kimberly: yvonne selke became a government contractor with booz allen hamilton 23 years ago. the same year her daughter emily was born. this emily's profile picture. a woodbridge high school and drexel university graduate selke'sorority sisters posted this photo and message on facebook. "she always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life." the crash victims come from 15 different countries. investigators are looking into every possible cause of the crash including terrorism. only clues at this hour one badly damaged cockpit voice recorder. >> we need to know what the pilots were doing, what they were saying, if they were communicating. kimberly: surviving family members gathered wednesday morning. neighbors struggled to find words that expressed the depth of their grief. >> live every moment you can. that's the only thing i can say. kimberly: now, co-workers of yvonne selke describe her at booz allen hamilton as "wonderful" and "dedicated." similar praise for her daughter emily seen her on her sorority's twitter page. and also emily worked for car

. >> reporter: yvonne worked for booze allen. booz allen and our employees are mourning the sudden and shocking denial of yvonne sellke and her daughter. she was a wonderful co-worker and dedicated employee who spent her career with the firm supporting the mission of the national geospatial intelligence agency. emily was on vacation with her mother. she graduated from woodbridge high school years ago with top honors. more about emily at 5:00. >> you'll hear why her local teachers felt that emily was a future leader of america and also we'll find out how beloved she was at drexel university. but now let's get the latest on the crash investigation. news4's tisha thompson has that, following developments on the live desk. >> we've learned a third american was killed in the crash but the state department is not releasing the person's name or where they're from. as for the investigation on the ground the cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the plane, but the flight data recorder has not. the head of france's aviation safety

yvonne selke worked at booz allen hamilton for the last 23 years. she was a government contractor assigned to the national geospatial intelligence agency. her daughter 23-year-old emily selke seen in this photo attended woodbridge senior high school where she graduated suma cum laude in 2010. she went on to drexel university where she was on the executive board of the guama sigma sigma sorority. today, her sorority sisters posted this photo writing "emily was an integral part of our growing chapter. she always put others before herself and cared deeply for all in her life." jane carter has lived in the selkes' neighborhood for 36 years. >> i'm still kind of shocked. i'm still kind of shocked. we're just a small little community and i'm very sad. kevin: it's unclear why mother and daughter were flying from spain to germany. family home sitting quiet tonight. >> live every moment that you can. that's the only thing that i can say. i'm sure they didn't have no idea that something like this was going to happen. it's a real tragedy. and i hope they find

. >> reporter: yvonne selke worked for booz allen who issued this statement. booz allen and our employees are mourning the sudden and shocking death of yvonne selke an employee of nearly 23 years and her daughter emily. yvonne was a wonderful co-worker and dedicated employee who spent her career supporting the mission of the national geospatial intelligence agency. emily was traveling on vacation with her mother. she graduated from woodbridge high school with top honors a few years ago winning a college scholarship from the national naval officers association at quantico, being named one of the future leaders of america. emily was dreaming of a career in the music industry. the selke family is hoping to hear from authorities investigating the crash not knowing what to expect next. that's the latest live in nokesville, virginia, back to you. >> we invite you to stay with news4 for continuing coverage of that deadly crash. follow us on facebook twitter and our mobile app. >>> he was brought home in a prisoner swap for five members of the taliban. now bowe bergda

we'll never yvonne selke worked for booz allen. booz allen and our employees are mourning the sudden and shocking death of yvonne selke an employee of nearly 23 years and the death of her daughter. she was a wonderful co-worker and a dedicated employee who 13e7b9 her career with the firnl supporting the mission. yvonne selke's husband is still here along with family members at the home in nokesville, virginia. he has no plans at this point to travel to france. coming up on news4 at 6:00, i'll tell you why. that's the latest live in nokesville. >> now let's take a look at the flight. the plane took off from barcelona for doosusseldorf. for unexplained reasons, it began a descent that lasted about eight minutes. during that time, no distress signal and the plane eventually dropped off of radar altogether before slamming into the mountainside in the french alps. at this point, here's what we know about those on board, there were 144 passengers and 6 crew moebs, none of whom survived, 67 were german including 16 school children. the au

yvonne selke a longtime contractor for booz allen hamilton, and her daughter, emily, a 2013 honors graduate from drexel university. her family said, "our entire family is deeply saddened by the loss of yvonne and emily two wonderful, caring, amazing people who meant so much to so many." >> i'm still kind of shocked. we are a small community. it's a tragedy. i hope they find out what happened. roz: the state department said there was a third american, but they have not named that person yet, respecting the family's wishes. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: people across oklahoma are spending the night in their tornado shelters. the damage from the tulsa area one person died after a tornado or straight-line wind hit a mobile home park. higher fighters rescue dozens of children from a gymnastics studio after the roof collapsed -- firefighters rescued dozens of children. >> we got them tucked under across the street. the tree fell on the house. leon: a tornado hit moore oklahoma, the flashes powerlines and transformers failing. alison: warmer temperatures are ahead for us but we are watching for th

yvonne selke was a 23 year employee at the government consultant booz allen and spent her career working at the national intelligence space agency. she was called a wonderful co- worker and dedicated employee. emily was a 2010 sue ma laude graduate of woodbridge senior high school. she also graduated with honors in 2013 from drexel university in philadelphia where she majored in music industry. drexel said it was deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss. emily was a member of the gamma sigma sigma service sorority which posted a photo and service memoir about emily who always put others before herself and cared deeply for those in her life. emily's linkedin page said she was a community manager for car workplaces in alexandria and was also a lifetime girl scout. peggy fox. >> as peggy mentioned, the family and friends of the selkes declined to comment and asked for privacy and prayers instead. we also learned today the third american was on that flight, but the state department has not released any details on that passenger. >>> tonight french officials say it appears unlikely an act o

and is he worked at booz allen. >> they were just good people. they were committed to their faith. both emily and yvonne. >> three of the plane's 150 passengers were americans. as for what happened it could be months before the official report. an investigator told the "new york times" one of the plane's two pilots was locked out of the cockpit shortly before that crash. >>> today jesse matthew is expected in court for a hearing in charlottesville. he faces charges in the murder and abduction of hannah graham. a new trial date will be set in may. matthew also faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. >>> also today, a uva student is expected to plead not guilty following an arrest that left him with 10 stitches. 20-year-old martese johnson faces two misdemeanors. cell phone video shows johnson with a bloody face as a.b.c. officers pinned him down outside a bar. >>> governor mcauliffe is ordering all a.b.c. officers to be retrained immediately. he signed an executive order that requires agents to be retrained in the use of force, cultural diverse city p

yvonne selke was a government consultant with booz allen and spent her career working with the national intelligence geospacial agency. the company called her a wonderful co-worker and dedicated employees. employees are mourning her sudden and shocking death. yvonne's daughter emily was a 22 summa laude graduate of woodbridge senior high school and graduated with honors in 2013 from drexel university in philadelphia where she majored in music industry. drexel said it was deeply saddened to hear about the tragic loss of emily selke and her mother. emily was a member of a service sorority which posted a photo and memoir about emily who always put others before herself and cared deeply for those in her life. emily selke's linkedin page said she was a community manager for car workplaces in alexandria and a lifetime girl scout. i'm peggy fox in nokesville, back to you. >> french investigators say it could be days or weeks before the remains of all 150 victims of the crash are recovered. french and german officials say terrorism or foul play are unlikely. >>> today virginia governor terry mc

yvonne selke was a 23 year employee at the government consultant booz allen and spent her career working

we know yvonne was an employed at booz allen hamilton.r daughter emily, this was somebody who was smart and popular. a 4.0 grade point average from high school. she went to drexel university and graduated two years ago with high honors. somebody who was very much loved. her own sorority the gamma cy igma sigma put out a sometime. emily always put others before herself. she also worked for carr places in the hospitality field. they released a statement saying how tragic and how much of a loss this is for the community and for the family. this is something that these two were extremely close. mother and daughter. actually ran a marathon last year together. these were the kinds of things they loved to do. they loved to go to music festivals and hike. a tight-knit family. raymond selke, he lost his wife and daughter. he has spoken to cnn and he says he appreciates the support. he appreciates the love. he clearly not ready in any way, as you can imagine, to express that on camera or any kind of public way. they are hunkering down. he asked for

her mother was a booz allen hamilton employee. >>> germanwings and officials in 18 countries update the passenger list. they came from across europe and middle east and spain. the largest numbers come from spain, the origin of flight 9525 and germany. joining us from germany from the town of haltern, home of 16 students and two teaches on the flight cnn's diana magnay. >> reporter: christine, 72 german lives we believe lost in the flight 9525. as you say 18 of those from the town of haltern. the joseph koenig gymnasium behind me. the students and teachers left a week ago for a foreign language trip. the classmates and friends have been laying flowers and memorials of the students lost. the signs here saying "warum." meaning why. as relative its ss of the deceased are being flown to dusseldorf and then to the crash site. at 10:53 a.m. local time the time the germanwings flight went down there will be a moment of silence in the town of haltern and the schools around the region to remember those who died. >> thank you, diana magnay. >>> to yemen now. overnight, breaking yemen erupting and

yvonne selke, a long time government contractor, was employed by booz allen hamilton. in church she was a prayer listener helping children learn their prayers. she was described as a faithful volunteer. the music director remembers emily in her children's choir. >> i remember how much she loved music and how she wanted to be there and rarely missed a rehoarsal. >> you celebrate the sacraments together and events in families' lives together and you become family that way. >> reporter: but father mike pisan admits he doesn't have a lot of answers for his church family. >> it was like a sucker punch right in the gut when i heard, why? what? i said yeah, even priests ask questions like that. we're not supermen. we're human beings and it hurts. >> reporter: on the parish's facebook page someone writes so terribly sad. may they rest in peace. god bless. another comment, may god grant them and all those who parished eternal rest. >> there's evil in the world, but the one thing that as catholics we believe is that god can bring good out of any tragedy. >> it's unsettling, but

her mother yvonne who worked at booz allen hamilton was also killed. we don't have pictures of both of them right now. this is a couple that we can share with you. but a family friend said the selfied fiif i selkes were committed to their faith and just good people. >>> today the man charged in the murder and abduction of a university of virginia student has a hearing in charlottesville. jesse matthew faces charges there. a new trial date will be set in may. matthew also faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. >>> whoever thought smoking could to something like this. >> tips from smokers. the shocking way the new message from the cdc to get americans to kick the habit. >>> tom says we are going to get some rain. but don't let that distract from you the 70 degree weather we could see today. he's timing out when it will be the warmest. >>> and what you are doing to your makeup that could lead to an infection. >>> new ad campaign hoping to mote say you to quit smoking. some of the images are tough to watch. >> it was devast

diane: yvonne was a government contractor who worked at booz allen hamilton for 23 years. her daughter worked in their old town alexandria office last year. >> as i walked through the halls today, every single person is literally silent. we look at each other and we feel the same. diane: shawn wilson is the regional manager. >> truly is a numbing experience. diane: wilson says emily was a go-getter who took on fellowship outside of work so she could better herself and always made a lasting impression on everyone she met. >> i mean, people naturally gravitated towards her but i think that equally she gravitated towards them. diane: and the girls council released a statement saying they lost two devoted members of their family and that they are deeply saddened by the tragedy. in prince william county diane cho, abc 7 news. autria: thank you. now checking the other top story. at least 12 people are hurt three of them critically after a building exploded and then collapsed in new york city. this is in the east village in lower manhattan. there's no word what started the fire.

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she worked as a community manager and we know her mother works for the consulting firm booze allen. so that's what we know about those two. cnn has been in contact with richard selky who is the father and the husband. and he says as you would imagine that he's just bloken up and cannot bring himself to speak, but we are expecting some sort of family statement at some point today, we don't have a timeline for when we will get it but we're expecting that from richard selky. on to that third american we are still without any information as far as the identity the state department saying that they're actively working now to get in touch with that individual's family and notify them first. >> can't even begin to imagine what these families are going through. as we get more information, obviously, we'll pass it along. for now, rene marsh, thank you so much. we'll come back to this coverage. we've got richard quest next to me. we'll wait for the news conference and parse through some of that. i want to bring it back to the big news for sergeant bowe bergdahl will be charged with desertion

emily selke and her mother yvonne who was a 22-year veteran of the government contracting company booze allenn. emily was an alumni of a sorority. on its facebook page the chapter posted as a person and friend emily always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life. >> we can also confirm that a third u.s. citizen was on board the flight but are not releasing the name at this time out of respect for the family. >> reporter: among the others silenced here 34-year-old opera singer maria radner who was traveling with her husband and baby. radner had just completed performances in barcelona with her colleague, oleg bryjak who died alongside her. >> this is tearing a huge gap and there will be scars left over. >> reporter: at this headmaster's school in germany, they are mourning the loss of 16 young students and two instructors. one teacher was recently married. the other, engaged. >> they had plans for their life and that was changed from one minute to the next. like a burst the bubble. >> reporter: the school group had just finished an exchange program at this school i

yvonne selke worked at booz allen hamilton for the last 23 years. she was a government contractor assigned to the national geospatial intelligence agency. her daughter 23-year-old emily selke seen in this photo attended woodbridge senior high school where she graduated suma cum laude in 2010. she went on to drexel university where she was on the executive board of the guama sigma sigma sorority. today, her sorority sisters posted this photo writing "emily was an integral part of our growing chapter. she always put others before herself and cared deeply for all in

nbc news has confirmed that two american booz allen hamilton employee yvonne sell ki and her adult daughteron board of the jet that crashed. french investigators have successfully extracted recordings from the cockpit voice recorder. the frame however from the second black box has been found but without its contents. >>> members of an italian anti-terrorist unit arrested two albanians and an italian today on suspicions of terrorism related activity. italy has stepped up surveillance of individuals suspected of supporting isis militants. >>> mourners gathered to bury scores of victims killed in a triple suicide bombing that hit a pair of moves last week. at least 137 people were killed with more than 300 injured. the attacks were claimed by a purported affiliate of the islamic state group. >>> a large warehouse fire in eastern pennsylvania has forced residents to shelter in place and stay indoors. thick smoke could be seen for miles cause of the blaze is under investigation. you're up to date. that's your cnbc news update this hour. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> take a lo

yvonne was the mother yvonne selke was her name and she worked for booz allen hamilton a defense contractor. they put out a statement earlier today saying that she was a wonderful co-worker and dedicated employee. she was traveling with her daughter. hur dear we're learning more about emily selke, just an incredibly talented intelligent and popular young woman. this young woman we understand graduated with a 4.0 from woodbridge high school. she went on to drexel university, graduated in 2013 with honors. there was a sorority that she was a member of. they put out a statement on their facebook page earlier today the sorority gamma sigma sigma zeta chapter. as a person and friend emily always put others before herself and cared deeply for all of those in her life. we know that emily also worked for a company called carr workplaces hospitality in alexandria. they too, put out a statement saying that it was such a tough, tough time. and we should let you know that cnn reached out and spoke with raymond selke, he's the father the husband of the deceased and the father of emily. and he said to cn

we know yvonne selke was an employee at booze allen hamilton in washington, d.c. for more than 22 years, that she was an excellent employee and that we know her daughter emily, an amazing student, very popular, 4.0 grade point average from woodbridge high school went on to drexel university 2013 graduated with honors. also sorority member. she worked as well in hospitality. a statement was released about her saying she was dedicated, helpful, always willing to go the extra mile. her genuine bright smile and quick wit will be missed. we should tell you as well raymond selke has actually spoken to cnn and you can imagine he is very distraught. he does not want to speak publicly but he has expressed his thanks his appreciation for support and he has also asked for privacy as well. >> we will honor that request, of course. thanks very much suzanne malveaux on the scene for us outside washington in northern virginia. joining us now our aviation analyst, former ntsb managing director paul goals. tom fuentes, former fbi assistant director. also joining us our aviation an

. >> chris settle from booze allen hamilton. you mentioned the connected vehicle program, which is extremely exciting but you also mentioned the challenge of fixing our highways and bridges. how then do we find the investment to build out the infrastructure needed for that program? either from the state and local agencies or by incent sizing the private sector. >> on the connected vehicles? i want to make sure i understand the question. >> the connected vehicle program. >> in theory. in theory, the infrastructure would be paid for the same way. so in theory, if we were talking about, for instance, connected -- vehicle to infrastructure connections, the infrastructure that we would have paid -- the conventional infrastructure we would have paid for using trust fund dollars, under our proposal would still be used but it might be a more technologically updated form of infrastructure. sitting right here right now i couldn't tell you whether there's going to be a higher cost factor for connected vehicle to infrastructure technology v

. >> i'm chris hill from booz allen hamilton. you mentioned the connected vehicle program which is extremely exciting. but you also mentioned the challenges of planning to fix our highways and failing bridges. how then do we find the investment to build out the infrastructure needed for that program either from the state, local agencies or by incentivizing the private sector? secretary foxx: on the connected vehicles? >> yes. secretary foxx: in theory, the infrastructure would be paid for the same way. so in theory, if we were talking about, for instance, connected vehicle infrastructure connected, it would have paid for using the dollars. it might be a more technologically updated infrastructure. sitting here right now, i couldn't tell you if there's going to be a high price for technological updated infrastructure. it's going to help us settle some of these questions. for instance, you know, i was talking about the airplanes and how closely they can fly together when you're using nextgen technology. the same principle is at pla

. >> margaret monroe, booz allen.i study extremist groups online presence and social media which is everybody's favorite topic nowadays. as long as they can use social media and other online tools to attract foreign fighters throw themselves in the meat grinder they will be pretty hard to defeat. what i observe u.s. and other western governments countering that message online is laughable and at worse galvanizes op line community to post propraganda. is there any group that has credibility to counter online messaging? who is it and how would they go about it? >> as i was trying to say earlier i don't think you will defeat them with online messaging no matter how effective it is no matter what groups it comes from? the way you end their appeal is defeating their ability to hold a huge chunk of territory in syria and iraq. that is basis of their idealogical appeal is they have create ad caliphate. if the hold on the caliphate was destroyed i think you would see their idealogical appeal waning pretty fast. >> a lot of pe

. >> now, yvonne was a long time government contractor for booze-allen, her daughter was a communityington, d.c. both of their employers issued heartfelt statements about these two just yesterday. the family understandably doesn't want to talk. behave a brief written statement, i want to read part of that statement to you now. it says our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of yvonne and emily selke. two wonderful caring people who meant so much to so many. we don't have the identity of the third american just yet. back to you. >>> so what are we to make of all of the mysterious developments overnight? let's ask richard quest, our cnn aviation analyst and tom fuentes, our law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director. richard i'll start with you, we were operating under the assumption that the pilots had become incapacitated somehow. now that you've heard this "new york times" report which has not been confirmed by the airlines by an unnamed senior investigator we're told that one of the pilots it sounds like from the cockpit voice recorder got outside of the c