Ukee has the night off. Septa Regional Rail is running with one third less of its fleet because of a structural problem. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt has been following this story season life outside septa headquarters with more on what computers are facing and how theyre dealing with this rough ride. David . Reporter such a frustrating day for those septa commuters, but the head of septa predicts that tomorrow will actually be a bigger problem. Rush hour just a few hours ago packed more than usual. And you Better Believe that commuters noticed. They were ill prepared. There was no excuse for this. Reporter septa pulled 120 silver liner five cars on friday after an employee discovered a leaning train. Officials found small cracks on beams in 115 of the cars. As long as our safety is being considered i think thats the most important thing. Reporter theres no question the reduced service is an inconvenience. The impact is so immense that i hope that this was something that they t
Silver liner five cars on friday after an employee discovered a leaning train. Officials found small cracks on beams in 115 of the cars. As long as our safety is being considered i think thats the most important thing. Reporter theres no question the reduced service is an inconvenience. The impact is so immense that i hope that this was something that they thought of long and hard about and it wasnt just a last minute decision. Reporter septa officials held the third News Conference in three days to address the issues. Were moving very very quickly and focusing on our customers and getting the silver liner five cars back in service. Reporter tears eat yall laser beams currently being repaired. Eyewitness news has learned the 120 silver liner five cars built at this hyundai rotem facility in south philadelphia. Late tuesday, the Transportation Workers Union local 234 released a statement accusing septa officials of knowing about the issues for at least a month. Septa spokesperson fired
Lets go out to the live look at the ben franklin bridge. A cool and cloud country one. We had this last weekday after day after day. Its back. First alert chief meteorologist is here with the first alert forecast. What can we expect, glen . Its going to stay cloudy. Weve seen a lot of the clouds around. 59 degrees, light rain off and on all day, light all day. Other places are cloudy, pennsylvania suburbs, jersey, and Lehigh Valley and in delaware reporting temperatures in the 50s. We have light rain in and around the philadelphia area, and not all has been reaching the ground today. Theres low levels of the at fos fear that are dry, but this it is heavier rain, weakening a little bit, but headed towards dover and central durchz and some of that may be beyond the light stage. As we go through the future cast this evening. Were not going to find a lot of rain, but later tonight, we have some coming in from the west, and especially in delaware and south jersey, youre going to be affected
Meteorologist sheena parveen. It is a warm start to the morning and temperatures right now are still in about the midtolow 70s across the philadelphia area. When you walk outside, it will be warm and muggy. Dont expect anything too cool. I dont think youll need a jacket in the morning. Tomorrow morning, though, you might. Dont forget also your neighborhood weather, your sevenday forecast is always at the bottom of the screen for you. Clear skies across the area. Lets take a look at our delaware neighborhood temperatures. Marshalton coming in at 70 degrees. Thats pretty warm for this morning. 73 degrees in wilmington, 71 odessa. If you go farther south, were still at about the low 70s. 71 degrees in milton, 72 in lewes, 73 in long neck. With that south wind well stay warm as we go through the day today. Morning temperatures will be staying mild, by 9 00 a. M. , most of the area, about the mid70s staying mostly to partly cloudy. This afternoon we could make a few showers around especiall
Neighborhoods right now mainly seeing some 60s. Philadelphia, 65. Lehigh valley, 61. And delaware also in the mid 60s. However, everything is improving nicely as the day progresses. I am certainly looking forward to that. Along the shoreline it looks like cape may is at 64. Somers point also in the mid 60s. Mays landing one degree warmer at 65 for you. Rip current outlook is moderate. Ted and i talk about that often because of course that is dangerous. Do not swim alone. National Weather Service does advice a flotation device if youre going out and swim with a buddy. Current temperatures mainly in the 60s. Lots of sunshine. Those clouds are starting to dissipate. For today well keep it fantastic. And the better news is humidity is going to be low. Were seeing a northeasterly wind. But by tomorrow a little bit of a southerly push. That means higher humidity, so a little bit more muggy. Look at these temperatures for the lehigh valley. The average, 89 degrees. Lots of sunshine. This icon