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The pain i would be in tears with, it was so severe. there are the mothers whose epilepsy drug harm to their babies. i felt guilty for so long. and the hormonal pregnancy test whose manufacturer denies any links with birth defects, but hundreds of families disagree. nine recommendations were made to help victims, but one year on, most have not happened. mps debated the lack of action this afternoon. until we implement the recommendations in this report, there will notjust to be a lack ofjustice, there will be a risk of repeat. help, including financial support for victims, is still being consi...

Water. that can lead to lower iq and behavioral problems. and experts say it's often irreversible and often untreatable. i went there and saw how the true toll is just now becoming clear, given a spike in flint children now now needing specia education services at school. 12-year-old kwame hawk was once a star student, excelling in reading and math, but not anymore. >> my learning has been slowed. i forget things a lot. >> reporter: among the thousands of children in flint, michigan, poisoned by drinking water laced with lead. dangerous exposure listeninged to behavioral and learning problems....

Disorder, and goodness knows we've certainly seen people with that. and if you, whether you've seen loved ones die or you've -- just, whatever the traumatic experience is, it can affect an adult for the rest of their life. you're saying kids' brains are still developing, so does it have more of an impact or -- i mean, you're -- essentially, it sounds like what you're saying is this experience could be, you know, traumatic enough that it stays with a kid or changes the course of their life. >> you're absolutely right. so, we know that a traumatic experience for a child -- if that child is with ...

Up with post-traumatic stress disorder, and goodness knows we've certainly seen people with that. and if you, whether you've seen loved ones die or you've -- just, whatever the traumatic experience is, it can affect an adult for the rest of their life. you're saying kids' brains are still developing, so does it have more of an impact or -- i mean, you're -- essentially, it sounds like what you're saying is this experience could be, you know, traumatic enough that it stays with a kid or changes the course of their life. >> you're absolutely right. so, we know that a traumatic experience for a c...

>> wow. >> that's on you, mom and dad. >> so jesse, we have 50 people charged at this point. 33 parents, nine coaches. some people were test administrators. the most outrageous case is where somebody got a psychiatrist to say their daughter had some learning problems so she could have extra time taking the s.a.t.i'm thinking, what is going on? >> some people need extra time, juan. >> i don't think this kid needed it. it would allow her to have a higher score. >> i never had had in extra time, but i scored very well. you'd be surprised. [laughter] >> felicity huffman and william h. macy are all...