i m lindsey reiser, we ve got a jam-packed hour ahead. right now, 50 million americans are waking up to winter alerts, including heavy snow, ice, even some tornadoes. a fast moving storm system tearing across the great lakes into new england, dumping heavy snow and complicating the morning commute for many. new york city is seeing its first steady snowfall of the year. take a look at this, the normally bustling bridge in the daylight hours eerily empty covered in a soft bed of snow. illinois dealing with its own severe weather. two tornadoes touching down, setting off terrifying sirens. we re tracking all of it for you this morning. plus, growing frustration in east palestine ahead of the epa administrate s third trip to the town since that toxic train derailment. federal officials knocking on more than 500 doors in town checking on residents, some of whom have been diagnosed with health conditions like bronchitis. others are fearful of getting sick in the future. i m sca
msnbc headquarters in new york city. we got a lot to get to this hour. first a community in mourning as michigan state university remembers three killed during a mass shooting monday. students still trying to process the violence. all of us are numb to the whole situation. we have lived this our entire lives. i m still processing it. i honestly don t know if i can ever take a step foot into na union anymore. you see it on the news, but you never think it s going to be your school. and in fact, it is their school. we re learning more about the victims now as well, 20-year-old brian fraser was the president of his fraternity, 19-year-old ariel anderson, an aspiring surgeon, and 20-year-old alexandria verner, an all state athlete studying biology. police are still investigating the motive. we are learning more about the suspected gunman, ahead, the details about his criminal background and the chilling details that his father is now sharing. also this morning, fear a
about the accountability and long-term impacts of how the derailment is going to impact the community. take a listen to what this mother told me. norfolk southern is making me question whether i m a good parent, and that s the most frustrating part. i want to believe i m keeping them safe by allowing them to go to school and playing sports. everybody else is telling me, what are you going to do in five years, or the water is not safe to drink or they re getting rashes. reporter: yeah, powerful sentiments from this mother, and this echoes the number of concerns that we ve heard from residents throughout the weeks of coverage that we have been doing here. so we do plan to ask the head of the epa several questions about some of the testing they re planning on doing, other questions and health concerns. enough isn t being done despite the visits from officials, the visits from former presidents, environmental activists, they re looking for real accountability here. making me question
we head into wednesday, thursday, and friday, not to mention some of the added snow and rain as well. we know you ll keep track. angie lassman, thank you. frustration is mounting in east palestine, ohio, as michael regan make his third visit since the toxic train derailment. teams with the epa, fema and cdc checked on more than 530 east palestine households in three days. some residents have been diagnosed with bronchitis and other health conditions since the disaster. doctors expect those chemicals are responsible, and there s growing momentum on capitol hill to hold the rail company accountable. a good first step will be hearing directly from norfolk southern ceo. i hope you ll work with us in good faith to come before the senate as soon as possible. nbc s george solis is in east palestine. george, what do we know about regan s third swing through town, and what do residents want
i m lindsey reiser, we ve got a jam-packed hour ahead. right now, 50 million americans are waking up to winter alerts, including heavy snow, ice, even some tornadoes. a fast moving storm system tearing across the great lakes into new england, dumping heavy snow and complicating the morning commute for many. new york city is seeing its first steady snowfall of the year. take a look at this, the normally bustling bridge in the daylight hours eerily empty covered in a soft bed of snow. illinois dealing with its own severe weather. two tornadoes touching down, setting off terrifying sirens. we re tracking all of it for you this morning. plus, growing frustration in east palestine ahead of the epa administrate s third trip to the town since that toxic train derailment. federal officials knocking on more than 500 doors in town checking on residents, some of whom have been diagnosed with health conditions like bronchitis. others are fearful of getting sick in the future. i m scared for wh