so far 400 have joined the class action lawsuit that names governor rick snyder.n annal intentional scheme to cut corners to solve the city's financial problems. >> it is beyond tragic. it is a catastrophe beyond i believe anyone in this room's comprehension. i'm dumb-founded, i'm numbed by the facts that i hear and what's the suffering for citizens of flint. >> the lawsuit says switching to the flint river as a water source was a state-created danger, one that could hurt future generations by exposing unborn children to lead. another aspect of life in flint that could be affected by the crisis, property values. al jazeera's bisi onile-ere has more on that. >> reporter: rick roener is a retired flint auto worker. he has owned his home for more than 20 years. >> how much did you pay? >> i paid just under $60,000. >> what's it worth now? >> according to taxes a little over 30. >> reporter: he fears that the city's ongoing water crisis will send his property prices sinking even further. in 2014, flint's water supply became tainted with lead. michigan governor rick sn

anded today, governor rick snyder of michigan went to flint, michigan, and he drank the water. some news for him about that he may find unsettling. governor snyder today dropped by the flint home of a woman named cheryl. he sat down with her for a glass of filtered flint tap water and then the governor promised to keep drinking flint water for the next 30 days. he says he will drink flint's water at home and at work for 30 days. he didn't just drink a glass of cheryl's tap water, he took a bunch of gallons of it home with him. that happened today. here's the thing. as best we can tell, that house where governor snyder drank this water through the filter today, it's been tested for lead, as far as we can tell, several times in recent months. the federal danger threshold for lead is 15 parts per billion. well, in january, this house tested at 3 parts per billion. in february, it was 4 parts per billion. again, on march 2nd, it was 4 parts per billion. but then two weeks later, in the middle of march, it was 265 parts per billion. way above the federal threshold. more than 10 time

>> happening right now, governor rick snyder is overseas.e left on his week-long trip to europe on saturday. the question many michigan residents wanted to know is if the governor would continue drinking filtered tap water from flint while he's on his european trip. the answer -- no. >> larry: what? he couldn't take that filthy water through customs? i hope the t.s.a. made him chug it before he went through security. (applause) you got to drink that, baby! so snyder only made it five days into a 30-day challenge? this is how much of an idiot this guy is -- he (bleep) up drinking a glass of water. he can't even get that right. but snyder's response somehow makes this even dumber. >> his aides say snyder has temporarily suspended the pledge because it was not practical to take the flint water with him. however, his administration says flint's recovery is a priority still for the governor. aides say he will resume drinking the water when he returns to michigan. >> larry: no, that's not how time-based challenges work! you can't pick them up when

there has been this recurring question, would governor rick snyder drink that water, himself? pour himself a glass of flint contaminated tap water and drink it, himself? will he pour himself a class if now, now that he says the filters work. the filters make the water safe? today at a meeting about flint water, somebody told the governor the people of flint would very much like him to come to their homes and drink the filtered water, himself, if he is so comfortable about it. after this meeting where he was told about that reporters pressed him for an answer. >> it was an invitation for me to come drink the water s. that something you would do? >> yeah. i mean, i'm happy to look into that. >> rick snider is happy to look into that. the thing is, if rick snyder is going to go to flint, popping into houses, having a glass of tap water. we actually know it would be like him playing a game of lead poisoning russian roulette. that's not my description of flint's water right now. that's the description from mark edwards, the virginia tech researcher who blew the whistle, he's the he

. >>> hey, michigan governor rick snyder is going to europe. for a week. of course he is. last saw him, governor rick snyder was at this nice house in flint, michigan, taking away gallon jugs of water from the kitchen faucet of this family to show how safe he thought it was to drink water from the tap in flint, michigan, as long as you pour it through a filter. the governor said he would be drinking flint water not just that one day in that nice lady's kitchen in flint, he said he would be taking flint water away and drinking it for 30 days. but now as the governor jets off to germany, switzerland, italy, and the netherlands, his spokesperson is now clarifying when governor rick snyder said he'd be drinking flint water for 30 days, he didn't mean 30 days in a row. so this european jaunt will not feature state-paid water carriers bringing jugs of flint water with him everywhere he goes. he apparently will resume his publicity stunt about flint water when he comes back. meanwhile flint continues to post its lead testing results from flint houses every few days. they continue

it names governor rick snyder and members of his administration.he water crisis was an intentional scheme that will involved cutting corners to solve the city's financial problems. >> it's beyond tragic. it's a catastrophfee beyond anybody in this room's comprehension. i am dumb-founded. i am numbed by the fact that i hear what's. >> the lawsuit says switching to the flint river as a water source was a danger created by the state, one that affects future generations by exposing unborn children to lead. another thing affected by the crisis: property values. more on that. >> reporter: rick roner is a retired flint auto worker. he has owned his home on mann avenue for more than 20 years. how much did you pay? >> under 6th grand when i bought this house. >> what's it worth now? >> mroebl about according to the taxes, 30, a little over 30. >> and he fears that the city's ongoing water crisis will send his property value sinking. tainted with lead. michigan governor rick snyder didn't declare a state of emergency until january of this year. in a position

i hope it was a good lead day, the day that rick snyder took gallons of water through that filter to take home with him. i hope it was a good day because if it wasn't, that filter that he was drawing that water through isn't actually rated to be able to handle the kind of lead coming through that faucet one day when they happen to be testing in flint. the pipes are ruinsruinsed. they have destroyed the infrastructure. and the lack of interest in fixing the infrastructure even as we're scoring points and bringing charges the lynndie england's of the case for abu ghraib but i'm mad, you know, it's good to see accountability coming and the problem is not fixed. people can't drink from the temp and nobody's working on that but flinter themselves and inexcuse bring wrong. >> the pipes are a toxic path. they are a toxic part of the problem. as if the bloodstream of flint is toxic itself. >> yeah. >> former home of buick. ac spark plugs. most shef rchevrolets there. a lot -- i was saying before you joined us, a lot of good-hearted people, celebrities, organizations, charities by the case de

. >>> governor rick snyder is urging residents in flint to stop using bottled water and use filtered tap water. he is putting his plan where his mouth is. the governor visited a flint home on monday and drank their tap water. he filled up three 1-gallon jugs to go. >> i'll drink flint water for the nt 30 days. >> snyder claims his wife is on board with the plan to drink the filtered tap water along with him. people in flint hopping mad about this. the bills they have been paying for water that was not safe. still a problem in flint. >>> 18 minutes after the hour. playoff time. the golden state warriors without steph curry. is that a problem? game two against the rockets. coy wire with the bleacher report. that's next. ♪ ♪ [engine revving] the all-new audi a4 is here. (vo) on the trane test range, you learn what makes our heating and cooling systems so reliable. if there's a breaking point, we'll find it. it's hard to stop a trane. really hard. trane. the most reliable for a reason. i accept i do a shorter i set these days.22. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib,

i'm happy the look into that. >> rick snyder is happy the look into that.f he's going to go into flint popping into houses and having a glass of tap water, we know it would be like him playing a game of lead poison russian roulette. that's not my description. that's the description that come from mark edwards, the virginia tech researcher who blew the lid on the crisis. he's been put in charge of testing flint's water. the second highest lead level ever recorded in a house in the city of flint was recorded less than two weeks ago. testing not just a dangerous level, but testing at more than double the level of led that's considered to be hazardous waste less than two weeks ago. a lot of people in flint refuse to bathe in the water that cams out of their taps. reports of rashes have been widespread the federal government has sent a special federal team to investigate just that part. new york times published a whole article about the daily struggle of showering in flint. we're a couple of months in where everybody admits it's a crisis. people are going to wat

most days in that house where rick snyder took his glass of water the other day, most days the lead levelsse are fine, every once in a while not so much, every once in a while way more lead comes out of that tap than that filter is rated to handle. i don't what the water like was like day that he took home that water. i don't know if that was a good or bad lead day in that house. so these criminal charges today for flint, they come at a time when the governor is still trying to manage his image around this stuff, they come at a time when flint is still an active crime scene. the city is still being lead poisoned. there is no door-to-door delivery of clean water in flint. there are houses testing above what is safe and there are houses testing with lead levels in the thousands. the pipes that the state ruined in flint, they're still there. they're still the water pipes in that city. the mayor is trying to replace the lead pipes in the city, but even though the state ruined the pipes there's no state run effort to replace the pipes so now while that crime is still happening and the people of

nermeen: the charges come as michigan's republican governor rick snyder said he has not been questionedy prosecutors in connection with the flint water contamination crisis. at a news conference wednesday, snyder said he doesn't believe he broke any laws. >> we have been fully cooperating with this investigation and we will continue to do so. we will pursue any wrongdoing and hold people accountable. with respect to this investigation, i have not been questioned were interviewed at this point in time. amy: protesters have called for governor snyder to resign over his handling of the flint water crisis. the water crisis began in flint began when the city's unelected emergency manager appointed by governor snyder switched the the detroit system to the corrosive flint river. the water corroded flint's aging pipes, causing poisonous levels of lead to leach into the drinking water. among other poisons. well, for more, we're joined now by curt guyette, an investigative reporter for the aclu of michigan who helped bring this crisis to light. his work focuses on emergency management and open go

. >> the charges come as michigan's governor rick snyder is trying to assure residents of the water safety. now he is vowing to drink flint's tap water for the next 30 days. >>> as we head to janice, it's dry weather out there, janice. >> yes, it's bone dry. we've had this pattern for the last seven or eight days. no storms getting through. the air above us is sinking on top of us. as it sinks, it warms up and dries out. conditions are almost too perfect for high fire danger. we've been warning about it, and we've seen brush fires out of control across the area. now one in control in long island i think is done, but the damage is done, certainly, in some spots. 57 degrees right now in wantagh in nassau county. the upside to this is the beautiful weather. radar, actually, this is a time lapse. did pick up the smoke flum plume today. the winds are coming out of the north so it blows the smoke in the opposite direction. yesterday we saw the same thing in the new jersey fires that sparked up there because of the same conditions. yesterday, though, more wind, this time not as much. 60s to near

in 2014, flint's water supply becaming tainted with lead, the michigan governor, rick snyder didn't declare state of emergency until january of this year. >> i'm in a position to sell it, the problem is no one is in the position to want to come and buy it. i don't know if they are even giving home loans to buy houses in flint. >> when this initially happened it was a problem. >> reporter: chris is a raels state agent and president of a local realtors association. he says that loans are available, but they don't come easily. >> that is what scares us the most, but we have found that the lenders are working with us. you just can't sell anything in the city of flint without that water test. >> reporter: vacant houses fill the landscape. according to the east central association of realtors, in the first three months of 2015, the average price for a home was more than $17,000, that figure increased during the same three months this year, to more than $28,000. long time real for wade says despite the city's watered problems, the housing market is improving. >> it has actually worked out to our a

. >>> "the detroit free press" said michigan governor rick snyder pledged to drink flint's safe. the republican governor visited a home in flint monday that had been confirmed to have high levels of lead. he drank filtered tap water and left with several gallons for his home and office. >>> "rolling stone" reports pearl jam canceled a north carolina concert to protest the state's so-called bathroom bill. a hand-written statement released by the band calls the law a despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination. the law requires transgender people to use the bathroom of their birth gender. >>> and "the miami herald" says carnival has opened cuba cruise bookings to cuban-born travelers. carnival had been under fire for not allowing cuban-americans to buy tickets. cuban regulations bar people born in cuba from returning by ship. delayed if the cuban government does not allow cuban-americans. >>> still ahead, a tasty marketing idea. french fry lovers will be able to enjoy a new unlimited option at an upcoming mcdonald's restaurant. no, no, no, no, people are both sof

that's the message from michigan goveror rick snyder. the city's water system became tainted with lead after the state changed flint's water source two years ago. snyder visbied a home and drank water right there from the faucet fitted with a filter. he plans to drink it for a month to prove it is safe. >>> shocking video here captures a dangerous stunt at the toronto zoo. do this. the viral video now showing a woman trump jump jumping over into d tiger's holding area. the oor is closed into that part of the enclosure, so the tierger didn't dge accessyonto the ar . you see the agitated tiger lunging at her. she climbs out safely of the enclosure. it app rs that s hopped over that fencha jnst to get her hat. still here at news 4 new york at noon, the royal family goes to a galaxy far far away for a visit that has princes william and harry joining the force. stay tuned. it seems like a cold at first. you can't concentrate, can't sleep. before long it's all you feel anxious and uncertain. until one day you realize, this could be it. you've

the water in flint is now safe to drink after the lead water cis list this and embattled governor rick snyder said she will drink the city's residents are refusing to turn on their taps. snyder took home five gallons of water from drink from a home with high led levels and petition to recall the governor has nearly 90,000 signatures and they still need 700,000 more within 60 days to get it on the ballot. >> obama administration top doctor is sounding alarm about zika virus. he told fox news sunday congress has to act now and approve funding. director of national institute of allergy and infek shis diseases say they need more money for zika reserve. some in congress are fighting the push saying there's enough federal funding and additional money comes through this fall. so far there's been no documented zika infection from months keets owes in the united states and nearly 350 illnesses have been report add cross all 50 states. >> there are some ways to prevent yourself from getting zika virus. centers for disease control says to wear long sleeve shirts and pants and treated clothing to prevent

. >>> michigan governor rick snyder is putting his water where his mouth is. he will drink it for a month. he wants to demonstrate to residents the safety and effectiveness of a new tap filter. he visited a home confirmed to have high levels of lead in its water supply, leaving with five gallon using the new filter. snyder said he will use the water to drink and cook with, both at home and at work and he plans to resupply with city water regularly. >>> the u.s. supreme court has taken up one of the biggest cases of the term. one that's been hotly contested in the presidential campaign. it's the battle over president obama's executive action on immigration. 26 states sued to block the plan in the lower courts and yesterday, the justice were evenly divide on the issue. hundreds of people rallied in support of the president's policy. now a tie would leave a lower court order in place, that blocks the president from enforcing his plan. >>> this morning, the death toll from saturday's devastating earthquake in northern ecuador has risen to at least 413. rescue team

. >> michigan governor rick snyder believes the water is drinkable again and plans to drink the water for a month. >> he wants us all to start using waters in the filters again. >> reporter: the governor stopping by this home filling up gallons of water to take home for his wife and him to drink. investigators say it doesn't end here. for them, it is personal. >> it really hurts when i have friends, personal close friends. >> reporter: before the charges were announced, more than 20 senate democrats called for massive new investments in water infrastructure systems because of concerns over lead contamination across the country. diane and ryan, they also said the water crisis if flint was a wake-up call. >> indeed. thank you, stephanie. at least eight people drowned in severe flooding this week in the houston area. roads are underwater and closed to traffic. most of the eight fatalities ignored signs and barriers. video shows one driver squeezing around a highway truck and frantically signaling for help with her cell phone. a highway worker in the truck tried twice to reach her. >> at

michmian governor rick snyder is putting his water where his mouth is. snyder saysnhe will drink water from the city of flint for a month. he wants to demonstrate to new tap filter. snyder says he will use the water to drink and cook with, boooth at home and at work. he plans to reply with city water rrgularly. >>> the u.s. supreme court has taken up one of the biggest cases of the term. one that has been hotly contested in the presidential campaign. it is the battle of president obama's action immigraon and shield people from deportation. 20 states sued to block the plan in the lower court. yesterday, the justices appeared evenly divided on the issue. outside the court, hundreds of people rallied in support of the president's policy. a tie would leave a lower court der n place. that's blocked the president from enforcing this plan. >>> this morning, the death toll from saturday's devastating earthquake in northern united kibengdom was door has risen to 414. rescue teams are searching through rubble from the powerful 7.8 agnitude quake in the hope of fin

. >> michigan governor rick snyder is so confident flint's water safety he's going to drink it for the next month. snyder was sipping a glass of tap water yesterday, while he visited the town. he stopped at a house which at one time had high levels of lead. he ended up leaving that house with 5 gallons of their water and said he plans to visit other homes to get a refill. >> now, this is the last thing they need, but texas is actually going to get more rain today. >> well, the area around houston specially hard hit, 13 buoy's and creeks overflowed after foot of rain fell. highways, homes, were submerged in flashflooding. a state of emergency is in effect in some areas there. >> meanwhile, the time is 4:43, meisha is watching the roads this morning. >> but first, katie is here with another check on your forecast. katy? >> look at the footage from houston, it is unbelievable the amount of rain that fell in just a short amount of time. we'll look at doppler estimate that came down, but at least looking at pretty pleasant weather. i come bearing more good weather news for the area. start d

bill schuette promised more would be chargeled but would not say if governor rick snyder was a target of the investigation. both pleaded not guilty and were leased on -- released on $60,000 bond. glasgow has not appeared in counter. >>> queen elizabeth turns 90 today. she will light the first of 1,000 beacons that will be lit across the u.k. and worldwide to mark the occasion. more events to mark the celebration are planned in the coming months. look at this new stamps featuring the queen with three future heirs to the throne according prince george. as you can see 2-year-old george needed a little boost to reach the height of his father, grandfather and great-grandmother. >>> big changes are coming to the u.s. currency. an announcement from the treasury department and it plans to replace andrew jackson with one of the most revered figures in u.s. history -- harriet tubman. an escaped slave who fought to help others escape. will become the new face of the dollar bill dollar. she will be the first woman in u.s. paper currency in more than a hundred years and the first african-american

rick snyder said he'll drink filtered water from flint every day for the next 30 days. he made the announce amount of visiting a home and he came under heavy fire for not heading off the crisis fans are remembering doris roberts. she pass away in her sleep at the age of 90 best known for the raymond" and won five emmys. she was an outspoken critic of age discrimination, ray romano said roberts had an engine and spirit that amazed him. >>> the toronto zoo is investigating after a woman climbed into the tiger enclosure to get a hat. the video shows the woman lower herself into the encloseure and pick something up off the ground. the tiger lungs at her still behind a second fence and the crowd in complete disbelief. one pan yells at her calling her a moron. >>> firefighters came to the rescue of a stranded guinea pig. after rescuing rodney they put an oxygen mask on him because he inhaled a lot of smoke. rodney we're told will be just fine. >> thank goodness. wish a speedy recovery for rodney. >>> another busy night in the nba playoffs. >> highlights from our friends at es

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governor rick snyder is suggesting to enact the toughest laws in the nation. where else is toxic tap water lurking? that is our cover story. here is more. situation in many regions throughout the country is causing protests. according to data from the environmental protection agency, over 7,000 schools subject to the epa lead and copper rule, 431 reported heightened levels of lead between 2012 and 2015? according to the epa, only nine u.s. states have reported safe levels of lead in their water supply, including al la bam yeah, north dakota, south dakota and tennessee. the rest of the states at one point recorded higher than acceptable levels of lead in drinking water throughout that time period. a major factor? pipes are more than 100 years old. the infrastructure is underground and the conditions of the pipe is often unknown until a water main ruptures. with older cities like new york, philadelphia and boston in greatest need of repair. that's why experts say more that water is delivered. >> in general, the water quality in the united states is very high. th

two top aides to michigan governor rick snyder are among those scheduled to testify.'ll look at the current impact and what they learned from the water crisis. water in flint became tainted with lead after the water supply was change echanged. >>> the witness says he was in the car with cardell hayes, the man accused of killing smith. a written statement from the witness' attorney says cardell actually saved their lives by shooting smith. he says smith had a gun and was going to shoot him. police did find a loaded .9 millimeter pistol inside smith's suv but it was not fired. meanwhile, police released this surveillance video that shows what looks like smith's suv tapping the back bumper of hayes's car. >>> operation slow down to save lives is now in effect in hudson county, north jersey. police in five towns are cracking down on speeders and ticketing drivers. program began yesterday on kennedy boulevard and will last through the summer. the hudson county prosecutor came up with the idea after two friends were hit and killed last month by a car that jumped the curb in

by the way, we'll hear from governor rick snyder momentarily here.esponding to the news today on the criminal charges in flint. jean casarez for now, thanks so much. >> thanks. >> meantime, cnn's special correspondent jamie gangel, she sat down for an exclusive interview with the man in the middle of the most contentious political campaign in recent history, rnc chair reince priebus. how he navigates the year of trump next. >>> okay. this is about to be fascinating. just to set it up, the rnc's top brass is getting together in florida to talk about july's republican national convention in cleveland. you've heard us talk a little bit about that just recently. the rules are expected to be a crucial part of the conversation, and at the center of it all the guy in charge, rnc chair reince priebus, and before today's meeting he sat down one-on-one with cnn special correspondent jamie gangel, sort of unprecedented access to this man. >> yes. >> does he think he have the worst job in the world? >> he should. if he doesn't, he should. >> yeah. >> but here's

governor rick snyder is urging residents to drink tap water as long as a filter is in place. yesterday he visited a home where high levels of lead were detected in the tap water. he left with 5 gallons of filtered water which he'll drink at home and and at work. >>> 4:51. stoneybrook university hospital hosted a wedding so a mother could see her youngest son get married. >> you may kiss your beautiful bride. [ cheers and applause ] >> mark holmes and his now-wife joanna were set to get married this summer, but last month mark's mother was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and ended up in the bone marrow transplant unit. the hospital agreed to host the could join her family and be a part of the big day. very sweet. >> nice moment. >>> it is 4:51. coming up on eyewitness news this morning, film fans can soon get a piece of the "hunger games" franchise. hear when hundreds of props, costumes and set pieces will hit the auction block. >>> a new arrest in the corruption scandal rocking the np npped. details on the latest arrest linkd to a series of bribes and the new am

governor rick snyder blames his staff for misleading him about the lead contamination crisis. he was told there was no problem by environmental officials. 12 people have died from the legionnaire's outbreak. those cases started after the flint city changed to the flint river in 2013. >>> parts of the south under the threat of thunderstorms. a round of nasty weather left a trail of destruction in the region on monday. look at the damage. tree toppled over destroying this home. this was the scene in wily, texas. wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. and hail here which left a lot of damage. debris scattered in the street. >>> a cnn exclusive. two former isis fighters describe the horror they witnessed on the job. that's next. what's it like to not feel 100% fresh? we don't know. we swish listerine®. as do listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga handstand. and be in a magician's act. listerine® kills 99% of bad breath germs so you can feel 100% in life. bring out the bold™. parts a

michigan governor rick snyder says he will rake -- will drink flint water at home and in the office forst a month to show offices-- to show it is safe. he has apologized in his role in the lead water crisis. in china, the government expanding and anticorruption drive. financialricting senior officials in beijing. the panama papers disclosed offshore holdings of relatives of 8 current or retired chinese leaders. day,l news 24 hours a powered by our journalists in more than 150 bureaus around the world. i'm mark crumptom. alix: the s&p 500 closed above 2100 for the first time since december 1. we are looking at a new 2016 high,m a four-month high. the industrial holding over 18,000. a see saw section of commodity producers, oil prices gained. joe: a lot of folks talking about, if you go inside the bloomberg, the golden cross in the dow jones industrial average. the 50 day moving average is crossing over the 200 moving average, which is at green line. people use these crossovers as momentum signals, buy, sell, things like that. for those that pay attention, this is a key sign of the moment

rick snyder, facing fallout of the flint water crisis. and earnings season runs on.l talk to the chief financial officer coming up about what propels growth going forward and characterized the earnings period. that is helping prices for stocks, look at asia, and it gained 3 and two thirds% overnight. and mining stocks leading gains of strengthening commodity prices. this after the dow industrials happen close above 18,000 the first time since july. we are looking at money moving into stocks. we are up 56 points, all those stories coming up all morning is sandra smith and proactive communications marks toronto. thank you for joining us. got a lot ahead particularly in this election day. and and democratic congressman charlie reagan coming up in the program. and the primary is underway. donald trump is in the lead, 760 delegates. it was 469 superdelegates. they are leading their respective parties in new york according to some polls from real clear politics, adam schapiro standing by in new york city. adam: we are at ps 51 in hell's kitchen. voting has started, the pol