one reason why indiana has been dropping nfip policies is due to cost. between 1978 and 2017 hoosiers paid over $440 million in nfip premiums while they received less than 290 million back. so they paid $150 million than they received. with inflation forcing americans to tighten their belts, their wallets, many can't afford to pay these high premiums which in indiana adds -- as of 2018 averaged $993. it's not a unique issue to indiana, and i have recently said that i appreciate that we're looking at a modernization of the flood insurance program because if it's not working in louisiana and it's not working in indiana, we probably need to find a way to fix some of the issuesment so my question is, while the implementation of risk rating 2.0 reflects an attempt to more accurately measure risk within the nfip, congress will still immediate to work further on nfip reforms to maximize the efficiency and the potential of the program. it's likely that nfip will never be able to provide protection against all floods and flood risk nationwide by itself. do you su

health centers in indiana have established themselves of the safety net for indiana communities, a recent example of this is the response to health centers of indiana community health centers and indiana health centers had to a hospital in bedford. both as i see h c and i h c stepped into that situation, which you are all aware of when a rule hospital closes, it can have detrimental impacts to health, also have detrimental impacts to the economy. both of those health center stepped into that void, to provide continuity of services, to work with the other existing critical access hospitals, and to support the local community. in addition to that, we know c h c positively impact the economies of the community, which are oftentimes distressed in a mission to be medically underserved. in indiana the total economic impact is over a billion dollars annually, and that number is certainly much near larger than the national level. hunters additionally impact their local economies by providing employment and workforce development opportunities in areas that are impacted by higher rates of unemploym

he called the indiana stat police, where he used to work.id camm's 13 year journey into was only minutes old. coming up, he was beating on the door saying, nelson nelson somebody's killed my family, they're all dead, they're al dead >> your family dead, murdered. how do you even begin to absor that >> all these things, spinnin around inside my head. it was surreal am i really hear it's surreal >> we went down to the ground, laid on his back, rollin around and says why, why didn't i hav to go? why didn't i stay with them? >> there was more pain, much more still to come, when "dateline" continues (michael) my tip is, the worst lies are the lies you tell yourself, like smoking isn't that dangerous. [announcer] you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit now. when you're ready to go, but static says “whoa.” try bounce lasting fresh dryer sheets. ♪ yeah! it's the sheet. ♪ bounce lasting fresh dryer sheets. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ it's spring! non-drowsy claritin-d knocks out your worst allergy symptoms including nasal conges

it is by an artist from indiana named tc steel. he is the leading landscape artist in indiana about a century ago. it's a painting of a little winding road taken back into the woods, and i capture at the outset of the book after a tumultuous day in january of 2021, i use that painting as a way of going back to indiana and beginning to tell my story. but at the end of the book, you will find another painting, also by tc steel. it hung in my office in the west wing for all four years, and is a classic indiana horizon, rolling hills and trees, a vista as far as the eye can see, and then there is a slight tint in the clouds. and as i write at the end of "so help me god", some people saw that painting and wondered what time of day it captured. was it don or dusk -- dawn or dusk? but i never wondered. it is dawn because the sun is always rising in america "so help me god". thank you, john. mr. heubusch: mr. vice president, on behalf of every single person here, we are so honored to have you this evening. thank you and god bless you. [app

it is by an artist from indiana named tc steel. he is the leading landscape artist in indiana about a century ago. it's a painting of a little winding road taken back into the woods, and i capture at the outset of the book after a tumultuous day in january of 2021, i use that painting as a way of going back to indiana and beginning to tell my story. but at the end of the book, you will find another painting, also by tc steel. it hung in my office in the west wing for all four years, and is a classic indiana horizon, rolling hills and trees, a vista as far as the eye can see, and then there is a slight tint in the clouds. and as i write at the end of "so help me god", some people saw that painting and wondered what time of day it captured. was it don or dusk -- dawn or dusk? but i never wondered. it is dawn because the sun is always rising in america "so help me god". thank you, john. mr. heubusch: mr. vice president, on behalf of every single person here, we are so honored to have you this evening. thank you and god bless you. [app

it came from your freshman senator from indiana.e] when i ran, i pledged i wouldn't do it more than two terms. the founders never intended to place -- the place to be run by career politicians. the bureaucracy and swamp that goes along with it. [applause] even brought back earmarks. which is sad. it is an example of how so many people out there shrug their shoulders, $18 trillion in debt when i got there, now $31 trillion. our fearless leader puts us $51 trillion in debt. that is shameful, when you borrow money from your kids and grandkids. [applause] someday, someday, maybe we will get a constitutional amendment that gives us term limits and the balanced budget. and i think it is here, closer than what you might think. [applause] all of us here know the federal government is reaching into every part of our lives, trampling the constitution. some on the other side of the break i'll want government -- on the other side of the break i'll want government to completely replace the productive economy and our nuclear family. they want to

i talked to a woman at a gas station in hoe bart, indiana, not -- hobart, indiana, not that long ago, had two little kids in the back of the car. it was a nice car, little sedan. nothing fancy. i said to her, how are you making out with these gas prices? and she said, we're doing fine. she said, i only have to go to the food bank once a week. and i said, are you and your husband out of work? she said, no, no, we both work. but she said, you know, with prices going up the way they are for groceries and gasoline, i mean, we just have had to go to the food bank. but she said the people there are very nice. now, when you look at the statistics and national review reports and everybody else, how many americans are living paycheck to paycheck, that's for the american people -- where the american people are focused and i believe the enduring lesson of 2022 is the american people are saying, bring us leads that are will bring us solution -- leaders that will bring us solutions to the failed policies of the biden administration and the democrats at home and abroad. and we'll elect those people

he happened to be a democrat so i got involved in the democratic party in indiana. i was a youth democratic party coordinator in 1975, kind of a community organizer if the truth be told. [laughter] i'll be honest with you, as some of the people were teasing me at the library today, i voted for jimmy carter, and i really did not get ronald reagan. i did not understand it. when i went off to college, embrace my faith in christ, as i recount in the book, i began kind of a conservative transformation as well. i started hearing in president reagan the same thing that my irish immigrant ran father had raised me to believe. i was raised -- named after him and my dad had raised me to believe that common, heartland conservatism that was just the vocabulary of my youth. i always loved that story of when the american people heard ronald reagan talking, whether they were driving a truck or in an office or sitting on a tractor, they would just say, darn right. i started to listen, and i started to hear that vision, but also i was deeply inspired by that kindness and respect that

the gentlewoman from indiana. mrs. houchin: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: i yield two minutes to the amazing the gentlewoman from from vermont. ms. balint. ms. balint: i rise in opposition to this bill and speaker clearly on this bill which republicans are calling protecting girls in schools act. this bill is an attack on our kids and does nothing of substance to protect girls. bills are aimed at taking away rights from lgbtq americans. kids and families are being harassed for political gain. is this the nation we want to live in. sports bans for kids are cruel and they are unnecessary. these bills are clearly at their core unamerican and they are about restricting rights, barring kids, kids, kids from full participation in sports. the u.s. house of representatives must not participate in this obvious fear-based, hate and discrimination of transyouth. if we don't stand up and speak loudly against all discrimination. this bill should have us be afra

two years ago we moved back here to indiana, bought five acres and a pond. i got a riding mower.54 inch deck zero turn radius. no longer being vice president you get to drive your own car. one of the bad things is you get to payiv for your own gas. and maybe most important of all, karen and i are the proud parents of three we actually have become grandparents three times over in the last two years. [applause] we figured out the red kids was to have grandkids. times have changed for us although, haven't they? today our country is almost in many ways today our country is almost unrecognizable to what it was just a few short years ago. today our borders are underr siege. inflation is at a 40 year high. gas prices are through the roof. crime is skyrocketing in our cities, real wages are falling and the national debt is piling into a mountain range on our children and grandchildren. incompetence and pride that once lifted the american spirit to new heights. it was just a few years ago. has been replaced with national fear and uncertainty. wallace across the country a crime way is real

when my last acts as governor of indiana before i became your vice president.e broke ground here in the future state on the first new mental health hospital to be built in 30 years. men and women. we have got to get back to institutional mental health care in this country. families with someone who is struggling, a threat to themselves or a threat to others has to have a place to send that family member. other than the county lockup. we have to rebuild institutional mental health care in america. [applause] while the other side talks reflexively about gun control, these are real solutions. backing the blue, protecting our kids, advancing policies to ensure the that justice is swept. dealing with the dangerously mentally ill with men -- institutional care. it will take new leadership to get these done. when the government allows rampant crime. or even worse when it encourages rampant crime with wax prosecutors in major cities. government -- on liberty itself. i do not need to tell you, the constitution of the united states is the greatest charter for freedom in

fuera de control el incendio de una planta de reciclaje en indiana que ha obligado a miles de personasr sus casas el dÍa tardarÁ dÍas en ser sofocado. >>> porque no hay dolor mÁs grande que enterrar a un hijo, pasar por este dolor tan grande. no se lo deseo a a nadie. >>> son las primeras y tristes declaraciones de la cantante mexicana maribel guardia despuÉs de la muerte repentina de su hijo juliÁn figueroa. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> y vamos a nueva york donde hoy a menos de cien dÍas del inicio de la copa mundial femenina de la fifa el presidente de telemundo (nombre en inglÉs) hizo sonar la campana de wall street. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ). >>> y los detalles del mÁs reciente hallazgo de arqueÓlogos mexicanos como un juego de pelotas. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ). >>> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>> gracias por estar con nosotros. empezamos en mÉxico donde la fiscalÍa general anuncia que va a investigar penalmente a francisco garduÑo responsable del insituto nacional de migraciÓn un polÍtico cercano al presidente lÓpez obrador. lo harÁ por el caso de los 40 migrantes muertos en ciudad juÁrez el pasado 27 de marzo, valerÍa leÓn tie

one reason why indiana has been dropping nfip policies is due to cost. between 1978 and 2017 hoosiers paid over $440 million in nfip premiums while they received less than 290 million back. so they paid $150 million than they received. with inflation forcing americans to tighten their belts, their wallets, many can't afford to pay these high premiums which in indiana adds -- as of 2018 averaged $993. it's not a unique issue to indiana, and i have recently said that i appreciate that we're looking at a modernization of the flood insurance program because if it's not working in louisiana and it's not working in indiana, we probably need to find a way to fix some of the issuesment so my question is, while the implementation of risk rating 2.0 reflects an attempt to more accurately measure risk within the nfip, congress will still immediate to work further on nfip reforms to maximize the efficiency and the potential of the program. it's likely that nfip will never be able to provide protection against all floods and flood risk nationwide by itself. do you su

he said he had to be close to his sister who lived in indiana. why did his sister come halfway around the world to fort wayne, indiana? we joke that is the only u.s. state with the word india. i came from the campaign trail from new hampshire, we are on a bus tour. i started this morning with an event, i am going to be speaking at an event tonight in new hampshire. i came here to be with you in person. i didn't want to be one of those career politicians that checks the box, speaks to you by zoom. i wanted to be here in person to deliver a personal message. i came here to tell you why i became a gun owner. i'm going to be honest with you. i came from an immigrant family, with an emphasis on math and science. i grew up in an anti-gun household. he didn't grow up hunting, we didn't go sport shooting, i could tell you, i have been to the shooting range less than i can count on two hands. the reason i became a gun owner is the second amendment was made for moments like today. [applause] somebody out there, they asked me a question. they asked what kin

the fire is burning this hour at a recycling plant in indiana. people reported seeing the smoke some 35 miles away, and last night, authorities revealed what's burning. here's a b cs lionel maui's this morning, officials call it a worst case scenario. plumes of black smoke from a fire at this recycling plant in richmond, indiana, near the ohio border. there was a semi trailer at the rear of the structure. that was fully involved. it was full of plastics. the semi trailer had plastics piled up against it. and then there was piles of plastic all around that fire quickly spreading with the wind. it jumped to another plastics pile, the national weather service releasing satellite images showing the smoke from above and everything else flying over at one point more than 2000. residents were told to evacuate shelter down windows shut a c units off and everything outside the evacuation zone who could see the smoke rising in the air urged to shelter in place. the facility processes recyclables, including plastics, which led to concerns about air safety f

pence of indiana, mr. rose of tennessee, mr. rouzer of north carolina, mr.a cam of indiana. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced spoil -- announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentlewoman, mrs. cherfilus-mccormick is recognized as designee of the minority leader. mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of the special order hour. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: for the next 60 minutes we have a chance to speak directly to the american people on issues of great importance to the congressional black caucus, the constituents we represent and all americans. i rise for the tennessee three who stood for those they serve. after six lives were lost to gun violence in nashville, the republican legislature in tennessee expelled two black lawmakers. what happened to representatives justin pearson and justin jones is an utter disgrace. this expulsion was blow to our democracy and underscores the

um that indiana homeland security piau will be a contact for the media. and you can call 463. 202 . 4063 and that will be your contact. for a while because the local agencies were busy trying to manage an emergency situation and we're getting tons of phone calls from the media. and so we need to focus on the community. focus on you have been watching the news conference from richmond, indiana, where this recycling plant has been on fire since yesterday afternoon. the good news is the fire is now contained to that recycling plant. the bad news is plastics. it's mostly plastics on fire at this plant, and they are concerned it is emitting a toxic smoke plume about 2000 people have been evacuated from the area. we were waiting to hear an update on the air quality in that region from that area in just. we were waiting to hear if we were getting information about the quality of that air there. we will find out more as this situation develops sarah, but again, the situation now is contained. the fire is to the plant, but they are concerned about the air quality

>>> a massive inferno blankets richmond, indiana, with no end in sight of the toxic fumes forcing thousands to evacuate. what the epa is saying about the cancer-causing chemicals >>> tennessee lawmaker justin pearson reappointed after republican lawmakers expelled him for protesting gun violence on the state house floor why he says the fight for gun safety is far from over. >>> nothing brings people together like country music. just ask senator joe manchin, the supposed songbird of west virginia, inside his overseas trip to kyiv with brad paisley >>> and the terminator saying ah sta lavista, baby to potholes. i'm phillip mena >> i'm cori coffin a toxic fire is burning in indiana after a warehouse containing plastics went up in flames prompting evacuation of the epa says it has detected particulate matter in the air. the agency said in a statement it has started collecting debris samples to determine whether dangerous substances may have left the site. our maggie vespa is on the ground in richmond >> reporter: roughly 2,000 people have been forced to flee their homes within a half-mile of th

and now to indiana from that live picture to what we have been watching in richmond, indiana, 2,000 were that broke out in the city of richmond, 70 miles east of indianapolis near ohio's western border. this is the picture of that fire. earlier we brought you the jun junkyard fire in pennsylvania that we also are monitoring. very little information on that so far but will continue to update the viewers as we get more details. u.s. department of education launching a formal investigation into loudoun county public schools in virginia, following accusations they did not address two high profile sexual assault cases. david spunt, in addition to a state investigation, david? >> that's exactly right. a state investigation wrapped up in december of last year, some scathing comments about the district there. this federal investigation really shines a light on problems plaguing this district since 2021. the department of education opened this as you said in response to two sexual assaults accusations that happened on campus, also accusations that school leaders did not adequately address these a

it is not fair to say strive would lose indiana's $6.7 billion. disappears. >> austin: awesome. now, vivek, let's talk about companies putting wokeness ahead of profits. now, specific companies like disney, nike, hershey's, starbucks, apple. i don't like to talk about how much money i have, but i got a lot of money, bro. so be real. should i think twice before investing in these companies? >> vivek: look, i think you should make a decision based on how well managed a company is and whether it has a product or service that actually makes people live a better life. that's the best way the companies create value. some companies have to serve their customer bases, but part of what's going on is companies like apple and chevron and home depot, they've been forced to adopt racial equity audits, and they've been forced to adopt emissions caps, that those companies didn't initially want to adopt until they were forced to by the likes of blackrock and state street and vanguard. so i had to write a book exposing this, "capitalist punishment". but i'll tell

. ♪ ♪ >> evacuations are underway in richmond, indiana, as the result of a large-scale industrial firehan 2,000 people in the area were ordered to leave their homes. ♪ ♪ >> democracy! >> tennessee county shelby county board of commissioners has voted unanimously to reinstate democrat justin pearson to the state house of representatives. ♪ ♪ >> norah: twitter to warm oil. elon musk talks about the troubles the social media platform has faced since he took over. >> the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. ♪ ♪ >> norah: our tax series, if you use apps like venmo to get paid, you want to hear the new irs rule. >> if i didn't have multiple ways that somebody could pay me, i feel like i would lose business. ♪ ♪ ♪ sweet dreams are made of these ♪ >> norah: and the big names added to the national recording registry. ♪ these country roads ♪ ♪ take me home ♪ ♪ imagine all the people ♪ ♪ living life in peace ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. today, we want to begin as we are learning more about that horrible massacre at a louisville bank. we are hearing from th

harrrrison ford is back in acaction at 80 years young, gearing up for his final installment of the "indiana jones" franchise is monday, april 10th. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena. the fallout is growing following a federal judge's decision to suspend approval for a widely used abortion medication it's a ruling that could send this latest battle in the fight for reproductive rights back to the supreme court. for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning how are lawmakers reacting to this ruling? >> good morning, phillip well, the sale of this widely used drug is in dispute after this major ruling in texas on friday afternoon, trump-appointed u.s. district judge matthew kaczmarek suspended the fda's two decade-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone the lawsuit that challenged the approval of the drug was brought back in november by a group of anti-abortion medical organizations and doctors. this decision marks the first major development for the issue of reproductive rights since the supreme c

: a plume of black smoke rising into the air, stretching from across eastern indiana and western ohiomoke and a lot of flames happening at this point. >> reporter: officials say the massive fire broke out at a factory in the town of richmond tuesday, spewing so much toxic smoke into the air, it appeared temporarily on weather radar. >> this has been a challenging fire just because it's plastics. >> reporter: the city quickly issued a warning to residents within a half mile to stay indoors. the epa is now investigating whether asbestos-containing materials and other carcinogenic chemicals may have left the site in the smoke. >> fortunately, the contents we're looking for we're not seeing. but we need to keep in mind that smoke is harmful, and we are seeing smoke in our particulate meters. >> reporter: the mayor says the site has been a fire hazard for years and has been fighting in court since at least 2019 to get the owner to clean it up. chief brown said plastic was stacked from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. >> it wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when this was going to

here in indiana.biding gun owners have -- no longer have to get government permission to carry a firearm. [applause] it's called constitutional carry, and hoosiers have it because nra members fought like hell for freedom and got more of it. [applause] in fact, nra members have liberated more than half the nation with constitutional carry. we are not stopping until it is the law of the land in all of the land. i promise you that. [applause] i know we will get there. because i have watched you, nra members, fight like helfer freedom and get more of it and went over and over again. you, teachers, police officers, lawyers and cashiers, electricians, nurses, surgeons, code writers and truck drivers. you, moms and dads, educated your kids about freedom, every day. you democrats, republicans and independents. you young hunters and old collectors. you paper punchers and safety instructors. you men and women of the nra, you fight like hell for freedom and you get more of it. [applause] i know you know this, yo

the big story we're following a toxic fire at a recycling plant in indiana. now we're being told it could burn for days. >> 2000 people have been evacuated because of noxious smoke. the fire began yesterday and richmond there reportedly several different chemicals burning there and that richmond, indiana, of course, schools are closed. there could be more evacuations if the wind shifts. >> coming up, step into the world of barbie. we have an inside look into a new pop-up in santa monica. >> have you ever wondered what it's like to be a a barbie girl in a barbie world? well, that is your chance. thanks to an immersive experience in santa monica and reporter alina abovian has a preview of what they're calling the world of barbie. >> this is the real imagine if you could walk into the real life barbie dream house. that's what this is. i mean, you get to come in here and actually pick things up and sit and enjoy her couch her living room. you can open up her refrigerator words fully stocked with healthy food. you can see we have all of the kitchen where the barbi

state health commissioner in indiana we havee the largest hiv outbreak related to injection drug usey of the net the states. once again, public policy issues many people remember me as the person who helped life programs both indiana and other rural and conservative dates but that was necessary because we didn't recognize and treat and intervene early enough with thesete issues were manifestatis of untreated mental health issues. many of these have been involved and it reflects a reality across america. >> you brought the issue up stigma and congressman petrone so important to the pandemic did do away with these because as youti say many more people were experiencing this during the pandemic.lo we hear about mental health morton media now, do you think we have done away with it or is there more work to be done? >> it's a great question and you bring up important points. the pandemic was certainly a once in a century crisis in crisis often brings with it opportunity. the pandemic with the opportunity to openly deal with mental health issues people acrosslt america are facing ande are

two years ago, we moved back to indiana, bought five acres and a pond, i got a riding mower.ohn deere, zero turn radius, to five horsepower. the great thing about no longer being vice president, you get to drive your own car. one of the bad things is you have to pay for your own gas. to most important, we are the proud parents of three, have become grandparents three times over in the last two years. [applause] we figured out the reason we had kids was to have grandkids. times have changed for us although, haven't they? today our country is almost unrecognizable to what it was just a few short years ago. today our borders are under seizure, inflation is at a 40 year high, gas prices are through the roof, crime is skyrocketing in our cities and the national debt is piling up into a mountain range. the confidence and pride that once lifted the american spirit to do heights just a few years ago has been replaced with national fear and uncertainty. all across the country, a crime wave is wreaking havoc in our largest democrat run cities, left wing district returnees are refusing

yeah, i mean laporte, indiana, which is in northwest indiana. and we just had this monster storm system. i just came through. he saw the video i was chasing in iowa first initiated. yesterday's storms fired up and i chase the storm yesterday chase after tornado and then immediately just kept traveling east here to indiana to chase another day of severe weather here in the midwest and had a squall line of severe storms, even a tornado warning. we chased down in bluffton, indiana today, and the storm system is now moved off to the east and reds actually has been a beautiful cool. cool very cool evening here in northern indiana in one of the videos right now that you shared with us we're looking at you see the funnel cloud touching down on the ground and you're driving towards it, which is what storm chasers do. but dont tornadoes can't they sort of bounce haphazardly around? i mean, as you're driving towards it there. how did you know what direction it would be going? oh, absolutely. so, you know, generally a trader is going to travel in a pretty

but first we'll go to that massive fire in indiana. where about 2000 people are being forced from their homes right now. is this virus continuing to rage? cnn's omar jimenez is live on the ground in richmond, indiana. omar i know you just got there. i see that you're wearing a mask. what is it like? on the grill there. and what are you hearing from? officials? yeah caitlin, this huge plume of smoke as you were driving into richmond, indiana here coming off the highway for miles. you really couldn't miss it. at this point. we do know that has been burning for quite some time and is expected to burn for days. the state fire marshal here says this smoke is definitely toxic, given the plastics that are burning in the chemicals they give off when they burn, and i want to give you an idea of their efforts right now going to step out. just for a second so we can adjust for this son. you can actually see fire crews spraying water on the edge of this fire right now. this is at the border of the factory. you see them using their ladder, essentia

yeah i mean laporte, indiana, which is in northwest indiana.d we just had this monster storm system. i just came through. he saw the video i was chasing in iowa. when i first initiated yesterday's storms fired up and i chased the storm yesterday chase that tornado and then immediately just kept traveling east here to indiana to chase another day of severe weather here in the midwest and had a squall line of severe storms, even a tornado warning. we chased down in bluffton, indiana today, and the storm system is now moved off to the east, and it's actually has been a beautiful cool. very cool evening here in northern indiana in one of the videos right now that you shared with us, we're looking at you see the funnel cloud, you know, touching down on the ground and you're driving towards it, which is what storm chasers do. but dont tornadoes can't they sort of bounce haphazardly around? i mean, as you're driving towards it there . how did you know what direction it would be going? oh, absolutely. so you know, generally a trader is going to travel

i was at indiana university last week talking to students. i was at ball state yesterday talking to students. i think we also have to give credit to the young people out there. what i mean by that is that they are in a very different place than what you and i were when we went to college. they talk very openly about their mental health issues and mental fitness, as i mentioned, strengthening mental health, strengthening resilience, understanding how to recognize when you are having an issue, also understanding what you need to do as an individual to help yourself get through tough times. kudos to them. i think that much, if anything, has changed the way we view mental health. but to answer your question, we have not even come close to doing away with stigma, particularly in certain communities. we know that certain communities are at higher risk for mental health issues. i will name a couple. military and veterans are at a higher risk for suicidality. higher risk for mental health issues. lgbtq community is at higher risk for mental health is

nbc's maggie vespa is live from richmond, indiana, and also joining us is dr.ta, a pulmonologist and msnbc contributor. what's the latest on the fight against this fire and evacuations at this hour, and we'll note you're wearing the mask obviously because of the concern of the toxins in the air. >> yeah, and absolutely. we're more than a mile back from the fire, which you can see over my shoulder here the smoke is still kind of billowing from it. we basically got to a point where we can't smell and we can't feel it when we breathe in and out. we went back to our live shot location from yesterday early this morning to see if we could be there again today, and the smoke had kind of spread and it settled overnight, and immediately when we drove into that area we could smell it in our car. so we did a u-turn and got right out of there and got back to a safe distance. firefighters say they are making progress, they're using bulldozers and excavators to beat back those flames at that former plastics recycling plant, which is now basically just a giant warehouse for s

days after that massive fire with toxic chemicals, the epa is issuing a new warning to residents of indiana. >>> and a medical breakthrough, conjoined twins separated after an 11-hour surgery it's monday, april 17th. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. the highly anticipated defamation lawsuit against fox news has been postponed by one day. opening statements will now begin tomorrow dominion voting systems is suing fox for $1.6 billion saying the conservative network knowingly lied about their voting machines in the 2020 election let's go live now to washington, d.c. and drew petrimouix do we know why the judge postponed the trial this late in the game >> reporter: good morning. actually, we don't right now, the judge giving no indication of why he issued this continuance late last night and both fox and dominion have not yet responded to request for comment from nbc news. we do know that this latest twist came after a week of contentious pretrial hearings in delaware supreme court the judge admonished lawyers for the fox corporation acc

ted back with a roadside rescue in indiana. a sheriff's deputy saw a driver who was choking and raced to perform the heimlich maneuver. seconds later, he successfully dislodged the obstruction, allowing her to breathe once again. for the first time, we are hearing from the lawyer who briefly represented the man accused of killing four college students in idaho, brian coburn is in jail awaiting a court hearing. and now his public defender in pennsylvania, where he was arrested, has revealed that co-worker's father called police on him years ago, but he wouldn't reveal why when he spoke with abc's kayna whitworth . what were his prior encounters with law enforcement? my understanding it's been reported that he is the individual who reported brian to the police previously for what? i don't know. he called the police on his own son. i believe so. co burger made stains his innocence. his current attorney claims the housemate who survived the attack has information that could clear him. more victims are coming forward after a deadly

we're also following evacuations tonight in indiana. a massive fire burning in richmond, indiana, right on the state line with ohio. the fiery rupting at a recycling plant. these are y. to evacuate tonight. others are being told to shelter in place. alex presha tonight with late reporting for us. >> tonight, more than 2,000 indiana residents urged to evacuate after a massive fire at a recycling plant. >> we probably need to evacuate this park over here. fire is right on the wood line. >> bill ohs of thick black smoke rising into the air. the national weather service releasing satellite images showing the smoke from the sky. >> we got embers and everything else flying over. >> county officials saying reports came in around 2:40 this afternoon about the fire at the recycling facility. 70 miles outside of indianapolis. firefighters now battling the flames. concerned the fire could spread, leading to evacuations within a half mile. the mayor saying we have a large scale fire. many units are on scene. please avoid this area as it is dangerou

what do you think of indiana getting added to the list?anytime as government officials we have the ability to meaningful in this space come out of washington. it's why so many republican governors are stepping up, passing legislation that does exactly that. it protects kids. it bans some of these permanent life-altering surgeries, and makes sure we're putting the focus on our children and empowering parents to make the best decisions possible. >> well, what you just said, as i've talked with medical professionals, is so critical. we actually don't have a lot of data on what's reversible and what's not. it could very well be personal, a decision that an 11-year-old, for example, would make in some states. the idea of where you are, we're both moms, we know that. >> you know, i have three kids, harris, and most days they can't decide what they want for breakfast. we go through 10 different versions of what we're going to dress up for for halloween. the idea that they are capable at that age of making life-altering permanent decisions, they'r

multiple fires burning right now in richmond, indiana, on a 14-acre former factory site. the fire is fueled by plastic stored on the site. the fires are spewing an am news column of black smoke. the dangerous plume captured on weather radar and satellite images. tonight u.s. environmental protection agency teams are on the ground measuring the air trying to learn the level of danger. maggie vespa is there for us tonight. >> reporter: a billowing plume of hazardous black smoke hangs over richmond, indiana, tonight. >> spreading fast. >> reporter: after a former plastics recycling plant went up in flames tuesday. >> we got one way into the fire. >> reporter: firefighters navigating the site. semi trailers and buildings packed with plastics which acts as pure fuel, they say. >> the entire complex has either burned or is burning. >> reporter: there were no serious injuries, but the toxic inferno forced more than 1,500 people from their homes. local schools closed today. the a situation zone covers a half-mile radius. we saw the smoke roughly 20 miles out and now a mile back a

check this out, people in indiana thought there was an explosion. turns out it was quite a celestial show. >> the bright weather inspired many people to go to the beach. it will turn a little bit cooler . a look at the forecast coming dion: san carlos-based kelly moore paints is on the move. the company has relocated to texas to be closer to its manufacturing plant. it was founded back in 1946. it is one of the country's largest independent pain companies with more than 1200 employees. the company has 157 stores in california, texas, oklahoma, nevada. starting today great america is implementing a chaperone policy to address safety issues. under that policy, guests ages 15 or younger will be required to be accompanied by someone who is at least 21 with a valid photo id. chaperone will need to remain with them for the entire visit. this applies to people only entering or staying in the park after 4:00 p.m. there has been an increasing number of fights at amusement parks over the past two years. the start of national parks week and google has rolled o

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judy is in fort wayne host: indiana -- judy is in fort wayne, indiana, republican. can you be quick? caller: i will go to the bottom line. the whole point of this is so that he will be impeached and biden can appoint a democratic justice to the supreme court. i don't care who this man is, this justin. he chose to do this and he will find all he can to make justice thomas look bad. host: quick response? guest: i would say again that we are very actively reporting on the supreme court, myself and a whole team of reporters. if folks have information about either republican or democratic appointed justices receiving lavish gifts for many billionaires, we would like to hear about it and will write about it. host: justin elliott, pro public a