. >>> new information tonight in that mid air collision involving two planes over bealeton, virginia. that's in fauquier county. it happened right around 4:00 this afternoon and tonight two people are dead. matt jablow has the tragic details. >> i've never had so much activity in your front yard. >> reporter: john says he thought his house may have been on fire when he saw all of the emergency vehicles surrounding his property when he got home around 5:00 this afternoon. >> the crash site is probably about 16 feet long. >> reporter: it turns out that one of two small planes that collided in mid air over bealeton, virginia late this afternoon had crashed in his back yard, burst into flames. >> when we arrived, we did find one of the planes on fire. >> reporter: and killed two people on board. >> we could tell whoever was in that probably did not survive. >> reporter: the other plane, a single engine piper cherokee landed relatively smoothly in a field a mile away from the other crash site. >> there is a debris field in the area, so there were pieces around. >> reporter: the pilot of th

two planes collided yesterday afternoon over the small town of bealeton. and one passenger in one plane died in that crash. their small plane erupted into a fireball as it fell from the sky and the plane landed near john leddins' home. >> you could tell whoever was in there probably did not survive. >> the pilot of the other plane landed about a mile away. he's in the hospital this afternoon. we do not know his condition but he was able to speak with investigators shortly after the crash. >>> 50 years ago john f. kennedy was president. the beatles had never performed in america and the city of charlottesville, virginia buried a time capsule. that capsule saw the light of day yesterday. reporter frankie jupiter shows us what was inside. >> reporter: the year was 1962 in charlottesville. this video shot on a super 8 camera shows the moment of a time capsule being placed in the ground. it would be filled with items from its era. fast forward to today, 50 years later as many crowded outside a charlottesville circuit court. [ applause ] >> the fact that so many

the plane collided yesterday affect over bealeton in fauquier county. the pilot of a piper pa-28 was somehow able to land and walk away from the wreckage. another plane crashed about a mile away and caught fire. the pilot and his passenger were both killed. >>> the latest from the campaign trail. ate big day for mitt romney. -- it's big day for mitt romney. texas is holing its primary. state has 152 delegates. some romney only needs 58 more to reach the number needed to clinch the nomination. romney will hold a fund raiser in las vegas today hosted bien in other than donald trump. he was in california yesterday appearing at a memorial day event with senator john mccain. president obama meantime spoke at several memorial day events in washington including at the vietnam wall. >>> president obama will be at the white house later today honoring recipients of the nation's highest civilian honoren we'll have details on this year appear metal of freedom ceremony just ahead. >> some are calling it a turning point in syria. more than 100 people killed in a mass

. >> reporter: turns out one of two small planes that collided in mid air over bealeton, virginia had crashed in his backyard, burst into flames and killed two people on board. >> you could tell that whoever was in that probably did not survive. >> reporter: the other plane, a single engine piper cherokee landed relatively smoothly in a field about a mile away from the other crash site. >> there is a debris field in the area so there were pieces around. >> reporter: the pilot of the cherokee was conscience. >> never forget that, especially on memorial day. >> reporter: the names of the victims have not yet been released. the ntsb says a preliminary report on the accident should be released in about ten days. matt jablow, 9news now. >> no one on the ground was injured. >>> police shot and wounded a man who confronted officers with a knife yesterday in fairfax county. this happened at an apartment on old mill court in the mount vernon area. police kay came to serve the man with a warrant for destruction of property. they knocked on his door and he answered it holding a knife. an officer

. >>> two small planes collided in midair yesterday afternoon over bealeton, virginia. this is in fauquier county. the pilot of a piper pa-28 was able to glide through a tree line and somehow managed to land. he walked away from the wreckage. it became clear to a man in the area that he was becoming delirious. >> his primary concern coming across the field profusely bleeding from the left eyebrow and his nose was to call the faa. >> the other plane crashed into a yard and caught fire about a mile away. the pilot and passenger were both killed. fortunately, no one on the ground was hurt. the cause of the collision is still under investigation. >>> hard to believe it has been nearly two weeks since we lost him. thousands of fans are now expected to gather to say good- bye to d.c. music legend chuck brown. >> today, the family is holding a public viewing at the the howard theater. melanie alnwick has more on this. >> reporter: the street closures have already begun with the first closure starting at 3:00 behind me, t street that runs route rite -- runs right in front of th

canadian investigators will be taking over the investigation into monday's mid airplane collision over bealetons because both of the airplanes involved were either owned or operated by ntsb and faa employees. two people died in that collision. a third person was hurt. >>> a 1,099 midshipmen got their dip proposal mass. all -- dip proposal mass. all will serve in the navy at least five years. >>> miami topped d.c. last night 3-1. nats will try to avoid the sweep down there in miami coming up tonight. >>> cbs this morning begins in just a few minutes. learn whether facebook can turn its stock drama around. >>> another check of traffic and weather right here on 9news now. stay with us. >>> one more thing we're asking. this is day eight of jury deliberations in the john edwards trial. we're asking why are they taking so long. >> one of the reasons is rumored anyhow. there's no cameras in the courtroom but apparently one of the jury members is flirting with john edwards. a lot of the reporters that are in the courtroom say it's obvious. it's not reported very widely but the judge took the jury -- th

the planes collided yesterday afternoon over bealeton in fauquier county.ot of one plane was able to glide through a tree line and somehow managed to land. he walked away from the wreckage. another plane crashed into a yard and caught fire about a mile away. the pilot of that plane and his passenger were both killed. a police officer trying to serve a misdemeanor warrant shot a man in mount vernon. fairfax investigators say the man opened the door of an apartment on old mill court and confronted one of the officers with a knife and refused to drop it. the officer shot the man in the chest. he was taken to the hospital for treatment. police say they have had past run-ins with the man. >>> encouraging news this morning for a wombatling a flesh eating back tear. >> what she is able to do for the first time since being hospitalized. -- encouraging news this morning for a woman battling a flesh eating bacteria.  graduate, now thatat your journey begins, you're going to need a powerful connection ! felicidaaaadeeeees ! with this droid 4 by m

. >> the planes collided monday afternoon over the small town of bealeton. a pilot and a passenger of one of the planes died in the crash. their small plain erupted into a fireball as it fell from the sky. that plane landed right near john loddin's home. >> you could tell whoever was in there could not survive. >> the pilot of the other plane land add mile away. he's in the hospital this morning. we're not sure of his condition but he was able to speak with investigators shortly after the crash. >>> some scary moments in the air and on the ground in toronto monday. an air canada flight headed for tokyo made an emergency landing after it lost power to one of its two engines. all 334 people on board were final. on the ground part of that plane's engine reportedly rained all over the place. it smashed into the cars, shattering windshields. amazingly no one was hurt by all that debris. the canadian government now is investigating. >>> right now alexandria firefighters are battling a two- alarm fire at a storage facility. here's a live look at the scene along eis

. >> two planes collided in mid area over the community of bealeton. there was a surviving pilot.s able to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. that was despite losing a wing off his plane. he's hospitalled in fredricksburg right now. both people on the second plane however died when that plane crashed into a wooded area and then caught fire. >>> expect big crowds around the howard theatre today. the viewing for chuck brown starts later this morning. generations of fans are expected to pay their respects to the godfather of go-go. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the theatre with a preview. how many people are they expecting throughout the day? >> reporter: we're told they're hearing anything from 3,000 to 30,000. and it could exceed that number so certainly lots of folks are coming in. we know family will have a private viewing from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and then 11:00 a.m. the doors open for his thousands of fans who will come to say their final goodbyes. we've been telling you all morning and really since chuck brown passed a couple of weeks ago that the man c