marc edwards-- whose leading the team-- expects to see from flint river to detroit water and corrosion control measures put in place. 16.3025 "based on the science and our prior experiments we really expect it to be 3 to 4 times better." but that doesn't necessarily mean safe. 16.30.38 "you're never safe from live in drinking water under current laws in this country because you can have in a given city even if you meet federal standards 9% of homes can have any level of lead at all. so it's always a shared responsibility. 16.30.51 we're trying to see is whether flint is meeting the same lousy law that the rest of us have, that's what i'd be satisfied with. you know i'd like to us do better than that but they weren't being protected by federal law for 18 months." this week... the environmental protection agency environmental protection agency announced water filters put in homes are working. 16.37.07 "if we find out that the water is not safe we're going to have to wait keep people protected by water filters and bottled water until situation is back under control."

marc edwards/ flint water study, virginia tech) whether it's the radford arsenal or this coal mine or else, can we trust the government to protect us? and i think it does raise concerns all across the country about whether we can trust anything 3 these agencies can say. " danner pots we have more on the flint water study's 3 3 virginia is joining a coalition of 16 other states and the district of columbia urging the supreme court to protect access to contraception under the affordable care act. the case of zubrik versus burwell is focused on whether nonprofit religious organizations are having their religious liberties stepped on by being required to provide contraceptive services to their employees. the court's new session begins in march. 3 danner pots a special guest at liberty university convocation this morning - the israeli ambassador to the united states. ambassador ron dermer, who has been in that post since 2013, spoke to the students about the history of the nation of israel. the ambassador talked of the trials that the jewish people have faced, but he says he holds a bright

marc edwards says doesn't believe flint will become the new chernobyl.(dr. marc edwards/ flint water study, virginia tech) "i mean that's what it was becoming at the time. if you lose your water system. if you can not bathe in your water or drink the water, people leave. i know a lot of people who left flint because of this. and you know, realize it's not just the water was bad but they're paying about double for their water bill that the typical mortgage costs in town. mark box we have more on tech's study on the flint water crisis on our website, wset.com. 3 marina and boat rentals announced it has launched a fleet vessel sales program that will offer used boats and personal watercraft for sale to you at prices well below market value. it's been compared to a car rental company -- where slightly older cars are in good shape -- are sold to make way for new vehicles that renters prefer. the marina currently has 13 watercraft for sale. you can go online and look at those. we'll have a link at wset.com. 3 mark plasma next -- up finding the connection.debi whit

marc edwards/virginia tech professor: "do what these agencies have refused to do. protect kids in this country from lead in drinking water. and let's make them live up to their noble mission and once again be worthy of the public trust." governor snyder will propose 30-million dollars for flint residents to help pay water bills. an estimated 21- thousand customers have continued paying their bills despite the water problems. work on a major sewer upgrade in downtown lynchburg is running behind. the james river interceptor project was supposed to be finished last march, but 11 months later underway. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in our lynchburg bedford newsroom to tell us when the project might be finished. jean, city officials say they hope to finish the work by may. that's welcome news to businesses along jefferson street, who are facing delays of their own because of the construction. for more than two years, lynn kirby has had a front row seat to construction of the james river interceptor. heavy equipment is operating right outside the windows of his advertisin

virginia tech professor marc edwards also testified today. he traveled to flint and independently researched the town's water quality and says someone failed to comply with the law, and tried to cover up the results. virginia tech professor marc edwards: "it's very clear to me that they misled the epidemiologist who were looking at that. the very first thing they did was to reach out to these mdeq employees and say 'is there something wrong with the water?' and the talking points- the notes from that memo used by the epidemiologist basically repeated 1 lie after another after another about the actual situation." michigan's governor estimates it will cost more than 767- million dollars to replace flint's water system. with iowa in the two democratic presidential candidates took part in a town hall tonight in new hampshire. tonight's meeting between bernie sanders and hillary clinton shows the presidential race is more competitive than ever as they spoke directly to voters. cnn's mary moloney has the highlights. fresh out of the gate at the new

marc edwards/ flint water study, virginia tech) "epa is going to fund us to go back to all 271 of those homes or as many as we can, resample now so we can compare home by home, how now, if at all." they spent the morning preparing the kits.. with the team excited to see the results. edwards) "it's quite possible that flint is meeting the federal drinking water standards. in fact it's quite probable."(anurag mantha, phd student, virginia tech) "for the time being, if they keep using detroit water, it will at least and prevent more lead from leeching." testing shows some houses are still testing at 10 thousand parts per billion. that's higher than toxic waste levels.. and way higher than the allowable 15 parts per billion. edwards says that's actually not against the law.(edwards) "you can have any amount of lead in some homes. even hazardous waste. it has to do with how this law is crafted. it allows 9 pecent of homes that are tested in a city to have any value of lead whatsoever. so if you live in those 9 percent of houses, maybe you don;t realize this. it's your job to protect yourself

(sot / marc edwards / environmental professor / virginia tech :45 - :47) "if it's not criminal i don't know what is." the e-p-a also said it could have done more after michigan switched its water to a cheaper source. the two remaining democrats running for president will square off tonight. former secretary of state hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are tonight in new hampshire. the two are heading into another tight race after the iowa caucuses. you can watch the two hour debate tonight at 9:00 on m-s-n-b-c. meet the press moderator chuck todd and m-s-n-b-c's rachel maddow will moderate. both clinton and sanders participated in c-n-n's town hall in new hampshire. each candidate took questions from the crowd and host anderson cooper. while not on the stage together, both went after each other's positions. po-165we sen bernie sanders :00 - :17 "there are other issues anderson where i do not think she is progressive. i do not know any progressive who has a superpac and takes 15 million dollars from wall street. that's just not progressive. butt to po-177we (hillary clinton/(d) p

virginia tech professor marc edwards along with tech researchers discovered the high levels of lead in the water last year. if consumed, lead can cause developmental delays and learning disabilities. duke energy will have to pay nearly 7-million dollars for pollution related to a coal-ash spill in 20-14. the department of environmental quality announced today the 6-point-6 million dollar fine is for violations surrounding the spill at the dan river power plant in eden, north carolina. the company agreed to pay 102-million dollars in fines and restitution after pleading last year. duke energy says it's reviewing the statement and will decide if it wants to challenge the fine. still ahead in your wsls ten consumer watch ... ikea sends a warning to customers who bought certain types of ceiling lamps. why the company says they could u.s. companies advertised more jobs closing out 2015 while more the labor department says the number of job openings jumped nearly 5- percent in december. that's the most since july. meanwhile ... quits increased nearly 7-percent. that's the highest in about 10

vo virginia tech professor marc edwards testifies in our nation's capital ... as the house oversight committee works to get to the bottom of the flint water crisis. vo plus ... construction is underway for what could be the longest gun range along the east coast. on cam n't currently active in virginia... it doesn't mean you're safe from the zika virus. tuesday... the centers for disease control and prevention confirmed the virus was sexually trasmitted here in the states. that patient is down in texas... but several virginia residents have tested positive for zika as well. doctors at lewis gale hospital confirm zika... like any virus... has the potential to be transferred by bodily fluids. dr. elias wondegaeriel, infectious disease great amount of data to say the zika virus can be transmitted by sexual contact. this is just the first case described. so, it's really difficult to say what is the chance of the virus to be passed on by sexual contact." health leaders add... if someone comes in contact with the virus, it's best to avoid sexual contact with them for

marc edwards/virgini a tech "doing this home by home comparison is critical to understanding how much better the situation is now. and we think it is much much better. but you don't know for sure until you sample," the water kits, made up of the trio of bottles and testing instructions, are expected to be distributed march 5. testing should be complete three weeks later. turning now to your forecast ... a sunny and fairly warm day out there today .... storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... we're in for a warm-up this weekend? friday was another nice day across the area, as temperatures climbed well up into the 40s under partly to mostly sunny skies. clouds will however thicken tonight into the weekend. tonight: clouds roll in slowly, not as cold with lows in the mid- to-upper 30s. saturday: partly sunny, a little with highs in the lower 60s. we will stay in the lower 60s on sunday under mostly cloudy skies. passing showers will return on sunday afternoon and last into sunday evening. so, to help keep you safe. whether you realize it or not ... v-do

i spoke with citizen scientist marc edwards via skype about why he took up the their cause. professor, welcome to the program. professor edwards: thank you for having me. tragedy in flint, you seem to be if i' m not overstating it. how did you get involved? professor edwards: well, there' s actually so many heroes involved , and we were just helping them, frankly. the flint residents figured out on their own that their water had high lead in it because their children got lead poisoned and their growth was essentially stunted. so a mother did this all on her own, and also figured out that the state was not following federal law in terms of corrosion control, and so we got involved just to help them in terms of monitoring their water for safety. fernando: but you also, sir, i understand, you put a tremendous amount of your own resources into play. why did you do that? professor edwards: once we realized that no one would help protect them were not going to do their job, we went all in for flint. we formed a team of 25 people. we worked alongside flint residents to test every a

walters then teamed up with virginia tech scientist marc edwards, testing on the more than 300 sampleshey collected from flint's residents revealed that flint's water supply was unsafe. as lawmakers questioned mdeq and epa officials about compliance with standards established by the safe drinking water act and the lead and copper rule, the concealing of information, and the failure to notify residents of a public health emergency, the committee also attempted to uncover what agency or individual was ultimately responsible for the decision to switch flint's water supply. congressman elijah cummings, a democrat from maryland, questioned mdeq chief keith creagh about an oft-repeated assertion that flint's city council ordered the switch. >> we received -- we reviewed the resolution passed by the city council in the minutes from the meeting, and at no point during the meeting to the city council vote to allow the flint river to be used for drinking water. isn't that correct? those -- iiewed haven't reviewed this personally, but that is my understanding. >> i would like to introduce into th

virginia tech engineering professor marc edwards is in washington, dc today. edwards is testifying before a house oversite committee about the flint, michigan water crisis. he was a part of the team that brought the highly contaminated tap water in flint, michigan to the forefront. the tech researchers found the amount of lead in the water is 13- hundred times the legal limit. so i am really begging you to do what we didn't do the last two times i appeared before this committee. which is to fix the epa lead and copper rule. and to fix the u.s. epa lead started leaking into flint's pipes after the town switched its water source from the great lakes to the flint river. the world health organization is warning european countries to start preparing to fight against zika. the virus has never been transmitted there. but health experts warn it could spread, as the warmer months approach. here in the u- s, they're not surprised to hear about the first reported case of zika being transmitted through sexual contact. but they saythe disease is generally spread through mo

virginia tech researcher marc edwards has also agreed to test for lead contamination near a coal ash james river near richmond. a water conservation has concerns about dominion virginia power's coal ash impoundments at the company's chesterfield power station. radford university science students are adjusting to their new digs. faculty and staff just moved into the center for the sciences - a building that cost nearly $50 million dollars to builld. wdbj7's justin ward shows us what's inside. it's a spectacle for the senses and a research center that launches projects across the world. to the dean of the college of science and technology, it's no surprise the students are already excelling with what this more than 113 thousand square foot building has to offer. orion rogers/college of science and technology dean: "our students do research with faculty. they get immersed in research and get a graduate level research experience as undergraduates." the six story building has features and technology that professors say will advance radford university's programs and give confidence student

marc edwards/virgini a tech "doing this home by home comparison is critical to understanding how much better the situation is now. and we think it is much much better. but you don't know for sure until you sample," the water kits, made up of the trio of bottles and testing instructions, are expected to be distributed march 5. testing should be complete three weeks later. new tonight at 11 ... roanoke valley home sales are off to a positive start for 2016. according to the roanoke valley association of realtors... the number of homes sold in january was the highest number of home sales during the month of january since 2007. the agency reports 287 homes were sold last month in roanoke, salem and botetourt, craig and roanoke counties. the average home price last month was just over 190- thousand dollars. new tonight at 11 ... the university of virginia board of visitors approves tuition rates for the next academic year. undergraduate tuition for virginia students entering next fall will be $13,220. tuition for second-year virginia students who entered in the fall of 2015 will increase b

virginia tech engineering professor marc edwards was a part of the team that brought the highly contaminated tap water in flint, michigan to the forefront. tomorrow morning, he will be in washington, dc to testify before a house oversight committee on the crisis. last month, michigan's governor named edwards to a group tasked with finding a long-term plan to address the situation. lead started leaking into flint's pipes after the town switched its water source from the great lakes to the flint river. tech researchers found the amount of lead in the water is 13-hundred times the legal limit. lynchburg is part of a national project to study the economic impact of cultural a group called "americans for the arts" is working with lynchburg's office of economic development to measure the impact arts organizations are having on things like jobs and tax revenue. research will be conducted at various arts and cultural events throughout 20-16. people at those gatherings will be asked to fill out surveys, which will help track how money is being spent. anna bentson/assistant economic development direct

virginia tech civil engineering professor marc edwards whose credited with discovering the high levels.. testified telling lawmakers how bad flint's water is... while michigan and national lawmakers made it clear... they want answers. rep. jason chaffetz / r utah "i'm disappointed at the response at the local level, at the state level, and at the federal level, it's a failure at every level. it's absolutely, fundamentally and totally wrong. the public has a right to be outraged. 'outraged' doesn't even begin to cover it." the f-b-i says it's working with several other agencies to see if this crisis could lead to criminal charges. construction crews are on the site of a historic plantation in botetourt county tonight, preparing to move two buildings that date back to the 18-th century. the buildings are being moved to development. the structures originally housed slaves on the greenfield plantation. people in the community have been fighting to keep the buildings where they are. new tonight at eleven... we're hearing reaction from experts on the issue from around the state. archaeologis

happening today:virginia tech professor marc edwards will testify as the u-s house oversight and government reform committee examines the flint water crisis. that testimony is set to get underway starting at 9-am.last week, michigan governor rick snyder named edwards to the flint water interagency coordinating committee.that group is now tasked with finding a long-term strategy to address the ongoing water crisis in flint. changes are coming for united airlines. new this morning: starting february 15th, parents with kids age two and younger, will be allowed to pre-board with disabilities and active duty military personnel. a company spokesperson says united is trying to simplify the boarding process. they say going back to the old policy is quote simply the right thing to do! do you grow your own food or just like to use local products? in our ag life report, how you can pick up something tasty! you're you'd see how often you cough all day and so would everyone else. new robitussin 12 hour delivers fast, powerful cough relief that lasts up to twelve hours. new robitussin 12 hour cough relie

the water conservation group "hands across the lake" says tech's marc edwards has agreed to assess the test results for lead contamination near a coal ash impoundment on the james river. the group has concerns about dominion virginia power's coal ash impoundments at the company's chesterfield power station, near richmond. blacksburg is the latest town in virginia to eliminate questions about criminal history from government job applications. town leaders say the change is based on concerns that the questions can result in discrimination against otherwise qualified candidates. the city of roanoke and montgomery county have already made similar changes to their applications. the town's attorney says background checks will still be a part of the hiring process, but those checks will be done after the best candidate for the job is found. the salem police department has named its officer of the year. the department announced today that chris shelor is salem's police officer of the year for 2015. shelor is being commended for his actions after a at the salem walmart last december, which led

later today, virginia tech professor marc edwards will testify as the u-s house oversight and government reform committee examines the flint water crisis. that testimony is set to get underway starting at 9-am.the group edwards leads is searching for a long-term strategy to address the ongoing water crisis in flint. in pittsylvania county: residents who live near a landfill worry about the enviroment surrounding their neighborhood. the company operating it says people who live in the area, may see or smell an end to an odor problem! wfxr's kristen eskow has more. ... first piedmont corporation's industrial landfill in ringgold has been open for decades - but people who live in the area - say it smells worse than ever."the the last, i'd say, eight months. it hinders you from even being able to eat."sallie rice lives near the landfill. she and other neighbors say - they can sometimes smell odors from the landfill - inside their homes."you just feel sick, frustrated, don't know what to do about it.""a week or more ago, i said, 'let's go outdoors. it smells so bad in here.' and they wouldn't

marc edwards who led the team that identified the issues in flint's water also spoke before the house oversight committee.one flint resident done to fix the situation! "broken policies and procedures are smothering the outcry of an entire community suffering financially, physically, mentally and emotionally. i urge you to help restore some of the trust lost and protect all of the citizens in the united states by never allowing this to happen again." -michigan governor rick syder estimated it would cost more than 767 million dollars to replace the city's water system in a letter to president obama last month. that number does not take into account the cost of emergency water supplies, or paying the water bill for the people of flint. president obama made his *first* visit to a mosque in the united states as president on wednesday.he went to the islamic society of baltimore, a 47-year-old mosque with thousands of attendees. obama said muslim americans keep the nation safe, crediting contributions muslims made to communities.many muslim groups called for the president to schedule a stop

marc edwards, a professor of environmental and water resources engineering at virginia tech, said to a group of his phd students. tucked away in a building known to students as ictas, a man and his disciples talk about the message they want their work in flint, michigan. they are a group of heroes, according to thousands of people who live more than 500 miles away. 'every citizen in flint is grateful. the citizens in flint dont trust anybody else, they trust virginia tech,' leeanne walters, a military-wife and former flint resident, who now splits her time between norfolk and flint, said. when dr. edwards took a call last august from walters, a desperate mom in flint who told him her child was sick with lead poisoning, her family was losing their hair, they were covered in rashes, and the tap water looked nasty, he listened. 'i called him crying, im like ever going to believe us, what do we do to make them believe us?' walters said before showing cbs 6 the scars that remain on water. dr. edwards listened and after receiving samples, he began her water. troubled by his findings, he as

marc edwards, the charles p. lunsford professor of environmental and water resources engineering at the virginia polytechnic institute t and ms. leeanne walters, a resident and parent from michigan. we welcome you all and thank yo, for your participation today.swe pursuant to committee rules, all witnesses will be sworn before d they testify. if you will please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirmt the testimony you give will be e the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the d ovet affirmative.would in order to allow time for further discussion and you questioning by members, we would appreciate your limiting your opening comments to no more than five minutes. and your entire submission will be -- entire written statement will be made part of the record mr. beauvais, you are recognized for five minutes. d >> thank you, good morning, mr. chairman, ranking member r of cummings, distinguished m

marc edwards who led the team that identified the issues in flint's water also spoke before the house oversight committee.one flint resident says something needs to be done to fix the situation! "broken policies and procedures are smothering the outcry of an entire community suffering financially, physically, mentally and emotionally. i urge you to help restore some of the trust lost and protect all of the citizens in the united states by never allowing this to happen again." -michigan governor rick syder than 767 million dollars to replace the city's water system in a letter to president obama last month. that number does not take into account the cost of emergency water supplies, or paying the water bill for the people of flint. president obama made his *first* visit to a mosque in the united states as president on wednesday.he went to the islamic society of baltimore, a 47-year-old mosque with thousands of attendees.obama said muslim americans keep the nation safe, crediting contributions muslims made to communities.many muslim groups called for the president to schedule a stop at

happening today:virginia tech professor marc edwards will testify as the u-s house oversight and government reform committee examines the flint water crisis. that testimony is set to get underway starting at 9-am.last week, michigan governor rick snyder named edwards to the flint water interagency coordinating committee.that group is now tasked with finding a long-term strategy to address the ongoing water crisis in flint. changes are coming for united airlines. new february 15th, parents with kids age two and younger, will be allowed to pre-board flights, right after passenger with disabilities and active duty military personnel. a company spokesperson says united is trying to simplify the boarding process. they say going back to the old policy is quote simply the right thing to do! do you grow your own food or just like to use local products? in our ag life report, how you can pick up something tasty! you're watching good day virginia. listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. and give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. who's with me?! yay! the complete

marc edwards, a professor of engineering, will speak before the u.s. house oversight and government reform committee. the hearing will look at the situation in flint and review the epa's administration of the safe drinking water act in the city. 3 pattie tight sweet briar college is getting a significant gift for its environmental science program. the judith haskell brewer fund awarded the college a two-part gift. one is 500 thousand dollars over three years. the other is a 500 thousand dollar challenge grant to be matched by other college donors. one of the programs it will help is the land atmosphere research station, which collects atmospheric data. the picture you are looking at is the 120-foot research tower at the station. 3 pattie box a potential change is coming for home school students... both chambers of the general assembly have approved legislation to allow home-schooled students to participate in public school sports. the measure is commonly known as the "tebow bill." it passed in the senate yesterday. and passed in the house last week. a

(sot / marc edwards / environmental professor / virginia tech :45 - :47) "if it's not criminal i don't know what is." the e-p-a also said it could have done more after michigan switched its water to a cheaper source. the two remaining democrats running for president will square off tonight. former secretary of state hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are scheduled to debate tonight in new hampshire. the two are heading into another tight race after the iowa caucuses. you can watch the two hour debate tonight at 9:00 on m-s-n-b-c. meet the press moderator chuck todd and m-s-n-b-c's rachel maddow will moderate. both clinton and sanders participated in c-n-n's town hall in new hampshire. each candidate took questions from the crowd and host anderson cooper. while not on the stage together, both went after each other's positions. po-165we sen bernie sanders :00 - :17 "there are other issues anderson where i do not think she is progressive. i do not progressive who has a superpac and takes 15 million dollars from wall street. that's just not progressive. butt to po-177we (hillary pr

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 switch the source of its tap water from detroit's system... to the flint river ..in order to save the state money. michigan's republican governor rick repeatedly apologized for the state's poor handling ...while republicans on the committee say the federal e-p-a shares blame, too. michigan dept. of committee democrats were forceful in disagreeing. (sot/ rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia : - : )10:43:43 "this is the consequence of putting ideology ahead of human beings" both sides blaming the other for what both say was a failure of epic embattled comedian bill cosby back in court for the second straight day. his attorney's are trying to get the sexual assault charges against him thrown out. yesterday, the former district attorney for montgomery county pennsylvania testified he made an unwritten promise of i

make sure you watch tomorrow as we get to know virginia tech engineering professor marc edwards was a part of the team that brought the highly contaminated tap water in flint, michigan to the forefront. this morning, he will be in washington, dc to testify before a house oversight committee on the crisis. last month, michigan's governor named edwards to a group tasked with finding a long-term plan to address the situation. lead started leaking into flint's pipes after the town switched its water source from the great lakes to the flint river. tech researchers found the amount of lead in the water is 13-hundred times the legal limit. meanwhile, flint's mayor wants to replace all of the city's lead pipes. other state and national leaders are supporting mayor karen weaver in her plan to help the people of flint. she says the city will replace lead lines for pregnant women and at the homes of children under six first. (mayor karen weaver/(d) flint, mi) "our work here in flint is just getting started. we've got to have a plan for what's next. a bold and comprehensive strategy not only to p

marc edwards testified before congress this week and hammered the government agencies who are supposed to protect us. dr. marc edwards, virginia tech: the agencies involved in protecting children from lead and drinking water in this country, including the centers for disease control, the epa, primacy agenices and the epa have proven themselves time and time again unworthy of the public trust. so here's the latest. 400 homes now have lead in their water higher than the federal threshold of 15 parts per billion. many of the eight thousand children in flint have high levels of lead in their blood. can cause severe brain disorders. and now cases of legionnaire's disease are being investigated as related to the changing of the drinking water to the flint river. siddhartha roy is a doctoral student and william rhoads is a graudate research assistant for the flint water team. truly a pleasure and an honor to have you both with us this morning. siddhartha, i've been writing and reading stories on the water in flint for weeks now but have no real intimate knowledge, so you describe the problem

virginia tech professor marc edwards will testify... on capitol hill... on the safe drinking water act in flint, michigan. edwards led a team of faculty and students to test water samples... after people complained about poor quality. flint's tap water was contaminated with lead... after the source switched from detroit to the flint river in 2014. it was a cost- cutting move while the city was under state financial management. # today is a big day for high school athletes across the region and the entire nation. it's national signing day. athletes will sign letters of intent to play at the school of their choice today. the wsls 10 sports team will have the latest coming today starting at five. a lynchburg student will receive his jersey today, after he was selected to participate on the 2016 mcdonald's all american boys team. sacha killeya-jones of virginia episcopal school was selected as one of the nation's year, 24 boys are selected from more than 800 nominees. the all american games will be played in march in chicago. despite wintery weather last month

marc edwards will speak before the u.s. house oversight and government reform committee. the hearing will look at the situation in flint and review the epa's administration of the safe drinking water act in the city. 3 3 you'll need the umbrella and rain gear today as a cold front brings heavy rain to the heart of virginia. wednesday will be a washout, as heavy rain begins in the morning and continues into the afternoon hours. most rainfall totals will average from 0.50" to 2.25". don't be surprised if you hear a few rumbles of thunder, as a few those toward the southside can expect the stronger storms this afternoon. the main threats to our area include heavy rain and gusty winds. localized flooding could become a concern. we'll make it into the 60s this afternoon, making it a mild day despite the rain. >>> we welcome you back to "gma." a series of tornadoes tearing across the south overnight. winds up to 70 miles an hour ripping apart homes, schools, now millions of americans are bracing for bad weather as the storm moves east. >> so much destruction there. new hampshir

faucet so there's no chance the water would be contaminated after that point post a our guest marc edwardsr, also a member of the water interagency coordinating committee include michigan. works in the area of water treatment corrosion and arsenic removal as far as other things. if you would ask questions about what's going on in flint. you found similar issues with the water system in washington, d.c. what did you find? >> guest: it's an interesting comparison because the d.c. that crisis which occurred from about 2001-2004 was very similar, was caused by failed to install corrosion control. it was the federal government runs the entire system but the federal government runs the treatment plant, the primacy agency. they oversee the primacy agency. epa is the primacy agency and oversees the epa. of course, there's the local water utility that was selling the water to customers. once again it was a complete failure of government but more of a code of federal government in d.c. the lead issue with a 20-30 times worse than what we are seeing in flint in terms of the number of people affected

as marc edwards from virginia tech university, one of the lead people who discovered what was going on there, talking about his experience and what is happening currently in flint and we will talk with him next. later, we will talk about what's going on in the senate as the debate goes on about whether to nominate someone to go to the supreme court. "washington journal" continues after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ about the candidates saving social security. what are they going to do? >> i am participating in this election because i feel like it's very important to get out and vote because it's the only way that we can voice our opinion. ♪ ♪ documentaryn contest need your votes print we have selected the top i videos and now you will get to select the fan favorite. livegh march 4, watch the top student videos and what -- and cast your vote online. the student whose documentary is the most votes will win the fan favorite prize of $500. the fan favorite winter along with the winners of this year student cam competition will be announced march 9 live on c-span. "> "washington journal continues. host:

marc edwards was there. the people do what was happening.to my pride to view it as a moral responsibility. to not just apologize. but where you do something wrong. something that has consequence you do apologize for sure. and to have in your power to make their right for the personnel and those people you have to steal the to do that. we need the pipes fixed in flint they should write the check tomorrow to replace the red service lines. he should ask for that money tomorrow. and then to make it right for the kids to give them the help that any child with a developmental urged to overcome. behavioral support. not just now or next year but that entire trajectory but those who did this and i would ask the committee to do everything in your power. id defined the state of michigan bears a responsibility to the greatest extent in oslo to make them right. >> i appreciate the opportunity to speak. i yield back. >> thanks for your participation all documents will be entered into the record. we will recess approximately four minutes. the committee sta

host: tomorrow, marc edwards, who is at virginia tech and a member of the panel looking at flunt's water crisis, he'll be joining us tomorrow morning to talk about this situation in flint, michigan. the headline this morning from the front page of "the washington post," below the fold, senator marco rube yope, his strategy for super tuesday is simple, it is survival. here's more with senator rubio yesterday in atlanta. senator rubio: donald trump had a school, a thing called trump university. and what he would do, they would go to people who are looking to make more money. they've been calling our office nonstop after the debate, literally, emails, phone calls from people, we're talking to a lot of them. you're going to hear from some of them very soon, people who paid as much as $35,000 because they were told that donald trump, this great real estate genius, was going to give them all the secrets to making money, so they paid a lot of money for these courses. they were told max your credit cards, you can make even more money if you sign up for the gold course or whatever it is, and they

what do you know about that, marc edwards? >> i respect him but i don't know specifics. >> to specifics of the case is the epa violated their own role on releasing lead into groundwater. this blows my mind. you have people whose lives are going to be -- young kids whose lives will be affected into adulthood because of this. is not just a flint problem. this is across the board. i thin --k i cannot remember who made this point -- at epa has failed in its responsea bility. it has lost credibility. this problem, i think is beyond -- it is not just the epa. there is not reasons in the epa. problems at the state level local level. as it has been pointed out i'm not so much interested in the blame. you have to figure out where the problem is before you fix it. might interest is in fixing the problem, making sure we don't ever have to have people with their children in front of this committee or any other congressional committee to try to get the government to do what they are supposed to do. as chairmanmr. chairman, yield back the b

edward snowden generates ccntroversy. he is hiding in russia, accused of revealing government secrets. >> tonight, he was speaking to hundreds of students at cu who paid to hear from him. marc stewart is live. mackey auditorium was packed tonight. came here to hear snowden, and foo someone who prides himself on exposing government secretss there were a lot of restrictions during his 90 minute discussion. this, is as much as edward snowden we could capture. still, pictures only. no video, no audio. restrictions to capture a man who has made transparency his new life mission. he talked about ew technological advances, saying these technologies have a way of moving from the war front to the home front. on the topic of crafting new laws to limit government 123-4507s, he noted -- snoops, he noted morality and legality are two different things. >> you know this guy's controversial. i guess that's the point. >> that is definitely the point. pay for the event, including snowden and a moderator. a panel of 15 students approved the contract. >> we get our fees through student fees, but we are a student board. so students are paying for this and students have decided. >> reporter: sno