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hello and thank you for being with us. swret names of the two girls killed when a csx train detrailed in ellicott city, maryland. sky 9 is live over the crash scene where the national transportation safety board is leading an investigation. the crash haened just after midnight. scott is joining us now from ellicott city. the investigators released the names of the victims. scott? reporter: thats right. the victims are 19-year-old college students from here in howard county. they have...

police are offering few details about how this crash happened. it was a tragic accident leaving family and friends crushed and wondering how to pick up the pieces. >> you cant put this into words. it doesnt feel real. we will wake up tomorrow and we will get our friends back. a 2007 toyota corolla traveling east on olneyville road veered off the road into a tree. police say the driver of the vehicle, fled the scene and was arrested at his home three hours later. three passengers died...

speeding out of control have other prius drivers like aiolis dixon more cautious. >> i just question the news reports. i questi toyota. i question everything. >> reporter: toyota has some questions, too, about the story. he says his prius wouldnt stop, reaching speeds of 94 miles an hour on a san diego highway. >> im staing on the pedal, on the brake pedal. >> reporter: after conducting its own investigation, toyota says it has a functional brake override system. data from the cars dia...

recallled toyota. once again, the driver is pointing blame at the automaker. this afternoon, the investigation amid heightened attention surrounding unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles. good afternoon. im jim handley. >> im wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. thats right. there are more reports of frightening things happening in toyotas. thats the worlds largest automaker. reports of more incidents, calling more attention to toyota and raising more questions for inves...

calls are disturbing. the woman who eventually died is pleading for help while firefighters search the house. the mother of the victim told a local newspar that she wanted people to hear the 911 call because it may help save someones life and the fire in spotsylvania county happened more than a month ago and that was after the free lance started digging into the case that the fire department announced it would investigate. it started as a small fire in a downstairs hallway. sandy hill ...

from mayor fentys house. according to police reports, around 6:00 p.m., a nanny finds a 10-month-old baby girl unconsciousnd not breathing. the nanny runs to the mayors house to get help from an officer stationed there. here now from captain mike farrish. >> the officer immediately began rendering cpr in an attempt to save the childs life. they summoned assistance at the same time. they came up, they transported the child, and at about 9:30 last night, the child was pronounced dead. >>...

confirms they have disciplined another crew in a similar case. both times, the patient did not get to the hospital until a second 911 call. and in both cases, the initial crew failed to fill out the proper patient care forms. and that is something our dave stadard has learned is a continuing problem. >> i called 911 because i was having respiratory problems. >> because of medical problems, kimberly calls 911 about once a month. from her experience, she knew the actions of the crews fro...

bank robberies in fairfax in less than a matter of weeks and people we spoke to are shocked by the string of robberies and more so, that its a woman. >> oh, my god. that is shocking. you never expect a female to do that. >> and unbelievable. >> the woman sign robbed this bank. the bb&t bank in centerville as recurrently as tuesday afternoon. any in each robbery, the woman wears dark clothes, a scarf to hide her face and sunglasses and approaches the teller the same way each time. >> an...

>> reporter: in illinois, dr. alan hoffman says his prius revved out of control in reverse. >> i could easily have been killed in this. almost went out into a four-lane highway. >> reporter: he used both feet to mash the brakes, pointing out the emergency situation was something he had actually practiced. >> there was a sign my wife had put on the dashboard. we had prepared for a sudden acceleration. >> reporter: but just like hoffman and other toyota drivers, analysts say the automake...