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 its 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 abcs linzie janis leads us off f
finally tonight here, finally tonight here, america strong. as if one half court heave wasn t enough. we first introduced you to james meiergerd from west point, nebraska, last week. he has down syndrome, and for as long as he and his family can remember, he has loved playing basketball. his high school basketball team, the cadets, love him. hi, david! reporter: james team sending us that message. he brings the team together. he s awesome to watch. he really is the heart and soul of this basketball team. reporter: so, it came as no surprise on that gameday during halftime when james wanted to show his home crowd his new shot he d been practicing it for weeks his back to the basket and from half court the crowd roars, the community on its feet. and we weren t the only ones blown away by it. the harlem globetrotters, too. going to bring somebody here, became super famous, and he s always been famous. come on, buddy. reporter: the team paying