the sons of 61 year old carol glover have already sued metro for $50 million.50 m jonathan rogers wase traii with miss glover and tried to save her life. it's that feeling of helpless watching somebody suffer will stay with me forever. > are we safe from fire andire smoke today a year later? we don't know the answer to that question. > so what does metro have toro say about all of this? welsh a transit agency spokesperson tells me, as a matter of policyi they don't comment on pending litigation. the ntsb's investigation continues. the federal government now n assuming safety oversight of metro's rail years.metr in the district, bob barnard,nad fox5 local news. > d.c. fire chief gregory dean admits the fire departmentepa dropped the ball by not enacting a d.c. council law that would prevent firefighters who might face defelice from retiring.from the council approved that law in 2014, but i was in the applied in the case of lieutenant guy valentine. last march investigators say valentine heard a call go outo for a toddler choking just thret blocks from his station, but he failed to take

brianne: jonathan rogers is one of the riders filing lawsuit against metro one year after he says he was stuck outside the l'enfant metro station started filling with smoke. one of the passengers who gave carol glover cpr before she was overcome by the smoke. lawyers representing the 87 say despite written requests they are still waiting for answers about what was in the smoke. >> over the last year that has probably been the hardest part to deal with. the most frustrating. obviously i want to know how my health is impacted. brianne: lawyers representing the riders say in addition to getting answers they hope the lawsuits will ultimately make metro safer. >> it forces them to make metro safer. hopefully it forces them to take corrective action. brianne: a spokesperson says they cannot comment on pending litigation. metro's new general manager outlined steps that have been taken to improve safety in an open letter to riders. the ntsb is also still said to be investigating the incident and plans to have a report on the investigation later this year. lawyers representing the 87 riders s

jonathan roger who's tried to save glover with cpr is haunted by the memories. >> you don't feel like a hero when somebody died. it is just sad and shameful the way metro has reacted i think. >> metro declined to comment on the lawsuits but the new general manager said the transit agency has implemented a lot of new safety measures and is recruiting a new chief safety officer. >>> the mayor of dc also points to more safety training. since last year's smoke incident, all 1600 members of dc fire and ems have undergone extra training. there have been upgrades to communication systems. >>> president barack obama's final state of the union address is just two hours away now. the president plans to present an upbeat view of his administration's successes. he is also expected to highlight one of the most contentious issues of his presidency. that would be gun control. andrea mccarren is at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: a new poll shows 62% of americans approve of the president's executive action on guns. but only 49% believe it was within his authority. >> i don't think i have

jonathan rogers was on the train with miss glover and tried tod save her life. >> just that feeling of helpless in and watching somebody suffer so is going to stay with me forever are we safe from the fire and fi smoke today a year later? we lat don't know the answer to that question. > so what does metro have totro say about all of this? a transit agency spokesperson tells me as a matter of policy po they don't comment on pending litigation. the ntsb's investigation continues. the federal government now assuming safety oversight of metro's rail years. in the district, bob barnard, fox5 local news. > d.c. fire chief gregory dean admits the fire departmentnt dropped the ball by not enacting ena a d.c. council law that would prevent firefighters who might face discipline from retiring. the council approved that law in 2014, but it was in the applied th in the case of lieutenant guy valentine. last march investigators sayat valentine heard a call go out ou for a toddler choking just three blocks from his station but heut h failed to take the call. the child later died. the child's family

suzanne: a year after the deadly metro smoke incident and passenger jonathan rogers is still searching for answers. he doesn't know what was in the smoke he breathed in while trapped for an hour on the metro train. he doesn't know what it takes to make the transis it system safer. >> i feel bad that people have a false sense of security. >> rogers performed c.p.r. on a fellow passenger carroll glover that died in the incident. he is one of 87 people filing suit against wmata. they want answers to the lingering health questions and for metro to become safer and more accountable to the riders. >> this is not acceptable for them to continue on with the problems of safety. on practically a daily basis. metro system should be space. >> diane baker was on her work a year ago and took her a year to get the courage to ride metro again. she still won't ride in the tunnel. >> it's hard. breathing wise it was hard. thinking it won't stop. what is going to happen? is the same thing going to happen? suzanne: the ntsb final report of what happened here isn't due out until the spring. for wmata a spo

jonathan rogers was among them. >> we were totally helpless. we were told, stay put, like the best thing you can do is stay put. if you open the doors, get off the train, the train can't move so you'd be jeopardizing everybody else if you try to get off the train. so there was nothing to do but just wait and hope. >> reporter: he says he and other passengers took turns giving passenger carol lynnine glover cpr but she did not survive. >> bringing her through the train, her being unconscious, that's the main thing that sticks in my head because that's a memory i still live with. >> reporter: her family has filed a lawsuit against metro as have 80 other passengers. today, rogers was among those going public with his own legal pursuit. >> by putting their foot to the fire, it forces them to make metro safer. hopefully it forces them to take corrective action. certainly we feel, and i think anyone would feel, that the people trapped in the train should be compensated. >> the client need to know what's in the smoke so they can get proper treatment.

we have a roger bacon milestone earlier this week. jonathan: coach neil is a great guy. i played for coach brewer. i' m glad that brian had a chance to reach 171 victories. it was pretty good to see him get the basketball and his family there. everyone is talking about the super bowl coming up. in cincinnati, when you say panthers, people think -- reporter: i had a chance to sit down with coach. this kid was an absolute ball or. he has that killer instinct on the football field. but he is the nicest guy in the world off the field. i sat down with marvin lewis yesterday morning. he told me he was just amazed by luke' s talent. >> he is every bit of the player i thought he would be coming into the nfl. i told him that when we had him here to visit. the biggest question i have for him his will he be able to hold off the onslaught of family members always after him for tickets and everything. >> i won' t say that i was surprised is playing in the nfl. you don' t look at a kid that you coached and say that it is going to be the -- to say that, for me, that' s unbelievable. jo