. >> reporter: debra brady is disappointed. he daughter got sick on a study program. >> but it -- we cannot allow it to overshadow the great accomplishments these young people have made. >> reporter: more than 40 students fell sick yesterday evening, began vomiting early this morning. they're part of the congressional awards foundation program. debra brady says her daughter had flu-like symptoms. >> nauseated, headaches, stomach crampi cramping. >> we feel fairly comfortable this is gastroenteritis. we see it throughout the year, primarily through the wind months and early spring months, so it's possible to see it at this time in the year. the symptoms were very consistent with that. >> reporter: health officials believe the virus was transmitted person to person. medics drove at least seven students to the hop. deck ra brady's daughter is out and she is fine. >> she was just discharged from the hospital about 7:00 a.m. this morning, and we blot her here to get her belongings. >> reporter: the health depend is working with the

debra brady t wife of congressman bob brady, was watching the news when her tv died. she spotted two men sitting on her lawn furniture and a third man tried to break into the house, she took action. >> one of them was looking through the windows, and then they decided to try to open the screen door to the sliders. when they did that, i went right up to the screen door t slider, we were face to face and i started banging on the window. and they all looked at each other and they just took off. >> nothing was taken from the bradys' yard. police say they don't think the house was a target because brady is a politician. >>> a man is in the hospital in serious condition after a major fire in northeast d.c. crews responded to a call in the 400 block of 15th street around 8:00 tonight. firefighters believe the fire started on the second floor. crews also checked out a 5-year-old boy who may have been inside the home. he was found at a neighbor's home and didn't need any medical treatment. officials are still looking into what caused that fire. >>> a group of students might be