>> we are following several developing stories on this friday, may 15. amtrak ceo re0 leased a statement overnight on the deadly train derailment that left 8 people dead. >> tragic new developments in the shooting that erupted in the olney section of philadelphia. >> abc news exclusive bill cosby breaks his silence the comedian sits down for a full interview since assault claims surfaced last year. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers for a look at weather and traffic.

>> reporter: yesterday, sunny and gorgeous, high clouds build in. you can see it on satellite. you can get sun an clouds, 55 degrees off to a cool start in the city. 50 in trenton. 48 in reading the mid 50s down the shore. heading out to catch the school bus looks like it will be on the cool side. winds not that strong similar to yesterday. 52 by 6:00. 58 degrees by 8:00 a.m. high clouds cool conditions. going through the day 58 degrees by 8:00 a.m. on the storm tracker 6 live app at noon we're up to a comfortable 69. 76 will be the high at 3:00 p.m. before we dip to 61 degrees by 6:00 a.m. the pollen count expected to run in the medium high range. at the same time we're looking at the return of higher temperatures and higher humidity maybe a couple of thunderstorms over the weekend karen i'll have all that coming up in the seven day.

>> reporter: all right dave, we see the flashing lights in bucks county we have an accident route 1 maple avenue. you see the traffic getting by, but we have light volume here. we have another fire location in lower gwynedd township montgomery county, watch for crews on the scene at norristown road at tennis avenue. we warned you about kelly drive shutting down yesterday. now it's closed between strawberry mansion drive and fountain green drive it's the regatta. we have cancellations on amtrak between philadelphia and new york city, no service they are now saying until early next week. they expect to resume some service on monday and full service on tuesday the rest of amtrak and the northeast corridor operating on a modified

schedule. we have a statement from ceo of amtrak. amtrak takes full responsibility and deeply apologizes for our role in this tragic event. the engineer at the helm of the train agrees to share his side of the story. katherine scott is live near the derailment scene in port richmond with more on that. >> reporter: good morning, tam ntsb has cleared the scene for their part of the work on site there's off-site work to do. they will be examining the locomotive, and questioning the engineer, a lot of work left to do here, still trying to determine what caused the crash. this exclusive video shows the train moments before the crash. federal investigators say it was speeding up from 70 to more than

100 when it should have been slowing down. the engineer applied the brake before the curve. >> seconds into the turn we could see the train tilting approximately ten degrees to the right and then the recording went blank. >> so far investigators have not found problems with the track, signals or locomotive. 32 engineer brandon bostonnian was in the -- bostian was at the helm. on the led screen a speedometer that would tell him how fast he was going and a red handled train brake. there are no signs warning engineers to reduce speeds ahead like you see on the roads. >> there is no sign on the tracks it's part of the engineer's qualification that

they are supposed to to know. >> reporter: the attorney for the engineer said he disrnt remember the crash -- he does not remember the crash. he has had concerns about train safety for a while, coming up at 5:00 a.m. you'll here some of them. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we know now the names of all 8 people killed on the train. 47-year-old laura finnimore was returning to new york from a memory service. jim gains associated press, abid gilani, bob guildersleeve bob griffette -- was a college seen, and justin zemser was on the train, a navel academy mid shipman. cruise are removing the wreckage

to a site in delaware. >> two democratic lawmakers in new jersey will make a call for more funding for railroad safety. u.s. senators bob menendez and corey booker will hold a press conference in newark. on wednesday a house appropriations committee voted to cut the amtrak budget. john boehner said this week's crash was not caused by a lack of federal funds. our coverage of the train derailment continues online at 6abc.com follow the the latest on the ntsb investigation and read about the victims of the tragedy. >> fire forced four people out of their home, the action cam was in voorhees township. the fire is under control.

crews do not know what started it. >> we have brand new details on a shooting in philadelphia. police told "action news" overnight that it was a deadly ambush. it happened in olney last night. witnesses tell police the 50-year-old victim was sitting on the front steps of the neighbor's house the suspect ran out and fired three shots at close range. the man died at the hospital overnight. police do not know who shot him. 6 drug officers were cleared in a corruption case. they are cooled of stealing drug money and beating suspects. the defense lawyers attacked the credibility of the witnesses. they will begin afternoon tryings to get their jobs back. department of

transportation is raising the limit along the stretch of i-95 from 55 miles per hour to 65 in both directions. it applies to the area between the maryland state line and i-495 split. signs undergo changes on monday and should be completed by thursday. president obama will visit camden on monday and meet with camden county police about their efforts to forge better relationships with the community. the federal government recently designated the city as 8 promise zones. it's to reduce crimes and improve public health and boost the local economy. >> comedian bill cosby is talking about the alleged sex scandal that exploded last year. lindsey davis what he would say about the sex allegations brought on by two dozen women. >> i am prepared to tell this young person, the truth about

life. i'm not sure that they will come like that, i think that many of them say well, you're a hypocrite. >> i'm not even sure what that means, see the full interview on "good morning america." "g.m.a." starts on "action news" at 7:00. a lot of people will be looking forward to seeing a fuller airing of what he had to say. >> you'll see more stories you didn't see last night including the overnight developments of the helicopter that went missing in nepal. a daring rescue on the tennessee riverbank. david. >> reporter: we have jackets on the kids, but another shorts and ts afternoon ahead. what about the weekend call? we'll have in a in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast ahead.

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at his home in las vegas. he was inducted into the blues foundation hall of fame. he was awarded his 15th grammy in 2009. he started showing signs of his age after leaving with decades of diabetes. there was no one else like him. >> reporter: he was a string of blues clubs. >> one of the best blues guitarists of all times. >> reporter: what a life. as we look outside, we have sky 6 at the airport the camera not overall active, bouncing around a whole lot because we don't have an overabundance of wind out there. similarly cool like yesterday morning. 55 degrees, the winds out of the

south/southwest. we have cloud cover spilling through. it looks worse than it appears the clouds are high and thin and enough to allow the sunshine through. nonetheless it will not be that bright crystal blue sky we had yesterday. we are in for a nice warm afternoon, a few degrees better than yesterday. we'll be dipping back to 73 by 5:00 p.m. high temperatures no matter to south. allentown, # -- 77. reading, #. 70 in came make up a65 in atlantic city. diamonds in town with the phillies. of a very pleasant night for phillies baseball. and if you want to fire up the barbecue after work, high clouds pleasant, 73 by

5:00 p.m., and 70 at 7:00 p.m. a nice night for a back grader barbecue. as we look at the weekend it's a repeat of last weekend we have a big ridge building toward the east. we'll get into the mid 80s, it will get increasingly humid with a bermuda high pressure center setting up off the coast. there's a chance of a pop-up thunderstorm saturday and sunday but neither day looks like a washout. saturday and sunday, highs in the 80s, 85 on saturday, 88 on sunday both days spotty thunderstorm possible. hopefully dry are to the phillies contest this weekend and and the union sunday evening. cooler monday, 75 degrees, if we see any rain it probably isn't until night. tuesday, spotty thunderstorm, 76 degrees is the high there like the weekend it will be spotty stuff and probably not

super pronounced through the afternoon and evening. wednesday, the sun comes back, cooling back down to 72 degrees, thursday, mix of clouds and 74. i guess the big story this weekend is the return of warmth and humidity. not as much thunderstorms i wouldn't cancel your plans but keep an eye on your storm tracker 6 live app on your smart phone and have a plan to get inside. >> a helicopter spotted the wreckage of the missing u.s. marine chopper was found in nepal. they were on a rescue and relief mission following the second earthquake that hit northeast of katmandu. this is dramatic video showing a 19-year-old man spending a relaxing day on a riverbank and ending up jumping into the water saving a man's

life. he had a a gopro strapped to his chest and started recording. he noticed an elderly man splashing in the water he jumped in and pulled the man to shore. the man was in the seriously injured. when you see a scene like this you imagine there will be lawsuits and payouts for the victims of the amtrak train derailment they will be limited. amtrak's legal liability is limited to over $200 million. that's from an attorney who represents train crash victims. due to the cap the survivors and relative of those who were killed are likely going to see a smaller payout than they would in other situations. the cap was put in place by congress. apple warms anyone can hold down the power button and erase the data on the watch it doesn't have the kill switch technology which would let the owner

disabled the watch remotely. stock also snapped a three day losing streak, the dow opened at a record high and futures are pointing to a higher open. cue on this, researchers say our attention span has dropped to 8 seconds that is shorter than the attention span of a gold fish, if you ever a young child and you're saying focus, doesn't sound good for us. >> it was 12 seconds in 2000, 12 to 8 is a big drop. chaos in the nation's capitol. the secret service had to lockdown the white house for several hours. a

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another rent for congestion in south philadelphia. kelly drive is shut down starting yesterday it lasts until saturday between strawberry mansion drive and fountain green drive stick to mlk or the schuylkill expressway. here's the change today as far as the effect of the derailment on mass transit. the atlantic city rail line expected to resume service between 0th street and pennsauken. that's better news for people traveling. the river line honoring amtrak tickets. the market frankford line is back to normal with express trains once again matt. >> four people were found dead in a house fire that broke out in an up scale washington, d.c. neighborhood. the investigators have not confirmed the identity of 3 adults and child. they are calling the blaze

suspicious. the secret service detained a man who tried to fly a remote control drone over the fence. after the drone was spotted 100 feet in the air the park was evacuated and the white house put in lockdown. officials say the president was never in any danger, he actually wasn't in washington. >> jury deliberations will resume in the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial. the jury which is putting dzhokhar tsarnaev to death asked the judge to questions first aiding and abetting and conspiracy concepts. the jury quals asked how to fill out a -- the jury was asked how they should fill out a portion of the verdict slip. a train hits a tractor-trailer stuck on the railroad lines in florida. a woman posts an add on

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>> the georgia educator who was caught on camera calling out all the black people for leaving a graduation ceremony has been fired. it prompted cries as graduates stormed offment stage. it started when she began dismissing the crowds and realized she needed to bring you mean valedictorian up for a

speech. a woman put her husband up for sale after he forgot mothers kay. he eventually offered his wife an apology, it appears she'll keep him for he, fortunately for now. spike lee is squashing rumors swirling around the up coming film playing in chicago. it compares chicago violence to the war zone of iraq. he said it's about hope, peace and justice and taking ownership of the problem. he said it will resonate in other major cities throughout america, as well. there's no word when the movie will be released. 4:57. new evidence from the amtrak scene in philadelphia has investigators focused on why the train sped up before impact. >> new research find a firm

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>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., friday, may 15. here's what's happening. a new question emerges in the amtrak train derailment. whiles the train accelerating as it was supposed to be slowing down. ment -- the first lawsuit aimed at amtrak has been filed. >> we'll have a few showers and thunderstorms this weekend. >> going to be make for an interesting weekend, karen rogers has the commute. >> reporter: ahead of that we have a nice day. we have high clouds spilling into the area this morning. these with high and thin enough to allow peeks of sunshine, it won't be that bright blue sky you had yesterday. 55 degrees, in allentown, mid 40s, 47 in reading. 52 in wilmington. 45 in millville.