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From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. What happened in a residential area north of new york city last night turned into a mass casualty event. And its a huge warning about what can happen anywhere vehicles encounter Railroad Crossings in this country. This was a commuter train on the metronorth line out of new york. It hit an suv on the tracks in valhalla, new york. The resulting flash fire consumed much of the first car and seemed to fuse the suv to the front of the train. The death toll stands at six including the driver now confirmed to be a mother of three. Its the third busiest rail line in the nation. The ntsb is there on the scene as is our own tom costello tonight. Tom, good evening. Reporter hi, brian. Good evening. Just moments ago they moved the burned out carcass of that train just further down the train tracks just a little bit out of view. Meanwhile, the medical examiners now going through Family Dental r
Welcome back. Lets get a check of the day ahead. The president and first morning. The dali llama is expected to attend that as well. A new york judge will hear arguments today on whether to release the secret grand jury records in the eric garner chokehold case. Hopefully well have details later on this day for you. Stick around. Morning joe starts right now. It is 6 00 on this east coast. Welcome to morning joe. We have a lot to get to this morning, guys. Well start right here in new york. New details are emerging about tuesday nights train accident north of new york city that left six people dead. Investigators still trying to determine how exactly an suv ended up on a Railroad Crossing as a packed metronorth train
was speeding. Thats where we find nbc news correspondent tom costello who is following the developments there. Reporter mika cold good morning to you. Theyve moved the train or the burned out remains of the train further down the tracks. Theyre beginning to process removin
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. What happened in a residential area north of new york city last night turned into a mass casualty event. And its a huge warning about what can happen anywhere vehicles encounter Railroad Crossings in this country. This was a commuter train on the metronorth line out of new york. It hit an suv on the tracks in valhalla, new york. The resulting flash fire consumed much of the first car and seemed to fuse the suv to the front of the train. The death toll stands at six including the driver now confirmed to be a mother of three. Its the third busiest rail line in the nation. The ntsb is there on the scene as is our own tom costello tonight. Tom, good evening. Reporter hi, brian. Good evening. Just moments ago they moved the burned out carcass of that train just further down the train tracks just a little bit out of view. Meanwhile, the medical examiners now going through Family Dental r
Good evening. And we begin this wednesday night with that horrific scene. Federal investigators are there at this hour. A commuter train with hundreds on board, colliding with an suv, driven by a young mother. The suv and the train exploding into flames. These are the moments right after. Tonight, federal authorities have just revealed that 400 feet of electrified rail pierced the rail car, breaking into the train with passengers inside. Moments after impact, this cell phone footage showing firefighters going in, passengers trying to get out. Not everyone survived this. The thick black smoke engulfing the train. The heat so intense, the windows melting. And from above, you can see what was left of the suv. The young mother did not survive. Tonight, at least six dead and the major question, why was that suv on the tracks . Abcs linsey davis on the scene tonight, leading us off. Reporter tonight, a crane in place to remove the wreckage of that car. The charred aftermath of what started o