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 conducting the accident

investigation. by federal law, transportation workers, they safety test transportation workers are required by law to under go... >> we have new information, we will continue to follow these developments and we will continue to do that as we go in the 6:00 o'clock hour. for now that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. the death toll rises, in the amtrak tragedy. >> all of the individuals that we believe that we were looking for or were trying to identify have all now been accounted for. >> as we learn more about the the victims new details in the investigation are revealed. good evening i'm chris may. i'm's jessica dean. ntsb just announced the train speed accelerated just before that crash, we have also learn

that the death toll rose to eight. cadaver dog found another body in the wreckage, crews used large cranes to remove damage railcars from the track. they have arrived at an amtrak facility in delaware. all 243 people believed to be on board that derailed train have been now accounted for we also know six of the survivors who remain in the hospital are in critical condition, at temple. the engineer of that speeding train has now agreed to be interviewed by the ntsb. we have live team coverage as the investigation unfolds into the derailment of amtrak train 188, we will begin with investigative reporter walt hunter walt. >> reporter: well, jessica ntsb briefing still underway behind me. just moments ago some are mysterious surprising revelations made by ntsb investigators. that is, that the the train that eventually went off the rails, killing eight people and injuring more 200 was actually accelerating from

around 50 or 60 miles an hour to over a hundred miles as an hour as it headed in the curve just before the the accident. in reason why that acceleration happened. here's a little bit more just moments ago as they explained this train picking up speed going into the curve where the accident happened. >> thirty-one seconds before the end off the recording the train speed was going through 90 miles per hour. sixteen seconds before the end off the recording the train speed was going through, 100 miles per hour. >> reporter: now the recording that the ntsb is referring to is a video camera that is on the front of the train. another somewhat chilling description ntsb officials saying that camera recorded the train heading in the curve at high speed and then beginning to tilt at about a 10 percent angle. at that point the crash and

video went blank the engineer had has agreed to be interviewed according to the ntsb and that will happen in the next few days. they say that the rail conditions were without any problems in this area they had been justin expect the day before and finally they said next week they expect to do i a full run through trial run through to determine on the curve just when you see that curve and when you have to begin break to go get around it safely. briefing continuing. more information coming back. we will have all of the details. live from port richmond, i'm walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it raise's lot more questions about this tonight walt, thanks very much. we do know identities of all eight people who were killed in the derailment on tuesday. we have learned that 47 year-old laura finamore, 40 year-old goodies accept i ferris and 45 year-old bob guildersleeve died in that crash. thirty-nine year-old rachel jacobs is also confirmed to be among the victims along with 42 year-old derek griffith, justin zemser, 48 year-old jim gaines and five five-year old

abid gillani. our team coverage continues now, "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers joins us live from the crash scene in port richmond, matt. >> reporter: chris, as ntsb investigation continues in ernest we had heard from both city, state and federal officials throughout the day-to-day updating the media they updated us both on the status of passenger on board that train as well as any possible criminal charges that might be brought down. there were 243 passengers and crew on board amtrak 188 and one by one investigators figured out where each person was. at noon came a final announcement. >> all of the individuals that we believe that we were looking for or were trying to identify have all now been accounted for. >> reporter: including the eight people who lost their lives. on thursday, we learned the identities of the final three victims, italian national goodies accept i paris, new york real estate agent laura

fina more and corporate executive bob guildersleeve. it was guildersleeve found last his body pulled from the wreckage thur morning. >> the dog hit on a couple of spots. we were able to find one of the passengers in the wreckage. >> reporter: so now the investigation into what caused all of these deaths and injuries ramps up, the ntsb will tell us the cause but it will be local law enforcement that will tell you what happened, was criminal. >> philadelphia a police department has an ongoing active investigation criminal investigation, into this matter and we will continue to work together with amtrak and district attorney's office here in philadelphia. >> reporter: focus of that case will be like the train's engineer somehow on his watch this train reached 106 miles an hour, in a 50-mile an hour zone. >> i don't think that any common sense rational person would think that it was okay to travel at that level of

speed. >> reporter: as we heard just moments ago from the leading ntsb official here on the the scene they do expect to interview the the train engineer in this crash in the next couple of days, certainly investigators are anxious to hear what he has to say. we are too. we are live in port richmond, matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> matt, thank you. today at the site of the train tragedy amtrak's ceo made a commitment to make tracks safer for companies millions of riders. our investigative reporter charlotte huffman first broke this story yesterday and tonight she digs deeper to take a closer look. >> reporter: well, jessica it is called positive train control and it could have meant difference between life and death object amtrak this week. >> positive train control clearly could have avoided and prevented this accident. >> reporter: ntsb former chairman told "eyewitness news" yesterday that positive train control or ptc as it is known uses gps technology and ground sensors to determine

whether to override the actions of the train engineer. implementing ptc nationwide was a congressional mandate in 2008. political action taken after a metro link train collided with anothethe engineer ran a red signal while texting. at metro link director of operations rj mccarthey using this simulators to train engineers on ptc. >> now it is telling may have to brake in 262nd. in this casey will let ptc do its job. >> reporter: ptc alerts speeding engineers to slow down. if he doesn't the system brings the train to a stop. despite pressure from i havety regulators and deadline from congress to install ptc before the end of this year amtrak has not finish installation a along the section of the track that turned deadly on tuesday but today amtrak's ceo committed to meeting congress's deadline. >> we have to change a lot of things on the corridor to make it work and we're very close to being able to cut it in. we need some testing done on

interference with the 220 mega hearst radio that we are dealing with but we will complete this by the even of the year. >> reporter: ptc is up and running along some parts of the northeast corridor, the new york line from new brunswick to trenton and on the mid-atlantic line from perryville, maryland to wilmington delaware. now as for septa lines, officials tell i team septa is spending more than 300 million-dollar to install ptc on its commuter rail network and expects to meet the federal year end deadline. for the iteam i'm charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we now you have to wear one when you drive a car and when you fly on the plane but when it comes to seat belts in most cases you won't find them on trains. could they help protect passengers in a crash? three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan is at 30th street station with some answers jim. >> reporter: chris, would you certainly think that seat belts would help minimize

injuries in the train wreck but that is not necessarily the case when amtrak train 188 derailed tuesday night in port richmond anything that wasn't secured went flying, including the passengers. >> i would ask people and those awake what happened to you and they said oh, somebody felon me. it is not just falling on them, people were hurled violently into each other. >> reporter: which begs the question why don't trains have seat belt? i took a train from wilmington if ale a today and passengers had milk feelings. >> it is more safe with seat belts. >> people don't think of crashing a train and bus. >> odd of anything happening are so miniscule it is not worth the the effort. >> reporter: some train experts agree. >> the risk on the highway is many times higher then on railroad and likelihood of accidents like this one is extremely low. >> reporter: 2007 british study found seat belts on

trains could actually do more harm than good. when simple lap belts like those in planes were tested crash dummies rotated with enough force to break their necks. when three-point belt were tested like those used in cars they did better, but seats would have to be made more vigil in order to anchor them increasing risk of injury to unrestrained pass eveningers. another survey conduct in 2006 conclude that had seat belts on trains just don't seem to be practical. in part because passengers were unlikely to use them. reporting live from 30th street station i'm jim donovan, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> very interesting stuff thank you so much. throughout this tragedy we have continued to hear one on macing survival story after another. a montgomery county man is one of them he was rescued from inside amtrak 188 but left with serious injuries. our stephanie stahl talk to him in the hospital and was there when a a very special delivery was made. we have those exclusive

details coming up. temperatures will be on the rise but there will be an increased chance of rain and we need it buzz just in time for the weekend. i'll be back with the seven day

"eyewitness news" continues to follow all of the major developments in the amtrak tragedy, tonight just a few moments ago we have learn that the ntsb that this train's speed accelerated dramatically just before the crash from 07 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour. they received that new information, from a forward facing camera, on that, on that engine of that train. engineer of the speeding train has now agreed to be interviewed by the ntsb, some

passengers have already been interviewed. we have also learned that the death toll from the amtrak crash is now at eight. well patients from the train derailment still hospitalized continue to improve. most have broken ribs. one at hahnemann got a surprise vice from it a special guest. >> our health reporter stephanie stahl is here with that story. >> reporter: this is one happy guy. patient i talked to today was in photos from inside of the train right after it derails. he has significant injury, well today his bee love flyers made a special surprise visit to the hospital and only our cbs-3 cameras was there. >> how are you doing good todd made a special deliver toy lenny knobs injured in the train derail many. >> we see one of our fans involved in that tragedy and wanted to come by, brighten up your day, our condolences go out to the family. this is our neighborhood. these are our people. >> reporter: lenny, a huge

flyers fan was wearing a flyers t-shirt when the train crash. you can see he was trapped the flyers logo is mostly covered by debris. >> everybody was panicking everybody could hear screaming, complete chaos darkness. you don't know what is going on. i cannot enclose my eyes without a flash back. >> reporter: it was lenny's first time on a train heading to insuring for a meeting when it derailed. >> you never expect to be in the catastrophe until you are and you infer expect to be in one and it just happened so quicker thought would it happen to me or enclose to home like this. >> reporter: lenny and his wife at hahnemann hospital are feeling lucky even though he has four broken ribs, bruised lungs, a fractured spine and nasty leg injury. what kind of pain are you in. >> extreme pain even to sit up it takes me 15 minutes just to sit up. >> anytime somebody has more than three rib fractures three or more rib fractures that is a serious injury. >> reporter: the flyers ambassador brought flyers gear including a favorite signed poster. what do you think of this guy

coming in. >> one of my favorite players. >> reporter: now doctors say lenny faces a long, difficult recovery but he should eventually recover completely. he want to be able to enjoy his new flyers stuff and he says, he is going to wear his new jersey to some day celebrate a stanley cup back in philadelphia. >> ahh, good sentiment there. >> his lip to god's ears, great job by the flyers and our best to lenny and everyone recovering. steph, thanks very much. our coverage of the amtrak tragedy continues on line and when we're not on television you can always get latest developments on cbs philly.com. also the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have more on the amtrak tragedy coming up incomes at 6:30, right here after "eyewitness news". we will turn to weather now and sun really continues to shine in a big way today but it looks like we're getting to that point where we may need rain hate to say it. >> kathy orr is tracking possibility of storms for the weekend. >> a few chances over the course of the weekend and much

warmer weather on tap. if you don't like it too cool well, wait a few days and we will crank up the heat. outside it is a beautiful day down the shore we are counting down to summer. we have memorial day weekend coming up. here is our count down. we have six days, 22 hours, 41 minutes and about 44 seconds until orr at the shore next thursday. we will be live from wildwood. that is the plan live neighborhood network takes to us henderson high in west chester where there was practice this afternoon on the feel. 71 degrees. winds north/north west at 5 miles an hour and as we continue to see that deep blue sky that will translate in clear conditions overnight and another cool night but not quite as cool as it was last night. it has been dry. we are in monitoring the drought conditions of normally dry through central and northern new jersey, all of new england and southeastern, pennsylvania. owe we definitely needed rain. we are an inch to inch and a half below normal. right now in philadelphia 71. millville 66. down the shore in atlantic

city 63. ocean water temperature just creeping up at 56 degrees, too cold right now but we can see warmer temperatures to the south, atlanta 81. birmingham 85. thinks moving north over the course of saturday and sunday. high pressure drifts off a coast we will get into that return flow, milder air mass, temperatures climb to the mid 70's. then we will watch this warm front approach increasing high clouds through your saturday, chance of the scattered shower or thunderstorm, highs in the 80's but increasingly humid with that warm moist era head of the front. front gets closer during the day on sunday. better chance of the scattered shower or storm in the afternoon in the heat of the day and then the the front begins to move through by monday and we will cool it off a bit. a as far as probability of the precipitation during the day tomorrow nothing. a 30 percent chance saturday and sunday. monday going down to about 20 percent and then by tuesday with that front we will go up to 50 percent. this front will take its time moving through region and give

us a chance of rain from saturday on war. the overnight tonight mainly clear and cool, low 52 in the city. some 40's in the suburbs. high tomorrow 75, with golden sunshine and dry conditions. as we go hour by hour, heading out the door tomorrow morning 61 by 10:00 a.m. 66. lunch outside no problem. lots of sun at 5:00 p.m. going on the in the evening grab a light sweater. that is all you need. 8:00 o'clock temperature 71 degrees. heading down the shore to get a jump start on the weekend 72 for saturday. sunday the high 73 degrees and on the exclusive seven day forecast, 80's are wild over weekend and cooling down with a few rain chances through monday and tuesday that is your seven day forecast, we will be right back with more news after this.

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we are down to the last five shows with david letterman. tonight dave sits down with george clooney and special performance from tom waits. catch late night show at 11:35 right here after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. great shows there. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will return at ten on the cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. stay tuned for "cbs evening news". they will have latest on the amtrak disaster. ntsb is wrapping up the latest briefing in the last half an hour or so. plus could a vitamin prevent skin canser from reoccurring in they will have details on a new study next on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

>> pelley: the death toll rises in the amtrak disaster. the engineer says he has no memory of the accident. also tonight the technology that could have prevented the crash. a vitamin helps prevent a recurrence of skin cancer. we have the results of a new study. and recognize this man? he's quite a grouch. >> how grouchy does he get? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today another body was discovered in the twisted wreck of the amarillo train in philadelphia. that makes eight dead in tuesday night's crash. officials say everyone has now been accounted for. at least 43 are still in the hospital. late today