the word out to residents and parents. nothing short of reckless, and video only on nbc 10. the police pursue the white stolen suv tuesday, word three teenagers were inside. the underage driver blows by a red light in a 25 miles per hour zone near a school. at one point, looses control and stops. >> he was trying to flee on foot. he then turned around and went the other way, but left the car in drive, which struck my car. >> reporter: the patrolman ran after the driver, and mercury and his k-9 max were not hurt. once they nabbed the driver, they learned, he's 15. >> i that have no driving skills. when they try to operate at high speeds, they don't know how to control the car. >> it was my father's car.

>> reporter: the victim says it was running, did not show his face on tv, but dialled 911. >> once i heard they got into the city and they were by my niece's school, i was more worried about the public. >> reporter: it was placed on lockdown and grateful the police acted so quickly. >> pretty repulsive. i know i don't know any other word to use. >> they could crash into another vehicle, kill an innocent family, hit a pedestrian and kill and change someone's life forever. >> reporter: and police tell me this crime is related to a rash of recent dangerous joyrides where underage drivers take running cars from convenient stores. they are also stealing them from car dealership lots, now, two of the teenagers who were passengers in that suv tuesday have yet to be caught. live in burlington city, nbc 10 news. more breaking news right now. four wilmington police officers will not be charged with killing

and shooting a man in a wheelchair. this video surfaced after the shooting last year. rosemary connors is live with more on the breaking decision. >> reporter: jim's delaware's department of justice cleared the four officers within the past hour or so coming some eight months since that deadly shooting. wilmington police killed jeremy mcdole in the wheelchair last seventh, call to the scene for reports of a man firing a gun. according to the police when officers arrived, he repeatedly refused to raise his hands and reached into the waistband. at that point, the officers opened fire. police say they found p a reinvolver on the man and had gun residue on his hands. the family denies that, and the department of justice concluded that criminal charges could not be brought against the officers, however, the doj did recommend removing one of the officers involved from the force because

of, quote, extremely poor police work. within the past 15 minutes, we reached out for response, and the city official told us that it disagrees with the department of justice's criticism of the officers involved. reporting live from the digital operations center, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. ♪ 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with lives forever changed by the deadly amtrak crash that happened one year ago today. >> i couldn't move or get away. i yelled for help. >> reporter: as victims heal, first responders recount the horror. >> it was what i call cop fusion, a lot of people trying to do a lot of good things in a short amount of time. >> eight people died when that train went off the tracks, and today we honor those lost. >> one victim says his life is still derailed.

>> this was something that never had to happen. it never should have happened. it's just such neglect. >> reporter: bob's life changed forever. >> almost my entire rib cage was shattered. it didn't heal properly, and it's not where it's supposed to be. i have significantly less volume for my lungs to expand. >> reporter: angry at the amtrak and engineer and lack of apologize from both of them. >> he changed our lives. there was no reason why he was going that fast legitimately, there's just no reason, and i almost became a widow. >> reporter: he remembers his body hitting another man before the cars came to a rest. >> i wonder, did he live or die? did me hitting him kill him, hurt him? was he dead when he hit me?

i don't know. it bothers me. >> reporter: the familiy's in philadelphia today for her 15-year-old daughter, wanting the man to find the man this this picture. >> one of them shined his flashlight on my head, and yelled for help, and i remember him saying, this guy's got to go now. the whole back of his head is coming off. >> reporter: he's not found the men, and if he does not, he has a message for them all. >> thank them. >> i want to say thank you. i don't know what else to say. i'm just very grateful. >> reporter: his daughter says that she thinks the men think her dad didn't survive, and she, too, thanks them. first responders and victims have been invited to a candle light vigil tonight at the scene of the derailment tonight at 7:00. live in center city, nbc 10 news. >> for so many of those first

responders, may 12 is a day they will never forget. >> rushing to the scene not knowing what nay would find there. >> well, the reality is, all those years of training and responding, they pay off in an instant like this because you remember things to do. >> and they did what had to be done to save lives and comfort families, but they still mourn lives lost. coming up at 5:00, nbc 10 has more on how they reflect on this day. >> as for the investigation into the crash, we are expected to learn more in the coming days. the gnarl transportation safety board says it will announce the probable cause next tuesday. we'll be live in the nation's capitol for that announcement. as you may remember, the train was going 106 miles per hour around a curve where the speed limit was 50 miles per hour. brandon bostain was the train's engineer and barely remembers the moments leading up to the crash, and he's now on administrative leave, and to read more about the derailment, the lawsuits, and the changes

since the deadly crash, tap on the app, and watch our story about the doctors who treated patients as they recount how they handled that disaster. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> and nbc 10 on the campus of temple university. students happy to see the sun and temperatures in the 70s today. let's head down to delaware. this was the scene in wilmington. the smith road bridge provided shades on the banks of the brandy wine creek. a scene at the shore, a nice afternoon in cape may. a couple people actually out there on the sand. >> yeah. >> glen "hurricane" schwartz has the first alert forecast. >> the sun felt good today. what can we expect tonight? >> it's comfortable tonight, but we have rain and even thunderstorms on the way. there's nothing on the radar close by right now, but we do have some, again, that's going to be on the way. the stuff in western pennsylvania, that's not coming our way.

that is going to be falling apart. it's this area west of cincinnati, this upper air system coming in tomorrow, and by tomorrow morning, the morning rush is okay, but through the late morning hours, that's when the thunderstorms come through. there we are. 1:30 in the afternoon, that could be heavy rain and thunderstorms, and it moves out in time for the afternoon rush, so this is just a brief thing that's going to be occurring. temperatures now in the 70s. it's warmest in the lehigh valley with the most sunshine, and you'll see how warm temperatures are over the weekend, big changes coming in the temperatures with the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. >> okay, glen. newark man charged with raping two children when he worked as a karadi instructor, and they believe there's more victims out there.

rapes happened while he was teaching karate as recently as march 2011, because of the sensitivity of the case, there's not much more information released than that. anyone with any other information should call newcasting county police. skblnch skblnch a rude and terrifying awakening for a student outside the dorm room this morning. she spotted a college-aged man trying to break in through the window of her ground floor room at little hall. they treat the incident as attempted burglarly. it comes after two incidents last month in which a person was peering into dorm windows at the university a neighborhood in burks county is on edge because of a strange visitor just showing up at front doors. police say a man posed as a officer and later dressed up as a tax collector in spring township. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal spoke with the woman who answered the front door and immediately called 911. >> going for a walk. >> reporter: when kim got home

yesterday with her 16 month old baby, she got a sudden, unexpected knock on the front door. >> just said, i'm an officer, how many children live in your house in. >> reporter: the 30-something man said he was looking for children out of school. he even had a fakeup form and a badge. >> gold outline with a black inside, and i couldn't read what it said. it was just on the sleeve. >> reporter: he was acting odd. he never made eye contact and now authorities here in spring township say he was posing as an officer. and police believe this same guy just a few hours later knocked on doors here, posing as a tax collector, but still asking questions about children. >> you see someone in uniform, you see a patch on, you assume it's an official thing. >> reporter: she says she got suspicious and then called police. the man quickly ran off without saying anything. this neighborhood is directly across from two local schools and police say their officers will always have photo id and

proper identification. >> you don't know if they are after your child. we're watching out for each others' kids, everyone taking extra precautions that there's always an adult outside. >> reporter: randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. philadelphia place look for four suspects who stabbed a man for his cell phone. violence robbery unfolded at 4:30 this morning on north ruby street in west philadelphia. the suspect stabbed the victim twice in the lower back. working to find out how that person is doing right now. a man hunt underway for a prisoner who broke out of the hospital hours after being ai s arrested. he ran this morning when officers were checking the handcuffs. they took him to the er last night after being arrested for a dui crash in southwest philadelphia. investigators say he got away in a hospital gown and neck brace.

skyforce10 over the crash that caused a watery mess today. a car took out a fire hydrant along route 130. you see what drivers had to deal with, all that water out there. we can tell you two people were injured. the eagles' quarterback of the future is now under contract. the team signed carson wentz today. the eagles tweeted out this photo of wentz putting pen to paper to the deal, reportedly a four-year deal worth $26.67 million, 17.6 million guarantee. he's expected to be third on the depth chart behind bradford. wentz is scheduled to meet with the media tomorrow at 12:30. and decision 2016 coverage house speaker paul ryan is totally committed to working with donald trump to unify the republican party. nbc 10's keith jones is more with ryan and trump's meeting today. keith? >> reporter: they agree their talk today was the first step in

the right direction, but ryan stopped short of endorsing the nominee. trump waved, gave a thumb's up arriving at the meeting this morning at rnc headquarters, reaching out to the republican establishment to be a nominee that the entire party can support. ryan said after the meeting that it's no secret and he trump have differences, but they are planting seeds to accomplish their goal of bringing their party together. >> here we're going to go deeper into the policy areas to see where that commonground is, how we make sure we are operating off the same core principles. >> ryan said trump expressed interest in having him remain as chairman of the republican national convention earlier this week, ryan said he would step down if trump asked him too. on the democratic side, the push for new jersey continues tomorrow. bill clinton's going to campaign and his daughter, chelsea, rallies for her mom in essex and midd

middlesex counties. for complete coverage including a candidate match quiz to see what candidate's best stands with your views, tap the nbc 10 app. from the top of the newscast, we want to take you right back to the breaking news in north philadelphia. septa trolly collides with an suv head-on at ninth street and emergency crews rescued a person from the suv placing that individual on the stretcher. let's get right out to nbc 10's lauren mayk at the scene. what's the latest you know there on injuries? >> reporter: yeah. good afternoon. let me show you what's happening right now. this car is still right there where was it hit by the trolly. i spoke with several withins here who say they were on that trolly when this happened. that that car you see actually started out over where i am on this side of the street, and then came over and got in front of the trolly. it is not clear whether they were trying to make a u-turn,

trying to get to the other side of the street. there's conflicting reports there, but that trolly then ran into that car. there was one person inside. this is from skyforce10 trying to get the driver out of here, watching the rescue, you can tell he was conscious, talking to them, and he was moving as they tried to get him out of the car, but you can see how badly mangled this car is, and it was quite a difficult job. now, eventually, they were able to get him out, and they sort of supported him, but he did appear to be somewhat standing and they were able to get him out of there to get him treatment. now, i spoke with somebody who was on the trolly, and they tell me what happened. >> out of the corner of my eye, i saw a car, an suv, come up the side of the trolly to pass in front. what the driver and i didn't know was that he was actually trying to make a turn on ninth street instead of just going in

front of the trolly. >> reporter: she says it was a scary experience, and that there were maybe 30-some people on that trolly when this happened. now, septa says two people were injured. the people i have spoken with here on scene, they are okay. we don't know how serious those injuries are, but we are told that two people on that trolly did have injuries, and then, of course, there is the driver of that vehicle that rescue crews got out of there and were able to get to treatment. we're going to stay here, bring you more information as we get it. live in north philadelphia, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. honors keep oncoming for villanova wildcats. >> we are honoring and congratulating jay wright and the villanova university men's basketball team on winning the 2016 ncaa men's national basketball championship.

applause here. [ applause ] >> and plenty of applause. philadelphia city council presented coach jay wright and cats with a resolution congratulating them on the national championship. who could forget it? >> keith jones was court side to capture this last second shot that vaulted nova over north carolina. four days later, there was a parade with the champs marching to city hall. now your first alert weather with chief meteorologist glen "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, once again, we've had places north of philadelphia warmer than south. it's backwards, more sunshine, lehigh valley 77 degrees, and see that up into north hampton. it's 80 degrees up near

bethleh bethlehem, and easton 79 degrees. in burkes county, more cloud cover, 69 degrees, 70 in sinking spring. 73 degrees in reading, still a lot warmer than it was yesterday. these clouds mostly in delaware, parts of south jersey, got in the philadelphia area, mostly high clouds, but it's been a much nicer day. you can see the temperatures over the next seven days in the forecast right below me for your area and, you don't have to wait until the end of the weather anymore. there's nothing close by, but we mentioned the showers in western pennsylvania are expected to die out, but there's more activity back to the west. that is going to be affecting us, and we have thunderstorms, and we go into tomorrow, and it's not first thing in the morning, it's not in the morning rush, but in the midful of the day and into the early afternoon, and you can see some of this is heavy rain moving

through. it moves through mostly in time for the afternoon rush, maybe towards the shore, there's showers late in the day, but that's round one. we have another round coming on saturday. 7:00 a.m. is dry. fvg p.m. is dry. that's during the day tomorrow. saturday, starts off sunny. still sunny, dry at noon, and warm, but late in the day, that's when the showers and thunderstorms come in. there is a difference friday to saturday even though both days see thunderstorms. friday night, you don't see any action there. saturday morning is looking nice. that might be the best part of the weekend. here come the showers and storms. that is later on saturday, of course, it hits the shore last

and lehigh valley first. the weekend forecast? well, thunderstorms friday, late sat, and sunday is windy and chilly. the suburbs, lehigh valley don't even get to 60 degrees sunday, even with some sunshine, so different kind of weather between saturday and sunday. the new jersey, again, it's warmer. friday and saturday, colder on sunday, but if you want a dry day, you got sunday, you want a day with rain, you got saturday. back to see how long it lasts later. >> no sale? the man who shot and killed florida teen trayvon martin is trying to make money on the weapon. >> the plan for the gun at the center of the controversial shooting and the roadblock that's standing in his way. also, a good samaritan pulls a man from these flames from a fire crash, and why the rescuer

says he's not the hero. plus the new video game-like tool helping local police train for dangerous situations in order to keep us safer. first, a look at closing bell on wall street.

take a look at this cell phone video here. that guy is pulling a stranger

from a burning car. this was in los angeles. the driver was unconscious after flipping the car. he gets help from another man, and seconds later, the car engulfed in flames. the rescuer insists he's not a hero. >> i'm not a hero, just a human being. i'd do it all over again for anybody. >> emotional there. the rescued driver is expected to be okay. the weapon at the center of the trayvon martin shooting was supposed to go on sale this morning, but now those plans are on hold, an online auction site removed the gun minutes before the bidding was set to begin. they reserve the right to reject listings and did so in this case. he claims it's the same gun he used four years ago, and zimmerman was acquitted and argue he was defending himself when he shot the unarmed black teenager. a local woman says a storm

knocked down the tree taking out power lines leaving behind a mess. >> the power restored, but the yard left in shambles. ha pico did after she contacted the responds team for help and the lesson all homeowners should take away from their fight. >> state officials have a a new plan to protect families from the zika virus this summer. investigators expose american dream potential citizens being victimized by people claiming to help, how it can all hinge on a single word. that's coming up all new at 5:00.

when a big storm reeked

havoc on a pine valley woman's backyard, she thought the utility company would help clean up. >> but says left a bigger mess calling us, and reporter harry hairston took action here. how he was able to help. >> it was fortunate the woman called nbc 10 responds, and pico came back the next day and went to work. >> we heard a loud bang. >> reporter: she said strong winds knocked the tree through the fence and over pourliwer li snapping these after the storm. >> pulls the wires down low. >> reporter: after several calls to pico, a crew came to check out the damage. workers began to cut the trees. that's when she says things got worse. >> it loosened the tension on wires and flipped back and went through the fence. >> reporter: now a larger part of the fence toppled over. >> what went through your head?

>> i can't say it on tv. >> reporter: trees across her backyard. >> what about this miss? they said, it's not our responsibility, you take care of that. >> reporter: we got to work contacting pico. the very next day, pico got crews to the house, and within hours, the entire backyard was cleared. pico says it's usually the responsibility of the homeowner to remove debris after storm damage, but it will help in some cases. >> we did work with them to make sure we were helping to remove any type of debris that was a little too much for them to handle. >> reporter: they credit nbc 10 responds for the cleanup. >> this wouldn't have been done if you were not involved. these guys get you help. >> reporter: now, after we got involved, pico also contacted her to help her with filing a claim to get the fence fixed at pico's expense, and this story is an example, guys, of a situation where we didn't get money back for this young lady,

but we did get her the help she wanted. >> the mess is cleaned up. >> it was. >> all right. if you have a consumer complaint, head to nbc10.com, click on the responds page and fill out a complaint form or you can all 610-66867377. tomorrow, harry joins us to answer your consumer questions live on the air. summit questions by calling or writing in, and you may see your question tomorrow on nbc 10 news at 4:00. from our nbc 10 delaware bureau, a federal judge rejected a proposed $10 million settlement for a delaware family who nearly died from exposure to a pesticide on a caribbean vacation. they report that terminex they illegally used the chemical in 14 locations including a u.s.

virgin islands resort. that's where the family stayed last year when they became sick. the sons suffered permanent neurological damage and their parents had to undergo therapy. pennsylvania today roll out a new plan to protect against the zika virus. among the highlights, enhanced surveillance as well as possible cases. the state health department will test residents without using the cdc and increased effort to educate the public. the only known cases of the mosquito born virus here were contracted by those who traveled overseas. they want people to know what the virus looks like. photographs are of a man who vacationed in puerto rico. there's the bloodshot eyes and a rash as well. people have mild symptoms. the main concern is with pregnant women. the virus is linked to severe birth defects. hundreds of local runners make their way to washington,

d.c. this afternoon to honor fallen police officers. the an law enforcement run started with a ceremony this morning, then it was time to pound the pavement. this is the 20th year of the event. runners make the journey to the nation's capitol as tribute to officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> such a great cause that really gives people, as we run from here to d.c., exposure to why we're doing it. they see and that's a chance for other people to realize the sacrifice these officers make by giving their life. >> runners finish on saturday at the national law enforcement memorial in washington, d.c. the roar of engines can be heard in delaware's capital this afternoon. it was the start of nascar weekend. practice round begins today for the nascar camping world truck series followed by more nascar

practice and qualifying rounds tomorrow and saturday. this is video from last year's festiviti festivities, and everything is capped by the main event. the nascar sprint cup series race sunday afternoon at the monster mile. another big area event underway on the river. philadelphia in a matter of hours, a live look at boat house row where competitors converge in the morning for the largest collegiate rowing competition in the country. racing starts at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, but, hey, it's affecting traffic this afternoon. look at this. kelly drive is closed, and the road remains shut down between strawberry mansion and fountain green until saturday night at 6:00. tomorrow morning on nbc 10 news today, we take a closer look at this historic event and the one thing organizers say they need to make it happen year after year. that's tomorrow morning starting at 4:00 a.m. a receptionist is sent home for not wearing high heels to

work. >> up next, the controversy surrounding workplace dress code. paychecks for pregnant woman, testing cash payments for moms-to-be. calling it his alive day, a soldier speaking about the moment he nearly lost his life in iraq and what's being done to help the countless veterans still dealing with the trauma of war. that's all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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difference here? i was laughed at because i made it a sexist issue, which i believe it is. >> the receptionist says discrimination is allowed under legislation and she has petitioned for a change. the company's outsourcing firm now says all female employees are allowed to wear flats. well, spending money could help expecting mothers. >> well, canadian researchers conducting a study in which they gave thousands of low income women about $63 u.s. per month and it was resulted in shorter hospital stays and higher breast-feeding rates. we know the answer to this about me, are you afraid of heights? >> oh, yes. it's scary up there. if so, this next story is not for you. next, the cause that got these people to go over the edge today and local city leader who joined

in the fun. >> no thank you. today's nice weather is not going to last. tracking showers and thunderstorms ahead for tomorrow, and i'll show you when we dodge rain tops this weekend next in the all new first alert neighborhood forecast. and caught on video. bullets flying outside a philadelphia grocery store, what customers saw from inside all new at 5:00.

they're state champions competing for world tidtle, but they are a big honor from philadelphia's city council who presented a resolution today to the masterman's school of the mind team for the first place finish at state competition. the middle schoolers used creativity to solve problems

from engineering and mechanics to theater. the team moving on to the world championships in iowa. if you don't like heights, well, you would not want to do this. >> nbc 10 was in wilmington today as dozens repelled 18 stories down the side of the building. that does look fun near the ground, but why do it? it's for a good cause. if you raise enough money for the special olympics, you got the opportunity to harness up and go over the edge. how scary is it doing the first step? >> actually, the top's not so bad. you get halfway down, and you get nervous. >> okay. well, i'll take her word for it. among the repellers today, the police chief, one of many who voluntarily went over the edge. >> boy. don't look down. >> no. >> your awkward prom picture, do you have any? >> i didn't go to the prom. it's a long story.

>> oh -- >> i didn't go. >> this turned into a really sad tale, but we want to talk about the pictures because -- >> do you? >> i do -- somewhere, but you're not going to see them. a lot of people share them for a good cause that could help save a life. >> donate life pa wants you to share the unattractive pictures on social media to raise importance awareness of organ donation. it's to use the #uglytruth. it's the fact that more than 8,000 people in pennsylvania are waiting for life saving organs and a person dies in this state every 18 hours while waiting for a transplant. here's how to help. use the #uglytruth. when you post those unflattering pictures and encourage people to become organ donors linking to donate life pa.org in your posts.

>> a long time coming, but some places got up to the 80 degree mark with sunshine. how about that? lehigh valley, the sunniest place right now, warmest at 77 degrees, and 75 degrees in philadelphia. as we look across the area, we find some temperatures at 80 degrees, lumberton 81. i don't believe the haddon township number, but further north, hamilton at 82. princeton 81. sunshine all day in those areas. these are the showers we're showing you earlier. it's already weakening. it is expected to fall apart before it would reach here. no rain tonight. some of this stuff down to the south and west, that's moving up this way. of course, the sun and the

warmth have returned to the area. the temperatures going from 60 on tuesday, so far, 75 tomorrow, down a little because of showers and thunderstorms coming earlier, and check your neighborhood's seven day forecast at the bottom of the screen all the time when we do the weather. it's not just philadelphia anymore. you don't have to wait until the end. of course, thunderstorms are on the way, and not just for tomorrow, but as we go into the day tomorrow, cloudy skies, not a problem in the morning rush, but here's the showers midday. lehigh valley, burkes county, chester county, and a couple lines of showers and storms going through in the mid-afternoon, and by late afternoon, and dinner time, it's out of here. so we have a limited threat, but then there's a second front that's going to be coming

through saturday. that'll be later in the day, so most of saturday looking nice, and then we start to see those storms. storms tomorrow. they cut the temperature down, bethlehem 68, east yon 67 after0 today. westchester 70, and in philadelphia, 72 degrees. bybury at 71 degrees, and tomorrow, the threat of showers and storms in the middle of the day, saturday, the threat is at the end of the day, and both days should get into the 70s. saturday, we have sunshine in the morning. storms in the afternoon. sunday, it's about the wind. monday wind and chilly. tuesday, some showers. showers in the middle of next week too, but not too chilly. one local police department's getting a new kind

of lesson. >> we got a first hand look. >> this this, it could be deadly, but it's not. how police use tools to keep everyone safe next. i like volunteering because i meet a lot of people. >> she spent 25 years helping others in a local hospital, but today, it was about violet. how the hospital helped a special volunteer celebrate, get this, her 100th birthday.

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real cops using fake guns as

a way to keep you safe, and instead of elaborate training in dark warehouses on off days, step inside a classroom to prepare for traffic stops, robbery, and active shooters as well. >> how bensalem officers get personalized training. >> reporter: nothing compares to real life. >> get that life out of my eyes man. >> reporter: because there's not real life situations for sake of practice, those situations have come to them. >> we have a split second to make decisions. >> step to your left to see your right hand. >> reporter: tested not in the field, but a classroom. a simulator manufacturing calls and disputes all cases proving deadly. >> we can utilize this machine whenever we want. the areas we tape in are not accessible 24 hours a day. >> drop the gun, sure. >> reporter: costly overtime or complicated scheduling for training, and while many

situations could be, a factory, office building, a school, bensalem took it a step further like this room. a meeting room here in bensalem township, filming scenarios specific for the police here. >> looking at current events, and when we bought the machine, brought actors in, they felt it was significant enough event in the history of the country, we had to emulate that in training. >> reporter: base that training on what's happened. one was an active shooter. >> the movie theater shooting, it was based on that. >> reporter: at the controls of the firearm instructor who changes scenarios based on the actions, how costly a mistake can be or successful surrender. though many of the situations are rare -- >> god forbid it happens here, but if we never train on it, how would you respond to it? >> reporter: in bensalem, nbc 10

news. >> split second decisions. >> training's only getting better. >> nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >> all new at 5:00, a local judge on the wrong side of the law. >> how he stole thousands from his own town plus they are after the american dream, but has the american justice system let them down? the nbc investigators confront a man accused of preying on people trying to become citizens and we're asking why he's still in business. and if you like today, well, tomorrow, temperatures are going to be similar, but we have showers and storms headed our way, even for part of the weekend. times on that with your neighborhood weather next. plus, one year later, survivors and first responders reflect on the deadly amtrak derailment next at 5:00. flr

right now at 5:00, memories from the moment that changed their lives forever. >> i woke up laying on a pile of rocks. i couldn't move my legs. i couldn't see out of my right eye. >> reporter: survivors of the derailment look back one year later and first responders remember those they couldn't save. >> it was what i call controlled confusion. a lot of people trying to do a lot of good things in a short amount of time. >> a year ago today when amtrak 188 went off the tracks. >> images from the night are

still unforgettable. skyforce10 over the scene. just look at the damage to the first car, barely looks like a first car. hard to believe anyone survived, but robert hewitt did. >> reporter: spent weeks in a coma, and doctors were not sure he would make it. first responders rushed him to the hospital the night of the crash. you see them carrying him here. he spoke today, saying he remembers his body hitting another man just before the cars came to a rest. >> i wonder, did he live or die? did me hitting him kill him, hurt him? was he dead when he hit me? i don't know. it bothers me. >> hewitt among dozens of passengers suing amtrak. >> people on the train did lose their lives. they were fathers and sisters,