train derailment continues in ellicott city. >> it's a common spot for the kids to come out and hang out. >> they were enjoying their last night of summer. some say this hangout should be history. >> and hurt over losing two 19-year-olds, tonight we report on losing two 17-year-olds. roosevelt leftwich is live over looking the tracks that run right through this heartbroken town. >> reporter: jamie, the investigation is continuing along with the work to restore the track that was damaged here. there's workers out here. they have entire sections of tracks. there's still a lot to go here, a big process in order to restore the tracks and get main

street back open. take a look at what was going on. the last of the 21 cars, the last three of those 21 cars that derailed were removedno carrier0

you've got the old buildings, ole tracks. one of the investigators said it's not like this train derailed in a farm field or on

some rural area because they now have to make sure they can get through the narrow spaces with the big sections of track. we'll have more coming up later. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. in rosedale we used to hang off the tracks. in ellicott city, it's the hangout on the bridge. tonight the dangerous side of being kids with our don harrison. >> it's a common spot for kids to hang out. >> reporter: as devastating as the accident where two girls lost their lives, it's not shocking to a lot of people. >> there's a lot of bars around here. after they're done they will walk around the tracks. >> reporter: it gives them an opportunity to question whether they walked on the tracks. >> i was asking my daughter did you ever go up there when you

were a kid? she said i did but never at night. >> reporter: for some it's been a concern for awhile. >> we got a lot of plas where it is reasonably accessible. >> reporter: howard county executive ken ulman. >> we will look at fencing, stairwell, the neighboring apartment building to the tracks. >> reporter: she took her kids on a walk along the tracks the day befored accident. >> we went through a tunnel, saw a train pull through, waved to the conductor. it was an adventure for us. these things happen. unfortunately, they happen on main street but not something that would make me stop doing the trails. >> never have i seen an accident like this. >> reporter: in ellicott city,

don harrison, abc2 news. and the images that we've sphreen this derailment are incredible. we have them on our website, abc2news.com. kelly, you've got a special section on the website. >> it's right there on the link in the alert section. some of the pictures are amazing for those who haven't been down to the area. you see some of the cars a were tipped over. we have 44 pictures, just to give you an idea of the damage and destrufntle also, you see some early morning pictures because we were on the scene so quickly when it happened. you see the mapping tude of the workers and the crews. also, you see emotional pictures of family members. we're going to be adding

breaking updates as well as our website. so check out the website abc2news.com for the very latest information and some amazing photographs. jamie? >> how sad is this. we have two 17-year-old's dead. alejandro wine was traveling north on bowleys quarters road. he couldn't make it out of that turn, crossed the center line and began to spin. crossed the center line a second time, struck the road and hit two you tell the poles. >> alcohol was not a factor in this crash. speed was. >> wine and the other passenger, ryan boothe were dead at the scene. a third passenger, john morris is right now at bayview. on the wrlgt front we have -- weather front we have seen a nice weather day. all the showers have generally stayed to our north.

temperatures now mid-80s, some 70s to the west. how about frederick at 77 degrees. watching tropical storm isaac very carefully, of course. isaac losing some organization as it crosses the islands, the antilles, but we think it will restrengthening as it gets into the caribbean. clear and cooler. how will the trend shape up into your weekend? we have those detailed. we have an update we delivered yesterday. the amber alert for a prince george's county by has been canceled. the boy was found safe in district heights just after midnight. his father, who was accused of taking him will re-- face charges. >> george huguely is accused of killing yeardley love. today his team asked for a new trial. after hearing the evidence, the

judge ruled there was overwhelming evidence to support huguely's conviction. the judge will have a final say. a 26-year-old man is accused of killing his father in pasadena. his son darius keenan, jr. was a person of interest and was arrested in north carolina keenan, jr. shot his father in the chest. new tonight a woman accused of elder abuse who went to kenya to avoid being arrested will be brought back. the police are bring 50-year-old anastacia oluoch back. she beat an elderly man in 2007. new tonight we have learned that senator barbara mikulski

will speak at the democratic national convention. other women who will spook caroline kennedy and eva longoria. anne arundel county executives are looking for nominations for the dallas pace humanitarian award. he was a servant, a coach, scout master, a teacher. the person must be at least 21, live in anne arundel. all nominations must be in the county by october the 1st. 'tis the year of the robocalls. politicians are trying to get your vote and many of you are trying to get them off your

phone. ways to stop the calls. those who have stayed with this club for years, you may shed a tear when you go to your mailbox. >> actually 84 the updated high. we have a two-degree winner. we're one degree off. congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. we're back in just a minute.

abc2 is working for you, helping you get rid of those annoying phone calls. the 2012 presidential campaign is in full swing, so you may have gotten calls asking for

your donations. john matarese shows us how to make the calls stop. >> it's the unwanted political phone calls, and if you thought they were bad in the 2008 presidential election, they will be even worse this year. the republicans are guilty of doing it. >> this is senator john mccain. i'm calling to personally ask for your votes. >> reporter: the democrats are guilty of doing it. >> hello, this is bill clinton. >> reporter: in this race both political parties are using automated robocalling to raise money. >> they tend to be prolong. >> reporter: they hate them. >> you don't want to talk to them. they keep talking. >> it's wasting my minutes. >> reporter: that's right.

some of these calls come to cell phones which violate federal law. don't bother with the do not call list, political calls are exempt. a washington, d.c. attorney decided enough is enough. >> give the american public back the right to stop people from calling them at home if, in fact, that's what they want them to do. >> reporter: he now runs the website stop political calls.org. it asks politicians to stop calling members. 400,000 people have signed up so far. unfortunately, only 38 national politicians have agreed to honor. it he said the best bet is to call your local elections office and remove your phone number if it's in your files and call the local democratic or republican party headquarters. it may not stop the calls but it

will tell politicians you're sick of these unwanted intrusions. so you don't waste your money, i'm john matarese. the west nile virus outbreak is one of the largest since it has showed up in 1999. there have been two confirmed cases in our state. so far 1100 cases have been reported, mostly in texas. the disease is spread pie mosquitoes. some of the symptoms include neck stiffness, disoriented, maybe go into coma or paralysis. use insect repellents and avoid standing water if you can. empty out the buckets. losing weight can help battle type two diabetes. a well-known weight surg can help. doctors use several different procedures for pair at trick

surgery. according to a new study those procedure cost drop some of the long term problems of type two diabetes by 78%. no all right. forgive mow if i get choked new seeing this. it's been 14 years sense i said this -- since i said this on abc2. the orioles are printing playoff tickets. those with 29 season tickets and above will learn that the orioles are play manage october. you'll get your first crack of the wild car game. after three weeks tickets will be available to the rest of us. flashback to the ripken days, jamie? >> getting pack to the olden days. >> give him some tesh yous, will

you -- tissues, will you? 82 degrees. looking at a fairly moderate humid night. how about different perspective. show you the weather over robert w. coleman, a partly cloudy sky. a lot of sunshine through much of the day. it was a brighter day than we had to start off the week. think back to sunday monday. sunshine over the state capital today, crystal clear view. from the naval academy we have to sew how the navy does. laurel looking like a nice sunny place to be. let's get into it. maryland's most powerful radar showing nada. temperatures comfortable this evening. humidity is there. not oppressive and the heat index values dropping low the

low 80s. most of us with the east breeze about 5 to 10. the main weather has been offshore. the station nar ri frontal boundary remain -- stationary frontal boundary remaining offshore. the hottest air is bolted up. this is close enough to spin a few clouds. i nighs high pressure will keep us dry and warm. it's just enough to keep us dry, warm and relatively sunny through the end of the week, maybe a stray shower on friday night. let's talk about the big shower. now a tropical storm. winds to 40. some disorganization over the last -- four to five hours. you can see why crossing the

antilles islands, st. lucia, st. martin. this is briefly tearing the storm up. we think the redevelopment will be strong. the move will take it over hispaniola. that will help tear the storm down. a tropical storm briefly but through the florida straits getting back to hurricane one strength. that's a minimal hurricane. tonight 63. tomorrow we're talking 87, sun mixed with clouds. your seven-day forecast we push near 90 on saturday. then more upper eat 80s. a steady pattern.

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>> not a bad weekend. it looks dry. >> we can do this again at 11. >> hey, we'll do it. we'll see you back here at 11.

>> have a good night.

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