a broken floodgate has brought water and life to eggs that were laid in the 90s around the marshland. >> when the water hits them they are like the big eggs in the alien movies they go into action. >> reporter: and into a feeding frenzy. they don't carry the west nile virus, these mosquitoes are aggressive. they attack day and night. the county water district is trying to fix the broken floodgate if the meantime, santa clara county vector control is trying to control the problem. best bet to kill the hes through ground poison and aerial spraying. there isn't much they can did about the adult mosquitoes biting now at the nearby golf course, golfers are miserable. >> i notice when i was golfing, they would attack my face when i'm swinging and everything. pretty bad. >> reporter: vector control officials say the mosquito population has come down a lot in the past two weeks. still, they are considered foxing in specific locations, like the golf course. in palo alto, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> 4:44. we are getting word from that fire in san francisco that it appears two people have

that is a new floodgate to protect the 17th street canal and on either side of the floodgate are massive pipes connected to the pumps to have the ability through each one of the pipes and there are eight of them on this side, they have the ability to pump over 8,000 gallons of water a second out of basically new orleans over the flood wall and back into lake pontchartrain. we have three of these on the north side and another one on the south side and on top of that, you have 140 miles of reinforced levees around this ci city. so that is the main reason they haven't had mandatory evacuations here yet. if they go the category 3, a forecast, then that is going to trigger them, and that is what people are preparing for just in case. >> all right. rob, we are going to be paying very close attention and appreciate it. two governor manies in the southeast addressing the storm, and governor robert bentley in alabama speaking right now talking about precautions, and we have governor bobby jindal in louisiana who is expected to talk, and we will stay on top of the statements and as we get new info

the army corps of engineers has closed the floodgates and that is the first for the crescent city. the floodgates and system of levees was built in response to hurricane katrina's devastation and it is the largest pumping station in the world. >> now your 11 insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> that nasty storm on the gulf coast not an impact on the weather for the next few days. perhaps of a labor day weekend. we're getting set for some late august weather. it is warm out there right now. 91 in downtown baltimore. 88 in frederick. and on the muddy side but northwest breezes are starting to bring in some drier air. the dew point measures that. the lower the dew point, the dry air and more comfortable the areas. the dew point is 54. temperatures will be warm and it will feel very nice. 58 sabres, 66 downtown. the skies were clear of and sunset at 7:43 pm north wind out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles an hour. the school from winter with some scattered showers in high- pressure in and out of southern canada. look how comfortable the air is here. th

we do not know whettmváp&e%ei worried about a slippery slope or a floodgate if we do not provide enoughguidance, or if we do something that is hard for this or subsequent mayors to interpret. but it is asking a lot to try to into with a line and a formula for something that happens so rarely. we should not do it willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagine all the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing, and it was an actual criminal misconduct, and prior to that, mizzola was the only previous case. >> i believe there was one in 1932. >> i guess what i was trying to say earlier, in terms of the fairness issue -- you have this description, or this definition, of official misconduct on the books or in the charter. but the fact is, it is not used very often. it is used subjectively, or even arbitrarily, dare i say. it is not a matter of law that because somebody in

weight and health of livestock. >> reporter: the county water district is trying to fix the broken floodgatetime, santa clara county vector control is trying to control this problem. the best bet to kilt the hes through ground poison and aerial spraying there isn't much they can do about the adult mosquitoes biting now. >> in three minutes, i got six mosquito bites. >> reporter: at the nearby golf course, golfers are miserable. >> two layers of jackets and mosquitoes still went through those. >> when i was golfing he was able to attack my face when i'm swinging. >> reporter: vector control officials say the population has come down a lot in the past two weeks. still, they are considering fogging in specific locations, like the golf course. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, san francisco's most famous twins. >> and a financial squeeze facing a situation too common as we age. >>> take a live look from santa cruz are you landing to hit the boardwalk? maybe catch some rays today? jeff martinez will tell you what you might want to does like he has your forecast in a few minutes. >>>

the broken floodgate has brought water to eggs. >> when the water hits them they are like those big eggsin the alien movies they go into action. >> i noticed huge increase in the house, outside, everywhere. >> vector control officials say the population has decreased in the past two weeks but they are still considering fogging specific areas near the marshland and using ground poison. >>> if you want a lot of paid days off, don't all raise your hands at once, we'll tell you where to move. >>> giving you a smoother ride, money washington is cutting loose to fix some of the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. >>> promise of new jobs in silicon valley. concessions company getting. >>> getting in tune with the ipad generation. new effort to revamp >>> temperatures like yesterday just more cloud cover. live doppler 7 hd you can still see a few radar returns across southern california in the grapevine where they are moving towards tahoe and yosemite where i think most of the storms will be today, near 100° through the central valley. 74 big sur. best chance of thunderstorms today will taper

this may be the first real test of the floodgates of the systems that is now in place.ou over the next hour. i want to show you the track of the storm. we anticipate feeling the effects in less than 24 hours here in new orleans. it's a slow moving storm and we expect it to be wet conditions and a storm surge like a 24-hour period or so. also along the mississippi gulf coast and bracing for the storm. david is in gulfport and what are you seeing in terms of preparations there. >> anderson, people have been through these storms many times. when they look back at the lessons they learned from ka trin a the biggest lesson is it pays to be prepared. bay st. louis, mississippi is battered and splinted. bay st. louis today is still rebuilding. gulfport, mississippi. ocean front destroyed. gulfport today. sea side lots are vacant and for sale. the scars are subtle, but plentiful. isaac bears down the same path due to hit the same day. mississippi ans acting on tough lessons and they stand rate. >> you look at what's happening, this should be high enough to sustain anything you

this specific mosquitoe has been dormant for more than 20 years but a broken floodgate has brought water life to eggs that were laid in the 90s around the marsh land. >> when the water hits them, it's just like those big eggs in the alien movies, they go right into action. >> and into a feeding frenzy. though they don't carry the west nile virus, they are aggressive. they attack day and night. >> they can in livestock situations, they can actually reduce the weight and the health of livestock. >> the county water district is trying to fix the broken floodgate, but in the meantime they are trying to control this problem. their best bet is to kill the mosquito eggs through ground poison and aerial spraying. there isn't much they can do about the adult mosquitoes biting right now. >> in three minutes i got six mosquito bites. >> at the nearby community golf course, golfers are miserable. >> she wear like two layers of jackets and mosquitoes still, like went through those. >> i noticed when i was golfing they would attack my face when i was swinging and everything. they are pretty bad. >> th

this specific mosquitoes has been dormant for more than 20 years but a broken floodgate has brought waternd life to eggs that were laid in the 90s around the marsh land. >> when the water hits them, it's just like those big eggs in the alien movies, they go right into action. >> and into a feeding frenzy. though they don't carry the west nile virus, they are aggressive. they attack day and night. >> they can in life stock situations, they can actually reduce the weight and the health of livestock. >> the county water district is trying to fix the broken floodgate but in the meantime they are trying to control this problem. their best bet is to kill the mosquito eggs through ground poison and aerial spraying. there isn't much they can do about the adult mosquitoes biting right now. >> in three minutes i got six mosquito bites. >> at the community golf course, golfers are miserable. >> she wear like two layers of jackets and mosquitoes still, like went through those. >> i noticed when i was golfing they would attack my face when i was swinging and everything. they are pretty bad. >> the off

this will be the major test of that floodgate system. one primary concern is the massive amount of rain that isaac could bring to the city. >> there could be as much as between 10 and 16 inches of rain in some of these areas. >> president obama has warned residents along the gulf coast to heed the warnings of local authorities. >> what are the drivers expected to do? overcoming more races than -- obstacles than just the race. >> a driver who is paralyzed from the waist down. >> adding drama to an emotion- charged wrap up. -- match up. the >> one of the drivers racing this week knows all about overcoming obstacles. >> he was raising his motorcycle when he was 12. michael johnson crashed and was paralyzed. that has not stopped him from raising. he will race saturday and sunday in the usf 2000 series. he said after the accident he was determined to race again. >> it went through a lot. >> i did. more than most kids at the age of 12. i went through it and my dad was there to support me and i moved on. >> did you think at the time you were ne

a floodgate land for a mosquito invasion in the palo alto bay lance. the waterfront marshes have been dry for a decade flooded recently and long term and eggs hatched. the so-called flood water mosquitos do not carry west nile virus. facebook shares it a new low this morning the first day investors and insiders could sell their shares, it closed at $19.87 a share which was half its $38 a share in an initial offering. >>> real-estate hot again throughout the bay area median price for a new home condo back up to $421,000 a high since 2018. some homes and track multiple offers. linda yee on the strategy that can help you then the deal. >>> real-estate agent is on a at night cannot work fast enough the demand is high and and the supply is low. >>> this started march 50 all of a sudden we woke up and there were five or seven offers on every house it exploded. >>> on this store in berkeley several dozen will walk through looking for their clients she has six songs in escrow and six new buyers looking and only two new listings. >>> buyers are unhappy when the

refurbished and in many cases completely reworked $14 billion network of pumps, canals, levees and floodgates. >> i want to assure you all that there is nothing that this storm is going to bring us that we do not believe that we are prepared to handle. >> reporter: many in and around the city are drawing a line in the sand and trusting this new 350 mile first line of defense. >> we have the complete confidence in the perimeter system to defend us against this storm. >> reporter: still, there are other lives here. shrimp boats lined up and leaving. lines at gas stations for those filling up and getting out. and for some, a lack of trust no matter what's been done in levees they saw give way seven years ago. >> i have faith in god. i don't have faith in those walls. >> reporter: lisa haywood's home was washed away in katrina. she won't stick around for this storm. >> here we go again. one day i'm actually going to lose my home again and have to start all over with. >> reporter: a fear no many here that like isaac is agreeing. jay gray, nbc news, new orleans. >>> bill karins is tracking isaac fo

the town of pirna has put up floodgates at its lowest point. >> before it burst its banks, this will be closed -- before it can burst its banks, this will be closed. that is the direction the water would come from. we would be on the safe side here. >> the what gate is one measure being taken to prevent an inundation. the structure is still years away from completion. lines marking the high-water levels of 10 years ago testify to the destructive power of the river elbe, but they are almost the only traces left in remarkably reconstructed pirna. >> everybody likes a comeback. >> that will wrap up this edition of the journal's "." -- of "journal." join us again in an hour for more news. >>> air strike. syrian jets attack an opposition stronghold killing and wounding residents. people in the syrian town of azaz are mourning their dead. government pilots flew over the stronghold and dropped their bombs. they killed at least 30 people. the pilots carried out the air strike on wednesday near the turkish border.

they have put up floodgates at its lowest point. >> before the elbe burst it's banks this will be closed. that's the direction the water would come from. so we would be on the safe side here. >> the flood gate is one measure being taken to prevent an inundation, but the structure is still years away from completion. lines marking the high water levels from years ago testify to ththe destructive river elb. >> that's all for now. >> see you next time. bye-bye.

. >> we have a leak in our gate >> normally the floodgate keeps the high tide water out but now water is rushing and underneath. when it floods and the tide goes down leaving puddles of water and mud behind, is perfect for mosquito breeding. supervising ranger richard says these are not normal mosquitos >> they're bigger than the normal ones and the thing that is getting a lot of attention is that they bite during the day >> luckily for us there is a breeze blowing and no mosquitos but santa clara vector control technician jim and his team were out in the middle area searching out larva to kill and taking samples >> you get them flying in your ears and nose and eyes and everything but that's what we do, we're used to it >> the good news is that the larger ones do not breed west of virus. still they are a big nuisance. >> there are lots every evening >> it can survive years in the mud until water stimulates them to hatch. vector control says the only thing that will take care of these is cold weather and seeing as this is august, that is not happening for a long time. >> johnson and jo

this may be the first test of those floodgates and the system that is in place.t to tell you over the next hour. i want to show you the current track of the storm. anticipate feeling the effects of the storm in less than 24 hours here in new orleans. it is a slow-moving storm and we do expect it to be very wet conditions and a lot of rainfall and storm surge. for even a 24-hour period or so inhis area, but also along mississippi gulf coast there, bracing for the storm. i want to go to david mattingly in gulf coast. what are you seeing in terms of preparations there? >> people here have been through the storms many times before. when they look back seven years at the lessons learned from katrina, it pays to be prepared. bay st. louis today is still rebuilding. gulfport, mississippi. ocean front destroyed. gulfport today. sea side lots still vacant and for sale. the scars of katrina are subtle but plentiful as isaac bears down the same path, due to hit the same day. mississippians acting on tough lessons of seven years ago stand ready. >> look at what's happened th

virus but they bike during the day and as we reported, the problem has been made worse by a broken floodgate there that hasn't water into the area allowing long dormant takes to hatch. >> the palo alto golf course and airport and the parks for soccer tournaments, all of those kids playing in the soccer tournaments, everyone that works in this area, we have had numerous complaints about the biting. >> they say the spring will cover 400 a. and it is not supposed to harm birds or other wildlife. it is scheduled to wrap up sometime this hour. >> the obama administration is considering expanding the monterey bay marine sanctuary as far north as the marin headlands, the environmentally designated area was established two decades ago to ban offshore oil drilling in the area but the change could bring new rules for everything from fireworks to personal watercraft. >> low clouds and fog trying to break up around the bay, stubborn ormer coastline, maybe even just inside the bag. the masters running below the average, it looks like low clouds and fog will surge on shore overnight tonight, more drizzle

broken floodgate submerged dormant eggs in the water which allowed them to hatch. the chemicals used are specifically targeted to larvae and do not threaten humans. some think it is wrong. >> if they are spraying in the air it is improper air of administering it and it could get into lungs and could be dangerous for people. >> so fashion the salt marsh mosquito has not been shown to carry west nile. >>> today contra costa county will step up its battle against mosquitoes carrying west nile from sunset to 11 tonight crews will fog areas around brentwood many there's concern the virus is spreading, three chickens and seven birds have tested positive. infected birds in antioch, pleasant hill and walnut creek. >>> in texas, a freight train and fuel tanker truck crashed sparking a huge explosion. the fuel tanker got stuck on the tracks moments before it was hit in a small town 50 miles east of dallas. the explosion rattled homes and two block radius evacuated as a precaution. truck driver and train conductor were not injured. >>> oakland a's begin three game series toda

the town of pirna has put up floodgates at its lowest point. >> before it burst its banks, this will be closed -- before it can burst its banks, this will be closed. that is the direction the water would come from. we would be on the safe side here. >> the what gate is one measure being taken to prevent an inundation. the structure is still years away from completion. lines marking the high-water levels of 10 years ago testify to the destructive power of the river elbe, but they are almost the only traces left in remarkably reconstructed pirna. >> everybody likes a comeback. >> that will wrap up this edition of the journal's "." -- of "journal." join us again in an hour for more news.

just said, in 2005, katrina of course was a much bigger hurricane ended this week, the norland the floodgates have been closed for the first time since katrina. the army corps of engineers shut down the inner harbour can now to protect against the rising water into the search for my sick. new orleans is much better equipped today to handle the storm surge that it was during katrina but the mayor is asking citizens to be vigilant. >> we have a lot of standing water in the city and the potential for catastrophe and a lot of electrical outages. >> there are mandatory evacuations that our live reporter just talked about. those in need to leave the area, there are guests several things happening. >>jaqueline: >>justine: here are some live pictures intended from showing us what norland looks like at this hour. there are wind gusts of almost 60 mi. per hour. utility companies are seen almost a half-million people have lost our because of hurricane is it as it is moving through louisiana. it is bringing with it queens, rain and flooding. it is halting new wetlands right now. we will keep you updated

ahead of is it, engineers closed the floodgates -- ahead of isaac. >> yulia tymoshenko is staying behind bars. a court has rejected her appeal. >> her supporters say the charges against the 51-year-old are politically motivated, a view supported by the european union. the venice film festival has kicked off, marking the start to the next season of our house cinema. the festival is the oldest of its kind in the world -- 18 films are vying for the top prize. the golden lion. it will be handed out on september 8. dozens of hollywood stars were there for the opening screening of "the reluctant fundamentalist, according to a political thriller dealing with extremism in the clash of east and west in post-9/11 america and pakistan -- "the reluctant fundamentalist," political thriller. >> we have a lot more coming up after a short break. >> stick around. we will be right back. >> welcome back. german relations with china will be in the spotlight in the coming days. chancellor merkel is on her way to the country for a two-day visit. she is traveling a large delegation of more the 100 people. >> t

many were trying to shut floodgates and evacuate people when they died. a panel of experts is compiling its final report on the lessons learned. firefighters are key to rescue and evacuation activities during disasters in japan. their draft report says firemen must put top priority on evacuation during tsunamis so that those who survive can rescue others. >> translator: we have to protect the lives of both firefighters and people. we are working on revising disaster manuals for our firefighters. >> the report also recommends that municipalities draw up plans for residents to take the initiative in evacuation. that would help take some of the strain off the firefighters. >>> sustainable development, that's promoting economic growth without damaging the environment. it's been a buzzword for politicians for a long time now. one town in brazil has been putting that idea into practice. nhk world's jun oykawa reports. >> reporter: acai trees are grown, and these trees are cultivated for its fruit. to revive the rich forest of amazon the farmers are planting aca

these groups, of course, have really opened the floodgates with money.hey have spent over $130 million, i think, it is, already, kim. but you have come up with some reporting that really sheds a whole new light on how this stuff is working, how this money is being funneled into nonprofit organizations, which are getting a tax break for putting some of these commercials on the air. so just, first, tell us, who are these groups? and what is it they're doing? i'm not sure i quite understand this. >> well, that's a very good point. i think a lot of people don't really understand this. they're the groups that have these innocuous sounding names like "americans for america," "citizens for the future." these kinds of names. and specifically, what i was focusing in on was not necessarily its super pacs, but their nonprofit cousins, and these are these 501 c-4 dark money groups. both were empowered after the january 2010 citizens united decision by the supreme court which really opened the floodgates to a lot more unlimited amounts of money from corporations and

we do not know whettmváp&e%ei worried about a slippery slope or a floodgate if we do not provide enoughguidance, or if we do something that is hard for this or subsequent mayors to interpret. but it is asking a lot to try to into with a line and a formula for something that happens so rarely. we should not do it willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagine all the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing

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many were trying to shut floodgates and evacuate people when they died. a panel of experts is compiling its final report on the lessons learned. firefighters are key to rescue and evacuation activities during disasters in japan. their draft report says firemen must put top priority on evacuation during tsunamis so that those who survive can rescue others. >> translator: we have to protect the lives of both firefighters and people. we are working on revising disaster manuals for our firefighters. >> the report also recommends that municipalities draw up plans for residents to take the initiative in evacuation. that would help take some of the strain off the firefighters. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster, but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> armed men have set fire to an auto show room in thailand's southern province tha

local officials are shutting the floodgates in new orleans just hours ahead of hurricane isaac. meanwhile, president obama is issuing this warning. >> now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: the national guard is gathering at the convention center ready to assist following isaac. new orleans has been feeling the beginnings of isaac all morning. the approaching storm is sending waves crushing against walls meant to prevent flooding. >> i'm going to a hotel. 100-mile-an-hour winds is scary for me. i've been in that before. i don't laike it. >> reporter: the storm will be the first test of the levee system which failed during hurricane katrina. despite about $14 million in improvement, many people in new orleans aren't willing to trust those walls. >> i have faith in god, not in those walls. >> reporter: thousands have e c evacuated to higher ground. but just as many are boarding up homes and heading indoors ready to wait out the storm. the red cross has opened several shelters that they will

also we were hearing loud speakers telling people the floodgates close in a half hour. most flights coming into new orleans canceled, diane. >> ginger, thank you. an we will be there day and night watching this storm. and as we said, isaac has effectively put the big event here in tampa on hold. in fact, when i look out here right now in the hall, i see mostly just journalists. but there was one brief event earlier today. there it is, the gavel marking the official opening of the convention, though minutes later, the day adjourned. >>> in "your voice your vote," what about governor romney tonight? a new abc news/"washington post" poll says it is a dead heat three days before the speech of his life and abc's david muir is covering him. david. >> reporter: diane, good evening from boston, we're hearing the romney campaign is mindful of the track of that storm, today, the governor and his wife ann romney practicing their speeches inside the auditorium. maybe of the team said ann romney did very well but they wanted to give her another run of it today. aware of that storm-g

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>> there is an expression the floodgates will open. the issue is, the flood gates will open and this happened to be someone with the fortitude to team up and pursue the case. but this is an issue far greater than this one case. i feel bad for this guy. who wouldn't? he got screwed. no doubt. but the problem is, private industry and our government have not caught up with i.d. fraud and its effect. this one person had a lawsuit that was now approved by a secretary court which is only below the scout of the united states. you can expect a flood of lawsuits. they are coming. and they are coming from people --. >> where do they say, okays we will figure out how to deal with fraud and the identity issues? if you let this go you will say, it keeps going and going. at some point, you have to stop and say, it is time to start paying attention to this matter. people are being cheated out of their name, their identity, and financial interests. >> and i agree with you on that. the problem is, we are using band-aids. we wait for somebody to break t