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>> eric: new details on the deadly train crash in south carolina. investigators now work to determine what exactly caused that amtrak passenger train to hurtle down a side track and slam right into a parked freight train. jonathan serrie is live in south carolina close to the location of that crash. jonathan, what exactly are the ntsb looking at, the signals and the switch? >> today investigators plan to talk to surviving crew members on board that amtrak train while their memories are still the fresh and can recall what happened. investigators are at the site collecting evidence. they've alre...

They have done. jonathan is live from west columbia, south carolina near the crash scene and with a news conference is being held. hello jonathan. >> hi eric. ntsb officials say they are looking at the data recorders on board the train. sort of like aircraft. not only data recorders but also on board trains, you have some video surveillance as well that they are going to be looking at. they've already recovered one of the reporters which is on its way back to their headquarters in washington dc. they will have for further analysis but there will also be looking at the signal system and the swi...

The trans engineer was 54 years old. he was from savannah georgia. the conductor, michael, was 36. he was from orange park in florida. they had 836 passengers on train 91 for miami. this leads officials to believe that the passenger train for whatever reason, was routed onto a side track where it struck a parked and empty, csx freight train. local authorities say more than 100 people in the passenger train were taken to local hospitals for evaluation. at least two in serious condition, one critical, three fair. most others were treated and released for injuries from scratches to broken bones. ...

The middle of the night? >> usual lly different times of the day. i have never recalled another accident like this. nothing even remote -- i don't remember them having an accident period involving the trains. >> when the train tracks, as the amtrak train is going by, you said this was at a switching station. how large is that freight train switching station area? >> well, it's enough to get some trains off. i'm not a train expert, by any means, but i do know they can take trains off and allow them to unload the cars into the big parking area where they then take the cares and put them on the t...

A side trip here, but he pushed us down a side track here. we're talking about obstruction of justice, an abusive power situation going on, but we're talking about a side track. it is a centralish. did any americans infiltrate the election. that is why i don't understand that the president does say i want to get to the bottom of this too. every day he doesn't do that he raises suspicion. it is his own doing on this front. >>. >> they did get dragged into what they called as a side show of all of this.