we share a corridor with amtrak, long island railroad operates over amtrak tracks into and inside of penn station, and our new haven line on metro north territory functions as the northeast corridor that amtrak operates over. so we are committed to interoperabili interoperability. we will be interoperable when we bring ptc online and we will find a way to continue to operate together safely and legally. >> all right, thank you. >> thank you. senator blunt. >> thank you very much chairman thune and ranking member net son for convening this hearing. we all know there have been a number of accidents that could have been prevented if appropriate safety measures had been in place and several of you have highlighted that in your testimony. even the best technology cannot prevent human error, both on trains and abandoned vehicle on this tracks. i'm concerned about the ability of small commuter railroads being able to sustain the costs for full implementation of positive train control. however, every railroad, commuter or freight, must operate with high safety standards to ensure the protect

they are based on the amtrak solution, able to use a third of the amtrak solution off of the shelf, thethird needed a major rewrite of the final third is a complete roundup but because we are based on the platform and our engineers and technical staff speak with each other on a daily basis we are confident we will arrive with a solution across different railroads. >> thank you, my time is exhausted. >> let's follow up on sen. udall's question. you used 20 different railroads, three different systems, and is there a reasonable way to make those three systems work and the same equipment running on tracks, tell us about that. >> it is an amtrak developed system because of speeds that operate, it is called asis. asus is the standard in the core door. the freight railroads that operate in the quarter have to operate with asis which is the amtrak system that has been around for a while but they have something, the standard railroads established around the country so they are dual equipped. in the core door, the acs 64 locomotives are electric, they stay in the quarter. that equipment is dedic

normally if i had to go to new york or whatever, d.c., i would take amtrak.ow you can't do that. >> all right. 6:18. well, reverend billy graham, america's pastor will be laid to rest in his home town of charlotte north carolina his son franklin will deliver eulogy, and 2,000 people are expected to attend, officials will also set up live streaming for people to watch around the world and i do mean around the world. president trump is expected to attend but not scheduled to speak. >>> kroeger and ll beam are joining wal-mart and dickness stopping gun sales to anyone under 21. >> it shows pressure companies are facing and feeling to take a stand one way or the other following the florida school shootings. >> thomas has more because then there is delta airlines. >> these companies are facing pressure but these companies look at their bottom line, comes down to the dollar bill. delta's decision to cut ties with the national rifle association could cost airline millions of dollars and here's the reason y lawmakers in georgia passed a bill that kills a tax break on

as you mentioned, thousands of flights canceled, and amtrak tonight, paralyzed. here's abc's david kerley on that part of the story. >> reporter: this is the story of the storm in whipping winds in d.c. >> southwest 5875. >> main main 2000. >> reporter: so hard to land and take off, american airlines is suspending flights at jfk for the rest of the night. laguardia, where the wind peeled the roof off the building, suffered a suspension earlier. more than 3,000 flights canceled by midday. the winds have been relentless gusting 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, and are expected to affect flights into tomorrow. in the air, jets moved by turbulence. one pilot included in his weather report, this. pretty much everyone on the plane threw up. pilots were on the verge of throwing up. even passengers lined up for takeoff, got the bad news. >> we're going to hang out for awhile, and see if they die down, but they are not forecast to really another much later tonight. >> minneapolis, canceled and canceled. and it's also canceled -- everything is canceled. >> reporter: and not just

. >>> amtrak is after it complete on the northeast corridor at thef the storm. modified service in washington city, service to boston expected to resume 8:30 a.m. hia praight on a modified -- oper plan. >>> philadelphia international nor canceled becausofancellations aream have this morning. travelers just last night. all trainas been longd fulles0th station during the height of the storm. after septa delays and suspended trains. >> septa canceled the train to wilmington and newark, we were at the flower show. >> i'm trying to get to foxchase i got here0.ooked at the board it said it was 99 m late. >> reporter: amtrak suspended service leaving many stranded. >> can't get ant, nothing. borain ticke gomorrow he hopefully i'll get out. >> roads were a mess as people their way home from work. commutes that were mes turned into hours. >> very dangerous. >> the wind really -- the roads are fine, it's the winds that are b >> reporter: philadelphia internatio of flights were canceled because of high winds and snow. american airline suspended flights for the day. frustra

and amtrak in the northeast shut down at this hour. >>> also tonight, we have new reporting on jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law, and those meetings inside the white house. and then hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to help his family's business. tonight, new reporting. what then happened after all of that. raising new questions tonight. >>> the deadly shooting at a school, a student opening fire reportedly on his own family. the lockdown, students barricaded in rooms. >>> the dramatic police takedown on an american highway. from the air, you can see the s.w.a.t. teams jumping out of cars and into action. >>> and news today on the deadly flu and children, and what you need to know. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us to end another week, and what a way to end it. horrific driving up and down the east coast tonight. the hurricane-force wind gusts reaching more than 80 miles an hour, and now tonight this nor'easter has been deadly. the pilot of this plane struggling against the wind in washington, d.c., aborting the landing. there is a ground stop at n

75 minutes so check with amtrak. more traffic and weather coming up. >> weather is bad and we sent jenny joyce to mayfair which we should rename. >> we will do double boxes look at that wind. look at that wind, man 60 miles an hour at one point. so, she's not in mayfair anymore she's in the car and steve's over in ac. >> let's start about steve. >> steve. >> reporter: i'm otis reading here sitting on the dock of the bay and i don't know how much longer anybody will be sitting here. high tide at 7:30. high tide on the back bay a couple hours later. water getting more wavey and wicked. we have sea wall ends right here. you can bet this bay water will go up, over and into california avenue knew right down the street where the public safety building is and fire fighters are. we will show you later with their high water rescue vehicles. right across this land here a little dock rocking back and forth there. someone smartly has their boat jacked up out o the water so that should survive this storm but nor'easter are notori

this amtrak update. amtrak service between boston and washington, d.c. so northeast corridor service, that has been suspended. it will not be running until tomorrow. that's the word we just got from amtrak. new jersey transit, expect widespread delays there and for the surrounding suburb, most regional rail lines are suspended. they are not moving or running and you'll find bus and trolly delays as well. we are seeing widespread mass transit delays. i wish i could say the roads were better, but they're not. take a look at your drive time. to go southbound into route 38 and 168. we have a downed tree, that's eastbound. the traffic is backed up up to route 202 and the king of prussia area. >> no fun. here's a live look at allentown. more than 25,000 people are in the dark in the lehigh valley. 25,000. 15,000 of them in lehigh county. 15,000 in northamptom county. >> that's where we find steven fisher. he's live in hanover township where people have been dealing with this winter mess. some businesses closed early because the lights went out? >> a lot of bus

so, amtrak side lined until 10:00 a.m. new jersey transit, they're going to give it a go with a regular schedule. again, all of the bus routes are limp back on one at a time. your best bet, go right to the website, to see if that line is running. the atlantic city rail line service suspended because every residual effect from the amtrak power problems. patco says they're going to give it a whirl this morning, again, expect delays all around the board. septa's regional rails, normal service expected to resume this morning. but expect delays again, especially, as they deal with some downed treason some of those main line routes like the paoli thorndale line. bus routes, they had pushed everybody off into the garage yesterday. couple at a time, they're coming back on line, your best bet go, right to set septa.org, find your bus route, make sure that that's back on line, so, things will sprinkle and slowly come back to normal, as we roll through the start of our morning rush hour, going to be a rough one, thomas, car glenn it

. >>> there's information about amtrak service in the area. nor'easter corridor is scheduled to start a modified service between washington, d.c. and new york city around 6:20 a.m. service to new york to boston is expected to continue 8:40 a.m., amtrak service running to and from new york philadelphia and harrisburg is operating on a modified service plan. trish hartman saw firsthand, the commuter chaos caused by the nor'easter. >> all trains have been canceled. >> reporter: we found long lines and full bencheses at 30th street station during the height of the storm after septa delays and suspended trains. >> septa canceled the trains going to newark, we were at the flower show trying to get home from the flower show. >> reporter: i got here at 4:30, i looked at the board, it said it was 99 minutes late. amtrak suspended service along the northeast corridor leaving many stranded. >> it's madness, i can't get an uber lift. nothing. the roads were a mess, too, as people tried to make their way home from work, commutes that were minutes turned i

>> yes, i think that the amtrak statement shows that that is the case.trains are not readily equipped, they don't want them on their tracks. >> using new jersey transit, given their budget issues, given the state budget issues, do you think that they could meet that deadline with different leadership? >> the further we go along with the same leadership in place, the less likely it becomes. i would not say that it would require all of the miracle but it would be something really close. and so we need to get rid of them. we were supposed to get rid of them and put in new leadership. >> hang in there. >> thank you, bill. >> mayor bill de blasio back in the news. this is the front page of the daily news and the "new york post." he offers a job as superintendent at the miami-dade schools. he said sure, i will take that job and then during school board meeting apparently he walked out of the room and said no, i don't want the job. john has the details. >> what an embarrassing moment. >> the cork was flying out of the champagne bottle. it is a bizarre scene tha

last night storm brought amtrak to a complete halt along the northeast corridor.rom new york to boston expected to resume after 8:30 a.m. keystone service from new york, philadelphia and harrisburg is operating on a modified plan. >>> a bus load of passengers spent hours along wayne avenue. a large tree fell in front ofing the evening rush. live wires came down behind the bus. everybody has to stay put until peco shut off the power. three hours later. septa reporting service delays on routes including regional rails. we posted a link on septa website on our website 6abc.com. >>> philadelphi airport, resuming service after 50-mile an hour wind gusts reported cancellations of hundreds of flights throughout the night. many ended up stranded at the airport. >> i'm trying to get my luggage because i'm not going anywhere. i just want to go home. >> being stranded never fun. american and other airlines are resuming flights this morning but you have to check with the airline before you head out to the airport. >>> a woman was injured after a tree fell on top of her car in

ood news amtrak tonight all scheduled amtrak northeast corridor services between washington d.c., amtrak was also in the of issuing refunds to travelers affected by cancellations over the past few days. >> so this stor does continue but the wind is still a factor tonight. week will start off dry but accu weather now tracking another storm. >> time for a check of the accu weather meteorologist melis sarah we arel d evening and intoight.t st hour 36 miles an hou at 32 miles an hou here's satellite six withou can see the cloud cover as a result of nor'easter, that is brought out along the atlantic but cloud shield across areas of new england we ar dealing with the constant wind s from the north and northwest and that is why wind s are a factor throughout the rest of this evening and g a. flo we advisory from seaside heights into cape may west ward into delaware. high tide time on the oceanfront, it is close to 10:00 o'clock tonight. later this initial to effect at 8:00 o'clock tonight. we're looking at weather headlines 39 degrees f at 7:00 p.m. thirty-seven at 8:00 o'clock. temperatures st

amtrak's keystone service running to new york, philadelphia and harrisburg is

amtrak's keystone service running to new york, philadelphia and harrisburg is operating on a modified plan. >>> two septa buses stuck on wayne avenue last night at 6:00 p.m. live wires came down just be bus everyone had to stay

. >> after the nor'easter forced delays and concellations, amtrak back to normal this morning, amtrak officials say all of the scheduled trains, between bosses ton and washington. dc will operate on schedule. amtrak's keystone service will also operate on it full schedule. service came to a halt fry afternoon during the height of the storm. and then resumed on a modified schedule. >> septa's mostly back on track as well. chestnut hill east and west trenton regional rail lines on schedule, the norristown high-speed line operate withing delays, septa encouraging riders to check websites for updates. >> 5:36. in business news could be rough day on wall street. >> money watch's wendy gillette joins us live from the new york torque stock exchange with that and more, good morning, wendy. >> good morning, jim, rahel, investors will be looking for stocks to rebounds this morning, after a tough week. but the dow losing 875 points, but this could be another rough day here on wall street. mid fears over possible global trade war. several asian stocks lost big today. and us stocks also down. frid

amtrak service in the northeast suspended. meanwhile, the flight aware misery map showing red out of east coast hub airports while at washington dulles airport, the tower was evacuated with winds pushing 70 miles per hour. the hope? that air travel is back to normal by monday. here in washington, we've got sustained winds averaging 30 to 40 and then it gusts up to 50 or 60 but meteorologists tell us just a few thousand feet up they're seeing 80 mile per hour winds, that makes it a very rough ride if you're in a plane. lester? >> good night to be on the ground. tom costello, thanks. >>> for the latest, let's turn to al roker. al? >> being on the ground isn't that much better depending on where you are. you can see on the radar, rain in new england, snow, wind gusts of 58 degrees -- 58 miles per hour i should say in jfk, montauk 45. what we're looking at now, this system will be moving out slowly as it does the rain will start tapering off but as the low pressure moves away we have the pressure gradient so winds will continue th

amtrak, keystone services that runs to and from new york, philadelphia, and harrisburg is also operating on a modified schedule. amtrak says that it is working to get refunds to customers, whose trips were cancelled. >>> and as philadelphia international airport, it is recovery day, lot of people are trying to get out after their flights were cancelled yesterday. the airport did have a few more cancellations and delays today, and if you are flying this evening, you would be wise to check your flight status before you head to the airport. >>> in the port richmond section of the city strong win s brought down a power line as you can see right there blocking the intersection of the salmon and east cumberland street. most drivers simply turned around when they realize there had was no way around. >>> a huge tree is causing problems for drivers, in fairmount parkas well. a tree is blocking the lane and ford road and as a result there is no vehicular access to martin luther king drive from there. >>> meanwhile down the shore minor flooding caused a problem at the shore, ventnor the water rose,

septa, good news, services restored on all lines but expect some possible delays, today, amtrak they will give it a run today, resuming full services on the northeast corridor, the 101, 102 they are running but buses that will be used on a portion of the both of those lines this morning, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> president trump will host israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today for a official meeting at the white house. netanyahu is facing a political fire storm back at home after israeli police say they had enough evidence to charge him with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. prime minister has denied those allegations. >>> a teachers strike in west virginia entering another week a quarter million children there are affected by this eight day strike. it started when lawmakers reneged on a deal governor made with the teachers changing the terms lessening amount of the promised pay raise. teachers in that state air monk lowest paid in our country making $45,000 a year, they say, they will stay on strike, until they get that promised raised. >> i think we have surpass

their local metro but with frequent delays electrical failures and in several extreme cases both amtrak. local commuter rails have experienced deadly human error catastrophes and although president promised to fix infrastructure problems such as these former congressman jim moran is doubtful that he'll keep his campaign promise though or in washington really believes that it will have any that's going to happen is going to have to be done by states and localities and he just took away the money from this from the high growth states that needed that state local tax deductibility p.t.c. or positive train control was mandated by congress back in two thousand and fifteen following a deadly amtrak wreck which killed eight in philadelphia but after lobbying efforts by train companies congress pushed that requirement by three years to twenty eighteen places like europe and japan have not only had p.t.c. on their tracks for more than a decade providing a safer or more secure ride but now china has launched their most ambitious bullet train project that will also cut commute time by nearly seven

all amtrak service between washington, d.c. and boston is scheduled to be back up and running today. acela service and keystone service to and from harrisburg are expected to be restored awell. amtrak says it's working to refund customers. >>> a possible nor'easter headed for the delaware valley this week you can keep track wherever you are by using our free 6abc app that gives you by our meteorologists, and traffic cameras for road conditions. >> new this morning, philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash on roosevelt boulevard. a woman was driving a sedan was killed after it slammed into the tree in the city's may fair section in 4:15 this morning. the victim who was in her 20s died from her injuries. so far police have not released identity or cause for the accident. >>> one person was killed. police say an suv veered off the street and hit a concrete planter on the sidewalk. it smashed through a fence and stop on property. >> it is now 9:07. a state asem reply oversight committee will hear from experts on legaliz

amtrak still suspended, new york up to boston, until about 10:00.nd septa running with some minor delays, but everything is returning back to normal on all of the buses, trains, and trolleys. mike and alex back to you. >> so this morning, steve keeley is on clean up patrol. >> and so he's in mt. laurel. >> mt. laurel, just got beat up yesterday. and they are feeling the effect of it this morning, that's for sure. steve? >> reporter: yes, our fourth live shot in mt. laurel. we don't have to repeat the same scene at all, because there are so many. this is just unbelievable. see these cars coming at us, they know the road is closed. i've been watching this for half hour now. this line of cars will come all the way up here. here's what they see now. they see flashing light. they see big road closed signs. and i guess they want to know why is the road closed? so they come all the way up to the last minute. this person just made a u-turn in this development where the power has been out since midnight. so they come up to the last moment. then they go how a

before you leave, check with amtr amtrak. they have been experiencing delays. >>> if you're flying out of philadelphia international airport, your plane may not be taking out. already 100 flights cancelled today on top of the 500 cancelled yesterday. some airlines are offering to waive fees for passengers to change their flights altogether this weekend. >>> remember, when we're not on the air, you can keep track of everything that's happening in your neighborhood with the free nbc 10 mobile app. you'll get your neighborhood forecast at your fingertips and you'll be able to see our live interactive radar and get weather alerts sent straight to your phone. >>> we're not the only ones targeted by the late season storm. we'll show you how boston has been bracing for the nor'easter. that's coming up as our coverage continues. >>> talk about a difficult landing. we'll show you how getting on the ground safely was quite a challenge for this pilot. >>> look at the wind gusts around 30 to almost 450 miles per hour -- 40 miles per hour

amtrak officials say all of this scheduled trains between boston and d.c. will operate starting tomorrow morning. service came to a scaeching holt friday afternoon during height of nor'easter and resuld on modified syewitness np with a few delayed travelers today at 30th street station. >> i don't think any of us realized it would be so bad. things happen. what will we do. i'm sure well get out. it's a big inconvenience not just for me but for a lot of people. >> amtrak keystone service runs to and from new york and harrisburg and will operate on full schedule starting tomorrow. >> and septa meantime made significant progress restoring service and chestnut hill east and west trenton regional rail lines will resume for the start of service tomorrow morning. norristown high speed line will resume with delays. as for route 101 and 102 trolleys we're awaiting update and stay with "eyewitness news" on television and online cbsphilly.com for the late tleingt. >> while the region continues to reel from the impact the nor'easter had on the tri-state it may not be t

amtrak, service suspended until 10:00 between new york and boston. because of residual wire problems, from yesterday, ac rail lines still suspended, new jersey transit, again, they are attempting normal service today, same deal with the bus route, impacted by downed trees, power lines, they are cross-honoring, that's good, patco, and dart, attempting regular service as well this morning, karen, thomas, good morning to you. >> it will take couple of hours to get up and going, time 5:05, talking about the power outages, we mentioned major problem all across the delaware valley. look at this right here, storm, knocked out power, sparking those lines in bridgewater, new jersey, people told in the area to take shelter, than is a good reason why. as you clear off the cars, and the property around your home with the trees and the power lines, you never know, what mother nature will bring. >> let's get through the power outages right now, because so many of are you in the dark, and struggling in the colds, as well, pse&g in new jersey, 90,000 people without

septa has restored services on all lines running with delays though on the doyletown line and amtrak restored full service between boston and washington and then norristown high speed line running with 15 minute delay. >> get out, get out. >> now back over to you. >> get out. >> so, get out. >> so just like sue was mentioning and bobby don't know if anybody is watching because be in has pur to their televisions. >> but they may be at a friend s house because it is coal. if you don't have power you may need to go somewhere to get warm. >> can you believe last friday my goodness. this is the result. >> every where you walk there are branches, tree, sidewalk, roadway they are still trying to get them together and still trying to get power back on for people. >> jenny decided to get to delco, havertown, hi there, jenny. >> reporter: good morning. 22,000 people in delaware count a loan without power. we are on ellis road and something interesting we found out in the last half an hour, this side of the street is still in the dark, however, other side did get power back on yesterday because

amtrak us a pended service for the northeast 9:00.e problems on a number of lines. shuttle buses are appropriating from darby to township line road. if you're flying out of philly international your plane may not be taking off. the airport tweeted just a short time ago there are still some delays from the storm. almost 100 flights cancelled for today. keep the nbc 10 app handy as we track the winds and potential for coastal flooding. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another uptate. >>> good morning. deadly nor'easter. a relentless winter storm unleashing fury along the east coast. at least seven people killed with countless water rescues and more lives at risk today. the rising waters threatening residents from virginia to maine. we are live in the thick of it. >>> captured. authorities arrest the 19-year-old superintendent spec gunning down his parents on the central michigan campus. >>> and best and worst in show. the red carpet rolls out, but the razzies are celebrating the worst in film. today, saturday, march 3rd, 2018. ♪ >> i am

the contract for the greyhound amtrak second floor has been finalized. the following slide provides further detail. staging work is this week staging closely with webcor, however final schedule is depending on their scheduling. at this point, it looks like early may. this slide shows the bid comparisons for the various trades. note that this price was developed prior to a conversation with capital corridors last week that amtrak will only be leasing its flosh of the second floor passenger area. finally, the sbe participation on this contract is 8.1%. perdirector harper's request last month, this slide is a first path at looking at the path of travel through the center while areas are under construction, so i'm going to assume rise this rather than going through the detail that i was going to go through. in essence, we can program elevators to skip the second floor. we'll have areas blocked off where people can't walk onto the second floor. the retail areas are all interior, so those will be blocked off, and then, on the ground floor, we are looking at pu

now, amtrak is trying to contact people who are impacted to accommodate them on different trains. >> you can also expect delays and concellations, if you're flying this morning, take live look at international, philadelphia international airport, not only the flights going out, also the flights coming in. it will have a ripple effect all day long. airport officials say some of the airlines have already offered to wave the fee for travelers to change their flights because of the nor'easter. of course, check with your lane line for all of the details and certainly plan ahead. >> we've told you, if you plan to park in philadelphia, there is a snow emergency in effect. so there is a snow emergency route. you will need to move your car by 8:00 a.m. this morning. the philadelphia parking authority is offering 24 hour parking, for just $5, at six center city garages. once again, 8:00ppa will stop enforcing meters, kiosk, and time limit violations, but look at the sign very closely. if it says emergency route, do not park there. >>> we have you covered throughout this nor'easter, stay to up

amtrak officials say all of this scheduled trains between bost.c. wi ora chedule. mngservice cameholt afr "eyewitness news" caught up with a few delayed travelers at thinkny things. i notst for me but for f amtrak keystone se n operate on ll schedule starting tomorrow >> and septa meantime made gnificprogssesring servicand chestnut hillas regiol linesing. res for route 101 awaitg with "eyeess and oy.coms to reel from the impe tri-state it may not be the last of our weather woes. meteorologist lauren casey is tracking another nor'easter, oh, boy. oh, boy. >> tough to hear that lauren. >> tough to see in the model data but there it is and we're dealing with residual nor'easterth elevated whipped spe not damaging but gusting up to 36il an hour at times today in philadelphia and gus gusting to 40 mount pocono and 36 in accuweather and still blustery right now with winds gusting 32 in philadelphia and gusting to 28 miles an hour in millville and near 30 in dover and looks like yes we have nor'easter number two within a week's time in store. rain and wet snow looking lik

starting today, amtrak keystone service which runs to and from new york, philadelphia, and harrisburg, will also operate on it full schedule. >> septa is also resuming service this morning, the chestnut hill east and west trenton regional rail lines will resume for the start of service today. the norristown high-speed line will resume but with delays, septa encouraging riders to check it website for update. >> fight leads to two men being shot in philadelphia's lawncrest section, all happened outside the sears store at whitaker and the boulevard just before 11:00 last night, the 18 year old and 23 year old man both in critical condition. so far no arrests cents. >> and new this morning, bullet goes cents through southwest philadelphia apartment and hits a woman. it happened on the 7100 block of brant place around 12:30 a.m. this morning. police say 79 year old woman was lying in her bed when the bullet came through her first floor window. it hit her in the right knee. >> now, we don't know why a bullet came through this window. we don't know if it was a stray bullet or if they were in

all amtrak trains are now suspended in the northeast corridor until at least tomorrow.et's check in with fox 29's joanne pill lee gee who is at 30th street station. a lot of stranded passengers, joanne. >> reporter: that's right, dawn. this monster storm made a real mess of plane and train schedules leaving passengers here at 30th street station and at the airport stranded. a different kind of busy here at 30th street station. the people who are here are looking for spot to spend the night. since amtrak shut down train service in and out of philly. >> left new york to go to d.c. and got here in philly and all the trains were canceled. >> reporter: so then what? >> we -- they told to us wait fort next train or that was about it. >> reporter: so you're here overnight as far as you know? >> yup. going make bed right here on this bench. >> i got here they told us everything was canceled. >> reporter: so now what? >> now we're stuck here until 7:00 o'clock. >> reporter: 70 o'clock tomorrow morning? >> yes. >> reporter: show them this line. >> reporter: from the rails to the

if you're heading out to catch a train or bus, check with amtrak. amtrak is working on a modified schedule for the northeast corridor. septa has problems on numbers of lines. there's a downed tree causing a detour this morning. peco has restored power to about a quarter million customers but there are still 293,000 customers without electricity. that means they're cold and in the dark this morning. ppl reports about 27,000 outages. ac electric is working on 14,000. one customer was told his customer wouldn't be on until monday night. delmarva power has more than 26,000 customers in the dark. if you're without power, maybe you're watching us on your phone, plug in and power up. we are partnering with comcast to let you recharge your devices at participating xfinity stores in the area. everybody is welcome and the service is free. >>> coming up, travel trouble. we have to talk about the airports. the major storm caused a cancellation of hundreds of flights at philly international. this is a live look at the airport. you can see the winds still gusting

. >> amtrak says northeast corridor and keystone line will operate on a modified schedule. emergency initial to effectight at 8:00,den sta parts of the north also experiencing outage from his las weekend's storm. >> just as we did with last weekend's nor'easter engaging allo be ready to act to protect our residents and businesses. >> "eyewitness news" was in bellmawr camden county today officials say they have plenty of salt but that brining won't help much because the snow will start with rain. >>> amtrak and septa will be running on modified storm and for travel everything else that you need to know as we prepare for this next round of winter weather go to cbs philly.com. of course, count on to us get you through this storm we will be right here with you, we will go on extra ear tomorrow morning join jim rahel, and lauren tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. right here on cbs-3. >>> then as the storm continues we will have powerly updates throughout the day tomorrow, both right here on cbs-3 and at cbs philly.com. >>> many issues still remain ahead of the bill cosby's sexual retrial in

. >>> there are big delays at 30th street station tonight as a rough commute home for riders, amtrak has cancelled amtrak services on the northeast corridor and keystone line, this until tomorrow due to hazardous conditions. there are also significant delays for septa, and services are suspended until furthest regional rail lines, three other lines are experiencing, delays, up to one hour. new jerseyransit, is experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes on the rails. >>> as the airport tonight american airlines has suspended all flights out of philly international for remainder of the day. hundreds of other flights inbound and outbound have been grounded. many travelers at the airport this morning, only to learn their flight had been cancelled, others, felt really lucky that they arrived before the storm got worse. >> i was really nervous, like, mid flight, honestly the turbulence was so bad looking outside the window andeople next to me were looking around , i was kind of scared. >> airport officials urged passengers to check flight status before arriving. >>> and in the poconos the sno

up and down the city. >>> police have broken up a homeless camp built by a transient on top of the amtrak station roof. there were reports of someone lowering a bake frike from the station's roof. photoses we photos were taken and the conditions were deemed unsafe. they did not say if the person was cited for trespassing. >>> a warning was issued about an aggressive mountain lion on pescadero. a person said they heard a yelp and they haven't seen their pet since. although they can't confirm a mountain lion attack they have seen reports of recent deadly attacks on livestock in that area. it stands to reason that may be what happened. >>> students get ready to walk out over gun control laws. >>> how does that make sense? >> the white house says its gun law proposal, what's different from by living off the grid. completely. or... set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. energy upgrade california. >>> live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> all right, here is what is making headlines at 4:30. four robbers remain on the run after a series of armed home invasion robberies in petalum

also, patco on modified schedule for amtrak keystone service. >>> an unbreakable bond. what the high school quarterback decided to do after he survived the florida high school massacre while hiding alongside a visiting college coach. >>> and do not adjust your tv. that is the famous mcdonald's logo there. up next, why the golden arches and other businesses are transforming their look today in honor of women. >>> today, president trump's former campaign manager faces a judge on arraignment on additional charges of failing to pay taxes and bank fraud. paul manafort has already been indicted on charges brought by special counsel robert mueller. the new charges are separate from mueller's charges. >>> the nypd says it's making progress in its case against harvey weinstein. the chief of detectives says the department has gathered considerable evidence in a rape investigation. they've been working with women who made allegations this fall that weinstein raped them. the chief says it's up to manhattan's d.a. to decide if the case can go to a grand jury. weinstein's attorneys d

more travel problems on the ground all amtrak trains are now suspended in the northeast corridor until at least tomorr tomorrow. now many travelers are having to adjust their plans. let's check in with joanne pileggi who's life at 30th street station and i imagine a lot of stranded people, joanne. >> reporter: that's right, dawn. if you take look around here people are sleeping on benches, huddled in corners with their luggage trying to get comfortable. it's been a long day. they didn't get to where they intended to go and it's all because of the weather. a different kind of busy here at 30th street station. the people who are here are looking for a spot to spend the night since amtrak shut down train service in and out of philly. >> left new york to go to d.c. and got here in philly and all the trains were canceled. >> so then what? >> we -- they told to us wait fort next train or that was about it. >> reporter: so you'rehere overnight as far as you know? >> yup. going make a bed right here on this bench. >> reporter: travelers trying to figure out what to do since service will not r

amtrak contacting people them on different trains. it's the same with septa get ready trains will run on a severe storm schedule. that bakely means septa's saturday schedule with a few adjustments. septa's cynwyd leap is not going to operate so check your schedule before you head out for your train or bus and if you like we can find a link on our website just head to fox 29.com. >>> keep it right here on fox 29. kathy will be back a little later and of course be sure to wake up with good day crew tomorrow. live team coverage begins at 4:00 a.m. >>> comedian bill cosby's april retrial on charges of aggravated indecent assault may look vastly different than the trial that ended with a hung jury last summer. montgomery county judge now weighing rulings on three key issues that could change who testifies and what evidence makes it in front of the jury. our bruce gordon has more from the two-day pretrial hearing that just wrapped up in norristown. >> reporter: as the em balanced entertainer left court following the two-day hearing i asked

. >> and, amtrak has resumed northeast corridor service and keystone service following the storm. but ere are still some modified effect,h service plan, so check with amtrak, before headed to 30th street station. the auto train service will resume tomorrow. >>> and you know what difference a day makes tonight in rittenhouse square. folks walked to their destinations pretty much with ease, no problems, far cry from the umbrella breaking winds that blew through the area last night. meteorologist, lauren casey is tracking the very latest from the weather center. so little bit of reprieve today. still some wind out there, lawyer glenn still some wind. still feeling effect from the nor'easter off shore. so windy conditions, but not the dangerous and damaging winds that company this system yesterday. thankfully. rid now getting live look at center city philadelphia, pretty quiet. still heavy snow falling. we like that, 38 degrees, so little chilly, winds out of the north at 18 miles per hour , so wind speeds still elated feeling like 28 degrees. still gusty winds, not gusting to the 50,

amtrak keystone service is operating on modified service plan and septa is resuming some regional rail service this morning. of course, we have all of those links on our home page. just go over to cbsphilly.com. meantime busses were running yesterday, but a tree fell on top of this septa bus. as it headed west on the schuylkill expressway near the gladwynn exit. there were passengers on board that bus fortunately, no report of injuries. the westbound lanes there wereed for ove that tree wasly away. check your flight status before hea philadelphia international airport warns travelers should expect to see residual flight impact today. the nor'easter just hammered the airport with snow, and strong winds, and officials say more than 500 flights to were canceled yesterday, some airlines are offering freeway ers to change travel plans due to the severe weather. check in with your airline with the >> high wind and rough surf hammered the jersey shore as well. part of the facade at the former trump plaza casino in atlantic city fell off the building than forced a shutdown of the area around c

and an important update on this slide, the greyhound and amtrak bids came in last friday. lincoln is packaging them up for approval. i expect them any day. in the meantime, both turner special projects division or we're calling them turner spd and web core have met to coordinate access safety rules and other logistics. completion of the greyhound space is contingent on web core receiving permits and followed by turner with theirs. the completion time frame is likely mid may, followed by the improvements for the lincoln offices. the work on the mail room is not time sensitive in that the noted four week duration is reflective of an over the counter permit to build partition wall and outlets pending finalizing equipment layout. lastly, when the retail areas are ready for construction, the permitting process through dbi will be streamlined and in place. facility readiness, two main points today, key contract is the marketing promotion consultant contract, lincoln is currently negotiating with a local vender whose prices were the most favorable. this contract is key, one of th

amtrak restore full service on the northeast corridor. >>> 5:20. president trump will hoe israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today for an official meeting at the white house. netanyahu facing a political fire storm back at home after israeli police say they have enough evidence to charge him with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. prime minister denied those allegations. >>> robert mueller is expanding investigation in russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. there is new information that united arab emirates might have also been trying to influence the u.s. political system. the new york times reports that investigators are looking into potential attempts to buy political favor or influence the trump campaign, mueller's interviewing witness best middle east influence and the president's son in law jared kushner's family business ties to that region. >> could not understand why trump administration was so firmly taking the saudis side in this dispute, between saudi s and em rates and guitar s. >> mueller has got a guilty plea for

other lines could have scattered delays as well and amtrak did restore service between washington and boston but again, expect delays this morning. norristown high speed line local services operating every 30 minutes to signal problems, back to you. >>> front page we are still talking bitten though the storm was friday. what? what a mess. look at that scene. that has been played out all over the delaware valley and the watts part aloud of people without power. >> cars have been crush by a tree or poles that are down. >> if you have a tree down, big tree, maybe jenny can come to your home that won't stump her. >> nice. hey, jenny. >> reporter: i'm not sure that would be much consolation to them but i will come if there is a reason to be there to report. we have a massive tree behind us. this side of the street does have a power back. the other side of the street still without power and that is why we hear that loud generator just started pumping here. according to peco's web site there are 22,000 people, without power but peco hopes to have majority of it restored by today, out of stat