. this morning breaking news president biden surprise visit to ukraine ahead of the one year anniversary of the war, the new warning about how china may soon get involved to help the russians and the u. s senator now pushing to send us fighter jets to ukraine. a new twist in the ohio toxic train derailment as neighbors, report infections and headaches. the new warning to the rail company from the biden ministrations about supercharging profits and experts weigh in on what the epa maybe missing even as officials insist the air and water are safe. the mystery surrounding the murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles who served the community for 45 years described

as a peacemaker what police are l knownes andswh case? thersyvir teress ate change cinto instra, the service users will have to pay for and days after this video showed the dog surviving a jump from a moving car, the potential crackdown on drivers who let their dogs stick their head out of the car window. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone. i'm andrew. jim berg, norwood in korean and we begin with breaking news. president biden has arrived in keep ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of the war in ukraine. it comes just as the us warns that china is now strongly considering providing military aid to vladimir putin. abc's ian panel is in kiev with the president ian, what's the scene like there? yeah, i mean,

unprecedented scenes. really? this morning, everyone woke up the entire center of the city was essentially locked down. no traffic was allowed out on the streets. even access for journalists. pedestrians was totally restricted. and then the rumors started to swirl that president biden might actually have crossed over the border and come to ukraine. eventually we saw him in the scene behind me. it's the heavenly 100 wall. in other words, it's honoring those people who lost their lives in my, this is back in 2014. that's part of really. ukraine struggle for freedom. president biden went there was a day to remember the dead. it's also president's day he and president zelensky stood side by side. i think a major show of solidarity and support. this is a day i think that many ukrainians will welcome as one year anniversary of the war approaches. of course, there are questions about how long america and the rest of the nato allies will stick by ukraine is russia presses its assault in the east of the country, i think today

they got their answer that certainly for america. they plan to stay with ukraine as long as it takes further, president biden crossed over the border and came here was a major security challenge. i think for the white house and an incredible risk to take while he was out there shortly after the bugler was playing, we heard the air raid sirens go off a reminder that this is the city. this is a country that has been consistently attacked since day one of this war, a war that was not of ukraine's choosing not of ukraine's making entirely down to russia and vladimir putin, and i think president biden got to see for himself the reality on the ground for ukrainians, he'll is the damage that's been caused by russia and what everyday life is like for ukrainians. and ian what message does the president's visit to this war zone? send to one vladimir putin. i think it sends a very strong message. we're also going to see a major day in the russian calendar, where russia its armed forces that's

also taking place this week, just one day before the one year anniversary of the war. now president putin has made it clear that he will pursue his aims here. at the very least, we see his troops on the offensive in the east of the country, especially around the key city of back movie where there is intense fighting taking place there. abc news speaking to a u. s marine, who is fighting with an international brigade there, who said basically, life expectancy out in the east is something just like four hours, so president biden gets to see it. he gets to show solidarity and support for ukraine panel for us there in kiev. ian. thank you. and president biden spoke moments ago alongside ukrainian president zelinsky and the president announced another $500 million in u. s aid for the war effort. the world was literally at the time bracing for the fall of kiev. seems like a lot longer ago than a year. but think back to that year. perhaps even the end of ukraine. you know, one

year later. keith stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. america's stands with you. and the world stands with you, the president said. the u. s will be with ukraine for as long as it takes. our coverage continues from kiev throughout the morning. next, we turn to the toxic train derailment in ohio and several developments overnight, including a new demand from transportation secretary pete buddha judge this morning, the biden administration with the new warning to the train company at the center of the derailment disaster in ohio as concerns grow about the dreams, toxic chemicals. i think we just need more data on on what people are being exposed to norfolk southern transportation secretary pete buddha judge warning the company must demonstrate the jew will not seek to supercharge profits by resisting higher standards that could benefit the safety of

workers and american communities support the community. this weekend, the ceo said he's deeply sorry and promised to quote do the right things. a norfolk southern train derailed more than two weeks ago, igniting a fire that burned for days, prompting officials to carry out a controlled explosion . the ntsb now says 11 of the derailed cars were carrying hazardous material, one more than previously reported in a facebook update. last night, palestine's mayor wrote. the cleanup is going well but warned it will be ongoing for the foreseeable future. i will never be comfortable in my home she'll be, walker says her family has suffered from eye infections. sore throat. oats and headaches . kids will never go play in our back yard again. which makes me very sad now it's never going to be safe for them n my eyes, has said the air in water is safe, but experts say the monitoring equipment may not provide enough information, saying the fire and explosion could have formed dioxins, which can cause cancer

monitoring equipment that they're inin thaardoesn'tchemict emesal are president just says they're below some level environmental activist erin brockovich has rescheduled her visit to east palace. sting saying the circus is coming to town and we want to steer clear. brockovich did not name him directly, but former president trump plans to visit wednesday. and both of ohio senators are now calling for the epa to monitor dioxins in the area. down to the mystery surrounding the murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles authorities trying to determine who fatally shot the bishop inside his home, and why mary. a prayer vigil was held outside the crime scene in the suburb of hacienda heights, police say 69% year old auxiliary bishop david o. connell was found shot in the chest inside his own house in the middle of the afternoon. o'connell a priest and bishop for 45 years, was described as a peacemaker who worked with

everyone from immigrants to victims of gang violence. those who knew him say they're stunned . he was so soft spoken he was humble soul. he was not the type that would have come. plantations with nobody. the sheriff's department released few details, only saying they've ruled out suicide, but so far no information on possible suspects or a motive. mcconnell was a native of ireland. friends say he had a passion for helping people. tributes are pouring in for former president jimmy carter after news that he's entered hospice care. president biden said he admires carter's strength and humility. the washington post reports, the 98 year old carter recently asked the secret service to drive them around his hometown of plains, georgia. carter taught sunday school there for more than 40 years. he cares about the whole world. and he told us many times if we would just be kind to the person in front of you. it would

be wonderful to live in. carter survived a cancer diagnosis in 2015 and had hip surgery. four years later, he's been married to his wife, rosalind, for 76 years now for a look at your monday weather. three ft of snow could fall in the mountains from washington state to wyoming today, officials are warning about the risk of avalanches later in the week. all that snow will move into the midwest. today, up to six inches could fall northern wisconsin and minnesota and afternoon showers are expected today from the mid south to the northeast. checking today's high temperatures, dallas could get to 82 degrees and more. unseasonably mild temperatures are expected from d. c to boston 84 in miami. alligator in new york city, also ahead. the controversy

surrounding some popular children's books why some famous raises and character descriptions have now been rewritten bizarre accident at a water park a sneak look at

meredith's farewell to seattle on good morning america. back now, with an unusual discovery in new york four ft alligator. yes you heard that right and alligator pulled from the lake in brooklyn's prospect park. it was described as lethargic due to the cold. police are trying to find out who's responsible for dumping it. that gator was taken to the bronx zoo for rehab helicopter mishap inside a water park in new jersey has left four people injured, decorative chopper. fell from the ceiling of the dreamworks park into a pool below. the victims are expected to be okay. park officials, meanwhile, are looking into how the helicopter came down. there's a controversy this morning involving some

classic children's book books, some of the famous phrases and character descriptions are getting updated critics calling it censorship. this morning growing backlash over the decision to change hundreds of words and children's books written by roald dahl, author of classics, including matilda and the giant peach and charlie and the chocolate factory. a review of new editions of dolls books revealed the publisher, puffin books altered or remove some passages relating to mental health, gender race and wait. how does it make you feel to be the first golden ticket find augustus, gloopy and charlie and the chocolate factory is now described as just enormous, not enormously fat sweetheart room for later. and remember the cloud man from james and the giant peach. there now cloud people and in the which is a line has been added to a paragraph explaining how the story's witches are bald beneath their wigs. the added sentence

reads. there are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs, and they were certainly nothing wrong with that. which is really? and they children. salman rushdie is among the critics. writing will doll was no angel, but this is absurd censorship in books in the dullest state should be ashamed died in 1990 family has since apologized for anti semitic comments he made in the past. the world doll story company said it worked with puffin books to review the tax because it wanted to ensure donald's wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today. and pen america, a group that advocates for freedom of expression said it's alarmed by the reported changes made to dogs, books and coming up remembering beloved actor from law and order. the growing mystery over a stash of gold from the civil war era and later, a windy day at sea and a later, a windy day at sea and a ride one man you might wonder, "john legend,

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were double crossed and lied to dennis perata, a treasure hunter is suing, claiming years ago, he detected a possible trove of gold and silver buried underground that could be worth millions and led the fbi to it. we brought him up here in the snow set the gpl up. and set the test off in the machine l gold. i mean, it was quite the lightbulb almost blew up. folklore has it in 18 63. during the civil war, army soldiers lost a shipment of gold in the pennsylvania wilderness. harada says his tip to the fbi in 2018 culminated in a secret dig in the middle of the night that even he didn't know about and claims the government has been covering up the findings here, the noise and i was like, and i looked in that whole hillside. i said it was so bright they had the biggest lights out there. i went back the day after they dug with all my equipment, and we didn't get no more gold or silver readings. the dispute has turned into a legal battle with the fbi and previous court

filings, acknowledging a team was sent to do testing admitting tons of gold might be buried there, but saying nothing was found, and it continues to unequivocally reject any claims or speculation. to the contrary , perata doesn't buy it and is suing together. at all. the fbi records on the dig turned over, insisting he's do a finder's fee. i will never stop i was stick at this until the end until i know everything that happened to that gold. the justice department has turned over some documents, but court filings claim others are missing . a judge now has to decide whether to ask the fbi to cooperate further, andrew morgen derek. thank you. now to sports . the daytona 500 served up a little more than just 500. it was extended to 5 30 miles due to a crash before ricky stenhouse jr finally took the checkered flag. it's his first daytona 500 victory. spectacula% crash of the weekend came saturday night with a car ending

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