nate foy with the latest on this crash, hello, nate. it doesn t appear that this is a repeat of last month s toxic disaster in east palestine. state and local officials do not believe it was carrying toxic chemicals and any evidence of any spillage. take a look. one person caught it on camera. you see reminiscence of derail meant here, 5:00 p.m. last night. state epa says there s no risk to public water systems as a result of this wreck. the cleanup is underway right now. we will have more in a second. state leadership in ohio stays something needs to be done about this as a pattern is emerging. what we have seen to risk to communities is unacceptable. luckily it seems we may have missed a bullet. the train is empty and hazardous materials is a threat to the community. regarding the cleanup, mike, and what was in the trains, norfolk southern tells fox news no hazardous materials involved or reported. we are coordinating with officials on site and expect to have wreckage
next hour. egyptian officers raid the they may have made some powerful enemies in the process. one group is chaired by madeleine albright. the other is chaired by john mccain. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room . captions by vitac www.vitac.com the clock is ticking. we re only five days away from the iowa caucuses. the focus has now turned to a certain degree, to rick santorum. an extraordinary surge in his poll. can rick santorum keep on climbing? joe johns has been following santorum in iowa on the campaign trial. joe, how did it go? well, wolf, good news and bad news for rick santorum. he s doing better in the polls. the bad news is he s the latest target on the campaign trial. what on earth took this guy so long to get traction in iowa any way? what s going on right now in iowa and i see it with the crowds getting bigger. i think they d be bigger in any circumstance. people are focused. here s a guy who spent more time in the sta
rhetoric certainly is getting sharper. and there are seven major candidates now but after seven more days, will some of those candidates start falling by the wayside on the campaign trail? that s coming up in our strategy session this hour. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re here in dubuque. a bit chilly but no snow. it s getting ready, a week from today, the iowa caucuses. you re looking at live pictures from dubuque. this will be the first state to have an impact on the 2012 presidential campaign, and it s all happening here in iowa. the republican caucuses candidate are out on the campaign trail today. they re scrambling to cover as much ground as they possibly can. newt gingrich slipping a bit, but still among the leaders. he s ready to roll across the state by bus. he ll join me live here in dubuque later this hour for an in-depth interview, but let s begin with cnn s jim acosta, he s in des moines, the state capital. iowa certainly very much up fo