the days and weeks ahead. actually gonna go buy some off before i get to the house tonight in martinez tim tim johns abc 7 news. president of san francisco's board of supervisors. shaman walton says he has no intention of resigning from office following allegations. he verbally harassed and threatened to sheriff's department cadet that cadet is asking the city to review the case abc 7 news reporter or liam melendez interviewed both the cadet and supervisor and has the story. i just want him to tell the truth amari butler granted us an interview stating that he wanted to clear his name and remind people of what happened on that busy morning of pride weekend, june 24th, when board president shaman walton went through one of the security checkpoints at san francisco city hall in the past. the supervisor would always get screened with a handheld security wand so it was really crowded so when

mosquito has been. it was first detected in california in 2014. and right now today it is within like about 2 dozen counties now contra costa county is one of them. they're just trying to prevent this mosquito from traveling to other counties. of course, hard to do. but they are going at it with heavy, heavy treatment. darya james, do love talking about mosquitoes, but we've got to get the word out. and this also good advice about the cleaning of >> like dog bowls that you leave, that it is the water. i don't really scrub them. think of stuff like that. so good tips. thank you very much, tara. yeah, definitely a good tip. yeah, things there. we all have dog 7, 0, 8, right now. new this morning in the north bay, a mountain lion spotter miss spotted. there are rohnert park. >> a school as the area of copeland creek trail. and that's right. near rancho cotati high school. >> police couldn't find it either. they just got the call that there was one spotted. >> so they say stay aware, especially if you're a kid walking to school >> that's something you might not expect. nope. >> all right. also here at 7, 0, happening right now in the east bay. we have

the mosquito can be found in over 2 dozen counties. and now contra costa is one of them. ke sure they they don't spread. here are a few tips on how you can help. >> tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird baths on pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually like individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to toss in the water, we're asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too. better, you succeeded eliminating the eggs. >> and report any day biting mosquito bites. you may get to the county mosquito and vector control district crews will be coming around to neighborhoods specifically right now in that martinez area handing out flyers like this, putting them on your door if you're not home, they may want to come in your backyard inspect and even do some treatment. i'm sarah stinson reporting in concord. back to you. >> for weeks, the water in the oakland and alameda estuaries has been a murky brown color. that's because of the red tide blooms

and happening now, a new invasive species of mosquito has been found in contra costa this mosquitoes, particularly insidious health officials say getting a bite from one of them. >> could make you sick. that's a lot more than just a bump on the arms. yeah. and more than it. she i guess that's not the problem anymore. cropper says since he's live in gaza, the problem is and actual disease or a sickness or what? >> yeah, i mean, these this species of mosquitoes, they could carry things like or even give you yellow fever. so it's important that they get this under control. we're here at the contra costa county, a mosquito and vector control district. we're seeing cruises drive out of here. the truck truck after truck going out to do treatments. they may even come to your door if you live near where they first found this species, which was in martinez just south of highway 4 and they want to get this under control, eliminate them so they don't spread to nearby counties. officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive day biters, making transmit the just talk to you about mosquitoes. th

the mosquito can be found in over 2 dozen counties. and now contra costa is one of them. the biggest goal is to eliminate these mosquitoes and make sure they they don't spread. here are a few tips on how you can help. >> tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird baths on pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually like individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to toss in the water, we're asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too. better, you know, that eliminating the eggs. >> and report any day biting mosquito bites. you may get to the county mosquito and vector control district crews will be coming around to neighborhoods specifically right now in that martinez area handing out flyers like this, putting them on your door if you're not home, they may want to come in your backyard inspect and even do some treatment. i'm sarah stinson reporting in concord. back to you. >> a possible mountain lion sighting has been reported in rohnert park

. >>> happening now, contra costa county mosquito control teams are spring at the martinez waterfrontse they found a high number of insects. it got underway at 4 a.m. and expected to last until 8:00 a.m. later tonight at 10:00 p.m., the control teams in the south it will conduct similar spring in sunnyvale, santa clara and san jose because they found mosquitoes infected with west nile virus. >>> teaming up to fight climate change. the new partnership that scientists are developing with companies to lessen our carbon footprint. >>> helping you make it in the bay. the new affordable housing development in one east bay city city where you . ca go with simparica trio it's triple protection made simple! simparica trio is the first and only monthly chewable that covers heartworm disease, ticks and fleas, round and hookworms. dogs get triple protection in just one simparica trio! this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures. use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. protect him with all your heart. simparica trio. >>> welcome bac

now it's mosquitoes. contra costat has confirmed the case of mosquito carrying the west nile virus. and it is possible that the plan to put out that marsh fire, which burned for weeks in pittsburg could become a breeding ground. to finally extinguish the fire that had been smoldering for weeks. we covered the story of a large amount of water could serve as the breeding ground for mosquitoes. the county's mosquito and vector control district says they're closely monitoring the site with the help of a drone. the windy conditions are keeping mosquitoes from breeding there. >> when the water is moving, the mosquitoes are not able to reach the surface of the water. and so if they are developing mosquitoes, they can't survive. >> the district also says the fire burned through a lot of vegetation, which could serve as a hideout for mosquitoes. >>> all right, here is something that smells. it appears the santa cruz corpse flower has died without ever blooming. friday it had color and was starting to admit its trademark fragra

two weeks, we have new information on this at nbcbayarea.com is the invasive 80s mosquito has been spotted in contra costa county that can carry disease from the mosquito to human. you really want to take this seriously. if you get bitten a lot or you're noticing a lot of mosquitos around your house, contact your local vector control to get ahold of that and look for any standing water around your house and that repellent. we've got more, head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the weather climate section. fog tomorrow morning. north bay to south bay, clears out by 11:30 for most of us. even by tomorrow afternoon, sunshine expected at the coast. it will be chilly to start. we have widespread 50s to low 60s across the bay area. bring us down to 59 in the east bay. san francisco, 58. daytime highs for tomorrow, again, it's on cruise control. check it out through the south bay. 80 here in san jose. over to the east bay, we're at 86 in antioch. san francisco a little bit of warmth in downtown in the mission, low 70s. a and the north bay 81 in sonoma. seven-day forecast in san francisco, holds with 60s. and throug

mosquitoes. that's why the contra costa county, the skill and vector control district, they're working hard to make sure they eliminate them, get them out of our area. this species was found specifically in martinez just south of highway 4. and they're working on making sure that they to some treatments may even see them come to your door to try and get your backyard and make sure they put some treatments in your backyard. officials say these mosquitoes are aggressive day biters that can transmit viruses like zika and diseases like yellow fever, mosquitoes can hide in vegetation and debris, which makes it very hard to find them and eliminate them. so the control district is setting up traps the going door to door the specific species, not native to california and originally found west africa. they have been spreading to tropical areas around the world and they've been introduced travel most commonly when people move bring potted plants. these invasive mosquitoes are small with black bodies and white stripes. if you get close enough to see them, which i would not want to take a look at some tips fro

so that's why the mosquito and vector control district here in contra costa county. they're working around the clock to try and make sure that they are get these out here. they want to eliminate these mosquitoes and make sure that they don't spread this species. it's the one of the first they found in this county. it's in martinez. so the right now they're really focusing their treatment and elimination efforts there. they're doing surveillance and treatment in the area where they found the mosquitoes in martinez to make sure that eliminated before becoming widespread. officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive day biters that can transmit viruses like zika and diseases like yellow fever, mosquitoes can hide in vegetation and debris, which makes it hard to find and eliminate them. so the control district is really setting up traps. they're going door to you and to your door and say, - can we look in your backyard, so be aware of that. this is a specific species is not native to california are usually found in tropical areas around the world. they're introduced

. >> mosquitos in contra costa county also recently tested positive for west nile virus. >>> one person is dead, several others are sick after a rare outbreak of legionnaire's in napa county. napa health officials say it all traces back to a cooling tower at the embassy suites in napa valley. they say high levels of the legionella bacteria were found in sample from the water. legionnaires is a type of pneumonia caused by exposure to the bacteria. 12 napa county residents were diagnosed with the disease and one died. however, the people infected did not stay or visit the hotel at all. napa county public health and the cdc are investigating. health officials say the person who died was over the age of 50 and had high risk factors for that disease. >>> san jose police have arrested the man they say is responsible for starting a deadly car fire last weekend. first responders found the car in flames in the industrial part of town near the corners of barnard and pomona. after extinguishing the fire, police found a victim inside. they said further investigation led them to a 51-year-old suspec

contra costa counties reported its first detection. >> of an invasive species of mosquitoes. this is called. >> 80's egypt. i and they're not really that big, but they are bad. they were detected in martinez just south of highway 4 officials say that these mosquitoes are very aggressive day fighters. they can be tough to locate the mosquito species. can transmit diseases like zika, yellow fever and dengue, a fever. i like them. they are originally found in west africa but have been spotted in more than 2 dozen counties in california now contra costa is one of them. >> tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually light individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to tossing the water are asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too better, you know, that eliminating the eggs. >> let's hope are successful. crews are going to be going to certain neighborhoods specifically where this species was first detected

insecticide spraying and contra costa county all along the martinez waterfront to control the dog mosquitoes. vector control officials are worried about the large amount of mosquitoes that could lead to the west nile virus now during the insecticide spraying people in the area. keep your doors and windows closed. spraying should be over by eight a.m. and across the country. another intact, causing major problems. it's a spotted lantern fly, take a look . it's threatening farmlands and at least a dozen states also damaging ecosystems. the insect comes from china, but it was first seen in 2014 in pennsylvania. it's numbers have grown since the bugs continue to develop and grow wings. the spotted lantern fly is not a threat to humans, but they drank the sap from fruit trees. in grapevines. if enough of them are on the plants feeding, they can actually basically suck all the life force out through that sack. the california is among the states that have issued alerts about these lantern flies that can spread pretty fast, the experts say. if you see one of them, just kill it to keep them from spre

. >>> contra costa county confirming it is detected a group of mosquitoes carrying the west nile virus. experts fear that an area burned from the recent fire in pittsburgh may become a breeding ground and vector control workers made this discovery recently in the catch basins. they are now also monitoring the area with the help of a drone. so far there are no plans to spray the area. >>> right now, that wildfire burning near the oregon border is the largest in the state so far this year. more than 55,000 acres have burned in siskiyou county and sadly two people died. the mckinley fire ring out of control and no count yet on the number of homes destroyed. >> we want to talk about the light rain that we had which maybe helped but not getting a lot of that. >> not getting a lot of that rain but it is providing that humidity, which tends to slow the spread of the fire, just to the west of yreka on the map. you still see the rain falling this morning in that area and hopefully it will help those firefighters get some containment, more on that today. as we take a look at temperatures that wi

. >> thank you, ella new tonight at 9, a new invasive species of mosquito has been identified in martinez. unfortunately, contra costa officials are warning people about the non native species that can transmit viruses like zeke, as well as dane, and yellow fever, vector control district employees are going door to door for inspections and to try to get rid of them. but they say these little things are very good at hiding. meanwhile, people are being asked to get rid of any standing water on their properties and to wash underneath and scrub thoroughly any containers like flower pots, buckets or even pet bowls. speaking of water for weeks, the water in the oakland and alameda estuaries. >> it's it's had a murky come brown color. the phenomenon is known as red tide blooms a local environmental group is now testing the water to find out what's in it conference. gayle ong. that's right. along. >> from a boat, we get a closer look at that. he like brown waters in the oakland alameda estuaries. you see it right here. the environmental group, san francisco bay keeper received reports at the end of july of syria's discolorat

. >>> contra costa county confirms it has detected that a group of mosquitoes carrying the west nile virus. the county says it is possible that marsh fire has become a breeding ground and workers in the county's mosquito vector control district made that discovery. so they now closely are monitoring the area, and with the help of a drone, so far there are no plans to spray the area. >>> developing now, the mckinney fire developing near the california and oregon border is the largest in the state so far this year. it is scorched more than 55,000 acres in siskiyou county. 72 people have died and so far the fire is 0% contained firefighters from oregon are joining in the fight. >>> light rain is tempered by the fire yesterday, we want to bring in meteorologist kari hall is you been monitoring and certainly the rain was helpful. >> it is and we are monitoring it there would be lightning around the area but so far we've not seen any. let's get a look at the radar this morning and that area around yreka. we see some of the showers that do continue in the area, even this morning, as we are

entering any standing water where mosquitoes could potentially lay eggs and in addition the west nile virus activity has been detected in santa clara and contra costas . >>> it's back after a two-year pandemic hiatus. the walk for animals event. hundreds of dogs and owners strolled through central napa this morning. the festival is all about celebrating the bond between people and their pets . >> i always advocate for rescuing animals so it's important to spread the word to organizations that provide refuge . >> we get to actually enjoy the sunshine and see everybody's pets and how happy they are. >> you like that hat . >> how did the hat stay on that dog week i need to know this. all the funds will go to support the napa humane society . >>> the third and final day and night with music filling the air at golden gate park in simple disco. the final day of the outside lands festival with a couple of big names closing out the event. post malone wrapping things up. more than 200,000 people are expected to attend throughout the weekend and i do not know if they could have had better weather. >> great air quality with blue skies . >> they should send yo

. >> contra costa county also reporting its first detection of an invasive speeding species of mosquitoes called egypt. thai officials say it was detected in martinez just south of highway 4 officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive, aggressive day biters and they can be difficult to locate the mosquito species can transmit diseases such as zika, yellow fever and biggie. they are originally found in west africa, but they've also been found in more than 2 dozen counties here in california. and now contra costa county is one of them. tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. >> bird pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually light individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to tossing the water, we're asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too. better, you know, that eliminating the eggs. >> crews are going to be going to neighborhoods specifically where this species of mosquito was first detected in martinez. if you live in that area, they may want to e