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andy rosjen reports. >> reporter: with howling protesters outside the state capital, and governor rick schneider inside. the blame game over the crisis looks to go on as long as the recovery. off the back, governor rick schneider apologised and said he would fix it. >> sorry most of all that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountability. you deserve to know that the buck stops here with me. >> reporter: outside the capital building. the protesters developed more transparency. the governor gave them some of that. >> i'll release my 2014 and 2015 emails regarding the citizens. you'll have answers to your questions about what we have done and are doing to make this right. >> none of what the governor said is satisfying his harshest critics who want him to resign, and at most want him charged with a crime. >> i think he's very culpable to it. he helped to appoint emergency managers and gave them pretty much authority over the decisions. >> they make decisions. >> governor schneider admitted to the national journal that the water crisis is his katrina, a reference to the gold coast r
andy rosjen reports. >> reporter: with howling protesters outside the state capital, and governor rick schneider inside. the blame game over the crisis looks to go on as long as the recovery. off the back, governor rick schneider apologised and said he would fix it. >> sorry most of all that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountability. you deserve to know that the buck stops here with me. >> reporter: outside the capital building. the protesters developed...
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senator sanders called for rick schneider, the governor to resign, what is your feeling? >> well, john, this is an issue i've been involved in now for couple of weeks. i am horrified by what happened in flint. action, calling for federal intervention, i sent two of my top campaign aides to meet with the mayor of flint as you may know, i appeared on show this past week and demanded that governor schneider ask for the help that michigan needs to deal with the horrible consequences that children and their families are facing in flint. i saw that governor schneider turned around within two hours finally asked for the help that he should have asked for some weeks ago. i don't want to get caught up in the political back and forth here, i want to help the people of flint. and i particularly want a comprehensive health analysis of what's hamed to these children, lead is a poison, it destroys your brain. it interferes with your learning and your behavior. whatever it takes for michigan and the federal government to come together to fema through health and human services, the have
senator sanders called for rick schneider, the governor to resign, what is your feeling? >> well, john, this is an issue i've been involved in now for couple of weeks. i am horrified by what happened in flint. action, calling for federal intervention, i sent two of my top campaign aides to meet with the mayor of flint as you may know, i appeared on show this past week and demanded that governor schneider ask for the help that michigan needs to deal with the horrible consequences that...
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. >> dozens of people demonstrated outside michigan governor schneider's home on monday. >> he should have switched it back over to detroit water as soon as he knew of the contamination. >> volunteers and state troopers meant the holiday in flint handing out water bottles and filters along a street named for the civil rights icon. >> thousands of others are making daily trips to distribution centers to pick up >> every day we still have to go out and get water. we have to do that and we're low income. you know what i'm saying? how do we survive? >> an article published monday the national journal asked schneider in his handling of the flint water crisis to bush's happening of karina is unfair. he said no, it's a disaster. >> the governor said as soon as he found out the led was coming from the water he told people to stop drinking it. >> that's bull. >> some say they need more than emergency declaration and bottled waters. >> what is going to happen? we're still going to have the led, the pipes, the poison, the disease. >> governor schneider is expected to lay out a more detailed plan
. >> dozens of people demonstrated outside michigan governor schneider's home on monday. >> he should have switched it back over to detroit water as soon as he knew of the contamination. >> volunteers and state troopers meant the holiday in flint handing out water bottles and filters along a street named for the civil rights icon. >> thousands of others are making daily trips to distribution centers to pick up >> every day we still have to go out and get water. we...
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governor schneider now needs to aprove it. >>> so far no one has seen the three inmates who escaped from a california jail last week but a woman who police believe helped the men break out is now for the past six months. investigator say she gave the inmates google maps to help with their plan. at this point police have made 10 arrests connected to this jail break. >>> to a terror scare at one of europe's busiest tourist attractions. police at disneyland paris arrested a man carrying two handguns and a koran. a woman traveling with a man ran from police and they found her a few hours later and she was arrested. france still on edge and under a state of emergency after november's terrorists attacks. >>> stage boxes are showing up in san francisco a week before the city hosts a super bowl. it turns out their sensors that can detect a biological attack. the devises and air sampling unit part of homeland security's biowatch program. taxpayers spent more than a billion dollars on that program. >>> the u.s. military is becoming more family friendly in hopes of becoming a more appealing career
governor schneider now needs to aprove it. >>> so far no one has seen the three inmates who escaped from a california jail last week but a woman who police believe helped the men break out is now for the past six months. investigator say she gave the inmates google maps to help with their plan. at this point police have made 10 arrests connected to this jail break. >>> to a terror scare at one of europe's busiest tourist attractions. police at disneyland paris arrested a man...
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schneider administration, which created this disaster responded by saying got your letter. thanks for writing, but we really don't think you have the right to tell us what to do. governor rick schneider's administration was legally obligated to respond within one day of receiving this order. they did, but the response from his administration to this very specific, very detailed federal order reads we question whether the epa has the lead authority to order a state and its agencies to take the actions outlined in this order. the schneider administration caused this disaster, they know they did. they admit they did. now as if the city of flint isn't dealing with enough, thanks to them. they are telling them to back off and stop telling them what to do. leave it to them to sort it out. that response from the state came on friday night. the federal government has responded back. the feds have written back a one page, one paragraph letter saying not only do they have the legal authority but michigan better step on it. the state must immediately commence and continue work to meet the obligations as ordered. the epa says state officials must comply and expect, quote, full imp
schneider administration, which created this disaster responded by saying got your letter. thanks for writing, but we really don't think you have the right to tell us what to do. governor rick schneider's administration was legally obligated to respond within one day of receiving this order. they did, but the response from his administration to this very specific, very detailed federal order reads we question whether the epa has the lead authority to order a state and its agencies to take the...
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will still have the lead. we will still have the poison. we will still have the disease. >> governor schneider is expected to lay out a more tonight. hundreds are expected to protest there at the state house. adre'anna diaz, cbs news michigan. >> and governor schneider declared a state of emergency in flint. and later this month, obama signs -- a disaster legalization. >>> the suspect in a deadly shooting face add judge. police say gerald gogger. scott showed up woundeded at children's hospital. he later died. police believe the shooting happened. he faces murder and aggravated charges and is currently locked up on a million dollar bond. >> the bod he an is taking hirshel ray jones is held in the sunny -- murder trial is very soon expected. . >>> virus that usually appears to hit young children is showing up in adults these days. how to reduce the odds of what's getting around. >> so far, i managed to avoid this one. you may have heard many of the team at local 12 has had it. according to the family medicine, tri-state norwood. blame it on the weather. when it is this cold, indoors. many are f
will still have the lead. we will still have the poison. we will still have the disease. >> governor schneider is expected to lay out a more tonight. hundreds are expected to protest there at the state house. adre'anna diaz, cbs news michigan. >> and governor schneider declared a state of emergency in flint. and later this month, obama signs -- a disaster legalization. >>> the suspect in a deadly shooting face add judge. police say gerald gogger. scott showed up woundeded...
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we don't know what guage has been done to us. >> governor rick schneider apologised. the governor took aim at the presidential candidates and others for what were attempts at politicizing the crisis, and pointed out remarks clinton made on sunday. >> we said it was outrageous that the government took the action that it has. >> we don't know what to do. the governor has given us this and that, whatever else. we are still here. we are hurting, and we need more help >>> as people scrambled monday to get cases of water from the national guard, they are feeling the effects. >> you keep it or nothing like that. the national guard set up in fire stations around the city. they can't track a number of cases of water it tolled out. >> i was surprised out at the amount of bottled water. the filters, how fast they are getting here, how fast they are going out. >> this is a flint resident. so moved by the crisis, he joined the volunteers on monday. >> looking in homes, and some of them don't know where to go, some don't watch the news. >> the residents are wondering how long the cr
we don't know what guage has been done to us. >> governor rick schneider apologised. the governor took aim at the presidential candidates and others for what were attempts at politicizing the crisis, and pointed out remarks clinton made on sunday. >> we said it was outrageous that the government took the action that it has. >> we don't know what to do. the governor has given us this and that, whatever else. we are still here. we are hurting, and we need more help >>>...
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demonstrators are still calling on governor schneider to resign as they protest the flint water problem. >> and a dangerous situation along the california coast. storms have caused about 20 feet of land near a bluffed fall into the ocean over the past two weeks. and several apartment buildings along the pacifica shoreline are now uninhabitable. a state of emergency. >>> well a dramatic shoot out inside a south carolina barbershop is caught on camera. several customers including children were in a barber shop when the men barged in and demanded money. the customers shot back shooting at the gunmen. one of the gunmen were hit and >>> he was waving a big rig around a railroad crossing arm when the train hit the truck sending it barreling it toward him. his left hand got caught in the tire and then he says, it just shot him out. he's nursing a nasty gash on his head and a cut on his hand but will be back to work soon. >>> a new hampshire man was badly hurt after a vaporizer exploded off his hand. he is being treated for second and third degree burns on his leg and hand. >> geez. >>> newscha
demonstrators are still calling on governor schneider to resign as they protest the flint water problem. >> and a dangerous situation along the california coast. storms have caused about 20 feet of land near a bluffed fall into the ocean over the past two weeks. and several apartment buildings along the pacifica shoreline are now uninhabitable. a state of emergency. >>> well a dramatic shoot out inside a south carolina barbershop is caught on camera. several customers including...
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governor schneider has tape responsibility to a point. >> flint's poor it's major the black they feelndoned them. is this your katrina? >> if you look at it, this is a disaster. i mean this is something that i had people that worked for me to be blunt that let all of us down i'm responsible i'm not trying to get out of that. i'm taking responsibility. owe want to fix the problem. >> lead poisoning aside how could the governor not have known the water was unfit for a pig? from the beginning the warning sign were there. river water was contaminated with fecal matter. citizens were told to boil it. authorities poured in so much chlorine to kill the bacteria they created a tock six bomb harmful to infants and elderly. general motors said the water was corroding its parts. flint citizens, however, were given no choice but to continue bathing in it. >> started coming out a year or so ago. my teeth started falling out. i'm going to dentist. all these done fell out. >> it's now been unearthed the epa and the state department of environmental quality new there were potentially dangerous levels
governor schneider has tape responsibility to a point. >> flint's poor it's major the black they feelndoned them. is this your katrina? >> if you look at it, this is a disaster. i mean this is something that i had people that worked for me to be blunt that let all of us down i'm responsible i'm not trying to get out of that. i'm taking responsibility. owe want to fix the problem. >> lead poisoning aside how could the governor not have known the water was unfit for a pig? from...
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while governor rick schneider has claimed he was unaware of the problem until past october, the e-mails show the state was trucking in the water back in january of last year. >> it shows what we've assumed all along. there was no way the governor's administration didn't know earlier there were real issues with the water. >> reporter: now even governor schneider's own party is criticizing his response to the water crisis. >> i don't know all the details of what rick schneider has done. i know there have been people who have been fired. people being held accountable. but the fact is every single engine of government has to move to see a crisis like that. >> reporter: and going to continue to move in from across the country including from the texas school with the teacher who is a native of flint. know that way down here in houston that we're having them drive my family in flint, michigan. >> reporter: the governor's office has not yet commented on the e-mails. while environmental and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit, schneider said they won't be able to put new ones in any time soon. j
while governor rick schneider has claimed he was unaware of the problem until past october, the e-mails show the state was trucking in the water back in january of last year. >> it shows what we've assumed all along. there was no way the governor's administration didn't know earlier there were real issues with the water. >> reporter: now even governor schneider's own party is criticizing his response to the water crisis. >> i don't know all the details of what rick schneider...
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governor schneider now needs to aprove all. >>> so far no one has seen the three inmates who escaped from a california jail last week but a woman who police believe helped the men break out is now facing charges. she taught english at the jail investigators say she gave the inmates google maps to help with their plan. at these point police have arrested 10 people connected to this >>> a terror scare at one of europe's busiest tourist attractions. disneyland paris arrested a man koran. france is still on edge and under a state of emergency after november's terrorists attacks in paris. >>> strange boxes are showing up in san francisco just about a week before the city hosts the super bowl. it turns out there's sensors that can detect biological attacks. the devises and air sampling unit is part of homeland security's biowatch program. taxpayers have already spent more than a billion dollars on the program. >>> the u.s. military is becoming more family friendly in hopes of becoming a more appealing career path. >> for it's fits step defense secretary ash carter is making maternity loaf
governor schneider now needs to aprove all. >>> so far no one has seen the three inmates who escaped from a california jail last week but a woman who police believe helped the men break out is now facing charges. she taught english at the jail investigators say she gave the inmates google maps to help with their plan. at these point police have arrested 10 people connected to this >>> a terror scare at one of europe's busiest tourist attractions. disneyland paris arrested a...
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i saw that governor schneider turned around within two hours finally asked for the help that he should have asked for some weeks ago. i don't want to get caught up in the political back and forth here, i want to help the people of flint. and i particularly want a comprehensive health analysis of what's hamed to these children, lead is a poison, it destroys your brain. it interferes with your learning and your behavior. and the federal government to come together to fema through health and human services, the epa, whatever it takes, we now have to fix a problem and help these kids and especially their healthth and education development probably for years to come. >> dickerson: topic of health care back at the national level, your daughter chelsea in which son said senator sanders iversal health care plan will dismantle obamacare, dismantle children's health insurance programs and series of other things would dismantle. isn't she and your campaign not taking into account that those things would be replaced by an actual plan that senator sanders has put forward? >> well, i think it's very
i saw that governor schneider turned around within two hours finally asked for the help that he should have asked for some weeks ago. i don't want to get caught up in the political back and forth here, i want to help the people of flint. and i particularly want a comprehensive health analysis of what's hamed to these children, lead is a poison, it destroys your brain. it interferes with your learning and your behavior. and the federal government to come together to fema through health and human...
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. >> governor schneider says he plans to request once again that president obama declare flint a federal disaster area. the president denied the request once before saying the situation in flint was manmade. >> this morning, the nation's top education official is making u.s. department of education secretary is visiting valencia west orlando campus. king's valencia visit is the third stop in a five city opportunity across america tour as it is called and the only stop in florida. during his visit king is expected to participate in a round table discussion and get a tour of the campus. the events will focus on kipping's top priorities by making sure every student has the opportunity to succeed and earn an affordable degree. >> in today's health watch, it turns out taking a weekend to catch up on sleep could have unexpected health benefits. researchers at the university of chicago say catching up on sleep may help lower the risk of diabetes. they found the diabetes risk jumped 16% for healthy young men who slept less than five hours on four consecutive night. with two nights of regular sle
. >> governor schneider says he plans to request once again that president obama declare flint a federal disaster area. the president denied the request once before saying the situation in flint was manmade. >> this morning, the nation's top education official is making u.s. department of education secretary is visiting valencia west orlando campus. king's valencia visit is the third stop in a five city opportunity across america tour as it is called and the only stop in florida....
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asking governor schneider to resign. meanwhile he's asking for aid from obama. possible assistance includes repairs, as well as low cost loans that cover up insured property losses. schneider declared an emergency in flint earlier this month. >>> we are learning more about video released yesterday of a judicial order of a chicago officer involved in a shooting in 2013. and some may find this video disturbing. it shows police chasing 17-year-old cedric chatman, suspected of stealing a car. one of the officers says he believed the teen had a gun in his hand and that his and his part nears lives were in danger. chatman's family maintain he was unarmed and this iphone box was the only thing found of the scene. the independent review board found the officer was in compliance with department deadly force policy. a statement said the suspect turned with a dark object in his right hand causing one officer to open fire. reports on the shooting to be justified. the family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. >> now for this rare january hurricane. you heard me right. a hur
asking governor schneider to resign. meanwhile he's asking for aid from obama. possible assistance includes repairs, as well as low cost loans that cover up insured property losses. schneider declared an emergency in flint earlier this month. >>> we are learning more about video released yesterday of a judicial order of a chicago officer involved in a shooting in 2013. and some may find this video disturbing. it shows police chasing 17-year-old cedric chatman, suspected of stealing a...
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earlier this week michigan governor rick schneider asked the governor for help. he told president obama they have contaminated drinking water. the feds will bring in useable water and work to make the water safe again. 14 months of secret negotiations between the u.s. and iran tapped with the exchange of several prisoners, and one of those captains held on spy charges for more than a year, and john morning reports. >> following secret associations for reportedly more than a year, they have confirmed iran has freed five u.s. prisoners, and four of the prisoners were part of an exchange involving certainly i rannians held in the states on sanction charges. been held on spy charges for almost 18 months. amir was adetained. christian pastor syed ab abdini was arrested. a fifth american not part of the negotiated swap wasn't freed. the news of the prisoner's release are a major topic on the campaign trail. >> they are not happy coming back, but it's a disgrace they have been there so long. >> we don't know the details of the deal, and it may well be there are problema
earlier this week michigan governor rick schneider asked the governor for help. he told president obama they have contaminated drinking water. the feds will bring in useable water and work to make the water safe again. 14 months of secret negotiations between the u.s. and iran tapped with the exchange of several prisoners, and one of those captains held on spy charges for more than a year, and john morning reports. >> following secret associations for reportedly more than a year, they...
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for the first time governor schneider did go to flint himself.managed the crisis mostly from the capital thus far but today he went to flint and reporters got to ask him about conditions in that town. >> governor, with all due respect what is taking so long? you say that you've learned about the situation in its entirety in october. today in fire stations, there's no water, no filter in many stations. people feel helpless and stranded. frankly, they don't believe you anymore. at what point do things change? why isn't fema out here right now with trucks handing out water to people who need it. >> again, i think you're going to find the fire stations do have water and filters. >> they don't today. >> ramping up this whole process in terms of providing resources for people. we had been doing that for months. we need to do more. that's the whole process. that was part of the declaration done by the mayor, filed by the state, and we're going through the appropriate protocols. >> it's not working. there's no water right now at the fire station on@there
for the first time governor schneider did go to flint himself.managed the crisis mostly from the capital thus far but today he went to flint and reporters got to ask him about conditions in that town. >> governor, with all due respect what is taking so long? you say that you've learned about the situation in its entirety in october. today in fire stations, there's no water, no filter in many stations. people feel helpless and stranded. frankly, they don't believe you anymore. at what...
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. >>> michigan governor rick schneider says he's failed the residents of flint.ut is pledging to take steps to fix the drinking water cries much he's committing millions in state funding and deploying more national guard members but struggling residents say it is not enough. fox 29's joyce evans here with a look how they're fighting back. joyce. >> iain and lucy, a little too late for what they want to do. the damage is done in flint. it began pulling water from the flint river in 2014 to save money, but that water is tainted with lead. water pipes are now so contaminated that clean water can't even flow through. so now people are hoping lawsuits might bring some reli relief. >> i've been off work because i'm so sick so here i am stuck with no paycheck and $880 water bill. >> a bill melissa can't pay and now she's facing a shut off notice. the mom, wife and now active visit is a plaintiff in class action lawsuit. attorneys are also asking for an emergency injunction to stop shut offs for failure to pay. and to declare all water bills invalid. >> the state of mich
. >>> michigan governor rick schneider says he's failed the residents of flint.ut is pledging to take steps to fix the drinking water cries much he's committing millions in state funding and deploying more national guard members but struggling residents say it is not enough. fox 29's joyce evans here with a look how they're fighting back. joyce. >> iain and lucy, a little too late for what they want to do. the damage is done in flint. it began pulling water from the flint river...
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because tonight, in addition to all that, governor schneider and state health officials have now hado report something new. a deadly spike in something called legionnaires' disease in flint. which has also happened there since the city switched its water source. this legionnaires' outbreak has resulted in the deaths of ten people -- ten people dead in two separate outbreaks of legionnaires' disease since the city started drinking from the flint river. now, we do get outbreaks sometimes of legionnaires' disease in this country. last year, there were outbreaks in the state of illinois and new york. legionnaires' disease happens. it's caused by a bacteria, basically gives you pneumonia. pneumonia, which can kill you. the bacteria that causes it is commonly found in water. health officials in michigan say they do not yet know whether this, again, fatal outbreak is directly related to the change in flint's drinking water, but they are considering that possibility, and you can see why. flint switched to drinking local river water in april 2014. it was two months later in june that the firs
because tonight, in addition to all that, governor schneider and state health officials have now hado report something new. a deadly spike in something called legionnaires' disease in flint. which has also happened there since the city switched its water source. this legionnaires' outbreak has resulted in the deaths of ten people -- ten people dead in two separate outbreaks of legionnaires' disease since the city started drinking from the flint river. now, we do get outbreaks sometimes of...
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flint residents have filed two class action lawsuits against the governor rick schneider over the handling of the situation. during his address this evening, the governor apologized numerous times over the water crisis and promising to fix the damage even permanent. >> these children are going to be damaged for life. programs. there may be kids functioning at full >> doctors asked to replace with millions of dollars. >> i thought i was going to die. i was so scared i wouldn't see him again. >> she's pretty lucky. that was a pretty horrendous roof collapse. >> you just heard from a survivor of a sarasota tornado. she was trapped inside her second story building after the walls and the roof came crashing over her. firefighters made the decision to go in and get her out. they used air bags to lift the roof off her body allowing her to crawl to safety. it was a miracle she survived. >>> the mother of a baby is going to be paroled tomorrow. her baby's body beat the baby to death. >>> time now for headlines around the nation and the world. republican donald trump is getting support sarah palin.
flint residents have filed two class action lawsuits against the governor rick schneider over the handling of the situation. during his address this evening, the governor apologized numerous times over the water crisis and promising to fix the damage even permanent. >> these children are going to be damaged for life. programs. there may be kids functioning at full >> doctors asked to replace with millions of dollars. >> i thought i was going to die. i was so scared i wouldn't...
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. >> reporter: many cover the medical expenses of led-poisoned children and governor schneider hasn'teir concerns. so, he didn't come to print -- flint directly. who want to deal with poor. everybody consider poor here. >> reporter: they declared a federal emergency in flint but stopped short of calling it a disaster. golf nor sh tphaoeud -- governor schneider is appealing that decision. >> if it took him to do that the as it did for him to acknowledge there was an emergency here. >> reporter: the lawyers will announce the class-action lawsuits tuesday afternoon a put hours after that, governor rick schneider will deliver his state-of-the-state address and address the the water crisis here in flint. >> thanks for that reporting. in is a developing situation there in flint, michigan. we will continue to update you. >>> terrorists the targeting the super bowl. jo has this story for us. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating a possible terror plot. a new memo from are the fbi and homeland security said they have a more come flex plot on the super bowl 50. the agencies are concerned they c
. >> reporter: many cover the medical expenses of led-poisoned children and governor schneider hasn'teir concerns. so, he didn't come to print -- flint directly. who want to deal with poor. everybody consider poor here. >> reporter: they declared a federal emergency in flint but stopped short of calling it a disaster. golf nor sh tphaoeud -- governor schneider is appealing that decision. >> if it took him to do that the as it did for him to acknowledge there was an emergency...
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it's something that even the city of flint has to continue to work on as well. >> last night governor schneiderthe issue as he faces continued criticism for the state's delayed response. the crisis started nearly two years ago in april 2014 in flint while under control of the state appointed emergency manager switched from detroit's water system to the flint river in a money-saving measure. that river water was so corrosive, it leeched lead out of old pipes, exposing tens of thousands of people to lead p pois poisoning. late this afternoon, governor snyder released 200 pages of e-mails in an effort to show the public what he knew about the contamination crisis and when. >> the governor's top aide wrote to him last september, several months after tests first revealed lead, saying the responsibility for the water crisis lies with the city and the county. but said the state should speak up to avoid the narrative that the state is ducking responsibility. >> today the michigan house unanimously approved $28 million in state funding for the crisis, which will include money for lead testing and replac
it's something that even the city of flint has to continue to work on as well. >> last night governor schneiderthe issue as he faces continued criticism for the state's delayed response. the crisis started nearly two years ago in april 2014 in flint while under control of the state appointed emergency manager switched from detroit's water system to the flint river in a money-saving measure. that river water was so corrosive, it leeched lead out of old pipes, exposing tens of thousands of...
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addition to paying your water bill for the water you can't use. >> right. >> one visit from governor rick schneider'sponse team in since the governor acknowledged. the state dropped off a single case of water like it was a free thanksgiving turkey instead of a full blown ongoing disaster created by the administration that left people unable to drink the water. one case of water, here you go in all this time. late tonight we got some bomb shell news from flint. unsettling news about conditions in flint right now. it's not clear that the state responds to this new development is sufficient to the task. even now with the declaration of emergency. that's straight ahead. stay with us. ♪ it's easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting
addition to paying your water bill for the water you can't use. >> right. >> one visit from governor rick schneider'sponse team in since the governor acknowledged. the state dropped off a single case of water like it was a free thanksgiving turkey instead of a full blown ongoing disaster created by the administration that left people unable to drink the water. one case of water, here you go in all this time. late tonight we got some bomb shell news from flint. unsettling news about...
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people have joined three class action lawsuits naming a litany of state officials including the governor. schneiderh his entire governorship and political career in jeopardy is engaged in a counter offensive. he suspended two state workers said they are the blame for testing failures. this morning he continued shifting blame to civil servants for ignoring outside experts warnings about lead levels in flint. >> the point is our government, the civil service people didn't agree with their conclusions and didn't understand until a month or so later. that delayed our action plan. i feel terrible about that. that's ha drives you crazy about this. most state employees are fabulous people. in this particular case there was a serious problem. they were far too technical and not using enough common sense. >> that interview comes less than 24 hours after jeb bush went past defending him praising him for his response to the crisis. >> first of all, i think it's pretty clear when you have local, state and federal agencies not talking to each other, blaming each other, no one being held accountable, you get thi
people have joined three class action lawsuits naming a litany of state officials including the governor. schneiderh his entire governorship and political career in jeopardy is engaged in a counter offensive. he suspended two state workers said they are the blame for testing failures. this morning he continued shifting blame to civil servants for ignoring outside experts warnings about lead levels in flint. >> the point is our government, the civil service people didn't agree with their...
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governor rick schneider said he's requesting the federal government provide medical care for young peoplen flint. he's going to ask the public health service to cover long term health care for people in flint under the age of 21. he says he want a flint specific expansion of medicaid. that federal health insurance program will cover every young person in flint regardless of income. he's asking for comprehensive medical treatment for the long haul for all flint kids because they all drank that lead poisoned water because of what his administration did. that's the request coming from the state of michigan. we have not heard back from the public health service on this request. this is new. what he is asking for from the federal government, long term help, medical help for people who live in flint and especially long term help for flint's kids. joining us now is the mayor of flint, michigan. i'm told major karen weaver is on the phone because she just got out of a long meeting with the governor on this subject. thank you so much for being with us. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. i apolog
governor rick schneider said he's requesting the federal government provide medical care for young peoplen flint. he's going to ask the public health service to cover long term health care for people in flint under the age of 21. he says he want a flint specific expansion of medicaid. that federal health insurance program will cover every young person in flint regardless of income. he's asking for comprehensive medical treatment for the long haul for all flint kids because they all drank that...
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parents reacted to 74 pages of documents about the crisis, voluntarily released by michigan governor rick schneider. the documents lay out a timeline of warnings that were dis missed. the state agency that ensures clean drinking water spent months denying the lead october. in an e-mail, the believe now we made a mistake. corrosion control should have been required from the beginning. corrosion control treats the water, preventing lead from leeching into the system. six months before on april 25th, epa manager wrote, "flint has essentially not been using any corrosion control treatment." june 24th, sounds the alarm again. sample results indicate the presence of high lead." no action was taken as state water officials continued to insist the water was safe. even after multiple independent studies proved otherwise many in december, a letter from the task force set up by the governor described the response as aggressive dis missal, belittlement and attempts to dis credit these efforts with a persistent tone of scorn and derision. the head of that agency and his spokesperson resigned. the documents rele
parents reacted to 74 pages of documents about the crisis, voluntarily released by michigan governor rick schneider. the documents lay out a timeline of warnings that were dis missed. the state agency that ensures clean drinking water spent months denying the lead october. in an e-mail, the believe now we made a mistake. corrosion control should have been required from the beginning. corrosion control treats the water, preventing lead from leeching into the system. six months before on april...
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>>awyers representing flint in a lawsuit over the toxic water have subpoenaed governor rick schneider. 42 deaths being blamed on the blizzard that has shut down the federal government in washington for a second day. schools in d.c., baltimore and philadelphia are closed again and hundreds of flights remain grounded. >> in baltimore overnight, unplowed streets made it impossible for fire trucks, forcing cre to drag equipment down the street. >> in new york, this plowed truck was no match for the near reaching its breaking point two days after the blizzard blasted the east coast. the nation's capital still partially paralyzed with growing frustration in the surrounding suburbs, homeowners upset their streets haven't been cleared since friday. >> went down the drain and they didn't have plan b. >> crews are back at work plowing 4400 miles of roadway. the national park service clearing 300 more miles and 155 more bridges. thanks to the plow but there is limited service where bus riders with many of the city buses still snowed in. >> it is getting old quick. >> in new york, the railroad us
>>awyers representing flint in a lawsuit over the toxic water have subpoenaed governor rick schneider. 42 deaths being blamed on the blizzard that has shut down the federal government in washington for a second day. schools in d.c., baltimore and philadelphia are closed again and hundreds of flights remain grounded. >> in baltimore overnight, unplowed streets made it impossible for fire trucks, forcing cre to drag equipment down the street. >> in new york, this plowed truck...
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she invited governor schneider, no governor. we've got celebrities that are sending water.e want you to call every political person, every civic leader, every person that you have power with and tell them to come to flint and come on the ground. we are not criminals. you will not get shot. you will not get jacked. we are people that have been fighting this fight for a long time, and the people of flint are tired. they are tired of being treated as if they are not american citizens. it seems that in this country if you're white and you have money and you're a ceo, then you can do and say anything and everybody is okay. but if you are muslim, if you are from syria, if you are a person of color, if you are a woman, then suddenly there is no help for you. there's no money available. your voice is not being heard. and we don't believe that that's what democracy's about. we don't believe that's what america is about. so, this isn't a crisis. this is a call for america to be america. >> it is a call to action. are you hopeful? paula, today, that things will happen? >> i'm hopeful
she invited governor schneider, no governor. we've got celebrities that are sending water.e want you to call every political person, every civic leader, every person that you have power with and tell them to come to flint and come on the ground. we are not criminals. you will not get shot. you will not get jacked. we are people that have been fighting this fight for a long time, and the people of flint are tired. they are tired of being treated as if they are not american citizens. it seems...
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. >> mayor weaver was just elected in november but a city manager appointed by governor schneider still has more broad hours over the city than she does. it was a previous city manager also appointed by the governor that led the change to flint river water. andy rosegen, al jazeera. >>> president said it was a good time to do car shopping since he will soon have to give up his limo. he had lunch with detroit's mayor and talked to locals about the city's progress. mr. obama wrapped up the visit with a speech at the united auto workers training center. >> what's true of detroit is true of the country. that's part of the reason i came here. i'm shopping for a cart but -- [ laughter ] >> but right now, i want people to remember how far we've come. and i'm not running for office again. the reason i want to remind people is not because i'm on the ticket. it's because i want america to have confidence in where we can go. >> the president told the crowd, can you feel something happening in detroit but a lot of residents say they're still feeling the pinch. bisi onile-ere is in detroit. bisi. >>
. >> mayor weaver was just elected in november but a city manager appointed by governor schneider still has more broad hours over the city than she does. it was a previous city manager also appointed by the governor that led the change to flint river water. andy rosegen, al jazeera. >>> president said it was a good time to do car shopping since he will soon have to give up his limo. he had lunch with detroit's mayor and talked to locals about the city's progress. mr. obama...
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leaders crafted the plan with flint residents then presented it to governor schneider the plan calls for free home inspection, a repeal of the emergency manager law. naacp says that law gave emergency managers authority to switch flint's water supply. >>> flint continues to receive generous donations of water from across the country. walmart and several beverage companies will deliver 6.5 billion bottles of water to the city. it will be specifically for schoolchildren and pregnant women. >>> thousands of people across the country are remembering be loved character actor ab vigoda -- abe vigoda. at the age of 50 he got his the godfather. he moved to television as a warnout new york police detective on the sitcom barney miller. in 19 2 "people" magazine reported that he passed away. there were jokes dead or alive, abe vigoda. he was very much alive until yesterday. he turned the death into a running joke. he grew up in brooklyn. he died in his sleep in his daughter's new jersey home. he was 94. >> well loved. >> definitely. >>> closing in on 6:30. still ahead, new video of the 24-year-
leaders crafted the plan with flint residents then presented it to governor schneider the plan calls for free home inspection, a repeal of the emergency manager law. naacp says that law gave emergency managers authority to switch flint's water supply. >>> flint continues to receive generous donations of water from across the country. walmart and several beverage companies will deliver 6.5 billion bottles of water to the city. it will be specifically for schoolchildren and pregnant...
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flint has pushed back to its original water source, but governor rick schneider says fixing the damaged pipes will cost at least $55 million. so far federal aid is limited to $5 million. >> pelley: adriana diaz with the emergency water ration there in flint. thanks very much, adriana. two weeks until the iowa caucuses and as often the races are narrowing. trump and cruz are in a virtual tie. clinton is only slightly ahead of sanders. we have two reports tonight and we're going to turn first to nancy cordes. nancy? >> reporter: scott, in a heated debate in south carolina, clinton depicted sanders as a harsh critic of the commander-in-chief, aligning herself closely with a president who is still broadly popular in his own party. "weak," "disappointing." >> reporter: clinton argued sanders would upend the president's proudest achievement, obamacare. >> the tear it up and start over again, pushing our country back into that kind of a contentious debate i think is the wrong direction. >> we're not going the tear up the affordable care act. i helped write it. but we are going to move on top o
flint has pushed back to its original water source, but governor rick schneider says fixing the damaged pipes will cost at least $55 million. so far federal aid is limited to $5 million. >> pelley: adriana diaz with the emergency water ration there in flint. thanks very much, adriana. two weeks until the iowa caucuses and as often the races are narrowing. trump and cruz are in a virtual tie. clinton is only slightly ahead of sanders. we have two reports tonight and we're going to turn...