he was an extraordinary individual. >> reporter: jeff nordaas is . e youngest of four victims last night's helicopter crash on 70 near hagerstown. 9 news now gathered from the ntsb officials that jeff nordaas was flying the chopper when it crashed but the brother says he still doesn't know who the pilot was. >> we do not know who was flying. we don't know which of the -- because there were three people from the school and one passenger in the aircraft. >> reporter: the robinson r-44 chopper crashed and burned on the left side of the highway. his brother said the helicopter had been delayed for two hours because of the bad weather. >> they were doing a charity fund-raiser for under - privileged youth promoting sky rides. >> reporter: the double majored in norwegian and economics in saint olaf university but his heart was always in the air. >> he had been a pilot since he could walk. >> reporter: and neighbor esther hill could not say enough about this young man's kindness. >> he would clean the snow. he would do anything to help you. >> reporter: dere

neil booth, pilot jeff nordaas, flying instructor niall booth and kim felix. they hit a power line and went down on i70 in washington county. the advanced helicoptergh youth foundation. booth was the foundation's director. in the midst of attracting attention and raise money to cover the mental health needs of troubled teens. kim felix was a community leader in lake leonore. her friends are badly shaken. >> she led the girl scout group and she was pta president last year. >> tonight laning says tragedy will not mark the end of the youth foundation. his three employees and their guests were trying to make fly. >> i'm not sure how this tragic event of yesterday will affect our foundation, but i think it would be in total disrespect to neil and to the rest of the people who put their heart and soul into this to not go through with it at some level. >> reporter: laning and all of the other involved with the helicopter company say they are mist fide by what happened and they're interested to know what they find out. scott broom 9news now and wusa9.com. >> neil boot

the pilot was 24-year-old jeff nordaas of combia, and also george tutor, and 43-year-old niall boothof new market. booth was a consultant and fatherf two teens who friends saloved helping others. >> part of me has got to believe that, heck, if you're -- if this is to be yourend, he was doing what he really loved. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say because of bad weather, nordaas waited two hours before flying, right before the crash witnesses reported seeing the chopper flying low, where power lines run 70 feet above ground. witnesses said they saw sparks before the chopper came crashing down. it was a disastrous end to a trip aimed at helping to raise money for troubled young people. >> it's a testimony to, you know, the kind of things that she was involved in. >> i talked with pilot jeff nordaas's brother earlier and he told me the young man was an inspiration to everyone around him. the 24-year-old took up flying because his father is a pilot much the cause of this crash, wendy, is still under investigation. back to you. >> michael flynn, thank you, michael. >>> a maryland teenag

jeff nordaas, niall booth, and friends were killed. the memorial service was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. thursday at the frederick municipal airport. baltimore city fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in southwest baltimore. the call came in at 11:30 last night. one firefighter was rushed for treatment, but there is no word on the extent of his injuries, and wealth -- no one else was injured. >> of a day for the fence. today was the first day open to the public. live in westminster with the tail off. >> in these early days of training camps, the fans who come out here spend a lot of time focusing on new faces, and that means not just the players but also one of the coaches. greg matheson, who takes over control of one of the most storied defenses. he steps in a long line of predecessors forgive all three became head coaches in philly. it is only the second year in the nfl for greg matheson. he was one of the first coaches fired after he became the head coach last year, and he takes over the fence, a defense that

advanced helicopter concepts employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, niall booth and a friend of theirs, kim felix were all killed when the helicopter went down on interstate 70. the crash is still under investigation. a service for 48-year-old kim felix was held this afternoon in damascus. a service for 39-year-old george tutor is scheduled for 6 to 8 tonight in manchester. >>> metro officials say that a bus driver has been charged with kidnapping. he is accused with refusing to allow a passenger to leave the bus after an accident. it happened over the weekend on the d line in prince george's county. the driver is identified as 41- year-old michael robertson. he has been placed on administrative leave. >>> and a white supremacist from maryland accused of killing a security guard at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum in washington is scheduled to be arraigned september 2nd. a hearing today for was cancelled. yesterday james von brunn was indicted on federal counts, including first-degree murder, and a bias-motivated crime. the charges make him eligible for receiving the death penalty. >

a memorial service is planned thursday for advanced helicopter concepts employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, and niall booth, and their friend kim felix. the four were killed when their helicopter crashed on to i-70. the memorial service will be held at the frederick municipal airport. >>> with summer recess looming, lawmakers in washington struggle behind closed doors to narrow their differences on health care reform. kelly? >> reporter: terry, in the senate, sot bipartisan progress was reported in the house. democrats must still iron out differences among themselves. meanwhile, president obama looked for the support from older americans. while it appears health care reform won't pass the senate until at least september, that hasn't stopped president obama. today he held yet another town hall meeting on health care, this time addressing seniors as aarp. >> nobody is talking about reducing medicare benefits. what we do want to is to eliminate some of the waste that is being paid for out of the medicare trust fund that could be used for effectively to cover more people to strengthen th

tonight, a viewing will be held for the pilot jeff nordaas in columbia, maryland. he will be buried tomorrow. arrangements have not been announced for the fourth victim. >>> president obama hopes that a private round of beers at the white house will put a racially charged controversy to rest. the president is hosting the black harvard professor who was arrested by cambridge police in his home and he's also invited the officer who arrested dr. gates. the president stepped in the debate last week and he now hopes to settle that controversy. joel brown has a report now from the white house. >> reporter: president obama hopes a round of drinks will turn a political misstep in to a teachable moment. tonight he's bringing harvard professor henry lewis gates, junior and police sergeant crowley to the white house for a talk about race relations over beer. >> the president will drink bud light. professor gaits said he liked red stripe and i believe sergeant crowley mentioned that he likes blue moon. >> reporter: gates accused crowley of racism after he arrested the professo

advanced helicopter concept employees jeff nordaas, greg tutor, niall booth, and a friend, kim felix, were killed when their helicopter went down on interstate 70. the crash, still under investigation. but a service for 39-year-old george tutsi on the is being held tonight. and a service for 48-year-old kim felix was held this afternoon in damascus. >>> baltimore city police have made an arrest in one of the multiple shootings in east baltimore over the weekend. howard was arrested last night for a shooting on comet street around 2:00 sunday morning. in all 21 people were shot including 12 at one barbecue alone. police believe the shooting on comet street and another were in retaliation for that shooting. >>> baltimore county police have confirmed the identities of the three people killed in monday morning's crash in white marsh. the driver, lori ann cardwell and her mother, 62-year-old darlene cardwell died in the crash on honeygo boulevard. another friend, katarina morrison also died. they were on the way back from kentucky where katarina's fiance just graduated from army basic trai

advanced helicopter employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, niall booth and kim felix were killed when her helicopter went down on i-70. they were heading home from a business meeting in western maryland when the helicopter hit a power line and crashed. the crash is still under investigation. thursday a memorial service will be held at the frederick municipal airport. >>> now an update on that disturbing story out of san antonio, texas that we told you about yesterday. a woman accused of decapitating her 3-month-old son. family members say that adi sanchez had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. the baby's father says sanchez seemed fine in the days before the baby's death. he says she had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and was going to be admitted to a hospital. flannel members also say she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. sanchez is charged with capital murder and is being held on $1 million bail. >>> anne arundel county police continue their search for two men who robbed a 65-year-old man. the robbery happened just after 3 yesterday afternoon on fourth street and/or charr

kim felix and neil booth of new market, jeff nordaas of columbia and george tutor all died in the class. the ntsb is investigating, but say the rough weather could have played a role. >> witnesses reported that the aircraft was flying very low, that they saw sparks flying before the aircraft hit the ground. and then there was a post crash fire that substantially damaged the. >> >> the pilot had 630 flying hours. the ntsb says it will examine his flight experience, eyewitness accounts from drivers on 70, and the weather at the time of the crash. >>> tonight baltimore police are investigating an attempted rape. the baltimore sun reports it happened saturday morning in front of the baltimore convention center. according to the sun, the woman was walking in the 300 block of sharp street near pratt around 6:30 a.m. when she was approached by a man who grabbed her from behind and began choking her. she says the man pulled her underwear off, and then called for someone to pick them up. she didn't see anyone else, but the suspect took off when another vehicle approached. >>> the d.c. police dep

advanced helicopter concepts employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, and niall booth were killed, along with kim felix. their chopper went down on interstate 70. a service was held for felix this afternoon in damascus, and a service for george tutsier is being held in about a half hour in manchester. >>> the white house says president barack obama does not expect his beer summit will be a mediation session for black harvard scholar henry gates and the white police officer who arrested him. the president invited both gates and sergeant crowley to join him for a beer later today. meanwhile, a poll shows most americans disapprove of the president's handling of the racially-tinged dispute. >>> controversy over a plan to get homeless people out of town. is it a long-term solution or a quick fix? >>> and witnessing a powerful tornado. the damage the twister caused. >>> but first, we'll head outside for a check on weather conditions closer to home. head over to glen burnie, anne arundel county community college, where it is 88 degrees. ♪ the amazing always infinity. ♪ it's astonishingly flexib

advanced helicopter employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, niall booth, and a friend, kim felix were all killed. they were heading home then chopper hit a power line and crashed on interstate 70. thursday's service will be held at the company's hangar at the frederick municipal airport. >>> and now the latest on the investigation into the death of michael jackson. the official coroner's report is expected soon, and there were more signs today of where it may lead. nearly a week after going through his houston office, authorities searched the las vegas offices of jackson's personal doctor, conrad murray. court records say he is now the subject of a manslaughter investigation. abc's carla wohl has the latest. >> reporter: drug enforcement agents raided the las vegas home and office of dr. conrad murray. as the net appears to be closing in on michael jackson's personal physician. >> are you looking for pharmaceutical? >> we're looking for a lot of things. >> reporter: dr. murray's attorneys says investigators took cell phones and a computer hard drive. the associated press reports authoriti

a funeral will be held for pilot jeff nordaas. arrangements have not been made yet for neil booth. >>> metro is cracking down on bad behavior by bus drivers and train operators. this is after a recent string of questionable accidents including everything from arguing with passengers and detaining one of them against her will. the general manager says the agency will review all rules connected to employee behavior and discipline. >>> the national transportation safety board says there were changes to the metro train signal system just before the deadly crash on the red line. the equipment, known as an imped dense spond was replaced before the crash. the equipment communicates speed and distance between the tracks, trains and the operation control center. investigators are looking in to whether replacing it may have affected the system's performance. >>> a hearing in the case of a white supremacist accused of the shooting at the national holocaust museum is scheduled for later today. this is one day after run brown was indicted for

a viewing will be held for jeff nordaas in columbia. he will be buried on friday. arrangements have not been announced for boothe. >>> the national transportation safety board says there were changes to metro's train signals before the deadly red line crash. the equipment was replaced five days before the june 22nd crash. investigators are looking in to whether replacing it may have affected the system's performance. >>> dc fire officials acknowledge that water problems hampered efforts to save a home. firefighters had trouble enough water pressure to douse the flames at 30 chain bridge road. this morning, little but the foundation is left. we have more on the story. >> let me show you how daunting a task dc firefighters face. look at this hose. this hose snakes all the way down the hill to the end of the hill and around the block to a fire hydrant. the fire was not at that end. the fire is actually all the way up this hill, past that fire engine that you see and half way up the other hill. is it any wonder it took over four hours -- low water pressure in this excl

the pilot was 24-year-old jeff nordaas of columbia, and also on board, 39-year-old george tutor, and 43-year-old niall booth of new market. booth was a consultant and father of two teens who friends say loved helping others. >> part of me has got to believe that, heck, if you're -- if this is to be your end, he was doing what he really loved. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say because of bad weather, nordaas waited two hours before flying, right before the csh witnesses reported seeing the chopper flying low, where power lines run 70 feet above ground. witnesses said they saw sparks before the chopper came crashing down. it was a disastrous end to a trip aimed at helping to raise money for troubled young people. >> it's a testimony to, you know, the kind of things that she was involved in. >> reporter: michael flynn, new 4 today. >> the brother of the pilot said he was an inspiration to everyone around him. the 24-year-old took up flying because his father was a pilot. investigators don't know what caused the accident. >>> a maryland teen isead d ear teryie crash involving a c sheri

. >>> the brother of one of the crash vmsicy tilere aicased tas, je da n jeff nordaas was 24nd aayod t his brother remembedodim him as loving and caring, writingquote me he made everyone around him want ad be a better person. can imagine.mlyhim m more than this is truly a devastating loss to everyone that knew him. >>> police in calvert county are investigating a deadly crash involving a sheriffs deputy and a teenaged driver. police say the deputy was answering a call when the teen's car crossed the road in front on him. julie carey is in dunkirk maryland with mo. >> reporter: the calvert county sheriffs department is not releasing the name of the young victim. we know she's a recent graduate of northern high school and she worked just down the road. the accident happened at that treacherous crossover intersection on route 4, it closed the northbound lanes for five hours today as police investigated. it's clear to see the impact of the crash was fierce. sending the calvert county deputy's car tumbling, while the young victim's car burst into flames. this woman's office is right acros

george to you ter, and jeffrey nordaas were also instructors. and jeff's father is also a pilot involved in search and rescue operations overseas. police don't know which of the three men was piloting when the helicopter crashed. but four families are coping with the loss. >> what a wonderful man he was. really. he loved so many people. so many people loved him too. >> in frederick county. kathleen cairns, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> a trust fund is being set up for hayden and his sister, donations can be made to the hayden and annabel trust fund in care of sandy spring bank in mt. airy. >> natural resources police say a search for a miss child in kent county called off for night. 11-year-old girl disappeared after she fell from a boat and hit by another boat on the sassafras river. search is set to resume tomorrow morning. >> and health officials report the fourth swine flu related death in maryland. they say it was an adult from the easton shore with no immediate apparent underlying conditions. for privacy, specific details about the person are not being re