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CNN Live At Daybreak
'Talk of CNN'
Aired September 17, 2002 - 05:55 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now it's time for the talk of CNN, where we find out what people across the country are talking about. So what are the hot topics in Tennessee?
For that we check in with our new friends Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Hello.
ANDY: Good morning, Carol. How are you?
ALISON: Hi!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hi, Carol.
COSTELLO: I'm fine. Welcome to DAYBREAK.
ALISON: Thank you.
ANDY: Well, it's good to be here.
COSTELLO: Definitely good.
We have to talk about this big train wreck in Knoxville. It's still spewing sulfuric acid, is that right?
ANDY: That's right. However, for the most part, it's contained. And I personally live about maybe five and a half, six miles from the site of the overturned train. And about over half the people are already back in their homes now.
There was an initial required evacuation within a one and a half mile radius and then about three miles around there. They requested that folks, if they didn't leave, to turn off their air conditioners and things like that.
But it seems to be getting pretty much back to normal right now.
COSTELLO: I can't believe it's lasted this long, though, a few days. What has the smell been like?
ALISON: Actually, there was somebody that I know that lived not too far. She was unaware of the spill when she walked out of the house. She started coughing and she said it smelled sort of like a metal substance.
COSTELLO: Is it dangerous to people? ANDY: Carol, it didn't smell as bad as our newsroom, I'll tell you that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, that's right.
COSTELLO: Is this dangerous to people? I mean they did evacuate.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.
COSTELLO: That must be a scary thing.
ANDY: Initially it was and there was a substantial danger. But I think that part, for the most part, has passed now and folks are going back to their homes. But there was a huge plume of white smoke that came as a result of the acid spilling on the ground. And at first there were some concerns about, you know, environmental damage and things like that. But most folks say now that it doesn't look like there's going to be any long-term effect.
ALISON: Yes.
COSTELLO: Well, what was a train car carrying hazardous materials doing going through a residential area?
ANDY: Well, you know, that's a good question. That's a very good question.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
ALISON: We want to know the answer to that, too. Do you know?
COSTELLO: Oh, I bet. We want to quickly touch on this, because this is a very interesting story, that 15-year-old teenager, the girl who died of a rare form of bone cancer. Her parents refused to get her any sort of medical treatment. Why?
ANDY: Yes, that'll be what we're going to be talking about somewhat today on the air. Apparently they refused treatment because they wanted to, because of their religious practices, thought that they would be better off working through their religious organization, through prayer or whatever, rather than treatment, and that looks to be the cause of that. But we're going to look into that some more today, as well.
COSTELLO: What religion where they?
ANDY: You know, I don't know. Honestly, I'll just, I don't know. We want to find out some more information about that, too. This is a story that's kind of unfolding as we're hearing about it first, too. But it's definitely interesting and sad at the same time, you know?
COSTELLO: Yes, because this girl had bone cancer and they just kept her at home. I just can't imagine how painful that would be for this girl. ANDY: Yes, I don't know all the details surrounding her illness and to what degree. Obviously it was severe enough that it took her life. But we'll, again, look into that, because like you say, that's just unheard of. Most folks don't think that way at all.
COSTELLO: Yes.
OK, Andy and Alison, thank you very much.
And you're going to be joining us every day at this time, this day, on Tuesday.
ALISON: Yes.
ANDY: That's right.
COSTELLO: OK.
ANDY: But if you want us every day, we're here for you.
COSTELLO: Thank you. We appreciate that.
Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Thanks a lot.
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Aired September 17, 2002 - 05:55 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now it's time for the talk of CNN, where we find out what people across the country are talking about. So what are the hot topics in Tennessee?
For that we check in with our new friends Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Hello.
ANDY: Good morning, Carol. How are you?
ALISON: Hi!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hi, Carol.
COSTELLO: I'm fine. Welcome to DAYBREAK.
ALISON: Thank you.
ANDY: Well, it's good to be here.
COSTELLO: Definitely good.
We have to talk about this big train wreck in Knoxville. It's still spewing sulfuric acid, is that right?
ANDY: That's right. However, for the most part, it's contained. And I personally live about maybe five and a half, six miles from the site of the overturned train. And about over half the people are already back in their homes now.
There was an initial required evacuation within a one and a half mile radius and then about three miles around there. They requested that folks, if they didn't leave, to turn off their air conditioners and things like that.
But it seems to be getting pretty much back to normal right now.
COSTELLO: I can't believe it's lasted this long, though, a few days. What has the smell been like?
ALISON: Actually, there was somebody that I know that lived not too far. She was unaware of the spill when she walked out of the house. She started coughing and she said it smelled sort of like a metal substance.
COSTELLO: Is it dangerous to people? ANDY: Carol, it didn't smell as bad as our newsroom, I'll tell you that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, that's right.
COSTELLO: Is this dangerous to people? I mean they did evacuate.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.
COSTELLO: That must be a scary thing.
ANDY: Initially it was and there was a substantial danger. But I think that part, for the most part, has passed now and folks are going back to their homes. But there was a huge plume of white smoke that came as a result of the acid spilling on the ground. And at first there were some concerns about, you know, environmental damage and things like that. But most folks say now that it doesn't look like there's going to be any long-term effect.
ALISON: Yes.
COSTELLO: Well, what was a train car carrying hazardous materials doing going through a residential area?
ANDY: Well, you know, that's a good question. That's a very good question.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
ALISON: We want to know the answer to that, too. Do you know?
COSTELLO: Oh, I bet. We want to quickly touch on this, because this is a very interesting story, that 15-year-old teenager, the girl who died of a rare form of bone cancer. Her parents refused to get her any sort of medical treatment. Why?
ANDY: Yes, that'll be what we're going to be talking about somewhat today on the air. Apparently they refused treatment because they wanted to, because of their religious practices, thought that they would be better off working through their religious organization, through prayer or whatever, rather than treatment, and that looks to be the cause of that. But we're going to look into that some more today, as well.
COSTELLO: What religion where they?
ANDY: You know, I don't know. Honestly, I'll just, I don't know. We want to find out some more information about that, too. This is a story that's kind of unfolding as we're hearing about it first, too. But it's definitely interesting and sad at the same time, you know?
COSTELLO: Yes, because this girl had bone cancer and they just kept her at home. I just can't imagine how painful that would be for this girl. ANDY: Yes, I don't know all the details surrounding her illness and to what degree. Obviously it was severe enough that it took her life. But we'll, again, look into that, because like you say, that's just unheard of. Most folks don't think that way at all.
COSTELLO: Yes.
OK, Andy and Alison, thank you very much.
And you're going to be joining us every day at this time, this day, on Tuesday.
ALISON: Yes.
ANDY: That's right.
COSTELLO: OK.
ANDY: But if you want us every day, we're here for you.
COSTELLO: Thank you. We appreciate that.
Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Thanks a lot.
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