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Of that? this is the first that we are hearing of those types of details that the truck got stuck. >> well stopped, im not certain that it was stuck. i think it was waiting for the signs to lift up. thats what we have heard anyway. again, its all hearsay so take it for what its worth. you could see it afterwards, once the train finally came to a stop. you could look out the window in the car that im in and see the overturned truck. it was a mess. it got hit pretty severely. not surprising there ...

This is per sarah sanders at the white house. our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected by this incident. that just coming in from the white house. >> harris: part of what i was just talking about they are doing now on the left side of your screen. they are looking at rejoining that train with the tracks. however that happened congressman denham was able to tell us that at least three of the wheels, i guess you call it. i know there is more than one wheel involved that ha...

We are literally my car that i am in, the train car is right in front of the white truck, which is mangled. they just actually put a gentleman on a stretcher and wheeled him to some ambulances. so, from this vantage point. >> harris: from on board the train? from on board the train? >> no. >> harris: from the truck? >> i think that is probably from somewhere left of the truck. i dont know the answer to that question. but i assume its from outside. i do want to commend the doctors. i saw roger ma...

And they were afraid there could be an explosion and frankly it was so soon they didnt know -- i think there was some questions about what could -- what else could be out there. but, boy, we have some great congressman here. congressman mast and others saying i dont care. there is a guy on the side of the road. no you are not allowed to open the door. as soon as the left. the congressman, they were doctors went out to help. >> harris: i know have you your 8 children and we have heard from previo...

On the plane on trains, et cetera. its nice having physicians around who can have a cool perspective, level headed perspective. >> sandra: why werent you on the train? >> you werent supposed to ask that kennedy. im playing hooky. i promised my wife i would take her to see hamilton tonight. it only took us three years to get up here to see it but she is excited to see it, so we are playing hooky. >> sandra: can you tell us a little bit about this retreat to which members of congress were going ri...

We have all kinds of great technology there no reason why any train in the modern world wouldnt have a sensor knowing something is on the track but also several of the recent amtrak accident suppose to go 30 miles per hour because the train curves like this and train will fall off if you are going more than 30. trains going 70 miles per hour around a 30 mile-per-hour curve. certainly we have the technology to have a train to slow down into a curve. >> harris: before we go much further down this ...

Was felt. we hit an immediate impact and went from 70 to zero very, very quickly. we were only a couple hundred yards from the great gate crossing where the truck was hit. so the back engineer is still right there where the truck is. >> harris: we know that many members were not on the train. we are getting notes from people just saying who is not there. we understand steve achilles chose to drive. representative lloyd smucker of pennsylvania went home to lancaster. we are starting to get those ...

To make sure that this was the accident as they are now investigating it as not officially to us but thats what people on the ground are telling us. versus anything nefarious happening. what you are saying is if the tracks are supposed to be clear, there should have been nothing on them. >> thats what comes to my mind. and it makes sense, right? you think about you had half of congress in this train. and their families. so thats -- as a mom, thats the first thing that comes to my mind why was th...

Check in. thank you, congressman. >> you bet. >> sandra: we have senator rand paul on the couch. you have been watching this. your thoughts? >> i think expression of sympathy for those who are involved with this, and then the hope that the injuries and fatalities dont rise from this. but, you know, you can see the front of the train and imagine 70 miles per hour coming to zero miles per hour in the space of a second or two. it sounds like maybe having two impacts. it may have been the first impa...

It sounds like you are saying most people sitting around you are okay, congressman. >> yes. i think we are closer to 40 miles west and i think that there are probably, without any question, probably 15 or 20 people that have needed medical attention are receiving it. the local fire department is here, first responders. but this was, without question, a big wreck. and one which i dont know that anybody else is on the train but i know probably 200 members of congress and senators are on the train ...