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We have all kinds of great technology there no reason why any train in the modern world wouldn't 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 road. make it clear we learned from a member of the transportation committee congressman denham he ...

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 types of notes. but you say upwards of 200 people were there. we do know, congressman denham, that s...

To make sure that this was the accident as they are now investigating it as not officially to us but that's 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. >> that's 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 that's -- as a mom, that's the first thing that comes to my mind why was that particular road that the truck was on that was crossing in front of us, why was it even open?...

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 don't 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 impact the truck thrown up and then second impact hitting the truck. you can imagine what it would have...

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 don't know that anybody else is on the train but i know probably 200 members of congress and senators are on the train also that was headed to our distinctiodestination in west virginia. >> harris: congressman, it's ha...