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A man jumps in front of an oncoming train to save a woman who fell on the on coming track. a tsa worker was wait nothing the subway station on the way to work when he heard screams for help. the young lady fell and we wanted to try to stop the train. >> he was able to wave at the train operator to stop the train in time. the woman slipped before an ambulance took her to the hospital. >> most of the problems with the obama care website built by the different states and exchanges raises questions....

Recall by general motors of compact cars. gm is expanding the recall to 2.6 million cars globally with most in the u.s. a glitch can cause the cars to stall knocking out power from brake and steering disabling air bags. the recall includes all model years of the chevrolet hhr and cobalt, the pontiac solstice and g-5 and saturday iron and sky. a train operator says he worked 69 hours in a seven day stretch leading up to the crash. it shows the moment the train crashed at the ohare airport stati...

32 people on board the train suffer minor injuries. >> it felt like somebody punched me or something. then the lights went out. >> reporter: at the same time, the same train operator was reprimanded back in february, where she, quote, shut her eyes for a moment, and the train had overshot the next stop. >> the driver often working overnight swing shifts. the automatic brake system was activated but failed to stop the train. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> just unbelievable video. >> we work th...

And up an escalator at ohare airport. ntsb investigators say the operator of the train admits she fell asleep at the controls. >> she did not wake again until the train hit the end of the bumper. >> reporter: take a closer look. you can see the train approaching in the distance. standing nearby, a commuter and an officer chatting. in a panic, they run for safety. 32 people on board the train suffer minor injuries. >> it felt like somebody punched me or something. then the lights went out. >> rep...

Landing, even climbing and escalator up the platform. forcing people nearby to run for their lives. live in chicago with more on that. >> the train operator was fast asleep when it came barreling into chicago ohare airport stock. that is what she told ntsb investigators. she did not even wake up until it hit the bumper, jumped the track and continued on obviously. this is not the first time she has fallen asleep at the switch. >> on february she dozed off without stopping. they became aware of t...

Moment a commuter train went off the tracks at ohare airport. look at that! smashing into the top of the escalator, injuring dozens. mike tobin is live in chicago. mike, good morning. is the focus on the driver, yes or no? >> reporter: it is. it is worth taking a look at the dramatic video of l train jumping the escalator. the fact it was before three a.m. contributed to no one being on the escalator. given that hour fatigue is looked at the top of the list of possible causes. that train operato...

Track, right on to an escalator at ohare airport. more than 30 people were injured. in a news conference just minuted ago, the lead investigator said the train operator admitted during an interview she dozed off and did not wake up until the train slammed into the station. the investigator said the operator also admitted she dozed off while operating a train in february and missed a station and was admonished for that by her supervisor. up next, nick cannon is defending his decision to wear wh...

On an escalator. new surveillance video captures the moment of the train simply going berzerk. mike, amazing video youre about to show us, right? >> one person who missed the live version was the train operator. she told investigators she was fast asleep until the train was up the escalator. what makes it worse, it wasnt an isolated incident and the chicago transit authority knew it. this operator had only been on the job 60 days. she had been late to work once for oversleeping and had fallen as...

So they are looking exactly how this happened. theyre saying at this time this train is going to be up on the escalator and stairs for much of the day as they work to dismantle it and take it off the train and can look further into this. 10 ambulances were brought to the scene though and in special crews, initially they thought there could be people stuck underneath those trains. they learned just a couple hours ago that wasnt the case. they say thankfully this was much slower period, one. slowe...

Was arrested overnight by u.s. and mexican authorities at a hotel in mazatlan. guzman is on the deas most wanted list. rough commute on mass transit near san francisco. an out of service b.a.r.t. train derailed friday, halting all traffic east of the station for hours. it stranded hundreds of passengers during the friday evening commute. the only person on board was the train operator who was not injured. and at the vatican, former pope benedict joined pope francis at a ceremony to appoint 1...