road rage attack, two men robbed and bloodied and the family caught in the attack. tonight the investigation on what wept wrong. hello i'm denise coach. >> a dispute against drivers escalates to a dangerous level in anne arundel county when a father is stabbed in front of his children. wjz is live, megan mccorkel investigates. >> reporter: the man was rushed to the hospital after a confrontation at a red light

nearly turned deadly. day cross breaks out after two cars collided. >> it kind of opens your eyes a little bit. >> reporter: the 23-year-old driver of this suv was celebrating with his wife and kids. >> apparently he had just gotten married today too. that's what i heard. >> reporter: he got into an altercation of this pt cruiser. >> there's a gentleman that got out of his car, looks like he had grease all over his shirt but it turned out to be blood. >> reporter: the victim went after his assailant. >> hit him in the face. knocked him to the ground. and he was bleeding from the face pretty profusely.

>> reporter: these pictures taken by employees of the -- >> there were children running around, dogs. >> reporter: they are searching for answers into how a highway dispute escalated to this level. >> this was an exceedingly dangerous situation and we're very lucky no one got killed. >> reporter: investigators believe the assailant was also stabbed during one of the altercations. a passenger in one of the cars was taken to the hospital. witnesses say she was not wearing a seat belt and flew into the windshield. breaking news from hartford county where three people have just been killed in an accident. three cars were involved in the crash on rout 43 near wheel road in bell air. three other people were rushed to the hospital. we have a crew headed to the scene. we're working to get more information. another crash kills a person. witnesses say the out of control car was going more than

100-miles-an-hour when it hit a curb, flipped over outside the landover restaurant. four kfc customers suffered minor injuries. a 13-year-old boy is killed in a horrible accident and a controversial drink four loco may have played a role. his death is makes waves and putting underaged drinking in the spotlight. the death of truba devastating to those who came to pay tribute. some of his friends spent the afternoon drinking alcohol in rock hill's double park. michael became sick to his stomach. >> he drank one of those energy drink with alcohol that some of these kids think it was okay. he needed to vomit and he opened up the door and fell out

and then was run over. >> reporter: keith didn't know her son had been drinking four loco. it's known as the drink of choice for teenagers. addiction specialists say that's not uncommon. >> the age of use of alcohol is getting younger and younger. >> reporter: drug and alcohol specialist michael gimble say products such as four loco are marketed for teens and college students. >> it has flavor, orange and grape. it's cheap, less than $4 for a can and it's packed with booze. >> reporter: pháld >> reporter: -- maryland's attorney was also among those trying to get the caffeine out

of four loko. >> grief counselors are expected to be at his school. the love case is delayed because of the holiday. be sure to stay with wjz and wjz.com for complete coverage of the huguely case coverage. this is the first major storm of the season and many drivers say they were caught off guard. an avalanche sweeps a group of skiers down a back country mountain in washington state and kills three of them. one woman buried up to her head in snow did manage to survive.

professional skier anise is a professional skier that survived an avalanche. you are watching video of the skiers being thrown down. >> we didn't really hear anything. my partner started screaming, elise avalanche, elise avalanche. it feels like you're in a washing machine and you're being tossed and turned. everything is white, you're not sure what's up and down. >> reporter: her friends did not make it out alive. all three were experts on the slope. >> it's like their thousandtime they've been there. it's one of those things that happens in name. >> once someone came out to rescue me and unbury me. others started to look the rescue search. we started to find the other

bodies. and it was very shocking to know one of the victims that we found was literally three feet to my left. it's actually hard to discuss. >> reporter: now the ski resort northeast of seattle held a memorial for the victims tonight. in annapolis the fight over same-sex marriage switches to the house. a final vote could come later this week. opponents are already planing to put the issue on the ballot in november. the price of gas is sky high this president's day and the nightmare is far from over. experts say we could be paying $5 a gallon before summer. wjz is live, kai jackson explains what's behind the spike, kai. >> reporter: marylanders are fired up over the price of fuel. >> reporter: you might know what the price for gallon is. what do you think of gas prices

these days? >> well, they are too high. >> reporter: you might have an idea of how much it costs to fill up your tank. >> $55. >> for a four cylinder car? >> yeah. >> >> reporter: all that information does not make it easier, many are frustrated with the rising cost of gas and decreasing amount of money in their wallets. >> this is an anomaly, and this is more likely attributed to the northeast refineries closing. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley is proposing a 6-cent sales tax. and with the shortfall maryland needs the money for infrastructure. >> if your budget is already taxed by the rest of your bills it's hard to pay more for gas. >> reporter: drivers feel like they're between a rock and a

hard place. the governor's proposed t sales tax won't happen without a tax. >> i do think we can fight the governor on the sales tack. i think enough people will stick up and it will not go there. >> reporter: according to some reports it will cost a family who has two vehicles roughly 400 additional dollars a year if this deal goes through. >> several comptrollers are opposing this tax. glen is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his trip to space. >> if anyone could he could. a man risks his life to save a stranger from a fire. see the dramatic escape as he pulls the people from the

burning building. a toddler trashed. how the boy got drunk at his home. more mild temperatures headed our way. i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. also ahead, a quiet maryland community. a shocking murder. a boy accused. why would robert kill his own father? >> what the hell did he do? >> should authorities have seen the warning signs? >> you wish you could have prevented it. >> next. ,,,,,,,,

it's 30 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete forewarning forecast is coming up. a convenient store owner is being called a hero for this daring rescue in a burning building. security cameras caught bobby singh going into the house across his home. the home was a total loss but there were no injuries. the road was closed for several hours, police suspect alcohol was involved in the accident. major political controversy in arizona.

an outspoken sheriff is denying allegations he threatened to deport his ex-boyfriend. paul baview is running for congress but says the controversy will not stop his campaign this -- the father of a 22 -month-old bought his son to the hospital because he could not stand on his feet and could not stop crying. the boy was over the limit at .5. his mother was three times the

legal limit. late one night inside this house in bell air something terrible happened. 16-year-old robert richardson tells police he grabbed a gun and killed his father. and it was no accident. >> he didn't wake up that morning and said i'm going to blow my father's brains out. that's been common for a long time. he was terrorized. he was terrified of his father. >> reporter: robert's friends tell us he wore dirty, clothes that did not fit him. and he was often displaying bruises. >> he had bruces on his chest, collar bone, everywhere. >> i just wish i could have done something before. >> you wish you could have prevented it? >> yeah. >> i recently met with family, friends and neighbors who started a free robert richardson page to raise money for his defense. >> what was the overriding factor in this particular case that made you particularly want you get involved. >> there's a child that needs

somebody's help. we may be late but we're here now. >> we know what he did was wrong. we just want him to have a shot at his future. that's why we're all here. >> reporter: few new richardson's father better than his cousin mary jane. who lives just a few hours away. >> reporter: when you heard your cousin was dead. what was your first thought. >> my first thought was, what the hell did he do to that child to do that. because he was never like that. >> reporter: were there warning signs that could have been missed and could authorities have acted before it was too late. >> they know there were so many signs that something was wrong in that house and too many people looked the other way. >> reporter: wjz obtained these documents which show hartford county sheriff responded to the richardson house 16 times but never for domestic violence. >> of the times that we were called to go to that home over

the last year none of those were related to child abuse, neglect or domestic violence. >> reporter: while people say the young man was in danger, no one suspected abuse. i -- >> i felt the boy has been so let down. and so void since his mother died. >> reporter: child abuse does happen, each time people ask could something have been done to prevent it. >> is this issue bigger than just one child. >> every single one of us is responsibility. every single person who look it is other way is guilty. >> reporter: richardson has been charged for murder as an adult. so far the facebook page has raised $4,500 for his defense.

a celebrity auctioneer says he will put whitney houston's items for sale. a fish in china may already have legendary status. that's because it has two wings and one leg. experts say the fish belongs to the blue fin grenard family. it is edible but the man says he would rather admire the fish than have him for dinner. >> flyish fish pretty tasty. >> i believe they have them in the south and they can walk

away. >> is it like a franken-fish. >> i don't know but here and there. we have nice weather coming our way. nothing fishy about that. no wind at all. the barometer up. due points come up 30 here, 36 the cold spot. at the ocean city airport which is away from the beach. clear skies, light winds and sandy soil. temperatures really take a dive. 29 in pax river. dc close to the river there. still warm at 40. locally temperatures upper 20s and some reporting stations generally around the 30 to 45- degree mark expect close to the bay. 29, 39 the high and low today. the record 1930, 76. 1979 four above zero. right now most reporting stations very light winds. tomorrow the winds going back to the south and southwest.

into portions of northeast colorado. another one up across the northern rockies. this one is not moveing to the northeast. this one is moving to the west. the spin, the circulation will bring us warm air the next few days. in fact, by thursday afternoon, some spots may get close to the 70-degree mark. i kid you not. but then after that, there will be some cold air coming in friday. maybe some rain with that. in the meantime, warming conditions for the next seven days. few clouds tomorrow. the weak front, just call it mild to warm for the next few dayings. - - few days. and the small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. the bay temp around 43 degrees. sunrise 6:52, tonight then clear. it'll be chilly, frosty. 36 for the low. tomorrow plenty of sunshine and clouds. 53degrees tomorrow we'll take

it so it's say, low 50s. 55 on wednesday. 65 maybe even warmer with sun on thursday. some showers at night and a good chance on friday. then it clears up, 32, 46 partly cloudy. colder for the weekend, denise. >> thank you, bob. spring is right around the corner and the orioles are getting back to work in florida. mark has the early injury report from ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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week. zack britton reported with inflammation with pain in his shoulder. tillman was healthy but his performance was poor. he talks about pacing himself through the attempts. >> you have your eye on the end of the line. you want to keep yourself healthy and being able to compete. >> more on britton. he threw today and reports zero discomfort. it's the mental health of the university of maryland basketball team that is a concern. coach mark turgen spoke openly today about his team's late season strugglesincluding that embarrassing loss in virginia. turgen does not hide his thoughts about the previous season. >> it's been a challenge.

it's been a challenge. i wish i could help guys more understand the fine line between winning and losing. >> just four regular season games remain. >> carmelo anthony back in action with the knicks after he missed seven games. missed seven games. jeremy lin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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