organizations experienced in dealing with exactly this kind of material. the timeline here, the waste removal was paused over the weekend following complaints from texas and michigan officials who said they didn t know the waste would come to their jurisdictions. why didn t they know what was coming their way? i don t know all the details of the environmental cleanup process. what i know is that there are ways that are set up for states to communicate with each other about this. and there is often a private sector role as contractors who have that extremely rigorous epa certifica certif certify step up to do that challenging work. this is both in responding to disasters like this and in routine operations. it happens a lot, which is why it is regulated so tightly, so carefully and closely. and epa has taken over the process originally led by norfolk southern to make sure that it s going to be handled well. of course, every situation, politics playing a role in this. som
together. live to the white house as soon as the briefing begins moments from now. two of our blackhawk helicopters were involved in a crash during a planned training flight in kentucky that resulted in the death of all nine service members aboard the aircraft. the nine individuals we lost are children of god. they will be mourned and missed by their families, by their communities. sandra: fox news alert, waiting an update from the pentagon as well this hour after nine u.s. service members were tragically killed in the helicopter collision along the kentucky-tennessee border. sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: john roberts in washington. collision last night around 10:00 local time. sandra: as two blackhawk helicopters, part of a routine training mission, we are told, involving a multi-ship formation with night vision goggles collided around 30 miles from the fort campbell military base where the helicopters took off. john: army officials say there will be a
string of derailments, primarily the derailment and toxic spill in east palestine, ohio, that s terrified residents. i want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry i am for the impact this derailment has had on the residents of east palestine and the surrounding communities. i am determined to make this right. you have my personal commitment. norfolk southern will get the job done. this hour, an update on mitch mcconnell s health. the longest serving senate leader in either party hospitalized overnight after tripping at a private dinner in a d.c. hotel. tammy baldwin joins me to discuss her bill to legalize abortion rights across the nation, restoring the rights stripped away by the supreme court s dobbs decision. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. at a hearing today, senators in both parties are pressing norfolk southern s ceo to honor his company s commitments to the people of east palestine for months or years after the train derailment rais
survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from
politics and the misinformation surrounding this derailment. we will also unpack the warning the u.s. is sending to china. they are taking a big risk if they provide lead little assistance to russia in its war on ukraine. i am simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. we are following new developments in that investigation of that ohio train derailment. federal and local officials are expecting a live news conference any minute now and it will be happening in east palestine. we will be monitoring that and we will bring any news during this hour. now, residents, they are rightfully hoping to get more answers about the safety of their homes. the environmental protective agency says they have conducted nearly 600 home screenings for reentry. but serious questions about the safety of the water is starting to bubble up. we do not know what testing had taken place for residents of east palestine. we are told their water was okay to drink. bbc news has been trying to fin