reporter: this dirty water is contaminated. this is where our reaction system is happening here. reporter: this is where the pfas go away? that s correct. reporter: intense heat and pressure break down the chemical bonds. it takes seconds. i absolutely think it s an answer nobody has had before. reporter: brian recatto, c.e.o. of a waste management company partnering with battelle. we re hoping to have a scalable version of the plant in six to eight months. reporter: so end of the year. yeah. reporter: this new technology could put these forever chemicals in the past. mark strassmann, cbs news, grand rapids, michigan. o donnell: and still ahead on tonight s cbs evening news, a kidnapped three-month-old baby is found safe. what we know about the possible suspects. and the scary moment at a youth league game that sent everyone running for cover. nah i m totally chill i just. wait. is it here? relax, our treats from chewy always arrive super fast.
because of a slow-moving and strengthening tropical storm lee. it is keeping people guessing about what it s going to do. also this morning, is this any way to teach kids about the events of 9/11? a coloring book where kids can color in pictures of the towers burning or of a navy s.e.a.l. shooting osama bin laden. it s real, folks, and the publisher will be here to explain why he thinks this coloring book is a good idea. an illinois congress member calls president obama idiotic. what he says he really meant to say. it s saturday, september 3rd. i m t.j. holmes. let s start with the tropical storm. it is whipping things up in the gulf of mexico. there are several states of emergency that are in effect. mississippi and louisiana getting their ducks in a row right now just in case that water starts rising. take a look at what is happening in grand isle, louisiana. the rain is already there. people are preparing for more and maybe a lot more. listen to the mayor. you can t
newsroom starts with the handsome t.j. holmes. i hope erin burnett knows she is getting a great bartender there. kelly takes this seriously and made great drinks for you when i was up there with you guys a couple of weeks. you all do your 9:00 thing. i know exactly where y all are going there in the time warner center. good to see you all! thanks so much, guys. all right. top of the hour here now. i am t.j. holmes today in for kyra phillips. this hour, unfortunately, we have to begin with the latest bad sign that this economy in this country is stalled. you ve been hearing about it for some time now and we have more information that confirms it. just minutes ago we learned that there were no jobs created last month. the new jobs report came out so this means that the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.1%. this is another sobering development that underscores the deepening concerns about this economy and concerns you re hearing a lot about a double dip recession. let