toledo had the biggest supply of fresh water on the planet. it just wasn't drinkable. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. a metropolitan area of half a million people toledo, ohio, on the western end of the lake erie couldn't use the water from the tap. an enormous algae bloom made the water from one of north america's great lakes unfit to drink. sizable metropolitan area fell back on bottled water for a time, an expensive and unsustainable solution. after scrambling for answers after a midsummer weekend people are being told they can't drink a drink, shower, wash dishes, eat at a restaurant. but can they do those things only until the next time algae fouls the water supply? that's our focus this time on the program. >> reporter: after spending a weekend under state of emergency half a million toledo residents were able to drink their tap water monday morning. >> all six tests with no problem whatsoever. >> reporter: toledo mayor michael collins said tests by the ohio and national environmental protection agencies ruled that contamination in lake erie w

to normal here in toledo, they are slowly getting there. residents are being advised to flush out their drains before using any of their water. and all of those sites that were put up around the city offering free waters well those have since closed down. del. >> bisi this was an uncomfortable period for the city of toledo. do they have any assurances that what happened will not happen again? >> forecasters predicted it would be bad this year the but no one predicted it would be this bad. the new an chemical fertilize they're comes off of farms and goes into the water and causes those toxins, the contamination, one city official spoke out saying this situation in toledo, because of the turn of events it was kind of unavoidable but steps do need to be taken to prevent something like this from happening again. >> while we can't totally control algae bloom when they bloom over our intake we're at its mercy. we have procedures in place but unfortunately this bloomed right over the intake. we were helpless. we brought every effort we could to br

. >> drink up, toledo.rink deeply of that cool, crisp refreshing pure -- but wait a second. oh, there it is. behind me. yes. the actual water source that that water they are being asked to drink up of comes from. that's what it looked like over the weekend before going through the chemical treatment and purifcation it does when it hits taps. this is all the product of a devastating contamination that made that water undrinkable for days on end. nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson has the latest. >> reporter: the water crisis is over in toledo. at least for the moment. but the problem that caused it still remains. that is because the river which you see behind me drains into lake erie. this river carries run-off from farmlands all around the area. 4.5 million acres worth of that run-off. that run-off contains fertilizer which contains fos s phosphoroh feeds the algae blooms. it's the perfect breeding conditions for algae because it is the shallowest, the warmest and most southern

right now on "first look," terrible trouble in toledo where the water is still not safe to drink. >>> on the west coast, california is battling torrential rains and mudslides in some areas. in other parts of the state, fire crews continue to battle 14 wildfires. >>> promising updates for the american ebola patient. and controversial comments from donald trump on the whole matter. >>> and rsk jr. ties the knot. >>> and loot stolen from a texas-size closet. >>> and "the guardians" ruled at the box office. >>> a ban on drinking water in toledo, ohio, remains in effect for a third day in a row. moments ago, toledo's mayor announced that toxins are in the drinking water due to overnight testing. and the scary situation is far from over. anne thompson brings us more. >> reporter: this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo is under a state of emergency, with no usable tap water. >> the individuals are coming from all over different suburbs, different cities. >> reporter: nearly 500,000 people in and around the city, all the way up to parts of neighboring michigan, have tap water t

. >> the drinking water ban in toledo continues, so does the state of emergency, adriana diaz there. >> marijuana advertisements go mainstream. am anna werner looks at this new world. >> and a hall of fame moment. andre reed pays distribute to his friend kelley. >> how i do find the words to say anything about you? >> you are the reason why i am standing here today. you taught us not to quit. captioning sponsored by cbs. >> >> this is the cbs evening news. >> glor: good evening, everyone, i am jeff glor and we learned tonight israel is withdrawing most of its ground troops from gaza as an operation that has lasted nearly a month winds down. still, strikes continue from both sides. the one that got the most attention today was an attack near a u.n. school, ten palestinians were killed. this afternoon the u.s. state department released a harsh statement saying, quote the united states is appalled by today's disgraceful shelling, the coordinates of the school have been repeatedly communicated to israelly defense forces. late today, israel declared a seven hour humanitarian truce for tom

and, marlene harris taylor is a reporter for the "toledo blade."ylor r people calmer today? >> yes, i would say people are definitely calmer in toledo today. there's a sense of relief that the ban has been lifted and people can now drink water. but i think that there is still a little unease. because people want a few more answers, gwen. >> ifill: what kind of answers are they looking for, just the cause of it or just what they should do? >> well, the cause of it. as you mentioned in your report that this all started on saturday morning. what people are wondering is did city officials know before saturday that the levels had actually spiked. like when did this actually start. and city officials have not over the weekend been very transparent about the actual numbers, the readings they are selfing from the epa. so people have a lot of questions about what were those final numbers? how did they actually descend over the weekend? and how did they make that final determination that it was all clear. and lastly, i think feel are still wondering is it re

adriana diaz is in toledo. >> reporter: it took two days of intense chemical treatments to get toledo's water safe enough for the mayor to lead by example. but the city has asked residents to run faucets to flush pipes clean of any remaining toxins from the algae in lake erie. ed moore is in charge of toledo's water. >> this is mother nature we're dealing with. this is beyond our control. there is nothing we could have possibly done different to prevent it. >> reporter: the city water's was surrounded by alge that produced the toxins which can cause nausea and vomiting and liver damage. the toxin is so poisonous that if more than 1 part per billion is detected it's unsafe to drink, equivalent of one drop of water in an olympic size swimming pool. >> a dense mass-- >> reporter: patrick lawrence is a scientist at the university of toledo. he told us runoff from fertilized fields and lawns had a major role. >> the phosphorous and nitrous is what any plant will take up, will help it grow and expand so it's feeding on that. >> reporter: the carpet of green algae can be seen from space. winds

it's happening in and around toledo. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: the camps waited three hours with 60 other desperate families to finally get what they came for. one case per family of clean drinking water for 4-year-old todd jr. and his 1-year-old sister, michelle. they live in toledo, ohio, where tonight families are waiting in line and living in a state of emergency. >> orderly fashion please! >> reporter: the water here isn't safe to drink. >> i am very concerned for my kids because i don't want them to get sick. >> reporter: the run on water started just after 2:00 a.m. when the city announced tap water was dangerous to consume. store shelves went empty in hours. lines at grocery stores wrapped around the block. some drove from ohio to michigan for a case of water. police called in the crowd control. >> so far there's no real panic, but people are very concerned. >> reporter: lake erie, a major source of drinking water for toledo, may have been impacted by a harmful algae. the city's water tre

bisi onile-ere joins me from toledo. the mayor brought hope to hundreds of thousands of residents but what exactly did he say? >> yes tony, some residents are still skeptical. the mayor said after numerous tests the city's water supply is safe. the mayor michael collins went so far as to have a drink of water just to show people that it is safe. this algae bloom in lake erie really paralyzed the small city. tens of thousands of people trapped, dependent on the city to provide fresh bottled water. so many fears over the tap water, the contamination could call illness in people and could also kill animals. there is a lot of relief that this is over. but the sense is over at least for right now, tony. this might not be over. >> bisi, my understanding is this kind of thing has happened before and i'm wondering if folks are nervous it would happen again. >> as i mentioned there is a sense of relief but also worry. considering that this algae bloom season hasn't really peaked. that doesn't happen until september still anything

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in toledo, ohio, the water is still not safe to drink and no one knows when it will be.he city's 400,000 residents have been told to turn off their taps after the wall turned toxic. for an update, joined on the phone call by al jazeera, bisi. what's the latest on the ground in ohio? >> jonathan, toledo mayor michael collins says tests show the water is improving but not safe enough to drink. he says it may actually be a while before things are back to normal here in the toledo area. in the meantime, residents are flooding stores for clean water. toledo has set up several water distribution centers across the area where residents lining up by the droves. we are at one right now. being given about a two gallon water minimum for the day. the ohio national guard there also here, they have brought in thousands of gallons of water, fema at this time is still on hold. city officials in and state officials are waiting to see the results of another round of tests before taking further action. so as of now, this no boil, no water use alert is still in effect. >> bisi, do officials

. >>> is it drinkable - toledo hoping their drinking water is safe again >>> and a model partnership - public and private. >>> an israeli air strike hits a u.n. school in gaza killing so people. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon describes the act as a criminal act, but israel says it was targetting terrorists. it's the second school to be hit in two weeks, and the sesents since fighting began. children and families bear the brunt of the offensive. some families have been wiped out. charles stratford reports - and we want to remind you some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: this boy was playing with his friends when the air strike happened. 10 children and a man are killed. she paralysed from the waste down. it should not have been this way. surgery could have saved his legs if he had the right papers to be evacuated into egypt for emergency treatment. >> we prepared the documents. he tells me to tell huhs friends he'll -- his friends he'll be back to play again. we know he'll never walk again. >> reporter: his friend was badly burnt, shrapnel in his lungs. he needs crea

the issues that we looked at in east toledo was a level of 1.037. the issue is 0.803.se numbers are all going to be available to you this afternoon at our council whole meeting. therefore the 1.037 is very, very close. it is very close. and it's less than 10% of going in to the range which will create for us the major concern. and it was inconsistent with the rest of these, by the way. but let me just pose this question to you, what would you say if you were the major? because the mayor has to make a decision. what would you say if you were the mayor and then i asked you the question as a journalist. define for me the reasons why you say that point place and east toledo has a variance when the water is coming out of the same plant going to the same system and using the same science. now how would you answer that if i asked you that question? the answer is probably the same as mine last night. i'm not satisfied and i'm not moving until we can say that we have with some sense of certainty that our system is safe and now therefore this morning as a result of the test -- >

[applause] >> here's to you toledo. you did a great job. >> reporter: the mayor's confidence however isn't enough to sway residents like parker who helps care for her grand children. >> i don't know, i just don't trust it. it's too quick. >> reporter: the city says forecasters predicted significant algae blooms in lake erie this year but environmental pollution such as chemical runoff from farms made the situation much worse. and the city says in this case the toxins would have been hard to avoid. >> while we can't totally control algae bloom, when they bloom andists right over our intake we are at its mercy. we have procedures this plagues. unfortunately this bloomed right over our intake we were helpless. we did everything we could, we brought it back online as soon as we could. >> but resident likes jim reems believe there ought to be accountability. >> they need to eliminate the pollution going into the lake at this rate. >> the city may not be in the clear. the algae bloom is not due to reach its peak until septemb

. >>> and holy toledo. stay away from the drinking water. we have news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now. welcome in. the ongoing crisis between israel and ham as raises, netanyahu said he will do whatever he needs to do to bring peace to israeli citizens. the cease fire has come up short. we are live. >> there's been a lot of action right now on the ground here. first of all, smoke does rise in the distance over gaza and we also just saw what appeared to be two rockets launch from gaza at israel and this about ten minutes ago we heard an incoming mortar, landed in the neighborhood just behind the camera. and of course we heard outgoing artillery fire. tonight there's outrage about an artillery strike that landed right next to a school on the egypt border, southern most part of the gaza strip. ten killed and three dozen injured. so far we understand with the air strikes, more than 120 people have been killed. is that said, the israeli army is scaling back operation protective edge, moving troops back into israel. w

. >> axelrod: the governor of ohio has declared a state of emergency in and around the city of toledo. tests show the area's water is toxic and no one should drink it. as mark albert tells us some 500,000 people now have no water. >> reporter: residents in toledo and nearby communities on saturday quickly bought up water bottles leaving store shelves empty after health officials declared the public water supply off limits. toledo mayor michael collins: >> we have use every single resource throughout the state of ohio, including now up in michigan, in order to bring a supply of water to get us over this first period. >> reporter: city officials say a recent test at a water treatment plant found a spike in the lel of microsiftin, a toxin that comes from algae. when ingested it can cause numbness, nausea, vomiting, rashes and even affect the liver. 500,000 residents in three northwest ohio counties who get their water from the toledo water system have been warned not to drink it or let children bathe in it. boilin the contamination and will make the water more toxic. >> we cannot really

[applause] here is to you toledo and you have done a great job. >> reporter: it's not enough to swayents like parker who helps care for her grandchildren. >> i don't know, i just don't trust it. it's too quick. >> reporter: the city says forecasters predicted significant algae blooms in lake eerie this year but environmental pollutions like chemical runoffs from farms made the situation much worse and the city says in this case the toxins would have been hard to avoid. >> while we can't totally control algae blooms it is over our intake we are at its mercy but do have procedures in place. unfortunately this one didn't, it bloomed right over our intake and we were helpless and did everything we could. we brought it back online as soon as we could. >> reporter: long-time residents like jim reams believes there needs to be accountability. >> eliminate the pollution in the lake to keep it from going at this rate. >> reporter: toledo's water crisis may be over but the city is not in the clear, the algae bloom is not due to reach its peak until september, i'm with al jazeera, toledo, ohio.

toledo's mayor has are cautioned to not panic. the tests on the water, still no word on those findings. toledo's mayor michael collins spoke about what's planned over the next ten hours. take a listen. >> right now we have short term plans, we're going oget on for the next ten hours. if it's needed beyond that ten hours we're going to accomplish that too. >> bisi, i have a question for you. i know you're headed to toledo now. is this something that's made people sick or? >> it sounds like the treatment plant, they caught this. they knew there was concern over algae about a year ago but it didn't reach toxic levels that it has now. so as we know right now that there have been more than 100 people that have come into area hospital. they have been concerned because they drank some of this water and suddenly showed signs being ill. i can tell you some of the signs shows being dizzy, are having an upset stomach. restaurants in the area have been ordered to close. >> bisi, thank you very much. residents in eastern ukraine say they have

timesman cap for is from toledo r is fromsswoman kaphu toledo, and was pushing this forward.t is encouraging to see bipartisan support, we need to take that action and support the clean water protection rule. host: what is she talking about in her tweet -- why are they not letting the report out for people to see? guest: i am not totally up to speed on everything she mentioned. i know there was a delay on getting test results over the weekend, and i'm not sure if that is what she was referencing or not. they're in a time of crisis, people want information, -- during a time of crisis, people want information, especially when you cannot trick the water, and i know there was a slight delay people were anxious to find out what is going on. said the toledo mayor said they have not seen the worst. nasa captured some satellite images. i want to show viewers the image they captured. the top image is the view of the algae bloom in the west end of lake erie. inge of the coastal waters southeastern ontario. this is taken at about 2:50 p.m. on august 3, and the second image is a closer v

. >>> the rush to get water into toledo. when will the fresh water flow again. >>> there's anger tonight over another israeli air strike outside yet another united nations school in gaza. ten people were killed, the u.s. secretary-general calls it a criminal act. about 3,000 people have taken shelter at the school in rafah. the israeli military defends the strike. army spokesman peter learner told al jazeera that israel's forces were not targetting the school. >> we are targetting terrorists moving from one place to another. perhaps they had explosives causing the damage. we struck the terrorists. this is the situation, we do not intentionally strike u.n. facilities, we don't do that. >> the air strike injured more than 30 people. a spokesman for hamas said the attack was a breach of international law. >> we consider the continuation of the crimes and massacres against civilians such as that this happened to be a real war crime. >> the state department said the united states is appalled by today's disgraceful shelling and is

earlier today the mayor of toledo lifted the ban.n kasich recently declared a state of emergency. >> i want to make sure i would be comfortable with my family, my daughters and my wife drinking the water. when i'm comfortable with that, then i think we're in a position of where we can say to the pay, here in toledo, that we feel good about it and we can move forward. >> ohio congresswoman marcy captore is demanneding more transparency and no data has been released to the public. people can't be sure they are not just drinking toxic water. the environmental concerns are not the only reason a good chunk of americans are being denied this basic human right. people just 60 miles north of toledo in detroit are fighting the utility company to turn their faucets on. roughly $5 billion in debt and turned out to be one of the most difficult pieces of detroit's bankruptcy. conservative lawmakers' solution is to shut off running water to financially struggling residents, finding access to save, clean affordable water has been a third world prob

this is according to the mayor of toledo. morning early saturday after tests revealed the presence of a toxin possibly from algae on lake erie. it turned the color of the water this pea soup color. governor john kasich ordered a state of emergency. the national guard has been brought in with bottled water as well as a water purification system. they have brought in meals for people that have been inconvenienced in all of this. he, again, the governor issued a state of emergency for lucas, wood and fulton counties. the city of cleveland has also sent 400 gallons of water over the affected area as well. >> thank you, melissa. >>> moving on to another story, something that is apparently actually tbood fr your kids, at least in moderation. video games. a mu study shows children that play video games for less than an hour a day are better adjusted than others. they have higher levels of sociability and are happier with life overall. but studies show that children who play video games for more than half a day are not so well adjust

and overnight, the mayor of toledo decided *not to lift water restrictions. andrew spencer has the latest. >>: tears and outside the high- school handout cases of bottled water. national guard troops set up stations where people can fill buckets and jokes from a huge tanks of water. the only options as as many as 400,000 people have to stop using their tap water when officials realized the water supply had been contaminated. >> used to having water, you just can't have it. >> blooms of algae created algae and the talks and enters the water supply. national oceanic ministrations said because the russia and potentially acute liver failure. the tainted water created a problem for hospitals. >> all weekend we've only done emergency surgery. it's not the surgery but it's the instruments used in the surgery, it big surgical case could have seven trace of instruments that need to be sterilized. >> many instruments had been shipped to hospitals outside the area for sterilization. in most of toledo the levels have dropped to what's considered a safe level but overnigh

coming up on "early today" -- terrible trouble in toledo where the water is still not safe to drink. >>> from the west coast, california's battling torrential rains and mudslides in some areas, while in other parts of the state fire crews continue to battle 14 wildfires. >>> promising updates for the american ebola patient and some controversial comments from donald trump on the whole matter. plus, rfk junior ties the knot with a hollywood starlet. >>> a million bucks in loot stolen from a texas-size closet. "the guardians" ruled at the box office. monday, august 4th, 2014. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm dara ban. a ban on drinking water in toledo, ohio, remains in effect this morning for a third day in a row. toledo's mayor announced just a short time ago that toxins are still in the drinking water after overnight testing. by the looks of this sample, a scary situation for 400,000 residents is far from over. nbc news' anne thompson has more. >> reporter: this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo is under a state of emergency with no usable tap wate

and it's not just toledo and not just vermont. it is lakes all over the country that are being overrun by algae because of phosphorus run over. and what we have is a situation in states and in washington where the republican party basically says freedom is about allowing polluters to destroy our air, our land and in this case our water. and i think that is pretty crazy. common sense suggests we have to do everything that we can to protect clean drinking water in this country. climate change and global warming is making a bad situation even worse. on top of all that, many of us recognize that we need plas sif i massive investments in infrastructure. many think it's roads and bridges and rail. yes, it is, but it is also water plants and waste water systems. the truth is that for a small system or a town or state government, building the kind of quality waste water plants that we need so that runoff getting into the water is clean is an expense suffer prive propositio view, the government has to be very aggressive in washington in ma

how toledo's water became contaminated. and why you still can't drink it even if it is boiled. >>> we start today in the middle east where gaza is rocked by another blast near a school. according to the palestinian health ministry, at least ten people died today in shelling near the united nations run school. u.n. officials say the school has been sheltering nearly 3,000 people. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon calls the attack a moral outrage and a criminal act. u.s. has also condemned it. the israeli military says its forces were targeting islamic jihad militants in the vicinity of the school and it is reviewing what happened. this is the third time in the past few weeks we've seen blasts or at or near a u.n. run school in gaza. >>> the rockets keep flying toward israel, as well. the israeli military reports at least 80 rockets have been fired into israel since midnight. also today, the funeral for an israeli soldier who was originally thought to have been captured by hamas, the military now says he was killed by a suic

in toledo, the epa is on the ground.or families like the camps, help and answers aren't coming fast enough. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> this is the second time in the last two years harmful water has affected a city on this lake. thmplts morning, a man is waking up in jail accused of murdering two women in maryland. police arrested 54-year-old malcolm thomas in wakefield, virginia. police found the two women dead on chloe drive yesterday morning. they were responding to a call on the people who live in the home. investigators say the women suffered trauma to their upper bodies. police say the murders do not appear to be random. they said it was a domestic case but that still has neighbors on edge. >> you see it on television. you hear about it. then you wake up one morning to the police knocking on your door and you found out that very thing is going on next door. it is very, very, very unnerving. >> thomas, the suspect, is if custody in southern virginia awaiting extradition to prince george's county. >>> today family

toledo officials issued the warning after testing a toxin, possibly from algae. the warning is affecting several suburbs of toledo as well, a few areas in southeastern michigan, residents rushed to stores to stock up on what little bottled water they could find. >> they are going to be all right, i don't know. as long as i get my water today, i'll be all right. >> it was crowded. now we saw where you announced it was at meyers. it was gone. >> ohio's governor declared a state of emergency so the water can be brought into the state for affected residents. water distribution centers already being set up because most stores in the toledo area ran out uúuof bottled water. >> this is a yellow alert day. now here's wusa9's first alert weather. >> a yellow alert, we have some rain, but it's not a washout. >> fact, i think a lot of folks got a few things done today on this saturday. there were some showers coming on through and actually on doppler 9,000, i'm still tracking just a few pops of moisture moving on through. most of the area this hour is in the clear. however,

an algae bloom contaminated parts of lake erie, the water source for the city of toledo. some residents say they'll continue drinking bottled water for another few days. >>> a new york hospital is testing a man for ebola. the man complained of fever and gastrointestinal distress. he was put in ice laying as a precaution. -- isolation as a precaution. let's check what's going on with the weather today. how is it going, howard? >>> it's going fine. we're just having a little bit of fog we've been talking about the last 90 minutes or so, especially down toward happen tan knock and warrenton. half-mile in frederick. at times been zero. other times two miles. a little fog trying to form across parts of prince george's and howard counties, mainly when you get to those rural areas. temperatures in the 60s in most spots. 50s in westminster. luray has dipped to 59 degrees with 68 on the bay in annapolis. the light winds this morning will be with us for the day. the sunshine, the heat, all of them come together to produce some extra ozone at ground level. nitrous oxides. that means

we begin with that water crisis in toledo, ohio. since saturday, residents have been told not to use the tap water. >> tests showed the water was toxic likely because of algae in the nearby lake erie. abc's lindsay linzie janis is there. >> reporter: it's all hands on deck. volunteers passing out cases and cases of free water. >> nice and tight! >> reporter: members of a high school football team lending a hand too. the national guard helping people fill up containers with as much water as they can carry. the governor of ohio and the mayor of toledo saying new tests on the water show improvement but they're not ready to lift the ban. >> one thing people here need to know is everybody is on this. there's nobody asleep at the wheel. and we are not going to get off of this until this whole thing gets solved, no matter how long it takes. >> reporter: toledo's water supply contaminated because of this algae bloom in lake erie. so large it can be seen from space. the bloom turning the lake a shade of green is caused by runoff from farms a

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families across toledo, ohio, desperate for drinking water. state of emergency after city leaders declared the tap water flowing into homes for 400,000 homes was too dangerous to drink. the branden bury family left town and drove two hours so the kids would be safe. >> we weren't sure it was safe to bathe in the water. we turned on the news and saw walter was going fast. we wanted to get some water as fast as we could. >> the scramble for water started after 2:00 a.m. saturday. within hours, lines at grocery stores stretched around the block. soon, shelves were empty. police called in for crowd control. lake erie, a major source of drinking water for toledo, may have been impacted for a harmful algae. >> don't drink it at this time. >> reporter: a precious resource so often taken for granted, suddenly, hard to find. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> yet another deadly scene in the southern gaza strip when an air strike hit the area near the united nations school. this comes as israel's military learns the soldier they believe had been

toledo's water woes aren't over yet. nbc's anne thompson explains why. >> reporter: the water crisis is over in toledo but the problem still remains. let me explain why. behind me, this is the river that drains into lake erie. and as it goes into lake erie it carries runoffer from 4.5 million acres of farm land in this area. that runoff contained fertilize cher contains phosphorous and that feeds the algae bloom. this is the start of algae bloom season. it's not supposed to peak until september. city water officials have to watch the levels of that toxin carefully to make sure this water crisis doesn't happen again. andrea, back to you. >> thanks to you, anne thompson in toledo. >>> coming up, the u.s. africa leaders summit beginning in washington today. so factors like diet can negatively impact good bacteria? even if you're healthy and active. phillips digestive health support is a duo-probiotic that helps supplement good bacteria found in two parts of your digestive tract. i'm doubly impressed! phillips' digestive hea

families across toledo, ohio desperate for drinking water. a state of emergency after city leaders declared the tap water flowing into homes for 400,000 people was too dangerous to drink. this family left town, drove nearly two hours so their kids would be safe. >> we weren't sure if it was safe to bathe in the water. we saw that water was going fast at all the stores. we wanted to get water as fast as we could. >> reporter: the scramble for water started just after 2:00 a.m. saturdays. within hours, lines at grocery stores stretched around the block. police called in for crowd control. lake erie, a major source of drinking water for toledo may have been impacted by a harmful allergae algae. >> we're trying toer on the side of safety. >> a precious resource suddenly so hard to find. >>> yet another deadly scene this morning in the southern gaza strip when an air strike hit the area near a united nations school. this comes as israel's military learns the soldier captured by hamas is in fact dead. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good mornin

. >>> the ban on drinking water in toledo has been lifted. after health officials found it may have been contaminated by algae, this shows the western end of lake erie, where algae has been concentrated. bisi onile-ere joins us live from toledo. bisi, this is a welcome announcement from the mayor. what is he doing to inspire confidence that the water is in fact safe? >> reporter: tony, when toledo mayor michael collins issued this ban on water, he says our water is safe. this algae bloom that was created there, in the waters of lake erie it paralyzed the city. when we arrived a lot of businesses were closed because of this. the city did take measures to make sure the people had access to clean water but a lot of residents particularly parents with young children who said that the water they were being given wasn't enough to survive on. so this ban, this lift on this ban brings a lot of welcome relief but there are some residents out here who are still a little skeptical. they are saying you know what i'm not sure this water is safe. so when t

built for business. >>> people in toledo, ohio, can drink their tap water again.his morning from the mayor. about 400,000 people were forced to rely on bottled water other the weekend after a toxic substance was detected in the water supply last friday. >> that toxin was believed the result of excessive algae growth in lake erie where the city draws its fresh water from. the mayor declared the emergency was over and the water was safe. >> want to bring in alexander field. they say it's safe to drink but we've seen the pictures of the algae bloom. how safe should people feel? >> it definitely doesn't look appealing. make no mistake about it, elected officials are telling people they've done a battery of tests over the weekend. the levels have all come back normal. they're saying turns on the taps. you can drink. you can shower. we have to really step back and see this is a recurring problem in lake erie. they've been monitoring the supply. they do daily testing. they saw these toxins the day they turned up and that's why they were able to act immediately and implem

>> yeah, the problems may not be over just yet for the city of toledo. city leaders met last night to discuss just that, some of the things that were talked about possibly reigning in farm pollution that runs off into lake erie. the mayor said this is an issue that isn't going away anytime soon and that federal funding is needed to really solve this problem. he didn't give any examples as to what needs to take place but said federal funding i guess needed. >> bisi onile-ere live for us in ohio, thank you. >> the auto industry sells cars and does loans. there are accusations that some of those loans have high interest rates and the people they were given to can't afford them. >> the practice you are talking about is called sub prime auto lending. "the new york times" reports that federal prosecutors in new york subpoenaed g.m. financial, the sub as i had rather have general motors. two things prosecutors reportedly want to know, one, how have they determined who qualifies for a sub prime loan and two, was the company up front about how risky these loans w

the mayor of toledo says the most recent test show a positive trend but there's still cause for concernm not going to isolate part of the city. so therefore, i have instructed our people to go resample and retest. because i am not going to take any chances with this community's well-being. >> the ban affects more than 400,000 people in ohio and michigan. >>> computer hackers are going after cars as computer controls more and more of their operations. new report ranking the 2014 jeep cherokee as the most hackable car on the road today. the 2015 cadillac escalade and 2014 toyota prius, also made the list. the most vulnerable futures are the car's built-in apps and bluetooth which connect the car to service like on star. >> now tough worry about hacking -- you have to worry about hacking in cars. >> dough. >> i know it's amazing what -- >> it comes with a price. >> amazing what technology is doing i liz be. >>> my crews told me in my ear that may be the only thing the two cars have in common. a prius and escalade. >> no way. >> yeah. all right thanks guys and thank you mike. all right let'

linzie janis is in toledo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. we're here at a supermarket in toledo. you can see the shelves empty where water once was. this store sold more than 40,000 bottles yesterday. this water crisis now in day two. people having to be careful once again while they're brushing teeth and showering not to swallow the water. this morning, nearly 500,000 toledo residents are waking up for the second day not able to drink from the tap. >> we just need to go home. >> reporter: ohio's governor declaring a state of emergency after routine testing friday morning showed the city's water supply was contaminated by microsystins. they can cause nervous system damage. they can trigger symptoms from vomiting to numbness. they're believed to be produced from this algae bloom. the national guard delivering bottled water from across the state. >> it's awful. it's been horrible. >> reporter: as grocery store shelves cleared out by early morning, some residents faced price gougers, charging up to $15 for a case of water. >> we've been at targ

adriana diaz is in toledo. >> reporter: it took two days of intense chemical treatment to get toledo's water safe enough for the mayor to lead by example. but the city asked residents to run faucets to flush pipes clean of any remaining toxins from the algin in lake erie. ed moore is in charge of the water. >> this is mother nature we're dealing with. this is beyond our control. there is nothing we could have done different that would have prevented this. >> reporter: the water intake was surround bid algae which produces microcysten, which can produce nausea and vomiting. residents had to depend on national guard during a weekend ban of drinking tap water. if one part per billion is detected it's unsafe, the equivalent of one drop of water in an olympic side swimming pool. >> this is a dense mass, thick -- >> reporter: patrick is a chest. >> the phosphorous and nitrates is what will help any plant take off so it's feeding from that. >> reporter: the carpet of green algae can be seen from space. winds and currents usually break it up, but the lake has been calm this summer. >> as a res

truly toledo was a wake-up call. 500,000 people without drinking water and just yesterday, the toledo mayor actually came out and asked for voluntarily conservation measures. they're concerned they haven't seen the worst yet. it continues to be warm. they could see an algae bloom even larger because they've seen this in the past. they're asking people to take shorter showers, don't wash their cars at home. these are things they have asked the local residents. i think it's terrific that we're seeing our members of congress. the congresswoman was on the front line of this wull -- all weekend, demanding answers. it's exciting to see bipartisan support but now we have to take that action and put that into play and support the clean water protection bill. host: why are they not letting the report out for people to see? guest: i'm not totally up to speed on everything she mentioned. i know there was a delay on getting test results over the weekend and i'm not sure when she posted that tweet if that's what she was referencing. but during a time of crisis people really want information, espec