place where he and his passenger were seen drinking prior to the crash. investigators with the natural resources police say these boats collided in a wide-open area of the magothy river. >> there were on a collision course? >> no doubt about it. there were two boats headed toward one another. they ran into it each other. >> bond wire and an und-- don dwyer and an unidentified male were involved. police drew blood at the hospital to test for alcohol consumption. >> they thought there were clues to alcohol. at that point, they do an alcohol test. >> seven people were on board the bale letter -- bayliner. two had been tubing. the children were taken to three

different bills. one witness observed the bayliner tried to get out of the way. >> the one that was coming in apparently, the one with the kids on it, he tried to avoid the boat that was coming in and suddenly, the boat turned into the other boat. >> residents use their own boats to rescue those hurt. >> good samaritans heard this and saw this happen. they went to it and pulled all nine victims out of the water and took them to shore. >> is that heroic? >> absolutely. >> delegate dwyer publicly admitted he was drinking alcohol. here is what he had to say. >> i am in no condition to give a press conference right now. due to the seriousness of the accident that i was involved in yesterday, i felt that it was necessary for me to make a brief

statement. it is true that was drinking while i bring my boad yesterday. it is also been reported that my blood alcohol content was 0.2. no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or powerboat. i deeply regret my actions and i asked 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. thank you. >> according to two sources, the person is a former political candidate in 2010 and has -- is a campus police officer at a university. >> the battle over a dog ban may move to baltimore city courtroom. letters from the manager of the armistead committee said the

dogs were no longer welcome and needed to be removed. >> there were told they had to get rid of their dogs at armistead. the maryland law center is try to come to the rescue. >> we're trying to dispel the hysteria because that is what everyone is reacting to. >> she will seek an injunction hopefully with the assistance of the managers at armistead gardens to stop the immediate ban on people's -- pitbulls. >> with the landlords of need is certainty. the landlords are not dog hairs. >> plenty of uncertainty surrounds the ruling by the maryland court of appeals that defined pitbulls as inherently dangerous. they excluded mixed breed pitbulls.

word about possible liability, the manager said armistead gardens notified its 1500 residents by letter informing them about the immediate ban. >> this is a device by our lawyers. armistead gardens is covering ourselves. >> there are 500 pitbulls on the property. michael wonders what will happen to his dog. >> will have to find someplace else or take it to the pound. that is the worst road to go. >> that could put the shelter in a predicament. they could not handle the influx and would have to euthanize many of them. anyone who signed the purchase has the right to keep their dogs. he wants the injunction to suspend enforcement until the general assembly can act. >> to avoid uncertainty, economic havoc. breeching leases, breaching

contracts, it is what everyone is suggestion -- suggesting. it is the hysterical factor. no one wants economic havoc. >> the plan to file an injunction this coming monday. gary sims, wbal tv 11 is. >> we learned what caused the death of two young women. they died from asphysxiate due to the coal that fell on top of them. we are live in delicate city and we have the latest. >> -- ellicott city and we have the latest. >> it is to be determined if the track is ready to be opened. the roads around town will be

closedonger than anticipated. officials were hoping to reopen them this weekend. that amount of coal is one of the reasons why the road will remain closed for some time so there is still a lot of work to be done. >> is day three in the cleanup effort in the tragic ellicott city derailment. things are getting back on track. at 9,000 feet long and weighing 5,000 tons, this mile long csx test train was brought in to check the infrastructure of the rails. experts watched as it made its way through historic ellicott city. >> after that happens they will remove the cold out of the lower lot where the train cars fell that busted the retaining wall. then when another -- run another train through to make sure the retaining wall is down. we will watch to make sure we're comfortable that this train is

safe to open these tracks again. >> progress continues to me but there is work that needs to be done. >> dozens of dump trucks are coming in to get the coal of town. that is where we need to keep the streets closed. they got a lot of fixing up of our infrastructure to do as well. >> thursday morning, crews moved out the last of the 21 overturned cars left from the wreck. they packed up and hauled away many of the heavy equipment used to remove a damaged cars. down the road from the bridge, a makeshift memorial for the two 19-year-old college students whose lives were cut short from the derailment. residents and store owners hope to make a memorial garden in their memory. >> which i think would be wonderful if we could get permission from the county to make a memorial garden out of with plants that will continue to be a tribute to the crowells. >> -- the girls. >> a viewing for elizabeth

started an hour ago. her friend will have a viewing scheduled tomorrow also here in town. the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. >> the third game of the preseason is often called the team's dress rehearsal. baltimore hopes to put on a good show and score a touchdown as the host jacksonville tonight. we have a preview. >> this is the evening where we get to see ray lewis and joe flacco play. most of the veterans will make the turn at halftime and turn -- play into the second half. it is the only preseason where they will do that. probably the last time you will see them in preseason. ray lewis knows how to measure

his efforts in august to maximize his impact in september. while ray lewis looks like he always does, he is a thinner and faster louis. the change -- which is changing in the game is changing. he has had to change, too. one thing he will not change is what it takes to get ready. he says tonight should be about the perfect fit to finish off the work he intends do in august to get ready for the season. >> you kind of get your juices flowing. i got to go turn my brain off, though and get some relaxation in and get ready for the game. this is a good test for us. these guys run the ball pretty well. we're supposed to come in and have this test right now. we will be at their ou-- out there at the preseason game. >> we still saw the dance and we

still solve the energy. while the outcome may not count, the energy and the input is very much real tonight as the ravens take on the jacksonville jaguars. kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. and will have a simulcast here for you at tv 11 as well as wbal radio at 98 rock. >> the orioles remain in the thick of the playoffs. the team is sending off playoff ticket vouchers to season ticket holders. they get first choice for playoff games. single game tickets for the public will go on sale in mid- september assuming they stay in the thick of it. today marks the one-year anniversary of the east coast earthquake. >> details on the drill expected. >> nice summer weather here but we're keeping an eye on tropical storm isaac. we will see where he may go.

the forecast is straight ahead. 84 at the airport, 86 downtown.

>> remember a year ago today when an unexpected earthquake rattled all this on the east coast. it cracked the washington monument and toppled a delicate masonry. it hit before 2:00 p.m. and was among significant to strike the u.s. east of the rocky mountains. today, and fema representatives and geological experts discuss what happened a year ago.

an effort since to be better prepared for the future. the district of columbia plans to take part in a earthquake drill this fall. >> what can we do? things like this, the things that are put out for us on this simple procedures folks can take. drop, take cover, and hold on. we need to push that message out. >> the national cathedral reopened last november but repairs are expected to take years and cost around $20 million. >> despite tropical storm isaac, republican officials are moving forward with plans to open the republican national convention on monday as scheduled. it is reported the convention ceo is working with the romney campaign and florida officials. thousands of delegates and journalists will pour into tampa next week. >> we are anon an unbelievable

world. >> the track is uncertain. what is certain is the beautiful weather should last through tomorrow. we saw a few scattered showers pop up and they did not last long. an indication that the pressure is strong over the mid-elected. a few brief lives on the radar screen. and all quiet. at bwi marshall, the temperature was 86. close to the records of 85 and 65. 86 degrees in baltimore. fairly pleasant and warm. lo 80's of into seven pennsylvania and on the eastern shore. cooler with a sea breeze on the coast. they have had some clouds and around here on the west virginia-virginia border, at

temperatures being kept cooler there. in downtown baltimore, not bad for preseason weather. parly cloudy and temperatures in the 80's to start and cooling into the upper 70's during the game. winds out of the southeast. dropping to the 60's in the suburbs inducing some patchy fog. high pressure will keep friday looking good but this friend to the south has worried. high pressure moves east of new england over the weekend. the easterly wind will start to back up this front and a weather rest -- a disturbance may develop bringing clouds and showers into our area. again, this threat looks fairly tame down to the south but it may become a problem for us over the weekend as far as outdoor activities go. some showers will sink back into the forecast. hope ou can get outside and enjoy the partly cloudy sky tomorrow. light southeast winds. the wind out of the east averaging five to 10 knots and weighs about 1 foot on the bay. in the mountains, you get

farther away from that stalled out front. a 20% chance for isolated storms friday through sunday. some decent weather over the weekend. the rain chances go up to 30% on saturday on the eastern shore and if you're headed for ocean city, the rain chance is headed for 40%. depending on that system develops on the staed out front. there is a moderate risk of recurrence in ocean city. be careful if you are going into the water. the impact of this development is being felt on the east coast. the main concern is not joyce in the atlantic. that is heading up to the central atlantic. isaac is moving out over the waters of the caribbean. it could get stronger and may move in our direction. the track takes it south of hispaniola as tropical storm. 48 hours or so it is moving into guantanamo bay area in southern cuba and it turns of toward the gulf of mexico. the shift in the trend is to move the trek farther west into

the open waters. that is better news for florida. that is an area where the storm could strengthen. it could get stronger as we get over the gulf water temperature is over the early part of next week. high pressure gives us partly cloudy skies and a storm may develop scattered showers on saturday and sunday. another round of storms we in on tuesday. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> will live for the ribbons are going through their pre-game warmup for the third preseason game against the jacksonville jaguars. on the field behind me, the kicker's going through their early pregame warmups. to give you an indication of what they would like to see, they are hoping not to see the kicking team on anything but the kickoffs. we will take you back to last

week. joe flacco and the offense were able to get the ball into scoring range. four different times against the detroit lions and had to settle for four field goals as well as the rookie justin tucker. they want to see the offense look complete by completing drives. lester they finished in the bottom half of the lake in red zone offense. that is when you have the ball inside the 20-yard line. tonight is about finishing up drives in the work for the veterans in the preseason. >> i guess that is why we're trained to kind of look at it because it is a game we play the most in. we want to go out there and put good work and get good footage toward that we can look at and learn from. this week is kind of the same. we want to go out there and we want to play well but at the same time, we need to clean some things up and see what we're getting better at and what we will work on. >> the action begins in a little

more than an hour. we will have a tv-radio simulcast for you that will bring you all the action starting with a pregame show it 7:00 p.m. and kick off at 7:30 p.m. on wbal tv and radio as well as 98 rock. ravens and the jaguars, it will be and i were you see a lot of the veterans play well into this second half. the night off for the orioles. there will be back home tomorrow night. they left tax is not able to take the series from the rangers. looking for a fourth straight road series win. they did not pull that off. they are finding themselves on the outside looking in to the wild-card position. with the -- that is whabecause f what they lost last night. they are half a game back in the wild-card race. something about playing in august on august 22. it marked the 50th anniversary of the most lopsided loss ever, losing 30-3 in texas.

they happen to be done with the rangers for the regular season. they're happy to be done with august 22, combined with the arlington. not a good combination. here is how the owes the stand. they're in -- how the o's stand. they are behind the oakland a's and the tampa bay rays. with 39 games left to play, they are within striking distance in their back home tonight trying to play of the whole -- home field advantage as they open up a weekend series with the toronto blue jays. we will see you at the simulcast as the ravens take on the jaguars. tom tasselmyer with your game time and 7-forecast all straight ahead. --

taiex here's a look at what we're working on for 11 news tonight. the boat accident that injured several people. state health officials are concerned about a bat. some in the game may have been exposed to rabies. we will have these stories and

more following the game

>> amazing whether locally but we have our right to the south. >> we will see how is it moves and whether or not it impacts florida. these and whether for football and some showers over the weekend. >> thanks for joining us. nbc news is next.

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