Derailment here in philadelphia. Nora we learned the name of the engineer at the controls at the time of the crash didnt we . Reporter we did indeed. He is Thomas Gallagher and we are told he is in Critical Condition in the hospital right now. The big question is how could this happen. How does a train fail to stop and slam into a train station. The ntsb is on the case now and as the investigation begins, people that were here this morning when it happened describe an ugly scene. It looked really bad and people were bleeding everywhere and stunned and looking around and a lot of people on the ground. Witnesses say it was chaos after transit train 1614 blasted in the hoboken train station leaving twisted metal and broken bodies. I was sitting on the train and we were not slowing and approaching the stake and i was confusioned and by the time you register you were going to hit you already hit. One woman was killed at station and 100 others were injured. It started off as a typical commut
Wells fargos ceo wrapped up a brutal week on capitol hill. John stumpf appeared before a very angry houmittee. He attempted to explain what management knew about the 2 million bogus deposit and credit card accounts opened by bank employees. Stumpf apologized, but one lawmaker who happens to be a customer wasnt having it. I am deeply sorry that weve failed to fulfill our responsibility to our customers, to our team members, and to the american public. Fraud is fraud. Th what happened at wells fargo over the course of many years cannot be described any other way. Mr. Stumpf, i regrettably have a mortgage with your bank. I wish i didnt. Lawmakers say wells fargo may have violated federal racketeering and other laws. Regulators are not saying whether the case has been referred to the department of justice. Cleanup underway in the midatlantic after a vicious rainstorm. North carolina was especially long time residents say the flooding damage is the worst theyve seen in more than a decade. T
Outdoor plans a go. Still hot. Ninetys in the the forecast. August Still Holding strong with summer time heat. Good news we have a drop in humidity. Yesterday was humid but as we moved in the afternoon it got better as dryer air mass fills in. If you like hot temperatures youll like this forecast. This morning all is good. Clear skies outside. Looking live from our roof Camera Center city mostly clear. The current temperature 74 degrees. The light wind north at 6 miles an hour. That will keep that humidity level the lower side. We are in the 60s in the lehigh valley. Sixtyfour allentown. Sixtyfive in mount pocono. The suburbs same deal lower 60s cool spot in quakertown, palmyra, new jersey at 70 degrees. The there is that change compared to this time yesterday about three to 10 degrees cooler, so that means it is dry less humid air mass settling in. It is not as pleasant as earlier this week but for temperatures in the 90s we will take it. The it feels okay today. Nice and dry on storm
And crashing into the station. Debris and wires everywhere. Passengers stunned. 8 05 a. M. , Surveillance Video shows it headed south to the hoboken station where thousands of commuters pass through every morning. As it approached the busy station at 8 45 a. M. , the train never slowed down. Approaching the station, everybodys thinking the train is going to slow down, and it just collided. It went through the air, traveled about another 40 feet train flew into the depot. All the sudden, i just hear this wicked gnarly metal sound like nails on a chalk board. A few bleeding, some people couldnt walk, the conductor with blood all over his face and clothing. Reporter First Responders arriving on scene, peering into windows looking for survivors. Some still stuck inside. Right outside, the chaos. As firefighters triage the injured sitting on the street, ambulance racing to the scene. Paramedics with stretchers and wheelchairs loading dozens in, treating a hundred injured, some critically. T
Right now on news channel 8 at 6 00. An unpleasant surprise for two Home Invasion suspects, how the victim made sure those crooks wont be bothering anyone any time soon. Good evening, everyone. Im rod carter. Thanks so much for joining us tonight. Well begin with the expected to drench Pinellas County this week. Residents arent taking any chances. People traveled to the Community Park in st. Petersburg with their shovels and filled sand backs for free. This started at noon and about an hour later 150 bags had already been given out. We spoke with a man that says its better to be safe than sorry. I think its important just for peace of mind. Even if the weather doesnt hit, i still got a couple bags. A bit and i think its important to allow communities to prepare themselves. Sandbags will be available again tomorrow in st. Petersburg from 9 a. M. Until 5 p. M. The sandbags are limited to 20 bags per person. Just how much rain are we talking about . Lets go straight to storm team 8 meteor