called plant scherer, it's located in juliette, georgia, and is majority owned by georgia power. each year it produces 3 1/2 million kilowatts of electricity. generating that power requires a lot of coalal. over 1,200 tons of coal are burned every hour at plant scherer, and in 2010, that resulted in 2,200 tons of coal ash. and it's all dumped into a 750-acre e unlined pond, meaning nothing prevents toxins from entering the groundwater. >> they built this plant a an aa where ththere's no public water access. eveveryone within a 5-me radius and maybe e even further, drinking g on private welell wa. >> that includes donna and phil welch. when theyey built their home n 2001, they thoughght they were moving into an ideal countryside h home. >> and we were so excited about moving to the country. um, fresh air, you know, kind of john denver-ish generation that we were from. and we were excited about bringing our children too the country. you know, building the home of our d dreams. >> insteadad, like others in juliette, they got sick. >> several years after we moved in, i started develo

i write most frequently for one called truth dig, edited by robert scherer, and depending on my political views you'll love or hate this very progressive web site. i also write for the jewish journal of los angeles and the l.a. observed and a couple of a other things. our subject is women behind the power, and our panelists have written about how these famous men, three of them, -- how they were shaped or influenced by women. one of the women was one of the most famous people in the world in her day, eleanor roosevelt. another was joan kroc, wife of the mcdonald's mogul. she one as famous but also a dominant figure. the third was interestingly, influenced by not one person but by a movement of women who influenced him. he was the great abolitionist and former slave, frederick douglass. our panelists have two jobs, and as an author i want to point out the most important is the first. for them to talk about their books and n such a compelling manner that you'll all line up afterwards to buy copies and have them sign it, and that guess on right out here. the second is to shed some light on t

michael scherer of "time" magazine. david sanger and alexis simendinger. announcer: this is "washington week." funding is provided by. -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. announcer: additional funding is provided by neumann's own foundation, donating profits to charity and nourishing the common good. coup and patricia ewing committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. by contributions to your pbs tation from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, robert costa of "the washington post." robert: good evening. barely 100 days into his presidency, donald trump declared to syria and the world that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. syria and its closest ally russia blasted the u.s. for its attack on air basin homes where aircraft launched a series of attacks on innocent civilians. many leaders praised the president's actions and the use of serin. it's a dramatic departur

we tackle it all with michael scherer of time magazine. abby phillip of "the washington post." julie hirschfeld davis of the new york times. and jake sherman of politico. announcer: celebrating 50 years. this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. announcer: additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supp

we tackle it all with michael scherer of time magazine. abby phillip of "the washington post." julie hirschfeld davis of the new york times. and jake sherman of politico. announcer: celebrating 50 years. this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. announcer: additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supp