Caphaitien, haiti. Now to an alarming new study that estimates in chicago that nearly 70 of children under 6 years old are exposed to lead contaminated Drinking Water. Cbss charlie de mar reports on the latest major city to face this widespread problem. Reporter tonight danger lurking in chicagos Drinking Water according to a new study that used a. I. To estimate lead levels in unfiltered tap water over a sevenyear period. Benjamin wynn is the studys lead researcher. The goal is to have zero lead in water at all. And we know from the science that even small amounts of lead in the water can have an impact on your child. Reporter black and hispanic children are more likely to be affected and less likely to have their Household Water tested according to the study estimation. I dont think we need to be alarmist. Its not as bad as the flynn crisis. Your kids not going to be hospitalized from the levels of lead that were seeing. But even these low levels of lead, these are things that can af
Votes four years ago. In tonights listening to america, cbs nancy cordes spoke to revoters in the badger stateo hear whats on their mind. Reporter jay weissington owns a barbershop on the north side, just a few blocks from where President Biden spoke today. Jay voted for biden in 2020, but is now undecided. Ive been seeing it from both perspectives, and ive been seeing it from the black voters as well. Yeah, were going to vote for trump this year. Reporter we sat down with him at the rise and shine coffee cup, owned by bobbie, a lifelong democrat. Im a biden fan. I feel like employment is down. I feel like he is helping Small Businesses. Im a Small Business owner. Reporter Patty Granger is a project manager, a mom of two and plans to vote for donald trump. He is a very strong personality, but i like the fact that he pushes boundaries or doesnt come in as a politician. Reporter inflation is one of her biggest issues. Almost 6 for four sticks of butter. And were the dairy state. It shoul
Their stalled contract negotiations. And it may be working. Heres cbss mark strassmann. Reporter l. A. Is a city counting strikes like a bowling alley. 11,000 city employees, all Union Service workers, are staging a 24hour walkout. Theyre indignant. Contract talks with the city have sputtered. Think of all this as a warning shot, a 24hour reminder of what disruption feels like. Here in l. A. , its the cost of living. Reporter custodian phyllis stringer echos the frustrations of hundreds rallying outside city hall. Double trouble low wages, high inflation. We need some help. Youre working too hard and making too little . Yes, yes. You know, we need a lot more employees to come out to work with the city. Reporter more walkouts. Two hollywood unions have struck the set. Without the more than 75,000 actors and writers, all Studio Production has stopped. Whats scarce here, insight into an end in sight. L. A. s labor actions just the latest in americas summer of strikes. Widespread walkouts
Given more protection. Major. Robert costa, thank you. The u. S. Navy remains on alert after chinese and russian warships approached the coast of alaska last week in an unprecedented joint military patrol. The ships never entered u. S. Waters and were not considered a threat to the aleutian islands. But the u. S. Did send four Navy Destroyers and surveillance planes to keep watch until they left the area. Turning to the war in ukraine, Ukraines Security Service says a woman is under arrest for an alleged assassination plot against president zelenskyy. Cbss Ramy Inocencio has the latest from odesa. Reporter we will continue the internal cleansing of our state said volodymyr zelenskyy. Mere hours later, ukraines spy Agency Alleged this ukraininian woman w was an inforormant for russia, now arrested, who gathered intel on the presesidents jululy itinerary mykolaiv, a city near the southeast front line, for a possible assassination attempt and, quote, massive air strike. Also today, two ru
Time are being told to shelter in place. We asked them to leave because its a very dangerous situation. Reporter the fires have jumped into western oklahoma where more than 30,000 acres have burned. Homeowner Teresa Rankin will rebuild. You got a choice. You can either get bit or get better. Im getting better. Reporter here in Teresa Rankins house, this is 38 years of memories just reduced to ash. There is a bit of good news here. We do have only one injure in all of this. That was a minor injury with a first responder. The wind is dying down, and the rain, norah, is on the way. Sending prayers to all the good people in the lone star state. Dave malkoff, thank you. Well, tonight state lawmakers in alabama have introduced several bills that would protect fertility clinics from civil and criminal penalties following the states Controversial Supreme Court ruling that gives embryos the same rights as children. Cbs Janet Shamlian reports families, doctors and advocates rallied today outside