I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Monday, March 6th, and this is your morning wire afternoon update.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced Monday that Norfolk Southern, the company at the

center of the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, will pay millions for its error.

Along with the train company, the Biden administration has received a lot of criticism for its handling

of the disaster, including from Ohio Senator J. Vance.

If you want the government to do its basic job, you want the EPA and other folks to actually be on the ground,

responding to the crisis in real time. That took longer than it should have though.

I'm happy to say that there's some progress being made there.

You also just want leaders to actually show up and let people know that they care.

And that's one of the ways in which the Biden administration has been a totally catastrophic failure.

It's no wonder the folks of East Palestine feel left behind.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is drawing fire from critics for vacationing in Baja, Mexico.

This comes as the state battles severe weather and power outages.

Here with more of Daily Wire Senior Editor-in-Chief, Cabot Phillips.

Last week, California was pummeled by historic snowstorms, leaving many stranded in their homes and desperate for help,

especially in the San Bernardino mountain region.

On Thursday, Newsom left the state for a quote, personal trip to Baja California,

a day after he declared a state of emergency, 13 of the state's counties.

On Sunday, his office announced that Newsom had returned to California.

While he was away, rescue workers saved at least 150 people, unable to leave their homes due to the heavy snowfall.

First responders have been delivering food and providing meals for those unable to travel to grocery stores,

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