dr. edwards and denied the lead levels. e is ang that difference between blood lead levels and water lead levels. different testing, different sampling, different things. professor, can you respond to this? professor edwards: it was really sayking to hear mr. wurfel that. i hope he was taken out of context. on the other hand, it does sort of illustrate the state's illogic throughout this whole event. especially throughout this small employees, who have really misled everyone. andstate did a quick study they found increased levels after the switch, but they did wasbelieve it because mdeq insisting that there was nothing wrong with the water. this small group of employees has tried to hit up every effort to protect these children. what needs to be done to clean the water right now. flint is reconnected to detroit's water supply now. professor edwards: yes. the harm that was done to flint's children cannot be undone. it is not until flint passes the federal sampling that actually last twohe law, the samplings broke the law in m

dr. amy edwards is an infectious disease specialist . she said the real danger affects pregnant women and their babies. >> at the moment if you live in ohio and you are staying in ohio, there are no concerns. it is the middle of winter and we don't have mosquitoes in the middle of winter in ohio. however, if you are planning to travel to latin america, and in particular if you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant and travel to latin america you need to speak with >> reporter: health officials are investigating whether there is a link between the zika virus and microcephaly in babies. they are not taking chances. it is very serious. >> the head is smaller than it is supposed to be. if the head is smaller, the brain is smaller and these kids are at risk for brain damage and mental retardation and things like that. >> reporter: even when it gets warmer here in ohio you will be happy to hear we don't have this type of mosquito in the area. >> this one likes more tropical areas so florida and puerto rico and the southern united states, w

dr. marc edwards of virginia tech has been studying flint's water. dr. edwards: if, indeed, it is true, that this can be linked to the water system, there is a unfortunately, people will have died because of this decision. adriana: fema says they'll respond to the governor's emergency request as early as this weekend. the move would unlock federal funds to repair flint's water system and help residents. adriana diaz, cbs news, flint, michigan. mark: the national guard began giving out bottled water to residents this week. stacey: looking ahead, sean penn tells sits down with "60 minutes" and charlie rose to talk about his october interview with joaquin "el chapo" guzman. guzman is believed to be responsible for as many as 34,000 deaths. officials say his cartel is the number one supplier of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the u.s. penn says he does not believe his interview with "el chapo" led to the drug lord's capture. charlie: do you believe that the mexican government released this, in part, because they wanted to see you blamed and to put you at ri

dr. amy edwards. >> anchor: she is an infectious disease specialist at uh rainbow babies and children's dr. edwards, thanks for joining us this afternoon. this virus has a lot of people talking. is there a vaccine for it? >> not at this current moment. no, there is no vaccine. previous to this outbreak the zika virus wasn't super common cause of severe disease so it was never a target for jack seen development. >> anchor: give us some ideas. what are the symptoms about? we have been hearing a lot about this affecting pregnant women and having issues there. if anybody gets the virus, what are the symptoms? >> most people who get the zika virus don't have symptoms at all. something only like one in five people who get it will have very mild symptoms, fever, headache, muscle ache, rash, possibly red eyes. but nothing severe. it usually resolves after about a week and the patient returns to normal. >> anchor: and what should people do to protect themselves who might be traveling into some of these areas? mentioned is spread by mosquitoes so just as you would do for any mosquito-borne illness y

dr. marc edwards/conducte d water tests: "this could have been stopped much much earlier // unfortunately the state and epa misleading people for all this time no one knew to even look to this problem." )) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the city of flint recently admitted to the problem after a year a half... and then later switched back to their original water source. the national guard will continue to hand out water until the damaged pipes are fixed. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the navy and coast guard continue to their search to find 12 missing marines...after two military helicopters crashed off the coast of hawaii. the coast guard did confirm they found debris from the crash which is being considered... hazardous material. one of their biggest obstacles right now is the high surf. on thursday night, two marine helcopters each carrying six marines... /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the runnin rebel's put on quite the show last night at the thomas and mack. our ron futrell will give us a recap coming up after the break. ((saying goodbye to those colder temperatures -- we'll be looking at tem

dr. edwards say the @most important thing is not @panic. @>> i get a a lot of people, @well what about my 2 month old @baby or year old kid, as far as @we can tell from populations in @africa and asia, this does not @affect children any different @low than it affects adults, @it's really just the developing @feet us have you to worry @about. @>> the centers for disease @control says pregnant women @able to delay trips to areas @where the zika virus is should @do so. @i will let you know what the @symptoms of the virus is and @what you can do to avoid it. @>>> this time of year we love @to visit and ohio company @making all the special @footballs you will see on super @bowl sunday, the wilson @football factory in ada started @production of the carolina -- @very minute the carolina @panthers won. @so they make each ball by hand @cutting, sewing, lacing and yes @inflating. @>> properly. @>> properly, yes the footballs @feature stamps with the team @names, the number 50, all past @super bowl balls had roman @numerals, but the golden @special. @>> they could have started @production at half ti

dr. marc edwards/conducte d water tests: "this could have been stopped much much earlier // unfortunately the state and epa misleading people for all this time no one knew to even look to this problem." )) ((brian loftus)) admitted to the problem after a year a half... and then later switched back to their original water source. the national guard will continue to hand out water until the damaged pipes are fixed. /// ((brian loftus)) > one celebrity is giving a helping hand to those people. pop icon cher sent hundreds of thousands of clean water to flint, michigan. she partnered up with water company icelandic glacial to make this happen. the water is expected to get there by this wednesday. it'll go directly to food banks and fire houses... focusing on low income areas. /// ((brian loftus)) > one fast food joint is spicing up its menu with a brand new item. ((kirsten joyce)) the new spicy today from k-f- c. /// ((brian loftus)) > "pizza rat" york city... and now there's a new pair of rats in town. say hello to the "pita rats"! someone dropped a piece of pita bread in one of new york's su

opposite of doing their job," doctor marc edwards who is a civil engineer at tech led the group and he could not be more proud of exposing the contaminated water in flint. dr. marc edwards/civil engineer tech "i just want to note there is a symbiotic relationship between science and the public and if that is ignored and not nurtured we are going to enter a new dark age," the group's work isn't done yet. in fact they have been hired to be in charge of making sure the water supply in flint michigan is meanwhile ... in the latest move to help flint with the water crisis ... michigan senators announce a plan to help families who have been exposed to lead poisoning. today on capital hill... the senators announced a proposal to provide emergency federal funding to fix lead contaminated pipes in flint. the bill requires the state to match federal spending dollar- for- dollar. the measure also calls for the center of excellence for lead poisoning to help the children who have been exposed to lead poisoning through the water. the senators are hoping for strong bipartisan support so flint can get relief quickly. the ground search for a missing and endangered blacksb

after hearing about dr edwards study, dr mona hanna attisha, a pediatrician, discovered that the number of children with dangerous levels of lead in their blood had doubled after flint tapped into its river water. (mona intv yesterday feded:07:39) m: for 2 years most 2 years they were told the waters safe you can drink the waters. this is a huge loss of trust. these are government agencies who's only job is to make sure the water is safe. and they failed. they failed at every level. (tag: late today, the governor released emails that show how his office dealt with the flint crisis over the past year. scott, several show that the governor was aware of 3 a suspececd car thief from minnesota is in jail in sioux city after a high - speed chase early yesterday morning through several neighborhoods on the west side.sioux city police say 26 - year - old austiv shriver of luverne minnesota was arrested just before one o'clock yesterday morning after a car chase. first... police tried to stop shriver at 14th and court street after the plates on the jeep he was driving caca back as s stolen.when

dr. edwards from virginia tech.at's how we are handling that situation because there is that issue of broken trust. >> there's investigation of possible criminal activity. what do you expect from that? >> i am waiting to see what comes from that. i am sure several people will be in there. we are just waiting to see. i am trying to let them do their job and i have been focused on what we need to get to the people of the city of flint. i am anxious to see the results of that as well. >> what do you need most today? >> today, we need to continue with water, filters, public health information. you said it, people are scared, people are confused. we need to let them know the truth about what's going on. we want people to know to use filters, that these work. we heard there are people trying to sell filters to people and take advantage of the situation. we want them to know if someone is trying to sell that to them th that, this is free of charge. we have other issues to address. we have people that need access to that le

dr. marc edwards of virginia tech conducted the water tests. >> this could have been stopped much, much earlier. and, unfortunately, the state and e.p.a. misleading people for all this time, no one knew to even look for this problem. persisted for a year and a half before officials admitted there was contamination and switched back to the original water source. but the damaged pipes still make the water unsafe to drink. that's why the national guard will be handing out water for the foreseeable future. michigan's attorney general is looking into whether state laws were violated in this manmade public health disaster. jim, he joins the federal justice deps and the e.p.a., who are also investigating. >> axelrod: adriana, thank you. another serious public health emergency continues to unfold in the louis suburb of porter ranch, where a natural gas leak has forced thousands from their homes. carter evans was there as the people of porter ranch packed a church demanding answers. >> what are you doing now to help us? ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: three months after natural gas began pouring in

. >> professor marc edwards from virginia tech, and dr. mona hanna-attica sounded an alarm. >> this is what was coming out of their tap. >> reporter: professor marc edwards, a water safety expert from virginia tech, alerted the public for the first time this fall that flint's water contained high levels of lead. >> there is no safe level of lead in a child. none. >> reporter: after hearing about edwards' study, dr. mona hanna-attica, a flint pediatrician, discovered that dangerous blood lead levels had doubled after flint tapped into the river water. >> for two years, for almost two years, they were told, you know, the water's safe. it's being tested. we meet all regulatory, you know, guidelines. you can drink water. so there's a huge loss of trust. these are government agencies, whose only job is to ensure water is safe. and they failed. they failed at every level. >> reporter: late today, the governor released e-mails showing how his office handled the flint crisis over the past two years. scott, several show that the governor was aware o

dr. mark edwards a professor at virginia tech and special guest all the away from flint is leon walters. her husband tested the highest for lead and one of her children have lead poisoning. >> and annie is out there waiting for that. we will certainly have more on that at 11:00. >>> we still have patches of snow all over the place, but you are probably not going to see a whole lot of it after this weekend. it will get super frustrated with your overactiv bladder medicine not working can't handle the side effects? boto treats symptoms of leaking going too often, ask your urologist if boto can help calm your bladder and reduce your dail leakage episodes the effects of botox may sprea hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms alert your doctor right awa as difficult swallowing speaking, breathing, eye problems loss of bladder contro or muscle weakness can be a sig of a life-threatenin condition. don't take botox if you can' empty your bladder on your own or have a urinary trac infection, or uti. side effects may include allergic reactions injection site pain, fatigue, uti pain

dr. marc edwards of virginia tech has been studying flint's water. >> if, indeed, it is true this system-- and there's a pret strong likelihood that it is and that it will be-- yes, unfortunately, people will have died from this disease. >> reporter: fema says they'll respond to the governor's emergency request as early as this weekend. scott, the move would unlock federal funds to repair flint's water system and help residents. >> pelley: adriana diaz in flint for us tonight. adriana, thanks. there was a terror attack tonight in a muslim nation in west africa. gunmen stormed an upscale hotel frequented by westerners. a number of people have been killed. hostages were taken. an islamic terror group affiliated with al qaeda has claimed responsibility. europe is rethinking its refugee policy after more than a million refugees settled there last year. the refugees fled wars and africa, but new arrivals in greece are finding europe's welcome has limims. hohoy williams has that. >> reporter: despite the freezing cold, the rough seas, and the risk of drowning, the migrants keep coming. more tha

dr. mark edwards virginia tech has been studying flint's water. >> if indeed it is drew that this can beinked to the water system and there's a pretty strong likelihood, yes, unfortunately people will die from this disease. >> fema will son to the governor's request as early as this weekend. the move would unlock federal funds to repair flint's water system and help residents. >> the national guard began giving out polled water to residents this week. >>> there was a celebration today in philadelphia to mark ben franklin's birthday which is sunday. >> franklin focus on health was at the center of the celebration held today. his son died from smallpox at the age of four and franklin long regretted not getting his son vac nayed for that disease. >> the odds are if ben franklin had given his son that vaccine, his life would have been saved. >> franklin helped establish pennsylvania hospital. he also brought tofu to america during a brief string as a vegetarian and lived to an unheard age of 84. >> tennessee couple comes forward to claim their share of the powerball jock pot. lottery officia

dr. marc edwards/conducte d water tests: "this could have been stopped much much earlier // unfortunately the state and epa misleading people for all this time no one knew to even look to this problem." )) ((brian loftus)) the city of flint recently admitted to the problem after a year a half... and then later switched back to their original water source. the national guard will continue to hand out water until the damaged pipes are fixed. /// ((brian loftus)) > cher is trying to help the people of flint.. by donating 181 thousand bottles of clean water to the city. she partnered with the water company icelandic glacial. the water is accpected to arrive on wednesday./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor crash reported on southbound i-15 and silverado ranch. i think i see some activity on the right side of the road. here's what traffic looks like on us 95 and lake mead right now. southbound lanes heading toward your screen. < > back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > a local community is now a food desert... due to walmart closing its doors. a food desert is an urban neigh

dr. mark edwards virginia tech has been studying flint's water. >> if indeed it is drew that this can beked to the water system and there's a pretty strong likelihood, yes, unfortunately people will die from this disease. >> fema will son to the governor's request as early as this weekend. the move would unlock federal funds to repair flint's water system and help residents. >> the national guard began giving out polled water to residents this week. >>> there was a celebration today in philadelphia to mark ben franklin's birthday which is sunday. >> franklin focus on health was at the center of the celebration held today. his son died from smallpox at the age of four and franklin long regretted not getting his son vac nayed for that disease. >> the odds are if ben franklin had given his son that vaccine, his life would have been saved. >> franklin helped establish pennsylvania hospital. he also brought tofu to america during a brief string as a vegetarian and lived to an unheard age of 84. >> tennessee couple comes forward to claim their share of the powerball jock pot. lottery officials

dr. mark edward's @team from virginia tech @independently last august. @at the time, state officials @dismissed the findings. @we met pastor bobby jackson @last week. @>> we're out of water right @now. @>> reporter: water was donated @generously but more is needed. @>> those with the power to make @massive change should be moving @faster. @>> reporter: and now there's a @federal criminal investigation. @long term, flint will likely @have to replace all of the old @lead pipes. @months, even years away. @nbc news, flint, michigan. @>> thank you. @>>> to central florida now @where strong wind, rain and @lightning left a path of @destruction. @in levy, florida, several homes @were hit and one homeowner had @a shed thrown into a neighbor's @tree. @and crews work to repair a @church's blown-off roof. @the clean-up will continue @through the weekend. @>>> just ahead, a ramp closure @in summit county may cause @issues for drivers this @weekend. @the details and detours next. @>>> and now a check of the @forecast. @>> well, the temperatures are @falling and the w

people including mark edwards, dr.ona hanatisha, other experts, lawrence reynolds where believe is part of the team. we have a great group of experts. we're also inviting federal officials to participate. again, this is like let's bring all resources to the table so we can do this in a coordinated fashion. that will be one of our primary insfrumpt strument to move forw taking more action to help the citizens of flint. in terms of other issues. one request we announced that nick line will be speaking to our director of health and human resources for making a request to the federal government to expand medicare to children under 21. also look at how we can apply more lead abatement programs to help those children, and also look at more community-based programs, medical home models on what to do with children who may already have other forms of health care coverage. we're putting in a request to the small business administration about how we can look at low-interest loans and things to help the business owners of flint ge

dr. marc edwards when her kids got sick.walters is being called a hero by many for bringing the crisis to the forefront, but she says she's not the hero..(leeanne walters, flint resident) "i just want to say thank you to the students at virginia tech and to marc for listening to us." 3 mona tight researchers told the crowd that the bottled water that people are sending is extremely helpful. but it isn't a long term solution. flint needs new infrastructure for its water lines. they estimate it will cost about 10 thousand dollars for each house. so, while that 28 million might sound like a lot, it really isn't anywhere near the amount that they say flint needs to recover. 3 pattie tight the tank museum in danville needs a new roof..and that became even more evident during last week's snow storm. a section of the museum roof leaks. workers have used buckets to catch all the under parts of the roof that had multiple holes. they're using a funnel system to get the water into buckets. they say.. they've been patching the roof for years.. and the temporary fixes won't do anymore. daniel gasser,

dr. marc edwards of virginia tech has been studying flint's water. >> if, indeed, it is true this can be linked to the water system-- and there's a pretty strong likelihood that it is and that it will be-- yes, unfortunately, people will have died from this disease. >> reporter: fema says they'll respond to the governor's emergency request as early as this weekend. scott, the move would unlock federal funds to repair flint's water system and help residents. >> pelley: adriana diaz in flint adriana, thanks. there was a terror attack tonight in burkino faso, a muslim nation in west africa. gunmen stormed an upscale hotel frequented by westerners. a number of people have been killed. hostages were taken. an islamic terror group affiliated with al qaeda has claimed responsibility. europe is rethinking its refugee policy after more than a million refugees settled there last year. the refugees fled wars and poverty in the middle east and north africa, but new arrivals in greece are finding europe's welcome has limits. holly williams has that. >> reporter: despite the freezing cold, the rough s