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Over the track changes the physics and the dynamics of the forces that you have in that curve. it's like racing a motorcycle. as you approach that curve, c t forces on the track. whether that train was entering a curve and like peter said, they will have that the black box. >> what you are saying is the difference of an empty train going into that curve as opposed to a train with 78 persons and crew members and presumably lots of luggage is a different environment, right? >> right. it's every kind of transportation accident, it's amazing how much a few pounds and a few changes in the forces on...

Before today when it started and they were worried about the speeds as you are approaching curves, i would think unless the black box has the answer on it and it could with the cameras and the recordings and every touch to the controls being recorded on a modern train, they may know right away, but the next step is the testing that was done and what they ran over the tracks and really what speeds they tested the curves a. >> 78 passengers and five crew members and multiple fatalities we are being told. a lot of injuries as well. they are dealing with the passengers who were injured and many of...

His national security strategy. there is a chance we could hear from the president directly on this derailment and we will keep you updated on anything we get on the front. >> we will be anxious to hear the updates you get. thanks very much. i want to bring in peter, our cnn analyst. managing director. you look at the imimages and you hear what the sheriff and other amtrak officials are saying. what goes through your mind? >> this is a very difficult accident, wolf. am strak one of those agencies that keeps struggling on the financial fronts. they never have the money to parade the way in whic...

What we are saying is that he is of interest in the fbi. they are examining -- they believe he knows things that are relevant to the investigation, may have records relevant to the investigation, may have been in meetings relevant to the investigation, and they want more information from him. and recall that he has volunteered to testify before the senate intelligence committee. he has not sought immunity as, for example, mike flynn has. and so, and his lawyer, as peter said, is saying we're willing to answer any question on this. so there's a -- you know, there's just a lot we don't know, wha...

And the question is how far do they want to take it? >> well, we did see a couple of democrats on the first vote, the only vote we've seen in the wake of these videos in the senate, they had to get past this procedural vote. they needed 60 votes to get to the first pass. they couldn't do it but they did have two democrats who went with them. kimberly, do you think that number is potentially going to grow? >> the question for democrats who are so eager to do this war on women theme is if they don't end up turning off a lot of people in the middle, as peter said, who really do and are disturbed ...