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solyndra loan. this has to do with the president himself, doesnt it? >> this means members of congress are not going to get a glimpse of what is on the presidents blackberry or anymore internal documents from the white house relate to the solyndra loans. two investigators asked the white house to release all of the internal documents, anything that mentioned the solyndra loan whatsoever and send them to captiol hill. the white house counsel sent a letter to them this afternoon. we got ...

breaking news from washington. the white house deciding not to send congress all the internal documents related to the solyndra loan. jessica yellin is live. >> that means members of congress are not going to get a glimpse of what is on the presidents blackberry or any more internal documents from the white house itself related to the solyndra loan. lets back up and do the big picture. two of the republicans investigating the solyndra case asked for anything that mentioned the solyndra...

50 kilometer evacuation zone from the united states government. theyre looking at the same data, theyre coming up with different recommendations. the united states being more conservative. theres also been a lot of discussion about potassium iodine as of recent. people buying them up in the united states. really the stuff is flying off the shelves. a couple of things to keep in mind. first of all, people taking potassium iodied may develop problems because of the salt, allergies, people with pre...

Radioactive material settling on the grass, the cows eating the grass, the milk being drunk by people. and you had a number of kids coming down with thyroid problems and things that are rare in children. >> exactly. >> how do you make sure that doesnt get replicated here? >> first of all, in chernobyl, the authorities withheld information about the accident from the local population. so the local population did not even know thered been an accident. they continued to drink the milk and eat from ...

Miles? the president said he has no concerns about radiation in the united states. and now the surgeon general said its panic. people are buying it in texas when they will not need it and its not available if people do need it. megyn: and it can be dangerous if you have allergies and otherwise. health officials in california, california department of public health spokesman said he is urging the public not to take it out of fear of radiation. for people with thyroid problems or allergies, it can...

Saturday at a rate of three orders per minutes. normal they get fewer than three calls in a week. george lewis is in ocean shores, washington. are people there concerned about radiation? >> reporter: there is some concern about radiation mere in washington state, contessa. we heard those stories about the run on iodine pills at the local drugstores. emergency operations officials are monitoring radiation levels in the atmosphere in washington state, and they say theres no elevation of those leve...

This and other places the tens of the dozens. what the concern is it could cross the placenta, for example, affect fetal developments. pregnant women most at risk and gets in the breast milk so after the baby is born its a problem and team pooem with thyroid problems it could make their thyroid function diminish and force them to be on medications. that seems to be the extent of it but it is still being studied now. >> is it in bottled water or can you avoid ingesting it? >> it appears to be in ...

And how much of a threat is it and what is going to be done. >> a lot of people thought this idea would never come, an idea that you are going to regulate perchlorate. it is a chemical found in areas where there is a lot of rocket fuel. you can get an idea of the things found in the study. 100% of people in the study were found to have levels of perchlorate in their body from drinking water and contaminated food. the concern is this, kyra, that it could have significant health affects. could aff...

>> reporter: alzheimers disease only causes about half of all the cases of dementia. there are a number of treatable causes, including medication interaction, thyroid problems, vitamin deficiency and even depression. knowing whether you have alzheimers disease can really matter. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> of course, all of this has been back in the news because of the feud within the reagan family. one of the things they say about alzheimers, really the level of support you have ...

Minutes, whatever it is, they do not use antibacterial soap. the latest observation is the antibacterial soap contains something called triclosan which can affect the liver. when inhaled, it can cause asthma. it can cause thyroid problems. so my advice to you is this -- when you use soap and water, do not use antibacterial soap, do not use soap with fragrances. use plain soap and water and if you are using one of these nonsoap things that you see in the hospitals and so on, an antibacterial on y...