let me again thank and recognize for the third day in a row our governor, tom wolf, who has been with us and his team with us each and every step along the way. we have had amtrak board chairman chairman, kochia with us and the ceo of amtrak mr. joe boardman. the federal railroad administration by acting administrator sara feinberg. and the ntsb, the great investigation organization renowned across the united states of america if not around the world for the quality of their work and the board member and the vice chair of the ntsb voice chairwoman. the philadelphia fire department under the great leadership of commission under derek sawyer philadelphia police department under the incredible leadership of police commissioner, charles ramsey and deputy mayor for public safety and deputy mayor for administration and coordination and our city representative desiree peter bell and the nationally recognized the director of emergency management sam phillips and our director sam resnick, this team city state and federal partners working in collaboration and coordination made what could have b

and governor tom wolf by his side. describing it as something hard to believe. a little earlier, mayor michael nutter. it is a disastrous mess. never seen anything like this in my life. you can see why those words came out of his mouth. this is one of the train cars that derailed and it looks like it is actually bent in half as rescue crews have been on the scene throughout the evening trying to get passengers off that train. and into some kind of medical help. five people have been killed in this train derailment. we understand six are still in critical condition. the scene is still very active as crews are there. it is in a wooded area. a dark area. they've had to bring in lights because earlier, as you look at that video, crews used flashlights to try to get inside that car. several of them in fact. six to seven cars that were off the track. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you breaking news. stay right here with msnbc. >>> hello, everybody. we continue with breaking coverage of the deadly train derailment north of philadelphia. now we are about

and governor tom wolf by his side. describing it as something hard to believe.e earlier, mayor michael nutter. it is a disastrous mess. never seen anything like this in my life. you can see why those words came out of his mouth. this is one of the train cars that derailed and it looks like it is actually bent in half as rescue crews have been on the scene throughout the evening trying to get passengers off that train. and into some kind of medical help. five people have been killed in this train derailment. we understand six are still in critical condition. the scene is still very active as crews are there. it is in a wooded area. a dark area. they've had to bring in lights because earlier, as you look at that video, crews used flashlights to try to get inside that car. several of them in fact. six to seven cars that were off the track. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you breaking news. stay right here with msnbc. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira

. >>> in harrisburg pennsylvania governor tom wolf will host a discussion about medical marijuana. he'll sit down with lawmakers, lawyers. the governor wants to legalize medical marijuana. right now a bill is bogged down in a house committee. >>> the daughter of cincinnati bengals star devin still has been through a lot. 5-year-old leah still refuses to let cancer keep her down. take a look. ♪ ♪ she as got so much live. devin still posted this new video over the weekend. it shows leah dancing on her hospital bed. devin has been sharing his daughter's journey as she battles cancer. she was in remission in march. she got a stem cell transplant earlier this month. on instagram devin wrote, she shouldn't have this much energy. who should? but she's a fighter. she's determined to remain her goofy self through it all. >> mind body connection. good for her. >>> 1,000 people did something that was never done before yesterday. they raced up the steps of the new one world trade center for its first ever stair climb. ♪ ♪ >> bagpipes played at the site where so many lost their lives nearly 14

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said his thoughts and prayers are with all impacted. he called it a devastating situation. >> anything the state can can do to help we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: it's still unclear how many of the injured or dead are from the philadelphia area. mayor michael nutter says it's likely most are from washington, d.c. or new york. those looking for loved ones who haven't been able to get in touch with them are urged to call amtrak. i'm live in port richmond, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at hahnemann university hospital where doctors are treating many of those injured passengers. katherine. >> reporter: matt more than half the people on that train were injured in some capacity. dozens of people were taken here to hahnemann university hospital. i did just get off phone with a spokesperson here at hahnemann. she told me that they saw about 30 patients, 30 people that were on that train, four people were admitted. the

and obviously and now introduce governor tom wolf is with us. we talked on the phone. i talked to him and his chief of staff. he has expressed tremendous support for us and more importantly, we received that support on the ground. governor? >> thank you. i really am here in support of the city of philadelphia and the mayor. and really just to let him know and everybody here that anything the state can do to help, we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help, but if there is anything i think you know you can count on the commonwealth. >> absolutely. >> sam phelps will give kind of some final information. i'll come back. we'll talk about where we are this evening. obviously, you know, we're continuing our operations here. and then we'll talk about tomorrow. sam? where are you? >> good evening. the most important thing right now is that the incident has been placed under control. so we're starting the family reunification process. we're working with amtrak. we're working with our hospitals. we're working with all of our human services agencies. so, again,

michael nutter and tom wolf spoke a little earlier.s is what they had to say. >> there's not a ton of, there's virtually no new information. but let's recap. this was amtrak train number 188. from washington, d.c. bound for new york city. approximately 9:28 the first alarm went out this ultimately went to four fire alarms fire department is in command on the scene. that's 33 apparatus, 120 firefighting personnel and ems. at its height probably 200 police officers. department of homeland security on the scene as well as other first responders, state police on the scene, septa personnel on the scene, and amtrak personnel on the scene. our best estimate at the moment again, continues to be preliminary information. everything we tell you will be preliminary information. we believe approximately 243 personnel on the train. five of whom are amtrak employees. 65 is one new piece of information. 65 transports. still since considerx considered critical and unfortunately, five individuals deceased as a result. all those individuals went to a var

estudiantes de una escuela norte de filadelfia recibieron la visita del gobernador tom wolf.que estÁ pasando en esta escuela se tiene que ver en toda pennsylvania, eso comunicÓ el gobernador despuÉs de compartir con los estudiantes. >> estÁn revisando el presupuesto de las escuelas para colocar mÁs recursos. los estudiantes necesitan de mucha ayuda. fiore: con enfoque en la propuesta del gobernador para aumentar los fondos al distrito escolar a un 50% y disminuir los impuestos de propiedad. >> ellos vinieron aquÍ, montaron un montaje, nosotros estamos controlados por el partido republicano que no le importa nada de filadelfia. nosotros controlamos cÓmo vamos a arreglar el asunto de los fondos. >> cÓmo vamos a traer el dinero que se necesita en el distrito escolar. fiore: la maestra tambiÉn expuso su preocupaciÓn por la falta de libros. >> queremos lo mejor para nuestros estudiantes y hacemos las preguntas difÍciles. fiore: en un tema mÁs leve hablÓ o no en espaÑol el gobernador con univisiÓn? enterese a las 11. julio cesar: se lleva a cabo un grupo de protestas, para demandar

again, governor tom wolfe of pennsylvania says he is in contact with the folks who are in charge here the rescuers and with amtrak to figure out exactly what they need and how the state can assist here. so now we've heard from the governor. soon we'll hear from the mayor. this is amtrak's second official word. they're saying they've canceled all service between new york and philadelphia but this is important. they said that the injuries reported in train 188, all service canceled this evening between new york and philadelphia. updates to follow. injuries reported in the train. injuries reported in this train northeast regional 188 in this incident and all service has been canceled between new york and d.c. new york and d.c. or new york and philadelphia? so again -- new york and philadelphia. so the rail way in the united states that carries the most people has had an accident this evening. now you see where it is and what has happened. there are train cars laying on their side. there are folks out there, with flashlights, rescuers trying to find people in the rubble. we saw video come

pennsylvania governor tom wolf visiting the scene overnight, expressing this grief for the tragedy and support for efforts. >> it just seems horrible. i mean the human tragedy, the devastation, i can't imagine. we stand ready to help in whatever way we can. we're in support of what the city and amtrak are doing. >> amtrak responded saying quote, we're deeply saddened by the loss of life of amtrak northwest regional train 188 that derailed north of philadelphia tuesday evening. we ask the news media to be respectful of our customers, our employees and their families. amtrak it asking relatives to call the incident hot line. today there will be no amtrak service, folks, between new york and philly. double other routes will now have modified service. so please, please check, because commuting and travel in the northeast on the amtrak line on the amtrak hub, will be disrupted. >> inconvenience is not the main story. >> absolutely. >> tragedy, loss of life. at least five people dead. six people in critical condition. 50 more people injured. as you say this is the busiest stretch of rail in

philadelphia mayor mike nutter and governor tom wolf spoke earlier. this is what they had to say. >> okay. there's not a ton -- virtually no new information, quite frankly but let's recap. this is amtrak train 188 from washington, d.c., bound for new york city. approximately 928, the first alarm went out. this went to four fire alarms, fire department is in command on the scene. that's 33 apparatus, 120 firefighting personnel, and ems. at this time, probably 200 police officers. the department of homeland security as well as first responders, state police on the scene, septa personnel on the scene. our best estimate, again preliminary information, everything we tell you will be preliminary information. we believe approximately 243 personnel on the train. five of whom are amtrak employees. 65 is one new piece of information. 65 trans ports. still six considered critical. and unfortunately, confirmed, five individuals deceased as a result. all those individuals went to a variety of hospitals. primarily temple and area and a couple others. we've received

. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom wolf is moving ahead to maintain federal health sub diseased for u.s. residents. wolf's administration said he wrote to the depart of health and human services to declared intent to operate the insureds market next year. the letter is not binding depending on on the option of the court's ruling. >>> rutgers university servers were overwhelmed causing it to low slow down shutting down at one point. a similar attack happened in march. a spokesman said they don't think personal information was compromised. >>> joseph's softball team probe into allegations of hazing is finished and the rest of the team's season was canceled. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, hand is an advertiser are convenient way to get your hands clean why the fda is asking manufacturers for more information. >>> which is your favorite destinations along the jersey shore. you can place your vote for the top beaches in the garden state. >> reporter: speaking of beaches, it looks like the beginning of summer as opposed to may starting tomorrow closin

mayor michael nutter ordered city flags to fly at half staff and governor tom wolf gave the same order. 1200 passengers were treated 200 passengers were treated at 10 hospitals and no hospital was busier than temple. ali gorman is live at temple tonight. ali everyone seems to agree that trauma centers and emergency room personnel acted with remarkable poise and precision. >> are you right the chief of medicine here at temple says he was pleased by the response and they train for disasters like this but it was nice to see that the plans worked. 23 patients remain at temple university hospital and eight are in critical condition. dozens of patients were transported by a stretcher or ambulance and some climbed out of police wagons or off septa buses, more than 200 passengers were take and to 10 area hospitals. nearly two dozen remain at temple university hospital the chief of medicine says that there was one head injury and many suffered broken bones and legs and arms, and almost all have fractured ribs. the rib fractures tell me they rattled around in the train cars a lot. temple activat

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. >>> back here governor tom wolf is hosting a round table discussion in philadelphia and visiting the william h. hunter elementary school. he will lead a panel on funding. talking about the massive cuts to education made over the last few years. >> much more to come on "action news" at 12:month 2030 a police officer is able to stop a kidnapping before anyone knew the young girl was missing. >>> and we'll tell you about the perks that make this 600 foot yacht worth 750 million there's. tina! sorry! i was day dreaming. about becoming a pastry chef? uh... yeah. specializing in custom cakes? right! and opening your own bakery? how'd you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah! king of cash with top prizes of $100,000. [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> this afternoon there are new questions about the murders of a washington, d.c. businessman and his family they were killed earlier this month and police are looking for accomplices and

. >> i spoke with governor tom wolf after he tored the wreckage, this all could have been prevented by a sophisticated system of sensors on the rails inside the engine called called ptc. if a train is too fast the computer warns the crew if the crew doesn't slow the train, the computer activates the brakes. >> this is the type of incident ptc is designed to prevent. we have seen this before and we will continue to see it again until ptc is installed. >> all u.s. railroads required by law to install ptc by the end of the year, while the tracks in the northeast corridor have been updated, crews haven't gotten to this curve yet. >> are you going to work to change that? >> well i think you know i'm working very hard on railroad safety in general, and we need to think about how we can prevent accidents in general. >> other lawmakers i spoke with want to know why the train was traveling at 106 miles an hour. >> we'll have a well informed ability to make a judgment. at this point it's too soon for me to speculate on what caused the accident. >> senator toomey told me he's taken that train man

we'll show you how it works and we'll hear from governor tom wolf about his plans to make trains safer in pennsylvania. >>> at 5:41 skyforce 10 don'ts to be live over the scene of the derailment in port richmond. where a crane is lifting a train on to a truck. another wrapped in plastic. two train cars in route to will mythton where amtrak has a maintenance facility. we'll have much more coming up. >>> 5:44. it is daylight in philadelphia. and we're getting our best look now at signs of progress at the scene of that deadly train derailment in port richmond. you can see the flatbed trucks that were brought in in two train cars on the back of these trucks. one of them wrapped in plastic. those cars will be taken by amtrak to wilmington where they have a maintenance facility. ntsb told us yesterday they're going to take a closer look at those cars at that location. this is video as the first of those trucks hauled the first car away. they will haul away five cars and a locomotive. >>> then there's this impact a ceo of a company, a promising navy shipman. >> and we're finding out more. med

>> and when they met with governor tom wolf monday. >> he said that ain't going to happen. he said well then you understand, i had to ask because i'm his mother. >> to quell the hurt of the last eight months they think of a teenage brian fathering a giant beetle. >> it got ahold of his finger started drawing blood. dad, get it off! >> that moment and his son will always be there. >> i always tell him, dad loves you. >> in wyoming county. >> i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> darla dixon isn't alone in wanting governor wolf to lift the death penalty moratorium in the case. the governor is flat out violating state law, says one state representative. >> there's no room for flexibility in this case. the governor needs to execute the death warrant when it comes to his desk if the jury finds that to be the case. >> eric frein is expected to appear in court next month. a trial date has not yet been set. >>> also this evening, the rush to save two children hit by a van in philadelphia. witnesses say the boy's own mother had to perform cpr on her 2-year-old son to keep him alive. >>

pennsylvania governor tom wolf sent a letter to two railroad companies asking them to slow down the oil trains as they roll through popular areas. >> we want to save the environment. >> they're not sticking their head in the sand. >> now camden county will meet with state official first responders and railroad companies for a planning session today in belmar. >>> we have new information on that deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia. union officials say the train engineer had what they call a grueling shift. they say brandon bostian's trip was shortened by earlier delays in boston. the railroad said bostian had about an hour to rest and eat. the union says the engineers used to get at least 90 minutes' rest. but they changed that in march. amtrak said the change meets federal safety regulations. investigative reports show bostian did not seen tired also checking to see whether he was using his cell phone. >>> new this morning, if you recognize this masked bank robber in berks county. surveillance caught him holding up a bank. witnesses say they saw him get into a dark blue chevy cruz

. >>> in harrisburg, tom wolf will host a discussion about medical marijuana.f will sit down with state lawmakers, physicians and lawyers. the governor wants to legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania. the state senate bill that would push legislation forward is bogged down in a house committee. >>> happening today, a warning for drivers to click it or you could risk getting a ticket government agencies are teaming up with police to kick off a 16 state border to border seat belt campaign at the walt whitman bridge. the goal is to send a zero tolerance to drivers. driving or riding unbuckled will result in a ticket no matter which state you drive through. >>> texting behind the wheel is the behavior most likely to trigger a bout of road rage. 1,000 drivers were asked what behavior infuriates them the most? more than 1/4 said texting. tailgating, left lane hogging and multi-tasking. people named back seat driving as the top pet peeve in the inside the vehicle. >>> an extreme athlete was killed. >> this happened at yosemite national park on saturday. potter is

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf said the state will provide anything the city of philadelphia needs. mayor michael nutter briefed us on all of the agencies involved in the response efforts. >> full response. fire police department of homeland security, septa, amtrak and other -- and the state police. i've talked to governor wolf and his chief of staff. they are very concerned about this incident have given their full cooperation and support. all agencies actively engaged and involved. >> "nbc 10's" tracy davidson live for us in port richmond at the scene of the derailment. tracy. >> reporter: we've shown our viewers from the air what it looks like. that whole derailment scene is right behind those buildings. that's where that curve is in the tracks that the train was unable to navigate. now we're getting information from people on board the train including former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy. he actually tweeted pictures about what it looked like inside his car 340e789smoments after it happened. he talked with msnbc about what happened. >> i was sitting on the bench and t

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said his thoughts and prayers are with all impacted. he called it a devastating situation. >> anything the state can do to help we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: and the mayor says it's unclear how many of the injured and killed are from the philadelphia area but anyone looking for loved ones are urged to call amtrak. i'm live in port richmond, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. >>> that number is on our web site by the way. now the injured are spread out across five hospitals in the city. >> "action news" reporter katherine scott filed this report from hahnemann university hospital. >> no, it happened in seconds. >> reporter: passengers describe the chaos the terror as amtrak's northeast regional train 188 derailed in port richmond around nine:30 last night. 243 people were on board the train bound for new york. some were trapped. others climbed through windows to escape. >> seemed to be minor injuries on the -- on the back of the train. the rough part was in th

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf making a stop in philadelphia today to talk about education. governor and first lady frances wolf making a stop at william h. hunter elementary school in kensington much the two touring the school and then taking part in around table discussion about the impact that increased funding would have on education. it's all part of governor's schools that teach tour around the state of pennsylvania. governor wolf proposal budget would increase school funding by $2 billion over the next four years, and that money would come from proposed new tax on gas drillers in the state. >>> a rutgers football player has been dropped from the team after he was arrested in florida florida. darien daily faces robbery charges in florida after he and another man were arrested for trying to rob a man on a bike by gun point. the 19-year-old is headed to court on these charges july 10th. daily red shirted last season after arriving at rutgers. >>> well today of course is may 29th which means it's 5/29 college savings day. 529 is attacks advantage college savings plan that

pennsylvania governor tom wolf has written a letter to two railroads asking them to slow down oil trains when they roll through populated area. >> i want a safety environment for our folks. >> they're not sticking their head in the sand. >> montgomery county will hold its along the river in upper providence township. camden will hold a planning meeting in delmar. >>> we have new information on the train derailment. union officials say that the train engineer had what they call a moving shift on the day of the crash. the union said that brandon bostian's break was actually shortened by earlier delays in washington. those delays gave him about an hour to rest and eat. of course as you know that train derailed in port richmond killing eight and injuring more than 200. amtrak said the schedule still meets federal safety regulations. also there's this, federal investigators are confirming they have bostian's cell phone and they're trying to see if he was using it while behind the controls of the engine sfwloop we also have new information for the search for a man wanted in a deadly crash in b

governor tom wolf and philadelphia's mayor michael nutter were there for the big occasion. this position increases access for people with disability and add meeting and classroom space, while retaining the grand original 1927 building. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, a deadly bloody scene in texas. nine people are killed inside a restaurant and more than a dozen are injured. we will tell what you happened and how it started. >>> also coming up a crowd at a base baseball game set a world record by doing something you do many times a day. melissa. >>> sarah, it is warm and humid tonight and it looks like that air mass will stick around for start of the workweek but threat of pop up showers and storms. we have some improvement on the way plus a preview of the holiday weekend details coming up with the accu weather forecast. >> thank you melissa. how about those phillies. showing some fight. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> a u.s. marine was killed april 21 injured when osprey helicopter made is what being described as a hard lan

. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf meanwhile will be in philadelphia this afternoon he's going to visit william hunter elementary school in north philadelphia. the visit is part of his school's that teach tour across the commonwealth. the goal of the tour is to ensure that education funding goes directly into the classroom. >> 5:38 right now. it is the end after era here on cbs-3. the sunday, bob schieffer will host "face the nation" for the final time. legendary news man will retire after 46 years with cbs news, including the last 24 years as host of the sunday morning talk show. he'll be replaced by cbs news political director, john dickerson. catch bob schieffer's final "face the nation", it is this sunday morning at 10:30 right here on cbs-3. of course, wish him well, hope he has wonderful retirement. but i'll miss him begin deed. all every us are. one of the best right there no doubt about it, so do you feel like medicine sometimes cost as arm and a leg? we have new information about the price of your prescription. >> also, forget those million to one odds. how about 26 million to

. >>> also today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf is planning to sign his first bill in office. the measure will amend the death benefits for emergency responders who die in the line of duty. the new law will extend the time to file the benefits from three months to three years. four philadelphia police officers are out of the hospital now following a wild hit and run that turned into a chase and a shooting. police have identified the suspect as rui dofl keitt. they say he ran over officers in two different locations in olney. police shot keitt in the chest but he managed to drive two miles before being arrested. an "nbc 10" viewer caught some of the moments on video where the car takes off. now police believe or at least keitt's family believes that he had a seize our or a heart attack behind the wheel and that's what led to his actions. we spoke to a passenger who was inside his car. >> what started out as a medical condition ended up becoming a full blown criminal condition -- situation. and to me it shouldn't have went that way. >> and we did check this morning and keitt is

>> reporter: and by order of mayor michael nutter and governor tom wolf the flags here at 30th street station as well as around the rest of the state have been lowered to half staff as a tribute to the victims of amtrak 188. she had texted her family she was on amtrak train 188. but the texts from rachel jacobs stopped after the crash. she was the mother of a 2-year-old and ceo of apernet.com, a philadelphia-based online apprenticeship company. a twitter message from her colleagues reads quote, thank you for your thoughts and prayers for our ceo rachel jacobs. we are still looking for rachel and hope she will be with her family soon. as other victims were leaving the hospital some families fears were confirmed. >> you were supposed to come home last night at 10:30. >> 20-year-old justin zemser was coming home from his second year in the nation's capital. his mother in new york saw the crash online. >> he was wonderful. he was absolutely wonderful. everybody looked up to my son. and there's no other words i can say. >> reporter: and as victims called and texted to say they were okay th

governor tom wolf made the order yesterday to honor victims of the deadly train derailment. they will remain lowered until sundown on sunday may 17th. >>> pennsylvania congressman bob brady is one of many civic leaders to visit the thent site. our chris may asked him what he plans to do in washington in the wake of this tragedy. >> well, i go back there and we will ask for a publicist tell wide audit from the department of transportation, with all of our railroads. >> late last night the republican led house a appropriations committee voted 30 to 21 along party lines to cut amtrak budget from $1.4 billion to $1.3 billion. >> would seat belt have saved lives in the amtrak derailment. former transportation secretary ray lahoud suggest federal investigators consider them. he ride the line frequently and often thought about seat belts. 2007 study by britain's rail safety and standard board said seat belts would not necessarily reduce the number of serious injuries. our coverage continues all morning. >>> 4:43. a chillier start this morning but it will be a nice day. >> this is s

. >>> a medical marijuana bill backed by pennsylvania governor tom wolf is expected to clear the state senate tomorrow. today the senate expanded this bill adding self conditions to the list of illnesses that could be treated by marijuana. the senate passed similar bill last year but it happened late in the alleges lidge session wasn't never voted on by the house. >>> a new report claims new jersey governor christie spent ofs of thousands of taxpayer dollars at metlife stadium. according to watch dog.org governor paid $82,000 to delaware north sport service between 2010 and 2011. that company operates concession concessions retail at metlife. the money was reportededly reimbursed by the new jersey republican state committee. >>> shoppers in hong kong run for cover when a boar arc wild boar quiet literally drops in on them. >> take a look at this. confused animal fell through a ceiling and then ran through a children's store. >> whoa! >> taking down the mannequins and everything in its way. after a four-hour standoff it was hit with a tranquilizer and carted off to an animal rehab cente

. >> happening today, a medical marijuana bill backed by pennsylvania governor, tom wolf; expected to clear the state senate. the senate expanded that bill yesterday adding several conditions to the list of illness that is could be treated by marijuana. senate pals dollars similar bill last year, happened late in the legislative session and was never voted on by the house. >> your time is 4:40. an explosion of pollen is causing big problems for allergy sufferers. >> yes, the philadelphia health department has been issued an advisory, why it is so bad this season, and what you can do to breathe easier. >> and getting a taste of summer today with temperatures reaching in the high 80s so are we going to be feeling the summer temperatures for good now? katie has your forecast on the other side. be right back. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said his thoughts and prayers are with allacted. he called it a devastating situation. >> anything the state can do to help we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: and at last check mayor michael nutter said not all of the passengers had been accounted for but again this is a very fluid situation. there was during our last briefing so we're not sure if anything has changed over the past hour or two. the mayor also says that it's unclear how many of those passengers were from the philadelphia area. he says likely most of them were from the washington, d.c., new york and new jersey areas and they're now working to figure out and use the manifest to check with that passenger list. the mayor also says that if anyone is looking for a loved one they are urged to call amtrak. i'm live in port richmond, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> we have the number to do so on our web site. thank you chad. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at hahnemann hospital where doctors are treating m

. >> happening today pennsylvania governor tom wolf will hold medical marijuana round table discussion with lawmakers, week after the state senate passed a bill legalizing prescribed pot. governor wolf has said he supports it. that bill now goes to the pennsylvania house where it face as tougher climb. several republican house leaders say they will oppose it. >>> well, another round of severe weather in the midwest to tell you about. powerful storm in kansas pick up this train and tossed it around. strong downpours dumped nearly a half foot of rain on north texas stranding people inside their homes turning roads into rivers. near wichita, there was very heavy rain and hail. take a look at this windshield here getting smashed as a driver tries to stay on the road and the threat for severe weather is not over yet. the national weather service says more severe storms could develop in minnesota wisconsin, and illinois. they are really getting it out in the mid section of the country. >> powerful couple of weeks. >> really has been. >> easy relatively speaking. >> so true. looks as though w

. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf administration is posting details of the expenses claimed for reimbursement by his top staff and cabinet officials. the new inter active website shows the expenses of 23 top staff and cabinet officials. the website breaks down expenses into categories, so the public can see not only how much a staffer spends, but what they spent it on. the administration says wolf is the first governor to do this. >> well, coming up after a short break, traffic and weather together we do it on the 3's we'll be >>> 4:53. >> good morning, everyone, under storm system most areas are dry. do you have south of dover to find the rain. looking good as far as the roadways go. still construction zones at cottman, 95, looking north. right lane closed on the southbound side. left lane closed but getting by. volume starting to increase, still looking good. construction on the vine westbound broad to 76, two left lanes taken out, supposed to wrap up at 5:00. extended little bit longer the past couple of days. again, that closes down two right lanes or left lanes until 5:00 this morning th

government including trapt owe transportation secretary of the united states as well as governor tom wolf and mayor michael nutter all spoke here giving their thanks to the first responders and to those who responded to the scene here on tuesday night as well as giving their express..., expressing their sorrow for the people who died as a result of this crash. eight people died and over 200 were injured when amtrak train 188 derailed here in the port richmond section of philadelphia. as we mentioned, the u.s. transportation secretary was here. he gave some words to the families of those who lost loved ones in this crash. >> even though service will resume either this train or those who rode on it will be forgotten. our hearts and our prayers are still most especially with them. >> and as you mentioned, natasha, speed control technology is being installed on these tracks starting tomorrow when these tracks reopen to the public, there will be an alert system built in to every train that goes through this section that will alert the driver, alert the train's engineer if he or she is going to

the free coalition delivered a letter with that request to governor tom wolf. the group wants outside doctors to diagnose and treat abu jamal's diabetes and the skin condition eczema. he is serving a life sentence for murdering philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in delaware this morning pushing for tougher gun control laws. she was shot in the head in 2011. today she's announcing her support of a plan that would require anyone under a restrain restraining order to hand over their firearms immediately. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting ready for a beautiful day ahead. lots of sunshine. it will be nice and bright and the temperatures are going to be back into the warm zone this afternoon. after showers kept us cooler yesterday, right now we are shower free. the radar showing no activity in the area. the showers are completely out of the picture for the next few days. hour by hour forecast for today, 73 degrees in mount pocono, up to 80 f

today governor tom wolf ordered all pennsylvania state flags at the capitol and at other state buildings to fly at half staff to honor victims of the deadly train derailment. they will remain lowered until sundown on sunday may 17th. >>> as "eyewitness news" was first to tell you today at 5:00 o'clock this deadly train crash could lead to criminal charges. tonight "eyewitness news" investigative reporter walt is under asking district attorney seth williams if that will happen. >> members of our crime scene unit have been there and this is the most horrific seen they have ever come across in their experiences as professionals. >> district attorney seth will yup says his investigators are already keeping a close eye on evidence uncovered in the deadly train crash to determine if a criminal investigation might be launched in the future. >> we are monitoring the investigation. we are actively a part of the investigation. but it's too early right now for to us come to any conclusions. >> the da says, if there is a criminal investigation it could also involve federal prosecutors prosecutors. >

governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said the state is ready to assist. >> anything the stateto help, we stand trod do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: and it's unclear how many of the dead and injured are from the philadelphia area. mayor michael nutter tells us that it's like that will most are from washington d.c. or new york. and those people who are looking for loved ones and haven't been able to get in touch with them should call amtrak. i'm live in port richmond, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you so much, chad. >> all right. you just heard the mayor talk about the number of people taken to the hospital. at least 143 people have taken that trip to be evaluated or treated. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at hahnemann in center city with the latest there. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. dozens of people were taken here to hahnemann alone. 140 people at least were taken to area hospitals to be treated or evaluated. we do know that six people are in critical condition of the people aboard that tra

they will deliver a letter to tom wolf.group wants outside doctors to diagnose and treat his diabetes and eczema. he is serving a life sentence for murdering philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. >>> a new jersey lawmaker is introduced a bill to change the way police related deaths are handled in new jersey. assembly woman sheila oliver wants to remove local prosecutors from any case of a death caused by an officer. the attorney general would take over the investigation. this bill comes after cases in ferguson, missouri and new york city where unarmed black men died at the hands of police. >>> gabrielle giffords will be in delaware this morning pushing for tougher gun control laws. she was shot in the head in 2011. today she's announcing her support of a proposal that would require anyone under a restraining order to turn over their firearms immediately. a bill that would soften the penalties for carrying small amounts of marijuana is closer to becoming law in delaware. the bill cleared a legislative panel ye

governor tom wolf supports the bill that expands the conditions that qualify for medical marijuana. now, it was to would still be illegal to smoke marijuana. the senate passed similar bill last year, but it never came up for a vote in the house. >>> well, communities down south are still trying to clean up from devastating storms. now they are facing another obstacle today. >> also, the nfl comes down hard on tom brady suspending the star quarterback. we're getting new reaction to the punishment for deflate gate. >> and, it is the pre-summer sizzlement katie is tracking near record temperatures. we do traffic and weather together. we do it together and that's coming up on the other side. be right back. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> updating breaking news in nepal, you are looking at unedited raw video coming into us, showing the aftermath after 7.3 magnitude earthquake. at least four people have already been killed, we're told, this is the same area that s

what mayor nutter called the service of reflection local politicians joined pennsylvania governor tom wolfn u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox who had a message for family members left behind by those who died. >> we will mon honor them by making sure this again. >> reporter: first step in the process happened over the last few days had this second of the northeast corridor opens again monday morning it will be equipped with positive train control which will automatically stop a train going above safe speeds. amtrak officials said that would have likely prevented tuesday's crash. >> we did it right away when we say we're committed to safety we're committed to safety. >> reporter: positive train control is scheduled to be installed along the rest of the northeast corridor bite end of this year. the investigation into caused the crash continues. as authorities worked to determine why the train was going 106 miles an hour into a curve with a 50 miles an hour speed limit. back at the service those questions were put off for another day. ♪ >> reporter: in a somber reflection of lives los

governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said the state is ready to assist. >> anything the stateto help, we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: and at last check mayor michael nutter said not everyone has been accounted for. now this is a very fluid situation. that was during the the mayor's last briefing. any one looking for loved ones mayor michael nutter said most of the people likely on the train were either from washington, d.c. or new york. we don't know how many were from the philadelphia area but anyone looking for loved ones is urged to call amtrak. live in port richmond, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at hahnemann university hospital where doctors are treating several of the injured passengers. katherine. >> reporter: matt, a hahnemann spokesperson told me that 30 people were taken here to hahnemann university hospital. four of them were admitted but the majority of people who came here to hahnemann had more minor injuries. they had a variety of injuries from f

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is continues his schools that teach tour in delaware county this morning he is planning a round table discussion at the stone hearst hill school in delaware county. the governor wants a 5 percent gas tax to fund pennsylvania schools. >>> well, hopefully john bon jovi won't give graduation a bad name today in camden. new jersey rocker is commencement speaker at this morning's graduation for rutgers university/camden. he will receive a honorary doctors of letter degrees during the ceremony at the susquehanna bank center. i love how much he gives back to the area where he is from. >> very much so. it would be nice if the band showed up also. >> just happened to throw down a hit. >> yes, you never know. >>> coming up on the healthwatch this morning new reason to get a pet. big benefits they can give some children. >> no secret the first lady is a fitness buff but she's revealing the secrets to her there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't

governor tom wolf arrived from harrisburg and said the state is ready to assist. >> anything the stateto help we stand ready to do that. the state police are here to help. >> reporter: and mayor michael nutter says it's unclear how many of the passengers who are injured or killed are from the philadelphia area. he says most are likely from washington, d.c., new york or new jersey areas. also if people are looking for loved ones, the mayor and other officials are saying call amtrak right now. again, the mayor says not all passengers have been accounted for and officials are now working to reconcile the manifest to those passengers who they're able to get in contact with. live in port richmond, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at hahnemann university hospital where doctors are treating several of the injured passengers. katherine. >> reporter: matt, some of the local emergency rooms were flooded with people last night. extra staff was brought in at some of the hospitals to help with so many people. here at hahnemann

. >>> governor tom wolf has said he supports medical marijuana. >> a couple from north jersey is accusedstalking a high school boy's basketball coach who benched their son. david and nancy kushner pleaded not guilty to stalking charges last week. according to a leaked criminal complaint the kushners sent several anonymous e-mails to staffers and head basketball coach at cresskill high school. this reportedly went on for two years while the kushner's were upset about their son's playing time. "gma" will have a lot more on this story at 7:00 a.m. >> new on "action news" a brave little boy made a bold move during a carjacking in california. >>> the carjackers started driving away with the stolen honda civic while four-year-old peyton hahn was in the back seat. the child was not buckled in the back be was able to jump out as the carjacker started to speed away. peyton suffered some scratches. his mother says the emotional scars will take longer to heel. >> 5:47. two waitress earned their biggest tip ever from a loyal customer. >> "dancing with the stars" surprise. a contestant does something

nutter mayor nutter just a couple of minutes ago reached his hasn't out shook the hand of governor tom wolf who is now here. the governor has been obviously monitoring the situation from a far is now in philadelphia. on the scene. the two of them headed up the street just a second ago. we expect them to be at dave schratwieser's locate any minute how. the governor will get briefed and he'll have something to say about this in a more formal way. governor wolf is on scene now. we saw some state police vehicles just a couple of minutes ago. he and the mayor are had brief conversation here on frankford just about 30 seconds ago. they began walking up the street we expect them to at dave's location any minute now and we'll hear from governor wolf within the next few minutes we expect. >> bruce, thank you. great information there. we'll wait to sea what governor wolf has to say. if we can go back to dave stratt wise sr. now. dave, can you hear me. >> reporter: i can iain. i'm listen to what bruce is saying. governor wolf is here. he's expected to make some kind of statement with the mayor at whea

we know mayor michael nutter said he's been speaking with governor tom wolf. he's ordered that flags be flown at half staff in pennsylvania. the mayor says in philadelphia that will happen as well. what i'm going to be working on in the next half hour or so is to find out more about when the ntsb will be giving their next update. chair member told us they will be giving us an update later on this afternoon. that may be when we hear more about what caused this train derailment. we'll continue to keep you posted. >> we got audio from when firefighters first arrived last night. >> take a moment and listen to this. >> notify amtrak to shut down the entire northeast corridor. we have a major accident down here. we have people on the tracks. a couple of cars overturned. >> that was the first word from first responders to have them look at this. mayor michael nutter said it could be days before service could be restored. >> you drove down to baltimore for a meeting down there. that never happened because people were coming to the meeting had the train cancelled. >> i