In our national lead in, new warning in the wake of the ohio train disaster. pete buttigieg said not one of the major rail companies in the u.s. participates in the confidential close call reporting system. that program would allow workers to voluntarily report hazards that could lead to a derailment. if know rail ceos respond with plans to participate by the end of the week, buttigieg says that he will publicly call them out. this warning comes as crews in east palestine, ohio started hauling away contaminated soil and liquid but as cnn s miguel marquez reports leaders in other parts of the country are concerned where that toxic material is going. reporter: federal teams going door to door in east palestine conducting health surveillance over a dozen wells being drilled around the site to track where the chemical underground water may be moving.
President Joe Biden has announced that he has no immediate plans to visit the site of the Ohio train derailment, which prompted the evacuation of thousands of people and sparked health concerns.
Really seeing that. well, we ll hope for a change there. and that does it for us. we are going to see you back here tomorrow night at 5 p.m. eastern for the big sunday show.. the fox report with jon scott, that is starting right now. you don t want to miss it. jon: new concerns tonight over toxic waste at the site of the ohio train disaster. good evening, i m jon scott, and this is the fox report. jon: plans to the ship hazardous waste out of east palestine to other states are on hold now. fema officials making that announcement today and explaining why. a live report from east palestine, ohio, coming up. but first, president biden is reacting to the latest commerce department report which shows the federal reserve s preferred measure of inflation rising last month at its fastest
The Ohio train disaster has become one of the worst toxic train disasters in recent U.S. history, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now issued an ultimatum to Norfolk Southern.
The chief financial officer of the company at the center of the train derailment involving toxic materials in East Palestine, Ohio, said the company will "take responsibility" for the disaster.