custody of his father. the national highway safety administration actually held a press conference in washington, d.c., today, about kids in hot cars, and they pointed out that the temperature outside, even when it s in the 80s, can get to deadly levels inside of a car in just ten minutes. we re live in hackensack, new jersey. tracy strayhan, news 4 new york. thank you. it was 90 degrees in hackensack as this happened. we go to storm team 4 meteorologist janice huff for the latest on the heat that has taken over the tristate area. we knew once the front came through yesterday, the humidity levels would go down. but the temperatures necessarily would not. still expected 90s today. and we saw that in some areas, not central park, just missed it by a degree, with a high of 89. but newark at 93. and so was laguardia airport with a 90-degree reading in islip and bridgeport. it is still hot, and dangerous for you to leave pets and children in cars. just shouldn t do that at a
the train speeding by and seconds later, the bright flashes lighting up a sky. and then from another angle, you can see what looks like an explosion. taking a closer look at the sight of last night s deadly derailment, this section of amtrak s northeast corridor runs through philadelphia s port richmond neighborhood. nbc 10 s jacqueline london once again, live for us jacqueline. what s the latest there? you re awaiting a briefing, right? reporter: we are awaiting a news conference expected to start shortly at any minute now. the ntsb says the confirmation that the train was going in excess of 100 miles per hour comes as there is a very very active search for answers. we can show you where we are down this road. it is entirely blocked as the investigation continues. they are trying to get further answers about the contributing cause to this wreck. if there is anything other than speed or that s the sole contributing factor. that discovery of the box just as officials sta
why the australian government is threatening to euthanize john fidep s two terriers. today, thursday may 14th 2015. from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a thursday morning. as we wake up all focus is on this 36-year-old conductor that derailed two nights ago. why he had that train going so fast when he was supposed to slow down to 50 miles per hour. the search for answers in the deadly derailment of thing a track train in philadelphia. we have complete coverage the stories of the victim was died and the safety system that could have prevented this tragedy. natalie has made her way through the crash site. good morning to you. reporter: good morning to you, savannah matt. that s right, it is another busy day here behind me. it s very much an active scene. right now, you are looking live at the locate motetive. this is where that engineer was at
the corporate realtor was a passenger on ill-fated amtrak 188. also on board according to italy s ambassador a citizen giuseppe piras. the family of missing passenger bob gildersleeve called to philadelphia s medical examiner s office to confirm his identity. my name is marc gildersleeve help me find my dad. reporter: their family s search ending in heartbreak as they were told he d been found at the crash scene. when he smiles you want to smile. reporter: at medgar evers college in brooklyn they miss their dean of student affairs derrick griffith. he believed he could be a change agent in someone s life so he carried himself that way. reporter: in new york the loss of abid gilani wells fargo s senior hospitality finance vice president brought sadness to his colleagues. the family of 20-year-old navy midshipman justin zemser released several more pictures of a son who was proud he had made it to the u.s. naval academy. and in the quiet car on amtrak 188 was 48-yea
mentioned. very emotional father from maryland said he s angry with amtrak because it cease so low to give him answer it s so slow to give him answers about his son. he was in the first car, okay. it s turned inside out. they found his phone. his phone they found. but they can t find him or his belongings. gildersleeve, jr. boarded that train in baltimore where he lives with his wife and two teenagers. they plan to pass out missing flyers in philadelphia today because they want a sense of closure. seven families are making funeral arrangements and i pray to god i m not number eight. he s the vice president of corporate accounts for ecolabs. we are learning more information, they are mothers, executives, service members sons and fathers, only five of the seven who died have been identified. we ll share more of their stories in a minute, but first, we want to check your weather and traffic on the 1s. meteorologist tom kierein begins our coverage of that. good morn