andrea mccarren was in that d.c. superior courtroom. she has more on how the whole thing went down today. andrea. >> reporter: do you remember when we first confronted richard kim? he insisted he asked all of his young customers for identification. this afternoon, we met a very different richard kim. one who told us he was filled with remorse

and 9 wants you to know what she told andrea mccarren is quite startling. >> it's rampant.happening all the time. and it has to stop. >> alcohol and drug use may be rampant among teenagers. common sense is not. especially when it comes to social media. >> don't put anything on there. you don't want everybody to know about, including family, grandparents, employers. >> as an experiment, we logged on to facebook and plugged in local high schools. within minutes, we found photos like these. teenagers partying with alcohol visible. or in many cases, the bright plastic cups often used to disguise it. >> do not allow anything to be taken that you don't want everybody in the world to see. >> no matter how many blocks you have on your own facebook, only my friends can see this. well, you may make a friend mad and your friend may cut and paste something that you did and post it on his wall that he opens to the world. >> montgomery county's teen coordinator. >> the colleges that accepted you. >> admissions offices will hire students to troll facebook and internet after kids have been

andrea mccarren is here to tell us more. >> reporter: what an amazing program. we went on a tour of the trauma center with a group of juvenile offenders. they showed up with all the bravado of tiply cal teenagers, but many didn't leave that way. >> where do you think i'm going to put these? down your throat, in your butt. >> reporter: ali is a tough talking nurse. >> if those don't work, that's a spinal cord injury, and that's a big problem. >> reporter: she is not sugar coating this tour. >> this is the first place that you will come if you are in an accident, if you are shot, if you are stabbed. >> reporter: they're here at university of maryland shock trauma center in baltimore because they got caught with drugs, alcohol, or committing other crimes. >> if i hear one person giggling, you're out. >> reporter: one 14-year-old stole her mother's car. she said because she was barred. >> let this be a wake-up call because i never want to see any one of you guys here at as a patient. >> reporter: off they go to room two where they meet dillon, a young drunk driver w

as andrea mccarren reports, for the parents of teenagers, he's the guy who brings both heartbreak anddo you have vital signs? can you hear me? >> reporter: dr. thomas scalia can often put broken bodies and shattered lives back together, but sometimes he just can't. >> the parents look at me and they say well, can't you make it better and the answer is i can't. i can't make this go away. >> reporter: what is especially heartbreaking is that most of the traumatic injuries that bring a parent here are prevent -- a patient here are preventable. >> if you look at the patients that we see, over half the people admitted here have some toxin on board, be it alcohol or some illegal drug. so yeah, it's our everyday business. >> reporter: once a patient has made it through the doors of a shock trauma center, their options are slim. >> one is that you die. you are not there to see the effects that that has on your mom, your dad, the rest of your family and that rip ams on for years and years and years -- rip ams on for years and years and -- ripples on for years and years and years. the second is

andrea mccarren got ahold of this tape. she's here tonight to preview a powerful, amazing story. >> video tape is just chilling and to be honest, we didn't know what we were going to do with it. it is impossible for any of us to imagine what happens in the last few seconds before a drunk driver loses control of a car. here's an excerpt from tonight's report. >> 18-year-old james was the only survivor. >> i don't know. maybe i'm here to save somebody else. buckled into the front passenger seat, video taping her night out with two friends. the police investigation revealed their car was traveling at 94 miles per hour in a 40-mile per hour zone. and of course, we had a very serious newsroom discussion about whether to air this tape at all. we were encouraged to do so by the young woman behind the video camera. she wanted to share something that might make an impact on teenagers like her and hopefully this will do that. tonight at 11:00, you'll see the crash as it happens in real time and you'll hear portions of the desperate 2

andrea mccarren got this dramatic video and she brings us this excerpt. >> we know what we're doing. >> reporter: she was buckled in the front passenger seat videotaping her night out with two friends. the police investigation reveals their car was traveling at 94 miles per hour in a 40 mile per hour zone. >> i wouldn't want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk in my shoes right now. >> reporter: the car barreled over a chain link fence and plowed into a brick embankment. the impact so violent, it flung parts ever the car into tree branches and utility wires. >> you can see andrea's report "6 deadly seconds" in its entirety on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> coming up when our news continue, see how a community bands together to march against violence in columbia heights. >>> a resounding victory for mitt romney in illinois, but his g.o.p. opponents aren't ready to leave the race for the white house. i'm randall pinkston, that story coming up. >>> let's take a look at the republican race for president. mitt romney says that he is closing in on the republican nomination.

ann andrea mccarren got ahold of the video. she will tell us why we are showing it to you. >> a very serious newsroom discussion about whether to air this at all. no one has ever seen anything like it, but the young woman made a compelling case. she urged us to show it in hopes that others won't make the same mistake that she and her friends did. here's an excerpt from tonight's story. >> she was buckled in, video taping her night out with two friends. the police investigation revealed their car was traveling at 94 miles per hour in a 40-mile per hour zone. >> i wouldn't want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk into my shoes right now. >> the car barreled over a chain link fence and plowed into a brick embankment, the impact so violent, it flung parts of the car into tree branches and utility wires. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, you'll see the crash as it happens in real time and hear portions of the desperate rescue efforts from a 21 minute video that continued to roll, derek, from inside that mangled car. >> it is g

now, you may recall this tragedy unfolded along university boulevard in silver spring and andrea mccarren is here with the report you may find hard to forget. andrea. >> reporter: well, guys, it is absolutely chilling and you're about to see and hear two young people die. we agonized over whether to show it, but the young woman behind the video camera urged us to do so. she hopes, as we do, that it will save someone's life. >> we're driving drunk. >> reporter: a night of partying. a drunk driver behind the wheel and three exuberant young women hurdle from sure joy to this in just six seconds. [ crashing ] >> oh, my god. my friend just crashed. my friend just crashed. >> university boulevard. please, they're in the car. they're not moving. >> there are people in the car. >> 611 university boulevard. >> hurry up. are you guys going to come or not because nobody is moving in the car. three people in there? >> yes. my sister. nobody is moving. she's not moving. she looks dead. >> somebody is leaving. >> please don't move. twin, please don't move. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> i know. >> they loo

andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> i know it's going to stay with me.d like more information on the trauma prevention program or just want to schedule a tour, go to our website www.wusa9.com. click on the special coverage banner and you'll get the details. >>> now live pictures of the damage in the midwest from tonight's tornado outbreak we were discussing, just hard to fathom. this is henryville, indiana just north of the kentucky border. the national weather service describes the damage there as extreme taking a sky view of it and as you can pull out, you can literally see what looks like a church there or another older structure, the roof completely gone and as the camera pans you can see the swath that tornado tore through that town. three people died in indiana today from the tornadoes and storms, no word if any of them were in henryville, live pictures of the aftermath again where it looks like this storm just went through. >>> over the years congress has appropriatelied $311 million to help pay tuitions -- appropriated $311 million to help pay tu

andrea mccarren was in the courtroom. she tells us what happened. >> trouble. why are you buying? >> a subdued town square market owner arrived at d.c. superior court to face criminal charges. >> angry. >> despite the ire of his family, crime told us he just made a mistake by standing in a d.c. superior courtroom to plead not guilty to charges of supplying alcohol to a minor. >> did they not look young to you? >> yes. >> we asked his koreaen friend to serve as our translator. >> sometimes you sold to 16- year-olds. >> yeah. they look 16. id. they look 16, and when you see id, it's different. >> i check everybody. >> last time we came face to face with the owner of town square market, he was defiant. >> you buy beer, i check your id. >> we documented his stores allegedly cor sales to minors for several weeks. evidence backed up by nearly 40 police citations. after his court appearance, he said he was filled with remorse. >> what does mr. kim say to the parents of the children who bought alcohol from him? >> i am sorry. i feel very sorry. >> kim will be back in court on april 17. he

meantime, over on the wusa9 facebook page, we had positive reaction to andrea mccarren's story last night featuring video taken by an 18-year-old named desaleen james as the car she was riding in crashed killing two of her friends. the driver was drunk. angel says wusa9, thank you for stepping forward and showing this story. that was so powerful. desaleen, you are so strong to step forward and save lives. this change has to start somewhere and importantly, it looked like you were already making an impact. and john says he was a paramedic for more than twenty years, wow, i was actually at a loss for words for a few minutes after hearing the impact. the one word that immediately came to my mind was powerful. it brought back so many memories. this story is one of the most hard hitting ones i have seen in a long time. this story has had such an emotional impact that desaleen asked us not to air it again, but the dozens and dozens of comments and her courage in bringing this forward has already begun to change some lives and some minds. our e-mail address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our repo

andrea mccarren joins us now. >> reporter: anita, just this afternoon, a hearing was held for the renewal of the liquor license. >> first i want to thank channel 9 for focusing attention. >> reporter: for the first time since our investigation, exposed town square mark as an alleged supplier of alcohol to minors across suburban washington, the neighborhood commission addressed the store's future. >> this is a horrible thing. it's in our backyard. >> they would sell to the underage, and they can still sell to underage, is that right? >> reporter: some commissioners were baffled and -- the store remained in business for weeks after our report, despite nearly 40 police citations issued to teenagers who purchase alcohol there. >> it is clearly in violation of the law. why doesn't the agency put the license on hold asap and then figure out what they're going to do as opposed to allowing the store to continue to sell? are thingsing screwy here? >> i know that's breaking the law, too. >> reporter: the commission plans to make it clear what it thinks of town square market's apparent history. >> i

andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> kim will be back in court on april 17th.s at the center of two investigations, the criminal one we just talked about and another by d.c.'s alcohol control board. town square's market liquor license is up for renewal in six weeks. >>> president obama promising a full investigation into last weekend's murders of 16 afghanistan women, men and children allegedly at the hands of a u.s. soldier. the president is trying to reinsure the afghanistan people there will be justice in the case. >> the killing of innocent civilians is outrageous and isunacceptable. it's not who we are as a country, and it does not represent our military. >> that soldier is a 38-year- old father of two. defense secretary pa nettie says the man could face the death penalty if he's found guilty. today, protesters in afghanistan burned an effigy of president obama. they're demanding a public trial for that soldier. as for the taliban it vowed revenge. today militants opened dyer fire on an afghan delegation attending a memorial for those. >>> heroes welcomed

. >> andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> university of maryland shock trauma center has a high risk adolescent trauma prevention program aimed at high school kids that includes a tour of the center along with some education about the consequences of drinking and drug use. if you want more information on that, go to our website wusa9.com. >>> well, caught on tape, a biker who came within inches of finding himself in a shock trauma center. check out the sedan on the right side of your screen. whoa. the driver loses control, the car slips sideways across three lanes of traffic and just barely misses that fellow on the motorcycle. check it out again. i mean, we're talking centimeters here, folks. all that happened just a few nights ago on a pretty busy highway in san antonio. thankfully everybody seems to be okay. >>> it appears the blackberry just isn't flashy enough for us anymore. the company has been struggling to compete with the iphone and other touch screen models. now they have decided to give up on the individual consumer market and focus strictly on business customers. in the last three

andrea mccarren got ahold of this video. andrea. >> derek, as you know, we had a serious newsroom debate about whether or not to air this video tape. no one has ever seen anything like it, but the young woman who shot the video made a compelling case. she urged us to show it in hopes that others won't make the same mistake she and others did. here's an excerpt from tonight's story. >> buckled into the front passenger seat, video taping her night out with two friends. the police investigation revealed their car was traveling at 94 miles per hour in a 40-mile per hour zone. >> i wouldn't want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk into my shoes right now. >> car barreled over a chain link fence and plowed into a brick embankment, the impact so violent it flung parts of the car into tree branches and utility wires. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, you'll see the crash as it happens in real time and hear portions of the desperate rescue effort from a 21 minute video that continued to roll from inside the mangled car. >> we ar

andrea mccarren takes us behind closed doors and shows us the impact of illegal behavior not just on the teens, but their families. >> i want the best for my daughters. it's really hard. >> a father's anguish after getting a late night phone call. >> fortunately, we're going to the station to pick her up. >> his teenage daughter was busted. >> the phone call was horrible. i mean, i was just like, wait a minute. what? my daughter? got arrested? for marijuana? >> i did. >> and that is how claire ended up here in a montgomery county courtroom. >> did your parents know that you were smoking marijuana over this two year period? >> no. it clicked with me that i can't continue doing this. >> she is just one of many teenagers on trial. >> i'm not a frequent drinker. >> where did everybody get alcohol? >> alexandria's small gathering of friends when her mother was out of town transformed into a big party busted by police. >> a lot of people have older siblings who will openly buy it. >> when my mom found out, she was really disappointed. >> kenny is a high school student, too. facing his seco

some teens told our andrea mccarren they had little or mo trouble buying alcohol at the store in northwest. although when andrea confronted the store owner, he denied it. >>> time for another your money report now. >> jessica doyle is back with the ways we short circuit our own efforts to save money. >> this is a lot of fun. i usually spend lots of time saving money, talking about those kinds of things. now we're going to talk about ways not to save money. these are tried and true ways you think you're being frugal but you're actually getting yourself to pay more for stuff. interesting point from consumer reports here. don't grocery shop with a hand held basket. you think you're limiting your purchases by grabbing something small but a study has found people who carry a basket are more likely to toss in candy ander impulse buys so grab that cart instead and you're more likely to stick to your shopping list. another big one here. don't exclusively buy items on sale. you might find a product you want at 25% off but off of what? if the original price was marked up, you could find regular pric

handed down, talk to former player shannon sharp and also we're following a story that your own andrea mccarren broke, itself drunk driving -- the drunk driving crash. all that coming up so we'll see you at 7:00. >> that story that andrea broke is rivetting. glad you're showing it to the rest of the nation, charlie. we'll be watching. >>> now to campaign 2012 and the race for the republican presidential nomination. the next contest is saturday in louisiana. the polls show rick santorum with a double digit lead there. he campaigned yesterday. santorum is trying to win delegates in southern states with a more conservative base. >>> mitt romney's campaign is playing defense over a senior adviser's remark. he told cnn when romney gets into the general election in november he'll play toward the center saying, quote, it's almost like a etch a sketch why you can -- where you can shake it up and start all over again. that had romney explaining. >> the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican governor. i'll be running as a

andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> in a program unique, all owners have to meet a clinical social worker, get an evaluation, and that's regardless of the offense. lesli. >> you'll have to wait a while longer to get your hands on that newest ipad. according to tech experts, demand for the tablet pc is so high that apple has had to push the shipping date back by three days and in some cases, as much as three weeks. for people who did place a preorder, they can expect to receive their ipad by march 19. >>> the soup best known for being mm mm good plans to remove one key ingredient. packaging digest says they plan to phase out pba and use alternatives. pba has been debated for years now over concerns that the chemical can disrupt our hormones. it is widely used in metal packaging to preserve food. complaints filed by ford torr ruse taurus. 14 people complained of a sticking throttle. now looking at the 2005 and 2006 taurus as well as five other model years. in all, 360,000 of these vehicles that could potentially have a problem. there have been no reports of crashes or injuries. >> still ahea

andrea mccarren got this dramatic video and she brings us this expert. >> reporter: she was buck himmedger seat videotaping her night out with friends. the police investigation indicates the car was traveling at 94 miles an hour in a 40 mile an hour zone. >> i wouldn't want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk in my shoes right now. >> reporter: the car barreled over a chain link fence and plowed into a brick embankment. the impact so violent action it flung parts of the car into tree branches and utility wires. >> you can see her report six deadly seconds in its entirety tonight on 9news now at 5:00 p.m. plus, the young woman behind the camera will be live in our studio and doing a web chat. >>> there was a serious newsroom debate about whether to air this videotape. no one had ever seen anything like it but she urged us to show it in hopes others won't make the same mistake that she and her friends did. >>> 5:58 now. the national museum of crime and punishment at gallery place has a new permanent exhibit. the display chronicles the life of the chicago serial killer john wayne

some teens told our andrea mccarren it was easy to buy there without being 21. >>> prosecutors are dropping charges against a part-time teacher in montgomery county. he's accused of having inappropriate relations with a former student. the charges are getting dropped on a technicality. 47-year-old scott spear was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old female at richard montgomery high school. she was a student there. prosecutors dropped the charges because spear is only a part- time employee at the school. >> has to be a pull time employee of the school or teacher or principal, administrator something along those lines but as a part-time employee, he falls into a loophole in the statute and there's no crime with which he can be charged. >> montgomery county public schools plans to conduct its own investigation into spear's alleged behavior. he's on leave pending that investigation. spear denies the accusations saying he's never had any inappropriate behavior with a student athlete. >>> a big win for d.c. police this morning. they bust add pretty big robbery rings. steves that have been

. >> andrea mccarren, the dangers of what can happen when that happens. peggy. >> thanks.to the studio. >> thank you, lesli, this has been voted the best marathon in the mid atlantic and the best marathon for families. registration opening today for the 37th marine corps marathon. there was a launch party that took place in virginia. you want to sign up, you better act fast. last year's race filled up in 28 hours. this year's marine corps marathon takes place october 28. the course winding through d.c. and northern virginia. don't forget, we are a lilt more little more than a week away from the marathon of the long name. the marathon and the half marathon take place saturday, march 17. the race gets going at 8:00 a.m. and we'll have live coverage from 8:00 to 11:00 right here on wusa9. >> prince harry is spreading good will in the caribbean, marking his grandmother's 60 years on the british thrown. last night he attended a dinner. the prince made a joking reference to his meeting, holder of the world record for 100 meters. >> really an exciting place to be. jamaicans are e

and andrea mccarren is here it tell us more about that. >> we planned to rebroadcast our report. the 18-year-old survivor of a drunk driving crashed last december. she was in the front passenger seat video taping from inside the car when it wrecked. killing two of her friends and leaving her hospitalized. had agreed to be here as a guest on the show and do a live web chat afterwards. her story caused a lot of emotional upheaval for one of the families involved in that crash. so she has asked us not to reair her story. when she originally approached us with the video, desaleen hoped that dramatic tape would save lives and prevent others from going through the heart ache. desaleen, based on the calls, tweets, and facebook posts, we want to ensure you that you have made a difference in people's lives. here are some of the messages we received over the last 18 hours. very powerful. i intend on showing my teenage kids to help educate them. thank you writes alana. desaleen, thank you for having the courage to want to show this video. hopefully, you may save some lives. my thoughts and

andrea mccarren, you were there. >> i was and so often we have bad news to report, but luckily this is a story with a happy ending. a shattered windshield, an suv flipped onto hits side and a stunned driver in her purple shirt suspended from her seatbelt. >> all i heard was like three booms thinking it was an 18 wheeler. >> within seconds a dozen bystanders race to the wreckage to help led by a man wearing blue scrubs. the good samaritans worked together. delicately pulling out the driver through her windshield. >> you all right? >> come over here and sit on the guard ray. >> reporter: remarkably the woman walked away -- guardrail. >> remark my the woman was able to walk away from her battered vehicle. >> if she was on a backroad, she might have been in there seriously injured and died, but just glad she's okay. >> okay in part because for a few brief minutes a group of strangers banded together to help before rescue groups could take over. no wonder yet on what caused the crash, but that driver walked away with really what happened to be just very minor cuts on her hands. we've all co