. >> reporter: police say michael fell out of a moving car on har fire department-- harford road. others hope they can learn from the death. >> the energy drinks are a no, no. if he hadn't been hit by the car, he could have died from a heart attack. he didn't have his seat belt on. he fell out of the car and was hanging out. >> while some of michael's friends refused to assign blame. >> i don't think he died because of the drinking. >> it's not the driver's fault. >> it's in the the person who bought the alcohol. it's nobody's fault. he asked for the alcohol. >> reporter: others say police should not let this go eye hope they find who gave him this drink because it wasn't funny. the boy was only 13. god help his parents. >> reporter: baltimore county police say they're awaiting the results of a toxicology test on michael. only then can they determine in he has been drinking and if they can pursue who might have provided to him. jeff hager, website whoib news. >> for substance abuse experts, michael's death is the reason to get families to start talking about the dangers of drinkin

michael truluck fell out of a moving car and was hit and killed. and alcohol played a role in his accident. for more let's go to sherrie johnson with new developments in this and a mother's heart break at the death of her son. >> reporter: it's all very sad. you can't believe this happened. but there's still a lot of unanswered questions like where did michael truluck get the drink since alcohol distributors agreed to stop selling it in 2010. it was also banned in baltimore city. the teen's mother confirmed he was drecking four lo-ko before the accident. that is powerful combination of caffeine and alcohol. last night over 100 teens gathered to remember their friend michael died on saturday when baltimore county police say the car carrying michael was making a turn out of auto zone parking lot in the 8300 block of harford road when the teen opened the passenger door to throw up. he fell out and was hit and killed by another car. his mother has -- has a warning for other kids. >> it's not cool to drink and to get high. accidents happen on the best i

. >> family and friends of a 13- rolled are still in shock -- of 813-year-old -- michael trulock fell out of the car and was struck by another vehicle. he had been drinking four loko 18 leaned out of the car door to vomit. >> he was the sweetest guy you'll ever meet. it is unbelievable that he is gone. it is unbelievable. >> loving, always in a good mood. he loved to have fun with his friends. he was a good kid. >> the sale of four loko is illegal to minors. >> counter members could vote to who will fill a vacant seat. he bigger focus is aon a racial slur. dick ladd reportedly used the term "gooks." they hope to make the board more diverse. so are voicing their concerns. >> careless speech will build and it becomes the basis for sometimes prejudice and we want to nip that in the bud and call attention to it. >> councilman ladd did issue an apology for making that comment. vote for a bill against discrimination for transgender residents who use restrooms. the measure would add gender identity to the existing human relations laws. was an attack on a transgender woman who tried to use th

stepfather picked him up on saturday they began turning on to southbound hartford road when michael opened the door, fell out and was struck. ♪ it's clear tpwr his friends while michael might have experimented with adult like choices he was just a kid. >> we used to play tag in the hallway in school and i don't know what's it's going to be like. >> i lost the only son i ever had because they wanted to party and it's sad. it's just really sad. and i don't want to see another family has to go through this >> police say they have no additional information but the crash is still under investigation. >>> video just into our news room of baltimore city firefighter battling flames in a house fire. even the house next door caught fire. we're told the firefighter fell through a hole in the floor down to the basingment. the firefighter is doing okay and no word yet on the cause. >>> here's a celebration at the capitol as the house approved same sex marriage in maryland. looks like the fight is not over. the vote was a close 1, 72 to 67 and this week gets set to begin, there are an a few more hurdles to jump. we ar

michael turlock fell out of a car while trying to throw out.ccident happened saturday in parkville, maryland, north of baltimore. the family members claimed turlock got sick after drinking the energy drink four hoco. several states banned a caffeinated version in 2010 and pulled it from store shelves. investigators don't know whether he drank the caffeinated or decaffeinated form. >>> mitt romney's the top fundraising candidate in the republican race for president. romney's campaign said the former massachusetts governor raised $6.5 million in january. newt gingrich's presidential campaign raised $5.5 million in january. and rick santorum and ron paul both raised $4 opinion 5 la-- $5 million last month. the reports show the two super political action committees supporting the candidates spent nearly $24 million last month. >>> and a new poll shows that most republicans wish there were different candidates in the gop. the same group does not like the idea of a brokered convention that would pick a new contender to be the nominee. 66% of those wh

a car hit and killed 13-year-old michael trulock after he fell out of another car while he was trying to throw up. family members claim the only reason the boy got sick was because he drank the beverage. a caffeinated form of four loko was pulled off the shelves in 2010 after several states banned it. it's not clear if the child a middle-schooler, had been drinking the caffeinated or uncaffeinated form of that drink. >>> you see this water rescue. police pull a man from sullivan cove after he fell in about 6:30 tonight. doctors treated the victim for hypothermia. >>> tomorrow, the students at anacostia high school are expected back in class. a fire did serious damage to that school on friday. however, crews spent the weekend cleaning up and repairing the damage there. inspectors determined it was safe for students and staff to return. >>> tonight, getting a first look at the potential names for new metro stations in fairfax county. it's part of metro's expansion out to dulles airport. >> reporter: work on the silver line is ahead of schedule. as more concrete is poured, naming the sta

stepfather picked him up on saturday, they began turning on to southbound hartford road when michael opened the door, fellwas struck. ♪ >> reporter: it's clear from his friends that while michael may have experimented with adult-like choices. he really was just a kid. >> we would with play tag in the hallways in school. i don't know how it's going to be like when i'm not in school with him. >> i lost the only son i'm ever going to have, because they wanted to party. and it's sad. it's just really sad. and i don't want to see another family have to go through this. >> that was debra weiner reporting. and that is it for news 4 at 5:00. thank you for joining us. >>> news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. >>> new details tonight about the woman who went airborne, crashing into a kfc restaurant. she's been in trouble for speeding before. >>> down to the wire, and we'll tell you where this could be the most critical week yet in the race for the white house. >> nearly 300 drugs in short supply nationwide. there's good news for patient who is have been forced to wait for treatment. >>> a cheap bracelet sparked one of t

a car hit and killed 13-year-old michael turlock after he fell out of another car while trying to throwhe accident happened on saturday in parkville, maryland, north of baltimore. family members claim he got sick after drinking the energy drink four loco. several states have banned the caffeinated version of the drink in 2010. and they've pulled it off of store shelves. investigators say they don't know yet whether turlock drank the caffeinated or decaffeinated form. >>> this morning we're hearing the frantic 911 call that helped save a prince george's county man. >> prince george's county 911. >> hurry -- i got fire in my house. i've got an invalid and stairs that's on fire. help me! >> that's the call donna musser made as flames roared through her temple hills home on sunday. her husband, jim, is confined to a wheelchair. he was trapped on the second floor. their son chris and two neighbors ran into the home to rescue him. chris and jim musser were treated for smoke inhalation. they are expected to be fine. donna musser was not hurt. the fire caused $55,000 in damages. the cause is un

so sick that as his stepfather drove him home saturday night, michael moved over to vomit and fell out on a busy harford road. his friend was also in the car ask saw it all. >> we stopped as fast as possible. and we just... we tried to help him out. and he was trying to get up. and a car just like hit him, like ran him over. >> reporter: sunday night, near the accident scene, hundreds came out for a candlelight vigil in micam's honor. -- michael's honor. many had no idea he was drinking 4 loco. >> it's not safe. and some adult out there purchased it. >> reporter: chris says she hopes others learn from his death. >> i've lost the only son i'm ever going to have because they wanted to party. and it's just sad. it's just really sad. and i don't want to see another family have to go through this. >> reporter: grief counselors expected to be on hand here tomorrow at parkville middle school to help michael trulock's friends and teachers as they cope with this tragic loss. in parkville, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and wjz speak toss more of the victim's friends and an addiction ex

michael truluck. he died when he fell out of a moving car and hit by an on coming car. >> had been drinking four loko.

. >> michael trulock died saturday evening when he fell out of a car driven by his stepfather and was struck by another vehicle. >> they were making a left on harford road. he opened the door to vomit. he fell out and got stuck by the car. >> his family said he had been drinking four loco, a high- alcohol drink that made him ill. >> i lost the only son will ever have because they wanted to party. it is really sad. i do not s-- want to see another family go through this. >> a substance abuse expert says these are marketed towards teenage drinkers. >> they made it in flavors, in a 23-ounce can. they were able to put four glasses of beer in one can of alcohol and sell it for less than $4. this is for teenagers. they want to get trucks fast. they want it to taste good. they wanted to be cheap. -- they want to get drunk fast. they wanted to taste good. they want it to be cheap. >> michael was only 14 years old. >> you are looking at video in the newsroom from sky team 11 of a house fire in anne arundel county. the flames broke out around 3:30 this afternoon along not road in pasadena. the

michael's mom said he was drinking 4loko when he fell out of his stepfather's car. i talked to her and a friend with the 13-year-old before he died. over 100 young teens are here to remember their friend. as they pause, his mom has a message. >> he drank one of those energy drink was alcohol that all the kids seem to think is okay. he needed to throw up and he opened up the door and fell out out and then was run over. >> reporter: ben was hanging out with michael before the accident. >> we just came from the stream. >> reporter: were you drinking? >> yes. >> reporter: he said they were drinking 4loko a powerful combination of alcohol and caffeine. >> and some adult out there bought it. >> reporter: in 2010 alcohol districtors in maryland agreed to stop selling and it was banned in the city. baltimore county police say the car carrying him was making a turn out of the auto zone parking lot on hartford saturday after six when the teen opened the door. the driver of the car that hit him stopped at the scene. >> i have a 15-month-old son and michael was an uncle and --

a car hit and killed 13-year-old michael turlock after he fell out of another car while trying to throwp. the accident happened in parkville, maryland, north of baltimore. family members claim turlock got sick after drinking the energy drink four loco. several states banned a caffeinated version of the drink in 2010 and pulled it off shelves. investigators don't know yet if turlock drank the caffeinated or uncaffeinated form of the drink. >>> a witness says a game many people play at red lights led to a road rage stabbing between two men in crofton and anne arundel county. a witness tells news4 two people in an suv were stopped at a red light. they got out and ran around the car. another driver apparently angered by that stopped next to them, fathery down the road. police say that driver then got out of his car and stabbed the driver of the suv. but it did not end there. police say the victim then pursued the other driver and crashed to him, farther down the road. then both drivers got out and started fighting. both are expected to be okay. charges pending. they say this -- these may be

michael died on saturday after he got sick, fell out after moving car and hit by another car.e was drinking four loko, a fixture of caffeine and alcohol. one can is the equivalent of 4 beers. friends and parents gathered at the scene yesterday, still in a state of shock. the drink version was banned in maryland in 2010, but after calf fine was removed, it was put back on the shelf with the same amount of booze. it can end up in the hands of kids looking to party. >> at young anal, they shouldn't have access to the alcohol. you can't blame the parents because the kids are going to get it. if they want it, they are going to get it. >> i'm going to wake up going to school, i think he is going to be there. >> we have learned no charges will be filed against the driver who and killed michael. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a frederick county, there are officials asking citizens to weigh in on an ordinance making english the official language. it's up for hearing tonight. the board president says it would help deter illegal immigrants in frederick county. weigh in, leave your thoug

fell out of a moving car while trying to throw up. his mother says he got sick at a party after drinking 4 loco, a fruit flavored energy drink filled with alcohol. michaelhe moving car to vomit and then he fell out on to harford road. a on coming car hit and killed him. his mom got the drink at a party but not clear who provided it. grief counselors are expected at the middle school where he was an 8th grader. >>> a stabbing under investigation. happened near the corner of lum bert in union scare neighborhood. officers found a man bleeding from a stab wound to the leg. he dried in shock tra massachusetts city firefighter recovering from injuries incurred during a blaze in east baltimore. vacant home went up in flames last night. firefighter fell through the floor while working inside and taken to shock trauma where he is expected to make a full recovery. customers can save up to 6% on energy star appliances. the tax free initiative was introduced last year as a way to boost sales over the long president's day weekend. stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station, up next, new insight in to the scandal that almost ended bill clinton's presidency. get outsid

michael truluck's mother says he was drinking four loko when he fell out of his stepfather'scar. over a hundred teens to remember the friend e died when he leaned out of the car to throw up. police say the car carrying him was making a turn out of the auto zone parking lot in the 8300 block harford road when i opened the door and fell out and was hit and keeled by another car. -- killed by another car. >> he drank one of those energy drinks with alcohol in it that all these kids around here seem to think is okay. and he needed to vomit and he opened up the door and fell out and was run over. >> reporter: no charges will be filed against the driver who hit michael e was a student at -- he was a student at parkville middle school and will be in touch with officials to see if grief counselors will be on hand when the students return to school. >>> the trial of george huguely is on hold because of president's day but jurors are expected to begin deliberation on wednesday. he is accused of killing his ex- girlfriend cockeysville native yeardley love in 2010. his attorney acknowledged

fell in to on coming traffic. chris is devastated to learn the story behind the accident that killed her 13-year-old son, michael. he drank one of those energy drinks with alcohol that all the kids seem to think is okay. >> reporter: she says michael drank 4-loco, a fruit flavored energy drink which made the 13 year-old sick to his stomach. his step father drove him home saturday night. he opened the door to the moving car to vomit and fell on to harford road. his friend, ben, was in the car. >> we stopped as fast as possible. we just tried to help him out. he was trying to get up and a car hit him, ran him over. >> reporter: michael was an 8th grader, where friends say he was extremely popular. >> he was my best friend. >> right when they said he got hit, i started crying and sprinted down here. >> reporter: teenagers created a moil near the accident scene, by night fall sunday, hundreds came out for a candlelight vigil. many had no idea he had been drinking 4 loco. >> his mother hopes other parents and teens learn from michael's death. >> i have lost the only son i'm ever going to have because they wanted to pa

that is one michael trulock reportedly open the door, and fell out, and was drostruck by another vehicle. friends and families gathered last night to remember the teenager. >> we would play tag in the hallways at school. >> i have lost the only son that i'm ever going to have because they wanted to party. >> police have no additional information but the crash is still under investigation. >> controversial comments -- rick santorum of finance himself on the defense after some comments he made this weekend. tracie potts has the details from washington. >> last night rick santorum seem to compare president obama to hitler. >> maybe he's not the best guy. you find out he's not so good of a guy after all. >> there was another controversial comment on saturday. >> this is not about you. this is about a phony ideal. >> he is questioning the president's faith. that is a new low in presidential politics. >> he said he's a christian. >> republicans came to santorum's rescue. >> he is a political philosophy that believes he can mandate certain benefits and activities of the american people. >> rick

michael trulock. relatives say trulock fell ill after drinking at a party over the weekend and on the ride home.e opened the car door to vomit and fell out when he was struck by another car and died. >>> a side homecoming today for several u.s. airmen who made the sacrifice for their country, including one who is from maryland. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with more on what officials are saying. >> reporter: well, vic, the body of 26-year-old julian sultan arrived this morning. he and three others were killed in an aircraft accident saturday. military officials say the men were returning from a reconnaissance mission at the time. no one else was injured. airman shuttan was from prince george's county. >> the cause of the accident still under investigation. but military officials say the plane did not crash due to hostile fire. >>> another case of road rage lands a man in jail today. state police say the man tried several times to run another vehicle off the road. both drivers eventually stopped and got out of their cars. and that is where 54-year-old gray jordan allegedly struck the man

police in baltimore county say that michael truluck drank 4-loko and then he fell out of a moving caro throw up and he was hit by a passing vehicle four loko is banned in baltimore for its potent mix of caffeine and alcohol it has been removed from store shelves while makers distribute a caffeine free version the mother of the teenager said an adult in the neighborhood block the drink for her son a major financial injection for the city colleges of chicago mayor emanuel announce this morning the four-engine 7 $5 million will be invested into the system the spending will be spread out over five years the plan calls for building a new malcolm x college of science classroom laboratories and libraries and also includes a new allied health academy this will strengthen ties to the illinois medical district and prepare people for careers in health care ... the shedd.aquarium is free this week there is no charge to access the aquarium's original galleries and there's discounted mission to several other exhibits as well the free admission is open to all illinois residents and hands this thursd

michael opened the door of a moving car when he became sick and fell out. he was struck by an oncoming car. >> some adults out there purchased it and i am -- i have lost a son and i will ever have. it is really sad. i do not want to see another family go through this. >> so far, no files have been charged. the incident remains under investigation. city police continued to look for a suspect in a dead the stabbing downtown. the victim was found on sunday. he was taken to a hospital but did not survive. no word on what may have prompted the attack. baltimore county police make an arrest in roseville. maurice white of powerball shot and killed a 35-year-old just after 2:00 saturday morning. white is being held on charges of first-degree murder. a bail hearing is set for tuesday. the trial continues for george huguely, accused of killing his girlfriend yeardley love. it will be another two days before deliberations. tuesday, because of the grand jury proceeding, jurors will have to decide whether george huguely went to love's apartment with the intent to kill h

michael truluck opened the door of a car he was riding in when he got sick and he fell out and was hitnd killed. and sherrie johnson is standing by with much more on the story. that's not sherrie but that's linda let's go to sherrie. >> reporter: that's right. we learned through the teen's mother that the 13-year-old was drinking a powerful combination of caffeine and alcohol. michael truluck's mom said he was drinking four loko before the accident. last night over a hundred teens gathered to remember their friend. michael died on saturday when baltimore county police say the car carrying michael was making a turn out of the auto zone park lot when he opened the passenger door to throw up and fell out and was hit and keeled by another car. his friends -- be killed about i another car. his friends can't believe he is gone. >> we came -- were you drinking? >> yes. we were being stupid and this is what happens when you be stupid. >> it's not cool to drink and to get high. accidents happen on the best intentions and i lost the only son i am ever going to have because they wanted to party.

michael sick to his stomach. so sick, as his step father drove him home, he opened the door to victim it and fell out in a busy harford road. his friend was also in the car and saw it all. >> we stopped as fast as possible. sunday night near the accident scene hundreds came out for a candlelight vigil in his honor. >> some adult purchased it. >> reporter: chris keys hopes other parents and teens learn from his death. >> i've lost the only son i'm ever going to have because they wanted to party. it's sad. it's really sad. i don't want to see another family have to go through this. >> reporter: grief counselors on hand here tomorrow at parkville middle school in order to help his friends and teachers as they cope with this tragic loss. derek valcourt, wjz 13, eye witness news. >>> doug gansler is among those trying to push the limit of alcohol drinks. >>> a blaze in east baltimore, a vacant home went up on east 24th and barclay streets. a firefighter fell through the floor inside and taken to shock trauma and expected to make a full recovery. >>> due to the holiday weekend, jurors will deliberate this case wednesday. em

michael truluck opened the door to a moving car when he got sick and fell out of the car and was hit and killed. abc2 news sherrie johnson tells us more. there's much more to the story. sherrie. >> reporter: yes, we have learned through the teen's mother that the 13-year-old was drinking a powerful combination of caffeine and alcohol. michael truluck's mom says he was drinking four loko before the accident. last night over a hundred teens gathered to remember their friend e died on saturday when baltimore county police say that the car carrying michael was making a turn out of the auto zo parking lot in the 8300 block of harford road when the teen opened the passenger door to throw up and he fell out and was hit and killed by another car. his friends can't believe he is gone. >> were you drinking? >> yeah. this is what happens. >> reporter: now no charges have be filed against the driver who hit michael. he was a student at parkville middle school and will be in touch with the school officials to see if they will have grief counselors on hand. >>> three minutes after five. no testimo

i believe it was wine prescription drugs fell asleep but who knows. >> dr. michael baden dr. mark seigel. >> i think what kelly said and you said earlier about if it were drowning whether drugs were involved will take time to do the toxicology. but in the bathtub if there's water in her lugs and if there were drippings of the bathtub down below would indicate she was in the tub and indeed it may be drowning but if it is drowning there has to be a reason for the drowning, did she have a brain hemorrhage, a heart attack or did she have dugs. >> doesn't necessarily have to do with the amount of water in the lungs. the lungs can react on a small amount of water and you can drown on that basis. i am suspicious about the number of sedatives around here. you don't really need all of these. valium, ativan xanax. there's a lot of enabling that goes on. >> i am not accusing anybody body guards or gophers or right hand men. >> 70 percent of the pain-killers are not even taken by the people they are intended for. >> more on the death of whitney houston coming up after this. >> we are liv

i'm sorry i truly didn't get one question because michael it just freaked out and i screamed face. fell out of the letters because i was going to nobody cares we only have a few seconds that's how we do our scripting but basically i think that i don't know we were i was just seeing a movie and every a preview was an apocalyptic and of the world movies so i don't know i think that i go for what robert rector was kind of saying this that we're going between extreme optimism and pessimism we're almost out of time but us judge ruled to us excavation service must return treasure they found in a spanish sunken ship they spent a lot of money trying to get it i just think this is b.s. finders keepers are group why should they give it up that's ridiculous yeah the british sunk the ship anyway yeah there's been more sleep at the wheel it's all very murky it's all very murder a water is murky literally no pun intended we're going to leave you on that because we're out of time but thank you so much for watching go free to follow me on twitter at lauren lyster until our next show and you can give us

investigators say michael sellout of a moving car driven by his stepfather and was struck -- fell out of a moving car driven by his stepfather and was struck by a car. we are told the man had been drinking an alcoholic drink when he became ill and leaned out to vomit. >> i cannot believe he is gone. >> it is unbelievable he is gone because the other day we were talking to him and everything. it is unbelievable. >> he was always in a good road, was to have fun with his friends. when you were sad, he would cheer you up right away. he was a good kid. i am sad to see him go. >> the drink is illegal to minors, but the mother said an adult bought a drink for her son. a person is dead after a person left the road and crashed into a kfc restaurant. we are told for people are injured but none of the injuries appear serious. that remains under investigation. some people are still feeling ill effects of the gas leak. the damage has already been done to dozens of appliances. >> the first goal was to get a water main six. water backed up into the gas line and flooded dozens of appliances. >> the h

, and he like fell on the ground and a car hit him. >> a makeshift memorial has been set up near the spot where michaeld. grief counselors will be at parkville middle school tomorrow to help his classmates deal with that loss. a heart breaking update to that recent town home fire in prince georges county. today we learned a two year old girl rescued from the burning house has died. mariah hood passed away yesterday at children's hospital. the fire started in a two story house on hillmar drive in district heights marylanderly friday morning and investigators blame it on something left unattended on the stove. the prince georges county fire department is praising neighbors in temple hill who rescued a neighbor out of a burning house. this broke outlast night on beaumont street. before firefighters got there, neighbors helped them rescue his elderly father who was trapped on the second floor. james is generally confined to a wheelchair and his wife was making a frantic call to 911. >> i've got fire in my house. >> there's stares and they're on fire. help me. >> i said take my hand and kept pulling his fee

michael trulock open the door when he felt sick. the car was still moving. he fell out and another car hit him. police have few other details. they are still investigating. no doubt you have heard about the big vote to approve same-sex marriage. the fight is not over yet. we had a chance to sit there with the lieutenant governor to talk about the next step. >> state senators will start debating the bill. lieutenant governor brown says he is confident it will pass in the senate because it did last year. during this morning's segment, lt. gov. anthony brown outlined the administration's efforts. >> explaining in real terms how it is just and fair and how marriage equality and supports strong families in maryland. every child in maryland should have the opportunity to be raised by a couple, parents who love that child. >> on friday, the state house passed a bill that would give same-sex couples the same equal protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. for supporters of the bill, it was an emotional event. >> we are thrilled with the result. >> now tha

filled with alcohol, enough to make michael sick to his stomach, so sick that as his stepfather drove him home, he opened the door to a moving car so he could vomit and fell his friend saw it as well. >> we tried to help him out. a can ran him over. >> reporter: michael was anth grader here at parkville where friends say he was extremely popular. >> he was like my best friend. >> i got a call and when they said he was hit, i started to cry an sprinted down here. >> reporter: dozens of teens made a make-shift memorial to him. by night fall, hundreds came out for a candlelight vigil. >> >> reporter: she hopes other parents and teens learn from his experiences >> i have lost the only kid i will ever have because they wanted to party. it's really sad. i don't want to see another family go through this. >> reporter: grief counselors are expected to be on hand to help his friends as they cope with their grief. >> >> thank you, derrick. >> >> attorney general among those pushing to limb the alcohol content of the "traffic kings." >> >> in other news tonight a man stabbed to death in west baltimore, police say they saw him bleeding from several stab wounds. the v

michael >> tom: a lackluster day for u.s. stocks, despite home sales showing more strgth. the dow fell 27 points, the nasdaq lost 15 and the s&p was off 4.5. the losses came despite reports of fresh strength in the housing market. sales of previously owned homes rose 4.3% last month. the jump was well above what economists were expecting. and the supply of homes on the market is getting back to a more normal reading of six months' worth. megan mcgrath is a senior analyst at m.k.m. partners where she covers homebuilders. so, meghan, improving home sales. is it sustainable as we move into the spring sell season? >> yes. we absolutely think that it is sustainable. we're forecasting about 9% growth in existing home sale this is year and a little bit better even in new home sales. so today's reaction i think was a little bit of high expectations, catching up with reality. and the reality is that things are getting better they're just getting better at a pretty moderate pace. so if we take out some of the choppyness from the month to month numbers and that was also a problem today home sales

police say 13-year-old michael thomas opened the passenger door and leaned out of the car to throw up when he fell and was struck by another driver. the crash remains under investigation tonight. >>> police in virginia make an arrest after four people were shot in prince george county early this morning. it happened at the holy springs meadow apartments in district heights. it appears all the victims will survive. the suspect is currently awaiting extradition back to the county. >>> lawmakers are g considering two casinos in the area. that got several organizations working to stop it from happening. 67 different churches and community groups are running an online petition drive to make sure the casinos aren't open. one says gambling is a drain on already poor communities. >> we said long ago that when the five kay cases that were announced came to town, they wouldn't produce the revenue that was promised and that has proven to be true. now the legislature is coming back to the people saying we need to expand in this race to the bottom to see which one of the states around here can prey on their po

michael true luck. as students return to school, parents say it's a teachable moment, teach kids about alcohol and substance abuse. he fell out of a moving car and lit by another car. his mother says he was drinking four loko, a mixture of caffeine and alcohol. one can is the equivalent of four beers. friends and parents gathered yesterday at the accident scene in a state of shock. the energy drink was banned in maryland in 2010, after caffeine was remove frd testimony can, the brand went back on the store shelves with the same amount of booze, some of the stronger cans can be found and end up in the hands of kids looking to party. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> today a state senate committee will take on the same sex marriage bilks a committee will likely pass the bill onto the floor of the senate. by tend of the week that could be passed. if passed signed in to laws opponents vowed to take the issue to referendum putting on the ballot in the general election. we should know which way the council is going to vote. this came to life after a video taped beating. the council will vote on the bill prohibiting discrimination

fell down on me and something crushed my chest. >> i've always wanted to be one and i'm going stick with it. >> reporter: michael naples echoed that feeling. >> it's what i love. >> reporter: in riverdale, matt jablow, 9news now. >> two critically injured firefighters are being treated at the burn unit. armando trull spoke with family members at the hospital today. >> reporter: underneath it all we're all a big family. and although some of us are strangers, we're all the same. >> reporter: parents of the three firefighters with the most severe injuries recounted the harrowing moments. >> four and a half hours from new york, the longest ride in the world, not knowing what to expect. >> reporter: kevin 0 tewel has severe burns and is facing nearly eight months of medical treatment. ethan sorrell has respiratory system burns and is breathing through a tube. >> he's in some pain from the tubes and all, but other than that ethan is doing well. >> reporter: the third firefighter, mike mccleary has severe burns and bruises to his ribs. >> there was fire showing from both sides of the house in the rear. we attempted to darken down the fir

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it happened yesterday on hartford road. 13-year-old michael thomas opened the passenger door and leaned out of the car to vomit when he fell out and was hit by another car. >>> authorities are searching for a driver who took off on foot after a crash left someone dead. it happened early yesterday morning on sulen road near hil- mar drive. as fox 5's matt ackland reports. the victim's family members say there have been plenty of other accidents in that same place of. >> reporter: on the side of the road evidence of a terrible accident. family members tell us the vehicle ended up here where there are now balloons, the spot where 19-year-old kiesha williams, the mother of a 2- year-old son died. >> i don't understand it. >> reporter: tammy holland is kiesha's mom. she says there were four people inside the vehicle at the time of the accident, but her daughter was the only one seriously hurt. she's been told the car was on top of her daughter. what makes this even more difficult to take for the family is that once the car flipped over and she was ejected, the driver of the car then ran away immediately. >> i think it's horribl

michael. i guess she was the one most affected. >> before the discovery this morning, a fourth child living in the home was taken to children's medical center after family members say he was sick and fell out of bed. doctors discovered high levels of carbon monoxide in his blood. the hospital tried to contact the family but could not reach anyone. the hospital quickly called fire department. >> it's terrible, and that can smother you. >> they believe the leak came from a malfunctioning gas furnace. the relatives are checking in on the family today hoping that they will come home soon. throughout the morning we have seen a number of relatives trying to come and get additional information. according to authorities, at last check from all the family members remain in the hospital. reporting live in fort washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> a third man in custody in connection with the murder of a well-known activist. lenny harris disappeared and his body recently found in a fort washington well. the latest arrests came yesterday as hundreds gathered for his memorial service. they believed the third suspect tyrone lewis, shot paris in the head. the two other suspects, linwood johnson

fell down on me and crushed my chest. >> reporter: despite his injuries, he is looking forward to being an active firefighter again. >> i'm going to stick with it. >> reporter: michael naples echoed that feeling, saying he too, wanted to be a firefighter from an early age. >> it is what i love. >>> you can imagine the fear that the firefighter's parents got when they got the call about the accident. kevin oh tool and ethan sore relevant have some of the worsts injuries. oh tool is facing eight months of medical treatment. sore relevant has respiratory burns and is on a breathing tube now. >> underneath it all, we are all a big family. although some of us are strangers, we are all the same. >> took the longest ride in the world, four and a half hours from new york, not knowing what to expect. >> wow. that was the parents of the injured firefighters. >>> the search continues for the suspects who bailed out of a car after it crashed into a police cruiser. the accident happened yesterday afternoon in tacoma park. the driver of the car was fleeing a traffic stop when hen countered a police barricade. instead of stopping the driver put his vehicle in reverse. the pursuit

michael true law, who died in a tragic accident on saturday night. he was riding in a car driven by his step fire. -- he was riding in a car driven by his stepfather. he fell out of the car and was struck by another vehicle. >> he drank one of the energy drinks with alcohol. the kids seem to think it is ok. he needed to vomit. he opened the door and fell out. he was run over. it could have been any one of these children out here. >> a substance-abuse experts says this one can of four loco is equivalent to four glasses of beer. >> they were able to put that much into one can and sell it for less than $4. teen-agers want to get drunk passed. they wanted to taste good. they wanted to be -- they want it to be cheap. this was marketed to teenagers. >> his friends gathered near where he was killed to say goodbye. >> he was the sweetest guy you would ever meet. he was fun to be around. i cannot believe he is gone. >> it is unbelievable he is gone. the of the day i was talking to him and hugging him. -- the other day i was talking to him and hugging him. >> he was always in a good mood and loved to have fun with his friends. he was a good kid. i am really sad to s