nick robertson in the bronx for us. to give you a sense of how crucial these trains are to new york city. the ntsb rail line s move more than 82 million passengers a year. this is a key mass transit for those who commute into the city. it will be a snarl for them in the morning. >>> another huge story we are following this hour the death of a hollywood heavyweight actor paul walker dead at age 40. cnn has obtained footage of the inferno itself. taken moments after the crash. >> dude, go! >> police say speed was a factor. the star of the fast and furious gr franchise was the passenger in the car. he and the driver were both killed. what details are you learning about the crash? >> they were in a 2005 porsche. they hit a tree at a high rate of speed. the car was fully engulfed and mangled. two minutes after the fire department ment arrived they declared them dead on the skeeb. they are trying to obtain dental reports. it will be 48 hours to perform an autopsy to declare the actual cause of death. the driver was always evo

. >> nick robertson is on the scene tonight. what is impress sieve london's emergency workers, they responded within three minutes. everyone was evacuated quickly. even those that had been trapped. what did you say when you arrived? >> there were a lot of emergency service vehicles still flooding the xaen here. there were paramedics wheeling in gurnies into the area and taking in back backs of trauma equipment. fire service trucks beginning to arrive as well. policemen on the scene, the area cordoned off. of course, five hours later now the cordons are lifted. the traffic is moving back down the street here. prior to this sh we saw the fire service cherry picker come in herement firemen go up the ladder and take a look at the outside of the apollo theater. a very dramatic scene here a few hours ago, brook. >> nick, let's talk about the structure of the building. this is a 112-year-old theater. i know that sounds old. it is not that old by london standards. were they refurbishing anything? was there construction on the theater? d

. >>> dozens hurt, nick robertson is there, nick? >> reporter: anderson, 76 people injured so far we're told switch of them seriously injured taken away by paramedics on the scene within minutes. the fire service spokesman said that a 30 foot by 30 foot section of the ceiling in this more than 100 year old theater collapsed on the audience below. eyewitnesss we told you said they were injured about the first 40 minutes of the performance. then there was an indication of people starting to react to something. they thought it was part of the performance. then they said there was a cracking, a creaking sound from the ceiling. the ceiling began to bend and gave way showers plaster and wood work on the audience below. people got out relatively quickly. ushers they say opened the doors for them. people helping those sitting next to them to get out. we're told by the eyewitnesss, as they were inside the theater, they were then helped out into a neighboring theater where they were given medical assistance and were then able to leave the area

details from nick robertson who talked to mr. rockefeller's lawyer. >> reporter: the night before the accident mr. rockefeller had good sleep, he went to bed at 8:30 in the evening, woke up at 3:30 in the morning, reported to work after 5:00 in the morning and mr. rockefeller acknowledges he had a temporary loss of concentration just at that vital moment. that is why he's been heard to have said he was in a daze. the ntsb, of course, giving us more details about the investigation today. human error, william billy rockefeller's days increasingly the probable cause. his union representative says he was nodding off and caught himself too late. >> he's extremely distraught over it, and he feels for the families. i don't believe that in my opinion that anybody could ever -- could ever, ever make billy feel worse than he's making himself feel today, so, billy feels terrible. whether it was his fault or not his fault it's his train. >> reporter: having eliminated causes including signal failure, the reason falling upon william rockefell

with us tonight nick robertson who just talked to

with us tonight nick robertson who just talked to mr. rockefeller's attorney chief international correspondent christiane amanpour and cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin and -- >> you talked to the attorney. what did he have to say? >> he said the engineer had a good night's sleep, he went to bed at 8:30 in the evening, got up at 3:30 in the morning. turned up at work at 5:00 and had no issues getting on the train, driving the train. but he says that moment before -- at some point before he got to the curve he moment airily lost his concentration. he said he was in a daze. the lawyer even doesn't really quite know how to explain it. >> because the union rep has used a different term. >> nod, off. >> right nodding off which seems a lot more severe than just a kind of highway haze. >> what the union rep said to me was, who hasn't driven in their car at some point when driving late, driving tired and having that moment the sudden shock you were actually dozing off? that's how he puts it. >> isn't it extraordinary that his lawyer is'd mitting

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. >> nic robertson is joining us with the latest on the investigation. nickis the engineer expected potentially to face criminal charges? >> wolf, that's still something that the da is considering at the moment and a lot of attention will focus on the definition of this highway hypnosis, being in a daze, nodding off, does this really constitute fall agsleep? was he negligent in falling asleep? certainly his lawyer has said he had a good night's sleep before. he's got a clean track record leading up to this. these will be issues under scrutiny. the potential is because there were fatalities, he could face charges. interestingly in the last couple minutes, we've talked with the engineer's lawyer. he says today the engineer not speaking with the ntsb, not answering more questions on their inquiry. not clear because they haven't asked him, is taking a break. we know he was very emotional yesterday, wolf. >> has he retained an attorney? >> yes, the lawyer, the lawyer representing him at the moment was appointed by his union. the union stepped in when it was appare

. >> joining me with more are our own nic robertson and renee marsh. nick, you're there on the scene. any update first of all of the condition of some of those injured in the crash? >> we know 16 people were taken away for treatment. 67 people taken away for treatment. 16 at least remain in hospital. three of them are in critical condition. at st. barnabus hospital in the bronx. there are nine patients still there. seven in icu. the doctor there we talked to earlier today described how this isn't just a physical recovery. there's going to be a tough emotional recovery, as well ahead. >> for a lot of these people, the metro north train from upstate to new york city was their way of commuting to work. i think a lot of these people will have to contend with, you know, getting back to normal life at some point and having to get back on a metro north train that goes right through that the same area at some point. and i -- i think that's going to be very difficult for them, honestly, you know, i don't know how they're going to deal with that. i assume with the su

they knew -- i think what phil robertson was said was having vulgar and stupid and offensive, but he is a 67-year-old self-described red nick, fund mend callist christian, you knew what you had here. >> they had a choice, when you are run a corporation like this, this is hate speech. some of the things he said not only about african-americans is outrageous. they didn't do their due diligence, they were made sometime back, they should have known this, but i am very surprised at the republican politician whose are coming up comparing this to miley cyrus. >> let's goat to that in a moment. the point about villages by christian made these comments before, and we found something online that he said a while ago. talking about guy people while delivering a sermon in 2010. >> they committed indecent acts with one another, and they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversions. they are full of murder, envy, strife, and hatred. they are insulate, arrogant, god haters. >> that's extreme as anything he said to g.q. are any of us shocked that he made these excepts? no. >> go ahead. >> no, they can't. this is what you are

separately nick, since the news of the gq interview broke, we've heard nothing from phil robertson. >> this past weekend he led a bible study in his hometown of west monroe, louisiana. the british busch tabloid the daily mail was there to listen in on it. he's not backing down from his comments. he said he's a lover, not a hater of humanity. he said i'm just reading what was written over 2,000 years ago talking about the bible. those who live like this will not inherent the kingdom. all i did was quote from scriptures but they didn't know it. whether i said it or they read it, what's the difference. the sins are the same. humans haven't changed. not only are people supporting him but thanking him for saying these comments. very controversial comments about race and homosexuality as you know. >> and nick, also several politicians have expressed their support for the family. the louisiana lieutenant governor is also speaking out? >> yeah, despite the nationwide controversy, there's a lot of vocal support specifically in louisiana where the show is filmed. the lieutenant governor is the

after "duck dynasty"'s phil robertson made angry anti-gay comments in an interview in g-q magazine. not only is he not repentant -- he continues to defend the comments. nick valencia has the latest. >> speaking publicly for the first time since his controversial comments about race and homosexuality in g- q magazine-- reality t-v star phil robertson was defiant. >> "i will not give or back off my path." >> he reportedly told a bible study group in west monroe, louisiana >> "i am a lover of humanity, not a hater." >> in an interview, the british tabloid "the daily mail" spent the day with the "duck dynasty" patriarch in his hometown-- >> "i am just reading what was written over 2000 years ago. those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom." >> robertson told the church group, defending his comments: >> "all i did was quote from the scriptures, but they just didn't know it. whether i said it, or they read it, what's the difference? the sins are the same, humans haven't changed." >> despite the controversy -- robertson has received vocal support in louisiana.where the show is filmed. and beyond-- the latest from the state's lieutenant governor who cr

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they prompted the a & e network to suspend phil robertson from the show but plenty are coming to his defense and he's not backing down. cnn's nick valencia is following developments for us. what's the latest here? >> reporter: the fallout from the controversy definitely isn't going away any time soon. days after he first made the comments, we're hearing from the man at the center of it all. speaking publicly for the first time since his controversial comments about race and homosexuality in "gq" magazine, reality tv star phil robertson was defiant. i will not give or back off my path, he reportedly told a bible study group in west monroe, louisiana. i'm a lover of humanity, not a hater. in an interview, the british tabloid "the daily mail" spent the day with robertson in his hometown. i'm just reading what was written over 2,000 years ago. those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom, robertson told the church group, defending his comments. all i did was quote from the scriptures but they just didn't know it. whether i said it or they read it, what's the difference. the sins are the same. humans haven't changed. >> to m

robertson who has been watching what's going on from the beginning. is the engineer, i assume he is, still at the center of this investigation, nicking? >> he certainly appears to be, wolf. the information that he has will certainly go a long way to to tally or not with what was in the event recorders. he has said, and this is coming from a senior official close to the investigation, a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation that the driver said i was in a daze. i don't know what happened. and this was -- he was referring thering to coming along that straight section of track and hitting the curb at 72 miles an hour. he had gone in the previous two minutes from 60 miles an hour to 72 miles an hour on the 30-mile-an-hour rated curve, applying the brakes literally five seconds before the train came to a rest. essentially almost as if it was coming off the rails at the same time. so that does seem to tally with what he's saying. obviously, fatigue of all the crew involved is something that the ntsb will be looking at. they will be looking at the 72 hours previous to see what he was doing, where he had been,ing

nic robertson is standing by at the site of the ntsb news conference in new york, and i want to bring in john galia, former member of the national transportation safety board. nickon about what we're going to hear from the ntsb. >> well, if they have been talking with the train engineer, rockefeller, today, then there may be a few more details to come forward from that. yesterday they were reluctant to give any information about their interview with him until it was concluded -- >> nick, i'm sorry to be rude. >> tuesday, we're going to hear more. >> yeah, we're going to hear more right now. i apologize for being rude. let's go live to the ntsb press conference. >> good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. it's been a very busy but quite productive day for our investigative team. today investigators from the recorders group sat down with the metro north official familiar with the accident route and this territory and reviewed the date a from the cab car. from that meeting, we've determined the metro north mechanical department performed a proper brake test prior to the accident train leaving the station, and there were no anomalies noted. in addition, the cre

robertson is joining us now with much more. we've been following it from the very beginning. what's the latest, nick?was the mta, this is what the lawsuits will put forward, was the mta negligent because they hadn't provided a positive train control, a backup for the drive fehr this sort of thing happened? if it was indeed the case that he was nodding off. the other question that will be posed to the mta, should they have done more to maintain the tracks? this is what we're hearing in these suits? the families of those killed in sunday's derailment in the bronx began laying their loved ones to rest today. linda smooth lost her sister, donna, whom she expected to grow old with. >> we'd see old ladies places and we'd be like, that's going to be us someday. that's going to be you. that's me. >> reporter: for survivors, the toll of their injuries only beginning to come to light. this morning, we are learning two passengers among the serious injured have filed a notice of claim against the commuter railroad. taking the initial step of seeking punitive damages in connection to the accident. the bronx distr