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And i'm sure there are a lot of people that would like to thank you to reach out to help others in their time of need. joan and max, thank you. >> thank you so much mr. cooper. >> thank you. as we said, authorities have not ruled out the possibility of finding more victims at the crash site. you heard from the mayor, he sent more officers to search the region. a midshipman was heading home to visit his family. tim gaines was returning home from washington and survived by his wife and two children. and a small tech company leaves behind a husband and 2-year-old. >> and some families are still...

Among them derek griffith, the dean of students at medgar evers college. he was described inside a school press release as a quote pillar of the community. the other victims is a u.s. naval midshipman, the ceo of a small tech company. >> justin. he was supposed to be home by 10:30. >> they said there was a derailment and i kept calling hospitals and nothing. >> reporter: the mother got the awful news her son had died. >> he was wonderful. he was absolutely wonderful. everybody lockoked up to my son. there's no other words i can say. >> reporter: jim gaines worked for the associated press. he w...

Among those, 8 in critical condition. according to the medical doctor there, he said that most of the passengers had some sort of rib fracture and others with partially collapsed lung. we're starting to learn more about those that died in this crash. and one of those is zemser who is a midshipman in the navy. and then from a -- also 39-year-old rachel jacobs a mother of two and a chief executive of a small tech firm. and lastly abid gilani. there are a number of passengers still missing this evening. among those, gildersleeve who

Showing its support for those injured in the derailment. eagles players delivered coffee and donuts to the hospital. we are learning about those who lost their lives like derek griffith. he received a doctorate just a month ago. >> justin denser was a second year midshipman at the naval academy. he was supposed to be home by 10:30. >> they said there was a derailment. >> his mother got the awful news her son had died. jim gaines worked for the associated press. he was killed on his way home after meetings in d.c. abid gi lawny and another didn't survive the crash. four of the seven passengers ...

When you have tragedies like this, can we afford to wait another five years for those safety device? >> the other thing is amtrak is heavily subsidized. and there are people who don't want to spend another penny. >> incredibly expensive. minorities have not ruled out to fine the site. five of the seven people killed have now been identified. >> 20-year-old justin zemser was a midshipman at the naval academy. 28-year-old jim gaines worked for the associated press. he was returning from washington survived by his wife and two children. >> rachel jacobs, the ceo of a small tech company, she is be...