african american community still don t know about the crisis. we don t have time. my children s life is at stake. your children s life is at stake. reporter: but time isn t the only issue. benton harbor mayor marcus muhammad says it s money. the city can t afford to fix the lines, and state and federal money can t come fast enough. muhawm add points out the city just received a $5 million check to work on the problem that was approved during the obama administration. if i had a magic wand i would solve it right now. but in government, things don t work that way. reporter: as for francis davis, she s thought about selling her home. do you think somebody would buy it? no, not with this situation. i would just have to board it up and move out. reporter: so far, less than 5% of the city s nearly 6,000 lines have been replaced. mayor muhammadd wants the work finished in two years. he s also hoping the president s