Be out of the picture. 43 in philadelphia right now. Warm for this time of year. A little bit of a warmup at 8 00. More from the winds out of the southwest than sunshine coming through. Clouds will break, temperatures at 50 around 11 00. Warming to the mid to upper 50s this afternoon for the suburbs and foil. Low 50s for and philly. Low 50s for the suburbs and 55 in new jersey. Ill break it down when i come back in ten minutes to show how quickly those clouds will move out of the picture. First, Jessica Boyington and first alert traffic. Thanks. 95 at girard, the southbound side having more volume than the northbound side here moving toward northeast philly. Heading toward center city, drive times are good from woodlacwood woodhaven to the vine street expressway. Watching a fatal accident in Delaware County on west rose valley road at school lane in the rose valley borough area where theyre not letting cars through for an accident investigation. Also watching the tacony palmyra. We had
The temperature, 42 degrees. Neighborhoods in new jersey have dropped to the 30s. Upper 30s, no sign of freezing conditions this morning. That 43 degrees in philadelphia with sunshine breaking through during the morning hours, warming into the 50s. Were on track for middle to upper 50s. The normal high is 44 degrees. Well be up to 56 in philadelphia. 50s for the Lehigh Valley, new jersey, and delaware. Ill break it down hour by hour when im back in ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington and first alert traffic. Thanks. Starting on the schuylkill expressway this morning. Cameras just around girard avenue looking just fine on the eastbound and westbound sides. Typical volume for now. On the bensalem, a crash on the westbound side of the p. A. Turnpike. Delays approaching the scene, westbound, again, near mile marker 350. Approaching that scene right there westbound, you will see with lanes lost some delays, as well. We had an earlier opening over the tacony palmyra, back to normal an hour
Busy freeway. Good morning. Im erin coleman. It was going 80 Miles Per Hour, nearly three times the speed limit. Three kill and dozens more were injured. Kirk has the late st on the investigation from washington. Oh, my god, that train is derailed over the freeway. Reporter a black box recovered from the amtrak train confirms it was traveling at 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30 mile zone as it approached a curve and flew from the rails. If it is going too fast it will derail. Reporter speed is the cause that is urpd investigatinder ni. Emergency. We are on the ground. Reporter some rail cars crashing down onto busy interstate 5 leaving three dead and dozens injured, some grateful to be alive. It is a blessing, yes. Try to live daytoday. The stretch of track hadnt been equipped with a hightech Safety System that keeps trains from crashing. Dan anderson issued this warning. Come back when there is that accident and try to justify not putting in those safety enhancements. Reporter nbc news, dupo
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