This we have no explanation at this point. Tonight we want to know what you think, and tweet us using germanwingsqs. What is the latest on the recovery efforts, nic . He is min the french alps. Don, due to the restart in the next few hours as soon as the sun comes up you can expect the helicopters to be coming in here to pick up the recovery teams, and they are two team members and a mountain guide. What is different here and you can maybe see my breath in the air, and the ground is thick with frost. We are 4,500 feet and where the recovery is going son 6,000 feet. And the ground below me is covered in a layer of ice that. That is what the recovery workers will find high in the mountains tomorrow. It is going to be dangerous, and treacherous underfoot, and we have seen picktures can of them on the poun tain with pictures of the aircraft and it is steep. In the best of times, and in good conditions it is difficult going, but this is what they are going to be facing. And what are the rel
He took his battle against islam to texas, where an event featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad turned deadly. Ill ask geert wilders, has he gone too far. We begin this broadcast with breaking news. Were looking at pictures from our affiliate kyw in philadelphia. An amtrak train has crashed tonight near philadelphia. Again, this is just coming into cnn. An amtrak train has crashed tonight in philadelphia. It is near the local station. Again, our station wpvi is reporting that this is happening. Crews have been called to the scene in the frankfort section of philadelphia. No word yet on the injuries but, again, this is all just coming in. Several ambulances have been sent to the scene of this crash again. Youre looking at pictures from our affiliate, kyw. Also wpvr is reporting again. And if you know amtrak or anything about philadelphia the frankfort section of philadelphia is the near northeast. And what that simply means is its one of the nearest neighborhoods north or northeast
Derailed. First pictures that we are getting now, this is from our wpvi affiliate in philadelphia. And these are from the scene. And these are the first pictures that we are getting in. This is videotape. And you can see, it is a very chaotic scene. There are people there who are who have been injured and getting a Little Information from them and treating some of them there on the scene and others will be taken to area hospitals. At least three area hospitals. Hospitals in philadelphia say they are getting patients now, as rescuers work feverishly as you can see from the pictures there at that scene. We have just been told a short time ago to expect a News Conference from philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter at any moment. Joining us to help us through this is matthew l. Wald whos an expert here on accident also peter goelz is with us an aviation expert and transportation analyst and also mary schiavo, who everyone knows is a former director general of the department of transportation. A
The government of ukraine has air defenses in the region where the plane went down. Ukraine says prorussian separatists are behind the crash, while Vladimir Putin says ukraines military campaign against the separatists is to blame for this. Were going to cover all angles of the story for you. And meanwhile, in israel, how long will the ground operation last . And is the showdown with hamas spinning out of control . Were going to take you there live as well. So lets get right to the very latest on flight 17. Back with me now is our chief National Correspondent jim sciutto. Jim, thanks for joining us again. What do u. S. Officials belief happened here and who do they believe is responsible . Well, theyll give an answer to the first question, not to the second question. They believe the plane was taken down by a surfacetoair missile for two reasons. One, u. S. Assets in the region detected a Missile System locking on the radar of a Missile System locking on to this jet before it disappear