it happened as it travels through the bridesburg section of philadelphia. this comes as the ntsb is about to release more on the amtrak derailment. katherine scott has more on the 30th street station with more on the story. >> reporter: nobody was hurt when the object struck the train as it passed through bridesburg. amtrak officials are trying to determine what the object was. it comes always the national transportation safety board is expected to release documents and information that could shed some light on last year's fatal crash that happened at bridesburg junction. let's get pictures of the incident as the train passed through bridesburg. you can see the damage on the acela express train from washington, d.c. to new york. amtrak is investigating what the object may be. last night's incident happened not too far away from where the fatal crash happened. federal investigators are trying to determine whether a projectile hit that train. 8 people died and two hundred others were injured. investigators say the train was traveling at twice the speed limit

as the train was passing through bridesburg. there were 200 passengers on board and nobody was hurt. federal investigators are trying to determine whether projectile hit the train in last year's train derailment, officials said it is not rare in the area, but it's not clear if it was relevant to the crash. we don't know what caused the crash. 8 people died that night and around 200 injured. investigators say the train was traveling at twice the speed limit when it entered the sharp curve at frankford junction. the engine was new operating normally. the train engineer hit his head in the crash and and told investigators he doesn't remember what happened. there was no indication he was on the cell phone during the crash. we don't know what the documents released today contain him we'll follow the story and bring you updates as we get them. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> thank you for that, katherine. >>> so, after months of all the ads, campaign speeches and charges and counter charges it's time to start the voting.

let's look at the photos of the damage as the train was traveling through bridesburg. it happened at 7:00 p.m. on the acela train from washington to new york. amtrak is assessing what the object may be. last night's incident happened not too far away from where the fatal crash occurred last may. federal investigators are trying to determine when a projectile hit that train. officials said it was not rare in that area, but if it did, it is not clear if it was relevant to the crash. 8 people dialed and 200 injured. -- 8 people dialed and 200 injured. the train was traveling at twice the speed limit when it entered the curve at the bridesburg junction. the train engineer hit his head in the crash and doesn't remember what happened. investigators say there was no indication he was on his cell phone. they are trying to determine the cause of the crash. we don't know what the documents that are expected to be released today. this is not the final report, we know that the investigative phase is over. they are going to release data today and work on the final report and safety

and what caused damage to the train last night in bridesburg. >> reporter: keep in mind these trains undergo rigorous safety testing ballistic testing is standard in the event something happens. we don't know what the objects were that struck the train, but it happened on the eve of the ntsb's plan to release a large amount of data from last year's fatal derailment. the asell -- acela express train was passing through bridesburg, several unidentified objects struck the train heading to new york city. none of the passengers on board were hurt. at 0th street station passengers say they are trust that the trains are built and reinforced to be instruct by smaller objects that may strike weather accidentally or on purpose. >>> i think they do as much as they can. >> reporter: last night's incident took place not far from the site of the train derailment last may that killed 8 and injured 200 you. today the n tsb is releasing data that could provide insight to the crash. in the days and weeks that follow feather investigators worked to determine if a projectile hit that train. other trains

let's look at the pictures from the incident as the train passed through bridesburg. you can see the damage on the wood on the train. again, nobody was hurt. it happened on the acela express train from washington to new york. there were 200 passengers on board. amtrak is investigating what the object may be. last night's incident happened in the vicinity of the fatal crash last may. in the derailment investigators were trying to determine when a projectile hit that train. other trains were reported being hit by something that night. 8 people died and 200 others were injured when the locomotive and four passenger cars jumped the tracks. in the days and months that followed it was determined that the train was traveling tries the speed limit when it hit the curve. the train engineer hit his head in the crash and told investigators he doesn't remember what happened. he turned over his cell phone, investigators say there was no indication he was using it. the engine was new and operating normally. no anomalies were found in the tracks or signal boxes. what today's documen

idea of just where this train was hit right here in the philly area as that train passed through the bridesburg section. let's take you now to some video from our partners up at cbs2 in new york city. >> this inches depth was called in just before 7:00 last night. the passenger aboard also shared photos of cracked windows, cracked window, with our sister station cbs2 in new york, and just before 7:00 last night, officials say, that object was thrown at acela 2222. it was bound for new york city from washington, d.c., and of course passed through the philadelphia area with 200 passengers on board. the train was stopped at new jersey's metro park station, where amtrak police came aboard to investigate. early on officials were able to pinpoint the emergency call came in about this train as it did travel through the bridesburg area. let's take you now to video. because it is also ties into another big moment for amtrak. because this happened not far from where amtrak 188 derailed back in may at the frankford junction that we know eight people were killed, 200 were injured, and this also includes co

. >> this was reported at about 7:00 last night, in the bridesburg section, no injuries though, to the 201 passengers who were aboard that dc to new york train. the incident did comma day before the ntsb. it is due release a report on the derailment of amtrak 188, that train wreck, not too far from the bridesburg incident at frankford junction. now, amtrak 188, that wreck did leave eight dead, some 200 injured. it was also first reported to have been struck by something, before the train did derail. now, the report due out today, it is set to feature some 2,000 pages at least, and center on the conductor brandon bastian also injured in the wreck. he has said he does not recall the crash it should feature interviews from him, give more details on improvement being made to train safety. back to you. >> fill out a question, thank you. >> we're just digging eat's, rain or no rain. >> awesome. sunshine 06 degrees, felt like april, we will keep the trends going for the next few days, some showers though coming in later this afternoon. not big deal. it could extend into the early evening rush

. >>> amtrak is working to figure out what struck an acela train as it was traveling through bridesburg in philadelphia. several unidentified objects struck the train heading to new york city. pictures from passenger show the damage from some of the windows. none of the passengers were hurt. 30th street station today passengers said they trusted the trains to withstand being struck by smaller objects. >>> i think they try as much as they can. i think it is our job to understand that stuff does happen. >>> the train was inspected, but nothing unusual was found. the train made it to new york without any other problems. >>> last night's incident toons toons -- took place not far from the site of the deadly derailment that killed 8 and injured 200. ntsb will release a lot of amount of data that would provide insight into the crash. federal investigators worked to determine whether a projectile hit the train prior to derailment. >>> turning to the accuweather forecast. we have clouds in the sky right now, but it's warm for the first day of february. let's look live outside sky6 live hd showi

on route to new york was passing through bridesburg sunday when a rock shattered the window. it happened along the same stretch of tracks where the amtrak train derailed last may. none of the more than 200 porjs on board that train were injured. >>> the cdc as costa rica and nicaragua added to a list of growing countries to avoid with the zika outbreak. they have declared the virus an international emergency. it's linked to thousands of birth defects. dr. rob will be here later on to smooth out questions about the virus. 6 still ahead. february marks black history month. and then you're getting a sneak peek at ads that will run in super bowl sunday including this one that features adorable dogs there. >>> in case you forgot it's groundhog day. you can forget punxsutawney phil. we'll let >> happening today, hundreds are expected to honor a church founder and ab lish niingt. the postal service is honoring bishop allen. 200 years ago he founded the episcopal church. >>> and we have fingers across here at cbs3 here this morning it's groundhog day and we're set to find out is the

. >> local college students spread the message of the importance of a positive lifestyle in bridesburg. the university of pennsylvania students gave boxing instruction to kids here at the boys and girls club on bridge street part of the build-up for tonight's fight night. boxing event that benefits the boys and girls clubs of philadelphia. >> hey, when the flyers get back one of their superstars they lose another. is demarco murray want out of philly? another report. that is next. >>> i'm john clark from comcast sportsnet. more injuries. jake voracek will miss tomorrow's game, look he has a lower body injury. it may have happened on this play last night when he collided. jake played in 286 straight games only two players in flyers history have a longer streak. looks like that will end. hopefully claude giroux will be back. he returned to practice. he missed the last three games with an upper body injury. so g, you back tomorrow? >> i don't know yet. we have to look at some things, what's going on. >> is there anything you can't do on the ice right now? you're limited to? >> i can't sco

. >> not far from where amtrak 2222 reports being hit in the bridesburg area. back in may, conductor brandon bostian at the helm of amtrak 188 as it sped onto a curve and derailed at frankford junction. in northeast philadelphia, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> students are in a south jersey school with increased police presence. cherry hill east high school today after social media threat surfaced on line this past weekend. investigators tracked that message to a juvenile and made an arrest. authorities also checked the school and the surrounding area earlier this morning. >> i definitely was taken back by it, didn't think it would be somebody, especially knowing, so many kids here, and everyone so nice to each other, in my personal opinion. >> the superintendent told cbs-3 the juvenile who allegedly made that on-line threat is now charged with one count of making a false public alarm the time for campaigning in iowa almost over. tonight kick off the nominating caucuses, more on the last minute push for voters. >> reporter: it was an early wake-up c

it hit the train as it passed through philadelphia's bridesburg section, not far from where the spot where amtrak 188 derailed last may. no one was hurt from last night's incident. >> temperatures are once again flirting with the 60s in many places. and all out romance in other spots, take a live look at center city, hard to believe today is february 1st, the question, are the temperatures going to stick around? meteorologist, scott williams tracking it for us. >> could be some rain hanging around, as well? >> that's right. looking at some rain right now. certainly those temperatures today, lucy, iaian, 59 degrees in philadelphia. it is going to go even higher with the seven day forecast. but right now, stepping outdoors, kind of damp and dreary, we are watching cold front move through. but look at the temperatures, still well above average. ooh right now, normal for this time of year is 41, the record high for today's date is 70. so that's safe. but look at ultimate doppler, lit up with pockets of showers, heavy rainfall in burlington, as well as ocean county, as we move just south

investigators are trying to figure out what struck an amtrak train in the bridesburg section. a report on the deadly derailment is due out today. >>> a bridge closes to traffic today, a lot of people are worried about the results of that, so we'll turn to karen rogers with the closure of the falls bridge. >>> we have terroristic threats to a high school in cherry hill. we'll have the weather all next on "action news." or the presidential candidates. >> some in the hawkeye state don't have to leave their homes in order to caucuses. >> reporter: you out where it's quiet and more silos than traffic signals, some will come here. >> yes, we're very excited. >> reporter: to where mary weaver is backing up a donkey bars a snack for the democrats. making a big decision smack dab in the middle of her home. one of five places left in iowa where the caucus happens in a living room. >> we have three delegates that will be coming out of this caucus. >> reporter: that means friends and neighbors will gather here and choose one of four groups to join. clinton, sanders, o'malley or uncommitte

the object struck the train as it was rolling through bridesburg. no passengers or crew were hurt. the train was headed from washington to new york. >>> more than 24 hours after a shooting in bethlehem, two people are behind bars and the teen victims are still in the hospital. police say a 14 an@ç 16-year-ol were hit by gunfire while walking near a church in the south end of bethlehem saturday night. one of the victims is in critical condition. nbc 10 spoke to the former basketball coach of one of the teens. >> sad. i feel very sad because, you know, you see kid that was under my wing at one time. once i heard that, i've been praying. >> bethlehem police say the investigation is ongoing. they are not looking for any other suspects. >>> police will not confirm whether saturday night's shooting in bethlehem is connected to another shooting that happened in allentown. allentown police arrested two 19-year-old men. they're charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. a 39-year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to the torso. he is expected to be okay. >>> it's 4:07. police

train 22222 hit by mystery object as it traveled through bridesburg last night. these images show the damage there. the incident comes as the ntsb is schedule to release more information today about last year's deadly amtrak derailment. >>> also, security is increased at cherry hill east high school after a threatening text message circulated on line. a juvenile is now facing charges. classes will continue as planned. >>> and, finally here, caucus day in iowa. the candidate have blanket dollars the hawk eye state. major snowstorm could affect voter turn out, though. >>> coming up right here, local star returns home. we will let you know why world cup hero carli lloyd is back in town, and the different spot where she met some fans. we'll be right back. (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... (instrumental) i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it wor

however, amtrak has said they know something hit acela 2222 as they travel through the bridesburg second zero section about 7:00 sunday night not far from amtrak 188 derailed back in may. today as amtrak continues, one investigation, it appears to be beginning another. >> up close look at a smashed window of amtrak acela 2222 sunday night. passengers on the washington dc to new york sit bound train had no idea what caused the crack. >> there is giant boom. almost sounded like a tray table had dropped, like really hard and strong. >> taylor tells our sister station cbs2 that she sat just few seats down from that damaged window. posting these photos on twitter and tweeting someone just shot our amtrak car. and: close up of the bullet hole. >> oh, my god. you know, something hit the train. and immediately everybody looked at it and said oh, my gosh, it is a gunshot is that correct a bullet in there, what's going snob. >> in a statement amtrak says amtrak and local authorities are investigating the incident, including the type of objects hitting the train. she said the train stopped at new j

passengers reported hearing a loud boom on sunday night while traveling through the bridesburg section of philadelphia. the train stopped in new jersey for an inspection. no one was hurt. >> pennsylvania's most famous ground hog will offer its annual prediction this morning as to whether we will see an early spring or not. punxsutawney phil will make the call at 7:30 a.m. if phil sees his shadow the prediction is for the u.s. to have six more weeks of winter. if he doesn't his handlers say expect warmer temperatures and a warner spring. phil's prediction has been right 13 times and wrong 15 times since 1988 less than the average of a coin toss and i'm just thinking since we've already seen an early spring, isn't the ground hog a little late with this? >> kind of. >> phil says don't rain on his parade. it's his big day. he may not be a meteorologist but this is his day. >> yeah, i rank his forecast right up there with the family's almanac. it's great reading in the you know what. but it's fun. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows you a lack of rain today. as we take a look ou

. >>> amtrak believers that it was a rock that damaged a train traveling through the bridesburg section of philadelphia last night. taylor lorenz of bric brooklyn posted these photographs moments after something hit the window of the amtrak acela train she was riding in. riders her a loud boom as the projectile smashed the glass at about 7 o'clock. reginald osbourne of new york is the man in this photograph. >> it cracked it. it didn't shatter it but you could see where it was just -- like it left an imprint of like a bullet. >> the train was carrying 201 people from washington to new york city. fortunately nobody was hurt. the train stopped in new jersey for an inspection before continuing on to new york. >>> the national transportation safety board today released an enormous amount of information about last may's crash of an amtrak train in philadelphia. eight people were killed, hundreds were hurt when the train derailed at frankford junction on may 12th. but the question is how much did the disclosures today really help us understand what happened? "action news" reporter john rawlin

a mysterious object struck the acela express train as it passed through the bridesburg neighborhood of philadelphia. a passenger snapped this picture of a crack in the window. nobody was hurt. the incident happened near the same area where that amtrak train derailed back in may killing eight people. >>> a d.c. fire officials is facing federal charges tonight in connection with a child pornography case. prosecutors say earl walker received and possessed child porn at his home in pennsylvania between 2011 and 2012. walker has been with the fire department for more than 20 years. he's currently serving as a lieutenant. he's on paid administrative leave now. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> an update now to a story you saw first here on news4. long-time maryland judge has admitted to breaking the law. former charles county judge robert nalley pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of misconduct on the bench. it is reported the judge will avoid prison time. >> reporter: he didn't apologize but the judge admitted he committed a crime, what the feds call deprivation

and a crash at bridesburg in tacony along magee, and new state road and traffic troubles at the falls bridge and kelly drive. and people can't use the bridge any way because of the construction. and downed wires at springfield and brook side road and a crash near old york and susquehanna and old gwinnett look for a crash at ambler road. we'll check it again if the 5:00 hour. >> all right see you then matt. thank you. >>> what's the deal? is ahead. they put a full service hair salon on wheels. and penn's landing drippy and dreary out there, adam joseph is back with the latest on the tornado watch that is next. >>> adam joseph along now with the tornado watch in effect. by all accounts the weather coming up this way is severe. >> it is we are seeing tornado warnings, that means an indicated tornado on the ground and the watch mes we are watching for the potential and there was a bunch of warnings with this line in virginia and north carolina now. as we look at double scan live radar we are tracking torrential rain in parts of delaware and southern new jersey and chester and lancaster an

. >>> amtrak is investigating after something hit a window on a train traveling through bridesburg. it was a washington to new york acela express train. no one was hurt. >>> the cherry hill school district says you'll see a major police presence ator thisry hill east this morning. >>> i'm drew smith, live in east falls where the final cars for the final morning commute are able to go over the falls bridge. this closes today. they've got the road blocks out ready to çgo. there was emergency repairs necessary because of structural damage. it will keep this bridge out of commission for vehicle traffic until april 1st. if you head through this area, plan ahead. the detour will take you up to the city avenue bridges. drew smith, live in east falls, nbc 10 news. >>> i'm katy zachry, watching a school bus crash in the fern rock section of philadelphia. skyforce 10 has been over the scene since shortly after it happened. if you look below, you can see this school bus, fortunately no students were on. there were three individuals and 20 people on the septa bus. it's part of the route "l" l

. >>> if you plan on driving through bridesburg don't be surprised when you see some detours signs. starting tonight penndot is closing the intersection of juniata street and almond street for two months to install a new storm sewer. it's all part of storm water management system improvement plan associated with penndot's $160 million project to install new ramps between i-95 aramingo avenue and the betsy ross brid bridge. >>> this guy says he's running a nice place for folks to rent in philadelphia but his history tells a different story. >> reporter: your records are horrific. >> that's a false lie report roar your records are horrific g tuberculosis. >> people can't contract them. i didn't give it to him. you said like i gave it to him. >> fox 29 investigates goes undercover. it's a story that may haunt you. >>> personalized license plate that reads, f muslims. how it end ended on the back of a pickup truck and what the state that issue it has to say about the hateful message. >> if you use union we are this one might give you chills. a driver accused of in a deadly shooting ramp

that was the message local college students spread this morning in bridesburg. boxing instructions to the boys and girls for the build up of fight night that benefits the boys and girls club of philadelphia. >> just a couple of days ago temperatures were in the 60s. but it feels a lot different now. we've got a cold night and morning ahead. but we're going to see quite a warm-up as we go through the weekend. sunday is going to be way warmer than saturday. but winter is not over. we have bright blue skies out there as we've had much of the day. 41 degrees, the wind 24 gusting to 29 miles an hour. making it feel like it's 31. certainly cold enough for the folks in blue mountain and parts of the poconos to make snow. they are not going to enjoy the warm weather we're going to get for a few days. then they may get natural snow before the end of next week. temperatures now 41 in philadelphia, 30s across much of the rest of the area. we still have wind on top of that, so we've got gusts up to 30 miles an hour right now. we also have dry conditions, it's going to stay

. >> the train was hit as it traveled through bridesburg. no one was hurt. >>> now to decision 2016, today is the first real test for the crowded field of candidates vying to be our country's next president. the iowa caucuses begin in less than four hours. nbc 10 is dedicated to bringing you complete coverage of this next major phase of what promises to be a wild political season. lauren mayk traveled from philadelphia to iowa to cover today's caucuses where turnout is expected to be high and republicans could come out in record numbers. lauren is joining us from des moines. can you feel the excitement? >> reporter: jim, first, let me show you where we are. this is a huge media filing center here in des moines where we'll watch these results come in this evening. now, this is a busy day and the campaigns, they are not taking any chances. before i even left my hotel today i saw those final commercials rolling. i ran into folks going out to canvas for hillary clinton going out to knock on doors for her. that is happening across des moines and

year's crash another amtrak train was hit by a mysterious object last night as it passed through the bridesburg section of the city. passenger, shared this picture of acela express train. the object broke the train window. investigates are trying to figure out where that object came from. no one was hurt in that incident. >>> delaware county police think a tractor trailer driver might have been high when he lost control of the his truck and drove down trolley tracks in collings dale. the truck ended up getting wedged into the tracks and that wasn't the end of the trouble. when a tow truck drive came to help get the trailer out it jumped the tracks and ended up pinning the tow truck driver in between the two vehicles. he's not seriously hurt know and police arrested the tractor trailer driver. >>> more shaking in south jersey today. >> yeah. police and residents in cape may county say they once again heard and felt something that sounds like and felt like sonic booms. the brigantine police department tweeted residents heard two bombs just before 2:00 this afternoon however they say today's weren

at the time, the train was traveling through bridesburg, close to where the amtrak train derailed in may killing eight. reginald osbourne of harlem is the man in this photo. he was sitting right next to the broken window. >> it cracked it. it didn't shatter it but you could see where it was just -- like it left an imprint of like a bullet. >> reporter: amtrak told us today that the train car windows are reinforced to meet the specifications of the federal railroad administration's regulations. at 30th street station today, riders said they consider the train safe and such incidents are not something that will keep them from riding the rails. >> you really can can't live your life worried about such things and the probability of things happening like that tend to be so small, i do feel very safe. >> that are things that are just out of everyone's control so hopefully people understand that and don't cause too much of a fuss. >> reporter: now, the passengers who were on the train last night told us the conductors on board explained to them that this does happen from time to time, that

. >> amtrak is just released new information about the train that was damaged last night in the bridesburg section of philadelphia. so far the investigation suggests that it was a rock that cracked the window on a train carrying more than 200 people from washington to new york city. officials have not said how that might have happened just yet although he no one was hurt. some passengers said they felt really uneasy especially the man who was sitting right next to the damaged window. >> it felt like there was a strong force that hit the train which is why we didn't know if the train had run over something or if something hit the side of the train, but we did not suspect, you know, until we looked up that it was something that hit the window. >> now, the train was stopped in new jersey for an inspection and then cleared to continue onto new york. >>> that incident comes as the ntsb releases its finding on the deadly derailment last year in port richmond. while there are no bomb shells the findings are giving us a better picture of just what happened. john rawlins has been sorting through th

and where it came from, whatever it was, though, it hit the train as it passed through philadelphia's bridesburg section, not far from the spot where amtrak 188 derailed last may. no one has heard from last night's incident. >> the presidential candidates have made their last minute pitches to iowa voters, now it is to up iowa to decide their favorite candidate at the caucuses tonight. democrat hillary clinton and republican donald trump have been leading in the polls, some surprises in the past, tonight's results could cut down a crowded gop fields and separate close democratic race between hillary clinton and bernie saunders, in just a few minutes, we'll take you live to des moines iowa for a look at things on the grounds. >> police evacuated port richmond school after worker found threatening note. authorities say a member of the cleaning staff at james martin middle school found that note on a locker that mentioned blowing up the school. police gave the all-clear just before noon and student went back to classes. investigators now are looking into what happened. >> another on-line threat, le

the incident happened in the city's bridesburg section. that's not far from the sight of last year's deadly train derailment. >> happening now, drivers beware. crews are making repairs on i-95 for the next several hours. they're fixing barriers along the cottman of a interchange after an accident there. those repairs do mean some lane closures while crews continue their work overnight. so i-95 to southbound right lanes will be closed until 5:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. ♪ >>> a speeding driver out of control. his pickup truck flips ting him like a rag doll but this video gets even crazier. what that guy does next no one expected. >>> and a woman's normal trip to the gym ends in a nightmare. a guy sneaks into the lady's locker room and records her in the shower. >> i just didn't expect something like that to happen. you know, i didn't put myself out there like that. >> what he said as he was leaving that makes this even creepier. >>> plus pot brownies and cookies found by local police. where they were discovered that's got someone in big