Sua cravens is in the med lines saying he was racially profiled during a traffic stop in northern virginia. Good day at 9a starts right now. All right. 9 01 is the time right now. Good day dc is on your tv. It is tuesday, december 19th, 2017, and were yet another day closer to christmas. Yes. Its not feeling like christmas though, right . Foles like springtime. Well take it. No complaints. No complaints. Look at your beautiful pink shades, though. Definitely feels like the se season. Wanted to coordinate. I like the the new comedy father figures hits theaters this friday. Kevin mccarthy he has interviews with two of the films big stars ed helms and owen wilson. Looking forward to this. Looks like a funny movie. For sure. Im excited lets take live look outside right now as we mentioned another very comfortable morning with great day on tap for tuesday. Lets get over to tucker barnes. He says the s word is in the long forecas you mean sunny . Yes. It is in the forecast. Well take a look at the seven day coming up. Lets worry about today, first. Noise start to your day. Temperatures cool overnight well warm it up to near 60 this afternoon, and if we can hit 60n will tie for the warmest this month back on december the fifth we hit 60 degrees. So get ready to enjoy a nice very comfortable afternoon. 43 now in washington. Watching these temperatures bounce. They were actually quiet cold overnight to our south and west. We had clear skies, manassas and culpeper both back in the 20s early this morning. Notice warmer temperatures to our north and west we had cloud cover to start the day. 54 up in frederick and were getting nice push of wind out of the south and west here. So the deal with today, should be beautiful afternoon. I think well get plenty of sunshine and a quite comfortable day again daytime highs about 6f you youre out bound hitting the rotor ways or doing shopping that kind of thing weather will not get in your way. Then well see changes to night cold front will come in and bring us cooler air for tom tomorrow. Today balmy and beautiful as erin mentioned, the possibility of a few snowflakes on the forecast on the seven day will it arrive in time for our Big Christmas day . Ill let you know coming up guys. Back to you. Appreciate it tucker barnes. Lets dive right into the breaking news right now. About two hours crews in Prince Georges County have worked to contain a huge Apartment Fire in suitland. Flames could be seen roaring all over the roof as firefighters rush to safe people inside. Our Melanie Alnwick is live on the scene now with the latest and, mel, what can you tell us . Reporter good morning, guys really scary moments for the residents here. They tell us that they woke to the sound of fire alarms, smoke, flames, just traveling across the roof of a twostory Apartment Building. When firefighters arrived here it was about 7 13 in the plg morning. Quick hal they had to sound a second alarm. Fire extended into attic and the roof area going to an adjoining Apartment Building and then there was an evacuation tone sounded all the firefighters had to leave the that was about 7 24. They also had to bring additional ambulances and medic units to the scene. It was very chaotic. One guy i talked to said that the management staff here on scene did an amazing job truly heroic effort on maintenance workers part. He said they came out and they were literally helping to safe people from this building. Heres the way another resident described the scene this mor morning. As im walking i look thed to the left, boom, theres like shattering windows, babies on the balcony crying. Asking me to catch me, catch me, casm me. Somebody catch me. Fire everywhere. Fire spreading at this time no ambulance, no fire trucks, very sad, you know. You see the Christmas Lights falling off the building, everything just coming down. Reporter and again its going to be some time before we know exactly what caused this fire. We can tell you as far as injuries go, there were five people who were those are civilians and two three of those transported to the hospital. Also, there was one firefighter who was briefly treated, but then was able to return to duty. Those injuries said to be not terribly serious but certainly very very scary moments for everyone here. Also, weve been talking about reports there was low water pressure here. From what we were told from assistant chief Alan Doubleday this is a privately serviced hydrant area. Once it goes to private apartment complex, those hydrants are the responsibility of the private company and that they did have some maintenance issues going on but he said they often expect that to happen when they go on to private property with private hydrants. So they always bring backup water resources, and they also brought in additional trucks and they routed some other hydrants as well. So according to the fire chief he says those water issues did not contribute to any problems here on the scene. In fact he said they called wssc had wss pressure. Now, even though we do have people who are like we said kind of the good news is their injuries arent terribly serious, we do now have 11 apartments with 19 adults and 11 children who will not have home for quiet sometime. Live in suitland, Melanie Alnwick fox5 local news. Mel, thank you for that update. Heartbreaking. We want to bring up to speed on our big story this morning. Major new details about that deadly amtrak crash in washington state. Investigators saying that the amtrak train was traveling 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30 Miles Per Hour zone. When it left those tracks. That revelation made overnight after investigators scam the trains data recorder. At least three people were killed and dozens of others injured in that derailment. Officials say they need to search the entire train to confirm the exact number. Say enough to search. We know that theres nobody alive in them at this point, but there are some other fatal that is were probably going to find. We just dont know until they can get in there and search them. Ntsb investigators say its not known what is caused the train to derail its too early to tell why it was going so fast. 90 00 rate now maryland medical professor along with his daughter and family friend are the three People Killed in a small plain crash in indiana over the weekend. Dr. Ken lena and his daughter came me and paul, perish when the plane went down saturday night. 70 miles southeast of indianapolis. A dog was also killed in the crash. A second dog on board did survive. Can lena taught emergency medicine at the Uniformed Services university in bethesda. Today lawmakers in the house are expected to vote on the gops tax bill. Its the first Major Overhaul in 30 years. No democrats are backing the bill. They claim it gives too many cuts to the wealthy. The gop says it saves the middle class money. Even without democratic support, the bill is expected to pass. For americans is april 15th will be this will be the last time they have to file under this broken tack code. My republicans friends are squandering their socalled once in Generation Opportunity for tax reform on a massive corporate bailout, paid for by middle class tax increases. What a shame. Senator john mccain will not be here for the vote following brain cancer treatments. That could leave the senate with an odd number making it a tie. A possibly a tie but just in case, vicepresident mike pence is expected to preside over the senate to provide a tie breaking vote if it comes to that. Now, a vote in the senate will follow the house vote perhaps late today or tomorrow. Meanwhile, vicepresident mike pence is staying in town until after the senate votes on its version of the tax bill. The vicepresident was set to leave for the mill east tonight. His trip has been reschedule for next month. Pence holds the tie breaking vote in its needed. Look now at some of Frederick Maryland man is in jail after police say he sexually assault add 12yearold boy. According to police row moan miguel reyes contacted the boy on social media then on to december11th he drove to his house and pick him up. Police say he then drove the victim to Silver Spring where the assault took place. Dc police are investigating a deadly shooting in southeast. It happen last night on the Basketball Court near Douglas Community center on bruce place. This morning, the search for the suspect continues. Police say she will casings covered the Basketball Court. Ans commissioner says the treating happened after an argument between teenagers. You cant even go to a Basketball Court and enjoy playing basketball without being subjected to gun violence. The majority of these shootings are happening between the young kids. And some of these young kids parents know they have guns, and they dont have no respect life, nobody. No wore yet on the victims identity. Again there is no suspect in custody and the motive is unclear at this hour. Also, in southeast dc police are now searching for a person of interest in the weekend shooting. It left a toddler injured. It happen in the 2500 block of pomeroy road. Police say the shooting was accidental and that the children were playing with a gun before it went off striking the threeyearold. But authorities are trying to track down that man in that picture just saw 27 year old edward lee read. Theyre tracking him down for his role in the shooting. Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. 9 10 is the time. Culling upstate standards lord and graduation requirements ignored. Fox5 owned this story from the very beginning. School leaders in Prince Georges County will present their plan to correct the problem. We got the details next. High fashion means are a in order protect. Well take you inside the local shop thats making bullet proof fashion. 9 13 is the time right now. Happening today, Prince Georges CountySchool Leaders they will present their plan tonight to correct problems found in relation to grade fixing and graduation scandal. Earlier this year fox5 was first to report on allegations that teachers were instructed to change grades in order graduation rates. State audit found thousands of students graduated without meeting be a dem mick requirements but did not find a system wide pattern of fraud or intimidation. Well also happening today, residents from maryland, West Virginia and the district will rally against the plan potomac pipeline the Company Behind the project is planning to build a fracking gas pipeline beneath dc sole Drinking Water supply. Many are now concerned about having safe Drinking Water. 9 14 is the time. Washington redskins player says that hes been racially profiled during a recent traffic stop. Redskins safety cravens record add video after he was stopped in ashburn last month. We find fox5s bob barnard live this morning with the story. Bob, what happened here . Reporter well, wisdom, the Loudoun County sheriffs shoeff a Traffic Enforcement set up in front of farm well middle school down the road here. This was on wednesday, nove november29th. And that speeding through the 25 miles an hour zone at 39 miles an hour. So they followed him here to this giant super market parking lot in ashburn. They pulled him over. He was cited they say for going 39 in a 25. And for having illegally tinted windows. Now, when the incident was over, s. A cravens pull out his cell phone and recorded this video he says when he was pulled over he got out of the car to see what was going on, that the sheriffs deputies grabbed him, handcuffed him, put him in squad car, and then searched his car because they say it smelled like marijuana. He said nothing was found. He claims he was racially profiled. And he has threatened to sue the cloud down county sheriffs office. He was with his brother at the time again this was on wednesday afternoon and heres here now again after the incident was over, but while he was still here witness sheriffs investigators here is su pops a cravens explaining hat happened. Pulled me over in the parki i got out my car. This man ran up on me, he said, stay in your car. Bro said stay in your car. Ran up on me. I said, what . Bro pulled me out of the car. Calm down. Started pushing me up against the whip. Put cuffs on my hands. Nothing. Bro just wanted to pull somebody over because, what, im black i got tattoos on my neck. Im out here in nice car. Reporter now, in a statement to f fox5 news the london county sheriffs says this traffic stop was not case of racial profiling. London county Sheriff Office has not received any formal complaints regarding this matter. And it would be inappropriate to comment further regarding any allegations and involving appending court case. Mr. Cravens with these two citations is due in court on january 26th. He of course is a second year player, 22 years old, second year player witness washington redskins. He was drafted out of usc, converted to safety but he got hurt this summer, and when the team thought he was medically cleared to come back, he really didnt want to play. There was talk he was going to retire at age 22. So his relationship with the team has been off again on again and now he has this case pending. Guys . All right. Bob barnard reporting. Thank you very much, bob. We also have some more sports news to talk about this morning at 9 17. The president of espn stepping down. John skipper says that he is resigning to take care of a Substance Abuse problem. The Sports Network says former president george bottom heimer will take over as acting head for the next 90 days. Skipper says he struggled for many years with substance addiction and he wants to take care of it. Hes been head of the Company Since 2012. Right now 9 17, bullet proof clothing is a growing and fascinating industry. The First Company based in columbia gained notoriety when the owner shot his wife on camera to prove the success of the product. Now the company the first provide high end bullet proof fashion is turning heads. Fox5s corey coffin has the story from fredericksburg v have a. President burg virginia the Perfect Place to do sidewalk shopping. Theres a little store called aspetto mine Mens Clothing but also got bullets in the window you might be wonder wagon thats all about. Well, today well take you inside the United StatesFirst Clothing store that also sells ballistics material. Lets go. Taking a look at aspetto suits you might do a double take finding out they can stop a bullet. We used the lighter materials in the world. Reporter abbas founded the company in 2008 as a clothing line. Namely cuff tom suits. Freshman year of college right down the street at mary washington. Reporter fast forward to senior year, he heats robert davis during a class project to sell a product overseas. Idea came to us, hey, how about we combine armor and clothing together. America doing it. Coming from such an opposite side of the spectrum as formal wear and going into armor, we look at completely different way. Reporter before they can even present their project, they had top Government Agencies calling them. Its been roller coaster. He wouldnt have it any other way. Reporter report i contest it out for myself but they showed me what the product does behind the material. All the bullets were stopped. Reporter theyre covert clothing has attracted the likes of foreign dignitaries, government officials executives with high risk jobs and even celebrities. Even washington metro had their ballistic vests done through aspetto but these College Buddies turn business extraordinaries that their sights set even higher. Were getting into armored helicopters, Armored Vehicles and then in 2018 were adding cyber security, too. Were just really excited to take this brand and continue to make it a global brand. Reporter so even though this business s in fredericksburg as it really turns into a global entity, i asked the owners, any plans on expanding . They they tell me as far as the brick and mortar goes they plan to stay right here where everything began. Reporting from fredericksburg, corey coffin, fox5 local news. Interesting concept. For sure. As far as like cost and all this kind of stuff. You looked up the cost. I did. We were wondering about that. What did you fine. The full suit i think it had, you know, all the high end everything was like five grand. But there were jackets on that there around 300, 350. Correct me if im wrong thats kind of average for guys suit, isnt it. Jackets. Depending on where it depends. But what price would you put on your live . Yeah. If im running around i need protection like that then five grand suit. Come on. Really . Just dont get shot like right here. Where the suit you need one those vests. Something. Okay. Interesting concept. Nine sol 20. Double dose of star power. Kevin mccarthy sits down with owen wilson and ed about the new comedy called father figures. Up next things are slowly getting back to normal at the atlanta airport. Update on that massive power outage want it did to flights next. And progress for firefighters in southern california. As they get upper hand on the massive thomas wildfire. Plus, weve all her the saying money doesnt buy happiness. New study pulling putting that idea to the test. Weve got the results. Thats coming up after the break. Break. This is specialist from stationed in kuwait. I just want to say happy holidays and eat enough food for me because i wont be home. Hom. 9 24 is the time. Erin como here talking about the other stories making h