Train Hit Something News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

big day, unexpected and significant? >> absolutely. cassidy hutchinson has long been considered one of the most consequential witnesses for the january 6th committee due to her approximatety to trump many chief of staff mark meadows and therefore to critical events and conversations surrounding january 6. now, the committee has not released the topic of today's hearing, but the rush to get the hearing happening today shows just how important they believe this testimony could be. her testimony has rattled capitol hill. >> are you aware of any -- >> reporter: once a top aide to former ...

And either the train hit something. i honestly just thought it was going to be a delay. but then we started feeling the train tilting over to the right. that's when it kind of went into my mind, this is life or death. this is very serious. this is the first time for any of us on a train too. it was incredible. >> yeah. >> did you see the dump truck ahead of time? >> i was looking out to the right. i was on the right side of the train. i saw a cloud of dust. and i was -- you know, we were perpendicular to the train. there was one vehicle, you know, in that cloud of dust, which means there was a...

Andrew, what's the latest? good morning to you. from a fairly quiet salisbury station it has to be said. that is because the travel problems here are continuing, particularly if you are trying to get to london or southampton. i am told there are a few replacement busesin told there are a few replacement buses in place. not many people travelling. the track is essentially closed in one direction. the trains exactly where they have been when they collided. they are wedged in there side—by—side, quite awkwardly, half in and half out of the tunnel. it could be weeks before the track is up and ...

Per hour at the time. this train is meant to go about 80 miles per hour. this is a high speed train, but not on this stretch of track. this stretch of track, the train was supposed to slow down to 30 miles per hour. but the black box indicates that did not happen. so we now know that speed was a factor in the derailment. but was it the only factor? that is what the nfsb wants to know. did the train hit something on the tracks? was there a mechanical failure? that's what they're investigating. speed definitely a factor. it was going 80 miles an hour in a 30. guys? >> blake, have they had a conv...

Witnesses who were onboard the trains, it felt as though the train hit something immediately before it jumped the track. there was two engines and 12 passenger cars. of that total, of 14, 13 of those left the track. the only thing left entirely on the track was the locomotive that was bringing -- you see taking the left-hand curd as you look at the aerial pictures there, shep. as for the engine, 77 transported to various hospitals in the area. that includes people who are traveling on the eye five. we know for instance, that the madigan army medical center on the joint base of lewis-mcchord ne...