the defense secretary telling cnn three bodies have been found in the charred wreckage of the helicopter. six u.s. marines on the helicopter helping on an aid mission when the pilot radioed about some kind of fuel problem, then contact was lost. cnn s will ripley will join us with details in a few minutes. that helicopter has been found and officials saying three bodies in the charred wreckage. we will bring more as we get it. there is new information on the crash of amtrak 188. the engineer driving the train has been agreed to be interviewed by the ntsbational transportation safety board. 32-year-old brandon bostian was at the controls when the train derail in philadelphia. eight people killed and more than 200 injured. ntsb officials hope bostian can answer the remaining questions. among them why the train accelerated from 70 to over 100
to survive. they don t have the answers right now, but three did not. we will wait to learn about the five others. so tragic. doing their jobs trying to help people and losing their lives in the process. a tragic twist. thank you for that. we will bring you more information as we get it. there s new information on the crash of amtrak 188. the engineer driving the train has agreed to be interviewed by the national transportation safety board. 32-year-old brandon bostian was at the controls when the train derailed outside philadelphia. ntsb officials hope bostian can answer the remaining questions. here are the questions. why did that train accelerate from 70 miles per hour to over 100 in just the moments before the crash? we are learning this morning that amtrak was just months away from installing a safety system that would have prevented the deadly accident. cnn s brian todd is in