because of the -- i mean, what are home values in flint for the nicest homes in flint on flint water? the lack of interest in making the city habitable or making flint whole again, going forward, it shows you why people who live in flint are so mad and so distrustful. they do feel like -- you're talking about this earlier. they feel like they're seen as dispensable, their health was seen as something to be excused and forgotten about because the voices never loud enough to make a difference and the fact they're still not being made right even as a politics on this moves on, it frankly proves their point. >> do you think it was that? daniel patrick moynihan left with us benign neglect. do you think it was benign neglect or as i posited did someone make a value judgment that they just weren't important enough? they were just less than worthy of clean water. >> that happened. the latter happened once the switch was made. and flint residents were screaming bloody murder that something was wrong. once they were complaining about what was wrong and they were ignored they were dismissed, the

they are a jurisdiction with flint. we'll be looking ahead, wolf, to see if more charges may come from other officials up the chain closer to the governor's office because we all know a lot of the people here in flint truly believe this is a tragedy that could have been prevented if the governor had stepped in sooner. wolf? >> so on the scenes for us. let us know the attorney general showing up. we'll talk about what's going on and bring in jonathan turley at george washington university. and also, joining us, is congressman dan kildee who's representing flint, michigan. let me get your reaction from him. what do you think? >> i think it's a step in the right direction. it's a step towards justice for the people of flint to hold individuals accountable. i hope they continue the investigation and go up to the level of the folks who made the decisions to move in this direction and i hope that justice comes in another form. that it comes in the form of actually making it right for the people of flint. it's one thing to cha

and you have spent time with you in flint.alk about the significance of the charges against these three men who work for the michigan department of environmental quality. >> well, there is a lot of significance and a lot of different ways, but certainly, what they established in these charges was the misconduct and really the willful disregard for the well-being of the people of flint in multiple ways. from the beginning, the plant was not ready to begin operation , yet state officials forced the city to rush into treating the river water rather than staying on the detroit water. the fact that they did not require corrosion control, which was a major fact that they did not use corrosion control caused the lead to leach into the water. then after they started to see that their mistakes were resulting in high lead levels, they attempted to cover that up, either by altering evidence -- tampering evidence as the charges say, the way they were conducting the test, multiple ways they were tryg to mimize the aunt olead being found in

i made the mistake of washing it in flint water. (audience reacts) what, too soon?laughter) and speaking of governor rick snyder, last week we covered how he pledged to drink flint water for 30 days to prove how safe it is. heard about that, right? how's that going? >> happening right now, governor rick snyder is overseas. he 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. h

we have a rally under way in flint after charges are formally announced against officials in flint after the state's alleg allegedly toxic crisis. we go and how this investigation is just beginning, plus reaction from a resident there next. but the specialists at ford like to show off their strengths: 13 name brands. all backed by our low price tire guarantee. yeah, we're strong when it comes to tires. right now during the big tire event, get a $120 rebate by mail on four select tires. when your ford needs service, these are the specialists. at ford. sir, this alien life form at an alarming rate. growing fast, you say? we can't contain it any long... oh! you know, that reminds me of how geico's been the fastest-growing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. over ten years? mhm, geico's the company your friends and neighbors trust. and deservedly so. indeed. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> welcome back, everybody. we want to turn to the breaking news out of michigan, moments ago, the state attorney general announcing two individuals and state regulators and a flint

water in flint is testing twice hazmat levels. this has nothing to do with the water in flint.he water is testing like toxic waste dumps now. he proposes creating plans within the next decade for replacing all the lead pipes in the michigan and does nothing to help flint right now. flint is the place where the pipes were fine until the snyder administration ruined them and left them spewing lead right now. he wants lots of ways to fix them in the very, very long run. in terms of flint getting fixed now because you're hearing less, doesn't mean it fixed. the people are living with this thing, still not getting clean water, still not getting the lead out of their pipes. with booking.com's free cancellation, you could just forget the beach wedding... and the beach booty... you could just book a different resort. like in alaska. they've got igloos. fight heartburn fast. with tums chewy delights. the mouthwatering soft chew that goes to work in seconds to conquer heartburn fast. tum tum tum tum. chewy deghts. only from tums. >>> there was invitation for you to come drink filtered wa

flint's mayor, karen weaver started a project to the replace flint's led pipes into people's homes.ject did get off the ground a month ago thanks to the mayor's determination. so far, it's this little program. they're averaging one house a day. they've got thousands to go. the state legislature is in no rush to helpch maybe a few months from now we'll think about the funding. in washington, d.c., utah senator mike lee sui single handedly killed a bitart sand package that if flint gets an aids package then everyone will want one. as for governor snyder, he keeps putting if big heroic plans that actually don't solve the problem at hand and the way people if flint are living right now. today he proposed tighter rules on how much lead can be in water. at least the governor says it could be a model for other states to follow and prevent additional water crises. which is great. water if flint is testing it twice hazmat levels. this has nothing to do with the problem in flint faucets if ordinary homes are testing like toxic waste dumps right now. governor snyder proposes creates planning i

the problem in flint is not that lead filled water was sent into the water system, the problem in flint state government by making this terrible decision they ruined the pipes in flint and so the pipes unpredictably they spit out big amounts of lead, dangerous amounts of lead. most days in that house where rick snyder took his glass of water the other day, most days the lead levels in that house 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

in flint, he said he would be taking flint water away and drinking it for 30 days.he 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 to test water coming out of the taps in homes across the city. and today the city of flint just posted the highest lead rating they have ever taken from a home in that city. now for context here, if you've got 15 parts per billion of lead, that's the federal action level. 15 parts per billion. if you get up to 5,000 parts per billion, that's hazardous waste. the previous record for any test since the crisis was uncovered in flint was just under 12,000. what was post

water in flint is testing twice hazmat levels. this has nothing to do with the water in flint. waste dumps now. he proposes creating plans within the next decade for replacing all the lead pipes in the michigan and does nothing to help flint right now. flint is the place where the pipes were fine until the snyder administration ruined them and left them spewi ining lead righ now. he wants lots of ways to fix them in the very, very long run. in terms of flint getting fixed now because you're hearing less, doesn't mean it fixed. the people are living with this thing, still not getting clean water, still not getting the lead out of their pipes. i take these out... ...to put in dr. scholl's active series insoles. they help reduce wear and tear on my legs, becuase they have triple zone protection. ... and reduce shock by 40%. so i feel like i'm ready to take on anything. we believe in the power of active management.management, by debating our research to find the best investments. by looking at global and local insights to benefit from different points of view. and by consistently b

here's the instant it happened. >> here's to flint. >> here's to flint. >> hear, hear. >> here's our moment, so i think we need a countdown from three. >> three, two, one. >> yeah! >> for months, the river water ate at the pipes, creating high levels of lead. this week came the first criminal charges and a warning that more could be coming. governor snider says he hasn't been questioned yet. >> with respect to this investigation, i have not been questioned or been interviewed at this point in time. our office has been cooperating. this tragic situation was the result of bad decisions by bureaucrats. again, i always described it in it terms of people lacking common sense. >> the other legal development, a federal judge dismissed a class action suit seeking damages for the families. the lead attorney says he's going to refile the complaint. i'll talk to him in just a few minutes. but first, the fight to make flint whole again. from the funding battle in congress to replacing pipes, house by house. >> four of our boys have lead poisoning. i have lead poisoning. my fiance does. our dog h

. >> you just can't sell anything in the city of flint. >> what lead contamination in flint's water supply means for home values. and the racket ea racketeering t that hundreds have joined. ♪ so i come to you. >> and finalist, managing to survive the digitavinyl, managi. >>> we begin with the presidential campaign. the front runners, hillary clinton and donald trump are looking for a path forward, after losing in wisconsin. david schuster are explains. >> it is my great pleasure to introduce hillary clinton. >> reporter: in pennsylvania the democratic front runner embraced labor and tried to reset her campaign. >> when joins are strong families are strong and america is strong. >> reporter: after losing seven of the last eight democratic contests, hillary clinton's frustration he with bernis withbernie sanders. >> i couldn't believe when senator sarnd opposed the paris agreement, the best chance we have to reverse climate change and deal with the consequence is. >> but sanders said he opposed the agreement because the agreement was too weak. in a statement after the paris conference he wro

why not flint? why spend time on these meaningless political messages bills when there are real problems in this country that need to be addressed? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kildee: i ask we put aside this nonsense and get to the work the american people sent us here to do. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. holding: i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. holding: this is an attempt by the minority for them to enforce its rules against i.r.s. conduct and failure to protect taxpayer dollars. quite simply, mr. speaker, this bill would require the i.r.s. to report to congress, whether it has employees with seriously deleeng went tax debt or -- delinquent tax debt or why they can't provide that information to congress. as i said multiple times, the american people deserve and expect i.r.s. employees to follow the same

we are doing things on the ground to help the citizens of flint. water infrastructure systems. that involves better healthcare to how do we mitigate the effect of the lead,tic partly with children. >> this week charges were brought against two state environmental quality officials, mike prizby and steven bush pleaded not guilty to six charges against him. the charges come nearly two years after the city of flint began exposing tens of thousands of its residents to the toxic water. the michigan state attorney general goodbye these criminal charges are only the beginning. >> we will get you the answers and we will hold those accountable. we are not targeting any persons or people. nobody is off limits, either. >> cnn's sarah ganam has more from flint. >> allegations of tampering, negligence, purposefully altering test results make it look like flint's water supply was safe when it was not. >> they failed michigan families. indeed, they failed us all. i don't care where you live. >> reporter: two officials with the state department of environmental qu

melissa mays lives in flint. how do your children react to this? >> i told them -- their first question was, is it governor snyder. i said, no, he's not on the list. they said, not enough. >> reporter: the attorney general said there will be more charges and in one has been ruled out, not even the governor, who this week pledged to drink water for next 30 days from a flint household to show that when filtered the water is two of the three facing charges pleaded not guilty this afternoon. the third did not appear in court and is now on administrative leave from his city job. scott, if convicted, they could spend four to 18 years behind bars. >> pelley: dean reynolds reporting tonight. dean, thank you. as you just heard, lead poisoning can damage the brain for life. courts have recognized this by approving settlements that pay out over decades. but tonight in a cbs news investigation, anna werner looks at whether some finance companies have targeted the victims of lead poisoning and left them penniless. >> reporter: 31-year-old crystal linton was exp

about the water, this was a significant day for the people of flint. officials with the state department of environment quality. steve bush and mike frisbee are tampering with evidence and violation of the safe drinking water act. they deliberately failed to treat the water properly leading to high lead levels and leading to disease. an official at the water plant has been charged with tampering with evidence and negligent. mike glasgow talked to me. he said he tried to do the right thing, but he was convinced to change a water quality report in 2015. >> you changed the report with lead numbers with the flint residents. did you do that to try to cover up what was happening? >> no, i only did it because i was instructed to. >> did you argue with them if you should change it? >> no, i asked the question why. they cited some, i guess, solidified reasons to remove a couple items. i didn't question it much further. >> reporter: he told me he believed he was changing the report for technical reasons. he thought it was because of some homes had partial lead p

. >> plus, breaking news on the criminal charges from the flint water charges and the treasury department wants change for a 20. how hamilton saved hamilton and who is replacing jackson when all in starts right now. >>> good evening. after a string of losses at the polls and in the behind the scenes jockeying for delegates donald trump's presidential bid just hit two big milestones. one, an overwhelming victory in his home state of new york right here and ten months into the campaign an actual campaign operation with traditional things like a strategy and budget that are in the context of this campaign downright novel. as expected trump won new york by a huge margin last night with 60% of the vote. john kasich came in second with 25% and ted cruz in third with 15%. at a campaign rally in maryland trump refled in his wide margin of victory. >> we had a great night last night. i want to tell you, was something. the media was saying you can't get over 50%, very hard to get over 50%, even if you're really against two guys that don't have what it takes. >> trump failed to sweep the state's 95

>> pelley: flint's water contamination is now a criminal case. three officials are charged with felonies. >> they had a duty to protect the health of families and citizens of flint. they failed. >> pelley: also tonight, the front-runners look forward to the finish line. >> we don't have much of a race anymore. >> and victory is in sight. >> pelley: uncle sam says you have some change coming as women's history gains currency. and the tiny island that is out to save the world. they're not just tilting at windmills. >> definite king of the world moment. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today the first criminal charges were filed in the water debacle in flint, michigan. a poor, mostly black city of 100,000.mdéb contaminated drinking water has poisoned children and many others with dangerously high levels of lead. now two state regulators and one city employee have been charged with lying about what they knew. dean reynolds tells us the investigation is not nearly over. >> will you please tell us

bisi onile-ere has more on that. >> reporter: rick is a retired flint auto worker.ned his home here for more than 20 years. how much did you pay when you bought the house? >> just under 60 grand. >> reporter: what is it north now? >> according to the taxes about 30, a little over 30. >> reporter: and he fears that the city's ongoing water crisis will send his property value sinking even further. >> if you look at the flint river water it's a -- >> reporter: in 2014, flint's water supply became tainted with lead. the governor didn't declare a state of emergency until january of this year. >> i'm in a position where i can sell it, the problem is no one else is in the position to come and buy it. >> reporter: >> when this initially happened it was a problem, because the lenders were running a little bit afraid. >> reporter: chris is a real estate 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

and the people of flint are appreciative. please know that they are extremely appreciative of the generosity they have seen from people across this country and from fema response as well, but they're also frustrated. you can't bathe with bottled water. it's cooking and cleaning food, all of the basic things that we take for granted each and every day. it's simply impossible to live just on bottled water and have that bottled water delivered to you every few days. it is not a workable system. it is unacceptable, and it certainly should be unacceptable to everybody in this country. that is why we need to have a long-term solution. and it has to be a long-term solution that will fix the problem permanently by making sure the infrastructure improvements are there, lead pipes are pulled out, but make sure other support services are going to be there for decades. my fear for the people of the city of flint is although they have been the beneficiaries of a great outpouring of love and support for people around the country, they have

what's the reaction in flint?> reporter: well, you know, the people here have been enduring being called a liar, being called liars, complainers for 18 months while they voiced concerns about their water. today was a significant day for them. one of the key residents, lee ann walters, among the highest lead levels in the home. the children tested high for lead in blood, she's a huge advocate here. when i asked her about today, she said michael glasgow was one of the few officials she felt was trying to help, trying to do the right thing, in many ways feels he was scapegoated, anderson. >> thanks. we met another resident, nicki wade, met her at a presidential debate and where they had questions to ask of hillary clinton and bernie sanders. asking how she could regain trust in a government that failed her and her family. >> the water impacted our lives in such way that living comfortably in our home isn't the same any more. the constant drives to pick up water so the children can watch their hair, to wash fruits and

criminal charges in the toxic water nightmare in flint. so many children poisoned. tonight allegations of a cover-up and guarantees of more charges. could it go all the way to the top? >>> buried alive. desperate hours to save people still trapped deep beneath the rubble. new aftershocks and time running out. >>> will it be clinton versus trump after resounding wins in new york. how the front-runners are taking aim to put their opponents away. >>> allergy alert. a hidden danger outside that could trigger a sudden allergy attack after you eat. the surprising thing doctors say is behind it. >>> and a historic change for a 20. an american hero is in, an american president is out. and the inspiration behind a broadway mega hit is spared. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. there could finally be some justice for thousands of families who were unknowingly poisoned by the water they drank in one of the most shameful government failures this country has s

senate republicans have pushed through today's energy bill at the expense of the people of flint who are still waiting for clean water. without this desperately needed aid. that aid was taken out at the behest of the republicans. what are you going to do to make sure flint gets the resources it needs. >> we're going to continue to hold republicans responsible. it is interesting. we don't want this to be a partisan issue, but it happens that in the state government it's the republicans that are holding up aid to the city of flint. in the u.s. government it was republicans in the senate and house that are unwilling to take up the legislation that i have offered. my bill splits it 50/50 between the federal government and the state government. so people say we're trying to politicalize this, the last thing on my mind when it comes to the city of flint is politics. we need to get help to these people. they are american citizens and they deserve their state and federal government to step up for them. >> thank you for joining me tonight. >>> up next the first woman to be featured on paper m

and you mentioned that it could affect the children of flint.l, there is good, solid research to suggest that it already has. a doctor at nearby medical center, she did research documenting a doubling and tripling in the percentage of children under the age of 6 with elevated blood lead levels above the level where you start to see learning trouble, behavioral trouble, so the repercussions are already here and it seems now today that the beginning of some sort of justice may also be on its way, tamron. back to you. >> tony, going back to these individuals named, michael glasgow charged with tampering with evidence, changing lead water testing results there, we know that there had been a number of e-mails exchanged over concerns of the possibility of the lead leeching into the water. this allegation stands out for clear reason if these claims are true of actually tampering with the results, so that would indicate knowing of this problem, this potential danger. and if i'm reading this right and you tell me, then not giving the proper results. >> r

lack of trust and what this has done to the residents of flint?again, it will again cause concern and should. criminal charges are very serious ones. at the same time, you would hope there's due process involved in this and let's go through the due process piece before people draw conclusions. >> governor, a lot of the speculation, obviously and the observations have been around you. but now that we've got charges against three state and one city employee, do you feel a level of vindication that you didn't do anything wrong? >> well, i think, what i've said consistently from the beginning is this tragic situation was the result of bad decisions by bureaucr bureaucrats. again, i always described it in terms of people lacking common sense. this puts it in the context of criminal behavior. in either case, there's a tragic situation that's happened. now, we need to wait and see and let due process work to see was it actually criminal or poor decision making. i'm not looking for vindication, this is about getting to the truth and accountability. >> las

he acts like he didn't know that we had a problem in flint.knows because in february of 2015, myself and a group of other concerned pastors went to lansing to talk to him and his staff. so don't tell me you didn't know. and i think that everybody had a hand in contaminating and poisoning our water out to be accountable for it. if they did the crime, they need to do the time. >> and bishop, we know that the investigation will continue from this office. we will keep our eye on this story and we appreciate you taking time for us. bishop berna dell jefferson of flint, thank you. >>> i want to pass along to everybody, please watch tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, a special edition of rachel maddow about the charges of flint. she's been on the story since the very beginning. so i encourage you to watch it. that's going to do it for this hour, i'm thomas roberts. "mtp daily" starts now. >>> if it's wednesday, it's new york. he made it there, and next week, he could make it everywhere. donald trump is looking harder and harder to stop, and the stop trump

water and the people of flint michigan.who they are and what they're charged with. mike glassgow the city official was the utilities administrator for the city of flint and two counts. tampering with evidence and willful neglect of duty and the two state officials and the michigan department of environmental quality. that is the state government at least in the civil complaints said the dirty deeds were done and first of all, stephen bush, michigan department of environmental quality. misconducts in office and tampering with evidence and violation of the safe water drinking act and mike prisbee, an engineer with the state and misconduct, tampering with evidence and violation of the safe drinking water act. now in the civil suit, i've got to tell you, they allege, ashley, that stephen bush actually failed to and made the decision to not put that anti-corrosive agent into the water. and he said they testified and told the epa they did that. another defendant said he was told to change some of the facts and figures. >> that, i

abc's alex perez is there in flint. >> reporter: the first criminal charges filed in flint tonight inhe wake of the crisi found toxic levels of lead in the water. poisoning a community. >> they failed in their responsibilities to protect the health and safety of families of flint. >> reporter: now facing felony charges, michigan department of environmental quality supervisor stephen busch and engineer michael prysby, and city of flint water quality supervisor michael glasgow. >> they failed michigan families. indeed, they failed us all. >> reporter: prosecutors allege prysby and busch tampered with lead test results that were reported to the epa, and officials say prysby approved a permit for the flint water plant, knowing it would not provide safe drinking water. both officials pleading not guilty in court today. glasgow, authorities say, filed false reports, lying about which homes were tested for lead, so that results would appear to be at safe levels, but his attorney firing back, saying glasgow strongly opposed the transfer of the source of water for flint. the attorney general i

a flint city official will also be charged.he michigan state attorney general says these criminal charges are end oh the beginning. >> you get to the answers and we'll hold those accountable. we're not targeting any persons or people. nobody is off limits here. >> let's bring in cnn correspondent sara ganim in flint, michigan. one of the officials admitted to you that he altered water quality reports? >> reporter: i did talk to him and he said that he was directed to do that by state officials and when he tried to raise concerns, he was shot down. he told me that he regrets that he didn't do more. meanwhile, for the people here in flint for two years were called complainers and liars, this day means a lot, jake. allegations of tampering, negligence, purposefully altering test results to make it look like flint's water supply was safe when it was not. >> they failed michigan families. indeed, they failed us all. i don't care where you live. >> reporter: two officials with the state department of environmental quality, stephen bu

by the facts that i hear and what is the suffering of the citizens of flint. >> the lawsuit switches to the river was danger created be i the state, by exposing unborn children to led, property values al jazeera has more on that. >> rick roaner is a retired flint awe tor worker, he has owned his home for more than 20 years. >> how much did you pay when you bought the house? >> i paid under $60,000 when i bought it. >> what is it worth now? >> probably about according to taxes about 30. a little over 30. he fears the on going crisis will sent the value sinking even further. >> you look at the flint river water itself. >> the water supply became trained with led. and the michigan governor didn't declare a state of emergency until january of this year. >> well, i was in a position where i could sell it, the only problem is no one is in a position to want to buy it. i don't even know if they are even giving home loans to buy houses in flint. >> when this initially happened it was a problem, because the lenders were running a little bit afraid. >> chris is a real estate agent and presiden

. >>> over to michigan where the first criminal charges have been filed in flint. three government officials could now face prison time for their alleged part in triggering the city's lead contamination crisis then trying to cover it up. abc's alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: the first criminal charges filed in flint tonight in the wake of the crisis that found toxic levels of lead in the water. poisoning a community. >> they failed in their responsibilities to protect the health and safety of families of flint. >> reporter: now facing felony charges, michigan department of environmental quality supervisor, steven bush and engineer michael prysby and city of flint water quality supervisor, michael glasgow. >> they failed michigan families, indeed, they failed us all. >> reporter: prosecutors allege prysby and busch tampered with lead test results reported to the epa and officials say prysby approved a permit for the flint water plant knowing it would not provide safe drinking water. both officials pleading not guilty in court. glasgow, authorities say, filed