maybe you want to keep those seat belts fastened. the lead starts right now. major questions raised today about your safety in the air as senators grill the faa why the agency cannot be so sure there will not be more runway near misses and grounded flights. plus, nikki haley officially kicks off her 2024 campaign, bringing a pledge to bring in a new generation of leadership. but how long can she maintain this delicate dance, throwing subtle shade at trump while not alienating his supporters? and hayashi, you know, that first flying object shot down, the one that was deemed a chinese spy balloon. u.s. intel says maybe it wasn t supposed to be over the continental u.s. after all. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and the airport chaos taking over capitol hill after the series of near collisions and the nationwide ground stop that led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights. the acting head of the federal aviation administration
since then i have the chemical burns and reaction rash on my face. i could smell the chemicals and like, it s obvious something is not right. before two days ago you could not stand here without getting a headache. it s travelling to inside the ground, it s a very rural area where this happened, these people have farms and livestock and it s going into the waterways. sandra: begin america reports with that train derailment up ending people s lives in a small ohio town where there are lingering safety questions at this hour. almost two weeks after the disaster. hello, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. hi. john: happy wednesday to you, john roberts in washington. people in east palestine, ohio hoping to get some answers during a town hall meeting, after a train went off the tracks 12 days ago carrying hazardous chemicals. a toxic fire spent plumes of toxic smoke for days. sandra: some residents are worried about water and air quality. people getting sick, f
The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner's autopsy and toxicology reports for the truck driver involved in February's nitric acid spill on I-10, reveal he had a BAC of 0.312%.
A toxic chemical spill happened on Interstate 10 near Tucson. High winds have spread the toxic fumes. What to do if you've been exposed or if you're in the spill radius.
Interstate 10 outside Tucson was closed on Tuesday night after a nitric acid spill due to a deadly accident involving a commercial tanker truck, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.