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Grathman. they're going to west virginia to the very well known large resort in the greenbrier, the biggest retreat in the state of west virginia, they're stopped after this accident in charlottesville, virginia. >> we have robert pittinger saying he's okay. steve scalise is not on that train, but we are getting -- here is the good news. a lot of tweets and messages from people's offices who say they're okay. and they're saying people around them seem to be okay and that people on the train seem to be okay. what we don't know is what is happening on the ground and the people involved in the tr...

Martha mcsally tweeted to say prayers -- she numbered -- she said there were three people on the truck. we don't have that information independently confirmed as far as you know, right, tom? >> reporter: that's right. and can i make the point that picture on the right looks horrific. i think what we're looking at is a lot of trash. and so this does not appear to be the debris from the train. the train appears to be sitting upright on the tracks, and what we seem to be looking at is the trash from that truck. and if it sideswiped the truck, you have trash everywhere. but this does not appear to...

Representatives, but sounds like your family members were there. are there members of the senate? are there staffers with you? who is traveling? also, did you feel -- or can you see any damage to the train or to what the train hit? >> we do not know if the train has received any damage. there is a significant contingent of capitol police with us here. i can see them outside the train now. they appear to be inspecting it. the train is almost entirely, i think, entirely occupied by members of congress, spouses and there are children on the train, as well. some staff. mostly members of congress a...

Let's all let it kind of play out here over the next month or so. i think it is coming to a conclusion. >> i want to update folks on the crash. the train was on its way to charlottesville -- west virginia. the accident occurred around charlottesville. i want to clarify. we're not talking about west virginia at the moment. that's where they were going. >> right now, the train is in sho charlottesville. back to robert mueller -- oh, that is a picture right now. that is the garbage truck. remember, the accident was a collision between a garbage truck and the privately chartered amtrak train carry...

It apparently hit a truck on the way. >> garbage truck. >> on the way to west virginia. we're getting several tweets from members of congress who say they're okay. they're on the train. i saw one -- we spoke, first of all, to the congressman from florida, speaking to kasie hunt, who says he is okay. he does see there are some injuries on the train. pete sessions has tweeted that, my staff members -- karen, my staff members and i are on the train to the conference. karen is his wife. we are all safe. other tweets, representative byrne saying, the train carrying gop members to our retreat had a ...