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. >>> tonight show host jimmy fallon rallying support for flint michigan during the city's water crisis. he used the #water for flynn announcing he's going to donate $10,000 to water improvement efforts. the money is going to go to the community foundation for greater flin and that supports the michigan city's recovery from lead-poisoned water. fallon is calling for others to join him in donating. how about ten friends match me? >> when you got a name like that -- >> oh, yeah, you know what i mean. >> people listen to you. they love the guy. >> hopefully it helps. >> now to the story that's been app. >> you might recall this video that went viral very quickly. a gainesville cop who has a heart warping response after getting a noise complaint fromom neighbors. >> how's hi actionaused a bigger response from an nbc l-star. >> when someone complain about kids playing basketball in the streets, the officer didn't discipline h. he played with them. when he left, he told the kids he was going to return to play again with backup. he brought in backup all right. a big backup. former heat plafer

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> pelley: a tale of two crises in two michigan cities cried out for the nation's attention today and got it. the governor asked the president to declare a disaster in flint where lead has contaminated the water. and detroit's public schools closed today when teachers stage aid sick-out to protest what they say are descrus drus buildings. first, omar villafranca in detroit. >> reporter: hundreds of detroit teachers who called in sick today were instead detroit auto show where president obama was a guest. >> i have to take a stand. >> reporter: monica tyson teaches elementary and junior high students. >> my mindset is always to be there for the children to make sure they have the best education possible, but at the same time, we have to also stand up for their rights because they can't speak for themselves. >> reporter: the planned sick-out affected nearly 45,000 students and shut down 91% of detroit public schools. >> stand up! >> fight back! >> reporter: teachers are upset about recent paycuts and what they are calling deplorable conditi

the toxic water crisis in the michigan city of flint is turning into a costly legal battle. residents now cannot even drink their own tap water. in an attempt to cut costs city officials stopped getting presecreted water from the city of detroit, instead using water from the nearby flint river, and river is 19 times more come rosive and the city was not treating it according to federal law. pipes began to i implode leaking into the water. how is weather looking in phoenix for the playoff game? next. >>> >>> good saturday evening, everyone, and i think you will be happy with tomorrow because it looks like that's going to be the better of the two days, and we had light rain today, and foggy conditions and cloudy skies, and these are the high temperatures across the area, and got to 50 in winnsboro, and camcamden at 54. 56 in sumter, and actually the clouds helping to kind of act as a blanket here, and temperatures dropping a few more degrees by tomorrow morning, but still it puts us on the above average side for morning low, and 52 for saint matthews, 53 for columbia, and 52 fo

. >> all right, next, a crisis in the small michigan city of flint. city's drinking water is toxic and a state of emergency. we'll have a report next. . >>> all right, welcome back, i'm fredricka whitfield. state of emergency declared for thousands in michigan, months after researchers discovered toxic levels of lead in the water supply. thousands of residents may have been exposed for more than a year, and it may be because of cost cutting measures. here's sarah gan ham. >> this neighborhood says it all. 15% of homes in flint, michigan are boarded up. 40% poverty rate, high unemployment and consistently at the top of the nation's list of most dangerous places. this 33 square mile city doesn't even have a grocery store. and now, they don't have clean drinking water. for 18 months, researchers believe the water flowing through taps across flint has been tainted with lead. >> i'm paying for poison. paying for water that's a toxic waste. >> rhonda kelso and her daughter kay lynn are among many res departments of flint whose blood levels tested high for le

. >> pipes that flint leaders say would cost the cash strapped city more than $1 billion to replace. the michigan national guard has spent weeks passing out bottles of water and filters with no end date in sight, as the city in crisis waits on a solution. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, flint, michigan. >>> michigan state minority leader earlier talked to stephanie sy. she asked if he was aware that officials decided to make the switch to the flip river and if he had concerns about that move. i live in one of the zip codes that is the worst in the community. a lot of people were coming forward expressing concern, but when experts or supposed experts, department of environmental quality continued over and over again to say the levels were safe, even now we are finding out they knew it wasn't, we find ourselves in the situation we are in. >> they told you the levels which safe? where do you place accountable. >> leadership is ownership. the governor has taken the lion's share of the blame. folks within his administration time and time again lied to individuals of my community, lied to members of the go

i guess you people probably seen me once before in michigan city. i'm down here at wabash. >> few inmates have ever made more of a lasting impression on us than james stone. we first met him in michigan city, indiana, during our extended stay shoot at indiana state prison. >> say hi to the public out there jinxster. >> he was known for his constant companion jinxster the cat he was allowed to adopt through a special prison program. >> trying to make a swimming pool in here. >> he was also known for his offbeat sense of humor. >> it's a bird, it's a plane now it's the biobucket man. to the bat cave. >> three years later, when we returned to indiana to shoot our extended stay series at the wabash valley correctional facility, we were surprised to see stone again. he had recently been transferred there. >> i talk to guys who come in here who recognize me that say you are the catman, ain't you? the best thing i can do is say i'm him "meow." see you later. stone is serving 101 years for murder and deviant conduct but he says he is a changed man. he credi

"tonight show" host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint, michigan, during the city's its water crisis. the comedian tweeted that he is donating $10,000 to water improvement efforts. the money will go to the community foundation for greater flint to support t city's recovery from lead-poisoned water. fallon's calling for 10 of his friends to match his donation. geoff: the best of celebrities there when they step up and start something. myra: definitely. geoff: when we come back, we will take a look at some of the pictt to u local over the last several days. we have some good ones. geoff: thanks for being with us on this monday morning. many will be out of school again today. we got some great pictures over of the snowfall so let' look. myra: get ready to sigh. winter wonderland in boiling springs. geoff: how about snow mickey? myra: you won't find that it is the world. perfect cones on the trash cans. geoff: brooklyn's first time in the snow. myra: glow in the dark snowman. geoff: air time sledding at jackson park in hendersonville. myra: sommerset golf course in greenville coun

feared the death toll will rise 3 the national guard is part of the effort to help families in a michigan city facing a toxic water crisis.lead levels in children in flint doubled -- after the city switched its water source in 2014 to save money.now a state of emergency is in effect.volunteers and state troopers went door to door handing out bottled water and filters.families still can't use the water coming out of their faucets, and kids are getting tested at school for lead poisoning. 3 "you can't drink it, you can't bathe in it ... it's ridiculous.""it's been very difficult. my kids have been getting sick."michigan's governor, rick snyder is under fire for his handling of the nearly two- year water problem. this week he said his team the water until october first. but emails show state officials may have known there was a problem months earlier. 3 vice president joe biden is leading a new national initiative to find a cure for cancer.president barack obama announced it during his final state of the union address.the vice president lost his 46- year old son beau to brain cancer last may.he s

the money will go to the community foundation for greater flint to support the michigan city's recovery from lead-poisoned water. fallon didn't stop there. he's calling for others to join help donate as well. in his tweet, fallon asked "how about 10 friends match me?" geoff: several pieces of palm beach and presidential history were sold at auction. more than 100 pieces of property from president kennedy's winter white house went to the highest bidders. everything from bed and cabinets to tables and chairs were auctioned off. the auction netted about myra: nabisco just released a new oreo flavor. there's been buzz for months on social media about the new flavor cinnamon-bun. , it's now been spotted on grocery store shelves. red velvet oreos will be coming out sometime before valentines day. geoff: when the blizzard hit washington, d.c., a couple of officers couldn't a pick-up game of football in the snow, and it was caught on tape. you can only imagine what these guys thought when the patrol car pulled up and the police wanted to play. and they did. that's an officer catching the ball.

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city in need of a rewind button, it's flint, michigan.the people here are living in poverty. life expectancy is 10 to 20 years shorter than the rest of the state there is not a full-scale grocery store anywhere in sight. >> and then we got lead? like if you were to think of something to put in a population to keep them down for this generation and generations to come, it would be lead. it's just a loss of words. >> reporter: but they, dr. mona, leanne, the hundreds of thousands of citizens of flint have to believe that clean water will return one day soon. do you know why people have been putting you on tv lately? >> yeah. >> why? >> because they wanted to put us on tv so they could see it. >> because you're handsome. >> yep. >> yep. >> dr. sanjay gunpoint tax, cnn, flint, michigan. >> the story out of flint is just heartbreaking for these families. >> it's unreal what has happened. it really is. >> reporting from dr. sanjay gupta, and we'll stay on top of that story. >> we're back with more cnn newsroom after the break. i'm natalie allen

city. i'm tony harris. boiling point. michigan's governor will use the state of the state address to address the water crisis in flint. the crisis on immigration, and staggering, 19,000 civilians killed mir ac in less than two years. and the auto industry is being bailed out by the federal government. so let's start with a live look at the michigan state capitol building. in just a couple of minutes now, governor rick snyder will deliver his state of the state address, and he's expected to dedicate a large portion of his speech to the water crisis in flint. and financial assistance for emergency needs. as soon as the governor brings his address, we'll bring it to you live. and the governor's address comes as the white house expands it's role. the president met with the city's mayor, karen weaver, and he named a health and human services official to lead the response to the health crisis. >> reporter: at the very least, these protesters want two-term michigan governor, rick snyder, to resign. at most, they want him charged with a cri

the federal government is getting involved in michigan where the city's drinking water is dangerously contaminated. >> amy: what's caused the health hazard and what they are doing to fix it. >> amy: a shoot-out on the road in utah. how the violence erupted after a car crash. it's 2k-6 21. you are watching live -- it "good day orlando." it's chilly out there. this morning. you like being picture perfect. you should want your stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the spot. every other week of the day is fine >> john: they call it blue researchers say it's the most depressing day of the year each and every year. january 18. the joy of the holidays is gone. up north, are you stuck in the middle of the winter. the sun hasn't been out. >> amy: the day is off. >> john: it falls on a holiday this year. i don't know how depressing that is. welcome back. today is the last chance to see the ringling brothers bar numb and bailey circumstance cuss. # p.m. this aft

the gas company taste testing confirmed there were no natural >>> there are new concerns in that michigan city withnsafe levels of lead in its water. the national guard going door to door in flint offering residents bottled water or filters. in 2014 the city disconnected from detroit's water supply and began drawing from the flint river. it was a move meant to save money. but that move caused toxic levels of lead to show up in thehe water and could also be linked to an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that killed ten. >>> emergency crews in idaho rescued two skiers aft they got caught up in an avalanche. a spokesma for the local avalananche dener claims the skiers ignored warnings and triggered the snow slide. a helicopr airlifted them out. one suffered broken bones. a search under way for a third who may still be missing. >>> drug smugglers are getting creative aboutut getting their product in the u.s. take a look at these carrots confiscated by customs. agents discovered about 2800 of the fake veggies mixed in with the real produce. >> that won't help your eyes as much. >> not so much. not

. >>> plus, the celebrities stepping in to help a michigan city deal with an ongoing water >>> and then in just one hour, we have more patriots coverage as new england prepares for the play-offs, including what tom brady is saying about today's crybaby cover story. >>> and a robbery spree spoiled by a selfie. how this snapshot led to a man's arrest. those stories and a lot more there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders an oscar winning actor stepping into a heroic role but this wasn't on the big screen. jamie foxx is credited with saving the life of a man who got trapped inside a burning car. the star showing real courage under fire. >> he braved flames as well to get this man out to safety, and w

impoverished or a community of colors, but this government in the state of michigan with this egregious law has dismantled black citiesughout the state of michigan to a tragic nature. there's nowhere in america that has such egregious law as this emergency management law where you have one assigned representative to come to a community and jeopardizes the health and welfare of the citizens. >> you said a lot there, you said that governor sneijder has deconstructed black minority cities, and then there was a reference to emergency merger. explain your critique of the governor. >> his -- his response to this has been very slow and anemic to the needs of communities, especially residents in the state of michigan as they have suffered through this tragedy that he has caused through his emergency management action, assigning an emergency manager to help communities, but they have actually hurt michigan cities. >> reporter: businesses i understand including general motors just flat out stopped using water from the flint river because it was rusting their parts and machines, and yet that same water system was deemed good eno

. >>> there areew concerns in that michigan city with unsafe levels of lead in its wa the national guard going door to door in flint offering residents bottled water or filters. in 2014 the city discne from detroit's water supply and river. it was a move meant to save but that move caud toxic levels of lead to sw up in the water and could also be linked to an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that killed ten. >> emergency crews in idaho rescued two skiers after they got caught up in aavalanche. a spokesman for the local skiers ignored warnings and triggered the snow slide. a helicopter them out. one sufferedros. a search under way for a third who may still be missing. >>> drug smugglers are getting creative about getting their product in the u.s. take a look at these carts confiscated by customs. they're really prosecution filled with pot. agents discovered about 2800 of the fake veggies mixed in with the real produce. >> that won't h your eyess much. >> not so much. not really about the beta car row teen. >>> well, time now for sports talking basketball. golden state's winning streak sn