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[ bleep ], [ bleep ]. oh my god. >> you can hear the raw e motion, as you can imagine, afterwards of the survivors. joining us now is mary who is a transportation analyst. when alook at that video, i see a miracle, but im guessing you have a more technical explanation, how did everyone survive this? >> the science of crash worthiness and aircraft cabin survivability. how many seconds do the passengers have to get out and that has been studied extensively. 33 years ago today, the crash of delta a...

By. remind me and our viewers why there are still no seatbelts on the trains. >> that was interesting. i was going to mention that. they debaded that issue for 20 years. it would not have prevented the injuries that occur inside. they would look at that again. they will see whether the crash worthiness for the portions of the interior of the car. >> i was going to say the real question is, if we are going to have high speed rail service in the united states, inner city

Killed in the fire that started about a minute after the impact, saying porsche failed to provide an electronic stability control device that would have prevented the car from losing control. the lawsuit also says the side doors were not strong enough, allowing the light post to penetrate the passenger compartment, sending the shoulder and lap belts in different directions, crushing his body and pinning him in the car when the fire sparked that killed him. >> it looks like porsche cut corners in...

Where everyone was seated and correlate that to the injuries sustained. i think that will tell us a lot about the crash worthiness of these cars as well as the survivability issues. >> this is a hard thing to figure out, unlike an airplane, you have no sense of where people were? >> but the good thing is, there are a lot of survivors and they can tell us, well, i was seated about here, thats the good thing. >> thank you very much really appreciate it. earlier today i got into a helicopter to r...

Crashworthiness of the cars where people were sitting and where they ended up. theres a whole lot of information there. and i think one would hope that the rail systems in this country would take a good look at this because as you probably know this is not the first time weve seen an accident like this on even the northeast corridor route. >> bob halstead the lead car survived intact. the second car is a mangled wreck. what can investigators tell from the position and condition of these cars? >>...

>> reporter: the hearing also focused on the airplane cabins crash worthiness, how did the cabin, the seats, the seat belts hold up in the crash. did they adequately protect passengers? what worked and what can be improved? investigators zeroed in on the emergency response to the crash. we know one of the three victims was run over when firefighters arrived. michaela? >> thank you for that. lets take a look at the headlines at the top of the hour. an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in afgha...

Place. they believe that theyll be misused by management and theyll be misused in the public domain. even though you know, the voice recorders on, in, cockpits of airplanes have been very well protected. there is no reason why we cant have video recordings in the cabins. >> its surprising in this day and age. the other thing thats pretty surprising to me, it he will me where im wrong, if i am, no seat belts. there are seat belts on cars and planes. but on trains, there are no seat belts and thos...

Crucial these trains are to new york, they move more than 83 million passengers per year. the hudson line moves 16 million passengers a year. so this is a key part of the mass transit for folks who live in the distant suburbs and commute into the city. it is going to be a scramble tomorrow for anyone using the line to get into the city. lets get to the investigation. joining me is debbie hersman. what can you tell me about the investigation right now. and thank you for being with us. >> caller: ...

Operation, track, human factors, crash worthiness and survivability. >> reporter: officials tell cnn the operator says he applied the brakes but the train didnt slow down. at this point there are more questions than answers, a deadly and tragic end to a holiday weekend. and while this track remains shut down, metro north says it will be providing buses for commuters this morning. amtrak announced it would suspend its service from new york city to albany. it has now restored service but is tellin...

Of commuter rail employees. we will also involve the emergency response organization. as the governor mentioned, we realize that this is a very important railway for commuters in the new york area. weve already okayed the uprighting of the locomotives to stop the fuel spill. weve also okayed the uprighting of the cars that are on the side to look for any possible further injury/fatalities. we will be documenting the interiors of the cars so that we can understand the crash worthiness. well be do...