A migrant crisis. By quota. And we begin tonight with the investigation into that deadly amtrak crash in Phillip Seymour hoffman last night. We now know the train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour when it derailed at more than twice the speed limit. At least seven were killed and 100 were injured. Jonathan best joins us in philadelphia and what happened at the scene and what can we expect in the coming hours . Yes tony, we learned a lot today. And this is a very active scene here in philadelphia, where the crews are analyzing the tracks and the railcars, trying to figure out exactly what happened in the investigation. The ntsb did reveal late this afternoon that the amtrak train was traveling at 106 Miles Per Hour. And that is more than twice the speed limit for that part of the track. Clearly, it was going too fast. And why it was going that fast is unknown and obviously a big focus for the investigators at this hour as it approached the curve in philadelphia to new york city last n
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Online. What the government is doing with breaches of retailers. Of and this amazing free fall from outer space. Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from a michigan prison last night, they say that hes armed and dangerous. Michael elliot is accused of four counts of of firstdegree murder. He kidnapped a woman and drove her to indiana where she was able to finally escape. How did he escape . Reporter well, dell, thats what the investigators are trying to figure out, but what they do know, once Michael Elliot made his way outside of that prison, he somehow maneuvered the fencing and he went through a hole. And he was in a White Kitchen uniform and investigators believe thats why he was able to blend in with the snow. As you mentioned, as he was able to break free, illiot kidnapped and abducted a woman from the area by using a box cutter from there, they drove several miles away to a gas station near the indianamichigan border and the woman was left unharmed and able to get awa
The mouth expensive olympics in history are now underway in sochi russia today. There were qualifies events in snowboarding, and figure skating. The olympic flame also finished its tour a day before the opening ceremony. Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on security is tight as thousands of athletes and visitors attend the games. Despite threats of attacks from militant groups al jazeera has more now from sochi. Some of the preparations here have come down to the wire, with armies of helpers and volunteers putting the finishing touches to russias olympic dream. But on theve of the games an unlucked security development, a warning from the u. S. Government that bomb making equipment could be smuggled on to planes in tooth paste tubes. Russias deputy Prime Minister was quick with his reassurance. This information is being checked, if confirmed this means our Security Services are on alert. And this information that we got today about threats and risk allows us to say t
Sport and super bowl sunday in just a few hours time. Millions across the world will turn their eyes to Metlife Stadium in new jersey as the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. Loading this hour, at least five people have been killed in two blasts in pakistan. The attacks happened in the city of pashawa. More than 20 others are injured. Our correspondent joins us from the phone from islamabad. Camal, what more do you know of this attack reporter in the last few minutes, the information minister has found at least two were logged at the picture house cinema as it is known. A number of them were wounded besides the five people who were killed. At this early stage, any idea who could be behind this attack . Thats an interesting question because the attacks happen at a time when the government of pakistan has announced the committee to hold talks from pack stone, welcomed the talks in the last few minutes. Also said that they have nothing to do with this particular attack. As the