The victims were members of the union. We have Team Coverage on the developing story and we begin with abc7 News Reporter lilian kim with what we have learned about the victims. Lilian . Ama, both men are said to have had extensive experience. We are at the lake merritt bart station and these candles have been put here in their memory. Very dedicated, well loved, honorable. The senior track engineer worked at bart for nearly three years. He and a contractor were inspecting the tracks when a bart train on a routine maintenance front hit and killed them. He lived in hayward and leaves a wife and two grown children. The family is grieving. They are in a state of shock to put it mildly. The contractor has been identified as Larry Daniels from oakland. His family declined to comment, but we know the railroad Consulting Engineer had 30 years of experience. A senseless tragedy. Ridiculous. Absolutely preventable. Tonight bart employees at the lake merritt and bart station stood together in a
Hail. Severe storms hammer the heartland. Tornadoes touching down in the eastern part of colorado. 80 to 90 mileanhour winds in kansas forcing this train right off the tracks. And today more Severe Weather on tap from texas to wisconsin. Islamic militants who kidnapped 200 girls opened fire. And Michelle Obama joining the message of bring back our girls. Vladimir putin insisting hes pulled his troops back from the border but u. S. Intelligence reporting no signs of that approximately. Donald sterlings wife wants ownership of the l. A. Clippers if her estranged husband is forced to sell the team. A deadly fire at the mansion owned by blake. The fire was started intentionally. Colorado lawmakers have approved the nations first ever marijuana Banking System. Banks have long shunned growers and sellers. Chaos in houston where a man drives into a crowd of people. The driver tackled by police. No one was hurt. And the debate between journlists boiled over, as you can see. What a play by the
Country with a brutal dose of arctic air. As snow moves from to oklahoma from ohio, temperatures are plummeting even more this morning. Look at some of these numbers. At this moment, minus 3 in bismarck, north dakota. Minus 1 in denver. And a staggering 17 below zero in glasgow, montana. Our coverage begins now, with tahman bradley. Reporter this morning, half the country is waking up in a deep freeze. Overnight, temperatures plummeted, as winter storms blasted two dozen states. Slick and icy roads are making diving conditions dangerous. From montana, to north dakota, to minnesota. Were going to hit. Were going to hit. Reporter in northern minnesota, a powerful storm dumped over two feet of snow. The conditions didnt stop these brave postal workers from trying to deliver holiday packages on time. Its the most enjoyable time of year when we have bad weather conditions. But we all try to stay in the Christmas Spirit. Reporter the brutal cold is making life miserable for millions. In cali
State plaza in northern new jersey, just before closing time. Just moments ago, police found the body of the suspected shooter. Abcs matt kozar has been on the scene. Matt, whats the very latest . Reporter good morning, diana and john. Were learning more about the shooter. His name is Richard Shoop. Police found a suicide note. And they found his body in a back room here at the mall. It likely took them a long time to find him because this mall is so big. Its still unclear why he did what he did. A sole gunman unleashes terror inside new jerseys Garden State Plaza mall monday night. It was no individual that was struck by anything, other than mr. Shoop taking his own life, with the weapon that he used to do the firing inside the mall. Reporter Police Believe the gunman, dressed in black, may have also been wearing a motorcycle helmet, as he fired several shots near the in order stomach department store. Investigators say they found a shell casing from an assault rifle. We ran in for ou
A key u. S. Ally, seemingly in chaos this morning. Right now, a violent crackdown on protesters is taking place in egypt. Egypt has been the scene of Political Tension for months. And overnight, things boiled over. Abcs Tahman Bradley joins us with the details. Good morning, tahman. Reporter diana and john, good morning. The crackdown came from Egyptian Security forces against supporters of egypts ousted president mohamed morsi. When those Security Forces moved in, they did so with volleys of teargas, along with armored cars and bulldozers. The intention was to clear two sites where morsi supporters had been holding protests. Their sitin had entered its seventh week. A statement from morsis Muslim Brotherhood party says at least 200 people have been killed. Hospital estimates put the number of those injured in the thousands. Government tv reports put those numbers significantly lower. And sources tell us that at least 200 morsi supporters have been arrested so far. Initially it was tho