of the 243 people on board were treated for injuries. the investigators recovered the black box and contains data that is central to the tax of finding out what happened and why. "action news" reporters have fanned out across the city to cover the important components ali gorman eva pilgram vernon odom and walter perez and john rawlins. >> and john rawlins live at the derailment scene. that scene was a rescue mission last night. what is the specific mission there tonight? >> well, now it's a recovery mission at this point they are looking for anymore bodies that may have been trapped in the wreckage or thrown from the wreckage, we heard from the ntsb a short time ago we learned that there is a safety device known as a possive train control that could have slowed this train down and prevented the

accident the black box says the train was speeding and the engineer put the train into a full emergency braking mode but it was too little too late. >> maximum authorized speed through this curve was 50 miles per hour, when the engineer induced brake application was applied, the train was traveling at approximately 106 miles per hour. >> the ntsb knows the train was moving more than 50 miles per hour over the posted stead limit but does not at this point know why. >> our mission was to find out not only what happened and why it happened so we can prevent it from happening again. that is really what we are leer for. >> earlier today searchers found the seventh fatality in the wreckage and it's report that there were 243 people aboard and the city is having difficulty

accounting for all of them. it's possible that some had tickets they didn't use and others may have left the accident without reporting to first responders. >> we have folks we would like to hear from if you know someone that left the scene last night and is doing we'll have them call into amtrak's 1-800-number. that is 1-800-523-9101. again, 1-800-523-9101. >> reporter: jim back to the ntsb investigation, the agency says it's only beginning its probe at this point in time and speed is a factor but may not be the only factor talk to the engineer to find out what happened last night. live in port richmond, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you john. we learned the identities of the twost seven people killed 20-year-old justin zemser of

rockaway beach new york. he was on leave and on his way home. and 48-year-old jim gaines a video software architect for the associationed press. vernon odom is live now with amtrak set up a family resource center who is taking care of this service. >> there are more people coming in and out and once again it's confirmed that seven people have been killed in this case and 200 injures including a former delaware valley congressman whose injuries were relatively small, but there are a few people missing including a woman recently named ceo of a company here in philadelphia. it was just two months ago when rachel jacobs was named

philadelphia based company. the 39-year-old mother of two is listed as missing when her colleagues confirm she was on the train that derailed last night. >> we had a work meeting and she left at 8:46 to get on the 9:00 and her husband was told she got on the train. >> and jim gaineser plainsboro, new jersey he worked for the associated president and 20-year-old joseph zenser also lost his life, he finished his soft more year at the naval academy. >> he was a loving son and cousin of nephew. >> there were other stories, former congressman patrick murphy was on his way home from a business trip in washington,

he took these photos he described it as nothing short of terrifying. >> the car severed to the left at first and then violently to the right. i'm 6'1" about 200 pounds and i was thrown like a rag doll like everyone else. >> he says he is just fine. and a passenger jeff cutler who lives in brooklyn but group in west oak lane, he took a shot to the head and leg but all things considered cutler is a grateful man. i'm mobile i can walk slight limp but no break i'm lucky i'm standing here. >> once again the family resource center is set up in the convention center marriott behind me and investigators are slow on purpose releasing information on this case and as new information is released stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the very latest. walter perez, channel 6 "action

news." >> thank you. we want to remind you that amtrak set up a hot line, if you are looking for information about a loved one or you were on the amtrak train and have not reported your whereabouts, call the number on your screen 1-800-523-9101. vernon odom is live in hunting park. the officials say that the engineer of the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour before the derailment and police wanted to talk to him today? >> reporter: he was less than forthcoming, the train's engineer was treated for relatively minor injuries overnight but by the time they got here he was far less than forthcoming the train engineer spent hours inside of east detectives headquarters today according to police commission under ramsey declined to give an

account of last night's wreck the 32-year-old declined to shed light on what happened. the lead investigators confirm that the train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit. >> the person has gone through a traumatic event and we want to give him an opportunity to rest before we interview him. that is a high priority for us to interview the train crew. this afternoon the engineer and his lawyer avoided the media by leaving through a rear door and key members of the investigation team assembled in a courtroom to plan. >> the train conductor has sustained a fractured school but is in critical but stable

condition tonight. >> vernon thank you. lets switch live to eva pilgram at 30 and street station. how is this affecting the transit situation. >> trains are still coming in and out of 30th street station, this is normally a busy time of day, it is completely almost empty now, it's really quiet here just a short time ago service between philadelphia and d.c. was canceled and no am tract service from here to new york or new jersey and many of those passengers are using shuttle buss to get to trains and it's not just amtrak septa also affected. their trenton regional rail lines are not running and chestnut is running but with delays. the red cross set up here to help the victims and many came in after being released from the hospital. >> i felt the car tipping over and then the backness of

flipping in the dark. >> the red cross helped 75 of the victims, many eventually ended up on buses to new york. >> you expect to go from point a to point b and you expect to come home safely. >> yudy is traveling from florida to wildwood new jersey. >> we got off in washington and whoever was coming to philadelphia, they put us on another plane we had to get all of our luggage off and some people are in washington trying to figure out how they will get back. >> she says that there were no rental cars so she is taking new jersey transit. buses are shuttling passengers to train stations in the garden state. >> if you are trying to get to atlantic city or to new york city new jersey transit will honor those amtrak tickets, we are live at 30 and street

station. >> we have complete coverage of the train derailment at 6abc.com, you can find dozens of photographs from the scene and viewer videos from the crash site you can find it at 6abc.com. our coverage of the train derailment continues, area hospitals execute the emergency plan they have practiced many times ahead how the coordinated effort was put to work last night and the verdict is in for the exterminator accused of killing a childrens hospital doctor. much cooler air has moved in 88 yesterday and today only 72 i am tracking warmer humid air in the forecast. phillies and pirates again ducis rogers with that story when "action news" continues tonight.

chopper 6 hd is live over the scene of the train derailment in port richmond investigators continue to comb the scene that killed seven people and injured two others last night. officials investigate the event, others that shifted their focus to honoring those that were killed. mayor michael nutter ordered city flags to fly at half staff and governor tom wolf gave the same order. 1200 passengers were treated 200 passengers were treated at 10 hospitals and no hospital was busier than temple. ali gorman is live at temple tonight. ali everyone seems to agree that trauma centers and emergency room personnel acted with

remarkable poise and precision. >> are you right the chief of medicine here at temple says he was pleased by the response and they train for disasters like this but it was nice to see that the plans worked. 23 patients remain at temple university hospital and eight are in critical condition. dozens of patients were transported by a stretcher or ambulance and some climbed out of police wagons or off septa buses, more than 200 passengers were take and to 10 area hospitals. nearly two dozen remain at temple university hospital the chief of medicine says that there was one head injury and many suffered broken bones and legs and arms, and almost all have fractured ribs. the rib fractures tell me they

rattled around in the train cars a lot. temple activated their level four money plan meaning extra staff was on hand to help, they route only train to be ready for a disaster like the one last night. >> temple is a level one trauma center, they train for this sort of things there are regular drills for emergencies. >> dr. cushing says that many patients will stay here overnight and three are expected to have surgery tomorrow. he does expect a good outcome for all the patients that are at temple. that is the latest reporting live from temple university hospital. ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. as we head to our break here is a look at pictures captured at the scene of the train derailment last night in port richmond.

an exterminator is convicted of murdering a center city philadelphia doctor. a jury found jason smith gimty, he confessed to strangling her in 2013 and was hired to work on her home, and told investigators that the pair argued over the quality of his work. it was 30 years ago today that the philadelphia police department dropped a bomb on the move compound on osage avenue, and left five including two children dead and started a fire that destroyed 65 homes. those participated in today's rally says it's important to remember the victims as well as call attention to what the demonstrators call police misconduct. the phillies are trying to

solve the pirates. >> the phillies are 11-23 on the season one more loss will match their worst start in 54 years they better beat the pirates tonight. cole hamels give them their best chance but the phillies only give him 4.1 support in the league the worst in the league. phils lost to the pirates yesterday 7-2. the long ball did them in. josh hamilton broke the tie. and louis garcia came in in relief and gave up four more runs three on this blast. the eagles have made more changes to their front office, scout lewis clark is promoted to pro term eland joseph comes over from the bears organization. and tom brady has until tomorrow to file his appeal and by all indications he plans to

do so he was suspended for four games because of deflate-gate, and he says that in a game four years ago when new balls were mandatory, he sensed something was up with the footballs that new england was using. >> i was on the sideline the beat up ball from the ball boy was being thrown in for offense for new england but on our offense, a brand new ball was being thrown in and i noticed it and said something to the ball boy and he gave me a smirk. >> a chicago player had the play of the night nikola from half-court with the miracle touch, players do practice shots like this. and he makes it. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment.

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children.

chilly one today and tomorrow gets warmer. >> tomorrow is seasonable and low humidity and sunshine and the wins diminish. the winds were an issue today tomorrow the nicest day of the week. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out there and we have some clouds earlier today and cold air aloft and sky 6 looking at the ben franklin bridge and showing the clouds are clearing out very well and sky 6 is still shaking with the winds but once the sunsets the winds will be diminishing, our high was 72 in

philadelphia, a lot cooler than yesterday's high of 88 and millville 68 and trenton 65 and wilmington 67 degrees, so compare it to this time yesterday, it's 17 degrees cooler in philadelphia and 21 cooler in allentown than this time yesterday and 19 cooler in dover and felt cooler today with winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we still have clouds here and there but they are clearing out in the overnight hours and temperatures drop to the normal low, the normal low is 53 we'll drop down to 49 degrees tomorrow morning allentown 40 and millville 45 and wilmington 48 degrees, low humidity and less wind so a cold start to the day tomorrow you'll want a jacket but by the afternoon with double barrel high pressure over us, it's gorgeous wall-to-wall sunshine and the winds not

nearly as gusty where from we should be this time of year, we have a warm front moving in and high thin clouds late in the day, and 76 degrees and winds from the southwest and the weekend more humidity and the possibility of showers or thunderstorms but they will be widely scattered but we need rain. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast best day of the week, spring beauty tomorrow, cool in the morning but seasonable by the afternoon with a high up to 73 degrees, wall-to-wall sunshine and low humidity. a gorgeous spring day heading into friday sun with high thin clouds as the warm front moves in and a high of 76 degrees, and saturday you'll feel the difference in the air mass with the flow out of the southwest and warmer back into the 80s, at 85 degrees and muggy as well and with the warm front getting

closer, it will trigger the possibility of showers and thunderstorms, but not a washout. by 2:00 in the afternoon spotty showers with the high humidity though, any place that get a shower could get a heavy downpour i won cancel any outdoor plans be prepared to go inside still warm and 84 degrees and still on the muggy side with the possibility of more isolated showers and thunderstorms and then on monday temperatures dropping back near normal. 77 degrees and a mixture of clouds and sunshine and on tuesday the next cold front brings showers and thunderstorms with a high of 78 degrees and wednesday kind of a repeat performance of tomorrow lots of sunshine and low humidity with a high of 73 degrees, so warm and humid for the weekend with scattered showers and thunderstorms but begun not a washout. finally tonight visitors to the philadelphia zoo cecily

will want to hear this, will be able to see the gorillas in a way they never have before but looking up the zoo will open the gorilla tree way allowing the gorillas to walk from tree to tree high above the shift visitors the tree way is a 300 foot mesh passage way that stands 12 feet above the visitor path. this allows visitors to explore the zoo on their on. it looks look a covered walkway -- >> all right abc world news tonight is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 and then 11:00 here on channel 6. for "action news" i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00.

tonight, breaking developments. we're on the scene of the deadly train derailment. federal investigators talking just moments ago, revealing how fast that train was going. speeding toward disaster. the death toll rising. tonight, the search for those still missing. and we take you inside the trauma ward. also the chaos inside the train. passengers using flashlights on their phones to crawl out. >> keep crawling okay? also tonight, the wild scene on the streets of new york city. police opening fire. the suspect armed with a hammer. attacking a female police officer. the growing mystery tonight. the american military helicopter that vanished. among the missing, six u.s. marines, trying to help after the earthquake. and a hidden world tonight. more people have been to space than to this secret cave. tonight, the drones overhead. can you guess, where is ginger zee?