sophia haines. confessing to suffocating the children with a bed sheet. >> this is the last person i would think would do something like this to my son, to her daughter. >> he last saw her last week, she was a doting mother who didn't drink, smoke or suffer from mental conditions. why she would take the life of her children is baffling. >> always how is the baby? how is the kids? i don't see how anybody could have seen this coming. >> they were so sweet. i can't believe it. >> yesterday afternoon haines called her relative in florida, and said come home now, when the relative arrive, she saw haines crying and the two children unresponsive on the bed. haines was taken into custody and arrested and gave police no explanation for her actions. >> i cannot wrap my mind around it. >> we are not naming the 3-year-old daughter or the father of that child has not been notified. police tell me he is in jamaica and they are having a difficult time reaching him. >> chad thanks. new at 4:00, president obama officially endorsed hillary clinton for the race for president. and plans to cometain with her next week in wisconsin. they released a three minute long video of the president announcing his support. he touts her qualifications. >> i know how hard this job can be and i know how good hillary can be at it. and i don't know anyone so qualified to hold this office. >> this came hours after president obama hosts bernie sanders at the white house. he plans to stay in through the washington, d.c. primary next week. time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> comfortable out there and warm in the sun and a cool breeze, we head outside, cecily tynan is in for adam with the forecast. >> the a beautiful day and loads of sunshine and temperatures on the cool side and you can see by my hair it's windy out here. philadelphia 75 degrees and reading 73 and millville 77 and allentown 70 and cool in the poconos only 61 degrees. and we have got winds pretty strong right now out of the west northwest. philadelphia clocking in at 24 miles per hour atlantic city airport 29 and lancaster gusty with wind gusts now up to 33 miles per hour. we have got a bit of a wind tunnel effect from low pressure from northern new england tw the tennessee valley and in between the two we have strong winds and sinking air and not a cloud in the sky and that will remain the case overnight. your evening planner is looking nice, take a light jacket if you head out 7:00, 72, 9:00, 68 degrees and 11:00, 63, and diminishing winds. if you miss the summertime warm and and humidity i have more of that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. a deadly fire broke out in the early morning hours in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. and this afternoon officials are still working to determine the cause. those flames started around 2:00 this morning at this two story home on taylor street. near 50 firefighters and medics responded and found an elderly man trapped inside. that man a world war ii veteran in his 90s, was in the second floor bedroom. according to neighbors he was missing a leg and relied on a wheelchair and a walker and did not make it out. later they removed his charred wheelchair from the home. neighbors next door said they made it out just in time with their children. >> i heard noise like knocking on my door. like banging next door and i opened my window and all the smoke was coming in and i just rushed everybody out of the house. >> they did make it out okay, philadelphia fire commissioner, adam teal, says despite the efforts of his stoppeders, the outcome was still tragic for the elderly resident whose name is not released. they are working on the cause and the deadly fire is under investigation this afternoon. philadelphia city council continues to debate the sugary drink tax and today the new policy moved one step closer to a decisive vote. john rawlins is live at city hall with details where the money would go if it passed. >> reporter: hi sharrie the proposed tax is in the pipeline, council will consider it next week or likely to consider it next week. there are changes, but you are right we have a better idea how the money will be spent. >> what is on the table is no longer a 3 cent per ounce tax, it's shorten to 1.5 cent tax. >> the only thing you can get away with not paying tax on is water. >> and milk and water. >> diet soda will be taxed an additional $2.07 per 12 pack. >> people with the economic needs, will say the heck with it and chase them out of the city. not to move out of the city but to shop out of the city. >> the surprise for many is that millions raised by the proposed tax will not go to the kids programs but the general funds, which is shrinking. >> i don't think we are against fortifying the fund balance but we were never told that that was part of this soda package. if passed the controversial soda package will raise $409 million over five years, how will it be spent? $200 million will go to pre-k that will produce 650 new positions and recs and libraries, $49 million, $81 million for other programs and the fund balance, $24 million and 40 additional park and rec workers will apparently cost taxpayers $14 million. >> over the five year period half the money will go to pre-k and 9% to community rec centers. our tax money at work. >> yes john, this tax a big talker here and across the nation. fedex is building a new facility that will be its largest hub in america and doing it here in pennsylvania. fedex says she will build their new facility on 260 acres of land it bought from the lehigh north hamilton airport authority. workers will break ground later this month. the hub is expected to open in 2018 and when it does it will process 75,000 packages an hour and means 600 new jobs in the first three years. thursday afternoon, time to get a check on your ride home. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> reporter: i would like to ship out the delays this afternoon but they are with us unfortunately. this one is always with us, the roosevelt blvd e pension, coming off the schuylkill it got to an extra bad start and heavier than normal delays because of henry avenue being closed and it's still closed this afternoon for the falls shut down in both directions because of the downed trees at queen lane at the reservoir, stick with the crowd at the heart of east falls. there on the schuylkill westbound you are treated to just 11 miles per hour. that could be better, and in whitpain township, a crash closing down norristown road, stay on township line to get around that. and chester county crawl is on this afternoon. on the 30 bypass, westbound from past 100 to this point at 340, an accident with fire crews on the scene taking out the right lane is the reason. on the garden state parkway, heading southbound extra emergency construction is taking out one of the two lanes there for about the next hour. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this thursday almost friday, an accident at 38 by kennelworth avenue. >> matt, thank you. still ahead. the latest on the investigation into a deadly terror attack in israel. and new developments in the controversial stanford rape case why the man at the center of the case may not spend time in jail as everybody thought. >> and family and friends gathered to say good-bye to muhammad ali, how people are trying to profit off the plan to honor the champ. and another edition of down at the shore. melissa magee is down in avalon for restaurant week. she is working it. >> reporter: yes, i'm working it brian and sharrie, this week it's all about food i'm in the kitchen with chef sorrano, we are cooking up something good for restaurant week, the delicious sampling of all the food you can eat and the all important accuweather forecast, chef get to it, we have table 27 and need atlantic salmon -- israel is taking a series of steps today responding to and retaliating for an attack that killed four people in tel aviv. prime minister netanyahu has deployed hundreds of troops to the west bank and imposed sweeping restrictions on the movement. and it was carried out by two palestinians in a crowded tourist district. it was among the deadliest attacks in a nine month wave of violence. the stanford student sentenced to 6 months in jail is expected to be released. he is expected to be released in september after three months. his original punishment has prompted outrage for many that say the jail time is too short. some members of stanford's senior class are planning a demonstration before sunday's graduation ceremony. today friends and fans joined in prayer to honor the life of a champion. to celebrate his muslim faith they held a traditional service. thousands packed the exposition center as they chanted and prayed as his body was brought in. tomorrow an inter faith memorial service will be held one week after the 74-year-old icon lost his fight to parkinson's disease. a sendoff that ali himself planned. including world leaders and celebrities and the fans. 16,000 ticket were made available and the public waited in line and claimed them all in minutes. and the ali family is upset to find out the tickets are being scalped online for hundreds of dollars. >> scalping is illegal, we have a team working with these websites to shut that down. >> the procession tomorrow will head down muhammad ali boulevard and pass his childhood home and then end at the cemetery will he will be laid to rest. pall bearers include will smith who played ali in the story of his life. fewer americans applied for unemployment benefits. weekly applications dropped by 4,000, despite a sluggish economy american employers are not laying people off. this is the 66th straight weeks that jobless claims are below 300,000. the longest streak since 1970. the numbers show that more americans have job security. the closing numbers on wall street, the numbers are down, dow off 20 points and the nasdaq falling 16 points and the s&p 500 off about 3.5 points on the day. >> shaping up to be a windy day as we check the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is in for adam joseph with the details. >> reporter: storm free today i spent the day clearing out my yard from tree branches and sticks blown down from yesterday. we are seeing a lot of this. the platt memorial bridge, blue skies and sunshine and you can see how sky 6 hd is doing moving and shaking thanks to the gusty winds, wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour at times. it feels a little bit like spring or fall. 75 in philadelphia and the normal high for this time of year is 81. allentown 70, and cape may point 74 and wilmington currently 73 degrees. dew points though, this is really unusual for this time of the year, we have a bone dry air mass, when you get dew points below 60 degrees it's dry and we have dew points in some areas in the 30s. that is part of the reason why we can't get clouded bubbling up in the atmosphere in the afternoon. the dew point will stay on the low side again tomorrow. the dew point of 43 degrees, that will spike on saturday, and saturday becoming more humid a dew point of 64 before a cold front moves through and the dew points drop as we head towards monday and then begin to peak by the middle of next week. ups and downs as far as humidity. not a long stretch of humid air not a long stretch of dry air either though. satellite 6 along with action radar this is showing the system controlling our weather and high pressure is moving in and low pressure over canada though, creating the wind tunnel effect and that comes over us tonight and the winds are diminishing. 56 in philadelphia and allentown likely dropping down into the 40s and 47 degrees and trenton 52 and wilmington 54 degrees, a great night for sleeping and the get away forecast for your friday doesn't get much better than this. down the shore enjoy it, 74 degrees and philadelphia 78 with loads of sunshine, breezy but not as windy as today. the poconos mostly sunny with a high of 72 degrees. future tracker 6 is showing a sneak peek into the weekend and saturday we wake up with loads of sunshine and then an approaching cold front bringing us a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms. the latest shows it moving towards philadelphia at 5:30, we have time to fine tune the forecast, the four day at 4:00, showing tomorrow enjoy it, get outside and there is plenty of sunshine and low humidity again and a high of 78 degrees. saturday feeling more like summer, it's warm and more humid with a high of 84 degrees, late day and evening gusty thunderstorms, behind that system on sunday it's very warm, 89 degrees and windy again and monday temperatures drop down into the upper 70s. 79 degrees and plenty of sunshine and i'll let you know if the cool down continues into next week coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> all in all a nice looking weekend. >> we'll do thank you cecily. >> coming up at 4:30, a bear on the loose forces local schools to change their end of year plans. >> and up next, local police pull off a massive drug bust after two years undercover, the dozens of suspects involved and the person that police is looking for right now. and stepping up your smart phone photos in time for summer vacation. we'll tell you about the best lens for your budget in what's the deal. super poligrip is part of my life now. police have arrested more than 30 people and are looking for more suspects after a huge drug bust in berks county. this is a result of after a two year investigation. police were focused on one suspect but found an entire network. they raided 12 homes and found cocaine, heroin, marijuana cash and guns. they say 16 of the suspects were involved in stealing the drugs and 26 others were buyers. we are details on the suspects including their mugshots now at 6abc.com. philadelphia police are looking for the man that broke a window at the district attorney's office, they gave us surveillance video of the incidence at south penn square yesterday morning. he then ran off. police want anyone with information about the crime to please call them. >> at least one person was injured in a crash in west philadelphia this morning. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 58th street and florence avenue. the crash happened at 6:30 a.m. one when up on to the sidewalk. crews had to cut one person out of their car and we are working on the names of those involved and how badly they are hurt. a french court convicted uber and two executives of deceptive practices but gave out light punishments. it's still lower than what traditional taxi services were asking for. the court did not hand out any prison time. it's almost time for the annual gary papa run, and once again this year we are asking for your help. jaime apody was on the show this morning. including a 5-k, 10 k and a walk. it's it's 14th year of the walk that honor's gary's memory. if you would like to donate go to 6abc.com. people that are looking for jobs got a chance to meet face-to-face with potential employers. the action cam was at a job favor at the plaza in all fields including hospitality and service jobs. and up next here on "action news" police issue a warning as a bear is spotted wondering through chester county communities. we are live with the details. i'm nydia han forget about buying a fancy camera for your upcoming vacation, there are lens that go right on your smart phone. coming up in what's the deal? . . "action news" continues. >> hello again, 4:30 and "action news" continues as a delaware teacher learns he will spend years behind bars for having a sexual relationship with a student. and philadelphia leaders are working to keep residents safer this time focusing on the city's fire escape. >> and a routine traffic stop takes an unexpected return for the better. a woman's reaction when she realizes why she is being pulled over in big talkers today. and bear sightings have people on edge in chester county tonight. police are sounding the alarm and at least one area school is extra vith lengths. gray hall is live in exton where the bear was recently spotted. >> reporter: hi brian, that bear has not been spotted today in this area, but those recent sightings are enough to put nerves on edge and make people gentleman cautious. people in exton county are on bear control. >> scary. >> if the bear comes up to me what will i do? quietly walk to a neighbor's house and tell them to let me in. >> this bear was spotted at the oakland corporate center. they posted the video on their facebook page and warned people to be on alert. while it is still on the run they will use extra caution when going out. >> i like to run the roads in chester county, i think i'll take it inside or in a more populated area for now. >> we found this area empty, they are keeping all outdoor activities inside as a precaution. >> this sts is the first time for us. it's one thing to study a bear but another thing to see a bear walking by your school. >> parents and staff are alerted about the bear sighting and she says it's being used as a teachable moment. >> we have taken all we can to make the situation something bearable. >> there is speculation that the bear is the same one seen in this home video taken days ago by an "action news" viewer in phoenixville. until the bear is trapped, people say they will stay on alert. >> my sister lives in new jersey and teases me that we live in pencil-tucky. she is having a ball with this information. >> the game commission says that it's likely that that black bear moved on, they have set up traps and if you see a bear don't approach it, contact them and they will handle the rest. live in exton, gay hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. a former delaware teacher will spend the next seven years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old. a judge handed down richard howl's sentence this morning. back in february he plead guilty to sexually abusing a female student. it happened when he was a teacher in camden, wyoming in court today howell apologized for his actions. philadelphia police are looking for three men accused of an armed robbery, the trio confronted the victims outside of ontario and arbor streets. they forced the victim to lie on the ground and robbed them of cell phones, shoes and watches and wallets. the suspect's car a newer model ford fusion driving away from the scene. call police if you have any information. a man was rescued from a montgomeriville rooftop after sufficienting a medical emergency. chopper 6 hd was overhead as they carefully lifted the man to safety and he was taken to an area hospital and no word on exactly what happened here. >> an ordinance making its way through philadelphia city council will focus on making city fire escapes safer. today the committee on licenses and inspections held a meeting on the issue. the issue re lated to fire escape and prevention will hopefully prevent accidents like the deadly one in july of 2014. that is when the apartment collapsed killing a 22-year-old and killing two of his friends. it's thursday afternoon and our minds begin to drift to the weekend down the shore. that is where melissa magee is today. >> we'll head there. she is live in avalon with a look at some of the island's best restaurants. what are you cooking up melissa? >> oh wait for this one here. we are in avalon, and we are at cafe lauren. if you are familiar with this restaurant they are known for seafood. halibut and tuna tar tar all treat youred on restaurant week. i am here with chef sorrano, he deemed me assistant chef today. lets check out the new going on for the foodie in your life. >> reporter: "action news" was given all access as chef timothy was putting finishing touches on a scallop appetizer at the watering hull. >> we have raised lollipop pork shanks and devilled eggs. >> the watering hole is an open air restaurant along 96th street in stone harbor. >> we offer a great environment up here. >> the caribbean theme carries into the atmosphere like this braises ox tail. other items include -- >> chicken thighs with caribbean style rice and crab imperial. >> and try this cool key lime tartlet. they are priced at just $30 for restaurant week. >> something lighter and quicker on your mind, head down stairs to the newly opened crepery. while bran new to 96th street you may have tried one of chef gina's contractses. >> we started our business three years ago and have grown since then. we are in six markets from brigantine to west cape may. >> all right lets reveal our tuna tar tar, my creation, can you see which one is mine and which one is the chef's. mine -- well actually looks pretty good. >> thank you chef with all of your help. >> it's restaurant week $30 for a three course meal. can you find the links for the restaurants participating it goes until june 12th, at 6abc.com i always do that trivia thing with you, but today i'm not going i'm just going to eat. it looks so good, let me get a tv friendly bite. that is good. >> give yourself credit. >> more with the shore forecast coming up. >> i say bring me some but tuna doesn't travel all that well. >> i'll try it. >> runners and cyclists will soon have a new trail to use in the tacony section of philadelphia mayor jim kenney was there as they broke ground on the mile and a half project and run on the former right of way. it's part of a larger 11 mile project on the north delaware river front. >> when that tuna gets here don't ask for a bite. philadelphia is said to be the city with the most murals in the world and today we learned of plans to add yet normal one, the large art piece is set to commemorate philadelphia's music history. it will be called the rock 'n roll remix and placed at broad and tasker streets. chubby checker is among those to be featured. and up next, on "action news," a bank teller helps police arrest three suspects robbers just when they thought they were in the clear. plus -- they are holding a little child limp and not moving -- >> not moving and that is when this teen jumped into action. she saved a toddler life because of a lesson she learned in school, the remarkable lesson coming up in big talkers and cecily tynan is back with the full accuweather forecast. a quick thinking teller helped police nab three suspected bank robbers. jerome bell and christopher benjamin and adrianna torres thought they made off with $16,000 in cash but it turns out that the teller put the gps tracker device in with the money. police arrested the trio minutes after they made their get away. calmer weather is helping firefighters fight a wild fire. winds are blowing the flame as way from the town of yarnel, where wild fire killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew in 2014. it causes people to evacuate their homes last night and investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause. >> big talkers now and it is an amazing story out of florida. two kids working together and using the lessons they learned in school to save a toddler's life police say in a split second this could have ended tragedycly. watch in this video a little 3-year-old walks into the pool and tries to swim. the toddler is nearing drowning and spends 2 minutes and 9 seconds under the water. her cousin notices her and swims over and pulls her out. and then see the person running that is 18-year-old brianna moseley, she runs over and uses the cpr training she used in school to save the little girl's life. >> helder and kept her warm and comforted her until the ambulance and parents got there. >> paying attention and quick thinking, police are reminding you that if your kids are strong swimmers do not let them swim alone and that child was swimming without adult swimmers. and in georgia a mom on her way to volunteer gets pulled over by police. well, it turns out that traffic stop was all one big orchestrated surprise, lets say that mom's day goes from one of the worst to the best ever, her son just arrived home from iraq hatching a plan to surprise mama, his chief arranges that phoney traffic stop. he gets mom out of the car where he then hands her license over to her son in the back there. who is in position and ready for the emotional and lets just warn you -- loud reunion. ah! >> i'm going to kill those guys! >> i'm glad to see her now! >> she is still going to kill him. robinson is home until he heads back for his next deployment. he surprised mama and he got her good and did not get a ticket. my ear is still ringing from that. good for mom. very excited. lets get another check of the roads right now. matt is standing by the update on this thursday. >> we don't like surprises on the traffic front. let me tell you everything i know, as you head home on the 30 bypass it's a slow go. and extra slow this afternoon because of a westbound crash by 340, now gone and now the westbound traffic is heavy from exton and route 100 from the point at 340, in whitpain township, a crash shutting down norristown road. go with township line instead. there is an accidents there as well. at this point, 73, skippack pike may be your best bet. in new britain, by peace valley rose voyeur look for a motorcycle crash. and better news in buck county and warrington they are reopening the kansas road bridge over little neshaminy creek. go ahead and please do enjoy. on the big picture a crash at the roosevelt boulevard at devereux to watch out for. one into a pole in kensington and hunting park and one at fair hill at clear field and front. and henry avenue is still closed in east falls because of the downed tree from yesterday. stay on ridge instead. vine street expressway busy in both directions, and the vine will not close tonight. overnight construction canceled for the evening. we'll take that news and check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> all right very good matt. thank you. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. every day, you're thankful for the ones you love. and every day you promise to protect them. off! is here to help with proven protection against mosquitoes. trust our family to protect yours. sc johnson, a family company a beautiful day out there this afternoon. cecily says with one exception, a nice stretch coming. >> saturday late in the day and saturday night could have another round of gusty thunderstorms. except for that seven-day forecast looking really nice. the action cam in wilmington and brandywine park, look at that, blue skies and sunshine and quite a breeze. great day to be outdoors. maybe have a sweatshirt on this morning and this evening. a little bit of chill in the air. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we are rain free and we will stay that way through tomorrow and really through the first two-thirds of saturday. right now, 75 degrees in philadelphia. that is 6 degrees below normal. a chill in the air. wilmington 76 and cape may 75 with the west wind on the shore pretty much the same temperature as inland. allentown farther north 70 degrees and the poconos only 61 degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are pretty much cloud free, there is a warm front that is moving through the ohio valley and that is what will be moving in on saturday bringing us more warm humid air, until then we have another taste of fall. tonight clear and cool once the sunsets the winds begin to diminish. 56 for center city and another great windows open and no air conditioning kind of night. and tomorrow picture perfect. double barrelled high pressure over us, that brings us loads of sunshine and won't be as windy as today. winds up to 7 to 14 miles per hour. the afternoon high just slightly warmer than today. a couple of degrees below normal and 78 degrees, this warm front brings us more warm, humid air on saturday. 84 degrees and then saturday evening, is when we could get some thunderstorms rolling through in fact the severe storm prediction center put a good chunk of offer viewing area under a slight risk of severe weather, what this means any thunderstorm does have the potential for damaging wind gusts and hail and even the possibility of an isolated tornado. we'll see how strong that line is as it moves on through, it looks like we have a great start to the weekend and meteorologist, melissa magee, you have a tough life hanging out in the marina in avalon. i'm jealous. >> i know. the things they make me do and the things i agree to. play the violin. that gorgeous weather as we head to the shore. we have it coming. sunny and beautiful tomorrow with a high temperature of 74 degrees, kind of a carbon copy of today. saturday brighter early in the day and cloudier in the afternoon and thunderstorms likely late saturday night. keep that in mind but the majority of the day should be dry. sunday it's warm and pretty windy with the warm front moving on through and high temperature of 88 degrees, it doesn't get cooler until we get into sunday night. for now i'll enjoy the view and nice wind here on the marina, we'll have more coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you melissa. if you head to the poconos this weekend it's looking nice tomorrow, loads of sunshine and 72 degrees, saturday 75 and strong thunderstorms moving through in the afternoon and behind that system it's windy with a mixture of clouds and sunshine and a high of 73. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast just beautiful tomorrow sunny and 78 degrees, saturday it's warm and more humid and 84 degrees with a chance of late day and evening thunderstorms. and warmer on sunday 89 degrees and cooler air lagging back one day, monday we drop down to 79 degrees, and tuesday back up to 80 and a mixture of clouds and sunshine and could see a late day shower or thunderstorm. and tuesday warm and 82 degrees and thursday warm with a high of 84 degrees, all in all the weekend will be nice. and late saturday afternoon and saturday night could get stormy. >> thank you cecily. what's the deal? is coming up next. do you long to experiment with photography this summer but couldn't want to spend a fortune on a fancy lens? are you in luck. here is nydia han with a new solution. >> there are specialty lens that go on your smart phone. consumer reports tried on the add ons and has advice before vacation. they run the gamut from macro lens to fish eye and tell photo. there is also wide angle lens to include more of the scene in your frame. >> what is excited about the lens is they let you expand the capabilities on your smart phone and let you get creative at a reasonable price. >> they tried out photo joe joe's are the least expensive. lens baby make a soft photo lens for $60. and the mobey lens has a wide angle lens on its own for $50. >> there are a couple of draw backs, they cover up the phone's flash, can you work around covering up the flash by getting. led, it retails for $35 and has two different brightening lens and a slow strobe. you won't get professional features like image stabilization, that compensates for your hands slight movements. >> they will fit most iphones but not as many fit android phones, make sure they are compatible with the phone you have. and you have to remove the case to use these accessories. and finally at 4:00 today some charitable kids put their skills to use. sixth graders filed through the flea market. eachier they vote on the charity to help. this year they picked the make-a-wish foundation. they spent all year collecting items for this flea market and all the proceed goes to the deserving organization. >> smiles on their faces and doing good work. that does it for "action news" at 4:00, i'm sharrie williams, join me along with brian, adam and ducis rogers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. rick williams and monica malpass are standing by now with a look ahead at 5:00. >> coming up next, we are expecting charges any minute in this week's shooting on i-95 now that they have a suspect in custody. and a former stanford university swimmer caught in a controversial case is trying to lay the blame on his own school. >> every driver convicted of dui will have this device installed in their car. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. police say this is a suspected gunman behind the shooting of i-95, any minute from now formal charges are expected to come down. thursday night the big story on thursday is person that police have in custody in the i-95 shooting investigation. sara bloomquist is live with all the details. >> reporter: that is right charges are penning against the man accused of firing a shot into a car and traffic on i-95 earlier this week. once that happens police will release his name. he denies to us that he fired the shot and then said everything that happened was an accident and he didn't do it on purpose. >> this is the man that police believe fired a shot into another motorist's car at 6:30 tuesday morning. now in police custody he gave us conflicting statements saying he did not fire the shot. but everything that happened was an accident. >> didn't fire it on purpose. >> everything that happened was an accidents. >> the 38-year-old victim was traveling in heavy traffic near the girard point bridge when the suspect came up fast behind him and started to tail the driver and the victim was able to move over one lane. at that time words were exchanged and the suspect produced a handgun which he waived at the victim with the window down