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Denis McDonough (File photo)
From movie stars to the White House, people are focusing in on Flint's water crisis and the health and political fallout as a result of people drinking water with high levels of lead.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama's chief of Staf Denis McDonough told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet The Press" that the White House is monitoring Flint’s water contamination crisis “very closely, Chad Livengood of The Detroit News reports.
McDonough went on to say that Michigan officials have not yet asked the federal government for emergency assistance.
“Obviously very concerned about it, but I don’t have any news to make with you on that today, Chuck,” McDonough said. “We’re watching it very closely, but nobody has asked us anything yet.”
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last week declared an emergency situation for Genesee County and the water is still not safe to drink without using a filter.
FEMA has deployed three workers to provide technical assistance at the State Emergency Operations Center in Lansing, The News says.
