zi r zoraida sambolin is off today. we begin with breaking news. hazmat crews at the scene of this spectacular fire. it s raging in ohio right now after a train that was pulling several tankers derailed just before 2:00 this morning eastern time. this was an accident that happened in the north end of columbus. flames can be seen apparently for miles. witnesses reporting in that they could see this a long way off. christine romans has been monitoring the fire and ensuing issues that will come with it. she joins us now live with the story. residents were also saying they could feel it and they could hear it for miles away. 100 cars on this train, four or five of them, looks like they derailed. four or five of those were hauling tankers of chemicals. police say possibly sulfur. a local media report saying four or five of these are burning, raging here. in fact, it is so intense the flames, they re trying to get a look aboveground, trying to bring in air support to see exactl
support the policy. the president s law as it relates to healthcare is harming, not to believe health of the american people but the health of our economy. as a position, i can tell you my colleagues back home said that this is destructive of their ability to care for patients. democrats accuse the colleagues of refighting old political battles with a repeal attempt. we are here killing time because everybody knows senate has done away with the bill, so we know it will never become law. we are not trying to make law here. making political points. now that the supreme court ruled the law mandate is a tax, the house ways and means committee addressed the new designation. if this is now seen as option or a tax, not a social stigma of breaking the law, you are obviously going to make a rational economic decision. you will pay $695 instead of the more expensive premiums. democrats did not sound amused. i believe that today is a political stunt, just like