>> he is a kind family man and we have suffered a tremendous loss today. >> the wife of a big bank vice president speaks out for the first time since learning he is among the victims. deadly amtrak derailment. >> had such a system been installed in a section of track this accident would not have occurred. >> as stunning admission from federal officials, we have the latest information on the investigation into the railway disaster and what might have caused it. >> good morning everyone, 5:30, weather and traffic with david and karen. >> reporter: we are off to a cool start the clouds are clearing out. you can see the overnight cloud cover evaporating with the aid of high pressure buildings in. 50 degrees in philadelphia. in allentown you're only at 42. 48 in reading, 47 in trenton. low 50s down the shore. as we head out to catch the

school bus between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., a light jacket not a bad idea. the winds are not as strong as yesterday, but we're looking at numbers in the upper 0 40s and mid 60s between 6 and 8:00 a.m. 54 by 8:00 a.m. things improve this afternoon. 66 by noon, 72 by 3:00 p.m. the high late in the day, 73 around 3:30 or 4:00 before dipping back to 71 degrees by 6:00 p.m. the pollen count is not as high as early in the week. we're still running medium high that will continue straight into the weekend despite the fact that the temperatures rise and the humidity rises on saturday. we'll talk about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, for now we have problems on the rails. >> reporter: it's the second morning we have no service on the northeast corridor between philadelphia and new york city, elsewhere they are running on a modified scheduled. you can get to new york if you get to trenton and use new jersey transit to take trenton to new york city they are

honoring that, the atlantic city rail line shuttle busing it's not running. patco is honoring atlantic city rail line tickets as well as amtrak to help people and offering other options. the market frank for line making all symptoms. there's no service with trenton september's trenton line remains cancel -- septa's trenton line remains canceled. the airport line is cancel because of single track issues. the accident cam was on the scene a head-on collision four people injured here, you can see the number of emergency workers the wreckage showing the severity of the accident. they have shut down welsh road between alburger avenue stick to

bloomfield or red lion. grueling effort to removed the mangled amtrak cars from the frankford junction site while officials look at the mann at the controls when the train hit the curve at high speed. katherine scott is live at the scene in port richmond. >> reporter: you can see the police barricades in the neighborhood. crews on the scene throughout the night. we we know that the train was going twice the speed limit. we're learning more about the engineer in tuesday night's amtrak wreck that killed 7 people and injured 200. sources have identified. as 32-year-old brandon bostian of queens new york city, the train was going 106 miles per hour as it approached the curve that has a 50-mile an hour speed

limit. >> moments before the derailment, the train was placed into engineer induced breaking. >> reporter: but the ntsb said hitting the emergency brakes only slowed the train to 102. this surveillance footage captured the train speeghtd at the top of the -- speeding at the top of the screen seconds later you see bright flashes of light as the power lines came down. bostian has refused to talk to investigators. he's been an engineer with amtrak since 2010 and conductor priority that he perceives vowsly worked as a clerk for target. his lawyer said he doesn't remember what happened. >> he was pulling into speed restricted track on speed restricted track and the next thing he recalls is waking up and looking for his cell phone. >> reporter: ntsb said bostian has been through a traumatic event, but what they are doing is waiting a day or so before

they interview him. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia d.a. seth williams spoke about the derailment. he said investigators will have his full cooperation when it comes to deciding if criminal charges should be filed. >> you have to have probably cause and approve beyond a reasonable doubt it wasn't just negligence, but a higher standard to approve someone is responsible for the loss of life. several of the victims have tearntion looking into -- attorneyses looking into the possibility of civil case. rachel jacobs was the ceo of a start up tech company.

wells fargo abid gilani his wife spoke publicly about her loss for the first time last night. >> very tragic day very sad day for many people. a lot of people use amtrak, it's a big tragedy. >> the family of bob guildersleeve said the maryland native is still unaccounted. the they are circulating his photo yesterday they hope torched him alive. ntsb said technology exists right now that automatically slows down speeding train cars. it had not been installed at frankford junction just yet. the posted speed limit along the route 80 miles per hour. at the curve where it crashed the speed limit is 50, officials say the train was trying to take the curve that way going 106. the hitech system would have determined the right speed ahead

of time and made the correction. the system is installed throughout most of the northeast corridor for amtrak, this section was due to the upgrade later this year. >> based on what we know right now we feel that had such a system been installed in this section of track this accident would not have occurred. >> other transportation officials suggest that amtrak should consider seat belts. the latest bill to boost amtrak funding failed in a house committee yesterday ranking members want to see the results of investigation to died whether to change their vote. the federal railroad administration has found commuter trains are among the safest form of travel. we found stats on amtrak, septa and new jersey transit nobody was killed in a train accident in philadelphia up until tuesday. 35 people have been hurt from the beginning of 2006 through member of this year.

there have been 77 accidents over that time in the city. the main cause was a mechanical or equipment problem followed by something wrong with the tracks, human error was the third reason. our coverage of the derailment will continue throughout the morning and later editions of "action news." you can find photos at 6abc.com. >> all right david you might grab the jacket, but you won't need it later. >> reporter: it will warm up this afternoon, but for now cool. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry. looking outside you may see the cameras jiggling just a bit. we have winds in the teens but in general we're looking at lessor winds than what we had yesterday. temperatures 50 in philadelphia, the winds are out of the north at 14. a lot of you looking at single digit winds and calm winds in reading. 3 in allentown, that's hardly

anything at all. 14 an anomaly in philadelphia. that will be dropping off as the day goes on. clouds did filter into the picture and now they are evaporating. 54 degrees by 8:00. 64 by 11:00 a.m., a good morning to go out for a run or exercise. maybe give rover a walk. 73 is the high today, i think we hit that later in the afternoon 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. 72 by 5:00 p.m. very pleasant low humidity winds on the light side this afternoon. high temperatures across the from the shore everybody looking at the low 70s. atlantic city, 68 on the peninsula in cape may county, 66 degrees in cape may itself. pleasant conditions, though. 1:05 daytime baseball action. 69 degrees for the first pitch. 73 in the 9th inning. a nice day for baseball you want

to use the sunscreen because there will be a lot of sun out there. tomorrow a warm front off to the north and beneath 76 degrees, tomorrow looks like we're mainly dry high clouds around, nighttime up close to the front in the northern suburbs you might see a shower. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 73 sunny and nice today partly sunny, 76 and darn nice tomorrow. high of 85 degrees with the warm front to the north, cold front from the west, we'll get more humidity into play. it will be stickier in the afternoon or evening there's a chance of spotty pop-up thunderstorms. most of the time it will be dry. i will not cancel my outdoor plans, i would have an outplan in case you're outdoors and thunderstorm pops up in a half-hour or 45 minutes. warm with a very spotty thunderstorm on sunday, again mainly dry, looks like we're back to the dry conditions completely by monday. cooling down on monday. >> 5:40 we have new video of a

crash and grab out west, brazen bandits use an suv to make their way into a department store. >> 6abc, celebrates exceptional high school seniors. we have the best. class 1015. >> reporter: spring garden eastbound traffic heading toward center city. you're clear and dry and we'll take you to chadds ford, when "action news" comes right back.

welcome back on this thursday morning beautiful, a little cold start to your day here, 5:44 yes it is mid may and the temperature is 51 degrees right now. >> you've got that bad accident on the big board. >> reporter: it's such a horrible scene the action cam was on the scene, you can see the severity of the accident. a number of emergency workers involved, a held on collision four people injured. welsh road is shut down between alburger street and alston stick to bloomfield. we have a disabled vehicle at byberry road meadow lark drive montgomery county. we have an accident, overturned tractor-trailer, it shut down the turnpike at 9:00 p.m. and didn't reopen until # p.m. no problems on the turnpike between fort washington and

willow grove. looking good right there. i promised you a live look in chadds ford here it is delaware county checking out route 1 baltimore pike, 202 no problems light volume clear conditions, no weather-related problems, it's a nice start to the day sun glare later with bright sunshine. 52 in allentown. 49 in millville. cooler than yesterday, in some spots as inasmuch as 4 degrees cooler. >> a trio of bandits are on the run after backing a jeep at a bloomingdales. police located the vehicle on the street. the theives were long gone along with all the loot. new on "action news," a massachusetts father desperately called 911 from a commuter train

trying to get police to his young child. >> i left my one-year-old baby in my suv this morning. >> the man was heading toward boston when he remembered he left his young child lock in the suv. he dropped off one child first and the second one before jumping on the train himself. he forget the second sleeping child a baby girl. first responders located the baby girl she was unharmed. the father said it was one of the worst days of his life. well, it's time for high school graduations which of course it's time for best of the class. matt and i hosted the celebration across the delaware valley here's what they had to say about their future plans. how do they plan to change the world? i think you need to change at the smallest level i hope to be a doctor and help the community. >> i would like to find a cure

for autism. >> i hope to have a career in biomillion -- biomedical engineering. >> we want to specialize in pediatrics went to open up a clinic for the families who are less fortunate and don't have health insurance. >> i want to work for nasa and study black holes and unravel the mystery and give back to the scientific community and go down into history for something amazing. >> really impressive group of students hear from them on saturday at 7:00 p.m. we had a kick doing because they are such great kids. >> a nursing student is suing her university because she failed a required course twice. the search continues for a

u.s. marine helicopter while delivering disaster aid in nepal. >> reporter: chilly this morning, a jacket not a bad idea for the kids, but this afternoon looks great, i'll have the area temperatures and day planner forecast coming up next.

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airport. road conditions in good shape clear and dry. if you're taking the train airport line 20 minutes delays because of single tracking it's causing a problem this morning. the trenton line, of course, remains suspended because of derailment. the west trenton line added extra service to accommodate the passengers. and check delays with the trenton west -- chestnut hill line. >> reporter: 43 in coatsville, 43 in quakertown and closer to 50 in chester and philadelphia. south jersey, mid to upper 40s and low 50s down the shore, 47 in smyrna, delaware. again, these numbers settling about now and turning around and going up the next hour or two. 59 degrees in philadelphia. 9:00 a.m. for example all the way up to 66 by noon. 72 by 3:00 p.m. nice afternoon a high of 73

around 3:30, 4:00 p.m. sunshine, and less wind. >> the search continues for a u.s. marine helicopter that was delivering disaster aid in nepal. it disappeared after tuesday's earthquake. the earthquake triggered two landslides in tibet. it blocked roads and people are told to leave builds that could clams. an nypd officer shot a masked man wanted for hitting several people with a hammer in the manhattan. the man was caught swiping the man with a hammer, else the same man who attacked four people on monday. >> a pennsylvania college

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traffic stop that took a terrible turn. when the patrolman asked brandon adams to take the keels out of the i go -- keys out the ignition and step out of the car, he took off dragging the police officer, he is still on the run. a teenager and her soldier boyfriend stabbed her mother killing her she has charged as an adult with homicide and criminal conspiracy. authorities say the teen wanted her mom dead because she was trying to break up her relationship with barns. pennsylvania nursing student who keeps failing a required course said it's not her fault. she is attends miss --

misericordia university. she has anxiety condition and needs time to finish the exam. because the university would not allow that she has filed suit for discrimination. >> what i need is someone to get to the grocery store and bring me food because i need to eat something. >> clearance blackman dialed up the dispatcher, the 81-year-old home bound veteran returned to his house after months in the hospital, with no food in the pantry and no way to get some. social services has stepped in to help blackman. he asked that all the donations go to the salvation army so they can help others. the federal investigation into the deadly amtrak derailment is underway. the focus is on the man in command when the train lost control. >> the crash has a critical

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good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, may 14. here's what's happening. >> as crews continue the pains taking process of clearing the toppled train cars we're learning more about the man at the controls at the time of the crash. >> 7 people are dead we'll have more on our coverage this morning. >> let's go over to david