sure up the building. they're going to have to put support under the second floor of the building. it's being left exposed. the news 4 iteam found that the bus's operator, trans-express, has more than 20 non-serious violations. all of the violations over the last two years. they did put out a statement tonight, saying their thoughts and prayers are with the victims and that they are cooperating fully with investigators. checkey beckford, news 4 new york. >> thank you. new tonight, one day after he was hit in the head by debris from a cash, indy driver justin wilson has died. wilson was injured during yesterday's race at the pocono raceway in pennsylvania. debris from another car involved in a crash flew through the air and hit wilson in the head around turn one. his car veered to a wall. he was air lifted to the hospital where he died tonight. the last indy driver to die from an on-track accident was dan welden in 2011. wilson was 37 years old. we are tracking thundershowers in our area, and there could be more rain ahead. here's our meteorologist janice huff. >> thank you. we have a cold front moving towards the area tonight. there had been a flood advisory in etchfect ffect for some of the counties. that's cancelled. this storm has weakened, so there's no longer a threat of flooding across the area. we may see more of the activity in the morning. doesn't look like much now, but it is expected to fire up more showers and a few thunderstorms later on tonight skperl and early in the morning. it'll move east. from the city south, especially central and southern new jersey, may see some of the downpours around 6:00 a.m. around 8:00, the jersey shore may see a few. one or two around the city and parts of long island, as well. everything shifts to the east around 9:00. starts to dry to the west, but you might see one or two storms popping up over southern westchester county around noon. after that, things are better and it dries out. from the tropics, we have a new tropical storm. it's erica. i'll have the latest coming up in a few minutes. >> janice, thank you. you can track the rain with our news 4 new york app. track the news 4 logo in the corner, see the latest forecasts, interactive radar and directions on how you can submit your own weather video. the news 4 new york app is available in the apple app store. a teenager's parents bailed their son out of jail. the teen used a pellet gun to shoot a police officer assigned to guard mayor bill de blasio. >> reporter: chuck, that teen accused of shooting an officer with a pellet gun left the courthouse silently. his attorney told the judge, it was all an accident. still, tonight, we're hearing from other folks, victims of pellet gun shootings in that same neighborhood, on the same block. outside the courtroom, the attorney for the 19-year-old was memorandum. mum. the teen was quiet, too. in front of the judge, the attorney shed light on the shooting. the mayor's security detail was shot. he shot a pellet or bb gun at the female officer. the attorney called it an accidental discharge. the teen tried to hide the gun and ran through a service elevator, even dodging police on the street. his father bailed him out after bond was reduced to $10,000. he is charged with reckless endangerment among other charges. a friend and family member stood up for the teen's character. anything at all you want to tell us about him? >> really only one thing -- >> reporter: barb, who lives ne ar the shooting, shared her story over the phone. >> we heard a pop. my husband and daughter noticed the window was shattered. >> reporter: just last week in the same neighborhood, her windows were shot out by a pellet gun. we got this picture. >> two random acts, both apposite the mansion? it's a little ironic in such a short span of time. >> reporter: happened near 87th street, feet away from the shooting sunday night. >> the scary thing about the whole thing is that is a playground. there's a lot of children that use that park every day. >> reporter: last night, police said they were looking into other reports of pellet gun shootings in the same neighborhood. the teen is due back in court on friday. we're live in lower manhattan. ray ville led da, news 4 new york. all eyes are on the asian markets tonight, especially china. the new trading day is underway there, and stocks are down more than 3%. turmoil in the economy is sparking fears of a slowdown. the dow began 11 00 points. for investigators rattled by the numbers, expert haves this advice. >> your 401 is not a 201 k now, but the best of 2015 is likely to be in the past. >> if you invest in your ira and 401(k) with regular contributions, don't react to today's trading session. >> while the experts say there was no reason to panic, it is good to check with your financial adviser to make sure your portfolio is diversified. should help you sleep better at night. >> sure does. tlaing. the images are enough to make you lose your appetite. raw sewage overflowing, cascading down walls. that's the mess people are dealing with at an apartment complex in queens. along with the community center typically filled with kids. ida siegel is live at the nasty backup that some say is chronic. >> reporter: the video of this apartment is so vile, there are many parts we couldn't show on tv. this isn't just flood water, it's sewage that backed up into ebony hole ebony holem's apartment. >> it was business disgusting. >> reporter: ebony called to report the problem to her landlord, the city, but they did listen. the water continued to overflow all night long. her clothing, kids clothing, rugs, furniture were covered in human waste. it's not the first time. ebony says the same thing happened a year ago. >> this shouldn't have happened again. i already lost all my stuff last year. >> reporter: by the next morning, it was so bad, the downstairs community center also flooded. ebony reached out to her local council councilman, and he called us. >> no one should have to deal with that type of duration, with the water flooding. especially not sewage with feces all over the place. >> reporter: workers cleaned. more than a dozen kids were lock d out of their play space. ebony has been temporarily moved only after getting her councilman involved. >> i called 311, and they directed me to the center in the bronx. >> reporter: a spokesperson from stopped the flooding and trying to figure out the cause of the problem. meanwhile, they'll help ebony get reimbursed for her damaged the race for the white house is heating up, with rumors of a bid from joe biden. if he joins the race, will he get the president's endorsement? speculation started this weekend after biden quietly met with elizabeth warren. and today, he lunched with president obama, who just returned from a 17-day vacation of martha's vineyard. will the president will forced to choose between biden and hillary clinton? today, press secretary josh urnest urn est -- ernest would say only this. >> the president said the decision he made, i guess, seven years ago now, to add joe biden to the ticket as his running meat mate was the smartest decision he ever made in politics. >> biden plans to desiegs cide by september 23rd. a jogger stumbles upon a gruesome mystery. a body along a local road. what police said happened to the man. plus, a damaging report about a deadly plane crash on long island rail rose road crossing. was the pilot directed to a non-existence runway? while it will make months for crews to fix this sink hole in brooklyn, and what people living there are dealing with in the meantime. patients recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid. only seven percent received five stars. including four of ours. learn more at cancercenter.com an amusement park ride caught fire in new jersey, sending plumes of smoke into the air. it all happened this afternoon during just a test run of the graf gravitron. they turned it on, noticed the smell. moments later, the fire broke out. firefighters extinguished it. we've gotten the autopsy results of the man found dead along a road. the victim was wearing only jeans. the man was murdered. according to the report, the man had been stabbed multiple times. we still don't know if he was or just left there. we don't know his name either, but we do know he's between the ages of 40 and 60. a bail review hearing tomorrow for the man accused of sending a nude picture from rosie o'donnell's teenage daughter. the 25-year-old faced a judge on charges of child endangerment and distribution of obscenity to a minor. chelsea o'donnell was reported missing last week and later found at his home. he was arrested after police saw inappropriate committee from him on the teen's phone. the fatal plane crash on a railroad crossing. according to a preliminary report, the air traffic controller directed the pilot to a closed airport and a landing script that no longer exists. the 59-year-old was killed when his plane crashed on august 16th. milo told controllers he was having a problem, and the controller told him there was a strip at an airport that was closed decades ago. mosquitos on fire island tested positive for the west nile virus. officials are keeping a close eye on the insects but say they don't pose a major danger to humans. they're not prone to biting people. authorities found the bugs in a trap near watch hill. a sink hole in sunset park is being worked on. a cave-in left a 15-foot hole earlier this month. repair crews needed strabl able ground to work on it. while the noise is irritate ing, there are more serious nuisances neighbors are dealing with. >> the water pressure is down in a lot of the building. it messed with the verizon wires. phone, water, what else is affected? a lot is affected. >> all the construction chaos is going to be worth it in november, when the project is expected to be completed. >> another check on the weather with janice huff. it is calm, but you know, it can't be calm for long, right? >> well, no. tonight, we are tracking a few thunderstorms over portions of eastern pennsylvania, northern new jersey, and we may be tracking a few in the morning. we also have the latest coming up on erica, our new tropical storm in the atlantic. things are quiet around much of the trooi i-state area, including new york city. our top of the rock camera looks peaceful. partly cloudy and 78 degrees. it's warm out there and stays mild for the rest of tonight. meanwhile, danny is no longer a tropical system. just a cluster of storms over puerto rico where they need the rain. tropical stormerika tropical stormer tropical stormer -- erika formed now. it should be near the virgin islands and puerto rico, possibly still as a tropical storm. it may remain a tropical storm for quite some time. remains a storm according to the latest information. friday evening, north of the dominican republic and moving to to the best of your recollection and -- turks and caicos. you need to keep track of the latest with the storm. we'll provide it here. we were tracking some flooding rains over northern new jersey. now, it's an area of showers. there's not much spinning going on on anything that's severe. watch out for downpours across portions of orange county, as this system moves to the north and east. ahead of the cold front, and this front is going to bring more showers and storms to the area in the morning, too, as they track east ward across the area. you could find downpours over long island in the morning. maybe the jersey shore, as well, then into parts of western connecticut, fair field county. that'll continue into the morning hours. start to taper off around noon. here's a bigger view of that on our future tracker. 8:00 in the morning, jersey shore, may have a few downpours. as the front moves to the east, it'll carry all the rain with it. by 6:00, it's dry across the area, and it's starting to clear out. may be 1/3 to 2/3 inch of rain tomorrow afternoon. 86 will be the high tomorrow. lower humidity as we go throughout the day. look, a beautiful week ahead, with sunshine and highs in the 80s. warming up to near 90 by the weekend. that's your weather. >> janice, thank you. the mets had the right stuff tonight in more ways than one. coming up in sports, david wright returns with a bang, and the mets go boom against the brotherly love. bruce has highlights coming up. if you have an iphone 6 plus, listen up here. the camera on your phone may need to be replaced if it hasn't been replaced yet. it is the most popular story on our facebook and twitter pages. apple says a faulty camera component could cause your photos to come out blurry. the company will fix it for free in some circumstances. all you have to do is find the serial number, head over to our website, nbc new york.com for more details. construction is underway at a ferris wheel project along the staten island waterfront. it was approved by the city council in 2013. up to 1400 passengers with clie s s be climbed on this to view the scenery of new york and new jersey during a 38-minute ride. it's set to open for business in 2017. >> taking a closer look, looks like they could fit a number of people around the pods. we'll be right back with bruce beck live from philly. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. p get your first month' s payment r plus five years wearr and tear coverage. p make the most of summer... t with volvo. >> announcer: verizon fios sports desk, the fastest, most reliable internet. it was a crazy night in philly. i don't know if it was a baseball game or home run derby. let's start with the big storyline, the return of david wright to the mets lineup against the phillies. talk about a flair for the dramatic. the captain crushes a ball for a home run n his first big league at-bat since april 14th. wright was battling spinal stenosis, went 2 for 5 with three runs scored. also committed two errors. still, talk about a fairy tale comeback. overall, was that like a hollywood script, when you look at david's return? >> yeah. we keep seeing it. saw it with cespedes, wilmer flores. tonight, david coming back. hit the home run, and it picked us up. even though it was the first or second inning, i think it picked us up. >> the rest of the game was bizarre. cy young award candidate jacob degrom had the worst outing of his career, giving up 7 home runs, left trailing 7-2. the mets came back, showcasing their own power. wilmer flores had this three-run hit. they hit eight home runs to set a new franchise record. what an offensive explosive, capped by a cespedes bomb. the mets win, 16-7. they lead the nationals by 5 1/2 games in the nl east. >> i guess i said it when cespedes hit his home run. you look at each other and go, wow. i mean, the power is just all of a sudden kicked in, and people you're not expecting it from are doing it. of course, as we've come to expect from david, and we assume the first game bat, first at-bat, has to hit a homer. i'll tell you, you're down 7-1, and it's -- there wasn't one bit of panic in the dugout. >> reporter: c.c. sabathia was placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his right knee. he might not pitch again this season. let's talk about the yankees tonight at the stadium, taking on the astros. scoreless until the bottom of the ninth. with the bases loaded and nobody out, carlos beltran flies one to deep center field. gomez doesn't have a play, as the speedy brett garner scores the game-winning run. the yankees move back to a tie with the blue jays for first in the al east. baseball, alive in this town, in august. back to you guys in the studio. >> first place. first place. >> tied for first and really alive. baseball doing well. we'll be right back. some questions cany 't wait until morning. so i'm one of many nurses at cigna with answers, anytime, day or night. i'm lauren, and i've got your back. >> announcer: closed captioning provided by toyota. that's it for news 4 new york at 11:00. 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