And good morning to you all on this friday. Im t. J. Holmes. And im marci gonzalez. Reena ninan is on assignment. Breaking news from nepal. The search for a missing u. S. Marine helicopter may be over. Nepals defense secretary says the wreckage of the american huey helicopter has been found. He tells the a. P. Rescuers have located three bodies near the site. The helicopter missing since earlier this week when a second massive earthquake struck nepal. Six marines were on board along with two nepalese soldiers. So far the death toll from the two quakes is 8300. The u. S. Is sending team to check out that wreckage for themselves pp well keep you posted about the seshlg for the crew on board. Bring you updates as we get them. Meanwhile, other updates we can bring you here at home, an apology from amtrak taking full responsibility as investigators reveal more about the final moments. That train speeding up for a full minute when it should have been slowing down. All eight People Killed in the crash have been identified. The first funeral is being held today for the youngest victim justin zemser. Good morning, bazi. Reporter good morning, marci. Good morning, t. J. So far, they have found nothing wrong with the train, the track, or the signals prior to the crash. Theyre focused on why the train suddenly sped up just before derailing. The new evidence from the crash scene, a video recording from amtrak train 188s 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 32yearold 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. Hes still recovering but his Attorney Says hell meet with investigators in the next few days. I believe as a result of the concussion he has no recollection whatsoever of the events. Im told his memory is likely to return as the concussion symptoms subside. Reporter this morning, all 243 believed to be on board are now accounted for. Pamlys grieving for eight People Killed in the crash and praying for dozens more still hospitalized. Several of those in the hospital are in critical condition. Now amtrak crews here are still working to repair the tracks. They hope to have service between philadelphia and new york restored some time next week. Marci . T. J. . Like you said they cant find anything wrong with the train or the track. A lot of focus on the engineer. What else are we learning about him and his background . Reporter several of his friends are coming out in support of him. They say he was doing his dream job. Since he was a kid, he was obsessed with trains. They say he talked frequently about how much he loved his job. Bazi kanani live in philadelphia. Thank you so much. Concern now with the safety of the nations rail system has sparked a bitter dispute on capitol hill. After the House Republicans voted to cut the amtrak budget for next year. House Speaker John Boehner lashed out at a reporter. Thats a stupid question. Listen you know, they started this yesterday. Its all about funding. The train was going twice the speed limit. Adequate funds were there. No money has been cut from rail safety. Charles schumer calledm installing the advanced braking system that was not installed on that area. Bruce phillips was in the last car heading to new york. Hes in the hospital after suffering a concussion brain trauma and spinal injuries. His Attorney Says amtrak is to blame whether it was operator error or mechanical failure. Stay with abc news for the latest on the crash. There has been another Security Threat at the white house. A california man was flying a small drone while standing on the street in front of the white house. The aircraft never made it over the white house grounds. It flew over Lafayette Park across the street. Drones are not allowed anywhere in the city. Meanwhile, tom brady is now officially appealing his fourgame suspension over detlatgate. The nfl is on the verge of a legal showdown. League commissioner Roger Goodell will personally hear bradys appeal. The patriots released a Harsh Criticism of the report that led to bradys suspension. It says the conclusions are incomplete up correct, and lack context. To texas, where they have gotten more than their fair share of rain this week. In lubbock, another two inches fell last night alone. Flood warnings will stay in effect through much of the state. But the upside . This years steady rainfall has lifted texas out of its exceptional drought category for the first time in three years. And in droughtravaged california a few showers were very welcomed in the San Francisco bay area. That storm is packing a bigger punch as it moves south. But not enough to ease the states water shortage. Coming up finally free. A wrongfully convicted man, he walks out of jail. New evidence that set him free after nearly three decades. And murder mystery or sit accidental. A deadly fire plox from the Vice President s house. Why investigators are taking a close look at the evidence. And send in the drone. Rescuers used the technology to save a hiker. Two former top ranking officials at the Los Angeles County sheriffs deft are under arrest. Up with was the second ranking official in the department. Both charged are obstruction of squus tis and civil rights abuses. Its the latest development in the case that began four years ago. No hard feelings. Thats what man who spent decades behind bars far crime he didnt commit is now saying. 58yearold Michael Mcallister has spent half his life in prison the. A woman mistakenly identified him as a man who assaulted her. Another man recently confessed. At the time of the crime, the two men were lookalikes. Mcallister says hes not sure what hes going to do now. Go home. And eat. How do you feel . Wonderful. Better than ive felt in over 20 years. Okay. Yeah. And im ready to cook his dinner. Mcallister is debating whether to stay in virginia or move to florida to be with his daughters. He says spending time with his family is what he missed the most in prison. Wall street opens in positive territory this morning. The dow gaining nearly 200 points thursday. Closing just below its alltime high. Nasdaq close to a new high as well. S p 500 was up, too. And dairy queen, the latest fast food chain taking soda off the kids mean ewe. Soda still available, but only if requested. Theyre offering turkey wraps and bananas. Still, their bread and butter ice cream. This home is on the market. Prospective buyers have to pay an entry free and have to write an essay. The person who wryites the best one will get the house. About 3,000sly cabots are needed. Get to writing, folks. A river rescue. A fisherman saves a boater from drowning. He happened to have a gofrompro on his head. And collision course. A train barrels toward an 18wheeler stuck on the tracks. Across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza has not been studied with mealtime insulin. Victoza is not insulin. Do not take victoza if you have a personal or Family History of medullary Thyroid Cancer multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of face lips, tongue or throat fainting or dizziness, very rapid heartbeat problems breathing or swallowing, severe rash or itching. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis which may be fatal. Stop taking victoza and call your doctor right away if you have signs of pancreatitis, such as severe pain that will not go away in your abdomen or from your abdomen to your back with or without vomiting. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. Taking victoza with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. If your pill isnt giving you the control you need. Ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza. Its covered by most health plans. You can expect wet Road Conditions in much of the middle of the country. Flooding from the gulf coast up to the canadian border. Snow in the rockies. If youre flying airport delays possible in dallas houston, and kansas city. Well arson investigators have a mystery on their hand. Four bodies, three adults and a child, were found in a multimillion dollar house. The family hat owned the house was in washingtons social register. Flis plis with calling the fire suspicious suspicious. The mansion is in embassy row, just blocks from where Vice President joe biden lives. The Georgia High School principal who made what most are calling at least racially insensitive remarks. Shes lost her job. Look whos leaving. All the black people uh huh. You heard that correctly. You saw the reaction after she dismissed the crowd before she realized the valedictorian had yet to speak. She is later apologizing saying the devil came out in the room. That wasnt enough for the school board. They fired her. California state legislators approved a proposal that all children be vaccinated. The move toward mandatory vaccination came after kids got sick last year. This is in South Carolina. Nobody was hurt. Train slammed into a tractor trailer stuck on the tracks. Nobody injured here. The truck was pushed into a parking lot where six cars were damaged. The rail road crossing will be close frdd for a couple of days while repairing are done. A lazy day fishing . Not so much. A guy was struggling. The guy who fell into the water could not swim. He was not wearing his life jacket. Hes lucky to have somebody standing by. But again, he will probably be wearing a life jacket next time around. Mmhmm. A drone has come to the rescue of a hiker lost in virginias blue ridge mountains. Luckily for that woman, her cell phone signal was Strong Enough to reach 911. Rescuers moved in, taking directions from a commander who has dispatched a drone. We kept a visual on the drone from up here. We could see it. We indicated probably 200 yards. Thanks to the drone, rescuers managed to find the stranded hiker in less than an hour. Sad news overnight. We have lost a legend. Blues lemd b. B. King has died at the age of 89. Died in his sleep at his Las Vegas Home last night. In hospice care. Earlier this month, he announced he was in hospice care because of high Blood Pressure and diabetes. Dance dan harris looks back at his remarkable career. A lot of people think that when you play blues, its because you are blue. I can play blues and feel better. Its like a on the toik me. Reporter more than anybody, b. B. King kept the blues alive. Reporter the blues guitar legend was born riley b. King in a segregated mississippi delta area in 1925. He worked on a cotton plantation from early boyhood. Im very proud of those days. Working on a farm. Reporter one of his uncles changed his life when he gave him a guitar. When he was 20 he moved to memphis and was a deejay. He sang and played guitar on air. Soon he was discovered got his own record contract and blues boy became b. B. The thrill has gone away from me reporter always by his side lucille. The only girl i ever had who never argued with me. Reporter he played for people around the world. For president s. The pope. And received numerous awards. All for playing the blues like no one else. The music b. B. King once said is really the story of life. Dan harris, abc news. Oh that familiar sound. Ive been listening to it since i was a kid growing up in west memphis. It was a part of your life. You had to have that in your life growing up there. Its sad to see that hes gone. Hes been playing up to 89. Doing a couple hundred shows a year. Scaled back a little bit. A little bit. We have lost one like we have never seen before. Coming up next in the pulse. Fight night. In one corner a former heavy weight champ. In the other, a former president ial candidate. And stay inside. The perfect pictures captured by a mom. Oh, wow. Headache . Motrin helps you be an unstoppable, letsrockthisconcert likeits1999 kind of mom. Back pain . Motrin helps you be the sideplanking keepingupwith yourgirlfriend eventhoughyoullfeelit later kind of woman you are. Body pain . 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Well we tart the pulse with a good boxing match. The match of the century. There was one a couple of weeks ago. Mitt romney and evander holyfield. As the former republican candidate and the former heavy weight champ faced off at the weighin it wasnt as serious as it looked. The bout tonight helps raise money for people with vision problems in the third world. I dont have much of a right hook but when i get somebodys ear,ky be pretty formidable. Hell throw punches. Im too quick. Too agile for him. You cant run, you cant hide. Come get your whooping. They say romney has a oneinch height advantage over holyfield. Holyfield with a 30pound weight advantage. Next up Something Else you can blame on technology. A new study says the average human Attention Span is now less than that of a goldfish yeah. The study by microsoft found most of us lose concentration after about eight seconds. Goldfish manage nine seconds. The more screens we have going at a time, the harder it is to filter out distractions. Our ability to multitask is increasing. Multitasking means you have an inability to focus. Goldfish theyre capable, we are, unlike goldfish capable of short bursts of attention. Thats something. I suppose. You have my attention right now. Whatever youre about to say. Most stayathome moms or dads dont hesitate to let the kids walk to the school bus. Unless they spot a predator. I would say that qualifies. One South Carolina mom kept her kids inside watching a tenfoot alligator strolling across the lawn. One neighbor tried to pin the ail gitlligator in the bushes with his car. At last word the ail gate sir still on the run. What a lesson. That mom can always say, stay inside you dont know whats out there. For some of you, your local news is coming next. Then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. My doctor and i agreed that moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. He also prescribed lyrica. For some patients, lyrica significantly relieves fibromyalgia pain and improves physical function. With less pain, i feel better. Lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression or unusual changes in mood or behavior. Or swelling, trouble breathing rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. Common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. Dont drink alcohol while taking lyrica. Dont drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. Those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. Fibromyalgia may have changed things. But with less pain, im still a doer. Ask your doctor about lyrica. New dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. Protein from yogurt . Yup, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. But what else . 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He wins again, he always wins they should have sentenced him to hard labor. A few months cracking phlox a southy prison game. Everyone that helps you. The hard labor cuts his abs like diamonds. Heres barack obama wishing mothers a well mothers well on mothers day. This is barack obama. Youre one of the moms i wanted to say thank you to. [ dial sewntone ] i was so proud of [ dial tone ] how are you . Bill clinting says he does not plan on doing any Campaign Activities for hillary in 2015. What he said was i will not do Public Relations for that woman. Theyre making a movie ant barack and Michelle Obamas first date called south side with you. They have cast someone to play a young barack obama. Not surprising theyre making a movie about the obamas since theyve been starring in their own sit com for years. You know about this. Right . Its a rare condition in this day and age reading any good news on the newspaper page some people say its harder to find thats right. You got a that get urkel to play secret service. Oh they took a shot at the secret service there at the end. Thats whats make news in america this morning. Its been a pleasure having 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. Lets go over to david murphy and karen rogers for a look at weather and traffic
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