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Symptoms. vomiting and others. and then at very, very high doses of radiation, there could be effect on cardiovascular and central nervous system. just to give your viewers an idea, after the chernobyl accident, people who went into the reactor, the cleanup workers and had really high doses of radiation, we know that about one-third or so people overall developed acute radiation syndrome, in the whole situation in chernobyl was very high doses. so i don't think this is something that could happen here, but, of course, we have to wait and listen more reports and look at the actual data points t...

Unusually sensitive area. a lot of this work is pain staking. it has to be done by hand. that's w governor of california said he's assembling what is basically going to become an army of cleanup workers. 1,500 of them by the end of day. still, wildlife and livelihoods jeopardized. with harbors locked down, scott, who owns a fish market in newport beach -- >> freshest you can buy. >> reporter: telling me business is down 90%. >> people are scared to come to the beach, they're scared to buy local seafood, they assume it's contaminated. >> the ripple effect on the environment and the economy ther...

>> going to make sure you never forget to take care of the 9-11 responders. >> shepard: jon stewart ripped into lawmakers for not moving more quickly to save the 9-11 fund, which is running out of money. >> they did their job with tenacity, humility, bravery. 18 years later, do yours. >> neil: today the bill is ready to hit the house floor. but it's unclear exactly when lawmakers may vote on it. it's not just firefighters, cops, cleanup workers that benefit from the program but people that lived and worked and went to school near the world trade center. lila nordstrom was a student at a nearby...

>> it extends to anyone who was in our zone which is the shanksville and pentagon sites or new york city, anywhere on manhattan south of canal street. it includes responders and survivors. >> the program has been updated a couple of times and to date has paid out over 3.1 billion dollars, covering more than 14,000 compensation determinations. it's currently funded under the 9/11 health and compensation act of 2010, a bill which president obama signed into law and reauthorized in 2015. an n.y.p.d. officer who died of a respiratory disease linked to responding to recovery efforts in lower manhat...

In our zone which is the shanksville and pentagon sites or new york city, anywhere on manhattan south of canal street. it includes responders and survivors. >> the program has been updated a couple of times and to date has paid out over 3.1 billion dollars, covering more than 14,000 compensation determinations. it's currently funded under the 9/11 health and compensation act of 2010, a bill which president obama signed into law and reauthorized in 2015. an n.y.p.d. officer who died of a respiratory disease linked to responding to recovery efforts in lower manhattan. the latest revision include...