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>> eric: new details on the deadly train crash in south carolina. investigators now work to determine what exactly caused that amtrak passenger train to hurtle down a side track and slam right into a parked freight train. jonathan serrie is live in south carolina close to the location of that crash. jonathan, what exactly are the ntsb looking at, the signals and the switch? >> today investigators plan to talk to surviving crew members on board that amtrak train while their memories are still the...

They have done. jonathan is live from west columbia, south carolina near the crash scene and with a news conference is being held. hello jonathan. >> hi eric. ntsb officials say they are looking at the data recorders on board the train. sort of like aircraft. not only data recorders but also on board trains, you have some video surveillance as well that they are going to be looking at. theyve already recovered one of the reporters which is on its way back to their headquarters in washington dc. ...

The trans engineer was 54 years old. he was from savannah georgia. the conductor, michael, was 36. he was from orange park in florida. they had 836 passengers on train 91 for miami. this leads officials to believe that the passenger train for whatever reason, was routed onto a side track where it struck a parked and empty, csx freight train. local authorities say more than 100 people in the passenger train were taken to local hospitals for evaluation. at least two in serious condition, one criti...

The middle of the night? >> usual lly different times of the day. i have never recalled another accident like this. nothing even remote -- i dont remember them having an accident period involving the trains. >> when the train tracks, as the amtrak train is going by, you said this was at a switching station. how large is that freight train switching station area? >> well, its enough to get some trains off. im not a train expert, by any means, but i do know they can take trains off and allow them ...

A side trip here, but he pushed us down a side track here. were talking about obstruction of justice, an abusive power situation going on, but were talking about a side track. it is a centralish. did any americans infiltrate the election. that is why i dont understand that the president does say i want to get to the bottom of this too. every day he doesnt do that he raises suspicion. it is his own doing on this front. >>. >> they did get dragged into what they called as a side show of all of thi...

Language toward the saudis. that is going to upset their sunni second -- sect of islam. no matter what he does, theres some tension. but all and all, he accompl set. >> shepard: theres a lot to be done. he brought up israel with the russians discussion out of nowhere as sort of a side track that really did not serve him well. according to his supporters, his de tractors. >> yes, this is a long trip. the visit with the pope and nato as well. that was a bit odd. that will be parsed now over severa...

Has made or that theyre -- theyre a side track? >> i dont know how many times i have to say it, the committee is going to conduct this investigation. you asked me if i knew anything about alleged wiretapping by the previous president and the answer is no. >> have you ever received intelligence briefings that are classified like that on the grounds of the white house? >> have i? >> yes. >> no. >> is that -- so thats not a common practice that any of the gang of eight be brought to the white house...

Has made or that theyre -- theyre a side track? - >> i dont know how many times i have to say it, the committee is going to conduct this s investigation. you asked me if i knew anything about alleged wiretapping by the previous president and the answer is no. >> have you ever received intelligence briefings that are classified like that on the grounds of the white house? >> have i? >> yes. >> no. >> is that -- so thats not a common practice that any of the gang of eight be brought to the white h...

Whenever they see the president use the word fake, it ought to set off alarm bells. >> also new reaction from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on president trump furthering his wiretap claims. heres what he told my colleague chuck todd on "meet the press" moments ago. >> have you gotten any intelligence information that indicates the obama administration somehow applied -- asked for surveillance of the trump transition, the trump team, any trump associates? >> no. >> under nothing, not eve...

>> people are distraught. devin nunes is a straight guy. ive dealt with him before. he was part of donald trumps national security transition team. so he was, you know, in a sense a little bit compromised anyway. if there was anybody that had to bend over backwards not to show any cooperation with the trump white house. it would have been devin nunes back of that background. when they had the first hearing and the information came out from the fbi director, james comey, it was startling. yes, we...