Were starting off with a twitter update from new jersey transit. The river line is currently operating with 30 Minute Service from trenton up into camden due to signal problems. Watch out for that. Headed into new jersey at the black horse pike on 295, currently no problems. Headed southbound starting to see a little bit of problems. Not affecting the drive times. 12 minutes southbound from 38 up to the point around the blackhorse pike. Look at delaware on 95 drive times are smooth and running. 10 minutes headed northbound from 295 to 495 and the same thing if youre going the opposite direction. Jesse, thanks. 5 31. Philadelphias crescentville neighborhood, someone shot and killed a delivery man overnight. This happened around 10 30 near the corner of adams avenue. Matt, you were telling us earlier that police arent officially saying what was the motive of this killing, right . Right. Theyre still trying to figure that out and making the task harder this morning, chris and tracy, is th
Over Chester County at this hour. And will likely be tracking little bit more green on the radar as the day goes on, well discuss the reason why and also, what that is going do to our pattern since were coming up on the unofficial beginning of summer awfully soon. As we mention service set to resume on amtrak northeast corridor today following last weeks deadly derailment. Spent all weekend installing speed controls on the tracks at the site of the crash. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabeo joins us now at 30th street station with more on this, jan good morning. Reporter erika, ukee good morning, starting just before 6 00 this morning normal Amtrak Service will resume between philadelphia and new york here at the 30th street station for the First Time Since that deadly crash last week. That killed eight and injured more than 200. You can see that information reflected on the board this morning, after 6 00 all trains running on time. And when those trains pull out, they will now be usi
Ntsb member stopped by cbs face the nation sunday to talk about the investigation officials had been looking into the tracks, signal, and speed, as factors. Investigators have now also spoken with engineer brandon bostian. The engineer says he has no memory of anything. Does that make sense snow. It certainly does, as we know people can be in a automobile crash, and theyll say i dont even remember the crash. I just woke up in the hospital. And so, thats typical, some traumatic event like it. Today the first trains ride the rales through the crash site it, will also be the first time this stretch of track is equipped with positive train control. Technology slows a train to a safe speed. Rest of the corridor by year area ends. We have do to covering possible to complete the assignment. Rape he will jacobs, ceo every an educational start up program in philadelphia. She leaves behind a husband and two year old son. Victims of the tragedy remembered at a service at the derailment site. L pe
Engineer is both unfathomable and unconsciousnable. Reporter attorneys representing victims like Philip Armond who may have of her arm amputated and Daniel Armond said they want to mare what engineer Brandon Bostian has to say including why the the engineer told investigators he remembers nothing about the crash. It is always, raises red flags, when someone who has been involved in an accident going too fast has a sudden claim of no memory. Reporter suit also faults amtrak for failing to install speed restricting Safety Equipment on the northbound tracks where the wreck occurred. After they had previously put it in on the southbound tracks. Finally District Attorney Seth Williams says that he is awaiting more ntsb findings, before deciding if he will launch a criminal investigation. So we will be very methodical, we will take our time, we will dot all of our is, crosss all of our ts. Reporter the District Attorney told me it could be months before he get enough information to make that
Afternoon. Good morning everyone, it is just about 5 31 on this to us. Lets go right to david and karen for weather and traffic. All right guys, good morning out there across the region as weve got cloud cover still suppressed out to the west so sunshine early. Then clouds will filter in and eventually there could be spotty precipitation but probably not until this afternoon and this evening. 63 degrees in philadelphia. Comfortable as you step outside. 53 in allentown. I know were showing you winds coming up from the southwest and these winds are very light this morning so really not a bother. 63 in wilmington up into the upper 50s in reading and 61 down the shore at this early hour. Heading outside to catch the bus between six and 8 oclock looks like a pretty good morning to do so. Fair amount of sunshine, comfortable conditions, 61 by 6 oclock and then back up to 65 by 8 oclock. A minor test on tuesday and thats weatherwise kids. Were talking about the walk home there. Could be a spo