that's the very latest from valhalla new york. i'm tracyie strahan. back to you. >>> it's a pretty cold morning but temperatures are right under the freezing mark in our

. >> it happened in valhalla. we are live in our digital operations center and this is a heavily travelled line. >> yes, and the passengers on the train tonight say it is was a frightening or deal. >> witnesses talk about the time they saw a commuter train strike a jeep in valhalla. the magnitude of the crash killed six people and injured 12 hours others. >> it came to a very abrupt stop. >> the metro north railroad train was going north on the harlem line when it struck a jeep cherokee and pushed it about 150 yards up the tracks. the railroad crossing gate came down on the suv that was stopped on the tracks. we're told the driver got out to look at her jeep got in and drove forward and was stuck. >> a number of us were smelling fumes from the car, fuel and we said we need to get out, thefire was starting to spread fast. >> the suv at the front of the train caught fire. smoke poured out of the train. passengers were taking to a near by rock climbing center for shelter. >> and charles schumer just released a statem

it happened in valhalla westchester county.ay the woman driving a jeep cherokee was trying to cross the tracks when the gates came down leaving her stuck in the path of the oncoming train. seven people including that driver were killed and about dozen were injured. the crash caused the electrified third rail to bend up through the rail cars. >> new here on "action news" family members are mourning and calling for justice after a deadly shooting in reading berks county. this happened yesterday afternoon near the corner of green and mulberry streets. the family says 19-year-old edwin sever reno was shot. his older brother ran outside to see what happened and he too was shot. the older brother randy later died at the hospital. edwin was treated and released. police are still looking for the gunman and for witnesses. >> 6:18. still ahead how police discovered was lance armstrong not his girlfriend who was involved in a hit and run last year. >> 6abc.com is hosting a web chat today on the causes of knee pain. log onat 4 o'clock to c

don champion is in valhalla. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alison. over my shoulder you can see buses have been brought in to give them privacy. after getting stuck between railroad crossing gates that had come down, witnesses say the driver of the suv that was hit got out of her vehicle and then jumped back in. that's when the collision happened, sparking that fire that consumed the first car of the train. more than an hour after the deadly collision, smoke still billowed from the front of the north train that was heading at rush hour tuesday evening. the train never made it to its destination. investigators say it crashed into a jeep cherokee stopped under the gates at the track triggering an explosion and a fire. >> the third rail of the track came off from the explosion and went right through the car. >> reporter: hundreds of commuters were on board at the time. >> when i heard the extent of the damage to the first car and saw it burned completely, i couldn't imagine how many lost their lives. >> reporter: others escaped the charred front cars of

in valhalla new york six killed after a commuter train leaving grand central station at the height of rush hour smashed into an suv caught between the crossing gates last night. more than a dozen others injured. >>> and overnight in taiwan. jaw-dropping footage. take a look at this. transasia airways plane turning on its side in mid-air clipping a taxi and an elevated rowway before crashing in the shallow river below. a live look at taipei. at least 23 confirmed dead. america rack -- miraculously 13 found alive. heading to the scene of that hoar risk crash on one of the nation's busiest commuter railways. officials say an suv drove on to the tracks. crossing gates came out and the driver got out to look for damage. got back in tried to drive off and was struck when the train hit her. >> our goal is to find out not only what happened but really find out why it happened so that we can issue safety recommendations to try and keep this from happening again. >> let's go to nbc's kate snow in valhalla new york. kate the deadliest accident this railroad has ever seen? >> reporter: it is. thi

it happened in valhalla - about 20 minutes north of manhattan. officials say the impact was so forceful -- the electrified third rail buckled -- and pierced the train. at least a dozen people were injured. a frightening sight -- caught on camera in san francisco. this motorcycle-- colliding with a car that's running a red light. the rider went head over heels and incredibly - landed on his feet. he posted this video from his helmet camera to you-tube a few days ago. it already has two and a half million views. it happened at the intersection of ellis street and cyril magnin in san francisco on wednesday.as the man on the motorcycle was headed home from work. his bike was totaled - but he managed to walk away with only some bumps and bruises. still ahead. why tom brady is giving his m-v- p truck away. and the warriors put on a clinic against the helpless kings. gary has the highlights.and all the sports.next! bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discounter

abc 7, valhalla new york. >>> several leaders are helping them fight i sis.e captors burning, now they say he must be given the military capability he needs. the king was in washington yesterday meeting with members of congress. >> i would say he was obviously disturbed and shaken but absolutely resolute. that's what came through to us. that he and his government and his people are going to respond to this in a serious way. zblf the pilot called on the government to avenge his murder. new images sew the isis militants wearing camouflage. >>> doctors say a recent study on children is proof parents should keep their kids away from the caffeine. the study found more than 40% of emergency calls related to energy drinks involved children. doctors say the high caffeine content can cause a child's heart to race. >> we commonly see parnlts say their heart is fluttering. things of that nature. if we dig a little bit deeper we come across a history of using caffeinated beverages or energy drinks. >> the food and drug administration hasn't said what is considered safe f

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the accident happened north of new york city in valhalla. six people were killed and including five men who were passengers on the strain and the woman driving that suv. at least 15 people are being treated for injuries at area hospitals. this animation shows the moments before the train collided with the jeep cherokee stopped on the tracks. so here is what we know. after the driver drove on to the railroad crossing the gates came down and dinged her car. she got out and looked for damage and got back in and tried to drive off when the train drove into her suv. today they are reviewing event recorders. investigators say there are no hard facts to report just yet but one new york official indicated today he believes the accident was not the result of mechanical failure. >> all indications from the mta at least was that it was not a problem with the tracks or anything it was unfortunately human error. but that is part of the investigation. >> nbc's adam rooes joins me live from the accident in valhalla new york. >> reporter: joy, good afternoo

that is the latest live here from valhalla new york. back to you. >> elizabeth thank you. >>> he is talking about it for a week now but jim kenny, former city councilman is running for mayor. he threw in his hat last month he resigned his seat on city council so would be eligible to run. it's a big field of candidates some jumping in and others gotting out quickly. there are four democratic candidates. >> lynn abraham, nelson diaz and williams and soon there could be six mayor michael nutter's former press secretary doug oliver and milton street is expected to enter the race later this month. >>> we now have the accuweather forecast, there are smiles on our face, adam joseph is at the big board. could you make this last longer? >> sorry i have to turn that smile upside down to a frown but it's not all that half, 46 degrees that is why you are smiling that was the high in philadelphia, a break in the cold the warmest day in a week and a half in philadelphia, if we make one more degree out of this if we get to 47 it will be the warmest da

. >>> we're returning now to live breaking news coverage of the train crash in valhalla, new york. one hour north of new york city on the metro north commuter rail line, the second busiest rail line in the united states. six passengers on that train tonight are now dead. the train crashed into a jeep cherokee which seems to be stuck on the tracks at a crossing. we are joined now from that site by wnbc reporter gus rosendale. gus, there's some confusion after the governor said that there were six passengers that were dead and then he also said the driver's also dead. is it clear to us whether this is now a total of six or a total of seven? >> reporter: lawrence, it has fluctuated throughout the evening. the latest from the governor is that the total number is seven. that was from a briefing from just the last half hour or so. we have a truck coming through. excuse me. the governor pressed upon us that this was still very early on in the investigation here but the injury number, about 12 year. the latest on what we do know, around 6:30 here at a crossing, in valhalla just north of th

are dead after a metro-north commuter train slammed into an suv that was stopped on the trucks in valhalla, new york. that's roughly 30 miles north of manhattan. the victims include the driver of that suv and six people on the train who were in the front car. 12 other passengers were injured. >> when i heard the extent of the damage to the first car and i saw it had burned completely, i couldn't even imagine how many people were in there that had lost their lives. >> the crash led to an explosion and a fire which burned the front train car. some passengers were able to escape those front cars by jumping into the snow below. metro-north is the nation's second largest commuter rail line. it serves close to 300,000 riders in connecticut and new york every day. >>> d.c. public school leaders are apologizing this morning. this after the private information of hundreds of special education students and teachers were leaked online. >> we're talking about user names, passwords, addresses, even more information of students available online for more than four years. delia goncalves is live at headqu

. >>> and six people were killed when a commuter train collided with an suv in valhalla 20 miles north of new york city. officials say the gates at the crossing came down on top of a car that stopped on its tracks. the jeep's driver was killed along with five people onboard the train that burst into smoke and flames. new york's governor andrew cuomo spoke about what the passengers went through. you can imagine the horror of those onboard. they were evacuated through the rear of the train and people in the front car simply many of them could not get out. we'll have a live report from the crash site in just a few minutes. >>> more snow is coming to parts of the country already hampered by the nasty winter weather. forecasters say another storm system is on the way to hit the midwest and the northeast. this of course is after the previous system hit not only snarling traffic but also killing at least ten people. meanwhile, schools are reopening and travelers are trying to get back on their way after thousands of flights were canceled earlier this week. among the city's hardest hit, boston

the accident happened in valhalla, some 32 kilometers north of new york. journalist with abc news in new york city, we can take you to her now. she is at the scene. lana, what happened? >> reporter: hello lucy. yes, it happened here just over my shoulder. can you see that train is still burnt out. a tremendous number of casualties. six people in the train died along with the driver and 12 people injured. it is the worst accident in the history of the metro north railroad. >> what happened lana the driver stopped, did she, and then got out of her car? >> reporter: that's exactly right. they're still piecing together exactly what happened. what we know is this -- she stopped -- eyewitnesss say she got out of her car. the gate had come down upon it. she walked around the back of her car, got back in it and then pulled forward. that, unfortunately, put her on a collision course with the train. upon impact her car burst into flames and the electrified third rail of the train itself pierced through that first car of the train, lighting it on fire. one paramedic

that's the very latest from valhalla new york. i'm tracyie strahan. back to you. >>> it's a pretty cold morning but temperatures are right under the freezing mark in our area as you can see here. tom kierein says we will get a lot of sunshine today. >> could be one of the best days for us in a while. >> yeah enjoy this while you can because we'll be in for a deep plunge back down into the deep freeze tomorrow morning. right now though it's a little below freezing as you showed. storm team 4 radar showing a few scattered flurries that passed. but they're pretty much going away now and the cloud cover will be breaking up. right now just high clouds. off in the distance friendship heights and bethesda on the more horizon horizon. everything is dry and cold. your weather headlines be prepared for a milder afternoon. and then a big change overnight tonight. cold front sweeps in tomorrow morning. likely triggering a little bit of light snow for the morning commute on thursday. and temperatures will stay here in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees between now t

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it hit an suv on the tracks in valhalla, new york. the resulting flash fire consumed much of the first car and seemed to fuse the suv to the front of the train. the death toll stands at six including the driver now confirmed to be a mother of three. it's the third busiest rail line in the nation. the ntsb is there on the scene as is our own tom costello tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening. just moments ago they moved the burned out carcass of that train just further down the train tracks just a little bit out of view. meanwhile, the medical examiner's now going through family dental records to try to identify those victims who didn't make it out of the train alive. the first arriving fire and ems units found a scene of carnage, twisted wreckage, fire and smoke. and passengers climbing through windows desperate to escape a burning train. >> all units, more ambulances are required for a car versus train motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: it happened at 6:30 p.m., rush hour on the packed metro-north train l

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there are more than 200,000 grade crossings in the united states, this is in valhalla new york down the road from the site of the accident. not all were marked as this. half of all accidents involving a train and vehicle happened at crossings like this where there are gates, flashing lights and bells or a sign warping people not to -- warning people not to stop on the tracks. according to the federal railroad administration there were nearly 2100 crashes at the railroad crossing. 289 were killed, 800 were injured. >> this is not the first time metro north came under this scrutiny they've been under tight scrutiny for a series of crashes. is enough done to make the railroad safer. >> i want to point out that the n.t.s.d. released a report about the organizational issues about metro north. i believe the issues at the time of the report was valid. i also want to caution that there may be no relationship between those issues that we found in that special investigation report and this dent. >> one of the big focuses on this round of evidence gathering are recording devices. the train has rec

ntsb investigators heading to the scene in valhalla north of new york city.etro-north commuter train slammed into an suv at the height of last night's rush hour. the suv's driver was killed. a fireball then ripped through the train's first car. five people died aboard the train. new york governor andrew cuomo tells cnn there will be a thorough investigation. >> it's hard to say why the car was on the tracks and i think we'll wait for a full investigation before that's reached. if there's anything to learn from it, certainly the mta wants to learn from it. >> deborah feyerick is in valhalla doing some investigating of her own. what did you learn, deborah? >> reporter: it appears that this tragic accident was part of a chain of events. there was an earlier accident on the highway. there was a lot of heavy traffic especially on the back roads. we're told by a county official that the cars were sort of nose to nose and at pun point the woman in the mercedes suv pulled onto the tracks and when the gates began to close she simply couldn't get off in time. all of th

six people were killed in valhalla about 20 miles north of new york city when a train collided with an suv. as investigators continue to look into the tragic wreck, the big question they're facing is why did the driver stop her suv on the tracks. don champion reports. >> reporter: 24 hours after the fiery crash, the cars of the metro north train were toed back down the tracks. earlier on wednesday what's left of the suv that triggered the deadly collision was lifted from the front of the train. the drive e of that vehicle was identified as 49-year-old ellen brodie. investigators say ellen had just been diverted from the scene of another accident as she drove on the track os as the wooded arms came down around her. the vehicle was hit with such force it sent the electrified suv into the third car of the train. james wallace was in the second car of the train. >> we started smelling gasoline fumes and the fire was getting a lot larger up front at the head of the car. i started thinking this is not the place we want to be. >> reporter: investigators say the fire on the train was triggered

joining us now from valhalla new york, national correspondent kate snow. kate what's the very latest into how this happened? >> reporter: mica good morning. you know the ntsb and federal investigators have been here all night. they're trying to get to the bottom of what happened here. but as you say, this is one of the busiest commuter rail lines in the country. this train was speeding home. taking commuters from new york city up here to the disturbs when it hit an suv. now, it sounds like the suv crossed onto the tracks. the woman was driving. she got out when the guard, the gate actually came down on top of her suv. so she got out of the car to check out what had happened. she was stuck between the gates on the track, then got back in her car. tried to move forward. that when the train hit her t. train pushed that suv for about a football field in length. so the hundreds of feet it caught fire the suv did, and the first car of the train, you can actually see it behind us here completely engulfed in flame. people on board that train, there were 600-plus p

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again, by valhalla new york and near white plains. we will stay by the story, and bring you details as we get them. >>> and reports that a female suicide bomber may be executed any moment in jordan as the country vows revenge for the pilot burned alive by isis. joining us is our national security correspondent jim sciutto. you have seen the video, but cnn is not showing this video. >> and i have seen a lot of the videos, and beheadings and not out of interesting, but because of what we do here at c nshgsnn, and isis is topping itself, because there is nobody competing in this space right now, and with are tremendous sophistication and shot like a movie with dissolves and focus changes, and graphics and, ets, and this a group that is sickly and also very skilled in maximizing its propaganda value and impact at this video. >> jordan is promising the earth-shattering response. what are you told about what that might be? >> i am told to expect a broad-based response from jordan a a ndnd that it is a lot of options on the table. one is cer

as investigators with the ntsb combed the wreck and in valhalla, new york. >> we have surveyed the scene and obtained detailed measurements of the area. >> more ambulances are required for a car versus train motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: emergency workers found a horrific scene. twisted metal, smoke and fire. >> smoke willowing out from everywhere. >> reporter: a sports utility vehicle was sitting on the tracks when the crossing arms came down. the driver, a mother of three, got out to check for damage. >> walks and gets back in the car, slight hesitation, and then moves forward and at that instant the train came. >> reporter: the collision so powerful the electrified third rail ripped free. tearing through the suv and into the first train car. >> flames came up about a foot away from my face. and then after that happened, you know, people are screaming, crying. >> reporter: six were killed including the suv's driver. 49-year-old ellen brodie. >> it's really devastating. a devastating loss. not only to the family but to all her many friends. >> reporter: a loss shared by five othe

crumpled and charred remains were removed wednesday as investigators with ntsb combed wreckage in valhalla, new york. >> we have surveyed the scene and obtained detailed measurements of the wreckage area. >> all units, more ambulances are required for a car versus train motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: emergency workers arriving at the accident during tuesday evening's rush hour found a horrific scene, twisted metal, smoke and fire. >> it was billowing everywhere. >> reporter: according to witnesses a sports utility vehicle was sitting on the tracks when the arm came down. the driver a mother of three, got out to check for damage. >> turns, walks, guess back in the car. slight hesitation and then moves forward. at that instant the train came. >> reporter: the collision so powerful the electrofied third rail ripped through tearing through the suv and into the first train car. >> flames came up about a foot away from my face. after that happened people are screaming, crying. >> reporter: six were killed including the suv's driver 49-year-old ellen brody. >> it's really devastating. it's

vinita nair is in valhalla new york. >> reporter: investigators spent the day shifting through charred wreckage trying to figure out why the train plowed into an suv at 60 miles per hour. it was an horrific scene of twisted metal, smoke and flame visible for miles in the night sky. james wallace was in the second car of the train. >> we sturted to smell gasoline fumes and the fire was getting larger up front ahead of the car. i was thinking this is not the place we want to be. we need to go. >> reporter: police know the driver of the suv was ellen schaefer brody 49-year-old mother of three from edgemont, new york. they say she had just been diverted from the scene of another accident when she pulled up to the railroad crossing. she was struck while stopped between the tracks and the railway crossing bar. the impact was so strong it peeled away the tracks electrified third rail and rammed it through the front of the first train car. the suv exploded and was pushed 1,000 feet down the tracks. mike woffert was driving out of his rock climbing business when he saw the impact. he helped daz

. >> the train, metro-north right at valhalla station past on lakeview just exploded. >> the train exploded? >> yes, the front car just exploded. people are jumping out of the train. >> reporter: that explosion was caused by the commuter train hitting an suv stopped on the tracks. we learned today that new brighter warning lights were ordered for the crossing in 2009 but never installed. and there are no bells at the crossing to warn motorists of an oncoming train. if the suv driver 49-year-old ellen brody, was stuck in traffic beyond the flashing lights she may not have known a train was coming. >> this grade crossing is not required to have bells because there's no pedestrian walkway. >> reporter: today, ellen brody was laid to rest. also remembered today eric vandercar. meanwhile investigators again were collecting evidence in the burned out remains of the train car where five passengers died. nationwide there are 2,000 accidents at railroad crossings each year. last year 239 people died. many of the crossings date back 50 years or more. >> in a country that can put a man on the moon, we

tom costello, valhalla, new york for us tonight. tom, thanks. >>> overseas search and recovery teams remain on the scene of that transasia airways crash in taiwan. 11 people are still missing presumed dead after that twin engine turbo prop fell out of the sky minutes after takeoff in taipei clipping the highway overpass, plunging into the river. the official death toll stands at 32. 15 people survived that wreckage. >>> the fury that isis has now awakened in the jordanian people is now blowing back on the terrorist group many times over. today the jordanian military took to the skies to avenge the pilot that isis burned alive with isis targets today in their sites. our report tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: today jordan struck back, hard. dozens of f-16s hit isis weapons supply centers in syria. the gun camera video shown on jordan state tv and facebook page with patriotic music. a mission named after the slain pilot muath kasasbeh. slogans on their jets reading, we are beating them

up on a railroad crossing as a packed commuter metro train north was speeding through the town of valhalland why the collision was so deadly. with more on that here's nbc news correspondent tom costello. >> reporter: the first arriving fire and ems units found twisted wreckage, fire and smoke and passengers climbing through windows, desperate to escape a burning train. >> all units, more ambulances are required for a car versus train motor vehicle accident. >> reporter: it happened at 6:00 p.m., rush hour, that serves the northern commuter towns. >> so the front two cars, smoke billowing out from everywhere. >> an suv was near the tracks when the crossing arm came down on the car. the driver, a mother of three, got out to check for damage. then inched forward, right into the path of an on coming plane. exploding on impact. as the train carried the suv 1,000 feet down the tracks the electrified rail tore into first car. chris gross was inside. >> flames came up. about a foot away from my face. and then after that happened, you know, people are screaming, crying. >> we have one train hit on

is now headed north to help sort out a deadly crash in valhalla, new york when six people were killed when a metro-north train slammed into a vehicle on the tracks. >> reporter: a team of more than a dozen ntsb investigators are leaving d.c. this morning for new york to figure out what happened in the deadly accident last night. >> our goal is to find out not only what happened but really find out why it happened so that we can issue safety recommendations to try and keep this from happening again. >> reporter: at least six people are dead after a chuter train slammed -- commuter train slammed into an suv stopped under the gates on the tricks triggering an explosion and then fire. >> when i heard the extent of damage to the first car and saw that it had burned completely, i couldn't imagine how many people in there that had lost their lives. >> reporter: the train dragged the car about 400 feet down the tracks which was bound for suburban, new york, with hundreds of commuters on board. >> this was as gruesome as i have seen. the third rail came right through the car. >> reporter: ntsb

it happened during rush hour last night in valhalla about 20 miles north of new york city. driver had gotten stuck on the tracks and was trying to drive forward when the vehicle was hit. the impact was so forceful it pushed the electrified third rail up piercing the train. >> there was a passenger that ran past me. he had blood on his face. and people were pulling the windows off trying to get out through the emergency windows screaming, yelling. it was just total panic. >> the suv driver and six people on the train were killed. around 650 passengers were on board at the time. it was the metro north railroad's deadliest crash in its history. >> jordan has executed two prisoners both part of islamic state terror networks and this was in retaliation for the brutal murder of a jordanian fighter pilot by isis. the prisoners were both hanged early this morning hours after isis released the video showing that captured fighter pilot being burned alive in a cage. isis had offered this pilot as part of a prisoner exchange but the deal fell apart when isis couldn't offer proof of lif

say the suv was on the tracks because a crossing gate came down on it at a railroad crossing at valhalla in west chester county in new york. the driver got out of the car to look at the car and was about to drive away when the collision happened. the train pushed the jeep more than 800 feet down the tracks and both burst into flames. the driver of the suv was killed along with five people on the train. we are hearing from some train passengers tonight about the frantic effort to get out. >> somehow, some of the people in the head car got out. it seemed maybe they broke the window or something. and then a number of us were smelling the fumes from the car fuel and we said you know we need to get out. the fire was starting to spread back towards the second car. >> it's believed about 750 people were on that train. metro north is the nation's second busiest railroad. in the past two years there have been five accidents including a derailment that killed four people. we'll follow the developments through the n online and have the latest on news 4 today starting at 4:26. at the live desk i'm k

found no problems with the crossing arm or traffic signal at the site of tuesday's train crash in valhalla, new york. a commuter train slammed into an s.u.v., killing six people. five new cases of measles were reported today five babies at a daycare center outside chicago. the outbreak has grown to at least 150 cases in 14 states. dean reynolds has more on the latest cases. dean. >> reporter: scott health officials told us today that over the last five years there have been maybe 10 cases of measles in the whole state of illinois. so this latest outbreak is something they haven't seen for a long time. the new cases are all associated with a daycare center in palantine, illinois, about 30 miles northwest of chicago. the five infants diagnosed with measles are all under the age of one, too young to have been given the vaccine. now every unvaccinated child and employee from that daycare center has been asked to stay home for the next three weeks but dr. terry mason of the cook county department of public health told us the measles will spread. >> there are likely to be more cases, and so we s

. >>> back in the u.s., federal investigators are looking into a deadly train accident in valhalla, new york. a commuter train hit an suv on the tracks and burst into flames tuesday night killing the suv driver and five people on the train. a witness says the driver got out of her suv after crossing gate came down on top of it. she then reportedly got back into the car and started driving forward before the train struck her. >>> a short time ago, king abdullah of jordan paid his respects to the family of a pilot murdered by islamk state. earlier he vowed to wage what he calls a harsh war against the militants. the pentagon says it will do more to help. as susan mcginnis tells us, the latest american moves include a repositioning of search-and- rescue helicopters. >>> reporter: a video apparently showing jordanian pilot moaz al-kassasbeh being burned alive has sparked a new offensive against isis. cbs news has learned the pentagon will deploy search-and- rescue helicopters in northern iraq to reach downed pilots faster. alka says ba ended up in enemy hands after his fighter plane crashed

driver of the suv and six people on a commuter train were kill in the fiery collision in the town of valhalla, north of new york city is i. the national transportation safety board is investigating. >>> 5:13 right now. katie, you were mentioning some snow today. >> we are finding on it there nothing major. the just a couple flurries or snow showers nothing that has a chance to accumulate. tomorrow we will see our next round of accumulation coming in. you can see that modest round of snowy mentioned. it just isn't much. we are talking about a few flurries. this is just on the southern most edge have of, we will call it the a disturbance. it is an area of low pressure. as we zoom out further here we will fine another round of snow over nebraska. this will be the next frontal bun dry that crosses our area coming up late tonight tomorrow morning. timing is less than ideal but as we look a head here 4:00 p.m. today. the front i just mentioned and another off to the south. now earlier in the week it appeared they might come together and create next big nor'easter. this particular model has those pi

this happened last night on the metro north line in valhalla 20 miles north of new york city. the train slammed into a general cherokee. the jeep and the front of the train caught fire and witnesses say the railway crossing gates came down on top of the suv, which for some reason had stopped on the tracks. one passenger said he and hundreds of others scrambled to safety. >> a number of us were smelling fumes from the car, fuel and we said, we need to get out. the fire was starting to spread back so the second car it did finally ignite. >> the driver of the jeep and six passengers on the trains were killed. several others were hurt. the impact was so powerful the electrified third rail came up to pierce the train. that crash happened on the scene with commuter line involved in the deadly commuter line in the bronx in 2013. four people were killed and dozens injured. investigators determined that the engineer fell asleep and the train was going too fast around a curve. >>> new from overnight, an armed robber targeted a bar in philadelphia. police say a masked man walked into bot

. >> reporter: the train at cruise speed crossing commerce street in valhalla when officials say theof blake jeep cherokee tried to cross in front of it but didn't have enough time. >> obviously there was an explosion. people were trapped inside. multiple fatalities. >> everyday commute turned terrifying. >> the third rail went completely through the entire front car of the train. it must have been an absolute horrific scene when that first happened. i'm amazed that anyone got off that train. >> reporter: from this vantage point you can get a bigger sense of the scene. there's the first car where it stopped. you can see the soot from where flames were shooting out of the windows when the fire was raging through that car. with the benefit of this vantage point you can look at the traffic lights. that's the railroad crossing where the initial impact took place. you can see how fast the train was going and how hard it was for it to stop, how hard it was to prevent this rush hour tragedy. josh einiger, abc news, new york. >> thank you, josh. we'll stay on top of that. >>> other breaking

it happened during rush hour last night in valhalla in westchester county north of new york city. the suv driver had gotten stuck on the tracks and was trying to drive forward when she was hit. the impact was so forceful it pushed the electrified third rail up, piercing the train. >> there was a passenger that ran past me. he had blood on his face and people were pulling the windows off trying to get out through the emergency windows screaming, yelling. it was just total panic. >> the suv driver and six people on the train were killed. around 650 passengers were on board at the time. it was metro north railroad's deadliest crash in its history. >> this is new here on "action news." a teen in the poconos allegedly set up a fake facebook account to get back at people who he says first bullied him. this all started with the alleged victims receiving a facebook friend request from someone who they thought was named jessica carabello. jessica was a 14-year-old boy from tobyhanna. when the friend request was accepted jessica would ask the boys to exchange naked pictures. they would comp

it happened in valhalla westchester county.ls say the woman driving a jeep cherokee was trying to cross the tracks when the gates came down leaving ler in the path of the on coming train. seven people including that driver were killed. about a dozen were injured. the crash caused the electrified third rail to crash into the rail cars. >> new surveillance this morning shows an attempted robbery trait out of a horror movie. a man with a running chainsaw chases away a family from an oklahoma city gas station. the suspect runs across the street to a home and kicks in the back today. the suspect michael pierce claimed he was the victim and asked the homeownerrer to call police. pierce is now charged with robbery and burglary. >>> also new this morning, a duct tape college art project like this one is to blame for that shut down of major atlanta highway. police received a call yesterday about a suspicious device on a bridge above the highway. traffic was closed for hours while the bomb squad blew up the device. police later found out