pronounced dead at the scene. two other females and two other males were inside. those four were medevaced to an area hospital for life-threatening injuries. speed was definitely a factor in this collision and none of the occupants were wearing seat belts. reporter: police say because no one was wearing their seat belts they can only tell where the driver was sitting when the crash happened. all of the other kids were thrown from their seats. police say all of the students attended battlefield high school just down the road from the accident. this isn t the first time logmill road has claimed the life of students and other drivers as well. this is the seventh tragedy in as many years. brad wombach is a retired law enforcement officer who has been trying to get changes made to the road for years, but so far no is success. there are numerous hills that you cannot see what s happening on the other side of the hill until you re right on top of the hill and the only way yo
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m meredith vieira. the f.a.a. launched an investigation into the incident involving the first lady s plane. the plane came within three miles of a military carsgo jet as they approached andrews air force base. that may not seem that close but the cargo jets produce a large jet wash, so other planes are ordered to stay five miles away. both planes did land safely and the f.a.a. said the first lady wasn t in danger. we are live with the latest ahead. also, today marks the one-year anniversary of the oil rig explosion that triggered the worstle spill in u.s. history. what s the state of the gulf? is bp fulfilling obligations in the region? we ll talk about that with bobby jindal when he joins us for a life interview. and a postcard lost in the mail for 24 years played a role in ending a dear friendship. then something happened. the long lost piece of
personal plea to the judge. what does he think about the decision? we ll have his reaction, wednesday, april 20, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and meredith vieira. the faa has launched an investigation into thans dent involving the first lady s plane. it came within three miles of a c-17 military cargo jet as those planes approached andrews air force base it may not seem that close. but ta those cargo jets produce a large jet wash, other planes are ordered to stay at least five miles away. we should stress both planes landed safely. the faa says the first lady was not in any real danger. but it was a major violation of air traffic safety rules. live with the latest on that, straight ahead. also ahead, today marks the one-year anniversary of the oil rig explosion that marked the worst oil spill in u.s. history. we ll talk about the future with louisiana governor bobby jinda
suspicions on how these two men wound up in one of the city s roughest neighborhoods, but it won t be fair to speculate. the victims didn t have a car, so someone drove them the two miles to the housing project where they were found dead at 3 a.m. saturday in a pool of blood in the street, both men shot in the back near a sea of 20 shell casings. 25-year-old james cooper, 24-year-old james kuzaris, they were friends on a two week vacation with family members. one of the men s parents were there. they were seen out partying friday night and somehow ended up on the city s north side, an area known for high crime and gang activity. just 24 hours after the shooting police had a suspect in custody, 16-year-old sean tyson. he had been arrested just ten days earlier for assault with a handgun. he will likely be tried as an adult on two counts of homicide. sarasota s known for spring training and spring break, relies heavily on visitor.
martha: the search for a missing tennessee nursing student holly bobo is now getting national attention. police are stressing today that no one has been ruled out, in terms of the people that they want to talk to in this case and a possible suspect, for what could have been an abduction. the 20-year-old vanished last wednesday as you may recall her brother claims to have seen her being walked into the woods by an unknown man dressed in camouflage. trace gallagher is on top of this story for us today. trace, what are the latest developments in this one. reporter: police had been very tightlipped on this. martha but that wasn t working for them. now they are giving us a lot more clarity as to what happened and what they are finding. remember, it was days before we learned that the brother actually saw his sister walk into the woods, remember? it was over and over they were saying the brother saw someone drag his sister across the front yard into the woods. well now we are learning that