assaulted a woman. hi, derek. good morning, all is quiet here around the intersection of 23rd and california where this happened around 10:30 last night. it was reported about 10:30 last night. she lives in the 2300 block of california street. she found an intruder in her home, the intruder blindfoldeder, tied her hands, and sexually assaulted her. it s not clear how this person got into the woman s home. a frightening or deal for the woman. once police come out with a sketch or a description of the suspect we will try to bring that to you, but again, a horrible crime here on the 2300 block of california street. a burglary and derrick ward, back to you. developing overnight, dc firefighters also say a man is dead following an apartment fire. this happened just before midnight. the apartment is behind a shopping center on alabama avenue. you see several of the windows were shattered. investigators are working to learn what caused this fire and no one else had to be rescu
major owe issue. ncps jack smith apologized to parents and said this is not a conversation about immigration but a horrible event. that gotta applause and so years, parents were handed papers that highlighted maryland education clause surprise poured by supreme court decision and country policy not taken to choir about immigration status. here s what they have to say after the meeting. you re putting them in the same classroom as 14-year-old girls anding there nothing we do about that, sorry? the mood was cover our representation. there were long speeches from the principal, super intend end, from others who were on or about vaited with them explaining why this could never have happened when it did. now, earlier superintendent smith held a news conference addressing some questions that we in the media ha. one thing he did talk about was the question about appropriate sett setting and he said that this 18-year-old suspect was in the right classroom. this student was en
right now, 5:00, our big story, concerned parents and community members packing pta meeting rockville high school last night. it comes nearly a week after allegations surfaced that a 14-year-old girl was raped at the school by 17 and 18-year-old classmates and it s a case that left parents concerned about the safety of students. fox5 melanie alnwick is live in rockville with more on what school leaders had to say, mel. good morning, guys, and before the meeting a small group of protesters gamingerred here outside rockville high school holding signs saying security is most important thing to them. and also, inside as you can imagine a very packed meeting here with parents and students, teachers, listening and also demanding as, tv camera crews stayed outside but reporters did attend the public meeting staffed by school officials and police. parents were upset about delayed communication and the fact that 17 and 18-year-old suspects are here illegally. that was a major
repercussions for those republicans who don t support the jbill? can you imagine if e repeal and replace of obamacare that republicans have been talking about for years doesn t pass because of republicans? listen to what the press secretary had to say about that today. this is something that we ve talked about. you ve taken a bunch of these free votes when it didn t matter because you didn t have a republican president and you got to vote for repeal and go back and tell your constituents something like 50 times, well, this is a live ball now. and this is for real and we re going to do what we pledged the american people and keep our word. he believes not just him but the members of the house and the senate have an obligation to fulfill the promise and pledge they made to the american people. reporter: the white house maintains that they are confident the bill will pass. in order to avoid a vote at 3 a.m. tomorrow morning it has been postponed noting this should be done i
fox5 local news starts now. and thank you for joining us tonight on this easter sunday i m lauren demarco. i m jim lokay. off the top we re talking about the easter sunday we saw outside and man it was just a great day no matter are where you were. great day to be outdoors. it had a feeling of spring and found like summer today. and getting a check on weather. lauren and jim it s been such a beautiful day and tonight we are still seeing people out and about enjoying the weather and some are walking or bike ago around the title basin and easter can be such a toss up when it comes to the weather. some years you re needing a jacket and this time around, though, you can grab that bathing suit we went over to yards park in southeast not far from nationals parka long the anacostia river. kids were having a blast in the wading pool and there was a mountain to play in. there s very few outdoor play options especially here in the dmv. and a month and a half out from hem