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
the area are reporting headaches, nausea and respiratory issues after the train ran off the rails earlier this month. good afternoon, mike. mike: good afternoon, mike, it looks like a communication breakdown has halted the clean-up of contaminated material here from east palestine. much of the contaminated dirt and water were being move today hazardous material handling facilities in wayne county michigan as well as harris county texas but officials on the receiving end said say that no one told them that the hazardous material was coming to their state. 15 truckloads or 210 tons of contaminated dirt have arrived in michigan. wayne county executive is not pleased. i don t know how you do that without contacting the local officials so that we can number 1, know how to respond to our communities and number 2, give at advice in terms of routes that you may take and those sorts of things. 5 truckloads or 70 tons contaminated have been returned to east palestine. expected
reorganization. we ll talk to the mayor and plus this. that is violence, serious violence escalating between israel and palestinians. and a mysterious drone strike against iran stoking tension in the region as america s top diplomat heads to jerusalem in the thick of it. facing a major test as this situation continues. a bombastic warning from a top u.s. general who is predicting war with china potentially. we re going to start though with the memphis police department permanently shutting down the scorpion unit after the savage and deadly beating of tyre nichols. the special unit is once celebrated for cracking down on high crime areas. it is now coming under intense scrutiny. the big question is was tyre nichols the only one? or did other people also suffer brutal treatment? you re going to stay on top of this. it has a very as i understand it, sketchy track record. well, we re hearing that certainly from people in the community. you were there. people would come
just ahead here on cnn newsroom. republican and nikki haley begins her run for for confidene the tests, politicians over 75 years old. could she be targeting president biden? or donald trump? our political analyst weighs in. plus, anger in eastern ohio as residents wonder if this small town is safe after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed. and, later, survivors still being found under the rubble more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. but first, we begin with new developments in the investigation into former president donald trump s role in seeking to overturn a 2020 election. cnn has now learned a special counsel has subpoenaed trump s former chief of staff mark meadows, who was witness to trump s actions during the insurrection at the u.s. capitol. cnn s evan perez has more details now from washington. donald trump s former chief of staff
you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary world. you re you re watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. nikki haley begins her run for competency tests for politicians over 75 years old. could she be target ing presidet biden or form er president donad trump. and later, survivors still being found under the rubble, more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. good to have you with us. the head of the u.s. environmental protection agency is expected to visit east palestine, ohio, in the coming hours, where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the coming month. two weeks since the disaster, residents wait for answers from officials and the rail company on whether their community is safe. cnn jason carol reports. everybody that came here expected a whole lot more than what we re getting right now. reporter: frustration, anger and unanswered questions in east pales palestine, ohio. the railroad did us