On the west coat will becoast we this afternoon. Reporter omar jimenez reporting. While the ntsb works to determine this crash it brings back memories of the crash that happened here in that Port Richmond just two years ago. Amtrak train 188 derailed in may 2015. Eight people were killed and more than 200 others were injured in that incident. The train was traveling 106 miles an hour in a 50 Miles Per Hour speed zone. Investigators determined that the engineer was distracted by an incident with a nearby train. In september, a judge dismissed charges against that engineer. You can follow the latest developments of the fatal amtrak derailment on 6abc. Com. You can watch video from the scene in washington state. Pennsylvania state senator day lon leach released a new statement. John rawlins live in Center City Philadelphia this afternoon with the very latest including john some reaction from the governor. Reporter thats correct. Leach is a state senator who has ambitions his goal in 2018
Little to say about the 22yearold. Clary admitted to shooting at Corporal Seth Kelly and trooper ry ryan siepal. Neighbors watched as the investigation came onto their quiet street in monroe county. There were state troopers driving around and commotion. Reporter the family has lived here or about two years. A uhaul truck shows their plans of moving in the glare of the attempted murder charges clary faces. I pray for them and hope both families on each end get the help they need. Reporter daniel clary pled guilty to a fight in 2014 when he was 18. Police say he was under the influence of marijuana and failed a field sobriety test before shooting at police. Armed with a gun he was not licensed to carry the District Attorney says his office will be pushing for a lengthy prison sentence. This is a top priority for our office to prosecute someone who attempted to cause fatal injury to two Police Officers. Reporter clary faces numerous charges including the attempted murder of Law Enforceme
Reporter as for who ted cruz will vote for in november, he says theres a lot of time between now and november. He says hell be watching and listening. Does make it clear he will not be voting for hillary clinton. As for the man who wanted to be the star of the night last night, mike pence, he met with the pennsylvania delegation this morning showing the importance of keystone state in this election coming up in the fall. Nbc 10s lauren make is joining me from the floor of the Convention Center with more of what mike pence had to say to the delegates this morning. Lauren . Reporter his stop this morning was brief but significant adding his voice to those who say republicans can win the state of pennsylvania for the First Time Since 1988. He implored pennsylvania yaps in the room to get to work when they get home. In cleveland its a pennsylvania visit that could be a precursor of whats to come. I promise you that donald trump and mike pence will be standing and campaigning shoulder to sh
Victims to come forward. In the meantime, an out of state contractor has been called in to take over head start which is supposed to begin at 51 schools in the county on monday. We have more on that. Reporter yeah, thats a big deal when a School System loses control of a program like this. But thats whats going to happen. Independent contractors coming in to run the program. Meanwhile, congresswoman edwards calling for a sweeping independent investigation today with the crisis of confidence going on with the board of education, she wants parents who think their kids may have been abused while attending head start, she wants those parents to come forward right away. So we can get to bottom of this. Edwards issued a statement saying incidents such as these do not exist in a vacuum. They are indicative of the break down with the leadership chain that has in danger. This after the board of education met in private yesterday to decide not to appeal a federal decision to take the Head Start
Download the storm watch weather app right to your smartphone. Leon a home that works to help teenage mothers facing scrutiny from the neighbors because some believe the transition home on 55th street in northeast d. C. Is attracting crime. Sam ford checks in to tell us the story. Sam . Sam the idea behind elizabeth house is that it is a place to help young women in their late teens and early 20s transition from say foster care into responsible adulthood. And that is a good thing. But some of the neighbors complain about the company they say that the Company Women keep. If you ask neighbor Laurie Taylor about elizabeth house ministries, the program for Young Mothers across the street she says its poorly managed and a nuisance. Loud noise. You can only call the police so many times. Sam she says its from the young men the Young Mothers attract. Though the director of the program our young women do not associate with these young men. These young men were here when we came here. Sam but t