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An operator and blew through several stops, passengers were onboard that train. rail workers managed to stop the train by cutting power to the third rail. deputy city editor for the boston globe mike bellow joins us now from boston with more on this story. mike, what can you tell us? >> well, this is a bizarre instance. i've never seen anything like it before. it happened around 6:08 a.m. this morning. apparently a red line train on the way into boston, the operator of the train notices something is wrong at the braintree station, apparently goes outside to check it and the train suddenly star...

Regarding devices onboard the mbta trains. so this is a highly unusual incident. obviously the transit police, this tied up train traffic throughout the morning on the red line, which is one of the most heavily traveled lines in the city. so they're obviously looking at what actually happened with this thing and law enforcement is involved. >> we're looking at live pictures, mike, of the scene. you see a number of personnel there in yellow jackets near this train. it is quite remarkable and incredible that people were not injured here given as you pointed out this train went without its conduc...

>> give us a better idea, mike, of three stops. how far of a distance are we talking about here? >> oh, it's about -- you're looking at a couple, three, four miles at least, maybe more, going without an operator. and what's interesting is, i mean, they're looking at possible tampering of some kind of safety device in the cab of the train. nothing has been definitively established. the transit police are involved in the investigation, they are the chief people involved. the fbi has been asking if they need some assistance in this investigation, but right now there is a possible case of tamperin...

There at the scene of the bombings was involved in the conspiracy, he faces 30 charges. 17 of which could involve the death penalty, even though he admits defense attorney admit involvement. the jury is still going to look at all of the evidence. could take awhile today. >> mike what stood out for you in closing arguments? >> i think the prosecution really detailed a graphic case of impact of the bombings especially the autopsy photos of three people who died martin richard, detailing how dzhokhar had stood with the bomb near the richard family before it went off, waiting several minutes. the ...

Surprised by that. there was little reference to her throughout the trial. >> that's interesting. she obviously according to prosecution sources has testified before grand jury has been called to several federal grand juries probing the boston marathon bombings unclear what she told them if anything. she has been under investigation, various authorities looked at her. dzhokhar said she had nothing to do with the bombings. there's also the question of these bombs were constructed in a cambridge apartment where she was living. what did she know when did she know it. those are questions that pros...