Authorities have arrested a man in bucks county for disturbing crimes against young children. A bomb squad is responding to a home in haverford after a potentially dangerous discovery inside. But the big story on action news is the latest train trouble for septa. Dozens of cars have been removed from the Mark Frankford line after cracks were found in two of the cars over the week. Annie mccormick is following the impact on commuters and is live at the 69th street terminal in upper darby, annie. Reporter sarah septa said the number of riders that septa had monday were lower because of people taking off the day after super bowl. 86 rail cars in total have been taken out of service. Septa said this morning 40 were taken out of service. Its not clear if theres a discrepancy in the numbers, but were waiting for an update from septa. Dozens of rail cars on the market frankford line are out of service after a weekend inspection uncovered cracks in two dozen cars in the body bolster or support
Route 70. No major problems or delays moving through the intersection. Heres 95 moving through delaware. Okay for drive time. Everything still green. 11 minutes now. Northbound from 295 headed to 49 495. There will be delays have to give yourself extra time. Running about 3 dozen cars short. Make all stops. And will be also providing shuttle buses for bandapassenge during peak hours and into the afternoon and evening as well. Jessica, thank you. Breaking overnight. Following three different fires all in kensington within a mile of one another. First one, this fire consumed three row homes on jasper street. All the people inside did get out safely. Two dogs unfortunately were killed. Less than a mile from ta scene, another house fire on joyce street in port richmond. Crews put out flames in the rear of this house around 11 30. People did get out okay. These are pictures of two pets rescued from the fire. Animal rescue groups who stepped up to care for the dog and the rehab it posted the
Conditions will improve as we go through the day. Meteorologie rain moving throughout our Morning Hours is going to improve as we get into the afternoon and then more of a gray day, but also a day with temperatures that are considerably warmer than average. Were already at 45 degrees in philadelphia. Were seeing rain coming down in parts of philadelphia neighborhoods. In Lehigh Valley dropping to 35. A nice pick up once the rain moves out this afternoon. In delaware, almost to 50. New jersey at 40 right now. Lets take a look at that with your radar. The greens and yellows are where the rain is passing through. Its already moved out of berks county. Theyre going to talk about moving into parts of bucks and Mercer County. Take a closer look at these areas where you see the yellow. Most of it is moving out of our viewing area continuing down into philly. Were at 45 right now, but there we go getting to the low 50. Around 60 this afternoon. Were going to see the changeover from some rain t
Tires squealing in the middle of Rittenhouse Square. Hit people left and right jumping out of the way. But they rallied. They stopped the guy, took him down. So were his pants right around his ankle. Tell was to its tonight the cabby hit. People nearly hit by the taxi are talking and investigators trying to piece all of this together. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. One those moments you think youve seen it all and Something Like this happens right in the middle of one of the busiest parts of our town. And fox 29s Shawnette Wilson got to the square shortly after the man was arrested. People still cant believe this. Rt report no, iain. Neither can i. As many hours as weve been out here. Everybody has a cell phone an lot of people pulled it out and took videos. That video will almost paint the picture for you from beginning to end. Witnesses physical me the man actually yelled out that he was mentally ill when he was captured. It is just a miracle tonight that noun were you a
One of a group of people who pulled a man out of stolen cab after the suspect crashed at 18th and walnut in rittenhouse this afternoon. This is video one of our fox 29 interns recorded from her apartment as it happened. He came from passenger side. Looking at his wrecked cab driver Michael Emmanuel werent believe how this happen it started when he was dropping off fare at the carl line on locust street this afternoon. A man walked up to the cab and attacked the woman. He opened the passenger side door and he grabbed her from the collar and drag her on the street. Reporter when he emmanuel and other bystanders ran to help the woman the suspect jumped in the cab and took off straight down locust and into the park. A viewer immediately recorded this video of the suspect screaming through. He drives the locust street and from entrance he drive all over in the park in the rittenhouse park. Reporter inside the park. Inside the park, yes, through the park and he came over here. He made a righ