let's bring in erin brockovich.an environmental activist who helped the people of hinckley, california, you will remember so well when millions against pg&e over that toxic water caused by them in the '90s. julia roberts of course won the oscar for playing her in the movie. erin is in east palestine helping people there. you are a hero to a lot of us and i think you will be a hero to the people of elast palestin. so good morning and thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> can talk about where you think in all your experience when you did in hinckley and what you have done since, where do you place this disaster in the larger context of disasters? >> like one i have never seen. i have been doing this 30 years now. the lack of information that has not been given it these people that they have been almost left here not knowing what's going on, where to go, what to do, who to turn to. their fear. i mean aushlgs of it feels very remnant to me of what happened in hinckley. and a community that we're showing up pretty la

consumer advocate erin brockovich joins me now. good to see you again. there was quite a lot of concern. tell me about the reaction you had from the residents and your advice to them. >> so, they're still very concerned. being down there on the ground, we saw a lot of things that would make your clearly understand why it would be confusing to the people, what is really happening, what is not. they are scared. they are united. they're wanting to be well informed. they're really worried about what the future holds for them. they are down there remediating and air yieting different creeks and rivers. there's booms out. as they air ate the water, it's very concerning when you go to the high school and they have all the drinking fountains locked. so there continues to be a very mixed message that i think continues to create angst within the community. so they're concerned. they don't seem to be trusting what they're hearing and they're really worried about the future impacts of this for themselves and their children. >> and what are they saying about the fede

that is the impact that erin brockovich has.wed to make the situation right, but appears that may not happen unless they go to court. that appears to be something that many in this community are considering. weighing their options. the epa announcing the cdc and fema will begin door-to-door outreach in the community. that is expected today. we are learning this as president biden defended his administration response. officials were on the ground within hours. his administration continues to monitor the situation. however, peter, at this point, the president says he has no plans to visit here himself. peter. >> the folks at norfolk southern have a long clean up. jesse kirsch on the ground. thank you. >>> nbc news obtaining cell phone video of alec baldwin. the videos were taken days before the death of halyna hutchins. baldwin faces the charge of involuntary manslaughter in hutchins' death. he pleaded not guilty to the charges on thursday. the weapons supervisor had her first court appearance on friday. >>> everybody had a long w

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by hollywood. >> reporter: environmental activist erin brockovich told people at a town hall in eastalestine to keep calling for the truth. >> every community i've been going to for 30 years, it's the same run-around. >> reporter: since the train derailed on february 3rd and spewed toxic materials, residents have reported an array of new health problems. though authorities say air and municipal water tests have not detected dangerous levels of chemicals. >> they are worried because they've got coughs and respiratory problems. >> reporter: brockovich says this disaster reminds her of her own experience in the 1990s when she discovered that a utility company was contaminating the groundwater in hinckley, california, sickening residents. on thursday, a preliminary ntsb report found that sensors alerted the crew of the norfolk southern train to an overheated wheel bearing and that they tried to slow down. but 38 rail cars derailed. the rail operator says it's committed to cleaning up and that it's distributed $6.5 million in assistance tohow oft? >> lately, not often. just because of the

erin brockovich, good to see you tonight. >> thank you, tucker. to see you. >> tucker: center josh hawley represent missouri in the united states senate. he's been watching all of this. thank you so much for coming. you just can't -- i mean, you hate to connect unrelated stories, but you just can't help but notice the difference in the level of concern for ukraine versus ohio. >> yeah, and i don't think they are unrelated at all, tucker. the truth is that joe biden and, let's face it, congressional republicans, have spent over $100 billion and counting on the ukraine where, and meanwhile the folks in east palestine have poison in the water, and in the air, and it's clear the infrastructure in our country is crumbling. and what is this administration doing about it connect frankly, what is congress doing about it? not a whole heck of a lot. and i think that is a stark contrast. i would just say republicans, you can either be the party if ukraine and globalist, or east palestine and the working people of this country. it's time to say to the europea

our reporter with erin brockovich. >>> the war in ukraine and the intense fighting under way tonight for control of a key city, and this evening, the u.s. warning to china not to help russia with weapons or ammunition. what the state department said about this today and what china is now saying nit. ian pannell in ukraine. >>> tonight the former american swimming star found dead in the u.s. virgin islands and what we know so far. >>> the new warning tonight about a popular artificial sweetener and the reported risk of heart attack and stroke. >>> and anyone who loves march madness loves sister jean. tonight she's right here with her new book, "wake up with a purpose: what i've learned in my first 100 years." >>> good evening, and it's great to be back in new york after our travel last week, and, of course, it's great to start another week with all of you at home. we're going to begin tonight with the winter storm warnings up right now in parts of the northeast. the tornado in illinois and in oklahoma they're now saying it was an ef-2. winds at least 110 miles an hour and the family,

joining me now is erin brockovich, consumer advocate and author of the brockovich report newsletter.ad to have you here, you have 30 years of experience given what launch you into this career. are you left got your headed thinking, how are we here again? >> yes, i've been watching for 30 years how this does continue to happen. we are really scratching our heads on this particular trained really meant. the delayed response, the misinformation, the inconsistent information on top of a disaster that is really concerning this community. they still don't trust if it's safe, they don't have the answers about how dangerous it is and what they were supposed to, what is happening with the water. i have never, in 30 years, seen anything like this where there has been such a slow response. >> this delay may play into what is happening on top of the federal action with the newer caution lawsuits being filed. talk about what these lawsuits are alleging and what they're looking to get from norfolk southern? have we heard from norfolk southern about this? >> well, i think you have heard from no for

let me tell you, erin brockovich comes on scene, you better be worried.y the way, she put out a photo on her twitter feed of her showing this oil slick. it was really discussing looking on top of some sort of a running stream in the community. and i think it was just like, yeah, everything is just great with the water here. not. anyway, thank you very much, jesse, for that report. a curious development in the documents at mar-a-lago. how some documents showed up there after the fbi search. there after the fbi search. and homemade barbeque sauce. they're called 'small businesses.' but to the people who build them there's nothing 'small' about them. that's why at t-mobile for business... you'll save more than $1,000 versus verizon. and with price lock guarantee, we'll never raise your rate plan. so you can keep your focus on toe-turns and making sure the sauce is extra spicy. at t-mobile, there are no small businesses. ♪♪ ya know, if you were cashbacking you could earn on everything with just one card. chase freedom unlimited. so, if you're off the racking.

erin brockovich, good to seenig. you tonight. thank you, tucker. it's nice to see you. thank you.ucker: >> senator josh holleyrepres represents missouri in the united states . senate.senate. he's been watching all of this. senator , thanks so much for coming on . you justan't -- can't you hate to connect unrelated stories, but you juststorie can't help b notice the difference in the level of concern for ukraine vs. ohio. >> yeah, and i don't think they're unrelated at all, tucker. i mean, the truth is tha allt joe biden and let's face it, congressional republicans have spent over one hundred billion dollars and counting on the ukraine war. folks in e and meanwhile, the folks in east palestine have poison inwa, the water, poison in the air.cor it's clear that our infrastructure in this country is crumbling. onnect f and what is this administration doing about it, frankly? what is congress doing aboutlot. it? not a whole heck of a lot. and i think that's in stark contrast. yod i would just say to republicans, listen, you can either be the party of ukraine b and the global

there's a mixing of earnist intentions, erin brockovich a real environmentalist and meets with peopleaying things are a real problem. rachel: 45,000 fish dead and again, other companies that would normally show up when there's a disaster have not shown up to help because i think they're afraid of getting on the wrong side of this government if they go and offer a lot of help like they do for other tornadoes and hurricanes or the ukraine war refugees. they're afraid this government will retaliated, sixty epa or the -- sick the epa or irs on them and very few people showed up and amazon delivered water and angoya foods was there and trump water was there. not a lot of corporations that would normally see a problem like this and say i'm going to show up. i keep thinking about airbnb. they could have offered free housing to people who had wanted somewhere to go and couldn't afford it till they could find out it was safe to come back. people in this town as erin brockocich broke up are still there and getting mixed messages about whether the air is safe or not and an independent group said

erin brockovich headed to east palestine after a train derailment up ending the lives in the small ohioown. how the activist plans to help those who are scared for their safety, even after officials say everything is okay. >> the water is clear, the air is clear, we have a clinic set up for anybody who has a problem. they believe it is safe to live there. delallo. i teach ap and honors economics in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. financial well-being to me is knowing that i can be free to do the things that i love to do. i hope when i retire someday, they say, p . after years of chasing the big idaho potato truck... i finally caught it. oh man. always look for the grown in idaho seal. >> reporter: republicans on the house. >> john: republicans on the house oversight committee are threatening to reveal the identities of hunter's mysterious art buyers after he missed a deadline t turn over the financial documents. miranda divine joins us now. if they do decide to go ahead and do that it may take a while, the art dealer is not cooperating by telling the committee who the clients were. but if the

this is an erin brockovich moment.was a blockbuster oscar winning movie like this. >> jesse: erin brockovich is in east palestine tonight right now. >> she is but where is julia roberts environmental activist george clooney leonardo decaprio, the annoying and dutch committees of montecito where is greta thornberg how dare you? none of these people have shown up. corporate america who normally when there is a disaster, a hurricane, a tornado or the war in ukraine, they all get together because a, american corporations have always been philanthropic but they know it's good for business to show up there. they are not there either. where is air b and n offering free lodging american beverage company. goya is there. goya foods is there and trump water is there but who else? this is classism. this is racism. and this is political retaliation for those people who are living there and by the way those corporations, jesse, many of them maybe want to help but they know this administration is highly vindictive and they could sick

all of that as environmental activist erin brockovich visits that disaster zone. evan lambert has the story. >> 21 days since a train carrying the toxic chemical vinyl chloride among others derailed in east palestine. the gardner family is still experiencing health symptoms. they've got headaches, coughs and one daughter has a persistent rash on her arms legs and face and pretty much get to worsen. every time they worry, it's all a result of the chemicals released into the villages, air and water. just days after the derailment. i couldn't end of an odd because it was coming to my bent. >> and with millions of we have it's terrible. page, gardner have owned this home just outside the evacuation zone for 7 years now. they wish they would have left. i just don't see they didn't evacuate a. >> i mean, we was pretty much like left behind and they're seeking answers ones that might come with the spotlight of environmental activist of hollywood fame erin brockovich. newsnation speaking with her one on one in the initial days after the disaster. i think the most importan

joined by the familiar face of environmental activists, erin brockovich, who held a town hall last nightnews correspondent, jesse kirk, is in east palestine, ohio, with more. >> in his palatine, erin brockovich, the environmental activists, with hollywood fame, held a town hall along with the legal team last night at the high school. there were hundreds of people they're hearing from a group that is organizing one of several legal challenges against norfolk southern braille roads in the aftermath of that toxic train derailment here, about three weeks ago. brockovich is very present in this community for some, signaling the severity of this situation. here's part of her message to this community. >> we have got to change some of our practices, and there's end of the day profit over people has got to stop. we, on the upfront, need to understand these chemicals from the -- marketplace. we have to, on the upfront, put safety and maintenance first. >> our thanks to jeff the courage. and now to the blockbuster trial of alex murdaugh, where, for a second day, the south carolina now disbarred at

amy: erin brockovich is involved in organizing a class action lawsuit against norfolk southern .this comes as republicans on the house oversight committee are launching into transportation secretary pete buttigieg's response to the disaster, citing what they called his slow pace following the crash. in related news, another norfolk southern train derailed on saturday, this time in lexington, north carolina. the company said the crash posed no danger to the public. "the wall street journal" is reporting the energy department has revised its assessment of the origins of covid-19, saying the spread of the virus was likely an unintentional leak from a chinese lab. the agency, however, has only low confidence in the theory according to reports. the fbi has previously said it also believes with moderate confidence covid-19 is the result of a lab leak. the latest news widens the split in the u.s. intelligence community as the national intelligence council and four other agencies have concluded it covid 19 was naturally transmitted by an infected animal. in other coronavirus news, the fd

remember the movie the julia roberts started in erin brockovich?ows about ground water and contamination better than erin brockovich. she stood up. she was a whistleblower in that landmark case on the west coast. she was on with kennedy last night telling the people of ohio, hey, if it doesn't feel right, it's not right. watch. >> they need to believe their own instincts. they need to believe what it is they are smelling, what it is they are seeing, what it is they are feeling, what it is they are experiencing. what it is with them having to bury their dead animals and concerns for their children who are having coughs and rashes and vomiting and nausea and dizziness and headaches and everything else. this is just turning into one nightmare if you ask me because testing can take time. you just don't flip from the air is bad. the air is safe. none of this is making any sense. and you wonder why the community is angry, frustrated and fearful. because there is no consistent data. there is no confirmed data. and it's a guessing game. and that's a traged

activist erin brockovich is had to visit that area tomorrow. she tweeted that she plans to work with victims of the derailment so they can get to justice, now their legal rights, and hold that railroad accountable. we will see what happens tomorrow in ohio. skyler henry, cbs news, bay area. >> skyler, thank you so much. >>> coffee with all of oil? what is this? starbucks on the new drink and what customers in milan are saying about it. >>> steph curry is returning to the court. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. >>> welcome back. good morning to you. u.s. stocks had a mixed closing yesterday. they blame the last federal reserve meeting which showed officials will keep raising rates to fight inflation. look at where the markets are right now. we are down in the red, 2041 points. part of the bank's recent strategic shift. employees say those positions are usually compensated on sales. lester, some people were successful enough to be flown to a resort in palm desert las

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. >> all right, thank you so much for that george, coming up in the next hour gonna hear from erin brockovich, who's been writing about this crisis. she is a consumer advocate, and environmental activists, we're gonna get her take on whether that controlled burn of vinyl chloride was indeed the right decision. also happening right now, family and friends are saying final thoughts farewells to two of those three students shot and killed this week at michigan state university. on friday, at the state capital, community members rallied for stronger gun laws, and called for an end of gun violence here in the united states. nbc's jesse -- is in east lansing for us, right near that campus. jesse, first of all, how is the community cope inning with the deaths of the students? >> yes alex, it's fair to say that people here are still very much mourning the loss of these three students. we have to also remember that there are five students still in the hospital. including one who has been upgraded to stable condition, that's positive new, but the other four remained in critical condition. so obviously,

environmental activists erin brockovich also visited the disaster zone. discovered the toxic groundwater that was poisoning the residents of hinckley, california. and now, she has a message for the people of east palestine. i asked her what official should have done differently right from the start. >> it was immediately being communicated with that not only do i hear you, i see you, i acknowledge you. and, yes they evacuated them for a short period of time, but did they bring them home too soon? what i am worried always gets missed's officials, agencies do not listen to what they are experiencing. they have gone back and they have told you they are still smelling things, their tongue tingles, their lips are turning blue, their children have coughs. they have terrible headaches, and you are not listening to the very people on the ground that are being exposed. and, not further looking into the situation. or, even saying to them we may need to evacuate again. tell them the truth! whether it hurts or they don't want to hear it. i have said this before, i'm

. >> reporter: environmental activist erin brockovich is among those organizing legal challenges. >> you will ask questions, you will demand answers. >> reporter: she spoke to hundreds of residents friday >> they are confused they don't know who to believe or who to trust. and i have learned in every community i've been in, they need to trust themselves. >> reporter: melissa blake lives less than a mile from the derailment two days later, she said she evacuated and went to the emergency room. >> they quarantined you at the e.r. >> yes they didn't know what was on me about the fumes and all that, the chemicals. they told me it was acute bronchitis due to chemical fumes. >> reporter: she says she's now using an inhaler to help breathe and said she talked to a lawyer. >> they poisoned me. they shouldn't get away with it. >> reporter: norfolk southern says it can't comment on litigation and promises to do right by the community cleanup continues and the ntsb says it's still investigating. meanwhile here in east palestine, the trains keep moving through town. jose. >> jesse kirsch, thank

president just says they're below some level environmental activist erin brockovich has rescheduled her visit to east palestine, saying the circus is coming to town and we want to steer clear brockovich did not name him directly. but former president trump plans to visit wednesday. ohio ohio senator's j. d. vance and sherrod brown have co authored a letter calling for the e p a to monitor dioxins in that area this week. president biden has said to address the world from europe ahead of the first anniversary of the war in ukraine. he plans to meet with nato nations and deliver what the white house is calling a significant speech. the president is expected to reiterate the u. s commitment to ukraine and urge allies to keep up their support as well. the u. s. is also warning china not to supply lethal military aid to russia, saying it would have serious consequences. former president jimmy carter's grandson says carter and his wife, rosalynn, are at peace with carter's beginning. hospice care at home, the white washington post reports. the 98 year old carter has recently asked his secret s

. >> joining me now is consumer advocate erin brockovich. and author of the brockovich newsletter.great to meet you virtually again. >> great to see you. >> and you. i want to play for you part of an interview that our colleagues cnbc did with the ceo of north southern, alan shaw. >> if east palestine was your home, would you come back, would you bring your children back? >> yes, yes. i've been back here multiple times. i've drank the water with the families here. i know they're hurt. they're scared. i know they're confused and they're looking for information and who to trust. i encourage them to ask questions. >> you know, erin, you know far more about this than i do. i keep thinking about the epa after 9/11 on the pile telling all of those firemen, police, first responders, oh, the air is fine here, nothing is going on here. and then they started dying of cancer over the years. >> right. >> and ignored the legislation. what are the people supposed to do? >> they're going to need to trust themselves and their instincts. they're their own eyes and ears. they know what they've exper

worried residents packed a local high school auditorium to hear activists and attorneys, including erin brockovichtential dangers and litigation. africa's largest democracy, nigeria, held its presidential election today. from the start there were reports across the country of delayed poll openings, stolen ballots and even violence. ali rogin reports. >> we must vote! ali: across nigeria today, voters worried that an election delayed would mean democracy denied. nafisat: yeah i'm really disappointed because they said it would start at 8:00 a.m. and up 'til now, i think it is 12:00 p.m., we have not started casting over votes. ali: many polling places opened late. others came under attack. this associated press camera was filming as shooters opened fire at this location in lagos, then fled with ballot boxes. voter: can you see what's happening now? they want to make sure they suppress others from voting. this is unfair, this is madness, this is not civilization. ali: nigeria's election commission had touted new measures this year to reduce election fraud and corruption, and they said polls would sta

thaardoesn'tchemict emesal are president just says they're below some level environmental activist erin brockovich has rescheduled her visit to east palace. sting saying the circus is coming to town and we want to steer clear. brockovich did not name him directly, but former president trump plans to visit wednesday. and both of ohio senators are now calling for the epa to monitor dioxins in the area. down to the mystery surrounding the murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles authorities trying to determine who fatally shot the bishop inside his home, and why mary. a prayer vigil was held outside the crime scene in the suburb of hacienda heights, police say 69% year old auxiliary bishop david o. connell was found shot in the chest inside his own house in the middle of the afternoon. o'connell a priest and bishop for 45 years, was described as a peacemaker who worked with everyone from immigrants to victims of gang violence. those who knew him say they're stunned . he was so soft spoken he was humble soul. he was not the type that would have come. plantations with nobody. the sheriff's department

but first growing concern about water contamination after that fiery train derailment in ohio erin brockovich tells us about the illness is being reported, and what alex murdered his sister in law is revealing at hi (vo) the fully electric audi e-tron family is here. with models that fit any lifestyle. and innovative ways to make your e-tron your own. through elegant design and progressive technology. all the exhilaration, none of the compromise. the audi e-tron family. progress that moves you. love me some pizza in the morning. this one could be the best. there was growing concern about contamination in ohio after a train derailment this month, residents have reported illnesses and thousands of local fish have died. the question now is the water safe. here is a b cs andrea fuji. this morning. growing concern about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, as is discovered, even more chemicals than were originally reported were on that train. what caused it? a train derailed ashley mccullum, who shot this video of the february 3rd accident, says she's afraid to move back home. i've

newsflash it's laxatives and also why erin brockovich is getting all worked up again.e. welcome to headline as your first look at friday's newspapers. we're going to go straight to friday's times now. mr. norris, you have this one. i believe. yeah well, i'm not sure what the headline is, but i know what's happening . it says, oh, what's happening. it says, oh, here's the headline . don't refer here's the headline. don't refer to christian names. they're not inclusive, says university. and this is kent university staff and students at the university of kent have been told not to use the term christian name , use the term christian name, surname and last name . consider surname and last name. consider phasing out christian centric terms. now i mean, you know, that seems i think it seems sort of reasonable that we're moving away from assumed that we're a completely christian nation. for starters, lots of other , of starters, lots of other, of course, and more importantly , a course, and more importantly, a heck of a lot people who perhaps used to be christian aren't chris

newsflash it's laxatives and also why erin brockovich is getting all worked up again. welcome to headline as your first look at friday's newspapers. we're going to go straight to friday's times now. mr. norris, you have this one. i believe. yeah well, i'm not sure what the headline is, but i know what's happening . it says, oh, what's happening. it says, oh, here's the headline . don't refer here's the headline. don't refer to christian names. they're not inclusive, says university. and this is kent university staff and students at the university of kent have been told not to use the term christian name , use the term christian name, surname and last name . consider surname and last name. consider phasing out christian centric terms. now i mean, you know, that seems i think it seems sort of reasonable that we're moving away from assumed that we're a completely christian nation. for starters, lots of other , of starters, lots of other, of course, and more importantly , a course, and more importantly, a heck of a lot people who perhaps used to be christian aren't christi

we will speak with erin brockovich.lestine. >>> we begin with president biden's historic trip to eastern europe. he's home now. before leaving the continent, he reaffirmed the commitment to nato and the group of countries known as the bucharest nine. mark bre zin ski. >> poles have come to america and why americans have gone to poland. for over 200 years, there is a real history of sacrifice between our two nations, sacrifice for the cause of american freedom and sacrifice for the cause of polish freedom. and for the first time in history, today americans and poles share the same freedom after two centuries of struggle. and now our collective agenda is being renewed as both of our countries support ukraine. >> ambassador brzezinski joins us now. talk about how important the president's trip was for the people of poland, for the nato alliance and for all those interested in promoting freedom across europe and the globe. >> in terms of its importance for the people of poland, i will simply quote what polish leaders are sa

that is what erin brockovich was talking about. why play games with these people's lives?er entire life. >> jessica: that is saying a lot. >> dana: jesse, give the less question to you. this article "the new york times," this guy is quoted in there 28, he and his wife were talking about moving away for good but the quote, "this town was starting to come back and now it is going to die." >> jesse: it breaks your heart. to jump off of what greg said, the facts that fox is driving this story tells you so much about who fox is and what other people think fox is. you have one billion-dollar radial tycoon who is spreading so much money around washington and ohio that these lobbyists then have done whatever they want to make these trains go as fast as hell and the train the rails and spills chemicals everywhere. he lights it on fire and has his team go around knocking on doors saying, we will test the air and water if you sign a liability waiver. hundreds of people have signed a liability waiver so they will not be able to soothe his company. and the epa is lying. the epa never t

also this weekend and east palestine the person julia roberts once played in a movie, erin brockovich, mike tobin live with the very latest on the situation there on the saturday, hey mike. >> hello there, eric. president biden made it clear he is not going to join the list of high profile people who have visited east palestine the most people here will get from him is a videoconference, here's the president. text when you planning to travel to east palestine? >> i'm not. i did a video. [inaudible] zoom i think of zoom is a song of my generation who zooming who. let me answer the question. >> the president is dispatching what the cult walk teams and the epa cdc and fema to go door-to-door, meet with people in the affected areas and direct them to the appropriate agency or they can get some help for transportation secretary pete buttigieg made it here two days ago, almost three weeks after the wreck. people in this town dismissed his visit as too little too late too. they are not surprised the president is not coming. >> to me it shows of where our government lies. we are asking for he

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. >> reporter: and earlier this weekend, environmental activist erin brockovich was in east palestinearticipating in a town hall meeting. she told residents to be their own advocates and she understands why they don't trust the water and soil to be safe. whit? >> phil lipof for us, thank you. >>> now to the war in ukraine entering its second year this weekend. intense fighting reported over a key city in ukraine that's been pounded into rubble as russia shuts down a major oil pipeline to poland. abc's patrick reevell joins us from kyiv. patrick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. there are also growing concerns that china is preparing to play a more assertive role in helping russia. but in ukraine, the focus is on that eastern city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to take for months, and where ukrainian forces' position is difficult. this morning, ukraine in a desperate fight to hold the key eastern city russian forces claim to be advancing in the bloodiest battle of the war so far. video released by russian state media showing the devastation there. ukraine'

at a town hall environmental act tif activist erin brockovich was there. >> i won't see this communityis country over and over again are going to stick together, they're going to band together, they're going to protect each other. you'll be the citizens of science. nobody knows you better than you. you're going to hold to those instincts. you know what's happened and you continue to speak up and rise up. that's how things will change. >>cnn polo sandoval joins us. what are texas and michigan officials say sending sand and water for disposal to their states? >> after hearing from officials in texas and michigan there aren't signs of wrongdoing with the disposal of this hazardous material but it absolutely has potential to widen the controversy that we've seen in light of that february 3rd derailment. let's start in texas in harris county the most populated state rather county in the state. they learned 2 million contaminated fire water was being shipped to her state on the news last week. she added she later learned that the shipments arrived the week before. so she's concerned there ob

rosie o'donnell them of "the view" erin brockovich is in town.red on a sunday, just last sunday by network news anchors about this very issue. so, joe has to say, "listen, i know but i will not forget about the mayor of east palestine and just get those things right." that would be a start. >> greg: asked him a very good. all right, coming up the city of chaos, a family terrorized on squatters who almost set their house on fire. ♪ ♪ (psst psst) ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary. spray flonase sensimist daily for non-drowsy, long lasting relief in a scent-free, gentle mist. (psst psst) flonase. all good. you know what the number one best-selling book in the world is? it's the bible. it's been that year after year, after year, after year. it's the number one selling book in all of history. why? because it's god's word. it's god's word from cover to cover. every word is true. do i understand it all? no, but i believe it all. and if you put your faith and trust in god, whose word never changes, you'll never be disappointed. see

erin brockovich was the latest to come to the town hall.he warned residents not to be lulled into sense of security with the made for tv moments with governor mike dewine and epa administrator drinking the water. she says that it could take time for it to leach through the soil and into the body. >> we have companies with poor corporate models that cut maintenance, that put all of us at risk and continue to just think once we poison a community it's going to magically go away. >> researchers from texas a & m took the epa's own data and determined there are indeed nine pollutants at elevated levels that could raise long-term health concerns some are known to cause cancer and others lung irritation and others have been complaining about. crews need to focus on as the cleanup is underway. >> it's not clear what the source of these things in the air are. it could be from water or from soil that's, you know, it's evaporating into the air. so it's, you know, that's another thing that would need to be investigated. >> in the meantime, president bi

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remember erin brockovich saying we should have done something sooner. same thing with chernobyl.he same situation here >> martha: and we remember 9-11. they tested the air and said it was safe to go back. we see the cancers that emerged five, 10, 15 years later. i understand he's in a difficult position here as governor and he's working with norfolk southern, trying to get them to do what they can to give people what they need on the scene here. we also heard from people that said i'm never going back there. what am i supposed to do? i can't sell my house. who will buy my house now? their concerns are real about the long-term effects potentially. >> their concerns are real. in my opinion, the testing is incomplete. they're still waiting on many various tests. there's certain chemicals that they have not tested for. when they can give 100% all clear and you should still consider drinking bottled water disclaimer, they need to make sure that they're ensuring the safety of these families and getting them to a safe place with safe food, water and shelter, this is a catastrophe. we ne

we all know the story of erin brockovich.know the story of the history of lying that has happened by, whether it be corporations or the government itself. but i want to ask you this. are you satisfied in any way with the communication that you've been getting from either state officials or federal officials, like the epa? >> no, it's been absolutely pathetic. the fact that this soaked in and burned for two straight days before they decided to even do anything about it, and then they did their controlled burn? where was the epa for that? i'm sorry, but the epa should have been involved from the minute this train derailed. they said they didn't know what chemicals were on that train. that was a complete lie, because anybody that works with chemicals knows that they have a complete manifest as to what and where those chemicals are and how much. >> they're certainly supposed to. and we will try to get to the bottom of that for you. i have spoken ad nauseam with the epa administrator michael regan, who has been trying to deal with

fox 8 in cleveland as an environmental activist erin brockovich hosts a town hall in east palestine towith victims of the toxic train derailment. norfolk southern announced today it has donated $300,000 to the east palestine city school district. also says it reimbursed the fire department $825,000. a youngstown, ohio based law firm has announced a class action lawsuit against norfolk southern. this is live look at houston from fox 26. one of the big stories there tonight. more than 2,000 trail riders arrive at the houston livestock show and rodeo. the riders traveled about 18 miles a day for six days. camping out all along the way, they were participate in a parade tomorrow morning. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ain't got a truck ♪ and i got a truck because i'm off rodeo ♪ who's on it with jardiance? ♪ ♪ we're the ones getting it done. we're managing type 2 diabetes and heart risk. we're on it with jardiance. join the growing number of people who are on it with the once-daily pill, jardiance. jardiance not only lowers a1c

residents attended the town hall last night, hoping to get advice from environmental activist, erin brockovichin a nutshell, was question everything and demand answers. i want to hear from residents myself about their concerns, so please welcome ben rattner and melissa sniff. both live near the side of the derailment. thank you both for being here with us today. you both heard my conversation with the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. melissa, what is your reaction to what he said? >> i know that the community is pretty upset, because they felt like pete should have adjusted a little quicker. i understand at the federal and of it, they were communicating early on. but there was a little delay and communicating that and i am glad to see that he is at least here and trying to accomplish all of the things that need to be done. i think we definitely need congress to be on board with whatever we need for the changes to move forward with the railroad, with safety issues. i think when he is speaking about that that is a very important issue for any community moving forward that house a railro

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>> stephanie, if i may -- at the ground level there should be an erin brockovich moment at some level. >> she's there right now! >> allan shaw, ceo of norfolk southern, said the waters safe and -- drink it. well he should go live there for a year and have his family live in the community that was just actually ensconced in this issue where, at least some reports are -- 43,000 animals have died in -- so if it's not safe you would not have 43,000 animals dropping that of toxic exposure. so, i think it has to be a multi layered approach to remediating these problems starting underground. and then working all the way back towards the regulatory environment. >> but what happened in america, bd? because when horrible disasters, when accidents, when tragedies would happen, that used to being people -- used to bring humanity -- together. yet, somehow this is highly politicized. >> yeah. >> when people's lives and livelihoods are at risk -- they don't care about -- politics, they just want to drink clean water. >> i don't know exactly how it happened. but here we are. the difference between pe

erin brockovich joined the list of high profile people who are showing up here in east palestine. she had a town hall last night and told people not to trust the politicians of drinking tap water, the long-term impact is what needs to be watched here. >> the deeper issue that's going on, we've got failing infrastructure. companies with poor corporate models that cut maintenance that put all of us at risk and continue to just think once we poison a community, it's just going to the magically go away. we often find out five and ten years down the road after you were told service the safe, oops, houston, we have a problem. >> reporter: researchers from texas a&m took the epa's own data and concluded there are, indeed, chemicals in the air, pollutants in the air that can cause health impacts in the long term and also said some of the pollutants that are in the air could explain the symptoms that people have been complaining about like skin rashes, headaches, nausea, things of that nature. neil? neil: mike tobin, thank you for all of that. so pete buttigieg did finally visit the town,

drinking water in the kitchen with governor dewine trying to make an effort, yet, at the same time, erin brockovich up there and hailed as a hero. why? because these residents are struggling and they are terrified of what comes next. and as you and i were talking, ainsley, off the air. if i lived there, i would probably try to get out if i had the means. many don't have the means. >> ainsley: many don't have the money to do it. >> griff: we had earlier in the last hour, two residents that were talking with dr. siegel. they don't even really know what their long-term future is here's a little bit of what they had to say. >> comes and goes. headache did let up about three days ago. haven't had a headache. had one for two and a half weeks before that dizziness, tingly the tip of the tongue. you think we would have somewhere we could go to get current and daily, correct information. it's like pulling teeth. >> we have lived here for 22 years where we are at right now. we have lived in east palestine for 25. we are both avid outdoors people. this is not normal. >> ainsley: can you imagine that being you

but that's not what erin brockovich would say about choosing to release those toxins into the air. listen, this could be something a situation where norfolk southern railroad made a bad situation 100 times worse that this community in the ecosystem can see the fallout of for decades. brockovich is coming here this week to help advise people i have seen this over and over and over again. play itself out through the united states and it is the wind. >> saying that nobody wants to listen to what is happening to the people for those who did leave norfolk southern is offering $1000 potentially more if you have receipts, but you have to come with people working hand here to this nearby church clear lives a few 100 yards from the derailment and explosion says he received some reimbursement, but then was told no more. so i went back to them and gave him my final receipts. >> whole thing just the last 2 days and he told me no, they weren't going to paving. so the norfolk son, people said no. yeah. russ awaiting a son riley flagged us down after getting his check. he says this is the 3rd tim