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A vote in the house, perhaps a vote in the senate today. it is december 19th, 1:00 a.m. in washington state. that's where we start this morning. federal investigators on the ground in dupont, washington. to probe the deadly derailment of an amtrak train. three people were killed, 100 injured when all but 1 of the 14 cars jumped the track. 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 this morning about positive train control. that's the technology that automatically slows down...

Is still recovering. they are waiting to speak with them as well as look at this track to see what else they can learn. andrea? >> and to you. what about positive train control. we knew it was not available in philadelphia on that curve and was then put in. isn't it supposed to be required? wasn't it congressionally mandated? >> that's right. in 2008 after the crash involving a metrolink train and a union pacific freight train that killed 25, congressmandated the pbc be implemented and they gave them seven years. when it came to the window they weren't going to get it done, they extended the d...

Nearly three times the speed limit. >> they also confirmed the newly upgraded stretch of track had not yet been equipped with positive train control or you may hear ptc. that is a congressionally mandated high-tech safety system to keep trains from crashing. and it keeps -- and the date keeps getting pushed back when those train operators need to implement it. >> nbc's blake mccoy joins us live now from the crash scene in dupont, washington. blake, what have you got? >> reporter: ali and stephanie, good morning. it's now daybreak here in washington and you can see work continues at the crash s...

Addressed and been prioritized in this legislation. we are going to be very excited to sign it hopefully in the coming days. >> early reports are indicating that the fatal amtrak derailment in washington similar to the 2015 derailment in philadelphia could have been prevented by positive train control which congress passed in '08 and was supposed to be on all lines by 2015. that has been pushed back and only on a quarter of passenger lines right now. is this white house considering any steps to speed up the implementation of positive train control to stop these accidents? >> right now we are c...

Activated by the railroad. the republican congress poised to file an extensive rewrite. the entire tax code today. the bill is not so popular. we'll break down the final numbers and what they mean for you. massive tax reform, corporate tax cuts really, what it boils down to. welcome back to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> and i'm christine romans. tuesday morning, 31 minutes past the hour. federal crash investigators on the ground this morning to probe that deadly derailment of an amtrak passenger train. we know at least three people were killed. about 100 people injured when all but on...