bridges, roads and tunnels a crumbling mess? for one thing, untangling who is in charge of what is complicated. those some parts are privately owned, the rest is the responsibility of the government, both local and federal. and that s a problem because washington s currently stuck in a state of gridlock. while d.c. does next to nothing, catastrophes like these strike. the unthinkable happens. a bridge over the mississippi collapsed. a state of emergency has been declared in flint, michigan, after high levels of led were found in children s blood. 200,000 people wait anxiously after fleeing their homes in panic from the path of a broken dam spillway. we are focussing on how the federal government is funding fewer and fewer infrastructure projects, which brings us back to new york s pen station.
thursday, friday, saturday, better news. but may be too. unfortunately. it still seems so far away. shannon: your reports are so important right now because they reiterate this is still an ongoing situation. janice dean, thank you. leland: it s getting worse spirit as we just mentioned, there are reports that for the first time ever houston s addicks reservoir has overflowed, that s just west of the city. there was a treat a couple of minutes ago from the county just south of houston by about 50 miles that their levy has been breached and on this tweet, a notice to get out now. authorities say that if the addicks reservoir is breached as well, it will dramatically affect the nearby neighborhoods, but they were unclear as to how it will impact the city as a whole. the dam spillway has not been activated in 70 years. matt finn in houston on the
all right. race against the clock to repair the spillway in california s oroville dam. 200,000 people leaving everything behind with fears that the dam spillway could spill. it s holding up for now but the rain could bring a real catastrophe. a lot of folks nervous about that. janice dean now with the very latest. janice: good morning to you both. unfortunately we are going to be dealing with more rain in the forecast on thursday. right now radar looks clear but the impending storm is on its way. there s oroville as we get get to tuesday, wednesday and thursday, any more rain is going to cause a potentially treat
operations had been disrupted, but it would not comment on the specific incident. here s your first look at other news going on around america today. over this past weekend, mount rainier was the site of a spectacular cascade of snow and ice. footage of the massive avalanche was captured by two climbers who made sure they kept a safe distance. locals say the mountain has recently been rocked by some of the biggest avalanches in years. in wyoming, a dim-witted attempt at fun has landed a couple of unidentified men in hot water with the federal government. the men posted video of themselves using a carjack to launch a boulder into a dam spillway. it s federal land that makes it illegal and the nearby community is outraged. the feds are investigating and searching for the men. and in florida, a team of treasure-hunters discovered their own pieces of history when they found over 50 gold and silver coins.