Abc 7ewschannel 8 news, this is a news update. Rks that amtrak train and amtrak train derailed on i5 off the bridge. 75 people were on the train as a trailed and the video and pictures we are getting are jawdropping. The amtrak train derailed near tacoma, little time. At least one of the cars train cars is dangling from the overpass on i5. We see the cars backed up as a result. We understand that i5 is completely shut down. At this point, it is unclear how many people are hurt, but we do understand according to Pierce County authorities out of there are injuries on the train. First responders are responding to the incident as a mass casualty event. We are looking at live pictures from seattle, washington. Train, oneing at the or two cars are on the interstate right now as we speak. Its a bigtime breaking news event and we will keep you posted with the latest details as we get them into the newsroom. Im q mccray. I know we are done. We dont know what time, nobody knows anything. Finally
And coughing. From the live desk, im q mccray. Back to you. Michelle thank you. Stay with abc7 news for updates even when you are away from the tv. Head to wjla. Com text to subscribe to our breaking news alert. You will get notices sent to your phone from our newsroom. Momentses ago, president obama offered up the last News Conference and one of the things he did is offer prayers to bush family. Alison he talked about subjects that were important to him, race relations, russia and his successor. Chief Political Correspondent scott thuman is there on capitol hill with more on the press conference. Hi, scott. Scott good evening. It was interesting listening to president obama as he was well aware that this was his last chance to get in his final thoughts before handing over the reins to donald trump. He did the errors for big subject matter he has tried to tackle in the past eight years where he felt he has made accomplishments like the Lgbt Community and where he thought he still neede
Then he hung up. Then the dispatcher called him back again and they spoke briefly. So there are three total calls. During the calls he said he was doing this for the leader of isil, who he named. And pledged loyalty to. Lisa oddly, comey said, mateen claimed solidarity with several extreme organizations some of whom are enemies of isil. We can highly confident he was radicalized and some part through the internet. Lisa they are reconstructing his electronic devices. Its reported that the f. B. I. Is investigating whether mateen was potentially targeting disney world. He pleaded with americans not to be paralyzed by fear and to channel anxiety in awareness. He said in every f. B. I. Case, someone always sees something they should have told them but didnt. As of a few minutes ago, 43 people are still condition. Alison all right. Thank you very much. You know as this Investigation Continues tonight we are hearing more stories of survival. During the moments the gunman started shooting. He
Shotgun. Greg angel colon recounts the massacre from early sunday morning inside the popular gay orlando nightclub pulse. This is where gunman walked in and unleashed terror. I can see him shooting at everyone. And i can hear the shotgun is closer. I look over and he shoots the girl next to me. Im just there laying down and im thinking, im dead. Greg colon was shot three times before being rescued by police. Its still not read to me yet. Greg patience clark also narrowly escaped with her life after hiding with others in a bathroom. The gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting a machine gun. Were all screaming at the top of our lungs when he was in there for the first time. Then people are getting hit by bullets. Blood is everywhere. Greg clark says in the bathroom is where the gunman made the infamous call to 911 pledging allegiance to isis. And got us and that the police would come through at that point in time and save us all. Greg really tough to hear the accounts. As startling
I was in contact with him. Kevin either way, mateen was marry and now authorities are investigating his wife. Seen here wearing a gray hoodie. They want to know if she was aware of the plot and chose to keep quiet. Omar mateens exwife smoke with cnn today. Leon 27 people now still in the hospital after that attack. Several doctors and one of the victims. Of the 27 people six are listed in critical condition. Five are in grave condition and the standing by, but they had no idea what was coming. They werent being brought in by the blasts. There was no paramedics coming in to give us support and dropping them off. They were being dropped off in truckloads and the ambulance loads. People like angel colon who were shot three times in the leg and the hand and trampled by other people trying to get out of pulse nightclub. Im there laying down. Im thinking im dead. Colon says he wished he remembered the name of the Police Officer who dragged him out over a snore covered in broken glass floor c