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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 cnns polo sandoval joins me now. polo, were 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...

as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ians wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire ...

Again, an important point we heard from officials in springfield, ohio, is even those four tanker train cars that ended up being derailed did not have any sort of leakage. so thats certainly important, and no spillage. but of course the question of why did this happen, especially a month after the situation in palestine, ohio, that is still something that authorities will have to answer in an effort to prevent this from happening again. we now know there were hazardous materials being transporte...

Which will, in my opinion, take away what is left of voting rights. if we do not have voting rights, this country cannot practice democracy for those of us that have been locked out of equal voting rights until 1965. we will be right back. l 1965 we will be right back. we will be right back. ub. piled with turkey, ham and roast beef. this sub isnt slowing down time any time soon. ill give it a run for its money. my moneys on the sub. its subways biggest refresh yet. that does it for me.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Selma, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights

U.s. senators, so you can share your information and demand they take action to protect our democracy and pass the for the people act. >> eight been one year since the death of congressman john lewis. as you know, he fought tirelessly for equal voting rights. the john lewis voting rights act is still not passed. do you think lawmakers in d.c. are acting with the urgency needed to protect voting rights? >> absolutely not. but i will say this, i want to give credit to the 50 democrats who did vote...

John lewis. as you know, he fought tirelessly for equal voting rights throughout his life. the john lewis voting rights act still not passed. do you think lawmakers are acting with the urgency needed to protect voting rights? >> absolutely not. but i will say this. i want to give credit to the 50 democrats who did vote to advance the for the people act. and lets be clear. the first 300 pages of that act were authored by john lewis. so while the voting rights advancement act bears his name, they ...

Education. want to address income inequality, civil rights? it starts with education. if we give our kids a good education, its their best shot of leading a productive life. we dont want americans to survive. we want them to thrive. up next, a fix for fake news, maybe, one media entrepreneur has a novel idea to help clear up all the confusion. first, you know what this is, march, womens history month. today, i want to honor our #one great woman carey chapman catt. she worked tirelessly for equal...