Good afternoon. I am kenny choi. And i am michelle griego. The train derailed on to i5 in tacoma, washington, south of seattle. Authorities say at least 77 people have been taken to local hospitals. Meg oliver reports on this developing story. Reporter amtrak train 501 was making its inaugural run out of a new station in tacoma, washington, when it suddenly jumped the tracks monday morning, about 40miles south of seattle. Adrian thompson was on his way to visit his mother, working on his computer when the disaster struck. I heard a lot of turning and rocking of the train all of sudden. I grabbed onto the train in front of me. My laptop went flying, phone went flying. People were screaming. It was crazy. Reporter the derailment left cars dangling off the bridge and on i5 below. Dramatic images show cars crumpled on top of each other on the road below the track. We had to kick out the emergency window. The emergency doors were not functioning. There were multiple people injured. Luckily
This is the news hour live from london coming up. Theres again. A u. N. Security Council Resolution rejecting any change to the status of jerusalem is a vetoed by the u. S. Cyril ramaphosa elected to lead south africas ruling a. N. C. And likely to be the countrys next president. A passenger train has crashed off a bridge onto a major road in the western u. S. State of washington several people have been killed. And im santa how much with the sport our top story today the ashes down under as australia at. The famous cricket contest. The United States has used its veto on the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution critical of its decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel resolution was drafted by egypt. In the much lower court audio of the draft resolution stresses in its operational paragraphs that any attempt at changing or altering the character status or demographic composition of the holy city of jerusalem. And must be rescinded we have to object to su
Love. After social media spread their secret location. Well take a rare official tour with forest rangers who are struggling to protect the trees from visitors. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Ive never seen anything like this, absurd. That was a nightmare. A massive power outage crippled atlantas airport. Flight delays and cancellations rippling across the country. Power has been restored but the trouble is not over. The president s lawyer accusing muellers team of improperly obtaining thousands of emails from the president s Transition Team. Is he setting the stage for firing muler . Theres no conversation whatsoever in the white house. Were on the verge of getting this done, the single biggest change to the tax system ever that President Trump is going to sign this week. Massive tax breaks to the rich, cuts to social security. This is a grossly unfair tax bill. Wildfire tearing through Southern California has grown to the Third L
Panthers vows to sell his team amud an investigation into Sexual Harassment claims against him as rose mcgowan wears a black in a silent protest at the golden globes. And inside the pentagons secret multimilliondollar ufo program. The u. P. S. Driver caught on camera stealing his own delivery. Why the number of porch pirates this season is way up. And the prince and the president. Do i need the british accent . Why former president obama is sitting down for an exclusive interview with prince harry. Today, monday, december 18th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you for join us on a monday morning. As travel nightmares go, it doesnt get worse than a power outage of the Busiest Airport. I cant stop looking at the video of people camped out for hours. How about the guy on the luggage cart . That would be us. I wish i i could say its over. The power is back but the troubles continue. Our top story,
Amtrak train from washington to new york derailed in port richmond. The train was traveling more than 100 Miles Per Hour in a 50mileperhour zone. Lester holt will have new information about the investigation of this deadly derailment. Dont miss it tonight at 6 30 at 6 00. And temperatures hit 50 today, erin. Lets take a live look at the river. People are enjoying these warmer temperatures. Also out there the best of both roads. Yes. You know, youve got to get it done. Like myself. Only a week to go before christmas is creeping up on us. Team coverage tonight leading up to the holidays. Crystal has a look at your shopping weather. First, tammie souza has your shopping weather. Its racing up on us, as far as im concerned, its staring me down. Look at the clouds. You can see some of a slope here in the clouds. Theyve been moving toward the city. Its really a beautiful, beautiful sight to see. We had sunshine out there and now we just have this deck of clouds. And this is a beautiful sight