On the finish of CNN en Español’s report on the go to of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to East Palestine, Ohio, anchor Juan Carlos López urged that “the facility of suggestion” is guilty for any signs that individuals is perhaps feeling, quite than the consequences of giant chemical fireplace after a catastrophic derailment.

Watch as López closes out his report by suggesting that signs ensuing from the spew of poisonous chemical compounds is perhaps imaginary: “They are saying that they really feel dizziness, watery eyes, throat discomfort after they’re there- not after they depart city, however the energy of suggestion can also be nice. We’ll see what occurs. Thanks very a lot. Gustavo Valdés, reporting from Atlanta.”

López, who usually inserts his personal little editorial feedback on the finish of every information merchandise, offers no perception into his rationale for summarily dismissing the respectable healthcare issues of the residents of East Palestine, Ohio. Lopez’ remarks will not be as grotesque as these of, say, Pleasure Behar, however solely barely much less so. Fairly than suggesting they deserved the derailment and poisonous spew, López accuses victims of the derailment, with out proof, of malingering. 

CNN’s deliberate overhaul of its Spanish-language community can’t occur quickly sufficient.

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Click on “Broaden” to view the complete transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on February 23:

CNN en Español
February 23, 2023

JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ: And one other controversy that’s now political occurred – or started on February the third, when a prepare with 150 automobiles derailed. It was carrying 1000’s of gallons of poisonous substances. However the penalties are actually politically poisonous. Let’s go to Gustavo Valdes. Gustavo, yesterday we have been speaking in regards to the go to of former President Trump and his speech as a presidential candidate on the scene of this accident. At the moment, it was the Secretary of Transportation.

GUSTAVO VALDES: That is proper. It’s a go to that many say is kind of late. Many imagine that he ought to have acted extra rapidly, displaying up and representing the Biden Administration – ​​that is the political half. However let’s start with the investigation half, as a result of at present the preliminary report was launched (describing) what they imagine occurred to be able to derail 32 automobiles of this prepare. Eleven of them have been carrying these poisonous substances. They are saying that in the course of the journey which was carried out at a velocity under the licensed velocity limit- that’s, it was not dashing – a sensor detected excessive temperature in part of the wheel, the a part of the wheel that makes it spin on the axis. It started to accentuate from mile to mile, the operators started to use the brakes as they noticed the temperature rise and it reached over 100 levels Celsius. They determined to brake fully, one thing occurred with the brakes that work in another way in every wagon; the emergency brakes, and so they imagine that this was what led to the derailment that additionally resulted within the launch of those chemical compounds which can be fairly poisonous. They’re flammable, and after what we all know of this drama that was skilled for a number of days, the choice was made to let these liquids move little by little in order that they burned as a substitute of inflicting an explosion as a result of they are saying the interior temperature in these automobiles continues to- continued to rise.

Authorities to this point say – they make it clear that there is no such thing as a proof that the personnel on board the prepare did something flawed, something misguided, however the president of the division in control of the safety of transportation safety in america (NTSB), says that typically you may’t solely speak about accidents.

JENNIFER HOMENDY: The (NTSB) has been on the bottom since day one. We accomplished our investigative work on the scene yesterday, however we nonetheless have a whole lot of work to do as a part of this investigation. So at present I am saying that the NTSB will maintain a uncommon discipline inquiry listening to this spring in East Palestine. We do not usually have analysis hearings. That is uncommon.

VALDÉS: The (NTSB) president additionally stated that she- that she would not like to make use of the phrase “accident”. She says- she believes that each accident could be prevented. Maybe on this case, that the mechanical elements be totally reviewed, maybe the laws that might’ve allowed – or would pressure the railway trade to not carry trains so loaded with a lot weight and of a lot size. That is additionally considerably in response to the accusations made, amongst others, by former President Donald Trump who accuses the present authorities of not having carried out something when the truth is that when he was president, he eradicated some laws relating to the load of trains. However it’s not clear whether or not these laws would’ve had something to do with this incident. Pete Buttigieg, the Transportation Secretary who had been criticized, lastly arrived on the scene.

PETE BUTTIGIEG: However having these findings is essential so as to have the ability to advance to the part of figuring out insurance policies. We are going to anticipate (the NTSB’s) dedication to be able to make sure determinations. However we’ll proceed to do our greatest to boost the extent of railway security.

VALDÉS: The president of Southern Norfolk(sic), proprietor of each the prepare and the tracks, participated yesterday in a roundtable with residents of the area, (which was) organized by CNN. At this occasion, he apologized for the accident. The residents (of East Palestine, OH) will not be very happy. They are saying that there’s nonetheless a lot to be carried out, each by the federal government partly, by the corporate partly, and above all, with regard to well being. Folks nonetheless don’t imagine that the water is protected to drink although the (Administrator of the Environmental Safety Company) was there consuming faucet water a few days in the past, however there additionally is a good affect on the atmosphere within the area. Juan Carlos.

LOPEZ: They are saying that they really feel dizziness, watery eyes, throat discomfort after they’re there- not after they depart city, however the energy of suggestion can also be nice. We’ll see what occurs. Thanks very a lot. Gustavo Valdés, reporting from Atlanta.