it happened at the end of the platform just off newark's penn station. for a while we had all service suspended between newark penn station and new york penn station. that has changed. north jersey coastline, northeast corridor or raritan valley lines they are running trains. they are down this one track. we can show you, you see them soaking water on this. you got the foam from the fire extinguisher as well as fire extinguishers on the screen. you see a train coming through. we have a lot of debris on the platform as well and expect 45 minute delays on the three lines between newark and new york penn station. hopefully that will improve soon. reporting live over penn station in newark, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> shannon, thanks a lot. >>> we have details just in about the man accused in yesterday's attack at a tennessee movie theater. police said the 29-year-old had propane and lighter fluid and may have wanted to set off an explosive. he was shot by police after he unleashed pepper spray and attacked a man with a hatchet. >>> a passenge

. >> here at penn station newark it's easy to find commuters still ticked off because of the cancelations, delays and equipment problems that started july 20th. >> i already have a 2- hour commute. i don't need an extra hour in there. >> as amtrack struggles to make repairs there's no guarantees that we can avoid seeing the same commuter chaos we saw last month sometime again in the future. >> we will continue to work with all our resources to keep the railroad operating. at the same time the conditions are real. this is a 105 year old asset. >> today an amtrack official told lawmakers in trenton that every day we delay making repairs to the ageing system and building a tunnel between new york penn station and new jersey we come close tore a real -- closer to a real commuting disaster. >> it will continue to be an increasing challenge. >> the corrosion from super storm sandy is still wreaking havoc on the electrical system. they hope governor christie and cuomo can commit to getting the job done. >> there's more increases all the time. we need to do something immediately i think. >> the p

tracie strahan joining us from penn station in newark. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning, kerry. there was trouble on the tracks less than 24 hours ago. the train was delayed up to an hour yesterday because of a switch problem. there was also a stalled train. today's summit is all with the goal of alleviating that. this will be attended to by governor chris christie as well as many others. they say they can fix the type of nightmare commuters have been experiencing. delays or riders forced to use other modes of transportation like the path train and ferries all because of infrastructure issues and tunnel that s that are more than 100 years old. government funding, christie and down. bright. now, the transportation secretary is expected to attend today's rail summit but some of the elements that would change the hudson rivl tunnels already in place. we'll have more on, that kerry, coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. >>> at 4:36, more headaches and hassle than usual for any drivers trying to get anything done at the

at penn station in newark, christine sloan, cbs2 news. >> and transportation officials tell us nearly half of the people going to the pope's philadelphia event are senior citizens. pope francis again will be in new york september 24 through the 26th. he will address a u.n. general assembly, attend a service at the 9/11 memorial and museum, and visit our lady queen of angels school in east harlem. and say mass at madison square garden. cbs 2 will bring you complete coverage of all of the pontiff's events right here during that visit late next month. >>> frustration for straphangers as subway delays are on the rise. an audit of on-time performance from 2013 to last year by the state's controller's office said it's getting worse. in 2013 subways were on time nearly 81% of the time. that was below the mta's goal of about 92%. last year, delays were worse with just 70% of trains rolling in on time. mta officials blame equipment problems. new employees who are inexperienced with schedules. and track work. >>> just ahead here at 6:00, rush to the rescue. a woman recounts the heart stopping m

detectives spotted him on surveillance cameras at newark penn station after the murder. they believe he went to the norfolk virginia or myrtle beach south carolina area. and family members say the couple reunited after their 20- year high school reunion. they never saw any problems. >> nothing abnormal. everything was normal. he fooled us. and he changed our lives forever. >> everybody says do the right thing and turn yourself in. >> reporter: and the suspect is a father of four. a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. reporting live in newark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> and exclusive video tonight of a violent police takedown in the bronx that left four cops hurt. the video you will only see on eyewitness news shows the officer chasing two suspects following a home invasion. one suspect managed to escape but police caught up with the other man and struggled to subdue him. during the takedown one officer suffered multiple ire injuries to his head. one suspect is in custody. the other still on the loose. >>> new details on a deadly accident in a shippi

today's new york's tracie strahan joining us from penn station in newark. the people who got caught up as far as what happened yesterday, they're going to be paying attention to this. >> reporter: kerry, i think at this point, they'd be willing to take up a collection themselves to get this done. funding, of course, the main focus today on what's being dubbed the rail summit for the railway that could be used by the transit and amtrak. critics, however, say it may not be the ultimate answer to alleviating transit troubles. you touched on it yourself. it was a mess on the tracks yesterday. there was a delayed train because of a switch problem. the delays were up to an hour yesterday. 24 hours ago really. the disabled train and hudson caused issues as well. this gateway project as it's been called has been aimed at fixing a transit nightmare for commuters that they've experienced lately. the delays or forcing them to use other modes of transportation like ferries and path trains honoring cross-tickets. they say they'll need a major commitment from the governm

. >> anthony johnson is live at newark penn station. anthony. >> reporter: san dra and dave, we need to be honest with the amtrack riders, new jersey transit riders there's no easy or quick solutions to the problems like we saw starting on july 20th. as a matter of fact, an amtrack official told a legislative committee today that it was going to take money, commitment and time. >> attention customer, you could see more delays similar to the week of july 20th and beyond. electrical cables damaged by super storm problems. >> mr. chairman, this is a portion of the feeder cable. these are 1930s vintage led lineser oil filled paper insulated copper cables. >> the best solution to commuting heartaches and headaches is simple, build a new tunnel between new york and new jersey. even the best case long time. as it stands now if your child starts kindergarten in a few weeks he or she will be ready to graduate high school by the time to tunnel is up and running. being stretched to the limit. >> every day we push the of this infrastructure. >> the

newscopter 7 is over the newark penn station area where firefighters doused the flames. all lines are back up and running but many are delayed we are told up to 45 minutes. firefighters put out the small fire quickly. it's not clear what on the tracks was burning. >>> it's long been a long leveled criticism. new york city has largely ignored those with mental health problems. tonight a groundbreaking campaign by city hall that will affect tens of thousands of people including homeless people. mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. here is stacey sager. >> reporter: 10:30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. they wait for medical help. ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that the homeless situation has exploded here in recent weeks largely because of k 2, a synthetic marijuana causing some to lash out. this woman, a recovering addict herself explaining the problem. >> they don't want to go in the shelter because they want to smoke the k 2 constantly. >> it

the fire's burning just outside newark penn station. tickets are being cross-honored system wide between path, new jersey transit and private carriers. of course, we'll keep an eye on the situation for you throughout the evening commute. we'll have another update ahead at 6:00 p.m. and always at nbcnewyork.com. >>> new at 5:30, more than 8,000 firefighters have a tentative new contract. the deal announced today includes an 11% raise over seven years. the agreement also settles the contentious issue of disability benefits. the city and the union will partner to support legislation that would restore benefits for new hires injured on the job. those members will raise their health care contributions by 3% to help offset the cost to taxpayers. >>> the family of a man who spent more than half of his life behind bars for murders he did not commit is suing the city. wilson died earlier this year 11 months after dna evidence onerated him for the 1992 killings of annie yarbough and two children. they c him he died as a result of health problems

we are live from newark's penn station. >> reporter: mary, the pope isn't coming to the new jersey but transportation officials in the garden state preparing for major traffic grid lock because of the pope's visit to manhattan and philadelphia. and they're even telling regular commuters to stay away from the city. >> i would even go so far as to say, if you don't have to be on the system between thursday and sunday, this the 24th to the 27th, you may want to consider a staycation and saying put. >> reporter: pope francis will be in manhattan starting september 4th. he will address the united nations and holding a mass friday night the 25th inside madison square garden. and new jersey transit will have extra buss and trains. >> we are beefing up the bus service in and out of the bus terminal. and we have 30,000 rail seats going in and out between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. if we need to, we will put a couple extra train sets on. but again, that's a ticketed event. there are 25,000 tickets to madison square garden. >> reporter: and they'll increase security but in terms of traffic, they are focu

at newark's penn station, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> anthony, thank you. >>> as we continue with eyewitness news at 6:00 on this tuesday, we are going to have the very latest on the search for entertainer rosy's donnell's -- rosie o'donnell's teenaged daughter who disappeared a week ago. >>> what a mess today. dmvs across connecticut, hundreds of people forced to wait in this extreme heat for hours. tonight the governor is "many patients and their doctors unfortunately are not aware of the options available to patients with bone cancer. patients with bone cancer deserve a specialist too. "the advantages of being treated at cancer treatment centers of america is that we have all the specialists under one roof to take care of every aspect of that patients cancer care. we want our patients to survive their cancer but we also want them to maintain independence and quality of life is so important. so, i needed to deposit a check. i was about to head to the bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [cla

that is the latest live from outside of newark's penn station, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning new details about the stabbing death of an elderly woman on long island. nassau county police arrested 56-year-old susan grossman kerner. they say she stabbed her mother irma in the neck inside a home in oceanside following an argument. police say a knife was recovered at the scene. >>> a town hall meeting will be held in mount the death of raynetta turner. she died in a police holding kell r cell last -- holding cell last month. the cause of death has not been determined. the state attorney general's office is investigating the case. >>> frightening video of a robbery on manhattan's upper west side. a man followed two women inside a building then attacked one of them stealing her purse before taking off on foot. it happened in the lobby of an apartment building but police just released this video. the purse was later found with everything still inside. >>> jersey city mayor stephen phillip is not happy with the state's largest utility. he says

ilana gold is live at newark- penn station with details. >> reporter: governor christie will be here in newark, to discuss the problems on the tracks, and commuters have had enough of the recent problems, and they want a solution. governor chris christie cannot ignore the images from penn station, and this was the scene yesterday when the crowds dealt with 2 hour delays for the morning commute, and because so many people took the bus to get around the problems it led to even more backups. >> i got on the bus at 7:00, and here it is 9:30, and i'm on my way to work, and i'm -- >> reporter: how old does the bus normally take you? >> 20 minutes. >> reporter: in july thousands experienced delays and cancellations for a week because of power problems. >> it's unbearable at this point. >> reporter: today governor chris christie will meet with anthony fox and senator cory booker to talk about the proposed amtrak gateway project, including building two additional tunnels under the hudson, doubling train capacity in and out of new york city and giving penn station some relief. it's something th

what you're watching happened before the red bulls game outside of bellows pub and grill near newark's penn station. rival teams were brawling with each other as you can see in this video, throwing kicks and punches. at one point they also threw a sidewalk sign, even bags with of garbage being hurled about. >> i've never been this passionate really about anything. >> me neither. >> the bar is about a mile away from the red bulls in harrison where they went on to complete the season sweep, so clearly tensions running high as a result -- >> we don't have is any reports of arrests, by the way, but things did get out of hand. all right, this, kind of sad and it doesn't look good, a kayaking accident on the hudson river, and we have a missing kayaker who happens to be the boyfriend of the daughter of annie eleven knox -- lennox, remember her? what have we got. >> 32-year-old ian jones disappeared while kayaking with his girlfriend, 22-year-old tali lennox-run the. man, the daughter of grammy award-winning musician, annie lennox. the two went into the water -- >> about 50 miles or so north of city. they

path is cross-honoring at newark penn station at 33rd and hoboken. new york waterway cross-honoring new jersey transit passes. alternate side in effect. of greg, rosanna back to you. >> thank you very much. major story in the "new york times" about mayor de blasio two years in, messes pile up for de blasio in second year in office. >> basically look at some of the problems. they say they're piling up. the most recent happened on friday. >> talked to a lot of his allies, advisors and current and former city officials showed widespread befuddlement how mayor de blasio allowed so many self-inflicted seemingly preventible headaches to come up. she is at gracie mansion. >> reporter: problems ament for mayor de blasio. seems every time he turns around somebody somewhere is criticizing his handling after major city issue but as greg mentioned the key right now a lot of negative feedback is coming from his fellow democrats. at least if you believe what "the new york times" is reporting. take, to, the situation unfolded on friday. mayor de blasio spent an hou

newark have a look. >> shot sh video outside o the pub and grill near new york penn station. groups who are fans brawled with each other throwing kicks and punches at one point a sidewalk sign. even the garbage was thrown. bar got a mile away from redd bull arena in harrison where they defeat to complete their season sweep. >> there has been a rivalry brewing with the two clubs. four spotted a drone near newark liberty airport yesterday. inch imagine getting sucked in a jetliner. >> especially takeoff and landing volatile time. fox 5 kerry drew live at newark liberty airport with more on what happened. good morning kerry. reporter: good morning to you ben and juliet, a close call but thankfully all of the pilots drone spotted by pilots from four separate airplanes yet it happened around noon i did at newark airport as these planes were mog their final approach flying altitude between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. now faa rules do not permit drones above 400 feet because of the possibility of colliding with commercial aircraft this comes after three other reports of drones sighted nea

newark. and that is the latest live from new york penn station this morning. >> all right. good luck with the meeting. i mean, years away from anything, right? >> i know. but they've got to do something quickly. they've got to stop talking and take action. >> you hear that? rosanna has thought about running for public office before. don't make her do it! let's go outside, shall we please? >> i don't think anybody would vote for me. >> [laughter] did you -- vote for me. [laughter] >> you know better and, unfortunately, i do too. [laughter] >> all right. good day's coming right back. already switched. we switched. netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of hd channels. you'll also get unlimited calling to the us, mexico canada, china, and now india. call today. i switched. n