our news partner florida today is reporting green algae is now back. brevard county is already dealing with brown tide which is smothering sea grass in several county lagoons. green algae is also kill the marine life. scientists say it's not as bad as the 2011 outbreak. the brevard county tourist development council says it's working to get more money from the state to address the environmental issues in the lagoon. >> matt: a hungry bear spotted a trash can but left empty-handed. an apopka man sent us this photo here of the big bear. he says they were snapped two nights ago. he lives just north of kelly park. the bear wandered into their yard, looked inside the trash cans but he closed them with bungee cords, the neighbor did, which seemed to do the trick. off and left without getting a late night snack. >> lisa: tonight we investigate a bizarre credit card hacker mystery. >> it was being used to pay your accounts? >> it sounds crazy but nobody believes me. >> lisa: this news 6 viewer says the credit card used to pay her family's phone bill was remove

willow creek lake near pierce has a chronic problem with toxic blue- green algae, and the board of the lower elkhorn natural resources district heard more about the problem last week. dave rus with the nebraska water science center presented results of a study of the lake and said tests show that both nitrogen and phosphorous contribute to the problem. nrd general manager mike sousek says he's working on funding for a clean up project. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 and 106 kix. lukas still to come... howard is in the mister food test kitchen ... making a dessert fit for the president scott: " " lukas scott: scott:good morning siouxland. here's a scott: lukas scott:good morning chcompany skycam hd and the storm lake skycam hd in storm lake, iowa. we've had some very light mixed precipitation pass through during currently being affected by some light fog which has built up in the region. temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. we have a fairly calm wind at around 10 miles per hour or less from the south. today should be pretty quiet with partly cloudy

toxic blue-green algae caused officials to ban swimming at several of the lakes late last year. the rain and cooler weather purged the algae from at least three spots so far. >>> kpix 5 viewer sent us this photograph. that's a porsche on fire. we are told this is southbound 101 near hillsdale boulevard in san mateo. the viewer says he took this picture at about 9:30 this morning. it looks like the driver made it out okay. >>> a big budget challenge for uc-berkeley. the school is running a $150 million deficit. the chancellor says they will consider consolidating academic programs, look at spending on athletics and consider cutting staff. a review by administrators blames the deficit on reduced state funding an increased pensions costs and tuition fees for instate undergrads hasn't gone up in the last five years. >>> i'm mike sugerman in san francisco where the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend. and that's good because the naked parade is back. that story is coming up. >> plus, forget big sales. a bay area principal develops a new app taking school fundraising to a new

natural resources board ofofirectors heard a reportrtast week on a multi-year study of toxic blulu green algae ises at willow creek lake near pierce. nrd general manager mike sousek says grant funding is being sought to work on cleaning up the problem. a local agency that helps train and support foster parents is looking for families willing to worwith teenagers. anyone interested is asked to contact tonya bauman, a training and support specialist with building blocks for community enrichment. these and more stories can be heard on newstalk wjag, literock 97.5 and 106kix. hawkeyes returned to iowa city to host minnesota....alex from carver- hawkeye arena next in sports. scott: st tuned for today's forecast... the iowa the road this season, but even better at home. alex walker has the details. carver-hawkeye arena has been very iendly to the iowa hoops team this season. the hawkeyes are 12-0 in iowa city...winning eleven of those games by ten plus points... iowa back in action against minnesota....the gophers 0-12 in the big ten... and hey guys......if you live jarrod uthoff alone....he will bu

last year high levels of blue- green algae were detected in three lakes. s a result, swimming bans were put in place. but today the east bay parks district says that heavy rains have purged the algae from the three lakes. quarry lakes has now been reopened but the swimming ban hasn't been lift at the other two lakes. >>> this morning a big wave surf competition was canceled in hawaii because the waves were too small, and that same swell is now on its way to the california coast where the titans of mavericks competition is set to begin on friday. we're going talk to our chief meteorologist about that in a moment. first, paul chambers. there are going to be some big changes for fans going to mavericks this year. >> reporter: frank that is so true. it's some great weather out here. a little chilly but the businesses in the community are really excited and pumped about the event. they say it will be a much needed boost to the local economy. we're less than 48 hours from the titans of mavericks surf competition. >> the guys are all calling me trying to get their

. >> by any chance do you know, it's pretty spectacular why that pond and the lake is so green? algae so when you have shallow water and lots of sunlight you get a lot of algae. >> do they eat that? >> they won't eat it but they got fish in there.ll that stuff. >> it all works. >> very vivid, though, thank you, both. >> jesse, i had a great question too. is the lake shallow enough they're standing or good of swirlers. >> i was wondering that too. are they floating right now? >> they can do both. they can float. they can stand, most likely they're standing.y feel most comfortable and that's where they'll sleep but i hippo can hold his breath for more than 20 minutes. >> two tons and they can float. >> yes. they come up a lot likee up and you'll hear >> dave can make a pip poe>> they chuckle they go -- [ imitating hippos s s ] >> i'm embarrassing my family ate are loving every second. >> outside to sam. >> hippos all over the world were like, what did he just say? good morning, gang. how are you? nice te are you from? >> kansas city. >> and? >> new york. >> you were stumped by that? whe

green? >> that's an algae, so when you have shallow water and lots of sunlight, you get a lot of algae. >> and do they eat that? do they like it? >> they won't eat it but they got fish in there. ey're eating all that stuff. >> it all works. >> very vivid, though, thank you, both. >> jesse, i had a great question too. is theake shallow enough they're standing, or are they that good of swimmers? >> i was wondering that too. are they floating right now? that lake? >> they can do both. they can float. they can stand. that's where they feel most comfortable and that's where they'll sleep but a hippo can minutes. >> yes. from their belly. they come up a lot like a whale their nose go pooof. >> dave can make a hippo sound. >> they chuckle. they go [ imitating hippos ] that's a really good impression if you know the sound. >> i'm embarrassing my family back at home. i apologize. >> we are loving e every secd. >> every second. >> we are, dave. >> let's go outside to sam. >> hippos all over the world were like, what did he just say? what did he say? hey, good morning, gang. how are you? nice to see you

algae. like a green lantern ring. >> what are the odds of that happening being able to find that on the beach? like a needle in a haystack. 54 this afternoon and beautiful! tomorrow not quite as warm but not bad. 50 degrees. next chance of snow coming looks like a coating and an inch at best. so really not expecting some significant impacts. rain likely thursday. may begin as a mix on wednesday. stay tuned. we'll fine-tune that forecast over the next couple of days. >>> thank you. and that is all of our time for 7news today in new england. thank you very much for watching. i'm nancy chen. >> i'm gran don. don't forget about our website and all our web stories. homecoming? it' s awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan, it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance your student loans. i can refinance, even with 4 loans from undergrad? yes, you could replace your student loans with one new loan at a lower rate and save money on interest. sounds easy! it is easy! just ask us how much you

green hooded sweatshirt. it's a mystery no more, searches confirmed what killed 300,000 fish in the river last summer. rising water temperatures and a spike in algae caused low levels of oxygen in the river. the results proved that excess nitrogen is pruetting the water. county officials say upgrading the infrastructure is one of the solutions. >> coming up, crippled by the blizzard of 2016 nks the new >>> a look at what's ahead on nbc nightly news. >> we're covering the crane collapse and there's a major earthquake overseas we're following right now. hundreds trapped in apartment buildings. then we'll go be talking more in depth for the zika virus tonight. still more questions about how the virus is spread. >> a lot of concern. the ball begins this weekend and then six months from now, we're all talking about the olympics. >> this is a big concern. the mayor says brazil will protect their guest. rio is a hundred miles south of the country's -- >> chuck. >> nice dangerous mix and mess shut down the upper level of the arizona bridge today. you can see from chopper 4 all lanes are cloered and no cars most of the cities saw the snow melt away quickly

algae bloom made this year's crabs unsafe to eat. those officials will be in half moon bay on thursday. >>> warriors star draymond green can do just about anything on the court and apparently off the court as well. sky 7 hd shows a long line of fans in berkeley today outside of peet's coffee where green is serving as a barista. peet's released a warriors blend of coffee. if you purchase a cup or grounds at the store portions of the proceeds will help underserved youth. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news, a big bucks request to help the zika virus. >>> taking a break. the hours-long closure at chipotles nationwide. how you can benefit. >> only hours off that super bowl win, broncos quarterback peyton manning heading off on a vacation of sorts. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney taking your questions on facebook. he'll answer them live. search for michael finney on facebook and twitter. >>> as we approach 4:11 on this back to work monday, taking a look at the afternoon commute, this is a live look at 101 in san jose. southbound as usual is all backed up. northbound looking good as is 880 over the top. stay with us. i am sir-can-a-lot, here to