the study found the highest lilfs of chromium 6 in norman, oklahoma, honolulu, and riverside, californiabut san jose came in number 5. chromium 6 has long been known to cause lung cancer when inhaled. scientists recently found evidence that it also caused cancer in lab are a tori animals when ingested. the epa is considering setting a limit for chrome up-6 in tap water. >>> we will have more in the breaking news that we reported at the top of the newscast. the crews there pulling that van out of the water. you can see it there just to the right of the screen, pulling the van out of the ocean there right off of highway 1 in jenner. >>> crossing this busy san francisco street could cost you your life. find out where and why pedestrians are dying and what's being done about it. >>> and there's rain right now in margin county, and i will toll -- marin county, and i will show you where that rain is going. see you back here. >>> well, again we take you back live now to jenner where you can see authorities are making progress. it has been a difficult operation here trying to pull this mini van

. >> a large boulder crashed in to a home in honolulu injuring a husband and wife who lived there and left a gaping hole. >>> police in california say a drunk driver lost control and left the roadway and wound up wedging his car between two homes about five feet off the ground. both homes sustained significant damage. neither the driver, his passenger or anyone in the homes was seriously hurt but the driver is under 21 and faces charges. the first family took part in a holiday tradition on sunday. president obama the first lady and their daughters attended the taking of -- taping of christmas in washington at the national building museum. the top musicians perform and a gift goes to the children's national medical center. the event will be broadcast this friday night on tnt. >>> the tax deal president obama cut with republicans will it hold up? >>> and the biggest shipping day of the season and expected to set records. >>> and the controversy over pepco's tree trimming program is coming up. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. i saw some flakes out there. my daughter says it is because she put a spoon in the free

norman, oklahoma, honolulu, hawaii, and riverside, california. host: this is the same chemical that was made famous by erin brockovich that was later turned into a book and movie. what are the potential dangers? guest: well what we now know from studies and also from studies of people exposed to it is it increases the risk of cancer. it increases the risk of stomach cancer in animals. if we swallow it our intestines are at risk of cancer. host: what point do we reach a dangerous level? guest: that's a very good question. as new scientists coming up and that happens all the time, we are finding more and more about the dangers of this chemical. earlier scientists in california looked at it and they proposed what they feel would be a safe level which is actually quite small. and the average level we found three times higher than a safety level proposed by california state scientists. host: 202 is our area code. 202-737-0001 is for republicans. 202-737-0002 is for democrats. if you're an independent, the number to call is 202-628-0205. or join the co

honolulu, hawaii, riverside, calif. and san jose also ranked high on the list. 1.34 parts per billion. california recommends that it is not. 06 parts per billion. this was it discovered in the water supply in hinckley, calif. sparking a massive lawsuit against the utility company. in the movie erin brokovich is linked to stomach cancer and tumors. >> with rainfall on christmas lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >> >> this just in to the kron 4 news room federal investigators are under circumstances for the fourth recognition of see all of hewlett-packard. each piece that says he is cooperating with investigations. and he was asked to resign after a former contractor accused him of sexual harassment and also that he said of a major acquisition. and with inaccuracies in her claim. the settlement has and reached. >> stormtracker 4 radar, continuing to see heavier rainfall through napa, fairfield. and napa is still getting heavier shower activity. one-quarter of inch per hour. the the past 20-30 minutes. otherwise, light shower

against the utility company, the cities of the highest contaminations norman okla., honolulu and in our area riverside californiato stomach cancer and tumors. another study says nearly 1 million kids in the united states living areas with no pediatrician's the promise in the overall number of kids doctors but where the are located some wealthy areas are over saturated with family doctors and other parts of the nation have few or none. by moving doctors the studies suggest that it would be possible for every child have a pediatrician or a family physician nearby. >> a quick break as we continue until 11:00 a.m.. the bay bridge chargetoll plazas dry and light traffic. but the mets the kron 4 morning news, 9:44 a.m. storm tracker 4 is led up in the north bay, we have a continuous rain ran onto the morning, santa rosa of the way down to petaluma heavy rain also to the napa valley and does he take it along 80. showers at this hour, down to morgan hill continue to see rainfall also some snow in the sierra, tapering off a little bit to buy 80550 still continuing with credit of snowfall for a winter storm warning in eff

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