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Midnight shift called early, recall from or s.w.a.t. unit our homeland security unit and the like. so the city was still covered for normal patrol. we brought in extra people and we extended shifts. we used a large number of tourniquets while assisting the fire department and triaging some of the injured, and so forth. more exact information for you tomorrow in terms of how many of those devices were used. as the mayor said everybody's responding and the investigation continues. >> amtrak? >> amtrak's focus right now is on working with the local responders to support all their needs and make s...

Again, that's 1-800-523-9101. please, call that number if you're concerned that you might have a relative or family member on this train. we can work with you to verify that. additionally, the northeast corridor is currently shut down we'll be focused on bringing it back to service as soon as we can once the scene is clear for amtrak to begin work. >> hold on for a second. two last pieces of information. the fire department is in command on this particular scene. all information, again, is very preliminary. we will do our best to answer any questions, but i need you to understand, if we don't ...

And the rest we believe are passengers. that's a preliminary estimate. we will not be able to -- >> were you able to talk to any of the passengers while you were up there? >> no. i saw some individuals as i was standing in the street but i did not talk -- they needed medical personnel. that's all we've got. that's all we've got. >> thank you. >> philadelphia mayor michael nutter giving the first official briefing on what has happened with the derailment of an amtrack train in northeast philadelphia. we got new information from the mayor there, including the information that five people have be...

Heading on to its next biggest station, would have been new york penn station. do we have our reporter on the scene at new york penn station? we've got our producer, rachel maddow show producer at new york penn station talking to people expecting this train and reacting to the derailment of the train cars and these injuries. nick, what have you been able to find out tonight at new york penn? >> hey, rachel the train station here is mainly filled with people that are right now delayed. amtrak announced that all of their northern corridor trains are suspended indefinitely at the moment so it's r...

This point, i've seen bruises, lacerations, cuts. one of the passengers i spoke with didn't want to describe what he saw in words, the train that derailed. multiple injuries at least 50 what we've been hearing. this is what i've heard thus far. the former bucks county congressman is actually there right now and let's go back live right now. what we're waiting for is philadelphia mayor michael nutter to remain on scene. there's also the police commissioner charles ramsey, he's right there in the middle wearing white. we're waiting for him to address the media at this point because they have cor...