i ve never had that. i got rashes on my cheeks, and all of my arms from the derailment. i don t call the derailment, i call it a disaster. it s norfolk s disaster. not a train derailment. i don t know i shoot from the hip, just like the governor just spoke. i tell you the truth. you seem like a family man, a great guy and all. but you know what? your company has to do something. how are gonna make it up to mr. shaw? how are you gonna make it up to jim stewart and all the other families? jim, thank you for those comments. i hear you. i m terribly sorry that this has happened to this community. what i can do, and what i will do, is make it right. we re gonna get the cleanup right. we re going to reimburse the citizens. we re going to invest in the long term health of this community. i m going to see this through. and we are going to be here.
but you ve made me angry. i don t to be like that. i want you to respect me like i respect you right now and you are saying i lost everything now. i worked hard. i m still working. i m on my 44th year of my job. i want to get out. now i m just stuck. mr. shaw, is it normal for trains to catch fire, for the wheels to catch fire? is that something that normally happens? and not get caught for 20 miles? no, no. hold on. is that a normal occurrence? for a common occurrence, i should say? no. so, when the 9-1-1 calls extremely rare so, when the first 9-1-1 call came in sebring, ohio, which is about 15 minutes from east palestine, when that first 9-1-1 call came in, and more kept coming in, what is your railroad alerted that your train was on fire? did you then respond by letting the communities that you re
Norfolk Southern says it has committed more than $6 million to East Palestine to date, including $3.8 million in direct assistance to more than 2,400 families.
ohio affiliate wfmj, the ceo declined to answer specific questions about cleanup concerns at the site we ll work with the ohio epa on safe operations and safety for the community. reporter: the company says they distributed more than $2.6 million to help residents but tonight the department of transportation is saying they will hold the company accountable, adding that until the number of derailments is zero, everyone involved in our rail system must make safety improvements a priority this as air and water testing continues, the epa saying there are still no water quality concerns and george, ohio s attorney general weighing in tonight? reporter: that s right, jose. nbc learning david yost sent a letter to the train operator allen shaw, letting him know his office is considering a lawsuit against the company, this as the investigation into the derailment continues jose george solis in east palestine, thank you. now to the mysterious death of a prominent catholic bishop mur
wasn t enough. george solis is there. reporter: tonight tempers flaring in east palestine. i m not happy at all. reporter: outrage brewing following norfolk southern s ceo allen shaw s unannounced visit on saturday residents fuming as more questions linger over the toxic train derailment that s fueled concerns over air and water quality. why wasn t this voiced openly so we could all have gone and had a few words with this person reporter: mike mckim was among a small group of business owners and community members who spoke with the ceo privately. he was apprehensive about coming here with a bunch of angry people i m not afraid to say it wasn t right and a lot of other people feel the way i do. reporter: security cameras from his newly opened winery captured the nearby fire and derailment customers are now canceling reservations. the american dream turned into the american nightmare reporter: in an interview with nbc s