An Early Morning collision under investigation. One of septas 26 cars crashed into another parked at 69th street terminal injuring 42 people. There should have been an indicator that there was a train on that track. The engineer says investigators will look at everything from the on Board Technology signed to avoid a collision to the trains latest inspection reports. Automatic train control is supposed to slow or a train from speeding. He wants to know why it didnt. Two of the things i would certainly want to check would be the operator and also the braking system. This morning we asked for the latest inspection records from the norristown high speed line. Everything from track inspections to the passenger cars. Regulators from the federal Transit Administration and penndot pointed to septa to provide them, but officials said they wouldnt be able to release them today. Investigators will likely also look into passenger reports that the cars stops before crashing at the 69th street term
Ted thanks theo are raising two very different concerns about the electoral process in our state. And nationwide. A. J. Bayatpour continues our team coverage. Hes in the newsroom with that story. These concerns mirror what weve heard from some liberal and conservative circles. On one hand, a desire to make sure Voting Machines were not hacked on election day. On the other, a refusal to criticize president elect Donald Trumps claim that millions of illegal voters cost him the popular vote. The president ial Election Results in wisconsin is led by the green party. Democratic state senator chris larson says he understands the multimillion dollar effort to ensure there was no foreign hack. Look, i think this is the first time its been clear where theres been Russian Hackers and russian government involved in trying to persuade voters in one camp over another. Thats new ground for america and i think, for us , it makes sense to make sure were doublechecking that. The chairman of the state E
Will describe the roller coaster were getting ready to ride. Its sunday, february 7, 2015 6. This is news 5 today. [captioning made possible by wlwttv] jonathan good morning. Welcome to news 5 today. Thanks for joining us. Im jonathan hawgood. This is meteorologist Jennifer Schack. How are you . Jennifer good. Jonathan all aboard, huh . Jennifer which roller coaster, you heard the forecast, which roller coaster do you think well be on . Jonathan the beast . Jennifer i was thinking the vortex. There are a couple of loops coming up. Jbs. Jonathan we got a good break this winter. Jennifer today is 51 with sunshine. This morning, winds helping keep temperatures up a touch. Were in the 20s and 30s. Quite a variation in temperatures. Well climb nicely into the afternoon. All major reporting sites not expecting morning fog. By 1ug a. M. , were at 43. Well be in upper 40s and low 50s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Dry conditions through the afternoon hours. Late this evening, we bring ba
A touch of orange in the mid section. Jennifer is the moon up yet . Jonathan its a new moon. Jennifer yesterday, it came up an hour, hour and a half before sunrise. Jonathan come to me for celestial information. I go to you for the forecast. I like today, not the rest of the week. Jennifer today, warmer than yesterday. A good amount of sunshine. A little breezy. Tomorrow, we start to change things up. This morning, visibilities are high. Temperatures, not too bad. 20s and 30s. Visibility, eight to nine miles for reporting sites. Temperatures have varied for the morning. We have temperatures in the 30s, lower spot, pooling air has dropped down to the 20s. The station is at 31 degrees. Everyone dry with clear skies. Note cloeds heading into our direction. Well quickly become partly cloudy for the late morning. Getting more active as the cold front arrives tonight. Snow showers for tomorrow and the first half of the work week. Jonathan thanks, jennifer. Several Police Agencies are investi
Warming temperatures by friday were near 60. This morning a few flurries some patchy fog no big the upper 20s. Break this evening a high of 36. Thursday partly cloudy high of 42 and warmer on friday with a high of 58. Friday stays mostly dry but we may see a passing shower in the late afternoon. Saturday looks perfect a high of 60 with the sun and cloud mix. Sunday still mild 55 with rain showers developing sunday afternoon. As of now temperature stay at or just above normal in the 40s early next week. Frank cam looking for a forever friend . Meg stephenson forever friend . Meg stephenson from Animal Friends Humane Society is here. To help you find your new best stopping by in person, viewing our adoptable animals on petfinder, or visiting one of our partners in adoption at the following locations petsmart 3439 princeton road hamilton, oh 45011 513 8636363 petsmart west chester 7574 voice of america dr. West chester, oh 45069 513 7793159 liberty veterinary hospital 6823 yankee road lib