. >> reporter: tim brown is a part of the pesticide research institute and co-author of the study. he says 13 samples of garden plants purchased at big box retailers contain neurotoxic pesticides. >> the results of the study shows that about half of the compositet samples that we analyzed detected positive for these which are potentially harmful towards bees. >> reporter: so harmfulal that researchers are blaming pesticides for the death of millions of bees all over the world potentially threatening the nation's food supply. >> we have to take a stand now. bees are in trouble. >> reporter: we did reach out to the retailer cited in the study. we did hear back from home depot. they said in part that the company had not reviewed the study yet but they appreciate the importance of the bee population and will be reaching out to the study groups to learn more about their findings. reporting live in berkeley i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> we are learning about james dimaggio, the man that whoo allegedly kidnapped hannah anderson died after being shot five times by agents. the sou

, 1987 heisman trophy winner from notredame and the national chairman for 911 welcome number 81, tim brownapplause ] >> thank you very much. elise. she left out number 81 in your program but number one in your heart she left that part out. so it is a pleasure to be here today. we are here to recognize two outstanding 911 youth heroes and four incredible 911 dispatch heroes. these youngsters acted with bravely and confidence, and in an imagine crisis situation and helped to save the lives of their loved ones. our 4, 911 dispatch heroes worked behind the scenes in cooperation with law enforcement and fire and emergency medical response, the men and women who answer this call each day are the true first responders when a emergency strikes which can often make the difference between life-and-death between people in need. they are truly real heroes. please join me in welcoming the director of san francisco management lisa hofmann. [ applause ] >> thank you, tim and thank you elise and kelley from 911 for kids, every year they make this a successful ceremony in honoring children, heroes and disp

our traders tonight are tim seymour, dan nathan, joshua brown and guy adami. let's get to our top story today. taking stock of twitter. it's the company taking media and wall street by storm 140 characters at a time. the hottest stocks on twitter and we'll look at how it's changing the landscape and whether the company could be a good investment for you. we have three of the top ranked twitterers on the show tonight. josh brown number one best tweet, tim also on that list as well as howard lindzan. josh, let's kick it off with you. how has twitter changed what we do. >> i'm actually switching back to chat roulette. let me say this quickly but i think it's really important. three years ago i started doing these conferences to institutional investors talking about twitter and trading and investing and it was ridiculed. why would i want to do that. then it was curiosity and now it's like, you know how can i get on. without a doubt, it's not going away. it's not a fad. you're starting to see the institutional shops start to incorporate it into their process whethe

tim tebow does the same. sadly, andrei brown breaks his leg in the game.giants, 28-20. >>> vikings/titans, the vikings left their starters on the sideline most of the game. it works, especially marcus cheryl's kickoff return for 109 yards. minnesota, 24-23. >>> let's talk college football, north carolina and south carolina. south carolina gets moving very early. this touchdown in their very first possession. south carolina for that one, 27-10. i'm looking forward to michigan playing this weekend. 736 stairs. a good workout normally, right? >> this guy is doing on a unicycle. he's doing it in prague. he's going up a tv tower. his old record 299 stairs. >>> kobe bryant, in rehab for his achilles surgery. what does he do? >> that's smart. >> jump 40 feet into a pool. why not. >> he's 35 years old. >> i hope that dive is worth it. >>> time now for our "first look" today's political stories and for that we turn to politico. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thank you for having me. >> i want to focus on syria. the president may not need congress's

our traders tonight are tim seymour, dan nathan, joshua brown and guy adami.taking stock of twitter. it's the company taking media and wall street by storm 140 characters at a time. the hottest stocks on twitter and we'll look at how it's changing the landscape and whether the company could be a good investment for you. we have three of the top ranked twitterers on the show

tim tebow then hurls this 52-yarder. another 7 from that. sadly, giants running back andre brown breaks his leg in the game. the pats beat the giants, 28-20. >>> vikings/titans. the vikings left their starters on the sideline for most of the game there. seemed to work. especially marcus sherrell's kickoff return. 109-yarder. minnesota, 24-23. >>> college football. north carolina and south carolina. south carolina gets moving way early. this touchdown in their very first possession to the third quarter now, south carolina's mike davis busts through the huddle. sprints for a touchdown. his longest ever. south carolina, 27-10. >>> how do you celebrate a torrey hunter walk-off win? prince fielder comes out swing with gum balls. and the reporter, well, couldn't avoid this water cooler bath courtesy of the catcher pena. yeah, what do you do? here's my report. >>> 736 stairs. that's a good workout. but on a unicycle? 736 stairs. a man did just that at the tv tower in prague. his old record, 299 stairs. >>> kobe bryant in rehab for his akillez surgery. a major injury at 35. sdwhat he do? he jumps 40 feet into a poo

hiring hall board president here. [ applause ] >> travis brown of the labor's apprenticeship is here. from local six, ibew, steve powers and tim donovan. >> flores from the local 22 of the carpenters. [ applause ] >> and for our next speaker, jess peterson. >> jess managed corporate and campus projects in southern california before joining web corp builders in 2000 and oversaw the construction and as vice president he led the web four team on the $500 million california academy of sciences a combination of aquarium, research institute, planetarium, and science museum. mr. peterson's sphere headed web force transition for a company focused on private development to a company with robust, private, public, and infrastructure divisions. i am pleased to introduce a great partner and supporter of city build, jess peterson. >> thank you. >> what a large crowd. graduates it is a time to savor the feeling of accomplishment and to turn the page in the next chapter in your lives. for graduates' family thises is a time to be proud. and for all of the faculty and staff, thank you for all that you have done to really prepare and educate the

. >> good afternoon, commissioners, tim, department staff, a couple of items to share with you, in correspondence whether there is a memo from mary browntlining directions on how to access the sunset survey historic resource findings. as many of you recall we moved to an all electronic. we have made a full departure from the hard copies and everything is located on-line and so you will no longer be receiving printouts for the forms or the cd with the material. all of the material is located in the google map on the website, if you have questions about how to access that information please give me or mary brown a call and we are happy to walk you through the steps in accessing the information. and we also wanted to give you this memo now, to give you the most time to really digest the survey findings and this is in anticipation of your adoption or consideration to adopt those survey findings at your september 18th, hpc hearing. >> and also, regarding the sunset survey, there was, and there are still a couple of events that we are hosting, regarding the sunset survey over the next few months, or between now and mid september. and last sa

brown sugar. they're for show & tell. wasn't that yesterday? yup, but the class wants me to do it again. [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker learned earlytible their jam really is. i shoulda brought more. [ male announcer ] with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. [ male announcer ] with a name like smucker's, explaining my moderate to severe so there i was again, chronic plaque psoriasis to another new stylist. it was a total embarrassment. and not the kind of attention i wanted. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist about my treatment options. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people were clear or almost clear in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occur

and a source for chris brown tells the associated press the suit is frivolous and amounts to a shakedown. >>> aol ceo is apologizing for a very public firing of an employee. tim yelling to get out. it was a mistake and emotional response. you'll recall armstrong was in the middle of a conference call discussing layouts at aol's sites when he apparently tried to take a picture. armstrong told him, you're fired. "the new york times" says armstrong has called lenz to apologize. but this very important. he will not be hiring him back. >> i'm really, really sorry, you're still fired. sorry, pal, fired. >>> all right. check out the other top cnn trends. head to cnn.com/trends. that's all for "early start." thanks for staying with us. >> take it away, chris and kate. >> thank yous very much. >>> all right. everybody, almost top of the hour, here at "new day," it means it is time your top news. ♪ >>> all the prisoners must come back. this is in, we are not coming hole. >>> breaking news, hundreds dead in egypt as the government cracks down on protesters. we will take you to the violence in cities across the country this morning. live in cairo. >>> standoff. also brea