To try to figure out what happened to the other five people onboard who have not yet been located. Chris. Will thanks for staying on it. We do want to know more about the u. S. Marines who were aboard the missing helicopter. Heres what we understand at this point. Lets bring in cnn pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr. What can you tell us . Good morning, chris. This was a marine corps unit out of Camp Pendleton. They had deploy today japan for a sixmonth tour when the crisis erupted with the earthquakes and had been sent there to help. Our understanding from the pentagon when they went down they were on a Relief Mission delivering tarps and rice to a hardhit village. And at that point some other villagers came up to them and said wait a minute theres another village that needs help. They got back in their helicopter and they went off to the second village and were trying to get there to help those people as well when this happened. A couple of days ago the father of pilot chris snogren, the pilot onboard before the wreckage was found spoke to reporters. Have a listen to what this father had to say about his son. Hes a great guy with a lot of passion. Always had a lot of passion in everything hed done. He was doing everything he loved most. Say a prayer real quick to hope everythings okay. Its hard. Now six American Military families of course six marine corps families being notified of the news. The pentagon had stayed in very close touch with them throughout these last several days keeping them updated on the search. There have been a great deal of hope as will said that everyone would be found safe. That they just couldnt communicate that they were in such a remoetd area. But now the very very sad news. And an investigation will begin to try and find out exactly what did happen. Michaela. Barbara, so hard for those families considering they werent going to a war zone they were going to do search and rescue. Tremendous sadness for those families im sure. Thank you. We turn now to startling developments in the amtrak crash investigation. Officials say that that train accelerated substantially in the final minute as it hurtled toward that fateful curve going from 70 miles an hour to more than 100 in only a minute. Cnns transportation and government regulation correspondent rene marsh has the very latest for us live in philadelphia. Thats an extreme speedup. Reporter it absolutely is. You know investigators also found that at this point they are no anomalies as it relates to the tracks or even the signals. But as you mentioned this train according to this new data from the trains video cameras instead of slowing down it was speeding up as it was approaching this curve. Overnight crews continue to remove the seven cars one by one from the deadly crash site as the ntsb is eager to interview 32yearold brandon bostian, the engineer at the controls of illfated amtrak train 188. Were very excited that hes agreed to talk to us. We plan to do it in the next few days. Hes a sweet guy. Hes a good decent person. Reporter friends of the engineer speaking out saying he would never do anything with negligent intent. Just knowing how much he loves this job and how much it means to him and to have this happen is just got to be devastating. Reporter according to bostians attorney the fiveyear veteran engineer did not have a preexisting medical examiner, was medical condition, not impaired by alcohols or drugs and his train was powered off. The train shouldnt have been going anything other than 50 miles an hour going into the curve. Reporter this as the ntsb says according to their initial investigation the train bizarrely accelerated from around 70 Miles Per Hour to 100 in under a minute just before reaching the sharp turn. What happens next caught on surveillance camera from a nearby building. Watch as sparks fly as over 100 miles an hour. The deadly speed catapulting seven train cars and the engine off the tracks. We will have positive train control on the northeast corridor section by december 31st. Reporter amtraks ceo says that safety mechanism to prevent human error will be in place by the congressional mandate. But some say too little too late. Why isnt it done now . Was it an issue of cost . Has it just come down to the bottom line . No its a time issue and also a cost issue. Reporter all right. Back out here live this morning cnn has also learned an automatic braking system has been in place for years on the opposite side of the tracks to slow trains going southbound trains from new york to d. C. As it enters that curve. However, that slowing mechanism is not on the side of the tracks where this accident happened. We asked amtrak why is that the case. They said because trains on the other side are going way faster as it approaches that curve. Keep in mind we are not talking about positive train control. Its another less advanced slowing mechanism that is in place. Back to you guys. All right, rene when you say some say, one of the people who were criticizing these lack of upgrades was the engineer driving train 188. Thats an interesting piece to this. Now, the urgency to find out what happened here is fueled of course by what was lost. We now know the identities of all eight People Killed in this terrible crash. So lets get right to cnns sunlen sefefaty. All eight passengers killed aboard that amtrak train have been accounted for and identified including 45yearold bob gildersleeve. His body was found at the crash site thursday morning found by a cadaver dog on site. Also among those killed is 47yearold laura finamore. Shes a commercial Real Estate Agent from new york. And an Italian National visiting the u. S. On business as a wine and oil merchant. Now, today the first of the funerals of the victims is being held that of 20yearold midshipman Justin Zemser who was killed also in the crash. He was a midshipman at the u. S. Naval academy. And his funeral will take place in long island later this morning. Now, were here michaela outside of Temple University hospital where six victims still remain in critical condition. Michaela. So important while some of this blame game goes onto remember those victims, those families that are mourning the loss of their loved ones. Sunlen thank you for that look. So less than 24 hours after the deadly derailment a republicanled House Committee voted to slash a quarter of a billion dollars from amtraks budget. Some democrats are suggesting those kind of cuts caused the philadelphia crash. Dont tell that to House Speaker john boehner. For that we turn to senior washington correspondent joe johns. He got heated. Michaela the speaker of the house reacting angrily to reporters questions about attempts to link reduced funding for amtrak to the crash in philadelphia. The question came just a day after the House Appropriations committee voted to reduce funding for the rail system by more than 200 million just a couple days after that crash in philadelphia. A sensitive political issue now because democrats want more funding for amtrak at a time when republicans are trying to reduce government spending. Speaker boehner taking the position its too early to make a connection on cause. Listen. Are you really going to ask such a stupid question . Listen you know they started this yesterday. Its all about funding, its all about funding. Well obviously its not about funding. The train was going twice the speed limit. Democratic senator Chuck Schumer of new york responding in a statement saying Speaker Boehners comments are patently false, experts have made clear positive train control could have prevented the tragedy in philadelphia. By the way, u. S. News reported overnight the Train Technology was actually installed on the tracks near the crash site but not working. President obama said last night that there is a need for more Infrastructure Spending though pointing out that the cause of the accident hasnt been confirmed. Michaela back to you. Ill take it joe. Its always interesting how the theater of what Speaker Boehner did wound up overwhelming the actual issue. So maybe that was a pretty good ploy in the first place. Lets discuss the actual substance of the issue though with john nickels, his latest piece says congress does need to get serious about railroads and infrastructure. John thanks for being with us. Lets have you test the case for us. Why isnt Speaker Boehner right that the guy was going 106 miles an hour he was supposed to be going 50 end of story. Thats why this happened. Dont make it about somebody else. What do you say . Well because its never that simple chris. The fact of the matter is that human error does occur. And we may find that there is a human component to this but we ought to understand that smart Infrastructure Investment does a lot of things. First and foremost it helps to guard against and to control against human error. Were learning that as we talk about the train controls the safety mechanisms that could be in place that should be in place. But beyond that good Infrastructure Investment keeps you up to speed on maintenance and all the other steps you need to take to ensure frankly if you have too sharp a turn maybe you address that. Maybe you begin to invest in that area to make sure that the tracks are not so sharp so you can deal with those challenges. The problem we have in the United States chris, is that were not looking forward on Infrastructure Investment the way that europe is the way that china is. Will the countries we try to compare ourselves to are putting dramatically more money john as you make that point lets put up the graphic how the u. S. Compares internationally to the big players in rail. Look at it right there. In fact when you go through the listing, i think the u. S. Is second to last except to only turkey in terms of how people are investing in infrastructure and high speed rail. Then you have your second layer of pushback which is the left is making this all about money. Amtrak gets a ton of money. They dont even make a profit. The government had to take over this company. And the cuts that were just made to the budgeting things which were a bipartisan agreement to cut Agency Spending dont effect the part of the budget that goes to doing infrastructure things like positive train control. So stop complaining about it and making money something that it isnt. You say. Im going to complain. I think we should complain about it. The fact is that the American Society of Civil Engineers and other groups continue to give the United States exceptionally low grades as regards Infrastructure Investment and simple planning in this regard. But is it just how much or is it also how well . How much of this is mismanagement . Like what we see with this particular instance where you have the engineer complaining about not having the right controls and making them drive unreasonable shifts. But you had the train control on one side and not the other side. Theyre about to run past their deadline. Theyre asking for an extension. How much of this is about poor management of those resources and poor accountability for what decisions are made and not made . Well those are great questions, chris. And the place to begin is with congress. The fact of the matter is we have a congress that tends to answer questions about infrastructure and particularly about amtrak by saying were going to give you less or were going to cut it and make it as tight as possible. When youre in a game of constantly controlling the resources to such an extent that entities not just amtrak but local transportation this also includes roads, bridges, all sorts of other things. When youre making the tough choices and at the end of the day youre addressing only the crisis or the most severe circumstance youre not beginning to do the planning and the forward thinking that is necessary in a circumstance like this. China is spending well over 100 billion in investments in their high speed rail and rail infrastructure. The United States is at barely 100th of that. So we just have huge amounts of ground to make up. So bottom line you believe that using this instance as an example of the bigger problem is fair . This isnt a bad example of bad infrastructure because it was all about him speeding . I think that if we invest in infrastructure we begin to control for all sorts of problems including human error. Were going to learn a lot more about what happened here. And i think we have to be careful. We shouldnt get into a game of saying its either or. What we ought to understand is if we take infrastructure seriously, we begin to expand not just safety to make things more safe we also begin to think about what can happen for a country that makes a real commitment to rail to bridges, to roads. Generally thats associated with a stronger economy, more resources and frankly at the end of the day then more ability to concentrate on infrastructure. John thank you very much. Appreciate it. Cant argue with the facts. There are nine of these with amtrak this year. Its much higher than the average and that must mean something. Michaela. All right, chris. The isis Top Commander is alive and well says the terrorists. They released a new audio tape to prove it. The terror group claims the 34minute recording was made by its leader abu al baghdadi. The voice on the tape calls on muslims to carry out attacks where they live. There have been recent reports suggesting suffered slal accused of pledging allegiance to isis the Justice Department charging the 37yearold with lying to the fbi about his travels. They allege he went to syria to fight isis terrorists or fight with them. Then he returned to the u. S. They also say he tweeted about his support of isis leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi last year. Sad news breaking overnight youre waking up to the legendary king of the blues, b. B. King has died at 89 years of age. King was one of the worlds greatest guitar players. Had such a distinctive voice. He influenced generations of musicians. Want to give you a look back at this storied life and incredible career. It is hard to imagine the blues without b. B. King. Released over 50 albums with hit songs as the thrill is gone and let the good times roll. Born riley b. King in mississippi, he worked as a tractor driver in the cotton fields before embarking on his musical career. He began recording in the 1940s and became known as blues boy king and then more simply b. B. King. In 1956 at the height of his popularity he played an astonishing 342 onenight shows. Whole lot of loving waiting for you he continued a rigorous schedule into his 80s. His persistence and passion for the blues paid off winning 15 grammys. It always feels very very good to go on stage whether you win a grammy or not. Reporter throughout the years king worked with variousists like u2 and eric clapton on the album riding with the king. In 1987 he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and given a spot on the hollywood walk of fame in 1990. He was rarely seen without his faithful black gibson guitar lucille. The gifted guitarist became the first blues musician to be honored with the kennedy Lifetime Achievement award in 1995. President george w. Bush also honored king in 2006 with a president ial medal of freedom for his musical contributions. Been around a long time a long long time reporter kings health was often a concern since he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his early 60s. To me blues is a type of music thats like a tonic. Its good for whatever ails you. Reporter in 2012 president obama hosted a concert celebrating blues music. B. B. King was one of the featured performers. The king of the blues, mr. B. B. King. You only live once and when youre dead youre done let the good times roll let the good times roll i dont care if youre young or old say you only live once boy did he live. He did everything in a big way. Showing you a live look here outside of b. B. Kings club in times square where the lights have been dimmed on the marquee. Im sure a sight well see repeated around the country. Chris, the thing i admired the most about him aside from just the way he lived large, he said that blues purists criticized him for not being a purist. But he said he insisted he played for the people. Which i just love that. Yeah. And i like that hes one of these great treasures that we have that was aware and honored while he could appreciate it. Because sometimes it happens after theyre gone. He got to be appreciated and lived to see it. Incredible. The world is you know a little different though without him in it. Well play a little of his music around here to do. Good i like it. Different type of blues, thats what jeb bush is dealing with. He has an about face now. He agreed with his brothers decision to invade iraq. He said hold on let me get this right here. Now hes saying thats not really what he meant to say. The damage already done . Or is it an unfair standard . And another case of the blues, another network news anchor in some hot water. Abc news George Stephanopoulos is apologizing for not disclosing 75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation. Should this disqualify him from covering the 2016 campaign . Oh, you know we will discuss. The world is filled with air. But for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. If you have copd, ask your doctor it helps people with copd for a full 24hours. Anoro ellipta is the first fdaapproved product containing two longacting bronchodilators in one inhaler. Anoro is not for asthma. Anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. It is not known if this risk is increased in copd. Anoro wont replace rescue inhers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a