ohio it is not eligible for federal disaster assistance in the after math of a toxic train crash in east palestine. good morning, i m bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand sandra smith. this is america s newsroom. fema shooting down the governor s request. the agency said the toxic bill in east palestine does not qualify as a traditional natural disaster. bill: the administration is sending funds to help with medical costs. the head of the epa was there for the first time. on the scene yesterday ohio senator j.d. vance. it is like chemicals coming out of the ground. let me show this to people. watch this. you can see the chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in east palestine. sandra: health officials insist the water is safe to drink. but people who live there are concerned. i haven t s
of the creek. this is disgusting. the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in east palestine. sandra: health officials insist the water is safe to drink. but people who live there are concerned. i haven t seen any ground testing. as far as my kids can go play basketball outside or ride bicycles and play in putt else. i haven t seen anything in it. that creek is did. there is not one thing in there, no frogs, dead snakes. i went through there sunday and i thought i would die. i m curious what i sucked in, will it kill me? i m scared. please help. please, my biggest fear is this will be a forgotten town.