Fukushima meltdown toxic sludge in the u. S. State of colorado, millions of litres of waste spills to local streets a state of emergency has been declared in ferguson, and authorities bracing for unrest. Largely peaceful protests marked the death of michael brown, and another black teenager shot by police. Kristen saloomey has more. Activists gather in a church in st. Louis, preparing to be arrested. We march, and march with a chance of all of that. Church leaders and peace activists take part, including a philosopher, west. You have head of homeland security, who is black and still cant deliver justice for poor people and black people. Now we are moving towards pressure on the federal government. Some have come from out of state. This girl is from ferguson. Theyll see we are serious. Theyll take us seriously instead of thinking us as a joke. All in all, a couple of hundred people acting under the banner of action descended on the courthouse with a message from the department of justic
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
The eclipts is a big business story. Dozens of companies with offers. And if ever a die to buy solar stocks, buy. All of the angles covered for you coming up. Plus, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin making a tax for tax reform tim pawlenty head of the Financial Services roundtable. What he wants to see in that plan coming up. And to our reporters covering the Solar Eclipse. Contessa brewer is in columbia, South Carolina and jane wells joins us as well but first to contessa. Reporter people are reacting now by leaving i can still see the sun partially occluded here. Its still a crescent as the moon moves out of its path and people are like, okay, been there, done that its hot outside, feels like its 15, 98 degrees with the humidity so theres been a lot of people taking a move on, but ill tell you what people paid a premium to be here i talked to people who have driven down from new york and people who drove over from macon, j. , ageorgia and all of were paying a higher price for hotels,
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