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That's 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. i'm 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 issue that causes accidents and incidents. >> it absolutely causes accidents. when you think about ca...

So it's a lot of waiting for help and aid. clean water. because they don't have running water. and then, also, because of their homes are empty, it's a safety factor. you know? they're in the dark at night with kids and elderly people, so it's 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 back and forth to the united states. what do they have to say if they have a chance to say to p...

Parkland for the most part. >> yes. >>en settled. that's 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. when's it like on st. thomas? >> in st. thomas, marketed for tourism so there's people there, a lot of people who work in the restaurant and hotel business for tourists so they're without jobs right now. a lot of them are without electricity. so it's a lot of waiting for help and aid. clean water. because they don't have running water. and then, also, because of t...

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. he's 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 he's got a lot of territory to cover. he's going to emphasize the safety factor, the security affe factor but he's going to have to address some of these other issues, this new form ...

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 there's potential out there of danger. and we know that these people that showed up today in this village will do their job. but that's one thing i would like to remark on was the outstanding position these forces took today coming into this community. i don't think they're going to leave a rock unturned till they find them. and it was just such a brotherhood. it made, i think, myself -- i felt like this is really a great th...