how did we know the children were being poisoned? melissa mayes and her neighbor, she's not a college graduate like me. she's just a mom who really wants to fight hard to rebuild flint. so she went to the pediatrician and said check the lead levels of the children coming in here, there's something wrong. mona did. she goes, oh, my gosh, something's wrong. when we talk about this, all of these people who have ph.d.s and different sort of professional credentials are all taking about this, but really it's melissa mayes, it's the flint coalition who raised the flag who take out of their pocket every single day to do sampleing. our government, they put filters on people's homes. and said don't worry about it. except their hot water heaters are filled with arsenic and lord knows what else is in there. this is 35 years after love canal and we're still poisoning people. how dare we as a country. and it's not just flint, michigan. in st. louis, missouri, two landfills, or one super fund site. one is burning beneath the ground. it's an old ga

the liquid can cause poisoning by being absorbed through a child's skin.d' most of the children weresoned by swallowing the liquid.. >> coma, seizures and respiratory arrest which is when a child stops breathing. bre we had one death due to exposuro to liquid nick teen. >> reporter: he says e sighs ars not regulated. the government, liquid nick teen comes kin candy and fruit fru flavors that at track >> the top is not child resistant. it can be easily removed. parents have to remember to putt thiso up a wayne out of the sie of children in a locked cabinet he's urging fda to take immediate yacht action beforeor more children are poisoned. >> new york city mayor is calling for a boycott against chick-fil-a. >> discouraging people from patron knifing a new york chick-fil-a because of their the views on lgbt issues. the company's politics will notn come between them and the food they love so much. >> i don't support that but. but >> and he said we shouldn't, so, i take that as issued i should.o >> i'm vaguely aware of his religious and family val using, but i'm going in there for sandwic

in florida alone, more than a quart of all poisonings are children under 5. steve osunsami, abc, atlanta. >> frightening. coming up in our next half hour, the new warning about virus. mosquitoes infected will be here within weeks. a new report reveals not all mosquito sprays are created equally. >> the curtain has gone down on season 22 of "dancing with the stars." the latest from hollywood next. noinls "world ne ♪ dance, darngs dance ain't nobody keep dangerous ♪ >> so just dance, dance, dance. >> dance indeed. on last night's season finale of dancing with the stars it was about way more than dancing. > it was an emotional night. nyle dimarco capping off what some are calling the comoest competitive season in years. >> lauren lyster has the latest from hollywood for good morning. >> tonight's show had big performances. a reunion of all contestants and, of course, the winner was crowned. a star studded finale for season 22's "dancing with the stars." enough for multiple stages and los angeles rooftops. with all 12 original celebrity contestants back out on th

. >> and manageable -- unmanagable weeds and poison ivy and goats are taking care of the problem. people could be earning a living. >> with an apartment overlooking prospect park. >> although this was done secretly and then said to have 90 days to get out. i am not moving as far as i am concerned. >> can you feel the passion and emotion? [bleep] trump. [bleep] donald trump like it is even riding. i did see one only supporter flying aid trump flag so i will go catch up with him. you are the brave souls. >> they're over there and i am offered here. >> so why are you such a huge trump san? >> we are all angry and we want america great again. >> there are some pretty ingenious lines. -- signs. [cheers and applause] you have a science that says american horror story trump 2016 and that is what he has to face as he tries to raise funds for defender -- governor christie and also raise money for the republican party here in the state of new jersey. a little late his ignorance and is racism and his policies. >> weiss receptive as president? >> let me tell you think. is a strong campaign th

am i drank that coffee and were poisoned by it? >> yes. >> he did that.s what he did and he has to -- he has to be arrested and face charges for what he did. but in the meantime most importantly the people of flint have got to be drinking clean water and that's not happening, nothing that was said today is going to make that happen tomorrow or next week or next month and after that -- if we do get this fixed, how much are the value -- how much is the value of a house in flint right now. do you know what it is? zero. anybody out there listening to me right now want to go buy a house in flint? anybody want to bring their business to flint and create jobs there? the city has been destroyed by this, by the efforts of this governor, the efforts he wanted to make sure the rich to get a tax break and then took away from the poor so he could provide that tax break. and we need president obama to step up and do something right now. not just tell us how he's got our back and he feels bad for us and, look, i'll drink a little sip of water here. that's not what we ne

the big issue is dead animals, poisons and the environment environment damage left behind. the four on 2 will be right back. >>> san francisco's interim police chief promised a review of the department's policies one day after he was named to take over for chief greg suhr. tony chaplain has been with the department for 26 years and has run the homicide division. he says that no one should doubt the commitment to changing the culture and to reduce the tragedies like yesterday's deadly shooting of an unarmed woman in a stolen car. >> my priorities are reforms and the department of justice collaborative review process has begun. we got ideas of some of the ideas that we need to fix. the reforms have been implemented. some of them and the rest we are going to push them out. >> well after that press conference, chaplin will meet with mayor lee. the mayor stressed that reforms will be carried out as quickly as possible. police chief greg suhr resigned after the 3rd fighting shooting since december. a sergeant shot and killed a 27- year-old suspect in the bay view. african-america

how did we know the children were being poisoned? melissa mayes and her neighbor, she's not a college graduate like me. she's just a mom who really wants to fight hard to rebuild flint. so she went to the pediatrician and said check the lead levels of the children coming in here, there's something wrong. mona did. she goes, oh, my gosh, something's wrong. when we talk about this, all of these people who have ph.d.s and different sort of professional credentials are all taking about this, but really it's melissa mayes, it's the flint coalition who raised the flag who take out of their pocket every single day to do sampling. our government, they put filters on people's homes. and said don't worry about it. except their hot water heaters are filled with arsenic and lord knows what else is in there. this is 35 years after love canal and we're still poisoning people. how dare we as a country. and it's not just flint, michigan. in st. louis, missouri, two landfills, or one super fund site. one is burning beneath the ground. it's an old gar

this is not your normal food poisoning. the f.b.i.rrested this man who they say admitted to spraying a mixture of hand sanitizer and rat poison on produce at three ann arbor-area grocery stores. that's a deadly combination. and now there are fears they may have done it in other stores as well. >> he has indicated that in the last couple of weeks he's been in a couple of other grocery stores. so we have notified them. melanie: the contamination is thought to have taken place over the past two weeks. while there's no indication of terrorism, sources say this man may have had mental issues. and coming up on abc 7 news noon -- the best way to combat the zika virus, the top repellents that experts say will keep the mosquit melanie: 7 is on your side with the best way to combat mosquitoes. consumer reports tested 15 insect repel ants, and they found that sawer insect repel ant and off deep woods 8 were the most effective. however, a university of maryland professor known as the bug guy says repellent in clothing is the safest route. >> mosq

my worst nightmare when i go to a grocery store, that some nut sprayed mouse poison of the produce.appened. get ready. >>> i told you a lot of earnings have come out but we follow those who have a barometer on society, tremendousworks among -- dreamworks among them. the shrek series, being scooped up with comcast. out with bigger numbers. but part of pattern we're seeing emergency some media stocks that show when it come's to you and me and what we'll pay for, going tout movies and events, we're willing to do it but have to find the right opportunity and venue. >>> keeping an eye on this. a michigan man arraigned on fourth felony charges for allegedly spraying mouse poison on foods. >> reporter: authorities release ed the suggest's named, facing four felony counsels of food poisoning help went into four stores and sprayed a combination of mouse poison and hand cleaner's salad bars and self-serve food. surveillance video shows the man carrying a red basket walking down aisles and was identified guy a number of shoppers who tip off police. he targeted whole foods, meijer, and plumb ma

in just a month in 2014 synthetic or one of poisoned more than 200 people in my home state of colorado and killed at least one. the arapahoe district attorney described people trying to cut their own heads off and set themselves on fire after using synthetic drugs. in my state these drugs have been marketed as synthetic marijuana and sold at tobacco shops and convenience stores often for a profit of 30% or more. it is big business in these manufactures are profiting off of our misery. i think the witnesses for appearing before the separate exam or to their participation. i now recognize the ranking member of the full committee mr. conyers of michigan for his opening statement. >> enqueue mr. chairman and i welcome the witnesses, look forward to an important discussion. we are going to talk about synthetic drugs, a problem that is primarily affecting adolescents and young adults. i wish to welcome our witnesses and express my gratitude to them for taking time to come here to offer their personal experiences and insight. the abuse of synthetic drugs or designer drugs has been recognized

and an arrest was made after a man was seen putting poison produce. >>> an man was shot in philadelphia after he refused to stop. gray hall is live with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: hi sara, we are waiting to hear back from police with an update on this. it ended right here when the driver slammed into a row of parked cars. that driver was dead and right now police are connecting the dots trying to figure out what led to the shooting. one man is dead after a police involved shooting in the overbrook section of philadelphia. after getting calls of a suspicious van in the area. >> police received several calls about a car occupied by a male in the area. they were college students and were concerned about the male casing the particular area. >> officers noticed the van and called for backup to pull it over. they surrounded the vehicle on foot and that is when they say that the man inside started to drive towards officers. one officer fired several shot. >> they got out and told him to stop and he tries to flee from them and trapped an officer with the car and he did not f

in just a month in 2014 synthetic or one of poisoned more than 200 people in my home state of colorado and killed at least one. the arapahoe district attorney described people trying to cut their own heads off and set themselves on fire after using synthetic drugs. in my state these drugs have been marketed as synthetic marijuana and sold at tobacco shops and convenience stores often for a profit of 30% or more. it is big business in these manufactures are profiting off of our misery. i think the witnesses for appearing before the separate exam or to their participation. i now recognize the ranking member of the full committee mr. conyers of michigan for his opening statement. >> enqueue mr. chairman and i welcome the witnesses, look forward to an important discussion. we are going to talk about synthetic drugs, a problem that is primarily affecting adolescents and young adults. i wish to welcome our witnesses and express my gratitude to them for taking time to come here to offer their personal experiences and insight. the abuse of synthetic drugs or designer drugs has been recognized

the poisoning we are seeing are banned in this country because so toxic, e.p.a.a decade ago. >> the farradan and metafos spread on the ground and leaves. >> to kill anything that comes on to the marijuana. it smells rodents, small game, big game, like bear, deer, mountain lions, the protected mountain lion in california pretty much everything that ingests or breathes it near the plant can die. >> fish and wildlife provided video showing dead wildlife. some that ingested the poison died almost immediately >> it's not just the animals on land but the ones in water. for example, the endangered california steelhead trout, so scarce that fish and wildlife say that each fish is worth several thousand dollar. these, too, can be killed if the pollute pollutants seep through. >> they are hoisted to be buried. >> if -- if we leave these out in the wild, all of those poisons will wash into the and joaquin river many they'll sill more fish, poison more water. >> officials worry what can kill animals can do the same to people who unknowingly by pot. for the next several month

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most kids get poisoning from paint in the homes. cleaning your floors, your windows, the places that when that led paint chips and turns into dust, that's where it settles and where kids ingest it. >> anything we can do to keep our kids safe. >> thank you so much. find more information on the investigators, living with lead, the series, up right now on, nbc 10 app. >>> we transition to breaking news in. a man convicted in the beating and strangulation death of his college freshman girlfriend. the 22-year-old was found guilty of third degree murder. the 18-year-old was found dead near millersville university dorm room last year. she was also from chester county. >>> right now at 5:00, more than a dozen school children are checked out at the hospital after the bus they were on was hit by a car around 2:30 this afternoon in spring township. a car ran into the back of the bus. 17 kids suffered bumps and bruises. there's no word yet if any charges have been filed in the case. >>> today, a second person died because of a crash on a wet ph

the foreign-based manufactures into the thick pied piper's of this poison often operate with impunity because they exploit loopholes in the analogue provisions of the controlled substances act and capitalize on the lengthy resource intensive reactive process required to schedule either permanently or temporarily these dangerous substances. as we speak from help chemists in foreign countries are tweaking the molecular structural structure keeping the same properties that the controlled substance helping the manufactures and distributors avoid criminal exposure because of the altered molecular structure. we see these newly-created synthetic drugs by the dozens every year. important to remember these new dangerous substances get piled on top of the hundreds we have determined need to be controlled based on overdoses, deaths and law enforcement encounters. dea moves to temporary schedule as many of us growing that luck as quickly as we can fit for each substance that process averages between three and four months. once temporarily scheduled we seek hhs evaluation for permit scheduling a p

he agreed to try something called spice, a synthetic poison, and that was the result. the second photo. after many days in the hospital with our son in a coma. he was ultimately declared rating dead. -- he was ultimately declared dead. connor died in july 2014. [choking up] after one smoke of a legal high, purchased at a legal store. at the time, we were unaware of this, and made the decision to share our story publicly, to be painfully transparent and naked with our tragedy, with a simple hope that it might change one person's life, might spare them and their family the horrific circumstances that we were facing and now live with each day. since the death of our son, 671 days ago, we met far too many parents who lost their children to synthetic drugs like spice. through our outreach efforts over the past 671 days, we have communicated with hundreds of thousands of people throughout the united states and the world who have lost loved ones or had their lives tragically destroyed by synthetic drugs. unfortunately, what happened to connor is not unique. far too many peopl

pois the man spotted spraying rat poison on to food, that's right.tors saying that's not the only store that he hit. and in the hot seat, hillary clinton's closest confidant goes one-on-one with the fbi. the new and released e-mails that show how uma really feels about the former secretary of state. >>> first on this day in history in 1937 german air ship hindenberg caught fire while knocking at an air station in new jersey killing 36 people. >>> and dwight eisenhower signed the second civil rights act passed in the 20th century. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> it's friday, may 6th. donald trump hitting hillary clinton where it hurts, in coal country.

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the poisons are banned in the country because they are so toxic.he epa banned them over a decade ago. >> reporter: and pesticides spread on the marijuana plant leaves and on the ground in the area. >> to kill anything that comes onto the marijuana to try to it or disturb it. so it kills rodents, small game, big game like bears, deer, mountain lions. the protected mountain lion in california. pretty much anything that ingests it or even breeds it. near the plants can die. >> reporter: fish and wildlife provided video showing dead animals including these rabbits. norris said they likely drank water tainted with the band pesticides and died almost immediately. >> poison or something. not just the animals on the land at risk from these cartel growers but also the ones in the water. >> reporter: for example the endangered california steelhead trout, so scarce fiction wildlife experts say each fish is worth several thousand dollars. they too can be killed with these pollutants seeping into the water. hours after the raid and arrest, deputies start the ne

victims of lead paint poisoning had told us that they had been tricked out of millions of dollars in settlement money. well, today, maryland's attorney general sued several finance companies, and he sat down with one reporter, anna werner. >> this set of circumstances makes my blood boil. >> reporter: for maryland attorney general brian frosh, the conclusion, after a seven-month investigation, is clear: >> it looks to me like sophisticated and very aggressive folks targeting the most vulnerable people in our society, people who are poor, people who are cognitively impaired, and people who are young and unsophisticated. >> reporter: he's now suing access funding and related entities, alleging they duped at least 74 victims of lead paint poisoning in baltimore, people like crystal linton, who suffered lead poisoning as a child and was left functionally illiterate. to safeguard her future she received a $630,000 settlement. but after getting fliers from companies promising quick cash of course lynton sold her future payment stream, then valued at $408, 000, for just $66,000, some of it

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we're talking about poisoning at a grocery store.one man is behind bars after a sinister prank. >>> and did the suspect know right from wrong when he killed a virginia college student. >>> and a frightening threat from a student to a teacher at know you're budgeted for the expected, know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. the one word behind all the guidance we provide, tools we create, and services we offer. because when you have insight, you know. >>> a viral video that is just hard to watch for any educator, or any of us really. >> high school student, caught on camera, cursing out and threatening a teacher. now that, bad behavior could have easily gotten out of control if it weren't for the teacher's calm reaction. this all happened at baloo high school in southeast. that's with we find delia gonsalves -- goncalves. >> a lot of the studen

. >>> a man in central pennsylvania facing charges for trying to poison a bear.ame wardens say 76-year-old marvin johnson tried to poison the animal after it damaged his property. the columbia county man is accused of of putting out trace of bread soaked in antifreeze. he's now facing four game violation citation. >>> scary moment for local couple -- employee called on camera police are looking for this guy who point add handgun den manned money at j and a breakfast and deli on elmwood avenue in southwest philly much after taking money from the register the suspect took off west on elmwood avenue. he's described as a black also is male with medium build around 20 years old. if you recognize him call police. >>> atlantic city could run out of and in a matter of days, and right now there's no relief in sight. first today some sort of meet wog happen on friday between new jersey state senate president steve sweeney and assembly speaker vincent pre yet tow. rumor had it they were going to figure out a compromise to save atlantic city from running out of cash. well, s

do not use them around kids and store the national poison hot line number in your cell phone or postt, write were it down or put it near your home phone. >> that is good advice. >>> more than two weeks ago 16 year-old amy joyner francis was attacked and killed inside a bathroom in wilmington high school. >> three morning three teens have been charged in connection with her death. dave kinchen is live in wilmington with the very latest on this. >> reporter: good morning, chris and lauren. the these charges surround three girls hoff been suspended ever since the day, that amy joyner francis, died, following this incident, at howard high school of technology. now those girls are facing criminal charges, the delaware department of justice charging a 15 year-old girl with criminal negligent homicide, and two others were lesser charges of conspiracy, fox 29 is not naming them because they are juveniles, amy is an honor role student, who died an hour and a half after an planned assault by three classmates in the school bathroom. investigators say an autopsy revealed that amy, did not, die f

people like crystal linton, suffered lead poisoning as a child and left functionally illiterate to. safe guard her future she received a $630,000 structured settlement guaranteeing monthly checks for 40 years. but after getting fliers from companies, promising quick cash, linton sold her future payment stream then valued at $40 #,000 for just $66,000. some of it to access funding. >> do you feel like you understood? >> no. >> how it worked? >> no. >> you don't know how you signed away your money essentially? >> no. ep money was gone. >> it hurts. >> it was exploitation in its worst form. >> reporter: the attorney general says $17 million in payments to victims vanished. now through the lawsuit, he is trying to get their money back. >> what would you say to people who say, hey, you know what, these people are adults. they made their own decisions to sell these settlements that's life. >> sadly that may end up being the case for many of these people. >> reporter: attorney earl nesbitt with national aassociate yags of settlement purchasers and represents some companies in court. >> it

we're poisoning our children. okay? country poisons its children, and it spends trillions of dollars going out in the world and fighting all over the world but we don't have the little bit of money to put the phosphates in the water to protect the pipes -- okay, we have a serious crisis of morality in our country. and this guy is morally impaired, that he would let this happen, that it would even come into his purview. can you imagine? >> there are others who ascribe blame on several levels saying the e.p.a. had some role in this as well and i think with the investigations that are ongoing there may be lots more that unravels. the president himself saying he would be beside himself if he were a parent. i appreciate you coming by to talk about this critical issue. and van jones thank you as well. do appreciate it. >>> if you want to get involved, you can check out green for all.org, an organization cofounded by our own van jones. its mission, building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty

there was a poison dart gun passed from william colby to the senators. >> there was a bit of criticism that the committee used that weapon, that it was used as a kind of prop and it sensationalized a very serious subject. i always think about congressional hearings as -- they present a challenge for members of congress. members of congress used congressional hearings typically as a way to educate the american public about a particular set of issues that they think are important. sometimes to shape public opinion, sometimes to shape the opinion of members of congress. typically because they have a recommendation in mind down the road and they want to use that situation with the press involved to let the american public know what's going on. so there was internal debate about the usefulness of that dart gun. internal debate among members of the committee as well as the staff. should senator church wield that weapon in front of the cameras. there were hundreds of photos taken, splashed across the newspapers and played very well on the televised hearings. and i think that ultimately becaus

speaker ryan: because i think the president poisoned the well. i know that sounds like a finger-pointing exercise. this is an immigration system that needs to be fixed. this is a nation of immigrants. my name is ryan. i'm here because of potato growers in ireland. our family made it, and each generation has had more opportunities. that is a beautiful story this country. we had an opportunity in the last session that we lost. to get immigration reform. we asked the president don't do this decisive executive order. work with us. what did the president two? before we even started the new session with the new congress, he did this executive order. which throws into a court battle which we just had oral arguments yesterday. as soon as soon as he made the move, he throws into a court battle over constitutionality of the executive branch going alone and writing laws without congress writing those laws. we knew that the well would be poisoned, and yes perhaps a political advantage is being happier, but there is an opportunity that had been lost now becau

it's the top one by animal poison control.e osunsami has more. >> reporter: good morning, to you, george. the main thing they need to remember, the sago palm, you can find it in garden center as cross the country. it looks innocent enough but this one plant is responsible for a spike in poisonings. take a look at this everyday pl america. it's the sago palm and one small bite from its leaves is enough to kill. >> one or two seeds is enough to kill a dog. >> reporter: tiffany and taylor smith lost a piece of their heart when their bulldog walter dies two days before christmas 2014. >> we never knew what happened to walter. >> reporter: but it all made sense when history repeated itself with their new puppy wilbur suffering seizures hours after they saw him chewing on a sago palm. >> he googled it. >> the first thing i saw poison control and emergency vet. >> veterinarian came in and said he has a 50/50 chance. he was already in stage 3 liver failure. >> reporter: this time their dog survived. >> is this one of the most difficul

a man is arrested for trying to poison food at several grocery stores. and millions of additional vehicles could be included in an expanded recall. and the big story on "action news" is the investigation into the shooting of a man by a philadelphia police officer. the man was killed driving a minivan in overbrook last night. now investigators are trying to figure out if the shooting was justified. >> reporter: we are waiting for a new update from police but what we foe is four shots were fired by a police officer. and the gun fire killed the man driving the minivan. they saw the minivan and called because they thought it was suspicious and maybe casing the neighborhood. marked cruisers and officers were in uniform and four of them were at the scene. it all unfolded here at the intersection of lancaster and overbrook. the shooting happened on the other side of the block but the minivan went to this side of the block and crashed into the vehicles causing a chain reaction. >> preliminary reports indicate that the driver of this minivan was acting suspicious

. >> have you brought with you some of those devices which would have enabled the cia to use this poison for killing people? >> we have indeed. >> don't point it at me. i wonder -- does this -- does this pistol fire the dart? >> yes, it does, mr. chairman. the round thing at the top is obviously the sight. the rest of it is practically a normal .45, although it is special. however, it works with electricity. there is a battery in the handle and it fires a small dart. >> when it fires, it fires silently? >> almost silently, yes. very little -- >> what range does it have? 100 meters, i believe. about 100 yards, 100 meters. >> about 100 meters range in. >> right. >> the dart, itself, when it strikes the target, does the target know it has been hit and is about to die? >> that depends, mr. chairman on the particular dart used. there are different kind that is were used in various weapon systems and a special one was developed, which, potentially, would be able to enter the target without perception. >> without perception. >> right. >> did you find such darts in the library -- in the laborato

the whole city's water was poisoned.hole city's people were poisoned by lead, and the state government wouldn't listen to them hollering about it for a solid year and a half. while they waited, they did hear from somebody they didn't expect to hear from. if president obama's visit did nothing else, it got the governor to do something he has never done before. today, governor snyder went to flint, and spoke to residents. he has dropped in unannounced to meet with small groups, gone to people's kitchens to drink water. to talk to the people of flint publicly, the governor sends his lieutenant governor. somebody else from the administration. he does not go to town hall himself. today, with the president in town, he felt compelled to go himself. watch what happened. [ audience booing ] >> let me begin. good afternoon. [ audience booing ] >> let me begin. good afternoon. it went on like that for a more minutes, until he fortuned his remarks quickly and stepped off stage. president obama did arrive, the president spoke for nea

. >> they found tremendous quantities of potassium cyanide poison. it had been mixed with kool-aid.ople voluntarily drank the poison. but other people were either coerced, brainwashed or took it against their will. they were murdered. >> i was lifted into this medevac plane, and i was so grateful. >> good evening. the searching american soldiers have finished counting the bodies in jonestown, guyana. 910 died in the poison ritual of the people's temple last week. >> this was americans killing other americans and themselves. what a lovely home you have. is this your family? yea, that's my daughter, my son, and that's my... hey, kool-aid man! ...husband. oh yeah!!! [ crashing ] [ electricity crackles ] hey at least you got your homeowners insurance through progressive. by bundling it with your car insurance you saved a ton! yeah. do you want to see the rest of the house? -i can actually see a lot of it. -oh. it's good for you, but still somehow tastes amazing. it doesn't make sense. kind of like your echo having a cheeky british accent. hellooo! 'ello! you saucy tart! >>> there were a

that's according to an analysis of calls to the national poison data system. experts say that the increase is likely because of the explosive popularity of e- cigarettes. >>> if you think you have no time to get fit, think again. 60 seconds of high intensity activity does as much good as 45 minutes of a moderate workout. that's according to a study in canada. researchers found that people who did three 20 second bursts on a bike over a ten minute period saw similar results as people that did 45 minutes of continuous cycling at a moderate pace. pretty good right? i can do 60 seconds. >> anyone can. >>> all right, the big award golden state warriors' star stef curvy getting this week. >> plus, where you can go tonight to catch the playoff match-up. >> and we want to invite all you pet lovers out there send us your questions about their health and well-being. just e-mail pets@kpix.com. and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday here at noon. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, >>> well, today is the day with cauliflower. know what's cool right now? all the hai

why shouldn't consumers be permitted to choose whether they want a chicken poisoned by chlorine and poisonedantibiotics? [laughter] >> it's not being against america or anything coming from there. i may remind you, this was founded by americans and canadians. even some standards are higher in the u.s. take the logic and oxide emissions, for the simple. we would be happy to have them in germany. -- the nitrogen oxide emissions, for example. it is all about the same problem. the problem is, if an industrialized agriculture with gmo food, with hormone treated some chickenay be and chlorine -- this might not be the biggest problem, but this type of our culture taking over, -- type of agriculture taking over, we have a problem. we have big profits, but also small regional producers. the standards in europe, especially the ecological standards, are quite higher than they are in the u.s. so we should keep them. standards mean higher cost. the system you advocate is a paternalistic system. not all consumers can and want to pay more for their food. isn't it somewhat presumptuous to say that those of

and in the process of replicating it releases toxins that poison the cell. in the laboratory. eventu eventual eventually they had to try it in a human being. it's a hell of a thing to be told you have months to live when you're 20 years old. in 2011 stephanie lipscomb was a nursing student with headaches. a doctor told her she had this glioblastoma tumor the size of a tennis ball. >> i looked at the nurse that was sitting there holding my hand, and i said, i don't understand. what did he just say? it was kind of hard for me to process. >> you had 98% of the tumor removed. >> exactly. >> as much radiation as you can have in a lifetime. and chemotherapy. >> exactly. >> and then in 2012 what did the doctors tell you? >> your >> reporter: with recurrent glioblastoma there were no options. except the one that had never been tried. >> did they tell you that it had never been tried in a human being before? >> they did. but at the same time i had nothing to lose honestly. >> reporter: her polio treatment began in 2012. and from the very beginning it looked like a ba

in florida alone, more than a quarter of all poisonings are children under 5.heads up there from steve osunsami. >>> coming up in the next half hour, the new warning about the zika virus. mosquitoes infected will be here within weeks. a new report reveals not all mosquito sprays are created equally. >>> but first, the curtain has gone down on season 22 of "dancing with the stars". who took home the mirror ball trophy? we have the latest from hollywood next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ all the things i should be doing for you, dance, dance, dance ♪ ♪ ain't nobody leaving, keep dancing ♪ ♪ i can't stop the feeling >> so just dance, dance, dance. >> dance indeed. on last night's season finale of "dancing with the stars," it was about way more than just the dancing. >> absolutely. it was an emotional night. nyle dimarco capping off what some are calling the most competitive season in years. >> abc's lauren lyster is in the ballroom and she has the latest from hollywood for us. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: diane

if there is an accident, call poison control right away. for more on safer cleaners go to the link with this story at 6abc.com. >>> still ahead on "action news" another check of the accuweather forecast. >> looking live outside from sky 6 hd at philadelphia international airport it is a dreary day. but meteorologist, david murphy, says the sun will come out tomorrow. >> you going to sing that? >> i will. when "action news" comes right back. ♪ the sun will come out tomorrow ♪ >> oh boy. >>> david back with another check of the accuweather forecast. this check is yet again gray. >> it is. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us that most of us will not have it. i am giving you a look at the eastern shore of maryland getting ready to pull into chestertown and dover and smyrna. and later this afternoon into the evening hours there is a possibility of showers. mainly in the area i am showing you on the map some of it could get as far north as philadelphia. as we look outside, we have mostly cloudy skies every now and then the sky gets brirter a

. >> they fought deadly poisons and four or five people on this list are dead. only castro survived. the committee itself ab solved the cia and u.s. authorities of direct responsibility in all four of those deaths. >> the cia did dispatch poifbs to congo, and he was killed instead by congolese rivals. the dominican enemies were supplied with pistols and car bombs by diplomatic, but the committee said there's conflicting evidence concerning whether the weapons were knowingly supplied for the assassination or whether they were seen. general rin yea snyder wasn't the leader of chili, but he was a general refusing to block the election of the leader. he was killed in a kidnapping attempt by enemies of his. but the committee said it doesn't appear that any of the equipment supplied by the cia, the plotters in chili was used in the kidnapping. there's no evidence of a plan to kill schneider or u.s. officials specifically anticipated schneider would be stopped during the abduction. okay. so on the one handy thi it's important that the committee try to get into the deta

. >>> and new this half hour, poisoning at the grocery store. >> a suspect is in custody after authorities saw this. chemicals being sprayed on food. what was it in that mixture that could have caused some serious harm? >>> and why 50 cent is apologizing to the family of a 19-year-old airport janitor. what he did in a video that unleashed a torrent of social media outrage. that story ahead in "the it's wednesday may 4th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> kudos on your pronunciation of fitty cent. put the accent in the right place. >> i was cringing but i was able to pronounce it properly. did you see the headlines this morning in new york? >> oh. clever. >> yeah. >> "hoosier daddy?" >> "hoosier daddy" from the "post." and the "daily news" puts the republican party in a coffin. >> in case you didn't know that ted cruz dropped out of the race. here it is. >> i like the play on "hoosier dad daddy." >> very clever. and let's talk about that a little bit. ted cruz has quit the race for the white house, clearing the path for donald trump. >> yeah. cruz was counting on vo

>> he says it's fishing. >> but they were fishing by poisoning the river. caliber rifle, cartridges and snares in their camp. >> so they're in deep trouble now? >> you can't leave them here. >> hicks knew that to find any chimps, he would have to get away from the poaching camps and the hunting trails, so he and his team hiked for 14 days and covered about 100 miles, they reached a part of the forest, few humans have ever visited. and there at last, they caught a few glimpses of the bili forest chimps, like this young female, who clearly didn't like the attention. hicks thinks she's never seen a human before. and for now, among her own kind, she's safe from people. but when we went outside the forest into the nearby town of bili, we would discover there was a thriving market for the local animals, and we would come across another bili ape, this one in need of rescue. that's next. i'm now down 37 pounds. it's helped me too! i'm down 40 pounds. just sayin'. all new smartpoints. join for free by may 16th and get one month free. i bet sprint can download this b