so no family ever ever has to go through this. >> now nbc 10 reached out to hillman's bus company but they won't comment on pending litigation. we also have not heard back from the attorney for the bus company or the superintendent of schools. >>> it's 5:18. a bucks county father faces a hearing next week after he's accused of molesting two young girls during sleepovers at his home. prosecutors charged david hepsh with sexual assault. and a judge in bensalem set bail at $750,000 yesterday. both 10-year-old victims are friends with his daughter. and investigators say the crimes happened over a year and a half. they say there could be more victims and they are asking any concerned parents to come forward. >>> about 20 minutes after 5:00 now, time to get a check on the highways this wednesday morning. >> first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is here with that. good morning jillian. >> good morning. starting off on the vine street expressway, clear in both directions between 76 and 95. speaking of 76 rounding the curve, no accidents or delays to report. drive times are average, 12 to

one include thomas hillman who has just made it to the summit. >> it was crystal clear, just perfect.e, in selena and jeremiah's group, the seven climbers decide to follow an old climbing tradition. the group leaders split family members and loved ones into two different rope teams, separating jeremiah and selena and father and son, cleve and cole joiner. >> his whole reason behind that was in case there was an accident, that the families wouldn't be together, so there would be a better chance of survival or less injury. >> just before jeremiah goes on ahead, selena pulls him aside again with that nagging feeling. >> i whispered it because i didn't want anyone to know this since i was the only girl. i said, i am really scared right now. he said, we'll be okay. >> it's just before 9:00 a.m. selena and jeremiah's groups are en route to the top while a preacher thomas hillman and harry sledder are in a group heading down. >> we were at a stop, on the ridge, and i saw a red flash. >> the red flash? harry's friend bill ward in a red jacket hurtling down the mountain. >> an incredible force

the parents of 6-year-old edmond buck said they are suing the hillman bus company and the school officialsm the waterford school district as they are asking for the toxicology report from the driver and monetary damages. but most of all they are looking for change. >> we want justice for him. >> we want to make changes. >> and we want to make the changes so no family ever ever has to go through this. >> now nbc 10 reached out to hillman's bus company but they will not comment on pending litigation. and so far we have not heard back from the attorney for that bus company or the superintendent of schools there in waterford township. >>> a grand jury has indicted the man who accused the atlantic city police of excessive force. in an incident in two2013 the officers were cleared in that case. the security footage involved the police dog there in june 2013. tuesday the grand jury charged david captalani with aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest. >> a delaware county boy is scheduled to get fit for the a new wheelchair today after his old one was stolen. the 4-year-old's mom lef

. >> hey, i'm going to play in los angeles hillman and mc kaert theater 40. >> wow anyway thank you -n out. >> mary mccarthy. a hellish lawsuit that the old bag lillian hillman caused and caused people to shorten their lives and millions of dollars. >> she was a great playwright, regardless of her politics. watch on the ryan? what a great movie. >> and great stalinist. >> i know all that, by the way. i'm on the liberal side. thank you, dick cavett. "brief encounters." >>> up next s. john boehner is not backing now, after inviting netanyahu without telling the president. that's ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ before larry instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined conne

. >> reporter: they have filed a wrongful death lawsuit begins waterford school district and hillmanknow is he didn't make proper observation that is day and for whatever reason he he started moving when there was a child in front of him. >> reporter: an attorney for cool district and bus company says he does in the believe the driver was negligent and camden county prosecutor's office says the man will not face charges. as they reflect on he had monday's life and death they want it to mean something. they say filing a wrongful death lawsuit is part of the bigger goal to improve bus safety for all children. >> we can prevent this as much as possible such as having sensors on the bus that senses when there is a child out in front. >> reporter: they are willing to tell their story in court or at the state thousands make sure some good comes from little edmond's death n marlton, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, 600 unsafe structures are coming down in camden, new jersey. the the new jersey department of community affairs a announced the demolition project, earlier today.

. >> now, nbc 10 reached out to hillman's bus company but they can't comment on pending litigation. we have not heard back from the attorney for the bus company or the superintendent of the schools. >>> well sony is paying up for the big outage that left a lot of people unhappy over the holidays. we'll tell you how customers can cash in next. >>> and we continue to monitor this breaking news out of north philadelphia. two police officers injured in a crash. they were rushing a gunshot victim to the hospital when they crashed. investigators say the driver of the other car did not have a license. we'll have a live report from the scene coming up in ten minutes. >>> sony is offering a three-day discount to those who suffered an outage on christmas day. and it took a week to get it back up and running. >>> and tom wolf is beginning his first full day as the pennsylvania governor. he celebrated last night with thousands of supporters. and many are hoping for a new energy for the state of pennsylvania. >> a lot of us want to see cooperation. we want to see government work. we want to see

. >> phillip hillman tweeted out this picture from his hotel room.s a local bartender. the bar named their co-worker after the photo went viral and even got the police department involved. >> the bartender says he loves the marathon and finish line doesn't deserve to be covered in snow. >>> world news tonight with david muir is next. >> we appreciate your time as always. hope to see you again at 6:00. >>> on this wednesday night, the new storm coming from the midwest to the east. just as millions still recover from the first one. the devastation, homes destroyed. thousands without power tonight. plus, the breaking headline. the earthquake in california. >>> giving into isis? should a deal be made to release this woman, an attempted suicide bomber? brian ross tonight. and the white house responds. >>> the two college athletes now facing decades in prison tonight. and now, the new case. the star swimmer, charged. what's happening on college campuses? >>> the mansion fire mystery. the cause just revealed. the danger in every home. >>> and, the church of

hillman's bus service as well as the school district that hired them claiming the substitute driver was negligent by not following the proper route and also putting the deadline to get students to school ahead of safety. >> i rnl being shocked that the bus was already moving because it hardly stopped. >> reporter: candice lives with the fact she walked her son to the spot where he would lose his life. >> it's crazy he would start to move without taking the appropriate precautions and not even hearing her scream. >> reporter: the bocks trusted the bus driver would not rekrind the safety arm. now they allege the substitute driver was driving too fast and rushing to get students to school on time. they say taking the wrong route resulted in the bus on the wrong side of the road at edmond's normal route forcing him to have to walk in front of the bus. >> i would like to know who this driver is. i would like to know whether or not the driver was under the influence of any intoxicants or narcotics at the time i would like to know why the driver was in such a hurry that day. >> that was a pray

we did reach hillman's bus company by phone. they could not comment on pending litigation. we have also not heard back from the attorney for the bus company or the superintendent of schools in response to our request for comments. >> you think they're going to be safe when they're going to school even being transported by a bus. and then that system fails. >> reporter: now, the lawsuit also alleges that this school district places too much pressure on the bus companies to get students to school on time. we will certainly let you know if we hear back from the attorney for the bus company and/or the school district. live in west berlin tonight, cydney long, "nbc10 news." >>> a scary moment for students in upper darby this morning. this picture shows a car that went off the road just outside the high school. it happened as students were being dropped off. luckily, no one was hurt. >>> 17 people are back in their homes this afternoon after a gas leak earlier this morning. officials say a gas main broke in the basement of a snyder avenue apartment building just before 3:00. in a