0 really interesting. >> case law in there. unbelievable. >> they've got the science. >> i wish i could talk more about this. we will, we'll watch there case carefully. danny and joey, flat out of time. bye. have a great day. >> thank you, everyone for watching. around the world starts right now. this is "around the world." i'm fredricka whitfield. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company today. now, we're going to talk a little bit about the train crash in new york. there have been developments. >> that's right. a deadly train crash taking place just days ago. and now we understand that the train engineer is talking and saying that he may have been in a days, quote unquote, just prior to that train derailing. let's go to washington and rene marsh for more on that. rene? >> freed and michael, we are learning more information about what happened in the moments before that speeding train jumped the tracks in the bronx. two senior law enforcement sources tell cnn producer that the train's engineer, william rockefeller, told investigators on the scene he was dazed in the moments leading up to the crash and he didn't know what happened. when asked by investigators was he -- what he essentially was thinking about, the engineer said he couldn't say. now, we should note other media outlets have reported that rockefeller admitted to falling asleep. however, the official stressed that the engineer never said he actually fell asleep. rockefeller also told investigators on site that the brakes had failed him. but again, we know that the ntsb will be looking intoing whether fatigue played a role and, of course, that is routine. one other point. we know the union has not yet made any comments or they're not commenting on this new revelation that apparently he told investigators that he was dazed in the moments leading up to the crash. >> rene, when you talk about looking into whether fatigue played a role if that's what's meant by in a days, do we know how long he had been, woulding, what would help justify perhaps being sleepy, being overly fatigued if that's what's meant by in a days? >> right. at this point we don't know what his work schedule was in the days leading up to this. we do know, however, that is something the ntsb is working to get to the bottom of. there are going to be looking at what his work schedule was and what his activities were for the last 72 hours. so they can try and figure out possibly was this person tired while he was at work. we do know this. as far as the work hours go and what the rules are, they can only work 12 hours. they can work 16 hours, but only if they have four hours of rest. we know those are the rules. now, what was he doing in the days, what was his schedule like in the days leading up to the crash? we don't still don't know but you can bet investigators are zeroing in on that. >> thanks so much. keep us posted there from washington. >> yeah, and also some of his colleagues saying he is crushed by this, and not been sleeping. >> four people died. >> yeah, exactly. >> and others injured. >> exactly. we'll keep an eye on developments there. let's go to allegations of racism against bob dillon, the legendary singer songwriter is under investigation on france on suspicion of inciting hatred. >> the irony is that dylan is known around the world for using his music as a force for social change. and inclusiveness. ♪ but it's an interview that he did with "rolling stone" magazine that has sparked the outrage. >> indeed. now, what it is, the group representing croatians in france is pressing charges against dylan saying he compared croatians to nazis in that interview. let's go to paris now. our jim bitterman to put it all in context for us. we should point out that bob dillon was actually discussing the stigma of slavery in america and went on to tell "rolling stone" magazine and we'll read the quote here, if you got a slave master or klan in if your blood, blacks can sense that. that stuff lingers to this day just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood. it's that the comparison that's got him in hot water. explain why in france that could be inciting hatred and why it is in france. >> well, in fact, this comes under a 197278 amendment to the press law here basically that suggests that anybody who incites or provokes someone to hate someone else because or a group because of their racial or ethnic background is in violation of the law. in fact, it's a law that carries with it a penalty of one year in jail and 45,000 euro fine, about $60,000. so that's the law. the fact is that this was begun about a year ago after this interview came out, october of 2012 in "rolling stone" magazine. and valdko mayor rich who is the secretary general of that croat group said dylan's group would go incite violence. there there have been no charges filed just yet and dylan has been notified he is under judicial investigation. >> jim, what happens now and this group says it doesn't want money. what does it want. >> what's the process here? >> well, in fact, a lawyer for the group told cnn they would be happy if he just apologized. they would drop their action if he just apologized. and if it -- if he doesn't and if the group insists, then the prosecutor continues, in fact, the next step is to bring charges against dylan. then there would be a trial after that will. >> jim, thanks oech in paris, appreciate that. ukraine's government is still intact despite pressure from thousands of protesters. >> opposition lawmakers, i think we've got live pictures from kiev. opposition lawmakers couldn't muster enough votes to bring the government down. perhaps a real surprise given the makeup of the parliament. but the protesters plan to press on. you can see them doing that right there. that's independence square in the capital, kiev. >> now to phil black there in the ukrainian capital of kiev. you see activity behind you there. the demonstrators don't seem tool discouraged at all by that vote, are they? >> reporter: no, as you mentioned, fred, it wasn't really a surprise outcome in that vote. the opposition parties don't have the numbers to beat the government and the ruling party. but it was more about making a statement. they believe they've made that statement and say they're going to continue fighting for what is their goal now. that is to overturn the government of this country, to see the president removed from power. today here at independence square the numbers were bigger yet again, growing certainly. they're now occupying this very convincingly 24 hours a day. on top of that, thousands of them are marching to government buildings, parliament, other buildings and so for the rallying outside. they're really falling into something of a rhythm here saying they are determined. they're going to keep doing this and not going to stop until they achieve their goal. so the question now is really what happens because the government isn't going to give up powersly. these people say they will accept nothing less. fred and mike. >> thanks so much in kiev. keep us posted on that. >> it started as wanting to get closer to the european union. now it's become a revolution of sorts. let's turn to thailand now. the government and protesters have reached a truce but it's important to say for now both sides agreeing to back down, cool off a little while the country marks the revered thai king's birthday. >> police have taken down barricades around government buildings in bangkok. a protest leader says the fight against the prime minister will go on. at least three people have died and hundreds more hurt in street battles. >> protesters demanding the prime minister shin wat trat resign saying she's being controlled by her brother thaxen shinawatra who is currently in ex-sil. >> from ballet stage to a high security prison. that's where one russian dancer is heading after being found guilty of ordering an acid attack on his former ballet director. >> and pope francis goes off book, breaking away from prepared remarks to address the sex abuse scandal that threatened to take down the catholic church. >> plus, a call from help from your guy. the president asked the world to help him legalize weed. all for an experiment to see if it would help stop illegal drug trafficking. all that coming up "around the world." i'm a careful investor. when you do what i do, you think about risk. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prepared for the long haul. ishares minimum volatility etfs. investments designed for a smoother ride. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities.