supervisor mark mcneill and lee saunders down played their quick thinking, but their individual skills were key. >> jeff was talking about how calm your voice was over the radio, the quick thinking, the use of all those years of plan in realtime. >> t officials revealed for the first time how saunders got the call from the runaway train with more than 50 passengers on board. he quickly told his supervisor and the two raced to clear the track of any other trains. >> they told them to not stop at any stations so they could create spacing between the driverless train and the trains with drivers and passengers on them. >> no sign of t driver david vazquez at the state house. he faces disciplinary actions. today was all about thank yous. >> you two performed in example deduction exemplary fashion, executed appropriately. >> tgm depalo says the hearing is mover a fact-finding gathering and the labor council will report to him. but sometime soon, he'll make a decision on what discipline, if any, is called for. live at the state house, dan housely, 7 news. >>> clenching playoff spot. what a we

lee saunders got that call, he started kill the power on the tracks but the train's moment he was able to stop the train, in 15 years he has never experienced anything like this. >> we deal with thousands of calls a day and it's all kinds of different scenarios and situations, you know. sometimes it's just gun fire or someone with a knife that's on the platform. never never a train moving on its own with no operator. >> meanwhile, vazquez's lawyer says his client is a worker with a spotless record who is beloved bypass injuries. he says there is still a lot of conclusions are drawn. >> right now the mbta says the mechanical problem caused a commuter rail line delay that left passengers stuck for several hours, now according to the t, a train on the kingston plymouth line broke down around 10:30 last night, the t said attempts to fix the train didn't work, passengers complained on twitter that they were left in the dark, riders and made it to their final stops before, that is more than a two hour delay. >> we've had a lot of news go on. >>> let's take a break and check the weather. >>>

cameras clicked as the governor signed off on comment cases this morning for redline dispatcher lee saunders and supervisor mark mcneil. >> i hope the public understands that the system worked, we had several breakdowns in the normal operating procedures and we >> while this pair got a pat on the back, steering the tracks ahead and bringing the train to a stop, david vazquez was having his missteps dissected by the t personnel board. >> so the disciplinary process remains under way and we are not at liberty to discuss it, we'll let you know as soon as there is a conclusion to that process. >> vazquez rig add cord around the train throttle and failed to set the brake before getting off in braintree to bypass a broken signal, the train took off carting 50 passengers on an express ride through four stations, an adventure put to a stop by these two guys. >> the t gets a lot of criticism, when we have employees that do their jobs and do it well and exceed job expectations i think it should be acknowledged. >> some critics deencourages drivers to invent shortcuts to stay on schedule. >> i'm waitin

baker presented citations to mark mcneil and lee saunders. the governor says they moved other trains before shutting a lot of criticism. when we have employees that do exceed expectations, i think it should be acknowledged.>> train was isolated.>>> new tonight, isis is joining -- the us is joining forces with other countries to fight isis. he says isis has lost 40% of its land that it once held in a rock.>> the point is isis leaders cannot hide. our next message to them is you are next.>> he is trying to secure more international help in the fight. critics say the strategy does sgt. held by the taliban for five years will be court marshaled. bowe bergdahl faces charges for walking away from his post in afghanistan. he was freed in exchange for detainees held at guantanamo be -- bay. >>> candidates meet in their last debate of the year tomorrow night. this time lapse photography polls show trump on top with cruz gaining ground and leading in iowa. >>> people in newtown december 14 will always be -- remember the day life change. people across t

. >> the mistake set off a count down in the operation center, dispatcher lee saunders got the first call. >> i looked up and for a split second i went blank, how is that train moving. >> a question there was no time to answer, saunders had to stop the run away train before it hit an on coming train. >> people's lives are at stake. >> he cut the power to the track, the train was slow to a stop. it did in time to avoid disaster. >> if there was a little chair in the room you realize, okay, that train is now stopped, you know, emergency is averted. >> reporter: now the union says vazquez has been cooperating and has a good record with the t, his lawyer did not comment after the hearing. live at the t operation center, lauren wbz lisa and i will am back to you. >> lauren, thank you. first hike in ten years. >>> we are going to have a closer look how this will impact your money. >>> plus a room with a view, the new way you can catch a game at fenway. >>> and we are continue to go following breaking news, philip chism convicted of first degree murder and aggravated rape of his high school

train are getting special recognition, governor bicker presented citations to mark mcneil and lee saunders, the governor says they moved other trains out of the way before shutting down power to the system. >> the t gets a lot of criticism, our employees get a lot of criticism, when we have employees that do their jobs expectations it should be acknowledged. >>> bill cosby suing some of the dozens of women accused of accusing him of sexual assault. on the same day that boston university revoked his honorary degree, the suit claims seven women who accused him of drugging them and sexually assaulting them are lying, the lawsuit says they are ruining his reputation making making malicious, opportunistic engaged in a campaign to a assassinate. >>> tensions are high on the campus of dean college this morning after reports of two sexual assaults over the weekend, and to make things worse, the campus police force was just fired. the private liberal arts college in franklin just got rid of the department in favor of a private security firm. the officers claim it's because they want to unionize. un

saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. thanks a lot forrest. we hear politicians who talk about "visiting all 99 counties in iowa" -- but what about running a marathon in each one? dennis lee and daren schumaker are not "running for office." they're just running. in every county. john campbell has their story. the best run was chickasaw county maybe because i am from there the worst run was taylor county. it was raining and 38 degrees. weirdest thing, benton county. we got shot at by pheasant hunters. daren schumaker on the left and dennis lee on the right call themselves team 99 counties. they are attempting to run across every county in the state. we have been lost. in monona zigged when weweshould have zagged. made it a 45 mile day. the journey started in 2009. their motto is inspiration through perspiration. we thought we would raise money for the american heart association when we started. as we evolved we spun it into get up and get active. each run is basically a 26 mile marathon. we joined them december 12th as they ran cerro gordo county. that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they have seen many interesting things along

saunders live in cedar rapids this morning. thanks a lot, forrest. we hear politicians who talk about "visiting all 99 counties in iowa" -- but what about running a marathon in each one? dennis lee and daren schumaker are not "running for office." they're just running. in every county. john campbell has their story. the best run was chickasaw county maybe because i am from there the worst run was taylor county. it was raining and 38 degrees. weirdest thing, bebeon county. we got shot at by pheasant hunters. daren schumaker on the left and dennis lee on the right call themselves attempting to run across every county in the state. we have been lost. in monona county we zigged when we should have zagged. made it a 45 mile day. the journey started in 2009. their motto is inspiration through perspiration. we thought we would raise money for the american heart association when we started. as we evolved we spun it into get up and get active. each run is basically a 26 mile marathon. we joined them december 12th as they ran cerro gordo county. that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they h he seen many intereststg things along the way. both men