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Off his belt at a , but its clear the supervisor is angry over the security measure at city hall, the cadet armory, butler told ktvu. The supervisor wouldnt take no for an answer. He goes. I told you im not taking off my fml. Youre not gonna win this argument. Dont you know who i am . Cadets says one repeatedly used a racial slur and threatened him. This is some inward s h i t katie caught up with the supervisor and an eviction protest on friday, he sidestepped questions that has nothing to do with the inaccuracies reported by the sheriffs department. You have my statement asked if he would resign. Walton had this to say not. The supervisor has said he may be a target for retaliation because hes past chairs, oversight legislation. But butler does not agree. I just dont believe that if it was retaliation, like hes trying to say. That the best shot would be the center cadet to do it. I mean, im just a cadet. He says security is there for a reason. And retaliation to me is not sir. Please take off your belt. I mean, i dont i dont see how that could be taken as retaliation, the cadet says just because both men are black doesnt make it right. The whole solidarity or between two black men. Theres no way that if the situation were reversed, and i was the one with that outburst that he would have been okay with that. The cadet wants the supervisor to speak truthfully about what happened at the end of the day. Were both men were both grown adults and i should be respected just like anyone else. Now were also waiting for the release of a second Surveillance Video from city halls from a different angle and is a better quality. But the city still blurring out the faces of members of the public. Once we get it, well share it with you live in the newsroom. Henry lee ktvu fox student, henry thank you. County District Attorney jill ravitch has charged two parents with murder and Child Cruelty following the death of their 15 month old daughter. Theyre taller, died of a fentanyl overdose in may in a santa rosa apartment officer said the home was filled with signs of fentanyl use, including up to three g of the drug found inside the apartment. A 22 year old man is behind bars tonight, accused of stabbing someone on a bart train earlier this week is happened wednesday night at the south hayward bart station yesterday, San Francisco Police Spotted Joshua Krieger at the civic center station during a Security Check career was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The victim is expected to survive. A clash at an east Oakland School turns violent after the district tries to ouster. The protesters have been occupying the site for 2. 5 months. Concerned parents promised to continue occupying that campus until changes are made to use. Tom vacar joins us now in studio with the with todays developments following last nights unsuccessful eviction attempt. Top group of Parker Elementary School parents in east oakland who occupied that school since oakland unified decided to close it 10 weeks ago held a press conference at the school demanding justice and a commitment to Fund Public Schools after the district changed the locks yesterday. Well the parents somehow found a way to get back in causing the district to Call Security and thats when things took a violent turn. This cell phone video shows Oakland School District Security officers trying to evict parents from school theyve occupied for 10 weeks. The parents are demanding that those they say, brutally attacked them thursday be brought to justice max roscoe says he was physically assaulted , injured, cuffed and detained against his will this things carry consequences. And those consequences. Have to be taken into these people that gave those instructions. And the people that gave orders to follow it. As well as the people that assaulted me for a lot of people. Schools are just schools , buildings that sometimes are open and sometimes get closed. But that is not the case here, not by a long shot is where we educate our entire Community Across the nation. This is where resources are supposed to go in the issue is public controlled Public Education. Oh, yes, he keeps saying closing schools are not closing schools. Theyre replacing them with charter schools. We cant keep pushing our Public Education away and charter rising it in privatizing it. We gotta make sure that our Public Education stays public. The state of california has a 90 billion surplus right now. Okay were not in a deficit. We dont have a lack of resources. The district issued a statement that minces no words. The individuals that parker have been and continue to trespass. We have directed them to leave from day one and have continued to do so on many other occasions. At this time the occupiers continue to occupy and say they mean to stay. Were here to serve our community by any means necessary. Now, the district says its biggest concern is for the safety of children that are sleeping within the building. And also with unlicensed childcare. Although there are parents there. Tom baker ktvu fox two news, christina back to you. Thank you. Berkeley a state Appeals Court judge has issued a temporary stay on continued construction of Student Housing at historic peoples park near the count campus. The citizen groups who filed for the order say the stay will allow the court to review their case more fully. Another judge gave approval for the project to go forward. Earlier this week, the start of work on wednesday caused a confrontation between police and protesters, which shut down the construction the state does allow. You see officials to put barricades around the site. The 14th annual outside lands Music Festival is underway in golden gate park. And while there are no covid safety requirements this year precautions are encouraged. Ktvu s mark sayer joins us live from outside lands and mark. Hows it feeling out there . Well greg, i can tell you one thing. It is certainly picking up as the afternoon wears on and turns into evening here, this place is simply packed and organizers say they expect about 220,000 people to come through here over the next three days with more than 100 musical act performances. We are not allowed to show the main stage while acts are performing due to agreements with the artists, but from the crowd, its pretty easy to tell that everybody is having a good time you come all the way from seattle for outside scissor. Whos playing tonight at this stage, 8 30, organizers say thats pretty typical. They expect about half of those who attend will come from outside the bay area. While there are no official Health Requirements this year, masks are still encouraged in indoor spaces, but with covid still circulating and monkey pox now local and National Health emergency, some here say the fact that this event is nearly entirely outdoors is part of the draw. Youre here so early, and were outdoors that i mean, i probably wont say super late, but where you can stay far enough away from people im not concerned. And yeah, im not going to be touching anybody close enough to get monkey pox, but there are still some lingering concerns a little bit. Ive already had it. Ive been full of accidentally boosted. So im feeling okay with that right now. Um, but i definitely hope everyone staying safe. Im really happy. Its outside. Outside lands will generate an estimated 71 million in Economic Activity for the city and is a boon for local merchants. Rob lightner brewery called the east Brother Beer Company is based in richmond have already had a lot of good conversations with people and some noah some dont so the ones that know us like it sort of solidifies their affinity for us and the ones that dont you know, discover us and theyll find us out in the wild and they come to our taproom in richmond. But in the end outside lands is still all about the music bridges tonight. Im so excited for, um, i think post malone the last day i love mount joy, so i just think they have an incredible lineup. Back to a live picture here in golingan park. Take a look at this. You can see that crowd is really building here and later into the afternoon. There are still Tickets Available to outside land, but only the single day tickets. Any kind of three day passes are already sold out. If you do get single day tickets, youre not going to be printing those at home. You actually need to come here and exchange those tickets for a wristband at the box office. So just be aware of that. Also theres absolutely no parking around here, except for neighborhood street parking, which is extremely limited. So the best advice, of course. Take Public Transportation or some kind of rideshare. So thats the story live from golingan parking outside lands and mark sayer, ktvu. Fox two news, greg back to you, thats all good information. Mark i want to put you on the spot a little bit as i know you probably havent had time for lunch. But obviously the music is the draw. Im sure the festival food is another. Have you smelled anything . Have you seen anything that you just thought you had to try . Well we can actually smell the garlic right now. There must be some shrimp, garlic right down here below us. We actually just ask what the outside lands representatives that he told us there are 96 different restaurants in this venue, so obviously for any particular taste, youre probably going to find it here. It smells great. And also we did stop by bare land. But unfortunately, we didnt sample any beer. We got some pictures of it, and im sure theyll be busy over there tonight as well. Greg. Alright very good. Mark treat yourself to dinner. Thanks so much for that report from outside lansing and we will be out at outside lands all weekend. Check out our website for extended clips of the action in golden gate park. Thats ktvu. Com. A jobs report shocker coming up the unexpected numbers and what they mean for the u. S economy. Plus were diving into a pelican problem mystery surrounding hundreds of sick and dying pelicans will speak live about the process underway to rehab the birds and figure out whats happening, the first back to school post pandemic how families in the south bay feel about setting their kids back to School Without any covid restrictions, statistically speaking, has been a near perfect summer. It really has been as far as the numbers are concerned, but how about this weekend . Weve got that forecast. Its up next as the news continues, right here on ktvu. You. That will be free of covid restrictions for most kids. Ktvu south bay reporter jesse kerry is live in East San Jose with what parents can expect. Jesse great. Good afternoon to you, our collective cheer from some parents here in the south bay as their students had back to school on tuesday here in the east Side Union High School District concerted effort to push a College Preparatory program while all School Districts begin the school year without the heavy burden of mandatory covid restrictions. The first week of august isnt over, and for some, its already the end of summer because it went by so fast. I couldnt think of it. I was here for some, the calendar says its trek time to area stores for supplies for the Upcoming School year this year. The search for needed items includes finding answers to questions over covid protocols. Im sending my child to school with the mask. Um hes in the masks for school. This years new lessons begin with familiar ones. Masking is still encouraged in most School Districts, but not mandated. I would prefer if she wore a mask in the classroom. Covid vaccinations are also strongly encouraged, but not required for attendance. Most of the children are asked to be vaccinated. If they can be boosted its better. I think its good to just because to be safe there, you know we have ppe and mask readily available across our schools and across the district as well as if someone wants to test we have testing available. East Side Union High School District superintendent glenn vander zee, says his 22,000 students who show up tuesday, well see a routine theyve grown accustomed to during covid. What is different for this 18 School District. A college Feeder Program called the promise all district students maintaining at least a c minus average in high school. A through g courses are guaranteed admittance to san jose state university. Right now of our High School Graduates over 70 attended two or four year institution. We would like to see that number continues to grow in this district. That opportunity starts with the opening bell of class tuesday as the south bay starts his First School Year without mandatory covid restrictions. Its good for them. Maybe i can school. Its good for them to be learning stuff. Its good for them to be socializing. Ktvu is partnering with the nonprofit supply bank. Org. Were asking our viewers to donate funds to help buy School Supplies for bay area students in need. All of the money raised stays right here in the bay area. Just head to our website, ktvu dot com forward slash School First Day of school tuesday here in the south bay for most districts. Its going to be on the 17th of august. Alright jose jesse gary ktvu fox two news. Well head back to you. All right, jesse. Thank you. Sonoma county. Some students also returned to the classroom next week in preparation, the Sonoma County office of education began handing out 160,000 rapid covid tests to schools across the region, the goals to get them into the hands of students, teachers and Staff Members before the first day of classes. To a major animal rehabilitation underway nearly 700 sick pelicans have been admitted to rehab facilities across california since may. Jd bergeron, the ceo of International Bird rescue has been a part of that project. Hes joining us now live here on the five oclock news and jd thanks so much for taking the time here. How many pelicans is International Bird rescue taken in what part of california are they coming from . Yeah thanks for having us on we have taken in 347 birds. So about half of them that have come into care since the beginning of this, which started in about may we have a center in los angeles, which takes care of southern california, and we have a Northern California center, which had a much smaller number. So really, the majority of these birds do come from san diego upwards to central california. What is happening here . Are we rented . These birds are sick. But this is not some type of illness. What kind of condition are the birds in . And when they are being brought in unfortunately, its becoming a bit like a mystery tv show. Um, the one thing that they all have in common is symptoms of starvation, emaciation dehydration, very typical things to birds that are not eating enough. There does not seem to be any evidence of a contagion of a contaminant or any other similar thing that can cause a large scale problem like this. The real question here, though, is that the fish that they prefer to eat and the temperatures of water that those fish prefer to be in actually seemed to be normal. So it is something of a mystery, though there are a number of theories of what might be causing it. The only thing they have in common is that starvation and then a lot of them have secondary injuries that are consistent with making extra efforts to try to find food chasing fishing boats getting entangled in fishing line or even landing on highways Pacific Coast highway and getting hit by cars. We heard that first theory from the California Department of fish and wildlife, saying that the primary i guess the primary note here. The primary finding was starvation. But as you mentioned, these anchovies are pretty much in full supply. So that really kind of doesnt really make sense. But what do you think of them, also saying that strong winds in april and may may have made it difficult for them to forge. Do you think that could be a theory that could pan out . You know, its hard to say theres any reason to discount any theory until you can prove it wrong. I mean, fortunately, we were able to rule out Avian Influenza and similar contagion. Or uh um, uh , poisoning of something called domoic acid. However i dont know that personally, i find the wind theory any stronger than the others simply because pelicans have evolved over many, many, many thousands of years and have faced winds of Great Variety one. In theory i heard is perhaps there was a particularly strong population of pelicans this year, um, competing one of the things that was observed by birder. Friends of mine is that the birds as they started appearing in large numbers in central california, like monterey bay. They were seeing large numbers of them collecting on the rocks, disturbing some of the other nesting birds there, and it seems to be that once they reached the Northern California area, most of them were finding sufficient food. Its still remains kind of a mystery to be resolved. Okay lets talk about the rehabilitation process. How many have been released from your care . And where are they going . You know, the good news is pelicans do very, very well in captivity. Working in a rehab environment. We have released 210 of those birds already, um, majority of them. As i said, were coming from l a and were released in that area. Um, about 50 or so, actually, were in Northern California and have weve seen have re sightings already of a number of these birds. I think 32 re sightings, mostly in l, a county and san mateo. County at this point well , hopefully you get the answer you needed as to why this is happening, but its good to see the work youre doing to make sure these birds are rehabilitated. Jd bergeron with International Bird rescue, thanks so much for joining us this evening. Insist you county firefighters say they are making quote great progress on getting lines around the mckinney fire containment remains at 10 the wildfire has grown to more than 59,000 acres that is more than 90 square miles. Four people have died in the fire for more on the conditions. Crews will be facing the next few days. Meteorologists Roberta Gonzalez joints right in studio. Im going to go ahead and focus in on climate river because this is a Small Community that has been just devastated and still under a red flag warning, so lets get to their forecasts over the weekend. Its very optimistic shirt tonight, theres still the potential of a rare stray shower thunderstorm otherwise its gonna be better. Its going to turn cooler temperatures and the sixties tumbling out at todays highs in the mid seventies and the winds thats been a big factor that is now beginning to subside out of the north 5 to 10, mph and the precipitation risk for both saturday and sunday. Its a low risk of very optimistic news as far as firefighting efforts are concerned. This is our live weather camera. This is a city by the bay. This is San Francisco, with some mid and low clouds drifting around the area 64 now Half Moon Bay at 73 1 big creek. Its just shy of 80 in san jose, and they were able to open up their windows and the tri valley today now at 78 degrees, todays high temperatures so far has been in the mid eighties, tumbling out of the nineties for the first time in weeks. Temperature difference from today and 24 hours ago. Id like to put this into play for you because you have evening plans. Its 10 degrees cooler in concord. So that gives you a good idea. If youre going out for dinner. The winds are big factor up to 22 napa. Otherwise 15 and san carlos. These winds will begin to die down in the overnight hours and shift more to westerly flow. You can see them on sooner. Moisture. It is now drifting to the east and lifting to the north, taking its risk of thunderstorm activity out of the mckinney fire area and also added tahoe, where weve had several Lightning Strikes this morning and also up to about 3 10 of an inch of precipitation in and around the high sierra. The bottom line is your forecast. We will have some coastal clouds. We will have a great start for your saturday and then sunshine for everyone and then normal august weather pattern for your sunday well talk more about that and some sporting events happening as well as concerts. Weve got that forecast straight ahead. More retaliation from china following Nancy Pelosis visit to taiwan. Seen this ad . Its not paid for by california tribes. Its paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. It doesnt tell you 90 of the profits go to the out of state corporations. A tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. And a big loophole says, costs to promote betting reduce money for the tribes, so they get less. Hidden agendas. Fine print. Loopholes. Prop 27. They didnt write it for the tribes or the homeless. They wrote it for themselves. Velasquez has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after more than five months behind bars. Velasquez appeared in court in san jose this morning. The 40 year old is accused of opening fire at harry goulart. Hes charged with molesting a young child related to velazquez gillard stepfather was struck and injured in the shooting has been released on bail, but bail was denied denied. Velasquez multiple times the next hearing is set for august 29 promise series of steps china is canceling or suspending dialogue with the us on a range of issues in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosis visit to taiwan. Multiple chinese warships and planes have crossed lines separating them from taiwan. As greg palkot explains, its being described as a rehearsal for invasion. Some are calling it a rehearsal for invasion. The Chinese Military sending multiple warships and planes across the line separating china and taiwan on friday, the second day of unprecedented military exercises that have already seen rockets and missiles fired over taiwan. Its created a de facto blockade around the island, but the bite Administration Says hes exercises wont have the effect beijing intended. The United States will not be provoked, will take further steps to demonstrate our commitment to the security of our allies in the region. Tensions heightened earlier this week when House Speaker nancy pelosi visited taiwan on friday. China retaliated by suspending cooperation with the u. S and a number of issues ranging from Climate Change to military relations and also announced sanctions against pelosi and her family as she wrapped up her visit to the region in tokyo try to keep taiwan from visiting or participating. And other places. But they will not isolate taiwan by preventing us to travel there. Responding to the biggest threat from china in decades by calling its neighbor evil and pledging never to recognize chinese sovereignty over the islands along the coast folks on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are hoping cooler heads will prevail and conflict can be averted compatriots and we hope to live in peace. I dont wish to see fierce resistance against each other. China says its military drills off taiwans coast will run through sunday. In london. Greg calgon, ktvu, fox two news. Job numbers blue expectations away. Now democrats are hoping for a victory lap this weekend by passing a massive tax and spending bill. And if youve been waiting to plan your next getaway, you want to hear what a travel economists as is the best time to book your flight. Wanna help kids get their homework done . Well, an Internet Connections a good start. But kids also need computers. And sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. So why not Hook Community centers up with wifi . For kids like us, and all the Amazing Things were gonna learn. Through project up, comcast is committing 1 billion dollars so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. Nongaming tribes have been left in the dust. Wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. Prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates Online Sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. 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Even so, the white house is struggling to convince americans that the economy is on the rebound. I know people will hear todays extraordinary jobs report and say they dont see it, they dont feel it their own lives. I know how hard it is, the white house pointed to fridays report showing 528,000 jobs added last month and Unemployment Rate shrinking to 3. 5 as a sign the u. S is not in a recession. However the labor secretary said , this global recession, we cant lose sight of that that this is a this. Whats happening here in the United States is happening all across the globe in the senate, democrats are proposing a massive tax and spending bill as a way to fight inflation. It appears to have all 50 Democratic Senators on board and theyre planning a busy weekend to pass it. The house is expected to return the end of next week to do the same. Its what the American People want. Its what the country so desperately needs. With inflation. Still high republicans say we cant afford the bill. Gop senators are promising to delay its passage as long as possible by offering a number of potentially uncomfortable amendments. These votes are going to be hard votes for the democrats will be like they deserve this, while a strong labor market is a good sign, the Federal Reserve is not likely to back off future Interest Rate hikes with inflation still at 40 year highs in washington, Lauren Blanchard fox news. Stocks end of the day and week mixed. Traders are concerned that the unexpectedly strong employment report means inflation will linger and that could add up to more aggressive Interest Rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The dow was up 76 points. The nasdaq fell 63. The s and p slipped six points. Lower tech stocks took the brunt of the selling. President joe biden signed to bipartisan bills in the law aimed to prevent fraud in the federal covid19 relief programs intended to help small businesses. The president who is currently recovering from a rebound, covid19 infection, delivered remarks from the blue room balcony. In announcing the new measures, the president stressed the importance of taking action against those who abused the relief programs. Look American People deserve to know. Well, thats their tax dollars are being spent as intended. My message to those cheats out there is this you cant hide. Were going to find you. Were going to make you pay back what you stole and hold you accountable under the law. The move comes after the Justice Department charged 21 people for fraudulently receiving 150 million in covid19 relief aid in april. Brace for more airline cutbacks in the fall, American Airlines will trim 2 of its flights from its schedule in september and october. The carrier called the change proactive so it can best utilize its resources. American will still average more than 5000 flights daily. The airline says customers affected will be contacted and provided alternate travel options. United airlines earlier announced a 12 cut at newark, Liberty International airport, and delta says its strategically decreasing flight. Ex we take a live look at us your phone now the cost of flying sword this summer, but with demand dropping, prices are now doing the same foxes jacare alexis joining us live from the seattle Tacoma Airport tonight. With those details. Good evening, jake. Good evening, christina. Those prices are lower, partially because theres just less demand. Now kids are either back in school or getting ready for it, and people are settling back into their normal routines, according to the travel app hopper round trip plane to get costs around 286 in august thats close to 25 cheaper than back in may. When summer airfare hit its peak price of more than 400 per ticket. Prices surged, in part because jet fuel got more expensive airlines were working through staffing shortages and more people were traveling this summer coming out of the pandemic. We had a run in demand low capacity, fewer seats flying on the airlines and extremely high jet fuel prices at times over 100 and 50 of where they were in 2019 all of that drove up airfare this summer, and now were seeing a normalization back to where we would expect airfare to be this time of year. If youre thinking about taking a trip, you should probably start making your plans now because hopper says a round trip ticket shouldnt be more than 300 through september, but prices will ramp back up during the fall as people start planning for the holidays from Seattle Tacoma International airport. Jacare alexis ktvu, fox two news. Thank you. Elon musk is accusing twitter of fraud in a countersuit after his 44 billion purchase of twitter was thwarted musk claims the company held back necessary information and misled his team about the true size of its user base. Musks counter suit was filed at the Delaware Chancery Court thursday night. The case is scheduled to go on trial on october 17th. Amazon says it is acquiring the maker of the roomba robot vacuum in a 1. 7 billion cash deal. Values i robot at 61 a share. The deal is now awaiting approval from my robots. Shareholders this comes as amazon looks to expand their lineup of smart home devices, which includes echo speakers and ring security cameras. The Indiana House of representatives has passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions across the state house members advanced the bill in a 62 to 38 vote. The bill has limited exceptions, including protecting the life and physical health of the mother, as well as in cases of rape and incest. If approved, indiana would be the first state in the nation to pass new legislation restricting Abortion Access since roe versus wade was reversed by the Supreme Court in june. The legislation is now sent to the state senate to confer on house changes. Paying for his lies. A texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay to the parents of a first grader killed in the sandy hook massacre, plus the latest on negotiations to free Brittney Griner, a day after the basketball star is found guilty in Russian Court. Were killed in a crash on highway 92 just west of the san mateo bridge this morning. Investigators say three women were in a ford fusion. It had just gotten off of the bridge when the car veered across lanes at about 9 45. This morning it hit a big rig that was parked on the right hand shoulder. The driver and one of the passengers of the ford were killed. The third woman was hospitalized. A jury has ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay nearly 50 million in damages to the parents of a child killed in the sandy hook elementary shooting. The texas jury awarded neil hess linen scarlet lewis, whose six year old son was killed 45. 2 million in punitive damages. They awarded the couple a 4. 1 million in compensatory damages. Yesterday jones had repeatedly claimed that the sandy hook shooting was a hoax. An economist testify today that joness and his company are worth up to 270 million. Jones was not in court today. He faces two more trials next month, including one brought by the families of eight other victims in connecticut. Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the u. S government. This comes just a day after w. N b a star Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug charges. She was sentenced to nine years in prison foxes Madeline Rivera has details from the white house. Im hopeful. Card the white house signaling negotiations to bring american basketball star Britney Griner back from russia are still a top priority. The renewed focus comes one day after President Biden condemned a Russian Court calling grinders 9. 5 year sentence for bringing cannabis oil into the country unacceptable. Theres no other place but to be hopeful and to do the work that we need to do to get this done, we put forward as you know a substantial proposal that russias had engaged with us on the white house has not confirmed reports the u. S has offered a prisoner swap for griner and former marine paul whelan. Russia has long pushed for the release of russian arms dealer viktor bout who is serving a 25 year sentence in the us for crimes including conspiring to kill americans on friday, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said russia is ready to discuss an offer. We are ready to discuss this topic. But within the framework agreed upon by the president s putin and biden u. S relations with russia are now at their lowest point since the cold war following the russian invasion of ukraine, and those tensions could complicate any potential negotiations regardless of how you feel about Brittney Griner is case that sentence is clearly political. Theres no denying that despite the uphill battle, whelans brother is holding out hope. That his brother will come home soon. Hopefully the u. S government will find a resolution. Hopefully, the russian government will agree to the offer and this welcome to an end. Russia says it wont discuss the prospect of a transfer publicly saying megaphone. Diplomacy is a mistake in washington mouth rivera fox news mosquito season is here and with it the threat of west nile virus coming up officials in one bay area county wants you to keep an eye out for a day fighting species. The cleanup after catastrophe. Historic flooding devastating Eastern Kentucky, and more rain could be on the way. Locally. We have a concert, the big one outside lands and also how about the big battle of the bed . It was forecast coming up as the news continues. Been seven human cases statewide this year. Most people will not develop symptoms, but about one in five will have mild flu like symptoms, and in rare cases, it can be fatal. The virus is usually transmitted through a mosquito bite. In Contra Costa County officials have identified its first group of invasive mosquitoes, officials are asking people to be on the lookout for aidas agip t a day biting mosquito. I spoke to nola woods , the Public Affairs director for the county inspector controlled district about the new species and west nile concerns. No any specific concern about this specific species of mosquito and their appearance and Contra Costa County this week, the contra costa mosquito and Vector Control district discovered invasive eighties mosquitoes here in Contra Costa County. They were found in the city of martinez, south of highway four. We are currently working to reduce the risk that these mosquitoes would be spreading in Contra Costa County. Were conducting, trapping and door to door information for folks letting them know and id like to let folks know here in Contra Costa County if youre being bitten by a day biting mosquito, we asked that you swap one of those mosquitoes stick it in a clear ziplock bag and then contact us either by phone or by online the key concern with these mosquitoes is they are not native to california. Nya that is why they are considered invasive. And they have the ability to transmit things like zika and dengue and yellow fever and chicken gagne, and so we really want to find the source of these mosquitoes with the hope of eradicating them so that they dont spread further in Contra Costa County, first positive west nile test here in Contra Costa County. Tell us what you can about that batch and what that test tells you sure. So we did. At the end of july. We actually had our first mosquitoes test positive for west nile virus. Those mosquitoes i believe came from, uh, oakley. We have two species of mosquitoes here in Contra Costa County that are actually capable of biting those birds and that virus will grow within the mosquito. And then that mosquito can go off and bite another bird or another animal or a human entrance. Mint west sal virus. Um so that is the risk for west nile virus and Contra Costa County. And so far this year weve had one dead bird test positive and one group of mosquitoes test positive . No, obviously, one of the things that were always told to stop the growth of mosquitoes or the spread of mosquitoes just to clear standing water, the marsh fire that has been flooded by water and Contra Costa County. How much of a concern is that area to the work that youre doing . You are correct, greg. The most important thing we can all do to reduce the risk of mosquitoes is to dump out any standing water when you have a situation along the marsh area, for example, we saw a number of mosquitoes coming off of the marsh area due to high tides before the marsh fire and so at the situation with the marsh fire and the flooding that it took to put out that fire, we are working closely with the parties involved. Solved to make sure were monitoring that area to make sure that if there is any mosquito activity that we are prepared to deal with that Solano County just had their first human case of west now, obviously, people see that might be a little concerned. What would be your best advice to people, especially those that may start to feel ill for any number of reasons. When it comes to a style virus. We always recommend that folks dump out standing water to reduce the places where mosquitoes can be produced to make sure that they wear their repellent if theyre going to be out at a time when mosquitoes are present when it comes to the west nile virus, mosquitoes theyre typically out around dawn and death. So be sure to put the repellent on and in Contra Costa County if they are experiencing mosquito bites to be sure to report them to us so that we can come out and take a look. Our goal is to find the source of mosquitoes to stop them at the source before they put people at risk of west nile virus. Wood said. This particular species has been in california for about 10 years. They are predominantly spread through travel as people move from one area to the next, not realizing they are carrying mosquito eggs in plants or outdoor items. Nearly 40 people are dead after last weeks massive floods in Eastern Kentucky and tonight survivors are sorting through the devastation. Meanwhile millions of americans in the northeastern bracing for scorching temperatures this weekend fox weathers robert ray has more more than a week after catastrophic floods swept through Eastern Kentucky communities are still cleaning up piles of mud and debris. Thousands have sought shelter, leaving many to wonder whats next. We know we can get the material objects back. The lives that matter. The National Weather service says this area could see more rain through saturday, which may lead to additional flooding and communities were roads and bridges have been washed away. Kentucky governor andy beshear says frequent wellness checks are taking place as the region braces for more rain. These folks have worked night and day for the last eight days. Theyre getting supplies all across the board. The devastating weather stretched across the country this week. At least two people are dead. And two others injured after lightning struck Lafayette Park near the white house thursday night. Park police and secret Service Officers witnessed the strike and perform cpr on the victims, their officers witnessed this Lightning Strike and immediately began to render aid. To the four victims, which is very critical and i hoping what survivability and millions of people across the northeast are facing heat advisories over the next few days, forecasters say the warm temps in high humidity could fuel intense thunderstorms. Too crazy and try to stay in the shade. Meanwhile President Biden and the first lady will travel to the devastated areas here in kentucky. Next week. In neon, kentucky, Robert Ray Fox weathed start with Eastern Kentucky where we still have some thunderstorm activity tonight in heavy downpours, and you can see by the map. Its beginning to lift up towards washington. Washington d. C where we saw that cloud to ground Lightning Strike last night, a closer birds eye view again. It is raining. It is lightning above Eastern Kentucky, and we will see the long range forecast with more activity each and every day all the way through. Thursday. This is our live weather camera. Its beautiful. You can see several decks of cloudiness for us here from the marine layer to mid level cloudiness, too high deck of clouds temperature wise today, it was pretty close to a perfect summer day. In fact, two degrees above normal in san jose, two degrees below normal and livermore 85 5 degrees below average and center rosa and San Francisco with three degrees above the for this date in august. It was a good looking day now. Id like to throw this in here for all of you right now, because i know you have some dinner plans. We have temperatures currently in the sixties and seventies and eighties. If youre heading on out still mild in brentwood at 85 degrees 73 in santa rosa, as well as in palo alto, and the difference between tonight and last night. 24 hours ago. Its 10 degrees cooler and conquered. But you barely notice the difference in oakland as well as an emeryville. The winds have been a factor today pretty breezy and will remain brisk until the overnight hours when they began to subside, and theyre now beginning to shift to the west. And thats a good thing. Its going to push that marine layer onshore cools down a bit. Livermore 80 mile per hour winds now. Meanwhile we do have the enhancement of the marine layer and look at the rotation. We have winds going around. In High Pressure in a clockwise position, and its pushing out now that monsoonal moisture look at the Lightning Strikes today. Around four oclock this afternoon, blossoming just south of topaz lake. Meanwhile the activity is beginning to die down with a random hit and miss showers around the kirkwood area. The high sierras. Some locations picked up to about 3 10 of an inch of rain today. Thats needed. Thats a good thing. Lightning not necessary. Here is your future cats. Were looking at clouds pushing back on shore in the overnight hours to the east 50 miles also 50 60 miles to the north. Morgan hill south will start to see some low clouds. Meanwhile its just going to be overcast tomorrow morning. Then its going to retreat back and it looks like what does this mean for outside land is going to be absolutely delightful. Youll see the sunshine on saturday. And on sunday tonight, overnight forties and fifties, actually 50 sixties. 50 sixties. Okay where was my mind . Now it looks like tomorrows high sixties seventies and 87 degrees are outside number. We do have a baseball game. It is battle right at the baseball teams tomorrow. We have all our on the mound for the good guys. Oakland a stadium. We have the temperature at 73 degrees. Heres your extended forecast each and every day sunshine and very little change, which is okay by all of us know high risk of fire danger. Have a great weekend. Roberta. Thanks tattoos could monitor your health. Would you get one . After the break . Were seeing were body art is making a mark on part of the medical community. Researchers are advancing new electronic tattoo ink to help monitor vital signs, boxes. Actually, strohmeyer shows us this Wearable Technology uses liquid metal and nanotubes. Tattoos can express our personalities and represent important milestones. But what if tattoo ink could improve our health . Researchers in south korea studying electronic tattoo ink say its possible taking a blend of liquid metal and special molecules called nano tubes to create artwork on a patients skin and using it to monitor their heart rate, perform noninvasive medical checks and more measure e. C g or or biomarkers in sweat. And also we can use it as a heater for physical therapy treatment. Scientists say. The liquid metal creates an electric circuit on the skin, allowing medical devices to record a persons vital signs when touching the ink by attaching carbon nanotubes. Within on the surface of the liquid metal particles. We made it much more durable. So when apply to the skin or even with robbing the tattoo doesnt come off. Besides being durable , the ink is comfortable on the skin and moves with the body. And the other advantage is that uh, we can. The user can, basically designed their own circuit the ability to let patients draw their own designs can also help brighten someone stay at the hospital. But if the idea of painting liquid metal on your skin seems hazardous, Scientists Say the same metal is used in standard thermometers and is nontoxic. In the future. Researchers hope to incorporate computer chips into the ink so we can wirelessly communicate with medical devices. Actually, strohmeyer fox news this is ktvu fox two news at six. They say theyre trying to save their kids school, but the district says theyre trespassing. The 10 week occupation at park Elementary School by parents trying to save the Oakland School turned into a violent confrontation. Oakland school Security Officers moved in last night to move those parents out. Good evening. Im greg lee Cristina Rendon even after last nights violent clash, the parents who have occupied parker elementary for 2. 5 months say they are not giving up and theyre not leaving. Ktvu tom vacar shows us more about last nights unsuccessful eviction and whats next for the district, the school and the parents . This cellphone video shows Oakland School District Security officers trying to evict parents from school theyve occupied for 10 weeks. The parents are demanding that those they say, brutally attacked them thursday be brought to justice max roscoe says he was physically assaulted , injured, cuffed and detained against his will. Things carry consequences. And those consequences. Have to be taken into these people that gave those instructions. And the people that gave orders to follow it