Problems headed out northbound, few problems in new jersey, water main breaks, and well talk about those in a second. In morning as we were saying passengers on board the derailed amtrak train telling Eyewitness News about their harrowing ordeal. Collided when tractortrailer stuck on the tracks in North Carolina jan carabeo at 30th street station right now with new passenger reaction after they finally made it back home. Jan . Reporter good morning frightening day, turned into long night of travel, for many philadelphia passengers, and that amtrak train that collided in North Carolina, was actually supposed to pull into the 30th street station here in philadelphia, at 7 00 last night, well, many of the passengers did not arrive until just few hours ago. Fake a look, two late night trains that pulled into philadelphia, one at 11 00 another around midnight. They were tired shaken, the passengers were, and thats because around noon, their amtrak train operating from charlotte, collided wi
Gray whose fatal injury in Police Custody sparked protests and riots. Surae chinn is live in the newsroom. Attorney general Loretta Lynch has launched a full scale federal probe into the citys Police Department. It comes days after the attorney general visited baltimore and the citys mayor requested an independent investigation. The department of justice is opening an investigation into whether the Baltimore Police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. Reporter the investigation will look for discriminatory policing practices including any patterns of use of deadly force or improper stops and searches. If unconstitutional policies or practices are found, we will seek a Court Enforceable agreement to address those issues. Reporter the investigation follows the death of 25year old freddie gray fatally injured in Police Custody. His death sparked days of unrest in baltimore. More than 200 people were arrested as cars and business
National embarrassment. Reporter as decision looms at headquarters whether schools even have the funds to open safely on september 8th, state senator Vincent Hughes called on his colleagues in harrisburg to get back to work. We need to take care of the cigarette tax and take that done but we need a fair funding formula. It is a formula that ties needs of Different School district the funding. Reporter together he and gubernatorial candidate tom wolf faulted a lack of leadership but spokesperson for governor tom corbett says basic education funning commission was just create todd explore what would constitute the a fair formula. In the meantime parents feel caught in the middle. This whole school open on time. Reporter just last week governor corbett did advance millions in state fund as schools could open but jill yam hite says that shifts new money feign new money isnt found wow have to layoff 1300 employees. Now that proposed and now stalled 2 per pack cigarette tax was supposed to p
We have your look at proposition 30. Yes, governor jerry brown was in town yesterday. And you visited him. And we might be sitting and talking with republicans. Yeah. A rare thing to happen in the bay area. We have a lot coming up. If youre making your way around the bay today, the reminder the san mateo bridge was closed and a 5. 3 earthquake that a lot of people are talking about this morning and sports going on today. Ritwade with the raiders and giants. Yes. First, the biggest story in the nation or coming out this morning is George Mcgovern. He was known probably best for losing the president ial race to Richard Nixon in 1972. In that election, he won two states and had a long career. He died this morning in his home state of south dakota. He was 90 years old. He was a lawmaker who served the country more than two decades. Susan macinnis has more on his passion for people and the world. Reporter senator George Mcgovern from south dakota was the democrats choice for president in 19