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The use of a speed control system at the site where manhattan bound train derailed tuesday killing eight people. it was going more than twice the speed limit for that stretch of the rail system. the system is already in place and in use in the southbound side of the route. it will be activated on the northbound rails. brian is live in philadelphia. >> well amtrak's ceo says he was onaunaware of the loophole that only the southbound trains had the automatic train control that slows down speeding trains. now the system is actually -- it was installed on the northbound side but just was not opera...

>> well it's not quite as cut and dried as all of that. in fact, if i could add some texture on some of your earlier discussion congress has already authorized what they call positive train control system to be in by the end of the year. the truth is, they already have something called automatic train control and that's what the ntsb and fra is insisting be put in place when they put this line back in place. automatic train control is what they call it, and it's something that is not quite as comprehensive as positive train control but it would have prevent this had tragedy and it is available...

Right now because the engineer says he doesn't remember. the question is, is it possible when the brick or whatever it was hit amtrak 188, did it so rattle the engineer that he lost situational awareness? he forgot he was supposed to start slowing down because the train at that point was speeding up? keep in mind, that engineer was only on that stretch of these tracks for three weeks. that's it. they had been having problem with rock throwers on this stretch of the track for more than 100 years. teddy roosevelt's train was hit by an iron plum in 1905. the federal railroad administration ordere...

National security risk. >> i think she has to answer some very fundamental questions. a, why did you do this? you have the whole state department the government it's a secure system. secondly how third is what did she do when she discarded the material that was there. those are important questions. >> she's not answering any questions right now, senator. >> by the way, who made the judgments? her, her personal staff? as it relates to what was personal and what was governmental. this is incredible. i have to tell you, if condoleezza rice the former secretary under president bush, had done the s...

More than 200 people were injured. friday, the youngest victim 20-year-old justin zemser was laid to rest. the naval academy midshipmen was traveling home on leave. hundreds attended his funeral which include full military honors. the federal railroad administration ordered amtrak to take measures to improve safety on the northeast corridor. joining me from philadelphia msnbc correspondent adam reyes. what are the orders issued by the administration? >> reporter: good morning. three orders. one to assess curves, one to assess speed and to install atc, automatic train control. that would alert ...