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Dont expect to hear from him any time soon. He has obtained a lawyer and is refusing to talk to investigators. There is no shortage of activity at the crash, investigators working literally for answers. We have Live Team Coverage. The investigation happening right now, as we learn more about the lives that were lost. Brad bell is live with me in philadelphia on that. Brad . Brad lweoneon, you are down on one end of the train, i am a block at the other end of the train. This is the locomotive of the illfated train 188 and tonight that is the focal point of the investigation, specifically what was going on inside the engineerss cab just before the crash. Stunning news less than 24 hours after seven people are killed, more than 100 hurt in a crash of amtrak train 188. The seven car train sent flying off a corner was screaming at long screaming along at more than twice the safe speed limit. The engineer reacted to slowly to recover. The maximum speed on this curve was 50 Miles Per Hour. When the engineer in deuced brake application, the train was traveling at approximately 106 Miles Per Hour. Brad the locomotive and all seven cars derailed. 238 passengers and five crew members sent flying. It seem to go around the curve fast, too fast for the cars to stay on the track and it went flying. Brad by midmorning, the investigation is well underway the trains black box analyzed, suspicions of speeding confirmed. The engineer has a lawyer and has not spoken to investigators. Philadelphias mayor says there is no excuse for the train speed. Back live again, you are looking at the locomotive from the train. The focal point of the investigation. All evening we have seen in tsb investigators moving in and out of the big locomotive. They say that they want to interview the engineer from this train. They say they know it may take a few days, but we can also tell you this the engineer was brought into a Philadelphia Police precinct today, being reported that he left without giving an interview, in the company of a lawyer. In philadelphia, brad bell, abc 7 news. Leon, back to you. Leon earlier this evening we bumped into a local man who was here for a personal tour of the crash site. He was shocked at how intense the scene was common also concerned. He said that the whole thing could have been prevented. A top ntsb official said had the tpc system been in place, this was preventable. The system congressman boyle mentioned is something designed to prevent highspeed train derailments. That is in place on many spots of the eastern corridor, but not here in philadelphia. That has raised a lot of questions. We dug into the history of accidents with amtrak. Since 2006, safety records show 37 accidents happening on just this str rail in philadelphia. That is 15 derailments, but no deaths or injuries. Still, this bend where this happened has been on the radar for change for decades. As far back as 1901, over 100 years, officials had been talking about making plans to eliminate that curve. Tonight, those questions and concerns still remain, but we are also learning more about the people who died in philadelphia. More stories are emerging about the seven lives that have been lost. Three of them we know more about this evening. One was a journalist, one was a navy midshipmen. Jay korff has how those lives are being remembered. Jay most people who had a loved one on board amtrak 188 say they know the fate of that person. For one maryland family, they are going through an agonizing ordeal. They do not know where Bob Gildersleeve jr is. On this street, there is uncertainty. Im very surprised. Im more aid. Jay residents have no idea of the fate of the 45yearold executive with echo lab. Family members say he was aboard the amtrak train that derailed and has not been accounted for. He has not been identified yet in the crash. There are seven dead. I dont know how many missing. Jay his 13yearold son mark, is among those asking for help. Its scary, we dont know if hes at the hospital, what hospital hes at. Jay in this rockville neighborhood, there is only grief. This 55yearold, an avid sports enthusiast and neighbor, lived in this home. Wells fargo, his present employer, confirmed his death calling his loss a tragedy. We have also learned that a 20yearold midshipmen at the Naval Academy in annapolis was among those who did not survive. His mother, susan. This tragedy has struck us in the worst way. We will spend time grieving with close family and friends. Jay back live at Union Station we spoke with amtrak officials. They said there is limited service here between washington and philadelphia for thursday, but thursday still no service between philadelphia and new york city. Jay korff, abc 7 news. Leon thank you jay. This is not just the busiest line in the u. S. , it is the busiest line in all of north america. The investigation is having a big impact on travel for millions of people. Tomorrow, amtrak says it will be operating between washington and philadelphia, but with a lower frequency of trains making the trip. And of course there is no service between new york and philadelphia. Also, hoping to fill the breach, greyhound has begun to honor amtrak tickets and commercial airlines are doing what they can to help pick up the slack. A lot of things going on coming a lot of information still being delivered and dug up, and that is what we are here for. We will keep you posted with everything we learn in philadelphia. Stay with abc seven and wjla. Com as we continue to follow this tragic situation. We will continue to bring you Live Team Coverage as the situation moves forward. Alison leon, we appreciate all the reporting and will check back with you later. Thank you. Other news of the day, the police are searching for a suspect who sexually assaulted a 12yearold girl in district heights. It happened at 7 00 this morning at an apartment holding on brooks drive. The suspect followed the girl into an elevator and forced her to the ground and attacked her. Detectives will canvass the area tomorrow night. If you have information, call the police. Just in from southeast washington, a woman shot has died. The police are searching for suspects. This happened in the 4600 block of wheeler road. If you have information on this, d. C. Police want to talk to you. Switching gears and turning to the weather. We had cooler temperatures that have settled in, more seasonable weather sticking around tomorrow. Steve rudin is here with the outlook. Hi, steve. Steve hi. Let me tell you, it was absolutely beautiful this evening. If you do not enjoy it, there will be another opportunity tomorrow and friday. 59 degrees at Reagan National airport, 54 dulles. Cooler off to the west, upper 40s in elkins, west virginia. 7 00 in the morning, sunglasses absolutely, light jacket. The temperatures will be just around 50 degrees. Noontime, still lots of sunshine, temperatures in the middle 60s. Moving into the dinnertime hour lower 70s, mostly sunny skies. It will not be as windy as earlier today. The big question is how long will be cool and comfortable weather stick around. There are some changes coming. More on that from the belfort furniture Weather Center in a few minutes. Alison thank you. Still ahead the selfie that has gone viral and a warning about skin cancer. This young womans story, and why she is sharing the photo. Plus, a heartbreaking loss for the capitals. Highlights from overtime ahead. Richard 20,000 Police Officers gather in the Nations Capital to honor the fallen. Alison and calls for a Fairfax County Police Station to be abandoned after an unusually large number of workers who have diagnosed you been diagnosed with cancer. At least 13 people from the franconia station had been battling cancer over the last five years. All under the age of 50, and three have died. It is a story that you will see only on 7 tomorrow night at i love the new place. Thank you. We used a designer from havertys to help blend all of my stuff with daves one good chair. I love it. That reminds me of when we blended our furniture. Yeah. Ryan helped me get all my stuff just the way i like it. And emily helped me get all of my stuff right to the curb. That was a great day. Yeah. Refresh your space with an extra hundred off every thousand at havertys. Plus enjoy 36month, nointerest financing. Havertys. Discover something you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] alison 7 on your side with Health Matters and the terrifying look at the consequences of skin cancer. A warning, the image you are about to see is hard to look at. This woman from kentucky said she used to use a tanning bed four or five times per week. At age 21 she was diagnosed with skin cancer. Now she goes to the dermatologist every six months to have cancerous skin removed. She is a registered nurse and says she hopes the image will save some of these life. It is the emotional cornerstone of police week. Hundreds of officers gathered at a candlelight memorial for following colleagues. Richard reeve has the tribute. Richard e street is pretty quiet right now, but much of the day 20,000 Police Officers were here. Across the u. S. And canada, even officers from england here, to honor those who sacrifice their lives on the job. This is a gathering unlike any other. A reunion and meeting of compassion dignity, precision. This brings the Law Enforcement Families Together to let them know that their loved ones sacrifice their loved ones sacrifice was not in vain. Richard the survivors are given a single red rose. 273 names added to the memorial wall. Im now a 29yearold widow. I never dreamed this would happen. Richard among those honored, officer brian jones. Rebecca jones came here to honor her husband. He made me promise last year that i would come with him this year, no matter what. I promised i would. I never dreamed it would be his name on the honor wall. Richard there was mouring and candles after nightfall. This memorial was made to honor them. Its family. Its definitely a blue family. Richard rebecca jones, 29 years old. Her husband was killed about a year ago. Tonight, she says she was surrounded by family. From washington, Richard Reeve abc 7 news. Alison very touching tribute rich, thank you. Steve is here now as we talk about the cooler weather. Is it going to hang on . Steve it is. We saw a rich with the jacket out there. Quite a difference from 24 hours ago. Another cool start tomorrow. Wait until you see the weekend. 71 degrees was the high earlier today. About 20 degrees cooler than yesterday, our first 90 degree day. 59 at the airport, the wind is beginning to ease, 13 Miles Per Hour the humidity low, the dew point level is low. That is why it feels great. If your allergies are bothering you, trees, grasses, mold, all. Weeds not a problem yet. 58 gaithersburg, 55 bwi marshall, 58 fredericksburg. Look at the 24 hour temperature change. Dulles 20 degrees colder, 18 degrees colder in gaithersburg, you get the point the cold front has moved through. The highpressure overhead mainly clear overnight, lots of sunshine early tomorrow morning. It will be a chilly start north and western suburbs in the low 40s, 52 degrees inside the capital beltway. The futurecast, the High Pressure off to the north and west. Thats slowly moves off the coast. As that happens later in the week, the upcoming weekend the wind will change direction out of the south and southwest bringing the heat and humidity. You will feel the difference. We will go from 75 degrees friday, jumping about 10 degrees saturday. Not only will it be hot, but the potential of showers and thunderstorms. Talking also about the heat index reading making it feel hotter. Tomorrow looks fantastic the temperature near 72 degrees, lots of sunshine, the wind not as brisk as today. Out of the northeast at 4 to 8. Middle 70s friday. The big temperature spikes saturday and sunday. Along with the humidity, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not going to be a washout. If you have Outdoor Activities i know a lot of pools are opening, looks ok, but watch the skies. Showers and storms into the forecast early into next week. Eileen whelan will be in bright and early with good morning washington. What are you doing at 4 25 . Tim sleeping. Tonight, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The wizards and hawks play a doozy. At a hockey game in the garden. Youre only young once. Unless you have a subaru. announcer the subaru xv crosstrek. L drive plus 34 mpg. Love. Its what makes a subaru a subaru. Deidre the dark classic girl plays in the background a great entrance never goes out of style. Dresses start at 25. The eva mendes collection. Exclusively at new york and company. And now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. Tim what a hockey game at Madison Square garden, everything that you would want in a winner take all game seven. Midtown manhattan, in the first, the caps score first, they usually win. Alex ovechkin rips it, boom, the caps get the first one 10 washington. In the second, the rangers on the power play. The back door was wide open, he gets past braden holtby, tied at 11. Over time, winner take all. The juicy rebound from the shot up front stepan, rangers win 21, and the capitals head home. John wall played tonight and atlanta, game five of the bestofseven series with the hawks. Philips arena, john wall started. He brings penetration into the game plan. 15 points, seven assists, made the hawks defend. The wizards trailing by two with nine seconds left. Where is paul pierce . Splash. Eight seconds left. They thought it was over. Watch the follow. Yes, sir, the hawks steal one at home, breaking the hearts of the wizards, taking game five. 8281. It hurts, but we have another opportunity. Now it is time for us to play desperate. We have to do whatever. Tim bradley beal. Nats win another series. Bases loaded, Michael Taylor came into the game. Way back, grand salami. The nationals win 96. That is five series wins in a row. Downtown, soccer, d. C. United hosting orlando. The cross, the touch, the redirect, it in the scoreboo k, start the bus, d. C. United wins 21. The schedule for the big tenacc basketball challenge was released this afternoon. The terrapins will play North Carolina in chapel hill december 1. Virginia goes to ohio state the same day. What a night. Alison it was, good games, disappointments. Tim heartbreaking. Alison reflecting on your aspiration and writing them on a alison tonight, Maureen Bunyan received the humphries civil rights award. Former winners include eric holder, bob dole and others. The event was organized by the Leadership Conference on civil and human rights. Sharing your hopes with strangers is a concept behind the new courage wall in alexandria. Complete this sentence, i wish i had the courage to blank. It on the chalkboard for the world to see. The answers include dating, travel, and finance. Each day the words are he raced and a clean slate is alison dancing with the stars live is coming to washington. Abc 7 is giving away four tickets to the show, j 14, at the warner theatre. Watch good morning washington for your clue to win. The tonight finale airs monday at 8 00 and tuesday at 9 00. And i have to tell leon he cannot win because he works here. He would love to go. Tim he would be on the show. Alison he would be the star. Steve dancing for two. Alison what are you saying . Steve oh, the twitter and email now. 70 degrees the high tomorrow, 76 friday. Alison it will be warm and humid, stay inside. Alison leave me alone. Thanks for joining us. Dicky from hollywood its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight elizabeth banks, marc maron and music from Earl Sweatshirt featuring badbadnotgood, with cleto and the cletones, and now, heres jimmy kimmel [ cheers and applause ]

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