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Goings, there was no criminal or other culpability. >> there -- very well could be situational awareness. there's other distractions, he had been hit with rocks or something, but nonetheless, this is a problem. you have one person up there and in most instances, and they have a ton of responsibility. it just takes the slightest oversight and you're in this jackpot. that is why for 25, 30 years, national transportation safety board has been begging the railroad industry to implement positive train control. every time it gets close, our congress pushes it back. it pushes it back. he keeps doing ...

The more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the united states joining us now with reaction from lubbock, texas, mcgehee. former deputy assistant secretary of education. it's great to see you, sir. the president commented about infrastructure involving the amtrak derailment. that was alternate route for that train, is it not? might not be an structure issue on that particular accident? >> well, thank you for having me, laura. it probably is, because this was about positive train control. and usually that new tech nothing take as few months to get in new inaugural ...

$181 million upgrade to enable high-speed passenger service between seattle and portland. in fact estate was the train services inaugural run. positive train control, which can slow or stop a speeding train, was not in use on this track, and one local mayor protected there would be fatalities with these trains traveling so close to traffic. they say, will not spike laid amuck we encourage others not to speculate as well. people will want to answers and want them soon as to why this train was traveling more than 5. >> harris: we will have upward to 70 people i blue eyes, so a lot of answers nee...

Control. can you explain exactly what that is and how that might have been able to make a difference in this crash? >> so positive train control has been around for decades. this is not new technology. and in fact, in 2008, after 25 people were killed in a metrolink crash in southern california, congress required that all passenger lines and high hazmat lines install positive train control by 2015. and so they gave the railroad seven years to do it. congress pushed that deadline back when it became evident that many of the railroads weren't going to make it and so the concern from a safety per...

We feel like that is certainly addressed. and been prioritized in this legislation and very excited to sign it hopefully in the coming days. >> earlier reports are state that the fatal amtrak in washington, similar to 2016 philadelphia could have been prevented from positive train control which congress said would be on all lines in 2515 and that's been pushed back. is this white house considering any steps to speed up train control to stop these kinds of accidents? >> right now we are continuing to investigate what exactly took place yesterday. and once we have more detailed determination on ...