this train was almost 1.8 miles long and had 158 cars, 38 cars ultimately had derailed. 11 were containing hazardous material and there were some five toxic chemicals on board, including vinyl chloride. that s the one that has a lot of folks worried right now because even though it s colorless and you almost wouldn t know it or sense it or smell it, some can. and that was the one that would have normally alerted people along a path of the train carrying it that you ve got a train coming into town that s carrying it. now, there are different interpretations of the laws and requirements around that. be that as it may, norfolk southern has promised to provide whatever help the town needs. better that and million dollars has been distributed thus far and we don t know the details of that, but more money was coming. a lot of lawyers, some of whom i have been talking to, who are pondering class action suits saying that s a drop in the bucket with the obligation that norfolk souther
fema, the ckc and and health and human services are heading to east palestine as we speak today. but despite additional assurance, resident fears are mounting and mounting fast. they re still reporting illnesses, they re still suffering symptom from the air, and many are still worrying about the safety of the water that s right around them. we re going to the hear from members of the community today. we ll also hear on a separate issue from house foreign affairs committee chairman mike mccall, why he s not at all satisfied with the handling of this chinese spy craft and the three objects we ve shot down since. and former secretary of state mike pom mike pompeo, the current secretary, antony blinken, could have a chance to meet with his chinese counterpart this very weekend. will he take it, should he take it, and what if he doesn t take it? we ll ask mike pompeo himself. welcome, everybody, glad to see you, i m neil cavuto. let s go to east palestine where we ll find our luca
michigan state university, naming several others, most of whom remain in critical condition. today, funeral services were held for two of the slain msu students, and in just a minute, i will talk to a michigan congresswoman with her reaction to this tragedy, which was on my mind even as i was marching in florida on wednesday, joining a peoples protest against the state s governor, ron desantis, and his escalating war on black history. it was while i was on the ground in florida that i got word that the shooter who massacred nearly a dozen black shoppers at a buffalo supermarket two years ago had been sentenced to life in prison without parole. later, i learned that all five of the former memphis police officers charged with murder, murdering tyre nichols had pled not guilty. i thought about tyre s mother and her grief, and i also thought about so many grieving mothers in other parts of the world right now. as turkey and syria recover from the massive earthquake that has now k
officers plead not guilty in the beating death of tyre nichols. and ukrainian president pleading to get the tools they need to end the war with russia. and the epa is talking to cnn after that toxic train disaster in ohio. that is what we are watching this hour. thank you for joining us. i m kristen in for kate bolduan. we start with the police officers who have been charged with the beating death of tyre nichols have plead not guilty to second-degree murder and assault. after they beat him, he died three days later. cnn did speak with tie ryre nic mother when she came into the courthouse. it is important for you to be here today? yes. they need to see my face. and shimon prokupiez has been there all morning. what exactly happened in court today? right. so this is the officers, the five former officers, and it was their initial appearance before the judge here in memphis, and behind me in court here, and they were out on bond, and they walked in. it is essentia
of the fox corporation to settle defamation lawsuit brought by dominion voting systems continue today. fox will pay dominion a record $787.5 million, while fox news was largely silent on the massive payouts. senate majority leader chuck schumer was not rupert murdoch s legacy is forever sealed as the network that sought to undermine american democracy. one prime time segment. at a time and dominion isn t done either they have pending lawsuits against the right wing networks, o a n and newsmax as well as against allies of the former president rudy giuliani, mike lindell and sidney powell. in a moment, we re going to talk to former fox anchor gretchen carlson in her first interview since the settlement, but before we do, it is worth noting that fox is legal jeopardy is far from over the voting technology companies . smartmatic is suing the network for $2.7 billion for they say we re over 100 false and misleading on your statement. it s about them. and fox also faces the very re