donations can be made to the elizabeth nass scholarship fund m&t bank stadium. all the information can be found at abc2news.com. >>> as we take a look out there, temperatures in the upper 80s. 88 in frederick. 77 in hagerstown. hey, what we're watching is this developing coastal system showers extending into the south carolina border area. ystem likely tos ripping north, keep things cloudy especially from baltimore eastward off the eastern shore to kick off the weekend. for beach goers there will be showers for sat date sunday looks better. 80s and variably cloudy. we'll talk about the very latest on isaac. that's coming up in a few more minutes. >>> it was already a busy rush hour in midtown manhattan when gunfire erupted outside the empire state building. >> reporter: investigators worked quickly today to figure out who the gunman was and why he would have opened fire outside one of the city's most iconit began as a normal busy dy when all of a sudden shots rang out. >> we heard multiple gunshots, about 12 of them. everybody started running for cover. >> repor

police say the bodies of elizabeth nass and rose mayr were found buried beneath caloal underneath the bridge. crews are trying to right the overturned cars. >> automatic function of the air brake system. there was a separation in the air line which caused the emergency brakes to apply. >> investigators interviewed the conductor and the engineers and said they did not hear or see anything strange before the brakes were applied. there are a number of roads closed in downtown ellicott city. it is not clear when things downtown will be back to normal. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. charges are pending against a man allegedly taking his son. police found cesar martinez safe just before 1:00 this morning. the alert was issued after his father allegedly took the boy and drove off. the search continues for a missing girl in baltimore county. we're told she was last seen on august 17 at her grandmother's home in dundalk. she's described as 5 foot 3 inches tall, one under 62 pounds. she was last seen wearing a striped blouse with capri jeans. there is some concern she may have go

donation can be made to the elizabeth nass scholarship fund care of m and t bank in ellicott city. you can find all of that information on our website, abc2news.com. >>> prince george's county police have arrested a second man who they say was involved in the chase that killed one officer and injured another. police said 23-year-old kevin neil turned himself. we're told neil was a passenger in the car the officers were pursuing when the car ran off the road and crashed. >>> a 20-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing death of a howard county mobile home park. it happened in the 10000 block of north second street rob better tasker got no a fight with robert foster and ended up stabbing him. tasker later died. cops still aren't sure what the two were fighting about. >> it has been a warm august dray around here but not a lot of sunshine. now we're seeing a few showers pop up. take you into one of the showers just offshore of chesapeake bay to the west. showers in this direction over the chesapeake. coastal system will influence us throughout the weekend. could mean a lack of s

rose mayr and elizabeth nass were sitting on the rail bridge. they were high school buddies, spending a final night together before heading back to school. >>> i'm andrea mccarren in harrisonburg, virginia, where the james madison community is mourning the death of one of its students. >> it should be an exciting time for students to come back to school. the loss of elizabeth is tragic. >> a sign paying tribute to elizabeth nass hangs outside her sorority house. >> i know our hearts go out to elizabeth's family and friends. i can't imagine what they are dealing with right now. >> nass and rose mayr, a nursing major were spending a final evening together before returning to their respective universities. nass posted this photo just minutes before their lives abruptly ended on a railroad bridge suspended high above old ellicott city. andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> and that derailment is disrupting verison service. the company says the crash damaged some facilities and it is affecting the land line services. verison restored some customers by rerou

this is the scene of the devastating derailment that claimed the lives of 19-year-old elizabeth nass and rose mayr. they were on this track bridge when the train and veered off course. >> i think it is horrible. >> the train was headed to baltimore from west virginia. 21 of the cars flipped over. she heard it all. >> it was screeching. he did not start not -- sound normal. >> residents say the train is part of the community and people often walk along the>>-never seen anything of this magnitude. >> authorities figure out what caused the crash. >> maybe it will teach people not to do that. >> you can't take a live look here, a close-up of one of the -- you can take a live look, a close-up of one of the train cars. the ntsb is on the scene. they say it could be days before they have this cleaned up. ellicott city, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we will stay on the story. on our web site, wjla.com you can learn more about the young victims, elizabeth nass and rose mayr and horace holmes is also tracking the story. watch for his reports tonight at 5:00. >> the other developing story we a

good morning guys,the victims are elizabeth nass... a student at james madison university in virgina... and rose mayr... a student at the university of delaware. both of them were just 19-years old. old.voice only: (diane connolley)"how quickly things change in life." life."in the moments before they were killed... the girls tweeted this picture of themselves.the caption read... levitaaing.earlier tweets stated... drinking on top of ellicott city sign with rose petals and looking down on old ellicott city.now... there's a crowd on main street... looking up... watching the clean up and speculating... (michelle suazo-mother of three)"trying to get that good shot was more important then thinking about what they were doing"(marlo geist-19 year old student in ellicott city)"i would assume if they heard the train coming which you can definitely hear from a ways away that they would have moved.. butt.(shrugs) i dont kn" know"some teens at the crash scene admit to us... the railroad tracks are a hangout for kids. we're told one pastor is alrea

elizabeth nass and her friend rose mayr were both killed on the bridge when it dumped coal on top of them. thorp buried urn -- they were buried under the crushing weight. they plan to examine the girls' cell phones which were used to publish pictures on twitter just moments before the derailment. they say it's going to be a lengthy process and they plan to remain on the scene at least through today. we've also learned csx plans to resume train operations along this track as soon as they get those derailed train cars removed. now funeral arrangements have been set for the two college girls, a viewing will be held today for elizabeth nass. her funeral is tomorrow at the church of the resurrection at ellicott city. on friday, there will be two viewings for rose mayr at the harry whiskey funeral home. her funeral will be held on sad. also nas's family set up a scholarship in her honor and they will be awarded to nonheparin high school graduates. you can find full details on the website at abc2news.com. but back out here on the scene, workers are back on the track trying to remove those d

the two grads, rose mayr and elizabeth nass, both 19 were sitting on the ledge of the bridge. they were facing east. their backs were to the side of the train as it passed just a few feet behind them. . there were three crew members on the train as it headed from west virginia to baltimore carrying a load of cold. atfv investigators say the train was traveling the speed limit, 25 miles per hour. it was more than 4 thousand feet long, 98 hundred tons. something went terribly wrong, and it tripped the automatic emergency brea >> three crew members on board. e reviewed their statements. all their statements indicated they felt nothing and saw nothing before an emergency brake occurred in our train. >> investigators say there was a video recording of what led up to the derailment. it's being taken back to dc where it's being download and had evaluated. >> our team coverage begins tonight. he is live at the scene of the derailment. jamie the lead investigators said it best tontd, it was something that happened in a matter of seconds but finding out what was wrong and led to those t

two girls, 19-year-old elizabeth nass and rose mayr were on the bridge facing the patapsco river side looking back that way. when the train derailed, tons of coal fell on to the two girls, on to a parking lot, at least seven or eight cars crushed. those girls were smothered in coal. it's a long, long process. those 21 cars are full of coal. what they have to do at this point, they take the flipped over cars, empty the coal out. these two bulldozers are taking the coal, piling it up so they can get that out of the way. in bit by bit they're taking the train cars. they're rolling them out of that area and there's one coming down the tracks now. they're moving very slow. talking about tons and tons of waste that they have to move out of here. these big lifters have been doing this all day. i saw them lift about seven or eight cars. again, 21 cars flipped over. this will be a slow process. main street in ellicott city is closed in both directions from the baltimore county end right over the patapsco. so one of the things they ask is to stay out of the area. if you want to come down park u

elizabeth nass on her way to james madison university. rose mayr. both were killed by this csx train. according to each girl's twitter account, the teenagers were sitting on the train bridge over main street when the accident happened. we spoke to members of both families who were obviously too distraught to talk. they asked us to respect their privacy, and we di.d the two teens were friends for awhile. both were good students with great families. both girls participated in a dance program at the school and were well liked and well known. just an unfortunate tragedy as they get ready to start their school year in the coming week or so. now both girls were alum night at mt. heb been class -- hebron class 2010. they will have counselors on hand. >> what do you think about this being a hang out. it's been a long tradition with kids running up and down the tracks, even with posted signs to stay off. >> reporter: it's a popular hangout spot, to hang out on top of the ellicott city sign. we hear it's a popular hangout. >> all right. we'll talk to ken ulma

the victims are elizabeth nass... a student at james madison university in virgina... and rose mayr... a student at the university of delaware. earlier tweets by the girls stated... drinking on top of ellicott city sign with rose petals and looking down on old ellicott city. now... as the crowds gather below watching the investigation unfold... neighbors are mourning the loss. (diane conolley)"you expect that children will outlive their parents and its really a tragedy when children go first... so my heart goes out to the mothers and dads of the two young ladies.. who were killed"(kathy vitek- pastor)"god weeps too when tragedies like this happen and as the faith community gathers. gathers. again both of the victims were gettinggready to return to college. now their families are preparing for their funerals. so far... no details have been released about those services. we did talk to other teens in the area... coming up next half hour... hear what they admit about the railroad tracks.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 a homeless shelter employee is suspended ..

good morning guys,the victims are elizabeth nass... a student at james madison university in virgina... and rose mayr... a student at the university of delaware. both of them were juss 19-years old. old.voice only: (diane connolley)"how quickly thhngs change in life." life."in the moments before phey were killed... the girls tweeted this picture of themselves.the caption read... levitating.earlier tweets stated... drinking on top of ellicott city sign with rose petals and looking down on old ellicott city.now... there's a crowd on main street... looking up... watthing the (michelle suazo-mother of three)"trying to get that good shot was more important tten thinking about what they were doing"(marlo geist-19 year old student in ellicott city)"i would assume if they heard the train coming which you can definitely hear from a ways away that they would have know"some teens at the crash scene admit to us... the railroad tracks are a hangout for kids. we're told one pastor is already preparing.. for the fuueral. so far, no details have been

that's an eerie message elizabeth nass sent to mayr. they were tweeting phot moments before the train hit them. andrea mccarren is on the campus where nass was about to become a junior. >> this everyoning amid grief and sadness, nass's sorority sisters are planning a memorial. the president of alpha sigma alpha. as anny told us, she had a contagious smile, she had a bubbly energy. she really lit up a room. >> our hearts go out to elizabeth's family and friends. i can't imagine what they are dealing with right now. >> just 18 hours ago, the jmu honor student was tweeting and posting pictures of her last night out with friend, rose mayr. a nursing major. 22 minutes before the csx derailment, nass posted, drinking on top of the ellicott city sign. one day before, nass tweeted their upcoming plans. you, me, handle of brunettes and some form of public transportation. >> this should be an exciting time for students to come back to school, but the loss of elizabeth is tragic. >> on the jmu campus, a sign hangs at nass's store sorority house. >

rose mayr and elizabeth nass died after 21 freight train cars carrying coal toppled over. federal riskers are still trying to figure out what caused the deadly crash. >>> meanwhile, funeral arrangements have been made for both victims. a service for elizabeth nass is planned for tomorrow at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city. rose mayr will be remembered saturday at bethany unite methodist church, also in ellicott city. >>> new this morning, treatment measures to contain a super bug. the deadly infection killed sick people at the clinical center of the national instituted of health last year and there is no treatment by nearly every antibiotic. the super bug was spread through the bethesda hospital so fast that the staff built a wall to isolate patients. they gassed rooms with a vaporized disinfectant. >>> who is the most powerful woman in the world? any ideas? >> oprah would be my first guess but i don't know if i'm right. probably not. >> all right. coming up next, you know who does know. forbes magazine. they have the answer. >> does lady gaga rank higher t

a viewing is set for tonight 419-year-old elizabeth nass. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can find continuing coverage of the derailment disaster on our website including photos from the scene and more on the lives of the young women that were killed on wbaltv.com. the families of two essex teens that were killed or grieving this morning. police say alejandro wine and james boothe were killed. investigators say the teenager was speeding and could not navigate a curve. both were days away from starting their senior year at bayview high school. >> we are a very close-knit community here at kenwood. we are giving the teachers that have taught these students the support that they need through our counseling staff. most of all, our prayers and our thoughts go out to the families of these two young men. >> a viewing for wine will be held this friday. a woman is charged with manslaughter in the death of her mother. police say she left her mother on the toilet for two days back in january. investigators say she told officers she knew he

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yore yawrp and -- rose mayr and elizabeth nass were near the csx tracks. that's when a train carrying coal derailed and killed the two of them. the two had been tweeting moments before the crash. what we don't know is what caused the train to derail. investigators are looking at that right now and will be looking at that throughout the evening. verizon said the train derailment is disrupting some service. we'll continue to stay on top of the story throughout the newscast and on abc2. >>> all right. start off with a lock at baltimore. a very clear looking and pleasant looking afternoon and a good looking summer day. average temperature. 51% the humidity. dew point at 51. show you some of the weather as it has unfolded. boy, it was gorgeous. you can see passing cloud cover. just fair weather cumulus clouds. towson, a blue sky with some of the clouds bubbling up later in the afternoon and a mighty fine day down on the severn river. you have to love it when you see that type of scenario. temperatures low 80s and upper 70s north and west. we'll keep an eye on t

services to remember elizabeth nass are scheduled for friday and on saturday, friends and family will gather to say good- bye to rose mayr at the bethany united church there. >>> a deadly outbreak of antibiotic resistant bacteria spread throughout the center last year over a six month period. a new york city patient carried the bug and it infected 17 others. six of them died. >> we are seeing a rise in these super drug resistant bacteria, really throughout the world. including the united states. and it is resulting in increasing difficulty and treating infections and hospitalized patients. >> experts at nih used se sequencing. the kpc turned out it was hiding in sink drains and a ventilator shaft. >>> the race for the white house, on the republican side, vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, worked up a crowd in roanoak. he told the champion by president obama will devastate medicare. >> you think sending one out of six hospitals and nursing homes are dropping medicare patients to pay for obama care is an achievement? neither do we. >> president obama for his part was out in nevada

elizabeth nass and rose mayr died when the train jumped the traction. they were buried in tons of coal. they are trying to make the area secure. ulman said no one should be on those tracks, that they're incredibly dangerous. he said the county wants to make sure nothing like this happens again. now we'll check in with wyatt everhart. he has a look at our weather. wyatt, are you there? >>> it has been a nice start to weather around here all day. sunshine back out in force. that's what we like. let's take a look at some of the weather through the day as we take a live look at downtown baltimore. you see the skies partly cloudy and, again, we're looking at, again, a good looking weather scenario. 83 at bwi. the sun sets tonight at 7:52. sunset comes awfully early out there. all right. show you some of the weather through the day around town and the state of maryland. annapolis showing partly cloudy skies with sunshine. the everall pattern with nothing more than a stray shower. how about the beaches. still got the structure. we are looking at a nice looking

of the wing for elizabeth nass -- a viewing for elizabeth nass will be at the same location. stay attuned to wbal for continuing coverage of the derailment disaster. you can go to our website for all of the most up-to-date and its -- investigation. >> another tragic story, this time at the baltimore county. the loss of two high school students who were killed in an accident. sheldon dutes joins us from the newsroom. do police have any idea what caused the crash? >> the accident is under investigation but alcohol was not a factor but speeding was. alex and ryan, both seniors, were killed in the accident. a third passenger was rushed to the hospital. alex was driving north around 1:30 this morning. police say he was speeding and could not navigate a curve. that is when he went into the southbound lanes. the car went off the road and hit two utility poles. both of them were pronounced dead at the scene. a third passenger was rushed to the hospital. officials say these boys had promising futures. >> we are a close-knit community. we are giving the teachers that have taught the st

they have been identified as elizabeth nass and rose mayor who by the way apparently tweeted photos of themselves that were taken from that railroad bridge in the minutes before the derailment that killed them. from sky 9 just after dawn, 21 cars of an 80 card coal train overturned. the train derailed on a bridge over main street frederick road in the heart of ellicott city just after midnight and these are photos tweeted, apparently from the same bridge minutes before the incident. one showing a pair of young feet hanging over the bridge as if left the citied over the street. now officials have coirmed. 19-year-old rose mayor and friend elizabeth nass were killed in the derailment. the source of the photos were mayor's twitter account. the girlwere on the tracks investigators have not pieced together exactly what happened. >> at this point we have no indication of what caused the actual derailment. we are fortunate to have two operators who are both safe and not injured so we will be able to talk with them. at this point we don't know what happened. >> the derailment has left thousand

elizabeth nass and rose mayr were buried when the train toppled over them in ellicott city. fox 5's will thomas is near the crash scene with the latest. >> reporter: crews are using cranes and bulldozers to move the coal out of here, same story for the railcars. you can see one of them on the back of a flatbed semi about to be hauled out of here. on the other side of me you can see where some of the coal is being piled up along the side of the tracks to be hauled out of here eventually. the ntsb says there were three crew members on board the train and that none of them saw or heard anything before the derail. in fact, they are convinced the emergency brakes automatically deployed, but they don't know why. it's a big part of the investigation. also we have learned one of the two girls tweeted a photo you're about to see tonight. their legs dangling off the side of a rail bridge, both women were killed out here. that picture read with the tweet levitating. here's more. into the night a massive clean- up continues. 21 derailed cars, part of an 80 car coltrane carrying tons of

elizabeth nass and rose mayr were 19 years old. autopsies show the two college students were crushed to death by coal after 21 train cars toppled over. they were sitting on a brim right here the track at the time of the wreck. the ntsb is still trying to figure out what caused that derailment and what triggered the emergency brakes on the train to automatically deploy. >>> a maryland lawmaker admits that he was drinking while operating a 26-foot speedboat that crashed into another boat in pasadena wednesday night. 54-year-old delegate john dwyer says he has been his blood alcohol ton tent was more than twice the legal limit in maryland. dwyer and several other people including children were hurt in that collision. by the way, it is illegal to drive drunk on maryland waterways. waterways. >>> our big story this morning, it looked like lance armstrong is going to lose his seven tour de france titles and be banned from cycling for life. the u.s. anti-doping agency is expected to officially make the announcement today. this move comes

nass. the girls died after 21 freight train cars carrying coal toppled over. >>> tropical storm isaac is churning in the cache other than forcing people to get ready ahead of its track. >> it is not a very powerful storm but it is big spanning more than #00 miles. ainsley earhart shows us how the islands are getting ready for it. -- more than 800 miles. >> winds are picking up in st. croix and the u.s. virgin islands and folks in that area are taking precautions. >> i took a hotel room here so i can keep an eye on the boat during the storm. worse case scenario is that is my blue dingy. i'll go out and drop achingor if i have to. >> reporter: as a precaution, officials have placed the entire southern coastline of the dominican republic on alert. >> use of the beach is proarkted across the coast of the country. >> reporter: much of the same in puerto rico as boats are being pulled from the water while residents are stocking up on supplies. the u.s. naval base in southeast cuba are getting rea

the accident claimed the lives of elizabeth nass and rose mayr. leaders gathered for a town meeting on wednesday. the meeting was scheduled before the train derailment. business owners were looking for the status of the cleanup. >> we rely heavily on the foot traffic. you can only park on the outskirts and walked in. it will be a lot slower. >> a viewing is scheduled this evening for elizabeth nass in ellicott city. we have continuing coverage of the train derailment on our website, wbaltv.com. more on the lives of the women killed in the accident. >> two baltimore county families are dealing with tragedy's following a deadly car accident. wine boothe adnd alejandro died. the teenager was speeding. both died at the scene. there were set to begin their senior year at kenwood high school in just a few days. >> we are giving the teachers that taught the students the support they need through our counseling staff. our prayers and thoughts go out to the families of these two young men. >> a viewing for wine will be held this weekend. a suspect assaulte

police say the bodies of elizabeth nass and rose mayr were buried under the main street bridge. the cause of death will be determined by autopsy. crews spent tuesday trying to the cars. it appears the brakes were automatically applied. >> an automatic function of the air brake system. there was a separation in the airline. >> 9 investigators combed through evidence on tuesday afternoon and several were expected to work through the night. >> we are looking through every aspect of this occurrence -- relic, track, witness statements. >> we will determine not just what happened and try to determine why it happened so we can make recommendations that can prevent similar incidents from happening again. >> there is continuing coverage of the deadly train derailment on our website. you can catch this afternoon's conference.'s news we invite you to upload breaking news photos on our website, wbaltv.com. >> charges are pending against a man who allegedly abducted his own son. police found cesar martinez unharmed this morning in the neighborhood of district heights. his father allegedly dr

recess for 19-year-old elizabeth nass r. tomorrow and the memorial for 19-year-old rose mayr will take place on saturday. -- funeral services for elizabeth nass are tomorrow. survey found many students are coming to school hungry and they have lower academic performance and suffer from held issues and behavior problems. secretary of education arne duncan is meeting with maryland officials this morning to discuss the growing problem. >> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton is hosting her annual jobs and opportunities fair today. it will be held at the washington convention center. jobs tips workshops and ready to work fashion shows are taking place from 10:00 until 11:00 this morning. job fair is from 11:00 until 3:00. the event is only open to d.c. residents. you must bring proof of d.c. residents say. >> the d.c. mayor's urging the democratic national committee to include pc stated in its party platform ahead of the democratic convention. a good was mentioned in the democratic party platform in 2000, but not in 2004 or 2008.

police discovered the bodies of elizabeth nass and rose mayr tuesday morning. we are told both teenagers were well-known. >> it is sad news and devastating for the staff, friends, family, and the entire community. to hear of a loss of two members of our community and two graduate, it is tragic. >> officials at the high school say counselors are available for the student's. meanwhile, an accident involving a dump truck and a van in t just before 8:00 this morning. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. the state lost another member to the war in afghanistan. sergeant williams was a second striker brigade soldier. this was his first deployment to the region. police are still hoping to find a 16-year-old girl missing out of baltimore county. nyaira mcmillion was last seen on august 17 at her dundalk.er's home uin she was last seen wearing a wide pink striped blouse and sandals. she may have met to meet someone she originally met on- line. -- left to me to someone she originally met on-line. >> good afternoon. it is turning out to be a pleasant day. a

nass and rose mayr. they were being interviewed and that the engineer in trading was in control and traveling at 25 miles an hour at the time of the derailment. the only facts gathered so far came from the event recorders aboard the train. >> there was a break in the airline. what it was, i am not sure. but when that happens, that reaction goes to the emergency brake. >> crews continued to remove cars from the tracks and replace the damaged track with new. by noon, 18 of the 21 cars had been removed. the other 59 had been cleared, but it means street remained closed. >> i wanted to open yesterday but i understand there is heavy equipment that needs to be moved. >> some businesses were reporting sales were down day- by-day by more than 50%. they are worried it may not be open til the weekend. many are worried it could get worse. >> right now, it is going to be slower. >> i had a genuine the bond moment when i heard it might be another 48 hours. i was like, oh, no. >> that is the bad news out here. officia

there will be a funeral mass for elizabeth nass friday mornnng at 11... at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city. city. and the funeral service for rose mayr will be this saturday at 11 a-m at bethany united city. since main street in old ellicott city is shut down it has cut off a main corridor of travel between baltimore and howard counties. kathleen cairns... reports ... many businesses... on... main street... have re-opened.../ but... they're... not seeing many customers....// kathleen... what is going on? just look around, there are a lot of people wearing hard uniforms... there arn't many people window shopping down here right now. with tons of crews... shops.. say they are losing busiiess. as new railroad ties.... are &pdelivered to the disaster scene... (on street)"juss a few feet away actually"shops, like discoveries... try to re-open for business. (climbing ladder)"i cant even thinking about it.. i cant let myself think about it"sally says this is a key sales time with homecoming around the corner. (on ladder hanging clothes)"shopping

the two girls are identified as rose mayr and elizabeth nass. they were just sitting on the bridge a few feet from the tracks when the train rolled through ellicott city just around midnight yesterday. minutes earlier, and this is really sort of the chilling part, these two teens had posted pictures on their twitter accounts of what appears to be their view from the bridge 20 feet over main street. one twitter post suggests the two may have been drinking. they were just ending to school but the loss of elizabeth is just truly tragic. >> it's really, really sad. i hope that my children learn something that train tracks are not places to play. >> reporter: the main street bridge is known to be a very poch regard spot for -- popular spot for both teenagers and tourists. officials are still investigating whether the teenagers' presence on the track contributed to the accident. right now a ruptured airline caused the automatic brakes to trigger. crew members on board the train say they felt nothing, saw nothing before the emergency braking occurred w

. >> 67 claimed the lives of rose mayr and elizabeth nass. we have continuing coverage of the train derailment on our website, wbaltv.com. you can read the latest information and see photos from the scene. two baltimore county families are dealing with tragedy this week following a deadly car accident. a 17-year-old died early wednesday morning alex was driving north. the teenager was speeding and could not navigate a curve in the road. a third passenger was taken to hospital. they were set to begin their senior year in high school. >> we are a close-knit community, and we are giving the teachers that have taught these students the support that they need through our counseling staff, and most of all, our prayers and thoughts go to the families of these young men. >> a feeling for ryan be held saturday. baltimore police are looking for an impostor before he strikes again. investigators say the suspect a salted and elderly man, telling the victim that he needed to check the meter and an electrical panel in the basement. once there, he pulled ou

. , there were two victims of the crash, and they have been identified as 19-year-old elizabeth nass, a student at jmu, and rose mayr, a student at the university of delaware did invest a ghost don't know what they were doing by the tracks, and if they were -- investigators don't know what they were doing by the tracks, and if they were hit by the train. the train derailed as it came to an elected city in the main street area. 2130 cars came off the track and some of them fell 20 feet off of a bridge. one neighbor described the horrifying scene as it unfolded. >> i was sound asleep in my bedroom, which faces the railroad tracks but i heard this tremendous noise. it really frightened me. "oh, my gosh, the train has derailed." i hear the train go by four or five times a day. >> something we found interesting -- with this accident occurred, if you remember the last tropical storm we had in this area, there is a retaining wall in main street. ironically, the train derailment is near where we saw this wall collapsed last year. there will be a news conference in the next hour to update us o

nass. the 19-year-old posted this picture of their feet dangling overfrom the railroad tracks.round midnight. >> it was complete chaos. people running all over the place. >> it was a domino effect of devastation as 21 cars came crashing to a halt. and flipped over the bridge fighting parked cars below and others from doubling to the side of the tracks, dumping tons of coal in the spot where the two women were sitting. rachel was friends with both of them from the drill team. >> they cannot graduate. it's heartbreaking. you never think it's going to happen to your friends. >> officials investigating what led to the derailment. a 10-year-old remembers elizabeth as a fun-loving babysitter she will never see again. i cannot believe it. >> in business news, two cities in the d.c. metro area made to the top-10 list of top burning town bethesda, maryland. median family income of more than $184,000. median home price of $740,000. ashburn, virginia, in sixth place with a median income of $146,000. m

college.the victims are elizabeth nass... a student at james madison university in virgina... and rose mayr... a student at the university of delaware. this is the last picture the 19-year old victims posted on twitter before they were killed in the accident.the caption read... levitating.earlier tweets by the girls stated... drinking on top of ellicott city sign with rose petals and looking down onnold ellicott city. now... as the crowds gather below watching thh investigation unfold... neighbors are mourning the loss. (diane conolley)"you expect that children will outlive their parents and its really a tragedy when children go to the mothers and ads of the - two young ladies.. who were pastor)"god weeps too when traaedies like this happen and as the faith community is present and works ttwards healing... but its a terrible l" loss"the families are preparing for their funerals. but so far... no details have been released about those pervices. police need your help finding a missing teen. teen.this is 16 year old nyaira mcmillion.she was last seen august 17th at her grandmothe

elizabeth nass and rose mayr both 19 were killed when the train derailed. they posted this picture on twitter moments before it happened where they're seen sitting off a nearby bridge. investigators don't know if the teens' presence near the tracks may have led the conductor to slam on the brakes in turn causing the train to derail. ntsb officials will only say a broken airline caused an automatic brake to trigger. >> the three crew members on board i've reviewed their statements. all their statements indicate that they felt nothing and they saw nothing before emergency braking occurred in their train. > reporter: jim southworth from the n.t.s.b. says the train was traveling at 25 miles an hour. a data recorder was recovered. meanwhile these ellicott city residents are left with heavy hearts over the two teens killed here. >> it's a sad situation that they were there at that time. why they were up there i have no idea. kids will be kids. >> reporter: the ntsb says they hope to have all that information from the data recorder downloaded by wednesday. at that

. >> those two women were rose mayr and elizabeth nass, both 19 years old. police confirmed the girls' bodies were found on the main street bridge buried beneath cold dumped from the cars. two engineers were uninjured. in a strange and eerie twist of fate just before the derailment, one of them tweeted out to photos -- one of her feet hanging over the bridge and another with a look down main street from the bridge. >> it was a continuous boom, boom, boom. >> the man who works the door at the phoenix says it seemed surreal. >> it was totally unbelievable. >> we are back live now and the ntsb says is looking at areas signals, track conditions and bridges as well as reviewing on board video taken on a train to determine the exact cause. >> reaction is korea and from those who knew the victims. among them, a principal of a high-school or both of them graduated in 2010. >> it is a devastating for the staff and friends and family and the entire community. we have a close-knit community and to hear of the loss of two members of our community and to graduates is tra

when the train derailed tuesday morning, it dumped several tons of coal onto elizabeth nass and rose mayr. they died of asphyxia, meaning that the coal suffocated them. clean-up continues. >> dozens of the dump trucks are coming in to get the coal out of town. that is why we need to keep the streets close. there's a lot of fixing up our infrastructure to do as well. >> a makeshift memorial for the has beenms constructed. we have continuing coverage on our website, wbaltv.com. we have the pictures from the scene and statements from federal and local officials and more on when ministry will be open. howard county police have arrested and charged a man with a deadly stabbing in laurel. the 20-year-old faces second- degree murder charges in the death of robert and foster. the stabbing took place last night in a mobile home park and north second street. witnesses told police that the two were fighting prior to the stabbing. tropical storm isaac is bearing down on haiti. in danger of thousands of people still living in temporary housing after the earthquake. >> it is expected to today and

two victims of deuce's deadly train derailment in ellicott city. 19-year-old elizabeth nass will be laid to rest today. funeral services for rose mayr will be held tomorrow. the investigation into the cause of tuesday's accident still continues. the two friends were sitting on a bridge next to the railroad tracks when the train derailed. howard county police say autopsies show the two friends were crushed to death by coal from the top of railcars. >>> a maryland lawmaker admits he was drinking when the boat he was driving collided with another boat wednesday evening. 54-year-old delegate don dwyer says he has been told his blood alcohol con at any time was more than twice the legal limit in maryland which is .08. he and several other people including children were hurt in that collision. collision. >>> another big story we are following this morning. it looks like lance armstrong is going to lose his seven tour de france titles and be banned from cycling for life. >> the u.s. antidoping agency is expected to officially make the announcement today. this move comes just hours after the cyc

the funeral mass for elizabeth nass is 11:00 this morning at the church of the resurrection. a viewing for rose mayr will be held today and her funeral is tomorrow. the two 19-year-old were crushed to death. >> maryland delegate don dwyer admits he was drinking before a boat crash that injured him and five other people. he says he regrets his actions. he spoke with reporters as he left shock trauma in baltimore thursday night. he was in a wheelchair. the president's republican was operating one of two boats that collided -- the pasadena republican. he admits his blood alcohol limit was more than twice the legal limit. >> it's true that i was operating my boat while drinking yesterday. >> there were taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. >> one of the greatest cyclists of all time says he will no longer fight doping allegations. lance armstrong, the winner of seven titles, is growing weary of battling an unconstitutional witchhunt, he says. the anti-dumping agency says it will strip him of his titles. >> in prince george's county, a murder has stunned neigh

services for elizabeth nass will be held tomorrow. the memorial for rose mayr will take place on saturday, both were 19. >> in pasadena, maryland, delegate don dwyer is recovering after p.m. and eight others were involved in a boat collision. >> investigators trying to figure out how the two boats collided wednesday night if. the youngest victim was just five years old. tom roussey has details. >> nicklaus was in a boating accident, they said. >> she rushed to the scene where the two boats collided. her stepson was one of nine people involved and one of seven people taken to hospital. witnesses say this boat and the the snow were headed in opposite directions. >> i was thinking, why is no one slowing down at? the next thing, they are approaching each other. and they collided. >> howard and a friend immediately went to progress you them. >> two children had a blood on their faces and their arms. was scary. >> coast guard and anne arundel fire rescuers came later if. but it was local boaters who rescued all the victims. three taken to t

elizabeth nass and rose mayr were killed just after midnight. we have been covering the story throughout the

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elizabeth nass and rose mayr were both 19 years old. nass' first union rail is -- funeral is set for today and mayr's funeral is tomorrow. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the emergency brake on the train to automatic deploy. >>> a maryland lawmaker admits he was drinking while operating a 26-foot speedboat that crashed into another boat in pass deadbeat awednesday night. don dwyer says he has been told his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit in maryland. dwyer and several other people including children were hurt in that collision. last night, he spoke for reporters outside a hospital in baltimore apologizing for his actions. >> no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or a powerboat. i deeply regret my actions and i ask for forgiveness from the public. my heart and prayers go out to the family that was involved in the incident and i pray for them to have a speedy recovery. >> investigators say they are still trying to determine the cause of that crash. and it is ille

elizabeth nass 19-years-old. investigators say the women were crushed by the coal as the train derailed... ////////////////////vo////////// ////// howard county officiall say nearly two dozen of the train's 80 cars flipped over at around midnight. the railroad crosses over main street in ellicott city. investigators now believe the young women were sitting on the edge of a bridge.. when the train passed and tipped over.. spilling coal on top of the women.. killing them. investigators are looking into whether the engineer slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting have caused the crash.h may - crash. (southworth/ntsb investigator) "we've got some event recorder and video event recorder information which we are downloading and looking at. it will take some time to find out those answers.. but that is an area we are looking into very closely." closely." police say nass was a student atjames madison university in virginia.. and (mayer) was a student at the university of delaware. live in ellicott city, keith daniels, fox

. >>> now elizabeth nass and rose mayr died on tuesday. the safety manager has been asked to look at the safety aspects of the line and how to secure it better. the trains are expected to be up but road closures will remain in effect. >> the train crash in howard county has impacted all the way down to cuba. he was supposed to have a pretrial hearing today at guantanamo bay but it was canceled because the train derailment knocked out internet access and lawyers couldn't finish preparing their cases. abc2news has been on top of this since monday morning. when we're on the air you can get the latest updates. we have a slide show with amazing pictures from the scene so check them out on abc2news.com. >>> we continue to see a clear radar scope. we saw a few showers into howard and montgomery county. now we see things are drying out and looking more clear. temperature-wise look at the contrast. compared to early august, temperatures are feeling much more fall-like. 63 in frederick and york. we have 70 in cambridge, 68 in georgetown. humidity is

nass and her friend 19-year-old rose mayr were sitting on inbridge and both were killed. the ntsb will continue with the removal of the wreckage including removing big quantities of coal. some of the coal ended up in the river and also reconstructing the rail. they say it is a slow, but productive process. >> ntsb investigators worked through the night and will continue to work throughout this day. this is the well orchestrated industrial and it's an incredibly challenging location. unlike any other i've seen. >> now, the ntsb said they were on the scene here conducting an investigation for the next day or two. it could take months before they tell us exactly what happened here. live in ellicott city, maryland, news 4. back to you. >> thank you for that report. >>> a 3-year-old girl is in the hospital this morning after being shot. she was one of three people hurt monday off 19th street. police say two men opened fire on a group of people. the toddler was shot in the foot. two other men were both shot in the leg. one of the men who did not want to be identified told us th

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the victims are elizabeth nass, a student at james madison university in virgina.. and rose mayr, a tudent at the university of delaware. previous tweets stated... 'drinking on top of ellicott city sign wiih rose petaas' and... 'looking down on old ellicott city'now spectators on main street... are 3 watchinggthe clean up and speculating. (michelle suazo-mother of three)"trying to get that good shot was more important then thinking about what they were doing" other teens admit: the tracks are a hangout. (marlo geist-19 year old student in ellicott city)"i would assume if they heard the train coming which you can definitely hear from a ways away that they would have moved.. but..(shrugs) i dont know"(diane points)"theres on hovering up there" (nats chopper) the horror of the crash is overshadowed.. by the tragic loss of two young women. (diane conolley)"you expect that children will outlive their parents and its really a tragedy when children go first." both victims were graduates of mount hebron high school. both were preparing 3 to return to college... now their fa