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They recovered a forward facing video camera that is facing the front of the train. both were sent to amtrak headquarters in nearby wilmington, delaware to have their data downloaded. after going to the amtrak headquarters first, they were sent to the ntsb lab in d.c. for further analysis. investigators also removed some pieces of the track. you can see here on this flatbed, pieces of the track that appear to have been relevant to the incident last night. the segments of track were hauled away by truck today, moved to a secure location, where they will be analyzed by federal investigators, the...

The train is going to slow down coming into the station. one of the things i was noting was whether you go slower when you're in a city right? if you're on a part of track that's running through a crowded residential neighborhood than if you're sort of out in the middle of nowhere and on a big straightaway. >> yeah it can change based on some of those factors. a lot of it has to do with track geometry, whether there's a curve, whether the curve is super elevated whether or not there's crossings in the area there's a lot of different factors that go into how fast the train should be going. a lo...

In speed from 25 to 30 miles an hour, all the way up in some areas to 80 or 100 miles an hour. >> do you have trains that go up that high? >> septa has trains that can go as much as 70 miles per hour. amtrak's trains can go much faster. >> i got to see from the helicopter today, that turn, which is -- it basically is close to a right angle as you can get on a train. obviously the track curves, it's doing this, essentially. >> sure. >> so what's the -- the protocol when you're taking a sharp turn, is the turn rated for speed, also? >> yeah. the track speed will be downgraded based on the curvat...

We've had a lot of luck in matching these data sources. we do still have a few sources that we're working and making sure everyone is safely accounted for. those who haven't called into amtrak's 1-800 number. that's 1-800-523-9101. we want to make sure we hear from everybody if you're safe and with your loved ones. please let us know so we can move on and make sure we have everybody accounted for. >> not to press you too much, but are we talking about a ballpark, a hundred people or more than that, a dozen people or less than that? >> no. it's far less. we're sort of in the sort of high single...

Is there anything else you need in terms of support or logistics is there more that you need that you don't have? >> we have all the resources that we need, and we did get those -- what we call light cannons. we had to make sure the scene was secure and stable. that the train had cooled down and it was safe to have personnel at that part of the site but governor wolf has been here two nights in a row. we've had numerous members of congress both from the house and senate, the true bipartisan response to all of this, we have an incredible array of public servants and agencies, local, state and f...