the expectation was. we actually got a glimpse of a water testing lab connecting some very important research that s going to impact a lot of people in this community. this collection of jars and vials in akron, ohio, it may hold the answer to what is safe to drink for hundreds of thousands in the coming days and weeks. we have been working nonstop. and our mental engineer and his team have been testing water from near the norfolk southern train development and east palestine. what are your findings? the results are kind of still confidential between us and the client. we are not supposed to discuss the results. with anybody. those are the results you are waiting for. some east palestine residents even waiting to get a test. nobody s come in a road untied with anybody to see the need the water tested. of a contract at the county where the crash occurred. at the one next over to analyze water samples collected from
water wise, no. air wise, yes. there are too many chem sticals they don t want to identify completely. reporter: ohio department of natural resources official estimate sometimes 3,500 fish in the state have died following the train derailment. these people saw the flames from their homes and worried their neighborhood still may not be safe. what about testing water or ground? nothing yet. i don t recommend you put anything in the ground. vegetables or tomatoes or anything this year. we don t know. i don t think they re going to do enough. reporter: and some residents say they are frustrate bid what they describe as a lack of communication with officials on the ground. we pass all the creeks and there is crew after crew with white hoses and black hoses in the creeks. they re not telling us why. i m driving my kids to school past this and asking me questions that i don t have answers to. reporter: some of the questions unanswered. we found getting information
reese s property. in the back of your property here, they found yeah. reporter: reese says she has been drinking bottled water instead of well water ever since she started spotting dead fish in the creek following the derailment. she says she s still waiting for the state to come and test her well water. airwise, i feel okay. water-wise, no. i m no. there s just too many chemicals and stuff that was spilled that they still don t want to identify completely. reporter: an ohio department of natural resources official estimates some 3,500 fish in the state have died following the train derailment. these people saw the flames from their homes and worried their neighborhood still may not be safe. what about testing water or ground? nothing yet. no. i don t recommend you put anything in the ground between vegetables or tomatoes or anything this year because we don t know. i don t think through v their o going to do enough. reporter: some residents say
victor, thank you. the east coast now bracing for dorian heading into the weekend. millions possibly caught off guard. first planning for a tropical storm now battening down for a possible cat 3. gio benitez is in miami. good evening. reporter: tom, good evening to you. dorian may be days away but floridians are already racing to get ready, not sure where that storm may hit. we ve already seen store shelves all across the state once full of water now just emptied out. we have cruise liners that are already diverting their ships around dorian. air travel is being impacted too. authorities are testing water pumps that help control flooding while urging residents in low lying areas to get their sand bags now. the governor has already declared a state of emergency here. with hurricanes like michael, irma and matthew fresh on their minds here, they are not taking any chances. tom. gio benitez in miami for us tonight, thank you. at the white house tonight president trump taking aim a
reporter: the aa aa aal t occurs in salt water. while they love nitrogen and phosphorous, which are fertilizers. that s burning sugar? processing sugar. reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the overglades. a massive amount of water is dumped into the most delicate of ecosystems. in dry season that water is diverted to farms and cities. great for the economy. horrible for the environment. you have a natural phenomenon called red tide, as mike said. but you have the nitrogen coming in and giving it a booster shot. reporter: these scientists are testing water up to 20 miles offshore, looking for definitive proof that america s sugar habit is also making red tides worse. you re looking for the smoking gun. i think we also have to