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politics and the misinformation surrounding this derailment. we will also unpack the warning the u.s. is sending to china. they are taking a big risk if they provide lead little assistance to russia in its war on ukraine. i am simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. we are following new developments in that investigation of that ohio train derailment. federal and local officials are expecting a live news conference any minute now and it will be happening in east palestine. we will be monitoring that and we will bring any news during this hour. now, residents, they are rightfully hoping to get more answers about the safety of their homes. the environmental protective agency says they have conducted nearly 600 home screenings for reentry. but serious questions about the safety of the water is starting to bubble up. we do not know what testing had taken place for residents of east palestine. we are told their water was okay to drink. bbc news has been trying to fin
with evaluation of the tang cars and the damage to those tank cars so now we will continue through our fact-finding phase and what it s that fact finding phase is completed we will learn analysis. during the time we will also have our investigative field hearing in east palestine. when is that? that will be around may. okay. we will be watching that. you ve been warning about the dangers of misinformation, specifically here, saying quote, anyone speculating about what happened, didn t happen or should ve happened is misleading suffering community. are you still seeing lot of misinformation i am. it is so dangerous to have that misleading information because, then residents count on that information. and also, during our investigation, when we are looking at how to prevent this from reoccurring, we will issue urgent safety recommendations and final recommendations but if people are focused on the
released under investigation. avon and somerset police won t comment on social media reports that there had been an ongoing dispute about parking on the estate, but they have confirmed that officers had contact in the past with those involved. local people have been told this was an isolated incident. heartbreaking, you know, and to look at the situation that this community sees, as i say, i don t want anyone speculating. our thoughts are with the families, and my officers are supporting that process. jennifer chapple worked in a garden centre coffee shop. stephen chapple was a teacher. theirfamilies have asked for privacy. jon kay, bbc news, somerset. the mistreatment of people at an immigration removal centre at gatwick airport is the subject of a public inquiry which opened today. it comes after bbc panorama broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers
that this community sees, as i say, i don t want anyone speculating. our thoughts are with the families, and my officers are supporting that process. jennifer chapple worked in a garden centre coffee shop, stephen chapple was a teacher. theirfamilies have asked for privacy. john kay, bbc news, somerset. detectives investigating the disappearance of a missing teenagerfrom plymouth have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of a body. 18 year old bobbi anne mcleod hasn t been seen since saturday evening. a facebook page set up to help find her has now attracted more than 10,000 members. devon and cornwall police say two men aged 24 and 26 have been arrested, but formal identification of the body has not yet been carried out. 46 people have died after a bus crashed and burst into flames in western bulgaria. it s thought only seven people managed to escape alive from the vehicle. many of the passengers including children