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Actually grand prix. so that was made us so concerned about this. and the japanese grand prix the actual international automobile federation that governs the formula one racing put together a ten-person accident panel to review the evidence behind the crash. they never directly attributed the rain or wind from the storm to either of the crashes but they did acknowledge that the track was overtly wet. they said the weather conditions at the time were rain and a deteriorating track condition. the semidry racing line at turn seven was abruptly narrowed by water draining on the track and flowing d...

All of those will be investigated thoroughly. >> the fact that there was an accident close to this location, does that set off warning bells to you? >> oh, yes. yes. the ntsb will focus in on that, definitely, for track condition and geometry. >> in the curve, this went from 70 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour along this curve. it is one of the sharpest curves in the system. is it possible that it's just asking too much, do they have to perhaps look at the rules and regulations managing how trains go around a curve like this? >> well, there is a formula that's used and that's why the speed ...

The ntsb has launched a team to investigate that deadly train derailment in new york. four people confirmed dead, 63 injured when a commuter train bound for grand central station jumped the track right along a steep curve and came to a stop just inches from the harlem river. one official said this is considered a slow-speed area, and the black box at the scene should be able to determine just how fast that train was traveling. new york governor andrew cuomo visited the scene earlier. >> there are a number of factors that can be looked at. the ntsb is going to do an investigation. speed is one ...

There are factors that can be looked at. the ntsb is going to come up and do an investigation. speed is one of the things they'll look at. track condition, et cetera. we shouldn't speculate on what they might find. >> just moments ago there, new york governor andrew cuomo. welcome back, everyone. we have more big news on the breaking news today, that metro north commuter train headed to new york's grand central station. it derailed just before 7:30 eastern this morning. four people are dead. at least 63 reportedly wounded. 11 of them critically. right now medical personnel, the nypd and firefi...

Conductors told us that they seemed to fail. is that now in question as to whether or not he applied the brakes? that was a report that the operator stated that. i don't know whether that was an official statement. our first concern was getting the operator the appropriate medical attention. i heard the same report that they suggested that he had put on the bra kkes failed. so that is a possibility and there are others of course. track condition and operator error. and we'll wait for the ntsb and the black box report.