that the control burn, controlled release, was the safest course of action for the citizens. and the governor sent a referral after the crash and its fallout. and the governor says that his attorney general is reviewing possible legal against against norfolk southern. and the company says they have committed to helping them for the long haul. we ll give long time air and water monitoring and we ll help the members of this community recover. and we ll invest in the long-term health of this community. and according to the ceo the company has reimbursed 4.6 million so far. as the company continues to monitor air and water quality there. and it has hundreds of tests conducted have come back clean.
now. hi. steve: lisa, thank you very much for getting up and talking to us. you are four miles from the derailment. and. we are. steve: and the day that they decided we are going to light this on fire. a control burn and you had the black smoke going up and the blume and the ash coming down. describe that day and your worries since then about the stuff in the air winding up in you. so that day was absolutely terrifying the communications that we were receiving from our friends in emergency services versus what we were hearing threw like news alerts and through emergency alerts was quite different. and also where the roads were blocked off to get into ohio was
the super bowl. thousands had to be evacuated and a control burn of the toxins was done last week. so you know it s bad when the best option is, let s set this bleep bleep on fire and hope for the best. according to one hazardous materials specialist, they nuked the town to get a railroad open. which seems like a hell of a decision to make, that s like cutting off your whole arm because you once shook hands with brian kilmeade. so you think the transportation secretary would have been on the case asap? no wasn t until last night that he said something, ten days later, tweeting that he continues to be concerned about the families impacted and that the epa is monitoring the air quality. that sounds like real concern. all he left off was, your call is important to us, please stay on the line. he s such a robot. while this was going on what was he talking about instead? [bleep]. we heard way too many stories of generations past where you
hot, you know. a lot of fire. a lot of stuff going on. it was just, it was unbelievable. everybody said probably the smartest thing to do is what happened which is not allowing it to detonate on it s own. to control detonation. i mean the pictures are astonishing. it looks like a little nuclear bomb going off. how, how terrifying was that? correct. if you didn t, if they didn t do what they did you would of had a boiling liquid vapor explosion. the pressure builds up in the tank. when it explodes s shrapnel goes anyway for miles. that s why they did the control burn for that not to occur. are you concerned about the toxins sp spilled across palest?
so that they can raise their children in an environment that is safe with clean water and clean air is that of a control burn that we don t even know what the chemical fallout is gonna be from this. it s pretty scary times there. he has to be a lot more effective, much more hands-on. sean: that and compasses your entire career, you ve always been on location. bullets flying over your head you are there. all right thank you my friend. does the fox news alert we are continuing to monitor the developing situation tonight at michigan state university, police saying that this at this time it appears that there is only one suspect, multiple people reportedly injured, we are following the story at michigan state and we will have updates over the course of the next hour. the weaponization of your government continues the republicans are finally fighting back and are not believe what happened this time. their reaction straight ahead.ou r