Years. They were awakened in the middle of the night and saw the flames. They were nearly in tears as they spoke about the fire. We heard two shots, the shot of flame shooting high in the sky and we thought, my god, whats that. Probably cant be replaced. Im sure theyre insured but people with can not be replaced so theres a lot of heartbreak. It makes you wonder how quick things can change our lives. Reporter the fire quickly went to a fourth alarm, although firefighters got here fast they say that heat and flames were too intense to go in. They were alerted to the blaze at about 3 30 in the morning by an alarm company, and that was quickly followed by a 911 call from a neighbor. I dont get why a Smoke Detector or something wouldnt have woken them up or got them, you know i dont get it. I dont think this needed to happen. Reporter the multimilliondollar home is owned by don pile an i. T. Executive and fiphilanthropist. Neighbors say its a nice family. Theyre just hoping everyone is oka
Like escape began. Reporter i cant get over how much like an action movie this entire scene today was when an alleged bank robbery known as the bicycle bandit was in the hospital behind me after police say he tried to kill High Pressure system in jail late last week. Kill himself in jail late last week. He overpowered two Security Guards, stole a gun and left the hospital in barefoot with nothing more than a hospital gown. He was shackled. Police were at a loss today to explain how 42yearold Wossen Assaye wrestled a gun from a private Security Guard and slipped out of the hospital unseen. I dont know exactly what restraints were on him at the time, but he was on the hospital gurney bed. Reporter investigators now believe assaye hid in the trunk of a womans car and popped up in her back seat as she drove through annandale. The woman was so startled by the stowaway carjacker she crashed into preston halls front yard smashing his wifes car. You dont expect a car to come through the whole
Displaced. Several houses boarded up as a result of this fire. The identity of the victims has not been released and cause of this fire also not released. Back to you. Thanks mark. We just learned that the two People Killed in a beltville crash are just 19 years old. The car they were in crashed into a recycling truck on edmonston road. Prince georges county bureau chief Tracee Wilkins is live now with an update. Tracee . Reporter ive got to tell you, my parents live less than a mile away from where this crash happened. My dad said it shook their house and when they heard it it sounded like an explosion. We talked to someone else who actually rushed to the scene and this is what it was like for them. It was one of the loudest bangs ive ever heard i think in my life. Reporter thats what got ginny and her husband out of bed. They ran from their home to the road to help. It woke you up not just hearing it but you felt it. Reporter a chevy impala carrying five people crashed head on into a
The radio the house was fully involved so it was probably too severe for anybody to get in and get to them. Just lucky we got the neighbors out. Reporter this box of picture pictures and belongings was about all this woman could salvage from her grandparents home. This is where her grandfather was raised and its where he and her grandmother raise ldd their children as well. Again, one woman has died. The elderly gentleman is listed in Critical Condition. Several houses were impacted. You can see three houses are now boarded up. As many as nine people have been displaced. Coming up at 5 00 youll hear from two of the men who were inside the house right next door as their house filled with smoke. Jim, back to you. Mark thank you. New fullout for Rolling Stone after a scathing review of its report of a frat house. What went wrong . Plenty. This failure was not the subjects or the sources fault. It was the collective fault of the reporter the editor the eld or thes supervisor and the factch
The countdown is on, the deadline looming, lights are on, capitol hill, lots of work to be done before midnight friday, looming Government Shutdown, you are watching fox and friends first this friday morning. Lets get to that top story, the clock is ticking down to that potential Government Shutdown is the blame game hits a fever pitch, democrats vowing to block a house funding bill that just passed last night. Reporter we could be for a long next couple days, trying to reach a deal to avoid a Government Shutdown. If they cant both parties say the other is to blame. After the house passed its spending bill paul ryan spoke directly to Senate Democrats. Senator schumer cannot shut down the federal government, it is risky. It is reckless and it is wrong. I ask the American People to understand this. The only people standing in the way of keeping the government open i Senate Democrats change im not trying to play for political points, even false ones. I am trying to get us to come together