they played football for wooten. driver sam ellis did as wohl, who survived the crash. the teens went to an under age drinking party last night. police say both alcohol and speed were possible factors in the crash, and they don't think the teens who died were wearing seat belts. >> it is like a huge wake-up call for everyone. >> don't drink and drive or don't get in the car with someone who has. >> we do miss them. >> the car actually came to rest in the driveway of that home after it had left the road and hit a tree and a phelps where those students are gathered at the memorial. montgomery county police have not identified the fourth teenager who was in that vehicle yet. they do say they have identified an adult at the house where the party was held, and that adult potentially faces charges. reporting live in north potomac i am tom rinaldi, abc 7 news. leon: new at 11:00 first respond others from all over the world are now in the d.c. region. they are here for the world police and fire games. the games officially got under way with an opening ceremony at r.f.k. stadium

wooten. aisle interested how hr2713 treats serving chances do the fda final rule allows pizza slices to provide calorie counts per pizza or standard slice with a listing of the number of sliceses per pizza and hr217 seems to allow covered establishments to list a number of servings and number of calories per servings or the multiserving item that is divided before presentation to the consumer. do you think the fda final rule on hr217 are offering two different approaches for accomplishing the same policy goal are there differences between them and if there are could you explain implications. >> actually hr2017 has one other option and that's to list the nutrition information by the serving side or subdivision unit without having to list the number of servings, which is different than the far. you could reduce the numb of calories in a seize a overnightly slicing into it ten satellites instate of eight. you too take a plate of chicken wings and put half of the wings on one side and the other h

at wooten high school field there will be a vigil to remember the lives lost. live from north potomac, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> thank you, very sad day. >>> we are following breaking news on those escapeds before iers in out of new york -- escaped prisoners out of new york. cbs news is reporting one of the prisoners richard matt has been shot and killed 10 miles below the canadian border. police are now in hot pursuit of the 2nd escapee david sweat. both men broke out of a maximum security prison in upstate new york nearly three weeks ago. two prison employees were charged with aiding that escape. >>> topper is tracking some potentially severe storms for tomorrow. how bad is it going to be? >> it's going to be a rough day tomorrow. we have all kinds of threats. one is the possibility of flooding, flash flood covering the entire metro area late tonight through tomorrow night. here's futurecast 9 a.m. this may be a bit aggressive in terms of timing. i think we'll see showers across most of the metro area, certainly west of i-95 by the time we get to 8 or 9 a.m.

all the boys are students or recent graduates of wooten high. ellis and li played on the football team. tonight the stands were filled with mourners. they asked to be left alone, but the parking lot was filled with countless cars of parents and students coming to pay their respects and grieve together. there are still many questions about what exactly happened thursday night before the crash, but for now an entire community is heartbroken over the deaths of two people just beginning their lives. >> i'd hate it to think it was one of my kids. >> reporter: there's a group of teenagers at the crash site now. they really haven't wanted to talk to us most of the day. they've been very unhappy we're here. now they're still grieving and just want their privacy. reporting live i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> thank you. the principal at wooten high says that school will be open to students and families monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. they will have counselors there to help the community grieve and to heal as best they can. >>> the search is over for one of tw

he was the quarterback on wooten's football team. sources say he had a blood alcohol level over .1. the legal limit for intoxication in adults is .08. we aren't naming the fourth teenager because he's just 17. he was in the front passenger seat, but he survived. in north potomac andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> there is a vigil for those students happening now at wooten high school's field. our ellison barber is there and will have the story at 11:00. >>> get ready for a stormy saturday. here's topper with a first look at your first alert forecast. >> the more data i see and more computer models, the more concerned i am about tomorrow. we're looking at flooding, hail and tornadoes as a possibility. by 9:00 tomorrow i think we'll see most of the metro area with showers and perhaps even an isolated thunderstorm, not so much severe weather in the morning but heavy downpours are possible. we'll advance it again. by 11:00 we have heavy rain possible into the leesburg area back across 66 west of manassas. by 1:00 we're not done. a wind chill will lift northward tomorrow. it will -- a warm front

the driver sam elle ils, former quarterback on the wooten football team. he was critically injured. they're all 18 years old. a fourth passenger was not named. >> just too often. it's just too often this happens. >> reporter: police say the tines were coming from a nearby house party where alcohol was served. police say eight people were cited for underaged drinking. >> they did find some beer beverage cans in the car at the time that were still chilled. >> reporter: they say alcohol and speed were factor and that the teens who died in the back seat li and murk were not wearing seat belts. grieving friends showed up at the scene placing flowers, mementos, a football and a basketball. >> it is such a big matter and it hasn't really happened to us before, and i think with it happening it's just like a huge wake-up call. >> police describe the crash in north potomac adds violent. the acura tsx ran off the road hit a tree and broke apart, landing in a neighbor's driveway. >> all i heard was a loud explosion. i didn't hear anything before it. like any screeching tires or anything. just a

. >>> school is out for summer but the doors of wooten high school opened for those trying to cope with the loss of two recent grads. they provided grief counsellors of the crash that killed two students. both were in the backseat of a vehicle that flipped, landed in a driveway. two others were injured. police have blamed speed and alcohol. zachary kiesch will show us how the community is addressing this tragedy. >>> a teen is facing obstruction of justice charges in connection with to an underage party with alcohol. deputies went to a home in ash burn late friday. they could see someone unconscious inside, but no one answered. when deputies got inside they found several teenagers hiding out. at this point no adults are facing any charges. >>> police have identified the man found dead in a small lake just a short distance from a high school. someone found the vicktim in kings town lake this past saturday. that's in the area of south van dorn street. the victim has been identified as kenneth bernhardt. he drown, but the medical examiner says the death is not criminal in nature. there's n

the victims are calvin lee and alexander murk, both 18 years old an both recent grads of wooten high school in rockville. >> they are always there for us thick or thin. they were always there. they were our best friends. they were there for us. >> investigators also made a troubling discovery inside the wreckage of that car. news4's chris gordon will have those details in our next half hour. >>> next and only on news4 tonight, the chilling recording from one of the victims made hours before the d.c. mansion murders. >>> growing controversy over a >>> breaking news right now, our crews on the scene of a shooting at a gas station in northeast d.c. this is the intersection of new york avenue and west virginia avenue. police are telling us one person was shot. at last check he is still alive. we are also working to learn what led up to the shooting as we continue to get information, we bring it to you on our nbc washington app. >>> he went out for his nightly walk in his montgomery village neighborhood and came back bloody and bruised. five days later, he died. tonight, news4's shomari s

police tell us four students from wooten high school crashed their car in north potomac overnight. two of those teenagers are died. news4's chris gordon live now at the scene with details on what led up to this tragic loss. chris? >> reporter: this is the crash site where friends and schoolmates from wooten high school have gathered throughout the day in silence and sadness. occasionally, there have been hugs and tears and the prayer. it is all because of last night's tragedy that took two young lives. police say the car was going so fast when it crashed that it broke into pieces. >> the rear bumpers, the front bumpers were torn off and not on the vehicle. >> reporter: police say the passengers sitting in the back seat were killed. calvin lee and alexandra murk, both 18 and recent graduates of wooten high school were not wearing seat belts according to investigators. the driver of the car, 18-year-old samuel ellis is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. police are not identifying a 17-year-old who was sitting in the front passenger seat. >> always there for us thick or thin

the driver, sam ellis, former quarterback on the wooten football team was critically injured. the fourth passenger was not named. >> too often. too often it happened. >> reporter: the teens were coming from a nearby house party where alcohol was served. police say eight people were cited for underage drinking. >> they did find beer beverage cans in the car at the time that were still chilled. >> they say alcohol and speed were factors and that the teens who died in the backseat, lee and murk were not wearing seatbelts. grieving frens showed up at the crash scene placing flowers moe mentos a football and basketball. >> it hasn't really happened to us before. with it happening, it's a huge wake-up call. >> reporter: police described the crash as violent. the acura ran off the road, hit a tree and broke apart landing in a neighbor's driveway. >> all i heard was a loud explosion. i didn't hear anything before it like screeching tires or anything. a very loud explosion. >> that was darcy spencer resporting. now, even though school is out for the summer, wooten high school will open

they woke up to discover two of their classmates the wooten high school were killed in a car crash in north potomac. as news4's chris gordon reports, police think they know how it happened. it was quite clear to us that speed, alcohol and a lack of seat belts by the back seat passengers were directly related or factors involved in the collision of this nature. >> reporter: the car crashed through a fence hit trees, knocking the top off this one. it went airborne landing upside down in this driveway. the neighbor whose fence was hit heard the crash. >> all i heard was a loud explosion. i didn't hear anything before it. like any screeching tires or anything, just a very loud explosion. it rattled the house. >> reporter: police say the passengers sitting in the back seat were killed. calvin lee and alexander murk, both 18 and recent graduates of wooten high school were not wearing seat belts, according to investigators. the driver of the car, 18-year-old samuel ellis is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. police are not identifying a 17-year-old who was sitting in the front pass

the memorial is going on at thomas wooten high school where the young men d recently graduated. they were killed in a single car crash last week. two other teens in that car are expected to survive. police say they just left an underage drinking party. booze and speed are factors. >>> another young life lost. mercer's family as the members share a message of love and respect for others. he was shot and killed two weeks ago over a belt. >>> a former live-in nanny charged with sexually abusing charges. he worked with a family in tocama park from 2002-2008. one of the victims was a child he was baby sitting and another was a neighbor. he has lived in bethesda doing odd jobs for families in the area. any concerns, call police. >>> new information tonight on the violence in ferguson. the st. louis post dispatch has gotten its hands on the doj summary report. investigators say police responded to unrest with an uncoordinated effort that often shielded officers from being held accountable for their actions. police antagonized crowds with military-style tactics and cops got vague orders

two students who just graduated from wooten senior high school were killed in that crash on thursday. two other students were hurt. >> it's very heart breaking to hear that news. and i got the news that they were holding a candlelight vigil, and i came out. i was surprised to see so many people and see so many kids sharing the memories. it's very touching. it's a sad moment, but some of the kids sharing the jokes, the funny moments, it brought laughter. >> i think it serves as a reminder to the community that we really need to lack after our kids, remind them things in life, that life is so fragile and so precious. they need to cherish their life and ke better decisions. >> police say cans of beer were found in the cars' wreckage. they believe speed and alcohol contributed to this crash. >>> investigators now say the rainy weather along with pedestrian error were factors in a deadly accident in annapolis. it happened late last night on solomon island road although forest drive. investigators say two people tried to cross that roadway. one of them was hit and killed by a car. police sa

reporter: police have not released the names of the victims but friends tell us three of them attended wooten high school and had a connection to the football team. >> one of the boys was standing up and said we really knead help. we really need help. there was one boy inside trying to move and then he finally got out. but -- the two in the back didn't. >> reporter: sources say they were coming from a party. the driver's blood cool content was -- alcohol content was .10. police say the driver and his 18-year-old passenger were rushed to the hospital. the passenger is in serious condition. the driver has life-threatening injuries, the two 18-year-olds in the bang were pronounce -- back were pronounced dead at the scene. a cause hasn't been released but police say speed and alcohol are likely factors. >> they had to be flying. >> reporter: less than 24 hours before this crash in 100 feet away, another crash happened. >> the night before. cleared out 100 feet of fence down there on the other side of this house. >> reporter: that one not fatal but sandy and his neighbors are fed up. >> we need a

wooten high school will have grief counselors coming up monday morning. >>> a d.c. public schoolteacher is going to remain behind bars after pleading guilty to abusing a 4th grade student. giovanni pena pled guilty to the charges. he's going to be sentenced on september 4th. >>> celebrations from coast-to- coast after an historic ruling from the supreme court making same sex marriage legal nationwide. >> the white house was lit up in rainbow colors. hundreds gathered to take selfies. and the decision was celebrated in l.a. as well. grammy award winning singer songwriter melissa manchester -- >> i'm interested in children and for children who are being raised in gay families who from now on will simply be called -- i don't know -- families. >> reporter: gay couples held long awaited wedding ceremonies. >> looks like another shark bite in north carolina. this happened on hatteras island. the 47-year-old victim was swimming with others when the incident occurred. he received injuries to his right leg and lower back but did survive. >>> and we're taking a live look at o

wooten is seen here from one of the robberies sentenced to more than 60 years in prison. he was convicted of robbing ten bankings and assaulting two law enforcement officer owes ver a onyear period. he was called the cotto ball band because of a knit hat. >> a gro of artists got to work in the missionistrict to coveup an act of hate. members hung up this mural on th and ryan street,ing it's two men holding each other and two women face-to-face, a copy of the original rral which was vandalized a few weeks ago. the artists say intolerance did not disappear withtoday's decision. >> talking about the silencing, the discrimination the hae. those things are not going away ye they are very alive in certain communities. >> a donor who paid for the mural replacement gave the gallery enough money to keep placing it if it gets vandalized ain. >> spencer mentioned t event dead heads waiting for two decades is almost here. the four surviving members of the grateful dead wil perform since jerry garcia passed away. the concert begins a fivday mini farewell tour dub edbed fair thee well.

the young people were graduates or recent graduates or students at wooten high school. police are looking at the house where the underage drinking party took place and they found an adult there and it is possible that the adult may face some charges. i'll have more coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". reporting live sam ford from montgomery county. back to you. jonathan: the force of the impact that ripped the axle off the car. unbelievable. thank you. kimberly: we continue to follow a weather alert. flash flood warning in effect for much of the d.c. region. jonathan: the chief meteorologist doug hill now with what is going to happen tomorrow. that is the day that is the wash-out tomorrow. doug: pretty slow to develop. a flash flood watch. it takes effect at 2:00 a.m. for most of the area. most of the area. some are prone to rain and others are prone for the severe thunderstorms. this is a combination of a warm front from virginia/north carolina and counteract moisture from the storm center developing across indiana-ohio. it will push up across lake erie. convergence of sy

he was the quarterback on wooten's football team. had he a blood alcohol level over .1. the legal limit for intoxication in adults is .08. >> it was quite clear to us that speed, alcohol and a lack of seatbelts by the back seat passengers were directly related or factors. >> reporter: police say the teen-agers had been drinking at an underage party. sources say there were drugs present at the gathering outside the home on boathouse way where beer cans still litter the streets nearby. we are not naming the fourth passenger because he is 17 years old. he was in the front passenger seat but survived. that carload of boys didn't make it far from the party theyed aned. the house where it was held -- they attended. the house where it was held is just over 2 miles from the crash site. andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> just heartbreaking. arguably the night before this crash another accident -- >>> remarkably the night before this crash another accident happened steps away. in that one a fence was flattened, but no one was seriously hurt. >>> across the country tonight same sex couples

. >>> students at wooten high in rockville, maryland needed grief counselors to get through the day. two classmates died friday morning. recent graduates were in the backseat when the vehicle flipped and landed in a neighbor's driveway. police say speed and alcohol were both factors in the crash. two other students in the car were also hurt. >>> he paid thousands of dollars to settle a $30 bill for missed tolls. now he's fighting back to make sure other drivers don't have to do the sasm. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss has more. >> reporter: what's happening here along the express lanes just isn't adding up for some drivers. we talked to one guy today who says, yeah, he missed a couple tolls here on the express lanes but the bill that he got hit with in response was massive. we're talking about thousands of dollars. and now a class action lawsuit has been filed against the operator of the lanes claiming that they are abusing their power. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 we'll hear how this guy had to settle his claim and what transurban has to say if you get stuck with the same s

wooten is seen here from one of the robberies sentenced to more than 60 years in prison. he was convicted of robbing ten bankings and assaulting two law enforcement officer owes ver a one-year period. he was called the cotton ball bandit because of a knit hat. >> a group of artists got to work in the mission district to cover up an act of hate. members hung up this mural on 24th and ryan street,ing it's two men holding each other and two women face-to-face, a copy of the original rural which was vandalized a few weeks ago. the artists say intolerance did not disappear with today's decision. >> talking about the silencing, the discrimination the hate. those things are not going away yet. they are very alive in certain communities. >> a donor who paid for the mural replacement gave the gallery enough money to keep replacing it if it gets vandalized again. >> spencer mentioned the event dead heads waiting for two decades is almost here. the four surviving members of the grateful dead will perform since jerry garcia passed away. the concert begins a five-day mini farewell tou

wooten. five minutes opening statement pmt. >> good morning. i'm director of nutrition policy at the center for science for public interest and i appreciate the opportunity on share the consumer view this morning. cspi supports the senate's bipartisan request to the fda to give industry more time to comply with menu labeling. but we strongly oppose hr 2017. the common sense nutrition disclosure act supports neither common sense nor nutrition information disclosure. common sense would be to side with the american people who are afflicted by high rates of obesity over domino's which is hardly in need of congressional protection given its almost $2 billion in annual sales. at a time when two thirds of americans are either overweight or obese half of our food dollars are spent on away from home foods and studies clearly link eating out to obesity. common sense would suggest that congress support americans' ability to make educated choices from the widest range of food service establishments provided under the law. i admire the gutsiness of some of

friends and family will gather at wooten high to remember alex and cal vicinity. they were in the backseat and were not wearing their seat belts that night. those two teens and two others who were in the front seat were at an underage drinking party right before that crash happened. montgomery county police are still looking into that. >> a couple of big updates out of the d.c. council. the deployment of police body cameras is being delayed. for how long? that's a point we don't know. the mayor meeds to find $1.5 million to fund that project, and the council must agree to a perfectly about if and how the public will be able to access the video. next up, council members have given the police chief, cathy lanier, the power to shut down businesses caught selling synthetic drugs, for four days. those businesses can also be feigned $10,000. lanier and d.c.'s mayor have linked the synthetic drugs to an increase in homicides this year. >>> take a look at this. the sinkhole opened earlier today in the middle of 7th street. a d.c. water spokesman says the cause appears con

wooten. ms. wootan: i appreciate the opportunity to share the consumer view this morning. the sci agreing with give manager time to comply with policy but we strongly oppose h.r. 2017. the commonsense nutrition disclosure act supports neither commonsense nor nutrition information disclosure. commonsense would be to side with the american people who are afflicted by high rates of obesity, over domino's which is hardly in need of congressional protection given its almost $2 billion in annual sales. at a time when 2/3 of americans are either overweight or obese, half of our food dollars are spent on away from home foods and studies clearly link eating out to obesity. commonsense would suggest that congress support americans' ability to make educated choices from the widest range of food service establishments provided under the law. i admire the gutsyness of some of my fellow witnesses. it's political aastute and clever to focus on the fixes h.r. 2017 would supposedly provide them while failing to mention the bill would exempt them from providing calorie information for their