that's a growing issue, especially in north dakota. that state's oil boom has led to huge budget surpluses and created thousands of jobs. but because there are few pipelines in the state, much of the oil extracted there has to be september across the nation by rail. and several fiery derailments have raised safety concerns. the report from north dakota. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> hi, castleton, there's like huge black smoke, i don't know if somebody's house is on fire. >> reporter: it was just after 2:00 p.m. on december 30th, 2013, when the calls began streaming in. >> what's going on? >> there was a train that derailed. >> reporter: two trains had collided half a mile outside cast castleton, north dakota. one loaded with grain, the other with crude oil. >> looks like it's going to go from car to car. they keep lighting on fire. >> reporter: volunteer fire chief tim mcclain headed straight to the scene. >> then i kind of knew, this was going to be a big one. the way it was described. >> reporter: community wayner bernie center

. >>> and suddenly rich on the dakota plains. my series on fracking in america continues with the so-called shale-naires who are catching in. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." >> this is "real money with ali velshi." you are the most important part of the show. tell me what is on your mind by tweeting me @ali velshi. new reports out today show that china's industrial output and retail sales grew in april but 8.7% and 11.9% respectively compared to the same time last year. what is wrong with that? both figures seem respectable. they seem down right big, especially when compared to 4% rise in retail sales last month in the united states. now this is china we're talking about, not the u.s. these numbers confirm for many that china's economic engine is running on less steam in 2014, and that has just as many wondering if china's expected 7.5% growth this year is too ambitious a forecast. now i told though before. you should care because china's spectacular growth story has helped prop up the rest of the world. you're invested in

north dakota's black gold will continue to flow for decades to come. fueling america's drive for energy independence. but the boom has brought big city problems to these small farming towns and life here may never be the same. >> when we return: the unlikely come back of a form of energy many consider too radioactive to touch. >> in our final story tonight we take a second look at a form of energy many americans consider dangerous and obsolete. particularly after the triple melt down at the fukushima daiichi melt down. the atom can face us from global catastrophe many feel. michael okwu has the story. >> three years after the fukushima daiichi disaster, the california plant is the only one left in the state. >> do you want this plant shut down and every nuclear plant shut down tomorrow? >> i want every plant in the united states shut down today. >> i traveled to fukushima last year and found out firsthand what happens when nuclear energy goes wrong. >> 3.2 microseverts per hour, that's the largest level be since we've been here in japan. >> the eary on

in other words, most of the people who own oil and gas rights in north dakota don't live in north dakota, and far from how the environment is affected. >> they're not getting a check, they're not having the roads torn up or flares burning all night or the drilling rigs right next to your house. >> and while america's energy boom brings new jobs to towns like williston and tyoga, it brings problems to those who are not able to cash in on that new found priority. david arioso, lrnlings, north al jazeera america, north dakota. >>> two states that know a thing or two about the recent energy boom. >> you said that the u.s. is one of the two countries in the world that does the split estate rights, surface rights and mineral rights. how do other countries deal with this? >> actually, the united states is one of the few countries that have private mineral rights at all. the majority of the world, the minerals are owned by individual governments. not privately. canada, australia, united states are the rare exception to where we even have private mineral rights. and then on top of that those righ

north dakota's black gold will continue to flow for decades to come. fueling america's drive for energy independence. but the boom has brought big city problems to these small farming towns and life here may never be the same. >> when we return: the unlikely come back of a form of energy many consider too radioactive to touch. real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you c

look at what is going on in my state of north dakota. we have the lowest unemployment, and the fastest-growing state in the country. our economy is diversifying but, again, we are very strong in terms of energy production. this con -- in this country has the same opportunity and we need to seize it. >> that growth issue, your population is about three quarters of a million in north dakota. would your population exceed -- 1 million people because of the growth in energy areas? >> that meets -- means more housing, more schools, that means all the infrastructure and all the things we have to do to maintain our quality of life. the challenge he we have right now -- the challenges we have right now is to have good paying jobs and also maintain that quality of life, making sure it is still a safe environment, good schools and all the things we historically have had. >> we have about five minutes left. >> the growth in north dakota has been tremendous in the last three years. the second-biggest oil producing state in the country, the fastest-gr

south dakota was the top state. a lot of states in that area did very well. >> south dakota, colorado utah and wyoming. to what do you attribute this result? it does not have florida. does not have texas or california or arizona. >> apprising. first of all, these states actually all do kind of the same thing. they have a pretty good health care system. they keep the costs relatively low and tax rates relatively low. states either have a really good health care system and you find a lot of that in the northeast and also high cost. so i would say the states do a very good job of giving a little bit of everything. lex what about south dakota particularly? do they get something to retirees? >> they are one of the lowest taxing states in the country according to data from the tax foundation. when i talk about tax rates, i'm talking about property taxes. they are one of the lowest there. in addition to yes it will be cold there. however, in exchange for that, you will get it of the lowest cost of living. a very low crime

alaska, kansas, utah and south dakota.the brief stating in this is left to stand, other water sheds, including the mississippi basin could be next. >> south dakota is a long way from the bay. why do you care? >> what the epa is doing can have an effect on south dakota and mississippi states. we are a missouri river state flowing in. you are looking at affecting over 30 states. the concern about what the. pa is doing, unprecedented encroachment on state's rite that we are seeing. that is why 21 site attorney generals indicated that that they have gone too far. >> it comes out of a specific set of circumstances, is what the epa said. >> i don't believe them. they are setting a% department. they are en -- precedent. they are encroaching upon what is traditionally state's rights. when you look at the clean water act, it's clear. >> the tired arguments about the government overstepping its bounds. there's something called the clean water act. the epa is enforcing the federal clean water act. >> 21 state disagreed and joined a l

the oil fields of north dakota.here's a new study out finding workers in north dakota are being killed at five times the national rate. from 2007 to 2012, deaths rose from 25 to 65. meanwhile, death benefits by the state are simply offensive. there is a one-time death benefit of $1200, plus $400 for each child. funeral expenses are covered up to $6500, after that, orphans get, believe it or not, a maximum benefit of $15 a week. oil companies in north dakota, well, they need to keep workers safe. americans need to wake up and realize oil companies don't care about average americans or these kinds of things. it's the pr mop up. look at all the leaks around the country. this is why president obama needs to take a critical look at the keystone xl pipeline and pay no attention to the politicians, the scientists must rule in this issue. if this oil leak were to have happened over the ogallala aquifer, 30% of our water in this country could be contaminated and irreversible damage. let me ask you this, is the los angeles fi

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al jazeera, north dakota. career drought videotape the entire state. and likely no change tomorrow when that new drought monitor comes out. this is the reservoir. they're 50% full. there is not much snow left, so not the best situation there. only a little bit of snow to give it moisture if any. there is a cluster of clouds. this area of low pressure giving some rain and snow. you can see it's spinning across the south and very little rain predicted. this would be it over the next few days at least. light rain coming down, maybe some snow one or two inches at higher elevations. >>> still dry with that red flag warning continues. but it looks like cooler air is coming in. high temperatures are not in the triple digits today. in the mid to low 90s. severe weather across the planes and into the midwest had storms fire up yesterday afternoon and we could see a repeat of that today as cooler air pushes to the south. 70 to 58 in minneapolis. farther east there is flooding problems. this area of heavy rain. flash flood warnings are still in affect. that rain

you got to get to north dakota and straighten things out, so to speak. going to happen with all of these being back on the ballot again? will it follow the pollings? will the votes follow the polls? >> i think they will. i think what we're seeing clearly is this is the last state to file a suit and what's most interesting is this is the exact plan play-by-play, that was developed by the folks over at free to marry, which is to amass a critical mass in the yes of people and the numbers of states that come forward and support marriage equality and what we have since june, since the famous windsor ruling from the supreme court, not one lawsuit has been lost. again, not one lawsuit has been lost since that and now, somebody will step up because we know we love north dakota, ed. obviously. and someone will step up and make that happen. >> north dakota has a very unique history. they have a state-run bank. bound to do anything. they're the last one. john, what's up with that? are we going to see rural america. completely change its direction on gay marriage or

most of the people who own access to oil and gas in north dakota don't live in north dakota. are far removed from the way it effects local residents, the environment. >> they are getting a check and not having their roads tore up or putting up with the dust or the drilling rigs right next to your house. >> reporter: and while the energy boom brings new jobs and development to these towns, it has also brought hardship to those unable to cash in on that new-found prosperity. >> so this idea is called split estate estates. and joining me now to dig deeper is christine. an oklahoma native and a profess of law at the university of north dakota. thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> let's talk about this. you said the u.s. is one of the few countries in the world that does the split estate thing. this? >> actually the united states is one of the few states who has private mineral rights at all. the majority of the rest of the world has -- the minerals are owned by the individual governments. they are not owned privately. canada, australia, united states, are the rare exc

no more severe weathers air cross north dakota. in oklahoma and texas, now we are seeing this line of severe storms that move through parts of texas. no longer severe like they were in central texas, but it was the heavy rain that led to flash flooding. still having the flash flood watch in this spine he have at the presenevident hereon the sa. starting to get showers coming in, picking up showers and thunder storms later today. flooding problems along the gulf coast in texas and moving in to louisiana with flood washes and flash flood watches in effect. warnings likely with all the heavy rain come do you think and more in the forecast the next three days, here is the rain moving across texas, in to the southeast, this will lead to flooding and flash flood as we are talking about three to six-inches of rain. and that area of rain spreading slowly east over the in effect three days, with where we are not get the rain is where we need it across the south west. the weather pattern doesn't want to change. the cloud will persist over so

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the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: in a moment i intend to propose a unanimous consent request that it be in order for me to offer my amendment number 3002 to s. 2262, but i would like to just speak for a moment, if i might, about that. mr. president, i think it's unfortunate that we're here in the united states senate with senate democrats continuing to block republican amendments that would approve the keystone x.l. pipeline, stop the administration's war on affordable energy, and expand liquid natural gas exports to our allies overseas. my amendment, number 3002, is on the list of commonsense amendments that should be voted on as part of the shaheen-portman energy efficiency bivment lik bill. the apse anticipated ground-level ozone regulations would do serious damage to our economy and working americans. this regulation is expected to be the most expensive in e.p.a.'s history. in 2010, the e.p.a. proposed lowering the permitted ground level ozone levels from 57 parts per billion to 60 parts to 75 parts per bi

of a system that is moving over montana and into the dakotas. in fact i have some video to show you coming out of watford city. let's take a look where this very strong twister, a huge twister, was captured on video by dan ferguson on monday afternoon. now this tornado injured nine people, a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition. it also damaged or destroyed 15 trailer homes at the camp. now tornadoes are rare in the county as only 14 have been reported since 1950. now that's not the only wild weather scenario taking place in the united states. let's take a look at the board here and show you what's happening down further south into houston. where a lot of rainfall has been taking place. now back in april, much, much below the average rainfall of around 40 millimeters, as opposed to the average of 84 millimeters. and then in may, in the past few days, we jumped up to 216 millimeters of rain. and so, way above the average so far for this year. and it looks like more rain is coming for parts of the deep south. here's that low pressure system r

as the senator from north dakota said. she's probably the only one that's worked on this bill longer than i have because she was involved in it in state government when she was in north dakota. and i appreciate her expertise on it. without some of the explanation she was able to give on the history of this bill, we wouldn't have been able to get it done. and, of course, senator durbin and i have been speaking to groups for it seems like years now, trying to explain how this bill works, taking into consideration any concerns that they had and trying to overcome those concerns. i couldn't get how many hundred meetings there have been -- hundreds of meetings there have been over trying to get this bill and to get right and to get it fair and to get it so that the states still have the revenue that they need to operate without imposing perhaps a personal income tax or in the case of virginia, i think they're not going to raise the gas tax if this bill passes. so this is a -- this is a states' rights bill. it takes money to the

from the dakotas to texas. and it becomes as we all now brace for something else, hurricane season. ginger zee with the hurricane forecast. but first, the pictures and the families rebuilding as we head into this weekend. >> reporter: overnight, skies alive from the canadian border to the gulf of mexico. almost 400 severe weather reports this week that have brought us some stunning images. hail covering roads as far as the eye can see in north dakota. >> look at that, dude. >> reporter: that striking ef-2 swirling through that rv park injuring nine. and in south dakota, a storm chaser surviving a bolt of lightning that sent dirt and debris flying on impact. and today, the president at a briefing with fema. >> as hurricane season begins, we have to remember that responding to a hurricane is a team effort. >> reporter: reminding all of us that now is the time to prepare for what noaa says will be a season with 8 to 13 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes, and 1 to 2 major hurricanes. >> three to six hurricanes. and you always point out, don't be fooled by the number. >> right, because all

marine sargeant dakota mier joins us now. dakota, great to see you again. thanks for joining us. >> there is a great story. you almost missed a call from the president when being informed of your medal of honor. how did that happen? >> well, we set it up at 11:50 on monday. and i was out, working. and you know, told them i had to call me on my cell phone. so they were arranging to it where the president would call me and supposed to call at 11:50. i waited until noon. 10:00, and it was late i went back to work. i heard my cell phone as i went back to work. >> you're the only person i met saying i'm sorry. i can't take the call. i've got a job i've got to get done. >> they said -- i love it. it's a great story. it is. go ahead. >> they said that you know the president was tied up. busy. and i said, i understand i'm busy, too. i've got to. >> one of the things you've been focused on is helping people transition back into civilian life. you know? i quit using the term ptsd. the d stands for disorder people think if a person had trauma from combat they're forev

that was from castleton, north dakota. that was in december. six months before that disaster, of course, it was july, the town of lac-megantic in quebec that was reduced to something that looked more like a war zone. that was how the canadian prime minister described the scene. that gigantic explosion happened when a runaway train of 73 cars carrying crude oil exploded in that town, it killed 47 people and destroyed most of the town. 150 firefighters fought that blaze. it took four days to even start to get it under control. think about that. burning for four straight days. well in january of this year, in new brunswick in canada, another train carrying crude oil derailed causing a gigantic explosion. this time, too, emergency responders decided that their best option maybe their only option was to just let it burn itself out. they could do nothing to stop it. it had to stop itself. again, that one burned for four straight days. then this week in lynchburg, virginia, another train derailment, another explosion. this time witnesses report blames

. >>> it was a february morning in souix falls south dakota. a routine day for a company that makes trophies for sports teams. routine except one of their most dependable employees didn't report to work for a second straight day. >> on friday when she did not show up for work, her boss called her parents. darlene's parents immediately drove to her apartment since they had their own key. >> we went to her apartment and we saw her cell phone. we knew something was wrong because she never travelled anywhere, never did anything without having that cell phone so people could get ahold of her if they needed to. >> darlene's cell phone was especially important to her since she was deaf. deaf people rely heavily on cell phones and text messaging, instant messaging, that's their lifeline with the hearing world. >> darlene's cell phone records indicated she hadn't used her phone for the past two days. police found nothing inside the apartment to indicate foul play. >> there was no sign of a forced entry. there was no sign of a struggle. there was no eveo

marine sargeant dakota mier joins us now. dakota, great to see you again. thanks for joining us. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. >> there is a great story. before we get into some of these topics. you almost missed a call from the president when being informed of your medal of honor. how did that happen? >> well, we set it up at 11:50 on monday. and i was out, working. and you know, told them i had to call me on my cell phone. because i couldn't miss work. they wanted it open a land line and i couldn't do it. so they were arranging to it where the president would call me and supposed to call at 11:50. i waited until noon. 10:00, and it was late i went back to work. i heard my cell phone as i went back to work. >> you're the only person i met saying i'm sorry. i can't take the call. i've got a job i've got to get done. [ applause ] >> they said -- i love it. it's a great story. it is. go ahead. >> they said that you know the president was tied up. busy. and i said, i understand i'm busy, too. i've got to. [ applause ] >> one of the things you've been focu

in north dakota a tornado touches down. >> we got nowhere to go. oh, jesus. >> nine people were hurt. one of them is in critical condition. the tornado ripping at least eight trailers to pieces leaving them scattered across the site. the campus home to people who work in north dakota's oil patch. >> they are scrambling to find a missing man in a massive mud slide in colorado. the first full day of the search turning up no sign. the sheriff is saying he is praying for a miracle. a 2 mile wide slide is too unstable for rescue crews to reach the area. some spots as deep as 30 feet. heavy rains are responsible for the slide. the search continues this morning. >> the community surrounding the university of california santa barbara. they will hold a day of mourning to honor the six killed when elliot roger went on a fuelled rampage in the community. 13 others are hurt and five are still in the hospital. in an amazing story of survival schwartz says she was walking home when the 22-year-old drove up next to her. >> there was no one else. he looked directl

of more ser storms in north dakota and eastern montana. along the gulf coast the concern isn't only damaging winds and large hail but a heavy rain threat and we could see 8 inches of rain as far as florida and alabama. a number of watches are already in effect here. temperature wise a little bit cooler today further west heather and ainsley minneapolis 80, 88 in rapid city, 87 for the high in kansas city. warming up across the plains. >> skipping past the plains this summer. >> three men missing in a massive colorado mud slide is called off. they are afraid another slide could happen. the massive slide swept through a remote part of the county. the search could stretch well into the summer. a sudanese women sentenced to death for marrying a christian man gives birth to a baby girl in prison. they sentenced miriam ibraham to death for mary ago christian man and refusing to announce christianity. she was also convicted of adultery because her marriage to a christian man is void under sudanese law which says muslim women cannot marry none mus

north dakota's a little state, texas is a huge state. they created 64,000 jobs last month alone. they have an incredible job market. and part of that is really creating a business climate where companies want to move. i mean, we just saw toyota move there, there's very low taxes, very low uncertainty. the governor has made it, you know, made it a priority that he wants businesses to come. so small businesses don't have to worry about hiring. >> rick perry came to new york -- >> absolutely. >> to the lone star -- >> both people and companies are moving. that's a success story, as well. >> what is the lesson from that? >> well, taxes, business climate. i mean, all of that is a really huge issue. and we're seeing the, you know, the kind -- california, oregon, as well, taxes are high, hard to get the unemployment rate down. >> california is one of the states on the bottom of the list. >> yeah. >> let's look at some of the others. >> at the bottom of the list is rhode island. i did some research on this. nobody even in rhode island knows why

what's the north dakota petroleum council?endent organization full of totally disinterested parties like one of the oil industry's top law firms, just completely impartial disinterested observers, according to this new report that's being taken seriously in the press, this new report by 500 oil and gas companies, the oil industry, according to them, needs to change nothing at all about what they are doing. nothing to see here, these explosive fire balls blowing up the train tracks every few weeks, think of those giant explosions as free fireworks shows, or heat. when the feds put out those safety alerts saying this type of oil is more explosive and these rail cars are unsafe for it, those safety alerts are basically meant to urge the oil industry to voluntarily change what it's doing. well, the oil industry has now responded by saying, as far as they are concerned, there's no problem to fix. this new report from all the oil and gas companies follows another report released last week by the oil refining industry, and surprise,

how exactly are they going to do this, to blow up the biggest building in south dakota?body going to get hurt? >> authorities set up a wide perimeter. because there is so much land around the building, the plan is to tip the zip over like a tree rather than implode it straight down. that way, fewer explosives are required, according to demolition site manager, eric schuller. >> it was a very solid structure. to install enough explosives would have been a pretty big feat. to tip it over, it was a lot easier method. the explosive experts removed concrete in between the columns and then installed explosives in those columns. the plan was then to remove that support structure similar to falling a tree, creating a wedge for a tree to fall down to the east. >> on december 6th, 2005, with tens of thousands watching in person and on tv, the zip's time has come. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- >> whoa. >> the zip dips but it doesn't tip. >> instead of going over like i knew it was supposed to, it fell into this hole. a story and a half was blown out of it and there was really only one metal

because is so cheap to live there and a lot of those states are gorgeous. >> south dakota and north dakota did extremely well on our list. everywhere west of that as well. talking about south dakota. montana, wyoming, colorado, utah, all those states are in the top 10. every state has a different reason for ranking so high in general. they all have very good health care systems. they managed to keep their costs in check. that is very difficult balance for a lot of states to be both good with services like health care quality but also having a low cost of living. gerri: chris, i have to tell you, a lot of people don't live there, okay? the populations in this country will push to the coasts, right? i think one of the considerations that people going into retirement where are the kids? where are the grandkids? where are the kids? and you know, being that far from where you're lived many, many years that is a tough decision to make? >> that is exactly right. we should probably say this, first of all, a lot of people, for a lot of people the best state to retire is where your friend and family

, just outside of fargo, north dakota. that derailment and explosion forced the evacuation of two third of the town. and when the ntsb came to investigate, what they discovered on the scene was, yes, the charred wreckage of those same outdated rail cars, that had been failing, like clockwork, for decades now. and here's the amazing part. after decades of accidents like that happening in every corner of our country and across the border in canada as well, the railroad and chemical and tanker industry, they did, finally, voluntarily commit to making these rail cars safer. they said they would upgrade them with thicker shells and shields on the ends to try to prevent punctures. so even the industry itself now recognizes that there is a problem here. but because nobody's making them change and they are setting their own terms, look at this, they only committed the to the upgrades for rail cars that were built after october 2011. the ones that were built before that, eh, we'll take our chances and leave them on the rails. when

tornadoes tearing through north dakota as heavy rain soaked south texas.y bad day today for millions. welcome back to "early start," everyone. we'll tell you all about this. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 32 minutes past the hour. >>> let's start with new details we're learning about the final moments of flight 370, satellite data that families of missing passengers have pleaded for for months now. those satellite records have been released. the fate of the plane and those on board still unknown. could this be the data that unlocks the mystery? saima mohsin is live in kuala lumpur with more on this newly released information. so, now this information that so many people wanted is available, what does it do? does it clear the picture for us, or is it just more data to add to the mystery? >> reporter: yeah, that is the concern, isn't it, christine? just this time last week, you and i were talking about how the families are desperate to see this data because so much is hinging on it. the entire multinational worldwide search for the plane is relyin

and north dakota for texas, is a great opportunity. let's figure out how to do this right. if we're going to use the wheel, let's do it in the most tired mentally -- the least impact way possible. it is a challenge, but from a traveling and talking to engineers and people in the community, i absolutely think we are up the challenge. >> i asked him to publish interview we did about some thing to do better great deal of post-9/11 in the united states, but particularly in texas and that is reaching energy independence and whether or not fracking and shale drilling was going to be the sort of miracle to that that allowed us to reduce our dependence on the middle east on countries like venezuela where we don't have good relations. has that? >> no, we still import a lot of oil. we import a lot less than they used to. five years ago i would say we're very much dependent. we went independent because we had to do things around the world to make sure the flow of oil kept coming. whether with alliances away fleas somewhere, we are now in a position where we import so much less that we

>> he did. >> she came to south dakota with with star dust in her eyes. she came from kentucky to work with a famous sculptor from her state, the man she would later mary because he would not take another day off from carving crazy horse. >> once he started it he wasn't going to quit. that's wasn't in his way. he honestly believed and one of the things he taught me, you can do anything in this world you want to do. absolutely nothing is impossible. as long as you are welcome to work hard enough and stay with it. who once owned ought of this, want add monument of his own, so they asked them to come cab a likeness of crazy horse, a sioux leader revered for refusing to sign away indian lands. >> why has it taken so long? >> because it's so big. because it started with absolutely nothing. and we have had to make every bit of it ourselves. >> her husband spent 35 years blasting and chipping away. he died in 1982 as the age of 74, when the carving had barely begun to take shape. >> when your husband died did he think that his dream was with going to die with hi

in december, outside fargo, north dakota.f crude oil into the prairie led off to this fire ball. a tanker derailment in alabama burned for days, days, days. the derailment in quebec, spilled a million and a half gallons of crude oil and destroyed better part of a town and killed 47 people. that accident led the canadian transport minister to announce canada wasn't going to use the kind of rail cars involved in that incident for carrying oil. the phaseout of the old outdated rail cards made on recommendation of the country's transportation safety board. our transportation safety board is now asking that we do the same, the chair has now advised president obama he should use emergency authority to mandate improvements in the rail cars by which we move oil around this country. the chair says we don't have time for the normal course of drafting regulations on this issue. we have to act immediately. that's what she said last week. today in lynchberg a reminder maybe she is right now. >>> it was supposed to be the end of the story.