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Minutes ago with derrec becker with south carolina emergency management. the update since that conversation is that we have learned from the sheriff there that all passengers have been removed from that train. one of the passengers is on the phone with us now. derek pettaway. how are you? are you injured at all? >> no, i'm fine. i was discharged from the hospital about 30 minutes ago just with minor whiplash but i'm fine. >> with minor whiplash. all right. we are glad that you're okay, derek. can you kind of walk us through what happened? where were you on the train? >> we were closer to the r...

The day and investigators get on scene. of course, we do not know any causes or anything like that. but one of the things that we want to stress, because we do have passengers who are on board this train, is that if anybody out there had loved ones that they think might have been on board, they can call 1-800-number that is established by amtrak and that is 1-800-523-9101. gwynne that is 1-800-523-9101. >> derrec, you said we don't have the details about the cause yet but investigators will be on-site. >> exactly. >> do you know if ntsb has arrived? if amtrak investigators have arrived yet? ."...

Someplace warm and have any unmet needs met while they are there. one of the things that we are trying to determine right now is a better idea of any type of information for them in terms of family members and that sort of thing. >> do we know that everyone has been removed from that train? is there a search that is happening right now? >> we don't know that at this point. that is one of the things we are doing because this has happened so soon. we are in the process of transporting people to the shelter at this point. >> can you give us a sense, derrec, if this happened at 2:35 in the morning...

Around in the surrounding areas. the incident is very near the state farmers market and other residential areas but right now, everyone is safe. >> derrec becker with the south carolina emergency management there. thank you for everything you're doing for the folks there. i know they appreciate it and it can be a tough time for them. we appreciate you talking to "uss. thank you. do stay close. we will be back in a moment with more. and i'm randy. we sell socks. why socks? we found out that socks are the number one most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. so for every pair we sell, we...

>> yeah, they did say that. so, listen, mary, thank you so much. i want to get to derrec becker. we talked to you a while ago ago. give us an update where things stand now some five hours after this crash happened. >> not much information from our last media briefing 30 minutes ago. i can confirm that all passengers have been removed from the train. they have either been transported to the hospital. we have over 70 people who have been transported to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries or they have been taken to the reception center that we have established with the red cross in lex...