one is that amtrak, one is congress with the funding issues to make sure amtrak has the money to invest in this technology. it's like a computer. you buy it and 18 months it's out dates. some of this positive train control is in the same position. >> you're talk about this ptc, which is positive train control. we game familiar with that after the track that happened outside of philadelphia a couple of mon months ago. now it appears that amtrak is trying to turn that story and say to congress, unless you go ahead and give us this extense, then we're not going to operate trains around certain parts of the country, spervcifically in e northeast. >> it's a little bit of blackmail on the part of amtrak. congress will be forced to give the extension because the public does lie upon that transportation so much. i hope somebody is held accountable. >> let's talk about that for a minute. who do you think should be held accountable? we just had another train incident that happened yesterday in vermont. who is accountable? >> congress should be asking those difficult questions. why didn't they put

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in our air and amtrak, freight trains and in day transit sometimes run on low same line and amtrak might be ready to go with peach easy on the northeast corridor, n.j. transit isn't. they're working and four vehicles a week, they should be ready to go by the end of next year. in all, the rail companies are asking congress for three installment delay plus another two years to make the system fully operational. while local rail companies that threatening to shut down, the government is threatening hefty fines for those companies and employees who operate trains without ctc after dec. 31st 2015. and we haven't yet heard from congress what they wanted, that measure was introduced yesterday. the ntsb and the government has been saying we need positive train control for the last for the year's so this is not new. that is the latest from rutherford in studio. >> you would think after ten years something would happen but thanks very much. police arrest a woman after she escaped custody at a long island hospital. and on several charges, was taken to st. catherine of siena medical center for medic

jenna: we have breaking news out of amtrak. amtrak confirming a derailment in northern vermont around the northfield area. getting reports from local station in vermont, wfff. this runs daily between washington, d.c. and the northern station in vermont. so we'll be watching that. we don't have any sort of reports of injuries. we do know this is passenger train. that the vermont state police are responding with other first-responders. that is all we know right now. amtrak confirmed this derailment. we'll continue to watch news out of vermont. bring you very latest as soon as we hear it. of course any images as we get them. >>> meantime historic rainfall causing chaos, causing hundreds of rescues in south carolina. maria molina has the latest update. >>> jeb bush trying to establish himself as his own man as part of a political family but he is having a change of heart and bring in his brother, george w. bush, to boost his campaign? we'll ask karl rove next. jon: fox news alert. crews are responding to what appears to be an amtra

that's one of the focal points that amtrak has had.d with materials that will break themselves from the impact. so it looks like a good day for the passengers, even though it was a bad day to have an accident. >> passengers described a quick moment where they felt the brakes being applied very quickly. i know speed often comes into play in crashes. i assume they will be looking at how fast that train was operating. >> of course. the event recorder will give us all that, how fast he was going, when he put on the brakes, and there will be marks on the track if he applied the emergency brake procedures they'll be able to tell by the wear patterns on the tracks and on the wheels just what happened. so there's a lot of physical evidence that will be gathered over the next few days from the accident scene, including one that will look towards making sure it was a naturally occurring rock slide and not something more sinister. >> and lastly, is this a black eye for amtrak again? this is now, i don't have the numbers in front of me, but i've c

coming up, the latest on the amtrak derailment in vermont. the out of this world opportunity for students at a virginia school. get ready for some sun. do larry: back to that breaking news out of vermont, adc-bound amtrak train has derailed. chelsea has the latest. chelsea: we are going to tell you what we know so far. this train left from saint albans, vermont, passing through burlington down through massachusetts and into d.c.. are no reports of injuries but we are getting lots of reports on social media. we want to take you through some of the images we have seen. this is the best one. it is on twitter. they were actually on the train. photo, tell from this you see the back half of the train while looking out this window. this has prompted a huge response. we know vermont state police are at the scene, just north of montpelier, vermont. this is williamstown fire and rescue responding. emergency crews, many of them on the scene. areaire spokesman in that says he is not aware of any injuries yet that we know, but they are just assessing the

amtrak says that section will not affect service between washington and boston. for the investigators, i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with two victories for women in the workplace. one out west and another in our nation's capital. first to california, the state's governor today signed enacts the strongest equal pay protection in the nation. female workers can now allege pay discrimination based on the wages a company pays to other employees who do similar work. the new law takes effect next january. and new legislation in washington, d.c., addresses maternity leave, giving workers 16 weeks of paid leave. that would more than double the length of any paid leave program in the county. d.c. council introduced the bill today. it deals with circumstances ranging from child birth to caring for a dying patient. >>> today we're getting a first look at pennsylvania governor tom wolf's budget proposal ahead of tomorrow's vote on the house floor. if wolf's proposal passes, it would end a 97-day budget impasse. wolf says he's pursuin

. >>> the amtrak passenger train derailing today. the race to help the injured. >> and the magic number? the one day this week to get the cheapest ticket with the holidays approaching. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with two developing stories at this hour. the rescues in the south and that desperate search at sea. the missing ship. tonight, those new discoveries here. it's a race against time to find 33 people on board, including 28 americans, some of their faces right there. tonight, officials saying the ship went down but vowing to keep searching, families holding out hope. authorities saying they will not count out their will to survive. these images from the search tonight. an empty lifeboat pulled from the ocean. a life ring recovered as well. the remains of one victim in a survival suit floating at sea. as we ask here, why would the ship head into hurricane waters at all. linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: tonight new images of this empty lifeboat with a giant hole in it belonging to the el faro. >> we modified our search

an amtrak spokesperson saying "amtrak, police, and station closely with these partners to balance compassion, engagement, and assistant with law enforcement and customer service as it relates to the homeless population." but amtrak refused to speak on camera and offered new specifics about how it's being handled. >> you can't get any help, and i came from another state because you can't get help in any state. >> reporter: amtrak has outreach 365 days a year, but people who commute daily don't think that outreach is enough. in midtown, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >>> a bit of trouble in morristown, new jersey, after a bear got stuck in a tree. residents say a sighting in the center of town is unusual, but wildlife experts tranquilized the 247-pound bear, and then it was wedged between the branches. they used a ladder to pull the animal into a bucket. it was then eventually lowered and tagged. >>> already at fever pitch, love for their team as they make the championship chase. >> in queens earlier today, it was a sea of blue and orange as hundreds gathered to root for the mets, and in mineo

the amtrak tragedy claimed eight lives back in july. despite the massive influx of federal dollars to install and operate, some still are not ready. mj transit is sounding the alarm. telling congress that if an extension is not offered, passenger service will be seriously impact did. sometimes they run on the same line. amtrak may be ready to go, mj transit is not. they are working on for vehicles a week. they should be ready to go by the end of next year. the government is threatening hefty fines for those companies and employees who operate trains without ptcs. as far as transit is concerned, they will meet other entities. caught in the middle, of course, is the computer who relies on this. the ntsb has been saying that this technology has been needed. it is not like it was sprung on anybody. that is the latest. ben: 6:37 a.m. mistakingly arrested. trying to negotiate a settlement . juliet: it could move into a trial. he used excessive force during the mistaken arrest. he has been misidentified in a fraud investigation. this year will

it's not just amtrak, they use other rail lines. so they're threatening they would have to suspend service without some kind of congressional service. >> ben: we will see what happens. seems like amtrak is not and a great state of affairs. again they will not suspend washington to newark. it's the track they rent from the freight companies were they haven't been installed yet. >> kerry: you can catch adam on the foxbusiness network. >> ben: log onto foxbusiness.com/channel finder. this next story is interesting. a student from long island was busted because he couldn't get an order of mac & cheese. it was caught on camera. >> the video shows 19-year-old freshman arguing with and then shoving a campuswide court manager. happened on sunday. he was denied service because he had an open alcohol container. until police arrested. >> ben: he didn't just want plain old mac & cheese. he how do you like your mac & cheese. >> kerry: plane mac & cheese is fine with me. lobster mac is good. >> mike: let's look at what's up. sunny and mild, tempe

>> well, the the official word from amtrak is that train number 55 from st. albens, vermont, to washington, d.c., with 98 people on board traveling along the set of tracks here in this area, about ten miles south of the state capital when according to amtrak, it derailed after striking a rock slide on the track. that is the preliminary report, and you are look images getting in, and it is unclear how many of the cars jumped the tracks, but you can see one there in the brush. we do know that at least four people have been taken to the hospital for injuries, and we don't know exactly what kind of injuries they suffered, but amtrak telling us that as far as the initial reports, they are not hearing of any life threatening injuries which is good news, and it is again, still early, and we know that their investigators and the amtrak police are on the way, and the ntsb is collecting information and the national railroad investigators are dispatched to the scene, and that is when a full blown investigation will get under way. we expect those investigators to get the

be president have to obey the silent rule on amtrak. governor chris christie learned that this morning when he found himself seated in the quiet car. according to christie's staff, he was not yelling nor traveling with secret service but according to one passenger the governor was on his cell phone. that's a big no, no, in the quiet car. it's not clear if the governor was asked to leave the car or did so on his own but apparently he did spend the rest of his ride from dc to new york in the cafe car. christie's campaign spokesperson, quote, on a train this morning the governor accidentally took a seat in amtrak's notorious quiet car. after breaking the cardinal rule of the quiet car, the governor promptly left. sincere apologies to all the patrons who were offended. we understand the governor was on one of the sunday morning talk shows before lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> kansas city, here they come. the mets left new york this morning to prepare for game 1 of the world series against the royals. >> i expected you to sing tha

amtrak, freight train and n.j. transit sometimes run on the same line. amtrak might be ready to go with pete easy on the northeast corner, nj transit isn't. they are working on four vehicles a week, they should be ready to go by the end of next the bell companies are asking congress for three installment delay plus two years to make the system fully operational and while local rail companies are threatening to shut down the government is threatening hefty fines for those companies and employees who operate trains without pc after dec. 31st 2015. juliet: i like the way this is written. it is nobel peace prize day. that means we will find out very soon who will be taking home the prestigious award. german chancellor angela merkel and pope francis are among the favorites this year, angela merkel pledged to keep her borders open to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing syria and other countries. ben: but there's the greek crisis. my money would be on the pope not the time a betting person. >> the most obvious seems to be the pope championing the poor. a

. >>> the amtrak passenger train derailing today. the recuse. holidays approaching. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with two developing stories at this house. the rescues in the south and that desperate search at sea. the missing ship. tonight, news discoveries here. it's a race against time to find 33 people on board, including 28 american, some of their faces right there. tonight, officials saying the ship went down but families holding out hope. authorities say they will not count out their will to survive. an empty lifeboat pulled from the ocean. a life ring pulled out as well. the remains of someone in a survival suit at sea. why would the ship head into hurricane waters at all. linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: tonight new images of this empty lifeboat with a giant hole in it belonging to the el faro. the coast guard saying today the cargo ship sank but they are still searching for survivors. >> so we are not looking for the vessel any longer. we modified our search to focus more on potential people in the water, life boats and life ra

and there were accidents involving amtrak and cal train, an amtrak train hit a car in santa clara. no one was seriously injured but less than 10 minutes later a commuter train hit a person, 500 people had to get off the train and board another train. >>> the search continues for the hit and run driver who hit and killed a man in san jose. the story we brought you as breaking news yesterday. the driver plowed into the man walking along the road. police released the photo of the possible suspect. this image is from a nearby bakery, where he got coffee and bread before the crash. >> he ran over someone and fled the scene. he should have called for help. >> police say the driver was in a full-sized ford pickup truck with tinted window, black rims and a loud exhaust. it had continue truck -- continue truck equipment in the back. >> respect areas that have been sprayed with this lighter fluid believed to be of the same person. fire investigators are looking at this. there are hot spots that could flare-up. >> the store was closed for several hours and reopened at 5:00 last night. the 40-

back in may when amtrak 188 derailed in the port richmond section. investigators say the train was traveling twice the speed limit. >>> another day of testimony in the philadelphia building collapse trial. on the stand today, an architect who says he warned the building's demolition contractor the day before the collapse. the architect says he told griffin campbell the building was in imminent danger of collapsing and needed to come down immediately. the defense is cross examining that architect after he took the stand for prosecutors friday. griffin campbell faces third-degree murder charges in the collapse. a four story brick wall fell on to a thrift store at 22nd and market in june of 2013. six people were killed and more than a dozen were hurt. griffin campbell's construction company was in charge of that demolition. >>> well, no reports of violence today after a social media threat pointed to a philadelphia area university as a target. campus security officials began notifying students at universities from delaware to philadelphia and in the sub

why can't amtrak keep its trains on the track.tails on the derailment from new york, here now is scott pelley. >> pelley: deadly storms, historic flooding in the south. a cargo ship with 28 americans sinks in the bermuda triangle. also tonight, students return to umpqua community college for the first time since the massacre. we'll take you inside the nerve center for the u.s. terror war against isis. and the driverless car, driven to please. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: extreme weather is to blame tonight for deaths on land and at sea. the coast guard says a cargo ship caught in hurricane joaquin sank in the bermuda

but it's not just amtrak. some of the biggest freight railroad carriers are also affected. and as morgan brennan explains, there's an economic cost if some service is suspended. >> reporter: come december it may get tougher to take the train. this week, amtrak became the latest in a growing list of passenger, commuter and freight railroads warning of service shutdowns if congress doesn't act to extend the deadline for key safety technology. that technology, positive train control, or ptc, is a wireless communications system that can override a conductor to slow or stop a train to prevent an accident. congress mandated the implementation of ptc in 2008, setting a deadline of december 31st, 2015. but the government accountability office says most railroads will not meet that deadline and that legislation to extend it is necessary. >> when congress mandated this technology in 2008, they stipulated that it had to be implemented across the network, 60,000 miles of track, 23,000 locomotives, by the end of this year. they did not appreciate the scope and they didn't appreciate the

amtrak plans to bus passengers from springfield. yesterday morning, the train was heading to washington with 98 passenger and 4 crew members on board. near montpelier where the wreck happened, several inches of rain fell last week that could have triggered a rock slide. >> we swerved to the left and sevenned to the right and we're all going, uh-oh. soon it just stopped. we were very lucky that it stopped like that because we were all going, "are you okay?" we were asking each other. other than that, we were lucky. >> one of the seven was air lifted to a hospital. the six others went to local hospitals for things like neck, back, and shoulder pain. we know at least four people were released by last night. >>> state officials said a freight train passed over those tracks sunday night with no problems. the track where monday's crash occurred was part of a recent $220 million upgrade, but officials say technology that detects whether or not a slide happens before a train goes through was not available. kathryn, back to you. >> thank you

. >>> amtrak is threatening to shut down some train service unless congress extends a tlien for adding some safety technology. that technology called positive train control is designed to prevent derailments like the deadly one we saw in philadelphia in may. they first discovered the technology missing on the stretch of track. the northeast corridor is one of the few places in the country where amtrak says it will have positive train control installed by the end of the year deadline. but the rest of the country could be a problem. a vast majority of the network would be inoperable without the program so it would have to cancel service by december 1st. there is one section of track that amtrak does not own, that's the 56 miles between new haven, connecticut and new rochelle, nork that will not have the pcp installed by the end of the year. that section will not affect service between washington and boston. >>> to morning we're a step closer to seeing a new casino complex near the stadium in south philadelphia. yesterday the master plan was approved. it includes 2,000 slot machines and d

. >>> check out these photos after an amtrak train derailed. how it happened and the train's connection to this area. >> it's a cool, crisp start to the day. we will warm into the mid 70s. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. bill, it looks like it's going to warm up nicely. >> yes, if you say the leaves are changing color, i'll go with it i can't see. it is chilly to start with. the temperatures have come down. it's a degree cooler in philadelphia. most of the area is chillier than that. look at the 40s direction in pottstown. and 44 in allentown this morning. a cool start, but we will eventually get sun and then we will verify the leaf colors. just a light breeze at noontime with bright sunshine, it will warm up to 67, on our way to the 70s this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast coming up. >> we're looking at 422 right now. smooth sailing around trooper road. it wraps around eastbound where the taillights are going toward the schuylkill express way. that is typically where we

. >>> first, amtrak passengers arrived in philly after surviving this derailment that sent their train tumbling into a brook. >> you can see the cars off the tracks here. happened this morning in vermont. investigators say it all began with a rock slide. >> keith jones reports from 30th street station. >> reporter: ironically a fire alarm welcomed passengers at amtrak train 55 at 30th street station. except this time it was a false alarm. >> we were awaiting previously. it was just -- everyone was waiting. >> reporter: josh is here from london. he got on after the derailment. seven were hurt, one seriously after the train jumped the track after apparently striking rocks on the track. >> all the most able bodied people adopted an older person and got them down the train tracks and out. >> reporter: they found the train's conductor. >> i put him on my back and he held on to my neck like this. i just told him to hold on and just balance yourself. like just stay in line so i can get us out of here. >> reporter: piza was one of the 102 people to board the buses to other trains which took th

. >>> well the deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia of course thrusts train safety into the mindscommuters and lawmake lawmakers. ahead at 4:30, e eel tell you what amtrak is threatening to do now if congress doesn't extend the deadline for adding some of the technology. >>> reinventing monica. we'll find out what monica lewinsky was doing in philadelphia and you'll hear her message for young adults. >>> you can see what happens behind the scenes at periscope here. we're back up to full speed ready to talk to you during commercial breaks. our address is nbc philadelphia on periscope. i'll see you there. the amopé premium foot disccare line,atest from to see why women are admiring their beautiful nails. they have good reason... introducing the latest innovation from amopé, the new electronic nail care system specially designed for your toenails and finger nails with 3 heads for filling, buffing and shinning. an easy way to have natural looking shiny wow nails. wow! the new electronic nail care system from amopé. love every step. it collects leaving gross germ-ridden stains. clorox

. >> amtrak train de rails in vermont. what investigators believe led to that accidents. >> and also this, >> i mean he's a pilot he leaves sunday night and doesn't get back until wednesday it feels like he's on his trip. >> a pilot pass as way mid flight. now we're hearing from his wif wife. >> also ahead the suspicious death making national headlines. this morning we learned the victim is south jersey native. we have details coming up in a live report. live report. . >> listen to funky sound of philadelphia you're looking live inside cbs3 control room this morning all right doing roll call here this morning joe, raise your hand and debbie where are you there she is and vince, newsroom sexy single lisa where are you lisa and greg, come on, showier hands, greg. >> okay. can't see greg. >> but, that is our great team behind the scenes in the control room this morning. getting it done four. getting it done four. we'll be right back that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >> it'

this accident, of course, comes five months after the deadly amtrak accident in philadelphia. train 55 derailed this morning in the town of rocksbury, in central vermont. it was on its way to washington, d.c., with a stop planned at 30th street station. the train went off the tracks after it rain into a rock slide. these are photos from the scene. seven people hurt, one seriously. passengers were put on school buses and we're waiting to hear back from amtrak about when the passengers are expected to arrive at their destinations. >>> it was back in may when amtrak train 188 detrailed in philadelphia's port richmond section. eight people were killed and more than 200 hurt. investigators say the train was traveling twice as fast as the speed limit. >>> an arrest in dorm room attacks at a local university. 24-year-old john cannon is accused of criminal sexual contact and harassment of rider university students. investigators tell us cannon entered the unlocked doors of two dorm rooms. he touched the women sleeping there and ran away when the women woke up. cannon is not a student

. >> also developing tonight an amtrak passenger train derails in vermont. at least two cars went off the tracks injuring some passengers but things could have been much worse. paula evan is following the latest elements. reporter: a hundred people were onboard amtrak vermonter before it crashed just before noon today. this northfield outside of month peel year. investigators say the train hit some rocks that fell onto the tracks from a ledge above sending a locomotive and passenger car over an embankment. three other cars went off the tracks but did not tip over. a freight train had traveled safely over the same tracks just hours earlier. passengers helped each other get out of the crash. >> felt something like it was a bump. next thing we knew we swerved to the left and to the right. and pretty soon it just stopped. >> saw the car in front of us come up this way that's when it went down the ditch. reporter: those who were hurt one person suffered serious injuries everyone else is expected to recover. by the way that railway take operates that stretch of tr

amtrak. amtrak runs and owns the overall building but declined multiple requests to speak on camera. a spokesperson said in a statement, homelessness is a complex problem without an easy solution. amtrak says it provides homeless outreach services 365 days a year, and it hosts monthly meetings of a task force with representatives from the mta, new jersey transit, nypd and homeless outreach organizations. this homeless woman who asked we not identify her says the task force needs to do more. >> there's a whole lot of us out here into can't get help. you can't get help in any state. >> reporter: we showed our cuomo and asked him if the state needs to step in. he expressed confidence the city has homeless crisis under control. >> the good news is we know how to solve them but we have to have the capacity and confidence to solve it. >> reporter: the problem is hitting many places underground, especially railroads and subways, even after police commissioner bill bratton said this last week. >> sub

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the ntsb continues to investigate monday's accident which amtrak says was caused by falling rocks. amtrak has heavy duty netting in place to.block these rock slides on track but only in the new york area. the agency says tracks should be working again within a week. >>> and the water main break in boston's north end is fixed, but crews are working to pave that road. this is new video shot this morning. the break happened yesterday at the intersection of prince and salem streets and sent water rushing everywhere. we showed that to you yesterday morning. self-nearby businesses were closed. officials told fox25 the hole in the road should have been filled in morning. we will update you on that situation as it goes all morning. >>> you can call it a mac and cheese meltdown. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> coming up new at 4:30, a new england college student tackled in the cafeteria. the food fight that prompted in takedown. >>> the sign for black lives matter posted by a business owner. why he is use why he is using a travel pun to raise money for charity. >>> it is wednesday and a bit c

until then, amtrak is now running buses between st. all bans and springfield, mass. >>> drivers are supposed to be hands free while on the wheel. sharman sacchetti has more on another attempt to get drivers to be hands off while in the cars. >> reporter: outside the state we found drivers texting, talking on the phones, all while inside the families of those killed by distracted drivers told emotional story. >> all i have are pictures, some videotape, and a grave to visit. >> reporter: jerry sibly's son crashed into a tree in 2007 while he was talking to his father on his cell phone. >> and then the phone went dead, and my wife and i tried to reach him for 15 minutes straight and it kept going directly to voice mail. >> reporter: we found the 2010 law that bans texting while driving and any cell phone use for those under 18. but that's where it ends. when i was six months pregnant my dad was kill by a woman programming a gps. >> reporter: emily lost her father to a texting drive. she says she wants tougher rules in place. >> there's a

investigators said that technology could have prevented the deadly derailment in philadelphia but amtrak is threatening congress about a deadline to implement the technology. >>> temperatures in the mid 70s. there is the sight of rain closer to the weekend. 4:30, 60 degrees outside. this is nbc 10 news today, i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. first alert meteorologist bill henley is standing by with a first look at the weather. >> this morning with a few clouds moving through the area, we're looking at 50s and 60s. 57 in pottstown, lancaster is 59 degrees, toms river dropped to 48, 61 degrees at philadelphia international. northeast philadelphia just into the upper 50s. we'll see plenty of sunshine like yesterday. the humidity stays low, another warm one. 59 at 6:00 within by 9:00, 62 degrees, wind at 10 miles an hour at lunchtime, 59 degrees. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back at in 10 >>> a lot of roadwork around garrard afd has pingd up. head out the door on 422 were everything is in the green eastbound where we see the delay. but that's not happening yet. we

you see, in our area amtrak freight trains and n.j. transit sometimes run on the same line and amtrak might be ready to go on the northeast corridor, n.j. transit isn't. they are working on four vehicles wheat, they should be ready to go by the end of next year. in all the rail companies are asking congress for three year installment delay plus another two years to make the system fully operational. local rail companies are threatening to shut down, the fines for those companies and at employees and operates trains without p t c after december 31, 2013. >> safety is the highest concern, that is the reason they implemented this, they are not going to end it sounds like a playto light the fire under congress. >> reporter: we don't know what congress will decide but n.j. transit is blaming other government entities saying just because of bureaucratic red tape they were not able to implement the system. the ntsb has been saying for the last 40 years that this p.t. see is needed. that is the latest from rutherford. back to both of you. greg

. >> there are new developments this morning in that deadly amtrak derailment that killed eight peoplend injured more than 200 in philadelphia. ahead, what we learned about dozens of lawsuits. >> sunny and about 68. expect a typical fall day. unpack the sweaters and coats. we're tracking a cooldown. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm chris cato. there is more of a breeze. meteorologist bill henley is standing by. he'll let us know. >> there is a nice breeze, dry air moving in. it feels cooler. the temperatures are down a bit compared to yesterday. a cooler day. the wind out of the west-northwest at 7 miles an hour, that's the dry air flowing into the area. that has brought temperatures down in the 40s in spots. and 50s for most of the area. lancaster is 49, 47 in mount pocono while it's in the upper 50s for northeast philadelphia. philadelphia international and dover at 58 degrees. a beautiful day ahead. but we will see some clouds blow through at times. 56 degrees at 6:00, the wind steady at 7 miles an hour, a little stronger at noon time. and it will b

a passenger on this morning's 9:55 amtrak train snapped this picture. he immediately started making phone calls after about 10 minutes the conductor asked him to stop or go to another car. christie's camp issued a statement saying the governor promptly left once he realized the serious nature of his mistake and enjoyed the rest of his time on the cafe car. not everybody thought that the governor was even being rude. it is claimed that christie was sitting at her table when the conductor as proech or or approached him. he had the same as anybody else would. this comes a week after the new jersey transit ruled out the rude zone campaign. >>> tonight the mets are in kansas city. players and coaches packed up the team buses. some fans were on hand to watch as they left citi field for the airport. they held a closed workout. you can hear everybody cheering there game one is tuesday night and it can't come soon enough. at two separate pep rallies. show us your met spirit and your team fan photos online. instagram and twitter or post them on our facebook page.

the first rule of amtrak's quiet car is no talking in the quiet car.iet car is no talking in the quiet car! so guess what happened when new jersey governor and gop presidential candidate chris christie got a little too loud in the quiet car. he got booted. and his campaign is now apologizing for it. one passenger told gawker christie was having "an intense phone conversation at the time." a spokesperson for christie issued an apology saying in part the governor accidentally took a seat in amtrak's notorious quiet car after breaking the cardinal rule of the quiet car, the governor promptly left once he realized the serious nature of his mistake and enjoyed the rest of his time on the train from the cafe car. as well he should. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe" trump ramps up his attacks on ben carson as the national front-runner falls to number two in recent iowa polls. we'll have the latest back and forth. >>> plus presidential candidates from both parties join the conversation this morning. senator lindsey graham of s

he mistakes the amtrak quiet car for the talking car.a clamor. there are a couple others. chris christie kicked off quiet car. and the daily news, headline is chris christie bounced for blabbing. and the reason we bring this up is it's not true. >> he went off on his own. he volunteered to go off. samantha smith, a spokesperson for chris christie said on a full train after realizing he took a seat on the amtrak notorious quiet car, breaking the quiet rule there, he promptly left, apologized to those around him for inconveniencing fellow passengers. on his own he decided not to mention there was someone there who was right next to him who tweeted this. >> he was running late. so you have to first say it is possible. he had to be -- >> he didn't know he was on the quiet car. so this is one liberal writer tweeted this out. as everyone is trying to correct him. she says this, i'm no chris christie fan, but this gawker story is close to accurate. he was sitting at my table. >> here's the quotation. after the conductor said you're on the quiet

amtrak has set up administration hotline. you see that number on your screen and on our web site at myfoxboston.com. to get breaking news any time with our fox25 news app. we send alerts just like this one. download it for free on your smartphone. >>> new this morning, the t is preparing new commuter rail schedules that will hopefully eliminate some frustrating delays. the current schedule has several conflict points where multiple trains were scheduled to use the same tracks at the same time. other incidents where a brief others. current plans call for the updated times to be released by the end of this month. the new schedules will take place on november 30. >>> happening today, state lawmakers will battle over proposals to fourth massachusetts drivers to put down their phones when they drive. no teching, no talking. fox25's robert goulston is live on beacon hill to explain why they would want to do this. robert? >> well, catherine, right now i am allowed to get on my phone and talk to you while driving, but if you are goin

i'll have the story coming up. >>> plus amtrak passengers happy to be back on solid ground. hear more from the people who safely escaped that derailment during a trip to washington. >>> working in the district may soon have a big advantage for those who need to care for family members. d.c. is considering paid leave that's longer than any place else in the country. news 4's tom sherwood takes a look at how long it is and who's eligible. >> reporter: a new battle over family-friendly laws in the district. the city already has cut worker taxes and increased the minimum wage. now this bill would require city businesses to provide 16 weeks of paid family leave. more generous than any state in the nation. workers who either get no paid leave or just a few weeks know the value of extra paid time off. >> it's been one of the most special times and also i don't know how we would have done it any other way. it's been a big learning curve learning how to take care of this guy. >> reporter: council members who introduced the bill say it's good business to have workers with less stress

. >> also in washington, amtrak telling lawmakers it may suspend national rail service come december. in a letter addressed to the chairman of the senate commerce committee the railroad operator says the majority of its network would be inoperable unless the deadline for implementing certain safety technology is extended. amtrak says it will have the technology on the heavily traveled northeast corridor track by the year end deadline but other stretches of amtrak's track may not be compliant. >>> on wall street, stocks closed mixed. the only index that ended higher was the dow which barely held up. with help from du pont. the chemical company got a lift after ceo announced her resignation late yesterday. the close the dow jones industrial average was 16,790, the nasdaq dropped 32 points, s&p off seven. the biotech sector took a hit with the nasdaq biotech index falling more than 3.an 5% coming as drug companies can come under scrutiny over pricing. >> oil prices, sue, rose today after the u.s. cut its forecast for output. the energy information raised its outcast for national demand.

then colder monday morning down to 33 degrees. >>> this deadly amtrak derailment changed the lives of hundreds of people. this morning we have new information about a decision to bring dozens of lawsuits filed by victims and their families together. >>> a hug lands a 12-year-old boy in court. why a woman sued her own nephew and what a jury has to say about that case. >> anywhere to sleep for about a month. >> alone and vulnerable. in philadelphia hundreds of young people in late teens and early 20s are homeless. they walk the streets, they sleep in parks or abandoned houses. they are homeless because of families shattered by drug and alcohol abuse and mostly invisible until now. more than two months getting to know the faces of homeless youth on the streets and in shelters. you can log on to nbc10.com now to meet each of the young people we interviewed. you can hear their experiences in their own words and find out how you can help them. it's all available on nbc10.com and also today this is special here, at noon join vince and morgan, they worked hard on this investigation, for a fac

amtrak says crews are now out working to get the damaged cars amtrak is running buses between st. albon's and springfield, mass, until the tracks are fixed. >> mark: there's a new push on beacon hill to make sure you only use hands-free cellphones behind the wheel. today, family members of those killed by distracted drivers told their emotional stories to lawyer makers. fox 25's political reporter sharman sachetti was there and talked with lawmakers about the chances of a bill actually passing. >> right outside the state house, we found drivers texting, talking on their phones, all while inside the families of those killed by distracted drivers told emotional stories. >> all i have are pictures. videotape. and a grave to visit. >> jerry's son crashed into a tree in 2007 while he was talking to his father on the cellphone. >> then the phone went dead, and my wife and i tried to reach him for 15 minutes straight and it kept going directly to voice mail. >> we found the 2010 law that bans texting while driving and any cellphone use for those under 18. but that's where it ends. you ca