median income is lass than $45,000. east palestine is overwhelmingly white and politically conservative. more than 70% of the voters in the surrounding counties supported donald trump in the last election. that shouldn t be relevant but you re about to hear, it very much is. 11 days ago, 150 car train derailed in east palestine and it spewed poisonous chemicals onto the ground and in the surface waters. after the crash, the ohio state epa found evidence of yabbial acura late in the water and streams and creeks that feed it. this was more of a concern for east palestine given the ohio river supplies drinking water to about a tenth of the u.s. population. this train derailment was a environmental disaster. not an environmental disaster like climate change is, but an actual environmental disaster, one that s hurting actual people. then it got worse. several days after the derailment, officials decided it was a good idea to set fire to the spilled chemicals. the result of that
[ inaudible ] no time? big mistake. reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putin s announcement came hours before joe biden s speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty goes until 2026. there is time to figure this out. keep in mind, this was the first agreement reached by joe biden and putin at the start of his time in office. it goes to show even on issue where is they thought they could negotiate and reach agreements, the relationship is all but imploded at this point. phil, the president is set to land back in washington in a few hours. what will await him as republicans continue to splinter on the subject of support for ukraine? reporter: yeah, there are
Documents at his country club. It comes as trumps legal team picks up a significant win in court. And in uvalde, texas, there is a mix of anxiety and fear for students and staff today as they start a new school year. For some parents, promises of increased security arent enough to send their kids back to class. Good morning. And welcome to Way Too Early. On this tuesday, september 6th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. A riveting new twist this morning, following the fbi search of former president Donald Trumps maralago home in florida. A federal judge has approved a request from trumps attorneys for a Special Master to review the material seized during last months search. Temporarily blocking parts of the justice departments investigation. U. S. District judge cannon, a trump appointee, stated in her ruling yesterday, that the Special Master should be able to review the seized documents to address questions of attorneyclient privilege, and to litigate claims of
decent jobs report but don t tell that to big tech companies planning lay offs. gallup says 98% of americans are concerned of the economy, so why are democratic denials still a thing? some blue states white house already vowed to put the fossil fuels industry out of business. the president may change his tune after the midterm. but, with the midterms now being counted down and we begin with team coverage. kekevin keke corke on how big companies are trying to avoid red inc. with pink script. jeff, good evening. trace, three days away, the president is spending the last weekend before midterms in illinois from one blue state to another. here is what president biden had to say while leaving california. we are going to win this time around. i feel good about our chances. i have not been in all the house s races. i think we ll keep a senate and pick up a seat. i think we ll have a chance to win in the house. i am optimistic. i really am. the president will deliver remarks
documents at his country club. it comes as trump s legal team picks up a significant win in court. and in uvalde, texas, there is a mix of anxiety and fear for students and staff today as they start a new school year. for some parents, promises of increased security aren t enough to send their kids back to class. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, september 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a riveting new twist this morning, following the fbi search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago home in florida. a federal judge has approved a request from trump s attorneys for a special master to review the material seized during last month s search. temporarily blocking parts of the justice department s investigation. u.s. district judge cannon, a trump appointee, stated in her ruling yesterday, that the special master should be able to review the seized documents to address questions of attorney-client privilege,