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To identify and mitigate a defect like this. >> and as youre taking these new steps to try to improve track safety, youre taking multiple steps to make oil trains a safer thing, specifically looking at the track safety improvements, is that potential fine, are those potential penalties also going to go up? is that even under consideration? >> well, the congress would probably have to step in on that. but what weve said is we have a zero tolerance policy for these crude routes. so whether its tra...

Track safety improvements, is that potential fine, are those potential penalties also going to go up? is that even under consideration? >> well, the congress would probably have to step in on that. but what weve said is we have a zero tolerance policy for these crude routes. so whether its track, whether its the way you are operating the train, were taking everything that could happen on these crude routes incredibly seriously. in this case, as you said, were putting out a safety advisory urging...

All regulations. the committee is committed to continuously improving our ability to detect and correct rail defects before they can cause an incident. but in mt. carbon, the feds said if this is how the companys in charge are going to handle the task of keeping oil trains from blowing up, well then maybe the companies cant be trusted to handle this all on their own. so the feds have now announced in the wake of this debacle, there will be new rules. whether conservatives complain about regulati...

Is it possible to round up each and every one of these people ahead of time? >> you cant expect miracles overnight. the fbi are responsible for us not being attacked since 9/11 in that scale. but i can tell you this that were in good hands. our military our local law enforcement and federal law enforcement agencies are coordinating and working together. and you know what. my message to isis is sooner or later youre going to get what you deserve. >> in the meantime were going to celebrate the fou...

Well move to that for the moment here. martha: this story at the navy yard from our capitol hill producer. he says he can confirm police are interviewing the source of the original navy yard phone call. it appears this person was present during the 2013 navy yard shooting and was alerted to sudden loud noises. some more clarity coming through and well continue to stay on that. there is more going on this morning. we want to make sure we get that to you as well. a dangerous and toxic train fire h...

Together now and write their name in the stars. this is the time to rain fire. we associate ramadan as a holy month. now is the time to become even more belligerent. they would exploit any and all opportunities to strike in the american hoemdmeland if they could. >> there is a feeling that the threat is in some ways higher than ever given how its evolved with isis using social media. and you wonder if this whole notion of we dont have any credible specific threats right now around the 4th of jul...

Headlines. the 27-year-old is charged with a hate crime because police say video taken from his phone shows he targeted the because he is black. early morning train fire in india killed more than 20 people. it broke out in a compartment where most were sleeping. in argentina, a heat wave caused widespread power outages. big changes in china. they have changed the one child policy to allow a second child if the parent is an only child. a british study, older teens say facebook is dead and...

Today waiting to hear how many people might be hurt or worse after a huge train fire. the train carrying crude oil derailed earlier this morning, starting a fire that spread to buildings. this video posted on facebook shows all of it happening just moments after the fire erupted. it happened in a small town in quebec near the border with maine. there are reports some people are missing. jason carroll joins us live from new york with more on this investigation. jason? >> its just a terrible story...

Pineda begins his first day of the trip to the middle east. he will reinforce international consensus that syrianal sad must step down and provide a peaceful transition to a democratic form of government. next to india the death toll of a train fire climbed to at least 47 people. 28 hoars were wounded. that blaze caused by a short circuit. in australia friends and family held a memorial for a 24-year-old surfer killed by a great white shark. hundreds of people who went into the water to form a c...

Different roles than they used to take. >> investigators are still piecing together a motive for yesterdays shooting. theres word tonight of a train fire that disrupted amtrak service in the northeast for several hours. a new jersey transit train using the amtrak right-of-way caught fire near morristown, pennsylvania. the route was closed for about two hours. at last report, two of the lines remain closed. eight people are dead, another three wounded in a terror attack in india. it happened ...