no survivors of a u.s. marine helicopter crash in nepal. just a short time ago the american commanding general on the ground says nepalese soldiers spotted the wreckage earlier this morning on the side of a mountain. they found the wreckage at 11,000 feet in dense forest. six u.s. marines and two nepalese soldiers within onboard the aircraft that disappeared tuesday while on a run for earthquake relief. the commander praised the crew and said the mission would go on. >> they were courageous. they were selfless individuals dedicated to the international humanitarian aid mission here in nepal. we are deeply saddened by the discovery of this wreckage and we will remain dedicated to the recovery effort until every last marine and nepalese soldier is brought home. >> nbc's kelly cobiella joins me with an update from london. any word on the recovery of those remains at this point?

>> tamron, at this point the recovery effort is on hold until first light in nepal. the conditions are really just too difficult at that crash site with below freezing temperatures and lightning. the concern there is that recovery crews will be put at risk if they continue on through the night, so they'll return to that recovery effort in the morning. the crash site is not easy to get to under the best of weather conditions on a steep mountain slope in dense forest. as you mentioned, 11000 feet up nepal's defense secretary says the chopper was in pieces and that three bodies had been found, but the u.s. task force commander in kathmandu would not confirm that. he said the u.s. military has not been able to positively identify any bodies at that crash site. so the next step, recover the remains and try to find out what went wrong. u.s. military officials said earlier this week that the crew was overheard on radio chatter

talking about a possible fuel problem before the chopper disappeared, but the american commanding general in nepal said today they can't yet confirm the cause of the crash tamron. they'll have to look into that, once again, after they recover the bodies. >> all right, kelly, thank you very much. very sad news there. we're also following several developments in the deadly train derailment in philadelphia including new deals about the technology that could have prevented the crash. amtrak says an automatic braking system was installed on the opposite side of the track where the train derailed, and the philadelphia inquirer reports the system is close to being installed on the northbound track. as for the investigation into what caused the derailment, the train's engineer brandon bostian, could finally speak with investigators as soon as today. investigators will have even more questions about the train's speed after announcing yesterday the train started to accelerate more than a minute before it derailed. and this morning, the first lawsuit over the crash has been

filed by an amtrak worker. msnbc's adam reese joins us now from philadelphia with the very latest. adam let's talk about the new information regarding this braking system that we talked about for so many days amtrak revealing at least it was on the opposite side and not the side, obviously, of the derailment? >> reporter: unfortunately, tamron, it was not operational just yet on the northbound side. they say that will certainly happen by the end of the year. they have to get censors and frequencies in place. what we did learn was that instead of slowing down the train was actually speeding up as it approached the curve behind me, going from 70 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour in just a matter of seconds. in addition, the engineer 32-year-old brandon bostian, will talk to the ntsb. they've been wanting to interview him, that could happen as soon as this weekend. what will he tell them? that's the million dollar question. his attorney says he's distraught, he was injured in

the crash and suffered a concussion. he doesn't remember anything from the crash other than after the crash he grabbed his bag grabbed his phone, and called 911. now, he gave the philadelphia police department a blood sample and his phone, but he refused to talk to them. now, as you said, the automatic braking system was working on the southbound side, but not the northbound side and amtrak tells us this could -- we could have limited service on monday full service by tuesday. tamron? >> also, back to bostian, "the new york times" is reporting at least on an online form he had complained about train safety. what more do we know about those comments? >> reporter: we know that he apparently was posting a lot on various social media sites about safety, about signals. friends that have been interviewed said nothing was wrong, he was certainly a rail buff since he was a young child. he always liked to go watch trains pass by. it was something that he was very dedicated to. he had been working for amtrak

for nine years. he was an engineer for four and a half. nothing in his past would indicate that he would do something nefarious tamron? >> thank you very much. i do want to note the first funeral service for one of the eight victims of that tragedy will be today, it's midshipman justin zemser, his funeral will be held today. this morning, an engineer involved in another deadly derailment has been cleared announced yesterday william rockefeller, the engineer who fell asleep at the controls leading to the deadly 2013 metro north accident in the bronx would not face criminal charges. rockefeller nodded off just before the train approached a sharp curve at a speed nearly three times the limit. four people were killed in that crash, dozens injured. it was later found that rockefeller suffers from an undiagnosed sleep disorder and was struggling with a drastic shift in his work schedule. we are following developing

news from washington. live pictures from the capitol where moments from now president obama will deliver remarks at the 34th annual national peace officers memorial service. the memorial pays tribute to police officers killed in the line of duty and is attended by thousands of officers from departments throughout the country. offer the last year 117 officers lost their lives in the line of duty. among those new york city police officer brian moore, the 22-year-old fatally shot just two weeks ago. and today in hattiesburg, mississippi, funeral services are being held for liquori tate. he was only 25 years old. and joining me from the white house is correspondent kristen welker. kristen, i should point out that this organization remembered those officers killed in the line of duty, not just as a result of shooting. this is officers who lost their lives in various ways from

accidents on the job. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. officers who lost their lives on the job as you pointed out, this is the 34th annual peace officers memorial service. it is an event that aims to honor those police officers who have died while they are on the job. president obama aiming to pay tribute to them in his remarks. now, thousands of police officers really from around the country and the world are expected to come to the u.s. capitol for the event. according to the fraternal order of police, tamron, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty every 53 hours, and since 1792, nearly 19,000 u.s. law enforcement officers have been killed while on the job. and last year was an especially deadly year for police, with 20 more officers killed than the year before. of course all of this comes against the backdrop of mounting tensions in local communities, communities like baltimore and

ferguson. there is a wreath laying ceremony immediately following the memorial service and a little bit of history for you, tamron, about this event. it has been held since 1982 and it comes near the end of police week which was first officially recognized by president kennedy in 1962. it's an emotional event and again, we expect president obama will speak in a little less than a half hour from now. tamron? >> to your point kristen, right now, obviously, people will be closely listening to what the president says, as many officers feel as if their jobs are not fully understood that they are often seen as the bad guy and they made an effort at least to try and reach out to the community in some neighborhoods at the same time allowing for some understanding of the difficult job they have. >> reporter: i think it's really important point tamron and i think that is something that you're going to hear president

obama emphasize in his remarks. the fact that the nation appreciates the job the sacrifice that police officers all across the country make, i don't have any sense that he will directly mention any of those incidents that we have been talking about over the past several weeks and months incidents in baltimore ferguson, staten island, but i certainly think that you will hear him really try to pay tribute to the work that police officers do, because as you rightfully point out, there has been some anger, some frustration among law enforcement communities across the country that leaders at the highest level aren't expressing their support strongly enough for the work that police officers do. tamron? >> kristen, thank you very much. we'll bring the president's remarks as soon as he steps to the podium. coming up fans and musicians around the world are saying good-bye to the undisputed king of blues, b.b. king. ♪

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saying good-bye to the king of blues. b.b. king died overnight at his home in las vegas. the music icon inspired fans and influenced countless musicians, including jimmy hendricks, keith richards, and eric clapton. this morning on clapton's facebook page he called king a dear friend and inspiration. here's part of eric clapton's video tribute. >> i just wanted to express my sadness and to say thank you to my dear friend b.b. king, i want to thank you him for all the inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years and for the friendship that we enjoyed. >> and president obama just released a statement about king's passing. it reads in part the blues have lost its king and america has lost a legend. b.b. king was born a sharecropper's son in mississippi, came of age in memphis, tennessee, and became the ambassador who brought his all-american music to his

country and the world. no one worked harder than b.b., no one inspired more up and coming artists, no one did more to spread the gospel of the blues." the president also adds "it's going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight." b.b. king suffered from diabetes and spent much of the last year in hospice care, but until then he never slowed down, performing around 100 shows a year after he turned 80. lester holt takes a look at b.b. king's career. >> his fingers on the guitar was what he called an extension of his voice with a unique and unmistakable style b.b. king helped push blues into the mainstream. the undisputed king of blues was born riley b. king on september 16th 1925 on a plantation in mississippi. he sang and played gospel music at church and played for dimes on street corners. in 1947, he hitchhiked to memphis, where he appeared on the radio and soon became a

fixture on the city's legendary beal street. he once told johnny carson where the name b.b. came from. >> i never asked what b.b. stands for? >> it stands for blues boy, beginning of my career they called me the blues boy some would abbreviate it and say b.b. >> his first number one record in 1951, 3:00 blues. he was soon touring nationally and more chart toppers would follow. almost two decades later he found fame as a crossover artist opening for the rolling stones and later recording with u2. >> he's great in every way just the girth of the man is great. the only person who doesn't think b.b.'s great is probably b.b. >> king affectionately referred to his gibson guitar as lucille. >> it's like a good friend. it's with you. >> and what he could do with lucille awed even fellow blues greats.

>> how much of an influence has he had on your life and your career? >> not my life, every guitar player that i know. those shoes will never be filled man. >> b.b. king earned 15 grammys, a member of the rock and roll hall of fame awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president george w. bush and even sang with president obama at the white house. ♪ >> people call me king of the blues. i've heard it many, many times. do you think i think that? no i do not. i think it's a lot of people can do exactly what i do and a lot of them can do it better. they are just not me. >> we'll talk much more about b.b. king's legacy but now to capitol hill. president obama is speaking at the national peace officer's memorial service. let's listen in.

>> we are here to honor heros who lost their lives in the line of duty. the men and women who put themselves in the way of danger so the rest of us can live in safety. they are beat cops, deputies, detectives, correction and enforcement officers federal agents and tribal police. but to many here today, they went by different titles. caring husband loving wife my son, my daughter mom, dad. so all the families who are here today, whose loved ones did not come home at the end of a shift, please know how deeply sorry we

are for the loss that you've endured.q@tñz k]2jyom w[!gyr+ know how deeply grateful we are for your loved one's sacrifice. we hold them up as heros because that's what they are. it takes a special kind of courage to be a peace officer. to be the one people turn to in their most desperate moments. to be willing to run into a dangerous situation when everybody else is running the other way. scripture tells us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves but only a special few take that commandment so deeply to heart that they are willing to risk their lives so that others, often total strangers, can know peace. and security. and that's what peace officers do.

and today we honor 131 who made that ultimate sacrifice. officer kevin gordon was a member of the police department of griffin georgia. husband to tammie father to seven children army veteran. his daughter debra say ss we were his platoon. and kevin deployed his own training to raise his young platoon, leading them in cadences. how motivated are you? [ inaudible ] they were motivated. highly motivated. [ applause ] he drilled them with the basics to study hard and to push yourself and to take care of each other.

and everywhere he went he made friends. and in tammie's words, he never met a stranger. to help make ends meet, kevin took a night job as a security guard at a waffle house. one night customers got rowdy and as kevin was placing one of the trouble makers under arrest, he was shot and killed. he was just 43 years old. one week later, kevin's son graduated from griffin high. and there to cheer him on were over 100 of kevin's fellow officers. and today he's in the army training to be an m.p. and wants to be in law enforcement just like his dad. senior deputy jessica hollis started out as an emt in san antonio, texas. she and her husband ricky applied to the austin police academy together were accepted together, graduated together.

just the second married couple in austin to do that. jessica eventually joined the travis county sheriff's office, where she became a senior deputy and member of the prestigious dive team. she was a fierce animal lover. she drove by a turtle trying to cross the road, slam on the brakes and carry it gently on to the other side. she took her son mason on special vacations on diving trips, just the two of them. last september after heavy rains, jessica went out to check for civilians trapped in rising water. it was around 2:00 in the morning when she radioed for help. her car was being swept away by the flood water. minutes later she was missing. dozens of officers came out for the search but by the time they

found her it was too late. more than 1,000 people attended senior deputy hollis' funeral. there, travis county sheriff greg hamilton made sure to tell all his officers that he never had a chance to say something to jessica, i love each and every one of you, and i'll do anything for you. officer roberto sanchez's parents brought him to california from mexico when he was just 4 years old. it was his first trip on an airplane. and that airplane is what brought him to america. so he began to collect model airplanes. took his high school sweetheart sonya on plane spotting dates. even worked as a freight carrier at orange county's john wayne airport, but he always had one big dream to be a police officer. when he joined the lapd, friends say it was one of the happiest

days of his life. he lived within walking distance of his parents he volunteered at the school where his niece teaches kindergarten, he married sonya, his high school sweetheart, and his partner on the force was his best friend, so life was good. one night officer sanchez was in pursuit of a speeding vehicle when someone intentionally crashed into his patrol car. he was the third los angeles police officer killed in a crash in just two months. your jobs are inherently dangerous. they are reminders, just a few days ago two police officers were killed in the line of duty in mississippi. a week before that, an officer was killed in the line of duty in queens. a few months before that, two of his fellow officers in the nypd were killed, as well.

we cannot erase every darkness or danger from the duty that you've chosen. we can offer you the support you need to be safe. we can make the communities you care about and protect safer, as well. we can make sure that you have the resources you need to do your job. we can do everything we have to do to combat the poverty that plagues too many communities in which you have to serve. we can work harder as a nation to heal the riffs that still exist in some places between law enforcement and the people you risk your lives to protect. we owe it to all of you who wear the badge with honor. and we owe it to your fellow officers who gave their last full measure of devotion.

most of all we can say thank you. we can say we appreciate you. we're grateful for the work that you do each and every day. we can thank the families who bear the burden alongside you. on behalf of the american people i offer the families friends, and fellow officers of those we've lost my prayers and my deepest thanks. we could not be prouder of them more grateful for their service, we could not be prouder of you and all who work so hard to keep us safe. may god bless and keep the fallen, may he comfort the mourning, may he protect the peacemakers and may he bless the

united states of america. [ applause ] >> touching comments from president obama at the annual peace officers' memorial. the president offering gratitude and thanks to the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect us. also president obama acknowledging what he says is the work that can be done as a nation to heal the riffs between police officers and some within the communities that they serve and protect. the president noting a number of officers who have died in the line of duty from all walks of life from all backgrounds, while on the job protecting citizens of this country. so another beautiful ceremony dedicated to the peace officers, law enforcement around this country. in attendance, some 40,000 people attending this event. it was in 1962 that president kennedy signed a proclamation designating may 15th as peace

officers' memorial day and the week in which the date falls on national police week. it's been since 1982 that this ceremony has been annually held. let's listen in. president there in front of the memorial wreath at the base of the capitol. every family member will be given an opportunity to place a carnation at that memorial wreath. you see the president bowing his head, a moment of silence there in remembrance of the officers who lost their lives in the line

of duty. the president comforting family members who are there as well as again, the number of officers from different departments different agencies around the country. according to the information that we've been given by the white house in this memorial service, a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty somewhere in the united states every 53 hours. since 1792, nearly 19,000 u.s. law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty. 2014 was an especially deadly year for police, and the organization that helped put this event on found that 126 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty last year. that is compared to 102 in 2013. i should note these deaths not just include shootings, but accidents and illness as well but all of the men and women died in the line of duty so the president comforting some of the

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welcome back to "news nation." we go back now to the tributes that are pouring in for king of blues b.b. king. king's friend and legendary blues guitarist buddy guy joins us on the phone and here in studio alex gael senior editor for "billboard." mr. guy, thank you so much for joining us again. >> well thank you. i can't hardly hear you now. i don't know what happened when y'all switched it. i barely can hear you but i'll try to do my best. >> i want to get your thoughts on b.b. king passing your friendship and what he meant to music. >> well, to be honest with you,

without b.b. king i don't think you'd be talking to me or no one else this morning. b.b. king taking the guitar from the music store shelf to the owner of the music store would tell you, i don't know, just make me an offer. because what nobody playing, wasn't exposed like he did. and after he made "3 o'clock in the morning" they changed that, they told you what the price was. i told all the guitar companies, i'm familiar with i say give b.b. king a percentage of every guitar you sell because he set the price of the guitar. when you used to walk in the store and they'd tell you that, now they put the price on it, you almost have to buy a guitar like you buy a car now, on time. he's the cause of that. >> he's the cause of that. you know, we showed an interview with b.b. king, and he said that he didn't believe that he did

anything special, that how he played, that there were a lot of people who played like that, a lot of people he said who were better. it seemed as if he didn't truly understand how great he was. how do you explain that? >> well, we've been friends ever since 1958, and he even told me once he had never made a record he liked, so i say, i shouldn't have no complaints. because i know i have made a good records as he do because every guitar player from the rock stars, super stars, everybody is playing some of b.b. king's licks, but they got special effects on their amplifiers and guitars and b.b.'s only special effect was his left hand. >> you talk about his influence all the way from mississippi to across the pond, you talked to eric clapton anyone and they instantly cite b.b. king and i have to admit, they talk about, of course, you as one of the

greats that you together and coco taylor, folks like you helped keep the blues alive when many felt it had gone the way to other forms, other genres of music. >> you know, you used to have to crank automobiles from the crank at the front of it with the manual crank, and now you can punch a button and start it for you, leave out your house and get a new one, so b.b. king did that with the guitar. like i said, before he made "3 o'clock in the morning," didn't have a price on the guitar, they'd say just move it. if i can move it, i'd have room to sell something else, because the guitar you couldn't hear until les paul and b.b. king made it what it is today. les paul was great but b.b. king came out and every guitar player in the world including myself learned something from b.b. king. >> absolutely.

well, mr. guy thank you so much for calling in. we appreciate it. of course, we know you are a legend and stand with the greats of music and the greats of the great town of chicago, so i just wanted to say that. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for letting me hear you, because most interviews i can't hear. >> well, i've been accused of being loud so there you have it. thank you, sir. let me go to alex here. buddy guy talking about b.b. king alex, not realizing how great he was. saying he had never made a record he actually liked. >> that was just an amazing moment. there's only one instrument that almost everyone in america everyone in the world can name that's lucille. you know there's a reason for that. that guitar it was like a voice. it sang. you hear that bravado, the bravado he did, the bent notes you can hear that eric clapton rock blues jazz, wherever you go. >> what is it about b.b. king you have this long list and a wide range of artists who cite

him as an influence and does anyone exist like that today? >> you know, i think what's really sad, obviously aside from the life lost, he's a missing link to a time that's gone. he was born in 1925, on a cotton plantation, father left when he was a child, mother died when he was 9, grandmother died when he was 14, he picked cotton. so he not only played the blues, he really lived the blues, and he said some of the earlier sounds he ever heard that he remembers were people working the cotton fields and whenever he sang or played he heard those same sounds. that's gone and something you can't replace. >> you can't replace. as a result, you don't see someone with that range of influence. and we said earlier from mississippi to the white house, to all around the world while mr. king may not have acknowledged or realized he had many hits his fans never went a day without sharing. his concerts still sold out. >> yes. there was a period for 50 years

where he did an average of 250 shows a year, something like that. he had 35 hits on the billboard top 100 33 albums in the billboard 200 chart. 15 grammys. that's just an undeniable run. if you look at that amount of shows, that's like a herculean feat. the guy was a titan. >> he was, all the way to the end. we celebrate his life. today i tell everyone go on youtube, live concerts for b.b. king and that will make your whole weekend. thank you, alex, thank you again to buddy guy on the phone. next, jeb bush tries to clear up a political mess of his own making with his fourth answer in as many days over iraq. >> knowing what we know now, what would you have done? i would have not engaged i would not have gone into iraq. >> it's a huge flip from what he said on monday, but now who's the new gop front-runner? well, it is in today's first read. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and

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developing right now, the third day of sentencing deliberations is under way in the death penalty trial of convicted marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the jury began today's session earlier than usual after having spent eight hours over the last two days deliberating without reaching a verdict. yesterday jurors twice asked the judge for clarification on how to interpret the complex 24-page verdict form. jurors must come to a unanimous decision if they are to sentence tsarnaev to death. now to our political postscript jeb bush may not be officially running for president today, but this week made his first stumble in his widely expected bid for the white house. yesterday in arizona bush gave yet another answer to the iraq question, his fourth different response in as many days this time he finally had the answer critics and his own party say he should have given in the first place. here's a look back at his week to forget. >> knowing what we know now,

would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have, so would have hillary clinton. to remind everybody and to remind everybody. >> what he said was just rubbish. >> in other words in 20/20 hindsight you would make a different decision? >> yeah, i don't know what that decision would have been, that's a hypothetical, but the simple fact is, mistakes were made. >> 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. my answer would be, no. >> going back in time and talking about hypotheticals, i think, does a disservice to them. >> knowing what we know now, what would you have done? i would have not engaged, i would not have gone into iraq. >> joining me live now, msnbc political reporter benjie sarlin. benjie, in addition to four answers in as many days i think people are actually also questioning the bush team, the people in place trying to help guide him through all of this.

while he is the man who answers and hopefully the person behind the thought process, they weren't prepared for this it seems. >> it's an interesting thing on a tactical level if you're someone like jeb bush who's been preparing for a presidential run at least the last six months or so, but probably significantly longer, wouldn't this be the first conversation that comes up, you know what's your answer going to be? my suspicion is that this is something that they did discuss. i can't imagine he wasn't briefed on this, but i think he's had a very difficult time personally grappling with how to answer this question. he's said himself he has a very very tough time talking about areas where he might have any room between him and his brother or him and his father. >> but if he only repeated what his brother has said both in print and in interviews that it was wrong based on faulty information -- just recite, as my brother said, blah, blah, blah. how difficult is that? >> he sort of tried to get away with that for a while, look, my

brother said he was sick over the intelligence, made mistakes in securing the country and preventing a civil war, but george w. bush has never specifically said, if i had that intelligence differently, i would not have gone in. and, in fact, he has not conceded to say the war is a mistake. he's said the world is better off in many ways he'd do it again in that sense, he's glad saddam hussein's gone. that's a position i don't think is necessarily very popular, but it's not the same thing as what jeb bush said. >> it's a great point. matt louis in the daily beast wrote, "here's the bottom line jeb has to distance himself from his brother if he wants to be president. this insanely difficult choice whether to stay with his brother or leave him behind will largely define jeb's candidacy." what do you see as the next move here? >> well, he's going to get pushed on a variety of areas. anywhere where there's daylight between him and his brother or him and his father, you're going to see people poking. one area you're going to see this come up a lot on domestic

policy taxes, already in some of the fiscal conservative wings like grover norquist you know the famous antitax crusader they see george h.w. bush's decision to raise taxes as just one of the worst moves ever made by a republican president. jeb bush has not signed on to an antitax pledge that nearly every other candidate has and he's been a staunch defender of his father's presidency. you're likely to see the same round of questions come up on that, as well as a variety of issues. when you have two full presidencies, that's a long legacy of issues that may or may not have, you know, may not look the same way today that they did then. >> absolutely and i should note that our own kasie hunt is saying that anita perry has tweeted out from her account saying there's a special announcement coming so people predict it may very well be her husband is formally jumping into the race we'll see. >> that's right, seems we keep adding candidates by the day.

does anyone want to drop out when there's no clear front-runner? doesn't seem to make sense. >> thank you so much pleasure having you on. a lot will be discussed on the sunday morning program. we'll be right back. up next, drought stricken california is bracing for a second round of heavy rain after flooding rains last night. it is one of the stories we are following around the "news nation." and we're going toend end the show on something that will inspire you today. the 14-year-old girl who took her childhood hobby and now she is a successful business kid. it is today's born in the usa. the volkswagen golf was just named motor trend's 2015 car of the year. so was the 100% electric e-golf. and the 45 highway mpg tdi clean diesel. and last but not least the high performance gti. looks like we're gonna need a bigger podium. the volkswagen golf family. motor trend's 2015 "cars" of the year.

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risk for tornados with strong twisters expected tomorrow. officials are investigating how an amtrak train traveling from chicago to milwaukee caught fire yesterday afternoon. one passenger felt the train jolt and smelled smoke. no one was injured. firefighters say the fire was sparked in the engine. time now for "born in the usa" our popular series highlighting american success stories. she was inspired to make her own pens when she was 8 years old. her father thought she was too young to take on the task. she pestered him for two years and he finally gave in and bought her a woodworking machine. anna began turning out pen after pen with dad's help and turned her hobby into a business in 2011. she hand makes all pens. some are diva collection with

bright colors and crystals. anna williams joins me in studio. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> i'm great. a friend said to me you've got to have this girl on "born in the usa." she makes pens. then i saw the pens. they're absolutely a work of art. >> thank you. >> take me back to the fact at age eight you were pestering your dad. most are sitting in front of a television. you went to him and said what? >> i was like -- he showed me a video. i was like dad this is cool. i want to make pens. he was like no anna you're 8 years old. for two years i begged him. when i was 10 he was finally like we can give it a shot. we went down to harbor freight and got me a machine. it was a hobby at first. we ended up getting inquiry from australia. we weren't legitimate yet so i was like what do we do? he was like we can turn this

into a business. i was like okay. >> wow. most kids are glued to a smart phone and texting. you've got what some would see as retro. what attracted you about the workman ship and desire to make such beautiful pens? >> i've always been interested in woodworking. my dad is a do it yourselfer. i thought this would be cool. >> how many collections do you have now? >> oh my gosh, too many to count. we have a lot. >> how do you manage the business? with the help of your dad. do you have other people that come in and help? >> pretty much me and my dad. he help sos much. i couldn't do it without hill. managing the school and business can be hard at times. school always comes first. >> this is you working on one of your pens. the purple one here is a beauty. how many hours of work is put into this? >> takes about an hour to make each pen. >> to make each pen.

you're grinding it out for an hour. you put the designs on there. can people have custom orders as well? >> yes, we do custom orders. >> do you have a favorite? >> i love the arrow. that's these ones up here. >> and this collection here. tell me about this. this has history behind it as well. >> these are our historical collection. we have about 20 historical woods at moment. >> historical woods for example like from -- >> well we have local like where i'm from. we have the earrie canal. we go down to block 19. there was a support beam. we were like we can make a pen out of this so we did. >> that's amazing. showing the george washington pen, thomas jefferson. that's your collection. are you going to expand? what's your dream? you want eventual employees? >> hopefully.

i want to take it as far as it will let me go. so i'm not sure. >> i'm sure your dad is like hello, this is how we pay for college at the least there. congratulations on taking a hobby and turning it into a successful business. can't wait to see what you have next. these are works of art. congratulations anna and to your dad too sticking with. that that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. go to our website and get more information on anna or other stories you've seen today. catch "news nation" here weekdays. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." i was back in college. i even accept that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. but i won't accept giving it less than my best. so if i can go for something better than warfarin ...i will. eliquis. eliquis...

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right now on "andrea mitchell reports," rail safety. new concerns today about the speeding train. the lack of automatic brakes and what happened on amtrak 188. now the amtrak ceo defends his railroad to nbc tom costello.

>> what do you say to americans that ride this northeast corridor everyday and may be worried about how safe it is? >> it's a safe railroad. new called arms from the leader u.s. hoped was injured or dead. how safe is the homeland from an isis attack? >> we're in a new phase of the global terrorist threat. we have to be concerned about the independent actor. the threat has evolved. >> we'll talk to former ceo deputy director about isis, hillary and benghazi and his new book. ♪ ♪ and the thrill is gone. lester holt on the king of the blues, bb