Horrible, horrible. We could not communicate with none of our family members. Reporter how are you doing , right now. I dont know, excited. You know, he didnt have his next or nothing over there. Now were happy, he is here. Reporter there have been just so many of those moments, we did speak with a man who told us that it was first hit by maria. He said Biggest Issue right now is that water is becoming sparse and even being here at Philadelphia International airport is such a departure from where they came from in san juan where airport they have gotten are even navigation and radar backup airport is still without lights, air conditioning. So it has been a struggle to get here but for those who made it home, welcome home. Reporting live from Philadelphia International im alexandria hoff now back to you. Alex, thank you. Also a bucks County Church is mobilize took send help to puerto rico. Volunteers from the International Temple of restoration are filling up a truck with critical suppl
Distribute it to different gas stations because their trucks are damaged or because the roads are in very, very bad condition. This is the situation in a lot of places but the government is asking people to please remain calm. They have gasoline and expecting to get more in the next few days. But many people are desperate to get this liquid gold right now. Many people need it. Amanda ramirez reporting. Amanda thank you. Here at home today people across the area are doing everything they can to help out including a salon owner cherry hill that set out to collect donations and the outpouring is more than she would imagine, and she is still waiting to hear from her loved one in port week. Nora muchanic joins us with this emotional story. Reporter hi there brian, so many people in our area are directly affected by the crisis in puerto rico. We met a woman raised on the island and has a personal interest in helping the business there. If cherry hill salon owner wan wanda maura is distracted
Relief efforts is crucial. In fact Big Companies are stepping up as well Like American Airlines which sent a plane packed with basic necessities to san juan from philadelphia today and our Chris Oconnell was on that flight with hundreds of passengers anxious to get home but scared about what theyd see. Reporter as dawn broke across the tarmac at Philadelphia International airport, inner loop airlines crews loaded thousands of pounds of precious cargo on board about the biggest plane the company flies out of philadelphia. We realize its important to get supplies and our folks in and out of san juan. We have a bunch of about 19,000 pounds worth of cargo items including relief items and much needed supplies to get down to san juan. Reporter this flight isnt just about getting much needed generators, food, water, diapers and alike to the us territory. Its also about relief of a different kind. The relief of seeing your family face to face after tragedy strikes. I want to see my wife is the
Incredible, a man hanging from a window. Im here to help you, please. Grab my leg. He wanted to die until a local cop grabbed his hand, then he want to do live. I got you. I dont want to die. And someone heard a bank. Passengers ran stuck for hours. Septa shut down right at rush hour. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. The evening commute got real for train riders to night all because of one panicked moment. Thank you for joining us at 10 00 im lucy noland. Im iain page. Trains are running again. No delays have top two hours tonight a big hassle stemming from power failure. Brad sattin is live at 30th street station. What a mess, brad. Reporter guys, Train Service is still backed up at this hour. Still hours after all of this happened. This played out around 5 30 tonight. It started with couple loud banks and a flash someone then yelled fire and that led to shear panic it turns out there was no fire but this could have ended so much worse. Septa says it was breaker on the train running the Pao
High today bob kelly of 76. Good morning. National drink beer day. You have pie. Bus stop buddy not of age. Good morning, everybody, thursday, 5 01. We have closure with us of 30 bypass. Accident happened last night. Eastbound lanes route 30 the bypass. And closed right near route 2 282. Accident investigation again no eta on whether theyll onen up. Heres closure points. Light volume. Folks pushed off at route 322. For morning rush hour be ready for delays and best to start the trip headed to route 0 local and that gets you around the accident scene and through Chester County. And media elwyn line resuming service overnight and paoli line where we had the problem last night expect around normal service to start the rush your. Karen and tom back to you. This is big breaking news overnight and we know hugh heffner the founder of Playboy Magazine died at the age of 9 91. What a life he had. Playboy said he passed away Natural Causes at his home surrounded by loved one. I grew up in more r