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It's structurally sound. five to seven minutes later, the two amtrak cops came on took a couple pictures felt the inside of the window and let us continue. to me i thought even though i've never seen it in years. i assume that these things must be fairly routine if they would send us off that quickly. all very surreal, the mayor of philadelphia came out the next day and said there was no connection. my train was hit, a septa train was hit and then the amtrak train derails and crashes. >> i remember reading about the local commuter train hit by some sort of projectile and wondering if there was...

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There. >> the ntsb set to arrive on that site now that the sun is up. >> we heard from one of the guys that were on the train. there were wires everywhere. if they don't have electricity they can't move. president obama, taking some swipes at fox news. >> if you watch fox news they will find like folks who make me mad. >> stewart varney he's going to have a lot to say about this. he's on deck next. continuing coverage five people dead dozens more being treated for injuries after an amtrak train derails in philly. the latest when we come back. go take the scenic route. and save on the gear ...

>> there are dozens of firefighters, police officers, on the scene, milling about between the different cars. just to set the scene. if the tracks are going north/south, the the cars are on the west side of the track. repeating what we talked about earlier. it looks like a tin can that has been open. the other car on the side. one car perpendicular. the front car, the engine car, some 50 yards south of the other cars. separated from the other cars when the train derails. descriptions by some of the passengers were dazed and confused coming off, self-evacuating off the train. others had to be t...

Just to that end, the tragic nature of all of those who are lost. at this point, we're hoping that number doesn't increase. officials have asked all flags be flown at half staff in honor of what's happened. >> an absolute tragedy. our hearts and prayers go out to all the family members and loved ones. we're waiting for that news conference from the mayor of philadelphia for perhaps new information based upon what they found amid the wreckage and chaos there. it's the stories of the people who survived the crash that are pretty incredible. i want to tell you about one. some of them described wh...