politics and the misinformation surrounding this derailment. we will also unpack the warning the u.s. is sending to china. they are taking a big risk if they provide lead little assistance to russia in its war on ukraine. i am simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. we are following new developments in that investigation of that ohio train derailment. federal and local officials are expecting a live news conference any minute now and it will be happening in east palestine. we will be monitoring that and we will bring any news during this hour. now, residents, they are rightfully hoping to get more answers about the safety of their homes. the environmental protective agency says they have conducted nearly 600 home screenings for reentry. but serious questions about the safety of the water is starting to bubble up. we do not know what testing had taken place for residents of east palestine. we are told their water was okay to drink. bbc news has been trying to fin
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another year, given the increased media tension here, just the public steep speed up the timeline? yeah, i definitely appreciate that question but i can t, won t sacrifice the accuracy and quality of our investigation. the residents of east palestine count on that. we have to be absolutely accurate in what we are finding. however, we cannot, at anytime issue urgent safety recommendations during the investigation, to address safety issues, in addition, we work with partners like the u.s. work with and others who will have access to the facts of our investigation, and we expect them to take immediate action. so, do you have any urgent recommendations given that your initial report, now that you are deliberating about putting forth? yeah. great question. we just finished our on scene portion of the investigation.