ohio has left a town on edge, fearing for their health and their livelihoods. tonight the residents of east palestine question the people in power. ohio governor mike dewine. all we can do is give people the facts. as we test, we ll tell people exactly what we find. norfolk southern ceo. we will be here today. we will be tomorrow. and we will be here five years from now. we will not leave this community behind. it is the first televised town hall where residents share their stories. all i know is our town needs help. and demand the truth. good evening and welcome to our cnn town hall on the cnn train disaster. tonight we will facilitate a communication between a community demanding accountability and the leaders charged with keeping them safe. in studio with me here are some of the residents of east palestine, ohio, joined by their neighbors along the ohio-pennsylvania border. they have spent the last 19 days frightened and frustrated after a hazardous derailm
company s failure to contain its toxic fallout. but before we go to the ceo of norfolk southern, let s bring in the mayor of east palestine, trent conaway, who joins me now. mister mayor, thank you so much for joining me here. really appreciate it. we ve heard from the state government. we ve heard from the federal government. we re going to hear from norfolk southern this evening. what more do you need from all three of them that you re not currently getting? right now, i think we re currently getting everything we need, except answers. we need some answers as far as the health concerns. our residents safety is number one. and we need to get to the bottom of these health concerns. we re being told the water is safe. i believe that, our municipal water is safe. we re told our air is safe. i think it s safe. my family is here. they ve been here the whole time. but there s definitely concern from some residents. and i have concerns as well, because paramount is our citizens s