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Need to understand why it is these immigration raids suddenly constitute a homeland security priority. we asked secretary johnson to come on the show this week. we will continue to ask every single week because i think that this is something the sfra administration should in fact give an answer to. well keep asking. up next, troubled waters in flibt and h flint and how a local resident is making a difference one bottle at a time. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. theyre hugging the...

Im joined now by one of the residents who is taking action to address the situation in flint with the help of volunteers and donations, is distributing bottles of water to her community. good morning. >> good morning, melissa. >> i know that your organization is distributing bottled water for free to the community. because your community here does not have access to clean water. tell me more about what this effort is. >> well, it is called bottles for the babies. basically it was just a grassroo...

Lead from those pipes leakched n the system. residents complained immediately with the color and taste of their water but detroit didnt switch back to the old water system for 1 1/2 years. this year it was discovered the citys infants and children with above-average lead levels had nearly doubled. this was devastating news for the people of flint because the neurological damage and behavioral effects of lead poisoning are believed to be irreversible. this tuesday governor rick snyder declared a ...

Financial ben -- i mean these are medical bills and educational crises and health crises for their lives. we know about the impact of lead. can you meal me one more thing to try to end on some kind of happy note, tell me what your organization will do going forward to try to hope mitigate some of this? >> absolutely. again, just as when we started, it is to get clean water to those who need it most. of course, thats all of the city of flint. our organization is just reaching out to people who ca...