Department has been investigating for many years is lead in paint and soil that is the primary source of lead poisoning in children in the east bay. Industrial properties with contaminated soil and older homes with lead paint are the culprits. Children unknowingly play in that dirt and ingest that dust that falls from lead paint. Its not safe for the kids. They are my nieces and i dont want them to take any lead, you know, concerned about their health especially because we live here in fruitvale. The question now is how many homes and properties are out there. The information that i received from the county while we know where they are, we are not serving the level of residential units that we should be, but yet the children are there. Gallo says thats why hes demanding city, county and state leaders address this issue in the way of forthcoming communication with the public and continued testing lead levels in children and area homes. We made too many excuses from the fire issues, to s
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
Governor schwarzenegger has them reliving the pain of losing their own son. Good evening to you. Thank you for joining us tonight. Im peggy bunker. Terry mcsweeney has the night off. An east bay family is outraged that the man convicted in the death of their son is out of prison after just six years. They say the reduced sentence is the result of a political favor. Marianne favro talked to that family tonight and joins us with their reactions. I know you said they are terribly upset. Reporter and theyre very frustrated. The santos family says if the man convicted in the deadly attack of their son didnt have connection was former governor schwarzenegger, he would still be in prison tonight. This is what Esteban Nunez looks like now after serving six years behind bars for his role in a deadly attack. He walked out of prison today a free man. But the parents of the victim say theyll never be free. Its not any different from any other day that we come out here. Its same thing. Every time w
Warning for San Francisco drivers. Area around south van ness and 17th street is likely to be tied up for a while following a police pursuit. Terry mcsweeney is live at the scene. That chase ended in a frightening crash. Reporter it did. The impact you are going to see in a moment. Here at 17th and south van ness it will be busy shortly a city worker is trying to repair the signal box, he says the repairs are going to take hours maybe until noon. Right now there is nobody out here directing traffic. Weve heard horns and people getting a little upset with people who are not taking their time going through thin section. That began westbound 80, chp saw a driver who was speeding, weaving and nearly hitting construction workers then on to 15th, thats the video, the vehicle being chased jeep suv, hit a parked vehicle which hit a person on a bicycle. The person on the bike seriously injured, you see the damage, the rider taken to the hospital. Again, serious injuries the vehicle being chased