the train that derailed yesterday near springfield, ohio. the derailment of another norfolk southern freight train prompted a temporary shelter in place for nearby residents, and cnn s polo sandoval joins me now. polo, we re getting some new wrinkles of information about what was on that train yesterday. very interesting. what can you tell us? reporter: yeah, jim. in the last couple of hours, we heard from an initial at norfolk southern, who is the owner and operator of the train that derailed in springfield, ohio, yesterday afternoon, confirming that the train was transporting hazardous material. however, that it was not on train cars that derailed. roughly 20 of the 212 train cars that were going south from northern ohio down to birmingham ended up leaving the tracks. officials there saying this accident happened in an area that does not have any protected water source. and most importantly, according to the state s epa director, that there was no release of any sort of c
president biden is about to honor of hero of bloody sunday. it was 58 years ago that white deputies and state troopers violently turned on peaceful demonstrators. they were beginning a 54-mile march to montgomery, the state capital to call for equal voting rights for african-americans. this is obviously an important trip for the president. what can you tell us? reporter: well, jim, president biden s purpose here in selma, alabama today is two-fold. the white house has said he wants to commemorate the day, the events of bloody sunday 58 years ago so that they will not be erased from america s memory. the president will be speaking in just a short while with a backdrop of the edmund pettis bridge right behind him, where african-americans were severely beaten by white officers. the president in his remarks today is once again expected to put the spotlight on the need for vote being rights legislation. in the 2020 campaign, that was one of the central tenets, one of main promis
presidential podium to make them. but first, there s another norfolk southern train derailment to tell you about, this one also in ohio prompting local officials to order people living close to the crash to shelter many place. this comes, of course, just one month after a train carrying ox thetic chemicals derailed in east palestine, ohio, about 180 miles away from yesterday s incident. more questions about the safety of the railroads and what the government can do about it. hello, everyone. welcome to a brand new hour of fox news live. i m eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. hello, everyone, i m arthel neville. norfolk southern saying no hazardous material was onboard any of the more than 20 cars that ran off the tracks yesterday, but this incident along with the east palestine derailment is causing lawmakers to question safety measures. railroads continue to enrich their executives at the expense of public safety and public health and lay off workers and comprom
going to pick things up from here. i ll see you next weekend, two to 4 pm eastern on msnbc, thank you for watching. on msn bc, than you for and good afternoon, d hello to all of you. i am katie phang, in for simone sanders thompson at this hour, president biden is in selma, alabama. we are looking at live pictures right now, he will be speaking any moment now, marking the anniversary of bloody sunday. a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement that led to landmark voting rights protections. president biden will be calling for expanding voting access. and it has been a busy weekend for republicans, former president trump brings up a mug a coronation speaking to an adoring crowd at cpac, while other gop presidential hopefuls plot their future at a separate meeting. what that all means for 2024. plus, a special simone spotlight. simon spoke with the sensational r&b group, the ladies have been giving us great music for more than three decades. and they may have something new