She had overheard radio chatter, twoway radio chatter between a septa engineer and bostian. The septa engineer had reported that his train had been struck by rocks or a bullet. Then Robert Sumwalt of the ntsb picks up what she said. She also believed that she heard her engineer Say Something about his train being struck by something. Our investigation does not independently confirm this information but we have seen damage to the left hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. Reporter so, this is all going to be subject to further investigation as you heard. They are concerned about that condition of the windshield even though it has been a the train has been in a major crash. They are asking as you heard the fbi to come out tonight to examine the windshield of that amtrak locomotive. So as we say we have a startling revelation here, the possibility of some sort of crime or some sort of force acting upon the train independent o
Fracture. This is what investigators want to know. Did some kind of object hit the train before the train accelerated and sped out of control . It is friday night and the big story on action news tonight is a whole new line of investigation and the fbi is now open the case. Agents will no doubt be looking at this Surveillance Video as well. This is the first night we have seen this. It was taken from a nearby towing company and shows the flash from the actual crash and derailment. Fbi, ntsb and amtrak are trying answer the question, how did this happen and why . Lets get the latest on the investigation from action News Reporter dann cuellar at the frankford junction. Dann. Reporter jim the fbi is on the case following the bomb shell revelation that the train may have been struck in the moments before a car crash. We learned two other trains were struck by objects in the same area during the same period. Tonight, fbi was examining the windshield of amtrak train 188 now located in a secu
Meteorologist chris sowers has a look at the what weather they will be facing head out this morning. Junelike. Very warmer temperatures. Steamy. Yes, lets go out live to sky six you will notice increase in humidity but this morning we are still comfortable. We have temperatures in the 50s and 60s and dew Points Holding in the 50s as well. It is more humid then yesterday at this time but when you look at the Bigger Picture it is fairly comfortable. Fiftysix right now in trenton. The these are actual air temperatures. Upper 50s north and west philadelphia. 60 degrees. Millville 60. Shore points coming in at 59. Satellite six with action radar this right here the activity pushing by to the north, this is associated with a warm front that is slicing through midatlantic state this morning. Underneath of it we have very warm and sticky air that will start sliding in. With that increase in humidity runs chance of hours and then are storms today and tomorrow. Sun and cloud for accu wet they ar
Weekend both today and tomorrow. High temperatures climbing up to the mid 80s, higher humidity levels and chance of the afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Cape may beach right now nice and quiet very inviting and as Ocean Temperatures continue to rise, we will see those beaches work more and more people,es specially as we get close to memorial day weekend which is right around the corn are now. Next weekend now. 55 degrees in pottstown. Very comfortable north and west. Humidity levels nice and low. Quakertown 52. Saint david at 56. South jersey and delaware temperatures are milder. Sixtythree now, in the beach. Dover 60. This is where we are starting to see a increase in our dew points. They are higher humidity levels. You will feel that later this afternoon. Satellite six with action radar, a slew of showers and thunderstorms across North Central pennsylvania this morning. The one or two could hold together long enough to push in the the peck necessary or Lehigh Valley over next cou