there are trace levels of pesticides. firefighters saw the color of the flames change from orange to blue meanie there was a different chemical. instead of putting out the fire , they allow the fire to continue to burn all the way through the pesticides and insecticides and other chemicals . they allow that to burn off completely. they also did some water samples at the guadalupe river behind the displaced and that that is safe as well. there is a concern with runoff this morning. they will have a city crew coming out here to vacuum up the rest of the water in the parking lot. >>darya: we want to get a look at weather and traffic. >>mark: let's give you the latest on hurricane isaac. the wind right now are sustained at about 75 mi. per hour moving northwest at about 6 mi. per hour. it is still living. that will allow for a lot of rain to fall into accumulate. gradual weakening over the next couple of days. this could be downgraded. as for us around to the bay area and other sunny and warm day like yesterday. gradual cooli

>>will: the pesticides or of gaunt. there was some concern about the pesticides getting into the water. >>mark: as we continue our coverage of isaac to out the morning we will be keeping a live picture at the bottom of your screen. this is from mississippi. you can see the flood waters coming ashore. >>justine: dutch media is reporting that the passenger plane was not hijacked. the original reports came and that it had to be escorted. dutch media back away from this course. they said the plane was not high tech. we will keep you updated >>darya: tonight's vice presidential candidate paul ryan will have his turn to speak. they say that he is wintus showcase his personality and home town values. you can't up with the commercial free coverage of all the speeches on our come back cast channel 193. -- comcast 193. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the

the pesticide called duet is toxic to bees and fish.hich is why there was a scramble to cover ponds, and why this family blanketed their backyard. >> we also have two dogs and a cat, so, we just went ahead and covered their part of the yard, too, as well as the area my daughter plays in, just to be extra safe. >> reporter: while those planes unnerved a lot of people, this woman says she was relieved to hear them buzz by. >> we've had deaths. it's better to have poison falling from the sky than to have people die. >> reporter: more spraying on tap tonight for areas like this one. other cities that have used aerial spraying say they killed 80% to 90% of the mosquitos. it will be a few days before we know how well it works in dallas. but other cities with smaller west nile outbreaks will be watching. diane? >> and they indeed will. thank you, ryan. >>> and from the assault on mosquitos to the fight against the 52 large wildfires burning out of control across 13 western states, fueled by the drought. and tonight, we're learning more about t

>> you always want to be careful when pesticides are being sprayed. but the good news is, these have been used for decades in communities and they haven't seen health risks. i was talking to my friend lyle peterson who runs the west nile for cdc. they've done studies where this has taken place. they can't find pesticides in people's bodice. they break down that quickly. >> how about our pets? how about the environment? >> that's where you have to be careful. they don't just kill mosquitos. they can also kill bees, which are very important to agriculture, which can kill ladybugs and high levels can kill fish. they spray at night, when bees are not out, which is important. they use very low levels. and they don't spray over open water. you still have to pay attention. >> are there precautions you should take? >> well, the epa overseas this. and they do recommend cautions. pay attention to the media. if there's spraying going on, stay inside. you want to close your window, turn off your air conditioning for a couple hours while that's going on. you don't

it's the first time dallas has sprayed pesticide from the air in 45 years.ou'll hear from the mother of a teen who caught the virus. >>> firefighters are catching a break this weekend. slightly cooler temperatures are helping them tamp down wildfires scorching the midwest. people who fled the area are being allowed to go back home and see what was spared. >>> the battle for the white house comes down to those all-important battleground states and cnn has just moved a crucial state in the upper midwest into the toss-up column. it's a state we once rated leaning towards president obama. let's check in with john king. >> we had wisconsin leaning toward the president. now because of the paul ryan pick, because of our reporting in the state, we're switching wisconsin to a true toss-up state, which makes the math closer. it takes 270 to win. the president has 237 electoral votes. those are the dark and light blue states. governor romney, 206 right now. a little behind but moving wisconsin tightens it a little. so under any scenario, people tell you governor romney

fertilizers and pesticides, the guadalupe runs just behind the building so there was concern that toxic runoff would contaminate the river. firefighters decided to let it burn itself out. we spoke with the manager of the nursery who got the call at around midnight. >> i got a phone call from an employee who got a phone call from a friend of is saying the store was on fire and i did not believe him at all and he said, i am dead serious. i didn't know what else to say. >> the complete investigation will start at first light this morning but obviously, significant damage was done and people who live around the area, woolworth nursery, it has been around since the '60s. >> >> nobody was hurt last night after the crash and a 7- eleven's. the driver said she could not see where she was going >> a water main break leave san francisco still in the dark and without fresh water. >> i spoke with a pg&e crewmember who told me that basically, the big crew will come in in just a few hours to take care of this. there is a lot of cleanup that you can see for yourself. there is still lot of work to be d

still that's the pesticide that's outside.ou told me before we came on, you said the sanjay gupta household is a now shoe household because people can track the stuff inside. i've told all my friends and i've told you as well. one of the most difficult things about this sort of spraying or just having these sorts of pesticides in the environment is you can bring them inside your home. people track it inside the house. it lives on the floor. you have kids they play on the floor. it can get into all the other ya areas of your house. it's simple in terms of preventing an external contaminant getting inside a house. >> if sanjay gupta does it, i think i'll do it. >>> a lot more news unfolding this hour. watch this. a man accused of robbing a home apparently didn't realize who owned the house. we now know what the suspect found inside. >>> plus, someone slaps a bomb on an oil tanker behind a hotel in syria, but who was the target? >>> going to the movies is about to change. >> seats move. string strange items touch you and you get

. >> reporter: four planes are fpreading a fine mist of pesticide over more than 40,000 cres. it's the first time they've done aerial spraying here since the 1960s. dallas mayor michael rawlings. pl we have people dying, okay? ?e have to have a sense of urgency to get this done now. .> reporter: north texas is the hot zone of the west nile sttbreak. more than 500 cases of west nile epve been reported in texas. that's nearly three out of four of all west nile infections in the u.s. this year. >> i've been bit a million times by mosquitoes. everybody has. i mean, you work out in the tackyard. >> reporter: 80-year-old ray fields contracted the virus ylearing brush if his backyard. he's been hospitalized for five weeks. >> right now my... i can't move my legs from here on down. >> reporter: severe illness from west nile is rare-- about one in 150 cases. ulnemost vulnerable are the very old, young, or people with weak wmune systems. dr. brian wasson is at baylor medical center. >> if you're really sick it's supportive measures, treat them with i.v.s, put them in the hospital and su

because it's a plant nursery there are a lot of pesticides, insecticides, and fertilizers on site. hazmat was on scene. >> at some point we decided to allow the insecticides and pesticides to burn off. it's the safest way to handle those toxins. much better than extinguishing them and putting them in the creek bed behind us. >> reporter: there were no injuries. the cause of fire is under investigation this morning. and coming up in the next half hour, we'll have some emotional reaction from the manager here. he says that this store has been open since the 1960s. and there will be a lot of customers and employees that are very disappointed when they see this this morning. reporting from san jose lorraine blanco. >>> also new this morning two elderly people have been displaced by a fire in san francisco's richmond district. that happened just after 1:00 a.m. at a slat on 8th avenue. firefighters say it appears an electrical shortage in the wall sparked that fire. it was contained to the living room. but the elderly residents will not be allowed to return for a few days. they are stay

the epa says the pesticide isn't harmful to humans or pets. federal officials say cantaloupes from southwestern indiana are making people sick and even killed two people. the cause? salmonella. the fda says if you have any cantaloupes from that part of the country, throw them out. more than 140 people came down with salmonella infection in 20 states. firefighters are catching a break with slightly cooler temperatures as they tamp down wildfires, scorching much of the western u.s. in california and washington state, people who fled the area are being allowed to go back home and see what was spared. we'll have more from the fire zone in a few minutes. >>> general motors is recalling some 250,000 vehicles in the us auns canada after reports of a number of fires. the recall is targeting suvs in just the colder states where salt and other chemicals are used to clear roads in the winter. gm says the fluid can get inside the driver's door causing a circuit board to short. >>> the company says this has been sparking fires. >>> indiana police say weath

more planes, more pesticides dropped over one of the nation's biggest cities. >>> breakfast warning, a deadly salmonella strain linked to cantaloupes. the trail leads through 20 states. what you need to know. >>> dramatic steps. gas prices surge higher. the white house is considering releasing oil from the strategic reserve. will it happen? and will it ease your pain at the pump? >>> the billionaire and the bozo. a shocking crime. steve jobs' home robbed. why is this crown lown at the c of it all? this morning, kenny the clown speaks out. ♪ if there's a smile on my face ♪ >>> hey, good morning, america. in nonkenny the clown news, we have a loft politics. it's a big day. >> it is. mitt romney under fire for his taxes. and now paul ryan, his running mate, releasing two years of his. we'll tell you what they reveal and how his mother is getting into the debate today. >>> also, look at this video. two sisters trapped inside this car. those people trying to get them out, they're all complete strangers. 30 of them risking their own lives. we're going to hear from them coming up. >>> a new

. >> what made this tricky was the presence of pesticides and other toxic chemicals. terry mcsweeney is live near the scene. >> reporter: that changed the way they dealt with this fire this was the nursery here. there's not much left of it. firefighters got the call last night. take a look at what they saw when they pulled up. we have photos to give you an idea of what they were up against. as you can see, it was engulfed. what the firefighters did is keeping in mind that they had chemicals inside, all those things that you might find at a nursery, fertilizers, pesticides, et cetera and they noticed a strange coloration of the flames, they let this one burn. a spokesman describing the tactics used. >> we were concerned about the toxicity of the chemicals into the ground water. we modified our tactics to make sure -- we allowed it to burn longer that eats up the chemical. once that happens, we extinguished it. >> reporter: someone on the ground in the parking lot what was the summer winds nursery not what would expect from a fire that did this much damage the fire is o

crews who got to the scene were concerned about pesticides, fertilizer and other toxic material. they let the fire burn out the chemicals as well for a while to prevent them from mixing into the ground water when they hosed down the structure. about $400,000 worth of products were lost in the blaze. the cause is under investigation. terry mcsweeney is at the scene and will have a live update in the next half hour. >>> tonight the east contra costa fire district will formally accept a much needed multi-million dollar federal grant which will allow it to reopen three fire stations and rehire 15 firefighters. it will get 7.8 million dollars from fema and the department of homeland security weeks after closing half its stations and laying off the firefighters. the cuts were made july 1st, after voters rejected a tax measure that would have raised more money to maintain staffing levels. >>> neighborhood 7-eleven might look different to customers this morning. the driver of an suv crashed into this 711 in sausalito last night at 9:00. you can see the ford explorer plowed through the fr

. >>> overnight planes began spraying pesticide over texas. the u.s. is seeing its biggest spike in west nile cases since 2004 with nearly 700 cases in 32 states. 26 people have died ateleioses 16 of those deaths have been in texas. state officials say weather conditions may be to blame for the increase. >> what we can piece together at least for this year we had a very wet month in june. and with that you had an increased mosquito population because of the breeding grounds. >> this is the first time in more than 45 years that planes have sprayed insecticide over the dallas area. officials say they may have to make a second pass if the first attempt does not kill enough of the mosquitoes. here in california there have been 23 human cases of west nile this year. none has been in the bay area though. people living in the bay are at most risk in august and september. bay area cities are taking steps against the virus. in contra costa county cities were fogged with pesticides to reduce the number of mosquitoes. >>> park rangers in yosemite is trying to con

what you have is here pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers and other toxic chemicals in here. that's what they do for growing plants and sales. that was the complicating factor. they're highly toxic and flammable when they're on fire, and the fire moved very rapidly. it's 10,000 square feet, and within a couple minutes there was fire in the whole structure. our intent chs to control the fire, make sure we didn't realize many of the chemicals. we changed our tactics and allowed some of the those ins t insecticides and pesticides burn off. right behind here is the guadalupe river, so our concern was runoff. unfortunately the structure was severely damaged. >> this is a commercial area and neighborhoods surround it. are you concerned the toxicity got in the water? >> great question. we have done surveys and they feel confident we kept it outside the river and the neighborhoods are safe. thankfully it was a low wind night so the smoke was directly up. so we were able to prevent the neighborhood from being affected. luckily due to the weather and good tactics this is mitigated as w

. >> reporter: the last night, two planes barn stormed the 9th largest city dropping pesticide over the neighborhoods where ten people died. >> you are dealing with someone's life. that should come fist and foremost. >> reporter: the state of emergency earlier in the week and decided to end up the planes which sent some people to their doctors asking if they should be concerned about the pesticide than the pests. >> i tell them if they can and real sensitive to leave town. >> reporter: the chemical called duet comes with a warning it could cause a burning or prickling sensation on the skin, tearing and blurred vision and respiratory irritations especially in people suffering from lung disease, asthma and allergies. the chemical also is toxic to bees and fish, so pond openers took last minute precaution, epa says the chemical mist is only harmful to people or pets if it's swallowed, with 700 cases of human infection across the country, 200 in dallas, there is plenty of support for the spray. >> the spraying is great. its west nile i'm concerned about. >> reporter: 1800 people signed a pe

they were concerned about the pesticides going into the drinking water. >> when you got your capt. union exactly what you're pointing to care >> we need by the color of the flames that there was another excel or burning. with the nursery you can figure that it is fertilizer and such. he had to find where they were and and change our tactics. we allow the fire to burn up did chemicals instead have tried to extinguish them allow the chemicals to dump into though drinking water. >>will: so your plan was to burn all of the pesticides appeared because we had no wind the toxic smoke went straight up in the sow that was the best play the lead- way to protect our citizens. >> we had a hazardous materials team down here and they tested all of the water. it tested fine. there were no injuries. unfortunately the building is a total of loss. >>will: that you think that this fire is suspicious? >> we didn't do not believe at this time that there was any criminal activity in relation to this fire. >>will: and looks like there when to be here for most of the morning. we will come back and get mor

we have report that the building had pesticides fertilizers that change the tactics. the bus went to do is let the father eat all of those chemicals up. we root concern about half of water into the robber and contaminate our waterways. a look like we weren't putting butter >>> the smoke was toxic as well. if we had a windy night what a change our tactics. sinfully the weather allowed us to do the tactics we did. the structure at that time was already going to be a total loss of the time. it's a huge structure to 10,000 square feet. >>> the manager says the going to try to be open soon as possible. clearly not at this building. >>> is plenty of damage to fix after a driver crashed through the front door of the seven eleven store in sausalito. no one was hurt in the crash. the driver said she couldn't see where she was going. >>> some people are still without water and power in san francisco's visitation valid. a water main break yesterday. the flooded dozens of homes. it created a massive sinkhole. this will look like what happened. the pilot was stressed the early kne

. >> reporter: across north texas officials have blanketed communities with pesticide, trying to kill mosquitos spreading the virus. but it hasn't been enough to stop the epidemic in dallas. 78-year-old korean war veteran james blessing didn't know if he'd survived when he checked into a hospital last month. >> when i came in i was just sluggish. the second day i came in i was worse. and the third day it just knocked me on my... flat on my back. >> reporter: officials have urged residents to protect themselves, but with 10 to 15 new confirmed human cases everyday just in dallas county, health and human services director zachary thompson says the time to declare a public health emergency is here. >> this is the worst i've ever seen it. we're talking about a third-world virus in a 21st century country and since 1999 we still don't have a medication for humans. >> reporter: the west nile virus isn't just hitting texas. the latest tracking map from the centers for disease control shows more cases in the south, but west nile activity is now present in all but six of the lower 48. james ble

in a controversial move to stop virus,ead of the spring pesticide dallas area thursday night. and has not happened since 1966. a team in arlington, texas, has embarrassed brand of the virus your brain. colusa consciousness of her limbs at any time. is glad she recognized the signs. if a parent is not connected child, you could not know it. wasust seemed like she nap and not waking up. >> public health officials in 84-h carolina say that an man is the first person in the state virus in seven years. his wife knew something was he fell asleep during something he had before.ne >> he sat in this chair one afternoon and slept through the whole race. was an avid race car fan. prexy was diagnosed with the on his second trip to the hospital. andrew spencer reporting. >> maryland is reporting two cases of the west nile virus. a state health officials said the d.c.t cases in area, but she would not give an exact location. the first case was in central maryland in mid july. this weekend, moviegoers will see whitneyce to houston in her final film role. but the late singer to part in a rema

. >> they sprayed the family's backyard with a pesticide. addendum status due to a long spring which is the breeding season. 11 other people have come down with the disease throughout the region. >> as people go outside, they cannot enjoy their yard anymore. they have to run from their car to the door. >> nationwide, the number has risen above of 700 this year. 41 have died from west now. most have lived in texas with additional cases in mississippi and south dakota. authorities encourage residents to clear all standing water. >> mitt sure your daughters are clean. -- make sure your gutters are clean. >> he says better safe than sorry. >> it is a concern. you do not want mosquitos biting you. you may not pay attention to it. >> we will get the very latest

many are opposedth yingra the epa said the pesticide is not harmful to humans or pets. >> at least 172eople were killed across syria in supreme fighting, bottomings and shellings according to an opposition network. the syrian military attacked one assistant district attorney using war planes. the great recession is officially over, but the aftershocks are hitting schools. a white house report finds 300,000 education jobs have been lost since the end of the recession in june of 2009. they had also led to fewer school days and larger class sizes. thousands of people protested outside a platinum mine after police opened fire on strikers. south africans are outraged over the violence that left 34 dead. officers were forced to utilize maximum force to defend themselves. we want to tell you off the bat what we are about to show you is graphic and disturbing. video of police in michigan shooting a homeless man multiple times. the man's family said he suffered from a mental illness. jason carroll has the story you will only see on cnn. >> a joint investigation is under way into the shooting. a

the building has been heavily damaged and because of heavlarge amounts of pesticides and fertilizers the firefighters are letting it burn itself out. >>> and ask you the crush to the front, and only 711 in that town. apparently there were no injuries and last night's crash. it takes right into a new level. >>> is our life pictures from san francisco's visitation valley. some people are still out of their homes in that area after yesterday's water main break. the pipeline ruptured at the ramp 1115 in the morning. crews put it in a road eight months ago. the rupture caused water to flood the area. it took more than 12 hours to restore power and water to several homes. a few homes are still without power this morning. >>> more about my mom. my grandmother is 87. to some of the house my biggest concern. >>> moscow already cancelled glasses until september 10th for repairs. >>> some sort of aural slick or spell on soft on watt won.south1 this was an overturned crash. the driver of the car actually landed on its wheels. still blocking on the traffic. >>> a police impostor is wanted for a s

. >>> pesticide afogging is scheduled for 8 -- pesticide fogging is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. tonight in brentwood. vector control says it is aimed at reducing the number of mosquitos to lowing the threat of west nile virus. the centers for disease control says it is one of the worst this year in u.s. history and sclera -- and santa clara county spraid. crews are trying to get rid of somersault marsh mosquitos. they they have a vicious bite. >>> man pleaded no contest in the death of a teenager. tyson dagley entered the plea on a third-degree negligent homicide charge. he was driving on a jet ski when he rear ended another jet ski driven by a girl who died. >>> search crews in yosemite national park recovered the body of a boy from the merced river. last week jacob adams was swept down river with his brother andy. andy's body was recovered that day. teams launched a massive search for jacob adams but it wasn't till today that they found him. he was 50 yards from the vernal fall footbridge. >>> there are new details about the sale of the solyndra headquarters. seagate agreed to

officials are expected to spray pesticides thursday night. so far, there have been no human cases.ous seasons, the expect a few people in contra costa county to contract the virus. >> in san jose, came late summer crime wave continues. the 32 homicides so far this year. the police officers' union blames budget cuts. >> and another big story here in richmond, chevron has opened another claims center in connection with a fire that happened at the refinery couple of weeks ago. this center is open at the community here to senior apartment complex. this center will be open until friday. the hours are 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.. residents say all the fire habit is two weeks ago, there are still suffering the effects of those toxic chemicals. it's probably best new-line spot for these reasons is done here are worried rain. admission is free. >> major league baseball has suspended bartow local of for 50 games for feeling a drug tests for testosterone, the same test that milky cabrera's recently failed and was suspended for last week periods all >> t mobil will now be offered on ltd. plans about f

hot there were pesticides in the building so firefighters had to let it burn. the business for us to open at the site in the 1960's. >>> the number of once the virus cases has gone up nearly 40 percent in just last week in the west. contra costa county mosquito while defaulting in brentwood today. >>> at chipotle is now being accused of cheating customers. >>> a hundred to driver smashed into a group of schoolchildren. what he said went wrong. >>> nasa is successfully ,,,,,,, >>> nasa launched twin satellite into orbit this morning. the killer to probes up and away from cape canaveral for the bit to the success follows to fill the 10th last week. >>> it looks like another gorgeous day around the bay area at lot of such income in the way. will begin to see some changes towards the afternoon. if temperatures outside of the early model. lot of fifties out there. the temperatures warmed up towards its the afternoon. still could seize the 80s and low 90s in lynn. sixties out toward the coast line. the trees in the central valley that before in sacramento. it still l

this is a public of pesticide. it is used to protect public health. it at very low toxicity. >> the substance does not leave any residue behind. breakdown in the sunlight. the crews planned to be at your fog in the area until 11:00 p.m.. that is if it is not to windy. if the winds are above 10 mi. an hour the fog in will not be affected and will have to cancel. >> here is a live look outside from the bay bridge toll plaza. we are still seeing sunny skies. the fog of the golden gate is thick this afternoon. this decrease the winds are at their strongest. that will keep the fog intact. as for our temperatures, cool coast side theory inland valleys are still our warmest locations, mainly in the '70s in the south bay. 80 degrees in sunnyvale. gary's similar conditions into tomorrow with dense morning fog and drizzle near the coast line. into friday afternoon clouds will cling near the coast line and temperatures will be cool-lost. since the week and the fog will dominate the forecast cooling temperatures this even more. ifs >>gary: coming up at 5:00 p.m.,

. >>> police in millville, new jersey believe pesticides are to blame for killing dozens of birds in the farm town. residents say they saw the birds fall from the sky throughout the day yesterday. that is because the farmer had applied the poison to the ground in order to keep the birds away from his corn crop. county and state officials say the farmer followed all the rules and regulationss and that the pesticide causes no harm to humans. >>> d.c. students will be heading back to class soon and for students in one ward school area, they are getting an up- close inspection. >> the shower activity from yesterday is out of here. we are looking at a quiet start to your day. julie wright is in with a look at your traffic too. we'll do it right after the break. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. live look outside right now at the wilson bridge as we get things moving on this wednesday,00en day at 5:15 in the morning. -- hump day at 5:15 in the morning. tonight's powerball jackpot now stands at $320 million. it may be climbing. >> no one has hit this since june 23rd. powerball is play

. >> reporter: it was an intense fire fueled by fertilizers and pesticides stored inside. as debris rained down t embers ate away at the wooden beams and the sign that held the company's name began to melt. and it's the almost 50-year history this nursery has logged that makes the aftermath so difficult. he started working here in 1980 when it bore the woolworth name. firefighters are confident the blaze was accidental, though they haven't determined the exact cause, fire officials trace the origin to an area around the electrical panel. they determined the 10,000 square feet building was a total loss and stopped fighting with water so the fire could eat the chemicals in inside. >> insecticides and pesticides are toxic to the environment, that's what they do, they kill pests so our goal was to keep it out of the river. >> reporter: hazmat crews tested and cleared the ground water levels. but for neighbors like chris monaghan who's been shopping here for decades, the worry isn't the water, but the people who work here. >> we don't need anymore unemployment, especially with

so the county has now approved dumping pesticides from the air over these heavily populated areas. >> we're talking about a third world virus that we don't have a blue prints to say this works versus, you know, another plan. >> reporter: scientists say the virus is more common because the unusually warm winter meant fewer freezes that killed mosquitos. west nile has been reported now in 42 states. 241 people have been diagnosed. texas has been hardest hit. dallas county alone has seen more than 175 infections with nine deaths. this 39-year-old dallas area landscaper was bitten a few weeks ago. >> yeah, definitely sicker than i've ever been. >> reporter: late august and september are peak times so crews here will keep saying hoping to slow a virus that's killing more often and earlier than ever before. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> ryan, thank you. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news" this saturday night. the frightening images almost too difficult to watch. a dashboard camera capturing it all and this bus flips over. featuring incredible survival stories when we come b

she was upset about the pesticide. i never used them in my house, never on my lawn. i bought organic whenever i could. her body contained several variations of organic chlorines designed to attack nervous systems of insects. i never bought it. isn't that trespassing. i tell this in my story of mary broon. mary never felt called to be an environmentalist she was nursing her 6 month daughter olivia and a story had been done by texas tech where they looked at breast milk samples, all were contaminated with rocket fuel. i was stunned, i thought breast milk was as pure as it came for food source. i was up all night thinking about it. i tell the story about michelle from california whose family was the first family to be monitored in the oakland tribune. it stunned even scientists. the tests found many of the same chemicals they found in charlotte's 5-year-old mic ala, she had recently spent a lot of time in nail salons. the biggest surprise of what they found in 2-year-old rowland, chemicals found in nearly anyone else in the world 6 times higher than in parents, twice th

airplanes began spraying pesticides last night. >> there may be places mosquito's are breeding whether in your gutter's that are not greening properly, your birdbath maybe childrens' toys. >> for johnson are concerned about west nile is deeper because she is allergic to muster talents. ----most repellent. >> anywhere you see standing water, get away because we might be dealing with this like years past. the next three months depending now where people live. >> thank you. the annual 9/11 memorial ride is underway a in hour. tonight. it began this morning and somerset, pa.. they went by the memorial there and went down to hagerstown where they stopped for lunch and continued into virginia and rode through leesburg. they will head out tomorrow morning to ground zero on sunday. >> still to come, millions of federal dollars heading to the states. there is a catch. see what it takes to get the money. >> gasoline prices keep going up. >> some big assistance for a local wounded warrior. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny

started in the war seventies and the formulation just mixing different pesticides. back in degraded production of methods of same. and they knew right in seventy two where the methods without a plan b. . would be untested technology in their own words and that its safety was not known. fifty thousand injured or counted but up to two hundred thousand may be affected in the long term cerebral palsy has begun to illustrate the survivors the doctors hardly know how to relieve the suffering they're not sure exactly what it was in the lethal cocktail of gases so it's difficult to prescribe effective at certain work for a funeral pyres is becoming scarce so fifty bodies are being burnt at a time in mass cremations. if there are many chemicals found in the water around here which were once used in the union carbide factory. every time it rains the toxic waste which is lying on the surface of the factory goes deep inside the earth and pollutes the soil to. go through to get her to surface which is contaminated and the chemicals which are in the earth needs to be removed and