sam: this is as grisly a scene from a traffic accident as i can recall. look in the middle of the intersection there. that is the front of the vehicle. and behind the fire trucks, and the police cars that you see over here, that is the rest of the vehicle. and two of the victims are inside. in fact, i guess they are at this point trying to extract them. this has been going on for literally three and a half hours. the accident cut the car in two with the engine block, windshield, front tires and one part of the intersection and the rest of the car with the people inside wrapped around a traffic light pole 10 o feet away -- 100 feet away. sheriff offices say it happened at 12:30. one of the people in the car was medevaced out with life threatening injuries. the other two were left there waiting for the arrival of the medical examiner

this neighborhood. he said they blew past him as he was stopped at the intersection. >> the speed was so super fast that my truck shook. i drive a big truck and the truck shook. i said what is wrong with the kid? he is driving so fast. the next thing i see he hit a pole there. there was a car in front of him. what i'm guessing is to avoid hitting the car he must have turned to his left, lost control and hit the pole. sam: and those people you see there, those appear to be family members. they were very upset about this. we saw some young girls, appear to be teenage girls crying. they told us that the people in the car were young males who were, they said, friends of theirs from west lake high school which is just down the street. that has

yet. but the people you saw there were very emotional. and at one point passed out because i think they just learned the bad news of what happened. later i guess we will get names and things like that. clearly, this is a horrific situation here in waldorf. reporting live from waldorf, maryland, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: very sad story. sam, thank you. two sets of human remains found at an alexandria park. the bodies believed to be gang-related murders. q: the people who live near holmes run park say they are stunned. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has been at the scene all day long. what are we seeing right now? jeff: well, q, people who live near holmes run park say over the past several days the search for the bodies by police was centered on top of that hill. this is just off crater lane here in fairfax county. the alexandria section. two years ago, fairfax police fo

point after that connected to an m.s.-13 homicide investigation. police believe that case appears to be similar. following an exhaustive search they discovered two set of human remains late thursday night. >> we won't rest until the perpetrators of the crime are brought to justice. jeff: officers had to dig to find the bodies. they don't know if the victims were murdered in the park or the bodies were dumped there. the crime is gang remitted and information on the search area came from a tip. >> we have murders out there running around. we need to bring them to justice. we need more help. jeff: police do not yet know the identity of the victims but they have not ruled out a connection to two fairfax teenagers who have been missing since the

they have arrested 16 suspects in connection with two separate murders. >> it is more than likely that the recover-on the remains that we have to date in this active crime scene will be linked to another set of gang murders. kevin: the remains have been transported to the method call examiner's office -- to the medical examiner's office. for a woman living up the hill it has been a tense few days. her story coming up at 5:00. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: developing now increased police presence at potomac high school. this is after a teenager was shot to death nearby. we first told you about the shooting as the breaking news yesterday. now the victim has been identified as holloway. he was 17. there is reward fo

arrest. developing now in rockville, police are trying to determine whether the body found in the rubble of a burned house is the homeowner. neighbors believe the man is in his late 60's and he was in the home when it caught fire last night. they also describe hoarding conditions at the house. the cause of the fire is still unknown. we'll hear from neighbors at 5:00. q: we have new video of a deadly fire at an assisted living facility in maryland. i happened at the cozy cottage in baltimore. they pulled seven people from the burning building but two didn't make it. some of the surviving residents are in critical condition now. also there is an arrest after threats against some jewish community center schools and the museum. michelle: and we are finding out more about why a st. louis man may have done it. amy aubert is here with latest on this. amy: today, the man who police say was behind at least eight of the threats is behind bars.

31-year-old juan thompson, pictured here is accused of making the threat against jewish institutions across the country. plus a bomb threat to the antidefamation league headquarters in new york city. the complaint says the threats were made to harass a former girlfriend. police in the university city missouri plan to question him about the more than 150 headstones knocked over last month at a jewish cemetery in the area. they wouldn't say whether he is considered a suspect. separately after the arrest, new jersey governor chris christie speaking at a jewish community center that got three bomb threats so far this year. >> our attorney general is aggressively enforcing the law that senator mendez referenced. and we now have $10,000 reward available for any leads that lead to the violation of biased crimes and anyone who commits the crime will be prosecuted to the fullest, tent of the law and sent -- extent of th

prison. amy: police don't believe he is the main suspect behind the high number of bomb threats seen so far this year. last week officials said some of the threats to jewish centers may have come from abroad. amy aubert, abc7 news. q: thank you, amy. a rockville jewish school is among those that received a bomb threat this week. today leaders in montgomery county gathered to show solidarity with the jewish community there. kevin lewis was there as well. what are they saying today, kevin? kevin: well, q, the overall message was one of solidarity. nevertheless, the bender j.c.c. which hosted today's event has heavy security, including the black metal gate and fence used to keep vehicles getting too close to the building. >> this has been hardest on the kids.

leaders denounced the hundred recent threats against jewish centers nationwide. including one on monday at the charles e. smith upper day school in rockville. >> students who sat down to study the ancient text of the tradition and others who are learning about gene therapy in the high school genetics class received an emotional shock that someone wanted to blow up their school. >> you must stoop now. kevin: montgomery county exec ike leggett offered funds to improve lighting, and security cameras at jewish centers. u.s. senator ben cardin confirmed he has been in close contact with the f.b.i. >> we won't let hate prevail. kevin: today a similar event across the potomac in fairfax county. >> today is jews. yesterday, it was muslims. who will it be tomorrow? kevin: a full spectrum of religion stood

solidarity. >> we will go to synagogue and send our children to school and we will go to community centers and we will continue to live proud, vibrant, jewish lives. thank you. [applause] kevin: people here today were quick to notice maryland governor larry hogan was not in attendance. hogan has publicly condemned all hate crimes against the jewish community. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. q: thank you for the report. if you haven't noticed we are on a weather roller coaster this week. we went from warm weather at the beginning of the week to severe storms in the middle of the week and snow today in some places. what does it mean for the weekend forecast? well, to answer that question you are looking at him. there are doug hill. doug: yeah, still some snowshowers around the area. we are looking live at hagerstown, maryland. the skies have been darkening. getting ready for heavy snowshower to move in that area. let's show

make out the line of the chevy snowshowers from western maryland to hagerstown. it is moving east/southwest. there have been a number of them. more later this afternoon. the way the atmosphere is now most of the snowshower activity to the west is starting to taper off. especially after sunset. that should be that. the big feature tonight is clearing skies, gusty winds and colder temperatures. we will drop in the 20's, maybe as low as 20 degrees in some suburban areas. we are starting out around the 40 degree mark and drop to the 30's tonight. we still have gusty winds. that with the falling temperatures to make it uncomfortable. clear skies. 20 to 28. breezes around tomorrow morning it will feel like it's in teens. we will check out the weekend for the weekend in a few minutes. michelle: see you then. a tough commute on the g.w. parkwa

national airport was shut down for hours because of this. it took crews an hour to find a shutoff valve but it's all clear for the evening rush. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- unsolved double murder in indiana. two young girls killed and the reward money to find the killer is growing. q: saved by the snooze. how an alarm clock may have staved this

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michelle: drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians could face a new fine understood a new d.c. proposal. q: some are saying the penalties are getting out of hand. the d.c. leaders say that is the cost of safety. >> the district department of transportation has a new set of proposed fines to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries. some say the new measure still sends the wrong message. under the second proposed vision zero regulations, drivers going 25 miles over a speed limit on a city street would face a $500 fine. the original proposed fine was $1,000. it also calls to drop speed limits to 15 miles per hour. under the regulations pedestrian and bicycles could face fines for violating rules. testifying bef

council today a number of people disagreed with the feign for different reasons -- with the fine for different reasons. >> the latest rule making fails to achieve the stated objection. >> expansion of the speed limit to additional location is a strong step in the right direction of protecting the most vulnerable residents. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, a man said he was trying to cross the street in d.c. but he has been struck by a car twice doing it. what does he think? we have more on that. northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. q: an alert for metro riders now. the next safetrack surge starts tomorrow. the first phase impacts the blue and the yellow lines and the single tracking is between braddock road and huntington stations. surge 13 runs through april 9. michelle: "7 on your side" during the commute. go to wjla.com/text to sign up for text alerts. we wi

is a problem slowing down metro. q: it's time to look at traffic with erik smith. how does it look out there? erik: hey there. it's a tough ride. taking a look at the capitol in bethesda. this is going to be a big mess either way. it's still stuff into georgia avenue to silver spring. this is volume. there are no accidents along the way. looking at the beltway, more of the same. this will continue down legion bridge. that heavy westbound off the beltway to route 123 with plenty of volume. 95 southbound is looking tough heading past the occoquan at

you see a truck stopped to the right shoulder. i don't think it will have a huge effect on traffic but delays are in place either west. there are several delays at the parkway. that is all from the traffic center. back to you. michelle: all right. thank you. saved by the snooze. incredible story out of indiana. raymond bowling alarm went off and he decided to sleep in. it is good he did. while he snoozed a huge tree limb crashed through the bathroom ceiling. that is where he would have been brushing his teeth. he called it divine intervention. q: he better say hail marys tonight and extra players. crazy. michelle: absolutely. i bet it woke him up for sure.

it will feel like winter tomorrow. doug: lets get started. the snowshowers there. there are gobs of snow on the lens. it is well below average. we should be 50 is there. the average high is 51 today and goes to 52 tomorrow. the winter is not over until it's over. not over yet. the temperatures will stay cold and we will have a bright, sunny weekend. it is impressive to see the numbers below average this time of the afternoon. it's 31 at the airport at hagerstown. we saw 29 at the camera location. it's 43 at reagan national. that is the high tomorrow and on sunday with the full sunshine. upper not's west and southeast of the city. upper level

the northwest to southeast across the area. but sundown time, around 6:00, most should diminish and go away. we will see the clearing skies through the everything. the temperatures will drop. as the temperatures drop to the lower to middle 20's with the winds, tonight and early in the morning it will feel like the teens. the weekend outlook plenty of sunshine. breezy tomorrow and 43 with the sun. no winds to speak of. light winds and 3 degrees. looking ahead for the next ten days see what we have for you. a nice warmup on monday. 57. could be passing showers on tuesday. still in the 60's on wednesday. thursday and friday is still mid-to-upper 50's. we are 52 for a high most of next week. those are above average temperatures. looking ahead to next weekend is it continues for above average temperatures. a gentle kind reminder next weekend we will get rid of the early darkness evening as we return to daylight saving time and turn the clocks ahead one hour. q: sous

q: thank you. for cool temperatures. look at this. a navy pilot built a roller coaster for his 3-year-old son in washington state. scott spent three months designing and building the roller coaster with the help of an engineer. it's $1,000. he did ask his wife for permission first. >> again! >> we just decided to go for it. if it was a failure, then it was. but what kids don't like coasters? q: he built it so he and his son could spend quality final together. he was deployed to the persian gulf when his son was born. michelle: that looks like fun. "7 on your side" for consumer alert. costco members, the membership fees are going up for the first time since 2011. price of a standard gold star

it takes effect june 1 and it will affect 35 million members. q: all right. still ahead -- do you find yourself always staring at your phone? ever wish you could stop in there is a movement to make it happen. and who is doing the national day of unplugging? that is next. michelle: have you seen these? they are so much more than shoes. they are built for running, jumping, you make it. how about their best capability? ordering pizza. how they work. we'll explain.

q: have you ever find yourself staring too much at your tablet or phone or computer screen? michelle: we all do it. there is a movement to shut it off. q: lindsey mastis takes a look at who is doing it. lindsey: it is hard for some people to disconnect. but they are saying to remember it is necessary to get off your device sometimes. you can't just go dark without consequences. so, they started the movement as a way to reclaim the jewish day of rest worked with the artist to come up with the the graphics. you can post them to the page and let people know

and let them know what you are doing. like going gaming. skating. napping. even walking. back to you. q: all right. thanks. dunkin' donuts and baskin robins are removing artificial colors from the food. it will be done by the enof next year. they are a young list of the restaurants doing the same. panera bread and taco bell have made similar changes due to the customer demand. michelle: you have to see the shoes. q: they are school. they are made by pizza hut. yes, shoes made by pizza hut. you can use them to order dinner. take a look. instead of the high tops they are pie tops. you press the shoe's tongue around place an order. they use blue tooth technology and the geolocation to deliver the pizza. michelle: can you add toppings with that? the bad news is you can't buy them. they are only 64 special edition pairs available. they

select few people. as part of a promotion. q: something else. michelle: that is cool. yeah. q: still ahead right here at 4:00, we are talking to attorney general jeff sessions. he recusedded himself from russia investigators. -- russia investigations but now why james comey is in the hot seat. plus -- michelle: that is a child crying. that is her father being arrested by i.c.e. in front of her. what custom officials are saying about what happened.

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q: right now a new video from florida. president trump is attending a round table there at a school. earlier today, he toured a private religious school in orlando. he was joined by the newly appointed education secretary betsy devos. they are touting that the agenda will focus on school choice. michelle: f.b.i. director james comey facing

withholding information about the russia suspected tampering with the election. comey met with the house intelligence panel yesterday to brief lawmakers on case. afterwards they said comey didn't answer questions. >> we know less than a fraction of what the f.b.i. knows. but it was a good step. michelle: democrats belief there are major conflicts of interest in the investigation. they say a special prosecutor is needed. q: trump posted a picture of chuck schumer with president vladimir putin. he said that he was a total hypocrite. but schumer tweeted back saying the photo was 2003 in full view of the press and public

oath. michelle: we look at how the media covers this. q: scott thuman looks at how it stacks up in history. scott: it's called the honeymoon period for the president. the first 100 days. but -- >> stein -- stop whining. >> in the first month the president trump and team has seen on slot of the negative news. the tracking group research media center says 88% of the coverage on the big three evening newscasts is anything but positive. >> on broadcast tv news there are ten negative things said for every positive things. >> professor from george mason university overseen a separate study that reveals only 3% of stories are positive. >> i don't think the coverage has been entirely fair to trump. journalists are trained to be fair, balanced, objective. but now they are put in a

themselves. >> we have to fight the media. >> the best defense is an attack as president trump knows himself. scott: same group showed president obama saw 59% favorable coverage after he assumed office. >> the role of the press is to challenge the people in power. so, they are not supposed to be putting valentines on the front page of the "wall street journal," "new york times" every day saying how wonderful he is. scott: one consideration is how controversial the issues are that president trump is tackling. >> this is a period in the presidency you normally get the most positive news. that is true for trump then he is in for big trouble down the road. scott: history might not be on his side. george mason university study shows every president since ronald reagan has seen a significant drop in media ratings after those first 100 days. scott thuman,

q: they found that most foreign born extremists don't arrive to the u.s. radicalized. instead, they become radicalized while living here. that undercuts trump's case for the original travel ban. we are working to hear the revised version. coming up at 5:00, a look at the volunteer group at dulles airport training on how to help anyone detained there. [crying] michelle: a somber moment for a family in l.a. after a father dropping his daughter off at school was arrested by i.c.e. agents. the other daughter cried as she recorded the arrest on a cell phone. in a statement i.c.e. said the man has criminal convictions including a d.u.i. in 2009 and outstanding deportation order dating back to 2014. q: new developments in the president's agenda. 300 companies say they want to help build the m

wall. businesses will be asked to submit ideas to the design and the prototypes next week. the department of homeland security wants to award contracts in april. let's talk weather. michelle: we don't have a wiper to clear that off. that's snow, right? doug: the skies were getting dark, but the skies are brightening now. it has left snow on the camera. so unless someone climbs it off, we wait until mother nature takes care of it. it is still wintertime. let me get busy and tell you what to expect for the weekend. it will be bright and sunny. it will be chilly around the area. the big picture on the doppler radar. the snow squall that is moving through now. it's past hagerstown and headed to the frederick county. there are a couple more behind it. some of it is helped by the heat of the day. once the sun goes down in an hour and a half. they will mostly

look hour-by-hour as we head to sunrise in the morning. we will be in air temperatures of the mid-20's. the wind chills will be in the teens because of the wind. a look at the forecast air temperatures when you wake up. it's 20 in manassas. 22 in baltimore. 26 in washington. but the winds will make it feel like the teens. tomorrow is still gusting northwesterly breezes. plenty of sunshine. hay of 43. 43 on sundays. the winds will be light. average high temperature of 52 degrees for the upcoming weekend. this kind of weather pattern we have seen today is really much more typical of march than what we saw the pattern on wednesday with 80 and the severe storms. there no signs that it will turn cold after the weekend and warm up by monday. steve will be back in 20 minutes with a detailed loo

back to you. q: prince george's county police make an arrest in overnight murder in forestville. mason charged with killing 26-year-old thaddeus tate who was found shot to death inside an apartment on donnell place. police say it looks like a dispute between neighbors. also a maryland man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after attacking five women with a knife near metro stations. 33-year-old banks found guilty of attacking women as they walked home from the fort totten and the brooklyn metro stations. michelle: newly released dashcam video may help parents seeking justice after the son was killed killed in an encountr with police. video from august 2015 shows 18-year-old driving erratically trying to escape the police. the police use stun gun on the teen in the ar

while his parents admit he was on drugs, they say an officer putting his knee into their son's neck during the arrest caused the fatal injuries. a state autopsy supports that. >> wake up. >> he hadn't committed a crime and they killed him. i have a problem with that. they should be held accountable. michelle: the officer who used his knee was fired after being criminally charged in a separate case. as for the other officer he remains on duty. the family is suing. q: officials now deported one of the men arrested in the murder of kim jong nam. the man has been sent back to north korea. authorities ruled they did not have enough evidence to charge him. right now malaysian authorities are looking for a north korean airline employee who they want to question. he arrived in malaysia two weeks before kim jong nam was attacked with the nerve agen

v.x. at the kuala lumpur airport. michelle: next at 4:00, a local landmark with a mission to save the flag barn and why it's in trouble. q: plus, almost the weekend. kidd o'shea has the hottest events happening in town and steve will be back with the weekend forecast. just ahead.

q: take a look at the adorable cub. he was born via artificial insemination in tennessee and will be hand raised by the keepers there. the smith smith national zoo is -- smithsonian national zoo is part of the effort to increase the population of the leopard. it's considered one of the rarest cat species. michelle: so cute. we are still watching and waiting as a giraffe prepares to give birth. these are live pictures from a zoo. 15-year-old april, the giraffe, is going through labor around could deliver at any time. thousands of people are watching this constantly. this is the first time we have tuned in to the live feed. she has come up to the camera and shown her face. she is 15 months pregnant, which is the typical gestation period for giraffes. the zoo will hold a contest to name the baby once it's born. this is a sight that

who has driven through calvert county has seen. but jay korff reports that the landmark has to be moved in the name of progress. >> route 4 is among the oldest roads in the region. it is also home to one of the nation's great tobacco barns. >> quite a building. it has withstood a lot of stuff. still standing. jay: a barn transformed to beloved piece of americana. >> if you say the flag barn most people in calvert county know what you are talking about. jay: 75-year-old dale grew up on the land and worked in the barn for countless hours. painted by a student in the 1990's, the flag means more to him than the building. >> the flag represents the freedom of the country. >> the flag barn appears to be a victim of progress. it's being developed for commercial purposes by a new owner.

in an abc7 stories web exclusive you can only see at wjla.com, find out how much it will cost to move this resilient barn. and what you can do to preserve this piece of history. >> it's just a part of our county. we want to save it. we want to save it. >> jay korff, abc7 news. q: you can find the rest of that story on wjla.com. michelle: 19 attorneys general are supporting a transgender virginia teen as he gears up for a supreme court fight. they filed briefs in court to urge the court to allow gavin grimm to use the boy's bathroom at his high school. he was born female but identifies male. the supreme court is set to take up the issue this month but the school board asked for a delay. up next, notorious court case dr

the outcome will be crucial to the controversial stand your ground rule. inside the murder trial of a former police chief. q: and two young girls murdered. the killer is still out there. tonight the increased reward and the clues poli

q: developing now the search for killer of two teen girls who went missing on a hike in indiana. michelle: amy aubert reports that the reward has been increased by famous names. amy: today police combing through thousands of tips working to track down the killer of 13-year-old abbey williams and 14-year-old liberty german. the suspect is pictured in this photo and believed to be heard in this recording. the search heating up with officers from 25 separate law enforcement agencies including the f.b.i. the community and now even celebrities stepping in. former indianapolis colts punter pat mcafee and the colts owner jim irsay donating $97,000 to the a

making the reward now over $200,000. >> now we are calling on you. this will be a nationwide search. amy: local businesses reaching out and raising money for the families. radio p.s.a.'s running across midwest playing the audio lording that police believe is the voice of the killer. >> do you recognize this voice? >> down the hill. >> that recording police say was on liberty's phone. the rest of the video still not being released. today police still not saying how the girls were killed. >> our aspect to make sure every piece of information we follow into is correct. >> a small town rocked by tragedy. coming together to help hunt down a killer of two young girls. amy aubert, abc7 news. q: now to developing a story in florida. the fate of a 74-year-old retired police officer is now in the hands of a judge. closing arguments were made in the florida theater stand your ground case. former tampa p

curtis reeves is facing murder charges were shooting chad olson in 2014. reeves says he asked olson to turn his phone off in the movie and a confrontation began. reeves says he feared for his life and that is why he fired. ruling expected next week. michelle: malfunctioning piece of machinery caused a fire at the trump international hotel. it started in a room under construction. winter is not is done with us yet. we just a few more weeks to go. steve: the herry blossoms will be -- cherry blossoms

cumberland, light snow. 32. 39 in leesburg. reagan national at 43. a cold night ahead. the skies are clear and out of the northwest. this is not going the warm up a lot. the feels like temperatures are in the 20 to the lower 30's. by sunday morning we will do it all over again with the feels like temperatures in the teens to the lower 20's. keep warm and bundle up. moving through the future cast, a lot of sunshine to enjoy in the next couple of days or so. the sunshine with a hard time to warm us up

around 44 to 45 degrees. the wind chill factors are colder than that. ten day outlook from storm watch 7. lower 40's from the weekend. back to the upper 50's to 60 on sunday. lower 60's by wednesday. the following weekend in 50's. sure sign of spring. daylight saving time will go into effect. we will bring ahead by one hour. check on traffic. friday afternoon. folks are trying to get home early. erik smith. erik: thank you. it will be a tough ride on friday. a very tough ride. 395 northbound near the pentagon. you can see that the traffic is barely moving heading across the 14th street bridge. there is a crash on the eastbound side of the freeway in the right lane. that is connected with the bad delay. 270 northbound out of clarksburg. that is a tough ride here. the lanes are narrowed down.

gaithersburg. big remains for inner loop and the work crews on the left. one truck on the left shoulder that is adding to the delays. the stretch across to chevy chase; still slow. both directions are struggling below the 270 spur trying to head down the way to river road. not much gets by at this point in the afternoon. this westbound after nutley street. that is not work something head to 95 across the occoquan and route 123. that is slow southbound with northbound issue. past fairfax county park. with the left shoulder blocked at this point. i'm erik smith at the traffic center. >> disco tonight at the theater m.g.m. national harbor. get your tickets. it will be a great show. if you get a chance to go, go see it. i should be fun. if y

st. patrick's day fun head to alexandria for the st. patrick's day parade. bring your family. the four-legged friends are welcome. if that is not enough festivities for you annapolis has a lot going on. the st. patty's day parade there. it will be the largest parade in the city in terms of the entrance and spectators. make sure not to miss out on the fun this year. that parade starts sunday at 1:00. a lot of great activities around town. whatever you do, i hope you do something to make you happy. i'm kidd o'shea. have a great weekend. michelle: up next, millions are ditching cable to save money. but is it really worth it? we break it down so you don't waste your money. q: the store manager turns into a hero when she sees a baby left in the hot car. but the

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michelle: with the average cable bill over $100 a month many people are thinking of cutting the cord in 2017 to safe money. a new report says you may not save as much as you think. consumer reporter john matarese explains why so you don't waste your money.

that is what prognosticators have been saying since streaming service came along. millions of users are cutting the cord. but it might not lower your bill that much in the end. the table tv world is changing at a dizzying pace. time warner becoming spectrum, comcast expanding. verizon might be charter. it has customers like sheila reeling over soaring bills. >> it went from $152 to $180. that is $28. john: result, a lot of people buy antenna for local stations and streaming cable shows. even hbo and espn. if you add in sling tv, the play station view and the hulu plus and netflix and you have a lot of options. but you need to know the downside before you give up the cable box. so from the doesn't that stink file, how cutting the cord can cut you more than you think. apple streaming tv is $40 a month.

hbo, $15. netflix, $9. don't forget to include the high-speed internet. that is $40 a month. you are now up to $105 a month. which may leave you saying doesn't that stink? worse, tech time says none of these duplicate the full cable experience. if you can get by with the local stations you can save money cutting the table cord. but if you add the movie and the sports going through all streaming might be a case of don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news. horace: tonight, a deadly accident that struck a nerve with a local sheriff. the impact so violent it split a car in two. a chief desperate for help finding games. after a tip cam found in a park with a dark history. plus, a harsh new reality. a teenager in tears at morning dropoff. her immigrant dad rounded up

announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. horace: first tonight, a horrifying scene. two teenagers are dead. a third fighting for life after the crash that ripped their car in half. video from skytrak7 show the car wrapped around a pole. the engine 75 feet away. the crash near waldorf shut down the intersection in front of the st. charttown center. sam ford -- st. charlestown center. sam ford is there. what are police say something far? sam: well, let's take a look here. you can see they are about to take the car away. that was a lincoln. the car came through at 12:30. the intersection has been closed down ever since. as you can see that is th

the car was cut in two. the car is in pieces at the intersection. the front of the car, 100 feet away from the rest of the car. wrapped around a traffic light pole. two people were killed inside. left there for hours. awaiting the arrival of the medical examiner from baltimore. as the family member and the friends learned the crim news, they came overcome by grief, telling us that the teens in the car were seniors from nearby west lake high school. a third person was medevaced to a regional hospital. authorities said with life threatening injuries. a witness to the crash included a man who said he was stopped at the intersection when the consider blew past his truck. >> it was super fast.