pedestrians for three blocks injuring 23 people. this spelled tragedy for a teenager from michigan. she was killed. hard to imagine the horror for the wounds and thousands of people that witnesses all of this with their own eyes. it's thursday night. times square terror for a lunchtime crowd of tourists. the car bolted on to the sidewalk and continued to hit pedestrians. at first people thought it was an act ofl terror but it quicklr sky high on synthetic marijuana. the driver was richard rojas a navy veteran tackled by a ticket taker at a nearby planet

hollywood. this was witnessed by a group of children on a field trip. dan, what's the story there? >> jim, what are the chances you take a trip to new york to see a broadway show and see something you didn't bargain for, enjoying the sites of new york when a crazed person lets loose. >> only hours earlier some of them witnessed the horrific events in times square. >> he flew up on the pavement. i saw people flying in the air like dolls. i immediately grabbed the children and started running back. >> i heard like this car, made like this noise, and my mom

turned us around. we started running back to the sephora make up store. >> we heard a bang and looked back and there was gas everywhere. the chaperons were like, keep moving. cop cars keep going. squad cars. >> i was terrified for my life. i didn't know who else was going to be involved in it. i wasn't sure what was going to happen, so i was really scared. >> parents did their best to keep their kids safe and out of harm's way. >> keep them from crying and trying to -- >> i'm so ma'am. >> i have never seen anything like that in my life. >> fortunately, everyone got home safely and glad to be home.

there were scheduled to be off from school tomorrow so they'll have an extra day to dewoman press. i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> we have breaking news from bucks county where police say an armed and dangerous gunman is loose after a shooting spree. police want to find 32-year-old brandon grosso driving a gray or blue mercedes benz sedan. the vehicle has a shotgun blast in it. grosso may have been involved in several similar confrontations today. amtrak engineer brendan bostian emerged from headquarters in philadelphia.

he was charged in the crash that killed eight people in philadelphia in may two years ago. christie ileto is live at central detectives with the full story.christie? >> jim, he was arraigned late this evening and d on an $81,000 sign on bond meaning he didn't have to anything as long as he appears for court next month. his attorney says he's a scapegoat.passengers say i time. >> leaving with his attorney, our cameras caught bostian leaving after facing a judge thursday night. he turned himself on charges related to the 2015 deaths of eight passengers. >> i believe he's a scapegoat. his attorney suggests the real

culprit is amtrak who made the decision not to equip the train with safety procedures. >> the person that made the decisions are at amtrak. those decisions put the passengers, employees and general public at risk the entire time this was going on. shoulders crushed.crushed and >> life hasn't the same for adam barbara levine who say charges are appropriate. >> i'm thrilled he was charged. >> it only took two years. he killed eig>> investigation fd bostian wasn't under the influence or using the cellphone. he claims he was injured when someone threw something at the window. >> imagine carrying that around.

he saddened. of his next court date is june 7th. his attorney says they are prepared to fight the charges. >> christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> thank yowrk, you, christie. the driver car is in hospital after this crash. the crash caused significant damage to the building. there is no word yet what caused the drive to lose control. a second paternity is being investigated for sexual assault. our calls fraternitity have not been returned. meanwhile drexel suspended them amid two alled sexual assaults2

month old sop in aleaving the bo un home. wn the door yesterday. newborn girl she had been left in a car seat. her one-year-old brother was in en himself and the toddler was in a makeshift cageo stand. to find aila cage. it's sad. we see a lot of incidents where children are living in conditions. this was probably a first for me. >> 38-year-old cecil cuts is

being held on a quarter million dollars bail. the children's mother was in the hospital after complications from giving birth to the girl. he left the kids home to visit wisdom.dent tmp his team di not. he made this comment after a counter intelligence probe will ucted. appearing with the president of columbia today trump was asked about the appointment of a special council. >> i respect the move but the a witch hunt. there is no conclusion between myse and my campaign. i can speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides the country.

>> tonight there are reports that joe lieberman of connecticut is the front runner to secede james comey as head of fbi. >> prosecutors say last june do dormen responded to a call of someone smoking marijuana and was shot three times. >> i never thought i would be a victim o crime, but it happened. it is what it is. now we can go on with our lives. >> dormen has had multiple surgeries. he returned to work in september. island faces a sentence of 140 years. "action news" has obtaind surveillance video of a crash

monday night when a stolen suv rammed a port richard store. two employees were struck by falling debris. one is pregnant. she says her baby and she are okay. the alleged 18-year-old driver is under arrest. >> former secretary of state colin powell is in state to present whitman with the dwight d. eisenhoweror the ceremony took place in center city. powell and whitman have been friends for ye>> on "action new" tonight, this mother is one of many sickened in a botulism outbreak involving nacho cheese. cops called in to save some

ducks. cecily tynan? >> while it's likely the first heatwave of the year, this is the scene i denver, colorado. >> nydia han has a special report. >> we have a ballooning construction crisis. one builder alone says repairs will cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than estimated one year prior. troubleshooters investigate and look for new solutions. ducis rogers hears from the neag running back when "action news" continues. ♪ ♪ millions of you are online right now,

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for help with a construction device. nydi here with reporting on her continuous investigating. what have you found out? >> we have been covering for three years. families tell us their homes are hiding construction defects. when the issues are uncovered, some builders are denying the jackson adams with airs. compromised immune system is banned from his bedroom because of possible mold. >> as a mother, all you want to do is protect your children. the family believes the builder cut corners allowing home to seep into their homes and cause mold over time. >> it's called water intrusion and fixing the house can cost over $100,000. >> wow, yo you are ringing water

out of the wood. >> it's a result of defiv construction in the appodts.ievt during the wave of residential construction and building boom are especially vulnerable. >> rob said the adams home built 13 years ago. >> this was not built according to code. >> an auditorium of homeowners claim the same problem with different builders. >> you believe your homes are rotting. >> yes. >> who do you believe should pay for the repairs? >> the builder. >> these families live in wilkinson homes.

>> i feel t that i find out now that the construction of the house was substandard. the scope of the construction continues to expand. last november toll brothers estimated repairs was $83 million. that has jumped to $324.4115.5 million related to water intrusion claims for non-stucco homes. many tell us their homes are not being fixed. >> pennsylvania has a statute of rapport that homeowners have 12 to 14 years to bring claims against builders. >> homeowners after homeowner show us denial letters from h toll brothers. any claims exceed warranties on

the home as well as statutory periods in which claims must be made. >> when you buy a house, you don't expect at 14 years for it to decay around you. >> because the moisture problems began behind the wall, the damage is often invisible for years. >> "action news" has alerted legislators to the crisis including representative john galloway. he vows to introduce legislative change to protect homeowners. >> 12 days ago or 12 years ago, builders can't cut corners. >> toll maintains its testing shows normal air quality in the home and no mold damage. toll has not told us what the company will do regarding the

100or homes we asked about. in response to our larger story both say they have worked to fix properties. it's the homeowner attorney that delayed the repair process. wilkinson says we don't comment on pending litigation. more information on "6abc".com. >> if you are buy ago home, not new construction but a previously owned home, can you inspect to find the problem? >> you can, but we have put information on "6abc".com how to find a reputable inspector. the adams have welcomed their fifth child, charlotte may. >> the man that built the fox news empire has died. roger ailes has died after falling and hitting his head at

his palm beach home. he was forced to resign from fox after sexual allegations. roger ailes was 77. >> that was rock star chris cornell on stage in his last performance. hours after this concert he was dead. the singer song writer committed suicide by hanging himself in his hotel room. he was the front man of sound garden and audio slave. hhe was just 52. >> anchor rick williams took part in a mind your mind

fundraiser in center city philadelphia. the organization tries to reduce stigma associated with mental health disorders. >> a california mother is one of five victims of a botulism outbreak linked to gas station nachos. the poisoning can cause muscle issues, slurred speech and can kill you. the woman has been in intensive care three weeks now. her family is filing suit. >> a new home provides manna for those with serious illnesses. the state of the art center in philadelphia will allow manna to serve 2.5 million meals a year. let's get the word from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> one more scorcher and then

cooler weather for the weekend. fair skies and warm after our second day in the 90s. one degree shy of the record highs the past two days. 91 yesterday, 92 the record. today, 93. 94 the record. tomorrow's record 96. i think we'll fall short of that, but if we hit the 90s, it's officially a heatwave. wilmington, 08. cape may, 66. satellite and radar showing our heat buster is a cold front near detroit right now. there is a scattered lone of showers ahead of it. it will open the door for high pressure to come in. it sits off the coast for the weekend bringing us an easterly

flow off the ocean bringing cooler air. tomorrow morning bus stop forecast, you don't need a jacket. 71, 8:00. future tracker showing we are up to 80 by 9:00 and by the afternoon, low 90s. a few possible late day showers or thunderstorms. i don't think we'll see a lot of this, mainly philadelphia. that's the cold front. not much moisture but the weekend will be 20-degrees cooler than it has been the last three days. the forecast, calling for a high of 91. five degrees high of the record high. that makes it a heatwave first of the year, spotty storm possible late in the afternoon to evening. saturday, springtime is back.

low humidity, loads of sunshine, a high of 72. sunday, sunshine will be limited, a clouds, no moisture with it in the way of rain. 70. monday morning you need the umbrella, morning showers with a warm front, 76. the pick of the week, i think will be tuesday, 78. wednesday and thursday, again, you need the umbrella, 140uers and thunderstorms. at this point, we get rid of them for the start of memorial day weekend. seasonal temperatures. i'll keep you posted as we get closer. this was a delicate operation in yeardley today. a mama duck and her 11 ducklings were walking down the street when the little ones slipped through the great grates of a

>> eagles hope they feel filled an important guy through free agency. >> it's been a revolving door. 30-year-old blunt signed his one year contract today. he came from the patriots where he held the title. he had issues from other teams. >> i chose this place as the place i would like to be. a lot of guys here are going to be a big part of why this team is going to be successful in the future. i want to be part of that. i have been part of something special before, and i have had -- you get the feeling that to have something something here. i want to be part of that. >> the phillies are on the move. this afternoon swept out of

texas. the shift is on in the second inning. starting off at second base. makes the grab. to the fifth, miguel franco. that's a good sign, solo shot, 2-0 phils. drive in two runs. ryan two run shot. 8-4, drop 12 of

>> schneider who died last year was one of the driving forces was behind if sports complex in philadelphia. with the renaming, the founder will be remembered forever. >> as our players and fans visit the wells fargo center, they'll drive down the ed schneider way. >> a high honor well deserved. >> true. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live, followed next on channel6, guests johnny deb, and music from lincoln park. "actio n at 4:30. cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team,

i'm jim gardner. goodnight.