we were able to extricate that person that brought the death toll to eight. with today s discovery the city can account for all 243 people on board at the time of the crash. all the individuals we believe we were looking for or trying to identify have all now been accounted for. the crash investigation continues, it s being brought to bear delaware where it will be part of an accident reconstruction. we know now that the train was moving at 106 miles per hour. twice the speed allowed. but they don t know why. it is absolutely too early to draw conclusions but we are here collecting factual informational this point. we are expecting to hear more from the ntsb today there is a 5:00 briefing scheduled. live in port richmond channel 6 action news, back to you all. we continue to learn more about the people injured in this crash as well as the people working tirelessly to treat them. ali gorman is live at temple university hospital today. ali that the hospital that s
people on board train 188. amtrak is heart broken they raeked that this high speed derailment might have been avoided if this point of the northeast corridor was equipped with a safety system called positive train control, this footage indicates it employees gps and can override an engineer stopping or slowing a train remotely. amtrak has already spend $100 million in installing ptc the cosaid this today. i am committing to meeting the requirement of positive train control that will happen on the northeast corridor by the end of this year. reporter: well, back in 2007 congressman dated it be up and operated by the end of this year he said that would not likely happen because it was an expensive complicated technology but in the wake of this tragedy they will have it up and running on the northeast corridor by the end of this year. we have exclusive video from right before the train derailed on tuesday night right there the train is speeding down the tracks and moments
doing drugs now he says he is headed to rehab. good to have you with us, the eastern part of the country getting slammed by storms and it is left behind a big mess. in philadelphia, several inches of rain sent rivers and streams over their banks. crews made their way through flooded streets to rescue people from their homes. in maryland, hundreds of people were told to evacuate after heavy rain flooded streets. authorities opened up nearby dams to prevent more flooding. and in florida, a baby was one of hundreds of people rescued from a flooded neighborhood, in pensacola, rain is still falling in that area right now. meanwhile, in florida, investigators are trying to figure out if this week s heavy rains play add role in a deadly jail explosion. two inmates were killed and an apparent gas explosion at a jail in pensacola. more than 180 people were taken to the hospital. officials say all but three people have been released, the jail was heavily damaged by the blast. bill pear
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At suburban districts across the Monroe County area, several incumbents will not see a new term this year, one school bus will not be bought, and one school board will have to decide whether to put its defeated budget up for a second vote.