Amtrak train jumping the tracks outside of tacoma, washington, falling onto interstate five below during rush hour. Later, we knows that three people were killed, more than 100 or taken to the hospital, and all of the train cars have been searched. The big question right now is why did this happen. Jonathan reed andrews with our sister station is live at the scene. What do we know . Reporter we are awaiting a News Conference set to start in just moments where we may find out if more people died. The last update was three. While some people have been released from the hospital, some of them are still in the hospital in lifethreatening conditions. We are just awaiting the update. Railcars dangled off the i5 over pass, crushing cars. About 100 people were rushed to the so many people getting hurt. Reporter First Responders used the jaws of life to get some people out when the rail cars would off the tracks. Investigators went looking through the cabin to see if anybody was still stuck ins
I get low, ready to go out the door. I get out the building, no one is behind me. Theyre jumping off the balcony. We had to go catch them. Reporter by 7 00 a. M. , the first of the firefighters arrive. It is already a well advanced fire. Two residents were found in windows and firefighters took them down by ground ladder. Reporter five residents injured, three taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. One firefighter is treated on the scene, but returns to duty. The fire leaves at least 12 families homeless just days before christmas. The American Red Cross is working with 21 adults and 11 children displaced by the fire. Were providing funds for food, clothing, lodging, and we are also connecting them with other agencies out there. Weve made arrangements with Prince Georges County fire, police, and toys for tots so that the children who lost their something for the holiday. Reporter some local churches are also gathering donations so that these homeless familie
Someone tried to steal those shoes, and there was a fight, there was gunfire, and 17yearold James Anthony smith ended up dead. Today i talked to his mom. She said she last saw her son alive yesterday afternoon. He said, ill be back, ma, i love you. Reporter thats the last you saw him there . Thats the last time i saw him. Reporter here at your job 4 00 yesterday afternoon . 4 00 yesterday afternoon. Reporter now hes gone. Hes gone. Reporter it has to be tearing you apart. It tares tears me apart him being shot, his life taken for tennis shoes. Reporter mike lives around her lives here. He was around last night. He heard the gunshots. It more than ten. Reporter he said there is a lot of lead in the air in this neighborhood. He says cars get shot. People get shot. Why, just last week, he says, he picked up all these shell casings right in front of his house. You could be sitting watching television. The next thing you know, its 100 gunshots, you know. You dont know whether to duck, get u
Restrictions. So again as a situation where the money leaves the contributors hand, loses control over it the money goes to a single party. Indeed i could make this even worse. I can say lets say the speaker of the house where the majority leader of the house solicit this money from particular people. So solicit somebody to ante up his threepoint 6 million. That meant Justice Kennedy said in mcconnell equate both to the recipient of the money and the one who solicits the payment. But the speaker, majority leader can solicit 3. 6 million while the Party Members and you tell me theres no special influence that goes along with that . Feedback we know from the city and are not quick prococorruption. That is not the sort of corruption that would sustain this limit, especially in light of the severe restrictions on speech and association that it imposes as the Political Parties compete against each other in as the candidates have to compete. In buckley, the court sustained aggregate limit. W
Concerned, as im sure you are, about the young people in detroit. We have heard our schools described as pipelines to prisons. One of the issues that people dont talk about but think about a lot in detroit are the scores of young people, they dont have jobs, we dont have the Recreational Centers we used to have, the training we used to have. What commitments can you give us now that, as mayor, you will make sure these young people have better opportunities for jobs, for recreation and for the future in detroit that you both say you want to create. Moderator mike. Duggan my turn . Well, i think it is absolutely the center question. There are many things i disagree with, but none more than the priorities he put on recreations and parks. He basically said parks and recreation are here, were just going to cut them off, and i think thats a terrible judgment because if we do not provide something for these young people to do, were just going to be hiring police down the road to catch them. W