BLITZER: It's a manmade disaster that could have long lasting negative effects on the people of Flint, Michigan, especially the children. The city changed the source of the water supply back in 2014 in an effort to save some money, but the failure to properly treat the water left residents with brown water filled with iron and lead. The governor has apologized. Critics have called it his Katrina, a fact he doesn't deny. While President Obama has declared a federal emergency, releasing millions of dollars to help the situation there. And right now we are hearing from the attorneys in Flint, who are detailing new civil lawsuits aimed at state leaders, including the governor. Our justice -- our correspondent Jean Casarez is there in Flint, Michigan. Jean, first of all, what do we know about the new lawsuits and the others like it?</s>JEAN CASAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, these are brand-new suits that are just being filed now. They are class actions, but they are on the state level versus the federal level because that was a class action suit that was filed recently.
Lawsuits in Flint Water Disaster