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Learning why that switch was lined that way. because the expectation, of course, is that the amtrak would be cleared and would be operating straight down like this. >> instead the passenger train was diverted to a side track where he crashed into a parked freight train. two were killed, more than 100 passengers were injured. >> there were bodies everywhere. the seats came up off the floor. glass came out all over the train. just bodies laying everywhere on top of one another. >> about half a dozen patients were admitted to the hospital. the others were treated and released. >> eric: so sad. jo...

The ntsb and mary schiavo, is the installation of positive train controls. do you know if these were on this track that could have been employed in this situation? >> victor, determining whether or not ptc was installed or is installed on this particular segment that's going to be something certainly of great interest to the ntsb. there's been a lot of talk about that in the last few months. we certainly want to ascertain the status of the ptc system here. >> what do you know about the signaling in that area, chairman? especially in the dark at 2:35 in the morning when this happened. >> christ...

That mosque five times a day for the last five years. gary nathaniel moore faces arson charges for the christmas day fire investigators found matching cans, charcoal, lighter fluid, at the mosque, and at moore's home before the arrest in houston chapter of the council on american islamic relations asked for an investigation into a possible bias motive in that case. a new warning that hackers could easily take control of our railways? researchers now say that trains are at than increased risk for a cyber attack. they claim it wouldn't be hard for hackers to access automatic railway controls t...

Injuries. >> it turns out the pilot worked a the a law firm on the 6th floor of the building that he struck with a plane. the he was killed when it burst into flames. hackers can take control of our railways. they claim it was not be hard to access automated railway controls to cause a collision or de rail a train. train controls can be accessed through on board wi-fi. there's been no evidence of any trains being hacked. and two university lawmakers pushing to once again legalize hoover boards on the streets of new york. at the same time new york city fire officials warning about the dangers...

Recovered and the intel recovered from his wife will lead to more of us understanding their mind set and hopefully defeat them. >> we'll have much more on that with experts joining us later on in the show. first, we've got amtrak news in the headlines now. >> we're going to start out with brand-new safety regulations. the feds now ordering amtrak to make immediate steps to install automatic train controls in the northeast corridor. just days after learning the train may have been hit by an object before crashing we now know rocks being thrown at trains has been a problem in that area for yea...