disaster. the epa says it has not detected any contaminants in the town s drinking water and says tests have shown the air is safe to breathe. but, you know, many residents in east palestine and other nearby towns, they re concerned about the potential long-term health effects. this town is going to need long-termest thing term testing. there s a lot of people who don t want to stay and really can t blame them. a major concern for me would definitely be the water. i think they should have dredged the creeks that are going out because, you know, it s spreading into other communities. arthel: garrett tenney is live in east palestine, ohio, with the very latest. garrett? reporter: yeah, arthel, that is such a tough question that a lot of folks are naysing now. facing no. with so much uncertainty about what the future of this town looks like, do we stay or do we go? to answer that question, it s going to take some answers, and some of those answers are going to take time.
well, today the a delegation of state lawmakers is here in town trying to see what they can do to get some of of those answers, meeting with local leaders and response officials for an update on what is being done to clean up the toxic chemicals that spilled into east palestine. this comes a day after the ceo of norfolk southern railway came to town with this message for folks who live here: this has been devastating to this community. and i, i want to make sure you understand i am terribly sorry that this happened to the community. norfolk southern is fully committed to doing what s right for this community. finish. reporter: the railway has said it is here for the long haul and won t leave until everything, the air, the water and the soil is cleaned up from its disaster. most residents we ve spoken to though don t believe that ll actually happen and as soon as all of the cameras are gone, the railway will start to leave as well. mayor trent conway said he is going to hold the ceo