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Thats one thing i would hope the ntsb would focus on. the safety benefits of having two qualified persons on the locomotive. the other thing that jumped out to me is fatigue. fatigue is probably the largest single safety factor in the rail industry that causes the most accidents and injuries nationwide. im sure that the ntsb will investigate the workweek of this engineer to determine whether or not he was fatigued. i know that in many, many accidents throughout the country, this is a primary iss...

So its a lot of waiting for help and aid. clean water. because they dont have running water. and then, also, because of their homes are empty, its a safety factor. you know? theyre in the dark at night with kids and elderly people, so its just a lot of waiting and trying to figure out where to go next. >> these people are american citizens, just as the residents of puerto rico are american citizens. they think of themselves as americans. they are. they have american passports. many of them move ...

Parkland for the most part. >> yes. >>en settled. thats one town. only 10,000 people on the whole island. >> correct. >> vast stretches where no one lives on this island. but st. thomas is a thickly settled, much, much larger place. whens it like on st. thomas? >> in st. thomas, marketed for tourism so theres people there, a lot of people who work in the restaurant and hotel business for tourists so theyre without jobs right now. a lot of them are without electricity. so its a lot of waiting for...

This, especially after the attacks he came out and so forcefully or so clearly suggested that this was a workplace shooting and the emphasis was on gun control, not terrorism. hes not really even said the word terrorism directly in connection with what happened in san bernardino. as i said before, his strategy in countering isil overseas has been widely criticized as not being effective, robust, strong enough. so hes got a lot of territory to cover. hes going to emphasize the safety factor, the ...

But i made all my employees come inside. and i know one of our local banks was locked down. it was just a safety factor for everybody. and i think we have to be aware that theres potential out there of danger. and we know that these people that showed up today in this village will do their job. but thats one thing i would like to remark on was the outstanding position these forces took today coming into this community. i dont think theyre going to leave a rock unturned till they find them. and i...

>> okay. you know this stretch of track really well. i understand there was a 50 miles per hour speed limit. could a train that train 188 given the number of cars, speed at which it was traveling could it have safely made it around the bends, was that even a possibility? >> what the 50-mile-an-hour speed was what we call a permanent restriction meaning that the radius and the various other features of the track, there is a formula that the track engineers use. and they factor in a safety factor....

Another day, another resignation in ferguson, missouri. this time the chief of police, thomas jackson. >> the city of ferguson and police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation which involves the police chiefs resignation from the city of ferguson, effective march 19, 2015. >> heres a look at chief jackson at work. >> can you explain why youre not releasing the officers name? >> we weighed the value of releasing the name right now and the safety factor of him and his family and ...

Another day, another resignation in ferguson, missouri. this time the chief of police thomas jackson. >> the city of ferguson and police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation which involves the police chiefs resignation from the city of ferguson effective march 19 2015. >> heres a look at chief jackson at work. >> can you explain why youre not releasing the officers name? >> we weighed the value of releasing the name right now and the safety factor of him and his family and we ...

And can you get boxed in. so, if you reach a point where you are running out of options, you have to do the right thing because its almost like this. if the controller tried to vector you into another airplane, he couldnt do it in a million years. so you forget about that aspect of it because if you -- you dont want to be in a situation where there is a thousand and one chance you might hit another airplane and trade that for a 50/50 chance you may get upset at very high altitude. the higher the...

Trying it once, but ongoing use. >> what studies do you have, though, that address prescription drugs and ambion and xanax -- >> let him answer. >> why cant i ever finish, sean? >> i was defending you. >> marijuana, but we have a prescription drug problem in this country. people often overmedicate. >> you need to address that, as well. >> they are not separate. >> dr. braverman, quick, real quick, medical. >> here is what they are missing, each generation that smokes pot with animals gets fatter...