Collided with train 67 on number two look at 69th street terminal. The force of the impact forced the lead car outward into the path of another train on the track. A total of three six car trains were involved. We found on location four people were in fact injured and two suffered leg injuries and two suffered head injury zbrz three people were treated and released and the fourth the prepare the of the striking train was critically injured. It closed operations at the terminal and rider his to use shuttle buses. Im late for school. Heavy machines called side winders came in to upright the rail cars to be cleared from the loop and work was halted when it was learned that the ntsb was sending a trio of investigators to the crash site. The market frankford line uses automatic Safety System to keep separation of trains. Its a signal system so the trains move under signal authority and the signal system keeps the trains separated. There is manual override from our control center if the need arises but the control system should still keep the trains apart. So to recap septa resumes operations here on the market frankford line for the rush hour and evers to remove the damaged cars are at a stand still as everyone is waiting for vest greaters to arrive. Thank you john. You can be assured we will constantly update the story on the 6 abc app. We are bringing you live video and images from the air and the ground and the latest information as it is released and you can download the free 6 abc app for the continuing coverage. Two people including a toddler are in Critical Condition tonight following an accident in northeast philadelphia. Police say that the honda slammed into the back of a minivan that was broken down on woodhaven road at 1 30 this afternoon. A 28yearold man and 2yearold girl were inside of the van and they are in Critical Condition already at torresdale hospital. The driver of the honda was taken to hahnemann in stable condition. The search goes on for the man that kidnapped and sexually assaulted two women in the wilmington area. One incident happened sunday night and the other on february 13th and people are anxious. Bob brooks live at Newcastle County police in minquadale. Do police have any substantial leads. Reporter good evening, they are reviewing Surveillance Video but both times this man was wearing a mask. But make no doubt about it, a man running around kidnapping women and sexually sauling them is someone they want off the streets soon. The Newcastle County police are on the hunt even the mounts patrols. It has really pushed for earn to get involved. He has increased patrols and put special operations on it. The style of attack the same. The first time it happened on february 13 and, the top of the hill apartment complex in north wilmington. When the victim says a man ambushed her and made her drive around and take out cash and then sexually sauled and dropped off back at home. Her neighbors cant believe it. It gives you concern i would walk before it would get dark. And now the suspect struck again at the runned apartment complex. The suspect attacked a woman as she got out of her car and forced her in her home and then made to drive around getting cash out of atms and lucky she was able to escape. But the suspect had easy access to her. The suspect was in the victims building in the kpon area of the building and neighbors showed us how anyone can get inside. You can walk right in. Susan baxter pointed out broken lights and it was a matter. Time before this happened. And do something security wise, give residents badges can you scan to get into the apartments. We certainly hope this man is caught very soon. We did reach out to the apartment complex to talk about the open doors and they say now that this has happened we are looking into some kind of locks. Bob brooks, channel 6 action news. Thank you. David pierce the warden of the prison in delaware where inmates staged the deadly take over is placed on leave with pay. The department of correction officials refuse to say if it is related to the incident. And parker is named acting warden. You think its tough to get into an ivy League Collection they are nothing to getting into the mass Charter School. And that lottery happened at 4 30 this afternoon. Live at the school in east byberry road is action News Reporter walter perez. Reporter well, just to give you an idea how tough it is to get in the school. Thousands of people applied for 96 openings and 75 were for kindergarten and 65 of those went to families with older siblings in the School Leaving only 8 kindergarten seats up for grabs. They hoped to win the lottery but the prize is a better than cash. The mass Charter School in the somerton section of the city has an Award Winning reputation because of their science and math programs. If there is something to do here and we get feedback we made it happen. We look at what is coming next in education and current in the economy. And today the school had the annual entrance lottery. This represents a portion of the 9,000 plus applications for 98 spots. He takes no joy in turning anyone away. The success is great. We wish we had more opportunities to offer kids a great education. You must live if philadelphia and you need a whole lot of luck. Michael obrien of northeast philadelphia is living proof they dont play favorites. He was a memberer the graduating class and the alumni board and still his kids did not get in. I have four kids and it is what it is. Ill keep trying. With so many applicants and so few openings, the parentses left disappointed by still hopeful. We were hoping here if not here well try somewhere else and from there college and then maybe a doctor. There is one more opportunity there is a second mast school located in the lawn crest section of the city, a k through 3 right now. The lottery for that school is scheduled for march 7th. Reporting live walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Jewish Community Centers across the country are on high alert after bomb threats on centers, the siegel Community Center in delaware is one of dozens of sites that is thread ening this year. And it has been targeted with bomb threats several times and today for the first time President Trump specifically addressed the threats and acts of antisemitism. Something those are waiting to hear and he says these are horrible and painful reminders of the work that much be done to root out hate and prejudice. World news will have continuing coverage right after action news. Coming up on action news tonight. The Police Officers will tell you that they were just doing think of job but that included saving the life of a 1yearold. Well have their story tonight. And a Temple University junior is a star on the Basketball Court but has more than hoop dreamser her remarkable success story. Coming up. 52 degrees and still 7 degrees above normal and temperatures are set to soar and ill let you know how high they climb in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. When action news continues tonight. Philadelphias Saint Christophers Hospital was a reviewon. Jason smith may not appreciate meeting these Police Officers but they did. They saved his life. He is get back to who he normally is. 1yearold jason smith was all smiles at saint christophers, just yesterday his mother thought she lost her only son and credits the philadelphia Police Officers with saving his life. If they came 5 or 10 seconds later he would not be here. Jason started to experience severe respiratory problems and was hospitalized last week for wheeze and then choking and couldnt breathe and went limp. He just blanked out. Three officers, of the 39 and district responded to the 911 call. We first saw him, his father was holding him and he was dangling and didnt look good. We just stepped in the house and immediately started cpr. I started rescue breathing to rescue the child while the officers were monitoring pulse. Officer william performed cp rx for about 10 minutes where they rushed jason to the hospital where the doctors took over. They remained the whole time that was an above an beyond moment for me. And they were there again today heroes once more bringing little jason a teddy bear and a toy police car. Dont call myself a hero, that is our job to help out in any way they can. It is their job but you dont see officers going above and beyond like they did. I am completely indebted to them. They completely saved hi son. Officer elliot went back to the home to make sure his father and sisters were okay. Above and beyond the call of duty. Im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Also in philadelphia a school yard in fishtown is getting a green makeover. Students broke ground today with help from mayor jim kenney and superintendant, william hite and now the school yard is just asphalt, there will be a rain garden and nature trails and seating. And the entire community will be invited to enjoy the new green space. Whats more magical than playing pot of gold. With top prizes of 50,000 . The answers winning. On the spot. Oh, yes play pot of gold, the new game from the pennsylvania lottery. And you could win. On the spot. Keep on scratchin always huge when the caps come to town. Tomorrow will be an important game. The next few days are importance for the flyers right now. Out of our four major pro sports teamed. The flyers seem best positioned to make a playoff run but they need to get in there first. The problem is there are two teams ahead of them and one of six teams within six points of the last spot and they have two tough games, they visit pittsburgh but first home game against washington. Have you to be ready for the puck drop tomorrow night. Going west to east we have to put extra focus on the start and its going to be important because they are playing good hockey. The l. A. Lakers have shaken up their front office, Magic Johnson is president of basketball operations and also out the vp of basketball operations fired by his sister. And six weeks away from the season and the phillies have not named an opening day starter. Lets put it this way. He has probably got the best chance of being our opening starter, i wont definitely announce it because anything can happen in the spring because he was last year and im not making at announcement he will this year. But he might be. The temple Basketball Team has dreams of knocking off top team uconn tomorrow night and jaime apody introduces us to one owl that has much bigger dreams. Doneasia averaged almost 15 points but listen to her tell her story. I was born to a 15yearold mom a baby herself. The day before her baby shower, the father of her child who was 17 was shot and killed. So it was just donasia and her mother denise. She went back for her diploma and then got her masters and goes back to school for more. She wants me to see that it is possible. The 15yearold mother now back in School Getting her ph. And she is going for her masters and then the wnba. That is my number one goal and dream since i was a kid. I would like to play in the wnba and im going to. Donasia has big plans. And she is well spoken and plans on using that for her next career. She dreams of being a sportscaster and cuts her teeth on tv. I want to be in fronts of the camera and i want to be behind the scenes making the world great. There is hope. I am a walking definition of it, my mom had me at 15 with no help and my dad was shot and killed. This is not suppose to be my story but it is. Its everyones story you can be who you want to be. And if she wants to be a broadcaster some day this is a great start. This is my story, channel 6 action news. Inspiring. Indeed. Nothing is going to stop her. Coming up on action news cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast. When we continue in just a moment. We have some bizarre weather down the pike. But nobody is complaining. The farmers are complaining and the ski resorts are complaining. Why are the farmers complaining . Because the blooms are early and we get the early blooms and more cold air is possible in march. We talked about the daffodils and crocuses blooming and you hadnt seen any. Here we go, sam took a picture from ardmore. We have a lot of blooms beginning to pop out with unseasonably warm air and that will happen more this week as temperatures head back into the 70s and we could use rain and stormtracker 6 live double scan using dry conditions and youll have to wait until saturday afternoon to get a good shrug of moisture and that brings an end to the warm up and until then temperatures are soaring and future tracker 6 showing in the low 60s in the southwest and the exception though you get the wind off the bay like in wildwood. 53 degrees and temperatures climb into the 70s. Thursday forecasting a high of 72 degrees and the record 75 set way back in 1874. And friday forecasting a high of 75 and if we hit that it will break the old record of 74 set back in 1985. And tie for the second warmest day ever recorded in philadelphia in february. This is unusual. Right now these are temperatures closer to normal. Philadelphia 49 degrees down from the high of 52 and allentown 51 and trenton 50 and millville 48 and Atlantic City 44 and wilmington 47. And like yesterday with the bright sunshine, plenty of high thin clouds really dominating the skies and these clouds are with us through the night tonight and the combination of the clouds shifting from the southwest and that means that temperatures are not falling much. Philadelphia 42 and allentown 38 and a mild night for february. Cape may 40 and wilmington 41 and could have an is lated showers, most areas are dry and a warm front is lifting from our region. Sunshine by the afternoon the high up to 63 degrees and temperatures warm up even more as the cold front gets closer on thursday but it wont be moving through yet we get the surge of winds from the southwest. 72 degrees that is 26 degrees above average and another wave of low pressure develop as long the front than bumps temperatures warmer on friday and that front will finally slip through on saturday. 63 degrees tomorrow and bump it up to 72 on thursday, and 75 on friday and saturday one more day of temperatures in the 70s and 72. Before afternoon showers and thunderstorms with the cold front behind the front back to more seasonable levels on sunday. 46 degrees. Take a winter coat and monday clouds and sunshine and 48 and tuesday mostly cloudy and 52 degrees as we end the month of february likely one of our warmest and it looks leak a mild start to march. Abc world news is david muir is next on channel 6. Action news continues at 10 00 on ph almost 17 with brian taff and Sharrie Williams and ducis rogers and please join us for a special troubleshooters report on channel 6. Nydia han is on the case an 85,000 home renovation gone wrong. This consumer paid a contractor 85,000 to build her a sec story addition. But cant legally live in it. I am sick, absolutely sick about it. She is not the only one complaining about his work. What you need to know before you hire a contractor. Watch the troubleshooters tonight on channel 6 action news at 11 00. For cecily tynan and ducis rogers and the entire action news team, im jim gardner we hope youll join us for action news at 11 00. If youin a palace of ice,winter theres only one place to go. And thats not the only thing you can only find in new york state. You can find it all, only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. Plan your winter getaway at iloveny. Com tonight, President Trumps immigration crackdown revealed. The new and sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across this country. Who will be targeted . The growing number of antisemitic threats in this country. The Jewish Cemetery desecrated. The fbi investigating. Did the president wait too long before addressing it . What the white house is saying. The flooding emergency playing out right now. Trucks trapped in rising waters on the freeway, and another spillway being watched. A reservoir overflowing. The new video now emerging. The young people falling through the ice. The deadly plane crash. Four americans and the pilot killed after a plane slams into a Shopping Mall overseas. And
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