President Obama Thanks Rescue Workers Who Responded To Amtrak Derailment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- President Barack Obama has paused in Philadelphia to thank the city and its rescue workers for their response to the Amtrak derailment.
Obama arrived aboard Air Force One and stopped briefly to talk and shake hands with Mayor Michael Nutter and other city officials at Philadelphia International Airport. He then boarded a Marine helicopter bound for Camden, New Jersey, where he planned to make a speech about improving local policing.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz says the visit was planned to thank fire, police and other emergency officials for their quick action to save lives and treat the wounded after last week's fatal train wreck.
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