5 Things to Know This Morning

— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. Police Investigating Leads in Search for Escaped New York Prison Inmates

New York State Police closed a road east of Dannemora to investigate a lead in the search for two inmates who escaped from a maximum-security prison.

According to a police news release, a stretch of State Route 374 – nearly eight miles long – remains closed this morning, and residents can expect an increased police presence in the area. In addition, Saranac Central School District is closed today, with Superintendent of Schools Johnathan Parks telling ABC News he wanted to "get out law enforcement's way" as the search continues for David Sweat and Richard Matt.

Sweat and Matt were reported missing from Clinton Correctional Facility, located about 20 miles south of the Canadian border, on Saturday.

2. SUV Plows Into Students in Washington, 2 Killed

An SUV plowed into a group of students walking near their high school Wednesday, killing two of the students and leaving two others with serious injuries, the Washington State Patrol said.

The accident happened at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday in Ferndale, a few blocks away from Windward High School. A group of 30 students and a teacher from a gym class were walking when the accident happened.

3. Baby Delivered by Brain-Dead Mother on Life Support for 54 Days Leaves Hospital

The baby who was born to a brain-dead woman on life support has finally left the hospital and is now in his new home with his maternal grandparents in Waterloo, Nebraska.

Angel Perez was delivered via Caesarean section April 4, 54 days after his mother, Karla Perez, was declared brain dead, Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha said in a statement.

Perez, 22, who was already a mother of one and pregnant with her second child, complained of a headache in early February, collapsed in her home and was found to have suffered a brain hemorrhage, the hospital told ABC News in a statement.

4. Torii Hunter Tosses Gear Across Baseball Field in Epic Outburst

Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter erupted in anger Wednesday, scattering his gear across the baseball field after being ejected.

Hunter, batting in the eighth inning of Minnesota’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals, became incensed after he was called out on strikes by umpire Mark Ripperger. Hunter thought Luke Hochevar’s pitch was outside, and later replays appeared to support Hunter’s assessment.

5. Raven-Symone Explains How Her 3-Year 'Early Retirement' Prepared Her for 'The View'

Raven-Symoné became the newest co-host of "The View" Wednesday, after not working at all for a few years.

That time, which she calls her "early retirement," was crucial for this new chapter to be possible, she said.

"Those three years took off every single piece of dead skin that had been growing on me that I had not been able to shed because I was still in the public view," she told ABC News Wednesday. "From [ages] 3 to 25 [I worked]. I said, 'That's a lot of gunk on top of me.' Purged it: Sat in my house, went to school, traveled, fell in love. Just did what I needed to do. And now I'm able to be myself, and not a brand that was concocted to sell something. Now I'm who I want to be in the public eye."