Solo Into East Palestine, OH - What’s It Like Now? 🇺🇸

I like going to places where big events happened, but time has allowed the dust to settle; it usually offers a unique perspective. Most cameras disappear, but the story stays. What is that story like from the locals now? Always keep in mind that the people I talk to are the people I talk to. If I had gone to East Palestine on a different day, there would have been a completely different set of people to whom I would have talked to. This video provides an angle into the East Palestine story, and there are many angles in. There could be a whole video about Norfolk Southern, or one focused solely on agencies involved in the cleanup. Nobody has all the information, watch other content on the topic, keep an open mind and always ask questions. Thanks for watching! ► 🎥 More Behind the Scenes Videos: petersantenello.com/ ► 📝 My Free Weekly Newsletter: www.bit.ly/3HC36EH ► 👕 Merch: innercircle.petersantenello.com/collections/all

Thank you for not having clickbait titles or thumbnail shots with you covering your mouth & gasping in disbelief. Your channel is on-the-ground journalism, not tabloid fodder.

I always find it strange that the media talks about an issue like this for 2-3 days, then tries to act like it never happened. Good on you Peter for addressing this very real situation.

Wow, that welder and his wife have an uncommon amount of common sense and common knowledge. Those children are incredibly lucky to have parents like that.

Poisoned an entire town of people, absolutely disgusting

To have to pay taxes on settlement $ of 70K is insult to injury.

My buddy is a chemist . Like he had said , " When they lit those cars on fire, they injured everyone breathing in the area . See when poly vinyl chloride was burned and it went up and hit the clouds ( water ) . It turned into Hydrochloric Acid that EVERYONE was breathing !" ... They did the cheapest way to dispose of chemical and get the railroad back running . $$$$ over lives .. Sad 😢

The biggest thing out of this I got was the family talking about what mainstream media did people need to pay attention they literally said "we would tell them this is how it went and the next day when there story came out it was the exact opposite of what we said and if they do that here imagine what they do other places" she also said "I haven't watched mainstream media since this happened its a waste of life to watch that" people like Peter should be what media is going forward just someone that goes in with no bias or agenda and gets real stories from real people thank you for what you do sir

Please keep shedding light on this.... The couple ,being interviewed on the front of their porch, know exactly what is going on.

Peter, regardless of someone’s position on this topic, I want to thank you for being an actual reporter. It’s so typical of the mainstream media, not do the hard work that you do.

I can't believe they soaked it up from the creek and took it to a park and washed it into the ground. Sending you a settlement and 1099ed people. Amazing. I trust my ruling class as far as I can throw 'em.

That mom around the 35 minute mark is an epic person. God bless that family

I smell a non-disparagement clause attached to the settlement! The way SO MANY people had the same talking points: we don’t know what’s going to happen 5-10 years from now, if we do get sick, we don’t know if it was from something else before the spill, the EPA and Norfolk listened to us and are doing a great job…. There’s NO WAY everyone said the same stuff without being coached by the people holding the bag!

I am so sick of good people getting F'd over in this world and all the gaslighting that goes with it. Don't take their dirty money

The people of East Palestine need to do a class action lawsuit. Don't take the payoff!

That last family in particular was lovely. Totally aligned to their approach of keeping their kids/teens off social media and the Internet as long as possible.

As a boilermaker welder in Australia. He's not sick from his trade. Wake up America. Im starting to feel for Americans the same i feel for the poorest country in the world. Love everyone.

Man those ladies just seem so out of touch. "They could have just sold their house and moved if they wanted". Not that easy when your entire life is in an area.

This is the Peter Santenello style I fell in love with years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story ... Keep up the amazing work, Peter! 👏👏👏

"Are there a lack of balls around here?" "Yeah." Love the raw footage, Peter. Wish those affected the best.