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Bloomquist is off and we begin with breaking news from mercer county. An investigation is underway at Hamilton Township postal will facility after several people got sick. New jersey correspondent nor muchanic has been gathering more information and joins us live at the scene with more, nora . Reporter hi there rick what we have been told is workers became sick and at 10 00 oclock this morning one passed out we are told and six or seven people became dizzy and nauseated. Now they are being treated on the scene right now by emts. These people have not been transported to the hospital, and other employees here, that is them waiting on the lawn right now but this situation to clear. Lets go to aerials from chopper six. This was the scene this morning as hazmat crews responded. Fire fighters in full hazmat gear and breathing apparatus first examined a postal vehicle, and then a red car and then eventually two of the First Responders in hazmat gear went inside the building which is a carrier annex where postal carriers come and get mail for delivery. Now the report came in as a strong sweet odor that caused the evacuation and made people sick. It is still unclear why, or how that happened. Now, hamiltons Health Officer says a number of air quality tests have been conducted at the scene. So far they are not coming up with any kind of a noxious or toxic substance in the the air. Dozens of workers as you said, or as you saw were outside on the lawn. They are still there now. A number of them have been check out by emts for vital is a at the scene. No one was taken to the hospital, according to hamilton Health Officer jeff and they are being monitored on the ground. We are awaiting a briefing from postal officials again back live, a strong sweet odor, six or seven people, one passed out, and six or seven were sick even. You are watching those folks now. They are all outside on the lawn. Authority are still trying to figure out exactly what is going on, because they dont know. They run tests but nothing is coming up positive at this point. There are a number of officials from various departments on the scene right now, we will keep monitoring it for here for now im Nora Muchanic live, from Hamilton Township. Nora, thank you. More breaking news here in the rhawnhurst section of philadelphia where a car slammed into a house. It happened about 45 minutes ago, here on the 2300 block of loany street. You can see the vehicle went through the brick front of the home no word on what cause the car to korean out of control and we are working to find out if anyone was hurt. Well, the last of the derailed train cars has been removed from Port Richmond clearing way for amtrak to repair the damage tracks. Meanwhile investigators continue to focus on why the train sped up dramatically in the last minutes before it crashed. Action News Reporter Catherine Scott joins us live from Port Richmond with the very latest, catherine . Reporter well, rick, you can see that the Police Barricade still remain in this neighborhood. Yesterday, federal investigators released the crash site over to amtrak and they are working to make repairs. Chopper 6hd was over the Port Richmond crash site today as crews worked to make repairs. Final railcar seen here, wrapped in black was loaded on to a a flatbed and driven out overnight, to a secure facility in delaware. This morning the National Transportation safety board released this picture of the event recorder in tuesdays derailment and they are hoping to pull data to help explain what happened. Were just collecting facts at this point. We will look at the the human we will look at the machine we will look at the environment. Those are things that we traditionally will look at. We want to gather information in each of those domains. Reporter new Surveillance Footage shows train 188 speeding moments before that crash, so far investigators have not found problems with the tracks, signals or locomotives that explained acceleration to more than 100 Miles Per Hour but started 65 seconds before the crash. They are looking at a number of different factors and they are planning to interview three twoyear old engineer Brandon Bostian in the coming days. We very much look forward to the engineers first hand account, of what has happened. Bostians Attorney Says that his client does not recall much around the the the accident. Again, bostian has agreed to speak with federal investigators in the coming days. He is entitled to be in that conversation with his attorney, one other person, it could be his attorney or somebody else. But that is expect to happen, in the next few days. We also have an update on a number of patient that is remain at Temple University hospital, where were told that 12 patients remain there five of them are in critical condition. Live from Port Richmond Catherine Scott channel six action news. The first of eight funerals for victims of the derailment is underway in new york. Justin zemser is being laid to rest on his native long island. He was a Naval Academy mid ship man and traveling home when he was killed in tuesdays accident. Zemser was youngest of the eight people who died. Victims includes plainsboro new jersey natees jim gaines and Rachel Jacobs the ceo of a philadelphia start up company. Meanwhile, a survivor of the crash has filed the first lawsuit against amtrak. The Bruce Phillips of southwest philadelphia is being treated for brain and spine injuries. He actually works for amtrak and was catching a ride for free while he was offduty. Federal lawsuit is seeking more than 150,000, in damages. Amtrak is working to restore service to parts of the northeast corridor. Some trains will begin running between philadelphia and new york, on monday, with full services, expect to be restored by tuesday. Modified Services Continued today between philadelphia, and washington d. C. Our coverage of the Train Derailment continues on line at six abc. Com. There you can follow latest on the ntsb investigation as well as see photos and more on the victims of this tragedy. Turning now to accu weather a and we are enjoying another nice day to finish out the workweek. Heading outside looking live from sky six at penns landing and ben franklin bridge there. We have some sunshine, mixing in with the cloud on this friday afternoon. Temperatures climbing in the 70s. For the very latest on the the forecast lets head out identify to meteorologist Melissa Magee in for david murphy. Happy friday. Happy friday, rick. It looks like another nice day on tap, as you mentioned really nice days in the 70s. Once again in philadelphia we are already hitting 71. It is 66 in trenton. Sixtynine in wilmington. To the north and west of town in lancaster 70. Sixtyfour in the poconos. Cooler in Sea Isle City with that south facing win coming in at 61 and 61 degrees as well at the boardwalk. So a good looking day as we go throughout the afternoon. 3 00 oclock, mostly sunny. Unshine and a few high thin cloud overhead. That temperature is 74. Same thing at 5 00 this evening. Still mostly sunny at 7 00. At 9 00 we will drop down to 66 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. Even eye what we can of the friday because we do have some changes on the the way. Check out the dew point temperatures, that is the level of moisture in the atmosphere today nice and comfortable, anytime you have dew points in the 50s, or below, weve got a air mass overhead. As we head in the weekend dew point temperatures climb up in the upper 60s which means the humidity is making a come back as well. So we will talk about what is a ahead a return to summer, just in time for our weekend a muggy one on the the way with the threat of pop up showers and storms. We will take a closer look and let you know how high these numbers go rick for saturday and sunday with the accu weather forecast. All right, we will check back later thank you. This reminder as you head out this weekend stay ahead of the weather by checking six a abc. Com weather. You can always find live Storm Tracker six radar, seven day forecast and get the very latest from our team of meteorologists. In other news the search team has located a wreckage of the missing helicopter carrying six u. S. Marines. Chopper was on a mission to help earthquake victims in nepal when it crashed and it appears there are no survivors. Abc news correspondent sergio catana reports from nepal. Reporter knee pale rescuers scouring the rugged terrain, spotted wreckage of the crash. The uh1 hughy difficulties a appeared while delivering earthquake relief supplies in nepal. Six u. S. In marines and two soldiers were on board the chopper when it was lost after tuesdays 7. 3 magnitude earthquake. It was nepals second major quake in less than three weeks. For wreckage of the helicopter was found in pieces and there are no chances of survivors according to nepal defense secretary. Cause of the crash has not yet been known but weather and terrain high up in the himalayas are treacherous. We will continue to mourn loss and observe sacrifice of the great soldiers from the nepal and our marines who lost their lives. Reporter military has not yet identified the marines on the helicopter, but abc affiliate ka ke in wichita interviewed the family of chris norgrin, his mom terry, got flowers from her son for mothers day last sunday. The next day came word that the helicopter that he was piloting was missing. I love you, i believe in you, proud of what you are doing. You have have helped so many other people there chris. I know that you are ready to come home. Reporter recovery as called off just before sunset here in part because of the bad weather conditions. Sergio catana, abc news, nepal. Jury deliberations are continuing in the penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Jurors deliberated more than eight Hours Wednesday and thursday without reaching a verdict. They convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of 30 charges in the april 2013 bombing. Seventeen of those charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. Three people were killed and more than 260 were hurt when two Pressure Cooker bombs exploded near the marathon finish line. Tributes are pouring in for blues legend bb king. Socalled king of blues died last night at his home in las vegas. Gladys knight and ring owe star are taking to twitter, to remember king. Gladys knight tweeted this, what a brilliant man you you were, one who will be forever noted as a inspiration to millions globally. Bb king won 15 grammys during his career, and in 1995 became first blues musician to be honor with the kennedy Lifetime Achievement award. In 2006 he received the president ial medal of freedom for his musical contributions. King suffered from diabetes and his health had been declining over the past year. Bb king was 89 years old. President obama paying tribute to Law Enforcement office hours made the ultimate sacrifice. He spoke to thousands of people including mom have of the officers at National Police officers Memorial Service at the the capitol this morning. We are here, to honor heroes who lost their lives in the line of duty. Men and women who put themselves in the way of danger and so that the rest of us could live in safety. The the president also called on the nation to work harder to heel the rift, that still exists between Law Enforcement and the public. And, still to come on action news at noon a murder confession in pennsylvania, what happened just hours before a woman admitted to killing her husband. Plus this 400,000 house can be yours for a 150 bucks. Look at it there is a catch of course. We will tell you what else the home owner is asking for. Meteorologist Melissa Magee has a closer look at that seven day forecast, when action news at noon, continues in just a moment. Can beautiful job. I knew you had it in you. And it was easy because of what i have in me. 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Two students are recovering after gunman opened fire on their school bus here in jacksonville, florida. The girls age 14 and 15 were both shot yesterday afternoon. The investigators say bus was stopped by two suspects who tried to fight someone on board. They opened fire at the the bus driving away. At least one of the victims was shot in the face. Both girls though are expect to survived. Schools in that district are opened today but some buses are now traveling with extra security. And in washington d. C. , four people were killed in the fire that ripped through a home in an up scale neighborhood there. Second floor was destroyed completely destroyed by the flames. Fire fighters say the blaze is suspicious in nature but they have not said anything about a cause, or a suspect. The the home is nearby the Washington National cathedral and the the belgium embassy. A Houston Family has put their house on the market for less than the cost of a plane ticket. The house is valued at 400,000 but the selling price is much lower. A 150 bucks plus an essay of 200 word, or less. It is an entry fee. Only method that we can think of, that we could get our money back and also give a chance to someone to start a new life or to build a home right in the city. The winner also has to pay Closing Costs but get to keep all of the appliances inside. Dozens of people have submitted essay already. The home owner is hoping to reach 3,000 by next month so he can hopefully part with the house, a at market value. Well, there is much more still to come on action news at noon including bill cosbys response to will allegations of sexual assault. He is talking about the accusations for the very first time, the abc news exclusive interview coming up next half an hour on action news at the 12 30. Googles driverless car will make its debut on public road this summer. The vehicles will be supervised by safety drivers and capped to a max speed of 25 Miles Per Hour. They can drive brake recognize road hazard without a person controlling the wheel, however they can only navigate areas that have been they arely mapped. Google plans to tap between 50 and hundred vehicles on california road. The goal, to make them available to customers in about five years. Health check this noon, women who exercise throughout pregnancy can reduce their risk of having a csection by 20 percent. They are more likely to give birth to a baby on normal weight according to new research in canada the findings are important because babies born large tend to be heavier as children and into adulthood. This follows a another study which recommended moderate exercise during pregnancy. Well, Action News Team is working on these stories tonight beginning at 4 00 oclock. Heres alyssa vitarelli in the news room with the preview. Hi there happy friday. Happy there freebie friday. We have free bowling lessons to the kid to free motorcycle riding lessons for our military, we will break down all of the things you can get for 100 percent off at 4 00. Also coming up in todays show we know chicken soup is good for the soul but did you also know it is good for your skin . Today we will hear how two local spa owners discovered the broths unifying benefits and explain why Scientists Say the food facial really works. Really cool stuff. Dont miss that. The plus, we are talking about the celebration, 100 years of the italian market and everything there is to be doing this weekend to celebrate that and of course, take us with you on the go the free six abc news app heading in the weekend. Well you at 4 00 rick. Quick break accu weather when we come right back, stay with us. Tina sorry i was day dreaming. About becoming a pastry chef . Uh. Yeah. Specializing in custom cakes . Right and opening your own bakery . Howd you know . 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We have a bright, blue sky overhead still a few cloud overhead and also some people out and about on the boardwalk on this friday afternoon. The currently in philadelphia we are coming in at 71 degrees. Dew point at 42. Anytime we have dew point bees low 50 degrees we have a very comfortable air mass overhead. Wind out of the south at 14 miles an hour, that pressure 30. 32 and falling. Temperatures outside currently it is 71 in dover. Seventy in millville. Sixtysix in trenton. North and west of town in allentown coming in at 71. Much cooler along the coast with the south facing wind. Sea isle city 69. And in atlantic city, you are 9 miles inland at the airport right along the coast. Temperatures Still Holding in the lower 50s. Satellite six with action radar showing you we have High Pressure that is situated just to the south and east of the new jersey coastline. We are tapping in the southeasterly wind today. Owe sunshine and a few high thin cloud overhead. Notice the moisture off to our north and west moving across the great lakes. Then for right on off to our north but as we go throughout the overnight hours and early tomorrow morning there could be spotty showers overhead, pop up in nature. North and west of town today Allentown Lehigh valley cloud and sunshine. It is a pleasant afternoon. Temperature coming in at 77 degrees. At the shore today it is a touch cooler with cloud sun, temperatures coming in at 65. So heres the the setup over weekend, very similar to what we have going on last week even. That is day a right set up meaning we have already seen this already. Western trough temperatures below average and Severe Weather threat breaking out across plane states and eastern half of the ocean, we have a ridge of High Pressure that stays in control and temperatures are well above average. Normal this time of the year is 74. Over the weekend we have heat and humidity overhead with these numbers backup in the 80s. Heading over to Citizens Bank park tonight phillies are at home taking on the tie machine backs, mainly clear pleasant that first pitch temperature around 70 at 7 05 this evening. Heres the exclusive a accu weather seven day forecast. Still pleasant today. A high obvious 76 degrees underneath mostly sunny skies. On saturday get ready for the changes. High of 85 degrees, humid day i think there is a a possibility of some showers and storms. Popping up saturday morning then refiring up as we get in the afternoon hours. On sunday, humid with a thunderstorm around us to 88 by then. On machine not as warm, a high of 75. It looks like we will start to cool back down as we get into early next workweek. Temperatures backup in the 70s but heat returns as early as tomorrow, rick. Thanks, melissa quick break. More news coming up today on action news at 12 30. Stay with us. St felt this way for too long. So i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. Id tried laxatives before. 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Also the latest on the investigation in the deadly Train Derailment, we are hearing from a friend of the amtrak engineer involved, and what he revealed about a phone conversation, he had with him in the hospital. But breaking news right now were beginning with that possible hazmat situation at a post office in Hamilton Township, new jersey. After several people reported feeling sick, we have the the latest reporting from the scene. New jersey correspondent Nora Muchanic is gathering information and joins us live a along route 130 there nora. Reporter hi there rick, we have within briefed by the mayor, and reggie wade, with the u. S. Postal service. Lets go to the aerials from this morning when this happened while i tell you what they told us. They said at 9 50 this morning, one male, became ill and passed out. Several others, began complaining of dizziness fainting and nausea. Hazmat teams were called in. They swept the a area. Trucks buildings veh