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Scott smith to do independent testing on the water. hes the chief sustainability officer of eco integrated technologies. the results were accepted by the epa. scott smith joins us now. scott, great to have you with us. you were hired independently by some residents there in ohio to see whats in their water, see whats in their soil, see whats in their air. what did you find? >> first of all, thanks for having me. its great to be here. we find dioxins. before that ill tell you something. 17 years ...

There is filled with poison. thats why the residents of these palestine hired scott smith to do independent testing on the water. and so hes the chief sustainability officer of eco integrated technologies whose results were accepted by the epa. and scott smith joins us now from his palestine. scott, great to have you with us. as we mentioned, you were hired independently by some residents there in ohio to see whats in their water or see whats in their soil, see whats in their air. >> what did yo...

Evidence in this murder trial well it tainted the jurys perception of their client. and if they werent included, well the defense team says maybe we could be looking at a different outcome. alex murdaugh may be now in state custody, but he still has to face those pending charges, about 99 of them, mostly related to those financial allegations against him. the attorney general tells me that just because he was sentenced to life in prison for these murders does not mean that they are not going to ...

We live within our means. we dont have the financial luxury to pack up and move. its scary. >> reporter: the cdc is now conducting a health survey in and around east palestine trying to determine the long-term effects on human health. while air and water testing is occurring daily, answering about long-term health wont come quickly. >> were hoping in the next couple of weeks to be able to have collected all of the information that we need and then those results will be available in the coming mo...

National guard who are up there trying to clear the roads. thats their priority, but they say it could take about a week before people can come and go from this mountain. cnn, san bernardino, california. health effects are starting to show on residents because of the train derailment. the train jumped the tracks and caught on fire on february 3rd. now a state health survey says many residents are complaining of headaches, anxiety, fatigue and skin irritation. officials say water testing so far...

We were told it would be another three weeks to get results. >> reporter: they evacuated for four days, but moving permanently isnt an option. how tough is it to come back to the house knowing you bring a newborn here? >> i feel like i regret the decision every day. here we live paycheck to paycheck. we live within our means. we dont have the financial luxury to pack up and move. its scary. >> reporter: the cdc is now conducting a health survey in and around east palestine, trying to determine t...

Live paycheck to paycheck. we live within our means. we dont have the financial luxury to pack up and move. its scary. >> reporter: the cdc is now conducting a health survey in and around east palestine trying to determine the long-term effects on human health while a air and water testing is occurring daily, answers about long-term health wont come quickly. >> were hoping in the next couple weeks to be able to have collected all of the information that we need, and then those results will be av...

In landscaping, says they evacuated for four days, but moving permanently isnt an option. how tough was it to come back to this house knowing that you bring a newborn here? >> i feel like i possibly regret the decision every day, but here -- we live paycheck to paycheck, we live within our means. and we dont have the financial luxury to pack up and move. we just -- its scary. >> reporter: the cdc is now conducting a health survey in and around east palestine trying to determine the long-term eff...

The only recommendation by the Environmental Protection Agency right now is to test well water once a year.