Arkansas, the renters at the mercy of their landlord. A shocking result from christopher putzel in little wok. Reporter what is your biggest fear . That i wont be here. Why do you stay . I dont have no money, i dont have nowhere to go. Reporter on december 21st, four days before christmas, the residents of the alexander apartment complex in little rock received a notice hardly in the holiday spirit. 65yearold Caroline Ford among hundreds of families told they had a week to vacate their homes because the complex was condemned. Did you think you would be in a position like this . No. Reporter what will you do . I dont know, i really dont. Reporter in condemning alexander, the fire chief found conditions so bad he called them life threatening. Among the problems, widespread mould, exposed wiring and others. I had poop running down the stairs, in the bathroom, over the floor. And i fell trying to get out of there because it was there. Reporter there was raw sewage from the apartment upstai
Than a third of u. S. Householders rent. Many lost their homes in the mortgage crisis, many have not saved enough to buy. Hidden, the upper hand landlords have over their tenants. A unique information in arkansas, the renters at the mercy of their landlord. A shocking result from wok. Reporter what is your biggest fear . That i wont be here. Why do you stay . I dont have no money, i dont have nowhere to go. Reporter on december 21st, four days before christmas, the residents of the alexander apartment complex in little rock received a notice hardly in the holiday spirit. 65yearold Caroline Ford among hundreds of families told they had a week to vacate their homes because the complex was condemned. Did you think you would be in a position like this . No. Reporter what will you do . I dont know, i really dont. Reporter in condemning alexander, the fire chief found conditions so bad he called them life threatening. Among the problems, widespread mould, exposed wiring and others. I had poo
Than a third of u. S. Householders rent. Many lost their homes in the mortgage crisis, many have not saved enough to buy. Hidden, the upper hand landlords have over their tenants. A unique information in arkansas, the renters at the mercy of their landlord. A shocking result from wok. Reporter what is your biggest fear . That i wont be here. Why do you stay . I dont have no money, i dont have nowhere to go. Reporter on december 21st, four days before christmas, the residents of the alexander apartment complex in little rock received a notice hardly in the holiday spirit. 65yearold Caroline Ford among hundreds of families told they had a week to vacate their homes because the complex was condemned. Did you think you would be in a position like this . No. Reporter what will you do . I dont know, i really dont. Reporter in condemning alexander, the fire chief found conditions so bad he called them life threatening. Among the problems, widespread mould, exposed wiring and others. I had poo
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. A congressional hearing underway into the water crisis in flint michigan, a House Committee is grilling city leaders and hearing from residents. These are live pictures from capitol hill. The man at the center of the problem is not there, darnell early, the state appointed emergency manager was subpoenaed to appear but says he cant comply. E. P. A. Officials who are busy working in flint. Lawmakers say they have emails that show government officials knew about the problems. Part of this email said recent results indicate the presence of high lead results in the drinking water. That without objection will be intercepted into the record. Andy, good morning. What are lawmakers looking to find out and why will darnell early not be there . Well, he said originally he didnt wanting to when he was just asked to appear in front of this committee. Last night, the Detroit Free Press record that he was subpoenaed and his attorney
Charges for not reporting it. That leak has been going on for months leading to Health Problems about the environmental effect. Prosecutors are taking action. John henry smith is here with details. What repercussions could the charges have . The charges are misdemeanours, and any fines would be small for a company that reaps billions in revenue. It would be a 75,000 fine for failing to report the league, and 1,000 per day for each day of the week. Juxtapose that against an unfolding disaster that could reach outside californias borders. Reporters this family is among 13,000 that had to leave their homes to escape a methane gas leak that spewed 80,000 of methane gas into the air since late october. Our 13yearold daughter has been sick. And missed school. And has a horrible cough. Now four misdemeanour criminal charges have been signed against the California Gas Company, and accuses the company of releasing Greenhouse Gases and reporting it leak for three days. This came as a lawsuit was