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derailment in east palestine, ohio, that added chemicals. but now there's fear onsite, but also where the waste from all the chemicals, where that's headed. governor of indiana is pushing back against shipments of contaminated materials headed to his state. roseville, indiana is one of four designated facilities. >> and the only one in ohio. last week, they prompted the epa to look elsewhere. the mayor of east palestine gave this response a short time ago. >> i definitely think we're on a good path. there's definitely say lot of questions that still remain to be answered. as far as people from the other states, they knew the facilities were in their states. and i understand their concern, but at the same time, it's governed by the federal epa. so, therefore, you know, it should be safe for all of the citizens there. >> east palestine's mayor met with epa administrator michael regan who is on his third visit

to the disaster zone. cnn's miguel marquez joins us from east palestine. miguel, you just spoke with michael regan, what did he tell you? >> reporter: yeah, i think there's a puzzlement over concern expressed not just indiana but texas facilities. this is where the epa works on a constant basis and they incinerate and handle wastes like this on any given day, 365 days of the year. the incident here has become so high-profile and there's a lot of sensitivity around it, the mayor here in east palestine basically saying, look, we need this stuff taking care of it. and these are facilities that can do it. they're hoping they can help the people in east palestine get rid of stuff. that said, a lot of this waste is already moving out. the administrator for the epa saying that they are working through a process now to develop a full plan, with norfolk southern, that will take some

time. some weeks, before they will be able to finish that plan, so then they can know the enormity of the cleanup they have. here's how he daddressed the con about wastes moving there. >> what i do want to do is be on the same page with all of our elected officials and those who feel responsible for answering the questions. >> reporter: you'll be telling the governor of indiana, he said he's heard third hand that this waste is going to the state, not rejected but has questions. >> any governor, any mayor, that wants to have a conversation with me, i welcome those conversations. we want this to be fully transparent and for folks to understand we are experienced in this. these facilities are experienced in receiving this waste and that transparency is key. >> reporter: so, interestingly, the mayor of east palestine also today said that he felt that they were on a pretty good path to getting this situation handled. they are in the immediate

cleanup phase right now. and he feels that -- you know, this is a guy who was very critical of the biden administration early on. and feels now that they're in a pretty good place to not only have this town get through it, but come through even stronger. they -- you know, i was here last week, here this week, the difference between last week and even this week, and just seeing the amount of federal, state and local resources not only in town here, but on the stream that runs through east palestine and everywhere else, it is noticeable. and i think people will slowly start to build confidence again. but it's going to take -- it's going to take a while. people -- you know, it was such a shock to have that explosion in town. fire afterwards, the venting of all of these chemicals and seeing some of the dead wildlife that happened immediately after. and i think it's just going to take a long while. the administrator of the epa meeting with business owners, student, teachers today, really trying to reach out to the community now and ensure people that they are on the right path.

back to you, guys. >> state and local officials, understand they have a lot of work to build that trust with the folks of east palestine, thank you so much. some independent researchers keeping tabs on the 50 chemicals released by the train derailment. >> east palestine saying there are concerns specifically for nine of those chemicals. cnn's chief medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here to explain. what did they find? >> victor and bianna, these researchers at texas a&m and they've looked at the chemicals that the epa was monitoring for and there are nine in particular that they say were higher than normal levels. and you can take a look at these chemicals. the third one is the one that the researchers have zeroed in on. acrolein. this is a chemical used to kill animals to keep certain plants from growing an spreading.

it's toxic and they're concerned about the levels of that, it could, and i emphasize the word "could" could lead to health problems it's murky based on what's going to happen in the future. so here is what the epa has to say the epa gave us a statement saying the long-term risk by this analysis, carnegie mellon and texas a&m with exposure which is constant exposure over approximately 70 years, epa does not and they're saying we're trying to dissipate and help the levels to go down and so people aren't breathing the same for 70 years. but how long will they be breathing it in? these are all questions that no one has answers for which makes things more difficult for the people of east palestine. >> and the question is maybe not 70 years but even one year, two

years. that's frightening for the residents there. elizabeth cohen, thank you. right now, winter storms are hitting both sides of the country. more than 30 million americans are on alert across the u.s. hundreds of flights already cancelled today. as much as 8 inches of snow could blanket parts of the northeast. and new york city is seeing its first major -- asterisk -- of the season. >> was that major? >> which goes to say it's been a very warm season thus far. and this is what it looks like out west in california, as fresh snow falls in san bernardino mountains. they're warning that grocery stores and gas stations are critically low in supplies. and stephanie, officials there have declared a state of emergency. what are you seeing on the

ground? >> reporter: yeah, it's intense, your snowstorm sounds less in terms of what we're seeing here. it's a ton of snow here, bianna and victor, you can see what that fall line is, we went and drove up there, a few hours ago. and the roads are strtreacherou. and there are cars buried alongside the road. we came across a group that came up here to celebrate one of their buddy's birthday. a two of had hour drive and had to get rid of one of their cars. here's what anthony chavez had to say about their journey. >> just seeing cars going up and there were cars going up, slipping and sliding and running into cars, pretty much a pileup, everybody was stuck. there was a point, okay, it's getting dark now, we don't want to be stuck out here for

overnight, so it's time to go. >> reporter: they were so close to their destination, they were ten minutes away from where they were, they got into their other buddy's truck to get up to the airbnb, and they were just digging out the car right now. they had a good time because they had all their provisions but that's not the case for everyone what we're seeing in just under three days is three times the annual amount of snow that normally falls here falling in that amount of time. and we're not done, we have another storm system coming in this evening. so you're seeing massive amounts of snow. the first time there was a blizzard warning for san bernardino county ever. just happening last week. a very different picture from what people have become used to here in southern california, bianna and victor. >> by comparison, our snowstorm was cute. >> just adorable. >> stephanie elam, thank you so much. cnn meteorologist jennifer gray is tracking the storm, what

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responding. >> translator: i can't believe that the united states, the world's number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone app, popular amongst young people. this shows a lack of confidence. >> cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is with us now. jeremy, fill in some of the details here. >> yeah. victor, listen, the white house is now taking action on this bill that congress passed back in december which is intended to ban tiktok from all of federal government devices that includes phones and tablets. and now the white house has issued new guide tones federal agencies giving them 30 days to ensure that tiktok is no longer, if it ever was, on any of those government devices. now, here at the white house, they have already, since the biden administration came into office not allowed tiktok to be on any phones of any white house employees. tiktok is responding for its part, calling it a political theater. saying, quote, we hope when it comes to addressing national security concerns about tiktok

beyond government devices congress will explore solutions that won't have the effect of censoring the voices of millions of americans. now canada, as well as the european parliament have followed through with similar measures as the one in the u.s. banning tiktok from government devices. but there is a broader question, which is how did the united states address the broader security concern that multiple top officials including the cia director have warned that this app is a national security threat. and that's, because, government phones represent just a small tiny share of the millions of users here in the united states who have tiktok on their phones. what we do know is that the center for foreign investment cfius, they've been working on a deal for the last several years that could potentially allow china to spin off tic tourk and impose strict limits. we'll see if that deal indeed comes to fruition in the next months. bianna and victor. >> jeremy diamond, thank you.

we're learning about more damning information about the deal with fox, some hosts endorsed donald trump baseless claims that defense 20 election was stolen. >> murdoch saying it was b.s. -- can i say it bullshit and damaging. >> the voting machines didn't allow people to vote and it shaped people's faith in the system. and that is an actual threat to the democracy. >> it will be impossible to ever know the true, fair, accurate election results. >> joining us now cnn media analyst sarah fisher, a reporter at axios and dave arenberg, he's a state attorney in palm beach

county, florida. welcome to both of you. dave, proving defamation is a high bar, did dominion do just that? >> bianna, i thought this was a smoking gun because you had the boss man, rupert murdoch, testify under oath that some of his anchors were endorsing election lies. now this contradicts what fox's own lawyers say that their defense so this is a real problem for fox news. my advice would be to settle as soon as possible because they're on the hook for billions of dollars. >> yeah. >> so the standard is you have to reach actual malice, a show that fox news knew these were lies and put them on anyway, which is pretty much what rupert murdoch is saying. or that they had a recs disregard for the truth. either way you look at it, it's bad news for fox not. >> sarah, not only did rupert

murdoch use of the word endorsed, i want to come back to dave with that later, the lies, but that people who were telling the truth were punished. and in some cases fired. >> yeah. and i think what the testimony shows is that there's a big disconnect right now at fox news. you have to david's point the defense saying the lawsuit is meritless. and then you have the deposition that says not just people at fox news endorsed the theories but it was internally at fox people who were trying to dispute them. look about the one thing that paul ryan kept telling rupert murdoch revealed in his testimony yesterday. he's a member of the board of fox news, trying to urge executives to back away from claims and he was unable to do so successfully. i think the big thing to watch here is that concept of endorsing, though. when you endorse something, is that different from just explaining it as the news?

part of fox news' defense they were just explaining it as a newsworthy topic but the revelations from yesterday shows this is potentially a lot further than endorsement. >> dave, it seems like murdoch was walk ago fi line by saying this wasn't just endorsed by fox news but by hosts. will that be a successful argument and defense for him, seemingly throwing some of the his talent under the bus? >> yeah, that top talent is working for him, they're agents in the company. so it's really bad that he admitted under oath that, yes, his own people endorsed the big lie. meanwhile, his lawyers are saying they just put the crazy people on, the sidney powells of the world, rudy giulianis and let them speak. and this is an amendment issue,

we didn't endorse their viewpoint. even if people at fox news more responsible ones backed away from it, in the end, you can't undo what sean hannity and laura ingraham and maria bartolome mow and lou dobbs said on the air. it's on the hook for not just the $1.8 million for regular damages but also the punitive damages. that's why my advice to them would be to settle because it's not going to get any better from here on out. >> dave, quickly, the legal potency or relevancy of rupert murdoch saying yes, they endorsed the lies. >> yeah, endorse, endorse. lia like sara said, did they really endorse it. that's the issue at the trial, did fox news endorse it? or just put on the whack jobs just spewing nonsense? well, you have the top dog now saying we endorsed it.

i wish i had done something about it, but we endorsed it. but kudos to him for being honest, but at the same time, that's going to cost him a lot of money. >> sara, what are the implications and the fallout, potentially, for the company and the brand? >> these are huge implications for what happens here. for example, if fox wins and they don't get sued for $6.1 billion or more. i think that sets the frame for what to tell people around elections. what's the repercussions for stealing election denialism if they walk away from this. but if they lose, for misinformation on television, if they lose, many cable networks, not just fox, but all of them are going to be held to a new standard when it comes to libel, defa defamation, and what they spew on air, particularly when it comes to elections. and with the timing, the trial around april, that's right about the time that we'll see

candidates announce for the 2024 election and start to put together a candidacy. it's going to have a major effect on the electoral system and the media in america. >> dave, we learned from this that rupert murdoch asked talent to try to help lindsey graham, that ads were spent from fox to jared kushner, the biden ads before they aired. does the democratic party, the democratic candidates have any recourse here? >> you know, victor, i don't think they do, not in a court of law. but in a court of public opinion, definitely. it really is troubling that fox news now, even though we suspected it has shown in this sense to be an arm of the republican party, giving away secrets to the trump campaign to help them against biden. and remember, the bar for defamation is so high, you have to show smoking guns. that's not enough, that's not

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overdoses pleaded with lawmakers to do more to stop the flow of the deadly drug through the u.s./mexico border. cnn congressional correspondent jessica dean is on capitol hill for us. jessica, it was hard not to get emotional just listening to this mother's pleas. tell us more about it. >> reporter: yeah, no question about it bianna, and victor. this was a hearing for the homeland security committee. and they're seeking to highlight what they see as the biden administration's failure on the border and also to build a peace to impeach the homeland secretary alejandro mayorkas. despite that overall deaths for synthetic opioids were up 40% in 2022. and this mother her story of losing two sons ss to fentanyl overdoses highlights what's going on around the country.

>> i mean, it's unbelievable, you would think that one death from fentanyl coming across the southern border would be enough to sound the alarm. 100,000 die every year and nothing is being done. not enough is being done. numbers are going up, not down. and you talk about children being taken away from their parents, my children were taken away from me. >> reporter: it's very hard to listen to. her sons took percocet, thinking that's what it was. instead, it had deadly levels of fentanyl. and just a very small amount of fentanyl can be deadly pretty much immediately. that's just how powerful it is. the biden administration has taken some steps including sanctioning one specific cartel, bianna and victor, recently, also, we do know there have been record numbers of seizures of fentanyl since crossing the border. but families as we mentioned have faced this sort of loss, this heartbreaking loss. they were talking about that

again today. and again, the house gop really hoping to highlight this issue as they seek to expand their majority. victor and bianna. >> just unimaginable the pain that mother was expressing she's going through. jessica dean, thank you. one day after the energy department announced it now believes a lab leak in china most likely caused the covid-19 pandemic. a stop state official told the house intelligence committee that the u.s. intelligence community still does not have a definitive answer on covid's origin snp. >> if you look at what elements of the u.s. intelligence committee have said, some have pointed to say they come down on the question that it looks like it was naturally occurring. some have come down on the other side of that. some have said we don't have enough evidence to judge, again, i will say in conclusion, the intelligence community does not have a definitive answer on the covid origin question. president biden has directed from the beginning of this administration to take all necessary steps, including all elements of the intelligence

community to get to the bottom of it. >> michael osterholm is of the director for infectious disease and policy research at the university of minnesota and alina chan is a molecular biologist and institute of m.i.t. and author. coauthor of the book the search for the origin of covid-19. elena, let me start with you, i asked this question from a national security expert. how much credence should we give to a low-confidence conclusion of the most likely source from the energy department? >> well, i think what was just said is correct, as they're investigating and they don't have any definitive evidence for a natural or lab ororigin, i thk it's significant that both the d.o.e. and the fbi have assessed this most likely started in a lab. >> michael, they did not -- the

energy department did not release the evidence behind this. but three sources tell cnn is that the shift was based in part on research directs at the chinese center for disease control at wuhan around the time of the outbreak. this conclusion, low confidence as it is, is in the minority. knowing this additional detail, does that give you any more confidence in their conclusion? >> well, let me first of all start out by saying i've been agnostic on what the source it. i don't think we can say it with any clear definition what it is. but i think one of the things that's missing is the context in the last 36 hours about what this actually means if you look at the office of director of national intelligence, they define things like what low confidence level means. i don't know if most of the public is aware, low confidence generally means that the information used in the analysis is scant, questionable, fr

fragmented or that a solid analytic conclusion cannot be inferred from the information or that the i.c. organization has significant problems with the information sources. when you hear that definition of "low confidence" and this is what we've been touting over the last 36 hours as released how much confidence does that give you that it changes anything. >> that's the importance, the definition of low confidence because there was low confidence from four agencies from the intelligence community on the other side of this argument that it was naturally occurring and transferred from a human. alina, let me come back to you, if this is actually at some point the intelligence community is can reach the point of high confidence that it was a lab leak, then what? what's the consequence? what does it mean? >> well, the i.c. agency, has moderate confidence and that's the fbi. the assessment is moderate

confidence that this started in a lab. i don't think we can look at any of this that we know how the pandemic started but it's clear that we're entering the fourth year without a credible investigation of the origin. and this hasn't changed. there should be a bipartisan investigation this year leaving no rock unturned. there are many things to understand. hooper the earliest cases? were there any affected animals in the supply chain? and what have they found and what experiments are they doing? so it's quite plausible that we can find information regarding this, it's just that we haven't seen an open investigation. >> yeah, alina, sticking with the no rock unturned metaphor here. some of those rocks are china's rocks and they're not going to turn them over for the u.s. is it possible that we will ever get to a definitive answer without full cooperation from the chinese? >> i think it's very possible. if you look at previous outbreaks of mysterious origin, it's just a matter of time. so there are certainly people

who will know, or have evidence, that can tell us more definitively how it started but, let's say if the pandemic did start from a lab, it's quite possible that there were communications or documents exchanged between china or u.s. execs and those are looked into. >> michael is any of this enough to impact the degree of cooperation between u.s. scientists and chinese scientists, the joint research or the funding for research between the two? >> well, i think this has obviously created a very high and very thick falwall, in termf trying to foster that collaboration. let me say at the outset, we've had cases that have never been solved despite extensive efforts. this is going to be one of those. even if the chinese come forward and say nobody in the lab had been infected, that they didn't

have this virus in the lab, would anybody in the world believe them? so, i think we have to move on and i believe we're wasting time getting prepared for the next virus to hit us where both lab leaks and the potential for spillover are possibilities. that's what we ought to be spending our time doing. i promise you in ten years from now, we won't be any closer to solving where this virus come from than we are now, except we'll burn resources and energy that could have prepared for the future. >> alina, do you agree with, good or bad, in searching for the definitive source? >> i love that pessimistic. maybe waiting for the truth to come on perhaps an investigation, with subpoena power or perhaps through a whistle-blower. so, i actually believe that the way to prevent future pandemics depends on finding the origin of this pandemic when you have a plane that crashes, you try to find a moment-by-moment playout

of what happened in order to prevent the next plane crash and learn how the plane could crash in the future. in the same vein with pandemic, you need to find out what series of events led to this happening and like to put in countermeasures in each one of these places where there might be risk. in the case of a possible origin of this pandemic, i think it's very hard to persuade the community of scientists that this is risky work to have actual changes unless you show them that this pandemic started from a lab. >> alina chan, michael osterholm, thank you both. the jury is set to visit the property where alex murdaugh wife and son were killed but not before hearing graphic testimony from a forensic pathologist on the killings. we're live outside the courthouse, next.

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early access prompted a lot of concerns on capitol hill, given how severe the attack was on that day on january 6th, 2001. and when i asked kevin mccarthy directly about the concerns about giving it to tucker carlson first, he pushed back and contended he just wants to provide some transparency. >> are you not at all concerned about the fact that carlson is downplaying this attack? you thought it was a serious attack. >> very serious attack. that's why i -- i think sunshine matters. i don't care what side of the issue you are on. that's why i think putting it out to the american public, you can see the truth. you can see exactly what transpired that night and everybody can have the exact same -- >> reporter: so he's contending that he would provide this for the whole public once carlson first has the opportunity to release it. now, there is no real time frame yet. he said that he initially thought about 14,000 hours of

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