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Installed on the track, but not yet activated. republican congress is ready to pass an extensive rewrite in the tax code today. the bill widely unpopular. we'll break down final numbers mean for you. welcome back to ear"early start." i'm christine romans. >> it was movie night at the white house. they watched "the darkest hour." we start though in washington state where a federal crash investigators on the ground in dupont, washington to probe the deadly derailment of a passenger train. at least three people were killed and 100 injured when all but one of the 14 cars jumped the track. over...

It's 5:00 a.m. in the east, 2:00 a.m. in washington state. let's begin there. federal crash investigators are on the ground in dupont, washington, probing the deadly derailment of the passenger train. three people were killed, 100 injured when all but one of the 14 cars jumped the track. overnight the.n ntsb confirmed speed was a critical factor. >> preliminary indications are that the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour track. >> there are also questions about positive train control. that's the technology that automatically slows down trains when it says it's going...

Using safety technology designed to automatically stop a train from speeding when the deadly derailment occurred. >> track 501, emergency, emergency, emergency. we are on the ground. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm still figuring that out. we've got cars everywhere. down on to the highway. >> reporter: authorities say the target date to have the safety technology, the positive train control system working spring of next year. mayor of a nearby town expressing separate concerns about the safety of the track earlier this month. >> come back when there is an accident and try to justify not putting i...