colorado and the navajo nation have declared a state of emergency. it forms a national boundary for the tribal nation. leaders say the rivers are more than water sources, they are sacred. we have this report. >> communities on the navajo nation are formulating plans to deal with the spill's potential impact ranging frock massive water hauling operations to moving livestock to temporary holding pens where they'll be safe from the river. residents are being told to stay away from the river and avoid drinking from wells until further testing can be done. >> this i is the bloom. this field is starting to bloom early, because it's not drawing up the moisture. >> lorenzo heads the navajo council and is one of the many farmers affected by the spill. he dependency on this alfalfa field. >> it's saying get ready to cut me. i'm looking at it saying you are not ready to cut, however, it's speaking to me sayingive these problems, i don't have water, you need to cut me or i'll die. >> it also means he has to keep his horses and cattle from the river and give them

and the animas river is clear, in the navajo nation. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> well, nine days after a massive toxic spill in colorado both the epa and colorado's governor say the river is back to before incident level. today the animas river reopened. keeping the pressure on the federal government. >> make no mistake, we will hold the epa accountable and keep the anticipate honestheepa honest wy will hold themselves accountable to a higher standard than private business. >> allen schauffler takes a look at getting water to those who need it in colorado. >> we're on the banks of the animas river.

they stop this and what technologies can they use to treat the water that is coming out. >> the navajo nations planning lawsuits against the e.p.a. and gold king mine. navajo farmers are starting to count their losses, while wasting on guidance from officials on whether the water is safe to use or not. >> there are farmers all the way down this valley, what does that mean to us as farmers and ranchers? all right, what does it mean really to the health and safety of people that use it for drinking water? >> al jazeera, on the navajo nation. >> now to ferguson, missouri where a state of emergency could be lifted today after a more calm night of protests marking one year since the death of michael brown. we're also getting our first look at surveillance video police released from sunday night. it shows shots fired in a parking lot and the man police shot, tyrone harris is seen apparently holding a gun. police say they shot the 18-year-old after they say he opened fire on plain clothes officers. harris remains in critical condition. let's bring in andy now, who is live for us in ferguson. good mo

she says the laws that govern water in the west have left the navajo with a difficult choice. >> as a nation, the navajo people have always looked at water as something that's owned collectively. do i wanna bring my people out of that mindset to share collectively the water? or do i want to propel them into the western mindset -- and to empty the rivers. is that what i want? i think that's the real struggle. there's gotta be different answers and it's all about changing the way we live, changing the way we think and changing how we view other life besides our own. >> catch more "faultlines" episodes on demand or at aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> a fourteen-year-old... murdered. >> whistling at a white woman... in mississippi? >> america tonight opens the case... >> never thought that he would be killed for that. >> that started the push for racial justice. >> that was the first step in the modern civil rights movement. >> could new evidence uncover the truth about that gruesome night? >> i wanted people to hear the true story of till. >> my name is imran garda. the show is called "third rail".

the states of colorado and new mexico and now any navajo nation have declared a state of emergency asesult of the spill. the rivers snake west forming a natural boundary for the tribal nation. the leaders say the rivers are more than just water sources they are sacred. >> reporter: they are forming plans to deal with t-- the potential impacts. meanwhile residents are being told to stay away from the river until further testing can be done. >> this is what we refer to as the bloom. this field is starting to bloom early because it's not drawing up the moisture. >> reporter: lorenzo heads the navajo nation council. aside from raising cattle and horses, he -- depends on this alpha fa field. >> it is speaking to me, saying i have these problems. i don't have enough water. i'm not drawing up the nutrients, so cut me or else i'm going to die. >> reporter: the tainted water flowing south also means he has to keep his horses and cattle from the river and give them water from a nearby municipal line. the toxic discharge is full of heavy metals. now those living town stream are preparing for the

she says the laws that govern water in the west have left the navajo with a difficult choice. >> as a nation, the navajo people have always looked at water as something that's owned collectively. do i wanna bring my people out of that mindset to share collectively the water? or do i want to propel them into the western mindset -- and to empty the rivers. is that what i want? i think that's the real struggle. there's gotta be different answers and it's all about changing the way we live, changing the way we think and changing how we view other life besides our own. >> catch more "faultlines" episodes on demand or at aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> my life revolves around my kids becoming champions. >> i guess i just got tired of losing and then something just snapped. >> you know... concussions, fractured skulls. this is a scary situation. >> find out what happens when the gloves come off. >> go all out, make this a war. >> the highs and lows of kids' competitive sports. >> you can't go home wondering 'did i give it everything'. >> top architect david adjaye. >> for architecture to be emotionall

she says the laws that govern water in the west have left the navajo with a difficult choice. >> as a nation, the navajo people have always looked at water as something that's owned collectively. do i wanna bring my people out of that mindset to share collectively the water? or do i want to propel them into the western mindset -- and to empty the rivers. is that what i want? i think that's the real struggle. there's gotta be different answers and it's all about changing the way we live, changing the way we think and changing how we view other life besides our own. >> catch more "faultlines" episodes on demand or at aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> i'll have two or three puffs and i'll already have a nicotine buzz. >> a popular smoking alternative. >> we have to learn have to learn more about electronic cigarettes. >> but could vaping be just as dangerous? >> what are you really taking in? >> we don't know what chemicals are in these things. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropical windstorm. >> can affect and surprise us. >> wow, some of

the states along with the navajo nation have all declared states of emergency. t now the epa is holding a news conference, along with local navajo leaders. let's listen in. >> -- in those areas water has actually returned back to preincident conditions. so it a significant step forward. now that is -- that is a result we have shared with local communities and with states. it gives us the sense that we are on a different trajectory than we were before, but clearly we need to continue to work not just short-term to look at every segment of the river moving forward to see what we need to do to help work with local communities about return of normal usage of these water resources. but we have to do that in -- in collaboration, and coordination with them. and so we are making, i think, a concerted effort, round the clock at epa not only with hundreds of people on the ground, but hundreds of people supporting them in the background to make sure that we get our short-term needs solved, but also to make sure that people know that epa is in it for the long haul as well, w

-- the navajo nation. taking water available was a big response. they are also offering free tests of wells in the animas valley. there are likely more than 1000 shallow wells along the animas river. people reported discoloration of water. shownl tests have not elevated levels in wells, though health authorities had a caveat on their go-ahead to use water. they said if you have an instant that you should probably give the infant bottled water or a different kind of water. they are worried about the manga nese levels that could still be elevated. tiwtter, why are we not blaming the mining companies for leaving this toxic mess? in the case of these 23,000 abandoned mines, in particular the 230 known sites they are leaking, they are abandoned and there may be no owner to track down. so whether or not you blame them, there may not be someone to work with to try to deal with the disaster and draw funding from, perhaps. host: who owned the gold king mine before it was abandoned? 2005, the owner of the , the curr

and what technologies can they use to treat the water as it's coming out. >> reporter: the navajo nationo announced this week it is planning lawsuits against the e.p.a. and gold king mine. meanwhile, navajo farmers like lorenzo bates are star to go count their losses while waiting on guidance from officials on whether the water is safe to use or not. >> there are farmers all the way down this valley. what does that mean to us as farmers and ranchers? what does it mean really to the health and safety of people that use it for drinking water? >> reporter: earlier today, e.p.a. second degree main straighter gina mccarthy called the spill tragic and unfortunate. and said, quote, the e.p.s. is taking responsibility to insure it's cleaned up. according to mccarthy researchers and scientists are working around the clock to test and analyze the river water, so far they say that nobody has been reported any sort of health impacts. >> tristan reporting from farmington, new mexico, thank you very much. let's go back now to colorado. andy is the co-owner of a white water rafting company in durango,

the states and the navajo nation have all declared states of emergency, and the navajo nation now sayst will sue the epa over the spill. the head of the epa is headed to new mexico today. >> while it's no longer visible, because it's being dispersed, we're taking the necessary tests and taking a look at wildlife, fish, all of the kind of work that we need to do, and responding to folks for drinking water and cattle water and those kinds of things, but i cannot give you exact dates on when things will happen, because again, we're going to let the testing and the science drove those decisions. >> reporter: the epa is considering naming the area a superfund site to make it eligible for more federal funding. it has stopped much of the cleanup work it does at thois of abandoned mines in the region, unless the risk is imnext. at least 3 million gallons have flooded the rivers for more than a week. the spill is still flowing. and experts warn of heavy metal settling into the riverbed. >> reporter: the blowout is near silverton, colorado, a town built by mining. hundreds of old abandoned shaft

the navajo nation, they said they're going to sue. three states, colorado, new mexico, and utah are thinking about suing. the problem is if they do, the e.p.a. has so many lawyers at their disposal, they can hang this thing up in court for years before anybody gets paid anything. >> i'm sure it would be extremely difficult. the problem here, david, is this is symptomatic of this attitude. the government can do no wrong. where are the environmental alarmists right now? i think you mentioned, three million gallons. s arsenic level that is are 300 times that of normal levels. lead levels that are 330 times higher. this is serious pollution. we hear alarmists screaming about chemicals, food, energy, fracking all the time. the government makes a major mistake, and we hear zilch. >> it's the idea that they're above the law. again, with the irs we heard it. they're above the law. you are guilty until proven innocent with the irs, and the e.p.a., you are innocent no matter what. >> that's right. it's such a double standard. neighbor if they s

. >> the navajo nation in west virginia, much of its economy is affected by toxic river from the colorado, and citizens who are seeing affects with their crops, and without solid answers from the epa on how unsafe the river is, they are taking things into their own hands. >> we're hoping for the best but starting to plan for the worst, and that's all we can do at this stable. >> with 3 million gallons of toxic water flowing into the navajo nation, they are working around-the-clock on contingency plans, including drastic measures to protect livestock. >> we could and all of the owners to get their animals and bring them to the rodeo grounds and put them in pens, and we could get stock tanks with water, and get the hay, or whatever feed they need and bring it over and provide it so they can ensure that their livestock do not go to the river. >> other communities along the animus are making their own plans. ines tech, new mexico, the city leader, josh ray, says that they're more concerned with getting water to residents using wells instead of the municipal system. >> we have roughly 70 milli

the navajo nation, he said plans to sue the epa saying they knew this was a possibility, and that thissite should have been designated, and it points to the tens of thousands of abandoned mines throughout the west. all of them leaching water, this is what the epa was trying to get under control with the gold king mine and it went awry, perhaps now, the navajo nation has its way, this will finally be declared the site which would free up billions of dollars for clean-up. >>> also developing now, isis claims it has beheaded another hostage. of a crow way shan man in egypt last month. according to flash point intelligence, isis posted what it says is a photo of the hostages decapitated body on social media. the 30-year-old man was working as a geoscientist in cairo when he was kidnapped. if confirmed, this would mark the first killing of a foreign hostage in egypt since isis established a branch last year. >>> also developing, u.s. navy black hawk helicopter crashed on a supply ship off the coast of okinawa, japan. injuring seven of the 17 on board. they were conducting a training mission

. >> now, to the fall out from the toxic spill from a gold mine in colorado, the navajo nation has said it will sue the epa after millions of gallons of contaminants leaked into waterways today the head of the epa many et with the navajo nation. allen is on the banks of the river in farmington new mexico with the later, allen. >> describing the actions of the federal government, and the navajo tribe, as cooperative. and their partners working through these various challenges. partners that understand that sometime in the future they are likely top opponents in court. that's the future. the immediate concerns the ever the tribe and the epa, water, the quality and available. >> continues her visit to the region eight days after the contaminanted the san juan rivers. she tours part of the navajo reservation, with tribal president, and other leaders. and says the tribe and agency are partners have a good working relationship, despite navajo threats to sue over the spill. the epa is not unfamiliar with litigation, but frankly, none of that was in the discussion. and we lope to continue to pi

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. >> wahleah johns and her uncle, marshall, are from the navajo nation. their community has been here for centuries - and seen the river carved up over time.

. >> wahleah johns and her uncle, marshall, are from the navajo nation. community has been here for centuries - and seen the river carved up over time. the colorado is now the most

and i agree with the navajo nation, and they've reached out as well.rs and it's going to be up to all of us to get in here and start looking at how we can prevent these problems, find solutions to them, because it's fringing upon a national disaster with our water system. so the first thing that the epa needs to do is be on the ground with these people, be very honest and transparent about what is really in that water, how they can safeguard themselves, get this leak to stop, and begin a long-term cleanup process. >> long-term cleanup, especially not knowing long-term effects. erin brockovich, thank you very much. can't believe it's been 15 years since your movie namesake. >> thank you. >> still to come, beatings and threats of waterboarding, prisoners alleged abuse following the brazen prison break. >>> tom brady back in court, this time filing a lawsuit to reverse punishment over deflate-gate. what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven

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and the navajo nation says it will sue the epa claiming their livelihoods were effected by the spill.orney generals of colorado, new mexico and utah might sue the epa as well. >>> part of the ceiling collapsed at a minneapolis nightclub last night during a concert. >>> part of the ceiling just, boom, caved right in. >> the thousand attendees were evacuated. two people were sent to the hospital. >>> ms. pennsylvania is in hot water. 23-year-old brandy lee weaver gates allegedly faked her fight with cancer and stole thousands of dollars from well wishers. police say she shaved her head and faked receiving treatment. she was arrested tuesday, charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property. her miss pennsylvania crown has been revoked. >>> in miami a terrible crash between an ambulance and a fire truck. a grandmother and two kids were being transported by ambulance when it collide would a fire truck. a dozen people including seven firefighters were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >>> time now to get down to business. with cnbc's landon downey. >> t

. >> reporter: this chapter of the navajo nation rely on the san juan for its water.rred on wednesday, the ship rock chapter was told thursday afternoon, and it wasn't told much. >> they did not tell us any specifics, as to how much waste was coming our way. or what was contained in it. we apparently were supposed to do our own research. >> reporter: ship rock's livestock has to rely on one water tanker, circulating the reservation. as for the crops there is the rain. >> it would have to come on a regular basis once a week. and it would have to be substantial rain to soak into the ground. >> reporter: or the season is lost. >> or the season is lost. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency has released some test results. >> the levels have returned to preevent conditions. >> reporter: but the navajo are waiting for their own independent tests before they take the epa at its word. there is criticism of others too. this is the little town of silver ton, it has long resisted a federally funded cleanup of its leaking abandoned mines. >> silverton's fears were base

the navajo nation is planning to sue. towns along the river are trucking in clean water. they are trying to kerm the extent of the spill and risks. >>> the summer slide continues at the pump with gasoline prices tumbling every day for three consecutive weeks. according to aaa, the national average for regular gasoline is now $2.59 a gallon, down 16 cents from a month ago. 88 cents lower than the price this time last year. >>> the fantastic four have flopped at the box office with an anything but fantastic opening this weekend. "mission impossible:rogue nation he would on to the top spot make the $29348. fantastic four opened with just over $26 million. and the new thriller, "the gift" dau buyed in third place. >>> a parasail breex free fra a boat. how did it happen? >>> and fan fail. a person catches a home run ball and throws it back. wait until you see where it lands. woah woah marge... you're not marge? i'm sorta marge. we both drive a stick, we both like saving money on car insurance, and we both feel integrity, such as, that of healthcare in the america of the us and

tribal initials in the navajo nation have declared a state of emergency, and have shut down some of theirater in-take systems. and there are fears the spill will wind up in the grand canyon. at its peak the epa says the water had more than 300 times the normal levels of ars in addition. 3500 times the normal levels of lead. the river and some surrounding creeks have been closed. but officials say drinking water across the region is safe, at least for now. >> it's like when i flew over the fires, and you see something that your mind isn't ready or adjusted to see. >> reporter: the epa says the plume will eventually dissipate, but it's unclear what the long-term effects may be. >> this is my sanctuary and place of peace. my concern is the next generation and what they are walk going >> joining us live now from s dan olson, director of an organization that advocates for clean air, and pure water. thanks for being with us. what is the overall reaction in durango to the contamination of this river? >> folks are very worried and saddened by what has happened. but this pollution is something our

. >> wahleah johns and her uncle, marshall, are from the navajo nation. their community has beer

but the navajos, a sovereign nation, haven't lifted their restrictions.y are worried about the long term environmental impact of the spill. >> sometimes when you look at the river, it seems like normal. but what has settled, but what solids have settled to the bottom of the river. >> reporter: and those solids could be roiled up in a heavy storm. protecting and preserving the river is especially important for the navajos, who've lived here for more than 600 years, and for whom, the land and water have very special meaning. >> the water and the land are very central to our, to our way of life, not only physically but spiritually. we are in a state of mourning, it's like losing somebody. >> reporter: i'm kathleen mccleery for the pbs newshour on the navajo reservation in north west new mexico. >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newshour: young girls in the west choose a life of jihad for the islamic state. and, targeting students with lower family income to prevent college dropouts. but first, a look at the concerns some u.s. companies are starting

. >> colorado, new mexico and the navajo nation have all declared a state of emergency and the navajo nation said it will sue the e.p.a. over the spill. the e.p.a. is considering declaring the area a superfund site to bring in cleanup. >> 3 million chemicals of gallons have spilled and is still spilling. experts warn of heavy metals now settling into the river bed. >> the blowout is near silverton, colorado, a town like so many in this part of the country, built by mining. hundreds of old, abandoned shafts are cut into the hillsides. we passed them as we drive the dirt roads farther into the high country. we take a rocky one lane detour around the road closure. it's slow going, a steep switch back climb through terrain colored by the minerals in the ground around us and where the road ends is where the trouble started. we get a chance to see ground zero, the entrance to the gold king mine that blew out last wednesday. >> it was a mine entrance damned by a landside which work crews were probing, trying to figure out how water was behind i have the. it flooded into the rivers. the e.p.a

the navajo nation which says that this still has affected its very way of life says it is suing the epa and says that this site should be designated a superfund site freeing up millions of delorollars of clea money. the problem with an area heavily dependent on tourism is designated this as a superfund site. there's always been a delicate balance between politics, science and the economy. this spill may have shifted that balance somewhat and, again, revived the debate. scott cohn, "nightly business report," durango, colorado. >>> still ahead, cuba is one of the least connected countries in the world, so why is air bnb which relies on the internet making a big push into the island nation? >>> earlier in the program we told you about the rise of retail sales in july, one item people are buying more of is denim. that's good news for apparel retailers since there's a lot of money in jeans. just last year global jeans market was worth more than $1 billion by some estimates and as courtney reagan tells us the fashion trend is picking up steam right before the key back-to-school shopping seaso

how did you deal with the other urban tribal members who are not numbers of the navajo nation? >> okay, so the question is asking how the issue of urban tribal members and how you seem not play out with regard to the tribal leadership issues. >> thank you for raising this question. it's an important one and we have a lot of work to bridge the relationship between government and those living in urban countries. 77 -- 77% live in urban centers outside of tribal land and mouse as a result of relocation and other policies that try to take us off of our communal tribal lands. the question around how we enter relate with one another because we are an urban center for different tribal nations. the first question is for another donation, one thing we start to talk about is we are talking to organizations doing political activism at home with a lot of environmental issues to connect voter registration for navajo election to the tribal community and other communities starting to get connected in portland to try to say how can we participate in our government even though we are living in

-- the navajo nation.aking water available was a big response. they are also offering free tests of wells in the animas valley. there are likely more than 1000 shallow wells along the animas river. people reported discoloration of water. shownl tests have not elevated levels in wells, though health authorities had a caveat on their go-ahead to use water. they said if you have an instant that you should probably give the infant bottled water or a different kind of water. they are worried about the manga nese levels that could still be elevated. tiwtter, why are we not blaming the mining companies for leaving this toxic mess? in the case of these 23,000 abandoned mines, in particular the 230 known sites they are leaking, they are abandoned and there may be no owner to track down. so whether or not you blame them, there may not be someone to work with to try to deal with the disaster and draw funding from, perhaps. host: who owned the gold king mine before it was abandoned? 2005, the owner of the , the curren

. >> the navajo nation's president has already announced plans to sue. >>> i recommend to my family they take a break, look at the stars. tonight be the chance do that and catch something spectacularlarge influx. you might see something with a meteor shower into early thursday morning. looking outside, the fog is the problem. we have skies. we have clear conditions over parts of the bay area looking out toward san francisco bay. there's a bit of a chop in the water. very nice day in san francisco topping out at 70 degrees and still skies across this part of the bay area as well. as you see right now we have an area of low pressure offshore to our west and if they were over the bay area, that would produce rain shower fors us, but not the case. it will be scooting up to our north thursday and friday. no rain to be tracking. the fog will be regrouping over the next 12 hours or so. >> san francisco beautiful day, 71 degrees and oakland in the upper 70s. here's the deal with the meteor shower, here's the earth's orbit. as you can see for tonight best viewing will be after mid name. the best

. >> tradition, the law of the land on navajo nation. a society in which the family is the foundation. >> the core of what it means to be navajo is compassion and family and being accepted >> reporter: 29-year-old nelson is the only son in a large navajo family. and he remembers his childhood fondly. >> it was probably the best part of my life, because i had so many cousin brothers and sisters, and we live in a very rural area, and all of this land to explore and ride horses, to build mud houses and to really be outside. and i always remember doing that growing up. so it's important to me, that if i plan to raise a family in future, that my own children live that happy time in their lives as well. >> but the dream of building a family of his own and one day raising a child in a legally recognized family is out of reach. for ray and his partner, brennan, marriage is still banned by their government. >> it says marriage between persons of the same-sex is void and prohibited. >> alray is reading a portion of the 2005 marriage act, a law whi

the navajo nation is very upset.his is sacred to all of us and it is really time for us to, as you said, identify these mines, get busy sealing them up so we don't have another disaster. that's key. again, that has been a lot of our frustration with the agency is they're back logged 70,000 sites. we have to get solution driven. there are solutions to the problems but there has become laziness, disrespect, lost value system and nobody is getting the job done. >> washington, d.c. is next. ned is waiting to chat with you. good morning. you are on with erin brockovich. >> i had a real estate company in durango, colorado in '73. we didn't know about that up. we used to ride bs there and back. the river is a location where butch cassidy and the sun dance kid jumped into the river. it was a beautiful river. we would go kayaking on it. this is a shame but the epa is not the villain. it happens over time. to hear that gentleman down rank the epa is unfortunate because we have a good woman in charge of it now and they are doin

. >> we have no details from the navajo nation at this point about what form the litigation might take. the epa has already authorized half a million dollars to pay for water deliveries until the testing shows the contamination in the san juan river has eased. and epa chief, gina mccarty said today that they expect water test results very soon for this stretch of the animus river and the san juan river, farther down is stream. and the nav show nation up in utah and lake powell. they will get the sources and when to use it, et cetera. >> all right, allen. new mexico, colorado's governor is trying to reassure his constituents that the water from the animus river is safe to drink. john hickenlooper took a swig of the water from the river yesterday and he put anaeo dine tablet. it was called irresponsible. and he said hickenlooper may as well have lit 15 cigarettes at once. they have affected more ground realize in the county. and that's at the epicenter of the impact. people living within a mile and a half of the river are advised to get their water tested as a precaution. the toxic spill

county, did you deal with the other members who are not members of the navajo nation? jenifer: ok, the question is to about the tribal leaders and how you have seen that play out with the tribal leaders and those issues. ssie: thank you for asking this question. i think it is a very important one, and we have a lot of work to do to bridge the relationship between the citizens and the and those out in so for those who do not know, 7% live outside of tribals readies. there are other things that try to take us off of our communal tribal lands, so what do mean by that and then how do we relate given that we are in different tribal nations, and one thing that we are starting to talk we are talking to organizations that are doing political activism at home, with a lot of environmental issues, and trying to connect voter registration for navajo elections for the navajo tribal community, and there are a lot of other communities that we are starting to get connected to, like in portland and other cities, to see how we can participate in our home government even though we are li