Lead on record. Its classified as toxic waste. Does it look like that water is contaminated . That looks like regular water . Right. Only to find out you got over 5,000 reporter parts per billion. Parts per billion. So this is the reason why we never really even considered our water being bad. Reporter old and corroded lead pipes in some homes are still releasing lead into the drinking water. Since january 1st, 364 homes of the more than 5,000 tested exceeded the federal lead limit of 15 parts per billion. 48 topped 150 ppbs. Mark is leading the epas effort in flint. Overall is water safer here for Flint Residents . Safer since last fall . Reporter uhhuh . We dont have the data to be able to say that yet. So were hoping, but again, thats why were here. Were collecting samples. Health of the system. Reporter concern for lead levels in childrens blood is still high. Today state Health Officials released the latest data. They show 2. 5 of children have elevated blood lead levels. Last yea
Emergency was declared in a fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. Broward county includes fort lauderdale. Florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. Conditions in the Sunshine State are especially conducive to zika. Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into florida today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of it. Reporter scott has asked the centers for Disease Control or c. D. C. To rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. The state will buy 4,000 more. Women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. Babies are born with abnormally small heads and brai
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today a Health Emergency was declared in a fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. Lauderdale. Florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. Conditions in the Sunshine State are especially conducive to zika. Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into florida today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of it. The centers for Disease Control testing kits here. The state will buy 4,000 more. Testing would focus on pregnant women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. Babies
Theres just four days until the New Hampshire primary. And a new poll shows Bernie Sanders and donald trump with demanding leads. Clinton has closed the gap slightly over the last few days. The candidates held a debate last night in New Hampshire. It is just not achievable. Lets go down a path where we can actually tell people what we will do, a progressive someone who makes progress. Thats what i intend to do. Senator sanders, you spent nearly two decades in congress and havent gotten any of these things past. Why do you think as president you can . I havent run for president before. [ applause ] lets deal with some of the comments that secretary clinton made. And by the way, you know, sometimes theres a lot of drama here. Ive known secretary clinton for 25 years and respect her very much. Here is the issue. Every major country on earth, whether its the uk, whether its france, whether its canada, has managed to provide right and they are spending significantly less per capita on healt
Fifth florida county because of zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. Broward county includes fort lauderdale. Florida is reporting at least 12 cases, in all more than 51 people have been infected in 12 states and the district of columbia. Conditions in the Sunshine State are especially conducive to zika. Mark strassmann is there. Reporter zika anxiety pushed teams of mosquitocontrol sprayers into florida today. Floridas hot, humid client puts its 20 million residents at risk for the virus along with millions more tourists. Governor rick scott. Were state that has mosquitoes similar to mosquitoes that could carry this, so its better to get ahead of it. Reporter scott has asked the centers for Disease Control or c. D. C. To rush 1,000 zika testing kits here. The state will buy 4,000 more. Women who are especially vulnerable. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly. Babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. There is no zika vaccine