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Second crew member in the drivers compartment. meanwhile, legislation cutting amtraks budget by $242 million working its way through congress as we speak. a seeing eye dog is recovering this morning and so is his blind owner, who he is credited with saving. figo was seen crossing the street with his owner when a school system minibus transporting kindergartners failed to stop. and thats when figo leaped into action. >> people at the gas station saw him jump between me and the bus to protect me...

>> technicians installing speed controls on that curved section of the track. >> possibility shortly before it derailed, the train hit by an unknown object. >> we will look at everything at this point. >> the city of ramadi falls to isis. >> this is a disaster. >> raid by american special ops in syria. >> was the intelligence value worth this risk. >> he told him he had managed to hack into aircraft while he was on board. >> i know this can still be breached. >> at least nine are dead and 20 mor...

Injured. you are looking at the first amtrak train to the philadelphia station that passed over that crash site. that curved section of the track now has automated speed controls. the fbi investigators examining the trains windshield which was reportedly struck before the accident. the iraqi city of ramadi now controlled by isis. terrorists are using armored bulldozers to force iraqi troops and police to retreat. ramadi is 70 miles west of backed. they insist the fight there is far from over. ...

Several fronts. today fbi investigators will be on the scene to study a fist-sized spider web of shattered glass. one theory is the train was pelted by something, maybe a rock. maybe a bullet. who knows. before it derailed. in the meantime funerals are scheduled for three of the eight people killed in that horrifying crash. after around the clock repairs, amtrak resumes service. more than 300 workers installed new safeguards including speed controls in the same area where that train barreled off...

Happen. i have worked many cases where right after a crash, ptsd and they cause memory difficulty, they come back on occasion. >> thats interesting. how is the fbi going to figure things out? >> i have worked on cases where the shattering of windshields can be significant and the fbi can examine that particular pattern and the pattern of lines emanateing from the impact point and they can get an idea of the shape of the projectile the force with which it was coming. since its kind of an uneven p...

We are happy they got back and got back safely. now we will know what they were actually able to gather. >> reporter: and u.s. officials say a lot of intelligence that was picked up from the mission site including a computer which had valuable information in how they communicate. that is in addition to the wife of the isis leader who has been detained and will now be interrogated by the united states. lawmakers on capitol hill do expect to receive a briefing from the white house on this this wee...

Detained and now innterrogated by the united states. lawmakers expect to receive a briefing on the white house this week. john and christine. >> sunlen serfaty, thank you. less than an half hour from now, amtrak rail service resumes between new york and philadelphia a week after a rail disaster. first train leaving new york rolls out at 5:30 a.m. the northbound train leaves philadelphia at 5:53. over the weekend, new speed controls on the northbound side of the tracks ahead of the curve as a f...

Repairs, amtrak resumed service along that route. more than 3030 workers installed new safeguards including speed controls in the very same area where the train barrelled off the tracks. cnn is live in philadelphia with more good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. here near the tracks that are near the crash site we have seen some of the first trains go by. a cnn team was on one of them. they said that the train actually left philadelphia station about ten minutes late and as it approach...

Including a computer which could have valuable information on how isis operates and how they raise money and communicate. that is in addition to the wife of the isis leader who has been detained and will be interrogated by the united states. lawmakers on capitol hill expect to receive a briefing from the white house on this later this week. >> sunlen serfaty, thank you. one hour from now, rail service resumes between new york and philadelphia. a week after the disaster that killed eight people a...

Association has asked amtrak to take steps immediately. they are ordering amtrak to install technology on tracks that would essentially control a trains speed. they are also asking amtrak to do a risk assessment on all of the curves along the northeast corridor. and, lastly, they are ordering amtrak to increase speed limits signage along the tracks. now, we are told that if amtrak refuses this, they could face civil penalties. however, amtrak has come out, they say that they will be implementing...