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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette brings charges against three Flint officials for allegedly tampering with water test samples and conspiracy to hide results. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that the US Justice Department has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the $3.8 billion JetBlue-Spirit airline merger. SOUNDBITE
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been criminally charged with willful neglect of duty. The charges come in connection with the Flint water crisis. Former Michigan health director Nick Lyons is another official also expected to face charges. The Flint water crisis started in 2014, when the city decided to switch to a new water supply to save costs. Business Insider reports the water supply the city moved to use, however, was contaminated with lead and other toxins.
The FBI is investigating a series of suspicious robocalls and texts urging voters to 'stay home and stay safe' during the election. A senior cybersecurity official said Tuesday that such calls 'happen every election,' and are a tactic to intimidate and suppress voters. According to Business Insider, approximately 10 million such robocalls have gone out to voters across the US in recent months. Officials in Michigan said that some voters in Flint also received calls telling them to go to the polls on Wednesday to avoid long lines on Tuesday. In Kansas and Nebraska, similar calls were reported. Officials urged voters in both states to ignore the false claims and head to the polls.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder replenishes his supply of tap water from Flint, in hopes of reassuring residents that the water is no longer contaminated with harmful chemicals. Diane Hodges reports.
Michigan's attorney general is expected to announce the first criminal charges connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water. Linda So reports.
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