that's what the ntsb does. we are going to be pulling that event recorder from the locomotive, which it is safe to do that at this point. once we pull that we'll have more information about the speed and braking and other issues. there is also an event recorder in the cab car, the controlling car, and we'll be getting that as soon as we can access that. >> reporter: -- the engineer, what has he told you? >> the engineer as you may know was injured. he has been released from the hospital and we will be interviewing him. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> we always -- the question is, is there any problem with the delay, with the investigation, because of the safety. our first priority is the safety of our investigators and the first responders. so we will get the information we can currently, and there is information we can get from the locomotive, which is accessible, but we're going to make sure that our investigators and any first responders are safe before we access any of the other information. and that

they say why not mandate what the ntsb does? i think the reason our product is so good is precisely because it's not mandatory. i think that means our staff knows that if this isn't a real good idea, people are going to ignore it because they can. well, people don't ignore it more than 80% of the time and that's, to me, if we -- if it was mandatory then there's something wrong with telling us we have to be safety only, because if we're safety only and it's mandatory, that's a disconnect. i think it's a good idea that we aren't mandatory and i think that's one of the reasons our product is as world class as it is because our staff knows that if it's not a really good idea, people just won't do it. >> i think you told me your term is up in march but you've been at the ntsb for a while. now that obama's presidency is almost done, how would you assess his administration's record on transportation safety? >> in general, all of the industries are improving in their sastty. that's real good news. one of the problems we've seen that's a

and it stands by the ntsb's findings. for michael brown and jonathan frohreich, the findings of the ntsb investigation and the lawsuit are little comfort. >> i don't think that there will ever be an answer that anybody wants to hear. all i know is that my friends didn't die fighting fire. they died in a situation that was out of their hands. >> the worst thing to deal with was the loss of life, the loss of my brothers. they were all great people, and i >>> it's a big sky, until two >>> it's a big sky, until two planes end up in the same place. >> climb, climb. >> at the same time. 37,000 feet above the amazon, a corporate

the ntsb launching an investigation. they spoke just a few moments ago. >> right now we're going to hit the ground running. i have a team ready to get on the plane with me right now. we have others on their way in cars and trains. so we may have another news briefing later this afternoon. if we do, we'll letou

the ntsb is on the scene. ambulances are on the scene rescuing people. >> the scary part is we don't know the number of injuries. but you are looking at this video and seeing how this train, this car, at least this one car is completely crumbled. we can imagine there are extensive injuries. but we don't know how extensive. the train went right through the station and that's what caused this damage. we know that emergency responders are monitoring this for multiple injuries. multiple ambulances and multiple paramedics have been brought to the scene. also an urban search and rescue team deployed to assist in shoring up the structure. we talked about that particular station being one that was damaged during hurricane sandy. so this is -- also we're learning, okay, from the federal railroad agency is aware of this incident as well. and investigators are en route. so the fra is involved. we're hearing ntsb will likely be involved. that's all emergency responders tending to this and trying to figure out what happene

so there's so many things the ntsb has to look at. they're most able to pull ought the resources and the experience across a variety of modes of transportation. >> the engineer, people at the scene, was taken unresponsive from the scene. now we have information he is hospitalized. let's pray he's not in such shape and he's able to talk to investigators. what are the questions? >> he'll be the most valuable witness. we do hope he is not in any way seriously injured. but they're going to, you know, do a tox test as they do on any operator to make sure there wasn't any alcohol or drugs, any other drugs he might have been taking for medical conditions. they're going to do a 72-hour look back on his schedule. they're going to say what did he do the last 72 hours? did he get enough sleep? what time did he show up to work this morning? sometimes on these runs, they'll do two of them in the morning. they'll do an early run at 4:00 a.m. and a second run that starts at 6:30. so they'll look at every aspect to see whether any of these could have

. >> reporter: the ntsb should be briefing us pretty shortly. in the meantime, you can see the rings of law enforcement and investigators here outside this historic station. thousands of commuters come through this terminal every day, and they are trying to train to barrel into the new jersey transit terminal at a speed much faster than it should have been. around 9:00 this morning, the nj train pulled into the hoboken terminal and did not stop. blowing through a barrier and into a wall bringing down part of a roof of the terminal and live wires. passengers worked with first responders to pull people from the twisted metal, a very chaotic scene. governors chris christ jersey and governor cuomo of new york briefed the media today and said it was too soon to speculate what happened. of course that's what investigators are going to be briefing us on and looking into, in the next few hours. we do know the operator of that train is in critical condition but is reportedly speaking with investigators. we also know at this point that engineers are looki

they say why not mandate what the ntsb does? i think the reason our product is so good is precisely because it's not mandatory. i think that means our staff knows that if this isn't a real good idea, people are going to ignore it because they can. well, people don't ignore it more than 80% of the time and that's, to me, if we -- if it was mandatory then there's something wrong with telling us we have to be safety only, because if we're safety only and it's mandatory, that's a disconnect. i think it's a good idea that we aren't mandatory and i think that's one of the reasons our product is as world class as it is because our staff knows that if it's not a really good idea, people just won't do it. >> i think you told me your term is up in march but you've been at the ntsb for a while. now that obama's presidency is almost done, how would you assess his administration's record on transportation safety? >> in general, all of the industries are improving in their sastty. that's real good news. one of the problems we've seen that's a

we just heard from the ntsb. they tell us that the speed limit as the train was going into the terminal, this is the terminal here in hoboken, as the train is arriving here, the speed limit is about 10 miles per hour. witnesses say they saw it going a lot faster than that. we know that the ntsb has not been able to get inside of the terminal because of all the damage. but i can tell you, their priorities are two things. they want to get to the train's engineers and also want to get to the train's recorder, which is located by the engine towards the back of the train. we did hear in that press conference that they do believe they'll be able to access that recorder. and then they'll be able to get information about the speed of the train, as well as when the brakes, if at all, if they were applied. now, this video is of the train about 45 minutes before the crash. but i want to take you back into this terminal here, this train station here in hoboken, new jersey. we do know that this train came in on track number f

the ntsb will do a full investigation as to what happened exactly. and we'll let the facts speak for themselves. if there's something to learn from those facts after that investigation, then we will be sure to learn it and incorporate that lesson. the commissioner hammer and mta chairman are working very hard hand-in-glove in a seamless approach where new jersey transit is working with the mta, is working with p.a.t.h., is working with the port authority to expedite tonight's commute and tomorrow's commute because as the governor said, the structural damage to the station itself and we don't yet know how long that damage will take to repair or what the consequence of that damage. i would like to applaud all the first responders who did a magnificent job once again. and i would also like to take this opportunity to say these are difficult times over these past weeks and months between terrorist attacks, natural disasters, we've had our hands full in this country. we've had our hands full in the northeast. i want to thank the linden police who did an e

so there was a protocol that the ntsb will follow. they will have experts in all of those different areas they'll look at and start going through this piece by piece. the ntsb process is driven by facts, not by people's opinions. although we get opinions by all kinds of people. we sort through them and they have to be supported by the facts. so that's one of the reasons why the investigation takes so long because it's very, very detail oriented. >> john, walk me through, when a train like this approaches a station, typically, the train would slow down considerably, correct? >> that's right. and the event recorder will tell us what the engineer was doing as he approached that station. so he will be able to tell if he, in fact, slowed down, if he applied brakes and how much brake did he apply and the signal system will tell us when he slowed down. it's a puzzle to put all the pieces together and you go through as much detail as humanly possible and at the end of the day, you'll have a pretty clear picture of what happened. >> john, form

but the ntsb is the lead agency. they have done these drills before. they work with law enforcement, emergency management people and all the transportation networks to find out what happened. neil: we never. >> you exactly what was the status of the conductor, i believe commissioner in the 2015 amtrak train derailment in philadelphia. that is the one that left eight people dead. there had been some thought he had a medical emergency. you would have to update me on that but they immediately tend to, ntsb as the default investigator they look to that sort of stuff, right? >> yeah. they will look at sleep deprivation. they will look at distraction. was he looking at his iphone or his ipad? you know, was there drugs involved? was there alcohol involved? was there just simple negligence? they will take a look at those things and make a determination whether it was human error, and if they rule that out, or if they put it to the bottom of the list as unlikely, then they will look at mechanical failure and technological failure. neil: all right. commissioner

. >> we know the ntsb is gathering information. as you said, the conductor, even if he took his hand off the switch, there could be a fail safe and the train would stop. again, i apologize if it's too soon to ask you this. do we know when the last time this train was reviewed in terms of safety measures? >> i don't, but i do know that the state of new jersey, the ntsb, having -- being the agency that oversees the safety of commuters across this country, not just in the air, and people, i think our viewers would associate the ntsb with air travel. rirt in charge of all commuter tragz b travel in this country, specially mass transit. they're going to be pulling the records on these trains. these trains are supposed to be inspected frequently. these will be pulled immediately. two things will be happening simultaneously. an arrival of the emergency services triaging any of the injured. we understand this is, quote, potentially a mass casualty situation. the priority is getting to those people. while that's happening. this investigatio

brad talked about it ntsb wrapped a news conference. investigators arrived this afternoon but they cannot fully definitely into the investigation just yet. the ntsb chairperson says when the train crashed it left structural damage to the station. asbestos may be a problem right now. so until they can remediate all of that, investigators cannot go in and really look at the entire scene, and then there is the big question tonight which is about positive train control. >> as you know, the ntsb has been recommending positive train control or ptc for 40 years. so we will look at that. we will look at whether there's positive train control installed and all of the aspects related to that before we come to any conclusions. >> the ntsb suggested that positive train control may have prevented deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia, of course, last year. eight people died in that crash. the train involved today's accident did not have the technology needed to be installed on all u.s. railroads by the end of 218. now several people head out of p

but remember, the ntsb is actually a fairly small federal agency. it's about 500 people total and they have to deploy to crashes, disasters, accidents, all over the world. so they don't have vast hoards of people that descend on the station to interview. so what happens is they rely often on local authorities as well so the police, hoboken police, transit police, fbi would have dispatched people there just to make sure to determine if there is any cause to worry that this is a criminal event. so the ntsb relies on a lot of other government agencies to help them do their job because they are so small. so they will also be depending upon the local police and local authorities to interview as many people as they possibly can, get names and addresses, most important, of contact information for people. people who were there and saw it might have decided not to take the train after all so they would be leaving the station and the station closed. so there are an awful lot of people trying to interview and one of the things the ntsb has to do is pull all th

>> reporter: well, the ntsb says it's not safe for the investigators. that's because the crash caused part of the roof of the building to collapse. because this structure is very old, there's a possibility of asbestos inside. it will take time for the investigators to get in there, recover the second black box no doubt, for many people. thousands of people that use that station this morning. stephanie ramos, in hoboken, thank you. >> and the crash has brought positive train control, ptc, as it's known, back into the headlines. >> the technology automatically slows trains when they excd the speed limit. new jersey transit does not have ptc software on any of its locomotives or its tracks. ab transportation for us. he asked the ntsb's vice chairman whether ptc could have made a difference in hoboken. >> if this train had positive train control all the way into the station, could this accident have been avoided? >> the ntsb has been recommending positive train control or ptc for 40 years. so we will look at that. >> new jersey transit trains have a system

the ntsb is looking into all possible factors that could have led to the crash. (bella dinh-zarr, vice chairman, ntsb) >> they will be examining the following areas. operations, mechanical issues, human performance, signals, survival factors and track issues. ((karen caifa)) >> commutors who describe the chatoic scene. (mos) >> at the end of every track there's a bumper, a steel bumper, it went right through the bumper and right onto the platform (mos) >> there was just this impact, and it sounded like an explosion. and we were stunned. (mos) >> the speed seemed normal: but as we got closer, you know -- i didn't really realize it at the time but, you know, did not slow down at all. the engineer of the train has been identified as 48-year-old thomas gallagher -- ((karen caifa)) >> an employee of new jersey transit for 29 years. gallagher was treated for his injuries and released from a local hospital. says he is coorporating with investigators. (tom jones, neighbor of thomas gallagher) >> "just a fine, fine family. great next door neighbors, wonderful kids. /// "w

>> the ntsb has been recommending ptc for 40 years. so we will look at that. >> new jersey transit trains have a system inside their cabs that alerts engineers if they're >>> and in jerusalem, funeral services are under way for former president and prime minister of israel shimon peres. benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas greeted each other with a hand shake. mahmoud abbas is one of dozens of world leaders attending that service. >> and president obama and former president bill clinton are also paying tribute to one of the world's greatest former statesmen. we're just now learning about what shimon his greatest accomplishment. he said an take was imminent. but the paper could only report that after he was dead. peres died after complications from a stroke. he was 93 years old. >>> overnight, hurricane matthew strengthened into a powerful category 2 storm. the hurricane has been rolling through the caribbean, pummeling the islands. this new video shows the damage left behind in st. vincent. the hurricane is likely to accuweather's just

the ntsb is sending teams to the scene... and will look at all possible factors. (bella dinh-zarr, ntsb vice chairman) "operations, mechanics, track, survival factors." the ntsb says it will look at similarities between this crash and one that occured at the same station in may 2011. (bella dinh-zarr, ntsb vice chairman) "our tda specialists are already working closely with local officials in order to assist them in their efforts to assist everyone who was effected by this accident." a new jersey freight engineer who witnessed the crash described what he saw (william blaine, freight engineer) "30 seconds after it happened, i looked to the right, i just saw the train in the building, i went whoa, that train had to come in about 30 miles an hour. maybe a little more." this survivor says he was standing in the front car when it crashed (survivor of train crash) "it was a loud bang, yeah, it just seemed like it didn't stop. the lights went out, and then the roof just came down on it." new jersey governor chris christie offered his condolences... and promised quick act

and our twitter handle is at ntsb, underscore, newsroom. so now, i'd be happy to take a few questions. but to ask your question, please i'll recognize you and then please identify yourself. yes? [inaudible] >> -- eight years the railroad has had an opportunity -- [inaudible] >> the positive train control and how it would have affected this accident, and that is absolutely one area that we always look into for every rail accident. as you know, the ntsb has been recommending positive train control, or ptc for 40 years, so we will look at that, we will look at whether there's positive train control installed, and all of the aspects related to that before we come to any >> earlier, the governor of new jersey it shall. >> mark: you've been listening to a live report from the ntsb representative on the scene in hoboken, new jersey, the site of that train crash today. a couple things stood out -- event recorders is what they'll try to pull from the plane. >> elizabeth: kind of like the black box. >> mark: indicating speed and other things such as

not to expect any answers just yet (bella dinh-zarr, ntsb vice chairman) our mission is to not just understand what happened but to understand why it happened so that we can prevent it from happening again. we will not be determining the probably cause while on scene and we will not speculate what caused the accident. in hoboken, new jersey, i'm scott mclean. ((christianne klein)) operating the train involved in the crash is 48-year-old thomas gallagher. he's been an employee of new jersey transit for 29 years. authorities said earlier that gallagher was treated and released from the hospital and is cooperating with investigators./// ((paul joncich)) >>> the somewhat reasonable prices at the gas station... are about to go up. what's behind the first production halt in eight years... that will lead to higher gas prices./// <<< announcer: you're watching the valley's news jacky rosen: i'm jacky rosen, and as a computer programmer, i created apps... before they were lled "apps" we found a smart solution to rising energy costs... creating one of the largest solar projects in the state.

shepard: bella denzar with the ntsb with an update. she's at reagan national. >> our condolences and sympathies to everyone who was affected by the accident today. the ntsb team will be led by mr. jim southworth who will serve as the investigator in charge. he's accompanied by ntsb staff with expertise in a multidisciplinary range of activities including operations, mechanics, track, signals, human performance and survival factors. also accompanying the team are members of the ntsb's transportation disaster assistance office and the office of public affairs. our tda specialists are already working closely with local officials in order to assist them in their efforts to assist everyone who is affected by this accident. we expect to arrive in hoboken later today. and for the latest information on media briefings, i encourage you to go to our web site which is ntsb.gov and also follow us on our twitter handle which is @ntsb underscore newsroom. again, we are just launching our go team, so we'll have more information after we arrive on sce

(bella dinh-zarr, ntsb vice performance, and survival factors." the ntsb says it will look at similarities between this crash and one that occured at the same station in may 2011. (bella dinh-zarr, ntsb vice chairman) "our tda specialists are already working closely with local officials in order to assist them in their efforts to assist everyone who was effected by this accident." a new jersey freight engineer who witnessed the crash described what he saw (william blaine, freight engineer) "30 seconds after it happened, i looked to the right, i just saw thr went whoa, that train had to come in about 30 miles an hour. maybe a little more." this survivor says he was standing in the front car when it crashed (survivor of train crash) "it was a loud bang, yeah, it just seemed like it didn't stop. the lights went out, and then the roof just came down on it." new jersey governor chris christie offered his condolences... and promised quick action. (gov. chris christie, new jersey) "we pray for the family of the one fatality that we have confirmed //// we

the ntsb hopes to interview gallagher and will reconstruct his last 72 hours, including a look at his medical history. federal health screening requirements for train operators are among the lightest, requiring only a hearing and vision check every three years. the rest is up to the railroad. the ntsb has called for stronger standards. >> we will look at whether there was positive train control installed and all of the aspects related to that before we come to any conclusions. a federal mandate to install positive train control or ptc technology that can automatically slow or stop a speeding train to prevent collisions. this train did not have ptc technology. congress pushed the deadline for installation to at least 2018. federal regulators say new jersey transit is yet to submit a plan to install the expensive safety technology. mark rosenker chaired the ntsb when the ptc requirement was enacted. >> positive train control, if stopped this train because it was moving too fast through the station. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth september is chi

the ntsb launching an investigation. they spoke just a few moments ago. >> right now we're going to hit the ground running. i have a team ready to get on the plane with me right now. we have others on their way in cars and trains. so we may have another news briefing later this afternoon. if we do, we'll let you know. regardless, we will hit the ground running and let you know what happens. >> over the past few hours, we've heard from several of the passengers talking about the horror that they witnessed. >> i was in the first car, about ten seats back. >> if you can just describe what happened. >> it was just -- we were driving, riding along. i was talking with the person that i rode in with. suddenly, everything just stopped really harshly. got dark. i noticed things falling from the ceiling. there was just a haze of smoke and then everything was dusty and dirty. people started -- i think a few started crying. a few started screaming, but not screams of -- it didn't feel like they were screams of hurt. it was more scre

(bella dinh-zarr/ntsb vice chairwoman) area that we always look into." the technology relies on gps satellites... radio towers... and ground sensors to monitor a train's speed and location. if it detects a train is going too fast or being operated unsafely... onboard computers kick in to slow or stop it. "it's taking control of the train away from me." in january, amtrak showed us how it works using this simulator. and when you overspeed and it's beeping like that // it will take over at some point.// if you don't take action in six seconds, and put enough brake to satisfy, yes it nationwide, ptc is available on just 29% of passenger locomotives and 22% of passenger track miles. as of last may commuter railroads have spent nearly a billion dollars installing the pricey technology. back in 2011, also in hoboken 30 people were injured in an accident involving a path train. two years later, a metro-north train derailed in the bronx, killing 4 people. and in may 2015, 8 died and more than 200 were hurt when this amtrak train dr philadelphia. investigators sa

ntsb investigators are looking into what caused the crash. they are trying to address the issue of past measures that might have been taken. whether positive train control could have prevented this. it combines gps and wireless to prevent crashes. >> that is one area we look into for every rail accident. as you know, the ntsb has been recommending positive train control for 40 years. >> new jersey transit does not use positive train control. it uses older systems called automatic train control. a former conductor who worked at the hoboken station told cnn that system and the actions of the engineer need to be examined. >> it's on the engineer. the engineer gets signals. if he blows through the signal, there is a cap system in the cap of the system he is operating that will shut him down. by the time that system took over, it was too late. >> let's get the latest from cnn's jean casarez in hoboken. >> reporter: john and alison, the national transportation safety board says the investigators will go in the train when it is deemed safe to do so.

ntsb is apart of that investigation now. i want to bring in doctor john torres outside of the medical center. dr. torres, what are you hearing of the 108 that's involved in injuries? >> what we are hearing of this mass casualty situation is ems are immediately notified. they go out to different hospitals. the hospital were at jersey city medical center is the trauma center for this area. they got 66 of the patients here. 53 of them are walking wounded. they set up a triage in the cafeteria and took care of patients there. they're still treating for the ten remaining. in the emergency room, they got 13 patients that are severe injured patients. those 13 patients are still here and are still taking care of them. the hospital sets up its own notification system and will send out phone calls to staffs and surgeons. they come in and practice time and time again and activate it right now so they know what they are doing and treating these y patients quickly. you see some patients coming outlooked bloody and ripped clothes but they

>> reporter: well, the ntsb says it's not safe for the investigators. that's because the crash caused part of the roof of the building to collapse. because this structure is very old, there's a possibility of asbestos inside. it will take time for the investigate tors get in there, recover the second black box safely. >> it will be a rough commute, no doubt, for many people. thousands of people that cruise that station. >> and the crash has brought positive train control, ptc, as it's known back in the headlines. >> the technology automatically slows trains when they exceed the speed limit. new jersey doesn't have any on its trains or tracks. david kerley asked the in tsb's vice chairman whether ptc could have made a difference. >> if this train had positive train control into the station could this have been avoided? >> the ntsb has been recommending ptcf for 40 years. >> it's not clear if a system activated prior to the crash. >>> and in jerusalem, funeral services are under way for shimon peres. mahmoud abbas is one of dozens of world leaders attendi

of course, the ntsb will investigate and interview him. the woman who was killed by the falling debris from the roof, she has been identified, a 34-year-old woman, but the focus is what caused the accident. here's what the ntsb said just literally within the last 20 minutes. >> the canopy of the building is on top of the controlling car, and water has been leaking all day, so there may be structural damage and weakness. additionally because of the age of the building, there is the possibility of asbestos, so there are concerns about that as well. a contractor will be coming into remove parts of the canopy, and that's what the goal of making the area safe for our investigation activities to continue. >> reporter: now as part of the investigation, charles, you know how aircraft have a black box? trains have an event recorder. ntsb wants to recover that event recorder to take whatever data is on it to find out about what was going on with this train as it approached the station and then the crash. they have videos within the train station as

>> the ntsb has been recommending ptcf for 40 years. activated prior to the crash. >>> and in jerusalem, funeral services are under way for shimon peres. mahmoud abbas is one of dozens of world leaders attending that service. >> and president obama and former president bill clint reason also paying tribute to one of the world's greatest former statesmen. pe was his most important item. peres died after complications from a stroke. >>> overnight, hurricane matthew strengthened into a powerful category 2 storm. this new video shows the damage left behind in st. vincent. the hurricane is likely to justin povick from accuweather tracking its path. >> good morning to you, as well. we have a strengthening hurricane over the south central caribbean. movement takes this off to the west over the course of the next couple of days. not completely organized just yet. it has me to believe this could become stronger down the line. it will be curling off to the north, making its impact felt possibly over jamaica and into cuba. >> we'll continue the ke

mark rosenker chaired the ntsb when the ptc requirement was enacted. >> positive train control, if

>> we know the ntsb, they are on their way there. really, their priority, two things, the event recorder that peter talked about, because we're going to get hard information about what was happening in those final minutes before the train crashed. they'll be looking to get that. that will be brought back to washington, d.c. also, the engineer's going to have critical information as well. we don't know exactly what condition he is in healthwise. but these investigators will want to get to him because in those first few hours that is the critical time. you don't want a situation where he's hearing other scenarios. you want to get to that engineer as soon as you get to the scene and he is able to talk because his wreck lesirecollection is g the clearest. so that's their objective. of course the teams will fan out, they'll be looking at various things. they'll look at the track, the train, how was it performing. they're going to look at this engineer's work hours. what was his schedule before this actual incident? did he get enough sleep

the ntsb is on the scene. the engineer is cooperating. >> time for first alert it's a smooth drive downtown. traffic is crawling. we will show you the slowdown. it is going to take 18 minutes to go from 93 10 newton corner. about 24 minutes. you can see it's 27 miles headed north. that is first alert traffic. >> not a bad day. anchor: this was the one opportunity if we're going to have one today. >> still chilly. the timing is tricky. you even see it here. look at maine and new hampshire, parts of massachusetts. the sun is out. it's cloudy with rain near new york city. you were seeing the low clouds trying to come in. the south. 58 degrees. the breeze is off the water. it is getting gusty. tonight later on where the skies may stay clear, temperatures could fall into the 40's. otherwise the cool ocean wind limits how it can get. tomorrow, temperatures fairly similar to the readings today but not the benefit of some sunshine. here is why. we have high pressure in control. we still have the ocean wind and this sy

the ntsb report stopped short of pinpointing a cause. marc martinez has more with what the report reveals. >> reporter: it could be months before we find out what caused the plane to go down but the early report indicates that the pilot knew things were going but to ditch the plane as it caught fire. surveillance video caught it coming down as a fireball just before 7:30 on saturday night. it was a cessna 182 carrying four skydivers and a pilot for the show at the constitution fair involving a pyrotechnic display a mile away from the crash site. one of the fire leading to the catastrophic crash. here is a copy of the report by the ntsb made available today. fire and the pilot was flying at 5,000 feet. shortly after, the left wing of the plane became engulfed in the plane crashed four miles from the airport where it took off. the pilot suffered serious burn injuries and he is expected to recover after the injure i injuries he had. the ntsb should issue another report. >>> police arrest a teacher for having a seven-month long relationship

the ntsb is looking into all possible factors that could have led to the crash. (bella dinh-zarr, vice chairman, ntsb) they will be examining the following areas. operations, mechanical issues, human performance, signals, survival factors and track issues. commutors who survived and witnessed the crash describe the chatoic scene. (mos) at the end of every track there's a bumper, a steel bumper, it went right through the bumper and right (mos) there was just this impact, and it sounded like an explosion. and we were stunned. (mos) the speed seemed normal: but as we got closer, you know -- i didn't really realize it at the time but, you know, did not slow down at all. the engineer of the train has been identified as 48- year-old thomas gallagher -- an employee of new jersey transit for 29 years. gallagher was treated for his injuries and released from a local hospital. new jersey's governor says he is coorporating with investigators. (tom jones, neighbor of thomas gallagher) "just a fine, fine family. / ((ad-lib))

what ntsb investigators are trying to determine. >>> this weekend may be the last chance to get a look at colorado's fall colors. lauren explains why. 0. >> that was a great photo graph. let's get a look at the forecast. let's get to lauren and i have such big plans to get out this morning. >> there's a chance for moisture and rain out there in the northwestern northwestern corner of the state and mainly to the south it's very light. then up into the foothills other than that a few clouds to begin the day. a chance for rain a little bit >>> good morning, taking a look at cones we have out there as you travel along mississippi and that's due to the ongoing construction there. we have the daytime closures of mississippi as you get to the east of santa fe out to broadway and the closures picked up through the weekend and back in place on monday. >>> there's a shooting in lakewood, live to center in e west block. >> reporter: police received a call around 1248 tum tim this morning. right now they're foe cusing on one particular car in a driveway. the neighbor came outside to see what was g

sot ntsb presser: "the ntsb will analyze the facts, determine the probable cause of the accident and issue a report of those determ train heading south toward hoboken from spring valley new york . shortly before 9 am thursday morning? the train ?. inching closer toward the station ?. never slows down. sot blaine: "it went through the air traveled about another 40 feet and the train flying into the depot. sot witness: " you just heard a kaboom the whole place shook. just shook." tag: investigators will be here on the scene for at least another week - trying to figure out why?.the train sped into the station the way it did. they hope to recover the event data news hoboken new jersey president barack obama will be among the world leaders who will speak at the funeral for former israeli president shimon peres today. peres was also the former prime minister and served israel for decades. peres died on wednesday at the age of 93. now for a quick check on your weather with to the 60s for highs in all areas. the wind will continue to blow out of the north, but not as strong as yesterday. lik

more than 100 others are hurt, most of them critically, the ntsb is sending a team of investigators to the scene. authorities say there is no sign of terrorism or a hostile act. >> the one thing as governor cuomo mentioned that we know is that the train came in at a high rate of speed. and when we know why, we'll share it with the public. >> the train's engineer is in critical condition but cooperating with investigators. let's go live to sidney long in hoboken, hudson county. >> you said people were lucky enough to walk away from that crash without getting hurt? >> it's a miracle when you think about the damage and destruction, we spoke to passengers who were on the standing room only commuter train when it slammed, as we mentioned at a very high rate of speed into the platform. we're where standing now, you can see the command most and all the first responders here. you can tell just how old it is, over 100 years, some told me the train hit so hard, it was airborne before hitting the platform. >> i didn't know why we weren't slowing down. >> reporter: omar says the minute he could th

. >>> the ntsb sai crash in new jersey will proceed when that scene is considered safe. passengers report the new jersey transit train never slowed as it entered hoboken station, crashed through a barrier, jumped the track and slammed into a wall. a 34-year-old woman died in the crash standing on the platform at the time. more than 100 others were injured. the ntsb checklist of potential causes to examine includes mechanical issues, signal error. >> we can currently access the locomotive at the end of this train and we'll be pulling the event recorder this evening. from the event recorder we hope to get information such as speed and braking. we also know the train had outward facing video recorders on both ends of the train and we also will be recovering both of those. >> the train's engineer survived the crash and the ntsb plans to interview him now that he's out of the hospital. >>> the 6-year-old boy shot in the school remains in critical condition. police say a 14-year-old boy shot jacob hall, shot another student and teacher at townville elementary yesterday afterno

the ntsb has been demanding an advanced braking system for at least 40 years. miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: lessons learned. the amtrak derailment in eight dead and more than 200 injured. a train traveling at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. in california 25 lost their lives, 135 hurt when a commuter train slammed into a freight train in 2008. these just two of the 145 rail line accidents experts could have been prevented with positive train control or ptc. the advanced braking system is designed to automatically stop a ending in head-on collisions. but only 22% of trains currently have the advanced braking system. train travel is still among the safest way to commute, but there are more questions on how to make it safer sooner. miguel almaguer, los angeles. >>> it has been a growing theme this election cycle for publications to break from tradition in their endorsements, and now a big one. side saying donald trump is unfit for the presidency writing he lacks the temperament and knowledge and honesty that america needs from its president. for the fi

that is a standard part of every single ntsb investigation. they ask everybody a series of questions as a baseline. they want to get a good understanding of the human factors so they can then from that point go on and try to get a better determination of what happened. but listen, here's the thing. coming into the station, the speed limit goes from 10 miles per hour down to 5 miles per hour, and by the time you're actually into the station, you should be crawling into the station. so whatever caused this train to suddenly, literally, jump the tracks at the end of this train track, literally up against the bumper guards, and then come barreling right into the train station itself, this train was clearly going way, way, way too fast. the question is, why? mechanical or human condition, i'll tell you, in the pars, rr almost always a combination of human issues that come together. these days, it's rarely a mechanical issue. it's more likely a human factor glrb the question is, when are we going to get answers? thank you so much for joining us. tom

the ntsb will do a full investigation into what happened exactly. we will let the facts speak for themselves. if there is something to learn from those facts after that investigation, we will be sure to learn and incorporate that lesson. commissioner hammer, they are working very hard, hand in glove, in a seamless approach where new jersey transit is working with the port authority to expedite tonight's commute and tomorrow's commute because the structural damage to the station itself and we don't know yet how long that damage will take to repair or the consequences of that damage. i would like to applaud all the first responders who did a magnificent job once again and take this opportunity to say these are difficult times over these past weeks and months between terrorist attacks, natural disasters. we have had our hands full in this country, we had our hands full in the northeast. i want to thank the linden police who did an extraordinary job apprehending abca20 in connection with the chelsea bombing and they did a fantastic job and i want to tha

mark rosenker chaired the ntsb when the ptc requirement was enacted. stopped this train because it was moving too fast through the station. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth september is childhood cancer awareness month. what better time to donate to st. jude children's research hospital? where families never receive a bill go to stjude.org. cbs cares. >>> to the presidential campaign. we think of election day as just under six weeks away, but in reality americans in 11 states are already voting, and absentee ballots are being mailed now in 28 states and washington, d.c. early access to the polls in iowa was not lost on the clinton campaign today, and nancy cordes is there. >> are you ready to go to the polls? >> reporter: november 8th is still 40 days away, but in iowa the election started today. >> vote this way. come over here. you can go right on second avenue. >> reporter: the clinton campaign led supporters directly from her rally in des moines to 36 states and d.c. now offer some form of early voting, eithe