the pilot, an ntsb flight. the passenger, a flight instructor at a nearby flight school. we talked on the phone to dave fields who learned to fly from him. >> always a great pilot. he loved to fly. his love of flying and enthusiasm for flying passed down to me and inspired me to become a flight instructor. >> the impact and the fire so intense that it is hard to even recognize much of this aircraft. you can see one wing, a propeller. the engine. but much of the rest of the aircraft is either missing or melted away by the fire. in fauquier county, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> the ntsb planned a preliminary report, but just no telling how long it will take. >> the stage is nearly set for the 2012 presidential election. with today's primary in texas, mitt romney is expect toad get the required number of delegates to officially secure the republican presidential nomination. romney is scheduled to make an appearance with donald trump who is raising his own doubts about president obama's u.s. citizenship. more on today's developments from the campaign trail. >> reporter: campaig

their plane was registered to an ntsb employee.have more on this bizarre twist on the story. >> the pilot of this plane crash landed here in this field even though as you can see, the plane lost a wing. a canadian team is investigating this mid-air collision. the pilot of this plane is an fda employee and the other plane which crashed and to people were killed that plane is registered to an ntsb employee. investigators believe the ntsb employee may have been on the airplane. home video after it plunged to the ground. moments before, the beechcraft registered to an ntsb employee with two people on board collided with the single engine piper. somewhere in the air over fault here -- falkier county. >> police removed too badly burned bodies. -- two badly burned bodies. he also is an accident investigator with the faa. >> the mid-air crash severely damaged his plane but he made it through and hit the ground. >> gun took care of us. our house, our dog. >> his wife says he is doing ok. his neighbors say he is an expert -- an excellent pil

the pilot and passenger in 1 plane were killed and that plane was registered to an ntsb employee. 70-year-old thomas proven an faa employee was flying the other plane. he survived the crash. >>> monitoring metro, a very serious accident in a railyard in shady grove, a metro employee hit by a train trapped underneath it about an hour. the worker was conscious. the train was coming into a building used for maintenance. the worker was flown to shock trauma in baltimore with what appeared to be serious leg injuries. >> been a storm any night in parts of the area. quiet now but the storm rolled through here about 7:15 or so. sue palka in the weather center. we in the clear yet? >> most of the storms are weakening and are east of the city, but we're still left with areas of light rain. good news, flash flood warnings have been discontinued, but keep in mind the waters in waters in streams in creeks will be running high. we definitely have brighter somes lingering and beginning to move -- storms lingering and beginning to move across the bay. they will come in your direction as well. they ha

he was an ntsb employee who lived in bethesda.paul gardella were killed on monday when their plane collided with another plant in fauquier county. faa accident investigator thomas proven managed to land his plant and survive. >> and other local service member has been killed in the afghan war. 22-year-old sergeant julian chase died on monday while conducting combat operations in helmand province. the graduated from woodrow wilson high school in the district, but eventually moved to edge water, maryland. his father said that his son was a born leader and was on his second tour of duty in afghanistan. >> he inspired a lot of people and made a lot of friends both inside and outside the marine corps. he always was responsible for other people. i have always been proud of him. >> julian chase was an only child. is father says that his latest tour of duty was supposed to end in september. he wanted to go to george washington university and had already been accepted to three other schools. new portraits will be unveiled today at the whit

the ntsb pie -- fauquier county. the ntsb pilot and his passenger were killed. >> we could tell whoever was in that probably did not survive. >> i'll never forget that sight. >> especially on memorial day. >> the pilot in the other plane was hurd but he is recovering. -- hurt but he is recovering. >>> the canada transportation agency is investigating how debris fell from a troubled airliner and whether it slammed into the ground it damaged vehicles all across southern ontario. the air canada flight took off from toronto headed for tokyo. this is monday afternoon. on the ground below, police say chunks of debris fell in several places near the airport, including a gas station parking lot. some windshields were smashed but luckily no people were hurt. >> i came back pretty shocked to see this obviously. yeah, just really, really strange, not something i expected to happen today having airplane debris on my windshield. >> i was surprised when i heard a noise. i got scared. i didn't really expect it. i didn't know what w

the pilot, an ntsb employee on a flight checkout. the passenger, a flight instructor at a nearby flight school. we talked on the phone to dave fields who learned to fly from him. >> always a great pilot. he loved to fly. his love of flying. enthusiasm of flying and inspired me to become a flight instructor. >> impact and fire so intense that it is hard to recognize much of this aircraft. you can see one wing, a propeller, the engine. but must of the rest of the aircraft is either missing or melted away by the fire. midair collisions are remarkably rare and that much of the time they occur near airports where planes are taking off or landing. it is a big sky. and the odds are against two planes being in the exact same spot at the exact same time. how these two planes ended up colliding over a rural patch of ground in southern fauquier county is one of the key questions for investigators. >> you could tell that whoever was in that did not survive. >> never forget that sight, i imagine. >> can never forget that, especially on memorial d

and then ntsb stole me over and i became an investigator until i retired in '84. i've done over 450 accidents, whether large or small. >> that must be a challenge. >> that was a great challenge, yes. but very interesting and every accident investigation was different. >> absolutely. i'm sure it was a learning experience, too, to see all the different considerations, safety considerations and things to watch out for. >> that's correct. you hit on a very good word of safety because most of the accidents there has been a safety problem with that accident either by pilot not taking heed or the mechanic or maybe the aircraft itself. that's why one of the reasons why i retired early because i wanted to take my wally funk safety slide presentation around the world in the united states to universities and colleges and show them why people crash into mountains on a clear day. it's incredible. i mean, in the middle of arizona is taylor mountain -- or, no, excuse me, flagstaff. i can't recall the name of the mountain right now. nothing around it. and yet i've done several ac

the ntsb recommended the improvements after a train jumped the tracks at mt.five years ago. >>> may is asian american and pacific slander heritage month. >> that's right. we're winding down. nbc 4 is proud to highlight the contributions of the community to our region. we honored several community leaders at our ceremony in our studios. they were presented with awards for their achievement. one of those people was be bel leong-hong. >> i helped them with trying to get their jobs and, you know, just generally tried to get asian americans in every aspect of our life to be -- to have a seat at the table. >> we love bel. nbc 4 joined mcdonald's in presenting a $5,000 donation to asian american lead, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young asian americans in our community. there i am, i was emceeing there with our president and general manager, jackie bradford with our community affairs director. it was a great, great event to honor those special leaders who make a difference in our community. >> we've talked about it before and the great work they do wo

. >> before he came here to the ntsb, he was the chief medical officer for nasa. it was there that he helped with the rescue of those 33 chilean miners and he also helped dozens of astronauts. his neighbors tell us they had no idea that he was that accomplished. they say that he was a humble and nice man. the entire world watched as 33 trapped chilean miners were brought to safety in 2010. and as a team led by dr. michael duncan played a key role in helping them get above- ground. he won numerous awards for his contributions. but i did not realize how important he was. he was very low-key and unassuming. >> he was also pilot. during his biannual flight review something went wrong. the small plane that he was controlling collided with another small plane a piper in rural fauquier county, virginia. >> i cannot believe it. it's so sad. a 57-year-old flight instructor, paul gardella, was a passenger on board. he was killed on impact, too. >> pretty dramatic. the man was in his mid-50s, i think. it's terrible. >> officials say the piper's pilot, a 70-year-old faa accid

ntsb investigators recovered the body of the passenger and pilot.he victims in the first plane have not been identified. the nearby red it was out in his yard around 4:00 this day afternoon when he noticed a plane hovering over histories. trees trees. >> this piper landed only 70 feet from the large tree line. it actually had to fly right through it to land safely. even bringing with him parts of the other plane. >> it the enginef engine had been running that usually means it was all. the surviving pilot was taken to mary washington hospital. he was conscious and talking at the scene, wanted to call his wife immediately. >> thanks. investigators want to know what happened to a man who died after being found along a road way. police said the man was unconscious and found just after 11:00 last night on an apple is road. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. -- last night on the annapolis road. continuing to follow developments in northern italy where the death toll has risen to 15 after 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the second this mo

both have ties to the faa and the ntsb. a pilot of the single engine piper survived. the pilot and passenger were killed. >> an emotional sendoff for brown. the ceremony is continuing into the evening. there was an all day doing. some big names in d.c. politics and music lovers. the theater has been filled with fans of the late entertainer. >> for many of his fans, chuck brown was such a source of pride and so they are here in droves to remember him at the howard theatre. they started lining up at 6:00 a.m. to pay their respects to an icon. michael berry said he was first in line. >> the picture i wanted to do prior to his passing but once he passed i was moved to jump on it right away. >> chuck brown created his music here called and dc claimed it as its home town music and chuck brown as its legend. whenever he moved around the city, he was mobbed by his fans. >> i love taking pictures and signing autographs. there was a time that the only people who took pictures of me was the police. >> he is the source of city pride. >> i am a native washingtonian. >> he is a leg

he worked for the ntsb and also provided support for nasa.ane collided with another small plane, this was on memorial day over virginia just about 50 miles or so from the nation's capital. both people onboard that second plane did survive, though they were injured. the pilot on that second plane an inspector with the faa, and the planes ended up going down just about a mile from each other, spreading wreckage across terrain that was very tough for investigators to get to. meantime, there will be a a liaison from the ntsb who will sort of be the go between between that u.s. agency here and the canadian officials during this investigation to try to find out exactly why this collision took place. jon: what a strange coincidence there. rick folbaum, thanks. jenna: well, a surprising new report caught our eye today, and when you see the headlines, you'll understand. the report summarizes six studies and suggests for a small minority of people exercise may not be a great idea. is the media overselling this story, though, as you see headlines that a

the ntsb hasn't released its final report on the cause of the crash, but kyle franklin says he believesething caused the engine to flood. once the plane is in trouble, he and amanda had precious little time to react. >> from the time that the engine developed a problem from the time that they were on the ground was a matter of five or six seconds. she was standing on the top wing when they crashed into the brush she was inside the front cockpit. >> they leveled out so that amanda could get back inside the cockpit. >> he had to get amanda back in the airplane before he actually could adjust his direction, otherwise she might have fallen off the wing. >> and then as he tried to make his way back into the open area, he didn't have enough altitude so he went down in the brush just across that -- across the runway. >> after the wreckage is cleared, the crash site provides clues as to what split-second decisions kyle made in an attempt to save his and amanda's lives. >> this is where the plane went down. and after looking at the site, it appears to me that he was trying to turn back towards t

. >>> this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in midair in northern virginia, killing two people. the planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon in fauquier county outside warrenton. the crash was so violent the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of the planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and the passenger died. a news4 crew found the plane in a wooded area reduced to nothing but rubble near one man's back yard. >> that's relatively close. >> 40

. >>> this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in midair in northern virginiakilling two people. those planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near silver hill road in fauquier county. the crash was so violent the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of those planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and passenger there died. the news4 crew found the plane in a wooded area reduced to nothing but rubble near a man's back yard. >> reporter: that's relatively close. >> 400 yards away. where it is. >> reporter: and how does that make you feel? >> blessed. very blessed right now. >> reporter: why? >> because we could have been in the house when the plane struck it. >> the pilot of the second plane was able to land in this field. -was taken to mary washington hospital in fredericksburg. we don't know his condition at this hour. none of the victims' names has been released. the faa tells us it could take weeks to figure out exactly what caused that crash. >>> maryland state police are investigating a deadly crash in clinton. thi

investigators revealed the two planes involved are owned by employees of the faa and the ntsb. the crash happened monday in fauquier county, virginia. two people from one of the planes died after it crash-landed in a wooded area and caught fire. the pilot of the other plane survived. he remains in the hospital this morning. his name and his condition have not been released. >>> the army says a local soldier is one two of men killed on memorial day in afghanistan. 51-year-old chief warrant officer john pratt of springfield, virginia, was killed monday when his helicopter crashed near kabul. 26-year-old captain john brainard of maine was also killed in the crash. the defense department is still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> the decision 2012 ballot is officially set. mitt romney has locked up the gop nomination with an easy win in texas. but the milestone is being overshadowed a bit by one of his biggest supporters. angie dpgoff has more on that. >> reporter: good morning. on a day that mitt romney should have been celebrating his ticket to the november ballot, he was

. >>> this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in midair in northern virginia killing two people. those planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near silver hill road in fauquier county. not far from warrenton. the crash was so violent the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of those planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and passenger in that plane died. a news4 crew found the plane in a wooded area reduced to nothing but rubble near one man's back yard. >> i mean, that's relatively close. >> 400 yards away, what it is. >> and how does that make you feel? >> blessed. very blessed right now. >> reporter: why? >> because we could have been in the house when the plane struck it. >> the pilot of the second plane was able to land in this field. he was taken to mary washington hospital in fredericksburg. we do not know his condition at this hour. none of the victims' names has been released. the faa tells us it could take a few weeks to figure out exactly what caused that crash. >>> today president obama hands out the natio

duncan worked for the ntsb as a medical advisor but previously worked as a flight surgeon for nasa. he even head the the nasa team that helped officials rescue the 33 miners trapped in a mine in chile in 2010. his passenger who also died was identified as paul gardea. the two men were in at plane that collided with this one over fauquier county hitting the ground about a mile apart. thomas proven was at the controls of this plane which lost a wing and part of its tail. he survived that crash. >>> take a look at this. police in prince george's county have released this hoping it will help them track down a suspect in a fast food robbery. you see him climb right through the window there and confront one of the employees and push her around. it happened at a macdonald's on the 3500 block of branch avenue in hillcrest heights early tuesday morning. the suspect kicked in the drive- through window, climbed in and con fronted that employee. if you have any information in the case, arked to call prince george's county police. -- you are asked to call prince george's county police. >>> still

investigators revealed the two planes involved are owned by employees of the faa and the ntsb. the crash happened monday in fauquier county. two people from one of the planes died after it crash-landed in a wooded area and caught fire. the pilot in the other plane survived. he remains in the hospital this morning. his name and condition have not been released. >>> the army says a local soldier is one of two men killed on memorial day in afghanistan. 51-year-old chief warrant officer john pratt of springfield, virginia, was killed monday when his helicopter crashed near kabul. 26-year-old captain john brainard of maine was also killed in the crash. the defense department is still investigating the cause of that crash. >>> this morning, metro is trying to figure out how one of its workers got pinned under a train. that man worked at the shady grove maintenance yard. the train there somehow hit the worker and trapped him underneath it. rescuers used large equipment to lift the train and free the man. the process took about an hour. that worker went to the hospital with life threat

officials from the faa and ntsb combed the area for clues to how that crash happened. the flanagan family who lives on the farm says the plane glided in gracefully and quietly after it hit the other plane, is i six seater. they say -- a six seater. they say the pilot was conscious, lucid and even put on reading glasses to look up phone numbers to make some calls. >> his primary concern coming across the field profusely bleeding from the left eyebrow and his nose, which was kind of disfigured, was to call the faa, the federal aviation administration, and let them know what was going on. >> after it went past the tree line we heard what sounded like a really loud gunshot. >> i'm glad that it didn't hit nobody's house and land and hurt more people. >> reporter: tara kauffman and her family were out in their yard next-door. they were out by the pool celebrating memorial day when they heard the crash. as for the flanagans, they say the pilot who lived cracked a few jokes. he said he had just had his plane remarched and he guessed he wasn't going to -- repaired and he guesse

the ntsb pwhraeupltd the accident on multiple failures by , including shoddy recordkeeping. now the pipeline and -- says if pipe ryne operators can't ensure oil and gas lines are running at save pressures by next year they could face penalties. >>> santorum endorsing romney through an e-mail. he sent a long e-mail calling on his supporters to unite behind the cause of defeating president obama in november. he reminded his supporters of areas where he disagreed with romney, abortion, same-sex marriage and curbing spending in washington. yet he says, above all else we both agree that president obama must be defeated. earlier, santorum referred to romney as the worst republican in the country to challenge obama. >>> second vote in oakland this week to decide which of three companies guess the contract to manage the -- companies gets the contract to manage the coliseum complex. lawyers for the current operator sm g complained the board met in closed session before voting without posting it. to comply with law the board is making public an independent evaluation of the three comp

. >> one of the pilots was an ntsb investigator and the other one worked for the faa. >>> culpeper police officer daniel harmon wright is in jail tonight. he remains there charged with the murder of a woman back in february. a special grand jury handed down the indictment late yesterday. harmon wright is accused of shooting and killing 54-year- old patricia cook. she was sitting in her jeep in a church school parking lot february 9th. cook and harmon wright ended up in some sort of confrontation. he claims that she caught his arm in the window and was dragging him when he shot her six times but the special prosecutor in this case says that is not how it went down. >> the terms trapped and dragged were used. these were not descriptors that i would have used. >> and he's being held there. he can't get -- he can't free himself. >> harmon right is currently on leave without pay. his mother's also charged in the case with forgery for altering his personnel records at the police department. >>> the controversy continues over the designs of the president dwight d. eisenhower memorial. earlier th

one was a pilot who was an ntsb employee and the passenger was an instructor. fire left little of their small plane. >> whoever was in that did not survive. >> never forget that sight, i imagine. >> never forget that, especially on memorial day. >> the pilot and the other plane was hurt, but survived. he is from broad run, virginia, an accident investigator for the faa. the pilots were employees of the faa, the national transportation safety board has now asked canadian transportation officials to conduct their investigation. >>> maryland's recently passed same-sex marriage law is going to be headed for a public vote in november. opponents to the law have submitted more than 113,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot. now that's more than double the 55,700 they needed. maryland state board of elections says they have 20 days to verify that those signatures are valid. if they are, the law will be on the november ballot. >>> barring a bizarre upset, which isn't going to happen, mitt romney clinches a nomination for president tonight. the former massachus

the ntsb pilot and his passenger were killed. >> you can tell that whoever was in that probably did noturvivor. >> i'll never forget that site. >> i'll never forget that, especially on memorial day. >> the pilot and the other plane was hurt, but he is recovering. his name thomas provin of virginia. an accident investigator for the faa. >>> facebook stock has been floundering ever since the initial public offering this month, but today their price fell below $30 for the very first time. it finished the day at $28.84. that's down more than 9% for the day. >>> pack up your things and get out of town. that's the message from the united states to serious top diplomats here in washington. the ousting is because of last week's fighting in syria. they senselessly killed more than 100 people, many who were women and children. the obama administration right now opposes any military action saying that can just add to the chaos. >>> well, tonight a metro attendant was hit by a train and then pinned underneath it for more than an hour. it happened this afternoon. a surgical trauma unit team was brou

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 ordered him to drop the weapon and when he refused, the officer shot him. the man is currently being treated as inova fairfax hospital. >>> a virginia man is facing multiple charges related to a deadly hit-and-run in ocean city, maryland. witnesses say a group of people was crossing coastal highway in ocean city when a vehicle slammed into 22-year-old matthew chesswick of maryland. he was pronounced dead but the driver took off. he was caught a short time later. he's charged with homicide by a motor vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a fatal collision and dui. >>> the price of airline tickets co

federal employees, one from the faa and one from the ntsb. the planes crashed into each other in midair on monday about 50 miles from washington, d.c. one pilot and a passenger were killed. the other pilot is injured. u.s. officials say an ntsb investigator will assist the canadian investigation. >>> for the first time, we are hearing an apology from the former rutgers university student convicted of bias intimidation after using a web cam to spy on his roommate, who later killed himself. dharun ravi is due in court today before he begins serving his 30-day sentence in the death of tyler clemente, related to the death of tyler clemente. in a written statement issued yesterday, ravi said, "i accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid, and childish choices that i made." >>> jurors in the john edwards corruption trial will begin their eighth day of deliberations this morning, and there are signs they're not even close to reaching a verdict. several of them sending notes to a judge about scheduling conflict

one broke apart on impact in midair and bruce leshan reports because one pilot worked for the ntsb and the survivor for the faa the canadian transportation board took over the investigation. >> it was in a perfect glider fashion. >> reporter: jim flanagan still shaken by the plane that crash- landed in his cow pasture. >> in on the southeast side of it. and -- if we can kick the field goal, it's right through the uprights. and he left the wings as you can see the white residue. >> reporter: he's shaken as well at what the pilot told him. >> he told me he had hit someone in midair. >> i in part because the -- in part because the pilot of the pitcher told them -- piper told them he hit something but how and why these two aircraft were in the same place at the same time exactly in the middle of the giant blue sky that's in the center of this investigation. and investigators are going to be looking at these holes in the piper, this distinctive square hole here with red paint around it as well as the jagged tear right here. investigators are also going to be looking at site lines, clearly t

no depot, but with safety records seven-times worse than the higher end greyhound, says the ntsb. accidents that today led to the largest single safety crowddown in department of safety history. and this month, surprise inspections in 13 states and the district of columbia. checking tires, lights, horns and brakes. 26 bus companies in all shut down. 116 drivers suspended for license violations. and 169 buses pulled off the road. abc news went along with philadelphia police and d.o.t. agents as they closed new century travel, operating out of a beauty supply office. they wouldn't talk to us, as we watched the feds take this bus out of service or respond to e-mails. so, what's the headline today? >> we're shutting down bus companies that are operating unethically, unlawfully. >> reporter: cracking down on the fastest growing and riskiest segment of american travel. jim avila, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to jim. >>> and it was a down day, concluding a down month on wall street today. on this last day of may, the dow closed down 25 points, capping off a dismal month, the worst

is carol butler and i'm doing an oral history for the nasa history office with wally funk, retired ntsb investigator, senior flight instructor, chief pilot, wonderful woman of aerospace. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much for having me. >> to begin, if we could talk briefly about your early career and your interest in aviation developing and how you moved forward into the aerospace career as a woman. >> well, aerospace really was not a name in my young life, but flying airplanes was. and i got my first try at flying, just pure flying, by flying my superman cape off my daddy's barn when i was about 5 years old. and then i was allowed to make airplanes out of blocks of wood and hang them from my ceiling. when i went on it to college, i was allowed to take flying as my mother had dearly loved flying and her father wouldn't allow her to, so they encouraged me then to go on into my aviation career. i was at a girls' school for two years, got my private there. then i went on to oklahoma state university who was the best flight school in the united states at that time from,

duncan worked for the ntsb as a medical advisor but previously worked as a flight surgeon for nasa. he even headed the nasa team that helped officials rescue the 33 miners who were trapped in the chilean mine back in 2010. his passenger who also died was identified as paul gardea. the two men were in a plane that collided with this one. >>> to prince william county now. a white supremacist is under arrest. he is suspected we should a. the fbi legally obtained a fully automatic ak-47. they began investigating after he posted about his intention to buy the gun. he also wrote threatening posts about president obama. if convicted, he faces 10 years in prison. >>> a baby-sitter is charged with child neglect after three young children walked more than a mile from home. that baby-sitter is la sheka harmon. the manager of a taco bell found a 7-year-old at the restaurant and called police. officers found the child's four and six-year-old siblings walk nation nearby field. investigators say harmon was at home watching and 18-month-old and claims she let the kid outside to play. children have

given the size to the ntsb and faa, the canadian transportation safety board will now conduct into that-on air collision. >> local governor throws his controversial a use of military drones. virginia governor bob mcdonnell them for local law enforcement. brianne carter joins us live with his comments. good morning. >> good morning. that's right. governor bob mcdonnell speaking out on wtop, saying over the next couple years he believes drones could be the right thing to do. many in thee of area throwing their support behind the drones in the commonwealth. while he is open to looking into new technology that could officers saved comic more effective, .nd save money usehink it's great to technology to make law- more productive, cut on manpower in the air, and safe.ore that's why we use it on the battlefield. >> a number of virginia issuents have raised the of privacy. governor addressed yesterday, saying that l be something to address, maintainre they can civil liberties. fairfax weeks ago talked about to perhaps monitor backups. the governor says there's no in place, but he knows enforcem

taking a closer look at the mangled wreckage speaks to the force of impact faa is here the ntsb still on route keeping guard until federal investigators here on the ground in the air shortly after this happened sky cam 9 police found out heard on approach runway 26 lake and the hells airport the volume of the engine degreasing told by eyewitness airplane falling to the ground marshy area short of the runway about a quarter of a mile short of the broadway. first responders in getting to the scene using a bulldozer to carve out altering the vehicles they bar to get and accessing the scene pregnant to bodies out guns identified only as men in their 40's or 50's. airplanes registered owner grayslake amat police squad car outside of his home. more expected tomorrow. >> chicago public schools and the union that represents cafeteria workers reached a deal on a new contract. cps and unite here local 1 announcing the agreement today chicago high school for agricultural sciences. five year deal 2 percent pay raises short-term visibility more fresh foods to serve. still needs to reach agreements

the ntsb and faa officials have recovered the bodies of the pilot and passenger from a six- seater privatene that burst into flames after it crashed in a backyard. about a mile away the second pilot crash landed his plane at a farm near a large tree lot with a missing wing. that pilot was in town for the warrenton-fauquier county airpl -- airport. james flanagan, the owner of the farm, tried to help the pilot. >> he mentioned that he was trying to get to an adjoining field southwest of us, but he said he ddid not have any power. craigslist george flanagan telling us the surviving pilot was very concerned about calling his wife and that he kept talking about referring to a trip he wanted to make to alaska. the victims have not been identified. the surviving pilot was taken to mary washington hospital, where he is -- his condition is still not known this morning. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. we will have an update later this morning. it is 72 degrees in manassas. >> coming up, one of the nation's biggest retailers is getting smaller. why walmart is becoming friendly. >> and wha

he was an ntsb employee. bethesda, maryland.of people are set to the convention center to say goodbye to chuck brown. a public memorial service starts at noon today. he died two weeks ago after battling pneumonia. we have more coming up on newschannel 8 in a few minutes. first, we want to hear from lisa >> i think people are on the way tounch work. well.ving of gainesville -- in any of to thed from the icc beltway. a water main of break. avenue south of dupont circle. is video taken just a few .oments ago street.cut avenue and n than just shutting off thewater, they have to fix road right. repair on the side?r >> not today. we have our work cut out for tomorrow afternoon and evening. and a decent chance of them being strong and severe. that is for credit card today, nothing to worry about 66 at dulles airport. 60s and the suburbs. 83 is our high today. and tomorrow, late day storms. weekend. >> thank you. thank you for watching. back with another update in ♪ hey, baby, hey, baby girls say, girls say ♪ >>> look at that great crow

this is needed to keep up safety and reliability and to continue the ntsb recommendations for on a numbering this because of the events this weekend is not point to happen. they have tips if you will be using metro tonight. plan extra time and remember to be patient. also, log on to website and make sure that you find out exactly where the trains are running and perhaps reroute your normal trucks. you can sign up online to metro alerts to get those alerts throughout the day on your cell phone. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. 5:35, 64 degrees right now. >> still time to enter for a chance to win a new car. we have details on our give away. >> purchasing a glass of lemonade this weekend could help a great cost. we have guests in the studio to fill us in. >> first, traffic and weather every ten minutes. we will ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the vertical chair-climb. it's not an olympic sport, but it takes real effort and it takes a diaper that fits their every move. pampers cruisers with 3-way fit adapt at the waist, legs and bottom fofor up to 12 hours of protection and all the fr

ntsb investigated cargo jet clipped a commuter jet tarmac 1:00 this afternoon wing of the 747 eva cargo plane brushed american eagle 42 65 the 42 of. american airplane just got from springfield misery passengers felt something but did not know what it was until the pilot told that >> i was in a few seats back the front of the airplane went to the right to nobody knew what happened there was no sound or panic i tend to cheek with taking my seat belt offer early to jump up and get my bags and that will not happen again i guarantee you called my office could not make the meeting and i had a good excuse. >> 24 passengers and crew no injuries the incident did not cause delays >> 11th-hour plan to reform illinois pension system stakes incredibly high tens of billions of dollars illinois credit rating in the future of thousands of state workers. springfield batt but efforts today going to be watched people all over the country certainly by other states by the bond houses also watching capitol hearing room packed with state workers anxious about pensions futures and money constitutionally owed

a safety measure recommended by the ntsb after the deadedly crash in 2009. >> it really happened overhree day weekends. it's so complex. you have to take both tracks out of service, bring in heavy machinery. huntingtonj vernon square and huntington only. >> it's a bad weekend for track work. they schedule it so far in advance. the playoff game wasn't scheduled. who knew this stuff would be happening. and the track work needs to be done. >> i would rather them do it over the weekend when people are not trying to get to work as opposed to activities that you don't have to take the metro. >> and speaking of work -- >> maybe i'll take the weekend off. >> that's alwaysxj. >> reporter: if you're planning to use the system this weekend, give may a lot of time. maybe plan to leave an hour earlier just in case. and remember, times like this, you're definitely going to need your patience. in greenbelt, tracey wilkins, news 4. >>> a newborn baby is in the hospital after the family dog bitlfh0"ll terrier attacked the baby boy. when the father got 4w shot and killed the dog. it happened tuesday. i

the former director of the ntsb said >> if if is bad again.t is a situation of looking at canada and australia and privedize and they work fine. >> the dot said they take all of the whistle-blower complaints. it is confirmed four people dead and another badly injured. the twin engine sessna, went down it left tulsa, oklahoma and lost contact with air traffic controller after getting permission to descend to the lower altitude. they are not aware of any distress call begin. >> two girls recovering from a nightmare. the bain sister back home . they're talking to authorities for the very first time. what we are learning about their ordeal . police may be closing in on a suspect of a murder of a popular radio personality. the latest on their. stay close . wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. fohalf the calories plus vgie nutrition. could've had a v8. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day.

still need to secure insurance for the event and they'll need to follow any new guidelines set by the ntsbill investigating last year's crash. >>> about 700 elementary school children went to san francisco's ocean beach today for a massive clean up project and after picking up the trash the students got into formation. we have a picture here to show you how it turned out. that formation turned out the words defend the sea. the audobon society helped organize the event. the group says for some children it was actually the first time at the ocean. >> that was such a cool picture. almost seemed like it wasn't real. it was perfect. >> they did such a great job. >> good for them. >>> today actually a good day. today both the a's and giants winners today. >> doesn't happen that often. of course we will just call it reason for 3,447 that baseball is such a great game. yesterday giants for instance, completely incapable of scoring more than one run, right. terrible offense, quick turn around. they dump the world champ. they have a tradition on the get away, they dress up as they get off the bus. t

duncan to turns out worked for the ntsb as a medical advisor but previously worked as a flight surgeon for nasa. he even headed the nasa team that helped officials rescue 33 miners trapped in 2010. the passenger would also died was identified as paul gardea. the two men were in a plane that collided with one over fauquier county. the other pilot survived the crash. >>> a suspect the white supremacist is under arrest facing federal gun charges. the fbi says douglas story illegally object tapeed a fully automatic ak-47. they began investigating him after he posted on a web site about his intexts to buy the gun and murder law enforcement officers if martial law was enacted in the u.s. he also wrote threatening postss about president obama. if convicted, story faces 10 years in prison. >>> prince george's county police want you to take a good look at this surveillance video here. they say this man robbed a mcdonald's in the 3500 block of branch avenue in hillcrest heights early tuesday morning. he kicked in the drive-through window, climbed through and confronted an employee. if you know w

ntsb officials, the faa and state police are still investigating the cause of the accident. amazingly the pilot of the piper glided through a tree line and somehow managed to land. >> i jumped up and i said oh, my gosh, a plane is crashing in our field. >> reporter: beverly flanagan was sitting in her yard on the summer duck wood farm talking to a friend on the phone when the plane flopped down. she said she didn't hear a thing. >> my husband and grandson ran to the site. i dialed 911 immediately. >> reporter: james flanagan said the pilot was able to walk and conscious even though he was profusely bleeding from his left eyebrow and nose. flanagan says the pilot's main concern was to call the federal aviation administration. >> a very nice gentleman, but i think he was becoming delerious as time went by. >> reporter: officials combed the scene for clues. the flanagans can't get over the fact that the pilot who walked away from a plane crash still had a sense of humor. >> he did say i know i collided with something and i know it wasn't a bird. >> reporter: police say the pipe

the ntsb blamed the accident on multiple failures by pg&e including shoddy record-cheaping.the pipeline and hazardous material safety administration says pipeline operators can't ensure oil and gas lines are running at safe pressures by next year they could face penalties. >>> new this morning, former presidential hopeful gop, santorum is endorsing mitt romney via e-mail. he sent his supporters a long late night e-mail calling on them to you night behind the cause of defeating president obama in november. in his message, santorum, reminded his supporters of areas where he disagreed with romney, including abortion, same-sex marriage and the need to curb spending in washington. yet, santorum says in his words, above all else, we both agree that president obama must be defeated. earlier santorum referred to romney as the worst republican in the country to challenge mr. obama. >>> second vote taken in oakland this week to decide which of the three companies gets the contract to manage the coliseum complex. ers voted 4-3 on april 20th, to negotiate -- a contract with an entertain