fred smoot's appearances on the network have been suspended indefinitely. smoot has also been suspended from his sports talk radio appearances on 106.7, the fan. smoot's trial has been set for january 5th. >> we ask for some patience in letting the legal system play itself out. and we're confident that he will be exonerated when all is said and done. >> reporter: fred smoot pleaded not guilty here at the loudoun county courthouse today. he has been released on his personal recognizance along with a $2500 bond. >> thank you. >>> president obama just addressed the situation in ferguson at an event in chicago. jim handly is at the live desk with that. jim? >> doreen, there is obvious concern about more violence tonight and the president took a moment before an immigration speech to address what we all saw last night. he called on protesters to find constructive ways to bring about change. >> i've never seen a civil rights law or a health care bill or an immigration bill result because a car got burned. it happened because people vote, it happened because peopl

jackson, can i speak with you about your complaint against fred smoot? jackson called the loudoun county sheriff at 11:00 sunday morning to report that her boyfriend, 35-year-old frederick d. smoot grabbed her during an altercation. smoot was booked at the loudoun county detention and charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. >> i am not ready to comment on camera. this is fresh and this is hard. i just came from a lawyer's office, and i feel safe behind this door and i don't feel safe in front of cameras or media. >> reporter: jackson posted pictures on her instagram account, which appr to show marks on her neck, shoulder and arms. i spoke with defense attorney john huddleston who represents fred smoot. >> mr. smoot vehemently denies he is guilty of any assaultive conduct. rather, this is the vindictive actions of a disgrun telled ex-girlfriend. mr. smoot attempted to break off their relationship more than a month ago. and i think we're confident the actions are going to show she has been the aggressor. >> reporter: sunday evening, fred smoot appeared

now at 5:00 tonight, hear from the woman who made the accusations against fred smoot. the. >>> we have a winter storm on our heels. and before we can even see the first set of flakes, we are already seeing the impact right now at 5:00. >> yep, we're under a winter storm warning, folks. and we have live team coverage for you from the holiday scramble on the roads, at the airports, to the time line of how fast this storm will roll in. we've got you covered. >> let's start with you, doug. how is it looking? >> well, right now, guys, still on the mild side as temperatures are still in the 50s. and it's really hard to believe that we have this snow making its way toward the region. let's take a look, first off, at the warnings and advisories issued. yesterday they were -- a winter storm watch in effect. and now a winter weather advisory. howard county, montgomery county, fairfax county, prince william, southern fauquier and culpeper under an advisory. warnings in pink, loudoun county, frederick county, northern fauquier and rappahannock and back towards the west we are expe

smoot was arrested over the weekend and charged with misdemeanor assault. cops were called to a home in ashburn where smoot was arrested, charged and released. in the report the victim claims he pushed her against a bathroom wall when she reached for the keys to his truck. the victim claims smoot also grabbed her shorts and ripped them. his lawyer said in a statement the charges come from the, quote, vindictive actions of a disgruntled ex-girlfriend. >>> on sunday the first and second overall draft picks will clash on the football field. robert griffin iii head to indianapolis. griffin has played 33 regular season games, 13-20. in the time he's thrown 38 touchdowns, 20 interceptions, qb rating 90.8. andrew luck has played 43 games, 75 touchdowns but has thrown more interceptions. quarterback rating just slightly lower because of that. the colts are poised to take their second straight afc title. >>> baltimore ravens took full advantage of their bye week to work out issues on offense. it was a balanced attack last night starring runningback justin forsett. h

. >>> former washington redskin turned sports broadcaster fred smoot won't be appearing on the air waves any time soon. smoot was arrested over the weekend charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. the victim posted photos on instagram. valerie jackson claimed smoot grabbed her in an altercation sunday morning and claims there were three incidents in recent months and those were photos from those two her incidents. smoot's lawyer said it was the vindictive actions of a disgruntled ex-girl friend. >>> after teammate marshawn lynch was fined 100,000-dollar for not speaking to the media -- $100,000 for not speaking to the media, sherman spoke today. >> the other day marshawn lynch got fined $100,000. did you know that? they wouldn't even have paid him 100,000 if he had spoken. doug, do you think they would have paid him 100,000? >> no, they sure wouldn't have. >> geez, louise but you know who does pay me a lot of money? beats by dre. they pay me a lot of money. i like them, but the league won't let me talk about them. why is that? >> i don't know. sounds a little hypocritical to me. >> who

. >> a former washington redskins player fred smoot faces a domestic violence charge now. his girlfriend told police that he grabbed her during an argument. e's charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. he retired in 2009. he started doing sports commentary for tv. >> a man is caught allegedly trying to take pictures of a woman in a bathroom with his cell phone. it all went down in a district of columbia public library. jennifer donelan has the story you'll see only on 7. could there be other victims? >> that is under investigation as we speak. we'll tell you a little about the situation before we send it back to you. district of columbia public school library has their own police force. many this particular case, the weapon of choice, they said, was a cell phone and it was used for video recording. when library police make routine checks around the clock and they say because of that they were able to catch him. this is 27 juan randolph of murphy's d.c., taking a selfie. he's accused of secretly videotaping a woman on a cell phone inside the martin luther king jr. public

. >>> fred smoot used to play for the burgundy and gold. he's in hot water tonight accused of assaulting his girlfriend. deputies responded to a home in ashburn sunday morning after a woman complained that her boyfriend grabbed her arm. smoot is charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. he was booked and released from the loudoun county adult detention center. he has been an on air contributor for local media outlets, including cbs radio affiliate 1306.7 the -- 106.7 the fan. >>> we're just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. >> reporter: uva takes a stand against sexual violence. i'm peggy fox live in charlottesville. coming up what the cool is doing in the aftermath of that rolling stone article about a gang rape on campus. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt we. had to go to a red alert tomorrow for rain changing to snow. where is the storm now? you feel the rain along the southeast, through georgia, south care kay, north carolina. -- south carolina, north carolina. that's the nor'easter coming up the coast. we'll give you a timetable

. >>> former redskin fred smoot is facing misdemeanor domestic assault charges. his girlfriend claims smoot grabbed her during an all kerr indication -- an altercation sunday morning. shoot shoot's lawyer said in a statement the charges come from the vin dickive actions of a disgruntled ex-girlfriend, quote, unquote. >>> rgiii out, colt mccoy in. jay gruden making that very announcement sometime today, according to reports. this comes just days after gruden said he intended to go with robert griffin iii but was quick to mention his starting lineup wasn't set in stone. griffin posted a qbr79.9. he's wet to win a game he's finished this season. colt mccoy has led the skins to a pair of wins with an upset over the cowboys. jay gruden has a press conference conference scheduled after practice this afternoon. we'll see if he confirms this move of benching rgiii in favor of colt mccoy. >> nick, thank you. everybody is excited about hearing that, the real mccoy maybe. >> the real mccoy. >>> the weather now. winter is a real mccoy for parts of our area. some people getti