That includes about 10,000 children. Imagine the big house at U of M packed on a game day. And that's how many people were poisoned. Ten years ago this week, President Barack Obama declared a federal state of emergency in the city of Flint. And that declaration wasn't necessarily the beginning of the crisis, but it was supposed to be the beginning of the end. A turning point where Flint could begin to recover. (01:01–01:07)
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Asserts that a federal state of emergency was declared in Flint by President Obama ten years ago.
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