how much caffeine is too much for your child? >>> also something new at the airport that could make checking your bag so much faster. stay with us. >>> we're back now with a jarring warning from a south carolina coroner after the death of a teenager being blamed on an overdose of caffeine. too much consumed in way too short a time having an espect on his heart. a message from his grieving parents to others. we get the details from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: when 16-year-old davis collapsed and died last month, medical teams were perplexed. why would an otherwise healthy teenager drop dead of a heart attack. a large diet mountain due, a cafe latte from mcdonalds and some type of energy drink. >> it was so much caffeine at the time of his death that it caused his arrhythmia. >> the teenager's parents devastated. that something so readily available like caffeine, could have caused his death. his father said davis routinely avoided alcohol and drugs. >> it wasn't a car crash that took his life, instead it was an energy drink.

. >>> and the new caffeine concern. the 16-year-old who had a coffee, and several other drinks with caffeine. the coroner who says it killed him. the new warning, how much caffeine is too much. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. we begin with that breaking headline as we come on the air. tonight, our team now confirming a report late today in the "the new york times" that fired fbi director james comey wrote a memo, documenting some of his interaction with president trump and tonight this question, did the president ask james comey to, quote, let this go while talking about the investigation into this man, retired general michael flynn, and russia. flynn resigned a few days into the administration. cecilia vega leading us off. >>> tonight, another bombshell at the white house. abc news confirms president trump allegedly suggested former fbi director james comey shut down his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. a source close to comey tells abc news, c

super concentrated forms of caffeine.o you have a warning for students who are downing those and heading off to their senior trip. >> this story certainly makes you think twice about having too much in a short period of time. 100-milligrams, 200-milligrams, a cup or two of coffee is okay. but combining the things together, pounding them. i think about folks who work out and take the preworkout energy drinks. it gets you juiced up. >> how much caffeine do you drink? are you a coffee person? do you monitor your own intake. >> i don't drink coffee. >> for the caffeine or just not your thing. >> it's not my thing. >> i have a third of a cup every morning. i do it more for the taste. >> i have a ton of coffee every day. when the jitters start happening, should you see your doctor? cut back a cup or two. >> talk to your doctor about it if you have a family history of heart disease. if you have heart disease. this kid died of an arrhythmia. instead of beating like this, it flew off and went uncontrollably and led to a sudden car

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he loaded up on caffeine.in a classmate's words basically chugged an energy drink during class. david was a high school sophomore who found his rhythm while playing the drums. >> he was a great kid. he didn't get mixed up in the wrong things. he loved music. you worry about their safety, their health, especially once think start driving. but it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead, it was an energy drink. >> reporter: the 16-year-old collapsed during class last month and died at a hospital. while his initial autopsy required more testing, rich land county con david consumed a large soft drink, a law dtay drink and an energy drink bringing on a cardiac eventual. >> these drinks, this amount of caffeine, how it's ingested can have dire consequences, and that's what happened in this case. >> you start to feel dizzy, you can feel it in your chest. >> reporter: this doctor says energy drinks send more than 20,000 people to the emergency room annually. >> the problem is it's not just caffeine. it's the oth

that's over 400 milligrams of caffeine that the f.d.a. says an adult can consume in 24 hours. >> it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead it was an energy drink. >> reporter: between 2007 and 2011, the number of emergency visits involving energy drinks more than doubled to nearly 21,000 a year. cbs news medical contributor, dr. david aga says the food and drug administration may have to step in. >> maybe there needs to be better labeling, restrictions on their marketing or restrictions on the amount of caffeine, because one death is too many death. >> reporter: sean cripe is hoping his son's death can save another parent's child. >> please, talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks. >> reporter: the f.d.a. does not require labels to show how much caffeine is in these energy drinks. now, scott, the american beverage association says they have less caffeine than a comparable coffee house drink. >> pelley: tony dokoupil, thanks. we'll be back with a recap of our top story. ,, >> pelley: back to the breaking news, a

>> caffeine is everywhere in our society. 10-year-olds, 1 in 5 10-year-olds has a caffeinated beveragery day. it's really everywhere right now. >> in this case, the 16-year-old had a soda and a coffee and an energy drink within a short period of time. i believe it was two hours. all of that contained more caffeine than the recommended daily amount? >> probably six times what a young adult or adolescent child should consume in a day. so across two amount, it's the size of the individual and how quickly they ingest it. >> i try to limit my coffee to one, sometimes two a day. but if you take a look at what most people consume, you may have coffee for breakfast, a soda can your lunch or a snack and red bull if you're really tired and didn't get enough sleep the previous night. how much caffeine is in these drinks. coca-cola, mountain dew, coffee and red bull. >> coke will have about 35 milligrams. mountain dew about one and a half times that. coffee can have up to seven or eight cups of coffee. and an energy drink could have eight or ten cups of coffees' stimulants. >> so how much is too m

>>> too mump caffein killed this south carolina teen. >>> how vulnerable are you to the latest cyber attack? and what can you do to pro10th yo yourselves. >>> sh"early today" starts righ now. >> i'm this morning the white house is in full blown crisis management mode scrambling to respond to another explosive allegation, this time from the same paper that brought down richard nixon. revealing he revealed highly classified information to the russian ambassador last week. and quote gave them code word material relating to isis, even saying a specific city where a threat was detected according to current and former u.s. officials. they say no intel sources or methods were revealed. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries including threats to civil aviation. at no time, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed and not disclose any military operations not publicly known. >> the question is believinged to have stemmed from a u.s. partner that did not give the u.s

so how much caffeine is too much? the average cup of coffee has 100 to two money milligrams of caffeine . they. 400 milligrams of caffeine each day which averages four to five cups of coffee. >> the fda dos not limit rementses for caffeine use in children, they recommend that children and teens consume no caffeine and here's why, large amounts of it can cause your heart to race, it can cause an irregular heart rate and your blood pressure. you take it seriously even though we try to run on caffeine, it can be dangerous. you heard the doctor say we're not going to blame the try for us, but it's still about acknowledge and keeping an eye out on that. coming on at five:30, a massive fire after a building in maryland goes up in flames. we'll have details of that incident next. caught on camera, surveillance video capturing a series of gun mussel flashers in a d.c. neighborhood the rumors that continue to fly about whether or not sean spicer will be replaced. this time one of the people who might take the job go ots record

>>> too much caffeine killed this south carolina teen. how much is too much? >>> how vulnerable are you to the latest cyber attack? and what can you do to protect yourself? >> 13 million people face severe weather ahead of this afternoon. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm gigi stone woods. >> i'm frances rivera. this morning the white house is in full-blown crisis management mode scrambling to respond to another explosive allegation, this time from the same paper that brought down richard nixon. "the washington post" is reporting president trump revealed highly classified information to russia's foreign minister and ambassador during their visit to the white house last week. the paper claiming mr. trump gave the russians, quote, code word material relating to isis, even revealing a specific city within isis territory where a threat was detected according to current and former u.s. officials. a spokesperson is denying the report while the administration says no intel sources or methods were revealed. >> the story that came out tonight as repo

about that over 200 milligrams of caffeine.plus the coffee on top of that you're going to start to feel those signs. remember, those signs of having too much caffeine -- >> how do we know if we're reaching that point where we shall scale back? you hear i've have jitters i had too much coffee this morning. >> jittery, science of palpi positions your heart rate is going very very high and you start to feel even sometimes the fluttering. you can feel anxious, nausead have to use the bathroom a lot. that's really because of the way that caffeine work in the body. caffeine itself affects our body because it releases these things cat at a cole low means. they are stress hormones. we need those. good in some senses because it like the fight or flight too much too quickly speeds up the heart rate and it can be dangerous. throws us into these irregular abnormal heart rhythms. >> coffee pods we use in the machines better or worse than the brewed coffee. >> do they make a difference. >> i don't think they make difference they are good in

i love some caffeine, but having caffeine with your caffeine might be a bit much for me but maybe not sure not for a lot of people. >> one said it tasted like chewy coffee, another said it was delicious. >> i'm happy to try it out for research purposes. >> please do. >> thank you. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. >>> still to. come. right on track. we'll meet a horse racing photographer who has some beautiful views despite not being able to see most of it with her own eyes. despite not being able to see most of it with her eyes. when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums horrific crime.. the g-o-p healthcare bill has cleared its first major hurdle after a contentious battle in the house -- how the plan could affect millions of californians... and one bay area city may start forcing some drivers to pay more than others for the exact same violations. the goal of the new propsal... join us for kpix 5 news this mornin

. >>> a team described as perfectly healthy suddenly dies from a caffeine overdose. the drinks he consumed before it all took place. >>> and what happens when a bear finds himself locked in a car. well, some neighbors and a very brave police officer found out. >>> sounds like -- >> this bear walks into a car. >> then it hits the on star. >> more on that adorable story. >>> but a lot of news to get to starting with the white house responding to allegations that president trump shared highly classified information with the russians. >> want to show you the morning headlines from "the washington post" and "the new york times," this morning, both saying and it is a blockbuster headline that highly classified information was disclosed and it took place last week as the president boasted to russian diplomats who were visiting the white house at the time. >> now, that classified intelligence reportedly came from a u.s. ally in the fight against isis. but administration officials are dismissing the story as false. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. a busy mor

. >> a child dies and his parents blame caffeine. what he had just before he collapsed. >> from the kpix weather center, good afternoon, everybody. what a spring day here in the bay area. look more like wintertime for the coastside where we are overcast too, the mountains. where it is snowing. ha ha! can you believe it? it is snowing in tahoe and we have the details coming up. don't go away. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, than two years. he appeared yesterday on a radio >>> bill cosby is publicly addressing his sexual assault scandal for the first time in more than two years. he appeared on a radio talk show saying that racism and revenge are behind the allegations against him. >> i just truly believe that, um, some of it may very well be that. >> cosby also suggested that his dozens of accusers were piling on. cosby's criminal trial is expected to begin next month. >>> a south carolina teenager's death is being blamed on too much caffeine. the healthy 16-year-old collapsed last month at his high school and died after consumin

how much caffeine is too much? most people can drink safely caffeine every day. that is about four cups of coffee. that is according to robert gladder who is an emergency room physician in new york city. he says it would take -- but he also notes one teaspoon of pure powder caffeine could be deadly. kids should limit caffeine consumption and caffeine and alcohol should not ever be mixed. >>> tonight special assignment unit report is all about real talks between teens and their parents. teens confront their parents about what stresses them out. and some of the issues are the same as when you and i were growing up. some are far different. take a listen. >> if i would change one thing in my life, i guess i would want us to have more money. >> as far as going it meant more money it wouldn't just be so stressful. >> social media allows people to say anything they want anonymously. people peak a fake account and say all of this negative and hate toward me. >> you will hear more from these teens about what is stressing them out and how parents can help them cope. tonigh

of caffeine. (steve) kron 4's vicki liviakis is with with some cautionary words from the teen's father about the potential dangers from caffeine. (vicki) caffeine is what jump-starts many of us in the morning. and thru the day... but for one teenager - it put him over the edge and killed him. he's a high school student from richland county south carolina... davis cripe wasn't into drugs or alcohol but was ok with a caffeine kick - not aware that too much could be dangerous. students say davis downed a mcdonald's latte, a diet mountain dew and an energy drink all within two hours. he collapsed in the classroom and couldn't be revived. davis cripe's death is listed as the result of a "caffeine- induced cardiac event." information davis' parents want to pass on as they mourn their loss.(sean cripe/father) i stand before you as a broken-hearted father and hope that something good can come from this. parents please talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks. and teenagers and students p

i don't know. >> caffeinated. >> don't notice anything different. no caffeine. what else?? >> that's great. it's look awesome 32 grams. >> you want to try it? >> try it. >> oh, my god, wow. >> that was good. >> believable. >> on to something far less fun to eat. a man was on a flight, from t k toektoek tokyo. requested a gluten free meal. he has celiac's disease. the meals some times bland. this one beat any others he had previously. the stewardess came over and said, came over, said we have a special meal for you. >> oh, that's it. >> he got one banana for the nine hour flight. he says the kicker was see that little packet above it. that is the napkin, the cutlery. the salt. and a fork and knife for his banana. >> uh-huh. >> kendis is closet it eating his bagel. >> look at that. part of it. >> take a real bite. >> ha-ha. >> banana. >> speaking of -- of eating. and food. our favorite chef, is back. so this time, you release a video where he is slicing and dicing. remember how he seasoned it, and slicing and dicing fruit with a vengeance. wow. >> real life fruit ninja. >> e

i love some caffeine, but having caffeine with might be a bit much for me but maybe not for some. >>it tasted like chewy coffee, another said it was delicious. >> i'm happy to try it out for research purposes. >> please do. >> thank you. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. >>> still to. co, right on track. we'll meet a horse racing photographer who has some beautiful views despite not being able to see most of it with her eyes. whfight back fastts, with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums >>> here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> well, tomorrow it is off to the races for the 143rd kentucky derby. there will be lots of photographers on the sidelines but one stands head and don dahler caught up with her. >> in a sport of speed where champions are determined by milliseconds, it's barbara livingston's chance to freeze time. >> what's the perfect photograph? >> i'll l

the mayo clinic says the most caffeine a teen should consume is 100 mg. equal to an 8 ounce coffee or soda. davis's drinks may have added up to six times that amount. shocking to think some one can die from bevages. what's dangerous, you don't know how your body or your child's will respond. adrian bankart, abc news, new york. >> coming up in the next half-hour. roseanne and the rest of the connors are returning to tv after 20 years. hear why they say the time is right for a come back. >> first, brutal home invasion. real housewife star was beat sewn badly she ended up in the hospital. after walking in on a robbery. latest next. ork flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling that lasts up to 4 weeks. lysol. what it takes to protect. ito become dangerous.d for an everyday item new tide pods child guard pack. helps keep your laundry pacs safe and your child safer. align, press and unzip. ♪ ♪ >>> former real housewife of new jersey, dina manzo dealing with a real life nightmare she and her boyfriend brutally attacked in their home. ambushed by with a baseb

but adolescents should not consume more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per day. the lesson, moderation. cardiologist did not treat the victim but said caffeine can trigger an underlying, undetected heart problem. >> it is that dangerous? >> it is very dangerous. since the several years ago, there has been an increase in sudden cardiac death. >> the family is shattered. >> i stand before you as a brokenhearted family. >> a senseless death from a seemingly harmless product. kelly sanders, nbc news, tampa. >>> that is a disturbing story. well, here's a nice story. the weather is heating up. well, that means it is is getting close to pool season. however, montgomery county is considering a plan that would cut back on lifeguards. the county council is looking at allowing hotel pools to get rid of lifeguards. the county has 36 hotel pools. right now county rules require that each be manned by a lifeguard. legislation can could allow them to instead allow swimmers to swim at their own risk and install an alert system. they would be required to have a employee on site. >

>> officials in south carolina blaming an overdose of caffeine on the death of a high school student. the richland county coroner's office says the 16-year-old student with no family history of heart, use collapsed in the classroom last month. two hours after consuming a large diet mountain dew. cafe latte from mcdonald's and energy drink as well. the teen's dad spoke out last night. >> look all parents we worry about our kids as they grow up, their safety, their health. especially once they start driving. but it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead it was an energy drink. >> now the coroner is warning parents to monitor their children's caffeine intake. and health experts warn that energy drinks can be particular danger because man of them contain ingredients that amplify the effects of caffeine. >> the actor who played villain that you love to hate has now died. veteran character actor powers booth was a regular on "deadwood" and marvel's "tombstone" and sin city and the avengers. won an emmy for playing cult leader jim joanes. he died of natural causes at his home. powers

healthy south carolina teenager killed by too much caffeine.y drink was apparently enough to make the 16-year-old's heart give out. trace gallagher is live with more. trace? >> reporter: really rough story. the 16-year-old died almost a month ago. there was always this underlying suspicion that it had to be more than just caffeine. well, now the coroner's report is out and it shows, in fact, too much caffeine apparently induced a cardiac areutmyia. davis collapsed in class about 2:30 in the afternoon and was pronounced dead an hour later. the county coroner's report said in the two hours before he collapsed, davis cripe drank a large mountain dew, an latte from mcdonald's, then had an energy drink. here's the coroner. listen. >> the purpose here today is not to slam mountain dew. not to slam cafe lattes, not to slam energy drinks. but what we want to do here today is make people understand that these drinks, this amount of caffeine as ingested can have dire consequences. >> reporter: here the thing. the autopsy all showed no undisclosed heart c

that is way too much caffeine for teens.n's death will show the dangers of excessive caffeine. >> like all parents we worry about our kids as they grow up. we worry about their safety and health. especially once they start driving. it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead it was an energy drink. >> now, the purpose here today is not to slam mountain dew. it is not to slap cafe lattes. it is not to slam energy drinks. but what we want to do here today is make people understand that these drinks, this amount of caffeine, how it is ingested can have dire consequences. >> the coroner also said the teenager did not have heart problems but evensa healthy heart couldn't take the stress of all of that caffeine. >>> now, for healthy adults the food and drug administration says 400-milligrams is the safe amount of caffeine. that is four or five cups of coffee. most energy drinks contain as much caffeine as four cups of coffee and 14-teaspoons of sugar. >>> happening today, families of the people who died in the ghost ship war

in this instance, excessive amounts of caffeine teenager's death. that's according to medical examiners in south carolina. 16-year-old davis allen cripe collapsed in class last month. the coroner said in a 2 hour period, he drank a mountain dew, a cafe latte and an energy drink, close to the recommended caffeine for a healthy adult throughout the entire day. medical examiners say caffeine effects everyone different and in davis' case it turned deadly and his dad has a strong message for parents. >> parents, please talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks. and teenagers and students, please stop buying them. there's no reason to consume them. they can be very dangerous. >> the coroner who performed the autopsy admits the diagnosis is controversial. however parents need to know while a cup of coffee is okay, large amounts of caffeine can be life-threatening. >>> alcohol is often blamed transforming people into angry or more flirtatious versions of themselves, but a new study says it may have less effect on personality than many belie

you are taking caffeine, the drinks, whatever. nancy: you are not paying attention to how much you are drinking. your heart can't take it sometimes. jonathan: new information tonight about the officer who dragged the doctor off the united flight. we have all seen the video. abc7 found out james long finished a five-day suspension before this incident. he violated five department rules in january, including conduct unbecoming an officer. he is one of four officers put on paid leave as the city investigations. alison: simone biles got the boot last night. they had earned the highest scores from the judges but the viewers apparently saw it a different way. there were gasps and shock on stage. but afterward simone was gracious. >> i've never seen people that shocked. were you shocked? >> i'm not sure. i feel like a little bit but then again america want what is they want when they want it. so it's like, i don't know. >> so they seem to be a little taken aback by the vote. here are the final couples now you know she does have a few gol

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. >> how much is too much caffeine. a sudden-death prompting a warning to parents. >> the bay area company playing a key role hunting down the hackers behind a massive global cyber attack. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, president trump asked james comey to stop his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. is live >>> the white house is back on the defensive. the latest charge? president trump allegedly asked james comey to stop his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. mola lenghi reports from washington. >> reporter: allen, sources familiar with this situation tell cbs news that james comey left his paper trail because he is a careful attorney a careful lawyer who knew he had to be extra careful with this particular investigation. a senior law enforcement source tells cbs news that president trump pressured former fbi director james comey to drop his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. comey wrote up a memo first reported in the "new york times

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