oh, my god, it's on its side >> all of a sudden it was like this extremely violent force i'm a big guy and it picked me up and threw me from my chair into the wall. >> a deadly amtrak derailment in an extremely remote area of montana. helicopters were needed to get the injured to hospitals our jake ward has the latest a vaccine shedowdown in new york could force the governor to declare a state of emergency the biden administration has released 12,000 haitian migrants

into the united states after living under a bridge. where are they going and who is keeping track? a dramatic scene of a wall of lava taking down a church as thousands have been evacuated. the elite in the nfl are taking shape as tampa bay takes a beating. and a sunday night thriller in the bay area it's monday, september 27. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm philip mena. >> glad you could join us. i'm frances rivera we begin in montana where investigators from the ntsb are looking into the cause of the amtrak train derailment that killed three and left seven others hospitalized. our jake ward has the details. jake, good morning >> reporter: good morning, frances. this morning, investigators are on the ground in montana trying to sort it out, how sit that a passenger traiy alone on its tracks, crashed on an otherwise perfect day. it happened around 4:00 on a beautiful saturday afternoon the two engine amtrak train

carrying 141 passengers and 16 crew members suddenly dragged to a halt as eight cars derailed. >> oh, my god. it's on its side it was like this extremely violent force. i'm a pretty big guy and it picked me up and threw me from my chair into the wall >> reporter: jeremiah johnson and his wife rushed in to help >> we were throwing ladders up on the side to get people out. >> they had provisioned jaws of life they did have to cut into one of the cars to extract some of the individuals. >> reporter: the accident took place in a remote stretch near joplin, montana. far enough from help that several helicopters had to carry the most badly injured to hospitals. amtrak confirming three people were killed, dozens more injured. many put up at a local high school past derailments have often resulted from going into a corner too fast, as in this fift derailment in philadelphia or from a section of track

blocked or misaligned. now a team of investigators is on the ground in montana to ask how this train came off a straight section on a clear day. >> why did the cars derail if the track were straight, it will have to do something with the train cars themselves and how they connected with the track or some fault or flaw in the track. >> reporter: on a per mile basis, rail travel is far safer than traveling by car. and recent years have seen safety improvements like positive control systems but rail maintenance is a constant challenge, and the condition of this section of track will be one of several variables investigator also examine, as crews work to clear the wreckage from this rail corridor frances, at this point, investigators say that all passengers are accounted for unfortunately, five are still in the hospital, and of course, there are the three deceased but the ntsb has essentially

frozen the scene in time in order to try to get to the bottom of how it is without any other vehicles, without any other equipment nearby, this train met such a deadly fate frances? >> jake, thank you breaking overnight a florida sheriff's deputy has died after being gunned down during a traffic stop on friday. he succumbed to his injuries he was shot in the face and deck he dedicated his life to saving lives and his family helped honor that by donating his organs the sheriff's office has asked the community to keep josh's family and fiance in their prayers. a go fund me has raised $20,000 for his fiance the man hunt for the suspect, patrick mcdowell, has entered its third day. police releasing images of the marine veteran's tattoos to identify him there is a $50,000 reward for his arrest new york has set the stage for one of the biggest battles

over vaccine mandates. all health care workers at hospitals and nursing homes are required to have one dose of the covid vaccine by today and those two refuse the shot without a doctor approved excuse will be terminated without unemployment benefits. a similar mandate for new york city teachers was also set to go into effect but it has been delayed until wednesday when it will be reviewed by a three-judge panel. >> reporter: just hours before a vaccine mandate was set to go into effect for teachers and staff in new york city, a federal judge temporarily blocked its enforcement in the nation's largest school system after mayor bill de blasio announced last month that nearly 150,000 employees would have to get at least their first dose by monday which includes teachers, custodians, and cafeteria workers. mixed emotions from parents on what the pause means for their children >> it should be mandated yes. >> i feel like if the teachers don't want the vaccine, that's

okay, as long as they're safe about it, put the mask on. >> reporter: it's the first no-test option mandate for such a broad group in new york, where there is a similar prerequisite for hospital workers, prompting concern over staffing shortages. with the governor announcing she's ready to declare a state of emergency if thousands of teachers or health care workers don't show up. even preparing for the national guard to step in, if needed. currently, 84% of hospital employees in new york state are fully vaccinated, compared to 77% of nursing home staff. in new york city schools, 89% of teachers have gotten their shots. but the current mandate fight is likely a sign of more to come. >> this is only one in any number of lawsuits that you're going to see across the country because of the polarization and the disinformation >> reporter: the biden administration already bracing for legal battles when it comes to its own requirements for workers nationwide with. the challenge of enforcing some

of these directives even more complicated than creating them >> our thanks to monica alba for that report. a starkly different scene at the texas border compared to last week. the bridge where thousands of haitian migrants catched out is now empty. most of those released into the u.s. await immigration hearings. >> reporter: the camp that once housed nearly 15,000 mooiigrant, mostly haitian, now empty. most allowed to stay in the u.s. >> how many have been released into the snus >> they're released on conditions, and i think it's about 10,000 or so, 12,000 >> reporter: immigration judges will now determine if they will be deported or permitted to stay in the country under asylum. many now staying with family members, sponsors, or shelters around the country stlz is a way to be humane in dealing with migrant who are fleeing persecution, fleeing

fear, if you will. >> reporter: another 8,000 migrants voluntarily returning to mexico, and more than 2,000 deported on planes to haiti. >> i came back to mexico because i learned that a lot of haitians have been deported to haiti. so i was afraid. going back to haiti, that's going to be difficult for me, youz know. jobs there. we don't have a president yet. that's difficult >> reporter: most migrants left haiti years ago, settling in south america, central america, and mexico before making their way to the u.s. border the texas governor blaming the biden administration for the border crisis. >> they have created a magnet that led to these massive groups of haitians. >> reporter: and depending the controversial actions of border patrol agents. >> they are at risk of losing their job from a president who is abandoning his duty to security the border. you have a job in the state of

texas, i will hire you >> reporter: still, thousands holding on to hope in mexico with an uncertain future now, according to the latest official information, 5,000 migrants remain in processing centers across the region, many of them could potentially remain in the u.s. while also seeking asylum >> thank you now to the latest on the disaster still unfolding on the spanish island of la palma new video shows the moment las vegas -- lava causes a church to collapse let's bring in molly hunter. the eruption became more intense this weekend >> reporter: frances, gorod morning. that's right we're just getting word that authorities have put an eastern section of the coastal area on lockdown this morning, as we've been reporting for the last couple of weeks. the big fear is not only this fast-moving lava would reach the

populated areas on the coast, but once it hit the ocean, it could cause explosions and clouds of toxic gas. what happened over the weekend, frances, as you mentioned the volcano has been erupting since september 19 a new vent has opened up so this has happened multiple times and every time it does it intensifies eruptions. the black smoke stopped flights in and out of the island on saturday it extended into the air about 2 1/2 miles making visibility nearly impossible. so anyone trying to get off the island, tourists, travelers, people wanting to leave their homes, had to wait for ferries that made the lines really long. we also saw an increase in evacuations. nearly 7,000 people have fled their homes and the current number right now stands at 350 buildings destroyed. back to you. >> wow, molly, thank you for the update now to our weather we have hurricane sam as well as

record setting heat. janessa webb is tracking it all for us good morning >> hi, good morning. what a wonderful weekend we had across the northeast and sections of the plains that's the big weather story for today. high pressure continues to really dominate and it's allowing abnormal heat to really enter the plains this afternoon. we are still talking about summer conditions across this area temperatures well above average. in the upper 80s to low 90s. most of these spots are about 10 to 20 degrees above average. we do have a major hurricane, though, that developed in the atlantic right now, a cat 4 storm with sustained winds of 145 miles per hour sam will continue its track into the ocean and right now, missing the islands. that's very good news. but you continue to see a cat 4 all the way in's feeling like fl

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it's up. and short. agnew brings it out of the end zone agnew, still running agnew, down the sideline >> an incredible 109-yard return for jamal agnew, taking that missed 68-yard field goal to the house. that was the longest score in nfl history. the cardinals came back to win in the second half 31-19 a wild sunday, week three in the

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win. in detroit, justin tucker made history at just the right time his 66-yard field goal dinks off the crossbar and in. the longest field goal in league history gives the ravens the win over the lions 19-17 derek carr's 386 yard performance pro-felled the raid toers 3-0. team usa needed one good sunday to reclaim the ryder cup from team europe and boy, did they find it. strong play from the youngest american ryder cup team in history. it led them to gdominate the links. the u.s. won 19-9, the most lopsided ryder cup victory in modern history the americans reclaim the cup for the first time sense 2016. william shatner may be returning to space tmsz is reporting that he will be part of the next crew to fly

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at least three are dead and many more injured from an amtrak train derailment this morning, officials are trying to determine what happened booster confusion. can people safely get that pfizer booster if they had the j&j or moderna shots to begin with an emotional day at the funeral for many, for gabby petito, who was murdered her father, doing the eulogy, and the search continues for her fiance the clock is ticking down to a massive government shutdown unless a deal can be