Operational under 50 years. What happened, what needed to happen for that to be successful and what did not happen in the wake of making that switch to the flint river . Hi a lot of upgrades that needed to happen at the plant. Tens of millions of dollars. The plant had not been operational in this way in nearly half a century. A lot of upgrades to systems that needed to be done. There was staff that needed to be adequately trained. Before they actually made the switch, there was not enough. They did not have the adequate training necessary. They could not fathom that they were going to make them turn on the plant in such a short time. One of the workers at the plant, or his his sister, what was he saying at the time before the switch by the government officials . We spoke with matt mcfarland. He had worked at the plant for about 20 years before this happened. Loved his job. Very passionate about it. In the lead up to the switch, matt was responsible for doing a lot. Some of what he was
Would be far better than obamacare and much less expensive for the people and much less expensive for the country. Anna lets get the latest from chief washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli. President trump says that the Health Care Bill will be so good. What are you hearing . Kevin the president is optimistic but it is unclear of of time terrible of went the timetable on when the senate will vote. The moderates say it is too far to the right and conservatives say it is too far in the middle. I spoke to senator ted cruz and i asked him, when are you going to be able to reach a deal on this . He pushed back on the question and said he does not believe any artificial deadline will be and to help bring lawmakers to gather within the republican caucus. What our not this senate decides to move on to other legislative issues like tax reform, infrastructure, deregulatory financial policies does not really look like as of now. I spoke with senator joe manchin, a moderate, democrat from West Vi
Street. We begin with this breaking news. Police found a woman nearby in a home with a gunshot wound and taken to the hospital. Well continue to monitor this and bring updates as we get them. Good afternoon, im michelle griego. Today bart officials are keeping their promise by installing working security cameras in every railcar. Jessica flores has the story. Reporter each bart railcar has these on the ceiling a white box with a blinking red light giving the impression surveillance is all around. Its nice to have, like, that extra eye watching you just in case anything happens. Reporter but many cameras are fake decoys intended to deter crime. The agency says from now on, all cameras you see will be real. Today bart crews are finishing the installation of surveillance cameras. Theres illegal activity all the time on the train. Definitely i think its long overdue. Reporter the change is more than a year in the making after a Fatal Shooting in a bart train in 2016. Bart Police Released p
Bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all over the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the senate to do its job and confirm his nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the supreme court. Scalia died on saturday. Obama says he will nominate a qualified candidate to replace him. Theres not
Made, this is not a poor place. You made it for. Amy lead contamination in the water supply flint, michigan has , forced residents to drink, cook with, and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the county. In this democracy now special report, we go from flint to Mecosta County, michigan, where the Worlds Largest water Bottling Company, nestle, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan. Being trucked out from nestle , taking the water from our aquifers and shipping at all ov the world. Amy how much do they pay for the 200 gallons of water per minute that they are sucking out of the aquifer that feeds Lake Michigan . As far as i know, theyre paying nothing. In ago today, voices from the front line of michigans water wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama says he expects the senate to do its job and confirm hi