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Each one meant so much to their loved ones. and each one touched the lives of those around them in profound ways like jim gaines, 48 years old, husband and father of a 16-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter. gaines was a video software architect for the associated press. he was on the train tuesday heading home to plainsboro, new jersey. his family released a statement saying "he was more precious to us than we can express." >> justin zemser was on break from the u.s. naval academy. he was heading home to his family in rockaway beach new york city. zemser's mother says her son was an abso...

Cars, the broken bones is what they've been dealing with. they still they say have a number of surgeries that they need to perform here. we're also learning more about the people who were killed. and we know that, for instance, a second year midshipman, a young man who was on his way home to his parents, he was killed as well as a businessman, a man who worked for associated press, a father who also was on his way home to his kids in new jersey. he was just one stop away from getting off of the train. and he was killed as well. we will continue to hear those stories, those sad stories as the d...

Our son was midship justin zemser. he was born on march 25th 1995. he was his high school valedictorian and was just finishing up his second year as midshipman at the united states naval academy. he was a loving son, nephew and cousin. >> well that was susan zemser the mother of 20-year-old naval academy midshipman justin zemser who is among the seven people killed in tuesday's amtrak train derailment. we are joined this morning by justin's close friends, his teammate and his roommate brandon teal. guys thanks so much for being on "new day." we're so sorry for your loss. >> thank you, ma'am. >...

Covered three bodies on the wrecked train, and two bodies from nearby. people who had been thrown from the train. one of the critically injured patients who had been taken to temple university hospital succumbed to his injuries. they discovered another body on the train, it brought the confirmed death toll from the train 7. this man was a senior vice president at wells fargo, jim gaines, justen zemzer, a young midshipman at the u.s. naval academy, he was heading back home to queens, new york where he was from. also, rachel jacobs, who was ceo

Morning with you. devin i want to start with you because we understand all of the midshipman were called in to a meeting to get the news of z's death. can you tell us about that moment? >> yes. we were all together for a brief. and we were all sitting together and the brief was delayed rather for about 45 minutes. and we started looking around because it's not typical in the military. and we decided -- or we noticed that when the come daunt came on and said justin had passed it kind of took us all back and we were all in shock for a little bit. >> of course. of course you were. brandon, you we...