talk to investigators, today more than 200 people were injured when the train veered off the tracks last night. and it is still not clear how many people are unaccounted for right now. >> let's turn to wendy rieger where a massive search and rescue operation is taking place just down the block from her in philadelphia. wendy? >> reporter: that's right. it is about a block from here. the large cranes those massive kraens that they brought in are just behind me. they will eventually be used to upright those cars in the hopes of unfortunately finding some of the people who are still unaccounted for to see if there are any victims or survivors underneath these cars. right now because the train when it derailed, it did a lot of damage to power lines. the cranes are being used to shore that up. we have for you this afternoon team coverage from philadelphia. down to washington, d.c. sitting next to me is my colleague, adam tuss who has been on the scene since 3:30 this morning. if you've been following on twitter, you know how thoroughly we've been working on. this we now know about the excessive speed. a lot of things have happened very quickly and some not so quickly. >> this is big development. everything from the beginning of this whole situation was opponenting to speed as a factor. now the ntsb confirming for us for all of us that this train was traveling faster than 100 miles an hour and a section of track where it was only supposed to be going 50 or 60 miles an hour. take a look at the video of the ntsb on the scene. they have recovered the black box. the data recorder that was on board this train. they've taken to it a site in delaware and they will actually analyze it there. that will give us a lot of information. breaking what was going on in the seconds prior to the crash. they have found that there are front facing video recorders on board this train. this locomotive i found out is one of the new locomotives that amtrak has got. so they'll have video showing what happened. and the engineer. we need to hear from him. what was going on during the moments before the crash. now, the lead investigator here with the ntsb talked about what they'll be looking at in this case. >> we're looking at the track, the train signals, the operation of the train, the mechanical condition of the train, human performance. we're setting up a multidisciplinary investigation to try to understand what led to this accident. it is a devastating scene. there are many first responders that are working, they are carefully examining the equipment to see if there are any, is there anyone else in the rail cars. so the search and recovery effort will actually take precedence over our accident investigation. >> reporter: yeah. i think that's the important thing on remember here. this is still a search and recovery operation. right now, there are still people unaccounted for. we need to know what is going on. who is missing, where they are. what's happening right now. >> reporter: i think the one thing when i heard about the excessive speed. because we're so advanced technologically, a lot of people are wondering why isn't there a system on the train that slows it down when it needs to slow down. why is it still manually controlled? >> from the people i've been talking to if a train has a signal that tells it the tracks ahead are clear, the only person that can slow the train down. it is not in a computer system not any sort of technological thing. the engineer who has the responsibility to slow the train down if the tracks ahead are clear. that's what was going on. >> is there a system in place now, not in place but is there a system developed that could change that? and maybe add an extra important layer of safety to train travel? >> this is something that all rail roads i've been at including metro. the amtrak has been pushing for a new train protection system. has been making a lot of noise about the need get one. they stay train needs this system. this is something i'm sure we'll hear about. >> wasn't just here in the u.s. we saw it in the train derailment, that deadly one in spain about 18 months ago. we saw the same thing. adam tuss we'll be coming back to you shortly. i think everyone feels the as he said this devastating scene as one of the officials said. we all use this train and go up and down this corridor. we know people who regularly travel this. this is part of our way of life. for people who work along the eastern seaboard. we're getting some details about some of the victims that we know of so far. one is 21-year-old justin zemser. he was the midshipman third class at the naval academy. the other is jim gaines from plainsboro new jersey. he was a video software architect for the associated press and he was in washington for a business meeting and returning home. then among the missing right now. rachel jacobs the ceo of a philadelphia based tech company and the mother of a 1-year-old who lives in new york city. pat collins has been at the naval academy talking to this midshipman's friends and we have heard from his mother as she talks about the loss of her only child. pat? >> reporter: a day of great sadness here in annapolis. one of the victims, midshipman justin zemser. he was 20 years old, a sophomore at the academy. he had a 4.0 grade point average. he was on leave. he was on his way home to see his mom in rockaway beach, new york. but that was not to be. here now from his mom, susan. >> he was wonderful, absolutely wonderful. everybody looked up to my son. and there is no other words i can say. >> reporter: now justin zemser played sprint football for navy. coming up at 5:00 we'll talk to his teammate and very good friend. now back to you. >> reporter: also we want to give you another view of exactly what happened during that derailment last night. we have an animation we want to show you so you get a good idea of it. train 188 had just left the scheduled 9:07 stop in philadelphia's 30th street nation which many of us know well. about 9:28, the train derailed. you can see in this nbc news investigation. the train coming off the tracks as it came around the curve. an arlington man was on what was supposed to be a routine business trip when the train derailed. and shomari stone talked to him about what it was like in those first awful chaotic moments. >> reporter: right now we're near downtown philadelphia approximately five to six miles from the derailment site. moments ago we talked to caleb barnham from arlington. he got onmtrak train 188 en route to new york for business. suddenly he says the train started going fast. he heard a very loud noise. then there were laptops, ipads, phones flying in the air. people screaming trying to figure out what is going on. he then says there were also chairs that were flipped over. he is around. he says there are people asking for help. he starts to help them exit the train, he says. moments later, he gets off. right now let's hear what he has to say. >> what i experienced was some very rapid shift from sitting there listening to my iphone. everything was pretty calm. a little bit of shaking which i didn't think was anything abnormal. i saw all of a sudden the computers flying and i'm thrown to the other side of the train. and then it was all black. then people started to kind of rise up and help other people out. >> reporter: you'll hear more from caleb at 6:00 on news4. coming up at 5:00 you'll hear from another man. he has carpet burns on his face. he had to crawl out of the train in order to get to safety. he says that first responders were able to help him out. you'll hear from him tonight at 5:00. in philadelphia i'm shomari stone, news4. >> reporter: and we are here live just a block from the crash scene. again behind me the cranes that will be used to upright that train. we'll be continuing our coverage here. for now, back to you and pat and jim in the studio. >> thank you. president obama meanwhile released a statement on today's tragedy. it reads in part along with americans across our country, michelle and i were shocked and deemly saddened to hear of the derailment. our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those we lost and to the many passengers who today begin their long road to recovery. mr. obama goes on to say this is a tragedy that touches us all. >> and we'll be following this story all evening. we will push to you any important alerts about this investigation. our team of reporters is covering the deadly derailment from all angles. next news4 is riding the rails from union station. what passengers on board amtrak are saying today. plus lawmaker on capitol hill are already discussing safety. and we'll hear from a passenger who was riding on the very next train after northeast regional 188. >> all the passengers on the train were still sitting in their seats waiting for an announcement. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you 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philadelphia station, train equipment overheated causing a derailment. many of the passengers were servicemen on leave. 79 people died in that crash. track issues are behind most accidents. according to the federal railroad administration 751 crashes over the past ten years along with 289 derailments. until yesterday, only five people had died. compared with other rail roads, amtrak accounts for only 3% of derailments over the last three years. the deadly derailment coverage continues. next we'll catch up with riders on the northeast corridor today. what they're saying a day after the derailment. what do you do if you're involved in an accid rolling along nice and smooth and all of a sudden we're on our side and it looked like we would flip. we never filmed. we went back off the side. and then we can go home. >> it felt like the brakes were hit hard. then our car, third from the last. slowly started going to the right. i braced my arm against it. i got off. >> passengers describing the chaos last night after an amtrak train derailed last night in philadelphia. these are the live pictures of the scene of that crash. today sources confirm with nbc news the train was traveling more than 100 miles per hour. the speed readings came from the train's data recorder on the scene. amtrak trains still moving in and out of union station in washington. >> and for passengers today it is hard not to think about the derailment. megan fitzgerald spoke to a few as they boarded trains headed north. >> reporter: it has been less than 24 hours since an amtrak train bounl for new york derailed taking lives and leaving countless others devastated. back at union station wednesday morning, travelers were still set to get to their destination. >> we're heading to new york from charlotte. >> reporter: most people weren't fearful or even anxious, given the horrific scene that unfolded last night. >> i'm not concerned about the danger. >> my concern is with the people that had to endure the terrible accident. >> reporter: an accident most felt could happen anywhere. >> you've got the same issues in flying or driving. >> reporter: we did board a train with some passengers who are headed to baltimore and it appeared as business as usual for many folks. coming up at 5:00 we'll let you know why some folks say they are frustrated after waiting hours to board their train to their destination. union station, news4. all right, veronica joins with us the weather. >> we go from summer to spring. we had some clouds come through area today and the wind still up there. we've had gusts around 25 miles per hour. here's the story. the temperature changed from here all the way to the north through pennsylvania eastern pennsylvania and new york the temps, 15 to 20 degrees. at least lower than yesterday at this same time. that's the temperature change. here's the clouds rotating down and through. so at times we get some sunshine. at times we get a few clouds. we're at 67 degrees. the northwesterly wind sustained at 21 miles per hour. the gusts, a little higher through the area and it is late this evening that i think these gusts will start to settle down a little more throughout our area. when the wind settles a little more high pressure will continue moving in. and we'll see some low readings by early tomorrow morning. breezy and cool. early tomorrow morning, we're mostly clear. that means sunshine because chilly start indeed. sunshine coming our way tomorrow afternoon. any clouds will stay off in the mountains around cumberland. i don't think we'll see any rain exempt out in the mountains on friday. 42 to 51 degrees. a big change. when i return, i'll show you the spots that will dip down and where there could be scattered frost. today when you want to grab the jacket. low humidity delightful conditions from the 50s to the 60s by 11:00 a.m. then 70s by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. a dry day for us with sunshine. there's that 71. d.c. way down toward the south. stafford county even f county low to mid 70s for high temperatures. your storm team four day forecast from 71 tomorrow. little higher on friday. not too bad. a good way to round out the workweek. then this for the weekend. notice we have taken temperatures up a few degrees for saturday and sunday. not only is it looking hotter and more humid but also a chance of showers and thunderstorms. i'll take you hour by hour and show you the best timing for seeing some of the rain move through. >> thanks. a big night ahead for the washington capitals. they look to extend their postseason in a win or go home game against the rangers. this is it folks. this is crucial game seven taking place at madison square garden. that's whether we find diana. you saw the caps there. >> reporter: they are calm, not too anxious. then this is it. they win, they move on. they lose this season is over. it is a big night here at madison square garden between the caps and rangers. but it is a big night for d.c. sports. we've got the nats playing, we've got the wizards in game five against the hawks. d.c. united and of course we have game seven here in new york city. and we know earlier this week alex ovechkin guaranteed a win. you're going to hear from his teammates coming up at news4 at 5:00. live at madison square garden in new york. i'll send it back to you. >> our coverage of the deadly derailment continues now. we'll hear from a former congressman who was on board 188. how he helped pull passengers to safety. and the chance decision one a chance decision by another rider may have saved her life. >> jackie bedford reports on a blog here decided not to change cars when she was talking on her cell phone. >> we fell on the side. things went black. >> reporter: she was set flying when the third train car overturned. >> you don't know as you're tumbling in the dark where it will end up. it was a moment that it actually stopped and i could taste dirt in my mouth. i was so glad to be alive. >> reporter: glad to be alive after brooklyn blogger beth davids decided not to sit in the car that was badly mangled. she soon realized how bad the situation in her own car really was. you could hear the people asking for help. there is a woman on one side who was trammed under the seats. another one, it was on the side so they were down past the window in the dirt. >> reporter: davids said other passengers raced to help other passengers as smoke filled the car. >> people were really helping each other looking for a way out. >> reporter: wednesday morning, beth returned to the scene of the crash that could have killed her. >> when we come back we'll continue our live coverage with wendy receivinger from philadelphia. wendy? >> reporter: that's right. it has been 18 hours since this crash. the investigation is still in its earliest stages. that's a freight train going by by the way. we are waiting for an ntsb news there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv, at a price that's totally affordable. starting at $74.99 per month. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. plus, get a $300 visa prepaid card with your 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com today. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v seven people were killed when the train headed from washington to new york derailed in philadelphia. eight people are still in critical condition at temple university hospital. >> as for the investigation into that crash, the train's so-called black boxes are being analyzed in delaware. the national transportation safety board confirm the train's speed likely exceeded 100 miles per hour just before the derailment. there is a sharp curve we've been telling you about all day in that area. the speed limit is 50 miles an hour there. the train's engineer refused to talk to investigators. philadelphia's mayor says some people remain unaccounted for but caution that's some passengers listed on the amtrak manifest may not have boarded the train. >> wendy rieger is live in philadelphia. >> she joins us with a look at some new surveillance video. >> reporter: that's right. this comes from business's security camera that can see part of the track where the derailment occurred. it is a little bit grainy but take a look. the video itself you might have trouble making it out. on the top part of the screen as you see the train going by. you see a number of flashes of light. when you take a closer look if you can make it out, you can see the rail cars toppling off the tracks. we are here in the frankford area of the port richmond area. some large cranes will be used to upright those trains that have toppled over. right now they're being used to shore up the electrical. when the train derailed it knocked out power lines so they have to get them uprighted and situated so it is not dangerous. this is the trail end of where the crash occurred. you see the cranes. we have team coverage. adam tuss who has been here since 3:30 this morning is still here. we'll be waiting for that 5:00 ntsb news conference. >> we just saw a school bus go by. tell us about that community. the neighborhood. i understand there are warehouses around too? >> reporter: this is an industrial area as i was driving in. this is where you come to get your windshield fixed, your car painted. it is an industrial area but it is as you can see, this is a school bus going by. and it is residential along this street that the media has taken over. it is a place where the trains go through. as you heard a minute ago, you heard a train going through. the freight trains are running on a good trestle system on another system of rail tracks. philadelphia is a port. a lot of stuff that comes through here. not only by ship but clearly by rail. >> a busy section. thank you. we'll be checking back with you throughout the evening. meanwhile federal investigators continue their work right now at the scene of that derailment. >> jay gray has new information on the speed playing a factor in this. >> reporter: it appears that way at this point. great to talk to you. it happened. data from recorders, seeming to indicate the train was going at least twice the posted speed limit. 100 miles an hour or more. the force so strong that it ripped the metal railings from the track. we know at this point hospitals have at least 23 patients. eight in critical condition. that's just one report from a hospital. the good news is they don't expect these patients to take turn for the worst. they're working on healing and it is something that will continue over the next couple of days as they continue to try to not only continue the investigation here but then on the other side, trying to take care of those so severely injured. >> thank you, jay. is it too soon to propose new safety rules or laws? a congressional leader who helps oversee the system thinks so. scott mcfarland is in the newsroom to explain why. >> reporter: yes, good evening. the chairman of the transportation committee said more money needs to be used to reinforce the that very busy northeast corridor. he said so just hours after the train derailed in philadelphia. the committee could not veenld at the capitol hours later on a different issue. when news4 found the chairman we asked if safety rules should change immediately. >> is it possible there's not enough regulation? not enough safety rules in place? >> we don't know what happened up there today. we'll find out in the coming days. i think we'll withhold judgment until we see. >> reporter: congress considering cutting amtrak's money. right now this week in the aftermath of the disaster. why is a line that runs through rockville adding to the federal government's gridlock over how to fund amtrak. that part of the story tonight at 5:00. news4 i-team. amtrak service between new york and philadelphia is suspended and amtrak has not decided what it will do tomorrow. people in our area are scrambling to find that alternate transportation. tom sherwood continues the coverage from union station which serves as a major hub for buses in the mid-atlantic region. >> reporter: that's right. here at union station, the big bus deep so behind the train station and inside the big parking garage. today it is crowded with passengers who are all trying to adjust to the amtrak wreck. every day hundreds of buses pull into and out of the station. many bus passengers here and there were a lot of them today, normally would have been on the train. was it hard to get a bus ticket? >> you know i got up around quarter after 12:00 last night thinking there could be a problem. and i made reservations. i made two reservations. >> reporter: how did you hear about the horrible accident? >> on the news. hey, it's a tragedy. the railroad is safe though. i think the railroad is very safe. certain things happen. >> reporter: now some bus company are adding buses to help speed things along. coming up at 5:00 we'll to go national airport where we talked with one mother who was trying to get to new york after her train was canceled. live at union station. news4. >> thank you. we'll be following this story all evening long. tonight remember to downled to nbc washington app right now. we'll push you any important alerts about the investigation. thousands of people in downtown washington right now paying tribute to law enforcement officers ki there are some pretty banged up people. lots of blood. one guy next to me was passed out. we had to get him back to attention. we kicked out the top window. >> that was the form he pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy talking on msnbc last night. these are some of the pictures murphy took on amtrak train 188. he tweeted the pictures after escaping from the cafe car. as you heard him say, he kicked out a wend over to help pull passengers to safety. thousands of law enforcement officers are coming to washington there week honoring officers killed in the lightning of duty. a vigil is being held tonight at the national law enforcement officers memorial in northwest washington. news4's chris gordon talks to family members of the fallen who rush every year after. >> reporter: they are gathering for one of the highlights of national police week. the candlelight vigil which will be held tonight at the national law enforcement officers memorial. thousands of people come from across the country and the world to honor fallen heroes killed in the line of duty. jeanie brought this. he was killed by drug dealers in a traffic stop nearly 20 years ago. >> still, it never goes away. i'm a co-worker. you miss them every day. you miss their smile. we never forget. >> reporter: the candlelight vigil begins at 8:00 tonight. everyone is welcome. no tickets are necessary. parking will be hard to find so organizers advise to you take metro's red line to judiciary square. coming up at 5:00 you'll meet the next generation of local law enforcement officers who are learning new techniques to minimize the danger to. they and the communities they serve. this is chris gordon. back to you. rebuilding businesses and homes damaged by last month's riots in baltimore will take time and it will take a lot of money. the government released the first estimate of damages. it puts the cost at $9 million. the estimate comes from the small business administration. it found 284 businesses and two homes were damaged during riots following the death of freddie gray and the funeral. a burglary suspect is under arrest this afternoon in fairfax county but police are warning residents that three others may be out there now. jan parchewski are accused of taking jewels. they watched their victims to strike. then someone distracts victims while others commit the thefts. police fear the thieves may be responsible for other jewel thefts that haven't been reported yet. our coverage of the deadly train crash continues. next we'll hear from a passenger who was. of course the ripple effects of last night's derailment go beyond the crash. hundreds of trains behind train 188 arrived in philadelphia with nowhere to go. >> erica talked to one man who says he was left in the dark. >> we are hearing complaints from riders who say amtrak did not communicate with riders on later trains after last night's derailment. alex levin was on the train directly behind the one that derailed. he was taking it to new york to be with his family. levin says after the train arrived in philadelphia wasn't clear what was going on. >> what i thought was surprising was looking outside the window and seeing many of the employees leaving the train with their belongings while all the passengers on the train were still sitting in their seats waiting for an announcement. >> he says eventually an announcement came. towed pay for a rental car and finally made the drive to new york. coming up at 5:00 we'll hear what amtrak has to say about how it responded and how it will handle refunds. that's coming up at 5:00. sadly the derailment brings back memories of that terrible metro crash that killed nine people in washington in june of 2009. >> dennis was the d.c. fire chief at the time and he joins us on the phone. tell us what the first responders were and up against. >> it was an amazing crash in washington, d.c. when the two trains collide in the top speed. it took about two days to recover the very last person of the nine fatality that's were trapped inside. i suspect based on the fact they're full size trains, the philadelphia fire department is dealing with it is probably even a bit more horrendous. most of the safety tools we use, the hydraulic tools you know as the jaws of life are design for an automobile. you can imagine the problems the d.c. firefighters had. i can imagine commissioner sawyer and the philadelphia fire department truly had their hands full. >> dennis, what would you say you learned at the time that would you use the next time something like this happens? >> it was an amazing event and it involved so many different agencies. of course the fire department started out in washington as what we would describe as the lead agency. then throughout the event so we could get tracks clear and help ntsb. we had a change at the command level decision. so working with all the partners the metropolitan police, the secret service were involved, the fbi, the mayor's office as an example. of course our great local media. and the national media played a role as well. it seem like yesterday i was directed to go back to the site to find mayor giving interviews to folks around the world literally. so the amount of folks have to be planned for. then we have to work very closely to make sure everybody's needs are met along with rescuing the victim. again, the ability to get inside those cars was quite a challenge in the d.c. fd members were up for the challenge. >> those memories still fresh in so many finds. former d.c. fire chief. we thank you for sharing your perspective with us. much appreciated. >> thank you. turning to the weather, how low will the temperature go? >> i have long sleeves, i've got mine ready. we'll need the jackets early tomorrow morning. very low temperatures. our chilliest air we've seen for quite some time. i'll take you day by day through the weekend as we see bigger changes and slide back the other way toward that summer feel. for tomorrow morning, your wake-up weather. 42-51. we focus on the 42. that's the chilly. i'll show you what locations will be getting down to around 42 degrees and could see some patchy frost. are jacket chilly for sure. you can walk into metro to work. chilly conditions. we start in the mid 50s in and around the beltway. then between 8:00 and 10:00. sunshine but still needing the long sleeves as temperatures head into the low 60s. here's a look at the cooler spots for tomorrow morning. where there could be some patchy frost. at the bus stop for the kids jacket weather, yes. refreshingly nice at recess. dismissal still terrific conditions. by friday as we get into the end of the workweek, some high clouds will be moving in. i think our rain chances will stay just west. he sow the hourly forecast. a little higher temperature at 76 degrees. your rain chances along the mountains, 6:00. then for saturday our chances will be going up to see some rain. primarily during afternoon. after about 4:00 for five 6:00 there's your rain and your thunderstorm chance. we take a look at the extended forecast. the weekend, some rain. look at the heat and also the humidity. 86 88 degrees. your rain chances continue into the early part of next week. >> thanks. do you know what to do if you're involved in an accident while riding the rails? next how you can plan ahead in case of an emergency. gut wrenching pleas could be heard coming from the crash. crashes happen in seconds. you don't have time to think. jeff rossen reports knowing what to do ahead of time can help you get out alive. >> reporter: right now officials in philadelphia trying to figure out what went wrong. combing over the twisted wreckage from this latest accident. passengers killed. dozens of others rush to hospitals. photos inside capturing the chaos. the smoke, the terror. >> we just rolled and rolled. the next thing i knew we were pushing out the emergency exit and i was outside. there were people screaming and bleeding. >> reporter: and train rkss in the news happening across the country. just months ago in february this deadly metro north crash in new york. six killed. more than a dozen hurt when the train slammed into an suv on the tracks and exploded. check out this dramatic video from inside a train crash outside alleged. it demolished a new sports coup. the car stalled on a railroad crossing before the gates came down. the driver got out with seconds to spare and in glendale california an suv stuck on the tracks caused this commuter train to derail. hitting trains on both sides of it. killing 11 people. according to the federal railroad administration more than 230 people were killed in nearly 2,100 collisions nationwide last year alone. in this latest crash in philadelphia, the stories and the videos emerging. desperate passengers struggling to escape. >> keep crawling. >> reporter: yelling in the dark for help. frantically trying to pry open the doors. if this were your train, would you know how to get out? scott is the safety expert from septa. philadelphia's regional rail serviceful. >> every train in the country has emergency signs. if you see the sign you can open the main door of the train that you came in on. >> even if the conductor are too busy or day on the toik open the door you can open it yourself. >> absolutely. >> can i try? lift and push this red handle down. and the door is released. >> and i can open at this time rest of the way. this is a pretty big drop here. you want to be care. getting out. overnight, reports of passengers on that amtrak train trying to open the windows to he is came. here's how you do it. >> every train car has emergency exit windows. pull all the rubber from around that window. pull it toward you. then you can go out the window. remember it is still a seven to eight foot drop to the ground. you have to be aware of that. >> reporter: in most train crashes there's fire and smoke. how do you get out alive when you can't see? recently we filled this car with smoke to show you will. >> get on the floor. this is where you can breathe. get down here and follow the striping on the floor. we have glowing striping. get to the door the end of the car where your exit is. right now at 5:00 the victims. >> this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. >> the survivors. >> all of a sudden i felt myself fly up. >> the investigation. >> they'll be looking at all of that really closely. the human, the machine and the environment. >> from d.c.'s union station to the crash site. news4's team of reporters is working every angle. >> live only the, new video taken just moments after the deadly derailment. >> alarming new findings. >> reporter: and the drama new account from a man who lived through disaster. >> live team coverage starts now. live at 5:00. disaster on the tracks. investigators sifting through wreckage of one of the worst amtrak disasters in recent memory. i'm wendy rieger anchoring live. tonight we are starting to hear the stories of the victim. the naval academy midshipman an only child. annal employee with the associated press. both on that doomed train. >> we're at the live desk and we're monitoring the latest feeds from all of our news crews. we expect to hear very shortly about 5:15 from the ntsb about their investigation. >> we're going to be with you for the next two hours as the situation in philadelphia plays out. >> the images are stunning and the stories are harrowing. the first clues about why are raising more questions. we have a team of reporters trying to get answers for us from d.c. to philly. we get right to wendy, a block from the crash scene. >> reporter: we're here at the crash scene about a block away. we've been looking at the cranes trying to shore up the power lines that were hit by the cars when they came off the track. then the same cranes will be used to upright the train cars. we've also seen a flatbed truck go in with new track. this is the busiest corridor in the