. >> people who knew 19-year-old victoria callahan. she is live at echo stage in northeast with more tonight. darcy? >> reporter: well you see that i'm right across the street from echo stage. a lot of people are out here as well as police. a concert just let out. it is business as usual here, and all this as police and d.c. regulators are investigating. victoria callahan was celebrating her 19th birthday at echo stage in northeast d.c. when she collapsed from an apparent overdose on the party drug known as molly. she was transported to the hospital by ambulance and later died. this social media video shows where she was at the packed echo stage concert feeling flume an australian dj. d.c. police and the alcoholic beverage control board are investigating. callahan was a sophomore, studying marine science near myrtle beach. she was home with her family in sterling in loudoun county for the summer. she had graduated last year from potomac falls high school where she was a popular student, vice president of the senior class. callahan is t

wednesday night it was 19-year- old victoria callahan of sterling. >> you can choose how to spend your time and whether or not that involves drugs is sort of your call, i guess. >> it's a known fact that tons of people there not only are drinking heavily but doing other types of illegal drugs and stuff. >> reporter: the presence and possible mixture of molly with alcohol landed echostage on the radar of d.c.'s alcohol beverage regulation administration who is investigating but tells wusa9 they have not received a closure notice at mpd. >> at every concert venue, especially music festival there is going to be these types of situations. all we can do is really educate people. >> reporter: according to signs at the club, echostage is willing to prosecute people. >> i think everybody encounters it, but there is never any pressure. at least i have never experienced any pressure. >> reporter: so they keep coming. >> as long as it wasn't slipped in their drink and they knowingly took it, i think it wouldn't deter me from coming here. >> reporter: the metropolitan police department is known to

>> chris yesterday was victoria callahan's 19th birthday. she came here to the echo stage in northeast washington with her friends to see the australian band, flume. she did not make it home. she overdosed on the drug known as molly. that's very boat tempt form of ecstasy. police arrived about 12:30 this morning, rushed her to med star hospital. hours later, she was pronounced dead. she is the second girl from virginia to die of a molly overdose at this nightclub. now, we can tell you that both the metropolitan police department as well as the d.c. alcohol regulatory board are both investigating this latest death. earlier today i spoke to a manager from the club. he would not comment on what happened last night. we are going to have more on this developing story as we get it at 5 and 6. chris, back to you. >> thanks a lot, mark. >>> we are also learning new information about the four people who were murdered in a mansion in northwest washington. police have released a new search warrant and megan fitzgerald just went through it. what are you

victoria callahan was home from college. the marine biology major went to carolina coastal university after graduating from high school in sterling, virginia. callahan had just turned 19 and was celebrating here at echo stage in northeast d.c. on wednesday evening. around midnight she began feeling sick. an ambulance was called. she died in an area hospital early thursday morning. according to police, she had taken the drug molly or mdma, a synthetic drug. >> what we are seeing is that we have had an increased number of individuals using synthetic drugs. >> reporter: mdma has been around since the 1920s, once believed to hold promise in psychotherapy. users say it helps them open up be candid and at ease. as for now, there is no accepted medical use. we quickly began to discover where the potential for abuse for a drug or the harmful affects of a drug outweigh its medical benefit. >> reporter: in pill or powder form, experts say there is a serious danger in a non-clinical setting. hypothermia or really high body temperature

police are investigating the death of it -- of victoria callahan who died out -- after a night out on her birthday. she was rest to the hospital after attending a show at echosattage wednesday night. the teen at the club under birthday was under the influence of the drug 'molly.' while it is unclear what happened, officials say she died the 20 of the hospital. >> i cannot believe it. reporter: this video was taken inside the concert last night. at echostage is a sign saying that will remove anyone seen using illegal substances. the teen have recently returned to her home in sterling after being away at college. >> she was at the university. reporter: back in 2013, a similar situation. shelley goldsmith collapsed at the popular venue. her father said he was told by his daughter's friends she ingested molly before her death. reporter: we reached out to the venue for a comment and they do inspect release a statement sometime soon. brianne carter, abc 7 news. alison: meanwhile metro leaders finally address the issue of spontaneously opening doors on railcars. in the last two weeks, three

but still molly remains increasingly popular and for victoria callahan deadly. we want to give echo stage every opportunity to talk about this today. they don't want anything to do with us. in fact they asked us to leave the property. another 19-year-old died here in 2013 after another molly incident. and an alcohol violation or incident referral was also mentioned by police in their report. we do not know what the details of that are as we want to mention that a young man fell from the balcony on january 2 also died here at echo stage. reporting live in washington scott broom, wusa9. >> what a sad cautionary tale. they are hosting another event a scottish indie pop group. >>> inside the polish mansion where four people were killed. the information is contained and a search warrant that was unsealed today and the list of recovered items is long, but here are some of the things they took as a part of the investigation. matches, lighters, electronic devices, weapons, related items. pizza boxes, beverage containers. the lighters and the matches are significant beca

victoria callahan of sterling. she had just turned 19. police say she was celebrity cover the at the echostage last night it was under the influence of the drug known as molly. she was rushed to a hospital where she died this morning. leon: nurses at d.c. hospitals took their protest to the city council today. they were the council to pass a deal -- build mandating minimum staffing requirements. they say they're stretched too thin. hospital officials say it would not allow for flexibly to address staffing emergencies. maureen: coming up at 6:00, a manassas teen pleads guilty to trying to support terrorists. how far his message spread in one local school. leon: a dog lost after a terrifying crash and how the community rallied together to make sure sassy gets back to her family. maureen: a cargo ship maureen: we have an update to an i-team investigation. it will likely be monday or later before 400 military families find out the fate of their cars. the vehicles were on board the cargo ship courage when i caught fire this week and had vetoed

victoria callahan went to a concert to celebrate her 19th birthday on wednesday. during the australian dj concert she collapsed. she was rushed to medstar washington but she died thursday morning. the coastal carolina student was under the influence of molly. molly is a form of mdma which is the main ingredient in the drug ecstasy. in 2013, a uva student also died after taking molly. >>> a truck hit and killed a pedestrian. this happened at the intersection of wisconsin avenue yesterday evening. so far no charges have been filed against the driver. >>> we're learning that a d.c. teacher charged with sexual abuse of a student will remain in student. giovanni pena inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy in the classroom during the 2013-14 school year. pena taught at oyster-adams bilingual school in northwest. at a hearing, he waived his right to the preliminary hearing. that case may head now to the grand jury. >>> it is now 4:31. developing right now a union representing federal workers claims a massive data breach is even worse than the obama administration wil

>> reporter: doreen, victoria callahan was 19 years old. as you said yesterday was her birthday, from sterling virginia, came here to the echo stage to celebrate her birthday with her friends and she never made it home. late last night, staff here at echo stage called police because callahan had collapsed. she was transported to medstar hospital where this morning she died. she overdosed on the drug known as molly. now, echo stage is a popular night spot with college kids and teenagers, a lot of times, they have all age shows. last night, the australian dj flume was playing here. police are investigating this death of a molly overdose the second time in two years someone has overdose and died on molly at the echo stage. earlier today, i spoke with a manager here at echo stage who declined to comment. doreen back to you. >> thank you. >>> nearly two years ago, another virginia teenager died from an apparent overdose at that same concert venue. shelley goldsmith was a sophomore at the university of virginia. she apparently took molly during a

victoria callahan, a sterling, virginia, teen back home from her south carolina college was celebrating her 19th birthday at echo same in northeast d.c. she felt ill and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. that was about midnight. 12:15, she was pronounced dead. police say she had taken the designer drug, molly, a form of mdma, the main ingredient in the drug ex-stas cism metropolitan police are conducting a death investigation. coming up on news4 we will talk to the director of d.c.'s department of health about how they are trying to regulate and stop the use of this designer drug. >> thanks derek. >>> starting this weekend, you will have another option to get to your favorite attractions in d.c. today, local leaders cut the ribbon to launch a new route for the d.c. circulator. service around the national mall starts sunday and there will be 15 stops, including ones that are just a few steps from the lincoln and jefferson memorials, the smithsonian museums and the capitol. >> we expect that visitors will continue to choose narrated bus tours that have different -- that have a diff

. >> reporter: victoria callahan, a native of virginia was back home celebrating her 19th birthday wednesday night. police said she had taken the drug during a concert at echo stage in northeast d.c.. >> years ago, there was a -- some interest in being able to understand if there was a psychiatric indication for some of these medications and that's how their initial effects become known. >> reporter: overdoses are rare but they do happen and even without overdosing, there can be adverse effects. >> hypothermia is one of them and some people think that that just means, oh, you just deal with it by taking off your clothes and dancing and having a good time and working off a sweat. >> reporter: but it can cause liver and heart damage over time or immediately so the challenge is how to stop the manufacturer and sale of the drug. >> a lot of it is public information and awareness making sure that our parents and families understand the harm associated with these drugs. >> reporter: there are other investigative means as well, information on the sellers and efforts to track don't lab where it's ma

victoria callahan went to a concert at echostage to celebrate her 19th birthday on wednesday. during the australian dj floom concert she collapsed. paramedics rushed her to medstar washington but she died thursday morning. the coastal carolina student was under the influence of molly. molly is a form of m dma which is the main're not ingredient in the drug ecstasy. >>> police in virginia are trying to find a man who smashed up a woman's suv while she was inside. that woman was at a stop light in reston when a man approached her car. this was about 9:30 at night and all of a sudden, that man started to yell and smashing her windshield. the woman asked we not show her face when she spoke to us. >> he started screaming and started smashing my windshield as hard as he could and glass came in. >> the woman tried to drive off and called 911 and the man continued to destroy her car. before this call they got a call of a naked man crawling in the air. >>> county's rushern baker may have acted illegally when they rejected he tax increase. that's according to "the washington post." less

>> reporter: doreen, victoria callahan was 19 years old. as you said yesterday was her birthday, from sterling virginia, came here to the echo stage to celebrate her birthday with her friends and she never made it home. late last night, staff here at echo stage called police because callahan had collapsed. she was transported to medstar hospital where this morning she died. she overdosed on the drug known as molly. now, echo stage is a popular night spot with college kids and teenagers, a lot of times, they have all age shows. last night, the australian dj flume was playing here. police are investigating this death of a molly overdose the second time in two years someone has overdose and died on molly at the echo stage. earlier today, i spoke with a manager here at echo stage who

victoria callahan went to a concert to celebrate her birthday on wednesday. during the concert she collapsed. paramedics rushed her to medstar washington hospital but she died thursday morning. the coastal carolina university student was under the influence of molly. molly is a form of mdma which is the main ingredient in the drug ecstasy. in 2013, a uva student also died after taking molly at echostage. >>> we are learning this morning that a d.c. teacher charged with sexual abuse will remain in jail. police say giovanni pena inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy during the 2013-14 school year. pena taught at oyster-adams bilingual school northwest. pena waived his right to the preliminary hearing. that case may now head to the grand jury. >>> i'm kristin wright at the live desk putting together information we're getting on malaysia airlines flight 148. it had to make an emergency landing today. it was flying from melbourne, australia to kuala lumpur but had to turn around and go back to the airport in australia. a reporter there tweeted this picture. i