two in green at the end are shared spaces. amtrak's lease also gives them two parking spaces within the customer parking lot and this is a diagram showing the interior of the building so in red you can see the amtrak space. in green is common shared space with greyhound. it's primarily a waiting room and greyhound is shown in blue on the west end of the building. and this is a more detailed floor plan of the tenant improvement for amtrak. the area in black is the build out area. the areas in blue are existing so you will see they're sharing the customer restrooms flanking both sides of the build out, but they have a ticketing area. you can see the break room and restroom and office, a baggage and storage area and they. >> out the -- they go out the door and bring baggage directly to the buses. >> >> this is a photo shot of the graphic that we worked with mtc so this the digital graphic on the mountainament signs around the temporary terminal and showing the amtrak logo and how you access it from folsom street and there are photos showi

is trying to get the mess cleaned up. but amtrak says most trains will be operating normally in north carolina today. the affected route is using buses instead. more from the passengers who were there coming up at 5:30. of course we'll bring you an update throughout the morning. for now, live at 30th street station, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> 5:03. new from overnight, a man is in custody after police say he started a fire at this vacant house in west philadelphia. it started just after 3:00 this morning on fairmont avenue and hutton street. the man claimed to have jumped out of a second-floor window to escape the fire but they believe he started it. >>> 5:03. several pennsylvania lawmakers will be charged today with accepting describes from an undercover informant. it's part of a larger investigation that has disgraced other public officials. katy zachry is live in center city. what do we expect to learn later today? >> reporter: later today we expect attorney seth williams to announce the names of several more lawmakers who w

>> reporter: delays are expected to and from the south throughout the day. amtrak is even using buses in some spots for the time being. but take a look at this new video that we just got from north carolina. this is the scene of the crash within the past 30 minutes. part of the train is still on its side. we do see some workers trying to get this all cleaned up. now, passersby reported the train crashing into the tractor-trailer yesterday afternoon in halifax, north carolina. take a look. scary moments for those on and off the train on its way toll philadelphia at the time. the truck was trying to make a turn and got stuck and was not able to move out of the way in time. here are two people who were on board when they say they felt a big jolt. >> you're riding on the train and not expecting to stop suddenly. expecting halifax in the middle of nowhere. >> it's been some experience. i mean falling asleep comfortably on amtrak that i've been riding on for 20 years. and all of a sudden you're awake and just a crash. and you're thrown forward a little bit. and it's like

. >>> most of the victims of an amtrak derailment are in the hospital this noon it stalled on the tracks in north carolina and the truck got stuck when it was trying to make a difficult turn and 54 people were hurt including travelers heading to philadelphia, the train was scheduled to stop at 30th street station last night before heading to its final destination in new york. "action news" spoke with passengers last night. and we'll have more at 12:30. >>> chopper 6 hd through over what is left of the valley crest landscaping company in lower providence this morning, fire officials are there investigating and the blaze erupted at 9:00 on the 400 block of north park avenue nobody was hurt. repairs are underway in a philadelphia neighborhood after a broken gas main was reported this morning pgw crews responded just before 9:00, they were fixing a 4 inch gas main, it's unclear how it ruptured there were no evacuations. the fallout falls from a video of fraternity members chanting racial slurs at the university of oklahoma. some students could face expulsion. marcy gonzales is following this

the amtrak train colliding with a truck. the moment of impact caught on camera. witnesses screaming. >> oh! >> passengers on the east coast train up to new york rescued. >>> swift action tonight after this fraternity the racist chant caught on tape. students given hours to get out of their frat house. >>> breaking news. the family speaks after an unarmed teenager is shot and killed in madison, wisconsin. tonight, you will hear the radio calls. piecing together the scene inside that home. >>> bill cosby releasing his own video. tonight, his message. >>> and the poison plot at the world's biggest dog show. one of the champion dogs a stunning irish setter gone. the autopsy results are in. >>> good evening on this monday night. and we begin with the frightening scene playing out while drivers were watching the whole thing. an amtrak train from charlotte to new york city colliding with a tractor trailer on the tracks. this is the third major train accident in just six weeks and take a look at the aftermath tonight. two cars derailed. the tractor trailer there hauling

the amtrak train colliding with a truck. the moment of impact caught on camera.. >> oh! >> passengers on the east coast train up to new york rescued. >>> swift action tonight after this fraternity the racist chant caught on tape. students given hours to get out of their frat house. >>> breaking news. the family speaks after an unarmed teenager is shot and killed in madison, wisconsin. tonight, you will hear the radio calls. piecing together the scene inside that home. >>> bill cosby releasing his own video. tonight, his message. >>> and the poison plot at the world's biggest dog show. one of the champion dogs a stunning irish setter gone. the autopsy results are in.

>>> more passengers arrived home to philadelphia overnight after the amtrak train they were riding on crashed in north carolina. we'll hear their stories and see how it impacts commuters for days to come. >>> the soand philadelphia's top prosecutor prepares to charge more state lawmakers. >>> and we are at the beginning of a warm but wet stretch of weather. first alert radar is watching a system to impact your ride home from work tonight. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. let's go to brittney shipp and her first alert forecast. a little warmer than yesterday. >>> that's right. we'll continue to see temperatures hover right around average. even above average. but heading into today, we'll be tracking showers and that is going to affect the evening commute. we'll take a live look outside right now. it's going to be a dry start to tuesday morning for philadelphia, 35 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. the air is calm and the feels-like temperature is right at 35 as well. here's the system that is going to be transitioning closer to us and moving into our area headi

amtrak's boarding procedures. section 211 is a good step towards improving the experience of amtrak's riders and the efficiency of amtrak operations. this amendment builds on provisions by clarifying that the amtrak i.g. should consider the boarding needs of passenger that is use mobility devices including all forms of wheelchairs such as passenger was items such as bicycles. this will make sure the i.g.'s report considers the neads of all its riders and focus on complying with americans with disability act, and harnesses a potential revenue stream from bicyclists and other users from nonmotorized transport. right now amtrak uses patchwork procedures that make it difficult for an individual using a wheelchair or traveling with a bike to get on and off the train. the amtrak inspector general issued a report in august of last year that found that only 10% of amtrak stations are fully a.d.a. client which demonstrates the need to not only look at each station's infrastructure, but how each station gets passenger from station to platform to train. we need to make sure that amtrak is serving all of its customers to the

-- is biden about to take the amtrak train to 2016? mark: i do not think he will get in.ohn: when you say friends -- mark:mark: they are actual friends. he still feels he can appeal to the democratic party. if hillary clinton stumbled, he would like to be the one to be there and not have it go into chaos. john: here is the thing about joe biden. i spent his time in 2012 running -- writing a file. he is never done for anything but running for office. what does he do next? he wants to keep running. he does not want to end his career by getting rolled over the hillary clinton freight train. if she does look vulnerable, i think there is a real chance he will jump in. mark: if no one jumps and that can really tumble her, and she looks weak, i think you could see joe biden say why not? why not stand on the stage and make the case and try to be a hillary clinton alternative? she is externally strong in polling. the frenzy on the e-mails has created an impression of weakness later than it is, but at the same time, there is a quiet in the party. people who say she should have a sp

some passengers on board the amtrak train to crash in north carolina yesterday made it to philadelphia overnight and they are talking about what happened at the moment of impact. the train runs between charlotte, north carolina and new york city every day. it was headed north when it crashed into a semitrailer in halifax, north carolina. nbc 10's matt delucia is joining us live from 30th street station with firsthand account of this crash. tell us more. >> reporter: quite a story to tell. some of the passengers are surprised there weren't more severe injuries. >> oh my gosh! oh my gosh! >> reporter: that's video of the amtrak train crashing into a tractor-trailer yesterday afternoon in halifax, north carolina. that train as we mentioned was on its way to philadelphia. now north carolina highway patrol said the truck was trying to make a turn, got stuck and wasn't able to move out of the way in time. here are two people that were on the train. >> the business car was right on the edge and the dining car was right there. so we stopped with the wreckage right besides of us so we could see

maybe staying the night here in the terminal. >> what a place to stay the night, chris. amtrak modified its schedule around the region today. acela express and northeast regional service will operate between d.c. and new york city but just not as frequently. keystone service from harrisburg, pennsylvania and philadelphia and new york city will also modify its schedule. shuttle service across most of new england will operate as normal. marc train and v.r.e. service have been canceled. and our team coverage of this march snowstorm continues. >> coming up we will be back out in d.c., maryland and virginia checking on the conditions. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. autria: the national guard is staged for snow and possible flooding. brianne carter is live with a look at conditions.

. >> we are hearing from passengers on the amtrak train that derailed in north carolina. and a battle is brewing across the aisle over a nuclear deal with the u.s. and iran, the shot the republicans took at the obama administration and how democrats are now firing back. >>> details on the amtrak train that crashed on its way from north carolina to new york with a stop in philadelphia, the tracks are reopen after the wreckage from the wreck was cleared. the conductor and 54 passengers were hurt. we are hearing from local people on board at the time of the collision. >> the collision occurred in north carolina shortly after noon on monday uninjured passengers were bused to washington and some were then put on a train to philadelphia they arrived after midnight with stories to tell. >> was sitting in the dining car and there was a huge jolt and people were thrown from their seat and the woman working behind the counter was thrown from her feet. >> it was a scary moment. >> it was indeed. a 130 ton locomotive sliced its way through a suv and the driver of the rig jumped and wa

the amtrak train colliding with a truck. the moment of impact caught on camera.es screaming. >> oh! >> passengers on board that train to new york rescued. >>> swift action tonight after this fraternity video, the racist chant caught on tape. students given hours to get out of their frat house. >>> breaking news. the family speaks after an unarmed teenager is shot and killed in madison, wisconsin. tonight, you will hear the radio calls. piecing together the scene inside that home. >>> bill cosby releasing his own video. tonight, his message. >>> and the poison plot at the world's biggest dog show. one of the champion dogs, a stunning irish setter, gone. the autopsy results are in.

we're told this is the amtrak caroline began train involved. owing you live pictures from the scene. you see passengers presumably walking alongside there. you see the train crossing arm. it's there on the side. the train at a complete stand still. we understand this involves a truck that was hit by the train. this train heading from raleigh to philadelphia. the sheriff in this area wes trip with the halifax county sheriff's department is with me now. joining me on the phone, thank you so much for spenlding a moment with us. what happened? >> caller: it appeared around 12:00 noon today, the driver of the tractor that was hauling heavy equipment, the tractor itself got stuck on the track and the amtrak came and collided. >> do you know of any injuries? >> we have 200 passengers approximately, and a small portion of those passengers have reported injures but knowing life threatening. we have ems on scene. we have assistance from our local school district here with the buses to get the patients transported to the hospital. we have a staging area se

the railroad would have notified the amtrak train. for the amtrak train. but it could have come to a stop before hitting the truck. >> and steve, do we have training for truck drivers specifically about this, what to do if your giant tractor trailer is struggling across a railroad crossing? >> i believe that is all part of the exams for the commercial driver's licenses. that they be aware of these signs and that they know what to do with those signs. also, emergency responders of all types, fire, police, and medical, are instructed about these signs and when and how to use the -- how to contact the railroads in case there's a problem at the crossing. >> this was a complete failure by the state trooper who was there, and by the operator of the truck. steve, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, we have a poll telling us who the front-runner is to replace jon stewart on "the daily show." hint, tina fey's name is in the poll. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these oc

>> move to come in the next half our of "action news" at 5:00, officials release new details on the amtrak derailment yesterday that injures many people. >>> and a south jersey man is accused of using a bus to steal gasoline. >>> hello again, here is what is happening now on "action news." the eagles are more, several trades are on the way. jaime apody has the very latest. >>> and former secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking for the first time about the email controversy and the disturbing attack at a hunting restaurant, we'll explain what happened. >>> now the details about a developing story we are following, hillary clinton says the use of her personal email account during her tenure as secretary of state has a simple explanation, it was the matter of convenience. she addressed the united nations, looking back she said it would have been better to use two accounts. marcy began >> reporter: she insisted she followed all the rules. they responded to the revelation that child she was secretary of state she used a private email address for all of her government business and that wa

they were tired shaken, the passengers were, and that's because around noon, their amtrak train operating from charlotte, collided with a big rig, that had stalled on the tracks in hal fax county north carolina the collision toppled the engine and derailed some cars. the impact also injured dozen of people at least 40, thankfully, no one was seriously injured. now amtrak says 212 passengers and eight crew members on board at the time of the collision. and that included clinton jackman from malvern. he was in the cafe car during the collision, he says it turned out to be the first car left standing on the tracks. take a listen. >> it was just a big joke. and well, right before the impact we sort of heard the brakes, or the squealing and then once we hit of course, it was a thrust, a great momentum. that was pretty scary. >> very happy to be home this morning, in the meantime, that train, that collided and then derailed that usually runs from charlotte to new york every day, told crews worked around the clock to get the crash scene clear and the tracks reopened, this morning and the investi

. >> eyewitnesses watched in horror as the amtrak train on the way to new york city, collided with a tractor trailer stuck on the tracks in halifax, north carolina. this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what went so wrong. >> we need e.m.s. here bad. >> the engine and two of the seven cars derailed and 60 of the 212 passengers were injured despite the devastation there were no fatalities. >> several people are on the ground. >> the truck had a special permit to travel on the highway and was being escorted by a state patrol man. the truck was trying to make a difficult turn and struggled for several minutes. at the train approached the truck driver jumped to safety before the impact. investigators are wondering if anyone alerted amtrak. >> the investigation will determine who called who and what happened. >> you do not walk away from a train wreck as easy as all these people are messed today. >> this is the third serious passenger rail accident in just over a month. two weeks ago it was a truck stuck on the trucks in california and last month a train struck an s.u.v. in

penn grad student andrew hudson was aboard the amtrak train. ision he described caught on video from the outside. the heavy locomotive slicing through the stopped oversized tractor-trailer near halifax north carolina. more than 50 of the 213 people aboard were taken to hospitals. others were put on buses to washington. then a train to philadelphia where they arrived late last night. garrett moore was aboard returning from a college reunion. he says there was no sense of panic in the car he was riding. >> everybody was very calm and very helpful too. there was a guy there who spoke spanish and many people on the train who could not speak spanish. there was one guy who could speak spanish. and he was very helpful. >> reporter: well, sounds like a chaotic situation there but it was taken care of in a rather orderly manner according to passengers. a very long oversized truck that was involved here was apparently carrying a modular building at the time. an interesting point. it was under active transport or escort we should say by the police at the t

the amtrak train colliding with a truck. the moment of impact caught on camera. witnesses screaming. >> oh! >> passengers on the east coast train up to new york rescued. >>> swift action tonight after this fraternity the racist chant caught on tape. students given hours to get out of their frat house. >>> breaking news. the family speaks after an unarmed teenager is shot and killed in madison, wisconsin. tonight, you will hear the radio calls. piecing together the scene inside that home. >>> bill cosby releasing his own video. tonight, his message. >>> and the poison plot at the world's biggest dog show. one of the champion dogs a stunning irish setter gone. the autopsy results are in.

. >>> some of the passengers involved in that amtrak collision in north carolina just arrived here in d.c. more than 50 people were hurt in that wreck. and cameras caught the chaos. >> oh my god! oh my god! >> the tractor-trailer that was on the tracks was struck. news 4's jackie bensen spoke to some of the people on board that train and joins us now live from union station. jackie? >> reporter: wendy, one family told me this was a vacation they will never forget. the first group of passengers to arrive at union station included members of the farmer family headed north on a spring break trip. >> we heard the brakes come on then there was the impact. so -- >> reporter: are you all okay? >> we're okay. >> there were a couple of people the worker that was behind the snack bar, she fell and hurt her knee. there was another lady that fell and busted her nose. >> reporter: the collision between the amtrak train and a truck left dozens injured. luckily none of those injuries was life-threatening. >> at impact we were just all thrown over the place. >> reporter: this man took pictures of wha

the amtrak train carrying eighty-five passangers struck a car that was parked on the tracks in camarillo. luckily, the two passangers of the vehicle were able to escape before the collision. no one in the incident was injured, including everyone on board. its not immediately clear what the car was doing on the tracks. >> reporter :we have a clear day, but another storm system is coming down tomorrow clue. skies right now at midnight, kind of a crisp, clear and midnight on the cool side. ride around sunrise to be mostly cloudy, clouds will stay threw out the day. there is a few chances for some isolated showers. and perhaps a thunderstorm firing not the atmosphere will be primed for instability. that storm we had yesterday non southern california, lots of flooding down there know in the higher elevations. this is the next system coming our way. the clouds just north of the bay area increasing as we get into the morning. just before 7:00 a.m., look for a few high a thin clouds. the clouds looked gray earth looking into the morning and in mostly cloudy--cloudy by noon into the afternoon. it

the time being. we'll hear more from them next half hour. but amtrak says most trains will be operating normally in north carolina today. the affected route is using buses instead. of course, we'll be keeping you updated throughout the morning. and if you want to find out the status of your train, if it is set to depart here or expecting somebody to come up from the area, call 1-800-usa-rail. live at 30th street station, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> 4:34 now. accused of selling influence. today the district attorney is expected to announce more corruption charges against state lawmakers. seth williams is not saying who the lawmakers are but says charges stem from a larger undercover sting operation that has already brought down a number of public officials. representatives ron waters and vanessa lowery brown are already charged with accepting bribes from philadelphia. >>> and new this morning, a warning for parents in camden county. police are searching for a man who tried to lure three young girls into his car. three girls were walking on ferry av

the riders on amtrak train 91 were headed for florida at the same time thecare carolinian collided with the tractor trailer. >> the train road all the way backwards to philadelphia. >> reporter: they spent hours trying to get a refund for their ticket. others learned at the ticket counter they may not be able to get home for another four days. >> they informed me the first train leaving out is friday. i don't have any money. i'm handicapped. you know. i'm here in another city. i have no one i can call. >> reporter: amtrak passengers watched video of the crash in horror. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: surprised the injuries were not more severe but confident the next ride will be a safe one. >> i have no worries taking the rail. that's unsettling to see. >> reporter: now we're just getting word at this late minute that passengers coming in on track four were some of the passengers on the derailed train. so amtrak will be having a conference call at 8:30 tomorrow morning what they're going to do about the cancellations and delays for tomorrow. about 1,500 passengers will be affected tomorrow

penn grad student andrew hudson was aboard the amtrak train. ision he described caught on video from the outside. >> oh. >> reporter: the heavy locomotive slicing through the stopped oversized tractor-trailer near halifax north carolina. more than 50 of the 213 people aboard were taken to hospitals. others were put on buses to washington. then a train to philadelphia where they arrived late last night. garrett moore was aboard returning from a college reunion. he says there was no sense of panic in the car he was riding. >> everybody was very calm and very helpful too. there was a guy there who spoke spanish and a lot -- many people on the train who could not speak spanish. there was one guy who could speak spanish and he was very helpful, helping the emergency people. >> reporter: well, that very long oversized trailer was hauling a modular building at the time. it was escorted at police -- by police and apparently it could not navigate is a tight left turn when it was trying to cross the tracks. what's not clear is whether or not the police we

is biden about to take the amtrak train to 2016, and if he does, what happens next?ark: i do not think he will get on anytime soon. i think he sees an opening but i think he sees his friend hillary clinton -- john: when you say friends -- mark: they are actual friends. he still feels he can appeal to the democratic party. if hillary clinton stumbled, he would like to be the one to be there and not have it go into chaos. john: here is the thing about joe biden. i spent a lot of time with him in 2012 writing a profile on him. he is never done for anything but running for office. -- he has never done anything that run for office's whole life. so, what does he do next? he wants to keep running. he does not want to end his career by getting rolled over the hillary clinton freight train. if she does look vulnerable, i think there is a real chance he will jump in. mark: if no one jumps and that something happens that could really topple her and she looks weak, i think you could see joe biden say why not? why not stand on the stage and make the case and try to be a hillary c

the amtrak train that you saw on video slammed into an oversized tractor-trailer that had been stoppedral minutes. >> this was the third serious train wreck in recent weeks. collisions in new york and california last month killed a total of seven people, injured 30. re rene marsh joins us from washington. >> if you look at all three incidents, they are similar in that they are happening at railroad crossings. they involve vehicles that are on the tracks and the train in the end makes impact with that vehicle. in relation to this incident that just happened yesterday between this amtrak vehicle and the truck on the tracks, we know as a result of this there was service disruptions and delays as the investigation is under way. i just got late word from amtrak that the tracks are now being cleared and reopened for service. i did speak with a woman who was sitting in a vehicle behind that tractor-trailer. she says that for about 15 minutes, this tractor-trailer was trying to make a left on a roadway that runs parallel to the railroad. a state trooper was there trying to help this truck driv

>> the amtrak train hit a tractor-trailer got stuck on the tracks yesterday. the force of the crash toppled the engine on its side. this is the third serious train crash in less than two months. >>> cate caugiran gives us a look at apple watches and other gadgets they unveiled yesterday. >> reporter: ceo tim cook took to the stage at san francisco's yerba buena center theater to welcome the newest product to the apple family. >> apple watch brings a whole new personal dimension from time keeping that's never been done before! >> reporter: the watch is an iphone for your wrist, you can text, call, read, send emails, even post to instagram. the new feature is its ability to act as a health and fitness device, for example, you can swipe up and track your heart rate, and take a look at the activity you have accomplished throughout the day and you can track how many calories you've burned. the watch is apple's wearable device debut and the first new product launch without steve jobs. other highlights apple's new macbook. the new macbook is about two pounds heavy an

>> reporter: the amtrak train slamming into a tractor-trailer stuck on the tracks.two of the seven cars derailed. more than 60 of the 220 people on board were injured. more than half taken by ambulance. the rest on buses to the halifax, north carolina hospital. >> it was horrific. the ground shook. our vehicle shook. >> reporter: the truck carrying what appeared to be a prefabricated structure was being escorted by a state patrolman. the truck was trying to make a right turn after the tracks and backed up several times trying to negotiate the turn. >> we see the lights blinking and arms come done to the railroad tracks. and they were trying to move it couldn't move it collided. >> reporter: as the train approached in the area with 70 mile hand hour speed limit. the truck driver jumps to safety. did any one warn the train. >> still part of the ongoing investigation. something we will look into it. >> reporter: this is the third serious passenger rail accident recently. two weeks ago a truck on the tracks in california. an suv last month in new york struck by a commut

officials say in that time police could have called an emergency number at the crossing to warn amtrak possibly giving the train enough time to stop. 55 people were hurt in the accident. >>> investigators say hong young shot at two restaurants in laurel last week. police also say he shot at a truck on the intercounty connector and a building at the national security agency. nobody was seriously injured. his lawyers say he was hearing voices. >>> congresswoman donna edward says she's going to run for the senate seat next year and that could open a competition to fill her seat in the house. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins live in national harbor with some of the names we could see on the ballot. >> reporter: congresswoman edwards released that video today, recorded it here at national harbor talking about her run for the senate. and as soon as that video hit twit err number of names started to circulate, folks interested and running for that seat. >> i never learned the meaning of i can't or i won't or it's not my responsibility. >> reporter: with that donna edwards an

the others were not seriously injured. amtrakay the train was heading from charlotte to new york city stopping in philadelphia. it was carrying an oversized load. it was being escorted by hey way patrol vehicles. it is not known at this hour whether police notified amtrak that the truck was stuck. >> an aspiring rapper turned black-market plastic surgeon is now a convicted killer. padge victoria windslowe who once bragged she was the mike angelo of buttocks injections was that found guilty of administering a lethal injection back in 2011. "action news" reporter vernon odom was in court today. he joins us live in center city with the details. vernon. >> reporter: the black madame looked extremely upset this afternoon as the jury foreman read the verdict in court guilty on all counts. the defense claims she meant no harm. they hoped to get away with a lesser conviction of manslaughter. padge winslow aka the black madame was convicted of multiple charges including third degree murder. now she's looking at up to 70 years in prison. s

are looking for information, about friend or maybe family members on board that train the derailed, contact amtrak at the following number it is (800)523-9101. (800)523-9101. >>> also breaking news right now school bus overturn after hitting a car in burlington county. chopper three over the scene on the 300 block of main street in lumberton. the bus driver had three students on board and he was taking them home from the burlington county special services school in west hampton when that accident happened around 3:00 this afternoon. >> the school bus was making a left turn on to daffodil when it was struck in the rear by a vehicle traveling north on route 541. >> all of those students are between ten and 15 years of age and we are told one was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> developing right now guilty on all counts for page victoria winslow better known as the black madam. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson shows us what is next for aspiring hip-hop artist turned killer. >> reporter: woman for the black madam said his client received a fair trial. >> she took the stand for nearl

in the news, new local reaction from amtrak passengers on board this train that derailed on its way to philadelphia. >> that train slammed into a tractor-trailer stuck on the tracks in hell i fax county north carolina "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at 30th street station where some of the passengers just arrived few hours ago jan good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning, what a long and unnerving day for dozens of passengers on that amtrak train, who were many coming home to philadelphia. now the train from north carolina, to philly, was supposed to arrive at 7:00 last evening. but just couple of hours ago people from philadelphia finally made their way home. take a look at the video. two late trains caring these passengers pulled into philadelphia late last night. one at 11:00 another around midnight. they were tired shaken up, and that's because around noon their amtrak train operating from charlotte collided with a big rig that had stalled on the tracks in hal fax county north carolina derailed some cars impact injured about 40 people. thankfully, no

the bill would also let amtrak passengers bring pets with them. te must still okay the measure. >>> here's a live picture from pottstown. one of the first places to see snow. still ahead, more skrupupdates as we track today's winter storm. we'll be right back. >>> just before 5:00 as we take a live look at center city. they've got the windshield wipers going there. in fact, you will need it. those temperatures are dropping. 37 degrees out there. in the city of philadelphia issued a snow emergency last night that was issued by mayor nutter's office about 8:30 last night. >> we have live cameras across the region because the conditions are different depending on where you are, because of the changeover. sky force 10 is checking out street conditions. this is along route 1 in trenton. driving storm force 10 checking the conditions. >>> and he did it. but keep an open mind. that's what the lawyer for boston marathon bombing told jurors yesterday. dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyer told the jury that her client took part in the bombing in 2013 but that he was i

app for your smartphone or tablet to report those craters in the road. >>> new information about the amtrak a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing. this was the scene right here. debris derailed cars, littered the intersection. wait until you hear how long the truck may have been on the tracks and why the train wasn't able to stop in time. >>> and we have rain across the area. this will last all night long. for some of you, even into your morning commute. coming up i'll show you the timing on this and who can expect it tomorrow. that's straight ahead. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so large files go out in a snap and video conferences are seamless. it's verizon's 100% fiber-optic network that gives you 100% of the internet. don't miss your last chance to get a bonus of a $200 visa pre-paid card when you upgrade to fios internet and phone for your small business for just $99.99 a month

we are getting our first look at the scene of a collision between an amtrak train and a car in newark. >>james:it happened around 8:30 on cedar boulevard. when a car tried to cross the tracks but could not make it. >>james:the three people in the car were able to get out in time. >>james:and police say, no one on the train was hurt. >>james:a u-s court of appeals has upheld a ban on high - capacity ammunition in sunnyvale. >>james:the 9-th circuit court upheld a judge's decision. to deny five sunnyvale residents who wanted to block the ban. >>james:the measure is part of a 20-13 voter- approved initiative. banning magazines holding more than 10 -bullets. >>james:the three- judge panel said wednesday, the sunnyvale measure does not place a burden on second amendment rights. >>james:the lawyer for the residents fighting the ban. says they are already planning to appeal the decision. >>james:this morning. city officials in ferguson, missouri are speaking out following the release of a scathing report from the department of justice. >>james:the d-o-j says ferguson p-d engaged in a "patter

>> reporter: nora travis describing the impact from inside the train when this amtrak locomotive sliced an oversized tractor-trailer stalled on the tracks near halifax, north carolina. travis one of several passengers from the ill fated train arriving at 30th street late last night. jackman was in the fourth car. he's from malvern. >> it was just a big jolt. right before the impact we sort of heard the brakes sort of squealing and then once we hit, of course, then it was a thrust, you know, great momentum so it was pretty scary. >> reporter: well, the investigation into how this happened is going to be an interesting one. >>> apparently the oversized tractor-trailer reportedly had trouble navigating a left hand turn onto those tracks. it was large modular building something like 160 feet, the combination of tractor and trailer in this particular case. it was apparently under active escort by police t a critical question is going to be were the police in contact with amtrak dispatch at the time. could they have radioed ahead to tell the train that they had a problem at the crossing. all