. >> petco is pulling all treats made in china by the end of this year. first nationwide chain of stores to make the move, fear the treats are sickening animals. it is something our investigative unit uncovered. since launching an investigation last year, there are nearly 5,000 reports of sick pets. 1,000 reports of dogs dying after eating treats from china. despite the investigation, fda says it still can't figure out why the pets are getting sick. live in union city, terry, shoppers were clamoring for this change. >> clamoring for a change and tonight they got it in spades. not only is petco pulling the chinese doggy treats from the shelves by the end of the year but now we found out that pet smart will follow suit. this is two years too late for rachel chambers of morgan hill to save her dog, cally. >> good girl. can you sit? >> rachel chambers love hes her family's four dogs, just as she loved cally, a shepherd mix that died a painful death after eating chinese made dog jerky two years ago this month. >> important that more lives are saved. but incred

why petco is ditching all treats made in china. >>> well, good morning, everyone. happy wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm peggy bunker. happening right now, several people across southern california are in the south bay, voicing their concerns about the release of a serial rapist. now, he's admitted to attacking nearly 40 women, terrorizing the bay area. nbc bay area's bob redell is outside of superior court in san jose. now, bob, this is where the hearing is going on right now and lots of people there are pretty upset. >> reporter: they are. good morning to you, peggy. and actually that hearing within the past few minutes adjourned. you can see the handful of speakers who were inside, they're outside of the steps of the hall of justice speaking to the media right now. they were upstairs in department 32, trying to convince judge gilbert brown and the los angeles county safety task force not to release the pillow case rapist back into southern california. speakers included the assemblyman who represent that area and the so-called ladies of lake los ange

petco says that by the end of the year it is no longer going to sell pet treats made in ch n china. >> the agency has been warning about chicken jerky treats made in china. 4,800 dogs have gotten sick. so it can't issue a recall. petco is covering it's bases covering all food products made in china and replacing them with products made in the u.s., australia. >> we decided at this point we want to make this move even though the others aren't there. >> petco is the last big chain to make the move. pet smart announced it will no longer carry the products. the president of the company said it was easier to pull those products sooner. our unit has done a series of reports on those treats. go to our website and click on the investigations tab. >> investigators are looking into a deaadly shooting in san francisco just after 9:00 last night. when they got there, they found a fan wman who had been shot in head. police have not given us any suspect descriptions. >>> the search is on for an east bay teen-ager wanted for assaulting an east bay woman. investigators say he groped them and then ran

petco has said they will pull the treats from the shelves. they say it is just too late. >> rachel chambers lost her shepherd mix cali after giving her dog a treat and her stomach ruptured. >> it is important that their lives will be saved. >> for years there have been lives that could have been saved. >> they will pull dog and cat treats from their shelves. >> petco is a large company and large companies tend to act slowly. >> in some ways they are still acting too slowly. they are pulling the treats from store shelves. they are doing that by the end of the year. you can still buy those treats up until the end of 2014. this is one of those buyer be aware situations. >> look at the packaging and many will say made in the usa some say made in china. >> the country will conduct an emergency response drill. >> local officials the coast guard and partners will take part in that drill. the details of the drill have not been released but the groups will evaluate how well the bay area is prepared to respond to an emergency involving a large containe

petco is vowing to remove all treats from china from its shelves.ore on the decision. >> the fda is struggling to make progress. petco can no longer wait for the results the stakes are too high. the risk too high. it is voluntarily recalling all of the products that have the words "made in china" on them. bacon is going to be on the news. rewarding your canine with a snack made in china may have a health risk. >> tainted jerky treats killed her parents dog a few years ago. baker was at the petco buying american made treats for her dogs. >> eye eliminated everything that comes from china out of their diet. >> petco is eliminated the imported treats. the company announced it will remove all made in china dog and cat athletes from the stores nationwide. >> we have to do this. it's the right thing to do. >> petco has been reducing the china made assortment for three years with the majority of the products american made but we found a half dozen treats made in china. >> i don't think there's the a reason to feed jerky treats from china at all. >> as of m

petco is vowing to remove all treats from china from its shelves.ore on the decision. >> the fda is struggling to make progress. petco can no longer wait for the results the stakes are too high. the risk too high. it is voluntarily recalling all of the products that have the words "made in china" on them. bacon is going to be on the news. rewarding your canine with a snack made in china may have a health risk. >> tainted jerky treats killed her parents dog a few years ago. baker was at the petco buying american made treats for her dogs. >> eye eliminated everything that comes from china out of their diet. >> petco is eliminated the imported treats. the company announced it will remove all made in china dog and cat athletes from the stores nationwide. >> we have to do this. it's the right thing to do. >> petco has been reducing the china made assortment for three years with the majority of the products american made but we found a half dozen treats made in china. >> i don't think there's the a reason to feed jerky treats from china at all. >> as of m

petco took action. it is yanking all treats off its shelves made from china. abc breaks down what's been happening. >> reporter: little muttly is a survivor of a mystery canine killer, one that today is one of the nation's two biggest pet stores to announce they'll pull chinese made jerky pet treats off the shelves. the kind of treats muttly's owner says made him sick. >> made him very, very sick. not eating. not interested in doing anything. very lethargic every day. >> reporter: he is one of the 5,600 dog may have been sickened by those chinese-made jerky treats. 1,800 just since last october. more than 1,000 dogs have died. the fda has been tracking complaints for years but can't say for sure the jerky is causing the illness. pet owners in a panic causing those retailers, petsmart and petco, to announce those treats will soon be gone. so petco has allowed us to come into the store to see which of the products made from china are still on the shelves here. a bunch of these products made in china are still on the shelves here at petco. the company says by the

i want an apology. >> in an e mail to abc7 news petco spokesperson says we're aware of the claim and have been working with her on a resolution we take her concerns seriously and are reviewing joey's wed medical records. they told us they sent the records to petco in march. >> well, signs of rain and lightning on the way? abc7 news is outside now with a look. sandhya? >> never a dull moment a variety of clouds. here in the bay area we're not seeing moisture yet. active pattern to the north. we're seeing numus thunderstorms. and a slim chance of thunderstorms as that cold low moves into northern california it's a slim chance. this is going into tomorrow. there are snow showers in the forecast for sierra nevada. i'll be back with a look at the accu-weather forecast. >> the next big one here in the bay area may actually be a cluster of powerful earthquakes. researchers say it's likely we'll experience mid sized earthquakes rather than a giant quake. reporting it's based on historical records showing clusters shook the bay area. >> clean up crews picked up 17 tons of garbage at beta brea

the chicken and duck treats are the ones that they get the most reports about. >> search for petco. we will have continuing coverage throughout the broadcast as well. good wednesday morning to you as you may be getting the kids ready for their final weeks of school. you want to bring the spf 30 plus with you. even though it is overcast to start it is going to be very sunny this afternoon. area of low pressure moving out of the bay area. still producing snow fall this morning. take a look at kirk wood that is more than a dusting. t windy conditions. they will die down by midday. 83 degrees in the north bay. make those outdoor plans and right now let's check your drive. welcome in mike. all these folks hang out. the low clouds chp was covering this crash. before you get to the broad way off ramp. the motorcycle crash has been in lanes for some time. all lanes now cleared slow over toward highway 13. into the south bay we have your routes. i want to show you the slowest spot right now. things smooth out and you start to see more clouds. south bay from 680 toward the 101. we have a cras

hartman said they sent joe records to petco in march. in tiburon, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> new rules go into effect this friday that could put a damper on some beach bond fire in san francisco. national park service officials are moving the cut off time for bond fires at ocean beach to 9 p.m. it's 10 right now. agency also plans to install a new set of fire pit. officials say the changes are meant to cut did you know on problems that include public drunk, leaving fires unattended and littering. the new rules will be in effect through at least labor day. >> new a fire out there today it would be blowing around a lot. pretty breezy. >> about last couple days now the gust quite strong. up to 30 miles per hour ncaa and higher in some spots. here's live doppler 7hd. we have got clouds thickening over the bay area right now. moisture being picked up already in the cloud by live doppler 7hd no force of rainfall yet but might get few isolated showers during the overnight hours. right now wind gusting up to 25 miles per hour in no have the o.

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petco attempt -- expects to stop telling -- selling them by the end of year.y are suspected of causing thousands of illnesses among dogs and cats. the fd a reported they may be linked to the deaths of # thousanding dogs although the fda has not found the cause yet. >>> stock markets were dragged down. dow jones dropped by 137. nasdaq fell. staples, dick's sporting goods and urban outfitters all at disappointing earnings and investors dumped their stock. >>> wal-mart is expanding here in the bay area and plans to hire hundreds of tech workers in the south bay. wal-mart has struck a deal to lease more than 100,000 square feet of new office space. it will be used to expand digital operations. currently, wal-mart has some 550 moes providing online services. it's no surprise for anybody looking for a home that it takes a big chunk of your paycheck to avoid real estate in the bay area. a new survey finds it takes more than $137,000 in annual salary to afford aped yan- priced home in the bay area. one homeowner we shopped with say she made offers on four houses all o

petsmart joins its retail rival petco in removing the treats.ey will not actually disappear from petsmart shelves until march of 2015. petco plans to pull the products by the end of this year. >>> the government is trying to make airline fees more transparent. a new proposal would require airlines to tell passengers up front about additional costs, like fees for checked and carry-on bags. right now, the transportation department says many of those costs are buried, making it harder on passengers. the airline industry says the proposal overreaches. the public, you're going to get 90 days to comment, and officials say the rule could be finalized within the year. >>> other big business news this morning. mcdonald's shareholders are meeting, this as protesters gather outside. they are very, very mad. we'll tell you why after the break. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams

so petco is taking action. >> we had to do this. it was the right thing to do for the pets and the pet parents. >> petco is the first major pet supplier to eliminate the treats. we just got word that petsmart announced it will stop selling the dog and cat treats made in china as well. pet owners have complained for years that treats imported from china, in particular chicken jerky, has caused illnesses that health officials have been unable to pinpoint. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," more on the kinds of treats being investigated and warnings from veterinarians. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, pam. at ktvu.com, weave avenue posted information -- we've posted information about how you can register a complaint. >>> the 911 museum in new york city it's now open to the public. the museum has faced some controversy but it opened its doors a little less than two hours ago. critics complained about the ticket price. it's $24. they also say some of the items sold in the gift shop there are tacky. some relatives of 911 vic

the family spent 7000 dollars on medical bills at petco refused to help but since our story aired petco has agreed to settle the case. joy family says satisfied but have agreed not to disclose the details of the settlement which is fine. most important thing is that joe is doing okay. >> a lot of people shock by a new report on the germs around you on airline passenger flights. there are 3 confirmed cases of that is in the u.s. here in the u.s. brought here from over seas. the germ carried on planes. so how often are these planes actually cleaned? the david curly explains the invisible passengers flying without you. >> you and all the other passengers aren't the only living things on the jet liner. tonight researchers say troubling bacteria can live in the plane environment for a week or longer. in a lab they put bacteria entree table window shade seat pocket and armrest and found that e.coli and the antibiotics resistant a can live on long after the passenger departed the plane. i took a flight today. >> planes different than any other mass transit bus or train. >> it's because a lot o

. >> petco says it's going to stop selling pet treats made in china because so many animals got sick. we have been reporting on the thousands of dogs and cats that have gotten sick or died from eating tainted treats. the fda has been looking into it last year and hasn't determined why pets are getting sick. petco says the treats will be off store shelves by the end of the year. >>> big honor for tara the cat. that fighting feline made famous for fending off a big dog. she threw out the ceremonial first pitch at last night's bakersfield blaze baseball game. >> not bad. no opposable thumb. [ laughter ] >>> minor league baseball, great publicity. >> another video of tara the star. at last check she had more than 21 million views on youtube. now she's chilling. >>> it's 4:56. coming up on kpix 5, former nfl players accuse the nfl of illegally using drugs. the details of a lawsuit included more than 600 ex-players. >> and an infamous convicted rapist is set to be released back into his old neighborhood. the neighbors there are furious. what a santa clara county judge has to do with all thi

roz hartman says it happened at a novato petco. she says when she picked up her dog, he was walking on only three legs. hartman says the groomer admitted it. >> he was funny today. he didn't want to stand up during the grooming. i had to really pull the leg to do the cutting. he didn't cry. >> the dog needed surgery. hartman is out nearly $7,000. petco told us it's reviewing the bill and working with hartman to reach a resolution. >>> doctors are keeping a close watch over 16 californians who came into contact with a man with a mystery disease. the cdc says the 16 were all on a plane with a man from saudi arabia who was diagnosed with middle east respiratory syndrome, or mers. mers is a potentially deadly virus that's hard to treat. the cdc did not say where in california the 16 people are. >>> some santa clara neighborhoods are about to be sprayed to kill mosquitos. it's the earliest in the year for mosquito infections with the west nile virus to be discovered in santa clara county. parts of san jose and campbell will be fogged on

long before petco and petsmart. fenoglio shows us signs to look out for when purchasing >> reporter:snacks for our furry four-legged friends. >>"it's very scary. we need to find stuff that's safe for our pets. >> reporter:michael levy is founder of oakland-based pet food express and he's made it his mission to sell only healthy pet products. >>our pets are like our children. they can't make the choices so we have to make the choice for them. >> reporter:which is why, levy says, he made an important health choice for his own dogs and his customers >>"about a year ago i decided i would never feed chinese chicken treats to my dogs so why would i sell them to my customers. the fda has not established what the problem is but why take the chance. >> reporter:happy do barking for treats. >>when shopping for healthy treats for your pets always read the labels and make sure that meat is the first ingredient. also avoid unspecified byproducts and artificial colors and flavors. >>as you can see here chicken is in the first pos

a bunch of these products made in china are still on the shelves here at petco.pany says, though, by the end of the year all of these will be gone. interestingly, look closely, all of these products are on clearance. they are still on the shelves for now. the stores tell us because there's been no government recall, and the makers say they're safe. as for little muttly, well, he took four months to recover but now has the wag back in his tail. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> how interesting, still not clear what they were contaminated with or how these products may have been hurting the dogs, although a lot of them who died, the owners report that they died of renal failure. >> when you think, by the way, if you are not going to carry the products anymore you should take them off right away. >> why are we waiting? what's the hold up? they are killing animals. >> well, nobody knows for sure but if you think it might be, probably not a good idea to buy them now or later. >> what's the deal with -- did he say they were on sale or not on sale? it doesn't matter. tak

and now a second company joining petco overnight.avid kerley has the story. >> reporter: this morning, one of the largest pet supply retailers in america says no more. it will no longer sell certain pet treats. petco announcing it will all stop carrying china-made dog and cat treats at its store locations. tuesday's move comes days after an fda report that it received about 1,800 new cases of pet treat-related illnesses since october. >> none of our consumable dog or cat treats will be coming from china. everything will be coming from domestically or other safe parts of the world. >> reporter: dogs and cats have been getting sick since 2007. 6,000 dogs in all. the fda says pet treat jerkky treats may have contributed to the deaths of more than 1,000 of the dogs. it launched an investigation into the treats and teamed up with the cdc. but so far, they've not figured out what is causing the illnesses. >> we've been following the reports. and our pet parents have, as well. they hear that dogs are getting sick and dogs are dying. even th

. >>> petco has now decided it's pulling all dog and cat treats made in china, all of them.o more. after the food and drug administration linked toxic chinese treats to the deaths of more than 1,000 dogs. a thousand of them. according to the fda's web site, pet food product does not need approval before hitting shelves. the fda regulates but don't have to look at it pre-market. the fda reports it's still not sure what the specific cause of the reported illnesses and death is, but most of them reportedly happened after pets had eat 'jerkey treats from china. pet petco is the first store to announce this. >> a group of retired football players claim the nfl turned them into jungies. they say officials doped them. the player says the league illegally obtained and supplied the athletes with certain drugs and pain killers. they say doctors and trainers often never told them how bad their injuries were, but instead fed pills to them to mask the pain. in other words, skip the surgery. get back on the field. they say the teams also ignored the long-term effects of the drugs. some of

. >>> petco is removing all dog and cat treats made in china from its store shelves. the company says its taking that step as a precaution. the fda says it has received more than 1,000 reports of dogs that have died after eating treats made in china. more than 4800 reports of pets getting sick. the fda continues to investigate but it's going slowly. in the meantime, many veterinarians are advising pet owners to avoid buying treats from china. >> it seems like it's happening more frequently and in smaller breed dogs that are eating a lot of the jerky treats. we are seeing it in duck and sweet potato as well. >> petco is the first major pet supplier to say it's eliminating the imported treats. a company spokesman says safety concerns outweigh the lack of actual proof that the treats made in china are dangerous for pets. on our website at ktvu.com we have posted information on how to register a complaint about a pet treat. just look for the web link section on our front page. >>> it is the first for california. santa cruz county is banning fracking. the board of supervis

. >>> we have a fox news alert, petco pulling dog and cat treats made in china from its shelves. food products made there will be pulled from all 1,300 locations nationwide and online by the end of 2014. the fda has warned jerky products could be linked to illnesses in animals. i know my vet and my dog trainer have told me to stay away from those chinese-made products. >>> time to check in with shepard smith. >> if you go to petco and they sell you something for you dog, you would think it's not going to kill your dog. that should be a minimum. >> i know. i don't mean to laugh. but it sounds so obvious. >> really does. we'll have a follow-up on that in the next hour. this is 1,000 animals killed by a treat that you buy at the store and now finally we decide not to sell anything from china. >>> and more on the united states getting ready for the possible evacuation of you are o embassy in libya. t more than 200 marines on standby. libya is in the middle of one of its worst crises since moammar gadhafi got the boot. so what happens if the united states has to leave our embassy ther

the petco store chain pulling all dog and cat treats made in china off of their store shelves. the store chain says its taking that step as a precaution. the food and drug administration says it has received more than 100 reports of dogs that -- more than 1,000 reports of dogs that have died after eating treats from china. the fda is investigating all of this but it's going slowly. in the meantime many veterinarians are advising pet owners to avoid buying treats from china. >> it seems like it's happening frequently in smaller breed dogs. it's more than just chicken we are seeing it in duck and sweet potato as well. >> petco is the first major pet supplier that says it's eliminating these treats. on our channel 2 website ktvu.com we have posted information on how you can register a complaint about a pet treat. check it out. look for the web links section on the front page. >>> it is the first for california. santa cruz county is banning fracking. now the board of supervisors unanimously approved the ban. the vote is considered symbolic since there are no known oil leases in san

the guy says the dog was wearing a petco dog life vest. and the guy reaches and grabs the dog. watch him again. watch it, the dog didn't want to get wet. >> he goes in the water. that makes perfect sense. that's a cool little life vest too. has the handle on it there that you can grab on to. >> i wear one every day. i'm wearing one now. >> the dog jumped out. >> the constant battle, the battle between motorists and cyclists on the road. the battle continues in piedmont, alabama. the guy shooting this video is reportedly a man named keith maddox. he's not happy he's having to share the road. >> look right there. look at him. going to run him in the ditch. going to get it done. get him in the ditch. >> he is saying that these cyclists were backing up traffic, causing problems, keep watching. this isn't the only video. >> well, i want you to look again. ain't nobody making it work because you got this little piece of -- lord have mercy. lord. cuss, cuss. cuss, cuss. see? >> why would somebody yell cuss? >> he's not realizing how dangerous it is to be recording while he's trying to

store that cost the family $7,000 in bills today joey's family called to say since that story aired, petco reached out to settle the case the family had to sign a nondiscloe your agreement but say they're satisfied with the resolution. >> a former 49er filed a class action lawsuit in san francisco claiming nfl pumped players pull of painkillers to mask injuries and keep them in the game. he says the drugs that left kidneys functioning at only 30%. former quarterback jim mcman says he was given hundreds if not thousands of pills and never told about side affects. offensive lineman keith van horn says he played on a broken leg and wasn't told about the injury five years. he said he was fed painkillers to deal with the pain. former 49er roger craig among 600 retired playing reportedly suing scouts players say they never agreed to use of images for free, forever. and nfl films say they signed away rights when signing their football contracts. >> today the warriors introduced new head coach steve he's going to take over for mark jackson who led the warriors to consecutive playoffs for the first

. >> petco will stop selling pet treats made in china because so many have gotten sick. that have gotten ill or died tainted treats. the fda has been looking into it but hasn't determined why. they will be off the shelves by the end of the year. >> near a guy or girl who can't stop sneezing. just how germ-filled thens are. we showed six common air spain -- and e. coli. they found mrsa lasted longest on the seat back pocket while e. coli on the armrest. they remained on the surface for get this, over a week. >> i am not surprised. i try not to focus on that. >> just watch my hands and don't touch my face, mouth nose. oh the dry air many the cabin help it is loly bacteria survive. we are told the airlines are working on ways to minimize the risk. >> some call it the new agent orange, they're calling ill and many are dying. there's pho proven cost but vets and their families say they know why. >> that's the service hospital. she's proud to have served her country. at the air force base she was a combat stress therapist, familiar with action exposure to danger. >> you worry

petco told kpix 5 it is reviewing the medical bills and working with hartman on reaching a resolution. >>> california chrome will be allowed to wear nasal strips as he competes in the belmont stakes in three weeks. the horse is going for the triple crown. having already won the kentucky derby and the preakness. today, the new york racing association gave the green light. california chrome would be the first horse in 36 years to win the triple crown. >>> the nba has filed its formal charges against emailing battled clippers owner donald sterling. that vote scheduled on july 3rd whether the league will terminate his ownership. the league accuses sterling of damaging the nba and its teams by making racial comments somewhere fire screws in san diego fire. right now, four fires are still burning. the most destructive fire near san marcos is 89% contained. >>> about incredible story of one brave teen who risked his life to save a stranger's home. 17-year-old chris simmons has stopped to take photos of the san marcos fire. with people running away, simmons ran toward the burning hope. his bo

petco hopes to ends its by the end of this year. is not able to link directly any cat or dog deaths to treats made in china but it's received thousands of complaints including 1,000 or so that may have been related to dog and cat deaths related to the treats but no proof yet. >>> market up after a tough day yesterday. in the early going, so far dow is up 100 nasdaq up 19, s&p up 9, netflix shares up 1%. >> thank you. >> jason brooks from kcbs news, thank you. >>> marin county's muir beach is now off a list of imperiled bodies of water. the regional water quality control board had the beach on the list since 2006. the latest tests show water quality improved. experts say it's likely because of recent restoration work. >>> if you use interstate 280 in san francisco, get ready for detours. starting tomorrow night southbound lanes of 280 will be shut down from king street to the pennsylvania avenue on- ramp. the closure will last all weekend until tuesday morning. >>> just got a peek of the toll plaza at the bay bridge. not looking so s

petco and petsmart are putting an end to selling potentially deadly dog treats. the fda reports more than 1,000 dog deaths may be linked to toxic jerky treats imported from china. petsmart shares plunged 8% yesterday after the retailer cut its full year out look and missed on earnings.. there's plenty "more" earnings news to catch up on this morning.. tiffany sparkled with a 50% surge in profits on hot sales growth especially in asia. the stock rallied 8 dollars. target takes a hit. fallout from it's holiday data breach and poor performance at its canadian operations, sent profits down 16%. it's interim ceo promised fast changes at the retailer. wall street sent shares up 1%. and lowe's is rebounding from the brutal winter. despite missing estimates, lowe's says sales are better this month, which has it raising it's full year outlook. the stock closed above 45 dollars, down eleven cents. still to come: are traders unplugging from best buy ahead of earnings? find out in chart talk. plus... back in action....how the latest x-men sequal stacks up against the origina

. >>> this may cause you to do a double take at petco park. they went jurassic literally.who put out the first pitch right there. can you believe it? t rex did. actually this is a person part of the cirque du soleil, and it looks real. >> the legs though, a little bit. >> a little bit. >> it's still quite fascinating. >> it's amazing. >>> thanks for watching today. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. >>> could our commander in weak doesn't have what it takes to stair putin down. meanwhile putin told the ukrainians to withdraw all military units from the southeastern regions of their own country. that is bold. that is like telling your neighbor to withdraw to the couch because you want to annex the southeastern regions of his wife. >>> will russia stand down? a military exercises on ukraine's border open a diplomatic dialogue or a red herring from the kremlin. >>> america's most powerful voices unite to help free hundreds of school girls in nigeria. >>> the seattle seahawks richard sherman is no stranger to sharing his opinion. what the nfl quarterback is

petco will stop selling dog and cat treats made by china by the end of the year.da reports nearly 5,000 pet illnesses and 1,000 dog deaths are reportedly caused by eating jerky treats made in china. >>> general motors added store recalls yesterday covering 2.4 million cars and trucks. that makes 29 recalls totaling almost 14 million vehicles in the u.s. this year alone. gm hired 35 new safety investigators and says more recalls are likely in the future. >>> some other stories we're following, at least 118 people are dead in nigeria after two car bombs exploded in a city. the terrorist group is believed to be responsible and you know this is that same group that kidnapped 276 girls more than a month ago. >>> new rules at newark's airport following that near miss last month. one plane was cleared to land as another was cleared to take off on runway that's int-- runways t intersecreta stekts each other. the planes will no longer use that procedure. >>> the fbi having a tough time hiring hackers. here's why, applicants are disqualified from applying if they have smoke

. >>> all right, petco will stop selling dog and cat treats made in china by the end of the year. fda reports nearly 5,000 pet illnesses and 1,000 dog deaths after eating jerky treats made in china. >>> gm adding recalls covering 2.4 million cars and trucks. that makes 29 recalls totalling almost 14 million vehicles in the u.s. this year alone. gm has hired 35 new safety investigators and says more recalls are likely in the future. >>> google putting aside 20 to $30 billion to buy foreign companies and overseas rights held outside the u.s. google has also overtaken apple as the most valuable brand but not when it comes to cash on hand. it had $59 billion to apple's $150 billion. >>> paul mccartney falls ill, cancels concerts. plus we have enough sports highlights to fill your wednesday morning, so don't go anywhere. e cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets fine lines and wrinkles with the fastest retinol formula available. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. one week? thi

since the story aired petco agreed to settle the case. >> let's get a check on the forecast now. >> yes. >> gorgeous outside. >> it s more you think of weather as unusual, more i'm beginning to think of it as the new usual. >> yes. >> perhaps. >> it's gorgeous out there. this is a view of it we have sunny skies at the moment. speaking of clouds how about that low brought us unstable weather in nevada now kicking up showers and thundershowers and some snow just an inch and a half with lower elevations. still, sw may 20th. winter weather advisory for much of the sierra. here is a live view of our clouds stacked up at t coast looking westward. 69 in san jess yeah. morgan hill, 65. half moon bay, 57 degrees here is a beautiful s over the bay. napa, 70. 72 fairfield. 69 livermore, another live view of low clouds along the coastline. forecast features will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy tonight. wa pattern beginning tomorrow. and that continues througho the memorial day holiday weekend. you can e=ju heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that'

well, now, both petco and petsmart say they will have the treats from china out of their stores by the end of this year. >>> and google has overtaken apple as the world's most valuable brand, according to a new ranking by "forbes." the tech giant grew 40% last year and is now worth $159 billion. apple was bumped to number two, followed by ibm. >>> when we come back, ticket to infection. disturbing, new information about the amount of bacteria hitching rides on passenger planes. >>> and a protective parent on a busy highway that's making for a viral video this morning. sfx: car unlock beep. vo: david's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. the next time you rent a dvd, don't bother rewinding it. the way i see it, it's the next guy's problem. oh, larry. she thinks i'm crazy. mm-hmm. but would a crazy person save 15% on car insurance in just 15 minutes? [ chuckles ] [ male announcer ] 15 minutes for

your dog gets a hold of a toxic treat. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, th >>> consumerwatch went after him and now petco says it is going to stop selling all pet treats made in china by the end of the year. the chain stays there are fears that the treats are making cats and dogs sick. we have been reporting on thousands of pets getting ill or dying even after eating treats made in china. the fda launched an investigation late last near but hasn't figured out which specific ingredient is the culprit. vets are seeing a spike in pot poisoning among dogs. consumerwatch reporter julie watts tells us the problem is bad in california. over she is acting crazy. >> reporter: they are the kind of pet videos that shouldn't go viral. dogs staggering shakerring and falling over after eating marijuana intended for human consumption. >> but veteran sean wells insists there's nothing funny about it. >> it's a drug like any other prescribed drug and can be serious. >> reporter: he and other vets say more and more pets are getting into their owner's pot. >> we seen 2 to 3 cases a week up from one case a month years ago.

since the story aired petco agreed to settle the case. >> let's get a check on the forecast now. >> yes >> gorgeous outside. >> it s more you think of weather as unusual, more i'm beginning to think of it as the new usual. >> yes. >> perhaps. >> it's gorgeous out there. this is a view of it we have sunny skies at the moment. speaking of clouds how about that low brought us unstable weather in nevada now kicking up showers and thundershowers and some snow just an inch and a half with lower elevations. still, snow may 20th. winter weather advisory for much of the sierra. here is a live view of our clouds stacked up at the coast looking westward. 69 in san jess yeah. morgan hill, 65. half moon bay, 57 degrees here is a beautiful sky over the bay. napa, 70. 72 fairfield. 69 livermore, another live view of low clouds along the coastline. forecast features will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy tonight. warm pattern beginning tomorrow. and that continues throughout the memorial day holiday weekend. you can see=ju did you hear about the what's that?le ice cream man? he who loves eating monster

long before petco and petsmart. >> pam: the owner of oakland based pet food express says it was the rightion. saying he's made it his mission to sell only healthy pet products. he called it an important health choice for his own dogs *and his customers. >> pam: pet food express says when shopping for healthy treats.read the labels and make sure meat is the first ingredient. also avoid unspecified byproducts and artificial colors and flavors. >> what should i carry it for customers. a year ago i decided not to feed my pet chinese pet treats. >> jacqueline: it was warmer out there today just as we expected three to eight degrees warmer back in the '80s for inland valleys we hit the '80s also in san rafael and came close in redwood city and sunnyvale was 77 degrees. the fog was very persistent this afternoon. turning over downtown san francisco. 66 and livermore. showing some high clouds come in and predict their impact in the sacramento valley drying out at the sierra. mostly local coverage. as look ahead to the wednesday clear skies another several degrees warmer expected to mount. and tha

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and petco said they're doing the same thing. they have linked toxic chinese treats to the deaths of more than 1,000 dogs. the feds say they do not know the exact cause of those deaths or the cause of some 5,000 reported pet illnesses, but they say in most of the cases the animals had eaten chicken, duck or sweet potato treats from china. a spokesperson from petsmart said the company plans to pull the product by next year. if you have any in your treat jar, time to think about it. >>> a more in southern california is the prime suspect after cops say they found her three little girls dead lying in a pool of blood next to her. we'll tell you about the phone call the more is said to have made just before everything went down. >>> plus, a school bus driver managed to escape just before the whole thing went up in flames. the video we'll show you, that's coming up. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small cap

. >>> petco will stop selling dog and cat treats made in china by end of the year after the treats were lamed for deaths of a thousand dogs and 4,400 other pets getting sick. investigators can not determine the cause. america america will have more on the story at 7:00. >>> fbi could be getting ready tolessen up the pot policy for employees. fbi director announced this week that the agency is having trouble recruiting talented computer programmers because too many like smoking marijuana. he needs to hire a work force to compete with cyber criminals but some of the kids want to smoke weed. f.b.i. policy bars employment to anyone who has smoked pot in past three years. >> will she or won't she run for president? that is the question hillary clinton will likely face when she sits down with diane sawyer interviewing june 19 coinciding with the release of clinton's new book. many think the book is setting up an announcement for a run in 2016. the former secretary of state is the leading democratic contender. after the interview, robin roberts has the first live interview june 10 on gma. >> m

she's not modeling for petco. there isn't like a parade of kitties that she can lead. >> yeah. there's no cat fancy cover. >> exactly. >> that should have been it. the cat fancy should be all over it. >> or like a lifetime play for fancy feast. something. >> next week she's dancing with the pussycat dolls in vegas. that's something. >> oh, all right. >> like tara's imbittered ex-husband is going to show up. >> andy, before we move on, i want to ask you a question because you're our cat expert. what should have been the award for the cat like a giant carpet tree i don't think any rewards are necessary. i think tara did the right thing because it was the right thing to do. >> that's right heroes don't get rewards. their patients get rewards. heroes are usually dead. i hope your mom enjoys this. >> thank you for that. all right should pot heads become pot feds. the fbi might have to okay thc if it hopes to defeat cyber crime. the bureau needs hackers. it has nearly 2000 positions but is struggling to fill them. the rules state they have to sustain from smoking marijuana three year

pet food petco says it will no longer sell dog and cat treats made in china in its 13 stores by the ends because of fears that treats are making pets sick. the u.s. food & drug administration has been giving warnings since 2007 of the risks of chinese treats made by chicken and duck. just this past month the fda said it had received 4800 illnesses of pets being sick. the cause of the illnesses are under investigation. >> the fda received more than a thousand reports of dog deaths. >> cnn lina matello talks to one woman who nearly lost her pet to these toxic treats. >> reporter: meet sadie from florida whose brush with death still haunts her owner. >> she started throwing up blood. she started passing blood. she actually was throwing up blood clots that looked like pieces of liver. >> reporter: sadie's vet thought it was due to the treats. >> i was devastated. i almost started crying in his office. i thought, i killed my dog. i had no way of knowing that. you go to the store, you look at chicken treats. they looked like something i would eat myself. >> reporter: it turns out sadie is not

. >>> listen up, pet smart and petco are finally stopping the sale of potentially dangerous chinese-made dog and cat treats. why are these treats still on the shelves? we have a dog on set today. stay tuned. >> this is a test. >> this is a alright. let's share the news tomorrow. test morrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow. when csx trains move forward, so does the rest of the economy. csx. how tomorrow moves. gerri: the massive multibillion-dollar plan to construct a new headquarters of the department of homeland security. the one you are going to pay for is over budget and behind schedule and there's words that may never even get built. what is going on? to me now is guy benson. it's always great to have you on set here with us. so this thing is totally out of control. the costs are almost doubling. we don't know if it will ever even happen. if you are really worried about this, wouldn't you have done a? >> just and maybe it is time to cut this. origina

. >>> well, last night san diego's petco park looked more like jurassic park. there was a dinosaur on the pitching mound. a rex threwout the first pitch at yesterday's padres/royals game. that must not be easy with those tiny arms there. but he did it. the dinosaur baby-t was at the game promoting the walking with dinosaurs stage show. it's touring around the country. >> so realistic looking. >> you can't tell it no. >> no, exactly. >> you want to throw out the pitch, go ahead. >> all right. >>> developing news from the south bay, we first reported 40 minutes ago, two people have died in a fire at a sunnyvale mobile home park. we're getting new information from the scene of this morning's tragedy. >> reporter: we're live in daneville where school officials are talking -- speaking out about threatening messages found at two schools. we'll tell you what precautions everyone here is taking. >>> san jose, the south bay, we have slow traffic for you. and as you can see, this is a live picture of northbound interstate 280 at the 17 interchange. it's pretty slow and c

petco is going to stop selling pet treats made in china. owners have complained for years the food was making their cats and dogs sick. the treats should be gone by the end of the year. enjoy the bowl of cereal while you can, cereal prices could go up in the next 15 years because of climate change. the group says frosted flakes and corn flakes could cost 30 percent more. >> between that and electric car charging companies is threatening for put the brakes on nissan another is using the program to gain information on charge customers but the company denies the claim. they have 17,000 chargeers nationwide and nissan says the promotion will continue. >> google is beefing up overseas bank accounts and may use the money to buy foreign companies and technology rights. in documents filed with the securities and exchange commission google revealed that it is putting aside between $20 billion and $30 billion for make the acquisition and did not say which properties were on the table or when the purchases could happen. no comment on anything else abo

and he says the team's "petco park" has a lot more space, better locker rooms, and generally better facilitiesyers and fans alike. a stolen van belonging to a rock band from brooklyn has been found, but many items that were inside are still missing. the band "go deep" was in wicker park for a performance, when their touring van was taken wednesday night with all of their equipment still inside. they say the guitars, computers, hard drives and personal belongings were worth about 25-thousand dollars. member danny rico also says he lost the only copies of a solo album he's been working on for six years. >> it feels like such a loss of just one get it back. >>the band has canceled their upcoming shows and is continuing to search for their equipment. these are pictures of some of the missing items. o-j simpson filed a new appeal to the nevada supreme court over his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. simpson's lawyers submitted new legal documents yesterday seeking his release from prison. simpson claims the trial clouded by his notoriety from the murder trial of his ex-wife and her boyfriend

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last week, petsmart and petco announced they will no longer sell jerky treats made in china. >>> happening today, the navy will give an update on possible radiation contamination on treasure island. earlier this year, the u.s. navy announced it will test all of the homes on the island for elevated radiation levels. that came after the discovery of radioactive items found near homes where about 2000 people now live. the u.s. navy once used the same area as a toxic trash pit. an update on that testing is scheduled to be given at the casa de la vista building starting at 10:00 a.m. in the morning. >>> napa's bottle rocket music festival is under way and so far, it appears to be more successful than last year. ♪ >> it is estimated that up to 25,000 people will head to the wine country to hear 60 artists take the stage. this is the event's second year, but it almost didn't happen. last year, the festival lost millions of dollars. so this year, new promoters had to pay the bands, the city, and other vendors in advance. >> everybody told us we are crazy, and we probably were. could you really boo