sarah jones lost her life.tainly the producers and director messed up real bad. >> it was a live track. there were tracks elsewhere in the vicinity that were not live tracks that could have been used. >> reporter: she's right. "20/20" found this train trestle just a few hours away where, for a small fee, an on-site railroad official shut down train traffic so we could film safely. joyce gilliard was recuperating when producer/director randall miller paid her a visit. >> he came to my hospital room a couple days after the tragedy happened. he didn't say anything, he just cried. he just cried. >> reporter: in july of 2014, the wayne county d.a. charged randall miller and three other members of the "midnight rider" team, producer jay sedrish, first assistant director hilary schwartz and producer jody savin, randall miller's spouse, with trespassing and involuntary manslaughter. each pleaded not guilty. >> if they'd have just followed the e-mails or followed the safety requirements by the film industry, sarah jones

. >> reporter: seven crew members suffered injuries in the accident. 27-year-old sarah jones lost here said, sarah's no longer here. i said, do you mean as in dead? she said, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: the accident left jones' parents and wayne county, georgia, investigators asking questions. in this email, sent on the morning of the tragic shoot, a railroad rep refuses to grant the film permission to shoot on its tracks. >> is it still your wish to enter a plea of guilty? >> yes, it is, sir. >> reporter: this month, randall miller pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >> we take life seriously here in south georgia. and we also take death seriously too. >> reporter: the first director in the history of the movies to go to jail for a death on a set. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can see the full report on "20/20," tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> when we come back tracy morgan speaking out about the "snl " reunion. >>> and the stellar show that blacked out the sky. as you age, cheeks can lose volume. voluma adds volume creating contour and lift for a more you

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. >> reporter: a jury will decide if sarah jones' death on the of "midnight rider" was a horrible accidentr a crime. this video, capturing the final moments as the train charged toward the crew, filming on the tracks without permission. >> i heard and saw the train, and you just immediately started running. >> reporter: director randall miller and his wife and producer are charged. if convicted, they face up to 11 years in prison. the investigation revealing that csx transportation twice denyied permission to shoot. miller testified in a civil suit last year that securing permission was not his responsibility. >> that's not my job, honestly. >> you didn't ask how many trains were coming down? did you? >> again, that's not my job. >> reporter: he has been accused in the past of reckless behavior on-set. in a joint statement with his wife saying we would never knowingly or intentionally put anybody's safety at risk. >> if it can be proven that it rises to the level of a criminal act, people may be going to prison. >> reporter: in the wake of sarah's death, many calling for greater safety on

sarah jones. and just last week randall miller pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. he will spend at least one year in prison. and we have been released and have been given extraordinary tape. tape from the train because there's a camera in the train as it approached this film crew and the film crew cameras that were all still rolling have been released and you'll see it tonight and it's extraordinary as you watch this elaborate scene set up on a trail -- on a train track where a train was heading at 60 miles per hour. autria: it's unbelievable and i know you'll be delving into the bizarre case of robert durst millionaire now charged with murder. elizabeth: right. after that documentary in which he appeared to confess to murder, what did i do? kill them all, of course. we have now new cases being opened up just in the last couple of days. the f.b.i. has asked law enforcement agencies to look into lots of missing persons cases in three different states investigations are opening to see if robert durst could be responsible for the missing persons there. it's an extraor

crew trespassing on a trestle seconds before a freight train plowed through killing 27-year-old sarah jones. >> what's going on? >> well, someone got hit by a >> reporter: the film's director randall miller, now sentenced to ten years for involuntary manslaughter. in indiana 13-year-old jeffrey billinger killed after taking a shortcut from school across nearby tracks. also in indiana a close call for these two women who somehow survived being run over by a train. the ntsb says train accidents involving pedestrians jumped sharply last year with 945 people struck by trains, two to three every day, and more than 500 killed. >> beautiful girl. talented. smart. my guess is she froze. >> reporter: walter gaffney's 17-year-old daughter mary was killed while walking down the tracks wearing headphones. as the signs warn, trespassing is illegal, but over several hours in maryland this morning we watched more than half a dozen people cut across the tracks. some listening to music, some on the phone, others dodging between cars. >> it's not the safest thing to do. >> reporter: why do you do it? >> impa

crew trespassing on a trestle seconds before a freight train plowed through killing 27-year-old sarah jones. >> what's going on? >> well, someone got hit by a train. >> reporter: the film's director randall miller now sentenced to ten years for involuntary manslaughter. in indiana 13-year-old jeffrey billinger killed after taking a shortcut from school across nearby tracks. also in indiana a close call for these two women who somehow survived being run over by a train. the ntsb says train accidents involving pedestrians jumped sharply last year with 945 people struck by trains, two to three every day, and more than 500 killed. >> beautiful girl. talented. smart. my guess is she froze. >> reporter: walter gaffney's 17-year-old daughter mary was killed while walking down the tracks wearing headphones. as the signs warn, trespassing is illegal, but over several hours in maryland this morning we watched more than half a dozen people cut across the tracks. some listening to music, some on the phone, others dodging between cars. >> it's not the safest thing to do. >> reporter: why do you do it? >

. >> reporter: more on a year after a tragedy on these georgia tracks, a jury will decide if sarah jones the set of "midnight rider" was an accident or crime. this video capturing the final moments as the train charged towards the 27-year-old camera assistant and crew, filming on the tracks without permission. >> all i know, i heard and i saw the train. and you just immediately started running. >> reporter: director randall miller, along with his wife and executive producer, are charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing. if convicted, they face up to 11 years in prison. the investigation revealing that csx transportation, who owns the bridge, twice denied the film permission to shoot. miller testified in a civil suit last year that securing permission was not his responsibility. >> that's not my job. >> do you know where anybody was down there on that track before the train accident occurred? >> again, it was not my job. >> you didn't ask how many trains were coming down the trestle, did you? >> again, that's not my job. >> reporter: miller has been accused of reckle

the accident killed sarah jones. >> our cbs affiliate says two teenagers stopped a kidnapping.ce video shows a man running with a toddler in his arms on sunday. he apparently snatched the little boy. the boys' siblings are seen running after him. two teenagers heard the screams and chased down the would-be kidnapper and found the little boy sitting on the ground okay. the suspect got away. >>> "new york times" looks at a report by the ncaa that found wide spread cheating at syracuse university. it says a ymca played a key role in helping school. ymca was used as a haven where men's basketball players could receive academic credit for fake internships and players also received money for volunteer work. >>> documentary series sparking interest in an unsolved murder. the main suspect is the son of the new york real estate developer. 48 hours has reported on durst for more than a decade now. >> good morning. detectives have been chasing leads in the investigation for years and the case was never officially closed but after the latest episode of the jinx on hbo the case is back in t

danger, something that happens accidentally that hurts someone. >> never forget what happens to sarah joneshe forefront. >> that's no consolation for the death of their daughter. they will be in court. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, san francisco. >> you've got to feel for the jones family. >> maybe if there's a little extra assistance on set right? one would think? >> familiarity with what's happening. >> that's new thinking on psychology that offers hope to tens of millions of americans and did you get chance to see this? rory mcilroy sends his golf club out for a >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. the best jan. oh! nice. 0% apr financing on select models... hey, on top. you're welcome. and that's my typical day. [kids cheering] you're up. you wanna... nope. at our 1 for everyone sales event, get 0% apr financing for 60 months on a 2015 prius. offer ends march 31st. for great deals on other toyotas, visit toyota.com. this is out of this world. you bet your asteroid. toyota. let's go places. caring for someone with alzheimer's m

six people were injured, camera assistant sarah jones killed.s' parents spoke directly to miller. >> this is about not giving permission to the film industry to be so careless with the safety and lives of their cast and crew. >> even after one year of finding her gone, i feel i'm not ready to deal with this. >> reporter: the railroad company rejected the request to shoot on the tracks twice. miller said it wasn't his job to get permits. >> i am sarah. >> reporter: jones' death sparking concerns in the movie industry and cries for change from cast and crew members. >> to make safety our new number one priority. >> reporter: and while this morning "midnight rider" remains in limbo, miller's future is clear. for the next decade he is barred from working as a director on a movie set. for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> kind of surprising there. let's go to ginger right now with the weather. what's happening there? >> so this is longview, texas, up to a half foot of rain in parts of eastern texas, a water rescue so thanks

not a lot going on on the dow jones. sarah: down across the board. switching to sports.ustralia have reached the cricket world cup final after defeating the champions with competent, all-around play. sumi: they had a formidable tally for a record semifinal. steve smith was a standout performer. india made a bright start that could not match the australian run. australia's win sets up a final against cohosts new zealand. sarah: we want to recap our top story before we go. french investigators say the copilot of germanwings' flight 9525 deliberately descended the plane before it crashed in the alps on tuesday. he has been identified as 28-year-old andres lubitz -- andreas lubitz. sumi: relatives of the victims of the plane crash have arrived near the site of the disaster. they were taken to the site that is closest to the inaccessible crash site. move concept, the parent company of germanwings -- lufthansa the parent company of germanwings, provided planes and buses. sarah: thanks are tuning in. stay with us. n8 churchill for inspiration. where are the mark docky taking a

we have sarah and mr. van jones, two of the best here. thanks to both of you. good to see you both. s.c., let me start with you. your side is driving this situation here. here's the part that i want you to help me with. put the law aside for a second. how is it in the furtherance of somebody's religious exercise, let's say as a christian, to deny service to a gay person? how does that make you look christian? >> i'm not going to speak on behalf of christians. i'm an atheist. i'm a republican who supports gay marriage like a lot of other republicans. i think there's been some misinformation about this law. it doesn't allow you to discriminate against someone. it allows you to bring up religion as a defense in a court of law, which is not obligated to uphold that defense. so i have issues with this law, trust me. but that's more because i don't think anti-discrimination laws are very effective at ending discrimination. but to be honest, i think that the outrage, the outrage over this law seems incredibly uneven. we've just showed a picture of hillary clinton's tweet about this. she's