an amtrak train jumping the tracks partially lacked on an interstate here south of seattle. several cars were struck. according to amtrak there are massive and multiple injuries and fatalities at the scene. too soon to say if speed played a role. effect, the incident is under -- of course, the incident is under investigation, we'll follow it here and online from here to washington state. >>> firefighters in california are taking add vapg of calmer -- advantage of calmer winds as they try to contain several wild fires for two weeks now, the thomas fire still threatens 18,000 homes. the third largest since recording began in 1932. thousands of residents threatened by the fire remain under evacuation orders, others were allowed back to their homes or at least what was left of them. >> this is where we live. it's smoke and ruin right now. >> reporter: two people including a firefighter has been killed since the fires first broke out. while wind gusts have been going down for the past few days there's still little rain in the forecast. >> well the pentagon has spent millions of do

. >> an amtrak train it going three times the speed limit when it jumped the tracks in a deadly e derainment. new questions about a safety system not yet activated. >>> the republican congress poised to pass an extensive rewrite of the tax code. this bill is widely unpopular. we'll break down what the final members need. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm dave briggs. 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 trains that senses it's going to fast. it was not yet activated, even though the owner e of the tr

. >> good afternoon we begin with breaking news, an amtrak train has derailed in washington state. one car fell off a bridge on to a busy highway during the morning rush. >> this image shows the scene on interstate 5, 40 miles south of seattle. >>> amtrak said the train was 501 carrying 75 people. the train had just begun using a new high speed route this morning. >> you may remember philadelphia was the scene of a major amtrak crash two years ago, in may of 2015, 8 people were killed and 200 injured after amtrak train 188 derailed in port richmond. it was traveling 106 miles per hour in a 50-mile an hour speed zone. investigators determinedded that the engineer was -- determined that the engineer was distracted by an incident with a nearby train. the criminal charges were dismissed in december. >>> you can see see more on the derailment at 6abc.com. >>> turning to accuweather, we have a mild change, we're expecting temperatures in the mid 50s, it's not so bad out there today, either as we look at the ben franklin bridge. it's a big change when we ended the workweek on friday when

breaking news this hour multiple fatalities have been reported as an amtrak train has derailed from the bridge in the state of washington will be going live shortly to correspond in the united states. the u.n. security council overwhelmingly backs a resolution to quote null and void donald trump's decision to make jerusalem the capital of israel but the resolution is vetoed by the united states. protesters take to the streets of the austrian capital vienna after a far right party takes key positions in the new coalition government. are getting to you my name is neil harvey you are watching r.t. international to start with breaking news story let's bring you up to date with this because there's been quote multiple fatalities following track train derailing from a bridge over interstate five which is a major commuter highway in pierce county washington state part of the train has been left dangling from the bridge you'll see in the photographs the situation there numerous passenger cars have fall onto the highway we have had fishel now reports of multiple faith tallaght many people injure

breaking news this hour injuries and casualties are reported as an amtrak train derails from a bridge in the state of washington will be going live to our u.s. correspondent. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations signals that washington will veto a draft resolution rejecting donald trump this is to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. protesters take to the streets of the capital of austria vienna after a far right party takes key positions in the new coalition government. giving it to you my name is the this is r.t. and. let's start with our breaking news story this hour because an amtrak train has derailed on a major highway commuter route in pierce county washington state the pierce county sheriff's office has tweeted that quote injuries and casualties have been reported stating that exact numbers will be revealed soon now this all occurred during the morning rush hour and now highway lanes are being blocked according to the washington department of transportation. our correspondent in washington samir khan joins me on the line may we just saw some pictures that looks

an amtrak train making its first run ever along a faster new route hurtled off a bridge while it traveled0 miles an hour. local officials warned such high speeds were bound to end in disaster. ed the president today outlining a new national security strategy of principled realism and global competition. >> for the first time american strategy recognizes economic security is national security. economic vitality, growth and prosperity at home is absolutely necessary for american power and influence abroad. any nation that trades away its prosperity for security will ends up losing both. lou: the president's new strategies organized around four pillars, protecting the american people, protecting the homeland, the american way of life, and promoting american prosperity, rejuvenating tour economy through tax reform and new trade deals preserving peace through strength and advancing american influence abroad. president trump: we are reasserting fundamental truths. a nation without borders is not a nation. a nation that does not protect prosperity at home cannot protect its interests abroad. a n

. >> an amtrak train derails spilling cars off an overpass on to a busy highway below. tonight we're hearing new stories of survival. >> i was at a 45-degree angle and the seats in front of me had become dislodged and were swinging around. >> federal investigators are now trying to piece together what happened and if it could have been prevented. the amtrak train was making its first-ever run. >> tonight the confirmed number of deaths is at three and more than 100 people were injured. >> this is what the scene looks like tonight near dupont, washington. train cars remain dangling from the overpass as investigators continue to go over the wreckage. three people have been confirmed dead after amtrak train 501 derailed outside dupont, washington monday morning. 13 of its 14 cars left the tracks with some flying off an overpass and down on to busy i-5. fortunately no motorists were killed. >> something like this where train cars are precariously dangling over a freeway, that's something we do tabletopping on, and everyone comes in that's not going to happen and here we are.

an amtrak tran careens off the tracks on a new route designed to save time. ght questions about why it went off the rails. abc's claytosand >> oh my god! >> reporter: it's every commuter's worst nightmare. >> amtrak 501 north, over. amtrak 501, emergency, emergency, emergency. we are on the ground. we are the bridge oni-5, derailment -- >> reporter: a train traveling seattle to portland, derailing while crossing an overpass. >> they're requesting all possible units responding on the freeway. >> reporter: at least three people dead, on board approximately 84 passengers and crew members, 13 of 14 train cars jumped the tracks. some spilling over onto busy interstate 5 below. >> oh my god that train is derailed over the freeway. >> reporter: some train cars suspended in the air. others crushing vehicles below. within minutes interstate 5 awash with red and blue lights. >> that is crazy. >> people were in shock. and a lot of them, they just went and they sat down with their faces in the palm of their hands like, what's happening? >> reporter: daniel and his girlfri

an amtrak train you're looking at derailed. this is the town of dupont. part of it, as you can see, has fallen on to the road. state officials say all lanes, all southbound lanes of i-5 are blocked near mounts road. this is in pierce county. we have crews on the way to the scene. there was a reporter on the train. he's from king. he says that there were dozens of people on board the train. again, we're trying to figure out whether this is the first train of a -- the first day of a new route or the last day of an old route because they were doing a switchover on the route. there were dozens of people on the train. that's the information we have at the moment. i'm checking in with our control room, whether we want to go to the local coverage on it. we'll continue -- >> as you can see, not just the rail, the road below, i-5, is a major road in the area. you've got people there, you know. we were just talking last monday morning when there was an issue here, a potential bomb in our subway system. you're talking monday morning rush hour. people getting to work

. >> an amtrak train derails spilling cars off an overpass on to a busy highway below. tonight we're hearing new stories of survival. >> i was at a 45-degree angle and the seats in front of me had become dislodged and were swinging around. >> federal investigators are now trying to piece together what happened and if it could have been prevented. the amtrak train was making its first-ever run. >> tonight the confirmed number of deaths is at three and more than 100 people were injured. >> this is what the scene looks like tonight near dupont, washington. train cars remain dangling from the overpass as investigators continue to go over the wreckage. three people have been confirmed dead after amtrak train 501 derailed outside dupont, washington monday morning. 13 of its 14 cars left the tracks with some flying off an overpass and down on to busy i-5. fortunately no motorists were killed. >> something like this where train cars are precariously dangling over a freeway, that's something we do tabletopping on, and everyone comes in that's not going to happen and here we are.

there are multiple fatalities reported as an amtrak train derails from a bridge onto a highway in the state of washington. protesters take to the streets of the austrian capital vienna after a far right party takes key positions in the new coalition government. midnight's here in moscow now my name is neil harvey this is art international u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has vetoed a draft resolution rejecting decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel all fourteen other members voted for the resolution details. u.n. security council was called to a meeting by egypt's now egypt to put forward a resolution that essentially intended to give legitimacy to all the outrage that has taken place around the world sense donald trump and the united states recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the u.s. embassy to that city and now says this is happened there have been protests all over the world against it there was a meeting of fifty seven different muslim countries that assembled to condemn the decision and we then heard from egypt on the floor of the u.n. security council

breaking news this hour multiple fatalities have been reported as an amtrak train derailed from a bridge in the state of washington will be going live shortly to argue as correspondent. u.n. security council overwhelmingly backs a resolution to quote null and void strong trumps decision to make jerusalem the capital of israel but the resolutions being vetoed by the united states. and protesters have taken to the streets of the austrian capital vienna after a far right party took the positions in the new coalition government. good evening to you my name's neil harvey you're watching our international. breaking news as well will start because there have been quote multiple fatalities after an amtrak train derailed from a bridge over interstate five that's a major commuter highway in pierce county washington state part of the train was left actually dangling from the bridge and numerous passenger cars fell on to the highway our correspondent in washington samir joins me now a tragic accident taker's through the details that we know at this point well an amtrak train derailed from a bridge o

multiple fatalities are reported as an amtrak train derails from a bridge onto our highway in the state of washington. protesters take to the streets of the austrian capital vienna after a far right party takes key positions in the new coalition government. leaving to my name is neil harvey you're watching r.t. international. first this hour there are quote multiple fatalities after an amtrak train derailed from a bridge over interstate five that's a major commuter highway in pierce county washington state part of the train was left dangling from the bridge and passenger cars fell onto the highway near a car brings us the story. an amtrak train has derailed from a bridge onto a major highway just forty miles south of seattle washington now the drill train hit vehicles on the highway and multiple fatalities have been reported a spokesperson for local authorities commented and here's what he had to say right now we know that we have more. people that were able to undergo students being killed for multiple groups damage to the bridge multiple vehicles down below the ground around it now am

board an amtrak train that derailed south of seattle, washington today. the train was on the first run when it plunged off a bridge over an interstate full of cars. five cars and two semi trucks on the ground were hit. multiple people are dead and injured. authorities are still going through the wreckage. the associated press puts the number at six people deed. -- dead. 70 others were taken to the area hospitals. witnesses call the scene chaotic. they say drivers jumped out of their cars to help after the crash. it happened 10:40 a.m. our time. 7:40 in the morning in washington state. it was 50-miles south of seattle. it happened on i-5. >>> the cause of the derailment is not yet known. n.t.s.b. has a go-team on the way to the scene. they'll investigate what went wrong. >>> today the governor of puerto rico has ordered a review and recount for the number of deaths related to hurricane maria. outlets point to a severe undercount of storm deaths. puerto rico's government said there were 64 deaths from the hurricane in the aftermath. but "the new york times"

the pentagon secret program to identify them. >> first run of an amtrak commuter line in the pacific edy. a 14 car train jumped the tracks monday morning south of seattle most cars flew off an overpass some hitting vehicles on the road below. others still dangling in the air. the train carried 77 passengers and crew of seven. multiple deaths are reported. dozens of injuries. the ntsb its on the scene and so is cbs news correspondent john blackstone. >> it is a jumble of derailed train cars. >> people were screaming. >>> an amtrak commuter train on a higher speed line between seattle and portland derailed. >> amtrak 501. >> reporter: this radio call captured that train hurdled off the bridge. >> is everybody okay? >> one car flipped upside down on to the interstate. another dangling precariously off the overpass. still others piled up, wreckage strewn over a wide area. of the 14 cars, only one lead engine remained on the tracks. no motorists were killed from the crash. >> i was scared. you know, really scared. >> a treeian thompson en route to see his mother for the holidays. >> grabbe

as the train it, it fay >>> we continue to follow developing state out of washington state where an amtrak train derailed this morning. the death toll stands at six but the number is expected to rise. the train went off an overpass and spilled some of the cars onto the hobo. five passengers and pretty well veep have been. the team should arrive by tonight. >> he's accompanied by ntsb track the expertise in operations, mechanical, track, naturalling. avenue the >> several interstates were tuck by followennenning the passenger family room a spokesman it temperature receive 10s cousin tap >>> back this smash >>> many of the states elected leaders paid tribute to ed lee. >> he was remembered as a man who served with kindness, humility. and passion. leigh martinez attended the memorial that celebrated the life of san francisco's 43rd mayor. >> weigh t in and tore -- inside the rotunda, dignitaries and oh knollable residents him as automaker friendship. he started working in san francisco as a civil rights attorney but would eventually ref a hay >> he never sought it. it chose them not awar of a

an amtrak train goes flying off an overpass at 80-mile-per-hour causing fatalities and injuring dozensinvestigators are trying to piece together what went wrong. today's the day for the republican tax reform vote and it looks like victory is close at hand. and placing blame. the trump administration says north korea is responsible for the cyber attack that crippled hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.

that's an amtrak train. its first day of service for the new amtrak cascades line and something went terribly wrong. injuries and casualties as jonathan hunt was just telling us. how many we do not know. interstate 5, a main artery for that part of washington state, is shut down while they deal with this. a public information officer for washington state patrol and joins us now. what can you tell us? do you have any casualty counts? >> i can't give you information about the scene itself. washington -- we are being requested. we're shutting down all of i-5 and diverting traffic. providing resources when we can and helping to get resources to the scene itself. >> jon: in terms of travelers on i-5 where are they going to have to get off? >> they will have to get off at dupont. it would be preferable if you can say off i-5. this will be an all-day process if not a couple of days to get the investigation clears. we're asking everybody if you don't need to travel southbound don't travel. northbound i5 is slowly get

an amtrak train topples off the tracks onto a busy road below.w information about the safety feature that was not implemented on that train before it crashed. >>> three hanukkah statues vandalized. >> wrong. totally wrong. >> why the crime does not appear to be an isolated incident. >>> it's a busy holiday travel week. the forecast you need to hear before you finalize your plans, next at 6:00. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> derailment disaster. >> step back. the new response from the congressional candidate accused of inappropriate behavior. >> holida

multiple fatalities have been reported after an amtrak train derailed from a bridge over interstate five and made to commute the highway in pierce county washington state part of the train has left it dangling from the bridge and passenger cars fell onto the highway samir khan has the details. an amtrak train has derailed from a bridge onto a major highway just forty miles south of seattle washington now the drill train hit vehicles on the highway and multiple fatalities have been reported a spokesperson for local authorities commented and here's what he had to say. four. groups damaged the bridge. vehicles down. to the ground around amtrak confirmed that there were seventy eight passengers and five or crew members aboard the train departed from tacoma shortly after eight am in the drill meant occurred during rush hour which is possibly the worst time that this could happen according to the washington transportation department this was a new service that only launched this morning pointed defiance bypass project was intended to quote improve passenger train reliability and reduce congest

in washington state - investigators say the engineer of an amtrak train may have been distracted before that deadly derailment monday. a federal official close to the investigation says there was an employee-in-training sitting next to the operator. the train was going eighty miles an hour. the speed limit on that stretch of track -- thirty. section was equipped with a safety system designed to take over if engineers don't respond. but it hadn't been activated yet. 3 people were killed -- dozens others hurt. new overnight- hundreds of airport workers at dulles saying they'll walk off the job just hours from now. that strike is set to begin at nine o'clock this morning.. during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. the contract employees in charge of wheelchairs, aircraft and terminal cleaning at dulles are demanding higher wages and benefits. they also want the right to unionize. we are monitoring how this could impact your travel.. a live report from dulles is coming up at 5:45. happening right now - a new clue in the search for an assault suspect in shirlington. take a good loo

multiple people were killed when an amtrak train derailed as it traveled through washington state. officials have not yet said how many passengers or crew died in the accident. the train was on its first run on a new faster route when it came off the tracks and crashed down onto a major highway. president trump said the incident highlights the need for a new infrastructure plan. the bbc's james cook starts our coverage. emergency. we are on the ground. james: the engineer calling for help on the radio has just survived a deadly high-speed crash. >> hey guys, what happened? >> we were coming over the corner to take the bridge on i-5 and we went on the ground. >> is everybody ok? >> i'm still figuring that out. we have cars on the highway. james: other survivors spoke of a rocking and creaking noise, followed by turmoil. >> i just grabbed onto the chair in front of me for dear life. my laptop when flying, phone went flying. people were screaming. it was crazy. james: some passengers were asleep, others were sitting coffee when the train careened off the track onto my five below. >> m

an amtrak train fell off an overpass and onto the i-5 highway below. officials say 78 passengers and five crew members were on board train 501. there are multiple injuries and casualties. southbound i-5 is now closed. the ntsb has launched a go team to the scene. its job is to start the investigation of any major accident at the accident scene as quickly as possible. what witnesses describe is a terrifying scene. >> the front of it looked like it was hanging off and there was another one piled on top of -- looked like the third car was piled on top sideways. it was kind of on top of cars and cars running into it once it was on the ground. >> joining me is jolene camp. what do we know? >> our local affiliate in the seattle area is reporting that three fatalities have resulted from this train derailment. nbc news has not independently confirmed that number but our nbc affiliate is reporting three fatalities. we're talking about 78 people on this train, 5 crew members. this was a relatively empty train going southbound. the derailment was reported at abou

but instead an amtrak train's first trip on a new route turned deadly. s left dang lynn over an interstate others crashed into traffic. thank you for joining us. i'm lucy noland. >> i'm chris o'connell in foray iain page. let's get to right where we know about today's deadly derailment. 78 passengers and five crew members on when the train hurdled off the overpass 17 miles south of tacoma, washington, late this morning. that train on its way to portland. going more than 80 miles an hour when it flew off the tracks. some cars landing on traffic below. several people were on the ground were hurt. one official telling the associated press that train may have have hit something before going off the tracks. it was making its very first journey on that new route at that speed. fox 29's joyce evans live in our operation center tonight with the very latest on this story. joyce? >> reporter: well, chris, those millions of dollars were spent to give passenger trains their own tracks free from lot of curves, those tunnels, and those slow-moving freight trains and pa

. >> newly released 911 calls reveal the panic after an amtrak train plunged off the rails in washington state. >> and how to score major deals on an overseas get-away in the new year. ge studen >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. >>> a homeless man who fell off a cliff is lucky to be alive thank to a group of south bay college students. authorities say the man was setting up camp on the shore of guadalupe reservoir in los gatos overnight and fell 10 feet down the embankment. the man suffered a broken leg and several cuts and bruises. he was stranded for hours and turned on his flashlight hoping to catch someone's attention. that's when a group of friends who were home from college driving around in a tesla spotted him. y from the road." the students called 9-1-1. emergency crews responded and >> we're driving down hicks road and we see a light flashing from over there. so we agree to pull over and then we get out of the car and we hear a guy moan like he's in pain. >> very fortunate for them to see him flashing his lights. he was probably 150 yards away

eight people were killed in 2015 when an amtrak train traveling from washington, d.c., to new york jumped the curb in port richmond. that train was going more than 100 miles per hour in a 50 mile-an-hour zone. we'll have a live report on the derailment out west coming up in the next half hour. >>> 5:03. 43 degrees. happening today, standing up for safety. in less than three hours, bike riders plan to fill the streets of center city, philadelphia, in a push for change. nbc10's matt delucia is live at 13th and pine. a truck hit a woman near there last week. that's just the latest incident sparking the movement. tell us more. >> reporter: it happened at 13th and pine. the victim was riding her bike when a truck hit her. you see the bike lanes, but people want safer bike lanes for everyone here. 24-year-old becca redford has a broken leg, cracked ribs, and bruised lungs. she did have surgery yesterday, and another is scheduled for tomorrow. this is not the first time something like this has happened. even recently, a few weeks ago, a few blocks away from where we are at 11th and spruce, 24-ye

this is a picture that tells the story of an amtrak train that has jumped the tracks in washington state. you can see on the top right- hand side of your screen the train is off of the tracks dangling onto interstate 5 just outside of tacoma which is 40 miles south of seattle. officials are only describing the situation as a mass casualty incident. we do not have any numbers as to how many people could be injured or killed. clearly this is a serious situation. the transit board has tweeted there is massive damage and people are hurt. the highway is blocked as you can see on this small traffic camera. traffic is at a standstill on 5 due to the heavy traffic jam from the root -- derailment. people have been posting photos on social media. we know that there is heavy rain in the area which is nothing new for washington state. here are more pictures from people close to the scene. i was just talking with steve paulson and he said there is heavy rain in the area so they can't get helicopters over the area to get a view from above. >> when it comes to train developments in your experience, a n

the tweet from amtrak is, we are aware of an incident involving amtrak train 501. th any additional details as they become available. scant details at this moment. let me try to get some more from greg, an eyewitness. i think he's joining me on the phone right now. greg, are you there? >> i'm here. what did you see? what are you seeing? i was traveling to work this morning along i-5 and we came to a sudden stop. we all tried to stop quickly to avoid running into each other to be honest. once we all came to a stop i was able to look up and see unfortunately this scary thing of like you said a train hanging off of the overpass. lots of military personnel and people ran to try to help the best they could. >> is it -- from your perspective, could you see it, was it hanging? was it on the highway or hanging over the highway? >> so from what i could tell, it had -- something happened to cause it to come off the tracks and it actually crashed on to the freeway. some cars were involved. a backup of cars as a result. so it's not just hanging off. it came off of the tracks on

breaking news out of washington state where an amtrak train ha news out of washington state where an amtrak train has derailed and there is still a very active scene as you can see right there. >>> and new within the last half hour, there are now six reported deaths from this train tragedies. it's a story quickly developing. witnesses are now describing the chaos. >> it was awful. it was an awful scene. that crash -- the train wasn't speeding, he just came around the curve and it just jumped off the track. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. nbc news broke into regular program to bring you live breaking news after it derailed in washington state. it's in dupont, washington, between tacoma and olympia. it's a new service that just started today that runs from seattle to portland. look at that, just a tangled mess. still so many emergency personnel on the scene. even hours after this all started. about 7:45, the train went off the tracks and fell partially on to interstate 5. again, six related deaths just confirmed. investigators s

an amtrak train traveling from washington, d.c., to new york jumped a curb in port richmond. it was going more than 100 miles per hour in a 50 mile-per-hour zone. >>> to more breaking news, this time at home. this is philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. a family's evening shattered by gunfire. now in the basement of their home, a 27-year-old man was killed from numerous gunshot wounds. the shooting happened on oxford street near the intersection of north 60th street. the shooter remains on the loose. >>> happening today, bicyclists are banding together to push for change. they are demanding safety improvements after a string of accidents involving cyclists on philadelphia streets. nbc10's matt delucia joins us live in center city. a victim and her family are also making an emotional plea. tell us more. >> reporter: they want the bike lanes to be safer for bicyclists so when they share the road with drivers they aren't becoming victims of getting hit by cars. friday morning, a bicyclist was at 13th and pine when she was hit by a truck. she has a broken leg, cracked ribs, and

plus an amtrak train derailment outside of seattle has resulted in multiple fatalities and dozens ofs. >> ♪ >> now to that breaking news story out of the pacific northwest tonight. the lane there went off a bridge and crashed onto a major interstate. scott cardy is following the story and has the latest. >> track five emergency. we are on the ground. we are on the bridge. need emsasam. looks like they're starting to show up. >> reporter: tragedy on the tracks. just before 8:00 a.m. pacific time an amtrak train traveling south of tacoma washington went off the rails and crashed on the busy highway traffic during rush hour. >> started hearing all the sirens and turned on the news and then we saw itism. >> reporter: the department of transportationization at least 78 passengers and five crew were on board. several motorists on the highway were injured. local authorities say all of them survived. >> right now life safety is really our precedence right now. we've got fire and law enforcement we need to make sure so we need to secure that scene, we need to make sure those cars are safe bef

still is in washington state say three people died with an amtrak train derailed from a bridge i made to kmita highway on monday part of the train was left dangling from the bridge and the passengers cars passenger cars fell on to the right i see similar can have the details. an amtrak train has derailed from a bridge onto a major highway just forty miles south of seattle washington now the drill train hit vehicles on the highway and multiple fatalities have been reported we conducted triology of the incident we performed extrication using the jaws of life to remove the injured. there are three confirmed fatalities that we know of and we transported over a hundred patients now amtrak confirmed that there were seventy eight passengers and five a crew members aboard and the train departed from tacoma shortly after eight am in the drill meant occurred during rush hour which is possibly the worst time that this could happen according to the washington transportation department this was a new service that only launched this morning the point of defiance bypass project was intended to quote

just days before christmas, an amtrak crashes while traveling on a new route. hear from a survivor. >> rough road and headaches on i-95. the nbc investigators take you behind the scenes so you can see how crews are trying to make your ride a little smoother. >> and panthers for sale. one star already eyeing the nfl franchise. his plan to take the team to the next level and how one eagle is responding. >> an inaugural amtrak went off the rails and more than six hours later, it still dangles off the interstate. >> now the investigation begins into what went wrong. good evening. i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm keith jones. >> we're hearing from one survivor. sa sara has the story. >> reporter: on monday morning, tragedy aboard amtrak 501. >> things just started to tip over and as it was going around and then all of a sudden ended up on its side and everything went dark and stuff started flying around and that was it and then it stopped. >> reporter: a stunned motorist watched the train derail. >> i was just right in front of it. it was really nerve-racking and sick t

an amtrak passenger train on an inaugural route in washington state flies off the track, some cars plunge from an overpass on to a highway, others are left dangling. there are multiple fatalities with one official describing the scene of the cars horrific. so what went wrong? >>> trump doctrine. president trump turns his america first slogan into an official national security strategy. but in a speech unveiling his policy, the president doesn't mention the part of the document that accuses russia of trying to undermine democracies. >>> waiting to explode. in a new cnn exclusive, multiple sources now say the president is privately much less agitated about the russia investigation and insists he's be exonerate, but is a key figure behind the trump tower russia meeting talks to investigators, some allies fear the president could soon explode. >>> and searching for space ships. why did the pentagon spend $22 million taxpayer money to research claims about ufos? we'll take a closer look the at the role played by a powerful former senator. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> t

partly cloudy, much colder lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph thursday: highs: mid 40s coming up-- an amtrak derailment in washington state. now investigators say the engineer was not alone at the controls when the train went crashing off the track. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing a new line of café-quality espresso drinks from mccafé. for just two dollars. operation underway in washington state. debris from a derailed amtrak train, still littering the ground. now -- the ntsb revealing the engineer may have been distracted before 13 cars fell off the tracks and landed on a highway below. abc's clayton sandell has more. happening today - charlottesville forever remembering a woman killed while protesting a white nationalist rally. the street where heather heyer was struc

an amtrak train going off the tracks - but could it have been avoided?ernight - how fast investigators say decision day. a victory in sight for president trump as lawmakers prepare for a vote on tax reform today. the winners and losers of the g-o-p bill. and a dc school mix up. a three-year-old girl sent home with the wrong person! the switch that has parents furious. good morning washington. toss to brian - feeling like spring today - winter arrives thursday with colder air (winter solstice) - mild holiday weekend with rain showers around - cold pattern after christmas today: mostly to partly sunny highs: around 60 winds: southwest 5-15 gusts to 25 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, not too cold lows: 37-45 winds: southwest 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy, breezy highs: around 50 winds: northwest 5-10 mph

an amtrak train fell off an overpass and onto the i-5 highway below.say 78 passengers and five crew members were on board train 501. there are multiple injuries and casualties. southbound i-5 is now closed. the ntsb has launched a go team to the scene. its job is to start the investigation of any major accident at the accident scene as quickly as possible. what witnesses describe is a terrifying scene. >> the front of

"hey an amtrak train just fell off a bridge on i-5.") ten days after that deadly passenger train crash in washington state ... we are hearing the voices of dazed survivors and shocked emergency operators.the recordings released today reveal panic and confusion after the train jumped the tracks after entering a curve at nearly three times the speed limit.(grant ) the calls came from passengers on the train...and drivers on interstate five... struck by the passengers cars as they tumbled off the bridge, catherine heenan is here with their stories.catherine? (catherine) it was early morning on december 18th. a portland=bound amtrak train with 85 people on board was making is inaugural run on a newly built bypass. a few miles south of tacoma, disaster struck. we're in an amtrak train accident!we're south of tacoma, north of olympia. tons of people are hurtokay, i need to know exactly where you are ma'am.i don't know!federal investigators say the train was going 78 miles an hour when it entered a curve with a 30 mile per hour speed limit.a m

the new details overnight after an amtrak train jumped the tracks and what the ntsb says was missing that might have prevented the crash. larry: a toddler in the wrong hands for more than an hour. with a child they didn't even know. autria: decision day on the hill, the gop looks all but certain to pass a sweeping tax reform plan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] larry:

an amtrak train was going 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile an hour zone. when it derailed south of seattle. we'll get the latest on the deadly crash. plus an eagle scout described helping the injured escape. >>> congress is set to vote today on the biggest tax overhaul in 31 years. we'll ask h.r. mcmaster about a global cyberattack the trump administration is blaming on north korea. >>> a billionaire and his wife are found dead in their home under mysterious circumstances.

official says at least six people have been killed in an amtrak train derailment outside seattle and the death count is expected to rise authorities say preliminary signs indicate the amtrak train may have struck something on the track before spilling over into a busy interstate she had pretense of reports. train five zero one was traveling from seattle to portland washington when it derailed near the town of dupont sixty four kilometers south of its origin between seven thirty and seven forty am local time seventy eight passengers and five crew members were aboard several carriages dangled from a bridge crossing into state five with some falling onto the ground below multiple cars and trucks were struck by trying cars that left the train tracks and went down onto the road the people that were in all the vehicles even though when you see the pictures it's pretty horrific at this point nobody in any of the vehicles is a fatal fatals are all contained to the train as far as the numbers go they're still working on that it was the inaugural room for the high speed train service the natio

they have said amtrak is aware of an incident with the train 501 cascade service from seattle to portlande seat and amtrak management is responding. the pierce county sheriff's office says that injuries and even casualties are reported so that is an update over the last couple of minutes. the numbers to come on that. john hiatt is a railroad investigator. he joins us on the phone from seattle. john, you have to think that somehow amtrak operating on this new stretch of tracks so they could open up the new station had to play a role in this accident. >> you have been listening to that special report from fox news. this train was headed from seattle to portland and according to the pierce county sheriff according to the tweet injuries and casualties reported. >> we will stay on top of that and the mayor of san jose is coming up in a moment. stay with us. >>> the city of san jose is preparing for the legal sale of recreational marijuana in the new year and more officers are hitting the streets. we are happy to have the mayor of san jose sam liccardo joining us live from the south bay. >> goo