hughes right there. it's thursday. we begin this morning with a deadly train derailment in philadelphia which is being blamed for seven deaths. the search for answers is revealing startling discoveries. investigators say train 188 was traveling more than 1000 miles per hour when it derailed. that would be more than twice the speed limit as the train began to turn before going off the tracks. >> going into that curve, he was traveling at 106 miles per hour. and then what happened? >> shortly after he entered the curb, he placed the train into basically put the emergency brakes on the train. >> reporter: slams on the brakes. >> yes. the train derailed at that point so i would say it was too late. >> officials are trying to determine why the train was traveling so fast. they say an advanced safety system known as positive train control had it been installed on

this section of track may have been able to prestrent crash. the mayor says there is no reason to warrant speeding. >> it was reckless in terms of the driving by the engineer. there's no way in the world that he should have been going that fast into the curve. i mean, you almost have to be an idiot to -- even if you're trying to make up time, to be doing 106 on a curve as opposed to maybe on a straight away. that is not acceptable under any set of circumstances. >> he used the term idiot. wow. new security camera footage has emerged of the moment of impact. a witness says it lit up the sky. the number of injured has risen to more than 200. an nbc news has confirmed this man brandon bostian is the engineer of train 188. police say he spoke briefly with

them and gave a blood sample. his attorney says he handed over a cell phone and had this to say about what his client remembers about the crash. >> he remembers driving the train. he remembers going through the area generally. has no recollection of the incident or anything unusual. the next thing he recalls is being thrown around, coming to, finding his bag getting his cell phone and dialing 9-1-1. >> joining us now from philadelphia is adam reese. adam you heard mayor nutter almost say this man was an idiot for going that fast in that corner. what do we know about the engineer of this train? >> the man at the center of the investigation, 32-year-old brandon bostian. he worked for amtrak for nine years. he was an engineer for four and a half.

friends say he's a cheerful guy who loved his guy. his facebook page says he's in memphis but lives in new york. he lived in san francisco for a period of time. here's what the ntsb had to say about him. >> have we talked to the engineer? no but we plan to. this person has gone through a very traumatic event and we want to give him an opportunity to convalesce for a day or so before we interview him. >> reporter: he has given his phone and a glad sample to the authorities. he's spoken to the philadelphia police department but he still has not spoken to the ntsb. the head of the ntsb says that's a primary focus. they want to interview him. >> thank you so much. we appreciate your report. this morning we're also learning more about the victims of the derailment.

among them derek griffith, the dean of students at medgar evers college. he was described inside a school press release as a quote pillar of the community. the other victims is a u.s. naval midshipman, the ceo of a small tech company. >> justin. he was supposed to be home by 10:30. >> they said there was a derailment and i kept calling hospitals and nothing. >> reporter: the mother got the awful news her son had died. >> he was wonderful. he was absolutely wonderful. everybody lockoked up to my son. there's no other words i can say. >> reporter: jim gaines worked for the associated press. he was kill on the his way home after meetings in d.c. abid gi lawny and rachel jacobs,

a young ceo with a toddler at home didn't survive either. others have found their loved ones here at temple university hospital where they performed surgeries and set bones all night long. >> we're fortunate there weren't more deaths. this man was in a second car and felt it launch into the air. >> i felt like we were flying. >> reporter: you had time to feel that sensation. >> i recall that sensation. it eventually tipped over with a thud. >> reporter: left with just bruces, he knows he's one of the lucky ones. >> another passenger named bob gildersleeve is still missing this morning. his family is asking people to contact them or the philadelphia

police if they know anything. records are showing amtrak deaths are rare. 158 amtrak passengers have been killed since 1975. that's 4% of total amtrak related deaths. most are people who wander on the tracks but a few are from derailments like the one on tuesday. the ntsb says this tragedy did not have to happen. we mentioned the safety system that slows speeds. we have more on that feature. >> reporter: why was the train going so fast? it's still not known. >> it could be a mechanical issue or a lack of awareness or training or an operator issue. >> reporter: crashes hauntingly similar to this one in spain two years ago. two train flew off the rails going more than 100 miles per hour twice the speed limit into

a turn. 79 people were killed. experts insist the technology called ptc could make accidents like this a thing of the past. it is a sophisticated system of sensors on the rails and inside the engine car even using satellites to track the train's movements and prevent many movements by operator error. if an engineer doesn't slow down, the computer activates the brake. ptc prevents collisions too stopping a train from blowing through red signals. in new york investigators say the engineer fell asleep as his train went into a sharp curve at more than 80 miles per hour. ptc is on america's most wanted list. >> this is exactly the type of accident that ptc is designed to prevent. we have seen this before and we will continue to see it again

until ptc is installed. >> amtrak is supposed to have the entire northeast corridor equipped with ptc, but that's not until the end of the year. congress meanwhile has been fighting over whether to extend amtrak funding and yesterday the house appropriations committee moved forward with a bill that would cut funding. it slashes federal funding for amtrak by more than $250 million. a drop from last year. the hearing before the vote was a mere 12 hours after the derailment making for some heated words. >> last night we failed them. we failed to invest in their safety. we failed to make their safety a priority. and it's not just our trains mr. chairman. it is our bridges that are failing. it is our highways that are congested and riddled with potholes. it is our broad brand. what we should have been doing

is subsidizing the safety of those passengers on the sometrack train yesterday. this is a matter of priorities. >> i was disappointed to hear my colleague from new york a few minutes ago talk about the tragedy that occurred with amtrak. and suggest that because we had not funded this properly that that's what caused the accident. when you have no idea no idea, what caused this accident. and to use that as a means of supporting the last amendment, support it if you want to but don't use this tragedy in that way. it was beneath you. >> from covering the hill i can tell you the fight will be going on throughout the summer. the northeast corridor is one of the busiest rail routs in the country. 20% of u.s. jobs are in the region and when millions of people can't get to work the economy is sure to take a hit.

we are joined live with more on that part of the story. steve, obviously a terrible loss of life in the northeast corridor but also a loss of productivity here. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah. the most important thing, of course, is the tragic event itself. in terms of the economics, 710 people travel in the northeast corridor daily. 7 million jobs are within five miles of the region. $100 million will be lost each day there's no service. $50 billion is the annual contribution to the national economy by workers who travel on that route. let's go to another big issue of health and safety in the u.s. and globally for that matter. three of japan's largest car makers expanding a global recall

by fatal air bags made by a japanese group. toyota nissan and honda, they haven't named the numbers yet. honda i'm afraid has been the car brondand which has seen six deaths linked to this problem. this is the biggest ever we've ever seen worldwide. that tops the largest of a u.s. recall which was 21 million vehicles by ford in the 19 80s. >> that air bag story was huge in the u.s. thanks so much. take care. now to afghanistan where gunmen stormed a party of foreigners at a guest house kabul. >> 14 people are reported killed. the taliban claimed

responsibility this morning for what is being called the most brazen assault in the afghanistan capitol since the start of insurgence spring offense i. let's turn to politics. hillary clinton has a favorable rating dropping. a fox news poll shows 9 percentage points. jeb bush is on top of the republican field nationally alongside dr. ben carson who is surging after his announcement last week. more republicans are setting themselves apart from bush's answer about whether he would still go to war with iraq. >> not only me but president bush said he regrets the intelligence was faulty. i don't think the congress would have voted in favor of authorization if they didn't know that. >> but that answer differs from what senator rubio when asked in march. he said it wasn't a mistake in

march because the world is a better place without sa dam hussein. jeb bush walked back his question from earlier in the week. later adding he did not want to engage in hypotheticals. but he was at a town hall in nevada yesterday. bush was confronted with this question. >> you said, i think it was yesterday that i don't want to answer hypotheticals. don't you think running for president it's hypothetical when you say if i run for president dot, dot, dot. >> rewriting history is hypothetical. the problem is two-fold. one, when i was governor i got to, i felt it a duty, i didn't have to, to call all of the family members of people who lost their lives. i don't remember the total number. it was easily over 100 and i felt a duty to do that because i

admired the sacrifice of their families and the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. so going back in time and talking about hypothetical what would have or could have happened, i think does a disservice for them. >> still ahead on "way too early," if the mayweather fight left you wanting more. here comes an upcoming fight between mitt roommney and evander holifield holy field. a little bit of nice weather on an otherwise sad day today. ♪

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when you pick any 3 participating products get a free all better bag. available at walmart. time now for some sports in philadelphia the phillies held a moment of silence to honor the victims of tuesday night's fatal amtrak crash before their mashup against the pirates. this game went down at the bottom of the ninth. the phillies hanging onto a lead. pittsburgh with a tie run on base. >> fly ball. toward the line. makes the catch. tagging at third. the throw at the plate. he is out. >> the gun.

nabbed the runner tagging up from third. final out. what a ending. the phillies end it 3-2. oakland, the warriors run past the grizzlies. klay thompson led with the points. the warriors win it 98-78. the to atlanta john wall. jumped to the fourth the wizards are saved with eight seconds to play but unfortunately it wasn't quite over. >> gets it in. six seconds. makes a move. to the rim. it's blocked. flies in. lays it in. 1.9. washington has no time-outs. >> al horford wanted it more

than anybody and scored the basket. they did not box out. they hold off washington for an 82-81 and a 3-2 series lead. to the ice now. game tied in overteam ben there is a game winner in the back of the net. the rangers complete the comeback after being down in the series to advance to the eastern conference finals. it makes them the first team to come back from a deficit in consecutive years. the tenth time the capitols have blown a lead. the franchise is cursed. but there it was, a little bit of sun on the horizon. let's go to arizona for the

nationals. bases loaded. michael taylor in the lineup after bryce harper, the star of the gnats wasnats was ejected for arguing. >> michael taylor go ahead grand slam. out in center field. they hang onto win it 9-6. i think they're only a game behind the mets. former governor mitt romney is set to square off against evander holyfield in a charity fight on friday. here's part on an epic, and i don't use that word often but it is true here. it's an epic video hyping the fight. take a watch. >> you've heard my critics say that i'm out of touch, that i'm stiff, that i just don't relate to people. were years i've been listening to garbage like that, and i decided to fight back. how do you do that?

by taking on the former heavy weight champion of the world. >> you may think this is just a joke but i'm taking this very seriously. hello? well, it's true. i don't have much of a right hook but when i get to somebody's ear, i can be pretty formidable. >> you can't run or hide. come get your wooping. >> i like somebody who the k take some jabs at themselves. let's check on the weather. >> it can't be worse than pacquiao may weather. >> beautiful day in d.c. >> chilly in new england but a beautiful afternoon. all the story is going to be happening in california and then into the middle of the country. this is our new storm in california today. ahead of it warm and humid air. this is very similar to last week too. we have a slight risk of storms not today but for the most part

this is friday's forecast. north texas and central kansas and this central area of nebraska. we may see a few tornadoes friday afternoon. saturday looks to be the big day. this is when we have a large area of enhanced risk that could get worse. omaha, about 27 million people at risk on saturday. then pushing this into sunday. just like last weekend about three-day outbreak. tornado alley, living up to the reputation. >> i hope they get a break next saturday. >> they're going to get an outbreak maybe once every week but timing on the weekend is horrible. >> not fun. thanks so much. appreciate it. is he in or not? what jeb bush said in nevada which left some wondering if he just launched his campaign. don't want to miss that.

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>> did you larry that. it didn't take long for him to clarify. i'm not running. then i couldn't be joined to my superpac. mika, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? lots of new developments on the deadly train derailment. investigators say speed was a factor but that's not the debate over the nation's crumbling infrastructure. there is new information about the edge neen including what his lawyer says he remembers about the crash and could anything have stopped it. former transportation secretary is one of the experts joining us this morning and as congress looks to cut money for amtrak we'll talk to senators to find out if that's a good idea. that and a whole lot more coming up straight ahead on "morning joe." you. kibbles 'n bits. because every bit matters.

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