we see a range of different things that pesticide operators are doing and how they're trying to deal with the issue of bedbugs. the tenants get mixed messages. management gets mixed messages. there were some questions i had, specifically, how often landlords are find and what tools are used. thank you. president murphy: two minutes. next speaker, please. thi>> good morning. my name is larry. i'm a member of the sor collaborative. i do not have or have not had bedbugs. the issue has come up in my dwelling place. some of the things that i have experienced -- they will almost demand we signed our rights away. they will collect our personal stuff. they will return some of it. at their discretion, they will discard whatever they think -- i do not know what it is. i do not understand that. and then the way that management is harassing us as the attendanctenants -- we do not ud things. it is like to use a big hammer. they just knocked us out of the box. the individuals that are doing the treatment, they really need to be trained. they alleged that i had bed bugs. they told me to give them p

that may cause cancer alleging the state department of pesticide regulation did not evaluate the risk of the metal iodide arguing it causes cancer in laboratory animal autos this causes cancer. they use this chemical in laboratories to create cancer. this is shocking they'd allow it to be sprayed on and near people. >> the industry will be one of the biggest markets to use meth yil. >> io died. >> and sandhya patel has the accu-weather forecast no. rain for a change some. >> looks ix nis out there. >> seven days of dry weather ahead. can you believe that? >> and that is shocking. tonight you'll want to get warm pjs out. it's going to be cold. there is a clear skies and cold weather. especially in wind-sheltered valleys. interest tl is another live picture now there are clouds lingering and we'll see clouds dissipating as well. over the weekend there is some snow around lake county. there are viewers subordinate these photos there is one ranch in middleson. you can see animals looking and going what is this? walking on snow? there is near miden valley this, looks like a painting. and t

no pesticides in your home. think about this, the pet's flea collar. that's an example of something you can get rid of. avoid heavily fragranced products. don't renoveled the nursery. you don't need to be painting, scraping paint. i know you want to. try not do that. take your shoes off when you get home and just wear shoes around the house that only stay in the house. that way you don't track anything inside. researchers hope the government will think about these chemicals that remain so long in the atmosphere and in people's systems and just not allow them. live in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. what's your sign? the controversy that has many people going through an identity crisis but astronomers say don't worry. >> live in a san francisco landmark reopened to the public today. take a look. it >>> people who follow astrology and are worried their sign is changing? you don't have to worry. your sign is still your sign. an as logical controversy erupted when a minneapolis planetarium suggested that a 13th sign should be a

no pesticides in your home. think about this, the pet's flea collar. that's an example of something you can get rid of. avoid heavily fragranced products. don't renoveled the nursery. you don't need to be painting, scraping paint. i know you want to. try not do that. take your shoes off when you get home and just wear shoes around the house that only stay in the house. that way you don't track anything inside. researchers hope the government will think about these chemicals that remain so long in the atmosphere and in people's systems and just not allow them. live in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. what's your sign? the controversy that has many people going through an identity crisis but astronomers say don't worry. >> live in a san francisco [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really great price. switch to at&t now to get u-verse tv starting at just $29 a month for six months, dvr included. or ge

national environmental group with offices in san francisco today called a federal regulator to ban pesticides from common flea collars. >> 7 on your side is here with the story. >> you may remember last month, i think, we first reported national resources defense council won a settlement mandating a label on the flea collars today the group asked the epa to ban cancer-causing pesticides from flea kol yarz altogether. >> the chemical not just bad for flea buzz toxic for pets and pet owners and once on the fur, children can come into contact with those residues. >> national resources defense council is concerned about the pesticide that says it can cause nausa, vomiting and death in humans and that symptoms are similar in pets. the pet industry maintains they're safe. >> price of gasoline is at its highest level in more than two years and some economists say that is affecting you are spending habits. triple a says nationwide the price is $3.10 san francisco is 3:44s skpdz oakland and san jose aren't far behind at $3:38. one economist says at least half of all u.s. consumers are cutting spending

. >>> there is new legal fight over a pesticide linked to cancer that's been okayed for use on californiaruits and veggies. >>> and how changes to airline travel sites are goio im >>> an estimated one in six americans gets sick with food-borne illnesses each year. right now, companies linked to outbreaks recall their products voluntarily. that will change beginning tomorrow when president obama signs the food safety modernization act into law. it will give the food and drug administration new powers to force mandatory recalls when food-borne illness or other hazards are found in the u.s. food supply. there have been several major outbreaks in recent years, including ones involving peanuts and spinach products. >>> environmentalists and california farm workers are suing the state over its approval of a controversial chemical. methyl iodide, which is one of the state's official -- on the state's official list of cancer-causing chemicals is used as a pesticide. the approval allows california farmers to use it on fruits and vegetable crops. environmental groups filed the lawsuit last week to

the pesticide is on the state's official list of cancer-causing chemicals.he biggest target market for the pesticide is california's strawberry, nut and flower growers. the lawsuit claims the state improperly cut off public comment on the use of the pesticide and failed to evaluate the health risks. >>> some cancer experts call ate real break through. a simple blood test that can spot cancer before it starts and tell immediately if the treatment is working. medical giant johnson & johnson today announced it will soon begin clinical trials. john is here now to explain. >> reporter: an early test, it spotted prostates, co although rectal, breast and lung cancers, and researchers say it should work on any tumor, poemly revolutionizing diagnosis and treatment. like cancer itself, treatment is often a matter of chance. a new non-invasive test could take guess work out of the cancer equation. >> the more we know about cancer, and finding ways to stop it, that's fabulous. >> reporter: long before any of us get a cancer tumor, cancer cells circulate in our blood. sc

the standard treatment for my building is the pesticide. because i have had a health problem, i wanted to give the heat treatment, which cost about $3,000. i offered to pay this. i offered to pay the full deduction, $300. i had to give them a check in advance. they would not let me have this treatment for at least a month. finally, a hi hired a company that was not able to do it. i went to another company. they did the heat treatment and it was not effective. my neighbors have the infestation. i live in a four-unit building. they had the infestation during the summer. they thought the land war had informed me, but the landlord did not inform me. i had the bed bugs in my department for many months. i did discover rashes. a person who was staying in one of my extra rooms saw the bedbugs. there were about 100 live once in a mattress. i've been suffering. i'm suffering at this moment. the company put in a monitor. they said it is very effective. it was not effective. i really appreciate this. hopefully you can do this meeting and i can talk to

the disagreement is over a new test pesticide. davids had a the story now from santa cruz, cruz, county. >> the newly approved pesticide here replace one that was banned because it was depleting the earth ozone. state regulators approved it even though it is a known cars jechbility environmental groups the united farm worker union and 2 individual field hands have filed a lawsuit to prevent the use. item injected into the soil to kill insect weed and bacteria prior to planting. sarah jackson the research and public policy associate for oakland base earth justice. >> it can cause slurred speech. it can cause vomiting immediately burning eye and nose. in the long-term it can cause severe i are reversible central nervous system damages. it causes fetal miscarriage. >>reporter: item expected to be used mostly by strawberry growers although it can be used for other crops. 47 other states already allow its use. the overriding concern is the risk it could pose to field workers. california strawberry commission says county agriculture off

meth not is a powerful pesticide is buried in fields in order to sterilize the soil. they approved that for use here in california. they say the chemicals pose a health risk to people who work in the field. the pesticide is expected to be used in monterey, santa cruz and throughout the central coast. >>> black ice in napa. atlas peak is reported up the hill. 101 out of the north bay passing by highway 37. fog as welcoming out of santa rosa. still an easy drive as far as the speed sensors are concerned. approaching the maze and the toll plaza, fog hovers around the bridge and a fog advisory still in place. we will keep that in mind. no major slowing so far. back to you. >> sounds good. >> we want to check in with christina. >> we are anxious to talk with you. >> i understand. it's understandable. thins look good right now. we have frost out there as well as patchy dense fog this morning. this was the only weather we will see. once the sunshine is out, it will remain with us and see cold starts and cold nights and mild afternoons through thursday. 34 degrees in livermor

the disagreement is over a new pesticide.id louie has the story from santa cruz county. >> the newly approved pesticide replaces one banned because it was depleting the earth's ozone. state regulators approved it even though it is a known carcinogen. the united farm workers union and two individual field hands have filed a lawsuit to prevent its use. it's injected into the soil to kill insects, weeds and bacteria prior to planting. sarah jackson is the research and associate for oakland-based earth justice. >> it can caused slurred speech, vomiting, immediately burning eyes and nose. it can cause central nervous system damage. feet tall miscarriage. >> it's expected to be used mostly by strawberry growers although it can be used by other crops. 40 other states already allow its use. the overriding concern is the risk it can pose to field workers. the california strawberry commission says officials would determine where it can be applied. >> it's an individual decision by each grower and they have to look at their land and the

the disagreement is over a new pesticide.bc 7 has the story from santa cruz county. >> the newly approved pesticide is replacing one that was banned because it's depleting the earth's ozone. it's aknown carson again. environmental groups, united farm workers union and two field hands have filed a law ut to prevent the use. it's injected into the soil to kill insects, weeds and bacteria. sarah jackson is the research and public policy associate for earth justice. >> this can cause slurred speech, vomiting burning eyes and nose and can cause severe irreversible central nervous system damage and causes fetal miscarriage. >> it's expected to be used mostly for strawberry growers, 47 other states allow the use. and this concern is the right after this tok field workers. california strawberry commission says agriculture official woz determine where kit be applied. >> it's an individual decision by each grower and you've got a regulator locally that can put for restricks or deny the permit. >> there is a just over 1100 acres are org

to strengthen the use of pesticides. >> this is fast.>> item 51 is requiring cellphone the tellers to expose specific absorption rate values to customers. >> this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> the next item is considered on monday, the 13th, 2010. an ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits. >> this is passed on the first reading. item 54. >> item 54 was referred without recommendation. it is a resolution authorizing the mayor to cast ballots as owners of 11 parcels of property over which supervisors have jurisdiction or that those would be subject to assessment. >> roll call vote 7? [calling votes] supervisor daly: no. >> there are 10 ayes, one no. >> item 55. >> item 55 through 57 were considered by the land use economic development committee and were forwarded to the board as committee reports. item 55 was recommended by the board, an ordinance to establish new requirements for personal wireless permits, to increase certain fees, amending the administrative code and making provisions of the ordinance retroactive

. >>> california farmworker advocates say they are suing to block the use of an aquaculture pesticidet is on the state's list of cancer-causing chemicals spewed regulators took emergency action to oust aubrey growers and other farmers to use the fumigant. they say they failed to sufficiently evaluate the health risks. >>> wall street had a big boost to start the new year. manufacturing growth in december helped feed the jump. the dow rose 93 points and the nasdaq grew 38. >>> conception after recently died at his other film credits include the usual suspects and the constant gardener. >>> johnson & johnson announced today it is getting a consortium $30 million in an effort to bring a cancer blood test in the next five years. it can detect a single cancer cell among a billion healthy ones. researchers and a call to save the test does work it can be given when treatment of cancer is started. the tests used a microchip and identifies tumor cells in the blood. >>> police are investigating one of their own but the officer under scrutiny tonight is a dog. he was involved with a deadly attac

what is being done to enter the bacon tians high levels of pcp's and pesticides. >> there is legacy of but come to the level that make many fish unsafe to eat. >> sto drains and 15 industrial areas around the bay, waterways near richmond and san pablo were found to be heavily polluted. and the creek in san pab le, but they say the communy has tried to help. >> stu that you would see normally floatin around the creek has been cleaned up. >> plastic bags are another polluter. neighbors living next to this creek restored the creek side with nati plants. it will reduce the amount of contaminants dowtream. >> as the water slows down, all the sedime that is carryi will be able to slow down and fall out in suspension and gets trapped. so all the contaminants that are attached to it are al trapped. >> while water quali in the bay has improved, more needs to be done and they are looking for the public for help. leigh glaser, abc news. >> a change could be coming along the waterfront at jack london square in oakland, it involves coffee andaseball. wayne freedn reports. >> it seems to be in perfe

early 1940's or 1950's, and this clearly was due to the fact that we were using some very effective pesticide, ddt, which was able to suppress -- i will not say eradicate the problem, but was able to suppress the bud. we knew for sure that even though it was suppressed in the united states, they were still very prevalent in some of the country's such as asia, africa, and some parts of europe. the resurgence is blamed on the band of -- ban of ddt, but i will say that the increase is probably due to the fact that there has been increase in travel. when people move from place to place, they are more likely to transport them with them to wherever they go. recently, you heard about the issues about new york with victoria's secret. it is not that the client's drug them there. they actually came in the packages that were shipped from overseas. bedbugs are not known to transmit any disease to man, but the inject their saliva that aids in shockingly human blood itself -- some people are known to be allergic to them. the saliva may cause some swelling, may result in swelling, especially on the site whe

understand the value of native plants, how they can provide wildlife habitat, that they require less pesticide use, etc.. awareness has grown over the years. the nursery has been there to meet some of those demands. both in the public and private sector, over the years, i received many phone calls, people looking for plants. there were only a few places to really send people. obviously, there is a thriving nursery that is providing that to residents of san francisco. on the public land side of things, have also provided many native plants for park beautification and improvement projects. neighbors just recently bought a bunch of native plants for a billy goat trail improvement in dominated those to the department. in my opinion, the urban gardening and sustainable landscape movement is the future of this department. we are really pleased to be in a place to be a leader in this city for both residences and public agencies partners. not a similar to where hank was 30 years ago in the recycling movement where it was really starting to catch on and we needed the infrastructure to support it. all t

they proved that pesticide for use in california. the chemicals are known carcinogens and pose a health risk to those who work in the fields. it is expected to be used in monterey, santa and throughout the central coast. >>> president obama should be landing in washington soon as laura mentioned after the vacation in hawaii. he will get right back to work by signing a new bill to increase food safety. it's an overhaul that gives the fda the power to force recalls. congress passed that bill late last year in response to several e coli and salmonella outbreaks. >>> the house and senate swear in new members today. they will take control of the house and we should know if the party has enough support to get rid of the law that passed last year. a test vote scheduled for friday. they are scheduled to take a final vote on wednesday. democrats will block any attempts, setting up a showdown that won't look good for them. >> the projection is every time you look on tv, there is a republican screaming at president obama. that will not play wel

. >> researchers found that all the women had a chemical link to dtd, a pesticide banned in the late 1970s. >> many of the women in our study weren't born when those chemicals were banned, and yet, we're still finding the chemicals. >> others had bpa. lead researcher says to protect against toxins, pregnant women should wash their hands often, avoid mike waving plastics, eat organic produce. researchers say pregnant women can't completely avoid all toxic chemicals. there are just too many. which is why they hope the government recognizes the risk to babies. researchers say they found the same in women who were not pregnant. most were in trace amounts. scientists say some of the toxins can be found in nonstick cook ware, processed foods and beauty products. >> here's more news for mu mothers. babies might be better off eating solid food earlier and not relying on breast-feeding the first six months of life. the new study says the policy of breast milk could increase a baby's chance of developing food allergi allergies. weaning could begin as early as four months, but they say this res

today they can survive 1,000 times the level of pesticides that they could handle a decade ago. boost natural defenses by generating enzymes to cleanse themselves of poisons and resistance to chemicals could become a permanent part of their genes. this may explain their resurgence in major cities. >> president obama is promising he'll be at the super bowl if his hometown team the bears make it in. the chicago bears would win a slot if they beat the green bay packers this sunday. in the meantime, the dallas cowboys are trying to get in on the action even though they won't be in the game. the team now says team season ticket holders will be allowed to watch the game on a tv screen, a big screen, while standing outside the stadium for 200 bucks. the big game is being played inside the stadium and cowboys owner jerry jones says he came up with the plan because he wants to break the all-time attendance record. to do that he'll need to sell about 12,000 tickets for an outdoor plaza in addition to the 93,000 folks inside the stadium. >> gee, what a deal. 6:25. still ahead at 6:30, the

don't keep pesticides in the home. and avoid heavy fragranced products, and don't remodel the nursery by yourself. no painting in other words. the study marks first time number of chemicals pregnant women are exposed to ever actually been counted. >> and alameda firefighters mourning one of their own captain. a captain carnival died monday at 42 years old this, morning his colleague stage aid procession in his honor throughout the streets of ala media. this is a look from sky 7 in that. firefighters hope the pro session will bring attention to the brave fight. it's also their contention contracted the zis disease from exposure to toxins while fighting fires. he was a 13 year veteran of the department survived by his wife and young son. >> more coming up at 5:00. a school boy's iphone ga now the number one down load. >> a uc professor poll his class on the best way to grade a student who missed quizzes when she became a new mother. >> and turning mlk holiday turning into a school makeup day for snow closure autos temper

. >> are these sprayed with pesticides? >> they are not >> we also have beat rangers. what do you think of the victory garden. >> what do you think about that issue? >> i think we need to solve it by making more gardens. everybody can pitch in and help. even if you are not helping you can go and appreciate it. >> it's very healthy for the soil to plant these all together. >> so here with monica and keira. thanks for coming out. what is your organization's role. >> we have important pollinating plants that you could use in your own garden if you wanted to increase pollinators coming in. and all these plans are these favorite plants. you can have butter flies come and pollinate the plants and they will get pollin and move it from plant to plant and produce seeds. >> why is it important to have flowers. >> so if you look around the garden, there's not much vegetation. having our plants around, helps us to grow the food. >> where can people learn about your work? >> well we have an open program at our nursery from one to 4:00 p.m. at presidio nursery. if you wanted to see

then at 5:00, an environmental group launch a legal challenge to stop a pesticide from being used innia strawberry fieldsecause they say it can cause cancer. those stories later today at 5:00. thanks for joining us. "who wants t

thanks to the use of pesticides we protect the planet and we protect the climate evolution as well as you would have to replace the best by getting back all the material then you would have to multiply the the weight of the beginning by for the price of the packaging by two and the amount of waste by one point six. drifting plastic. marcus and his friend joe assailing the mid pacific sitting on thousands of slightly leaky bottles. marcus's plan has already worked his exploit is being followed by millions of people on the internet. it can affect some policy. some policy to help curb the exploitation of. a synthetic chemicals that we had to use to our advantage short term advantage but now we're finding out just polluting our world and really i could feel that it's going to impact the next generation my kids and it feel it so i feel like. obligated to do something it's an obligation knowing something is wrong can't do nothing otherwise interrupt your accomplice. in the mansion twenty as an english peer at an outlandish but particularly far sighted idea. and you fitted a number of ships

sediment and pesticides pose a threat to the court -- pose a threat to the coral reef. >> still to come here on this program, -- >> i am in kenya where a vaccine is introduced against the world's biggest killer of young children, pneumonia. join me in nairobi. >> battalion bishops are meeting to discuss the latest allegations surrounding silvio berlusconi. he is under pressure to resign after get more accusations about his private life, including paying for sex with an underage girl. duncan kennedy reports. >> after the battering of last week silvio berlusconi is struggling to regain his credibility and his political supremacy. a series of sordid allegations about his sex life emerged after prosecutors revealed they were investigating him over underage prostitutes. they claim he abused his power of office by forcing police to release one of them from custody. that woman was the other face of this scandal now universally known by her facebook name, ruby." prosecutors say she was 17 when silvio berlusconi paid her for sex. she and the prime minister have repeatedly denied there was any in

fortunately for san francisco, the department of agriculture is under dph now, and the people controlling pesticide regulation work with us. this year, i intend to have the meeting with all the pest control company is licensed to do business in san francisco to address this very issue. . dbi, we work very well together. if they received complaints, specifically with bedbugs, they refer you to us, but if they are in a specific location, and the complaint was about bedbugs and other issues, they just handle it, so i would say we are doing our very best, but i'm grateful -- i'm confident that we can do better. thank you, commissioners. commissioner murphy: thank you very much. commissioner walker. commissioner walker: thank you very much for enlightening us about this. it sounds like we have the issue of dealing with the room and the personal items in the process of to do them together. >> yes. commissioner walker: who assists with that as far as it folks living in these buildings cannot really deal with this themselves? do we have a program for assisting tenants with their personal items? >> the -- i

reporter: she and her team analyzed blood and urine samples looking for chemicals ranging from pesticides to heavy metals. the news -- >> 43 of these chemicals were found in virtually all of the women, 99 to 100 % of the women. each pregnant woman has at least 43 chemicals in her body. >> reporter: the added concern, the mix of so many different chemicals at once. >> an example is led, mercury, all can affect brain development. >> reporter: they believe the potential harm could evenings tend beyond -- could extend beyond the womb. >> keeping your house clean and washing your hands. >> reporter: certain personal care products and/or begannic foods may contain fewer chemicals. >> i became a dedicated' reader of labels. the temporary transbay transit terminal, su lter from the e >>> commuters have accepted the discomforts of the temporary set backs but there is one major problem they can't handle. there is no restrooms there. relief is on the way. >> reporter: now a pile of rubble, passengers catch the buss at a temporary facility. >> i got to go to the bathroom. >> reporter: they spend $18

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