bob gildersleeve jr. lives outside of baltimore. he has two teenaged sons and he is still unaccounted for. >> abid gilani died in that crash. we know he lived in rockville, maryland. he commuted every week to his job at wells fargo in new york. he was headed there last night after attending a funeral in virginia. >>> the search and rescue rescue mission continues at the crash site right now. we know seven people died when amtrak train 188 took a turn at 106 miles an hour when the speed limit was 50. the engineer pulled an emergency brake just three seconds before the crash. that was only enough time to slow down to 102 before the lead car and then all the rest jumped the tracks. >> we have seem coverage tonight here in d.c. and in philadelphia. we begin with shomari stone and a very emotional father who wants answers about this crash. shomari? >> reporter: well good evening. this father is very upset, filled with mixed emotions. he is angry at amtrak because he says they're slow to give him answers. he is sad because he can't fine h

this comes to us about a man named bob gildersleeve, apparently mr. gildersleeve has been missing since the amtrak derailment, and the uncle of bob gildersleeve has been called. he's telling cnn that he has been at the crash site, in fact, just this morning, and that investigators found another body. and this uncle ken is on his way to the morgue. i'm just getting more information as i say this to you. we're also being told now that officially the death toll is at eight, and that the eighth person apparently died at the hospital. and there's a couple of pieces of information that we need to connect here, but we can't. and that is whether in fact bob gildersleeve is the eighth victim, or not, but we can tell you that his uncle ken vino has been called, has been to the crash site, was there apparently when investigators found another body and that mr. vino is on his way to the morgue, and i am assuming that is for an identification. also, watching that right hand side of your screen where the mayor was due to hold a live update and briefing for us at th

the family of missing passenger bob gildersleeve called to philadelphia's medical examiner's office to confirm his identity. >> my name is marc gildersleeve help me find my dad. >> reporter: their family's search ending in heartbreak as they were told he'd been found at the crash scene. >> when he smiles you want to smile. >> reporter: at medgar evers college in brooklyn they miss their dean of student affairs derrick griffith. >> he believed he could be a change agent in someone's life so he carried himself that way. >> reporter: in new york the loss of abid gilani wells fargo's senior hospitality finance vice president brought sadness to his colleagues. the family of 20-year-old navy midshipman justin zemser released several more pictures of a son who was proud he had made it to the u.s. naval academy. and in the quiet car on amtrak 188 was 48-year-old jim gaines a video technology coordinator with the "associated press." and 39-year-old rachel jacobs had only been ceo of philadelphia-based appernnet.com for two months. her co-workers say they not only lost a ceo but a friend. they a

bob gildersleeve was a father and vice president of e eco lab. and rachel jacobs a tech company ceo and mother of 2-year-old. a abid ja lani was executive at wells fargo bank and justin zemzer was a midshipman at the naval academy with hopes of becoming a navy s.e.a.l. >> it is a huge loss. >> reporter: a loss being felt up and down the east coast after the most deadly crash of amtrak in more than a decade. as the investigation continues, they have begown repair the rails rails and service could be restoreed on one of the busiest lines as early as next week that.. that is the latest live here in philadelphia. i'm jay gray. and back to you, pat. >>> right now in capitol hill, the inspector general has released the findings of an investigation into the souk ret service incident of the white house back in march. the report says that two senior agents who returned to the white house after spending five hours at a bar in d.c. were more likely than not impaired by alcohol. the agents drove on the the scene offane vestigation into a suspicious package,

he's bob gildersleeve who was a businessman from just outside baltimore. e was married with two teenagers. yesterday we showed you this video of gildersleeve's 13-year-old son holding up a photo of his father hoping he was still alive. >> skyforce10 was there early this morning as crews loaded two of the train cars onto trucks. the train cars are now with investigators in bear delaware. there is still no amtrak service between new york and philadelphia. some trains are running between washington and philadelphia. harrisburg and philadelphia. and new york and boston.hopes to have trains back on track by monday. we're expecting an update from the ntsb in a half hour we'll bring that to you live. >> it's taken over the scene which was under control of the philadelphia fire department. investigators are looking at data recorders and video etch evidence. they'll also look at the trains themselves, and speak with passengers. >> we want to be able to schedule interviews with people who were on that train. those types of things are what we want to do. we will event

bob gildersleeve his body was the last to be pulled from the wreckage.hite news reporter matt rivers joins us live from outside of 30th street station with the latest. matt? >> reporter: natasha for the first time in nearly a week amtrak train will leave here from 30th street station bound for new york. that train set to leave tomorrow morning shortly before 6:00 a.m. eight people died as a result of this week's derailment and today those people were the focus of a small service near the crash site. (bell tolls). >> reporter: eight tolls of a bell. eight doves released, one for each person who died in a crash that injured hundreds more. >> last tuesday was the worst day -- >> few dozen people gathered near the scene of the crash sundter called the service of reflection local politicians joined pennsylvania governor tom wolf in u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox who had a message for family members left behind by those who died. >> we will mon honor them by making sure this never happens again. >> reporter: first step in the process happened over t

bob gildersleeve was vice president of e ecolab. and rachel jacobs was ceo of a company and mother of 2-year-old, and jim gaines was a software architect and father of two and justin zemser was from the navy academy and hopes of becoming a navy s.e.a.l. >> it was a huge loss. >> and abid jill lani as well. >> and now, they are turning it back over to amtrak and they are working on the repairs and they are hoping to resume service on the line in the next few days, and by the middle of next week at least. >> a lot of people are ready to et get the amtrak service in the northeast corridor going again, jay. it seems that the engineer is the key to the investigation, but is there to a sense of how long it will be before they can talk to him? >> well, it seems that is how the investigation is going, but it looks like that according to those on the ground it will be within the next couple of day, and they want to get as quickly as possible to get the most pertinent information. >> thank you, jay gray. >>> and across pittsburgh another dera

jim gaines bob gildersleeve and rachel jacobs and justin zemser. the lawyer for the engineer brandon bostian has little recollection of the incident and he has turned over his cell phone and given a blood sample. they are thoroughly scamming all the evidence and as for the people in the area hospital 10 remain in critical condition but all are expected to make a full recovery and amtrak says that limited train service should resume monor tuesday at the latest. >> today philadelphia lawmakers paid tribute to the victims of the deadly derailment. they led a prayer, and honoring the first responders that helped the survivors. earlier this week a republican led house panel approved a measure that would cut amtraks funding by 18% that outraged some and house speaker boehner quickly dismissed that argument. >> are you really going to ask such a stupid question. they started this yesterday and it's all about funding, all about funding, obviously it's not about funding, the train was going twice the speed limit and the house passed a bill earlier this spri

and this morning a maryland family is holding out hope of finding bob gildersleeve. gildersleeve's father criticized a helpline set up by amtrak for families of victims. >> call up amtrak and get information from there and please relay it to us because we can't get that information. so it's very frustrating, guys. very. not that they're not trying but trying and coming up empty, you don't do it. >> reporter: meanwhile the care for those who survived the derailment continues. last night red cross volunteers were at new york's penn station to offer support to about 150 people who were on the train. a spokesperson described many of them as shaken or distraught. craig boswell, cbs news, philadelphia. >>> as we reported more than 200 amtrak passengers were injured. this morning about two dozen remain hospitalized. they described a chaotic scene as hundreds scrambled for their lives. john shaw said the most frightening part was when the lights went out. he said it was the scariest 15 seconds of his life. >> you saw people being thrown out of their seats, luggage going every

then the missing like this boy's dad, bob gildersleeve. he dropped his son off at lacrosse and got on the train tuesday night. his family has been handing out flyers hoping someone know where is he is. >>> the amtrak derailment continues to have a huge impact on travelers all along the northeast corridor. many people have been stranded or delayed because of the destruction in service. nbc10's katy zachry is live for us at 30th street station in philadelphia with more on that. katy fill us in. >> reporter: vai i talked to a number of passengers here at 30th street station who have had to change their travel plans. amtrak is not offering as many trains headed south as they normally do but at least it's still open. for those needing to take septa's trenton line well that will also not operate for the next week because it says the same track with the deadly derailment happened tuesday night. while investigators out there have made headway, they say it will be days maybe longer before they service is up and running on the northeast corridor. so

. >> reporter: it's the news bob gildersleeve gildersleeve's family dreaded. his wife and two teenage children learned today his body was found in the twisted train wreckage. >> please help me find my dad. >> reporter: the news comes the day after his family including his 13-year-old son was passing out missing person flyers hoping their loved one would be found alive. >> seven families are home now, making funeral arrangements. and i hope i'm not number eight. i pray to god i'm not number eight. >> reporter: now, along with his son's death is the news 47-year-old laura finamore from new york also died. a real estate executive whose smile could light up a room said her family. 42-year-old derrick griffith a dean at a college in new york being remembered by his students. >> i remember his smile. but most importantly, i remember the positives, how he went out of his way to make sure that others were doing great. >> reporter: giuseppe piras also killed in the crash. so many heartbroken by the lives lost on amtrak train 188. >> the good doesn't go away. it stays.

the body of bob gildersleeve the vice president of eco lab was discovered and recovered this morning and laura fillamore of new york. and guiseppe piras. john rawlins is live tonight. he was at the ntsb press conference. what is the status of the investigation. >> reporter: jim from our vantage point amtrak is working on the overheadlines that is released to the ntsb, we have heard from them and they released the video of the and it accelerated from 70 and in 16 seconds from impact it was going over 100 miles per hour. it was clearly accelerating to the point where it ends up in this derailment. they have agreed to talk to the engineer and the engineer agreed to talk to them. >> i am pleased to report that we have contacted the engineer and he has agreed to be interest viewed by the ntsb and we look forward to that opportunity and we'll be meeting with him in the next few days. >> the city recovered an eighth dead passenger from inside the wreckage. a cadaver dog was called in. >> the dog hit on a couple of spots and we were able to find one other passenger in the wreckage. >> as the

we have bob gildersleeve's son yesterday begging for information about him. victim to be found. he was found this morning. he also leaves behind his daughter and his wife in addition to that son mark. he's 45 years old. he's a sales executive out of maryland. he was taking the train, of course, he got on in baltimore area and he works for eco lab. another victim we learned about today is a woman her name is laura fin more, 47 years old she's from douglas ton, new york. she works in real estate and according to her obituary her family says she was an absolute powerhouse a deal maker and she is sorely missed. and also today late think afternoon we learned about 41-year-old jip is he pee paris here on business we spoke some people from the italian consulate today and they're releasing a statement reportedly spoken with his father before he got on the train. there are the three victims we just learned about today we'll go over all the stories and these remarkable people each and everyone of them coming up a little bit later at 6:00. again, there are still some vi

today, a wake for a maryland man who lost his life in the crash bob gildersleeve, who lived in elkridge. he was memorialized today in his hometown of new jersey. he was the eighth and final victim discovered in the wreckage. his funeral is tomorrow. the u.s. naval academy in annapolis said a final goodbye to justin zenzer, who was heading home to visit family when the train left the tracks. they held a service today at the naval academy. he was buried friday on long island with full military honors. some wicked weather in dangerous flooding. plus -- >> you made a gesture that some people consider offensive. kellye: a candidate under fire, the offensive gesture from a california congresswoman that had her dodging reporters. first, new developments from iraq. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] kellye: there are reports of mass killings in iraq. isil gain control of the city and has killed security forces and civilians. iraqi forces abandon their weapons and armored vehicles to flee a list

they do not know where bob gildersleeve jr is. on this street, there is uncertainty. >> i'm very surprised. i'm more aid. jay: residents have no idea of the fate of the 45-year-old executive with echo lab. family members say he was aboard the amtrak train that derailed and has not been accounted for. >> he has not been identified yet in the crash. there are seven dead. i don't know how many missing. jay: his 13-year-old son mark, is among those asking for help. >> it's scary, we don't know if he's at the hospital, what hospital he's at. jay: in this rockville neighborhood, there is only grief. this 55-year-old, an avid sports enthusiast and neighbor, lived in this home. wells fargo, his present employer, confirmed his death calling his loss a tragedy. we have also learned that a 20-year-old midshipmen at the naval academy in annapolis was among those who did not survive. his mother, susan. >> this tragedy has struck us in the worst way. we will spend time grieving with close family and friends. jay: back live at union station we s

. >> bob gildersleeve is missing from baltimore, he is married and has two children. >>> we are learning more about the survivors who remain hospitalized today 16 patients are still being treated at temple university hospital eight of them in critical condition most of them suffered broken bones after objects or people fell on top of them during the crash. they range in age from 19 to 80 years old and they were extremely disoriented when they arrived at the hospital. >> it happened suddenly, they were sitting there and dozing off and they didn't know what was happening and the world was overturned, a lot of confusion and dazed people, when they got here they were dazed and didn't understand what had happened. >> doctors expect some of the patients to require additional surgery but they expect all the remaining patients at temple university hospital to survive. >> in addition to the 16 at temple, there are 18 being treated at other local hospitals. amtrak has set up a hot line for anyone trying to connect with a loved one the number is on your screen. 1-800-523-9101 and officials are aski

. >>> bob gildersleeve was the last victim to be found his body was pulled from the wreckage of the first car this morning. and who can forget his brave son mark just 13 begging for information about his missing dad yesterday? in addition to mark the 45-year-old sales executive leaves behind a wife and daughter. >>> derrick griffith a 42-year-old father an dean of medgar evers college in brooklyn doctoral graduate set to graduate in just days. ab bid galani senior vice-president of wells fargo from california an married father of two. >>> jim gains from new jersey. a video software architect for the associated press. married father of two. rachel jacobs the ceo of education tech company based right here in philadelphia and married mother of a two-year-old. finally the youngest victim justin zemser a midshipman at the naval academy. popular student athlete who was traveling home to visit his parents. >>> they still have an amtrak area here for some of the families of the victims that they have gathered during this day. they've been getting counseling. we know that the mayor did make a visi

. >> reporter: the family of missing passenger bob gildersleeve was called to the philadelphia medical examiner's office to confirm his identity. >> the body is 6'4" blond hair beautiful blue eyes. >> reporter: after searching for him, his relatives say they were told his found by cadaver dogs at the crash scene. a new name added to the list of victim the family of 47-year-old corporate realtor laura finamore confirming she was on amtrak train 1888. the italian ambassador says one of their citizens also perished in the crash and there was sadness with the loss of abid gilani wells fargo senior vice president in their hospitality finance division. the family of 20-year-old navy midshipman justin zemser released several more pictures of a son who played football mentored young students and was proud he'd made it to the u.s. naval academy. and the family of 48-year-old "associated press" video coordinator jim gaines said he was in the quiet car on amtrak 188. the philadelphia internet ceo rachel jaycobs mourned by her husband and family saying she was a wonderful mother daughter, sister a

and this morning a maryland family is holding out hope of fileding bob gildersleeve. his father criticized the system. >> call up amtrakfrom there and please relay it to us because we can't get that information. so it's very frustratedingfrustrating, guys. not that they're not trying but coming up empty don't do it. >> reporter: yesterday red cross volunteers were at the station to offer support to about 150 people who were on the train. a spokesperson described many of them as shaken or distraught. craig boswell, cbs news philadelphia. >>> as we reported more than 200 amtrak passengers were injured. they described a chaotic scene as hundreds scrambled for their lives. the most scariest part was when the lights went out. >> you saw people being thrown out of their seats, luggage going everywhere. it took a few minutes to realize the amount of pain you were in and that's when you started hearing the screaming. >> nearly all of those injured had fractured ribs. doctors indicate they were rattled around a lot. >>> the house appropriations office is taking heat after talk

still unaccounted for on wednesday night baltimore businessman bob gildersleeve. his 13-year-old son mark held up his father's photo asking for help finding him. >> we're very scared, we have no idea what hospital he's at, trying oget as much information as we can. >> we continue to learn more information, derek griffith, dean of affairs at medgar evers in new york. at this time all the remaining injured are expected to recover. >> thank you paul. >>> cutting amtrak's budget by about 15% it happened after a debate over a $55 billion transportation and housing bill. pointing to last night's crashing as a reason to increase funding, republicans used them of trying to increase gain. >>> four foreigners killed and six people wounded dozens of other americans and foreigners were taken hostage. afghan security forces eventually killed all three gunmen and rescued those trapped inside. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack but afghans say taliban have attacked guest house he before. >>> six gunmen stormed a bus and asked shia passengers to bow their heads befo

funeral ares for laura finaer more rachel jacobs and bob gildersleeve. today an assistant conductor last week said maybe she heard something over a garbled raid yes channel that maybe the eng theer was, in fact reporting he had been hit, maybe by gun fire. thousand the ntsb says there was no recording of any such radio traffic and all radio traffic is recorded. lester? >> tom, thank you. >>> a major move by president obama drawing a line on heavy duty military-style equipment used by local law enforcement after the nation witnessed scenes between protesters and police who were look inging more like soldiers on american streets. there were questions about whether it would tie the hands of police in some instances. ron allen has more. >> reporter: after months of confrontation on america's streets, president obama today banned the federal government from giving some military equipment to local police. >> we have seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there is an occupying force supposed to a force that's part of the community pr

services for bob gildersleeve junior will be held in monmouth county new jersey. also rachel jacobs will be laid to rest today in suburban detroit. some of the other victims were remembered over the weekend including during funeral services for laura finamore yesterday. >> local state and federal leaders gathered at the site of the derailment for a reflection ceremony yesterday. mayor nutter read the names of those who died while doves were released in their honor. >> the city of philadelphia is planning to host a memorial service at a later date. >> new this morning. four people were injured in a nasty crash in burlington county and it happened along route 73, green tree road in eavesham township late last night. two cars were stopped at a relate when a third vehicle rear ended them. two people had to be flown a nearby hospital and ambulance transported other two. route 73 is back open this morning. >> police in waco texas stepped up patrols. they're worried about a retaliation from a deadly shootout from motorcycle gangs. it sent patrons running for cover. no cu

bob gildersleeve is missing too. >> please help me find my dad. >> reporter: today his family printed posters with his picture. >> blond hair, beautiful blue eyes. >> reporter: others have found their loved ones here at temple university hospital where dr. cushing and his team performed surgerieries and set bones all night long. >> we're fortunate there weren't more deaths. what little i've seen suggested things could have been worse. >> reporter: jeff cutler agrees. he was in the second car and felt it launch into the air. >> i felt like we were flying. >> reporter: you had time to feel that sensation? >> i recall that sensation. it eventually tipped over with a thud. >> reporter: left with just bruises, he knows he's one of the lucky ones. ten passengers are still listed as critical. eight of them are here at temple university. but doctors say that they do not face life threatening situations. lester? >> nbc's stephanie gosk, thank you. at a thousand feet as we look down at that train, it is frightening enough. but imagine being on that train at night and trying to find your way out

. >> reporter: it's the news bob gildersleeve's family dreaded. his wife and two teenage children learned his body was found in the train wreckage. the news comes after his family including his 13-year-old son was passing out missing person flyers hoping their loved one would be found alive. >> seven families are home now making funeral arrangements and i hope i'm not number eight. >> reporter: now along with his son's death is the news 47-year-old woman also dying, a real estate executive whose smile would light up a room, said her family. >> i remember his smile. most importantly i remember the positive, how he went out of his way to make sure that others were doing great. >> a wine merchant from italy was also killed in the crash. so many now heart broken by the lives lost on amtrak train 188. >> the good doesn't go away. it stays. >> reporter: the mother of a toddler an only son devoted fathers, husbands and colleagues. eight lives tragically cut short on what was supposed to be a routine train ride. >> thank you so much for that sobering repo

services for bob gildersleeve junior will be held in monday touj county new jersey and rachel jacobs laid to rest in suburb ur an detroit today and some of the other victims were remembered over the weekend including funeral services for laura finamore yesterday. >> police s in waco texas stepped up controls. they're worried about retaliation between motorcycle gangs. gunfire took place outside between peaks restaurant sending patrons running for cover. nine bikers died. none of the public was hurt. five rival gangs got together to settle differences and fight broke out. police detained more than 100 people for questioning and made saevrl rests. >>> pennsylvania primary is tomorrow. "action news" reporter annie mccormick spoke with candidates in race for dem rat in race for democratic residential race. checking in with poll workers and had this to say with voters. >> what i know i'll bring to city hall is good heart and head and i care for people. i believe public service is high calling and something important and special and god gives you the opportunity to serve people you need to

then there are those missing, like this boy's dad, bob gildersleeve. his family has been handed out flyers hoping that someone knows where he is. officials are trying to account for all the passengers on the train. >> so we know about most of the ones who lost their lives we also know that there are still people fighting for their lives. more than 200 people injured in that crash. some of of them recovering in local hospitals. and we've learned that some of them are considering legal action. nbc10's monique braxton is live in port richmond with more on that. >> reporter: hey chris, a long road to recovery facing many of the passengers of the amtrak derailed train number 188. looking just over my shoulder, you see that the locomotive is uprighted. some of the cars are being removed. some were taken out overnight. some of those carried away by paramedics or injured are contacting personal injury attorneys. when you first look at it you think how could anyone have survived this aftermath of mangled metal. rail cars on their sides. paramedics had to pull s

bob gildersleeve is missing too. today his family printed posters with his picture. >> the amtrak derailment is putting national focus on congress's failure to pass the transportation bill. current funding for highways, bridges and rails runs out at the end of the month. edward lawrence has more from capitol hill. >> >> reporter: members of congress voted to cut amtrak's budget. when the final budget passes it would be amtrak gets less than half of what president obama earmarked for the system. >> there are upgrades that could be made that would benefit the traveling public. >>. >> reporter: the national safety counsel public says it uses satellite to remotely stop any train. parts of the system have it but not the section with the derailment. >> this is the type of incident that this is designed to prevent. we have seen this before and we will continue to see it again until ptc is installed. >> reporter: amtrak's funding debate falls down party lines. >> we failed to invest in their safety. we failed to make their s

. >> another passenger named bob gildersleeve is still missing this morning. his family is asking people to contact them or the philadelphia police if they know anything. records are showing amtrak deaths are rare. 158 amtrak passengers have been killed since 1975. that's 4% of total amtrak related deaths. most are people who wander on the tracks but a few are from derailments like the one on tuesday. the ntsb says this tragedy did not have to happen. we mentioned the safety system that slows speeds. we have more on that feature. >> reporter: why was the train going so fast? it's still not known. >> it could be a mechanical issue or a lack of awareness or training or an operator issue. >> reporter: crashes hauntingly similar to this one in spain two years ago. two train flew off the rails going more than 100 miles per hour twice the speed limit into a turn. 79 people were killed. experts insist the technology called ptc could make accidents like this a thing of the past. it is a sophisticated system of sensors on the rails and inside the engine car even using

bob, gildersleeves -- that bell thank with all eight who died in the tragedy. a suspicious mark on the windshield could mean that the train was hit with something before the crash. engineer brandon bostian didn't radio he'd been hit by rocks or other projectiles. he says he doesn't remember what happened. but two other trains reported being hit along that same route just minutes before. >>> isis is grabbing more land inside iraq. the terror group has taken control of ramadi, the city west of baghdad. the u.n. said 145,000 iraqis have left. several leaders were taken out including abu sayyaf, he's the isis top money man. all of this after a raid in syria and the top money man that managed the groups skpoil money gas. >>> now to a scary mishap in louisville, kentucky, a school bus dragged an elementary school student 100 feet down the street as her backpack got stuck on a door as she was getting off. >> really i just don't see how he didn't know that the girl was dragging, her bouncing around in that door all the way down the street. suffered road rash but otherw

bob gildersleeve lived outside of baltimore with his wife and two teenage children. they circulated his photo anywhere hoping he was only missing. abid gilani spent time between east coast and west coast. he commuted home to his wife and kids on the weekend. derrick derrick griffiths just received his doctorate. he had a young son f his own. justin zimmer was 20 a mid shipman heading home on break. jim gaines worked with the associated fresz, a geek's geek is how he was known to his colleagues. the father of two. rachel jacobs just took a new job in philadelphia and was commuting home to her two yeerl son in new york. and piers worked in the wine and olive oil wineries in the u.s. eight lives, one tragedy. >> reporter: and one of the victims is set to be laid to rest tomorrow. arrangements for the others are being made by loved ones tonight. reporting live nbc 10 news. >> count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the dead derailment. in a few minutes we'll show you some of the heros. >>> taking a live look outside at boathouse row, another cool night. >> let's get t

services for bob gildersleeve junior will be held in monmouth, new jersey. family and friends afaent tended a wake for him yesterday. >> rachel jacobs will be laid to rest in you been urban detroit. jacobs friends and family in new york gathered for a mem roll orial avs. >> laura sin moore were also remembered this past week. finamore's services were held yesterday. >> a crash happened along route 73 green tree road eavesham township late last night. two cars were stopped at a relate when a third vehicle rear ended them. two people had to be flown to a nearby hospital. an ambulance transported the other two. route 73 is back open this morning. >> another developing story here. a fist fight turned into a gun battle at a popular restaurant in central texas. >> rival motorcycle gangs gathered to discuss turf and recruitment when gunfire erupted leaving nine people dead. >> the latest from washington. >> this waco restaurant was packed with 200 bikers members of five rival gangs trying to work out a turf dispute and something ignited a fight. >> one of the offic

and bob gildersleeve. >>> our coverage begins at 4:15. the first victim announces plans to file a lawsuit. it's 4:07. a fire in gloucester county. they reported heavy flames and smoke on the second floor. medics treated one person on the scene for smoke inhalation. so far no word on what happened. >>> the woman convicted of kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old girl will be convicted. christina regusters will be sentenced. >>> a bethlehem coach is expected to turn himself into police today to face charges that he sexually assaulted a student. adam bednarik is facing statue tear ri sexual assault in an incident with a 15-year-old freedom high school student. he coached basketball and he worked as a teacher's aide. he's been suspended without pay in february when they learned of the allegations. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 9 minutes after 4:00. beautiful 70s. another beautiful one shaping up this morning. a live view of citizens bank park. cool this morning. our skies seeing a few scattered clou

. ♪ >> mourners gathered to remember one of the people who died in the crash bob gildersleeve.wake was held in his hometown of red bank, new jersey. gildersleeve's body was the last to be pulled from the wreckage. meantime the widow another victim jim gains is speaking out about her husband. she says he was kind, humble an family man. >> i sit and talk with him all the time, and i can hear him guide me and um, i don't know. i don't know how i'm going to deal with it. i don't know. but i feel his presence. >> jim gains work for the associateed press jacqueline isn't looking for explanations right now about the derailment. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for the very latest on the amtrak tragedy. we'll bring updates as new information becomes available. hear on television and on our website cbsphilly.com. >>> now a meeting between rival bike gangs in texas turns deadly a shoot out erupt tad crowded restaurant leaving nine people dead and nearly 20 others injured. gabriel row haws from our sister staying joins us live from waco with the latest. gabriel. >> reporter: natasha invest

bob gildersleeve dropped his son off at lacrosse and got on the train in baltimore tuesday night. his family has been handing out flyers and taking to social media, hoping someone knows where he is. we're stitt waiting for officials to release the names of the last two victims. as soon as they contact the next of kin, they'll release that information. live in the digital operations center, i'm vieai sikahema. >>> more than two dozen people injured and still in hospitals this morning. >>> people lived there their whole lives say they've never heard or seen anything like that. we've been talking to a lot of them who live there in port richmond. >> a lot of them heard the crash. other people say they saw it. and what they saw last night, tuesday night, will forever be etched in their memory. here's what they experienced at the time of the derailment. >> all of a sudden we heard this deafening bang. and then the whole sky lit up i bet you five miles up in the hour. i've never seen such a flash in my life. >> there was a hole in the fence, i kicked it through because i thought i had to

. >> and then there are the missing like that boy's dad, bob gildersleeve dropped his son off at lacrosse and then got on the train tuesday night. his family has been handed out flyers and taking to social media hoping to learn where he is. live in the digital operations center tracy davidson "nbc10 news." >>> we've also been talking to people who live right there in port richmond at the scene of the crash they say what happened tuesday night will forever be etched in their memories. here's what they experienced at the time of the derailment. >> all of a sudden we heard his deafening bang. and the whole sky lit up i bet you five miles in the air. >> there was a hole in the fence, i just kicked and i got through. i thought i got to help somebody. after coming through the brush and got to the top of the hill. oh my god, it looked like beirut literally, a war zone. >> we'll hear more from that man in the next half hour. he was one of the first people to get to the scene to try to help those injured. nbc10 is devoted to the coverage of the deadly derailment there are detailed profiles of the

. >> robert, bob gildersleeve. >> that bell rang with the names of all eight two died in the tragedy. at the same time investigators were looking into new developments. a suspicious mark on the train that could mean the train was hit by something before the crash. the conductor didn't radio he'd been hit by anything. he says he doesn't remember what happened but two other trains reported being hit along the same route just minutes before. >>> isis is grabbing more land inside iraq. the terror group has taken control of ramadi. the u.n. says 114,000 iraqis are fled ramadi since april. all of this after a raid in syria. several isis leaders were taken out, including an isis money man. >>> to atlanta, there was another incident involving a bus. scary, a train slammed into a city bus as it was waiting on the tracks as a red light. screaming passengers tried desperately to flee the vehicle before impact. six people suffered minor injuries while running for their lives. >> only two cars can sit before you cross the track and a lot of times a train shows up out of nowhere. >>> in washington

and, in new jersey a memorial was held for bob gildersleeve junior, the 45 year-old businessman celebrated his 18th wedding anniversary just two days before tuesday's crash. gildersleeve who lived in baltimore, was the the last victim to be recovered from the wreckage. >>> meanwhile funeral services were held for laura fin a more he work in a manhattan or in manhattan as a senior account director for real estate form. memorial service was held yesterday in queens. >>> and funeral services will be held tomorrow for 39 year-old rachel jacobs, those services will be held at her home town just outside of detroit, michigan. meanwhile friend and family gathered in insuring yesterday for a memorial service there. jacobs was ceo of an educational software company in university city, philadelphia, but lived in new york. >>> the search is on for cause of the massive fire at plymouth township early this morning. the the flames tore through philadelphia a flooring and sintech blind around 3:00 a.m. chemicals and hardware housed inside this facility, made fighting this fire particularly difficult. beca

near the crash site, the family of 45-year-old bob gildersleeve passed out fliers. the baltimore dad hasn't been seen since the crash. >> very frustrating, guys. not that they are not trying, but trying and coming up empty don't do it. >> we have no idea where he is, what hospital he's at. >> reporter: in an interview posted on twitter, his son told reporters his dad caught the train two hours after dropping him off at a sports practice. >> my name is mark. please help me find my dad. >> with the train tracks closed in philadelphia, many passengers say they have been left high and dry by amtrak, as they try to work to get to their destinations. one passenger found out today that many people are now taking travel into their own hands. >> are you going to new york, new jersey? >> trying to get to boston. >> reporter: cindy zip is giving away her greyhound ticket to new jersey today. >> so you decided to make that change because? >> because amtrak gets me quicker to philadelphia and then i can get to trenton and then to my destination, as opposed to all the way up to n

. >> pelley: but late today we learned that marc's dad bob gildersleeve, was the man whose body was discovered this morning. the meaning of the tragedy only grows the more you know about those who were loves. rachel jacobs organized a group of former detroit reedz to give the city a economic and culture boost. she helped arrange a carnegie hall concert for the detroit symphony. derrick griffith was a college dean and a champion of the downtrodden. he helped low-income kids get an education. when he learned a young mom had her electricity cut off and couldn't give her daughter a thanksgiving dinner, he cooked one for them. at the associated press jim gaines always had a kind word and a hug for his colleagues. they lovingly named him "geek of the month" for his video software innovations. he organized a take your child to work day and delighted the kids with his bubble-making machine. at naval academy midshipman justin zemser was an athlete scholar and leader. in his new york city community he volunteered at soup kitchens and nursing homes and helped kids with autism. abeed gilanni, a wells farg

. >> reporter: among them, mac'srk's dad, bob gildersleeve, at 45 years old. tonight, his wife said they just celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. and rachel jacobs, ceo of a tech startup, whose friends and family were searching for her just last night. >> i think we're in the just try to find her mode without thinking of the worst case scenario right now. >> reporter: 47-year-old laura finamore was a corporate real estate executive, on her way home from a memorial service. derrick griffiths, a popular dean at the city university of new york. he had just earned his ph.d last month. today, at the u.s. naval academy, classmates are mourning the youngest victim 20-year-old justin zemser. >> he was always have a good time, always laughing. he just had an aura about him. >> reporter: so many families and friendships shattered by this terrible train wreck. david, none of them ever imagined their lives would end here. >> all right, abc's david wright in philadelphia. david, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to that developing story out of washington. tense

bob gildersleeve sr. passing out pictures. >> bobby is 64'4", blond hair beautiful blue eyes. >> reporter: also missing, 39-year-old rachel jacobs. she texted her husband at quarter to 9:00 last night she just caught the train. that's the last anyone heard from her. a ceo of a philadelphia tech startup, she's been commuting from new york. friends have been searching the hospitals in vain. >> i think we're in the -- just try to find her mode without thinking of the worst case scenario right now. >> reporter: 48-year-old jim gaines, a married father of two, was in d.c. on a quick trip for work at the associated press. a job he did with contagious passion. the a.p. recently named him geek of the month. gaines was the patient who died overnight here at temple university hospital. david, at this hour 23 people remain hospitalized here at temple. eight of them critical. but the doctors say they're optimistic that all of them will pull through. david? >> david wright tonight. david, thank you. >>> and one more n

services for bob gildersleeve new jersey is happening in new jersey and funeral mask held for laura finamore in new york. she was riding in the train home when she was killed that evening. >>> meantime new lawsuits from passengers involved in last week's deadly derailment were filed in federal court this morning. tom kline and robert, are representing four people, who survived the crash. attorneys say that they filed suit quickly so their clients could have access to as much preserved evidence, as possible. >>> police feared that the threat of violence is not over after a shoot-out between rival motorcycle gangs in texas. nine people died in the gunfire, in a popular restaurant yesterday. abc news correspondent lana sap has the latest. >> reporter: police in waco, texas new trouble was brewing among rival biker gangs at twin weeks bar and restaurant. police said their officers were able to keep things, to a minimum. >> without a doubt those officers saved our citizens lives yesterday. >> reporter: just a few yards a away families were eating lunch while inside bathroom at twin peaks a fight

of a small tech company in philadelphia, and bob gildersleeve, a 45-year-old sales executive. correspondent kris van cleave is with us tonight. he's been following the investigation. kris what do you know? >> reporter: scott it is still very, very early in this investigation, but late today robert sumwalt from the national transportation safety board, told us the investigation is increasingly focusing on the speed of the train in the moments right before the deadly derailment. >> maximum authorized speed through this curve was 50mph. when the engineer induceed brake application was applied, the train was traveling at approximately 106mph. three seconds later when the data to the recorders terminated, the train speed was 102mph. >> reporter: the n.t.s.b. says it has not yet spoken to the train's engineer. earlier philadelphia's mayor said the engineer was treated for injuries suffered in the crash and then taken to a police station, but the philadelphia police department says he declined to make a statement before leaving the station with a lawyer. what he isn't saying the trai