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New york to miami until a collided with a freight train around 2:45 this morning. local authorities say the crash happened near a rail yard were several tracks were splitting off to allow freight trains. authorities believe a csx freight train was empty and sitting on one of those sidetracks when it was struck by the amtrak passenger train. heres the governor. >> it appears to mean the csx was on the track that it was supposed to be on. that appears to be a voting track and it appeared that the ...

This actually happened from the armory used as a staging area. hi, charlie. reporter: hi, eric. ntsb officials on the scene. they are dealing with a downpour, but they have faced conditions are more rugged than this. the investigation continues into the official cause of exactly what went wrong in amtrak crash. meanwhile, the coroner confirming two people have died, both of them amtrak employees. local authorities say 116 people for evaluations. two of them expected to be admitted, the others tr...

Train as he fled north korea. tell us about the meaning of that. >> thats a direct message go to the north korean regime into china. these refugees go through a hollow really, living in north korea and then getting out trying to escape through china often aided by as they are passed down to southeast asia especially the women. so when they get out, they talk to the authorities. a real symbol that the united states knows the fate that they are suffering and have their best interest at heart. very...

A loading track. he reiterated all the information is preliminary. a national transportation safety board, ntsb, is on the way to investigate this crash. >> we need to determine what happened. what equipment or electronics or different or at fault or on the blink, or if there was human error. if so, where was the train supposed to be and at which time. reporter: he asked churchgoers this sunday to say a prayer for the victims. molly: how are the victims doing? reporter: officials say the injurie...

Bryan llenas is with us with the latest details. reporter: two amtrak crew members died in this crash. 116 people were sent to area hospitals. amtrak train 91 was traveling from new york to miami when it collided with a stationary csx freight train just before 2:34:00 a.m. this morning. the collision caused the amtrak lead engine and two passenger cars to derail. no one was on the freight train. according to the governor it appeared to him the amtrak train was traveling on the wrong track becaus...

Most of are expected to be released. one is in critical condition. two are serious. the red cross is operating a shelter at pine ridge middle school near the crash. volunteers are helping dozens of passengers. they got food this morning. this is the third amtrak crash since december. an amtrak train derailed in washington state killing three, and wednesday an amtrak train carrying republican lawmakers collided with a garbage truck. eric: there is a lot of new reaction on capitol hill to the cont...