i, mayor karen w. weaverereby declare a state of emergency in the city of flint effective december 14th, 2015. mayor of flint declaring a manmade disaster in her town as of last night which makes this the full day one of the declared disaster. what happens on day two? >>> i don't know how it's clean when it smells and tastes bad. >> flint resident senegal can't even remember the city's water tasting this bad. now he's turning to bottled water and avoiding the tap. >> it's not proper for people to be drinking that. if i can smell it, this is not a big debate. this is nothing that nobody can figure out. >> the people of flint, michigan, knew there was something wrong with their water as soon as the city switched to getting it from a new source, from the flint river. even though everybody knew something was wrong it took more than a year for the city to admit that lead levels in the water were rising to dangerous levels. and lead levels in flint kid's have therefore been rising to dangerous levels, as well, whic

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. >> in a statement declaring the emergency, flint's newly elected mayor karen weaver said that exposure to lead in drinking water daughters irreversible damage to children, and it means that the city will have to do more on special education an services. >> when you have 15,000 households, and you got this type of health emergency, that's devastating. and when you don't have the financial resources to make the repairs, that's a problem. so you have to call on the state and federal partners to try to help you fix it. >> flint switched it's water supply last year from detroit's system to the flint river in order to cut costs. the change sparked protests and protests over health concerns. for months city officials said it was safe to drink the water here despite the complaints for taste, smell and appearance. in october the city of flint reverted back to the water system after some children tested positive for high levels of led. >> high levels of lead in the blood can have impact on cognition, behavior, ad hd-like systems. >> michigan is spending $1 million in free water testing for thous

a state of emergency in flint, michigan over a water crisis mayor karen weaver is asking for state and federal help for what she calls a man-made disaster. the city switched its water there. source to the flint river in 2014, while it awaits a pipeline project. but doctors say infants and children now have above average levels of lead in their blood. bacterial infections and rashes in kids have also spiked. relaxing its rules on hairstyles for women. they will now allow dreadlocks and twists. the uniform board determined that the hairstyles would be easier for female marines to maintain on expeditions. the military has faced criticism over it's ban on hairstyles that are historically popular and practical for women of color. emily: a proposal leads to legal trouble for a texas couple. vidal had his friend stop traffic so he could pop the question to his girlfriend. he could face a fine or up to six months in jail. the couple has apologized . the silver lining here, at least she didn't say no. they are getting married. it is 4:52. the extra safety steps a school emily: it is now 4:5. ti

nermeen: in september during the heat of the mayor's race in flint, then-challenger, now mayor karen weaverclinical psychologist, spoke about the affects of lead poisoning, especially on children. >> [indiscernible] nermeen: melissa mays, can you talk about how your children and you have been impacted by this? all three arem very bright. they had a great future going. their grades in school are fantastic. my oldest is actually taking high school and college classes at the same time, so you scored so well, he was able to do that. so he would have an associates degree by the time he graduated high school. now he is struggling. he needs a tutor. he has a c average, which is unheard of for him. he is really getting down on himself because he is missing small things, pluses and minuses in algebra, small things through the brain fog. my middle child, christian has been able to bump up a great since he was intent or garden. and now he is also struggling, forgetting things. you can't sleep at night because his bones hurt. he fell off his bike and his wrist basically shattered. that just blew everyo

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flint's new mayor, karen weaver, says the city needs to fix its decaying infrastructure. >> we made thatto the flimt water, we damaged the flights. there was no corrosion control in place. >> reporter: the world health organization declares any lead in the body unsafe. and particularly toxic to young children. severe cases of exposure may cause mental disabilities and behavior difficulties. do you feel helpless in this situation? >> i can make nightmares go away. i can't fix this and i can't make this go away. >> reporter: the mayor says fixing the city's water system could cost $1 billion. she hopes declaring a state of emergency will unlock state and federal funding, but it's not her call. the cash strapped state and federal government have to approve her request. >>> president obama has been telling people to enjoy the holidays and not to worry about a possible terror attack. experts say fear can have a real effect on your health, and our doctor, jon lapook, got the lowdown from justin sinclair. >> one of the things that is different about this, you know, this threat, is that, again,

despite switching back in october, mayor karen weaver said lead levels remain higher than the federaleshold in many homes. a study released in september found the proportion of children under five with elevated lead levels in their blood nearly doubled following the switch. weaver, who just became flint's first woman mayor, made the announcement monday night. a south carolina state lawmaker has pre-filed a bill restricting access to viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications for men in order to make a point about increasing restrictions on women's reproductive rights. the bill requires men seeking viagra to undergo a 24-hour waiting period, submit a notarized affidavit from a sexual partner, be examined by a state-licensed sexual therapist and attend outpatient counseling sessions. south carolina state representative mia mccleod said she made the bill as complex as possible in order to prove a point about restrictions on abortion. make itposely tried to as invasive, intrusive, hypocritical and unnecessary as possible to make a point. amy: similar attempts to restrict viagra acc

flint's new mamar, karen weaver, says the city needs to fix its decaying infrastructure.@ >> we made that switch to the flimt water, we damaged the flights. there was no corrosion control in place. >> reporter: the world health organization declares any lead in the body unsafe. and particularly toxic to young children. severe cases of exposure may cause mental disabilities and behavior difficulties. do you feel helpless in this situation? >> i can make nightmares go away. i can't fix this and i can't make this go away. >> reporter: the mayor says could cost $1 billion. she hopes declaring a state of emergency will unlock state and federal funding, but it's not her call. the cash strapped state and federal government have to approve her request. >>> president obama has been telling people to enjoy the holiys and not to worrybout a possible terror attack. experts sayy fear can have a real effect on your health, and our doctor, jon lapook, got the lowdown from justin sinclair. >> one of the things s at is differert about this, youou know, this threat, is that, again, it's ongoing. peopl

it turned out the city was wrong and the result has been what flint mayor karen weaver is calling a manmade. a public health emergency that began with an april 2014 cost-cutting decision to switch from using water supplied by the city of detroit to using flint's river as the city's water source. after intense complaints and then protests by flint residents, the water supply decision was reversed. in october of this year, water from detroit began flowing once again into flint. but for some, it was too late. according to flint michigan's hurley medical center, the percentage of the city's infants and children with above average lead levels nearly doubled after the city began using flint river as its water source. according to the world health organization, the health effects of lead poisoning include red e reduced i.q., shortened attention span and an increase of anti-social behavior. the neurological damage and behavioral effects of lead poisoning are believed to be irreversible. joining me now is a political columnist for "the detroit free press." she's withbeen covering this is for a year.

. >> i, mayor karen w. weaver, declare a state of emergency in the city of flint effective december 14, 2015. thank you. >> christa: and health officials fear that thousands of young children could be poisoning. residents have blamed bacteria infection, rashes and other health issues on the water, as well. the issue began when the city switched water sources last year and now the city's mayor is asking for federal aid to help fix that problem. eight people were hurt after a southwest airlines plane ran into tarmac trouble down in nashville. the plane had just arrived from houston and was taxiing to the gate. that's when it suddenly rolled off the runway and on to the grass. passengers say this was a frightening experience for them. >> all of a sudden there was a me that a wheel blew out, but i don't know if a wheel blew out or fit just collapsed or something like that. and then the next thing i know, we were in the ditch. >> christa: eight passengers were treated for minor injuries and the f.a.a. was investigating

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