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
Amtrak train from washington to new york derailed in port richmond. The train was traveling more than 100 Miles Per Hour in a 50mileperhour zone. Lester holt will have new information about the investigation of this deadly derailment. Dont miss it tonight at 6 30 at 6 00. And temperatures hit 50 today, erin. Lets take a live look at the river. People are enjoying these warmer temperatures. Also out there the best of both roads. Yes. You know, youve got to get it done. Like myself. Only a week to go before christmas is creeping up on us. Team coverage tonight leading up to the holidays. Crystal has a look at your shopping weather. First, tammie souza has your shopping weather. Its racing up on us, as far as im concerned, its staring me down. Look at the clouds. You can see some of a slope here in the clouds. Theyve been moving toward the city. Its really a beautiful, beautiful sight to see. We had sunshine out there and now we just have this deck of clouds. And this is a beautiful sight
Showed it was going 80 miles an hour in a 30 mileperhour zone. The highspeed train nosedived off the overpass and landed on a busy highway below. At least three dozen dead, more hurt. Officials worked to rescue those trapped in the train cars. A couple who did survive spoke from their hospital beds. Kind of got dark found myself on the floor. Count your blessings, yeah. Try to leave day to day. Maybe i should stay off trains. Amtrak says the train was rolling on refurbished tracks designed for faster trips. The agency also says positive train control or ptc was not in use on the stretch of track where the derailment happened. Ptc can apply a trains brakes to slow it down and avoid crashes. Congress ordered ptc criminals on all major pcc systems on all major lines, but hurdles and high costs have delayed the process. There was a similar crash in philadelphia in 2015. An amtrak train traveling from washington, d. C. , to new york jumped a curb in port richmond. It was going more than 100
How can i benefit the tax plan to my benefit. Stanley pays 16,000 a year in property taxes on his Egg Harbor Township home. The republican tax overhaul caps the deduction for state, local and property taxes at 10,000. Leaves me short about 6,500 in taxes that i can no longer write off. The most Significant Impact is on those with high property taxes and in new jersey we tend to have pretty high property taxes. Reporter this cpa says if you can, take part of next years property taxes before 201 comes to an end. You will have the benefit of this tax year taking the extra duction on your local property taxes. Before the changes go into effect. Reporter hes worried what the changes could mean for Property Values and wonders if it will become tougher to sell a home in new jersey. A real estate expert tells me the concerns are valid. Just the total cost of the taxes in new jersey, that alone just trying to get over that and now you can only write off 10,000. Thats a double whammy. Reporter t
What flavor did you go for . Holiday blend. As long as its available, im going for the holiday blend. Nice. Youll need it, too. Look at the wind gusts. Its picked up in the last hour or so in lanetown and coates in allentown and coatesville. Making it feel like low 40s. Well be dealing with the windchill through the day. Right on through the afternoon. Temperatures in the 40s. Feels leak temperatures in the 30s. No wind in new jersey now. 50 degrees. Its actually at 12 miles per hour, the wind. 48 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. In delaware, 44. This afternoon, temperatures will be lower in the Lehigh Valley. The gusty winds bring it down to 42 degrees. Looking at 40s across the board for philadelphia, new jersey, delaware, it will be dry. Bundle up. And come see us. Well be here until 9 00 this morning. Were really shining a spotlight on this community. What a great place to shop this time of year. I heard you saying how youre procrastinators, well show you great places to shop coming u