>> you begin with breaking news from an amtrak train in vermont that derailed. three of the on board -- will on board were injured when it went over a deep basement.

cargo ship has sunk off the coast of the promise. one survivor has been found. two of the people on board are massachusetts natives, including this man, the ships engineer. his wife is expecting twins. >> she spoke with us. sarah: this is heartbreaking, emily and erica. i spoke with his wife on the phone from florida and she said she is very upset. she last had contact with her husband wednesday night the a e-mail he said he was expecting a stormy night. after graduating in 2005, his wife said griffin traveled the world on shifts. his latest job was on the ship as first engineer. the cargo ship with 30 people on

>> it fake it a last known position we recorded on thursday. >> with over 96 hours since last contact, the coast guard is jill optimistic. >> we are still looking for survivors or any signs of life in that vessel. they said the statement and remain hopeful that the entire crew will be safe. in the meantime, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of all the mariners on board. keith griffin' s wife , katie, tells me he had been all around the world and had traveled and various types of boats and face many difficult situations. she expected him home on the 13th and he was looking forward

>> now we want to go live to a press conference at maritime math academy on this very search. >> you can see in the winter we have usually some very strong winter -- whether -- some very strong weather. he crossed the atlantic with me in 2004. but never approaching that kind of velocity indices. -- in the seas. >> is it that worst-case scenario for a mariner? [indiscernible] >> first of all, our ship is a cork in the ocean. make no mistake about it, no

but the loss of power is catastrophic for a ship. you can still maintain electrical power with emergency diesel generators. but the loss of power is critical. where the 10 -- where the ship starts to broach, the ship becomes very inclined very rapidly and loses its ability to fight back. it is a very uncomfortable situation. >> with your experience and your knowledge of your profession, would you have taken this ship out? >> that is a very difficult question i cannot answer. all ships captains make the decision about when to sail and especially when there is heavy

weather. i cannot comment about the captain of the ship. he made a professional call that was probably well-suited, given the facts of the weather at the time. but i cannot answer a question like that. >> i have another question that might be hard to answer. when you look at the charts and where they were and where the hurricane was, i would almost head for the nearest port . is that a possibility? >> the route the vessel was on was running down the side of the bahama bank, correct? >> yet. >> -- yes.

>> there is no bottom out there. there is no place to anchor. >> answering questions there about the thinking of the el f erro, the ship that went down off the coast of the bahamas during hurricane walking. there are two people from massachusetts that were on the ship. keith griffin was an expectant father. the search is still underway. in the meantime, new at noon, a standoff ending a short time ago, with a man cuffed and hauled away on a stretcher in winthrop. police were called to shirley st. for a domestic incident. they say the man threatened a woman, threatened to burn down the house, and even fired a pellet gun at officers. officers eventually got a hold of the suspect and pulled him out of the house. he is facing a long list of charges. emily now to that historic : flooding in the carolinas at least nine deaths are now being

blamed on the weather. abc' s elizabeth hur reports, thousands have been rescued from the raging floodwaters, and president obama has signed an emergency declaration for the state. elizabeth: record rainfall in south carolina, the national weather service says more than 20 to has fallen since friday in parts of the state. that had washed away homes. >> i have been here since 1986 and i have never seen anything like this. elizabeth: hundreds were evacuated. >> i lost everything. elizabeth: 600 national guard members were called in to help. kelly try to save anything she could as water came rushing into her home. raging waters caught many off guard. this driver lost control of his

help attract man -- and a man waded out to help the man trapped in his pick up by kicking out the window. >> it was incredibly frightening, but we made it. elizabeth: and this man has been using his own boat to help with rescues. >> i was just something on the roof and listening to see if anybody stumped back. we found a note that said "we are in the attic."elizabeth : authorities are now going door-to-door rescuing anyone still trapped in their homes. abc news, charleston, south carolina. >> and henderson man -- andover man is -- erika: a north andover man is among three people sharing the 2015 nobel prize in medicine. william campbelll and a japanese citizen were cited for discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites. campbell was born in ireland but

is a u.s. citizen who spent decades working for merck. a man from china was rewarded for discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. new hampshire governor maggie hassan will run for u.s. senate. our sister station, wmur, breaking the news. the second-term governor is the first democrat to announce she' s in the race to challenge republican u.s. sen. kelly ayotte. hassan is considered the best challenger for ayotte in a swing state that could be pivotal in the contest to control the senate. erika: democratic candidate or clinton unveiling new gun control measures. she will propose legislation that excludes some gunmakers and distribute her. she also backed efforts to stop selling guns with background checks and band

ms. clinton: when it happened, people often say that they offer their thoughts and prayers. that is not enough. how many people have to die before we actually act? erika: clinton has emerged as one of the fiercest proponents for tougher gun control after reignited debate over gun laws in the presidential campaign. in addition to clinton, some republican presidential candidates are in new hampshire today, carly fiorina will be at the manchester rotary before making stops in nashua and bedford. george pataki will visit a pizza shop in lebanon before heading to dartmouth college. emily: a man accused of driving drunk into a police cruiser will be arraigned today. joseph loiacano was arrested early saturday morning in gloucester. police say he was speeding and driving on the wrong side of main street when he hit the cruiser head-on. officer kevin muise was inside that cruiser. he' s being treated for serious neck injuries. caught on camera, salem, new hampshire police say the driver involved in this crash was on

heroin. officers say they found alexander dimaggio passed out behind the wheel at the mall at rockingham park. when they tried to wake him, they say he drove off crashing into a car, tree, and fire hydrant. erika: texting and driving is already illegal in massachusetts, but state lawmakers may be ready to take that further. there will be several proposals to use hands-free technology behind the wheel, like bluetooth. the only exception would be in emergency situations. legislation in neighboring new hampshire, connecticut, and new york do have hands-free laws. we want to know what you think. should massachusetts have a hands-free law? head to our facebook page and take our now whole -- poll. >> i could just hear everyone breathing hard and freaking out and crying.

of the students who survived the mass shooting at an oregon college. how playing dead got her out alive. >> and clouds out there for many of us today, but brightening skies will lead to warmer temperatures when 70 degrees returns to the forecast.

erika: we continue to follow breaking news in vermont where an amtrak train has derailed. three of the cars went off the track when it went over a stephen bateman. -- a steep investment. one of the students who live through that shooting at an oregon trinity college now shares her story. emily: she explains how playing dead got her out alive. brandy: anastasia is a survivor. the 18-year-old college student is speaking from a wheelchair, speaking exclusively to neal karlinsky, about the nine

terrifying minutes inside the community college thursday when the gunmen open fire. >> i could hear everyone freaking out and crying. brandy: she said the gun man >> spoke to them. he sounded really deranged and he said he had been waiting to do that for a really long time, and then he laughed after he shot the teacher. brandy: and he picked out one specific student to live to tell the story. >> he said, the kid in the glasses, i need you to do me a favor. today' s your lucky day. and he headed him this business envelope because he was not going to be able to do that after he was done killing the rest of us, and he said he was going to kill himself. brandy: he said he questioned -- she said he questioned each of

>> he had us get up one by one and ask us what our religions were. >> when the student said his religion he was immediately shot? >> yes, he said he would only feel his pain for a couple of seconds and that he would be with god soon. and then he shot him. brandy: she lived by playing dead, keeping her eyes shut. emily: a teenage surfer is recovering from a shark bite. the 14-year-old was in the water off new smyrna beach in florida when he was bitten on the hand. it happened yesterday morning. police say the teen punched the shark before making it back to shore, one hundred yards away. kind of dicey there. speaking of dicey -- ; we are talking about -- cindy:

we are talking about j oaquin of the goes, still a category one hurricane. southeast of nantucket during the overnight hours and continuing to move into the atlantic. standpoint, this is an impressive image. here is hurricane joaquin. this is a completely separate circulation, and upper-level low that has been sitting and spinning and pouring rain for days on south carolina. -- on the carolinas. the heaviest rain is in north carolina. more than 20 inches of rain has fallen in parts of south carolina, which is why they have had problems with the flooding. we had a little bit of sunshine around here earlier this morning. it was a little brighter than it is now. notice how the clouds have filled in a little bit. it is still chilly out there and it has been a chilly month of

we have not been able to crack the 60 degree mark in boston until actually, right now. you can see the cloud cover, but a few breaks of sunshine as well. northeasterly winds, not as noticeable in the last couple of days. at the cape, over three miles per hour, but gradually those winds continue to subside. notice marshfield, also of over 60 degrees. just 55 in nashua. starting out in the 30' s in jaffrey, now sitting at 54 degrees. high pressure to the north, so that is why there is still some wind out there, but overnight into tomorrow, high-pressure nosing in and the wind will diminish. temperatures holding in the 50' s

by 6:00 this evening, much brighter to the north and west. northeastern massachusetts. those will gradually break up overnight, except in massachusetts and on the cape. that is why your temperatures will not be as chilly, near 50. s and lower 40' s, so another chilly night indeed. things are turning around tomorrow. as high-pressure noses in, we will clear out those clouds. you may start out cloudy , but look at the afternoon. wall-to-wall sunshine and upper 60' s to lower 70' s tomorrow. still pleasant on thursday. and a chance for actual rain coming on friday. the morningstar cap dry and showers likely to develop in the afternoon and evening hours. saturday morning, any lingering showers should end, clear skies setting us up for what looks to

be a pretty nice holiday weekend. the average high temperature about 65. so far, the holiday weekend is looking nice. erika: disney world is about to get a little more expensive. the park is expanding and raising prices. the season pass is gone. new gold and solar passes will cost 389 passes and $549 respectively. disney said it offers passholders more options. current passes are valid through their expiration dates. erika: dancing with the stars

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before we go, alphonso rivero setting into a new role tonight. the actor will be filling in tonight for haverhill native tom bergeron, who is spending time with his sick father. bergeron tweeting about his dad, saying, he' s given me a lifetime of support. time to return the favor. ribeiro, who was a guest judge on dancing with the stars last week, will act as co-host alongside erin andrews. erika: the weather is looking up. that does it for us. >> achieving a lifelong dream, house speaker john boehner singularly moved watching the hope address congress. one can' t help but wonder if the

speaker was reminded just how the legislative body he presides over. tenure as bigger, a small but vociferous party called the tea party group of preventative has forced him to obtain ideologically unwinnable battles. can blame him? whatever you may think about his leadership skills, few would accuse him of not caring deeply about the institution of congress. nevertheless he knows firsthand how much the respect in the public for the house and senate has plunged. it is no coincidence that all three of the leading presidential candidates have never held elected office. he also pulled no punches,

governance. political zealotry will no longer be his problem, resting with the nation as well. pope francis called on copper -- on congress to cooperate generously for the public good. although that is unlikely given the recent past, it would be good if they he' s his words, if

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