septa hopes the service will help cut down on a parking crunch at some of the busiest septa stations in the area. >> what we really want to do is give people an opportunity to try something they haven't tried before. instead of driving their car into the city, figuring out a way to come to a septa station without using their own car. >> the septa/uber discount will be in effect from memorial day to labor day. depending on how things go, it could become a permanent arrangement. >>> brighter days are ahead for the battleship new jersey. here is a live look at the ship docked on the camden side of the delaware river. the retired navy vessel will be outfitted with 2500 new energy efficient light fixtures. a federal grant is paying for the improvement, which officials say will save nearly $30,000 in annual energy costs. >>> speak of energy, an historic plane making its way around the world will spend the next few days in the lehigh valley. the solar impulse landed in allentown last night after a flight from dayton, ohio. the plane is attempting to make a record-breaking trip around the wo

septa gearing up for unlikely partnership.hy the transportation authority is getting into business with the ride sharing service uber. >> plus in health news, why new study find divorce could spell disaster for a man's diet. >> bragging right now, one man rushed to the hospital, police arrive so quickly they may have the killer in custody. steve keeley has a live report coming up. >> details revealed in court that are sending bill cosby to trial. >> what's in a grade? many in the central bucks school district say they couldn't tell you why parent say new standards-based report card system is confusing them, and hurting their kids. >> and tom wolf pushing the pedal on letting stores sell gas and beer. why the pennsylvania governor wants to, quote, free the 6 pack. >> good day everyone, it is wednesday, may 25, 2016. it will be a warm one, lauren don johnson. >> it is, allergies out of control. so just waking up make sure to take that medicine before you head out the door, sue serio. >> or. net i pot. a loft just started doing t

. >>> local environmental activists shared their concerns about a proposed septa natural gas plant in philadelphia's nicetown neighborhood. the group 350 philadelphia held a public forum last night. septa wants to build a natural gas plant next to the midville bus station to supply electricity for the renalal rail system. 350 philadelphia's concerned about the health, economic, and environmental impacts of the project. septa's board as not yet given the go ahead for the plan. >>> an historic plane making its way around the world will spend the next few days in the lehigh valley. >> solar impulse landed in allentown last night after a flight from dayton, ohio. the plane is attempting to make a record-breaking trip around the world using only solar energy. the trip started in abu dhabi last year. the goal of the trip is to educate people to maximize our energy efficient technology. >> we always think about how to produce more and more energy. we never seem to think about how to use the energy we have or how to better use the energy we have. >> i think it's already changed the way people

. >>> he was distracted by septa, the ntsb is expected to release a final probable cause of last years deadly amtrak derailment that killed eight people and injured hundreds more. >>> and, how about some boardwalk alcohol? atlantic city is considering a new policy, that would allow alcohol on the boards. does that mean more money for ac? is that the point. >>> it the is seasonably cold weather wasn't bad enough, how about some rain. >> all right. >> when you can expect to pull out that umbrella coming up, better keep it handy. >> do you see that little box down there? an update on our trip to doylestown on friday. >> oh, look who is in the car together. >> yes, good day, everybody the. it is to you, may 17th, 2016. >> you should be okay with that convertible. >> seventy's by friday. >> today, not so much. >> okay. >> let's talk about the number of the day. it is a five out of ten, rain is on the way, bus stop buddy has the best advice, bring the umbrella with you. you don't need it now but you will later on. temperatures in the 40's and 50's, at least it the is not as cold as it was ye

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a driver kills a man and destroys a septa bus canopy and ditches the car. annie mccormick is live at the scene, annie. >> reporter: that's right, the victim was a man waiting for a bus. the driver was out of control and hit and killed him. the driver took off on foot. we'll have details about the investigation coming up. pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. in the senate, it's no surprise toomey's been siding with wall street. voting to allow banks to continue making the risky investments that wrecked our economy. afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better future. for all of us. because making something in america means so much, to so many. weathertech.

help a vietnamese man. >>> as police continue to searc h for the driver who hit and injured a septa police officer, the community is coming together in a show of support. >> today, dozens of people took start in a run through the homeland security section and christie ileto with the full story now from aria-torresdale hospital. >> we will go down franklin avenue on the left side of the street. >> dozens of are runners with one message, get well septa officer gary miller. >> what do you make of all of these people who have showed up? >> i think my husband would do the same thing for anybody, you know. like he would run for people. and this is love. this is like amazing love. somebody that they don't even know. >> the 13-year vet was running in holmesburg last sunday when this car came barrelling from behind and left him with severe injuries on the side of the road. miller has undergone multiple surgeries last week and recently moved to the icu. >> what is the significance of where you started and where tended. >> that's where it happened. where the collision went down. >> and we have

a lexus barreled into the septa shelter stop killing the man inside. the driver jumped out and look at the mann he hit and fled. annie mccormick has more at the scene at bustleton. >> reporter: he fled on foot and left the car behind. you can see the mangled lexus right there, they are waiting for a police tow truck to come and remove the vehicle. they are letting some traffic by. now, the force of this was intense, the car rested here, but if you go all the way over to the right you can see the bus canopy that's where the victim was sitting blimp when the vehicle hit --aw the driver get out and walk over and look at the victim and he fled the scene on foot leerving -- leaving the lexus behind. police think the car was going over 30 miles per hour. at the time there was a downpour of rain. police described the force, as the car came through, take a listen. >>> it struck the metal septa canopy with such force it tore the metal canopy from the sidewalk. it also struck the victim who was waiting at the septa stop and launched his body about 100 feet. >> r

accident at a septa stop. what he was doing when he fell on to the tracks. >> details reveal in court today they're sending bill cosby to trial. your news starts in 30 seconds. ♪ right now tragedy on the tracks. a tourist visiting philadelphia slips and falls right in front of an oncoming train. the sad scene in the middle of rush hour. good evening, i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. just so tragic. countless septa rider has to find new way home. fox 29's chris o'connell is live at septa headquarters in center city tonight. chris? >> reporter: well, lucy, things are running back to normal tonight on septa's subway lines after a major disruption on the market frankford el at the height of rush hour. police say a man fell on to the tracks and was struck and killed by an on-coming train. we're told the victim was a tourist who just finished seeing the sites of the city. tonight the turn styles were humming again at 15th and market streets. but earlier, this is what it look like from skyfox. >> it was mobbed. it

septa announced details of a new partnership with the ride sharing service. riders taking uber to or from 11 regional rail stations throughout the summer. they'll get 40% cost off the uber ride, hoping to cut down on the parking crunch in the busiest septa stations in the area. >>> next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00," big announcement and the first for the wawa welcome america events on the fourth of july. >> jersey shore beaches under construction, just days before the unofficial start of summer. >> we're surprised when we came up. we didn't expect it. >> which spots are a work in progress. >>> breaking news here. we received new surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident involving a child that we told you about earlier. >> rosemary connors joins us live with more. >> as you said, we just got this video within the past few moments. this is a hit-and-run involving a 6-year-old boy on his bicycle, we're not going to show you the moment of impact but show you what happened before and after. we want you to get a good look at car involved because police are still tak

find out why septa is pairing up with uber this summer. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> good morning. i'm first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. watching 422 right now around route 23. looks like they're starting to clear this construction out of the way. you can see flashing lights. there's a work vehicle behind one of our graphics here. 422 dealing with some construction this morning. no big problems or delays because of it. because there's not a lot of traffic out on the roads. an accident out in abington, coolidge avenue and galloway avenue. on 95, drive times are okay but construction southbound between girard avenue and penns landing. only the reeight lane is gettin by right now. a 13-minute trip there. no problems if you're headed northbound. if you take mass transit, everything is running on time or close to schedule. more updates when i come back. >>> here we go. a beautiful day today. 61 degrees in the city. clear skies looking across the delaware. good

today is septa safety a war necessary day. the agency is reminding everyone to be careful around septa hubs. transit agency will also team up with the bicycle coalition to make the city more bike friendly, they say safety impacter everyone. >> this year's message is take safety along when you ride. with a focus on our bus, trolley, and trackless trolley service, and travel safety tips for riders, by sickly cents and pedestrians. >> more than a million people in septa's five county service area ride the trains, buses, subways, and trolleys every day. >>> police dogs and other service animals help keep many of us safer. so a bucks county veterinary office is taking care of them for free. "eyewitness news" was here at the center for animal referral and emergency services in langhorne where service animals like guide dogs, search and rescue dogs, and therapy dogs, they're all getting free eye exams so they can continue to do their important work. >>> the center is offering the free checkups for these dogs all month. >>> well, stil

so if you take septa you want to be aware of that.g transported on shuttle buses. >>> we got a picture of the activity from 30th street station sent to us by fox 29 viewer anthony hopkins. you can see the police on the tracks. we will continue to follow this story and keep you update. >> time now 6:00 o'clock straight up. right now a new challenge for bill cosby. comedian left montgomery county courthouse today moments after a judge ordered the criminal case against him go to trial. his lawyers had tried to argue all the way to the state supreme court to get the case thrown out. good evening, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. >>> today's hearing was over in about an hour. fox 29's bruce gordon is in norristown with a today's developments. bruce. >> reporter: guys, this was really a preliminary hearing a sort of strip down miniature trial in which prosecutors simi had to prove that the crime of aggravated indecent assault had in fact happened and that bill cosby was more than likely the culprit. well a judge listened to morning's wort

countless septa rider has to find new way home.ox 29's chris o'connell is live at septa headquarters in center city tonight. chris? >> reporter: well, lucy, things are running back to normal tonight on septa's subway lines after a major disruption on the market frankford el at the height of rush hour. police say a man fell on to the tracks and was struck and killed by an on-coming train. we're told the victim was a tourist who just finished seeing the sites of the city. tonight the turn styles were humming again at 15th and market streets. but earlier, this is what it look like from skyfox. >> it was mobbed. it was mobbed. >> reporter: just after 5:00 the market frankford el was shut down after police say a 55-year-old man fell on to the tracks at the 13th street station. >> he was leaning over from the platform looking down the tunnel to see if the train was coming. and that's when he fell on to the tracks and within seconds westbound train struck him. >> reporter: victim was with his wife who witnessed the accident from the platf

the willow avenue bridge runs over the chestnut hill west septa regional rail line. >>> septa today will announce a unique partnership. ahead in the next after hour, learn why they are pooling resource with ridesharing giant uber for the summer. >>> and masters of the gridiron, but what about the chess table? next, why some eagles players spent the day battling some young chess minds at the linc. >>> votes are scheduled tomorrow in both houses of the new jersey legislature that calls for a ban on smoking at beaches and parks. governor christie called for a similar plan in the last legislation. it would allow county officials to set aside 15% of a beach as a smoking section. supporters say it will reduce litter and exposure to secondhand smoke and improve fire safety at beaches and parks. >>> hoops at the white house, the villanova mens basketball team is going to washington. next week president obama will honor the 2016 ncaa champions. >>> hundreds of children got the opportunity to play at lincoln financial field and the games were all about the mind yesterday. this was the eagles 13th

a person on the septa tracksed service on the market line. this is happening between 11th and 13th street stations. it's not clear if the perp was struck by a train. septa is offering busses in both directions. >>> next at 5:00, how a party house just off the rutgers campus draws the ire of nearby residents. plus, a lot different than the football field. why they gave chess a try. >>> tomorrow, if you're headed out of town for the week, don't forget your home. >> answers about what to do before your vacation to ensure your house is not targeted while away. >> those unsecured or forgoting to activate the alarm, away or home, they take advantage of errors in your judgment. >> what to do to keep criminals out while you're away and what to do to protect your property if they break in. >> join us tomorrow starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> if you're a regular at wawa, things will change. >> say it's not so. closed for remodelling. the work takes a month. what's changing? when the work is complete, there's more space, the fountain drink machines replaced wi

a septa train hit and killed a tourist at 13th street station. the 55-year-old man had just visited the liberty bell with his wife. he leaned over to see if a train was coming and fell into the tracks. his wife was taken to the hospital for shock. >>> today lawmakers on capitol hill will grid the head of the transportation safety commission on how to cut down on lines at america's airports. the house homeland committee will hear from peter neffinger this morning. lawmakers want to know why he chose to reassign but not fire the tsa administrator in charge of security and why that official received big bonuses while security wait times were not improving. >>> congress has set a limit on how much public housing employees can make. but the nbc 10 investigators found philadelphia housing authority executives are making over that limit. mitch blocker has a preview of the story you'll see tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00. >> it's way out of line. it's a racket. >> reporter: this u.s. senator helped set the federal executive salary limit at $157,000 per y

the buses four are feet long with low floors and septa has option to buy additional vehicles. by the year 2021 septa hopes 95 percent of the flat will be comprised of energy efficient hybrid buses. >>> back on "eyewitness news" with a surprise, celebration. >> katie calhoun is a navy lieutenant who often speaks at evans elementary in marlton where her aunt is a classroom aid but today they turn the tables on her and honored her as part of the will school's fourth annual memorials day heroes lunch. every year, invite military members and veterans to share their experience was students. >> i cannot believe this is all for me and i think that i try my best and i don't know if idea serve it all but this is so nice, i can't believe everyone was here with a huge welcome, met or cycles, fire trucks, everything was so beautiful. >> lieutenant calhoun graduated from the naval academy and became flight officer in 2012. she accumulated 16 her flight hours butting 545 combat flight hours. >>> don bell joins with us sports, a and friendly confines of the wrigley field in the so friendly to

the accident left septa's busiest line shutdown for an hour and a half. they believe it was just an accident. >> let's get to the midwest here. >> several states dealing with the severe wet they are morning. >> yes, multiple large, and i mean big time tornados, look at this one, touched down in my home state of kansas. talked to my sister last night, several people being hurt, the extent of the injuries, not quite known at this hour. also, report of homes and buildings being destroyed by these giant tornados. >> other states including oklahoma, colorado, texas and arkansas, saw damage from severe weather yesterday including lightning strikes, and flashflooding. so far no one has died from these storms, but the threat for more severe weather continues to the rest of this week. >> specially this afternoon. >> and, federal authorities are seeking the death penalty against accused charleston shooter, dillan rough. now faces death, there he is, in both federal and state court cases and the state court he is set to be tried in january. but his federal trial has

the crum creek viaduct on septa's media/elwyn line needs to be replaced.new bridge has been going up right next to it. in june, workers have to shut down this piece of the line to put the new bridge in place. from june 18th through labor day, commuters will have to take a bus that will take them to the swarthmore station where they can get a train. >> i can't imagine it will add more than ten points. >> septa says it's sorry for any inconvenience but they shouldn't have to bother commuters here for another 100 years. you can voice concerns at the swarthmore station. >>> a couple in vineland says their new mattress started causing them more sleepless nights than restless ones. >> it's sagging down, we have a big rip on the side. >> when they called to ask about the warranty, the store said the couple didn't qualify for it, so they called nbc 10 responds. >> a fire and a shooting at a home in overbrook. a 19-year-old is in the hospital as police look for the person who did it.

if you travel septa you need to know that shuttle buses are now transporting people. continuing to follow this story. we'll bring you more as the news breaks. >>> a group of fishermen come to the aid of a hump back whale stuck in fishing net off the coast of the ocean county new jersey on saturday the group called the coast guard for help but the agency couldn't get there for an hour so the group went to work cut through the net to free the whale who was able to swim away. video was taken by one of the fishermen. >> fishing gear kills hundreds of thousands of marine life every year. >>> a group of lgbt law enforcement officers are participating in this year's annual pride parade. >> not everyone happy with the plan. bill anderson in the newsroom with what got some people upset. bill. >> for 27 years the local lgbt community and supporters have celebrated the region's largest pride parade. over 25,000 people stand together to show unity and support but this year there are some who say the choice for grand marshal goes beyond unity and support it's offensive. ♪ >>> phil

. >>> a septa police officer out for a jog with his wife when a car slams into his him and takes off. >> why you kept going? why not check on him? you know, like, things got -- thank god he's alive. he could be dead. >> this wife's emotional message to the driver who didn't even stop to see if her husband was alive. >>> violent and organized ring of jewelry thieves. hitting across several states. hitting i was -- get away with millions of dollars. only on fox, how they got busted right here in philadelphia. >>> and we know they're bothering right now, allergies hitting hard. the two minute solution some claim works like a charm. ♪ >>> septa police officer is still in a hospital bed tonight after his weekly jog with his wife ends in disaster. left with severe injuries after being hit by a driver who took off on sunday. >> police are now on the look out for that person. only on fox tonight, chris o'connell has his family's plea for justice. >> reporter: philadelphia police need your help in finding the driver that ran down off duty septa police officer. tonight he's in bad shape as his

septa bus hit bicyclist op orthodox street right under i-95 afternoon. she owns an insurance and auto tag on the corner of orthodox and aramingo and came out to see quite a commotion. >> usually when there's a lot of sirens around here it's pretty devastating the street was jammed up for while. a lot of police officers. a lot of transit police. >> i just scene the bus out here. that's about it. and all the cops and the fire depth. >> reporter: norman bucco witnesses work at frankford plating feet from where the bike cleft was hit. cars and buses speed down orth dock street. there's no lights, nothing. just fly down the street. >> reporter: there is no indication at this time that the septa bus was speeding and in fact police say the man on the bike cut in front of the septa route j bus when he was struck. >> there's ton of bikers. we have the bike lanes but it's all jammed up over there for the bikes and a lot of the bike lanes are under construction right now. especially along aramingo. it's really dangerous. it's very sad. >> reporter: now the bus driv

once compete hybrid also make up about 95% of septa buses. >>> the u.s.ment is launching a review of chester's police department. it comes at the city's request. it will be the first fully independent evaluation in the department's history. police commissioner darren alston says, despite community criticism over recently officer-involved shootings, the request for a federal review is unrelated. the two-year probe will take an in-depth look at several areas including those officer-involved shootings, community policing, and criminal assist. >>> philadelphia school student also have an easier access to clean drinking water. that may sound like a pretty basic requirement, but students have been speaking out for months about broken or unappealing water fountains, and they've been demanding something be done. today, the school reform commission agreed to install three hydration stations at all 218 district schools. >>> the nation's newest citizens took the oath of allegiance today in kin king of prussia. 48 people from 29 countries took part in a naturalizatio

the septa key programs and station renovations. they also approved the purchase of 525 energy efficient hybrid buses. they'll make up 95% of the total bus fleet within five years. for the third straight year the national spelling bee produced not one but two champions. >> selvenkrais. >> correct. >> wow. >> despite a rule change designed to make it harder for the contest to end in a tie that's exactly what happened this year. 11-year-old from texas and 1 it's 13-year-old from new york will share the trophy after they both correctly spelled their final two words. >> if you're heading out we want to tell you about an accident on route 422 that katie is watching. >> our first crash of the morning on the 422. it's on westbound and right on the ramp to evergreen road. so i'm seeing it's not causing too much of a delay because quite frankly there isn't the amount of value out there to cause the delay but be aware of that if you're heading westbound on 422. the ramp to evergreen road there is a crash. >> now your nbc 10 first alert neighb

figure out a way to come it a acce septa station. >> the septa/uber discount will be working from memorial day to labor day. it could become a permanent arrangement. >>> three, two, one. yeah. celebration right there, chestnut hill, now that a major bridge makeover is finishes. willow grove avenue bridge opened. an antique car had the honor of being the first to drive over it. since 1894 it's been the gateway to chestnut hill. designated lanes for bike traffic. and there's a runner attacking advantage of the reopening as well. >> debate over soda plan. it was a packed chamber. jim kenney proposing 3 cent per ounce tax. also an alternative from one council member, a container tax of 15 cents, it would include bottled water. council members are considering both objections as funding measures to pay for pre-k in the city. today mayor kenney took a swipe at former pennsylvania governor ed rendell skeptical of the tax. recently, rendell asked whether sugary doughnuts would be taxed, too. >> so people say, former governor rendell, keep his mouth shut, saying tax doughnuts. you don't absorb all o

. >>> septa and uber teaming up to try to ease parking problems. septa announced the details with the ride sharing service today. riders are taking uber to or from 11 regional rail stations will get 40% off of the cost of the uber ride. the hope is it will cut down a parking crunch at some of the busiest septa stations in the area. >> we want to give somebody an opportunity to try something they haven't tried before. figure out a way to come it a septa station without driving their own car, use the train to get into the city. >> the septa/uber discount will be in effect from memorial day to labor day. depending on how things go, it could be a permanent arrangement. >>> a major bridge makeover is complete. >> three, two, one. yeah. the city of philadelphia cut the ribbon to reopen the willow grove avenue bridge this afternoon. antique car had the honor of being the first to drive over it. since 1894 it's been the gate with to chestnut hill. among the features, designated lanes for bike traffic. >>> skyforce 10, live over breaking news in delaware co

. >> septa and uber are teaming up to ease parking at regional rail stations. the new ride sharing program starts memorial day and lasts through labor day, septa riders taking uber to or from 11 regional rail stations in and surrounding philadelphia, we'll get 40% off their uber ride, septa also hopes this new partnership boosts ridership. >> well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" why enjoying a day down the shore just might help you quit smoking. details on why you may not be able to light up depending on where you plop down your beach blanket. >> and what a change of fortune for this little mayor, tortured with paint balls, by some knuckleheads. today is the day this horse's life changes forever. it is all happening in kennett >> don't drive when you're tired! >> minor injuries wreckless driving, which could cost him his license. >>> talking about the zika virus, health officials in the first state will start giving out prevention kits to pregnant women, including repellents, thermometers, certified to serve families enrolled in the supplemental nutrition

. >>> septa and uber announced a new partnership today. not only will it make it easier to get to and from public transportation, it can save you some money. john rawlins live now with the story in jenkintown. >> reporter: hi sharrie. the headline is impressive. a 40% discount on uber fares. it must be from one of the 11 train stations in the burbs. and the maximum discount is $10 per ride and it's for a limited time only. this passenger arrived with uber and got a surprise when her receipt popped up. >> 2.$2.22. >> a discounts? >> yes. >> septa is the rail system that dates to the 19th sendry. the 14 week experiment to see if both organizations can grow their market. >> hopefully this could work and be a good relationship and add riders to both uber and septa. it includes 11 stations from exton in the west and swarthmore and west to doylestown. many of these stations parking is limited to a few hundred spots. the hope is that it will entice people not to park and ride but to uber and ride. >> show people a new way of commuting they haven'

septa says sorry for the inconvenience, but they shouldn't need to bother commuters here for at least another hundred years. delaware county, nbc 10 news. >>> their public meetings all week on this thunderstorm tomorrow from 4:00 to 8:00 to voice concerns. >>> prosecutors will resume building the case against congressman fattah tomorrow morning. this was day two. on the stand was the who served as campaign manager in the failed mayor bid in 2007. he called the campaign disorganized. during opening statements monday, prosecutors said he took an imlegal $1 million loan to fund the campaign. the defense blamed two political consul tapts who pled guilty in the case. >>> more potential legal troubles for cosby. the former model filed a lawsuit against cosby and playboy gull, hughes hefner saying cosby sexually abused her in 2008 at the playboy mansion and said he should have known he drugged women. they could not find the evidence it happened. she dropped the first lawsuit against cosby earlier this year. next week, bill cosby and attorneys are back in a montgomery county courtroom. cosby'

. >>> septa is teaming up with ride sharing service uber as a pilot program to alleviate parking burden at regional rail stations this summer riders taking uber to one of its 11 stations will receive 40 percent off the cost of that uber ride among those stations are swarthmore, wayne, medical brooke park and lansdale. >> many of our rail stationness bucks, chester, delaware and montgomery counties, parking is tight, lots fill early and there are fewer suburban bus routes that connect with these stations. >> discount will be available from memorial day to labor day and then septa will evaluate the program. >>> libeling or control board has approved several new licenses allowing establishments with gas pull tops sell six packs of beer. beer distributors oppose the move but governor wolf wants the board to approve more licenses. pennsylvania supreme court will soon hear arguments on that issue. none of the new licenses are in the philadelphia area, they are in northeast and western pennsylvania. >>> manhattan is junk food, wasting time on the internet. >> shocking new way to break those ba

. >>> and right now at 6:00 o'clock a new view of the damage, never before seen, photos of the septa truck, struck by rocks that the ntsb said triggers a chain reaction. it was a deadly amtrak crash last year. this comes days after the release of the findings on the amtrak trash. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is at septa headquarters with the closer look at that damage, walt? >> reporter: jessica, photos just released by septa here show dramatically the damage done by that rock attack and an attack that the ntsb now says was first in a chain have of events, ultimately leading to the wreck of amtrak train number 188. these pictures released by septa for the first time dramatically show damage caused when a hail of rocks, pelted a septa train traveling through north philadelphia, on the evening of may 12th, 2015. >> this isn't a game. this isn't something that is funny. this isn't something to do after school for kicks. people can get hurt. >> reporter: minutes later the ntsb has ruled, the engineer of the amtrak train 1

no reported delays or everything pretty much running on or close to schedule for septa, patco,ç newersey transit, amtrak or d.a.r.t. everything running on time. watch for emergency construction over the delaware memorial bridge, the left lane closed heading into delaware from new jersey. no big backups on the turnpike or 295. tracy in. >>> 5:08 and 45 degrees outside. from one to another. presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump will be in our area next week. we'll tell you how his appearance is helping out governor chris christie. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers heading back to harrisburg with another potential budget battle on the horizon. we'll tell you why. >>> lawmakers return to harrisburg with just six weeks before the deadline to iron out differences for the coming year's spending plan. the process looks to be rocky again this time. governor tom wolf wants a broad tax increase to fund schools and close the deficit. republican lawmakers want to cut costs and are opposed to a tax increase. >>> new jersey lawmakers will consider a bill to raise the minimum wage. the

septa also uses ptc.eral manager says the system is already on stalled in one rail line and will be on every line by the end of july. >>> donald trump's former butler has drawn the attention of the secret service for online threats he's made to president obama. he says he thinks the president should be hung and muslims trying to enter the country should be shot. he also suggested that nuclear bombs be dropped on u.s. cities where muslims live. trump's campaign e-mailed a statement saying they completely disavow the horrible statements made by him regarding the president and first family. >>> former president clinton will campaign at the university in ewing. hillary clinton was in camden county wednesday ahead of new jersey's june 7th primary. >>> 6:45. 61 degrees outside. from our delaware bureau now, kent county officials have broken ground on a brand new 85 acre sports complex. crews are building the delaware turf sports complex in fredericka. here's a picture of what it will look like. the project incl

septa riders will be getting reminders about safety. of employees will visit more than 100 bus stops, transportation centers and train stations in order to remind passengers about being safe when walking or riding bikes near septa. >>> amtrak is saying about gogoo some of its trains the more than 220 million miles, which is equal to 500 trips to the moon and back. on june 18th they will take their last trip. you're invited. it will leave from washington, come to philly and then reversion direction, head to wilmington shops in delaware for a unique tour of the maintenance yard before returning to d.c. >>> 4:22 right now. behind bars but still fighting for justice. corn victimed child sex abuser jerry sandusky is awaiting a judge's decision about a new trial. ahead in the next half hour, phone out how sandusky is reaching outside prison walls to be heard. >>> it's almost time to get sand between your toes. hear which jersey shore towns are going high-tech with their beach badge sales. we don't decorate in one color. we don't stick to one

septa is running shuttle bus necessary both directions between 30th street and spring garden, we will continue to follow this and have more as it becomes available. >> well most parents will tell you that child birth is scary enough but when you don't make it to the hospital, the panic really sets in. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows you how a house call from someone other than a doctor made a delivery one to remember in somers point. >> say hi sophia. >> reporter: child birth is always in some way an adventure but sophia marie's grand entrance in the world is what one people will never for get. >> i get a call at 4:04 in the morning an officer actually delivered my baby at the house. >> reporter: jonathan says last night his girlfriend alyssa martin went to the hospital with contractions but then return home. around 3:45 this morning. >> woke up to her water breaking and she called her grandmother upstairs, and her grandmother is like we will go to the hospital now. >> she said i can't make it. baby is coming. >> reporter: somers point police officer vincent riveria wa

. >>> a local group wants to put a stop to a proposed septa natural gas plant in nicetown. the group 350 philadelphia held a rally and public information session tonight. septa wants to build a natural gas plant next to the bus station to supply electricity for the regional rail system. 350 philadelphia is concerned about the health, financial and environmental implications of that project. >> why are we investing $24 million on a natural gas power plant? we could be spending that money on wind or solar. >> the plan has not been given the go-ahead. septa's board is expected to make its final decision sometime this summer or early fall. >>> new at 11:00, a quick decision is expected from governor chris christie on whether he will sign a bill to rescue atlantic city. the democratic-controlled legislature will consider the new legislation tomorrow. after it advanced this week. on his radio show today, christie stopped short of saying he'd sign the bill but says it gives him the authority he needs to help a.c. the deal stops the threat of a state takeover for now. [ yelling ] >

but minutes before the crash, multiple radio transmissions alerted thyme a nearby septa commute traintruck by a vandal or vandals throwing rocks. a windshield was broken. that engineer got glass in his eye. bostian was quote very concerned about the situation and while distracted says the ntsb thought he was beyond that is north of sweeping curve at frankford junction. traveling at twice the posted speed limit the amtrak train derailed killing eight passengers and injuring nearly 200 more. >> with his attention diverted to the septa train for several minutes the engineer made have lost track of where he was before he accelerated to a high rate of speed. >> reporter: ntsb has for decades called on railroads to install positive train control on all tracks. it would have slowed the train automatically to a speed safe for that curve. but it was not installed at the time of the crash. >> if a ptc system had be active this train would not have derailed on the curve. close to 200 passengers would not have been injured and eight other passengers would still be alive today. >> reporter: many t

septa bus routes that normally cross over broad street will be detoured.he race starts at broad street and sommerville. >>> katherine scott is live at the starting line, are folks starting to line up, katherine? >> reporter: we are seeing some of the runners coming in here, i don't think anybody is in a hiewblg rush to -- huge rush to get in here. the runners i spoke to said yeah it's raining, but they will be here today. let's look at what's going on broad street by fisher avenue. it's starting to get busier since we last spoke, a lot of crews that work here, ready to receive thousands of runners. 40,000 are expected this year. some are first timers for others it's an annual tradition. this year's run will be a damp run, whether you're running or going to be a spectator be prepared for the rain, it's going to be raining for hours. there are runners to cheer on, along the route you see drill teams and cheerleading squads. there's a lot of fun to be had along the route. with all the closures you want to make sure you use public transportation. there's too m

a septa route 15 trolley traveling westbound on 9th street when it collided with the car.ou can see the result of this crash here. septa is temporarily running shuttle buses on to route 15 on to frankford avenue trying to make up for this trolley out of service. a live look from chopper 6 hd over the scene, we know now that people have been hurt from a crash from a trolley and car, and taken to jefferson for treatment. "action news" at 4:00 will be right back. >>> a delaware man is accused of stealing more than $190,000 from the fire department he worked for. justin worked for the millville fire department from 2012 until last year. he admitted to using the department funds for his own personal use. oakley is charged with theft and falsifying business records. >>> now a look at closing numbers. not a lot of movement, the dow barely closing up 9 points today to close at 17,720 points. >>> tony is working on a contact lens that could double as a digital camera, they filed a patent application for the technology and the lens can capture still photos and videos using sensors a

these septa photos showed the damage to train on the evening of may 12th, 2015. officials say radio messages about that damage likely distracted brandon bostian the engineer of amtrak twain number 188. that train accelerated into the franklin curve at 106 miles an hour and derailed killing eight people and injuring nearly 200. >> we think that rocks being thrown at trains are pretty common occurrence. it's got to end. >> this isn't a game. this isn't something that's funny. this some something to do after school for kicks. people can get hurt. >> the actual number of rock attacks on trains is unclear. septa's chief says unless a window is broken they're often simply disregarded as noise outside. >>> there are new developments surrounding egypt air flight 804 and the investigation into what brought it down. search crews have found human remains, luggage and seats in the mediterranean sea. patrol boats with sonar are trying to locate the jetliner's data recorder. meanwhile cbs news has learned the yet transmitted messages that smoke was detected in the aircraft bef

tomorrow septa is set to announce a new partnership with uber. septa officials will reveal information about a summer pilot program. the goal of the program is to increase access to and from select regional rail stations in the suburbs. you can count on nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app to bring you details on the new program once it's announced. >>> winning a national title has its privileges and next week another one is coming to villanova's men's basketball squad. next tuesday in fact, villanova is headed to our nation's capital, that's when president obama will honor the 2016 ncaa champs at the white house. it will actually be villanova's second trip to the white house and first since winning the title back in 1985. >>> some families say after their student loans were forgiven, they were victimized twice. >> yeah, we'll explain why and how a new proposal could save them tens of thousands of dollars. >>> bike fatalities on the rise. tonight the nbc 10 investigators find the streets that have the most accidents and why the technology that could cut dow

the south and heading through wilmington, stick with 495 this morning to save yourself sometime and septa is uses shuttle bus's long portions of the 101 trolley beginning today through mid-june between providence and orange. mike and alex, back over to you. >>> he was at the controls when amtrak 188 came around the bend and went off the rails. now federal probe points to the engineer. >> it looks like it. ntsb is expected to say engineer was not paying attention at the time but also there were people throwing rocks at a septa train that also need to be involved here. there is steve in port richmond. >> reporter: public will hear what one d.c. official heard yesterday, hearing starts the at 9:30 and what the investigators who will talk to the board today briefed one official who leaked the reporters that is radio talk between amtrak and september's train engineers that night and track dispatchers about those people throwing rocks at the trains and smashing their windshield distract the amtrak engineer and that caused him to lose track where he was here on his way to new york and wrongly sp

these septa photos showed the damage to train on the evening of may 12th, 2015.fficials say radio messages about that damage likely distracted brandon bostian the engineer of amtrak twain number 188. that train accelerated into the franklin curve at 106 miles an hour and derailed killing eight people and injuring nearly 200. >> we think that rocks being thrown at trains are pretty common occurrence. it's got to end. >> this isn't a game. this isn't something that's funny. this some something to do after school for kicks. people can get hurt. >> the actual number of rock attacks on trains is unclear. septa's chief says unless a window is broken they're often simply disregarded as noise outside. >>> there are new developments surrounding egypt air flight 804 and the investigation into what brought it down. search crews have found human remains, luggage and seats in the mediterranean sea. patrol boats with sonar are trying to locate the jetliner's data recorder. meanwhile cbs news has learned the yet transmitted messages that smoke was detected in the aircraft befor

customer service, pepper minute patty said what's one septa on twitter, what's one septa in the buses are running behind, trains are flying by me. bamm. customer service, we checked in with septa. they had one market frankford line train that had equipment problems and had to zip past into 69th street. there go, that was the train that sipped on past you, hopefully you grab the next onement accident on the kelly drive, right in front of boathouse row. between boathouse row and the art museum there, it is causing inbound delays, camera on the way, actually wait to go see that shot momentarily if we get it in the control room. let me know. kelly drive later today, will go into shut-down mode at 11:00 through saturday. the stoat berry rag glad a coming to town beginning today. the boats and the families, will all arrive later today, then the races occur both friday, and saturday, and then later on this morning, i got good spot. you know thursdays. we hit the road. different neighborhood. different spot. we're going ill at yan on you, lorenzo's cafe restaurant expresso up on princeton ave

septa will hold five open houses from 4 to 8:00 p.m. so riders can. >>> learn about the busing the summer outage and what's going on. >>> i'm happy they are fixing the bridget makes you feel safer as a rider. it is only 3 or 4 months it will be over. >> reporter: yes. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >>> if you're heading to airport homeland authorities ask you to be patient. this wait line in chicago is all too common. friday homeland security secretary jeh johnson announced the tsa will higher more agents and add k-9 teams and not compromise security. >>> there will be wait times, we want the public to know we are working hard to alleviate the wait time with airports and airlines and insure that air travel remains safe and secured in the county. >>> the tsa is working to enforce limits on the number and size of carry-on bags. "good morning america" weekend will have hoar on the steps taken to alleviate the problems. >>> bill cosby has asked the supreme court to have his sex case thrown out. the montgomery county district attorney

. >>> that is the voice of septa's new bus turn alert system.igned to give a heads up to pedestrians and bicyclists, the system has been installed on 12 buses and will be eventually be installed on the entire fleet. it's part of septa's safety awareness day today. >>> there have baseball times in the eagles history when they had a quarterback problem. this is a different kind of a quarterback problem. the eagles drafting of carson wentz was to help solidify the quarterback position. sam bradford remains an unhappy camper. the eagles for their part say that is not what they want to do. they want bradford to be their starting quarterback when the season begins against cleveland. but bradford does not believe to attend any voluntary training camps. >> he will have to show up and do some apologizing and i think he will show up. at the end of the day it's only the guys in the locker room that matter, and are you part of that team and part of the fabric of the philadelphia eagles, do you want to be part of our success or failure and only sam can answe

and that also has the septa g bus, on a detour.so work crews coming, to the schuylkill expressway, got this pick from our junior jammo guy. this is james, who went to the john williams concert down at the philadelphia orchestra last night. john williams is the guy that kind of composed the superman, jurassic park, star wars music. he's our little fan out there, seven years old, staying up late last night. south on the northeast extension, three separate accidents just southern. >> i sorry hate tonight result. i want it say help owe to my friends jason in roxborough. >> high. >> we'll explain later. >> all right, jason, all right, jason, listen, to get to roxborough coming from the extension, three separate accidents here at lansdale. one of them, involves, a tractor-trailer and fuel spill. so best bet would be to use ruth 309 as you're working your way out of q town. here is a live look at 422 eastbound, an accident, right near trooperment mike back over to you. >> boy, i saw this yesterday. and i was stun. stunning new report reve