marcy gonzales, abc 7 news. larry: thousands of bikers are in the area for the annual rolling thunder rally. it is aimed at drawing attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. on sunday, the bikers will take part in an annual ride from the pentagon to and around the national mall. that brings us to our forecast for the weekend. eileen whelan is here. whether you are a local or a visitor, it is a fantastic forecast. eileen: it is all around. we don't always get this on memorial weekend, but we are started off right. a look at the beach -- you going? larry: i am not, unfortunately. eileen: well, just envision us there. it is beautiful and going to be that way all weekend line. water temperatures are a little bit cool. if you are a brave soul, more power to you. temperatures in the lower 60's as you get to the northern beaches, a little warmer in the outer banks, where water temperatures are around 70. lots of sunshine expected through the upcoming weekend. a little cooler on the shore. 67 tomorrow.

and marci thanks.he northeast deals with wet weather on this tuesday, the south plains unfortunately dealing with more soaking showers and thunderstorms. this is a huge concern because we've had a lot of rain already. so flooding woes unfortunately continue. south of dallas on tuesday and later on tuesday night, this entire mass lifts its way back to the north. the remainder of the southeast dodging some downpours, as well. with travel delays. t.j. and marci, back to you. >> justin, thank you. the police chief in garland, texas is defending his handling of security at that draw the prophet muhammad event. the fbi had indicated it sent a bulletin about one of the men killed at the event elton simpson but the chief says he never saw such a bulletin and it wouldn't have changed anything even if he had. simpson and nadir soofi were killed after opening fire. a memorial held in mississippi for two police officers who were gunned down on saturday during a traffic stop. nearly 1,000 people gathered to remembe

and marci, thanks and good morning. the worst of the worst weather across the deep south and western tennessee valley. that's later on this afternoon. they get hard-hit cities like austin and houston and dallas and oklahoma city. you're not going to be so much in that area. we're very concerned about the western tennessee valley for additional flash flooding and some severe weather. not a high risk for forte fortornadoes. but likely rain. it will be heating up in the east. later today and wednesday, real-feel temperatures into the mid and upper 90s. and some of the worst of the weather back into the central plains. t.j. and marci, back to you. >>> in florida, dangerous rip currents are surging and deadly. at least three people lost their lives to the waves along florida's coast over the weekend. life guards rescued hundreds more. beach conditions this memorial day week end were some of the worst they have seen in two decades. rip current warnings are in effect again today. >>> breaking news out of iraq this morning. the

tj and marci, back to you. >> thank you.ort lauderdale beach turned terrifying when a waterspout sent a bounce house fly. onlookers watched in horror as it first rolled and then you see it right there lifting into the air. three children were inside at the time. fortunately, they were tossed out before the bounce house went airborne. >> i dred it for the children that were on it. my heart sunk when i saw it go up into the air thinking of how many children got hurt. >> all three children were taken to the hospital. two were treated for minor fractures and released. the third is in stable condition and being held for observation. >> stay in florida. dangerous rip currents surging have become deadly now. three people died in separate incidents along the eastern coast. lifeguards rescued more than 500 people in the past 24 hours over the holiday weekend, those lifeguards report beach conditions this weekend are some of the worst they've seen in some 20 years. >> a settlement between the city of cleveland and the justice departme

." >> i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> welcome back to marci gonzalez gonzalez.nk you for stepping in for reena who is under the weather right now. >> i'm t.j. holmes. we want to start with these violent storms devastating the southern plains, dangerous flash floods and some nasty tornadoes claiming as many as six lives. >> at least 12 people missing in texas after a swollen river swept away a vacation home with three families inside. and a mexican border town is in shambles, torn apart by a tornado that killed 13 people and ripped april baby from its mother's arms. our coverage begins with abc's phillip mena. >> millions under threat from tornadoes, high winds and more catastrophic flooding. on the texas/mexico border, just two miles from the u.s. air force base, a tornado tossing cars upright, flipping school buses, residents picking through the rubble. further north in texas, a state of emergency. >> you cannot candy coat it. it's absolutely massive. >> reporter: a man inside this suv no match for the rushing floodwaters outside san antonio. >> here we go, her

marcy gonzales, abc seven news. jummy: to, -- tocata's airbag recall is the biggest in u.s. history. it is affecting 11 of the world's top automakers. they believe that moisture in high humidity areas is getting into the canisters and causing strong explosions. testing is being done on new canisters but it could be years before they are determined to be safe in the long run. >> the test will ensure that the final inflator is safe. jummy: at least five americans have already died from these airbags. there could be more fines and penalties as the government continues its investigation. coming up. noon, 3500 passengers waiting for a cruise ship inspection after it ran aground in the caribbean. what did the cruise line say went wrong? the race to contain an oil spill on the west coast, how to thousands of gallons of oil wind up in the pacific? less a project underway right now in montgomery county to help formerly homeless children. keep your umbrellas handy narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's

and marci, thank you and good morning. while the northeast deals with wet weather on this tuesday, the south plains, unfortunately, dealing with some more soaking showers and thunderstorms. this is a huge concern. we have had a lot of rain already. so flooding woes, unfortunately, continue. south of dallas on tuesday. and then later on tuesday night, this entire mass lists its way back to the north. the remainder of the southeast dodging downpours as well. with big travel delays. t.j. and marci, back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> breaking overnight, a shooting near the university of california santa barbara triggered a lockdown on dorms and residences. police found three injured men in the isla vista neighborhood. one is believed to be a suspect. another man took off in a white sedan. the shootings are an eerie reminder of a deadly rampage there last may when elliot rodger killed six people and then himself. >>> george zimmerman, acquitted in the death of trayvon martin, now involved in another shooting. he was apparen

and marci, thanks and good morning. the worst of the worst weather occurring over the deep south and also the western tennessee valley. that's later on this afternoon. they get hard-hit cities like austin and houston and dallas and oklahoma city you're not going to be so much in that area. we're very concerned about the western tennessee valley for additional flash flooding and some severe weather. not a high risk for for tornadoes. but there will be likely damaging winds and large hail. spotty thunderstorms across the northeast. but it is going to be heating up. that's the big story here. later today and wednesday, real-feel temperatures into the mid and upper 90s. and some of the worst of the weather back into the central plains late week. t.j. and marci, back to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. >>> in florida, dangerous rip currents are surging and deadly. at least three people lost their lives to the waves along florida's coast over the weekend. lifeguards rescued hundreds more. those lifeguards report that bea

marci? t.j.? >> paul thank you so much. >>> things still not quite back to normal at a nuclear power plant 30 miles north of new york city after a fire and then an oil spill. a cleanup effort is under way on the hudson river. the oil spill caused by a transformer fire at the indian power nuclear plant. no danger and no radio active material was released in the fire or the leak. >>> turning to the deadly attack on two police officers in hatties hattiesburg, mississippi. four suspects due in court today. two officers were gunned down in a traffic stop. the first officers in hattiesburg gowned down in the line of duty in more than three decades. >> two family members of our community have fallen. >> dean was a 34-year-old married father of two and a decorated officer of the year. tate was a 25-year-old rookie who had a life long dream of joining the force. >>> former president jimmy carter has returned to the u.s. after not feeling well after aduring a trip to south america ka. he went to guayana on

i'm marci gonzalez.nan is on assignment. >> yes, and hello to you once again. >> marci is going to be here with us all week. marci is going to be here with us all week. >> great to be here. >> i'm t.j. holmes. deflategate, the punishment is in for arguably the biggest superstar in the nfl. quarterback tom brady. he got punishment and the new england patriots being punished. his agent saying there will be an appeal of brady's four-game suspension. >> the $1 million fine matches the largest fine ever handed down by the league. more now from abc's ryan smith. >> tom brady, sacked, suspended for four games without pay. >> $1 million fine and the potential, what was it, the draft loss too? i mean, they're trying to make an example. it's really not fair. >> i love the team and i love the sport. but the league as a whole is a joke. >> reporter: the nfl telling the four-time super bowl winner your actions clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional

marci? t.j.? >> thank you so much. >>> more on those who lost their lives during what was supposed to be a routine train ride. >> husbands, dads, wives, a mom. a bright young college student who dreamed of becoming a navy s.e.a.l. we get more now from abc's david wright. >> reporter: their stories are heart-wrenching. among them, justin zemser. two months past his 20th birthday. his mom's pride and joy. >> he was his high school valedictorian and was just finishing up his second year as midshipman at the united states naval academy. >> reporter: he played football for navy, wide receiver. and was headed home to rockaway beach at the end of the school year. his journey home ended here. 39-year-old rachel jacobs texted her husband at 8:45 saying she had just caught the train. it was the last message he'll ever get from her. she was ceo of a philadelphia tech startup. commuting from her home in new york. 49-year-old jim gaines worked for the associated press doing digital video. voted a.p.'s geek of

marci? t.j.? >> paul, thank you so much. >>> happening right now things still not quite back to normal at a nuclear power plant 30 miles north of new york city after a fire and then oil spill. a cleanup is under way in the hudson river as thousands of gallons of oil leaked into the water. the oil spill caused by a transformer fire at the indian power nuclear plant. officials at the plant say there was never any danger and no radioactive material was released in the fire or the leak. >>> turning to the deadly attack on two police officers in hattiesburg, mississippi. four suspects due in court today. two of them charged with capital murder. officers benjamin deen and liquori tate were gunned down in a traffic stop on saturday. the first officers in hattiesburg killed in the line of duty in more than three decades. >> family member in our community. two family members of our community have fallen. and we need to grieve with them and pray with them and for them. >> deen was a 34-year-old married fath

i'm marci gonzalez.

marci, t.j.? much. >>> four people are due in a mississippi courtroom, charged in the connection of the fatal shooting of two police officers. hattiesburg officers benjamin deen and liquori tate were gunned down sunday night. it started out as a routine traffic stop. police picked up four suspects including a man and woman, charged with capital murder. these were the first officers to die in the line of duty in hattiesburg in 30 years. >>> former president jimmy carter returned early from a foreign trip after not feeling well. mr. carter had been in the south american country of guyana to observe today's elections. there were no other details released about his health. mr. carter is 90 years old. >>> cleanup is underway in new york's hudson river after an oil spill. thousands of gallons of oil leaked into the river after a transformer fire at the indian point nuclear plant. this is just north of new york city. the head of the state department of environmental protection said measures were taken to

good morning. >> good morning to you too, t.j., marci.hat will continue to happen through the midweek, the jet stream positions itself perfectly between the cold and moist air to the south. to the south, a classic storm setup with the warmer and cold front coming in behind it causing the thunderstorms to kick off. on the other side, who invited jack frost to the party? no kidding. in the midst of may, watching out for widespread frost and freeze to occur reaching into minnesota and to the dakotas even just starting to nip the northeastern corner of nebraska and that cold air will change ow how it feels and combine that with the low pressure system with counter clockwise rotation, possibly giving us a couple of morning snow showers. marci, t.j. >> paul, yes, who invited jack frost to the party? paul, thank you so much. want to turn now to our exclusive interview with elian gonzales. remember that name? he made headlines nearly 16 years ago just as a little boy. he's a grown man now. back then he was just rescued off the coast of south flor

marcy: controversial dÉjÀ vu for fifa.oday, the organization's president was re-elected. >> let's go fifa. >> let's go fifa! thank you. thank you so much. marcy: sepp blatter who was not among the executives indicted on the federal corruption charges this week winning out against prince ali of jordan who withdrew before it went to a second vote. blatter promising to restore fifa reputation. >> i'm not perfect. nobody is perfect. we can do a good job together i'm sure. marcy: the vote happening after a bomb threat led to the temporary evacuation of one part of the fifa conference in switzerland. and demonstrators gathered outside protesting against blatter who some feel should take part of the game for the year of corruption under his watch. he has run the organization for 17 years nearly the entire time the f.b.i. and the justice department say the fifa executives took more than $150 million in bribes which they claim determined in part were world cup would be held. of sepp blatter accept's victory was announced some of th

. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. here's some of the headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." extreme weather, severe storms triggered evacuations and rescues across the middle of the country dumping inches of rain softball sized hail and spawning dozens of tornados. stay tuned for the latest from accuweather. >> deadly biker brawl. gunfire erupts between rival motorcycle gangs in waco texas. leaving nine dead. people forced to run for cover. at least 100 gang members have been detains. >> the driver of this casino bus made a wrong turn in gary, indiana. the road was under construction. he was the only one aboard and it took an hour to rescue him. he is expected to survive. but you can see the bus was badly damaged. >> the night belonged to taylor swift at the billboard music awards. she won eight awards including one for top artist. the evening capped off by a hard to see and hard to hear performance by kanye west. those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 18th. >> from abc news this is

me and marci, even have yourself a great thursday.ay 14 we're following the latest on the deadly train derailment including details on the man who was at the control when the train topple off the tracks. >> a shocking discovery the derailed train lacked the latest u.s. safety controls that could prevented the tragedy in philadelphia. >> police scramble to a massachusetts train station after a father's at terrifying call to 911. >> good morning 4:3

marci. the storms that caused havoc for the folks in texas and oklahoma it's shifting towards the east. it will ruffle the feathers of the folks in the mississippi valley region. the area of red that's covering into a northeast corner of texas and into the memphis area and then to the north. but not only there. watch this. it's far-reaching. it will reach into illinois and indiana. and bring with it some strong storms and possibility of tornados. t.j.? marci? >> thanks, paul. >>> people across mississippi are mourning the deaths of two police officers shot and killed during a traffic stop. four suspects arrested over the weekend are heading to court today. two of them facing capital murder charges. benjamin dean and la cory tate were the first officers killed in the line of duty in hattiesburg in 30 years. dean leaves behind a wife and two kids. tate gist graduated from the police academy last year. >>> and police in new jersey's largest city are looking to a shooting incident at a motorcycl

i'm marci gonzales. >> i'm t.j. holmes.ails throughout the day yesterday. here we are some 24 plus hours after that tragedy on the track essentially shocking new details behind this amtrak disaster that happened in philly. investigates are revealing the train was actually flying down the tracks topping 100 miles an hour. >> more than twice as fast as it should have been going on the curve where it derailed killing 7 people. the engineer at the helm is not saying much but letting his lawyer do the talking. abc's karen can traverse has the latest. good morning, karen. >> good morning, marci and t.j. that lawyer tells abc news his sclint is injured and distraught. he says bastion has norection of the accident or anything usual. investigators say it's a top priority to sit down with bastion and the rest of the crew to piece together exactly what happened before that train derailed. speed appears to be a factor in tuesday's deadly amtrak accident. >> when the engineer induced brake application was applied. the train was travelin

good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, marci. good morning, t.j.far, they have found nothing wrong with the train, the track, or the signals prior to the crash. they're focused on why the train suddenly sped up just before derailing. the new evidence from the crash scene, a video recording from amtrak train 188's engine showing the train accelerating from 70 to 100 miles an hour in the final minute. the brake hit just before rounding a sharp curve. >> mere seconds into the turn we could see the train tilting approximately ten degrees to the right. and then the recording went blank. >> reporter: investigators waiting to speak with the man at the controls 32-year-old train engineer brandon bostian. inside the cab, he would have hat the throttle handle on the left to increase speed. a red alerter button. the engineer has to hit a couple of times each minute or the engine goes into emergency shutdown. on the screen in front of him, a speedometer. he's still recovering but his attorney says he'll meet with investigators in the next few days. >> i believ

good morning to you, paul. >> good morning to you, too, t.j., marci. what's been happening and will continue to happen through the midweek the jet stream will position itself perfectly between the cold and moist air. to the south low pressure system, a classic storm setup with the warmer and colder coming in behind it causing thunderstorms to kick off. but then on the other side who invited jack frost to the party? no kidding. and a mist of may, widespread frost and freeze to occur reaching into minnesota and to the dakotas even just starting to nip the northeastern corner of nebraska and that cold air will change how it feels and combine that with a low pressure system s that a counterclockwise in rotation possibly giving us a couple of morning snow showers. marci, t.j. >> all right, paul thank you so much. >>> turn now to amtrak. resuming service between philadelphia and new york this morning for the first time since last week's deadly derailment as this investigation now continues. officials and first responders gathered for a moment of reflection.

. >> and i'm marci gonzalez.na ninan is on assignment. >>> we begin with breaking news from nepal. the search for a missing u.s. marine helicopter is over. the us military confirms that the wreckage of an american huey helicopter has been found. officials in nepal say rescuers have located three bodies near the site. >> the helicopter has been missing since earlier this week when a second massive earthquake struck nepal. six marines were on board along with two nepalese soldiers. they were delivering rice and other relief supplies to a remote area. u.s. military has sent a team to that crash site to investigate. so far, the death toll from the two earthquakes is more than 8300. again, the update now. the u.s. confirming that in fact the wreckage of that missing helicopter has been found. you can learn more about the search for the crew of that helicopter at our website, abcnews.com. >>> meanwhile, other updates we can bring you here at home, an apology from amtrak, taking full responsibility as investigators reve

we need to talk, marci. >> all right.f you think that's bad, i've got something way worse for you. it's getting worse. this is the worst thing i've seen on a game show. these japanese game shows they do all kinds of crazy stuff. >> some can be fun. not this one. >> this is an all new low. take a look at this. these two contestants are trying to blow a cockroach into the other one's mouth. it just -- why? why? >> she got her at the end. >> but did she swallow it? >> semi finally got her on the right. >> let's move on. i don't want to watch this anymore. >> one last one here. apparently men are more vain than women. they look at themselves in the mirror more than women. this is a british study here. but men apparently looked at their reflection 23 times a day while women did it for 16 times. they do it for different reasons. guys are just in a moment, cancer changed our lives forever. we were told nothing could be done, to enjoy these final moments together. but in that moment when all seemed lost... st. jude children's res

reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." monica back to you. >> thank you marcy. >>> the company that sponsored that contest in texas also paid for controversial ads near philadelphia on dozens of septa buses. however, the contract for these ads has now expired and septa is in the process of taking them down. >>> philadelphia's mayoral primary is just two weeks away and today former pennsylvania governor ed rendell hosted a forum for some future voters. candidates jim kinney lynn abraham doug oliver and anthony williams fielded questions from fourth and fifth graders. candidate my milton street was not in attendance much the forum was streamed live across the city and web cast on the philadelphia school district's web site. >>> all six democratic mayoral candidates will take part in a mayoral forum right here on 6abc and in our studios tomorrow night live at 7:00 p.m. jim gardner will be the moderator. e-mail your questions right now at join the action at 6abc.com or twitter use the #6abc action. you can also submit your que

marcy gonzales is following the developments and is live from new york. >> reporter: rick the fbi has not confirmed the terror groups involvement but isis called the two men soldiers and said worse attacks are yet to come. >> isis claiming responsibility for the failed attack in texas. the terror group saying they were behind the plan to ambush the controversial event of cartoonist drawings of muhammad. they call it a anti-muslim hate groom of group. >> we are here for freedom everything else is smear. >> one of the two suspects after shooting and injuring an unarmed security guard was on the fbi's radar, he wrote soon you won't be able to live in america as a muslim. a twitter message obtained by the fbi he tweetded time is short and wrote of the upcoming event in dallas saying when will they ever learn. the mother of the other suspect believes he was influenced by simpson who was his roommate in phoenix. >> they were looking at sites on the internet that were promoting use. >> simpson is charged in the 2010 terror investigate and he was on the no fly list but he planned to travel to

the strong line of storms ripped through parts of texas and oklahoma last night and abc's marcy gonzales has the latest from new york. >> reporter: sara search teams spent last night looking through the debris making sure nobody was trapped. incredibly no serious injuries were reported but there was a lot of destruction. >> today cleaning up after -- a terrifying night of tornadoes. >> it's trying to pull itself together and trying to make one large tornado. >> over the past 24 hours, 27 twisters reported. 10 in oklahoma and 17 in texas leaving behind miles of destruction. some of the worst -- in mineral wells, texas west of dallas the storm scattering pieces of a building across the road and slamming into a church about 45 miles north roofs torn off of homes. >> the next thing i know the roof is coming off and flying through the air. >> winds were picking up and swirling pieces of a hotel through the air 100 miles outside of san antonio, touching down. but no serious injuries were reported across the state. >> we are thankful it was not worse than what it is. >> elsewhere in texas it wa

several officials are accused of widespread corruption over the past 20 years, marcy gonzales is live in new york with the latest. >> reporter: sara, they are not accused of rigging the game but instead of taking bribes to determine where world cups would be held and who got the media rights to the tournament, the accused have been lining their pockets like this for years. today a red card on the field for the governing body of the world's most popular and lucrative sport. 14 of their highest executives charged with money laundering and racketeering and more. the justice department and fbi accusing fifa of taking $150 million in bribes and kickbacks over the last two decades including this controversial decision. >> the winner is qatar. the next two countries to host the world cup, russia and qatar. this morning the arrests began and seven of those charges began at the luxury hotel in swits lan where they were gathered for their yearly meeting, all expected to be extradited to the u.s. >> we cooperate with them and provide all the information requested by them. four of those charged i

marci gonzalez judged for herself where fee found it takes a superhero harden stomached to handle thetman ride at six flags using magnetic fins to flip riders as they fly around curves. and conquer 90-degree drops. the amusement park as cross the country in an all-out battle to build the most scream worthy thrills. this one, the tallest and fastest drop. plunging riders 41 stories at 90 miles an hour. and the roller coaster race only gets more outrageous with a so-called describe scraper being built in orlando promising to shatter records when the 570-foot-tall thrill ride opens in 2017. while rides keep getting scare scarier, are they also getting more dangerous? >> shouldn't avoid the amusement park. it's inspection on top of inspection on top of proper maintenance and records. that keeps those rides safe. >> reporter: there have been some unforeseen scares in just the past two months. riders at disney california adventure owned by abc's parent company were stuck at the peak of this coaster in april. earlier this month people in pennsylvania were stalled sky high on three different

abc's marci gonzalez is at six flags great adventure in new jersey. >> reporter: good morning. here on the batman ride. if you ask me, it's already scary enough. but starting in july, they'll start running this ride backwards. but as it kicks off this weekend, this is one of many rides taking the thrill factor to a whole new level. it takes a superhero's strength stomach to handle some of summer's ultimate attractions like this. the new batman ride at six flags in texas. flip riders as they fly around curves and conquer 90-degree drops. amusement parks across the country are in an all-out battle to build the wildest, most scream-worthy thrills. from the largest water ride to the ride in new jersey promising the tallest and fastest drop. zumanjaro plunging riders 41 stories at 90 miles an hour. and the roller coaster race only gets more outrageous with the so-called skyscraper being built in orlando, promising to shatter records when the 570-feet ride opens in 2015. while rides keep getting scarier, are they also getting more dangerous? >> you shouldn't avoid the amusement park,

holmes. >> i'm marci gonzales. in for reena ninan.owing this morning on "world news now." tragedy on the tracks. investigators saying the train sped up for a full minute before the crash. now blamed for eight deaths. the engineer expected to be questioned within the next few days. full coverage coming up. >> a newly released audio recording seems to be the voice of the leader of isis and it casts doubt now on just how severely injured he was in an air strike earlier this year. there had been reports an attack left him incapacitated. >> a mystery for washington, d.c. firefighters battling a fire at a mansion. they found the bodies of three adults and a child inside the house not far from the vice president's home. police say the fire is extremely suspicious. >> and california state senators have approved a bill that would make vaccines mandatory for nearly every child by eliminating exemptions for religious or personal beliefs the political debate follows a measles outbreak. those are some of our top stories on this friday, may 15th. >

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>> thank you, marci. marci gonzalez reporting. >>> and thousands of military installations across the u.s. are on higher alert because of growing concerns about home grown extremists. these beefed up security measures don't stem from any specific threat. the bulletin comes after a warning by fbi director james comey that willthere are hundreds of isis followers here in the u.s. >>> officials say they have thwarted a teenager's plot in melbourne. police don't know when the 17-year-old boy who is apparently the son of a doctor planned to detonate the home-made bombs but say the attack was imminent. >>> in atlanta, a plain crash on one of the busiest highways in the country. somehow this plane managed not hit vehicles. the aftermath of the fiery crash caught on camera. all four on board, a four, his two sons and one of the son's fiances were killed. they were traveling to a graduation. >>> a weekend of celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory day, marking the end of world war ii in europe.

holmes. >> i'm marcy gonzales. reena ninan is on assignment. the engineer expected to speak with investigators any day now. >> but we now know the train accelerated. it was speeding up for a full minute before it derailed. the ntsb says it's unclear though whether the speed was increased manually by the engineer. >> the eight people killed have all been identified and amtrak is now helping victims with funeral and medical expenses. abc as david kerley is covering the investigation. >> we walked onto the tracks. eight lives lost here. amtrak asking us not to focus on the mangled first car where most of those were killed. investigators said the engine's camera recording shows the speed increasing from 70 to 100 miles an hour in the last minute. the brake is flipped just before the corner. >> mere seconds into the turn, we could see the train tilting approximately 10 degrees to the right. and then the recording went blank. >> the ntsb still has not interviewed the engineer. 32-year-old brandon bostian whose attorney says he is banged up and has li

good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning paula. good morning, dan.t few hours, beaches will be packed. and with all of the warnings out there for swimmers, there's one that might not be posted but should be taken seriously. from the sand, a picture-perfect view, but from above on friday, photos of sharks in the waters off the california coast, a clear reminder of why beachgoers are warned to be cautious this summer. researchers warning that more sharks near the shore as a result in the seal population. beach officials issuing sharks advisories, warning people not to swim by the seal. something that this 19-year-old now knows well. he was bitten just a few days ago off of new smyrna beach, florida. that shark let go as most do. but sightings are increasing. >> this is the first time in the last 25 years we have had a confirmed sighting of a white shark. >> reporter: but our matt gutman learned what to do in a more aggressive encounter. >> if it comes in, if it becomes an attack, you're going to strike them, quick, fast. >> reporter: myrtle beach yeste

both katz and marcy darcy were leader who is inspired students. on this day last year katz and dalsset were moon victims of the crash. it was on its way back to atlantic city when it crashed and burst into flames. no official cause yet for the crash, but it's expected soon. documents released by investigators point to pilot error. according to the documents, pre-flight checks may not have been done properly. at friday's memorial in camden the focus was on the victims who gave so much to the school and its students. >> so this is a scholarship of life that marcy and lewis had as their idea and their legacy that they wanted you to have. an education where you could change and grow and be the butterfly. >> dalsy's family was there to release the butterflies, symbolizing the change and rebirth both katz and dalsy stood for in their lives. >>> in washington the senate will return today for a rare sunday session. lawmakers will try to reach an agreement on the nsa's bulk phone data collection program. that program is included in the patriot act, and wil

marci, t.j.? >> all right. thank you so much.leave you here we want to recap our top story that deadly train derailment we saw overnight. >> at least five people killed. dozens of others injured in philadelphia. six of those people critically injured. investigators making their way to the scene there still trying to figure out how this happened. it happened around 9:30 last night. >> they believe at this point foul play not involved. still do not know what caused this accident. investigate ersare getting onto the scene. stay with abc news with us as we continue to get these updates in over night. that's going to be it for us at least the news this half hour. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> breaking news this morning on "world news now." disaster on the tracks in philadelphia. an amtrak train with hundreds on board derails without warning. a deadly accident on the nation's busiest rail line. >> it is an absolutely disastrous mess. never seen anything like this in my life. >> the walking wounded, the details coming in and

here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight concerns about driver safety in the indianapolis 500opping scenes like this in the speedway in the week leading up to the big race. >> everyone seems to forget this is the fastest race car track in the world and the more speed you run the more dangerous it is. >> reporter: a danger in practice sent three-time winner helio castroneves flipping backwards yet walking away from this crash and james hinchcliffe still recovering in the hospital after this fiery wreck. >> there's a lot of danger there. as to why the cars are gaining rear lift i think they need to look into it. >> as to why the cars are gaining rear lift they need to look into it. >> reporter: the risk is amplified after modifications are made to each car's so-called aero kit. that's the extra trim added as well as magnificationses to the shape of the car in an attempt to make it go faster topping speeds 230 miles an hour. >> when the cars turn around and go backwards after a crash they're going airborne and that's as a result of the new aero kits. they are making last-minute c

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: with grills fired up across the country this holiday weekend, thiston of a home is a recent reminder of the risks. >> i smelled smoke and i looked out back and saw the house. their backyard was covered in fire. >> reporter: the flames spreading to neighboring homes. nearly $2 million in damage. investigators say was caused by a backyard barbecue. >> while it was heating up, he went inside. he forgot about it. so radiant heat built up. >> reporter: no one was hurt. but every year, thousands of people end up in the hospital because of grilling accidents. this youtube video capturing the dangers of propane and gas grills if they're not used properly. abc's alex perez went to underwriters laboratories for some tips on protecting your family. first, always check hoses for gas leaks. the best way -- put a mixture of soap and water where the hose connects to the valve. >> there's a bubble forming right here. >> that means there's a leak. >> reporter: next, always keep the lid open when lighting the grill. demonstrators showing what could happen otherwise. a