largest economies are willing to restart cooperation on a number of issues. meanwhile, the us president has sought to reassure apec nations about america s commitment to the region, despite beijing s efforts to expand its influence there. the bbc s james clayton sent us this report from the event. global even others have met today all under one roof posing for a connective photo. global leaders. we have seen president biden giving a talk about climate change and how the us as a beacon of stability in the pacific. i have to say, a lot of the most important meetings here today are happening behind closed doors. you have global leaders meeting of their global leaders and hashing out deals. i would also say that there are a lot of chief executives of major companies here as well. global leaders, notjust here to meet their counterparts but to meet their counterparts but to meet the ceos as well and we just saw the chief executive of google wandering past. he wasn t answering qu
That we are never never lose face like this again. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. Announcer house transportation and infrastructure subcommittee on railroads held a meeting yesterday on recent train crashes and positive train control, which automatically stops trains in dangerous situations grade we hear from witnesses from the federal Railroad Administration, the natural Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety board, and amtrak. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I ask unanimous consent ask questions without objection so ordered. Good morning and welcome to the subcommittee on railroads, pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Before we proceed, i would like to extend our deepest sympathies to those impacted by the recent rail accidents across the United States. Todays hearing focuses on the of limitation of positive train control across the United States and as we have seen, we are in need of an update. Ptc is
Federal Officials Say the Safety System could have prevented recent a real mans including amtrak trains the House Transportation Committee hearing includes testimony from witnesses representing the federal Railroad Administration, ntsb and freight rail companies. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time i ask in his consent members be permitted to sit and ask questions without objection so ordered good morning welcome to the subcommittee on railroads pipeline and Hazardous Materials before we proceed i would like to extend our deepest sympathies to those impacted by the recent rail accidents across the United States. Todays hearing focus is on positive train control across United States and as we have seen we are in need of an update, ptc has a challenging process for the Railroad Industry despite these it is a top priority and we must investigate and find solutions to implem
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time i ask in his consent members be permitted to sit and ask questions without objection so ordered good morning welcome to the subcommittee on railroads pipeline and Hazardous Materials before we proceed i would like to extend our deepest sympathies to those impacted by the recent rail accidents across the United States. Todays hearing focus is on positive train control across United States and as we have seen we are in need of an update, ptc has a challenging process for the Railroad Industry despite these it is a top priority and we must investigate and find solutions to implementation obstacles and that is the purpose today to hear the limitations status of ptc across United States i now welcome the Ranking Member for massachusetts to make the opening statement. I asked consent to include the staff. Without objection two a generally keep my opening remar
Mr. Thompson if that freshwater doesnt run through and to the ocean the saltwater runs back in. I have two major cities in my district that relies on that for the source of water. If this bill passes, their water supply is in jeopardy. You cant drink salts water. It just doesnt work. California is in the middle of an extreme drought. Its not due to a lack of pumping. Its not because our states water regulations and its not because were putting fish ahead of farms and people. Its because theres no rain and theres no snow. No bill can make it rain but this bill makes a bad situation even worse. Its wrong for california. It wont stop the drought. It wont make it rain but it will kill jobs and it will ruin Drinking Water for millions of californians. The state of california wont support this bill because it ignores 20 years of established science and undermines our extensive efforts to implement equal measures to address longstanding water shortages. Weve been down this road before in cali