let's two back to jesse kirsch in east lansing mitch for us. what have we learned?hird victim who passed away. we are told by michigan state university police that aerial anderson, a junior, the third student killed in the shooting rampage yesterday. that makes her the third victim whose identity has been released. the other two students, alexandria verner and brian fraser, all three students we're told are from the state of michigan. >> we're also hearing from a student who survived this mass shooting in addition to another student. we've talked to several. what do we know? >> reporter: that's right. if you can imagine, this is one of the stories we're hearing of people who have come across not one but two of these types of massacres in their lifetime and just underscores something we're hearing, this generation goes through this has gone through this kind of training heard about this their entire childhood. one person said she survived not just this shooting but the shooting at sandy hook. >> i am 21 years old and this is the second mass shooting i have lived thro

jesse kirsch is at a campus still on edge >> reporter: one week after a campus massacre claimed three lives and critically injured five more students, tonight michigan state university is back to class. >> i think i had my share of time to grieve, kind of prepare myself mentally >> reporter: last monday freshman connor dunn ran as the shooting spree unfolded, hiding in a nearby ice cream shop. today we checked in with the 18-year-old before his first class back >> i'm not really sure what i -- what to expect >> reporter: and checked back in after. >> it felt good. kind of almost like reassuring >> reporter: both buildings turned crime scenes now shuttered memorials. handwritten notes cover campus and demonstrations continue >> why was this the right moment to come back >> well, you know, it's important to all of us, coming back today allowed people to come into spaces and places that were familiar, come back to people that they knew and trusted, and begin to find their next best step forward. >> reporter: in her first national one-on-one interview since the mass shooting msu's interim

jesse kirsch reports from east lansing. >> reporter: in michigan tonight the final good-byes have begun. 19-year-old arielle anderson, 20-year-old brian fraser and 20-year-old alexandria verner honored today after police say a gunman opened fire at michigan state university monday night and killed all three students >> she taught us to love, taught us to live and taught us to have hope. >> reporter: verner and fraser memorialized at funeral masses. >> brian, thank you. thank you for all that you have given to us through your short life, but it is packed with love and goodness and serenity. >> reporter: anderson remembered at a vigil. heartbreak still raw on msu's campus. before the women's basketball team's home tip-off, a moment of silence honoring the three students killed and five more injured. msu classes resume monday, a challenge for survivors like assistant professor marcos diaz-munoz who says he was teaching seven of the eight students shot. >> are you planning on having this class on monday >> if the university opens and expects me to teach the class, i will teach it, the same

jose. >> jesse kirsch, thank you. >>> tonight abortion rights activists are waiting on what could be the most consequentia ruling on abortion access since roe v. wade was overturned a judge in texas could decide to pull a popular abortion pill off the market nationwide. ali vitali has more. >> reporter: a new fault line in the battle over abortion access. this one centered on the so-called abortion pill. both sides bracing for a texas judge's decision that could restrict access to one of two drugs used to induce medicated abortion mifepristone is one part of a two-step regimen long approved by the food and drug administration and currently the most prevalently used of abortion care in the united states, with overwhelming evidence that it's safe and effective. >> most americans could look in their medicine cabinet where they will find medication prescribed by a doctor that they use on a daily basis mifepristone is no exception to that process >> reporter: the federal judge in texas, appointed by former president donald trump, could render his ruling any day now, setting off a national

lester >> jesse kirsch, thank you for the update >>> tonight, a side to the war in ukraine we rarely see the impact on schools on the front lines richard engel made his way to one school where children and teachers are persevering against the odds >> reporter: russia launched more deadly rocket attacks today they're tearing eastern ukraine apart. and i wondered what it's like to be a child after a year of this so we're on our way to a surprisingly rare place, a school. education in ukraine is now online. but out here by the front line, there is no internet. so the children still left huddle together to learn so we were planning to take this road and this bridge this morning until we got here and realized there is no bridge anymore. this is one thing they do not show you on google maps. >> reporter: but they're not easy to find many villages look abandoned. so this is the school. they've asked us not to film it from the outside so we don't expose their location. they're that worried that if the russians knew where children are that they would be targeted and destroyed. and the russian

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kirsch writes to attract specially.as interested in the liquidation of the nord stream, what really? a very well-known journalist who even received a police-police award, he had several high-profile investigations , including, for example, an investigation into crimes it's interesting. in principle, it wasn't the discovery of yorsh, it was the main data before that , what he threw out, it was an internal investigation of the us authorities, uh, in this prison. well, but now his reputation, you know, is very controversial because uh for decades, he has been publishing such data that he doesn't, well, he simply doesn't confirm them with anything, for example, in 1986, he published a book in which he made such an assumption that the soviet union shot down a south korean airliner because it mistook it for an american spy plane, even soviet archives they are debunking this version, it is simply false. well, it's just a fiction, and in 2001 he talked about the fact that 16 american warplanes took part in a raid on the small c

we have jesse kirsch there as well. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning.rday, we saw hundreds at a town hall hosted by erin brockovich, the famed environmental activist. she and her legal people are planning a challenge against norfolk southern railroad and the aftermath of the train derailment. one resident said erin brockovich's presence indicates this is a more serious situation. that is the impact that erin brockovich has. officials say the air and municipal tap water are safe. some are skeptical. norfolk southern vowed to make the situation right, but appears that may not happen unless they go to court. that appears to be something that many in this community are considering. weighing their options. the epa announcing the cdc and fema will begin door-to-door outreach in the community. that is expected today. we are learning this as president biden defended his administration response. officials were on the ground within hours. his administration continues to monitor the situation. however, peter, at this point, the president says he has no plans to vi

nbc's jesse kirsch joins us from the campus in east lansing. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. you can see the memorials to three lives lost continuing to grow here on michigan state university's campus, and they are memorialized beyond their school community as well. meanwhile, new details and questions about the gunman coming to light. this morning, another u.s. college town grieving, after the nation's latest mass shooting. michigan state university announcing sophomore brian phrase fraser, junior arielle anderson and junior alexandria verner, were all killed when a gunman opened fire on campus monday night. >> we would like to honor her. >> verner honored tuesday at a vigil in her hometown of clawson, michigan, her former high school principal describing her as an exemplary young person. >> you try to surround yourself with people that make you feel good as a human being, and that's what al did to everyone. >> in a statement, anderson's family saying in part, the aspiring surgeon was passionate about helping her friends and

nbc's jesse kirsch is in east lansing, michigan, with a reaction on campus.e these students, after this gunman opening classroom doors and opening fire, i can't imagine how they're trying to move forward. >> reporter: i want to put an image in people's minds here, the walk to class, your first day of school back after a break, obviously not a typical break for college students by any stretch. imagine going on your walk to class, the first day back to campus and there are flowers, signs of support, chalk on the sidewalk. all these reminders of what unfolded in the past week. that is, no surprise, leaving a conflicted sense on this campus amongst students as to whether or not they're ready to go back. here is what one student shared with us about his thoughts over the weekend. >> the energy is definitely different. i expected it would be a little less than normal. it seems like everybody is banning together and showing love for each other and that's what it's all about. >> are you ready to be thinking about school work right now? >> i don't prefer to be, but i

and you're going to play a sound bite from a student. >> we have technical difficulty with jesse kirsch. i want to thank him for the report. >>> an outpouring for jimmy carter as he begins to receive hospice care. priscilla, the hometown very proud of the one time peanut farmer, who became commander in chief. i wonder what you're hearing from folks there? >> reporter: certainly very proud here as president carter is at home resting and surrounded by family in a place that his grandson described as full of love, and as that is happening, there are prayers coming in from all across the country. even president biden tweeting his message to the carters saying that he and first lady jill biden are quote praying for them and that they quote admire you for the strength and humility you have shown in difficult times. may you continue your journey with grace and dignity, and god grant you peace. peace is certainly one of the feelings we're seeing and feeling on the ground in plains. i spoke to a business owner here, and he told me about when he opened his shop 25 years ago, how president carter

more from jesse kirsch. >> reporter: this morning in michigan the final good-byes have begun. 19-year-oldel anderson, brian frazier and alexandria verner honored after a gunman opened fire at michigan state university monday night and killed all three students. >> taught us to love, taught us to live and taught us to have great hope. >> reporter: verner and fraser memorialized at masses. >> thank you for all you have given to us through your short life, but it is packed with love and goodness and certificate rent. >> reporter: heartbreak still raw on msu campus. the men's team played at in-state rival with classes resuming monday for the first time since the shooting. a challenge for munoz who says he was teaching seven of the eight who were shot. >> the university opens and expects me to teach the class, i will teach it. the same way i need to see them and they are alive and well, i'm sure there's a part of them they will want to feel back to teaching them. >> reporter: a new tragic normal. jesse kirsch, nbc news, east lansing, michigan. >>> in california the death of a catholic bishop i

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nbc's jesse kirsch is on the ground there. jesse, a busy day there. between donald trump and that criminal referral. tell us little bit about what's happening on the ground. >> reporter: yeah, and chris, there's even more news that's coming in just a short time ago. we now know that the ntsb, which is investigating the cause of the train derailment, will be releasing its preliminary report tomorrow. we're expecting that sometime after 10:00 a.m. eastern tame, so hopefully some answers to the myriad questions in this community right now. people continue to have health concerns. you mentioned that criminal referral from the pennsylvania governor's office. we expect potentially there could be something similar coming from across the border in ohio. state officials in ohio also talking about this being looked at, being investigated. lots of unanswered questions here. for the railroad's part, the ceo of norfolk southern in an interview with cnbc stressing that they are working with government officials, will be taking care of cleanup, and also making clear

joining us now is nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch. good morning. how is the community coping and what do we know about the five injured students? >> reporter: jose, good morning to you as well. at this point the last word we have from the hospital medical team is that the students remain in critical condition in the hospital. that's the last word we had yesterday there was a doctor and university officials and that is the latest we have from the school about the five students who are injured in the attack. there are three young lives who have been lost, that have been cut short and those families obviously are grappling with the unthinkable. there is also an unimaginable scenario for the families of the students who survived and fled for their lives. right behind me, jose, is the student union, one of the locations where this suspect is said to have gone on a shooting rampage. we know that one person, one of the three students who died was killed at this location. the other two, according to authorities were killed down the block from where i am at

nbc's jesse kirsch is live in east palestine with more on what to expect.ot of developments here. let's start with that rush of announcements from governor shapiro's office and the epa. what are the specifics? >> reporter: the potential legal battles here are intensifying. pennsylvania's governor says his office has made a criminal referral in this matter. meanwhile, the epa saying it will literally make norfolk southern pay for the damage it has done. the epa says it has put out a legally binding order, which will mandate that norfolk southern identify and clean contaminated soil and water, pay any epa costs incurred, and participate in public meetings and post information online. for its part, norfolk southern saying in a statement we recognize that we have a responsibility and we have committed to doing what's right for the residents of east palestine. we are going to learn from this terrible accident and work with regulators and elected officials to improve railroad safety. in a rare interview yesterday with cnbc, we heard from the norfolk southern ceo.

jesse kirsch, thank you very much. and unions and major rail companies have been at logger heads for years fighting against what workers describe as poor conditions and grueling schedules made worse by an onslaught of labor cuts. one ohio rail worker described his day-to-day almost a year ago. he said we feel stabbed in the back, completely demoralized, fatigue is a chronic issue with almost everyone we know and work with. we even have no chance to even catch our breath. joining me now is the president of the transportation trades department of the afl cio, greg regan thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to start with what i referenced at top, this veteran railroader described as precision scheduled railroading, and said that was a real problem here. what is that? >> it's really a business operating model that's designed to maximize the profits of the railroad systems. that's pretty much all it is. it's not precise, and not necessarily scheduled. what we have seen from a tangible outcome is 30%

nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch is in east lansing.pened on monday? >> yes, ellison, hearing from an assistant professor teaching a class in berkey hall where the shooting unfolded monday night saying seven of the eight shot incluing verner and arielle anderson both lost their lives in his classroom. here's part of his account. >> i'm haunted because i didn't know what to do. i didn't know whether to lift their bodies -- there was so much blood. >> the only thing i could think of was, throw myself at that door, grab the knob, squat and put my foot against the wall so that i could pull the door, because i didn't see any mechanism to lock it. >> reporter: that educator is calling for increased mental health care in this country and tighter gun laws. >> what are we learning about the return to school for this school and what's next for this campus? >> reporter: classes set to resume and mon however told berkey hall where the professor described the shooting last monday night remains close until end of the semester. positive news, ellison.

joining us now is nbc's jesse kirsch in east palestine. good morning.latest on the ground there today? >> reporter: yes, jose, today we're expecting a visit from former president donald trump, expected he will be meeting with community members as well as bringing donations with him and as you mentioned this comes as the potential legal battles here are ramping up. we have got the pennsylvania governor saying his office has made a criminal referral and now the epa says that it is vowing to make sure that norfolk southern literally pays for the cleanup and says that the epa will also be billing the railroad for any cleaning services it provides to businesses and homes here. and just to give you a sense of the ongoing uncertainty on the ground in this community earlier this morning we heard from a gentleman over here who told us he's currently building a new facility in this area and he's not sure if anyone is going to want to use that space because of what has unfolded here. so it is that sense of trepidation, uncertainty and these ongoing concerns about

joining us now with more is nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch from east lansing. jesse, what more did we learn? >> reporter: jose, good morning. i want to add a note about what authorities say they found on the suspect in terms of weaponry. they say that he had dozens of rounds of ammunition. and we also now have confirmed from investigators that this suspect apparently had a note on him that contained a list of other locations he was threatening, among them businesses including a warehouse where he used to work, a church, and we already knew of a school district in new jersey. authorities don't know exactly what, if any, connection there is between the shooter and all these locations, but we know at least he was a part of the community at one point in new jersey that he threatened, according to police out there, and we know from police here in michigan that he apparently worked at the warehouse that he threatened. police also described a little bit more of their interaction with the suspect when they located him before he shot and killed himself, according to inv

jesse kirsch for us, thank you. >>> all right, everybody, we got a lot coming up. president biden's new defense over his handling of that chinese spy balloon and what he tells nbc news about the future of u.s. relations with china. vice president harris also talked about that and the u.s. support for ukraine in a new interview with my colleague andrea mitchell, much more from that interview ahead. but up first, pennsylvania senator john fetterman announced he's checked himself into a hospital to get treatment for severe depression. i'm going to talk to a infrastructure rolgs who works with stroke patients about the mental health issues they often face during recovery. >> i think what john has done is courageous to step up and take care of himself. up and take care of himself. parking spaces so people think they're open. surprise. [ laughs ] [ horn honks, muffled talking ] -can't hear you, jerry. -sorry. uh, yeah, can we get a system where when someone's bike is in the shop, then we could borrow someone else's? -no! -no! or you can get a quote with america's number-

nbc's jesse kirsch has been monitoring that hearing. we heard from his attorney. what did he say? have this charge thrown out and as you just mentioned, according to our local affiliate on the ground, the judge said this case will move forward to trial, but the argument from the defense amongst the arguments that it is making is trying to raise the question of whether or not police officers and typical citizens are held to the same standard in terms of when they can use this kind of deadly force. here is part of what the defense team said after the hearing. >> i don't know how anybody can look at that video and say he wasn't either trying to escape during the entire time, or using force to try to get away. you can argue whether or not he was trying to hurt the officer, it can't be the only time an officer can use his firearm is when he's about to be hurt. maybe that could be the law. but that's not the common law. >> reporter: the defense team says bluntly that it believes that the former officer was doing his job. this all unfolded during a traffic stop in april in grand rapids,

look at the article by kirsch, it is called how america destroyed the turbo pipeline in the nord streamthey have a detailed description of the whole scheme of the secret sea operation. so , washington is preparing to blow up russian gas lines. even before the start of the special operation on in december 2021, in ukraine , the national security adviser of the us president became the inspiration for the sabotage in december 2021. attached last summer during nato scientists 22 baltops in the case were the glue of the american military issued azov and they only let it go for three months at the end of september, the explosives were activated , they helped the norwegians in this, they dropped a radio bomb in the area of ​​sabotage, from which there was a front signal to norway, writes kersh, they brought in specially she was interested in the liquidation of the nord stream, what a really famous journalist who even received a police-police award, he had several high-profile investigations , including, for example, an investigation into of crimes, eh, in prison or grape, what's interesting ab

surrounding the effectiveness of anti depressants, doubts that 1st arose in 2008 psychologist irving kirsch was conducting research at harvard university and boston. he was testing whether antidepressants worked better than placebos. a, c, b. s documentary about us findings cost a firestorm of controversy. second study using data not only from the drug companies, clinical trials that had been published in medical journals. this time he got data that weren't published, but had been submitted to the f da, which he got through the freedom of information. and these are the studies that showed no benefit of the anti depressant over the placebo. what they did is they took the more successful studies they published most of them. they took their unsuccessful studies and they didn't publish them. curse used the drug companies own information to show that for people with light or moderate depression, taking a placebo or real medication made no difference. antidepressants don't work for them. crush concluded that antidepressants only showed an effect and helping severe depression. m mary was one of th

i want to bring in nbc's jesse kirsch who's been talking to residents today.ormer national transportation safety board chair jim hall. let me start with what i thought was a pretty strong statement from your successor, current head of the ntsb. i can tell you this much, this was 100% preventable. there is no accident. what do you make of that statement, and from what you've seen in the preliminary report, was this preventable? >> that's perfectly an accurate statement based on the information that she received from the investigators of the factual report. the fact of the matter is that the ntsb can make recommendations, but the system of safety depends on the railroads who own the tracks. i think that's an important distinction a lot of americans don't understand. you know, your roads are owned and operated by state, federal, local government. the skies are by the faa, but the railroads own the tracks, it's their responsibility, and what we have seen in the last decade is corporate greed and government indifference to regulatory measures to keep americans safe

jesse kirsch, keep us posted.>>> meanwhile, the 2024 presidential race is beginning to take shape. republican nikki haley's campaign is officially underway after her announcement yesterday. and the former u.n. ambassador heads to new hampshire today, after making her first appeal to voters in her home state of south carolina. craig, you were there, you spoke with haley right after that announcement. >> yes, we were down in charleston yesterday. savannah, hoda, good morning. good morning to you, as well. nikki haley first made a name for herself on the national stage as the governor of south carolina, then as u.n. ambassador. now haley has become the first challenger to her former boss, donald trump, for the republican nomination. less than a year ago, you said that if former president trump was going to run, you wouldn't run. it's been reported that a couple of weeks ago, you call your former boss. you asked for his blessing to run and he said that you -- you called him the greatest president. if that's true, then

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nbc's jesse kirsch is in east palestine for us good morning. >> reporter: good morning. train's emergency brake system kicked in after the ntsb says a critical alarm went off investigators say the crew was following procedure but now there are questions as to whether that procedure needs to change this morning, federal investigators zeroing in on the cause of that toxic train derailment on thursday, the national transportation safety board releasing its preliminary report investigators say this surveillance video appears to show a wheel bearing on the train approach what they call an overheat failure moments before the derailment. >> this was 100% preventible we call things accidents there is no accident >> reporter: ntsb says a suspect wheel bearing temperature was track bid three sensors across roughly 30 miles in this area. the first reading, 38 degrees above the air temperature. then it was up 103 degrees finally, 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature. >> they were following procedures once they got the critical alarm of 253, they took immediate action >> repor

nbc's jessi kirsch is on the ground with the latest. >> karen east palestine, ohio, trains are moving has not determine the official cause that the toxic directly from roughly three weeks. ago meanwhile, president biden defending his administration's response to this derailment. here's part of what he said friday night. >> we were there for two hours after the train was. down two hours. i've spoken with every single major figure in both pennsylvania and in ohio. so the idea that we're not engaged is simply not there. i'm keeping very close tabs on them. we're doing all we can. >> the president also saying at this time he has no plans to visit east palestine. this as already more than a dozen lawsuits have been filed against nor folks southern railroad. the railroad cases it cannot comment on litigation, and promises to do right by this community. back to you. >> nbc's jessi kerch reporting from ohio. in other news, we are waiting for a ruling from a conservative judge in texas that can make access to a pivotal abortion pill nearly impossible nationwide. the medication has been on the

. >> nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch is in east lansing, michigan today. i know you're just outside the student union where one of the shootings happened. how are the victims remembered on campus today? >> for context this is where authorities told us one of the three people killed lost their life. today students inside the facility and fled to save themselves are able to now go back in and get what they left behind. so they are going in with fbi escorts to retrieve belongings. we are told there have been backtops, laptops, cell phones left behind inside of the building exactly where students left them. we've talked with students about their experience going back in there. one young man told us it brought him back to that night and the memory of hearing the gunshots and fleeing to stay alive. we continue to see people walking around campus with flowers. we know there is going to be a vigil later this evening. yet another memorial for the lives lost here. >> students are entering that building headed back on campus. there has to be a lot of trauma associate

nbc's jessi kirsch is an east palestine for us. jesse, welcome.et's talk about what the residents are saying about their health concerns and couple that with the government's response. >> yeah, so alex, we have people more than three weeks after this derailment in this community still worried about their health. we were at a town hall event last night with erin brockovich, she's part of one of the legal teams that's looking to take action against norfolk southern railroad here in this community, and i saw a woman leaving the event because she was saying she couldn't take being there because her eyes, her eyes were bothering her that much. she felt like she needed to leave, and someone from the team involved with the event said, make sure you are documenting that. so, that's the kind of conversation that we're hearing in this community. we also talk to someone yesterday who said she has bronchitis and that's tied back to those initial days, she says, and hasn't diagnosis to go with it. you can hear a rasping is in her voice. she says, that's not no

nbc's jesse kirsch is in east lansing. >> reporter: for the first time since a suspected gunman opened fire on michigan state university's campus last monday night killing three students, according to officials, today classes are resuming here in east lansing. officials say all classes are resuming including those most directly impacted by the suspected gunman's attack. however, the two locations where officials say the shootings unfolded, the student union and berky hall, they will remain closed, according to the university, through the end of the semester. as students are making their way back to classes today, they are seeing messages of support, flowers, memorializing what happened here, messages in chalk have been written across the campus ground throughout the weekend, as well, as there were two funerals for two of the students killed. a vigil for the third student killed, and also moments of silence at men's and women's basketball games. all of this culminating with today's return to classes leaving a sense of mixed emotion on this campus. >> i think the best way to really get b

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listen to this exchange between ohio's epa director and our nbc news colleague jesse kirsch esterdy. >> there was a weight of evidence that the municipal water was safe, it is not in the path of the contamination from the -- >> the governor publicly said the municipal drinking water safe, at that point did your department have anything back other than the norfolk southern funded data? >> i apologize, i don't know the exact timeline about when we got the counties preliminary data as well. >> okay. i clearly have questions. now, i think most -- investigations are frankly needed. the house has actually started one. but it is looking into transportation secretary pete buttigieg and they wrote a letter to the secretary requesting documents and alleging a slow pace in resolving the issue. they also said that the department of transportation's national transportation safety board, etf speed, has stopped short of cementing a cause. okay. -- the etfs be, it did issue a preliminary report and we will get into that in a minute. -- transportation secretary when they don't even know the differenc

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we have nbc's jesse kirsch on campus. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. later today, there will be funerals for the two students killed in the massacre on monday night. meanwhile, the community continues to grieve. we are seeing some making calls for change, including yesterday at the michigan state capital. among those looking for tighter gun control. the assistant professor says he was teaching monday night when a gunman walked into the classroom and shot seven students. the professor describes trying to hold the door shut. telling students to escape through the windows. he remains haunted not to know what to do to help the students. there needs to be tighter gun legislation and renewed focus on mental health. >> i think the senate and lawmakers of this country saw what i saw, they would be shamed into action or humanity would be touched into action. >> reporter: some sense of normalcy returning to the campus. the women's basketball team play at home. the men play at the university of michigan tonight and classes are set to resume on monday. guys, back

nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch has the latest. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: as michigan statearby state house wednesday calling for tighter gun laws. >> nobody should ever have to go through this. it needs to stop now. >> reporter: meanwhile, survivors are returning to where gunfire erupted monday night, the fbi helping students retrieve phones, laptops and backpacks left kpangtly where they were. he escaped the student union hiding in a nearby ice cream shop after the suspect allegedly accessed two different campus buildings. >> what was it like going back to that moment in time? >> it was hard. i relived the whole thing. >> reporter: the police chief telling me the school of more than 50,000 students may get a security overhaul. >> i think there have to be adjustments made. we can't lose focus on what the purpose of an academic institution is, it's for learning. >> reporter: this is new police body camera footage shows the suspected shooter during a 2019 arrest for carrying a concealed weapon. the campus community coming together by the thousands, the men's basketball coach

nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch is in east lansing with the latest. >> this morning another u.s.ian fraser, junior arielle anderson and varner were all killed when a gunman opened fire monday night. >> we would like to honor her. verner honored in her hometown in michigan. her former high school principal describing her as an exemplary young person. >> you try to surround yourself with people who make you feel good as a human being and that's what al did for everyone. >> the aspiring surgeon was passionate about helping her friends and family assisting children and serving people. fraser was president of msuphi delta chapter. >> i think we're all numb to this situation. we have lived this our entire lives. >> five other students remain hospitalized. this surveillance video shared by nbc news appears to show the suspected shooter anthony mcrae. mcrae's father telling nbc news his son became reclusive, evil and mean after his mother died two years ago, but still no official motive. more than 600 miles away, after mcrae shot and killed himself authorities found a note in his pocket

nbc's jesse kirsch has the details. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning.b releasing the preliminary report. investigators are focusing on the potential of a wheel bearing in overheat and the report shows that across three temperature checks and 30 miles leading up to the derailment that temperature kept climbing. overnight, emotions running high in east palestine. >> you burned me. we were going to sell our house. our value went, poof. it's norfolk's disaster, not a train derailment. >> reporter: residents grilling the ceo of norfolk southern on a cnn town hall. >> i don't feel safe in this town now. you took it away from me. >> what i can do and what i will do is make it right. we're going to get the cleanup right. >> reporter: even with officials promising the municipal tap water and air in east palestine are safe, questions are still piling up. residents like local business owner mike fear for their livly hoods. he is building a storage facility in the community. >> already losing business. >> the cdc said it is on the ground looking into lingering heal

nbc's jesse kirsch has the details. >> reporter: the potential legal battle here intensifying.and now the epa is vowing it will literally make norfolk southern pay for the damage it's done. >> norfolk southern will be held accountable. >> reporter: the epa's new legally-binding order also requiring norfolk southern to reimburse epa for cleaning homes and businesses. >> we are making it very clear that norfolk southern will clean up the soil, will clean up the water. >> reporter: in a rare interview, tuesday, with cnbc, norfolk southern's ceo promising his company is working with government officials, and will clean up the area. >> we have made a lot of progress so far. we have moved about 450 cubic yards of contaminated soil. we're going to continue our financial assistance to the residents of this community. >> reporter: the company says it has reimbursed or committed $6.5 million so far. the ramped-up enforcement comes nearly three weeks after the derailment, which sent toxic material into this small community about 50 miles from pittsburgh. >> it is my view that norfolk sout

he's built a freeway from here in kirsch to sevastopol.ecs the port to the russian mainland, as moscow might describe it. that is important to point out because one of the reasons why president putin likely took the action he did a year ago was because he wanted to defend and protect sevatopol and the black sea fleet there. the irony is, of course, by mounting that invasion, president putin made it more likely the ukrainians won't want the black sea fleet there because it'd threaten their coastline. that is an impossible to negotiate position, you might think. that would suggest that this conflict is likely to continue. >> great insight. nbc's keir simmons reporting exclusively from crimea. thank you very much for being on this morning. >> john heilemann, as we move to and past the one-year anniversary, a lot of people talking about how this war could go on for quite some time. it's fascinating, we hear often that foreign policy doesn't have an impact on presidential politics, on american politics. well, we all saw joe biden's numbers drop