Police and witnesses now say the driver of the big rig may have experienced mechanical failure. It all happened at about 8 30 this morning. Police say the big rig was driving northbound on railroad avenue in a rig designed to haul gravel or dirt. Witnesses say the man was flashing his headlights and appeared to be down shifting as if to try to slow down when he began sideswiping cars. He crashed into at least three cars before slammed into the restaurant setting off an explosion and a twoalarm fire. Witnesses say it was like a scene from a hollywood movie. Its scary. An explosion. Fire smoke everywhere. You could feel the explosion. I was so close. Right i was just right over here. And i just i just feel sad for the driver. Now luckily nobody was inside the restaurant. Its normally closed on mondays, or people would have been inside. And nobody except the big rig driver was seriously hurt. Police say the driver was killed in the fiery crash. Now, were back out here live. Youre looking
With the wind this gives us pretty favorable fire conditions. So be very careful outside if you have maybe any dry brush around your area. So tomorrow well see a bit of a change. Temperatures still warm right now. 84 degrees, philadelphia 84 northeast philly even allentown, low 80s for much of south jersey and delaware. Its warm, 77 degrees. So for the rest of this evening, itll stay warm. A very warm night tonight. 6 00 p. M. 83 degrees, staying sunny, staying dry by 8 00 mid70s. And by 10 00 tonight, around 71 degrees. Now, tomorrow, will still be another warm day, but were also tracking some thunderstorms. Ill show you the timing of that coming up. You were talking about that fire danger. Right now at 5 00 a tragedy in Chester County. The smoldering debris is all thats left of the house. It caught fire and burned this afternoon taking three lives. It happened in west callan township. Not much was left of that house. Rosemary connors, what are we hearing about the victims and the inv
Straitors and police. In the ukraine thousands of protesters remained in the treats. Riot police beat dozens of protesters. The countrys president says the police overreacted. The protesters are upset are with the president not signing a trade deal with the e. U. Online shoppers spent 2 billion on cyber monday. Smartphones and tablets drove a third of traffic. 20 more than last year. Those are the headlines. Consider this is up next. For more news go to aljazeera. Com. Shocking statements from the heads of the house and senate committees. Talk of increased terror threats and malesso lens from extremists across the globe. Are americans less safe than a few years ago. Former house senator jane harman joins us. The heath care website is up and running, are people falling through the cracks. Plus an article about women not having it all went viral. What is annemarie slaughter saying about it today. Millions of americans wrap up Holiday Shopping, did the Supreme Court make your future shopp
And malesso lens from extremists across the globe. Are americans less safe than a few years ago. Former house senator jane harman joins us. The heath care website is up and running, are people falling through the cracks. Plus an article about women not having it all went viral. What is annemarie slaughter saying about it today. Millions of americans wrap up Holiday Shopping, did the Supreme Court make your future shopping seasons more expensive. Im antonio mora. We begin with the question after the worse in iraq and alqaeda are we safer. Osama bin laden was emim nated. Hell fire missiles from drones killed al qaeda operatives, and barack obama said it again. The core of al qaeda is on the path to defeat. Our nation is cure, and our homeland is safer. Two important members of congress in a position to know, including a democratic ally of the president dont agree with him. Im pleased to be joined by jane harman, a former Democratic Congress woman who served on department of Homeland Secu
7. 25 is not enough to live on. Hawaiis legalizing samesex marriage has been lobbying for 20 years. Its the 15th state to legalize samesex marriage. Those are the headlines at this hour. Im john siegenthaler. Consider this with antonio mora is up next. See you back here is the 11 eastern, and you can get the latest on aljazeera. Com. See you later on. Shocking statements from the heads of the house and senate committees. Talk of increased terror threats and malesso lens from extremists across the globe. Are americans less safe than a few years ago. Former house senator jane harman joins us. The heath care website is up and running, are people falling through the cracks. Plus an article about women not having it all went viral. What is annemarie slaughter saying about it today. Millions of americans wrap up Holiday Shopping, did the Supreme Court make your future shopping seasons more expensive. Im antonio mora. We begin with the question after the worse in iraq and alqaeda are we safer