so it would be wise to try and be a productive person as you can. >> reporter: tekau was a straight a student. she planned to attend the air force academy. her dad tells me that she loved the military drills. she would actually come running into the house and yell at her family are you motivated yet? she had that effect on people. but no more. in clinton, maryland, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> apologies for mispronouncing tekau's name earlier. counselors will be available at the clinton campus through the rest of the week for parents and students and staff who are still grieving. >>> tonight new questions about what happened the night trayvon martin was killed. the unarmed teenager shot last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer named george zimmerman in sanford, florida, surveillance video from the sanford police department shows zimmerman handcuffed and in custody that same night. zimmerman's lawyer says his client acted in self-defense because he was attacked by the teenager and had his nose broken, but the attorney for the martin family says the video shows no evidence of that.

tekau rasayonm was a senior at surratsville high school in clinton. she collapsed while jogging on the track during gym class. this w news4's derek ward is live with more. >> reporter: spring break begins tomorrow here at surratsville high school in clinton. it will be a sad spring break after the death of a senior. lots of students are wearing pink today, it was a favorite color of 17-year-old tekau rasayonm. the senior collapsed yesterday, it was about 3:00 p.m. during p.e. class. she was jogging around the school track when she collapsed. now aid was administered by school nurse and an ambulance was called. she was rushed to southern maryland hospital where she was pronounced dead with her parents at her side. grief counselors are at the school today. also, there are memories of the teen, described as healthy, athletic and well liked. the student we spoke to, a lot of students are wearing pink today, and it's just a sad thing, he parents have been coming by, telling us how bad they feel and how hard the student body is taking this. and we talked to

. >> reporter: the students here were sobbing as they released balloons in the memory of tekau rasayon back here right on the field where she died. her dad tells me he felt like he had been shot in the back when he walked into the emergency room at southern maryland hospital and saw doctors desperately trying to resuscitate his daughter. >> this was my baby, man. >> reporter: tekau's father is struggling to understand her sudden death. >> i saw them doing chest compressions on her and then you go in and you see your baby lying there and then you take a peek and you see her pupils completely dilated. >> reporter: one of his last memories of his daughter waltzing in the kitchen with her as she prepared for her upcoming catillion dance. >> i slept in her bed and i asked her why did she cross over, you know, and after i had gone through my little battery of questions of the great spirit like, you know, why would you snatch my daughter at such a young age. >> reporter: her classmates released pink balloons, her favorite color, into a crystal blue sky. >> i'm hurt, but i'm happy she in a bet

. >> tekau rasayon told a friend she was telling -- she was having chest pains.everyone is wearing paint in her honor today. reporting live in clinton maryland, john gonzales, abc 7 news . >> thank you. president obama will renew his call for congress to end a tax breaks to oil companies. during a speech today, he urges congress to end a billion in taxpayer dollars. that is handed out to oil companies every year. he suggests clean energy instead. a painful milestone regarding gas prices. the average price at the pump now tops $4 a gallon in our area. the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.91. in the district, it is $4.15. in maryland, it is $4.10. in virginia, it is $3.86. >> more leaders are lining up behind mitt romney in his bid to beat president obama. marco rubio is also going to support romney. two of his rivals were in our area yesterday. gingrich spoke at georgetown on wall ron paul had a -- held a rally at university of maryland. wisconsin -- wisconsin d.c., and marilyn hold primaries on tuesday. martin o'malley cast his vote later today. >>

tekau rasayson died at surrattsville high school. she was jogging in the gym class when she collapsed. she was taken to the hospital where she did. her father said she did not have a history of heart problems. she played volleyball and basketball. she also was involved with the rotc. he says she was a natural bourn leader. >> i'm going to miss tekau was one of the most honest kids and she helped everything. >> students at surrattsville high school plan to wear pink today. it was her favorite color. the school says it will provide counters all week long to help classmates cope. >>> two families who won a wrongful death suit will try to circumvent a $100,000 limit. university administrators did not warn students about a deadly shooting in a dom tair in april of 2007. the gunman responsible for that shooting later killed 30 people two hours later. the family's attorney filed moelgg this week to try to recover $2 million for each family from virginia's risk management friend. >>> prince george's county councilwoman karen toles plans to f

school officials say that tekau rasayon was running around the track during gym class. she was the leader of the junior rotc program and was someone everybody looked up to. just hours after a death, while clutching a stuffed animal petty gave her when she was a little girl her father was still trying to make sense of this. >> she's not coming home tonight. we were dancing last night for some cotillion ball that her mother and she have going in virginia, and were walzing last night and i was teasing her and she was teasing me. >> she reportedly told a friend she was having chest pains just minutes before she collapsed. today at the school everyone will be wearing poinink in her honor. >> thanks so much. turning to the day ahead president obama will renew his call for congress to end tax breaks to oil companies. during a speech today he will urge congress to end what he calls billions in taxpayer dollars and about to oil companies every year. he is also expected to suggest how that money could be spent on clean energy. a painful milestone regarding gas prices. average pri

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today students and teachers at her school wore pink, tekau's favorite color. at 2 p.m. they all walked onto the track for a remembrance ceremony. the students released balloons and yelled i love you. >> honor roll student, great spirit, fun loving. she was an athlete. she was active with the rotc. always a smile on her face. she loved life and everyone, touched everyone's lives here. >> principal holden says the students are taking this very hard, but they are trying to focus their energy on honoring tekau's memory. >>> tonight investigators are trying to find out what caused a townhouse fire on andrews air force base. flames broke out at a townhouse in the middle of the row on madison drive this afternoon. the fire spread to two other townhomes before crews were able to put it out after an hour. no one was hurt. >>> major developments in a story you saw first on fox 5, a nationwide tax service is now under the federal microscope. how investigators say the company ripped off customers and the irs. >> also ahead tonight donovan mcnabb taking shots at redskins coach mike

so be wise to try and be a productive person as you can. >> reporter: tekau's dad is a neuroscientist and he is hoping that the autopsy by the office of the chief state -- the state's chief medical examiner, that the autopsy will offer some kind of explanation of what happened here, but her dad fears that tekau was simply working too hard and worked herself into exhaustion trying to squeeze into that catillion dress. >> such a beautiful sight those balloons on such a sad day. thank you. >>> there is new video leading to more questions about what really happened the night trayvon martin was killed. randall pinkston is in sanford, florida, where the teenager was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer. >> reporter: one local resident told me one of the most surprising things for her in the new video was knowing that george zimmerman had actually been in police custody. we now know that there had been an attempt by some members of the sanford police department to place him under arrest, but that effort was overruled. one of the key questions for investigators is whether the images in that

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tekau rasayon, 17, collapsed while running around the track during gym class. she died at the hospital. father describes some of his her. moments with >> we were dancing last night cotillion ball that she have going on. in on were doing the waltz and were teasing each other. >> her father said that she told felt and chest before she fell to the ground. he said that she was a ofetarian and had no history heart disease and was extremely preserving as leader of the program.tc >> president obama is renewing for congress to end tax breaks to oil companies. today he will urge congress to end to the billions in taxpayer dollars handed out to oil companies every year. is expected to suggest how the spent on clean energy. a painful milestone regarding prices this morning, average is four dollars a gallon over our area. the national price is $3.91. in d.c., $4.15. 01 in maryland, but only $3.86 in virginia. >> not much relief. more d.c. residents seem to be of the capital. but where are they going? and americans remain out of work. linda bell joins us with those d more.

. >> most were still in shock after tekau rasayon collapsed on the school track. she later died. >> yesterday we were just laughing. >> her father is says that his daughter told a friend during physical education class that she was having chest pains. >> pretty in pink, at 8:30. it is going to be really hard. >> her family says she had no history of heart problems. she was a vegetarian and loved to exercise. she also loved to dance, something she did with her father the night before her death. >> i was teasing her she was teasing me. >> an extremely difficult day of class even for those who did not know her well. >> she was so happy. >> her death is still a mystery. this afternoon, students are telling us her absence has been very noticeable. after school, she was always the one cracking jokes, being "the goofy one." students will release balloons in her honor. >> such a sad story. an ongoing feud lead to a deadly shooting between neighbors in allegheny county. it happened last night at packhorse trail in old town maryland. a man is in police custody after he shot

tekau rasay op her father said she felt pain in her chest before she fell down. she was described as strong leader outgoing and a friend to everyone. >>> could coffee beans be the key to losing weight. >> what studies are saying about unroasted coffee beans trait ahead plus... >> what you stopping for? >> caught on tape a family try to outrun a wild fire in colorado. you are watching, "good morning maryland." we will be right back. @ @ >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> and welcome back. a wild fire swept through jefferson county colorado. 911 operators were flooded with calls asking for help and we have new video on one family trying to escape the flames. >> where's mom? what you stopping for? >> the fire was started by a prescribed burn and high winds gusts blue embers into the unburned portions of the forest and you see at least two people died when the home burned to the ground. >>> a much lighter note, university of arkansas has come up with a pretty neat way to educate students about earthquake safety. look at this. it is a 3-d mural on the floor

tekau rasayson collapsed while at the gym. she was taken to the hospital where she died.ll and volleyball and her father tells us she was a natural born leader. >> i'm going to miss her candor. tell kaiyah was one of the most honest kids you'd ever want to interact with. she helped everybody. >> students at surrattsville high school plan to wear pink today. it was her favorite school. the school says it will provide counselors all week to help classmat classmates cope with the loss. >>> plus, halfway to a billion. the mega millions jackpot grows. at 6:55. what you'd buy with all that cash. >>> plus under fire. who is taking legal action in response to a dangerous trend. >>> and the next big plans for >>> good morning and welcome back. you should be able to enjoy some drinks or dinner on the georgetown waterfront this summer. renovations to the waterfront are almost complete. a 12-foot storm surge flooded it last april when the floodgates were not raised. the owner on the grills are expecting to open in may. some still have pending lawsuits with their insurance companies a

yesterday students walked the school track wearing pink in honor of 17-year-old tekau rasoyonm. her classmates also released balloons in her memory. rasayonm died suddenly on thursday while jogging during gym class. her father said he's not aware of any pre-existing condition. >>> today we'll learn which companies can grow and supply medical marijuana in the district. the d.c. health department will announce the winning bidders for the city's six medical marijuana permits. they could start producing plants in as little as a month. growers may turn to this store to help launch their operations. it's called we grow. and it opens today on rhode island avenue in northeast. the store sells lights, food, and other supplies needed to grow indoors marijuana plants. it will offer consulting services for growers. >> the goal is really also to educate these cultvators to make sure that they're producing a high-quality medicine for the district of columbia patients because what we're seeing in areas where there's not a lot of education and resources available, the medical cannabis being gro