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Michael nutter say it that bostian, the engineer here, the person who actually drives the twain, was injured as well as at least 200 other people. we have also learned today that eight people have died. joining me now, cnns erin mclaughlin. erin can you tell me about this eighth individual? >> reporter: hi brooke. some grim news here in philadelphia. we now have learned the identity of the eighth victim. hes been identified by his family as 45-year-old bob gildersleeve. now, his family had been ...

Malfunction with the drone and the operator was not charged in that case. it was a government employee. but this is something the national security council, the department of justice, the faa are all trying to grapple with how to provide security how to protect places like the white house from drones, from people who may be bad actors. in this case, we dont know what the situation is. were waiting to find out. but it raises a lot of questions and highlights the issue, brooke. >> you just dont do...

Treatment, was interviewed by the police department and i believe it was a pretty short interview in which he apparently indicated that he did not want to be interviewed. >> reporter: now, bostians lawyer says that he would be willing to talk to investigators. they just need to let him know when they want to talk to him. he also says that hes suffered from no prior medical conditions, that he was not on any medications at the time of the crash, he wasnt taking alcohol, and he wasnt on drugs. the...

The time remains a mystery today. right now authorities, including bostians lawyer dont even seem to agree as to whether the engineer is cooperating with investigators. his lawyer says bostian spoke to police for hours, though he has a concussion and remembers next to nothing about the crash. but its a different story from police officials, who tell cnn that bostian refused to answer questions. heres what we can confirm right now. the number of those lives lost, that has climbed now to eight aft...

Now questions remain about his willingness to talk. his lawyer says bostian spoke to police for hours, but its a different tale from police officers who tell cnn that bostian refused to answer questions. >> the engineer was injured. again, i want to remind you the engineer of course was in the first train car, the engine component. that car, we believe, actually tumbled over and over and over numerous times, and the engineer survived. taken out of the vehicle, went to a hospital received treatme...