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Was still going 102. listen now to the ntsb explain. >> moments before the derailment the train was placed into engineer induced braking and this means that the engineer applied full emergency, full emergency brake application. >> aside from speed, investigators are looking at equipment. the train was relatively new with no major history of mechanical issues but that stretch of track is the most heavily used and authorities acre knowledge there had is trouble keeping it in good repair. the junction does not have positive train control or ptc. that's the gps technology that can automatically sl...

This morning on "world news now," amtrak disaster. details emerging overnight about that deadly crash in philadelphia, including new information about the engineer and what was happening aboard that speeding train. >> survival stories. strangers helping strangers in the middle of wreckage and chaos. the human side of this disaster. stay tuned for extended coverage from philadelphia. >> a texas emergency. homeowners ready to evacuate as flood wear thes rise and the downpours continue to drench the region. the scary scenes and the nonstop rain. >> and later in "the skinny," controversial celebra...

Continues. they've taken 3d imaging are the cars and continue to analyze the train's recorders. the other high priority interviewing the train's crew including the engineer. 32-year-old brandon bostian. >> he's not compelled to talk to the ntsb. we hope we would have that opportunity, if we can't talk to him then we certainly will use other means to try and piece together this puzzle. >> reporter: meantime some are questioning why amtrak didn't install special technology on the tracks that would have automatically slowed the speeding train. what do you say to people who say if it was installed...

Six people were killed there. also the derailment of a speeding train in the bronx, new york, this happened along a curved stretch of track. four people died in that incident. >> our coverage of the deadly amtrak accident continues with updates all morning long and live coverage starting on "america this morning." >> we're not going to get too far from that story. another major story, the search for the missing marine helicopter in nepal. video just coming in showing two u.s. helicopters lifting off as the search resumes this morning. the marine helicopter that's missing had been delivering ea...