days unknowingly drinking, cooking and bathing with toxic water. like the whole house started smelling literally like a mechanic s shop, and then the next morning i ended up in the hospital. reporter: the navy now admits their water was contaminated by jet fuel leaking from this transfer facility. it was flowing into the faucets of thousands of military homes. the military mobilized troops to distribute safe water. go get your towel, please. reporter: mothers like jamie yuccas can bathe their children like this. how long have i been poisoning myself and my kids? our children haven t bathed since saturday, we have been baifting out of bottled water. reporter: at town hall meetics, military officials have tried to reassure anxious families. i understand your from you administrations frustrations and concerns and i understand them. we are working day and night to figure out the sources of the odors. reporter: for many,