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Them i can't release any information. >> did you say it's been difficult to get in touch with amtrak? >> obviously it is, you can hear my phone going off right now, i am sure i am having a hard time getting in touch, they are probably having a hard time filtering phone calls. as soon as they can get back to me i will get more information. >> reporter: is the rescue effort still underway? >> yes, it is. i can't speak on that, that would have to be -- i don't know what they're doing, i am sorry. people who had family members on the train, we ask that you do not come to the scene. go to city hall...

It's tough for me to make a call on something like this. this is reminiscent of 1993, we had and i-5 shutdown for two days, two trains went head on down there. communities get scared and they see something like that, that community was devastated down there as i'm sure this community is here. the mayor has not been a strong proponent of this program. >> kennedy: what was the mayor looking for specifically? when he talks about some of the safety precautions that could have been implemented, obviously real rail lines are incredibly expensive. sometimes it doesn't benefit as much of some lawmaker...

Populated compared to many metropolitan areas. they still have a great deal of traffic because it simply wasn't constructed for the kind of heavy traffic they have, that's why they are trying to get people onto trains. >> harris: on interstate five, they are telling people that if they do not have reasons to travel -- it is the holiday week, that decision gets more complicated, what is essential and what is not? they are asking people for the outlying roads around interstate five, the cutaways we all know from living locally, stay off the roads at this point. accidents can handle happen ane aw...

Interstate five. part of the train escaped onto the ground below and the overpass they were traveling on. live pictures to the left now, first responders continue to work at the scene. away from here, somewhere in that wooded area, 3-4 more cars ended up upside down and they are working that scene as well. these are via highway cameras, these images, most of them. sandra just mentioned we hadn't seen those very traditional skyways or aerials, we have online with us john hiatt, former engineer for one of the largest railway companies in north america, let's pause for just a second and look at w...

Survivors and fatalities we've heard about out of the train. they can get as much information as possible to family members and law enforcement. please stay away from the area, i-5 is closed in both directions right now. it is impossible to get to that site essentially and there is a family unification area if you had loved ones on the train. >> sandra: stay away from that particular area so they can continue with rescue efforts. an interesting question thrown out by a local reporter on the ground as we were all listening, is this the new portion, which was really interesting because they were...