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the primary, seven families in flint have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing michigan governor rick snyder of gross negligence after the city's water was contaminated by lead. the poisoning began when an unelected emergency manager appointed by governor snyder switched the city's water to the corrosive flint river, causing lead from the pipes to leach into the water. many are calling for snyder's resignation and even his arrest. we'll have more on flint after headlines. in honduras, environmentalists say gustavo castro soto, coordinator of friends of the earth mexico, has been detained and deny permission to return to his native mexico. castro witnessed the fatal shooting of environmentalist curt guyette in honduras --berta caceres. we will have more on this case later in the broadcast. venezuelan authorities say they're investigating an alleged massacre of 28 miners and the state of bolivar. there reports of gang killed and dismembered the miners in a bid to take over a wildcat gold mine. in boston, massachusetts, more than 2000 public school students walked out of class on monday to prot

expect to see democrats go after rick snyder.ay that the epa didn't reprimand the state of michigan for having the toxic water. this is going ton contentious because democrats are upset with governor snyder and have been calling for him to resign. listen to this questioning of the governor by cartwright. >> you were not in a medically induced a coma for a year and i've about had enough of your phony apologies. the epa does not bear one-tenth of the responsibility and she resigned and there you are dripping with guilt but drawing your paycheck, hiring lawyers at the expense of the people and doing your dead-level best to spread accountability to others. and not being accountable. it's not appropriate. pretty soon, we will have men who strike their wives saying, i'm sorry, dear, but there were failures at all levels. people who put dollars over the fundamental safety of the people do not belong in government and you need to resign, too, governor snyder. >> reporter: so that's an idea of how contentious this hearing is, jose. i can

any minute now michigan governor rick snyder will testify before a congressional panel that's trying to figure out how the city of flint was exposed to toxic water for well over a year. we'll bring you that as it begins. and in campaign 2016 it is increasingly clear this morning that the republican party is at a crossroads, divided over donald trump, on one side you have a growing number of rank and file party leaders now resigned to him as the most likely nominee, but on the other side party activists who are holding out hope that they can find some way to stop him. today conservative activists are gathering in washington to discuss their path forward. erick erickson the conservative activist who disinvited trump to the red state gathering over his attacks on megyn kelly told npr they have their own so-called nuclear option on the table. >> there is going to have to be the groundwork for a new political party in the country that represents people who typically have been republican voters in the past. >> but following his near sweep on tuesday some key republicans seem to be resigned

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congress holds more hearings on lead poisoning of the water supply of flint, michigan, governor rick snyder testifies for the first time. tomay ask you repeatedly come to flint, you admit you did not show up for more than seven after he asked you. >> i'm not familiar. i would have to check my schedule. >> that is what he said, you did not put october until 2015, is that right? >> i don't know if that is right or not. amy: we'll get reaction from two flint residents. nayyirah shariff, coordinator with flint democracy defense league and melissa maze, of water you fighting for, a flint, michigan-based research and advocacy organization founded around the city's water crisis. she and her three children suffer from long-term exposure to heavy metals. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in the 2016 race for the white house, leading republican party establishment members met in washington, d.c., thursday to continue efforts to try to block a donald trump nomination. led by redstate.com founder erick erickson, the gro

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rick snyder has to go. he has to resign. he can nod effectively lead the state for another three years. he's not resigned yet. over the next few days that race will come through louisiana and kansas and then michigan on tuesday. there's this big collision between that national political calendar and what just happened to be some of the worst disasters in failed governance in modern american history. because of these catastrophic failures by bobby jindal and sam brownback and rick snyder, they are all in crisis. they are all going through something unprecedented and unprecedentedly bad. the political campaigns, the presidential campaigns will be thundering through. it's one thing to rail in the government and wish government away and derive as stupid. it's another to be living there. it's poisoning your kids. badly run government is really bad. that fact is about to get real for all these candidates. get one of our right best deals ever.... ....for just $9.99 you can get any large pizza with up to five toppings pile on your f

it's easy to blame the republican governor, rick snyder. but the federal government also dropped the ball here. according to section 1414 of the safe drinking water act, the epa has to step in and take action when a state is informed about water problems and doesn't do anything for 30 days, as the state here didn't do.

congressional grilling, rick snyder with lawmakers on capitol hill. over failures in flint's water crisis. pumping polluted water. and find innings a new study. water appears to be leaking from a nuclear facility in miami and threatening the florida everglades and sea world stops its killer wail program. the iconic image of his bedroom. and now you can sleep in it for a price. the flint water crisis is the topic of a fiery hearing on capitol hill today. the star witnesses, michigan governor, rick snyder and the head of the epa. both had calls for them to resign. lisa stark has more from washington with more on their testimony >> reporter: tony, with angry lawmakers on the house oversight and government reform committee who want to know why the state and government officials did not act more aggressively as the water problems in flint mounted, it was a year and a half since the residents began complaining and the officials sounded the alarm. during that time, there was a steady drip of evidence that all was not right. >> the testimony you're about to g

it is easy to blame the republican governor rick snyder. the federal government also dropped the ball. the epa knew for months and months, never one of people of flint not to drink the water as president, would you fire the head of the epa? >> i think the people here in the region who knew about this and failed to follow what you just said rightly the wall -- law required, have been eliminated from the epa. >> so far one person has resigned. >> i would certainly be launching an investigation. i was told some of the higher-ups were pushing to get changes that were not happening. i would have a full investigation, determine who knew what when and, yes, people should be fired. how far up it went, i don't know. but as far as it goes, they should be released because they failed this city. but let me add this, anderson. this is not the only place where this kind of action is needed. we have a lot of communities right now in our country where the level of toxins in the water, including lead, are way above what anybody should tolerate. we have a hi

rick snyder/(r) michigan) "i have because those people work for me."michigan governor rick snyder - speaking with contrition and humility before a congressional hearing this michigan) "not a day or night goes by that this tragedy doesn't weigh on my mind." ...but thursday may have weighed heavier than most... ...as lawmakers blasted snyder for waiting months to take action on flint's lead-tainted cartwright/(d) pennsylvania) "i've had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies. there you are, dripping with guilt, but drawing your paycheck, hiring lawyers at the expense of the people."democrats, calling for snyder to resign.(rep. matt cartwright/(d) pennsylvania) "people who put dollars over the fundamental safety of the people do not belong in government."meanwhile, republicans blasted e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy, noting that staffers knew of high lead levels as early as february of 20-15.(rep. jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "you had the authority, you had the backing of the federal government and you did not act."(gina mccarthy/epa

well grill rick snyder, the man at the helm of this committee. stay with me. your gut is your digestive core. so choose ultimate flora by renewlife. it has 30 billion probiotic cultures. feel lighter and more energized. ultimate flora. more power to your gut. >>> on thursday, rick snyder will testify on capitol hill about the contaminated drinking water in the city of flint. he along with the head of the ea will testify in front of the eversight committee. he will be pressed about what they knew about dangerously high levels of lead in the water months ago and why so little was done to address it right away or warn citizens soon enough. both presidential candidates addressed the water crisis during the cnn debate last weekend. >> what is more important than the health and well-being of the people, particularly children. it is raining lead in flint. >> if local government does not have the resources, if state government for whatever reason refuses to act, children in america should not be poisoned. federal government comes in. federal government acts. >> repres

one of the things that was striking, though s that both governor rick snyder and house republicans on that committee really spent a lot of their time blaming flint on the epa and saying the epa is the problem and that's what happen in flint. what's your reaction to that? >> it's absolutely untrue. the initial responsibility was taking local power away from the citizens of flint. decisions being made over their heads. knowledge accruing, people knew what was going on but forgot to tell the people of flint whose kids were drinking poison. should the epa have done a better job? should they have been more outfront earlier on? yes, absolutely. but the core responsibility for that was with the state of michigan. that is why i asked for governor snyder's resignation. but rachel, the point i'm making here is that while flint may be the worst example of a crumbling infrastructure, it's not the only one. we've got to think out of the box. we have to ask why in the wealthiest country in the history of the world why our infrastructure not just water but waste water, roads, bridges, why our rail s

governor rick snyder has been criticized for his slow response. >> we didn't connect all the dots that i wish we would have. >> newly released e-mails from his office show that concerns over the quality of flint's water were raised early on. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day. i wish i would have asked for questions. >> in a few weeks he'll face questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. yolanda 191jolan stewart hopes that a resolution comes soon. >> i'm hoping and praying that they'll be all right. >> bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, flint, michigan. >> up next, making music history. >> cubans come in droves to see americans perform. >> the incenter of modern e-mail has died. he passed away at age 74. he sent his first test e-mail back in 1971. his choice for the @ symbol is a cultural icon now. he is described as someone who is it not frequently check his e-mails. >>> president obama will the first u.s. president to visit cuba in 90 years. but lucia newman found out some cubans are already enjoying the musical perks of the warming relations with cuba. >> another sign of the chang

. >>> michigan governor rick snyder on the congressional hot seat testifying to the oversight committeected to blame the water supply contamination on every level of government. hillary clinton and others calling for him to resign. epa chief is also scheduled to testify. >>> schools in newark, new jersey are testing 17,000 students for lead poisoning. officials are responding to a report released today that found waters in half the schools found elevated lead levels for years. 30 of the 67 schools have drinking water shutdown. >>> dow future pointing higher. oil up after a big gain yesterday. stock markets in europe rising. asian shares climbing. federal reserve has the concerns of the strength of the global economy. janet yellen and company keeping interest rates unchanged. that is dimming the economic outgrowth. gdp will rise 2.2% this year. policymakers expect to raise interest rates two more times this year. it will depend on the economy. the fed says it could return rates to zero in the event of the shock to the financial system. investors like this news. it shows the fed is being

rick snyder, (r) michigan) let me be blunt, this was a failure on all levels. (gina mccarthy, epa administrator) i will take hard enough but i will not take responsibility for causing this problem. problem.flint's mayor is calling for emergency federal funding to help fix the problem. mother nature's wrath destroyed a historic spot in northeastern minnesota!high winds stirred up these intense waves on lake superior - which swept away part of the old america dock in the town of knife river.the dock hasn't actually been used in decades, but it was a popular tourist spot... take a look at this!a huge fireball lit up the skies over the united kingdom early this morning!this video is from the u-k meteor observation network... the group's co- founder says the meteor was almost as bright as a full moon and it was the brightest they've seen in 4 years!people in france and the netherlands let get your latest nine first warning forecast. we are looking at dry driving conditions again as we start the day and it's cooler as well. temperatures drop into the upper 30s and lo

rick snyder, (r) michigan) let me be blunt, this was a failure on all levels. (gina mccarthy, epa administrator) i will take responsibility for not pushing hard enough but i will not take responsibility for causing this problem. problem.flint's mayor is calling for emergency federal funding to help fix the problem. the united way of butler county is asking for your support today to help the people of flint.it's asking you to buy a case of bottled water... and donate it.you can drop it off today... during a "bring your water meet and greet" between 11 and noon at the m-a folkes company on mcbride court in hamilton. so... people are still finding debris after a tornado touched down in illinois earlier this week... including this wedding dress.a newspaper delivery man in iowa found the gown early wednesday morning.now... police are looking for its owner. (chief shane themas/leclaire, ia police dept.) "obviously it's a wedding dress and probably has some sentimental like to make sure it gets back to the owner." owner."police *believe* it was blown over the mississi

rick snyder: unaccountable bureaucrats at the epa allow this disaster to continue unnecessarily. sally: the epa pointed back at governor snyder. gina mccarthy: we begged to provide them technical assistance beginning in march. we begged them beginning in april to do corrosion control. sally: flint switched its water source in a cost-saving move. in 2014, the state discovered dangerous levels of lead in the water supply. governor snyder says he didn' t become aware of it until a year later. rick snyder: i' questions could i have asked, ve done. matt cartwright: plausible s plausible. m asking you s any problem in the state of new york. sally: lawmakers raising concerns about water in their own states. brendan boyle: 18 cities in my exposure than flint does. >> even in the state of new jersey we have issues. sally: mccarthy says she' s asked every state to take action. gina mccarthy: relook and confirmed to us that they are implementing the law as intended. sally: lawmakers called on the epa administrator and michigan' s governor to resign. both say they will not be stepping down. s

continued, flint residents protested in the hallways like they have been for months. >> arrest rick snyderstaff members knew for months before action was taken and the public was warned. some members of the committee weren't buying his claim that he wasn't looped in. >> there's no doubt in my mind if a corporate ceo did what governor snyder's administration has done, he would be hauled up on criminal charges. >> now, governor snyder has said he does not want to resign and you saw gina mccarthy, she's not even admitting to doing anything wrong here. you saw a lot of questioning and not a whole lot of answers. part of that is because there are many people who still won't talk. 15 either former or current state officials who are really part of this decision-making process who refuse to talk to the committee. >> any lead, any is bad for kids. >> absolutely. >> and we know the state knew about it, i believe, in february and the epa knew about it at the very latest in april. >> the state actually did testing in january, and the epa began to receive information about that testing in february. so

she says that among others, one of the people to blame is the governor, rick snyder.rus of people saying he should resign. do you think he should resign now? >> you know what, this is what i have been watching, this hearing going on. and it's interesting that he is saying that he didn't know anything about it. i'm waiting to see. because if he knew, then that's what -- you know, he needs to be -- be responsible. and, you know, i want to go back to something you said. because we were talking about we don't know what to do about this. we know what to do about it. they need to give us the money so we can take care of our citizens. we need to get the money so we can get these new pipes. we need to get the money because our people deserve services and supports and resources. so we know what to do. and, you know, if you're going to claim responsibility, step up and give flint the money that we deserve to have as a result of what happened. >> false contrition and phony apologies. he was accused of that, the governor was. do you agree with that charge? >> do i -- false -- say

democrats repeatedly pointed out it was the emergency managers who governor rick snyder appointed thathed the city of flint to change its water supply to the flint river in the first place. all to save a few million dollars a year. they also question snyder's leadership on the issue. >> you admit here today that even after the whole world knew that flint residents were exposed to unimaginable levels of lead, you did not declare a state of emergency until january 2016, isn't that true? >> i took immediate action as soon as i learned there was a lead issue, we started issuing filters to people, doing blood testing, water testing -- >> plausible deniability only works when it's plausible and i'm not buying that you didn't know about any of this until october, 2015. you were not in a medically induced coma for a year. and i've had about enough of your phony apologies. >> rachel maddow will have more at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you do not want to miss that. >>> for too long paul ryan tried to have it both ways, giving trump occasionally a slap on the wrist each time he says something detestable,

governor rick snyder grilled by congress today. some lawmakers calling for him to resign over the lead contaminated water in flint. our cameras right there with the head of the epa, under fire for allegedly not moving quickly enough, after learning of the dangers. "usa today" went back four years, reporting about 350 water systems across america failing tests, some of them, dozens of times. abc's mary bruce tonight with the camera rolling, getting answers again. >> you need to take some responsibility because you screwed up. >> reporter: tonight, the blame game erupting on capitol hill. >> what does accountability look like for you? >> reporter: democrats laying into michigan governor rick snyder over the water crisis in flint. >> you were completely missing in action. that's not leadership. do you think? >> i was not missing in action, congressman. >> reporter: the governor acknowledging mistakes. >> i should have asked tougher questions, i should have done more. >> reporter: but for many, that's not enough. >> and there you are,

the organizers say it might take a miracle to recall rick snyder.esterday, it turned out to be a slingshot start to the recall snyder campaign. and we'll have more on that record turnout in just a sec. stay with us. get one of our right best deals ever.... ....for just $9.99 you can get any large pizza with up to five toppings pile on your favorites with up to five toppings for just $9.99 better ingredients. better pizza. papajohns.com >>> we will resume monday night at the movies following this special nbc news report. here is nbc news correspondent edward newman. >> good evening. not quite six hours have gone by since governor george wallace was shot this afternoon just after making a campaign speech in laurel, maryland. >> wallace made a campaign speech this afternoon in laurel, maryland, outside washington. for the primary which wallace is expected to win. wallace had been heckled and pelted with small objects at a speech earlier today but this crowd was mostly friendly. after the speech at laurel, wallace took off his coat in the hot sun and we

house oversight and government reform committee, michigan governor rick snyder and the head of the e r fire. here's one of the most heated echanges, which took place between governor snyder and matt cartwright. >> i took immediate action as soon as i learned there was a lead issue. >> i'm not buying that you didn't know about any of this until october of 2015. you were not in a medically induced coma for a year and i've had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies. people who put dollars over the fundamental safety of the people do not belong in government. and you need to resign, too, governor snyder. >> and joining me right now is congressman cartwright, always good to have you on the broadcast. good morning to you, sir. look, the easy part is getting these people in front of you. but what can congress do right now? can't you and your colleague versus some sort of emergency bill? >> well, a couple of things there, alex. and good morning, we are looking forward to a great day here in northeastern pennsylvania. i'll be stepping up in the girardville, st. patrick'

lawmakers on capitol hill are now calling for disciplinary action , after it took michigin governor rick snyder months to take action on flint's water crisis. at a congressional hearing this week, democrats have called for governor snyder to resign. republicans are now blasting e-p-a gina mccarthy, as well. paul gosar/r arizona "you still don't get it. you have bread a culture at epa that is built of fraud." gina mccarthy/epa administrator "sir i'm not trying to shift responsibility." paul gosar/r arizona "yes you have! this whole hearing that's all you've done!" republicans say mccarthy's staff knew about high lead levels, as early as febrary of last year. they are now calling on her to resign. andn take a look at this video that gave an abrupt wake up. this was the scene at an apartment complex on west fork road right around 4 o'clock... a silver van crashes right into the front of it...and the driver...takes off. police are still looking for the driver. residents quickly called 9-1-1. luckily, no one was hurt. coming up... the muskies are going into march madness with their highest ranking i

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were quick to hit the ongoing water crisis in the city and didn't hold back on michigan governor rick snyder's role or his future. >> so i swrould a full investigation, determineho knew what when, and, yes, people should be fired. >> president sanders would fire anybody who knew about what happened. i believe the governor of this state should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponse, he should resign. >> i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled, and we should support the efforts of citizens attempting to achieve that. >> governor snyder has responded days, political candidates will be leaving flint and michigan, and they will not be staying to help solve the crisis, but i am committed to the people of flint. i will fix this crisis and help move flint forward. >>> later on things got testy over the bailouts in the economy. >> some of your friends destroyed this economy. >> you know. >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> if you're going to talk, tell the whole story, senator sanders. >> let me tell my story. you tell yours. >> i will. >> i said let the billionaires bail themselve

grilled michigan governor rick snyder. and e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy today. accusing them, of not taking action when they learned about the water crisis in flint, michigan. diane gallagher reports on the hearing from washington, d.c. which included several fiery exchanges. calling for both mccarthy's and snyder's resignations. >> reporter:michigan we failed. the flint water crisis takes center stage on capitol hill, with the house oversight committee grilling michigan's governor rick snyder. maryland the governor's fingerprints are all over this. and e-p-a administrator gina mccarthy. georgia the environmental protection agency, they didn't do that, they didn't protect the public. at times, calling for their jobs. utah - or house oversight committee chairman if you want to do the courageous thing, you too should resign. pennsylvania you need to resign too, governor snyder. at the heart of the hearing, the dangerous levels of lead the people of flint, michigan have been exposed to for more than a year in their drinking water. maryland an entire generation of c

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democrats on capitol hill carrying rick snyder for a state response.of flint, michigan are are dealing with the water. here's more on the governor's role in the disaster. peter has the latest. >> reporter: hi, heather, law makers were furious about p flint today. the democrats had an explosive hearing this morning on the governor rick snyder. >> possibility deniability only works when it is plusible. i am not buying that you did not know about this in october. you were not in a medically induced coma and i have had enough of your false contrition and phony apologies. >> the regulators are calling for genomccarthy to resign. >> in your mind did the epa do anything wrong. >> i don't know if we did everything right is the challenge i am facing. >> the challenge you are fating right now is my question. did the epa do anything wrong? >> i think we -- i hope we would be more regressive. >> the focus will not just be on flint. there are 353 schools and day care centers where water fountains and sinks failed test and presented high levels of lead because stude

happy spring. >>> michigan governor rick snyder on the hot seat this morning when he testifies before the white house oversight committee. he is expected to blame the failure of government at every level. hillary clinton and others called for snyder to resign over his handling of the lead c contamination in flint. >>> schools in newark, new jersey will test 17,000 students for lead poisoning. a report willi be released toda which found elevated lead levels for years. 30 of the 67 schools have had drinking water shut off. >>> the washington, d.c. subway system is set to reopen within the hour after a day-long shutdown for emergency inspection of the high voltage power system. transit officials say 26 defective cables have been found and 18 repaired. some of the 91 subway stations may remain closed. >>> and five north carolina sheriff deputies facing suspensions for looking the other way when the man was attacked at a trump rally. the three deputies were demoted and suspended for five days. all five will spend the next year on probation. an african-american man led away by deputies when

following the debate tonight, governor rick snyder responded to calls for his resignation. he tweeted: i'm taking responsibility as our value system says we circulate. our track record says they need to get things done and i want to get things done. michigan is very important to clinton and sanders. 147 delegates up for grabs. >> any surprises diane glrm sorry would you repeat them? >> any surprises in the debates? anything new between clinton and sanders? >> i just think that it was a much more testy debate tonight. they kind of went after each other. they were respectful, something we kind of didn't see in the republican debate but they really went toe to toe with each other which is something that i think maybe we haven't seen in past debates. >> thank you, diane estabrook in flint, michigan. >>> in the republican contest senator rubio's win in puerto rico may not be enough to help. he and john kasich remain long shots. more from hermel aa argawi. >> john kasich won an enthusiastic endorsement from california governor. the ohio governor has yet to win a state and has onl

the hearing room, residents of flint protested outside in the hallways once again calling for rick snyder'sion and criminal charges. snyder doesn't want to step down. he wants to fix the problem. gina mccarthy has not admitted to wrongdoing here. so many unanswered questions. many of the current or former state employees making the decisions have refused to talk to the committee. john and christine. >>> thank you. fbi investigators say a student who stabbed four people on the california college campus before being killed by police may have been inspired by isis. 18-year-old faisal muhammad may have become self radicalized. investigators found isis materials on his laptop and evidence he visited extremist web sites. >>> police in washington, d.c. are investigating an alleged case of sexual abuse at the sidwele friends school. the incidents reportedly took place on wednesday and is not considered to be a crime at this point in time. it is not known where on campus this took place. >>> new york city police investigating a suspicious piece of mail sent to donald trump's son in manhattan. offici

been a big point of contention for lots of people in the state...as many say republican governor rick snyder, and the republican party as a whole hasn't done enough to fix the aftermath of all the lead in the water. debate protested minimum wage, calling for a boost to fifteen dollars an hour. the protesters say everyone deserves a right to clean drinking water and a fair wage...and that's a message they feel the gop needs to hear. there's also a protest of a different kind happening here in florida. this morning, a judge will hear a case challenging whether or not cruz and rubio are even eligible to run for president. i'm working on that and will have more at 6 o'clock. allison, back to you. if you don't want to face the crowds to vote on florida's presidential primary, you'll want to pay attention to this. early voting in pinellas, pasco, sarasota and manatee counties will begin tomorrow. hillsborough and polk began early voting earlier this week. remember, the primary is tuesday, march 15 and only voters who are already registered democrat or republican are allowed to vote. today, the flo

president sanders with fire anybody who knew and did not act appropriately.d it was michigan governor rick snyder who sent a tweet saying i am taken responsibility. he goes on to say i want to get this done. while the hopefuls call for change in front they started to work to replace the lead pipes this massive project will cause of millionsns of dollars they have to removeol miles of old waterline in the meantime thick candidates during last night's debate.t if you're going to talk they been explained why he is post the car industry he also said noo to the franking well clinton said there would not be manya places that it would be okay. they have issues there focusing on thosehe issues and not insulted each other like last week's gop debate. todd is live in the newsroom force. in other news this month their meeting for in a somewhat thousands of migrants are camping in sales a great hopingop macedonia many are trying to escape the fighting and the syrian werere el nio once again battering california it with a powerful storm police say a woman died when i man she was with drove around a barricade

governor says there isn't a planan to help lead flint recovered from the water crisis governor rick snyder says it with infrastructure in this employment including replacing drinking water fixtures and some leadwa service lines boosting health and education resources developingin mortgage options he addressing concerns in finding long-term solutions to improve the quality of life for the people.ttslo >> jerry in nepal colgan and doctor trout today to consider paid to damage against the media company they have awarded him $150 million in a lawsuit over a 16 bit posted they posted an online event having sex with ai life of his best friend at the time,i he maintained he did not were innocent clouds and sunshine, today i am 42 . we're going to be above normal tomorrow, . rain chances increase thursday and easter weekend forecast, pick day saturday . on sunday chance of showers . it felt like it's in the mid- 30s if with will have your winter coat the . doing and get a break from the snow that fell with about 6 inches and also looking at the high pressure that should keep it to the north next f

gor rick snyder unveiled -- governor rick snyder has a plan to make people's lives better. it calls for improved health and educationable services. it does not include replacing all the lead underground pipes. michelle: the first full week of spring is looking more like winter. we had snow over the weekend. today is starting to move in the right direction but not great. jonathan: half the equation. it's sunny but it is cold. chief meteorologist doug hill keeping an eye on it. this is something like what the friends in the north are dealing with. new england is getting four to six inches of snow. doug: there are spots of it. we had rain and snow over the weekend. nasty. look at this. the way it looks in germantown. cool. the temperatures are at the 50 degree mark. sunshine. gusty winds as well. the temperatures this time of day, this time of march are in the it feels cooler. 53 in fredericksburg. north and west, it's cooler. the wind gust a few minutes ago gusting to 30 miles per hour in manassas and leesburg. 31 in leesburg an the tower at andrews air force base. the winds