the state of michigan. >> reporter: the michigan legislature is creating a plan that would create a second school districtthe governor said the legislature needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a crisis. the detroit schools are in need of a transformational change. >> reporter: the emergency manager says if help doesn't come by april, the district will be insolvent. >> we're talking about the lives of some 47,000 students and families and communities. so these things are critical to the long-term survivability of any city or community. so we're at a point now where we believe it can be fixed but we need the legislature to do that. >> reporter: darnell couldn't say what would happen if the state fails to act, but the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers and a tougher learning environment for detroit's children. >> and the union responding to the school districts request to ban the sickouts all together saying: >>> a boston attorney is looking into allegations of sexual assault at a prestigious rhode islander boarding school. not clear what is behind the change. the middleton, rhode island

the state of michigan. >> reporter: the michigan legislature is now considering a plan that would create a second school districtt would take control of the schools and pay down debt. in his state of the state speech tuesday niebt, the governor said the legislate sure needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a crisis. they are in need of transformational change. >> reporter: the emergency manager says its help doesn't come from april, the district will be insolvent. >> we're talking about the lives of some 47,000 students, and families and communities. these are critical to the long-term survivability of any city or any community. we believe it can be fixed, but we need the legislature to do that. >> reporter: he couldn't say what might happen if the state fails to act. but the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers, and an even tougher learning environment for detroit's children. diane eastabrook, al jazeera, detroit. >>> in a statement, the teachers union responding to the school district's request to ban those sickouts all together, saying, quote, it is regrettable that the detroit public schools

. >> jessica: $28 million in additional funding is approved by the michigan legislature to deal with a contaminated water crisis in flint. the emergency spending bill includes money for more bottled water and filters to be brought in to help those residents. this is the second round of contamination was found back in the fall. the problem stems from the dw water from the flint river to save money. but the river water was not properly treated to keep lead from getting i the water supply. senate democrats want to add to a bill and provide emergency help for the people of flint. >> we haven't seen this kind of levels of exposure before. there's a lot of questions about impact. and heaven help us if there's ever an emergency like this again. the people of flint want to be able to help those in the future through research and information gathering about what is happening and the best ways to handle it. >> jessica: under this new proposal the epa would receive up to $400 million in new federal emergency funding to replace or repair flint's water supply infrastructure. so far no hearings on

the state of michigan. >> the michigan legislature is considering a plan to create a second school district that would take control of the schools and pay down debt. in his state of the state speech tuesday night, governor rick snyder said the legislature needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a crisis. the detroit schools are in need of a transformational change. >> the emergency manager of detroit public schools said if help doesn't come by april, the district will be insolvent. >> we are talking about the lives of 47,000 students and families and communities. these things are very critical to the long term survivability of any city or any community, so let's just say that we're at a point now where we believe it can be fixed, but we need the legislature to do that. >> darnell early couldn't say what might happen if the state fails to act. the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers and even tougher learning environment for detroit's children. >>> we're getting a better sense of the confusion at the start of the water crisis in flint. rick snyder released emails, some showing his top staff

michigan still showing high levels of lead in many places... among the worst daycare center. the water fountains at the children's center showed some of the highest levels in the city. today -- the michigan legislature will vote to approve 28 million dollars in funding to address the water crisis. that money would go towards more bottled water, filters and the monitoring of children who have been exposed to increased amounts of lead. the runnin' rebels back in action taking on one of the best teams in the conference - boise state. at half time the rebels trailed by 8. patrick mccaw... rebels shooting guard.... led the way with 25 points... and with some big steals in the second half the rebels take it 87- 77. the team is now 4 and one under interim head coach todd simon. the rebels next game is saturday at thomas and conference leading san diego state. a little fan goes crazy for a lebron highlight at last night's cav's game see what caused the kid to go nutzo kaputzo trying to reduce the number of auto-pedestrian crashes, especially where kids are present. metro joins us with the new traffic laws put in place to make school zones safer for students... on this week's behind the lebron james has nigh

the michigan legislature is expected to vote on an emergency spending bill to address the lead contamination in the water. some of the money would pay for more bottled water, water filters, and the monitoring of children who are at risk of developmental delays because of their increased exposure to lead. a patrol officer shot yesterday is expected to make a full recovery. he was in atlanta yesterday afternoon when he saw a pickup speeding. the chase ended when the truck hit a car. the suspect got out and begin shooting at troopers, who returned fire. the suspect was shot multiple times and died overnight. there is no word on why the 16-year-old and his best friend in just should -- ingested a mixture of racing fuel with their soda. racing feel can be bought at gas stations. while this is shocking to doctors -- while this is shocking, doctors say it is happening more than we realize. you can lead to blindness, seizures, and ultimately, death. several teenagers have been drinking mountain dew mixed with racing fuel. john: another disturbing trend among teenagers caused this boy life-threatenin

michigan's water crisis. the opener of the detroit piston is pledging to raise $10 million to address the hometown. the michigan legislature is looking to approve $28 million in additional funding. the money would be used to buy more bottled water, filters and delays in children. >>> did the so-called affluenza states. ethan couch arrived at an apartment in dallas a short time ago. authorities. the 18-year-old was arrested last month in mexico after police say he and his mother went on the run. letter couch is serving 10 years probation after a drunk driving crash that killed four people. >>> a somber milestone. 30 years since the challenger tragedy. in 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle blew up after lift off. among those killed, christa mcauliffe posed to become the first teacher in space. families gathered with nasa staff for a morning ceremony in and all over. there are social media tweets and feeds, everyone remembering in their own way. >> never for getting, for sure. >>> a parenting alert about a coming up on eyewitness news, the duct tape challenge has landed one teenager in the hospital. par

the michigan legislature has inroved 28 million dollars additional funding to address the lead contaminationn flint's water. the bill now goes to the governor who is expected to sign it. democrats on capitol hill introduced a measure to provide up to $400 million in new federal funding to replace and fix led contaminated pipes in flint. donald trump is maintaining his big lead among republican primary voters across the nation. trump lead with 34%. marco rubio is 14% and senator ted cruz is at 12%. no other republican candidate is in double digits. "with all due respect" is live from iowa this week ahead of next week's iowa caucuses. coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. new york time. news 24 hours a day powered by our twitter for hundred journalists and more than 150 news bureau's around the world. back to you. miss -- "what'd you miss?" we are taking a date look and to whether the u.s. is recession bound. if you look at all the consumer confidence measures, they all seem to be holding up, but the big question is how long can at last and when might they rollover? of the tricks is you don't need to s

the state of michigan. >> the michigan legislature is now considering a plan that would create a second school district that would take control of the schools and pay down debt. in his state of the state speech tuesday night governor rick snyder says the legislature needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a crisis. the detroit schools are in need of a transformation april change. >> the emergency manager says if hem doesn't come by april, the district will be insolvent. >> we are talking about the lives.145,000 students, the schools are at the center piece of the survival of any community. we think it can be fixed but we need the legislature to do that. >> darnell early couldn't say what would happen but the teachers feel it could mean even fewer teachers and a tougher learn environment for detroit's children. diane eastabrook, al jazeera, detroit. >> coming up. plunging oil prices. and police sexual assault, what has changed and hasn't changed since the allegation first surfaced. >> stocks took another big plunge today. the dow lost about 250 points. at one point it was down more than 550 point. the n

this has not happened to any other school assist in the state of michigan >> reporter: the michigan legislature is creating a plan that would create a second school district that would take control of the schools and pay down debt n a state of the state tuesday night, governor scott said that they need to act soon. >> the detroit schools are in crisis, and they are in had need of a transformational change. >> reporter: the emergency manager said that if help it's not come by april, the district will be insolvent. >> we're talking about the lives of 744,000 students, and these things are very critical to the long-term survive ability of any city or community. let's just say that we're at a point now that we before that it can be fixed but we need legislation to do that. >> >> reporter: darnel early said what might happen if the school district refuses to acts. it could mean even fewer teachers, and a tougher learning environment for detroit's children. >> got to tell you, it wasn't all gloom and doom today in detroit. president obama talked to the american auto industry. >> the american auto ind

the michigan legislature has approved $20 million in additional funding to address the lead contamination in flint water. the bill now goes to rick snyder who is expected to sign it. meantime on capitol hill, senate democrats are introducing a measure that provides up to $4 million in new federal funding to replace and fix lead contaminated pipes in flint. donald trump is maintaining his big lead among republican primary voters across the nation. according to a new poll, trump leads with 34%. marco rubio has 14%, and ted cruz is up 12%. no other republican candidate is in double digits. a programming reminder, "with all due respect" is live from des moines, iowa all this week ahead of the iowa caucuses. coverage here on bloomberg television beginning at 5:00 p.m. new york time. david: thank you. let's get back to the big story of the day. oil and whether or not russia is ready to compromise. the russian energy minister willing to meet with opec to coordinate on oil output, but a group of opec delegates said that no talks are planned. russia had stated in the goal of keeping crude producti

the cabinet. ladies and gentlemen of the legislature. public servants, citizens of michigan and my family, i welcome you tonight, i would like to begin by adding -- is to active military, reserve, national guard members, members of law enforcement and veterans, give them a shot out. [applause]

p>> the michigan legislature will pvote on an emergency spending pbill today. pif it passes, it would set aside p$28 million to address the lead pcontamination crisis in flint. pcity water became con tam pnaughted when they switched pwater sources to save money. pthe water was pumped through ipes that were not treated. ptherefore lead and other toxins pwere allowed into war supply. pexposure can lead lead to earn plaking disabilities lower i q pand behavioral problems. pofficials say as many as 7 pthousand children were poisoned. p>> georgia state trooper precovering in hospital this pmorning after he was shot three ptimes. pover 26-year-old israel prodriguez led troopers on chase pfor about ten miles. pafter rodriguezes car stopped pauthorities say he got out with pa gun and started shooting. ptroopers shot rodriguez who plater died. pofficer is expected to make a pfull recovery. p>> our good day good deed comes pto us from st. petersburg this pmorning where an elderly couple psays that police officer is ptheir hero. pdebby and her husband james were pcoming ho

the michigan legislature unanimously approved twenty eight million dollars in additional funding to address the lead contamination the water there is toxic and drink in the emergency spending bill includes money for more bottled water and filters and services to monitor for developmental delays and young children. the funds would also help the city with unpaid water bills and cover testing monitoring and other costs. and i want to bring you up to date on something great that's been happening here in hampton roads and i've been following it i have these bags in my eyes because late last night i was with a group of handsome oils resins i featured them in last week on making a market down on foreigners in the community they boarded a van they got out of flint. ok am i just got pictures and video from them distributing donate a lot of people don't residence and tomorrow i'm going to put together a special story about hampton roads efforts to help out yet has so many who are stepping up including the owner of the detroit pistons. he offered ten million dollars to resolve florence water crisis a

./// > > more aid could be coming to help out with the water crisis in flint, michigan. the michigan state legislature is expected to vote today on an emergency spending bill that would allocate 28 million dollars to the crisis. the water supply in flint is contaminated with lead... the funding would help pay for more bottled water, filters, and monitoring of children who were exposed to the lead./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > and the u-s senate will address the water crisis as they take up an energy bill today. it's the first comprehensive energy legislation in nine years. it would update building codes to increase efficiency, strengthen electric grid standards, and promote various forms of energy./// kirsten joyce > now let's turn it over to demetia. looking this morning. < demetria obilor >crash on boulder highway at the 95 south on- ramp. lots of police activity in the area. construction continues on the centennial bowl interchange, which will create more ramps between us 95 and 215 < > back to you./// republicans taking the stage tonight...ahead of the iowa caucuses. ((brian loftus)) why donald tr

this is not happening to any other school district in the state of michigan. >> the legislature is consideringo create a second school district that would take control of the schools and pay down debt. in his state of the state speech tuesday night, governor rick snyder said the legislature needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a crisis. the detroit schools are in need of a transformational change. >> the emergency manager of detroit public schools said if help doesn't come by april, the district will be insolvent. >> we are talking the lives of students and families and communities. these things are very critical to the long term survivability of any city or any community, so let's just say that we're at a point now where we believe it can be fixed, but we need the legislature to do that. >> darnell early couldn't say what might happen if the state fails to act. the teachers fear it could mean even fewer teachers and even tougher learning environment for detroit said children. >>> let's talk about the weather. millions up and down the east coast bracing for that major winter storm, was

[applause] you should be proud of the michigan legislature taking the lead solving detroit public school issues. coalitiont education also recommended a coalition to help students receive better results in all detroit schools. this is a good idea but it has not drawn much support and stop we should keep looking at this key element to help detroit baskets. the school reform office will actively address these issues in lieu of a commission. all of us from state and local officials, education and civic leaders, parents too concerned citizens need to work together quickly. well-knownges are and the alternatives are well-defined. now is the opportunity to get something done. criticallyls are important to detroit and the state of michigan. let's address this decade-long crisis now. [applause] every michigan child deserves an education that launches them into a successful career path in life. that requires access to programs that gives them the skills and experience necessary to prepare them for college, career, and life. .e have made progress we have made good reforms. we have added tougher ac

the court of appeals. secretary of state ruth johnson. attorney general bill judy. congressman fred upton. congresswoman brenda lawrence. my cabinet. ladies and gentlemen of the legislature, fellow public servants, citizens of michigan, and my family, i welcome you here tonight. i would like to begin by also

the court of appeals. secretary of state ruth johnson. attorney general bill judy. congressman fred upton. congresswoman brenda lawrence. my cabinet. ladies and gentlemen of the legislature, fellow public servants, citizens of michigan, and my family, i welcome you here tonight. i would like to begin by also adding a special welcome to our active-duty military reserve and national guard members. members of law enforcement, and our veterans. let's give them a shout out. thank you. [applause]

. >>> the michigan legislature poised to approve an emergency spending bill today aimed at getting the lead out of flint's drinking water. rachel mad ow hosted a town hall. she displayeye a lead pipe. starting in april water from the flint river corroded the pipe. flint is no longer using the river water but the mayor says no time table on when the pipes will be replaced. >> our trust has been broken in the city of flint. because that happened, if we not going to trust that. >> michigan's governor rick snyder admitted he has no plans to replace the pipes saying it isn't on his short term agenda. >>> a u.n. panel is reportedly recommending rechargeable lithium patries be banned as cargo concerned they can create fires. experts believe at least three cargo planes have been destroyed by lithiumi ion batteries. they are used to power everything from cell phones to hybrid cars. >>> back to the video that we showed you, a defenseman for the flames is apologizing for knocking down an official during last night's game. dennis weidman was skating towards the bench. he said it was completely uni

capitol hill today to about the water crisis and michigan introducing bills to help the families and flint struggling with the lead in the drinking water. and in michigan the legislature there approved $28 million of emergency funding. although at 61 new hampshire senator testified on capitol hill today all that senators plan could protect local also i had present tomorrow. highest child abuse rate in the country in 2014. nearly 2000 abused or neglected to the child maltreatment report. if you break down that number is 22 victims for every 1000 children. to make matters worse that numbers 57 percent higher than in 2013. other states with high child abuse rates are kentucky woody allen new york and new mexico. he called his moonshot today president obama the first move and what he hopes will and cancer as we know it. our george colleagues in washington with what the president did and how it could affect you or the ones you love. >> reporter: president obama took the first step in his ambitious plan to eliminate cancer. signing a memorandum establishing the white house cancer moonshot task force with pratt vice president joe biden charge the task force signals the start

the desk. >>> michigan legislature approves fun to go address flint's lead contaminated water crisis. twenty-eight million-dollar emergency spending bill includes money for more bottled water, filters and health care services for children. some of the money will also help the city with unpaid water bills. many resident were outraged that they were still being charged for water that they could not use. >>> now word of the water crisis in flint, let a spark in west philadelphia business owners. >> they want an effort to deliver water for flint families in a cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio reports there their local efforts have now gone viral. >> reporter: clean the water, something in short supply in flint, michigan where families are using bottled water to bath and cook as they deal with the aftermath of lead contamination. >> it touched me deeply and i felt like i needed to do something, everything i could. >> reporter: in comes this group of young entrepreneurs. >> it came via group in message with my partners. >> reporter: they set a goal last wednesday to collect

the michigan department of environmental quality. he said that the was "blowing off concerns that his department had last summer about the quality of the water." >> okay, so once again, it is the state capital of the legislature building there in lansing, michigan, and you can see the governor there, being ushered into the room. so a really important speech now for this governor, who is feeling all kinds of pressure right now from activists in the community of flint, michigan. from residents, some 100,000 residents, in the mostly poor, mostly black city of flint, michigan, who are in many cases calling for action, and in some cases calling for the governor to step down. as you can see, he's getting a bit of a rousing be response. this is a republican-controlled legislature. so you would expect that he'll see some support there from his fellow republicans. there he is, rick snide, expected to speak at some length about the water crisis in flint, michigan. why don't we give a listen to his remarks. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you very much. thank you. >> members of the joint con vince of the state of michigan, rick snyder. >> thank you, thank you very much. please be seated. thank you for joining me tonigh

. >>> the michigan legislature poised to approve a $28 million that is aimed at getting the lead out of flint's drinking water. last night rachel maddow hosted a town hall with flint residents on msnbc. she displayed a lead pipe at the core of the crisis. starting in april of 2014 water from the flint river road corroded the pipes leaching toxins into the tap water. flint is no longer using the river water, but the mayor says there is no timetable on when the pipes will be replaced. >> our trust has been broken in the city of flint and because that happened -- because that happened if we don't get new pipes people aren't going to trust that. >> michigan's governor rick snyder admitted this week that he has no immediate plans to replace the pipes saying it isn't on his short term agenda. >> also this morning a u.n. panel is reportedly recommending that rechargeable lithium batteries be banned as cargo from passenger airliners, batteries can create fires capable of destroying planes. safety experts believe at least three cargo planes have been destroyed since 2006. most of the batterie

initial investigation shows that there was a leak in the boiler.more money is headed to flint, michigan to help with the water crisis. the legislature unanimously approved $28 million in additional funding. the emergency spending bill includes more money for bottled water in filters and services to monitor for developmental delays and young children. nationally, senate democrats favor spending up to $400 million there. amber: affluenza team even couch is back in a juvenile detention center. he is scheduled for a court hearing today, where a judge could decide to move into an adult jail. he could also be released as prosecutors investigate whether he violated terms of his probation after a drunk driving wreck that killed four people. he will also undergo a routine medical screening. and new thisgiven maps to the men before they climbed their way out of the prison. they appeared in writing in a stolen van. john: knew this morning, an armed men arrested near disneyland paris. authorities say he tried to get through security near the amusement park. police that he was carrying and ammunition and a copy of the koran. amber: new standards

they lose millions of dollars a year just because the michigan legislature will not make companies takeroit taxes out. then they cut all our revenue sharing to these places -- flint, detroit, everywhere. they cut revenue sharing to these places. host: let me tie to what we are talking about. here is a be see with this story. the obama administration has denied an appeal by governor rick schnider additional 84 flint. by covenant rick snyder for additional funding for flint. officials deny declaring it a disaster, which could have brought millions more. the month turned down the state's. a disaster declaration is mainly for natural disasters. schneider says he will ask if obama will consider giving money under to other programs. state lawmakers are trying to prove $28 million more for flint. should flint be declared a investor by obama's administration? caller: all he has to do is rewrite the law and they will cover it. not anderstanding it is natural disaster, so they cannot get money for for it. they can do it in congress, right there in washington in five minutes. just like they do the

be concerned, opinion to change but right now the dine nick in michigan is republicans control the state government in michigan, control the state legislaturell uniformly standing behind rick snider and the poll numbers are not right now at least going to give them any reasons to change their minds. >> a lot of politicians have an entire career with 40% positive. >> that's right. >> cal perry, so many people watching the story are wondering how they can help folks in flint. >> a lot of people writing in n in, asking, they want to know how can they help the people of flint. we're recommending three places, the greater flint community foundation, the flint water fund and the good bank of eastern michigan. you can go online, get that information, we're also going to put that on our website, msnbc.com. i also want to mention a lot of celebrities getting into this game, stepping in, mark wahlberg and diddy have donated a million bottles of water from their company aqua hydrate, so that's happening as well. we're starting to see an influx of some of that water getting to that city. >> olivia, there are a lot of concerns about the long-term impact

the flint, michigan water crisis. the city's water is contaminated with lead. today--- the state legislature could approve 28-million dollars in additional ting. the money would bottled water and filters. it would also cover services to watch for developmental delays in children. you decide 2016-- four days to go-- until the iowa caucus -- and the presidential candidates are out in full force. the republican field, minus donald trump, will have one more chance to sway voters in the hawkeye state -- when they go face- to-face in tonight's fox news debate. fox's joel waldman has more from washington. : slug: bc-fox-85- aehq:-gop-debate- preview-update-1/27 category: national/ politics/ aehq item: 85 block: evening slug: aehq: gop debate preview update 1/27 (joel waldman aslive pkg) source: fox trt: aslive runs 1:40 notes: ++trump sot -- andatory courtesy: "the o'reilly factor" / fox news channel (already burned into video)++ florida is cleaning tornado blows the winds from that storm -- flipping up. plus-- after a proposal to move jim morrison's grave to central florida... officials from his e

the spotlight on the flint water crisis shifts to lawmakers in michigan and washington today. the state legislature is expected to approve $20 million or more to address the lead contamination problem. in oregon, the jailed leader of that armed group has urged his followers to leave the federal wildlife refuge they have been occupying. the other bring leaders -- other bring leaders were arrested tuesday. only a few members of the group remain inside the refuge. 70 years agoay, -- today, the challenger exploded. memorials near houston and arlington national cemetery. news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i'm courtney donohoe. betty? betty: american automaker for delivering a record annual to its all thanks aluminum body pickup truck. suv's a really popular. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg markets" live from london and new york. this is "the european close." bloombergfor the business flash, a look at the news.t is this arecompany's pretax profits more than 8% in the fourth quarter. h&m gets about 80% from asia, where clothing prices are of

. >> first of all, all roads lead back to governor snyder and the state legislature without a doubt. the people in michiganled an emergency manager that would take away the authority of a local unit of government elected officials and put in somebody elected by the governor, after the people of michigan voted it down, the state legislature went back and changed a few words, passed it again. then the governor appoints somebody to usurp the council to save a few million dollars from going from the world's best water source, the great lakes, to one of the worst in the country that gm decided not to use because it was corroding the parts on their automobiles. and so -- and then here the thing that just -- why i get so upset at every point when the state is doing something, they finally agree to rehook up the water. they don't even pay for the full hook-up. they may the foundation which helps to fund children's health care and education efforts fund part of it and the city of flint take their last $2 million so the state, who did all of this, will only pay for half the cost of rehooking it up and the community

the cabinet. ladies and gentlemen of the legislature. public servants, citizens of michigannd my family, i welcome you tonight, i would like to begin by adding -- is to active military, reserve, national guard members, members of law enforcement and veterans, give them a shot out. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. i want to share one special situation with you with respect to our military. last year we had deployed 127th air wings, the 127th has two key element in terms of their aircraft, a close air support unit that was actually deployed in the middle east dealing with terrorists, other issues over there, it it also is the can 135 tanker which was deployed refueling aircraft like the work hog and other aircraft to run those emissions. we should be so proud. a 10 pilots actually flew three years of flying in six months. in terms of the casey 135, all of them together they did incredible work, they have a special mission critical role, and something that was never achieved, not just the air guard. and they see 100%. and that shows the michigan, we have brigadier-general er