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
site. jason carroll has been talking to east palestine residents who no longer know whom to trust. we re strongly recommending those who have not yet had their water source checked to use bottled water. bottled water is being made available. reporter: more than a week after a toxic train derailment that led to the evacuation of much of this small ohio town, state health officials are urning some east palestine residents to drink bottled water until water tests are complete. this is going to be particularly important if you are pregnant, if you are breast-feeding, or if you are preparing formula for an infant. reporter: officials say the toxic spill was largely contained the day after the derailment and that tests have shown the air quality is safe. but they have found low levels of contaminants in four nearby walterways spanning 7 1/2 miles, including leslie run, a creek which runs through east palestine and neighboring towns, right through the back of cathy reese s p
Indockery nation camps. cnn follows one motherer s journey to be reunited with her daughter. and uncertainty in pal steen, ohio. is the water safe to drink? is the air okay to breathe? ohio governor mike dewine announced the water is safe to drink after new tests detected no contaminants, but property owners with private wells are encouraged to keep drinking bottled water until their wells are tested. and the soil at the derailment site has not been removed by the rail company yet. experts say removal is key to cleanup because the soil acts like a sponge, soaking up if toxic chemicals and releasing them into the soil and the air and the water over time. adding to the mounting concerns of the dead fish cnn saw in a waterway near the derailment