investigators meanwhile are focusing on the engineer of the speeding train. the his lawyer says he does not remember the the crash. the ntsb is expected to reveal new information on the crash at a news conference that will get underway any minute, as they look to find out why that train jumped the tracks tuesday night. "eyewitness news" investigative reporter walt hunter is live at the crash scene with the very latest, walt. >> reporter: chris, ntsb is expected to step up to these microphones in 20 minutes or so to give us the latest on the investigation. meanwhile at this very spot at noon time mayor top city officials with a much more somber a announcement, the crash had claimed its eighth victim and his body has been recovered. >> we have confirmed eight deceased, from this horrible tragedy. >> reporter: mayor michael nut's announced that an eighth victim had been recovered inside of a wrecked train call, by searchers using a contact a daver dog around 8:00 a.m. >> the dog came on a couple of

spots and we were able to find one of the passengers in the wreckage. >> reporter: meanwhile officials have identified two victims, one a maryland business executive bob guilder sleeve, the other an italian national. >> all of the individual that we believe that we were looking for or were trying to identify have all now been accounted for. >> reporter: but while search for victims is now over, officials say, that a criminal investigation into why the the train was going 106 miles an hour, more than twice the speed limit of 50 miles an hour around a curve is very much underway. >> the philadelphia police department has an ongoing active criminal investigation into this matter. >> reporter: attorney for engineer brandon boston was not the available for comment but mayor nutter did address findings by ntsb on how fast his train was going. >> 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: ntsb investigators saying their top priority, finding out why it happened. >> what was going on in the cab of that locomotive that may have led to this situation. >> reporter: again, we will learn more from the nt. is b shortly. meanwhile with everyone accounted for the search over, amtrak officials say that they are hoping to get partial service restored on the corridor by monday, and full service, hopefully by tuesday. we will be back live with the very latest, live from port richmond, walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thank you. in addition to the victims walt told bus late today we have learned that 47 year-old laura finamore of new york was also killed.

most office passengers hospitalized now continue to improve. most has broken ribs. one patient at hahnemann university happies facing an especially difficult recovery. >> cbs-3 health reporter stephanie stahl has more on that stephanie. >> reporter: that is right hahnemann hospital treated 28 people from that train derailment, six are still hospitalized, one in serious condition. today i spoke with one of the patients who was featured in some dramatic photos from inside of the train right after the crash. >> i came, and i can't close my eyes without a flash back. >> reporter: first time lenny knobs was on the train, 34 year-old was on his way to new york for a meeting when it derailed. >> i flew across, my whole body hit the wall, pretty much bounced back. >> reporter: this photo taken inside the train shows a fire fighter trying to free lenny who was trapped and in the gray shorts as he is trying to get out. >> everybody was panicking you could hear screaming complete chaos it was darkness, you don't know what is going on.

>> reporter: lenny who lives in conshohocken has four broken ribs, a a fractured in his spine and nasty leg wound. >> what kind of pain. >> extreme pain. >> very scary but i was thankful that my husband came out. he man may not have walk but he was rescued. >> some people on the ventilator from injuries like this. >> reporter: doctor brandon mccracken says lenny has significant bruising on his lungs. he will need to stay on pain medication toss make breathing easier. >> anytime somebody has more than three rib or more rib fractures that is a significant injury. >> reporter: lenny and his wife are trying to reassure their five-year old son he recognized his dad in the crash photos that were on tv. >> you never expect to be in a catastrophe, until you are and you never expect to be in one and it just happened so quick, i never thought would it happen to me or enclose to home like this. >> reporter: now lenny says he is looking forward to going home, doctors say that he faces a a long, difficult recovery, but he should eventually completely recover. coming up at 6:00 lenny got a

surprise visit the today from a hero of his wait until you see that. >> that would be a nice story to tell. >> yes. >> incredibly story he has to tell. stephanie, thanks very much. hundreds of train derailment victims were shoveled to hospitals all across the city of philadelphia, two days after the crash, most have been treated and released. temple university hospital we now know cared for more than 50 of them, doctors tell us that about a dozen patients remain there all are expected to survive. >> very, very proud of all of the temple team that really helped them get better. it is remarkable and dramatic we had only one person that died from very bad injuries. it is a great reflection of how well the care was given. >> hospital staff noted the work of amtrak working to help get those victims back home. those who knew justin zemser, one of the victims killed in the crash described the sophomore as an exceptional young man n a news conference today naval academy

superintendent shared the conversation he had with zemser's family. >> i reminded them that the legacy of this young man just continue zemser will never be forgotten byberry gade and the zemser family will be part of the family. >> reporter: zemser was on leave and headed home to new york when that accident happened. another victim wells fargo executive abid gillani was married father of two. his wife told reporters with the world should know about her husband. >> he was a kind family man and we have suffered a tremendous loss today. he will be sorely missed. he was really a wonderful person. >> as senior vice-president, of the banking company gillani spent his time between washington and new york. keep it right here on cbs-3 for latest on the amtrak tragedy. when we're not on television

you can get information anytime at cbs philly.com. there was a train derailment in pittsburgh that kept emergency crews bus toy day this happened this morning as freight train passed through neighborhood of hazel wood. authorities say that nearly a dozen empty cars derailed but no one was hurt there. right now it is unclear what caused those cars to leave the tracks. taking a look now at the weather, what started out as a chilly morning turned into a beautiful day and it will only get warmer as we get close to the weekend. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the sky deck with the first look at the forecast, kathy. >> just a a couple months ago, jessica we were saying if it only could be sunny and 70 and here we are it felt cool to me today if you what a beautiful a afternoon. it did start off on a cool note this morning with some temperatures getting down in the 30's. so here's a quick look at the morning lows. now the coldest temperatures i could fine is poconos 35. allentown 39. forty-two in reading. trenton 46.

you can see in at atlantic city and will mink ton waking up to 47 degrees. philadelphia bottomed out the at 50. right now 71. some 21 degrees warmer. allentown 71. seventy-two in wilmington. average high this time of the year is 73. near normal. sea breeze kick nothing down the shore keeping it cooler in the 60's. this evening temperatures will fall in the 60's and by 9:00 we will see moon lit skies, 60 degrees at 11:00 p.m. we are watching for drought conditions. it is abnormally driest specially in southeastern pennsylvania pennsylvania. keeping an eye on that, as we do need the rain. coming up in the seven day forecast we will talk more about the possibility of showers as we head into your weekend. some bad timing. we will see you later in the broadcast. >> sure is kathy thanks very much. still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 verdict is in the corruption trial of the six philadelphia a narcotics officers. the these men were accused of stealing drugs and money from drug dealers. we're live. new developments in

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six members of the philadelphia police department were acquitted on federal corruption charges today. >> as "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry tells us the under cover narcotics officers were accused of stealing cash, planting evidence the and making false arrests. >> wow wow.

>> reporter: cheers erupt outside federal courthouse after six narcotics officers were acquitteduption charges. >> very happy. >> excited. >> i feel awesome. >> reporter: prosecutors accused these six officers of beating, and stealing nearly half million-dollar, from drug suspects. >> it is hard to listen to say things about you that you know are not true. >> reporter: after seven days of deliberations stunning verdict was not guilty on each of the 26 counts, that included conspiracy, extortion, and robbery. the the question, jurors faced, who do you believe the the word of police officers or the word of witnesses who are drug suspects, and a former disgraced police officer who pled guilty in another corruption case. >> you don't run with a case when you have a bunch of dirt balls as witnesses. >> i just want to thank the jury, for their verdict and they believed in us. >> i love my country. i'm a patriot. i'm disappointed in our government. >> reporter: prosecutors say they are difficulties a

appointed in the outcome. >> we knew from the beginning of the case, that this would be a very difficult case to bring. it is a case that had to be brought and we don't regret that decision. >> reporter: now that the officers have been found not guilty, some want to be back on the other side of the law and put their uniforms back on. >> the fight the criminals that are out there destroying our city. >> reporter: officers could have faced life in prison but now they will move on with their lives. >> i'm just thankful that it is over. >> reporter: at the federal courthouse syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a night at a bar for two secret service agents leads to the down fall of the number two man in charge of the president obama's safety. we've got the more news when we com

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new england patriots quarterback tom brady has appealed his four game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs in the afc championship game. that appeal was filed on brady's behalf an hour before the 5:00 p.m. deadline. nfl announced the suspension on monday and find the team one million-dollar and took away two draft picks. drama, up there in new england. >> yes. >> it continues. >> no drama here in our weather. it was an absolutely spectacular day outside. >> yes lovely. >> chamber of commerce day. >> yes, we're talking about more hits coming our way as we round out the workweek and then a little more heat over the weekend and a few chances of rain.

we do need the rain. we are looking at normally dry conditions especially in southeastern, pennsylvania. if you want to see observation from his this beautiful day look at the the bottom of the screen courtesy of the eyewitness weather watchers. plenty of blue skies a few high clouds will roll in, as increasingly more humid air moves in. in center city philadelphia, it is spectacular. lets take you to the beach rehoboth beach delaware where the temperature is only 59 degrees southeasterly wind, on shore flow, keeping it cool, but people are on the boardwalk a and on the the beach, getting ready for that unofficial start of the summer season which is next weekend. hard to believe. the right now in philadelphia the temperature is 71. that is our high today so far. wilmington 72. zero seven in millville. there is heat to the south it is waiting to move back toward the north and it will over the the course of the weekend the cool, dome of high pressure over us will give way over the next 24 to 48 hours. one more very comfortable day for your friday, with highs in the 70's, and then we will watch this warm front moving up from the the south the west

increasingly more humid air. the first we will see high cloud late tomorrow, into the day on saturday and then a chance of the scattered shower in the afternoon maybe even a rumble of thunder. then this cold front moves on through and then that will of a shower or storm on sunday, as it gets a little bit closer to the philadelphia area so sunday even a better chance but saturday. the here's your probability of rain for your friday, no rain so it will be dry. saturday and sunday a 30 percent chance. monday we will go to a 20 percent chance and then go well up to about 50 percent chance. that is fairly likely by tuesday. so at least we have a chance of rain in the forecast, more than an inch below average for the the month so far and we are half waste through. overnight the tonight mainly clear, cool, low of 52. during the day tomorrow it will be beautiful. philadelphia 75. down the shore 72. poconos, a mix of sun and cloud for your friday, get the a jump start on the weekend. high of 67. as we plan your day for your friday, morning commute on the cool side, in the the 50's, and then lunch outside looking good, 72 after school, seven

, four and in the evening activities or if you go out to dinner, light sweater perhaps a temperature of 71. on the three day forecast, friday saturday, sunday gradual warm up more heat more humidity, over the weekend. we are counting down to summer. remember unofficial start of the summer season next week even, six days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, and 40 seconds until orr at the shore. looking forward to that next thursday, a week from today. back to you chris and jessica. >> kathy, thanks very much. it is time to check the philadelphia jobs market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here with more. >> reporter: it has been six years since the end of the recession and job seekers in the philadelphia area are now more confident when applying for new positions. that is as a result, candidates are increasingly using interviews to determine whether the the company and the the potential new boss are the the right fit. how could you identify a bad boss? start with the basics. a a potential boss late for

the the job interview is not giving you the importance you deserve. is a potential boss enthusiastic during the interview. the is she focused on you or distracted and willing to be interrupted by e-mails calls or text. avoid accepting a job for a boss who does not give you her full attention during the interview. be weary of the manager who has an excessive sense of self importance. this person may be willing to steel you're december and take credit for your work. finally, don't be afraid to walk away if the interviewer doesn't have a a clear vision for the job and cannot communicate what it will take for you to be successful in the position. i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court.

as mayor i'll do what's right for them.

a man is arrested after trying to launch a drone, just outside of the white house fence. this is a picture of that drone from today and another picture of the man being arrested here. officials say it is unclear what his agenda was but the park on the north side of the white house had to be locked down while that incident was investigated. all this comes nearly four months after a drone piloted by an off-duty u.s. intelligence employee landed on the white house lawn. a newly released report on the secret service is leading to bipartisan outrage on capitol hill. >> as mark albert shows to us day the report found two agents were likely drunk when they crashed a a government vehicle in the construction barrier at the white house. >> these people should be fired, today. >> reporter: the house government and oversight reform committee demanded accountability after the department of home land security inspector general

found two top secret service agents drink in a bar and interfered with an investigation. >> their failure to report reflects either poor judgment on their part, or an affirmative desire to hide their conduct. >> reporter: the 55 page record found mark connolly and george ogelbee drove in the middle of the bomb investigation after a night of drinking march 4th. these images show a government vehicle pushing ape orange cone out of the way this shows how close the the suv came to the sus fish us object. connolly has decided to retire from the secret service ogelvee is on administrative leave. the watch commander let them drove home that night without a sobriety test and no one told the secret service director what happened, for five days. >> you wouldn't be able to work at my mcdonald's. you wouldn't be able to run the french fry machine. if you are not going to drink show up to work and you will not do that if you work for the secret service. >> reporter: an attorney told the washington post it was

irresponsible and inaccurate to say they were intoxicated or engaged in misconduct. mark albert for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the inspector jennies currently investigating six other security breaches, or allegations of misconduct. the office says when those investigations are complete, it will report findings about issues that may be systemic within the secret service. well, speaking of the president, he is coming to camden to talk about community policing. the president will be in camden on monday. we are told he will meet with law enforcement and young people and learn more about the camden county police department. well our team coverage continues tonight of the amtrak tragedy. the in the next half an hour i will sit down with the transportation expert with insight, what went wrong and could proper funding prevented it from happening. new at 6:00 we received seat belts in our cars, planes but why not the buckle up in the train. jim donovan looks at if seat belts would have made a

good afternoon, to you. we will continue to follow the very latest in the amtrak tragedy, now at 5:30. >> death toll now stands at eight, search teams pulled another body from the wreckage today. crews, also used large cranes to remove damage railcars from the track.

all 243 people believed to be on board the derailed train have now been accounted for. we now six of the survivors who remain in the hospital are in critical condition at temple hospital. investigators are focusing on the engineer of this speeding train, his lawyer says a he does not remember the crash and at 106 miles an hour mayor nutter says that train was going too fast. >> 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. >> damaged railcars have arrived in delaware. this is video just in from chopper three at bear, at the amtrak machine will california services center. the cars will now be examined as part of the crash investigation. america's rail system remains among the most safe in the world but it is increasingly antiquated

especially when compared to other developed nations. today i sat down in university city with an expert in transportation systems and we have talk about how a crash like this one could happen and why better safe guard are not in place. the one variable in the amtrak crash that is not in question is speed investigators know the train was traveling more than 100 miles an hour when it crashed. >> i think there is no doubt if he was at 50 miles an hour this would not have happen. >> reporter: doctor bucheck a renoun transportation expert and emeritus professor at university of pennsylvania has seen this happen before. he says in most train crashes two, sometimes three things go wrong but the the speed of the train, he says, is solely in the control of the engineer. in this case, brandon bostian a three two-year old with less than five years experience. how can you explain that train traveling that fast, at that particular place. >> he did something that is terribly wrong. so there must be some explanation. either in him, or certainly

within him, yes. >> reporter: what that explanation is right now. >> i cannot guess. >> reporter: amtrak trains are equipped with a dead man's switch a device engineers must engage every 152nd or the train will stop indicating bostian was not incapacitated before the crash. he would have known the speed limit around the curve where it happened according to the professor bucheck since engineers are trained to operate on specific routes but one safe guard he did not have was positive train control a computerized gps based system that prevents trains from going over the speed limit. much of the northeast corridor has it port richmond does not. professor bucheck says congress and its reluctance to invest in amtrak should be to blame. >> you cannot impose on a system all kind of safety devices without any financing. you have to eat into every day operations or into training of your engineers. >> reporter: professor believes that investments in roads and air transportation

too often come at the expense of the rail which he believes are more appealing alternatives. tonight at 6:00 we will have more on that positive train control system, and how it could have prevented tuesday as crash in our next half an hour. many key questions, about this crash still remain unanswered tonight. cbs-3 goes one on one with the federal official leading the investigation. he talk to "eyewitness news" investigative reporter walt hunter who is again live at that scene for us today walt. >> reporter: well, jessica ntsb due here momentarily to update us on their latest findings. meantime difficult speak with bob sumwalt a ntsb board member and he gave me a up close look at how they are going about looking for answers. ntsb officials say that while they discovered, that train 188 was going 106 miles an hour, more than twice the speed limit on the frankford junction curve, there is still much more that they need to

know. >> the real question is why did that happen? >> reporter: to find out ntsb investigators bob sumwalt in a one on one interviewed explained that every aspect of engineer brandon bostian's perform a answer on the job will now be examined. his training, employment history, even how much sleep he has been getting. >> what was going on in the cab of that locomotive that may have led to this situation. >> reporter: as is routine following accidents bostian's blood was taken for testing and he turned over his phone to be examined. >> we have seen too many accidents in all modes of transportation, including the philadelphia duck accident that occurred here a few years ago, five years ago where using personally electric tronic devices was a factor. >> reporter: beyond looking into the actions of bostian whose attorney was not available for comment investigators used a high tech 3-d device to virtually recreate the interior of two of the twisted cars.

>> it a allows us to have the capability to virtually walk through that railcar and as if we were walking through the railcar in real life. >> reporter: now, in addition to the black box that indicated the speed of the locomotive and some other factors is there also a camera on the front of the engine. sumwalt says that camera and video is look looked at to determine fit is usable at amtrak facilities. fit the is usable, it could be another clue in trying to determine exactly why this happened. we are awaiting latest from the ntsb here we should be here momentarily and we will have the latest as they are announced. live from port richmond, i'm walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" you will see that news conference live here on "eyewitness news", stay with us, in the meantime for latest on the amtrak tragedy, we will bring you updates as they become a railable here on tv and also at cbs philly.com.

jurors deliberating the fate of the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev had two questions for the why the today. their first question referred to aiding and a betting and conspiracy. they also asked how they should fill out a portion of the verdict slip. today was first full day of deliberations. all 12 jurors must be unominous to sentence tsarnaev to death. search continues for a missing u.s. hell cooperate their was carrying relief supplies in earthquake ravaged nepal, six u.s. marines and two soldiers from nepal were aboard that chopper. choppers have been going up searching rugged terrain for missing helicopter there has been no sign and in word from the crew since the pilot lieutenant chris norgrin reported fuel problems tuesday night. friend of the 31 year-old kansas native still have hope. >> first of all just say a prayer to hope that everything is owe kay. it is hard. >> the chopper norgrin was piloting disappeared 60 miles north east of katmandu.

well, a man wanted for attacking people with a hammer in new york city is shot, after swinging a hammer a at a police officer. encounter was caught on videotape. two officers approached that man, he then attacked a female officer, it was her partner who fired four shots hitting that suspect twice. >> these offices had no chance to call for assistance they reacted quickly and intentiontively. >> police say that david brill is a paranoid schizophrenic who check out of the mental health facility a few months ago. he remains hospitalized tonight but he is in critical but stable condition. a student in nevada with tough word for former florida governor jeb bush when it comes to isis. >> unaudible

. >> well that student was a member of the young democrats club. bush ended that dispute saying we respectfully disagree. well, still ahead on "eyewitness news" your hand shake says a lot about you but there is new evidence suggesting that it says more than you think. we will tell you what it means burr health. and philadelphia native bradley cooper is heading to the small screen, you will soon see him on a regular basis right here on cbs-3 kate. today has been picture perfect spring weather day nothing but sunshine and temperatures pretty comfortable, till in rain and we need it, we may have some over the weekend. we will warm it backup. i'll have the s

california woman says that she was fired for deleting a tracking app from her company's cell phone. she says that her former employer installed a app called zora that ran constantly and tracked her every move. the app does allow employers to access information. hr officials say it is legal but awe woman says it is an invasion of her privacy and now she's suing for wrongful

termination. >> anything on company private is not private and there should be no expectation of privacy on company issued equipment. >> it is a lawsuit about boundaries between an employer and employees. >> in the lawsuit, the plaintiff claims that her employer, a money transfer service called intermax, tracked her even at home and while she was on call, and unable to turn off the phone. on the healthwatch tonight your hand shake may say something about your health. researchers found a poor hand grip is a sign you are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke. it can predict chances of suffering from major illnesses or dying prematurely. study does not just apply to the elderly but to young and middle-aged people as well. >> we are press i sure bradley cooper has a firm handshake. >> probably. >> we have good news here. oscar nominated actor and pro cueser is heading here to cbs. >> you describe it to the fbi to your parents, to anyone, i

will let you die more painfully and slowly then you can fathom. >> my goodness. >> cooper is serving as executive producer and acting in the new show limitless based on cooper's film of the same name. you might remember that one. it centers around the effects of the brain power boosting drug in the tea. you can catch limitlesson tuesday at ten, starting this fall, right here on cbs-3. keep an eye on for that.

tonight dave sits down with george clooney and a special performance by from tom waits. catch it right here after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> can you believe that. >> five more to go. >> it is sad. >> the shows have been spectacular lately if you have been watching. they are going out in style. >> worth watching, no doubt about that. >> worth being outside today what a great day. >> a perfect day. this is kind of the day you

want to bottle and keep forever. you need to let a few minutes out. you can just enjoy it. >> i love that idea. >> it will stay this way for tomorrow pretty much. in the quite as bright. the lets look outside and see how beautiful for folks along the ocean city boardwalk. it looks like a summer afternoon out there. little will cool. temperatures generally in the 60's. not too bad. sunshine out there in ocean city as well and everyone outside enjoying it. you have to enjoy a day like today. may be a good day to take a walk go for a jog or get outside for a few minutes. the let check with our eyewitness weather watchers. i'm sure some were enjoying their day to day. we are still seeing a few 70's across the wore in the neighborhoods. michael irwin is in levittown at 73 degrees with sunshine there. he said perfect temperatures, perfect day. i agree whole heartly. seventy-six as we move into new jersey. check with robert stewart in clementon, and he says 76 at his house and robert a says dew .38, it is a fine day. sunshine, slight breeze now

and then. dew points in the 30's means it feels incredibly dry and comfortable. we are in the awesome range when it comes to the comfort index we talk b new london township paul moriarty son looking at sunshine 68 degrees. cool start to a near perfect spring day. lets look at what is happening right now on storm scan three and we will say near perfect. i would agree with that. pollen counts are just so high. you can see as we sweep the area on storm scan three we are not seeing anything at all but we could use a good soaking to maybe get those pollen counts under control and we have, really been experiencing quite the rainfall deficit. in need of rain, it is three weeks since we have had a tenth of an inch of rain on april 21st, we had just over three-quarters of an inch, last time we had any real appreciable decent rainfall and our deficits all across the region are in excess of an inch this month. this is just since may 1st allentown 1.6 below average. in philadelphia 1.4 4b low average. trenton and wilmington looking

at deficits of greater than 1 inch. we need rain. we will get at least a few chances at it in the weekend. notice tomorrow, not quite as bright and beautiful with the blue sky as we head through today but we have a couple showers and we will get back to that seven day forecast coming up in just a bit. we have a press conference, i'll send it back over to chris and jessica. >> we want to take you back out to port richmond where ntsb is updating us on the crash, here is robert sumwalt. >> for the last day or so very pleased to report we have contacted the engineer and he has agreed to be interviewed by ntsb. we look forward to that opportunity. we will be meeting with him in the next few days. while talking on the topic of interviews, we have started interviewing passengers, who were injured passengers that are currently in the hospital, and we want to find out their

perspective of things. we want to find out where they were seated, and their injury patterns so that we can start correlating their seating with the injury, and crash viability issues, crash worthiness issues. i have said before that there is a forward facing video technically called it is a track image recorder and we have some information from our review of that. we've got good quality video up to the point of derailment. we can see the track being illuminated by the train's headlight and it also shows the speed of the train and so that has been what we have been able to do from that is

create somewhat of a time line. sixty-five seconds before the end off the recording the the train speed went above 70 miles per hour. forty-three seconds before the end off the recording the train speed exceeded 80 miles per hour. thirty-one seconds before the end off the recording the train speed was going 90 miles an hour. 162nd before the end off the recording, the train speed was going through 100 miles an hour. just before entering the curve is when the engineer applied the engineer induced brake to

go put it into emergency braking, and i'll describe it as seconds, mere seconds into the turn we could see the train tilting approximately 10 degrees to the right and then the recording went blank. some other things that we have been able to do today we've developed test and inspection plans for thend the locomotives. we have examined the predeparture inspections for train 188 as it left, before it left union station, two nights ago which includes the predeparture brake test and there are no anomalies noted in any of those inspection records. we will continue to examine all of the inspection records

for the train. today we interviewed the amtrak manager in charge of training and qualification of railroad evening nears and we have also interviewed the train dispatchers who were involved in advertise patching this particular train. we're reviewing the track inspection records when one off the record we have is the track geometry record. you a may recall that the day before the accident, a track gee in met try inspection vehicle drove over the rail, rail two, track two, that this train was traveling on and there were no anomalies noted with the track inspection track geometry inn spokes.

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amtrak, and,. >> testing. >> and in the coming week, we have got to wait for the track to be, repaired, and that is where we will take a exemplar trained under a similar lighting and environmental conditions, lighting and weather conditions, we will take a train and, we will see, how far out that curve would be, would come into vision. people have asked if this train was operating on time and, the train 188 departed

philadelphia the 30th street station, it departed, philadelphia on time. or 30th street station on time. it was running on time, at that point. somebody asked earlier today one of my one on one interviews what type of locomotive it was and i have check on that. it was an electrically powered locomotive. so, of course, it receives its electricity from the overhead cat it is called an ac s64 that stand for amtrak city sprinter. thinks one of the newer models that amtrak is place nothing to service. this particular locomotive was placed into service just over a year ago. i want to thank as i said, all of the first responders, we have received, excellent cooperation from the party to

the investigation which would include amtrak, the federal railroad administration, and also would include the city of philadelphia for e that they have been doing. we want to thank the mayor's office and in particular, mayor nutter. we appreciate all of their support, and assistance. in just a moment i'll call for questions and be glad to take your questions. if you would raise your hand, i'll call on you and state your name and affiliation. let's just start right here. >> reporter: have you been able to determine that someone increasing speed. >> the man wants to know if the speed increases if we can tell were done manually and at this point we don't know that. we think that we will be able to when we interview the engineer, we would like to find out those types of things but just from the track image recorder it just shows the the speed alone. it doesn't tell how the speed

got there. question right here. >> reporter: question from reporter is unaudible. >> to make sure i get the last part of your question, let me -- so the question basically centers around positive train control which amtrak refers to as access, it stand for automatic assembled speed enforcement system, that is amtrak's version of positive train control. the question is would positive train control prevented this accident. let me answer that by say positive train control is

design, one of the four things it is designed to do is to prevent over speed derailments, derailments caused by over speed. here we are looking at an over speed situation that did derail. so from that i can confidently say that an operational positive train control system would have prevented i can say positive train control. was there a second part of that i did in the quite get. >> reporter: question from reporter is unaudible . >> the system that amtrak

currently has is basically the the equivalent of positive train control, and amtrak has that system up stalled through a great deal of the northeast corridor but it is currently not inn talked on this section of the track. yes, sir. >> reporter: question from a a reporter is unaudible . >> is that a rapid acceleration. i think that is a subjective evaluation. i just laid the figures out there and let them stand on their own. a question right here. >> reporter: question from a reporter is unaudible. >> the question was has the testing been completed and the

other part of the question was is this train have a dead man switch or an alerter. >> reporter: or both. >> let me check. do we know about that. >> toxicology testing is not completed. >> it has been conduct. >> yes. >> how about the the issue of the a alerter verse dead man switch. >> well, the alerter is what people would think of the dead man switch and that is something that we're looking at functioning of that. >> so let's take these questions one at a time. first one which i have already forgotten which was what. >> yeah, i have heard people ask about blood testing. well ntsb doesn't conduct blood testing. that is some other organization that may have done that. we are