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Unaccounted for in new zealand. a week ago a cyclone slammed the countrys north island, inflicting widespread devastation. the countrys prime minister calls it new zealands biggest natural disaster this century. 11 people are known dead. today ohio senator sherrod brown said residents of the town of east palestine are right to be skeptical after that toxic train derailment forced people to evacuate. it happened earlier this month when a 150-car-long southern norfolk train derailed, catching fi...

The expectation was. we actually got a glimpse of a water testing lab connecting some very important research thats going to impact a lot of people in this community. >> this collection of jars and vials in akron, ohio, it may hold the answer to what is safe to drink for hundreds of thousands in the coming days and weeks. >> we have been working nonstop. >> and our mental engineer -- and his team -- >> have been testing water from near the norfolk southern train development and east palestine. >...

Reeses property. in the back of your property here, they found -- >> yeah. >> reporter: reese says she has been drinking bottled water instead of well water ever since she started spotting dead fish in the creek following the derailment. she says shes still waiting for the state to come and test her well water. >> airwise, i feel okay. water-wise, no. im -- no. theres just too many chemicals and stuff that was spilled that they still dont want to identify completely. >> reporter: an ohio departm...

Victor, thank you. the east coast now bracing for dorian heading into the weekend. millions possibly caught off guard. first planning for a tropical storm now battening down for a possible cat 3. gio benitez is in miami. good evening. >> reporter: tom, good evening to you. dorian may be days away but floridians are already racing to get ready, not sure where that storm may hit. weve already seen store shelves all across the state once full of water now just emptied out. we have cruise liners t...

>> reporter: the aa aa aal -- t occurs in salt water. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorous, which are fertilizers. >> thats burning sugar? >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the overglades. a massive amount of water is dumped into the most delicate of ecosystems. in dry season that water is diverted to farms and cities. great for the economy. horrible for the environment. >> you have a natural p...

>> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> thats burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season florida dumps a massive amount...

Called red tide as mike said but you have the night general coming in and giving it a booster shot. >> reporter: now scientists from florida gulf coast university are testing water up to 20 miles offshore looking for the definitive proof that americas sugar habit is making red tides worse. youre looking for the smoking gun? >> im looking for the smoking gun. i think we also have to realize that collectively we got to this point. it took 70 years, 80 years to get to where we are now around it wil...

Farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the everglades. in the wet system, it diverts into the ecosystem. in the dry season, its great for the economy, horrible for the environment. >> you have a natural phenomenon called red tide, as mike said. but you have the nitrogen then coming in and giving it a booster shot. >> and now these scientists from florida gulf coast university are testing water up to 20 miles off shore, looking for the definitive proof that americas sugar habit ...

>> this is the villain right here. this is the red tide. >> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> thats burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the...

Life and give it another try in three years its funny he said that because steve bannon mentioned something similar. >> she talks about how the smart she is. i think she is dumb as a stick. she has every intention of testing water to run again in 2020. and my response is bring it, baby. bring it. would you not love to see a rematch of donald trump and hillary clinton? come on! jesse: i think this is reverse psychology. they are goading hillary to take another run at it. >> wouldnt you expect aft...