much more tightly regulated then bottled water. we think of bottled water being more pristine and coming from springs, that is not necessarily true. a lot of bottle water can come from tapwater. >> thank you so much for your time. >> you're welcome. just moments ago, the white house responded for the first time since it was announced that defense secretary lloyd austin's mysterious hospital stay was due to complications after having an elective procedure for prostate cancer. here is some of that briefing. >> nobody at the white house new that secretary austin had prostate cancer until this morning and the president was informed immediately after. >> did the president or the white house in struck secretary austin to make this disclosure today? >> no. >> does the present plan to stick with secretary austin? >> yes.
freezer or the fridge and you put it in the microwave to heat, that can cause the plastic to shed even more cells. let's not forget the human body temperature is much higher than outside. that also causes, if you will, the shredding of the plastic into our bodies and organs. >> it is about finding alternatives to plastic. take us through what people should be doing to reduce the risk. >> the best thing is to embrace the way we lived before bottled water. look at tapwater in a different realm. i am a huge tennis player and i'm guilty as charged, but i will change my behavior, it is easy to get a bottle of water to go out in the heat then to put one in a yeti. maybe add a filtration system to the faucet at the kitchen so you are not worried that the tap water is contaminated. also remember tapwater is so
themselves in a position to be criticized. the majority of the public would not perceive there is actually a problem if they didn't ask for it. >> randy k, thank you so much. called forever chemicals, they are present in nearly half the nation's tapwater. coming up, how you could make sure what's coming out of your faucet is safe, and what you should do if it's not. and the rich touch of bok choy. knorr taste combos. it's not fast food, but it's soooo good. ♪ ♪ using the finest materials, like indgent memory foam, and ultra-conforming innersprings, for a beautiful mattress, and indescribable comfort. for a limited time, save $400 on select
substances are called forever chemicals, because they break down very slowly. these goals are commonly used in everyday items like nonstick pans or certain food packaging. but as for this new study, researchers tested tapwater samples for pfas. samples came from 700 sites around the country, including in private wells and public sources. the researchers found pfas about 45% of drinking water samples. and pfas samples were more detected in urban areas versus rural areas. now these findings aren't meant to scare people, but it's more reason to use activated carbon filters on your tapwater at home. just a member to change the filter regularly. and we note that pfas has been linked to certain cancers, anabolic disorders, and, there is still ongoing research into more of the public health
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whether as strong storms rose to the region this happening as search and rescue efforts continue in mississippi, alabama and georgia after deadly tornadoes ripped through the states this weekend at least 26 people dead and dozens were hurt early this morning president biden issued an emergency disaster declaration in mississippi the move frees up federal funds for recovery efforts, people in philadelphia are scrambling to get clean water after chemical solution leaked into a creek up upstream a bottle water advisory in effect for an area the plan provides water to a million people the water department says tapwater will be safe until 1159 monday night i am marianne lafferty now back to life, liberty and the van. ♪ will come back america, gordoa chanmeg let's make a geographic
now personally controls disney's board, which includes the book banner cofounder of moms if liberty, the head of the orlando chapter of the federalist society, and a pastor who thinks tapwater turns people gay. desantis thinks they will make disney world the happiest place on earth again, at least for white christian nationalists. the gays and blacks, not so much. again, not sorry. one more thing about this new war on woke defamation bill. it applies to journalists too. and would clear the way for your favorite supreme court majority led by anti-woke political crusader sam alito to gut the first amendment and make journalists even outside florida stop reporting anything that makes conservatives mad. i'll explain after the break. ar? - if i would've used kayak to book our car, we could have saved on our trip instead of during our trip. ughh - kayak. search one and done.
>> we also have people that very much want to see disney be what walt envisioned. i think all the board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate. >> one of the board members that desantis apointed reported this week he suggested that tapwater could turn people gay. so disney ought to be creating content that ron desantis likes. >> i don't know where to begin with the tap water thing. >> just to the point these are the types of people he packed the board with. >> again, ron desantis wants to signal to the donors, the base this is the direction he is going in. we will be talking about this for a year and i suspect longer is the republican party moves