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president, not george w. bush, his father. im christine romans, this is "early start." just hours from now, transportation secretary pete buttigieg heads to the site of that train derailment in east palestine, ohio. buttigieg under pressure as residents and critics worry about the toxic chemicals. alex shaw faced some of that head on in a cnn town hall last night. >> im 65 years old, diabetic, hearts disease, everything. did you shorten my life? i want to retire and enjoy it. how are w...

transportation secretary pete buttigieg will visit that ohio train derailment site one day after donald trump. "the lead" starts right now. big names descend on a small town, east palestine, ohio, the scene of that toxic train wreck. norfolk southern vows to help but critics know how much the company is giving victims versus company investors for stock buybacks. plus after the speeches and fanfare, ukraine left with the realities of war. >> do you have any idea how many bodies you ha...

$225,000. >> for a coy mpany the size of norfolk southern, a multibillion-dollar company that are wildly profitable, that is not a level that will get their attention. >> reporter: norfolk southern posted record profits last year. the railroad spent $1.8 million on lobbying. the top lobby for the industry insists that safety is a top priority, but in an interview on cnbc, norfolk southern ceo evaded a question about its lobbying efforts. >> looking forward to having discussions with our regulato...

Coming home all at once. >> by the way, thats what the president, health officials say do. keep your vacation plans as long as youre vaccinated. the airline industry is asking the cdc for help to shorten the period for airline workers so they arent faced with as many cancellations as they are seen now. any sense that is going to happen? >> reporter: well have to wait and see how this pans out, jim. the top lobby for the airlines and delta have both written to the cdc director rochelle walensky a...