in 2007-2008, everyone started talking about bpa in plastics, by 2009, bpa-free plastics were everywhere, so can, not cancer is getting bpa out of food cans and they chased a huge success this year when campbell's soup said we're going to take the bpa out, we're waiting for a timeline from them and waiting for them to replace bpa with something safer, taking that first step was huge, even more significant perhaps is the campaign for safe cosmetics which has been around for about 10 years saying that -- getting johnson & jn -- johnson saying we're going to get carcinogens first out of our baby products across the whole world and that's really significant because they found formaldehyde in baby's johnson shampoo a few years ago, they tested it a few yearser later and found that johnson & johnson has taken it out of their products in china and other countries but not in the united states, well, if you can do it in one country, why can't you do it in all of them, doesn't everybody deserve safer baby shampoo no matter where they live? that put a lot of pressure on them because the consumers s

bpa, it's all other. my advice is to get bpa-free products and forget about microwave popcorns. >> microwave in the glass, they always say. >> and quit smoking. >> this particular topic i have to leave so we can get to everything else. it's not about me. i'm here to help you stay healthy. this prescription for you and me will be posted on dr. samadi's page. >> without his license number. >> i've blocked that out. >> has your heart ever rasd when you're sleeping at night and it's going boom, bom rk, boom. you get heart palpitations. you're struggling to take care of you parents at home. coming up, advice on taking care of mom and dad, especially as our kids are getting older. >> plus a very happy anniversary to the u.s. navy. born october 13th. oh, army, please forgive me. go, navy. we'll be right back. sflooirks the day my doctor told me i had diabetes, i remember thinking there's a lot i have to do... check my blood sugar, eat better. start insulin. today i learned there's something i don't have to do an

bpa, we're surrounded by it. my advice is to get bpa-free products and forget about the microwave popcorns and things. >> and quit smoking. >> this particular topic i have to leave so we can get to everything else, but you want us to know about the bone density, and because it's not about me and i'm here to help you stay healthy, this will be posted on dr. samadi's facebook page. >> without his license number. >> i blocked it out. >> here's something else that affects a lot of people. has your heart raced and you're sleeping at night and you wake up and it's going boom boom boom and you don't know why? that could be scary. what do you do if your heart skips a beat or your get heart palpitations out of the blue. >>> plus, baby boomers are struggling to take care of our elderly parents at home. they'll advice us on the best way to manage mom and dad as they get older, especially for those juggling kids and work. everything on our plate. the doctors will fill us in. >> plus, a happy anniversary to the u.s. navy, bor

. >> why -- when you were talking about the cans and the bpa exposures, why did you just address beans? i'm assuming you mean any food or liquid in all cans? >> yes, it's all of them and i didn't mean to just address beans, that's why the recommendation is frozen or fresh vegetables, for instance, frozen and fresh fruits, we did a bunch of product testing and looked at also past product testing to see where are the highest levels of bpa in canned foods and it looks like they end up the most in kind of very complex foods like soup or, you know, the pasta dishes that i grew up in that came out of cans, those kinds of things that are salty and maybe also acidic and maybe also really fatty seemed to like suck the stuff up, so the highest levels were in those followed by i believe vegetables, my memory's a little rusty, especially if you're trying to pour your whole meal out of a can, that may be especially problem mat -- problematic, getting your things out of the soy boxes, or, you know, making a whole bunch of soup out of some fresh ingredients, freezing it in little glass containers, it

our viewers probably recognize the bpa. a big debate on the fda decided it would no longer be in cb cups or baby bottles. but the fda says it is still okay to have in general. does this change your opinion on it, this new research? >> it changes it a little that i am slightly more concerned. the fda didn't say 100% it was safe. what they did say was more study is needed to be done. there is no absolute evidence yet that bpa are harmful to us. jenna: so what do we do with that information? people drinking plastic water bottles. what are we supposed to do? >> i would be concerned. we should be avoiding these products as much as possible. what we want to do is don't microwave and a plastic. keep anything very hot out of a plastic bottle. if you have a water bottle, don't keep it in your car in the hot sun because that is going to make the bpa more bioavailable. don't put a hot water bottle in the car. avoid anything that has recycling numbers three, six or seven because those type of products are more likely to contain bpa. be

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bpa is used in plastics and canned food findings. high levels could enhance a miscarriage in people who have trouble getting pregnant. the study does not prove a link, but adds to the likelihood bpa effects fertility. >> some stay lawmakers and economists are questioning california spending on alternative energy programs. the state will spend nearly $15 million to build ten hydrogen fueling stations even though there are just 227 hydrogen powered cars in the state, according to l.a times, and also in vesting milk trusts that operate on cow manure. some legislatures say the money could be spent on project that would benefit taxpayers. >>> animal rights activists are using more aggressive tack ticks that protect bears at lake tahoe. members of the bear league had been keeping vigils set by game wardens and also pine sol. >> i didn't know there was a bear league. >>> the time is 4:52. more student housing at stanford university, and how it would have a major impact on the education of palo students. >> and waiting for vehicles to hit th

bpa disappears from your body within about 24 hours. so the blood test has to be done pretty immediately after someone is exposed. and if you do it some hours later and there are variations between when people were exposed and blood was taken, it's very difficult to accurate number-crunching if you like, to assess individual's exposures very well. so i have concerns about how the testing was done. it may have been done well but of course i don't know the full details. >> still ahead from europe, lavish living, the german bishop is having to explain why his home cost more than $40 million. >>> also coming up assessing the damage we report from india's cyclone hit eastern shore, and also, from so sao paulo. in sports. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> you'r

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. >>> researchers at stanford have linked the controversial chemical compound bpa with the higher risk of miscarriage only for some women. it used in plastics and to line food chance. a stanford study analyzed blood samples from more than 100 pregnant women with a history of infertility and miscarriage. those with the highest bpa levels have an 80% greater risk of miscarriage compared to those with lower levels. the women were similar in age and other risk factors. experts say the study is too small to prove this link. environmental activists lobbied for years to ban bpa. >>> bill signing at the state capitol ended this weekend. 900 bills crossed governor brown's desk this session. he signed 8 00 and vetoed 96. political experts say while all the bills were passed by a democratically controlled legislature, brown took a very centrist position which he says makes sense heading into an election year. one of the bills vetoed by the governor aimed to create stricter rules for young drivers. the bill would have made it illegal for 16-year-old and 17-year-olds to get behind the wheel from 5:

bpa can have weak, hormone-like effects. experts say the study does not prove a link but adds evidence that bpa could affect fertility. >>> you may be able to blame the sun for those dropped calls 0 your -- calls on your cell phone. researchers in hawaii say the solar rays are so intense they drop calls. it's the first time that the researchers have made a direct connection between solar storms and dropped calls. they say this can affect gps favgation and even -- navigation and even cause power outages. >>> more than 100 people have been killed during a hindu festival in india. some were crushed to educate after a -- to death after a stampede on a bridge where a pilgrimage was held. >>> british police have released two computer images in the disappearance of a girl in 2007. the images show a white man between 20 and 40 with short hair. several witnesses say they spotted him in the resort in portugal on the evening madeleine mccann disappeared. >> these fits are clear. i would ask the public to look very carefully at them. if

bpa is used in the lining of cans, it has been removed from baby bottles, but tests show bpa is still present. >>> a lot of land uc berkeley owns in albany. they hear discussions about how to preserve the land for good morning. the guild tract is used by the agricultural researchers. >>> animal rights activists are using more aggressive tactics to protect bears at lake tahoe. members of the bear league have used pine solo traps to keep the bears away. -- pinesol, on traps to keep the bears away. >>> it was an exciting game that came down to the final innings. game two was held in boston yesterday. the destroy tigers led by 5 all the way until the sixth inning. red sox trailed 5-1. david ortiz, big poppy, hit the grand slam. series now moves to detroit tomorrow to watch that game right here on ktvu. coverage begins at 12:30. >>> coming up next in our 6:00 hour. you may have felt it, we are just learning about a small earth quick that hit just minutes ago. >>> and bart not on strike this morning as the latest in negotiations includes why bart management may not be at the table this morn

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a possible association between bpa or high bpa and miscarriage. >> it's bad stuff. you can't avoid it unfortunately. bpa is an estrogen-like compound. it acts like a hormone in your body. we all have it in our bloodstream. you would find bpa using hard plastics and tin cans we eat out of. beer bottles. soda cans. the problem is it's interacting with our system. we don't know exactly what it's causing but it's not good news. this study looks at the effect of miscarriages. so the women that had the most amount of bpa in their system had 80% higher rate of miscarriages than the women with the lowest amount. this is scary stuff. >> it's a small study, right? >> it didn't prove cause and effect. it has been taken out of baby bottles and products children put in their mouth and maybe something that women in general need to be careful of. be prudent. never use plastics when you're heating up something. the heat causes the chemical to leach into the food. be more careful. we don't know for sure. >> how can you tell? can you avoid it? is there a marking or something? >> usua

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. >> bpa is audited by an outside accounting firm. >> i do not know, sir. >> okay, so you don't know if they got a queen on it on the spending? >> my staff conducts the epa financial statement artist that is done in-house. >> so these were simply areas that were not audited -- thoroughly, obviously. >> the specific areas, no. >> the oddest paper include verifying whether you exclude this pay cap? >> no, we have not conducted an audit on that issue. >> okay. we have a purchase here. sir, does your accounting have someone who has paid more than the statutory maximum? >> yes, sir, it would. we have designed it and these improvements that we have been making and the ones we are implementing to deal with the most important findings that we know of so far. i want to point out that we expect to learn more. >> you have said some things, including anyone but mr. beale, you would not have considered his story credible. but is it not true that you are aware that the basic trips to domestic locations and expense accounts that were turned in, that you are also aware of the excess spending in exce

. >>> new research to high levels of bpa can reduce the miscarriages in some people. >>> listen to this story. postal service is recalling the new postage stamps that promote fitness. some of the skateboarding and cannonballing are unsafe. >> tell that to the skateboarder. >> he was supposed to be wearing knee pads. you don't so knee pads on him and that's what is unsafe. >> he has helmet on in >> he has helmet hair. >> i would vote for cannonball over six hours in front of the video screen. mother of three you get that? >> cannonballs i don't so a safety issue. >>> temporary staffing agencies. did they offer health coverage or drop coverage for everybody and pay the 2,000 employee fine. johnrobers visited a temp agency. what did you find out? >> this is one of those stories that start people scratching their heads. debbie and larry built a temp staffing agency. they have 18 full- time employees that they provide genous health care for. temporary workers are in a separate program. when obama care kicks in. full- time counts all of the hours by the workers including the temps and that me

. >>> high levels of the chemical bpa in plastic may rub a risk of miscarriage for some women. according to a new study. researchers warn that pregnant women should avoid microwaving food in plastic, and amtrak now reports it carried a record 31.6 million passengers in the budget year that ended just last month. that despite service outages during summer storm sandy. railroad officials said long distance routes had their best ridership in deck indicates. >> your friends can see your name and photo and comments about the bagel shop when they do a search on google. say you review your new smart phone, your picture could appear on any of the two million sites part of the company's display network promoting the phone. googles new policy goes into effect on the 11th of next month, and the company reports it told users and gave them the opportunity to opt out of the sharing business. you get to use my stuff without compensating me? >> it's a bit frustrating, but the reason why they're doing it is because it's a compelling way to advertise. so the example is, if i love the tie you hav

. >>> a new study suggests high levels of bpa a chemical found in plastics and canned food linings may raise the risk of miscarriages along with other health issues. go to newday.com for the latest. >>> a breakthrough in a 20-year-old cold case. police arrested a man they say brutally murdered a girl they called baby hope. now one of the relatives stands accused. this is one of the cases this he thought would never be solved. >> at last a break a mystery that gripped the nation but with a combination of luck, frorn sick techniques and good old-fashioned police work some answers have been found. for more than two decades new york city police have been trying to find out who this little girl is, and who her heartless killer was. now, a huge break in this cold case. >> detectives from the bronx violent if el know squad apprehended conrado juarez, age 52, of the bronx also known as enadina juarez. in connection with the murder of 4-year-old angelica castillo, a child victim known for the last 22 years as baby hope. >> reporter: in 1991 the decomposed body of a 4-year-old girl was found stu

is so small, you know what will happen if you throw it in the did she washer, lock for alummium or a bpa free plastic bottle. >> bowling alley, how bad is it to wear these shoes? >> natalie, it's saturday afternoon, how bad is it to wear the rented shoes? >> i think if i'm wearing sock, i am okay. >> natalie, without socks, that's disgusting. >> it's not so bad, granted, 100 people have worn those shoes before you, probably sweated in those shoes. yes, you can get athlete foot fungus the simple solution is wear socks, if are you hypervigilant, take some powder. >>> it's raining, winner gets the dog. >> winner gets the dog. >> he's muddy and wet, you throw him in the tub. how bad is it to use human shampoo, people shampoo on your dog? >> i don't think it's terrible. it's shampoo, right? >> it's horrible, it's super bad. your dog's skin is super sensitive, what happens is it strips the oil on your dog, which makes it sus sentibuscept to viruses. >> good job there. >> really quick, pulling grey hairs, is that okay? >> do i this all the time. >> you will damage your hair follicle. you will t