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At the bahia principe hotel an hour from santo domingo where i'm standing. we're learning from the ministry of health that when it comes to the mini bar of the new york couple, samples were taken and are being tested by the fbi. those toxicology reports are pending. now we're also learning, brooke, more about the other samples that were collected in the room. now all of this is according to the ministry of health. they tell us that the day of that couple's death, investigators arrived on scene, secured the scene. samples from the shower and the sink were taken. water samples. they also sampled...

Marinated in chili sauce. homemade sourdough bread, a roasted beet salad. >> woman in orange: oh, my gosh. look at that salad, it's so purple and it has avocado in it. >> anthony: what cannot be fresh is nonetheless delicious. edamame salad with dried cranberries and carrots. roasted vegetables. one might find oneself enjoying a cocktail or two. this is an amazing spread. >> woman in orange: i know. >> anthony: what are you guys doing here? what are you looking for? >> woman in orange: i'm collecting water samples in the streams and i'm also collecting samples of the algea. >> woman in black: ...

Are in. so it was thursday when the waters of the cape fear river first flooded into a cooling lake on this natural gas plant's property which was formerly a coal burning power plant. friday we first learned of the breach of the dam, several breaches. the video we can show you of the power plant was taken before the dam was breached. now the question is how long will it take for the coal ash basin to begin flooding into the cooling lake as well. duke energy says there's no visible sign of coal ash in the cooling lake. we have seen helicopters overhead all morning long, monitoring the site. the...

North and south carolina have some worried about coal ash spilling into nearby rivers. kaylee hartung and nick valencia are in the carolinas. kaylee, environmentalists say ash is likely spilling into the cape fear river, but duke energy is down playing that claim. what's the story? >> so, fred, it's too early for anybody to be saying with certainty that coal ash has gotten into anything. duke energy said yesterday as soon as that dam to the cooling lake was breached, they began taking water samples. the results from the samples are expected to be returned later this evening, and then this situ...

Photos. look at this. you can see that rainbow colored slick, right? that's the danger. what's in that slick? the mystery of whatever is in there is potentially scary stuff here. joining us now, an investigative reporter for the associated press, north carolina native covering the environment and epa for a long time. thank you very much for your time. appreciate you being here. >> good to be with you, rachel. >> you broke this story about inspectors from the state not being able to get to these sites and test for themselves whether there have been breaches, toxic contamination. how important i...