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KYW Eyewitness News At 530 May 15, 2015

Brass done boston, his Attorney Says he has no recommendation of the crash he had not been using his cell phone, drinking or using drugs. A friend of bostian, who spoke to him after the crash; also coming to his defense. He was never one to do drugs. There has got to be Something Else going on that nobody knows about yet. Meantime amtrak released this statement saying in part we truly have heavy heart we mourn those who died. Their lost leaves holes in the lives of their families, community, amtrak takes full responsibility, and deeply apologizes for our role in this tragic event. And coming up inf hour, we will look at social media posts, who apparently came from this engineer, dating back couple of years ago, many of them, criticize the railroad industry, and the lack of safeguards, when it comes to human error as we have that coming up. And also well hear more from this friend. For now reporting live in port richmond, jan carabeo cbs3, Eyewitness News. Jan, thank up. Meanwhile, that amtrak train is now at a facility in bear, delaware, where the damaged rail cars are being examined as part of the crash investigation. They were taken to the amtrak mechanical Services Department after being removed from the crash site yesterday. Those rail cars were xrayed and then wrapped in plastic by the ntsb before they were dropped off. Investigators will be testing the brake system analyzing the damage. Meanwhile, funeral will be held today for Naval Academy midshipman justin z. Mser twenty year old among the eight men and women who died tuesday night. Justin was relentless. He was i mean, first one in the weight room, last one out. He made everyone want to get better. Also, confirmed dead, bob guildersleeve of maryland, his body recovered yesterday morning. Also dental records helped identify new york realtor laura fenimore, as well as 40 year old Giuseppe Paris every ultimately who was business in the in the ss. Stay with our amtrak tragedy, complete coverage for you on our website as well cbsphilly. Com. Our time 5 33, here is your traffic and weather together. Katy . Good morning, hi, everyone, starting off your friday morning with really some very pretty colors being strewn across the skyline here. And a lot of time, you get these really vibrant colors, when you have got clouds. Look at. That will like the skies on fire here. It is absolutely beautiful down the shore here in atlantic sit with those beautiful yellow, oranges and red colors that are coming up over the horizon but the sun isnt officially up just yet. This is the beginning. We actually see the sunrise, i will bring you the pretty rm scan3 yes, looks like it is pretty cloud there, doesnt it . Certainly we just saw here in the shore shot, there are some clouds around. But, it is not completely skewing the sunshine. So not stuck in gray skies here today t you are going see some sunshine, just not as much blue skies perhaps as yesterday produced. Meanwhile, also tracking a warmfront, you can see the beginning signs of life from that off to the west, through ohio indianna, and that warmfront is eventually going to bring in our next round of showers, as early as overnight tonight, but specially, into the weekend. So for now, you can bank on some pretty pleasant wet here tow wrap up your work week. 55 degrees at the airport, mid or even upper 40s, just outside of the sit. So Trenton Allentown and we are off to a bit of a miler start than yesterday produced. Just smidge. Meanwhile, as the day progresses expect some sunshine along the way as we said. Low mid 70, a the expectation thats very typical for the standards, but as we look ahead to the weekend wet weather does return to the forecast, but i think a lot of people are saying finally, because weve got so many spring allergy sufferers out there, just like, ive had enough with this pollen, i hear you on that one. Absolutely, and i think folks with the cars, too just completely dust in the that gross green. So we get little brake from that hopefully. Good morning everyone, right now, hoping that rush hour, you wont be tank the brakes too much, at least right now youre not. Ninetyfive looking pretty nice around cottman avenue. We had earlier construction around girard. You know how 95 has been. Around this point here cottman, also around girard, lanes just narrow regardless. But the earlier lane closures that we had at girard avenue have since cleared out of the way. I mean, 95 looks pretty guide right now. I would say in either directionment not only to and from the northeast also in and out of delaware county, and if you are still using new Jersey Transit due to the suspension of Amtrak Service between philadelphia and new york, things on 95 headed out toward trenton also look real good. Now, kelly drive, we have closures for this weekend Strawberry Mansion fountain green, due to the stotesbury regata, goes on today from 6 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. Saturday. But then, 6 00 a. M. To 5 00 p. M. On sunday, we have another regatta. So i would anticipate kelly drive is just be something to steer clear of this weekends again, we still have suspension for amtrak, also the trenton line, so plan cord inning lip. Ukee . Torrey, thank you. 5 35n Business News this morning, changes to another fastfood menu. And there is a new recall connected to an old problem. Good morning ukee, r kay market slammed three day losing streak on news that fewer people are signing up for unemployment benefit. The new record high, the dow jumps 192point closing in on its record, the nasdaq was up 69point. Honda recalling nearly 5 million more cars worldwide. Again, because of faulty airbags, this time, the problem is a leak, that can rupture the airbags and cause possible explosion. Toyota and nissan announced more. Calorie packed blizzards, getting more consideration. Dave i queen says starting in september it will remove soft drinks from its childrens menu, it is the latest restaurant to change its menu as americans demand healthier options. Mcdonalds removed soda fritz happy meals last summer. And, the next time you check into hotel this giant robot might be your bell hop. It is called the yobot. Yo tell hotel in new york silt use it is to hell visitors store their luggage before and after they check out. So the yotell can lift 500 pounds, the best part, ukee erika you dont need to give it a tip. Hey. Sound good to me. Thats pretty cool. Thanks, jill, appreciate it. Right now 5 37. Weve been following breaking news for this morning. Nepals army has found the wreckage of missing. S marine helicopter on a mountain. The helicopter disappeared on tuesday with six of marines on board. Eyewitness News Reporter Nicole Brewer joins us from our news center to bring you up to date on that. Nick snow. Ukee, erika there is morning, that helicopter has been found in the mountains east of kathmandu, and according to nepals defense secretary, three bodies have also been recovered. Six marines, two soldiers, delivering aid to earthquake victims, when the uh1 hell corner went down. Was having fuel problems, about 45 miles from kneepan capitol. Helicopter was more than dozen us military aircraft, aiding it relief effort, after two earthquakes struck killing thousands of people. Discovery comes three days after the search effort was lawn. Helicopter has been found and three bodies recovered. Well continue to follow this breaking news story and bring you up the updates as soon as we get them. Nicole brewer, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thanks, nicole. Meanwhile, a fifth grader has been suspended for mistakenly bringing a toy to his new jersey school. Aaron moodys mom got the call friday after nurse bullet nurf bullet fell out of his pocket. This sty row fowl bullet modified with a tooth pick stuck in it, what atlantic signature i educators call a weapon. According to the schools policy, a weapon anything readily capable every lethal use or inflicting serious bodily injury. From their looking that the quote unquote weapon looked like it was an imitation after shank. It is a toy with a tooth pick on it. Aaron plays with the nurf gun at home and says he put the tooth pick in the end of the stirofoam so that it would stick in the dirt when he shoots it. Hes now serving his five day suspension in school. Eyewitness news did reach out to the Atlantic City board of education several times for comment. Our calls have gone unanswered. Well, before you walk out the door, we rupp dating this mornings top stories including the overnight death after legendary musician, bb king. Also, profiting off of the popes trip to philadelphia, what you need to know before you try to rent your house to a stranger for the historic visit this fall. And mitt romney get being ready to put up his myths for a boxing match against former heavy weight champion of the world evander holyfield. Now romney has some fighting word before he steps into the ring later today. Oh oh. Youve tried to forget your hepatitis c. But you shouldnt forget this. Hep c is a serious disease. Left untreated it can lead to liver damage and potentially liver cancer. But you havent been forgotten. Theres never been a better time to rethink your hep c because people like you may benefit from scientific advances that could help cure your hep c. Visit hepchope. Com or call a hep c educator to help prepare you for a conversation with your hep c specialist. Researchers in flour way tracked 15,000 elderly men they found that 30 minute of active tip, six days a week, was linked to a 40 lower risk of death. So get out there get tha today. Pack attention to this one new Brain Research it microsoft show humans now have shorter Attention Span than goldfish. Researchers say on average generally humans lose concentration, after eight seconds. And are you still still with me . Scientists blame this on the mobile revolution says our ability towel any task has doctors i am lick improved. But not always being fun getting compared to goldfish there. Goldfish circling a bowl . This so many baring. Time is 5 43, wow katie good morning i enjoyed your tweet about this very subject. So, we will get you ready moore the upcoming weather. Reporting mixed bag of temperature reading here. We have 50s, 40s, even got couple of 30s, actually, start off on the lowest end here Eileen Murray sending in clear skies from gilbertsville, but 39 degrees, so it is a chilly start for her. She needs a jacket. Even i need a jacket. Were in one of the mildest spots in philadelphia. Brisk air will wake up, certainly true. We promise you pretty sunrise pictures, here is one of them already. Niles stat start here, overall weather, nice weather. A one sent in from lynn, just got handful of clouds out in cherry hill she also suggest this, wear sweater it, a little chilly out there even at one of the mildest observations that weve got out there for you. Thirtynine another observation from mark, out in chads worth. Nice wide zoom storm scan3, a sense of whats going on on this pattern definitely turning more active. System number one, bridges in its warmfront which kind of cant decide, want to be warmfront, cool front. Somewhat stuck over our area. System two not looking all that organized but you can seymour activity down toward the la area. Essentially one, two punch of two systems here look being forward to the weaken and beyond. Today is good excuse to do some grilling. Who might be firing up the grill on friday afternoon . Our bacon lover vittoria. Bacon cheeseburgers sweet so sun, clouds for you. 75 degrees this graphic cracks me up, one of the fingers. Seven day forecast, specking the mid 80s to return by tomorrow. Steamy for sure. No day a wash out eye to the sky, i wouldnt cancel, then monday tuesday little cooler by comparison, but again, a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast both days. Thank you so much, katie. Right now things are heating up on 95, if you are traveling 95 southbound out of the area of bucks county, Police Activity over the shoulder here seems it is an accident. This vehicle turned in somewhat after compromising position. This is southbound again approaching the area of woodhaven. Police are on the scene, it is causing a bit of gaper delay. And due to the sun coming up, usually when the sun comes up, the rush comes in. Things will get even busier out of the area of bucks county heading down into far northeast philadelphia, then even into center city philadelphia. Lot going on right now we continue to keep you updated in regard to this incident right here. If you are traveling 95, around girard avenue. I would anticipate things picking up, schuylkill, however, still in the clear. Update on your mass transit checklist. Traveling the west trenton line, trains due to increased traffic. Trenton line still suspended amtrak still suspended between philadelphia and new york, i would anticipate that closure to be out there monday, tuesday, what were being told. Make sure you are plan ahead. Ac rail line back to normal. New Jersey Transit still cross honoring tickets. Ukee . Why did the train ac sell rid 70 to more than 100 miles per hour. Eight people killed, hundreds injured, when the train jumped tracks tuesday night in port richmond. Engineer has agreed speak with investigators. Also, the nepal army spotted wreckage of us marine helicopter in the mountains east of kathmandu. They saw three bodies near the wreckage, helicopt went down during a aid mission. Career of the king of blues bb king, bb and his guitar lucielle won 15gram thinks career that spend seven decades, bb king was 89. 5 46. Number of residents hope to make extra cash off the popes visit this september. Eyewitness news, was at a rental seminar last night. Showing listings anywhere from 50 all the way to up 50,000 for the week of the papal visit. We spoke with the gerber family, they are hoping to rent their Rittenhouse Square for 15,000. It seems like it would be a nice little way to maybe like fund Something Like a have i case, or like use that as like a little extra pocket cash. Little extra, 15 grand . Homeowners can encourage today talk to their attorney, insurance carrier before renting, im sure there are bylaws about the tax do you have pay when renting out your home that you dont think of. So much involved. So true. Still ahead, bumm bling burglar fails not once, but twice, when he tries to steel an atm. Well show you how this burglar is attempt ends in the total failure. Also this. Agreement me out. You have to go out there and find the key. Right here, ladies and jep. Youre looking at one right here. This is a human right George Clooney pulling out all of the stops to keep David Letterman from retiring. See what happened after clooney cuffed dave right here last night. But first, here is a look at whats coming un tonight right here on cbs3. Back in a bit. Im lynne abraham. When i became philadelphias da, child victims had to face a judge. A jury. The public. And testify eye to eye with their attackers. It wasnt right. So i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. Im running for mayor for the same reason our children should come first. Jim kenney and Tony Williams are fighting over Public Schools versus charters. I disagree. We have to improve education for all of our children. W on a final time. Letterman will sit down at the set with tom hanks for the 60th time. Sixty . How about that . Bill murray was the first guess on the late show, hell be one of the last when he visits on tuesday. When wednesday night big finale features lettermans final top ten list, and an hour full of surprises. Ill miss him. George clooney tried his best to make sure dave does not go anywhere. Wait a second here. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. No no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. Youre not going anywhere, David Letterman. I need to talk to my lawyer. Thats right. You have the right to remain silent. Youre not going anywhere. Oh,. David letterman. Now, george is this something left over from the bachelor days . Joined together at the wrist. Hopefully they will were table track down the key after the show. But oh, George Clooney he just nails it every time. Oh, going to miss him. Hard to believe but only four late shows left. And you dont want to miss any of themment tonight dave sit down with Oprah Winfrey remember that squabble they had for awhile . Yes, this will be interesting. Now, certainly it will be a memorable show. Catch it tonight 11 35 cbs3 after Eyewitness News at 11 ill take a nap this afternoon so i can stay to up watch it. Ill dvr it, watch it later today. Later today the fight of the century. Four time wormed heavy weight champion eve lander holyfield takes on mid romney. Former president ial candidate says he is fighting back after critics called him stiff and out of touch. Holyfield says hes too agile for romney. Mobile agile and hostile. The celebrity boxing match will benefit charity. They should have a good time. Is there a boxing version every flag football . Thats what this should be. I hope he doesnt have any flashbacks. It could get ugly. Boxing ring, where no one actually ever touches anyone . Storm scan three showing the next storm system. Really it is a warmfront thats going to be lifting on in but today through the day, even most of tonight is going to stay rain free. It is the weaken, that we start to see some showers even perhaps thunderstorm, firing up out there steamy temperatures to go with that warmfront. Lifting in and highs will be about 10 degrees above average. Sort berry rag add a but tomorrow again dodging some probably thunderstorm along the way as well. Vittoria . Thank you, good morning everyone, so rush hour starting to pick up on 95, if you are traveling 95, approaching the area of woodhaven, making your way down toward the ac admit we are dealing with this incident scene you will notice a vehicle and compromising position off in the embankment. We do have Police Officer on scene, but with gaper traffic, and now building some rush hour volume, it is definitely going to be slow go out of that portion of bucks county as you make your way down to the northeast. Still dealing with a suspension of amtrak definitely betw

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