Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100202:01:29:00
Many different compounds are released, cadmium, and many were released in great intensity. >> reporter: these images recorded five years ago by university of georgia scientists show the former bombing range and surrounding waters strewn with unexploded ordinates. many of those bombs continue to corrode, leeching out carcinogens. in 2005, parts of vieques was noted as a site that needed cleaned up. outraging islanders who fear more toxic chemicals will be released. the u.s. government's response to the islanders' lawsuit is to claim sovereign immunity, that residents have no right to sue