let's go to christine conley. n coming out here to the beach to take a look at the waves. i'm going to show you, we can see the way is really not very big as we zoom in, you could see pretty small waves but they're definitely coming in. as a move from the beach here, you could see no one is on this beach. it is closed until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. pacifica had been under a voluntary evacuation and many people came up to this hillside here. you could still see some cars that apart their. a lot of people want their during the voluntary evacuation. and going to come back out here to the beach where you could see one per cent, we have seen a lot of that throughout the night. the police department of the ones people to stay away from here as an added precaution. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: in crescent city and northern california near the oregon border, at least five people were watching the waves earlier today were washed out to sea. four of them were rescued, one is still missing as the sun sets tonight. as he cou

christine conley spoke with state health experts and has the answers to some of your very important questions about the drug. >>christine: one of the most common questions it is will potassium iodide prevent radiation damage. state health officials say it only protect the thyroid would to see pictured here. it lies against the lyrics and trachea, the drug shields the thyroid from radioactive iodine which can cause thyroid cancer. think of the thyroid like a gas tank, if you fill up the tag with potassium iodide which is good iodide that prevents the bad radioactive iodine from coming in. potassium iodide blocks no other type of radiation and protect no other body part. it it should be given within a few hours of radiation exposure but it isn't considered that useful for people over the age of 40. should people be taking potassium iodide is precaution? health officials say the tablets which you see here are not recommended. they can pose a danger to people who of allergies to iodine, shellfish or have thyroid problems. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: growing concern it is prompting the uni

christine conley took your questions to the san francisco health department to find answers. >>christine: on kron 4 facebook page viewers like patrick asked will potassium iodide be distributed? here's what thomas with the san francisco health department said. >> will not be distributed it's not necessary for anyone on the west coast to take it. people who take it may have allergies to iodine and may have an allergic reaction especially in infants and young children you could actually cause disease of the thyroid. >>christine: high road had we recognize symptoms of radiation exposure in had we protect ourselves? >> in the united states we don't have to worry about any exposure. for workers in japan to get exposed to high levels at the plant, they could develop which called acute radiation syndrome and you can imagine the radiation effects the gastrointestinal tract as was the bone marrow. the effects immediately would they get nausea and vomiting as well as other flu like symptoms reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: the state health apartment has answers to some of the frequen

>>pam: christine conley continues our team coverage tonight with a look at the dozens of cases which were dismissed in court today. >>christine: take a look at this long list of names, many defendants had their cases dropped inside this courtroom. a total of 42 cases were dismissed here and inside other courtrooms throughout the day. none of the defendants' actions showed up in court today, in fact many are already in custody and release from jail given a letter what happened. the san francisco public defender says the cases range from felonies to misdemeanors. >> of the cases that are cancel today are everything from theft, drug cases, a robbery case as an old grave cases it's not limited to just drug cases. the d.a. is making the right call, there is no way that a case can go to the corps one you have these kind of questions about the officers' credibility. >>jacqueline: the public defender said this could be the tip of the iceberg he expects more cases will be dropped inside courtrooms like this. >> i do expect our investigation over the next few weeks will build more cases. we are

above that the dose is usually fatal christine conley, kron 4 news. >>catherine: one big reason scientists are not word, the danger of radiation does diminish quickly was distance. the readings at the gate to the japanese plant for example only a tiny percentage compared to the level inside. any radiation making it across the pacific will likely only be detected by the most sensitive instruments. jonathan joins us now, she is tracking the tone. >>jonathan: 4 reactors all experiencing problem, one in three had the roofs blown off, reactor to aircraft containment pot, reactor number for a file in the fuel storage system. let's show you what all this means in california. a means of the steam rising off the buildings rise in the air, that's how tall the gases have to rise before the make it across the ocean. 50 mi. that's the evacuation zone that american authorities are recommending in tokyo. in tokyo they're seeing elevated areas of radiation. in order for to reach california needs to be about 5,000 mi.. this is the jet stream that is carrying all of th

if christine conley kron 4 news.r japan is being closely watched by companies in the silicon valley. japan is the no. 1 producer of silicon which is used to make computer chips. disrupted. if it continues long term it will cause problems for the tech company including the rising prices. >>jeff: today representatives from the federal emergency management agency inspected the damage from last week's some of the. there tore found previously undiscovered damage that brought the total to more than $22 million. if that make it easier to qualify for federal margin sea fans but it means it will kick lagered a complete recovery operations. in santa cruz, jeff kron 4 news. >>reporter: the autumn discovery kids us an idea of the future presidio parkway. it allows you to see what driving through the presidio park we will look like. it's designed for those working on it to get a better understanding what the finished project a look like. the simulator is an for product designers and engineers though, if people can give is been fo

kron 4 christine conley spoke with state health officials, to answer some of your most common important questions about the drug >>christine:. one of the most common questions is will potassium iodide prevent radiation damage? health officials say the drug only protected by ride which you see a picture here. the thyroid it lies against and around the leathernecks and trachea. it shields of the right from radioactive iodine which can cause thyroid cancer. think of it like a gas tank, he could fill the tank with potassium iodide which is good iodide. if that helps prevent the bad radioactive iodine from coming in. potassium iodide kreteks no other type of radiation and projects no other body parts. it should be given within a few hours of exposure but is in consider that useful for people over the age of 40. another question is if people should be taking potassium iodide is a precaution? the official say the tablets are not recommended at this time. they can pose a danger to people what allergies to iodine, shellfish or shelf have thyroid problems reporting live, kron 4 news.. some day ar

christine conley is here to tell us more about why were paying more for groceries. much about oil is we might think? >>christine: that's right right now food prices and retailers say they're going to absorb the higher energy prices. when you go to the grocery store, the prices are higher. it's a tight supply of commodities things like wheat and corn. there's a higher demand for food internationally. the prices went up 1.8% in january. let's see how that translates into how much you're buying at the store. eggs in ground beef, comparing nationwide average as from january of this year to january of last year. the average cost of eggs is a $81, that's up 2¢ from last year a pound of ground beef is $2.99, that's an increase of 16¢ from the year before. the sticker shock comes with some of the high-end items like cheese. a pound of cheddar cheese is now averaging about $5.14. last year was $4.72. that's a difference of 42¢. let's take a look at how much prices of risen over time. at pound of coffee, nuts $4.42, last year was 61¢ cheaper at 381. the same pot of coffee cost