but michiganders do not quit. we do not give up. instead, we will work with more passion and commitment to truly improve our state for everyone who has chosen to make michigan their home. this is more than a promise, this is my commitment. thank you, and god bless michigan, and our nation. [applause] [applause] >> the escort officers will escort the first lady, the governor, the first family from the chamber. [applause] announcer: today, the senate armed services committee will hold a hearing on u.s.-middle east strategy. at nine: 30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. andr, a panel on crime police relations with chicago mayor rahm emanuel, and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake. we are at the u.s. conference of mayors at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. american history tv airs every weekend on c-span three. all day on saturday and sunday. some highlights this weekend include saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history and interview with armstrong williams as part of the explorations in black leadership project. reputation.stro

that shows the spirit of michiganders. to recognize them, i am proud to say we have general leonard isabel, the commander of michigan air national guard, we have a brigadier general john slocum, the 127th commander from selfridge. we have command sergeant major, daniel lincoln, the state command sergeant major. if you could rise and give them recognition for their incredible efforts. [applause] governor snyder: they returned before christmas. i was happy to say i had the opportunity to attend the returning ceremony. when i heard about their incredible accomplishments, i had to share it with you. they were in harm's way to keep a safe. in addition, it is important to recognize we have over 400 michigan national guard members serving overseas as i speak today. all of michigan should be glad mati, a that amir hek marine veteran of flint, was released from iran, and we will be walking him -- welcoming him home soon in michigan. [applause] governor snyder: before i begin in terms of the speech itself, i would like to ask for a

let michiganders don't quit. we don't give up. instead, we will work with even more passion and commitment to truly improve our state, for everyone who has chosen to make michigan their home. this is more than a promise. this is my commitment. thank you and god bless michigan and our nation. [applause] >> the escort officers will escort the governor and first family from the chamber. [applause] >> michigan senator, debbie stabenow, tweeted in response to last night date of the state that governor snyder needs to tell the people of flint how he plans on helping them. she retweeted a message saying governor snyder has pledged to release his e-mails from 2014 and 2015 related to the water contamination in flint. attorney general loretta lynch was on capitol hill this morning to answer questions about the president's executive action on guns in the justice department roles on the new rules. we will show you that tonight at 8:00 eastern. then coverage of some of the lesser-known presidential candidates, more than 20 candidates spoke at

but michiganders do not quit. we do not give up. instead, we will work with more passion and commitment to truly improve the state for everyone who has chosen to make michigan their home, this is more than a promise, this is my commitment. thank you, and god bless michigan, and our nation. [applause] [applause] >> the escort officers will escort the first lady, the alked about the flint, michigan water crisis. >> thank you. it is great to see some of the leaders whose communities i have been to. it is a wonderful opportunity to share our experiences and talk about what is going on and what the future will look like. i will spend the bulk of my time talking about climate issues. and i think there has been a lovely marriage in the work about how we of been reaching out to massive communities and building on their successes. my main messages thank you and let's see how we can do more together. before we start, i want to say a few words about the ongoing concerns people are reading about and there working on because the entire federal g

angry michiganders have filed lawsuits. state changed its water source from lake her on to the state water source to save money, exposing residents to toxic levels of lead. lawyers and representative families are seeking damage and an injunction to help families who have been billed for water that they could not use. >> my baby and i, we are breaking out and itching from the water. >> this is scary stuff. the state is also under investigation. accused of waiting five months one the public about the water. the death of eagles cofounder remembering the band early days. he died yesterday after a battle with cancer. he was 67 years old. they played their first extended show at the club in 1971, according to the aspen times. he had a home in aspen and we are told that the song times and party town was partially inspired. and it is also known as the white city of gold. these are some offthe artifacts recently discovered. recover the unknown treasure. exact location is available only by helicopter. the president of the academy say

michigan "there can be no excuse when michiganders turn on the tap they expect and deserve clean, safe water it's that simple." outrage has been building for months .. after residents in flint learned their city with lead.. a problem that began in 20-14.. when to save money.. the city began using the flint river as a source for its water supply.. environmentalists think salt in that water corroded lead pipes - leaving the community at risk.. "the problem needs to be fixed and it needs to be fixed quick." and doctors say lead levels in children have doubled or tripled since the switch.. police and the national guard are passing out bottled water in flint.. while federal agents, and the state's attorney general are pouring over city e- mails that reportedly show warnings were ignored for months.. and water samples may have been thrown out to avoid triggering federal warnings requirements.. this afternoon a group of flint residents announced two new class-action lawsuits against county and state officials.. "they were staring at a public health emergency and they sat on it for over 10 lif

to get more insight, we thought we'd talk to a real michigander.ome flint resident, thomas williams. [cheers and applause] how are you coping with the water situation? >> oh, there's nothing wrong with the water here. i've been drinking it my whole life, and i'm fine. >> larry: but it's got lead in it. >> hey, black man's gonna get lead either from water or a police bullet. i prefer the water. [laughter] >> larry: yes, it's not as bad as getting shot, but studies still show lead in water lowers i.q.5s >> when you live in flint, michigan you best out of a situation. when life gives you lemon, you make lemonade. >> larry: wait,ulemonade. do i have a lead mustache. >> larry: i'm really not sure. what grade do you teach. >> teach, i'm 12. that water ages you horribly. i'm a 12 year old sleeping with a 25 year old yoga instructor. >> larry: a 25 year old owing yeah -- old yoga instructor. >> when life as an everyday business person, and not colonel sanders, why sometimes i'm just too busy to cook dinner. so, i just pick up kfc's twenty dollar family fil

the spirit of michiganders is if you have something that didn't go right, you don't walk away you say how do you solve it? so that's what this is about, trying to do done.president obama has signed an *emergency declaration for the city but refused the governor's request for a *disaster declaration. that's because the water contamination was man-made and not a natural event. today marks the first day of the tax filing season, and scammers are trying to take advantage of taxpayers. taxpayers.the treasury department issued a public service announcement warning taxpayers to be on the look out for con artists claiming to be with the i-r-s.according to the department, more than 900-thousand have been scammed just this year.the i-r-s says if you do owe money, the mail. and coming up in sports... a conference battle in marion -- could the number seven indians hold off independence? "cbs 2 news `fb the names "uthoff" "gesell" or "jok" didn't mean much to college basketball fans outside of the hawkeye state a few weeks ago. now -- they're synonymous with first place iowa. and coach fran mccaff

michiganders complaining about the problem and on and on and on.we know where the fault lies on this long term situation ? >> if you ask all the leaders they'll point to somebody else, basically we know this. president obama last night committed $80 million to fixing this problem. the infrastructure problem. he said that the problem here was just inexcusable. >> it is a reminder of why you can't short-change basic services that we provide to our people. and that we, together, provide as a deposit, to make sure the public health and safety -- [applause] >> -- is preserved. >> now, governor snyder of michigan has been pointing fingers as well. just last night, the regional head of the epa based in chicago but overseeing the flint area resigned as did the michigan director of the department of environmental quality. both those agencies were accused of not doing enough, not taking seriously enough the complaints from the residents that started back in summer of 2014. governor snyder addressed that in his state of the state on tuesday. >> no citizen of

but michiganders do not quit. we do not give up. instead, we will work with more passion and commitment to truly improve the state for everyone who has chosen to make michigan their home, this is more than a promise, this is my commitment. thank you, and god bless michigan, and our nation. [applause] [applause] >> the escort officers will escort the first lady, the picked up where president bush left off in his book power wars, inside obama's post 911 presidency. then former senate leaders on their book crisis peemack, the currentpoint, the current climate in congress and offering recommendations for moving america forward interviewed by jc watts of oklahoma. >> the incredible, insatiable demand for more and more money is one of the issues that has exacerbated this and made it harder for the leaders to bring people together. they are doing all of this that does not allow them to be the legislators they were elected to be, and you have special interest pressures. >> look, this is how we did things. littered with this function and cha

this is not only a message of o solidarity to flint and michigander rethink theatu antagonism to environmental protection that is the feature of this building to remember not just the children of flint but as a signal we have to stand firm and protect the planet that we love. >> also thank you to the other senators who are here as well. it is heartwarming to see mitt that the people becames i aware to say how can we help. this is how. we are happy to take questions. kno >> i talked with senator murkowski as there are provisions she is supportive of so we are working on that today. that it makes sense and responding to the emergency. i'm assuming we will be able to do that. >> the already admitted to several problems d.c. a pattern you emerge? >> let me just say as a backdrop from a public emergency standpoint we haven't told we have not seen a local or state government responds like flint coming in from the epa to determine lead levels of birth through their roof in ti some cases thousands of times higher beyond we wouldor have for a superfund site or in another disaster. they go to the state

kapp says: "we have to all pull together, we're all michiganders." some relief comes to flint michigan... as the city deals with an ongoing water crisis. volunteers delivering cans of h-2-o, filters, and testing kits to folks in need... the supplies coming a day after president obama signed a state of emergency for the city... volunteers from across the state and country have trucked in water on u-haul trucks... because of the city's contaminated drinking water. creel says: "i'm glad that they're doing it, but i'm wondering if there's not, um, more that could be done? i know that there's more that should be done." due to the state of emergency declaration .... flint will now have access to federal aid... the city also getting help from the national guard and the american red cross. vadna says: "what we've been directed to do, is to work towards that end the problem started when flint switched its drinking water source... from the city of detroit to the flint river back in 2014. shortly after the switch ... many residents started complaining about the

the spirit of michiganders is if you have something that didn't go right, you don't walk away you say how do you solve it? so that's what this is about, trying to do something about the damage's that's been done. done.president obama has signed an *emergency declaration for the city but refused the governor's request for a *disaster declaration -- because the water contination was man-made and not a natural event. it's still to come... come...the latest information about what iowa could look like without it's "first in the nation" caucus. our next item is a genuine "namamyour price" tool. this highly sought-after device from progressive can be yours for... twenty grand? -no! we are giving it away for just 3 easy payments of $4.99 plus tax! the lines are blowing up! we've got deborah from poughkeepsie. flo: yeah, no, , 's flo. for free on progressive.com, right? [ laughing nervously ] [ pickles whines ] i know, it's like they're always on television. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama&- temper

face a problem or have a crisis, do you walk away from it or do you try to solve itthe spirit of michiganders is if you have something that didn't go right, you don't walk away you say how do you solve it? so that's what this is about, trying to do something about the damage's that's been done. done.prprident obama has signed an *emergency refused the governor's request for a *disaster declaration -- because the water contamination was man-made and not a natural event. it's still to come... come...we're following the impact on iowa if the state loses it's "first in the nation" caucuses. 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. main weather- your planner shows what's ahead for the next hoursa&- now a live look outse court

>> you stand around with your other michiganders, and you go, no.ke -- i like -- i like living in mi-mi-michigan. [ laughter ] >> that it's great! >> yes! you like going to the pet store to buy expensive thermal wear for your dogs. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yes, that makes sense to me!g to the grocery store wearing 12 layers of clothing. >> jimmy: that's something that makes everyone look good. >> yeah, exactly.ually got you something in case you're walking around, because of the big snow storm here. we got you a nice hat. this is the roots. >> oh! oh!nd applause ] oh! >> jimmy: that's respect. that's respect right there. yeah. that's what i'm talking about.lause ] >> yeah! >> jimmy: look how good you look. that's what i'm talkin' about. that says it for you. that says what's up for you. >> bring it on. >> jimmy: no, no, that's not ither. it's fun and enjoying the blizzard. >> i'm gonna stand in central park tomorrow and go, i got the roots. >> jimmy: yeah!use ] that's all i want to hear. i got the roots. come on. it's the best. you know, i've been dying to ask you this -- to tell this story,

(gov rick snyder/(r) michigan) "there can be no excuse when michiganders turn on the tap they expect and deserve clean, safe water it's that simple." outrage has been building f f months .. after reredents in flint learnrn their is contaminated with lead.. a problem that began in 20-14.. when to save money.. the city began using the flint river as a source for its water supply.. environmentalists think salt in that water corroded lead pipes - leaving the community at risk.. (sot / latasha artis - flint resident :33 - :36) "the problem needs to be fixed and it needs to be fixed quick." and doctors say lead levels in children have doubled or tripled since the switch.. (nats passing out water) police and the national guard are passing out bottled water in flint.. while federal agents, and the state's attorney general are pouring over city e-mails that reportedly show warnings were ignored for months.. and water samples may have been thrown out to avoid triggering federal warnings requirements.. this afternoon a group of flint residents announced two new class-action lawsuits against cou

during his 36 years of service, senator levin personally met tens of thousands of michiganders. he remains beloved by many, including those who might never have had the opportunity to shake his hand or sit down next to him. this is due in no small part to his tireless commitment having accessibility and responding to questions and comments from his constituents. whether those issues arose in person, over the phone, in a letter or during the latter half of senator levin's ten-year. michiganders reaching out to senator levin's office knew they could be heard and they could expect a thoughtful, honest response about their senator's positions. these responses, hundreds of thousands a year and millions over the course of senator levin's career, were made possible by his correspondence manager, rick carter. rick worked for senator levin for almost two decades, and i have had the privilege to have him on my team since early last year. while i have known him for only a year, this has been more than enough time to learn that rick is a model public servant and a role model for generations

they were perfect, and they shows the spirit of michiganders, we have isabel, the commander of air national guard, and brigadier general be slokum, from sulraj, and -- >> let's do this, and breakaway while this is all important, and it's always important to recognize the efforts of the military, we to the get more information, on the protest that's going on outside of the state capitol building out there. andy, can you hear me okay? we're about to cut to you. give me a nod or a thumbs up, can you hear me okay? >> reporter: yes, i can. >> we want to get a sense while we're waiting for governor snyder to address the water in flint, we want to get what's going on in your location. can i protesters walking behind you with signs, and walk me through that scene there. >> reporter: tony, fire snyder is the protest crying for the hundreds who have shown up on this cold night. they are demanding that the governor resign, but he won't, or become critically charged with his role in the water crisis. and the protesters are bringing up quite a bit. there's another wrinkle in all of this. and that is tha

when michiganders turn on the tap, they expect safe, clean water. >> reporter: president obama, traveled to michigan on wednesday and talked about the crisis. >> it is a reminder of why you can't shortchange basic services that we provide to our people, and that we together provide as a government to make sure that the public health and safety is preserved. >> reporter: mayor weaver was at a conference in washington d.c. on thursday, warning other mayors about the dangers of contaminated water. >> start monitoring what's going on with your water, the infrastructure, and don't let this happen where live. >> reporter: mayor weaver was just elected in november, but a city manager, appointed by governor snyder, still has far more broad powers over the city than she does. and it was a previous city manager, also appointed by the governor, who also saw a switch in the city's water supply that led to the dangerous drinking water. aljazeera, flint, michigan. >> emma lockridge lives in one of detroit's most polluted areas, and she wrote about it on aljazeera.com. and said that the process shows t

but many angry michiganders want him to resign. some even want him arrested.lint with more details. >> it's a very big day today in washington. also right here in michigan. i want to show you right behind me. that's the flint river. this was the water source for the community of flint, michigan. the water source that now state authorities have revealed the water contained lead and people were drinking it, washing their clothes in it, cooking in it, bathing in it. and that leads us to 1:00 this afternoon because more lawsuits we expect to be filed, class action suits from people in this community saying that they physically are ill from drinking and using that water. their future health concerns could be even worse, and property values have lowered because their pipes now have the lead and the copper coming out into the water source. now, of course, as you said, the mayor of flipt is in washington, d.c. at the national conference of mayors. she just got off a conference call with clinton advisers and really wants a meeting with white house staffers to try to ta

of their own choosing, not expensive insurance that washington would force them to penalty.ce a michiganders covered under medicaid today would also benefit. it would make the medicaid program more sustainable for taxpayers and better management tools will make the program more efficient, fair and accountable for everyone who depends on it. this plan and the countless solutions offered by my republican colleagues in congress shine a spotlight on a better vision for health care, one focused on patients, families, doctors and insurance. this health law may have been enacted only a few years ago, obamacare, but its government-centered promise is not a new one. those obsolete ideas have failed people time and time again. the public deserves a fresh forward-looking approach that embraces 21st century innovation. so we've got a solution to america's health care freedom, to put obamacare in the rear-view mirror and replace it with better health care solutions like the patient care act. it's time to put patients first. let them make the choices, not the government. i yield back. the speaker pro temp

. >> so i think it's going to be michigander, gina. >> you're taking home the congrats. a copy of rocco's autographed cookbook "the negative calorie diet" available out now. online goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and take it away. >> you're welco >> i'm sure for you, as well. hi, everybody. back with chris pine starring in the new disney action thriller, "the finest hours" as captain bernie weber the real-life hero who took on a vicious nor'easter back in the '50s and one of the guard history. take a look. >> the engine died. >> i got it. i go the it. >> you got about five seconds, boys. >> so, i want to hear all about playing bernie because this movie was very -- very intense. >> yeah. >> to watch. i can only imagine what it was like playing the real-life character. >> well, i mean there's certainly room for complaining when you're spending 12 hours a day and getting water thrown on you and wind machines and fake snow and you're in a sardine can of a freezing spot in quincy, massachusetts, where they built us this tank on which to perform. but what happened that day th

of their own choosing, not expensive insurance that washington would force them to penalty.ce a michiganders covered under medicaid today would also benefit. it would make the medicaid program more sustainable for taxpayers and better management tools will make the program more efficient, fair and accountable for everyone who depends on it. this plan and the countless solutions offered by my republican colleagues in congress shine a spotlight on a better vision for health care, one focused on patients, families, doctors and insurance. this health law may have been enacted only a few years ago, obamacare, but its government-centered promise is not a new one. those obsolete ideas have failed people time and time again. the public deserves a fresh forward-looking approach that embraces 21st century innovation. so we've got a solution to america's health care freedom, to put obamacare in the rear-view mirror and replace it with better health care solutions like the patient care act. it's time to put patients first. let them make the choices, not the government. i yield back. the speaker pro temp