this morning students and faculty at michigan state university are back on campus after the deadly, horrible shooting there. only, though, with an fbi escort so they can recover personal items left behind in the chaos. we re also learning more about the three young lives that were cut short. 20-year-old brian fraser, 19-year-old arielle anderson and 20-year-old alexandria verner were killed in that shooting. we re getting details about the gunman and what he left behind. we re also watching just about an hour from now, former south carolina governor nikki haley set to formally set to jump into the race for the white house. new details about who will introduce her at a rally in charlton and what her message will be. first straight to cnn s adrienne broaddus who joins us from east lancing, michigan. what more do we know about the three students who were killed, adrienne? reporter: erica, good morning to you. we re learning about arielle anderson whom her family afec shun na
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
alabama, killing everyone onboard. growing concern tonight about airline safety. the head of the faa testifying before congress about the cause behind a nationwide groundstop last month. the faa promising action following a series of dangerous close calls, including a fourth incident we re just learning about in honolulu. gio benitez standing by. days of mourning on the campus of michigan state university. vigils honoring three classmates shot and killed during a shooting rampage. students protesting at the state capitol, demanding gun reform. dramatic testimony in the alex murdaugh murder trial. for the first time, jurors seeing the moment he denies killing his wife and son. detectives asking, did you kill maggie? did you call paul? murdaugh asking if he s now a suspect. the cat strofic earthquake in turkey and syria. at least six survivors pulled from the rubble today, buried for roughly 200 hours. heartbreak over the more than 41,000 dead. many of the in mass grave
msnbc headquarters in new york city. we got a lot to get to this hour. first a community in mourning as michigan state university remembers three killed during a mass shooting monday. students still trying to process the violence. all of us are numb to the whole situation. we have lived this our entire lives. i m still processing it. i honestly don t know if i can ever take a step foot into na union anymore. you see it on the news, but you never think it s going to be your school. and in fact, it is their school. we re learning more about the victims now as well, 20-year-old brian fraser was the president of his fraternity, 19-year-old ariel anderson, an aspiring surgeon, and 20-year-old alexandria verner, an all state athlete studying biology. police are still investigating the motive. we are learning more about the suspected gunman, ahead, the details about his criminal background and the chilling details that his father is now sharing. also this morning, fear a
health and safety after that fiery train derailment triggered a major chemical spill. officials now telling some people there not to drink the water. we begin this hour with the latest on the deadly shooting at michigan state university. we re learning new details about the three students murdered in this tragedy. three bright futures cut short. arielle anderson was a sophomore at msu, her family described her to local media as kind hearted, driven, straight-a student. they say she was always helpful to others and aspired to become a pediatrician. alexandria verner was a junior at msu. her hometown superintendent says she was a tremendous leader and athlete and that if you knew her, you loved her. alexandria s father described her as a beautiful soul. brian fraser was an msu sophomore, his family described him as a good kid, loved by everyone. he served as his fraternity s president, which called him a great friend. his high school swim team said brian had an infectious smi