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That concern is nationwide but im not going to say the railroads are unsafe. they are safe if you look at them statistically. you go to a microcosm of area by area and you will find areas where it can be frightening. they dont have the proper manpower to do the inspections, when they do the maintenance they may not be doing the expensive version, they may be doing the quick fix version. i have no idea if that came into play here. >> sandra: a quick update as far as what we know at this point, th...

Survivable, unfortunately." as you look at the picture on the screen right there, you can see how badly crushed to the car is that came down flat onto i-5. the sheriffs spokesman saying there are 3-4 more completely off the track on the other side. we dont know how many cars are left up on the tracks, we cant see from the vantage point we have so far had it. clearly youve got one dangling, one on the side of the overpass, completely flat. 3-4 on the other side. a total of 17 passengers were aboa...

Talking about. eight people died. 185 others transported to area hospitals. as we go back and forth learning how this whole thing is played out, im going to bring everybody up to speed. in the middle of your screen is now a still picture, interstate five has been shut down, at last check in both directions but certainly southbound. this is around the collision point of the train falling onto the overpass. it is south of seattle in the tacoma area, south of there we are told. this line wouldve be...

Los angeles, what can you tell us? >> what we are hearing from the sheriffs spokesman is very disturbing indeed. multiple fatalities, the sheriffs office now confirm and as you look at the picture on the left of the screen, you can see one car dangling off the track. we can tell you that underneath that car, flat across i-5 is another car that is in very bad shape. with the sheriffs spokesman told us is even more disturbing, on the other side of that i-5 overpass, he said "there are 3-4 other ca...

Slider or anything like that. the fog -- we are in seattle. >> harris: i was thinking the same thing. >> i was preparing to go on i-5 down to vancouver. >> harris: we are coming up on 10 minutes for the next hour, we want to remind everybody watching on their screen. and also welcome people turning on "outnumbered" for the first time and seeing first responders and an emergency response. this was train 501 along amtrak cascade line. that train derailed off onto

Them i cant release any information. >> did you say its been difficult to get in touch with amtrak? >> obviously it is, you can hear my phone going off right now, i am sure i am having a hard time getting in touch, they are probably having a hard time filtering phone calls. as soon as they can get back to me i will get more information. >> reporter: is the rescue effort still underway? >> yes, it is. i cant speak on that, that would have to be -- i dont know what theyre doing, i am sorry. people...

Its tough for me to make a call on something like this. this is reminiscent of 1993, we had and i-5 shutdown for two days, two trains went head on down there. communities get scared and they see something like that, that community was devastated down there as im sure this community is here. the mayor has not been a strong proponent of this program. >> kennedy: what was the mayor looking for specifically? when he talks about some of the safety precautions that could have been implemented, obvious...

Populated compared to many metropolitan areas. they still have a great deal of traffic because it simply wasnt constructed for the kind of heavy traffic they have, thats why they are trying to get people onto trains. >> harris: on interstate five, they are telling people that if they do not have reasons to travel -- it is the holiday week, that decision gets more complicated, what is essential and what is not? they are asking people for the outlying roads around interstate five, the cutaways we ...

Interstate five. part of the train escaped onto the ground below and the overpass they were traveling on. live pictures to the left now, first responders continue to work at the scene. away from here, somewhere in that wooded area, 3-4 more cars ended up upside down and they are working that scene as well. these are via highway cameras, these images, most of them. sandra just mentioned we hadnt seen those very traditional skyways or aerials, we have online with us john hiatt, former engineer for...

Survivors and fatalities weve heard about out of the train. they can get as much information as possible to family members and law enforcement. please stay away from the area, i-5 is closed in both directions right now. it is impossible to get to that site essentially and there is a family unification area if you had loved ones on the train. >> sandra: stay away from that particular area so they can continue with rescue efforts. an interesting question thrown out by a local reporter on the groun...