derailment. a freight train went off the tracks and killed a two college student. first, we have breaking news of prince george's county. maryland state police have issued an amber alert for cezar stephen martinez. he was abducted by his father around 6:00 p.m. last night. the child weighs 18 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. his father is described as 5'4", 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. you see his picture on screen. was last seen driving a 2006 green chevy equinoxes. the license plates are 7ag6950. anyone with information on the child's whereabouts is urged to call 911.

baltimore county police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old. investigators say she was last seen on august 17 at her grant wrote -- grandmother's home in dundalk. and has'3", 162 pounds black hair and brown eyes. she was last seen wearing a white and pink striped blouse, jeans and silver sandals. there is concern to may have gone to meet someone she met on- line. anyone with information should call 410-307-2020. now to our other big story. a howard county community is mourning the loss of two teenagers who were killed when a train derailed in ellicott city. we have team covers a night of the devastating impact of this wreck. we begin with sheldon on late-breaking details on the investigation could >> this is

the first day of a lengthy investigation. there are still ntsb investigators of tiut here. several of them will stay out here through the night to try to figure out what went wrong. this 3,000 foot freight train was on his way to baltimore when it derailed in ellicott city around midnight. >> i heard a noise, sound like a car crash. boom, boom. >> the three crewmembers on board -- i reviewed their statements. all of their statements indicate they felt nothing. and they saw nothing. >> ntsb official says the train was traveling and authorize 25 miles per hour when the first 21 cars went off the tracks, dumping coal everywhere and killing two women. the bodies of the women were found buried beneath the coal. the cause of their death will be

determined by an autopsy. crews spent the day trying to write these overturned train cars. several investigators are trying to figure out what happened. the train's brakes were automatically apply. >> it is an automatic function of the air brake system. there was a separation in the airline, which causes the emergency brake to applaud. >> this is the first day of what could be a lengthy investigation. nine investigators combing through evidence. >> we are looking at every single aspect of this occurrence. rail, track. we are investigated this accident to determine not just what happened but why it happened so that we can make recommendations that will prevent similar instances from occurring again. >> we are taking a live look at one of those train cars that has

flipped over. it is sitting on the bed of a truck. there are several crew members out here. they are checking through a lot of the wreckage. there is going to be another press conference tomorrow morning around 11:00 a.m. in ellicott city. as i mentioned, two lives were taken as a result of this accident. kerry? >> those who are close to the girls are mixing with strangers at this late hour. they are walking, driving to get a look at what happened. they are coming to the same conclusion -- two lives lost way too soon. four feet swinging from the main street bridge. this is the image that was tweeted minutes before the train derailment. >> it is scary because i have

been on those tracks before. now i know i will never go back. >> a source familiar with investigations as there is no evidence the girls were struck by the train. they were likely crushed to death. friends say both girls were about to return to college. mayor attended the university of delaware and nash james madison. their friendship developed in high school. >> they were great girls. there were active in dance and sweethearts. really great kids. it is tragic. it is a shame. we have a close-knit community. to hear of the loss of two members of our community and two graduates is tragic. >> the loss is at the winter about the community as people came to see the spot where two friends spent their final minutes. >> i feel really sad. >> we are giving you a live look at one of those of freight cars

that is being righted. it is upside down right now. it is more precarious operation because they had to move the coal out. now, of railroad expert told us it is unlikely that the girl's presence contributed to the derailment. even if the brakes were applied, that alone should not have thrown these cars off the track. investigators will focus instead on the condition of the train and the rails, including whether he waves are flooding may have contributed. >> officials with verizon say today's train to relent disrupted land line service. problems are reached to be naval base in guantanamo bay. lawyers preparing for a hearing for five men charged in 8911

terrorist attacks could not access information stored on governments servers. the connection was restored by early afternoon. the hearings begin tomorrow. there is continuing coverage of the deadly train derailment on our website. you can check up photographs and catch this afternoon's news conference from ntsb. plus, we invite you to apply breaking news photographs in the ulocal section. baltimore county police have made an arrest in the deadly stabbing in dundalk. edwin reyes is charged with first-degree murder. he and his roommate got into an argument early monday morning at home in the form of a block of scarsdale road. that is when investigators say reyes stabbed his roommate several times. he is being held without bail at the baltimore county detention center. this woman is being held without

bail tonight charged in a home invasion in baltimore county. she now faces assault and armed robbery charges. on july 30, 75-year-old gwen returned from walking her dog only to find carrilla had broken in. she threatened the woman with a knife and dragged her into the basement. baltimore city police say these people prayed and elderly residents skimming victims of money, claiming they owed property taxes. they are facing several charges, including robbery and extorting vulnerable adults. police say that pretended to be city tax collectors demanding payment from homeowners. >> in one incident, they tied a victim up. they have slapped them. in another incident, they have put towel over someone's head. >> investigators say it is

unclear how much cash the suspects got away with. police the man that threaten to shoot up his work place has been released to the custody of his parents. a 28-year-old neil press cut left the psychiatric facility where he was staying. he has been ordered to continue taking his medication while he awaits arraignment. a search warrant uncovered several firearms and rounds of ammunition inside his apartment after police say he made the threat. press got had been charged with one count of telephone misuse. tonight, we are getting word that another maryland service member has died in afghanistan. 24-year-old sergeant david williams of frederick died saturday. she was assigned to a joint based in washington. his williams debt -- his death is under investigation. this comes on the heels as family and friends and atwater

remember a navy seal. he and 10 others died after a blackhawk helicopter crashed during a firefight in afghanistan last week. the decorated service man is being described as a husband who embodies patriotism, leadership, determination, and a sense of purpose. he said it was a childhood dream to become a navy seal. he was a rising star. >> i want them to remember patrick as an individual that never stopped trying. to set your goal, and no matter what obstacle gets in your way, to get out there and chief it. >> the family hopes donations in patrick's honor will go to the naval special warfare foundation. the organizations help servicemen and their families. tonight a delaware day care has been shut down after police say three female workers made a pair

of toddlers fight. the fight took place in march at the hands of the day care center in andover. they obtained a cell phone video showing that trio encouraging a couple of 3--year-olds to fight each other. the police captain describes the video as shocking. >> they are just punching, slapping, pinching, throwing. >> the day care's business license has been suspended pending hearing. now in tonight's education alert, if your child is one of 30,000 who rides the bus to school in baltimore city you can expect first day changes. you can expect route and schedule changes if you ride one of the district's yellow buses. more schools will be starting at the same time. up until this year, 50 schools or operating on different schedules. students who ride the mta to

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>> a backstep on pit bulls. the highest court said it went too far and including mixed bread pit bulls. some see it as a victory.

others say the change sparks more questions than answers. >> that is a pit bull mix looking for a great home. our recent clarification made by the maryland court of appeals should make in getting him adopted a little bit easier. but some animal welfare experts are not so sure. >> there is no definition of what kind of dog the court is talking about, there is confusion. >> after reviewing the original case of the 10-year-old boy walled pipe a pit bull, court made a decision it to modify its ruling categorizing pit bulls and mixes as a dangerous. now the law only applies to purebreds, a change that experts say is vague. >> the experts who testified at the legislature were very clear that pit bull is not a breed of dog hear pi.

it is not a breed of dog. so this opinion does not clarify what is a pit bull for landlo rds. >> we are concerned we will see more abandoned animals. the main thing we have experienced is adoption's falling through. caregivers are worried they will continue to see more of the same. they are counting on legislators to continue the debate in annapolis. >> legislators agreed that the court ruling was unfair and needed to be addressed. we are looking forward to that regular session so this can be fixed. >> it is very far from over. i am looking at this as at 2 in a 3 acts play. the next act will take place in january. i am sure there will be a great deal of legislation. >> we want to let you know that

construction is under way to repair the baltimore basilica. crews have started to erect scoffing that will be used to help with repairs. would remember this when the 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the mid-atlantic, creating 50 cracks to the cathedral. most of the damage concerned at the highest -- took place at the highest level. >> we were able to bring in event planners that are going to shroud the scaffolding and make it disappear as much as they can and do some lighting that will make it beautiful. >> officials say weekend services, weddings and taurus will continue during construction. the repairs are expected to be completed in time for easter next year. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> for august, a comfortable day

all around the mid-atlantic. afternoon high temperatures this time of year only in the 70's and low 80's. even as far south as charlotte, n.c., the high was 83. 77 on the outer banks. still, overall, the temperature is not too bad. seems like we have worked past the worst of summer 2012 as far as the heat and humidity goes. 83 iat the airport. the morning was cool. 61 at the airport. we saw some showers pop up to the south of baltimore and parts of virginia, tried to move into parts of southern maryland. a line of showers trying to hold together and the western maryland mountains. they will continue to fall apart over the next two hours. temperatures will continue to cool h ere.

78 downtown baltimore. 66 in westminster. temperatures are calling on the shore and out in the mountains. cooler suburbs are around baltimore, upper 50's by morning. high-pressure will control the weather for the rest of the work week. it is strengtheng near chico, pushing east into our area. incrsing amounts of sunshine. a slow warm-up. temperatures this should stay at normal or a degree or two below normal. 81-86 tomorrow. sunrise at 6:26. a nice day to be out on the bay. waves one foot or less. termperatures holding around 80 degrees. the next high tide at fort mchenry. in the western maryland mountains, 40's and 50's at night. on the eastern shore, a lot of sunshine tomorrow. a partly cloudy to mostly sunny

sky on thursday. ocean city will contue as storm tomorrow but mainly self into eastern virginia. -- mainly south into eastern viinia.sunshine on thursday. these storms will be popping up frequently. we have a new one in the atlantic. it is 400 miles to the east of the caribbean. aac.named is it is expected to pass south of porter rico wednesday night into thursday and probably become a category i hurricane. since it will be interacting with islands and getting more overland, towards cuba, that interaction with the land may not allow it to strengthen. it makes the turn up toward south florida and the next five da. we will have to keep a close eye on it.

lots of sunshine for thursday and friday. patchy morning fog over the weekend. temperatures in the low to mid 80's. >> stick around for late night with jimmy phelafallon. >> tyra banks is my guest tonight. tonight on late night after jay leno. >> that's not a fair trade. stick around here find out why the rangers have a great winning percentage at home. the o's have a game in texas. >> hello, america. it is tuesday, august 21. tonight the jackpot is $55

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>> now 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the orioles have lost 9-10 games to the rangers. they picked the perfect night to change that trend. tampa lost tonight. the orioles are the second wild- card spot. scotts, first inning feldman. scores easily. worry about the long ball with texas. ian drills the pitch. left field. tied at 1-1.

nate with a productive night. 2 run homerun. the o's know how to put that away, 52-0, when they leave after seven innings. they went 5-3. kc strikes him out. david for tbhhe rays strikes him out. neither starter got a decision. this game went to 10 innings. comes up with the single for k.c. jeff will score from second base. kansas city holds on to beat tampa bay 1-0. we are going into this week's third preseason game. the raves want to see more big plays and touchdowns by the

offense. you have to avoid reading too much into the preseason, but with so many changes in the defense you sense this year's unit may need a few weeks to find his personality. from what we have seen, the offense may have as many explosive moments as the defense. hardly the typical image of the ravens team. ray lewis does not mind sharing the spotlight. >> at the end of the day, that is why we are called a team. it does not mter who takes the lead, who does whatever. win gamesogether. that is the bottom line. it don't matter. we're going to do what we are supposed to do. that is not going to change. offensive lee, what we are doing, the tempo we create, are we excited? absolutely. >> it will have you covered on game night thursday, before,

during and after the game. pregame coverage at 7:00 p.m. our simulcast on wbal radio at 98 rock throughout the game. as the ravens take on the jaguars. lebron james has won an nba championship and a gold medal, he will find himself compared with michael jordan. especially when it comes to his shoe line. the new lebron x plus will ride in stores with a price tag of $300. the shoes measure how high you jump. it will measure how many people will expend insane amounts of cash for gadget technology. in other words, the difference between a lebron x and a lebron x plus is the price of air

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>> like a bonus day. >> a nice day. we have a couple more coming our way. friday will be a nice day. 83-84 degrees in during the workweek. a little patchy fog during the morning. not talking about thunderstorms until the early part of next week. >> no reason to bring it up until then. thank you for joining us.

>> jay: jean-claude, good to see you again. great job at "expendables 2." and nice to see you can still do the old moves. >> yeah. you too, jay. you're doing well. [ high five noise ] [ laughter ] >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featurg rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes shia labeouf.