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Also took out septembic systemsd sewer lines and that caused the toxic, if you will, to get into the water supply. theyve confirmed the e. coli. i want you to listen to how one official put it to the town. >> our 12-inch water transmission line has been compromised. we think its been compromised in several locations. the water system does have e. coli in it now. which means that there has been a breach. and we dont want you using any of the water. so it was turned off. >> reporter: so heres the ...

Boulder, colorado. so, dan, theres a whole lot going on here, all while many people are still trying to make it to see the damage from their homes. what are the priorities right now? >> reporter: well, lets first talk about the e. coli situation. this is in lyons, about 17 miles from where we are in boulder. and you talk about a situation that is just so uncomfortable for these residents. its as if they dont already have enough to deal with. the tap water has been completely shut off for these p...

Colorados flood zone. e. coli has been found in tap water in the hard-hit town of lyons. the floods took out sewer lines and septic systems had caused the contamination. officials say the problem has been -- the problem, rather, has continue fixed before evacuated residents can actually return to their homes. and had they do come back, they bee fwin the long process of rebuilding. here now is cnns dan simon. >> reporter: hi, fredericka. its still pretty surreal when you go into some of these nei...

Deaths and three others are presumed dead. heartaches for people from lyons. they returned home to get a look at their d stairwayed homes. some estimate they will not see livable conditions for another six months. now back to "on the record." for your latest headlines go to fox news.com. tonight the veterans affairs department under fire. the agency giving big bonuseses despite big backlogs in processing claims. jennifer? >> the department of veterans affairs has been celebrating lately what i...

Guilty for first degree murder friday for the death of a man in 2010. maid cried in court as the judge read the verdict. shes been sentenced to life in prison without parole, shes got 30 days to appeal the decision. number 4, damage from deadly floods that swept parts of colorado could keep some residents out of their homes for months. administrator for the town of lyons said e. coli bacteria has contaminated the towns drinking water and the tap water has been turned off. about 2,000 people li...

Welcome back. im fredricka whitfield. here are five things crossing the cnn newsdesk now. number one, a deadly ambush and hostage crisis at an upscale mall in kenya. gunmen stormed the mall firing shots everywhere. at least 20 people killed, 50 wounded. a kenyan government source say the attackers appear to be of so malla origin. police are frantically trying to rescue hostages now. and number two, the strongest storm on the planet so far this year is living up to expectations. its a superty...

Drugs and alcohol. hey, good morning, everyone, im jessica yellin. >> im victor blackwell. 7:00 here on the east coast. this is "new day saturday." well, first came the floods and the water. that was enough. but now an entire colorado towns drinking water is contaminated with e. coli. it could be months before the water in lyons is fit to drink. cnns dan simon is following this for us out in boulder, colorado. dan, tell us whats happened in lyons. are people still there? and tell us kind of ...

Too, but its mostly homes around this place. westgate is easily accessible from so many roads. there have been security checks, but obviously, today wasnt a day they came through. >> okay, thank you so much. check back with us again. if youre just now joining us, this shooting taking place at a poplar shopping mall in nairobi, kenya. youre looking at some of the still images there of people who have been wounded. we understand at least 20 killed and many other wounded, and there may still be a h...

Detected in the water supply in lyons, forcing the water to be shut off. while most of the strains of the bacteria are harmless, e. coli can cause diarrhea, pneumonia and other illnesses. authorities are warning residents not to return to their homes until the water supply has been cleared and that could take months. >> wow, talking about water, a lot of people dealing with it because theres rain for a lot of communities this weekend. >> it is that time of year. >> lets bring in cnns alexandra s...

Overturned. and another big worry, e. coli has been found in tap water in the hard hit town of lyons. dan, a lot of problems being underscored. all because of this flooding that was just very serious more than a week ago. >> reporter: thats exactly right, fredricka. the town of lyons, this is a town of 2,000 people. we saw flood waters take out much of the towns infrastructure, took out roads and bridges, et cetera. but also took out septic tanks and sewer lines. that caused this toxic sludge to...