let us start in ohio. 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride was released into the air, following the derailment of the northern suffolk train two weeks ago, a chemical that can cause dna mutations and lead to long-term cancers, according to a lawsuit that s alleging all of that, and it is a big reason why residents of east palestine ohio say they don t believe officials who are telling them it s safe to go home, safe to breathe, safe to drink the water. the epa administrator was there yesterday. the governor was out there today. it s okay, they say, we ve tested the air. we ve tested the water. still, residents are complaining about burning in their lungs and their eyes. and unusual rashes. they re worried about their kids. can they bathe them in their bathtub. can they use the tap to mix formula for their babies. the federal government is setting medical teams to both examine residents and assess what dangers could still exist, an acknowledgment that the aftermath of this der
let us start in ohio. 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride was released into the air, following the derailment of the northern suffolk train two weeks ago, a chemical that can cause dna mutations and lead to long-term cancers, according to a lawsuit that s alleging all of that, and it is a big reason why residents of east palestine ohio say they don t believe officials who are telling them it s safe to go home, safe to breathe, safe to drink the water. the epa administrator was there yesterday. the governor was out there today. it s okay, they say, we ve tested the air. we ve tested the water. still, residents are complaining about burning in their lungs and their eyes. and unusual rashes. they re worried about their kids. can they bathe them in their bathtub. can they use the tap to mix formula for their babies. the federal government is setting medical teams to both examine residents and assess
lymphoma and other cancers. she joins us live now from washington. thanks so much. thanks for having me. shepard: i was struck yesterday with part of the testimony that you gave when you discussed going back to school and the conditions that surrounded it. i want to play for our viewer what s you said. listen. we went back on october 9, less than a month after the attacks. ground zero was still on fire and would be for another four months. the smell of smoke was suffocating every day and despite assurances from officials, very little got done to clean the school for students. shepard: officials said the air was safe. that s right. we were told a few days after the attack by the epa administrator at the time that the air downtown was safe to breathe. what we learned after we were already down there and after thousands of children returned to school in the area was that the air was most definitely not
change is also actually poisoning our air, especially in places like new delhi which has been labelled the most polluted place on earth. according to the world health organization, the air pollution is more than 15 times what s considered safe to breathe. wow. of the top five cities with the worst air pollution in the world, four of them are in india. but new delhi is making an effort declaring thursday a car free day. and new delhi s bureau chief joins us live from new delhi. they call it a car-free day, but it was just a few hours, wasn t it? what impact is that likely to have, big picture, or is this more about appearing to be doing something? reporter: it really is more about awareness, rosemary. so the car-free day or morning, if we should call it that just ended about ten minutes ago, and