Dan Bidondi Show - Rhode Island State Truck Spraying Chemicals  Part 1 of 2
Aired: 2011-08-24
Duration: 08:02


=== City Truck Spraying Mystery (02:03) ===

[00:00:00]  *Music* We're in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
[00:00:29]  We've got some city truck here spraying some chemical.
[00:00:36]  This truck would move here.
[00:00:39]  This truck would be a good one.
[00:01:09]  Hey sir, what are you guys spraying?
[00:01:27]  Huh?
[00:01:30]  What's that chemical you're spraying?
[00:01:35]  No, what's the chemical you're spraying?
[00:01:36]  That's safe for them Hey, sir, what's that chemical you're spraying?

=== Chemicals Sprayed Secretly (06:13) ===

[00:01:54]  I don't know.
[00:01:56]  What does it do?
[00:01:56]  What's that?
[00:01:59]  You're spraying Roundup?
[00:02:02]  I'm a reporter, I need to know this stuff.
[00:02:08]  What's that chemical you sprained?
[00:02:10]  Sir?
[00:02:16]  I don't know.
[00:02:42]  to communicate with somebody to tell me what the screen - Just give me one second. - Sure.
[00:02:54]  - Okay.
[00:03:03]  I'll be right here, hold on.
[00:03:04]  Alright.
[00:03:05]  Well, they won't let you tell them what's in there or anything?
[00:03:15]  Excuse me?
[00:03:17]  They won't let you discuss what's in there?
[00:03:20]  You're not supposed to talk to the public.
[00:03:23]  How come?
[00:03:24]  Well, I mean, these guys are going around spraying chemicals.
[00:03:26]  I mean, we need to know why and what's in these chemicals.
[00:03:29]  Do you have a material safety data sheet on this?
[00:03:35]  We'll be right here to answer your questions.
[00:03:36]  Alright.
[00:03:37]  Now, I'm not blaming you.
[00:03:38]  I know you're doing your job, but...
[00:03:40]  There's a lot of stuff going on that people are not aware of.
[00:03:44]  I'm not blaming you.
[00:03:45]  I know you're doing your job.
[00:03:46]  There's just a lot of things going on around, you know, the public's not aware of.
[00:03:49]  There's just a lot of things going on.
[00:04:19]  There's just a lot of things going on.
[00:04:30]  I'm doing some investigative report.
[00:04:36]  Well, they're spraying chemicals and the city's not telling me what the hell they are.
[00:04:39]  They said they can't disclose it to the public or anything.
[00:04:44]  The city of Cumberland, they go around spraying chemicals all over the sidewalks and everything else and they're not telling me what it is.
[00:04:50]  And a cop just arrived here now, so if you get a call... Alright, I'm on Mengley Road.
[00:04:58]  Alright.
[00:04:58]  Alright, thanks.
[00:05:00]  Bye.
[00:05:01]  Bye.
[00:05:20]  So these guys can't discuss what kind of chemicals are in the truck.
[00:05:25]  I mean, it's a safety concern because you've got the general public breathing this stuff in.
[00:05:28]  There's been a lot of people getting sick and these guys can't discuss at all what's in these chemicals.
[00:05:35]  I mean I know these guys are not going around spraying water or nothing.
[00:05:38]  I mean I know these guys are not going to be able to do that.
[00:06:19]  Sorry these guys can't discuss what kind of chemicals you're spraying.
[00:06:23]  I mean, is that a public safety concern?
[00:06:26]  How you doing, sir?
[00:06:28]  How you doing?
[00:06:28]  Hi, I'm Dan Bedandi of Truth Radio.
[00:06:31]  What?
[00:06:31]  I'm a reporter.
[00:06:32]  How you doing?
[00:06:33]  Alright, and the camera's for my protection.
[00:06:36]  They're going around spraying a chemical here on the streets, and there's been a lot of reports of people getting sick off this stuff.
[00:06:42]  What?
[00:06:42]  A lot of reports of people getting sick off this stuff.
[00:06:45]  And they're not discussing, as public officials, they're supposed to display a material safety data sheet of what's in these chemicals, and they're not doing that.
[00:06:53]  They're not even discussing what chemicals are being sprayed.
[00:06:56]  And it's a big safety concern on behalf of the public, and that's what we're reporting here.
[00:07:01]  Who's bringing this concern?
[00:07:03]  You or the public?
[00:07:03]  What's your name, sir?
[00:07:05]  What's your name, sir?
[00:07:06]  My name is Dan.
[00:07:07]  Is that what?
[00:07:09]  And how can I help you?
[00:07:15]  I didn't call you.
[00:07:17]  I mean, when they pulled over... Well, they said that... Just so I get this straight.
[00:07:22]  One, that you came up to them and... Yeah, I approached them when they pulled over here.
[00:07:26]  I was following them with the camera.
[00:07:27]  Because they're spraying tons of chemicals all over the streets.
[00:07:30]  And I just simply asked them, what are they spraying?
[00:07:32]  They said, we're not allowed to discuss that with the public, which should be a public concern as a citizen.
[00:07:36]  So why don't you call DOT directly and ask them?
[00:07:39]  They don't give me no answers.
[00:07:41]  They said we can't discuss anything with the public.
[00:07:46]  You're not hindering them while they're driving?
[00:07:48]  No, no.
[00:07:48]  I was behind them filming this and when they pulled in, I pulled in quick.
[00:07:53]  Just so you know, when you're behind them, you're not an emergency vehicle.
[00:07:58]  Oh, no, I know that, sir.
[00:07:59]  I'll be right with you.
[00:08:01]  Sure, thank you.