georgia, where the former president lives just ahead. but first tonight to east palestine, ohio, where a train derailment and toxic chemical spill have residents and lawmakers demanding answers about the safety of the air and drinking water. garrett tenney is live in that small ohio town near the pennsylvania border. garrett. reporter: yeah, jon, it s now been more than two weeks since that train derailment, and a lot of people here are still feeling sick despite officials saying the data shows the air and water are safe. and these are just the short-term symptoms from chemical exposure with. what is even more concerning for a lot of folks here is the long-term effects, what things could look like 10-15 years down the road potentially as a result of this disaster. i think we coneed to be concerned about the long-term effects of exposure to this chemical. back in 20 the 12 is the there were hundreds of people who went to the e.r. in the aftermath of that train derailment
disaster. the epa says it has not detected any contaminants in the town s drinking water and says tests have shown the air is safe to breathe. but, you know, many residents in east palestine and other nearby towns, they re concerned about the potential long-term health effects. this town is going to need long-termest thing term testing. there s a lot of people who don t want to stay and really can t blame them. a major concern for me would definitely be the water. i think they should have dredged the creeks that are going out because, you know, it s spreading into other communities. arthel: garrett tenney is live in east palestine, ohio, with the very latest. garrett? reporter: yeah, arthel, that is such a tough question that a lot of folks are naysing now. facing no. with so much uncertainty about what the future of this town looks like, do we stay or do we go? to answer that question, it s going to take some answers, and some of those answers are going to take time.
do not believe there s any threat to the public. reporter: meantime, prayers and con doll the lenses are pouring in for the auxiliary bishop throughout the country. many have taken to social media, they ve called him a peacemaker who was noted for his, quote, work among the poor and disadvantaged and for his pro-life activism. the archbishop of new york, well known cardinal timothy dolan, mentioneded o connell today during sunday mass as he addressed the ongoing violence in this country. i heard early this morning my brother bishop, the auxiliary bishop of los angeles, david o connell, shot down on the streets of los angeles. he was renowned for his work with gangs. want me to keep going? i didn t think so. reporter: again, no word on any suspects or a motive in this very disturbing case and, again, this is now being treated as a murder investigation. jon? jon: yeah, let s hope the public
his, quote, work among the poor and kiss advantaged disadvantaged and his pro-life activism. they say they were struck by his kindness and his goodness. the archbishop of new york, well known cardinal timothy dolan, mentioned o connell today during sun mass as he addressed the sunday mass as he addressed the ongoing violence in this country. i heard early this morning my brother bishop, the auxiliary bishop of los angeles, david o connell, hot down on shot down on streets of los angeles he was renouned for his work with gangs. want me to keep going? i didn t think so. reporter: again, no word on any suspects or a motive in this disturbing case, but we now know that this is being handled by authority as a murder investigation. eric? eric: yeah. and, you know, the bishop got his reputation after the 199 92 riots following the acquittal of the police officers with rodney king. he worked in south-central los
what s being done? and that can help, but there has been huge damage done to the trust and credible of bishops. and even if there is some system in place for it, people are going to ask, who is going to investigate the bishop? is the brought bishop going to investigate a brother bishop? how is this going to work? are or grand juries going to have to come in and start investigating. delia gallagher just deplaned. we are watching as pope francis steps off the plane into dublin, ireland the question, how does he take on this controversy that is certainly in the air? our senior vatican analyst john allen joins me also live following this story in dublin. john, let s talk about the context of this papal visit quite honest will i the first in decades? reporter: that s right the last time a pope was in ireland