york. "action news" investigation looks at potentially dangerous cargo on philadelphia's rails, next. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news, from west chester county, new york. seven people were killed tonight, as a commuter train slammed into a jeep cherokee.

the the suv was stuck at the railroad crossing in new york, when the railroad track gates had come down on the vehicle. the driver got out looked at the rear of the suv got back in started to drive forward and then came the crash. the train plowed the vehicle down the track, both the suv and front of the train burst into flames. ten passengers were hurt in addition to the fatalities, including the driver of the suv. 400 passengers were evacuated from the rear of the train. it was just this past december when four people were killed on the same line, when a train derailed, in the bronx. this now is a live picture from a helicopter above the scene in new york where the metro north line has been obviously been shut down and it should stay that way for a good long time. this is the second busiest train line in the country with

280,000 passengers a a day. federal railroad administration accused the metro north line this past march of letting safety concerns slip while pushing to keep trains on time. there is another danger on the tracks, weaving its way through the city of philadelphia and neighborhood in new jersey. investigative reporter wendy saltsman will have our special report on what critics called bomb trains coming up later in this broadcast. police in radnor delaware county are searching for the individual who fired a shot into a home in bryn mawr. the bullet came to within 3 feet of a sleeping 12 year-old boy. "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live at radnor township police, kenneth, what are the details here. >> reporter: well, jim thursday morning those shots were fired, over the weekend the parents of the boy discover the bullet a and for days now investigators have been working in that bryn mawr community to find the person who fired that stray bullet. radnor township 12 year-old

zach marino was asleep in his bed relevant i thursday morning on the 600 block of bryn mawr avenue when a noise woke him right up. >> it sounded like cracking wood. i looked around and i went back to sleep. that sim is many. >> reporter: what his moth wore find in his room days later would be enough to give anyone nightmares. laura marino first spotted this hole in the wall. then she discovered a bullet in the carpet. >> oh, i was like shaking. you know i was scar. i felt like something sort of invaded, you know, encroached upon our home and invaded our home. >> reporter: marino's husband found where that bullet struck their home. he looked around the property for more evidence and spotted the original target, this road sign. radnor township police say someone was firing at the sign on the street filled with homes. it was a stray bullet that hit the marine owe's house and image of the sign you can see the home in the background. but for the the past few days delaware county detectives searched the area and used lays tore confirm the

trajectory. that bullet went through the wall 3 feet from zach's headboard and caused damage to a closet door. >> just unusual it seems reckless that people would drive around and shoot at street signs. i don't understand the fun in that. >> reporter: zach was afraid to sleep in his room over the weekend but now he is back and he has word for that shooter. >> i just want them to know that their reckless actions could have murdered an innocent child. >> reporter: marino's say it was saturday before they discovered that stray bullet and called police bay thursday morning they left for a two day ski trip. up investigators believe that bullet, came from possibly a 38 caliber weapon, jim. reporting live from radnor township tonight kenneth moton for channel six "action news". thanks kenneth. chester county authorities are saying tonight there is no danger to the public, after a man was stabbed to death in the west goshen home this afternoon. investigators believe the homicide was a result of the domestic fight.

it happened, inside of this house, in the 1200 block of estate drive. police have not released the name the of the victim. fbi provided "action news" with these surveillance photos tonight of a rittenhouse square bank robber in philadelphia, holding what appears to be a hand grenade. authorities say the bandit gave the teller a threatening demand note at susquehanna bank at 1845 walnut just before 5:00 o'clock. he ran a away with cash. he is still at large. police found the grenade near 20th and fitzwater but bomb squad determined it was not a device. authorities are looking into similarity with another center citibank robbery late last tonight. just a few blocks away at the republic first bank at 16th and walnut. in that hold up suspect used an allege bomb with wires sticking out. nobody was hurt there. this is the scene last thursday morning when a telephone bomb threat forced the evacuation of the montgomery county courthouse.

well, this is a picture from a security camera of the suspect phoning in the threat, a according to police. law men say he called from a pay phone on the outside wall of the 7-eleven in west norriton township. law men say if you recognize this man you should call the police. in philadelphia, the department of licenses and inspections has issued three citations in the wake the of the accident at lulu lemon. this is where three women were hurt and then taken to the hospital after 2 tons of bricks came crashing down through the roof of the store. the bricks fell from a building next door. workers continued to secure the walls today, and the owners of the building say they are confident that it is now safe. the center city pedestrian who was seriously hurt when a woman felon top of her, is new out of the hospital. erika goodwin suffered spinal injuries last month in a freak fall near 16th and chestnut. police say a 18 year-old rebecca a kim was taken

pictures on a eighth floor window ledge when she lost her balance and then fell right on top of goodwin. kim was killed. the hospital of the university of pennsylvania is officially shutting down its level one regional trauma center and a moving it to penn presbyterian medical center at 3800 powellton. critically injured victims will be rush there instead starting at noon tomorrow, hup's emergency room will remain opened, 24/7. a boxed in bird was a focus of an attention in center city philadelphia tonight. a philadelphia police officer stood guard at 16th and market as animal control officers arrived to take care of the injured animal. likely a hawk. if it the gets the all clear from vets at a checkup tonight it will be set free. if the not it will be turned over to the the schuylkill center bird rescue for rehabilitation. as conversation about vaccination continues to heat up there are reports tonight that a case of measles has

been confirmed in the nation's capitol. the number of cases nationwide has reached 102 in 14 states, that includes one case each in delaware and in pennsylvania. like the case in washington those two were not related to the out break last month in disney land. demonstrations erupted tonight in the hometown of a jordan pilot the who was apparently burned a alive today by isis. the the the terror group release aid video that purportedly shows murder of moaz al-kasasbeh jordan has made a swift response executing two terrorist prisoners including sajida al-rishawi, president obama, reacted to the death of the pilot the this way. >> it is just within more indication of the the viciousness and barbarics have of this organization. it also justin dates the degree to which whatever idea they are operating off of, it

is bankrupt. >> obama and king abdullah met earl are tonight at the white house. both reese affirmed the vial murder have the brave jordanan who served to steel the international community's resolve to destroy the islamic state. still to come on "action news" tonight, what is really on store shelves? an investigation into bogus supplements. we will show you evidence that is causing new legal troubles for lance armstrong and questions about his integrity. plus modern technology meets anxious forces a breathtaking view as a drone flies near the liquid hot mag in a of an erupting volcano. despite bright sunshine our high hit 30 degrees. 11 degrees below normal. i'm tracking much milder weather tomorrow but don't get use to it. i'll explain in the forecast. tonight we are uncovering new details about a a toxic substance being transported right through philadelphia and new jersey on the heels of two

close call accidents here, and investigative reporter wendy saltman has more on that. >> critics warn setting this highly flammable and explosive material through our city is really risky. it has been to blame for this explosion that killed 27 people in quebec and there were two other massive chemical fires here in the u.s. two derailments in philadelphia in the last 12 months. we are asking whether we are prepared. and ducis rodgers with philadelphia's herb magee going for his 1,000 win tonight, and that and more when "action news" continues.

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december 28th. anna hanson initially told people she drove into two parked cars but later admitted lying to protect disgraced cyclist from national attention. well auto sales keep getting higher. new vehicle sales rose 14 percent last month. americans bought one .15 million new cars according to auto data. it was the best january in nine years which is typically a slow month because of the weather and few deals but analyst say new models, who interest rates and falling gas prices spurred buyers this time, and the biggest winner general motors, followed by toyota, ford and nissan. pennsylvania governor tom wolf is offering new incentives to lure more cargo activity to the port of philadelphia the state today set up a a one million-dollar fun to pay bonuses to shippers for increasing their volume, to and from the the port terminals, the governor hopes it would create more than 14 hundred jobs over the next

five years. but it is another cargo ship. that is focus of tonight's "action news" investigating. we are looking in the transportation of a highly flammable and hazardous chemical that is being shipped, right through the center of philadelphia. it is called backen oil a form of crude oil. early saturday, 11 tank car carrying crude oil derailed in south philadelphia a. the last january a one on one car ssx train derailed on the schuylkill, six of those cars were carrying crude. two freight cars dangled dangerously over the river. tonight, investigative reporter wendy saltsman is uncovering the routes these trains are traveling right through your neighborhoods and whether enough is being done to keep us all safe. wendy. >> reporter: i can tell you that this is a topic very few are emergency responders wanted to talk to us b more than a handful of local departments including city of philadelphia and several municipalities in new jersey decline our request for an

interview. our cameras caught this potentially dangerous material being transported right along the schuylkill river densely populated neighborhood and into neighboring new jersey. they have been called bomb trains, more than 100 car freight trains carrying crude oil, traveling across the oil field in north day coat shipped to gas refineries right here in philadelphia camden and across the you had. >> i think it is back and forth, just flammability. >> reporter: emergency response experts describe this crude as a volatile, unstable for the of petroleum. rail safety and security consultant fred miller says there is no way for emergency responders to be prepared if the worst case scenario were to happen here in philadelphia. >> everybody should be extremely worried, in fact, there is no effective emergency response to a crude oil derailment. >> reporter: in july 2013, 47 people were killed when a train loaded with the crude ran off the track, exploded

and then burned down half a town of quebec. there have been crude oil explosionness north dakota and another one in virginia. right here in philadelphia a csx train carrying crude oil derailed right over the the schuylkill last january. and over the weekend, 111 car s csx train derailed near a south philadelphia rail yard. there were no injuries and no oil was is spilled in those incidents. >> i think we have been certainly very fortunate in the whole scheme of things that we have not had, you know any significant accidents certainly any tragedies. >> reporter: but the the question is did philadelphia just dodge a massive bomb-like catastrophe with the latest derailment is here. "action news" found those trains traveling day and night and across multiple sections of the city. some trains so close, that we or anyone else could access them. in camden, near a playground. >> i'm extremely concern now because this is first i have heard of crude oil being

transported here that flammable. >> reporter: right along the schuylkill trail. >> i don't know what kind of chemicals they have. >> in one knows, it is scary. >> reporter: those residents we spoke to had no idea something so explosive is being transported right in their own backyard. >> it is dangerous. >> reporter: new jersey state police invited "action news" to the training drill, one of many happening across the region. >> you have to look at what happened out in the other parts of the country and realizing some of that stuff might happen here and what lessons we can learn from those incident. >> reporter: local, state, federal agencies tell "action news" that they are preparing for the the possibility of a chemical fire. no one was willing to tell us just how bad a scenario it could be. >> it would be hard to say for this one situation, it could be 1 mile, 2 miles, 3 miles. >> reporter: national transportation safety board estimates crude oil ship. increased 40 fold since 2005. critics are demanding safer tanker cars, railroad and for more information to be released to the public but miller warns that the regulations are moving slower

then the pace of america's crude oil boom. >> american citizens are being kept at enormous risk. >> i cannot predict the the future neither can you so you do the best you can under the circumstances. >> reporter: some public officials in other areas have pressed csx and norfolk southern to reroute their trains around major cities but mayor nutter has not requested that here. railroads stress safety is their first priority which includes tanker cars, personnel training and railroads themselves and they stress 99.99 percent of all hazardous material that they transport does arrive at its destination without incident. now jim, we have posted the full responsees from both of those railroads, on our web site at six abc to the come. >> crude oil is cheaper these days but no less potentially dangerous. >> reporter: that is part of the thing it is a big business so, that plays a factor as well. >> yes. new york's attorney general, wants four major retail tours pull what he calls bogus supplements from store shelves.

investigators say tests on store brand sold at wal-mart walgreens, target and gnc show four out of five bottles did not contain what was listed on the label. ginkgo blown use and saint john's worth failed at all four stores. the real danger comes from food allergies. i can understand that. cecily tynan with the accu weather forecast tonight. >> a apparently a nice warm up on the the way, but it only lasts one day but we will take what we can get. storm tracker six live double scan showing that we have rain free snow free conditions tonight. also cloud free. so i have a gorgeous shotty want to show you. the this was sent in on twitter from jim knap a picture of the full snow moon the full moon, in february it is call the snow moon, it is in february, and it is typically our most snowy month. temperatures cold enough for snow. 26 degrees in philadelphia down from a high of 30. very cold today.

eighteen in millville. wilmington 24. trenton 19. allentown with that deeper snow pack currently at 12 degrees. the satellite six with action radar showing clear skies here. we have cloud beginning to build in the ohio valley. you can see this area of snow showers. this is where the warm front is. this will be moving through tomorrow morning. the most of our viewing area will get some cloud from it, perhaps a stray snow shower up across allah even town but then once this warm front lifts north of the region we will ship wind out of the south. that is a warm flow of air. instead of the high of 30 we will bump it up to 46 degrees. that his degrees above normal. it will feel nice, compared to the cold we had recently. however, right on the heels of this warm front is an arctic cold front. that will move through on thursday. this means we are saying good bye to temperatures in the 40's and arctic blast temperatures dropping first down in the 30's on thursday, and then friday we will likely not even climb out of the 20's. we had a within day warm up

and temperatures back in the deep freeze. future tracker showing tomorrow morning at 6:00 warm front get closer we will see some cloud associated with it. again perhaps a stray snow showers northern and lehigh valley and poconos. heading through the afternoon a good amount of sunshine. nice afternoon. get outside, if you can. then on thursday thinks when arctic front moves through and will bring cloud and perhaps some snow showers thursday morning. doesn't look like much. everything goes right we could get a coat to go an inch. the bigger factor with that front is coal wind to follow. planning out your day tomorrow, day planner showing we will start typically cold. 23 degrees at 7:00. we will bump up to 33 by 10:00. by 1:00, 43. by 4:00 o'clock 45 degrees with partly sunny skies. all and all a nice february day. so the exclusive accu weather seven day forecast, 46 degrees tomorrow. only 36 degrees on thursday. we will hit that early before the wind whip up and again snow in the morning should not

amount to much. friday though bitter cold is back, high only 29 degrees good amount of sunshine, day very similar to today. sat the day it cloud up with a high of 40 degrees. the sunday looks like a messy day with snow or rain depending where you live a high of 36 degrees. machine cloud and flurries and a high of 34 and tuesday another cold day partly sunny and a high of 32 degrees. i think best day of the week will be tomorrow, 46 degrees feeling like a heat wave. >> we will take it. stunning news in the world of literature, 55 years after she released to kill a mocking bird harper lee is releasing her second bow. go set a watchman is a sequel to mcing bird even though lee wrote it before her signature story. main character scout returns this time as an adult watchman is set to hit store shelves this july.

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eventually. herb magee has been around a block a few times but he has pick up victories along the way. 999, tonight the philadelphia university coach looks for the magical 1,000, against wilmington university. magee is almost in the around to see the end of it. check this out look out coach. he eats it. and a he would be okay. final seconds, rams are down by two points, they go for the win. gutsy. nick's three-point attempt, it is off the mark, no record tonight, philadelphia loses 72-70. coach explains the strategy on that final play. >> it absolutely was the perfect play. i mean it work like you drew it up in practice. wide open. he is our best shooter what more do you want. would i take it right now and do it again. he had just made. you go with the hot hand. he just made three foul shots under incredible pressure to give us a chance. i'm shock he missed coach will get another shot on saturday. >> it seems every couple weeks

sixers good are for a surprise. tonight they looked like a different team for most of the game. sixers and nuggets the the thompson show early. four, three-point ers for him. scores 19 of his game high 23 points in the first half. instant offense off the bench. sixers lead by 21 points at half time. third quarter, mcw playing despite a chin injury find robert covington, 12 assists for carter williams. sixers lead by 28 points. and then, they make a run. sixers use their running game to hold them off. covington scores 17. sixers take it, closer then they wanted it to be, 105-98. st. joes and st. louis, phil martelli, testing range of his breath mint. hawks make one field goal, and, robe plays soft defense. hawks fall 68-61. still ahead here in sports flyers tell us why they are not annoyed with their four game layoff.

plus kyle kendrick appears to be the latest philly to leave town.

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well, bad luck or odd scheduling? that has flyers on a long break in the middle of a four game winning streak. flyers last played on saturday. they don't play again until thursday when islander come to town. when you think bit a four day break now is not too bad as flyers gear up for the final ten weeks of the regular season. >> just looking at next couple months is a a lot of weeks in a row where we're playing every other night and that takes a toll on guys. if we can utilize those couple days we have here to just refresh and get ready for hopefully what will be a really strong final push of the year. >> and remodeling of the phillies roster continues. the the reports out of denver say rockies a agreed to terms with kyle kendrick on a within

year contract worth 5.5 million-dollar kendrick went ten behind 13 last season for phillies. when they get to clearwater they might to have wear name tags. finally drones are giving us new vantage points, including a rare look at mother nature in action. this is what the inside of an erupting volcano looks like. abc news flew a a drone in the volcano in iceland today the device hovered less than 400 feet above the the molten laugh a the temperature around the drone reached 2100 degrees. >> some drone. jimmy kimmel live next, followed by nate line. jimmy's guest milla kunis, and music from charlie xcx. for action a news, i'm jim gardner, good night.

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