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What happens, a coal company poured into the water supply of nine counties around charleston. the tests show is that the level is dropping but there is no end in sight. >> president obama declared a state of emergency and elizabeth cohen is west virginia. hi, elizabeth. >> reporter: victor, christi, you can't even wash a dish in water in parts of west virginia all because of a chemical leak at one company. the elk river a water source for hundreds of thousands of people in west virginia, and now contaminated with the chemical used to clean coal -- >> the only appropriate use is toilet flushing...

Here was by the person that made this video that taped this child apparently for their own amusement. to be clear we never called the child a thug. we said that there is a thug culture of thuggery, culture of violent crime that continues and goes on that, this could be a glimpse into that. that in order to educate people on exactly what's going on on the streets, and give them that unfiltered view we have to show some things that sometimes shock people and create some really strong emotions. as far as the child, his face, that video was already public. it was already on the internet. we simply...

The only exploitation going on here was by the person that made this video that taped this child apparently for their own amusement. to be clear we never called the child a thug. we said that there is a thug culture of thuggery, culture of violent crime that continues and goes on that, this could be a glimpse into that. that in order to educate people on exactly what's going on on the streets, and give them that unfiltered view we have to show some things that sometimes shock people and create some really strong emotions. as far as the child, his face, that video was already public. it was alr...

Now with sergeant john wells president of the omaha police officers association union which reposted the video and cnn legal analyst and former prosecutor sonny hostin. sonny, you say it was wrong for them to post this video. why? >> it was. i mean, i think that it certainly may have been well intentioned. but the identity of the child, anderson, wasn't protected. i think it was exploitive of the child. and i think it also perpetrated stereotypes. when i looked at this video as a former federal prosecutor, someone who has tried child abuse cases, i clearly saw a case of child abuse, verbal abu...

>> randi, did you say those joints were like smoking cannons? as bill as small cannons? >> reporter: they are so big. when barbara whipped it out to light it up, nobody wanted to light it. everybody was afraid to touch it because it was so big. nobody had seen such a big joint before. but barbara at 72 had no problem lighting it up and getting everybody involved. they had a great time. >> how much longer are you going to be there, randi? are you moving? >> reporter: i think i need to come home. i'm coming home tomorrow. >> come back to the east coast. >> reporter: do you think they'll know? >>...