if you happen to know any information about this crime call upper darby police. live from upper darby, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> in delaware county a former school aid is accused of exposing herself and showing inappropriate image toss her students. this is suspect 35 year-old my a johnson she hid from our cameras after a rainment in court this morning. investigators say johnson worked as an aid and counselor at village school in radnor. she's no longer employed there johnson faces several miss de heeneer charges of disorderly conduct and corruption of the minors. >>> the trump administration rolled back public school bathroom requirements for transgender students. justice and education departments states public schools no longer have to allow transgender students to use bathroom and locker rooms of their chosen gender. trump administration officials say move corrects a legal over reach by the obama administration, and it is an issue best left for states to decide. we spoke with pennsylvania senator bob casey who says that he disagrees with the

live in upper darby, katherine nel 6 "action news." >> thank you. morning commuteor upted the riders. john oins us live with more on t p story. >> the septa line is a big people mover, on any given day around 180,000 rides and when part of it goes down at 8:10 during rush system has to scramble for a backup. >> it's a hassle. >> how much time did i >> a half hour i'm ate for >> it took a while for septa to ramp up its shuttle is of. the rush hour collision on the l added to their commute times. >> it added an hour and a half to it. >> where are you headed? >> from havertown to >> there was an extra stop to get here. >> how much extra time do you think? >> about 20 minutes. >> but as more starrived and buses -- >> getting back on l. >> there were fewer complaints about delays. >> so far s i did not realize it until my way to work. they with right there with buses, they assisted us quickly and it was really, very easy. >> the noon time hour, not a lot of activity onarket frank ford l compared to the rush hour times, something of a quiet time a tta shu

this happened outside of the sprawling upper darby high school. michael chitwood says that the teen was arrested in 2013 after posted threats against pope francis at the time of his visit to philadelphia. >> he threatened to kill the pope. he got locked up for terroristic threats and harassment. he is back in school. not the school officials but the system. the juvenile justice system. this kid should have been put away for evaluation and now is he trying to walk into school with a gun. >> reporter: as we say amazing twists as far as the prior threats. the box and the loaded gun were intercepted before school and the pair is still here at the police station and they are juveniles and police hope they can be tried as adults. no word on that yet. back to you. >> thank you. >>> authorities are searching for the young suspects in a violent attack involving several teenage girls. police say that a 17-year-old victim and two friends were attacked by another group of girls in the strawberry mansion section of philadelphia yesterday afternoon along the 31

upper darby high school does not use metal detector. the issue has been debated in the past. this incident may reignite the conversation. in upper darby, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> the young north jersey boy kick out of the boy scouts because he's transgender can now rejoin his troop. he's got a lot to say. boy scouts of america says it's changing century old policy to let trance jent children to enroll. eight-year-old joel maldonado from see saw cuss says he's happy to be back. >> gave my mom a call that i can't go any more. because the mothers were having issues with me being there because i was a girl. it sounds stupid to me. the kids -- it's none of their fault. all transgenders should be septembered of who they are. >> there you go. joe says he's excited to get back to his friends and all of the activities he missed. >>> some students are putting new meaning to peaceful protes protests. ♪ music students at rider university's west minster choir college are in marathon mode. hoping to keep the college in princeton. pianists and singers other musicians are protesti

we'll update you throughout the cut ins and also katherine scott in upper darby. all these stories posted on 6abc.com. for karen rogers tamala edwards, dave murphy i'm matt o'donnell. "gma" up next. >> ♪ >>> good morning, america. major flood warning. millions on alert out west right now for fast rising water. hundreds already rescued. now the powerful storm is moving east as the middle of the country faces a wild winter warm-up. people paddleboarding in chicago in february. record-setting temperatures moving in. >>> immigration crackdown. trump administration issues sweeping new rules for 11 million undocumented immigrants. protests already erupting across the country. >>> new video of harrison ford's terrifying close call. what surveillance cameras really show happen. flying close to that america

speeds are limited to 10 miles an hour in the loop, upper darby township shared this drone video with cbs-3 giving us a closer look at the position of the derailed cars. septa confirms that the use of train controlled technology, that should have prevented a collision. >> is there an automatic train control system at signal system. train move under signal authority and signal system will keep them separated. >> reporter: operator of the striking train was taken to the hospital in critical condition. another operator and two passengers on board were also treated for minor injuries. >> i feel pretty safe on the el. i don't worry about anything happening to he on the train. >> reporter: every passenger we spoke with was aware of the incident at 69th street terminal. each said they weren't ready to question the safety of the system. >> it is first time i actually found something wrong with septa like it never happened before. >> reporter: now a contractor was out here very quickly to get these trains back on the track, apparently, the ntsb said not so has, we want to look for ourselves. t

now over in upper darby we continue to have victory avenue shut down near route three, that's for that train accident investigation from yesterday so just is it ick to state road as your alternate. live on your air bridges like the ben westbound traffic coming into the city moving just fine with no big problems matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> work continues at this moment at the scene of that septa train collision in delaware county. "action news" reporter katherine scott is lie at the 69th street station in upper darby with an update. katherine. >> reporter: matt, crews have been here trying remove the cars from the tracks and you can see right now they have a huge light set up so they can even work in these overnight early morning hours as they try to move these enormous trains. trucks are lined up here along victory avenue and the investigation continues. the injured in this include two septa operators and two passengers. three of them were treater and d released but one septa operator remains in critical condition. the passengers should have gotten off the platform by the ti

of course, it is in upper darby also. earlier parts of market street were shut down. that looks back open right here. now the transportation center is right in this general area. we have a closure. that's actually 69th street, but there's a bunch of roads in the area that are impacted, we west chester, pike, and victory avenue as well. >>> police were there investigating an accident involving a school bus and a car that was driven by a student. there were no serious injuries. >>> our temperatures continue to dip back down as people are getting back to work after the presidents day holiday. nbc10 camera in rocks borough this morning. krystal klei is here with the most accurate forecast in the area. >> we still have afternoon to climb. we are going to see 50s return to the board. th we're at 46 right now in philadelphia. 41 in our pennsylvania suburbs. lehigh valley low 40s. you see these live camera looks outside. while we still have some sun breaking through the clouds, it is kind of a milky sky. you see that gray color. take a look at your satellite map and you'll se

joe holden live at the upper darby police department with more on this dangerous discovery. joe? >> good afternoon, to you, upper darby school officials describe what happened this morning, as very concerning, 12th grade student this he say brought 9-millimeter loaded handgun on to the bus, road the bus to school, police say tried to bring that gun into the high school building, now, that gun was in a box, according to investigators, police say that 12th grader tried to hand off the gun, to 11th grader on the bus with him, we're told the 11th grader then got into a scuffle with officers, one of the officers we're told was cut on the forehead. both the 11th grader and 12th grader are 17 years old. police say they're now working on charging both as adults, school officials say they learned about the student may have been armed, through a rumor, school police were waiting for him at the door. >> loaded 9-millimeter, was loaded with a clip and two rounds in it. >> police say that 12th grader also had marijuana in that box. school officials telling us that the high school here at uppe

our bruce gordon is live in upper darby. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, guys. we hear it all the time from law enforcement. if you see something, say something. well, apparently some students in upper darby high school heard something an explosive rumor more. so they passed it along to authorities. >> as the students arrived at upper darby high school wednesday morning, school security and the principal were waiting. >> we had a rumor more that a kid maybe in possession of a weapon and so we went to investigate that rumor more. we met that student as he came off of his schoolbus. >> reporter: after a brief struggle authorities took from 12th grade boy this metal box. inside a 9-millimeter handgun ready for use. >> it was loaded way clip. two rounds in it in the clip. >> reporter: authorities also found four vials of marijuana. the 12th greater and his 11th grade companion were taken into custody and charged with weapons and drug offenses. school officials praised the student or students who came forward to report their concerns and security officers in upper da

. >> our greg argos is in upper darby with his story, greg. >> reporter: ukee, jessica, good evening. the upper darby police say six three-year old victim in this case was enjoying weather taking a stroll here near sansom street in fairfield avenue in upper darby last night when approached from behind, by two men, and attack the it all happened around 7:30 last night, superintendent michael chit wood says that the victim, does not want his identity released, was rushed to a nearby hospital and now lee covering with serious bumps and bruises. chitwood says motive for this a robbery, those suspects able to getaway with just $40 in cash. >> i'm lucky because... un audible. >> just come in and they come into this predatory act and could have been more serious then it was. >> victim was not able to get a good look at these suspects since he was attacked from behind but coming up tonight at 6:00 i will tell you what police are searching for that could help them fine these two men. we're live from upper darby, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will see you shortly. >>> video

for now live in upper darby. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> investigator trying to figure out what led to this accident that tied up traffic on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike overnight. this happened in the northbound lanes in plymouth just after midnight. two people hurt. both in critical condition. are expected to survive. police are still investigationing a crash in northeast philadelphia. car got a flat tire yesterday afternoon. pulled over so her fiance could change her tire. car rear-ended them injuring her twins and fiance. >>> high school teacher at the jersey shore was charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. state police arrested 32-year-old william jacobs in florida. investigator say the relationship with the student began in november and ended just last month. police say they found hundreds of electronic messages between the two. >>> in delaware, new castle county police are looking at surveillance video as they try to find the man wanted if for two ki

fox 29's chris o'connell live now at the 69th street terminal in upper darby. chris? >> reporter: lucy, that team of investigators with the national transportation safety board arrived on seen about four hours ago. that investigation continues work lights have been brought in to help those investigators work through the night. meanwhile, septa customers, the people who ride on these trains, the people who ride on these buses every day say if it is not one thing, it's another. >> something breaks down at least once or twice a week. >> reporter: as the investigation begins into septa's upper darby train derailment commuters wouldn't, what's next? >> i've about had it. they keep raising prices and just dropping service. it's getting rough. >> reporter: commuters complaints are just the tip of the iceberg for what has been even by their own accounts a bad year for septa. last summer, a third of the brand new silver liner rail fleet was taken out of service because of a defect. in november, the system was paralyzed by due to a transit workers strike. in january, two trolle

as a freshman, she says her daily 20-minute walk to upper darby high school got her in trouble. tardy arrivals led to saturday detentions. when she skipped detentions, she was suspended. again and again. >> like, every week or two weeks, yeah. >> reporter: so your punishment for being late to school was missing more school? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: parts of ariana's experience are very common. when we analyzed the most recent available data on discipline rates across the country, we discovered districts in our area with suspension rates far above the national average of about 5.5%. the pleasantville public school district reported a rate more than four times that. at 23% of students suspended at least once. it was the highest in our region. followed by william penn, chester community, reading and southeast delko districts rounding out the top five. upper darby is number eight at 14%. >> removing a kid from school has become the easiest and all-purpose form of intervention. >> reporter: harold jordan of the aclu of pennsylvania authored the group's review of discipline and polic

live in upper darby. >>> 5:34. police in bucks county have a warning for all parents after two children were sexually assault instead a local park. >> neither of the incidents at the park is related, but the cases do have similarities. police say in both cases the suspects reached their young victims through popular social media apps. 29-year-old used snapchat to lure his victim to the park. he was working as an animal control officer in princeton at the time. 21-year-old nicholas fisher first met his victim through giender. police have advice for parents. >> these children can access any applications on cell phones through the tablets, laptops. gamie ining consoles where pred o offenders can reach out to them. >> should know kid's password. recommend buying internet content filter. be sure to talk to your kitds about the online risks. >> we are learning new details about the man philadelphia police say made up a story about a child abduction. police say a pizza delivery driver seen here in the blue shirt with back

joe holden live in upper darby. joe, what's the latest? >> reporter: good afternoon, there is so much to talk about and so much going on behind me right now. there are dozen of septa workers basically building what appears to be a bridge, they had to remove an entire section every fence and right now they're assembling makeshift platform to be able to access the tracks from victory avenue here. very, very complicated process, as you see, number of strain cars are still lopsided, and they have to get them out and essentially re-rail what they can. some of these cars are damaged. now, let's go ahead, take you liver up back in the air to chopper three, give you better angle of what it is we are talking about. this area here is essentially a loop. the cars that are coming out of the city, they drop passengers off at 69th street. then they make this thing circular motion, then they head back into the terminal, they pick up and go back in toward the city. right now all of this is shutdown numerous injuries, and an investigation continues at this

"eyewitness news" reporter argos is live in upper darby where that woman spoke about her a hazing getaway. >> that woman says she's glad to be live tonight after the suspect locked her in the bathroom here at this laundromat and assaulted her. she was able to escape run across to the 7-eleven and called for help but not having turning suspect's gun on himself. for the last ten years, seven days a week, she has work graveyard shift at this 24 hour laundromat on garrett road in upper darby but it is what happened around 3:00 in the morning on wednesday, which has her they ever wanting to return. >> i don't ever want to work there again. >> reporter: twenty-three year-old take kwan brooks went inside. as she goes this is supply closet to get cleaning materials he follows her. armed with the loaded 9- millimeter gun. >> he kept the gun pointed at me and just, strip your clothes completely. i said i can't. i got nothing. i don't know. i was like, he asked me to to it again. i said no. >> reporter: with the handgun point at her head she knew she had to fight. >> i still got the gun, and i said,

federal investigators on the scene right now in upper darby after a crash on the rail lines yesterday. how this could also impact your morning commute. >>> and emotional mother, thankful her young son is still alive. all because of the quick actions of three police officers. how this reunion changed her outlook on life. and on police. >> also could it be a record? soaring into the 60s, put away the heavy coats, break out your spring jackets, if you can, call the boss, play hooky. we're going see some record warmth starting today for the rest of the week. >> are you telling people they should be playing hooky? >> i would never in a million years. >> your boss is where are you? well, karen told me not to go into work today, so i'll just hang outside. >> no, no, but do take lunch outside, walk around your building as you breathe it in, the sun. >> i love it when we have great weather here. good day to you, it is february 22, 2017. hopefully it means it will be start of good day. but we are dealing with some delays at the airport, bob? >> good morning, everybody, 6:01, about half hour ago

fox 29's dave kinchen joins us live at 69th street terminal in upper darby. dave? >> report roar iain, that's right. ntsb taking the case tonight we can also tell that you while train service is back up and running at 69th street station there will be no ab express service tonight we're told by septa that you should be ready for some potential delays and overcrowding. in the meantime, questions are being asked tonight. investigation is under way in upper darby as septa crews try to find out what caused seven cars from two trains to derail during a morning crash at 69th street station. it shut down a chunk of the market frankford line for hours causing headaches for commuters. >> i work with children. i work at children hospital, differ hospitals. i jump on the train on a regular basis, and i think it's going to impact the commuters. >> the people about to get back and forth to work when i worked in south philly i took this every day and it's a major inconvenience. messed up like this. >> reporter: septa officials tell us the train crashed into the back of another o

she's live at the 69th street transportation center in upper darby. what's going out there katherine. >> reporter: matt, right now crews are working to remove some of these cars from the track here and you can see they have these huge lights set up so they can continue to work. the injured in this include two septa operators and two pap jersey. three were treated and released but one of the septa operators remains in the hospital in critical condition. this investigation continues though o the passengers should have already gotten off on the platform before this happened yesterday so it's unclear why those two were still on board. federal investigators from the national transportation safety board were on the scene in upper darby last night after a collision tuesday morning. three six car trains were involved. seven cars in all derailed. morning rush was under way when this happened around 8:10 a.m. >> saw the second train pulling in and slowly stop. then i saw three cars tip over. >> reporter: septa officials say a moving train on number two loop col

we're live in upper darby, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> katherine, thanks. >>> new this morning a second man has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a rutgers university student last year. the essex county prosecutor's office says ramirez was arrested yesterday in the dominican republic. ramirez and marcus felix are accused of robbing and killing patel on april 10th. felix is already in jail. authorities say ramirez could be back in the u.s. as early as today. >>> police in montgomery township released more pictures of the man who they believe is burglarizing local stores by breaking through their roofers. these surveillance photos are from february 13th at the patel food market on bethlehem pike. you can see the man dangling from the ceiling. he was able to steal money from the cash register and there were two other incidents in montgomery county this month where a burglar rappels through the roof to rob stores. >>> a man is in jail this morning karend with the attempted murder of two men at the v.f.w.

. >>> the septa trains involved in a collision in upper darby have been removed from the scene and now the railroad tracks are being thoroughly inspected for any damage they may have received. the national transportation safety board is now leading the investigation into what happened. four people were injured including a train operator who is said to be in critical condition. >>> the white house said today that they will revoke guidelines for transgender students. they will not be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. >> they called it confusing and hard to implement but the nation's largest teachers union says it endangers children. >>> and they are considering way to overhaul the affordable care act but the city cannot afford to lose it. today dr. thomas farley and mayor jim kenney laid out the hardships that many philadelphians could feel. one in six residents gained coverage because of the law that provides funding for key health service zbrz we are learning new details about the the man accused of -- fletcher made it all get back at police. f

by the way upper darby high school does not use metal detectors. the issue has been debated in the past. this incident may reignite the conversation. in upper darby, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> following breaking news out of the california right now. here's life look at the university of california berkeley. that's where you can see protesters have it will fires on campus and this is apparently all in reaction to an editor from bright bart news talking -- who was going to speak on campus the same one banned from twitter last summer accused of racist tweets and the talk is called off. hundreds of demonstrators are filling the streets. we don't know if anyone is hurt. as we learn new information we'll bring it to you. >>> disturbing allegations released today about sexual abuse at a private school in bucks county. according to a grand jury report, multiple faculty members at the sole were bury school manipulated and sexually abused students for a half century. the victims told investigators that school officials knew about the sexual relationshi

annie mccormick continues our coverage live in upper darby. annie. >> reporter: matt, you hear karen talking about the extra buses they will have hand the shuttle buses. septa will have personnel in the station monitoring the crowds to see if they can direct people to the train plat formation or take the shuttle buses. they are telling everybody to be prepared to do so. they are doing the best they come in dealing with pulling estimated 30 to 40 cars out of service. >> it's frustrating but not unexpected any more. >> reporter: septa riders are anticipating longer waits after septa announced it is down 40 rail cars on the busy market frankford line. cracks in the support beam were discovered in two cars. the transit system is used to having 144 cars during peak travel time. the transport workers union spoke to "action news" by phone. >> it could not be any worse that is the most parent part of the car that keeps the wheels to the body and the wheels on the track. >> reporter: septa officials say this is a temporary shortage of rail cars. last s

. >>> but we have to get back to breaking news out of upper darby two trains they crash at 69th street terminal head on. we know at least two to three cars are off track this is a live picture here, there were no passengers on the train but we will talk to upper darby superintendent mike chitwood and said a few minor injuries with the employees, workers there on the the scene of the time. we are trying to get more information but still very active scene. we will keep you giving you more updates. (avo) this holiday... ...get the presidential treatment... ...with a special trade-in offer... ...february sixteenth through the twenty-eighth... and let enterprise car sales... flip your thinking about buying your next vehicle. >>> we will go right back to the scene of the septa train crash because steve keeley is there on the ground giving us more update, steve. >> reporter: this is probably one of those cases where it looks worse then it is, you see what are normally known as passenger railcars but none were on them. it looks like they are every which way here at 69th street this upper cash

they have a team on their way from washington here to upper darby as we speak. this accident happened here along the loop in the backside of the 69th street train station. this is where trains turn around at the end of the line and head the other direction. for some reason one train slammed into the back of the other, the ripple effect causing commuter headaches. it was a slow-speed collision, less than 10 miles per hour. >> it looks like a pretty bad wreck, if you ask me. >> reporter: but still it caused quite a mess. >> how it tipped over? >> reporter: in total seven cars tumbled off the tracks, three trains were involved. a chain reaction leaving some without a ride to work. >> i heard a big bang, then all of a sudden i heard the fire engines and all. i knew something big happened. >> reporter: septa says this all began when the number 57 train came around the loop and rear-ended the 67 train that was stopped. >> after that collision train 57 derailed. >> reporter: the derailment causing a third train on another track to collide. septa says an electric signal

. >>> but the big story is the cleanup in upper darby at the site of yesterday's septa crash. the national transportation safety board is taking over the investigation as crews are removing the derailed train cars. katherine scott joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: sara, as the train operator remains in the hospital this noon in critical condition, the effort to clear all of this up and the investigation continues. you can see the crews are still at work here on this loop. they have been focused on that section of the train now for hours. as far as service this morning was concerned. there was no significant delays reported due to this incident. >> in the overnight hours, and into the morning septa crews were still at work engaged in the tedious process of removing the train cars from the 69th street terminal. and cars inched along pull ago way from the site of the accident where two other cars remained. this happened at 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. three trains collided. the stopped train was waiting to approach the terminal and the force of the impact pushed the lead

. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused this train crash in upper darby. four were injured when a train crashed into two other trains during the morning rush. nbc 10 is at 69th street live terminal where this accident is causing commuter headaches. randy gyllenhaal, what can you tell us? >> reporter: they've turned the on the lights and the generators. it's clear this investigation is going into the night. the ntsb has officially arrived on scene. we've seen one of their investigators here. the ntsb is sending three investigators here to the scene as crews continue to clean up the debris and lift off the derailed cars from the tracks. federal investigators will comb through the bent metal and tipped-over train cars to find out why one septa train rear-ended another. >> it looks like a pretty bad wreck, if you ask me. >> reporter: it caused a day of headaches for commuters but 69th street station back open just in time for rush hour. >> i was very lucky, but it's crazy. >> i said train crash, what? a train crashed? >> reporter: the crash involved three sepa

it happened at 8:30 this morning in upper darby and seven cars in all derailed. officials say that the trains involved were out of service at the time and it's unclear why the passengers were on board and police continue to direct traffic away from the terminal and they are operating shuttle buses from the 63rd station and the cause of the crash is under investigation. we'll continue to follow the sorry and bring you new developments here on the air and online at 6abc.com. >> we are constantly updating this story on the 6 abc app. we bring you images on the air and on the ground. be sure to download the 6 abc app for continuing coverage. in other news, two women were kidnapped a week apart in delaware. the same male suspect kidnapped the two victims and is on the loose at this hour. bob brooks is live with more. >> reporter: this isn't something that police are taking lightly it's not good that a man like this is out there on the loose, we just spoke with police here and they want him caught soon. newcastle county police say it's an all hands on deck approach. on

reporting live tonight in upper darby, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you >>> be sure to wake up with the "eyewitness news" team tomorrow. they're going to have the latest on septa issues getting started at 4:30. >>> authorities in are investigating yet another roof, top break in. it happened in montgomery township. suspect entered the market via deduct work on the roof. once inside he took cash. similar incidents happened at three other businesses in recent week including cost could in king of prussia. evesham township police say a man hid inside a church guest room for hours before coming out to burglary lize the church. surveillance video shows the suspect entering the church around 6:15 and hiding in a guest room. he went through unlocked offices stealing cash and gifts card. >>> a south jersey teacher facing charges for allegedly having relationship with a female student. police say he had sex with a 17-year-old female student. us marshals arrested jacobs in florida this morning. he's waiting to be brought back to new jersey. >>> police in gloucester township are loo

a cargo flying into a building in upper darby over impartial road fear long lane one person rushed to the hospital >>> a fire break out in bucks county. the small fire caused by an electrical malfunction started in a classroom and quickly brought under control. control officials say crews will be working through the night to clean up. and we're told the building is expected to be open in time for classes tomorrow morning. >>> tonight, astronomers are celebrating a major discovery and it has many people here talking about it. seven earth size planets are orbiting same star. the hunt begins for signs of life. all eyes are on space tonight and we have the perfect view from high atop the cbs broadcast center. that's where david spunt is live to show you the planet. >> reporter: there's a lot of talk about space and satellites tonight with this new news. it's not unusual for nasa to hold a news conference, but what officials said today is incredibly rare >> i'm so happy, maybe we'll be able to communicate to another life form we thought was never there. >> reporter: the excitement is real.

annie mccormick continues our coverage live from upper darby. annie? >> reporter: matt we're here at 69th street. right behind me you can see a market frankford line train. we're just getting into the morning rush. you heard karen say about the possibility of taking a combination of train and shuttle also. another thing to know when you get to the train, septa personnel will be on the platforms they will tell you if it's too crowded to head to the shuttle, if it's not crowded you can do your commute as normal. >> it's frustrating but not unexpected any more. it's like, what's next. >> reporter: septa riders are anticipating longer waits after septa announced it is down 40 rail cars on the market frank line. cracks were discovered in the body bolster or support team were in two cars. the transit system is used to having 144 cars during peak travel time. joe coachio from the transportation union, spoke to "action news" by phone. >> it could not be any worse. that is the most important part of the car that keeps the wheels to the body and the wheels on th

a cargo flying into a building in upper darby over impartial road fear long lane one person rushed to the hospital >>> a fire break out in bucks county. the small fire caused by an electrical malfunction started in a classroom and quickly brought under control. control officials say crews will be working through the night to clean up. and we're told the building is expected to be open in time for classes tomorrow morning. >>> tonight, astronomers are celebrating a major discovery and it has many people here talking about it. seven earth size planets are orbiting same star. the hunt begins for signs of life. all eyes are on space tonight and we have the perfect view from high atop the cbs broadcast center. that's where david spunt is live to show you the planet. >> reporter: there's a lot of talk about space and satellites tonight with this new news. it's not unusual for nasa to hold a news conference, but what officials said today is incredibly rare >> i'm so happy, maybe we'll be able to communicate to another life form we thought was never there. >> reporter: the excitement is real.

reporting live from upper darby township i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks for the update. >>> check out cbs philly.com for updates on septa service. we will keep you posted on how market frankford line is holding up here on "eyewitness news" and there at the cbs-3 eye witt tonight knees.com. >>> kobe bryant's memorabilia has been stolen from lower merion high school. police are investigating the weekend break in at kobe bryant gym. thieves broke in and stole a number of items from a display case. bryant was from philadelphia, was a stand out player at the school and has donated several items. >> a replica of kobe's high school jersey, the 196 state championship trophy, some programs, from the state championship and district championship games in 1996 as well as some sneakers that kobe has provided to the team over the years. >> once again school officials a while the stolen items are not of substantial monetary value they do have a great deal of sentimental importance to the school as you heard. up investigators are looking at surveillance video hoping it leads to

. >>> now to delaware county where three computers were stolen from an upper darby doctors office. computers containing personal information for thousands of patients. vernon odom has more now. >> reporter: good evening sharrie police here tonight continue their hunt for a pair of computer thieves that remain at large this hour. and they struck early, before rush hour on tuesday morning. and they got away clean. but after this story runs it may not be the case for long. >> this is video of a burglary in progress and quickly the picture goes out because the hooded thieves pulled the wires on three wifi computers that were their targets. one of the suspects actually removes his hood. and both of them have hoodies up and you can't see them one guy takes his hoody off and you can see his face. so hopefully we can identify this idiot. >> the bandits were inside four minutes with three stolen apple computers containing some 1,000 patients personal information but all supposedly password protected files. but the superintendant cannot help but wonder. >> when you have access to people's pe

to check out the collision in upper darby. the number 57 and 67 trains still displaced hours after a slow-moving crash which hurt four people, including a critically injured train operator. the impact knocked a third train out of service too. tonight sep did a clear train service a go for tomorrow morning. >> it's still undecided. we're going to have to be able to use the loop first thing in the morning. >> reporter: this shows two damaged trains at the curve. we learned at one point they impacted traffic on westchester pike. evening rush hour train service was back. just this time for thousands of people to get home from work. >> they got it together. now we want to go -- >> this is just the latest incident in a long list of recent problems for the transit agency. septa's assistant general manager of safety says those problems have tested the resiliency of the market frankfurt line. however, there is still enough train cars to support the more than 187,000 riders. >> yes, it's certainly been challenging, but i think that the

reporting live tonight in upper darby, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you >>> be sure to wake up with the "eyewitness news" team tomorrow. they're going to have the latest on septa issues getting started at 4:30. >>> authorities in are investigating yet another roof, top break in. it happened in montgomery township. suspect entered the market via deduct work on the roof. once inside he took cash. similar incidents happened at three other businesses in recent week including cost could in king of prussia. evesham township police say a man hid inside a church guest room for hours before coming out to burglary lize the church. surveillance video shows the suspect entering the church around 6:15 and hiding in a guest room. he went through unlocked offices stealing cash and gifts card. >>> a south jersey teacher facing charges for allegedly having relationship with a female student. police say he had sex with a 17-year-old female student. us marshals arrested jacobs in florida this morning. he's waiting to be brought back to new jersey. >>> police in gloucester township are loo

"eyewitness news" reporter joe holden joins us from upper darby tonight with more, joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. those technological safe guard do exist on this line, and septa says so, itself. the questions tonight remains, why did yesterday's collision even happen in the first place among the dozens of miles of elevated subway, regional rails septa says technology is in place to monitor speed of trains, and substantially decrease possibility of the collision. on the system 10 out of the 13 regional rail routes have positive train control or ptc, system is multi layered with track signals, on board training equipment and central command center all relaying data. broad street and market frankford lines have a related technology called automatic train control, or atc. that system is in lays in the horseshoe loop of track where a train slammed into two other trains on tuesday morning. but questions persist about how the collision happened, it is automatic train control was present and working. >> it is not safe they will have a problem with their trains. they have

>> reporter: the slow speed crash happened just outside the upper darby platform. three trains were involved. a total of seven cars derailed. >> i heard a big ban, then all of a sudden i heard the fire engines and all. i knew something big happened. >> reporter: septa says it all began when the number 57 train came around the loop and rear-ended the number 67 train that was stopped ahead. >> after that collision, train 57 derailed. >> reporter: the derailment causing a third train on another track to collide. septa says an electric signaling system should have prevented this. >> there's an automatic train control system, it's a signal system, the trains move under signal authority and the signal system will keep the trains separated. >> reporter: the ntsb will have to determine why that signal system failed. i'm told those trains were going at max ten miles per hour. there's one train operator still in critical condition, another less seriously injured as well as two passengers who were actually not supposed to be on board. they also suffered injuries. live in uppe

the market frankford line to roll roll out of the city through 69th street terminal and into upper darby before turning around and heading back in the city. speeds are limited to 10 miles an hour and septa does confirm that train control technology is installed here that should have prevented this crash. >> is there an automatic train control system, it is a signal system, so trains move under signal authority and the signal system will keep the trains separated. >> reporter: so there are a whole lot of unanswered questions this morning, one, what caused the crash, also, why were there two passengers still on the trains when they were out of service in the loop. all four people who were injured are expected to recover, and coming up in our next half an hour we will hear from frustrated passengers who are tired of septa having all of these issues and as rahel and meisha, jim mentioned the market frankford line is back on line, this morning, but you can expect some residual delays. we're reporting just outside 69th street terminal this morning, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". rahe

steve keeley is in upper darby with the very latest. high, steve. >> reporter: yes, this isn't like bus ago table at the peakas restaurant here cleaning up these tracks. this is a lot of work. here we are going on hour 21, and they've got these big train construction-type cranes in here that they keep moving. that's why the team here from septa is sitting back now, as they move these in place again to put them in a position to lift these very heavy rail cars, even empty, they are weighing many, many tons, dozens every tons, we're toll. so they need this heavy equipment in here, and they essentially are lifting them up and getting them off the tracks, and then, of course, the question s. are the tracks okay? after they get finally a look at the tracks. so, if you are paying very close attention, as i always do to bob kelly yesterday morning, starting around 6:30, bob reported septa was having what it called signal issues at the time, which were causing delays on this market frankford elevated train. that's 90 minute or so, before the cra

joining us now am a sean darby -- joining us now, sean darby and greg peters. david: jim earnings for the fourth quarter and the full year the fourth quarter for gm. beathe full year, they with $6.12. their margin for the are was 7.5% as opposed to last year, 15 with 7.1%. we will talk about the balance of cars, whether they are selling passenger cars or trucks and what's going on in china. alix: joining us now, sean darby and greg peters. i want to start with you, sean. every single guest that comes on the show says we will see a pickup in volatility, there is too much uncertainty. is the smart trade betting against a rising volatility? over the lasty is six months, the global economy has been getting better. markets confused what was a period of low pricing for goods and services at deflation. all we had in the background was a big infantry overhang which is being liquidated. we've seen a pickup and emerging-market exports, a pickup and german exports. the global economy is re-synchronizing. it is not just u.s. economic numbers that are appearing to be good,

heads up on this follow along here one in darby here chester pike, near pine street for those in and around that area just know you have an accident there, you have an another one here at easton road and mill road in willow grove. that is also, still out there right now and then again, a lot of these accident literally just popped up, four in a row, within would i say a couple minutes. another one here main street at colonial avenue this is letting us know that these wet roadways they will cause us some problems, we're seeing that right now at 6:30 in the morning. the pottstown hanover street at, the circle, those are four accidents all within five minutes, so take it easy out there leave your homes early. jan, back over to you. >>> philadelphia police say suspects in the robbery vee are becoming more bold as they hold up area businesses. john zang for the back when his store on 62nd and spruce was held on january 29th. he had a gun and shot a suspect who later showed up at the hospital. that suspect was arrested but another suspect got a waste and police say he continued his robbery

darby chester pike near pine street so watch for this accident. they are restricting traffic in this area. and also an accident in pottstown, hanover street at wendler circle. one on main street at colonial avenue. another in upper moreland. a whole bunch come in in the last 20 minutes. this is easton road at mill road. we have a downed tree limb partially blocking a road in new hope in bucks county. it's pineville road so watch for that one. let's check the weather for you. we have been talking about fog north of the city. it's not a problem in philadelphia but if you're in allentown fog is reducing disability, there's .3 of a mile it's been in way all morning. a little bit better in reading but still an issue at 1.5-mile visibility. not quite as bad in trenton 4 miles. someone on twitter was calling it the warm before the storm. 59 degrees, a record high of 64 today. dry. tomorrow, no, matt. >> got it. thank you, karen. >>> bethlehem police just released this dramatic rescue video. it shows complete strangers helping to save a man on the street.

if i didn't think upper darby was a safe school, i wouldn't be there. i think we're prepared to handle any situation that comes up in the school. >> an 11th grade student was also arrested after he allegedly punched an officer. >>> promising news for millions of americans who have trouble conceiving. >> a new test calls e.r.a. can improve the odds that in vitro fertilization will work. the test that tests the fertilized embryo so that it will take. it's giving couples new hope. >> it changed my entire life. had this been allowed when we first started i wouldn't have had to go through five cycles 00 ivf. >> it focuses on each woman's windows of implantation. >> you can get more on the story night on nightly news with lester holtz. >>> you can see the clouds hanging overhead. but a mild day, temperatures in the 50s in some spots. the philadelphia neighborhood, we're at 48 at the airport currently, 47 center stage. chestnut hill, 46 degrees. fox chase almost at 50. 49 that current temperature. we'll take you to the new jersey neighborhood, about the same,

their apartment building in darby township. people inside at the victorian arms development began feeling sick and called firefighters. those crews discovered elevated levels of carbon monoxide and ordered everyone to get out. peco is investigating the source of problem. we'll update as details come in. >>> breaking this morning a woman is in serious condition after getting wounded inside club onyx in south philadelphia. the action cam was at the scene 2900 block of south columbus boulevard. a bullet hit a mirror and ricocheted and hit the woman in the side. the 26-year-old victim has undergone surgery at jefferson university hospital. the suspect is on the loose detectives are interviewing witnesses. >>> a woman smashed her car through a fence at philadelphia northeast airport. the action cam was at the scene red lion road at decatur street. the plowed through the fence and came to a stop near the hangar, after 89 car went through the fence, it went back to its original position. there were no reports of injuries or charges. >

we've been getting information from upper darby police too. they were the ones who alerted us to this in the beginning. this is near the 69th street transportation center, as you said. when sky force 10 pulls out, there's an overpass that this is near, right there, underneath as well. multiple cars, sort of an accordion effect here. >> there are several cars off the tracks. you see officials walking along the track as they investigate the situation. there will be some streets impacted. we've got shuttle buses at the 69th street transportation center taking people to and from where they need to be. meanwhile there will be streets impacted because of this train crash, westchester pike among them, market street and victory avenue as well. >> again, upper darby police and septa have been keeping us informed, but this skyforce 10 live picture shows you what we're talking about, a train accident involving multiple cars. we continue to get more information. we're making phone calls. jessica boyington is working on ways to get you around this. we'll k

this is in upper darby pennsylvania right outside of the city of philadelphia. these are live pictures we will continue if report on this. >> a flood warning for alameda creek and niles canyon in castro valley. with the the rain overnight emergency officials want to make sure people are aware of the danger. if it over flows it's more concerns but many who live near say the warning made them want to go look for themselves. >> interesting to watch the river gluing like this. >> very lived here since 1955 with the continuing rain all the time it just keeps building and building. >> flooding and mudslides have shut down parts of niles canyon road. >>> david cast day said is he battling dementia. he played keith partridge. he made at enouncement saying he will stop touring after almost 50 years in the music business. last weekend he was on stage. appeared to forget words. to some of his most popular songs. he said his mother and grandfather had dementia. he always feared would happen to him as well. he said that he will now focus on who he is and enjoy life without d

vernon odom is live in upper darby and you have the victim's story here. >> it is quite a story brian. for 10 years now this mother of three teenage girls has been working extremely overnight shift at the laundry mat seven days a week and the suspect in custody is 23 years old with a substantial arrest record and comes from wilmington delaware and police say she won the day. >> i'm going to title it victim 1, scum bag 0. >> and they paid tribute to the mother of three who survived an armed robbery and rape attempt during her overnight shift at this local laundry matt. it shows a gunman armed with a .9 millimeter handgun. and attempts to rob and rape the woman a wrestling match ensued. >> was in fear but i have to do what i have to do. i arm wrestled the gentlemen there to save my life. >> she wrestles with him for some 10 minutes and the gun goes off and she flees gun in hand and the suspect emerges with a shattered left arm. >> he asked me to strip myself, and i had a thought if i stripped myself, like he asked either he is going to kill me or i was going to be said afterwards. >> sh