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Canadian town are still missing after a run away train disaster. it was hauling 70 tanker cars full of crude oil. it derailed and exploded over the weekend. five people were killed in quebec province, near the border. an engine shutdown may have caused the train's air brakes to release. the town looks like a war zone. you can see it for yourself there. the death toll could rise there dramatically. >> i know there's going to be waves of emotion over the next few weeks as the extent of this and this is a very big disaster in human terms, as the extent of this becomes increasingly obvious. >> mor...

The grim news that is sure to come. >> i know there is going to be waves of emotion over the next few weeks as the extent of this -- and this is a very big disaster in human terms -- as the extent of this becomes increasingly obvious. >> reporter: what's not obvious is the montreal, main, and atlantic rail way company baseded in the united states, they're saying, look, we don't know what happened here. most likely, there was some kind of brake failure. obviously, you have this train careening into a small town. you know, kate and chris, these small towns, these junctions all the way in north a...

To talk with the families. all of bodies were transported to the montreal forensics. >> reporter: waiting for words missing has been devastating. >> translator: i have to news from my friends. i haven't heard from them. >> reporter: canada's prime minister foreshadowed the grim news. >> this is a very big disaster in human terms. this becomes increasingly obvious. >> reporter: the american owners said after the crew parked it

Post." oklahoma needs help, not ideology, after the tornado. representative tom coburn who lives in the neighborhood was talking about a call he received from president obama. i realized how strange it is these days for politicians to speak in human terms about someone in the other political party. especially if that someone is named barack obama. imagine a solid conservative republican declaring that obama did something kind, thoughtful, and gracious. this takes courage in the gop these days. new jersey governor chris christie learned as much last fall. he was ostracized by large part of the ...

It's about helping people and working through their problems and it's -- i don't know. >> do you think anything you would have said would have worked with that guy? >> no. no, i don't. it was almost like, you know, there was like a delay. okay, is she done talking yet? can i say my next piece? >> i know what you mean. perfect bureaucrat. anyway, erica, good luck. you're doing the right thing if you just keep this up. i think you're making a difference with these people. i saw toomey come out. i wasn't hopeful he would. he's joining the posse as i'm putting it, one of the good guys now. i think...