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
Wll show you the timing of the storms as they move on through that could affect your day. Plus, fire work frenzy. Lit up and lobbed at a police officer. Weve got a look at the wild new video and a mothers warning about a flesh eating bacteria herson caught while swimming at a beach that mayure yo next vacation spot. Were getting you ready for the fun of the fourth of july. Well have the fireworks, the hotdogs and the red, white and blue. With all of that comes the military flyovers, concerns that tanks could damage our roads and a speech from the president. Hes promised it will be a first of its kind. But there are some concerns about the weather and what to do about it. Lets get to jackie bensen. Shes got some tips for folks who may be getting prepared. You cannot bring umbrellas,bl porta tents, any type of shelter with you to the National Mall. So if you are coming here tomorrow, you should have a Severe Weather plan. The sunset on a warm and lovely summer evening and people began st
Or good morning welcome just going i tickled him more scare you watching international russias president Vladimir Putin is paying a flying visit to stay where he will meet with his italian counterpart and also the vatican too for a chat with the pope so lets get the latest now from rome where. Hes covering the visit force good morning to you. It has been a long time hasnt it since mr putins been initially whats prompted this latest visit. Andrew good morning well have lot of. Becoming much more of a frequent guest to europe like the times shortly after the events that happened in ukraine some 4 years ago and we understand that the e. U. Is not the same place its only different the people in charge of this country are there for a. So this visit really stands out for certain and also whats very important as youve said mr pope will get to have a conversation with the roman pope now just before or putin headed to italy he spoke to the journalist of a major italian newspaper and something i
Sleeker than ever, but does it measure up early today starts right now good friday morning im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. A dangerous heat wave is hovering over much of the country. Triple digit temperatures could turn deadly this weekend new york city has declared a heat emergency and canceled the triathlon. Some of the athletes and event staff will distribute water and gatorade around the city instead. And lyft is offering free and discounted rides to cooling centers in impacted cities including chicago. Thats where nbcs blayne alexander is following the story. Reporter the relentless heat wave is showing no mercy from new mexico to new hampshire, 200 Million People are under a heat alert through the weekend. In chicago, a. C. Repair crews are stretched to the max and downtown, steam rising from sky scrapers after a morning rainstorm. Here in chicago, its the tale of two extremes. Just six months ago this exact spot was frozen over now its on pace to hit near record highs in
For the u. S. To do correct its a mistake bush is afraid of the would find one. Plus germany is in the grip of a heat wave and its also sparked a crime wave putting a large punch up a Swimming Pool. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. Russias president Vladimir Putin has just landed in rome where hell meet with his a time counterpart youre seeing on your screens right now live pictures from the italian capital. Hell also pop into the vatican for a chat with the pope talking to journalists ahead of the trip he stressed the special time tested relations between anneli and russia. Reporting from around here. This is going to be a visit of 2 states within just a couple of hours but in terms of political intrigues heres whats the most important thing last time a lot of our putin was here was in 2 1015. 00 and ever since then the euro skeptics took over the government in rome known for their criticism of the Europe