Ukee has the night off. Septa Regional Rail is running with one third less of its fleet because of a structural problem. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt has been following this story season life outside septa headquarters with more on what computers are facing and how theyre dealing with this rough ride. David . Reporter such a frustrating day for those septa commuters, but the head of septa predicts that tomorrow will actually be a bigger problem. Rush hour just a few hours ago packed more than usual. And you Better Believe that commuters noticed. They were ill prepared. There was no excuse for this. Reporter septa pulled 120 silver liner five cars on friday after an employee discovered a leaning train. Officials found small cracks on beams in 115 of the cars. As long as our safety is being considered i think thats the most important thing. Reporter theres no question the reduced service is an inconvenience. The impact is so immense that i hope that this was something that they t
Silver liner five cars on friday after an employee discovered a leaning train. Officials found small cracks on beams in 115 of the cars. As long as our safety is being considered i think thats the most important thing. Reporter theres no question the reduced service is an inconvenience. The impact is so immense that i hope that this was something that they thought of long and hard about and it wasnt just a last minute decision. Reporter septa officials held the third News Conference in three days to address the issues. Were moving very very quickly and focusing on our customers and getting the silver liner five cars back in service. Reporter tears eat yall laser beams currently being repaired. Eyewitness news has learned the 120 silver liner five cars built at this hyundai rotem facility in south philadelphia. Late tuesday, the Transportation Workers Union local 234 released a statement accusing septa officials of knowing about the issues for at least a month. Septa spokesperson fired
Trump losing ground. In a new nbc news wall street journal marist poll twump leads by five points, 28 to 23 , down from 16 points a monthgo and rubio virtually unchanged at 15. The next seven days may provide clarity in these races in addition to the republicans voting in South Carolina, democratic voters will caucus in nevada tomorrow followed by republicanss there on tuesday andndhen its back to South Carolina next saturday, the 27th, for the democratic primary. A time line tt is ratcheting up the urgency in both races. Weve got both races covered starting tonight with nbcs katy tur in North Charleston for us. Hi, katy reporter lester, the stage here in just a few minutes. Its now less than 24 hours before the state votes, and as you said there are indications that this race could be a lot tighter than many had thought. Donald trump ling his commanding lead as ted cruz tries too iwhat. Donald trump sounding confident to a boisterous crowd in myrtle beach, but the billionaire is still
Who were hearing negative reaction from voters about his attacks on george w. Bush. Saturday night at the debate his temperament was on display. Reporter cruz in second punching up and down, mocking trump with his own words. Its easy to say lets make America Great again. You can even print that on a baseball cap. But the question to ask is do you understand what made America Great in the first place. Reporter and again linking marco rubio to president obama in a new ad. Marco rubio burned us once. Reporter the battle for one, two and three getting tense. All while john kasich and jeb bush struggle to gain traction. Bush bringing out his mother again today, trying to bookend a bad week. One bright spot for trump, the vatican clarified the pope ecomments today about the frontrunner saying in no way was this a personal attack, nor an indication of how to vote. North charleston, South Carolina. Reporter this is Andrea Mitchell in nevada where Bernie Sanders is pulling even with Hillary Cli
Right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from columbia, South Carolina. Good evening. On the eve of two big votes on the road to the white house, the republicans in a primary showdown here in South Carolina where the headline tonight is donald trump losing ground. In a new nbc news wall street journal marist poll twump leads by five points, 28 to 23 , down from 16 points a month ago and rubio virtually unchanged at 15. The next seven days may provide clarity in these races in addition to the republicans voting in South Carolina, democratic voters will caucus in nevada tomorrow followed by republicans there on tuesday and then its back to South Carolina next saturday, the 27th, for the democratic primary. A time line that is ratcheting up the urgency in both races. Weve got both races covered starting tonight with nbcs katy tur in north hi, katy reporter lester, donald trump will take the stage here in just a few minutes. Its now less than 24 hour