an attempt to tackle air pollution. it found the city had the dirtiest air in the world. we have this report from new delhi. >> reporter: this man and had scooter - he has had it since he married anita 28 years ago. he says it has never let him down. >> i have driven around my kids on the scooter. i have taken my wife for a ride, and my mother, when she was sick, and we had to take her to the doctor. we went on this. india's green tribunal is forcing them to retire their two-wheeler in a bit to hang up. the tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the world health organisation as having the world's worst air galtry. and a recent study by a university of california scientist suggests pollution levels on the road could be eight time higher than reported. >> an important pollutant is a particulate matter. it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and these have major consequences globally and in india. with risks to public health, authorities are under pressure to clean up the air. the government and air pollution is caused by emissions. en

if air pollution does get into your skin, they are try. dr. elizabeth tandy who consults for cosmetic companies says the science of protecting the skin from air pollution is in the early stages. much more research is needed to find out what is happening with not only ozone pollution, we've really only seen the beginning of this pros. air pollution can only cause other skin problems like acne, eczema and redness from allergic reactions. i'm stephanie stahl, i witness three. the ronald mcdonald house is officially decked out in holiday lights. they held the home lighting event on the 3900 block of chestnut street. they are impressed by the thousands of of lights on display and each light represents a donation received in support of a family's state at the ronald mcdonald house. it is the season of the sparkle. we want to see your pictures. you can e-mail your photos to holiday lights at cbs3.com. the clouds are keeping temperatures from falling too fast across the delaware valley. the eyewitness weather watches are telling us we have flurry, we

in a bid to clean up new delhi's air pollution, the tribunal has banned any vehicle older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the "world health organization" as having the world's worst air quality. and a recent study suggests that pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than profess lie reported. >> elevated levels of pollution can lead to heart attacks, strokes, respiratory diseases. >> with increasing risks to public health authorities are now under pressure to clean up the air. delhi's government estimate that three-quarters of the air pollution is caused by vehicle emissions. but environmentalists sabaning all carold cars and scooters are not going to make much difference. what they need is monitoring of emissions and tougher fines for polluting vehicles. >> the average age of vehicles in new delhi is four to seven years. we don't expect many vehicles in this age bracket of 15 years. even if you get rid of them, i don't see it having a massive impact on air quality. >> around 1500 new vehicles roll on to the capital's roads every year, and environmen

children are far more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution. the lung is not completely formed at birth. it is still developing. the developing lung is particularly susceptible to pollution. it is associated with impaired growth that may be permanent. what is happening during childhood does not end in childhood but continues well into adulthood. ozone exposure increases the risk of developing asthma in childhood, including children that seemingly were previously healthy. ozone pollution is particularly harmful to children who do have lung disease. that is not surprising, but it is worth repeating. for children with asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood that affects nearly 7 million children and adolescents in the united states alone, ozone levels below the current e.p.a. standards are associated with increasing respiratory symptoms and the need for rescue medications. in some cases, it requires greater medications, higher doses, to control symptoms. which may sound ok except that these increased doses lead to unintended side effec

we have reduced air pollution and our economy has grown. we expect his progress to continue. resisting proposed federal standards is leading to substantial reductions and ozone nationwide which we will help improve air quality and helped many areas meet any revised standard. exposure to ground-level ozone, a key component of smog can have serious consequences for health and the environment. we are looking forward to you the public thinks. there will be be a 90 day public comment timeframe which starts today, and he we will be holding three public hearings as we work toward completing the final standard october 12015. sen., i look forward to your questions. thank you. >> thank you very much. let me welcomes individual brand. it is no surprise to me that she has taken the trouble to come to this hearing. our states are on the receiving end of the ozone that other states and the power plants in the state submit. describe what you think the methodology is likely to be for compliance with the standard in other states. >> measuring their effect we will be a part a part of the compli

is forcing the sharmas to ro retur their trusty two-wheeler in a bid to clean up new dil hi's air pollutionthe green tribunal has band any vehicles older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the world health organization as having the world's worst air quality. and a recent study by a university of california scientists suggests pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than previously reported. >> one of the most important pollutants for your health is particulate matter. elevated levels of particulate matter can increase rates of heart attacks, respitetories diseases. these have sequences globally and in indiana. >> with increasing risks to public health, authorities are now under pressure to clean up the air. >> delhi's government estimates three-quarters of the city's air pollution is caused by vehicle emissions. environmentalists say banning all cars and scooters is not going to make much difference. >> what's needed, they say, is stringent monitoring of emissions and tougher fines for polluting vehicles. >> average age of vehicles in delhi is about 4 to 7

. >>> policy makers in china have declared war on air pollution. one environmentalist believes they'll struggle, so he's rallying ordinary citizens to join the fight. more from nhk world senior commentat commentator. >> the air is filled with billions of tiny particles that can be harmful to health. >> it just makes me sick. >> last month regional leaders gathered in beijing for their annual summit of the forum. suddenly blue skies appeared above the capital. the government wanted to insure a smoke free meeting so they restricted traffic and closed factories. when the summit ended, the haze returned. environmentalist has a non governmental organization and spent many years tackling pollution issues. >> we see how bad the situation is. >> this is a particularly bad day, smokey day. the days like this is a clear reminder that discharge is way too big. >> he collects local data on pollution across the country and uses that information to keep track of 170,000 factories. ordinary chinese can access the database on the internet. if you click the site of

it's an attempt to tackle air pollution after an u.n.-backed study found that the city has the dirtiest air in the world. >> reporter: he loves his scooter. it has ban proud member of his family since he married 28 years ago, and he says it had a never let him down. >> i've driven around on my scooter since my kids were born. i've taken my wife, my sister-in-law for a ride. even my mother when she was sick and we had to take her to the daughter, we went on this. >> but india's green tribunal is forcing them to retire think trusty two wheeler in a bid to clean up the pollution, they have banned any vehicles older than 15 years. the city has been singled out by the "world health organization" as having the world's worst air quality. a recent study by university of cal scientist suggest pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than previously reported. >> one of the most pollutants for your health is par tick coulpartikulant matter. and these could have risks. >> delhi's government says much of the pollution is caused by

tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years from roads in new delhi, in an attempt to tackle air pollution, after a study by the world health organisation found the city has the dirtiest air in the world. this report from italy. >> reporter: this man loves his scooter. it has been a proud member of his family since he married anita 28 years ago. he says it has never let him down. >> translation: i have driven around my kids on the scooter after they were born. i have taken my wife and sister-in-law for a ride. even my mother, when she was sick and we took her to the doctor, we went on this. >> the indian tribunal is forcing them to retire their trusty two-wheeler. in a bid to clean up new delhi's poll ug, the graen tribunal banned vehicles oler than -- older than 15 years. the city has been singled out as having the world's worst air quality. a study by a university calve yap scientist -- californian scientist suggests pollution can by eight time higher than reported. >> an important polluter for your health is a particular matter. they can lead to increased rates of heart attacks, strokes

it's air pollution levels are understand 300 micrograms pur cubic meter. green for maximum healthy exposure is 25. a big part of the problem is new delhi's vehicles. it's expected there will be 400 million of them on the city's roads within 15 years. al jazeera's car issue mavia explains how india's government is trying to clear the air. >> reporter: milarma loves his scooter. it has been a proud member of his family since he married donita 28 years ago. he says it has never let him down. >> i have driven around my kids on this scooter after they were born. i have taken my wife and my sister-in-law for a ride. even my mother when she was sick and we had to take her to the doctor, we went on this. >> but india's green tribunal is expecting the sharpa's to retire their trusty two wheeler in a bid to clean up the note toryium air mroounings, the green try p buenal has bandy any vehicle older than 15 years. it has the world's worst air quality. a receipt study by a university of california scientistsists suggests pollution levels on these roads could be eight

data is emerging and there are several lines of evidence that clearly show that early exposure of air pollution, including ozone pollution, have long-term effects. it is not surprising that the x exposures during childhood impact later in life. very few people begin their lives as adults. fourth, when we in the medical community talk about the impact of ozone on public health it sounds like public health is a high level concept but it isn't. it is just all of the personal stories that make up america. it includes the mother of the child with asthma who is in the emergency room worried whether their son will recover from a severe asthma attack and is also thinking she can not afford to miss another day of work to stay home with her son. air pollution leads to direct cost for medical care of the ill child but increased loss of productivity due to missing work and school. and lastly, the science is strong and compelling. since 2006 when the bush administration reviewed the ozone standards, the american thoracic society recommended 60 parts per billion and were confidant of the recommendation then

capacity, delay at local intersections, exterior noise levels, construction period criteria -- air pollutants and operational air quality i or identified miggation measures for these impacts would not reduce impacts to less than significant level and therefore, these impacts would be remain significant and unavoidable. a hearing to receive the historic preservation commission's comments on the draft eir/eis was held december 23, 2014. at the hearing the hpc indicated that no impact to historical resources would occur as a result of the proposed project, approval -- excuse me -- they would like to see the project sponsor make an effort to document the history of the site pryor to demolition. at this time i would like to remind all speakers this is not a hearing to consider approval or disaproval of the proposed projected. approval hearings will follow the final eir/eis certification. your comments today should be confined to the adequacy and accuracy of information and analysis within the draft eir/eis. the comments will be transcribed by the court reporter and responded to in the responses to

if authorities are serious about tackling air pollution. authorities say they need to invest in public transport >>> the threat of listeria has spread in caramel apples. gl happy apple brand is recalling the caramel apples. and the bacteria has been discovered. they were distributed across western states. two men mr sick, it is voluntarily recalling up products produced this year. >> the economy has taken a big hit. there's an industry booming - that's hair. the demand for extensions is keeping a group of women very, very busy. >> on the corner of a lagos street, the women are looking for beauty. it's a common site across nigeria and africa, a booming demand for hair pieces, braids, weave-ons and wigs. >> it makes us look smart. beautiful and confident. >> reporter: esther comes twice a month to have brains attached. the search for a good-looking hair. investors have been attracted by around the world. this is a large factory producing synthetic hair pieces. it makes two brands. it's deported and processed into dry hair. the industry runs i

and autism. >> harvard researchers say air pollution may put pregnane women at risk for having a childith autism. they found woman in area with high pollution during their third trimester face double the risk have of having a child with autism. >> people are living longer. the medical journal lancet reports that the average life expectancy world wide has listen from 46, in 1990 to 59 in 2013. researchers say lower rates of cardiovascular disease are contribute to go this increase. a mumps out break is spreading. more than a dozen players and referees have contracted the disease. buffalo sabres vaccinated all of that are players yesterday as a precaution. disease is characterized by fever, body aches and swelling of the glands. it is clearing up in one to two weeks. i saw a picture of sidney cosby just a few days ago, and he looked like a chimp monk. >> is this in the npl. >>> no question. >> the the whole time. >> we will be back in 302nd or so. >>> hi, good morning i'm ukee washington. let's start with katie and kick it off with that forecast. >> it is not looking that bad, and we do

i will go on to say over the last 40 plus years the clean air act has been in effect air pollution hasrican industry, american engineers have innovated and developed technologies that we didn't know existed at the time the standards were established or existed but were not in widespread use or were costly and the cost came down and those technologies have become the norm like selective catalytic converters for cars and such. they are technologies that have developed and helped to bring clean air and grow industry and business in the country. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> one last question with respect to the emags -- emissions -- from the power plants, how are they reduces? >> non-selective catalistic technology and other things like that. >> thank you for your testimony. good luck with your rule. i know you have a lot of input ahead of you before you finalize it and thank you for your efforts. >> i will call the next panel now. >>> all right. what i would like to do is to introduce the witnesses who are here and then invite them to speak in order. our first witness is greg

a new study links autism with air pollution.posed to high levels of air pollution during their third trimester may be twice as likely to give birth to a child with autism. the disorder affects 1 in 68 children in the united states. >>> and the boston bombing suspect in court. it is the first time he has been seen in 17 months. >>> more than 70 years after his execution, a south carolina judge has thrown out the murder conviction of a 14-year-old black boy. he was arrested and sent to the electric chair in 1944 allegedly for killing two white girls. he was convicted in a one-day trial at the time, and executed without any appeal. the judge today said the speed in which the state dealt out the punishment was shocking and extremely unfair. >>> justice in america isn't always applied equally. we have seen the blow black in many cities. the same cases underscore a sense of urgency in many black families to have the talk with their young men. a blunt conversation about what they should do and not do if the police stop them. sarah hoye

researchers say air pollution is the most damaging when a pregnant woman is in her last trimester. >>am:the study found that the harmful pollution comes from power plants, cars and fires. >> pam:still ahead. a brawl onwe will tell you what caused a fight between some women on a flight to hong kong. >> pam:plus. >>"we here for you, dzokhar. we know you're innocent." >> pam:plus protesters show their support for the man accused of bombing the boston marathon. >> pam: >> pam: mysterious death of it on a lot of livermore has brought police help. discovered unconscious in a parking lot of a livermore premium parking lot. on december 9th. she was suffering from head injuries. she'd been fortunately died. waiting for someone to come forth with information because police did not know if it was a victim of foul play or simply an accident. >> we cannot tell if this is a crime or accident. we are trying to find out what happened and we are hoping that someone at had so something back to help us move along with this case. --hoping that someone could help us move along with this case. >> pam: char

the harvard study shows women in their third trimesters of pregnancy exposed to air pollutants nearly double their risk of giving birth to a baby with autism. the higher the exposure, the higher the risk. health experts say linking the toxins to what's in the last trimester sheds light on the development of founding what leads to autism. >> the opening bell just minutes away. we'll be breaking down the numbers with scott mcgrew. >> plus, ready to do business with cuba. not everyone is happy about the historic policy change. we will have a live report from washington next. >> a lot to be thankful for right now in the bay area. however, as we give you a picture of the bay bridge, lots of cars out there showing maybe a bit of question getting into the city this morning. it is 6:26 on your thursday and we'll be right back after this with more news, weather and traffic. >>> agreeing to let bygones be bygones. what this historic change with cuba means to you. >> glowing lights over here from our coliseum camera. we have that as one warning, as well as northbound toward the bay bridge or sou

our air pollution problem is hitting out of hand. he also noted while he was flying that there is everywhere, everywhere, he called it gouging and cutting from suburban growth. this makes me nervous. we should do something about it. just like every other american. he is getting concerned. he is very mainstream when it comes to his response to environmental problems. listen to this. when i first read this quote, i had one of those moments that historians have for you think smoking gun. bing! it does not happen very often. you have to create the smoking gun with the evidence. but listen to this. he wrote a book called "conscience of the majority." he wrote, it was the usual goldwater stuff until you got to the next-to-last chapter. the chapter was called "saving the earth." listen to this paragraph. "i happen to be one who has spent much of his public life defending the business community, the free enterprise system, and local governments from harassment and encroachment from an outside federal bureaucracy. thus, it is that my attitude

. >>> at 5:00 18a possible link between air pollution and autism. study find women ex- supposed to high level of air pollution can double risk of having a child with autism. researchers at harvard school of public health believe highest risk in the third trimester. automobiles, fires, smokestacks, power plants, can all emit tiny air been particles. >> unaudible. >> a little bit creepy, i have to be honest, her name is whisperer, that is whether she goes by, you tube video, i believe, i feel weird. >> yes. >> so apparently she he helps people experience asmr good her. >> a certain type of sleep, which helps body experience a tingling in order to help you fall asleep more quickly. it is a calming voice and other techniques to help people by millions through her you tube video. science is still being studied, and it could help people fall asleep. she has had 87 million views on you tube. >> go on. >> 5:20 is the time. being his first christmas is a special time for all parents, babies whispering. >> my word. >> it can be tough if you have to spend it i

say air pollution may put pregnant woman at increased risk for having a child with autism. with man especially during their third trimester faced double risk of having a child with autism. >>> meanwhile people are living longer, medical journal, lancet reports that the average life expectancy worldwide has listen from 46 in 1990 to 59 in 2013. researchers say lower rates of cardiovascular disease are contributing to the increase. >>> as we have told you on the healthwatch the nhl is dealing with a mumps out break. more than a dozen players and referees now have contracted the highly contagious disease. the buffalo sabres vaccinated all of their players yesterday as a precaution. mumps is characterized by fever, body aches and swelling of the sal vary gland that usually clears up in one to two weeks. >>> you may have seen vitamins for your eyes at drugstores, they climb to improve your vision, even prevent from you going brian. >> three on your side health reporter stephanie stahl find out if they really work. >> reporter: there are a growing number of special vitamins and s

increase asking emissions from vehicles and factories are making air pollution worse in china.

the number of suspected air polluters referred to police has doubled compared to the same time last year. thousands of businesses have been penalized in the last two years for violating environmental louse. >>> the libyan government proconfirmation policies led to an increase in wildlife. now they are attacking life stock. we have this report from where communities have come up with a solution, gharde dogs. >> reporter: the day starts early on this farm. he has to put the goats out. his dogs don't look like they could ward off predators. the bark scarce the way jackals and cheetahs. they are part of the hurd. >> i'm happy with my dogs. they do their job well. >> i haven't had losses, i used to have one or two goats killed a month. >> the dogs from the community run the park he lives in. they are from a special training programme. it's based on another scheme that uses anatolyan sheep dogs. >> the community bought a sheep dog for $100. it died. it was too expensive to replace. they came up with a simply solution to borrow the idea but use local dogs. they are used to the harsh conditions.

10% of the vehicles in the year 2020, with all of these different options, how they would impact air pollutionerri: so you look at this and obviously you have written a very conference at audi. is there anything that people can do about there let electric cars? >> well, to make them cleaner they can contact their representatives and asked for cleaner power to be delivered to them. gerri: okay, great to see you and we appreciate your time. >> thank you. gerri: we will be right back with the answer to the question of the day. should movie theaters pull "the interview" in the wake of threats ♪ you don't need to think about the energy that makes our lives possible. because we do. we're exxonmobil and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here. gerri: as we mentioned, sony is not going ahead with the planned release of "the interview." after hackers threaten terrorist attacks for theaters showing this comedy. this is how you voted tonight, 13% said yes, 87% said no way. we talked about this a litt

air pollution can also cause aging. th reporter stephanie stahl checks out skin products that protect against the damage from dirty air. >>> we've all heard of those holiday ugly sweater parties but you probably have never seen one like this. take a look. this sweater features a working train set worn like a hula hoop kind of. alongside the tracks are miniature snow covered trees. detailed gingerbread houses and lights. you know what's great about this, it can double as a tray for your drinks at your holiday party. just don't sit down in it. >> no. you know i need an ugly sweater. >> well, kathy, there you go. >> we'll probably need to get you a battery pack though. >> i know. how do you plug that thing in. >> i love it. >> very festive. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. for kathy, lesley and all of us here, i'm jessica dean. have a good night. we'll see you after 11:00 on cbs3. >> ♪ merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our

that's no longer the case because of henry's leadership and work, preventing smog, air pollution, acid rain and the depletion of the ozone layer. the medicaid and chip expansion gave coverage and access to health care for children and working families and his nursing home reforms help protect the most vulnerable people in america. the waxman-match generic drug act gave rise to the generic drug industry and the orphan drug act gave hope to families across the country whose family members had diseases not lucrative prior to the act. from the ryan-white care act to the nutrition labeling act to the cigarette and smokeless tobacco health warning laws, henry has been recognized as a leader here. his oversight efforts were simply marvelous. looking at waste, fraud, and abuse he, identitied over $1 trillion in wasteful and mismanaged federal contacts including wasteful spending in iraq and in response to hurricane katrina. his oversight of the tobacco industry and the wall street collapse are known throughout the country. he has over his 40 years here provided tremendous service to our countr

in an effort to clean up the country's devastating air pollution. in the united states, tracking fracks has led to a flood of gas, cutting energy costs for key industries. and in lithuania, a new ship offers energy security. for decades in tiny country has got all of its gas from country. now lithuania feels more independent. so work on this huge new project comes at a time when the appetite for energy is surging. shell believes prelude will transform the way gas is produced and more of these massive vessels will follow, but it is the first of its kind and the real test will come when it enters service in a few years' time. >> that dilemma of energy needs and climate and climate changes, well, that brings today's show to a close. you can see more on our website. and if you'd like to reach me and the bbc team, we're on twitter. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits

pollution. the city has been singled out by the "world health organization" as having the world's worst air quality. and a recent study by an university of california scientist suggest pollution levels on these roads could be eight times higher than previously reported. >> one of the most important pollutants for your health is partikulant matter. and these have major consequences, globally and also in india. >> reporter: with increasing risks to public health authorities are under pressure to clean up the air. delhi's government estimate three-quarters of the air pollution is caused by vehicle emissions. but environmentalityists sabaning all cars and scooters is not going to make much different. what is needed, they say is stringent monitoring of emissions, and tougher fines for polluting vehicles. >> the average age of vehicles in new delhi is four to seven years. we don't expect many vehicles in the age bracket of 15 years. if we get rid of them, i don't see it having a massive impact on air quality. >> about 1500 new vehicles roll on the capitol's roads every year, and environmentalists say if

final two factors -- additional nitrogen -- in a form similar to that expected from increased air pollution- and water are added to plots individually. dr. chiariello: the prediction for california for the next century is that rainfall should increase. the option that we chose was to supplement each major rainfall by about 50%. narrator: over the growing season, the researchers allow the plants to grow to maturity. then they carefully harvest 10-centimeter squares of plant material. dr. chiariello: the first cut at understanding whether or not plants are responding to elevated co2 or to any of these other factors is to see how much plant biomass there is at the end of a growing season. the plant biomass is partlovound. it's what we see in terms of leaves and flowers and stems. d part of it is below ground in the form of roots and chemicals that have leaked intohe soil around the roots. narrator: once the plots are harvested the samples are dried and then weighed to calculate the amount of carbon the plants removed from the atmosphere each year. this key measure, known as the net primary pro

there's air pollution, there's food pollution, there's waste. >> i felt strongly about the fact thatt ignore what the issues of the day were for everything. >> there appears to be growing concerns among scientists that there is a possibility of dangerous, long-range side effects from the widespread use of ddt and other pesticides. have you considered asking the public health service to take a closer look at this? >> yes, and i know that they already are. i think particularly since this conference broke, but they can examining the matter. >> rachel carson wrote this book about pesticides called "silent spring" in 1962, and it talked about the long-term impacts, the concept of latency and bioaccumulation, which were all new terms. farm animals were dying with regularity because of pesticides. people didn't have any awareness that if the fish ate the bug that was poisoned by pesticides, that that was going to end up in our bodies. >> it touched a raw nerve upon the american public. >> the public was being asked to accept these chemicals and did not have the whole picture. so, i set abou

chemicals deep into shale rock to release oil and gas, a process which can poison water supplies and pollute the air. following a two-year study, acting new york health commissioner howard zucker said fracking was too risky. >> the potential risks are too great. in fact, they are not even fully known. relying upon a limited data that answerently available to the public health risks would be negligent on my part. i've identified significant of ehealth risks in the current data, and until the -- significant public health risks in the current data, and until they are relative to long-term analysis, perspective analysis, showing that the risk for impact on public health are avoidable or sufficiently low, i cannot support high-end volume hydraulic fracking in the great

if you get you get interested in air pollution at a health issue. so i think you saw there is a reason why the premier declared a war on air pollution because this is not that they woke up and decided that it is an inherent good but they realize is a fundamental political imperative that they have to be. >> let me just -- we are getting close to the end, but i just want to close with this thought. i would like to here from each of you, what would you like this audience to take away from this discussion today to? what are the things that we need to be thinking about in regard to china and the relationship, its relationship with the united states? >> well, fundamentally it is to recognize that the landscape is changing and that the relationship therefore is going to have to change. the whole cadence of the way the relationship is conducted as us to change. china has made clear that that is how they view. we will have to accept these changes which does not mean we get out of the way. we we have to technology shift. one thing that's interesting, we all

however cars that use electricity from natural gas can reduce deaths due to air pollution substantially amazon and target are delivering an early christmas gift to procrastinators. they have extending the free shipment deadlines. it was supposed to be tomorrow but shoppers have until friday to make a purchase and get it under the christmas tree on tile. >> on wall street stock futures pointing up on the board very volatile day yesterday. went on the market and will be coming today. >> yes we are on a positive note. >> to find more of loren and fox business network you can log on to foxbusiness.com/channel finder. >>> now to an extreme weather. california is racing for another super soaker. cars already stranded in rising flood waters. that storm renewing the threats of dangerous mud slides unfortunately. maria molina is tracking down what you need to know. >> good morning everyone. we are tracking another storm system rolling through parts of california. we have a number of flood advisories in effect across southern california or we have batches of heavier rain rolling through right now

when i first started in air pollution control 30 years ago we had things we have to get 20 or 30 or if we were lucky 40% reduction environment are having conversations with engineers and the air is 80% of my church in. i can't burn something inevitably exposed to that. today we have the selective catalytic reduction. we have perfected the way to change this into a different kind of gas into different kind of product so we have made some fantastic reductions from the coal-fired power plants and the current cost is ten and a half cents. in 1985 the average cost was six and a half cents. in today's dollars that would be 14 cents. six and a half. the average today is ten and a half. you could say we are starving our starting our infrastructure by not charging the same amount of money they made in 1985 that he had done over the last 20 years is in the best in pollution control and an amazing impact on public health so i talked talk to my colleagues in the industry and i say this as a major technological achievement we have had over the last 30 years what makes you think we can't do that wit

and that's what's happened with the air pollution i just mentioned earlier, with all of those. from big wacko wet scrubbers down to injection and -- you know, so we've reduced the costs there. and so -- and i'm going to coat from bob watson from sas power ceo in an article a couple of weeks ago. he said, we fully expect to build another unit at the same location, but we expect it to be 20 to 30% cheaper to build because of what they learned just building the first one. so i think that this is a pretty important component of it. finding that bridge period and how we do it. and i agree with what hiro said in terms of a use of elr as that potential model. of course, you know what the economic model is in the long term. there has to be a price on carbon so you'll get paid to stick it in the ground. i'm just saying. and you have to do it in places that are not -- i'm pointing out not at the camera but at the map that was on the wall before, you'll have to do it on the places that were white on that camera that don't have -- on that map that don't have enhangsed oil recovery opportun

and the more that we build, the cheaper it will become and that is what has happened in the air pollution that i just mentioned. we went from the big white scrubbers down to injection. so we have reduced the cost and so i am going to quote from the power ceo couple of weeks ago who said we fully expect to build another unit at the same location. but we expect it to be 20 or 30% cheaper to build. because what they were just building the first one. and so, i think that this is a pretty important component, finding the bridge. oh and how we do it. and i would agree with what was said in terms of the use of the potential economic model in the near term. and of course nobody economic model is in the long-term. there has to be a price on carbon so that you get paid for sticking it in the ground. you have to do it in the places that are not -- dot at the camera but on that wall you have to do it in the places that were right on the camera but don't have that map that could have enhanced oil recovery opportunities opportunities otherwise we will be building pipelines over the place. the other goo

pass >>> tonight a new study is linking mental disorder and air pollution. harvard found that pregnant mothers exposed to high levels of smog were twice as likely to have babies that developed autism later in life. the research examined 2,000 women over a 12 year span. a month of storms put a department in california's drought. it didn't wipe it out. they are the lowest in six months. a long way to go. rebecca stevenson is here with that. >> we have the state of california, in a level of drought. 100% of the state. the exceptional drought, which is the highest level has been shrinking. the area with the rain fall, and in san francisco, is already over eight inches above normal. which is a great start. looks like it's not having that big of an effect. in san francisco. >> they have gone down to stream drought. they are in northern california. the northern california on the sierra leone, this is where they have the snow pack and rely on 30 to 50% of that going into the water supply. >> i see the red is bad. the good news is we have a whether pattern we have at

if we look alternative exists in reality, we used to burn wood with indoor air pollution.ed to burn coal inside. we have decentralized power plants. that is nothing against wind and solar if those were decently performing industry. we want best energy and right now that is overwhelmingly fossil fuels. john: in a few years ago europe was caught in frenzy of carbon emissions, the british government paid for this commercial. >> there was once a land where the weather was very, very strange. there were awful heat waves in some parts and in others terrible storms and floods. someplaces could even disappear under the sea. and it was the children of the land that had to live with the horrible consequences. the grown-ups realized they had to do something. >> is there a happy ending? john: the ad leads to youom government website tells you how to reduce your carbon footprint. what is wrong with that. >> two things. we're talking about noble to use less energy the like saying noble to have less money. you might misuse energy and inefficient but more is better. energy is capacity to

. >> what about the claim that air pollution, dust from sand storms, could have caused the problems reported? >> what you are seeing is a clear causal link between the burn pits and the injuries. this is science independent of us. there are reports that it is a causal factor. dr miller discovered a causal factor. that's a question for the scientist, and the consensus force be that exposure to the injury. >> how many doctors are involved in looking into this? >> what we see anecdotally, we seeing more and more treating physicians are attributing it. a lot of this is commonsense. if you think about it in this case nation, we outlawed the burning of trash in the backyard. hazard. >> people washing the story probably noticed a red flag. that the military stopped sending dr vanderbilt people when he raised the issue. >> when you look at the wrongdoing, we need to look at the corporation at kbr, billions of dollars, and they were supposed to perform according to contacts. and is that required them to handle waste disposal in a manner that did not hurt the troops. the defense department, the vetera

it will cause 86% more deaths from air pollution than a car running on gasoline. the energy comes from natural gas, wind or water, debts are reduced by at least half. hybrids and diesel cars are mostly environmentally friendly. the study's author says, quote, if we are using ethanol for environmental benefits and air quality and climate change we are going down the wrong path. well that's scary, dana. is this making you rethink the all electric car you drive to work? >> right. that would be my feet? >> yes. >> yaba-daba-doo. >> it is great for parking in the city. the great thing about this is i like the high degreeds. i like the new -- the hybrids, the new technology. there is nothing more smug that somebody who drives an electric vehicle and they are so much better than anybody else. if you ask them two follow-up questions, where does your electricity come from? they say, i don't know. did you know it comes from a coal-fired power plant? uh. they can't make two and two equal four. >> the other question to ask, is this your primary vehicle? it never is. they buy