Class the extraordinary way their stories collide and the ending neither could have imagined. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. And we begin with that deadly train crash in philadelphia. Investigators saying tonight the trains windshield may have been hit by an object shortly before it derailed and now this troubling possibility. Three different trains just a few miles apart all hit by objects all within just a few minutes of each other. Heres amtrak 188. Investigators focusing on the small hole on the right and this, a different train, also struck in the windshield here another amtrak train, a Passenger Car window hit. The fbi is involved and so many questions tonight. And abcs phillip mena tackling all of those questions. He leads us off from philadelphia. Reporter the fbi tonight looking closely at this damage on the left part of the windshield of amtrak 188 and if theres any link between similar damage on two other trains the same night of the derailment that killed eight passengers. Theres particular damage we want them to look at for us. Reporter an amtrak conductor who once worked on the 188, weighing in tonight. There had to be impact to get that kind of damage. Weve had our trains stoned before. All kinds of stuff happens on the northeast corridor. If you name it ive seen it. Reporter first report of a projectile coming from amtrak on the ocella line. I was wow. We just got hit by something too, thats really strange. Reporter minutes later a local commuter train is also struck by an object. The impact on that local train here on these tracks so severe, they were forced to make an emergency stop. Reporter around that same time, 188th engineer, Brandon Bastian was overheard saying his train was also hit by something. At 9 28 the fatal derailment. The big question, even if something hit this train. Could it have caused 188 to accelerate to twice the speed limit so fast that it flew off the rails . Two possibilities. One is the projectile damaged the train so it started to speed up on his own or the engineer was hurt and he couldnt slow it down. Reporter tonight federal rail safety regulators instructing amtrak to employ technology that could have prevented this accident. Right now fbi investigators are lapping the ntsb examine the wreckage, and depending what they find this could turn into a criminal investigation. Cecilia . So many questions still. Phillip, thank you. And next, another developing story. U. S. Commandos taking out a senior isis leader deep inside syria. Tonight, terry moran with details on that raid and what American Forces found that could unlock secrets about this terror group. Reporter the daring raid happened overnight. Elite Delta Force Troops taking off from iraq aboard blackhawk helicopters and v22 ospreys headed deep into syria. Their mission, capture and interrogate abu sayyaf, a key isis leader, according to u. S. Intelligence, the top money man, in charge of isiss multimilliondollar blackmarket oil and gas sales. This is not just another person. The Revenue Streams are extremely important for their survival. Reporter a Counter Terrorism official tells abc news sayyaf is also suspected to be the isis leader who had been given american hostage kayla miller, killed in syria in february, as a forced bride or slave. On the ground at his house, a fierce fire fight. Isis defended the building using women and children as human shields the pentagon says. Delta force commandos pushing forward. At times it was so close, it was handtohand fighting. He was killed along with a dozen fighters. Sayyafs wife captured and held for questioning. All american personnel returned safely after scooping up Laptop Computers that could be an intelligence windfall. All in all, a significant success. Should have a large psychological impact on isis that we can do raids whenever we want and take out key leaders when we want to do it. Reporter isis has been making gains in iraq and serious, but this raid wont reverse those gains but might make isis leaders sleep a little less easy at night. Terry moran, thank you. And back here at home to the dangerous weather moving across the country tonight. Millions of americans in the threat zone this weekend. Take a look. This dark sky part of the storms rolling through big springs nebraska and this big rig in west texas, barreling down the road in hef rain, hazard lights flashing. But this suv no match for that texas hail. The driver pulling to the side of the road waiting for that storm to pass. But the biggest threat tonight, tornado watches up through four states at this hour. Abcs senior meteorologist rob marciano is chasing those storms in oklahoma tonight. Reporter tonight the heartland bracing for another battering of severe weather. In Oklahoma City the billboards saying dangerous storms on the way. This system bringing golfball sized hail to nebraska overnight. Rain turning city streets into rivers. Dangerous flooding out west, too. In california, this driver trapped. Waiting in his truck bed. Rescuers using a boat to reach him. Back in the plains the tornado threat causing the most concern tonight. Ten tornados reported in the last 24 hours including two near torington, wyoming. Damaging building, overturning trailers and downing trees. After a slow start, we had 180 tornados reported in the last two weeks. Rob joins us now from the heart of Tornado Alley in hollis oklahoma. Rob, you have been out there chasing the storms all day. What are you seeing . Theyre just getting going as a big system comes out of the rockies they continue to initiate. Were watching a couple of cells southwest of us across the texas border. Theyll continue to develop as we go through the next hour. One or two may drop tornadoes. Were chasing with a team in the storms prediction center. The guys responsible for putting out these forecasts. Tornado watches. A slew of them are out tonight. Really right through the heart of Tornado Alley, and the risk will get further east and into more populated areas. And as nightfall comes so does even more danger with these storms. Tomorrow the less likelihood for a tornado but severe risk in places like milwaukee, chicago and minneapolis. A lot of rain the past week with these cells. Flash flood watches from texas through oklahoma. One thing for sure, cecilia it will be a turbulent night of it sure will be. The skies so ominous behind you. Rob, thanks. Now to a terrifying moment as a city bus stuck on the tracks. As a cargo train barrels toward it. Passengers panicking. Heres bazi kanani with the crash caught on camera. Reporter this city bus stuck in atlanta track on railroad tracks. Trains coming reporter passengers warn the driver, then, start running. Up front, the frustrated driver is honking to get a red suv in front of him to move forward. No time. The driver tossed from his seat. Other cameras showing the passengers barely escaping. One man struck by the bus door as the train strikes, throwing him to the ground. Another woman, seen here limping away from the bus. In this case, all onboard that marta bus walked away. Six injured as the Freight Train clipped the back of the bus. One of them calling his mother for help. He said he told the bus driver, the train is coming, the train is coming, and it hit him. Reporter that bus driver on leave from the city tonight. Investigators also want to find the driver of the red suv that stopped in front of the bus. The railroad, csx, says crossing gates and warning lights were working. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. And staying in washington, d. C. And that mansion fire that killed four people. Tonight, the mystery deepening. One woman who said she was supposed to be at the house that day now said she received an unusual text message telling her to stay away. Heres abcs gloria rivera. Reporter tonight, arson investigators and dc police are back at this burnedout mansion, searching for clues. The fire appears to have been intentionally set. Reporter this tightknit, affluent and wellpatrolled community grieving the sudden, grisly murders of a wellliked family. Savvas savopolous, a leading ceo in the iron industry, his wife amy, their young son and family housekeeper. Ive been here for 25 years. Nothing like this ever happens. Reporter thursdays time line. At 9 56 a. M. , a woman who says she worked for the family told wjla she received an unusual text from amy telling her to stay home. I dont understand why. Reporter around 10 30 the family porsche is spotted at the house. But by 1 30 p. M. Reports of fire. There were injuries discovered appeared to be blunt force or sharp object injuries. Reporter that porsche later located in this Maryland Church parking lot torched and abandoned. Police say they have a lot of video to review but there are no specifics whether that means security cameras from within the familys own home. They are also looking into who drove that porsche and who might have gotten in easily. There were no signs of forced entry. Cecilia . Gloria, thank you. Now the race to the white house. Hillary clinton releasing details about income in a Campaign Finance report. She and husband bill clinton earned more than 25 million since 2014 delivering more than 100 paid speeches. The former secretary also collected more than 5 million in book royalties. That puts the clintons in the top onetenth of 1 of all americans, making Hillary Clinton the second wealthiest candidate behind republican carly fiorina. And next a popular apparelmaker doing an aboutface tonight. This is the shirt four men hoisting a basketball stand. But that reminded many of the famous iwo jima memorial. Tonight that shirt off the market. Heres ron claiborne. Reporter it was a marketing idea gone badly awry. This tshirt, made by under armour, with an image very similar to the famous photo of marines raising the flag on iwo jima in world war ii. Four athletes hoisting a basketball backboard and hoop. Hundreds of people took to social media to express their outrage seriously, very offensive said one message on signed marine corps veteran. Another, this shirt is blasphemy. It is a spit in the face to me and my marines. Today, under armour announced it would pull the tee shirts. In a statement, under armour said, we deeply regret and apologize the release of a shirt that is not reflective of our commitment to support and honor our countrys heroes. Part of you wonder how does it possibly come up with the checks and balances . Reporter in fact, under armour has a long record of support for the military. A partner of the Wounded Warrior project. Good deeds now tarnished in the eyes of some by what they say was exploitation of a sacred patriotic image. Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. And next to the sale of counterfeit goods. What our yearlong investigation uncovered. You may very well have fakes in your house. And not even know it. Tonight, our own david muir. Inside the secret warehouses of this trillion dollar a year industry. Showing us the tricks those vendors use and what you need to look out for. Reporter inside this building in newark, new jersey, 30 minutes outside new york city, we see them. Were about to fly you right over the mountain of boxes. Stacked four, five boxes high. Inside, investigators say, countless counterfeits. Many of these products end up in medicine cabinets in homes across america. Exactly, right david. Reporter this looks exactly like the crest youd get at the supermarket. At a glance it looks like the real thing. But, it is counterfeit. We have found trace quantities of antifreeze. Reporter where is this toothpaste coming from . China. Reporter and its money on American Products going straight to the chinese. Exactly right. Reporter and tonight, the number one piece of advice they say if youre buying toothpaste or another product at a deep, deep discount, you should always beware. The agents going box by box. They allow us to start opening, too. This is hours of us opening bocks here . It is. You dont know what chemicals were used in the making of this product . Exactly. Look at the trick revealed with these boots. Nondescript, generic brand, mega gear reporter but we notice something. On the sole of the boot, a rubber piece added to hide something. This one piece affixed right here but if you peel that away, youll see that it has the timberland brand underneath. They were just hoping to get it here, rip off that piece of rubber and sell it as the real thing. Reporter so once they arrive at the store, they can take this off . Exactly. Reporter and sell it as a timberland boot. One small victory for the army of counterfeit investigators who work this every single day. Our thanks to david for that report. And we have much more ahead on world news tonight. Up next, rental nightmare. What an airbnb tenant did to one home owner and the lesson for anyone looking to turn their home into a shortterm hotel. And hitting the road what you need to know about gas prices before you plan that summer vacation. Why pause a spontaneous moment to take a pill . Or stop to find a bathroom . 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Weeks into the contract agreeing to transition to a cashonly payment not involving airbnb. Thats when she said the payments stopped coming. So i asked them politely, its time for you to go. Did they go . They did not. Reporter surveillance cameras learning as the duo is served legal papers but they refuse to leave. The shirtless male seen creeping through the home at night. California law on their side. California law allows the tenant 30day notice because they have to find a place to live. And some tenants are using that to their advantage. She finally agreed to pay them 1750 apiece to get the pair leave the house figuring its less than a lengthy eviction process. Nightmare . Absolute nightmare. Reporter Court Documents indicate this same couple has an ongoing claim against them for not paying rent elsewhere. Now airbnb saying we strongly encourage hosts to only book through airbnb. 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We were going around the table doing generic, whats your major sort of like introduction. After class katie asking lizzi so many questions, lizzi assumed katie might know her younger sister. Im like, yeah. I dont know your sister, i think i am your sister. When she said i am your sister, i froze. Reporter both women were adopted as babies by different families. Valverde growing up in new jersey. Olson in florida and iowa. What questions did you ask each other . We asked each other all kinds of question. Do you like chicken wings . Do you have a weird pinkie toe . I have a weird pinkie toe. Next week lizzi graduates and it will be the first time katie will meet their biological mother. Leslie parker. They are both amazing beautiful women. Im looking forward to see both of them. Ive never seen katie in person. Reporter and for these wordsmith sisters a story better than fiction. And this story, your true story, could you make it up . Absolutely not. If i workshop this in a fiction class, i would be run out. Theres no way. Reporter linzie janis, abc news, new york. They have the makings for a pretty good novel. Gma and this week in the morning. Well see you right back here tomorrow night. Im cecilia vega in new york. Thanks for spending your saturday with us. Good night. Shoppers at an east bay mall shocked to find their cars riddled with bullet holes. In San Francisco getting ready for 2009 worlds wildest races. Abc7 news at 6 00 starts now. In. A shock for shoppers at an east bay mall. They return to their vehicles to find them riddled with bullet holes. Good evening im katie marzullo. Lets get right out to janet live at the sun valley mall in concord. Reporter it was scary busy shopping weekend. People tell us this kind of stuff does not happen here. Now, the shooting took place here in the top level parking lot near jc penney, shortly before 11 00 this morning. Police received reports of gunshotses in the area and when they arrived they found several cars riddled with bullet holes and found casings on the floor as well. No one was hurt, however anybody hospitals are on alert in case victims come in to get treated. People shopping at the mall were certainly surprised to hear what happened. Scary to know that people doing that and i have my son, kids out here. You dont really want that. Brazen, dangerous to the public, big concern to the Police Department and sun valley mall. Reporter officials have contacted the owner of the cars and are now reviewing surveillance video. Police say there appears to be no motive why to the cars were shot. Theyre now looking for an older tan colored sedan with four men inside the car. If you have information, call concord police
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