smoot's lawyer calls her a disgruntled ex. coming up in our next half hour, we'll report what's next for fred smoot legally and personally with his on-air career. >>> d.c. residents are paying their respects to former mayor marion barry. condolence books for the public to sign have been set up at the wilson building. barry died on sunday at the age of 78. you can sign the books tomorrow and friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. barry will lie in repose at the wilson building next week before he is laid to rest. meantime, hundreds lined up this morning in southeast d.c. for barry's annual turkey give-away. this year, 3,500 turkeys and 40,000 pounds of fresh vegetables were handed out. barry's spokeswoman says this is what barry lived for. giving back to the people and serving those who don't have a voice. >> what he's doing for the people, he's been doing, you know, since civil rights. he loves us and we love him. you know, he always has been there for the people. to provide, you know, what he could. >> marion barry's chief of sta

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 on comcast sports net tv shows after the redskins game. comcast sports net is owned by the same company as nbc 4. today when csn learned about the allegations, it

smoot's attorney tells our chris gordon that smoot denies he committed any domestic abuse and his arrest was the result of a vindictive act of an ex-girlfriend, he says. chris will have more on that coming up on news4 at 5:00. >>> a team effort saved the life of a construction worker trapped by a trench collapse this afternoon. it happened in myersville in frederick county on the site of a new home under construction. the worker was buried up to his chest in dirt. chopper 4 was over the scene. very carefully, the rescue workers removed the dirt surrounding the worker and lifted him out of that trench. once the man was freed, he was taken to the hospital. >>> a heads up before you answer the door. a new warning from a major utility company in our area, and how you can protect yourself and your home. >> can a major decision this afternoon change the culture of rape at a major school in our region? >>> your home up in flames because of your thanksgiving tush tur key. the big warning that could save your holiday and your family. first at 4:00. >>> a local utility wants to make sure your hous

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 is talking? >> doug baldwin, one of the receivers. remember the beats head phones, they're no

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. he was on his way out of the league before signing with the ravens. he had a career night leading the ravens to a much needed victory over new orleans. >> obviously the way it was working, we had to keep -- justin, did an awesome job obviously all year but the work

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 and accumulations again. >> for some the ferguson decision comes with painful conversations about the value of their son. i talked with some local moms about how their sons matter, at 5:30. a secure retirement. a new home. earning y

. >>> 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

and in san jose traffic is picking up an the shopping center and around the mall but, otherwise, very smoot trip and you can see the drive times at the limit. >> coming up after the break we have the seven things to know before you go. >> and the bay bridge toll plaza >> and the bay bridge toll plaza it looking get three yearsuncer: interest-free financingweekend and save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. mattress price wars ends sunday, at sleep train. >> welcome back, it is 6:54. a beautiful look at the east bay hills this morning. things are shaping up to be a pretty good day weather-wise and well hear more from mike in a little bit. >> right now, he are seven things to know today. the number one, police detained dozens overnight after there were activities that were dangerous near the port of oakland as cars spun doughnuts in the area. the c.h.p. says at least 200 people were involved in the sideshow and they could first a range of charges. >> two, the macy's thanksgiving day parade is underway in

. >> 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