the tests were being performed at holmesburg. from that time on dow was already aware of the dangers of dioxin the company put it 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 prisoners. can i say. in the way you know one. of them when the. we would contest something. with. fish an incumbent. in one way and. 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 a over all of twenty. they were coming in all day. all day long people were all absolutely will it was. a machine. one thousand nine hundred sixty seven sigmund weitzman was only twenty one years old he was an intern at holmesburg the senior physician overseeing the tests never told him the names of the products used on the prisoners. only real

at the end of the sixty's leo does jones was a prisoner here in holmesburg a suburb of philadelphia in the united states. a prisoner but also a guinea pig for industry like thousands of other inmates. face but this is will the bit of woods as in the human experimentation was born oh many times have you taken that or is that about. maybe twenty is that it's a. little bit was different is that they was one in some sounds a whole lot like to suggest that it's you know ok. this practice was confidential at the time because multinational chemical companies came here to test the risks of their products. to earn a few dollars the prisoners participated in several tasks but none of them knew what they were being given. when they would do they would quit and take that. and stick implements to the police to get them pull it and then put in troponin the substance would have been was that was in it for in that area and what up enough to . all movement body musk investment station. in certain areas along in a cluster. in money somewhere around in the areas you sign in the papers they mean that it w

of criticism after president trump's comments new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> be sure to give yourself extra time getting to work. the morning fog has rolled in to some areas. >> yes, it is deep in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy and karen rogers for weather and traffic. good morning. >> good morning. the fog is pretty dense and we already have problems on the roads. >> yeah and the fog it's interesting because it's dense in some spots. we just showed you the commodore barry bridge which isn't that bad. you have to be careful because that situation can change. let's get you to the weather center. we're starting out with that dense fog advisory. visibility across much of the region region is down below a quarter mile. in all of the surrounding suburbs we're already seeing it and of course that could change in the city as well. a word to the wise on the way in. once we get rid of the fog you can see there's not a whole lot of real significant cloud cover so we're expecting the return of a d

. >> new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside.ve an update from firefighters. >> and be sure to give yourself a little extra time to get out to work. the morning fog has really rolled in to some areas. >> it is thick in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy outside and karen rogers with a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's actually gotten thicker right here on the terrace. difficult to see the stores right across the street from where i'm standing. take a look. a dense fog advisory in effect across the region and this goes until 8 o'clock this morning. in some cases visibility is down below a quarter of a mile and the next time we check visibilities in just a few minutes i believe philadelphia's probably going to be down below where it was. so far the biggest problems have been in a lot of our suburbs just surrounding philadelphia and the immediate region. we have a.m. second issue, too and this is a big one. a rip current risk down the shore and it's a rare high risk. this is because of hurricane gert. swells creating dangero

in the holmesburg section this morning. it started in the back of of the home and everyone got out safely. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> turning to accuweather after a couple of gloomy days, the sun has finally returned to the delaware and lehigh valleys and so has the heat. sky 6 hd taking a live look at the jersey shore and a lot of folks here on the beach at cape may. the beach is a nice respite as the temperatures climb and there is a warning this noon before you hit the water to cool off be careful of rip currents. david murphy is outside with the details from accuweather. >> reporter: we are off to a sunny start and the kind of day you think hey, lets go to the beach and there are issues down there. we have a rip current risk and a high risk today. that is rare. usually we get moderate risks. and that happened several times over the summer. this is high because of the tall swells coming in hundreds of miles owe the ocean from the center of hurricane gert passing us by today. if you head down

at the end of the sixty's leo does jones was a prisoner here in holmesburg a suburb of philadelphia in the united states. a prisoner but also a guinea pig for industry like thousands of other inmates. face but this is will the bit of woods as in the human experimentation was born oh many times of contagion. then. maybe twist that into. people's different tenses that they was money and some sounds a whole lot like to us that it's in the ok. this practice was confidential at the.

at the end of the sixties leo does jones was a prisoner here in holmesburg a suburb of philadelphia in the united states.

. >> new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg section with people inside. from firefighters. >> and be sure to give yourself a little extra time to get out to work. the morning fog has really rolled in to some areas. >> it is thick in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy outside and karen rogers with a look at traffic. good morning. >> it's actually gotten thicker right here on the terrace. difficult to see the stores right across the street from where i'm standing.

of criticism after president trump's comments new this morning a home catches fire in the city's holmesburg inside. we have an update from firefighters. >> be sure to give yourself extra time getting to work. the morning fog has rolled in to some areas. >> yes, it is deep in some spots. let's turn to dave murphy and karen rogers for weather and traffic. good morning. >> good morning. the fog is pretty dense and we already have problems on the roads. >> yeah and the fog it's interesting because it's dense in some spots. we just showed you the commodore barry bridge which isn't that bad. you have to be careful because that situation can change. let's get you to the weather center. we're starting out with that dense fog advisory. visibility across much of the region region is down below a quarter mile. in all of the surrounding suburbs we're already seeing it and of course that could change in the city as well. a word to the wise on the way in. once we get rid of the fog you can see there's not a whole lot of real significant cloud cover so we're expec

heaviest rain some locations that could experience flooding include philadelphia all myra with nothing holmesburg tacony cinnaminson river and morristown lane all up turn around don't drown when encountering full roads most flood deaths occur in vehicles excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams areas highways streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely a flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring if you're in the warning you move down higher ground immediately residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. certain thing that can't be polished. was it a way for national the national security complex to take a victory then sort of gather all that political capital capital from the bin laden operation because it just seemed to be such a deep blockage. nonsense as it was coming through and just this gross really foul celebration of just a horrible horrible war.

. >> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a row home fire in the city's holmesburg sectionlong the 3700 block of sheffield avenue after 2:00 a.m. everyone was able to get out safely and firefighters were able to contain the flames. >> not in our neighborhood that is what philadelphia's eighth district councilwoman is saying about a proposed medical marijuana dispensary that got the green light in her community. cindy bass along with several residents stood outside of the 8300 block of stenton avenue she said it should be near medical facilities and not in a neighborhood. >> you have a prevalence of alcohol and alcohol consumption and prevalence of people selling lucys and those dollar cigars and items of that type. it only happens in certain neighborhoods and now this, we don't need this. >> councilwoman bass is asking that the government revoke the specific license or find a new location for the dispensary. >>> a group of national experts worked today to plot a path way out of poverty. "action news" was in center city as mayor jim kenney delivered the opening remarks at th

. >> public service took on a new mean this morning in philadelphia's holmesburg neighborhood.e popular dining car and market got breakfast way side of politics as their waiter was city councilman bobby henon all part of his undercover councilman series. he's been making surprise experiences in somewhat unexpected roles as a way to connect with his constituents. he's spent one day as a sanitation work and volunteering as a tour guide at the philadelphia philadelphia insectarium. >>> the powerball jackpot has rolled over to 356 million meaning three-quarters of a billion dollars. we'll bring you the winning numbers tonight after accuweather. >> the latest on a shooting and s.w.a.t. search now at a target store in northeast philadelphia. >> plus, if you were on the walt whitman bridge this morning, you might want to take a closer look at your vehicle. we'll show you what one motorist says happened to his car when he crossed over the river. >> ♪ >> it is 4:30 now and "action news" continues with breaking news from northeast philadelphia. chopper6 now live over that target on the 7