background check on your landlord. >> always collect your checks in advance. >> people just kind of push the wrong buttons with you. >> i'm just thankful to have my $3,000. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by cbs television distribution announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. scott: right now at 4:00, dangerous mix of cough syrup and jolly ranchers at middle school. michelle: this is at a middle school. brad bell is there. how are the kids doing now? brad: well, it was a scene here earlier today. the problem was a concoction that the kids apparently made up involving alcohol, cough syrup and a type of candy. take a look at the video. you will see. multiple fire trucks, ambulances, police cars,

as many as a dozen young people sickened after they drank this cocktail if you will, brought to school by a fellow student. the fire department had to be called. >> they were in the nurse's office. but nonetheless, the nurse's office was overwhelmed. we did call this what we say mass casualty because of the multiple patients. none of the students' injuries were life threatening. it was a sickness. brad: so when we come back at 5:00, we will tell you about this mix. it has a name. it is dangerous. a lot of information is available to young people about it online. that is when we come back at 5:00. in white oak, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. updating a developing story now from greenville, south carolina. a gun going off in a school. we now know that a boy accidentally shot himself. the high school student was alert when paramedics arrived.

hospital. we are still trying to figure out why he had a gun in school in the first place. we'll let you know when we learn more. if you have been at the airport lately you have noticed long security lines that can wrap around and around. this is a problem across the country. these are the lines in chicago, atlanta, newark and right in our area. scott: that is not even counting the baggage issues in arizona yesterday because of screening problems that left thousands without their luggage. today homeland security jeh johnson promised to keep flying safe and improve the wait time. brianne carter is at reagan national airport. brianne: weeks away from the unofficial summer kickoff, airport lines are already growing out of control. today, new efforts to help you get to your gate quicker. this afternoon, homeland security secretary jeh johnson and the head of the t.s.a. announced they are immediately working to bring in more t.s.a. officers by june, while maximizing officers' overtime. to h

security lines. as part of the plan announced you will also see more k9 teams helping out to screen passengers. with more airlines charging for checked bags, one problem more people are carrying on. so tonight the t.s.a. says they are working with airlines to reduce the number of carry-on items seen at security checkpoints. >> my message is that the t.s.a. administrator and i are personally working hard to see that passengers move safely and passengers move with as much as unnecessary, minimizing the burden on their travel. you want to keep passengers moving. we want to keep passengers safe. brianne: so for people potentially facing long lines this summer, we wanted to know what do they think? will the 10-point plan help alleviate long lines? >> they have a bunch of people everywhere. but they don't use the screening equipment they have got. brianne: coming up tonight at 6:00, what you can do to

ease is slowdown. at reagan national airport, brianne carter, abc7 news. scott: believe it or not, the sun is finally starting to take over. if you haven't seen it yet, you probably eventually will. michelle: it looks nice out there right now. just in time for more storm chances, though tomorrow. chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. doug? doug: we have a chance, another cold front, stronger cold front comes in tomorrow. but in the meantime we have sunshine. take a look now. national harbor, gorgeous. skies have been clearing after the first cold front went through this morning. it will show you sun. 75 degrees at reagan national. that is the warmest temperature we have had since the 2nd of may. 11 days ago. so a big improvement there. it be a nice evening. windy min niche as well -- winds will diminish as well. the winds will push south of east and out of the area. radar and satellite together. you can see the back edge of the cold front with the clouds still over the eastern suburbs. they willc

r.f.k. for d.c. united against new york red bulls. perfect game conditions. the temperatures will drop through the 70's. the forecast for the viewing area tonight, clear, cool, 50 to 60. i like how that sounds. we will have to talk about the weekend. we have sun and also some, maybe heavy thunderstorms. we will give you details in a couple of minutes. michelle: thank you. steve rudin is out and about today. scott: yeah, he joins us from the british embassy in northwest. steve, we are getting past some of the london-like weather at the moment. steve: you know, the sun came out 20 minutes ago. it looks absolutely beautiful. we are live at british embassy, in the rose garden. you see with the all the rain we have had in the past two weeks produced beautiful flowers. the reason why i'm here is that tomorrow from 10:00 until 4:00 at the embassy and 28 other e.u. countries will have an open house. you can walk the grounds. you have a little tour inside. check out what is going on. they will have things for the entire family. once

coming up at 4:50, i will talk with the ambassador, talk about what is going on here, what to expect storm here at at -- expect tomorrow at the british embassy. exciting things in store. more coming up in a few minutes. michelle: all right. thank you. looks gorgeous out there. it has been so long since we have seen blue skies and the sun, we want to see it more. send us your pictures to pics@wjla.com. this is from plains, virginia, beautiful afternoon. looks gorgeous. yesterday we discussed the issue of lacrosse safety. specifically when it comes to women's lacrosse. scott: this comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed florida after one teen was hit in the head by a stick. the question should helmets be mandated? alison starling is back with a closer look at how the issue is handled here. alison: good afternoon. yes, we discuss this a little bit yesterday. it has a lot of people talking. the rules are different everywhere you go. one thing is certain. girls can play tough,

and this is the argument from local lacrosse players. some who suit up with the helmet for their games. cheryl conner shows us the first school in the nation to mandate helmets and it's in potomac. cheryl: two teams and two uniforms. can you tell what is different? head gear. one wears helmets. the potomac does not. >> sometimes we take the same hit that the guys are. >> midfielder star joined the team after the helmets were mandated in 2012. >> more light weight. not as heavy. cheryl bullis the first high school in nation to require women to wear helmets. in 2011, the school recorded four coffin cushions for girls' lacrosse. since then -- >> we are in the last game of our 2016 season. we haven't had a concussion. cheryl: the helmets are not as tough as what the guys wear. rugby's style. boys lacrosse is a contact sport. but coa

from the girls often enough. at lacrosse unlimited in alexandria they have plenty of guys' helmets on the shelves but they are getting requests from parents to make them available for the girls. >> one parent in particular came in saying her daughter couldn't play for the rest of the season because she got hit. cheryl: the travel team does not wear helmets and she feels lost without it. potomac parent says there is a down side. >> the negative might be that the girls play rougher because they feel safer wearing the helmet. cheryl: bullis lost the championship game but the team is celebrating the decision to wear helmets. in mclean, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: a local school that may be setting a precedent across the country. scott: they have the stats to show it. went from four concussion last year to zero so far this year. alison: right. it is hard to imagine why not? the one parent said maybe the girls would be more bold and play tougher if they are wearing them but it seems as if there

know -- a lot of reasons to protect yourself. michelle: the cost is about $200, around that area. maybe cost is a factor as well. but when we are talking about concussions you don't want to play around with that. alison: exactly. we asked people on twitter yesterday. we were bringing up this issue. our twitter poll ended this afternoon. we asked you out there if helmets should be mandated for high school and college women's lacrosse teams? there you go. overwhelmingly you said yes. 84% to 16%. michelle: all right. maybe this will be a trend that picks up and more schools catch on. thank you. ahead, self-rescue. the controversy method in teaching kids to swim. >> my name is valley -- valerie arthur. all of you are thinking you wish you was me right now. right? scott: get in line. ahead, powerball winners. meet the family splitting more than $400 million. what they plan to do wi

cash. michelle: but first, a wedding venue closing down. we first told you about it this week. for couples making the mad dash to plan a brand new wedding, it's a costly solution. we meet a family trying to save their date.

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michelle: next to your children being born, wedding date is the most important date. scott: it's expensive and nerve-wracking. what happens when the venue says it is closing down before the big day? kevin lewis brought us the story. are they refunding the couples here? kevin: well, that depends on your definition of the term "refund." last night, management here at shade tree in evergreen sent out a mass e-mail telling couples they will return their deposit. but many of those couples have incurred other costs. for example, their guests have had to rebook their flights. the rental cars and hotels. while others have had to pay rebooking fees for caterers, photographers and deejas. this started last week when officials shut down shade tree in evergreen because management built a number of have you cantures without obtaining building permits. instead of communicating with the clients management went radio silent. dozens of soon to be new

some cases days to find a new venue. we just interviewed a hagerstown couple scheduled to get married tomorrow. they are now saying, "i do" at a new venue on sunday. >> we had 40 people. now we are down -- we had 140 people and now we're down 110. we're out the catering money as well. >> i don't understand how you can run a business without the proper building permits. you have to know. you have to understand that. kevin: we reached out to shade tree in evergreens for the third time this week. we want to know if they plan to work with the county to reopen their facility. we have yet to hear back. live in frederick county, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. scott: all right. thank you, kevin. check in with jamie sullivan to talk traffic. although, you are a newlywed still. how would you have handled that? jamie: i would have told my parents that we are having a wedding in the backyard. they would have had to pay for it.

happy. let's talk about why people aren't happy on the roads. that is because of -- i'm sorry, i almost said seven-mile backup. it's nine-mile backup. that is my correction there. in the single digits traveling from branch avenue to arena drive. the reason is three lanes blocked on the outer loop of the capital beltway in prince george's county with an accident. take a live look at the backup. you can see comparatively speaking the outer loop and the inner loop that is really moving well. so you get a better idea here of what a sluggish ride it is. switch gears. i want to talk virginia and i want to talk sun glare. i have a smile on my face because we haven't had sun glare in a while. 11 miles per hour heading outbound. we take a live look here as well and show what we are seeing. minor accident activity past nutley street. everyone can get by. but you get a better idea here. we have sun glare and the afternoon slowing that is typical. that's a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: thanks. amazing video from spain. a massive fire at a tire dump sent

9,000 people now evacuated from nearby homes. there is almost a hundred tons of tires. the dark cloud could be seen for miles away. for those that haven't been told to get out of the area yet, firefighters say windows should stay shut. scott: meanwhile, in oso, washington state, this is b burning out of control. it's not like the one in canada but so far close to 100 acres torched overnight alone. dramatic video there. so far the fire is nowhere near any homes or businesses but you can imagine everyone keeping a close eye on that. michelle: tough job for the firefighters out that way. meanwhile we are enjoying some temporary sunshine. doug: yeah. the front started to come through around midday. we had rain this morning. now we have sunshine over large portion. however, east of town, still rain left over. looking okay for the weekend. looking better. showers and storms tomorrow afternoon. if you have outdoor activities may i suggest early in the morning or later in the afternoon or

take a look at the nationals park. 75 degrees there right now. this time lapse of the clouds and the rain this morning. socked in all day. waiting for front to get through. the winds to change direction. you can see the flag flapping the other way indicating the winds changed to allow dryer air and the gusty wind and the resulting clear sky. fine at the ballpark. this is the back edge of the front. rain across st. mary's county. heavier downpours now moving across the potomac river. that should be the end of the rain as the high pressure builds to the region. pull-back view will give you big picture at the front. moving off the east coast. from quebec to the carolinas. another cold front on the heels will bring us sunshine in the morning and then from mid-day through the mid-afternoon showers and the thunderstorms. we can't rule out isolated and a severe thunderstorm. temperatures will get in the 70's. the future

are clear. getting through the late morning a few clouds. by 3:00, the showers and the thunderstorms. a good possibility they will roll in through 6:00 or so. it looks like the heaviest showers and storms are south of the metro area. see the clearing overnight around turn much cooler here for the day on sunday. sunshine in the morning but 80% of thunderstorms and heavy showers in the afternoon. sunny, partly sunny. breezy. chilly. only 61. isolated somehow irnorth of the city. sunny and windy, 68 on monday. tuesday and wednesday is warming up, cloudy again. shower chances tuesday and wednesday. it will settle down through thursday and friday. for weekend, it will be okay. in the morning the police 5k, warming up to the mid-60's in the afternoon. looks dry. for taste of arlington in ballston on sunday noon to 6:00, breezy. take a jacket or

sunshine and temperatures in the lower 60's. michelle: not too bad. doug: better weekend than for the past 15 days. scott: we'll take it. michelle: thank you. scott: worldwide alcohol sales down in 2015. the first time in 14 years that that has happened. granted that is when they started tracking the sales. three-quarter of a percent drop may be a tough shot to swallow for alcohol companies because experts say a sluggish economy overseas is to blame. michelle: maybe this will help lift the spirits. today is world cocktail day. perhaps that will boost sales. maybe that is why they say strange things happen on friday the 13th. we have had an interesting afternoon so far. scott: we have. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- is facebook biased? we told you about the claim that the conservative viewpoint and the stories are missing from the trending stories

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alison: facebook allegedly is stopping conservative topics from the trending list. today, mark zuckerberg speaking out, addressing the controversy surrounding facebook's trending topic section. saying in a post we have rigorous guidelines that do not permit the prioritization of one viewpoint over another. or the sur presentation of split -- suppression of political content. this comes after there was allegation they suppress conservative stories and forced the topics not trending to appear on the list. >> what gizmodo revealed is 20 young journalists are sorting through the trending feeds. the journalists are the ones that decide what trends and what doesn't. alison: result, facebook is coming under fire. the senate committee on commerce launching the inquiry following the claim from the former company insider. >> consumers have a right to know that

are receiving is supposedly based on some objective algorithm. opposed to somebody who is going in and manually editing it. alison: now the company ceo and founder mark zuckerberg says facebook launched an investigation. so far they have found no evidence it's true. they added if we find anything against our principles you have my commitment we will take additional steps to address it. now there is an interim and an external -- internal and external investigation underway. michelle: you can understand why people are interested in this. so many people look to facebook for their news. traditional newscast not necessarily where they get all the information. they get stories, watching videos on facebook. alison: good point. scott: yeah. with this being campaign season that is put on steroids. michelle: for real. scott: microscopic views sometimes. thank you. michelle: next for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a controversial

children to learn. watch. you see here? that infant saves herself after falling face first in the water. lessons going on right here. "abc7 news at 4:00" returns. scott: take a look at this. the sun breaking through the clouds. this is the view from frederick, maryland. a streak of two weeks plus of rain broken yesterday. we hope you are enjoying while you can. storms are back in the picture. we'll time it out after the break.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: take a look at the video. 6-month-old in the pool. initially she struggles and then she rolls over on her back to float. scott: the child's mother wants people to see this video to save lives after her toddler son drowned. she is now teaching her other children how to survive in the water even as infants. >> wow! alison: this made its way around the controversy. i -- around the internet. it was controversial. suzanne kennedy in woodbridge where schools are teaching young children. suzanne: you look at the

and you may cringe but the baby does what is called safe rescue. that is ultimately what you want to do is make sure your kids are comfortable in the pool. we are joined by christie bartlett, regional director here at swim kids. you have very little swimmers in here this morning. when you saw the video, what was your initial reaction? >> interesting. we can understand how a mom wants to protect her child. so i can understand that is what she made the choice on. it's not our style of teaching. it's different from what we do at swim kids. suzanne: talk about getting the kid acclimated in a pool, young, babies if you will. take the lessons to your life. >> basically, the earlier can get babies in water, the better. they are taught to stop when they get to the edge of the pool. they come and they know crossing a street. we are in class

focus on is the child development, love, fun. the guys can do amazing things in the water. float on their back. they can fall in and come back to the wall. they can go to the bottom and get treasures. as early as 8 and 9 months old. we feel like a loving approach is the best way to go. focus on them having a great time. suzanne: this is about safety and having a life skill. >> it is about safety. our goal is they start to swim and they love the water and understand it's a place to have fun and play and not be afraid of. suzanne: thank you. it is never too early to get your children in the water. i got mine in when they were about this big. they still love swimming to this day and they are safe. good advice this morning. back to you. alison: that is the key. being co

so they are not afraid. michelle: when they get too old they might get a fear of the water. i remember starting at a pretty young age going to the y. love swimming to this day. alison: still love the water. okay. very good. a lot to look at there. scott, back to you. scott: all right. thank you. we are getting to that time of year that people will be swimming more. today we got a taste. finally, a taste of what comes after this rainy season. doug: two weeks from tonight we'll be here and everybody will be leaving to go to the beach from the memorial day weekend. our job is to try to get the weather figured out by then. making progress. take a look at the current temperatures. this just goes to show you what a little bit of sunshine will do in the middle of may around here. after all the days of chilly numbers. sun and we popped up to 75 at reagan national. 79 in culpeper. charlottesville. 79 in luray. 77 in frederick. baltimore a little cooler. rain to the south and east. the forecast for the first time in a long t

home game for nats looks great. sunny and breezy and pleasant. temperatures are 70's in the first pitch at 7:05 this everything. the front earlier satellite and the radar baltimore, annapolis, and along calvert, st. mary's county under clouds and showers but the front is making progress away from the area allowing the winds from the west and northwest to deliver somewhat dryer air to the region. the gulf forecast, if you have a tee time, good call. temperatures are in 60's but they will warm up. take a look at the time we get to 2:00 or 3:00, showers and the thunderstorms a good bet today. clear out tomorrow evening. sunday looks cooler and breezy. look at that. 61 for a high on sunday. scoot, michelle, back to you. michelle: thank you. developing in prince william county this afternoon, a 14-year-old murdered. scott: there has been an arrest now. this was all playing out in the 15000 bloc

court in dale city where luis coca-crespo died. we look at the family and the friends reeling from the tragedy. >> the friends arrived at the woodbridge home shock and in tears after learning about the murder of 14-year-old luis coca-crespo. >> i don't understand what happened. he is a good kid. jeff: liz is close with the young man's mother. >> i'm involved with the school and the family. i don't know what happened. >> last night before 9:00, the prince william county police responded to a call on this townhome on brazil circle in woodbridge. police say coca-crespo was found dead inside his room. >> the victim was killed by upper blunt force trauma. jeff: police arrested 17-year-old male for the murder at the hope. the suspect, his mother and a young child are renting the basement of the home which belongs to the family of the victim. the two families reportedly distant relatives. po

friction between the two teens but a motive is unknown. >> very nice family. very nice family. >> is this surprising to you? >> yes. a big shot. jeff: luis was an eighth grader. in a letter this morning staff assuring parents grief counselors will remain on site to help the students cope with tragedy. the identify of the 17-year-old public is not made public because he is a juvenile and he is being held at the juvenile detention center in prince william county. she is charged with murder. whether he will be tried as an adult is not yet determined. scott: the obama administration directed schools to provide transgender students access to bathroom and locker room to match the gender identity. if they do not comply they risk

>> the transgender bathroom controversy in north carolina became a national issue. scams must accommodate them or lose aid. students reacted. >> this is hard to have an opinion about it. >> howard university gets more than $200 million a year in federal monday as the president says the obama administration says the guidelines came as a surprise but says howard already was moving in that direction. >> i started to meet with the leaders of the various organizations a couple of years ago. >> the university president intends to have the bathroom issue taken care of by the end of the sumer the locker room situation could take longer. scott: this is

bathroom bill in north carolina. log on to wjla.com to see the reporting through the discussion. they might be the eighth luckiest people in new jersey. michelle: these folks in the past hour we just met smith family who won $429 million in power ball. >> it was a big shock when we learned we were the powerball winners and a bigger shock to learn we were the only ticket holder. it was like affirmation from god. we each have dreams to fulfill in this life and do for your community and do for each other and the families. it was like we have been funded to do that. that is what we will do. michelle: they have been fund and then some. scott: you can say that. the family chose to

lump sum. $284 million. they just bought one single ticket as a family. michelle: we did an office pool and we bought $200 tickets. only got the power ball a few times. >> they had the secret numbers there. today is the end of the four-year run for live host kelly rippa and michael strahan. rippa will remain on the show, strahan is leaving for a bigger role. >> despite rumors of tension between the duo nothing but love in front of the camera. >> as a going away present we decided to commemorate some of the biggest halloween achievements by preserving a pair of actual heels you wore on the show. by having them bronzed. [applause] >> from sport to daytime television. and you opened up your hearts to me and your homes to me. it has been so

initially supposed to work through the summer but his departure was moved up to today. actress hayden penetier is taking time to reflect holistically in life while battling postpartum depression. she took to twitter to say she would rather reflect on the issue than stay stuck with unhealthy coping mechanisms. she gave birth to her daughter in 2014. scott: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- how would you like to be a driverless car driver? google is hiring. we will let you know the posted requirements and how much you can make behind the wheel.

scott: it seems like we have been affected by cancer in way or another. a team going above and beyond to make a girl's life better. michelle: patriots made her part of the team. scott a.: this is a beautiful thing. the softball is serving as an escape from difficult circumstances. a little over three years ago tera was diagnosedded with a type of brain cancer called astrocytoma. a terrible disease. she curreny

that is not preventing her from enjoying life alongside her adopted teammates. it's go gold for tara at the george mason softball game. >> a lot of fun. i can be myself and not worry about any other things. scott a.: a special day for a special girl. >> today, basically i am going to throw out the first pitch. scott a.: determined to deliver. [applause] a perfect strike on cancer. >> she is stronger than any 11-year-old i have known. scott a.: tara is the true definition of a fighter. through it all she keeps a big smile on her face while serving an an inspiration to her george mason softball families. >> on the day you think you have had the worst day in world you think about tara.

about being resilient and how inspiring it is that no matter what she is always going out there to give it her all. scott a.: living each day to the fullest. >> you don't know. there are questions out there. >> you are the only one to make it proactive. you have positive attitude. you need to be happy. scott a.: a powerful symbol of strength and courage. i will tell you this. i am a much better person today because i met tara. amazing little girl full of life. and of course passion. michelle: it helps you put life in perspective. scott: she is inspiring. >> scott a.: amazing. i call her wonder woman. >> good title for her. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- google is hiring pilots for a self-driving car. since you won't be driving what does the job really involve? how much dis it pay? that is next. scott:

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scott: the tickets to see bruce springstein and the e-street band went on sale. at nats park. we're told there are some tickets still for sale. michelle: but there other hard to get tickets this summer that sell out fast. trouble on your side -- "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes with more to help us get the seat we want. horace: i want to show you there are tickets available for springsteen. see if we can get it up here to show you. here we go. all of this is in there. you can get them. there are seats down on the field level for $163

okay? just keep that in mind. scott, i know you want to buy those. talk about the other stories coming -- the other artists coming to town, beyoncé, paul mccartney, dave matthews. they will also likely go very, very fast. if you are trying to purchase tickets online from secondary site like ticket master we have four tips to get you toward the front of the ticket line and into your seat. use the ticket seller's website in the instance of ticket master, ticket master go to ticketmaster.com to search for the concert you want. don't use wi-fi. it will slow you down. also, try an app from that ticket seller. the ticket master app. in the instance of ticket master. watch for those presales and fan clubs and credit card companies. they put tickets out. look for those specials. go for that. finally use more than one computer. but

each device. more than one computer but only one browser on each device. it will slow you down. those are tips to get to front of the line to score tickets like to the boss or beyoncé coming up, paul mccartney, et cetera, et cetera. coming up tonight at 5:00, we have another story about tickets to an event in town. it doesn't have a good ending because our viewer paid four times than she thought she would pay for ticket to a play because she pressed buy too quickly. that is coming up tonight at 5:00. michelle: painful lesson. thank you. a maryland movie company that is accused of baiting customers with low prices and then switching the price after the goods are packed up on the truck. if th

spot they claimed they would drive off with their stuff and charge more for storage fees. they call the practice bait and switch and holding the goods hostage both of which are illegal. >> i couldn't do anything. i called them and they were like you have to pay this money. you won't get your things until you do. regardless of your child or it being 30 degrees or regard lost of your mom being 88. shet didn't care. >> kimberly suiters cares and she tracked down the secret storage facility. scott: google is hiring drivers but you won't have to do anything. you babysit a self-driving car. it begs

wheel. it operates behind its own. you only take over if necessary and send reports to the engineer during the day. the pay is $20 an hour. >> not bad. you don't do anything. all right. a big weekend ahead in d.c. scott: steve rudin at the british embassy ahead of the open house tomorrow. how is it looking out there? >> it is looking fantastic. it's back with sunshine and skies are clearing. we talk about the forecast in a moment. i'm with a special guest. thank you for welcoming us to the res den sense. ambassador derrick. tell us what to expect for the open house. ambassador: we hope to get 10,000 people through the gate. this is a special year for u.k. queen's 790th birthday -- 90th birthday. 400 anniversary

death and the anniversary of churchill special speech in missouri. we will have the best of the british creativity, innovation and the talent here. we will have choirs from the british school and excerpts from shakespeare. and the best of the british business on the show. jacksonville jack wars and the washington redskins but they are both going to london. great day. steve: this is grounds. tell us about the grounds. >> the house was built in 1930. by a famous british architect. it's very special place. the gardens were made that time and there are wonderful sculptures. the flowers are looking amazing. steve: we have had all

in the residence we have what set up? >> residence set up as if this was a state dinner. you will see the silverware laid out and the british paintings. it's fantastic. >> thank you for inviting us in. and we appreciate it. look forward to tomorrow. how many people do you expect? >> 10,000 or even more. you are welcome. >> sounds great. thank you. let's talk about the weather. it looks like things will cooperate early on. we show temperatures in the 70's. in the mid-day hours we have a cold front that will roll across the mid-atlantic. some some of the storms could be strong to severe. keep an eye to the sky and say with wjla.com. we have a cool down on the way sunday for taste of

we have temperatures in the 70's. breezy day and feel like late march and late april with the wind and cooler temperatures. there you have it. live from the british embassy in d.c. back to you. michelle: i feel like i could use a cup of tea now. thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we are helping you fill your weekend planner. you can see maja perform tonight or spend a weekend at the

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michelle: looking for ideas for the weekend? scott: a lot going on out there. kidd: so much going on, taste of arlington on sunday from noon until 6:00. the lost growlers open up the music on sunday. jared in the production team will be performing. say high to him. there is no admission fee for the event. tickets are needed to sample food. and benches and play games in kid zones. two main stages at the event. one is the beer and the wine garden and the other near the v.i.p. lounge. it is "star wars" night tonight. at the d.c. united game.

there is a lightsaber battle. grampy award winning maja was on "good morning washington" this morning and tonight she will play in her hometown at howard theater. sticks are available for the show. doors open at 6:00. the show starts at 8:00. tickets from $30-$60. food sold all night. this a cappella group of retired d.c. cops will be performing sunday night 7:30 at the blues and jazz supper club. the nats are in town. taking on the marlins. tomorrow is nats t-shirt day presented by budweiser. the first $20,000 fans, and 21 plus get a free t-shirt. whatever you do, do something to make you happy. i'm "good morning washington's" kidd o'shea. have a great weekend. leon: tonight, a

combination, booze, cold medicine and candy are a recipe for mass sickness at a local middle school. two tickets, $25 a piece equals $200? online buyer beware. $6 a pound and good with people. one of a kind ad for a one of a kind pet in need of room to roam. "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: alcohol, cough syrup and candy is a sickening combination for students at a middle school today. they had to go to hospital after mixing that up at francis scott key elementary school in white oak. brad bell is there. first, how old were the kids we are talking about here? brad: well, these are middle schoolers. sixth, seventh and eighth grade. we have not been told what grade they were. we saw a few of them and it looked as though they were told the older end of the scale. sounds

together. disgusting, yes. and also what these kids learned today dangerous. a medic escorts three students to a waiting ambulance. the youngsters obviously well enough to walk. but according to the fire department, in need of observation. >> they were sick enough where they reported it and went to the nurse's office. brad: the number of sickened students eight according to the school system and a dozen according to the fire department. either way they overwhelmed the school nurse who called 911. >> we ended up transporting six students to nearby hospitals. brad: according to a school system spokesperson a student brought a concoction from home which he or she shared and sources tell us a mixture that included alcohol in some form, cold medicine and a type of candy. recipe much like a dangerous homemade intoxicant called "lean" or "the