the allegations and says that apple infringed on two of its patents. >>> and half of all americans are breathing unhealthy air, according to the american lung association's latest report. several bay area counties failed to make the grade. santa clara county got a "d" when it came to clean air quality. so did alameda county. contra costra county got the lowest grade possible, an "f." however, it was not all bad. san francisco comes in with an "a," while san mateo county got a "b." the report found that particulate pollution is down thanks to diesel fuel and power plants, but smog is up and much worse. the lung association blames the wae warmer weather. >> bad news for public health. we need to take the threat of climate change very seriously. >> polluted air can lead to more asthma, more heart attacks, and also struck. in all, the lung association says 140 million people are living in unhealthy air. >>> christina loren joins us now. we're talking heat. >> just heat, just heat. but it's coming on so strong. and yesterday was hot. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. only to be trumped by today, and today temperatures are soaring. and i want t

live look warm temperatures and it is interesting because there is a new report out from the american lung association talking about the bay area across the state. let's talk about temperatures as we look at the bay bring toll plaza. the hot one is coming. we'll check in with christina and mike coming up. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! he has a phaser! it's not a phaser! it's my phone! he can use his voice to control the tv. you can use your woice? my voice. your woice. my voice. "vuh," voice. his voice. your woice? look. watch sci-fi. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> good morning to you. good morning. we need to talk. about the sharks listen up guys it is time it is time to win you take the ice against the kings rather tonight at 7:00 ant the loser goes home. let's make it a good one. >> you sound like such a dad. the clippers one game away 113-103 at the staples center last night. clipper

the american lung association releasing a new report on the air we breathe and things not looking very good for the south bay. good morning tracy. there is a lot of pollution out there. the american length association came out overnight and these are the graeds for counties in the south bay area. better in some other counties. even though things like things are getting better, smog, ozone is not. la at the top of the list for bad air. there was one year where they didn't make the top of the list. that is new and it is part of what the obama administration is doing. they step in and they can require them to bring down their emissions. and the backlash but that is not what the court decided. >> we are learning more about the man that walked into a fedex facility that worked as a package handler in georgia. early yesterday morning he drove up to the gate and shot the guard. he was armed with several mollitoff cocktails as well. >> la clipper's owner could soon be forced to sell the team. he was fined $2.5 million. the punishment stems from racist comments that he admits to making to a for

because a staggering 148 million americans live in area where soot or smog particles make it unhealthy to breathe the air. the report out of the american lung association, the slogan "fighting for air" is based on data from 2010 and 2012. they have found smog that wors worsened including los angeles, houston, baltimore, your old stomping ground, they're all in for it, i'm afraid. and most widespread pollutants is smog and it forms in hotter temperatures. the air is expected to increase with climate change as things basically heat up. the problem is not confined to our shores here at home. pollution in new delhi rose to record levels triggering a global debate about whether the indian capitol has caught up with the chinese capitol here in beijing for pollution. across the atlantic there was a lot of smog around just this month and they reported very high levels of air pollution just a few weeks ago. this report comes just one day after the u.s. supreme court endorsed the epa efforts to deal with smog and soot that travel across state lines. and there are health risks, too, because scientific research shows increase deaths, and in june of last year the "

staggering 148 million americans live in an area where smog and soot particles make it really unhealthy to breathe the air. we know this because there is a report by the american lung association their slogan is "fighting for air," and it's based on data collected between 2010 and 2012. it found that smog or ozone has worsened in 22 of the 25 largest u.s. metropolitan areas, including, where you live, los angeles houston, baltimore, boston, new york o. they're all pretty bad and not meeting its standard. smog is the most widespread pollutant and it forms more readily the hotter the temperatures are. and it's expected to continue with climate change as things heat up. the smog is not just confined to our shores, either. here is the capitol of india, new delhi. pollution rose to record levels trigger a global debate about whether indian smog is taking over chinese smog here in beijing. there was a smog alert this month where they recorded high levels of pollutions. and the report comes one day after the u.s. supreme court endorsed the epa's efforts to deal with smog. there are health risks, too. according to scientific reports, i'm afraid air pollution is linked to increased dea

protect your health with life-saving air quality updates from the american lung association.e "state of the air" app at lung.org. i'm ama dates. aldon smith is out on $20,000 bail tonight after a run in with police at l.a.x. smith was arrested when police say he became belligerent and suggested he was carrying a bomb after being randomly selected for a secondary screening at the airport. >>> federal investigators are reexamining bus safety rules in the wake of the crash involving a fed ex truck and tour bus that killed 10 including five high school students on i-5 on thursday. >>> thick, black smoke could be seen for miles in the south bay after this huge fire broke out on park avenue in downtown san jose. two firefighters were hurt. they were treated and released on scene. >>> berkeley officials are investigating a six-alarm fire that destroyed four businesses near hurst avenue and second street. the crews were still on scene for a hotspot. the government says it will deploy its forces to quash a pro russian insurgency in the eastern region. there will be an emergency meetin

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. >>> according to a new report by the american lung association 147 million of us, nearly half of all americans, now live in areas where air pollution levels are unhealthy to breathe. that number is up from last year. but the report notes that overall air pollution has improved over previous decades thanks largely to the clean air act. >>> take a look at this dramatic video out of england. a 68-year-old woman was on a guided tour of historic cathedral west of london when she slip and fell about 30 feet, landing on a gap between two church towers. the woman had to be air lifted to a local hospital. where she was treated for arm and pelvis injuries. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are the thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nighters. and the ones who turn ideas into action. we've made our passions our life's work. we strive for the moments where we can say, "i did it!" ♪ we arers who started it all... with a signature. legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses, turning dreamers into business owners. and we're here to help start yours. turning dream

the american lung association released a report that lists the u.s.ngly most of the cities of the list are located right here in california. l.a. came in at number one and no surprise there but porterville bakersfield fresno and sacramento rounded out the top five. houston came in at no. 6 followed by modesto dallas washington dc and las vegas. fortunately the san francisco bay area steered clear from the list of most polluted cities in the nation. carl >>darya: thanks a lot. we continue to cover the fallout and development after this a racist comments were made on tape by l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. kron4's maureen kelly talked with the bay area member of the u.s. commission on civil rights about the implications of the decision by the nba. >>maureen: i think this says right here right now with a zero tolerance policy in sports and if you're a sports on our you should know that. >> political consultant michael yap has been sitting on a u.s. commission also ride since 2005. because u.s. commission nba commissioners at themselves decision to b

taking a look at what's trending around the web this morning, the american lung associated released areport that lists the u-s cities with the worst air pollution. surprisingly, most of the cities on the list are located right here in california. l-a came in at number one, no surprise there, but porterville, bakersfield, fresno, and sacramento rounded out the top 5. houston came in at number six, followed by modesto, dallas, washington dc and las vegas. fortunately, the san francisco bay area steered clear from the list of most polluted cities in the nation. >>darya:the senate is expected to reject president obama's increase in the federal minimum wage today. the bill would gradually boost the now seven-dollars- and-25-cent minimum to ten- dollars-and -ten-cents over 30 months. but republicans are opposed to the bill. they call raising the minimum wage a jobs killer yahoo taken a page from that flex who's developed original programming. the company announced its critic to original, this one a sci- fi adventure called other space. the other is called a sense city saints about a fiction

. >> the american lung association's annual state of the air report finds particle pollution is down, thanks to cleaner diesel fuel and power plants, but ozone pollution up, less stuff floating around, but smog is worse. the lung association blames warmer weather. >> it's bad news for public health. we take climate change seriously. >> it could lead to more asthma, heart attack and stroke. they count 147 million people, almost half the country living in unhealthy air. los angeles saw record low particle pollution last year, but had more high ozone days than the year before. all but three of the top 25 cities saw ozone levels increase. the report comes just hours after the u.s. supreme court ruled 6-2 that the federal government can police particle pollution that floats across state lines. >> this is a about basic health and a level playing field. >> it's a big defeat for coal and other industries that fought the rule. >> the stayed shows half of us live in cities and counties with unhealthy ozone levels, 14% with high particle pollution rates and only four u.s. cities made the cleanes

a new report by the american lung association offers mixed news about air quality nationwide. inds that nearly 150 million americans live in areas with unhealthy air. that's 16 million more than last year. one of the worse cities is los angeles where there's unhealthy air for a third of the year. the lung association issued these grades regarding pollution in the bay area. san mateo county received a b grade. san francisco, marin, contra costa and alameda counties had a c, the lowest grade was a d in both santa clara and solano counties. you can find more details about bay area air quality on the ktvu weather page. >>> all right. 8:10. a memorial, it's growing in san jose for the victim of a deadly stabbing. coming up, though, the sad news we found out about the woman who was killed. >>> plus, the reason proposed changes along a major thoroughfare in oakland to bring in more customers have upset some business owners. >>> good morning. traffic is -- i don't have my mic. traffic is going to be slow on the san mateo bridge. we'll tell you more -- coming up. >>> already some 70-deg

with her discussions and statements about respiratory illnesses, endorsements by the american lung association, we have talked about asthma and particulate pollution in china. this awful picture that the chairman assured of smog in china. of coal ash. super funds sites. then without making any distinction at all between these poisons and particulate pollution's, my friends on the other side switched almost in the same sentence to climate change. the target there is greenhouse gases. making no distinction between the fact that co2 and greenhouse gases have nothing to do with respiratory illnesses or lung disease or asthma. something we're are all very much interested in. i would point out to my colleagues that toward the end of this op-ed, epa acknowledged some positive impacts from higher co2 concentration. one is faster growing trees that helps offset deforestation. epa has acknowledged that. another is that marshes can grow more quickly above rising sea levels against particular ravages of rising sea levels. i would just point out that there are differences on this committee about the effect

protect your health with life-saving air quality updates from the american lung association.ur free "state of the air" app at lung.org. ♪ >>> american teenagers are pretty good about being on camera, whether it is youtube or selfies. but even for them, this next story is pretty impressive. >> and that make this is our favorite story of the day. thousands of students from indiana high school pulling off an epic high school video in one take all for a great cause. here is abc's david wright. >> reporter: only in the era of youtube and the style of "glee" would this expression of school spirit ever be possible. kids of every category, lacrosse team to art club, the high school orchestra, the cheerleading squad. which you probably wouldn't hang out all that much in the lunchroom, coming together for a cause. 68 songs in 6 1/2 minutes. quite literally a cast of thousands. 2,700 to be exact. the whole school. this is the place. avon high school in avon, indiana. how did they bring it off? >> this is pretty much a one-take thing. >> reporter: one take after six weeks of planning and

protect your health with life-saving air quality updates from the american lung association.inny >> first up in "the skinny," who's out on "dancing with the stars." >> last night's week six episode rocked the party anthem theme. guest judge redfoo from lmfao set the tone but judges decided that party is over for drew carey and cheryl burke. >> i got farther than i thought i would to tell you the truth. i did. i just want to say thanks for -- i love the show. i have watched it for years and always wondered what it would be like and dance with cheryl specifically. cheryl's great. i want to say thanks for letting me borrow your dance floor. >> on top of the leader board meryl davis and maksim chmerkovskiy had a perfect score. next week latin night with ricky martin as guest judge and performer. >> latin night can't wait. >>> as we saw earlier first lady was front and center on the white house lawn. >> michelle obama kicked off the annual easter egg roll, 136th by the way. and marking the occasion, she made an appearance with kelly and michael. kelly wanted to know about the mali

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