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People. this is about water that will make a difference. we had a young lady in our church just yesterday. she came in. her 2-year-old has already been diagnosed to have a lead problem. she had a baby in her arms and she said to us, i cant get water because i live in a high-rise called the colonnades. i cant get water. she says, im breast-feeding my baby but i need water that that milk will be healthy, and i already have a 2-year-old. i said thoir wont leave the way you came. we were not only ab...

Now, especially for the poor, is no longer the milk that we see in the bottles and jugs and cartons. this milk is a powdered substance that must be mixed with water. and you mentioned, brian, that there was 15,000 something, say 19,000. but if you live in a high-rise in newark youre not even eligible. so for every mother this is about the born and the unborn, the yet to be born. this is about the health of people. this is about water that will make a difference. we had a young lady in our church...

Stage at a thursday hearing. residents and an advocacy group suing the city >> what weve asked for now two years is to fix this lead problem. the city was very slow in addressing it. its gotten out of hand. >> reporter: today fresh shipments are pouring in but not fast enough for the warner family. >> kids outside running, playing, enjoying themselves they need water every day. kathy park, nbc news, newark, new jersey much more ahead tonight including the camping trip that became a terrifying ...

>> as an educator, parent, wife, resident of newark, im extremely upset. >> reporter: tonight residents of an american city worried about whats in the water. tonight city officials insist the tests show the lead problem is not that widespread, its unclear how much longer the residents of this largely african-american city will need bottled water. theres breaking news this evening on immigration the trump administration is now imposing new rules on immigrants here legally nbcs kristen welker is...

We dont know the full effect of the crisis on the development of young kids or the health of older people. they were told it is okay when the government knew it wasnt okay. >> buttigieg talked about south bend and how they have a lead problem with paint and the money they get is only enough to deal with a fraction of the problem. and, look, we know the attract ability of the problem, you and your family have been dealing with this for generations but the question is who will connect with it. im ...