we are hearing from a woman who may know what happened. >> an mta official say the two boys were found about 100 yards from the light rail station where we are tonight. the two boys' families are searching for some answers. some light rail passengers are speaking out saying they believe they were on the train that possibly hit the two boys. it remains a mystery how the 17-year-old boys were found lying on the southbound light rail tracks about 100 yards from the station. the mother told 11 news she has no answers. >> we are trying to figure it out. we are trying to figure it out. >> officials say the incident

happened at 3:15 sunday afternoon. they weren't sure if the boys were hit by a train. now the mta says that is a possible. one train appears to have made contact with someone. we are trying to determine and piece that together what happened. since the story fwroke, 11 news has received a number of phone calls. passengers like stephanie >> i know i was on the train. i am 99.99% sure i was on that train. she says she left bwi marshal about 1 kwln 15. about an hour later, she says several hundred feet from the station, something hit the train. we thought it was a large dog, i dear or somebody.

it was like oh, my gosh sthafment a person. she said the driver of the train got out, made a phone call and got back in the train there was a huge piece of metal hanging from the train. >> officials are reviewing audio and individual joe from several trains in the area during the estimated time of the incident. miller was a junior at delaney high school. peterson was currently with his g.e.d. >> around 7:00 tonight, authorities say the mta light rail hit a pickup truck. fortunately no one was hurt. baltimore city police

investigate a circumstance around a shooting on the 4th of july. jo now to the murder of steve mcnair. police confirm the gun found was sumped by his girlfriend less than two days before the two were shot to zedge. tonight, both families are speaking out >> i can't believe it. just the idea of knowing that he's gone. fred mcnair says his family is having a hard time coming to grips with his brother's murder. >> i can't believe that it happened like that. >> early saturday morning, nir

bodies were you found inside a condominium leased by mcnair. mcnair had four gun shot wounds. she had one shot to the side of the head. authorities are still running several tests before they determine if she was killed or committed suicide. >> we have begun an effort to ascertain were they having a fight, if so, why. she and many mcnair had been dating several months. mothefote toes show him on vacation. he told her he was leaving his wife to start a life together. they were going to move in together. reports found no divorce pending in nashville.

mcnair's wife has made no comment but is very disstrault. they hope he will be remembered as a dedicated family man. you see how excited he get. him not being there, it just wouldn't be right for us. >> comenting up later in our sports segment, we'll have more to the reaction of the murder. tennessee titan's coach speaks out. what he would want e to know. we are learning more about 17-year-old lamont davis who is charged for shooting a 5-year-old girl. in announcing the arrest of davis on saturday. >> this really comes down to criminals. to thugs to maniacs on our street with little to no

parental super vision or meaningful adult contact in their lives. davis has had plenty of contact with adults in the system set up for juvenile offenders. he was arrested at the age of 10. what followed, a regular pattern of more arrests. july, 2003, attempted theft, november 2005, drug dealings. a felony theft and unthorsed use. charges grew more serious in 2007. october, he was accused of car jacking. a month later, accused of leaving the scene of an accident and zrifing the wrong way. four more arrests in 2008 and 20089. the latest, beating a teenaged girl while stealing her cell

phone. he was ordered detained. instead of being locked up, he was sent home to be monitored. sources say he cutoff the ankle bracelet before the shooting of the 5-year-old girl on the afternoon of july 2. >> one previous case involved the allegation that he beat up his girlfriend because he didn't like what she was wearing. sources say it does not appear davis was ever ordered to spend much time at all inside a facility. >> our calls and messages to juvenile officials today were not returned. the family of the little girl who was shot says she is giving them reason to hope. >> we have more. the family call it's a mir kale

that she survived a gun shot wound to the head. she is shoge signs she will get better and pull out of the critical but stable state. a little girl known as mama for her take charge attitude. she is pulling sthrue the fight of her young life. she was struck in the head by a stray bullet saturday as she and her cousin walked home from a southwest baltimore store. relatives say she is showing progress. ♪ ♪ >> family remains by her hospital bedside. neighbors gather to such port her recovery. it's just that you got to let them out and play. it's like they are not safe to even sit on their own porch. the degree of vake an sis and

trash and crime in this community, we need to look at what created this problem. >> many year feel like this starts with reigning in troubled teens. police say he was aiming at another teen. someone when his record never should have been out on the street in the first place. we have to bring more pressure on the judicial system. we have to stop the plea gar beginning and suspended sentences. if they do the crime, they must dot time. time is precious for her family. her stwin brother and older sibblings are anxious to have her home. >> i spoke with her mother, she is thankful for the support and requested for prayers for her recovery. >> we are learning more details

about tomorrow's public memorial for michael jacksonville. receive ral of hollywood's elite will participate. >> we have details from los angeles. they are the chosen few. >> golden tickets. more than 17,000 fans who won a spot inside began picking up their tickets and wrist band today. he'll see all these people up there from heaven. >> there are still no specifics about the program, there is now a partial list of those who will participate including stevey wonder, line el ritchie and jennifer hudson. >> also overwhelming. the more than 1 paupt 5 million fans who registered but didn't get a seat, that's what concerns police who will lockdown streets within a quarter mile of the arena

allowing only those with a ticket wrist band to enter. >> it's impossible to do anything without a scene. also today, a los angeles judge shifted temporary custody of his estate from his moth err to long-time lawyer and friend listed in his will. it is our desire to do everything in our power to do everything michael jacksonville wishes. including his mother raising their children. debbie rowe is prepared to fight. thousands won't miss the chance to say a final goodbye. there is word that as many as 80 movie theaters across the

countier will broadcast tomorrow's memorial, live. >> we want to know where you plan to watch the memorial service for michael jacksonville. can you email your answers to wbal.com. if you don't have a special place to watch, can you see it live at 1:00 p.m. here. we'll carry it live on our website wbal tv.com. if you plan on taking a vacation this surm, be ware of health risks. >> the state is taking extra measures to keep the habitat of some speesies safe. >> an unusually comfortable weather pattern, see if this lasts for the next several days. >> one narksde six children with autism, zero interest from health authorities.

the alarming number of cases in one neighborhood. one neighborhood.

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nearly three times of developing blood clots for each additional stint in a car. that risk jumped 15%. stage hydrated are ways to lower your risk for blood clots. families are eagerly awaiting new details about autism data. they expect the rate of cases to good up. one local mother and her friend, there's no question this is a prevalent disorder. here's the i team reporter. >> with anna tix rate that seems closive, she knew she wasn't alone when her son was diagnosed. it took a holiday card from an old friend and neighbor to realize how unalone she really was. not only were her two boys

struggling. my son and nonche neighbor and her son two doors down. and sthrue another mom, we found out there's another family with two boys. it was robin in virginia who first alerted step any. her son has a type ofa autism. >> they are very different. the other one is more expressive but just doesn't comprehend sometimes. both women lived here in a fairfax county community. their home wrs in this block where another friend still live was her two children. she too has an autistic son. i thought this is really weird. too many familys in one

neighborhood. jason, steven, and drew, logan and hunter a few streets over and his brother haden. six boys under the age of 8 and a seventh child is currently being evaluated. you will the mothers can see their children here. all were born here. no other family members have the disorder. do you feel you were part of a cluster? >> i do. at the very least, i feel it should be found out whether it is or not. we have learned the term cluster when referring to an autism case can be controversial but it presumes a environmental cause or a known cause. getting a possible cluster investigated can be daunting. >> emails detail her efforts to get health authorities to come

to enterville. the virginia department of health does not collect data on autsm. . the centers for disease control emailed stephanie. they work to support state health department. no request was ever made by virginia 's health department. the group autism speaks told the i team clusters have never been officially recognized in the u.s. the senchtville women wonder was there something in the neighborhood that played a role, like the power lines or pollution from the nearby airport or that americay neighborhood pond. maybe they were all exposed to something in a higher concentration or for a longer period of time. >> this doctor directs the center for autism. i do think there can be

clusters. i think in general, autism is widely distributed. so much so that the center sees 850 new cases of autism a year. they have gun the largest research of the kind. tracking pregnant women who already have a child with autism. stephanie is hopeful but she thinks autism studies should include origin of birth and concept. she want $others to have access to that information. >> what if this cluster is just an example of how prevalent autism is now? >> it's scarry. >> that belief may be touching a family on every street in some way. reporting for the i team.

in the late 1990s, the cdc investigated a possible cluster in new jersey. >> first six days of july 2009 averaging four degrees below normal. the morning low of 58 kept it a cooler day. a report set in 1999. temperatures not bad. continuing cool through new england to the atlantic. 60's in many areas already. cooler stuff out to the west where temperature also be comfortable heading to morning. a mostly clear sky. we should wake up with sunshine. temperature nts 50's, 60's downtown. track low pressure through canada. bringing in a north westerly

breeze. keeping it cool for the northeast and doesn't let the heat build up around here. a little weather disturbance. we are running a 10%, 15% chavens an isolated storm. another nice looking day tomorrow. wns and thursday, the clouds build up a bit. that brings the possibility of showers and storms. can't rule out an isolated storm. going to be a warm day. waves around one foot or less. western maryland, a chance of an isolated storm. warm in south maryland. could get near 90 degrees. the risk of a storm around the upper part of the bay. 79 in ocean city tomorrow. just the risk of a storm here tomorrow. most areas stay dry.

same scenario on wednesday. a few clouds moving in. highs ot the low 19 70's and 1980s. >> woman come ug up, steve mcnair speaks out on his death. >> construction on the carol county by pass gets modified to protect some special turtles. pa

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>> when steve mcnair retired from the ravens last year, people already made the case for him. one of the best running quarterbacks of all-time in the face of toughness on the football field. he came within a foot of leading the titans. his touch down could have won the super bowl. >> his coach said what he whisperinged to mcnair after

the game is something only they will know. he says he hopes people don't judge mcnair who was married from thooze pictures. >> the steve mcnair i knew would want me to say sorry. i'm not perfect. we all make decisions sometimes that are not in the best interest. please forgive me. the steve mcnair i knew would want me to say celebrate my life for what i did on the field. for what i did in the community. >> jeff fisher there. the or yells are trying to figure out some things in seert as they start out with the word road record in the league.

first on the road. this will not help the cost. continuing to get better and better. 2-0 in seattle. andy pet tit trying to improve. going for a sweep of the blue jays. both guys were right. easy play second place.

he wasn't even close to touching the bag. yankees loose anyway 7-6. officials say it would be no secret, they would be watching lance armstrong closely. this one seems excessive. he was fined stdz 92 today because he got held up signing auto graphs and didn't sign in before the start. check out the horses. let's go get this guy. armstrong started out in 10th place overall. he's now just 40 seconds behind in third place overall. maybe lance armstrong can win an eighth tour de france.

we'll be back with the seven day right after this.

>> less than 20% chance of an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow. same thing wednesday. chances increase a bit to the end of the week. upper 70's, low 80's for most of the next seven day. no sign of the heat and humid. a long summer to go. that's a look at the news. thank you for joining us. see you back here tomorrow. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] . [ cheers and applause ]