objection -- this is what he said, it was the emergency manager who made the decision to use the flint river as a primary source of drinking water for the city of flint. are you of where of his actions? >> no sir i was not in the seat at the time. >> and mr. craig, so mr. neely also wrote that quote governor schneider's account of the events leading to this crisis are completely wrong. why would governor schneider tried to blame the city council for this decision when it was his own appointee who made it and you have a city council that has no authority? there's something wrong with that. that's why i interjected here because i want the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. now let me ask you, i'm not finished, do you have any reason to believe that mr. neely is not telling the truth? >> i have no reason to believe. >> now mr. neely's letters supported by statements of flint, former mayor on january january 22, 2016 he said after city council and i supported new water supply the emergency manager when behind closed doors with the department of environment equality and decided to use

it was the emergency manager ed kurtz who made the decision to use the flint river as a primary source of drinking water for the city of flint. mr. creagh, are you aware of mr. kurtz's actions? >> no, sir, i was not in the seat at the time. >> and, mr. creagh, so mr. neeley also wrote, quote, governor snyder's account of the events leading to this water crisis are completely wrong, end of quote. why would governor snyder try to blame the city council for this decision when it was his own appointee who made it and you have a city council that has no authority? there's something wrong with that! that's why i interjected here because i want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. now, let me ask you -- i'm not finished. do you have any reason to believe that mr. neeley is not >> i have no reason to believe. >> now, mr. neeley's letter is supported by statements from present in's former mayor dane walling on january 22nd, 2016, he stated and i quote, after city council and i expressed support for a new water supply from lake huron, the emergency manager, edward kurtz, went be

pipes including lead and iron pipes and that's what happened in flint. >> reporter: even though flint river is no longer being used as a water source edwards says people in flint are still at risk. >> we know from history that this can cause death, it can cause miscarriages, it can cause elevated blood lead, all kinds of health effects. >> reporter: where are we now? is the water safe? >> it's probably another month or two before we can say it's meeting federal standards. >> we have no idea the enormity of this exposure so we are assuming this every child has been exposed. >> reporter: dr. mona hannah atisha is the director of the program in flint. she spent weeks analyzing the results and determined the lead poisoning caused a spike in kids. >> we'll need early intervention and in ten years there's going to be more kids with the adhd diagnosis and 20 years with violent effects and the criminal justice system. we won't see them now but in the future. >> it was jaw-dropping to realize kind of what had been going on and i think what made me physically mad was that it didn't have to happen. th

at the same time underground the , flint river water was corroding the city's aging pipes, poisoning the drinking water with lead, which can cause permanent damage, especially in children. well, this past weekend, we went to flint to learn the remarkable story of how michigan governor rick snyder and other officials ignored and covered up residents' complaints for a year and a half, and how the city fought back -- with protests, citizen journalism, a new elected mayor, and a massive resident lead testing project. what took so long? who is responsible? today, "thirsty for democracy." flint, michigan at the golden gate restaurant, a cold, snowy saturday morning. inside the flint democracy defense league is having breakfast and a meeting. i want to go in and talk to claire mcclinton, one of the lead organizers for democracy in flint against the poisoning of the flint water. she has been challenging the emergency managers for years. let's go inside. snyder011, governor signed into law a law called the emergency manager law. it enabled the governor defend an emergency manager under the gui

the governor hand-picked appointees to run the city, and they decided to use water from the flint riverhe also led the michigan department of environmental equality, which failed to protect the people of flint. according to the governor's own task force charged with investigating this crisis. there is a fellow who had a song never used to love, he had any hits in my district, but he sang a song that said -- his name was cat stevens. and cat stevens said, what will you bring us this time? your only dancing on this earth for a short time. what will you leave us this time? and i've often said that our children are the living messages we send to a future we will never see. the question is, what will they leave us? how will we send them into that future? will we send them strong? will we send them hopeful? will we rob them of their destiny? will we rob them of their dreams? no, we will not do that. amy: that was democratic commerce men allies your comings. well, we turn now to some of the voices of flint residents who were not heard at yesterday's congressional hearings -- the hundreds of pr

ambrose called the effort by the city council to stop using flint river water, and i quote, incomprehensible. mr. creagh, do you agree that mr. ambrose's actions was an absolutely horrible decision for the people of flint? >> i cannot address mr. ambrose' actions. i can say that the plant in flint had been used historically as a back-up water supply utilizing the flint river. had passed its performance standards, had been, had been tested on a quarterly basis. >> that's very interesting, mr. creagh, i'm looking at water being held up in baby bottles and water bottles that looks like lemonade and iced tea and not clear water. mr. creagh, if mr. ambrose led the city council's decision to stand the actual amount of lead exposure would be reduced. >> if he had let the city council's resolution to return to the detroit water system as a source of water, would the actual amount of lead exposure in flint, would it have been reduced? >> i believe that's a true statement. >> mrs. walters, this decision by the governor's emergency manager for mr. ambrose came after the state was told about the extreme

and they decided to use water from the flint river. he also led the michigan department of environmental quality, which failed to protect the people of flint. according to the governor's own task force, charged with investigating this crisis. obviously, governor snyder should have to answer for his decisions. we ask the chairman to invite him to date, but he would not. we asked the chairman to give us a date for a future in a hearing with governor snyder, but he would not. we ask the chairman to send the same kind of document request to governor snyder that he sent to the epa, but he would not do that either. we want answers from everybody. from the epa, straight on it down to the local officials. that is the weight we -- the way gewe get to the bottom of this prices. the problem with this approach is that it undermines the credibility of congress. our committee and this investigation. that is totally unacceptable to the people of flint. it should be totally unacceptable to the people of this congress. and totally unacceptable to the pe

the governor hand-picked appointees to run the city and they decided to use water from the flint river. he also let the michigan department of environmental quality, which failed to protect the people of flint, according to the governor's own task force charged with investigating this crisis. obviously governor snyder should have to answer for his decisions. we ask the chairman to invite him today but he would not. we asked the chairman to give us a date in the future for a hearing with governor snyder but he would not. we asked the chairman to send the same kind -- the same kind of document requests to governor snyder that he sent to the aepa but he would not do that, either. we want answers from everybody, from the epa, straight on down to the local officials. that's the way we get to the bottom of this crisis. the problem with this approach is that it undermines the credibility of congress. our committee and this investigation. that is totally unacceptable to the people of flint, it should be totally unacceptable to the people of this congress and totally unacceptable to the people

creagh i want talk about the decision that they made the decision to use the flint river water and then they reversed the decision. is that correct? >> i wasn't party to a decision. >> you weren't there. according to press reports one of governor snyder's emergency managers for flint mr. jerry ambrose -- is he here today? can anybody tell me why jerry ambrose is not here today? can anybody tell me why the governor of michigan is not here today? because he's hiding. that's what's happening. ambrose testified in a sworn deposition that in 2012 the governor's previous emergency manager in flint, ed kurtz, had rejected a previous proposal to use flint river water as a primary source of drinking water. are you aware of that decision, mr. creag? >> i am not. >> let me read it to you. it said this, and i quote, it was the collective decision of the emergency management decision based on conversations with the deq that indicated they would not be supportive of the use of flint river on a long-term basis as a primary source of water. when mr. ambrose was asked why your department made that recom

the problem started two years ago when the town began drawing its water from the flint river... city and state leaders are accused of saying the water was safe.. when they knew it wasn't... since the switch... 84-people have been infected with legionnaries disease... nine of them died. the water also has high levels of iron and lead... the same water that people in flint were drinking also passed through this fire truck. the truck cost half-a-million dollars. it's only a year-and-a-half old... but it needs thousands of "the intake valve, we see rust around it. we also have rubber that seals it. those are being destroyed by whatever is in the water." federal lawmakers already held one hearing on the problem. next week, they will hold a second. the house also passed a bill requiring the e-p-a to do what most people would think is obvious. the house passed a bi-partisan bill that holds the epa accountable for keeping the public informed in the event of high lead levels as chairman upton said yesterday this bill should not be necessary but it is the people of flint can find a distra

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as you know the choice not to use an anti-corrosive agent to treat the flint river led to the mass leading of people, including children, in flint. we learned the flint river maybe linked to one of the largest outbreaks of an entirely different illness. legionnaires disease which can be fatal. an official said the state deliberately stopped the feds from looking in to the increase indge leon theirs. >> he measures his loss when he looks at his daughter. >> she's never going to have the opportunity. >> his mom died of legionnaires' disease in august after going to flint hospital for a migraine. >> still wasn't sure what was going on. just thinking, heat stroke, trying to wrap your head around it. what's going on? why is she sick? wasn't until that tuesday, i think that they said legionnaires. >> reporter: had you heard of it before? >> never heard of it. >> reporter: the outbreak one of the the largest in u.s. history and began around the time the state switched the water source to the flint river and failed to properly treat the water. experts believe the corrosive water was giving the

republican governor rick snyder switched the source of flint's drinking water to the corrosive flint river. flint's former emergency manager darnell earley refused to testify at today's hearing despite a subpoena. ,on earley announced he was tuesday, resigning from his current position as emergency manager of the detroit public schools. we'll have more on the story after headlines. here in new york the family of , ramarley graham has held an all-night vigil outside the local justice department office to mark four years since the unarmed, african-american 18-year-old was fatally shot by police officer richard haste. on february 2, 2012, haste shot graham inside his home, in front of his grandmother and six-year-old brother. haste was initially indicted for manslaughter by a grand jury, but the case was dismissed over a prosecutors error. a new grand jury declined to indict him. since the shooting, haste has received nearly $25,00 in raises. graham's mother, constance malcolm, spoke outside the justice department. >> we really mean business. we want some answers. this office is the last plac

in 20-14 state leaders ordered flint to tap the flint river... rather than lake huron for drinking water. the change was intended to save the state money. the river water was 19-times more corrosive... and ate away at the lining of pipes in the water system. without the lining... the water was contaminated with high levels of lead... the u-s house oversight committee held a hearing on the the two people they wanted to talk with.. weren't there... that led to a little grandstanding... "we're calling on the u.s. marshals to hunt him down and give him that subpoena. the man representative jason chaffetz wants to hunt down is darnell earley. he served as michigan's emergency manager at the time flint's water was changed to the flint river. earley's attorney says his client didn't attend because he was just subpoenaed last night. that didn't give him enough time to travel to washington d-c for this morning's hearing. the other person lawmakers want attend. maryland "the problem is that, today, we are missing the most critical witness of all: the michi

state records show row was involved in the city's switch to the contaminated flint river. it helped design the water treatment process, but calls its role peripheral. the governor is keeping his focus on getting plies so flint residents. >> working hard to make sure they get water, cartridge filters, what they need. >> folks say that's not enough. >> get the pipes fixed and resolve this water problem. >>> making mortgages affordable. a new option for cash strapped homebuyers. al jazeera america. issues there may be new hope for homebuyers who don't of enough money for a down payment. one bank has a program it says will help but is sparking fears of reckless lending again. >> bank of america's loan program only requires 3% down and no mortgage insurance, and it also gets around the federal housing administration or f.h.a. the agency which usually backs those low down payment loans. the f.h.a. has penalized banks for making errors object big loans. >> there's hard feelings from the big banks against f.h.a. they'd like to dial it back as much as they can and clearly this is an

curtis decided on the flint river.erving people river water was supposed to save flint more than two million a year but the savings weren't passed on to the customer. people's water bills never went down. instead, that $2 million was supposed to be funneled back into flint's old treatment plant for upgrades. the problem here? the necessary upgrades weren't made. and you know what happened. bort if it sounds like a sick science experiment to save couple bucks, it was, says a flint city council manual. >> it's a privacy for our community that they would allow for the system to be so corrosive that it would put led in the water and our residents and children would drink it. >> reporter: who was the expert hired to help switch over to the flint river? the drain commissioner's land engineering, based in houston with a store front office in flint. >> we never got consulted and we never seen any bids or evaluations of any other companies that was contract with land and you it was not by the emergency manager and it's a failur

kurtz decided on the flint river. supposed to save flint more than $2 million a year. but the savings weren't passed onto the customer. in fact peoples water bills never went down. instead that $2 million was supposed to be funneled back into the old treatment plant for upgrades. the problem here, the necessary upgrades weren't made. and you know what happens. >> really? >> if it all sounds like a sick science experiment to save a couple bucks it was says scott kind cade of flint city council councilman. >> it's a travesty that they would allow for the system to be so corrosive that it would put lead into the water and our residents and children would drink it. >> who was the expert hired to help switch to the flint river. >> we never got consulted and never seen any bids or see or evaluations. it was done by the emergency manager and it's a failure of our system. >> though the company was hired for its so-called expertise, carbon filter and corrosion controls weren't put into place when the river started flowing from the taps. immediately residents began to complain t

the flint river is 19 times more corrosive than lake huron, detroit's water source. lead pipes began to corrode, leaching into the water. do you understand how crazy this is right now? to save money they stopped getting treated water and went with the cheaper water that burns through lead pipes. to save, money-- really? that's like saying, "an airbag-- what am i, made of money? i'll just drive around with a bunch of party balloons." it's your life, it's people's lives. flint's residents have been drinking this water for a year. and i know you're asking the question, "well, trevor, if the water's brown, what gave them the idea to think that it was safe to drink?" well, i think it had a little something to do with this. reporter: for at least a year, city and state officials denied anything was wrong. the former mayor, dayne walling, publicly drank the water to make a statement. in retrospect, i regret all of it. but mostly i regret drinking that lead water. now, if you'll excuse me, i need to get to the neurologist because i'm scared my brain apricot snowflake arkansa

lived here and he talked about poking a jab at the emergency manager that made the switch to the flint rivercould have told him and i'm sure others did that this was a problem that needed to be fixed asap. >> it is outrageous. the flint water crisis has caused a lot of uproar. even tonight, celebrities, the group black out for human rights will be hosting a free event for the people of michigan. what do you know about this event. >> it is put on by ryan. he is talking about what happened in flint. he wants to shed the spotlight on what is happening here and raise money and give back to flint. this is a free event. 2,000 people, flint redents who have been given free access to a concert. also a director helped to put it together contributing toe the cause. they want the world to see they want to come together and help fix this, the community wants to do something, as well but see it as a state-sponsored human rights violation, frustrated with what they are seeing and those e-mails turned this up. a lot of folks will come here and this will be a concert for the people of flint. >> thank you so

as 2014 from released e-mails from top aids discussing switching the water supply back from the flint river to lake huron after flint started using it's own river for drinking water. researchers later found elevated levels of lead that investigators are looking into the issue. in response to the e-mails he said those were preliminary concerns before they knew about the led problem. >>> turns out the third time was not the charm for the new mission. the company called off the launch after two similar cancellations in recent days. on it's website the rocket and pay load are fine but is not saying why the launch was scrubbed again or when they will try again. the rocket carries the satellite to bring internet and phone access to millions of people in asia. >>> looking forward to a beautiful day ahead. >> the weekend was gorgeous wasn't it? >> oh yes. >> so nice to get out. feels like spring has sprung. are we over the hump yet? >> it depends on what your definition of the hump is. >> march 1 is meteorology spring. >> it is so tomorrow we begin it was pretty nice near 70s today and tomorrow. bu

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they show the aides discussed switching the water supply back from the flint river to lake huron. the email exchanges dated six months after flint started using its own river water for drinking water. researchers later found elevated lead levels that can >>> the death of a dog but will need to actress, salma hayek, is under investigation. the 9-year-old german shocker was found dead on her ranch near seattle. she posted on social media that the document mozart had been shot in the chest with a pellet gun 10 days ago. authorities say it's not clear if the shooting was an accident or intentional. she was in los angeles at the time of the shooting. >>> it university of virginia student being detained in north korea is baking the government for help. otto warmbier is accused of stealing a souvenir from a hotel. morning. it's not clear if he was coerced but he cut fast to a hostile act. states administration never in the future, to commit crimes against foreign countries. >> warmbier said he had made the worst mistake of his life and asked the north korean government to please act to sa

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have the world's greatest source of surface water, freshwater, there was a decision to use the flint river. but because of our aging infrastructure, old infrastructure, lots of lead pipes, including thousands and thousands of lead service lines to homes, and the failure of the state to manage this process and treat the water effectively, highly corrosive water leashed lead into the drinking water and 100,000 people have been subjected to elevated lead levels, thousands of children potentially affected. and the sad story here is that it all could easily have been prevented. with just a little bit of investment, better management of the infrastructure. but we take infrastructure, we take water infrastructure, for granted. as if all we have to do is turn on the faucet and the water will appear. no, it takes investment. it takes money. it takes resources. and in this case, the state's failure has resulted in something that we hope is not repeat aid cross this country -- repeated across this country. but without investment there will be more flint, michigans. call we need now is to upon the sta

officials ordered flint to tap the flint river for drinking water in 20-14. the move was intended to save money. but instead, the river at away at the lining of the water system's pipes. the lack of lining led to dangerously high levels of lead. in christ church" is trying to offer relief. it's accepting money and water donations all day tomorrow... volunteers will then drive the donations to flint on march 4th. some people in waterloo received help in the form of warmth... they took their time out of their day.. to come out and hang stuff up for people that needed it. bags of coats, hats, and gloves were scattered throughout the city... they included a note, reading "i'm not lost. i'm here for whoever needs me." it turns out, a group of high school students from denver were behind it. football is a big deal this weekend, but food might still game... see how metro restaurants are preparing to feed all of the fans, coming up. and later, a local kid is getting a taste of sunday's commercial chaos... hear how he's connected to what you'll be watching between the

it showed they discussed switching the water supply back from the flint river to lake huron. it is indicted six months after flint started using its own river. researchers later fond elevated dark found elevated levels of lead and response to the e-mails aides knew specifically about john: today president obama will award the medal of honor to a navy seal for a hostage rescue mission in afghanistan in 2012 he is receiving the special medal of honor for using his body as a shield to protect the hostage and shooting a taliban fighter. he is believed to be the first service member to receive the medal of honor for actions while serving with seal team six. we get to the happiest places on earth will soon cost more depending on time of year. disneyland in california and walt disney world in florida now come with demand based pricing. they charge three different prices depending on the time of year. the value one day pass monday knew thursday drops to $95, a regular pass for most weekends and summer weeks is $105. it goes to $112 on peak days spring break week and july weekend. barb

row was involved with the city switch to the contaminated flint river. it helped design the water treatment process but called its role peripheral. >> working hard to make sure that the residents of flint get water filters, cartridges, what they need. >> protesters say that's not enough. >> trying to get the resolve for this water problem. >> governor snyder is signin facing another petition to remove him from office. if the group behind that petition can get 790,000 signatures in the next 60 days the recall will go on the november ballot. another group is also trying to recall him over the handling of the state school system. >> that's twin crisis but i want to get back to the lead pipe issue. how accurate does that figure appear to be? >> mayor weaver called the results the best math of where the lead pipes lay in flint. and said that the information where that came from incomplete records. another group, they did important work in flint and they say those experiences with knows records yielded an 80% error rate. >> there is a cold in front making its w

days after the governor declared flint's river water unsafe. the announcement was triggered by an indiana study that linked lead poisoning in children to the city's drinking water. behind the scenes, a former press secretary discussed a plan to send the governor to flint to quell protests. one thing we keep hearing is that the governor is not involved or is detached. he's there and he cares. and if we don't announce until he's there, we can avoid the protests and still get the optics. but protests have continued. the fallout was eerily predicted in email sent more than a year ago when the governor's special projects manager wrote, this is a public relation also crisis waiting to explode nationally. friday the governor admitted that he should've been more directly involved back when his aides first emailed about the problem. >> that's where i am kicking myself every day. i wish i would've asked more questions. i wish i wouldn't have accepted answers. i'm not going to have that happen again. >>reporter: snyder says he's working to expand health c

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home the water in flint after the city switched from the detroit river to the flint river to save money. the girl's father says he needs to be the voice for his daughter. luke waid / filing lawsuit "we want the best for her and it seems like our city officials do not care." twice the level considered toxic.### as concerns continue to grow over the zika virus ... northern california medical professionals are working to make sure the virus doesn't spread. a blood bank in sacramento processes donations for five million people at more doctors say they will soon ask anyone who recently traveled to mexico, central or south america to wait at least 28-days before donating. chris gressens / blood bank director "we need to make sure the blood our patients receive is safe, and as a result we need to take certain measures." the donation waiting period also goes for those who recently visited the coast of africa where cases of the zika virus have also been reported. more than 50 cases have been confirmed in the u-s.### new at noon ... pull out of this year's rio olympics due to the zika virus outbr

days after the governor declared flint's river water unsafe. the announcement was triggered by an independent study that linked lead to the water. one thing we keep hearing is that the governor is not involved or is detached. this would be good to show he's there and he cares. and if we don't announce till he is there, we can avoid the protests and still get the optics. but protests have continued. the fallout was eerily predicted in an e-mail sent more than a year ago when the governor's special project manager wrote, this is a public relations crisis waiting to explode nationally. friday the governor admitted he should have been more directly involved back when his aides first e-mailed about the problem. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day. i wish i would have asked more questions. i wish i wouldn't have accepted answers. i'm not going to have that happen again. >> reporter: adriana diaz, cbs news chicago. >> governor snyder says he's working to expand healthcare coverage for flint residents and subsidize their water bills. >>> more

(natsound/flint river spillway) the flint water crisis spilled over into the halls of congress wednesday... ....where the resident who first uncovered lead in flint's water... testified how bad it was. (sot/ lee anne walters / flint, michigan resident : - : )12:45:23 "yes, the levels of lead in my water were higher than hazardous waste levels" levels so dangerous, lee anne walters quit bathing her twin four-year-old boys in flint's water.. much less let them drink it. (sot/ lee anne walters / flint, michigan resident : - : )10 03 34 "we now know the horror of poison running through that alleged negligence, though, that was the main focus of the house hearing ....and whether it rises to criminal negligence. lee /(d) texas : - : ) "would you say that there are criminal activities or results of this inaction? a-marc edwards / environmental professor / virginia tech "if it's not criminal i don't know what is." the fbi has announced it's investigating whether environmental crimes were committed in flint's crisis... . ...which started two years ago when the city was forced by the state to swit

their water supply was switched from lake huron to the flint river. & after complaints -- it was switched ck -- but the damage was done. the water damaged the pipes, and lead now seeps into the water supply. "the level of lead in my water was higher than hazardous waste levels." d water" drive -- are hoping in dubuque, people can actually group heads to flint, michigan." "the other reality is...not everyone in the community, every a number of peosle from the tri-state area tting involvee with this effort -- like local volunteers to actually go to flint in a bus to volunteer the we've got you covered live in dubuque....shirley descorbeth... ...kwwl news. in addition to water -- hygiene supplies are also being collected. we're told mothers in flint, are in need of diapers, wipes and formula. the environmental protection agency says the lead levels in the water are starting to decrease... in paat because of the help of water filters being distributed in the community. the epa says they're doing weekly testing of water -- last week, dozens of homes tested had lead & levels that were too high

from governor rick snyders aides shows them discussing switching the city's water supply from the flint river to lake huron. his spokesman said those were preliminary concerns before the lead problem became an issue. elias: number four... elias: tomorrow will mark a big day in the presidential race, as both parties prepare for "super tuesday." the biggest day of competition aside from the actual election will feature caucuses and primaries in almost a dozen campaigns for some of the candidates. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: hollywood's biggest night featured big wins for the movie "spotlight", actor leonardo dicaprio, and actress brie larson. all three took home awards in the major categories. host chris rock also addressed the uproar over the lack of diversity in the nominees for the 88th academy awards...calling the ceremony "the white people's choice awards." elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) weather adlib: we're coming off an extremely warm and gorgeous weekend and while we are going to cool back towards average this week, there is st

of testing should have been done before the city switched from the detroit water system to the flint river. any city could be flint michiganany city could be flint michigan, reeling from a water cry sthais saw lead leach out of water faucets in thousands of homes. >> poor decisions made throughout the process. >> reporter: like possibly not testing for corrosion in the new water supply, which can become a real problem once it leaves the plant and hits your property line. >> houses that were constructed before 1986 have the potential if they have copper pipeif they have copper piping to have lead sauter. >> reporter: even then the city of lynchburg has a plan in place to make sure lead is stopped dead in its tracks. >> it involves adding a phosphate-based corrosion control product into the water before it leaves. >> reporter: on top of not being corrosive, mitchell says lynchburg has some of the >> we treat water to a level that is three times cleaner than aca.requires. we have been recognized by the state for how good our water is. >> reporter: put through a multiple filtration process and

it's contaminated with lead because the water supply was switched from& lake huron to the flint river -- late. we've been working a lot and citizens of flint, michigan have been poisoned with their toxic clean water." the wrganization wants to send one thousand cases to flint. but they also plan on volunteering there by installing water filters in homes. a number of people from the tri-state area getting involved with this effort -- like local flint iia bus to volunteer the we've got you covered live in dubuque...shirley descorbeth... ...kwwl news. in addition to water -- hygiene supplies are also being collected. we're told mothers in flint, are in need of diapers, wipes and formula. decision 2016... cruz continues. today, carson's campaign released audio of two voicemails that were, according to them, left by members of of the cruz campaign on caucus night saying carson is dropping out. during the iowa caucus, cruz staff members sent out messages to precinct captains that carson was dropping out of the race and that they should urge caucus goers to caucus for ted instead. according

the us postal inspection service and epaan, they switched the water source from detroith to the flint river into 14 to save money but the water was not treated properly andto let from pipes breaking into homes. >> bill cosby back in court his lawyers asking a judge to toss out chargess tied to a 2,004 incident is charged with felonya aggravated indecent assault and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home denies allegation says that it wase consensual sex he wants the judge to dismiss the charge based on a l agreement made with the former attorney 10 years ago .tt >> congress wasted more information about a drug companyor g ceo plan to increase the cost of releasing 300,000 documents detailing the pharmaceutical strategy3, the ceo martin shkreli said that we have raised the price from hk 700 bottles per bottle to $75,000 should be a very handsome investmentb, and the documents show that the also plan to raise the price of two hard driveso choose him buckeye chuck says it will be six more weeks of winter, but b even though winter is a lot easier to swallow than some pa

the flint's tap water was contaminated with lead after the source switched from detroit to the flint river in 2014... convicted killer - and escaped prisoner david sweat apologizes in court today... sweat escpaed a new york prison last sumer with fellow convict ririard matt. their escape spawned a massive three week manhunt that left those in the area terrified. sweat was sentenced today for the escape, but he was already serving a life sentence for murder -- today he apologized. " i would like to aalogize to felt the fear, and felt it necessary to leave their homes or community because of the escape. that was never my intent, and i deeply apologize for that your honor." sweat's fellow escapee richard matt was killed by police during the manhunt -- sweat was arrested north korea is planning a rocket launch - and japan is calling for them to shut it down. those in north korea says they want to launch an earth observation satellite later this motnh - but japan say's they're provoking them... japan's prime minister says they'll shoot down any missle that could potentially fall on japan. not u

city eventually did rekent to detroit water in october of 2015, days after the governor declared flint's river water unsafe. the announcement was triggered by an independent study that linked lead poisoning in children to the river water. one thing we keep hearing is that the governor is not involved or is detached. this would be good to show that he's there and he cares. he's there, we can avoid the protests and still get the optics. the protests have continued. the fallout was eerily predicted in an e-mail sent more than a year ago when the governor's special prongs projects manager wrote, this is a public reasons nationally, friday the government admitted he should have been more directly involved back when his aides first e-mailed about the problem. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day. i wish i would have asked more questions. i wish i wouldn't have accepted answers. i'm not going to have that happen again. >> reporter: snyder says he's working to expand health care coverage for residents and subsidize their water bills. five-hour tantrum. >>> this time it seems better safe than s

did not display a sense of urgency,, they switch from the detroit water system to the flint flint flint river and wooster to save money by the river water was not treated properlyy and lead from pipes pe leak into harm's. >> a man seen on hbo documentary confessing to a murder is going to prison,>>>> robert durst agreed to a plea deal this morning on weapons charges, a new orleans judge sentenced him to seven years in prison that must still be approved after a presentence reportnl, the charge stemming from his arrest last march after a gun was discovered in hisea hotel room to happen the day before a documentary about his wife was shown on hbo when she hears her to say he killed hisw wife and two others but has not been charged in those cases.. >> pharmaceutical ceo ceo martin today therk 3rd-year-old accused of defrauding investors andhe misappropriated millions of dollars, he denied the charges c he was ridiculed last year after increased the price price of the cancer and hiv drug by 5,000 percent he hirede a high-profile attorney to defend himen. >> bill cosby would step closer to facing s