francis scott key's son had been engaged in a relationship with wife and he took issue and called himut on lafayette square. killed key. he made a claim, he claimed that he had become so enraged by learning of this affair, that he had become temporarily insane. the jury was convinced by his argument and he is now known as the first person not being found not guilty by by reason of insanity. he had quite a name in washington circles. after the start of the war, he talked his way into a commission and eventually was elevated to commander of the third corps and found himself assigned to play a role in the battle of gettysburg. and a story well recounted by folks who know the gettysburg story well, he was not inclined not to follow orders and led his men ahead of the union line and suffered for it. his men were almost unilaterally slaughtered and dan himself was struck by a cannonball, similar to the one we have on display, struck into his lower right leg, requiring amputation on the battlefield. and we have on display the lower right leg. it took an interesting journey. he was aware as w

we have more outside the francis scott middle school in silver spring to tell us more about this. >> well, if you are in the hiphop culture, it is probably a good bet you are familiar with this stuff but for the rest of us, if you got a middle schooler, there is something you need to know about, the disruption at the school today, a measure of how nasty this stuff can be. rescuers sent to francis scott middle school at 10:45 this morning. >> we did evaluated 12 to 15 students and transported six, they had ingested the mixture of alcohol and other things. >> seen on youtube kids mixing up a it has been pop lied by rappers including 36 mafia. the brew that turned up here was brought from home according to school officials who said that trips to the hospital for six were out of an abundance of caution. >> that is no good. most parent had never heard of purple drink, liz or scissors and they were surprised by the consequences. >> it is unfortunate, part of the cull -- culture that we are living in. >> it is a drug and intoxicating and because it is so sweet, kids like middle schoolers li

parents are being called, the principal and the staff at francis scott key middle school .ealing with this episode we don't know if they jack in bus.l, before school, on a we are working to find that out. they decided to try something and it turned out to be a very bad idea. it does not appear that their injuries or sick this is are going to be lasting. brad bell, abc 7. jummy: quite a lesson. we switch to the forecast. the rain is back. we are tracking showers moving through the region. some areas are seeing heavy rain. what are we going to get and when does it move out of here? doug: it is in the process of moving through the area right now. a stronger cold front will pay us a visit tom will move through the area. right now, we are seeing the heaviest rain east of the city. if you little stragglers back the heinz. backlue ridge were pulled -- will pull back. we have clearing skies developing 80 miles west of the appalachian mountains. that bodes well for us. i think it is going to turn out to be a pleasant mid to late afternoon and early evening. it is going to be beautiful this aft

. >>> a dozen montgomery county students got sick at francis scott key middle school. firefighter and paramedic were called in. it appears the youngsters may have swallowed a over the counter medicine. >>> let's take it outside. it's cool and quiet out there toni yes. that was great. what can you expect for the weekend? gwen is in the weather center with first look at your forecast. >> hi there. it is cool out there but it is going to be a weekend with mixed conditions. don't put the umbrella too far away. we had plenty of sunshine. let's take a look at the numbers. we did well. temperatures exactly not a ballpark where they should be. mid to upper 70's, no complaints. current temperatures is lately comfortable. to cool. 57 at gaithersburg. double 6's at 57 at fredericksberg. winchester 59, baltimore and 59 at annapolis. winds were brisk but lightened up a bit. overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 5's board. we're looking at a little bit of a warmer day tomorrow. so you'll get to enjoy there. the jet stream allowing warmer air in. not going to be all bad. not a w

emergency crews responded to francis scott school in silver spring. they checked out 12 to 15 students and transported six. a en to school. rappers made the recipe famous with nyquil and vodka and jolly ranchers and separate. >> it is unfortunate and part of the culture that we have to prepare our children and be open with them and let them know about the dangers. >> dangerous mix. the school officials say the kids will be all right. this is the top story on the wusa9 app today. we have got the information posted so parents can learn about this purple drink. >>> brewers are true. if you have not stepped outside today. go do yourself a favorite, blue skies and sunshine. check it out. unfortunately though it will be short lived. >> chief meteorologist topper shutt telling us more. >> if you want to go outside and eat you can do it, clear tomorrow morning will be okay. we had to issue a yellow weather alert. 7:00 on future track, we are clear and in the mid to upper 50s. not bad. by 10:00 clear. temperatures now in the 60s. 66 downtown and 65 in fairfax

leon: a dangerous cocktail of common ingredients at francis scott key key middle school in white oak. several students were taken to the hospital. ofy were drinking a mixture cold medicine, candy, and some type of alcohol. the sicknesses are not life-threatening and the kids are home tonight. alison: a grim anniversary today, one year ago, four gruesome killings inside of a d.c. mansion, still standing, but boarded up. inside the multimillion dollar home, a businessn, housekeeper were all found dead. court documents say the victims had been held captive overnight, tied up, and possibly tortured before they were murdered. a man pled not guilty in the case. his next court date has been pushed back to august. investigators say he probably did not act alone, but no other arrests have been made. begged the0 people attorney general of maryland to help them fight back against fraud every single year. however, he handpicked his next case to take to court, telling our consumer investigator kimberly suiters it is one of the most outrageous examples of consumer abuse he has ever seen. >> hold on

this time out of silver spring, police were called to francis scott key middle school this morning.olice say their initial call showed them 10 to 15 students got sick after drenching a mixture of vodka, nyquil, and jolly ranchers. five of those teenagers were taken to the hospital for treatment. >>> good afternoon and thank you for joining us for the news at noon. i'm mike hydeck, problems just keep mounting for metro. first, this explosion at one of the stations. today it was the relate line and friendship heights that was reduced to sippable tracking after two -- single tracking after two arcing insulators. ellen brian reports. >> reporter: before they even get to the metro, riders who jump on at friendship heights say they checked the news. if it's a morning like it was this morning, with the red line single tracking, they say they're not surprised. [ sirens ] firefighters rushing from the platform after another probable on the tracks. before coming back up saying it wasn't anything they haven't seen before. >> now they haven't done maintenance for far too long and that's creepin

. >> now to montgomery county where firefighters and paramedics were called to francis scott keen middle school today. that's because a dozen student suddenly fell ill, about six student taken to hospital as a precaution, firefighters tell us it appears the youngsters may have swallowed cocktail of alcohol and over the counter medicine. police tell us no charges will be filed, and it is up to the school system to decide whether any students will be disciplined. >> un official start to summer just around the corner, and earlier today dc council member checked out city's public pools and splash parks, to make sure they will be ready to be open memorial day weekend. heads up the transportation and committee overseas parks and recreation, in northwest today, told us about some new technology, the city will use this year to alert pool visitors when storm is in the area. >> this year we're using the new satellite base lightened detection, confirm lightning strike within 5 miles of any district pool, the staff will receive e-mail and notification quickly, so they can suspend operations and once

before the civil war, dan congressman, was involved in a duel of sorts with the son of francis scott key. key's son philip barton key had been engaged in a fickles' wife,th teresa, and sickles took issue with the affair and called key ut on lafayette square, and challenged key to a duel. sickles killed key and was put on trial. sickles made an interesting claim, the first of its kind in the country. he claimed that he'd become so enraged by learning of this ffair that he had become temporarily insane. he jury was convinced by sickles' argument, and sickles is now known as the first person reason of uilty by temporary insanity. this is some years before the civil war. but sickles was already quite a name in washington circles. sickles, after the start of the war, talked his way into a commission and eventually was elevated to commander of the third corps, and found himself at the to play a role battle of gettysburg. and a story that is well recounted by folks who know the sickles g story well, was not inclined to follow ahead ofnd led his men the union line and suffered for it. unilat

so, had gone to francis scott key elementary school, hoover middle school, lowell high school and amt so proud to be able to come back full circle to support a lot of those schools that i went to and be part of that community in a very integral way. >> so, you spent most of your life in san francisco. why did you choose to live in the city? >> well, first of all, my parents decided to move us to the sunset district because they really wanted my brother and i to have a really good and safe r growing up. there were a lot of children and families in the sunset district and i think they felt like it would be the best environment for us to grow up. so, we ended up staying out there and fell in love with it and have a lot of pride after especially working for the sunset district as the electricity i have aide to supervisor chiu for over five years. and working with -- very intimately with a lot of community members, the merchants, our local residents who have, you know, interest in things such as public safety or public transportation, our school communities, our parks and play grounds, ju

they had to go to hospital after mixing that up at francis scott key elementary school in white oak.ll is there. first, how old were the kids we are talking about here? brad: well, these are middle schoolers. sixth, seventh and eighth grade. we have not been told what grade they were. we saw a few of them and it looked as though they were told the older end of the scale. sounds together. disgusting, yes. and also what these kids learned today dangerous. a medic escorts three students to a waiting ambulance. the youngsters obviously well enough to walk. but according to the fire department, in need of observation. >> they were sick enough where they reported it and went to the nurse's office. brad: the number of sickened students eight according to the school system and a dozen according to the fire department. either way they overwhelmed the school nurse who called 911. >> we ended up transporting six students to nearby hospitals. brad: according to a school system spokesperson a student brought a concoction from home which he or she shared and sources tell us a mixture that included

these are pictures from the flange department of the transformation of the francis scott key annex between it turned over an acre of asphalt that features a community garden, a bike track, skate area and play structure. it opens at 10:00. >>> final check of the weather. >>> we have a few scattered showers around this morning from bodega bay, santa rosa, highway 101 through sonoma. napa, a shower towards vacaville and southwest ward, not a lot happening on the peninsula and the south bay. later on today, from mt. diablo to hamilton, the warming and drying trend continues through the middle of the week. 80s arrive by tuesday inland. 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. winds light today for the giants game with a chance of showers. >> take it ease in the roads this morning. lisa, thank you. >>> thanks for joining us on the abc 7 morning news. abc 7 news continues at 4:00. the game is only on abc 7 beginning at 5:00 p.m. with nba countdown. the dubs and blazers kick off at 5:30. and join larry beil after the game at around w8 p.m. mike shumann will be live from portland with post game player

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food we buy as a preschooler members we have a count and give us it back to us and expand to the francis scottey so the other schools we have a smaller preschool he's been nothing but generous the numbers in donations with back to contribute to the schools are accurate no one else green house gas emissions that same level to so many different schools and been generous generous so this is a place that actively services the community i hope you consider this all are a benefit for the schools isn't area thank you. >> thank you is there any additional public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner moore and it is a well-designed project well-appointed and adding a locally grocery store i regret we don't have a gas station in place i'm in full support of project. >> thank you. i good am in support for all the reasons listed in the staff report with the additional units and creating more actually retail i share the concerns on the gas station our meter keeps dropping and again, i saw the fossil fuel card and the other thing i have to i saw democrat try in the hallway i hat

food we buy as a preschooler members we have a count and give us it back to us and expand to the francis scottey so the other schools we have a smaller preschool he's been nothing but generous the numbers in donations with back to contribute to the schools are accurate no one else green house gas emissions that same level to so many different schools and been generous generous so this is a place that actively services the community i hope you consider this all are a benefit for the schools isn't area thank you. >> thank you is there any additional public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commissioner moore and it is a well-designed project well-appointed and adding a locally grocery store i regret we don't have a gas station in place i'm in full support of project. >> thank you. i good am in support for all the reasons listed in the staff report with the additional units and creating more actually retail i share the concerns on the gas station our meter keeps dropping and again, i saw the fossil fuel card and the other thing i have to i saw democrat try in the hallway i hat

so, had gone to francis scott key elementary school, hoover middle school, lowell high school and amt so proud to be able to come back full circle to support a lot of those schools that i went to and be part of that community in a very integral way. >> so, you spent most of your life in san francisco. why did you choose to live in the city? >> well, first of all, my parents decided to move us to the sunset district because they really wanted my brother and i to have a really good and safe r growing up. there were a lot of children and families in the sunset district and i think they felt like it would be the best environment for us to grow up. so, we ended up staying out there and fell in love with it and have a lot of pride after especially working for the sunset district as the electricity i have aide to supervisor chiu for over five years. and working with -- very intimately with a lot of community members, the merchants, our local residents who have, you know, interest in things such as public safety or public transportation, our school communities, our parks and play grounds, ju

scott. >> i am melissa francis in for jenna lee. donald trump is expected to mote with former secretary of state henknowry kissinger. >> meanwhile bernie sanders is setting his sights on california after winning in oregon. hillary clinton declared a win in kentucky but it is too close to call. we begin with carl cameron live in trump tower in new york city carl? >> reporter: hi, jon the presumptive nom no may be meeting with 92-year-old henry kissinger former secretary of state to richard nixon and gerald ford. more than 40 years ago, he was the world diplomat of tremendous reknown and a noble peace prize. trump is going to talk to him. trump lacks the discernible foreign policy experience. he is a world traveller and done business all over the world. that is vastly different than the diplomacy henrow kissinger can boast about. he will get the advice of renowned experts. and in addition last night apart from policy trump inked a fund-raising deal. allows two campaign funds to be between the rnc and trump campaign of one of them and

the francis house of peace opened in chinatown and katherine scott was there for the ceremony. >> dancers and singers and speakers, a grand opening indeed for francis' house of peace in chinatown. it was hosted by project partners. held by the corporation. >> a couch is not a home and a shelter is not a home and together we will bring all our folks home to end and prevent homelessness. >> this is what i wanted for so long. something to call my own. donna johns moved in and happily gave us a tour. housing for people that experience or are at risk for homelessness or members of the lgbt community. for her and other residents the impact is immediate. >> i was in the streets and i know what it's like to be in the streets and be homeless and not to have. >> i am no longer just trying to survive and i can think about my future. >> as the ribbon was cut on this 79,000 square foot nine story facility, the residents were nearby to cheer. it's named in honor of pope francis and his reminders of his visit to philadelphia are positioned in and around the building including the noted grotto in theyard

scott. >> i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee.he search for answers in the second day as crews comb the eastern mediterranean waters between the greek islands and north africa. egyptair says the search area has a 40 mile radius. but it could be expanded. >>> the european space agency saying it has spotted a possible mile-long oil slick just southeast of the plane's last known location. benjamin hall is following all this from london for us. >> reporter: more clues coming in all the time as investigators try to piece together what happened in the leadup to the crash which killed 66 people. as the search continues the egyptian military have found purses, plane seats, belongings and body parts. the radius is 40 miles and being scanned by two american p-3 planes. also spotted, the oil slick over a mile long 25 miles south of the plane's last known location, which suggests the fuel didn't burn up on ascent and no signs of explosion were picked up at the time. officials have released the identity of the two pilots. mohammed shoukair. he

scott. melissa: i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee. we are getting reports and egyptian plane has located debris believed to be from the missing jet out of the greek island of crete and now the us maybe flying reconnaissance aircraft as part of a massive international search operation in the eastern mediterranean for more signs of debris. in the meantime we have to live pictures now from charles de gaulle international airport where flight 804 departed and where relatives of the passengers are now gathering.senior correspondent greg palkot is live outside charles de gaulle international airport in paris with the latest. i can only imagine what the scene is there, greg. reporter: its agreement seen it for sure. charles de gaulle airport paris, terminal one right behind me.this is where egyptair flight 804 left last night, that doomed flight and interesting, it's where another egyptair flight is leaving just about now. some regular passengers on board but also we have been told family members of the victims of that doomed flight . rememb

bucher, san jose police officer, michael johnson, hayward police officer, scott longer and contra costa sheriff's beauty, francis. they are set to depart at 8 am here from san francisco international airport making their way to new jersey to participate. we are hoping to catch up with a few to talk to at them to see how much this means to them and what it means for them to show this 11 for their officers who passed away. >>> a man and woman are in alameda county jail accused of carjacking a meals on wheels truck in fremont. police say the couple stole the truck in front of some volunteers yesterday morning. officers say the suspects led them on a brief chase, driving the truck through union city and hayward before he flipped on interstate on ramp it was there were police were able to take the couple into custody. >> meals on wheels did not -- they do have an old truck that volunteers were able to use. the truck is being used today to get meals on wheels to people while the regular truck is repaired. >>> in the south bay, authorities are asking for help in finding two people suspected of breaking into cars. campb

scott. melissa: i melissa francis in for jenna lee. here's what we know now. egyptian military officials say search teams have located passenger belongings and other wreckage in the water, some 170 miles north of eritrea as the search for the planes black boxes ramps up near the area where the plane vanished from radar screens with 66 people on board. egyptian officials say the pilot had no known political affiliations and both men passed security checks and this tragedy is sparking concert security concerns in the us ahead of a busy summer travel season asthe tsa also struggles with long delays at airports nationwide . jon: we got fox team coverage with maxime at chicago airport with the latest on the tsa situation what but we begin with senior affairs correspondent greg powell, outside charles de gaulle airport in paris. >>. reporter: john, the latest word that we are getting, a report saying according to european intelligence forces there were no known names from the current terror watch list among those on the june egypt air flight 804. the other informati

scott. melissa: i melissa francis in for jenna lee. here's what we know now.fficials say search teams have located passenger belongings and other wreckage in the water, some 170 miles north of eritrea as the search for the planes black boxes ramps up near the area

scott. melissa: i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee.lane has located debris believed to be from the missing jet out of the greek island of crete and now the us maybe flying reconnaissance aircraft as part of a massive

scott and welcome to you. melissa: i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee. hillary clinton and senator sanders battling out into states today. voters heading to the polls in kentucky while oregon primary by mail in ballot. kentucky is a closed primary, meaning no independence, a factor which could favor clinton but sanders could fare better in oregon. jon: there are 116 delegates at stake in both states. joining us now, a.b. stoddard, associate editor and columnist at the hill, david drucker's senior political correspondent at the washington examiner. hillary clinton has been campaigning hard in kentucky. i guess that is some signal of the states of this race? >> yeah, senator sanders 110 of the last 12 contest and she's hoping to put it away today but i really think if you look at the issues here, with bernie sanders voters and how resistant they are to hillary clinton if she has a nice win in kentucky i don't know if she can still race tomorrow. she still has a bernie sanders problem with a portion of the little liberal part of the party that really doesn'

amy joyner-francis died in a bathroom at howard high a month ago and now another student was gunned down not far from the school. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: we're told that grief counselors and support staff will be at the school in wilmington today at howard high school to help these students as they go through this very difficult time. this happened yesterday afternoon the latest round of violence in wilmington just a few blocks away from the school on the 900 block of clifford brown walk at 320 yesterday afternoon. the 15-year-old freshman was hit in the head and died at christiana hospital. detectives were out at the scene searching for evidence. it remains under investigation. there's a ten thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest, neighbors were going about their normal retunes when suddenly they heard gunfire. >>> i was parking the car and opening up my door, i heard three shots, pow pow pow. >>> i am not to look outside and i seen the individual lying on the ground and i heard everybody screaming. >> reporter: principal said all the howard community is pained by the loss of the young man.

scott and welcome to you. melissa: i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee.d senator sanders battling out into states today. voters heading to the polls in kentucky while oregon

scott, channel6 "action news." matt. >> thanks, katherine. >>> state prosecutors file criminal charges against three high school students in connection with the death of their classmate amy joyner-francise 16-year-old died after an assault inside a bathroom at howard high school on april 21st. the medical examiner determined joyner-francis died from a sudden cardiac incident caused by a preexisting heart condition but officials say the assault aggravated the cardiac problem. a 16-year-old faces criminal negligent homicide. she could be tried as an adult. two other girls are charged with criminal conspiracy. >> now their lives are completely destroyed and for what? a bathroom fight. is it worth it? >> wilmington mayor dennis williams issued a statement saying this is the first step in providing closure. >>> a judge has set bail at $1 million for the man charged in the shooting death of his cousin outside a camden funeral home last week. 31-year-old victor rodriguez was arraigned on a charge of being an accomplice in the murder of 22-year-old jonathan vasquez. police are still searching for the person who shot vasquez. lahe was heading to a funeral for his grandmother when he was killed

scott shooting case. you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> the attorney representing one of the delaware teenagers charged in the death of amy joyner francisclaims the charges are too severe. john decker's 16-year-old clients is charged with negligent homicide and allegedly caused joyner francis' death in a high school bathroom in wilmington. >> he says there is no way he can reasonably perceive that a school fight would lead to such a tragedy. if convicted as an adult she could get eight years in prison. >>> from our new jersey newsroom tonight, investigators are investigating a homicide in trenton. south clinton street near hudson street. a call was received at 3:00 a.m. laying in the middle of the road, when the officers arrived the man was already dead. also, from new jersey a man remains in critical condition tonight after he was shot early this morning in camden. it happened along south 7th street along everett street. and immediately called for paramedics, and rushed the man to the hospital for treatment. so far they have not identified the victim or said why he may have been shot. >>> philadelphia police are asking for your help fi

scott. >>> a trial date now set for two teens charged in connection with the death of a student at delaware high school. 16-year-old amy joyner francis died after a fight in the bathroom at howard high school of technology in wilmington last m an autopsy showed she died after the fight triggered a pre-existing heart condition. the coroner ruled stress from the assault was a factor. trial slate the to begin on june 15th for 2, 16-year-olds charged with conspiracy. though third 16-year-old accused of of hitting joyner francis faces a charge of criminally negligent murder. a judge has set -- has yet to set her trial date. >>> chester county man is in prison accused of of sexually assaulting three young children. 33-year-old christopher gentlemen pepsi molested three kids under the age of 10. chester county da's office says the abuse happened between january of 2014 and april of this year. the alleged abuse happened inside his parent's home according to prosecutors. >>> a wissonoming man faces murder charges tonight for shooting man trying to break into his house. investigators say roberto martinez showed up at his home on the 6,000 bloc

scott, channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. >>> state prosecutors in delaware filed criminal charges against three high school students in connection with a death of their classmate. amy joyner-francise 16-year-old died after an assault inside a bathroom at howard high school on april 21st. the medical examiner determined joyner-francis died from a sudden cardiac incident caused by a preexisting heart condition but officials say the assault aggravated the cardiac problem. the 16-year-old faces criminal negligent homicide. she could be tried as an adult. two other girls are charged with criminal conspiracy. >> now their lives are completely destroyed. and for what? a bathroom fight. is it worth it? >> wilmington mayor dennis williams issued a statement saying this is the first step in providing closure. >>> a man is charged with being an accomplice in the murder of his cousin outside a camden funeral home last week. bail for victor rodriguez is set at $1 million. police are still searching for the person who shot 22-year-old jonathan vasquez. he was heading to a viewing for his grandmother at the may funeral home when he was killed. back on thursday. >>> the fbi and philadelphia poli