getting sick and dying in the area. the epa told fox this just hours ago. we have been in over 460 homes testing the air quality. we re going to test 28 more homes today. the data shows that there s no elevated levels. martha: so east palestine resident chelsea simpson said her lips with polka-dotted and had red patches on her skin. governor dewine will respond and give answers in his home state. first, let s go to garrett tenney live in east palestine today with the latest. hi, garrett. hi, martha. every day we re hearing more stories like those while officials say based on all the data that they collected so far, the danger has passed. the air is safe to breathe and the soil is safe and the small amount of chemical that is being detected in the drinking water shouldn t be a concern for folks. that disconnect between what the officials are saying and what folks are seeing and experiencing first hand is why most of the folks we ve talked to here don t have a lot of conf
china watcher gorden chang warning we must prepare for war because of it. he means what he says. it s all coming up. welcome, everybody. glad to have you. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with jacqui at the white house. jacqui? the washington post has been reporting that the chinese spy balloon s path over the u.s. may have been driven by the wind and that analysts are examining the possibility that the chinese did not intend to penetrate the american heartland with their surveillance equipment. i m told that that is not the full story. we re learning a lot more right now. officials tell me that we don t know if the balloon s direction over the continental u.s. was intentional. because it s a balloon, its trajectory depends on a range of factors that includes the wind. the balloon also went over guam, we ve learned, which is u.s. territory. it also later loitered over several sensitive sites in the continue continental u.s. the chinese still had the ability to maneuver
thanks for having me. martha: that s the story for this wednesday, february 15. the story goes on. thanks for joining us this afternoon. look forward to seeing you tomorrow. have a great afternoon, a great evening. your world starts after this. neil: is the president about to break his silence? reuters reporting that president biden and his team are considering a speech to the nation to address that chinese spy craft and three other aerial opens shot down by the military. the report goes on to say the president would give the speech before departing next week for poland. we re all over it with jacqui heinrich on the pressure mounting on the president to address it. jennifer griffin on defense officials under pressure to release more information about it. montana democratic senator john tester vowing to get to the bottom of it, all of it.
gretchen: good morning, everyone. hope you re going to have a fantastic day. it s wednesday, february 15. i m gretchen carlson. sarah palin says mitt romney is not conservative enough to win an election. is she right? both of the former governors here live this hour to set the record straight. they re both going to be on the curvy couch. steve: meanwhile, republicans and democrats on the same page. are you kidding me? it s true. both apparently agreeing on a tentative plan to keep your paycheck from shrinking next month. there is one small problem. there is no way to pay for it and that has got some republicans steamed, brian. brian: and the top dog is? best in show at the 136th annual westminster kennel club, america s dog show is the