Dparm si. What were learning about this crash. And a uva student bloodied in an arrest. His family is on campus and his attorney is about to speak. First at 6 00 storm team 4 tracking snow that will have an impact on our friday yes, the first day of spring. Now, whatever falls in the morning could be gone by tomorrow night, but theres still a chance it will cause some delays. Lets go right to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. What are we looking at doug . Once again all about the timing with this storm system. If this was coming during the day it would be an allrain event but its coming overnight into Early Morning and thats why we could see some problems. Storm team 4 radar is clear right now. All of our area. Nobodys seeing a thing. Down to the south and west this is where it is down around roanoke, where the temperatures are in the 30s. The precipitation actually falls and brings down colder temperatures. Thats what will happen here. As the moisture moves in the temperatures will fall we will see snow by the morning. Winter weather advisory for areas in the purpose lg l, northern Montgomery County western howard northern faulkier and areas to the west. Winter storm warning around hagerstown and parts of the West Virginia panhandle. It does not include d. C. But we could see some issues here too. Im going to break it down for you, show you when it moves in and what youll see in your area coming up. Virginia state police are now launching a criminal investigation into the arrest of a university of virginia student. Martese johnson arrested by alcoholic Beverage Control agents wednesday morning. The 20yearolds face was bloodied as he was taken down. His family arrived on the campus. That is all as the urban league releases its annual report on the state of black america. We begin our Team Coverage with news4s david culvert in charlottesville. Reporter as you can see behind me were stand big for a press conference with Martese Johnson, his attorney and their family. The attorney tells us the family has flown in from chicago to be here today. Theyll be addressing the media soon. We want to warn you, though, a day and a half after this bloody arrest, this image thats gone viral, its still difficult to see. Well show you it right now. This is Martese Johnson, the 20yearold, laying on the ground outside trinity irish pub. Thats just on the corner here in charlottesville. Hes being cuffed by virginia alcoholic Beverage Control agents. They say he became agitated and belligerent. His injuries though so bad he had to get ten stitches at the hospital. That image as i told you gone viral. Its led to protests that have continued through today. In between class students were calling for justice. I caught up with marteses friends earlier today. Honor committee, orientation leader a kappa, his ties to the community are so extensive its hard for me to believe that Something Like this would happen to him. Seeing the photo of his face brutally beaten and also gushing with blood, it had such a Significant Impact on my mindset. Reporter looking at all these cameras set up by our count about 16 local here in virginia and national media, all covering this. You cant help but to think back to what this year has been like here in charlottesville and at uva. You think about Hannah Grahams murder and disappearance, think about the Sexual Assault allegations, students telling me on grounds today it has been a tough year for them. Meantime were standing by for that press conference just a few minutes away. Well bring you updates on our live desk. For now, back to you. Its not racism its economics. Thats the word from the urban league which says the major problem facing black america is financial inequality. Steve handelsmans been poring through their annual report. Now hes live on capitol hill. Steve, whats the takeaway here . Thanks chris. Looking at the report and talking to urban league ceo marc morial who told me today when it comes to africanamerican income and employment and especially he says the net worth of black families now in america, were in a state of emergency. The urban league report says the biggest problem facing africanamericans is not their treatment by police or what students at university of virginia charged last night was mistreatment after student Martese Johnson was bloodied by cops. The report finds social justice for blacks improving, less crime and violence but finds a stunning and worsening economic gap between white americans and africanamericans. Who now have a median net worth of just 6,300 versus 111,000 for whites. Black income is 35,000 vest 58,000 for whites. And the black Unemployment Rate is more than double that of whites. A tale of two nations, says marc morial, the head of the urban league. This is not a sustainable thing for the United States of america and were a nation that believes that upward economic mobility is tied to education, perseverance and hard work. Reporter not race. Not race. Two steps forward, and one step back. Reporter us from fresno stated africanamerican leaders today demanded better schools and job training. Our young boys especiallily are falling further and further behind. Reporter f urban league and we lessen the friction that led to the racism found by the Justice Department in ferguson and suspected in other communities across america. And the urban league said today economically latinos in america are doing a bit better now than blacks but when it comes to income and unemployment they too, are falling far behind whites. Im Steve Handelsman news4. Another ruling came down late this afternoon in a case that sparked National Conversations about race. A New York State Supreme Court judge denied a request to release secret grand jury testimony in the aaron garner case. Last year a Police Officer put garner in a choke hold to get him on the ground and garner died. A grand jury decided not to indict the officer, civil Rights Groups ss ss sued to have the testimony unsealed. Judge said they didnt make a Strong Enough argue tomt do so. Breaking news in the district, a series of robberies in Columbia Heights this afternoon involving two suspects with similar descriptions. Jackie bensen is at the scene. Reporter this was broad daylight two armed robberies, three blocks apart in three minutes. Police saturated the area around 11th street and park road in northwest looking for possibly the same two suspects ssuspects. Were told the clothing description is very similar in both crimes. This neighborhood is home to a number of popular bars and restaurants including meridian pint and the coop. In one case one of the suspects was holding a black handgun. Because these crimes happened in broad daylight there is great concern for from residents and Business Owners who tell me a number of their employees have been victims of crimes in recent weeks. Neither of the two victims today were injured during the course of the attempts. Were just getting new video in from bethesda where a bmw slammed into a rite aid. This is the store in the west bar Shopping Center. Our camera crews say nobody was seriously injured in the crash. The investigation is still going on. A triple shooting this morning inside a home in knoxville, maryland turned out to be a double murder and a suicide. This is new video of the home on valley road in Washington County. Police say 87yearold johnny green called a Family Member and said he had shot his wife mary and son, mark and was just about to shoot himself. Then that relative called police. Police got there and found the two men dead. The woman was take on the hospital where she later died. Theres no word yet on a possible motive. The director of the secret service is trying to debunk news accounts of the latest scandal at the agency. Director Joseph Clancy told the senate today that initial accounts of two agents driving a car into a gate were overblown. He says the video shows the vehicle entering the white house complex at an extremely low speed, one or two Miles Per Hour and pushing aside a plastic barrel. Allegations that the agents had been drinking before the incident are under investigation. New reaction tonight to sex Assault Charges against a d. C. Police officer who is also a pastor. That reaction comes from a fellow pastor just as prosecutors allege there could be additional victims. Heres news4s Mark Segraves. Reporter officer darrell best is charged with sexually assaulting a 16yearold girl inside his church on three occasions and a 17yearold girl inside Police Headquarters on the same floor as the chief of polices office. Today the prosecutor said a third victim has now stepped forward, saying best asked her to give him sexually explicit pictures. Reverend Anthony Moore and others were in court today to support their friend. Do you think hes capable of Something Like this . Listen i dont believe that he is capable. However, what i do believe is that all of us have the propensity to do wrong when we are presented with the opportunity, and even if that is the case he still needs our help and support. Reporter prosecutors also told the judge that d. C. Police officials have known about bes Sexual Misconduct for years. In 2007 best cornered a 20yearold female cadet who he supervied in a closet at the Police Academy where he groped and kissed her against her will. Then in 2008 inside the Fifth DistrictPolice Headquarters prosecutors say best sexually harassed and touched a female employee. Best was demoted from sergeant back to officer after that incident. Reverend moore says bests congregation will carry on and will be praying for him and the victims. Understanding the process, you know we take a licking and keep ticking. Reporter when the judge asked officer best if he agreed that prosecutors had enough evidence to go forward with a trial, best said yes. When the judge denied his request to be released meaning that hed spend at least the next six weeks behind bars best just closed his eyes and shook his head. At d. C. Superior court, Mark Segraves news4. A fiery crash. Women fighting for their lives. New at 6 00, a Good Samaritan tells us its not the fist time hes had to rush out of his house to help after a bad accident. News4 broke the story about fires at metro tonight the National Arson and canine memorial station is wrapped in a tarp to hide the damage from vandalism. The memorial depicts a firefighter next to a labrador retriever. Overnight it was sprayed with blue paint and the letters kkk. Large piles of trash were dumped in the back lot of the firehouse. Two teenagers are fighting for their lives after a fiery crash in great falls. They were in a car that veered off georgetown pike after the driver swerved to avoid a deer. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey spoke with a neighbor who says its not the first time hes had to rush out to help. Reporter you can see the path cut by the honda civic as it came flying off georgetown pike coming to rest right here where it rolled over and then things got even worse when it burst into flames. It was around 12 30 this morning when john was awakened by the sound, a sound hes heard before. I heard a noise, a huge crash, i immediately looked out the window and saw a car upside down over there. Reporter he dress and raced outside, but by that time the car was on fire flames shooting up through the trees. The driver and three of the four passengers had escaped but one woman was trapped inside. Fennell and the driver searched for a way to get her out. Screaming in the car, he and i managed to reach in and grab her shirt and then find a hand and pull her through a window gap that was about this big. And meanwhile its getting really hot. It melted all the wires right above. The flames were probably 35 feet high. Reporter rescue crews hat rolled up by then and took over the scene. The 19yearold pulled from the car was eventually airlifted to a burn center. Police say the 26yearold driver who was treated and released from the hospital said he had to swerve to avoid a deer. Today reminders of the horror are everywhere. The skid marks, the. L tree. Fennell said he neve thought of his own safety. You cant walk away from somebody screaming in a burning car but the last thing you want to do is go up to a burning car. Reporter deer are a constant danger on georgetown pike. Fennel fennell sid that is the second time a vehicle has crashed into his yard and hes had his own runins with deer. Thats a deer bouncing off the front of my car. Reporter this dent right here . Yes. Reporter hes hopeful the victims of the crash make it and recover. Have you been thinking act these victims much today . All day. I didnt i went in the house at about 1 30 and i just sat on the couch. I didnt sleep a wink. It really shakes you. Reporter now, the young people were all from the district of columbia. They were visiting friends out in herndon and returning home. Two are suffering from serious injuries. A third 19yearold also hospitalized the driver and the front seat passenger were both treated and released. Police say no charges had yet been filed. The maryland man who crushed two Police Cruisers with his dump truck is not competent to stand trial. The incident happened in early january in a Shopping Center in glenarden and was caught on surveillance video. Two Prince Georges CountyPolice Officers were standing nearby and were almost hit. Gene brandon was charged with attempted murder last month, but after the judges ruling hell be sent to a Mental Health hospital for treatment and wont stand trial. He claimed the officers killed his brother. Doug were all interested in the strategic timing and when its going to hit and how much its going to be and when its going to be over. Okay. It wont be a lot. It wont impact traffic all that much unless you live well to the north and west. And it will all be gone by this time tomorrow. Doesnt sound too bad. Trying to give you the silver lining. Well see snow during the morning rush. Give yourself extra time tomorrow morning. You will need it on the roadways. I think most of the roads will be okay. But mytime we have snow falling around our region you know how traffic is. Storm team 4 radar clear right now. Just down to the south we have a lot of moisture. Back to the west around cincinnati, thats what were waiting for. We have drier air from the north. It will be a while before this rain and snow moves in. Once it does it should be chaining over the all snow. Thats why we have a Winter Weather advisory. Down here everybody to the west these are the areas of biggest concern. Especially the areas in pink. Thats a winter storm warning. Thats issued with potential of 4 or 5 inches of snow. D. C. Not in the advisory. That means we wont see enough for advisory criteria but were still going to have the potential for some issues in the morning. Reston camera, no problems right now. Cloud cover. Theyll continue to increase. Temperatures well above freezing. 52 in d. C. 48 gaithersburg. 54 in culpeper. With temperatures like this it will start as rain. Once the temperatures come down, it may change to snow. Because of this the road temperatures are on the warmer side and that will help a lot as we move through the next 12 to 24 hours. By 3 00 a. M. Future weather showing rain moving in now. Different than what it was last night. Again, rain warmer weather. By 7 00, the cold air will start to move on in here. As it does it will change the rain to snow in the d. C. Metro area frederick, hagerstown martinsburg, Leesburg Gaithersburg all seeing the snow. Could come down fairly heavily at times. Around 10 00 a. M. Starting to see that changeover right around d. C. To the south, waldorf, Southern Maryland quantico Fredericksburg Culpeper this is mostly a rain event for you. Not worried about your area much at all. Mostly to the north and west we have to worry about. Even around 1 00 snow to the north. Heres what youll get, mostly rain to the south. Under an inch including d. C. Annapolis, bowie, crofton, Prince William county fredericksburg 1 to 3 inches around warrenton, luray, gaithersburg. Again, 1 to 3 in loek rised spots but mostly 1, maybe 2 inches there. The impact area will be the high toast the north and west. This is where were going 3 to 5 inches especially in some of the higher elevations. Heads up along i 81. Any of the back roads, the hilly back roads, thats where well see some big problems. Montgomery county Loudoun County some moderate impact there, so yes, we may see some school delays, maybe some school cho sures from this too. High of 51 on sunday. Right now looks like a pretty good weekend. Any snow should be gone as we make our way into next week. 47 on monday 48 on tuesday. Yes, spring does start tomorrow but not until after 6 00. All right. Something to look forward to. Thank you, doug. Now