Everyone wanting to know why that train accelerated so quickly just before it hit the curve. The lawyer for amtrak engineer bostian says investigators hope they can fill in the blanks to what happened. Why did the train speed up so rapidly before going into the curve . And why did bostian deploy the emergency brakes when he did . Sources tell me he gave blood and urine for testing and thats standard. And the District Attorneys Office wants to search through his cell phone records. His attorney has publicly claimed the cell phone was off as amtrak requires. Sources tell me the ntsb is also looking at internet posts that bostian rote v wrote, talking about rail safety. I did ask the ntsb about additional video, perhaps from on board the train. They tell us they are in the process of looking at all Surveillance Video from around the area trying to figure out why this train derailed killing eight people. Again, that briefing set to come up in less than a half hour and we will bring it to y
Temperatures 81 degrees. Also watching chances for those thunderstorms later on today and well look at the rest of your weekend in just a few minutes. Breaking news we want to make you aware of. The pentagon says u. S. Commandos captured officials and the officials wife. No u. S. Forces were killed or injured. Were going to continue to follow this and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. In our area police in cherry hillary responded to the inn of the dove hotel this morning, possibly to investigate a report of gun fire. Police wont confirm why officers were there but an employee of the hotel said he called 911 because he heard gunshot in the parking lot. The employee tells us its unclear if anybody was shot. Well keep you posted with any updates on this one. Investigators believe speed may have been a factor in an overnight car crash in north philadelphia. The woman driving the car struck a pole. The car flipped over and then pnd pinned her underneath the vehicle. She went to
Drying out. Nic nicer, warmer weather is ahead for friday. Its friday. Good morning. This is nbc news 10. Lets not yurpd state the fact it is friday. Bill henley, as he promised, we got the rain out of the way. After all, its friday, it should be nice. There are still clouds overhead. Were seeing breaks but we should get dry. 55 degrees at nbc 10. The winds will be picking up this afternoon. The radar view completely clear. 55 northeast philly. Wilmington, 57. Dropped down into 40s for mill vail. Pocono mountains are gusting to 30 miles an hour. The wind wont be as strong for most of the day as compared to yesterday. 53 degrees at 7 00. 60s by noontime. Lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. We dont have too many details about this axe did not but its a good idea. Things are looking great at midcounty. Your drive time is looking very good. 95 to 76, 18 minutes. 76 to 476 is 14 minutes. From woodhaven to the vine, about 13 minutes. Breaking news from november kite
Coast. Theyre bracing. And christina coleman, the fires are burning behind her. Its 9 a. M. Pacific time. You cant tell because of the fire and smog. Im in Monrovia Canyon where the firefighters have been gathering throughout the morning to try to get the fire under control. Its only 6 contained and you cant see the mountains like i can because of the smog, but i can see the flames that have been burning. Theyve gotten larger. Just this morning, they continued to move toward these different areas and mind you, there are a lot of homes around here. And now, after days of high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity, firefighters are starting to catch a bit of a break, but the damage from the fires is devastating and the death toll growing. At least two dozen people are dead. 19 here in california, where some three million acres have burned, 20 times higher than last year and the size of the entire state of connecticut. And people have had little time to get out. The wind was blowing
Skyforce 10 where dirt bike riders and atv riders are driving through the streets of the city. This caravan is a moving tribute to a dirk bike rider who enroux thely died. His funeral was held today. Police are keeping 0 i close eye on this activity as well as skyforce 10. We have seen them go through traffic lights. Were looking into why police arent stopping them. Suburban police layoffs. A Montgomery County Police Department is about to lose roughly half of its officers. Its happening in franconia township which covers 15 square miles in north Montgomery County. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante is live to explain what led to these jobs being cut and what that means for residents. Deanna . Reporter jacqueline, this statement from township management says that a budget shortfall is what is making these cuts necessary. But what residents are asking is how thec department will functn once it loses six officers. These are the Largest Police cuts weve seen in Montgomery County in decades. Reporter