lori jordan set up a makeshift office at the south station. >> it's always something. >> reporter: because boarding a train from here was not going to happen any time soon. >> i took the red and orange and. >> now it's something else. >> reporter: this morning, amtrak announced the signal system at tower one had failed. making it impossible for commuter rail trains to safely travel to south station a spokesperson for keolis who runs the commuter rain explains. >> it's just like a traffic signaling system or air traffic control system. it tells you whether it's okay along the tracks. when this system guess out it has a enormous impact. >> reporter: after a hectic morning with commuters forced to deboard before south station to stapped in long lines and -- stand in long lines and make unexpected connections amtrak crews were on the tracks trying to fix the issue and using manual signals holding up signs to direct limited trains slowly. >> to have this happen and to find out about it, at 6 in the morning, and to be scrambling trying to figure out how to help people deal with the morning commu

jordan a happy birthday. he is 53 degrees, ha ha, 53 he can still dunk the battle of the blues and tonight rob lori kicked off tonight. there's only a couple of things that separate the all- time series and carolina leads 130 32107 and a lot of great matchups over the years and tonight expected to be another great one. todd gibson is live with the preview. >>> watching tonight at 6 pm tonight at 6:30 pm they let the students and and a little more the buzz in the crowd as duke has taken the floor and this is the 231st battle and both teams playing well, duke has one 4 in a row and unc has weathered 2 came then. both teams are playing at an uptick. >>> both teams are playing well and are very confident right now and have found that they are good at and they want to try and put that on the other team. >>> it's a lot better having it this way than having two teams struggling. it will be fun. >> it's a different team to play against. to me they are the best team. they take it further. our guys are giving a heck of >>reporter: they think north carolina is the best team in acc and possibly the best in the nation. we