cecilia vega, abc news, brooklyn, new york. >> thank you.a gown to receive an honorary degree at a rutgers university satellite campus. >> he was honored for his charity work helping to house and feed the homeless. he told graduates it's okay not to have a plan for their lives saying they shouldn't be embarrassed by indecision. >> then in true form, the entertainer performed a song he wrote specifically for the occasion called "reunion." >> i actually gave that same advice once. it's okay. everybody tells you you have to have a plan. what is your five-year plan. it's okay if you don't know. >> he did well for himself. >> listen to him, don't listen to me. listen to him. we've got "the skinny" coming your way. taylor swift's trip to a sex shop, also harry potter co-star of that movie, he's quite the showoff. man, i can't wait to see the "skinny" myself now. >> me, too. first getting a jolt from a popular energy drink. the potential risks in this drink. especially for kids. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weath

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program.h matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning we're on early on this wednesday may 13th. we've got some breaking overnight developments on this disaster right here in philadelphia. an amtrak commuter train that completely derailed. >> rescue crews have been on the scene all night looking through mangled metal. >> this is a nightmare and it can't be happening. >> i heard like a big bang. it was a big bang. >> basically the trains train's tilted over and rolled. >> a lot of people people, a lost passengers coming out really badly hurt. >> horrible scene there. the "action news" team is spread across the area with the latest on the death toll, the survivors and the investigation. let's go over to david. >> all right, guys, it's a cooler morning this morning with temperatures in the 50's and 60's. sunshine today but windy and we'll have the latest from accuweather on a fire watch in effect across parts of the region that's all ahead.

, fox news sucks. >> fox news sucks, fox news socks. fox news sucks. fox news sucks. cautionary tale, right? that is not a scene if you want to see if you are the fox news channel during the republican primary. people chasing your employees or people they thought were your employees yelling fox news sucks. fox news four days later, four days after that milford, new hampshire debate, hosted the next republican presidential debate, as well. they cleared learned their lesson and the next one four days later in south carolina they made sure they included ron paul. fewer angry mobs that way. so it's important, right, that anyone with any perceived viability gets to be seen in the process. right? gets into the debate. sometimes that results in very large debates, right? you don't want ole savior and princess kadija in there. that's like you couldn't get lar daly. if you have to stretch to nine, 10, 11, 12 candidates so you can get ron paul and dennis kucinich and jim gilmore and all these guys in there, basically, the tendency has been to do

of nonstop news continues. there are new efforts to revitalize market street in philadelphia. today a city council committee heard from planners behind the new gallery at market east. right now the mall sits almost empty. the goal is to turn it into a fusion of outlet shopping, higher end retail, and more. >> we intend to create a bright new, contemporary space that attracts shoppers and reconnects market street to inviting store fronts, sidewalk cafes, a new street scape and high-tech signage and graphics. >> if the committee approves the plan supporters hope the full council will vote yes before the summer recess. >>> and the gallery isn't the only facelift being planned. a new east market development is already being built near the gal ary. it's been called an urban destination and will combine shopping, dining, office and living space. >>> add another name to the list of presidential candidates. today former governor george pataki threw his hat into the zblas race. >> i'm candidate in the republic cab nomin

rebecca jarvis abc news new york. >> sounds terrific tips there.n your next half hour the pilot accused of being drunk in the cockpit. that pilot plowing his cessna into a shed with his son on board. what authorities found inside that plane. >> for the second year in a row, we have two winners in the scripps national spelling bee. you're watching "world news now." >>> all right. kids apparently are just getting smarter these days. >> we love this story. >> the story of the day. >> it is. till last year it hasn't happened for more than 50 years. for the second year in a row there are two winners in the national spelling bee. >> abc's michele franzen on who had the last word. . >> c-r-a-n-n-o-g. >> correct. >> it's it the annual ordeal to see who can be letter perfect. >> correct. >> thank you. >> when even a momentary die spell. >> that's not right. >> can spell doom. >> for $37,000 in cash and prizes young people from all over the united states run an obstacle course of abcs to see who can spell success most often. >> i-e-s- >> s-. >> correct. >> >

marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> that's it.y it ended. >> canan you believe it? >> what was really touching to see him get a little emotional. he did keep it funny. didn't play on heart strings really. but at the end to see him look at his wife and son and get a little -- saying that was all that matter in life. >> you don't see that a lot. you don't sesee a whole lot about his family or a whole lot about his personal life. dave, well done. we don't get those much anymore, those type of guys. >> that's the news for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," security scare. the wild scene in a busy airport after an airline passenger accused of skipping a checkpoint is taken down. >> don't move. don't move. on your back. >> the stun guns, the serious questions after witnesses say the man got a little too close to the departure gates. >>> disturbing details about the biggest automotive recall in history involving air bags that injury or kill drivers. >> i had a massive strike on my right

that's all new this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> and count on nbc 10 news to keep you informed about the president's visit and how this might affect your drive. >> jessica is here with an update on traffic. how's it looking? >> it's looking okay so far, guys. we're out on 95 right now. right near the philadelphia internal airport. you can see drive times doing okay on the southbound side, about an 18-minute hit, over half an hour if you're headed northbound. additionally, we are dealing with the closures out in camden due to the presidential motorcade. so closed on the northbound and southbound side between federal street and the vine. you want to take dr. martin luther king. or you can take 676 to get through the area but we can expect a lot of residual delays through camden 130, and the ben franklin bridge if you have to head westbound into the city. we're also dealing with that ongoing construction blocking out the right-hand lane. >> all right, jessica, thank you. >> and right now, nbc 10 first alert weather technology tracking showers and storms affecting parts of the nbc

"nbc 10 news." >>> katy, thank you. trains will roll between new york and philadelphia. in less than an hour the first train pulls out of 30 street station bound for new york. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is standing live. last tuesday night and wednesday morning we didn't know how long it would take but it is here. >> reporter: that is right, vai. the passengers are already starting to arrive for the first new york bound trip. we are at 30th street station. you can see it is starting to get a little more crowded out here. amtrak workers spent the entire weekend working to repair the track while the city leaders reflected on the derailment. >> last tuesday was the worst day for me as a transportation professional. >> reporter: amtrak ceo joseph boardman saying when passengers get on the train this morning, there will be extra safeguards in place. the rail along that curve in port richmond will have automatic train control that will slow the train if it is speeding. meantime, the fbi is analyzing a grapefruit sized crack in the windshield of the locomotive. the engineer says h

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by mentioning fox news. but you know what he really can't win if he doesn't have this sort of playful exchange and take jabs people are going to say, why can't you be a regular guy? at the same sometime the president should be taking the high road. >> thest a >>it's a bigger story here. liberal politicians, until fox news were not used to having their feet held to the fire. if you look at what is happening in new york city now, look at their mayor. he's a very progressive mayor. it's one against a million. you look at what is happening in new york city a very progressive mayor, comrade bill de blasio. >> i know. >> he's touring the country while there are murders on the uptick in new york city. you don't read too much about that. >> no. by the way, what was that nonsense abouttinue to update you on these stories throughout the day. back to "cavuto on business." >>> it's the union version of do not as we do. union workers believe they should get massive wage hikes, but when it comes to their own survival unio

still ahead on "eyewitness news" news tonight police evacuate the memorial in new york. tell you why. the travels of everyone's favorite great white shark mary lee. where the big fish app% to be heading now and the countdown is on to david letterman's final late night show. from stupid pet tricks to stupid human tricks we'll take look at the segments that are uniquely dave. coming up in sports, don't look now, but the phillies they are on a winning streak. lesley van arsdall has the highlights and much more when we >>> 16-year-old girl is recovering tonight after she was gored by a bison at yellowstone national park. police say the girl was posing for a picture near the bison on friday afternoon when it attacked her. the teenager is an exchange student from taiwan. national park service says her injuries are serious but they are not live threatening. >>> also now a scare today for visitors at the 9/11 memorial in lower manhattan. people standing near the southern reflecting pool began choking and coughing. forcing an vac weighing. it turns out that algae had grown in the

that is good news. in the wake of the front we have cooler conditions but ahead of it the for tomorrow afternoon still well in the 80's but then on wednesday we will cool it down in the 70's. earlier last week it looked like a front was stalled and we would have some issues with rain. it is not the case. this high pressure system is strong enough to kick that front to the south dominate our weather bringing more sunshine and low humidity to our forecast on thursday, high temperature 8o overnight tonight, low of 64. it will be please an. tomorrow is cinco de mayo wouldn't you know 85 degrees with showers and storms in the afternoon. as we plan your day morning commute looks sunny lunch outside, no problems. after school, some showers and then are storms, evening activities, look to the skies temperature 77.n the seven day forecast. seventy-four wednesday which is relatively cooler. thursday we will have 8o saturday 85. for mom 85 degrees. make sure you get air conditioning in. if you are barbecuing a per

tech to a new level. they have teamed up with levis to work on a new clothing line that essentially transforms your clothes into a touch pad. this is video released by google showing how it works. it uses the conductive textile that connects your smartphone or tablet. google says the line of smart clothing can enable you to swipe away on your device without having to touch or speak to it. >> that is bizarre. >>> hundreds of oakland school kids were treated to a day on the bay that came with an important lesson about their city. abc 7 news was there when they boarded the uss potomac when they boarded to see how it functions. the potomac used to be official presidential vessel, by the way, of franklin d. roosevelt, no less. >>> we were also where the santa clara county community launched a summertime boat program. students from george main elementary school were some of the first passengers on the tour which takes them around the don edwards recreational area on a sheriff's department boat. >> all those lev

investigators are examining new surveillance video obtained exclusively by "eyewitness news" that shows the moment that speeding train crashed. track repairs are also underway as amtrak works it restore service. and five crash survivors remain in critical condition at temple hospital. >> "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria is live at the scratch scene in port richmond with more on these development. alexandria? >> looking into the possibility after projectile that hit the train. maybe a rock or bullet, anyone's guest, meanwhile watching as repair crews enter the site, they are hoping to restore service to new york city. >> video uncovered by "eyewitness news", heading up a mangled mess of crushed metal is this window. that may provide evidence that backs up what train engineer brandon claims that something hit the train before the crash. >> woof seen damage to the left hands lower portion of the amtrak windshield. that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. >> 3 miles away, colleagues of bostian reportedly told the amtrak engineer that something had hit a septa train as

murder case in new york. manhattan manhattan's top prosecutor says he plans to push for a new trial. you might recall it ended in a mistrial earlier this month after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict for the third time. today on msnbc, manhattan d.a. says he intends to officially announce plans to retry the case at a court date next month. pedro hernandez was on trial for the 6-year-old's kidnapping and murder nearly four decades ago. >>> today's hot weather was interrupted by a shower in some parts of the area. >> yeah, more could be on the way, too. sheena parveen. what can we expect tonight? >> well for tonight, expect some showers to be moving in. chance for thunderstorms. locally, though most of us are, in fact dry, and quite a bit cooler than we were earlier this afternoon. parts of delaware still seeing scattered showers, up to parts of new castle county. we're still seeing some lighter rainfall, not as heavy as it was about 30 minutes ago. but there's still a flood as vie advisory out. just

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new yorkers do complain. but new yorkers are very generous of spirit.orkers appreciate when something special is taking place. >> another problem -- mother nature. >> there had to be a rule change in terms of us being able to bid on getting the super bowl. there was a rule that if it was an open exposed stadium, it had to be in a city where the average mean temperature the day of the game is above 50 degrees. that is clearly not the case in february in the new york and new jersey area. >> they changed that rule for this game. it went away. >> the stadium has a team of 1000 at the ready to clear snow from the stands with a network of chutes. facility operations vp dave duernberger says they are ready for the snow. >> we put a snowmelt on the 300 concourse, and one down here on the field. they have a 600-ton snowmelter we can use in the parking lot. they have a jet engine inside. the heat that is produced from the jet engines is what melts the snow. >> it is a big operation. >> no matter what the weather, it will be a great day. >> some of the greatest ga

this is just light rain across new castle county salem county and new jersey. light rain in gloucester camden and into portions of burlington county. heavier showers moving into western lancaster county heading towards reading, lancaster. you can see the showers this morning. much of the area is going to be getting a break as the morning rolls on. hour by hour showing the rain moving through delaware pushing off shore. still showers at 6:00 this morning. those will be tapering off around 9:00 in philadelphia becoming spotty. we'll get a break. lots of clouds around. you might see a break or two of sunshine. keep the umbrella handy. going into the afternoon hours, 2:00 in the afternoon, see a line of showers developing farther to our west. that will be on the move and into chester and montgomery county delaware new castle county at 3:00 this afternoon and rolling into the philadelphia area at 4:00. during the evening commute the showers could produce bolts of lightning. thunderstorms a possibility later on today. today cloudy showers, and a chance of thunderstor

new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's john sasaki joins us now in the news room. the person leading the effort is a 10th grader? >> reporter: she lost a lifelong friend when he was shot to death last week and now she is trying to make their school safer for everyone. >> reporter: we caught up with her during launch time at the park across from the school. >> we need safer schools. >> reporter: a sophomore where they don't feel safe. they say there are weapons on campus and one riot earlier this year. >> that was before max's death. there was a lot of riots. i went straight to class. >> police told me the high school is safe. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> that's correct. you know, i guess we would have to define riot. >> reporter: this week they picketed outside the school to call attention to their safety concerns and she spoke to the school board addressing the superintendent. >> i said you can't keep us safe. that is clear. you aren't being responsible for the fact you are not keeping us safe and you are not tulling our -- telling our parents the truth.

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here on "world news now." stay with abc news.e'll give you the very latest from this train derailment coming out of philadelphia later this half hour, we'll hear from more passengers and eyewitnesss described what they saw, what they felt and what they heard heard. stay with us. >> now to the missing marine helicopter in nepal. new video shows two helicopters lifting off to join the search. the marine chopper had been delivering earthquake aid when it disappeared. officials say there is no indication that it crashed but its location remains a mystery. and the death toll from the quake is expected to climb as roads to remote areas in nepal are cut off by landslides. so far, officials says 65 people are confirmed dead in the magnitude 7.3 quake. nepal is still trying to recover from a major earthquake two weeks ago that killed 8,000 people. >> well, possible republican presidential candidate jeb bush was trying to clarify something about the iraq war, but maybe he made things worse here. the political drama started when he stated h

news at 5:00. >>> a pair of burlington county police officers were recovering after being assaulted over a fight over cab fair. wade smith is accused of punching one of the officers and taking a swing at the other yesterday. both officers suffered minor injuries. they were there because the cabby said smith refused to pay for a ride. smith faces several charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer. >>> in the lehigh valley now, jurors heard opening statements today in the trial of a police chief's son. he's accused of pointing a gun at county detectives. 23-year-old christopher fitzgerald and allentown police chief joel fitzgerald inentered court together today. pointed a gun at two undercover detectives following an alleged road rage incident. >>> we have new information about the corruption case involving senator robert menendez. federal prosecutors say they're opposed to moving his trial from new jersey to washington. attorneys for menendez and co-defendants filed the request earlier

>>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news tom brady prepares for a fight off the field the deadline to appeal his deflate-gate suspension and a serial kill senior off is the streets, what police learned about seven unsolved murders in connecticut. >>> and another tragedy in nepal, a second earthquake rocked the country today less than three weeks after the first one. >> the new quake terrifying a nation already struggling to recover. here is the very latest. >> reporter: it was like an instant replay. people in katmandu pouring into the streets after another earthquake hit the capital. hear the breathing as someone rushes to safety. and dust rises after part of an ancient temple collapses and people running for their lives from another building and the parliament was in session when the quake happened and leaders rushed for the exits as the lights flickered and died. >> the shocking thing was how long the earthquake went on fo

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>>> "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> breaking news from overnight. the manhunt for an ex-convict accused of killing a wealthy washington family is over. new this morning, the suspect killer's connection to his victim and what helped authorities find him. >>> and here at home it's the beginning of the memorial day holiday weekend. as our country prepares to honor our nation's heroes and a lot of people have plans to have some fun this weekend. whatever you have planned, the first alert weather team is working for you to track a whirlwind of changes ahead in the forecast. everything from sun and rain to some up and down temperatures. >>> if you're heading out of town "nbc 10" is monitoring the roads all around our area looking for problems that might slow you down. keep you posted. 4:30. it's "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. congratulations on making it to friday. on the shore is matt delucia where a bunch of people are headed to join matt. first let's begin with meteorologist bill henley and the first alert forecast. good mo

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the new lawsuit tonight. >>> good evening. and we begin tonight with an abc news investigation. isis is now claiming its first victory here on american soil, claiming responsibility for that terror in texas. the gunmen who opened fire, the traffic cop shooting them both dead. we all saw the chaos that followed. isis now taking credit for what those men did. but offering no proof tonight. also this evening, word of another person from the united states involved before this horrific scene played out. abc news has learned about secret conversations and messages that allegedly led up to the deadly encounter in texas. the burned-out car when it was all over. tonight, the hunt for the third person, an american fugitive. and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with those messages, right here tonight. >> reporter: isis today claimed responsibility for these scenes of america under attack -- bullets flying and police scrambling. the terror group said the two heavily armed men killed in the attack, elton simpson and nadir soofi, were what it called isis soldiers. isis offer

breaking news. all of the northbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike are shut down because of a wreck that set two tractor trailers on fire. we are live on the scene to find out how much longer the turnpike will be closed. >> it is primary tuesday in pennsylvania. polls open in less than two hours. hour and a half now. we are live with the push to get younger voters in on the action plus, what you should do if you run into trouble at the polls. >>> take the umbrella if you're headed to the polls. we are tracking showers. we could see storms. >>> welcome back to "nbc 10 news today," i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it could be a steamy afternoon. let's start with bill henley in the first alert forecast. >> some areas down to zero visibility right now. showers overnight. there's the moisture. temperatures running cooler. low fog over center city. live view from the adventure aquarium. more rainfall along the way. scattered rain showers are moving through southern berks county. al very son. ches

the new effort to stop the widespread practice.re more reasons to drink up whether it comes to your morning cup of coffee. doctor holly phillips in studio 57 with newest findings on significant health benefits there. the news back in the morning. we'll see you in about ten minutes from now and counting. back to you guys in the studio. >> cup of coffee and side of crickets common. >> could be the new american breakfast. >> thanks, gale. talk to you laterment take care. most of the time surveillance cameras are catching law breaker. >> right now though, we have oregon icon caught on camera. and the icon in question is that, see popping out of the water seal, hopping out of the water and making his way to the fish market. one expert said he thinks the saw people going into the shop, and then coming out with fish and thought that's pretty fantastic. let me give that a try. >> we had a lot of volcanoes full moons, all kind of weirds stuff happening in the ocean so we noticed that everything was being a little strange. >> okay, now we un

beijing issues a new set of rules for news online.ly wants to reform a state-owned broadcaster, there's no consensus as to how. two names, three letters adding up to a world of difference. last saturday night american media outlets had a news story in baltimore maryland. protests over the death of another african american at the hands of police turned violence. coverage on cnn, fox and n n.b.c. was scant. the majority had the networks had cameras trained on aesent 50 miles away -- an event 50 miles away the white house correspondent's dinner a black tie event. the local news media in baltimore was on the story. by the time the national media showed up they were greeted with the resentment they faced in ferguson, missouri, and that they were more interested in the deconstruction of property than the disillusionment that fuelled the unrest. no one wants to be late to a story, sometimes it happens. that was not the case, and a vivid example of disconnect between journalism in the mainstream news media and the citizens they are supposed t

look at this video from new mexico. not just in kansas. south to new mexico. you saw flooding rains. daily record rainfall records broken. that's happened. now this is happening. oklahoma and texas panhandle. back into eastern new mexico could see large hail. def i have rains, damaging winds. the other storm we're tracking. the disturbance over the bahamas. it's something to watch. the 80-degree temperatures. that's what we need to make it tropical. it is moving into cooler waters. that would make it subtropical. the national hurricane center only gives us a 30% shot of becoming our first named storm. we'll be updating as we get chooser to the week. if it got named it would be ana. >> thank you ginger. >>> now to a surprising new report about confusion in the sky. planes land at the wrong airport more often than you think. david kerley is at dulles airport with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's surprising. a bit embarrassing for pilots. it could be much worse. there are calls for changes to keep airplanes from landing at the wr

stay with abc 7 news for any late-breaking news updates and follow us on abc 7 news bay area. >>> pablol has some new bling. that's the giants slugger he got last night during a private meeting with management. sandoval is in town with his new team, the boston red sox begin a three-game series. he has no ill feelings with the giants even though he told two reporters in boston that he felt disrespected by front office. [ inaudible ] >> sandoval says he misses his former teammates and manager bruce bochy who he calls a father figure. >>> the warriors held practice. they take on the grizzlies tonight for the western conference semifinals and they will try to bounce back after two losses in a row. they trail 2-1 in a best of seven seary, a loss tonight would push golden state to the brink of elimination. >> warriors fans are wearing their gear with pride. to share your photos use the #dubson7. they'll be featured on abc 7 news and on our website abc 7 news.com. >>> come on, warriors go. >>> a museum pulls out artifacts it had in storage for 80 years. >>> some of them were dona grass fed? mh

>> dan harris, abc news, new york. >> that's cool they make light of it.be painful. >> it could be painful. i'm not so sure about the texting. >> about breaking up in a text. >> just texting in general. >> what is that? >> sorry, t.j. what does it say? >> what does it -- >> i'm not feeling it anymore. that was my last text to you. >> what was my response? i couldn't see it. >> thank god. i couldn't see it. >> thank god. >>> good morning. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." we have epic floodwaters, deadly downpours overwhelming houston, pouring into thousands of homes and stranding drivers, hundreds of people rescued from rapidly rising water bringing america's fourth largest city to a virtual stand still. we have full coverage ahead. town mourning the loss of loved >> families in a mexican border town mourning the loss of loved ones after a devastating tornado touched down without warning. 13 people killed and more than 200 homes destr

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program.h matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> a couple of cars overturned. deputies responding to frankford. we'll classify this as a mass casualty incident. >> it is 6:00 a.m. and breaking this morning this ugly scene this catastrophe that struck when an amtrak train goes off the tracks in philadelphia. >> firefighters arrived to find seven cars and the train's engine either turned over or upside down. at least five people are dead, dozens more are injured. we have live team coverage right here on "action news". >> reporter: rescue and recovery efforts in port richmond will be done under the sun but there will be a blustery wind. i'm dave murphy and i'll have the late latest on that from accuweather. >> i'm karen rogers. i'll have the latest details on the roads and the rails coming up. >> federal safety teams will be on the scene part of the investigation asking the question what led to this deadly scene that amtrak train dee railing right h

. >> "nbc nightly news" coming up next. more local news right back here. night, sitting on edge. an emergency curfew lifted in baltimore. rebuilding begins after a week marked by riots and police charges in the death of freddie gray. >>> cops shot. a new york city officer fighting for his life as a chicago cop is gunned down in his driveway. stark reminders of the risk they face. >>> fight night. fans aren't pulling punches a day after the most lucrative bout in boxing history. many up in arms that some got it for free. >>> and a royal welcome. the world's newest princess but which baby name will take the crown? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. substituting peter alexander. >> good evening, almost a week after baltimore's worst riots, the city's mayor says it's time to get that community back to normal. today officials lifted the emergency curfew and tonight, thousands of national guard troops who had massed on the city's streets are getting ready to head home. many businesses are hoping to recover what they describe as a devastating week. we begin tonig

you were successful in new york.e successful in la and you were doing awfully well in the private sector. so why come back? >> i'm back for several reasons. i think i can make a difference. i'm here because i'm having a lot of fun. i enjoy what i do. and we have our good days. we have our bad days. but by and large most days are good days. and if you're not going to have fun at what you're doing, if you're not going to enjoy it, get out because you're not going to be effective. this is a very special time in policing. it's a time of great opportunity, a time of great challenge. i oftentimes use the expression that if you don't have a crisis, create one because out of crises comes opportunity and challenge. and crises also allows you the opportunity to speed up the change, the process of change. >>> commissioner bratton, thank you, and wish you the best of luck with your efforts to keep new york safe. >> thank you, great to talk to you. hope we do it >> tomorrow. pop-rock, new wave icon kate pierson. >> woo! woo! woo!

although i live in new york, am i too close to it? melissa: breaking news. we want to take a live look in boston where former 8:00 new england patriotses player aaron hernandez is facing charges he tried to silence a witness. he not the witness in 2013 in florida, after the man made a remark about a 2012 double slaying. in that case hernandez is accused of killing two men over a spilled drink. hernandez was convicted last month in the 2013 murder of odin lloyd who was dating his fiance's sister. wow. >>> newly-released footage showing china's controversial island building project. these coming at the price of a tense brush with china as it warns the u.s. plane multiple times by radio to go away. the plane take that picture. the u.s. says china has been piling sand on reefs in the south china sea to construct islands for military purposes. but five other nations claim this is their territory, including u.s. ally japan. stay tuned on that one. >>> new fallout from fox business's exclusive report on dangerous hiring practices at faa as lawmakers take notice. ou

>>> "nbc 10" breaking news. >>> now breaking news. a deadly barrage of bullets overnight that sent three people to the hospital. "nbc 10" is live on the scene with what police found there and the latest on the investigation. >>> more breaking news in philadelphia. within the past 90 minutes part of a row home collapsed sending neighbors rushing to safety. "nbc 10" is live on the scene working to talk with them. >>> the search for a sexual predator. this morning police are looking for this mini van and a man they say ab duktded a woman on her way to work and sexually assaulted her. >>> spring like changes are ahead today. first alert radar is tracking showers. we are saying good-bye to the 80s. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. the 80s will be back but not today. meteorologist bill henley is standing by. this morning still pretty warm 65 degrees. >> warmer than yesterday. tracking showers in the area. we saw some showers overnight. mainly light showers other than a few thunderstorms that popped up in south jersey in sal lem and cu

>>> new evacuations and new rescues in texas. as we see for ourselves the relentless force of the water tearing through homes and hear from a father about the heart breaking final phone call from his daughter trapped in rising water. >>> and anthrax scare, what we have learned about other lethal parcels being routinely shipped across the country. >>> and the hacking of america. when you're on a plane and you log on to the wi-fi who else is seeing your private information? "nightly news" begins right now.

"nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news," reporting tonight from los angeles, lester holt. >>> good evening, with the prime suspect now in police custody, court documents released late today provide shocking new details of a terrifying ordeal of a washington, d.c. family and their housekeeper held hostage and then murdered in an apparent plot to extort money. law enforcement tonight also providing nbc news with details of the operation that captured the suspect, daron dylon wint, as we learn there may still be accomplices to this crime on the loose. nbc news national correspondent peter alexander continues to work the story for us. >> reporter: with the intense manhunt for fugitive daron dylon wint hending last night, court documents released today show prosecutors believe the brutal murders inside this mansion required the presence and assistance of more than one person. the savopoulos family and their housekeeper according to the documents were held captive overnight by mr. wint and others, until the $40,000 was delivered by savopoulos' assistant. the three a

news right now.least five people are dead in a train derailment in philadelphia. here's a live look at the scene. since the train left from union station, philadelphia's mayor says it's believed in of the passengers are from d.c. new jersey and new york. right now, rescue crews are making sure no one is still on that train. we're working to learn why the train cars came off the tracks. ntsb investigators are on their way there. we have aaron gilchrist and adam tuss who are standing by near the crash site. but first, we want to check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> starting off this morning you'll notice a big change in the air when you step out. it is much cooler. good weather for the morning, midday and afternoon. a blustery wind will be gusting your car around a bit as the winds will increase. right now they're gusting to 15 to 20 miles an hour. they may be gusting to higher than that later on this morning. just in the 50s with dry roads, then increasing sunshine. you need the su

jersey river line, new jersey transit the bus service, some of the new jersey transit the bus service and patco high speed line. definitely follow me on twitter, vittoria cbs-3 with the latest. now lets get to katie. >> thinks a ever traffic it ways as morning goes on so a really good twitter handle to follow. storm scan three is totally empty. good morning everyone. weather will cooperate for whatever your plans might entail here today. storm scan, empty. high pressure settled in. there is a hint of the breeze but it the is diminishing. it got quite blustery yesterday and now starting to calm down in the weather department and then that has a a looked the temperatures to drop off easily. since this same time yesterday we have bottom out close to 50 degrees in speaks spots. very cool start to the morning. by comparison but it is pretty typical. we are a few degrees shy of seasonal. the this is a dose of reality for springtime. we're talking more sunshine, low humidity, comfortable warmth. i like to call these weather try affect as because they are so nice. everything about them is bea

to new york city.e know that five people have died more than 50 in the hospital with critical conditions. impact mangled the front of the train while other cars were overturned. 7 cars are completely off the track at this point. the cause still unknown. the area where it happened had a big curve. passengers say when they entered the curve the train began shaking. one of those on board was former u.s. congressman patrick murphy. he described what happened immediately after the crash. >> a lot of blood and a lot of folks got banged up got hurt back. there were people who didn't care they were getting off that train they were stepping over people and stuff. >> the mayor says it is unlikely there will be any amtrak service heading through philadelphia through the remainder of the week. the ntsb ks national transportation safety board whoho will investigate the crash are set to arrive on scene later this morning. there will be a press briefing by the police commissioner at 11:00 a.m. this morning. >> we wil

all of that coming up in about five minutes here on "eyewitness news". >> some other news for you nowix members of the philadelphia police depth are a quitted of federal corruption charges. cheers erupted outside the federal courthouse today after those six narcotics officers were found not guilty. prosecutors had accused of them of beating and stealing nearly half a million dollars from drug suspects. after seven days of deliberations the jury came back with verdict of not guilty on each of the 26 counts counts ranging from conspiracy and extortion to robbery. >> new at 11:00 a toy has landed a student in big trouble tonight tonight. this 11-year-old was suspended for mistakenly bringing it to school. >>> his mother tells eyewitness new reporter diana rocco administrators at the atlantic city school went too far. report roar this styrofoam they have been bullet with a tooth spic stuck in it is atlantic city educators call a weapon. >> from there looking at the quote unquote weapon looked like it was an imitation of a shank. it's a toy with a tooth pick on it. >> aaron moody's mom got

"nbc nightly news." in the meantime i know you're continuing your coverage right here. >> yeah lester as we look at this investigation going on right now. at this point here in philadelphia a lot of eyes also on washington and the question of funding for infrastructure for amtrak, right? >> that is correct. there happen to be a committee meeting. a house committee meeting today over the issue of further funding amtrak. and of course the question of what caused this is hanging over the question of how much they want to fund. republicans and democrats going at odds. our kelly o'donnell will have a report on that coming up tonight. >> all right. we'll be watching for you tonight at 6:30 lester holt. "nbc nightly news." stay tuned for more coverage of this deadly derailment from lester holt coming up right after this broadcast at 6:30. >>> and next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, the investigators take us inside the ntsb probe into what caused the deadly train derailment. >>> you're watching continued coverage of th

you said it was routed from new york washington and then back to new york.as he coming back from his second journey of the day. >> was that the second journey of the day the the answer is, it is one round trip. he starts in the early after noon washing ton, new york, washington, back to new york. it is one round trip. >> how much time is between that. >> how much time is between that? edule. i don't have it immediately in front of me. as i have often said we are here to get information that will go away with the passage of time. his schedule we can get next week. but we want to do train interviews and things like that crew interviews. >> reporter: other than human input to the problem what else could have explained acceleration. >> other than human input what else could explain the the accelerate of the train. the train does not have, i flew airplanes a long time. we had airplanes with automatic throttles the trains do not have automatic throttles. it is a manual input. we're going to be through the event recorder, through the black box if you will, we do on