ads will be on 84 septa buses and ads will run for four weeks. the ads include images of hitler and read islamic jew hatred is in the quran and like it or not anti islamic ads are coming to septa. today transit authority said it will in the peel a federal court ruling that the new hampshire based non-the profit afdi has a first amendment right to run bus ads linking muslims to hitler. septa general counsel says there will be no more appeals because more court battles would be too costly and septa has instant revised its advertising policy. >> the new policy is a complete prohibition against any kind of political or public issue ads. >> reporter: earlier this month we spoke to the lawyer representing afd i. >> police too much political correctness with what is going on in the middle east and may client, she speaks, truth to power. that is the whole point of these messages. >> reporter: at a special septa board meeting this afternoon members of the religious leaders council of greater philadelphia commended septa for its effort to try to prevent th

. >> a lot of young people i know catch septa every day. it's going to hurt. >> reporter: this 21-year-old septa rider and practicing muslim is beside disappointed. >> this is disgusting. why would you de nouns a whole religion? >> reporter: septa fought hard but lost a legal challenge calling for a stop to aid muslim countries. religious leaders call it propaganda and for people of the city to turn the other cheek. >> we'll share the history of tolerance with the world when we welcome his holiness pope francis, for the world meeting of families in september. >> reporter: mayor nutter welcomed philadelphiaens of all faiths saying the ads will not define or divide this city. >> do not let this message affect you in a way that causes you to act in a manner which is unbecoming of the muslim. >> it was not septa's fault. they are not responsible. >> reporter: riders and religious leaders feel passionate about first amendment rights. >> let's not diminish our condemnation of irresponsible speech. >> reporter: the council on american islamic rela

there will be 84 septa buses and the ads will run for four weeks. >> anti islamic ads are coming to septa today the transit authority said it would not appeal a federal court ruling that a new hampshire based non-profit called american freedom defense initiative has a first amendment right to run bus ads linking muslims to hitler. the ads include images of hitler and a read islamic/jew hatred it is in the quran. at a special septa board meeting this afternoon members of the religious leaders council of greater philadelphia commended septa for its efforts to try to prevent the ad. >> while we affirm the constitutional protection of free speech, had that does not diminish our condemnation of irresponsible speech. the language used in these proposed advertisements is distorted, prejudicial, and inflames hatred. >> reporter: septa's general counsel says the decision was based in two parts. the first being the expense of running out all legal options would be too high, and the second septa has since revised its advertising pol willcy to restrict what is being called public policy issue ads. >>

"eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones has more from septa headquarters. >> reporter: septa is smack dab in the middle avenue freedom of speech issue religious leader boss rather not see. >> we condemn inflammatory messages that serve to divide, to stigmatize and to insight prejudice. >> reporter: this is the controversial ad it links muslims to hitler and reads islamic jew hate tread it's in the quran. septa would not -- called american freedom defense initiative or afdi has a first amendment right to run the bus ads. septa general counsel says there will be no appeal citing legal costs and the authority's new revised advertising policies. >> new policy is a complete prohibition against any kind of political or public issue ads. >> reporter: the ads will appear on 84 buses for four weeks. earlier this month we spoke to the lawyer representing afdi which paid septa $30,000 to run the ads. >> there's too much political correctness going on with particularly what's going on in the middle east and my client, she speaks you know, truth to power and that's the whole point of these message

septa is not saying. it's possible septa could go back to court. it has 30 days to decide if it wants to appeal the district judge's decision or it could take another course of action. live at 69th street station in upper darby, john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, john. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight a school counselor has a special way with words to help get through to his students. lisa thomas-laury has that story. >>> demarco murray sounds off about the eagles' chances this coming season. ducis rodgers with that story. adam. >> and jim, we are set for a soaking over part of your weekend. i'll have the timing with future tracker 6 and that accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> pennsylvania's first lady visited montgomery county today for round table discussion on education funding. francis wolf

septa is putting out alternate plans around that. go to our website, nbc10.com and we'll link you to their website. go up a little bit. you can see a little bit of the blacz smoke, just rising above the roof just below that aerial hose. that's kind of where the last of it is centered. that's what they're trying to knock out. we'll update this coming up in 30 minutes. we're live in north philadelphia this morning, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight, one worker is dead two others are injured after an explosion at a berks county titanium plant. it happened late last night at the timet plant on hemlock road in morgantown. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what sparked the deadly blast. >>> call it a case of fighting back. philadelphia police say robbers tried to hold up two friends headed home from work but one of the victims also had a gun. this is the intersection in overbrook where police say a pair of young armed robbers confronted the friends walking home thursday night. one of the victims was shot and kill

septa has high definition septa camera on the inside and outside of the buses. here's a disturbing reason why. the passenger very recognizable to anybody who knows him. he rides the number 23 bus at germantown and erie avenue in tioga. last week he is blocking aisle in the the and the driver's view of the door as passengers are trying to get on and off and having to walk around the guy. when the septa a driver wants him to move the the guy goes off on driver pulls on it a knife and threat tense kill the driver. inn is the he had on have the getting off at erie avenue. >> they go through a whole lot traveling buses. it ain't nothing like, it the is their job. i mean that is how they feed their families. >> i think they are going through a whole lot. >> it is a shame. they get paid well but you can't get paid enough to get hurt. >> it is senseless, assaulting a a transit work their is doing nothing but transporting you to your destination. it is senseless. hopefully somebody can identify this guy. again his clothing is very distinct. hopefully bee can get tips in

, septa, one. buses, and another vehicle, still trying to get all of the details, but it is northbound on the boulevard, we'll have more information as soon that is comes in. >> i'm sure we will be checking in with septa. getting word of more closings this morning, jess, what closing was it? >> bucks county evidently offices close there in the county. and it is imperitive really for these governmental institutions to kind of say hey don't come n court are closed in philadelphia. schools closed because it is just not safe to get around in this kind of stuff. >> more people who are not on the roads, the easier it is to get the roads cleared off. and now they've all been watching the forecast, so significant snowfall, so, you know, it is getting a little more serious now, and it is getting to the point where the snow is starting to stick, the road conditions are deteriorating, you'll be hearing all about that, let's talk about it, with bus stop buddy, of course when the kids are ready to play in the s

controversial adds are coming to septa buses official announced today they will -- despite septa being opposed to them. sara bloomquist is following this story. >> reporter: well, sharrie these controversial ads will start running on the side of septa buses as early as next week all because septa decided not to fight this issue anymore in court. >> these are the controversial ads you'll start seeing on the side panels of 84 septa buses as early as next week, it depicts a photo from the 1940s of adolf hitler and the text, islamic jew hatred it's in the quran. today the board announced. after careful consideration septa decided not to appeal the ruling. >> attorneys for the group that purchased the ads the freedom initiative. afdi says this was a clear-cut case of free speech and septa responded to the federal court's decision by changing its policy and now prohibiting all political ads anything that deals with an issue in the public any kind of individuals who are running for office -- >> septa acknowledges the ads may anger some and religious leaders said they appreciated the efforts t

with septa bus drivers and probably most of the septa passengers worry this guy could be sitting next to them and dare bump into him and have a knife at a throat, hoping viewers see him here and call in the tip. probably know a guy in the brown and check designer hat with the tan scarves he may be wearing. and police would like this picture to be less designer gq look and cfp, current fromhold prison. police like to make their next run with this guy in the back of the police van. >> hopefully they will fine him. >>> lets stay with septa here. >> police hope new images will help catch a kid at a septa stop. >> beating happened earlier this month. boy was waiting for a train on the broad street line near locust when group of teens surround him and started beating him. he ended up in the hospital. if you you know any of these kid we are showing you call philadelphia police. >>> here's some big news. >> lawyer for quick cop killer mumia abu-jamal wants to know why his client has been hospitalized. he said abu-jamal is in critical care unit but prison officials won't tell him why. abu-jama

it's ban rough week for septa bus drivers. three times in seven days they've been assaulted or in one case threatened with a knife. police say surveillance cameras caught the knife wielding suspect on the bus. >> we never want to see that. our operators have one job and that is to get our passengers to the destinations safely. >> my heart goes out to him because i don't want anything to happen to any of them really. >> reporter: riders were upset to hear about drivers being targeted. police say this guy pulled a knife after a septa bus driver at germantown and erie asked him to step out of the aisle so passengers could get by. >> this guy wants to pull out a knife and threaten him it just just doesn't make sense. >> reporter: four days later skyfox was overhead as a septa bus driver was attacked at 33rd and dauphin. police arrested james robinson. two days later a bus driver was assaulted by two men. he was hospitalized. >> it's a shame. they get paid well but they don't get enough to be hurt. >> people don't have respect for

was found tonight by septa police on a trolley near 75th and lansdowne. jones, jr. never came home from john marshall elementary school in philadelphia today. he is now on his way home. >>> the video game chain game stop is making a large donation to the family of slain philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii. "eyewitness news" at 54th and locust tonight where members of the community gathered for a prayer vigil to remember officer wilson in his cobbs creek neighbor. the veteran officer and father of two was shot and killed inside a game stop in north philadelphia on thursday. he had stopped in to buy his son a video game when two brothers walked in and tried to rob the store. game stop executives visited fop headquarters today. >> very easily easily could have ducked by a pillar but he stayed in the gun fight and she realize that and protected their associates and they wanted to give something back. >> to do what he did it goes beyond understanding but it take a brief man and i think it takes a very spiritual prayer full man man. >> game stop is also setting

septa commuters need to find another way to get around this eekd. "action news" reporter annie mccormick has more. the former manufacturing company was for sale and the fire was so rampid it took four hours to get under control this was a very good call it's a vacant property we don't risk lives for vacant property. >> 33 pieces of equipment and 120 fire fight rz responded to building. part of the roof and interior walls collapse luckily no one inside. fire's proximity to railroad tracks made fighting blaze tougher. >> dedoesn access because of rail road. that's one section building we couldn't have access to. >> evly affected several septa routes and rare line services will be out the entire weekends due to safety concerns of one of the warehouse's walls that needs to be demolished and why did that fire last so long even though this is vacant building the business just closed several months ago so there's a lot of equipment and furniture inside and some fire officials think it may be what fueled the fire for so long and septa officials have been he

. >>> back to the septa story, septa driver threatened by a pass evening they are morning. police hope you can identify the suspect. fox 29's steve keeley live at septa headquarters with more on that, hi steve. >> reporter: we had our tapes out of order you heard jerry williams talking about, that the drivers are real concerned after three a attacks in just one week f we can, lets run that surveillance video again. this guy is recognizable. all of the september bus driver did was tell the the guy to get out of the the way so people can get on and off his bus. septa a has high definition surveillance video cameras both inside and outside the buses. this is another disturbing reason why they need them. this passenger was very recognizable to anybody who knows him or ride the the number 23 bus at germantown and erie avenue in tioga on a regular basis. they in a know him. he was blocking aisle and stairway and driver's view of the door as passengers were getting on and off. when the septa driver wants him to move the the guy goes off, pulls out a knife and threatened instead of

. >>> well, this fire has caused problems for septa and septa riders since saturday. but the transit agency says it expects service to be restored on the manioc regional line in time for this morning's commute. the fire ripped through west motherland street in philadelphia over the weekend. the cause of safety concerns shut down the septa north line. crews had to work throughout the night to get it reopened and now we are waiting to hear from septa on the exact time on when the line will be up and running this morning. we'll let you know. >>> and today federal investigators are expected to arrive at this scene of a deadly plane crash in chester county yesterday. a small plane went down yesterday afternoon near saunders lane in west goshen township two miles from brandywine airport where the plane took off. matt delucia is live at the scene of west goshen. matt, what is happening there now? >> reporter: chris, we do see police out here guarding the area. you can also see the yellow tape that is still surrounding the area where the small plane crashed yesterday afternoo

. >>> it's a controversial ad to show up on the side of septa buses. this morning septa's decision not to fight it. >>> and sticking it to cancer literally. students reached into their own pockets for a chance of supporting a good cause at their teacher's expense. vo >>> 5:56. police are reporting several new developments in their investigation of a fraternity scandal at penn state university. several women pictured on photos on the facebook page have come forward to police and frat members are cooperating with the investigation. kappa delta row is accused of a secret facebook page of naked women that were passed out when photographed. so far police have not filed charges. >>> septa will no longer fight to keep a controversial ad off the sides of their buses. the ad features hitler and carries the tag line jew hatred in the koran. septa believes the ads violate its standards for advertisements but a judge ruled the ads have to be allowed. septa had been considering an appeal but dropped that yesterday. >>> here's to another great season in franklin squ

this is video nbc10 just obtained from septa police. showing officers tasing a man after he jumped onto the tracks at a busy center city rail station. >> nbc10 talked to septa police about why they said they had no choice but to subdue the man. >> reporter: septa police wasted no time trying to retrieve the man walking on the tracks. as you can see, he didn't cooperate and didn't stop. >> we worked very quickly. being in the track area is a dangerous area to be in. >> reporter: the man whom septa said was having a mental breakdown, jumps up on the divider between the tracks after one officer uses a taser, the man stops and teeters but keeps going. >> our police officers are trained in safety awareness in the track area and there's good communication in our system. >> reporter: he doesn't get down until it appears he has another brush with the taser. on the ground kicking his legs the man lays there while two other septa officers respond. they try to get control of the man, but once he gets up, he takes off down the tracks. eventually, t

it shows septa officers using a tauzer on a man after he jumped onto the busy tracks at center city. he was using the divider as a balance beam. they say the man was having a mental breakdown. they say septa police had no choice but to subdue that man. >> our police officers are trained in safety awareness in the track area. and there is -- there is good communication in our system. >> officers took the man to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. septa police are conducting an internal investigation to ensure their officers followed protocol. >>> before they start counting votes, the candidates for philadelphia mayor will be counting their campaign money. tonight nbc10 is tracking the hundreds of thousands of dollars that has already been donated to the six democrats. nbc10 investigator mitch blacher breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: it's a neck and neck money race between state senator anthony williams and former d.a. abrahams. abrahams reports he has $425,000 in the bank. abraham is a close second with $424,000. nelson diaz's campaign reports show he has $79,000. and counci

the proximity of nearby septa tracks made it difficult to fight the fire. septa has suspended service on the manayunk/norristown regional rail lines for the rest of the weekend. septa tells us a wall of the warehouse next to the tracks is unsafe and must be demolished before service can resume. firefighters put out hot spots at that building all day yesterday and even into this morning. the fire marshal will determine what caused the blaze once the interior of the building has cooled off. >>> now to some new information about a deadly stabbing in philadelphia's bridesburg neighborhood. a young man is now charged with killing his mother and critically injuring his grandmother. police were called to the family's house on reynolds street on friday morning. at first, 19-year-old zachary pritchett told officers that intruders has stabbed his family members, but investigators say they determined that pritchett was the attacker. >>> today is palm sunday which marks the beginning of holy week for christians leading up to easter. in philadelphia archbishop charles c

. >>> take a look at this new pilot program for pedestrians by septa. septa provided this video deck straighting their new safe turn alert system designed to automatically warn pedestrians, especially those engrossed in their ipading inging ingipads, iphones, and others. the safe turn alert system has been installed in 12 septa buses for the pilot program, which is an extension of septa's distracted commuters awareness program. >>> philadelphia is making a new effort to help less fortunate families. next, the first of its kind facility offering assistance to those who need it most. >>> plus, bringing one of philadelphia's so-called ghost stations back to life. the price tag to offer another stop to pack those commuters. >>> it's 4:26. we're now getting a look inside project homes at the steven klein wellness center the first of its kind facility is designed for homeless community and for other medically underserved residents. >> we're trying to, you know, make this a place where people feel safe where they feel respected, and they feel that their health

it brought down wires for septa trollies. you want to watch for delays on routes 11 and 13 which could affected by this. there's a lot of debris to clean up, as well. instead of island avenue. stick to 70 and elm wood and lindbergh boulevard. we have a vehicle fire on bishop hollow road near gradeyville road in newtown delaware county. northeast philadelphia, long shore avenue at oxford another problem coming in, a disabled vehicle on the turnpike eastbound approaching delaware valley. a few new problems coming in, we've been tweeting them out with the #6abc traffic. it's a good way to find out what's going on. 28 degrees in philadelphia. it's cold out there. how does it feel? feel e feels like 20. feels like 13 in allentown and 19 in millville. >> we now know what caused a ski lift accident that injured on seven people in maine over the weekend. the chairlift went haywire the brakes did not work properly it slid 450 feet down the mountain. >>> it was a devastating scene on the streets of brooklyn as an all tra orthodox -- ul

septa has no right to reject their message. a philadelphia federal judge agrees. >> it was the proper ruling. >> reporter: we reached afdi attorney via skype. >> to be thinking about these issues not in the frame of political correctness. the islam i alsos in the middle east are using the q'uran to justify their violence against jews and christians. >> we believe that the ads are part of the campaign to smear muslims. jacob who is jewish runs the counsel of islamic relations. he describes it as a smear. as a civil rights organization, we have no problem with the ruling. >> reporter: if the ads appear here it will not spark fear, but outreach. >> for the community to learn about their neighbors. >> reporter: john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> a bankruptcy judge has denied the sale of the former revel casino. the judge said she lacksment authority to approve the deal to florida developer glen straub for $82. revel's utility supplier is a business appealing and threatening to cut off power heat and hot water. there's an incr

a group teens is wanted for punching a man on a septa platform. david henry will be along at 5:00 a.m. with an exclusive interview with a person who saw them hit and then run away. >> next, a powerful man in hollywood facing a serious accusation this morning. details when "action news" at 4:30 continues. [incoming message beep] the average text takes your eyes off the road for nearly five seconds. [screaming] stop the texts. stop the wrecks. visit us at stoptextsstopwrecks.org. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. it is tuesday, 4:56, 44 degrees. today's high 52. expect some rain, though. we're taking a live look at penn's landing. tonight's low will be 34 degrees. >>> new this morning, the search is on for awhile lee coyote in new york city. workers spotted it on the roof of a bar in queens. they thought it was a dog at first but quickly realized it was a coyote and called police. two officers tried to catch it but this coyote was way too quick. it was last spotted in an abandoned factory. >>> investigators are building a case against the girlfriend of sla

then called septa control to get the authorities. anna bell was drenched but in good spirits and made clear why she was out. >> all i want is a slushy. that's all she said. >> after about 20 minutes the police arrived and ultimately anna bell was reunited with her stunned parents. mom's message for that septa driver -- >> i just -- i can't thank him enough. i wish i can hug him right now. i really do. >> reporter: as for anna bell bell -- >> promise me next time you'll wait for me, okay? >> yes. >> okay. i love you pumpkin. >> reporter: no criminal charges against mom and dad police believe this was a fluke occurrence but anna bell's parents are buying some new chain locks for the front and back doors to make sure this once in lifetime adventure remains a once in a lifetime adventure. chris? >> she just want add slushy. good for her. bruce, thanks. >>> it is not often that a casino is worried about a university ruining the neighborhood but that is what's happening in atlantic city. stockton university's planned expansion in the old s

. >>> a septa worker goes above and beyond his bus driving duties. it happened when he saw a 4-year-old girl wandering philadelphia streets alone overnight. here's where she was found at the corner of tooresdale and magee. drew smith is here to tell us how that septa driver jumped into action. >> that little girl is safe with her mother again. attention is turning to that septa bus driver who rescued the child. >> reporter: bus driver harlan jenifer is used to working overnight and seeing the bizarre things that come with those hours. this he wasn't expecting. >> i was like oh, you've got to be kidding me. >> reporter: watch the septa surveillance video of a 4-year-old girl soaked from the rain. she climbed onto the bus at 3 a.m. he has kids of his own so he said calling for help stopping the bus and staying with the girl was instinct. >> just basic, i guess, fatherly duties. >> reporter: you can see her walking around chatting with passengers. here she told passengers all she wanted was a slushy from a convenience store. >> she knew exactly where sh

that is just a block eye way from the septa station. no problems getting to the septa station main street is that main drag, through town, and that's open. it is cannon avenue which is just one of those side streets. so use either michelle or towamenson through the morning rush hour. of course watch for construction crews they'll be there throughout the rest of the day making repairs up and down 29, a the new jersey turnpike, we're in good shape this morning no problems into or out of north jersey, the rest of the jersey roadways, like route 73, for the shaders, who are headed through evesham we're in good shape. septa says using shuttle buses until 5:00 on both the market frankford and the brought street subway. airport looking good. no problems on the bridges. back to you. >> thank you 4:04 is the time. developing for you right now prisoner escapes police custody in barnegat, new jersey reportedly got out of the back after police car on raven wood boulevard near garden state parkway around 10:30 last night. police advise residents to

>>> plus new businesses, trains and other vehicles are just part of a proposed half million dollar septa budget. what riders can also expect to see and how you can learn more about how your ride could be changing. >>> join me sunday for nbc10 @issue. should minimum wage workers get a raise? supporters say it's a necessary step towards addressing income inequality but others say an increase would be bad for businesses. you'll hear from both sides. it's been nearly a decade since her death, but terri schiavo's story continues to influence the public debate. we'll show you how her philadelphia area family is continuing their fight. also getting a life-saving cure to people in need. see the simple way you can help. and bridging the digital divide. see how a program to provide discount internet service is taking steps to reach more people. coming up sunday morning at 11:30 following "meet the press" only on nbc10. >>> widener university's law school has two campuses. pretty soon they'll become two separate law schools. the north wilmington law school will be called the delaware law school and

he has been with septa police for 12 years. now we're going to take a look at your interactive weather. it's going to rain a lot. that's what they're telling us, but we may have some form weather to go along with that rain. let's find out. caitlyn what's it look like. >> i'm brianna and i want to know if it's going to be warm he you in for rita's. > i think so. in fact, it may never be too cold for rita's. but we've seen a very popular water ice spot open up around town. it's open and if you want to brave the rain outside i say go for it. we do have some rain, it is just rain and a lot of it. all this green moving across the delaware and up through new york and new york state and some freezing mixing it. it will continue through the rest of the morning. you can get out and move around. we did have all of our snow melt occur earlier this week with the warmer temperatures. flooding not a big deal, maybe a little bit of ponding on some of the roads that normally do. otherwise it's a steady reign all morning and into the afternoon.

call 911, call the septa a police radio. we have officers all over the system especially during school dismissal time. it is our heavier deployment. >> reporter: rider sean samuels say he avoid the trains during that time and it should not that be way. >> i just try to stay away as much as possible. if you have a lot of kids in one surrounding, it can get pretty ugly. >> reporter: septa says the victim from today's attack was rushed from here to hahnemann where he underwent a cat scan forehead injuries. trenton police are looking to down load video from that train cash to get a better look the at teens involved. reporting live tonight, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >>> developing right now, developing news from west philadelphia this evening, a four year-old boy has been shot while standing in front of his house, talking to friends. police are on the scene along 100 block of north voder street gathering evidence ape trying to figure out a motive. >> a male appeared from behind the park car and just started fir

. >>> and septa riders are on alert two. attacks in two weeks have police scouring surveillance cameras for clues making sure no one else waiting on a train becomes a victim. >>> and it is dry out there this morning but that will soon change. first alert radar is showing a big of green over the midwest bringing two rounds of rain toward us. let's begin with bill henley and the first alert forecast. we should see showers later this morning, right? >>> yes, and the sun will be coming up and you'll need the sunglasses to start with. and you'll need to bundle up in the 30s and 40s. look how nice and clear it is this morning with the view of the moon. temperatures are still falling, in philadelphia 44. northeast philadelphia trenton, pottstown, down to 34. 33 in trenton. dry right now, but you can see the wet weather is starting to move towards western pennsylvania detroit, cleveland, saginaw seaing wet weather this morning. that's the bulk of the rain with the first showers late this morning. cold to start with 40 degrees by 7:0

septa is dropping its fight. it's fighting to keep those ads off of the busses. we can tell you earlier this month a judge ruled septa must allow those ads to go up on the sides of busses. now septa says it will not appeal that ruling and that announcement came at a meeting this afternoon. the ads will appear on 84 busses throughout april. thearounds feature hitler and carries the tag line jew hatred. it is in the koran. freedom initiative produced these ads. >>> tonight nbc 10 is learning more about the timeline of terror. before the co-pilot of the germanwings plane intentionally crashed it into the french alps. audio recordings reveal pounding could be heard on the cockpit door from the captain who was locked out and trying to get back in. those recordings reveal alarms were sounding onboard and passengers in the cabin were heard screaming. this german wings crash is revealing that commercial air lean standards vary across the globe. nbc 10's drew smith joins us to explain why these issues affect your safety and security in the skies. >> jackie when you ply in

call 911 call the septa police radio. we have officers all over the system especially during school dismissal time. it's probably our heaviest deployment. >> reporter: we talked with one rider who says after school time is the worst and he tries to avoid taking the trains around that time. >> and i just try to stay away as much as possible. if you have a lot of kids in one surrounding, it could get pretty ugly. >> reporter: police have the video from the subway platform and video from the train itself. they are looking at both as they try to identify the teens involved in that attack. the victim in the meantime was taken to the hospital for treatment of a possible head injury. live in center city, david henry, channel6 "action news". tam. >> david thank you for that. >>> a new report says millions of americans are not preparing in the least when it comes to their financial future. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in times square. she joins us now. maribel sounds like a lot of people don't heed that old saying save a dol

this shouldn't have happened. >> septa police say the teen in the blue hoodie by the door delivered that devastating blow and they want anybody with information about what led up to that confrontation to come forward. >>> news is developing tonight a clock is ticking on negotiation toss reach a nuclear deal with iran, diplomatic talks in quit land, deadline for now is 6:00 o'clock tonight. significant differences between iran u.s. iran, the the u.s. and five other world powers. the negotiations are aimed at stopping iran from developing a nuclear bomb. all in exchange for easing of international sanctions that have have crippled iran's economy. >> we have been very clear that if after a year of negotiate ago this iran is not in a position to make those serious commitment then we will be prepared to consider other alternatives but if necessary, if conversations continue to be productive, it is possible that the talks could continue into tomorrow good congress is not happy with how negotiations are going. it is planning to push for new sanctions within two weeks iran does not approve the d

terrible bill. >> it's been quite a week it appears for septa. crime by definition is often unexplainable but the attack that took place on a center city subway platform has many in the neighborhood confused and concerned. police as of this moment have no answers and are looking for our help. it seems like every year just as the weather starts to get better, we hear another story of someone attacked by a group of young people while they seemingly just minding their business. take a look at this video. one man is minding his business when he look to be targeted by as many as 10 young people maybe it's a coincidence maybe it's an indication of how dangerous thing can be but as i walk around the broad and lombard train station -- >> look at this. >> even i stumbled upon something that may be indicative of the violence people are dealing with. >> nice handle. >> yeah. i walk around and spoke to people at the subway station to find out their response and there was a combination of people who were obviously afraid afraid. >> oh, my goodness. >> and dis

then called septa control and waited for the authorities. little girl made clear why she was out. >> open her arms all i want is a slushy. i mean it just -- kind of like whoa! >> reporter: after about 20 minutes police arrived and ultimately the little girl was reunited with her stunned parents. >> you consider yourself hero. >> no, no, just basic i guess probably duty. you know. >> reporter: mom begs to differ. >> it wasn't for him i can't imagine. a mother's worst nightmare could have -- i just -- i can't thank him enough. >> as>> reporter: as for anna bell, she'll get her slushy. but -- >> promise me next time you'll wait for me. >> okay. >> okay. i love you pumpkin. >> reporter: in case you're wondering no criminal charges for mom and dad. police believe this was a one-time fluke occurrence. her parents bought new chain locks for the doors n tacony bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> we all just want a little slushy don't we? temple still playing getting ready for the final four of the nit add manson square garden the future of the phillies too

he says it has a first amendment right to place ads like this on septa buses. septa refused saying they disparage muslims but judge says buses are public forums and restrictions violate the the first amendment. >> these ads are false hateful but the the first amendment protects false, hateful speech along with good speech. >> is there too much political correctness with what is going on in the middle east. my client, she speaks, you know truth to power and that is the whole point of these messages. >> and in a statement septa's expects women jerry williams says whale we respect the court's decision we are disappointed. >>> still ahead this morning a basketball fan fan learns a tough lesson about being glued tour cell phone. see what happens to her while she's in the stand. >>> preparing for the the pope, steps being taken to mack sure that the pope's visit to philadelphia is safe. >>> get those dancing shoes ready we will introduce you to the special dancers redty strut their stuff this weekend at philadelphia st. patrick's day paradade. do not want to miss thi

kyle was a student at wayne academy school and usually takes septa's k bus home. if you have any information, please call the police. >>> a man from newark delaware is accused of following at least two children, harassing them, even touching one of them. twenty-seven year-old richard harrison was arrested friday night add cedar wood apartment complex on the 700 block of christiana road. he is charged with harassment offensive touching and disorderly conduct. harrison has been since released on bail. >>> the the delta sigma beta sorority paid tribute to one of the founding members today in collindale delaware county. >>> and this monument sits at historic, eat on cemetery to honor paul minor formed the, association while at howard university however, her death had remained a mystery until 2013, a search by some sorority members find minor buried in a grave in delaware county. today her fellow sisters held an omega omega service and properly laid her to rest. >>> emotional memorial today took place in mount holly to remember three police officers murdered 40 years a

septa said the service on the manayunk norristown rail line is detoured. go to the website. they are good about tweeting out that information, so keep an eye on twitter, as well. >> this is not spring. >> reporter: let's get you outside, it hadn't been spring for days. we had one warm day thursday we shot into the upper 60s. we had spring-like thunderstorms out there. every since then, the temperatures have dropped off again. actually, most of the week we've been stuck in the 40s for highs. our normal is 57. let's go over to double scan live. we have flurries popping up on the radar just to our west across the far western suburbs you can see a few shades of gray west of wilmington, nothing significant, obviously. it's just a few flurries. 37 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 24. winds out of the north at 17 miles per hour. you combine the two that puts windchills in the 20s. i'm going to show you that in a second. 32 in allentown. millville 34. feels like 29 in dover and 27 in philadelphia. you can thank this area of low pressure, let me step out real quick. you see that co

this morning here on "eyewitness news" a court makes a decision about controversy bus ads running on septa. >>> chip kelly is finallyy speaking out about his controversial shake ups to the eagles his logic behind the moves when we come back. >>> septa ace weighing its options after losing a court battle on running anti islamic ads. a federal judge sided with the american freedom defense fish initiative. he said it has a first amendment right to run ads like this on september buses. septa refused to rub them saying they disparage muslims but judge said buses are public forums and restrictions violate the first amendment. >> these ads are false, hateful but first amendment protects false hateful speech along with good speech. >> too much political correctness with what is going on in the middle east and my client, she speaks, you know truth to power and that is the whole point of these messages. >> in a statement septa spokeswoman jerry williams said while we respect the court's decision, we are disappointed. >>> 4:42. september's papal visit and world meeting of families is now considered a

go to our website we'll link you to septa's website. you can find whether you need to take a bus high-speed line et cetera. there is no regional rail service because of the fire. you see the flames burning here tune to burn on this massive facility. 65,000 square-footwear house. i've seen signs that say the space is available. i talked to the fire department. they're checking on ownership, who owns it and whether or not it was leased et cetera. it's a large structure. at some point it's one story, at some points it's two stories. the fire department tells me there's a fear of collapse. they're trying to keep people back because they're worried a back portion of the structure on the opposite side on westmoreland, we're on fox, but over on westmoreland that area could collapse. the head line right now, you plan on taking septa, the manayunk/norristown regional rail you have to make other plans. that service suspended until further notice. another update in 30 noinzminutes. >>> one person is dead and two others injured after an explosion a

septa's seeking the public's input on this project. >> investigators say the men charged in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson, miss your had i attended protest earlier thursday night. jeffrey williams is charged with two counts of first degree assault. the st. louis county prosecutor says williams told investigators he was not firing at the officers. >> we're not sure we completely buy that part of. >> this but, in any event, it is possible he was firing at some other people, and the officers of course were in the back. >> police recovered a 40 caliber handgun during a search of williams' home. they say that they match the shell casings found at the scene. both officers are now recovering at home. >>> real estate error turned murder suspect, duster arrested before the finale of serial documentary about his links to three sensational murder, in the finale of the series the jinx dorsad he quote killed them all. agent arrested him at new orleans hotel in connection of the murder of susan burr man found dead in 2,000 as cold case were ready to question her in the killing of dus

take a look at what septa has in store for that station in center city. it says the project will make the 15th street station safer with new lighting and more user-friendly providers especially those with disabilities. renovations begin in december 2015. >>> and septa riders are watching a workshop being proposed for the king of prus that rail line to extend the rail line to the king of prussia mall. that workshop is happening at the double tree valley forge in king of prussia between 4:00 and 8:30. you can attend to see the alternate route. >>> now the rain is carving out a path right to our area today. showers are to the south. there are light rain showers in west virginia and virginia but they are trending our way. good thing that they are not going to be here to start with because right now it is cold outside. with clear skies this morning and temperatures plummeting they are colder than yesterday. 30 degrees right now with the breeze light. very light wind to start with. it will be picking up throughout the day today. and down to the south they will

>> nicole, anti-muslim ads will soon appear on some septa buses, the transit agency siting legal costs won't contest a federal judge's orders allowing the american freedom defense initiative to place these ads on buses. the ads lead to hitler. they command septa for effort to prevent these ads. >> for the jewish community, not nice to see hitler on the buses or to see prophaganda, what hitler and joseph used to den owe great and dehumanize a religion. >> the ads will appear on 84 buses for four weeks. septa, though, has new policy now, no more political or public issue ads. >> get ready to see bill big boards like these around center city, approved installation of two large 3d electronic billboards yesterday. catalysts outdoor advertising provided us with the preview whatever they're going to look like, they range in height from 30 to 50 feet. no one will be at the north broaden trans to the convention center. the other across from reading terminal market. 70% of the content displayed will be ads, with the rest devoted to public service announcements and other material. >> well, pope f

call 911 call the septa police radio. we have officers all over the system especially during school dismissal time. it's probably our heaviest deployment. >> reporter: we talked with one rider who says after school time is the worst and he tries to avoid taking the trains around that time. >> i just try to stay away as much as possible. if you have a lot of kids in one surrounding, it could get pretty ugly. >> reporter: the police have the video surveillance from the platform and video from the train itself. they are looking at both as they try to identify this group of teenagers. in the meantime, the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of a possible head injury. live in center city, david henry, channel6 "action news." >> david, thank you. >>> a multi-alarm fire in delaware county has claimed the life of a popular darby township resident. chopper 6 was over the scene as firefighters battled flames and smoke on this home at west jackson street. the fire chief later found the body of duke freeman in the basement

septa says it will let us know by 10:00 a.m. whether they'll modify schedules for the afternoon rush. hundreds of arriving and departing flights are canceled at philly international. glenn just told me that 24,000 flights across the country are canceled because of this storm. it's big. it stretches from texas to new england. check ahead. call 1-800-phl-gate. >>> philadelphia public and parochial schools are closed today because of the storm. and you can count on nbc 10 for the latest school closing information. >> yeah a list of schools is scrolling at the bottom of your screen. it's about 838 schools so far, close to 840. we're looking at it every minute and updating you minute by minute on the nbc 10 app. you can also sign up to receive an nbc 10 alert when your child's school closes. why do you want to do that? well, because we'll e-mail you or send you a text to let you know if your child's school is affect affected. how cool is that? sign up on the nbc 10 app or at nbc10.com. >> that's very cool. >>> it's 6:08. also followi

septa sent out this tweet. west trenton trains outbound experiencing delays up to 15 minutes due to equipment problems. so check with septa before you head out this morning if that's part of your commute. taking a look at the drive times right now, 76 eastbound from the pennsylvania turnpike to the vine, that will take you 37 minutes. 95 southbound as we saw starting to slowdown 23 minutes is your commute from woodhaven down to the vine street expressway. the blue route is in the clear, 15 minutes northbound from 95 to 76. and this is something we've been watching all morning long in plymouth township it was an earlier accident that has since been cleared. but because one of the cars in the accident hit a you till tillutility pole peco crews are on the scene near germantown pike road pleantand pleasant road. if you travel this section intownship give yourself extra time. >>> a police officer will be laid to rest this weekend. friends and family along with fellow officers will begin to pay their respects to offi

septa operating on a regular schedule. new jersey transit, patco running on a snow schedule. amtrak northeast corridor operating on a modified schedule today. and dart has regular service. tracy? >> jillian, thanks. >>> 4:34. some of the first snow from this storm started falling at camelback mountain. the changeover happened a couple hours ago. here's a live look at the ski resort in the poconos where snow on the slopes may be good for business today. it's really coming down. but across the area drivers and road crews, they have their work cut out for them. our katy zachry is live in pottstown, montgomery county. >> katy you started snow falling just before we went on the air at 3:00 this morning. you also mentioned that you felt the temperature change almost dramatically. >> reporter: definitely. brit brittney said it's 32 here in pottstown, it feels like the mid-20s. so definitely that temperature is dropping and you can feel it. we kind of have a mixed bag here in terms of how the snow is affecting surfaces. so the snow is coming down. the flakes aren't as big as they wer

"eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter picks up the store friday there. >> reporter: chris, septa bus driver the the hero is harlen jennifer, who spent 16 years with septa a and driving driving route 56 route overnight. he saw a little girl in the cold and darkness rain soak. he sheltered her. her family is giving him credit for saving her life. when doors to the route 56 septa bus opened, just before 3:00 a.m., out of the rainy darkness walked four year-old anabell richway, the the driver hardly able to believe what he was seeing. >> i was like you got to be kidding me, not this time of the night. >> reporter: as jennifer a father of three including two shelters shelter anabell calling for help the the four year-old explored the bus telling passengers that he was on her way to a local wawa to buy what she called a slushy. >> all i want is a slushy. that is all she said. >> reporter: prior to boarding the bus, anabell dressed herself warmly slipping out of the back door and walking several blocks in the rain even crossing busy torresdale avenue. >> crossing over torresdale in this day