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you can see one car dangling very clearly from that overpass. flat across the i-5, crouched in another car and behind that overpass, another 3-4 cars on the ground. that sheriff's spokesman gave a rather chilling quote to one of the local tv stations up there, saying "it wasn't survivable, unfortunately." what we know is there are multiple fatalities, we simply do not know, we know there are multiple people injured. they've been taken to several hospitals in the area. i can tell you, the hospital's receiving victims of this crash would be the madigan army medical center, a sprawling military base near where this happened. they are requesting blood donor donors. they are asking for the military community to respond and give blood. >> harris: the news tribune on the west coast is reporting 78 passengers, five crew members on the train. i think this will also mirror our updates at the bottom of the screen where viewers can see it. jonathan i am seeing, also the names of the hospital, 77 patients being treated, 78 passengers, five crew. it is a high

this is around the collision point of the train falling onto the overpass. it is south of seattle in the tacoma area, south of there we are told. this line would've been carrying about 70 people at the time. one car flattened from eyewitness reports and officials on the ground. that may or may not mean -- we don't know. but certainly the one dangling off the overpass we can see going back to the live video. three to four more cars would be left upside down in a wooded area away from this. as sandra pointed out, the speed at which it was going was far beyond what i had been reporting, 80 miles per hour. our guest here a rail safety consultant, is saying you can pick up a mile or two per hour just going downhill. not that this has anything to do with that but people inside have called into fox news on their cell phones, talking with our colleague jon scott, a feeling of going downhill. the car you see in the center of your screen was following the other off that overpass. the good news in all of that is there were people explaining -- there have been multiple

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we are along 101 southbound on the 23rd street overpass. taking a look at the situation of the overturned bus. we are going to go inspect the situation, to try to get a little closer to figure out more details. stay on top of this at abc7 news.com is that on twitter and facebook. we'll see you live at 11:00. reporting live. abc7 news. >> a great job out there. what a terrell scene. you can tell as you look behind you there, there are, it looks like dozens of highway patrol and police vehicles. cn you give us a sense you've seen? >> we've been listening to scanners on the way and it is one after another after another. vehicles responding to this. you can see if we can zoom in, several ambulances. just moments ago when we arrived. the ambulance doors were open. loading people on. trying to get them medical care. so truly a very active scene with once again, highway patrol cruisers. at least a dozen if not more tending to this overturned bus. >> thanks very much. we'll let you have a little more information from the scene. i appreciate it. we

not to mention several of those other passenger cars just dangle l l ing off that overpass. i just had, i had just woken up and gotten my coffee and i hearing all the sirens and i went outside to look because it always seems like something is happening around this area. the it's a terrible thing. the train's new route is part of a $180 million project designed to speed up service and bypass traffic. amtrak says those new tracks were tested out weeks before this first run. right now, officials including the national transportation safety board are investigating what caused the train to go off its tracks. they're actuallien route as we spevmet of course we will let you know what does come out of that. again as we know right now six people on board that train were killed and officials sec that number to go up and keep in mind as we've been mentioning, this is a developing story here so keep it right here arrested on an outstanding fox5, fox5dc.com for the very latest on this investigation. why is continue leone, fox5 local news. >> the death l toll. sixty-four people , but the

at least one of the cars -- train cars is dangling from the overpass on i-5. we see the cars backed up as a result. we understand that i-5 is completely shut down. at this point, it is unclear how many people are hurt, but we do understand according to pierce county authorities out of there are injuries on the train. first responders are responding to the incident as a mass casualty event. we are looking at live pictures from seattle, washington. train, oneing at the or two cars are on the interstate right now as we speak. it's a big-time breaking news event and we will keep you posted with the latest details as we get them into the newsroom. i'm q mccray. i know we are done. we don't know what time, nobody knows anything. >> finally, the lights are on and plans can take flight after an 11 hour power outage grounded flights and it landed hartfield jackson airport handling people stranded in frustrated last night. suzanne kennedy is live this morning with reaction from passengers flying into our area from atlanta. suzanne: good afternoon, adriana. inspent much

sending at least three cars toll toppling off on overpass and on to busy highway below.k says there were 78 passengers and five crew members on board at the time of the crash. >> multiple cars and trucks were struck by train car that is left the train tracks and wept down on to the road. >> reporter: several other cars landed in a wooded area completely upside down. police say there are multiple deaths and injuries. and the main focus at this point is on the rescue operation. the cause of the crash still isn't clear. but it happened on a new route which amtrak touts more reliable. >> it is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the united states. >> reporter: some passengers say they noticed the train start to shake before it fell off the overpass multiple state and local agencies hoping their investigation will shed some light on the tragedy. >> we train for this all the time. we have air force bases and train tracks and ferries and this is is a multiple agency response. very coordinated response. >> reporter: the national transpo

>> well, this overpass is over some sort of a highway there. it looks like a girter bridge they are hanging off of. generally girter bridges of any type have guardrails on them. when i talk about guardrails, i'm not talking about the size. i'm talking about the middle of the track that if wheels come off, the guardrails keep from wandering too far off of the track. so i'm wondering what happened there. i keep hearing different ones talk about it. they may have struck something. i'm wondering what that could be if it was an automobile or something somebody placed on the track as sabotage or a rock slide. >> stay with us please if you can. i want to get back to stephanie in our los angeles bureau. what's the latest? >> just looking at what some of the eyewitnesss there on the scene saw this, imagine driving to work down the 5 and a train derails right in front of you. they were seeing it before first responders were even there. one woman told cnn there was a semi truck and also cars that were crushed under the train cars. we did hear from the pol

someone is threatening to jump off the highway 680 overpass. katie joins us life from the scene. >> reporter: we're along southbound 101 in san jose, just north of the story road exit. you can see for yourself how slow going the traffic is. just a moment ago, we saw someone zip around thought traffic on the shoulder. a very dangerous maneuver but that's how dangerous it is. up above the lanes, the 680 overpass. we can see the man who is straddling the wall. the ambulance is there, the ramp is closed and you can see police and first responders there. they are standing close enough to the man to talk with him. this has been going on since 12:45 this afternoon. it has created a traffic nightmare down here. again, back down, looking at the lanes. southbound 101. really a lot at times. we see it picking up. we were stuck in it trying to get down here to the scene so a very frustrating and long commute down here in san jose as police tried to remedy what is a very sad situation with a man threatening to jump off the freeway overpass. abc7 news. >> we

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>>> to the index of other news, and fourteens dropping a sand back over an overpass. ohio say the fourteens, all 13 and 14 years old, tossing that sandbag from an overpass on i-75, shattering the windshield and critically wounding front seat passenger marquis bird. authorities warning that this prank can kill, and we have seen it. and reported on it here before. >>> a frightening moment for a florida police officer. john cusack approaching a vehicle when the driver then hits the gas. look at this. the officer dragged at speeds of 60 miles per hour at times. dragged for a half mile before letting go. the suspect later arrested. the officer is going to be okay. >>> the new health headline tonight involving vegetables, and what your mother said. eating your vegetables just might make your mind 11 years younger. that's according to a new study showing that people who eat one to two serve ving of leafy green vegetables a day have a slower rate of cognitive decline. that new study published in the journal >>> and meghan markle having lunch with the queen. in a first, the qu

an am track train goes flying off an overpass at 80-mile-per-hour causing fatalities and injuring dozens in washington state. now investigators are trying to piece together what went wrong. today's the day for the republican tax reform vote and it looks like victory is close at hand. and placing blame. the trump administration says north korea is responsible for the cyber attack that crippled hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. >>> good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene. the national transportation safety board says preliminary data says the amtrak train that derailed was going 80 miles an hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. at least three people were killed as it hit a new bypass just south of seattle. more than 70 were injured when 12 train cars and a locomotive jumped the rail, some cars falling to the road below. immediately after the derailment, the conductor called for help. >> we were coming around the corn eaer and we went on the ground. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm still figuri

sam brock joins us underneath the 101 overpass. it is home to a lot of homeless. it's a health hazard for the people who live here. you see the formation behind me now. the city is hoping it will act as a deterrent. let me point something else out. i'm standing on state land. what we have seen happen for month s the state come in, the chp or the cal transagency moving eem from the spot over to city streets. the city comes in. they move the people back over to state land. this is a merry go round of relocation. they hope the boulders will break up the cycle. for cars coming off of 101 this is a familiar site. personal belongings piled up underneath the freeway. these rock formations are foreign. >> is it helping people? >> it's not helping people. it's waste of money and time. >> reporter: the cluster of rocks cost $8,700 to be precise. they popped up a few days ago. more will come tumbling into the space. s >> you think the people aren't going to camp there? >> i have flo idea. it's something we're trying. it's something out of box. >> reporter: the thought proces

this because a man was on the overpass for hours and wouldn't come down. eventually he came down safely, but it took a while, and then it took even longer for the traffic to get flowing again. >>> we're following a developing stories overseas where officials say another north korean soldier made it across. this comes a little more than a month after the dramatic dash caught on camera, a north korean soldier escaped in a military van and then took off on foot. that solder was shot several times, dragged to safety and he surviv survived. >>> a live look at the capitol, they're still celebrating tax reform. that's not celebrated by homeowners that are going to loose a pivotal home deduction. jean elle is live with more. a lot of concern, but we do have some advice. >> most homeowners factor in property tax deductions when they're figuring in numbers on a house. under the new rules, there's a cap on the property taxes. >> the largest tax cut in the history of our country. >> president trump celebrates the passing of his tax reform package, a deal that cuts tax

. >> cascades train 501 plunged off overpass in dupont, washington, not far from the state capital in olympia, passenger described terrifying moment. >> felt little bit of a jolt, and at certain point could hear crumpling of the train car and we were catapulted into the seats in front of us. >> all 12 of the passenger cars derailed. omar jimenez with the latest. >> is everybody okay? >> still figuring that out. cars everywhere on to the highway. >> reporter: multiple people reported dead on amtrak passenger train on route from seattle to portland, and several drivers injured as they went through the overpass on interstate 5. >> we're aware this is called inaugural run of the service. want to check to make sure what that means and find out more information about that. >> reporter: one morning commuter says the scene was sobering. >> cars on both sides of the bridge falling on to the freeway. appeared to be -- looked like semi and passenger truck that was underneath the whole front ed smashed in. very brief moment but that's what it looked like to me. >> reporter: more than 80 passenger

derailed well crossing an overpass. train cars slipped into an interstate.ociated press reports, six people have been killed. fox has not confirmed that number. today was the first day of public use of those tracks. federal investigators say they are on their way to washington state. chief correspondent jonathan hunt from our news hub there. >> this was amtrak 501, electron 6:10, but the time it got to the new station in tacoma, washington, with its last stop before the accident, it was running 30 minutes late. that will have caused the interest to those ntsb investigators, who are on their way there now. we know that about 10 minutes after it left tacoma, that is when it left the track. it was according to website the speeds at 81.1 miles per hour. according to the washington state department of transport, the speed limit on that section of track is 79 miles. it added that two per hour difference should not make any difference. it should not cause the train any particular problem. there are some reports of witnesses who were onboard the trains, it felt as t

bird was riding with his friend on on an interstate in toledo, when a sandbag launched from this overpass crashed through the passenger side wiiendsh, severely wounding byrd. >> reporter: byrd died over the weekend. the case is similato one in october where five teens near flint, michigan, are facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off of an overpass that killed 32-year-old kenneth white. those teens have beened as adults but plded not guilty. as for the teens in ohio, the harshest punishment they could e detention until age 21. now, none of the teens involved has a criminal record. they were ages 13 to 14 at the time of the incident and, elaine, all four deny any charges. >> quijano: jericka, thank you. now a look at some other stori we're following in the evening newsfeed. a bomb went off today at a supermarket in st. petersburg, russia. at lst 10 people were taken to hospitals for injuries. no arrests have been made. russian officials do not believe this is linked to terrorism. the world health organization is looking into officially recognizing v

the other car is hanging off the overpass. the fortunate thing it's easy access for emergency people but i fear there has to be some casualties on this train. it looks pretty bad. i don't know. this is, as you said, the first day that they ran the new route but i highly suspect at least the initial indications are it may have struck something on the track. >> jon: the information that you are getting is that there was a truck or some kind of vehicle on the track? >> initially there was a transportation working on the track. he was tweeting along as he went and then he tweeted that they had just struck a truck and derailed. that was the last tweet that they had gotten from him. so that's all the information i'm going by. it is so early to tell. i was just on my way down i-5 this morning and i had to cancel. >> jon: these cars are very robust liability so that still picture we showed earlier that showed one end of the car still up there, there is the photo, one end of the car still essentially attached to the train and the other

firefighters saluted overpass over overpass. they did this as his body was transported to the hometown of tracy. desalu for the 33-year-old died while serving his community, people who did not know the officer were touched by this. >> it is very sad for this time of the year, i feel for the family. i just wanted to pay my respects. >> does hearing about this and i think about their family and what they must be going through. i cannot imagine what they're going through right now.>> reporter: ironically, the officer was out for the the csp maximum enforcement peer it for new year's eve -- christmas eve to protect the public from drunk drivers. his seb was parked on the side and a red cadillac crashed into the side of it and killed him. the 22-year-old hayward man behind the wheel of the cadillac was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. >> sometimes the greatest tragedy is a waste of life, he didn't waste his life. >> they attended the mission city church. the couple served in the youth ministry and the officer played bass in

now some of the train's cars flew off an overpass on to a nearby interstate. train was making the inaugural run of a new express line between portland and seattle. the train was going 80 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. >> the ch morning. chief al thomas came under fire for the response to a violent rally this summer. a report this month was critical of what it called the police chief quote slow footed response. the violence began to escalate. and that violence claimed the life of hither heyer. he was -- heather heyer. she was killed when a white nationalist plowed his car into a crowded group of people. tomorrow there will be a ceremony to officially designate that stretch overstretch as heather heyer -- of street as heather heyer way. >>> enough republicans in the house are on board. meantime vice president mike pence is putting off a trip to the middle east just in case he's needed to break the tie in the senate. if it passes the new tax code won't be in effect until next year. >>> and that's a quick look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 start

. >> an amtrak train derails spilling cars off an overpass on to a busy highway below. tonight we're hearing new stories of survival. >> i was at a 45-degree angle and the seats in front of me had become dislodged and were swinging around. >> federal investigators are now trying to piece together what happened and if it could have been prevented. the amtrak train was making its first-ever run. >> tonight the confirmed number of deaths is at three and more than 100 people were injured. >> this is what the scene looks like tonight near dupont, washington. train cars remain dangling from the overpass as investigators continue to go over the wreckage. three people have been confirmed dead after amtrak train 501 derailed outside dupont, washington monday morning. 13 of its 14 cars left the tracks with some flying off an overpass and down on to busy i-5. fortunately no motorists were killed. >> something like this where train cars are precariously dangling over a freeway, that's something we do tabletopping on, and everyone comes in that's not going to happen and here we are.

the cascades train 501 nose diving off of that overpass there. they do say that on the other side of the bridge and we do not seem to have pictures of that yet but you can see the wooded area behind the trains that several cars are also upside down in that area as well. some people were able to walk away from the accident and they are being treated in those tents. >> thank you so much. we'll bring you more as we get it. coming up, an nbc news exclusive. what he knew. exclusive new reporting about what candidate donald trump learned about russia's involvement in the presidential election in realtime. [lance] monica, it is absolute chaos out here! gale force winds, accumulations up to 8 inches... ...don't know if you can hear me, but [monica] what's he doing? [lance] can we get a shot of this cold front, right here. winter has arrived. whooo! hahaha [vo] progress is an unstoppable force. brace yourself for the season of audi sales event. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. (avo) b

case of four teenagers charged with murder in death of passenger hit by sand bag tossed off highway overpass. >>> days before the new tax bill takes effect, dilemma, should you pay some of next year's taxes this year? >>> growing interest among college students majoring in science of marijuana as pot becomes more mainstream. >>> boy who became a real-life superhero to his dad, celebrating achievements and powerful story of inclusion, inspiring america. >> announcer: "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> i'm craig melvin in for lester. many who scramble to return home or take back unwanted gift had to endure teeth-chattering cold in much of the country, rockies to the northeast. wind chills making it feel like well below zero. meanwhile the snow that left many with a postcard perfect white christmas won't stop falling. emergency declared in erie, pennsylvania, 56 1/2 inches has fallen since christmas eve. ron allen's made his way there. >> reporter: it's one for the history books. record-breaking snowstorm in erie, pennsylvania, declared a disaster emergency. >> i wouldn't go out in the st

police say they hurled a sandbag off a highway overpass hitting passenger in a car. updated to murder after the man died. details. >> reporter: frantic nighttime 911 call on i-75 in toledo. >> i was driving my car and went underneath the road -- i don't know what happened, my friend, he's not moving. >> reporter: a driver worried about her passenger after their windshield cracked. >> driving under the bridge and something hit my car. he is not moving. >> reporter: four teens charged today with murder in death of 22-year-old father marquise berg of suburban detroit. >> every time i saw this young man, he had a smile for me on his face. had a gentle spirit. >> reporter: teens are 13 and 14 years old, previously charged with felonious assault before he died. in october another group of teens allegedly caused death of man throwing rocks from overpass. charged with second degree murder and could face life in prison if convicted. pleaded not guilty. most of the accused too young to drive but old enough to create, authorities contend, deadly danger on the road. chicago. >>>

. >> an amtrak train derails spilling cars off an overpass on to a busy highway below. tonight we're hearing new stories of survival. >> i was at a 45-degree angle and the seats in front of me had become dislodged and were swinging around. >> federal investigators are now trying to piece together what happened and if it could have been prevented. the amtrak train was making its first-ever run. >> tonight the confirmed number of deaths is at three and more than 100 people were injured. >> this is what the scene looks like tonight near dupont, washington. train cars remain dangling from the overpass as investigators continue to go over the wreckage. three people have been confirmed dead after amtrak train 501 derailed outside dupont, washington monday morning. 13 of its 14 cars left the tracks with some flying off an overpass and down on to busy i-5. fortunately no motorists were killed. >> something like this where train cars are precariously dangling over a freeway, that's something we do tabletopping on, and everyone comes in that's not going to happen and here we are.

." >>> we have a live report from washington state where a passenger train jumd the tracks on an overpass killing three people and injury 1g 00 more. >>> a mother talking only to news 4 about a stranger picking up her 3-year-old from school. >>> more than 2 billion packages are going out this holiday season. you. >> high temperature today 56 degrees. we're going to be warmer than that tomorrow. t the forecast happebuns ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> back to breaking news in washington state tonight. parts of interstate 5 are closed hours after a deadly amtrak derailment. >> but the focus tonight has shifted to the speed of that train as it approached the curve. nbc correspondent jennifer bork lunde has more from du pont, a newly established route monday morning tragedy aboard amtrak 501. >> things started to tip over and as it was going around and all of a sudden just ended up on its side and everything went dark and stuff started flying around and that was it and then it stopped. >> reporter: adds stunned motorists w567d the train derail, one car falling onto the interstate be

ohio, four teenaged boys are accused of murdering a man by throwing a sandbag off an interstate overpass. jericka duncan is following this this. >> reporter: the teens charged as juveniles didn't speak much today in court, but they did show emotion. laurie olander is deputy chief prosecutor of the juvenile decision division. >> i saw tears today, you know, from east of juveniles and i don't always see that at a detention hearing. so i do know that one actually, through his attorney, stated right on the record how upset he was and how sorry he was for the victim. >> reporter: last week, 22-year-old marquise bird was riding with his friend on on an interstate in toledo, when a sandbag launched from this overpass crashed through the passenger side windshield, severely wounding byrd. >> re the case is similar to one in october where five teens near flint, michigan, are facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off of an overpass that killed 32-year-old kenneth white. those teens have been charged as adults but pleaded not guilty. as for the teens in ohio,

when it tumbled off a highway overpass.is there. >> it is a jumble of derailed train cars. >> people were screaming. >>> an amtrak commuter train on a higher speed line between seattle and portland derailed. >> amtrak 501. >> reporter: this radio call captured that train hurdled off the bridge. >> is everybody okay? >> one car flipped upside down on to the interstate. another dangling precariously off the overpass. still others piled up, wreckage strewn over a wide area. of the 14 cars, only one lead engine remained on the tracks. no motorists were killed from the crash. >> i was scared. >> a treeian thompson en route to see his mother for the holidays. >> grabbed on to the chair. my laptop went flying. phone went flying. >> within minutes of the derailment, dozens of emergency crews rushed in as did drivers who witnessed the crash like trevor colvey who helped pull survivors to safety. >> i saw smoke. myself and few others are trying to get people medical care when we can. >> this was the first trip for the new seattle to

watch as this truck teeters at the edge of an overpass. another driver slid right into this icy pond. >>> and this is how you play football in whiteout conditions. see what we can expect today. >>> "property brothers" scam. a warning for fans of the hit tv show. how they're being targeted and how they could get ripped off. >>> and would you try pink toast or mushroom coffee? the creative food options now being called trend setters. >>> good monday morning to you all. we begin with the countdown to an election showdown being watched around the world. >> yeah, with only one day until the special election that will decide alabama's next senator, roy moore has granted a rare tv interview to address the sexual misconduct claims against him and president trump has now recorded a robo call for the moore campaign. this as liberal groups across the country pour money into the get out the vote campaign. abc's serena marshall joins us now with the new details on this crucial race. good morning, serena. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, diane. the hi

what they say the train was doing before falling off an overpass.o the scene. >>> 4:25. 43 degrees. getting a mild start in the live view of boathouse row this morning. there are a few light showers around. i'm tracking them as well as a warmup, too. >>> first, jessica boyington is in the david letterman traffic center. good morning. >> good morning, bill. we're starting in cherry hill, new jersey. here's route 70 around kings highway. we look good so far actually, pretty empty. not the same everywhere. i have construction spots to talk about. >>> tragedy on the tracks. breaking overnight, investigators reveal an amtrak train was speeding moments before nose-diving off a washington state overpass. we're 365 scene. >>> pushing for change. local bike lifts pushing for safety after another accident on the road. >>> menorahs mangled. vandals target the jewish community during hanukkah. police are calling it an act of hate. >>> good morning, this is nbc10 news first look at 4. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm katy zachry. we'll get to meteorologist bill henley

charges will be filed against four teens accused of dumping a sandbag off of an overpass. a man was injured and has now died. this is not the only time accusations have occurred of this mischief. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: a tragedy right before christmas, one man is dead, and now four teens may face homicide charges after what could be a childish prank with fatal consequences. >> 911, where's your emergency? >> i just went underneath the bridge, and something hit my car! it hit my friend! and he is not moving! >> reporter: police in toledo, ohio say what hit that car tuesday and ultimately killed 22-year-old marquise byrd was a sandbag allegedly thrown off this i-75 overpass by four boys just 13 and 14 years old. detectives believe the falling sandbag was intentionally thrown into traffic, and that other vehicles were also hit by objects. the teens first charged with felonious assault and vandalism. but the prosecutor made this warning if byrd died from what were initially critical injuries. >> the state will be bringing forward some sort of homicide char

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you can see there is a big yellow crane right now that's beginning to remove train cars from the overpass at this hour. a major interstate below still shut down as investigators try and figure out what made this train go off the tracks. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a triumphant day, but in an instant amtrak 501's inaugural run on a faster track turned into tragedy. >> there was a lot of metal and a lot of screeching and a lot of just being turned around. >> reporter: this morning investigators are on the scene trying to determine what caused the passenger train to hurdle off an overpass. >> the train was going at 80 -- about 80 miles per hour. >> reporter: in a 30-mile-per-hour zone, right? >> that's right. >> reporter: railcars crashing into vehicles on the interstate below. officials say so far three people from the train were killed. over 100 injured. >> it was wet, it was cold. we had downed power lines. we also had downed trees. it was very slippery and there's no access to this scene except from i-5 so our responders were climbing up and down this hill trying to

the high inaugural run this morning when it derailed on a highway overpass. we are monitoring the early stages of the investigation. >> authorities warn this new, faster service could be dangerous. 13 cars were on a curving overpass that came crashing down on the busy i-5. this was the first run of the amtrak cascade line between seattle and portland. the crash south of seattle in dupont. rescue crews are searching through the wreckage. they expect to find more killed in the crash. amtrak says 77 crew and 77 passengers were on board. police say two people are in critical condition. eleven others are seriously injured. >> i initially thought it felt like the train came off the tracks. it was going to slide and not be a big deal. then the second part of the accident was like just a ricochet from that point on. we were turning and spinning. the

when it careened off the overpass, spilling cars into a busy interstate and killing at least three people. the ntsb, while the data recorder provided information about the speed, it is not yet known why it was going so fast. turning out to what could be the president biggest legislative accomplishment with the house such a vote on tax reform, just hours from now. good morning to you, i am jon scott. >> melissa: good morning to you, i am melissa francis. we are live on capitol hill and at the white house, where the g.o.p. and president trump seem very hopeful that the most far-reaching overhaul of the tax code and decades will in fact pass. the sweeping $1.5 trillion tax bill slashes incorporated's includes lots of other cuts, but it is not expected to win any democratic both. meanwhile, there is new closed door action with debbie fbi director christopher a, and john roberts is alive with the story. >> use whatever metaphor you have with the touch down little bit away, the finish line inside, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it is not a train come up with the white house think

cristina rendon is on the university avenue overpass. a lot of people are hitting the road! >> reporter: aaa expects people will travel in record numbers this year. they say they anticipate 107 million americans will either travel by car, train or plane over the holiday. and for some, as you can see, this travel has already started. >>> reporter: holiday travelers like jackie garcia are filling up and hitting the highways. >> gas stations are full. where you least expect it, you don't expect traffic, there's traffic. but it's okay. at least it's the holidays coming it will be worth it. >> reporter: aaa forecasts that bay area drivers will experience the greatest amount of congestion on the roads wednesday and thursday as commuters leave early and mix with holiday travelers. >> it's starting to pile up and the traffic is, like, we just came from san francisco, and it's, like, bumper-to- bumper to bumper. >> reporter: at broadway plaza in walnut creek, we spotted santa and plenty of last- minute shoppers. the national retail federation says 55% of people surveyed expect to fin

one railcar has fallen off of an overpass onto interstate 5. there are emergency vehicles on the scene. the situation is being described as a mass casualty incident. the transit board has tweeted there are injuries. there are medical tents set up and here is the picture we showed you with this video now we can see lights flashing, emergency vehicles and the train dangling off the overpass making contact with the traffic below. people in the area have been tweeting photos and videos. the pierce county sheriff has told reporters there are believed to be fatalities on the train and motorists below are injured. we are working to confirm that and to figure out how many people have been impacted. this is breaking news impacting i-5 in the seattle area. this is a terrible first run for this train. >> this was the first run of the track between tacoma and olympia. there were trying to cut the commute time. it is taking people between tacoma and olympia and this was the first morning they were trying the new route and something went very wrong. >> i'm w

at least three people were killed and dozens injured when the train went off an overpass.. landing on a busy highway below. one man was driving on that road.. on his way to work, when he saw the whole thing happen. the crash happened on a brand new line for amtrak.. and the train was actually the crash happened on a brand new line for amtrak.. and the train was actually carrying its first paying customers. a federal report following a 2015 amtrak derailment noted a culture of safety lapses at amtrak. stay with abc7 seven for continuing coverage.. coming up at 5:45 - hear the warning just last month about the possiblity of a crash, in a live report from washington state. happening now - the final countdown to the tax bill that will affect every american. the house - set to vote just hours from now on the biggest revamp to the nation's tax code in decades. ryan hughes is live on capitol hill with what it means for your paycheck. happening right now - a search for a shooter in southeast. shot and killed on a basketball court around 6:30 monday night. this is right outside the

turnpike's northeast extension northbound, just around the 202 overpass. and route 70, east, west, not a lot of problems. definitely starting to see more volume heading out the door. everything's moving great rye now. >>> 6:40. "perfect," "thinking out loud," "shape of you." if you have those on your playlist, you know most streamed artists of the year. >> if you don't, we'll help you out. >>> and harry hairston is helping a viewer in her battle over a bed. the nightmare she dealt with when she tried to upgrade her mattress. >>> and cracking the case? why police hope you may be able to solve crimes with the click of a mouse. ♪ i'm in love with the shape of you ♪ >>> you have that on your playlist? jur you're not alone. it's the most streamed of the year on spotify. ed sheeran is the most streamed artist of the year. he tops the list with 6.3 billion streams and "divide" is number one for streams, as well. the other top -- drake, the weekend, kendrick lamar, and the chain smokers. not one single lady on the list. >>> jimmy kimmel's son underwent a second he

they have overpasses and that's eliminated.gality the tracks for them and they don't have these -- they don't have sharp curves to take. they had different laws than we do and they were able to build it and then of course deal with the lawsuits later as to people who didn't want the train going here and there and they were able to build this long smooth straight rails without having to worry about gate crossings and trucks on the track. it was built for that. this track is not owned by amtrak. it had to go off to an inner city line. this was a piece meal track. in terms of what track they had to use, we just don't have a track system in the united states. it's going to come down to what amtrak tested. did they do the right thing and could the track take it? this is not high speed. in japan some of the lines set speed records at 200 miles an hour. >> some of us have seen the trains and it's very outdated here in the united states what's going on. i have another expert standing by. remind me and our viewers why there are still no

this is because there was man who was on the overpass for hours.bc bay area joins us live in san jose. the chp got the man off the overpass but the traffic is still just a nightmare. >> reporter: well, you can see it's probably a pretty good backup at the moment heading onto 101. that's kind of typical for this evening commute except it's roebl going to ta-- probably go a few hours for this to clear up. let me show you the view from the helicopter. you can see the backup where that's about three hours of traffic stacked up. it's going to take quite a while for all those cars to get to where they're going for quite a while. there are a lot of vehicles that are being diverted to some of the surface streets a

there were tributes on overpasses, like the one i'm standing on. a lot of regular citizens, many of them holding flags. also firefighters and police officers, all of them standing at attention. >> it's the final journey for a young man who devoted his life to try to make bay area roadways safe for everyone else. in officer camilierri's case, being on the highways he patrolled cost him his life. someone suspected of being under the influence. along the way, law enforcement, firefighters and regular citizens stopped to pay their respects. and say a final good-bye to officer camilierri. >> it's one of the things i saw on facebook christmas morning. i'm at home opening my presents with my kids and their dad's not coming home that day. >> his body was given the full police escort as it travelled to tracy, where the 33-year-old grew up and his family still lives. camilierri was a young father with three children, and just over one year on the job. >> my son who looks up to people in uniform all the time, i wanted him to see that these guys risk their liv

, ohio, four teenage boys are accused of murdering a man by throwing a sandbag off an interstate overpass. jericka duncan is following this. >> the teens charged as juveniles didn't speak much today in court but did show emotion. the deputy chief prosecutor of the juvenile division. >> saw tears today. from each of the juveniles. don't always see that at detention hearing. i know one throughorney, stated how upset he was and sorry he was for the victim. >> last week, a 22-year-old was on interstate 75 in toledo when a salaunched from the overpass c the passenger side windshield severely wounding byrd. the driver pulled over and called 911. >> my friend, i don't know, something hit my car, hit my friend. >> byrd died over the weekend.se is similar to one in octobeere five teens near flint, michigan, facing second degree murder charges after allegingly throwing a six pound rock off an overpass that killed 32-year-old kenneth white. those teens have been charged as adults. but pleaded not guilty. as for the teens in ohio, the harshest punishment they could face is staying in juvenile detenti

. >>> and a suspect resisting arrest falls 40 feet off an overpass and survives . how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. t though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >>> a routine traffic stop turned chaotic in kentucky. officers pulled a truck driver over. he had some against him. during the arrest the driver tripped on some road debris, fell off the overpass, a 40 foot fall, but the fall didn't stop him from running from the police. >> hey, man, you need to stop rolling around. you just dropped around 40 feet. all right. >> reporter: he is so incredibly lucky to be alive. the driver kept resisting arrest even after officers caught him hiding in the woods. >> i thought he was dead. when we were looking over the side, he was -- i mean he fell over, and it was a crash smack right on his back. i don't know how he's still living. >> and one point he even put one of the polic