virginia tech. authorities said he had an assault rifle and was trying to get thousands of rounds of ammunition. what else he was looking for. the drowning danger. tonight, americans on vacation, nine drownings in less than two weeks in the same area. and the deadly crash. the former nba player and a former "american idol" contestant who did not survive. good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. and we begin with that deadly train collision. onboard, more than 100 republican members of congress. that amtrak train was taking those lawmakers to a retreat, colliding with a garbage truck in virginia. it happened this morning, not long after the state of the union last night. the driver of the truck was killed. several lawmakers jumping in to help many of the injured on the scene. and several people tonight, including congressman jason lewis, were taken to the hospital. house speaker paul ryan among those onboard. and abc's linzie janis leads us off from the scene tonight. >> reporter: a train packed with dozens of lawmakers, their staffers and families on their way to a retreat today, slamming