it found higher than expected levels of tce in the air and ground under homes outside that plume backmber as well as in the google buildings. now it appears the levels of tce could have lingered in the air for months all because the air conditioning system was shut off. >> what we do know is prior to november, mid nov when the readings were found to be elevated the inspection was overwritten. all responsible parties got together about two months later after they initially found the tce levels were high and decided to switch it to automatic in mid january. within a few days the readings were back to normal. >> reporter: tce is a cleaning solvent once used commonly by the military. it is a toxic solvent that causes cancer in people and heart deformities in unborn babies. it leaked from underground tanks in this area and spilled all over the site making it a site being cleaned up. the main threat from tce comes from vapors that seep from underground and accumulate inside buildings. the e.p.a. says it cannot verify how many employees have been exposed but a spokesman did tell women to spe

tce can cause cancer and birth defects. the epa has been monitoring and remediating the contaminant. but in november, random testing found high levels of tce just west of the plumes designated border. it is on google property and avondale avenue. >> if it moves, that's a concern. >> reporter: he lives in a new development on avondale, and he wants his home tested for tce. >> they say it is cars gnaw -- carcinogenic. that's a concern. >> we should not have to get cancer to have clean indoor air. >> reporter: jane horton has lived in the toxic plume's track for decades. she said before the epa set up an air cleaning system in her home, the toxicity level was five times higher than normal. she came to tonight's meeting to fight for her neighbors. >> i believe that everybody is entitled to live over uncontaminated ground water. >> and people who live in this area can call the ep a a to have the air in their home tested. most of the time the contamination can be removed through an air filtration system. lisa amin gulezian, abc7

tce can cause cancer and birth defects. the epa has been monitoring and remediating the contaminant. but in november, random testing found high levels of tce j west of the plumes designated border. it is on google property and avondale avenue. >> if it moves, that's a concern. >> reporter: he lives in a new development on avondale, and he wants his home tested for tce. >> they say it is cars gnaw -- carcinogenic. that's a concern. >> we should not have to get cancer to have clean indoor air. >> reporter: jane horton has lived in the toxic plume's track for decades. she said before the epa set up an air cleaning system in her home, the toxicity level was five times higher than normal. she came to tonight's meeting to fight for her neighbors. >> i believe that everybody is entitled to live over uncontaminated ground water. >> and people who live in this area can call the ep a a to have the air in their home tested. most of the time the contamination can be removed through an air filtration system. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 new

tce can cause cancer and birth defects. the epa has been monitoring and remediating the contaminant. but in november, random testing found high levels of tce just west of the plumes designated border. it is on google property and avondale avenue. >> if it moves, that's a concern. >> reporter: he lives in a new development on avondale, and he wants his home tested for tce. >> they say it is cars gnaw -- carcinogenic. that's a concern. >> we should not have to get cancer to have clean indoor air. >> reporter: jane horton has lived in the toxic plume's track for decades. she said before the epa set up an air cleaning system in her home, the toxicity level was five times higher than normal. she came to tonight's meeting to fight for her neighbors. >> i believe that everybody is entitled to live over uncontaminated ground water. >> and people who live in this area can call the ep a a to have the air in their home tested. most of the time the contamination can be removed through an air filtration system. lisa amin gulezian, abc7

this latest report details how, from mid november through mid january high levels of tce were found in the air inside of google buildings. all because workers disabled the complex ventilation system. >> prior to november, when the tce readings were elevated, the system was put on manual. >> tce is a cleaning solvent that's commonly used by the military. it's now been linked to cancer in people. >>> this is not good news for in of us. doctors say this could be one of the most painful allergy subpoena s -- seasons in years. to minimize symptoms, stay indoors in the morning and late afternoon if you can. and if you have to go out, you should wash your hair and change your clothes when you come back inside. or just wear a bubble. >> i think you and jeff both need to wear a bubble, because you're the worst sneezers. >> you can only take the medication or so long and you have to give up. if you felt allergies today, i'm sorry, but that was your relief today. it's going to get worse from here on out. the storm system we had over the past 24 hours has pushed off to the south. but we are going

they will keep up the pressure and keep the tce out of their homes. >> all right, thank you very much. >> health issues exposed to pro hropbsed exposure inclouds pregnant women. >>> -- prolonged exposure includes pregnant women. current vice mayor madison nguyen has filed paperwork declaring her mayor in 20-14 >>> a year out and we have two potential candidates for mayor. winn filed paperwork to file her intent of running. her chief of staff says the filing is to protect her in case she is given money for an event for mayoral campaign. >>> all right, now, this is the something that happened time now to assess the damage. congress will go back to work this week but does not have a plan to undo the cuts imposed. that leaves those affected wondering how they will survive. >> reporter: the deadline is on. the impact of the sequester on the american people will be realized slowly over the coming weeks. $85 billion in cuts across the board want into effect on friday. effecting everything from air traffic control to lockal schools. republicans and democrats seem to agree on one thing. >> we

tce is a cancer causing solvent left in the ground by computer chip manufacturers decades ago. clean-up began at a nearby superfunds site in the mid 1980s. >>> and tomorrow will be your last chance to pick up those big ticket items without being hit by a sales tax hike. several bay area counties and cities will increase the sales tax starting monday. people in marin, san mateo and santa clara will be impacted by a county wide tax hike. four others will also increase local sales tax. >>> well, the white house tonight says it is taking seriously a new threat from north korea against the south. but it also says the threats are part of a communist nation's familiar pattern. and kpix 5 reporter christina ferrari tells us police in south korea are reactings on the nonside. >> reporter: north korea declared a state of war with south korea. something many in seoul see as just more angry words. [ speaking foreign language ] this man says i think there's a slim chance a war will break out. still, south korea and washington are taking the threats by kim jong-un seriously. >> even if he ma

groundwater and soil contaminated with tce has been removed. tce is a cancer-causing cleaning agent the military used decades ago. our investigators discovered the plup has spread under more homes and buildings and is releasing toxic fumes. that's why residents and watchdog agencies are worried. >> the concern that we're asking about, and we don't really know yet, to what degree were the people who worked in the bigs, particularly the pregnant women, were informed. google did share some information with them. and i don't know to what degree they fully explained the implications of that information. >> our investigation discovered that there was a higher than expected incidence of cancer among those living over the plume of try chloroethylene, which includes google's office building. today they shared test findings and answered residents' questions. >>> san jose firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire at an eastside high school. the fire started this afternoon around 12:35 at independence high school, which near mckee road and jackson a

tons of tce con a greated ground water and soil has been removed as the epa spokeswoman told the unitcleaned up 5 1/4 billion gallons of contaminated ground water and treed over 100,000 pounds of con a nans. >> reporter: the epa say they missed out hot spots outside the original plume area including two homes and two buildings. >> your first thought is your health. is this africaing us. has this effected other neighbors that i know have had health issues? >> reporter: the community activists who has worked on the cause since the 1980s say they have been satisfied with how it's handled. right now he wants more information. >> to what degree were the people who worked in the buildings, particularly the preg nent women adequately formed? google did share some information with them. >> the moffett mountain wheel community advisory board will meet again to discuss ruls of indoor testing and the notification process they use. the meeting is planned for a week from tuesday. >>> a little saigon now has a name and locator signs on the freeway. vietnamese-american community contributed economic

. >> reporter: vapors tce that pollutes the ground water of this part of silicone valley. >> what are the concerns that bring you here? what are you thinking about? >> health. number one, health, secondly, property values. >> reporter: the history goes back to the '60s, '70s, '80s when they dumped it and it ended up in the ground water t. seemed controlled for years new concerns emerged last year from vapors seeped into areas. >> it can evaporate from that ground water, migrate through the soil and potentially enter into overlying buildings. >> reporter: buildings like the homes of many people who live in areas of wells showing puzzling new levels. >> the math showed high numbers, 130 per billion taken in the ground water under the street. now, that testing done on the home a couple of times over the years and it has not gone into the home. that is fortunate. >> for those here the question comes down to one thing. >> everyone is how does this effect my neighborhood? >> reporter: ventilation systems like this one owned in a home of an engineer were installed. >> the victim runs all of

epa has been monitoring the contamination since the 1980's but in november they found high levels of tce west of the border on google property. >> you could be exposeed and that is a concern if you live in the area. >> people who live in the area can call the epa and have the air tested. most of the time the contamination can be removed from an air filtering system. >> in vallejo now it is up to the banks to deal with redown possibilities they repossess to help relieve the crime and blight that has followed. now details. >> the city of vallejo says police have responded to this foreclosed home numerous times. diane lives across the street. >> you believe there was prostitution going on? >> it was obvious. >> no one answered the door but police have removed squatters at least five times. neighbors say for the past year a woman keeps breaking in and illegally renting the rooms out. >> she is acting like the landlord? >> she thinks that is her place. >> the city is dealing with six other situations like this. she and a neighbor sued the bank which owns the foreclosed home but the cases were

tonight dumpingthe discovery was made by the epa after their latest test turned up trichloroethylene or tce matt granato lives right in the middle of the new hot zone >> probably looking to relocate. >> i've checked with the epa and the best bang is to call them and they will do in air samples to find out if you have any of those toxic vapors. reporting in mountain view, scott rates, kron 4. this is just near 101. take a closer look. it is along these mean streets. there are higher levels and lower levels we have outlined some of these and will continue to bring you updates as we bring you these informations who has been dealing with tch for more then ten years, she says there are ways to contain it now let's show you the view being impacted by the toxic vapors. this is just off 101.and the area is basically flanked by nasa ames and google's headquarters. it's along fairchild drive and evandale avenue.between tyrella avenue and wishman road. people living or working in the area can call the e-p-a, which will come out and test the air quality. and we'll continue to bring you updates as we un

the excessive levels of trichloroethylene or tce were measured from mid- november to mid uary. more than one-thousand employees work in these google buildings. today. >> jacqueline: some drizzle over and lake tahoe but other than that everything is pressing to the east end to the south as we take a look the fog tracker it is expected to form. the north bay and the in the valleys. and along the coast. the wind is going to be increasing. it will help clear the fog faster than normal. lingering fog and by 8:00 p.m. mostly clear conditions. sunny skies. temperatures are going to be chilly. temperatures are not born to dropped that much. 43 and concord. 40's and san jose. warmer than today with mid- 60s for the south bay. 65 in cupertino. 63 in san jose. the east bay in the valleys. 60s in concord pleasanton and low 60s for the east bayshore. upper 50s expected. a range of 60s for the north bay. as for the sierras showers on the radar right now. snow & rain that that will continue. the rainfall will taper off with a later morning hours. clearer conditions expected and temperatures a

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