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>> preliminary indications are that the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour and a 30-mile-per-hour track. >> the event data recorder is starting to provide the first clues as to what possibly caused amtrak train 500 want to go off the tracks. as the cars are removed, investigators are looking into factors, including why the train was going more than double the speed limit for the area. >> they are looking in operations, the track, the mechanics. survival factors, human performance. >> the t...

Zone. whether speed caused yesterdays derailment or contributed to it remains unknown. investigators say theyre examining a number of possible factors. >> they will be looking at the operation, the track itself, the mechanics of the train, survival factors, human performance. looking at all of that simultaneously and trying to also get more information off the recorders. >> now the track, which had been used by freight trains for years had recently undergone a $181 million upgrade to enable high...

Curve where the speed drops down to 30 miles per hour. look at the angle of the curve. speed was a factor and wasnt the only factor. we got a closer look at the mangled train cars as crews worked through the night to remove them. the ntsb expected to be on scene at least a week. >> we dont know at this point. its too early to tell. thats why we want to carefully look at the track and the signal and the human performance. we hope interviewing the crew and hopefully find out more information if th...

Press conference about the train derailment. lets listen in. >> the ntsb is launching a go team to dupont, washington, to investigate the derailment of amtrak train number 501, which precious money. before i continue what we would like to all express to the family and friends and all of those affected by the tragic accident. the national defense authorization act will be led by ted turpin, who will serve an investigator in charge. he is accompanied by ntsb staff, with expertise in the following ...

Of amtrak train number 501 which derailed this morning. wed like to express our deepest condolences to family and friends and all those affected by this tragic accident. the ntsb will be led by ted hurten, and companied by staff in in the following operations, mechanical, track, signals, human performance and survival factors. also accompanying the team are members of the ntsb operations. this meet the criteria of the disaster railway act. our assistants are already working closely with official...

>> the accident in washington state and then well take your questions. >>. >> hello. i am bella dinzar board member of the national transportation safety board. the ntsb is launching a go team to dupont, washington, to investigate the derailment of amtrak train number 501 which occurred this morning. before i continue we would like to express our deepest condolences to family and friends and all of those affected by this tragic accident. the ntsb team will be led by ted terpin who will serve as ...

Of railroading, like a signal expert, a track expert, an equipment expert. there will be an operations expert, a guy for human performance and a guy for emergency response. >> and as they get there, theyre going to see this scene, obviously. already we see local police and other officials who were there. did they take control then of the scene? >> yes. the safety board has preeminence at any accident site that they go to. >> what are you looking for? if you go here, what are you looking for firs...

Better idea of what some of the possibilities are that theyll be looking for either in the positive or negative. for example, the track expert. >> the track expert, hes going to do a couple things. first of all, theyre going to -- everything theyre going to look at on site is going to be stuff that theyre going to deem perishable, things that because of clearing or trying to get people out of the cars and things like that, they might have to move cars. theyre going to try to get to things that m...

Michael daisher is my guess now from tucson, arizona. miles, congratulations. how do you come up with this? >> base jumping is a great new sport. parachuting. its basically skydiving on steroids and it just kind of fell into the sport. i love it. its so much fun. >> bill: the video is extraordinary. what is the challenge here. explain to us the danger because its tough stuff. >> its human performance and the test of human performance of what a human is capable of doing. its not just the jumping ...

Presidents desk so he has an agenda that will say to the voters and those midterm elections, republicans get things done, and we are satisfying the promises that we made. yesterday i think its exactly right what greg was saying about, watch my left hand not my right hand. all he was doing was distracting from the controversies, the flynn stuff, he is making amazingon by so many. he is insulting a jewish reporter who is trying to ask in an easy question , >> if folks at home cant see her right ha...