following a train derailment 12 days ago in ohio. hazardous chemicals contaminating air and water. some people are getting sick and some animals are dying. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom i m dana perino. bill is off today. good morning, john. john: i m john roberts. complex environmental disaster and many questions still unanswered. folks have been allowed to return to their homes. serious safety fears remain despite assurances the air is safe to breathe and concerns are spreading about the potential impact on the water supply as a plume of pollution spilled into the ohio river flows toward the mississippi. i think the residents have every reason to be concerned. we ll continue to dig. that s the importance of these testings, testing the water, testing the air. i know hundreds of tests have been conducted but still residents are reporting things that have to be answered. dana: we re covering this story from all angles. emily lives nearby and felt the effe
crude oil going on many years they won t come close to refilling the reserve for many years to come. so while they can talk about hey, what a great trade. we sold high and bought low, you aren t out of the trade until you buy it back. john: good to get your thoughts. appreciate it. thank you. dana: all right, john want to see some before we go? check out presidential dogs on fox nation now. i we look into the history of dogs at the white house and providing love and levity for the commander-in-chief. here is someone you knew. it s time for barney kam. are you ready? whats the plot about? i can see from the look on your face you hadn t thought about the plot. dana: it s available now on fox nation. it was a fun project to work on. i got percy in the promo.
the last six months. we re here to ask national park service to reconsider its decision. hopefully reverse it. what we cannot allow is for dangerous encampments to grow in our city. the mayor, this is more about than just one square block in washington, d.c. a nationwide problem that we re seeing. however, people are criticizing the administration saying the biden team wants to end homelessness but they believe this is a slap in the face and doesn t solve the problem. dana: fascinating. david spunt. thank you for being there this morning. john: acting head of the federal aviation administration facing questions from a senate committee over last month s computer out age the forced the first nationwide stoppage since september 11, 2001, and comes
okay. river valley organizing is going to be offering free water testing, free soil testing. we ll have a public meetings next thursday and be there to help out during this. our area is full of layered environmental degradation for decades at every level. this keeps happening to us in appalachia. we re not the people that can usually advocate for ourselves. so we need help. thank you so much for giving me that extra time and also i saw you had bill johnson on your program. we have reached out to his office at least ten times in the past several years and the organization to work with him. i challenge him to we ll be emailing again reaching out. i challenge him to come back and talk to us. the sixth district really needs him. john: message delivered. thank you so much. we ll keep watching this and see what develops. dana: now for a look how the federal government is handling it let s bring in the add min is
that we have to break and unwind. we ll talk to governor mike dewine today at the top of the show about what is going on in ohio. a great interview with the epa person. we ll have that, too, to play for him because this is some again, feels like we re a little late to help these people and giving them clear indications. dana: interesting to see if the governor will ask for more help. sounds like they need it. we ll watch at 3:00. john: on the no screen time for barrels i applaud you. more barrels about to be released from the strategic oil reserve. why president biden is making the move now. details straight ahead with phil flynn.