Overview of what happened today. Blayne . Reporter well, doreen, you know in the end all of this real really unravelled quickly so far senator franken. He said hes not stepping down, not leaving his seat. Now he said the past 24 hours made it clear he cannot stay on capitol hill. With almost no support left in the United States senate, senator al franken announcing he will be resigning his seat. There is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office. And a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Reporter franken taking a swipe at President Trump and Alabama Senate candidate roy moore. But not any of his alleged behavior. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others i remember very differently. Reporter one of his accusers calling that appalling. He just keeps passing the buck and making it out to be something that
Southbound 50 inbound residual delays. And next. 7 01. And we learn that deadly train sdmaent Washington State may have been caused by speed. Later fox five Melanie Alnwick is live outside head qu5r9ers. Mel, good morning. First full day for ntsb go team which left here in washington d. C. And headed to Washington State for that crash. When they arrived at the seattle tacoma area quick briefing gave jaw dropping information and 80 miles an hour in 30 mile an hour zone. One of the trains then data recorders. Interests state 5 there in Washington State this is about will be closed for a portion of the day. Still today while volingttors landed on to interstate five. Train was making its inaugural run on fast iter root from see at toll port long, horror. There were 08 passengers on boards. Theyre looking at many factors including spied. And the speed limit is known to operators and and the speed limit and that is will help show us. We can tell you that crew members have not yet been interv
Browns select miles garrett. Its a celebration of the best of the best. But a real hero, his life and his death that has shattered our area. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Two big stories unfolding right now. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Our two big stories one green, one blue separated by just 40 miles but separated in tone and meaning by infinite miles. In delaware about a family and dreams shattered and all of us try comes grips with that reality. Well cover that. Here in philadelphia, its about dreams coming true, a game that brings people and cities together in a party on the ben franklin parkway. Weve got Team Coverage covering this spectacular event from every angle. Howard eskin live at the eagles practice facility. Chris oconnell is live on the parkway with all the fans. But lets start tonight with fox 29s ron burke with details about tonights big selection. Ron . Reporter iain and lucy, the eagles going with 14th pick and the future is now for the nfl and the eagles
[applause] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. Well, now that weve said the pledge and saluted our flag, i would like it if all those who are with the armed forces here today, whether you would be active or retired as well as their families would you please stand we might show you our appreciation. [applause] thank you. Thank you so very much. On that note there are a few other people that i would like to recognize in the audience this evening. Like to start with our board of trustees, president bushs ambassador to the court of st. James, bob tuttle and his wife maria. Ambassador. [applause] and extraordinary supporter over the years of bush family, of president bush, mr. Brad freeman. Brad . [applause] one of our newer but remarkable trustees, mr. Ben sutton. Ben. [applause] from the reagan family, michael and cameron.
Eightinch water main. And so the street here was flooded. Theres a lot of mud and rocks and debris here now. So basically, there was a flood here on this street and then this sinkhole opened up. We also have some cell phone video that was sent in to the station a little while ago, we can show just how dramatic it was, again, as the situation was unfolding and as the street was being flooded and this big hole opened up here. There was a pickup truck as well as an suv that were both stuck in the sinkhole. A tow truck came through here just a little while ago, got both of the vehicles out. The good news is no one was hurt. Back to you. That is good news. Darcy spencer, thank you. Now to our weather. High heat and humidity all across the region. Its not letting up yet. Yeah we have got Team Coverage. Lets start with doug in the storm center. Hey, doug. Talking about this heat, continue to see it the next few days. Today, most likely the hottest and the most humid. Out there today saw a hig