hey, one senator has a newark address and is the former mayor. why do you think this story hasn't received more coverage? >> which is so strange considering, as you said it's just across the river -- >> eight miles. >> -- from the media capital of this country. people in newark, i would guess tonight, are very afraid and they should be. in flint, michigan is any example of what could happen here in newark, you know, it's not just, as you said -- it's not just the main pipelines that are going down the streets, under the streets. it's every line into every home. and once that gets contaminated, then that carries into each internal plumbing of everybody's home. >> of course. >> and from the internal plumbing into every washing machine, dishwasher, bathtub. it's such a phenomenal crisis, and it's not just flint, and it's not just newark. now, the other difference between flint and newark is that, yes, we had a republican governor. when his staff found out, they tried to cover it up. they tried to say it was something else or whatever, and it went fo

i say up and down the state as newark goes so goes new jersey. whether it's dealing with this lead pipe challenge or the environment or public safety or education, whatever it may be. we also interestingly enough had a summit in essex county yesterday. you saw a rainbow of different dimensions in those communities. if you looked at all the communities, you saw a rainbow of different dimensions in nose communities. so this notion we're doing something differently in newark than we wouldn't do elsewhere is completely baseless. as newark goes, so goes new jersey. >> well, let me try that again. we're talking to you from middletown. you go down your driveway about 32 miles and i grew up what used to be the behind the shop right food market at the new monmouth road intersection. so we share a town. my hometown, your current residence. are you telling me that the folks who are well-off in middletown would be waking up all of these mornings trying to have to scrounge for 16 ounces at a time of clean water for cooking and drinking and all of their daily

but many steps have been taken by newark. the state has been with them every step of the way and we will continue to be. >> you've got little kids growing up in newark being tested for lead exposure and in danger of brain damage on top of being born with just about every disadvantage we can name. do you believe this is public health crisis? >> it's a public health challenge for sure. i also want to make sure folks realize that for all the challenges, brian, you just outlined, newark is a city on the rise under a terrific mayor. and i think any insinuation we're dealing with newark differently than we would with any other community has no basis whatsoever in fact. i say up and down the state as newark goes so goes new jersey. whether it's dealing with this lead pipe challenge or the environment or public safety or education, whatever it may be. we also interestingly enough had a summit in essex county yesterday. you saw a rainbow of different dimensions in those communities. so this notion we're doing something differently in

now, what that did was for 20 years newark has been combatting lead.these ancient old pipes and they were using this chemical called sodium silicate to prevent the lead from leeching into the water. when they made the water acidic to deal with one problem they rendered the sodium silicate ineffective. now what we found in our report is they never did a test before doing that. the state was unaware they were doing this. city officials couldn't produce any tests that showed when they were looking to change the acidity, they wondered what other impact it might have on their water, so that's what started the snowballing effect from our report that brought us to 2017 when the first lead level exceedence first came to newark. that came in june, july of 2017, and the mayor was basically, his entire message was the water is completely safe to drink. don't worry here. there were legal things the city had to do, testing, mail anyone whose house turned to positive tests. those are random samples you then extrapolate from. 18 months the entire message from the cit

we know that newark leads that group in new jersey. we know that every child that is born needs not to be in a place where lead can be ingested. we know that most baby formulas now, especially for the poor, is no longer the milk that we see in the bottles and jugs and cartons. this milk is a powdered substance that must be mixed with water. and you mentioned, brian, that there was 15,000 something, say 19,000. but if you live in a high-rise in newark you're not even eligible. so for every mother this is about the born and the unborn, the yet to be born. this is about the health of people. this is about water that will make a difference. we had a young lady in our church just yesterday. she came in. her 2-year-old has already been diagnosed to have a lead problem. she had a baby in her arms and she said to us, i can't get water because i live in a high-rise called the colonnades. i can't get water. she says, i'm breast-feeding my baby but i need water that that milk will be healthy, and i already have a 2-year-old. i said thoir won't le

of newark, ras baraka.or. i was in newark today. the mayor came by. i asked him not to talk because i didn't want to get into the controversies. i want to deal with solving and helping the people of the city and the mayor, you deal with getting water to people. >> yep. >> where are we now, what is the way we're going to see our coming out of this from a state point of view? then i want the mayor from the city. >> i would say that the mayor has shown great leadership here. we're trying to get the following balance right. exercising an abundance of caution on the one hand. particularly for pregnant women, women who are nursing, little kids, the elderly. and mandating that if they got a lead line in their home that they got to use bottled water for drinking and cooking. but on the other hand, this was based on three tests, three households, a few weeks ago. so there's a much more aggressive and broader testing going on as we speak, into the hundreds. we probably won't know the results for a couple, three more

but first, our colleagues at njtv ha covered the reaction in newark.here's brenda flanagan. >> reporter: ebony willia says she installed a pur filter cartridge from the city of newark on her kitchen faucet just a couple weeks ago. it's already blinking red, and she wasn't able to get free bottled water handed out by the city. the m concerned about lead in her water after tests showed these filters failed in two other uses. officials are now planning a much broader survey of homes with .filtered wat have you had the kids tested for lead? >> i'm taking them today to williams street - instead of gettierng in line for the w i'm gonna get in line for the lead test. >> if aarent is concerned their child's been lead-exposed, they should get their child tested. it's the only way to tow for sure, re's been exposure. the long term consequences both developmentally and neurologically are really staggering and irreversible: >> reporterwark started distributing filters last november, after officials learned lead from corroded service pipes was leaching into water s

now back to real life and death in newark. one more time, let's look at some of the elderly disabled folks in newark as they struggle to get and then live on two cases of 16 ounce bottles of water. the question for all of new jersey's political leadership is very simple, if this was your mom, would you stand for it? if this was your town, would you stand for it? or would you demand better? that's our broadcast on this monday night as we start a new week. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> the fact is the fundamentals of our economy are very strong, and you know it. >> the white house insists there is nothing to see here. >> well, i'll tell you what, i sure don't see a recession. >> as the president all but demands emergency action. >> i don't see a recession. >>> tonight, robert reich on donald trump and the "r" word. >>> then why senator elizabeth warren was apologizing today. >> i know that i have made mistakes. i am sorry for ha

make calls in a circle around newark. ask for one crew, a day shift.ne fire truck for one day each. every fire house. they will arrive. put it on the hose bed of the trucks. give them a map of the service area. they will deliver the water as the folks deserve. i haven't heard anyone step up saying we would not ask our moms and dads to wait in the hot sun for two heavy cases of hot bottled water. how dare they expect people to do that when there is poison down their pipes. >> they are waiting in the summer heat. we heard of people being turned away because they did not qualify. there are two water treatment systems that feed the city. only one are eligible. the eastern side can't get water. we were hearing the lawsuit file and a city officialk knowledged people in the eastern part of the city can't get water if you are a pregnant or nursing mom you should be able to get water. the city is not trying to fight with residents when there is so much panic. i will say there are companies that stepped up, pepsi and anheuser bush have pledged to donate bottled

michael, newark has acted essentially because they were sued.take us to the courtroom you were in today. i heard the judge had some very stro sng words. really did. and this really boiled down toda to corrosion control at the treatment facility. the experts or the environmentalists say it's not working well and it had been leading to very high parts per billion to lead being founin several homes. three of them, 18 parts per billion in one home, 56 parts per billion in one home, and 246 parts per billion at a home in newark, that's 16 times highe than the e.p.a. actionable level. now, the expert more for thety says, wait a minute, those levels are high because coosion control had been n issue. those issues are being resolved. we're seeing lead levels me down because of better and more stable treatment of water there. so what's the recommendation for homeowners caught up in the middle of this? the experts for the city says, well, just flush you water 15 to 30 seconds at the tapand the experts for the environment said that's woefully too low. he su

now back to real life and death in newark. one more time, let's look at some of the elderly disabled folks in newark as they struggle to get and then live on two cases of 16 ounce bottles of water. the question for all of new jersey's political leadership is very simple, if this was your mom, would you stand for it? if this was your town, would you stand for it? or would you demand better? that's our broadcast on this monday night as we start a new week. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >> would there be a growing concern about the economy amid the president's top aids. the president and allies are dismissing any thought of a possible recession. >>> the case that made headlines. the nypd officer that arrested him has been fired for using a choke hold. >>> we learned jeffery epstein signed a new will two days before his death.

perhaps the citizens of newark, new jersey.xt time any elected leader there says we're sorry, we just can't get you water to replace the poison in the pipes into your home, you'll have to come get it. we know it's hot. the lines are long and the water is heavy. but there is really no way we could get it to you. remind them that at one time we were the wonder of the world, carving a path through the surface of the earth to join two oceans, later crossing those oceans to help save the world. that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you so very much for being here with us. and good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> just hours after a tweet from president trump, israel denies entry to the congresswoman. >>> and trump warned a crowd they better vote for him or suffer the economic consequences. >>> a poll shows biden the clear winner. even voters with a negative view of both would still primarily back biden.

now back to real life and death in newark.y disabled folks in newark as they struggle to get and then live on two cases of 16 ounce bottles of water. the question for all of new jersey's political leadership is very simple, if this was your mom, would you stand for it? if this was your town, would you stand for it? or would you demand better? that's our broadcast on this monday night as we start a new week. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> happy to have you here. happy monday. the department of defense has just released this slow-motion video showing the launching of a cruise missile, a tomahawk missile from a portable launching platform. see how that's on a trailer? you can actually see the wheels on the trailer from the thing it's being launched from. this is a missile shot off by the u.s. military yesterday 2:30 p.m. local time off the coast of california from an island called san nicholas island.

perhaps the citizens of newark, new jersey.lected leader there says we're sorry, we just can't get you water to replace the poison in the pipes into your home, you'll have to come get it. we know it's hot. the lines are long and the water is heavy. but there is really no way we could get it to you. remind them that at one time we were the wonder of the world, carving a path through the surface of the earth to join two oceans, later crossing those oceans to help save the world. that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you so very much for being here with us. and good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> on that last point that jay was just discussing. on the idea that donald trump is going to buy greenland and turn it into a golf course now that all the ice is melting. i just, i am not planning on spending a lot of time this evening talking about that. this is news in the "wall street journal" tonight that the president has reportedly been inquiring about the prospect of buying

coming up, a desperate plea from a desperate newark, new jersey pastor. we don't need money he said. we need water. a look at what families are facing there on a hot summer night when we come back. l take any trade-in? that's right! great! here you go... well, it does need to be a vehicle. but - i need this out of my house. (vo) with fair, transparent value for every trade-in... enterprise makes it easy. >>> tonight thousands of people in newark, new jersey, are relying on bottled water to do what so many of us take for granted. the water coming into their homes is contaminated with lead at levels that exceed federal standards. while the city tests the water supply, it's giving out free cases of bottled water. but as we've reported, only two cases at a time every two weeks for all of life's needs, and if you want it, you got to come and get it. with no system to get water to its people, now the churches in newark are stepping up as churches so often do. we want to show you the local news coverage that we get to see here in the new york area as recently as

which leads me to believe lead has been a thing in newark for a good many years. have they known about this? >> so the lead safe houses were first constructed back around 2009-2010 when kids started showing they had elevated levels of lead in their blood. our reporting shows in 2015 is when there was a chemistry change in how they were treating water in one of the two water treatment plants in the city. they were dealing with a different contaminant. and because of what they ended up putting in the water the water became more acidic. what happens with acidic water is that as it travels through lead pipes the lead begins to leech into the water supply itself. it grabs the lead as it goes. so a year later in 2016 is when the city began giving out bottled water to schools because the school water had also shown that there were elevated levels of lead. the next year they decided to test every six months to see if the water going into people's homes also showed these elevated levels of lead. three consecutive tests showed that indeed, they were twice the federal standa

. >>> there ae serious concerns this morning about the water supply in newark, new jersey. filters that are supposed to get lead out of the water appear not to be working. bottled water is being handed out in some neighborhoods. >> reporter: high school history teacher yvette jordan and her husband frank are among thousands of newark residents urged to use bottled water until further notice because recently tests by the epa showed that 38 no water -- the 38,000 water filters handed out by the city might be effective in removing lead from newark's water supply. >> we had our water tested. it's three times the federal action level. so that's upsetting. >> reporter: newark is catching up to a problem that's been reportedly denied for more than a year. but its mayor says the water giveaway is out of an abundance of caution. >> the test that was performed in only three homes which we believe is a small sample size. >> reporter: the lead is spectee leachinge ter from old lower income and minority neighborhoods. the nrdc, suing for violating safe drinking water laws, estimates 30

there are thousands of them in newark. there are old pipes.f them are more than a hundred years old underground linking the people's houses to the water mains. and we also need to treat the water. the water needs to be treated so it doesn't suck the lead out of the pipes and cause contamination. >> reporter: okay, erik, i know you have to get back in there, and i understand, ali, that this hearing is supposed to last for several hours. we may or may not get a decision by the judge today. but obviously you heard there this is a very complicated issue. meantime, these residents are having to drink bottled water until they have a solution. >> i did not think i'd be reporting on this type of situation again in this day and age. kathy, thank you. kathy park in newark, new jersey for us. >>> up next, beto o'rourke makes his return to the 2020 campaign trail after the deadly mass shooting in his hometown of el paso almost two weeks ago. his new focus is racism, white supremacy and guns and holding president trump accountable for the state of the coun

lead levels a $52.00 parts per 1000000000 in newark this is more than 3 times the e.p.a. threshold and greater than that in flint michigan haven't we learned new jersey is 50 percent african-american flint michigan is 57 percent african-american they both have contaminated water lead in your water does. you know basically cause brain development to be slower in children so all these african-american children are basically being poisoned with lead and setting back their progress in to the future. and also note that the business insider story their headline reads a water crisis outside new york city has surpassed flint according to a pediatrician who helped uncover the flint disaster that's how they refer to newark new jersey it's a city outside new york city this is a very new york way to refer to any city is not new york city and i really like the famous new yorker cover shows new york and then the rest of the country portrayed as a vanishing wasteland ending up you know where there's the emerald city new york city that's the oz everything else is worthless but actually i

children ron allen is there >> reporter: worried and angry about lead contamination, residents of newark, new jersey are demanding bottled water and answers. >> if you know the water is going to be messed up all this time, why wasn't we told >> reporter: the city giving water to some residents today after the environmental protection agency warned friday night it could not assure their health is fully protected. new tests revealing water filters issued by the city last year amid elevated lead levels may not be reliably effective. >> i'm upset i'm angry. >> reporter: this woman says her son age five tested positive for lead >> i'm concerned his brain might not be able to think past a certain point. >> reporter: while she admits she can't prove a connection, experts say no level of lead in water is safe. the issue exploding in 2016 when lead was discovered in the water in 30 school buildings >> the water in newark is safe and drinkable. >> reporter: residents were skeptical then, some drawing comparisons to the crisis in flint, michigan. late today the city said testing will continue, and

tonight there are serious concerns about the water supply in newark, new jersey.ilters that are supposed to get the lead out don't appear to be working. epn dahler reports bottled water is now being handed out in some neighborhoods. ry reporter: high school history teacher yvette jordan and her husband frank are among thousands of newark residents urged to use bottled water until further notice, because recent tests by the e.p.a. showed water filters handed out by the city may not be effective in removing lead from the city's water tpply. >> we had our water tested. it's three times the federal action level, so that's upsetting. >> reporter: newark is catching up to a problem it's reportedly denied for more than a year, but it's mayor, raz baraka, says the water giveaway is out of an abundance of caution. >> the test was performed in three homes, a very small sample size. ec reporter: the lead is suspected to be leeching into the water from old pipes in predominantly lower income and minority neighborhoods. the national resources defense wauncil, which is suing ne

only those serviced by one of newark's water treatment plants.y out of an abundance of caution. it's a move that's been well received by tony mccant who's lived in newark for decades. >> everybody has their issues and their hiccups. it's all about how you addressed it. if you addressed them in the eyes of your people, you'll continue to have city support, state support, whatever support you need, as long as the people feeling that you're doing the right thing by them. >> reporter: an environmental non-profit is challenging the city government in court, arguing that residents serviced by another water treatment plant, particularly pregnant women and children under 6, should also have access to the city's bottled water supply. city of newark says they are expanding testing and working with state and federal agencies to determine the full scope of the situation and determine the best course of action. cnn, new york. >>> a quick programming note for you. the final episode of the cnn original series "the movies: hollywood's golden age" airs tonight at

and newarks' challenges aren't uncommon. the u.s.rld class drinking water standards but a 2018 l investigation found a third of public water systems serving some 90 million americans had at least one violen violation of the safe drinking water act. it will cost billions of dollars to fix america's water system. >> it's time for our politicians, it's time for our government to recognize that everyone has a right to safe drinking water. >> reporter: and there could be a development soon on the legal front. the national research council filed suit against newark. it failed to comply with laws particularly the safe drinking water act. a hearing in that case is set for tomorrow here. >> the basic human necessity. athena, thank you for bringing the story. >>> so wing ding dinners and corn dogs are part of life really but also part of running for president. which candidates are getting the blue ribbon from crysthris at t iowa state fair? coming up. usaa took care of her car rental, and getting her car towed. all i had to take care of was ma

from one of the city's main processing plants into households but giovanni banks who has lived in newark his whole life has his reservations is the loan going to be paid back the taxes are going to be paid back from taking away opportunities from children like. you know lowering programs not having a good quality of things it's just a lot of things that come into play with that officials say that the plan would dramatically cut the time that it would take to replace the lead pipes from 10 years to under 30 months we are going to replace approximately 80000 led service lives in homes across the city of north replacing the less service lines is the only prominent way to address this issue the fast track plans to replace the pipes comes weeks after testing revealed that the filters distributed for free by the city are doing little to reduce elevated levels in the drinking water this is a slap in the face to the residents of the city and long as you can see everybody standing in line now we are in a in panic mode in the city because the fans had to come in to tell us to stop drinking the wat

i believe about it jim just a big this about 70000 cases you know or merge and see operations newark's crisis has clear similarities to flint michigan where longstanding dangerous lead levels in many predominately african-american and low income neighborhoods forced people to rely on bottled water and lead to the prosecution of state and local officials and over the weekend the new york times reported a long line of questionable decisions that led to the water crisis in newark the article reads an investigation by the new york times based on dozens of interviews and hundreds of pages of public records reveals blunders at all levels of government in safeguarding new works water infrastructure city officials brushed aside warnings and allowed the systems to deteriorate while state and federal regulators often did not intervene forcefully enough to help prevent the crisis. it's been said after many a drunken evening with friends that the claim the devil or the whiskey made you do it when it comes to human behavior after a few to bowls of alcohol it's a pretty good chance that bad behavior

. >>> on this flight to newark, a bat flying through the cabin. a passenger in the bathroom. you can see the flight attendant running. >>> and the alarming number of sharks spotted right at the peak of vacation season. >>> good evening, great to have you with us on a busy friday. we begin with the newest tragedy for the kennedy family. we have new reporting on the death of saoirse kennedy hill. the granddaughterer of robert f. kennedy and ethel kennedy. she was found unconscious at her grandmother's home and she was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. she had written and trying to raise awareness for others. tonight, the kennedy family is gathering. they are heart broken and what ethel kennedy is now saying. more from hyannisport, massachusetts. >> reporter: tonight, heartbreak on the kennedy compound as family members grieve the loss of 22-year-old saoirse kennedy hill, the granddaughter of ethel and robert f. kennedy. >> possible o.d. >> authorities responding to emergency calls about a possible drug overdose around 2:30 thursday afternoon, at the stor

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the filters they gave folks in newark didn't work.led water they tried handing out hadr an expiration date on it. it is in plain english a mess. it's a story that combines race and poverty and health and that terrible clunky word, infrastructure. there is nothing but solid ds in charge in the state of new jersey, city of newark. there happens to be a presidential candidate who is a former mayor who has a newark address, cory booker, complicating this a little bit. but it will show before this is over for all the wrong reasons, the intersection between kind of race, society, policy, and that word infrastructure. >> yes, brian, you make excellent points all. and i think it is important to point out that withk a lot of t issues that have popped up on the 2020 campaign, whether it's the economy or gun violence or infrastructure, a lot of these thingstr are happening because there's such a crowded field. these issues are landing in the backyards of many of these candidates and the newark issue certainly is landing in senator booker's backy

kathy park, nbc news, newark, new jersey >>> much more ahead tonight including the camping trip that became a terrifying ordeal for one family as a wolf attacked while they were sleeping we'll look at how they survived. >>> shocking medical bills, why more patients are facing big charges for care they thought was in network >> the inspiring young woman playing at the little league world series we hope you'll stay with us. >>> next tonight the new jersey family back home this evening after surviving a terrifying attack while camping in canada park officials say they were asleep when a wolf tore through their tent nearly dragging the father into the woods. here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: the attack happened in canada's vast national park, not far from where the rocky mountains meet ice cold waters the rispoli family from new jersey was sleeping in their tent with a 78-pound wolf suddenly attacked. >> when i arrived the tent collapsed and there was the back half of the wolf sticking out. >> reporter: camper russ fee ran over to help, instinct leading him to kick the wolf >> the wolf

newark, the city of newark has seen a 30% increase in car break-ins between 2015 to 2018. fremont, 27% increase in the same time period. three se, 14% increase, same months of this year and milpitas seen a 35% increase the first half of the year. now organized groups from san francisco, and san joaquin, they are selling the goods overseas and they are sophisticated and they work in shifts up and down the highway, 880, 237, 101, they are looking for laptops, cell phones and other electronics that people leave in cars. law enforcement is encouraging not to leave items in your car. but if you do, put it in the trunk and put the devices in airport mode. thieves do have equipment to detect blew tooth and wi-fi. the chief said they received over laptop computers that wasi a weekend's worth of stealing. reporting live here in milpitas. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> one weekend. that is shocking. >>> so new details on the in one m terrifying shoppers there. the incident played out yesterday in springfield. no shots were fired and he is in custody but police said the manager pu

. >> the water crisis in newark, new jersey continues, residents are outraged as the city continues to deal with elevated led had lev-- lead levels we have the latest >> the frustration >> makes me feel unsafe. >> and the lines are growing in newark, new jersey as residents demand answers over unsafe lead levels in the drinking water >> take those pipes out and putsomething good in the ground that can save children >> he came here to pick up bottled water for his family only to leave confused and empty handed >> i have to go and spend money to buy water we have six bottles of water left, it's 90 degrees. >> recent tests raised concerns of the quality of the water and the effectiveness of thousands of filters distributed by the city prompting officials to drink bolts e-- to drink bottled wate for now. >> we do not have enough information to determine if the filters are working or not >> there were concerns that water being handed out was expired. according to the fda, there's no limit to the shelf life of bottled water. as long as it's properly produced and bottled >> residents and a ad

he was the mayor of newark.e oversaw growth in that city and saw people moving back into the city. this is someone that has the experience to do that. david: when he makes the case to the american people from his experience, what is the point to does say that is why i would do a good job. sabrina: talk about the city of newark having a rebirth under cory booker. he expanded everything from parks to people coming back to the city, moving their families back. school growth, graduation rates group. not only that. he took on the toughest challenges. -- streeted a city fight -- "street fight" underlines his battle for mayor. newark, he was able to turn around and made it safer. corey is the only candidate that still lives in newark, still lives in the same low income community he lived in when he was mayor and that informs his view on the national stage. david: he has quite a few opponents. how does he get attention? most commenters thought he did quite well in the last round of presidential debate, but did you get t

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