health impacts from the large volume of wastewater that spilled from an abandoned mine in southwestern colorado. today the e-p-a says the amount of wastewater spilled in the animas river is three times larger than its initial estimate. the agency says 3-million gallons spilled into the river wednesday and thursday no word on any possible effects on people nearby. in sports. the giants try to avoid being swept by the chicago cubs. and an a's walk-off.at o-dot-co coliseum. j-r stone has the highlights and all the sports.coming up check this out. with xfinity home we get 24/7 professional monitoring and video monitoring we can watch on our own tv. that's way better than our old security system. [metal clanking] [chip crunching] [baby crying] don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers, add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus get a free security camera. call 1-800 xfinity or go online today. looks like you left these two west coast birds behind! foster farm's chicken's california grown. you guys aren't from here. well do we get points for trying?! fresh and natural chicken. california

. >>> wastewater continues to drain from an abandoned mine in southwestern colorado training at a rate about 550 gallons per minute. according to the epa about 1 million gallons of wastewater from colorado's old king mine began spilling into the animus river on wednesday after a cleanup crew broke a debris dam. to wastewater has reached as far as new mexico. experts continue to analyze sam met -- impact into containment ponds have been built to treat the yellow sludge. >>> what forecasters say is packing hurricane force winds. >>> the next time you have someone deliver to your hotel room they could be the robot making the delivery. i'm tech reporter gave -- gabe sleet. next on kron i will introduce you into this amazing new robot, -- >>> temperatures in the 60s and 70s and things are warming up. i will have that are on the forecast coming up. step we all know the cost of healthcare is rising and the price of procedures can be confusing but we found a company that built a website so that you can know your cost before you see the dr. were here now with jonathan kaplan, ceo build my about

protection agency says mustard yellow contaminated wastewater is flowing into the animus river in southwestern colorado. >> we looked at the river and we cried. >> reporter: a crew investigating a mine caused the incident. it has discharged into the river. high levels of arsenic and led in the river. residents are being told to stay away. >> people in that part of our state love that river and they recreate on it. the tragedy is what will happen to the aquatic wildlife in the area. >> reporter: it has implications beyond colorado. it flows into new mexico and the colorado river, which supplies millions of people in the west. >> phoenix, los angeles, san diego. they're relying on a large part upon water that originates in our state, so the interconnectedness is highlighted in a tragedy like this. >> reporter: the epa says as the tox toxic pollute moves, it dissipates. >> i can't even describe it. it's like when i flew over fires. you see something that your mind isn't ready or adjusted to see. >> reporter: one option according to the agency's regional administrator, getting on the national priorities li

health impacts from the large volume of wastewater that spilled from an abandoned mine in southwestern coloradothe e-p-a says the amount of wastewater spilled in the animas river is three times larger than its initial estimate. the agency says 3-million gallons spilled into the river wednesday and thursday. the e-p-a still does not know if there are any health risks posed to people or aquatic life. >> brian: after a warmer day sunday, things will turn cooler once again as we head into the new week. a storm system spinning offshore this week will keep the mornings foggy and the afternoons mild. daytime highs will be in the 70s by the bay and the 80s inland. that storm system finally pushes to our east late thursday. it's not forecast to produce any rain here the bay area. after it goes by, we'll get offshore winds and much warmer weather by next weekend. >> vicki: a gator takes a bite out of a woman. coming up, the man who comes to her rescue - just in the nick of time. ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't

protection agency says mustard yellow contaminated wastewater is flowing into the animus river in southwestern colorado. >> we looked at the river and we cried. >> reporter: a crew investigating a mine caused the incident. it has discharged into the river. high levels of arsenic and led in the river. residents are being told to stay away. >> people in that part of our state love that river and they recreate on it. the tragedy is what will happen to the aquatic wildlife in the area. >> reporter: it has implications beyond colorado. it flows into new mexico and the colorado river, which supplies millions of people in the west. >> phoenix, los angeles, san diego. they're relying on a large part upon water that originates in our state, so the interconnectedness is highlighted in a tragedy like this. >> reporter: the epa says as the tox toxic pollute moves, it dissipates. >> i can't even describe it. it's like when i flew over fires. you see something that your mind isn't ready or adjusted to see. >> reporter: one option according to the agency's regional administrator, getting on the national priorities li

. >>> a massive chemical spill continues to pollute rivers in southwestern colorado and now new mexico, too. an epa team accidentally released 3 million gallons of wastewater from an old mine last wednesday. it flowed into the anamus river and spread to six more river systems. the epa closed the river because of lead and arsenic found in the water. that's hurting businesses during the summer tourist season. >> right now at this time, our parking lot would be completely filled and guides running around everywhere, getting trips ready, prepared to take people down the river. for our raft guides, that's their jobs. they're very disappointed. >> officials in colorado and new mexico have declared stretches of the anamus and san juan rivers disastrous. they're concerned about the long-term effects of that spill. >>> that's one of those beautiful areas of the country. that is not a good story. now, we can see that we had a lot of rain this morning moving through, just in time for at least the second half of the rush hour. but we're tracking more storms for this afternoon. it's also very steam

provide an idea of just how many toxic chemicals were released after that mine waste spill southwestern coloradod what a mess. testing from the river hours after the spill shows the amount of lead in the water was more than 3500 times the limit that is safe for humans to consume. levels of arsenic and cadmium were very high. what happened was not expected even by the mine owner. >> disbelief. just utter devastation. um, a little bit of incomprehension when i first saw the pictures last thursday. >> owner says the water had seeped into his mine from an adjacent mine called sunny side. last week epa workers inspected the gold king mine and released three million gallons of contaminated waste water. >>> a man is trying to sell a bmw convertible said to once have been owned by apple cofounder steve jobs. it's posted on the craigslist website. the fellow claims to have certified dmv documents sewing that steve and lorraine jobs bought the -- showing that steve and lorraine jobs bought the 1995 model 325 when it was new. >> well, to think about it, it was owned by steve's wife so jobs -- steve probabl

. >>> in southwestern colorado, the epa says that they are draining at about a rate of 550 gallons perone million gallons of waste water from california, of colorado's gold king mine began spilling in to the animos river back on wednesday. it started when a clean up crew broke a debris dam that had formed inside the mine. the waste water has reached as far as new mexico while experts continue to analyze the impacts and the officials say two containment ponds have been built to treat that yellow sludge. >>> world news this morning, israel is intensifying efforts to crack down on jewish extremists. they provided two jewish radicals for six months. they requests came after killing an 18-month-old. you're taking a look at the funeral gathering on saturday, blaming israel's leadership for the attack. >>> still ahead on kron4 news weekend. the bay area football players inducted in to the hall of fame. but first a live look outside atny, the -- but first a live look outside. we'll be right back. >>> a former raider and 49er were included in this year's nfl hall of famer inductee. brown said t

colorado river. the animas river, in the southwestern part of the state, has filled with a soupy, orange- colored fluid. the problem began wednesday when an e.p.a. crew cleaning up an inactive gold mine accidentally caused a million gallons of wastewater to flow into a creek that connects to the river. today, the mine was still discharging water contaminated with arsenic, lead, aluminum and copper. the e.p.a. is warning people and pets to stay away from the river as the spill heads downstream toward new mexico and utah. officials have released clean water from a nearby dam to dilute the metals in the river, and they are building a retention pond to redirect polluted water. american swimmer katie ledecky has won her fourth individual gold medal at the world championships in russia. the 18-year-old maryland native took the 800-meter free-style today in world record time. the victory adds to her wins this week in the 200, 400 and 1,500 meter races. ledecky is the first woman to sweep f&?$jeé)])qup& golds at the world championships. she also led the american women's team to gold in the 4 x 200-meter freest

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