but before cassleton, it was the lynchburg, virginia crash they had to let burn out. before that alabama, before that quebec. it happens. stuff goes wrong. oil trains derail. and crash. and blow up in huge apocalypse-like fire ball. part of the way to help is to keep them from blowing up. the other fight, or at least it seems like what ought to be the other fight, is over what is allowed to go into those train cars in the first place before they take off across the country. last year after the quebec disaster that killed 47 people, and the casselton, and the lynchburg, after all of those happened in relatively quick succession, it was a national news story that north dakota, specifically, was pumping oil on to oil trains that were setting off all across the country. putting oil on those trains that was particularly dangerous to put on trains. here is what i mean. when oil is produced in texas, oil producers there use a big piece of equipment called a stabilizer to take out of the oil what they call the light enemies. super flammable natural gas components mixed in wit

last year that was lynchburg, virginia. i remember that incredibly dramatic footage. all through a populated area. this is not the middle of nowhere. when those train cars went up in these mushroom clouds local firefighters there had no choice. they let that guy burn out. what else are you going to do? that kind of risk the fact that they travel through many populated areas. that this is the increase we're experiencing right now. this is the kind of increase we're experiencing right now for the amount of oil being shipped by rail. it is a multiple thousand increase. what they look like when they blow up and how helpless we are as humans when it happens, how few options we have to contain the kind of damage or put out the fires when it happens, you combine all of those things and this is becoming a real source of concern. >> you run these tankers through our state, do changes need to be made? i think that is something the national transportation board and central and federal agencies that will be here later today are better to answer. can they be operated afly. >> gove

the same thing happened just down the line in lynchburg, virginia last year when the exact same kind of train with the exact same kind of rail cars following the exact same route taking the exact same oil on its way to the exact same terminal in yorktown virginia last year that was lynchburg, virginia when that train blew up. all through a populated area. this is not the middle of nowhere. when those train cars went up in lynchburg, virginia last year in these mushroom clouds of flame, local firefighters there, too, just had no choice. they just let that guy burn out. what else are you going to do? that kind of risk the fact these oil trains travel through very populated places the fact this is on the increase that we're experiencing right now, between 2008 and five years later, 2013. this is the kind of increase we're experiencing right now in terms of the amount of oil being shipped by rail the multiple thousand percent increase in the last five to seven years. that combined with what it looks like when these things blow up and as helpless we are as humans before the magnitude of t

there was that crash in lynchburg lynchburg, virginia, last year. was a crash today along the same line in west virginia. the federal government has been considering new standards for older tanker cars to try to make them safer. even if those new standards get approved, the rollout is expected to take 20 years. meanwhile, in places like west virginia reporters have been asking for information about the oil trains that have been moving through their communities. you know what? every once in a while, it gets hard to keep that information under wraps. every once in a while, an oil train goes off like a giant bomb in the middle of places where people live and that is something that everybody can see. joining us now is randy fits fitswater. this is the view from his house today in boomer. mr. fitswater, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for calling. >> what did you hear and see earlier today when they train derailed? >> well my wife and i were sitting in the living room talking and we heard a sound that sounded like a commercial jet airliner engine

train derailment in lynchburg. today, virginia state environmental officials announced an agreement fining c.s.x. $361,000. that derailment sparked a massive fire and explosion and sent nearly 30 gallons of crude oil into the james river. fortunately, investind no evidence of environmental problems after the accident. in west virginia federal officials are getting their first look at the scene of last monday's derailment. the fire sparked by the february 16th accident limited full access to the site until yesterday. this weekend's snow didn't help. the acting administrator of the federal railway administration says investigators have made progress at the site. 27 of the 109 cars on that train went off the tracks causing an explosion and oil spills. >> workers are making emergency repairs to the fort mchenry tunnel and i-95 under the baltimore harbor. a spokesman says the northbound right tube of the tunnel was closed yesterday because of a blockage in the drainage pipes. it's unclear what caused that. crews say the

. >> reporter: last april in the middle of a busy workday, a train derailed near downtown lynchburg, virginia. >> do you feel like your city dodged a bullet that day? >> we maybe dodged a bomb. we got hit by the bullet. i think we were very fortunate that the cars went the way they did rather than over the bank into the river, they could have fallen the other way into the heavily populated restaurant right there. we would have had a whole different issue. >> the near disaster in lynch buferglynchburg follows other incidents. involving bakken crude. >> we have accumulated data from alabama, lac megantic and now lynchberg. >> traveled to north dakota in an attempt to determine why bakken crude is so volatile. >> what makes bakken different is the clear, colorless volatiles, gases that ignite easily. and that explode. >> reporter: and with a low flash point of just 73°, you get explosions like the one that occurred this week in west virginia and in castleton north dakota in december of 2013. crude oil is not supposed to oexplode. the industry insists that bakken is no different than oth

news 4 has learned that these type of cars were involved in similar crashes, including one in lynchburg, virginia just last spring. >>> 4:48. that explosion could come up in a lawsuit here in the district tomorrow. a judge will decide the future of the csx rail line passing through downtown d.c.. csx says the one track in the 100-year-old tunnel along virginia avenue in southeast is starting to decay. the train company wants to double its size. homeowners who live mere by want to stop that construction citing a long list of reasons including growing concerns about hazardous materials traveling through the city. >>> change minds about the way police handle calls involving mental health. the news 4 iteam and doreen gensler are teaming up to learn more about a special team of officers on the front lines when it comes to cases involving mental illness. >> they're often working behind the scenes as made of the region's biggest crime scenes. we're talking about barricades or missing children, murder-suicides. tonight on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00 we take an inside look at the region's crisis int

lynchburg, virginia, 11 below. just some of the eye-watering lows. this season's unrelenting snowstorms now the waves of arctic cold are pushing people and all the things we depend on to the breaking point in so many places, and the danger is only increasing. we start in nashville tonight with nbc's gabe gutierrez. hello, gabe. >> reporter: lester, good evening. multiple crashes are being reported across nashville right now during the evening commute. earlier today we saw snow, right now sleet and later tonight freezing rain is expected. across the country more than 500 daily record lows have been broken this week. record-shattering cold is spreading across the nation tonight. >> this is the worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: today, 21 states hit temperatures in the double digits below zero. lexington, kentucky negative 18 degrees. the city's coldest day in 21 years. cleveland saw negative 17, the city's coldest february day ever. flint, michigan, negative 25 degrees. wind chills today well below zero triggered massive water main breaks in nashville.

but those cars have now been involved in several fiery derailments including one last year in lynchburg, virginia. >>> next at 11:00, you're trying to get over to the tables but some other guys are winning big outside. stealing cars from local casino lots with the security cameras watching. the news 4 i-team showing how some crooks are playing the game and beating the odds. >>> a 14-year-old girl is recovering after she fell into really cold water off the jersey shore. she and her friends were walking along a pipe that leads out from the shore into the ocean when she apparently lost her footing and fell. fire officials say they got a call that somebody was stuck on the ice. but by the time the rescue crews got there, she was in the water and showing signs of hypothermia. her friends did not fall in but they needed help getting back to shore. >> gamblers losing big at local casinos, but not at the tables. an investigation by the news 4 i-team finds recent car theft at or near maryland's two biggest casinos. scott mcfarland shows us they walk in for action at the tables but walk out to fi

year another crash sent flames shooting into the sky in north dakota, and in 2014, it happened in lynchburg virginia. older rail cars have been prone to punctures and the industry is moving towards tank cars with thicker shells, but it was those upgrade cars that exploded yesterday in west virginia. it's not clear if this derailment will lead to changes, to new rules for crude oil transport submitted to the white house for review earlier this month. scott, some members of congress have been calling for the rulesns to be finalized as quickly as possible. >> pelley: jeff, thank you. in another important story today, tomorrow was supposed to be a historic day for millions of illegal immigrants. they would be able to begin to apply for legal status under immigration reform thatju president obama implemented by executive action over the objections of congress. but a federal judge's ruling has now put all of that on hold, andhe major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: the 123-page ruling halts implementation of president obama's policy tora shield up to five million undocumented immigran

crude oil that has such profound composition that they cannot stop it from randomly igniting, the lynchburg explosion halved a year ago, i predicted we would have one in west virginia and it was not if, but when. this is not an argument for pipelines, this is an argument for getting off of our fossil fuel habit that has got us in what amounts to a death grip, chris. >> and that one in quebec was one of the most insane things i have ever seen. it was essentially a fireball that evacuated the entire town. the way that we tend to deal with these issues is people have rushed to get a pipeline, and it's like yeah, it explodes, it's dangerous, but we need it. >> there has to be a balance there, chris. do we need this? or do people who live along railroad tracks need their homes blown up? i might point out this explosion took place a few miles from a national park. a few miles from where i live. there is a bridge 800 feet above the railroad, what if it went off there. this is terrifying stuff. sadly it happens in a state where terrifying accidents seem to be the norm. human beings are sacrificed f

the rails, but the cars have now been involved in several fiery derailments, including one's in lynchburg last year. this train was carrying crude oil when it derailed on the con roy river monday. a boil water advisory enz today for folks in that area snoins traces of oil were found in the drinking water there. >>> a building in philadelphia survives a fire but it may not survive the ice. a fire broke out in the medical building on monday. now the water used to drench the flames has frozen. look at that. covered with several inches of ice, the building could collapse apartment any time we're told. city officials described the building as eminently dangerous. the city will demolish the building in ten days if the owner does not flatten it first. >>> a second caves measles is confirmed in the district. the first case reported back in january, you may remember and was linked to international travel. well the health department says there is no indication that the cases are in any way connected, except they're measles. there have been no cases reported in maryland virginia or west virginia but

. >>> and the penalty csx will have to pay for last year's disastn lynchburg. doug? high temperature is now close to 50 degrees. we were there yesterday. temperatures droppin >>> according to t national law journal, eric surge filed a $2 million lawsuit against the ride-sharing compa incident happened back in september of 2013. he says he ordered an uber car in the washington harbor area of georgetown. when the driver arrived, serge and another person with him said the driver was acting aggressive and they decided to get out of the car. the driver johan, continue fronted them. officers say surveillance video showed the driver stabbing search three times and the other person at least once. he was originally charged with assault with a deadly charges were dropped. uber hasn't commented on the suit. at the live desk i'm jim handly. >>> the rail company csx could be faced with a huge fine because of a fiery train derailment in lynch burg virginia last year. the virginia department of environmental quality is proposing a $361,000 fine because of that crash. 30,000 gallons

these are the same tank cars that were involved in the lynchburg, virginia accident last april. better inspections, yes. but we need a lot more other changes as well. >> todd what do we need? what regulations would curb the kind of trend we're seeing? >> i think what we need to look at, ed is taking these rail cars right off the rails. i don't think there's any way. over the last several years, we have seen a big experiment happen between the oil companies and the rail companies. the big experiment has been can we haul 30,000 gallon containers filled with explosive oil and do it safely? and the answer has been a resounding no. my fear is that we're going to have something which happened in quebec happen in a u.s. city or town soon because this system is failing. >> how would you move the oil? >> i think there is a certain part of this that we really have to wrap our heads around. the two oils moved by rail are extreme crudes. they are balkan and tar sands. the most expensive and the dirtiest and the most volatile. there is a very strong argument that we don't need these oils. th

from north carolina to virginia this one in downtown lynchburg. >> and most tragically in canada. 47 people killed when a runaway crude oil train crashed in 2013 and in fact more last year 1 million gallons than in the past four decades combined. and federal officials repeatedly say more rules are needed. >> there's not one citizen in the country that has been told what the railroad decisions are for the routing of the most dangerous cargo. >> many blame the design of the tank cars themselves, dating to the 60s and how fragile they can be. new federal rules last year, better brakes, and slower speeds for trains, but the administration is still reviewing the rules for them. >> i call them pepsi cans on wheels. they are so thin skinned that the national transportation safety board has been alarmed by them for 21 years. >> railroads are slowing down their trains, and buying new cars with stronger, thicker tanks. but as we saw in west virginia they don't necessarily avoid disaster. this train had the newer cars, raising more questions on how to prevent them from turning into disasters. >

but they have now been involved in several fiery crashes including a derailment that occurred in lynchburgrginia last year. at the live desk i'm wendy rieger. back to you. >> thank you, wendy. >>> this has been a winter much of the nation would like to forget but it's not going away. the overnight storm took out power and stranded driverst on snowy roads, caused hundreds of flight cancellations too. the south was hit the the north is getting tired of all this. nbc's sarah dallof joins us live from boston with more. sarah? >> reporter: good evening, doreen. the new snow is expected to push boston into its second snowiest winter on record and it's not the state getting hit hardest by this latest storm. mother nature on the attack, targeting a large swat of the country from the midwest to the east coast, new england to the south. >> you know it don't snow like this all the time, but when it comes here -- >> it comes in with a vengeance. >> reporter: the storm blew in monday night sparing no one. today federal offices in washington are closed and a state of emergency declared in d.c. as well a

>>> environmental ilss in virginia say csx should be payi more than $300,000 for a derailment in lynchburg. last year's crash dumped nearly 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the james river. and now the department of environmental quality is proposing al $361,000 fine. 17 cars te railed from that train. three ended up in the river. crews tested the water for several days. they did not find any lasting environmen. >>> the ntsb has released its first report ant that deadly n crash new york that killed a mother of three. according to the report the woman's car was on the tracks before the crossing gates came down. one of the gates hit the back of her car. she got out to look then got back in her car and tried to drive off. the report says the metro north train was going the speed limit and the driver of that train followed the rules, used the ho the emergency brake. five people on the train were also killed. >>> congress is expected to hit another roadblock in its effort now to avoid another shutdown of u.s. homeland security in delaying paychecks for thousands of local workers. funding for th

the most impressive to me lynchburg, virginia, the coldest it has ever been recorded.nytime of the year any day, in recorded history. we have a first alert weather day. we have dangerous cold around here. you know that. feels like 10 to 20 below zero this morning. we also have snow on saturday. you need to be alert about this. could be affecting your plans and a change to an icy mix with that storm. so the streets are nice and dry now, but not going to be that way by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. it is 10 degrees now. 16-mile-an-hour wind gusts, 26 the windchill. the way it feel on your exposed skin 7 below zero. single digit temperatures were all the way up to zero in the poconos. and 11 degrees in wilmington is one of the warm spots. they set a record low this morning. we continue to see those gusty westerly winds. not quite as strong as it was a couple of hours ago. 20 to 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts with these kind of temperatures is just brutal. and it feels like it is 11 below in atlantic city now. 14 below in lancaster. now, we have no precipitation anywh

what we had in lynchburg last year we have 29000 gallons of crude oil going into the james river. it was seen 140 miles downstream in richmond. i was a real problem that year. we had another one of these disasters in alabama the year before and another in north dakota. we've had four major train disasters in less than two years to this is a serious problem. one of the things brigham mentioned track conditions are also operator error and other factors that go into it but we only have peter about 400 inspectors federally who look at our railroads nationwide. we need to bulk data. you can have a 40 fold increase in oil nothing by rail with this same small group of inspectors trying to best to do their job if those guys need help. >> host: do you agree with that, brigham mccown? >> guest: i think we have to keep in mind the notions of federalism to most inspections, whether truck or pipeline on rail, a lot of these inspections are done at the state and local level by providing ground -- grant monies to this day grant monies to the state equity to get together with the states and have

one of the other fiery derailments happened in lynchburg virginia last may. president obama and other federal officials are now urging even tougher standards for the tankers. the oil and rail industry oppose the measures because of the cost. >>> a mysterious development this afternoon in the hannah graham murder trial. the attorney for jesse matthew plans to file a sealed motion privately in the judge's chambers. that issue will be addressed at another hearing march 4th with matthew present in the courtroom. today a jury trial was scheduled to begin june 29th. it's expected to last about three weeks. the defense is getting two additional attorneys from the public defender's office to help in the case. matthew is accused of murdering the uva student from fairfax county last september. her remains were found five weeks later. >>> the big reveal right here in washington. a big step forward for a local landmark 3 1/2 years after an earthquake that rattled our region. . >> reporter: i'm here in the storm team 4x4. we'll be tracking the area as snow moves through.

. >>> last year's csx train derailment in lynchburg could be a costly one for the company. state environmental officials are proposing a $361,000 fine for the accident that dutched 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the james river. 17 cars derailed last april 30th. three went into the river, and one caught fire. that blaze consumed most of the oil that leaked out. water quality checks found no environmental issues. the state also wants cs dposhgs pay more than $18,000 for the investigation. >>> a frederick man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl last summer is now in police custody. 18-year-old zachary crawford turned himself in yesterday a few hours after being featured on frederick's most-wanted list. investigators say back in august crawford and the victim were spending time together at a park in frederick. that's when he allegedly raped her. the following week police say he also threatened the victim and her friends with a knife. an arrest warrant was issued just last month. >>> it's a concern on every driver's mind during these freezing temperatures and unfortunately f

across virginia the storm blanketing much of the state, including up to a foot in lynchburg. governor terry mcauliffe declaring a state of emergency and warning residents to stay off the roads. in northgeorgeia snow and rain creating a coating of ice for residents not accustomed to extreme winter weather. >> it don't snow like this all the time. when it gets here it comes in with a vengeance. >> reporter: the snow coming down overnight in kentucky as crews attempt to keep the roads cleared. as the storm marches up the coast to the winter weary northeast. >> that was dylan dreyer reporting for us. roads turned into ice skating rinks across parts of tennessee last night. winter storm warnings were upgraded to ice storm warnings in the nashville area. forecasters expect what's on the ground will stick around most of the week with temperatures not expected to get above the freezing point until saturday. >>> while we're dealing with the snow and cold the san francisco bay area is experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures. people are flocking the parks and beaches as this warm we

last april, 30,000 gallons of oil went into the james river in lynchburg, virginia.er 2013 400,000 gallons spilled in castleton, north dakota. in july, 2013 47 people killed in quebec canada. a day after being told not to drink water for fear of contamination, some good news for residents. >> now with tests coming back all negative people get their water, get their lives back to order. >> reporter: boil water order remains in effect for some 2,000 residents. as for the cause, csx says it is too early to speculate. there was a tremendous snowstorm going on when the train derailed. the other thing that csx points out is that three days before the accident the rails were inspected. tamron, back to you. >> anne thank you. the governor of west virginia confirming families are still displaced at this hour because of that accident. >>> a-rod's handwritten apology, what he is telling fans about mistakes. one of the stories we are following around the "newsnation." >>> and we are learning hillary clinton held a private meeting with senator elizabeth warren in december. new de

volatility that they can't keep pretty spontaneously exploding, be it in north dakota alabama, quebec or lynchburg, virginia virginia. or now mount carbon. i predicted weed have one in west virginia and it turned out to be not if but when. this is an argument for getting off of our fossil fuel habit that -- well it's got us in what amounts to a death grip, chris. >> yeah and that one up in quebec was one of the most insane things i've ever seen. basically a fireball that essentially evacuated the entire town. the way we tend to deal with these issues are the people are rushed to the pipeline first of all and the other is yeah it's dangerous. but we need it. >> well -- but there's got to be a balance there, chris. do we need this? or do people who live along railroad tracks need to have their homes blown up? i might point out that this explosion took place a few miles from a national park that is a few miles from where i live. there is a bridge 800 feet above the railroad. what if this had gone off there. and we're not talking about if but when again. this is terrifying stuff. and it happens sadly

last april, another csx train went off the tracks in lynchburg, virginia. in 2013 a massive fireball over north dakota and in july 2013 47 people died after a train carrying bakken crude oil derailed in the canadian town. the crashes are among the reason the national transportation safety board had made safety a priority. richard burson. >> the ntsb investigated too many of these accidents and too many recommendations gone unheeded. >> reporter: the department of transportation sent new safety regulation legislations to the white house for review. the industry is moving toward the new standards. >> kristin ketchell thanks. the 5 million illegal immigrants is uncertain this morning. jan crawford is in washington with the next steps for the president and his opponents. >> reporter: thank you. the order came down late last night and blocking the obama administration to implement the programs. the response to the lawsuit filed in texas by 26 states. they are saying the programs would cost millions. the president has no authority to impose them. the president's

last april, another train went off the tracks in lynchburg, virginia.n december 2013 a massive fire ball erupted over castletown, north dakota and in july 2013 47 people died after a train carrying bakken crude oil derailed in the middle of a canadian town. they are among the reasons why the why they've made it a priority. this is a former ntsb chairman. >> they've investigated too many of these kinds of accidents. made too many recommendations that have gone unheeded. >> reporter: now just two weeks ago, the department of transportation sent a final draft of new tank car regulations. monday's accident involved, those new tank cars the industry's moving toward. kristin ketchell for "cbs this morning." >>> the future of nearly five million illegal immigrants is uncertain this morning. a federal judge is challenging president obama's executive action. jan crawford is in washington with the next steps for the president and his opponents, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this order came down late last night. it would temporaryily block the pres

in april, this train derailed and burned in lynchburg, virginia, spilling oil into a nearby river. with 72 cars of crude derailed and exploded in quebec. nearly 50 people killed. well, we've seen more of these incidents because there's an increase in oil shipment by rail. the problem is, some of the tanker cars transporting the crude are subpar. they're thin easy to rupture, although csx tells us they had the more modern more sturdy cars. but still safety highlights here when you see these incidents. >> we saw that explosion. it was huge. rene, thanks very much. >>> coming up a serious round of threats from kim jong-un's government as new satellite images locate expected atrocities in north korea. financial noise financial noise i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, gift cards even cash b

last april, 30,000 gallons of oil went into the james river in lynchburg, virginia.r 2013 400,000 gallons spilled in castleton, north dakota and in just 2013 47 people killed in quebec canada. a day after being told not to drink the water for fear of contamination, some good news for residents. >> now with the tests coming back all negative people can get their, you know water and get their lives back to order. >> reporter: now, while the taps are open here for some 2,000 residents, they remain under a boil water order this morning. as for the cause of the accident csq railroad says it's much too early to speculate. during the train derailment there was just a tremendous snowstorm going on here. csx also points out just three days before the accident the rails in the area were inspected. jose? >> and anne let's talk about what's being done to address some of the safety kearnsconcerns about the oil train tankers? >> reporter: well, there is a proposal before the white house right now. it's to require stronger, more crash-resistant tankers and tankers that have electro

but what we had in lynchburg last year, we had 29,000 gallons of crude oil going into the james riverit was seen 140 miles downstream in richmond. that was a real problem for the shed that year. we had another one of these disasters in huntsville, alabama the year before. and another one in north dakota. it is a serious problem. and one of the things that ring of -- that bringham mentioned other factors that go into it, we only have peter, about 400 inspectors federally who look at our railroads nationwide. we need to bump that up. you can't have a 44 increase in oil moving by rail with the same small group of inspectors trying their best to do their job. peter: do you agree with that? guest: well, i think we have to keep in mind, under notions of federalism, most inspections -- whether truck or pipeline or rail -- a lot of these inspections are done at the state and local level by providing grant moneys to the state. i think we need to get together with the states and have a discussions -- a discussion to see how we can better address them. the federal government uses an audit type a

host: here is peter from lynchburg, virginia.ller: i have a background in statistics, a little bit of biostatistics experience. it is wonderful to see someone in public health on tv. thank you c-span for that. i want to make a quick comment -- and medicine, i think public health, there are no absolutes. i think one of the callers that mention guaranteeing no side effects, i think that is a little unrealistic. having said that, i was curious to know from the guess, patricia, how do you look at the rates of autism and compare that with the u.s.? are there studies that show with those rates are? guest: i want to thank you for your comment. i think you're very writes about science and absolutes. this is one of the downsides of social media. people can put out whatever absolute, or whatever statement that they want to make. there -- they are not evidence-based. or they could be so absolute that they are not realistic. i think we have to be careful. we do not say that any vaccine is 100% safe, or 100% effective. we have to make sure th

last april, 20,000 gallons of oil went into the james river in lynchburg, virginia.00,000 gallons spilled in castleton, north dakota. in july 2013 47 people killed in quebec canada. a day after being told not to drink the water for fear of contamination, some good news for residents. >> now with the tests coming back all negative people can get the water. >> now, about 2,000 residents are able to turn on their taps this morning. they are under a boil water oil because some bacteria may have gotten into the pipes. as to the cause, csx railroad says it's way too early to speculate. it points out three days before this derailment the rails in this area were affected. >> nbc's anne thompson thank you very much. >>> still ahead on "morning joe, a new poll across the country. >> that itself the other story we are following. a new poll find the majority of americans don't agree with john boehner inviting benjamin netanyahu to address congress. congressman peter king and howard dean square off over that issue ahead. >>> plus the department of homeland security runs out of fu

from lynchburg, tennessee. caller: thank you for taking my call.as wondering if someone could explain to me about the threat to the mall of minneapolis and the population there in minnesota. we know we have terrorists training camps and groups in this country and we allow them to go and do their training you know, we are training our enemy here in the united states. that makes no sense at all to me. host: thank you, gerald. guest: certainly the government is aware of terrorist organizations and training camps in the united states. there was historical occurrence when there was a group in the united states that did try to set up these compounds in carious locations around the countyr. i think that is one of the most prominent incidents being established in the united states. the somali community in minneapolis is actually one of the more active communities in the united states. in terms of participating in this countering island extremism of policies and programs. there is a lot of youth organizations that are really inspiring in minneapolis and st.

last april 30,000 gallons of oil went into the james river in lynchburg, virginia. december 2013, 400,000 gallons spilled in north dakota. and in july 2013, 47 people killed in quebec, canada a day after being told not to drink the water for fear of contamination, good news for residents. >> that was a test coming back. it's negative. all the people could get the water. >> now, this morning, csx railroad said it is too early to speculate on a cause for the accident even though it was snowing very heavily at the time of the derailment. csx also points out that just three days before, the the rails in this area were inspected. residents here are under a boil water order this morning. savannah? anne, thank you so much. hard to talk when it is as cold as it is on the water there. thank you. >> chanel jones is here for natalie. new reaction to a big ruling on immigration. >>> good morning. a major setback for the obama administration. they blocked the president's action on immigration. this is as the program was set to take effect. that decision is leaving millions in li