karen weaver is the mayor of flint. sara ganim, reporter : "people are bathing with bottled water, water, they re using bottled water with everything." mayor karen weaver, flint, mi : "for everything." sara ganim, reporter : "and this has been going on for months." mayor karen weaver, flint, mi "right, it will be two years in april." sara ganim, reporter : "how long will this continue?" mayor karen weaver, flint, mi "well, hopefully not much longer. we )re ready to go ahead and get started with removing some of those lead lines."here s the problem - when the state switched the city s water supply to the flint river, they improperly treated water corroded the pipes.. which leached lead and heavy metal. the water supply has been switched back, but the lead pipes are still damaged -- and lead-tainted water is still coming out of their taps. documents show the state didn )t properly treat-p&the water, and then lied about-it for months, telling the public it was safe to drink when it was not. mayor karen weaver, flint, mi "e

democratic presidential candidiate hillary clinton and flint's mayor karen weaver created the flint water works program. the goal is to provide jobs for the local youth and to fast track mayor weaver's plans to remove all lead-tainted service lines in flint. hillary clinton's daugher chelsea, is heading up the initiative and says this is not a political move. :36-:50 "i really just want to echo what the mayor said. for my mother, for me, this is not political, but it is deeply personal, and i think it should be personal to every american" (butt to) citizens of flint in helping us with this process of beginning to heal from this disaster" flint's mayor, karen weaver, she says the program targets community youth who are out of work. flint michigan was the home of last night's democratic debate. hillary clinton zero-ed in on the severity of the water crisis. michigan has a rainy day fund for emergencies. what is more important than the health and well-being of people, particularly children? it is raining lead in flint and the state is derelict in not coming forward with the money that is req

democratic presidential candidiate hillary clinton and flint's mayor karen weaver created the flint water works program. the goal is to provide jobs for the local youth and to fast track mayor weaver's plans to remove all lines in flint. hillary clinton's daugher chelsea, is heading up the initiative and says this is not a political move. :36-:50 "i really just want to echo what the mayor said. for my mother, for me, this is not political, but it is deeply personal, and i think it should be personal to every american" (butt to) :01:18-01:27"this is something that's really going to benefit not only the young people but the citizens of flint in helping us with this process of beginning to heal from this disaster" flint's mayor karen weaver says the program targets community youth who are out of work. flint michigan was the home of last night's democratic debate. hillary clinton zero-ed in on the severity of the water crisis. "i know the state of michigan has a rainy day fund for emergencies. what is more important than the health and well-being of people, is raining lead in flint and the st

flint mayor karen weaver says they are targeting neighborhoods with the highest number of children under the age of six -- senior citizens -- pregnant women -- and people with compromised immune systems. they are also focusing on homes where water tests indicate high levels of lead at the tap. this all comes as a delegation than a dozen members of congress visited flint to hear the concerns of residents. all new at five-thirty -- it's been just over six-months since a shooting at smith mountain lake near roanoak claimed the lives of two journalists. the woman they were interviewing, vicki gardner, was shot in the back. after several surgeries and months of recovery gardner just returned to work as the executive director of the smith mountain lake regional chamber of commerce. she's been back part-time for one month now and says she's been as busy as ever planning events for the lake's 50th anniversary next week.

mayor karen weaver has identified a few factors, including court decisions about rates that are separate from the lead- contaminated water crisis. a virginia man is receiving non-stop phone calls... thanks to an online prank. blake webb's friends posted a craigslist ad, asking people to call him and deliver their best impression of chewbacca from "star wars". the ad promises the caller with the best impression will win 50 dollars. webb says his phone just keeps ringing. "most of the time they would just go hey is this the guy from craigslist? and i was like what, and then they'd be like they'd be like is that good? and i'd be like yeah that was pretty good. alright my name is so and so dah, dah, dah..." webb's being a good sport, saying he'll keep the ad up until may the fourth-- star wars day. he's also planning a revenge prank for his friends. still ahead on fox19 now... how you can enter to win tickets to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. but first a check of your current traffic and weather conditions when fox19 now returns. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wh

connecting water mains to homes.flint's mayor karen weaver has fast tracked a plan to swap out lead pipes ... andcongress is debating proposals for a 200 million dollar federal aid package to help fix the city's we'll have a dry evening as clouds stick around and temperatures hold in the lower 30s. that is 9 on your side at 7 >>> looks can be deceiving. three things you should never buy in bulk. >> plus, start your week end with a bang. hit the road. >>> our list of what to watch. >> i'm not sure i'm looking forward to this one. >> and the plastic bubble. green to the next level.

. >> flint mayor karen weaver on friday kicked off her fast start initiative, the goal, to replace all lead service lines and replace safe water in the city. as weaver pleads for more funding thousands in the city are doing what they can to get by. >> you ready? let's walk in the hallway. >> jaden sawyer is three years old. today he's among dozens of children in flint who will be tested for lead poisoning. >> you're going to feel a little poke now. >> reporter: for more than a year flint's drinking water was tainted with lead. yolanda stewart learns of her grandson's test results within minutes. >> i have good news, 4.3. and that peens tha means he hasw level. >> but others haven't been as fortunate. the percentage of children with elevated lead levels in the city increased. >> we are seeing a various range of levels. there are certain areas in the community that have a higher level more so than other areas. >> nurse veronica rob robinson , behavioral problems result, the contamination of flint's water is now at the center of a criminal investigation. >> children are still growing so t

began their work this morning digging up the old pipe, connected to water mains in the flint mayor karen weaver says she wants all the pipes replaced and asked the pledge $55 million to do it. >> i want to say that the goal, my mission is to totally get the lead out of flint, but we cannot and we will not stop there. we need to be focused on a complete renewal of flint's water system. >> lisa: the governor's office says it's going house to house to physically inspect and see where the lead lines exist. the mayor is using $2 million. the city has received money to replace 8,000 lead service lines. >> ginger: new zika fears tonight. researchers have made a breakthrough on how the virus affects the brain. in laboratory dishes, zika can harm specific cells that help the brain develop. not prove the virus causes birth defects. the mosquito-borne virus is spreading in latin america and the caribbean. there are 48 cases of the zika virus in florida, all travel-related. four of those cases involve pregnant women. the c.d.c. says the virus lasts between seven to 10 days. new numbers from the government

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. >> reporter: the digging coming after a pushily flint's mayor karen weaver to start swapping outlines. >> my goal is to totally get the lead out of flint. >> reporter: it also comes 24 hours after a construction crew funded by private and charitable organizations dug up service lines. michigan governor rick snyder today assuring the people of flint that he is staying on top of city and federal agencies to ensure the water contamination is resolved. he had this to stay at a committee meet. >> this is something that we have great urgency to do. and let's get the job done to protect the citizens of flint. >> reporter: the outcry of citizens who live in flint on the government's response is forever growing, including leanne waters who says her home is ground zero of the crisis and is suing city and state officials for health problems that her children suffered due >> congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package that will be used to fix the city's infrastructure. this will be a topic that will be discussed during this weekend's presidential democratic debate. abc ne

. >> flint mayor karen weaver on friday kicked off her fast start initiative. the goal to replace all lead service lines and restore safe drinking water in the city. as weaver pleads for more funding, thousands are pleading for what they can get by. jaden sawyer is three years old. today he's among dozens of children in flint who will be tested for lead poisoning. for more than a year flint's tap water was tainted with lead. sawyer is among thousand who is were exposed. >> yolanda stewart learned of her grandson's test results within minutes. >> 4.3. >> that means he has very low level. >> but others have not been as fortunate. after the city began pulling tap water from the flint river in 2014 the percentage of children with elevated lead levels in the city increased. >> we're seeing range of levels. there are areas that have higher level more so than other areas. >> flint nurse veronica robinson said that included lowering children i.q. and cognitive function and behavioral problems. the contamination of flint's water is now at the center of a criminal invest

. >>> flint michigan mayor karen weaver announced the city has stopped mailing water bills so they can to accounts going back to april of last year, to help residents dealing with the water crisis last year. weaver said residents shouldn't have to pay for water they can't and aren't using. thnchts is awesome. as they say, the show must go on. >> technical difficulties. i don't have any of my graphics or computers right now to use. so, this is the best i could do. all right? >> tuesday, a storm knocked out power to nbc's memphis affiliate wmc. when their generator failed, the very creative news team took to facebook live using flashlights and hand-drawn weather graphics. >> the sports segment would have been interesting, too. >> sock puppets. that's what i was thinking. >>> celebrating birthdays, carrie underwood, 33, and john hamm is 45, and chuck norris, 76. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm danielle serino. thanks for watching "early today" and for spending part of today" and for spending part of your thursday with us. we need to be ready for whatever weather may co

flint mayor karen weaver--says the union labor life low-cost loans for replacing lead water pipes. those loans would boost the mayor s 55- millon-dollar "fast-p&start" program. its goal is to replace all residential lead pipes in flint-- starting with families that are most at risk. lead leaked into the drinking water after the city switched its water source about feeling a lot like spring over the next several days....if you ve been waiting for a significant tracking highs in the 70s this week, all courtesy of high pressure offshore. southerly breezes will boost our highs into the lower 60s on monday. we )ll see mostly sunny skies. a few high clouds will build in by late afternoon into the evening, but overall, we re expecting a dry day. the clouds may stick around into early tuesday morning. otherwise, expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the low and mid 70s. high will soar into the mid and upper 70s on wednesday and thursday. then, by next weekend, a few showers return to the forecast. newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. this morning we re honoring lieutenant karim

weekend. 3 a union pension fund is pledging 25-million dollars in crisis in flint, michiganmayor karen weaver made the announcement last night.the union labor life insurance company will provide low- cost loans for replacing lead water pipes.its goal is to replace all residential lead pipes in flint, starting with families that are most at risk. 3 two years ago, 239 people lost their lives on aboard malaysia airlines flight- 370.and ever since, relatives of those onboard have found few answers since the boeing triple seven disappeared on its way to beijing from kuala lumpur, malaysia.the deadline for families to sue the airline is tomorrow.the victims were remembered yesterday in a memorial in kuala lumpur. 3 the nation is mourning the death of former first lady nancy reagan.she died yesterday at her home in los angeles.she was 94 years old. the cause of death was congestive heart failure.mrs. reagan will be buried at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california.she will be buried next to her husband -- ronald wilson reagan -- who died in 2004. we're tracking a scandal th

a union pension fund is pledging 25-million dollars in loans to flint mayor karen weaver--says the union labor life insurance company will provide low-cost loans for replacing lead water pipes. those loans would boost the mayor s 55- millon-dollar "fast-p&start" program. its goal is to replace all residential lead pipes in flint-- starting with families that are most at risk. lead leaked into the drinking water after the city switched its water source sunshine and warming up.... bundle up this morning with temperatures starting near the freezing point. we will climb into the low and mid 60s this afternoon, just the start of our warm up for this week. expect a nice mix of mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies today with a slight breeze from the southwest. highs will warm into the low 70s on tuesday with clouds in the morning then sunshine for the afternoon. highs will reach into the mid 70s for wednesday and thursday. we will continue to see a mix of sun and clouds with very slim rain chances for the work week. rain chances will go up for saturday night and sunday. today: sunshine and a few

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.>> reporter: this comes after a push by mayor karen weaver to fast-track a plan to start swapping out lead lines pricks buck -- lead lines. >> my goal is to get the lead out of flint. >> reporter: this comes 24 hours after a construction crew funded by private and charitable organizations backup service lines. governor rick snyder assure the people of flint he is staying on top of city and federal agencies to ensure the water contamination is resolved. he had this to say had a committee meeting. >> this is something we have great urgency to do. >> reporter: but the outcry of citizens who live in flint on the government's is wants is for ever-growing including leeann waters, a mother who says her home is ground zero of the crisis and is now suing health problems she says her children suffered due to contaminated water. congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package, which would be used to infrastructure. this will be a topic discussed during this weekend's presidential democratic debate. >> as the water crisis continues, student's -- students from cleveland state

flint's mayor karen weaver made the announcement last night.she said the union labor life insurance company will provide low-cost loans for replacing lead water pipes. those loans would boost the mayor's 55-millon-dollar "fast start" program. a difference in opinions in the queen city when it comes to the success and failure of "uber". "uber". a spokesperson for the rideshare company says they're growing in cincinnati...but some tri-state uber drivers disagree.many say it's because they're making less money... another says some drivers only pick up fares when it's busy. and a shortage of drivers can mean *riders* end up paying more.w-c-p-o insiders can read why that is -- and what other rideshare companies are doing to get business now on wcpo and this might turn your stomach as you're preparing breakfast.an uber passenger claims a driver used fake vomit to charge her with cleaning feesmeredith mandel told a "gothamist" that an uber driver in new york city sent her this picture of fake vomit and charged her $200 for allegedly throwing up in his car during a february ride.no word if she will

. >> taking action to clean up crews in flint michigan are starting to dig up old metal owner karen weaver says the work that starts today, will target lead service lines in neighborhoods, highest with children and pregnant women. they are also with compromised water district. >>> work, often, it's kind of hard on your health. we may know that in a little bit. recent study shows, certain professions wears down more than others. >> i have not read this story. jeremy ross will look at some of the worst ones. >> and overall, work lives seem to be busier than ever. some professions seems to be taking a toll on our health than others. workers tend to have less healthy 69 percent said they had unhealthy. and police officers pd and say. and shocking 87. not surprisingly, people who work with food. 70 percent of those found in the study, were found to have a poor diet. experts recommend sensible changes, such as bringing your own lunch and even consider half an hour for a walk. >> i don't think we have an unhealthy profession, unless you have the morning show. no matter what time you get to sleep.

conference plan to stand with flint mayor karen weaver to release a bipartisan letter to washington lawmakers. a team of experts will join the meeting to assist mayor weaver as she implements her plan to improve the city' s infrastructure, public health, and economy. lawmakers are pushing the fda to create a vaccine for the zika a bill sponsored by u.s. senator sherrod brown has passed committee and is heading to the full senate. the measure encourages the timely development of a vaccine by adding zika to an fda priority list. the republicans debate in miami 24 hours after the democrats clashed in south florida. cnn is hosting the debate and all four candidates are taking part. the florida primary is tuesday, and donald trump has a commanding lead in the polls. leading up to tonight' s debate, ohio governor john kasich has been busy on the campaign trail. he got a little surprise during this campaign stop in illinois. kasich called a man on stage dressed up as bernie sanders. he said a few words before taking a picture with the governor. kyla: the most interesting man in the world has lost th

. >> reporter: outside the city's east side, karen weaver kicked off her fast start initiative, the goalreplace all lead service lines and replace safe drinking water this the city. as weaver pleads for more funding thousands in the city are getting what they can to get by. jaden sawr is three yearjaden s. he will be tested for lead poisoning. for more than a year flint's tap water was tainted with lead. sawyer was among thousands who were exposed. yolanda stewart learns of her grandson's test results within minutes. >> good news, jaden tested 4.3. >> but others haven't been as fortunate. after the city began pulling tap water from the city in 2014, the percentage of lead levels increased. >> we're seeing a various range of levels. there are certain areas in the community that have a higher level more so than other areas. >> university of michigan nirgs veronicnursesaid the contaminatf flint's water is now at the center of a criminal investigation. >> children are still growing so their brain is still growing so they might be a little slower than usual to learning certain things. >> repo

fund is pledging $25 million in loans to help solve the water crisis in flint, michigan an mayor karen weaver says the union labor life insurance will provide low costs loans to replace the water pipes. residents were exposed to led levels after started a new program to save money. according to the associated press poll only about 47% of people are confident about water that comes out of the tap. half says they want the federal government to do more to make sure that everybody's drinking water is safe. >>> if you were around volusia county today you probably there is no need to be concerned. we found out it was a control burn. sky witness 9 flew over the scene. the flames were out but you could see the smoke. >>> if you own a mack computer. malicious software has successfully targeted apple computers for the first time. computer. there are steps taken to stop this. >>> two cosmic events during a solar eclipse. the moon shadow will travel across the earth into wednesday. people in in dee media will be able to see it. it is expected to be about 3 million miles or so away. so unfortunately you l

first of more than 8000 residents who need lead service lines removed from homes, part of mayor karen weaver's fast start program, the program expected to cost $3500, per household. is one topic certain to come up. bernie sanders and hilary clinton will meet face to face in flint. both critical of republican governor rick schneider's handling of the disaster. >>> as the water crisis in flint continues, from cleveland state, preparing for a trip to michigan with water with the help of several local companies, they will be loading up two moving trucks. >>> now to an important consumer alert you will want to double check your receipts before tossing them in the trash. a former wal-mart worker is facing theft charges for charging shoppers for gift cards and keeping them for himself. driscoll targeted older customers. >> elderly, generally speaking, are non confrontational, they least likely to look at their receipts. >> police say think there could be more victims, check your receipts and credit card statements. driscoll could face 6 months in jail and $5000 for each theft charge. >> always a good

conference plan to stand with flint mayor karen weaver and release a bipartisan letter to washington lawmakers. a team of experts will join in on the meeting to assist mayor weaver as she implements her plan to improve the city' s infrastructure, public health, and economy. mark: today and friday, the national highway traffic safety administration will gather with experts to examine what they call an alarming increase in roadway deaths. those meetings plan to explore ways to tackle human behavioral issues that contribute to 94% of crashes. this comes in response to a dramatic increase in vehicle fatalities in 2015. nhtsa administrator mark rosekind will also announce the agency' s vision for improving kyla: lawmakers are pushing the fda to create a vaccine for the zika virus. a bill sponsored by u.s. senator sherrod brown has passed committee and is heading to the full senate. the measure encourages the timely development of a vaccine by adding zika to an fda priority list. mark: a new nbc news poll shows that most americans agree that president obama should make a pick to fill the v

. >> flint mayor karen weaver on friday kicked off her fast-start initiative, the goal, to replace all lead service lines and restore safe drinking water in the city. as weaver pleads for more funding, thousands in the city are doing what they can to get by. >> you ready? in the hallway. >> reporter: jaden sawyer is three years old. today he is among dozens of children in flint who will be tested for lead poisoning. for more than a year flint's tap water was tainted with lead. sawyer is among thousands who were exposed. >> mom? grandmother? okay. >> yolanda stewart learns of her grandson's test results within minutes. >> i have good news for you, jaden tested 4.3. that means he has a low level. >> but others aren't as fortunate. as the city began pulling tap water from the flint river in 2014, the percentage of children with elevated lead levels in the city increased. >> we're seeing various levels. there are certain areas in the city that have a higher level month so than other areas. >> ef linevelyn robinson says, r cognitive and behavioral problems. now at the center of a criminal i

. >> with me now is flint's mayor, karen weaver.. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining me. both clinton and sanders called for the michigan governor's resignation. is it really that simple when there are layered of failed government responsibility? >> well, you know what? it's more than that. and we know. we're waiting to see what's going on with this. you know, i've been watching the e-mails like everybody educationaelse. if we find out he's responsible, so be it. right now, i need the governor to give us some money here in the city of flint. that's what i'm trying to do. we started removing lead lines friday, and we need to continue with this process. we want everybody from the governor on down and on up to be held accountable for wrong doing. whoever they find in this investigation needs to be responsible. but i have been trying to focus on making sure we get the money we need to move this lead line removable forward. >> let's talk about the money. i know hillary clinton said last night, quote, the state is not coming forward w

i also want to ask you about your conversation with karen weaver t mayor of flint.he said there is a specific need, i think we know the over arching need to bring potable clean water back to the community but what else? >> she said basically show me the money. i said the candidates are coming to flint tonight. and a lot of what we've heard them saying is i think casting blame. we've heard bernie sanders say that governor schneider needs to do. hillary clinton has said over and over this isn't excusable. but both have not laid out specifics on what they would co-and that is what i talked to her about. >> we continue to need water and filters but we've really got to look at long-term solutions and what it is the people of flint deserve to have as a result. >> what might some of those solutions be? it seems there is certainly a lot of bringing awareness to the issue but there isn't a lot of talk about solutions. >> and the solutions are we need some money. we need money and we need to put services and and supports in place for our kids and families have tab impacted by

the city's mayor, karen weaver, made the announcement last night. she says a labor life insurance company will replace low-cost loans for replacing white water pipes. booster $50 million fast start program with the goal of replacing all residential lead starting with families most at risk. lead leaked into the drinking water supply after the city switched its water source about two years ago. >>> also knew overnight vice president joe biden and his wife, bill, he arrived in the united arab emirates on their first leg of their middle east tour. this morning, biden visited a grand mosque in abu dhabi. examined a wall in the ornate mosques bearing the 99 names of stepping outside. biden is unoriginal tour that will also include visits to jordan. later in the week they will visit jordan and israel. >>> the u.s. olympic committee will hold a form today to discuss the zika fibers. they informed and infectious advisory group last week to help perform best practices, mitigation and assessment of raised concerns surrounding the 2016 summer olympic games in r

the program will also aid mayor karen weaver' s fast start initiative to remove all of the lead-tainted service lines in the city. during last night' s democratic debate, which was in flint, both candidates told voters what they would do about the crisis if they were president. mr. sanders: president sanders would fire anybody who knew about what was happening and did not act appropriately. [applause] full investigation, determine who knew what when, and yes, people should be fired. mark: the city' s water supply became contaminated after its source was changed to the flint river and the corrosive water leached lead from the service pipes. mayor weaver says the program is targeting about 100 youths in the community who are out of school and not working. last night, flint' s mayor also announced a union pension fund is pledging $25 million in loans to help solve the water crisis there. she said the union labor life insurance company will provide low-cost loans for replacing lead water pipes. those loans would boost the mayor' s $55 million fast start program. slow lines and long wait tim

mayor karen weaver just this morning celebrating the successful trial run for finally starting to remove flint's ruined and toxic lead pipes. flint has been investigating a faster, cheaper way to replace its pipes. a way that was invented by another michigan city, by lansing. in flint today they dug up their first pipe using the new technique, and it was a success. it worked. mayor weaver in flint tells us tonight that her plan to start removing all the city's lead service lines will be full steam ahead starting thursday, as in tomorrow's tuesday and before the end of the week thursday. party in flint, michigan. flint, you are about to get some new pipes, finally, after all this time. feels like a miracle. state government ruined the city's pipes starting in the spring of 2014, and that's how everybody got poisoned. they are finally about to start the work of replacing them, thanks to a fiercely determined mayor who will not take no for an answer. it is a small first step, but finally it is a first step to fixing flint. we'll be right back. >>> it's the last day of the month. happy leap

. >> reporter: i'm here with mayor karen weaver of flint, michigan. endorsed hillary clinton, you did back in january. but tomorrow night when we have the cnn debate in flint, what do you want to hear from these candidates about the toxic water crisis in your city? >> what i really want to hear them talk about, some solutions to this. that's one of the things we're looking for. we've been dealing with this situation for such a long time, it's time to move past. we continue to need water and filters, but we have to look at some long-term solutions and what it is the people of flint deserve to have as a result of what's happened to them. >> what might some of though solutions be? it seems on the campaign trail there's a lot of bringing awareness to the issue but not a lot of talk about solutions. >> the solutions are we need some money. we need money and we need to put services and supports in place for our kids and families that have been impacted by us. those are the solutions. we've got to get the money because we know flint doesn't have the money to

. >> gary peters, john coniers, the mayor of flint who has been so courageous, karen weaver, and warren evans and all of you. you know, it is exciting to be here and i want to thank you for supporting and building the democratic party right here in michigan. we need to elect democrats up and down the ticket in november. i want you to know, if i'm fortunate enough to be our party's nominee and be elected president, i'm going to work hard every day to bring back the michigan democratic party and parties across our country. now, i believe we can't rise together unless we have inclusive economics and an inclusive society. and inclusive politics where all voices are heard. and that starts with supporting president obama in nominating a new supreme court justice. we've got to continue to put pressure on the republicans in the senate to do their constitutional duty. but here's what i want you to know. even if the president gets someone nominated, and even if the senate confirms that nominee, there may well be one or two more openings in the next four years. we need a supreme court that expands

costing -- something karen weaver to declare a state of emergency. >> i'm looking help from the state from the federal government. i feel like we have no other option but to reach out and ask for help. >> the flint water crisis again to draw international attention. december 29, a task force appointed by the snyder, reported findings into the state's handling of the crisis. what is disturbing about the response is the letter read -- on the day that letter was issued, mdeq director and his chief spokesperson both resigned. three weeks after mayor weaver state of emergency declaration, governor snyder issued hiswn on january 5, 2016. at last, opening up the door to federal relief. i the time the governor state of the state address in january 2016, the people of flint have been drinking water contaminated with lead for nearly two years. people in this city still could not treat the water. >> members of the joint convention, the governor of the state of michigan, rick snyder. [applause] >> tonight i will address the crisis i fli, first, an in depth. let me walk you through the facts. toni

let's bring in right now, let's discuss this with flint mayor karen weaver, joining us right now to discuss much for joining us. a lot of the focus -- flint is still in crisis. it's still unfolding. the solution has not yet been really discovered on how to help everyone who has been inflicted by this crisis. a lot of the focus of this hearing has been who is to blame. the woman you have endorsed for president is hillary clinton. she says that among others, one of the people to blame is the governor, rick snyder. and she has joined the chorus of people saying he should resign. do you think he should resign now? >> you know what, this is what i have been watching, this hearing going on. and it's interesting that he is saying that he didn't know anything about it. i'm waiting to see. because if he knew, then that's what -- you know, he needs to be -- be responsible. and, you know, i want to go back to something you said. because we were talking about we don't know what to do about this. we know what to do about it. they need to give us the money so we can take care of our citizens. we need to

. >> reporter: the digging, coming after a push by flint's mayor karen weaver to fast track a plan to start swapping out lead lines. >> the goal, my mission is to totally get the lead out of flint. >> reporter: it comes 24 hours after a construction crew funded by private and charitable organizations dug up michigan governor rick snyder today assuring the people of flint he is federal agencies to ensure the water contamination is resolved. >> this is something wove urgency to do and let's get the job done. >> reporter: but the outcry of citizens who live in flint on the government's response is forever growing, including leeann an waters, -- leeann waters who says her home is ground zero of the crisis. and is suing for health problems she said her children suffered. congress is debating proposals on a $200 million federal aid package. this topic definitely will be discussed during this weekend's democratic presidential detate. in new york channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> could the solution to peanut allergies be exposure to >>> not one, but three buzzer beaters ended a ahh... yeah! ahh.

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karen weaver, thanks so much. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield and welcome to "legal view." we are two days past super tuesday number three, and missouri, gosh darn it, still too close to call. can you believe it? it's like florida or something. by the way, not just for one party, both parties. it is absolutely air-tight there. for the republicans, 52 debt gats up for grabs and donald trump and ted cruz, neck and neck. trump with 40% of the vote, cruise with 40%,.7. now let's look at the democrats. is it about the same? yeah, 71 at stake there. hillary clinton leading ever so slightly. 49.6% of the vote, bernie sanders 49.4. squeaker. here's where we stand on the overall delegate count. by the way, missouri not part of this, of course. but the gop, donald trump, leads with 662. followed by senator ted cruz with 408. and governor john kasich, 143. never mind that marco rubio number. he's out. for the democrats, hillary clinton, well ahead of bernie sanders. she now has 1,588 delegates. bernie sanders, way back with just 817.

the mayor of flirnths karen weaver, says she's not sure where all the money is going to come from. don't think they'll send money to flint for months yet, maybe october. flint has kobld enough money to start. today they started getting rid of their ruined pipes job one pipe one started today. we'll be right back. ♪ the biggest discount and understand... ♪ the dizzcounts. safe driver, paperless, paid-in-full, multi-car and joey fatone. ♪ savin' you five hundred ♪ i'm savin' you five hundred we have auto-tune, right? oh, yeah. that's a hit! all: yeah! with extraordinary offersmance saon the visionary ls, the generously appointed es and the new, eight-passenger lx. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. incredible bladder prthat lets from always diyou move like you mean it now comes with an incredible promise. the always discreet double your money back guarantee. always discreet is for bladder leaks and it's drier than poise. try it. we're so confident you'll love it, we'll give you double your money back if you don't. incredible bladder protection. double your money back guarantee. tha

the digging coming after a push by flint mayor karen weaver to fast track a plan to start swapping out lead lines that goal my mission is to totally get the lid out of plant it also comes just twenty four hours after construction crew funded by private and charitable organizations dug up service lines michigan governor rick snyder today assuring the people a point he is staying on top of city and federal agencies to ensure the water contamination is resolved he added this to say at a committee meeting. this is something that we have of fun but the outcry of the government response is for ever growing including leigh anne waters a mother who says her home is ground zero of the crisis and is now suing city and state officials for health problems she says her children suffered due to contaminated water congress is debating proposals on a two hundred million dollars federal aid package which will be used to help fix the city's infrastructure. this will be a topic that will definitely be discussed during this weekend's presidential democratic debate every monday abc news new york walk ons o

karen weaver and sylvia have wide variety to fit everyone as pocketbook. if i come in here with five bucks i can find something? >> that's why we have the $5. >> what would be the top of the line a hundred? >> the german sets. >> the two women have coauthored a book about, what else, salt and pepper shakers. this year will be the fourth year that karen and i have gone to england. >> at age 89, sylvia is still out there collecting. but she has to be a bit more particular these days. >> i have around ten. i had to give some up because i moved to a retirement community. i don't have the -- >> you called down to 10,000? >> yeah. >> karen on the other hand has not scaled down. we have all the snowmen, santa. >> her home in ohio looks like the metropolitan museum of salt and pepper shakers. >> this is our character room. tv characters. and i have the jettisons in the center this is my very favorite. >> how many has she crammed in sneer. >> i would guess around 55,000. >> 55,000 pairs. shaker shock and a worke. >> this is the naughty section. the monkeys, dogs, c