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kate forbes, humza yousaf and ash regan are hoping to succeed nicola sturgeon.nd coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the details of the europa league draw, as manchester united and arsenal find out who they face in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from the ukrainian capital kyiv, where exactly one year ago today at 4.30 in the morning, the bbc team here was woken up by the loud noise of a siren over our hotel's pa system. we remember the man's voice that followed sounding shaky, he was panicked, and he said all guests must head to the underground shelter because the country was under attack. we soon found out russian paratroopers had landed at an airfield just a few miles from here and tanks were heading to kyiv having crossed the borderfrom belarus. what has followed has been a year of tears and savagery, defiance and hope. what has followed has stunned the world and led to the worst fighting and largest refugee emergency on european soil since the second world war. what's followed has been a global crisis over

ohio governor mike dewine and michael regan made a show drinking the tapwater to show it is safe.he mayor said he doesn't want this to become a political circus. he wants to get back to safe small town living. neil. neil: thanks, mike tobin, in east palestine. bill johnson, republican congressman what he makes of the news pete buttigieg will visit the town tomorrow. what do you think of that congressman? >> it is way late in the game. i talked to secretary buttigieg and i told him, leaders show up and he hasn't been here and that is sending a big signal to this community that the administration just really doesn't care. that's the message that they're receiving. neil: so how do you feel things are going? we keep getting reassurances from authorities there things are okay, contaminant levels are fine, the water is fine but it doesn't seem to be resonating with folks there. what do you, what do you tell them? >> yeah. you know it is hard to convince folks that have gone through a disaster like this that everything is okay and i understand the skepticism. the one bright spot in all o

administrator regan, thank you so much for joining us.u just issued another order to, quote, ensure the norfolk southern pace for the mess that they have created. ohio senator sharon brown says this recovery effort couldn't costing norfolk southern hundreds of millions of dollars. do you think that estimate is right? and how are you going to make sure that norfolk southern follows through on its promises? >> well, thank you for having me, jake. and the cost that norfolk southern has to, you know, absorb, doesn't matter. they are going to fully pay for all of the cleanup. and they are going to do it in a very prescribed. manner, listen epa has special authority. for 30 creations just like this. where we can compel companies who inflict trauma and cause environmental and health damage to communities like norfolk southern is done to completely clean up the mess that they have caused and pay for. so what they will do is they will provide to us a very prescriptive work plan on how they plan to clean the soil, the water, and the debris up. and

stepping into the spotlight, ash regan�*s campaign are calling her the under dog.rs for scottish independence to unite. the truth is that our movement has been divided for far too long by petty differences and personal agendas. instead, she promised a relentless focus on independence, insisting an election victory at holyrood or westminster would provide a mandate. you have said that you will explicitly declare in your manifesto... line one. line one that should you achieve a majority of seats and votes that on day one... yeah. ..of being in power you would open negotiations. absolutely right. with whom? with the uk government. on day one? yeah. and if they don't come? listen, we have got to move away from this point where we are asking permission from the uk, this is about scotland and it's about scotland expressing its views on how it wants to be governed. so we are going to get away from that and this is my attempt to move us forward, move that conversation forward. but the concept of a negotiation obviously requires two parties. of course. my question is, what

stepping into the spotlight, ash regan�*s campaign are calling her the underdog.independence to unite. the truth is that our movement has been divided for far too long by petty differences and personal agendas. instead, she promised a relentless focus on independence, insisting an election victory at holyrood or westminster would provide a mandate. you have said that you will explicitly declare in your manifesto... line one. line one, that should you achieve a majority of seats and votes that on day one... yeah. ..of being in power you would open negotiations. absolutely right. with whom? with the uk government. on day one? yeah. and if they don't come? listen, we have got to move away from this point where we are asking permission from the uk. this is about scotland and it's about scotland expressing its views on how it wants to be governed. so we are going to get away from that and this is my attempt to move us forward, move that conversation forward. but the concept of a negotiation obviously requires two parties. of course. if they refused to turn up, what wou

i'm going to talk with epa administrator michael regan about this in a moment. us about what more we're learning about this, how the cleanup is going, what is happening inside this community? >> the cleanup is going -- it's one of the many things residents are concerned about. a lot of soil is being removed from the tracks area. the cars have been removed from the tracks, but it's a big mess, frankly. a lot of concerns the residents have. they'll be able to talk to town officials for the first time tonight at a town hall meeting. through it all, ohio officials continue to maintain that the environment is safe. >> reporter: it's been 12 days since the fiery derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals through east palestine, ohio, and the planned burn to prevent a potentially catastrophic explosion. residents worry about what's still in the air, soil, and water in their rural community. >> something's going on if the fish are floating in the crick. >> reporter: ohio officials confirming 3,500 fish died in local waters in the days after the derailment, but i

so it's a question of whether they turn fact a referendum ash regan , who is referendum ash regan, whon, that it's not really a front run. it has said that she would turn not only the next election, but every subsequent election into a de facto referendum until scottish independence was achieved. it'll really interesting to see what the authors do or whether they choose to prioritise those social issues . and fair to say social issues. and fair to say that kate forbes is the bookies favourite or sort of each way bet on them at the moment. it fell to a day or two ago, as though kate forbes was favourite. now that these big names that the sturgeon allies are beginning to sort of co around herself, it feels as though she could emerge as the front runner. but i would say neck and neck at the moment. we shall watch and see. there are any other personalities out fairly shortly to declare but for the moment olivia thank you very much indeed. so three in that race at the moment. coming up, the latest . yes, more up, the latest. yes, more ambulance strikes going on. we'll be live on the picket

they are the current scottish health secretary humza yousaf, and the former minister ash regan. would make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender identity. speaking to the sunday mail newspaper, she said: we need a new direction and we need to reprioritise. we need to bring back unity, draw a line under certain things and move past them. i believe i am the person to do that. the electorate expect the scottish government to focus on things that are important to them. that means the nhs which is still struggling to get back on its feet after the pandemic. scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said: i've thought hard about it and i've decided to put myself forward as scotland's next first minister. i'm doing it because the top job requires someone who has experience and i have been trusted by nicola sturgeon with some of the toughestjobs in government. i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially after a decade

here they are — the current scottish health secretary humza yousaf, and former minister ash regan.rom the government in october in protest against a law which would make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender identity. that is currently caught up in a legal conflict and will be decided in a uk court of law. speaking to the sunday mail newspaper, she said: scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said: i'm joined now by our scotland correspondent catriona renton. that question of independence is really what got us here in the first place. and it is a challenge because there was nicola sturgeon in office for eight years and towards the end of her time, it looked as if the course of independence had not moved much further forward than it was at the start of her eight years? it much further forward than it was at the start of her eight years?- the start of her eight years? it was shot news on _ the start of her eight years? it was shot

whether it's safe to return to the town they were forced to evacuate now epa administrator michael regan will travel to east palestine today to assess the ongoing response to the crisis >> we understand some of the anxiety of the community but we with the community. we're going to hold this company accountable. and we're going to be here until this problem is cleaned up, for the homes that have had their water tested by the state, and if they have been cleared, i would drink the water. if my home had not been tested, i would have concerns, and i would reach out to the state and the federal government and get my home tested >> reporter: meanwhile, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding more information about the cause and lasting effects of this crisis several senators, including sherrod brown and j.d. vance of ohio are calling for an investigation into the derailment it remains to be seen whether a potential hearing would focus on the actions of rail operator norfolk southern or the federal government's response to the incident they also sent a letter to the ceo of norfolk

now two of those individuals are ash regan . she individuals are ash regan. was a minister under sturgeon who resigned over that gender reform bill. she voted against it. she is now declaring herself as a candidate in the race. the other who's a yousaf, the current health secretary in scotland, although he has been under a lot of criticism over how the nhs in scotland has been performing over this last winter , let's return to richard johnson now. this race is really hotting up and there seems to be a great deal of ideological diversity within the snp, perhaps more than people thought. that's right. you know , the snp used to be known as the tartan tories. they were seen as a more conservative if socially conservative movement . socially conservative movement. and what changed really in the last decade in particular was that they sought to win these labour seats in the middle of scotland, and that's sort of changed the type of msp and the mps that were being elected. but there is still that kind of core heritage of being a more conservative movement in many w

administrator regan, thank you so much for joining us.on is, you just issued a new order to, quote, ensure that norfolk southern pays for the mess that they have created. ohio senator sherrod brown said this effort could end up costing norfolk southern hundreds of millions of dollars. do you think that estimate is right? and how are you going to make sure that norfolk southern follows through on his promises? >> well, thank you for having me, jake. and the cost that norfolk southern has to, you know, absorb doesn't matter. they're going to fully pay for all of the cleanup. and they're going to do it in a very prescribed manner. listen, epa has special authority for situations just like this, where we can compel companies who inflict trauma and cause environmental and health damage to communities, like norfolk southern has done, to completely clean up the mess that they've caused and pay for it. so, what they will do is they will provide to us a very prescriptive work plan on how they plan to clean the soil, the water, and the debris up, i

regan said that nearly 500 homes have been tested. and the results showed no evidence of chemicals, associated with that derailment. >> we will be here as long as it takes to ensure the health and safety of this community. we are absolutely going to hold norfolk southern accountable. and i can promise you that. >> the federal government is deploying teams from the department of health and human services and the cdc. in response to the aftermath. >> a miracle emerged out of the rubble in turkey today. take a look at the center of your screen. the face of a 17-year-old girl, rescuers pulled her from the ruins today. she had been trapped under the rubble for 10 days. she survived. her rescuer said she was responsive and seemed to be in good health. stories like this are becoming rarer as time passes on. this is the deadliest earthquake in history. now over 40,000 in turkey and neighboring syria. >>> they said they were fired for trying to unionize. today, tesla workers filed a complaint against the company. the group calling itself tesla

michael regan tried to reassure frustrated residents that the air and water around east palestine are safe. some people have complained of headaches, respiratory issues, and other symptoms. roxana saberi is there. >> reporter: east palestine resident melissa blake says two days after the toxic train derailment doctors diagnosed her with acute bronchitis from chemical fumes. >> hard to breathe. my chest is always tight. the coughing. >> reporter: what kind of help do you and your neighbors need? >> actually it's just the truth. >> we all know -- >> reporter: at a town hall, residents demanded to know how safe they are now living at home. fi hazar cls e satisfied with -- released during the derailment and fire, local and federal authorities say right now the air is safe, and so is the drinking water from five town wells. still, on a visit to east palestine, epa administrator michael regan vowed to hold norfolk southern accountable. >> let me be clear -- epa will exercise our oversight and our enforcement authority under the law. >> reporter: the railway says it's removing contaminants f

that said, we have not heard much from the third candidate, ash regan.le because of the gender recognition reform bill that was passed at holyrood just before christmas, she resigned at an earlier stage in the process, saying she could not support that, so we know her position on that, but she has not made herself available for interviews until now. so i think there will be some scrutiny today of ash regan's position on a whole number of different policy areas. lorna gordon in glasgow, thank you very much. thejustice secretary, dominic raab, has said convicted criminals could get longer sentences if they refuse to appear in court and he has not ruled out the possibility of them being physically dragged from their cells. it comes after a meeting with the family of zara aleena, who was murdered byjordan mcsweeney last year. he was jailed for 38 years but chose not to be in the dock for sentencing. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. zara aleena was attacked and sexually assaulted close to her home in ilford in east london. she died from her

regan will hold a news conference.mayor is slamming president biden for visiting ukraine instead of his community. >> that was the biggest slap in the face and tells you he doesn't care about us. so he can send every agency he wants to, but i found that out this morning in one of the briefings that he was in the ukraine giving millions of dollars away to people over there and not to us and i'm furious. on president's day in our country, he is over in ukraine. that tells you what kind of guy he is. >> dana: the state of ohio also opening a health clinic in east palestine today as residents keep reporting symptoms from the toxic train wreck. rashes and headaches, sore throats including with their children. that concern is out there and maybe they will get some answers today. >> bill: we had michael regan on the show last week. fema is heading in there now. all this happened and regan is there today after donald trump said he was going to be there. he will be there tomorrow on wednesday. now the flood of attention comes t

. >>> new this morning, epa administrator michael regan will visit east palestine, ohio today. it's his second visit to the area since the massive train derailment and toxic tire on february 3rd in a statement, regan will announce additional health and safety measures and ways to hold norfolk southern accountable local anger and concern has only grown since the disaster a dedicated clinic is being opened to address questions. residents have reported nausea, burning eyes and sinus problems. also just outside of cleveland an explosion in oakwood village has killed one worker and injured more than a dozen. it helped at the i. shoeman metal plant that was the site of an explosion in 2006 an investigation is ongoing. >>> the tsa has revealed monday that a record 6542 firearms were apprehended in 2022. air travel was disrupted in 2020 due to the pandemic. now the top ten airports with the most confiscated guns include three in texas, three in florida, as well as nashville, atlanta, phoenix and denver. >>> the spring break travel rush is weeks away. and one of the biggest airlines is

. >> bill: let's bring back michael regan who was there yesterday. you spoke to my colleague, dana, two days ago. thank you for your time. senator joe manchin said this. well, i'm glad the epa administrator regan will visit the site today. unacceptable it took nearly two weeks for a senior administration official to show up. to you, what took so long? >> i have to say i'm thankful for the emergency responders including my epa staff that were on the ground hours after the train derailment and have been there since. i think we have to be responsible here and understand when you bring in a senior official at the cabinet level you divert a pull away resources from the emergency response, from the state police and the like. so we wanted to be sure that the emergency responders had all their resources and focus to do what they've done. thankfully no loss of life. no injury and that is because emergency responders and local officials were able to focus on the job and not visitations. yesterday was a great day for me to visit the derailment site. i spent tim

just yesterday michael regan visited the area along with sherrod brown and j.d. vance, regan discussed the assurances he made to the community earlier on "morning joe." let's take a listen to that. >> for those who have gotten the test, the air quality test and the water test, the science is sound, and we really need for the local community to trust their state and local government if they've had the test. >> want to bring in george solis now who is there for us. good to talk to you. what more do we know first and foremost about the concerns about the rain and chemicals spilled, and what else are officials saying this morning? >> yeah, good morning, yasmin. yes, of course the rain is a big concern here, that some of those waterways could be contaminated with some of that runoff from the train derailment. the emergency response teams are here on the ground hoping to prevent as much of that from happening. there's also the talk of building those dams to prevent those waterways from being contaminated. how effective will that be and how quickly can they mobileize th

regan says the federal government has set up 24 7 air monitoring and is working to ensure the health and safety of the community. all families there. >> access to clean air and but ohio republican congressman j d vance says he's not confident the water is safe. i think that the epa administrator wants to stand here and tell people that the tap water is safe. >> by all means they should be willing stricken. and ohio democratic senator sherrod brown is calling on more federal agencies, including hhs and cdc to be on the ground helping make that assessment. brown says representatives from the train company responsible should also be there. that accountable to the test for people to move back accountable for all the cleanup. >> brown says cleanup could take weeks and he says it could be days even weeks before they can assure residents our safe to return home. for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. all right. and thanks for that update. well, still to come of the kron, 4 morning news, we're talking about the white house. >> as they're observing black history month an

michael regan return there today visiting several homes and meeting with residents. >> as medical issuescy in, does mistrust. >> the norfolk southern corporate greed incompetence and lack of care for our residents is absolutely an acceptable to me. >> reporter: now the federal government is stripping -- stepping up pressure on the railway. >> if they fail to commit to any action by the epa, the agency will step in, conduct the work ourselves, and then force norfolk southern to pay triple in cost. >> reporter: epa administrator michael regan and mike dewine visited residents in their homes, even drinking the tap water. >> we believe that the water is fine. >> reporter: opening a clinic today to address residents medical concerns. official stated that clinic here in east palestine was fully booked up today, but several residents said they won't bother making an appointment, because they don't think they will with steve real help. matthew stokes works near the accident site. >> wears a mobile unit they said was going to be here? there is not even a doctor. >> reporter: the derailment it too

the crash came as environmental protection agency administrator michael regan visited east palestine, ohio, to meet with residents affected by this month's crash of a norfolk southern train carrying vinyl chloride and other toxic and carcinogenic chemicals, which were released in a so-called controlled burn that sent a toxic mushroom cloud high into the air. we'll get the latest on that story after headlines. and tesla has recalled more than 360,000 electric vehicles over the risks posed by their self-driving software. the recall follows several high-profile accidents, including an eight-car pileup on the san francisco bay bridge last november triggered when a self-driving tesla model s abruptly changed lanes and rapidly applied its brakes. nine people were injured, including a two-year-old child. on thursday, democratic senator ed markey tweeted tesla's recall is long overdue, adding -- "we have been sounding the alarm on the critical flaws in tesla's software and its misleading advertising for years. the national highway transportation safety administration must continue to protect

epa administrator michael regan returned there today, visiting several homes and meeting with residentsroxana saberi is there. >> reporter: as medical issues mount in east palestine, so does mistrust. >> the combination of norfolk southern's corporate greed, incompetence, and lack of care for our residents is absolutely unacceptable to me. >> reporter: now the federal government is stepping up pressure on the rail operator. >> if the company fails to complete any action ordered by epa, the agency will immediately step in, conduct the work ourselves, and then force norfolk southern to pay triple in cost. >> reporter: today epa administrator michael regan and ohio governor mike dewine visited residents in their homes, even drinking the tap water. >> we don't mind proving to you we believe the water -- >> reporter: the ohio department of health opened a clinic today to address residents' medical concerns. officials say the clinic here in east palestine was fully booked up today, but several residents told us they won't bother making an appointment because they don't think they'll receive r

regan says he is trusting the science and joining michael dewine. pennsylvania governor on the border here and finally congressman bill johnson who represents this area and joining regan for the press conference one day ahead of former president donald trump coming here as cleanup efforts continue more than two weeks after the derailment. some in the town want to press on and the schools reopened and the water and air tests, others don't trust what the government is telling them. we spoke to local residents still feeling frustrated. chad and tiffany describe their symptoms. >> my lungs felt irritated and my eyes. after i went home, i had a persistent headache for 3 or 4 hours after that. >> i have had a bloody nose since then. when i blow my nose it is blood that comes out and have had it a week and a half now. >> while residents say nobody has died here as a result of the derailment they say what they are most worried about is 5, 10, 20 years down the line. >> lucas tomlinson with the latest from east palestine today. >> dana: we're looking at the

geoff: in his second trip in less than a week, epa administrator michael regan was visiting residentse site of the derailment along the ohio-pennsylvania border. part of a push today by the biden administration to ramp up the response to the disaster. regan was joined by ohio governor mike dewine as they visited a health clinic that opened today to evaluate residents worried about symptoms from the chemicals released during and after the derailment. the epa today also took charge of the clean-up effort, ordering norfolk southern to pay for it, including houses and businesses near the crash site. the epa citing a federal law which gives it the authority to force polluters to pay. what exactly are you requiring them to do? mr. regan: we are requiring them to submit a very prescriptive work plan that lays out every single step they plan to take to clean up the soil, any kind of water contamination, how they plan to transport that waste. we are going to force them to show up for communitof inveiginthe cause of the buigieg proposed a series of reforms to incase rail safety, including speed

michael regan returned there today, meeting with several residents.porter: as medical issues mount in east palestine, so does mistrust. >> the combination of norfolk southern's corporate greed, incompetence, and lack of care for our residents is absolutely unacceptable to me. >> reporter: now the federal government is stepping up pressure on the rail operator. >> if the company fails to complete any action ordered by epa, the agency will immediately step in, conduct the work ourselves, and then force norfolk southern to pay triple in cost. >> reporter: today, epa administrator michael regan and ohio governor mike dewine visited residents in their homes, even drinking the tap water. >> we don't mind proving to you that we believe the water is safe. >> reporter: the ohio department of health opened a clinic today to address residents' medical concerns. officials say the clinic here in east palestine was fully booked up today, but several residents told us they won't bother making an appointment, because they don't think they will receive real help. matt

ash regan is the third candidate who has announced she will stand.se resigned from the scottish government last year because she said she couldn't support the controversial gender recognition reform bill. we have heard from nicola sturgeon this morning, whose sudden resignation has sparked this. she said she will not endorse any of the candidates to succeed her. she says like every other snp party member, she will have one vote. that is how it will work, one member, one vote. there are more than 100,000 members of the snp. they will get to decide who becomes the next party leader. and in effect, he becomes the next verse minister of scotland. the nominations to stand close on friday. it is not a foregone conclusion, they have to get 100 votes from 20 different branches. and then there is a wider vote throughout the membership. we will find out who the leader of the party is on march the 27th. thank you, lorna gordon reporting. the legendary sports presenter dickie davies has died at the age of 9a. and that is all we have time for today. i have hoped

michael regan could be addressing the press real soon, the epa administrator.s there with more. lucas. >> reporter: neil, moments ago the epa put out a new statement saying they will require norfolk southern to reimburse them for all the operations here on the ground, inconcludes air and water testing and some of the cleaning services you mentioned. you mentioned epa chief on the ground in east palestine. he was at a home, sampled the tapwater. we got the video. >> we don't feel like we're a guinea pig but we don't mine proving the water is -- >> appreciate that. >> thank you. so much. >> reporter: press conference is scheduled to begin here in the next few minutes here in town. joining michael regan is ohio governor mike dewine, you might see him in the video sampling the tapwater. pennsylvania governor josh shapiro close to the border in pennsylvania. congressman billion sown who represents the area been on your show recently. the visit comes one day ahead of former president donald trump coming to east palestine as well. cleanup continues 2 1/2 weeks after t

. >>> the epa administrator michael regan is back in east palestine, ohio, today for the third time sinceeeks ago. crews still trying to clean up the chemical spill now taking that waste to two additional sites as it is hauled away from east palestine. >> while regan and transportation secretary pete buttigieg have made trips to the area critics say president biden should visit as well. this morning buttigieg defended the white house response. >> he's been very concerned throughout this process about what the people of east palestine are going through. i think also a visit at that level can sometimes have a lot of disruptive effects so people of this community are going through a lot, they need to see that their administration is working for them, as we have been, with personnel from -- from the epa, from my department and others on the ground from the very first hours of this situation unfolding. >> cnn's miguel marquez is live in east palestine where regan is set to speak later today. miguel, what are residents hoping to hear this morning and what are they hoping for that may be differe

we're going to hear more from regan about the situation in ohio when he joins us a little later this on "morning joe." it's worth noting that norfolk southern had another train derailment yesterday near detroit. according to the local safety department none of the 30 rail cars that overturned were carrying hazardous materials. congresswoman debbie dingell who represents the area said on twitter thankfully most of the overturned cars were empty. >>> the family of actor bruce willis says he's been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. nbc news correspondent rehema ellis has more on the disease. >> reporter: bruce willis is one of hollywood's biggest stars with blockbuster hits from the '80s and '90s. a shocking update from his hamfully about his health. in a statement they said bruce's condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis, frontotemporal dementia, known as ftd. known for his die hard action movies and thrillers like "sixth sense," last year willis' family revealed he was diagnosed with aphasia that affected his ability to remember his lines and the 67-ye

the ahead of the epa, michael regan and pennsylvania governor josh shapiro will be there.er they toured the home of carolyn brown, told that residents need to feel safe in their own community. >> everybody hears one thing here, hears another thing here. you don't know who to trust, you know, that's a big part of it, you know, the uncertainty. and if you're going to have to move. >> saying the water is safe, dewine poured two glasses of water from brown's tap. >> we believe you're a guinea pig, but we don't mind proving to you that we believe the water is safe. >> okay. >> here's to you. >> thank you. >> joining me now is consumer advocate erin brockovich. and author of the brockovich newsletter. it's great to meet you virtually again. >> great to see you. >> and you. i want to play for you part of an interview that our colleagues cnbc did with the ceo of north southern, alan shaw. >> if east palestine was your home, would you come back, would you bring your children back? >> yes, yes. i've been back here multiple times. i've drank the water with the families here. i know t

visit nearly yesterday nearly two weeks after this disaster, however, this morning director michael regan trying to suggest that waiting this long, was the responsible thing to do's feedback we going into a senior official especially the cabinet level, you never pull away resources from the emergency response and from the state police like and so we want to be sure the emergency responder had all the resources and the to do it they have done. reporguest: us for future visite mayor conway said that at this point, two weeks after the disaster, it would be a slap in the face for his community whether it is the president or transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. >> it as far as mayor pete as people are calling, i would rather you just a way and is just going to cause a circus he's going to bring a shovel and shovel dirt and get rid of this contaminant soil, that is the only reason that evening to come to the sale. reporter: also notice noticeably absent has been fema will help governor said that this far the agency has told him the state is not eligible for fema assistance and it is some o

the administrator regan and i are aligned on this. a responsibility, and i've made the commitment, we're going to get the environmental cleanup right. organizer port the citizens of east palestine. we are going to invest in the long term health of east palestine to help east palestine thrive. we're gonna make norfolk southern a safer railroad. absolutely. >> you heard some skeptical questions earlier from a gentleman there with you who noted that he felt that people were told it was clear to go back to their homes, just of the trains could be running again. you said earlier, it was a down payment, $7 million norfolk southern gonna give to make sure the citizens, the impacted residents of east palestine will be okay. $7 million. at the same time, we should note, norfolk southern spent to -- 7.5 billion dollars in stock buyback benefiting shareholders, your company is also spent tens of millions of dollars in the last two decades lobbying congress and various administrations to loosen regulations so that you can increase your profits we

they are the current scottish health secretary humza yousaf, and the former minister ash regan.test against a law which would make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender identity. speaking to the sunday mail newspaper, she said: "we need a new direction and we need to reprioritise. "we need to bring back unity, draw a line under certain "things and move past them. "i believe i am the person to do that." scottish health secretary humza yousaf, who supports the gender recognition bill, also declared his intention to stand saying he had the experience needed to govern. he said, "i've thought hard about it and i've decided to put myself forward "as scotland's next first minister. "i believe independence is needed now more than ever especially "after a decade of austerity." buckingham palace has released details of the music that will feature at the coronation of king charles. the selection — chosen personally by the king — will include a special coronation anthem, composed by lord andrew lloyd—webber, as charlotte gallagher reports. variation ix (adagio) by

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ash regan for same sex marriage.e now with michael blakley, political of the scottish daily mail. and michael, we were speaking to tony, our man there north of the border suggestions. maybe there going to be another candidate may actually add their name as to try and move things forward . to try and move things forward. there was a bit of suggestion that. there was a bit of suggestion that . don't there was a bit of suggestion that. don't think that is going to happen. there was talk of a fourth candidate we heard today at ben mcpherson, a government minister ruling himself. i think some people were possibly pushing forward as many happening. so that there could still be someone else wouldn't entirely rule . but i think it entirely rule. but i think it looks fairly unlikely. it looks like it's going to be a three horse race. right but, yes . and horse race. right but, yes. and therefore , difficulties therefore, difficulties continue, especially john swinney, of course, the deputy first minister, saying it's been unh

so that and then of course, we've got regan course, we've got ash regan who has joined the very recentlyd for being the first minister to resign since the scottish government, the s&p became a scottish government in two thousand and seven to resign and appoint point policy. the first in years. and that first in 15 years. and that shows how the gender recognition was. she called that one right. i would say physically and she even campaigned to ditch this bill. but she's a bit of an outsider . bill. but she's a bit of an outsider. and bill. but she's a bit of an outsider . and actually the outsider. and actually the polling out shows that she was the third three candidates in the third three candidates in the public's mind . but of the public's mind. but of course, one who everyone sort of seems thinks the front runner is the one the party machine the one who the party machine seem to be getting which seem to be getting behind, which humza of course. yes, humza yousaf, of course. yes, right. you're opened the right. good. you're opened the duel quite nicely for us there, jack. so let's, le

president biden and after my speech today i spoke with epa administrator michael regan he talked aboutnor schapiro and we saw this picture that doesn't quite build confidence or feel like someone too hard a work on this issue. as he treats her mÉtis on foreign trip. under half of that is going to non-defense spending per. >> i saw this meme yesterday that says ohio declared itself part of the ukrainian and hopes of receiving aid from the biden administration. it is funny, but sad. i mean how many people have not visited and the people there ar suffering. they can't even take a shower. i just saw our president was in ukraine a few days ago, and tha raises question, is america really first with this administration? that's why have so many? myself. we have to do whatever we can t take concrete actions for these people. >> the current president, no plans to go to east palestine. but the former president from going there today. >> it seems like president temp declaring he was going to visit. >> pete buttigieg to have the same decision. >> that is a reflection on this ministration and they s

during a visit michael regan says he is confident in the tests. >> our data is very solid and if the homes are cleared and tested for the drinking water, we trust that. >> and both drank from the same water sources that were being tested. but the governor says more has to be done to remove the contaminated soil. >> that soil will be removed, so the tracks will have to be taken up and that soil will have to be removed. >> despite all the actions and guarantees. the mayor says that his community is still concerned about overall safety. >> we need our town cleaned up and residents to feel safe in their homes. your home is your sanctuary. if you don't feel safe in your home, you will not feel safe anywhere >> reporter: coming back out live. there is 100 yards where they have sort of another dam of this material to soak up the toxic material. epa expects in the next few days to have the comprehensive plan to be signed off on by the epa and ohio and pennsylvania. and all entities say they will not be here for weeks or months, but for years to clean up this mess. >> is this just one scene p

you can see the administrator regan is back there today. the president has directed his team to stay on top of this and they are. >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg visited the areas 20 days after the accidents. a trip from biden might be disruptive. >> i know he's been very concerned throughout this process about what the the people of east palestine are going through. also a visit to that level can sometimes have a lot of disruptive effects and would need to be thought of carefully. i'm glad that i went. >> we have heard calls from the white house for congress to take up rail safety reforms and also finger pointing to the gop and the trump administration for blocking efforts to strengthen rail safety. but more broadly speaking, neil, it seems that the white house's attention has moved on to other matters, at least as far as the president is concerned. neil? >> neil: so the white house and supporters are saying that federal help that immediately gets there trumps the president appearing there. i don't remember the same sort of pati

the administrator, michael regan.coming on this morning. i know you are very, busy for a very unfortunate situation. let's first talk about something that don just mentioned. you went in and with the governor drank a glass of water and said look, things are okay. i will tell you, from one person we spoke to from east palestine, she said when i take a shower my skin burns and i have nausea and constant headaches and i don't believe this safe to drink or the soil is safe to plant anything in or the air is safe to breathe. what do you tell someone that is having symptoms like this? and she is not the only one. >> i think they have a lot of trauma in that community, and people are experiencing a lot of things. the first thing i would say, anybody experiencing any adverse health impact, they should seek medical attention from their primary doctor. and i was with the governor yesterday then opened a new clinic where they can guide people to seek medical attention. you know, i see them and i hear them. i am not second guessi

the governor of ohio will be there, as will the epa administrator, michael regan. have norfolk southern's ceo alan shaw taking questions. "toxic train disaster, ohio rez keblts speak out" starts tonight at 9:00 p.m. only on cnn. >>> coming up, revelations from the foreperson of the fullton county grand jury that investigated donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. >> i'm not the judge or the lawyers, but i --ly be frustrated if nothing happens. >> so what might happen after the panel's recommendation to charge multiple individuals in the case? stay with us. now adt professionally installs google nest products... cool. you're all set. so your home is safe and smart. we're gunna miss you. you can check in on your home. arm the system, we should go. manage your system from virtually anywhere. (thump) (scream) and get intelligent alerts, like when a package has arrived. - bye. have a good night. -boo! when the most trusted name in home security adds the intelligence of google, you have a home with no worries. brought to you by adt. -what's he doing? -he's

regan and the governor is there to instill confidence to drink water right out of the tap to ensure iting tap water is a photo-op, and in 90 minutes there is a health clinic that will be opening to look at rashes and headaches and other complaints. and joining us is a physician from the hospital near east palestine. i know that you are very busy, doctor, but has your hospital seen an uptick of people coming in to complain about these types of symptoms of the rashes and whatnot? >> yes, we have a primary care practice in east palestine and also several miles down the road that is a walk-in, and we are seeing the patients there and not so much in the emergency room, but in the primary offices and the offices, and we are seeing rashes, eye irritation, and sore throats and eye irritation, and flu and covid and winter colds and other item as well. >> and so with the flu and cold season, how do you distinguish what is resulting of the typical seasonal things and what might be resulting from this or do you know? >> you really can't tell. you know, the rash, it might be from a new detergent or

do you think regan will drink the tap water? >> ha-ha. i don't suspect that he will, tucker.ot of residents unfortunately are not comfortable drinking the tap water either. it's easy not to see why, tucker. the thing i came away after visiting today is that, one, residents are very, very scared obviously, but they're also not getting answers from their shorts about exactly what's going on, what's being done to clean up the disaster. on that point in particular, tucker, the railroad has completely failed to clean up the toxic soil leaking into the riverways, into the waterways, and into the groundwater. so there's this question about testing, whether we're testing the water enough. the question that i have is why haven't they cleaned up the contaminated soil that's going to eventually contaminate the groundwater no matter what? >> tucker: so you've been criticized for suggesting that maybe people who are still in east palestine drink bottled water, and that's scare mongering because apparently we should follow the signs and do what we're told. why would someone criticize you f

in the past hour, the former minister ash regan has launched her campaign. race. i will say clearly hear that there can be no compromise on women's rights. i'm going to seek... applause. thank you. i will be seeking consensus, not compromise, and in the absence of consensus, if there was an appetite in the country for it, i would be happy to hand the matter over to a citizens assembly for then, and let the people of scotland decide how to take it over. applause. i am the candidate for change, not continuity. i want to restore the nation which allow it to the snp to replace labour as the dominant party of scotland. that is independence for scotland and good governance. i respect everything my predecessors have achieved since 2007, but recently we have lost our way and under my leadership we will re—establish our track record, we will reform our team, we will reiterate the vision of an independent country with parity of esteem in the world. the vehicle for this is the independence convention, which i've committed to establishing. i want to the membership of th

. >> jason, who will be on the ground is the epa administrator michael regan.nd visit. there's so much mistrust we've seen through your reporting from the folks on the ground. what do they want the head of the epa to assure them with? >> reporter: actually, that's a very good point. you're right, he was here last week meeting with state and local officials and met with a resident as well. i think he'll be asked when he comes back today -- his plan is the same, meet with state and local officials and a resident as well. again, i think what he's going to be asked and pushed on is the long term. michael regan made it clear last week when i spoke with him that he will be here, the epa will be here as long as it takes. people here want to be reassured of that, poppy. >> i think they want to know what the air quality will be many future. can this impact them five, ten years down the road. look what happened on the ground after 9/11. jason, thank you very much. >>> prosecutors have downgraded manslaughter charges against alec baldwin for the fatal shooting on the set

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i want you to hear from mike regan, the epa administrator, on what she says science says about the airn your hometown. >> since the fire went out, epa air monitoring has not detected any levels of health concern in the community attributed to the train derailment. >> after hearing that from regan and about the water from dewine, tell me why you don't feel safe. all right, ashley, we'll try to get her back up. until then, i have read some of the descriptions -- good to have you with us, associate professor at the university of pittsburgh school of public health. you heard the concerns of scratchy throats, some people have tingling tongues. what are they feeling, if not the impact of the chemicals that burn there? >> i think they could be feeling the effects of the chemicals that remain there. in any sort of disaster, chemical spill situation, we have to think of it in three stages, the degree of damage that is sort of in that initial risk of fire, explosion, et cetera. then there is sort of the threatening to life and injury complications that would be there with inhalation to chemicals