among the dead, eight americans, including 11-year-old daniel behar. this man's brother-in-law and one nephew survived. >> they start crying. i can't believe it. i love my mother-in-law so much and my cousin. i love them all. >> reporter: according to mexican officials, the bus, loaded with 31 passengers, nearly all from two royal caribbean ships left dock around 9:00 a.m. tuesday on an excursion to the mayan ruins in chacchoben. >> there were a lot of dead people. >> reporter: officials say the preliminary investigation indicates the bus driver's negligence may have led him to lose control before flippi striking a tree and landing in vegetation along the side of the road. >> we just want to know what's going on. we just want an honest answer. >> reporter: mexican officials launching a potential homicide investigation. both of the ships have continued with their itineraries as planned. the u.s. embassy in mexico now has staff at local hospitals to help with the victims and their families. victor yoe ken doeroquendo, mia. >>> drug overdose deaths in the

among the dead, eight americans, including 11-year-old daniel behar, his mother anna and grandmother fanya shamis. haim shaboro saw his relatives last before they left florida for their cruise. his brother-in-law and one nephew survived. >> i'm still crying, you know, i can't believe it. i love my mother-in-law so much and i love my cousin and -- i love them all. >> reporter: according to mexican officials, the bus, loaded with 31 passengers, nearly all from two royal caribbean ships, "the celebrity equinox" and "the serenade of the seas" left dock around 9:00 a.m. tuesday on an excursion to the mayan ruins. 30 minutes later, the bus crashing on this narrow two-lane road with no shoulder or guardrail. >> there were a lot of dead people on the floor. >> reporter: officials saying their preliminary investigation indicates the bus driver's negligence may have led him to lose control before flipping, striking a tree and landing in vegetation along the side of the road. >> we just want to know what's going on. we just want an honest answer. >> reporter: mexican officials now launching a p

anna and daniel behar were killed in a bus crash on tuesday. behar were injured. this bus was carrying cruise ship passengers to an excursion to the mayan ruins. well be life ve in their neighborhood in the next hour. >>> after hitting a technical snag, republicans in both the house and senate have now passed their sweeping tax proposal. erika gonzalez is live. erika? >> president trump calling this, quote, something really special. while top democrats are blasting it as a giveaway to corporate america and the wealthy. getting to this point included a re-do today in the house. >> without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> because of procedural rules, afternoon and today. the president celebrated with top republicans, publicly thanking them. >> tax cuts. >> this will indeed be a very big day when people look back at our country. it's a whole different attitude and whole different way. >> president trump and the biggest corporations make out like bandits while the middle class gets crumbs and tax hikes. >> trump administration's has moved

anna and daniel behar were killed in a bus crash on tuesday.

anna behar and her son died. daniel's grandmother was also killed. moises behar was killed. friends are now mourning the loss of daniel. >> he was always the life of the party. very energetic and happy. he always has a joke and makes everyone laugh. >> just like energetic and loved the world. >> the family was on its way to see the mayan ruins when the bus flipped over. a preliminary finding shows excessive speed and the driver's neig that driver is now facing vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> police have reopened some of the lanes on the interstate highway in washington state where a train derailed and sent railcars tumbling down to the road. last night, work crews cleared the southbound side of i-5. the right lanes remain closed as they clean up the area there. transportation crews hope to open the third lane later this morning. >>> anne arundel police chief timothy at marry is shaken. but otherwise okay. after being rear rended. this is video from annapolis. he was in his cruiser when the driver hit him. medics say both him and the driver of the other car were taken to t

today at 12:30 services will be held for anna behar and her 11-year-old son david behar. daniel's grandmother was also killed in the crash last tuesday. the family was on a cruise vacation and made a stop in mexico. they were headed to the mayan ruins when their t crashed and flipped over. anna's husband moises and their son david were injured. a total of 12 people were killed in that crash. >>> how could you feel -- how would you feel about -- after spending four hours on a plane only to be sent right back to the airport? that's exactly what happened to passengers of a tokyo bound flight last night. lax airport police were told to be ready for the flight's return after the crew discovered there was an unauthorized person on board. chrissie teaghan and her husband john legend were on that flight. she tweeted for hours about the ordeal as she is prone to do. the couple is on a different flight right now. she's pregnant, too. uncomfortable. >> she's got the pass for that. >> definitely. >>> covering decision 2017 now, a drawing in a closely watched virginia race is delayed. state el

daniel's grandmother, 78, of florida was also killed. >> there are no words. but sitting with each other and holding us together is what you do. >> the rollover crash happened during a sightseeing tour part of the behar's cruise. daniel's father was injured as was the 15-year-old son david. some of david's friends from south county high school, faces somber with shock. they remember daniel as the younger brother everybody liked. >> always the life of the party whenever we get together. very energetic and happy. always had a joke. makes everyone laugh. >> he's energetic and loved the world. >> reporter: the neighbors tell us that their concern for this family is long-term. but it begins immediately with the challenge of getting anna and daniel's remains back from mexico. in lorton, jackie bensen, news 4. tuesday's crash. eight were americans. they were all passengers from a cruise ship on an excursion to see mayan ruins. preliminary findings show excessive speed and the driver's negligence. that driver is facing vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> timothy at marry is shaken but otherwise okay after a car rear ended him on wednesday. this is video from route 665 in annapol annapolis. he was in his cruise

anna behar and her 11-year-old son daniel died from injuries sustained in a catastrophic bus crash in mexico tuesday. daniel's grandfather fanya sheamus, 78 of florida, was also killed. >> there are no words. but sitting with each other and holding this together is what you do. >> reporter: the rollover crash happened during a sightseeing tour that was art of the behar family's vacation cruise. moises behar, anna's husband and daniel's father, was injured as was the couple's 15-year-old son david. some of david's friends from south somber with shock remember daniel as the younger brother everybody liked. >> he's always the life of the party whenever we all get together. very energetic, very happy. he always is quick with a joke and makes everyone laugh. >> he's just like energetic and just loved the world. >> reporter: and those people you saw and many more in this community have vowed to rally around the surviving family membe members. a big concern at this point is getting anna and daniel's remains back home from mexico. live in lorton, jackie bensen, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. w

anna behar and her 11 year-old son daniel will be laid to rest this afternoon at temple rodef church. behar's husband was also on the bus, but survived the crash. a mexican state prosecutor said preliminary evidence suggests the bus may have been speeding. today's funeral starts at 12:30. coming up-- a reston couple gunned down-- in their home over the holidays. police releasing new dispatch audio, from officers responding to the scene. at 5:xx time for a forecast. toss to eileen winter weather advisory until 11am for frederick, montgomery, and loudoun counties - isolated early morning slick spots with flurries/light snow showers (nothing falling as of this writing -- very dry air to overcome) - cold is the big weather story across much of the country; including the dmv - arctic blast to ring in new year's (sub-freezing temperatures!) today: isolated flurries, snow showers early. clouds give way to sun. cold and breezy. highs: 29-33 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 12-18 winds: nw 5-15 mph thursday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cold. highs: 25-29 winds: nw 5-10

behar... her 11-year-old son daniel... and her mother died in the crash. her husband and other son survived.hey were on an excursion as part of a cruise. a relative says he saw them right before the trip. investigators blame the bus driver for the crash -- and say he may have been 31 passengers from two royal caribbean ships were on-board. an update on the florida police officer dragged by a car for a half mile.. at speeds of more than 60 miles an hour. pembroke pines police officer jon cusack was released from the hospital, one day after tuesday's incident. he's expected to make a full recovery! on tuesday, officer cusack reached into a car to stop a suspected drugged driver from fleeing. the driver accelerated, dragging the officer. he was rushed to the hospital with serious road rash. the driver is now in jail, charged with attempted murder. the t-s-a is rolling out new automated screening lanes at 12 airports across the country.. including boston's logan airport. the bins are 25-percent larger, and are dispensed automatically. the t-s-a says the new lanes can improve efficiency multiple

anna behar and her 11-year-old son daniel were killed, as well as daniel's grandmother.cle lan manslaughter charges. >>> in washington state where a train derailed and sent railcars tumbling to the road, last night they clear two lanes of southbound i-5. they are still reporting a damaged guardrail. they hope to open the third lane later this morning. >>> get ready for traffic today. tripaaa calls today the worst df the holiday season for our area in terms of traffic. it will increase three-fold on roads today. take a live look at reagan national or between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. >> you can see the cars backing up already out there. >> 6:30 in the morning. >> a new update this morning on the families in prince george's county forced out of their homes by fire. >> it's not the first time one family has had to deal with this. we showed you video of the flames that destroyed an apartment building in hillcrest heights. this situation is all too familiar for one of the families who lives there. t tonya hale says it's the third time it's happened to her. >> it happened in 2012. sh

lorton resident anna behar, her 11-year-old son daniel and her mother all died in this crash. family member says the boy died in his dad's arms on the side of a road. his father is recovering in a florida hospital. officials blame the bus driver's negligence and speeding for the crash. jonathan: the ntsb officials have a specific question they want to ask the engineer on board the amtrak train that derailed in washington state. michelle: and the homeowner wakes up in the middle of the night to fight a fire on his porch. but it's what alerted him that is the real story here. we'll bill: good evening, everyone. we are out here live at the meadow lark winter walk of life. photo top over there. a lot of folks are coming up to take the pictures. look at these cool, what do you call that? tree toppers? >> i don't know. bill: i don't know either. they look really cool. we will tell you more about the location and talk about the winter forecast. the christmas forecast as well. we will see you're in a few minutes. i like those. those are very, very cool. "what if" more of the came from

anna behar and her 11-year-old son daniel was killed along with his grandmother.ver faces manslaughter charges. >>> david yancey and shelly simmons are tied again. they successfully argued that an uncounted ballot should have been included in his totals. virginia law says a tie must be resolved by at least the equivalent of a coin toss. so the balance of power in the house of delegates in virginia could all come down to a flip of a coin. >> wonder what coin and who flips it. >> who gets to call it first. right? >> these are the questions that keep us up at night. >>> another update for families forced out of their homes earlier this week by a fire. >>> it's not the first time one family had to deal with this. we showed you video of the flames that destroyed an apartment building in hillcrest heights. we're learning this situation is too familiar for one of the families who lives there. tanya hale says it's the third time in five years a fire has destroyed her home. >> the first time happened on the very same day in 2012. hale's family moved in with her mother unti

mother anna behar, absolutely loved her neighbors and was tight with a group of mothers in this area. son danielaurel hills elementary school, injured. husband, moises behar and 15-year-old david behar, i apologize if my words are not matching the pictures because i can't see the product that is coming out here. earlier, a group of the mothers gave us an outpouring of their feelings. here's what they had to say. >> anna had a bigger than life personality, a tremendous greeting when you'd see her at the door. if she knew you were coming, you could hear her through the house yelling because she'd be so she is part of a tight group of nine women, a strong, determined woman. she set her mind to do something, boy, she did it. no fooling around. very, very adventurous. >> reporter: just tremendous, tremendous grief at the loss that has affected this family in the most devastating way in this accident in mexico. we will bring you more details tonight at 11:00. live in lorton, jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you, jackie. >>> president trump and republican lawmakers are celebrating the final passage of a

anna behar, her 11-year-old son daniel and her mother fania seamus. 12 people died in crash.ent has sparked concerns about the safety of cruise line excursions. >> heading on the roads for the holidays. why you might want to avoid leaving today. although the worst is probably over. we're going to explain after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> matt ackland is live tonight with a special story about a very special gift. hey, matt. >> reporter: hey, shawn. see these two teddy bears? that officer made it for these two special children. this story will touch your heart. we're going to have it in just a moment. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ z2m7ez z16fz y2m7ey y16fy >> ♪ >> welcome back everybody. it is a busy busy traffic night out there. live look from skyfox. yup, you know what this is right here, this is the american legion bridge right at the clara barton montgomery county. as you can see traffic is backed up going both ways which is often typical during rushrush hour like this especiay this time of night. >> it's likely worse because everyone says this is the worst travel day for travelin

year-old sister fanya shamis was killed along with his never you's wife, unanimous behar along with her son, 11-year-old daniel. >> daniel was my sister's shining boy. she loved him, and he used to be by her side all the time. >> the cruise lines make many hundreds of millions in selling shore excursions. >> reporter: jim locker is a former defense attorney for cruise lines. he now represents passengers and has several cases pending against royal caribbean. >> once they take them enter a port, they take no responsibility legally. once you walk off the gangplank, you're basically entering the country at you own risk, according to the cruise lines. >> reporter: in a statement, royal caribbean said it is doing what it can to assist its guest, including helping with medical care and transportation. the two ships have now left to continue on their journeys, and they'll eventually return to florida. jeff? >> glor: manny, thank you very much. crews worked today to clear the amtrak crash site in washington state. the lead locomotive was hauled away on a giant trailer. three people were killed, about 100 hurt monday wh

behar from lorton. her 11-year-old son daniel and her mother. >> my grandma is an amazing lady. it's heart breaking not knowing what happened. >> i love my mother. i love my cousin. i love them all. dozen people killed in a bus crash on vacation in mexico. >> there were a lot of dead people on the floor. >> he survived and he was one of the tourists from the two royal caribbean ships on an excursion to the mayan ruins where the tour bus slid off the roadway, four miles south of cancun. not everyone was wearing seat belts. >> they were below the seats. royal caribbean telling us our heart goes out to all those involved and we're doing all we can to care for guests including assist with the medical care and transportation. mexican prosecutor tonight says this could have been avoided. the van driver is in custody. larry: are horrible story. alison: heartbreaking. thank you for the update. don't miss out on the new developments as they come in the newsroom. get them by d larry: still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- was human error behind the derailment south of seattle? alison: an

anna behar, her 7-year-old son daniel and also fanya shah miss. andy and jody fritz were also killed. manuel bojorquez is in mexico with the details. good morning. >> good morning. investigators say skid marks show the driver may have been speeding. behar family member tells us his nephew moises has been flown to miami. so is also mourning his wife, >> reporter: he was on the bus with his wife, two children, and mother-in-law. he and his older son david survived the crash. the others were killed. >> he clearly was in shock, and the way he told me so nonshow land that his son died in his arms, i knew that he was absolutely in shock. >> reporter: franco saw video of his nephew walking around the crash scene looking for his family. >> reporter: the last thing you think about when you go on a cruise is your safety, that something such as taking a bus to go somewhere is going to end up leaving you dead or your children orphaned. >> reporter: the red cross says the crash is the worst they've ever seen. >> you saw they were clearly in shock. >> reporter:

anna behar and her 11-year-old son daniel were riding on the bus with her husband and teenaged son whenas speeding when he lost control of the bus and then overcompensated when he tried to get back on the highway. passengers were traveling from their cruise ship to nearby mayan ruins. a total of 12 people were killed. the driver was injured and taken into custody. >> retired gymnast mikhaila maroney is suing the u.s. olympic committee and u.s.a. gymnastics. she's seeking damages from michigan state university. that's where dr. larry nassar worked for several years. nasar was recently sentenced to six. 60 years in federal prison on child porn charges. maroney says she was abused dozens of times by nasar. she reached a settlement and had to sign agreement. maroney now wants those provisions invalidated. >> thousands of disney workers voted against a 50-cent pay raise. workers say the latest contract offer is an insult and is just not enough. union leaders will regroup next month. in a statement disney said that they are disappointed with the union's decision and say their offer was fair a

anna behar and her 11-year-old son daniel and 78-year-old fanys shamis were killed in this accident. andy and jody fritz were also killed. some of the 18 people are recovering in mexico. manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: good morning. mexican prosecutors say skid marks at the crash site indicate the driver may have been speeding. a behar family member tells us his nephew has been flown to miami where he is being treated for broken ribs and blood between his chest and lungs. he is also mourning his wife, son and mother-in-law. >> it's a great loss. >> reporter: dr. israel's nephew was on his bus with his wife, two children and mother-in-law. he and his older son david survived the crash. the others were killed. >> he clearly was in shock and the way he told me so nonchalant that his son died in his arms, i knew he was absolutely in shock. >> reporter: franco saw video of his nephew walking around the crash scene looking for his family. >> the last thing you think about when you go on a cruise is your safety, that something as taking a bus to go to somewhere is going to end up le