Cars everywhere on to the highway. Reporter multiple people reported dead on amtrak passenger train on route from seattle to portland, and several drivers injured as they went through the overpass on interstate 5. Were aware this is called inaugural run of the service. Want to check to make sure what that means and find out more information about that. Reporter one morning commuter says the scene was sobering. Cars on both sides of the bridge falling on to the freeway. Appeared to be looked like semi and passenger truck that was underneath the whole front ed smashed in. Very brief moment but thats what it looked like to me. Reporter more than 80 passengers and crew were on board, safety board from washington, d. C. Are coming. Several from the west coast will be there and others arriving late tonight. Reporter President Trump expressing sympathies for the victims in the crash and saying this is the reason infrastructure should be improved in this nature. Significantly according to the
Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. Today in a statement, the judge says family and friends urged him to stay and fight, but instead he retired. It is an abrupt ending to a high profile career. Just last week judge Alex Kaszynski was hearing a case at the u. S. Appeals court in San Francisco. Now, after 32 years serving on the 9th circuit, he stepped down today, following allegations of Sexual Harassment by multiple women, including emily murphy, now a professor at u. C. Hastings college of the law. She was a clerk for another judge
Condoned within the legal profession, i think it is especially problematic because it sends a message to women that they do not have access to justice. Reporter the allegations against the 67yearold kaszynski span decades. Alex kaszynski. Reporter some pointing to the 1968 appearance on the show the dating game as an example of his behavior towards women. Judge kaszynski issued a Statement Today saying, in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable. Thises what never my intent. While Sexual Harassment allegations now seem to be coming every day, larry represented what was then a watershed case in 1994 that captured international attention. And ended with millions in punitive damages for San Francisco secretary named rena weeks who sued her boss and won. I hope that the message to all women is that, go ahead and stand up because i think its reaching a Critical Mass now where reporter the 9th circuit is the largest of the nations Appellate Courts an
Weeks ago by an accident at the toll plaza that is still out of commission. That lane is still closed. So far we havent seen a lot of damage done by that as far as a backup. A little bit of slow traffic out of the Central Valley. Your ace train number 1 did leave on time this morning im watching a developing story this morning, investigators have now revealed the amtrak train that derailed in Washington State was speeding, going 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Three people were killed and Dozens Injured on a track that was just recently upgraded. This morning we are hearing the who a heroic stories of those who rushed in to help as the train dangled over a busy freeway. Maggie rulli is live with more on this story. Reporter jessica, good morning. Just behind me you can see that bridge where the train derailed, crashing on to cars below on this highway during a busy morning commute. Now investigators are trying to figure out exactly what caused this horrific incident to ha
Three. It went off the track on its inaugural trip on new service from seattle to portland, oregon. Southbound interstate 5 below will be closed at least through tomorrow morning. That rail car left dangling in the darkness just part of the aftermath of this amtrak crash that killed at least three people and injured more than 100 others. Amtrak 501. Emergency. We are on the ground. Reporter all but one of the rail cars careening off the tracks in washington, several crashing on the busy highway below during the morning rush. Things just started to tip over as it was going around, and then all of a sudden ended up on its side and everything went dark. The train started to wobble for a moment, and then we were catapulted at the seats in front of us. Onboard of this the intogeral run of a newer faster amtrak route, tweeting just moments earlier, wow, this train is fast. Were passing up traffic on i5. Then just after 7 30 a. M. A locomotive with 76 crew and emergencies onboard plunged over