median income is lass than $45,000. east palestine is overwhelmingly white and politically conservative. more than 70% of the voters in the surrounding counties supported donald trump in the last election. that shouldn t be relevant but you re about to hear, it very much is. 11 days ago, 150 car train derailed in east palestine and it spewed poisonous chemicals onto the ground and in the surface waters. after the crash, the ohio state epa found evidence of yabbial acura late in the water and streams and creeks that feed it. this was more of a concern for east palestine given the ohio river supplies drinking water to about a tenth of the u.s. population. this train derailment was a environmental disaster. not an environmental disaster like climate change is, but an actual environmental disaster, one that s hurting actual people. then it got worse. several days after the derailment, officials decided it was a good idea to set fire to the spilled chemicals. the result of that
sheriff office on the phone with me. cindy? yes, it is. the standoff going on for hours and hours. when did police finally enter the bunker? about 9:15 our s.w.a.t. teams used an explosive in breach the roof that enabled them to get enough had a stru see in. they saw a body. they were able to get in there and find the person that appears we believe it s keller. appears he s been dead for some time. what did it look like inside that bunker? what was in there? well, we haven t actually been able to go in and do a thorough search at this point. we still believe that it s possibly boobytraps, maybe exclusives. because his mentality and we want to make sure it s safe to enter. our bomb dispose s unit will slowly take their time to go in and clear the bunker before we ll actually go in to do a good search. are you aware of any exits built into this bunker? from what i understand, he had a main entrance and it appears to be a, some type of escape or back door. can