the strike permanently blinded qureshi in his left eye. he spent 40 days in the hospital recovering from burns and lacerations from shrapnel. two of his uncles and his 21-year-old cousin were killed in the attack. the strike reportedly targeted top taliban and al qaeda commanders, but available evidence suggests it instead hit the wrong target. members of qureshi's family were part of a pro-government peace committee. the former president of the maldives, mohamed nasheed, has called on the u.s. and european nations to levy sanctions against maldivian officials for human rights abuses in the maldives. nasheed was the maldives' first democratically elected president, known internationally for his work on climate change. he was ousted in 2012 in what he called an armed coup by supporters of his predecessor, maumoon abdul gayoom. he is now serving a 13-year sentence under anti-terrorism laws. he has been permitted to travel to london for back surgery, where he spoke. >> it easy to topple a dictator, but not so easy to uproot a dictatorship. [i

as ashar qureshi reports now, the drug lord is responsible for the vast majority of drug traffickingwindy city. >> reporter: he was named public enemy number one. it's a dubious moniker last used by chicago law enforcement to describe al capone in the 1930s. >> his involvement with the day-to-day drug trade in chicago is of a major significance, and he controls the street gangs by supplying them with the drugs. >> reporter: in chicago the u.s. drug enforcement estimates he supplies 80% of the city's heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and meth. he has been captured three times. he escaped in 2001 using money, bribes and a series of tunnels. he was captured in 2014, but escaped again last jail through a mile-long tunnel. following a dramatic raid, he was recaptured a third time on friday. authorities carried out intense and careful intelligence work, and a criminal investigation that allowed them to identify and arrest guzman and dismantle the influence of the network around this criminal. >> reporter: that network has chicago at the center. in 2009, federal authorities in illinois indicted h

ashar qureshi reports. >> reporter: it's because it's water. >> reporter: at a town meeting in the chicagob this week, the water crisis in flint, michigan was at the top of the agenda. >> really what it boils down to is they had a problem. they knew about it. they didn't do anything about it. which is different from elgen. >> reporter: she assured residents that the drinking water in their district is safe. >> i have gotten quite a few phone calls and emails, talked to our city council people that are very concerned. we're walking into the control room. >> reporter: she heads the agency responsible for treating the drinking water here. >> this is our system, our supervisory control system. >> reporter: like flynn they get their water from a nearby source. >> you have to take steps to ensure your water is not corrosive. it's about making your water non-corrosive. >> reporter: using water from the flint river without proper control treatment caused lead to leach into flint's drinking water. but lead poisoning is a pervasive issue beyond flint. nine counties nationwide told the cdc 10% or mor

ashar qureshi reports. >> reporter: in 2013 he was named public enemy number one.last used by chicago law enforcement to describe ganger al capone in the 1930s. >> his involvement with the day-to-day drug trade in chicago is of a major significance, and he controls the street gangs by supplying them with the drugs. >> reporter: in chicago the u.s. drug enforcement agency estimates his gang supplies 80% of the drugs in the city. he escaped in 2001 using money, bribes, and a series of tunnels. after 12 years on the rin, he was captured in 2014, but escaped again last july through a mile long tunnel. following a dramatic raid, he was recaptured a third time on friday. >> translator: authorities carried out intense and careful intelligence work and a criminal investigation that allowed them to identify and arrest guzman and dismantle the network of influence and protection of this criminal >> reporter: that network is the dominant cartel presence in the united states with chicago at the seen ter of the distribution network. in 2009 federal authorities in illinois indic