bisi onile-ere takes a look at why. >> i'm bisi onile-ere, water bills here in flint are higher thanere else in the state of michigan. it all started back in 2011, when with no warning, and little explanation the city increased the water rate by 35%. unable to afford the drastic hikes, some residents have gone months without running water, and some have lost their homes because they couldn't pay their bills. after years of mounting complaints, and a new class action lawsuit, the city is being forced by a judge to lower rates, but carey nelson is among a number of residents who say it is not enough. before the increase the 64 year old who lives on a fixed income says she paid about $30 a month. now she pays close to $200 a month. the city is saying we're going to lower everyone's bill by $20. is that enough? >> no. if you got $180 bill and they lower it to 160, really? that's not helping us any. >> reporter: tonight why city leaders say that lower water bills will amount to cutbacks in city services. and the quality of the city's water is also under the microscope. >> bisi onile-ere's

bisi onile-ere live for us there at the 9/11 memorial. bisi thank you. i want to bring back patrick hornbeck. patrick, we have talked a little bit about, you know, the different faiths that have been brought together by this pope. that's something we have seen with prior pontiffs as well. what is his credibility like with other religious leaders? >> this pope has gone out of his way to build relationships with many leaders. the one he has been closest to is the leader of the 300 million greek orthodox christians around the world. they were together in jerusalem about a year and a half ago. they refer to each other as beloved brothers. the greek and latin orthodox churches split. that still remains a wound, but they have done a lot of work together. he has brought jewish and muslim leaders with him. when he went to jerusalem he brought with him an old friend, a rabbi as well as an iman. this pope has been very warmly received by other religious leaders. he spent more time with other leaderings, than with eastern religious leaders, like hindus or buddhists

bisi, what do you see?well, i can tell you, david, the picture behind me says it all, here in madison square garden, and there are thousands of people lined up, hoping to get a glimpse of pope francis. as you mentioned, the event tonight is expected to attract 20,000 people. and millions more are expected to tune in. there are so many people out here. they are so excited. the excitement has been building for quite a while. and you have people here from all different faiths. i talked to a lot of them. and they said that the opportunity to see pope francis is an opportunity that they did not want to miss. david? >> bisi, a lot of us associate madison square garden with, right now, because of all of the performers who have been there, and an interesting story. billy joel was supposed to give his monthly concert there tonight, and when it was announced that the pope was going to go, he agreed to move it to tomorrow night. and traffic has never been easy getting in here, but how many side streets are on blocked

bisi onile-ere joins us on the pope's day and a busy day it was. >> it certainly was, a whirlwind touring him to capitol hill and the white house. but a more subdued audience awaited him in downtown manhattan friday morning. at ground zero the site of the 9/11 attacks the pope met with families of the victims and prayed at the reflection pools where the twin towers once stood. >> a scene of unspeakable violence. bless you your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here. >> hours later up town and new york's east harlem it was the screams of excited schoolchildren that greeted francis. the pontiff, enthusiastic as he visited our lady queen of angels school. inside he met with families some of them refugees and immigrants, as well as children, including those who came to the u.s. as unaccompanied miles an hour. anminors and he invoked martin luther king's i have a dream speech. >> his dream was that many children like you could get an education. he dreamt that many women and men like you could walk with your heads held high. >> reporter: before leaving he visited a cla

bisi onile-ere is there. bisi. >> john, slight reduction of water bills for the city, the complaints go far beyond the rate like. there are also concerns about health. >> how are you supposed to live without water? it's sad, it's really sad. you have people around here living like third world or whatever you know? >> carrie nelson considers herself lucky. others have gone for months without running water. the city raised rates by 35% in 2011 just months before the state took over the struggling city's finances. >> i'm either going to let the house go or i'm going to move in with somebody, you know? it's sad, that's what's happening, i understand people when they leave they have to do something the best for them. >> nelson who is 64 and lives on a fixed income, used to pay $30 a month. now she pays nearly $200 and can barely afford the bill. >> i blame the city councilmen and the mayor. they are the ones who are supposedly running the city. >> flint is a community of predominantly black residents. nelson is am

bisi onile-ere explains. >> how are you supposed to live without water? it's sad. it's really sad.ot people around here living like third world or whatever, you know? >> reporter: carey nelson considers herself fortunate how long were you without water? >> not long because i went down there and begged. >> reporter: others have gone months without water. the city raised rates by 35% in 2011, just months before the state took over the struggling city's finances. >> it's sad, but that's what is happening. and i understand people when they leave. they have got to do what is best for them. >> reporter: before the increase, nelson who is 64 years old and lives on a fixed income, says she paid about $30 a month. now she pays close to $200. >> i blame the city councilmen, and i blame the mayor. because they are the ones that are supposed to be running the city. >> reporter: flint is a predominantly black community. and residents have been complaining about water rates for years. now nelson is among 30,000 people who joined a class action lawsuit against the city. this attorney is leading t

bisi, what does this mean for criminal prosecution for gm? good evening, general motors entered into an agreement with the government. the charges filed against general motors, they could be dismissed within three years if the company pays out that $900 million penalty. today marks the two-year investigation by the government. general motors issued a massive recall of some of itsing vehicles last year because of of an ignition switch defect, and in some of those vehicles, that defect has been linked to numerous deaths and injuries. general motors, it came under fire last year abuse the company knew about the problems for more than a decade but didn't do anything about it. and today, the justice department said that general motors put its customers and the public at risk. >> then not until 2012, they realized that it was a safety issue after all, but they did not disclose it at the time that they discovered that connection. gm's non-disclosure of the safety defect lasted almost two years. and meanwhile, one person died in an accident from the

our bisi onile-ere is there and we'll speak to her in the next half hour.he pope will go to a school in east harlem, ride through central park and he'll end his day with a mass at madison square gardens. in the past decade, the catholic church has had to close hundreds of parishes across the u.s. especially in the northeast. the pope will hear a special plea to reopen one in new york city. we have this report. >> every sunday morning in this east harlem park, 91-year-old marguerita joins this group of fellow catholics to pray and sing. ♪ >> we are here every sunday. >> every sunday since 2007 when the archdiocese of new york shut down their church across the street. >> with years of memories behind these doors, patty said holding these weekly services is a way to keep the community together. >> there are church closer by, catholic churches, why not attend one of those. why are you so passionate about this church reopening. >> you don't get the same warmth, the same feeling that we got in this church. i think also that being told to go, because of that, beca

and i want to go to bisi onile-ere, and among the people who are there, close to you, and close to madison square garden, what is the reaction? >> reporter: well, i can tell you that the crowd has thinned out a bit, tony, but not so much. people are waiting for the crowd to pick up outside of madison square garden. and people are here from all walks of life. the pope attracts all sorts of people, even non-believers, and i had the opportunity to talk to a lot of people, some of them have been out here for more than five hours, and they tell me that it's not every day that you get to see a pope. so it's very well worth the wait. again, thousands of people waiting for the pope to come out of madison square garden after this mass is over, tony. >> all right, bisi, thank you. and i want to get to patrick hornback, the chair of three ol at the university of new york, and the homily from this pope. >> it was a remarkably short homily. 8 minutes top, gone is in the cities, and the church is in the cities. pope francis talking about the ways in which city life can be such a blessing, but at the sam

bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us.t else do you know about the deal and what it does for gm? >> reporter: this settlement ends a long investigation by the u.s. government. general motors has admitted to misleading the public and is now faced with this $900 million penalty. it was last year when general motors recalled more than 2 million vehicles because of an ignition switch defect. the switch could switch into the at position and disable the power staring, and air bags. it was revealed last year that general motors knew about this problem for more than a decade butting didn't issue any recalls until last year. gm says that it will now be forced to pay over $600 million to the victims. as you mentioned as well, gm is not being prosecuted, none of its employees. this agreement includes a deferred prosecution deal which means that the government will dismiss this case now, and under the terms of the agreement, general motors will be watched by an independent monitor for several years. take a listen to what was said duri

bisi onile-ere reports. >> do you dies have ideas you want to throw in. contact us, let us know. >> reporter: at least twice a month dozens of young men on the campus of indiana university get together to talk about you have sexual assault. which want to do this to raise awareness and set a positive light. >> they represent different fraternities, collectively they are known as mars. >> so what does mars stand for in. >> mars stands for men against rape and sexual assault. >> bill told me why he joined the group last year. >> i guess last fall i had a friend that came up to me and told me that she was assaulted. that's when i knew i was not as educated on the resources and how to handle survivors. the obama administration calls sexual assault on college campuses a nationwide problem. according to a survey by the west coast, and the kaiser family foundation, one in five college women say they've been sexual assaultly assaulted. and last year a 'washington post' analysis of federal campus crime data shows that independent had the fourth highest number of fo