busy freeway. good morning. i'm erin coleman. it was going 80 miles per hour, nearly three times the speed limit. three kill and dozens more were injured. kirk has the late st on the investigation from washington. >> oh, my god, that train is derailed over the freeway. >> reporter: a black box recovered from the amtrak train confirms it was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile zone as it approached a curve and flew from the rails. >> if it is going too fast it will derail. >> reporter: speed is the cause that is urpd investigatinder ni. >> emergency. we are on the ground. >> reporter: some rail cars crashing down onto busy interstate 5 leaving three dead and dozens injured, some grateful to be alive. >> it is a blessing, yes. try to live day-to-day. >> the stretch of track hadn't been equipped with a high-tech safety system that keeps trains from crashing. dan anderson issued this warning. >> come back when there is that accident and try to justify not putting in those safety enhancements. >> reporter: nbc news, dupont, washington. >> and you can count on nbc 10 to keep you up to date on air and online as we learn new developments in the deadly train del derailment. the pennsylvania turnpike back open after a chain reaction crash shut it down. this is video as crews cleaned up a fuel spill caused by the wreck. authorities say three tractor trailers collided on the westbound side. the crash sent two people to the hospital. all lanes are back open now. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter is checking the roads for any other issues out there. >> yes. nothing like we were seeing earlier. everything is completely clear. we didn't see any movement there until at least about 8:00. it was hours and hours of delay. now we are not seeing that our anything that severe. we are watching 95 around allegheny avenue. a slow down on the northbound side. we have work crews up ahead. watching a crash on gravel pike. the rest of the roads are pretty quiet. minor delays 17 minutes at the most there. it is pretty light there. speeds there also into the 40s. had a few openings a little bit earlier. around 10:15 or so that's all clear. two westbound lanes are blocked. that's traffic moving into philadelphia. you might see a little bit of a slow down from jersey. james rhoads elementary is closed due to a water main break. all students being moved to the l hoo. the zo -- to the high school. happening now the house is debating the tax reform bill. republicans are confident they have enough votes for it to pass. this is a live look from capitol hill. voting is expected to begin in a few hours. legislation cuts corporate tax rate to 21% and reduces taxes on the wealthiest americans. there would be more modest tax reductions for others. the bill also doubles the standard deduction used by many to 24,000, that is for married couples. republicans say it will put more money into the pockets of american families while democrats say it will hurt those families and benefit the rich. >> this tax reform is about growing paychecks for middle class families. it is about growing jobs in america and about our jobs stopping leaving the united states. >> raise middle class taxes. surely we can do better than this. >> soon after the house volt the sflat is expected to seal the deal on the tax bill. it could get to the president's desk by the first of this week president trump said stocks and the economy has a long way to go. immediate expensing will have a big impact. biggest tax cuts and reform ever passed. enjoy and create many beautiful jobs. in philadelphia bicyclists are calling for the city to make their safety a priority. they formed a human bike chain near where a rider was hit by a truck on friday. we spent to morning talking to them about what they think should be done. >> reporter: along 13th street this morning bicyclists lined up in the middle of the street demanding change. >> minor changes would saver lives. >> reporter: his daughter was hit by a truck friday morning at 13th and pine. she is the latest bicyclist to be hit in center city. a few weeks ago near 11th and spruce a 24-year-old was killed when she was hit by a garbage truck. >> reporter: she has several injuries and just had surgery yesterday. she had a message for supporters who wished her a speedy recovery. >> it is fantastic. i want to say thank you so much. >> thank you. >> reporter: lined up from pine to spruce bicyclists formed a human clhain. >> it is a shame. it is terrible. >> reporter: she road from from collinswood. >> i should be able to ride my bike and no fear of being killed which is my fear daily when i ra ride in the city. >> reporter: they want more of a barrier. they hope it will help save lives. >> barriers that protect bikers from the cars. >> reporter: these bicyclists want city leaders to do more now. >> you really can't ask for a better biking city. this protection would go a long way to make people feel a little more safe. >> reporter: nbc 10 news. >> the city is working on safety improvements. the mayor has set what is called the vision zero plan. this morning philadelphia police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man. it happened on oxford street. family members were upstairs when they heard the gunshots. they found the man bleeding on a coach in the basement. they don't know who was shot. >> pennsylvania state police say they found the car responsible. the driver however has not been caught. police discovered the car in new castle county delaware. they say whoever was driving it this weekend may have hit and killed ronald williams. it is unclear why he was parked outside of his car when he was hit. >> happening today heading back to court for a detention hearing. harry thomas accused of sexually attacking four children over 16 years chls during that time he lead the come alive church. thom thomas's public defender entered a not guilty plea. >> a and it doesn't quite feel like the end of december out there. you can see skiers are enjoying warmer than normal temperatures. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your most accurate forecast. warmer than normal for all of us. >> absolutely. the skiers are not happy with above normal temperatures. got a lot of clouds around. it has not stopped this temperature from going up. don't really see anything on the radar. it was clouds blocking the sun but not producing any kind of rain. it is way down in texas. it's not coming this way. right now it's already up to 52 degrees in philadelphia. it is 56 in northeast philly. po potstown in the 50s. as we head through the afternoon we are in the 50s. we get some breaks of sunshine during the afternoon. certainly no threat of any kind of rain. as we go through the night tonight it's not all that chilly either. we do have colder air coming in for a couple of days. another warm up and also rain. we'll have the timing on all of that coming up in a few minutes. happening today in philadelphia the mayor will reprize one of his popular roles that has become a tradition in center city. he will become buddy the elf. the holiday light show includes more than 50,000 lights. it starts at 4:30 this evening. holiday help, we'll break down the deadlines if you want to get your cards an packages to their destination on time. and looking presidential. the newest president taking scept center stage. the unexpected problem one city ran into this week. want to go over the calendar for you so your card, letter or package does arrive in time. today is your last day to send first class mail including greeting cards. tomorrow december 20th is the deadline for priority mail. december 22nd is the last chance to send packages by priority mail express. they expect to process nearly 3 billion pieces of first class mail this week alone. officials also predict today will be the busiest day of the week for online shoppers. we talked with a spokesman who had advice with the last minute mailers. >> when you're packaging an item put a to and from address inside the box. if something handling it they will know where it is going. use a strong box. a wrong zip code is worse than no zip code. >> they will have workers to deliver on or before christmas day. disney's hall of presidents is now updated with president trump, a robot depicting the president resites the oath of officer and delivers a speech. it was expected to open in the summer. disney says it was delayed because it had to wait on president trump to record his lines. it is tough sharing the road with other drivers. it is also difficult when you have a herd of elk to get around. drivers were waiting when dozens of elk came trotting down the street there. they made it there you the intersection before the light tuned red so they were following traffic laws. time is running out if but want to put a bid on a unique christmas gift. tomorrow is the last day of the online auction. the pontiff used the car in 2015 when he visited our area. the pope gifted the car and another just like it to the archdiocese of philadelphia and he chal ledlenged everyone to h others. >> we decided to auction off the fiat. for nearly 60 years now the catholic charities appeal supported ministries that care for the homeless or the hungry. they support schools and special education. they reach out to those who really need help. >> the archdiocese auctioned off the other fiat. the current auction ends tomorrow afternoon. we checked and the highest bid is $39,999. well, we have had an up and down december temperature wise. today is one of the ups. the average high is only 44. we are already into the mid-50s in parts of delaware where there is more sunshine and even with the clouds we are seeing places in the 50s even at this hour of the day. it is 55 in new jersey. it is 54 in cherry hill. so much of new jersey is in the 5 50s. some places 10 to 12 degrees warmer than they were 24 hours ago including coatsville and wilmington. if it feels warmer to you, yeah, it is. the clouds mostly in northern parts of the area had a couple of sprinkles earlier today. delaware looks like the sunniest spots. we do have a good bit of rain in texas. it looks like it will be staying well to the south. we will stay dry for pretty much the rest of the week. so it's quite mild today, more average temperatures for wednesday and then below average for thursday. that's just a one-day thing. we have a cold front that will come through dry. it will cool us off. by thursday the high only 38 in the pa suburbs, 36 in the lehigh valley. that is a cold day. we have great shopping weather because it is dry through this whole period. we do get a little gusty during the day tomorrow. for the rest of the weekend it's on the mild side on friday. it looks like it will be dry during the day, possibly a couple of showers late in the day. the wettest part of the weekend should be saturday. it is also the warmest part of the weekend up near 60 degrees in philadelphia and in south jersey. it is fairly windy at the jersey shore. on sunday we have mild weather continuing with another threat of some rain. we do have this frigid air that is going to be making its way to the east. i'll tell you how cold it is going to get nenxt week and whe coming up. armed and dangerous. coming up, check out the gun this guy brought to rob a local 7-eleven. i'll tell you how police hope to catch him. and eating healthy, a new program that is helping senior citizens. one man is sharing his personal experience next. healthy meals for more fruits and vegetables. it's called cof care. robert is one of the people benefits. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> tell us about the program. >> we launched a program for the residents to address their needs as it relates to good health and proper nutrition. it is a fact that 73% of residents are having difficulty making aing ends meet. we can secure funding which allows us to provide residents with gift cards with the understanding that they use the gift cards to purchase fruits, vegetables and lean proteins. >> what does it mean for their diets? >> what it means is they no lodger have to choose between healthy food and vegetables. what we see is weight loss. i was with a lady yesterday who showed me buckle in her belt and indicated she had lost some weight. so it is really having a great impact. >> already making a difference. tell us how it's impacted you personally. we just saw you there in the video. when it comes to buying groceries how it is helping. >> first is how to purchase fruits and vegetables, how to make sure it is a good standard and healthy for you. the main thing is learning how to eat healthy. >> before this were you not eating as many fruits and vegetables? >> not as many as i should be eating. >> what do you want people to know about supporting your organization? >> well, in 2017 we have been able to serve about 62 residents in the program. we received additional funding. there is a long way to go when you consider that they siv erv 0 2000 residents. >> thanks so much for being here with us. >> thanks. >> if you want to find out more head to our web site, nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. we'll be right back. working to clear the washington highway blocked bay derailed train car. you can see a crane lifting that car off the highway. we are learning more about the crash that killed three and injured dozens more. data from the rear black box shows the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone when it went off the tracks yesterday morning. the train cars ended up on top of each other and one hung over the highway. passen zbr pass passengers say it was enjoyable until they heard a strange noise coming from the wheels about a minute before the crash. >> a lot of tossing and squealing. it kind of got dark. i found myself on the floor. >> yeah. fry to live day-to-day. >> that couple is going to be okay that you saw there. ntsb investigators will continue their nfrinvestigation today. we are live at the scene. the ntsb is there now. fill us in on what's happening. >> reporter: i'm going to show you the activities here behind me. behave been watching as these workers have been using thining heavy duty machinery. they have been scrambling to get the roadway open. the investigators are on the ground after arriving here. they say they are hoping to speak with some of the members of the crew. they are trying to figure out if there were any obstructions, if the brakes were used. the speed limit is only 30 miles per hour. the train was going at a significantly high rate of speed as it took that curve. these are some of the other aspec aspects. also interestingly enough to point out the train had two on board cameras. they plan to use the footage to help them with their investigation. >> all right. a lot of unanswered questions. thap tha thanks for that. you can find more and wait for the first rekusescuers to arriv. >> the house is getting ready to vote. the vote on the tax bill scheduled for this afternoon. gop leaders believe they do have enough votes to hand president trump his first major legislative vipctory. this would be the largest overhaul of the tax system in decad decades. we have more on what it means for your taxes. >> this morning republicans are on the brink of their first major legislative victory. >> we will get it on the president's desk for him to sign into law before kchristmas as w pledged. >> senator john mccain is recovering from complications from cancer treatment. what does the plan mean for your taxes? most americans will receive a tax cut with lower individual rates and a double standard deductions. the corporate rate slashed from 35 to 21%. the republican bill also has major political risks. it repeals the obamacare mandate requiring people to buy health insurance which they project could cause premiums to spike. it could hit residents of high tax states hard. republicans could be playing a political price with a new poll showing nearly half of americans disapprove of the tax plan. last minute protests outside congressional officers. >> the bill is a sin dcynical o gut punch. >> congress faces another critical deadline. they must pass a spending bill or risk a government shutdown. lawmakers say it won't happen. with senate democrats insisting higher it's risky with less than a week until christmas. two people in the hospital following a crash near ben salem. three tractor trailers and a ca morning. all lanes are back open now. philadelphia bicyclists calling for more safety measures. they formed a human chain to protect bike riders during the morning commute. riders say more needs to be done. they pointed two recent incidents where trucks hit riders. one is in the hospital and the other died. . this afternoon a burlington county pastor accused of sexually assaulting four children will go before a judge. he lead the come alive church. he pleaded not guilty to several counts of molestation and exposure. mild day out there for some ice skating on the blue cross river rink. we are seeing unusually warm temperatures today. it is a good time to get out and do something outside. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your most accurate forecast. >> yeah. one of the things people are not doing is going to the beach. this is cape may. it is a warm day at the beach as well. delaware we are seeing more sunshine than we are seeing in many parts of pennsylvania and central new jersey and a fair amount of collulouds. you don't see anything on radar. so there is no concern for any kind of rain for a while. this area down south does look like it will make a right turn t only big system in outh of the country other than the pacific northwest, which does tend to get kind of wet this of. look at temperatures. 52 already in philadelphia. it is 55 in mount holly and wilmington. it is 49 in allentown, one of the few places not into the 50s yet but it will get into the 50s, that's for sure. we'll stay in the 50s throughout the afternoon. clearing as we go through the night. temperatures not dropping very much this evening. that's for sure. we are still in the 40s. in a couple of days we are not even at high temperatures into the mid-40s here. so this is a mild day, a mild evening. we do have one cool shot this week. will we have warmer weather over part of the christmas weekend. we'll tell you how wet that weekend will be coming up. take a look at this new video of a robbery in philadelphia section where one of the men pulled out a rifle. the two men held up the 7-eleven early sunday morning. they took $60 from the register and cigarettes before forcing employees into a back office. they took money and cell phone. philadelphia police searching for this man who set several fires in port richmond. it shows the man setting the fire to two dumpsters. no one was hurt. the nation's air travel system is getting back to normal with just a couple of days to spare. they are looking to see what caused the massive blackout. this morning a third day of headaches for fliers across the country after an epic ten hour blackout at atlanta's hartsfield airport. >> i knew that the meld downs were coming. >> i was a starving. >> i didn't eat for six hours. >> reporter: the world's busiest airport back in business. 408 cancellations. >> are the problems overwith? >> we feel very comfortable they are but we are taking measures to make sure that things like this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: the nationwide melt down was sparked by an electrical spark deep underground causing a fire that burned through primary and back-up power lines in atlanta. >> probably our most reliable service. very rarely does it actually have a fault like this. >> reporter: some have a gnawing feeling they know what caused it. >> was it a rat chews through some cables? >> i don't want to rule that out but that's the next step, to get to the root of what caused it. twitter enforcing stricter policy on hateful images and symbols. they sus sppended the accounts . if a user posts hateful images they must be marked sensitive media. investors celebrated by sending the stock to the highest price all year f. toys 'r' us play be closing 100 stores after break holiday deals. they filed for bankruptcy in september and needed strong holiday sales to rebound. the toy makers have already blamed the bankruptcy for the results. another target is coming to the philadelphia area. the retailer announced this morning it will open a small format store in ardmore. this is a drawing of what it will look like. the store will hire 50 to 7 team members and expected to open in summer of 2019. nbc will start streaming sunday night football on mobile devices next season through the tv any where app. the move comes a week after verizon gave up exclusive rights to live stream nfl games. sun it was already available to those that linked their cable. it means a larger audience can watch games on their phones. one of the philadelphia eagles. yen kins and delivered holiday baskets and toys. she part ners and gave out meals to 140 local families. >> eagles receiver and cale caleb sturgis showed off their work from theso semiesester. pretty cool there. >> loyal lakers fans paid tribu tribute. he had his number 8 and number 24 jerseys retired. former lakers great were in la for the event. brooi bryant is the first to have two numbers retired in his honor in any sport. >> what words or phrases push your buttons? we'll rundown the most annoying words of the year. ♪ annie is back. she is sitting a center city stage. we'll be talking to two of the stars next. well, more ups and downs with the weather. i'll tell you when we'll get the rain, warmer weather and when this frigid air is going to be moving in. when we see a woman who comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia to have her breast cancer treated, she's 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know what i mean. you're look at videos from last year's operation saint nick. they will deliver tomorrow to 12 local families. ♪ an iconic song is ringing out. annie, the broadway musical following the storyover an orphan determined to find her parents. two of the young stars are join us this morning. they both play annie. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> this is a huge role. how does it feel to be annie? >> it is great. it is a lot of fun to be working with all of these great people at the walnut street theater especially the dog. >> yeah. it's so much fun. everyone is so nice. we are honored to be playing the role. >> probably a dream come true for you guys. >> you're both annie, you switch off? >> i'm on the weekends and she is on weekdays. >> what are you doing in your off time? >> school work. >> school work and i go over my lines and my songs a lot. >> very cool. so for those that don't know annie, what are your favorite pars and tell us a little bit about it. either one of you. >> the show is a young girl named annie. she is spunky and optimistic. she goes to an orphanage. she gets invited to spend the holidays. she meets him. they have a bunch of fun together. >> what's your favorite part? >> i love singing tomorrow. i think it's such an optimistic song. it's really positive. it makes me feel positive while singing it. >> how do you balance that, being in school and taking on this huge role? >> i am home zoschooled. >> all right. so you make it work? >> uh-huh. >> what would you do? that's really doocool. >> you can do it. practice, practice, practice. if you want to do this and you're passionate about it, go for it. >> there are auditions from community theater to like broadway. i mean if you audition you have a chance. >> so well said. you guys are awesome. >> thank you so much for being here. good luck with the rest of the show. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> you can see annie through january 7th. tickets run between 20 and $97. you can get more on nbc10.com or on the free nbc 10 a. it is a great family activity over the holiday break. now it looks like today will be the warmest day of the week. already 52 degrees. the average higher. south jersey we are seeing more sun shiep. there are places still in the 40s. 8949 degrees. in bethlehem it's 50 degrees. even in some of the coldest spots we are not es into the z tozed chicago at 43. mip app police drn so it will be a while. you can see the the purple colors. it will be coming. we do have clouds across northern parts of the area. we do have a pretty big system down south. it looks like it will come up and make a right turn and miss us as you can see here. we are looking for any kind of significant travel problems. there may ble delays in denver. chicago may stay above freezing to it. will we if he can the ean part of the country on saturday. eventually colder air will be coming in. again, we are not talking about any big storms. through the next few days it is warm, kind of average and then kind of dhchilly. thursday will be the one cold day. it will warm up significantly on friday. those are three dry days in a row throughout the area. thursday of course is the coldest. so we head through the weekend. we find the temperatures warming again. 52 on friday. up near 60 on saturday. saturday is the day likely to see rain. sunday we have lingering moist cl moistture as well. the average high is 44. so friday, saturday and sunday the colder air will be konling -- coming in. will it come in by christmas eve or christmas day or the day after christmas? that is really really cold air. the temperatures as we go into next week -- take a look here. it is officially starting on thursday. remember how warm it is ard and sunday. >> low temperatures down in the teens. we'll be right back. >> the morning team is taking the show on the road this week. stop by, say hi and pick up a free cup of coffee from 4:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. coming up this afternoon starting at 3:00 ellen welcomes actress. and christmas tree syndrome, how your fir could be making your sick. that and more on nbc 10 at 4:00. nbc 10 is here with one more check of the forecast. feels good out there. >> yeah. it is down and up again. today will be the warmest day for the rest of the week. we cool down wednesday and thursday as winter officially starts. we go up towards the weekend and then down starting on christmas day. the question will be how fast the cold air comes many on christmas itself. it looks like a fairly wet and mild weekend saturday and sunday. next week there is no doubt by tuesday, wednesday and thursday it will be bitter cold. >> up and down. all right. get prepared for the roller coaster. thap tha thanks for watching. for glenn "hurricane" schwartz and all of us here have a great day. we'll see you on nbc 10 at 4:00. >> kate: i'm no longer overseeing that acquisition. you're going to have to take up the details with chad. i'm stepping down as ceo, effective immediately. oh, it was a pleasure doing business with you as well, celine. [phone beeps] stupid cow! [sighs] >> andre: you're stepping down? >> kate: pushed out. >>ndre: why? what happened? >> kate: [sighs] >> andre: chad? >> kate: yes, yeah, he knows. he knows i'm the one who sent theo into that building, and he wants me out of the house as well. >> andre: but we're married. he can't do that. >> kate: he does-- >> andre: op! >> kate: he doesn't want to see me. >> andre: oh, he's angry. listen, he can be reasonable when he wants to. oh, he's got such great