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
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 lead
heard last night. reporter: yeah, david. you saw nancy pelosi there, stonefaced. well, listen to what she said today about what the president does. quote, he brings tears to the eyes of the statue of liberty and instills fear in the hearts of people that are concerned about the dreamers. the white house may have been hoping, david, that speech would unite congress, but those reviews from the democrats are in they are not onboard. all right, cecilia vega with us tonight. thank you, cecilia. one more headline from d.c. tonight. the justice department today filing to drop corruption charges against new jersey senator bob menendez, closing the case now. his trial ended in a hung jury in november. there s still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. the deadly crash. the former nba player and a former american idol contestant who did not survive. the drowning danger. and tonight, americans on vacation. nine drownings in less than two weeks, all in the same a