right now in america this morning breaking news in atlanta chaos eruing at a police training facility under construction, explosives thrown at officers and vehicles set on fire dozens of people under arrest, the latest from the scene overnight. another train derailment in ohio by the same company responsible for the toxic train crash in east palestine. dash cam video shows the train tumbling off the tracks as the company faces questions about its own safety record. another snowstorm hammering california as people in mountain communities remain stranded from previous storms, plus the additional snow on tap for the midwest. we're tracking it all. and mid air scare

passengers yelling in panic with the plane's cabin, filling with smoke details on this emergency landing after a bird strike. chris rock strikes back didn't hurt. it's still hurts what the comedian is saying about that infamous will smith slap and a little boy with a huge hard raising tens of thousands of dollars for his favorite waiter . it's monday, march, 6th. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. very good morning to you. i'm lionel moise , maggie, ryan and andrew are both off this morning. we begin with breaking news in atlanta. chaotic scenes playing out overnight at the site of a proposed police and fire training facility. authorities say more than 100. people used the cover of a peaceful protest to carry out what they say was a coordinated attack on officers and equipment. the group entered the construction area, throwing rocks and other items, including large fireworks. look here at

police more than 30. people were arrested. atlanta atlanta top cop saying what happened was not a legitimate protest. criminal activity. and the charges that will be brought forth will show that when you throw but commercial grade. fireworks we throw themn top cocktails. large rocks. number of items at officers. you're only intent is the heart. and the charges are going to show that tonight when we make the appropriate terms, police say multiple pieces of construction equipment at the site were destroyed the expect even more protesting against the proposed training site. in the coming days. the other major story we're following this morning, another community on edge and ohio after a train derailment today. federal transportation investigators are expected to arrive at the latest crash site, which took place over the weekend in springfield , ohio. that's about 200 miles away from the toxic derailment in east palestine. of those trains are owned by the same company. this morning rail company. norfolk southern faces

more scrutiny over its safety record after another train derailment. this train was over 200 cars, which is 50 more cars than the east palestine train. so the railroad's got a lot of questions. they've got to answer and they really haven't done it very well. yet game video shows the moment in norfolk southern train derailed in springfield, ohio, over the weekend 28 of the 212 cars derailed, including four empty tankers with residual amounts. diesel exhaust fluid and common industrial products. authorities say the crash poses no threat to the public's health. once we got crews in there, we noticed that there was no hazards leaking no spillage. the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. this marks norfolk southern's fourth train derailment in ohio in the past five months, including the derailment in east palestine were a toxic waste cleanup is still underway. since the february 3rd derailment, residents there have suffered from a range of symptoms,

including headaches, anxiety, coughing, fatigue and skinny rotation. the environmental protection agency has now ordered norfolk southern to test the area for dioxins, which can cause cancer safety is our number one priority. and as i stated earlier, our our derailments or mainline derailments or on the on the decline, according to the federal railroad administration , norfolk southern transports goods across nearly 20,000 miles of rail in 22 states and washington, d. c new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of senators would require rail companies to notify state emergency officials if they're transporting hazardous materials shouldn't take a rail disaster to get us working together like that, and that's what we're going to be doing. on thursday. norfolk southern ceo is set to testify in front of congress about those recent ailments next , the relentless snow in parts of california continues. several more feet are expected in the sierra nevada mountains in the coming days. meanwhile in the

mountains east of los angeles, efforts to reach people stranded by snow are moving forward. this morning, the historic winter for the mountain communities of california shows no signs of slowing down to five ft of snow is possible in the sierra nevada mountains this week, adding to the 46 ft of snow the area already received this season. thousands were without power over the weekend with blizzard conditions and near zero visibility. causing accidentsngo showing what road workers are up against cruz attempting to cut a safe path through that towering wall of snow in lake tahoe. these residents navigating a labyrinth of snow as they try to reach home. it comes as people are still stranded east of l. a in the san bernardino mountains were up to 12 ft of snow fell from back to back storms. this is how we have to geteople out of this. no volunteers handing out supplies as some people run out. of food and gas. cruz

desperately trying to clear away tons of snow, hampered by wind gusts up to 55 mph, right here is a street here in the valley of enchantment community. it has yet to be plowed. many of the cars as you can see, still buried, making it very difficult just to navigate your way through. officials are warning some residents could be stranded for another week. meanwhile winter storms now heading east overnight, the midwest hit with heavy snowfall covering these roads in minnesota. that system now moving through the great it leaks before hitting the northeast tonight, making for slippery road conditions tomorrow morning. more than five million people are on alert for critical fire. danger in texas and colorado will have a closer look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes to the race for 2024 continuing to take shape. former president trump is calling it the final battle as he prepares to face off with fellow republicans and he's vowing not to let a string of investigations getting his way. abc s lindsey watts joins us from washington. good morning, lindsey. good morning. liz

president biden officially has a democratic challenger this as the republican field becomes less crowded this morning. we're getting a clearer picture of the 2024 presidential race. i am your warrior. i am your justice and for those who have been wronged and betrayed i am your retribution. former president donald trump, speaking at the conservative political action conference, telling reporters he's in even if he's indicted this as he faces state and federal investigations over his finances, classified documents and the january 6th capital attack. absolutely i wouldn't even think about leaving. one of his biggest challenge is expected to come from florida governor ron de santis. the santas hasn't officially announced his campaign yet, but he's currently on a book tour with stops planned this week in key states, iowa and nevada. we have a big problem with the federal establishment in washington yesterday, maryland's

former governor, announcing he won't seek the republican nomination, larry hogan, saying a crowded field could help trump win. meantime democrat marianne williamson, announcing she will run again, the self help author spoke exclusively to abc's jonathan karl. i don't see myself as running against joe biden. i see this campaign is challenging a system. as for biden at age 80, he's the oldest serving president in us history , but says he will run again. my intentions from it hasn't been from the beginning to run. but there's too many other things they have to finish in the near term before i started campaign, also officially in the race, former south carolina governor and u. n ambassador nikki haley haley attended cpac last week as well. and while she did see some support, she was also heckled by trump supporters. liz lindsay. thank you. as the war rages to ukrainian pilots are in arizona to train with us military pilots of pentagon officials said the pilots are there to improve

their flying skills, but they will you simulators and not fly actual aircraft. there's no word, though, on whether the u. s. is changing its mind about sending f 16 fighter jets to ukraine. meanwhile russian forces are advancing in the battle for the city of bach mood moving into the northern suburbs and two key bridges have been blown up. jeopardizing ukrainian supply lines. lithium ion battery on an e bike is being blamed for another major fire here. in new york city. flames destroyed a supermarket and a laundromat in the bronx. seven people were injured in that fire . more than 20 fires in the city have been blamed on the batteries already so far this year. officials say the devices make fires especially hard to fight. there are many small cells in the one large battery, and it's once it's on fire. it's incredibly difficult to extinguish each cell can catch fire. this entire building behind me is completely destroyed. the roof is caved in. there is nothingeft and it is all because of this one single

bike. the fire forced dozens of people out of their homes. now for a look at your monday morning weather. will be coming down california's sierra nevada mountains in the coming days. the avalanche danger is already considered high for the area. snow has also been falling in minnesota and across the upper midwest throughout the night, it could be a slushy morning commute in the twin cities south of their rain from des moines through chicago and into detroit . the rain could reach the northeast by tonight. checking today's high very warm across in the northwest.und 50 degrees this morning, remembering a rock legend, so of plane forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike new video from the passengers showing their dramatic escape and how a traffic stop led to a woman's brain tumor diagnosis.

about the family on good morning america. back now, with a deadly plane crash on new york's long island. one person was killed and two others injured when the single engine aircraft went down , sending a huge fireball into the sky. the cause is still under investigation to the mid flight scare for a southwest plane forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. new video shows passengers were turning to the airport and evacuating on slides due to smoke in the cabin. here's a b cs derek dennis. this morning, terrifying moments midair for southwest airlines flight smoke filling the cabin after a reported bird strike to an engine and to the aircraft's nose shortly after takeoff, panicked passengers grabbing oxygen masks.

headed to fort lauderdale from havana, cuba sunday when the bird strike happened, abc news aviation expert john nance says it's a rare occurrence despite the fact that we have 32,000 some odd points over the us every day of commercial aircraft . we have very few bird strikes and even fewer that require an emergency return. but being careful and cautious is the hallmark of aviation safety. the pilot turned the plane around and made an emergency landing back in cuba, passengers seen covering their faces as they evacuated through the plane's emergency exits using inflatable slides onto the tarmac. it's a very serious matter for any captain, call an emergency evacuation because you know people can get hurt going downhill slide by the same token , if you hear or rather see smoke, or there's some reason, then you shouldn't hesitate. passengers are being rebooked on new flights, the airlines, saying in a statement. we realizedhis occurrence. was unusual and may have been

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declaring he is not a victim, but i'm not a victim took that hit like pacquiao and pulling no punches as he laid into smith and the tabloid fodder surrounding the marriag of will ith and his wife, jadainkett smith. everybody in him and cheating nof us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on on television. she heard him way more than he hurt me. okay suggesting smith slappinm for joking about jada's hair loss. the result of alopecia was actually misplaced. anger rock has maintained he did not know about jada's condition at the time, everybody in the world called him. i tried to call them and give them my kiddos hand pick up. for me. there is a range of new reaction overnight with esquire, saying rock certainly delivered, but the roots saying rocks tarting of jada as well made his so straight up mean and no different and with the oscars now six days away reverberations of the slap are

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