Flames were spreading to three other buildings and debris and shards of glass went flying and one Restaurant Customer said were still shaking hours later. Thursday night, and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on massive explosion and blaze in new york citys east village. 250 firefighters converged on the scene but they could not prove enter two of the four affected buildings from collapsing. A total of 19 people were injured including four firefighters. Four of the injured were critically hurt. Authorities say all indications are that gas caused the blast. And 7alarm fire. Live open the scene is abc news correspondent lona zach. What is the situation now. Well, jim Fire Fighters are still very much on the scene here. They may be getting help from mother nature. It started to rain. Cause see behind me their work continues and commissioner says that will continue throughout the night. It was just after 3 15 when the explosion tore through the first building. It pushed me
The normal high is 57 degrees. Lunchtime, 39. 3 00 p. M. , 46. 6 00 p. M. Were cooling back down were down to 45 shooting for a high of 479 sun sets at 7 22. There will be a little bit of a breeze. Coming up well talk about a chance of showers actually theres couple of days where we could see showers as a clipper twrain moves on train moves on through we could see snow showers north and west. We have milder weather coming up. A beloved bakery in north philadelphia was damaged by flames overnights. Denises detail casey blaze broke out delicacy broke out at 3 00 a. M. An elderly couple who lived nextdoor had to be treated by medics. The bakery opened in 1990 is a neighborhood staple. A man was rushed to the hospital in the germantown section of philadelphia. Crews were called out at 5 00 a. M. Flames were shooting from the first and second floor. Crews were aint to get the fire under were able to get the fire control in ten minutes. A total of seven people are being helped by the red cro
And good morning. Im richard lui. More than 80 million americans are in the path of a one, two, three punch of a winter blast. Part one for you, dump be several inches of heavy and wet snow on the east coast. Just the first of what could be one of the worst weather weeks in memory. Forecasters saying two more powerful storm systems are on the way. Mondays blast snarled commutes for super bowl fans on their way home from the game. Boy, did it erase all the memories of the 50 degree game at metlife stadium. More than 4300 flights were delayed nationwide and more canceled on monday. Today, around 500 flights already canceled, mostly out of ohare, a major connection point for flights to or from the west. So far this winter, chicago has seen nearly 53 inches. Philadelphia, 37 plus. Boston recording 33 1 2. More than 28 inches in new york and it is hitting washington as well. The polar vortex last month put a 5 billion chill on the economy and thats on an estimated 60 million households that
Francisco today, 52 degrees in oakland, 42 degrees in san jose, 43 degrees in santa rosa, we will take a look at where those temperatures are headed and also talk about some much needed rain in the forecast coming up in a bit. Marty. Thank you. Right now repair crews are working to fix damage when a part train derailed friday night. Kron4s mike pelton live at the concord station where they have been busy overnight. Reporter bart officials tell us this morning expect services to resume here at 8 00 this morning. That of course is when bart typically starts service on sunday morning. Credit maintenance crude here worked through the night to get the necessary repairs done although not all the work is complete. Here are a couple of pictures of what it looks like on the track. The crossover track where the derailment occurred remains damaged. They will fix that at a later time. That is not needed for Passenger Service so crews really focus on the two outer rails. Maintenance crews worked th
Region, more than 1 3 of the population belong to the ethnic group. The city is dotted with mosques. On fridays, people wearing traditional prayer caps gather to pray. Chinese leaders have been encouraging the muslim residents to strengthen their ties with arab states because they have so much in common. In ningxu hui, a special building for the trade goes up. They resemble buildings in arab countries, which are starting to spread in the region. So has an interest by young locals in the arab culture. Reporter six years ago, the Muslim International Language College opened in the suburb of the capital. 1,500 students attend classes there. They come from the autonomous region and all over china. Most study arabic. During the recent trade fair, 60 teachers and students served as volunteer interpreters. Most support promoting ties with arab countries. Translator for those of us studying arabic, the china arab states expo was a great opportunity. Translator arabic is required in trade. That