next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> several people hurt after a pepsi truck crashed into the back of a septa bus at old york road and meeting house road. this happened over an hour ago. this is the route 55 bus that traveled to the olney transportation center. 21 people are hurt. including 19 people on the bus and two from the truck. the injuries aren't life-threatening. septa is investigating. count on us to pass along new information when we get it. >> tracking showers for the start of the weekend. we're watching first alert radar to see if rain will wash out your evening plans. >>> take a live look outside in the water park in the poconos. a cloudy, cool day for the end of august. the start of your weekend, not much better. sheena parveen is back with what we can expect if you're heading out tonight. sheena? >> you can expect the clouds to hang around with cooler temperatures. humidity will stay up and also still the chance for showers in the forecast. locally, on saturday light and radar, we mostly have the clouds around. the closest area of heavy rain, these are small showers but pretty str

chopper three was over the scene shortly after this accident at 3:45 today and 19 people on that septa bus did have to be taken off. they were complaining of shoulder, neck and back injuries. police say that is not serious but they were taken off of the bus and transported to local hospitals along with the driver, of that septa bus. i'm told they were taken to abington, elkins park and holy redeemer hospitals. there is no word on their condition at this hour. back here live police are getting ready to toe this septa bus away from this scene and reopen, old york road. that is very latest from cheltenham, i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. >>> well, you like me or are you tired of waiting in long airport security lines when you travel by plane? if so, there could be a solution for you. it is called tsa precheck. as three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan shows us one program is really taking off with airline passengers. >> reporter: at least twice a month photographer steed rodkick travels by plane for work. >> i usually walk in the airport sweating, carrying

a few moments ago we found out septa bus parked on pens landing, the overpass in that area on fire. we brought a skycam around and able to see flames billowing up from the back of the bus. that was happening in the area where the engine is on the back of the bus there. fire crews arrived shortly after and were able to extinguish that fire. you can see them doing it now watching live on nbc 10 news at 11:00. septa is telling us this is the route 33 bus which travels through the area. penn's landing on the overpass there, the buses will park when they take breaks and pick up passengers and start the route again. septa telling us no passengers hurt. firefighters opening up to the doors of the bus, of the accordion bus. double deckers are two put together with a big pole in the middle that allows them to expand and hold more passengers. we saw the front door was open, no passengers hurt. fire crews arrived on the scene a few moments ago. they rolled up and started getting in the water and started pouring it on that fire. return from red flames and black smoke went into white smoke off th

twenty-one people suffered minor injuries today when a pepsi truck collided with a septa bus. chopper 6hd was over the scene, just before 4:00 o'clock this afternoon on old york road in cheltenham. investigators say that the truck, slammed into the side of the bus, the truck driver was the most seriously hurt, he wasn't wearing a seat belt and slammed his head into the windshield. >>> it was this past tuesday when a with man suffered a heart attack behind the wheel, and then drove her car into cobbs creek in southwest philadelphia. cheryl allison is still in the hospital, but three good samaritans who saved her were the guests of honor at a big event tonight in essington. "action news" reporter dann cuellar has the story. >> god bless you guys you are in our hearts, we appreciate it. you can feel the love in here in the room. >> reporter: it turns out 60 argh>>nest oili alls, had air pocket or something but we just, i don't know, i just flipped in rescue mode. >> reporter: men had no idea how to perform cpr but they tried to do what they have seen on tv to no avail. they have

tells "action news" there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the fire, there was a septa mechanic on the bus when it did catch fire, firefighters put it out fairly quickly. >>> a dozen bullet casings riddled the street following a deadly shooting last night. a 26-year-old man was found shot inside of a silver honda before 1:00 this morning. it happened on the 1800 block west third and scott street. the victim was rushed to christiana hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. so far police have no motives or suspects for this shooting. >>> israel has resumed air strikes in the gaza strip. egypt persuaded both sides to continue a peace treaty and israel says they only fired the rockets after hamas broke the treaty. >>> last night in ferguson, police clashed with protesters. marcy gonzales has the latest. >> reporter: it's becoming a nightly routine here in ferguson. protesters flooding the streets, some turning violent. >> our officers came under heavy gun fire, officers again responding with tear gas, arresting 31 people saying many of them were from out of state. i want to

bus. so i just talk to septa. anyone going eastbound, the bus also gun levick, to frankford, and back down nor if you are coming the opposite way, will use nor to frankford, and back down. septa bus also even use frankford as the at that the. again, until the investigation is wrapped up, at least for the first half of our morning rush hour. i95 looking good coming out of northeast philly, no problems there at girard avenue. all of the bridges look fine at the moment. erika, back to you. >> bob, thank up. all right, will he or won't he? hear what pope francis is saying about visiting philadelphia next year. and, other possible destinations. >> and don't sabatage your work out whenou the problem. >> a philadelphia police officer shot by gunmen overnight shot this morning with graze wounds to his head. >> this happened after police respond today a call of gunfire, in talcony. "eyewitness news" has learned, that officer is identified as steven, 14-year veteran of the force. officers returned fire, killing the suspect a

she had to stop a septa bus driver to call the police. there was signs of a struggle.they are investigating if she has been sexually assaulted. they have not been able to locate her cell phone. >> if anyone knows or heard anything give us a call and pass along the information to our investigators. >>reporter:the victim, born with one arm was walking around at 9:00 last night. finding no sign of her they filed a missing persons report at 1:30 this morning. it is near a rash of assaults where the pennypack rape occurred. >> the rapist has not been caught. that makes me uneasy. >> theys arthey are devastated. >> they had a smile on her face. i can't believe this happened. >>reporter:and we expect another busy day for homicide investigators when they receive the medical examiners report. >> the delaware state police are investigating an accident in new castle that killed man. the crash happened at 6:20. they are not yet sure why or if the driver will face charges. >>> and an american general was killed today in afghanistan. harrold jay green was shot to death gunned by a m

the this is route 33 bus, that burst into flames while park at front and chestnut. septa mechanic was heading to the bus to do some work on it when that fire began. no passengers were injured and the driver was taken to the hospital, for observation. >>> police commissioner charles ramsey says he would take part in the conference call with the attorney general eric holder to offer his advice on how to calm the unrest in ferguson, missouri. >> people are getting shot as a result of this. businesses are being burned and looted. it just has to stop. we have to figure out a way to do it. >> reporter: attorney jennies scheduled to visit ferguson thomas the unrest there stretches into its sending week. >>> when talking about this situation in ferguson president obama talk about the challenges faced by young african-american men. one local act wrist who spent his life advancing that cause said those upset over deadly shooting in missouri should keep a bigger picture in mine. here's "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson. >> reporter: another day, another night of violence unr

. >>> more than a dozen people are recovering from neck and back pain after a septa bus accident in montgomery county. police say that the route 55 bus was making a stop on old york road in cheltenham when it was rear ended by a pepsi truck friday afternoon. the passenger of the truck was injured and minor injuries on the bus. medics treated the driver of the bus and about 19 passengers. >>> it has happened again, another philadelphia emergency vehicle breaks down while responding to a call. officials say that the driver shaft of the fire truck engine 69 came off in southwest philadelphia. it all happened at island and lindberg, the truck was put in service in 1991 and has over one 19,000 miles on the meter. back in may, some fire fighters raised concerns to "eyewitness news" about the age and safety of fire department vehicles. >>> a delaware cabdriver is facing charges for tke sexual assault of the 22-year old woman, he pick up as a fare. thirty year-old kaleed, of new castle surrendered to authorities thursday, police say he assaulted the woman friday august 15th after picking her up from t

the parkway closers giving us detours on a number of septa bus routes. throughout the weekend with the concerts they provide extra train service, as well as extra subway trains. >>> and a vehicle fire on the northeast extension a couple of miles north of the lehigh valley interchange of the fire out and everything off to the side, still dealing with a backlog. out and about in central jersey slow on the turnpike and the crash on the westbound of 195 past hamilton square road taking out the left lane. and down the shore, 55 southbound the route thigh -- through gloucester county. speeds back up and improvement in that neck of the woods. we will check it out in the next half-hour. >> maybe not, matt. -- we will see you in the next half-hour. >>> contact lens may not be the best choice for your children's eyes. how they can do more harm than good. >>> and checking out an app that will help recognize concussions. >>> and a look at the holiday forecast when "action news at 5:00" comes right back. >> british prime minister david cameron raised the country's th

a pepsi truck and a septa bus collided at old york and meeting house roads in cheltenham.ow it happened right around 4:00 this afternoon. medic rushed 15 people to the hospital. it's not clear how badly they are hurt. investigators are working to figure out exactly how this thing happened. >> a california man is worried his unique appearance could hurt him during an upcoming murder trial. this 33 year old is accused of killing three people in 2011. his lawyer says that he's a self professed vampire and satan any of. a judge agreed to ask potential jurors if his appearance would keep them from being fair. the trial is set for september 3rd. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> a new jersey police officer is suspended without pay accused of stalking an he can girlfriend online. 33 year old justin delaney charged with official misconduct and stalking. the dime says he posted humiliating an lapping messages on social media about the woman. delaney' attorneys say his client declines the charges and he's preparing to trial. >> police are looking for a man who exposed himself to two li

. >>> nearly two dozen people are recovering tonight after a pepsi truck rear ended a septa bus in montgomery county. we brought you this as breaking news throughout the afternoon. the route 55 bus was hit at old york road and meeting house road in cheltenham around 3:30 this afternoon. 19 people on the bus and 2 on the truck went to the hospital. everyone is expected to recover. septa is now investigating the crash. >>> a warning for anyone driving or walking around center city tomorrow. several streets will be closed. for 24 hours, walnut street will be closed from 17th to 19th street. 18th street will be closed from locust street to sansom and closed from 17 to 19th. these will allow crews to move heavy construction equipment. the streets department is urging people to plan ahead and use alternate routes. >>> patco is shifting work from the south tracks to the north tracks on the ben franklin bridge. trains will still run both directions on one side of the tracks but patco says the new phase allows for better service. so expect a shorter wait and fewer gaps between trains. patco says it's

philadelphia and end up at fdr park a long the way we will have roving closure points, roving closures and septa bus detours will go on a around the block detour as well. beginning at 1:30 the bus that he is use market street will go on a detour and beginning at 2:00 once that parade turns to city hall bus that he is use broad street will go on a detour. it will take 20 or 30 minutes. then they will be back on track and buses will be back to normal and on the regular routes the by the beginning of the evening rush hour. stay tup date with the detours with our app titled your drive. down load app for iphone and android devices by going to, cbs philly.com/your drive. ukee, back to you. >>> it is not always fun and games at the radio. take a look at this. this bull tried to get retaliation from the cow town radio. he flipped over, jason power and two bull fighters. luckily no one was injured. all three will be back in the arena for next rodeo. it is all in the day's work. they have been doing a dangerous but great job, over the years. >> one guy flying over the fence. >> on a trampoline practically. >>

. >>> big trouble for a septa bus today in penn's landing. sky fox over that scene right around noon. fire started in the bus' engine compartment while a mechanic was doing some work. smoke you see right there just poured from the vehicle. no passengers were on board at the time and septa says that mechanic is just fine tonight. >> and burlington county police need your help to identify the gunman in a liquor store hold up caught on camera. it happened at town liquor on route 130 south in florence township. two men held up an employee, she screamed and the gunman fired a shot into the wall behind her. when another employee came out from the back room, the robbers took off empty handed. so if you know anything at all that might help police catch these guys, call florence poli police. >> a third arrest expected in that ugly beating of a philadelphia park ranger two suspects are already in custody for the attack that was caught on camera. 19 year old occur diss tanner of pottstown and a 17 year old are under arrest. the beating happened friday a

. >>> septa bus runs into some trouble in old city. the bus got stuck in hole at third and mark. tow truck had to come and get the bus out. no word on any injuries or if any passengers were on board the bus. >> tense moments in philadelphia's port richmond section this afternoon. skyfox over the scene as emergency crews were call out for a hazardous material situation in the 3700 block. a couple of businesses at aramingo avenue and east butler street were evacuated. the situation is now under control. no details have been released about the materials involved or if anyone was sick or injury. >> the city of philadelphia is rallying behind local team hit heading to the little league world series. you can head down to city hall this friday to show your support for the taney dragons. a big rally starts at 2:00 p.m. shortly before the team hits the field in williamsport. while the team is getting ready to play, they're also getting quite a bit of national attention. in fact a pitcher monet davis appeared on fox and friends this morning humbly talk bowing the big win that got them to t

. >>> more than a dozen people reportedly dealing with neck and back pain tonight after a septa bus accidentounty. police say that that route 55 bus was stopping on old york road in cheltenham when it was rear ended by that pepsi truck. it happened this afternoon. a passenger in the truck was seriously injured. there were minor injuries to those on board the bus. medics treated the driver of that bus and about 19 people on board. >>> well it has happened again. another philadelphia emergency vehicle breaks down while responding to a call. officials say that the drive shaft of fire truck engine 69 came off in southwest philadelphia. it happened at island and lindberg. now this truck was put into service in 1991 and you can see here it has more than 119,000 miles on the odometer. back in may, some firefighter raised concern to "eyewitness news" about the age and safety of fire department vehicles. >> well the military presence in ferguson, missouri being drawn down tonight. national guard troops called in monday to protect the police command center are clearing out after several nights of peac

a truck driver collided with a septa bus. the accident is under investigation. >>> from you're a delaware newsroom a taxi driver stands accused of raping a rider who fell asleep in his cab. state troops said he picked you mean a woman at -- up a woman in dewey beach and sexually assaulted her after she fell say leap in the taxi. >>> he is hind bars. >>> a police officer is on administrative leave after saying he was a killer. dan page released a comment he earlier this career. he made inflammatory comments about gays, and president obama and he said this, but i'm also a killer, i've killed a lot, if i need to, i'll kill a whole bunch more. if you don't want to get killed don't show up in front of me. >> we expect our police officers to hold himself to a higher standards. he didn't do that here, his topics were wide raging, they are patently offensive to everybody, frankly bizarre. when he talked about the killing that's out of bounds in my world. >> reporter: ferguson was relatively quiet last night. there were seven arrests

now during the course of the parade septa bus routes will be on a detour so at 1:30 buses on market street will be detoured and at 2:00 the bus's licensing broad street will be detour. quick detour. the once the parade actually rolls past the buses will start back on their normal route and everything will be back to normal for evening rush hour, erika, back over to you. >>> bob, thank you. >>> you were just talking about it. lets talk more. party time for philly's own taney dragons. celebration for little league champions kick off this afternoon. it all begins as bob mentioned with that parade from 20th and a market streets in center city abe then wraps up with a rally at fdr park in south philadelphia. a performance by philly pops and mummers along the way sure to thrill. we caught up with two dragons last night work out their nerves ahead of the parade. >> i'm excited for the parade. i don't know what will happen during it but it will be a lot of fun. >> i think it will be great. it will show how much support we have gotten through this long journey. >> you can expect as bob mentioned a

use frankford avenue in the northeast, septa's route 56 bus, typically uses torresdale avenue.etour there. there is the detours the 56 bus will go up levick, across frankford, and back down to nor, of course the opposite and use robbins coming back toward the northeast but if you typically wait on the corner for the 56 bus head right for frankford avenue. you will be in good shape this morning. here is a live look at i59 the accident scene northbound right near i291, the off ramp therefore the platt bridge amtrak had some othe mass transit system running with no delays. erika, back over to you. >> bob, taney fever is spreading across the philadelphia region, as beyond. here at home, many ofg the home team's colors. local retailers are trying to keep up with the demand, but stores are selling out of taney merchandise almost as quickly as they can stock the shelves. the feel is now just two wins away from playing in the championship game of the little league worlds series. fans are grabbing all the taney gear they can get their orthopedics on ahead of the big game. >> this is my

from scott young, route 33 bus burst into flames while parked near front and chestnut streets, a septa mechanic was heading to the bus to do work on it. no passengers were injured and driver was taken to the hospital for observation. >>> a car goes up in flames right on the schuylkill expressway, look at the plume of thick black smoke coming from it. it happened on i-76 westbound at the new henderson road off ram in king of prussia. about 20 minutes ago. crews have have have put out the fire and off ramp is still closed at this hour. there is no word on the injuries there or the the cause. >>> and one of the teens accused of assaulting a park range inner love park was arraigned today. this is 19 year-old curtis tanner, who is charged with assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. is there a 17 year-old who still faces charges as well in the videotaped beating of this ranger in love park. the ranger is recovering tonight from his injuries at home. >>> the nation's attorney general eric holder will visit ferguson, missouri tomorrow, he is going there

the encounter between a man and a woman that started on a septa bus and has turned into a cre criminal investigation. >>> a suspect is still on the lose after escaping from an idaho jail. it took seconds for the inmate to scale a chain-link fence with razor wire and climb to freedom. the man was over the fence in seconds. he left his jail-issued sweatshirt and shoes is behind. >>> you don't want to do this. >> a takedown caught on camera. it needs a second look. a suspect tried to escape from a police officer. the cop jumped on top to stop him. here is the action from a difference angle. see the man takes a swing at the officer and then tries to run. the officer was wearing a body camera, something that philadelphia police plan to add to their arsenal. >>> this has some calling for a boycott in san diego. look for yourself. it shows the man kicking a small dog in an elevator and yanking its collar. investigators say the man in the video is the ceo for a catering company that operates concessions at the home of the chargers and convention center. the man in the video has apologized and

. >>> passengers were evacuated from a septa bus in penn's landing earlier today after it caught fire. we captured the dark smoke on one of our towercams. this is the route 33 at front and chestnut streets. we brought you the story this morning at 11:00 a.m. everyone made it off the bus safely. sky force 10 overhead. authorities are now investigating how this fire started. >>> we have new information this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the son of a pennsylvania congressman. shack jr. has asked to put his $10 million lawsuit against the fbi and the department of justice on hold. he has pleaded not guilty that he filed false tax returns. fatah's father, shaka fatah. >>> thousands of drug cases. a superior court judge is holding a hearing involving two drug crime defendants in connection with evidence tampering scandal at delaware's controlled substances lab. public defenders argue prosecutor cannot vouch for the integrity of evidence that was sent to the lab, and that hundreds of cases should be dismissed. prosecutors contend only cases involving evidence tampering or theft should b

now, septa bus routes that operate in the area of city hall will be detoured due to these street closurese of those bus routes are 416, 17, 27, 44, 48, 124, and 125. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans, liz, back to you. >>> thank you, ann. >>> well, did you know the great white way briefly goes dark in honor of one of its brightest stars, brought wade theater dimmed their lights in honor every lauren bacall. icon died last tuesday. she was 89 years old. >>> well, thursday's popular diner on blanc event is sold out. cbs-3 has a we for to you get tickets next. >>> plus in sports, phillies continue their west coast road trip against the giants. we will have the highlights, but first, here is a look at what's on cbs-3 tonight. >> phillies led a lead gem away from them in game two. we pick thins up, top of the fifth, howard at the plate, clutch hit to right fields. two run letters come home. at this point it looked good for the the phils. up five to one. things take a turn for the worse, morse getting a line up the center. will send one runner home for san franc

. >> a septa bus runs into trouble in old city. the bus got stuck in a hole at third and market. tow truck had to get the bus out. no word on any injuries or if there were any passengers on board the bus at the time. >>> and some tense moments in philadelphia's point richmond section this afternoon. skyfox over the scene as emergency crews were called out for a hazardous materials situation in the 3700 block of street. a couple of businesses aramingo avenue and east butler street were evacuated but the situation is now under control. no details have been released about the material involved or if anyone had been sick or injured. >> in bridgeton cumberland county police say someone shot at two officers as they got out of their car to answer a burglary call. this happened early this morning on north streeter. a $20,000 reward is now up for information leading to the shooter. meanwhile, a $28,000 reward stands for information leading to the gunman who opened fire on the west deptford police station. police are now releasing the surveillance video of the car they think was involved i

police telling us the route 55 septa bus was rear ended by a pepsi truck on old york road in cheltenham. here's how it looks from the ground. 21 people have been taken to local hospitals. we're told the injuries are not considered life-threatening. police are warning traffic will be tied up for a while in the area as they continue to investigate exactly what happened with this accident. >>> now to first alert weather and a wet end to the week. chance for showers tonight will linger into tomorrow. >> cloudy skies tonight over citizens bank park in south philadelphia. phillies taking on the cardinals. first pitch in about an hour. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with her first alert forecast. >> we'll probably want to keep an umbrella handy if we're going to head out tonight, right? >> yeah, you want to take an umbrella with you. we have a lot of cloud cover. we don't have a lot of moisture in place over the area. we're not seeing a lot in the way of rain but we have a chance of showers through this evening, through overnight tonight and even to start off your week

it was a septa bus as you see that was on fire.echanic was working on the bus when fire started in the engine compartment. no pass injuries were on board and that mechanic is just fine. >> in the wake of the chaos in ferguson, missouri one delaware county community is working to bring people together. the upper darby police department giving out free water ice to people at the playground at second and ward and what great night to catch a movie outside. they played lego the movie for the kids and families to enjoy. police say they want to build a sense of community back to their streets. >> it's a homerun. it's homerun with all that you see going on across the country today, especially in ferguson, missouri, this is our way of kind of reaching out to the community and interacting with the community. >> police say they spent a lot of time at the second ward street playground and wanteed to something nice for people living in that area. >> good stuff. >>> what would you do if you found a bag of money that fell off the roof of an armor

cops say the man struck up a conversation with a woman on a septa bus on august 16th.man's home he sexually assaulted her. investigators say when he left he also stole her kitchen appliances. >>> in ohio, little boy is alive and well thanks to the doctors who saved his life. four year old emmitt rush suffered burns to his throat after he swallowed a battery. he was one year old when it happened. the burns they were so bad he could not eat, speak, nor breathe on his on. doctors at cincinnati's children hospital had to devise a way to save his life. >> so we were able to take a segment of the colon from the abdomen, move the up to his chest and his neck and we create a tube that allows him to swallow. >> the battery that he swallowed popped out a remote control. his empty is working with lawmakers to require crews screws on battery covers rather than just spring. >> a college football admits to lying about how he sprained his ankles last week. cornerback joshua shaw says he did not jump off a balcony to save his nephew had was drowni drowning. he was suspended from the t

. >> reporter: we should also note that some septa bus routes could also be tea toward, check out cbs philly.com for all of that information. if all of these festivities aren't enough for you the team will go from that rally over to citizens bank park where they will be honored by the mayor and phillies on the field, before tomorrow night's game. reporting live from center city jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> quite a celebration, thanks very much. >>> watch parade tomorrow live on cbs philly.com at 2:00 p.m. also on our web site get a look at that route as jane said. we want to know what you think of the taney parade. connect with us at facebook.com/cbs philly. send us a tweet at cbs philly and join the on line conversation. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" crime fighting males we will tell but a new polish that claims to detect date rape drugs. >>> more after shocks rattled nasa as they continue to clean up from the, strong and damaging earthquake that hit california's wine capitol. >>> bringing out baby on a budget. three on your side's jim donovan has three easy

also septa bus routes that operate in the area of city hall, will be detoured due to street closures.rom the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans liz back to you. >>> thank you, for. that will and the phillies jump out ahead early against the giants. but was it enough for another win on the west coast? find out coming up in sports. >>> and a singer is on a quest to honor america's heroes. hear about her mission and all 50 seats to pay tribute to our military men answer women. stay with us, we'll be right back. spokesperson: you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. so why are we so obsessed with turbo? because there's nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride. and you can get that in places you might not expect. like the passat. and also in the fun-to-drive jetta. in fact, volkswagen has sold more turbos than any other brand over the last ten years. that is a lot of turbo. avo: hurry in and you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card when you purchase or lease a new 2014 turbo model. >> the phillies wrapping up the signs, we pick things up, top o

. >>> big trouble for septa bus on fire today at penn's landing. skyfox over the scene.hanic was working on the bus when a fire started in the engine compartment. smoke you can see it there just pouring out from it. no passengers were on board. that mechanic is okay. >> septa police have mount add huge crack down on fare jumpers, you know those people who don't pay to ride the trains and subways but it's about much more than not paying up. fox 29's dave schratwieser road with septa's undercover officers in a recent sweep. >> he's got a behind the scenes look at their high-tech plan to help make your ride save. ♪ >> reporter: thousands of commuters pay their fair share and pass through the turn styles on septa platforms every day. then there are those who don't. so called fare evaders who maneuver their way on to septa trains every day free of charge. >> if the el is coming i'm going to jump. >> reporter: that was mentality of one fair jumper snagged by septa police and caught on camera by fox 29 as he hurdled his way on at the platform at kensington and allegheny and did

cops say the man struck up a conversation with a woman on a septa bus.happened around 9:00 o'clock at night on august 16th. police say they went to the woman' home. she says that's where the man sexually assaulted her. investigators say he spent the night and left around for in the morning and took some kitchen appliances with him. give police a call if you have any idea who this man is. >>> also, in the southwest section of philadelphia, police are trying to find the suspect who robbed 7eleven store at gun point. it happened early this morning on the 2900 block of 70th street in the elmwood section of the city. authorities say the man came in, flashed his gun, robbed the store and then took off. this very same 7eleven was also robbed back in march. >> search is on for the man in this surveillance photo who police say robbed a bank in center city. it happened saturday at the republic bank on the 1600 block of walnut street. the man walk into the bank just before 11am wearing an old man mask and demanded cash. he did get away with an disclosed amount of m

a septa bus and pepsi bus collided bus driver is hurt. skyfox over old york and meeting house roads in cheltenham. it happened just about an hour ago. traffic in the area is getting by very slowly. police tell us you can expect delays until they can clear away the wreckage. they're in the middle of trying to do that right now. medics have rushed 15 people on the bus to the hospital. details are still coming in it's not clear how badly those people are hurt. we'll stay on top of all of this and bring you more news as it warrants. >>> now to developing story in frankford a local homeowner says he fired his gun at a suspected thief ton night that suspect is dead and the homeowner is now talking to police. it happened at a home on torresdale avenue in frankford. the admitted shooter says the man was breaking into his truck so he fired. >> and investigators are interviewing that man right now. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at philadelphia police headquarters. dave, of course, police have to sort through all of this right now. >> reporter:

. >>> more than a dozen people are recovering from neck, back pain after a septa bus accident in montgomery county. police say the route 55 bus was making a stop on old york road in cheltenham where it was rear ended by a pepsi truck friday afternoon. a passenger of the truck was seriously injured there were minor injuries on the bus, medics treated the driver of that bus and about 19 passengers. >>> it has happened again another philadelphia emergency vehicle breaks down while responding to a call, officials say that the driver shaft of fire truck engine number 69 came off in southwest philadelphia. it all happened at island and lindberg the truck was put in service in 1991 and has over one 19,000 miles on the the owe come meter. some fire fighters raised concerns to "eyewitness news" about the age and safety of the fire department's vehicles. >>> a delaware cabdriver is facing charges for the sexual assault of the 22-year old woman he pick up as a fare. thirty year-old kaleed chubul i surrendered on thursday. police say's salted woman friday, august 15th after picking her up from the ligh

a pepsi truck and a septa bus collide at old work and meeting house roads in cheltenham.t happened right around 4:00 this afternoon. it's not clear how badly people may have been hurt. investigators are still working to try and figure out how it happened. >> tonight police are hunting for the thug who attack and robbed a 75 year old woman at a popular south jersey shopping mall. fox 29's shawnette wilson live in evesham township tonight. shawnette? >> reporter: iain, people shop here, they dine here, even walk the fountain lake here. so most were shocked that a woman was attacked in such a populated place. >> i'm shocked. because i come here all the time and i've never had an issue ever ever. never felt unsafe. >> reporter: shoppers at the promenade on route 73 in evesham are horrified to hear 75 year old woman critically hurt from man who snarled her purse. >> that's horrible. it's horrible. >> reporter: it happened wednesday night around 8:30. police say the woman was wassing here when a man came up alongside her and violently grabbed her purse which was on her shoulder

frankford avenue also the road that the septa 56 bus is going to use this morning. so instead of using torresdale the 56 will go up levick, through frankford, tan will do the opposite nor toroblems last night on the way home, amtrak, everything back to normal on the northeast corridor, construction crew still left over, maybe another 15 minutes or so on the eastbound turnpike at ft. washington. and some overnight crews still with us south on 295 at route 38. stay to up date with all of the traffic tie ups throughout the day. new app titled your drive. download the app for the iphone and android devices by going to the cbsphilly.com/your drive. natasha, back over to you. >> doctor in south carolina has invent add machine that could help fight the spread of ebola. check it out. this is the true d robot. 5 feet tall, has uvc light that's strong enough to breakdown dna from organisms like viruses. the doctor has sent two of the robots to liberia. he's planning to head there later this week to help train people on how to use them. >>> and that viral ice bucket challenge

another ma'am, sexually assaulted, and according to authorities, he started talking with this woman on septa bus, on august 16th, then went to the woman's home, where he sexually assault the her, investigators say he also robbed her, as he was leaving her house. police are also investigating the connection between two shooting deaths between a south jersey family. >> yes, police say that raymond shot and killed his wife denise in her hospital room at kennedy hospital in stratford, then apparently turned the gun on himself. necessary critical condition. as police investigated this shooting, body of cull couple's son ryan, he was shot and killed. police are trying to establish a link between these two incidents. >> tragic, beyond tragic, i guess it could have been worse. co-have pulled it on people who work at the hospital. >> police have been called numerous times to the couple's home over the years, meanwhile, kennedy hospital is reviewing its safety protocol. and the gloucester county liquor store under fire this morning, the store's owner accused of refuse to go serve black customers. >> now d

septa has rerouted the bus routes around city hall.ou can find the closures and route detours at 6abc.com. >> five people were rushed to the hospital overnight following a nasty headon collision. it was on the scene as medics treated the jitter. two cars collided on thompsonville road at midnight. two of the injured are in critical condition. >>> police in camden are investigating a crash involving an off duty fire truck and new jersey transit bus and a car. the car was pinned against the wall of a building. a person inside the car was trapped and suffered serious injuries. 8 people on the bus suffered minor injuries. >> four children killed during the row home inferno in southwest philadelphia were laid to rest this weekend. family members wailed as the four small caskets were carried out from divine mercy parish yesterday. family members remembered the bonds between the crowning -- the young siblings. >> three days after the baby was born, patrick told his mother, mommy, he is the best birthday present you can give me. >> philadelphi

for the gang coming up from say the delaware beaches, this morning, septa, using shuttle bus this ishe route ten trolley, same deal on the 15 trolley, the entire route. otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays. erika, back over to you. >> here are your headlines today. no injuries but some damage in an apartment fire on the 3100 block every grant avenue in northeast philadelphia. there is in word right now on what sparked that fire. >>> police are is her clinic for two suspects after a stray bullet comes frighteningly close to three year old, asleep in a crib. happened sunday night in darby borough, delaware county. the child was not injured. >>> and, 23 year old kevin trent face as long recovery after a hit-and-run sunday night. it happened in sicklerville, camden county. police say the hit-and-run vehicle likely has front end damage, and possibly a shattered windshield. >>> your time now 5:16. it cock become the next big thing foreman cures. coming up: how until polish could help prevent date rape. >> and it is just horrifying to watch. but this young boy actually gets up

bus. so, we're waiting on some confirmation from septa as to where that 56 bus, and how they're going to reroute the bus, whether it will go all the way to up frankford or stay on one of the local side streets. hang tight there. we'll have the information as soon as it pops over. live look at i95 right near philadelphia international airport where they are paving the northbound side, and only that far left lane is open, on 95, as you head north up toward the airport. but otherwise the rest of the majors kind of quiet. off to good start, this morning, katie, with no delays on the roadways. but, what's mother nature going to serve up for us today? >> not looking bad. yesterday really nice, today generally speaking another real nice day, what i would say an even better pool day for you, because it will start to feel little steamier, definitely, more like summer, than the last couple of days have provided. storm scan3, quiet, for the moment. you can see little bit of green off to the south here. that's a disturbance that barely clipped by here. look at the dew points, though. our moisture content, t

septa. i'll move out of the way. you can see the scene at bellfield and broad. the route 16 southbound busverted at bellfield. make a left turn on billfield and go over to old york and make a right and another right on hunting park and left back onto broad. if you are using the southbound number 16 bus, you'll divert at billfield overto old york huntihun huntihun hunting park back to south broad. witnesses say a woman was hit by a compact white, possibly american made car traveling southbound on broad as she was crossing east to west. they say she was hit and knocked in the air and then run over again by a second vehicle. that second vehicle ultimately stopped but the first kept going. police say they have not found it. the woman was in bad shape when witnesses saw her. >> she was breathing but her breathing was very faint and it was a panting like that and that was it. >> reporter: police blocked off southbound traffic here at bellfield and broad and as i said, there's a diversion for the septa number 16 bus and you can see some traffic tie-ups as well. again, police are looking for a whi

septa also affected bus routes that operate in the area of city hall will be detoured, due to the street closures. now, specific detours for routes four, 27, 31, 44, 124 and 125 and others have been posted at www.septa.org. we move the traffic cam to much busier picture here. this is the schuylkill at south street. no delays on the schuylkill this morning. the south street bridge, right in the middle of your screen, that looks fine, of course the gorgeous center city skyline at the top of your screen, and the schuylkill is behaving itself through philly, and its suburbs, on to the ben franklin bridge, which is right here, well, we had our ben franklin bridge, but we're actually at the mid kelly -- mid-county tolls. mid-county tolls are all in good shape this morning. no problems on the pa turnpike. doing all right further up on the new jersey turnpike as well. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans. now, liz, back to you. >> thank you for that update, ann. >>> meantime, dozen coast down the hill for the annual adult soap box derby races in portland. the 17th a

. >>> one person is recovering after this crash involving septa's route 36 trolley bus. his happened around saturday morning at 54th and linberg boulevard. septa says two cars were involve in the accident. they somehow collided with that trolley. no one on board the trolley was injury. the accident is now under investigation. >>> family and friend gathered to remember a local family killed in a hit and run crash, more than a month ago. a memorial cook out was held at charmers park for keisha williams and her three children. police say on july 25th 2 carjacking suspects lost control of the car they were driving and hit the children and their mother who were on the corner selling fruit for their church this weekend's event also honored robert rivers a family friends who were killed in the separate crash last may. >>> fire engulfs a mobile home in north carolina killing all six people inside. eyewitnesses tried to rescue the the residents but the flames were simply just too intense. neighbors say that the victims are a mother and her boyfriend, her son, her son's girlfriend

bus company. better known as septa. when jones starts his shift on that sunny spring day, he's in for a shock. d on his bus equipped with eight security cameras, it all starts when this young mother and her 2-year-old son get on the route 47 bus and run into another passenger, lafanus pickett. >> i got on at seventh and market. >> as the bus winds it way through the philadelphia streets, pickett notices the little boy. >> he was running up and down the aisle. >> pickett hears the mom tell the young boy to sit down. >> and she begins spanking him like he was some sort of animal. >> pickett leans forward and reprimands the young mom and said, he's a child, let him be a child. you shouldn't be spanking him like that. if he continues to do that, i'm going to turn you in for child endangerment. she was like, you don't know me. this is my son. i will deal with him any way i choose to. >> for whatever reason he offers his unsolicited parenting advice and he's just a little boy, that's child abuse. >> philadelphia native joe slabojen is a veteran staff writer for "the philadelphia inquirer." over his 3

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