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WCAU NBC 10 News At 4pm May 13, 2015

Will return to philadelphia. He was in harrisburg earlier today, but he will come back to philly this evening. And well get more details on that a little bit later. As you mentioned, the ntsb will hold another briefing one hour from now with more information on the speed of the train and the cause of the crash. Were in a building overlooking the secure zone. You can see in the distance that investigators are still out there, crews are still out there, and police are securing this site. Now we want to take you back to that ntsb video, this new video that shows the investigators at the scene surveying the damage. We also know this afternoon that mayor Michael Nutter spoke to us within the hour. He tells us the majority of the crew and passengers have been located. But investigators are still trying to make sure that all victims and survivors are accounted for. The mayor says that president obama called him earlier today to be briefed on the details of what happened. The mayor says the president expressed sadness and offered support. So did pennsylvanias senators pat toomey and bob casey who toured the site of wreckage this afternoon. Youll hear from both of them today. For now, heres senator casey. He describes what he witnessed. Its just a scene of real horror. And as youve seen in the pictures some of the cars are just mangled as if they went through some kind of a process where theyre twisted and you cant imagine anyone surviving. And yet, so many did, thank goodness. Ntsb investigators have been on scene all day and they have been analyzing that Data Collected from the black box recovered on board the train. We will have their update and briefing at 5 00. Reporting live in Port Richmond rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. And now to clues in the investigation. Nbc 10 has a team of reporters working very hard to find out just what went wrong. Nbc 10 was able to track down Surveillance Video. We want to show that to you. We can tell you that the video is a bit grainy. But a camera was, indeed rolling when the train went off the tracks. You can see there are multiple flashes of light showing the impact of last nights crash. We do want to get to nbc 10 who has been monitoring the activities at the crash site today. Randy . Reporter well jacqueline right now, this is about the closest we can get to where the crash site is. You can see Philadelphia Police officers have blocked off this road that leads to the train tracks. We did get our first look at the seconds before and after impact. From the camera posted on this building across the street. You see the train speeding by and a flash of light as it crashes near the curve. The grainy Surveillance Video captures amtrak 188 heading north. You can see it speed by then a few seconds later, bright flashes light up the sky. From another angle, you can see what looks like an explosion as the train derails crashing into the ground. With the light of day, the extent of the destruction becomes clear, tracks are bent, train cars flipped. Rescue crews and canine dogs search through the debris. So far Officials Say six bodies have been found on or near the train. And the search is ongoing. A seventh death was confirmed this afternoon. Most of the train is actually off the tracks. We will not cease our efforts until we are absolutely sure. Heavy machinery brought to the crash site. Weve seen cranes and bulldozers access to the site is blocked on all sides. It will be a long process. Theyll need to carefully preserve any evidence of what exactly happened before impact. You can see Philadelphia Police officers still blocking off access. We have seen a lot of neighbors, people who live in the area coming out here to try to get a look. Youre not going to get a good look at the train, its tookeifar off. And theyre asking you to avoid this area if at all possible. Nbc 10 news. Reporter randy, thank you, and here are the intersections. You can see how this road is blocked. And you can see authorities on the scene. They are going to keep this road blocked as the Investigation Continues and they try to get to the bottom of what exactly contributed to this crash and make sure there are no more survivors at the scene of that deadly Train Derailment. Again, we are awaiting that News Conference from the National Transportation safety board that is coming up at 5 00. Reporting live in Port Richmond jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. Thank you jacqueline. Well be going back with you later in this broadcast. All right. In the meantime lets check in on the investigation itself. George spencer live at east detectives. George the trains engineer was there, and he was with his attorney. But hes not talking . Reporter thats exactly right, renee. Its been a hub all day. This is the place where investigators from across the east coast are using as a meeting post. And weve confirmed that the engineer came here after the derailment. He came with his attorney. But Philadelphia Police confirmed to us that he declined to give any statement at all about what happened. Take a look at some of the video that our cameras got here during the day. We can see a host of the scene leaders and investigators in and out of this building. We saw office of emergency management, railroaded administration and many other agencies here. As for the engineer himself, Philadelphia Police commissioner ramsey tells us the engineer was not hostile, he simply said that the engineer declined to give any statement at all to his investigators. We come back out here live you may be wondering, according to the mayor, the ntsb at least in the beginning handles what you might consider the physical evidence surrounding this derailment. It is then up to Philadelphia Police who operate out of this building to handle what you might consider the human evidence that people surrounding all of this. That engineer came here some time after the derailment, but declined to give any statement at all to Philadelphia Police. Were monitoring things thats the latest live right now from east detectives. George spencer, nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 getting a first look at some of the victims of the deadly derailment in philadelphia. They include Associated Press journalist jim gaines who was killed in the derailment as well as Naval Academy mid shipman Justin Zemser. Also a philadelphia ceo Rachel Jacobs who at this hour is missing. Doug shimell has been learning more about these victims. Doug, what have you found out . Reporter well, we spoke to friends and family of Rachel Jacobs, and they say for them the excruciating part is the not knowing. But for some of the other families, the fear has been confirmed. As the stretchers came and went from the scene, names gradually surfaced of those who didnt survive. 48yearold jim gaines has two Young Children and handles Video Software for the Associated Press. His colleagues say he was coming back home to plainsboro new jersey. Also among the casualties Justin Zemser he attended the u. S. Naval academy in washington. And the school says the 21yearold was on leave and heading home tuesday night to see his family in rockaway beach, new york. Op it was his High School Valedictorian and finishing up his second year at the Naval Academy. He was a loving son, nephew and cousin who was this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. Reporter but as the injured left area hospitals, the family of Rachel Jacobs had no contact from her. The ceo of an internet Apprenticeship Company based in philadelphia was on amtrak train 188, according to coworkers. She is the mother of a 2yearold and a twitter message from her company reads, quote, thank you for your thoughts and prayers for our ceo Rachel Jacobs. We are still looking for rachel and hope she will be with her family soon. And some members of her family her husband and sister were told, were driving to philadelphia. We gave the family information and Contact Information for the red cross. They were presumably going to go to the Family Assistant Center that has been set up over at 12th and market at the marriott. We also reached out to some of rachels colleagues and were hoping to hear from them soon. Live at 30th street station, im doug shimell, nbc 10 news. All right, doug. Keep us posted. Thanks for that update. It was a frantic race in the dark last night for First Responders to get to the victims of this deadly derailment. They had to prioritize injuries. It was based on severity. Nbc 10 is also tracking more about the survivors of the derailment this afternoon. And the man we just told you about who just died at Temple University hospital. Cydney long is live. Thats where doctors updated us. What is the latest . We can tell you that of the 54 patients initially rushed here last night before the midnight hour 23 of them are still being cared for here. Two have been released within the last couple of hours. Last night where there were stretchers orthopedics out here waiting for those folks, now you can see a slew of media as one of the top doctors here at Temple University was answering a number of our questions about these patients. Now, so 23 of the total patients initially rushed here again, are still being cared for and eight of them in critical condition. Doctors just told us that 49yearold James Marshall gaines of princeton, new jersey was not, in fact conscious when he arrived here at the hospital. Doctors did try to resuscitate him. But he died a short time after midnight, they say, due to a fatal blow to his chest. He was riding an amtrak first quiet car. One of the rail cars behind the engine, and doctors had double the amount of staff here working on their level four trauma alert last night and through the overnight hours. The seat of the train does not dictate the severity of the critical injuries he witnessed. Saying it doesnt matter if it was going 100 Miles Per Hour or 50 Miles Per Hour, that these passengers were critically hurt. He confirms that nearly every patient who came in suffered some type of rib injuries and internal bleeding but not life threatening. We asked how those passengers likely sustained those rib fractures. The rib fractures tell me they rattled around in the train cars a lot to get a lot of rib fractures. We also saw some scapula fractures and long bone fractures of the leg and fractures of the arm. I was surprised, and i think i told you surprised to see we did not have much head injury. A lot of folks who were going to have head injuries theres one person with a head injury. That was very gusz. Good news. Reporter dr. Cushing went on to say that patients came in stunned and disoriented. Now the families of those loved ones were working with four representatives from amtrak because some of them are from out of the country figuring out once they are safe to go home how they will do so. Live in north philadelphia, nbc 10 news. Our Team Coverage continuing now with nbc 10s jesse gary. Jesse, those fortunate enough to walk away from that wreckage are still some of them stuck in philadelphia. Tell us whats being done for them. Reporter well the red cross has set up a victims assistant center inside this hotel behind me, the marriott in downtown. But ive been told that the red cross has pulled out their team and now these families are working with the ntsb and amtrak. The red cross will return if needed. Right now, the people inside recovering, recounting their ordeal. Today with uneasy steps, some passengers onboard amtrak train 188 walked away from the crash and gave firsthand accounts to the carnage inside the toppled rail cars. When i started hearing people i was on the side. And they had carried me off. My shoes are not my shoes. Somewhere i lost my shoes. And a lady gave me her shoes. And a policeman walked me from the side of the train tracks to the to the sidewalk. Former congressman pat murphy says he was seated on the left side wearing headphones and working at a table. Then saw the vibrations and a second later the train jumped the tracks and rolled. All of us on that side basically flew over. And, you know i went head first into the next table and window. And, you know, the guy next to me well you know i realized that finally came to a stop theres debris and glass and everything and i just i checked my limbs to make sure i was okay and feel everything. And then i picked myself up. The guy next to me was knocked out cold. I kind of sat him up and i just tapped his face and said hey, brother, get up. Murphy suffered bumps and bruises, but otherwise okay. 35 families following the crash are being cared for inside the fourth floor of the downtown marriott hotel. Officials with the red cross and state police are inside. Reporter and late this afternoon, two representatives with the Philadelphia Medical Examiners Office came into the hotel. A source tells me the only reason that would happen, they need someone on the inside to identify a loved one. Were going to stay right here and update you coming up in the next hour. Youll hear more stories of survival and what it was like inside that mangled train. Live in center city jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Amtrak has a hot line for friends and family to check on loved ones who may have been on that train. Heres the number you should call if youre looking for information. Its 18005239101. President obama released a statement about the derailment saying in part that spirit of loving kindness was reaffirmed last night as hundreds of First Responders and passengers lent a hand to their fellow human beings in need. Now, the clearest way to see the wreckage is from the sky. Matt delucia is back surveying the damage. Yeah we have been up here all night, all morning, and now the afternoon. Lets go ahead and give you a look at what everything looks like right now. The only major change weve seen in terms of whats going on on the tracks. Off the tracks right here at this spot. Pretty much in the same positions they were last night when they went off the tracks. And real quickly now. We want to show you the track. Now that we can see with perfect daylight out here. This Straight Line that these trains were going on before it hit that curve. You can see, they were coming up northbound, which would be in this direction here and it would hit this curve right here. And that is where you see that the trains went off that track. So we see the investigators out here all day, see the heavy equipment out there, as well. And that theyre really right now trying to piece this together trying to get the evidence. Theyve got all that caution tape up there, as well. But even with the sunny skies out here now, it really just does put it in a better picture of what happened out here last night. When it was so dark and now we can see a lot more out here in these damgt hours and theylight hours. And they investigate this derailment. You just see the train cars toppled over on the side. Some cases completely destroyed right here. Were going to be back in a few minutes and hovering over the area to give you a better look. And well be back, but for now nbc 10 news. So helpful there in illustrating how that happened last night. Lets take a closer look at amtrak northeast corridor by the numbers. It is the busiest railroad in north america, 2,200 trains operate from washington, d. C. To boston every day. Trains carry 11. 4 million passengers up and down the stretch in 2030. 2013. Between d. C. And boston than all airlines combined. So this deadly occur railment is, of course having a significant Ripple Effect across the region. Nbc 10s Ted Greenberg is live in trenton to tell us about the impact there. Ted, tell us what commuters are facing. Well renee and jim, weve been talking with rail passengers all day who have been forced to change their travel plans because of the lack of Amtrak Service. And new Jersey Transit has made accommodations and adjustments to its own service. Reporter an influx of passengers on new Jersey Transits river line prompted the agency to add train cars to its route between trenton and camden. Its a little congested, but, you know, weve got to make it work. Probably cost us an extra three hours. With no Amtrak Service between philadelphia and new york, he was among those who made the river line part of their trip. We had to take the new Jersey Transit out here to trenton, then were going to transfer to the river line to pennsauken hop on a bus and head into philly. Because of the derailment on the river line and the northeast Corridor Service which has also had a surge in passengers. For lori cook getting to new york today meant taking a new Jersey Transit train from trenton instead of amtrak from 30th street station. Its been a disruption for us that obviously just a terrible tragedy for so many. I feel blessed. Aaron says he initially planned to take the train that derailed but then decided to stay in baltimore another night. I was grateful. Sent

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