they need the epa or the state of west virginia, to try to cover this up. but it is not going to be covered up because i'm going to bring it out in the open for people to see. amy: that video shot by the farmer wilbur tennant on his property in parkersburg, west virginia, after he sold part of the land to dupont for a landfill. a year later, he felt what happened to his cows. >> you can see she has hemorrhaged out the nose. disease this hemmoring are what everyone a collar, but this cow died with an extremely high fever. you see the discoloration in the hair on her neck. this is 153 of these animals that i have lost on this farm. dr.he state but nearing thomas won't come up you to do anything about it. every vet mary and i have called in parkersburg will not by phone calls are don't want to get involved. since they don't to get involved, i'll have to dissect this thing myself. the head.to start at one of the things i noticed right off is the desk -- this coloration of the jaw teeth. here is his tongue. i don't know with those little red spots are on the bot

we got to put somebody on it, and i am going to put west virginia state, marshall university in west virginia university working this and bringing us real ideas as to what we can do. i will be able to tell them very quickly, there was no way on this planet that will work. or i will be able to tell them, yes, that is the real deal. now, we cannot possibly not talk about china. you talk about an 800 pound gorilla in the room, not me. [laughter] is thestice: but china possibility beyond all of our possible dreams. it could really happen. and the reason it could probably happen is two things. cards if wee trump have any to trump cards. president trump genuinely wants a trade -- wants the trade imbalance with china to change. if president trump is putting his first foot forward and saying that a big part of the changes happening in west virginia. president trump and i are friends, and president trump doesn't want me calling him, saying, donald, why is this happening? do i believe that there will be $83 billion come rolling into west virginia? but ild very well happen, cannot comprehend $8

retreat in west virginia. we'll continue to try to check in with the members of congress who are on the train. they do have many of them cell phones and their aides do as well. we know that there are a number of families with small children. even a member of the fox family rachel campos duffy and her husband congressman sean duffy on board with eight of their children. and everybody is safe at this point according to rachel but really traumatized by what they have seen and experienced. and she was the first person to tell us, rachel campos duffy about the push against the doors to try to get the doctors who serve in congress outside of that train and onto the ground to help those people who had been hurt in the dump truck that the train hit on the tracks. if you were just joining us, let's do a quick reset now of what has happened. because there are more facts to collect and we want to fold those in. so it's been about two and a half hours now by my count that a train traveling upwards of 70 miles per hour acc

>> west virginia governor, jim justice gave his second state address outlining several things. and an increase in the tourism budget. this is a portion of the speech. >> only briefly so i want to belabor the past with you. i don't know which is which will unveil the one i'm gonna stay back here. >> let me tell you, when i got here this is what we're facing, like it or not, when i got here is in the middle of the 1617 year are really yes -- you're supposed to have a balanced budget but it look like because of severance and everything kept running away from us to look like things could be more dire and we could have a $200 million hole in the bucket. the next year, my first full year, 497 million in the hole. here's after that going up to 722 million. i said minutes ago, just imagine the miracle this is happened. it's not sitting here, the miracle that is happened is you. the people at home, the miracle that is happen teach one is just this. there is really unfair to think what i wanted to do is just minutes a let's just raise taxes that's lasting on earth i wanted to do. i didn'

in west virginia. >> [inaudible] >> right. they did have these population bottlenecks in which there weren't enough people for someone to marry and they want to marry a sibling or a first cousin so they needed to get people from the outside and bring them in and something that happened like in crown heights today where they need people to come in and diversify a gene pool, they actually do that. but that is when the degeneracy is solar came about and i didn't see it as directly related to inbreeding and that came that conclusion came later. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> yeah, that is right. very good. this was puzzling to people who said that here they are of so-called -- this is wrong, good english stock they were irish and scottish and german and swedish and how is it that they could have gone backwards down this gradient civilization was confusing and an raging to some people who strive every possible way to explain it as geographical isolation as leading to this dullness and stupidity it was only po

. >> on the way to west virginia. we're getting several tweets from members of congress who say they're okay. they're on the train. i saw one -- we spoke, first of all, to the congressman from florida, speaking to kasie hunt, who says he is okay. he does see there are some injuries on the train. pete sessions has tweeted that, my staff members -- karen, my staff members and i are on the train to the conference. karen is his wife. we are all safe. other tweets, representative byrne saying, the train carrying gop members to our retreat had a collision. rebecca and i are both okay. security and doctors on board are helping secure the scene and treat injuries. >> we will keep you up on this story as we learn more and as it develops. sending all of those people our hopes and prayers. >> kasie hunt is on the way there, as well, to be on scene. >> she is. >>> republican congressman chris collins of new york joins us live now. he serves on the house energy committee, also the first member of congress to endorse president trum

retreat in west virginia. we are told that there are minor injuries, just some bumps and bruises and whatnot on the train for the most part. the worst of the injuries that we are hearing happened to a driver of a dump truck that apparently was on the tracks when this train was coming in. we have got congressman mark walker on the phone with us now. and apparently was on the train at the time. can you talk with us now? >> yes, i can. i am currently on the

we'll be back with west virginia we'll be back with west virginia democrat joe manchin. stay with us. that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices -- every day. brought to you by 1200 workers in boston -- we're proud of giving you our best. gillette. the best a man can get. >> dickerson: we're back with joe manchin who joins us from charleston, west virginia. thank you, senator. where do you think things are -- on this negotiation over daca and the dreamers? >> i'm encouraged. first of all we have a bipartisan recommendation, bipartisan legislation that's been worked out after they set down last week with the president. and it seems to do everything that was asked of them. i would be very, very encouraged, hopefully all my colleagues will look at this in a center positive way

this is happening west of charlottesville, west virginia. neil: we're getting tweets from people on the train, don bacon of nebraska and bradley burn of alabama. they tweeted they were okay and many colleagues were okay but people were shaken up, i suppose that would be an understatement here. speed was not an issue. this appeared to be a truck stuck on the tracks. way too early to tell. chad pergram, our capitol hill producer what can you tell us? >> what we're hearing the train derailed, at least the locomotive the frond end car. members were thrown from the seats to the floor, the deck of the train. you think about you have entire congressional leadership on the republican side going in for this event at the greenbrier. this was to be the republican retreat. sometimes they take buses. that is the way they get to the retreats. they have done them in baltimore and philadelphia in years past, neil. we think injuries to members of congress are minor. we're told the condition of the truck driver seems to be the problem. that is the biggest iss

you know west virginia is doing fantastically now which raised the question is west virginia doing fantastically which is exactly why i went there to try and see. >> reporter: in west virginia they measure progress by the number of coal trains. coal production is up 31% according to the state chamber of commerce, a welcome change after 2016 saw the state's lowest coal production in decades. >> i left as soon as i graduated. >> reporter: a year ago he had been laid off four times in 12 months. >> now it's booming. >> working full time. >> as much work as you can want or handle. >> yes cht. >> reporter: there are more mining related jobs than qualified people to fill them at least according to the president of the west virginia coal association. he came to west virginia four months ago. west virginia you hear is hiring miners or at least there is opportunity for you. >> there is a lot of things in the works to where there is a lot of jobs opening up. >> reporter: james got a mining job in less than a week. in 2016 in the town of welch things were so bad even the wal-mart closed. today small busine

virginia talk there. >> west virginia talk. very quickly, i have to get your reaction to this to the joe manchin interview. you had a very stinging reaction. >> it was a very strange moment where you were asking pretty basic questions about his opinions and he was being elusive saying it was new york talk. the fundamental question about the issues around the presidency. i think that democrats particularly but all members of congress and the elected leaders in this country need to have some coverage and some backbone and it felt to me that was a typical moment of -- >> you cover a lot of joe manchin. >> i did, yeah. i do. i talk to him regularly and know him fairly well. do you want a democrat to hold a seat in west virginia or not? joe manchin is the only one in town. he knows that. his state voted for president trump more than any other state in this country. what else will he say to you? >> i'm going to pause it there. we have some immigration issues. i promise we'll come to that. >>> president trump and his allies launched a

as you can see, they were heading to west virginia to go to the greenbrier. the source is telling cnn this is unclear how many members were traveling on this train, but there were injuries. that's what we've been told. sources said that members, quote, hit the deck. a gop aide just texted cnn jeremy diamond. he said the train carrying members of congress to the gop to west virginia was in an accident. apparently the train hit the truck. small injuries reported. that's the text. small injuries reported. this train was en route to the greenbrier. fill us in. what do we know? >> reporter: brianna, that's essentially what we know right now is that this was a train carrying a group of republican congressmen to this retreat in west virginia. they left union station this morning. they were taking a train to greenbrier west virginia where this retreat is taking place. unclear exactly where the accident happened as of yet but what is clear is that according to this republican aide whose congressman is actually on this train and was speaking with him on the phone, the

virginia border, the virginia border with west virginia. several people on board the train taken to hospitals are naturally right after it happens, question started about whether this was an accident or something else. correspondent peter doocy has the latest from white sulfur springs, west virginia. >> good evening. almost three hours into a chartered train ride from washington, d.c., to west virginia to come were jolted. they heard a loud noise. the cars screeched from 70 to 0, according to one member. that's because their ride to her retreat collided with the garbage truck on the tracks in the town of crozet. within minutes, as a strong electrical smell filled the cabin, the capitol police pleaded with any physicians on board to administer first aid to the most seriously injured. that's when a handful of legislators turned into lifesavers. among the doctors on board, louisiana senator bill cassidy, ohio congressman brad webster, texas congressman michael burgess, tennessee congressman bill rowe, and kansas congressman roger marshall who

certainly west virginia is a state that understands this. there have been no more vigorous advocate for funding and new ways to solve this problem than senator capito. and i'm glad to be here with her today as we talk about this. but i can assure the people we work for that this is a top priority. it's been a top priority for over three years now. the first two years showed dramatic increases in the willingness that we have to deal with this and the breadth of how we deal with it. that's one reason, mr. president, we need to move on and get this funding bill that should have been done by october 1, done right now. as we get a new number to deal with, one of our priorities will clearly be the opioid epidemic, and one of the leaders in that discussion will clearly be the senator from west virginia, senator capito. mrs. capito: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. president. and i'd like to thank senator blunt from the great state of missouri for his leadership on this issue. he chair

when chuck and i talk, we talk west virginia to new york. i said, chuck, this place sucks. >> if it sucks, why are you running for re-election? >> because i think better. i think i can contribute to bringing people together. i'm not giving up on it. i mean, this is a small price to pay for the great country i've had the prive in and being an american so i'm not going to give up on it. i don't have one republican i don't consider not my friend. i want to work with them. >> if the shutdown had continued, would you have not filed for re-election? >> i would have been hollering. i don't think chuck had the stomach to go on. he plays a part differently and i don't understand where -- i understand the dynamics. the democratic caucus, that's a big at this point. i just said, i come from west virginia. i'm representing my state. i'm not a washington democrat, i'm a west virginia democrat. >> how much does the report that president trump said he was going to fire mueller? how much does that concern you? >> that's new york talk. that's the new york la

just west of charlottesville, virginia. we want to go now to the white house to cnn's jeff zeleny, who has an update on what the president is told, how he's involved in, this and also what his plans might be and whether they're going to change since he was supposed to attend this retreated. >> that's right, dana. president trump was scheduled to visit the retreat tomorrow. told that is still the schedule now, but of course they're awaiting to see if the retreat goes on, if the house and senate members will be there tomorrow. but we do have a new statement from white house press secretary sara sanders, who i just spoke to moments ago about this. i'll just read it to you. she said, the president has been fully briefed on the situation in virginia and is receiving regular updates. she says, there's one confirmed fatality and one serious injury. there are no serious injuries, again, repeating, there are no serious injuries among members of congress or their staff. senior administration officials are in regular contact with amtr

again, they are headed down to this resort in west virginia. to have this issued conference that was supposed to feature. still planned to feature the vice president and the president. they are trying to figure out the logistics of moving forward. they are planning on take iing train back ward using ab engine on the back of the train because of the damage to the front of the train. back to charlottesville. they were just outside of charlottesville in a town and they will board buss and no major schedule changes planned for the retreat. but that's where things stand now. investigations getting underway to figure out exactly what happened here. and hopefully the second person in the garbage truck who was so badly injured will be okay in the end. we are still awaiting word on that. >> casey, thank you so much for that update. to that investigation you were just talking about. let's go to tom costello, who does cover transportation for us. where do they start with something like this, tom? >> they have a mess. but let me if i could give you at leas

some of them are arriving at green brier, west virginia. this was a planned sort of day away from washington to sort of regroup, strategize just as democrats plan to do on their own later next week in maryland. today it got a little scary. the event is still on. the vice president is due to speak to them tonight. the president of the united states tomorrow. we

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i talked to him just as he had gotten off the train to board the buses to go to west virginia. take a look at a little piece of our conversation. >> they're brad win strop and dr. cassidy also were off and they were working on the man who -- the deceased, cpr was performed for a long time but didn't work. and then the other person was severely injured. so we -- they were working on the man injured for a quite a while, for about 20 minutes but he was breathing. obviously very s-- serious condition and they we got him on the stretcher after about 20 minutes and care youred him a couple of hundred yards to another ambulance waiting. >> reporter: so a very difficult scene. and several of the members of the congress jumping into action and of two them doing it over again and jeff flake and dr. went strop who were also at the scene of the congressional baseball shooting where they tended to steve scalise and in another part of my conversation with senator flake, he recalled that there were some similarities and that he was remembering putting a tourniquet on his colleague and in that

they were on their way to retreat in the state of west virginia. we're told no one was killed but there are minor injuries. right now security and doctors on board are helping secure the scene and treat the injured. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story and you can fine the latest on cbsphilly.c cbsphilly.com. >>> meanwhile, very chilly day this noon. we're getting a brief break between the systems but you know what it's a cold one. >> good afternoon i'm rahel solomon. katie joining us now. katie, i wanted to get some coffee this morning and i couldn't believe how cold it is. i know it's january. >> it's so much about one day to the next. how did it feel yesterday versus how does it feel today? and it is a colder afternoon and certainly was a colder morning. so yesterday we were generally level with temperatures. we stayed in the low to mid 30s throughout the day thin concluded the early morning as the snow rolled through that leveled the playing field we conrey bound too far. now, we had that clear sky that allowed the temperatures to

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about a two-hour drive to get to west virginia. the spokesperson for the congressional institute offered some additional update on the medical condition of the folks on the train. she was told one member and one staffer are being examined on the train. one member was taken to the hospital. which member that was on minor aid offered to others. she did also confirm what we've been hearing from folks on the scene. this coming from the spokesperson, the organization that puts on this event. still scheduled to begin some time today we think, andrea. >> as bradley byrne was telling us there were a number of doctors on the train and others who are lawmakers and doctors as well as first responders helping michael burgess of texas, phil roe of tennessee. i don't know if senator barosso was on the train. there are veterans who have had military experience in terms of being a first responder. >> reporter: a combat surgeon in iraq, a physician, of some experience whose name will be familiar to a lot of people because he was on the field for th

grant jefferson an hardly county schools in west virginia all on a two hour delay. >> michael thomas is standing by with the the weather word. caitlin roth is talking about traffic. mike, let's get to you first. what is happening today. >> today is is quiet day. that's good news. clouds steadily increasing we may crack the freezing mark. big story is tomorrow. can we get snow in d.c.? we are have details ahead. >> cold enough for it. several water main breaks as you begin wednesday morning. we'll lut he know where in the work arounds coming up. wisdom, maureen. >> happening right now if you wake up with us right now another deep freeze as students across the region are headed back to school this week. >> and cold snap is causing issues at several areas school from no heat to bursting pipes and flooding. annie yu is live in fairfax where getting buses going in the frigid temperatures is a problem. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom, maureen, when you have temperatures this cold obviously and that's what we've been seeing across the d.c. region. we've been reporting

senator shelley moore capito, republican of west virginia, senator angus king, independent of maine, who caucuses with the democrats. great of you to join us here ahead of votes you have this evening. we want to talk about the state of the union. one thing i learned when we were waiting back stage, they may have to return the tickets because they've been misspelled. it says that the president is elivering the uniom. u-n-i-o-m. they may have to order a reprint. senator capito: those could be valuable one day. ed: further proof everybody needs an editor. we know that at "the washington post" for sure and they have learned that at the government printing office. pleased to wrap up our state of the union preview with senator capito and senator king. you can join the conversation if

out west and 2:00 p.m. in the east. breaking news out of virginia. an amtrak training carrying republican lawmakers collided with a truck just outside charlottesville. >> 55, 60 miles an hour, i'm not sure. but we were going at a good clip. it was a hard impact. obviously smashed the truck pretty badly. >> couldn't find a pulse. so we started cpr. worked on that person for several, several minutes and didn't go real well for that gentleman. we just could never get him resuscitated, i'm afraid. we tried shocking him, just could never get a good airway. and basically at some point in time dr. row and i decided we need to go because all of our attention on the other person who at least had a pulse. >> the crossing was down by the time i exited the train and the lights were functional. i don't know what that means, but it appears the railroad crossing did have the appropriate safety equipment. >> the train was headed from washington, d.c., to the retreat in west virginia. that train was chartered for these members of congress. these are live pictures rig

the whole thing about the evlution of the plant west virginia, dr. toyota and i met him. when i was governor i went to japen with then senator rock feller. dr. toyota was so excited to tell me that against all of the advice of all of his high-powered engineers and his business consultants recommended do not put an engine plant there. he was determined to do it. and he put that engine plant there not only has that become a model for the toyota manufacturing, and it's now grown into some of the most sophisticated engines of the world were made there and then they went into drive trains. i said i want you to see this beautiful vehicle. without west virginia it would not move without the engine and drive train that you made for it. so i was very proud of that. but we're proud of the plant manufacturers of the engines and transmissions. toyota employs 1900 workers in west virginia, approximately 1300 at its plant and over 600 at over toyota dealerships across the state. investment through west virginia totals more than $1.2 llion producing over 600,000 engines and 500 sthourks

trust your smile to colgate optic white. >> reporter: newlyweds david and louise turpin leave west virginia for texas. their fresh start hits younger sister elizabeth hard. >> we had a tape player we used to play with, and she left a message on it. and i kept that recording. she was telling me how much she loved me and missed me, before she left. because she knew she was going a long ways. >> reporter: why texas? it seems david has a job there, and elizabeth says they kept up with occasional visits back to west virginia and things seemed okay. >> they acted the same around me. david was good to me. she was good to me. >> reporter: it's here in texas where the turpins begin having children, and slowly elizabeth says visits back home stop, and contact becomes more sporadic. >> they started having more kids. they became more and more distant and then it got to where by the time they had the fourth one they quit coming in. >> reporter: it was during one of those last visits, elizabeth says, that she asked her sister a question. >> how about i stay with you for the summer instead of mommy or dad

some of them are arriving at green brier, west virginia. this was a planned sort of day away from washington to sort of regroup, strategize just as democrats plan to do on their own later next week in maryland. today it got a little scary. the event is still on. the vice president is due to speak to them tonight. the president of the united states tomorrow. we go to griff jenkins now in crozet, virginia with the latest on what could have been. griff? >> hey, neil. that's right. just before 11:20 earlier today, we're at the scene of the tracks in crozet where the train, the amtrak train carrying the gop members and other passengers was heading westward. you can see beyond me, the carnage, the damage of the trash truck on the left side of these tracks here carrying three passengers, one fatality, one serious injury, one miraculously minor injuries. if you look beyond the train -- see the csx guys in the hard hat, neil? that was the front of the amtrak train that first came in contact with the truck. i'm not sure if the viewers can get the ful

the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. man. mr. manchin: last year there was a vote on short term continuing resolution. i voted for the continuing resolution because i refuse to support a government shut down in any way, shape, or form. it doesn't mean i believe this is the way the congress should work. my good friend from alaska, and i consider everyone in this body my friend, and the blame game -- i was here -- i got here in november of 2010. the democrats were the majority at that time. and i wandered why we weren't voting. and i didn't understand the process. i started learning the process and i kept wondering, why aren't we voting? then the filibuster and cloture and couldn't get things done. so i am not here to say who's at fault. i know when you are in the majority, you are expected to lead. leadership has to make sacrifices sometimes to find a path forward. both sides are guilty of not doing that as well as it should be done. we're in a government shutdown that should never happen. 300 million people should not be penalize

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. >> in west virginia berkley grant, hardy and jefferson county schools in west virginia are all on a two hour delay. >> all right let's talk about weather with make mike and caitlin rorj is talking about traffic in a few. mike to you first. >> winds green alley light to calm around the region. >> not getting subzero temperatures. many suburbs single digits temps. we'll tell what you is up in a few minutes. >> mike, good morning. it looked look a lot of people took yesterday often ofive expect many people hitting the road and major crowd and cold temperatures several water main morning. we'll have details on where and how to work around. >> we'll check back in a few. if you get up 5 a.m. here are top stories. beginning breaking news from prince george koumentsy. fire cruz working to puts out a blaze in townhouse on grisle lane in laurel. >> everyone in the home was able to get out okay and unhurt. four adults between kids need to find a new place to liver. >> these are pictures from an apartment fire southeast. the cold weather proved challenging for cruz and fire was contained in a u

without west virginia labor, it wouldn't move. it would not move without the engine and drive train you made for it. i was very proud of that. we are proud of the buffalo plant and manufacturers of engines and transmissions. toyota employs 1900 workers in west virginia, 1300 in the plant, and 613 toyota dealerships across the state. investment by toyota motor manufacturing through west virginia totals more than 1.2 billion, producing over 697,000 engines, 537,000 transmissions. toyota also supports 900 jobs at automotive suppliers. their contribution to the economy and i want to thank all of you from toyota for what you have enabled us to do and help the people in west virginia. i look forward to working with all of you, and all of the industry. it is very important. so goes the auto industry, so goes us. we don't move without you. we are proud to be here. look forward to warping untpart. all three of us rather be here than on the hill. >> we will turn to our witnesses. i will introduce each of you. go down the line, beginning wit

you know west virginia is doing

. >> i'm here because of west virginia. i'm going to represent west virginia. >> if that means you vote to keep the government open, so be it? >> i'm voting for west virginia. >> reporter: outside the beltway, time is running out for hundreds of thousands of d.r.e.a.m.ers. like hermin martinez garcia, a police officer outside fairmont city, illinois. >> there can't be any negative thoughts in my mind because then i'm not -- it doesn't allow me to do my job. >> reporter: still working for his community. waiting and hoping he'll be allowed to stay. tonight a republican aide telling nbc news they're confident they have the votes to get this through the house as soon as tomorrow. but without a daca deal it could easily fail in the senate and that makes a government shutdown a very real possibility tonight. lester? >> kasie hunt at the capitol. thank you. >>> now to a significant new twist in the russia investigation. after the house intelligence committee questioned the president's former chief strategist steve bannon. we're no

a charter train carrying republican lawmakers to a retreat in west virginia. president trump said to be getting updates with his press secretary, saying there are no serious injuries among members of congress or their staff. chief congressional correspondent mike e manuel is live on capitol hill. what do you know about some of the key republican leaders? >> reporter: well, dana, good afternoon. number of the republican leadership type weres not on the train. house speaker paul ryan was on that amtrak train, and his staff said he is fine. speaker ryan calling today's event a terrible tragedy and said he would pray for the victims and their families. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell was not on the train but offered a statement saying, quote, my condolences and those of the entire senate family go out to the victims family, friends and co-workers. our prayers are with the other accident victims fighting to recover from their injuries, and deep gratitude with the police, firefighters and personnel who sped to the scene. chuck shumer reacted on twitter. awful

jefferson county schools in west virginia are on that two-hour delay as well. the federal government is open for business. we're working for you if you have to go out in the cold. exposed skin out in those elements for a short time, it can cause serious damage. news 4 went out to see how you can protect yourself from frostbite. numbness, blisters, color change and the smell of your skin. if you have any of these symptoms, seek treatment early and try to get to a doctor. clean, dry, running them under room temperature water. >> if you have a cold temperature injury and then you treat that area with something that's too hot, you can make the wound worse. >> the bottom line is, bundle up out there in this very cold weather. the nightmare continues for those trying to get up around the northeast part of the country. a major winter snow has left airports closed, hundreds of flights delayed. take a look at this map from flight aware. anywhere that you see red are flights that are either delayed or canceled. several flights were headed to dulles international airport.

senator manchin: about the same in west virginia. senator collins: i'm happy that in addition to opening government, we assured that program will continue. senator manchin: let's start here. >> can you walk us through what happened? last night there was optimism and then pessimism grew overnight into early morning, hen you guys met and ult mayly optimistic again. can you talk about what changed? senator manchin: every meeting we were in, in susan's office, meet wegs had separately, was always an optimistic meeting. we knew there was a pathway forward a reasonable pathway forward. most importantly, should we have ever shut the government down? absolutely not. other people felt differently. the with the tom line is not to keep it shut down. it should have never been shut down past this last weekend. we were all moving in a positive way toward that. leadership was still in that jousting back and forth. i'm going to say this. the system must change. the rules of the senate have to change. i'm speaking for myself, not our bipartisan group

and let's head to west virginia now berkley, grants, hardy and jefferson county schools in west virginia are all on a two-hour delay. in western maryland alleghany and garrett county schools are both delayed two hours. >> new this morning sheriff deputys in st. mary country need your help finding missing child. here's a picture. just ten years old. steven james proctor deputies say he may be with a man named bruce procter. the two may travel black range rover with maryland or d.c. registration and if you have any information about this case you're asked to call police. he is still a missing child. >> major developments overnight peninsula frovlz two nations communicated on hot line silent neary two years. meanwhile president trump surprise shaking up on twitter taking aim at north korean leader kim jong-un comparing the size of each other's nuclear button. live at the white house with more, mel, serious back and forth here, good morning. >> well, that's right allison. now, this began on new year's day when kim jong-un and his new year's address boosted that his nuclear capabilities now r