amtrak taking some heat today from the governor. how is the rail line responding. >> the amtrak eo says the governor is upset and has a right to be. but he also says that withholding money won't solve any problems. on new jersey transit is, the schedule today still slowing down travel tr passengers going to new york. like aretha williams from philly. >> monday's derailment created a domino affect of delays. >> in this instance, we disappointed our customers. we understand that. >> governor christie says he will withhold some. in a a let tore amtrak, governor crihristie said the disregard f customers is is unacceptable to e me. he wants an independent examination. >> asking for that kind of accountability is not unreasonable. starting to withhold funds at this stage of the game is koubt productive. >> we asked the director of the railroad engineering and safety program at the university of delaware about the governor's move and how it could affect riders. >> he's complaining about the upkeep, but by withholding money, he could uninte

christie said in a statement the recurring derailments at penn station new york indicate amtrak does not take their obligations seriously and have normt applie the considerable payments. >>> lauren is joining us live from 30th street station with more on what the governor had to say. >> right now it could mean that amtrak has less money for maintenance as it deals with these two recent derailments. both were caused by track problems and one of them still causing headaches for commuters. >> you were expecting a train at a different time. >> yes, 1:44. now it's past that. >> the residents heading to new york on business. but new jersey transit today is still operating on a holiday schedule after a derailment at penn station on monday. >> trains will be back to normal friday morning. too late to e prevent this skait canning letter tr new jersey governor chris christie. he's saying to stop payments to amtrak that are supposed to help with maintenance arguing they are not doing a good job with the money. >> i understand the governor is upset. withdrawing funding is not going to solve any

. >> governor christie lays the blame squarely on amtrak. he has written a letter to amtrak's chairman in which he asked specifically for nj transit to hold payments and i can percent until an independent investigation is done of the northeast quarter to make sure it is in a state of repair. he is also has new jersey transit senior officials to appear at stations to help commuters as they are dealing with this mess. i headed to the train station, showed commuters a picture of the head of nj transit and asked what would you like to say to him. >> i don't know why it's taking all of these states. we are getting to work late, i don't understand how this happened two weeks in a row. >> if you're face-to-face with him what you say? >> fix it. >> you have to do a better job. try harder. >> to think he deserves a job? >> no, not at all. >> and get your crew together and figure out what is going on. fix it. at the end of the day, fix it. >> i then spoke to my9 vp and station manager to get her thoughts on new jersey transit management. >> i don't th

he urged amtrak to fix the damage and take responsibility. late last night, new jersey governor chris christie alerted amtrak he was ordering nj transit to stop paying millions of dollars in monthly payments to use amtrak's rails. >>> an eviction crisis, people kicked out of their homes and, in many cases, illegally. the city is taking steps to know that renters know their rights. evictions affect one in 14 renters. meeting was held in germantown last night. evictions can leave families homeless, can cause children to lose alcohccess to their school. rodents and mold exist. the city says many are afraid to complain to their landlords because they could be evicted. >> i was under the impression she was going to have someone clean up but. i had to do this in order to have a place to live. >> in many cases, landlords don't have licenses and so they don't have rights to evict tenants. >>> new this morning, 30-year-old hiker is in critical condition after she was hit and pinned by a 1,500-pound boulder. look at this video that happened during a hi

if you're taking amtrak, we have good news. the ceo says full rail service will be restored by tomorrow morning. crews have been fixing the rails after two derailments in the past two weeks. >> amtrak was on the hot seat in washington over safety on the rails. mitch blocker has been following this issue since the amtrak crash back in 2015. >> that is the train safety technology that's designed to slow a speeding train. but federal regulators latest reports show some will not be able to pick up the signal to slow down. 11 months later amtrak killed two maintenance workers. >> george hartman encouraged to get on their engine. amtrak is set to meet the 2018 federally mandated deadline for positive train control installation. federal records show 95% of amtrak's locomotives are e equipped. the same records show 100% of locate motives and none of new jersey transit's can detect the train slowing technology. >> it we have to be equipped by the mandate, you have to be equip by the mandate. >> reporter: another problem is some rail sys

amtrak has a 2018 deadline to install the technology. it became an issue following the 2015 port richmond derailment that killed eight people and injured 200 others. >>> 5:36. former vice president joe biden will attend a rally at the university of delaware to commemorate the opening of the biden institute. it will focus on developing public policy solutions on a variety of issues including economic, the environment, civil rights, women's rights, and criminal justice. >>> take a look at what this strong storm did to this building in montgomery county yesterday. >> yeah. the materials building had its roof ripped off. the debris smashed down on the cars in the parking lot. no one was hurt. >> we were scared. i mean, the first step is you shouldn't be near the window. then we decided to take cover. we ran in the back. >> the debris with all the nails and everything, the whole roof. if anybody was walking that back lot, i'm sure there would have been fatalities. >> it appears that straight-line winds caused the damage. the company replaced

amtrak officials say they are working and doing desperately needed track repairs to prove new york pennn mad about all of this and tweeting about it. so here is a picture of a board at penn station this shows delayed, delayed, delayed. in between, he says someone explain how to is okay. this is a whole floor riff other tweets that have been sent, again, calling for resignations of new jersey transit and amtrak and enough is enough. hashtag iron my. yesterday i complained to ny transit website about early delays. hashtag hold the peer and actually use the nj ran sit le ge and crossed out the way to go and replease replaced it with very have mo choice. we have seen the tweet ap put on the plot frm and spoke to computers one-on-one where they sent it to me. how do you feel it? is a nightmare. >> i blame croc croc for, you know i blame croc croc. how has it affected you. >> i blame chris christie. i am late to work every day. the train coiling now. we have a couple of second. actually, now, on the track iget one. i am not lit again. >> ok. i get al the texts from new jersey transit saying h

amtrak, new jersey transit, port authority and law maker, like new york senator bob then then dez is pledging the work. starting with a bridge replacement, which could gin right away. >> the federal government needs to put up its share. i am happy to consider infrastructure investment as an element of that, but i don't want to wait for that because i don't know how long that will take and every day that we wait in moving forward on the tunnel development, it gets more costly. >> reporter: with this year's federal budget still in plus and president trump unveiling a 2018 blueprint, gateway is on the line. with it, productivity in a region comprising 10% of america's economy. >> there is no other way to accommodate those 200,000 people a day. it would have a very direct and very dire impact. it could literally trigger a recession regionally all by itself. >> reporter: if that funding doesn't materialize or it's delayed the existing tunnel will have to come online, one track at a time within the next decade, a scenario that would reduce service from 24 trains an hour down to six, creati

. >> get your fix on the amtrak acela line. we have the deal between dunkin' donuts and the train service. >> let's go over to karen rogers with weather, and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: we all need a cup of coffee wherever you are. storm tracker 6 live double scan we have showers around. it's not a big deal, but it's damp in one or two spots. a little bit of a shower that's more pronounced in reading, allentown, north and west. you will see the roads will be a little bit damp as you head out early morning. satellite and radar shows the showers in motion, there are a few out to the west, it should not produce too much. much of the daytime is dry today and looking good, let's go ahead and show you right now. 54 in allentown. 55 in philadelphia. 56 currently in millville. you see the flow out of the southwest. today much warm are than yesterday. 75. it's again not going to be a pretty day, lots of clouds and sunshine. we're seeing showers early on, maybe a shower on the thunderstorm later today or tonight. but much of t

amtrak says the rains which do include new jersey transit, have all been on modified schedule.s has been the second derailment in a week and a half at penn station, there were no serious injuries reported in either incident. >> investigators have trying to figure out with a caused this to crash outside of washington dc. >> oh, my god, look at this. is. oh, my goodness. >> that is dramatic. that will is the pilot there. parachute g out oin the woods near residential area. this is in clinton, maryland t crashed just 200 yards from homes the pilot able to eject safely after experiencing mechanical issues, people on the ground rushed to check on him after he landed. >> i ran to the pilot. the first thing the pilot said to me is everybody okay? >> i said yeah, i don't think you landed that the neighborhoods i think you landed in the woods. >> said good, i'm caring live rounds. >> say the pilot was more concerned, the witness said making sure no one on the grounds was hurt rather than his own safety right near air force base there. >> did amazing job trying to get the plane away from

that follows derailment and problems that caused chaos amtrak said it would replace the equipment. the work will cause delays and cancellations. >>> starting june 1st. septa will end sales of week le and monthly transpasses. they are pushing people to use a key card that you can use online. sh brawl that broke outside on the lower east side of manhattan a. under surveillance camera captured a group with punches. a woman getting knocked down on this fight. the nypd says it got two calls about the fight. be i the time the officers showed up, no one filed a complaint a. group of high school students wanted to stand out. >> they did that. so they did the traditional tuxedo in favor of suits that were say a little more colorful. look at this tell us what you think. the team opted for stripes, stars and another unusual patterns. it went viral. it was retweeted 28,000 times. >> they got then, i didn't think anything of it. we will send that out. >> one of the teens says the company that made the suits may want them to be coming back. they may not do an person isship. most important they a

. >> days after a damaging derailment, amtrak hopes to restore full service there by. until then, northeast corridor servi service he implored them to fix the damage and take responsibility for northeast corridor maintenance since monday's derailment involved an nj transit train. the late last -- then late last night new jersey governor chris christie alerted amtrak he was ordering njt to stop paying millions of dollars in monthly payments to use amtrak's rails. >>> 4:47. speaking of your morning commute, to help you get to work on time and safely. >> jessica boyington has you covered, watching the vine street expressway. jess? >> a crash here. back into our camera since last we looked, they zoomed out a little bit. road flares here, taking out some of the lanes from the vine street expressway approaching the schuylkill expressway on ramp. you might see a little bit of delay. you can see cars move by, especially since it's not 5:00 in the morning yet, we're not seeing a ton of cars. it's one car at a time moving through. and they're not having many problems except they

amtrak run reasonable degree on modified schedule.rsey transit holiday schedule and reported delays as well this morning. further into the morning commute also. septa on time and patco on time with no problems. definitely check before you head out the door for amtrak and new jersey transit. >>> 13 minutes before 5:00 a.m. on this hump day wednesday. check and find out what's happening out there. gorgeous day today. >> meteorologist bill henley has the details for us, bill? >>> warm start too in's easton temperatures almost at 60 degree mark. 59 now in lehigh valley. upper 50s for pennsylvania, suburbs, and philadelphia. new jersey, interior new jersey and closer to shore that we're seeing some chillier numbers this morning. not everybody is getting them. look at clayton, 60 degrees in washington township. north, lumberton, pem borrowton. sunny skies. 68 in center city. 67 in somerton. well into the 60s for lehigh valley and suburbs. 68 in lansdale. 66 with sunshine for allentown and easton. across new jersey 40s and 50s disappear. upp

good news for amtrak and new jersey transit. they expect to return to normal in and out of new york 's pen station, those tracks that needed to repaired should be ready to go for the morning rush hour. would i just check ahead and we will keep an eye on amtrak and njt as we move throughout the morning. septa, no problems on the regional rails at lee out of the gate this morning. here's your travel times for your majors, schuylkill expressway, no problems or delays, at all, i-95, we had some, earlier accident that is cleared out of the way, just look out in the construction zone, and in problems on the freeway, as you work your way toward the city. if you are watching us down the shore just remember this weekend maybe were you going to go down to the shore to make sure your lawn furniture is still tied down and tidy up the house for the shore season , the townsland inlet bridge is still closed between sea isle, and avalon, karen, back to you. >>> the united states has picked serious, dozens of missiles fired after that deadly che

so this morning, amtrak is running a modified schedule between washington and new york and new jerseyransit, they have an adjusted schedule on their trains. basically all that activity in and out of penn station they have limited tracks, i think is there like six less tracks then they normally will use in and out of penn station. just expect delays this morning on both amtrak and njt weather delays, expected down at philly international today. maybe a best bet to check with your airline to make sure you are good to go. road work coming later on right after rush hour penndot has been working southbound between bartram down toward the airport but otherwise, major roadways, no problems, no incidents but expect, slower then normal speed, all because of the weather, karen and thomas, back over to you. >>> time is 4:04. search is on for whoever shot and killed two men and wounded two others in north philadelphia gunfire, ringing out as children were coming home from school. our jenny joyce live at police headquarters with the very latest on the investigation, jenny, good morning. >> reporte

checking in with mass transit, amtrak running on a modified schedule. new jersey transit, running on a holiday schedule because of that train derailment in new york's penn station yesterday. the northeast corridor and the new jersey coastline is running on a holiday schedule. that's where that holiday schedule runs in. meridan valley will originate and end in new jersey. they'll be cross honoring bus and p.a.t.h. check before you go there. >>> thank you. we're following several developing stories. >> that's right. we begin with former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham suing to have the current district attorney, seth williams, removed from office. abraham and another lawyer argue that state law prevents williams from keeping his job because his law license is temporarily suspended. williams said he'll do administrative work while fighting federal bribery and extortion charges. neither he nor his lawyer has commented on the lawsuit. >>> today in delaware county, the former president of mexico will speak at villanova university. vicente fox will

so can amtrak be better? sure. as i say, that's why i'm there.odel in a lot of ways. >> and all of the expert places that we point to are being heavily subsidized by the government now. >> exactly, right. >> wick, thank you for joining us. when we come back, why the retail slump may have finally hit their level. stay here. you're watching "squawk box" on cnbc. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time... stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me, mrs. parker. that's the power of and. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" this morning. the imf and world bank holding spring meetings in washington. former fed chairman alan greenspan will be on at 10 a.m. and later imf managing director christine lagarde will be on "squawk alley" and later wolf gang schauble. >> let's bring in jan. you think this is truly a tipping point and these are not numbers that can be explained away by the weather or any other issues at this point, right? >> yes, i think we tipped over in the

. >>> well, amtrak commuters whiffle a new option to get their caffeine fix on the way to work. >> whatsengers will be able to buy on board select trains when "eyewitness news" >>> time is 4:50. time for a check on business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill, another data breach, this time at a popular hotel chain, what can you tell us about that. >> yeah, that is right, good morning jim and rahel. hackers broke in the commuter system at international hotel group and they stole credit card numbers, expiration dates and security code this happened between september 29th and december 29th 2016. inter continental owns holiday inn, crown plaza among others. not every location was affected. there are about a dozen locations in the philadelphia area that were impacted. >> oh, boy, jim and rahel. >>> i understand cvs is focusing on changing layout of the stores, so what is that all about. >> reporter: yes, say good bye to the candy counterpart of the drugstore. cvs stores are getting a healthy make over. they are devoting a hun

. >>> limited service if you take amtrak to new york city, your morning could be affected by a derailmentnder investigation. >>> bridge out, drivers at the jersey shore, listen up. we'll explain why you can't use the teninlet bridge. >>> a warm and breezy start this morning. 60 degrees at racking some wet in the area. you'll need your rain gear to start with. and there are other opportunities to use it during the day today. i've got your neighborhood forecast ahead. everyday life brings challenges; big and small. but when i feel my best, i am my best. and it all starts with a healthy routine. that's why i'm taking the activia probiotic two week challenge and enjoying activia yogurt twice a day. activia with billions of its exclusive probiotic helps take care of what's inside so you can focus on being your best no matter what you do. take the activia probiotic two week challenge with me. it works or it's free. >>> good morning, everyone, jessica boyington with a quick check of the roads. watching route 73 in new jersey, just approaching the taconi palmeira bridge. cars heading toward the t

an amtrak derailment could cause delays for thousands of riders today. >>> good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today," i'm katy zachry. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and the most accurate nbc10 first alert neighborhood weather forecast. bill, light rain out there? >> very light rainfall, yeah. the heavy stuff moved through overnight. it's cleared east. you see it's still damp this morning. that's the view from easton. the showers just a thin line. this is light shower activity for wilmington and into philadelphia. not expecting much more to start with during the morning commute. you'll see a few light, scattered showers, and mostly cloudy skies. an unusually warm temperature. these showers clear, and we'll be watching to the west for the next round of showers. that's not going to be here until later this morning and early this afternoon. what we're going to see is temperatures go even warmer with some breaks of sunshine late in the day. 53 with the showers overnight. the lehigh valley. kind of murky. cloudy conditions. 55 in the suburbs. new jersey

in a related story, governor chris christie is blasting amtrak for safety lapses. the governor's asking new jersey transit to temporarily stop maintenance payments to amtrak, and he's considering suing amtrak to get millions back. >>> former vice president joe biden will be in newark today for a rally to celebrate the opening of the biden institute of the university of delaware. the institute will focus on developing public policy solutions on economics, the environment, civil rights, women's rights, and criminal justice. >>> 4:35. a traffic stop takes a dramatic turn for a new jersey state trooper and a pregnant woman. >> coming up, we'll hear the moments that that trooper helped deliver a baby. >>> and bad medicine for bon jovi fans. why the new jersey rocker is postponing some shows. >>> and after the storm, we'll show the damage left behind from yesterday's severe weather. >>> and we are tracking a chilly day. temperatures only topping out at up to 49 degrees. it looks like the winds are going to start to kick up. i have the phillies' home opener forecast comin

not to cut federal funding for amtrak and repairs, bob menendez and core booker asked lawmaker to propose propose -- to oppose the federal budget that would cut amtrak funding. >>> here in pennsylvania, governor tom wolf said the latest government budget proposal would put 1500 state employees out of work. a study found the department of corrections could see the deepest cuts with 650 layoffs. another 400 jobs lost at the department of health and human services. it was approved by the house and heading to the senate. >>> there's a dangerous habit on pennsylvania roads, according to the pennsylvania court distracted driving accidents were up 52% statewide over the last two years. men accounted for 70% of the tickets using a hand meld device while driving or using headphones. somerset counties and chester counties are among the top five in the state for distracted driving. >>> there's recall or life -- for life saving devices carbon monoxide detecters in your home. >> reporter: gray, it's chilly out there this morning, but you can add 50 degrees to these numbers by tuesday, i'll have the de

they paid amtrak for maintenance.pe to have full rail service restored by friday. >>> check out this new video of a man hole blasting in the air in new york city. three man hole covers blew last night, launching flames and smoke into the streets of midtown manhattan. underground electric cable fire was to blame. no one was hurt. >>> you may see yellow caution tape in some philadelphia neighborhoods. it's not to mark off crime scenes. it's drawing attention to harassment women. the special cat call crime scene tape is part of a public art project, popping up near schools, construction sites and other public places where women say they've been harassed. >> the fact that we're viewed as objects that you can just holler at. >> where are we in society that women can't walk down the street without people calling things at them? >> the campaign hopes to raise awareness about unwanted stares, comments and end rape culture. >>> getting first look at the newest casino in atlantic city. hard rock hotel and casino, which replaces

amtrak running on modified schedule, new jersey transit, on adjusted schedule. if you are going to be headed to the airport, give yourselves extra time today. most likely going to see delays. crews are set to be out here on 95, after the rush hour, but i think that's going to be postponed all due to the weather. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> bob, thank you so much. amtrak officials say they're hoping to have full service restored by tomorrow at new york penn station, still a mess right now, just checking in up there. still having problems today. there have been massive service disruptions ever since that derailment monday morning, so if you travel anywhere up and down this northeast corridor, amtrak says the trains which also include the new jersey transit trains, that come in from treanor other point to get into new york all operating on modified schedule. >> this has been the second derailment in a week and a half at new york penn station. the good news is that there were no serious injuries reported, in either incident. >> also, investigators are trying

ceo of amtrak says monday's derailment was cause when the train went over a weakened wooden railroad tie. >>> a lot being done to address the heroin crisis in our area, mayor jim kenney does not think one company is doing enough. he says part of the problem is happening at a property of one community business, the mayor says conrail has secured its land in the kensington area keeping drug users from shooting autopsy long side tracks. is there not enough fences, security and people are getting in and using that to shoot up. he says that the department of licenses and, along the office of public health, will start issuing citations. >> our administration has repeatedly asked conrail to clean and secure its property but unfortunately we have not been able to come to a satisfaction agreement. >> conrail says it has had some productive talks with community leaders in the west kensington airfare hill neighborhood but talks have broken down. rail line says in a statement recently, the city has cut off dialogue with conrail in persud of more adversarial approach. we will see what happens. >>

from then on, if you wanted to go to the amtrak station, you needed to walk around the building, or walk on wooden planks to portions of this building to actually get to your train. i talked to many people who made that trek, and it was not something that we could be proud of in terms of what happened to it. fortunately, an effort was made in congress to decide what to do with the station. other train stations had been destroyed around the country. the preservation movement was strong. people really began to understand that these buildings are magnificent and they really needed the preserved, not torn down. so in 1981, congress passed legislation that said this building should be turned into an intermodal transportation center, once again, as it had been in 1907, but that it should have a commercial interest that would allow it to continue for the next century. so they developed a public/private partnership, with the leadership of secretary from the united states department transportation, the union station redevelopment corporation was born. in the corporation's responsibility is to be

so check with amtrak taking a train out of 30th today.t running an adjusted schedule in and out of new york's penn station. how long will this rain hang around? sueby has the answer in 152nd >>> 6:47. very damp, we have lad we have , and, watching severe thunderstorms in northern florida, and back to us, you still need umbrella at times today even though we are not seeing a whole lot on radar, we will zoom in out to the west and see that there are some showers approaching harrisburg. a few stray showers here in gloucester county this morning and more on the way, at lee for the morning and then this afternoon once the sun comes out and then temperatures go up and humidity goes up, it gets unstable and we will get chance for pop up thunderstorms today, tomorrow, beautiful day, lots of sunshine, and don't get used to that because wednesday night into thursday, here comes our next system, and that brings lighter rain in the morning, very heavy rain, midday, and for the evening commute this is thursday, and then thursday night into friday. wil

. >> starting on saturday, amtrak is expanding its popular service.s adding more options for weekend service going between washington, d.c. and boston. another sunday train and more saturday morning and sunday evening departures. >> a popular sports themed restaurant is ready to serve up drinks and food in montgomery county. the sports bar and grill open today in north wales. the owners plan to bring ten restaurants to the region. >> it is no secret president trump loves speaking his mind on twitter but did you know every single one of the president's tweets are being saved for the record, even the ones he deletes or changes. the white house says it's doing so to comply with the federal law requiring all presidential kponss to be preserved for history. mr. trump is donating the first three months of his presidential salary to the national park service. today white house press secretary sean spicer presented an oversiesed check for more than $78,000 to the interior secretary. the trump administration has proposed cutting the interior's budget by $120 m

in a statement, new jersey transit apologized and said they were working with amtrak to determine the cause of the incident. >>> today marks 4 years since the deadly boston marathon bombing attack. three people were killed and more than 250 others hurt after two bombs exploded near the finish line. an mit police officer was killed during a manhunt following the attacks. one of the bombers, dzhokhar tsarnaev, was sentenced to death, his brother died in a gunfight with police. quite remembrances are planned to mark the somber anniversary. volunteers planted thousands of daffodils along the marathon course in honor of the victims. >>> in syria, workers say a bomb blast killed 100 people waiting to be relocated after 2 years of siege and hunger. the blast ripped through a depot outside of aleppo. the dead included women, children, and both government and rebel fighters. both sides are accusing the other for the deadly attack. critics say the string of evacuations which could see 30,000 people move along battle lines over the next 60 days amounts to forced displacement among political and

amtrak is warning that it will create delays and cancellations. there was a disabled train and electrical problems in one of the tunnels. >>> phillies face the marlins, michael franco hit his second grand slam of the month last month. the phillies beat the marlins, 7-4. their 5th straight win. that's comfortable long time. i don't want to buy new furniture every couple of years. it's custom made so you know it's good quality. i'm just speechless because it's perfect. >> emergency crews received a surprise when they arrived at the rescue scene in australia. a child was stuck inside a toy vending machine. you can see his diaper and pants up against the glass and look at the thing next to it it says, out of orderer. the firefighters said the boys was having the time of his life playing with the toys inside. they opened the door and freed the child. no word if he got to have a child. >> considering he was in a diaper that was a contaminated environment they have to get rid of. >>dy see the owe did i see the claw? >> reporter: i can't believe you had t

ptc was not on the tracks in 2015 when an amtrak train crashed in port richmond killing eight people. go to nbc10.com and the nbc10 app to see how the changes may affect your beginning today. >>> meteorologist, tammie souza, joins us this morning. it has been great having you this morning. >> it has been so fun. this is what you do early in the morning. >> this is what we do early in the morning. you have a great forecast to talk about. >> my pleasure to be here as we look at penn's landing and the ben franklin bridge. plenty of sunshine except along the jersey shore. 58 tomorrow, yeah, not the best of days. we will see a lot of clouds. the showers stay south of the city until sometime in the evening but there's a chance of showers and the same on tuesday, moving through the area, we will see showers lingering into wednesday morning, and then if we clear quickly we will see the 80s and that will linger through the end of next week but good through the draft. >> tammie, thank you. "meet the press" is next. for tammie and all of us here at nbc10, have a great day. . >>> this sunday pres

amtrak says because of reduced track capacity, the northeast regional service will operate on a modifiededule with reduced frequencies between d.c. and new york. new jersey transit will continue to operate on an adjusted schedule. some trains are on a holiday schedule. no word on how long it will take to repair those tracks. >>> and the father of a two-year-old who accidentally shot himself to death will spend at least a year in prison. nicholas while lee of quakertown pleaded guilty yesterday in a bucks county courtroom. he was charged with involuntary manslaughter child endangerment and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say he left a gun out on a night stand at his parents' home in september. his son, benjamin, found the gun and shot himself. >> the search continues for three boys who police say abducted and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in hunting park. the action cam was there as city workers boarded up the abandoned home where it happened yesterday to make sure it was secure and shut. the attack happened around the 1300 block of west butler street on sunday evening. police

. >> reporter: amtrak, which owns the tracks, blames massive underfunding for repairs.an be found beneath the hudson river inside a train tunnel more than 105 years old. >> that's the ground line for the system. >> cbs news obtained rare access to see the tunnel's crumbling walls and leaking water which shorts out power. flooding from superstorm sandy in 2012 likely made it worse. new jersey's cory booker. >> one major event like hurricane sandy could take one of those tunnels out of service, and if one of those tunnels is out of service, means hundreds of millions of dollars will impact this region and it will create a traffic armageddon like we've never experienced before. >> reporter: ha cost could be $100 million a day, a figure that worries ceos like deana mulligan of guardian life insurance, which could lose $40,000 an hour. >> new york is a global financial capital. it generates a lot of income for the entire country in the form of income taxes, so it really is important to the country. >> reporter: amtrak has produced a plan to rebuild but it would cost over $20

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a two-track rail bridge 107 years old over the hackensack river that carries every train from the amtraky transit, every train has to go over this thing. i took my kayak out yesterday to take a closer look at the portal bridge. look at that thing. that thing looks like it should be in some transportation museum somewhere with a bunch of guys standing with handlebar moustaches on it. it is 2017. how is it that every train that goes up the east coast of the united states of america has to go over that thing? it is an amazing experience to sit out there under this bridge in a kayak. there's nobody around. you get a real sense of not only how busy this thing is, i mean, the trains go constantly roaring over it, but also how tenuous and fragile this is. and this is the chokepoint for the whole east coast ideas rail system. see if they make it, he's gonna make it, he made it. he's gonna make it! you're almost there! almost there, and you -- he made it, all right! they made it. the bridge is also known for causing delays when it has to swing open to allow boats to go under. most of that traffic

not to cut federal funding for amtrak rail improvement and repair. and corey booker asked lawmakers to reject the federal budget that would cut amtrak funding after the derailments in the last two weeks that happened on amtrak tracks. >>> governor wolf said the study of the budget proposal found the department of corrections to see the deepest cuts with 650 layoffs. 400 jobs could be lost at the department of health and human services. the budget bill has been approved by the state house and heading to the senate for consideration. >>> it was the birthday to remember for a montgomery county man while celebrating his 94th birthday, he received his world war ii bronze star and this was a surprise. nora muchanic was there. >> reporter: it's more than 70 years overdue, but 94 tom lees of hatfield has received the bronze star he earned during world war ii. the retired pharmaceutical production foreman was a radio operator during the battle of the bulge against hitler's forces. >> i wouldn't lie and say i wasn't scared, i was scared. i'm glad to be here to

the second two two week, both happened on amtrak-operated tracks. >>> govern are tom wolf sailed theork. the department. correction could see the deepest consults with nearly 650 layoffs. another 400 jobs lost at the department of health and human services. the budget bill was approved by the state house and heading to the senate for consideration. in a dangerous habit textingpart while driving. according to information released by the pennsylvania courts, distracted driving violations are up 52% statewide over the last two years. men accounted for 70% of the tickets that includes using a handheld device while driving or using headphones. montgomery, chester counties are among the top five in the days for distracted driving citations. >>> born out of necessity, changing the lives of dozens of hearing and vision impaired students in philadelphia. jeanette reyes shows a different kind of carnival is bringing the kids, and volunteers together. >> reporter: students engaged in a type of class that is important as cracking open a math or science textbook. >> it seems like a simple thing,

amtr amtrak's acela trains do it in three hours. mag-lev would push that down to one. work could start as soon as 2019. the cost, $100 billion. >> first it's a privately led venture instead of all being a government project. the second thing is, we've mustered not only private investment, having spent nearly $100 million on the project so far, but also japan has said they would help financing significantly the first leg. >> reporter: that may sound enticing, but the project also has its skeptics, including amtrak's ceo. >> rail has the flexibility and all of the advantages of being able to use current infrastructure in highly congested areas. so i think it makes a lot of sense. and anybody, mag-lev, hyperloop, high speed rail, they're all going to require enormous amounts of investment. and the business model doesn't support it. >> reporter: u.s. high speed rail has been nothing but a pipe dream for decades. it's expensive to build and maintain. regulatory hurdles are high and take years to clear. and debilitatingly, local opposition almost always emerges. while the ma

reporter: it didn't stop on friday morning for commuters after new jersey transit and amtrak announcedr friday morning. that was not the case, not true, commuters were stuck on trains for hours. they were still late to work. i mean, this is probably one of the worst commuting weeks for them in awhile. mop a, we had the train derail am. a the investigation into going into what hap phoned that. the executive director on thursday was in front of the federal railroad administration, talking about the incident, so it has been absolute chaos, governor christie has stepped in and get subpoenas amtrak well w held while they do an independent inspection to make sure the northeast corridor is in a state of good repair, so i went near penn station, spoke to commuters while they were wait another trains to come at rush hour. i brought with me, that said have damn track. >> does it reflect this back to the it does reflect week. i feel like this was lack of communication. even how, it is on holiday schedule p. if you go to the app to look up today's train schedule, the holiday schedule is not posted

. >> reporter: amtrak, which owns the tracks, blames massive underfunding for repairs. part of the problem can be found beneath the hudson river inside a train tunnel more than 105 years old. >> that's the ground line for the cbs. >> reporter: cbs news obtained rare access to see the tunnel's crumbleling walls and leaking water, which shorts out power. flooding from super-storm sandy in 2012 likely made it worse. new jersey senator cory booker. >> one more major event like hurricane sandy, and it could take one of those tunnels out of service, and if one of those tunnels is out of service, that means hundreds of millions of dollars of economic impact to this region, and it will create a traffic armageddon like we have never experienced before. >> reporter: that cost could be $100 million a day, a figure that worries c.e.o.s like deanna mull gone of guardian life insurance, which could lose $40,000 an hour. >> new york is a global financial capital. it generates a lot of income for the entire country in the form of income taxes, so it is really important to the country.

amtrak is on a modified schedule and they're saying in the height of the rush hour amtrak as you're approaching and leaving penn station expect 60 minute delays. big problems with mass transit and agent 95 matt. >> thanks karen. >>> new this morning three people are now dead from an explosion of gunfire at an apartment complex in north philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott is at police headquarters with the overnight update a third person died in this quadruple shooting in north philadelphia. so far no arrests have be made. and police are still trying to identify the motive. let's go to video from yesterday in north philadelphia. you can see all those evidence markers being placed at the scene as detectives and investigators try to figure out exactly what happened. gunfire broke out at harrison plaza public housing on the 1100 block of west styles around 3:30 p.m. detectives believe two shooters approached from the east of the scene, opened fire and fled possibly in a small gray suv. four men were hit. they range in age from 25 to 30 years old. two were pronounced dead at the hos

chaos erupted after amtrak police used a taser to arrest a man. some people thought the noise was a gunshot and started running, triggering a stampede. >> luggage, kids, everybody was running. we're just happy now that -- i think it's a false alarm. but everybody is just really nervous. >> a stampede? >> 16 people had to be treated for minor injuries following that stampede. tensions were already high at penn station after a power problem caused a new jersey transit train to get stuck in a tunnel between new jersey and new york for three hours yesterday afternoon. the power outage led to delays for both amtrak and new jersey transit trains. the trains finally pulled into penn station around 6:30 last nigh. this is the latest setback for new jersey transit this month. you may remember on april 3rd, a train derailed at penn station at the height of the morning rush hour. that shut down service out of manhattan for more than two hours. four people were hurt in that derailment. and just ten days before that, an acela train slipped off the tracks and b

amtrak not specified how service on its lines, long island railroad or nj transit could get impactedith all of this, but says it's going release more information nest coming days. you just have to wait. >> the school bell is going to ring later at a local school district. why it made its decision is pretty amazing just like our weather. hey, kathy. >> unbelievable, lucy. >> from tonight through tomorrow we'll see a few showers and then near record warm many. it's unbelievable forecast. we'll have the numbers coming up right after this. >>> what a scene down here to the ben franklin parkway. as we continue to get closer to the nfl draft. just a spectacular scene down here on the parkway. thousands of people and fans from all over. you know the nfl is a great must see television every week because the people are so rabid about their fans. you may be familiar with the make wish foundation. there's a young boy who wanted a wish to come true he wanted to announce the baltimore ravens first round pick because he's a ravens fan. they want to make it happen for him. he was on "good day phila

. >>> in the wake of the amtrak train derailment at pen station in new york. they have had two, actually. new jersey governor chris christie and new york governor andrew cuomo are pushing for an independent verification of track safety, at that particular station, pen station, the two sent out a letter to the head of the amtrak and to the federal railroad administration saying that they want to be included in the assessment or development of the needed response is what they said. amtrak has said that it and the fra, will assemble experts to study maintenance and efficiency issues and will involve new jersey transit and lior, long island railroad. 430,000 passengers from new jersey and insuring ride those train lines each day and of course it effects us here in philadelphia many people go up to manhattan to work. my blood pressure monitor is going on. >> it beeps and squeezees how are you feeling. >> squeezable it is squeezing right now. >> don't squeeze the charmen. >> please don't. >> what should have been a fun filled easter egg hunt for kiddies being cancel

we will see, and expect normal , services, to return, and northeast corridor, and, amtrak says, they have had them repaired at penn station. and warminster, paoli line. left over cancellation and delays at philly international , all red think morning as a result of the yesterday's stormment check with the airline. you may not be there this morning because of the rain we had, yesterday, south on the freeway, and accident at route 534 heading in toward south jersey. then opening day as we mentioned 12:00 noon block party gates open up at 12:30. first pitch at 3:05. head up as we are leaving the park concert goers are coming in. >> what is the concert. >> john mayera cross the street. >> i saw a great interview with charlie rose the other night. i have changed my whole opinion of john mayer. >> i used to think he was a tool. real smart guy. >> he had a bad reputation there. >> you can be smart and still be a tool. >> it wasn't a smart idea to put the concerts across the street at the same time he has a phillies game. >> he is a tool. >> it will be a hot mess. if we have a win, everybody

governor christie and new york governor andrew cuomo made the request to the heads of amtrak and theederal railroad administration. their request comes after two recent derailments in less than two weeks. the governors say their states haven't been invited to take part in the as assessment of amtrak's infrastructure and maintenance protocols or in the development of the needed response. >> a warning for drivers traveling on the northeast extension to the lansdale interchange. get ready for slow moving or stopped traffic today t because of maintenance work on the overhead hadn't underground together equipment e-z pass express lanes will be closed. beginning at flynn clock the northbound e-z pass exit lane 13 and 14 that will close until noon. then from noon until 3:00 the southbound express e-z pass entry lanes 11 and 12 will be closed. conventional e-z pass lanes will still be available, though, to e-z pass customers. >>> and construction work startd the last night on on the martin luther king drive between the art museum circle and sweetbriar drive. that will stretch of road will be

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the entire building was closed and from then on, if you wanted to go to the amtrak station, he needed to walk around the building or walk on wooden planks through portions of this building to get to this train. fortunately, an effort was made in congress to decide what to do with the station. other train stations had been destroyed around the country. preservation movement was strong people again to understand that these buildings are magnificent and needed to be preserved. in 1981, congress passed legislation that said this building should be turned into an intermodal transportation center and should have a that shouldnterest allow it to continue through the next century. with the leadership of secretary elizabeth dole from the department of transportation, the union station redevelopment corporation was born. corporation's responsibility is to be steward of this magnificent facility. in the mid-1980's, a major renovation took place. the pit was covered in this floor was put act. cost to the ceilings were and the building opened in 1988. there was a great celebration. many speeches w

amtrak riders who take the busy northeast corridor can expect delays this morning.is because a new jersey transit train derailed yesterday at new york city's penn station. five people suffered minor injuries. amtrak says because of reduced track capacity the northeast regional service will operate on a modified schedule with reduced frequencies between d.c. and new york. nj transit will continue to operate on an adjusted schedule. some trains are on a holiday schedule. no word on how long it will take to repair the tracks. >> time is now 5:05. the father of a two-year-old who accidentally shot himself to death will spend at least a year in prison. nicholas while lee of quakertown pleaded guilty yesterday in bucks county courtroom. he was charged with involuntary manslaughter child endangerment and reckless endangerment. prosecutors say while lee left a gun out on a night stand at his parents' home in september. his son benjamin found the gun and shot himself. while lee was sentenced to a county prison term of almost one year to almost two years. >>> the trial will c