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The train. investigators are now matching the time stamps from the engineers cell phone records with multiple data sources like the trains recorder and outward facing video from the train, recorded radio communications and surveillance video. lastly we also learned brandon bostian was new to the new york to d.c. run. he had only been on the route for two weeks, although he has been running trains along the northeast corridor for three years which sometimes included this stretch of track. christi...

Breaking overnight. washington, d.c. police identifying a suspect in last weeks quadruple homicide and arson. 34-year-old dylon wint is wanted on first-degree murder charges. the four victims, a wealthy couple and 10-year-old son and housekeeper. they were found dead in the burning mansion. the victims were bound with duct tape. investigators believe the killers were watching the family. they believe the killers erased security camera footage. police source says they made off with $40,000. spe...

We do know that phone calls were made and text messages were sent on the day of the incident. what they have not nailed down is whether the calls and texts were sent while he was operating the train. investigators are now matching the timestamps from the engineers cell phone records with multiple data sources like the trains recorder and outward facing video from the train, radio communications as well as surveillance video. lastly we also learned brandon bostian was new to the new york to d.c. ...

Did make calls. thats the trains black box. investigators will also call the people he had contact with with to see when those conversations took place. engineers are prohibited from usinging cell phones while operating the train. now the report also mentions interviewing the engineer of a septa train that got struck in the windshield by debris that train stopped on the tracks and the engineer says he saw the amtrak train go by but didnt notice anything unusual. what is unusual is the conductor ...

So what theyre doing right now is theyre matching up the time stamps from the engineers cell phone records with multiple data sources. everything from the trains recorder to that outward-facing video that the train recorded. radio communications theyre even looking at cell phone video. theyre going to make a whole graph based on the cell phone records and all the evidence that they have to determine, did he use his phone while he was operating this train? one other thing that we learned today, e...

Theyve had to bring in extra guards and security to help keep these sworn enemies separated. police here on high alert. >> in the gang world, violence usually condones more violence. is this over? most likely not. >> and police telling us they are still finding weapons out here and many of them high powered firearms. phillip mena, abc news, waco, texas. >> we turn now to the latest on amtrak. the engineers union now calling for a second crew member at the controls of all trains on the busy north...

Structured much more structured than your average street gang. they know what theyre doing. they have bylaws and rules and a highly sophisticated way of conducting war. they keep files on their enemies. they do countersurveillance and surveillance on their enemies and law enforcement. theyre very smart. theyre not what we picture as our average biker. >> charles falco, thank you very much. thank you for agreeing to come on even with your concerns. and well stay in touch off television so you can...

Throttles and the then the train continued to accelerate thats one possibility, in my mind. the other possibility is just that it was an unplanned act. it was something that was overlooked simply forgot he was going into a turn. and the third possibility is some kind of inka passitation by the engineer. he was having memory loss. did that happen before or after the accident? >> were also learning that the engineer had been traveling the route for just a few weeks. do you think that could have pl...

Caused -- its not a major cause of this tragedy. but if it happened as the engineer was entering the curve, it could have served along with other things as a distraction to him where he lost his situation awareness for just a few seconds. then all of a sudden realized he was entering the turn at a far excessive speed. could it be a contributing factor perhaps, but i dont think its going to be a major part of the investigation. >> could it be a reason for that strange acceleration just as that tr...

Struck. they also interviewed passengers no mention of the train being struck. meantime weve been talking to government sources as well as law enforcement sources all day. it appears theres a sharp focus on the engineer, his experience and his handling of the train. tonight fbi analysts are examining the crashed amtrak locomotive now housed at this maintenance site in delaware trying to determine if something struck the train moments before it derailed. meantime the ntsb said they found no evide...