. busy evening good evening i'm ukee washington >> i'm jessica dean. eyewitness reporter groegdz greg argos is live in center city. >> reporter: there was panic with passengers here on regional rail line, they were on a train they thought was in a real emergency, they decided to self evacuate that vehicle right there. that train car, and that decision caused big headaches for thousands of commuters.

passengers at the 30th street station seeing red during the evening commute >> i'm a little frustrated but i can't do anything about it. >> reporter: anger and frustration over massive delays, some well past the hour mark. because of a total system shut-off >> at 5:35 we received reports that passengers were starting to evacuate from the train. >> reporter: let's back up 15 minutes when septa's assistant general manager said the train lost power for some unknown reason, a breaker tripped not once but twice ylikely trishinged the passengers to believe something was wrong. >> they thought there may have been a fire and with possibly no communication from the crew to those inside. >> do you know if anything was said at all >> i don't know. >> reporter: those passengers opened emergency windows and

dropped four to six feet on to active rail lines. >> for that reason we had to stop service through center city. >> reporter: which leads us back to the red, delays and thousands of passengers stuck for waiting for the ride home >> they don't react well probably never been in that situation before >> why would people do something like that >> i guess we'll have to deal with it. >> reporter: official tell me they're very few instances if anywhere officials will tell passengers to leave a train, we're told septa is opening an investigation into exactly what, if anything, was told to those passengers who self evacuated. that's latest live here in center city, greg argos cbs3 "eyewitness news." thank you. a woman was killed when her car collided way spa route 15 troll in northern liberties this afternoon on the 400 block of west girard after 4:00. two young children were

passengers in the car they were also hurt. their injuries are not believed to be serious. the cause of the crash has yet to be determined. the situation in puerto rico remains dire as aid workers struggle to reach those needing help. 300 shipping containers full of supplies enough to help half a million puerto rican, are sitting in port, they cannot find drivers, most roads are block order damaged, gasoline shortages continues, food is scarce, water and power. helicopters and aircraft are ferry supplies to the island from ships offshore. meantime some emotional reunions took place at philadelphia international airport where a plane from san juan touched down earlier, alexandria hoff talked with some who experienced the extreme difficult conditions. the alex? >> reporter: many of the people we saw get off of that plane were either bound or suffering

from an illness that requires medication which they could not get in puerto rico. some of them also adding that they hadn't had any direct contact with family until here today. seven days of heartache how long it has been since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico and how long ray had been waiting to hear from his father but then this morning, he got a call from puerto rico. >> my cousin was the only one that called us and said uncle is in the airplane leaving now. >> reporter: around 5:30 the flight remained in philadelphia and quickly relief was found. tears of pain turned to joy for many more. >> it was hard. we have her, so we'll keep her for awhile. >> reporter: ada was forced to survive without power or access to medication and only made it. >> through the grace of god.

>> reporter: also on the flight, sister rose morales was asked by strangers to give blessings before departing the island >> i went outside and blessed them all, you know, and i said a prayer for them. bless them. >> reporter: passengers spoke of the crisis they left behind. >> water is getting scarce. it's getting worse by the day. >> it's like a living nightmare in puerto rico. >> reporter: in that nightmare, earnesto said he found solace in thoughts of his newborn granddaughter and there she was to greet him for the first time at baggage claim. i'm told that the airport in san juan is still dealing with major functional tea issues without lights and air conditioning. alexandria hoff cbs3 eyewitness. thanks. an "eyewitness news" reporter alicia nieves is headed for a first hand look at those affected and to track down her

family. she'll have live reports in puerto rico in the coming days on "eyewitness news" today in indiana president trump released his long awaited term tax reform plan, the plan calls for slashing the corporate tax rate from 35% went to %. it also simplifies the tax code by reducing the seven current income tax brackets to three. 12%, 25 percent and 35%. the president vowels to provide historic tax relief for hard working americans. >> we're doing everything we can to reduce the tax burden on you and your family. by eliminating tax breaks. and loop holes, we will ensure that the benefits are focused on the middle class, the working men and women. not the highest income earners. >> democrats say the tax reform plan gives a big break wealth.

lawmakers in new jersey try to lure a second headquarters for amazon, governor chris christie called on the candidates vialing to replace him in november to to be unified in pursuing amazon. he asked lawmakers to pass a tax break to lure the giant, joint statements saying they will work together. it's a video going viral. a woman facing charges after she was physically pulled off a southwest airlines flight after claiming she was severely allergic to two dogs on the plane. >> what are you doing? >> it happened last night on the flight from baltimore to los angeles. the woman asked for two dogs, an emotional support animal and a pet to be removed because of her allergies. when transit officers asked her to provide a medical certificate, she could not. they asked her to get off. southwest said they were following regulations but did apologize to the woman.

something we see all too often. overbooked flights. they will ask passengers to voluntarily give up their seats >> turn you say out it's not necessarily an easy sell >> 1500 american adults and found that folks don't take too kindly to being asked or forced to rebook. >> if you ever flown you know the hassle that comes with air travel >> waiting. cancelations >> service on the flight >> lousy food >> not to mention the risk of getting bumped from an overbooked flight >> it's annoying especially if you have to be someplace >> it's not something anyone wants to deal with. >> reporter: according to a new survey an online insurance company, one in five americans say no amount of money would make up for the inconvenience. >> i got couple free tickets

>> there's always a price. >> reporter: half say theirs would be between 2 and $10,000 >> that's ridiculous. >> time is money. so i think that's reasonable. >> if i'm with me wife the price tag goes up. >> reporter: 70% say anything less than 2 grand is out of the question. >> 5 grand. >> reporter: can you believe folks would rather sit besides a crying baby for 250 bucks than wait for another plane? >> wow. >> i don't mind crying babies really. >> reporter: it's the adults crying with 46,000 passengers involuntarily bumped in 2015 and half million more who agreed to it >> i think the airline industry out of control because of the merger >> it's almost like buyer be aware. >> reporter: now, there's no set compensation if you volunteer for a later flight but the department of transportation does have specific guidelines for involuntary bump, if it sets you back a couple of hours you get 200% of your fare up to

$675, if any longer it jumps to 400% of the ticket price up to $1,350. so it is important to know your rights >> very important. >> the new series steel team made its premium here on cbs3 >> our vittoria woodill joined david boreanaz and his family including local tv legend dave roberts for a special screening of the show. we were there to witness a touching moment between father and son. >> i just have one small little token that i want to give my dad >> the most congested roadways in the nation. no surprises, philadelphia area highway made the listly we'll tell you where it is and how much it's costing drivers. kate? >> we'll be going from sandaling to sweaters this cold front you see right here just is a line of clouds that headed our way tonight and it's going to usher in cold fall temperatures, i'll

tell you how cool the weekend will be. and the paycheck promise. carson wentz says he will foot the bill for this amazing ki

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476 the blue route makes the list of the 25 worst traffic hot spots in the nation, the congest asked from east rose valley road to pearl harbor memorial bridge. the philadelphia area is 12th in their survey with more than 6,000 hot spots. it's estimated congestion will cost drivers nearly 15 billion dollars by 2026 due to waste of time and fuel. new york has the most traffic hot spots. new research suggests the person likelihood of having autism is largely based on their inherited genes, harvard researchers analyze records and found a strange pattern of recurrence based on gender having an older female child with autism increased the risk for younger siblings. they have not identified specific genes that caused autism and they cannot explain how or why gender would be

involved. the new show steel team starring phillies'own david boreanaz premiered tonight on cbs3. >> dropped right down on them and it landed on the x, blackhawks going to come out. >> boreanaz played jason haze, the leader of the tier one team, he, along with the rest of the navy seals must navigate professional and personal lives as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous missions our count country. you can watch it wednesday on cbs3. before the big premier, vittoria woodill did a special screening of the show with david boreanaz >> and the story shows you david's family was also there, including his father, a for very family face >> on the edge of the hudson river in new york, the u.s.s. intrepid an aircraft carrier wilt built for the navy in world

war ii was once more filled with heros >> words are not enough. to express our deep gratitude >> inside the belly of his is massive vessel, veterans were honored with a special private screening of cbs's brand new show steel team. a powerful military drama starring david boreanaz the famous philadelphian who has a philly famous dad to lien on for inspiration >> anyone in the family serve in the military? >> yep, 11 at her tv news weather man, dave roberts >> this is a special place and we're pleased to be here with the family. >> reporter: on the flight deck, where military planes were glazed with sun, trophies in a case, an emotional boreanaz who plays seal team leader jason haze stands next to his father. talking to me about the truth the show aims to undercover about the difficulties for real life seal team members transitioning between a life of

war and a life at home. >> do you know why you're here >> i want to be here >> the people i met on the show who have graced me with their stories make you very humble. i can represent their what goes on in their heads with this character i'm doing somewhat of my job >> the most touching part was a surprise mission by david to honor his dad >> i have one small little token i want to give my dad to that's the official team squad seal team is i want to give this coin to you as a remembrance of you being my dad. always being there for me and i love you >> thank you, dave, i love you too >> i got my coin. >> reporter: and with his mission complete, i had one final question. >> what does normal mean outside of being steel team member and going home? >> well, i mean, i know for one tier one leader was going to taco bell and getting tacos, the smell of fresh cut grass

>> everything that we take for granted. you can look maybe in new york or philadelphia skyline, you get up in the morning, watch the sun come up. of go and have a cup of coffee. just traffic to deal with. all good stuff. >> reporter: but the small things are the big things >> that's right. you got that the coin on the ship. steel team official member now, you got it. >> the small things always mean the most. and for philly it's a big deal that david grew up here he's a graduate of malvern prep an huge flyers fan. by the way if you want to learn more about david boreanaz there's a great article in watch magazine. but guys, i wanted us to feel us as that family unit so i coined, this because we're a unit, we're

a team and we're family and i couldn't be more proud to be a part of this team >> that's beautiful likewise. thank you, back at you. thanks so much. thank you and a huge welcome to our entire family to david boreanaz and his entire family. glad to have them >> great story, thanks. kate joins us with our forecast. we've gone from sandals to sweatshirt and what did i say earlier? tank tops to turtle necks >> tank tops to turtle necks. trying to find something else, work on that. let's talk about the forecast. because it is going to be really beautiful coming up over the next several days. we've got fall weather finally arriving from the north and west happening tonight. here's a look at what's going on, first and foremost to stormscan 3 which is showing that swirl of clouds and showers off the coast. we know what that is, that is maria on its way out and what's pushing it out cold front that's back to the north and west i want to take you first to a time

laps video before we go back to the radar picture from margate and you can see it was not a great beach day with maria lurking offshore clouds clung to the coast on shore flow and rough surf as well. we had winds gust to 20 miles an hour, see how high that tide came in. not a lot of beach not the great day to be out on the sand and certainly hasn't been great for swimmers because of the rough surf being churned up by maria, first jose then maria, showers still offshore those are moving away. here comes the front to the north and west looks just like a line of clouds right now, it will come through generally dry, could be a stray sprinkle overnight that is about it. and that's mainly around 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. it's still very warm, 77 in philadelphia, to put that in perspective, we shouldn't even be that warm for daytime highs this time of year and that's the temperature at 11:19. 71 in allentown, 76 in millville, temperatures in the 50's and 60's across the

midwest, all the cool air making way toward the eastern say board by the end of the week, take a look at this stretch of hot weather. we started september on cool note since the 14th it's been above average every single day and past week double digits above average and that's how you put together an average half cold, half warm but we divided the month in half cleanly. the front comes through about here, 3:00 a.m. there are a few showers coming through and the showers move out. the wind picks up when you step out the door tomorrow morning, it will be breezy and the humidity will be dropping, it's a blustery day with winds out of the about 15 miles an hour, but it will be a nice cool breeze and cut the humidity really cut it down, we were in the oppressive all day, due points will be in the 60's and 40's, overnight few patchy clouds, maybe a stray shower but the breeze will pick up. tomorrow is a breezy day, mild but much less humid, 77 the

daytime high, few degrees above average, then we go below average, friday and saturday you can see a pop-up sprinkle either day thanks to the cool air but we will see a lot of sun with highs around 70's warming up next week, if that's not a beautiful fall seven-day >> >> how about from shorts to shivering >> that works >> don is up next with sports >> the phillies continue their competitive way, the match-up with division winning washington. plus, a check-down for carson wentz. how the quarterback plans to honor hi

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