Kings land. He says seniors were carried out it was a team effort. As i was going in and out i noticed my neighbors were going in and out and everybody was doing everything they could to help the fire department. Reporter at a News Conference just about two hours ago officials told us at least 27 residents have been injured and at this point theyre still trying to account for everyone after the chaotic night. Were still compiling a list and working a list with the owners of the facility itself and trying to get a solid fix on everybody on all the residents and that they have all been accounted for. Reporter were also told the next steps are to finish making sure the fire is totally under control and then sending in a team of experts to figure out what happened and look for possible victims who may not have made it out. We have certified fire investigators, explosive specialist chemists electrical engineers. Reporter skills that will certainly be needed to try and figure out what exactl
More than a hundred people and with thanksgiving behind us we will show you how philadelphia is kicking off Winter Holiday celebration. But first a check of accu weather has in store this weekend with meteorologist chris sowers, good morning, chris. Good morning, a leash a certainly feeling like the holidays out there look at the numbers across the outlining suburbs. Not so bad in the city where we are still showing 37 but out in the lehigh veil, western suburbs and we drop down in the 20s. Twentynine in reading, allentown, millville 27. Pine barons west of Atlantic City also in the upper 20s. Thirty in trenton. Thirtyfive in dover. Cape may milder thanks to a south breeze, southerly breeze , showing current temperature of 36. Fortysix. Satellite six with action radar, a lot of sixs out there frontal system approaching from the west. But there is not much activity associated with the front. We will see cloud, a couple of showers pushing through lake erie, ontario and then as this front
Allentown. Fortytwo in philadelphia. Fortysix now in millville. Cape may closing in on 50. Beach haven 48. Pair of fours in dover. 38 degrees up there in trenton Satellite Six with action radar we have a cold front that is approaching the area looking toward left hand part of the screen lots of cloud, even some shade of green, couple showers across upstate new york,e of the buffalo, pushing through fingerlakes, and that front will close in later this afternoon, it will increase cloud, but i think for most part we will stay dry , most of these showers, should stay north of the interstate 8o lets just say williamsport area, Wilkes Barre Scranton area we have got to see showers out of that maybe poconos, perhaps as far south as in northern portions of the lehigh valley. Everybody else in the immediate philadelphia area we are looking at a nice day, lots of sunshine which gradual increase in cloud as the day wears on. It is very, very mild. 59 degrees is todays forecast ed high. If you are
Scenic route along puget sound some local officials have been expressing serious concerns about safety. President trump used the crash as a chance to call for increased spending for infrastructure and that a plan must be approved quickly. Action News Reporter Sarah Bloomquist is live at 30th street station in philadelphia. Sarah, it is hard to imagine that amtrak passengers here werent thinking about the tragedy in the northwest. Reporter jim, the derailment in washington is of course of concern here and many here can also not help but think of the derailment of amtrak train 188 in the Port Richmond section of philadelphia just twond a half years ago. We spoke with an attorney who represented dozens of those passengers in court. He has a pretty strong opinion as to what he thinks caused todays deraient out west. Thirtieth street station is a busy place as the holidays approach. Many students heading home and todays derailment south of seattle wasnt exactly reassuring as they prepare to
Colored sedan and block off her car exited the vehicle and proceeded to rob her. Reporter it didnt stop there Darby Township police put her back into the van and drove down oakwood drive. We have tracked some of the route detectives say they held her inside the uhall driving about a mile going in and out of side streets, and they were park in the 1,000 block of oak wood drive and left her unharmed with the van. They stole several packages and her cell phone, police say that the thieves then left in the same dark colored sedan. It has always been a nice neighborhood so hearing Something Like that kidnapping , that is, you know, we have kid around here and it is scary. Reporter amazon released a statement to Eyewitness News reading in part thinks a terrible incident and we are thankful that the driver is safe. Amazon will work with Law Enforcement and Delivery Service provider as they investigate. Im so glad she was not harmed. I hope they catch whoever it is, real soon. Reporter and det