so alice griffith hunters point are on their way one the major accomplishment working with the budget office to come up with a long-range plan to these how we'll development the last two large developments like sunnyvale i'm sure you're aware of those developments are going to do the environmental review and once their through the environmental review process the mayor's office of housing and the housing authority want to go vertical as quickly as possible and the result will be new neighborhoods, new affordable housing, replacement of public housing and new market rate housing in the ear timelines for the developments are rather along the size of the development are huge compared to hunter view and altercating but that speaks to the other part of our workshop public housing within the next 18 months we will the mayor's office of housing will help fund along with the housing authority over 35 hundred units forrehabilitation and by the end of that period we will have unit that will be having at least a useful life of another 20 years and manage and fund in are a way that the federal go

derrick griffith founded a prep school in new york city.school is closed today as staff remember him. griffith also worked as an acting dean in medgar evers college in new york city. seven people died when the train flew off the tracks and we know five of the names right now. they were mothers, fathers, students and ceos. you can read more about them on the website. >>> at this hour, there are still passengers missing from that train derailment. a very emotional father from maryland said he's angry at amtrak in the slow response about giving answers about his son. bob gildersleeve, sr., worries his son died on that train. >> he was in the first car, okay? it's turned inside out. they found his phone. his phone they found. but they can't find him. or his belongings. >> the junior gildersleeve boarded the train in baltimore where he lives with his wife and two teens. the 45-year-old is the vice president of corporate accounts for ecolabs. his father and children plan to pass out missing flyers again today in philadelphia because they want to

griffith helped young people outside of the school. >> that is right.ive director a local chapter called groundwork and they help children young people who live in cities and in poor neighborhoods and he did that for quite a while. and ses survived by a son and also survived by his mother. >> our thoughts are with them. >>> and just ahead, i'll talk to the family of dr. chris organic organic -- norgren after wreckage has been found, details are ahead. mmmm... so you and your guests can breathe happy. ugh... ...heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm... amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in

so alice griffith hunters point are on their way one the major accomplishment working with the budget office to come up with a long-range plan to these how we'll development the last two large developments like sunnyvale i'm sure you're aware of those developments are going to do the environmental review and once their through the environmental review process the mayor's office of housing and the housing authority want to go vertical as quickly as possible and the result will be new neighborhoods, new affordable housing, replacement of public housing and new market rate housing in the ear timelines for the developments are rather along the size of the development are huge compared to hunter view and altercating but that speaks to the other p

derrick griffith. nbc10's vai sikahema is with what we learned. >> we have learned that griffith was an employee of medgar evers college in new york city. 42 years old and the dean of student affairs and enrollment management at medgars evers college. he served in new york preparatory transitional high school. now, just a month ago, he received a doctorate of philosophy in urban education. now medgar evers college issued this statement saying that he was a pillar in his community. and went on to say that griffith say champion for the downtrodden and he encouraged students to pursue education with vigor. now, we also know about four of the other victims now. they were a midshipman an associated press software architect, a ceo and a businessman. the family of rachel jacobs confirmed she was among those killed. he was the ceo of an educational software company and a mother of a fod letter. jim gaines was on his way home from a meeting in washington, d.c. he was killed as was wells fargo executive abid gil

. >> many of you remember gomer from the and i griffith show, and i griffith show.he andy griffith show, it is still on, of course. do you know what i heard from producers out in hollywood last week. they may try to put andy griffith show in syndication and they think it has legs like it might run until the end of the century maybe. >> really, you think so. >> i would think so, it seems like it is kind of evergreen. the reason we got our color tr, about a month ago and all of the kid are excited in the house. we got our color tv to watch this specific show, bonanza. >> look at that. >> when you hear music, you know it is coming. >> you know you are busy. there is you have your big break out star, i think is going to be that guy. let me see michael landon, that is his name. i think he is going to be the star of the four of them. we'll what happens over the years. >> does this look 1965. >> it is casual friday here. >> i think i'm first person to ever use that term casual friday. >> is that what it is. >> i don't know. >> i think if we keep using it every friday, peop

griffith who is survived by his son.t to talk on the phone, the president of medger evers and a former chancellor of the new york schools. tell us about derrick griffith. >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to have a chance to speak. he was an absolute stand out in every dimension. he was a scholar, a gentleman, had tremendous respect. and we are all really really pained by the virtue of his loss. >> how did you at the school find out today? >> we actually got a call from the corner's office and it was based on that that we made contact with his family to ascertain that this was actually true and upon doing that issued a press release. >> how is the family doing tonight since you spoke to them? >> i mean how would any family be at this point. they are distraught they are absolutely destress mode his mother his son, both of whom are stellar people have been contrib urts in many ways to the college, has given so much time to the students here and they made the ultimate price, in some ways by being without him. it was r

like the rebuilding of the alice griffith site. which is two entire blocks. of new affordable housing. if you have lived in san francisco for a long time like i have. the alex griffith projects. have been some of the worst of the housing property folio. the community who have lived there. demanding we do better. to provide a quality of housing. so rebuilding that site is a priority. but it's a big site. two city blockses that is being looked at it. in addition to phase two. which is also two entire city blocks. the last projects. are krital to helping to revitalize the south and certain part of our city. so with this high volume of plans and permits. our office is currently what i call all hands on deck mode. we're staying in late. and coming in on weekends to process these permits. everyone is chipping in. including me. but we're very committed to keeping these projects on track. it's one of our highest priorities. that is my update on affordable and accessible housing. i did see the mayor announced his intention to pursue. a $250 million affordable housing

derrick griffith was the deen of college affairs. he received his doctorate before he was killed in the crash. >>> eight people died in the derailment. these are some f their faces. don cochran is live in port richmond with their stories. >> reporter: well it certainly is a tough job for the crews here cleaning up this area. but for the families of the people who actually died because of what hoond here the tough part is just beginning. they may never have spoken a word to one another, but eight people who boarded this amtrak train are forever linked in tragedy. laura fen that more worked in corporate real estate. she texted her mom as she got on the train, the last they ever heard from her. 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. just

griffith scholarship fund. the goal to continue supporting students who have overcomma major obstacles as they look toward a brighter future. >>> and now turning to the latest on the investigation, nbc 10 learned there's new video showing the train seconds before it derailed last tuesday. it's part of the investigation. that probe into what went wrong could take a year or longer. we've also learned those killed in the crash were seated in different cars. several of the railroad unions are calling on amtrak to put a second engineer on the trains. you'll recall brandon bostian was alone when the train derailed. >> right our, we're following breaking news out of montgomery county. this is just in from bryn mawr. this is thorn brook avenue. suspected to be closed for the next four to five hours. we're told a propane tank leak prompted the evacuation. no one's been hurt. >> well another warm day today. temperatures got into the 80s. here's a live look out center city from the adventure aquarium. we have the clouds a

. >> medgar college learn ed thated that derrick griffith was killed in the crash. they issued a statement saying he was a pillar in the community went on to say that griffith was a champion. and he encouraged students to pursue education with vigor. out of seven people who died we know the identity of five. the other four victims were a midshipman an architect, a ceo and a businessman. the family of rachel jacobs confirmed that she was among those killed. she wases the mother of a toddler. jim gaines was on his way home from an meeting in washington. justin zemser was on the train going home from new york. >> he was wonderful. absolutely wonderful. there's no other way to describe him. >> 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 t

derrick griffith was among seven people to die in the derailment. dozen more people are still missing today. griffith was an acting dean at medgar evers college in new york city. we don't know why he was on the train. he founded a prep school in new york city. that school is closed today as staff members remember him. >>> we're working to learn more about why and how this happened. news4's adam tuss is live in philadelphia following the investigation and he'll join us in a moment. but first the forecast with meteorologist tom kierein. >> well, the gusty winds we had yesterday are settling down. there's the flag near union station, live picture there this morning. now the winds are down around 10 to 15 miles per hour. and the temperatures are down as well. frederick down to 43. and it's in the mid 40s from hagerstown through martinsburg and much of shenandoah valley much of 40 degrees. prince george's county and fairfax in the mid to upper 40s. by 8:00 this morning we'll have bright sunshin

. >> reporter: derek griffith was also confirmed as one of the passengers killed. he was the dean of student affairs in brooklyn, new york. his school released a statement calling griffith a pillar in the community, adding he will be sorely missed. 39-year-old rachel jacobs, ceo of a tech company, was a wife and mom to a 2-year-old. she was on her way home when the train crashed. in a statement to "cbs this morning," her family said she was devoted to her family, her community, and the pursuit of social justice. we cannot imagine life without her. 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 ph

his name is derrick griffith. chris cato is in the operations center. >> the college student that made so many promising lives in the business community and the world of business like derrick griffith. a 42-year-old dean student affairs at medgar evers college. he actually founded a school city of new york universe at preparatory transitional high school. last month, he received a doctorate in education. medgar evers college released a statement saying he was a pillar in the community. he was a champion for the downtrodden and he encouraged students to pursue education with vigor. and included a midshipman a ceo, an architect, and a businessman. the family of rachel jacobs confirmed yesterday that she was among those killed. she's the ceo of a software startup and the mother of a toddler. then there was jim gaines on his way home from meetings in washington. 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 t

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 of abid gilani wells fargo's senior hospitality finance vice president brought sadness to his colleag

also the the son of the victim derek griffith has now filed a lawsuit.riffith was dean of student affairs at evers college. >>> philadelphia police are searching for a man who had inappropriate the contact with a young boy. it apparently happened may tenth at the park on the schuylkill river a short walk from the art museum. an 11 year-old boy says a man approached him and offered to buy him a soda if he let him take pictures of the boys feet. man then photographed the child's feet. >> i think that is really strange. people have feddishes i understand that but i think that should be illegal, he is a child and that is a grown man. >> police describe him as a black male 30 to 60 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches tall to 6-foot one. he appeared have to have acne as well. he reportedly was wearing a black t-shirt with green fatigue pants at the time. >>> 5:47 right now. this is such a great story. an off-duty army captain is being hailed as a hero for his actions in a fiery car crash this was a frightening scene in north carolina, a car had flipped on to its sid

griffith devoted his life to encourageing, empowering and educateing thousands of people. >> eight peopleied in that crash. the ntsb says the train entered the frankford curve at 106 miles an hour. more than twice the 50 miles an hour speed limit when it derailed. >>> a former pennsylvania state police corporal pleads guilty to reckless endangerment charges in the accidental shooting death of trooper david kedra. richard schroeder shot and kill the 26-year-old during a firearms training exercise in plymouth township last september. a grand jury found schroeder failed to make sure the handguns chamber was cleared. he now faces five to 10 years in prison at sentencing. >>> philadelphia police are searching for a man who had some inappropriate contact with a young boy on may tenth. this creepy encounter involved a man photographing the child's feet. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has the latest now on this investigation. >> reporter: with just a few more weeks of school dozens of skaters spent a few hours catching some sun outside pain 68 park on the banks of schuylkill. >> there's n

we've learned derrick griffith is one of the fatalities. he was a dean at medgar evers college in new york city. he also founded a prep school in new york. that school is closed today as his staff remember him. griffith was 42. here are pictures of the five victims identified so far. griffith justin zemser rachel jacobs jim gaines and abid gilani. you can read about them on nbcwashington.com. >>> amtrak is running limited service for a second day, fewer trains are running and there is modified service between washington and philadelphia. all training between philadelphia and new york have been canceled. if you have train tickets outof d.c. check with amtrak before you leave for the station. and there are about a dozen people still missing after the train crash. coming up we'll hear from an emotional father who's frustrated with amtrak he says his son is missing and he's not getting any answers. >>> happening right now, a person was just hit by a train and killed in northeast d.c. we have a live picture of the scene to show you along new yor

derrick griffith is among seven victims. the chairman of the house transportation committee is heading to the crash site today. the train was going over 100 miles per hour in the area where the speed limit was just 50. >>> 23 of the more than 200 people hurt in the crash are still in the hospital this morning. eight remain in critical condition. one doctor at temple university hospital says nearly all of the patients admitted there had rib fractures which tells him those passengers got thrown around during this derailment. doctors say they only saw one case of serious head trauma. >>> now after the crash many started to ask why this train and so many others don't have seat belts. there are no federal mandates for seat belts. >> the train industry argues it would cost a lot of money to install the seat belts and no way to make sure that people wear them. passenger trains are designed to absorb collisions better than cars on the roads. officials say there's no evidence seat belts would make trains any safer. >>> it's now 5:17.

derrick griffith was a professor at metger evers college. the eight was an italian national who was visiting the united states on business. in the last 24 hours we have learned more about some of the victims. she texted her mom as she got on the train. the last the family ever heard from her. bob lived outside of baltimore with his wife and two teenage children. they circulated his photo on social media hoping he was just missing. an amtrak worker filed the first lawsuit. bruce phillips was in one of year cars. he suffered brain trauma, multiple orthopedic issues. the suit seeks damages in excess of $150,000. it says amtrak is to blame regardless of what the investigation reveals. >> we wanted to try to get this in court as soon as possible so that not only we can get this matter resolve, hopefully, quickly, but so he can go on with his life as well. >> amtrak says it does not comment on pending litigation. this is a story will continue to develop for days even weeks or months. you can count on nbc 10 to stay on top of it. >>> some clouds ar

derrick griffith the dean of student affairs in new york city.obs and wells fargo executive abid gilani and a 20-year-old navy midshipman justin zemser whose family grieved for him. >> our son was midshipman 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. he was a loving son, nephew and cousin. this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way and we wish to spend this time grieving with our close family and friends. >> one passenger remains missing this morning, robert gildersleeve. his family says he boarded the train, but so far his whereabouts are unknown. >>> when the seven passenger cars derailed, some were standing upright and others were turned over. some were able to walk away and others were injured in the crash. >> people were everywhere. there were suitcases everywhere. falling on top of people. the chairs dislodged. some of the chairs had fallen on people. people bleeding from their faces. broken bones with broken le

derrick griffith was a dean at student affairs.y in philadelphia and had a 2-year-old at home and justin zemser was at the nashl academy. some want to hear from them. you know it's so tough reading the biographyies, and we're going to have more of our amtrak disaster coverage all day long on cbsn our 24-hour digital network. you can use the new cbs app or go to cbsnews.com/live. >> you're so right about the victims. i heard one say to you all it's a victim, a name a number but to us this is a living breathing person. >> one other one said i don't know how life can go on without this person. >> yeah. they will be sorely missedful this morning a top aide will retire. they drove through a temporary barricade at a white house bomb investigation. deputy agent mark conley will retire. he and george ogilvie spent five hours at a washington, d.c. bar that night. they reportedly ran up a significant bar tab. they returned to the white house after a woman tossed a significant package and screamed it was a bomb as she drove away. both are on

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 credibility of a drug dealers and disgraced former squad member. the former officers will begin arbitra

. >> darius griffith was mourning his father, derek griffith.e was one of eight to die in the wreckage at philadelphia's frankford curve tuesday night. his son's attorney expects to file a lawsuit against amtrak. >> i never told him this but he's always -- everything i wanted to be. i never thought strong enough. >> one lawsuit complaint filed today on behalf of the critically injured chief conductor. one of many to crawl out of the wreckage, though he suffered a broken neck and back and two broken shoulders. who lives on this street is suing along with his wife. attorney bruce nagel saw him this weekend at a philadelphia hospital. >> obviously, the hand of god was on his shoulders. he made his way out of the bathroom, out of the wreckage and then telling people to avoid the live electric wires that are were all over. >> while amtrak's service to philadelphia was restored monday, there are now calls to require two engineers in each cab until installation of new speed control technology is complete at the end of the year. new york senator chuck s

griffith: yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. johnson: i request a recorded vote. the chair: friction, further proceedings -- pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 7 print in part a of house report 114-120 for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. kelly: i have an amendment at the desk i the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7, printed in part a of house report number 114-120, offered by mr. kelly of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 271, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. kelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognize

derek griffith age 42 and dean of a college in brooklyn, new york. temple cared for more than 50 amtrak victims, 22 patients remain in treatment, eight in critical condition. of the 243 people aboarded amtrak 188 some 200 were said to be injured. injuries ranging from bumps and bruce toes broke he bones and burns. thirty were taking to hahnemann hospital. shaw is one of them. he suffered injuries to his vertebrae, back and ribs. he says when cars overturned and lights went out trauma set in. >> it took a few minutes for everyone to realize the amount of pain they before in and that is when you started to hear the screaming. >> reporter: days of of recovery ahead there were several dozens taken to aria frankford and torresdale hospital einstein, as well as penn presbyterian. they have all been released and recovering. we are live from north philadelphia, i'm just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> for more information on the amtrak tragedy you can go to our web site the at cbs philly.com. see the latest video pictures and news conferences

jim gaines is from new jersey and derek griffith worked as a dean at a small college in brooklyn and rachel jacobs left behind a husband and 2-year-old son, justin zemser was just 22 years old. >> 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,

anniversary two 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 rang

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 the 50-year-old victim was sitting on the front steps of the neighbor's house the gunman ran out of a

derrick griffith. dean of student affairs. rachel jacobs. abid gilani.-old navy mid shipman justin zemser. his family is grieving. >> 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. this tragedy has shocked us in the worst way. we wish to spend time grieving with close family and friends. >> one passenger remains missing. executive robert gildersleeve. his family says he boarded the train, but his whereabouts are unknown. when the seven passenger cars derailed some were standing upright. others torn to shreds by the force of what happened. the passengers in the compartments experiences varied just as much. scores were able to walk away but some describe scenes that are just terrible. >> people were everywhere. there were suitcases everywhere. suitcases falling on top of people. the chairs actually dislodged. some of the chairs had fallen on people. people bleeding from t

jim gaines work for the associated press here derrick griffith was a university dean in new york. and a big johnny worked in rockville and marriott. some are still searching for their loved ones. >> his life may have been snuffed out. my grandchildren have a broken heart. jummy: some of the people are still missing, and teams are using search dogs in case anyone may have been thrown from the train. the tragedy on the tracks will impact amtrak surface -- service on a busy corridor. service remains suspended between philadelphia and new york. at union station am a bold bus and mega buzz are sold out. peter pan and greyhound have a limited number of seats are many. boston has very few seats in so that after 2:00 this afternoon. since the accident, amtrak has after -- offered customers the ability to change their tickets free of charge. we continue to follow the latest on the tragedy on the tracks. make sure to stay with abc 7 both on-air and online at wjla.com for continuing coverage. new this new and, crews responding after another train derailment in pennsylvania, this time in pitt

. >> 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 before shooting them. the taliban and i.s.i.l. have claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> meanwhile in iraq, government officials have reported i.s.i.l.'s most important leaders is dead, killed in northern iraq last week u.s. officials however say they have yet to verify that claim. ja

world we need to have that prosperity shared by everyone pull up the families in sunnydale and alice griffith and hunters point and charley hill and the people on those watts lists waiting for promises to be met with our leadership i've told time after time i'm not going to make new promises fulfill old ones old ones that were made by mayors and supervisors in the past (clapping) and everything should find a place to be able to have a culturally diverse society of all economic incomes be it able to enjoy the parks and bike ways the small businesses that will be here a stones throw away from a brand new fire department and police department and the giant and, of course, hopefully a soon to be developed basketball arena and transmitter center everybody deserves that and needs the good air so we're in a hurry to build thirty thousand units of housing in the city with a guarantee over half to be affordable to all families working class families and he guarantee 33 percent to l. folks he we're in a hurry to have you lucky enough to move in you have to tell your friends i city is going to do more a

griffith reported on what became of the main figures. >> reporter: rodney king says he still believeshing good came from his ordeal. >> it has shined the light on police brutality. before when you went to work they were like i'm going to go kick somebody's today. so i hope i caught somebody in a bad situation or breaking the law. because i'm going to beat in a big way. i think that attitude has changed. >> reporter: in the years following the riots, king received three years probation for a dui arrest. was acquitted last year of spousal abuse but convicted of hit-and-run stemming from a fight with his estranged wife. daryl gates retired in disgrace in 1992 vilifieded for allegedly waiting too long to send help into south central. he tried talk radio for a while and continues to speak out in radio and tv interviews. i think history is going to remember me as not doing a job that should have been done. that hurts me at florence and normandi. daryl was taken out of his truck and beaten almost to death while television broadcasted it live. >> he's beaten almost unconscious on the street.

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 than a day we must consider the financial toll. maribel abers continues the co

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. 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. doc

blake griffith and alley-oop from jamal crawford. he finished with 34. they are teen down in the third. he goes for 32 and 115-109 the final. cal head basketball coach who had perhaps the best recruiting year in the country. he landed a top five player and the bigot jaylin brown out of georgia prospect. >> we recruited him when i was at tennessee. it has always been a relationship there. you work hard and you do your job to the best of your ability. it goes to building relationships over time. sometimes you are blessed with a gift. they go to the big board and gets tangled up in the wiring. he lost a shoe and tore down the tv monitor and of course had to deal with grief. he was not hurt, but i'm sure he was slightly embarrassed. >> none of them rushed to help him. >> i'm on my way to memphis for some varsity blues. >> abc7 news continues on-line twitter, facebook and all of your moacial devices with our abc7 news app. our next

derek griffith was dean of student affairs at medgar everett college. he was one of eight people who died. you see seven of them here as the eighth was an italian national visiting the united states on business. in the last 24 hours we have learned more about some of the victims. laura finemor texted her mom when she got on the plane. 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 su

derrick griffith served as a principal. and founded the city of new york presence tore transitional high school. rachel jacobs was the ceo of a software startup in philadelphia and the mother are of a toddler. associated press employee jim gaines was on his way home from meetings in washington. he was dilled. 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 roa

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 from the crash site, the philadelphia phillies paid tribute by a moment of silence. hours after the tragedy unfolded in philadelphia, something else happened in washington, d.c. this was in congress. the republican-controlled house voted to approve deep spending cu

among them derek griffith, the dean of students at medgar evers college. he was described inside a school press release as a quote pillar of the community. the other victims is a u.s. naval midshipman, the ceo of a small tech company. >> justin. he was supposed to be home by 10:30. >> they said there was a derailment and i kept calling hospitals and nothing. >> reporter: the mother got the awful news her son had died. >> he was wonderful. he was absolutely wonderful. everybody lockoked up to my son. there's no other words i can say. >> reporter: jim gaines worked for the associated press. he was kill on the his way home after meetings in d.c. abid gi lawny and rachel jacobs, a young ceo with a toddler at home didn't survive either. others have found their loved ones here at temple university hospital where they performed surgeries and set bones all night long. >> we're fortunate there weren't more deaths. this man was in a second car and felt it launch into the air. >> i felt like we were flying. >> reporter: you had time to feel that sensation. >> i recal

. >> a lot of the projects are existing projects underway like alice griffith and public utilities some in the transbay rfps the developers were rfps at rentals and certainly developers proposed rentals so a lot of the portfolios is underway we have as madam chair rosales was mentioning 6 new rfps we want to do and certainly condominium conversion about shaping those by a lot of this is projects that were underway or concern restrictions for rentals versus the homeownership that goes to the right kind of mix the size of the building you can medium income in terms of creating a mixed use community there's a lot of factors so as we come before you as an rfp that's what we are saying he want to do so certainly opportunities as we get to the final publication to let you know where we are in the programming discussions but a lot of different xhflgz with the community and other city department and, of course, the commission. >> it is reflected on this chart for the data for the existing projects that we took over this commission took offer and it christmas day stuff we've been underway for a

blake griffith and alley-oop from jamal crawford. he finished with 34.. he goes for 32 and 115-109 the final. cal head basketball coach who had perhaps the best recruiting year in the country. he landed a top five player and the bigot jaylin brown out of georgia prospect. >> we recruited him when i was at tennessee. it has always been a relationship there. you work hard and you do your job to the best of your ability. it goes to building relationships over time. sometimes you are blessed with a gift. they go to the big board and gets tangled up in the wiring. he lost a shoe and tore down the tv monitor and of course had to deal with grief. he was not hurt, but i'm sure he was slightly embarrassed. >> none of them rushed to help him. >> i'm on my way to memphis for some varsity blues. >> abc7 news continues on-line twitter, facebook and all of your moacial devices with our abc7 news app. our next newscas >>> that is our report. we appreciate your time as always. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. right now on jimmy kimmle, maroon 5's adam levine. pokesman