at the top of the agenda for the two-day meeting is china's severe air pollution problem. the ministers will discuss establishing a network that would enable china to utilize technologies from japan and south korea to tackle air pollution. >>> nepal is marking a year since the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered lives across the poor himalayan nation. almost 9,000 people were killed, and more than 900,000 houses damaged or destroyed. government officials held a memorial service in the capital kathmandu ahead of monday's anniversary. nepalese prime minister paid tribute at a site where a historic building collapsed, killing dozens of people. >> translator: there's nothing we can do about what happened. i just prayed for the victims. >> people lit candles and offered prayers for those lost in the disaster. >> translator: a year has gone so quickly. it feels like just yesterday. it's frightening. as earthquakes are still happening. i prayed for them to stop. >> the nepalese government and officials of the japan international cooperation agency or jica held a specia

plots mool taints in the air -- pollutants in the air even cause heart problems. >> you peat them in and they can flow through your lungs an not only create problems in your lung, but flow into the bloodstream and a affect the heart and other organs. the report says the cleanest air in california is in the city of salinas south of the bay area. >> warmer waters flowing into lake tahoe made it less transparent because more rain than snow fell last year. despite last year's problem, the lake's water a clarity is better than it was in 1997 at its low points. >> safety improvements being called at ocean beach following the drowning of two teenagers. under consideration bringing in life guards when big crowds are expected at ocean benghazi. >> there's no way i would go swimming out in this ocean. approximate if you're not from here and you don't know that, you think we're in california. i'm going to go swimming in the ocean and yu get in there.? this beach has really bad are rip tides. >>> supervisors are expected to meet forecast month to talk about how they can implement some of these s

of the nation's worst areas for air pollution, the top six are in california where eight out of ten residentseople, live with unhealthy levels. and according to the study, living with all of the bad air could also increase health rings like lung cancer, heart problems and asthma attacks. >> it is never easy seeing your child hunched over crying because they can't breathe. but you have to sit there and watch them wait until the medicine helps them. >> it is that moment that the romeros fear daily. >> our air quality is so bad. so, i can't change that. >> reporter: trapped inside by the very air around them. well the report said the situation is dire but also that things are improving. ozone pollution in certain areas is getting better thanks to things like cleaner cars on the road and cleaner power plants. and oh, by the way, that report includes some of the cleanest cities in the country which features placing like burlington, vermont and honolulu, hawaii. >> thank you. >>> and coming up next, the trend-setter -- oh, that bathrobe and the slippers and the online frenzy to look like the little

the report by the american lung association found that most of the air pollution is caused by emissions from transportation sources. bakersfield earned the title for the city with the worst particle pollution and second worst ozone pollution. >>> these tiny droplets can be so tiny you can't see them. and you breathe them in and they can flow through your lungs and not only create problems in your lungs and also flow into the bloodstream and affect the heart and other organs. >> an increase in low emission vehicles has chipped away at air pollution in some areas. >>> calvary temple church is leading an effort to give away goods and services. and it's part of the event called the convoy of hope. volunteers are carrying bags with shoes of all shapes and sizes. so far, organizers have received a thousand pairs of shoes. they are hoping for 2000 more. and the event will also offer medical and dental screenings. >> hope is what we're trying to convey and whether that's job services or the family portrait. it's giving somebody a lift and hope for the future. >> the event will be held saturday

this year's talks focused on air pollution and hazardous particles. the ministers issued a joint statement saying japanese and south korean firms will offer their anti-pollution technology. and they plan to create an online database of technical know-how. japan's environment minister hailed the progress made at the meeting. >> translator: efforts to fht pm 2.5 movedo a new phase from polici to technology and fr discussions to practice. >> she said the talks provided them with the solid platform to begin tackling pollution. >>> china's government is rebuilding buddhist temples many of which is once destroyed. the country's leaders hope that supporting the teachings of buddha will lead to a more stable society. an estimated 300 million people practice the religion. and more than ever are choosing to withdraw from the world and become monks. our next report shows that they include elite youth. >> as night falls on this temple in beijing young people come together to sever their ties to friends, families and society. among them are promising students from

we're more likely to die from air pollution instead of, like, homicides. >> reporter: the pressure stalled, which has now lost its permit. the goldman environmental prize is awarded to only one person from each continent. destiny is this year's winner from north america. she gets $175,000. >> i remember when i got the call, i thought it was a scam. >> reporter: last night proved to her it was no scam. she can do anything she wants with the money, but hopes to use it to help her neighborhood build new businesses that don't pollute. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. with thanks to the jones day law firm for this perch on capitol hill, and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org most new wealth flows it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by millions of small contribution

it has some of the country's most polluted air. and it's right here in the bay area. we are back in 90 seconds. some of the most polluted air in the country. is right here in the bay area. that's according to a new report. but not all of the bay area is on the list. grant lodes is here to show us how where you live. affects what you breathe, >> grant:take a look at this map. the american lung association says san francisco, marin and sonoma counties have little to no pollution. they get an a while san mateo and napa counties ratea 'b". solano and contra costa each get a d, with failing marks going to alameda and santa clara counties. the good news is that the air is getting cleaner. unhealthy ozone days have dropped 73 percent in 16 years. particle pollution. dust, pollen and industrial exhaust. is down even more. the lung association says the credit goes to tougher emission laws. continuing our coverage. although those numbers are declining, there's still a lot more that needs to be done. alameda, contra costa, santa clara counties all exceed the ozone standard kron 4

we're more likely to die from air pollution instead of, like, homicides. >> reporter: the pressure stalled the incinerator project, which has now lost its permit. the goldman environmental prize is awarded to only one person from each continent. destiny is this year's winner from north america. she gets $175,000. >> i remember when i got the call, i thought it was a scam. >> reporter: last night proved to her it was no scam. she can do anything she wants with the money, but hopes to use it to help her neighborhood build new businesses that don't pollute. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. firm for this perch on capitol hill, and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by access.wgbh.org smoking causes 16 different types of cancer. you have one clear way to reduce your risk. you can quit smoking. talk with your doctor. the insider counting down th biggest stories tracking today. >> number one, are david and victoria beckham raising the next justin bieber? inside their gro

community should be a d b dumping ground. >> she picked up a mega phone. >> likely to die from air pollutionad of homicides. >> reporter: the pressure stalled the incinerator project which has lost its permit. the goldman environmental prize is awarded to only one person from each continent. destiny is this year's winner from north america. she gets $175,000. >> i remember when i got the call. i thought it was a scam. [ applause ] >> reporter: last night proved to her it was no scam. she can do anything she wants with the money. but hopes to use it to help her neighborhood build new businesses that don't pollute. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news. and of course, cbs this morning. from washington, i'm scott pelley. >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm norah o'donnell. the hometown candidates scored decisive victories in the new york primary. hillary clinton put the brakes on bernie sanders recent momentum trouncing h

liters of polluted water mixed with fracking lewis returns to the surface where the liquid must be disposed of. often near this with the liquids and volatile compounds can evaporate into the air. for the 8-day year life of the well, trucks must take away the polluted mixture. this can be 50f erything coming uhe well,ostly latile oanic comunds. potential pommells with this process are not just relegated to the fracking of the well but every aspect of reduction. the main is when they leak out of the sides of the shaft into the water table through cracked cases. also, the chemicals are mixed and sofas and stored in a large pond and a must be insulated from the college which is sometimes not done. once it is drilled and production, it can still be invisibly polluted. as much as 9% of the methane and out of theay leak well. most shale basins are even flat and maintain a fairly regular deep layer with you a hard rock contractions that would allow water to move upward. dog did from the university of the free state supported natural gas extraction until he embarked on instead of the geology of the desert. he fears that political pathways made by lava flows will allow fracking fluids

neighbors say the process of danger, increased air pollution. danielle nottingham has details. this was the scene after a sudden explosion shut down the exxon mobile refinery in torrance last year. smoke and ash covered surrounding neighborhood. this woman says she will never forget hearing the large boom. >> i was petrified. >> reporter: the blast damaged the gasoline refining unit. the plant provides 20% of southern california's gas. the crippled plant cut production. sending gas prices in parts of california above $4 per gallon. homeowners within miles of the facility packed a 12-hour public hearing worried about what reopening the refinery will do to their air. >> i am very concerned about the pollution. >> reporter: one engineer compared restarting the plant to starting up an old car. during the first hours, hundreds of pounds of hazardous pollutants will be pumped into the air. late last night, the air quality district board voted to allow the company to fully restore refinery operations. as part of the agreement. exxon mobile will have to pay a $5 million fine for those

: the measures may a positive effect for people like this woman, who lives in e area.dle of th air pollution is thought to be behind at least 600,000 deaths every year in india. host: time now for a check of the top business stories. that evening, well. .- will the g 20 said it would crack down on all forms of tax evasion. panama paperhe leaks, a lot of people were wondering what steps would be taken and how much would be enforced, but it was clear authorities would have to do something. they did issue a final communique out of washington. after the revelation that the rich and powerful have many connection to paper leaks, a lot of people were wondering what steps would be taken offshore havens, the g 20 is calling for greater transparency and wants to blacklist those havens. officials are hoping to have an agreement racked up -- wrapped up by october. here is our correspondent in washington. reporter: the publication of the panama papers have led to an announcement in washington by europe's five largest economies that they will work closer together on tax avoidance. the united kingdom, germ

. >> green peace protestors scaled some of london's most famous statutes joining attention to air pollution. there was a mask of oliver cromwell's statute in parliament. 8 people were under arrest. the comes during london's mayoral elections. >>> rainwater rescue in texas. the rain came down in buckets dumping 13-inches over six hours. it flooded streets and trapped cars and homes and neighbors helped neighbors anyway they could. >> when you said getting the refrigerator, did you think he was crazy. >> yes. i thought a refrigerator, how are we going to float in it. >> it is crazy but thank god we made it. >> one of dozens of rescue in houston and because of all of that flooding though, all schools were also closed today as well as the government and they say this could last until tomorrow. >>> well, i think it will rain through tomorrow morning and the flooding won't go down at once. >> no. >> 12 water rescue this morning. it was insane. let me show you the radar. we get thunderstorms here but not again. and this was just incredible. look around houston and either side of i-10, and, of cour

during the first hours, hundreds of pounds of hazardous pollutants will be pumped into the air, numbersxceeding state limits. late last night, the air quality district board voted to allow the company to fully restore refinery operations. as part of the agreement, exxonmobil will have to pay a $5 million fine for those increased emissions and the explosion. in an e-mailed statement exxonmobil tells cbs news it agrees with the decision and is working to safely restart the torrance refinery. exxonmobil sold the refinery last year to a new jersey-based energy company for a half billion dollars. the deal was contingent upon exxonmobil proving the plant is in good working condition. maureen mock is a city of torrance commissioner. >> this is if you have a payment on your home to get it resold and walk away to a safer place. >> reporter: the district board orders states that exxonmobil cannot restart the plant during school or business hours and must give the community 48 hours notice before it begins operations. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: up next here, a little dog

beijing think they've come up with an answer to one of their city's most pressing problems -- air pollution. they've devised a way to clear the smog from their skies with the help of mother nature, but as nhk reports, not everyone is on board. >> reporter: the air in china's capital is so polluted that some people complain of headaches after being outside for just a few minutes. beijing's leaders have been looking for ways to address the problem. and their latest proposal is getting nationwide attention. they want to harness the natural wind to blow pollutants away from the city. the plan has been dubbed "the ventilation corridor project." it calls for the creation of five wind routes, each 500 meters wide, running north to south, the length of the city. officials are planning to impose restrictions on the height of new buildings along the routes. and they want to demolish some residential buildings and commercial complexes. the government has not yet set a date for the plans, but the reaction was swift. residents are confused and angry over the idea, especially in areas like this where the

. >> it looks like a lot of air pollution. >> because that central valley has nowhere to go. >> our week earlier was blowing up. a nice relief from those highs in the upper '80s and low flints today we bring you back to the lower '80s, and a morning start below 50s if you are headed out to the giants day. hopefully the game will be much better for the giants also tracking a little bit of some light rain. much does not look to make it into the bay area. a weak system. they will bring us more showers for the bay area. sunshine today still in the mid-80s. 76 degrees in nap what 82 in livermore. 80 degrees. in the future-cast, we will have it into the day tomorrow. showers moving in late to early friday morning. this is when the rain gets in the way for friday evening clearing for the weekend as well. a look at how much rain we will see during that time frame. up to half an inch. we will have beautiful weather, reaching into the mid-60s for the peninsula saturday and sunday 66 degrees on saturday. in the south bay. 70 degrees beautiful, perfect weather. comfortable all weekend long. keeping

. >>> making their point about their air pollution. and that they have climbed up several famous monuments in london. including putting them on the faces as they would break their security around their building. they plan to put masks on 17 people. >>> after heavy rain and parts of the area are under water all because of the severe storm system moving from the dakotas through texas. we have reports. >>> rolling thunderstorms battered texas late sunday lighting up the sky over houston. >> i've got to work tomorrow. >> reporter: the rain came down in buckets overnight with nearly 13 inches in only six hours. the downpours flooding streets, trapping cars. the rush of water transforming the yards. it's raining in texas. >> and along the gulf coast, they would spill into the roseways. >> i came from work and kill not get home. >> reporter: trapped at the gas station for over three hours because of the floodwaters. >> i've never seen anything like this. the official haves decided to cancel classes today as the heavy rain is expected to last

.>> in baltimore, the number of deaths related to air pollution is higher than the homicide rate. >> it is a reminder of how dangerous the environmentalism could be in parts of the world, the winner of last year was killed in honduras, burda that was working to save the river from a proposed dam was shot to death by a gunman that burst into her home. >>> ranked as some of the best in the country, u.s. news & world report holds the top 100 high schools here in the u. s., and lowell high school in san francisco, university preparatory academy charter in san jose, mission san jose in fremont, and the kipp san jose charter. based on state assessments, graduation rates in preparing students for college. >>> 4:41 am.>>> donald trump is expecting a big win today, and the reason the primary in new york at the mine of the -- one of the most critical presidential contest of the year. >>> a special ceremony taking place later today. >>> looking good on the roads, and we will take you to show you what things look like on the san mateo bridge and the east bay, coming up.>>> changes on the horizon

all in an effort to bring an effort to air pollution. with winston church hill and queen victoria outside buckingham palace. and city workers spent the morning scaling the monuments to take down the masks. >>> bright flowers covered in snow. denver colorado seems to be stuck between two seasons right now. some places in the mile high city are under two feet of snow. even as the blossoms are out. now that it is spring. the snow is wet. and it was heavy. and it brought down tree limbs in some neighborhoods. >> and we've got several major branches as well as some smaller ones that kind of broke right off the tree. >> i thought, if it was a minute later, it would have probably hit me. >> this man had a close call. clearing snow in his yard when a large tree fell on top of his house. there it is right there. >> stay in the car. >> leave swim. >> come here, come here, thank you. >> that's why we say turn around, don't drown. fortunately the tv news reporter steve champion was there in houston, and he became part of the story and he helped resc

predicting that climate change will lead to more air pollution, more contaminated water.onger energy seasons and increases in diseases spread by mosquitos and ticks and thousands of deaths from heat wave. >>> and it is spring but some dealing with winter weather as much as 10 inches of snow. hear that, 10 inches of snow in boston, upstate and rhode island today. and the april snowfall causing crashes and widespread power outages. >>> and the snow is the cause of the snow front that brought us rain. not getting snow, but getting cold air. and stormtracker double scan showing the rain moved off the coast very quickly, and quickly enough with sunshine behind it. i had a lot of photos of this -- rainbows tweeted to me by donna from glocuester city, new jersey. and photos on my facebook page. and tomorrow is going to be a blast of winter. temperatures right now starting to cool off. 41 in philadelphia, down from the high of 65. and 5 degrees above normal. but allentown, reading and lankford down to 21 degrees. and the wind chills, feeling like 20 in allentown. and tomorrow mor

we have got it up to moderate range for any air pollution, pollen levels are still hi, what else is newuv index is up, simply, because the sun angle gets stronger and stronger, again tomorrow, looks kind of active with showers, storms, then thursday is the next shot for more showers in our area. >> all right, i'll take it. >> thanks so much, katie, appreciate it. great day yesterday for a duck race in up-state new york. they call it the ad ron dabbing duck race, environmental concerns. the 22nd year for the rub i ducky race, more than 1600 people of all ages watching the race, bought themselves lucky ducks. winner took home two grand. >> adorable. >> good stuff. well, stay with us, coming up prince george tweets a thank you to president put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one pe

some of the worst air in the country is right here in california. here's a look at how the pollution is impacting our lives. >> this is the view from california's central valley. oil wells as far as the eye can see. living in bakersfield, the air, that's causing serious problems. #. >> we'll continue to watch for dust in the valley area. >> i wouldn't even go outside. >> inside they wait out another wind advisory with their three boys. >> it's kind of sad because we won't be able to let them be kids, play outside and play. >> on a day like today they can't. >> youngest sons have asthma. according to the american lung association's research, they are in dangerous air. >> i can't do anything about it. >> the report card finds that more than half the u.s. population, 166 million americans, reside in unhealthy hot spots, most out west. of the nation's worse areas for air pollution, the top six are in california where eight out of ten residents, 32 million people live with unhealthy levels. according to the study, living with all that bad air can also increase health risks like lung cance

authorities announced the new rule as the region deals with the worst air pollution in more than a decade. they have to be idle one saturday a month, as well. the rules begin next tuesday. they will be in effect until the end of june. authority are offering free bus and subway ride. >>> and still ahead, protestors outside a bay area post office are put on notice after camping out for more than a year. >> i think it is shameful. i think the nfl needs to be held accountable for what they are doing. >> the widow of former raiders quarterback ken stabler lashes out at the league. how she says the nfl mistreated her husband and other players. ♪[ music ] she claims the league has conspired to hide the effecf trauma on players >>> widow of kenny stabler is suing the nfl. she claims the league has conspired to hide the effects of head trauma on players. >> i think it is shameful. i think the nfl needs to be held accountable for what they're doing. they basically used my husband and the other players as gladiators and treated them as such. my wish is that roger goodell will understand that he does

. >>> also new at 6:00, the city in california in california has the -- that has the worst air pollution. >>> threap michigan government employees are facing criminal charges with the crisis. felony and misdemeanor charges against two state legislatures that allegedly violated drinking water laws and tampered with it. this is a road to restoring faith if and confidence in flint's government. a state of emergency is still in effect in flint. most people are drinking bottled water and using filtration. >>> five former new orleans police officers are getting a lighter sentence after deadly shootings health care. four of the form -- huricane katrina. four of the six officers have been locked up for four years. a fourth has been out on bobbed and will now serve three years in jail. >>> the justices ruled 6-2 in favor of the relatives of the iran terror case. mop has been sitting in a federal court trust account. >> president obama is in dee arabia -- saudi a arabia government. leaders say they're concerned about the relationship with iran after the the iranian myrtle beach clear deal. >> even

while still in high school, they lead the fight against the -- >> the number of deaths related to air pollutione. >> there was a somber reminder of how dangerous it can be in many parts of the world. just last month, one of last year's winners was killed. she was shot to death by gunman. >>> she was a beloved part of hollywood, you know her, actress, doris roberts, has passed away. >> i'm still able to know where things are. this is a sex machine. >> doris roberts won for awards for playing the mother on everybody loves raymond. doris roberts was 90 years old. >>> we have an idea now as to which companies want to take over yahoo's assets. who dropped out of the race to buy the company. >>> a young father is shot to death in a san jose neighborhood. police are looking to track down who is responsible. we'll tell you where they're at in the investigation. >>> good morning. tracking slow traffic westbound in the east bay. a crash that just came in and how the rest of the ride looks heading over towards san francisco coming up >>> mid-and high-level clouds over the bay area with a cooling trend on

a new lung association report gives most counties in this area an unhealthy grade because of air pollution. on the national level, the report found air quality is improving, but that more than half of all americans still live in polluted areas. >>> there will be more money for schools as well as police and firefighters under a new budget in arlington county. the $1.2 billion budget was approved today. it includes $467 million for schools and public safety funding that will allow 24 new hires in the police, sheriff's, and fire departments. it also includes a half cent cut in the real estate tax rate. homeowners will see their taxes increase by about virginia is scorching thousands of acres, forcing the closure of popular trails. and there's a reason that it's still steadily growing. >>> and when can you get your hands on the tubman 20? you'll be able to put a piece of history right in your wallet. >>> parents in this arlington neighborhood changing their routine tonight after a guy tried to lure three children into his truck. ahead on news 4 at i'm chris van hollen, and i approve