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WTXF FOX 29 News At 6PM April 3, 2016

Passengers, Jennifer Joyce was on the scene after it happened. Lets start out. Iain investigators with the National Transportation safety board finished up their very first briefing in this fatal amtrak derailment that killed two rail workers, injured 30 amtrak passengers, and the locomotives engineer as this amtrak train was headed for Savannah Georgia. That derailed locomotive Still Standing upright at this hour after it slammed into a massive on track piece of Rail Equipment shortly before 8 00 this morning, just what that piece of machinery was doing on live tracks is the subject of the ntsb investigation as well as the federal Railroad Administration, who have now taken over. Amtrak passengers thrown from their seats after impact. The smoke filled the train 340 passengers on board. Seven crew members, 30 taken to crozer in riddle hospitals, nonlifethreatening injuries, you can see investigators swarming the scene. The ntsb say theyve started their investigation and theyve already recovered major clues that may provide answers. Were still gathering the facts at this time. As of now we have recovered the event data recorder. The forward facing video and the inward facing video from the locomotive to send to our laboratory in washington, dc. Most of our team has arrived on scene and we will be looking at mechanical operations, signal, track, Human Performance and survival factors. We are told by congressman bobby brady who was out hear is the sent a who incidentally had had two major Train Derailments in his very district in the same year, he tells us he wants answers. As for those two employees, were not sure who they work for but congressman brady tells us theyre long time rail employees. We can tell you Amtrak Service between philadelphia and wilmington has been restored tonight. Chris oconnell. These are pictures of First Responders helping get passengers to safety. Not too long after the crash. You can see them helping passengers. You can imagine some not dress to do hike in high grass and mud. Jennifer joyce has breakdown of how the day started for those passengers. 6 05 a. M. Amtrak train 89 scheduled to leave new york city on its way to Savannah George scheduled to hit newark and trenton until pulling into philadelphia 30th street station about 7 32 this morning. 341 people along with seven crew members pulled out of 30th street and approach Delaware County. 7 55. Impact, train 89 hits a backhoe on adjacent trackses off of booth street in chester. We got off track and there was a big explosion and a fire. Then a window bursted out. And some people were dot up. Reporter the wreck itch was knocked about half mile down the road. Alex a student at Valley Forge Military Academy described the moments after the train partially derailed. We stopped. You know, they didnt say anything. 30 minutes later, they came on and said, do you know what happened yet . Stay seated and stay calm. 30 minutes after that, they say theyre going to get us a new train. About 15 minutes later evacuated us. By noon, the nbc 10 is on scene taking over the having trying to figure out what went wrong. And what could have prevented the crash so it never happens again. In trainer, Delaware County, Jennifer Joyce, fox 29 news. As they mentioned, more than 300 people were on that train and those who were not hurt were brought back to 30th street after the accident. Sabina kuriakose is there live where she spoke to travelers about the scary experience. Ill bet it was. Reporter absolutely. Joyce, now, i just spoke with amtrak and they say the last of their passengers just got their luggage here at 30th street station. Now, they are on their way. But today, we spoke with people who survived smoke and flames and had very long day trying to figure out how to get home. A day of chaos inside 30th street. Hundreds of passengers from partially derailed train 89 shuttled here to gather belongings and new travel plans, many still draped in the red cross blankets. We were sitting on the first car and suddenly it shake and theres flames and then the windows popped open and then. Reporter High School Seniors on their way to a school visit at washington when Officials Say amtrak 89 hit a backhoe on the tracks. The two friends covered their heads as smoke filled the train car ca. Hours later, they were still trying to get back to bucks county. Just go back. Reporter amtrak says its working with passenger to say find alternate trains or transport. More than seven hours after the derailment, a handful of travelers sat waiting, this mother and son called it quits and told amtrak to send their son home. Meantime sheave sheet hopeful shell be back to South Carolina soon. Hopefully i can get another train and count my blessings that im ok. Reporter and septa stepped in. They shuttled 150 passengers from 30th street installation to wilmington where you can catch alternate amtrak trains. Right now, amtrak says it is operating limited service between 30th street and wilmington. Iain, back to you. Of course, we are just a few weeks away from the oneyear anniversary of that tragic derailment in port richmond. Eight people died. 200 people hurt. When the amtrak train heading from washington, dc to new york careened off the track on may 12th last year. The ntsb said the train was going 108 miles an hour. That is above the posted 50 miles an hour speed limit. Amtrak just finisheded installing positive train control on tracks. The ntsb says it could have helped prevent that day accident. In the first three years amtrak reported about 1800 derailments, collisions and other accidents according to the federal Railroad Administration. Be sure to stay with fox 29. Both on air and on line for any new information and all your updates. Just led to fox29. Com or you can download or fox 29 news ap at i tunes or google play. I know you had to notice those winds whipping last night and early today. You couldnt miss it. Powerful wind caused damage and Power Outages all around the tristate area. A high wind warning was issued for much of the region. Check out some dhere rareton new jersey. Power outages were reported in about 10,000 homes. Some residents say the wind shattered the windows and sent debris flying all over the place. In new york city, all crane operations where there had been troubles in past, were suspended because of the intense conditions. Everyone is ok in a Bensalem Hotel after lightening hit the tum of the building, mother Mother Nature knock add good size hole into the property. This happened overnight at the marriott on tillman drive. Smoke filled the fourth floor but luckily there was not a fire and no one hurt. Its a different story out there this evening as we take a live look into new jerseys capital city trenton new jersey, its still pretty chilly right now but warm air will be returning. When is the question. Meteorologist kathy orr here now to break it all down for us. Welcome back, kathy. Thank you very much. Its great to be back. That wind is so strong and the air so cold. Look at this, these are lake effect snow in buffalo low new york and guess what . They have a Winter Weather advisory, winter storm warning now until 2 00 tomorrow afternoon. Even though we got the wind, theyre going to get inches, if not a foot of snow. Take a look at the peak wind gusts from early this morning, wilmington up 53 miles an hour gust, Atlantic City 52, thats at the airport. Philadelphia the same, mount pocono 51 and line gusting to 48 miles an hour. These are Strong Tropical Storm force gusts. Many of us 10 see that kind of wind even with sandy. This was pretty significant. You can see in the poconos right now 31 in philadelphia, 46. It will be warming up. Right now, the winds have diminished somewhat. Gusting to only 26 miles an hour in philadelphia. Good news is by late tonight, youll see the wind very light. Guess what happens tomorrow . We boost the wind up again. Gusting to 32 miles an hour. By tomorrow at 11 00 a. M. But a warm wind. Overnight lows in the 30s, temperatures will be rising. Heres a look at what we expect in the sevenday forecast. More wet weather then freeze watch and even a chance of snow showers. More on this coming up later in the broadcast. It is april. Isnt it . I thought it was. Kathy, thank you. After the villanova lit set up a the oklahoma sooners. Showing support for the wildcats and their quest for that National Championship. Villanova advances to that championship monday night because they blew out oklahoma 9551. What game; right . And one win away from National Champions is pretty important for the team members but their parents are fire you wanted too. Tom sredenschek is live in houston tonight. How proud are they. Reporter mighty proud because the wildcats a win away from edging their name in basketball luhr forever. The proud dad are here ready to root on a National Championship. Their bond cemented even further in houston by the game of basketball. Arcidiacono knows his son is one win away from immortality. Hes on the highest level doing what he wants to do weve been watching him do this since gosh five years old playing for langhorne teams and cyo. Seeing how well hes done so far, its amazing and difficult to characterize and put into words. Reporter any father son advice. I stay away from all of that. I just text him before the game just to, i say be a beast, play hard, be good team mate. Hell hit me back, you got it pops. Reporter the family atmosphere jay wright created at villanova is perfect for booth senior. The family atmosphere, academics, great basketball. When my wife and i come down about two other children and see a lot of games and tour philly. Its just a great experience in my family and myself. Reporter it has to be a little overwhelming seeing your son playing larger than life. When i pulled up thursday, i couldnt believe that picture. It was awesome. Thats something well have in our basement forever. Hell be linked to a final four team. Thats a perfect for him. Reporter the father son bond that houston is alive and well off the court as well. Meet jim and and pierce. I picked up the talk about, all the eagles ticket on this guys talk about, i had to bring him to the final 400 percent. Reporter coming up later in sports, two brothers one from villanova, one from for youring will compete fruity National Championship tomorrow night. And there are more than a title on the line, how about bragging rights as well . Iain . Sound good. 12 days after terrorists blowup part of Brussels Airport, flights once again are taking off, should that attack be a warning. New Research Find half of all teenagers treated at Emergency Rooms suffer from the same problem, but its not contagious. What is affects so many young people. Were following another deadly amtrak Train Derailment in our area. Ntsb just told us theyre gathering evidence taking the trains recording device into work has just begun. Vo president obama endorses Katie Mcginty for u. S. Senate, calling her a champion for working families. The 9th of 10 kids, her dads Union Pension and Social Security made all the difference. In pennsylvania, mcginty helped implement obamacare and expand coverage. Trump and toomey have attacked obamacare and Social Security. To fight back, president obama wants mcginty in the senate to protect women, families and seniors. Vote in the democratic primary, april 26th. Mcginty im Katie Mcginty and i approve this message. We re. We continue to follow breaking news, the ntsb is investigating after two workers were killed by an amtrak train this morning. Train 89 headed for Savannah Georgia from new york city hit a backhoe killing two workers. There were 341 passengers on the train, 35 had to be taken to a hospital to be treated for nonlifethreatening injuries. The Brussels Airport was partially reopened at a for the First Time Since deadly terror attacks. S almost two weeks. The first plane to take off was greeted with applause by small crowd on hand to witness this emotional day. As you might expect. Security was extremely tight. All passengers had to go through extra screening and they were also told to arrive three hours early. Its an emotional moment. Over the last last 12 days to make this moment possible. Isis claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb things killed 32 people and wounded hundreds more at the airport and train station. It will be awhile before the airport is fully operational again. A lot of repair work is civil still needed where those bombs went off. In light of the brussels attacks, other airports all around the world are looking to tighten their security. Fox has the latest from washington. Reporter u. S. Officials are concerned that american airports could be vulnerable to socalled insider attacks and the trot bombings in belgium are forcing the u. S. And many other western countries to take a hard look at Airport Security protocols. This also comes after isis successfully bomb add ruing passenger jet in october killing more than 200 people on board. Investigators believe airport insiders were responsible for that attack. U. S. Officials believe well be seeing more of those kinds of threats as well. Isis literally has a research and Development Facility in the middle east and their sole focus is in finding way to say get around Airport Security and blowup airplanes. Reporter Belgium Police say more insider attacks could be on the way. There are at least 50 isis supporterers working at the Brussels Airport in low level jobs such as cleaners, caterers and bandage handlers who all have access. Global Security Officials are concerned the problem is much bigger. After the isis recently claimed the terror group has terror sales already in place a eight re airports around the would recall. Theyve succeed in europe and we, the United States logically is the next big target. Reporter tsa complimented screenings, though many lawmakers in both parties argued it simply is not enough. In washington, fox news. In upper darby, the Fire Department is remembering one of its firefighters, who lost the battle with cancer. A Funeral Service will be held tomorrow for byron evans. Officials say he developed cancer because of on the job hazards. Evans leaves behind a wife and three children who will receive a metal of valor in his honor. One man recovering after getting hurt when building partially collapsed in philadelphia. It happened along warrington avenue. The man was if his car when bricks fell on to it. Officials say he was able to get out of the car on his own. But theres no word tonight on how badlily he was hurt. American soccer star abbey was arrested for dui in Portland Oregon last night. Officials say the 35yearold had been drinking, a patrol sergeant pulled her over driving her range rover after running a red light. She failed a series of sobriety tests before she was arrested and failed more tests, according to police, at the nearby police station. Now, police in portland released a statement saying wamback was pilot and cooperative throughout the investigation. Big win for the flyers followed by a confidential informant moment for a lot of fans at the Wells Fargo Center. Fans were leaving the Wells Fargo Center, an escalated malfunctioned suddenly speeding sending fans flying to the floor, this video was shared with us by a fan at the game. People that say some were hurt and that older fans had to be taken away in wheelchairs. Comcast spectator operates the Wells Fargo Center and a spokesman sent us this statement, the comfort and safety of our guests is our number one concern. Immediately following todays game, an spend in the occurred. We immediately closed down to protect the patrons and notified the operator. Were working on the operator on investigating this incident. It should be operational again by tonights concert. Rescuers bring a man in a wheelchair for shore. Left at sea nine days with in food or water. How did he get there. Who said you cant teach an old dog new tricks . Flying a plane . 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