How are we looking . Reporter we were hoping to have the two lanes opened by noon. Its noon and theyre still closed. The good news is we have the cal trans engineers here now. They came from sacramento. We saw them up there earlier inspecting, hammering concrete. We saw some pieces of concrete fall by their own doing exposing some of the rebarb. They are inspecting the crack. The spot is where the dump truck hit. It was working a construction project nearby here on highway 101. The driver left after dumping a load of asphalt. The driver never lowered his truck bed. He didnt clear the embarcadero over pass and hit it with significant force. Traveling south bound in the number one lane with his dump truck elevated. And as he approached embarcadero over crossing, the dump truck collided with the over crossing. It created a 27foot crack. The top of the dump truck was jammed into the over pass. This lifted it off of the wheels forcing it to come off of its hydraulics. The impact caused the
Pressure from the Wireless Industry to keep any kind of negative report on cell phone hidd hidden from the public. They have a vested interest in manufacturing confusion and theyve done a very good job at it and they suggest use hetset, speaker phone and text more. As we discovered, few people followed those recommendations. Lay it next to my head, like that. Are you concerned at all . Not typically. Reporter most people say they would consider adopting those recommendations. If there is a concerted message from sources that are trusted reporter but part of the reason why the state refused to release the document was because the centers for Disease Control and prevention insists more research is needed before we know if using cell phones causes health effects. In San Francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. Now updating you on breaking nws we brought you at 4 00, sky 7 shows us the aftermath of a fire at the pick and pull auto parts yard on market avenue in rich monday. 15 cars there we
95 of americans, including us, own a cell phone of some kind. A draft report includes scientific studies regarding longterm exposure and recommendations. Lyanne melendez has been following the story and joins us from the financial district with details. This document goes back to 2010. It has been updated several time but never released until a uc berkeley professor decided to sue in order to get access to that document. Reporter holding a cell phone next to your head or body seems to be a way of life. Usually i have the phone down next to my body in my pocket or Something Like that and i will pick it up and hold it like that. Reporter but people have long suspected that all of that radiation may cause damage to cells and tissues. We have evidence of brain tumors and other head and neck tumors and we also have evidence of sperm damage in males, infertility in females. He is with Uc Berkeley School of Public Health and took the California Department of health to court to force the relea
Amber . Reporter heather, Police Describe the suspect as being armed and dangerous. The store is located right here along grant avenue. A busy part of china town, popular with tourists. Its breathtaking. Lanterns and surveillance cameras. Police hope these videos will help them solve what they described as a Violent Crime amongst the Jewelry Store. This robber is quite brazen as he knocks over an employee before trying to commit robbery. The suspect pursued on smashing display cases. But he wasnt able to stop him. He was wearing a surgical mask and unable to break the glass display cases because they are made of a special bullet proof material. The gunman left after about two minutes. People in the area say they are surprised. I mean its shocking. I didnt know about it. I imagine it happened, but its terrifying, especially in the middle of the day, you wouldnt expect it. Reporter the suspect was seen outside the Jewelry Store for ten minutes before rushing in. He was using fear to comm