Shock over the murder of his friend and colleague. I dont know how were going to go forward. We never had to deal with anything like this. Reporter Temple University sent out this text alert to students warning them to look out for a suspect. I was just glad they came early so that people knew about it and like the area is kind of close to campus so that people in the area knew. Reporter now Police Say Surveillance cameras in the area may help them solve the mystery. We dont know why she was murdered. Well get to the bottom of that and hopefully get the person responsible very quickly. Reporter police say at this point it doesnt appear that her job as a social worker had any effect into what happened. I spoke to her son. He lives block away from where i am right now. Off camera he says hes devastated. If anybody has any Information Police want to hear from you. Were live in north philly tonight, david spunt Eyewitness News on the cw philly. Well, new at 10 oclock tonight a store owner
She is at this point. Reporter cross bit is being held on 1. 2 milliondollar total bail. Were live from mount holly tonight, Noel Mcclaren for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Noel, thank you. Also tonight another man arrested in connection with the disappearance of his wife waved extradition in indiana. Cortez hamilton, will be returned to smyrna delaware. He have is also suspect in the disappearance of keisha hamiltons two children. Now those kid were found safe in indiana but there is still no sign tonight of kiesh a hamilton faces charges of a assault and child endangerment. Well, were following latest developments now on a murder in north philadelphia a woman is shot and killed in broad daylight just blocks away from the campus of temple university. This happened at 12th and jefferson, and you can see just how close that is to campus. Eyewitness News Reporter Steve Paterson is live at the crime scene tonight, steve. Reporter chris, tonight a manhunt for Gunman Police say knew this womans rou
Good morning. Im dara brown. Twice the speed limit. The train was traveling 106 Miles Per Hour in a 50 zone. Seven people are confirmed dead, hundreds are injured and some still unaccounted for. So who was behind the controls of that train . We are learning more about the engineer, Brandon Bostian. His attorney told nightline he has no recollection of the incident or anything unusual, hes handed over his cell phone and a blood sample to police. As for the why, lets go to nbcs Chris Pollone in philadelphia. Reporter it appears investigators have a pretty good sense of what happened when that train went off the tracks tuesday night. Now, of course, the question is why did that happen . Were also learning more about seven people who died in tuesdays crash. After examining amtrak 188s event data recorder investigators know the train was going 106 Miles Per Hour as it entered a curve in northeast philadelphia. Thats more than double the posted speed limit. The engineer Brandon Bostian of ne
With matt lauer live from philadelphia and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. And good morning. Welcome to a special splitedition of today on this wednesday morning. Its 7 00 on the west coast. Its 10 00 here in the Port Richmond area of philadelphia. And as the sun comes up, matt, you are seeing such an awful scene there. Philadelphias mayors going to take part in a News Conference at any moment, including other officials as well, but i think he really put it best overnight. He walked the length of those trains. He saw the scene, and he said it was an absolute disastrous mess, the worst thing he had seen in his life. Thats right. Its a pretty accurate description. That News Conference, by the way, will happen just feet from where im standing. Meanwhile, look over my shoulder. About 150 yards down that road, thats where this all took place. Also, we can take you above. Well go to a live look from our philly stations helicopter, and you can see just what the damage is, the tangled me
Philadelphia and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. And good morning and welcome to a special split edition of today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer in the Port Richmond area of philadelphia. And what a scene behind you. I think phillys mayor said it best. He seemed visibly shaken by what he saw walking the length of the train saying it was an absolute disaster. Like something hes never seen before. Its a good description. It happened just down the road behind me about 150 yards down there. If you look closely, fire engines, First Responders still on the scene. As we come on the air this morning, weve now been told six confirmed dead from this accident. Lets go up above and take a look from our chopper. This morning you can see the tangled mess of cars tracks power lines. One car nearly flipped over another ended up almost perpendicular to the other cars and to the tracks. Amtrak train 188 derailed in the area behind me about 9 28 last night. One passenger said there was a ver