A live look now from chopper three at that scene only two cars remain on the tracks following last nights violent derailment. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. This has been a day and night of dramatic developments in the amtrak tragedy. Officials work to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. The latest at 11 00 oclock Eyewitness News has learned the train engineer is Brandon Bostian. The ntsb has not questioned him yet. But Philadelphia Police have. Federal investigators say that his train was traveling 10 sick miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone just before it went off the rails tuesday night. Also tonight tributes are being paid to the seven lives that were lost in that crash. We have reporters working all angles of this still developing story. Weve got live team three coverage of the crash investigation, and the latest on the victims. Our coverage begins life at the scene with reporter diana rocco and the late developments from their tonight. Diana . Reporter
Security. [laughter] im just kidding, lets give it up for the secret service. Yeah. [applause] they are the only Law Enforcement agency in the country that will get in trouble if a black man gets shot. Are you saying boo . Or true . You are all in this together, from the networks at front, to the internet at the back, all the way to the print journalists who are busing the tables. [laughter] msnbc is here. I love msnbc. Even their call letters are longwinded. Just a Great Variety of shows. Rachel maddow, locked up abroad lock up suv lock up en espanol. Fox news is here. Fox news has been losing a lot of viewers lately, and may they rest in peace. Thats nice to say. Its all just hot blonde ladies and all dues. It looks at a party scene from weekend at bernies. Youve got to give it up for cnn. Its comforting to know that whenever a big story breaks, i can turn to cnn and watch anthony bore date eat a cricket. Anthony bourdain eat a cricket. [laughter] buzz feed is here, i can show you a
President obama what . Luther all the respects there you dont need an anger translator. You need counseling. [laughter] im out of here. Im not trying to get in all of this. [applause] luther [indiscernible] president obama luther my anger translator. [applause] now that i have that off my chest [laughter] Investigative Journalism explanatory journalism journalism that exposes corruption injustice, and gives voice to the different and the marginalized, the voiceless. That is power. That is a privilege. It is as important to americas trajectory, to our values, ideals, then anything we could do in elected office. We remember journalist that we lost over the last year, journalists like stephen, james foley, murdered for nothing more than trying to shine a light into the worlds darkest corners. [applause] we remember the journalists unjustly imprisoned around the world, including our own jason. [applause] for nine months, jason has been imprisoned for nothing more than writing about the hol
Christi let me take a moment to acknowledge several people whose assistance and friendship has been so valuable during this year. I want to thank the people sitting at the head table, the eight members of the board. They fight hard every day at the white house to do their jobs with excellence in to help you do yours. [applause] i especially want to thank carol lee. Nobody fights harder than carol. She is a fierce advocate for press freedom and she will be your president next year. [applause] i want to acknowledge our incredible executive director julia wiston. Julia, thank you for keeping this associations heart in the right place for so many years. [applause] thank you george laner our lawyer three of for your insightful counsel and devotion to our core mission of fighting for openness and transparency. I thank the Tribune Publishing bureau for their support especially our bureau chief, david lauter, and my white house colleague, kathleen hennessey. I thank visionary editors of the Lo
Winners, one group from the wall street journal, gary fields, john entweiler, rob coulter jones. Our judges said this about their series called americas rap sheet. They said it explored the roots and consequences of a countrys current policing crisis, illuminating the dysfunction of the system that contributes to the disenfranchisement of our most honorable citizens. Though award winner, ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause please. So when there is a coaward winner, we are waiting for the next award winner. That would be carrie leone from the washington post. [applause] i think we all know what she is getting this award for. Breaking News Coverage of problems within the secret service that our judges found to be compelling and illuminating for many reasons. Carol leoni, congratulations. You saw the video. It has been around since 1970, it honors excellence and reporting about the white house under breaking news pressure. Josh lederman of the associated press. Im delighted to say t