their community has been here for centuries - and seen the river carved up over time. the colorado is now the most endangered river in america. despite record drought, the water is being used at the same rate as ever by industry and major cities across the west. >> i think it goes back to the values of american governance. how unsustainable development has been in this country and continues to be unsustainable. >> if the law of god was in place, the law of god says the water's gonna flow downhill. but what did we do? we put a dam here, there, there, and use it to push the water. making it flow uphill. phoenix should have never been developed. tuscon should have never been developed. >> as fears rise about the water running out, we're taking a journey down the colorado to find out who really controls this river - and why - in a time of crisis - they're taking more water than it can supply. >> what does that look like 50 to 100 years from now? i worry about the future generations. what are they gonna have? >> we're paying our lives for that. we have to pay that price so a group of pe

to my left just down the block is the colorado river. this is an important historic site because this is where waterloo, austan's predecessor, was. i'm standing at about the spot where the harrell cabin was and this is where mirabelle lamarr was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. lamarr and the other men jumped on their horses. in those dayse -- it was a muddy ravine that led north to the hill where the capital now sits. the men galloped on their horses. they had stuffed their belts full of pistols and rode into the midst of this herd of buffalo, firing and shouting. became eighth and congress, shot that a norm is he went to the top of the hill and that is where he told everybody this should be the seat of the future empire. he very much meant that word empire. he dreamed of one day texas extending all the way to the pacific ocean. he won his presidential election rather handily, and then urged his supporters in congress to get about to this business of moving the capital. they once

the colorado river system is considered the life blood of the west.t is one of the few major rivers in the region, stretching 1400 miles from the rockies to the gulf of california. seven states and some 40 million people, including 22 native american tribes depend on the colorado for drinking, industry, farming, and tourism. joining us via skype from durango, colorado. good morning, and thank you for your time. the head of the epa is due there in durango any time now. what does she need to say to ensure concerned residents there. >> i think certainly she could talk about increases transparency, and being able to assure the public about not only the impacts of the immediate release, but also start to talk about what are the medium and long-term impacts that we might be able to anticipate for the river? the animus river has a long history of contamination and pollution from many of these abandoned mines, and now this incident is going to impact the river further remains to be seen, and i think a lot of people are interested in what that looks like. >> t

with the contaminated water flowing through utah, into the colorado river, and the grand canyon, extensive water testing is now underway to assess just how dangerous the spill could be for water quality and wildlife. but the governor of colorado is already optimistic about the results. >> put in simple spots along the river, and only one died, and that died right in the very beginning, and that complies that the level of toxicity was not at a dangerously high level. reporter: the spill prompted states of emergency to be declared in colorado, new mexico and a vast navajo reseverages officials have said two tributaries will remain closed for recreation until at least august 17. are you chill: let's turn to -- richelle: let's turn to areas as british tourists cancel bookings in hotels and camp sites. that's cost the local tourism industry tens of thousands of euros. our correspondent explains. reporter: finding an unavailable pitch at this camp site was nearly impossible last year. most had been booked months in advance. but since the beginning of the summer, occupancy rates have dropped dras

turns the colorado river yellow. and we are in bangladesh where the shrimp industry is booming, but it comes at a high price to the environment. >>> protesters in japan have gathered outside a nuclear plant

the epa's accidental mine spill into a colorado river spreads downstream, frightening and infuriating residents. >> normally on a day like this it would be just bustling. >> i mean, it's the middle of summer and we can't play in the water. and how long this is going to take to go away. it's going to effect our lives whether we want it to or not. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump made his peace with fox news today, continuing his morning round of telephone

turns a colorado river yellow. ♪ well, we begin in yemen where pro-government forces are making major against houthi rebels and they pushed them from the lost town in the province which is still under houthi control, then when you add aiden and saleh that means most of the southern area is held by forces loyal to the exile president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and there is still heavy fighting in that slightly to the north and also across these central provinces and the houthis remain firmly in control of the capitol at sanaa which they captured last september. and carolyn malone has the latest for us. >> reporter: watching over the province, now entirely in the control of pro-government for s forces. local resistance groups backed by a coalition of countries led by saudi arabia are recapturing parts of yemen. they fought houthi rebels to the president saleh and say they are in full control. >> translator: we managed to clean the city of malitia supporting the cities and saleh and achieved a victory. the popular resistance has saved the country from going deep into the unknown. >> reporter

river. it connects with the animus and flows into the colorado as it crosses over into utah there. it's going to make it to lake powell by tomorrow. and that's the massive reservoir on the border of utah and arizona. and again, the stuff making the river look like tang. the orange colors are settling to the bottom of the rivers, and hopefully will not settled before they get to lake powell, but they will be stirred up by storms. the colorado system is the life blood of the whole american southwest. life would not exist without the colorado. it's the only major river in the region, and it stretches more than 1400 miles from the rockies all the way to the gulf of california. 40 million people, and 22 native american tribes rely on it for drinking and farming and tourism. [ audio difficulties ] acres of farmland, the system produces $26 billion from recreational activities alone. we heard about the rafting and finishing, and it will have a massive ripple effect on the region. >> let's ask questions about this. paul, bob deans is with us now, and he's the director of strategic engagemen

more than 100 miles of colorado rocky river has been contaminated.ing yellow a river stained with toxic chemicals, shutting off a natural treasure and poisoning some people's wells. >> i'm here on my property, and i cannot shower, cook, or do anything with the water from my water well. we came out here and looked at the river and cried. >> reporter: an ecological catastrophe. 3 million gallons of toxic slug flowing through the colorado river. >> you can't even describe it. >> reporter: created accidentally by the people responsible for guarding natural resources. that epa was trying to plug a leak in an abandoned gold mine. instead they released contaminated water down a river. it was still gushing more than 500 million gallons a minute. >> we miss judged, and this is something i'm owning up to. >> reporter: the accident happened near sill on theton and then headed downstream. now the popular summer destination of lake powell is starting to see the yellow tide. tribal nations have declared a state of emergency, and have shut down some of their water-

an accidental toxic spill as a gold mine turns the colorado river to yellow. and we look at what's pushing thousands to flee to europe. >>> saudi backed forces loyal to yeyemen's exiled government say they have retain a city. the offensive is seen as important because it's where exiled president hadi is from. the former interior minister were wounded in this last round of fighting. our correspondent joins live at the news desk live. so the state of play, they are making gains. >> they are. they are reversing the gains that were made by the houthis in the last four months. now we can say that the anti-houthi forces control aden, quite significant. there is only one province in the south under control of the houthis. fighting is going to start in the coming days in that province. won they control the south, it's going to be massive. then the government is going to return, they will set up ministries, establish a base from where they can continue to fight to control the capital. >> they started that process, when they made the move on aden. >> the problem is they

today colorado river paid a visit to one of the areas. there are thousands of abandon mines in his state, he is working to make sure this never happens again. the state will work with each one, and bring those assessments up to date. there are over 20,000 mines the frame of the problem, it is significant. he says abandon mines in the west have been wreaking havoc on the environment for years. >> it is also important to understand that this pollution is something that our community has been dealing with for really decades. the head waters is a historic mining district, has been undermediated in terms of old mine, and mine tailing piles. so this pollution has in some sense been happening for a very long time. it was trying to clean up those sources of pollution, and then trigger this very massive. i can't say way are surprised but we are saddened economically, this is a very difficult time to be suffering this type of event. and we are worried aability the long term impacts will be. >> it is not the only place in the area where problems lik

of the united states environmental protection agency has apologized for a toxic spill into two colorado rivers accidentally released more than 11 million liters of objection to toxic slug into local streams. new mexico and colorado have both declared a state of emergency over the spill. >> reporter: i'm at the confluence of the animus river and cement creek. it was in those hills over there where millions of liters of toxic sludge suddenly emerged. an a amazing plume of neon toxic material moving downstream. it moved through colorado, hit new mexico, into utah, it's still heading to the grand canyon. there are still questions as to how toxic it is, and what the long-term effects are. interestingly, here in colorado from the governor downwards they were very upbeat on tuesday. they suggested that the ph levels, the acidity levels have returned to normal, there is no discernible effect on the wildlife or fish stocks. even this sediment is unlikely to pose a threat in the future. however, they need to wait for what the environmental protection agency says for them to have been given the all clear

turns the colorado river yellow. and we are in bangladesh where the shrimp industry is booming, but it comes at a high price to the environment. >>> protesters in japan have gathered outside a nuclear plant as it restarts for the first time since the fukushima disaster in 2011. the sendai reactor in southern japan is the first to begin operating under new safety rules. it marks japan's return to nuclear energy after the 2011 meltdown at the fukushima power plant. tom o'sullivan joins me live from tokyo. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. despite the protests, japan have gone ahead with this. was it the right thing for them to do? >> i think that there are several aspects to this. as you said, reactors have been off-line for almost two years. so japan has the highest, among the countries, it has the highest level of energy dependency in g 7 and oecd. it's the second after lux upburg. japan needs to improve its energy situation. nuclear helps to do that and reduces coal and natural gas imports. >> my problem

the news continues and 90 seconds. >>> a large spill in the colorado river is turning it orange. the epa accidentally spilled wastewater from my into the river. epa officials say a cleanup crew triggered the spill while investigating a leak at a mind. authorities advised residents to conserve water and avoid contact with the river. >>> a major push for endorsement of the year and nuclear deal as 29 top scientists come out in favor of it. they call it innovative. the two page letter praising the deal comes after chuck schumer announced he would oppose it. kristin fisher has more>> reporter: the top two men on democrats -- two democrats have come out against the deal. sen. schumer's vote really matter. is the most influential jewish voice and is also in line to become the next democratic leader. former officials in the obama in ministration are questioning if schumer should get the drop -- job. >> here is how john kerry responded yesterday.>> i profoundly disagree with the judgment made. i would respectfully suggest that rejecting it is not a policy for the future. it does not offe

if it gets into lake powell, the colorado river connected up, that can cause other problems. i mentioned all the mines the reason we have this problem, they weren't well regulated until the 70's. before that, decades before that, it was a free for all with practices not being environmentally friendly, and that's why there's so much of this toxic water with all these contaminants. so even long after this spill is cleaned up, this is a widespread problem. that the government has already been working on for years and will continue to do so to try and improve this environmental problem. nicole thank you to ferguson missouri now, where a state of emergency is still in effect. doesens of arrests on monday, at least one police used. er spray to break up the crowds last night, monday was dub add day of civil obedience. >> good to see how, how would you describe west florence avenue at this hour. >> quiet, now, there are no plans of protests of disobean yens. tonight, of course, we expect another round of protests anything can happen at these things as we saw last night, it can get di

environmental protection agency has apologized for a toxic spill in to two colorado rivers. ntly released more than 11 million liters of toxic sludge from a disused gold mine in to local streams. the agency says both rivers will remain closed until at least monday. new mexico and colorado have both declared a state of emergency over that spill. she lab rittansi has more. >> reporter: i am at the confluence of the animus river and cement creek. it was here last week in those hills over there where millions of liters of toxic sludge suddenly merged they flooded down the creek not river an amazing plume of toxic material moving downstream. it's still moving down stream it. moved through colorado, hit new mexico in, to utah it's still heading to the grand canyon, however it no longer looks neon it's been heavily diluted but still questions as to how toxic it is and what the long-term effects are, interestingly here in colorado from the governor downwards they were very upbeat on tuesday suggesting the ph levels and acidity levels have returned to normal. no discernible effect on

it worked its way south towards durango, shiprock and the colorado river moving less than 4 miles per hour. officials say they are protecting drinking water from the contaminated river. tests show the water around the mine has traces of lead and arsenic. and is as acidic as strong coffee. >> i wouldn't eat the fish. i wouldn't drink the water. i wouldn't go swimming. >> and river guides have been sidelined during the busy summer season. >> we have 40 guides that don't have work right now. and it's taken a big effect on them. >> reporter: at a town hall meeting in farmington friday, the epa apologized. >> we typically respond to emergencies. we don't cause them. this is just something happens when we're dealing with mines sometimes. >> reporter: this afternoon the leak was finally stopped. but the questions continue. >> what are you going to do for our safety? >> as long as this situation persists, we will be here and providing resources as needed to continue to support whatever efforts are on ongoing. >> reporter: the governor of new mexico took aim at the epa on facebook friday morni

see in an steve has the story. >> reporter: the animas river in colorado is normally crystal clear. eek in a fortunate accident turned the river and a natural born with pete b.p. a mistake in releasing millions of gallons of contaminated water from the old mine into a nearby creek that beats into the river. the pollutants include heavy metals like lead and mercury. >> to a certain extent, you could say we dodged a bullet. >> reporter: by tuesday, the river started to clear up colorado gov. john hickel looper and local officials say they are cautiously optimistic the damage can be contained. >> at this point we do not feel there is a potential risk for him and helped it is inappropriate for livestock it is the proper for irrigating crops? we do not have those particular answers yet. >> reporter: the state of colorado and epa are testing the water and local fish experts say even if the water returns to normal, chemicals remain in the sediment. the epa has not declared the river water to be safe until it is. " residents are being told not to use it. >> diane: low pressure system off the

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said why that plane went down. >> a sign of progress in the wake of the toxic sledge spill in colorado river. officials opening the river to boating again after 3 million gallons of contaminate the waist water laced with heavy metals spilled into that popular water way. all of this has brought attention to an even bigger issue. there are about 500,000 other abandoned mines nationwide. >> the epa estimates the cost of cleaning up those mines could reach into the tens of billions of dollars. fox news' jackie ibanez takes look at those numbers. >> reporter: the water quality in a contaminated river flowing in southwest colorado and beyond is improving. that's according to the environmental protection agency. but what to do about the remaining toxic waste water from the abandoned gold king mine and others is still a big question. there are roughly 500,000 abandoned mines nationwide. experts say it will take years and millions of dollars to manage those sites as concerns grow over another potential spill. >> want to find out -- find a way, identify the way to fix the issue that happened and in th

turns the colorado river yellow. ♪ first, saudi backed forces loyal to yemen's exiled government hasen a key southern province from houthi rebels and say they pushed the rebels from the lost town in the province still under houthi control and the offensive is seen as important because it is where exiled president hadi is from and also believed the deputy speaker of parliament and former interior minister were wounded in this last round of fighting and our correspondent has reported extensively from the country and joins me live now at the news desk, what is the significance of the latest gain? >> this is quite important because forces loyal to the exile president hadi are in control of aiden and still need to control shewa and then if they do it will be a base where they can start a push to the capitol sanaa. >> okay, that is what is happening on the ground. what about a solution to this conflict? >> there are efforts to find a settlement in omar talking to representatives from the houthis and saleh about a solution based on the following things. houthis pull out from the area and ha

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two weeks since contractors accidentally spilled 3 million gallons of toxic waste water into a colorado river. the water quality is back to normal, but residents are not so sure. we have today's environmental impact report from durango, colorado. >> if you pulled up in a tour bus having never been here before and knowing nothing about its recent history, you would think there wasn't anything that had gone wrong here, much less that this stuff had washed down this river two weeks ago, lead, cadmium, other waste minerals that come out of the mines that are just 60 miles upstream. was scientists now are grappling with what exactly has happened here. it seems as if the worst of it, the surge has moved through. the question now is what are the long term affect? nobody likes to pay for monitoring. there is no front line agency that can tell you with a sudden blinking red light that the water here is toxic or is in any way dangerous. instead, it is the long term effects that people get to look at most closely. the hope here is perhaps that this will draw attention to the need for better on going mon

that is on the border of utah and arizona, but the colorado river also comes into that, so the hope is the metals will settle. there is no guarantee that that will happen. this could mix into other rivers. as i mentioned that mining problem, the reason this happened is as the miners go in, there weren't regulations until the late 1970's. these mines are abandoned. as they mine, within the mountain is going to be water, so the residuals from that have mixed in so all these mines have that toxic mix, this one just got released. >> hopefully this will raise awareness so it doesn't happen with the other mines. >> yes. >> republican candidate rick perry is no longer paying campaign staff. stamp at his national headquarters in austin, iowa, new hampshire and south carolina are working without pay because funds of drying up. last month, his campaign announced it had raised a little more than $1 million for his presidential bid. >> hillary clinton is taking on student debt. the democratic presidential front runner rolled out her you multi-billion dollars plan, proposing $350 billion of new fed

appears to be improving after millions of gallons of toxic gold mine sludge spilled into the colorado river. the river is restoring itself. epa and contract workers accidently unleashed three million gallons of contaminated waste water that's why the water is that color. it has affected the colorado, and utah. >> reporter: this is girard avenue at palmer street. you know what it is quiet out. there clear and dry, nobody up just yet. looking okay. >> septa regional rates shuttle buses replaces the train at the west trenton yardley and wood born station. lansdale they will shuttle busing. warm and clear in the 60s in a lot of neighborhoods. in philadelphia, 75 by 8:00. 83 by noon, the high is 87 around 4:00, 5:00 p.m. low humidity, but obviously warm enough for cool drinks and shady breaks. not a lot of severe weather around the region. one area idaho i doubt many of you are going there. same thing in western montana. there's 100,000 people out there. it's pretty out there, but i don't think we have to worry about severe weather. chicago, there could be severe weather there. as we look at the

informed them about an epa blunder that released 3 million gallons of toxic mine waste into the colorado's animas riverlorado residents are demanding answers about a pristine tributary that is painted with orange waste water. more from dan simon. >> reporter: no way for the epa to sugar coat this. this is their deal and their fulton. the epa says they are committed to making things right for the community. in the meantime, the river is still closed and you can see the sign right there. we will show you why. we first want to point out the water color has basically returned to normal, but there are still remnants of the toxic sludge. can you see it right here. we actually took some water out of the river and it looks pretty much like orange juice but i tell you what, you don't want to drink it. there is nasty stuff in here. this all happened when the epa was trying to clean out this abandoned gold mine but it basically backfired and you had 3 million gallons of this water into the animas river. they took samples of the water and basically say the water chemistry has returned to its normal condition so th

the toxic spill that turned the colorado river orange is worse than first thought. 3 million grade school wastewater into the river and s that is more than three times the estimate. they are warning homeowners if they use well water not to use it until it can be tested. epa accidentally released the water from an abandoned mine last week. >>> a 25 mile stretch of highway shut down after a mud slide sends car sized boulders crashed into the ground. incredible have i yoshios the mess that halted the travel there. cars forced to swerve around all of the giant bulldozers. they cleared away the debris and the mud. it is not clear when the highway will eventually reopen. >>> captured and killed the alligator that attacked a florida woman ripped off the arm is found with the limb still in his stomach. the 37-year-old was in a secluded area of the river when the 9 foot long alligator pulled her under water. passerbies hit him with a battle. >> this is when they are most wild and hungry definite lip wanting to be more careful out there. >> the woman rachel lillian thall suffered bites to her stoma

colorado is flowing into other states. we report from the spill. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've bee >>> by now most of us have seen the horrible images of the river in colorado turn orange. a team working with the environmental protection agency accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of toxic waste while inspecting a goldmine. the waste flooded the river for more than a week, and up to 700 gallons are leaking into the river bason. experts fear that heavy metals may settle into the bed. allen schauffler is the only report tor get a look at -- report ir to get a look at the gold king mines. >> reporter: the area is built by mine, hundreds of shafts cut into the hillside, we pass them as we drive the dirt roads. there's no public access to the site. we take a rocky one-lane detour around the road closure. it's slow going, a switch-back climbly the terrain, coloured by the minerals in the ground. where the road end is where the trouble starts. finally a chance to see ground zero, the entrance to the gold king mind that blue out last wednesday. it was a mine entrance dammed by a land slide which work crews were probing trying to figure out how much

river water orange. a spill that is much bigger than originally believed. we are live. >>> a state of emergency declared in colorado. the anamus river turning toxic orange color. the epa admitting it accidentally sent 3 million gallons of sludge into the river. that river is laced with a host of arsenic and lead. we get the latest from cnn's medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. elizabe elizabeth, this is a dangerous mistake. >> reporter: absolutely. one toxicologist put it as a major problem. the reason why is the heavy metals. cadmium and arsenic and lead and mercury. when you compare the levels in the sludge to the epa acceptable levels. arsenic, ten times. lead, a reading of 11,000 teams of what is considered acceptable level by the epa. the toxic metals can cause conditi kidney and other problems. what we don't know is how many people drink from this water and did it reach the people before the warning was given to shut it off. if health problems emerge, it would take years, if not decades. christine. >> besides drinking, what else is this water used for? it is a sad issue. a beautiful part of the country. wh

. >>> colorado river neon orange instead of blue, a mistake made by, of all people, the epa. >> that'sard to look at. >>> a world war ii letter written by german prisoners of war discovered inside an old cereal box. it's the memories inside the letter that's really causing surprise. >>> i'm meteorologist kari hall, as we look a live look at belvedere, and cooler weather to start out the week. we will see some change, more on that coming up in the mike roar climate forecast. miles of scenic a hundred >>> well cull back. 100-mile stretch of scenic river now has a neon river of sludge. >> the epa says it's wastewater that spilled into the colorado river, and the spill is bigger than originally thought. we have the latest on the disaster and how it happened. >> reporter: the mine is still leaking, and the orange sludge is still moving. >> it stayed intact from the headwaters of cement creek, down the atimus through durango, all the way to new mexico. >> reporter: it's been five days since the incident at the abandoned gold creek mine in silverton, the epa estimates one of is team mistakenl

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contractors accidentally spilled 3 million gallons of toxic wiese into colorado's river. authorities say the water quality is back to normal, but residents say are not so sure. jacob ward has the environmental impact report from colorado. >> if you before to pull up in a tour bus having never been to this place before, and knowing nothing about the recent history, you would think there wasn't anything that had gone wrong here in the last couple of weeks. much less that this stuff has watched down this river just two weeks ago. a mix of led, other sort of waste minerals that come out of the mines that are just 60 . but scientists are trying to grapple with just what exactly has happened here. it seems as though the worst of it the surge has moved through, the question mow is what are the long term effects. nobody likes to pay for monitor, there's no front line agency here that can tell you of a sudden blinking red light that the water here is toxic, or is in any way dangerous, instead, it is the long term effects that people get to look at more closely, in this particular c

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river. farmers from colorado to new mexico worried even if the river isn't tainted their food will be. >> i think what's going to hurt the most is when people start saying to us you have contaminated food, we're not going to buy from you. you know, the worst. >> reporter: the fallout from the spill reaching washington, d.c. the head of the epa today. >> i am absolutely deeply sorry that this ever happened, but i want to make sure that we react positively and in a way that's credible and we move this forward. >> reporter: moving forward while looking back. the plume may be gone, but for now the threat is not. with the epa testing water quality every day at multiple locations, state, local and federal authorities will decide together when this river should reopen, but they say as that plume dissipates the toxins in the water and here along the shore are also dropping. lester? >>> we're on alert for extreme weather across the country. in phoenix a massive dust storm known as a haboob blew into the city turning the sky an eerie red. with near zero visibility cars had to pull over. several fligh

. >>> toxic minerals released in the colorado river turning a once blue water a mustard yellow. it is not just colorado's problem y this could effect the western half of the you had. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life, state farm is there. by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> look at this river, it looks fantastic compared to what is going on in the western local half of our country. we have a nightmare on our hand out west. >>> local officialness colorado and new mexico demanding answers after epa unleashed mind waste in the river. >> epa admits it. look at that. millions and millions and millions of gallons of water contaminated in the animas river. e pa work are triggered this spilled. last week a crew inve

Ñ colorado's river.ctor told the agency more than a year ago that this spill could happen. 3 million gallons of wastewateÒq dumped out of an abandoned mine earlier this month. toxic materials polluted the river qs downstream into new mexico and utah. officials say the river is back to normal but some experts say the river beds are still toxic. protesters gathered atm planned parenthood clinics today, á£rand for the governmen to cut federal funds for the healthcare provider. the protesters participate in prayers and chants and held j planned parenthood sells baby parts. this was fueled by videos released by antiabortion activists that show planned parenthood officials engaging an selling fetal tissue for profit. planned parenthood [!8/denies allegations and(su claims the videos were heavily edited. >>> here is the turnout in north carolina where four people gathered outside the charlotte planned parenthood center to create awareness on the impact of a portion. in a statement, the vice president of planne

river for irrigation and rafting. the governor and the health chief from colorado have been down along the river. to get itvisiting it open as soon as possible. the river is like the soul of durango. host: we can show our viewers the front page of "the denver -- silvertonrning residents fed up with epa -spill. bruce finley has been covering the story all this week with "the denver post." we will start with don, calling in from california. good morning. pill,r: on this this highlights the ideological incompetence that the epa is full of. how can we trust them to take care of the environment when inadvertently stuck a needle in a water balloon. you don't do that. they knew exactly what they were doing. if they didn't know how much water was sitting in there, behind the van they were digging out, then there absolutely -- host: that highlights a comment , whospeaker john boehner has been very critical of the epa since the breach and spill. here is a tweet -- epa toxic spill is very serious, just as 's slow response. and you respond to some of the criticism the epa has perceived? guest: when people wo

people are dead following an investigation, millions of gallons of toxic water spills into a colorado river. what officials are saying about the potentially hazardous wastewater. and a record-breaking swim across the san francisco bay. how long it took one woman to complete the 30-mile swim. >> brian :and things are warming up with temperatures into the 80s and 90s in the inland valley, but tomorrow a change is coming up which i will the chino about in the forecast--let you know about about in the forecast--let you know about reliable power to our customers. pg&e is dedicated to the community. i love working here because this is my home. oakland is my home. this is where i'm raising my children so it's important to me to make sure my family and friends have the power and energy that we provide. this is very personal to me. it makes me work a lot harder knowing that this is my community. together, we're building a better california. >> vicki : a record-breaking swim. 38-year-old kim chambers is the first woman to swim from the farrallon islands to the golden gate bridge. it took her nearly 1

river system. you will go all the way out to the colorado with this flow. do you essentially vacuum up the sludge and silt settled on the bottom of an entire river system? >> i believe it will be very difficult and extremely expensive. hopefully what will occur. to the extent it can be treated it will be treated. the rest of the heavy metals settle into the sediment and don't present a problem to those who are using the water. that would be i hope, what occurs. but you're right, this is 120 some odd miles of river. that is a lot of area to address. jon: well, and it is more than that, really because the an -- animas joins the colorado and the colorado will be carrying some of this stuff? >> that's exactly right. that's exactly right. jon: how would you assess the epa's response in the initial going? when something like this happens, you got to take responsibility for it. how would you assess the job that the epa has done? >> i think the epa did take responsibility for it quickly. what they didn't do get out in front of issue to be the first person to tell ev

divya, al jazerra, india. >>> officials in colorado say they are hopeful the toxic waste that leach ed in to a major rivere has not made any lasting damage, the plume of heavy metals made its way in to colorado mexico and ute. shihab are you tans i reports. >> reporter: the animus river no longer looks like this, the plus tarted color a result of the iron that leached from an abandon mine upstream of. the toxic plume use kind arsenic, led and cadmium. now it's as if it never happened the governor of colorado and state officials are keen to stress preliminary testing showed the river has already returned to notice despite the new sediment that has sunk to the bottom. >> we have not found any wildlife mortality s this a definitive answer to whether the water is takes i can? it's not toxic that's what you are saying to fish or humans? >> i am not a wall water quality expert i am not qualified to make that call. >> where did the doctor go. she's qualified to make that. again, i am not sure you can make anything did firn in materials of what will satisfy all your viewers. >> reporter: a local environmental gro

. >> the colorado river. the lifeblood of the american west.the rockies down to mexico, nearly 40 million people rely on it for water. and for some, it means a lot more than that. >> the river, to me, means homeland and our natural boundary for our people. we use it for life. we use it for livelihood. >> wahleah johns and her uncle, marshall, are from the navajo nation. their community has been here for centuries - and seen the river carved up over time. the colorado is now the most