Michigan Governor: Water Caused Elevated Lead Levels in 200 Children

The governor of the northern U.S. state of Michigan says that about 200 children have been identified as having elevated lead levels in their blood from drinking the tap water in the city of Flint and that the number could grow. "There could be many more and we're assuming that," two-term Republican Governor Rick Snyder told CNN Wednesday. He called it a "huge mistake" that the city's water was not treated for possible lead contamination with a $100-a-day...

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