the cdc says there are no studies on mchm that affects reproductive health or cancer. in fact, in calculating the one part per million safe levels, the cdc says it only would consider two studies done, looking at what happens when animals inject the chemicals. and it factored in animals with human extractlations, the difference in people suj as age and weight. and the fact there is so little known about this chemical. the cdc says it stands by that one part per million advisory and says it's not likely to associated with any adverse health effect. the company that makes mchm, eastman, says it will put the studies on its website tomorrow. and it appears the most recent study was done in 1997. eastman says this is the first environmental incident involving this chemical. brian? >> anne thompson, just back from days covering this ongoing story. anne, thanks. >>> tonight authorities in indiana are trying to figure out what set off a gunman who opened fire in a grocery store in elkhart killing two women and pointing a semiautomatic handgun at a third person before police sh

first it was the toxic chemical mchm.en the company responsible for the spill said another chemical pph was also dumped into the water though in smaller amounts. now there's these questions about studies talking about the chemical's safety. it's enough to leave a lot of west virginia residents concerned about the quality of the water authorities are saying is safe to drink. charleston, west virginia, residents are still nervous about using the water three weeks after a chemical spill at freedom industries contaminated the elk river. >> i just want to know who do you trust? >> reporter: west virginia american water has rescinded the do not use order for thousands of area residents showing that test chemicals dumped into the water have dissipated. >> do i trust the water quality specialist that's been told to call me and i've been continually following up on, i spoke to him again yesterday? or do i trust you all to go ahead and let my children and, you know, bathe and stuff in the water? >> reporter: the water company, work

freedom industries the company on the river bank responsible for the leak of the compound known as mchm. the inspectors found at the new site that a wall meant to stop chemicals from leaking had holes in it. this offers little comfort to affected west virginians, already distrustful that some of the water is safe. others downstream on the ohio river are not taking any chances. >> we are going to shut down the valves for more than double that time so it's out of our hair before we put the intake valves in. >> even when the ban is completely lifted, questions about why this happened and what it means for residents will remain. activists point a finger at poor regulation. >> so this happened because the west virginia chemical industry is not regulated here in west virginia. it happened because these are old holding tanks that were not proper reply maintained by freedom industries and no inspection at this site aat any point. >> there are also questions about safety standards. the centers disease control, when the spill was first noticed last wednesday, residents reported a foul black licor

inside the cooler, vials of water from the ohio water to be tested for the mchm, the coal processing chemical that made charleston, west virginia's tap water unusable. >> this machine takes a sample and breaks it down to its original component. >> reporter: including mchm which is present in the sample. that is dangerous to human health? >> this is well below any type of health levels that are being talked about now. >> reporter: still, cincinnati's water intake valves from the river are closed as a precaution, and the city is using its reserves, even though the chemical had been severely diluted on its 200 mile journey. the authorities first detected the chemical spill thursday at freedom industries. it travelled down the elk river to the river and found in ohio. and the chemical was found in the drinking water there and several other intake drinking water areas. impacting thousands who make their lives along the water. down river in louisville, the water intake valves will remain open and the authorities will catch whatever chemical remains. back in charleston where some tap water

, but rather on pure mchm.from the navy saying that the levels of safe exposure to mchm are drastically lower than the one part per million standard that's been put out. the fact of the matter is, chris, there is an ongoing, involuntary experiment on a human population of about 300,000 people. and it's utterly unconscionable at this point in time. >> i want to play some tape from a local news report, we've been getting reports out of west virginia, of people being told, okay, go use the water and then stuff like this happens. take a look. >> we had all the windows open and the smell was just so intense, and that was only after ten minutes. and i was just worried about our kids and i'm worried about other children, i'm worried about other teams. >> you can smell it on the dishes, when we're bringing them out, especially anything that was plastic. i'm a little concerned that it lee leached into it. >> you're also being -- people are also being told that pregnant women shouldn't drink the water or use the water, b

the mixture of mchm crude used to clean coal. the secretary of west virginia's department of environmental protection. >> according to the folks from freedom who revealed this to us yesterday, they thought they had stopped mixing that material and recently discovered it was in the tank with the mchm. many are not convinced that they're seeing the truth from the company or the state. >> they have not withheld any information. we're making as much of it available as soon as we possibly can. >> now serious questions are mounting. when they knew about the second temcal, and why it took so long to notify the state. >> that causes the credibility to take a huge hit. absolutely. >> they are fully responsible, freedom industries because it was their watch, their tanks. >> and we have repeatedly reached out to freedom industries to ask about the spill itself, the bankruptcy and other issues, but they have no comment at this point. the state has ordered freedom to turn over any new information. anything that they haven't told us needing to

you might also ask, how dangerous is mchm to animals or humans or especially children?hat question because chemicals like mchm are unregulated. so not a lot is known about its impact or the four kchemicals that make up the compound. studies have shown there are more than 600 unwanted chemicals created by the interaction of water treatment disinfectants and plollutants in source water. back in west virginia, residents are still being advised that pregnant women drink bottled water until there are 's no mch detected in the water. >> if they're saying they don't want pregnant ladies to drink the water, hey, i'm not going to drink it. >> the severity of the spill in west virginia has brought much-needed attention to the issue of protecting our water systems and understanding where the gaps are in regulations that actually make it possible for spills like this to occur. joining me now is someone who has been on the ground in west virginia, erin brokovich, the inspiration for the film bearing her name. and heather white, executive director of the environmental working group.

that chemical once it got in the water supply and had no idea of what impact that chemical called mchmave on people. and i was talking to the cdc this afternoon, the cdc doesn't know what kind of long-term impact this chemical will have on people. the short-term impact is up for debate because there are so few studies done o it. most of the studies done have been animal studies and as a result, as the cdc says as it gets more information, it is changing its advisories. last night it issued an advisory to pregnant women in the charleston west virginia area not to drink the tap water until all mchm is out of the system. the problem with that, it came 48 hours after people were told to turn on their taps. and so i called the cdc today, what's going on? why did it take 48 hours to come out with this advisory? and they said, it's because as we get more information, we will put it out to the people. the other think quite frankly because we have so little information, we're doing everything in an abundance of caution to make sure nobody gets sick. i can tell you it's now thursday and they sta

. >> reporter: for nearly two weeks the western was about a chemical called mchm crude that le leakednto the elk river. now residents are waking up to news that a second chemical was in the water. this one called pph. west virginia officials learned tuesday about 300 gallons of the chemical were mixed in with the other chemical that leaked into the river. health officials at the centers for disease control and prevention say the amount of the chemical was small enough that it was likely diluted by the river water. state chemical experts believe water treatment processes will have removed it. what is gone for good is trust. a spokesperson for west virginia's governor says, quote, it was freedom's responsibility to let people know there was another chemical in the tank and they did not. >>> up next, thousands of anti-apportion protesters braving the bitter cold for the 41st annual march for life. plus those mini cars, will is a report out that raises concern about their safety. conditions. with oceans arm, it's feared the >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. thousand

. >> reporter: for nearly two weeks the concern was about a chemical called mchm crude that leaked intohe ilk river. drinking, bathing, even touching the water was banned for days, then the order was lifted. now residents are wake up to news that a second chemical was in the water, this one called pph. west virginia officials learned that about 300 gallons were mixed in with the other chemical when a document was turned over. health officials say the amount of the chemical was small enough that it was likely diluted by the river water and that there are no new health concerns, and state chemical experts believe water treatment processes would have removed it. testing will confirm that. what is gone for good is trust. a spokesperson says quote . . . >> and that was jonathan martin reporting from charleston west virginia. so what is pph? that's a question we put to our science and technology correspondent jacob ward. >> pph is a polyglycol ether, it is basically a solvent on the literature, they warned of it being a skin irritant. it was used for mineral flotation, whatever that means. it

since then water company tests have determined that there are acceptable levels of the chemical mchm how harmful the substance used to clean coal is to humans, and that has raised questions about how the state of west virginia regulated heavy industry. senator joe manchin is co-sponsoring legislation to help strengthen oversight. >> are industries needs addressed more in west virginia state legislature than the needs of individuals of this state who right now don't trust the water they're drinking? >> there's more we can do, all of us. you can do more. and it's a shame that sometimes it takes a disaster such as this at this level. >> reporter: but west virginians we spoke to say, too little, too late. did you drink the water today? >> i did. >> how was it? >> i'm still here. >> reporter: matilda murray doesn't trust it. >> no way. you guys can drink it. i'm absolutely not going to let my kids drink it or me. i won't even let my cat have the water. >> reporter: a couple dozen lawsuits have been filed against freedom industries, the company responsible for the leak, and they have decla

. >> reporter: it's not clear how harmful the chemical known as mchm is. there have been no studies done on its effects in humans. that lack of knowledge worries many west virginia residents. jeni burns is a charleston business owner. >> i'm not cooking with this water, i'm not drinking with this water. in fact, here i wash the dishes with bottled water. rinsed them with bottled water and dried them. >> reporter: several lawsuits have been filed against freedom industries and, scott, the bankruptcy filing earlier today will have an impact on how those lawsuits proceed. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. today there were reports that the most-wanted man in russia is dead. docu umarov led islamic militants in chechnya fighting for independence from russia. he had threatened to attack the upcoming sochi olympics. mark phillips, who will be covering the games, has our report. >> reporter: docu umarov is the bearded man on the right in this video which appeared on a russian jihadist web site just yesterday. although the green vegetation suggests it was shot som

four laboratories have been working overnight measuring some 100 samples for traces of the chemical 4 mchm. a little known foam agent used in coal. they can only lift the do not use order on tap water when samples and tests show low levels over a 24-hour period. the chemical safety board's investigative team is schedule to arrive tomorrow morning. authorities today also beginning a systematic flushing of the state's largest water system which will literally flush out the toxin, diluting the chemical until the water is safe to use again. now, the president of the west virginia american water company saying he expects it will be days before people can begin using their tap water for bathing, drinking or washing again. businesses have been empty, restaurants shut down and stores closed. to open, businesses must submit a plan to the health department outlining how they plan on providing safe water. and though some are beginning to open, the spill has already taken a heavy toll. >> it has impacted us greatly. we can't open. we can't serve food. what we're trying to do to offset that is we're op

licorice and officials determined it was that chemical that you mentioned that is used to clean coal, mchm. they tell us it can caused vomiting, eye irritation, diarrhea. until they can get it flushed out of the system, dpap, the word is do not drink it. really, do not use it at all. morgan? >> jonathan, as we mentioned earlier, a federal investigation has been launched. is it clear yet who exactly is responsible? i know you mentioned freedom industries. but what more do we know? >> reporter: the president of freedom industries gave a brief news conference and he did apologize to everyone. he wasn't able to answer questions as to how or why this leak happened. he wasn't also -- >> we lost jonathan martin, live from charleston, west virginia. >>> today is the 50th anniversary of the surgeon general's first ever report of smoking and health risks. >> shed new light on the dangers of snowing in 1964 and since, changed american culture forever. the number of adults who smoke has been cut in half. our let'sa barnard is live in davis, california, the first county in the u.s. to ban out door smok

officials with the health department tested the water and found it was this chemical mchm. the health department says it can cause vomiting, eye irritation or diarrhea. at this point the health department and water department are trying to flush out of the system and are adding different chemicals to the water to oxidize it. right now there's no time frame as to when the water will be safe for people to drink. at the same time there's a federal investigation going on into this company, freedom industries. the federal government wants to know exactly how this leak happened, and they also want to know when it happened and when the state was notified. >> that was jonathan martin from charleston, west virginia. >>> 50 years ago ashtrays were practically on every table and snowing was even endorsed in cartoons. then the country's most senior doctor told america that smoking kills. we look at what's changed since that stunning revelation. >> reporter: it was 1964 when the u.s. surgeon general, luther terry, released his landmark report. it concluded that smoking causes illness an

increasingly people feel like lab rats in a scary experiment about the impact of the chemical mchm. >> why was there so little known about this chemical that we know poses such a threat to our drinking water source? >> reporter: consumer advocate erin brockovich, whose own fight against water contamination was made into a movie starring julia roberts, met with 100 residents last night. >> at the end of the day, it's disheartening and frustrating and people are still left with a lot of unanswered questions and a whole lot of concerns. >> reporter: the city of cincinnati is not taking any chances. tonight it will close its water intake valves on the ohio river as the chemical plume passes. >> it's important for citizens the residents in the cincinnati area to know that our water is safe. we're taking all necessary precautions to keep it safe. >> reporter: now, as the chemical heads down river, it is dissipating, but the fear isn't, as cincinnati and now louisville monitor for any potential trouble. brian? >> anne thompson in west virginia again for us tonight. anne, thanks. >>> new jers

the result, both samples contained mchm.e water supply out of freedom industry storage tanks last week. but both levels were below the one-part per million considered safe to drink. according to what government officials have said this week. the hotel in the safe zone contained .011 parts per million and the homeowners' tap water was .27 parts per million. >> it is below the standard that has been set but i don't think that we know enough about the toxicity to say that any level is that's fine. >> reporter: should there be any of this substance in the water people drink? federal officials say that will are no current drinking with thor regulations for mchm. not because had know it is safe but because it is one of thousands of chemicals that the epa has no authority to fully require testing for safety. >> under normal conditions we would see no -- none of this contaminant in our drinking water. >> reporter: even when the state gives him the all-clear, t.w. coxe says he may not truly trust what the government is telling him. >

west virginia officials learned tuesday 300 gallons of the chemical were mixed in with the mchm crude which leaked into the river, revealing it was part of the mixture. health officials for the center of disease control and prevention said that the chemicals small enough that it was likely diluted by the river water and water treatment processes will have removed it. testing will confirm that. what is good for good is trust. quote, it was freedom's responsibility to let people know that there was another chemical in the tank, and they did not. >> that is jonathan martin reporting from charleston, west virginia. >>> mexico is trying to block an execution set for today in tex texas. a mexican citizen was accused of killing a police officer ten years ago. he was in the country illegally and was not given access to the mexican consul which they claim was a breach of international law. we go to central mexico. >> making a final appeal for a man they say should not be executed. marchers at a protest are hoping to convince officials in texas to spare his life. he was convicted of killing a t

. >> west virginia's governor says extensive testing shows levels of the chemical mchm are now below one part per million and meets federal standards. >> the numbers we have today look good and we are finally at a point where the do not use order has been lifted in certain areas. >> to keep the water system from being overwhelmed the restrictions are being lifted in phases. residents are being used to flush out their plumbing system by running their faucets for 20 minutes. >> walk around here three four days without a shower you start smelling yourself. >> jack harrison says even though the officials say it's safe he'll wait a few days before drinking it. >> you never know. you want to stay here as long as you can and i don't want to take that chance right now. >> this is pretty hard to recover from. >> the water crisis forced keely to shut down her restaurant. she is now back to business. >> people are happy to have someone else make them food and drink a cold coca-cola. >> what impact this water crisis has had. meantime a federal investigation continues, officials are talking to th

professor, we apparently don't know much about the human side effects of this particular chemical, this mchmyou tell me what it is? >> well, you know there are between 80 and 100,000 industrial chemicals. >> 80 and 100,000? >> thousand industrial chemicals in use. and i wish we had a preties number, but we -- precise number but we don't. when they passed the toxic chemicals act in 1976, there were already 60,000 chemicals that were approved without adequate testing. so that came into the market as soon as the toxic substance control act was passed. then, an additional 20,000 chemicals were introduced, and the law does not require the companies that introduce the chemicals to prove that they are safe. this is unlike the drug law, where you have to show that the drug is safe because -- before you introduce it. the chemicals laws do not require this. so the government has to prove it's dangerous before the chemical is regulated. >> so we have a situation where it needs to be revisited whatever the statute is, whether it needs to be -- >> absolutely. absolutely. >> okay. >> and there are some bi

it's known as crude mchm. they know it's hazardous. what they know about it is only in its purest form and they know almost nothing about it in its diluted form which obviously it is diluted. it's mixed in a river. >> we are hearing here, david, that it is not toxic but you are saying it is hazardous. which of the two is it? >> well, the chemical in its form we've been told is hazardous. what they're saying about the water is we don't know. we don't know that it's safe. they're not saying it's unsafe. they don't know that it's safe and they are telling people don't use it in any way. don't drink it. bathe with it. wash with it. >> they don't know enough right now. >> you know, so there's the issue of those who may be affected by this. it is said to be an eye irritant. throat irritant. skin irritant. have you heard from the hospitals about patients complaining about the effects of this chemical? >> we have but it's too soon to say anything. the charleston area medical center say they treated four people overnight but they couldn't say t

cooking, or bathing since thursday when the company's freedom industries leaked up to 7500 gallons of mchm and agent used in coal extraction. scores of schools and businesses have been closed, including the state capital charleston. on monday, west virginia governor tomblin announced chemical levels in the water supply are approaching safe levels, but said some residents will be without water for several more days. >> the numbers we have today look red, and we're finally at a point where they do not use order has been lifted in certain order -- areas. any the specific areas, flushing can begin. we've made a lot of progress, but i ask all west virginians to continue to be patient as we work to safely restore service to the affected areas. >> the ban has been lifted in four zones, but still in effect for vast majority of residents. dozens of people have been hospitalized since the spill. as of monday, at least 18 lawsuits have been filed against freedom industries and the water treatment company, american water. >> this bill is also having repercussions beyond west virginia. the elk river fe

. >> it's called pph it's' ahead at this something that they mixs with the mchm and the according form freedom who revealed this yesterday they thought they had stopped mixing that material and just recently discovered that it was in the tank with the mcahm. whenever the leak occurred. >> already faced with worries about what did or didn't reach their water, west virginians like felicia chase wonder whether they are getting the full story now. she heard the latest news on facebook. >> how scary was that that nobody knew what was in the tank and how to respond to the emergency once the stuff came out of tank that should have never came out of the tank in the first place? >> and indeed, even now, officials admit that there is plenty of uncertainty. >> there is a little bit we know, we know what it's not, we know it's not a carcinogen, we know it's not highly toxic or a hazardous material. >> the latest water sample show more areas have been given the all clear but it doesn't remove the doubt. >> when i saw there is this new chemical one of male i am sure, i am surety point will prize su

they had stopped mixing that material and just recently discovered that it was in the tank with the mchmhen the leak occurred. >> faced with worries about what did or didn't reach their water, west virginians wonder whether they are getting full story. the latest news was on facebook. >> how scary was that that nobody knew what was in the tank and how to respond once the stuff came out of the tank that should have never come out of the tank in the first place? >> indeed, now, officials admit there is plenty of untapety. >> there is a little bit we k w know? >> we knowm we know it's not a carcinogen, highly toxic. >> more areas have been given the all clear but that doesn't remove the doubt. >> when i saw that there -- you know, there is this new chemical, one of many, i'm sure, nothing at this point can surprise me. and i will never use the tap water here again ever. >> we spoke with dr. elizabeth brown who treated some when the story first broke. there is a lot of concern about this, what people don't know even now. is there an effort underway by federal or state officials to try to get

reporter: it was soon after the chemical leak federal authorities determined that one part per million of mchm they also admit that was based on limited information. >> right now it's an acceptable standard. i don't think anybody can genuinely call it a safe standard. >> reporter: cnn had independent water testing done which showed the chemical was present in water deemed safe but well below the one part per million threshold. that water is now being used by more than 200,000 people in the affected area. dr. gupta, director of the kanawha charleston health department said that now people are using tap water hospital visits spiked midweek. >> they report right after they've taken a shower, they have this rash. we've had people walk in here with scary-looking rashes. >> reporter: after after earlier chemical explosion in this area, the chemical safety board recommended in 2011 that west virginia give dr. gupta the authority to establish a hazardous chemical release prevention program which could have included monitoring the chemicals stored just upriver from charleston's water treatment plant. >

federal officials say there are no current drinking water regulations regarding mchm, not because theys that the epa has no authority to fully require testing for safety. >> under normal conditions we'd see none of this contaminant in our drinking water. >> reporter: so even when the state gives him the all-clear, t.w. cox says he may not fully trust what the government is telling him. >> i plan to continue to use bottled water until i feel confident that everything has been resolved. >> reporter: and that homeowner right there doesn't have the trust because of the leak that affected so many people. and we have just learned and confirmed that last week there was a conversation between mike dorsey, who is one of the heads of west virginia's dep, and the current president of freedom industries. and that president told mike dorsey that there was actually an escrow account that was put together before this happened for $1 million so that that million dollars would be put toward the issues that they had with their containment. wolf? >> jean casarez, thanks very much for that report. when th

. >> reporter: the chemical, 4 mchm has a licorice odor.nt from west virginia's department of environmental protection showing at least one other instance back in 2010 in which a person living near the chemical plant complained about, quote, an odor that smells like licorice. the complaint does not say that a leak was detected or that there was any danger to residents, but at least one other person who lives near the plant tells cnn he has smelled licorice in the air and in the water in his home before last week. >> i've smelled licorice here several times in the five times that i've lived here. >> reporter: that resident, who does not want to be identified, tells us he is worried about lou the exposure to the leaked chemical might affect his family's health long term. it's a concern others in this area share. reporting for cnn, from charleston, west virginia. >>> let's dig deeper right now. joining us, the secretary of the west virginia department of environmental protection, randy hoffman. thanks very much for joining us. are you telling

>> it is called crude mchm. it's a mixture that is used in the coal mining process.t. bill: and if it gets into the water, laura, can you, can you extract it? can you get it out? >> no. it is not, it can not be extracted through the regular water treatment process. as we thought it may have been able to. right now all we can do is test and analyze results as we are able to flush it out of the system through a systemic flushing by our crews as well as through regular use of people flushing toilets. , thanks of that nature. bill: one last question, laura, do you know if the spill is still happening? >> it is my understanding that the it has been contained. the department of environmental protection is on site working with that company. i know earlier in previously you said there was huge chemical leak. that is not actually the case t wasn't huge. we have to take precautions for any level of contaminant in a drinking water source. bill: you would say huge, affecting hundred thousand people. >> absolutely. we have 100,000 people in the system. bill: laura jordan, west vi

the water no longer poses a threat even though the effects of the coal cleaning chemical known as mchm leak has reignited the debate about whether the power of industry has been changed. senator joe manchin is the state's former governor. >> the signs were there. west virginia did not act. is that fair? >> it depends on which side. could we have done more? should she with done more? absolutely is. are other state in the same peril? probably and won't know it. >> chemical storage facilities nationwide like the freedom industries plant responsible for the leak. >> this legislation will prevent this from ever happening again. >> what i can do is take the situation we're dealing with today and hopefully prevent it from ever happening and that's what you should do. learn from what is happening. >> matilda murray wants to know why oversight hasn't been there from the beginning. >> why haven't they ben respecking the equipment. now it's all leelking in the water. >> she said it will beeth doane reports she's in the middle of a firestorm. she criticized the japanese practice of dolphins. >> re

we know that if you are expoedsed to this and you are taught to drink this chemical, it's crude mchm, you could get sick if you touch it or if you drink it. here's the thing though. people who are touching it or drinking it now and hope they are not now, but have been in the past say 24 hours. if they are getting it in a diluted form. it is so diluted. they said don't drink it and don't boil it and try to drink it and don't do anything except for flush it down the toilet. >> to you on the phone, the county commission, as you start the commission, it this personally affecting you and your home water? >> i lefed here my whole life and i'm a former police chief and i live here in charleston county. yes. >> this is affecting you. talk to me about how you have been spending your day, making sure people are testing this stuff. how are they testing this? >> the water company has a responsibility because the chemical got in their system. the freedom industry put it there and they will be 20 pounds lighter. we are trying to do it and what we did immediately last night to identify critical risk

substances control act of 1976, has allowed tens of thousands of inadequately tested chemicals, including mchmals in use today and restricted fewer than a dozen. house speaker john boehner said on tuesday that more regulation is not the answer. let's listen to that. >> the issue is this, we have enough regulations on the books. what the administration ought to be doing is actually doing their jobs. why wasn't this plant inspected since 1991? i am entirely confident that there are ample regulations already on the books to protect the health and safety of the american people. >> do you think the speaker is right about that? >> absolutely not. if the speed limit is 100 miles an hour, what good is it to go and test for 60 miles an hour, right? so the problem is that the federal government actually has legislation on the books but hasn't issued regulations. and regulations could have been in place that actually prevented this disaster, either at the plant by preventing the leak to getting into the river, or preventing and noticing the water treatment plant so they had a chance to shut off their wat

right after this happened, authorities tested the water and realised it was the chemical mchm in the water and people noticed that it smelt like lik rish, sweet candy. authorities believe they have started to fix the problem, but it is a concern. a lot of people have been told not to bathe. they are not taking chances. >> what are some of the steps they are taking to clean up the water supply. what are they doing? >> well, there are a number of things that they are doing. it's kind of windy. one of things that they are doing is that they are flushing the system out. they are doing different smell tests and adding different chemicals to the water to oxidise it. we are told by the water department it could take hours or days, maybe a week, to get the situation under chroontrol. it's a wait and see game. >> we understand that an investigation has been launched to figure out what happened. could this be the first step in determining accountability so things like this don't happen in the future. >> exactly. there's a federal investigation. they want to talk to the company, freedom industr

, all those bad things because these people allegedly freedom industries, dumped 7500 gallons of 4 mchmesn't understand what it is, into the water -- >> it's poisonous. >> moving downstream, so the people say, what's going to happen to our children 20 years from now? are they going to get cancer? are they going to die from this? >> people hate overregulation and i get that. >> i do, too and so do you. >> but at the same time, you look at this, they dump this stuff that we tonight know what it can do in there and simply by declaring bankruptcy, doesn't that mean they continue to operate? >> they continue to operate. in fact, they're getting a $5 million loan now to continue to operate. >> 'cause they've done such a heck of a job. >> the thing we have to focus on in terms of our towns, you need some regulations to insure that people live and people are not poisoned. this tank not inspected. freedom industries allegedly never told anyone what happened. the state and the federal government are arguing about whether the water was safe, about whether pregnant women should be exposed to it. th

we can note al jazeera conducted an independent test and there was no detectable level of mchm. >>> it was a monster robbery so bold it was glamourized by hollywood. 1978 luft hahanza heist. the long arm of the law finally caught up with them. >> it was a funny martin scorsese drama. >> i make you laugh? >> nobody was laughing in 1978 when crooks loaded a black van with cash and jewelry stolen from lufthanza vault. didn't find the money or the robbers. >> how much was taken at the predawn raid,. >> in fact it was $5 million in cash, another million worth of jewelry, according to charging documents. the largest cash robbery in u.s. history at that time. the five men were arraigned this afternoon in federal court in brooklyn. the charges stemming from a continuing federal investigation of organized time on the bonanno family. they are vincent asaro, his son, thomas difiori, known as tommy d. vincent asaro is linked directly with the airport theft. a lusthansa employee is the only one tied to the robbery. covered the mob for decades thinks somebody with inside knowledge has been talking.