422. look good so far, eight minutes eastbound from route 29 to the schuylkill with speeds into the 60s. back to you. 4:31. this morning we're learning new details about that deadly amtrak train derailment overnight. investigators revealed the train was speeding before plunging off the tracks near seattle. >> nbc's kirk hawkins joins us live from dupont, washington, where the cleanup effort is underway this hour. kirk? >> reporter: ntsb investigators held a news conference here a short time ago, and they told us the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour, more than twice the legal speed limit of just 20 miles per hour. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm still figuring that out. we've got cars everywhere. and down on to the highway. >> reporter: an amtrak train on the inaugural run of high-speed train service to portland derailed, then veered off an overpass 40 miles south of seattle. several cars crashed into the busy interstate 5 freeway in the middle of monday morning rush hour and smashed into a semi-truck and several other cars. and now the investigation is focusing on the speed of the train and the condition of the tracks. >> preliminary indications are that the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile-per-hour track. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a day of celebration. more than 80 passengers and crew on board for the first day of faster service including alex rosier, a reporter for nbc's affiliate king 5 who got off before the disaster. >> plenty of them were going to work, heading to the office or may have -- have been heading home for the holidays. >> and everybody comes in, usually going, oh, that's not going to happen. here we are, it's exactly what happened. >> reporter: the $180 million project has been the target of critics raising concerns about safety. and that debate may now be reignited. meanwhile, the ntsb investigation continues today as they try to find the other black box and determine the condition of the track. investigators are trying to track down the second black box and are hoping to talk to members of the crew later today. live in dupont, washington, kirk hawkins, nbc news, back to you. >> thanks. we have continuing coverage of the deadly train derailment on the nbc10 app. you can find more pictures and video from the scene, plus hear from the rescuers who were first to arrive. 4:33. today in philadelphia, bicyclists are standing together to demand change. they want the city to take new safety measures after another cyclist was hit and killed by a car. matt delucia joins us live in center city. the family of one of the victims is talking about this. tell us more. >> reporter: they're heartbroken by what happened here. we're along 13th street by pine. this is where the accident happened. they want the roads to be safer for bicyclists. you see the bike lanes throughout the city here. but this one victim was here friday morning, near pine street. she was hit by a truck. 24-year-old becca redford has a broken leg, cracked ribs, and bruised lungs. she did have surgery yesterday. another is scheduled for tomorrow. it is not the first time something like this has happened. a few weeks ago, a few blocks away from where we are, 11th and spruce, 24-year-old emily fredericks died after being hit by a garbage truck while riding her bike. now the city has re-striped lanes and has announced more safety measures. these accidents have riders and their families demanding that more be done. >> just tough to see her laying there helpless. she's -- it's going to be months of not walking. non-weight-bearing recovery before she can even think about rehab. >> reporter: you see the flyers posted all over the neighborhood. some bike riders plan to come out and make their presence known and call for more protected bike lanes. they don't want any more incidents like what happened the past couple of weeks to happen to anyone else. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. today congressional republicans believe they are on the edge of a legislative victory. the house is expected to vote on a tax reform bill. the senate vote should happen soon after. the gop is confident the bill will pass after securing the vote of maine senator susan collins yesterday. senate democrats say they will fight the bill which they say favors the rich over middle-class families. demonstrator gathered in the atrium outside senate offices to protest the bill. as the crowd grew yesterday, the protest turned into a lie-in. police arrested more than 60 people involved. america first. president trump laid out a new national security strategy yesterday promising to build a border wall. he said any deals with other countries will only be made if they are in the best interests of the united states. >>upon my inauguration, i announced the united states would return to the simple principle. the first duty of our government is to serve its citizens, many of whom have been forgotten. they are not forgotten anymore. with every decision and every action, we are now putting america first. >> president trump also says america is coming back strong in trade and the economy. we expect an update from police later this morning about a crash that happened in burlington county which killed two people. a car smashed into a pole and turned on its side yesterday in tabernacle. the crash happened just feet away from a learning center. police evacuated dozens of people there because of road closures. and we have an update on a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. new york officials say a lit menorah that was left unattended sparked this fire in brooklyn. killed a mother and three children. the house fire in brooklyn early yesterday also left a father, his teenage son, and cousin in critical condition. a dozen other people including five firefighters had minor injuries. witnesses reported hearing a smoke alarm go off. the deadly fire happened during the sixth night of hanukkah. new jersey lawmakers say a new bill heading for governor chris christie's desk protects women whose role as a mother doesn't end when they arrive at the office. lawmakers gave final approval on the bill yesterday that maintains a woman's right to breast-feed or pump while at work. the bill also makes firing a woman for breast-feeding a civil rights violation. employers must also provide reasonable break times and facilities for breast-feeding. 4:37 now. targeting the jewish community. vandals commit acts of hate during the holiday of hanukkah. now the community is saying they won't let it break their spirit. humiliating and demeaning. three women describe the alleged incidents of sexual misconduct by actor dustin hoffman. what they say he did and why nay are now speaking out. plus, tick tock. it is almost time to get your gifts under the tree. new at 5:00 a.m., retailers are rolling out more markdowns for last-minute shoppers. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. good morning, everyone, jessica boyington with you. cameras at 17th looks good. pretty empty now. the northbound and southbound sides. here's southbound moving toward the schuylkill. not seeing big delays. we're watching in del co for a crash in rose valley borough. a confirmed fatality. it may be there for a little bit. police hoping to clear up before the rush gets underway. west rose valley road around school lane is where that accident scene is taking out some lanes in that intersection. also watching construction on the schuylkill expressway. it's actually on the eastbound side. in between the vine street expressway and headed to about south street is where they had it closed. for another twemt20 minutes or . watching the schuylkill expressway and the vine. north and south, speeds into the 60s. i'll have updates, the construction and new jersey, too, when i come back. i'm meteorologist bill henley. 19 before 5:00, 43 degrees. i'm tracking very light rain showers this morning. they're moving through the lehigh valley. steadier this chester county and delaware, too. showers just moving in concord and through media. showers to start, like yesterday. and like yesterday, not terribly cold outside. warmer. we're at 43 degrees right now in philadelphia. mostly cloudy skies, dry in the city. might see a sprinkle. we will get sunshine like yesterday and warm into the 50s this afternoon. into the 50s. 54 by 2:00. suburbs starting off with clouds and sprinkles. cloudy to start. sunshine and 50s later today. you'll see a nice warmup in the lehigh valley, too. 43 now. a sprinkle or two possible this morning. with temperatures climbing, we'll see any chance of sprinkles disappear. we will will be in and out of clouds in the lehigh valley. near 50 at 2:00 this afternoon. a cloudy start if delaware. might see a sprinkle or two this morning. nothing more than that. no sign of any slipping and sliding. temperatures across the board are above freezing. 38 now, 47 at 10:00. here comes the sun for this afternoon with the southwesterly winds to westerly winds. it warms up in new jersey, too. at the shore, 42 to start. 50 by 10:00 this morning. lots of sunshine. into the 50s for the shore. for delaware, yes, a sprinkle is possible this morning in northern delaware. sunshine by 10:00 in the morning. into the middle 50s into the afternoon. today will be a nice, warm day. things get cooler. tomorrow, the trend has us back in the lower 40s before another warmup heading into the weekend. 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woman's claims defamatory false hoods. last month hoffman issued a statement saying he's sorry for anything he might have done. this morning, megyn kelly will talk with two women about their allegations of skpus million conduct against russell simmons. the music mogul denies the allegations. watch that at 9:00 on nbc10. a quarter to 5:00 on your tuesday. let's look at the news state by state and county by county. >> at the jersey shore, two dozen homeless cats and dogs rescued in puerto rico arrived at atlantic city national airport yesterday. the animals will be ready for adoption next week. come look at this surveillance video from new castle county police. they're looking for the person from late saturday. somebody gets out of a car and swings who looks like at -- swings what looks like a bat at this mailbox. other homes suffered similar damage. construction is underway on a new innovations center at the university of delaware. governor john carney joined executives from the school for a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. the facility is expected to open at the university's star campus in newark in 2020. to montgomery county now. northtown police are hitting the right now to wish everyone a merry christmas and happy holidays. watch. ♪ better not cry >> the police put the video together to help showcase several events the department does every year around the holidays. a local recording studio donated time for police to record its version of, you heard it, "santa claus is coming to town." >> so fawn. there's one word you might want to avoid at any upcoming holiday gatherings -- americans voted and say "whatever" is the most annoying word or phrase e used in casual conversation. this is the ninth year that has been voted most annoying. fake news came in second in the marist poll followed by "no offense, but," you know something offensive is coming. >> you're cringing. >> just because you say "no offense " doesn't mean whatever you say won't hurt feelings. >> right. whatever's like -- eh. >> now that phrases are involved, i have tohave to thin that. >> we would love what irritates you. >> the list is so long. >> welcome bill henley, everybody. hopefully cold air doesn't annoy you. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, above freezing. i'm tracking sprinkles this morning. but dry in this view from here at the nbc10 studios. the showers that are proving through this morning will be done for the day. 40s for the lehigh valley. 37 degrees in the suburbs. and in new jersey, a few neighborhoods have dropped down into the 30s. there's 40s here, too. pittman at 44 now. mt. laurel at 38. and 42 in hopewell townshipment one degree warmer in cinnaminson at 43. not a bad start. we'll get sunshine, clouds will thin out, and it's into the 50s this afternoon. for philadelphia, the suburbs, and the lehigh valley, up to 50 degrees this afternoon. having a few sprinkles in delaware overnight. sunshine, 56 degrees. into the 50s for new jersey, too. voorheis up to 55 degrees. look at the shore -- upper 50s this afternoon. not bad for the end of december. you see them moving through new castle, chent countister county. we'll be drying out. you could see a sprinkle in the township before things dry and clear out. the next chance of wet weather coming from this system moving into the northwest. snow in montana, rain in seattle. that will bring us wet weather as we head into the weekend. today, clouds break. we'll get 56 degrees this afternoon. southwesterly winds warm us up. the winds shift tomorrow cooling us down. a morning low of 38. above freezing all day tomorrow. that changes for thursday, and the timing, interesting. winter arrives, officially begins at 11:28 in the morning. we will be cold in the morning, just 40 degrees in the afternoon. the first dayings of winter will be much warmer. 52 degrees on friday with clouds building late in the day. rainy saturday. look at that afternoon temperature, 60 on saturday. chillier showers on monday, back up to 54 degrees with a good chance of rain showers on christmas day. then we dry out. it comes with much colder weather. 32 degrees on tuesday. just 28 degrees on wednesday after the morning low of 19. cold enough for snow. we'll see sunshine on wednesday, but the chance of snow showers later on thursday. >> thanks. about ten minutes before 5:00. let's check the roads. >> we've had a couple of issues. jessica boyington will get you to work. jessica? >> yeah. if you are planning on taking 309, you won't have problems. the p.a. turnpike here, both directions north and south not seeing any big construction or backup. in between the vine street expressway moving to about south street, we have all lanes blocked until 5:00. we're coming up on that time now before we see that clear. a crash at west rose valley road and school lane. and route 73 at 295, both directions look good north and south. >> thank you. the nbc10 morning team is taking the show on the road again. tomorrow we're heading to the wawa on -- in bethlehem. we'll be there from 4:00 to 9:00 a.m., serving free coffee, meeting you, and shining a spotlight on the community. also, let us know where we should go. history for sale. how you can soon ride like the pope and keep the memory of his trip in philadelphia alive. ♪weee! today's the day! wahoo! there's the second-most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. phew, am i late?! nah, just in time. nice. holiday scratch-offs from the pennsylvania lottery. aww. things just got very merry. keep on scratchin'! good morning, everyone. jessica boyington and a check of the roads. we're watching in cherry hill, route 38 at cuthbert boulevard. all directions look fine. now east and west not seeing delays. everything is moving nicely. we'll check back in. we have an accident in del-co and will check the schuylkill expressway coming up. >> talk to you then. time is running out if you want to own one of the fiats that was used to chauffeur pope francis around philadelphia. >> tomorrow the last day of an online auction for the length-seated fiat 500-l. the pontiff used the gray metallic care when he visited our area for the world meeting of families. the pope gifted the car and another like it to the archdiocese of philadelphia. before he left, he challenged everyone to help others. the archdiocese saw a unique opportunity. >> we decided to auction the fiat to support our annual catholic charities apeople. for nearly 50 years, the catholic charities appeal has supported charitable ministries in our archdiocese that care for the homeless, for the hungry. they support schools with special education. they really do reach out to folks who are on the margins, who needs help. >> the archdiocese auctioned off the other fiat last year to auto show. the current auction ends tomorrow afternoon. we checked this morning, and the highest bid for the fiat now is at $39,999. >> getting in on that? >> i don't think so. an evening of glitz and glamor last night. "philadelphia still yle" hosted soiree. the holiday party celebrates the city's fashion and style scene. loyal lakers' fans paid tribute to a legend who grew up on the east coast. and in our area, more specifically, wilbur marion. the five-time champion kobe bryant had his 8 and 24 jerseys retired. kareem abdul-jabbar and james worthy other also on hand as numbers were immortalized. bryant has become the first player in any professional sport to have two numbers retired for him. . if the eagles beat the raiders christmas night, they won't have to leave the linc for another game until the super bowl. >> right. while the birds' fans will take any kind of win, most of us including coach peterson hope for the rest of the season they can come down a little bit more dominant than what they were on sunday. >> i don't know if we had the normal swagger like we do -- >> that's doug peterson talking to his birds after they clinched a first-round bye. now there's a chance the eagles get an early christmas gift, and the vikings lose on christmas eve. which means if the eagles clinch the home field advantage before playing the raiders, in that case, the coach would consider resting players. he wants to make sure all the pieces are in place for a win. >> guys are still going to play. at the same time, i'm going to be smart did the decisions we make moving forward. giving guys rest if possible. the guys that need it. >> count on nbc10 for continuing coverage of the eagles's's christmas night game against the raiders. then it's the regular season finale on new year's eve. an afternoon game at the linc again the dallas cowboys. can't wait for that. >> cannot wait. it will be a great way to top off the holidays. >> uh-huh. now to more of the stories we're following now on nbc10 at 5:00 a.m. -- >> 50 miles over the speed limit. breaking now, new details on just how fast the train was going when it flew from the tracks, killing three people. safety on the streets. a string of crashes prompts bicyclists to issue a call to action in center city. shipping showdown. time is running out to get your gifts under the tree. the important dates you need to know. we've got you covered with all of that. thanks for being with us. welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm katy zachry. just about 5:00 on your tuesday. who better to start with than bill henley? he's here with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> we've got a case of deja vu all over again. cloudy, a few sprinkles. the temperatures are pretty mild this morning. a lot like yesterday morning. showers are light and scattered. you see a few in berks county, montgomery county. we've seen them start in chester county, and they spread into northern new castle county. and a few sprinkles trying to reach into south -- south philly. really having a tough time. most of those are going to be out of here before you know it. clouds, yeah, keeping us warmer this morning. in the 40s now. in fact, 43 degrees, just one degree away from the normal high temperature for this time of year. at this hour, temperatures in the 20s. a warm start. this afternoon, sunshine, breezy, too. those will be warming winds for the suburbs from philadelphia into the 50s, up to 55 degrees for new jersey, it is skies. 57 at the shore. the school spot will be the lehigh valley, delaware, you'll see enough sunshine to warm to the middle 50s. i'll break it down hour by hour, show when the showers move out and temperatures move up when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington watching first alert traffic. watching through center city, the vine street expressway. our cameras just around 8th street. both directions are just fine. they've been open all morning, too. another good thing here. westbound toward the schuylkill is fine. eastbound toward 95 looks fine, too. waiting for the complete clearing of construction on the eastbound side, in between