and it claimed the lives of two bethesda parents and their teenage son. their teenage daughter was the sole survivor. >> it was just really tragic what happened last night. it definitely hit our community really hard. >> reporter: the victims have been identified as michael buarque de macedo who was driving and his wife alessandra, their son, 18-year-old thomas also died. he was a senior at whitman high school. their daughter, helena buarque de macedo was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. she's a sophomore at whitman. classmates set up a memorial at the crash site. >> i want remember tommy and his family and especially keep helena in their prayers. >> reporter: the family was headed to the school for a play. the crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. they were turning left on river road to pyle road when they collided a car. that 20-year-old driver is expected to be okay. >> this is a bad intersection. >> parents tell us they have been pushing the highway traffic administration to install a traffic light but it was rejected because it di

. >>> three people killed in a crash in bethesda. we begin tonight with the deadly shooting in woodbridge. chopper 4 was over the scene earlier this evening, and officers responding to a domestic situation. officer the shooting officers were found here. we are working to find out how the other officers are doing tonight. >>> a neighbor shot some cell phone video and sent it here to news4. the witness said she officer say the suspect had hostages. darcy spencer is on the scene. and we start at the live desk. we sent you a news alert about the shooting. right now an officer dead and a suspect in custody. shots were fired on the 1300 block of lashmere. >> reporter: this is a tragic day for the police department. three officers shot in the line of duty, and one of those officers has, in fact, died. that officer has been identified as ashley you cannot see the house where the shooting happened because the van is blocking it, but police are very active on the scene continuing with the investigation. officers were called here for a domestic

. >> let's get to derrick ward live in bethesda. >> reporter: we're here at the bethesda metro station. as you can see it appears things pretty much returned to normal now. earlier this morning, this was the scene at friendshipa an arcing insulate tore caused some smoke. they briefly septembnt up a bus bridge to get people around it. and we believe there was also track work going on already and that smoke had them shut down the open track that they were single tracking through. there appears to be no damage, no reports of injuries or anything like that, just that disruption of service because of smoke and of course metro errs on the side of caution. their safety records are always under scrutiny, so the side of caution with a heavy response, but the incident was not serious enough to warrant it. so we believe that any delays have cleared up on the red line after a little bit of a incident this morning. we're live in bethesda, derrick ward, news 4. >> sorry for the little behind the scenes. >> facebook live from breaking news to politics as well as our weather. and one big story that we

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a live in bethesda alexandria limon fox 5 local news. >> thank you. in the district investigations under way into a violent crash that happened near nat park.e three people taken to the o this all started with a driver who was trying to get away from police. fox 5 maureen ma rook company live in southeast with details. >> reporter: five and a halfr: f hours into the scene and it continues out here. t investigation very much underve way. you'll see behind me there's att least one car involved in the in collision still on the scene. you'll see it. they are completely mingled. then over at the intersection what appears to be a bumper wrapped around that light post. let's roll video earlier today t before sunset it was quite an an active seen earlier today.oday police saying this all started about 4:30 this afternoon confirming this stems from what wha appears to be a car chase. a source saying that car chase was quote unauthorized. u police not kong firm mink that t information tonight. but you'll see here very much nearly six hours in and they still rem

. >>> a community is devastated over a crash that killed a bethesda high school student and his parentscoming up, the one thing neighbors say could eliminate the danger at this intersection once and for all. >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> now at 6:30, a 17-year-old fighting for his life after a shooting along a busy prince george's county road that put several nearby schools into lockdown. tonight we're hearing new reaction from people who live and work in the area. news4's pat collins is in lanham with the latest. >> reporter: the shooting happened over there, but the impact, the impact was felt all around this neighborhood. this couple lives nearby. >> scares me a little bit. >> it does. our daughter goes to the school >> reporter: this man runs a store here. >> something like this happening in front of the store, it's really scary. >> reporter: this woman, she works here. >> it's sad. it shouldn't be happening but it continues to happen and i think we need to bring a stop to it somehow. >> reporter: a sense of shock and sorrow after a broad daylight shooting this morning on gr

the crash happened at river road and pyle road in bethesda saturday night.rque de macedo and his parents were killed. he was a senior at walt whitman high school. tommy's sister, helena, a sophomore, is fighting for her life this morning. coming up at 6:45, we'll hear from the school principal ahead of what will be an emotional day for the community there. the driver of the other car has not been charged. >>> and we have much more ahead on each of these sad stories inin the principal of whitman high school and what they're doing for students to try to cope with the loss. also the latest on ronald hamilton who is expected on make his first court appearance in just a few hours. and a closer look at his background as we start digging deeper into that story still ahead. >>> to decision 2016 and tomorrow's super tuesday voting. nine states holding primary elections including virginia. angie goff at the fairfax county board of elections with more on why virginia matters in just a minute. first, though, an update on where the campaigns stand. bernie sanders says he

air temperatures tomorrow mid 40's. 44 in bethesda, 44 in college park. inside the beltway, 46 for a low temperature. so bundle up on the way to sunday services. no active weather in the east. we have clear skies from new york down to pennsylvania and philadelphia, all throughout the mid-atlantic right now. but there is an area of low pressure getting its act together across the mississippi river and parts of illinois. that is the system that brings the rainfall tomorrow. it is going to stream in tomorrow, bring us the rainfall. and we are thinking the day will start dry but around 10:30 or so tomorrow morning, our western suburbs will start to see raindrops first, heading into the shenandoah valley. then by the afternoon, the showers become scattered as the heavier brings pulls off to the east over the ocean. then another batch of preparation tomorrow night. monday looks to be cloudy, but it will be a dry and cooler day with temperatures in the 50's. 49 at midnight, 46 when you wake up tomorrow morning and 54 degrees noon tomorrow. here are the next seve

d where our tower cam was looking around bethesda that'sha really heavy snow coming down.t's very brief these snow squalls. they'll move out quickly. o if you're under oneer o visibilities reduce pretty prey quickly.qu be careful if you're about to head on the roads especially the northwest part of the part e beltway. weekend pattern, high pressurehe in control so despite these t snow showers this morning we tsm should have some sunshine.unin but it's just so cold. c temperatures struggle in thein e 20's today, wind chills in the single digits.s. 25 today with those snow those flurries around this morning giving way to some sunshine. too it's still just as cold sundayon morning and our airur a temperatures will be in thel ben single digits, rise up intoe the mid-20's. m-20' we have another winter storm on the way as we start next week.xt i'll have all the details onetls that still coming up in yourin y seven-day forecast. annie. >> this morning we ares morng we learning new information about a child pornographyorno investigation in princestig george's county.geor cou polic

. >> reporter: we're here at the bethesda metro station.s you can see it appears things pretty much returned to normal now. earlier this morning, this was the scene at friendshipa an arcing insulate tore caused some smoke. they briefly septembnt up a bus bridge to get people around it. and we believe there was also track work going on already and that smoke had them shut down the open track that they were single tracking through. there appears to be no damage, no reports of injuries or anything like that, just that disruption of service because of smoke and of course metro errs on the side of caution. their safety records are always under scrutiny, so

in bethesda, diane cho. jonathan: thanks. olympic organizers insist the 20167 games in rio de janeiro this august will not be affected by the outbreak of the zika virus in brazil. but they warn the athletes and the visitors to smother themselves in mosquito repellant to minimize the risk. they will follow the guidelines issue by the international and the local authorities but they stress this has not so far included an all-out travel ban. michelle: a top concern for so many. for continuing coverage of zika stay with abc7. for more information log on to the website wjla.com. search "zika." jonathan: coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- president obama visiting the mosque in maryland. his efforts to promote religious tolerance in campaign year with accusation of racism and bigotry. that is coming up. michelle: the flint water crisis reaching washington. congress grills officials at all levels. i do everything on the internet but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just dow

he cannot drink alcohol, and if he goes back to his job as a bartender at the bethesda country club he can serve no alcohol. this tragedy occurred the evening of december 3rd. the crash killed 24-year-old police officer noah leotta when he stopped a drunk driver on 355 in rockville. 47-year-old luis gustavo reluzco of olney has been indicted for manslaughter by motor vehicle and failing to move over for an emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the road. he ran into the cruiser and gravely injured officer leotta according to police, reluzco said he had too much to drink. his lawyer said he turned himself into yesterday and that he is sorry and remorseful, but police chief tom manger says reluzco never should have gotten behind the wheel. >> information was presented to the grand jury that mr. reluzco admitted to drinking for three hours in a bar consuming beers as well as shots of bourbon. when his blood was tested after the crash, he had a .022 blood alcohol level. as well as a presence of a central nervous system depressant in his blood, one that should not be taken with alcohol.

goes up to also include gaithersburg, bethesda, d.c., clinton, waldorf.and down to the south that's where we still continue with the tornado warnings up until 6:00 p.m. let's go ahead, doug, and put the shear back on because one of the things i wanted to take a look at was to see just how high the winds are within the shear that we're seeing currently right along the front as it makes its way eastward. right along this gust front. there you can see some of the purples and the blues. some very strong wind high winds. so even if you're not -- we're talking about the possibility of isolated tornadoes, but also the threat of some damaging winds coming through. look, anywhere from 50, close to 60 miles per hour the winds coming out ahead of this storm system. let's go ahead and widen out a bit just to show the entire line. again, we mentioned some of the rainfall rates. just blinding rain on some area roads right now. this is going to be about 30 to about 45 minutes when the line comes in and over your area that it's going to take before it makes its way out o

grief counselors were on hand at bethesda's walt whitman high school. they are trying to help this community deal with the death of a 17-year-old. his sister was critically injured in a crash that also killed their parents. >> a lot of the student testimony as they talked about tommy and helena brought comfort and understanding. >> reporter: the people who were there will tell you the image of that crash and what unforgettable. >> a family gets wiped out right in front of you. it's just horrible. i can't believe it. >> it's good people were so caring and tried to help immediately. but it was a disaster. >> people say that man was heading up the road. when the volt made a left-hand turn at pile road, it was hit by the bmw, michael, alessandra, their son tommy died at the scene. >> you've got to remember this was a horrific crash and she's got a long way to go. >> reporter: now an online outpouring of caring and action is under way. 3,000 people have signed on to this petition demanding maryland state highway administration put a traffic signal at this sp

the first happened at 9:20 this morning at this pnc bank on old georgetown road in bethesda and 25 minutes later a man robbed the m & t bank on montgomery avenue in kensington. nobody injured. >>> all right. to the race for the white house now and the final republican debate before the south carolina primary. gop hopefuls square off in greenville tonight, officials took part in a walk-through and adding finishing touches to the stage. according to the latest poll, donald trump is leading the race with senators ted cruz and marco rubio? a battle for second. john kasich, jeb bush and ben carson round out the field. >>> civil rights leader john lewis softening his comments about vermont senator brernie sanders. this week he dismissed his work in the civil rights movement claiming he never saw or worked with him. he's clarifying his remarks in the interest of unity. lewis sae disparage him and does not doubt his involvement in the movement. >>> flames break out ot a montgomery county home. find out what caused that fire. >>> and a conservative icon on the highest court in the land. we are taki

she lives in bethesda with her 8-year-old daughter. we need to bring her for protective custody and to interview her. send local p.d. and have our nearest unit meet them. garcia: donend done. ok, it looks like he served 13 years, honorable discharge in 2005. and now a vp of a biotech company. he was never a synalock employee. so, what happened to this guy? he was separated from his wife about a year ago, but that's a bit far back to be a trigger. well, he's unstable. he's on a rampage of some kind. what if mentally he was reliving a combat situation? it could be post-traumatic stress. everybody could look like an enemy. prentiss, this was a close-knit family. look at them. they couldn't have been more proud of their son. to make him kill his own parents? reid: post-traumatic stress disorder rarely turns people into killers, but soldiers with pt have been known to strangle their wives in bed while having flashbacks or nightmares, believing they're on the battlefield. in 2005, an iraqi war vet assaulted two people in las vegas, believing

i-270 free and clear from areas like frederick in toward the beltway and bethesda. friends out in prince george's county, you certainly good to go traveling inbound 50 this morning. going through areas like crofton and bowie and mitchell shill. southbound on the --

. >>> a serious accident shut down a major road in bethesda this afternoon.omery county police say three cars collided at the intersection of goldsboro road and massachusetts avenue. goldsboro was shut down for quite some time while crews cleared the scene. an ambulance had to take one person is expected to be okay and that road a back open. >>> a health scare interrupted a sunday morning service. find out what sent several people from a prince george's county church to the hospital. >>> and a local delegation is in cuba and news4's david culver is there too. find out what the leaders plan to do during this trip. you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> service is back to insulator problem. fire crews were called after the insulator started sfas eed spar. metro tells us there was never any smoke or

. >>> to bethesda now, where a high school sophomore is recovering in the hospital. but she lost her mother, her father and her brother in a horrible car crash that happened over the weekend. wusa 9's bruce leshan is live outside whitman high school. students there just struggling with this loss. >> reporter: yeah. and relatives right now, still working on funeral arrangements. the family was headed here to see a play, when another car smacked broadside into their chevy volt, killing the mother, father, and son, and injuring the teenage girl. who sometimes think of themselves as immortal, it is a stunning reminder of the fragility of life. >> there's a big paper -- [ inaudible ] and a lot of people sign their names and their prayers. [ singing ] >> reporter: scores of students and teachers gathered for a candlelight vigil sunday night. their principal was barely able to contain his grief and anger. >> we've lost somebody, and i'm sad, and i'm mad! >> reporter: father michael baularked of bethsaida, their mother and friend were all killed as they turned left to head u

the bethesda man tells his wrong-number story in just a little bit. >>> moving on from metro. the agency explaining why riders are finding new ways to get to work. >>> tonight's weather problems won't have anything to do with snow. topper is back with more on what we can expect. >> looks great out there right now. >> and right after the break. vienna condo, trashed. a family finds their new home in deplorable conditions. just days before closing. ♪[ music ] i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. >>> so imagine finding out, someone had trashed the brand-

. >> someone also had to be rescued from a car here near mass avenue in bethesda today. a viewer sent us this video tonight. montgomery counsel i fire had to close the road for a spell. >> take a look at these pictures, the first seneca baptist church and went. the churm was damaged but we didn't get any reports of any injuryings. >> well, it has been a very busy evening. the man was trapped. firefighters rescued him. a lot were driving by worried about the storm. some parts of d.c., maryland and virginia. >> the guy was trapped right here. take a look add this video. the pressure caused a cinder block wall to clapszble. >> the homeowner was trapped around 7 >> bad time. bad loyal case. driver's tell me it was a mess going home in the torrentmented herb's got their flashers on, hkt covering woodburn road, forcing groifers to turn around. >> it was bad. absolutely bad. >> now, the kood news 1 that the mash who lived here is going to be ook. but the redding by. this place is not inhabitable. >> we can also c little boy was among the people killed. the winds whipped through

you can see here this is right in downtown bethesda. this is water comes down, this whole lane is completely taken out. this at elk street and arlington road. you can see the car starts to push through there will be a lot of road spray. hydroplaning is an issue we're seeing. be car taking you right now in certain areas. so if you travel on the inner ten-mile stretch is an hour currently. traveling d.c. 295 northbound trying to get to baltimore we are over an hour to get there. 66 heading inbound. we had a crash for three hours. right before the capital beltway. 44 minutes. 95 south from the capital beltway to the occoquan, hey, that is the lowest taking you now which is 35 minutes. slowing everywhere. no major crashes. if standing water and the ponding we see all over. steve? steve: newly issued severe thunderstorm warning. this time for part of southern maryland. it does include calvert and st. mary's county including king george and la plata. this is until 7:00. about 40 minutes to go. you can see this area right here is the area in q

. >>> i'm adam tuss in bethesda. a community in mourning after a horrible accident here over the weekend, and now calls to make this intersection saer haen here coming up. pp but cigna is there for you. health isn't easy. literally. just download our free coach by cigna app. for personalized programs from a team of health coaches to help you achieve your wellness goals. cigna. together, all the way. >>> now at 5:30, a brazen daytime shooting along a busy road in prince george's county. it leaves a 17-year-old seriously wounded and this evening the search is on for two people wanted in connection to that shooting. >> it all unfolded just before 9:00 this morning in greenbelt road in lanham. several schools had to be put in lockdown. let's get tth collins. pat, what are you hearing? >> reporter: chris a teenager is fighting for his life right now after a broad daylight shooting here. a witness says he saw two suspects running from the scene. he says

upper 30's across bethesda and most of the area. a couple of spots closer to 40 degrees. , 36 inharlottesville frederick, 38 in the nation's capital. .or tonight, we will stay clear the winds have been gusty but they will diminish as we drop between 16-26 degrees. apleasant day tomorrow, warmer weekend and were still watching a storm center that may .orm to the south that's all part of the seven day outlook. new developments tonight after that home invasion in rockville yesterday. it happened right up -- near interstate 270. lewis is keeping in close contact with the police on this one. kevin, what have you learned today? initially saidad there might be a significant update today, but so far we have not heard anything further. we did speak with the girl who believe she came in contact with these wanted man only minutes before they barged into a home on this street. this woman, who doesn't want her name or face shone, was walking her dog along this path yesterday afternoon when she saw two men and felt wary. >> we both got a very sus

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after videotaping women using the restroom at bethesda north hospital. court records show daniel schantz, hid his cell phone under a cabinet and recorded women without them knowing. turns out one of them women ound the phone and reported it to hospital security. schantz later called security saying that he lost his cell phone and when he came in to claim it... police arrested him. schantz is charged with voyeurism and is currently out on a 5-thousand dollar bond. the u.s. attorney for the district that covers the greater cincinnati area is stepping down. carter stewart announced his resignation... effective march 11. after his resignation, he plans on joining a columbus-area nonprofit. you decide 2016 hillary clinton wins big in south carolina, but bernie sanders says the democratic campaign isn't over yet. karin caifa kay-fuh has a look at the numbers, and what they mean heading into super tuesday. not just a win -- a decisive win, for hillary clinton in republican presidential kasich says his plan to win the nomination is to win right here in ohio on m

in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: preparations are underway for the prince george's county department of public works to fill the potholes caused by the cold weather and the snow. the countywide pothole blitz begins tomorrow. drivers are advised to be aware of the trucks and crews working on the roadways. travelers are encouraged to slow down approaching the work zones. jonathan: some of the potholes are huge. michelle: tough to avoid. jonathan: somebody on staff, i won't mention a name lost one tire and had to buy two new ones. michelle: i know who he is. the weather will help the road crews. jonathan: they need it. let's bring in doug hill. doug: gusty winds and 62 at reag national airport. it's 64 a a great leap day weather wise. sustained winds 125. the highest gust at annapolis at 35 miles per hour. it will be clear tonight. we will plan ahead to super tuesday, sunshine in the morning. few clouds in the afternoon. highs again near 60 degrees there. could be significant weather here in terms of the winds

east of bethesda so you are starting to see your weather quiet down. it's calming do moving away from 270 right now. still some heavy weather. prince george's county, look at that, bowie, landover hills, your wind probably coming up too. we're still getting reports of high wind out there, but not quits a high as it was earlier. some indication too the fact that we're not seeing quite as much lightning across the area shth tharea, that the storm is starting to wane a little bit. traffic flowing around father hurley boulevard. so that's right there now east of -- just west of where we're seeing the storms as they're moving eastward. not quite as fast as they were moving easterly your but still again putting out some pretty good wind. still the chance for some hail. you guys have been great in sending in video to us on social media of hail reports with this storm system and the very heavy rain. down to the south, still one area around fredericksburg too -- put the skits back on. some of the high wind and the rotation. not quite as much down here. i think

typical for us as you round toward bethesda. we are seeing delays. jonathan: these are the cars you won't see on the road. first and second-place at d of a second. watch. >> to the finish of the daytona 500! jonathan: we wondered how many were that close. michael phelps won the 100-meter butterfly by a finger. .012 of a second separated the winner from the second-place finisher. michelle: coming in second more painful. still next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- tumbling oil prices mean cheap gas. why is everything look at the fees that went in place that are still here. next. >> welcome to the ice. your washington capitals! jonathan: okay. how great is this? we introduced you to brendan frederick a couple of weeks ago. the blind high school sports announcer that captured so many hearts. he got to live out the dream. we have if an a -- have the amazing sto oil price collapsed in recent months from $100 a barrel to $30. have you noticed in >> the average tire is well over $100. but the tire prices haven't fallen. hmmm. the price of motor oil in the auto part

this case, a good citizen did the right thing and really drew attention to that little house in bethesdand. >> the neighbors said they hadn't seen the family in a week, and the papers and mail were backing up. normally the family would actually tell the neighbors that they were going out of town, they were going somewhere. >> i received a call on the police radio, i was working that beat, and they told me to go to the residence on williston drive in bethesda. as soon as i got in there, the whole thing was just, you know, awful to even look at. just blood dripping down and pooling up on the floor. it was like a horror house. >> montgomery county authorities picked up the flyer that we had left at poch hardware, and the neighbors identified it as the bishop family. >> the whole family was described repeatedly by a number of people as being the perfect foreign service family. brad bishop, rising star in the state department, trophy children, beautiful wife, talented. bishop's mother living with them. >> the victims of the crime were bishop's mother, lobelia bishop, who was 68 years old. ann

and southbound from middlebrook down to bethesda, a 15-minute commute. our trafficland cam, this is traveling to alexandria, and you can see traffic is fairly light on the inner and outer loop. back on the 9s with more traffic and weather, but for now, over to you. >>> ridership is down on metro, and they will be holding a meeting today to talk about why. >> nikki burdines talking about it. >> reporter: metro lately, you may have noticed the train cars are less crowded. there's a reason for that. people are not using metro. metro says ridership is down to the same level it was back in 2004, and weekday ridership is down by more than 6%, and weekends, down by 12%, and the report shows it's not linked to weather or any particular event, but the blue and orange lines were especially impacted by disruptions when we had the substation fire at stadium armory metro, but another reason, unpredictable travel times, and riders have been forced to budget more travel time to avoid being late. we asked people out here this morning, what do they think should be done?

in his leg and was taken back to bethesda. sheree: the u.s. bank was robbed tonight by men wearing a plastic bag over his face. this happened right before noon today. the suspect was on, he was last seen running from the bank. lovely nobody was hurt. mike: the man charged with killing six people in kalamazoo, michigan. jason dalton appeared in court this afternoon. he is 45 years old, has -- a husband, a father 2, 8 luber driver. -- a uber driver. >> this was not a momentary lapse. it was not a crime, there' s nothing that provoked this. there are videotapes of these incidents where he walked onto the scene and shot them. uber says that dalton passed a background check. sheree: 52 wins, zero losses. once they chairmanship. mike: the special welcome home for local wrestler after the streak he is breaking and is sometime. sheree: a bald from a trap. into the wild. kevin: sunshine today, sunshine tomorrow, and then changes for the rest of the week. i will talk about the roller coaster weather we have coming our way. you' re watch

they're up, downtown, and bethesda now. you can get off at bethesda and find your way. >> it's unclear what caused the tractor trailer to flip oefrver. the driver did die. this was the only vehicle involved in this accident. no other vehicles in the area. a few witnesses but nobody else involved in the accident. all lanes of both the inner loop and outer loop have reopened. traffic is now back to normal. back to you. >>> breaking news here at the live desk. pulitzer prize winning author harper lee has died at the age of 89. the mayor of her hometown in alabama confirming the news. lee is the author of "go set a watchman" and "to kill a mockingbird" which was released in 1960 and has million copies worldwide. lee arguably one of the most important american novelists, gone today at the age of 89. >>> a live look outside from our tower camera. for the most part, overcast skies. we will keep the clouds around to the afternoon hours. that's not helping out temperatures. upper 20s and low 30s. right at freezing in the district. c

this one out of bethesda, maryland. we have learned the names of the victims killed in a horrific car crash. this happened on river road near pyle road around 7:00 last night. parents and r their teen daughter was also badly hurt. the other direether driver was the hospital but expected to being on. the crash is under investigation. >>> i'm meteorologist tom kierein on this sunday morning. lots of sunshine, temperatures are really climbing quickly. we're well into the 40s now much of the region. a little bit of a breeze coming in out of the south bringing in that mild air. you can he soo the flag flsee t flapping. it will feel springlike today, tomorrow and again on tuesday. temperatures right now mid-40s shenandoah valley. stanto stanton, virginia, up to 50 degrees. mild temperatures moving into the metro area. lots of sunshine, just a few clouds off in the west. live view from tower camera looking off to the north and west, and the temperature will steeply climb by noontime, we should be into the mid to upper 50s. and

bethesda and then potomac. well north and west. heaviest rain is now beginning to fall and will continue to fall as we move through the next half hour to 45 minutes. with the heaviest rain around bethesda or west motherland hills. all of this is moving in the district. 29 georgetown around there and west end. there is a huge development, outdoor development out there. national cathedral over here. heading south to georgetown this is the time you need to definitely take cover. bedroit park and northwest d.c. not there yet but give it another five or signature minutes. that is it. five to eight minutes. you will see the stronger storms overhead. southeast d.c. around anacostia. the storm is just on your backdoorstep. you can see here is the anacostia. compare it to here to the west of you. that is where we look at the stronger storms. for those in rosslyn near reagan national airport. oldtown alexandria. oxon hill, maryland. these are the areas that will see prolific lightning and heavy rain. we have flood watches and the warnings. p

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. >> the crash happened here in bethesda. an intersection many say is dangerous. an intersection community mem r members many say wanted to see safer. we will revisit where this accident took place. >> they all know the days ahead will be rough. what will tomorrow be like. >> well, i think tomorrow will be sad. it's going to be sad for me. meanwhile, learning more about the driving record of that crash. back in 2013, pled guilty to speeding and wrereckless drivin. that case was dismissed. tonight, news 4 spoke with his attorney who offered his condolences to the crash victim's family. he said he did not do anything wrong in yesterday's crash and that the other vehicle made a left in front of him. he has not been charged in saturday's crash. >> announcer: and, now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm meteorologist lauren ricets. it was beautiful mid 60s. it's still fairly mild outside right now. it will continue to be mild as we go into the evening. temperatures are going to fall in the 40s in the overnight and could have an isolated shower early tomorrow morning. b

>> tonight at ten we are following two big breaking news stories in bethesda three people were killed in a car crash. much more on that. >>> we begin in prince williamsl county virginia. vir it happened this evening in the 13 thousand block of lashmere court in woodbridge. learned? >> reporter: very concerningte situation out here. the police say 3 of their officers were responding to some sort of incident at this home th right here behind me. and when they arrived they were greeted by gunfire all three of the officers were shot and had to be air left ted to fairfax hop hospital. all of this happened a ruined ri 5:30 this evening. eve this is very much an active ongoing investigation. police said thraw some sort of domestic incident.do they are working to confirmfi whether that was a shooting. the reason they have little information on what happened asa soon as investigators got herega they were shot. now police have said the person who opened fire on those officers was arrested. arr they are not, however, saying who this person is. we also do not know the names of the officers that w

again, slick conditions traveling southbound to the capital beltway in bethesda. thankfully no major accidents >>> all right, we are still tracking a lot on the first alert live doppler, and a lot of wet snow, heavy, wet snow is melting right away. we are seeing some accumulations on top of your car and your deck. some areas are melting right away. 37 in dc right now, and temperatures will be steady throughout the day. where we are seeing the concern, the areas in blue from frederick over to parts of damascus, down through gaithersburg and german town, and even leesburg. the snow is coming down so heavy it doesn't have a chance to melt. the temperatures are right about freezing, and there's slick spots out there. we will continue to track the slick spots and the issues coming up. >> here's larry miller. >>> thank you. we had to downgrade the interstates because of volume and road conditions at this point. again, wet and slick on the beltway, and slow on 95, talking primarily on the maryland side as you make your way into college park because of an earlier accident

. >>> in bethesda, someone had to be rescued from their car.ou can see it was slow going even when the road was open. that video from bethesda came from one of you. a lot of you also tweeted video like this. the hail hitting your deck. you can hear it coming down pretty hard. in any weather, we always want to hear what you're experiencing, too. and see the pictures that you take. you can tweet us or send us a message on facebook if you want to post what you're seeing. and you can also e-mail us at i see at nbc washingtwashington.n. >>> school board measures could vote on the schools. forestville high and skyline elementary are on the chopping block. it that happens, students from forestville will go to suitland high school. a former student says she's unsure of how consolidating the schools will work. >> when i was in school, suitland was a wild school and already overpopulated, which is why a lot of people opted to go to forestville for that simple reason. >> if the vote passes, changes could a effect next year. >>> parents in maryland who hos

the villain and saint bar in bethesda tonight. what does all this mean?> reporter: here's the situation. here in montgomery county, if you own a bar, like here and you want to order something like bourbon or you want to order a beer, well, all of this has to come through the county's own warehouse. not only does the county control the warehouse here, they also control 25 retail establishment that compete with private businesses. but tonight the 21 year head of the county liquor control board is out. and this is a development that a lot of people here are surprised by. take a look at this. now, over last weekend while a lot of people were digging out from that blizzard, the county government put out a late friday that george griffith the long-time head of the department of liquor control for nearly 21 years was out as of 5:00 p.m. last friday. county executive followed that up with his own message to the county council. he said in essence that if they could find a way to come up with a $33 million that liquor control generates in montgomery county, well th

charged with voyeurism after police say he recorded women on his cell phone in the bathroom of the bethesda north hospital. he hid his phone under a. a woman saw it and reported it to security. he said his phone was missing and left securities -- security officers watch the video. he was given a $5,000 bond this morning. on the kentucky tennessee state border a massive rockslide could have interstate 75 shut down for quite some time. take a look at this. officials are saying this could be a long-term closure. they say the roadway is now safer travel. the road is not safe to travel right now. the rockslide was reported before 4:00 friday afternoon. both sides of the interstate are shut down. a fire and a friday night fish fry sent three people to the hospital. firefighters are using the incident as a teaching opportunity. they say all people working around food equipment should be prepared for emergencies. three people were burned at saint barbara' s church over an erlinger after a problem with a today erlinger came to together. the police and fire department took part in the special welcome

now bethesda residents want change. three members of the family were killed saturday men the vehicle collided with another. at the intersection of river and pile road. family teenage daughter survived but is in critical condition. >> i have to ask the state highway administration what price do they put on the lives. >> more than 500 people called a me -- signed a petition in 2008 calling for the highway administration to install traffic light at river road and pyle road. >> this time states will pick the party presidential nominee. donald trump rally in the commonwealth today, the black lives matter protest growing. suzanne kennedy is where hillary is campaigning tonight. suzanne: she just wrapped up a speech here on the campus of george mason university and spoke for 20 minutes to a thousand supporters. the first of two appearances. this takes place at a critical day at the polls. >> hillary clinton and donald trump counting down tuesday and getting just released poll. trump is ahead of the nearest competitor by 30 poi

alex pure die graduated from walt whitman high school in bethesda. she recently posted a youtube video. she recently quit her sororityor and a little bit one another. i was so upset to see the way women were treating other women. to see women in leadership rolls telling us we should care more about what other people think and what we look like. l they encouraged each other to t dress, do i want to say this word. >> slut i, as per miss cuss as s possible so guys would like them. and she heard her sisters lashing out at obese women, saying over weight laid dishad no place in the sorority tisha lewis. she's bringing attention to the problem making it will make changes. >> good for her. i am glad she's speaking out. > george washington universityn got rid of its sat requirementse and applications sewered. it saw 28 percent jump in in applications this year. that's about 6,000 more students than the year before. the the school says there was also a significant increase in applications from blacks, his panic and those who would be their first in their fami

in bethesda megan dies local news. >> it is forb me. >> yeah. last last. we hope it is for a few of you too. we are coming down to a make or broke moment for presidential hopefuls. the latest from new hampshire where the first primary is justs days away. trump is still on top. look at someone else to be b making a move. >>> north korea's latest threatening move. >>> there's something one study says women are doing which is wi causing them to gain weight, this is really interesting. we're not talking about eating, drinking or skies but it's very common. >> building oh. i'm interested. what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. super poligrip is part of my life now. >> welcome back fresh off line. many of the candidates hit the talk shows.. campaigning around new hampshire. on democrat sick side hillary clinton hillary clinton skippedc and spent the day in flint michigan. fox's e

the first robbery happened shortly after nine on old georgetown road in bethesda. police say the suspect had a plastic bag covering his face. they say he got some cash and then walked out of the bank. about half an hour later ther same maneld up a bank on montgomery avenue in ken incorporate ton. the bank robber had a gun. no one was hurt in either bank theft. > just a short time ago, six republican presidentialan p candidates faced off in southut carolina. it was a very very spirited debate. fox5's john roberts reports. the sudden deaths of conservative supreme court justice anton in scalia changed the tone of the republican debate in south carolina.sout just to be clear on this, mr. trump, you're okay with the president nominating somebody. >> i think he's going

police say two cars collided at the intersection of river and pile roads in bethesda. a family of four was in one of the vehicles. police say the father, the mother and their 17-year-old son died at the scene. the fourth family member was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the other driver is expected to recover but so far no charges have been filed. >> presidential candidates are now in the final sprint ahead of super tuesday, they're on the campaign trail trying to shore up last-minute support before voters have their say. >> we are not taking anything and we're not taking anyone for granted. >> reporter: it was no surprise that hillary clinton won the south carolina primary this weekend. the surprise was just how big she won, crushing bernie sanders by almost 48 points, leadingin nearly every demographic. whites, blacks, seniors, women and men. >> in politics sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. tonight we lost. >> reporter: sanders says he expects to do well on super tuesday but clinton appears to taking a shot at the general election. >> we do

. >> turn to another big story weo have been following this one ous of bethesda three people are dead after a terrible crash on river road.ve this happened seven p.m.. two cars collided near pile road. we're told two men were drying vehicles. one of them was among those killed. two other people were hurt inrt this crash. one of the survivors is in critical condition. con at last check outbound lanes ofo river road were closed. clo so police could investigate. >>> it is a hard term but let'sb switch gears and talk about thet weather for just a moment. there is a live look outside tonight. not a bad evening at all. and certainly not a bad dayday today for this saturday. but, the good news if you've been listening to gwen tonight the good news is tomorrow is going to be about perfect. high gwen.n. >>> hi, you are absolutely right. we're going to get a nice risee in the temperature. i'm calling it a spring teaseeae sunshine and we're headed to 60 of the let's get a look where we were today temperature wise, what happened we actually ended up being three or four degreesor just off of the m

deciding game, here are the three finalists -- a junior at the university of southern california from bethesda, maryland... whose cash winnings yesterday total... [ cheers and applause ] a sophomore at the university of california, berkeley, originally from boise, idaho... whose cash winnings total... [ cheers and applause ] and a senior at the university of pittsburgh from jamison, pennsylvania... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] hey, thank you, johnny. hey, exciting moment, right? it's been a long, long time since we've gone into the deciding day of a championship with three players so evenly matched. look at those scores! as you know, they will be added to today's total to determine our champion. good luck. here we go. keep it going as well as you did yesterday. here are the categories... oh... next... notice the spelling of "whirled" there. we're dealing with anagrams here. that's followed by... ugh. and... and, sarah, once again, you go first.

we have learned new information about last night's deadly crash in bethesda. investigators have identified the three family members who were all killed. police say what happened was to vehicles, a chevy volt and a bmw collided as one try to make a left turn. another passenger suffered critical injuries. the bmw driver was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. coming up next on abc 7 news at 11:00, the 88 annual academy awards are about to get underway. for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >> meteorologist devon moose with you here. first national harbor, you can just see west. last little bit of daylight. we are averaging 2 to 4 minutes of daylight we are adding to our day. in d c, 70 cumberland, 71 .tanton and near