vantage point in colorado -- i was only working around durango and silverton. durango has a population of 17,000. silverton is a small town, less than 700 people at the base of cement creek where it meets the animas. so the immediate human area of concern. you also have aquatic life. fish, long since dead in the headwaters. the way the epa responded is they made model water available. in durango, they use the la plata county fairgrounds and they set up a claims process. online computer form. i asked the epa how many had been submitted -- it is uncertain. i have not had a response. response is to set up a command post in durango. unified command post covering three epa regions, including the navajo ration asked the navajo nation. -- 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

silverton's true goldmine. >> this is where the flow came down. the guide represents the city and county as a spokesman. the funds from the national priority list may come quickly or take decades. and if the 2 for 1 site is on the community, it could be devastating for the people that live here. >> this hole in the ground is not gushing sludge. but other nearby mines leak contaminated town water at hundreds of gallons per minute. it happened for years and super fund or no super fund. it's a small win stretching into the future? >> the e.p.a. says the toxic spill is dissipating, glutens are heading downstream. scientists worry toxins will reach lake powell, a tourist attracti attraction. jacob ward visited the lake to tell us why scientists are concerned. >> lake powell is a punisherman's paradise, a major source of drinking water. that's why state and federal people are trying to sort out the downstream effect. >> we need to check out the spill and take preliminary data, water samples, fish samples. and each time they do that, they obtain a little

the blowout is near silverton, colorado, a town built by mining. hundreds of old abandoned shafts are cut into the hillsides. we passed them as we drove the dirt roads further into the country. there is no public access to the site itself. we take a rocky one lane detour into the road closure. slow going, steep going, and where the road ends, is where all the trouble started. so finally we get a chance to see ground zero. this is entrance to the gold king mine that blew out last wednesday. it was a mine entrance dammed by a landslide, crews were trying to figure out how much water had built up behind it. the ugly answer, at least 3 million gallons that burst out of the mountain and spread into the animus rivers. directly below the blowout hole and the corner of the mountain below two other mine entrances. gina mccarthy visited nearby durango earlier. >> the status of the cleanup and the status of the monitoring of the plume, i am excited that they are fully operational and they have been fully operational and we are working this issue very hard. >>

silverton is a community that would like to mine. there is reluctance of a federal agency taking control. >> reporter: so for decades, a few hundred meters from tourists catching the steam train, toxic metals were making the same journey. there is a debate, will last week's spill mean concerted action is taken to address 100 years of water way pollution? or will the epa take the fall for its clumsy remadation and things return to pre-event conditions. the epa did cause this spill, but it did not create the problem. >>> the former u.s. president jimmy carter is battling cancer. the 90-year-old was hospitalized and reportedly had a tumor removed from his liver. doctors found the cancer has spread to other parts of his body. >>> the honduras government hopes that a new dna bank will gather blood samples to match records. nearly 0,000 were forced to migrate for safety. families believe they may have been killed by drug cartels or corrupt border officials in mexico. >> translator: as a ," mother,i want the best for him. if an accident hap

silverton is a community that would really like to mine.lso a real reluctance about having a federal agency take control. >> reporter: so for decades just a few hundred meters from tourists catching the train, toxic metals were making the same journey. will last week's spill finally address a decade's long problem, or will the epa take the fall? the epa did cause this spill, but it did not create the problem. >>> let's return to mexico and those killings we were referring to earlier. john holman joins us live from mexico city. tell us more about this incident. >> reporter: in the early morning hours of thursday, armed gunmen broke into and shot down six people, among them, according to the state government of vara cruz, was the local leader of a very powerful mexican cartel, but also in the bar was a journalist who was also among the six people killed. now he is now the 15th, by some counts, 13th by others, journalist to be killed in this the state. so this is an incident along with the loss of life that occurred that is very worrying to pe

the water quality and the animus river all the way from silverton to new mexico has been compromisedpects for many years. >> reporter: last week's still a reminder of how difficult it is to recover from the unregulated gold, uranium and mineral rushes of the 19th and 20th centuries. shihab rittansi, al jazerra, colorado. >>> in the united states, hillary clinton has handed over her private e-mail server for the fbi. the democratic presidential contender has been under scrutiny over her private e-mail account while she was secretary of state. critics say the setup was unsecure and designed to shield her communications from oversight. >>> in texas a white officer who fat fatality shot a black teenager has been fired. he shot him four times after he was seen on cctv vandalizing cars at a deal are ship. he was still undergoing training at the time of the killing. >> i have serious concerns as to the rational articulated for the use of deadly force in this incident. these concerns, however, are best addressed through the criminal investigation process. however, based on a preponderance of

mines and it was from here that the toxic waste entered the river. >> silverton's fears was reductionalues and tourism and it's a community that would really like to mine and a real reluctance about having a federal agency taking control. >> reporter: so for decades a few hundred meters from tourists catching the steam train on the silverton railroad toxic metals were making the same journey in the river and there is debate underway and will the spill mean concerted action is finally taken to address 100 years of waterway pollution here from unregulated mines or will the epa take the fall for the clumsy attempt at remediation and things will return to preevent conditions. the epa did cause this spill but it did not create the problem. al jazeera, the navajo nation. >>> still ahead on the program and andy here with the sport including find out if tiger woods could hit golf's major tournament of the year. ♪ ♪ it's time for the sport with andy. >> the world's top two golfers mcillroy and spieth tee'd off and spieth has won two majors this rear and mcillroy is back from injury to defend t

this is the little town of silverton. it's long resisted a major federally funded clean up of leaking abandoned mines. it was from here that the toxic waste entered the river. >> it was based upon reduction of property values and tourism. silverton is a community that would like to mine, and there's a reluctance about having a federal agency taking control. for decades, a few hundred meters from tourists, toxic metals were making the same journey in the river. will last week's spill mean action is taken to address 100 years of waterway pollution from unregulated mines or will the e.p.a. take a fall for a clumsy attempt at mediation, and things returning to other conditions. the e.p.a. caused the spill. it did not create the problem >>> well, more rain and strong winds are expected in argentina buenos aires province, where there was a series course of flooding. thousands were forced to leave their homes, three died. >>> trying to take assistance to those cut off by the water. volunteer firearm are working day and night to

dan simon is in silverton, colorado, following the story for us. dan?: hey, jake, the community of silverton is closer to the mine. this creek has a bit of that familiar yellow hue to it, because it's closest to the mine. what is dramatic is we took a drive up there, and saw all that water still pewing out. the takeaway is the epa still that is a significant challenge on its hand. new images of water still rushing from the mine. it's breathtaking as they work to treat and contain the flow of contaminated water. we're about a mine from the mine. you can see the water is continuing to pour out at a very steady pak. it has that familiar yellow mustardy chloro. they're collecting all the water, and putting them into these pools, anded why the is to treat the water before it ends up downstream. >> we now hoe serious this issue is and how much epa is working hard throughout the night and days to actually take responsibility for this action. >> epa administrator tried to quell the anger directed at her agency after it caused 3 million gallons of spill wastewat

and members of a local group based in silverton that tries to promote things in the mining industry, if there's a future for mining in this area. so we went up to the blowout at gold king mine, and it's a startling look. the bright yellow water in the holding ponds around it, and the mineral colored edges around this enormous gaping hole where a cleanup crew blew out the holding wall that was keeping the water back. we talked to a member of our party, a consulting engineer with four decades in the mining business, and he said there could have been better communication between the town and the experts there, and the feds about what was going on up there. >> there seems to be a hesitancy on part of the agency, because of a guess there might be concerns the appearance of collusion, they stated they didn't have -- [ unintelligible ]. >> steve with th the animas stakeholders group who keeps an eye on the mines above silverton, hundreds of mines there, and there's water leaking out of that and other mines in the area, but that's a normal thing. the group figures a couple hundred gallons a

a plug blew, in silverton, colorado. the pollutants are iron and zinc. drinking water is not affected, and the spill, despite how it looks is not harmful to humans. >> the 49ers, after the latest allison smith arrest. aldon smith arrest. maiocco was in the lockerroom t teammate matt maiocco their geraud on cam giants trade ad lp >> let biggest take away for me, the 49ers parted ways with aldon smith, the football player, they didn't part ways with aldon smith the human being. that the coach made the comments, and the players' comments. they talked a lot more about aldon smith the person, getting his life back in order. more than the football side of things. the 49ers seem to have a lot of compassion for their teammate. >> to solidify the rotation, it will be longer to see how he can be. mild left hamstring strain, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. he will miss another start for his next scheduled outing. vogle song, starting in his place, gets chased in the fifth. afeld. russell scores, here comes fowler. 3-1, cubs. and petite now on the mound.

this is the little town of silverton, it has long resisted a federally funded cleanup of its leakingoned mines, and was from here that the toxic waste entered the river. >> silverton's fears were based upon potential reduction in property values, and tourism. they would really like to mine, and there's also a real reluctance about having a federal agency take control. >> reporter: so for decades, just a few hundred meters from tourists, toxic metals were making a journey in the animus river. will last week's spill mean concerted action is finally taken, or will the epa take the fall, and things will return to pre-event conditions? the epa did cause this spill, but it did not create the problem. >>> now to argentina where more rain and strong winds are expected in the buenos aires province, where a series of storms have caused severe flooding already. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: trying to ta take -- assistance to those cut off by the water. volunteer firemen are trying to help the people. experts say 35 -- sent meters of water fell in a few days. >> translator: i have neve

. >>> heavy metals have spilled into a river from an abandoned mine in sill silverton and fille riverin durango county turning the water orange. the mine is still discharging 500-gallons per minute. the epa say its is treating the polluted water. high arsenic and lead levels. officials say it is only dangerous if people are exposed to them. the epa's own inspectors triggered the spill. >>> we are looking at the rise in gun violence in summer. los angeles neighborhoods say the rate has not dropped. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. it is 10:43 eastern. a u.s. forest service firefighter has died battling a fire near lake tahoe. the 21-year-old was hit by a falling tree. more than end this firefighters have been dispatched to battle 20 wild fires. conditions are made worse by the drought. >>> the families of 214-year-olds messing at sea have called off their search. they went missing after a fishing trip. the coastguard searched for a week and the families continued a private seven until saturday. >>> debris has been found in the maldives and it is being. ed if it is from a plane. t

the nation's rivers. >> the mines have been leaking up there for over 100 years, all the way from silvertonnew mexico, the river has been compromised in some respects for many years. >> reporter: a reminder of how difficult it is to recover from the mineral rushes of the 19th, and 20th centuries. >>> krakow is one of the most breathtaking cities in poland in more ways than one. it is well-known for its architecture, but also notorious for its pollution. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: there are plenty of reasons to visit krakow in the sunshine. the elegant architecture, and centuries of history. but when the weather turns cold, the air fills with a thick toxic smog. >> it stinks. it's dirty. it's -- you know, it -- this smog goes down to the -- to the street. krakow during winter, there's no clear visibility, you know, everything is dirty, everything is gray. >> reporter: household chimneys belch out toxic filth that hangs in the stillness of the valley. seven out of ten family homes burn cheap coal for heat or an even cheaper cocktail of plastics and other waste. air pollution levels in t

all the way from silverton to new mexico. have been compromised. last week is a reminder. from gold, uranium and mineral rushes >>> staying in the u.s., hillary clinton handed over the private email servers accused while secretary of state to the federal bureau of investigation. the democratic contender has been under scrutiny for the use of a private email account. the u.s. city of ferguson, there's controversy after a group of the whit militia men. armed with rifles and body armour, a right wing group calling themselves oath keepers says members were there to stem the constitution. their treatment contrasting with protests on suspicion of carrying firearms. >> in texas, a white officer who shot at teenager has been fired. he was seen on c c.t.v. vandalizing cars. the 49-year-old was under going training with the department at the time of the killing. >> i have serious concern to the rationale. these concerns are best addressed through the criminal investigation process. based on the preponderance. and the facts revealed. i have decided to terminate the employment. exerci

. >> we could see mining grow in the silverton area. >> others are working on trying to start that. >> chances of future mining could disappear if it's designated as a toxic clean-up site. something many downstream would like to see. it could bring clean-up money, it's a contentious issue, and has been for decades, where it could slow development and kill the tourist trade. this is where the flow came down. our guide represents the city and san juan county, as a spokesman on the international management team. the funds from the list may come quickly or may take decades. and if the stigma is on the community, it could be devastating to the people that lived here. the infamous hole in the ground is not gushing sludge, but the goal king mine leaks the groundwater. it's been happening for years, and any clean-up. super fund or no super fund will be a small win in a bigger battle into the future. >> allen schauffler, above littleton, colorado >>> that's our show, i'm in philadelphia, i'll be here tomorrow as well. thank you for joining us. >>> devastating spill. it's their livelihood, thei

. >> reporter: the blowout is near silverton, colorado, a town built by mining.undreds of old abandoned shafts are cut into the hillsides. we pass them as we drive the dirt roads farther into the high country. there's no public access to the site itself. we take a rocky one-lane detour around the road closure. a steep switch back climb, colored by the min walls in the ground all around us, where the road ends where all of the trouble started. finally we get a chance to see ground zero, this is the entrance to the gold king mine that blew out last wednesday. it was a mine entrance dammed by a landslide. the ugly answer, at least 300 gallons burst out of the mountain and flooded into the animus and san juan rivers. the epa has built new detention ponds. agency administrator, gina mccarthy, visited nearby durango wednesday afternoon. >> i just came from a briefing on the status of the cleanup, and the status of the monitoring of the plume. i am excited that they are fully operational, and they have been fully operational, and we are working this issue very hard. >>

. >> we have more from the town of silverton. >> i'm at the confluence of the river. it was here last week in the hills over there, where millions of litres of toxic slun emerged. they flooded down the creek into the river, the amazing plume of neotoxic merely. it's still moving downstream, through colorado, new mexico and is heading to the grand canyon. it is heavily diluted. there's questions as to how toxic it is, and what the long-term affects are. interestingly, here in colorado, from the governor downwards, they were upbeat. it suggested ph levels, acidity levels have returned to normal. there's no discernible effect on the wildlife. it's un likely to pose such a threat in the future. they need to wait for the environmental protection agency, for them to be given the all clear to allow people into the river. that is not likely to come for another week or so. >> thousands of people across the indian state are expected to protest over an unsuccessful land redistribution scheme. the zero learnedless initiative was launched in 2013 to provide land for poor household

contaminated waste water last week that was while they were inspecting the shuttered gold king mine mere silverton. toxic plume headed downstream affecting communities in colorado, new mexico and utah. >>> a man accused offsetting his home on fire and then shooting a new york city fire fighter is engaged in a tense standoff with police. all this happening right now in staten island. authorities say that the u.s. marshalls were trying to arrest the man on a federal parole violation when he set his home on fire. but when fire fighters responded, police say that man fired an assault rifle, striking a fire department lieutenant. that wounded fire fighter is expect to recover. >>> well, as many as 1.5 million people, could fill the streets of center city philadelphia for the pope's historic visit, and with only 43 days until the pontiff steps foot in the city of brotherly love, philadelphians are bracing for a big change in their routine. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch reports. >> reporter: with the city bracing for upward of a million people for the pope's september stop, many already here, a

. >> the accident happened near silverton, colorado, and downstream to new mexico. the popular summer destination is starting to see the yellow tide. tribal officials in the navaho nation, spanning part of new mexico declared a state of emergency and shut down some of the system. there'sers fears that it will wind up in the grand canyon. >> it's scary, it's dangerous. >> the water had more than 300 times the normal levels of arsenic. 3500 times the normal level of led. the river in surrounding weeks has been closed for fishing and swimming. drinking water across the region is safe, at least for now. >> it's like with the fires, you see something that your mind is not ready or adjusted to see. >> the e.p.a. says the plume will disbait, but it's unclear what the long term is. >> in is my sanctuary, and my area of peace. my concern is the next generation, what they are walking into >>> we'll have more on the impact of the contamination later >>> an outbreak of legion air's disease in new york city killed 12 people. 113 have been infected since july. victims became ill

. >> i know the silverton area lays claim to 30 abandoned mines. how do you stop something like this from happening again? what does the epa have to do now? >> with regards to the area or even in broader context, there is 22,000 abandoned mines across colorado. so the numbers are quite staggering. in terms of this particular incident and this one area of highly concentrated mining issues, we need to see more action from the epa to bring the sufficient resources, money, technical expertise, to solve these problems. we have been dealing with this for decades and those efforts have been inadequate. we need more resources and we need more help. >>> stay with us. still to come on al jazeera. >> i'm rob reynolds, some observers are calling the process into question. >> and a look of what's pushing people into europe every month. >> hello again. a reminder at the top stories on al jazeera. protesters in japan are angry about a return to nuclear energy. the first of 25 reactors have restarted. nuclear plants were shut down after the fukushima disaster. mor

the accident happened near silverton, colorado, then headed down streerm -- stream to farmington, newexico. tribal initials in the navajo nation have declared a state of emergency, and have shut down some of their water 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 contaminati

there is approximately 1100 mines above silverton alone, so this is -- this is a legacy problem thatas been going on forever. gold king mine in particular was -- they ceased operations in 1923, and the epa was merely trying to characterize and begin to stem the flow of leakage that was already happening from that mine specifically, and they were doing this in the -- in the public trust, in the public interest. the mine owners walked away from this mine. left it to the public, and the public dollars to clean up. and the epa was acting on our behalf to try to make our environment better, and that's the tragedy of all of this, that they were doing what we need them to do, because the mine owners walked away from their responsibility. >> has there been a breach of trust between the epa and the residents of durango. >> well, i think a breach of trust is a pretty strong statement. i would say that -- and the epa has admitted their initial information they got out to the communities was slow, and for a number of reasons, but i -- my -- my impression is that the epa is working really hard to

. >> reporter: the blowout is from silverton, colorado.dreds of old abandoned mine shafts are cut into the hillsides. there's no public access to the site itself. we take a rocky one-lane detour around the road closure. it's slow going, a steep switchback climb through terrain. and where the road ends is where all of the trouble started. finally we get a chance to see ground zero where the accident happened last week. this is the entry to the mine that absolute last wednesday. it was a mine entrance dammed by a landslide which work crews were trying to figure out how much water has built up behind it, the ugly answer at least 3 million gallons. the epa has built new retention for the runoff. agency administrator gina mccarthy visited nearby durango wednesday afternoon. >> i just came from a briefing on the status of the cleanup and the monitoring of the plume. i am excited that they are fully operational and they have been fully operational, and we are working this issue very hard. >> reporter: we came to the accident site with a member of

. >> reporter: this is the site of last wednesday's breach in silverton, colorado where 3 million gallons of pollutants poured down stream into new mexico weaving some 300 miles. the plume reaching the town of farmington, where it began to dissipate, stopping short of lake powell. >> we'll be monitoring the river probably for some time, and i say some time, meaning a year, two years, or maybe longer. >> reporter: but down stream today they're filling tanks with trucked-in water. many being warned to stay away from the river. farmers from colorado to new mexico worried even if the river isn't tainted their food will be. >> i think what's going to hurt the most is when people start saying to us you have contaminated food, we're not going to buy from you. you know, the worst. >> reporter: the fallout from the spill reaching washington, d.c. the head of the epa today. >> i am absolutely deeply sorry that this ever happened, but i want to make sure that we react positively and in a way that's credible and we move this forward. >> reporter: moving forward while looking back. the plume may be go

dangerous levels of metal that spilled in a river. 3 million gallons of waste from an abandon mine in silvertoneaked into a creek and filled the river in the county and turned the water orange and three times originally believed and the mine is still dumping 500 gallons a minute and epa says they are treating the polluted water and show high levels of arsenic and lead and it's dangerous if people are exposed to them, the epa inspectors triggered the spill investigating pollutants at the mine. today al jazeera is looking at this summer's rise in gun violence and police say they are making progress battling the problem in one los angeles neighborhood and residents there disagree and plus how the so called iron pipeline is helping to deliver illegal weapons up and down the east coast. stay with us. texas police say the unarmed black teenagers who officers shot to death last week refused to surrender and a college football died on friday and he crashed his car in the showroom before police arrived and footage released over the weekend appears to corroborate police reports of the incident but it doe

even in today's market, metal prices, it can work. >> we can see mining grow in the silverton area? >> yes, some of us working on trying to start that again. >> any chance of future mining could disappear if this area is designated as a toxic superfund cleanup site, something many downstream would like to see. that designation could bring additional cleanup money but it's a contentious issue here and has been for decades, where the superfund label could slow development and kim the tourist trade, as i willeryton's true gold mine. >> funds from the national priority list may come quickly or may take decades and if the stigma of super funds fight is on the community without true cleanup, it could be devastating to the people who live here. >> this hole in the ground isn't gushing sludge anymore, but gold king and other nearby mines still leak contaminated ground water as hundreds of gallons per minute. it's been happening for years and any cleanup here, superfund or no superfund would be just a small win in a much bigger battle stretching into the future. al jazeera, above littleton,

. >> reporter: waste water continues to drain from the gold inng mine in silverton, colorado four days after the contamination. the epa confirms it's flowing out at a rate of about 500 gallons per minute. that yellow water laced with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals reached new mexico this weekend. experts are still analyzing the waters to determine what the environmental and health impacts might be. this spill happened when an epa supervised cleanup crew accidentally breached a debris damn near the mouth of this mine nleasing more than one million gallons of sludge. in new mexico, officials in the cities of aztec and farmington shut down the san juan river's access to water treatment plants. residents there have a 90 day supply of water. new mexico governor suzanna martinez criticized the epa over pas handling of the spill. >> it's completely irresponsible for the epa not to have informed the state of new mexico immediately. >> reporter: professor bazu is a geochemist with the university of texas in arlington. he says the large amounts of metal in the water can be dangerous for hu

vantage point in colorado -- i was only working around durango and silverton.urango has a population of 17,000. silverton is a small town, less than 700 people at the base of cement creek where it meets the animas. so the immediate human area of concern. you also have aquatic life. fish, long since dead in the headwaters. the way the epa responded is they made model water available. in durango, they use the la plata county fairgrounds and they set up a claims process. online computer form. i asked the epa how many had been submitted -- it is uncertain. i have not had a response. response is to set up a command post in durango. unified command post covering three epa regions, including the navajo ration asked the navajo nation. -- 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-a

. >> reporter: it's been five days since the incident at the abandoned gold creek mine in silverton,he epa estimates one of is team mistakenly released -- >> almost every abandoned mine has the potential for that situation. >> professor mark williams has seen it happen before. groundwater rising inside a plugged-up mine finding its way out, and it's worked with epa to prevent it. >> they then add a tracer, groundwater is going to rise and come out somewhere else. >> reporter: inside his boulder lab, hess using jugs of water and blue coloring to show how tracers can understand where the water comes from and how it moves inside a mine. >> we learn about the hydrology, and then fine, turn it off or move it somewhere elsewhere it's not a problem. >> reporter: for now, the problem is still flowing at 500 gallons per minute. >> in some ways the worth we've seen because of that yellow sludge. >> that is terrible. >>> well, they came here as enemies of the united states, and they left as friends. during world war ii, hundreds of thousands of german prisoners were brought here. some of them n

it's starting to get better in durango and silverton, and starting to get better in new mexico, but it's unsure. >> they've got to get in there and contain it. that is not a good situation. tom, thank you. >>> i'm brooke baldwin, thanks for being with me. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. \s. >>> the phrase that which does not kill the trump campaign, only makes it stronger. where will the latest controversy send his poll numbers? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> just moments ago, hillary clinton weighing in on trump's remark from last week. we'll tell what you she had to say. >>> the national lead, happening right now. new arrests, new clashes and a state of emergency declared in missouri, one day after a man is shot after first firing upon police, police say. it marred some peaceful protests marking one year since michael brown was killed. >>> also breaking in national news, an aide to president obama arrested after she allegedly shot at her capitol police officer boyfriend with his own gun. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper, what an odd new

. >> reporter: the accident happened here silverton, california.ow the popular summer destination of lake powell is starting to see the sludge. and there are fears the spill will find up in the grand canyon. >> it's scary. i mean it's dangerous. >> reporter: at its peak the epa said the water had more than 300 times the normal level of arsenic. 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 >> operator: the epa says the plume will eventually dissipate. >> this is my sanctuary, my place of peace. my first concern is the next generation, and what they are walking into. >> reporter: there isn't been any reports of large numbers of fish or animals dying, but it is likely that heavy metals are likely to have settled in the area. >> jonathan thank you. just ahead the summer of the gun. our in depth look of deadly violence across the united states. >>> and two close for comfort, more commercial pilots are reporting drones n

. >> there is a classic race prospect at silverton.he current world champion qualified quickest on saturday on his honda and broke the lap record in the process. marquez currently 52 points behind the leaders in the world championship standings, 25 points from a win. the world championship leader, the current leader jorge lorenzo joins him on the front row in second position. his yamaha teammate back right there, qualified fastest never on points with lorenz 0 but second by virtue of winning racing. >> that's sport for now thank you very much indeed. the remote countryside of senegal, there, a special art wants to inspire the village. it's called "the thread" it tends to widen arrestthe appeal modern art from, let's say london, and berlin. >> sirio hanson subpoena for the paris luxury brand now at "the thread" in a remote village in senegal. she didn't know what to expect but then she became inspired by the local fashion. she started knitting hats as well as muslim skull caps. and the unexpected happened. keirous young men joined in. w

team accidentally released contaminated water from the abandoned "gold king mine" north of silverton,orado. it spewed into the animas and headed downstream. the tainted torrent has now traveled south more than 100 miles, flowing into new mexico, where the animas meets the san juan river. new mexico's governor, susana martinez, got an aerial view of the contamination, yesterday, in farmington. >> the magnitude of it, you can't even describe it. it's like when i flew over the fires, you see something your mind isn't ready or adjusted to see. >> woodruff: the e.p.a. says it does not expect a major effect on wildlife. and, because utilities closed their intake valves, there's no sign that drinking water has been contaminated. still, homeowners like rosemary hart are frustrated. >> i'm here on my property and i cannot shower. i cannot cook. i cannot do anything with the water from my water well. >> woodruff: adding to the frustration: it took the e.p.a. a full day to notify communities of the spill. now, the yellow flow is heading west toward lake powell in utah, a popular tourist destinat

. >> reporter: it's been five days since the incident at the abandon gold creek mine in silverton.a estimates one of the teams mistakeningly release 3 million gallons of waste water. >> this happens all the time, every abandon mine has potential for that situation. >> reporter: the professor has seen it happen before, ground water rising inside a plugged up mine, finding its way out, and he's worked with the epa at mine sites in colorado to event it. >> they are going to then add a tracer, ground water will rise, and it's going to come out somewhere else. >> reporter: inside his boulder lab, williams uses jugs of water and food coloring to show how tracers help understand where the water comes from and how it moves inside a mine. >> we learn about the hydrology, how the water gets in the mine, and try to it off or move it somewhere elsewhere it's not a problem. >> for now, the problem is still flowing at 500 gallons per minute. >> in some ways, the worst we've seen because of that yellow sludge. >> right now, let's check in with rob to see what's coming our way weather wise. >> a o

the august 5th spill send 3 million gallons of wastewater into the idol mine near silverton, coloradod into rivers in three states. >>> espn has removed curt schilling from its broadcast team because of an anti-muslim tweet. schilling repeated a post that compared muslims to nazis. he was released from the little league assignment. >>> the mormon church is keeping its long time affiliation with the boy scouts despite its decision to keep gay troop leaders. they were given assurances they could appoint troop leaders with their own values. the mormon church is the largest sponsor of boy scout troops. >>> it is back to school time in our area. one virginia high school is filled with construction workers. as stephanie ramirez tells us, building delays could mean a week late start for students at stafford high. >> reporter: i found stafford high school band members hauling timpani drums and other heavy band equipment across the school parking lot. they're practicing here because of a possible delayed opening. >> get another week of summer. >> i'm excited. more sleep. >> they're very happy.

caused this spill as you mentioned they were investigating contaminate at the gold king mine in silvertonnd caused a debris dam that sent this toxic sludge into the river and southern part of the state. this previously press preseen river flows into new mexico and ends up in the colorado river which is many no surprise millions. residents there are devastated. >> i loved my piece of heaven. this is my sanctuary. this is -- my place of peace. >> nem governor flew over the area and promised her state would do everything it could to hold the federal government to f account only for the cleanup. gold king mine has released an estimatessed 3 million gallons of contaminated quart so far, and according to the epa continues to do so at a rate of 500 gallons per minute. water from these states was down stream and millions of people depend on it. to grow, phoenix, los angeles, san diego, they're relying on a large part upon water that originatings in our state. so the interconnectedness is highlighted in a tragedy like this. >> the epa says the high level of metal contaminates that make up that col

irrigation ditches were shut down after the mine accident earlier this month 100 miles north in silvertonlorado. efforts by the environmental protection agency to clean up one mine resulted in a breach at another: the gold king mine which has been inactive since 1923. a three million gallon toxic stew of heavy metals poured downstream, turning the animas river a shocking yellow. the animas flows south and meets the san juan in farmington, new mexico. then, it snakes north into utah where it skirts the upper edge of the navajo reservation. eventually, it turns south into arizona and ends up in a branch of lake powell, a journey of nearly 500 miles. among those hardest hit are the navajos, the nation's largest native american tribe. 300,000 of them are spread out on a reservation larger than 10 states. the chapter in shiprock, named for its enormous rock outcropping, has issued warnings to its members. >> stay away from the river. do not use the river water for anything. >> reporter: chili yazzie is the chapter president. he's coordinating water deliveries to tribe members. >> there are man

. >> the accident happened near silverton, colorado, then headed downstream to tomorrowing to know new mexico. now the popular summer destination of lake paul in utah is starting to see the yellow tide. a state of emergency has been declared. some water in take systems have been shut down. there are fears the spill will wind up in the grand canyon. >> it's scary. it's dangerous. >> at its peak, the e.p.a. said the water had more than 300 times the normal levels of arsonic, 3500 times the normal levels of lead. the river and surrounding creeks have been closed for fishing or swimming, but finishes say brining water across the region is safe, at least for now. >> it's like when i flew over the fires, you see something that your mind and the ready or adjusted to see. >> the e.p.a. said the plume will distate. it's unclear the long term effects. >> this is my sanctuary, this is my place of peace. my first concern is the next generation and what they're walking into. >> coming up, we'll talk about the environmental impact of the spill and talk to one business already feeling the negative im

and silverton, colorado a state of emergency there.his. new mexico tapping into the pollutants and beyond that the san juan feeding into the colorado river. lake powell providing water to arizona and nevada, las vegas in particular and beyond that into los angeles and san diego as well. so this is a concern that this is a very wide-reaching, impactful event that could continue downstream for many, many days ahead of us here. >> major concerns here and ramifications are massive. pedram javaheri thanks to you for pointing that out for us. >>> donald trump isn't afraid to speak his mind. we know that of course. but what are his frowns and smirks saying? we take a look after this short break. stay with us. >>> welcome back, everyone. let's shift back to u.s. politics and what seems to be a contradiction. donald trump is leading in the polls so why doesn't he look it. jeanne moos tries to figure it out. >> reporter: he is trumpzilla. so why was the donald looking like trump the grump in his first big debate. listen to dan hill, a man who re

it's starting to get better in durango and silverton, and starting to get better in new mexico, but it'st in there and contain it. that is not a good situation. tom, thank you. >>> i'm brooke baldwin, thanks for being with me. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. \s. >>> the phrase that which does not kill the trump campaign, only makes it stronger. where will the latest controversy send his poll numbers? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> just moments ago, hillary clinton weighing in on trump's remark from last week. we'll tell what you she had to say. >>> the national lead, happening right now. new arrests, new clashes and a state of emergency declared in

picture you're looking at is at the gold king mine in silverton.elieves now say polluted waters along the animas and san juan rivers are clearing up, but toxic spill is expanding, now making its way downstream hundreds of miles to the source. utah, and may take decades before we know the full impact. joining me now is a conservation analys analysis. >> good morning, jose. >> talk to me about this, there must be long-term concerns, right? >> yeah, look, what we do know is this, when the water was tested, mercury was ten times higher, beryllium, 33 times higher, and it's just awful, the san juan flows into the colorado, the colorado goes into lake powell, lake powell feeds water to las vegas, tucson, phoenix, san diego, and los angeles, and some of that water, jose, goes to the central valley, that's the bread basket of united states, every night, vegetables, fruits, nuts, 50% of them on everybody's dinner plate, grown in america, comes from our central valley california. this toxicity is awful. >> let me ske you, reese, when there are oil spills, th

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