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We're not even in the gulf stream, which is that constant current. making it more difficult for the coast guard to perhaps chart the flow. one piece of equipment that sadly appears was not on the boat is this. it's a beacon that actually sends out a signal. it's a safety device that's carried on many boats and it sends out a gps fix of where you are. and it can be activated by simply hitting the salt water. in this particular case a piece of equipment that might have helped the coast guard locate these two 14-year-old boys. the search continues, a search that extends from jacksonville north. w...

It to a stop safely and the second crew member, could they be able to do something? make sure that the engineer is cognizant of the curve up ahead? that's one issue that has to be addressed. >> the other allegation contained within this lawsuit, robert is the failure to properly train and instruct the train crew on safe operations. that's kind of scary. >> that's an allegation we have yet to investigate, but you are talking about whether a mixture of whether it could be problems with the personnel, the mechanical problems and failure, that proper safety device on the train, and obviously this ...

Have been but i don't know the answer to that question. >> and in terms of safety devices and maybe it is too early to consider this and there are safety devices and they weren't on this part of the track and is that something you were aware of and moving forward you want to take another look at. >> until last night and today i never heard of the ptc device but it is my understanding that the rest of the line is supposed to receive that kind of safety device by the end of this year. i don't know the timing on that. that is a amtrak railway issue and the city is notten gamed in that kind of wor...

When you have tragedies like this, can we afford to wait another five years for those safety device? >> the other thing is amtrak is heavily subsidized. and there are people who don't want to spend another penny. >> incredibly expensive. minorities have not ruled out to fine the site. five of the seven people killed have now been identified. >> 20-year-old justin zemser was a midshipman at the naval academy. 28-year-old jim gaines worked for the associated press. he was returning from washington survived by his wife and two children. >> rachel jacobs, the ceo of a small tech company, she is be...

Walk it out with me. >> you're there, you're there. i'm right here. you're right there. >> we were very safe in our planning. >> and maybe a foot or two behind me. >> so, right prior to us jumping we all had a great feeling. high fives and feeling stoked and just let's do it. >> a two-person safety crew is there to observe the jump from start to finish and call for help in case of emergency. with everyone in place, it's go time. >> when you first step off the edge, you first have, you have zero gravity. you're kind of floating and then you start to pick up speed. the wind is blowing in your fa...