we will get more from abc's adrian banker. >> reporter: tonight an oklahoma teen has died after the walls of a tunnel he dug in the sand collapsed on him. >> all i could see was his feet sticking out and they dug him out. he was unresponsive. >> reporter: seventeen year-old traverse brown of oklahoma trapped in the sand cave on the beach in florida as officials desperate thely tried to reach him. emergency responders say it the is unclear how long he was without oxygen. witnesses say medics worked to revive the teen for 20 minutes n new jersey last summer a 12 year-old boy survived after a sand avalanche crumbled right on top of him, trapping and knocking him unconscious. officials say that the boy was digging deep sand hole, and in 2011, 17 year-old matt needa miraculously survived after a 7-foot deep sand tunnel caved in on him in huntington beach, california. >> i thought would i die. >> reporter: digging deep holes can trigger the sand to shift ape give way swallowing whatever lies in its gap. when you or your children are digging in the sand never enclosure self completely in that sa

we begin with abc adrian. >> reporter: it's the fifth major attack in turkey's largest city in the past month. gunfire and explosions rocking the istanbul airport's international terminal in what appears to be surveillance video that landed online, a fire bail on the screen as one of the attackers detonates himself. another suicide bomber ran outside. the injured being rushed to area hospitals in ambulances, vans, and taxis. >> people were shooting on one side. we all ran the other way, and then the bombs went off. and people were running the other way and there was more shooting. we came out, and after that i think there's another erupted at about 10:00 p.m., a busy time for one of the middle east most popular travel hubs. officials say the attackers arrived by taxi then opened fire with assault rifles. detonating suicide belts. >> a lot of people are talking. i didn't see, but i heard it. one bomb, i think in the arrival area. i think two is departure area. >> reporter: inside the arptirp confusion, people looking for cover. some holding children, others on their phones. back in march

abc's adrian bankart joins us from new york with the story. >> reporter: yes, wait until you see this video, it's a crime that could have ended differently if not for the determined mother and an off duty deputy in the right place at the right time. >> surveillance video capturing the horrific scene of a man dragging a girl through a store in florida during an attempted kidnapping. the teen's mother holding on for dear life. >> i have never seen an instance like this in broad daylight in a public area, where the suspect grabbed a young girl like this. >> we are learning more about the suspect, who suddenly pounces on the 13-year-old dragging her towards the exit. the mother grabbed her official arm refusing to let go. >> she may have saved her life. >> the would be kidnapper is not listed on any known sex offender list, but has a known criminal history including battery on a police officer. now facing kidnapping and child abuse charges. >> he tried to get away but was arrested by an officer in the parking lot. jeffrey benin being hailed a hero and the mother commended for her quick re

here's abc's adrian bank yert. >> reporter: on this quiet street in bucks county, pennsylvania, jen betts said she nude something wasn't right at the home. >> 51-year-old lee kaplan. >> i knew it. that's what i'm going through. i saw these little girls. i saw their face. i saw them often enough that you know i knew they were crying for help. >> reporter: calling a child abuse hot line to report certifications about the home where she saw several girls all in blue dresses. police scouring the property where they say 12 girls ranging from six months to 18 years old lived with kaplin. the 18-year-old authorities say telling police kaplan fathered her two children. he now faces charges including statutory sexual assault. her parents who authorities say arranged for the then 14-year-old girl to live with can lan both clarnled with endangering the welfare of a child. police say they claim the other nine girls found in the home are also their daughters. jen betz says she called the child abuse line once before a few years ago. >> i've been looking at them for years going by that house. i feel as

abc's adrian bang kert has the story. >> reporter: more than a dozen people recovering after a deck suddenlyapses during a party at a historic building in brooklyn, new york. we don't know the how many patients are there are at this time. ems is on the scene. saying many suffered broken bones after the deck fell from the second floor. >> i think just old age. old age and rot and disrepair. it just wasn't maintained operly. >> reporter: injuries from deck collapses sending 4,600 people to the emergency room over the last decade. in 2013, two dozen crashing down from this deck in indiana. and before that, a disastrous prom photo-op. >> at this time, roll them. yes, ma'am, i need all the ambulances i can get. >> reporter: and last summer, 24 family members injured in this north carolina deck collapse. there are 40 million residential decks in the u.s. many more than 20 years old. experts warning, look for rot and water damage. check for missing screws or weak support joints. >> if you're on a deck, a balcony or a terrace and you sway back and forth and that moves with you, that's a real proble

adrian bankert, abc news new york. >>> more than a million people packed the streets to cheer on the cavaliers. most stood along the parade route. some fans clupg to the side of a parking garage to get a better view. look at this. >> espn reporter tweeted this picture of daring fans. luckily, no one was hurt. >> lebron james thanked teammates and the cavs nation. >> i'm nothing without these guys behind me, the coaching stuff. i'm nothing without the city. i love all of y'all. i love all of y'all. [ bleep ] get ready for next year. >> cleveland's mayor declared today a local holiday so everyone could attend the celebration. that was cleveland's first championship in any sport since 1964. >>> senator barbara boxer settled a friendly wager over the warriors loss to cleveland. she tweeted about her walk of shame today. she delivered several cases of beer while wearing a cavs jersey to the ohio senator. >> all right. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, new details in a scandal rattling the oakland police department. what abc 7 news learned about one of those cases. >>> a harrowing rescue

abc news has learned the three attackers were detected by police at security just before entering the main part of the terminal which means it likely saved many more lives. in new york, adrian bankard, abc news. larry and ama, back to you. >>> surveillance cameras captured one of the suicide bombers running through the hallway. he fell to the ground and after several moments people around him started to run away and then suddenly the bomb explodes. >>> at one point flights between the u.s. and istanbul were put on hold and it was -- it had waiting passengers on edge. sergio is live for us. >> and there were passengers who arrived here this afternoon with the sense of relief that they got from istanbul safely. for those who were already on a plane and headed there, it was a little bit of a different story. >> turkish airlines flight 80 took off headed to istanbul. >> i didn't know until i left him five minutes ago. >> he said his friend is flying through istanbul and to egypt. they learned about the triple bombings when they got to sfo this afternoon. some passengers changed travel plans. >> i wanted to reroute my flights and i went to the turkish air. >> those arriving were

abc news has learned the three attackers were detected by police at security just before entering the main part of the terminal which means it likely saved many more lives. in new york, adrian bankard, abc news. larry and ama, back to you. >>> surveillance cameras captured one of the suicide bombers running through the hallway. he fell to the ground and after several moments people around him started to run away and then suddenly the bomb explodes. >>> at one point flights between the u.s. and istanbul were put on hold and it was -- it had waiting passengers on edge. sergio is live for us. >> and there were passengers who arrived here this afternoon with the sense of relief that they got from istanbul safely. for those who were already on a plane and headed there, it was a little bit of a different story. >> turkish airlines flight 80 took off headed to istanbul. >> i didn't know until i left him five minutes ago. >> he said his friend is flying through istanbul and to egypt. they learned about the triple bombings when they got to sfo this afternoon. some passengers changed travel plans. >> i wanted to reroute my flights and i went to the turkish air. >> those arriving were

abc news reporter adrian is live with the latest. >> reporter: good evening to youama.comes after criticism from the governor of florida, saying that the white house should have approved an emergency declaration. the white house pushing back saying that there's been substantial federal resources provided to the city in addition to those announced today by the attorney general. attorney general loretta lynch visiting orlando today. >> i am so inspired by the strength and the resilience of the survivors and their loved ones. >> announcing $1 million in emergency funding from the department of justice to cover the cost of overtime, counseling and added staff for law enforcement as the case unfolds. she's meeting with lead investigators as the fbi releases unedited transcripts of the 911 call from shooter omar mateen telling the dispatcher i'm in orlando and i did the shooting. it's a tragedy impacting security and the economy. overnight, orange avenue, the street where the carnage unfolded, back open again while the shuttered pulse nightclub remains a crime scene. neighbor

adrian bankard, abc news, new york. >>> turning now to our local headlines, the warriors are one win away after back to back titles. the dubs continue to make history setting an nba final record. they stepped up and scored a combined 63 points. the warriors won and take a three games to one over the calves. this was the cavs' first loss this weekend. abc 7's reporter was there. >> reporter: warriors fans say they never doubted they would rebound from wednesday's game and grab a victory on cleveland's home court. >> throughout the playoffs this last year, so we kind of expected that. >> reporter: steph curry had full support of his family. his dad saying his son was ready. >> he's got to be a little more aggressive in the game. >> reporter: cavs fans did what they could even waving giant heads of presidential candidates behind the basket when warriors would shoot free-throws. >> if you're making a free-throw and you see donald trump, you're like oh my god. >> reporter: calves fans tell us they're not feeling good about going back to oakland. >> i think we have a very slim chance of wi

congratulations to adrian and all the retirees. >>> and 6 abc was there for the support of older philadelphians, they held a fundraiser and lunch en. public affairs manager, nicky hawkins accepted an award for our art of aging program. >> as we look outside sky 6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge under kind of cloudy skies for your thursday. meteorologist, cecily tynan, has the exclusive accuweather forecast. sir, this alien life form is growing at an alarming rate. growing fast, you say? we can't contain it any long... oh! you know, that reminds me of how geico's been the fastest-growing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. over ten years? mhm, geico's the company your friends and neighbors trust. and deservedly so. indeed. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. cecily tynan is here to tell us how things are shaping up at the end of the week here. >> definitely improving. the showers from this morning have cleared out and there is still a lot of clouds and with the easterly flow temperatures on the cool side. 69 degre

abc 7 news. >>> a 16-year-old boy charged with the sexual assault and murder of an 8-year-old santa cruz girl will be tried as an adult. adrian gonzalez needed not guilty in the killing of mady middleton at the tannery arts center housing complex last july. he was 15 years old at the time. the trial will not begin until february of next year. if convicted, he could face life in prison. >>> tomorrow the fbi is expected to announce a major reward for the arrest of a serial killer. he's responsible for at least a dozen murders and 45 rapes during the '70s and '80s. here is a sketch of this killer nicknamed the ormgal night stalker. his crimes stretched throughout the state from the jaemt area all the way to southern california. he targeted homes in contra costa county as well. tomorrow the fbi is expected to release new sketches of the suspect. >>> the founder of one of san francisco's most iconic coffee shops has died. giovanni giota opened the kcafe in north beach in 1956. he's credited with having the sfifrt espresso coffee house in san francisco. over the decades the place has stayed a local hangout and music venue. >> it wo