pete buttigieg is all in on that. watch him explain that actually all lives don't matter. >> 2015, you said that all lives matter when you spoke about two police controversies happening in south bend. was that a mistake? >> what i did not understand at that time is that that phrase just early in to mid, especially 2015 was a counter slogan to black lives matter. so this statement that seems very -- something that nobody could be against actually wound up being used to devalue what the black lives matter movement was telling us. since learning about how that phrase was being used to push back, i stopped using it in that context. >> tucker: imagine apologizing for saying all lives matter. they don't all matter says the head of the department of transportation. you can see now that he means it. a train derails on his watch in a town full of high school educated trump voters that nobody cares about and have been left behind and they're further ignored. that's not environmental racism, no. it's equity. so clearly he knows

reporter: biden may be taking crews from transportation secretary pete buttigieg. buttigieg admitting hindsight is 2020 -20. >> i was taking pains to respect the role that i have and the role i don't have. but that should not have stopped me from weighing in about how i felt about what was happening. reporter: the white house is punching back at what they call bad faith attacks. and criticizing the trump administration for letting this happen in the first place saying they worked in lock step to lower the rules. it's clear there will be a lot of scrutiny on norfolk 7's rules which may have played a role in sandusky, ohio in october. liz: east palestine, ohio resident, misty, we are worried for you guys. did feet buttigieg's visit have any impact? >> i would say it's good that he came and it was good to hear that he ad mitted he should have addressed the situation sooner. liz: are you getting the help you need? do you know where to go, what to do, who to turn to? does it seem like the government is just there for data collection? >> there is a lot of misinformation a

host: this is a story in politico about transportation secretary pete buttigieg. the train jarrell meant puts a harsh spotlight on pete peter j. the small ohio village is putting pressure on him like never before, leaving him scrambling to contain a crisis. only partially under his purview well absorbing the brunt of attacks from the bind administration adversaries. publicly and privately, signs are growing that the transportation secretary's usual eagle scout patients is giving way to frustration. he has gotten into twitter spats with u.s. senators. his current brushoff of a daily caller reporter who ambushed him during a walk turned into a viral video that has drawn more than 3 million views since tuesday night. on wednesday, pete buttigieg's allies were complaining that he is taking an unfair pounding over the disaster. all because of a perceived ambition as a one time in future presidential hopeful. pete buttigieg has taken a lot of bullets for the president on this. one democrat said on wednesday. assisting on anonymity to talk about the crisis. he is not auth

that is what we're hearing, letters, words, that is what we're getting from the president and pete buttigiegbeer at this point. >> todd: let's hear more foam from mayor pete. listen. >> are you going down there at all? >> yep, i am. >> when are you going? >> i'll share that when i'm ready. >> thank you. >> todd: ashley did a good job asking about the timing, timing not just in this, joe, in everything. what do we have these people there for? you had balloons that took a week to shoot down, flying slowly across the country. you have the situation in ohio three weeks before you hear anything from the white house. mayor pete, i'm still not ready. what is going on? >> that is the pete buttigieg way of going about things, remember in the summer of 2021, he took two months of maternity leave and didn't bother to tell anybody he was going to be gone that long, only until politico reached out to his office they said, yeah, pete buttigieg has been on maternity leave while supply chain crisis was exploding. remember the christmas break, where basically the airline industry shut down, people were sleep

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i have to talk about pete buttigieg and his response to the situation.n, but 1000 train derailments happen each year, but not like this with ramifications that could happen to these people. i would have thought he would be more compassionate than he was. >> joe: it is like watching a cyborge speak instead of a human being. you hear from emthis, not just in east palestine, but all the way to pittsburgh, people are concerned and freaked out about what is in the water and air and will this ultimately have negative health impacts on them and their family. thanks, pete, besides being apathetic abouten it00 trains derailing per year under your watch as transparent secretary, did the derailments involve mushroom cloud of cancer-causing chemicals like in east palestine. two weeks after this happens and pete buttigieg can't be bothered to travel to the site to assess the situation and talk to stressed out residents. when you add up with this transportation secretary, supply chain crisis, he went on maternity leave for two months as that was happening and didn't t

it was basically, records and rainbows this administration push ahead pete buttigieg was at the helm of that and this is clearly, clearly clearly a justice regarding it their booties is that federal authorities need to be in there and they need to be acting in their clearly not subordinate in their jobs and the need to have about spires with the need. >> speaking about, you've got a lot of calls for transportation secretary pete buttigieg, resign and marco rubio sent a letter to president biden urging him to request the resignation of secretary pete buttigieg following a gross level of incompetence and apathy that is detrimental to the safety the prosperity of the american people. gotta say a lot about secretary pete buttigieg, and his fondness for flights and that was a big story at the end of last year. lofgren so he cannot find the time to go to ohio, should he stepped down and has he been so effective or ineffective in your view of that is ago. >> will i'm wondering for small, will qualifications pete buttigieg ever had to be in the transportation secretary other than he feigned

we get to pete buttigieg in bottom of segment. buttigieg is comparing the toxic train derailment in ohio, to a thousand other train derailments, not all of those were hazardous, what is your reaction. elizabeth: i am surprised that pete even knows where ohio s he just seems to be taking vacations, she secretary of transportation this is a politically appointed spot, this is not a vacation, if he really wants to do his job, he has only been mayor of a small city, he has not had this oakexperience or level of responsibility, but these people are counting on him, waiting for him to be in their neighborhood right now, talking to them, telling them what happened and make sure it never happens again. and be there for them. and provide services. elizabeth: john. this adds to feeling what congress woman said, the wholesale inflation report is not good, cpi for january 6.4% inflation annualized. top of january 2022 inflation rate 7.5%. for past two years consumers have been getting crushed. >> this is a immense problem for the president bid

the accident site. >> sandra: what is the latest we are hearing from the transportation second pete buttigieg? >> the transportation secretary tweeted about eight minutes ago saying the department of transportation has been on scene from the beginning, this is buttigieg's third or fourth tweet since last night, when he broke his silence about this. 11 days since the tragedy happened and he chose to tweet last night not in front of cameras or talk about it when he had the opportunity earlier in the day yesterday. this happened on february 3rd in east palestine, a mile from the pennsylvania border. a freight train derailed and exploded, around 50 cars were involved, ten had hazardous materials including vinyl chloride. and neighbors continue to complain about a myriad of health issue, and the toxic chemicals continue to burn and has been burning off for more than ten days. buttigieg last night tweeted i continue to be concerned about the impacts of the february 3rd train derailment and the effects on the families, lives were up ended through no fault of their own. it's important they have accur

come and see. >> senator marco rubio sent a letter to president biden on thursday requesting pete buttigieg'snation. writing that the secretary has repeatedly demonstrated a gross level of incompetence and apathy that is detrimental to the safety and prosperity of the american people. buttigieg appeared to down play the disaster this week. >> there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing. >> and partedly blamed the trump administration for repealing an obama era requirement for trains to have electronic brakes. the number two democrat in the senate now doubling down on that theory. >> clearly it was a mistake by the trump administration to eliminate that braking rule. >> as the political attacks heat up, there is bipartisan agreement on congressional oversight. all four senators from ohio and pennsylvania sent a letter to the ntsb requesting a thorough investigation into rail safety concerns. and freshman senator j.d. vance facing its first crisis in office begging lawmakers to stop playing the blame game and focus on the east palestine residents. >> the biggest concern from peopl

of course it would be, but you're not pete buttigieg.e buttigieg doesn't care about trains derailing. he cares about equity. trains derailing? that's fine. you're fine. you're so fine that people show up to test the air in the water after a train derailment wearing hazmat suits, because the air and water are perfectly safe, as long as you're wearing a hazmat suit. see. there's a simple solution to this. stop whining. what does norfolk southern think about all of this? we don't know, because they skipped the town hall last night in east palestine. hundreds gathered to ask pressing questions like why are thousands of fish and animals dying? why? executives at norfolk southern didn't show up at the event? why? they were worried for their own safety. >> why is the railroad not here? >> they're scared for their safety. >> hundreds of anxious residents packed a school gym in east palestine on wednesday night, looking for answers almost two weeks after a huge train derailment released hazardous chemicals into their town, contaminating much of t

now, you mentioned transportation secretary pete buttigieg. he is in ohio today getting a view of exactly what happened. also speaking with residents of bed some residents >> reporter: trains continued along this busy real carter and east palestine, ohio, as transportation secretary pete buttigieg got his first looked at the charred remains of 10 cars that flew off the tracks earlier this year. the secretary noted an older still lingering in the air. 11 derailed cars on that southern train were carrying a hazardous payload. as investigators determined the cause of the derailment, they are also looking at the car's standards. in its initial findings released today, the national transportation safety board found that the train was traveling below the 50 mile per hour maximum speed, but, quote, surveillance video from a local residence showed what appeared to be a wheel bearing in the final stages of heat failure moments before the derailment. >> the biden administration has defended its timing on a visit think it is appropriate the apa now has d

pete buttigieg toured the site of the derailment getting a first-hand look at what ohioans have beening the past month. he was met with pushback from residentses who questioned why it took so long. and even pete buttigieg admitted he could have acted sooner. >> i could have acted sooner, i was taking pains to upon are the role i have and do not have. >> brooke: pete buttigieg addressed what he thinks the next steps should be, improving rail regulation and holding norfolk southern accountable. he was quick to ignore questions on the federal government's lack of urgency, press secretary stepping in refusing to answer questions most are asking. watch this. >> mayor pete, why did it take you weeks to get here, will you apologize to the residents of the city for the slow response, to the government's slow response, do you have any apology? >> i'm the press secretary -- >> why did it take three weeks to get here? >> i don't want to be on camera. >> don't you think you should answer questions from the american public? >> i want to be without the camera. >> brooke: ntsb is expected to hold a

so there would be no field for pete buttigieg to try to step up

right now the transportation secretary pete buttigieg is on the scene right there.ou 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

so, clearly pete buttigieg should be out there. it's environmental disaster as well, and why he's there alone we don't know. >> john: a lot of talk this was a heavily trump district, 70 plus republican, voted for trump in 2016, but this is not a democrat or republican issue. this is an environmental disaster that's unfolding in slow motion and shouldn't all hands on deck be the order of the day here? >> 100%. if this administration so petty to say it's a heavy trump district so i'm not going to respond, that's an all new low. they are fellow american, it doesn't matter, republican, democrat, it's a train derailment, environmental disaster, the state is not asking how you voted in the state to be able to take care of them as they are doing in ohio, certainly shouldn't be in the conversation nationally. >> john: senator james lankford, good to catch up with you. >> sandra: answering a question on the train derailment right now. >> on the front lines when there is a hurricane or tornado. as you know, you have seen the president visit

chemicals to penetrate groundwater air many campaigning of headaches skin rashes pete buttigieg managed to show up on "good morning america" yesterday. >> i am planning to go, and -- uh our folks on the ground from the first hour. when i go the focus is going to be on action. maria: all right. we want action, president trump is visiting the area today he is expected to send supplies to the communities. we will of here on that as it dwell more details all morning long. "mornings with maria" is live right now. biden administration, is proposing a new immigration rule to limit the number of migrants seeking slime in united states requiring migrants to apply for protection in any country they travel through, first. before arriving in united states, likely mexico, the rule is expected to take effect after title 42 expires spend may 11 willast two years president trump tried to expose a similar boil in 2019 a federal appeals court blocked it hot kellyh kaylee. >> i am not convinced this going to do anything to stem sno of migrants into the country it certainly says that if you have not tried

stuart: what pete buttigieg should be doing now. thank you so much, see you again soon.york state homeland security advisor michael balboni is with me. he used to handle derailments for new york state, he is joining me now. michael, how do you rate the response to the derailment in ohio? stomach so far absolutely slow footed. it's two weeks and you have not had officials on the ground until two days ago when michael reagan came in and spoke to the community. in addition when the norfolk southern company has been very tone deaf in my estimation because i have not met with the community at all. we were supposed to do that two days ago and hours before the meeting they said basically were not going to do it because we are concerned about the safety of our employees. and yet they have security police network for north folk and they could have done something with this. but of course they didn't. in terms of the information from the feds it's really slow coming. that's a problem. stuart: what role should pete buttigieg the transportation secretary, what role should he be takin

picky there has been some criticism that pete buttigieg. es their president, i've got the response to the drummond? >> i can answer that quickly an with confidence from here that we do have absolute confidence in hear pete. i always say that, secretary buttigieg. >> we think of him as hear pete too. the man should never have been put in this position in the first place and should be fired immediately. any cabinet official or senior staff member who takes extended fraternity leave while our supply chains are breaking down by definition that person is fo this is what happens when you prioritize diversity and equity over competence and experience america just ends up with a cabinet filled with nincompoops radicals who point fingers instead of solving problems. unfortunately for ohio, the result may be deadly. that is the angle. joining now is former congresswoman and presidential candidate army reservist. thank you for being are going t have to suffer before there is some type of accountability within this administration for its repeated failur

bill johnson, republican congressman what he makes of the news pete buttigieg will visit the town tomorrowwhat do you think of that congressman? >> it is way late in the game. i talked to secretary buttigieg and i told him, leaders show up and he hasn't been here and that is sending a big signal to this community that the administration just really doesn't care. that's the message that they're receiving. neil: so how do you feel things are going? we keep getting reassurances from authorities there things are okay, contaminant levels are fine, the water is fine but it doesn't seem to be resonating with folks there. what do you, what do you tell them? >> yeah. you know it is hard to convince folks that have gone through a disaster like this that everything is okay and i understand the skepticism. the one bright spot in all of this collaborative work of federal epa led by administrator michael regan, and state epa led by the state epa director ann vogel. they have worked hand in hand. i do believe the tests they're running in the air quality, the water quality are valid. i trust the science.

do you think it is time for pete buttigieg to step down? >> i am in the impeach pete camp.s what the house should do but this administration has billions of dollars for moving illegal migrants around the country transportation, billions of dollars is going to ukraine. karine jean-pierre said this disaster is a top priority for this administration. top priority? send the money, they need help. they don't have disposable income, they can't afford to rent a hotel, they can't afford to lose a paycheck. these people are struggling but a train disaster, help them out, they are americans. this administration wants to help everybody who isn't an american. when americans are in need they are nowhere to be found. pete buttigieg sent a tweet, show up, 90% of every job is just show up, go see people, look at this crash site with your own eyes. they make decisions from there but show people you care, show that you care by showing up, give a speech, don't tweet about it, speech about it, talk about it but they don't give a damn. stuart: performance is lacking in several respects. preside

: at the white house, press secretary karine jean-pierre offered the following endorsement of pete buttigiegoes he have confidence -- >> i can answer that quickly and with confidence from here that we do have absolute confidence in mayor pete. i say that, secretary pete buttigieg. >> lucas: some residents are joining a class-action lawsuit against norfolk southern. they are receiving $1000 inconvenience checks from the railway company, it doesn't dissuade them from bringing lawsuits later. one attorney says he thinks it will dissuade residents. >> steve: you never know, the railroad says he will not go anywhere and reimburse people for damages and lodging. are people now talking about perhaps a big fund set up by the railroad so if 10 years from now, like the 9/11 victims compensation fund, if people develop illness, they are financially reimbursed? >> lucas: steve, the ceo of norfolk southern released an open letter to residents saying he is not going away, his company is not going away. two weeks ago today, they set up a $1 million fund to help people and say they are not going anywhere. l

as for timing, pete buttigieg, secretary buttigieg may not want to talk about it, but we do know it maycoming because the e.p.a. has now moved out of the emergency response phase into a more long-term investigation phase. guys? >> steve: that's right. thank you very much, aishah. now they have tapped into superfund money going forward to try to make things better. but, half an hour ago we spoke to a husband and wife and they own a greenhouse there. they raise vegetables. they raise herbs, they have an ice cream shop. nobody is shopping there. nobody wants to go there. and they don't know whether or not they will be compensated like you would be with business interruption because they are not making any money because of all the publicity rightly so, about what could be in the water or the air. >> ainsley: maybe they could find some money in the government like the covid money. remember when all these businesses. >> steve: have to be authorized by the federal government and congress. >> ainsley: when president trump was there yesterday, he delivered pallets of water. >> steve: trump water

i talked to secretary pete buttigieg and i told him, you know leaders show up and he has not been hereand that's sending a big signal to this community that the administration just really does not care. >> reporter: this low response by the biden administration created an opportunity for former president trump to show up all in cleaning supplies and bottles of water. >> somebody has to do something for those people. when i announced i was coming, they changed their tune. it was an amazing and phenomenal. >> reporter: in 2017, a train derailed in washington state and killing three people and injuring 70. trump's transportation secretary did not make a visit. although that rule wuld not have applied to the cars holding chloride in this train wreck. the mayor of east palestine wants to strip the polpolitics away and get back clean, town and small living. >> we don't want to be political pawns or a sound byte or news byte. we want to go back to living our lives. >> reporter: the work of the derailment will transition from emergency response to remediation and cleaning up all the contaminat

pete buttigieg is elsewhere in the country talking about racial equity on construction sites. them ten or 11 days before he even commented on this. fema did not produce a list of the chemicals on the trains for nine days. michael reagan the head of the epa did not visit for going on two weeks. clearly they have been making light of it and they don't want to be associated with this predefined linwood people to enter petebuttigieg blame the administration for loosening regulation and opens up the question poses the question when you have been ready this department for the past two years if this was important why didn't you do something about it. the response has been in just has been the biden, the harassment would go to the southern border, pete buttigieg in the epa don't want to go to the disaster site in ohio. maria: it is unbelievable, there are people talking about what has taken place in ohio as our chernobyl that's what people in ohio are calling this. the residence there are saying they are looking at toxic train debris everywhere. now other governors and senators are wo

when you see pete buttigieg going are we don't see any of that. >> he is able.led me sweetie well is a sort and congressman johnson will stay on this with you and thank you for joining us tonight giving us terrific information we will be monitoring west going on in your state of ohio is good to see you and we have this news coming in from another shocking story. another social assault and accounting virginia public school, and this is ground zero of the school board parents fight, what is going on in public schools there and also, authorities were california's power grid faces collapse as a state of california goes full on wind and solar. the massive car push have the biggest in the nation and book it was by former, former texas governor repair is next in the evening edit. ♪ we all have a purpose in life - a “why.” maybe it's perfecting that special place that you want to keep in the family... ...or passing down the family business... ...or giving back to the places that inspire you. no matter your purpose, at pnc private bank, we will work with you every step o

. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg talked about holding airlines accountable for recent delays and how the infrastructure law impacts communities. >> good morning. i'm the ceo and founder of punch bowl news and the conversation with transportation secretary pete buttigieg we're going to be talking news of the day and all things bilged up local initiatives and public private strategies for making the situation possible. find punch bowl news on all social media platforms on punch bowl news and sign up for the free morning newsletter on punchbowl.news. welcome, secretary. >> thanks good to be with you. what is your perspective and have to cut a deal for the policy odder tore get a debt limit and is a deal even possible. >> this is the wrong time for the hiring freeze or furloughs for air traffic controller or any of the other things that would happen in the transportation alone. they won't produce this on paper and won't know what happens to them and on what they say they want. very tough to see how that's consist with what the american people have expected of us in terms of deliv

pete buttigieg is always late to the game.ppen to the american people, then they show up with some talking points plan that doesn't amount to anything. it's the same old same old from democrats like pete buttigieg. if he was actually good at his job and was qualified for his job, he would be ahead of this, actually leading the more than people when it come -- the american people when it comes to the transportation. but he gives a good sound bite, talking point, but with when you actually examine his job performance, he's been substandard to awful. ashley: right. congressman donalds, you're always short, sharp and to the point, and that's why we love having you op on the show. thank you very much for joining us, congressman. we do appreciate it. >>> all right, now this, florida's governor, ron desantis the, is cracking down on environmental, social and governance investments. lauren, what proposals is the governor out thing? lauren: he wants to bar esg from florida's muni bond sales. this is an expansion of his anti9-woke push.

i do think they will send pete buttigieg. he says he was going go.nd of caught off guard in that would you have. wasn't expecting it. had to admit he was going to go. he could not say i'm not going to go ever when he is interviewed about it. he will send pete buttigieg and say biden will say hey, i didn't need to go. i sent my transportation secretary. chris sununu who is the governor of new hampshire, who could possibly run for president, too. said, look, i'm glad he is in ukraine. we support ukraine and want them to win. he said i'm an american first guy. he said the president should have gone to palestine on day one. here is d.j. yokley. he is a resident that lives there and a business owner talking about biden visiting ukraine and not ohio. >> it's kind of crazy to think that our president is more comfort be in a war zone than is he in his own backyard in the buckeye state here in east palestine. you know we don't care who comes to be honest with you. as long as you are coming bring a shovel with you and roll up your sleeves and work together to

but the problem with pete buttigieg has, he is completely uninterested in his job.n 2021, on paternity leave and unreal, strick issue an end now the rail derailment in east palestine. he wants to be president, right? if you can't handle a rail strike, how can you handle ukraine or a conflict with china? it is a missed opportunity. look at ron desantis right now. people are talking about him for president. why? it is when hurricane ian hit he swung into the model of the commander-in-chief, executive managing a crisis. here is an opportunity for pete buttigieg to show the people i can lead in a crisis and taking charge of this thing. i will lead the federal resources for east palestine. he said he couldn't care less about climate change and racial disparities in destruction. so, i mean i think he has blown up his chances of being president of the united states by this disastrous. >> emily: not only paying for pete buttigieg's but the ip investigation. >> dr. saphier: absolutely we are but he did look great in his hard hat. [laughter] if i could fly private, i would. i

pete buttigieg giving his first interview on the disaster and downplayed what happened. >> it has evolvedver the years but there is clearly more that needs to be dumb because while this horrible situation has gotten particularly a high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train the railing. >> judge jeanine: buttigieg also says he hopes to get to know some of the folks who were impacted by this but blames the reason he hasn't visited is because he wants to respect the investigation. east palestine, the mayor think staying away is a good idea. >> it is a dog and pony show. yeah, they left us hanging out to dry as far as pete, i would rather he stay away. and unless he will bring a shovel and shovel some and get rid of this contaminated soil is my reason he would need to come to this town. we have a lot of people that are scared. and this was the federal government's concern. i don't have much faith in him. i like to say, our people deserve better. >> judge jeanine: ohio's governor and the biden epa continued to say the drinking water shows no sign of contamination

a lot of people criticizing secretary pete buttigieg, or mayor pete, for the way he handle them, and marc thiessen who was on brian kilmeade's show last night. here's what he had to say. >> make sure they can continue -- >> when you know what hits the fan, pete buttigieg is nowhere to be found. last year when we had the rail strike right before the election, he was on vacation in portugal, and new he was nowhere to be found for three weeks when you have a train derailment in east palestine. i mean, you would think -- this is a guy who wants to be president of the united states. how do we know that? he ran for president after serving a few terms as mayor of a small town in indiana. so he thinks he's presidential material. well, this is a great chance to demonstrate it. rachel: yeah, such a great point. i actually, a serious, sincere question. you are pete buttigieg, it's very clear this guy is over his skis, but he's also super ambitious and really thinks highly of himself. and if you look at his resumÉ, he's done all the things and checked all the boxes that, you know, he knows the d

yet pete buttigieg had an opportunity to address this problem.too many white men in the construction industry. that is not a serious concern for this country right now. what is going on in east palestine is. the secretary of transportation needs to focus on real problems, not fake problems. until he does, people are wondering if he's doing his job. >> martha: we would like to ask him what is being done in the 1.9 trillion infrastructure bill to make sure that these kind of derailments don't happen again. they're happening at an alarming rate. we have a couple of seconds for a quick response, senator. >> we do have major infrastructure problems. you're exactly right. we spend a lot of money to make sure that we don't and we need answers for the secretary of transportation about why this keeps happening. >> keep pushing for them. thanks, senator. good to have you here. >> thanks, martha. ? a lot of serious news today. there's also valentine's day. right? so at the end of the day, hopefully something has a little something special for you. we're goi

transportation secretary pete buttigieg talked about holding airlines accountable for recent delays andstructure law will impact local communities. he spoke at an event hosted by punch bowl news.>> >> good thursday morning. i am ceo founder of the punch bowl news. thank you so much for joining me for this pop up a virtual conversation. transportation secretary pete buttigieg of the talking news of the day and all things infrastructure. after words will be joined by a little founder of public-private strategies in san diego a big thank you to build up local initiative and public/private strategies for making this conversation possible. just a quick reminder you can find a punch bowl news on all social media platform at punch bowl news. you can sign up for our free morning newsletter at punch bowl.news free with that like to welcome pete buttigieg to the virtual stage made welcome. >> thanks good to be with you. >> we are going to start off this conversation as we always see with the news of the day questions. of all things happening here in washington prints on the big topic we've been f

let's begin with pete buttigieg pete buttigieg sound bite that you just heard. you hear buttigieg can't believe the amount of attention this incident is getting, yet you heard residents from your town's sake, we are being ignored. we are trying to get information. we are trying to get resources. we tried to get resources what to do and no one is contacting us back, what do you make of that? >> todd, want to set the record straight. i actually grew up east palestine but i live in cleveland area now. i had to come up here to do the job, big surprise. hearing the responsibility is not necessarily outside of the realm of possibility. they feel abandoned and disrespected. at the town hall meeting put on by the city this week, there is no representatives and there wasn't anybody from the federal government representing what needed to happen. there is a problem and a huge problem, people are having issues across the board. and they are afraid that they will not be heard. we look at the way things went down and within days, nor folk southern put rails over the accident

that was raised in letter from senator rubio and senator vance calling for secretary pete buttigieg's resignation. that's a fair dills cushion but not -- discussion and they have to get out there and answer the questions because in the absence of any sort of -- of chaos fills the vacuum and that's what's happening right in terms of federal response. jacqui: there's been criticism of secretary pete buttigieg over a number of the challenges that have faced the biden administration. a lot of them have fallen to his lap but speculation that maybe republicans are going after him particularly hard because they look at him like a candidate potentially for bigger office at some point in time. what do you say to that, david, and in that, how do you see the field of -- of democrats in the future developing? >> so i think both are possible. i think the best thing the secretary can do to inoculate himself is to go there and be visible on the issue. it does fall under his jurisdiction. i don't think it's his fault that there weren't laws and regulations because they were like that in the past admi

is it time for pete buttigieg to look for new work? joining us at the top of the hour.er identified options but are we spending millions to take out -- lieutenant chief kellogg is here. yesterday, a political stunt and so hakeem jeffries trip to the border today, just a political stunt? tom homan ways and purity woman who fiercely fought off an attacker in her apartment complex gm joins as purity crime in america coming your way. john roberts, sandra and i will see at the top of the hour for the friday edition of "america reports." >> welcome back from her breaking news at the family beloved action movie star, bruce willis. he has been diagnosed with dementia. more specific diagnosis comes a year after his family announced his retirement from acting due to aphasia, which causes speech and communication difficulties. so dr. siegel, her breaking news, but what exactly is this family dealing with? >> dr. siegel: this is a very bad disease that affects the front of the brain, as you might imagine. we knew it was affecting his speech but it is also affecting more where it af

should be pete buttigieg focused too but he was a no-show to committee hearings last week on failuresnuary, he is a no-show on this complete lack of leadership. i think it is a vanity project that right now pete buttigieg level the president of the united states should be in ohio. there is no way should be in ukraine before ohio for a blood president trump goes our help more people go there to understand what is going on and hear the concerns of the people in ohio because the federal government has done nothing. elizabeth: your point senator, there is nothing in fema's criteria to stop fema from sending aid and money to ohio residents. there is nothing in the rules that says aid from fema is restricted to natural disasters like hurricanes or floods or tremendous property damage. that got northern kentucky joining cincinnati as a shuts down the ohio river water intake ahead of possibly contaminated water. but fema instead of as deploying teams, cdc, hhs sending in teams, that is not good enough. let's watch a bill maher on this with what is going on. you're going to see democrat rashan

tax over the train wreck with one senior democrat saying "pete buttigieg has taken a lot of bullets for president on this." pete is a big guy, isn't he, jesse? he will really take it on. >> jesse: this whole transportation gig was to be the on ramp to the presidency. the on-ramp is derailed and he's whining about it and it doesn't look good in the costume that he put on last night. biden is not going to go, judge. it is too late at this point for joe to go. it is trump country. he would rather have pete take the heat for him. he talks of a game about empathy and the environment and giving back to the working class, but that is all talk. you will never see the president over there come back from europe and i hope this thing blows over and that is at pier that is sad because the country wants people there. he even said it last night, not just prompts but rudy and everyone who cares about the environment and the country should be there right now. this has captured the country's sole attention and the people that matter are ignoring it. >> kat: that is a good point. where al gore and john k

pete buttigieg admits it took too long to address the train derailment, roll tape. >> the answer is yes strongly about this, could have expressed that sooner. stuart: what we are going to deal with, pete buttigieg's delayed response, we will play the full soundbite next. ♪ ♪ you'll always remember buying your first car. but the things that last a lifetime like happiness, love and confidence... you can't buy those. but you can invest in them. at t. rowe price, our strategic investing approach can help you build the future you imagine. (vo) verizon has the epic new phone your business needs on the 5g network it deserves. boost your team's productivity with samsung's fastest processor yet. switch and save up to $1000 on the new galaxy s23 ultra. now that's epic. on the network america relies on. ♪ ♪ luxury exemplified. innovation electrified. with apple music seamlessly integrated. the all-new, all-electric eqs suv from mercedes-benz. see your dealer for exceptional offers on mercedes-benz electric vehicles. stuart: look at the 10 year treasury yield, 393, that yield goes up, stocks go dow

you both heard my conversation with the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. is your reaction to what he said? >> i know that the community is pretty upset, because they felt like pete should have adjusted a little quicker. i understand at the federal and of it, they were communicating early on. but there was a little delay and communicating that and i am glad to see that he is at least here and trying to accomplish all of the things that need to be done. i think we definitely need congress to be on board with whatever we need for the changes to move forward with the railroad, with safety issues. i think when he is speaking about that that is a very important issue for any community moving forward that house a railroad running through it. >> melissa, have you seen any fema or cdc teams in your neighborhood given that they said that they would be going door to door and canvassing the community this weekend? >> i live on a farm, a little over three quarters of a mile south of the derailment. we live pretty isolated, so we have not had anyone come to our door as o

up next, the panel on transportation secretary pete buttigieg's visit.ects as just mentioned of the covid-19 mandates. first, here is what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 32 in chicago where musician r. kelly is sentenced to 20 years in prison for committing sex crimes on minors. he will spend most simultaneously with a 30 year sentence in new york court. he will likely remain behind bars no more than 31 years. his crimes justify a stiffer sentence. fox 4 in dallas where a new video shows a good samaritan holding down a drunk driver who tried to run from a crash scene that left an off duty police officer dead. detective alex's wife and two boys were also injured in the november 221 accident. last month, the driver believed guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. and this is a live look from minneapolis from fox 9. one of the big stories there tonight besides the snow, the star of minnesota's department of natural resources eagle cam keeps his watchful eye over the nest. laid second egg last

pete buttigieg, it took him 2 # of days to go down there.e what is role is or isn't. you're the transportation secretary. this is your job. and you've been in his role for two years and you failed miserably time and a time again, whether it's the train tracks or whether it's the nation's skies above us and the airline industry. whens is he going to actually get to work? paternity leave, i'm glad he enjoyed that in his first year on the job. as far as the investigation, look, norfolk southern, the ceo, he's already been there. he is promising to work with investigators to make sure that this never happens again. i mean, no ceo wants to see a disaster like this on his or her watch. but of course they're going to blame the gop. the retail sector, i'm going to give her a pass on that one, assume she misspoke. she seemed confused at the podium. maria: yeah. lou, what about this report, the national transportation safety board in the preliminary report into the norfolk southern train derailment, the norfolk southern ceo as cheryl said has been the

pete buttigieg claims he's planning to go and he'll have action.to arrive in east palace team today. expected to bring supplies for the community as well. ohio congressman financial services committee and select committee on the academy. thank you so much for being here. my heart goes out to you and your constituents in ohio. obviously in palestinian. what can you tell us about the situation, how did this happen. >> will have a final determination on how the kira evers real. we know it was a norfolk southern train. it is not the train that a lot of people kinda put out as the rule that was changed but we all know exactly. i should be clear east palace team is four and half hours away from my district i'm over in southwest ohio. maria: administration says they're going to hold norfolk southern accountable. i know the ceo of norfolk southern has been there twice. do we know whose fault this is. the administration is once again trying to blame donald trump. >> to continue to try to blame president trump for everything that the cigarette of the biden a

let me ask you about secretary pete buttigieg. this is a headline from "politico" that caught our attention. buttigieg world is frustrated at republican attacks over the train rack. a democrat said buttigieg took a lot of bullets for the president on this. that caught my attention because if you have somebody like that saying something pretty pointed towards the white house why are you throwing me under the bus? does he deserve to be under the bus and two, does this have long-term implications for pete butte buttigieg's political ambitions. >> i think they're frustrated that his presidential ambitions have been self-derailed. his response was so long in elitism and so short on empathy. you have to establish connective tissue with people in pain. that's how you show leadership. i have no idea why it got politicized at all. i would blame them for mentioning donald trump and saying it is a photo op. you can almost see him shrugging his shoulders and flicking his wrist as if he gets to decide who is in real pain and who is not based on

ted cruz and ilhan omar agree there needs to be congressional inquiry and direct action from pete buttigieg from mayor pete. congress needs to take immediate steps rail safety and reduce constraints on the u.s. dot in this area. no, what the people there in east palestine need right now is money and aassurance that the government is going to be there 10 to 15 years down the road when potential health implications of this really kick in. was that a sense that you got from basically ever single person you spoke to there last night that that's what they want? >> absolutely, todd. the issue with it is that you've got -- they have seen absolutely nothing from these people yet. and they know that once the media fanfare goes away, at this point, they just -- they think that they're going to be totally forgotten about. that their town is going to be wiped off the map and there is going to be no government support at all. there's just a little bit right now that could very easily go away. it doesn't seem like it's going to be expanding. so they are losing hope here. >> ashley: i want to talk about t

gerry: better late than never transportation secretary pete buttigieg finally paid a visit to east policyn ohio this week but not until after donald trump put their first. biden still seems to be missing in action. >> i think you should've been here when the evacuation was lifted. >> absolutely too little too late. we had biden over ukraine. >> everything has fail i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so... ...glad we did this. [kid plays drums] life is for living. let's partner for all of it. i'm so glad we did this. edward jones for businesses of all sizes, there are a lot of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security for total peace of mind. and you choose a next generation 10g network that's always improving, getting faster; more reliable; and more intelligent to keep you ready for today and tomorrow. the choice is clear: make your business future ready with the network from the mos

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