People gathered for a 'Stop the Sewage' rally at Central Beach in Coronado on Fri, Sept 1.
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00:00 Now to stories making news across California. People gathered for a stop
00:03 the sewage rally at at a central beach in Coronado. Both the Coronado and
00:08 Imperial Beach shorelines closed this weekend due to polluted waters. It's
00:13 the third holiday weekend that sewage contamination has kept people out of
00:17 the water. Protesters chanted holding signs that read clean water is a human
00:22 right and stop the dump for decades. Cross border sewage contamination from
00:29 the Tijuana River has plagued the South Bay. Last week, 20,000 gallons of
00:33 sewage was spilled onto streets in the South Bay after pumps at the wastewater
00:37 treatment plant apparently failed. The mayor called it a public health crisis.
00:42 One protester showing up in a hazmat suit to make her frustration loud and
00:47 clear on just how much of a hazard this contamination is. This is the crap,
00:52 excuse the expression that people are dealing with when they go in the water.
00:56 It's impacting our health, our economy, our Navy SEALs, people who work around
01:02 here and we're sick of it.
01:03 Protesters are demanding that Governor Newsom declare a state of emergency.