and burst into flames. we're learning more about the two people who died in the crash. police believe that they are 14 and 16 years old. now they won't say more until they get the medical examiner's report and a positive i.d. and given the nature of the crash and the fire, that will likely require an autopsy. it unfolded quickly when police spotted a stolen car. the car was fully engulfed in flames. this exclusive video shows the scenes moments before firefighters began to attack the blaze. ruth robbins lives just across the street. >> i call from my neighbor about 1:00 and she said there's gunshots, what's happening outside your home. and i looked out the window and it wasn't gunshots, it was a car engulfed in flames. >> reporter: police say an officer spotted a car full of young people near jones mill road and east-west high way. a check of the tag came back stolen. the toyota echo ended up on connecticut avenue and as officers prepared to pull it over they say the driver hit the gas. a chevy chase circle, police say the toyota went out of control and hit a tree. the impact started a fire. police were able to rescue the driver and front-seat passenger. but two others were trapped in the back seat of the burning car. officers used small fire extinguishers to try to put out the flames. but the fire was just too intense. >> it looked like at one point with the flames so high, 20 feet in the air, they were just standing back, they had to wait. >> it was a grim and chaotic scene as police officers tried to free the two teens that were trapped in the back seat of the burning car. one police officer had to be taken to the hospital for burns. as a result of those efforts in fact we're told by police that another officer actually to pull him away from the car. as he was trying to open the door, he broke the window but he couldn't get in the flames were just too intense at that point. reporting live in chevy chase, megan mcgrath, news4. and new this morning, a search for a person who stabbed a man outside a mcdonald's in the district, it happened around 12:30 a.m. at mcdonald's near good hope road and alabama avenue in southeast d.c. a man was stabbed in the leg. so far, no arrests have been made. two people are in the hospital because of an early-morning fire in northeast washington. it happened in the 5,000 block of hunt place. one person was burned, another is being treated for smoke inhalation. more than 50 firefighters responded and made quick work of the fire. taking a look outside now, good news, we've got beautiful day out there. are we expecting a weekend soaker? let's find out from meteorologist veronica johnson who is with us today. >> we want a beautiful day, right? it's friday and there's nothing better than that when the weather is nice on a friday. now i know we'd love for it to continue into the weekend, but that's not going to happen this time. at least we've gotten rid of a lot of the fog from this morning. it wasn't as widespread as the last couple of mornings, there's our shot, our sky cam, you can see it is a little hazy. the one location where it's hanging on up north. annapolis we had some fog until an hour ago, it was still down around a mile and a half. that lifting as well. your temperatures throughout the area, nice with the clearing fog and the sky cover that's going to be a lot like yesterday afternoon. mostly sunny conditions, with highs getting into the low 80s. some locations, 84, 85, maybe even 86 degrees, not far if here. think we'll see a high of 83 in d.c. 82 in gaithersburg. montgomery county, leesburg, your high 82. for spots around huntington and dunn loring, you'll see a high of 83. but rain is on the way for the weekend. expect your first drops starting after midnight. it will be a good soaker. we'll talk rainfall totals in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. and we're going to check on the midday traffic now, here's danella sealock with our first report of the day. >> green line, scheduled track work slowing you down as metro single track between greenbelt and college park. you can expect delays in both directions. over to the roads, we have an accident in d.c., northeast, north capital street at r street. be aware of that, police are at the scene as well as ambulance. and you may have a couple of the lanes blocked so use caution, avoid the area if possible. crossing over the 14th street bridge, work and delays back all the way to crystal city, slow as you make your way to d.c. two traffic alerts for drivers in both maryland and virginia, first, you'll want to avoid a section of route 50 this weekend. that will be shut down for bridge demolition. westbound 50 in arlington will be closed between courthouse road and 10th street. crews taking down the bridge that connects 10th street to eastbound route 50. closures start at 8:00 tomorrow morning and the road will open back up by 8:00 sunday night. vdot suggests using washington boulevard to get around the closure. and the navy is holding anti-terrorism exercises around the country. and it could cause some delays around naval facilities in our area. the biggest impact around walter reed medical center in bethesda. officials say nobody outside the campus will see anything out of the ordinary but there will be increased security at the entrance gates. that can mean backups on surrounding roads like rockville pike and connecticut avenue. president obama leaves for asia late tonight, he's heading to south korea for a nuclear security summit. the president plans to make fist first trip to the demilitarized zone. and is scheduled to meet with the leaders of turkey and kazakhst kazakhstan. minutes ago, he nominated kim jung nin. >> the vice president is in florida, to speak at a campaign event in coconut creek, florida and will travel to hollywood, florida, toor another fundraiser before returning to delaware later tonight. the republican presidential candidates turned their attention to louisiana this weekend. it holds its primary tomorrow. 46 delegates will be up for grabs. meanwhile, rick santorum is taking heat for a comment he made about mitt romney. the gop presidential candidate says republicans should give president obama a second term in office, if he doesn't win the party's nomination. santorum told supporters in texas that mitt romney isn't conservative enough. to offer voters a clear choice in the general election. romney and newt gingrich are criticizing santorum for that comment. both say any republican would be better than president obama. maryland's primary is more than a week away now, but voters can be in casting their ballots this weekend. early voting begins tomorrow in maryland, it runs through next thursday. the actual primary will take place april 3rd. and our time right now, eight minutes after 11:00. coming up, case closed -- the toxicology results are in. we now know what killed singer whitney houston. plus looking for a job? try going across the pond. we hear there's an opening at the british palace. cocaine and heart disease were key factors in whitney houston's death. the l.a. coroner released her autopsy report yesterday. the pop singer drowned in a beverly hills hotel bathtub. her death has been ruled accidental. >> we feel with the cocaine, coupled with the heart disease complicated her condition, so as such if she did have a cardiac event, all of that combined to result in her drowning. chances are, had she not had the preexisting heart disease and cocaine use, she may not have drowned when she went down. >> the toxicology report also found marijuana, xanax and been drill in houston's system. those drugs are not thought to have contributed to her death. metro riders upset with constant escalator problems can see the upgrades being made. metro has released a video on its website showing workers removing the center escalator from dupont circle's south entrance this week. the escalator had to be separated into seven different pieces because of its size. dupont's south entrance is going a full reconstruction. the escalators are closed to be closed for at least another six months. well just like a lot of students, metro is taking a spring break. starting this weekend, no track work on the transit system so more trains are available for visitors heading to the cherry blossom festival. the break from work will remain until sunday april 15th. the last chance to see the cherry blossoms ott their peak, today marks the end of the period where 70% will be showing off their colors. the opening ceremony son sunday and there's a new app that lets visitors browse hundreds of performances, events and restaurants participating in the festival which runs through april. many flowers could come down this weekend. because we're expecting some nasty weather to come to town over the weekend. i guess that might include some wind, then? and veronica johnson is with us to tell us about it. >> wind and heavy rain. if i could really rank our days, today would rag rank way up here, this weekend in terms of getting outdoors, would probably just below nye name, down here. >> a movie? >> playing some games with the family if you get along right? >> house cleaning. >> spring cleaning. maybe find a sale on some spring cleaning and detergent. we've got temperatures up to the 70s, 72 at reagan national. we're getting rid of the last of the fog across the area. 72 in d.c., 72 in raleigh and 72 degrees in new york. so the warm air right there, jacksonville even in florida, up to 77 degrees. the warm air for us today, but then it's gone. there will be chilly air sneaking in for the second half of the weekend. let's open up the radar, you can see the leading showers into central ohio, and coming up northward. into areas of atlanta, georgia. not just rain, but thunderstorms here. this is one huge storm system. and the spin of it, the area of low pressure, right here in missouri. that's the low that will be over our area for most of the weekend. especially saturday, it will be stormy on saturday and sunday as the low pulls away, still some showers left around the area. we could even get with the storms on saturday, we could be looking at isolated severe storms and that means hail and the potential for gusty winds, so here we are early saturday. you can see how much rain the dark green, the yellow, that's heavy rain possible. then the stormy conditions continue for saturday afternoon. there's your area of low pressure passing just to the south as it pulls away, still some showers, but a weekend that's going to deliver a lot of rain, some messy conditions and much cooler air. today's temperatures are running some 20-25 degrees above average. by sunday, we're back to near average. here's a look at your rainfall totals, by late sunday, where we could get an inch of rain. baltimore, just over a half and gaithersburg, montgomery county, close to an inch in leesburg, over an inch in culpepper and over two in charlottesville. the amounts could go up rather than down. a system that will sit and spin for much of the weekend. so for today, again get out. if you don't have anything to do, yet, find something to do outside. 77 to 82 delightful and feeling a lot like june throughout the area. and not a shabby evening, we'll see clouds sneaking into the area. but then it's after midnight that i think we'll see 0-first drops of rain. we're partly cloudy, center ice, 64-69 degrees. what to expect on saturday, one to two inches of rain. some storms could be strong, maybe even severe. you'll want to tune in to news4 to see what we've got to tell you about the storms this weekend. 83 for today, 67 for your saturday, rain is likely on saturday. and again, some stormy conditions and then for sunday, still talking about rain, too. it's going to be wet, but i don't think it's going to be as wet as saturday. your high just 58 degrees, barbara. and the rain i think will start to shut off and diminish by the time we get to midnight on sunday. so indeed, the entire weekend is looking wet. for monday, your high, 57. we are going to start drying out at the beginning of next week. notice that the air stays kind of cool at the beginning of next week. 60 for a high, thursday, 69 for a high temperature. so question is, what are you doing today? >> yeah, a good day to get out. it's going to be wow, warm enough to go without a jacket. >> without a jacket and without sleeves, thanks a lot. we're going to check in on the midday traffic gn, here's danella sealock. >> checking out the beltway, outer look across the american legion bridge. ways seeing a lot of volume in this area. it looks better now. you may see some delays as you make your way closer to the dulles toll road. not seeing accidents if you're taking the wilson bridge, it looks better. travel lanes are open. travel speed for you making your way from the wilson bridge heading to van dorn street, no the bad, 59 miles per hour. only taking six minutes to make the trip. and if you're looking for something to do this weekend, and you also want to help out members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. you may want to help us by getting out to celebrate the capital queer prom. i'm emceeing, the carnival extravaganza. the proceeds go to benefit the transgendered health empowerment organization. the prom will be held at the almas shriner's ball room on k street. carnival extravaganza. hopefully i'll see you there tomorrow night. >> what are you wearing? >> a red dress, i'm so excited. satin and zippers. it will be awesome. >> i want to see it. okay, bring us pictures. we'll see you again shortly. the tower containing the world's most famous clock, big ben, could be renamed after the queen. some senior members of parliament said the tower should be renamed elizabeth tower in honor of the queen's 60 years of reigning. big ben is technically only name the clock has right now. the tower that holds it is actually called st. steven's tower. of the 41 monarchs that have ruled the country, only queen victoria and queen elizabeth have celebrated a diamond jubilee. and lawmakers say, this would be a fitting tribute. well, if you've ever dreamed of a royal life, there may be a new job for you. buckingham palace is hiring a trainee butler. the help wanted ad is the official, on the official website of the british monarchy. the hours are long. 45 hours a week. but more may be required. the salary isn't that great, either. $23,000 a year. the ad also says the butler must possess a friendly, polite and approachable disposition. with the ability to maintain confidentiality. closing date for applications is april 8th. our time now, 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead, we meet the youngest piano player to headline at the strathmore, we talk to this piano prodigy, coming up. but first, a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can adjust mine to my liking and she can do the same. go ahead and switch sides so you can feel what the other side feels like. you're on his side. how does that feel? 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>> actually to the concert i'm going to wear a suit. >> really? >> yeah. i don't really do the clothes, my mom does. >> what is a prodigy? >> i don't know. >> just someone who can do what you do at your age? >> i guess. >> your hands don't look like they're big enough to stretch across the keys. it's amazing you've played that well. how long have you been playing? >> since i was three. >> you started at three. how did you start? >> i was begging my parents for piano lessons. >> did you have a piano in the house? >> no, our neighbors gave us a little toy keyboard. but i was begging my parents for piano lessons. they said i was still in diapers, but on a little toy keyboard i started playing everything that i heard. >> is that what you do, you can listen to something and play it? >> yeah. >> with all the chords and everything? >> yes, my parents have been trying to ask how i do it. if you get it out of me, they're going to love it for the rest of your life. >> do you want to share it with me? >> i don't know, i really don't know. >> any other piano players in the family? >> no, just me. we've tried to look, i tried teaching my dad and my mom how to play "mary had a little lamb" and it didn't go so well. >> let's take a listen to some of the music that you play. ♪ ♪ >> he's only seven years old. ♪ ♪ >> pretty amazing. do you have to have a stool to get your feet? >> well i used to. but finally i now can reach the pedals. so we used to carry like a box. and like it would, it was like a pedal extender. so like there was a pedal on there. and i would press it. and there was like a little presser thing that would press the real pedal. >> now, you're in school. what grade are you in? >> fifth. >> do you travel a lot now? >> yeah, a lot. >> how do you manage to do your class work? >> well, my teacher gives me the homework on the road the. but if it's a long trip, i do skype with her. >> we're excited you're going to be here tonight, playing in our area. >> i'm excited. >> we now know what a prodigy is. let's tell folks they can see you, the show is called "ethan bortnick and his musical time machine." tickets are $18-$38. what a wonderful show it sounds like it's going to be. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. i'm going to play all kinds of music. classical, jazz, rock and roll. there will be a lot of surprises and, yeah. it will be a fun show. >> thank you, ethan for coming in. >> sure. >> great to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. it's now 11:26. coming up, why a sex shop ad in alexandria has some people upset. then new details on the changes that could come to apple's iphone 5. the new report for you. plus, will it be a wet, cool weekend? right now on "news4 midday." two people are dead and two others injured after a car burst into flames near the maryland-d.c. border. police were chasing the car, reported stolen, when the car lost control and slammed into a tree near chevy chase circle. d.c. mayor, vincent gray is about to release his budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year. hoping to close a budget deficit of $17 million. the trayvon martin case has become a national issue. earlier today, president obama spoke about the case, saying he thinks about the parents in the tragic incident. >> my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. you know, if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. and you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans, are going to take this with the