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Speed line was approaching the 69th Transportation Center and crashed into an empty stationary train. He was thrown to the floor on impact. I was thrown from the chair and everybody was on the floor. Like most passengers he sferedi required observation at area trauma centers. We were through the mass casualty scenario here on prior occasions this went would have e plans we put in spacend the scenarios we practiced. Four people we hurt when the same car collided this terminal. A time you have that te of of a transportation mishap you look for why and what caused happened and how to correct that in the future. Woodard remembers last night he thought the train was going alarmingly fast when it approached the final stop on the line. I was like what happened . The last stop we should been going that fast. The recovered video on the train that is sento washington for analysis and they are not expected to release a cause or evidence over the next week or so. These investigations take months and we still dont know the cause of a crash that happened at the 69th street terminal in february. Sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Lets go to Action News Health reporter ali gorman staked out at penn presbyterian hospital. Reporter three patients were taken here last night and i am told that two are treated and released. And in terms of the response, doctors here is a from the accident site to the hospital things went smoothly. Police and First Responders rushed to the scene and 20 ambulances lined the street after a norristown high speed train carrying passengers collided with an empty train at 69th street Transportation Center. We got a call from the fire board dr. Patrick kim director of the Trauma Program at the center says they received three patients to their Level One Trauma Center and federal officials announced 33 people overall including the train operator were hurt. They were evaluated on site and transported to eight area hospitals. The trauma bay we mobilized the resources from within the hospital and if that was worse we could have mobilized resources from outside of the hospital as well. We saw injuries that were fortunately very minor, they were minor muscular skeletal injuries and facial fractures. Officials report that four passengers had serious injuries and others were considered minor but clearly people were shaken. Emergency Response Teams andhos they plan for and practice accidents like this one with multiple people hurt. We have been through the mass casualty response here on several occasions this wept like we would have expected with platt ands in place and e actice. I can tell you as a nurse practicing the drills really pays off. An accident like this you worry there would be people with head or spinal injuries and its fortunate that the majority of of passengers only suffered minor injuries. Reporting live from west philadelphia, ali gorman, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Our coverage of the septa crash continues at 6abc. Com. With the latest on the investigation, videos from the from all of our reporters. Now to an accuweather alert a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of the region. Meteorologist, cecily tynan, with the details. Doue scan livehowing cold front across ohio is causing thunderstorm activity in advance of it. Even severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings across western pennsylvania, the line is still to the west of of State College and moving in after the sunsets tonight. That is good that means the storms will weaken and there i a severe thunderstorm watch posted forest counties, chester and montgomer northern and west from 9 00 p. M. Until midnight. The biggest threat of these storms that they could contain damaging winds. This is what to expect tonight. Its not a solid line of storms, it will be broken and not everybody will get them. Those that do could get damaging winds and the best chance of that is in the north and west suburbs and the line is weakening as it heads to the southeast and what this will do it wipe out the heat and humidity. Our heat index today many areas in the triple digits, we will not experience heat and humidity like this for a while. Ill talk about the changing air mass on the way in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Cecily thank you. Philadelphia police are responding to the bustleton section of philadelphia, where a number of tombstones have been overturned and damaged. Some of the large greats were knocked over at the episcopal curve. Not clear when the damage took place. A man wanted for a murder in haverford township is now behind bars. U. S. Marshals captured 24yearold Derek Rollins at 12 45 this afternoon in decatur georgia that he killed john lee shot to death at an apartment complex at haverford road on july 29 and and rollins is a suspect in a shoot that happened in the Overbrook Park section of philadelphia. Nobody was injure there had, rollins is sitting in a georgia jail waiting extradition to philadelphia. And the attorney general arrested four suspected child sexual predators that used the internet to find their prey two from king of prussia and one from philadelphia. Live at the Philadelphia Office of the attorney general, is action News Reporter bob brooks. You have the details. Reporter well jim, its disturbing to hear about grown men going after children online, and the attorney general says that is exactly what happened and that these men knew exactly what they were doing. According to the attorney general these men are the latest child predators to land behind bars. They led a sting operation. And we spoke to shapiro and more suspects are in their cross hairs. Well hunt you down and fine you and lock you up and do everything in our power to make sure the children of pennsylvania are safer. And two from king of prussia and one from philadelphia. Attorney general shapiro said the men wanted to meet as teens pose on line. I have the possible and i am the father of four young kids to know what our kids are doing online. In each case undercover agents made it clear they were posing as minors. He was targeting a 14yearold boy and the agent made it clear he was 14 years old on three occasions. And another agent wrote he was 14 years old on two occasions and then a 13yearold girl and wrote they were 13 years old on two occasions. And nadine is his neighbor in king of prussia and known him since he was a little boy. Nice people. Family people. That is why you need to know who your kids are dealing with. We are doing everything in our power to take down the predators but we need parents and care takers help to do that. Now jim, in two of these cases the suspects admitted after being interviewed they knew what they were doing was wrong. Bob brooks channel 6 action news. Word today that bill cosbys retrial is postponed until next year. It came after a hearing at Montgomery County court. The judge granted the delay so the new defense team can get up to speed. Accused of drugging and molesting andrea constand. They failed to reach a verdict the first time in june and the second trial begins march 15th and april 1st and cosbys new lawyer says they would be happy to select the new jury from the pool in Montgomery County. As philadelphias murder rate continues to climb, city leaders are working on ways to bring i councilman johnson let the first meeting today of a new gun violence prevention city hall. It includes members of the police and Fire Departments and the goal here is to find a comprehensive approach to reducing the citys h rate that is up 8 over this time last year. Coming up a legendry rivalry returns to philadelphia for four of the next five years. And the new agreement to keep the Army Navy Game at the linc and a local Senior Citizen is still teaching exercise class on this her 100th birthday. And a phillies matinee and eagles coverage, ducis rogers when action news continues. Philadelphia police have released Surveillance Video of the man that pulled a knife on a clerk insized a center city 7eleven that man remains at large after police say he stabbed the cashier multiple times the worker survived the attack and it happened at 6 30 sunday morning at the 7eleven in the 1300 block of market street. The suspect initially asked for cigarettes and police say he fled empty handed. Army Navy Football game will return to philadelphia four times over the next fe years, city leaders along with officials from both schools made the announcement today and this one attracts more than 50,000si estimated 30,000 in revenue. Being on the streets of philadelphia watching the best of our country Walking Around in their uniforms, spending money, which is nice with their families but its really nice to see them out there, making fuel there ihope. The last time they met in philadelphia was 1899. The class of 2021 is settling in at Widener University at this hour. The newomers moved into the res today and those students and their parents were both excited and a bit apprehensive when they arrived on campus. We have been in touch all summer and excited to finally move in with her. Mixed feeling and proud of course. But also a bit sad she is the last of four. So my husband and i are spear exriencing the empty nest syndrome. They go on to graduate the same year as wideners anniversary. And those inter ent the day the best of the best. 15 young people from the blue knight Explorer Program got to visit the fbi office andabout t need to do to become a fbi agent when they grow up. The Explorer Program works to bridge the gap between communities and law enforcement. The kids range in age from 13 to 17 and expressed interest in becoming Police Officers and today was a chance for them to see the best of the best at work. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. Get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only 24. 90 more per month. Our lowest price ever on this offer. But only for a limited time. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. Get to the phillies in a moment. Eagles back to work with the dolphins. The joint workout they wrapped it up today. They spent the day beating up one another sort of. They will meet in the third season game. If it doesnt work out he can direct traffic. You go this way and you go that way. The coaches have to ambulance the players with the season and keeping them healthy. Its a fine line we dont play games that mean much until september. So i try to do everything i can to get our guys the reps of need that is why we practice extensively in the practices here and also in the game. I want to make sure that they get what they need leading up to the washington game. How long would you like to play . Still preseason i recognize that and i leave it up to him. Im ready to go whatever he calls for. The two teams got to know him over the past two days, that led to byron maxwell, to rave about the birds receivering especially alshon jeffrey. He is very physical, getting off the line he doesnt need to philadelphia has a different receivers, they can do different things. 82 can take you deep. And jeffries he has to use the body well. A reminder that the arena bowl is saturday. The soul look to make it back to back titles when they host the storm. Catch it here saturday night here on 6 abc at 7 00. Lets play two. The phillies and marlins, play two. And a budding young start does it again. Down 10 in the first. Reece hoskins, the rookie is beginning to heat it up. This is initially scored a double but the umpires need to take a second look and we do do. That is indeed a homer, the second straight game with a homer. Now 32 miami in the fifth, cameron rupp a solo shot and game tied at 33. Each row still doing it at 43. A pinchhit makes it 63 miami. And stanton number 46 on the year, my goodness the phillies are trailing 93 in the seventh. And the move is resrow active this saturday and worse for Vince Valesquez he has surgery effecting the middle finger on his pitching hand. Thank you ducis. Meteorologist, cecily tynan, with the accuweather forecast coming up. Impressive day how long does this last . Today there is a front moving in and its almost over. If we can handle one day. Its hot and humid out there. Head to the Action News Weather Center you see sky 6 hd taking a look at billy penn and sitting in all of that humidity you see the haze and we have a warm and muggy air mass right over us. The heat index today climbs up to 100 degrees but overnight tonight a cold front will sweep through and what this will do it bring us a breath of fresh air tomorrow. Cooler air with dropping humidity and actually the dew points will continue to drop, right as we head into the weekend. Today we have dew points in the 70s. Tomorrow dropping into the low 60s and thursday and friday dew points in the 60s and comfortable and by saturday, dew points in the mid40s which is unheard of for august unusually dry and comfortable, we just have to make it through tonight with an approaching cold front. Ahead of the front, 87 in philadelphia. Feels like 100 today and 91 at ehiladert and 91 in a 99 in la and future tracke showing showers and thunderstorms pushing in around 11 00 the Lehigh Valley and poconos and berks county and north and west counties getting hit. A lot of this activity weakens pushing to the east. Tomorrow transition day and a lot of clouds and could get a spotty shower and as we head through the afternoon winds from the northwest, the sunshine reappears and the humidity is dropping. 84 degrees tomorrow and a lot more comfortable than today. And even cooler as we head toward the weekend. If you are down the shore you need your patience tomorrow. In the morning a lot of clouds and showers possible and the sunshine should be back by afternoon. Beach haven and Atlantic City and ocean city and surf city 83 degrees and a low to moderate risk for rip concerns, Rehoboth Beach 85 and the ocean temperature 78. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, after some thunderstorms tonight, could have gusty winds tomorrow. And morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and the clouds clearing gradually from the northwest to the southeast. And thursday should be beautiful sun with a few clouds and great football weather and 82 degrees and look what happens by friday. We drop down to 75 degrees, tonights overnight low is 75. And we went get much warmer than the overnight low and saturday we keep the air mass. Great weather to be outdoors. 78 degrees and sticks around for sunday, 79 degrees and monday and tuesday, this is getting boring. Still comfortable in the up of 70s with loads of sunshine today was oppressive and tonight on the stormy side and then very comfortable weather. Really for the next week. Not too bad . Are your sho from that unbelievable be how that happens. You ever stumble into that . Not yet but maybe i will at 11 00. Ill be careful. You can do that. Finally tonight, lets get serious we take you to an exercise class with a teacher also happens to be celebrating they are 100th birthday. Now put your hans beneath your chin. One, two, three. Helen oswald led her fellow residents through a strength workout in their wheelchairs at the Atrium Center and his son says she kept of a Healthy Lifestyle and continues at 100 years old. We asked her secret and she said her faith in god and good friends. World news is next on channel 6. And action news continues at 10 00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. And please join us for action news at 11 00 here on channel 6. For cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire action news team. Im jim gardner we hope youll join us for action news at 11 00. Tonight, as we come on the air, phoenix prepares for the visit. President Trump Supporters lining up. Thousands gathering at this hour. Despite the mayors request that the president delay his rally, President Trump landing in arizona. The republican governor will not attend. Were on the scene. Also tonight, the tornado watch right now in the northeast across several states. Severe storms moving through. Already deadly flash flooding. A family and their dogs strantded on their roof to have. The grim discovery aboard than u. S. Navy ship in flooded compartments after that second major collision. Bob woodruff is there. And the manhunt at this hour. Authorities say they are armed and dangerous. Inmates breaking free. And the very close encounter

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