heidi taylor is one of the residents that listened in virtually. >> i hope there are no long term consequences of that, bejust don't know. >> reporter: she's one of the resident that is woke up to white ash in november of last year. they later learned it was the release of spent catalyst. >> this was going to be our garden. >> reporter: we spoke to letter earlier in the year when she and neighbors were told not to consume anything grown in their yards. but then in june, the health department said there were no lingering threats in the soil stamps. -- samples. >> i think this is the lone survivor of the orange garden i think it's oregano. can we meet our vegetables was one issue, but now i want to know why it happened. we're always on alert. >> reporter: for heidi and many other residents, it's about accountability and making martinez saver. >> martinez is defined as a refinery town, but it's really a town with a refinery. >> reporter: the town says when the company released the spent catalyst, they didn't know about it until a few days later and weren't notified beforehand. >> residents formed

heidi taylor is one of the residents who listened in virtually. >> i hope there are no long-term consequencesat. i just don't know. we don't know. >> reporter: she's one of the residents who woke up to what looked like white ash in november of last year. they later learned it was the release of spent catalyst. >> this was going to be our big garden. >> reporter: we spoke to her earlier in the year when she and neighbors had been told they shouldn't consume anything grown in their yards. but then in june, the contra costa health department said there were no lingering threats in the soil samples. >> i think this is the lone survivor of the original garden here. this is my oregano. i think it's oregano let me just see. yeah. can we eat our vegetables was one issue. now, it's why did it happen and that's what we want to know. >> reporter: but residents faced even more. in july, the company released petroleum coke. >> we're always on alert. >> reporter: for heidi and many other residents, it's about accountability. and making martinez safer. >> martinez is defined as a refinery town. but it's rea

heidi taylor is one of the residents who listened in virtually. >> i hope there are no long-term consequences of that. i don't know. we don't know. >> reporter: she's one of the residents who woke up to what looked like white ash in november of last year. they later learned it was the release of spent catalyst. >> this was going to be our big garden. >> reporter: we spoke to her earlier in the year when they had been told they shouldn't consume anything grown in the yards. but then in june there were no lingering threats in the soil samples. >> this is the lone survivor of the original garden here. this is my oregano. i think it is. let me just see. yeah. can we eat our vegetables was one issue why it's why did it happen. >> reporter: but residents faced even more. in july the company released petroleum coke. >> always on alert. >> reporter: for heidi and many other residents, it's about accountability. and making martinez safer. >> martinez is defined as a refinery town. but it's really not. it's a town that has a refinery. but it's a lot more than that. >> reporter: well, this meeting was h

heidi, tyra stomping down the runway. >> you look at all these gorgeous women just strutting and confident. so much power and so much beauty. >> reporter: with iconic performances for taylorft -- ♪ ♪ as long as you love me ♪ >> reporter: and justin bieber. ♪ whoa whoa ♪ >> reporter: but it all came crashing down in 2018 after a series of scandals, including controversial comments in "vogue" from one executive about transgender and plus-size models. >> i knew i had a pretty sensational interview on my hands. pretty much from start to finish, i was jaw on the floor. >> reporter: and as for the show itself, its models were getting skinnier and skinnier. >> we didn't see new talent, we didn't see diverse bodies. selling the fantasy was more important than catering to everyday women. >> reporter: for years now, victoria's secret, once the largest lingerie retailer in the u.s., has tried to overhaul its image. the brand quickly moving away from the iconic scantily-clad angels to naming ambassadors instead, including trans model valentina san pie and athletes like megan rapinoe. >> it remains to be seen if these efforts are enough. let's see that it's not just jumping on a trend