Frustration, new demands in East Palestine: 'We have to live here'

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsNation) — Ashley McCollum looked out her back door on Feb. 3 and thought her town was on fire.

More than three months later, McCollum continues to live at a hotel about 10 miles from East Palestine. She’s one of many residents displaced by the Norfolk Southern train derailment that released flames, smoke and toxic chemicals throughout the surrounding area.

On Tuesday, she joined her neighbors in spelling out a list of demands for city, state and federal officials that ranged from paid relocation, independent water testing, and that the state of Ohio to declare her hometown a major disaster area.

"It's kind of like we're saying, 'Hey, we have to live here,'" McCollum said. "No one's paying attention to it anymore."

The community group Unity Council ...