here at the dol chemical company in midland michigan revolutionary chemical killer. this is where agent orange was manufactured. its production created waste extremely high in dioxin. tao secretly dumped this waste into the river that flows through the city. in one thousand nine hundred ninety one man would discover the truth we had a conclusion there that it was a major source of not the only source to the river and certainly to the community and that people were at risk. at the time milton clark was a toxicologist for the e.p.a. the government agency responsible for environmental protection. with his colleagues he wrote a report condemning dallas practices. just as much right before the reports publication of the corporation would succeed in pressuring the acting chief of the e.p.a. in washington. we went into shock we had never heard of such a thing ever that the company that we were regulating they would have the right to review a report comment on it before it's released and what did they ask you about and it was critically important to say that people were at r

the result pollution in midland michigan would continue for thirty years with impunity. and the executives that would continue denying the dangers. there is no health. there is absolutely no evidence of the oxen doing any damage to humans. in two thousand and six one woman was attacked the multinational again. at the time mary gate oversaw all the offices at the environmental agency in the middle in the regional she had leverage she'd been nominated by the president of the united states george w. bush. newly appointed she demands that more testing be done in the city. these astronomically high levels of tax and levels that my staff think maybe some of the highest levels ever in the united states one of things that was astonishing to me when this came to my attention was that for almost thirty years this very serious problem had not actually been addressed on. these high levels though yeah we found it and and and yards along side the river system parks where children play where people launch their boats were fishermen put their boats in the water this is where people live

jeffrey brown traveled to midland, michigan to find out why for our weekly education segment, making the grade. >> there's a spider in my net! >> brown: hunting for bugs, jumping off logs, dipping for frogs: it's what kids do, right? in fact, no, many don't. certainly not as part of their education. but in the age of testing,'i screens', and, some would say, excessively coddled children, a new movement of 'inature preschools' is growing and pushing kids outdoors. jenn kirts, a biologist by training, oversees educational programs at the non-profit chippewa nature center in midland, michigan: 1,200 acres of woodlands, wetlands, ponds and meadows. >> in a classroom, a lot of the things that you have are static and were designed to be played with in one particular way. the natural environment changes every single day. the weather changes, the humidity, there's scat left behind, there's new footprints, there's leaves that are chewed today that weren't chewed yesterday. and so there's just a natural curiosity that happens there. and it's something that people have spent time in for generat

moves to the east and i think there's a heart of action here that happens saginaw, bay city, midland michigan south into lancing, detroit, toledo down into northeastern indiana so today if you live in that region later this afternoon and evening that's the area we're watching for the potential for tornadoes but also damaging wind and hail. a whole lot more coming on what's happening with hurricane gert, michael, in a couple of moments. >> thank you, ginger. >>> we're happy to have you back, amy. >> ah, thank you. very well rested. >> you should be and we can't wait to hear what you have to say. >> well, good morning to everyone. we begin with south korea expressing confidence there will not be another war on the korean peninsula. president moon said president trump promised to get his country's aproving before taking any action against north korea. >>> well, take a look at this fiery crash causing headaches for morning commuters near kansas city. a portion of the highway is closed after that big rig slammed into the median. good samaritans helped the driver and his dog escape that wreckage. >