approximately 106 miles per hour. over the limit. investigators say the amtrak train that derailed with deadly results was going too fast when it went off the tracks. this morning the actions of the engineer are in question. while a family desperately searches for a loved one. caught on camera. new york police open fire in midtown manhattan whan person wielding an axe at an officer. and julia roberts with a countdown for david letterman. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday may 14th 2015.

good morning. i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. the amtrak train was going twice the speed limit. he slammed on the breakakes but it was too late. it was travel 1g 06 miles per hour when it hit the curve. the speed limit is 55 miles per hour. at least seven people were killed, many more than 200 others were injured. rail service along the new york corridor is suspended forcing thousands to seek alternate transportation. crews worked hard at the crash ite. don champion is there with the latest. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alison. investigators say it's too early to tell if it alone caused the accident. ntsb investigators say their work is just beginning. crews used heavy machinery

overnight to remove the wreckage from the train 188. they're being moved to a different location for further inspection. cbs news has learned his name is brandon bostian. it shows the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour at a sharp curve when it should have only been going 50. >> there's no way he should have been going that fast. >> reporter: all seven went off the rails as it left the station tuesday night. seven were killed and over 100 were hurt. >> we plan to interview the engineer at the first tournament we can. we want to go back and look at the operation of the train. >> reporter: aside from looking at the actions of the engineer they're also taking a close look

at the condition of the tracks at the derail site. they're also looking at forward facing cameras. it's the deadliest accident in 16 years. now some passengers are still unaccounted for. eight others remain in critical condition in the hospital. there's no word just yet when#9 000 people use that leg of the segment per day. alison? >> don champion philadelphia. thank you, don. we've learned of the identities of five of the passengers killed on the train and the search for one man is going desperate this morning. >> reporter: a banking executive, a news industry worker, a navy cadet, an educator and a tech ceo and mother of life all lost their lives here when the amtrak train went off the rail on an evening commute. the heartbreak here remains.

justin zemze rey was heading home to rockaway new york the 20-year-old was on break as a second year cadet. his family heard about the crash while waiting for him to arrive home. >> i went online to see if everything was on time, they said there was a derailment and we got the phone call this morning. >> reporter: they share dd. >> it's a painful day for the entire academy and all those affected by the tragedy. >> reporter: wells fargo executive aed bybided by gilani split hiss time and was a father of two as well as gaines who was traveling home at the news

agency headquarters. ap president gary pruet twoeld employees he leaves behind time and humor. jacobs lived in manhattan with her huh and two children. her family remembered her aswonderful mother daughter sister wife and friend. griffith worked aet a prep school aimed at getting kids no longer in school to college. he was also the dean. and this morning a maryland family is holding out hope of fileding bob gildersleeve. his father criticized the system. >> call up amtrakfrom there and please relay it to us because we can't get that information. so it's very frustratedingfrustrating,

guys. not that they're not trying but coming up empty don't do it. >> reporter: yesterday red cross volunteers were at the station to offer support to about 150 people who were on the train. a spokesperson described many of them as shaken or distraught. craig boswell, cbs news philadelphia. as we reported more than 200 amtrak passengers were injured. they described a chaotic scene as hundreds scrambled for their lives. the most scariest part was when the lights went out. >> you saw people being thrown out of their seats, luggage going everywhere. it took a few minutes to realize the amount of pain you were in and that's when you started hearing the screaming. >> nearly all of those injured had fractured ribs.

doctors indicate they were rattled around a lot. the house appropriations office is taking heat after talking about cutting amtrak's budget. they would cut their spend big $251 million. the representative criticized his colleagues for letting the public down by failing to make safety a priority. >> they expect us to fund their priorities, they expect us to watch over their safety when they're on trains planes cars and on highways. last night we failed them. >> one of the amendments called for 85 million yrs to send positive train control. it's to prevent trains from going over the speed limit. the stretch did not have ptc but it had been installed on the southbound side of the track. the philadelphia crash was the deadliest train crash in

seven years. but deaths remain very rare. they represent just 4% of the 3,744 amtrak re-related deaths in that time. many involve trespassers falling or jumping from the train. coming up on "cbs morning news," more on the disaster. coming up on the "morning news," holding out hope. the search continues in nepal for a missing marine helicopter. and later police take down a man in several suspected hammer attacks. this is the "cbs morning news." it starts to work... ...in just 30 minutes. in fact, nothing works faster. so blow away nasal congestion, fast, with claritin-d. now? can i at least put my shoes on? if your bladder is calling the shots ... you may have a medical condition called overactive bladder ... ...or oab

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allison, this weekend, lloyd baker of wyoming celebrates his 104th birthday. remarkable in itself. but he's still working full-time at his surveying business. his diet is full of sweets and salts and he's in better health than he was 50 years ago. >> it's been almost 80 years since i've about had a glass of milk and it's been almost 50 years since i used soap. >> baker says he plans to celebrate with plenty of singing and dancing. alison. >> god bless his heart, jill. my dad's in his 70s. i think hard work keeps you young. >> absolutely. especially keeps your mind sharp. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you, jill. still to come, playoff. and last kiss. julia roberts says farewell to

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roberts paid a visit to the late northeast retiring last night. he showed a video of all the times she kissed him. during the interview there was time for one last smooch. >> i know where this is going. >> whoa. >> there are only five episodes left before letterman's grad finale. not sure if he's ready to pucker up for dave. it's right here on cbs starting at 11:35, 10:35 central. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," comedian jane lynch stops by the studio. i'm alison harmelin. this is the "cbs morning news."

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in northern california a coast guard helicopter crew rescued a woman trapped on a cliff near crescent city yesterday. she had spent the night stranded on the cliff above the pacific coastline and suffered from exhaustion and sun exposure. the chopper flew her to safety. here's another look at the top story. investigators say the amtrak train that crashed tuesday night was going 106 miles per hour when it hit a dangerous curve. that's more than twice the speed limit. the engineer has been identified. it's unclear if he talked to investigators. at least seven people were killed. more than 200 injured. more than a dozen are still hospitalized. train travel on the corridor is

suspended. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," much more on the amtrak disaster and how current technology can control the speed of trains and prevent crashes. the yankee great jorge powe sa das slams his former teammate saying alex rodriguez has no place in the hall of fame and jane lynch stops by studio 57. finally over the weekend a graduation party in florida turned into a once-in-a-lifetime jam session with legendary paul mccartney who was a guest decided to join the band on stage. we have the footage. ♪ >> reporter: that's right. paul mccartney, former beetle and musical legend stepped on stage. >> we were looking around and couldn't believe it.

walters said it was mccartney who asked them if he could a couple of songs. for the first song he made up lyrics as he went. then he said let's do "i saw her standing there." >> so a little tutelage from mccartney and help from the internet you were able to pull this off. >> exactly. he really was helping us through it. he was calling out the stops in the songs. >> reporter: they said maccartney was a very down to earth-father. >> he got in the drummer's face with the camera. it was crazy. >> and that drummer happened to be mitchell high school band director joe keena. >> he was right on the drum set. cool experience but i was heart pounding, one of the biggest rock stars in the world. i'm going to be on a home video with him. >> having him on the stage is something you can't be prepaed

for. in music school they don't teach you what to do when you're playing with the beatles. >> walter and phase 5 ready to share their stage with anything. >> that was wcst reporting. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. have a good day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

what was that engineer dogging? why were you traveling at that rate of speed? what else was going on in that engine compartment. >> still so many questions after the news that amtrak train number 188 was going more than hundred miles an hour as the investigation continues, crews removed wreckage from the track. and i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. also we are learning more about the man behind the controls and engineer brandon bostian. >> we want to start with the very latest from the the scene. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us with the the latest, jan.