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Canadian town are still missing after a run away train disaster. it was hauling 70 tanker cars full of crude oil. it derailed and exploded over the weekend. five people were killed in quebec province, near the border. an engine shutdown may have caused the trains air brakes to release. the town looks like a war zone. you can see it for yourself there. the death toll could rise there dramatically. >> i know theres going to be waves of emotion over the next few weeks as the extent of this and this...

The grim news that is sure to come. >> i know there is going to be waves of emotion over the next few weeks as the extent of this -- and this is a very big disaster in human terms -- as the extent of this becomes increasingly obvious. >> reporter: whats not obvious is the montreal, main, and atlantic rail way company baseded in the united states, theyre saying, look, we dont know what happened here. most likely, there was some kind of brake failure. obviously, you have this train careening into ...

To talk with the families. all of bodies were transported to the montreal forensics. >> reporter: waiting for words missing has been devastating. >> translator: i have to news from my friends. i havent heard from them. >> reporter: canadas prime minister foreshadowed the grim news. >> this is a very big disaster in human terms. this becomes increasingly obvious. >> reporter: the american owners said after the crew parked it

Post." oklahoma needs help, not ideology, after the tornado. representative tom coburn who lives in the neighborhood was talking about a call he received from president obama. i realized how strange it is these days for politicians to speak in human terms about someone in the other political party. especially if that someone is named barack obama. imagine a solid conservative republican declaring that obama did something kind, thoughtful, and gracious. this takes courage in the gop these days. n...

Its about helping people and working through their problems and its -- i dont know. >> do you think anything you would have said would have worked with that guy? >> no. no, i dont. it was almost like, you know, there was like a delay. okay, is she done talking yet? can i say my next piece? >> i know what you mean. perfect bureaucrat. anyway, erica, good luck. youre doing the right thing if you just keep this up. i think youre making a difference with these people. i saw toomey come out. i wasnt ...

You know, for involuntary institutionalization and things like that. thats absolutely not the case. its not if you have a mental illness were going to lock you in a room and pretend that its not happening. its about helping people and working through their problems and its -- i dont know. >> do you think anything you would have said would have worked with that guy? >> no. no, i dont. it was almost like, you know, there was like a delay. okay, is she done talking yet? can i say my next piece? >> ...

Trust. mark sanford simply has the wrong values for our community. earlier today, mika asked why he chose to put himself and his kids back into the political spotlight. >> i will be honest with you. a lot of fear and trepidation in human terms before you hop into this particular frying pan. what happened was about once every 1,000 years in south carolina, a senator retires. it doesnt happen. its a real odd lightning strike. the governor appointed the guy who used to sit in the seat they once hel...

Border security. lets get to the water cooler. well, you know, you were talking about those automatic spending cuts kicking in, people like myself dont understand how its going to affect them. good thing that saturday night lives president obama was there to explain the sequester in human terms. >> some employees will be outright let go. like this teacher. >> this is the greatest day of my entire life. good luck reading beowulf, you monsters. >> the cuts will a also affect the zoo here in wa...

>> im going to take a look one more time. im not going to see this again. >> well done, mr. vice president. great job. >> all right, senator, great job. >> the president alone looking one direction as everybody walking toward him is looking past him. that is the moment today when you see the man inside the trappings of the office. when you see the way that any of us might be a little overwhelmed in human terms by the importance of your office, the singular scale of the importance of that particu...

Watch. >> im going to take a look one more time. im not going to see this again. >> well done, mr. vice president. great job. >> all right, senator, great job. >> the president alone looking one direction as everybody walking toward him is looking past him. that is the moment today when you see the man inside the trappings of the office. when you see the way that any of us might be a little overwhelmed in human terms by the importance of your office, the singular scale of the importance of that ...