D. H. S. Accountability enforcement act. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4038, a bill to amend the Homeland Security act of 2002 to reassert article i authorities over the department of Homeland Security, and for ther purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Mccaul, and the gentleman from texas, mr. Vela, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Mccaul mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and including r remarks, any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mccaul mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore time yielded. Mr. Mccaul thank you. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in strong support of bipartisan d. H. S. Accountability enhancement act. Mr. Speaker, the current threats confronting our homeland co
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Children will catch potentially deadly cases this season. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. What happened this morning just outside new york city is among the worst nightmares for more than one million americans who ride commuter trains to work each day. It happened at the height of the rush in hoboken, new jersey. A train filled with mostly manhattanbound commuters failed to end of the line, smashing into a barrier at high speed and into the station itself. One person was killed and more than a hundred were injured. Some severely hurt. The man at the controls at the time is among the survivors and may be able to answer the question of what went so terribly wrong. Nbcs tom costello has the latest from the scene. Reporter 8 45 a. M. I have heavy structural damage. I have people trapped on the train. Major, major casualties. Reporter a violent suddenly exploded through the morning rush in
Coming out and shrieks. You know, loud, loud shrieks. People just screaming for their lives. Reporter glass, steel support beams and bricks came crashing down. We helped them out of the train. Reporter 34yearold fabiola, a local mother, was killed by styling on the platform. More than a hundred other injured. Some able to walk to nearby hospitals but others transported with serious injuries. I thought we were going to die. I didnt think we would get out. Reporter 13,000 commuters go through their way to and from work in new york. 1614 left at 7 23 a. M. And scheduled to arrive in hoboken at 8 38. But rather than approach at 2 to 3 miles per hour, the train never slowed. It didnt stop, it didnt slow down. It didnt brake. Reporter tonight federal investigators are examining the black box and hoping to talk to the trains engineer. Theres no real point as to speculating what happened. Why did the train come in so fast. Reporter we know new Jersey Transit does not have the automatic braking