flint, michigan, is 60% black. when you knowingly poison a black city, you are committing a version of genocide." we'll go to randy in iowa. a democrat. hi, randy. >> caller: hi, greta. my head is just spinning because this is such a simple equation. it has happened over a long period of time. and brenda is letting herself down and misleading herself if she thinks that hillary clinton is going to be the salvation to flint, michigan, because bill clinton brought us nafta, and nafta brought us the big -- in other words, the evacuation of manufacturing from michigan, the auto industry. and since free trade has become so prevalent and tax cuts by mr. cornyn who refuses to pay for his own corporate welfare that he gets, when $2 trillion is sitting offshore because they won't bring it back because they're tax dodgers. so the thing that is, there is a cycle here, brenda, and it all evolves around free trade. and that is when deficits started becoming relevant, that is -- that is the problem. >> okay, randy. hear your poin

born and raised in michigan. my family, my current family, my wife and my kids -- i have three kids who also live in michigan and will also, i'm sure, see to it that their children live here -- live there as well. . when i learned what happened in flint i was absolutely heartbroken and it frightens me to think that a failure of this magnitude could happen in the 21st century and in our state. can you imagine not being able to drink the water from your own tap? what if you weren't able to bathe or take a shower because of fear of what might be in the water? the anger and the frustration is palpable. and it should be. my district borders on congressman kildee's and i can tell you firsthand the crisis not only affects the impact -- impacts of community of flint, but the entire great lakes state. for weeks i've seen local high schools, veterans groups, concerned citizens, you name it, people from all over michigan are rising to address the crisis and to help the residents, the families and children of flint. when it

we are in flint, michigan. yesterday, on saturday, we spent the day following ridents w were checking on their neighbors. today have water? is there filter working? due to have children in the house? have they been tested for lead? also making sure that they had bottled water. one of the astounding things we learned is that residents are still paying for their lead poisoned water. when we first pulled into flint, michigan, we can behind -- well, the municipal building in flint. there the national guard was giving out water. today, a sign, "flint water distribution center." they gave us a case of ice melt 100% natural spring water. it is made by nestle. one of the things that a number of people were talking about is at nestle, which has a plant a couple of hours north of here, a bottling plant, is sucking water out of lake michigan for free. today, we're going to head north to mecosta county to the nestle bottling plant to speak with a group of women who live in the area who has been engaging in a legal battle a

born and raised in michigan. my family, my current family, my wife and my kids -- i have three kids who also live in michigan and will also, i'm sure, see to it that their children live here -- live there as well. . when i learned what happened in flint i was absolutely heartbroken and it frightens me to think that a failure of this magnitude could happen in the 21st century and in our state. can you imagine not being able to drink the water from your own tap? what if you weren't able to bathe or take a shower because of fear of what might be in the water? the anger and the frustration is palpable. and it should be. my district borders on congressman kildee's and i can tell you firsthand the crisis not only affects the impact -- impacts of community of flint, but the entire great lakes state. for weeks i've seen local high schools, veterans groups, concerned citizens, you name it, people from all over michigan are rising to address the crisis and to help the residents, the families and children of flint. when it

allow us to enforce laws in michigan. we have -- for en forcing the lead and copper in drinking water act and the epa sets the standards, oversees the program and conducts yearly audits. >> so with the law and your responsibility, you are now in the position, what failed in enacting the law and can you explain to me why a response to epa on the february 26 advising the state of michigan that there was lead or high levels of corrosion in the flint water. >> it's the question of the day. that's what many of the auditors and reviews will have is who made what decisions when. that's when i said we needed a thorough investigation. as i mentioned in my testimony the city runs the plant. we oversee that. we work with epa on standards and conversations. >> are you saying the city is responsible for not responding? if we follow thes information it came from epa directly to the michigan department of environmental quality advising you about the flint water. >> if i could, i would say it differently. we all share a responsibility wh

we are in flint, michigan. yesterday, on saturday, we spent the day following residents who were checking on their neighbors. today have water? is there filter working? due to have children in the house? have they been tested for lead? also making sure that they had bottled water. one of the astounding things we learned is that residents are still paying for their lead poisoned water. when we first pulled into flint, michigan, we can behind -- well, the municipal building in flint. there the national guard was giving out water. today, a sign, "flint water distribution center." they gave us a case of ice melt 100% natural spring water. it is made by nestle. one of the things that a number of people were talking about is that nestle, which has a plant a couple of hours north of here, a bottling plant, is sucking water out of lake michigan for free. today, we're going to head north to mecosta county to the nestle bottling plant to speak with a group of women who live in the area who has been engaging in a legal ba

water in michigan. it failed in that responsibility and must be held accountable for their failure. did you read -- are you aware of that finding? >> i read the letter and met with the committee several times. >> do you take issue with it? >> i do not. >> so you agree e? >> in retrospect i agree. >> okay. they then said they actually characterized your agency's response, quote, and a bismol public response to the crisis, unquote. do you agree we that characterization? >> in wetspect i think that the auditor general agrees with that. we were minimalistic in our behavior. >> mr. edwards, is the primary response here epas or deqs, how does it work? >> without question the primary responsibility is those paid to protect michigan's citizens from lead and water. that's their job. and that lies exclusively with the mdeq. >> and professor edwards, just for the record. because we're seeing a little mushyness about that. and in terms of water quality, isn't that how it works? the epa relies on state deqs, certain

lint, michigan watt. state of michigan, united states of america, and that's the water that 100,000 americans are forced to drink. we've got a clean water act. we've got the laws in place. to build our water systems. so what do we do? i guess we'd rather rebuild the b-61 nuclear bomb. rather than building a water system. for americans. for the security of 100,000 people. i live a long way from flint, michigan. the guy i'm going to call on, that's his home. that's where he was raised. those are people he represents. dan kildee, you have been on this issue for weeks and months. you have been sounding the alarm. you have been calling us out. you've been calling us out, all 435 of us and the nat and the administration and you've been calling us out and you are doing the work of securing the safety of the people in your community. please join me, dan kildee of michigan. mr. kildee: first of all, let me thank my friend, mr. garamendi, not just for that introduction and for his comments about my hometown but for

born and raised in michigan. my family, my current family, my wife and my kids -- i have three kids who also live in michigan and will also, i'm sure, see to it that their children live here -- live there as well. . when i learned what happened in flint i was absolutely heartbroken and it frightens me to think that a failure of this magnitude could happen in the 21st century and in our state. can you imagine not being able to drink the water from your own tap? what if you weren't able to bathe or take a shower because of fear of what might be in the water? the anger and the frustration is palpable. and it should be. my district borders on congressman kildee's and i can tell you firsthand the crisis not only affects the impact -- impacts of community of flint, but the entire great lakes state. for weeks i've seen local high schools, veterans groups, concerned citizens, you name it, people from all over michigan are rising to address the crisis and to help the residents, the families and children of flint. when it

we also have an obligation to help flint, michigan. i ask my colleagues from texas and other republicans here in the senate, why are floods and explosions in texas disasters worthy of federal support, and not the help needed for 100,000 employees and the people of flint, michigan? why do texans deserve federal assistance but not the people of flint? what could the reason be? the sad thing is this sort of hypocrisy isn't limited to just the senators from texas. the junior senator from florida, one of the many running for president on the republican side, is doing the same thing. last year florida was hit with extreme flooding. senator rubio appealed for federal assistance. he wrote a letter to the president. here's what he said, "floridians continue to reel from the effects of last month's torrential rain and flooding. i request you consider governor scott's appeal for individual distance for -- individual assistance for the five impacted counties." that's what he wrote to president obama last year. but like it always is with the senato

can you explain in the state of michigan what exactly is the role of the michigan department of environmental quality? once advised by epa, which did happen in this situation, what is the responsibility, based on the state of michigan's law? >> so, the state of michigan has enacted corollary statutes that mirror the safe drinking water act that allow us to enforce laws in the state of michigan. we have primacy for enforcing the lead and copper rule and the safe drinking water act. and as i said in my testimony, the u.s. epa sets the standards, oversees the programming, conducts yearly audits. >> with the law and your responsibility, you're now in the position, what failed in enacting the law, and can you explain to me why a response to epa on the february 26 advising the state of michigan that there was lead or high levels of corrosion in the flint water? >> it's the question of the day, and that's what many of the auditors and reviews will have is who made what decisions when. and that's when i said we needed to have a thorough investigation. as i mentioned in my testimony, the city runs the

in the state of michigan. we have primacy for enforcing the lead and copper rule in the safe drinking water act. the epa sets the standards and oversees the program and conducts yearly audits. ms. lawrence: what failed in an actin enacting the law and why a response to epa advising the state of michigan that there was high levels of corrosion in the floodwater? >> it is the question of the day. that is what many of the auditors and reviews will have conclusions on. we need to have a thorough investigation. the city runs the plants. they certify that the samples are consistent with the rule. we oversee that. we work with epa on standards and conversations. ms. lawrence: are you saying the city is responsible for not responding? it came from epa directly to the michigan department of environmental quality advising you about the floodwater. >> if i could i would say it differently. we all share responsibility for the flint water crisis,. . we all let the citizens of flint and down. we have a commitment to solve t

leanne walters, a resident and parent from michigan. we welcome you all and thank you for your participation today. pursuant to committee rules, all witnesses will be sworn before they testify. if you will please rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for further discussion and questioning by member, we would appreciate your limiting your opening comments to no more than five minutes. and your entire commission will be -- entire written statement will be made part of the record mr. bevay, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, good morning, mr. chairman, ranking member cummings, distinguished members of the committee. my name is joel beauvais and i serve as deputy assistant administrator of epa's office of water. thank you for the opportunity to testify about epa's response to the drinking water

she's moving to michigan. are you telling me, that the epa knowing that there's lead in the water, that they're not going to tell those kids, because that's exactly what happened. they knew that. mr. dell toro knew that, when did he know that? >> mr. dell toro did testing on miss walters' water in early 2015 and knew the lead levels were incredibly high in her water. >> and when was that? >> february of 2015. >> yes. why wasn't that made -- >> i don't know the answer to that question. >> you can't come to a hearing before congress and be in charge of water for the epa and not know the answer to that question! you can't! you've got to know what that is. don't tell me some inspector general is going to come look at that. we keep hearing that, that ain't good enough. the crying shame here is, when they knew there was a problem, they should have told the public. they should have told deq. they should have told the experts and they should have been out there to warn people like miss walters. general motors knew abo

she's moving to michigan. are you telling me that terks pa, knowing that they're -- there's lead in the water. they're not going to tell those kids? that's exactly what happened? they knew that. mr. del toro knew that kb didn't he? when did he know that. >> in early 2015 and knew that the lead levels were incredibly high in her water. >> when was that? >> i believe it was in february of 2015. >> yes. why wasn't that made public? >> i don't know the answer to that question. i think that they were -- >> you can't come to a hearing before congress and be in charge of water quality for the epa and not know the answer to that question. you can't. you've got to know why that is. don't tell me that some inspector general is going to come look at that. that ain't good enough. we keep hearing that. that ain't good enough. the crying shame here is when they knew there was a problem, they should have told the public. they should have told deq, they should have told the experts and they should have been out there to warn

>> yes. >> okay so across michigan. doctor edwards do you feel the recommendations by the epa task where should a ply across the nation? >> absolutely. >> would you include anything else in the recommendation? >> well obviously the utility should be following the protocol for identifying the high risk sampling pool. all across the united states they're supposed to be sampling from the homes that are highs chris for lead and water. there is the real reason to believe that is not occurring in the whole effectiveness of the rule is based on that for stuff as well. >> what are the barriers to epa applying these recommendations across the country? >> my understanding is that we can move forward with making these recommendations across the country and we are actively working on that. in terms of regulatory requirements those issues will be taking up in the revisions of the role. >> i think this change should be pursued if it means we'll get a more accurate picture of lead contamination in our drinking water across the nation

carl in michigan is an independent. what are you hearing in your part of michigan? caller: i live in northern michigan new the manistee river. democrats with my water. i don't trust republicans. water does not kill people, corrupt government kills people. jason chaffetz types holler about the epa's over barons and how the tide turns. they should have done more. why wasn't he in their dogging them? i can't wait to see people put been active in -- have been absent. they can sit with glasses of flint water in front of them and see them testify for 11 hours like hillary did. snyder, early can sit there with that water in front of them. how does that taste? host: one member who set their yesterday during that hearing was dan kildee. the nephew of former congressman dale kildee. he left no doubt as to where he thinks the blame is. he said in a tweet yesterday right before the hearing, the flint water crisis is a tragedy affecting thousands of kids and families. state officials created the crisis and they must act to make it right. one other tweet yesterday. he set the wat

for poisoning all the kids in flint, michigan. she said her agency is there for

does michigan have that money? guest: michigan does not have a lot of choices here. the governor is going to look at the budget. i know there is $50 million there. we are going to have to prioritize the investment. there is the pipes. then there is the treatment for the children. early education. we will have to invest in mandatory early childhood development because the only way you can counteract the poison and the damage that led us to a child's developing brain is nutrition. early childhood development. they need counselors and nurses. these are things that are not optional. you have a whole city -- think about this. teacher in a classroom. a whole city of children who have been affected with lead poisoning. it comes at a behavior. it comes out and challenges in learning. so people: special ed. -- some people call it special ed. then there is the psychological effects of that. there have been studies on lead poisoning. you go to a prison, you will see a large number of the prisoners have lead poisoning. there has been discussion about mr. gray who was shot who ha

flint, michigan is 60% black. when you know link -- knowingly poison a black city, you are committing a version of genocide. i can't speak to the intent behind this. i can't look into the heart of state leaders, for example, but i can just look at the evidence. i don't think anyone believes across the spectrum of flint, that if this situation had occurred in a very affluent, mostly majority community it would not have gone on so long. back in july, the chief of staff for the governor, wrote a memo saying we have got to do something. people in flint are basically being blown off. september passes, october passes, november passes. it was not until december that they started to treat the water. it was not until just a few weeks ago that the government asks for help. i had written him in september federaln order to get agencies, you have to come to flint. in september.t he did not act until january. could see that i happening in a community that was not a poor, mostly black community. i cannot say that that was there

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for a discussion in flint, michigan. share with us briefly, if you would, your reflections on what you saw there. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much and i thank the gentleman for new york for his kindness in my brief support of all of you on the floor. let me first of all acknowledge , as i indicated, your potent and powerful question to america of $348 billion to solve our problem. are our children that valuable? are our children worth it? my answer is yes. let me add my appreciation, though i know that he would not want to be in this predicament, congressman kildee and the entire michigan delegation that was there on saturday and they stood arm in arm listening to lint residents and just to say how painful it is to hear a mother talk about a child with spots all over his body. and to say -- have her say, point to other children and say, they're getting sick and i've lost my hair. or a teacher saying, i have children coming to school with puss sores. so let me say these few points. i sit on the judiciary committee and

michigan pleasant peninsula, look about you." a peninsula is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water. and michigan has an extensive coastline. there are the four great lakes. they're michigan, huron, erie, and superior. >> and it's right there on the flag, the latin for "if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you." you'll also find lots of water. michigan has more coastline than any state but alaska. >> this is actually how the missionaries and the fur trappers that settled the land first got there. >> that's one of them on the shore in the center of the flag. although he's holding a gun, he's waving -- a peaceful gesture, you might say. but then there's this word. >> tuebor means "i will defend" and dates back to 1835, when tensions rose so high between the neighboring states michigan and ohio that they almost went to war. >> there's more latin across the top. you'll recognize e pluribus unum, "one from many," a salute to the diversity that helps make oh, almost forgot. move over, diagon alley. the michigan town

i know my colleagues from michigan would agree with me. but our job here in the united states senate is not to play this blame game. it is to only up to what that federal role is because i believe there is that federal role. and then on that bases do what we can to help make sure that our response is proportionate to that role. so why then consider all of this in the context of an energy bill you might ask. that is a fair and legitimate question. this is the first bill on the floor since the crisis became evident. we have tried to address this through the appropriation bill but since that time, again, more has been learned. we are here today with legislation that allows us an opportunity to consider it. so i didn't shy away from this discussion, as hard as it was, saying that is going to be a poison bill. i cannot deal with. i said let's try to figure it out. if we don't address the situation whether -- it is not going to go away. we have a role here and let's figure out what thought responsibility is and engage. senator cantwell and i hav

for michigan it is important. i would mention that my other colleagues this is important for the united states. we have infrastructure needs, challenges, challenges with government at all levels, all around this country. we need to take it seriously. so, thank you for raising this. the flint water water crisis is indeed a human tragedy. it is not a natural disaster, it is the human disaster brought on by failures of humans but i think is well brought on by failures of government at all levels. we are here as a government oversight and reform committee to do the very thing that is necessary to do oversight and then to reform and make it right where we can. sadly sadly and i think as a grandfather and father i would not want my kids and my grandkids to drink this type of water. [applause]. it is not the thing we should expect in america, especially, but it has happened. the issue now is how do we make it right. how do we move forward? the lives of young children will be impacted for years to come sadly. the dreams a

. >> stephanie, tell me what it is the michigan daily? >> it is at the university of michigan and started in 1890. it is 125 years old. >> it is a daily paper? >> it is daily. every week day and online as well. >> it is run by students at the university? >> all students. it is independent from the university. there is no funding from the university. there is no advisor in the newsroom. it is completely student run. >> tell me how it started and how it is still here and thriving? >> in 1890 there was no student paper and a bunch of paternity brothers decided to start this newspaper. they were full weekly journals at the time but thought the university deserves a publication of university news and started up the daily. it has been going over since. >> how is it different -- it is not affiliated with the universe but covers university politics and news. how is it different than other university publications? >> it is from the student's perspective. they are covering the stories with their fellow peers in mind. and a good source of news for p

however, flint, michigan, is ot unique. this is how they get water in east porterville, in the central valley of california, the san joaquin valley, just south of fresno, california. the water supplies in the east portererville area ran dry and -- porterville area ran dry, in part because of the drought, in part because of inadequate water systems. so the residents of east porterville were required to get water from a cattle water trough. pretty much like i have on my ranch, although hopefully thwart's a whole lot cleaner -- thwart's a whole lot cleaner -- this water's a hole lot cleaner. now we have another example. one from the midwest. another from the far west. any other problems? about water supply? well, yes. there are other problems about water supply. this is a list of problems that we know exist in the united states or most recently existed. flint, michigan, we just saw that picture. toledo, ohio. you remember they had to shut down the water system because of problems from algae blooms. baltimore, maryland. brick t

we're talking about a great story about how folks helping out the people in michigan but i'll tell you what we've got some great weather today once again. i know you were outside golfing a little bit. are you getting your golf game ready or what's the story? >> i'm hoping, i need to. negotiation i didn't get the to spend as much time outdoors as i wanted to but don't worry today is going to be just as nice. we are looking at a mix of sun and clouds right now on our -- sun and clouds, partly cloudy skies sun isn't up just yet but partly cloudy skies as we start off our monday. current temperatures 49 in raleigh, more 50s though as we head towards the virginia border they're dealing with a little more cloud cover. 51 in south hill. here's a look at shape up for this monday 56 at 8 a.m., 64 though quickly by lunchtime and then 69 our afternoon high very pleasant yesterday we hit 70 in the triangle. now, close to 6:00 wouldn't be surprised if we saw an isolated shower. i'll wrap up the rain chances coming up. right now time to switch gears if you're getting ready to head out the door this

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she is moving to michigan. are you telling me that the epa knowing that they're putting led -- there's lead in the water. that they are not going to tell those kids? because that is exactly what happened. nermeen: the poisoning began in april 2014 after darnell earley, flint's fourth emergency manager, switched flint's water source to the long-polluted flint river in a bid to save money. for over a year, flint residents complained about the quality of the water, but their cries were ignored. early last year, and maybe earlier, the government knew of tests showing alarming levels of lead in the water, but officials told residents there was no threat. flint resident lee anne walters was one of the first to sound the alarm about lead contamination in the water. she testified at wednesday's hearing. >> i started doing independent testing with virginia tech and 30 test were done, test performed in accordance to the lcr. my average was 2500 parts per billion. my heist was 13,500 parts per billion. hazardous waste is

she is moving to michigan. are you telling me that the epa knowing that they're putting led -- there's lead in the water. that they are not going to tell those kids? because that is exactly what happened. nermeen: the poisoning began in april 2014 after darnell earley, flint's fourth emergency manager, switched flint's water source to the long-polluted flint river in a bid to save money. r over a year, flint residents complained about the quality of the water, but their cries were ignored. early last year, and maybe earlier, the government knew of tests showing alarming levels of lead in the water, but officials told residents there was no threat. flint resident lee anne walters was one of the first to sound the alarm about lead contamination in the water. she testified at wednesday's hearing. >> i started doing independent testing with virginia tech and 30 test were done, test performed in accordance to the lcr. my average was 2500 parts per billion. my heist was 13,500 parts per billion. hazardous waste is 50

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. >>> the city of flint, michigan, the officials say neither side is taking action. >> this is al jazeera live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. in about an hour, president obama will make his case for closing the guantanamo bay detention center. that ho long been a promise made during his first campaign eight years ago. the plan presented to congress today will likely call for transferring some detainees to u.s. soil, sure to provoke a fight with lawmakers who oppose that move. some lawmakers are already speaking out against the plan. they did so yesterday. how difficult will it be for the administration to convince congress? >> almost impossible. the obama administration says it's going to try. they say look, congress asked for this plan, and so they're submitting it on the deadline that it's supposed to be submitted. they hope it will start a conversation about whether or not there's a way to bring some of the detainees at guantanamo who can't be tried and can't be transferred to other countries to the united states so that they can close guantanamo, which the obama administration

but, government officials in michigan were not admitting there was a problem. residents concerns were seemingly ignored. walters even said she was publicly ridiculed. 'i was told i was a liar, and i was stupid,' walters said. dr. edwards and his students were essentially whistleblowers sounding the alarm using scientific data even as a spokesperson from the michigan state office, charged with keeping the water safe, down played the teams findings. 'how did you keep the students motivated when people up there like the spokesperson for the state department of environmental quality was saying, oh virginia tech, they do this all the time and were discrediting what you were doing?' cbs 6 reporter melissa hipolit asked edwards. 'well, actually, its the other way around. they kept me motivated, so they knew that what we were doing was right,' edwards said. dr. edwards and his team were ultimately vindicated, and the governor of michigan even thanked him. 'when there was no one else who would help these people, we stood up,' edwards said. they stood up for people like

in courtroom n at the michigan county courthouse. the preliminary exam itself is scheduled for march 10, 2016, 1:30 p.m. with regard to bond, is there anything you wish to tell the court at this time concerning your connections with the communi community? [ inaudible answer ] >> the court exercises discretion of ncr 6.na601 to deny bail at this time. you will receive a copy of the notice to appear, and that concludes today's hearing. >> thank you, your honor. >> we've been listening to the arraignment happening in kalamazoo, michigan of jason dalton. he's the man accused of going on a shooting spree this weekend. six counts of murder there, two counts of assault with the intent to murder and numerous, i think eight counts of possessing a firearm. nbc's blake mccoy is outside the court in kalamazoo. blake, it was hard to make out, but i think he said he preferred not to say anything, to remain silent? >> that's what i heard out here as well, kate. it's interesting, because about two hours before this hearing that you just saw -- this

((george knapp)) in michigan, the issue is lead in the water. in nevada, the concern is asbestos in the air. the substances are different but both are major threats to public health over the long term. what's even more similar is the head-in-the-sand approach taken by health officials in both states. in his younger years, former nevada congressman jim bilbray was an avid hiker in the hills around boulder city. after he developed breathing problems, it took years of misdiagnosis for doctors to finally figure out his condition was likely caused by asbestos in the desert dust he inhaled long ago. jim bilbray/former congressman: 3235 i have to go to rehab a couple of times a week, breathing exercises, which i have to for the rest of my life. you cannot get better. how does bilbray's health problem relate to lead in the water supply of flint michigan? when the story about flint first broke, it struck a chord with unlv scientists rod metcalf and brenda buck. rod metcalf: it's dj vu , i mean, is what i thought. brenda buck there is no amount of lead th

they got thousands of gallons of water ready and waiting to go to, michigan. the only thing is they're having trouble finding someone to ship it. company. >> reporter: she says it costs load. there isn't a firm count on how much water they can send. interest has trickled in from companies in far away states but no one in florida. >> if we get a message out some trucking company in florida maybe can also help. >> reporter: help for the people of flint, michigan, who are dealing with a toxic water crisis. >> sonni: at this hour deadly air strikes in syria target hospitals, making the death toll rise. doctor's without borders clinic and a children's hospital. strikes are being blamed on the syrian regime. world powers agreed to a cease-fire in zero i can't but that agreement will not go into effect until the end of the week. >> sonni: pope francis continues his tour of mexico celebrating mass, speaking to the community there. the pope talked about environmental issues saying it's time to act now to protect natural resources. this is pope francis' first trip to th

for poisoning all the kids in flint, michigan. she said her agency is there for the long haul. we're not leaving until the water system is back on track. in addition to the head of the epa personally going to flint today, two big things just happened in flint. the first involves flint's mayor. when she was elected last year, mayor karen weaver had almost no authority because the city had been taken over by the state. that's the whole emergency manager thing in michigan. flint had been under state control for years. newly elected mayor didn't have much power to do anything to try to get her city out of this lead poisoning disaster they were well into by that point. she decided she would fake it until she made it. she made this bold, arguably, outside her lane of authority and declared a city wide state of emergency. we don't know if she had the authority to do that and because she took that leap, that started a ball rolling in terms of accountability that resulted in michigan governor finally issuing an actual emergency declaration

does michigan have that money? guest: michigan doesn't have a lot of choices here. the governor's going to have to look at that budget. i absolutely know there's $50 million there. we are going to have to prioritize the investment. there's pipes. then there's the treatment for the children. early education. we are going to have to invest in mandatory early childhood development because the only way that you can counteract the poison and the damage that lead does to a child's developing brain, nutrition. early childhood development. they need counselors, they need nurses. so these are things that are not optional. you have a whole city, think about this, a teacher in a classroom with a whole city of children who have been affected with lead poisoning. it comes out in behavior. it doms out in challenges in learning -- comes out in challenges in learning, some people call it special ed. then the psychological effects of that. and there's all kind of study on lead poisoning. if you go into a prison you'll see a large number of the prisoners have lead poisoning. there's

here's the snowfall amount, the heaviest snows will be found in areas of michigan, northern indiana. this pinkish color here, that's close to up to a foot of snow possible. so this could be a significant snow event here for areas of michigan and during the day today, and also into tonight. so there could be a lot of snow days for areas in the kids there in illinois, indiana, michigan, maybe even northern ohio tomorrow, frances. >> all right, bill, thank you very much. >>> now for a look ahead, space-x is expected to launch its rocket from cape canaveral this evening carrying a european communications satellite into orbit. spacex will try to land the first stage booster on an ocean platform about 400 miles offshore. the company says a successful landing is not expected. >>> and happy birthday to retired boxing champ floyd mayweather who turns 39 years old. sex and the city star kristen and actor barry both rick from sin city, and the rocky horror picture show turns 71. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks so much for being with us on this wednesday. i'm frances

>> mark: today congress held its first hearing on the flint, michigan water crisis. they pressed state and local officials for answers. dozens of flint residents even made that trip protesting outside. since flint switched the water supplies in 2014 to save money, the city's water has been contaminated with toxic levels of lead. state environmental officials blame each other. michigan's governor announced he will spend $30 million to help those affected pay their water bills. >>> the flint water crisis has run local communities around the nation and led folks wondering if our water is safe to use. priscilla keys officer digging with the lynchburg department of water resources. live in our newsroom. >> reporter: director of water resources said officials in flint dropped the ball well rounds of testing should have been done before the city switched from the detroit water system to the flint river. any city could be flint michiganany city could be flint michigan, reeling from a water cry sthais saw lead leach out of water faucets in thousands of homes. >> poor decision

. >> bernie sanders in michigan on monday of this week. senator sanders has consistently made flint a campaign issue over the last few weeks. he has not personally been to flint. secretary hillary clinton has been to flint. she was there the weekend before last. her daughter was there last week following up. secretary clinton announced an endorsement that day from a bunch of flint ministers, following an endorsement from flint's mayor. and now hillary clinton's campaign is asking her own supporters to donate to flintkids.org, which is the community health effort to support flint children that's associated with dr. hannah atacia who's the local hero who sounded the alarm about high lead levels. >> they're saying 15 years. what are we going to do for those 15 years? >> we need to continue to have the spotlight shine on this story because we need some long-term solutions. >> i cry like right now talking to you. i'm ready to cry, but i'm holding it in. they need to fix flint. >> we need action now. this is the most important work we are ever c

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as far as other testimony, we expect to hear from michigan's current interim michigan department of environmental quality director, who will say yes, blame goes to everyone here, but he lays a lot at the e.p.a., saying they dragged their feet in all of this in giving them orders about what to do, but the e.p.a. long claimed that the michigan department of environmental quality did institute the corrosion control procedures it requested. in fact, both the director of the michigan department of environmental quality and the head of the regional e.p.a. bolt lost their jobs over this, so a lot of blame being thrown about. >> it may come down to who new what when. meanwhile, protestors are in d.c. p.m. what will they tell the congressional panel? >> one of the things there'll say is that we need help with our water bills. bulls loads of people will show up. they've demanded relief for their water bills because the utilities are not allowing them owe open right now, the you at this time are not shutting off water, but people refusing to pay their bills and the michigan govern, at least has addressed th