Another Rail Fail
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
A second Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio over the weekend, just over a month after the crash in East Palestine. Local hazmat teams verified that toxins were involved in this latest accident, though it’s raising more questions about rail safety and regulations.
President Biden visited Selma, Alabama to mark the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Biden renewed his promise to protect voting rights, which he said was "under assault" by conservative lawmakers and the Supreme Court.
And in headlines: Amazon paused construction on its second headquarters in Virginia, U.N. member states agreed on an historic treaty to protect the world's oceans, and Rachael Ray’s daytime talk show is ending after 17 seasons on the air.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, March 6th. I'm Trevo Anderson. |
| 0:09.0 | And I'm Josie Deffy-Race, and this is What A Day. |
| 0:12.0 | Where Chris Rock's new special has reminded us that the swap was only one year ago, and not |
| 0:17.0 | one million years ago, which is crazy. |
| 0:19.0 | I thought we had gotten past it. |
| 0:21.0 | I thought we had moved on. |
| 0:22.0 | But as we knew, here we are again. |
| 0:25.0 | Here we are again. |
| 0:26.0 | What goes around comes around or something. |
| 0:31.0 | On today's show, the UN has reached a deal to protect ocean life on the high seas, plus |
| 0:35.0 | after nearly 20 years on the air, Rachel Ray is putting down the EVO. |
| 0:38.0 | But first, a second Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio over the weekend. |
| 0:44.0 | On Saturday, 28 cars of a 212-car train went off the track near Springfield, which is about |
| 0:51.0 | a 3.5-hour drive from East Palestine. |
| 0:54.0 | But unlike the train that derailed in East Palestine, this one did not involve the release of any hazardous materials. |
| 1:00.0 | The train was traveling from Bellevue, Ohio to Birmingham, Alabama, with a two-person crew. |
| 1:05.0 | The train was carrying some industrial chemicals, some of which I cannot pronounce. |
| 1:10.0 | I won't even try to do that on the air for you all. |
| 1:13.0 | We're being told that none of it is toxic, but you know, if we can't pronounce it, then I think that that is proof enough for me |
| 1:20.0 | that perhaps it isn't good for the environment and residents. |
| 1:24.0 | Even if it might not also be bad. |
| 1:26.0 | You know what I'm saying? |
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