Locations monday corn field off lower york road in Solebury Township a home along aquatong road an home in bensalem. All in search for the four young men. Were not exactly sure what were going to find there but were pretty confident that the investigation is proceeding in the direction that we believed that it would. Reporter missing are jimmy tar patrick. Dean finocciare, mark stir and tom m. Oe. The house on aquatong is opened by Sandra Dinardo the owner of the bensalem home also searched this day. Friends of dean spoke about him this morning. We have reason to believe whoever like picked him up on friday night we believe he hurt him or something of the sorts or all these kids hurt them in some way or, um,. Report roar youre fearful. Absolute much absolutely. Reporter da says hes devoted heavy resources including fbi agents to the investigation. And expects to solve what went wrong here. Were not going to rest until we get through every inch of that property we need to make sure were satisfied weve recovered any people, any properties, any indication of foul play we need to. Reporter they are very focused on that corner field and dont look as if theyll move away. I started off our live shot talking about a cosmo dinardo. Mr. Dinardo was charged in this case this new gun charge theyre moving against him. He was asked to post a Million Dollar bond or at least part of that he was unable to do that. He was just pulled away from the Bensalem Police department in a van. The da is not saying that this man is a suspect. But he said they are very interested in him. They said they want totter set the bond high. They did at a Million Dollars and now they have him. Again hes the son of two of the owners of two of the properties searched here. Well have more on all this at 6 00 oclock. Im jeff, live in Solebury Township. Folks . All right, jeffrey, thank you. We will be following this story very closely as the search for these four young men continues. You can get the latest breaking details on our website any time just head to fox29. Com. Skyfox over a tragic accident in south philadelphia. Police say a cargo container fell on a car and killed a man. It happened around 12 30 this afternoon on the 3300 block of south christmas four columbus boulevard. Medic pronounced man, 52, dead at the scene police are continuing their investigation into what went wrong. Also on the 3300 block of columbus boulevard, seven tractor trailers go up in flames. Fire crews got the call around 10 30 last night. They were able to put the flames out about an hour later. Fortunately, no one was hurt. To night investigation into how that fire began continues. Developing right now, 18 former penn state frat brothers back in court today charged in connection to the death of sophomore pledge. Judge will soon decide if theres enough evidence to go to trial. Fox 29s dave kinchen was that hearing and joins us live from bellefont, center county, dave. Reporter that hearing literally just ended minutes ago. And Defense Attorneys started hammering away at testimony from the lead investigator. Looking forward to asking some questions today. Reporter young defendants and their attorneys made their way into day two of a preliminary hearing where 18 ex Beta Theta Pi brothers face charge force the haze death of 19yearold pledge Timothy Piazza his parents enduring recapping and expanding on Text Messages showing Fraternity Members fearing getting busted for running a boozing marathon known as the gauntlet that would have deadly consequences. The piazzas have sat there as patiently as any grieving parents could possibly do. State College Police detective david chick tan ton knee was back on the stand testifying the Text Messages showed fraternity leaders were afraid of going to jail and being sued for piazzas death but still efforted what prosecutors call a coverup. Make sure the pledges clean the basement and get rid of the evidence of alcohol. Fraternity president Brendan Young of malvern texted the frats pledge master according to court records. And in a text message from young to his girlfriend at the end of the day, im accountable for it all. Computer records showed one of the brothers searching online to see how nine drinks in an hour affect a 200pound guy. An attorney William Brennan hit back at accusations that his client 20yearold joseph opens of philadelphia was involved in planning for the booze and that he hit unresponsive and dying piazza. He doesnt swing. He doesnt wind up. Youd have to presume that he made contact and that youd have to presume was his hand open, was his fist closed . Did he do to jostle him . If were in that level of speculation, the char charges should be dismissed against him. 18 former Fraternity Members face inn val vol hun man charg charges. He fell down basement stairs twice and being left for hours with no one calling 911. Defense attorneys are prepared to continue cross examination tomorrow. Thank you dave. Turning to the fox 29 Weather Authority. It was a comfortable day as we take live look at the ben franklin parkway. Not bad day to get in a walk or bike to work it is getting sticky out there. The heat will make return in a big way this week. Kathy orr. Here we go again, dawn. Talking about another heat wave across the region. Todays high temperatures very close to normal. The average high is 87 for this time of year. In philadelphia now 87 so far today. Reading 87. Trenton allentown Atlantic City and wilmington all in the mid 80s. A breezy day with a southerly wind but its also pumping up the humidity. Right now 76 in the poconos. 85 i85 wilmington. 84 in millville, wildwood and Atlantic City airport. Down the shore with those southerly winds 79 degrees in ocean city. Sea isle city, north wide wood 80 degrees. 77 at cape may mount and the ocean water temperature 71 degrees. Dew points are rising this is the drew amount of months moochers in the afternoon. When you see dew points in the 60s that is uncomfortable once you get towards 70 were talking about oppressive and thats where we are headed. Were seeing some showers and thunderstorms to the west. They will ride north of the area overnight tonight but it will be hot and it will be steamy over the next couple of days. Were headed for another heat wave in the seven day forecast. Well be tracking the threat of some storms some turning severe this week. More on that coming up later in the broadcast i see you then. All right. See you then, kathy. Thank you. Tonight Delaware State Police are searching for the driver who hit a man in a wheelchair and just kept on going. Police say a 29yearold man was heading east on east lea boulevard in wilmington on friday night when the driver of a dark colored suv hit him near north market street. The driver did stop at first according to police but then took off. The victim has serious but nonlife threatening injuries. Tonight into new castle delaware friends and family are remembering a woman and three cats filled killed yesterday after a car crash. Their Holding Vigil for la torre ya cooper who died yesterday when her car crashed into the brandywine sal valley spca3 cats also died after the building caught fire. The accident is still under investigation. That Wildwood Police say they do not think the drowning Avenue Little girl is suspicious. That child who was just six years old died on saturday at the nantucket inn in sweets. Police say she unknowingly entered the deep end of the swimming pool. The girl was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. That drowning remains under investigation. Happening right now, on the heels of his second foreign trip President Trump is back in the oval office. Hes trying to turn his attention back to domestic agenda including making Health Care Reform a reality. But russia meddling in the 2016 election still has a cloud around whats happening at the white house. Foxs joel waldman is in washington with more. Reporter as hard as a president may be trying to get back on track regarding his legislative agenda the narrative here in washington, remains on russia. Latest issue a meeting in june of last year shortly after President Trump became the republican nominee. Donald trumps jr. , along with the Senior Adviser and soninlaw Jared Kushner and then Campaign Chairman paul man any fort had meeting with a russian lawyer allegedly with ties to the kremlin. The lawyer reportedly offering up dirt on opponent hillary clinton. Don, jr. , claiming he thought the get together was about u. S. Russian adoption policy. No question you want to get dirt on your opponent in this case you know we dont know exactly what donald trump, jr. , new about who he was meeting with. Reporter fired fbi director james comey meaning while back in the spotlight after a report that more than half of comeys private memos on trump conversations reportedly contained classified informati information. Unpredictable consequences of these kinds of investigations may come back to bite comey really hard. Reporter all this coming as Congress Returns to capitol hill where lawmakers in the Upper Chamber to are work to go repeal and replace obamacare. The bill that was in draft form mr. Mcconnell first presented ten senators came out against. Hes trying to rework to get something that will pass. Reporter despite ongoing problems with lawmakers agreeing on Health Care Reform, gop leadership says a draft the bill could be done as soon as this week with a vote as early as next week. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. Not bad day to open up the windows and let a little fresh air in. Unless you live in wynnefield. What neighbors say is causing a big sting. This Dunkin Donuts was closed but that didnt keep this guy out. What he walk out with and it wasnt doughnuts. And its been nearly two decades but people suffering from Sickle Cell Disease finally have reason to be hopeful. Coming up at 6 00 new jersey governor christies Approval Rating was in the dump where is those infamous beach photos. When youve got. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea heres pepto bismol ah. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea happening right whats that smell . Thats what many residents in philadelphias wynnefield area are wondering to night. Neighbors are complaining about a strong odor. Yeah they say its coming from a warehouse and our bruce gordon set out to get some answers he joins us live from wynnefield with the details. Bruce, what did you fine out . Reporter well, dawn, this is one of those mysteries upon which i often embark in my little world of reporting much the question here in this neighborhood is, whats going on in the warehouse just across the street from these homes . And why does it smell so bad . Is something wrong . Woke up this morning. Me and my baby were choke we were coughing so bad. Reporter pruzell and twoyearold addison are used to the unpleasant odor waffled over from the warehouse across the street from their home on the 5400 block of upland in fills wynnefield section. But neighbors say monday morning was different. Worse. Much worse. This morning is when it really hit me. This morning when it really hit me. What is that smell . Thats not a normal smell. Reporter Glenn Hutchings had just posted about the smell on the neighborhood website when we responded from a call from folk on the block. My window was block the smell just hit me. What is that smell . You know, it smelled like, you know, maybe dead rodents or whatever. Reporter julianne cane had just returned from Grocery Shopping when we chatted her observations gave us a hint as to the culprit. Well, its an odd smell because it smells a lot like vinegar for me. It fels smells like vinegar. Very bad vinegar. Reporter turns out the warehouse is operated by a Company Called dependable distribution service. The boss wasnt around when we visited but a worker told us they distribute cocoa beans. Told us the beans can smell a bit funky as he put it. And a quick Google Search revealed those beans during certain stages of fermentation smell power physical of, wait for it, vinegar. But why was the odor so strong . Hi, jim, bruce gordon at fox 29. I followed up on a neighborhood call to the city health department. They came out, inspected and issued a notice of violation. Turns out an exhaust fan was malfunctioning. The company has five days to fix it and give these neighbors back their clean air. Oh, great. Great. Thats good news. Little bit of information. Little bit of help. Yes. A whole lot of help. Reporter who knew your Chocolate Candy bar had such foul smelling origins. Again the company has five days to fix the exhaust fan situation and keep the odor to themselves. Dawn, we reached out to the company for further comment. Have not heard back yet. All right. Good job, though, bruce getting results. Dramatic Surveillance Video out of olney now has police on the hunt for a bold burg lauer. Police say a man smashed the glass door of this Dunkin Donuts on the 5400 block of north fifth street. It happened back on july 6th but the video just now being released once inside the man took two whole cash registers and made off with them. If you recognize this guy, police definitely want to hear from you. Ten of thousands of commuters in new york city dealing with even bigger crowds than normal and more delays today. Because its the first day of amtraks extensive summery pair work at penn station much the changes impact a handful of nj transit lines and weekdays only through september 1st. New Jersey Transit is diverting some rush hour trains to hoboken so passengers can switch to path trains for row. Officials say so far so good. Well, you know, we had much anticipation on this. We came prepared and it seems commuters came prepared as well. Everything is going smoothly so far. Its good. We were going to take the path train but then we have time to kill because we left two hours early. So now well take the ferry which is great way to start your day i hope. If you take amtrak in the direction of boston or d. C. There will be fewer trains during peak periods so then of again the repair work will gone until september 1st. Speaking of repair work, if you use i76 get ready for some closures. Crews will be doing road work starting tomorrow and running through thursday between the route 202 interchange and route 1 which is city avenue. Both east and westbound lanes will be closed theres a little bit of good news. Those lanes will only be closed between 9 00 at night and 5 00 in the morning. Hopefully it will not affect rush hour traffic. Big announcement fda approved new drug to treat Sickle Cell Disease. Announcement that people with the disease have been waiting decades for. Our joyce evans joins us now to explain. Joyce . Reporter iain, many people tell us its actually quite a surprise especially after decades of frustration over a lack of funding and what appeared to be a lack of interest in sickle cell research. It is a genetic defect in the shape of blood cells theyre not round theyre shaped like a sickle some of them and it affects hundreds of thousands of mostly black and brown people around the world. Its effects may be deadly. If this drug can reduce pain and reduce the frequency of pa pain, then its going to be huge. Reporter it took 20 years but hematologist robin email lower director of 93 hours hospital for children Sickle Cell Program says it looks much more promising for her patients than just some other drug. The fact that the initial study included children is very very exciting. It seems like the side effects are not going to be severe the. Reporter hopefully making it an option that more patients five years and older might be able to tolerate. Patients like 17yearold a maya melton who happens to be suffering the excruciating effects of Sickle Cell Disease today. She gets pain. Shes unable to walk at times. Headaches, um, she loses a lot of her blood volume. Which require her to stay hydrated and thats another hard thing for teenager. Her mom and the teen are thrilled about this new drug. But just how many patients will benefit is unknown. As well as if the medicine will lessen damagin damaging he oak s of sickle cell on patients organs overtime. I dont think its clear yet from the data. How much this drug will impact on the organ damage that we see in sickle cell but by far the most debilitating problem that patients with sickle cell face is the terrible recurrent pain. Theres a lot of Research Going on and there are other drugs in the pipeline, and i think that this also gives all hope that more and more things will start coming through for this Patient Population thats so desperately needs new treatment. A lot of hope. New drug is not a cure but dr. Miller says she is hopeful about new research that may make bone Marrow Transplant an option for more sickle cell patients and safer. Dawn. All right, joyce, thank you. Normally reporters have to go to the news. Not this time. The news came right through this stations front door.