sometimes people don't understand that and they think that -- >> just to be clear, einstein had a theory. you have a hypothesis, just make a distinction. >> what is this thing? >> i have no idea. why does everybody have to know everything at all times? [ laughter ] >> why to we have you here? you are saying i don't know about a lot of stuff, mr. astrophysicist. >> because that's what discovery is. >> okay. >> discovery is what you are doing when you don't know what you are doing. you are on the edge. so, yeah, it could be a hoax. somebody put it in the ocean and had it wash up. godzilla's egg, i love it. you know, don't poke it unless you are ready. so i would be delighted when we learn what it is. it's probably something prosaic, unfortunately. but people's imaginations run wild and that's fun. that makes great fiction and

science fiction stories, but usually it's something less interesting than your imagination. >> i got to run. again, i am not proposing it. i am saying what people are proposing. don't get it twisted as has happened to me before. >> i want it to be god sfwlil a. that would be so fun. >> thank you. good to see you, all right? be well and blessed as they say and have a great day. see you soon. neil degrasse tyson. >> amazing. "cnn this morning" continues right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. it is -- [ laughter ] >> we are laughing about the last segment. what is it? i don't know. >> boy. he is great. i love him. >> so glad you are with us. it is 8:00 in the east, 5:00 a.m. out west. kaitlin is on assignment. tomorrow she will be back. >> serious stuff to talk about. >> yes. an entire town still living in fear weeks after a train hauling

dangerous chemicals crashed and burned, last night angry residents got the chance to confront the railroad ceo at a cnn town hall. i hope you watched it. it was fascinating. so coming up the apology he gave them. also, we will talk to the environmental activist erin brockovich, who is on the ground helping residents in east palestine. right now a brutal coast-to-coast winter storm ramping up across the nation. more than 70 million americans on alert this morning. live to minnesota and show you what is happening on the ground there. plus this. >> this is every reporter's absolutely worst nightmare. we go home at night afraid that something like this will occur. >> how awful. a tv reporter shot and killed, his photojournalist wounded while they were reporting at a murder scene. what we're learning about the

suspected gunman. we will have all of that straight ahead for you on "cnn this morning." we are going to begin with the massive toxic train disaster in ohio. right now the transportation secretary pete buttigieg is on the scene right there. you see pictures of him. this is him at the scene of that wreck where the train loaded with dangerous chemicals derailed and burst into an inferno. the government's response has been facing growing criticism. the railroad's ceo coming face to face with angry residents during a cnn town hall. they are living in fear. they don't know if it is safe to live in their very own homes anymore. here is what they told the ceo last night. an apology he gave on national television as well. >> since we have come home my son has had bloody noses every day. i have had some skin issues. >> i had the symptoms, sore throat, irritated nose, the headaches. i have been dizzy.

>> we could have been warned and thank god that there were no casualties, no loss of life, no loss of building. >> i'm angry. i'm angry about this. i lived in east palestine for 65 years now. that's my home. my grandmother came from germany. she lived in palestine. my dad grew up there. my family grew up there now. and it is disgusting that we are just lost it. >> i am terribly sorry for what happened to your community. i want you to know that norfolk southern is here and we are going to stay here and we are going to make this right. we are going to get the environmental cleanup right. we are going to support the citizens of this community. we are going to invest in the long-term health of this community. >> so while people in east palestine, ohio, are afraid for their lives, politicians are quibbling over who is to blame, if there is enough of a

response, who is gone, when they went. former president trump is criticizing president biden's response. >> i want to get to the ground and show you that the transportation secretary is there and that is pete buttigieg and he is on the ground. on the same day that this report from the national transportation safety board is coming out he is supposed to meet with the hazard safety administration there as well, meeting with officials on the ground. and they are going to be -- he is going to get all of the questions i would imagine that these officials in our town hall got here on cnn last night. what happened? why does this continue to happen? what safety precautions are you putting in place? is it safe for us to live in our very own homes? is it safe for us to drink our water? these are live pictures. and you see, poppy, look at that. >> that's part of the train. >> the wreckage still sitting there and the wreckage of people's lives really is what

that symbolizes at this moment. >> the residents of east palestine that we had on earlier in the show are really worried about the soil and what's underneath the train and now the company says they will remove the tracks eventually and all the soil. but you can see why. >> i would like to listen in. let's hear what they are saying, if we can. >> this car is a hybrid. one of the older 111s equipped with a head shield. it wasn't required. it was referred to as a 111-s. not sure why the builder built that. >> do you know how much [ inaudible ] like how far along they are? >> i think, i was talking to some of my colleagues. i believe there is -- the industry would need 35,000 new 117s to be able to meet the phaseout.

so i am not sure of the number of cars that are out there. i have an understanding of how -- >> so the transportation secretary pete buttigieg getting information from the experts there on the ground. they are talking about the type of train cars, it's a hybrid, it's old, it's a 111-s. those are the technical things they are dealing with. the folks who live there are not concerned about the technicalities. they want to know what happened and if they are going to be safe and if norfolk southern is going to rectify the situation and the people who are in charge of them and their well being if they are going to take care of them. john albalon joining us now. so the transportation secretary is there. you know, there has been criticism about the president not going or what have you, but this is in need of what is happening. the politics sort of getting in the middle of all of this. what do you make of the situation and the, you know, all of this here? >> look, the petty politics that

tried to divide people in the time of a natural disaster, industrial disaster like this, are small compared to the suffering that people who live on the ground. my family is from northeast ohio. so i know this area. this area has been long suffering. this adds insult to injury. i do think it's great that pete buttigieg, the transportation secretary, is there. probably shouldn't have taken three weeks for him to be there. he said some people show up and that causes a distraction. a president perhaps. epa administrator there two times. this is norfolk southern's responsibility to clean up. but it really requires a bipartisan effort. we are seeing outlines of that. enthusiasm of deregulating the train industry, particularly some of these transit -- transport harsh chemicals. now there appears to be a bipartisan effort to revisit that. maybe it's not about deregulation. it's intelligent regulation. that's a step forward. this requires real attention and

not petty partisan politics. >> one of the things i find striking and sort of appropriate to talk about as we see the transportation secretary on the ground, a guy from the midwest in the midwest/, you know, heading to the east coast, however you qualify ohio in your book, is this is exactly what the crux of biden's economic focus has been. it has been on rebuilding the infrastructure of many communities. >> yeah. >> like this. >> yeah. >> and so i wonder what you think the biden administration needs to do whether it's the president going there or not, but what they have to do to re-regulate or more intelligently regulate things that present a danger like this. >> let's take that in two tracks. you are exactly right. the core of biden's economic policy is focusing on areas that used to be known as the rust belt. former manufacturing areas that have been proud and pros merrous until a few decades ago, have been in hard times. because there is a division of

pennsylvania and ohio on the allegheny border, the communities are similar. don't focus on the red state/blue state here. they need to invest in these communities on a more sustainable basis, environmental cleanup and regulation around this and there is a hopeful sign there are some republican senators who are economic populous who are saying let's focus on direct cash payments to families, something an anathema over the old republicans. i don't want to triumph hope over experience, but you would hope there would be bipartisan ledge station. >> you said the petty politics. the former president is criticizing there are, you know, not all conservatives but conservatives who are criticizing the response from the transportation secretary and the president of the united

states. but there are folks even in conservative media who are pushing back on even something you said about the transportation secretary not going because it's happened in previous administrations even in the trump administration and folks didn't go. take a look at this. >> i completely reject the parallel that has been drawn between his going to ukraine and not going so far at least to east palestine. let's remember this about these issues. the federal government preeminently has a responsibility for our national defense. there is no private sector involvement in that except that they make weapons. there is no state and local government. it is the federal government's job. >> basically, he is saying -- >> yeah. i mean, look, the criticizing biden for being overseas in ukraine on the one-year anniversary and not being in ohio was a total false equivalent, complete b.s.

you should do both. biden should go to that community. but the preeminent responsibility is leading a international coalition to stop russian aggression and to try to undercut that under the auspices of america first and photo ops at mcdonald's passing out branded water isn't a sufficient response. they want to draw the con actress but it's a false contrast, a false choice. >> as you said, it's personal for you. your family is from there. >> yeah. >> and you bring great perspective. thank you. let's see if there is some action. >> good to see you. >> thanks for jumping in. >> of course. that's what we do. moving on to talk about what is happening a coast-to-coast winter storm is making travel a nightmare on the roads and skies. blizzard and icy conditions have canceled 750 flights nationwide this morning, 1,700 flights were canceled on wednesday. at least 60 million people remain under winter weather alerts across the united states and more than 850,000 people

have lost power across california, illinois, and michigan. in utah, police have responded to at least 354 crashes in the past 24 hours. >> adrienne broaddus joins us live from bloomington, minnesota. i am getting all these pictures from folks at home. parents trying to work. their kids are home from school. they thought it was going to be like 20 inches. what is it? >> reporter: hey, it depends what part of the state you are in, poppy. i can tell you it's about 16 degrees here in bloomington but it feels like 2. and with the wind, when it hits your face, for me, it feels like a tiny needle. over to the right crews have been working. all this snow that is falling has to go somewhere. over there there is a large mountain of snow. once we get on the other side of this, that's something the kids, hopefully, people will send you

pictures, that lead to joy, poppy. we want to see children playing when it's safe. in the 6:00 hour we had a nice, clear path. now i can't even see my footprints. i am going back to the location where i think i was standing earlier right by this yield sign. initially it was at my calf. yesterday it was 11 inches. now, keep in mind, this is a s snowdrift. i see 28 inches. so can you imagine if those snowdrifts are like this on the roadways? that's why members of law enforcement are asking people to stay off of the interstate and stay off of the roads. we have seen plows come through here, but as the snowfall, there is a fresh blanket once again. don and poppy . >> and you know it's coming down when it's sticking to adrienne's eyelashes and eyebrows.

>> you look great, girl. >> reporter: thank you, i'm warm, too. >> the airport there is so amazing. they are going to be like up and running by tomorrow no doubt. look at this split screen, okay? 16 degrees in minneapolis. on the left of your screen, the right, that's miami. 76 and sunny in south florida. the northern rockies and northern plains experiencing record cold while the southeast is setting record highs for the month of february. there is about 100-degree temperature difference from the rockies to the south. the forecast in the south has it in the high 80s and 96 degrees in mcallen, texas. >> we appreciate those pictures. up next, the fallout over that derailed train in east palestine continues. we will talk to erin brockovich. she is there on the ground. she has been helping and speaking to the residents, talking about what their rights are in this mess. also this.

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. new this morning an american airlines flight was on its way to washington, d.c., last night. it diverted to north carolina because of an unruly passenger onboard. gabe cohen joins us from washington with more. not just unruly. this is really scary.

>> reporter: it is scary. and we are learning more about what officials think happened. a source familiar with the investigation tells cnn that this 24-year-old woman, this unruly passenger, was having what they belief was a panic attack and the faa says during the incident she ran at the flight deck s she didn't breach it, but it created enough of a scene that they diverted that plane to raleigh-durham. and the faa issued an eight-minute ground stop at the airport for what they say were security reasons. take a listen to the police scanner traffic on the ground as all off this unfolded. >> subject is currently loose in the cabin, loose in the cabin and trying to breach the cockpit. he is being somewhat restrained by the flight crew and other passengers. soon as that lands we need to get in the plane and restrain this guy. >> they will be standing by. >> be advised it's going to be

one black female subject in custody. >> now, transportation secretary pete buttigieg tweeted about the incident saying this was a level 4 disruption, which is an attempted or actual breach of the flight deck. at this point this woman has not been charged with that. the fbi interviewed her and so far she has only been arrested on a local misdemeanor charge of illegal airport obstruction. no federal charges at this point. but the faa this morning has been tweeting overnight at least about their strategy to fortify the flight deck for future flights saying last year we made progress to require new planes have a second barrier to the flight deck after the rules stalled under the previous administration, we are working quickly to issue the final rule. what would that barrier look like? likely some sort of gate or a mesh wire panel, something like that, that would be pulled across the aisle of the plane in front of the first row. but it's important to note it would only apply these changes

to new aircraft. be upgrading airplanes that are currently flying today. >> not the majority of them. fascinating but scary. thanks very much. right now the transportation secretary pete buttigieg is on the ground in east palestine. there you see the pictures of him. we are going to talk to environmentalist erin brockovich about her r and others helping residents next. and effortlessly responds to both of you. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restfull sleep per night. proven quality sleep.. only from sleep number. there are some t things that go better...together. like your workplace benefits... and retirement savings. with voya, considering all your financial choices togeer... can help you be better prepared r unexpected events. voya. well plaed. well invested. well procted. an all-star nu of delicious subs. there's the philly, the monster, the boss. if i hadn't seen it in person,

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and i think you will be a hero to the people of elast palestin. so good morning and thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> can talk about where you think in all your experience when you did in hinckley and what you have done since, where do you place this disaster in the larger context of disasters? >> like one i have never seen. i have been doing this 30 years now. the lack of information that has not been given it these people that they have been almost left here not knowing what's going on, where to go, what to do, who to turn to. their fear. i mean aushlgs of it feels very remnant to me of what happened in hinckley. and a community that we're showing up pretty late to the game that's already been through a lot. and my biggest concern from day one has been the people and what it is they don't know, what it is we need to find out quickly

for their health and safety. and they are still so uncertain about this safety and coming back to this town. >> one of the issues and tragedies of hinckley and the deaths there is the trust. they trusted the company, you know, they trusted officials who didn't tell them the truth. and i wonder do you believe when these people in east palestine hear the epa administrator, for example, told us yesterday the water has been tested, the air has been tested and coming back with no adverse health impact levels, that's a quote, should the people of east palestine trust that and drink the water? >> well, as i said, you know, i really -- i have seen the pictures with the water and i have shared before, that is in a moment that the water is safe. that doesn't mean that's what the conditions will be tomorrow. and i think this is something that is really important. they had an acute immediate

exposure when they lit all those chemicals on fire. we have had all kinds of soot and chemicals ran out on them. and what happens in the water is a process that takes time. how this chemical will travel with the water, how long it will take to get to a municipality, to a well water, those are two different conversations. so i feel it's a little bit misleading in a moment that almost i don't want to say sensationalized, but in a moment where the water has yet to march out that you can say it's safe, but you cannot give that assurance that that will be the condition tomorrow or a month from now or two months from now. >> i keep thinking about here in new york after 9/11 and the air and the impact years and years later on the first responders. erin, can you listen to this from jim stuart about east palestine residents who said this to the ceo of norfolk southern last night on cnn. listen.

>> i am 65 years old. a diabetic. a-fib heart disease, everything. did you shorten my life? i want to retire and enjoy it. how are we going to enjoy it? you burned me. we were going to sell our house. our value went poof. t. what recourse do these people deserve? >> well, we would be foolish to say that, obviously, norfolk is going to get sued. i hear and feel that community member so much. and this is the biggest message of all. i mean, we can't just take a situation like this and everybody is going to actually respond the same. you have autoimmune conditions, you have people who are sick, you have children, you have aging people. they will all metabolize these chemicals in a very different way. they have lost their homes. the first thing i would say,

norfolk, southern railroad is not your friend. i find it extremely frustrating that they are there wanting to assure them everything is okay when, in fact, it wasn't. look, i have had so many other railroad workers reach out to me who are whistleblowers that they knew, they knew where these derailment sites were, they knew they have a corporate model that isn't working very well, it is profits over people, you are cutting your maintenance, not dealing with the infrastructure. you knew a it disaster like this could happen and it happened. and these people are suffering. what will become of their homes? what will become of their community? what is their future health care? this is very, very frightening to them. and so norfolk, don't think you're my friend. i wouldn't trust you. i don't think this community should trust you and, obviously, you are going to get sued.

>> erin brockovich -- >> we need to find help and restitution for these people. this is about these people and their future. >> thank you for being a voice for them very much. erin brockovich for us live in east palestine. we appreciate it. thank you. >> i think we can agree with her sentiments for that, poppy. as putin's war on ukraine nears the one-year mark officials are bracing up for a ramped up russian assault. the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg joins us live to discuss next. ♪

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but as the war the one-year mark there is no end in sight as u.s. and nato allies brace for russia to intensify its assault on ukraine. president biden continuing to stand up to russian aggression during the leaders of nato's eastern flank yesterday. listen. >> the commitment of the united states to nato i have said it to you many times, i'll say it again, is absolutely clear. article 5 is a sacred commitment the united states has made. we will defend literally every inch of nato. every inch of nato. >> important words for everyone to hear, especially nato secretary general jens stoltenberg. secretary-general, thank you for your time this morning. let's begin tomorrow will be one year and everyone across the west underestimated, including russia, namely, underestimated what ukraine could do in the war. why do you think we got it so

wrong and what are your thoughts as you reflect on one year? >> president putin made two big strategic mistakes when he invaded ukraine. the first and the most important was that he totally underestimated the strength, the courage, the bravery of the ukrainian people. the ukrainian armed forces and ukrainian political leadership, president zelenskyy. and then underestimated nato. nato allies and partners. to support ukraine and the u.s. leadership in providing unprecedented military support to ukraine and that's also the reason why ukraine has been able to push back the russian forces from the north in kyiv, in the east kharkiv and in the south kherson. now we need to continue to support ukraine so they can liberate their own land. >> as we talk about what continuing support looks like, you said president biden's visit to kyiv sent a message of america's ironclad commitment to

the security of europe. i want your reaction to what the mayor of kyiv told me earlier this week. here he was. >> do you believe that ukraine can win this war without longer-range missiles and without u.s. f-16 fighter jets? in this moment. >> in this moment it's not enough. >> he says it's not enough to win. do you agree? can ukraine actually win without f-16s and longer-range missiles from the u.s.? >> nato allies and partners have provided a lot of different types of weapons. of course, the types of weapons we have provided, delivered to ukraine, has evolved as the war has evolved. we started with light anti-tank, anti-aircraft weapons to javelins and stingers, then the focus was on artillery, then

long-range systems like the himars, air defense systems, advanced ones and now heavy armor, infantry fighting vehicles, the bradleys and also the main battle tanks. of course, we will constantly consult and discuss also with ukrainians about what types of weapons they need. but as important as discussing new types of weapons, new platforms, it is extremely important to ensure that all of the systems that they have work as they should, meaning that they need a lot of ammunition, spare parts, maintenance to be able to sustain, for instance, the artillery and the challenge now is that so far we have depleted our stocks, but this is not sustain ebel so the focus is to ramp up production. because this is a battle of logistics and we need to supply

ukrainians every day with what they need to continue to make gains on the battlefield. >> this is what ukraine said it needs right now. do you believe ukraine can win without the f 16s and longer range missiles from the u.s.? >> we'll continue to consult among allies and with ukraine on the platforms, but in those consultations with ukraine we get the clear message that it is extremely important that we ensure that older systems that are already there have the sustainment they need. we are now in the process of deploying, will require a lot of support, ammunition, fuel, maintenance, to be able to operate. so yes, we will continue to discuss and consult on new platforms. but i think what we have seen is that the ukrainians have been able to make significant

progress in the north, east, and south and now we have added more weapons to that. we will do what is necessary and a meeting yesterday with president biden, with eastern leaders of the eastern flank of the alliance is that we will step up and sustain support to ukraine. >> you grew up after the cold war and as prime minister of norway you were able to manage a functioning working relationship with russia. considering that and what vladimir putin just said about withdrawing for any cooperation of new start, a treaty that expires in a thousand or so days and has no automatic ability to extend itself, which means a whole new treaty has to be rad f -- ratified by the u.s. senate, how concerned are you? do you believe that makes the world a more dangerous place? >> the announcement by russia to suspend the agreement which puts

limits on nuclear weapons systems is the latest example of how russia is walking away from a meaningful dialogue with nato allies. we have seen how they violated the treaty that banned all intermediate range weapons and how they have violated national rule and law again and again. you're right. i grew up after the end of the cold war and i, as a politician in norway, i engaged and worked with russia, met president putin many times and we agreed on everything from delimitation lines to the bar ren sea and energy and environmental cooperation. but with the invasion of ukraine, russia has totally walked away from this effort to have a better and more construct relationship with russia and, of course, we regret that but that makes it more important that we

invest in our security. that we have the presence of nato allies, especially the eastern part of the alliance to send a clear message to moscow, that we were able to protect every nato ally, an attack on one triggers a response on all. and the purpose is to prevent conflict, prevent escalation in the war in ukraine to a war against russia and nato. >> thank you, we appreciate your time, general. >> thank you. tonight, 9:00 eastern join fareed zakaria hosting a cnn town hall, russia's invasion of ukraine one year later. twin sisters earning valedictorian and salute or theian at their high school now they're taking the competition to ledge.

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earning a grand point average of 105.3 gloria and 104.9 for victoria. the twins say they are motivating each other. when one got a better grade it pushed the other to get a higher score next time. the sisters are headed to none other than yale university in the fall. they plan to study computer science. >> bravo. all the hard work pays off. >> amazing. >> before we go, huge development, a source tells cnn that alex murdaugh is planning to testify today in the murder trial of his wife and son. cnn will have live coverage when court resumes. so stay tuned. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> see you tomorrow.