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Of course, a number of passengers were injured. 250 passengers between the two trains. 70 people were hospitalized. the good news is the vast majority have been released from the hospital. three remain in critical condition. here are some of the things that the national transportation safety board is taking a look at as possible reasons for the crash. >> we'll be looking at the braking performance of the train, the condition of wheels, condition of the car, we'll be looking at the general condition of the track and the rail bed. >> reporter: still a lot of work to be done. so many possible cau...

are we possibly headed into further stagnation? >> well, you know, the political strategist side of things i've never had to look so much at politics to figure out where the economy was going. i tell you, it's like watching the keystone cops. it's gotten ridiculous. going forward we do have momentum carrying us into 2012. that's the good news. we hope we don't lose it because of political ineptitude. that's what would kill it. we have a lot of icebergs ahead. we hope politicians are better at navigating turbulent water than the captain of the titanic. that said, where are the positiv...

kyra? but in the next half an hour, we should see the senate come into session and this deal could pass within maybe one or two minutes. it could be that short as both the senate and the house are expected to pass this legislation. this payroll tax extension deal using a procedural move that basically allows them to pass legislation without having to call all of the members back into town. so, according to both democratic and republican leadership aides on the senate side, they do expect that things are moving towards a passage on the senate side and then, of course, all eyes turn to...

keep your taxes from going up on january 1st. the president also made a point of thanking voters for telling congressional republicans to block the payroll tax cut extension. >> you reminded people in this town what our debates and all of our debates should be about. it's about you, it's about your lives. it's about your families. >> jessica yellin was right there when the president said aloha and walked out of the briefing room is few hours ago. the president won this fight. the question is, how much of it carries over to the reelection year and the reelection campaign? >> reporter:...

divide between house hard liners and the gop establishment and by yesterday leading republican voices were openly calling on house speaker john boehner to back down, to agree to a two-month extension or risk ruining the brand. and tonight looking grim, he did just that. >> there's always a right thing to do and while everyone asked for a full year extension of these programs, a lot of people weren't willing to put the effort in as the holidays were approaching to get it done. our members were. so i'm proud of the efforts that they put into this. >> dana bash is going to join us short...