since then i have the chemical burns and reaction rash on my face. i could smell the chemicals and like, it s obvious something is not right. before two days ago you could not stand here without getting a headache. it s travelling to inside the ground, it s a very rural area where this happened, these people have farms and livestock and it s going into the waterways. sandra: begin america reports with that train derailment up ending people s lives in a small ohio town where there are lingering safety questions at this hour. almost two weeks after the disaster. hello, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. hi. john: happy wednesday to you, john roberts in washington. people in east palestine, ohio hoping to get some answers during a town hall meeting, after a train went off the tracks 12 days ago carrying hazardous chemicals. a toxic fire spent plumes of toxic smoke for days. sandra: some residents are worried about water and air quality. people getting sick, f
brand-new at 2:00. hi, sandra. sandra: sandra smith in new york. right into a jam packed hour with this fox news alert. faa has been charged with modernizing notam for ten years. why has it taken ten years? we have been on a journey of modernization. let me ask again, why has it taken ten years and why is it still not done. it does take a while. these systems the complexity. everyone shut down the first time since 9/11. john: acting head of the faa getting grilled on capitol hill over the air travel debacle, the first nationwide ground stop since the september 11th attacks. sandra: faa says it is now taking steps to avoid a repeat of that massive system failure but already several incidents of near collisions have travelers rethinking their next trips. john: even some lawmakers questioning the agency s priorities, listen here. do you believe that that is your mission at the faa to mitigate climate change and increase equity, is that your job at the faa?
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