Yellow and threatening the water supply. And another drone just entered restricted air space. Plus, indigo girls, the due you is going strong and speaking out about their music and their message. We begin this hour in st. Louis county, missouri, where a state of emergency is now in effect. The declaration allows the police chief to take control of Emergency Management in and around ferguson where protesters have been marking the oneyear killing of Michael Brown. Last night there were several shootings in ferguson, and today little more 60 people were arrested. Diane eastabrook has the latest. Reporter hi, david that protest was part of a day of civil disobedience around ferguson, but many used it as an opportunity to criticize the way police handled the violence lap last night. Protesters descended on the federal courthouse here. Chanting and then climbing over police barriers. When they refused to leave, police handcuffed dozens of demonstrators and lead them away. As much as the doj
This is al jazeera america, lye from new york city new questions about possible long term threats to the water supply after more than 3 million gallons of toxic waste leaked from an abandoned gold mine in colorado. The sludge has now traveled more than 1,000 miles. So far, park Officials Say preliminary tests on the river have found little if any danger to fish or wild life. Now the epa is testing the water downstream from the spill site. A process that could lead to san juan rivers close for another week. Residents and businesses should still remain cautious. Avoided showering any type of body contact with that water. Dont let livestock drink it. Where i li, living off the well. 95 of my business has been swept away, and we have about 23 employees that are currently out of work. Today Colorado River paid a visit to one of the areas. There are thousands of abandon mines in his state, he is working to make sure this never happens again. The state will work with each one, and bring those
This is al jazeera live from new york city. More than 3 million gallons of toxic waste have now leaked from an abandoned gold mine into Colorado Rivers. And that is raising all kinds of questions about long term threats to the regions water supply. The sludge has now traveled more than 1,000 miles. Contaminating tributaries in new mexico, arizona, and utah. Preliminary tests on the river have found little if any danger to fish and wild life. Now the e. P. A. Is toasting the water downstream from the spill site. And residents and businesses should still stay cautious avoided showering any kind of bodily contact. Dont let livestock drink it. 95 of my business has been swept away. And we with have about 23 employees that are currently out of work wail, the state of emergency has been declared in colorado and new mexico, today, colorados governor pay add visit to one of the areas there are thousands of abandoned mines in the state, and he says he is work withing to make sure this never hap
Welcome to inside story. I am ray suarez. The United States was always a little different. Instead of having a relatively small coterie of rich families appear big ocean of poorer ones with a middle colleagues between them, the american middle class wassing huge. The group of americans who thought they were middle class was even larger. The big renegotiation of how we make our money, where we live, what we own and what we aspire to, 40 years of it has landed us here. It could be the end of an economic era after more than 4 days of the nations majority, americas middle class is at the tip point. It may be that the middle class will go under 50 , less than American Adults will be in middle income households. A steady decline in the number of middle income households over the past 45 years. In 19 sent, approximately 61 of americans were considered middle class today, that number has fallen to 50 . An 11point drop in 45 years. There has been sort of a poarization in the labor market, more
Welcome to inside story. I am ray suarez. The United States was always a little different. Instead of having a relatively small coterie of rich families appear big ocean of poorer ones with a middle colleagues between them, the american middle class wassing huge. The group of americans who thought they were middle class was even larger. The big renegotiation of how we make our money, where we live, what we own and what we aspire to, 40 years of it has landed us here. It could be the end of an economic era after more than 4 days of the nations majority, americas middle class is at the tip point. It may be that the middle class will go under 50 , less than American Adults will be in middle income households. A steady decline in the number of middle income households over the past 45 years. In 19 sent, approximately 61 of americans were considered middle class today, that number has fallen to 50 . An 11point drop in 45 years. There has been sort of a poarization in the labor market, more