coming up on "early today," breaking overnight, just into nbc news, a search team has identified the possible wreckage of the missing u.s. marine helicopter. also breaking, the thrill is gone. legendary blues guitarist and 15-time grammy winner b.b. king has died at the age of 89. plus new details about the victims of 188 and the circumstances around the surging speed before the tragic crash. that and so much more. "early today" starts right now. good morning, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. we start with breaking news out of nepal. nbc news has confirmed the wreckage of a u.s. marine helicopter that went missing

tuesday may have been spotted in the nepalese mountains. >> good morning. what more do we snow. >> good morning. it was found on a mondaines side of 11,000 feet. a search team found it and a combat rescue officer were sent in to investigate. the pentagon has not said if there were any sur vie source. nepal said that it was in pieces and three bodies found. that's unconfirmed by u.s. officials. they were all delichvering aid in the area. they mention aid possible fuel

problem before the chopper disappeared. they said that the assessment of the site is ongoing and an investigation will be conducted. betty, we're expected to hear from u.s. officials at a news conference later today. >> we hope to learn more from that. also breaking overnight, one of the biggest names in the history of music has died at the age of 89. ♪ ♪ nbc news has confirmed the undisputed king of blues, the legendary b.b. king, has died peacefully in his sleep at his home in las vegas late last night. that is according to his lawyer. b.b. king and his famous gibson

>> be be king with you was one of the greatest in the world. ♪ >> king recorded hits and playing in small clubs. it was not until the 70s that his tours took him to concert halls, universities and large amp theaters. >> i feel good tonight. >> performing 300 nights a year and in 2006 president bush presented him with the award of freedom. >> he continued a very busy concert schedule into his 80s

despite a variety of aches and pains. >> no i am a diabetic. got bad news back and head isn't that good either. >> that never stopped bb king from playing the loved guitar before audiences night.b king from playing the loved guitar before audiences night after night. .. king from playing the loved guitar before audiences night after night. . >> he will be missed. now to philadelphia. a victim was found yesterday. they found robert of maryland. they believe that they have accounted for a.m.ll people on board. we're learning what happened and behind the driver. the lawyer say that is his client was injured and does not remember the crash and was not

drinking or on drugs and his cell phone was in the bag. >> reporter: the speed limit on the tracks leading up to the curve at frankford junction is posted at 80 miles per hour slowing the 50 in the curve. train 188 was traveling at 106 miles per hour when the engineer slammed on the brakes. it was too late. the train went off the tracks around the bend and careened all the way down the right-of-way and in the process took out four of these cat poles, the high voltage electrical structures. the challenge now is to get all this rebuilt. at the crash scene, amtrak ceo joe boardman. >> reporter: what do you say to the americans who ride this northeast corridor every single day and may be worried? >> this is a damn safe railroad. tom, you know this is the first time in 28 years we've had this kind of derailment with the loss we've had. >> reporter: while most of the train cars have been relocated to a rail yard in delaware, a

single car and locomotive from train 188 remain at the scene as investigators continue to dig for answers. >> with the latest on the investigation we turn now to msnbc's adam reiss. good morning, adam. what have the investigators learned so far? >> reporter: good morning, betty. we've learned the train went from 70 to 100 miles per hour in just a matter of seconds prior to the crash. we've also learned 32-year-old engineer brandon bostian has finally agreed to talk to the ntsb, but what he'll be able to tell him, that is the question. he doesn't remember anything from the accident. his attorney says he's distraught, he's injured and has a concussion an doesn't remember a thing from the accident. he remembers getting his bag, getting his phone and calling 911. some doctors suggested he could regain some of his memory over time. he gave his phone and a blood sample to the philadelphia police department but refused to talk to them. here is mayor nutter.

>> but i don't think that any common sense rational person would think that it was okay to travel at that level of speed knowing that there was a pretty significant restriction on how fast you could go through that turn. >> reporter: there was a train system on the north and the one on the south was not operational. >> thank you, we appreciate it. the deflate-gate appeal has been filed. the players union requested an independent arbitrator. the nfl confirms that commissioner roger goodell will personally hear his appeal. yesterday the team released a 20,000 word rebuttal saying the conclusions of the report were at least incomplete, and lacked contest.

former florida governor jeb bush is facing a political firestorm over his own remarks about the iraq war. on thursday he took a third stab at answering this question. given what he knows now, would he have authorized the war as his brother did. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on bush's evolving answers. >> reporter: in arizona jeb bush tried to clean up a political mess of his own making. >> knowing what we know now, what would you have done? i would not have engaged, i would not have gone into iraq. >> reporter: but that's a huge flip from what he said on monday. >> knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have. so would have hillary clinton just to remind everybody. >> reporter: saying he misinterpreted the question, he tried again tuesday with radio host sean hannity. >> in other words, with 20/20 hindsight, you would have made a different decision? >> i don't know what the decision would have been. that's a hypothetical. the simple fact is mistakes were made. >> reporter: republican rivals seized on bush's wavering. >> knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion of iraq? >> of course not.

>> i don't think you can honestly say that if we knew then that there was no wmd, that the country should have gone to war. >> reporter: fair or not, he's taking heat for his brother's policies. bush admits he is reluctant to criticize the former president even when he disagrees. after a shaky week where bush tried to choose his words carefully, he turned heads again when he said this. >> i'm running for president in 2016. >> reporter: but wait. bush, not ready to formally launch a campaign, tried to clarify by being less definitive. >> are you running for president? >> i'm seriously considering it. thank you guys. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. tonight it is fight night between the two most unlikely boxing opponents, evander holyfield and mitt romney. they had their weigh-in in what has to be the least intimidating stare-down in the history of the sport. the 2012 presidential candidate

came in at 179 pounds, holyfield weighted in at 226 pounds. the benefit match is for charity vision which is a non-profit that provides medical care in developing countries. let's take you to seattle, washington, where the arrival of a 450-foot oil drilling rig was meant by kayaktivists, also known as environmental activists in kayaks. they are protesting royal dutch shell's plan to drill off the coast of alaska. >> i think it's fair to say that i know something a little bit about the risk of offshore drilling given what happened in my gulf very early in my presidency. i would us with all the standards that we have be producing our oil and gas rather than importing it which is bad

for our people. >> all right. well it's friday. time to get a look at the weather. i know a lot of people getting ready for the weekend. >> yeah, kayaks are good. >> it's hard to say. >> yeah it does not -- >> yeah the storm system coming into california. this is a rare event. i have not shown a storm system like this in a while. just a shield of right rain is going to move into if area. an inch and a half of rain was the most rain that they have had in a single day in may since the record keeping began. significant exam there. we have also seen some rain in loss vegas and up in the mountains and as far as the precipitation goes we can get a one to two inches in some areas. i don't expect tucson to get

drench drenched. as far as the forecast it will be on and off throughout the morning and dying off this afternoon. then you clear out for a nice saturday and sunday looks to be la south ward and looks like you're getting in the way in much of the mountains. >> after all a nice spring weekend. >> okay. thank you. just ahead what has a shorter attention span than gold fish? we will tell you. then the johnny deep saga as they try to put them down.

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the blues legend died peacefully in his sleep at his home. in the kansas city star missouri house speaker resigning over the texts with intern. well the draw in california is intensifying. nbc looks how severe it really is. >> reporter: it can hold 3.5 million acre feet of water, this massive lake, a critical water

supply for our dailey lives, from drinking to irrigation, even fighting fires. the water is pumped to cities like san francisco and los angeles. the shoreline at oroville spans 167 miles. that's where you see it most. the dramatic water loss is exposing a vast terrain of brown hills and valleys that used to be submerged. california's drought is changing our landscape. during the good years you can see the waterline just below this bridge, but after a crippling dry spell now four years long, the water is dropping every day, plunging some 150 feet, and it's not just oroville in trouble. every major reservoir in california, and there are 12 scattered across this state, plays a major role in water supply and distribution, but water levels are at historic lows and they're dropping every day, many like this reservoir are operating at just a fraction of capacity. that was miguel almaguer

reporting. a 102-year-old grandmother got a birthday surprise she will never forget. >> blow it out. [ laughter ]. >> uh-oh. louise bonita was blowing out the candles on her cake when her dentures flew out of her mouth. here is what happened. she didn't feel like putting the glue on her dentures that day. when she found out the video had gone viral, hey, just glad i can bring some joy to someone. >> i want to be there for the conversation that explains what viral was to her. >> she put them in quite quickly afterwards, right? got to eat the cake. celebrating birthdays today, speaking of birthday, nfl hall of famer emmitt smith, who i believe still has all his teeth, turns 46. nbc sportscaster dan patrick is 59. and former secretary of state madeleine albright is 78. i'm betty nguyen. thanks so much for watching "early today." have a terrific friday.

missing for days. an american helicopter found on the floats of the mountains. what happened to the marines aboard. violation of privacy in a uc berkeley dorm that has university officials looking for victims. and debris might not be pouring out of demolished candlestick park but plenty of drinking water seems to be flowing in. why a developer is in hot water this morning. live look outside on your friday. the bay bridge it is may 15th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> good morning. i'm sam brock. >> we all made it. good