denham refused to put out his cigarette. to avoid trouble, his friends try to force him out. >> he didn't want to leave. he was escorted off the premises by some of his friends. which he didn't take well to. >> denham is so angry, he goes home, grabs a chainsaw and returns to the bar to take revenge on his friends, but they're long gone. police say it isn't only alcohol that fuels his rage and irrational behavior. >> i think in the interim of going to the pub, he had taken some sort of drugs. we don't know what they were. >> in a strange turn of events, more months, denham refuses to admit he's the chainsaw wielding man in the horrifying video. >> we asked him, is this your chainsaw? no, i haven't got a chainsaw. absolute denial to everything. every bit of evidence put to him was absolute denial. it's the most bizarre interview i've ever really taken out with somebody, when it was so obvious it was him, to actually turn around and deny it was quite unbelievable. >> but in another twist, when denham goes to court in november

denham and members of the subcommittee. i'd like to thank congressman lipinski from a representative on the subcommittee and appreciate your trip leadership and transportation to and deal of mistrust elected leader will committee. i was lucky enough to be an engineer i was very proud of. proud of endeavors a day. it's an enormous responsibility i didn't take late the is no engineer does. a few years ago i was appointed executive director of the metro connect to both experiences early in my career to my physician now. i may be clear, safety is paramount and to that end we are implementing ptc. that may also declare another item is not without challenges. metro is one of the largest rest of the country. last year we provided 83.1 million passenger trips. we primarily serve customers committing for the suburbs to work in chicago. we operate 241 stations. for those clients owned and operated by the upn bn. the nation's busiest rail hub and most complex operating throughout the network. coordination of implementation must includ

denham of california. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used for high speed rail in the state of california or for the california high speed rail authority, nor may any be used by the federal railroad administration to administer a grant agreement with the california high speed rail authority that contains a tapered matching requirement. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 287, the gentleman from california and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. denham: thank you madam chair. i'm here once again, one more year offering another amendment to end this incredible waste of taxpayer dollars. i've been clear about my position on high speed rail. high speed rail has a future in the united states. it just can't be done as it's being done in california $70 billion over budget, completely clanged from the proposition -- changed from the proposition

denham and members of the subcommittee. and the representative on the subcommittee. we appreciate your championship for transportation. i am the director of ethic. i was lucky enough earlier in my career to be a card engineer and i operate trains every day and it was an enormous responsibility. i took the experiences with me as ceo and director which is my position now. safety is paramount and we are committed to implementing ptc but it is not without challenges. we are one of the largest commuter rails providing 83 million passenger trips and serve people commuting from the suburbs to work in chicago and operate 11 lines and 240 stations and four of the lines operated by the up. chicago is the nation's busiest rail hub and most complex with six of the seven operating there. the bne were further along with ptc instillation than us so we directed all of our resources to put equipment on the train so we could be complaint when they were. those lines once they are operational, 40% of the lines will be complete covering 50% of the passenger. it will be complete september

denham. and i would like to thank congress lapinsky. we appreciate your championship for transportation. i am donald cre of of metro and the commuter rail committee. i was lucky enough early in my career to be an engineer that i was very proud of. i operate trains every single day. it's an enormous responsibility that i do not take lightly. a few years ago i was opponented director of metro. let me be clear, safety is paramount at metro. and to that end we are committed to p.t.c. it's not without challenges. metro is one of the largest commuter rail systems in the country. last year we provided over 83.4 million passenger trips. we operate 11 lines for 241 stations four of those lines owned and operated by the u.p. and the b.n. chicago's region is the busiest rail hub complete with six railroads operating throughout the network. coordination must include all of these railroads. the b and the u.p. were further along with the insulation with us. so we put equipment on the trains that be operating so we can be compliant when they were. tho

. >> good morning chairman denham, ranking member capuano and members of the committee. my name is russell crowe deputy project manager for the southern california regional rail authority a.k.a. metrolink. positive train control program. i appreciate invitation to testify today to update the subcommittee on the significant investment metrolink is making to increase the safety of our passengers ptc. i am proud to report as of june 14, metrolink is fully implemented ptc across the entire 341-mile network of metrolink owned lines. in addition to this major accomplishment we will submit our ptc safety plan to fra next week on june 30 seeking fra certification by the end of the year in accordance with the rail safety improvement act of 2008. metrolink operates on seven routes through six counties in southern california, carrying over 43,000 weekday riders. we are dispatching on for three and 50 trains that traverse metrolink property on a daily basis including trains from u.p. union pacific, and amtrak. metrolink ptc program is a locomotive centric overlaid system based upon

denham, is recognized. mr. denham: how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman from california, mr. denham has two minutes remaining. mr. denham: thank you, mr. chairman. i'd just like to point out one thing. an irrigation district in my district was forced to do a federally ordered study which actually showed on 240,000 shnook were killed by nonnative fish. that nearly eliminated the entire population. this is a federally ordered study. with that i yield to the gentleman from california. the chair: mr. valadao is recognized for the remainder of the time. mr. valadao: thank you mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the gentleman from california for offering this very important amendment. when you look what'sng on in the central valley, my hometown, and you hear stories and i see for myself because i was there this past week, cities, houses running out of water, wells going dry. there was just a news article a couple days ago about a city in my district named lamore that wells were going dry that supply homes in the south side of town and that's

denham for an opening statement. >> thank you and good morning. first let me thank you for holding this hearing. very important. i also want to thank ranking member capuano for quickly put up to philadelphia and really serving the situation with me. it was important to see first in anderson specifically some of the things that were happening. but let me talk a little bit about my frustration. we went up there to meet of the assess the situation to ntsb was already making definite statements, and now three weeks later while we have a brand-new locomotive we still can't confirm was not there was a malfunction with that locomotion locomotion. even the ntsb make definitive statements, still cannot defend whether not there was an operator error. cannot identify whether or not there was an engineer that bypassed the system. the engineer has been working with ntsb but still cannot verify that the cell phone that was in use whether it was texting or using cell phone service during that time. it's my understanding the engineer has given his passport and ye

as chairman denham said this is one of the most costly enhancements the railroads have taken. we knew it would be challenging but seven years into the future we know that will not be the case. with a few exceptions most railroads will not meet the deadline. technology has been more difficult to create spectrum has been hard to acquire particularly for commuter railroads that serve populated areas. and finally the federal communication commission approval process for new telecommunication polls was not set-up to handle the tens to thousands of polls needed to deploy ptc. i am looking forward to hearing from you today, the witnesses, and where it stands and your testimony will help consider how we move forward to deal with the mandate in an appropriate fashion. >> i will call on mr. defazlo for opening statements. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thanks for holding the hearing. we will focus on the extension of the deadline. it is clear the class one will not meet the deadline and some passenger rails will not. this has been something that has been a very, very long time in the makin

denham and others so that we could make explicitly clear that risk funding is available because moneyis the issue, right? >> correct spent of all the people ought to be apologizing for this accident a kidnapping because we don't have a safety systems in place, innocents congress made it onto the top about this, wouldn't that be fair to say? >> i think i would be fair to say. >> when mr. boardman comes in here was clearly heartsick over this episode and is doing everything he can and will meet this deadline and expressed his heartfelt it might be nice -- what to say to the american people is being compromised because we are dithering instead of investing in our own country come isn't that you? >> yes. >> thank you. we've got 30 accidents and 59 deaths and 1200 injuries, and this is the first one of amtrak because women had one amtrak like this in -- >> that's right spend most of the deaths and injuries are occurring isn't that correct? >> that's right. >> thank you. so much, so much for whether funding matters for safety. i have a couple of other specific questions mr. boardman, maybe

i would like to go on record and agreed to disagree with chairman denham that i don't think we should take money from high-speed rail to pay for ptc. california has been in their budget to make sure the california high-speed rail project. we need to find money for both. i will ask mr. mathias my first question. we've heard from testimony in major part of the process is acquiring the spectrum. according to metrolink a process of acquiring spectrum has been trying and prolonged. they purchased the license five years ago and before they can use it -- metrolink is currently leasing spectrum at the rate of $50,000 per year from freight railroads and the approval. everyone wants to know why has it taken five years to approve the use of spectrum and shouldn't we have in light of the recent accidents prevent future accidents should there be an expedited process for approval for projects that deal with their public safety. >> thank you for that good question. i can appreciate your concern. we are very glad that metrolink has been able to negotiate a lease and they will be able to a spectrum ne

denham, for five minutes. mr. denham: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to acknowledge and honor the life of a personal friend and gold star father brent. the beloved father son brother and uncle died unexpectedly at the age of 47 on saturday, may 23, 2015 in long mount colorado. brent was born in berkley, california, to shirley hughes and wynn lateam. brent was a very gifted man with many levels. he served as a deputy sheriff in kearn county and clark county, arkansas. he also served as a peace officer for the escalon police department. brent was committed to god. he was a very spiritual man and found great comfort in his fate. unfortunately in 2009 brent became a gold star father when his first born son james was killed in action in afghanistan. serving during operation enduring freedom. since then brent's mission in life was to embrace other gold star families and help them through the grieving process. brent had many friends that loved him and he had a heart full of love for them. his laugh, his sense of humor and his big bear hugs will b

on behalf of chairman denham let me thank you each for coming today. we thank members of the audit further attention today. we move forward. with backup maker in no other business before the committee, this hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up on c-span, oral arguments in the final three cases handed down from the supreme court starting at 6:25. >> i am hopeful at some point congress will take on high skill immigration because it is still very important. frankly i don't know the exact number, but when we have some of the innovators here, researchers here we have the best models of the road to make scientists and engineers. as for other companies as well. it is still a need for the job respect this. >> the application is actually to collect askew does that have bitten people to determine what kind of viruses might year-round what kind of diseases made year-round through taking the blood samples that the mosquitoes than figuring out the genetic code of s

denham: i guess tp fundamental question is when we pass a broad bill like that, what types of guarantees would there be on the priorities of the spending patterns? last year amtrak spent $350 million on new cars. that may be an important issue but the question is it a priority of congress? is it a priority of amtrak? and do the priorities align? mr. boardman: we think they do congressman. we work regularly with the staff of the committee. with work with all of those interested in both safety and the improvements along the northeast corridor. the sufficiency of funding to do all the things that we want to do, there's always scarce resources. so we have to make those decisions based on those scarce row sources. -- scarce resources. but we don't reduce the idea that we need to have a safe railroad. we make safe decisions along the way. mr. dunham: thank you. and my time is nearly expired. let me thank you for your efforts. mr. feinberg as well as the mayor of philadelphia all coming together for a very, very rapid response. i appreciate not only the collaboration, but certainly the timeline