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The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday about the toxic train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss the new details about what went wrong.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a toxic train derailment that forced thousands of people from their homes.
Buttigieg said the"resilience, the resolve and the decency" of East Palestine residents has been "inspiring."
Officials originally said they believed 3,500 aquatic animals had been killed. With the toll estimated to be more than 12 times that amount, officials say they're unsure how long recovery will take.
Embattled train company had faced pressure from a union to offer paid sick days to track maintenance workers.
The NTSB report said the wheel bearing and affected wheelset have been collected as evidence and will be a focus of further investigation.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to visit East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, a day after former President Trump visited. Roxana Saberi talks to residents who continue to blast Norfolk Southern and are growing more concerned about the future of their health and homes.
He visited East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month.
Former President Donald Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio, offering supplies after a toxic train derailment. He called the federal response to the derailment "betrayal," despite the fact his administration rolled back rail safety regulations. Roxana Saberi has the latest.
The strategy seeks to streamline rail operations by lengthening trains while cutting the workforce.
East Palestine, Ohio, has been dealing with the aftermath of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train transporting hazardous chemicals two weeks ago.
A freight train derailed Tuesday in central Nebraska, with more than 30 cars loaded with coal going off the tracks. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
A train derailed in Nebraska early Tuesday, according to Union Pacific Railroad. About 31 cars carrying coal derailed in Gothenburg, Nebraska, the railroad said in a statement to CBS News.
The news comes after a Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced reforms to improve the safety of the rail system.
East Palestine, Ohio, has been dealing with the aftermath of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train transporting hazardous chemicals two weeks ago.
"This community has been traumatized," Ohio Gov. DeWine said on Tuesday.
Vinyl chloride is one of the most talked about hazardous materials in the Ohio train derailment. Some experts say it's a substance that should be of national concern as thousands of pounds of it are released every year in the U.S. as part of "poison plastic" manufacturing.
The train cars that went off the rails earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, were carrying several hazardous materials known to have potentially damaging health effects.
Unions have asserted that widespread job cuts in the industry in recent years have made railroads riskier.
The transportation secretary warned the CEO of Norfolk Southern that the rail company must "demonstrate unequivocal support for the people" of East Palestine, Ohio.
Residents in East Palestine, Ohio, are fuming over the slow federal response to a train derailment that released toxic chemicals. FEMA officials arrived at the site Saturday. Norfolk Southern, the rail company behind the accident, is also facing growing scrutiny after yet another train derailed in Detroit this past week. Michael George reports.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said there were no signs the air or water quality in East Palestine is unsafe two weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed, this despite complaints from residents of health issues like respiratory distress and headaches. Environmental and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich joined CBS News to discuss the misinformation being spread about the incident, and what accountability she believes needs to take place.
"It's disgusting": A local woman visited a waterway not far from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — and said she found dead fish and other signs that something wasn't right.
The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.
Tracey Hoffman, who lives close to where the train derailed, has joined a class-action lawsuit against train operator Norfolk Southern and will no longer drink the tap water.
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Before the blast, the soldiers had discovered the dismembered bodies of three people, officials said.
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The dead were two adults, an 11-year-old boy, and two girls ages 9 and 2, according to police.
An Indiana man, Joseph Corcoran, convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fiancé decades ago was put to death, without any independent witness, marking the state's first execution in 15 years.
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Heavy redactions obscured almost all information about the accusations themselves.
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Before the blast, the soldiers had discovered the dismembered bodies of three people, officials said.
Damaso Lopez Serrano — who is known as "Mini Lic" — is accused of ordering the 2017 killing of award-winning journalist Javier Valdez.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
Russian officials say a man has been detained over the killing of Lt. General Igor Kirillov, who led Russia's chemical and biological weapons unit.
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The New York Times called comedian Nikki Glaser "comedian of the year" for her knockout HBO special, "Someday You'll Die." It received Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe nominations. And now, Glaser is taking on a new project — hosting the Golden Globes. She joins "CBS Mornings."
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A British court has cleared police to seize $3.3 million from misogynist social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother to cover unpaid taxes.
Before the blast, the soldiers had discovered the dismembered bodies of three people, officials said.
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