Because thats where the best possibility for oxygen was at. So thats what we did. The rest of the area was filled with a lot of smoke. It was just very smoky in there. We couldnt see anything. The visibility was very poor. How are you feeling . Right now theres a lot of burning in my throat and into my chest a little bit. Reporter and what a way to end your monday. That had to be just a horrifying situation and especially because of how long unfortunately those folks had to be on the train before they were evacuated. Latest from the scene here were told the fire is out. Ive seen some fire engines, different units leaving the scene here. No time line on when Metro Service will be back to normal. Jackie bensen news4. Jackie heres what it looked like inside a train that was near Lenphant Plaza. A viewer posted this on instagram this evening along with a description, a harrowing experience train stopped, lights went out, smoke started filling in never been so scared in my life. The passeng
People who were on that train for those 40 minutes they tell us was very stressful, trying to figure out exactly what was going on. Live in southwest, Jackie Bensen news4. More Live Team Coverage with derrick ward down at ninth and main avenue the wharf on the waterfront. An evacuation point there. Derrick, what are you seeing now . Reporter well, thing have sort of calmed down here nowhere near as i guess frenetic a scene up at the station and some of the station where is tg is. But i want you to look at the scene just a few minutes earlier. This is some video we shot when we first got here. This is at least one of those six people who were hospitalized that you just heard the gentleman talking about in jackies story. Now, we did see two people come out from an evacuation tunnel which is at this location shortly before that person was evacuated. They seemed to be okay and didnt appear to be in any sort of stress or anything like that. But, again, one person who appeared to be a firefi
Priority, fighting the covid pandemic, and bringing our economy back. On the covid front it looks like things are going to get worse before they get better. Over the weekend we hit a new covid milestone, 25 million cases, at the same time 420,000 americans have lost their lives. More than 20,000 died in the last week alone. Now, vaccines are out there, but things are moving slowly. Only about half of the total number of vaccines that have been distributed have actually made it into peoples arms. Some states are actually running out of doses completely. At the very same time President Biden is trying to deal with the economic side of the crisis. Today he will sign a new executive order focused on boosting american manufacturing, a made in america pledge followed by actual policy and then later tonight the house will deliver that single article of impeachment to the senate, the one accusing former President Trump of inciting an insurrection at the u. S. Capitol. The trial itself will not
The states want them to wear gloves. All that and much more on cbs this Morning Saturday, january, 25th, 2015. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to the weekend, and its a special weekend for the world of music. The grammys are, of course, tomorrow night. Well have a preview app late conditions from billboards joe levy. And guy clark at 72 and battling cancer hes up for best album of the year. And the band also nominated for grammy this year will play for you right here in studio 57. But we begin with america trapped in a freeze frame. Frigid air couplinged with snow is the story from the dakotas to the ohio valley and straight on through maine. Iceslicken roadways and poor visibilities are making driving conditions hazardous. There were several crashes and spinouts along i94 in minnesota. Several subzero temperatures have canceled Outdoor Activities in wisconsin. Schools are closed. Don dahler has more. Good morning, don. Reporter good morning, anthony. Good morning, vinita. Were going
Showers. Mainly west. Specifically into chester county, burks, lancaster county. This is primarily light rain but there are pockets of heavier rain. Heavier rain in reading. This will drip towards the northeast and some ores will see some rain drops. But most of it will really be aside light rainfall at least for this morning. Temperature, 64 degrees for philadelphia. 55 for allentown. Your saturday planner shows the bulk of the showers and rain will really be this afternoon. Its not going to be an allday event. 70 degrees will be our high with occasional rain by later on today. Well talk more on your forecast and show you how sunday looks. I think youre going to like it. Thats coming up in your first alert forecast. Thanks, ted. We are following some breaking news from overnight out of northeastern pennsylvania. State police say that one of two troopers shot outside the Police Barracks in Blooming Grove pike county has died if other state trooper is getting medical attention. This vid