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Unsafe lead exposure in public schools

 

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We begin today with a lead exposure crisis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where hazardous levels of lead contamination from lead dust and lead paint have been found in multiple school buildings.

 

hazardous [ˋhæzɚdəs] adj. 有危险的

 

The chemical element lead is toxic and can affect multiple organs and nerves with the potential to cause issues like impaired cognition, behavioral disorders and hearing problems in kids.

 

No levels of lead exposure are considered safe.

 

One of the places it can be found is in buildings constructed before 1978 when it was still legal to use lead in paint.

 

Back in February, Milwaukee public schools conducted blood tests for some of their students and several of them came back with high levels of lead.

 

The district has since closed some of its schools for deep cleaning, renovations to get rid of some of the harmful substance.

 

Our MegTirrell has more on the school district's plans to address this crisis moving forward.

 

One of the most common sources of exposure to lead is in lead paint which was banned in 1978.

 

But in buildings that were built before then and haven't been maintained there can be the risk of lead exposure.

 

And that is what Milwaukee has been dealing with.

 

Uh earlier this year they found a child had tested for high levels of lead in their blood.

 

That triggered this investigation into where that exposure was coming from and led to the public school system.

 

It turns out that more than a hundred of their buildings were built before 1978 and not all of them have been well-maintained.

 

So now they've been going through and doing inspections.

 

go through 仔细察看; 仔细检查; 仔细审查

 

They've closed a total of nine schools just announcing an additional two that will be closed.

 

Uh those kids will be going to school uh in other buildings for the time being.

 

They've managed to reopen five after they've fixed the lead issues in those schools but of course four will remain closed.

But this has been a huge undertaking.

 

undertaking [ˋʌndɚ͵tekɪŋ] n. 任务; 工作

 

And for that reason the city reached out to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ask for their help with this both for their guidance and also to send a small team to help them with things like conducting more lead screening of families to invite them into large clinics where they can have their blood tested for lead.

 

Uh but because there were these really big layoffs to federal agencies at the beginning of April under the Trump administration uh the city of Milwaukee received a letter back from a CDC official on April 3rd saying quote "I sincerely regret to inform you that due to the complete loss of our lead program we will be unable to support you with this Epi-aid request.

 

Epi-aid: an investigation of an urgent public health problem, such as infectious or noninfectious disease outbreaks, unexplained illnesses, or natural or manmade disaster

 

Uh we heard from Milwaukee's health commissioner about what the effect has been of not being able to call up the CDC for help."

 

Here's what he said:  

The childhood led team at the CDC really were the experts for the nation.

 

Um so that's been challenging for us.

 

It would be really nice to be able to pick up the phone and call them.

 

Um unfortunately they're gone.

 

Now Milwaukee said they are still able to do this and they're working with different partners and they even said that after the CDC lead experts uh end their administrative leave period in June they may try to see if they could temporarily hire them on to help work with them on this.

 

Uh but this really marks um the fact that a local public health department has to go it alone without federal support.

 

One big story out of the sports world this week reminds us that life presents choices.

 

We make decisions and those decisions have consequences.

 

One of the top NFL prospects in the this past weekend's draft had his once-in-a-lifetime moment tainted by an irresponsible prank phone call.

 

taint [tent] v. 玷污，败坏

 

Former Colorado quarterback Shador Sanders, son of NFL legend and Colorado coach Dion Sanders was watching the draft with his family.

 

And he got a call from someone saying they were the general manager of the New Orleans Saints.

 

Yeah we have. It's been a long wait man U going to take you with our next right here man You're going to have to wait a little bit longer.

 

Sorry about that.

We now know that the son of the Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator was behind the prank call.

 

defensive coordinator: a person who is in charge of how the team defends

 

The Falcons released a statement saying 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich came across Sanders number in an open iPad while visiting his parents' home and wrote the number down to later conduct a prank call.

 

And this is being taken very seriously.

 

The NFL confirmed to CNN that the league is looking into additional prank calls made and it's been in contact with the Falcons and is reviewing this matter.

 

That college student did issue a formal apology to Sanders and says quote "I made a tremendous mistake.

 

What I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful.

 

inexcusable [͵ɪnɪkˋskjuzəb!] adj. 不可宽恕的，难以原谅的

 

Thank you for accepting my call earlier today.

 

I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.

 

Sanders took the moment in stride with his family there by his side supporting him.

 

And the very next day he got his moment celebrating being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round.

 

10-second trivia

 

Trophies for the Grammy Awards are made from what metal alloy?

 

alloy [ˋælɔɪ] n. 合金

 

Electrum

Duralumin

Grammium

Brass.

 

electrum [ɪˋlɛktrəm] n. 天然金银合金；含银的金矿；洋银

duralumin [djurəˋljumən] n. 硬铝（铝合金的一种）

 

If you said Grammium you're right.

Each of the five pounds gramophone-shaped awards are made from a special trademarked zinc alloy used to make the Grammy Awards’trophies which are then plated in gold.

 

gramophone [ˋgræmə͵fon] n.【主英】留声机

trademark [ˋtred͵mɑrk] n. 商标

plate [plet] vt. 镀；电镀[（+with）]

 

With 35 of her own, Beyonce has the most Grammys won by any artist ever.

 

And she's kicking off her nine city, 32 stadium Cowboy Carter Tour this week in LA, even sharing a sneak peek of the concert stage on Instagram this week.

 

sneak peek 偷窥；抢先看

 

Now the woman who helped shape the stars career, her mom Tina Knowles, is opening up about raising two pop star daughters Beyonce and Solange.

 

Our Sarah Sidner got to sit down with her. Check it out.

 

How many of Destiny’s Child clothes and Beyonce's clothes did you end up sewing or having being involved with?

 

Oh um I started styling them maybe maybe six months into their singing career and I did both I sewedand I styled them.

 

I have to ask you about one of the particular outfits that is iconic Okay.

 

And that is the Survivor outfit.

 

Oh yeah. That was so much fun.

 

Where did that idea come from?

 

Well actually um Beyonce saw something BC with uh Raquel Welch.

 

She had this fur bathing.

 

Yeah, it's a little tiny furry  yes.

 

Yeah Yeah it was a lot tinier than theirs.

 

I made theirs --- But she saw that.

 

And she was like "Oh that would be great for Survivor."

 

And um so this guy, Jaime, who was incredibly talented, he and I made those together.

 

She also worked to ensure that her daughter's relationship with one another was as tight as one of her sewing stitches.

 

How do you as a mother make them both feel that they are special?

 

Well I think one of the things is that you look at them as individuals because they were very very different. She's very very different.

 

And I think how I forged that relationship with them is I was terrified when Beyonce turned around 10. She might have been 10 or 11 and she was in the singing group and the kids would say to Solange every day "Be quiet Solange."

 

Cuz she would try to choreograph and you know she's bossy. She wanted to be involved. She's bossy too.

 

bossy [ˋbɑsɪ] adj. 爱指挥他人的，跋扈的

 

But she um and they didn't want her involved.

 

And then I started noticing that Beyonce would allow them to talk to her like that or she would say "Okay mom can you get Solange out of here cuz she's doing ---"

 

And I'm like "Wait a minute. This is her house and you got to be nice to her."

 

And I told her all the things, you know how important it was for her.

 

But finally I realized that they weren't listening and I saw a wall between them coming.

 

And so I got them in therapy and it.

 

Yes. And it was really early because my family was like "You’regoing to make those girls crazy?"

 

Cuz you know in especially in the black community back then you didn't do

 

People don't do it now

 

Right. But that back then it was really taboo.

 

taboo [təˋbu] n. 禁忌的事物（或行为）

 

And even my husband he was like I I just don't know if they're too young for you to do that And I'm like I'm not asking I'm going to find somebody.

 

And I found this wonderful therapist, child therapist.

 

And it's funny because he told Beyonce all the things I had told her but she listened from him even though she hated therapy, she hated going.

 

Solange loved therapy. She loved talking and you know expressing herself and the outcome was great.

 

It was really great because they have been super tight since.

 

I had no idea.

 

Yeah. And it's such a beautiful gift that you gave to them

 

Yeah.

 

Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 goes to the community that helped a senior goat through a bad situation.

 

Sesame, the 13-year-old pygmy goat was ready to retire and spend his golden years with his owner and best friend 12-year-old Trulli, and her family.

 

pygmy [ˋpɪgmɪ] n. 侏儒；畸形矮小的动物（或植物）

 

But when he went to move to their Virginia neighborhood, some neighbors and local counsel members were like "You've goat to be kidding me."

 

counsel [ˋkaʊns!] n.（参与案件的）律师; 提供专业咨询者

 

They're thinking that "Oh my gosh. It's a farm animal. He's going to bringrats. He eats all this food.

 

Now Trulli told her neighbors that that was goat-lly false and helped convince them just to goat with the flow.

 

In response many neighbors wrote supportive letters, making signs in favor of Sesame's move.

 

With majority support from residents, the Henrio Zoning Commission voted to allow Sesame to spend his retirement with his family. Goat to love it.

 

All right it is officially shout out time and we're sending some love to Mr. Edwards and all of our Eagles at John D Pierce Middle School in Redford, Michigan.

 

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