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Democrats will continue to rally around the president but they arent taking any chances and say they will fight for every vote before congress takes up the deal next month. elise labott, cnn, new york. in california there was an extremely close call and one very lucky man. take a look at this. a sheriffs deputy drags this man away from his car just seconds before its hit by a speeding train. the man had crashed his car into the crossing guard. the sheriffs office says he appeared to be under t...

From u.s.a. today, black lawmakers push for diversity in silicon valley. this week those from the caucus flew to urge the tech giants to hire more african-americans to the tech force. a man is lucky to be alive all because of actions of a quick-thinking police officer. wow. you can see the deputy pull a driver out of his car and out of the way of the speeding train. a sheriff spokesman said the car collided into the crossing guard. here it is from another angle. the driver appeared to be under...

And we immediately went into, you know, crisis mode. >> the guys quickly jump into the water and get chase back into the boat. then they call it quits. for chase, a minute in the air turns out to be painful. >> i was hurt. i was hurt very bad. i went to eight chiropractic visits. i had electrotherapy on my lower right back muscles. i still have problems today with my lower back. >> thats the last time chase, chris or any of their friends go kite tubing. >> after that we did the normal water spor...

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And unaware that hes directly in the path of the speeding train. but nugent is able to coax him to safety just before impact. >> one second the van was there, the next second it wasnt. >> his actions were heroic. he did what many people would not. >> this is similar to what the van looks like before, and this is what it looks like now. >> im just grateful that hes okay. oxnard, california, february 14th, 2005. another dramatic train accident, this time shot by a citizen who sets up two cameras...

Injured hundreds. there is a local radio call from a local commuter train about its windshield being shattered. >> transit 1, let those personnel know that that train was shot at so use caution. >> the engineer for that train also of interest to federal investigators. the lead investigator also stressing the need for the safety technology known as positive train control which they say would have prevented the crash. positive train control automatically stops a speeding train and despite the vast...

Percentage of the campompensation and capped xorgt the $200 million cap is. >> what do you say to the victims and victims family? let me read you a part an article in "daily news" and an interview with a dad. my son was nipped in the prime of his life but he did not have to die. i sit here now after my bodys body and listen to the amtrak and federal people say that the safety mshls that could have overrode the speeding train could have been installed except for the time and money. time and money...

And did they have an affect on the engineer of the train wo cant remember anything from the derailment because of a concussion. we know that there was speed involved. but they have no idea why it was traveling twice that speed. >> we have had experts say despite something hitting the wind shield. it could explain why the train was traveling double the spode limit. the federal railroad administration is demanding changes for amtrak. why dont you explain. >> reporter: there is an emergency order a...

Cars. thursday morning an eighth body was discovered. >> the dog hit on a couple of spots and we were able to find one other passenger in the wreckage. >> reporter: authority say all 233 people on board have been accounted for. as crews work to repair the tracks, ntsb investigation continues. theyve taken 3-d imaging of the cars and continue to analyze the trains recordings. the other high priority, interviewing the trains crew including engineer, 32-year-old brandon bostian. >> im pleased to re...

Between funding and this weeks crash. >> thats a stupid question. listen, you know, they started this yesterday. its all about funding. the train was going twice the speed limit. adequate funds were there. no moneys been cut from rail safety. >> democratic senator charles schumer called boehners comments "patently false." he said insufficient funding had delayed installation of the advanced technology system that could have stopped the speeding train. >> theres been another security threat at th...