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Cellular records and whether there's any indication that he was distracted from the use of a personal handheld device. >> because there is evidence that there have been other train accidents because of an engineer was distracted using a cell phone. what's taking so long, though, you know, you could go to verizon, at&t, check the records. it's now been, what, 48 hours more and we still don't know whether or not that cell phone was being used in those seconds leading up to the accident? why does it take so long? >> well, i think there's two things going on. one is the ntsb is just naturally meth...

>> it's always a cat and mouse game. as technology changes, they adapt to it. they look for the weakest link in a system and might try and attack that. >> reporter: here's how they do it. watch this undercover video from long beach, california. right there in his hand, a mysterious device that can unlock car doors. it has the law enforcement across the country baffled. they don't know what it is or how it works. then there's this technique, when you go to lock your car remotely, clicking your key chain, a thief in the parking lot can block that signal. using a simple handheld device. >> if you...

Simple handheld device can have sinister uses. counselter terrorism authorities say cameras canning used for triggers for bombs or explosive devices. two hours after taking off from newark to geneva, switzerland, a united airlines attendant notifies pilots finding a camera in a airsick bag and no one claimed it. the pilots made an call to air traffic control, prompting one controller said i can't delay him. he has a big problem. i have to get him here quick. that is the when operation noble eagle kicked into action. fighter pilots from the massachusetts air national guard escorted the plane to...

Trace gallagher in the west coast newsroom with a short list of new things to worry about. this isn't exactly what people were ush wishing for, more laws, and regulation and i want to be controlled more by my government. >> reporter: 800 average per state. everything from georgia saying you could drive golf carts on the road as long as you have a horn. utah banning happy hour all together. a lot of new laws by the way are dealing with distracted driving. states like pennsylvania and nevada pushing new very tough texting while driving laws. in north dakota, drivers under the age of 18 can't use...

List of new things to worry about. this isn't exactly what people were ush wishing for, more laws, and regulation and i want to be controlled more by my government. >> reporter: 800 average per state. everything from georgia saying you could drive golf carts on the road as long as you have a horn. utah banning happy hour all together. a lot of new laws by the way are dealing with distracted driving. states like pennsylvania and nevada pushing new very tough texting while driving laws. in north dakota, drivers under the age of 18 can't use a cell phone at all. across the country now, truckers a...