the smell for crockett. time to fix the smell for crockett. last night a town hall was put on to discuss the matter. many residents spoke. >> in crockett, they're saying we are extremely frustrated with this. crockett is an unincorporated part of contra costa county. if you're not familiar, county officials say the smell is coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant from the cnn h sugar refinery officials say this is a result of a weekslong operational issue. air monitoring data from the county has met program showed concentrations of the chemical which can cause headaches. nausea, irritated eyes exposed to it for a long time. but the health department said the levels detected are not considered, quote, immediately dangerous to public health, unquote levels of hydrogen sulfide vary depending on location, weather and proximity to the plant. the smell has drawn concerns for weeks. last night, a woman spoke at the town hall expressing disappointment in transparency by the county. >> a u.s.. >> and the county recommends a few things to an

how long it could t to fix a fowl a fowl smell leaving crockett rs crockett residents fed up. > >> but first we begin with breag with breaking news. minutes ago we learned a woman and child were shot in pittsburg. it happened just after 9:00 at deg at deming and civic avenues. the women were shot multiple times and air lifted to the hospitala the hospital. a preteen boy was also shot, but is expected to be okay. officers are reviewine cameras, interviewing witnessesd witnesses. good evening, i'm andrea nakano. now to the other top story, the warriors presean the warriors preseason wrapped up with all eyes on the key pl. >> draymond, jordan poole. >> kpix 5 betty yu was there toe to see if business was as usual. usual. >> reporter: it was a disappoing a disappointing loss for the wa, the warriors, but many fans came out to see how the team would gel and how other fans would react to draymond's presence on the court. draymond green walked onto the court during the starting lineup introductin lineup introduction to cheers from the fans. there was no detectable awkwardness among the team a

but right now, even they say, crockett it stinks. and this is not healthy for any of us health department says. don't breathe it. it's toxic breakdown of cnh sugars water treatment plant has become so bad contra costa county health officials are telling people to stay inside and keep doors and windows shut the offending odor hydrogen sulfide. a rotten egg smelling gas caused by the breakdown of organic matter in a treatment plant owned and operated by cnh . we've had inspectors on site at cnh and in crockett for the past several weeks after this odor issues started, and our inspectors have actually responded to about 300 public complaints masks don't stop the smell a smell that may cause headaches, nausea. and irritated eyes. we've actually issued 16 notices of violation for public nuisance it just in the past few weeks, and we've also issued another one for unpermitted equipment at the facility. it really depends on the individual how they're gonna react to this low level. not only is the stink here annoying and giving some people s

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. > >> and a big stink over a foul r foul odor that's been lingering in crockett for weeks as fed us as fed up residents demand a re. demand a reason. > >> fire rips through a senior fy senior facility in oakland, forcing people with limited mobility to get out fast. >> they were still in their nigt their night clothes with slippers. >> the clean up today along sans along san francisco's jfk drive after a mural with a particular message was vandalized. why the group behind it says they're nt surprised. > >> hello, thanks for joining ust us at 7:00. raising a stink, big time over a foul smell. coming from the sugar factory's waster treatment plant. as kpix 5 tells us the problems could be hanging in their heads and noss and noses for a while. >> reporter: when we got out ofe out of the car here in crockett, the smell smacked us in the fa. people have been living with ths with this for weeks. but earlier it smelled like a combination of rotten eggs and garbage. >> what does it smell like? >> an outhouse. >> rotten eggs, but with a chemical smell attached to it. >> a pungent smell. just

and crockett jr. stone abc 7 news hillary rodham clinton will make a stop at san francisco tomorrow. she's expected to take part in a discussion about proposition 1 which if approved by california voters next month would add the right to an abortion directly into the state constitution abortions have been legal in california for many years. so the amendment would be mostly symbolic at a time when other states are limiting and in some cases banning abortion access and that visit comes amid a newly released poll of voters in san francisco homelessness and crime are the top frustrations of people in the city so much so that it may actually now be changing the political preferences of the city abc 7 news. anchor is croix breaks down the findings our san francisco voters moving more towards the center. that's one key takeaway from survey conducted by the san francisco standard the poll would surveyed 900 san francisco voters one month before the f tt resi frustrated with homelessness crime and housing are

and people who live in crockett. well, they'll have to endure that fell odor just a while longer coming up. we'll tell you how health officials are trying to reassure some frustrated residents and ahead at 5, 30 san jose police dealing with a sharp increase in car crashes involving pedestrians. the message they want everyone walking or driving to here. it's been referred to as a fog. tober that's right. the dense fog and the effect it will have on our weekend. the forecast is up next as the news continues, right here at five on ktvu, fox i'm karen. i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider. i really like the flexibility. and for me, it's one less thing to think about while traveling. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients or if you taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic rea

and crockett jr. stone abc 7 news hillary rodham clinton will make a stop at san francisco tomorrow. she's expected to take part in a discussion about proposition 1 which if approved by california voters next month would add the right to an abortion directly into the state constitution abortions have been legal in california for many years. so the amendment would be mostly symbolic at a time when other states are limiting and in some cases banning abortion access and that visit comes amid a newly released poll of voters in san francisco homelessness and crime are the top frustrations of people in the city so much so that it may actually now be changing the political preferences of the city abc 7 news. anchor is croix breaks down the findings our san francisco voters moving more towards the center. that's one key takeaway from survey conducted by the san francisco standard the poll would surveyed 900 san francisco voters one month before the midterm election found that residents frustrated with homeles

crockett. the town of crockett population around 3000, many angry their air smells of rotten sugar and eggs. they usually solve whatever blips like relating to a power outage or something, you know, or a piece of equipment that fails like pretty quickly. so you know, i thought it was going to go away in, like three days. um that's the pattern in the past. luigi barazi is in his third term as president of the crockett community services district. they own 16% of the wastewater treatment facility. the rest owned by cnh, who also operates the sugar plant. they say the record heat last month created a backlog. rossi is disappointed it wasn't fixed more quickly when it didn't go away. you know, you start to talk to the people involved, and they're like, well, the bacteria keeps dying. the sledges settled, the diffusers are clogged. like okay, we'll get it fixed, bro. we do have plans at the ready to shelter in place or to keep students indoors if for whatever reason those levels rise to a hazardous

crockett. say they're especially frustrated about the possibility they may have to put up with this nasty odor until the end of next month. our time now five oh four later today, president biden continues his southern california visit going to irvine and the community college, talking about reducing education costs for families. yesterday in l. a. the president went to see a new metro station still under construction, using money from the bipartisan infrastructure law. president biden talked about. about inflation and said the cost of living will get worse if republicans take back control of congress. americans are squeezed by the cost of living. it's been true for years , and folks don't need to report to tell them they're being squeezed. fighting this battle every day is a key reason why i ran for president, united states president also made an unannounced stop in west los angeles to attack korea. he ordered some cases, ideas even paid for the customers who came after him. later today after h

and it reads time to fix the smell for crockett. last night a town hall was put on to discuss the matter many residents of crockett spoke with frustration sent in. by the way, if you're not familiar, kraken is in the unincorporated part of contra costa county and county officials say the smell is coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant from the cnh sugar refinery. officials say this is a rules old of weeks long operational issues, air monitoring data from the county has not program showed concentrations of the chemical which can cause headaches, nausea, and irritated eyes. if you're exposed to it for long enough. but the health department said the levels detected are not considered, quote, immediately dangerous to public health, unquote. >> levels of hydrogen sulfide vary depending on your location, the weather and proximity to the plant. now, this mel has drawn concerns for weeks. last night, a woman spoke at the town hall expressing disappointment in the transparency by the county. >> a >> now they've been wanting info

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you can see there's even a protest at that water plant in crockett. you can see a man with a sign on it wearing a gas mask and he the sign says time to fix the snow for crockett. last night there was a town hall put on to discuss the matter many residents of crockett spoke out with frustration, cook cuts in the unincorporated part of contra costa county and officials with the health department say the smell is coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant. the cnh sugar refinery officials say this is a result of weeks long operational issues, air monitoring data from the county hazmat program showed concentrations of the chemical which can cause headaches, nausea, and irritated eyes. if you're exposed to it for long enough time. but the health department said the levels detected are not considered quote, immediately dangerous to public health, unquote levels of hydrogen sulfide vary depending on location, weather and your proximity to that plant. now, the smell concerning many we heard from a woman last night spoke at who spoke at the town hall.

dan: a bad smell affecting crockett residents. it's attributed to hydrogen sulfide coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant. county health officials say the smell isn't a sign of a health risk. it's obviously not pleasant. levels tested today were high enough to cause a public health concern. people can suffer headaches, nausea, irritated eyes. a member of the crockett improvement association talks with abc7news today. >> it has affected people's health. businesses have closed. people have lost out on revenue. it's a very big nuisance. dan: the smell is dude to an ongoing operational issue at the plant but they are investigating. a town hall meeting will be held next thursday at a local community center on pomona street. ama: the power of purple. why landmarks are lit up in this color and the message it symbolizes. dan: heads must roll. those are the words coming from san jose's mayor tonight. the incident involving a fire truck that has ignited an investigation. >> a look at jimmy kimmel live right after abc7news at 11

i'm sarah stinson reporting in crockett. back to you. >> and switching gears now to talk a bit about the weather. we have a live look now at the golden gate bridge, looking a little foggy and gloomy out there. but how long are those conditions going to stick around for? we have kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan here with more in our forecast. hey kylen. hey, there you have to look really low down in that picture. see that. sunlight trying to peek out across sausalito. but we do have a pattern change on the way. so we've been in this situation with high pressure off the coast right for us. and then low pressure kind of stuck off the coast of southern california. but now you can see we've got 2 other low pressure systems that are going to be the impetus to push the high pressure out of the way. and that will kind of break that ridge down, which means that we're going to see some cooler temperatures as we head towards the weekend, particularly for inland spots compared to where you've this week. and then as we get to next week,

in addition to that foul odor, ktvu james torres is live in crockett here. many people are demanding answers, james that's right, gasia. some of those answers happened yesterday after questions and concerns were brought up directly to cnh , who runs and operates a wastewater treatment plant here . people who live around here, crockett say they want to know where the smell is coming from and what the company is doing to take care of it. it's because of you people. now you can live with yourselves. yeah. a packed house thursday night with plenty of emotion that company cnh owns and operates that wastewater treatment plant, which its plant manager says suffered from the record heat last month and created a backlog. now that smells so bad, the day area air quality management district says it's now monitoring potential pollutants of hydrogen sulfide in the air. and when people hear that they worry for their health. we've actually issued 16 notices of violation for public nuisance it just in the past few weeks, and we've also issued another one for unpermitted equ

also for your health, a health advisory has been lifted in crockett contra costa. health officials say they no longer detect hydrogen sulfide in the air coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant. we brought you this story last week? now the advisory was first issued on october 7th after air quality readings near that plant showed elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide stinking up the city with an older that people describe smelling like rotten eggs or sewage officials have identified wastewater from cnh sugar refinery as the source of so that stench. they smell it. they say they have not received any public complaints. resident since late friday, but we'll continue to monitor the situation. well, that's good news, john. a lot of folks having to go outside today and not smell those smiles if they're in crockett and the weather is going allow for that to as welcome morning. yeah, just from the inconvenience point of it, it's going to be nice to step outside the door and not have to to with that. >> we are going to be seeing a day that brings us of sunshine. we

people in crockett are being urged to take precautions to avoid getting sick from air pollution.air quality monitors say elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide have been found near the crockett wastewater treatment plant on delray leo road. the elevated levels are part of an ongoing operational issue at the plant. people near the plant are being advised to stay indoors with their windows and doors closed while hydrogen sulfide commonly smells like rotten eggs, just smelling it is not necessarily an indicator that levels are high enough to cause health problems. people near the plant who are suffering from headaches, nausea or irritated eyes are being asked to leave the area. despite the warning, though, we did find some people gathered for outdoor events in crockett tonight. they say this isn't the first time the plant has had this kind of problem. this is the third problem we've had since may. owner has been extremely foul. and. it has affected people's health. it's affected businesses, businesses have closed. people have lost out on a lot of revenue. and it is just a very big nuis

dan: a bad smell affecting crockett residents. it's attributed to hydrogen sulfide coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant. county health officials say the smell isn't a sign of a health risk. it's obviously not pleasant. levels tested today were high enough to cause a public health concern. people can suffer headaches, nausea, irritated eyes. a member of the crockett improvement association talks with abc7news today. >> it has affected people's health. businesses have closed. people have lost out on revenue. it's a very big nuisance. dan: the smell is dude to an ongoing operational issue at the plant but they are investigating. a town hall meeting will be held next thursday at a local community center on pomona street. ama: the power of purple. why landmarks are lit up in this color and the message it symbolizes. dan: heads must roll. those are the words coming from san jose's mayor tonight. the incident involving a fire truck that has ignited an investigation. >> a look at jimmy kimmel live right after abc7news at 11

we didn't know what to expect this is our first time covering the store here in crockett. we stepped out of the car, the smell just hits us in the face and people here have been living living with this for weeks on weeks, some of them are incredibly frustrated by this. if you ask what it smells like, it is sort of like a combination combination of rotten eggs and garbage, but you don't have to take our word for it. >> our house. it smells like a freaking outhouse. rotten eggs but a chemical smell attached t. to it. tentatively pungent, fishy, silvery smell. just realy just really unpleasant. it just hit you immediately. >> this is the not kind of small small town welcome they want to to project to the rest of the bay area but something is projecting. >> a terrible instant, not ever even for traffic on the street. >> hydrogen sulfide is coming from a wastewater treatment plant. the county issued a health advisory friday and have been wandering the air exposure can cause headaches and nausea, but the gas isn't dangerous. not not much is known about long-term exposure, though

he's been hanging over the town of crockett. people there in crockett say they've been complaining about this for more than a month. >> and the way it making some people feel kron four's. ella sogomonian joins us with the source of the stench and ella possible health problems. that's right. catherine, the stench has been a problem, as you mentioned in the town of crockett for nearly 6 weeks. >> but it's not just the smell. it's now become a health concern. contra costa county issued a health advisory one week ago. and it turns out that the cause for that foul odor is hydrogen sulfide. and it's coming from the cnh sugar refinery. specifically their wastewater treatment plant. hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound that is poisonous, corrosive and flammable in high doses. so we are still i just it in the community, pulse that we would expect we're continue to we're going to continue to monitor the community as long as the health advisory is. in fact. >> county health services have reported that the current level of hydrogen sulfi

in crockett, elissa harrington. ktvu, fox two news. at 11, the city of los santos is set to get its first affordable housing development. the 90 unit project will be right off of el camino real, the city says construction is set to begin in 2024 leases should be available between 2025 26 units in the building will be available for individuals and families earning 30 to 80% of the area. median income the annual median household income for that area is $240,000 a year one of the highest in the nation. hundreds of community members from faith in action bay area held a rally at san francisco city hall to push for the passage of proposition and the empty homes tax on the november ballot. supporters say they are outraged at 15% of the city's housing stocks. it's empty, while low income seniors and families fear of addiction and homelessness, the measure's primary backers supervisor dean preston, says ending real estate speculation is one of the measures goals, he says owners of multi unit buildings are the primary culprits of this behavior a

i'm sarah stinson reporting in crockett. back to you. >> thanks very much, sara contra costa county health officials hold a press conference later on today at 2. and we have an update for you on this story as well on the kron. 4 news at 3 o'clock. now, this now to southern california where pressure continues to mount on the los angeles city council. today's council meeting canceled amid calls for some council members to step down after recording was leaked online in that recording. the now former council president seen here was heard allegedly making racist comments. angry residents packed the city council chambers already twice this week demanding the resignation of those involved. the next city council meeting is set for tuesday. okay. it's talk a bit about our forecast now taking a live look outside at our mount tam camera. gorgeous view of the clouds and the landscape out there. let's check in with kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan who is tracking all the conditions out doors for us. hey, kind of a beautiful shot. but wow

. >> how long it could take to fia foul smell bothering residents in crockett. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. let's start with a quick check of our weather. >> is a very great start to the. the morning. we take a look at the view from the top of the mark hopkins hotel. certainly , certainly great, but that sky id be areawide. the good thing thig this morning is the cloud basis. we are not dealing with fog on the roadway. the north bay vals have really been dealing with t. santa rosa, the sensor shows clouds and not fog. middle to ur 50's pretty much everywhere. wee all in the same place. i will w you how it plays out coming up n the complete forecast. how lons it take for this stuff to melt k to the beaches. we will time it coming up in our complete forec. complete forecast. we will show you how much of it will linger r the bay. daytime highs will be noticeably cooler. where only gg to be in the middle to upper 70s upper 70s today it. tomorrow is cooler. see you with that in a bit. > >> the should be the glory days for the warriors and they shoule easing into a

all right in the town of crockett. they will have to put up what's that foul odor for at least another week. it's been described as the smell of rotten eggs and people living in crockett say they're now worried about their long term health. in addition to that bad smell is james torres reports from crockett as residents are speaking out and demanding answers. questions and concerns expressed at a meeting last night a meeting between people who live here and representatives from cnh behind me, is there sugar refinery, but they also own and operate a wastewater treatment facility here in town has suffered because of you people. now you can live with yourselves. yeah. rouz. a packed house thursday night with plenty of emotion. they demanded to know what is being done about the smell. the nhs plant manager says the wastewater treatment facility suffered from the record heatwave last month and created a backlog that smell now so bad that contra costa county health services has issued a health advisory for more than a week.

>> for the people of crockett we we would've understood this. if we had received a clear and dirt and direct, honest, open and humane dissemination of informan of information about what we were smelling. >> contra costa county health officials say that last friday was the first time they detected detected levels of the chemical that were high enough to cause concern. the plant is owned by a a sugar refinery, the bay area air-quality district is investi. is investigating. > >> details in the search for a possible serial killer. the suspect has shot at least six people to death including a man from oakland. stockton police is is working with chicago police to determine if the serial killers first murders happened in chicago in 2018. now, we were were able to break this story with the help of brad edwards, an investigative reporter with cbs chicago. >> when stockton police released released this surveillance video video of the men believed to bed be connected to the serial kills serial killings the police chief chief pointed out a significant ident

antioch in to conquer and crockett down towards the maze. a 21 minute ride darya. james, back to you. >> time now to talk winners and losers on wall street financial expert rob black. joining us on a morning, rob, where it looks like it's green across the board. that's always nice to see. good morning. >> green across the for sure. 2 days in a row up big county that you have to be n you don't want to miss the big up days but no one really thinks on wall street. this is the bottom. there was no panic. there was no bank broken. there's no announcement from the fed that we've beaten inflation. there's no cut in interest rates. there's no recession talk consumer looks healthy. so i hate to say it, but this is a time to repossess your portfolio. if there's a stock at that, you're on that get rid of race in cash and be ready for another down like until those things happen. good earnings out of goldman and bank of america so that's we're feeling like sweet lockheed martin. nice numbers. johnson johnson, x numbers. some headline is that i know you're going to love. mcdonal

while the 7 tail ridge around. 24 so pretty equal in length, the terms of your drive times there, crockett down towards the maze nearing 40 35 still have delays in richmond and hercules here. once you make it to berkeley traffic starts to pick up again. 45 min to drive come to concord. and so you with a look at 8.80, san leandro down in milpitas about 40 minutes darya. james, back to you. >> thank you very much. 7.16, on the clock and for your health this morning, the cdc is already reporting an early rise in flu cases across most of the country. covid restrictions like social distancing and face masks helped to subdue the last 2 previous flu seasons. but with many people going back to their pre-pandemic lives, there's fewer mask-wearing fewer people, social distancing and that means this flu season could be really bad. >> if patient and trust me is 55 years old. just like me. it's it's unpleasant the sore throats to be pretty brutal. the body aches or are horrific that the headaches are uncomfortable. people can sometimes get nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. >> medical professionals are pointi

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ama: dozens of crockett residence are demanding to know more about a foul odor present across the city. the crockett improvement association hosted a public meeting to address the situation at the city's wastewater treatment plant. contra costa health recently detected elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide coming from the plant. it because the air to smell like sewage. the sugar factory runs the treatment facility. >> that represented of up here a month ago, telling us, i assure you the air is safe to breathe. ama: there's no evidence that the elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide are making anyone sick. repairs have been done to fix what's causing the smell but the odor could linger for at least another week. dan: abc7news is can -- committed to building a better area. a common prescription is suffering from a nationwide shortage. adderall is a key adhd treatment for many americans, especially kids. the question of access is where the story starts. tim johns explains what's causing the problem. >> i've had to call multiple pharmacies and they won't talk to me. reporter: millions of americ

crockett down towards the maze about 28 minutes for you.a 17 minute ride into the city maze to that fremont street exit. that's a long it's going to take you san mateo bridge. 21 minutes. that's a 80 to 101. the peninsula defisitely seems a slight delays, especially once you hit there across the peninsula. 45 minute, ride up. 85 menlo park. that's a long 101, to 80. definitely moving much quicker. 80 san leandro down in milpitas about 60 minutes for you there. and we're checking on things 80 as you travel. ann shull into oakland's going to take you nearly 30 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thank you. rain 8.20, and happening now. the supreme court starts a new term and their schedule is full of potentially consequential cases. yeah. fact they're going to be hearing arguments in cases involving everything from race to voting to the environment and more. we've got our washington correspondent hannah brandt. >> with a closer look. >> the court is fresh off a term that was explosive with controversial decisions on abortion, gun rights and e

reggie: at town hall meeting will be held in crockett because of a strange smell. neighbors have been complaining about a stink they can escape and they are demanding an end to it. our reporter ducked into the source of the smell. >> this wastewater treatment plant may look fine but it does not smell fine. it smells like sewage. smells like that in different parts of town depending on the wind. residents are angry. >> we have been suffering with the smell outside and in. >> it is like a slam in the face. >> i have friends whose noses are beginning to bleed. i have been experiencing nausea, brain fog. >> those at cnh sugar factory run the treatment facility as part of a deal with the city. they say the extreme heat because the facility to malfunction. plant -- the plant manager says they spent extra money to get a contract -- contractor as soon as possible but there was a delay. >> in this economy, things are not available. we said we don't want it months out but we want it yesterday so we threw money at it and -- the earliest contractor that could start working on

a health advisory has been lifted in crockett contra costa. health officials say there's no longer any detected a hydrogen sulfide in the air coming from the crockett wastewater treatment plant. the health advisory was first issued 10 days ago when air quality readings near the plant showed elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, which we're creating in odor in the city of smell like rotten eggs or sewage officials identified wastewater from the cna sugar refinery as the source of that stench. they say i've not gotten any public complaints from residents since late friday, but they're going to continue to monitor the situation. >> well, at 808, happening today, we have vice president kamala harris coming back to the bay area. she's going to be in san francisco to talk about what the biden administration has been doing to try to combat climate, the climate crisis later in the day she'll be attending democratic national committee finance event. son will be tracking her throughout the day. all the years of big events in or years have their first hom

clyde gas into the air and crockett could continue for another 10 to 12 days.the releases due to an operational problem at its wastewater treatment plant, the company says the chemical has never reached dangerous levels. but health officials say that people who experience symptoms like nausea or irritation should stay inside with doors and windows closed. a man san francisco police say is a serial stalker has been arrested. police had been searching for bill jean hobbs, he's accused of harassing and terrorizing women in san francisco for weeks. investigators say he's chased, grabbed and even forcibly kissed women. hobbs was spotted this afternoon on the 3200 block event ness and arrested early morning fire has displaced more than 80 residents in oakland, sending two of them to the hospital. it happened at a senior living complex near lake merritt. firefighters believe it was started by a sparking power strip that caught a blank that was on fire before it spread that's called a blanket. rather, that was they couldn't fire before it spread. all residents got out

lamonica thank you in the east bay community of crockett. tonight many people demanded answers during a heated public meeting this evening. they want to know why officials took weeks to tell them they were breathing hydrogen sulfide emissions. the foul odor has been coming from a wastewater treatment plant there since early september. ktvu is elissa harrington was at tonight's meeting. alyssa what were people saying? well, people are really worried about the short and long term effects to their health. but officials say that the levels of this toxin are low and likely harmless. talent has suffered because of you people. no, you can live with yourself. mahalia. house of fed up, community members met face to face with officials about an awful smell that has been plaguing the east bait out of crockett for the past month and a half like you know what's going on? we have to worry about our the odor is due to an elevated level of hydrogen sulfide coming from a wastewater treatment plant owned by cnh sugar. this prompted contra costa health service

ama: dozens of crockett residence are demanding to know more about a foul odor present across the cityockett improvement association hosted a public meeting to address the situation at the city's wastewater treatment plant. contra costa health recently detected elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide coming from the plant. it because the air to smell like sewage. the sugar factory runs the treatment facility. >> that represented of up here a month ago, telling us, i assure you the air is safe to breathe. ama: there's no evidence that the elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide are making anyone sick. repairs have been done to fix what's causing the smell but the odor could linger for at least another week. dan: abc7news is can -- committed to building a better area. a common prescription is suffering from a nationwide shortage. adderall is a key adhd treatment for many americans, especially kids. the question of access is where the story starts. tim johns explains what's causing the problem. >> i've had to call multiple pharmacies and they won't talk to me. reporter: millions of americans have

warning from health officials, high levels of hydrogen sulfide near the wastewater treatment plant in crockettey are advising anyone near the plant to stay inside, close all windows and doors. if you experience headaches, nausea, or irritated eyes, leave the area if you can. masks will not offer any detection here, as for what caused this, it is related to an ongoing operational issue at the plant in crockett. >>> the san jose fire department taking heat after a stunning social media posts. it's a video which appears to show a woman in a bikini giving out of an on-duty fire truck and then walking into a strip club. we are outside the pink it out, in san jose. >> a video was posted on instagram, showing what appears to be fire engine for with its emergency lights on, parked outside a strip club, and the woman gets out wearing nothing but a bikini. we showed the video to shoppers, workers, and merchants across the street from san jose's oldest adult club. >> i hope they are not using taxpayer money for anything that is not legal. >> you want to give everybody the benefit of the doubt? >> i don't

people started noticing a foul l near the crockett wastewater treatment plant and it turns out? an issue at the plant is cg elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in the air. it is expecd to stick around for a week. people who live nearby are being being urged to stay inside as the chemical can cause headaches headaches and nausea. the plant is owned by the local seen a sugar refi. tonight, the bay bay area air quality district i. is investigating. the agency says that over the past few weeks they have responded to 300 300 complaints about the smell and issued 16 public nuisance violations. residents packed a city meeting task why they weret warned earlier. >> the people would have understood this, if we had reced had received a clear, direct, honest, open, and humane dissemination of information abt information about what we were , were smelling, how it might impact us, and what steps we could take to protect ourselves. >> officials say that friday was was the first time they detected they detected levels of the chemical that were high enough to cause a public health concern. > >>

. > >> here in the bay area, something steeped in the contra costa community of crockett. it smelled so bad, that a public meeting about it has been cold for tonight. contra costa county county health issued a health advisory earlier this week about about high levels of hydrogen sulfide coming from the local wastewater treatment plant. the crockett improvement association association is hosting a public meeting tonight at 7:00 at the community center. while health officials say there's no immediate health threat, prolonged exposure to hydrogen sulfide can result in headaches, headaches, nausea, and eye irritation. sensitive groups are are being advised to keep doorsd windows closed, and use an activated charcoal air filter. > >> still ahead, police are taking a new approach in the hunt for a northern california serial killer, the outreach program they hope will lead to a a suspect. > >> for the first time in a decade, new maps are giving us a a new look at the tsunami risk in four bay area counties. >> how the national park service service is fighting fire with fire as the

. >> reporter:>>> thousands of men and women and children in the contra costa county town of crockett are struggling with what can be a very dangerous thing. for weeks the crockett wastewater treatment plant which is owned and operated by cnh is registering higher than normal levels of hydrogen sulfide. think rotten eggs. it is more than annoyance. level is high enough the county has issued a health advisory for nearly a week. local school officials say the smell has been in the air for several weeks. the county said it has provided district with carbon filters. since masking does not help. alter out the chemical. the plant operator said they are using more than 1300 air diffusers to solve the problem. with a goal of fixing the issue within the next 10 days. hydrogen sulfide could cause health issues like eye irritation headaches and nausea. >>> we now have the first human data on booster shots. aimed at protecting people from the latest omicron virus. today pfizer announced a new study showing its new booster substantially increased antibodies against the ba 5 sub variant. the fda ha

. >> not the kind of small town welcome people in crockett want to projt to project. something is rejecting. >> there is not any traffic on the street. >> county leaders say hydrogen sulfide is coming from a nearby treatment plant and issued a health advisor friday. exposure can cause headache and nausea. d low level for gas is not danger. not dangerous. not much is knowt long-term explosion -- exposure. >> this has been going on for several weeks. we are paying atn paying attention to the cumulate timing that people have been exposed to hydrogen sulfide. >> the people of crockett have been breathing hydrogen sulfide. >> the problem has been the talk been the talk of the town. peope voiced restorations at a packed townhouse meeting. >> i have asthma. i coughed all. all night. i had a horrible headache. the next day i couldnt even open the shop. >> shop owners say it is dragging down business. >> people do not want to stop, n stop, even the people in town ae not out. it's been really slow. >> just fix it. >> the operator of the treatmenn tells us this goes back to last

in the east bay, people in crockett have been complaining for weeks about a foul smell. it is coming from the wastewater treatment plant at the cn 8 sugar refinery. it is hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs or sewage. there's now a health advisory in crockett and residents have been demanding for weeks that this be fixed large enough concentrations of the chemical can cause problems like irritated eyes treatment. plant officials now say the smell will be fixed within about 10 days contra. costa health officials say the levels are not immediately dangerous as they put it to public health. not clear yet when that health advisory will be lifted >> level of exposure and the duration of exposure really determines the health impact. and although the last couple days it's been consistently going down in the right direction, which we are happy about. it stopped reaching that 3 parts per million that days are going on. so i think we need to feel comfortable it has gotten to a level of control in terms of the thresholds that take into consideration the length of so we

ryan curry says residents can't take it much longer. >> the air in crockett smells bad. >> smells straight like poop. flushed back inside your tour the. >-- tioilet. >> sulfur and sewage. >> everywhere you go in town, it smells that ways. residents say it has been this way for a while now. >> two months. >> it is so bad it is causing some to stay inside. >> would like to have our windows open in the house but not there. >> the smell is called by olivia -- caused by elevated sulfur. it is designed to process sewage and wastewater from the sugar refinery. officials on the plant this week said the heat wave in september because the equipment to malfunction and the issue is fixed by the odor will linger for weeks forcing residents to still take it in. >> going outside and working in your yard or just having people hanging out, it is bad. >> on friday the health department kept their health advisor in place due to detectable levels of hydrogen sulfide. long-term exposure can lead to nausea or brain fogginess but on friday they said the levels had gone down but some are still present. >> we are

and there's now a >> health advisory in crockett. residents have been demanding for weeks that this be fixed and large enough concentrations of the chemical can cause problems like headaches, nausea, and irritated eyes treatment plan. officials now say that the smell will be fixed within 10 days. contra costa health officials say the levels are not quote, immediately dangerous to public health. it's not clear yet when the health advisory will be lifted, though people are being advised to keep windows and doors closed and call a doctor if they have any symptoms. >> we will take our first look at the weather forecast right now at this live look outside from our camera on top of mount tam and the fog u.s. cascading in right now. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the air quality for us and what we can expect. yeah. well, you know, in around the kraken area that that smell terrible smell, that's for sure. >> are getting that sea breeze, though. now kicking in. that's some good news a little bit early on. we're looking at

a foul sent has been hanging over the town of crockett. hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us. i'm kathryn. he's and i'm ken wayne. people in crockett say they've been complaining for more than a month about the smell and the way it's making some people feel kron 4 cells. so the moeny and joins us now in the studio with us to the source of the stench and possible health problems ella. that's right. sustancias been lingering in playing the town for 6 weeks now. you can imagine, but it's now more than just said foul sent. it's become a health concern. >> so the contra costa county health department has issued a health advisory one week ago and turns out, as we mentioned, the cause for that foul odor is hydrogen sulfide. and it's coming from the cnh sugar factory refinery. specifically their wastewater treatment plant. hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound that is poisonous, corrosive and flammable in high doses. >> so we are still i just it the community of that we would expect we're continue to we're going to continue to monitor t

at the crockett community center. reggie: a vigil today to honor the men killed in a shooting near the uc berkeley campus over the weekend. 29-year-old eli was a samoan community mentor and ministry student. he was one of four people shop in a fight broke out. he was the only person who died. tonight's vigil starts at 7:00 p.m. at the san lorenzo community church. last night the berkeley unified school district met for the first time since two students were killed at a party in oakland. one councilmember called for a regional approach to stop the violence. >> it is not an oakland issue and a richmond issue and berkeley gets the aftermath. we are all part of the dynamics that are going on in our community and the more we can work together to get guns off our streets and to deal with more of a community health approach, the more i think we can come up with solutions. reggie: oakland police have not released any new information about the shooting and no arrests have been made. investigators say they believe the brothers

while we can track an accident, 80 eastbound west of cummings skyway, this is out in crockett. >> so that accident is still there, slowing things down along 80. >> but look at your commute into the city this morning. 22 minute ride maze to that fremont street exit. >> san mateo bridge also starting to get busy there. 20 minutes, 80 to 101 that'sa heading across towards the peninsula. richmond center fell bridge 14 minute right tools to want to there. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls about 22 minutes on this thursday morning. >> 71 is a time and in the south bay center of a gun owners who don't comply with the city's new gun safety plan will now face a big fine. we have a new law requires gun owners to carry liability insurance as well as paying annual fees. kron four's will tran live in san jose. breaking that down in some terms that we can all understand. good morning. well. >> liability insurance sound familiar to you? it's like car insurance for gun owners who have guns. and we're talking about 50 to 50 5,000 of them in san jose. so you have to show proof of insurance l

you can get a good look at what we're dealing with here in crockett. it's the treatment plan that's and the smell is coming from hydrogen sulfide. they've got an issue in the operations here and they're working on fixing it. but the smell has been coming from here for weeks concerning the people who live here. take a look. even have a photo of people who protested demanding something be done. the picture of man with a gas mask on and the sign that read time to fix the smell for crockett. >> last night a town hall is put on to discuss the matter. county officials say the smell is coming from the kraken wastewater treatment plant at this cnh sugar refinery in the joint treatment plant here cnh sugar refinery co says they're fixing it by cleaning 1300 air diffusers in the treatment reactors which helps break down sewage air monitoring data from the county hazmat program showed concentrations of the chemical which can cause headaches, nausea, and irritated eyes. if you're exposed to it for long enough. but the health department said the levels detected are