carry on his legacy. under fire the ceo of the company that owns the train that derailed in ohio meets with angry residents. i think he was hiding what the white house is now demanding. a high ranking catholic bishop killed in his own home in l.a. his stunned congregation in tears. the investigation into who did it and why one of the long time stars of law and order has died. we remember richard belzer and children s book controversy the publisher rewriting role dahl controvers like charlie and the chocolate factory. are words like fat and ugly too controversial? this is nbc nightly news good evening i m jose diaz-balart in for kate snow we begin with what appears to be a major escalation by north korea. late today north korea launched a barrage of missiles in a provocative show of force. those launches come just hours after they test fired a missile capable of hitting the united states. it came so close to japan the residents there were able to see it fall
georgia, where the former president lives just ahead. but first tonight to east palestine, ohio, where a train derailment and toxic chemical spill have residents and lawmakers demanding answers about the safety of the air and drinking water. garrett tenney is live in that small ohio town near the pennsylvania border. garrett. reporter: yeah, jon, it s now been more than two weeks since that train derailment, and a lot of people here are still feeling sick despite officials saying the data shows the air and water are safe. and these are just the short-term symptoms from chemical exposure with. what is even more concerning for a lot of folks here is the long-term effects, what things could look like 10-15 years down the road potentially as a result of this disaster. i think we coneed to be concerned about the long-term effects of exposure to this chemical. back in 20 the 12 is the there were hundreds of people who went to the e.r. in the aftermath of that train derailment
biden is expected to have new sanctions on russia. on saturday, the u.s. firmly accused russia of committing war crimes against humanity in ukraine. putin s war has cost thousands of lives. it is targeted civilians. putin has even taken aim at a maternity hospital in mariupol. as we enter year two of the invasion, there is no clear end in sight. and now there are new concerns about china s involvement. this weekend, u.s. officials warn that china might be providing russia with non lethal military assistance. it could provide lethal assistance in the future. here s what secretary of state anthony blinken said earlier today on msnbc. jen is trying to have it both ways. publicly, and privately as i said we have seen already over the past months. the nonlethal assistance that does go directly to aiding and abetting russia s war. and some further information that we are sharing today. i think it will be out there soon. it indicates that they will have lethal assistance to russ
i m yasmin vossoughian. if you re just joining us, welcome. it s great to see you. if you are sticking with us, we thank you for that. trying to return to normal after the unimaginable. michigan state university students about to resume classes after a weekend spent mourning three of their friends and classmates gunned down in yet another mass shooting. it was just overwhelming. i had the victim s names and faces going through my head, all the trauma, hearing the screams and all of it. we are moving forward, we are not living in fear. we are not just bound the actions of some people, we are one with all the community. in a couple minutes, i want to speak to michigan congressman debbie dingell about the tragedy in her home state and what she tells those students demanding action. i m also going to ask her about that ohio train derailment. a new one in michigan revealing the danger on the rails. we are also looking into those bombshell revelations showing the biggest stars
concerns about united states joint military drills with south korea. panic on the new orleans parade route. a gunman opened fire. mardi gras back to pre-pandemic levels. e policeorbr n an arrest in connection with the catholic bishop shot at home. woman killed in an alligator attack in a florida retirement community. what i have to say tonight doesn t come from here. it comes from here. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight cbs evening news goes in-depth with a look at how americans are exposed to chemicals in our food. plus the story of 281-year-old best friends who are in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. first, the story, the top-secret historic trip. security was tight as it was the first time in modern history that an american president traveled to a war zone where there is not a u.s. military presence on the ground. president biden s motorcade slipped out of the white house at