the turkish government says it is committed to rebuilding the affected areas with a year, but for those who have lost everything there is so much more that needs to be done and the real concern now is with this aftershock taking place two weeks later many are struggling with the sense of year fear, a sense of apprehension, unsure whether or not their homes are sa safe. nada bashir, thanks so much. this morning the epa administrator is back in east palestine, ohio, to meet with people and officials worried about water and air quality since that toxic train disaster two weeks ago. you can see ohio s governor mike dewine taking a sip of water from the tap even right there, that just happened moments ago in east palestine. trying to inspire some confidence it seems, understandable fears in that community. the visit comes as a state-run health clinic is opening there this morning, some residents
ast business. powering possibilities. good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. in a soaring speech before a huge crowd in warsaw, president biden frames the war in ukraine as a battle between hope and fear, between freedom and dictatorship. how that compares to vladimir putin s war of aggression and new threats against the west, and what all of it means for the prospects for peace. we ll have live reports from warsaw, kyiv and moscow coming up. plus, ron desantis may not be going after donald trump, but he s definitely going after his voters. how the florida governor s bid to win over police unions and donors could be a testing ground for his 2024 campaign. and george santos telling us
any other nominee would be illegitimate? there is a strong possibility that even if donald trump lost, he s going to pull so many voters from whoever the republican nominee would be. and i i don t actually think that donald trump would lose the republican nomination to desantis at this stage in the game. well, democrats seem to be taking desantis seriously. at least to the extent that illinois governor j.d. pritzker slammed him saying actions speak louder than words. if ron desantis had his way, florida would have had the resources to deliver for the law enforcement community. you got the mayors of new york city, chicago, also going after desantis. does this suggest, in spite of a lot of them saying, well, he hasn t been tested on the national stage, that they are worried he could be a strong
community to manage this aftermath alone. gillian: epa administrator and other officials are back in east palestine, trying to assure that the air and water is safe. a new health clinic is up and running, a variety of medical issues, everything from nausea to nose bleeds. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling for several reforms to the rail standards to strengthen safety rules. he plans to visit the derailment site when the time is right. when do you think the time will be right? if you were a petting man, how much and when? john: i do not know. but i do know that trent conaway, the mayor of east palestine, he does not want him to show up unless he has a shovel in his hand. gillian: and how much can officials show up and do to
defend himself and his leadership. certainly in the room as he spoke, and as he used words like cynical and two-faced about the western and washington and western europe, and as he used those terms, those in the audience were nodding in agreement. there were plenty of applause and standing ovations on russian television, a congratulation to the russian president for the speech he gave. as a show of unity, if you like, yesterday s show of unity with ukraine, it did seem as though some analysts detected cracks below the surface. thank you. back here at home this morning the epa administrator along with ohio s governor