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Brushing your teeth. >> reporter: since 2018, samples of water taken from hundreds of homes here have shown lead above the federal threshold of 15 parts per billion gallons of water. >> nobody, nobody should have water that they can't drink that they have to pay for it. nobody should have contaminated water. this is america. this should not be happening. to any community. >> reporter: but benton harbor isn't alone. the natural resources defense council, an environmental group estimates some 22 million americans, most in the midwest and northeast, may be getting their drinking water, at least i...

Representative Rashida Tlaib says she's pushing for $30 billion to remove lead pipes as part of the Build Back Better plan.

Representative Rashida Tlaib says she's pushing for $30 billion to remove lead pipes as part of the Build Back Better plan.

U.s. and the e.p.a., they say six million to 10 million homes across the country have those lead pipes. we'll continue to watch how congress acts. all right, tonight, we're learning about a medical milestone. new surgery that uses genetically modified animal organs to save the lives of humans. this type of advance is sorely needed because about 12 americans die each day waiting for a kidney transplant. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook has an exclusive interview with the lead scientist. >> reporter: this experimental surgery is setting the stage for a revolution in organ tran...

We're going to put plumbers and pipe fitters to work replacing lead pipes in america so families and children can drink clean water. 400,000 schools. it's not just our homes. it's across the country. we're going to put line workers and electricians to work laying thousands of miles of transmission lines and to build a modern infrastructure and energy grid. we're going to make high speed internet affordable and available everywhere in america. we're talking about it on the way over, how short, the number of people who have access to the internet here because of the lack of investment. we're goi...