The electrical problems caused gridlock on the ben franklin parkway. Its been horrible. I have been trying to get home for hours. And youre stuck. And your dog is an si too. We have been stuck for four hours. This is on top of the messy snowstorm that hit the tristate area. This school bus got stuck on the ice with kids onboard at 56 and lebanon in wind field. It was ridiculous. Was it . It was really ridiculous. My bus took five minutes. We were coming up from third and market. We were trying to sight see, but it probably wasnt a good day to do that. Tonight, its the calm after what seemed like the perfect storm. The storm long gone. Wouldnt you know it . All of the Traffic Signals are working again. Live in center city, channel6 action news. Thank you, dan. That was the mess on the ground tonight. Lets get the latest from meteorologist adam joseph. It started this morning, 10 30, a few makes on the radar and the system exploded around the lunchtime hour, didnt last long but bad timin
Scenic route along puget sound some local officials have been expressing serious concerns about safety. President trump used the crash as a chance to call for increased spending for infrastructure and that a plan must be approved quickly. Action News Reporter Sarah Bloomquist is live at 30th street station in philadelphia. Sarah, it is hard to imagine that amtrak passengers here werent thinking about the tragedy in the northwest. Reporter jim, the derailment in washington is of course of concern here and many here can also not help but think of the derailment of amtrak train 188 in the Port Richmond section of philadelphia just twond a half years ago. We spoke with an attorney who represented dozens of those passengers in court. He has a pretty strong opinion as to what he thinks caused todays deraient out west. Thirtieth street station is a busy place as the holidays approach. Many students heading home and todays derailment south of seattle wasnt exactly reassuring as they prepare to
On the west coat will becoast we this afternoon. Reporter omar jimenez reporting. While the ntsb works to determine this crash it brings back memories of the crash that happened here in that Port Richmond just two years ago. Amtrak train 188 derailed in may 2015. Eight people were killed and more than 200 others were injured in that incident. The train was traveling 106 miles an hour in a 50 Miles Per Hour speed zone. Investigators determined that the engineer was distracted by an incident with a nearby train. In september, a judge dismissed charges against that engineer. You can follow the latest developments of the fatal amtrak derailment on 6abc. Com. You can watch video from the scene in washington state. Pennsylvania state senator day lon leach released a new statement. John rawlins live in Center City Philadelphia this afternoon with the very latest including john some reaction from the governor. Reporter thats correct. Leach is a state senator who has ambitions his goal in 2018
Republicans expected to vote yes slicing the rate from 35 to 21 . I think the American People will begin to feel that the country is moving again after eight years of relative stagnation. Republicans will rue the day that they passed this tax bill. Rue the day. Because its so unfair to the middle class. The senator is expected to vote and pass this tax bill late tonight, so it can be on the president s desk by tomorrow. Kenneth moton, channel 6 action news. All right thank you. Of course our coverage of the tax reform vote continues on 6abc. Com. Threw find arguments on both sides of this contentious debate and an explanation of how the plan can benefit families. And a hit and run victim in his 80s was rushed to the hospital. The driver ran from the scene leaving the suv sitting in someones front yard and action news learns that another vehicle may have been involved. We have the full story this afternoon. Chad pradelli is live. Detectives arrived in this West Oak Lane neighborhood and
Make it. Trish lives at the corner and saw it happen. They had the music going and candles. And i didnt even get on the porch and take my coat off and i heard the shooting. He was an innocent bystander and samuel was shot in the head. He likes to bring things together. Keenan was out going and toughy says he was looking foreto celebrating more file stones like here his high school graduation. I see him being a host of some type of maybe Radio Station or maybe host of a tv show. Now the family is looking to the commune for help in figuring out who did this. Pleading with the community to step up and help solve this murder. Reporter as you can hear pretty much samuel is begging for anyone to step forward and give information about this. If you know anything call the Wilmington Police department well have the phone number on our website at 6abc. Com. Reporting live bob brooks, channel 6 action news. All right thank you bob. Police are searching for the driver that hit an 83yearold man on