abid gilani always called the bay area his home. he and his wife still owned this house in walnut creek hoping to come back some day. the family who now rents the home are here because the gilanis helped them refugees from there kosovo, move to the u.s. >> we lived in this house since 2008. he was a really good person. not just for us for whole community. he was helping kids. >> when i'd see him out doing yard work or he'd go for a run, you know he was always good morning, how's it going. how are the kids? >> reporter: his kids attended northgate high in walnut creek. >> some of my friends called me yesterday. since then it has been shock. >> reporter: dalal has known the family for 15 years. she's a close friend. >> they did dinners every month in oakland for the homeless. richmond richmond, too many people. >> reporter: gilani worked in san francisco until 2008. he and his family then moved back east where he worked for the hotel giant marriott international and most recently wells fargo. he and his mother, who lives in toronto, h

abid gilani was 55 years old. neighbors say he lived here with his wife and commuted by train to his job in new york. he was among those who died when that amtrak train derailed in philadelphia. this is his cousin. >> i found out from facebook someone had, you know sent prayers about, you know about him being missing. and then kind of found out that way. >> reporter: he says gilani had attended his uncle's funeral tuesday in falls church. after the funeral, gilani boarded the train to head back to new york. that's where he was a senior vice president for wells fargo hospitality finance group. he last spoke to him about four income the afternoon. >> it was just kind of a shock, because i was probably one of the last people to talk to him yesterday before he left. >> reporter: gilani's linked in page also says he had worked as an executive for marriott for years, and had previously worked overseas. >> well i'm absolutely stunned. >> reporter: norma is a neighbor who described gilani as dedicated to work and his fami

abid gilani was a senior vice- president with wells fargo. gilani worked in new york - but had lived and worked in the bay area before that. as far as the crash investigation. it's unclear why the train sped up from 70 miles an hour. to more than 100 miles and hour before the curve. today, the train's engineer agreed to talk with n-t-s-b investigators. coming up at 11. campus police are looking for an east bay father talks to kron-4. about the viral video showing his son yelling racist remarks. a cruise ship docked in the san francisco bay. delays its departure because of a contagious outbreak. >> pam :passengers all set to depart on a cruise today -- were delayed and given a health warning when they arrived at the dock in san francisco. the princess cruise ship health advisory said, a higher than normal number of passengers on a previous trip had come down with the norovirus. it happened during the voyage from san francisco to hawaii and back. the cruise line says, a little more than 5 -percent of the nearly 26- hundred passengers fell ill.

laura finamore justin zemser jim gaines abid gilani rachel jacobs mr. griffith and giuseppe piras not pictured. >> reporter: with each of these details being revealed from the ntsb investigation, and word of a lawsuit, none of this eases the agony for any of these eight families. her family says laura finamore had a smile that lit up in a room. in a statement they confirmed the corporate realtor was a passenger on ill-fated amtrak 188. also on board according to italy's ambassador a citizen giuseppe piras. 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

. >> abid gilani's family lives in rockville. he was here for a funeral earlier this week. he got on train to go back to new york for work. we heard from his wife late last night. >> he was a kind family man and we have suffered a tremendous loss today. >> gilani and his wife had two children. he worked at marriott headquarters in bethesda for several years. >>> naval mid shipman justin zemser was 20 years old. he played football for navy. he also had a 4.0 grade average at the school. zemser was an only child. he was on his way home to new york to see his mother. >>> and 48-year-old jim gaines was headed home to work when the train hit that curve and derailed. he worked for the associated press. he won several awards for helping to create an online network of videos there. >>> and just last night rachel jacobs' family confirmed she died as well. she had a 2-year-old at her home in new york. jacobs was in philadelphia for a new job as ceo of a company that develops tools for teachers. >>> meanwhile, amtrak says it will have limited service again today. you're encouraged to

abid gilani worked in san francisco until 2008 and lived in walnut creek. three and his wife were well-known in the community because they did so much for people in need. >> i lived in his house since 2008. he was a very good person. not just for us but for the whole community. >> they did dinners every month for the homeless. >> abid gilani and the family moved back east where he worked for wells fargo. >> and now an eye opening idea to ease the commute to san francisco. officials are looking to have vehicles drive the wrong way on the bay bridge and use the fast lane of the eastbound lanes from san francisco to oakland for buses and car poolers heading westbound. it would just be for the morning commute and is among several ideas being considered by committee led by the ftc. we will have more on the story at the top of the hour. >> weeks after an east bay high school baseball player lost his scholarship for making racial throughs caught on camera the two rival teams met again and as we report there was more on line than a league championship. pinole valle

i. >> gilani had two children. he was heading back to new york after attending a funeral here just days ago. >>> naval midshipman justin zen sierra zemser was on his way home to new york. >> it's clear from the naval academy news conference that justin's friends are heartbroken. he is described business his family at the naval academy as an exceptional young man in the classroom, on the football field and in his character. >> i only knew him for two years but i was closer with him -- i knew more about him, he knew more about me we were closer than i am with any friend i've had my entire life. at this point, i'm just in -- i don't think i've come to recognize it's happened. >> justin had a 4.0 at the naval academy. officials there say he was working toward becoming a navy seal. pat? >>> 48-year-old jim gaines worked for the associated press. his wife said he was "more precious to us than quick adequately express." gaines lived in new york. his son is 16 his daughter is 11. rachel jacobs had a two-year-old she was go

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derrick griffith and rachel jacobs and a wells fargo executive abid gilani and then navy midshipman justin zemser. >> our son was justin zemser. he was born on march 25th 1995. he was his high school valedictorian and finishing up his second year as midshipman at the united states naval academy. this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. we wish to spend this time grieving. >> one passenger remains missing. minnesota chemical company executive robert gildersleeve. his family said he boarded the train, but so far, his whereabouts are unknown. when the seven cars derailed some of the train cars were left standing almost upright. others torn to shreds by the force of the crash. what happened to passengers inside of the compartments varies. scores of people were able to walk away. others describe scenes that are just awful. >> people were everywhere. there were suitcases everywhere. suitcases falling on top of people. the chairs had actually dislodged some chairs that had fallen on people. people bleeding from their faces. broken bones and broken legs and broken arms. anything you can i

and abid gilani. and justin zemser a naval midshipman on his way home from leave. >> he was wonderful. absolutely wonderful. anybody who had him as a friend there's nothing more to say. >> there's still at least one passenger missing. this man here bob gildersleeve. he dropped off his son at lacrosse in baltimore. his family has not heard from him. they're handing out flyers taking to social media. we also heard the mayor talk yesterday about the fact that they're trying to map that train manifest. the list of passengers with patient lists at the hospital. he didn't use the phrase everyone's now accounted for but he did say they still having matched up all of the names. they're trying to find out if they can really pin down how many people might stilling missing when that happens. of course the identity is that of the other two of the seven victims. live in the digital operations center chris cato "nbc10 news." >>> right now, you can visit nbc10.com for detailed information on changes at amtrak and se

abid gilani worked for wells fargo. they release ad statement saying our hearts go out to all of those. we hope to have new information when i join you again in our next half-hour about this latest victim. >>> we continue to follow that deadly train derailment in philadelphia. still, a lot of questions about why that train went off the tracks. we'll tell you how amtrak is responsibling to complaints about how it hand everything. >> reporter: these crews are learning to face danger without >>> police from all over the country will be gathering. >> in the wake of high profile police shootings, a lot of departments are changing their policing strategies. chris gordon has a look at the new training. >> reporter: all around me you can see visitors from all over the country and around the world gathered here at the memorial in northwest washington for a candlelight vigil tonight to honor the thousands of police officers who died in the line of duty. now tonight, i would like to introduce you to some young police recruits who

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abid gilani and bob guilder sleeve. daric griffith was a college dean and semi -- justin zemser. >>> a train was heading from chicago to milwaukee when it conduct fire. all passengers got out safely. investigators are trying to figure out why. >> two democratic lawmakers from new jersey will make a call for funding for more railroad safety. bob menendez and corey booker will hold a press conference at a train station in newark. a house appropriations committee voted to cut the amtrak budget. john boehner argued that this week's crash was not connected to a lack of federal funds. >> fire forced four people from a house in camden county. the action cam was on the unit block of hidden acres drive in voorhees township. firefighters had a tough time gettinged ladder around trees to the attic where the flames broke out. they do not know what started. >> a jury cleared 6 former drug squad officers in a corruption case they were accused of stealing $400,000 in drug money and beating suspects, the defense lawyers attacked the cr

jim gains associated press, abid gilani, bob guildersleeve bob griffette -- was a college seen, and justin zemser was on the train, a navel academy mid shipman. cruise are removing the wreckage to a site in delaware. >> two democratic lawmakers in new jersey will make a call for more funding for railroad safety. u.s. senators bob menendez and corey booker will hold a press conference in newark. on wednesday a house appropriations committee voted to cut the amtrak budget. john boehner said this week's crash was not caused by a lack of federal funds. our coverage of the train derailment continues online at 6abc.com follow the the latest on the ntsb investigation and read about the victims of the tragedy. >> fire forced four people out of their home, the action cam was in voorhees township. the fire is under control. crews do not know what started it. >> we have brand new details on a shooting in philadelphia. police told "action news" overnight that it was a deadly ambush. it happened in olney last night. witnesses tell police the 50-year-old victim was sitting on the front steps of the neig

and we have suffered a tremendous loss today. >> gilani and his wife had two children. he was here to attend a funeral a few days ago. >>> 61 buildings were damaged by fires during the recent rioting in baltimore. the city's fire official said they were much higher than originally thought. the number stands at more than 200. 144 of those were vehicle fires. that's according to "the baltimore sun." baltimore defended riots hours after freddie gray who died while in police custody. 6:36 now. >>> a man accused of murder in fairfax county will be in court today. moises dominguez is accused of killing 22-year-old william leiva earlier this year. fairfax county police found leiva's body in herndon in march. >>> cleaning a noisy and messy problem off the national mall. how the national park service plans to keep geese off the popular grounds. >>> plus, the new app making it easier for vre riders to catch their morning train. >>> right now a big problem again on the beltway. it is a major mess here this morning. we'll have much more on this problem on the inner loop in a couple

abid gilani was a senior vice president for wells fargo. his wife tells us he was taking the train back to new york after attending his uncle's funeral here in maryland. >> just got in the car and started driving to philadelphia. >> reporter: before you knew his fate? >> correct. and found out as i got close to the city limits that i was needed for identification. >> reporter: diana gilani describes her husband and a kind and wonderful man who loved deeply. >>> naval academy midshipman justin zemser was also killed. he was on leave and going home at the time. his mother, susan, describes him as loving. she says, quote, the tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. he lived in the rockaways in new york and was the team captain of his high school football team. andrea? [ no audio ] >>> some people are still missing after the amtrak derailment and investigators are still searching for them. passengers who haven't talked to police should call 1-800-523- 9101. family members can also call that number to check on relatives. there's a family as

. >> reporter: and abid gilani worked add wels far go and others still missing. >> we're fortunate there weren't more deaths. what little i've seen suggest things could have been worse. >> reporter: it had an outward facing camera. and all of this on the day that congress ovoted against funding for amtrak. >> it was not yet equipped with equipment that could have prevented the crash. it's unclear why that particular stretch of the track didn't have that system installed yet. they say this system here is nearly in place. we're updating the story across our digital platforms. you go to webnbc bay area.com. >>> the officer was responding to a call about attempted fraud, he was not seriously hurt. several suspects were detained but not clear whether any arrests were made. >>> we're learning more about the deadly car crash in gill roy. they say it's a senior from christopher high school. and they both went to mount ludawnau high school. they say the 23-year-old driver of the car was likely speeding when he lost control of the car, went off the road and rolled into a ditch. this all happened j

wells fargo confirmed abid gilani is also among the dead. the number of deaths is likely to climb.rain safety experts say the technology exists for a failsafe able to slow a train down even if the operator does not hit the brakes soon enough. >> positive train control is that backup system that will step in and take over and protect all of the passengers. >> how can we prevent this from ever happening again? we won't know until we have all the answers. i'm david wright in philadelphia. >> as we continue to look for answers, investigators, we want to continue our live coverage in philadelphia. >> abc's karen travers is there. what's going on with investigators there at the scene? >> as you can see from behind me, there still is a heavy police presence here in this area. cars are blocked off from getting anywhere near the crash site which is just over there in that direction. the flood lights were on as soon as it got dark as investigators continued to comb through the wreckage and the debris looking for clues. there was a crane on site moving some of the cars, and ntsb officials say

abid gilani spent several years with marriott in bethesda. we heard from his wife for the first time last night. >> he was just a dear person. he was a very kind person. he was just really a big -- it was a big tragedy. >> we learned gilani was in our area for a funeral earlier this week. he has two children. >>> naval midshipman justin zemser was on the way home to work to see his mother. he had a 4.0 gpa. he was an only child. he was 20 years old. >>> 48-year-old jim gaines worked for the associated press. he also lived in new york and had a son and daughter. gaines worked at the a.p. for 17 years. his wife said he was quote, more precious to us than we can adequately express. >>> and just last night, rachel jacobs' family confirmed she died as well. she had a 2-year-old at home in new york. jacobs was in philly for a new job as ceo of a company that develops tools for teachers. >>> 5:06 now. amtrak says it will have limited service again today. amtrak is running fewer trains between washington and philadelphia. all trains between philadelp

abid gilani was also killed. derrick griffith the acting dean of affairs at medicine -- evers college in. justin zemser was on his way home when the train derailed and rachel jacobs. there's another person uncontacted including bob guildersleeve. >>> riders were tossed all over the place when the train crashed on the curve and climbed out windows or the roof of the over turned cars. >> the car was tipping over it was the blackness of flipping in the dark. >> passenger jeff cutler suffered injuries to his head and leg. the west oak lane native lives in brooklyn and grateful. >> i'm mobile i can walk, slight limp, but there's no break, i'm lucky. i'm lucky i'm standing here. >> many. injured are already hiring attorneys to consider legal action. >> amtrak set up a hot line for anyone trying to connect with a loved one on the train. (800)523-9101. police check in call the number right away. >> the human toll is immense and now that one of the busiest sections of amtrak's northeast corridor has been closed for more t

wells fargo abid gilani. a 20-year-old u.s. naval academy midshipman justin zemser. >> our son was midshipman justin zemser. he was born on march 25th 1995. he was his high school valedictorian and just finishing up his second year as midshipman at the united states naval academy. he was a loving son, nephew and cousin. we wish to spend this time grieving with our close family and friends. >> one passenger remains missing this morning. minnesota company executive robert gildersleeve. his family says he boarded the train, but his whereabouts are under known. >>> some of the cars were left upright and others torn to shreds by the force of the crash. what happened to the passengers in the compartments vary. scores were able to walk away. others describe scenes almost like combat. >> people were everywhere. there were suitcases everywhere. suitcases falling on top of people. the chairs actually dislodged. some of the chairs fallen on people people. people bleeding from their faces and broken bones. >> so the person behind me lost a

daric fith and abid gilani, and rachel jacobs. and justin zemser, and jim gains. >> it's a sad day for everybody, a lot of people use amtrak. the family of bob guildersleeve said the maryland native is unaccounted for. loved one were distributing his photo yesterday in the hopes he is still alive. >>> ntsb says technology exists today that automatically slows down speeding train cars, it had not been installed in frankford junction yet. when it left 30th street station the speed limit was 80. when it arrived at frankford junction, the speed limit was 50. the train was trying to navigate this curve at 106 miles per hour. the hitech system would have determined the right speed ahead of time and made the correction. the system is installed throughout the northeast cord door for amtrak. the this section was due for the upgrade later this year. >> based on what we know right now, westerly that had such a system installed in this section of track this accident won't have occurred. >> other transportation officials suggests amtrak should

abid gilani a valued member of the commercial device passed away. jim gains was on the way home from washington, d.c. when he was critically injured in the crash. he was pronounced dead at temple university hospital. his grieving wife said jim was more precious to us than we could adequately express. justin zemser. the mid shipman was on his way home to his mother. he was a loving son and community minded this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. >> reporter: meanwhile family of bob guildersleeve are handing out pictures hoping for word on his whereabouts. >>> the acting dean of student affairs at megger evers college in britain. while we have five confirmed names we know there were search killed in the tragic crash. we are waiting on information from the other victims. reporting in university city, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> now amtrak has set up a hot line for anyone trying to connect with a loved one who was on the train. (800)523-9101. officials are cag the passengers who -- passengers who got got off safely who have not c

wells fargo abid gilani his wife spoke publicly about her loss for the first time last night. >> very tragic day very sad day for many people. a lot of people use amtrak, it's a big tragedy. >> the family of bob guildersleeve said the maryland native is still unaccounted. the they are circulating his photo yesterday they hope torched him alive. >>> ntsb said technology exists right now that automatically slows down speeding train cars. it had not been installed at frankford junction just yet. the posted speed limit along the route 80 miles per hour. at the curve where it crashed the speed limit is 50, officials say the train was trying to take the curve that way going 106. the hitech system would have determined the right speed ahead of time and made the correction. the system is installed throughout most of the northeast corridor for amtrak, this section was due to the upgrade later this year. >> based on what we know right now we feel that had such a system been installed in this section of track this accident would not have occurred. >> other transportation officials suggest that a

days before the crash. 47-year-old laura if i if i finamore jim games and daric griffith and abid gilani and mid shipman justin zemser was on break from the naval academy his funeral is set for today. >>> bruise flips of southwest philadelphia is -- phillips of southwest philadelphia is being treated for brain and spine injuries, he is an amtrak employee catching a ride for free while off duty. his federal lawsuit is seeking damage in excess of $150,000 from amtrak. 6:06. train crash victim victims and relatives may seek compensation for that, might be be surprised to see the payouts are limited. maribel aber has more details. good morning maribel. good morning, tam, with respect to the amtrak train disaster, the bottom line for victims is $200 million. that's the maximum legal amount they can pay out by law. most rail lines have similar cams. there were efforts to raise the liability to 500 million but those efforts failed. with amtrak service between washington, d.c. and new york suspended. airfare prices have exploded. prices for the one hour flight round trip are ranging between # hu

abid gilani, as bob guildersleeve of baltimore. daric griffith and rachel jacobs and justin zemser who was a naval academy mid shipman. >>> moke and flames -- smoke and flames shot of a rail car in wisconsin, all 51 passengers got out safely. the train was heading from chicago to milwaukee when it caught fire. >>> democratic lawmakers from new jersey will make a call for more funding for railroad safety. bob menendez and corey booker will hold a press conference at a train station in newark. house appropriations committee voted to cutting amtrak's budget. john boehner argued that this week's crash is not connected by a lack of federal funds. >> new this morning a fire forced four people from the house in camden county. the action cam was on the unit block of hidden acres drive in voorhees township. firefighters had a tough time getting their ladders around the trees to the attic where the fire broke out. crews do not know what started. >>> a gunman carried out a deadly ambush in a philadelphia neighborhood in olney. witnesses say t

. >> reporter: wells fargo executive aed bybided by gilani split hiss time and was a father of two as well as gaines who was traveling home at the news agency headquarters. ap president gary pruet twoeld employees he leaves behind time and humor. jacobs lived in manhattan with her huh and two children. her family remembered her aswonderful mother daughter sister wife and friend. griffith worked aet a prep school aimed at getting kids no longer in school to college. he was also the dean. 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. t

laura finamore justin zemser jim gaines abid gilani rachel jacobs mr. griffith and giuseppe piras not pictured. >> reporter: with each of these details being revealed from the ntsb investigation, and word of a lawsuit, none of this eases the agony for any of these eight families. her family says laura finamore had a smile that lit up in a room. in a statement

also wells fargo executive abid gilani. justin zemser a second-year naval academy midshipman he was on his way home to new york. 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 att

wells fargo bank confirmed one of its senior vice presidents abid gilani is also among the dead. >> he was a kind family man. we have suffered a tremendous loss today. he'll be sorely missed. and, he was -- really a wonderful person. >> reporter: well, the latest victim to be identified is that man, a 42-year-old educator dr. griffith. he was traveling from d.c. he recently defended his dissertation and was scheduled to graduate in two weeks. >>> we're hearing more and more incredible stories of survival. >> josh said he used a pile of seats to climb out and others were able to use his makeshift ladder to also escape. he says he was caught next to an unresponsive woman, though. >> not everybody could we get to. there was -- a woman seated i think in the row behind me. i don't know for sure. but -- she was pinned under -- a bunch of seats. and, we -- basically couldn't get her out. there was no reaction. heard no voice et cetera. since we thought there was a fire coming in we got out. i think she was crushed. >> gotbaum says he injured his head and ribs in the crash. >>> a few miles fro

the victims in the horrific philadelphia amtrak derailment lived in the east bay. 55-year-old abid gilani an executive with wells fargo in new york. he lived in walnut cree to be with his family on the weekend. the engineer at the controls of the train is expected to speak with investigators in the next few days. more now from cbs reporter don champion. >> reporter: the investigation into tuesday's amtrak derailment remains focused on engineer brandon bostian. ntsb investigators want to know why the train went from 70 to more than 100 miles per hour as it approached a curve. >> just before entering the curve is when the engineer applied the engineer-induced braking to put it into emergency braking. >> reporter: bostian's lawyer says his client does not remember the crash and had a concussion and received 14 staples to close a head wound. the engineer has already submitted a blood sample to test for drugs and alcohol. investigators will also examine his cell phone. >> that's him and me there. >> reporter: a childhood friend spoke with bostian after the accident. >> he's very distraught and

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 the latest on what you'll wake up from meteorologist sheena parveen rm it's going to be another cool start to the morning.

. >> reporter: abid gilani and rachel jacobs with a young toddler at home didn't survive the crash either. four of the seven passengers who died on train 188. 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, than

. >>> a victim from the philadelphia derailment lived in the east bay. 55-year-old abid gilani was an executive with wells fargo in new york and lived in walnut creek on weekends. philadelphia federal investigators will soon speak to the engineer who controlled that amtrak train. train reached 106 miles per hour before going out of control. a real safety system that uses automatic speed controls could have slowed that train down. the system was too expensive but amtrak now wants federal funds to help pay for it. >> this is not a republican or democrat railroad. this is a railroad that everybody uses just like any infrastructure in this nation. >> the first funeral for one of the victims will be held today. 20-year-old justin zemser a naval academy midshipman will be laid to rest. the first lawsuit was filed today by an amtrak dispatcher who was seriously injured. >>> the wreckage of a u.s. in a reason helicopter has been found in nepal. six marines and two nepalese soldiers were on board when it crashed on tuesday. and it's unlikely anyone survived. cbs reporter susan mcginnis with wh

jim drink from plainsboro, new jersey, and gilani was an executive and jeffrey dean and rachel jacobs left behind a husband and 2-year-old son and naval academy midshipman, zemser. >> he made each of us better. he was a great person. >> we are waiting to learn the names of the other victims. >> at least 34 people remain hospitalized after the derailment and some of the patients hospitalized will have to undergo surgery today and some are still being treated at temple hospital and eight still in critical condition. >> the injuries were sustained by most folks because they had things fall on them and things included other people, it was a common story i heard. i would ask people those that were awake what happened to you and they would say oh someone fell on me. it's not just falling people were hurled violently and there was luggage flying around. >> the patients at temple range from 19 to 80 years old according to doctors and they are all expected to survive. >>> stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the very latest on the deadly train derailment in port richmond. >>> more breaking

wells fargo said it killed one of their executives, abid gilani. and rachel jacobs the mother of two was the ceo of a philadelphia based tech company. justin zimmerman was on -- just sin justin zemser was on leave as a mid shipman on his way home. bob guilder sleeve is still missing. >> you could feel the car tipping over and then it was a blackness of flipping in the dark. >> passenger jeff cutler suffered injuries to his head and leg. the west oak lane notify lives in brooklyn and grateful. >> it was enough of a concern that they wanted to x-ray us. i'm mobile, i can walk, slight limp there's to break i'm lucky i'm standing here. >> many of injured are hiring attorney general to consider legal action. >> amtrak has set up a hot line for anyone trying to connect with a love one on the train. 800502 9101. our coverage continues at 6abc.com. you'll find the latest information being posted, photos from the scene and viewer videos in the aftermath. (800)523-9101. >>> "action news" was in the north philadelphia as police were in hot pursuit of two susp

tonight wells fargo bank confirmed one of its senior vice presidents, abid gilani, is also among theead. there are others unaccounted for. too. tonight bob gild ersleeve sr. passed out fliers with a picture of his son bob jr. >> bobby is 6'4", blond hair beautiful blue eyes. >> reporter: the number of deaths is likely to climb. the locomotive for amtrak 1888 was brand-new, barely a year old. the tracks were inspected just yesterday. the national transportation safety board is collecting evidence from this box, the event data recorder telling the story of too much speed. the rail lines north of philadelphia are straight. the speed limit 70 miles per hour. but approaching the frankford neighborhood there's a left corner where the speed cuts to 50 miles per hour. but when amtrak 188 left 30th street station at 9:10 and reached frankford 11 minutes later, it's going 106. by the time the engineer tripped the emergency brakes it was too late. bastion's attorney tells abc news tonight the engineer has a concussion. >> he was pretty beat up. he's got 14 staples in his head. several stitches

horrific amtrak derailment in philadelphia was from right here in the bay area. 55-year-old abid gilani an executive with wells fargo in new york. he lived in walnut creek to be with his family on the weekends. the train actually started going faster before the curve when it was supposed to be slowing down. when it crashed it was going over 100 miles an hour. the engineer is supposed to talk to the ntsb over the next few days. >>> floyd mayweather' crew saw more action at oracle arena than in his fight with manny. christin ayers tells us what happened. >> reporter: the moment his face popped up at last night's warrior's game, the booing began. mayweather laughed it off. but what happened minutes later between the man in the red money team hat and the woman in the white shirt was no laughing matter. one fan posted on twitter, tonight i witnessed one of floyd mayweather's little thugs punch this girl in the face. employees here at the coliseum confirmed a few people include ago member of the mayweather crew were kicked out of the stadium last night. witnesses say there was a scuffle. the

gilani who worked in the commercial real estate division of wells fargo. that information coming into us. the wells fargo bank releasing a statement saying he was a valued member of our commercial real estate division that he passed away. and that their hearts go out to all of those impacted by this tragedy. so more information on the victims coming in as we speak. and while all this is happening in philadelphia, it is really having an impact nationwide. >> nbc's lester holt is live from sky force 10 where he will of course, be anchoring tonight's coverage on "nbc nightly news." lester? >> jim and renee, knowing what we know what we've learned over the last several hours, you certainly get a different appreciation for the drama of what happened here. we take a look at the curve. looking at that curve early, you couldn't appreciate necessarily for what happened. but now knowing that train was going over 100 miles an hour you can easily see where it ended up where it did. looks like the locomotive has been returned to the tracks but the six other cars remain

he was killed as was wells fargo executive abid gilani. and justin zemser a second-year naval academy midshipman was on the train. he was headed home to new york. >> he was wonderful. he was absolutely wonderful. anybody who knows him, there's no other way to say it. >> and then there are the missing like this boy's dad here. 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 the

he was killed so was abid gilani. and a naval midshipman justin zemser. then there are the mig, this boy's dad dropped his son off at lacrosse and got on the train tuesday night. his family has been handing out flyers taking to social media, hoping someone knows where he is. hoping he's in a hospital or he might be okay. officials are still trying to account for all of the passengers on that train. >>> there are injured still recovering. there are 22 derailment victims at temple university hospital right now. eight of those are in critical condition. we will have more on the injured coming up in about ten minutes. a second of the nbc10 website and the nbc10 app is devoted to the deadly 6( derailment. there are detailed profiles of the victims. interviews with survivors and information on amtrak and septa changes. >>> a chilly start to the morning and a breezy one, too. northerly winds keeping things cool this morning. get your sunglasses ready, we've got bright sunshine on the way. and a look at your weekend -- coming up. ♪ "smash me. dear god, smash me i

abid gilani was a wells fargo executive. derrek grif inch was a college dean. rachel jacobs ran a philadelphia startup company. giuseppe piras was an italian on business trip and mid shipman justin zemser was on break from the u.s. naval academy. the first lawsuit has been filed tonight. bruce phillips of southwest philadelphia is treated at temple university for brain and spinal injuries. he is actually an amtrak employee who was catching a ride for free while off duty. the federal lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of 150,000 from amtrak. no charges will be filed against the engineer of a metro north commuter train that crashed in new york in december of 2013. four people were killed. 707 others were injured. the train flew off the tracks at 82 miles an hour on a 30 mile an hour curve. the bronx district attorney said the engineer william rockefeller suffer from acute sleep apnea and simply nodded off at the controls. one commuter train us is spended by derailment will be resuming in a few hours from now. new jersey transit says that a stretch of the atlant

the people killed in the philadelphia amtrak derailments lived in the bay area. 55-year-old abid gilaniells fargo. he had been commuting from new york to walnut creek on weekends to spend time with his family. the number of confirmed tests from the wreck on tuesday is 8 after a dog found another body yesterday in a mangled railcar. meanwhile, a lawyer for the train's engineer says his client cannot recall the crash and was not using his phone. engineer brandon bostian reportedly had a concussion in the crash and required 14 staples in his head. >> he's very distraught. he's very upset. i don't think there's any foul play or anything like that. he was never one to do drugs. there's got to be something else. >> federal investigators have determined the northeast corridor train was going 106 miles an hour before it ran off the rails along a big curve. they still don't know why the train was going so fast there. >>> it is 4:45 now. a woman says she had to move out of her own home because some strangers refused to leave. how could this happen? len ramirez explains in a story you will see onl

abid gilani is one of eight who died tuesday night. he worked in san francisco until 2008. his funeral will be held sunday afternoon in fremont and he will be buried nearby in hayward. >>> a recovery mission will resume in daylight in nepal in the rugged mountains near the wreckage of where a u.s. marine helicopter was found. a military search team located the wreckage four days after it went missing with six marines and two nepalese onboard. three bodies were found and there is little likelihood that anyone survived. they were there during relief efforts after the first earthquake. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana shot this video near the site today. he was told difficult terrain hampered the efforts to work on the crash site. sergio is the only bay area reporter in nepal. his reporting continues on abc 7 news at 6 clok and tweeting updates constantly at svq journalist sgloos all of the restrooms at uc berkeley are being checked for hidden recording devices after a man was found recording women inside a dorm bathroom. police say at least 50 women were secretly recorded