it's one of the molecules in agent orange the powerful herbicide that doll produced for the american army during the vietnam war. the air force dumped it on the vietcong for a decade at the same time. the tests were being performed at holmesburg. from that time on the dow was already aware of the dangers of dioxin the company put in writing in this confidential note from june one thousand nine hundred sixty five. dioxin is exceptionally toxic. some months later dow would study its side effects on the prisoner's. kind of thing. in the way. they would if. we would put some pace. with. him when. we found one of the doctors that perform the tests at holmesburg in the one nine hundred sixty s. . today he's an oncologist at northwestern hospital in chicago. sigman vitamin is preparing to retire. he is one of the few witnesses still alive every day i had. twenty. they were coming in all day. all day long people were absolutely it was. a machine. in one nine hundred sixty seven sigman weitzman was only twenty one years old he was an intern at holmesburg the senior physician overseeing the te

this is where agent orange was manufactured. its production created waste extremely high and. secretly dumped this waste into the river that flows through the city. in one thousand nine hundred one one man would discover the truth we had a conclusion there that it was a major source of not the only source to the river and certainly to the community and that people were at risk. at the time milton clark was a toxicologist for the e.p.a. the government agency responsible for environmental protection. with his colleagues he wrote a report condemning dallas practices. just as much right before the report's publication the corporation would succeed in pressuring the acting chief of the e.p.a. in washington. we went into shock we had never heard of such a thing ever that the company that we were regulating they would have the right to review a report comment on it before it's released and when they did ask you about it and it was critically important to say that people were at risk but they did not want to just basically want to squash the report ok and eventually the final report t

generations after stopping exposure you know where i've heard this before of your this before agent orange look at that pesticide now has been used for military purposes that means still causing birth defects and people in in the areas that we used agent orange for a generation now is really really tough with this one to tap which makes it a big deal when you talk about that this stuff is used in cleaners to fight you know bacteria that's what's very interesting about the use of these quads is that they're generally used to be anti-bacterial and because of that nature. in the mice that her research shows that it wasn't just they were injecting them with this stop and then they had birth defects they found in the research that for the mice that simply using you know the squat based cleaners in the same room that the mice were in was enough to cause the birth dates of just the same room so they're looking to try to start seeing how it how that blends in these humans and if it is indeed dangerous to humans because look this stuff came out in the fifty's and sixty's weren't really testing a lo

i'm still pushing that because i think the hypertension piece on agent orange will be there. there is a lot of money in that. i don't think we have the data necessarily to be able to give good answers. my republican colleagues have made the point. it is more expensive to see a patient in the v.a. plan in the private sector. can we compare apples to apples and then compare outcomes. i think the thing i would make note of in the budget, that veterans do not live in a vacuum. veterans who rely on health vouchers for homeless veterans we have made great strides in, that department has been cut thirtysomething percent. we have veterans that use the nutrition programs and senior feeding programs. i think it is a bit simplistic to say veterans will be well in this. veterans span that budget. i think there was a concern the bulk of the money goes to the community-based care. the question i would ask them is -- they don't know how much they are spending. now the secretary has to tell us i am sorry we are running out of money early. that was a different story just two months ago. i que

in the 1960s, the base tested agent orange and mustard gas. . used -- risks the army never told him about. >> it was a lot of really deep holes and there was water in them. our can teens were empty because we were marching all day and we had asked if we could fill our can teens in that water there and the drill sergeant said yes. >> reporter: he has a 2015 medical document from a neurosurgeon at the va hospital. she wrote he was exposed to agent orp, pcb's and possibly radiation. the doctor responded to our inquiries about her diagnosis to only say she no longer worked at the va hospital. the va benefits office told him he doesn't think his health problems came from his service. after world war 2, military men were sent to witness the greatest most destructive weapons of the time, atomic bombs. >> you close your eyes like this, you could face the bomb blast but you weren't supposed to see it. >> reporter: he served on a navy fleet in 1946. he says he was one of the lucky ones not commanded to go into the blast zone. >> they were on a ship out ma

within a few weeks phil's best friend mike went to be with the lord after battling agent orange cause cancer for year. it was a rough spring for phil losing his best guy friend and furry friend so quickly. we welcome a rescue dog named boomer into our hearts. he was an energetic handful. phil was a patriot who loved his country, god, and valued a hard day's work. he was a skilled tradesman who was always eager to pull out his tools and try to fix literally anything that broke in the house or the car. those of us who knew him best and loved him call him our favorite curmudgeon. he was stubborn and opinionated, but would literally give you the shirt off his back or last dollar in his wallet. he used to scold me on my lack of disciplines with the dogs. boomer would get rambunctious with me and not listen but was well behaved as firl. i realized he saw me as a litter mate and phil as a pet parent. the last year and a half phil was diagnosed with cancer and he navigated a difficult journy. he channeled his stubbornness to his fight with cancer. his character traits of selflessness, faith,

price of an important success like the internet is important failures like counterinsurgency and agent orange. the area of darpa when theycouln could turn countries into human labs and they did it with social sciences and, darpa project that they would like to not talk about so much today. the idea of let's just see what chemical defoliation does and let's see about computer network and you have tremendous successes and then you have tremendous failures like counterinsurgency program. going back to the question i posed at the beginning, people t can have personal opinions about whether military-funded science is good or bad. i certainly have opinions on that but what i would rather focus on and people aren't probably going to change their opinion. i want people to understand the implications of military funded science and so the implications are is that military-funded science has been very successful in some areas like computers, l artificial intelligence, like arpanet but the price is also important failures like counterinsurgency experiment which grew to be worldwide. they were going to op

acknowledgment, struggling to care for the latent effects of undiagnosed post traumatic stress, agent orangeexposure to burn pits, or decades-old traumatic brain injuries that are now causing early on-set dementia. these caregivers are just as terrified. just as isolated. just as important to their veterans. but when they apply for the va caregiver stipend, they are told that the timing of their veteran's service does not qualify them for support. an incredible 5.5 million americans act you should legal challenges and much more. doing a tremendous job but are clearly suffering under the circumstances. there is also an economic argument. nearly $13,000 a year as an involuntary work force. lester year, hidden heroes was launched. full of carefully vetted resources and a safe secure place to connect. cities aced hidden galvanizing of cities. i am proud to say we have recruited 100 cities from augustine to pittsburgh. by actorign is chaired tom hanks. the good-looking guy sitting --t to me, brian phillip bay stars.illipe he has become a passionate advocate for our caregivers. and god here on the

my people think when we have two super fund sites when two rivers are still polluted with the agent orangeand we now know with longitudinal evidence that children born within three miles of a super fund site kr 20% higher rates of autism and birth defects. in my community, i got officers who are fighting every day to stand with the tied of gun violence. literally when gunfire erupts, i've seen it when i was mayor, they don't wait that charge in -- with no situational awareness, putting they're lives on the line. recovering guns that were obtained illegally by people with criminal records. this issue of universe call background checks, to those cops in my community, this is not a policy discussion this is the difference between life and death. i have a friend of mine, natasha lauren he's thshe's this amazin woman, they call her mama natasha where she works because she has this hearts and takes care of the people at i hop where she works, she works a full-time job, she tries to catch shifts in other places but guess what, we pay for her housing, because in this country you could work a full-

. >> reporter: it started with orange smoke representing a chemical agent being released.s one of several scenarios that more than a dozen state local and federal agencies took part in. >> we want to make sure the public is aware that we have the ability to together as a team. >> reporter: although it is taking place in alameda the fbi operation seasick is set at the port of oakland. if and active shooter barricade himself on a boat. several people are injured. the drill takes an unexpected turn when the firefighters become the victims after contact with the chemical. >> you do what you are trained to do and then they throw you a curveball. you have to adapt and react. >> reporter: the fbi said it is important to take part in drills with other agencies. it shows the strength and weaknesses they need to build on. >> there are elements that show up. we want to start making sure that we bring the whole family together. >> reporter: the drill was six months in the making. being proactive in preparing is better than being reactive. >> you train how you play. that is what we try

.>> it started with an orange cloud of smoke representing a chemical agent being released. of several scenarios that agencies took part in.>> the public is aware that we have the ability to come together as a team. is one fight and one team.>> does taken place in alameda but the operation seasick is at the port of oakland. enough -- several people are injured and oakland fire is the first to respond. the drill takes a turn when the firefighters become the victims after contact with the chemical.>> they throw you a curve ball and you have to be able to act and react.>> the fbi said is in -- it is important to take part. it shows strength and weaknesses they need to build on.>> there are elements that don't know where they belong and we want to make sure we bring the family together so to speak and understand what everybody things to the table.>> it was six months in the making and has nothing to do with terrorist activity currently going on. those taking part are preparing and it is better than being reactive.>> we are training and making it the real thing because when it co

. >> reporter: the drill started with his orange cloud of smoke representing the chemical agent being released, one of several scenarios with more than a dozen state, local and federal agencies took part in. >> we want to make sure the public is aware that we have the ability to come together as a team. >> reporter: taking place in alameda but the fbi operation seasick is set at the port of oakland and the active shooter barricades himself after releasing a chemical weapon. several people are injured and the open fire is the first to respond and the drill takes an unexpected return when the firefighters become victims after being in contact with the chemical. >> you will go along and do something you were trying to do and something will throw you a curveball so you have to be able to adapt and react. >> reporter: they are taking part with other agencies since they are not used to always working together showing the strengths and weaknesses they need to build upon. >> they show up in may not know how to interact or where they belong. we want to make sure we bring the family together, s

agent's help. >> phones have the fingerprint recognition and everything. so i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: for now at least this new face scan technology only applies to passengers who have passports. in orangecounty stacy butler, kpix5. >>> a massive landslide in big sur keeps on growing. sky drone 5 shot this video last week. tonight scientists say the coast has grown by 13 acres. that's the size of 10 football fields all thanks to the rock, dirt and debris that buried a stretch of highway 1 in the mud creek area. caltrans says it could take more than a year to reopen that road. >>> tonight we're getting a behind the scenes look at silicon valley's new flying car. what would it be like to pilot one of these things? maria medina takes us for a spin. >> reporter: the video released by kitty hawk which is also the name for this airborne vehicle takes us for a ride into our future. >> amazing. it really did feel kind of like my flying dreams. >> reporter: the nearly two minute clip shows test pilots flying the kitty hawk without being anchored to a buoy to first time hovering several feet above water. >> first reaction, the future is here. >> reporter: russell hancock, president and ceo of joi