ohio it is not eligible for federal disaster assistance in the after math of a toxic train crash in east palestine. good morning, i m bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand sandra smith. this is america s newsroom. fema shooting down the governor s request. the agency said the toxic bill in east palestine does not qualify as a traditional natural disaster. bill: the administration is sending funds to help with medical costs. the head of the epa was there for the first time. on the scene yesterday ohio senator j.d. vance. it is like chemicals coming out of the ground. let me show this to people. watch this. you can see the chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in east palestine. sandra: health officials insist the water is safe to drink. but people who live there are concerned. i haven t s
being controlled by the cartels and smuggling drugs. the family of bruce willis revealing he has been diagnosed with ftd, a form of dementia. his condition has gotten first. but first this. president biden: make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people i will take it down. bill: president biden finally breaking his silence. we ve been waiting for ten days on those aerial objects shot down by the military. says the last three do not appear to be connected to beijing or any foreign surveillance campaign. meanwhile a hobby club out of northern illinois fears its silver coated party-style balloon may have been shot down by a side winder missile over canada. the missile costs a lot of money. the balloon not so much. sandra: estimated cost $12 of the balloon. bill: the missile upwards of $4 hundred grand. dana has the day off. welcome, i m bill hemmer. sandra, welcome back to you. sandra: i m sandra smith. president bid
questionable traffic stop last month that led to the termination of three memphis fire department personnel and a six officer, the white officer seen taseing nichols. two other deputies were suspended five days without pay for violating a number of department procedures. those two deputies who were suspended are not expected to face charges. meantime the shelby county d.a. s office is beginning to look through cases from the scorpion unit. the officers charged, their credibility is in question, sandra. sandra: we ll be watching for that. thank you very much, charles. bill: top of the hour now. fox news alert. three big stories top of the news. the biden administration during oaf owe s request for disaster assistance while sending medical experts to the train wreck to address the health concerns of anxious people in the town. house speaker kevin mccarthy leading a republican delegation to the border arguing it is