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They say as far as the injuries, generally fractures and broken bones. >> kyung lah for us in washington. thank you so much. this afternoon president trump started a scheduled speech on national security with a few comments about the accident. >> let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in washington state. we are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. it is all the more reason why we...

Along the i-5 corridor as there are several hospitals that weve been checking in with. as far as madigan, 19 transported, 12 remain, 9 in serious but stable condition, 3 in fair and 5 of those 12 i just talked about, theyve been admitted to the icu because their injuries are so severe. those injuries are fractures and broken bones, say the hospital. its consistent if youre thrown at a high rate of speed, all of those people are suffering from fractures and broken bones and one other thing, john,...

Responders on the scene who are highly trained in that area of the northwest. they go through constant training for just this sort of thing. they use boards and strap people to boards in case of spinal injuries, they get them transferred to hospitals very quickly. thats one reason. the other reason is probably the construction of the cars itself, bill, are wide open so that there is not -- there is room to actually move or fly or jar or jut forward in a sudden impact like this. it is not ideal a...

Now and advocate for the money to do it. because this project was never needed and dangerous to our citizens. >> all right. kyung lah is on the phone with me now. youve been talking to the madigan army medical center. where the majority of victims were sent after the crash. what are you learning? >> reporter: most of them were sent here, john, because this hospital is just four to five miles away from the crash site. it is the closest one. so thats why so many immediately were taken here. but th...

Great majority of them are in serious condition. the rest of them, john, just a few of them are in fair condition. they say as far as the injuries, generally fractures and broken bones. thanks so much. this afternoon, president trump started a speech on national security with a few comments about the accident. >> let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in washington state. we are closely watching the co local author...

At a high rate of speed, all of those people are suffering from fractures and broken bones and one other thing, john, that we found quite interesting, this is a military hospital. the doctors, though they are civilians, there are military doctors here with a unique background. they are able to respond to those large traumas, some of them who have even been in combat situations. so this hospital says theyre doing the best that they can to make sure these patients walk out. we should stress, john,...

Of injuries where you seen? >> the most severely injured patients has already been taken out. i was there a half an hour after the accident occurred. patients with moderate injuries and less severe injuries. it was a very sudden deceleration, so a lot of back and neck sprains. i am not -- a number of fractures, pretty severe pelvic fractures an arm and leg fractures. people with big ashes and lacerations they needed to be repaired. fortunately, the people i saw were conscious and talking to me. ...

Has a latch close on it. >> luggage is flying through the air, people are flying through the air. two impacts. after flies over the overpass, people are going to have injuries, i am mostly concerned about spinal cord injuries. fractures can be healed. physicians will be coming down from seattle. >> harris: that information you gave about seattle, number one in the country for trauma. it is hugely important. taking some of these, taking 20 of the patients here, there is a lot of trauma help aroun...

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>> reporter: and if the crux of the prosecutions case was the science, the defense was more than happy to make this a case of dueling science. >> you knew early on it was going to be a battle of science, expert versus expert? >> yes. >> reporter: and if weighty resumes counted, the defense expert maybe had the edge. hed performed or supervised more than 62,000 autopsies. his name? dr. werner spitz. >> im not sure theres a better cv for a forensic pathologist that you could find. >> the brain. >>...