we want to go to david spunt who is live on the scene and has an update for us. david. >> reporter: jessica, one thing i want to mention is we saw all different ages that were on this train. we saw some elderly, we also saw some kids that looked to be probably 12, 13, 14 yea again, they were getting on ambulance but something else that we first noticed when we got out here and we are about probably about a block block and a half away. we're at the corner of frankford and sedgley. take a look at this video that we shot when we arrived on scene. this is video of some of those passengers actually being treated. they were walking over from the train. it's the first time that they actually had a chance to see this public that was watching them making sure they were okay. we noticed the smell of soot, the smell of smoke. it's very heavy especially because the wind right now seems to intensify that. something else that we noticed when we pulled up is that a lot of these people are being pushed back by police. police are doing a great job of making sure that there's a lar

we will begin we "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt live at west oak lane, david? >> reporter: jessica, there are a lot of moving parts to this story. thinks where everything ended on 19th and colonial. let me back out of the way so we can take that live look. crime scene unit just pulled up about 15 minutes ago. they are working the scene to determine the last few minutes, after this man collapsed. this beat up maroon koran colonial street marks the end of a violent afternoon, one that sent four police officers and suspect to the hospital. police say officers got a call about a car accident on chew street, and they found this maroon car and officers tried to help the man out of the car he became combative a according to officers driving off and injuring three officers with his car. >> i think maybe he was on some medication on something because he had surgery or something. >> reporter: wayne whiteys still waiting to hear the facts about a friend he knows as blue. police say minutes later at stenton and ogontz, two other office are opened fire on the suspect. detec

tonight, "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt talk with the former scout who fought to have those rulesnged. >> well, who i decide to love and care for has no aspect on the things that i do within any organization. >> but, philadelphia native, said his sexual orientation cost him place in the boy scouts as a team said he was kicked out in 2003 after publicly coming out. >> received a letter state that i was no long area value -- >> believes the current policy banning gay scout leaders is unacceptable, and i will legal. >> i think it goes against everything the bow scouts of america stands for. >> but, was happy to see former us defense secretary robert gates now head of the bow scouts, characterize the policy as antiquated and in need of a change. >> we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it would be. >> gates told hundreds at the annual bow scouts of america meeting in atlanta that the organization won't change tomorrow, or this week, but must soon to allow gay scout leaders. >> between internal challenges and potential legal conflicts, the bsa finds itself in an un

we're live at 30th street station, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> david thank you. >>> be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the amtrak tragedy. we'll have updates on air and always at our web site cbsphilly.com. >> now to a bucks county neighborhood target the by vandals. more than a dozen people woke up in levittown this weekend to find their tires had been slashed. it happened over several blocks in the pine wood section. neighbors reported 17 individual cars had been damaged, a total of 28 tires had been slashed. one residents in the neighborhood vince had two cars that were hit. he did replace the tires on his truck but didn't want to spend the money for both vehicles. >> it was 100 yet dollars for two and i still have the other two yet. by the time you pay the at the and they raise the rates you're not gaining something. >> reporter: so it comes out of your pike. >> right, no matter what. >> most people suffered two tires. the way they park their cars on the drive part of your car faces out towards the roadway and it appears he was slicing both tires on

our david spunt is live at special victims tonight with important information from police. david? >> reporter: chris detectives started looking for this guy over the weekend but just a few hours ago they made his picture public. hoping that it will help get some attention out there in the public. this is a random case police say and it has neighbors keeping an extra eye out tonight. police say a man who looks like this sexually assault add 22-year-old woman inside this van and almost killed her. police say the woman was walking on east york street in the fishtown kensington area around 5:30 friday morning when the man came up, point add gun and forced her into the van. >> i'm always by myself. i don't ever got to worry nothing because i live here so long i feel like i know everybody. >> reporter: tiffany is year older than the victim and lives a few feet from where police say the mystery man kidnapped the woman. >> i'll be scared to walk by myself. i'm used to that. >> reporter: attacker held the woman captive for more than an hour. >> they got a real good look at him. she talked

we have live team coverage tonight of this drama we will begin with david spunt on the ground at colonial street, david? >> reporter: crime scene investigators just left this area a few minutes ago. i want to back out so you can take a live look at the suspect's car, had marine car next to the police car and we talk to one of the suspects friend lives here and known him for many years and says it may be his medication that made him act out. >> i think maybe he was on some medications or something that he recently just had heart surgery. >> reporter: wayne white wants to know more about the moments before his friend a man he calls blue was shot by police. authorities say man collapsed on colonial street after fleeing from officers, in this beat up car. it started when police office are got a call about a car accident on chew avenue. officers found this maroon car and driver inside and as officers tried to help the man out of the car he became combative, driving off and injuring three officers. >> he probably was unconscious and woke up and started fighting the cops for some strange reason.

we'll begin in port richmond with david spunt live at the scene of the crash. david?> reporter: chris tracks behind me are now under amtrak control. ntsb released them earlier when we heard earlier this week the train was going at 106 miles an hour many were in shock. now we're learning what led up to the moments of that large speed change. the result catastrophic. investigators continued to work around the clock to piece together an explanation of why the train was clocked at 106 miles per hour. >> we will be looking at acceleration and these are just -- the figures i just provided today are just snapshots. >> reporter: ntsb board member says the figures show 65 seconds before the crash the train exceeded 70 miles an hour. 31 seconds 90 miles per hour. 16 seconds before, it hit 100 miles per hour. authorities believe it peaked at 106 miles per hour but crashed at 102. that's an increase of 30 miles per hour in just 49 seconds. >> at this point of the investigation are you concerned about fatigue or distracted driving? >> we always look at distractions much we always

we're live in toms river david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> that is the good news, david. thank you. >>> meteorologist kathy orr has a closer look now at how the flooding happened so very quickly in that area. kathy? >> when you look at the weather map it was that localized area, jessica, and for hours we just saw the rain coming down in the area of toms river eastern ocean county and we're talking about flash flooding you saw those amazing pictures. so as far as the amounts are concerned, we're talking about a bulls eye of about 4-inches around seaside heights where you see the yellow near seaside park about 3.5-inches of rain. some of these amazeing totals island heights thee .74. over 3-inches in toms river and even towards seaside heights two to 4-inches of rain this is what actually happened. there was a sea breeze that set up. that's when you have that cooler ocean water pushes inland in this particular area it didn't move as far inland as further shore points a little bit further south like atlantic city and sea isle city a front is created and along that front you

tonight our david spunt walks us through a remarkable rescue. he's live at abington hospital with new information. david. >> reporter: chris, i spoke to katrina moaning tonight she's good spirits driving the car inside the passenger seat her 78 year old mother. they're okay. they're still in a little bit of shock. they were literally just inches away from death. katrina moaning hadn't her mother were on their way to the mall monday afternoon when police say a ups tractor trailer swerved causing their little mazza miata founder the ups truck. >> there was no visual reference. i couldn't even tell which way we were going. everything was happening so fast. and i just new there was nothing i could do. >> she and her mother stayed calm waiting for help that. help was there in just minutes thanks to towamenson fire chief so much seifert the first on the scene. >> just part of the job. every situation is different when you show up. >> he told "eyewitness news" the women were noticeably calm inside a hot car with outside temperatures a edge progress the

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at the special victims unit with more on that. vid? >> reporter: jessica detectives have been working here at svu for a week trying to locate this guy. meanwhile his older brother says even though his younger brother manuel cintrone is innocent, he says the best thing to do is just turn himself in. >> because my brother didn't do nothing like that. i know my brother didn't do that. >> reporter: but police say jose cintrone's younger brother manuel did abduct and sexually assault a 22-year-old woman in fishtown an hour after trying the same thing with another woman who got away. according to police sources victim told detectives 24-year-old manuel cintrone tried to attack her at 4:20 in the morning on friday may first. she told detectives she was walk walking down ruscomb street when cintrone came up with a gun and said "let's go and don't do anything stupid or i'll shoot you in the head". the woman got away and called police. an hour later a 22-year-old was walking on east york street. she told police cintrone came up to her with a

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in fishtown where that alleged attack happened. david? >> reporter: jessica, very scary story police just released some information to thus afternoon. i want to back out of the way because we are told that woman was actually walking down east york street at 5:00 o'clock in the morning on friday. we're told she's two. she was walking when someone in a van. we want to show you a video of the van. pulled up. the man had a semiautomatic handgun. he forced her in the 90's dodge or chrysler minivan we're told, the back seat was taken out. we have a picture of the suspect. it is not the a picture but just a rendering, this is what the victim was able to give police. this is what police believe is their man right now. authorities say that woman was treated and since been release budd police are looking for any bit of information regarding, this picture this man, anything about this case at all. we will continue to follow this and have an update at 11:00. we are live in fishtown, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> awe 6:00 big cuts

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt live at southwest detectives with developing information. david? >> reporter: chris i just spoke to police here at southwest detectives. they tell me this 16-year-old is still on the run. they've been trying find him all night. he was on his way actually here to the building behind me to face charges when he escaped. police say 16 year old had a seem singletary is on the run handcuffed in the front. detectives say he committed thee armed robberies and two home inn vagues in pennsylvania earlier this year. just before police tried to make an arrest, authorities say singletary plead he had flowed tennessee then to florida where authorities found him in a stolen car in jacksonville area. police hired a private company to transport him to face the charges and authorities say singletary was in the back seat of this white unmarked kia when he jumped out and ran. >> people know where he's at. obviously he's back in his hometown. there are individuals who he hangs out like age and family members. >> reporter: neighbors spent several hours watching th

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at the crash scene in port richmond with more on the day'sig developments. david? >> reporter: jessica a few hours ago investigators held what may be the first of many meetings with brandon bostian and i have to tell you they're looking for more information. he insists he wasn't tired. he said that he wasn't sick but he does say something hit the train before it crash. hundreds of yards of mangled mess and authorities are interested in this windshield. there may be evidence that support engineer brandon bostian's claim that something hit the train before the crash. >> we have seen damage to the left hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fb advertisement come in and look at for us. >> reporter: this exclusive video obtained by "eyewitness news" shows the actual crash from a surveillance camera. bostian's assistant conductor told investigators she heard bostian mention something about an object hitting the train. 3 miles away on the same tracks something did hit a septa train on the front windshield. the fbi is inve

david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> we've been telling you about shark siting at the shore. >> andow jessica we have another unusual visitor. this one to the rancocas creek in new jersey. a harbor seal has been spotted there and officials have a warning for residents tonight. >> we'll tell you about it. kathy. >> as we look ahead the major cool down is coming. see that blew? that's temperatures that are only in the 30s. we're not going to get that cold but we will be flirting with 40 soon. we'll talk about that plus the holiday weekend forecast coming up. >> and snoring can certainly ruin a good night's sleep. but it can be stopped. coming up health reporter stephanie stahl talks to a sleep expert and gets his advice whether it's you or a partner find out the top three simple ways to stop snoring and sleep better tonight >>> we're back now with continuing coverage of primary day. there are two contested seats in city council in the second johnson has retained his seat. beating rory fry bush in the seventh district maria quinones sanchez leading her race also looking to retain her s

everybody is here to help a person. >> david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> people are talking about the name of the newest british royal. the daughter of prince will william and cared middleton. >> she is charlotte elizabeth diana. charlotte is the feminine form of the name charles which is his dad. the middle name honors the queen and the latest princess diana william's mother. diana's brother charles spencer also has a daughter and her name is charlotte diana. >> well it is the night that some of the biggest celebrities in the world dressed up in some of the their most outrageous fancy outfits. coming up here on "eyewitness news", we'll have highlights from it to tonight's star-studded met gala. all an interesting look and there was one of your favorites. >> i love to see all those dresses in what they do there in new york. one of the biggest stars in new york city would be the late show's david letterman. he was not in the met gallery tonight. >> not his thing. >> frame from time to time dave likes to shine his attention on philadelphia. >> i began my show business career in phil

more because we have -- we've caught a specimen that's over very close to the state record. >> david spunt>>> that's what's amazing about this. as big a shark as that is the largest ever caught off the jersey shore 856 pounds. that one was caught back in 1994. still very impressive what they pulled off here. >> very impressive. mary lee the social media savvy shark tracked near the jersey coast is headed south now. we know she's now swimming off of wallops island, virginia. you can track her on twitter. and if you're like many in our heading down to the shore this weekend a busy bridge will not be open. we've got the details you need next kathy. >> we have dramatic swings in temperatures as we head toward the holiday weekend. some rain to contend with as well. we'll talk about that and have the forecast from the city to the poconos to the shore coming up. >>> also ahead tonight caught on video, a man is hit with a taser at a busy airport. we'll tell you why police took that action.

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has the story. >> reporter: as governor christie continues to stance him forty seven bridge gate his old friend and former associate david wildstein pleaded guilty friday for his role in creating traffic jams on the new jersey side of the george washington bridge in 2013. >> he and others orchestrate add deliberate and illegal scheme to reduce the access lanes from three to one in order to punish mark sock company lidge the mayor of fort lee forfoughten coursing governor christie's re-election. >> wildstein was an official at the port authority of new york and new jersey which oversees the bridge executive director bill baroni seen here in a 2011 interview with "eyewitness news" was also indicted. as was governor christie's former chief of staff bridget kelly. >> let me make something very clear. i am not guilty of these charges charges. >> the lane closures crippled traffic for several mornings. blocking schoolbuses commuters and emergency vehicles. >> i think it can marginally hurt. i don't think it's catastrophic. >> reporter: dr. richard who

here's "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt. >> we're thrilled to welcome chef eli cull top the dish thank you so much. >> reporter: last summer eli kulp took his local fame to a national level chatting with the crew of cbs this morning's saturday. he's made a name for him sniffle philadelphia with sports and high street on market both pack the start of memorial day weekend. supporters were sad to learned he was one of the trains that derailed in port richmond on may 12th and currently recuperate recuperating from a spinal cord injury. >> i wish him the best. i hope he's doing okay and you know, i think it's a tragedy. >> we've been to his restaurant a number of times and we're very sad that this happened, and wish his family well and hope that he gets better very soon. >> reporter: kulp posted on twitter, everyone thank you for the texts e-mails tweets of support. if you haven't heard back from me it's not that i haven't received, i will be getting back to you all soon. i'm in great hands. i have a long road ahead but thank you for the support. >> we're all very upset about the acci

got to go with the basics. >> david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right. well this is a story that has a lot of people talking tonight. let us know what you think. connect with us on facebook are twitter and cbsphilly.com use that hash tag cbs3 chat. the kaiser role is going to be a deal breaker for a lot of people around here. >> kathy has had one. fantastic. original donkey's in camden. love it. >> love it. >> yelp says they can get a lot of meat on the kaiser roll. that would be an advantage. >> right? >> sure thing. >> so says yelp. >> that's it. >> i love them all. >> we can get them in here. >> we need a taste test. that's what we need. >> i'll take any cheesesteak. south philly ones are special as well. >> pretty g temperatures are going to be quite warm over the course of this weekend. so grab a cheesecake -- cheesecake. >> or ice cream because it is going to get hot around here. take look outside where we do have temperatures falling through the 70s. in center city philadelphia skies are clear. pretty picture. down the shore, we have some fog to t

david spunt with more on next teamly close call. >> reporter: katrina and her mother were on their way to the mall done a energy noon when police say ups tractor-trailer swerved causing their little mazda miata to go under the ups truck. >> there was no visual reference. i couldn't even tell which way we were going. everything was happening so fast. and i just new there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: they stayed calm waiting for help. that will help was there in just minutes thanks to towamenson fire chief george, the first on the scene. >> just part of the job. every swigs is different when you show up. >> reporter: told the women were noticeably comfort the in the car temperatures approaching the upper eight's. >> the ems was feeding them water, the crews working around the car were constantly talking to the patients, just letting them know what's going on. >> reporter: minutes later crews started cutting part of the truck and car to set she and her mother free. one wrong movement could have been deadly. two hours after the ordeal began, the women were out and thankful to be al

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt the has the story. >> reporter: as governor christie continues to distance himself from bridgegate his old friend and associate david wildstein pleaded guilt friday his rel in creating traffic jams on the new jersey side of the george washington bridge in 2013. he and others orchestrated a a deliberate ill will legal scheme to reduce access lanes from three to one in order to punish mark sokolich, the mayor of the fort lee for not endorsing governor christie's reelection. >> reporter: wildstein was an official of the port authority of new york and new jersey which oversees the bridge. executive director bill barron, seen here in the the 2011 interview with "eyewitness news" was also indicted, as was governor christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly. >> let me making very clear i am in the guilty of these charges. >> reporter: the lane closures crippled traffic for several mornings blocking school buses, commuters and emergency vehicles. >> i think it can marginally hurt not catastrophic. >> reporter: doctor richard harris is a politi

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt the has the story. >> reporter: as governor christie continuesstance himself from bridge gate his old friend and associate david wildstein pleaded guilt friday his role in create will traffic jams on the new jersey side of the george washington bridge in 2013. >> he and others orchestrated a deliberate deliberate schemes to punish, mark sokolich, the mayor of fort lee for not endorsing governor christie's reelection. >> reporter: wildstein was a official a at port authority in new york in new jersey which oversees the bridge. executive director bill barone seen here in the 2011 interview with "eyewitness news" was also indicted. as was governor christie's former deputy chief of staff bridget kelly. >> let me make something very clear. i am not guilty, of these charges. >> reporter: lane closures crippled charges for several mornings blocking school buses, commuters emergency vehicles. >> i think it can marginally hurt but not catastrophic. >> reporter: doctor richard harris is a political science professor at rutgers university. he said the scand

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt checked out the first day of the event at the convention centerxcitement that surroundings it. >> i'm definately excited to be here man. >> just about anything can happen whether it comes to comic con. and this year is no exception. thursday night was the first of four nights in philadelphia, and everyone came with a story. >> mine could have been better. this is actually just put together like last night because i realized oh, the convention is the next day and everything. >> we found people from across the united states who took little time off to talk movies magazines and compare alter egos. >> just the first day, so i can't really speculate on how good it will be. but i'm sure it will be a loft fun. it always is. >> when comic confers began it was only comic plenty of comics at this year's festival, some new some very old, including this one. check out the price tag on the back. $2,500. a few celebrities even made appearance. including lou ferigno the original incredible hulk. >> the fan is incredible, they're connected because you have photo

reporting sbu, david spunt cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> u.s. attorney general loretta lynch launches federal investigation into the baltimore police department. the justice department will look for patterns of discriminatory policing, things like the use every excessive force improper arrest this follows the in custody death of freddie gray. six baltimore police officers were charged last week, in his death. >> well, special honor for philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. his 46 years in law enforcement are recognized by the national organization of black law enforcement executives. the group held their awards banquet on penn's landing. mayor nutter was among those praising the police commissioner. the mayor once again reiterated his belief that ramsey should stay on as commissioner when he leaves office. >>> it is 09:00 right now. still ahead on "eyewitness news", imagine taking care of seven children? now, imagine doing that while battling breast cancer. coming up: one mother's john which her entire family, by her side. plus this:

reporting at sbu david spunt "eyewitness news". >>> u.s. attorney general lore eight lynch launches federal investigation into the baltimore police department. the justice department will look for patterns every discriminatory policing, things like the use of excessive force improper arrest. >> this all follows the in custody death of freddie gray, prompted violent protests in the city. six baltimore police officers charged last week in his death. >> well, a special honor for philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. his 46 years in law enforcement are being recognized by the national organization of black law enforcement executives. the group held their awards banquet on penn's landing. mayor nutter was among those praising the police commissioner. the mayor once again reiterated dollars his belief ramsey should stay on as commissioner when he leaves office. >>> well, happening today, it is the final day of the 757 annual dad vail regatta. thousands getting ready to row on the river. for more on the festivities gee out live to alexa

we sent david spunt to grill some of the expert. >>> oh, the steak was delicious. >> man, that cheeseintegrating with the meat man, that was awesome. >> the philly cheese steak making people happy for generations. >> amazing. getting ready for number two. >> famous chef turned author and tv personality would argue the best philly cheese steak isn't in philly at all. it is in camden. >> like national landmark right away. this sandwich is unbelievable good. >> he said the best cheese steak could easily be from donkey's haddon avenue, sizzling the same recipe since 1943. >> this has been our basic sandwich since we started. my mother and father started it. and i carried on the tradition. >> dawn lucas serves it up with a little twist, kieser roll with poppy seeds. >> the only roll we had available at the time. the bakery was right around the corner. >> he inspired his son joe to run second restaurant in medford. >> kaiser roll gives it the amazing texture. >> almost like a cheeseburger but a cheese steak. >> fantastic. >> i wanted to see for myself. >> thank you very much. got it on the

david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> we reached out to reverb nation and steven tyler's publicist foricial comment but have not heard back. get ready for the world's largest rubber duck. >> this guy will be on the delaware river for the tall ships festival starting june 25th. the duck is a floating sculpture designed by a dutch artist. it is cruised waterways around the world giving lots of people smiles. as part of the artist's mission to instead joy. good looking guy right? the duck is 61 feet tall he weighs 11 tons and he is sure to bring smiles to our area when he's on the delaware starting at the end of june. cannot wait for that. >> can't wait. >> what great photo op. >> a lot of fun. you don't want that day probably probably. >> no. >> calm seas. >> yes. >> calm water. >> you don't want the duck to get sea sick. >> the duck is well taken care of in philadelphia. >>> we are looking at some rocky waters over the next 24 hours and then things should settle down a lit. more storms as a cold front moves through the delaware valley tomorrow afternoon and then a welcomed change at lea

we are live at police headquarters, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> okay, dave, thank you very much. >>> right now, baltimore police are enforceing a curfew for a third consecutive night in that city. community leaders there are using bull horns telling protesters to go home. the overnight curfew has helped quite the streets of baltimore after violent unrest this week left nearly 100 officers injured and led to dozens of arrests. >>> the baltimore city police department today delivered its report in the death of freddie gray to the maryland state prosecutor's office a day earlier than expected. this investigation is not public however we have learned some new information. the transport van gray was in inside on the day of his arrest made a previously unreported stop before it arrive at the police. >> stop by our wagon was at freed montgomery and moser. >> washington post claims another prisoner inside the van could hear gray banking against the wall of that van. the post sites the police document in the prisoner believed gray was intentionally trying to injure himself but that

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt continues our team coverage tonight with new details on the man behind the train's controls. >> reporter: according to his professional page on linked in, brandon bostian began his career with amtrak in july 2006 as a passenger conductor. the same profile shows bostian starting as an engineer in december 2010. just a few hours after the crash, the 32-year-old changed his facebook profile picture to this black square. he went to the hospital for treatment moments after the crash. he was released and sources told "eyewitness news" he gave an initial statement to police after the crash. at this point he has not talked directly with the ntsb. >> this person has gone through a very traumatic event and we want to give him an opportunity to -- to, um, couldn't have a less for a day or so before we interviewed him but that is certainly a high priority for us. >> reporter: mayor nutter took a stronger tone when talking about bostian late wednesday afternoon. >> clearly it was wreck less in terms of the driving by the engineer, there's no way in the world t

david spunt headed down the shore where people in wildwood said they weren't ready to go home just yetwatch the tram car please. >> reporter: the sounds of summer are here. and shore fans hope they'll stick around for as long as possible. >> this is the nicest day of the week. the whole weekend so they'll stay. >> reporter: boardwalk employee lee spent most of her weekend outside greeting new and old faces. this year is a new record in her book. >> in 20 years i personally think this is the busiest it's been. the rides were busy. the pierce were full. >> reporter: we found thrill seekers arc few had you man hamsters, and the wildwood regulars who know this boardwalk in their sleep. >> we've been coming here for years i came here as kid with my parents and kept the tradition going with my kids. >> we expected on monday night to see people leaving wildwood we found the opposite. some came her a few hours ago and expect to extend their holidays a few more days. >> school is done. i'm ready. summer is ready. i can't wait. >> reporter: business owners and wildwood regulars will welcome the

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt usually covering hard news but today work his magic at convention center, david? >> reporter: i took off the tie, that is an improvement to me and we're in a suit and i feel under dressed here. lots of energy right now. people have been coming here for last few hours we have got light savers here but big celebrities copping in but what everybody is focusing on is costumes that are coming through that door. it is a hot one but does not matter what the the weather is like for thousands of fans who took off work, called in sick for school and took a plan vacation to see what is for sale, meet new friend and show off a alter egos. >> i could have been better this was just put together like, last night because i realized that the big conventions and everything. >> comicconn has thousands of comics we spotted self tables of them from the old to just printed. karl dryer is here to celebrate 15th trip to philadelphia for business air world, the group running the the festival. >> i came here a couple years ago with my son. it is twice as big as it was then.

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at septa headquarters in center city with the breaking details david. >> reporter: we just heard from septa chief nestel and he says at this point he doesn't know exactly what hit one of his windshields but it appears to be a rock. he is still investigating on that. this made national news when ntsb said it was one of two separate trains that was hit. amtrak train also the septa train. we do want to point out that this was a three, three and a half miles away from where the amtrak train allegedly was hit by some kind of an object so ntsb, fbi still investigating that. at this point chief nestle isave been a rock. he said for years you can go back to the 1890's and people were throwing rocks at trains. he size it seems to be, one person was on the track at the time. >> the engineer saw a trespasser, and in the area of the track and shortry after that, a bang on the window and the window spiderwebbed. >> reporter: what it was we don't know, exactly at this point. it is still part of the federal investigation but chief nestle says this has b