detectives were able to put together this sketch. where do we turn from here. how much worse could it get? i am just devastated. co-worker frank ball and dag i pointed to another hole in the roof. thomas child was a hard worker someone who died too soon and looked forward to retiring in the near future. something has to be done with this. this guy has to be caught and taken off the streets. reporter: i spoke to child s wife on the phone and understandably very upset. she hopes police catch this killer. meanwhile authorities say that suspect is described as a black male in his mid 20 s, 5-foot four to 5-foot six 180-pound with a light thin mustache. if you have any information call 911. reporting live from yeadon, david spunt cbs-3 eyewitness news . a real life drama is shaking out in philadelphia s theater tonight. police are seeking public s help to catch a hit and run driver who critically injured a local actor and play wright. eyewitness news reporter steve pa
we are doing that to the best of our ability. there are clues but again, i m not at liberty to say exactly all that contains right now. reporter: police are leaning on neighboring authorities, including upper darby and southwest detectives to solve the crime. it s very upsetting and i guess a sign of the times that you try to do the best you can to tamp down violence and especially gun violence. reporter: thomas childs was to deliver cleaning supplies to new york like he did each day. we did reach out to his family this afternoon but they did not wish to speak with us. so far we found no sign of any surveillance video here at this old warehouse. of course we will let you know through police if that changes. i m cydney long, nbc 10 news. police are looking for the driver who ran over a popular local actor and playwright after he left the center city theater. the actor lost his leg in that hit and run. investigators say a passerby found michael toner severely injured
budget. and tonight am track says an extremely rare event took place as passengers got stuck in delaware. good evening. i m jacqueline london. and i m jim rosenfield. the battle over safety on the rails and the budget crunch just a short time ago. lawmakers voted to slash am track s budget by more than $200 million. nbc 10 s keith jones is following these late developments in our studio. this just happened in the last ten minutes. the house voted yes to cut $242 million. here s a live look right now. lawmakers have adopted the legislation. they re still sticking around. the details are being worked out. just a month after the tragedy here in philly, you re probably wondering why. well budget hawks argue more federal money can t be committed to am track without cuts elsewhere. amtrak amtrak s safety and operations budget would remain the same as last year. it all comes on the same day the federal railroad administration urged to identify dangerous curves and make sure that
the person seemed to be pulling a gun from his pocket so he drove away and called police and circled back and saw childs had had been shot. is he about 5 5 with a gray mustache wearing a hoody. it s a sign of times it s dangerous and rampant gun violence is an issue. he is a family man and his boss said he did not carry cash, and his wallet was found if his pocket when he was found. a senseless situation and i don t think he had any money on him. we don t understand it. police need help from the public and ask if you recognize that guy in the sketch you call and get him off the street you can get a closer look at that sketch at 6abc.com. david henry channel 6 action news. thank you david. a sizable sinkhole continues to cause major traffic delays tonight on the northeast extension, chopper 6 hd was over the southbound lanes in minneapolis county last night s rain caused the sinkhole to open up in a construction zone and crews are working to repair filling the h
. right now at 10, patrolling metro. guardian angels. the ambush apparently inspired by isis. what we ve learned about the suspect. s. fox 5 local news at 10:00 starts right now. and we thank you for joining us but we begin tonight with a weather alert. thank you for being here. i m tony perkins. and i m shawn yancy. we going to get things startd with a damp start to the weekend, let s get a quick update from gwen tolbart with the latest. you re absolutely right. it is that way outside right now and it is going to continue tonight. but guess what? linger into your saturday. let s take a look at radar and show you what s going on. you can see we have a swath of precipitation moving its way towards the northeast and that pattern is just going to continue. another yas over the allegheny front and potomac highlands, by parts of tomorrow even talking about snow accumulations over higher elvaths vacations. we are talking more fog, more rain, more drizzle. we ve been exact