health and safety and support the east palestine community and to hold norfolk southern accountable. the ntsb for the parts out with a preliminary report on thursday which indicated that a wheel bearing failure was likely the cause of the february 3rd incident. it derailed 38 train cars, 11 of them were carrying hazardous materials. the ntsb saying that the blame is not with the crew and said an incident, this incident was 100% preventible, though they stopped short of saying what may have been done to prevent this incident. they say that answer could come in the coming months. all right. paolo sandoval. thank you. as the cleanup continues, the white house is responding to criticism that the biden administration has not done enough for people in east palestine. and despite sending members of his cannabis, there is criticism from some republicans that the president has not visited the community there. jasmine wright is traveling with president biden in wilmington,
partners to use our long-standing experience and expertise in these matters to ensure the health and safety and support the east palestine community and to hold norfolk southern accountable. the national transportation safety board out with a preliminary report on thursday which indicate the wheel bearing feeler was likely the cause of the derailment. ntsb adding last week that the crew was not to blame and saying that the incident was 100% preventible, though exactly what could have been done to prevent this incident from happening, authorities saying that that answer may not come for several more months. reporting for cnn, new york. u.s. inflation rises unexpectedly in january. ahead, we explain what s behind the surge in prices and how long the trend will likely last. plus a shake-up of the global economy courtesy of the
transported. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. they don t want the worry and they don t want the smell. and we owe it to the people of east palestine to move it out of the community as quickly as possible. at the same time, i know there are folks in other states with concerns. legitimate concerns about how this waste is being transported and how it will be disposed of. epa will continue to work with our local, state and federal partners to use our longstanding experience and expertise in these matters to ensure the health and safety and support the east palestine community and to hold norfolk southern accountable. the ntsb out with a preliminary report on thursday which indicated that a wheel
ensure the health and safety and support east palestine community and to hold norfolk southern accountable. reporter: ntsb out with a preliminary report thursday which indicated that a wheel bearing failure was the likely cause of that february 3 incident that derailed 38 train car, 11 carrying hazardous materials. and the ntsb adding that the crew was not to blame and saying that the incident was 100% preventable though exactly what could have been done to prevent this incident from happening authorities saying that that answer may not come for several more months. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. freight trains are a vital link in america s supply chain, but they can carry dangerous toxic cargo. east palestine is far from the only community at risk. this map shows the vast web of freight tracks that crisscross the country and many trains
possible. at the same time, i know there are folks in other states with concerns, legitimate concerns, about how this waste is being transported and how it will be disposed of. epa will continue to work with our local, state, and federal partners to use our longstanding experience and expertise in these matters to ensure the health and safety and support the east palestine community and to hold norfolk southern accountable. the national transportation safety board out with a preliminary report on thursday which indicated that a wheel bearing failure was the likely cause of that february 3rd incident. it derailed 38 train cars, 11 of them carrying hazardous materials. ntsb adding last week that the crew was not to blame and saying that the incident was 100% preventible, though exactly what could have been done to prevent this incident from happening, authorities saying that answer may not come for several more