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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...

>> we were told. everyone was screaming that another train might come along. we were told to run as far as you could away from the train. we had to run through some woods. and i was on the phone with 911 running through the woods. and we all -- el, a lot of the mem people in my car, last car, made it over the second set of train tracks into the area where i could call 911. everyone was just helping each other. the less wounded were helping more severely wounded. we were trying to describe our location to the dispatcher so they could got to us as soon as possible. >> officials confirmed the dea...

The employee, brian? >> we know a little more, ashleigh. the associated press just confirming in the past few minutes that jim gaines was one of the people on the train who was killed last night. his wife jaclyn is confirming the news. he was in washington for the day attending meetings, on his way home to new jersey, on the train late in the evening when it derailed. he is survived by two children, a 16-year-old and an 11-year-old. as you mentioned, he was a video software architect for the associated press. he worked there for almost 20 years. ashleigh? >> sorry, brian. i couldn't hear you t...

Headed into that curve. an area called the frankfurt junction. locals call the frankford junction a notorious curve out here on the rails. the speed limit in this area just 50 miles per hour. at least seven people killed in the crash, including u.s. naval academy midshipman justin zemser, and gym gaines an associated press video software architect, he was 48. hospitals treated more than 200 people many of them hurt when other people or objects fell on top of them. >> this huge red suitcase just came flying at me. our train was actually on its side. so it pushed me onto the side of the train. i...

Crash, jon, because it was so so violent. >> but as we know rick seven victims known dead now. what do we know about them? >> reporter: well they did not confirm identities of any of the victims at today's news conference we have heard from some of the victim's relatives and employers and associated the victims according to these family members and friends include a man who worked for the associated press for nearly 20 years. he was a video software architect named jim gaines father of two returning home to planesboro new jersey. we lost a midshipman from rockaway new jersey who was on his way...