driver has collided with an amtrak train. the driver of that suv hit the train. the driver is okay. as soon as we get more information. we will pass it along. >> michigan police say they arrested this man, 45-year-old jason dalton after random shootings killed 6 people and injured two others. dalton drove around kalamazoo last night shooting people at random. the three separate incidents at a car dealership and an apartment complex. a 14-year-old girl who was reported killed earlier is alive, so we have good news there, but an 8th woman was shot and is in the hospital. police say they do not know what prompted dalton to prey on victims he didn't even know. >> we have multiple people dead. what it looks like is we have somebody just driving around, finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks. >> this is just the most awful thing i can think of having happened. >> when the suspect was arrested, police found weapons in his car. he has no known criminal history. he will be arraigned in court tomorrow. >>> and breaking overseas, two explosions killed at least 25 people in syria to

allowing customers to do so without extra fees. also a note here: amtrak says that they will still be running service throughout the weekend, but trips between boston and virginia will be modified with fewer trains. we're live inside logan airport this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: as the storm gets closer, you can get the updated track on our web site, whdh.com, and also the 7news mobile and tablet app. >> christa: breaking overnight, a vehicle crashing into a condo in cambridge and lands into an indoor pool. crews working into the morning to try the remove it. let's head to the scene to hear what we've learned about the crash. here's 7's victoria warren. vicki? >> victoria: the good news is nobody was hurt. there was one person in the s.u.v. you can see what's left over crews working early this morning, trying the patch up what's left of this wall and window. that's right where an s.u.v. went crashing in. this happened around 1:00 a.m. you can see this jeep, this s.u.v. in this indoor swimming pool. the windshield wipers on the jeep still going as

crash. amtrak train hit and killed a man. someone jumped on to the tracks in front of the train yesterday afternoon. trains were temporary delayed while police investigated. the mbta station in mansfield now open and operating on schedule. >>> officers make a big drug bust in south boston. both police arrest three suspect recovering two guns heroin and cocaine from a house on old colony avenue. all three suspect are facing multiple charges. >> also this morning a new hampshire mother who passed out from apparent overdose will now be charged with child endangerment after the whole scene was caught on cell phone. it happened at store in laurens over the weekend. you can see the little 2-year-old girl trying to wake up her mother. police say they also found drug paraphernalia consistent with paramedic were able to revive her. dcs took custody of the little girl. >> rhode island man admitting he pledged to support to isis in planned terrorist attack. he pleaded guiltiy to behead american and plotting to bring down the u.s. govern. he was arrested last summer after one of coconspirat

second busiest you subway system, resumes operation today. amtrak is not entirely back on track. >> the train isn't coming. opposite of good. >> reporter: with exhausted crews still on the problem job. >> maybe a couple more days. >> reporter: from boston to new york to d.c., some haven't seen a plow for days. >> this is the only way in and out, huh? >> reporter: with neighborhoods buried in snow, locals are brimming with frustration. >> you can't abandon people. you can't leave them here. >> while it's going to be a tough day for folks who own this motorcycle and cars like this here, there is good news. the city says they're going to plow the side streets at some point. the airlines are back on track. much of the snow should melt. the problem will be next, potential for black ice. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. can relate out to why people are they're still looking at the snow. >> it's not going to go somewhere fast. if it did, we'd be talking about flooding. got some interesting video. we have this great satellite image from earth day to nasa. storm. now look at after. this is sunday.

understand that their rationale. to suspend amtrak service in elizabeth and parts of the northeast corridor. law enforcement officials told nbc they are concerned active terrorism cell could be at work in the new york, new jersey area. authorities stopped a vehicle in interest in the saturday new york blast near the bridge right now five people being questioned by the fbi. in manhattan surveillance video shows the same man at two new york locations one where a bomb went off and another where a 29 people injured in the explosion in chelsea saturday night. a bomb set off by a flip phone. >>> i saw glass and people creaming and chaos outside. authorities found another devise that appeared to be pressure cooker with wiring and a cell phone taped to the side. >>> a bomb exploding in new york is obviously an act of terrorism. but it's not linked to international terrorim. in other words we find no a few hours before that another explosion at a charity run in new jersey. >> so we're still waiting to hear more about the five people picked up in traffic stop last night. said to be in connec

air. also, if you're on amtrak today or trying to get anywhere on amtrak, that train schedule is operating on a modified schedule today. be prepared to have your patience with you. we'll have more on the next hour. back to you. >> not a good day to go anywhere. thanks very much. >>> as we said, the aftermath of the storm will be felt in washington for days. federal offices and schools closed there again today. let's go to our national correspondent miguel almaguer who is there this morning. good morning. >> savannah, good morning. fair to say washington, d.c. is shut down, but it's probably more accurate to say this city we saw two feet, nearly two feet of snow here in the nation's capital. i want to show you what it looks like this morning. in some spots, it's thick. it can be knee deep, even deeper than that in some spots. it is a sloppy, sloppy mess all across this city. for the last couple hours, we've seen plows working overdrive to clear city streets. not enough is being done fast they've shut down the federal government here. all public schools in the area are also shut do

clinton pounded bernie sanders on his gun control record. >> he voted to let gun goss on the amtrak, gun goss into national parks. >> but sanders gave no ground. >> you've received over $600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. >>>> reporter: in refusing to criticize bill clinton's past, past. >> his behavior was deplorable. no? >> i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you introduced tonight or the plan congress, but the fact is we have the affordable care act. >> reporter: clinton played the tax card. >> i'm the only candidate standing here tonight who has said i will not raise taxes on the middle class. >> sanders countered with electability. >> in terms of polling, guess what, we are running ahead of secretary clinton in terms of taking on my good friend donald trump. >> reporter: former maryland governor martin o'malley barely qualified for this debate, but he did his best to stand out. >> if donald trump wants to start a registry in our country of people by faith, he can start with me. >> reporter: big question this morning, who won that big debate? well,

a twitter user, amanda carpenter, did get stuck in an elevator in an amtrak station and tweeted for help. this was february. well with be amtrak responded on twr that. are you still in the elevator?" thankfully amanda was out of the elevator well before. in all fairness amtrak responded to the tweet in early february. apparently someone at amtrak at social media saw it again and said, oh, my gosh, are you okay. >> are you in this elevator? >> but amanda is safe and sound. >> i've been stuck in an elevator. it was absolutely terrifying. it was like 20 minutes of just not knowing what's going to happen next. >> d >> by the way, wendy's making a real good run at it. it's really good. >> you'll love shake shack by the end of this day. >>> high-fashion and millennials have officially collided, everybody. look at new york fashion week. the models -- they walked the cat walk. look at them. they're rocking snapchat-inspired makeup. you know that filter? or everybody's filter -- the that's one of my favorites because it makes your soft look all soft and pretty. well, it inspired hoda. >> i w

: now to our top stories this morning. an amtrak signal problem is causing delays at south station right now. we've been telling you about it for much of the morning. the needham and worcester lines are stopping and starting at back bay. the fairmont, kingston, middleborough and providence lines have all been impacted, as well, this morning, so make sure to check those times before heading out. officials in plymouth now say it was man who was killed in a fire late last night. flames broke out at the three-story home at ellisville road around 9:30 last night. the victim's name has not been released at this time. (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... >>> 7:30. thursday morning, february 18, 2016. the rock. >>> ted cruz has inched ahead of donald trump nationally in our new nbc news wall street journal poll. cruz first choice of 28%. >> many candidates took part in town halls in south carolina last night ahead of saturday's primary. fight against court order by fbi to help unlock the iphone.

continue to investigate a deadly amtrak train accident in east greenwich, rhode island. the train was heading from boston to washington, d.c., when it hit a person attempting to cross the tracks. that person was killed. trainer is vuz was delayed for several hours while authorities investigated. no one on the train was hurt. >> christa: the election countdown now standing at 22 days. warren getting animated at a rally for hillary clinton, talking about donald trump's refusal to release his tax returns. >> the big, brave donald trump is too chicken to release his tax returns. [clucking] >> christa: warren also slamming republican nominees during the first presidential debate where he said he was smart for not paying taxes. >>> the united states and gre new economic sanctions on syria and russia because of their involvement in aleppo. so after a meeting in london, secretary of state john kerry said that crimes against humanity were occurring daily in aleppo, calling for russia and syria to stop their air strikes. >> sarah: happening today, the trial is set to get under way in a defamati

, as well. now, if you're taking "t," we're having some issues on the commuter rail. amtrak is having a signal problem. so we do have some delays, mainly outbound from south station. so check you train ahead of time. back to you, guys. ism right now investigators on the south shore trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire. >> nancy: a home in plymouth going up in flame, killing one person and 7's nicole oliverio is live with the very latest. nicole? >> nicole: nancy, we just spoke with neighbor who says it was a horrible sight. she says the flames were just so intense, she knew there was nothing anybody could do to help anyone who was inside. as i step out of the way, you can see fire and police remain here on the scene of this three-story home here on ellisville road in plymouth. and the state fire marshal's office late last night confirming that one person was killed in this fire. if you take a look, you can see were as they were pouring through the windows of the home. now, that neighbor tells us that it was her daughter-in-law who called 911 after seeing the fire. they tell

investigate a deadly amtrak train accident in grinich rhode island. that person was killed. train service was delayed for several hours while authorities were investigating. >> i heard the train horn. and i woke up and it said to myself. i think something happen on the track. no one on the train was hurt. forgiving fines against the company that runs the commuter rail. >> a report said the mbta has agreed to wave more than half of the 1.7 million fine that was issued against keolis for the commuter rail problems during winter of 2015. the forgiven funds were related to winter service and the department of transportation will hold a public meeting this evening at boston high school. east boston. officials will talk about the proposed design only the elimination of tollbooths as well. as all electronic tolling will begin a week from friday. >>> caught on camera. terrified moment when a driver goes off the road and into a river. that car catching on fire. about a dozen people jumped in to hope. forming a human chain to rescue a man trapped inside. >> cell phone video shows witnesses scrambli

good news for people who take the train into south an amtrak signal problem that caused delays yesterday was fixed overnight and trains are now running on a regular schedule. the general manager of the mbta telling us it was a software problem and they had to get people from amtrak's home office in washington, d.c., to come into town to come up and help fix it. now, there are some minor delays on some lines heading into south station, so beware of that, but the good news overall, all trains are back on a regular schedule and coming into and out of south station. all right. time now for a check of the weather. here is chris lambert. >> chris: nancy, a lot of sunshine out there this morning. good morning, everyone. cold start. 12 degrees in bedford. 21 this boston. we have had more clouds down across the cape. warm front to the west of us. that's going to slide through tonight creating a few snow showers transitioning over the rain showers. seasonable day, though. temperatures close to 40 this afternoon. coating to an inch of snow mainly north of mass pike this evening. >> nancy:

he barricaded himself on an amtrak train friday night. a passenger on the train noticed he had a handgun and called 911. nearly 200 passengers were evacuated. police shut down the tracks in both directions. evechlly, police were forced to use tear gas leading to this man eels surrender and arrest. witnesses say he was yelling loudly and sounded like he was on drugs. in alabama could lead to rising gas prices right here in our backyard. because that line stretches from texas all the way to new york harbor. it was severed last week, spilling more than 250,000 gallons of gasoline. officials say the pipeline is responsible for 40% of the east coast gas. so price increases and supply issues are expected across a number of states. >> nancy: still ahead, tb 12 may not be on the field tonight. that is not keeping him from the game of football. we will tell you wh spent some time prak ticking... >> the corner of the end zone! leaping catch for the touchdown! >> kris: tom brady throwing touchdowns this weekend at his alma mater. michigan. the pats quarterback took to facebook to share this

recovering and the schedules trying to come back together for the rest of the week. amtrak, modified schedule today because they've had so much snow on the tracks they had to blow out of the way.

warnings from everyone. if you don't get in to new york until monday. >> reporter: amtrak is operating on a modified schedule. for much of the east coast. blizzard conditions from washington to new york. winds up to 60 miles per hour and nearly 140,000 people are already struggling in the cold without power. now we followed this storm from roanoke, virginia, yesterday to here in washington, d.c. what should take four hours took us nine hours on the road. we are going to attempt to get to new york city today by taking i-95. i know we just told you we shouldn't be on the roads. i want to point out we are traveling in the blue mobile. this is a satellite truck that will be able to feed you guys to new york city. it is an extremely heavy truck and we are taking it very slow. we will update you over the course of the show on the travels. i don't think we will be too far from where we are now the next time we see you. race. thank you, dylan. the snow let up and when it is all done, how much snow on the ground? al is here this morning with that and more. >> it will be done in about

warning of more delays again this morning due to a commuter signal problem caused by amtrak. >> sarah: that's forcing the "t" to make changes for today's commute. 7's victoria warren live at south station with what riders need to know before leaving home this morning. vicki? >> victoria: good morning. this affects folks who ride the commuter rail primarily into south station, and take a live they have the board up. right now the board lists a lot of on-time and to-be-determined. that's going to change as these trains get going, but this morning at least they do have a plan in place. many trains being diverted to other stations. the only trains scheduled to arrive here at south station will be the commuter lines on the franklin and providence-stoughton line. commuter chaos as thousands of passengers cram south station where few trains were actually leaving. >> you have to take the red line the braintree. >> i'm trying to find out whether the board is correct and i'm actually on train 2175 going home in a few minutes. >> victoria: it started with a listening ride in. commuter trains ess

centered on the tracks themselves. amtrak and commuter line service scene after midnight. they aren't giving too many details about what that police activity involved. that is something we are hoping to learn more about as the day goes on. >> thank you. new this morning, a suspected gang member is arrested in pittsfield. state police officers found him thursday morning after he had been on the run for more than a week. he's charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. woman sending out a plea for help after a new billboard was unveiled reminding people of this crime. the body of susan turaskowicz was found 24 years ago this week. she was 27 years old and killed after leaving her job at logan airport. state police and her family hope somebody will come forward with information on the crime. >> my family needs this. no one has the right to take no one. >> investigators are offering a $250,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in the case. >>> frightening day for a boy up in key new hampshire when a sink hole suddenly opens up almost taking him down with it. he was playing

amtrak in massachusetts? a legal dispute could jeopardize service to the i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. now for everything you need to start your day off right. >> it is no and go, or say no curse was saying, i don't know that should go? >> i choose to stay in though! >> just kicked back and relax, just enjoy the nice weather we have had, right? is everything rolling on today, as we near 90 degrees, pretty close to 70 outside right now. the dewpoint level is low to mid-60s, with a bit of humidity in place. that will change direction to the north and west, as as the front crosses through, not a lot of support to put as much rain out there. there could be a nice lady shower, with a

: the explosion prompting authorities to suspend amtrak service in elizabeth and concerned that an active terrorism cell could be at work in the new york/new jersey area. authorities stopped a vehicle of interest in saturday's new york blast just before 9:00 sunday night near the verrazano bridge. right now five people are being questioned by the f.b.i. and in manhattan, surveillance video shows this same man at two new york locations, one where a bomb went off and another where a suspicious device was found. 29 people were injured in the explosion in chelsea saturday night. a bomb set off b >> ran outside and saw glass, people screaming and chaos outside. >> jennifer: authorities found another device that appeared to be a pressure cooker with wiring and a cell phone taped to the side. >> a bomb exploding in new york is obviously an act of terrorism, but it is noted to international terrorism. in other words, we find no isis connection, et cetera. >> jennifer: a few hours before that, another explosion mentioned a moment ago, no international terrorist group has claimed responsibil

. treated for heat exhaustion. >>> new this morning a legal dispute with the mbta could lead amtrak to eliminate service from boston to new york and washington, d.c. now according to the globe a move like this is considered unlikely but it is still possible. be both sides say the other has violated contractual agreement involving money'sed for track maintenance. >>> there's more news today italian officials are investigating whether poor contributed to high death toll in last week's earthquake. investigators are looking into whether contractors ignored building codes and constructed building with cheap material at least 290 people were killed in the devastating earth kwait in central it l last wednesday. hope francis leading a prayer service to honor the earthquake victims. he spoke to massie crowd at the vat -- vatican sunday. survivors. >>> 49ers quarterback is going to continue his protest against the national anthem despite a lot of back lash. he faced plenty of critisism since he didn't stand during the playing of the "star-spangled banner." his his way of protesting systemic raci

>>> we're following breaking news this morning. major delays for commuters right now. amtrak signals malfunctions and they are slowing down the commuter rail. >> flame won't through home in plymouth leaving one man dead. investigators are trying to find the cause. >>> also a state lawmaker accused of breaking the laws. allegations that led the fbi to raid his office. >> good thursday morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >> we'll have all your top stories in just a moment. let's go to chris lambert first for the forecast. >>> good morning nancy and sarah. colder start today. 31 in boston. 23 in worcester. 29 bedford. busy brees adding to the chill. winds about 15 miles per hour. we're dropping the windchill factor down into the teens. it feels like 11 in worcester. boston. sunshine. we'll hold on to that sunshine through the afternoon. some clouds making their way back toward the cape and island even a late day snow showers orrening snow showers across the cape. 34 the best we can do in the city of boston. lots of low-to-mid 30s through the south shore.

bernie sanders on his gun control record. he voted to let gun go on to amtrak. guns go into national park. you've received over 600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one we're. in refusing to criticize bill clinton's past sander cyst sized bill clinton's past. >>> his behavior was deplorable. clinton picked apart the universal medicare plan that sander released before the plan. >>> i'm not sure we talk about the plan or talk about the plan you introduced nine times in the congress. but the fact is we have the affordable care act. >>> clinton played the tax card. >>> i'm the only candidate i will not raise taxes on the >>> >> guess what? we are ridginghead of clinton in term of taking on my good friend donald trump. >> former governor barry qualified for this debate he did it best to stand out. if donald trump need o start a regular city in our country he can start with me. >>> the most recent iowa poll shows hillary clinton with just a two-point lead over bernie sanders. >>> several candidate hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire today. ted cruz is on day two

get creative after amtrak signal problem shutdown almost all commuter rail service from south station. i took a cab from where i work to the sheraton hotel. >> amtrak calling in staff from philadelphia, connecticut and rhode island. they say a system failure suddenly knocked out the computer that ran the switches in all 13 south station tracks at the start of thursday >> all of a sudden it went dark. >> amtrak said it's one of the most complex systems they have. saying the fix came in just under the wire for this morning's commute. they gained computer control back around 5:00 a.m. >> there was actually some component that had to be replaced. once all the troubleshooting was done it appears at this time that the -- there was a system failure in the programming. >> commuter cautiously happy saying past experience makes them a little bit skeptical. >> we'll be watching the incident all day today to make sure that afternoon trains are way home. >>> the big question remains what caused this system failure to begin with. that's something amtrak says they continue to investigate. at this po

. amtrak problems causing trouble for commuters. we are talking about major delays. >> passengers are still being diverted to other stations.

guns go on to amtrak. guns go into national parks. >> sanders gave no ground. >> you have received over $600,000 in speaking fees for >> reporter: in refusing to criticize bernie sanders past. issue? no i have not. >> reporter: clinton picked apart the medicare plan he introduced before the plan. >> i'm not sure if we introduced the plan you introduced tonight or nine times in the congress the fact is, we have the affordable care act. >> clinton played the card. >> reporter: i am the only raise taxes on the middle class. >> reporter: sanders countered. >> guess what, in terms of polling, we are rung ahead of secretary clinton in terms of taking on my good friend donald trump. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley barely qualified for this debate. he did his best to stand out. >> if donald trump wants to start a registry in this country by faith, he can start by one with me. >> the latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll shows republican front runner donald trump in trouble in head-to-head matchups against the democrats. front runner hillary clinton leads trump by 10%, bernie sanders

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