case of road rage, next >>> these pictures tell story of the close call on columbus boulevard, a septa bus tried to detour around a freight train, and it didn't end very well. >>> the bus became stuck on the tracks and oh, yeah, the slow moving train managed to stop just short of hitting bus tuesday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is ative rent kind of bus accident in south philadelphia. the driver of the route 79 bus, thought that he could cross over columbus boulevard but she got stuck on the tracks and she and two passengers ended up going to the hospital. live at the scene tonight columbus boulevard and dick inn on is "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann? >> reporter: well, yes jim investigators still trying to figure this one out trying to figure out how a septa bus driver missed a cross over and instead jumped the curve here narrowly missing an on coming csx train. >> it was just something unbelievable. >> reporter: frank berk and other witnesses could not believe what they were seeing around the dinner hour that a csx freight train was blocking cross over traff

do you see that septa bus? that is going through wheatsheaf and frankford right now. we saw that bus come through with more police officers and emergency personnel here because we know this area is extremely clogged with traffic, and with emergency personnel, fire fighters on the scene. so we know that the city a has been moving officers to this location, on septa buses and septa has been critical, at this point in its mergecy operation, with trying to get people, from this scene and to this scene. we have a number of, ambulances that are lined upright the now to our left. you can see they are lined up making sure that it is just in case they need more injured from that site, that emergency personnel are still scouring through still searching through and get those people loaded up and on into those ambulances and out of this scene and to hospitals because we know that there have been a number of trauma alerts at this point. again we are still waiting on the police commissioner, charles ramsey and mayor michael nutter right now to give us more information. on that septa

that she will be on that septa bus in route here at hahnemann university. she's okay. also with her, her husband, he's okay but there are family members getting word that their loved ones who are on the train, jim are being brought here to hahnemann so we are seeing family members arrive here, as they are hoping to see their loved ones when they arrive here. so that is what is had happening here at hahnemann. we are here, waiting to see that septa bus arrive, when those other passengers come but i'm told by officials that a couple of dozen people have already been brought here as we showed you the the images of people coming here with debris and dust on their face and clothes. their faces, in shock of what they experienced tonight. so from here, jim, it is really about trying to treat these people as they come. >> sharrie, thank you. >>> let's again, tell everybody about that hot line, 800-523-now i cannot see the the last four digits because it was taken off the screen and the reason why is because police commissioner, there it is, 9101. if you need to know informatio

now again you'll see another septa bus another septa bus to our right here being backed in with policesonnel on the -- in the area right here. again, trying to get as many folks. we have another ambulance arriving here to our right. headed into the scene getting as many philadelphia fire department emergency medical services folks here on the scene as they can trying to keep these streets open here to let lances get in here. so they can remove folks once they get them off the railroad crossing and down here to this area. >> just incredible scene dave we're seeing a lot of ground video i think you're seeing as well. we've had skyfox -- dave, i'll get back to you in just a minute. i understand we have a railroad accident reconstruction on the phone robert hailstone. rob, thanks for joining us. i hope you can hear me. i'm sure it's speculation but any idea what might have happened here? >> well, i've heard reports there may have been an impact with a csx freight train of some type. we don't know any details on that. but we have reports of significant damage to the front end of the passeng

septa bus detours go in effect early morning. south philadelphia here stadium area we have a free ride on the subway up to the starting line of the race and then runners will come down broad street. you'll see unusual traffic volume early in the morning and then, of course, closures through the day of broad street and bus detours. down in dover they have dover days festival all weekend long in the heart of the door. some weekend closures and detours coming our way for septa over the weekend manayunk norristown line they are using an adjusted schedule all weekend to do work on the power system. chris and alex, back over to you. >>> 6:50. local road crew didn't let a tire get in the way of the painting job no. >> they painted right over it without moving it the out first. check this out, we spotted this on northbound i-95 south of allegheny avenue. paint crew didn't notice it or just couldn't be bothered just to get out and pick it up and then continue painting. penndot blames contractor they hired last in for this. spokesperson th

. >> newly released surveillance video paints a clearer picture how a septa bus got stuck on the tracks, "action news" continues. >> welcome back you're taking a live look here, out on sky6 live hd out across penns landing over the platt ben franklin bridge, clear shot but in some areas there's a little bit of fog. 62 degrees. >> karen rogers is like the pied piper when it comes to work and school. >> reporter: i am. we have dense fog starting along the coastline. i want to show you this picture you can see or not see delaware county that's i-95 at blue route, we have dense fog along i-95 between delaware and the airport. if you're heading to the airport, you're dealing with this, as we know the fog situation changes moment by moment. that's why we're on top of it and watching it for you, i want to show you the visibility reports, it was only 30 minutes ago it was five miles visibility. philadelphia international we're down to less than a mile that's a big change. .3 along interior parts of south jersey and delaware. no longer just the coastline where we originally saw it was focused th

how could that septa bus driver not be wearing her seat belt? >> shouldn't be driving a bus. riod. something has to be done. that ain't right. >> septa agrees. >> this absolutely a requirement for all of our operators to have their seat belt on. >> i caught up with septa spokesperson jerry williams. this accident appears to be a clear case of driver error. septa says the u-turn 10 year veteran driver took was not inappropriate since train car was blocking the bus' normal route. but the fact she wasn't strapped in with a seat belt is unacceptable. >> it is definitely something that she should have been wearing. and if she had had that seat belt on, i'm sure we would not be looking at this accident. >> septa plans to conduct a full investigation before deciding on any discipline for the driver. but in the meantime, they insist their rides are safe. this could have ended much differently than it did. how do you reassure your passengers that they're safe on septa buss? >> we have not seen something like this. if there's anyone else out there that does not have op their seat belt w

to a local hospital. >>> six people are being treated for accidents after an accident involving a septa busn north philadelphia. there were about 30 people on the bus when it made a sudden stop. the bus was trying to avoid hitting a car that cut it off. >>> gabrielle giffords will push for tougher gun laws in delaware. she was shot in the head in 2011. she's announcing her support of a pro poposal that would require anyone under a restraining order to turn over their firearm immediately. >>> the agency once secret phone program is illegal. the three judge panel said the program went beyond what was authorized by congress. the nsa is collecting phone records to combat terrorism. it will continue temporarily until congress ends it or replaces it. >>> thousands of families have requested inspections in nepal. towns continue to clear rubble from destroyed buildings. the united nations estimates 600,000 houses were wiped out by the quake. officials say $2 billion is needed to rebuild. the death toll from the earthquake stands at more than 7700 people with thousands more hurt. >>> red cross offic

not moving and it did not hit the bus. >> actually driving southbound on columbus, and i saw the septa bus coming north and it crossed over in the area where you can drive and then all of a sudden it kind of looked like it was making a u-turn but it went right back to where the train tracks were. >> two passengers and the driver were injured. but there's no word yet on the extent of their injuries. >>> the parents of an eight-year-old girl who was struck by a bullet during a drive by shooting make emotional plea for the gunman to turn himself in. ania curry will have surgery tomorrow to remove a bullet still lodged in her skull. a gunman opened fire on the little girl and her family as they double park at 53rd and haverford in west philadelphia saturday night. police believe the gunman was upset about the family's car blocking traffic. so he fired into the rear window window. >> she's eight-year-old. she didn't deserve it. she didn't... she's an innocent child. >> i don't want everybody think it was minor. this is a serious incident and she still is in pain right now. she could have died.

. >> also, the mystery every how this septa bus ended up on train tracks, has been solved. see the rough ride through the drivers eyes and the big trouble she's in now. >> and, a magazine, not feeling the love for philadelphia. find out why it is just, well, we'll tell you. we'll be right back. when we take these tests we don't actually do anything. we use the tutorials. one of the tutorials showed things like how to change the background color in an online test environment and it takes time away from learning math and science and english and all the things that i really enjoy learning. they can't do as much because they have to administer this test on the computer. and that's really one of the worst parts of the test. >>> just about 5:13, let's get our traffic and weather together with kate. >> i we expect to see high pressure keep control over our area here today. even into the weekends, bub there are indirect impacts that come along with what else is going on, across the rest of the united states in terms of our weather pattern. let me explain. let's take things out here

ly. >> a freight train managed to stop just short of hitting a septa bus that had been stuck on the tracksain had been blocking crossover traffic on columbus boulevard in philadelphia last night. witnesses say the driver of the route 29 bus turned onto their tracks to try to detour around the train and got stuck. the train started moving slowly toward it but managed to stop right in time. the bus driver and two bus passengers were treated at the hospital. they're expecting to be okay. septa is investigating the driver's actions. >>> the six democratic candidates for philadelphia mayor took part in their final broadcast debate right here on 6abc before the may 19th primary. they mostly talked about education and the relationship between police and the community. erin o'hearn is live at the big board with the debate break down. erin. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the hot topic certainly was leadership in the philadelphia police department and practices used by officers which is also at the forefront of a national discussion as well. all six candidates said they would put an end to the dep

that septa bus. septa's also helping out with all of this and bringing in first responders? >> no doubt about it they're bringing first responders into the scene here on buses, septa buses. there are police officers on there, other police and fire personnel. several buses were headed to the scene as we came up again with police officers on board. with septa personnel. everybody trying to help out here on the scene. and lend whatever hand they can, we are about a block and a half from the actual derailment scene. can't see much past the police line right here lots of personnel, lots of heavy equipment, lots of firefighting equipment, up and down this entire block here. >> you know, dave, bruce has been on the phone, and he's been on the scene there, not far from you, i guess, he's mentioned he's never seen anything like this response in all of his years in philadelphia. i know you've been around for a long time and can you give us your insight as to the magnitude of what you're seeing out there? >> well let me say this the closest thing to this recently was the building colla

they were going to collide and cause a big explosion and big accident. >> reporter: hours after septa busame face to face with a freight train crews were still working to free the bus from the tracks. skyfox shows the heart stopping seen hours before. it was just after 6:00 when the bus somehow ended up on the tracks along columbus boulevard near dickinson street. >> it was probably around 5 feet away. one of the pictures i took it looks like it was definitely going to hit. >> lauren was sitting in traffic when it happened. she tweeted several pictures from the scene. she says she saw the bus traveling north on columbus, then tried to make a u-turn at dickenson street. >> bus actually crossed over where you can drive over in front of the tracks and then it pulled a u-turn and went into the train tracks and got caught up right in front of the train. >> reporter: septa officials say the route 29 bus had just left the pier 70 shopping center on columbus boulevard and was headed to its final stop at 33rd and dickinson. septa says the freight train wasn't moving but was blocking several inters

. >>> well the driver and some passengers on this septa bus that got stuck on train tracks are still recovering from minor injuries this morning. "nbc 10" bureau snapped these photos in south philadelphia. septa said the bus driver tried to make a detour. that's when the bus jumped the tracks and got stuck there. sky force 10 was on the scene. the train was apparently blocking that intersection. that's when the bus driver for some reason tried to go around it. we spoke to a woman who said she saw the whole thing. >> it kind of looks like it was making a u-turn but it went right back where the train tracks were. the bus kind of got stuck in that concrete divider over the train tracks. there was no collision with the train. >> thank goodness. septa tells us they're still investigating exactly how this happened. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 20 minutes after 4:00 and showers overhead. we're watching showers going to be moving back into the area. mainly light showers overnight. philadelphia saw that light rainfall while there were a few thund

. >>> take a look at this, the septa bus stuck on train tacks in south philadelphia. an nbc viewer snapped these pictures. septa told us the driver tried to make a detour around the stopped freight train because it was blocking the intersection. here's a look at the scene from sky force 10. septa tells us the bus driver and two passengers have major injuries. lauren ferret tells us she was there and saw the whole thing. >> it looked like it was making a u turn but it went back to where the con kreets are. the bus got stuck. there was no collision with the actual train. >> septa officials tell nbc 10 they'll continue to investigate how this happened. >>> turning to the weather and the perfect night for a selfie in center city. nbc 10 for movie night as people enjoyed a night out under the stars. >>> there was a different show at a skate park with people were enjoying another night that felt too summary to be may. we're tracking some showers now. let's get the latest from sheena parveen. >> we do have some showers on the radar right now. but we expected at least a few mo

. >>> u-haul truck collides with a septa bus in forth philadelphia. skyfox over the accident this morning near west allegheny and west glenwood avenues in fair hill. septa officials say the bus hit the drivers side. five passengers were carried off on stretchers. authorities say no one was seriously hurt. >>> and more problems for passengers aboard a septa bus in tioga. sky fox high above north broad street in west erie avenue just before 8:00 a.m. you can see the bus there in the center of the road. authorities say this was not crash but more like al very sudden stop. nine passengers on the bus were taken to the hospital. officials say no one was seriously injured. >>> meanwhile wild video just released by septa showing what happened happened on the route 29 bus as it came up on a freight train. this was tuesday when the bus was trying to make u-turn at dickenson street in south philly. the bus got stuck to the train tracks you can see the passenger and the driver flying from their seats. they were hurt. they'll be okay though. septa says the driver w

the bus blocked several intersections, including the normal route along tasker street. the septa driver and two passengers on the bus were taken to the hospital. the bus has since been moved. >> the manna cured of killing melissa goes on trial today he can terminator jason smith is accused of strangling her then setting her body on fire after they argue over work he did at her graduate hospital area home on january of 2013. now the defense is challenging the police search of his levittown home and his alleged confession. we'll keep an eye on that for you. >> only on fox philadelphia mother demanding justice after she says her autistic son was bitten by a teacher's aid. >> that aid is evidently still on the job. jennifer joyce live in the news room with more on this story. good morning to you jennifer. >> good morning guys. still on the job this mom is not happy about it. she wants this teaching assistant fired so far that's not happened. school district says it is investigating the allegations. she said the by the cents inning dent happened monday afternoon was not notified by sc

that is also going to throw septa's 40 and 42 bus on a detour today. they are still working on the pennsylvania turnpike between downingtown and valley forge interchange. south jersey, in problems or delays at all, cherry hill is looking good. coming down 295. we have some fog delays. i don't think we will that have problem this morning. so we are good to go this morning on the philly international. the chris and lauren, back over on you. >>> our top story this morning a man has tied after investigators say someone firebombed a kensington apartment building yesterday morning. >> now police are looking for the person responsible. fox 29's jennifer joyce is live in kensington with more on this jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning this fire ultimately claim life of the 30 year-old man who fell out of the window trying to escape. fire happened yesterday morning around 6:15 on kensington avenue near will air. first responders say the the property did not have any working smoke alarms. the landlord says he installed a system but had stripped the

. >>> new video in the nbc 10 newsroom from inside a septa bus. see the driver falling out of her chair right there. she was trying to make a detour around a stopped train in south philadelphia on tuesday evening. septa tell us the driveerr wasn't wearing a seat belt and that's against company policy and faces action that could include termination. an nbc 10 viewer snapped these pictures from the scene tuesday and sent them to us. see the bus stuck on the tracks. there are several workers gathered around it. the train was blocking the intersection of columbus boulevard and tasker street. skyforce 10 was all over head. the bus driver and two passengers had some minor injuries. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a one-car crash causing a whole lot of damage on a philadelphia street. surveillance video captured the whole thing around 4:30 this morning in tacony. a honda accord slammed into one car then flipped over and hit another. when all was said and done five vehicles were damaged when the owners left their homes this morning, they coul

. >>> this is newly released video of a septa bus that got stuck on a railroad track tuesday night. it is conrail train was blocking the tracks and the driver tried to drive around and spun the wheel too far and she fell out of the seat because they was not buckled in. the train stopped and workers came to help. >> 6:47 we're covering severe storms slamming through the south, so is "g.m.a." we have a live preview coming up next. >> reporter: we have torments on the kids because -- shorts and ts and the kids because it's going to be mild this afternoon. 80s, the pollen count is high today, staying that way through the weekend allergy sufferers keep the medications handy. we'll be back with the day planner. it's the thought that counts, right? so make it count... at t.j.maxx. give them brands they'll love, at prices that help you be generous. make t.j.maxx your first stop for gifting... and maxx life! less than ten minutes away from "good morning america." >> amy robach is with us on a look that's coming up. i know you guys are watching the terrible weather going through the south. >>

a septa bus struck on the train tracks. with a was this driver doing? >> good day made it to wednesday, may the sixth 2015. >> mike mike, mike. >> it is hump day a wednesday. >> all downhill from here. >> all right well, this may not be the best looking day of the week, we will give you seven out of ten, i don't think a wash out either. we just have few showers around mostly this morning so buddy has the umbrella polo shirt today. almost bit of damp start. we will see a little bit of sunshine throughout the day as well. you can see if you look to the north of philadelphia, on this ultimate doppler radar map, that there are some showers up there. because cold front hasn't quite come through yet. have the umbrella for now sun trying to peak through those clouds not too successfully, north-northwest winds at 6 miles an hour, and it is 66 degrees right now we expect high of 74 almost 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. 58 degrees tonight as we get rid of that cold front. and it is just a little bit cooler. we will talk about the warm up for mothers day weeken

. >>> we're getting a look at surveillance video the moment a septa bus crashed on a track. this is in south philadelphia with a train approaching. a conrail train was blocking the route 29 bus so the driver tried to go around. she made a uturn addicten son but she swung the wheel too far she fell out of her seat, the passengers was out of her seat. the train stopped and the driver came to help. >>> we're we think this video may be disturbing to viewers we're showing you here. thomas webster is kicking 13-year-old in 2013. police arrested him on monday after the grand jury indicted him on second degree assault. the police department placed him on unpaid leave. aclu sued on behalf of dickerson after another grand jury declined to indict him last year. >>> jury deliberations begins in the corruption trial for of former police officers. prosecutors built their case on testimony from a former colleague, jeffrey walker. walker pleaded guilty last year. >>> 12-year-old boy is recovering from being stabbed in the back in the frankford section of the city. it happened while he tried

get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> a septa bus london railroad tracks. at route 29 bus tried to maneuver around a train on to dickinson street on monday night and that is when it got stuck on the track and at columbus boulevard. and the train was not moving, and, did not hit the bus. two passengers and the driver were injured and in word on the extent, of the injuries. you never want to drive over train tracks. never a good eye tea. >> not a good thing. >> driver remains hospitalized with severe burns after his truck carrying gasoline crashed and caught fire on the new jersey turnpike. accident happened yesterday afternoon on the southbound ramp to the garden state parkway in woodbridge. police say driver sustained burn to 90 percent of his body. there is no word on the cause of the crash. a two-year old suffered a fracture skull. another boy was treated for cuts on his head and shoulder. people at the park say they heard a cracking sound right before that tree fell. inspectors are trying to figure out what brought that tree down. the just hard to watch.

also bala-cynwyd police are investigating an accident involving septa bus and car it happened 1 p.m. city avenue and belmont avenue. it appears the car rear ended bus and the driver of the car was injured but there's no word tonight or how serious the injuries were. >> more to come tonight one of the biggest sporting events ever the year. and there's concerns of how to prevent spinouts at the endy 500 and new technology made the sport more dangerous. >> plus a trip way back in time renaissance fair in new jersey we'll show you some more unusual sights and sounds. melissa. >> and walter, it was cool, but comfortable today across much of the delaware and lehigh valley. it looks like for second half of holiday weekend these numbers will climb into the 80s. we've got the details coming up in the accuweather forecast. pass pats pass pats >> today was first day of three weekend event bringing us back in time. new jersey renaissance fair liberty lake in bordentown. visitors can check out the games where guys in kilts throw heavy things. and a mock weapon or two. the fair continues tomorrow

all of the events will come with the septa bus detours and biggie on sunday the broad street run. you park in south philadelphia the the stadium complex a free subway ride to the starting line. then, of course, runners will come down broad street back in south philadelphia while race is underway. watch for bus detours and closures along the route. we are in good shape. light volume on the majors. the mass transit in delays. chris and lauren back to you. >>> may him is over, mariota, mariota. >> yes. >> quarterback is not coming to the eagles nest. >> i think a lot of people initially might have said first big daddy graham who is nelson agholor and second did we really need marcus mariota. >> i would have loved to have marcus mariota here and i'll tell you only because the intrigue that would have came with the paring of chip kelly. people forget that is how this whole thing started. had eagles hired gus bradley which they were this close to doing there never would have been up letter over getting marcus mariota as it turned out to be. it was because chip kelly recruited him and be

. >>> the driver and some passengers on this septa bus that got stuck on train tracks are recovering from minor injuries. an "nbc 10" viewer snapped these photos. they tried to make a detour. sky force 10 was over the scene. the train was blocking the intersection. septa is telling us they're investigating how this all happened. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> tracking showers in the area that are moving off shore. look at that beautiful view of boat house row. that's the live view from the melon bank building. the wind has died down this morning. clouds overhead. we are going to see showers move back into the area. right now a dry start here at the "nbc 10" studios. rain has moved into the pocono mountains. mount pocono getting 54 degrees with light rain. clouds over trenton at 67 degrees. dover right now is in the clear and will start the day with some sunshine. we're watching for some fog. this is the live view from the stadium in wilmington. there is report of light fog in the area. doesn't look too bad there. light rainfall returning

the also closed or also detoured are septa bus routes around the run. the visit septa.org for more information. we will move the the traffic cam here to the schuylkill expressway at 30th street. oh a little will dark on that shot right there but schuylkill is doing fine through philadelphia and suburbs. keep in mind martin luther king drive shut down between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activities. kelly drive shut down between strawberry mansion drive and fountain league drive for the championship regatta on to the ben franklin bridge mid span no delays or problems on the ben franklin. however, burlington bristol bridge, we will write this up that will have irregular unfrequent opening until 9:00 a.m. take ben franklin or walt whitman instead. that is are latest from the cbs-3 traffic enter i'm a well, in just ten years you two has change the way we watch video on line anywhere all the time pretty much. as we are about to hear from cbs nora o'donnell. here's what you will see later on cbs sunday morning. >> you tube create

it's from on board a septa bus that ended up on railroad tracks. see passengers being jostled there. see the driver falling out of her chair. she was trying to make a detour around a stopped train in south philadelphia tuesday. septa tells us the driver was not wearing her seat belt that's against company policy so she faces disciplinary action that could include termination. an nbc 10 viewer snapped these pictures from the scene tuesday, sent them to us. see the bus there on the tracks. there are several workers gathered around it. the train was around the intersection of columbus boulevard and tasker street. skyforce 10 was also overhead. we're told the bus driver and two passengers had some minor injuries. >>> nbc 10 following the race for mayor. we're just 12 days away now from the democratic primary, and tonight the democratic candidates and the sole republican candidate will discuss poverty and homelessness in the city at a vote for homes forum. the event gets under way in less than half an hour at the broad street ministry in center city. he

." >> we're getting the first look at surveillance from the moment a septa bus crashed on to the tracks in south philadelphia with a train approaching and it happened tuesday night columbus boulevard. a conrail train was blocking route 2 bus as tasker so the driver tried he to go around. she makes a u-turn dickinson and spins the wheel too far losing control and falling out of her seat because she's not buckled n bus goes wild driving up and over the median and passengers go flying from their seats. they and driver were hurt. the train stopped and workers came in to help. >> fbi agents and local italian police combine forces overnight to conduct rage in town of calabria in southern italy. they arrested people with links to wilmington delaware and chester, pennsylvania. this is video from last october at the port of wilmington when agents italian agents uncovered millions of dollars in cocaine. the cocaine was stored in warehouses in wilmington and chester. the headquarters of the operation for all of this, a pizzeria in queens, new york. >> a huge fight involving 25 to 50 students erupt

. >>> a car collided with a septa bus this afternoon injuring eight people. the accident happened at 2:30 at the intersection of germantown avenue and tioga streets in hunting park. police are investigating what caused the car to crash with the route 23 bus. eight people were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> a $2,500 reward is now being offered forly information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects involved in a gun shop robbery. the crime happened at 4 o'clock yesterday morning at the suburban armory store in collingdale. this is surveillance video. the thieves stole 19 weapons. collingdale police and atf agents are looking for two vehicles a silver gm sedan and a maroon important whack montana with the partial license plate yz. >>> hundreds of scouts honor war veterans on this memorial day weekend an former wrestler from drexel takes to the ring in vegas this weekend. ahead in sports we'll introduce you to the ufc fighter living out his dream. >> certainly a beautiful start to the holiday weekend. breezy and seaso

. >>> this is just in to nbc 10 12 septa passengers and a bus driver was hurt. the accident happened about two hours ago. septa officials tell us the injuries are minor and we're working to find out if anyone in the car was hurt. >>> right now the red cross is helping more than a dozen people displaced by an early morning fire in berks county. shortly after the fire started around 7:30 this morning the fire spread to six homes. the house where the fire started collapsed. witnesses described the frantic rush to make sure his neighbors were safe. >> we started getting whoever out of the buildings, out of the houses. we got one neighbor out. she was an elderly woman. she didn't really want to leave but the fire was engolfulfing her home. >> crews faced an extra challenge because there were no hydrants on the block. >>> detectives in south jersey are asking for the public's help to solve a deadly hit and run accident. what are investigators telling you? >> reporter: investigators with the camden county prosecutor's office hope fliers like this one will help jog someo

. >>> meanwhile the broad street run is having a big impact on the septa bus routes. 40 routes are being detoured because of the big event. the broad street line is the fastest way to get around. we have a link at 6abc.com to help you get around today. >>> in new jersey, a mother and son are hospitalized in critical condition after escaping from their burning home overnight. firefighters were called to princess avenue in camden before 11:30, when they arrived the first floor of a row home was on fire and quickly spreading. a 47-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son escaped from from a window. both were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. the cause is under investigation. >>> firefighters were calmed to a vacant warehouse -- were called to a vacant warehouse in camden at florence and south 7th street. when firefighters arrived they found flames shooting through the roof. crews brought the fire under control there were no reports of injuries and no words on the cause. >>> police have arrested the man in connection with the stabbing get death of his brother. the action cam was on

. >> a septa bus takes a wrong turn and ends up stuck on the tracks as a train approaches. >> the democratic philadelphia face

. >>> take a look at this behind me here, a septa bus driver will have some explaining to do, after a bus london some railroad tracks in south philadelphia. officials say that the route 29 bus tried to maneuver around a train on to dickinson street. that is when it got stuck on the tracks at columbus boulevard. the train was not moving and did not hit the bus. two passengers and a driver were injured. no word on the extent though of those injuries. erika? >>> the george washington bridge scandal follows governor chris christie as he helped out of state. hear what he says about possibly testifying against his former allies. >>> also, a fugitive on the run for 56 years is back behind bars this morning the famous prison where he escaped from and how police, finally found him. >>> also... >> i have been here 28 years and i have never seen nothing like that come through. >> it is a request that really shocked some pizza workers a customer's special order that saved her life. >>> and it is a cloudy, cooler start to the day keep in mind it is still 68 degrees. hard to complain about this for

the bus driver and two pus passengers were tweeted at the hospital. they're expecting to be okay. septastigating that driver's actions. >>> the six democratic candidates for philadelphia mayor took part in their final broadcast debate right here on 6abc before that may 19th primary. they mostly talked about education and the relationship between police and the community. erin o'hearn is live at the big board with a debate break down. erin. >> reporter: good morning matt. the hot topic was the leadership in the philadelphia police department and practices used by officers which is also at the for front of the national discussion as welly all six candidates said they would put an end to the department's stop and frisk policy. as for the candidates thought on the current leadership of the ppd by commissioner charles ramsey. >> commissioner ramsey is out of here. number two, we would hire somebody from within. >> i like him. i would keep him the question is would he stay. >> if he stays or if he goes the new commissioner in my administration will be within the police department. >> person w

get around that closure now because that far closure septa bus route 15 bus is bussing around this morning. because that far closure. plymouth road remains closed between 476 and butler pike due to sinkhole repairs. >> thank you just violent weekend in philadelphia, police are investigating several shootings at least two of them fatal. in lawncrest, man died last night after shooting in the 6,000 block of colgate street. the unidentified victim was shot in the torso around 9:30. the shooter fled the scene when officers got there. that person has not been found. >> three teenagers recovering from gunshot wounds after two separate shootings near south street. a 16 and 17 year old shot in the 800 block every south street recall i yesterday morning. it happened after an argument, we're told until the street, just one block away 19 year old man found shot in the leg an hour and a half later now that area was busy at the time with people out during a warm saturday night. >> happening today charges could be upgraded against a mother accused of throwing her baby off an allentown bridge. that one y

last month, new york based group ran controversial anti-islam ad campaign on septa bus featuring photo of adolf hitler and pakistani activist. >> there were additional offers that were hired for this event. >> police left the two men's bodies next to the car as they checked it for explosives as a precaution. >> now the again men have not been named nor has their motive. the shooting has echos of january's paris massacre at the charlie hebdo headquarters, that magazine has a history of printing cartoons with a profit muhammad and 12 people were killed in that attack. live in the sat center, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thanks for, that we will get back to you. police rush to save little boy as they say his own mother through him off a bridge. it happened in allentown along the hamilton street bridge above the lehigh river. the mother jumped in herself right after. police say the child and his mother, fell in a section of the the river filled with rocks. the 19 year old mother made it out of the water then collapsed. the baby meanwhile was no where to be found so officers b

, so check for adjusted schedules, these trains running later both saturday, sunday, then sunday septa bus detours because of the broad street run that will be detoured between sunday eight a.m. and noontime. that's a look at your ride. ukee we send over to you. >> words is daily show host john stewart is buying the farm. literally. and it is in new jersey. >> john stewart and his wife trace had i been long time supporters of farm sanction too area, that's national advocacy group for farm animals. now, the couple recently bought a new jersey farm, to give a home to farm animals rescued from abuse and cruelty. >> very nice. >> giving back, so much, that's great. >> we can see some records smashed at the box office this weekend with the return of the avengers. >> kevin frazer from entertainment tonight has the word on the action packed superhero sequel. >> watching people pay for our mistake. >> isn't it why we fight so we can ends the fight and go home? >> well, amazingly. >> they're back. iron man captain america tore the hum being black widow, return to take on you will tron, a robot that

this is all affecting the septa bus route 40 and 42 as well.eed to be detoured through that area so give yourself a little extra time if you're headed there. in south philadelphia we've got the ramp from lombard to i-95 northbound. that's going to be closed. so watch for those repairs that will be happening from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and you'll have to stick to washington avenue or the race street on-ramps instead. visibility is down in a few spots. not at philadelphia international airport. 8-mile visibility. not bad there. 3-mile visibility in trenton. we're at about 1 mile in millville, in wildwood. eight hundred tenths of a mile in wilmington. as we look at the temperatures through the region it's warm humid, 68 degrees. a very warm day. a high of 88. we're mostly dry as david has been saying. we've got a shower that's moving through so look for that in parts of south jersey right now. tam. >> okay, thank you karen. >>> and developing this morning, police are investigating an attack near the university of california santa barbara. two peop

. >>> also in bala cynwyd police are investigating an accident involving a septa bus and car.1:00 p.m. at city avenue and belmont avenue. it appears the car rear ended the bus. driver of the car was injured but there is no word on how serious those injuries were. another bus was brought into take those passengers to their final destinations. >>> there was quite a turnout this morning for a job fair in southwest philadelphia this job fair was hosted by an organization called abc men which stand for abled bodied christian men. it took place at elmwood avenue. none in profit community based organization volunteers, to help the sick and elderly year round, by helping them, houses, shoveling snow and doing simple repairs around the home just to name a few. >>> still to come on "action news", phillies take on the nationals today in washington. jeff has an update next. >>> later in new jersey it was a trip back in time, way back, we will show you unusual activity taking place at the renaissance fair at liberty lakes when "action news" comes right back. why combine performance with a

got that row home fire in strawberry mansion at diamond and 29th giving us local closures and some septa bus the woods. new construction zone lower moreland closing byberry road today and the rest of the days this week from 9:00 until 3:00 for new work. county line or tomlinson gets you around it. new paving project gets under way tonight 11-mile stretch of 611, they're going to start working southbound at edge hill road starting at 8:00 this evening. new crash on the northeast extension if you're come back from the poconos southbound past the lehigh valley interchange. luckily off to the side so not causing a huge delay. we see delays in chester county on the 30 bypass eastbound and that sun glare isn't helping us out at this point. >> oh, my god. do you feel the heat? >> yeah. >> that's new video of a driver passing a massive tanker fire on a ramp to i75 in detroit. the tanker every turned spilling 9,000 gallons of gas. the wreck set off a fire ball. the truck driver is doing fine. repairs to the ramp start today. they're expected to last about a week. investigators are still looking into

spruce between 34th and 40th you just want to use walnut or sansom but this is also going to affect septa bus routes 40 and 42. they'll need to be detoured through that area so give yourself a little extra time if you're planning on taking septa in region and penn wynne montgomery county route one city avenue southbound at haverford road a new accident coming in to us right now and a water main break in upper dublin that has pine town road near highland avenue making some restrictions here. stick to camp hill road as your alternate. >> thanks karen. >>> breaking right now another major earthquake has hit nepal. an early reports have it nearly as strong as the one last month that killed more than 8,000 people. erin o'hearn has brand new video and information live from the satellite center. erin. >> reporter: hi matt. devastating news out of an area that has bear rihanna gained its footing from that earthquake that struck two weeks ago. the u.s. gs confirming a 7.3 earthquake hit 50 miles east of kathmandu in nepal. this is new video coming into "action news." you can see people are rushing out

this is also affecting septa bus routes 40 and 42.o be detoured through the area so look for that and the phils play tonight at seven:05. extra congestion there in south philadelphia. we talked about an accident on city avenue. that has since cleared so everything looking a little better city avenue right now at haverford. a water main break is causing a problem in upper dublin them to watch for crews on pine town road throughout near highland avenue there and they are trying to fix the water as we speak. camp hill road will get you around that. in christiana this fire location has old baltimore pike blocked at main street. stick to 273 as your alternate. we watched this storm just kind of pop up, not seeing lightning currently with this but i wouldn't be surprised if we dodge this is in delaware headed near route 13. if it holds together we'll see if it hits salem. other than that looking at a mostly dry day today and you want to watch out for some reduced visibility like .3 in millville tam. >> thank you karen. >>> we've got some br

i believe it is the eight and the 29 bus. septa said on a detour. you can go to septa.org for the exact detour route septa suspended on northeast corridor trains and the asela service between new york and philadelphia. for any commuters that are traveling between washington and new york, new jersey transit says they'll cross honor and allow the amtrak passes to be used on new jersey transit this morning service suspended on septa's trenton regional rail line, 11,000 commuters that use the trenton line per day on that stretch. an option would be either the west trenton line or the fox chase line. you will have to drive over to one of those stations to be able to gain access into center city, chestnut hill west line, also, service suspended this morning. we will continue our coverage this morning here on fox 29 stay there, coming right back. >> what's going on with the weather, clouds around this morning, cold front has cleared, and the tropical, former tropical storm has cleared. now, left with very dry air mass and there is a red f

. >> septa officials reviewing surveillance video from a bus thinned dollars up on train trucks along columbus boulevard yesterday evening. septa officials say the route 29 bus had just left the peer 70 shopping center and headed to it final destination at 33rd and dickinson. now, the freight train was stopped, and blocking several intersections, including the normal route for the bus along tasker street. witnesses say the bus made u-turn at dickinson then abruptly crossed over the tracks got hit. >> it was probably around 5 feet away. from some of the pictures i took it looked like it could would definitely hit. >> i didn't know if the train was moving, so i thought they would collide cause a big explosion, big accident. >> septa says the driver and two passengers on the bus were taken to the hospital and should be okay. they are still investigating why the bus ended up on the tracks. >>> only on fox philadelphia mother says her special needs child was bitten at school. >> now she says the culprit wasn't a fellow student. she is blaming a teacher's aid. jennifer joyce now live in the

so spruce street closed 34th to 40th all day and septa putting on a detour the 40 and 42 bus through the neighborhoods. so watch for extra volume exiting the the schuylkill at uni and south street. here's a live look at route one in bucks county no problems or delays rolling out of the neshaminy. good morning to cherry hill new jersey. wanting to shopping. >> sure. >> there you go exactly. lauren is ready to go shopping. the meet you at cherry hill mall thereafter the show. chris and lauren back to you. >>> thanks bob. >>> a bolt bus on the way from boston to new york city caught fire yesterday in connecticut. forty-six passengers all got out safely, that is great news, state police temporarily shut down the the highway so fire fighters could extinguish the flames. pass eveningers were put on another bus. they are now investigating what caused fire. one passenger said they stopped because of a mechanical issues. >>> police are investigating a group of teens tampering with subway doors and messing with the train and recording this while they do criminal act. >> they called themselves

we will continue again, that is the 56 septa bus.ylkill expressway, roosevelt boulevard you will notice rush hour delays and we will keep you updated on the cw philly for sure, ukee. >>> thanks very much. >>> next update 8:55. cbs this morning is coming up next. for more local news weather traffic and sports we're on the cw philly and you can find us on these ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour she helped keep ferrari rolling and models moving down the run way. only on "cbs this morning" we will introduce you to the italian ceo hoping to put clothing giant lands end in the fast lane. >>> slash is in studio 57 with an announcement and a look at a remarkable career. that's ahead. >>> it's time to show you headlines. "wall street journal" says nearly 1,600 irs workers -- federal audit covering 2003 to 2013. workers improperly claimed dependents repeatedly failed to file timely tax returns and claimed tax credit for first time home buyers. most employees were not fired. some received promotions raises an