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Survival factor is one area we are focused on in the investigation. everything from adequacy of smoke detectors to the adequacy of the skip mechanisms. and did they provide adequate safety briefings. >> harris: you toured, i understand, a book that is like the conception. the one that burnt off the coast of santa barbara last weekend. what were you able to learn? i saw a little video with a reporter, william la jeunesse, earlier this hour of the hatchet you are looking at >> any time you can put eyes on something that is pretty similar or close to, in this case, the vessel -- it's not the sist...

Have you been talking to them as well? >> well, we do have a survival factor, and certainly talking to passengers to understand where they were sitting, where the damages to the train occurred, how we could understand what happens so that we can prevent injuries in the future so if there are things we can identify from passengers and witness interviews and certainly it will be incredibly important to talk to the crew, the engineers and conductors operating these trains. >> our hearts and thoughts are with the families of all of the victims and the victims this morning, ntsb chairman deborah he...