. >> reporter: these spores contain an extremely dangerous fungus.n airborne and inhaled, they can lodge in the lungs and cause valley fever, a potentially fatal disease and while this fungus is native to the san joaquin valley, california's drought is stoking its growth. >> there's no doubt growth favors the growth of the fungus. this is like a quick screening method. >> reporter: low are and her students are mapping where cocci thrives. valley fever spores can survive in dirt without water for decades, but with rain like we're seeing tonight the spores actually gain in power. >> then you have a long drought and a short rainy season, you always get the ones that are more adaptive to those environments to succeed. >> reporter: if you think it's just a central valley problem, think again. in december, 1977 california was in the middle of a major drought. strong winds near bakersfield scoured the top soil creating a huge dust storm. it shut down highways, toppled utility towers, damaged property and killed livestock. the plume rose 5,000 feet and sprea

. >> reporter: these spores contain an extremely dangerous fungus. when airborne and inhaled, they can lodge in the lungs and cause valley fever a potentially fatal disease. and while this fungus called cocci is native to the valley, california drought is favoring the growth of the fungus. >> this is a quick screening method. >> reporter: she and students at cal state bakersfield are mapping where it thrives. unlike other microbes, valley fever's spores can survive in dirt without water for decades. >> when you have a long drought and then a short rainy season, you always get the ones that are more adapted to those environments to succeed. >> reporter: if you think it's just a central valley problem, think again. >> large dust cloud -- >> reporter: in december 1977, california was in the middle of a major drought. strong winds near bakersfield scoured the topsoil creating a huge dust storm. it shut down highways, top tom delay utility towers, damaged property and killed livestock, tolled utility towers. it spread hundreds of miles as far as sacrament

most trees are infected with root fungus, and can't handle heavy rain. >> the roots couldn't do the job to hold the tree up. >> the oak is estimated to be over 200 years old but now its ending its days labeled a killer tree even though no one was hurt. employees say that is the silver lining in this massive mess. >> we're just fortunate that nobody was walking underneath there because they wouldn't have been able to dodge. we have patients on walkers, crutches no way they would have gotten out of the way of the tree. >> we needed the rain, [laughter] but yeah, we didn't see this coming. >> now if you're worried about an old tree near your home or business you can have an arborist do an excavation where they test the roots for fungus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> trees around the bay area are at risk of falling due to the rain soaked soil. workers cleared a toppled tree on glenndale avenue. it was partially closed through the early afternoon. despite the recent storm we're still in the midst of a statewide drout. the russian river is roaring after nine inches of rain fell over the weekend and

the owner didn't know the tree had root fungus till it was too late.ees are at risk all over the bay area. they made quick work of a tree that fell in berkeley this afternoon. work crews moved on to the next fallen tree. >>> authorities this afternoon reopened a road, that area was closed all day after a tree fell earlier today. in this case the tree brought down power and cable lines. pg&e has been working to restore electricity. crews were at work removing the tree. >>> a meat processing facility is the subject of a second recall in less than a month. we are talking about 9 million pounds of beef. the usda said the meat didn't go through infection. >> noelle walker is live. what is the company saying about the recall? >> reporter: nothing. critics today. multiple calls to the person listed as their media contact went unreturned. it will have far reaching effects beyond this facility. petaluma-based rancho feeding corporation, the only activity we saw a few cattle. for the second time in a month the facility is the subject of a recall and usda investi

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. >> reporter: these spores contain an extremely dangerous fungus.n airborne and inhaled, they can lodge in the lungs and cause valley fever a potentially fatal disease. "cocci" is native to the valley valley. >> drought favors the growth of valley fever fungus. this is a quick screening method. >> reporter: she and her students at cal state bakersfield are mapping where "cocci" thrives. unlike other microbes, valley fever spores can survive in dirt without water for decades. but add a burst of rain like we are seeing tonight and the spores gain in power. >> so when you have a long drought and then a short rainy season, you always get the ones that are more adapted to those environments to succeed. >> reporter: if you think it's just a central valley problem, think again. >> large dust cloud. >> reporter: in december 1977 california was in the middle of a major drought. strong winds near bakersfield scoured the topsoil creating a huge dust storm. it shut down highways, shut down utility towers, damaged property and killed livestock. the plume rose 5,

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it is because there is only one type of coffee bean, and it has been threatened by a fungus in central south america. how starbucks is trying to stop the rot in costa rica. ♪ >> just taking you back to the market action. we have the japanese situation. the bank of japan coming out with its latest monetary policy. stocks rally and the yen weakening on the news. they did what is expected. keeping the stimulus intact, but they have been expanding some of their lending programs, and that has helped the nikkei 225 climbed 1.8%. we were up at the lunchtime break as well. dollar yen, 102. yen 35, one dollar. ♪ . >> the following is a paid program. the opinions and views expressed do not reflect those of bloomberg lp, its affiliates, or its employees. >> the following is a paid program from starvista and time life. it was an era of incredible stars. fantastic voices. >> ♪ i know i would go for rags to riches ♪ >> beautiful harmonies. >> ♪ >> magical memories.

>> i collect spores, molds and fungus. >> harold ramis has died starring in ghost busters. he found hollywood acclaim behind the camera as a director. he died in his chicago home surrounded by his family. he died from complications from a rare disease he battled for four years. it was autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis that involved swelling of the blood vessels. a.j. hammer, when this crossed, everybody was like who you going to call? how many times have you seen ghost busters? 87? i have. >> it's so iconic. i think how he was part of so many more films than people had any idea of. he was in the most enduring comedies and the writing team that was part of animal house. he launched his career and john belushi has a huge star. he corods stripes. he is best known for ghost busters. he cowrote and had the starring that we just saw. it was one of the greatest ever. he has directing credit from caddyshack and national lampoon's vacation. groundhog day that i have seen over and over. analyze this as well. before he got his movie career rolling, he was the head writer and performe

. >> i collect spores and fungus. >>> good afternoon, everyone. we'll begin with the world lead. he went from leader of ukraine to the most wanted man in the country in the span of a weekend. viktor yanukovych has not been seen since saturday when he was ousted during the midst of violent protests. alleging he's responsible for the mass killings of civilians, scores of protesters were killed last week in clashes with the police. demonstrators angry that yanukovych turned his back on the deal with the european union, choosing closer ties with russia as well. we know that yanukovych tried to charter a plane but was turned away for not having the right paperwork. yesterday, parliament put an interim president in place. russia questions the legitimacy of the new leader. moscow said that the out offer of yanukovych puts the lives of it is embassy staff in danger. the real question is, could russia send troops into the ukraine? ukraine's parliament has the task of trying to keep the country from falling deeper into chaos. with evidence of death in the streets still very fresh from rece

they determined there was rot which the homeowner says comes the rot fungus. makes them nervous with the wind picking up. >> anytime the wind blows something could happen. whether or not it is a tree in your house or debris or whatever, i am more afraid of wind than rain. >> looks like we will be dealing with both. again here in the area, power has been restored and they are still making road and power line repairs. at 6:00 p.m. some things for tree owners to think about. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the south bay was left out of the last storm, this time it is getting a fair share of rain, the impact it could have for the water supply at 5:30 p.m. >>> more rain is soaking the new bay bridge tonight. you can see the conditions right here. while engineers keep an eye on possible bolt corrosion, they are making sure others know what is happening. ktvu's tom vacar discusses how it bolt problem will be managed now and in the future. >> reporter: this season's second significant rain fell on the eastern span of the bay bridge raising concerns to the

with mushrooms, people think it's fungus, it's mold. "i don't want to eat it." >> reporter: it's an affliction that can wreak havoc on your love life. >> it would take a long time for me to even build up the nerve to go out with anyone because i thought once they find out they're not going to want to see me again. >> reporter: so, it was painful. >> sure. >> reporter: amber's former boyfriend, jim neil, will never forget their first dinner date. >> it was pretty much disastrous. >> reporter: disastrous? >> yeah. >> reporter: in what way? >> well, i came to find out that she really could not physically eat anything that was on the menu. >> reporter: could not. not would not. >> could not, right. the food was actually repulsive to her. >> reporter: amber says that while she wants to get better, she simply can't. but why can't you, amber? why can't you just decide and, sort of like any other phobia that people have, just confront this thing and psychologically work your way to do it? >> i think it goes deeper than that. when you can feel e

it uses only one type of coffee bean and that is being threatened by a fungus in central and south america a look at how starbucks is trying to stop the rot in costa rica. and a cuban hotel favored by the mob in the 1950's back in business. the hotel to pre-was the haunt of notorious figures including [inaudible] was frequented by hollywood end with aame to an revolution. the capri is back as havana trades on its colorful past to attract dollars. much of the decor survives but there is also the bottle wi-fi. -- vital wi-fi. planning that is nothing less than a food revolution. we are counting down to the open in japan and korea. this is "first up." ♪ . .. ♪ >> recovery bhp, shares as their highest. the figures that do not seem to add up. china's provinces at odds with beijing. we speak with a favorite to lead indonesia. good morning to you. i am angie lau. welcome to "first up." let's get straight to the markets. to australia, it is flat. of thesie dollar ahead bank releasing the minutes. japan is just opening. according to futures trading in chicago, it is pointed to a higher open. that i

ofonly uses a one type coffee bean and it is being threatened by a fungus. to stop the rot in costa rica. ♪ >> a cuban hotel favored by the mob in the 1950's is back in business. the hotel capri was part of notes curious -- was part of notes. -- notorious figures. it was frequented by american stars. it all came to an end with the revolution. this is the new look. havana is using its colorful past to attract new dollars. much of the 1950's decor survives. and there is a vital wi-fi as well. a check of what is going on with the equity trading. we see advancing stocks in tokyo but we do have the clients more pronounced in the other parts of the asia-pacific. the hang seng is down 0.3%. shanghai composite is it down. moving to the downside. that is it for this edition of "on the move." edge" is the next. minutes from boj. asia edge is the next. ♪ . >> in the middle of the asian trading day. we are live in hong kong, and edge.s asia ♪ stories.ur top for foreign direct investors to china. taking steps in mongolia. also coming up, we are out and about with the man

most big trees were infected with root fungus. >> the roots couldn't do the job to hold up the tree and >> they're getting a lot of calls to remove downed trees. he says if you're worried about old trees around your home or business you can call them to examine it before the next storm hits. >> it is 8:37. it is a big day for former san francisco mayor and state assembly speaker willly brown. the western portion of the bay bridge will be named the willly l. brown bridge. brown has said it is a great honor, not just for him but for all african americans. the naacp is picking up the 6,500-dollar price tag for the new bridge sign. >> time now 8:37. in the meantime we're finding more about the leaks on the eastern span of the bay bridge. yesterday engineers gave us a close up look at the latest problem on the new $6.4 billion bridge. water is leaking into an area under neither the road bed that's suppose to be water tight. caltran says at this point no one knows how the water is getting in or how to fix it. the leaks are not causing problems, at least for now. >> we see no signs of corrosio