congressman brian fitzpatrick from pennsylvania and congressman tom mcarthur from new jersey.y are both okay this afternoon. this crash happened in virginia with the amtrak train colliding with a garbage truck. some lawmakers jumped in to help the injured afterwards, including congressman jeff flake -- senator jeff flake from arizona. it reminded him of the scene last summer when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. listen as he describes today's crash. >> so i think the closer you were, the more of an impact there was. it did derail the engine car. but it's -- it still took us awhile to stop. i moved back about ten cars. it took about that long to stop the train, even with the front car derailed. so we were moving at a pretty high rate. >> new jersey congressman tom mcarthur explained what happened saying on the way to the annual gop retreat, the train that my colleagues were travelogue was involved in an accident. i am okay and thankful for the first responders for their quick action. my prayers are with those who were injured in this accident. a spokes

to talk more about this, i'm joined now by representative brian fitzpatrick, a republican from pennsylvania. he has an unique perspective on these issues because before he was elected to congress in 2016, he was an f.b.i. agent for 14 years and served as a special assistant u.s. attorney. mr. fitzpatrick, thanks for joining us. i have take it you have seen this so called none easy memo. i know you can't talk about it if detail because it's classified but from what you have read, does it suggest any wrongdoing or missteps on the part of the fbi or the justice department? >> the memo answers some questions. >> but i think it raises more questions than it answers. so any time we have a situation like this, there is a continuum of the need for transparns and also the 23450ed for confidentialallity particularly in covert investigations. and it's really a case by case bases when we have a situation like this. one of the reasons why i err on the side of releasing this, after scrubbing it, and after declass fying it, is given all of the-- given all the controversy surrounding this, because with any

. >>> pennsylvania congressman brian fitzpatrick was among dozens of g.o.p. lawmakers on a chartered amtrak train that crashed into i trash truck in virginia this morning. what it house says in of them were seriously hurt but one person on the truck was killed crash happened outside charlottesville virginia as republican lawmakers headed from washington d.c. to a policy retreat in west virginia, stay tuned for "cbs evening news" at 6:30 for more on this train crash. >>> lincoln high school is still on will be down after a fight lead to a shooting in the schools parking lot late this afternoon. chopper three over the schools northeast philadelphia campus, authorities say that a three two-year old man was shot twice in the leg and rushed to the hospital in extremely critical condition. a basketball game was going on inside the school when gunfire erupted outside. >> i was chillin watching the basketball game in the gym and then all of a sudden people coming in saying there is a gun, they are shooting. >> the kid came running in telling everybody to get down hit

representative brian fitzpatrick was on board. he's okay. house speaker paul ryan is on board.ll be okay. right now local law enforcement is investigating and crews are inspecting equipment for damage. we'll continue to follow both breaking news stories you can always find the latest on our website at cbsphilly.com. >> switching to the big game the eagles other quarterback injured carson wentz is in minnesota for the super bowl, of course. >> the mvp candidate auctioning off a game worn jersey for char r number 11 jersey nfl shop in the mall of america. wentz worn the jersey the win over the panthers in objection. so far it is up to $12,000 in the online auction which ends saturday. >> on that note, that's great stuff. thon note that's "eyewitness news" at noon for today i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon for katie an you will of us here. thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00 and we're always online at cbsphilly.com. >> the young and the restless is coming up next. ♪ centers of america in philadelphia to have her breast cancer treated, she's coming for

representative don bacon, representative ron estey, representative brian fitzpatrick, randy -- representative bob, representative barry watermill, representative roger marshall, representative christie gnome, representative ralph norman, robert pitt injured, representative tom rooney, representative lloyd e, representative claudia tenney, glenn thompson, representative brad, joe wilson, and representative luke messer. do we have a pro-life congress or what? thank you. >> thank you very much. more than ever it is important to hear that our lawmakers hear from pro-life americans especially young people. when you finish marching today stop by their offices and let them know and those who aren't here, maybe they need to know more, let them know you stand for life. this advocacy has long been part of the march for life. turn your attention back to the jumbotron and we will identify four people who participated in the march '45 years ago, the first march for life, take a look at the jumbotron. >> in 1973, the roe versus wade decision was set down by the supreme court imposing abortion on all 50 ame

bipartisan task force is led by local officials like republican brian fitzpatrick from pennsylvania and nor cross from new jersey. they want more prevention and, recovery and stronger effort from police for an issue they say impacts everyone. >> there is not a member in congress that has not been a part of a funeral for a young man or young woman or middle-aged man or woman who are saying how did this happen. >> in 20 suh mo16 more people hd from overdose. you can read generation addicted. you can read it right now on the nbc 10 app. >> out west the storm that slammed part of southern california causing massive mudslides is over. but the search for victims is not. 15 people dead. 20 more people still missing. coast guard helicopter crews made some heroic rescues that were caught on camera right here. in this video family of five, including a newborn, two young children, and the family's dogs were saved. first floor of their home was filled with 4 feet of mud. so far more than 100 homes have been destroyed in the mudslides, 300 oert 300 others damaged. >>> and oprah winfrey damaged also.

pennsylvania congressman brian fitzpatrick and new jersey congressman tom mcarthur were on board.e okay. no other members of congress were seriously hurt. we're working to learn the identity of the person who was killed. >>> federal prosecutors won't retry new jersey senator bob menendez on corruption charges. the decision comes after a judge threw out seven of the charges last week menendez was charged with trading his political influence for gifts and campaign donations from a longtime friend a trial last fall ended in a hung jury. he says he never wavered in decision that justice would prevail. >>> bob brady will not run for re-election. nbc 10 in northern liberty today where brady made that announcement. he said his decision had nothing to do with an fbi probe into his 2012 election campaign. instead the local political climate and redistricting was the reason. also he said it was time to make his family more of a priority. >> i have grandchildren i never took to school. my daughter, a single parent, could use some help. i love to take my grandchildren to school. i've got a gr

investigate investigators to the scene of the deadly crash involving a chartered amtrak train carrying brian fitzpatrick and dozens of other republican lawmakers. they were headed to a congressional g.o.p. retreat in west virginia, from washington d.c. this morning when their train collided with a trash truck on the tracks just outside charlottesville, virginia. white house says one person in the truck died and another was seriously injured. amtrak counted two passengers and two crew members went to the hospital with minor injuries. arizona senator jeff flake walked away from the crash shaken but unhurt. >> just heard obviously a loud crash and felt an impact and we were thrown around the train car. >> reporter: organization that is hosting the three day retreat says the event will go on with an adjusted program, vice-president mike pence is still set to deliver remarks tonight and president trump will address members tomorrow. >>> we are following breaking news right now in northeast philadelphia, lincoln high school is on lock down, right now, while police sweep the campus for a reported person with a

what's interesting to me is that representative brian fitzpatrick and congressman dent, as you pointed out earlier, have both suggested very strongly that mueller is a man of integrity, fitzpatrick worked for him, second, they should allow it to move forward, and if the president has nothing to hide, then there's nothing to worry about. >> what do you say to that, stephanie, if the president has nothing to hide, there's nothing to worry about? all this back and forth on the president, whether or not he wants to talk to mueller, he's going to talk to him, doesn't want to talk to to him. i mean, what do you think, why does the president behave this way? >> if the president wants to have that conversation with mueller, that would be, you know, up to his attorneys. they would have the best advice for him. even if you're under oath, not under oath, anything that you say could eventually come back to haunt you, in a legal sense, it could be obstruction if you mess up, if you say something, if you forget something. in a sense, is it the best advice to say go out there and do what you want, i

i spoke with congressman brian fitzpatrick last night.e was unaware this was after the president's speech that they were going to be taking the train up. i have just heard from republican congressman blake farenthold from texas who indicates to me that he and his wife debby were not on the train and they were driving to the retreat. that kind of shows you the context that some people go on their own. i have been told here by the office of congressman lloyd smucker, a republican freshman from pennsylvania that he was not on board the train that was in the collision. he is attending the retreat, but he went home to lancaster, pennsylvania first before heading to west virginia separately this morning. so it's a mix of people who are on that train. you're going to have some aides. you are going to have some spouses. you are going to have security officials. you are certainly going to have members. it's a combination of people who is there. we are trying to get a sense of who all was on that train because not everybody goes. you know, another

republican congressman brian fitzpatrick is a former fbi special agent. to you. >> good morning, steve, how are you? steve: i'm doing okay but aye a little mystified. this has been, members of congress talking about how there is a four-page fisa memo every american should be. so #release the memo has been out there, democrats think americans don't want it, it must be the russians, right? >> i guess we can add that to the investigation what the source of this is, i think plenty of people in this country want to see this. steve: absolutely. apparently twitter's internal analysis shows that authentic american accounts and not russian i imposters or automated bots are driving this. regarding the memo, why do you feel that it is something that every american should see, as a former fbi guy? >> yeah, i mean, our job, steve, in our oversight role follow the facts wherever they lead, report the facts with unimpeachable integrity. the job of fbi investigators. i would be hesitant in a situation like this. given media attention, all the questions surrounding this i

the 4th amendment with probable cause, and naming the person, naming the papers.congressman brian fitzpatrickof pennsylvania, a former fbi agent, says reforms to fisa aren't necessary fitzpatrick / pennsylvania (8th-r)section 702 is a critical tool that the intelligence community uses properly to target non us person outside of the united states that is vital to us security.opponents of fisa reform say rules would give more rights to terrorists and criminals. in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) coming up... safety concerns at an east bay starbucks... after a customer is pistol whipped. we'll explain what happened. (grant) plus... james franco is accused of sexual misconduct. and tonight he his denying the allegations. her why he says the stories are not true. (vicki) actor james franco is denying accusations of sexual misconduct. (grant) controversy ignited when franco wore a "time's-up" pin in his golden globes acceptance speech sunday. the "time's-up" movement calls for an end to sexual abuse and other forms of abuse against women.(vicki) social media users began commenting that franco s