what went he wrong? two light rail operators are suspended as the investigation into the deaths of two teenagers intensifies. i want closure, i really do. these are my babies. tonight, questions from the families still unanswered. hello, i m denise koch. i m vic carter. here s what people are talking about tonight. the mystery surrounding the deaths of two teens killed on the light rail tracks takes another turn. tonight new agencies are getting involved in the investigation. eyewitness news is live along the light rail tracks and new tonight kelly mcpherson spoke with the victim s families. kelly. reporter: denise, the mta is now seeking a collision expert from the national transportation safety board. they ve also suspended two operators but the family is still questioning the investigation. 17-year-old connor peterson and kyle wonkmiller lived together like stepbrothers. their family says it s best they both died because neither would have copied without their
good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it s wjz, maryland s news station. it s the top of the hour, and another dynamite day start. we have got a full moon overnight, a waning full moon. lots of stars were visible, and now lots of blue sky. and there have been some problems with traffic or have been some problems with traffic this morning. sharon will detail those after marty s first warning weather. let s jump non. look at temps. i was noticing the warehouse of camden yards. the sun is up enough talk see the reflection downtown or the shadows downtown on camden yard. 67, d.c. 59 in cumberland. 54 in oakland. easton. 56, westminster. bel air and columbia at 59. 55, kent island. 62, rock hall. 7. degrees at lunch on its way to a high of 82. beautiful 12 hours from now this evening, sunny and 78 degrees. don. thank you. a few hassles out on the hurry-up.
downtown no worries, 68 as is typical this time of year. 78 to 82 today it looks like. partly cloudy. absolutely beautiful. no major humidity yet. the question is how long will it last? i will break that down with the seven-day forecast but right now let s go to sarah. i hate to admit it but i had the heat on in the car this morning. that is really bad. let s check the morning commute. it is busy on the southwest corner of the beltway. live view in the outer loop past wilkins a tractor-trailer accident. the fire has been put out but another vehicle still being cleared from the scene with the tractor-trailer. so, the three left lanes getting by and it will be a while before they clear it. back to frederick road are delays. no delays in the white marsh area southbound toward the beltway. a problem spot with a sinkhole on the inner loop at camp mead. the ram from camp mead to the inner loop blocked. otherwise doing well. we have a bit of a delay on the west side due to the acc
kyle wankmiller feel like they have been getting the run-around from the m.t.a. since their son and his stepbrother connor peterson were struck and killed sunday. since the incident there s been one question that keeps running through their minds. why couldn t the conductor have seen them? he s supposed to have big windows around, eight-foot, 10-foot windows. what was he doing that he didn t see the boys? m.t.a. administrator paul weidefeld made it clear he would get an answer. any idea how the driver could not possibly know that he hit two people? amtrak trains hit people all the time and stop people immediately. we are taking all the details of the event and that is the answer we are looking for. not only has weidefeld asked baltimore county police to take the lead he has called on other federal agencies to offer expert consultation. weidefeld says police will re-review video and audit toe tapes from the trains involved and re-interview witnesses. they will also l
paca elementary. brittney gordon is on the scene, and she will be bringing us a live report right now. brittney? reporter: hey, marybeth. we re out here at william paca elementary school, where in just the last hour police found their man. they found him in a cabinet beneath a sink at the school. apparently he has been there all day long. this was not an average day of summer learning for students as their teachers walked them away from their school to safety. reports of a police drug suspect at their school sent parents running. i just threw the phone down, and i think i turned it off. i don t know. i got to go get my baby. i couldn t find my keys so i walked over. i was going nuts, banging on my neighbor s door telling her to come get her kids. that s it. reporter: this all began just before 10 a.m. police officers had responded to a call for drug dealing in the 100 block of lakewood. while questioning their suspect, they found out he had a warrant for a probation v