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Transcripts For WCAU NBC10 News At 5pm 20170126

Remember, not all of them were big supporters. They didnt all go to his rallies. And they do have an opportunity now with the republican president to do things they couldnt do with president obama. And President Trump reminded them of that. Now we have to deliver. Reporter President Trump telling republican lawmakers whats expected now that they control the house, senate and white house. This congress is going to be the busiest congress weve had in decades. Maybe ever. Reporter in his address at the retreat in philadelphia, he laid out an agenda including what he called bold tax reform and healthcare reform. Our legislative work starts with repealing and replacing obamacare. Reporter its one of the main issues lawmakers are talking about here. President trump suggesting if they did nothing about it, democrats would come to them what didnt he touch on today you would have liked to hear . I like to hear, not just the president , but folks in his administration get more specific about what they would like to see in the replacement plan on healthcare. Reporter President Trump telling them on this and other things they need to deliver. And President Trump nudging them at least the senators a little bit today to get his cabinet nominees confirmed. Telling them that he would have liked to have his commerce secretary with him when he meets with the Prime Minister of britain who was here today. He will have to do it alone. Live in center city, im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. All right. Lets go now to nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal. Demonstrators filling the streets during the president s visit and theyre still out there now . Reporter this is actually a Different Group of demonstrators than were out earlier today. About ten minutes ago a large group that was in ritten house square combined with the group that was in front of the hotel and hit the streets. Theyre on the move. This was not planned so police are reacting. You can see a number of bicycle officers as well as the Philadelphia Police department. Theyre preventing these people from going toward the hotel. Thatset where the gop is meeting. This huge crowd of demonstrators is filling Market Street. Theyve been marching as much as police will allow them. This part of Market Street between 13th and 10th street is closed because of the people in the streets. Again, earlier there was a completely Different Group of demonstrators. Those folks focused on healthcare. With picket signs and chants for change. Todays march circled around city hall. 1,500 demonstrators turned the corner on to Market Street heading straight toward the hotel where President Trump was speaking. We want healthcare. We want that now. We want to feel protected. Reporter protesters are worried. Well see what happens. Reporter the crowd was peaceful. Secret service and Homeland Security were protecting the hotel. We want to make sure everyone is safe, including the protesters. Reporter this is 13th and market the furthest the protesters can get. Its blocked off here with dump trucks from the city as well as a number of Police Officers. About one block that way is where the gop and President Donald Trump will be meeting and discussing policy. The Big Questions now, what happens to americans with preexisting conditions. Will millions lose healthcare. You cant repeal something without a solid plan. This plan that you had that no ones heard of. Reporter gale johnson hoping the gop comes forward with details. She says these demonstrations are just getting started. This is not over. Its just the beginning. We need to continue marching until someone uses their listening ears and hears what were trying to say. Reporter so those were the healthcare demonstrators earlier today. Philly police estimate about 1,500 of them, the ones that are flooding Market Street are other folks. This was less planned. The other one was permitted. Behind me there are Philadelphia Police officers making sure the crowd doesnt make it toward the hotel where the gop is meeting. Police did tell us earlier, no arrests at the earlier demonstration. But were going to track this one as this heads down Market Street. Again, well keep an eye on it. Well send it back to you guys in the studio. Im Randy Gyllenhaal. Thank you. The mayor is responding to President Trumps comments on crime that we mentioned at the top of the newscast. Our Police Officers have worked tirelessly and with great personal sacrifice. To get philadelphias crime rate down to its lowest point in 40 years. While successfully implementing reforms to strengthen Police Community relations. The mayor also said he will not change philadelphias status as a sanctuary city. President trump also touched on his controversial wall at the u. S. Mexico border. The president had promised that mexico will pay for the wall. And today the white house floated one of its ideas, a tax on mexican imports. We are breaking down the details coming up all new at 5 30. Plus why taxpayers are worried theyll be stuck footing the bill. Right now, 5 00, the nbc 10 investigators have learned new details about a deadly accident on the tracks. Last april an amtrak train hit and killed two workers. Tonight we learned the engineer had drugs in his system. Mitch blocker joins us now with the new information just released today. And youve gotten new pictures to show us . Yes. This was the second deadly accident we saw in philadelphia in just 11 months. In the last few hours, we have learned the engineer tested positive for drugs and a rail worker says a routine safety device was not available. We now have the first look at the last moments before a deadly amtrak collision. Amtrak 89 hit and killed two maintenance workers in chester last april. We have one level three walking wounded. One. Doa. Were going to check the other portion of the tracks. Reporter according to documents released this afternoon, amtrak 89s engineer tested positive for marijuana and opioids. The ntsb explains the openioids as morphine he was given after the crash for his injuries. In a statement, amtrak says drug use in the work place is unacceptable and not tolerated. One employee testing positive for drugs or alcohol is too many. The railroad says it is going to strengthen its drug testing program. The ntsb investigation also confirms what we first reported weeks after the crash. There were no shunting devices. Amtrak had routinely stopped using shunting devices from what we can see. Reporter Union Officials told us last year a simple device called a shunt would have sho shown the shunt it was out of service. One of the crew members says the Safety Devices are not regularly available or used. We have also learned today there appear to have been major communication failures between dispatchers and the crew on the track. It is also worth noting with the president in philadelphia today, right now there is no administrator in charge of the federal railroad administration. Thats the regulator who oversees all railroads. The Trump Administration hasnt appointed one yet. Mitch blocker, thank you for that. On to traffic trouble on lincoln drive for rush hour. Take a look at this, a huge tree fell in the middle of the road around 3 00. We just checked in the last 15 minutes, we can tell you that tree, still blocking both directions of lincoln drive. This is in the area of ritten house street. Again, lincoln drive still shut down at this hour. Amazing it didnt come down on a car. To your first alert weather. The wind has picked up tonight. Lets take a live look at cape may and the wind is ushering in colder temperatures. Erika . We do have really cold conditions. We topped out at 55 for today. 15 degrees bcabove normal. Its the wind that will make it feel colder than it actually is. A live look outside in philadelphia. You can see the cameras shaking quite a bit. Westerlies 20 Miles Per Hour. That will stay consistent through 7 00 p. M. By 10 00 p. M. Were seeing temperatures in the low 40s. 15 Miles Per Hour, but notice this, even though its going to be in the low 40s, it will feel like its in the mid30s. Lets go ahead and time out those feels like temperatures. Starting this at 5 00 p. M. Its going to feel or its feeling like 34 in allentown. As we get this going and pause this later tonight at 11 00 p. M. It will feel like a chilly 29 degrees for doyles town, pottstown and allentown. It will feel like a 30 degrees. It feels colder by tomorrow morning. 27 in philly. 27 in trenton. Allentown 25 degrees for you. It will feel like a cold 27 in eig egg harbor. 24 thats your feels like temperature in doyles town. Be sure you bundle up when you head out to work and school. 27 for billington, philly and 25 for egg harbor. By 8 00 p. M. Not really seeing a reprieve. Still feeling really cold. Were seeing westerlies, and this weekend temperatures will feel more like winter. Thank you. New details now in this deadly incident where a 50 pound dumb bell smashed through an suvs windshield on the new jersey turnpike. Today police told us they discovered no evidence indicating it was a deliberate act. They are still not sure where that dumbbell came from. Jack docarlo died. Please say a car drove right into a store before 9 00 tuesday night. It broke the doors and hit the sales counter. Police say a woman was behind the wheel when she slammed into the store and threw the car into reverse and took off. The car may have a temporary delaware registration and heavy damage to its front end. 60 homes are without water tonight after a main broke around 12 30 today on shields street. The Water Department is there and repairs are underway. Water service is not expected to be back on until later tonight. A follow up to a sinkhole that threatened several homes in montgomery county. Sky force 10 was over brook and argyle roads. Crews have filled in most of that huge hole. The ground gave way here yesterday morning. It nearly swallowed a pickup truck in the process. People who lost water because of it are still being advised to boil their drinking water. New jersey residents meant today with a new task force to improve drinking water. Lead contamination problems in parts of michigan prompted the task force. The burning topic is the health concerns. Whether its pesticides or other chemicals, we know that children during developmental stages are most vulnerable. It has a shelf life, once it plants within the brain. The committee has six months to report its findings to the legislature. A Jersey Shore Police chief issues a dire warning to parents about their childrens safety. After a sex offender is arrested, then released. I had no alternative. The new change in state law that helped set the suspect free. Plus, wife needs kidney. How those three words on a sign saved a delaware womans life. And lets take another live look at the demonstrators on Market Street. Gathered there, the group trying to make its way to the hotel where the republicans are holding their retreat right now. Police are blocking their movements as you see there. Well keep an eye on the situation and bring you more updates as they come in. New at 5 00, a police chief at the jersey shore is not mincing words tonight. He says parents need to look out for their childrens safety after a registered sex offender was released from jail. Ted greenberg explains why a new law forced them to take the message to social media. Guard your children well. Reporter the police chief Richard Busby says he felt he had no choice but to make a rare warning on social media about a sex offender in the community. This was something that we had to do. Reporter a situation he says is so dire, he couldnt sleep if he didnt say something. I used the word i beg you. I mean that because i need the parents to understand how dangerous we believe this individual to be. Reporter his Facebook Post went up yesterday, soon after sources say a 20yearold Christopher Wilson was released from jail. Police arrested wilson last week for allegedly offering a 12yearold girl a video game system in exchange for sexual favors. Get off my property. Reporter a man at wilsons house did not want to talk with me when i went there today. Authorities say despite strong objections from prosecutors, a judge allowed wilson to go free. Determining hes not a threat under the states new bail reform law. Its ridiculous. I dont understand the system. This isnt right. Reporter the chief says hes not allowed to name the previously convicted sex offender because the man is appealing his status under megans law, a process Authorities Say could take months to sort out. Hes done it once, twice already, who is going to stop him . The people in this Community Look to us for safety and guidance. And if i cant provide that, then i cant do my job. Reporter a high ranking Law Enforcement source predicts many more cases like this related to bail reform, lie ahead. He says its just the beginning and believes in his words, a tsunami is coming. Im ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. Atlantic county is using new technology to help residents safely dispose of prescription medications. The countys Opiate Task Force is distributing a bag that neutralizes medication and prevents people from accidentally or intentionally misusing the medicine. A Sussex County woman who waited six years for a kidney transplant has undergone a successful surgery. While Serena Crawford was waiting for a donor, her husband put up the sign outside the couples home. It says wife needs kidney. She received a transplant yesterday. Fantastic news. Lets get an update on your first alert forecast. We have a lot of wind to talk about. Its a windy afternoon. A windy evening in the forecast. A live look outside you can see the cameras shaking wildly. Expect the wind speeds and wind gusts to increase tonight. Finally dying down by early tomorrow morning. Your current wind profile coming out of the west. 24 mile winds in coatesville. 14 in philadelphia. And 23 at Atlantic City. However heres the difference. This is your current wind gust. Were seeing 35 Miles Per Hour wind gusts in Atlantic City. 29 in allentown and that certainly is making all the difference. Be sure to look at the bottom of the screen for your local neighborhood forecast. Current temperatures in the 40s. Temperatures for today above average. We topped out at 55 at philly international airport. The average is 40, sunrise today was at 7 14. Sunset 5 13. Day light a little bit longer for today. West mount airy 45. And dora also seeing upper 40s. Along with port richmond, 47. Ritten house and 47 degrees currently for penns port. As we take a look at the lehigh valley, neighborhood temperatures up there libercool. 42, bath at 41 and bethlehem currently at 43. You can see temperatures are still pretty mild. However, we do have a taste of winter making a come back by tomorrow into the weekend. Temperatures for tomorrow will mainly be in the 40s. We saw lots of upper 40s and 50s for today. Not the case for tomorrow. Lehigh valley seeing a mix of sun and clouds. Your expected High Temperature, 42. Bethlehem 40 for you and easton, low 40s. Phoenixville overnight friday into saturday, 29. Newtown. 43 with an overnight low in the 30s. It looks like fairmount will be warmer at 47. Mount airy 41 for you. Youll want to bundle up tomorrow morning. Your expected High Temperature, 44. Overnight lows will be much cooler. Keep that in mind. Delaware, 48 for wilmington and dover, 45. Ten day on 10 keeps is cooler. Keep those coats handy. A return to winter if you will. A windy friday in the forecast and tracking some flurries next wednesday. Follow us on social media on nbc philadelphia. Back to you. A woman behind the Comcast Foundation is hanging up her hat after 12 years with the company. The attorney has officially retired. Today Philadelphia City council presented her with a resolution in her honor. She studied law at temple and yale universities. Next at 5 00, whos got the best baby . See how the philadelphians is competing for cutest animal. Several new york state Police Officers got some puppy love after a van carrying more than 100 dogs crashed. Police said the van was traveling too fast and the driver lost control. Now thats not funny. But the pups sure are cute. The van was on route to deliver the puppies to local malls and pet stores for adoption. I take it by all those smiles that theyre all okay. Yeah. Yeah. Philadelphia zoo has joined in a friendly competition of cuteness. Zoos from across the country are posting an onslaught of adorable pictures on twitter. It started with this little guy. Its the latest newborn baby seal. That got the ball rolling. The virginia aquarium saw washingtons seal pup and raised it by posting this pic, a combo of an otter and osprey. The philadelphia zoo fired back with this photo, they added the words mike drop an and cuteanimaltweetoff. Philly won that, no question. I like the smithsonians too. A lot of cute there. Its all cute. Moving on now, President Trump has made his first visit to philadelphia. Now were learning new details on how

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