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coming out of the ground. could we show it? let me show this to people. watch this. just see that chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. that s what the senator is saying. also this morning we are seeing new surveillance video that shows sparks flying from the train less than an hour before it crashed. this is important because it could give investigators key clues about what happened, what led this. this is in alliance, ohio. the train on the right hand of your screen 57 minutes before it crashed. the train keeps going down the tracks. by 8:12 p.m. it s in salem. you can see the sparks from an apparent wheel bearing overheating. and another surveillance camera here, same time, same town, the train keeps going for 20 miles after that headed for east palestine. that is where it derailed at 8:55 p.m. a full 43 minutes after we first saw though sparks? salem. jason carroll is live on the ground in east palestine. jason, this is going to be a cause for concern. i