Okay, all right. Good morning. Let's go. Brand new day starts now.

Wednesday, February 22, 2020, 23 morning, France, first thing with Kevin Mano.

George Washington, he would have been celebrating a birthday today. Would have been 291 today,

gone too soon. A few celebs that share a birthday with him basketball player, Ray Jaunerondo,

Dr. J, another basketball player, Tom Higginson of the Plain YT's James Blunt, Drew Barrymore

and Kyle McGlockland would have been Steve Irwin's birthday as well. Crikey. Also, it's Ash

Wednesday, a very holy day for many Christian denominations. The first day of Lent, don't be

alarmed if you see people out and about with that little cross of ashes on their foreheads. It's

Ash Wednesday. Okay, all right, let's go. Let's jump in all the headlines here quickly and

efficiently. We start with the top story. One of the major stories continues to be the

toxic trained derailment in Ohio. There was a big development yesterday. First, we found out that

the EPA or the Environmental Protection Agency is running the show now. They officially took control

of the response to this disaster. Then they promptly ordered Norfolk Southern to clean up the

site of the derailment and pay all costs associated with it. A statement said quote,

the EPA's order will ensure the company is held accountable for jeopardizing the health and

safety of this community. Another part of it, if they fail to meet those demands, they'll be ordered

to pay triple the cost. In addition to this, the company is facing multiple-class action lawsuits

for members in that community. Norfolk Southern released the statement of their own yesterday,

basically saying they'll comply with everything and are committed to learning from this accident.

Untu some sports headlines. That was a big one. First, an Alabama basketball player named

Darius Miles was arrested for a murder that took place back in January. And then yesterday,

at a hearing for Darius Miles, it came out that two of his teammates may have been involved.

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