Suitcase just ceag flying at me. Reporter this came flying at me. Reporter this passenger described the horrific scene after their amtrak train violently veered off the tracks. A lot of people were in shock. They couldnt believe what was happening. Crawl forward, sir. Reporter cell phone video captured rescuers trying to rescue people from trapped. Train 188 from d. C. Heading to new york derailed around 9 30 last night in philadelphia. 238 passengers and 5 crew members were on board. Its an absolute disastrous mess. Never seen anything like this in my life. Reporter philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter and emergency officials briefed reporters overnight as First Responders flashlights pierced the darkness looking for any signs of life. The amtrak northeast corridor, a train has rolled over. Reporter the federal Railroad Administration says an engine and all seven cars derailed in the accident. More than 300 firefighters, police and other Emergency Personnel responded to the mass casualty
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Air strikes on gaza, hours after finding the dead bodies of three missing teens. Birth control battle a big victory for hobby lobby and the effort to deny contraceptive coverage on religious grounds. We start with embattled automaker general motors, today it said it will recall 8 million more vehicles for safety problems. That brings the total number of recalls to more than 25 million breaking the alltime record for the most cars recalled in a single year by a single automaker, the rals were announced as the company outlined a plan that could pay billions to victims of detective ignition switches. Theres no reason that only two weeks after he died, i got the first recall. They knew about it. Reporter their stories of lost have been broadcast internationally. G. M. Needs to be held accountable for their actions. Reporter now g number of says it will make amends and will decide on the price of a life. This man oversaw the claims of 9 11 in a process that saw bankers receive more money th
With also coming up a major european publisher has called for a band on chinese owned social media platform. Thought of using it of collecting personal dates with from las go to the world. This is, are the international. My name is peter scott. And these, the top stories this hour an insane counter offensive. Thats how the russian envoy to the un describes ukraines latest offensive. Adding is little more than a desperate effort to get more weapons support from the west, but still it not been just says that you can do it, however, we take several villages, but there has been no such breakthrough ortiz broadcast, different reports from the front line. Polasta assures lull the ukrainian counter offensive, so called counter offensive began here in kennesaw region about a week ago. For the 1st few days, there was ferocious fighting. The ukrainian side took a number of small villages on the outskirts of russian control territory. But we saw at what price those villages, which have no Strateg
A moments peace. In conclusion it is always a good idea to trust your instincts more and gadgets less or else you might take a wrong turn on to the ridiculist. Thanks for watching. Early start begins now. Breaking news this morning. A Helicopter Crashes in the heart of london during rush show hour. Well go live to london. And the companys much hyped dream liners grounded in japan. And a streftch of rain, sno and ice could put a damper on travel plans. Welcome to early start. It is wednesday, january 16th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. We begin with breaking news this morning. That breaking news, a help copter has crashed into a crane at a construction site in Central London. This is a very busy part of the city. Happened during rush hour. Emergency personnel have raced to the scene. You can see it right therener the vauxhall train station. And zain verjee because just live on cnn international, telling us exactly whats going on there. She said that two fatalities in this crash. She said some