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Lead levels in children in flint, she found that the percentage of lead in kids double, even tripled in some places after the water switch. >> wee saw that it was getting into children and when we knew the consequences of it, thats, i think when we began not to sleep. >> the corrosive river water goes to the plant to the water mains, to the service lines to the homes. in flinlt, theyre made of iron, which turns some of the water brown. half of the service lines and pipes in flint homes are made ...

Mayor dayne walling from flint, michigan. i knew itd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we could do. we changed our plan and did something about our economy. now we know where to go for help

Democrats and independents and the decline in republicans from four years ago. thats notable. today in michigan, 27% of voters say they are moderates. 14% are a members of a union. those are on par from four years ago in the bouting. are these the kind of reagan democrats who want to pick an obama alternative? mayor dane walling is the democratic mayor from flint and mark halperin writes for "time" magazine, msnbc senior political analyst. whats your thoughts about this? romney is throwing aroun...

Boy, what goes around comes around, mitt. >> you mean when he runs a robocall of my voice from four years ago saying good things about him, thats not a low moment? its interesting he criticize me for attracting democrats because one of the things that romneys people say is he cant attract democrats. well wait and see. >> mayor, so many goes around comes around pieces, hard to keep track of them. romney defended himself for having voted for paul tsongas in 1992 in a democratic primary by saying h...

Maybe it was a clean trick. >> im going to do my best. who cares. what does it matter? if romney loses, thats all thats going to matter. some are going to vote because they are reagan democrats and they like his message. some will be mischief makers. it doesnt matter. the robo calls are fine. if you want to become president of the united states, you want democratic votes because youre going to need them if youre going to win the general. >> mayor, when i was happy with john mccain, i was thrille...

Alternative? mayor dane walling is the democratic mayor from flint and mark halperin writes for time magazine. whats your thoughts about this? romney is throwing around the term "dirty tricks." it seems to me under michigan law youre perfectly within your rights to pick up a republican ballot if you choose so. is that a dirty trick for a democrat to vote in the primary today? >> no. this is how its been in michigan for a long time. and governor romney knows that well. there are democrats and ind...

Country to anchor our new economy. >> id like you to finish this sentence. whats good for general motors is good for -- >> its still good for the united states. its great for our position in the world economy in the 21st century. more people are buying cars than ever before around the world. we want the american auto industry to be leading that industry forward. >> okay. thank you. have a nice weekend. it looks like things are looking up out there. mayor dane walling of flint, michigan. what an ...

spread to half of the country. its been linked to ground turkey. what you need to know about this recallo keep your family safe. im ashe velshi. burning up another day of searing heat. its already proving deadly on this "american morning." good morning to you. are you awake yet? >> you will be. >> happy thursday. its august 4th. this is "american morning." theres a lot going on today. >> we should get right to it. >> i want to talk first about the heat. heat is on congress to finis...

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