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
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