more to come on "action news" at noon an amtrak train goes off the tracks, details on the derailmentn washington state. dozens of people escape a commercial plane as flames begin shooting from the engine. >>> anne meteorologist david murphy has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast a look at the fourth of july when "action news" continues in a ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? what? summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. >> authorities are back at the scene of a deadly house explosion in lancaster county. the home was blown to pieces yesterday while a ugi utility crew was investigating a gas leak in manner township. one worker died, one injured. one resident was evacuated before the blast, the rest of the family was not home at the time. >>> several people are being treated for minor injuries from a amtrak derailment. he across thed are 45 miles -- across thed 45 miles per hour south of seattle. nobody was ser

. >>> an amtrak train jumped the tracks in washington state 45 miles south of seattle.everal people suffered minor injuries. some of the train cars kneel ended -- nearly ended up in a lake. >>> a rapper whose concert was the shooting in arkansas was arrested on unrelated charges. someone opened fire at the club. police arrested ricky hammonton yesterday, federal authorities uncovered two guns they will be tested to see if they match the shell casing in the nightclub. >>> officer jody thompson found john thompson he found inbound inside a barrel. the moment he first saw the boy, he new what he wanted to do. >> when i seen him in that house i knew. >> when the officer and his family found out john's biologic mother had a baby girl in prison, they adopted his newborn sister, too, john is a straight a student and well adjust adjusted to his new environment. >>> a recall alert for who foods shoppers. >>> while some shoppers looking for holiday meals this week, others are getting ready for a more modern shopping day. this summer, journey into the adirondacks where campers car

that affects you if you're taking an amtrak train or njt northeast corridor train to new york. nine days trolleys will not run in the center city tunnel. flooding from all the rain last night in middle town, silver lake road is closed. >> reporter: things are drying out in most neighborhoods, there's drizzle on the windshield and low-lying clouds and we could have showers and thundershowers in the afternoon hours. 71 degrees by 7:00. damp in through here, noon some areas may start to see sun, others dealing with a shower, 79 degrees, and then we warm up and stay muggy this afternoon. the high will be late in the day, 85 degrees at 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. clouds and sun, 7:00 p.m., 84. in the far northern suburbs there could be a shower popping up north and west. at the big board at the airport, hoping for all green aircraft. that's what we got. there's rain up at jfk, it is damp anticipate foggy around here, tam. >> going on to "healthcheck," pregnant woman may not want to take the advice you can eat whatever you want too far to heart and over over in 70% of the children born can d

investigation continues this morning in washington state after an amtrak train derailed and injured several the train was carrying 267 passengers at the time. amtrak says all of them were evacuated and provided with alternate transportation. this took place near the chambers bay golf course the site of the 2015 u.s. open. >> investigators scheduled to return to the site of a plane crash in northern wisconsin that left six people dead. national transportation safety board investigators say around 3 a.m. saturday there was a discussion between the pilot and air traffic control about a local weather phenomenon. soon after that the aircraft dropped off the radar. the plane was later found near the city of phillips which is about a hundred miles northeast of eclaire. the ntsb is having a difficult time claiming all the plane parts. >> a u.s. navy destroyer sailed by some disputed territory in the south china sea. the u.s. came within 12 miles of triton island. the island is at the center of a three way dispute between china taiwan and vietnam. u.s. officials say it was a routine rite of innocent

. >>> an amtrak train derailed in washington state today, but no one was seriously hurt. 250 people were onboard. investigators say four of the 15 cars ran off the tracks on the bridge. passengers were safely evacuated from the trains to buses and continued their trip. the cause of this under investigation. >>> president trump says his war with the media is contest between the journalists and the needf into office. the president tweeted this video who shows him body slamming a man whose face is covered by the cnn logo. the response from the administration. >> reporter: this is the video the president tweeted, edited lim to show him at a wwe event beating occupy on a man with cnn logo on his face. cnn shot back calling it a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence of reporters. this after the president personally attacked morning joe host. >> the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i'm president and they're not. >> reporter: mr. trump said his use of social media is maurn day prez dejsz. but some republican >> it's unfortunate, and peo

the officers pooled their money and bought him an amtrak ticket. snyder says it was his first-ever train ride. >>> a low-cost airline in colombia is considering ripping out the airplane's seats and making passengers stand the entire flight. it would be something similar to riding a packed bart or muni train but with stools. the ceo of viva colombia said there's research to find out whether you can fly standing up and that his airline would be very interested in anything that makes travel less expensive. the carrier has daily flights to miami but nowhere else in the u.s. several airlines have talked about the idea but never received approval. >>> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> accuweather this evening the holiday weekend off to a spectacular spot. most spots seeing sunshine today, now some of these clear skies being replaced by fog. the traditional trek of our coastal clouds is beginning at this hour. fog right now limited to the immediate coastline but overcast skies will work their way inland overnight tonight. right now a live l

. >>> more than 250 passengers evacuated an amtrak passenger train heading to seattle washington aftered this afternoon. no one was seriously injured but dozens are having to scramble to find another way to travel. several cars of the train tipped over near the waters of the bay. >>> protesters from cities coast to coast marched calling for the impeachment of president trump. in los angeles, people held signs and chanted not my president. they alleged the president has violated the united states constitution and say americans are not safe with him in the oval office. >>> in philadelphia, protesters gathered in response to the impeachment marches here in center city. and across the country. the pro trump supporters wore make america great again hats and they they want to remind people why they voted for the president. the supporters were touting the agenda of smaller government and say he is keeping the country safe. >>> president trump lashed out again on twitter this time with a mock video targeting cnn. the news network called the tweet juvenile. >> reporter: president trump continue

steven diehl of pennsylvania, and jake lafayette were hit by an amtrak train conducting safety checks is investigating. >> next, one of the heroes of the congressional baseball shooting speaking out for the first time tonight. as he receives a special honor on this fourth of july. >> we showed you this video of a black bear in fairfax station. few days ago. tell you whereot not far away. >> and the zika virus not the same threat or headlines a year ago. ♪ ♪ >>> thousand of spectators lined the east river for the nation's largest fireworks show, macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. shortly after night fall, more than 60,000 shells were used to light up thegh following the show by jennifer lopez, sheryl crow, brad paisley and others. right here on nbc 4. >> impressive night it was for the first time. we are hearing from one of the two capitol police officers, who saved lives during that congressional baseball shooting. d.c. society sons ofp the american revolution presented special agents, crystal greiner and david bailey with law enforcement commendation medal. they were part o

steven of pennsylvania and jake from cumberland, maryland were hit by an amtrak train conducting safety checks. mtsb is crash. >>> i'm adam tuss. we are following breaking news from a police officer. a woman officer was shot in the bronx early this morning. take a look at video from the scene. police put out a press conference a bit ago and explained what happened. >> well, she was sitting in the vehicle and he came up and fired a round into the vehicle. so, i don't know if anything else could be more unprovoked than that. >> the nypd says the suspect drew a gun and he shot and killed him. another person, believed to be a bystander struck by a bullet is in stable condition. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:51. many of us head back to work after the long holiday weekend, you may notice more road projects tieing up your commute. the projects are happening many maryland to virginia. many will impact commutes all summer long. build thag will go on top of it. ? virginia, toll lanes are being added along i-66 and the road is being widened. in rockville, a new pedestrian tunnel is being built.

. >>> cleanup underway in washington state after an amtrak train carrying hundreds derailed.hat we're learn being their conditions as >>> the symbol of our nation on the mend. the rescue and recovery of a baby bald eagle found injured in our area this weekend. >>> and a local program hoping enticeto introducing the ifrom subway.ction head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. >>> 4:37 is the time right now. >> here are the four things to know. investigators will return to the site of a fatal home explosion in pennsy gas leak was killed when the house exploded and burst into flames. it happened yesterday in lancaster county, pennsylvania. someone called the gas company to report the smell of gas. firefighters ran into the house to rescue people inside. two other people were hurt. four other homes were damaged. >>> in was

. >>> there was a partial derailment of an amtrak train south of tacoma. a few suffered minor injuries. the cause is under investigation. >>> the arkansas gazette says police blamed rival gangs for a shoot-out in a nightclub. five were wounded and more hurt fleeing the club saturday. detectives say up to 40 shots were fired. the rap ur who perform thad night is under arrest in alabama for an unrelated charge. >>> there was a seizure of two tons of marijuana described as lettuce. dogs sniffed it out on a truck heading to mexico. agents say its street value was worth nearly $750,000. >>> and "usa today" said tom brayy stopped short of saying he suffered a concussion last season. his wife gisele bundchen made that claim in may on "cbs this morning." he made the statement only that she's a very concerned wife. no report has listed brady as having suffered a concussion. >>> new to come, new life for the note 7. the troubled samsung smartphone is resurrected and will hit the market again. you remember. quilted northern is designed to work so well, you can forget

. >>> an amtrak train carrying 250 passengers derailed a short time ago, it happened on puget sound just north of the capital city of olympia, washington. police and coast guard are responding. so far, no casualties have been reported. >>> scary moments today at the airport in denver, a united airlines jet caught fire as it was landing. flames were scene on the wing. the plane was coming in from aspen. there were no reports of injuries. >>> overseas, fire tore through a camp for syrian refugees in lebanon today destroying almost 100 tents where they all lived. nbc's matt bradley has those details. >> an inferno in a crowded syrian refugee camp, in 20 minutes, a dense tent city was turned to ashes. a 2-year-old boy was killed, others suffered serious burns. some 600 syrians were made homeless by war, homeless once again. they'll be housed in a temporary camp nearby. aide workers blamed a faulty appliance for sparking flames that ignited gas canisters. nbc news visited the site where nearly 90 tents were burned down. >> whenever you see a settlement like this, where tents are too close to

. >>> happening now, an amtrak train derailment in washington stat the locomotive of cascade train 506 went off the tracks at bay bridge. 676 passeers were on board. no one was seriously hurt. that train was traveling between vancouver, british colbia and eugene, egon. >>> president trump back on the tonight.gainst the media he took aim at cnn on ttter and the cable network fired back. the late es showdown comes down as hundredsarched in san francisco, at one point blocking off thembarcadero demanding the president be impeached. tiffan is here with the latest. >> demonstrators of the impeachment march told me president trump continues to disappointment and this tweet is no exceptn. the president's supporters have liked and retweeted it hundreds of thousands of time >> oh, my god, what's going to happen. >> reporter: presint trump supporters say they elected a fighter so this video showing the president circa 2007 taking down a manbscured by cnn's logo doesn't bother them. >> he's doing a good b. on top of that he can have fun doing it, more power to him. >> reporter: leo says the tweet

. >>> breaking news now, an amtrak train derailed today in washington state. no one was seriously hurt when four cars on the popular cascades line went off the track about two hours ago. there were 250 people on board. some suffering cuts and bruises. this is in a town of silicon southwest of tacoma. the tracks were along the weighter of the a marina, but none of the cars tumbled into the water. continuance clear at this point what caused the derailment. excuse me. a suspect in the crash that killed two young children and injured a three-month old baby and their mom in concord friday is now in custody. he is accused of two counts of vehicular homicide. he also faces charges of hit and run and driving on a suspended or revoked license. investigators say they have evidence connecting wilson to an infiniti that drove across this grassy median off highway 4 in concord. it hit another family's durango on the on ramp. a 5 and 10-year-old boy died after being thrown out of the suv. their mother and her baby are in critical condition. >>> the search is on tonight in o

. >>> happening now, an amtrak train derailment in washington state. the locomotive of cascade train 506 went off the tracks at bay bridge. 676 passengers were on board. no one was seriously hurt. that train was traveling between vancouver, british columbia and eugene, oregon. >>> president trump back on the attack against the media tonight. he took aim at cnn on twitter and the cable network fired back. the late es showdown comes down as hundreds marched in san francisco, at one point blocking off the embarcadero demanding the president be impeached. tiffany is here with the latest. >> demonstrators of the impeachment march told me president trump continues to disappointment and this tweet is no exception. the president's supporters have liked and retweeted it hundreds of thousands of times. >> oh, my god, what's going to happen. >> reporter: president trump supporters say they elected a fighter so this video showing the president circa 2007 taking down a man obscured by cnn's logo doesn't bother them. >> he's doing a good job. on top of that he can h

. >>> an amtrak train derailed in washington state this afternoon, 45 miles south of seattle.went off the tracks and nearly ended up in a nearby lake. there were 200 passengers on board. they all made it off safely. the cause of the accident remains under investigation. >>> heavy rains put a real damper on the 4th of july festivities this weekend in new hampshire. severe flooding washed out many areas in the northern part of the state, forcing campers to seek higher ground. many left their gear and vehicles behind just to get to safety. the state has even opened shelt pheres those affected. >>> this belief today after president trump posted a tweet that appears to encourage violence against the media out. the video shows him punching and beating a man with the cnn logo superimposed over his face. some say it's just a joke, others say it's childish and potentially dangerous. >> it's a simulated smack down starring the president of the united states. well, that's donald trump in his doctored version of the video he did years back. it shows him punching out a man whose face is th

. >> officials in washington state, what caused an amtrak train, 6 miles south every seattle yesterday afternoon, more than 250 passengers had to evacuate the northbound trains. amtrak said it hired busses to accommodate passengers, and several people though did suffer minor injuries. >> initial reports indicated there was only one minor injury as a result of the derailment, four subsequent medical issues after the evacuation, which appeared to be heat related. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. and recovery effort are being undertaken by amtrak at this point in time. >> and four of the trains 15 cars jumped the tracks, firefighters say they were prepared for an oil spill, but none so far. >> staying out west, investigators are trying figure out how this passenger plane caught fire after landing, the plane left engine went up in flames after it touched down at denver international airport yesterday afternoon. the flight just left from aspen, passengers were safely evacuated when no reported injuries. firefighters did quickly put out the blaze. >> clean up continues thi

commissions and other people who thought, no, this is an essential service, you need to keep running it. so, it was not a good situation, and amtrak was conceived with this kind of grand bargain that the government would create an organization -- and i'll talk about what kind of organization it is in a minute -- that would preserve what i call a rudimentary national passenger network, and it was only long distance trains when it began. it relieved the private companies, the rail carriers, of their obligations which they were happy to do, and in return, they gave equipment and, more importantly, they gave amtrak, now amtrak, the right to run their trains, run our trains i should say, on their railroads for really marginal, very marginal costs, and that deal still exists today. it's a deal that i can tell you after a long career in the freight industry, the current freight railroads aren't that particularly happy with, and some of them tend to forget that it was the bargain that was struck. so, why do i tell you this? there are a couple of key ideas -- by the way, we then took over commuters, the corrid corridor, penn station where

than heroin and 100 times more potent than fentanyl on to new jersey now someone died after hit by an amtrak train it happened 10:00 this ld morning in middlesex county. nobody on board that train that was traveling from massachusetts ma to washington, d.c. was hurt. identity of the person killed has yet been released. in montgomery county police searching for whoever broke into a jenkintown church. it happened back on july 9th at the immaculate church. police say five men were seen walking towards the church as one of them breaks in. now nothing appears to have actually been stolen. but police are still investigating and want to nab these guys. >>> philadelphia city leaders today educating community members about how to strengthen families. the philadelphia department of human services hosting the third annual strengthening families summit at school district headquarters on broad street. this year's theme strong families create strong communities. the all day conference hosting several panels covering many different ways we can make our families stronger. >> the way we're going to fix the p

late word of an amtrak derailment south of tacoma in washington state. evacuation is under way.r cars derailing near a golf course and marina. emergency services are there. some minor injuries are reported. >>> to the recall alert for whole foods shoppers. willow tree poultry farm recalling more than 400 pounds of buffalo style chicken salad because it's actually tuna salad. the mismarked products are in 12 1/2-ounce plastic containers. sold at whole food stores throughout connecticut, new jersey, and new york. >>> next to florida, where racing dogs tested positive for cocaine. a track monitoring group reports the lead greyhound there, you can see it far out ahead, had cocaine in its system for two of its best races. the trainer, not the owner, being blamed here. officials say at least 12 greyhounds at bestbet orange park carried traces of the drug. the trainer's license was suspended. he faces a formal hearing next month. >>> and, the update to a story we showed you last night. those arizona firefighters saving fawns from a raging forest fire. it was tough to see the fawns. but

he was hit and killed by an amtrak train on friday afternoon.ac's family said he went for a run that day and never came home. his body was found saturday near the train tracks. ( darya ) this morning more questions are being raised about the meeting between donald trump junior and a russian lawyer.( mark ) now the secret service is weighing in. john lawrence has the latest. the list of people who were at the meeting between donald trump junior and a russian lawyer has grown.a russian- american lobbyist, rinat akmetshin told the washington post that he was the event at trump tower.sources also tell cnn, a translator and at least one other person were there too.the president's lawyer, says he doubts they posed a threat.jay seculow/president trump's attorney"well, i wonder why the secret service, if this was nefarious, why the secret service allowed these people in. the president had secret service protection at that point, and that raised a question with me." the secret service responded: "donald trump junior was not a protectee of the usss in jun