Our coverage of this deadly derailment continues at 4 40. Positive train control is the technology that can automatically slow down a train to avoid an accident. Thats ahead at 4 30. Now to south jersey where two people are dead after this crash, where one of the cars went right into a pole. State police on the scene right now of this creek. It happened around noon in tab p bett tabernacle. Ted greenberg is there. What can you tell us . Reporter the investigation is well under way. New Jersey State Police confirmed to me two people are dead. They were inside that vehicle, a gmc yukon, which is wrapped around a pole right near the intersection and it hit the pole and caught fire just before noon today. Right now theres no word from state police on what led to the crash. It did prompt authorities to evacuate. More than 50 students and employees from the sequoia alternative program, which is part of the school district, and that program is housed in that building and that evacuation as a
Headed to south, it usually clears around 5 00. By the time you get out the door, i dont think theyre running behind, youll be fine once you get there. Eastbound schuylkill, almost in the clear. Watching the crash in Delaware County out in rose valley borough. West rose valley road at school lane, a fatal accident scene. An intervention with cleanup underway, as well. Ke were keeping an eye on that and will have more on the drive times when i come back. Now to breaking news in philadelphias overbrook neighborhood. A familys evening shattered by gunfire in the basement of their home. A 27yearold man lay dying from numerous wounds. The shooting happened on oxford near north 60th street, and the shooter remains on the loose. Nchlt. Were following the deadly Train Derailment out west. It was going more than double the speed limit when it crashed. The derailment happened in washington state, south of seattle outside tacoma during the busy morning rush. The ntsb says the data recorded shows
You told us about it in your first alert forecast. We have clear skies now. The wind is starting to diminish. Thats going to allow the temperatures to drop sharply. And just a few hours, our first alert continues through 8 00 a. M. For the entire area in the poconos and Lehigh Valley. But were likely to issue another first alert for sunday and monday. Just want to give you a heads up because thats a holiday. And well have less winds during the night tonight. So well be more looking at the actual temperatures than the feels like temperatures. Right now its 21 degrees. Thats as warm as its gotten all day. Hasnt gotten out of the teens in areas north and west. And it is just by the rer cold. We still have enough wind to make it feel like the Single Digits. Its not felt any better than this all day. We have been telling you about this that it was going to be like this. It feels like 4 00 in pottstown. As we go through the night tonight, the feels like temperature by tomorrow will be about
You can. Its a steamy start, a warmer one, too. 76 degrees right now. Just a few scattered showers to the north. These are quickly coming to an end in the area. Theres a chance well see showers developing this afternoon. Look at the numbers. 70s from allentown, philadelphia and dover. Were headed into the 90s this afternoon. 75 at 6 00. Breaks in the clouds at 9 00 79 agrees and by lunch time well be up to 85 degrees. Then well be watching for those popup showers, a chance of showers, ill go through it hour by hour with the futurecast when im back in ten minutes. Lets see if the roads are moving along nicely. Jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. We got away with it yesterday, we didnt have the ongoing construction being an active scene on the vine street expressway but were back in bids again this morning. You can actually see, we have Police Activity here on the scene. This is the vine around broad street actually. So were blocking off the eastbound and westbound sides a
Out of the way here. You might expect residual delays with Police Activity on the scene. This is our camera around broad street where we usually are diverting people off right here. On the westbound side were still not having problems or backup. All traffic moving along just fine. As we head out the door, to cheltenham, theres an accident on easton road and royal avenue. Watch out for that. There will be a lane restriction there. As for mass transit, currently no problems or delays there. The area bridges, construction on the Burlington Bristol bridge scheduled until 5 00 a. M. The ben franklin bridge two lanes are blocked heading into philadelphia. The tacony palmyra, no problems so far. Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting and the victim is 6 years old. It happened in grays ferry just before midnight. Police say the boy was playing basketball with other kids in his driveway. Investigators say theres no evidence of the shooting. 5 01 now. Happening today, jury selection be