violent crash closes the pennsylvania turnpike, in both directions, and that is next. and now the tough job for amtrak is to lift and clear away the train cars, and rebuild, the mangled track. we are now looking live at the scene of last night's tragedy and there is a real sense of

urgency here because the busiest route of the country the the northeast corridor cannot get back on line until they finish this work in the port richmond section of philadelphia. wednesday night, the the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on america's deadliest train action in almost seven years. and tonight, one of the big questions surrounds this man he is brandon bostian, of queens, new york. identified by his lawyer as the engineer, who was at the the controls of the train last night. the ntsb says his train was moving at 106 miles an hour, with a limit was 50. and the words of the mayor michael nutter today clearly the engineer was reckless? what was going on in the cab. there is no excuse that could be offered. the death toll now stand at seven, 200 people were treated at a total of ten hospitals. and at least ten people are still in critical condition. standing by with the latest on all of this our

"action news" reporter sharrie williams monica malpass kenneth moton and dann cuellar, dann cuellar is live at the scene at frankford and wheatsheaf in port richmond. dann, bring us up to dayton what officials are doing and what they are saying. >> reporter: well, jim tonight we hear from the lawyer representing train engineer brandon bostian the ntsb has not ruled on what caused this derailment but mayor michael nutter was shocked and dismayed the engineer was taking a sharp curve at a speed of 106 miles an hour. >> i mean that is devastating information. >> reporter: sources identified the engineer as three two-year old brandon bostian of queens, new york. according to data retrieved from the black box the train was going at a speed of 106 miles an hour as it's a approached the curve with a 50-mile an hour speed limit. >> just moments before the the derailment, the train was placed in to engineer induced braking. >> reporter: ntsb says engineer tried to slow the train down, into last seconds

but it only slowed down to 102. surveillance footage captured the train speeding by in the top right of your screen, a couple hundred yard before the derailment, seconds later you see bright flashes of have light as power lines came down and arranged. >> our mission, it is to find out not only what happened and why it happened so we can prevent from it happening again. >> reporter: on far bostian refused to talk with investigators. he has been a engineer since 2010 and conductor four years before he previously worked as a clerk for target. his lawyer does not remember what happened. >> he was pulling into speed restricted track he was on speed restricted track and next thing he recalls, he recalls waking up looking for his cell phone. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter clearly upset with the loss of life and many injured was outraged to learn that he was going at a high rate of speed at the curve. >> i mean it is clearly at a minimum irresponsible, to have a train going so fast on a

50-mile an hour speed rated curve and you are going at 106. >> reporter: ntsb robert sumwalt says it is high priority for them to talk to the train engineer in the next couple days. the train was equiped with the forward facing video recorder, which has been sent to washington for analysis, along with the black box. that is very latest from here live from port richmond i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at 37th and market in university city, outside the building that houses a start up company that lost its ceo last night kenneth, tell us about rachel jacobs and other crash victims. >> reporter: jim rachel jacobs a wart more college graduate had been traveling from new york city to commute to her job here at the university of city science center. he was living in insuring with her husband and her two-year old. the ceo along with the award winning associated press employee also wells far go

executive and a young u.s. naval academy student are among the dead. this is an unspeakable tragedy, word wednesday night from the family of the 39 year-old rachel jake opposite. ceo of philadelphia base afronet kill in the amtrak derailment. rachel was a wonderful mother, daughter sister, wife and friend. he was devoted to her family, her community and pursuit of social just advertise. we cannot imagine life without her. and jacobs collogues spent the take looking for her searching hospitals and desperate for any information. >> i think we're in the just trying to find her medicine without thinking of the worst case scenario right now. >> reporter: "action news" has confirmed that the senior vice-president for wells fargo, also died. the company says abid gillani a valued member of the commercial real estate division passed away. also on the doomed train 48 year-old jim gaines who work with the associated press. new jersey married father of two was on the the way home from d.c. when he was

critically injured in the crash. gaines was pronounced dead at temple university hospital. his grieving wife simply says jim was more precious then us, then we can adequately express. then there was 20 year-old justin zemser a student athlete on break from the u.s. naval academy. mid ship man from rock away beach, new york was on his way home to his mother. >> he was a loving son nephew and cuss honey was very community minded. this tragedy has shock us all in the worse way. >> reporter: meanwhile family members of the missing maryland husband and father bob guildersleeve are in philadelphia handing out the flyers with his pictures hopes for word on his whereabouts. and, moments ago, we have confirmed the name of another victim, 42 year-old doctor derek griffith, acting dean of student affairs and enrollment management at megger evers college in brooklyn. the that is part of the it is i university of new york. tonight while we have now five

confirmed names, we now know there was seven victims. so we are waiting for information, on the others, killed in this tragic crash jim. reporting live from university city tonight kenneth moton for channel six "action news". thanks kenneth. and then there are the survivors, and we're hearing about more and more of them, and monica malpass has that story. >> reporter: we talk about the confusion, jim terror obviously ultimately their own stories of survival and rescue, stunning details tonight about the horrors that they endured in just a few minutes. caleb boneham had turned on his ipad to relax to music when it happened. >> in a blink of the eye i went from one side to the other side of the train. it was out of control and it was very sudden. >> you could feel the car tipping over. then i was just a blackness of like flipping in the dark. >> reporter: former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy was also on board and he suffered bumps and bruises but took pictures

of how they all help each other. >> next thing you know the car geared to the left at first and then over to the right. i am 6-foot one 200-pound and i was thrown like a rag doll. >> reporter: yes cutler got beat up on the left hand and leg. he says he is just grateful. >> it is enough to be concerned that they wanted to x-ray for it. i'm mobile, i can walk. but there is in break. i'm lucky. i'm lucky i'm standing here. >> reporter: lucky indeed. many injured understandably are considering hiring an attorney for possible legal action. >> all right, monica. amtrak has also set up a hot line for anybody still trying to connect with a loved one who was on the train that number is, 800-523-9101. officials are also asking any passengers who got off safely but who have not reported their whereabouts to please call the number right away.

despite the high profile nature of this disaster, commuter trains air monk the most safe forms of travel, far safer than driving. we have analyzed statistics from the federal railroad administration over the past decade on amtrak, septa and new jersey transit. no one had been killed in the train accident in philadelphia, until last night. thirty-five people have been hurt from the beginning of 2006 through february of this year. there had been 77 accidents over that time, in the city. the main cause mechanical or equipment problems, followed by, something wrong with the the tracks, human error was the third reason. well, the the fact that technology exists, that automatically slows down speeding train cars. and, in fact, this section of track was due for that upgrade by the end of the year. well to day ntsb made a stunning admission if that breaking system had already been installed this accident

would not have occurred. sharrie williams joins us from the "action news" big board with more on this, sharrie. >> reporter: yeah, jim it is called positive train control. it has the ability to override the train engineer if necessary. in this case, after the train left 30th street station the posted speed limit was 80 miles an her before the the train began to approach the curve. in the curve the posted speed was 50 miles an hour ntsb as the train was going 106 high tech system would have determined the right speed ahead of time and made the correction. >> based on what we know right now we feel that had up is a system been installed in this section of track this accident would not have occurred. >> reporter: the system that may have prevented this catastrophe is called the advanced civil speed enforcement or ases. it is also known as positive train control. it uses digital technology and gps to automatically slow down

or even stop trains that are moving too fast or heading into a danger zone. >> ases is installed throughout most of the northeast corridor, for amtrak however it is not installed for this area where the accident occurred. >> reporter: the system isn't installed on this portion of the track just yet but under current law congress has mandated that the rail industry has to adopt the technology by the end of the year. amtrak says it is committed to meeting that deadline. adding that the technology to every railroad is a massive and taking and comes with an enormous price tag which has been a topic of debate in congress. >> after that accident, god forbid, things happen. >> we need to did more funding. >> had that system been in place, this would not have happened. it is a disgrace to hear frankly that something like this didn't have to happen. >> house democrats are pushing for more funding but just today, the the republican lead

appropriations committee reject a bill to increase funding for amtrak, the the vote was 31-20 along party lines. jim, the the g.o.p. says it wants to see the result of the investigation before considering more funding. >> thanks, sharrie. of course this crash has caused a major disruption to train services throughout the northeastern part of the country. first to amtrak, and there will be no amtrak service between new york and philadelphia tomorrow. new jersey transit will honor amtrak tickets between new york and trenton and septa's trenton regional line is also shut down, so septa is beefing up services on the west trenton regional line, for customers who typically use the trenton line. our coverage of the train derailment continues on our web site at six abc.com. you'll find very latest information being posted there, plus photographs from the scene and viewer videos from the after at math of the crash. it is there right now on six

abc.com. now the very latest on a real problem on the pennsylvania turnpike. the the roadway is shut down, tight in both directions, between fort washington and willow grove. a tractor trailer overturn just before 9:00 o'clock tonight near virginia drive and upper dublin. the truck was driving in the westbound lanes but the can ended up on the eastbound side, traffic came to a stop, and thousands of drivers were stopped with no where to go. still to come on "action news" tonight carjacking, chase. we're there for dramatic police pursuit and how it all end tonight on the streets of philadelphia. plus controversy over patriot act and nsa phone collection. congress takes action to alter america's terror fighting tools. find your jackets a spring chill returns tomorrow morning, temperatures dropping down in the 40's but attracting big changes in time for the the weekend. i'll explain in the accu

weather forecast. ducis rodgers has how some eagles players took victims of the amtrak crash under their wings. that and more when "action news" continues tonight.

"action news" is in north philadelphia tonight as police were in hot pursuit of two suspect carjackers. chase ended just before 9:00 at park and glenwood where the the fleeing chevy impala lost a wheel and came to rest on the sidewalk. both suspects bailed out and ran. one was apprehended immediately, another was caught a few blocks away. authorities have not said if the cars rightful owner was hurt in the carjacking. jury quick 39 year-old jason smith for killing a young doctor a at her center city philadelphia home. smith is an exterminator and when doctor melissa death newt

i questioned the quality of her work at her home he tied her up strangled her and set her body on fire. smith now faces a mandatory life sentence with no possibility for parole. it was 30 years ago today that the philadelphia police department dropped a bomb on the move compound in osage avenue. eleven people died in the fire including five children. more than 60 homes were destroyed. today, dozens of people mark that anniversary with a rally at 62nd and osage, those taking part in the rally say it is important to remember the victims, as well as to call attention to what they called police misconduct. a mask man wanted for attacking several people with a hammer in manhattan earlier this week, was shot twice by police officers today a after swinging the tool, at a female cop. it happened this morning, in the busy midtown intersection. the suspect struck the officer

several times. when her partner saw it happy gave chase shooting and wounding the suspect. investigators say suspect is the the same man who attacked four people, on monday. it was deadly violence tonight in kabul afghanistan. gunman stormed a restaurant at the park palace hotel as it hosted a party for foreigners. six people, including one american were killed. police did manage to rescue 54 hostages, the taliban had attacked guest houses like this in kabul before. injury any boston has begun deliberating whether boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will spend life in prison or die by lethal injection. for the the death penalty to be imposed the jury must reach a unanimous decision. three people were killed, more than 200 wounded in the a attack in april of 2013, near the finish line of the boston marathon. house of representatives today voted to change the terms of the patriot act by ending the bulk collection of

americans phone record by the national security agency. a new system would search the data held by phone companies on a case by case basis. if the bill becomes law, and then it now goes to the senate, it would be one of the most significant can't changes stemming from disclosures in nsa activities by edward snowden. let's hit that seven day accu weather seven day forecast with meteorologist cecily tynan. >> wind of change are blowing tonight pulling in very cool air. storm tracker six live double scan showing no rain out there included from earlier are beginning to erode. the action cam is taking a look at university city over schuylkill river and you will notice schuylkill is still looking choppy. we have wind of 15 miles an hour in philadelphia, out of the northwest pulling down that cool air. the wind will be diminishing tonight and that will really allow temperatures to plumet. currently in philadelphia it is 56 degrees, allentown 51. trenton 52. millville 59.

wilmington 57. and dover 60 degrees. today's high only in the 60's, yesterday we were in the upper 80's and now we're looking at temperatures of 21 degrees colder then this time last night. allentown 14 degrees colder. in wildwood 22 degrees colder. factor in the breeze. it feels cooler then that. satellite six with action radar showing any cloud up ahead, are beginning to fall apart, and the clear skies diminishing wind, means temperatures will be dropping down in the 40's for overnight lows and day planner showing thaw we have a quick recovery. in the morning it will be chilly a at 8:00. 54 degrees. but by 11:63. by 2:69. and by 5:00, 62 degrees. we don't have a cloud at all. bright blue skies. wall will to wall sunshine tomorrow. chilly in the morning but by the a afternoon seasonal, 73 degrees. that is where we should this be time of the year with the double barreled high pressure. and then on friday this high pressure begins to move off the eastern seaboard, a warm

front moves in. this will bring us some cloud as we head through the afternoon, it warms up to 76 degrees and behind this warm front in the weekend we will tap in the wind out of the southwest and it will be warmer, more humid temperatures in the 80's and it will be unsettled with a few showers and thunderstorms. so the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast a spring beauty tomorrow, 73 degrees, after morning temperatures in the 40's. so get rid of the jacket the by the afternoon and wind will be calmer than today, it will feel good. friday sun giving way to high clouds with a high of 76 degrees. saturday which is when we get in the muggy air mass, warm, 85 degrees, we could have a few showers in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon. future tracker showing at 5:00 that activity up to the north and west of philadelphia. the not everyone will see the storms, those who do be happy because we do need the rain. on sunday warm with the lingering thunderstorm possible. 84 degrees.

temperatures dropping back down to 77 degrees, on monday, tuesday a cold front will bring us more scattered thunderstorms, 78 degrees. and then wednesday, we have a repeat performance of tomorrow sunny low humidity, very nice with a high of 73 degrees. you will definitely want your jacket tomorrow morning with overnight lows dropping down in the 40's. >> thanks, cecily. this was a special prom night in university city in philadelphia. this was ninth annual patient prom, at children's hospital. the youngsters dressed in their best gowns and suits for a night of tansing on hand tonight, four year-old connor hardly who is battling leukemia.

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phillies trying to stop a losing streak, here's ducis rodgers. >> they have lost four in a row. phillies have had rough starts, they have stumbled out of the gate from time to time. tonight against pittsburgh they needed a win to avoid matching their worst start in some 54 years. cole hamels on the mound he gets 1.84 runs per game support. he needs to be perfect.

hamels strikes out nine batters over seven innings. just one walk. fifth inning he runs into a little bit of trouble. andrew, he is having a good series, drives in two. two to nothing pittsburgh. phillies respond in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own. they take the lead on the freddie galvis double to right. carlos ruiz scores. three -two. ninth inning, john than papelbon makes a mess. man on third jord i mercer, hits to it right. don't test jeff francoeur's arm. perfect throw by the man they called frenchy, he gets him to end the game. phillies win three-two. pap he will will one's 113th save a as a philly. he is the all time leader. >> there is one way to do it, and that is the the way to do it. get out in an exciting way but i have always said a closer is nobody without the people in front of him. we have something special for

frenchy, yeah. >> a big fat porterhouse. >> yeah. >> that is even better than a porterhouse. >> last night train derailment has had a profound effect on the professional athletes in our community. when mark sanchez and connor barwin saw these pictures they took it upon themselves to wrist it victims at temple university hospital last night. >> we met a incredible woman and her story of the adrenaline that took over her and her jumping from one of the trains was unbelievable. she was a six five-year old would man who had a bunch of fractures. that was incredible. then to meet the the whole team of people that took care of them that came together and really made that hospital a special place last night. still ahead an indy car driver is one lucky man tonight. we will show you why. plus former eagles quarterback said deflate gate might not be

the first time paths did some funny business with footballs.

well, tom brady has until tomorrow to file his appeal, by all indications he plans to do so. monday patriots quarterback was suspend ed four games for his role in deflate gate. former eagles qb ay feelly says in a game against paths a few years ago when new balls were mandatory he had a sense something was amidst, that the footballs new england was playing with. >> i noticed that somehow the beat up ball, the the ball boy was getting thrown in on offense for new england. when we were on offense orange brand new balls, was getting thrown in there. i made note. i said something to the ball boy and gave me a smirk. >> finally tonight elliott castro neff is escaped serious injury today.

his car exits turn one. air gets underneath, and then, he is airborne. unbelievable, take another look from inside, his car. once again the three time indy 500 winner is left uninjured and able to walk away from that incident. that is sports. >> those guys are nuts. >> they are but technology is incredible that keeps them safe. jimmy kimmel is live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest tonight elizabeth banks mark maron and music from earl sweat shirt, hold on this is a big one, featuring bad, bad not good, "action news" continues at the 4:30. for "action news" i'm jim gardner, good night.

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