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>> reporter: the hearing also focused on the airplane cabin's crash worthiness, how did the cabin, the seats, the seat belts hold up in the crash. did they adequately protect passengers? what worked and what can be improved? investigators zeroed in on the emergency response to the crash. we know one of the three victims was run over when firefighters arrived. michaela? >> thank you for that. let's take a look at the headlines at the top of the hour. an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in afghanistan this morning was an accident. a spokesman font interior ministry tells cnn it happened in a...

Place. they believe that they'll be misused by management and they'll be misused in the public domain. even though you know, the voice recorders on, in, cockpits of airplanes have been very well protected. there is no reason why we can't have video recordings in the cabins. >> it's surprising in this day and age. the other thing that's pretty surprising to me, it he will me where i'm wrong, if i am, no seat belts. there are seat belts on cars and planes. but on trains, there are no seat belts and those who were killed i think, all of them were ejected, thrown off the train. >> i think the ntsb...

Crucial these trains are to new york, they move more than 83 million passengers per year. the hudson line moves 16 million passengers a year. so this is a key part of the mass transit for folks who live in the distant suburbs and commute into the city. it is going to be a scramble tomorrow for anyone using the line to get into the city. let's get to the investigation. joining me is debbie hersman. what can you tell me about the investigation right now. and thank you for being with us. >> caller: good afternoon. we have a go team that's in route right now to the accident scene. they will hit th...

Operation, track, human factors, crash worthiness and survivability. >> reporter: officials tell cnn the operator says he applied the brakes but the train didn't slow down. at this point there are more questions than answers, a deadly and tragic end to a holiday weekend. and while this track remains shut down, metro north says it will be providing buses for commuters this morning. amtrak announced it would suspend its service from new york city to albany. it has now restored service but is telling passengers to expect delays on that line. miguel? >> alexandra field, keep us on just when exactl...

Of commuter rail employees. we will also involve the emergency response organization. as the governor mentioned, we realize that this is a very important railway for commuters in the new york area. we've already okayed the uprighting of the locomotives to stop the fuel spill. we've also okayed the uprighting of the cars that are on the side to look for any possible further injury/fatalities. we will be documenting the interiors of the cars so that we can understand the crash worthiness. we'll be documenting the condition of the rolling stock, the trucks, the littleway tracks, et cetera. follow...