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and jim sciutto is on the story again tonight. >> reporter: in a california lab, a robot probe enters a simulated human brain, measuring the radiation emitted by a cell phone. the w.h.o.'s startling judgment that such radiation could possibly cause cancer has left a glaring question. if there is a link, why hasn't there been a worldwide increase in brain cancers now that billions use a cell phone? the most compelling evidence cited by the w.h.o. is a multicountry study which found that people who used cell phones

jim sciutto, abc news, washington. >>> we asked our chief health and medical editor, dr. richard besser, about the significance of the w.h.o.'s recommendations. take a listen. >> the w.h.o. is a very important organization. when they speak, you need to pay attention. they're not saying here that cell phones definitely cause cancer. what they're saying is they can't rule out that possibility. more studies need to be done. and in the meantime, there's precautions you can take. that's just wise advice. >> for more ways to protect yourself while using a cell phone, logon to abcnews.com. >>> driver fatigue is said to be a factor in a deadly bus crush in virginia. four women died and dozens were injured when the discount bus swerved off the road and turned over. the driver is facing reckless driving charges. the bus company has been involved in a series of accidents over the last two years. >>> it was an especially emotional day in the casey anthony murder trial. as casey anthony's mother broke down in tears on the stand. prosecutors played 911 tapes about her granddaughter's d

here's jim sciutto. >> reporter: are there contaminants on your produce that you can't see?n these purdue university researchers took their science lab to the produce section, they say they detected the fungicide on vegetables. they found preservatives on apples. they're not alone. far more comprehensive testing by the federal government, found traces of pesticides on more than 90% of samples on eight of the most popular fruits and vegetables. what's worse is that the chemicals turned up even after the produce was washed for ten seconds, in some cases even peeled which means that the chemicals were not just on the surface but inside the fruits and vegetables themselves. the advocacy group identified its so-called dirty dozen, fruits and vegetables it says contains the most vegetables. apples, celery, strawberries and peaches. the u.s. department of agriculture, which conducted the test, told abc news, quote, overall pesticide residues found on foods tested are at levels below the tolerances set by the epa ch. industry groups go further saying the environmental working group

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thank you, jim sciutto. and we'll have more online, as always. >>> tough choices were on the table today as dozens of house republicans went to the white house. president obama and gop law makers facing off in the epic battle over the towering u.s. deficit. as jake tapper reports, hovering over the meeting in that room, the stories of cuts already made and their consequences. >> reporter: on monday, first responders in california stood by as a suicidal man walked into the bay. why? due to budget cuts, they no longer train for water rescues. so, they watched 53-year-old raymond zach drown. >> it's damn frustrating. >> you have to make budgetary decisions based on what you have in front of you. >> reporter: riverside, california, has spent $105 million on a new high tech high school, built to alleviate packed classrooms. but come fall, the school will not open. why? >> they don't have enough money. >> reporter: the problem is even bigger on the federal level. in washington, d.c., republicans say with $125 bill

abc's jim sciutto starts us off with this encouraging news. >> m&ms plain and peanut chocolate candies. >> drenched in milk chocolate. melts in your mouth, not in your hand. >> reporter: mars has been an american icon for 100 years. and today, it's turning americans love for m&ms and snickers bars into jobs. mars' first new chocolate factory in 35 years, coming to topeka, kansas, a $250 million investment, creating 200 jobs right away, some day, as many as 1,000. >> i hope it tells americans that we can build jobs, and we can recover our economy by keeping jobs in the u.s. we believe that we can be highly competitive. >> reporter: slowly, companies that had sent manufacturing work overseas are bringing it home. on-shoring those jobs, instead of off-shoring them. just this week, chesapeake bay, candle supplier to target and kohl's, opened its very first u.s. plant, after 17 years of making all it's candles in asia. 100 new jobs. ncr is moving manufacturing of atms back to america. they're making them in georgia again. 870 jobs. hair care company farouk, assembling hair dryers and curlin

abc's jim sciutto has the story on our washington watchdog beat tonight. >> reporter: for so many americans, nuclear plants aren't just nearby, they're neighbors. tom and judy zimmer had just moved into their home near the braidwood nuclear plant outside chicago in 2005 when plant owners showed up on their doorstep to tell them the plant had leaked radioactive tritium onto their property -- a radioactive hazard when ingested. >> i didn't know what tritium was, but i knew if it was radioactive, it isn't good for you. >> reporter: today, the zimmers can't sell their house, and judy has developed cancer. they cannot prove a cause. the plant's owner, exelon, says it has nearly finished cleaning up the leak and that the tritium levels were below epa danger limits. still, across the country, according to the government's own data, an ap investigation has found radioactive tritium has leaked from three quarters of u.s. nuclear power sites. the number and severity of those leaks increasing, even as federal regulators extend the plant's licenses. even more troubling, the ap found -- in the event of

jim sciutto reports. >> reporter: are there contaminants on your produce that you can't see? purdue researchers took them to the lab, they found preservatives on oranges and apples. they're not alone. far more comprehensive testing by the federal government, found more pesticides on 90% of samples on eight of the most popular fruits and vegetables. what's worse is that the chemicals turned up even after the produce was washed for ten seconds, in some cases even peeled. which means the chemicals were just not on the surface but inside the fruits and vegetables themselves. the advocacy group identified so it's-called dirty dozen, fruits and vegetables they say contains the most chemicals. topping the list, celery, strawberries, peaches. >> if you eats fruits and vegetables in america, you are eating pesticides. >> the u.s. department of agriculture, which conducted the test, told abc news, quote, overall pesticide residues found on foods are tested at levels below the tolerances set by the epa. industry groups go further. saying that the working group far overplayed the numbers

jim sciutto, abc news, washington. >> and some optimism this morning in minot, north dakota, where thes river is receding, already down about six inches. good news there. >> officials from the army corps of engineers warn it will be mid-july before they consider the danger over. and for home and business owners needing help to move forward, three flood disaster recovery centers are now up and running. >>> and former illinois governor rod blagojevich says that he's stunned, stunned he tells you, that a chicago jury found him guilty of corruption. >> there are folks who are stunned that he's stunned. he was convicted on 17 of 20 counts for trying to sell or trade president obama's vacated senate seat. the charges carry a possible sentence of up to 300 years in prison. although most legal experts say blagojevich will likely serve between 10 and 15. >> which is still pretty severe when you think about it. you consider the whole scheme of events. this has been an ongoing reality show. in fact his wife even did a reality show during all of this. >> he and donald trump battling it out for wor

jim sciutto joins us with more on this. and, jim, the al qaeda statement gave no details about how zawahiri was chosen simply saying that it was a tribute to al qaeda martyrs. >> reporter: good morning. zawahiri's delay in taking over, six weeks since bin laden's death, is telling us that there may have been disputes within the organization over his leadership. that he had to resolve. we know that he antagonized other factions in that organization. i spoke this morning with a former al qaeda member, longtime zawahiri associate who since turned against the organization. and he said that zawahiri lacked the popularity that bin laden had both inside and outside the organization. but that he's intelligent, more intelligent than bin laden, some say. and, george, a supreme organizer for war. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: his fight against america is extremely personal. his wife and three daughters believed killed in a u.s. air strike in afghanistan in december 2001. he pioneered the use of suicide bombings, the worl