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Truck. officials say there are no arms, no warning lights, and were no bells. two boy scout troops were among the hundreds of passengers aboard the chicago-bound train and they put their training to use to help the injured. one of those scouts described his efforts after the train cars toppled. watch this. >> it kind of kicked in and something took over and i knew what to do. we were just getting people out windows and carrying them down. i know had to carry a couple kids in my arms, two at a ti...

Thank you. federal investigators are on their way to a deadly train crash in northern missouri. an amtrak train derailed after it hit a dump truck at a crossing. one person in the truck and two on the train were killed. at least 50 injured in this incident. many passengers had to climb out of windows after their train cars derailed and flipped on to their sides. pete muntean joins me now. pete, how did this happen? >> reporter: you know, poppy, investigators from the ntsb are just now arriving...

His hand and had to break some window to get others out. another scout went and comforted the driver of the truck that was hit. and tried to stabilize him. they were tandem working on that gentleman when he expired. that scout is pretty shook up. >> reporter: investigators will not only be gathering so much video from passengers on board the train, but also train cameras that are hardwired into the train itself. amtrak trains have these cameras that look at the tracks, that will give investigato...

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Today we are looking at rain crossing most of the uk at some stage and it will be pretty breezy as well. this first front is weakening. the second one will be with us for a couple of days, bringing in rain as it moves from the west to the south—east. the rain clearing western scotland. for scotland, northern ireland and later northern england, it will brighten up northern england, it will brighten up with some showers will do it you can see where we have heavy and persistent rain, breezy in th...

By the horrific events and that president putin has chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction. president biden says putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life. good morning. the price of oil has hit a seven—year high, rising to over $100 a barrel. the crisis in ukraine has sparked fears of disruption to the regions exports. we have rain crossing england and wales and that will be followed by bright skies and showers, snow across scotland and northern irela...

Rain crossing is. the heaviest will be in northern ireland, northern england and parts of southern and south—western scotland. but tomorrow, it is going to be unseasonably mild. look at these temperatures. ten to 13 degrees. id still rather cold. thats north of scotland. thank you, carol. hospitality businesses that have been impacted by the rising numbers of covid cases will now be able to apply for a cash grant under new financial support plans. our correspondent katy austin is in a pub in c...

Iam one i am one of europes largest lorry parks in kent this morning where they are opening brand—new facilities, which they hope will encourage new driver recruits to help plug the shortfall the industry has been facing. buckle up for a thrilling finish. lewis hamilton wins a chaotic saudi arabian grand prix, sparks flying with max verstappen. itll be a winner—takes—all race in abu dhabi next weekend. good morning. a band of rain crossing as today with some snow, even at lower levels for ...

Years. 60. 661 bridges and 5,000 miles of highway here in minnesota. just minnesota that are in poor condition. those decaying roads cost minnesota drivers an extra $543 in gas, repairs and longer commute times. every family. thats $543 hidden taxes for minnesota families. by the way, we might get something done fixing county road 42 train crossing. we have one in delaware -- [applause] we have a train crossing with what used to be the general motors plant. i counted 142 waiting for ten hours, n...

Of rain crossing their way east across the uk, and we will continue to see these areas of rain moving east through the day. as we had on through the day some of that rain could become quite heavy, thats it heavily in parts of eastern england. some thunderstorms possible, 30—40 millimetres of rain in a short space of time, could be a bit of surface water flooding across eastern england in particular. for the rest of the uk, later this afternoon you will see brighter skies moving on. temperature...