4:00". on your side. michelle: right in out at 4:00, abc7 following two developing stories. a massive apartment fire that left dozen displaced less than a week before christmas. firefighters struggled with this one. that is coming up in a moment. jonathan: but first we start off with salacious details with a traffic stop from overnight. michelle: a commissioner bar raiding the police officer who pulled him over and charged with d.u.i. and resisting arrest. michelle: a bizarre sequence of events in oxon hill. stephen tschida has the story. stephen: yeah, michelle, we caught up with paul transom here at the metro station 20 minutes ago. he is making his way home spending the night in lock-up. the commiter from ward 8 acknowledges e

this is how he responded when i asked him whether or not he had urinated on the floor of the police station and told the officers to clean up, whether he barricaded himself in a bathroom until the officers had to break in and remove him. and whether he peppered those officers with racial slurs. this is how he responded. take a listen. >> did i use the n-word? i don't know if i used the n-word. look how many words they used on me, okay? they sat in there andormented me. i think they are homosexuals. what man would come in there and pull another man off the seat? that was the most humiliating thing an officer can do. stephen: the description of the behavior comes from the police report on the incident. now transon says he will seek legal action against the police department but we spoke with a representative of the

minutes ago who said that the department is standing by its officers and that report. and said there were numerous witnesses to trantham's behavior. jonathan: thank you. now another developing story. flames shooting from apartment building in maryland. then this happened. >> i'm out of water. jonathan: trying to fight a fire with no water is impossible. dozens of people trying to find a place to stay less than a week before christmas. the homes are gone. maryland bureau chief brad bell in hill crest heights. you spoke to people who got out in time but it's frustrating for firefighters to run out of water. brad: it happened in the carriage hills apartments and the management asked to us stay away. two buildings damaged and 40 people displaced.

just before christmas. many children. this video captured by arriving firefighters show what is they were up against. a fire well advanced already. >> the fire on the first and the second floor as well as the roof of the building. there were two residents that had to be rescued from the back side by firefighters off the ladders. brad: in all, five residents were treated for smoke inhalation. all are okay. but the building, more than a dozen homes destroyed. a many as 40 people displaced. >> it was banging on the door yelling "fire." and telling us to get out. i grabbed my 1-year-old niece and called my sister to tell her the build was was on fire. >> red cross was on scene right away. understanding the timing for many families compounding the loss. >> days before christmas. we have a commitment to stay here to work with the folks, to help them through the next few days so they can begin putting the lives in order. it's going to take some

>> the red cross aware there is need here. the local churches getting involved to make the families displaced by the fire today whole once again. in hill crest heights, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. breaking in the past hour, royal caribbean confirming 27 cruise ship passengers were on a bus that flipped and crashed in mexico. at least 12 people died in the crash but we don't know the nationalities. seven americans are among the injured. the passengers were on board and the bus company was headed to the mayan ruins in eastern mexico. alison: the man charged in plowing the car in the unite the right protesters has been indicted. it came down against james alex fields. heather heyer was killed, you remember. 35 others injured after the

three other men were charged with an attack at a parking garage. another for firing a gun. meanwhile in atlanta today, the f.b.i. is now investigating what caused that fire that knocked out power to the busiest airport in the world. operations are returning to normal slowly. some passengers had to sleep there again overnight. michelle: today, balmy by december standings. topping 60 degrees but things will change as we inch closer to christmas weekend. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist bill kelly with the forecast. bill? bill: good afternoon. good afternoon, everyone. feeling more like spring than knocking on the door of winter here. 61 outside right now. mid-to-upper 50's. it's a beautiful everything to get out and enjoy.

then they will rebound and then they tanks. we have it for you. the christmas forecast coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you very much. developing across the country. crews are back at work at the site of deadly derailment. the crumpled rail cars on the trucks and being driven away where investigators continue the work. marci gonzalez reporting that the train may have been going way too fast for the turn. marci: the crumpled and ripped apart rail cars are being hauled from the scene of monday's deadly amtrak accident. >> amtrak 501. emergency, emergency. we are on the ground. >> it was traveling from seattle to portland on the inaugural run of a new faster rail service rounding a curve over interstate 5 when it derailed. >> people are like oh, my gosh, this is real. >> the train was going well over twice the speed limit. 80 miles per hour in a

>> it's crazy! marci: rail cars sent spilling over the overpass. some crashing on the busy highway in the morning rush, crushing seven vehicles. >> oh, my god, that train derailed over the freeway. marci: commuters jumping from the vehicles to help. >> one of the train had tipped upside down and spilled the passengers out and came down on top of them. i grabbed a dude's hand and rubbing his back. i'm like i am so impressed by you. you are a champion. just talking to him. >> more than 70 people injured and three on board the train killed. among them transit employee. >> we have crew members who have survived and so interviewing them to understand what was going on immediately prior to the derailment is going to be very important for the investigators. >> ntsb says their investigators will be out here for a week. not only piecing together w

recommendations on how to keep accidents like this from happening again. in dupont, washington, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. michelle: you heard of the positive train controls, system to slow down speeding train and is supposed to be installed by the end of next year with few exceptions allowed. here according to federal data, the trains don't have the technology installed in the locomotive and up in of the employees are trained. the v.r.e. engines have the technology but it's not on the rails. the path of the amtrak locomotives have the technology and most of rails are p.t.c. operational. you can download the abc7 news app to get instant updates on the derailment investigation away from tv and you can stream news at 4:00 on the app. jonathan: one vote. just one vote. "washington post" reporting recount in the virginia 94th district flipped a republican seat to a democratic one.

if it holds, virginia's house of delegates would be 50/50 with no mechanism to break ties but this is not done yet. provisional votes have not been counted and a panel is scheduled to certify results tomorrow. just one vote. wow! >> the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. alison: there you go. breaking news on the hill. the house passes tax cuts. relatively close vote. right along the partisan lines. lindsey mastis at the abc7 "live desk" as the bill now heads to the senate. right? lindsey: that is right. house republicans gave a standing ovation has the rewrite was passed. now it is up to the senate. they are expected to vote today. the house voted along party lines. in the senate, all republicans are expected to vote in favor of the bill. if this $1.5 trillion tax plan is passed it would be a legislative victory for president trump. critics on the hill are calling it a tax scam. the

help the middle class. >> the g.o.p. is exploding the deficit to fill the pockets of the wealthiest and corporate america. >> it's about expanding opportunities to people who are driving to make the most of their lives. lindsey: if passed it would be the biggest overhaul in 30 years for the tax code. we will continue to monitor the senate and let you know if it passes. at the "live desk," i'm lindsey mastis. alison: thank you. another note. house speaker paul ryan is not ready to step down. in a closed door meeting he indicated it makes no sense to leave. "when we are winning and we have the momentum" according to the congressman from georgia. there had been speculation ryan might retire soon. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the consumer alert for the day. a major car recall. the risk of engine fires. we will tell you about that coming up. michelle: also this.

again after a car crash. now he is doing so as a college graduate. >> it was just pushing myself to places i have never been. >> the inspirational story and how he plans to continue moving forward next. michelle: ideals a -- also ahead -- >> there is always a catch why you can't do it. michelle: credit cards advertising 0% interest. alison: is it worth it? "7 on your side" breaks it down. jonathan: the cost of procrastination. if you don't mail your christmas gifts today you've got time. but the cost, ho, they double ea

alison: if average family carries credit card balance of $15,000. a big problem is the high interest rates. but a newer class of credit cards offering 00% interest to pay down the debt. horace holmes looks into whether the cards are worth it. horace: a swipe there. a scan there. instant credit is yours on demand. most of the time it costs you. most companies charge 18 to 21% interest to borrow. some cards now offer 0%

interest. >> you don't usually get a pay this quick deal and go with the card. horace: are they a quick deal scheme? >> they is always some catch of why she can't do it not really says certified planner. >> if a person is looking for a way to get out of a lot of debt, this could be an excellent way to assist that person getting out of debt. >> bradley says the way to make the 0% interest work for you is develop a plan to pay off the debt in the time the card company is offering you no interest on the money it's leapt you. for instance, if you have $6,000 balance on the card and 0% is 24 months you pay $250 a month, and the bill is paid off in two years. it would take you 12 years to pay off the same debt with a card carrying 18% interest. >> but be careful you don't fall in the trap to encounter more debt because it's free for a time hora

signing up for 0% interest card. look how long they are offering the 0% interest and make sure you know what the interest rates jumps to after the no interest expires and know the fee to transfer it from the present credit card and read the offers fine print. i'm horace holmes. abc7 news. michelle: another "7 on your side" consumer alert. audi recalling 60,000 luxury cars in north america. leaky fuel line could lead to fires. if you have a one you may need to bring the car in. audi says there are no reports that fires have happened as a result of this leaky fuel line. >> the charities find all sort of things sorting through donated items. a woman said she was checking coat pockets and found four envelopes. inde

she was saying, "holy cow! i can't believe i found that money." same thing you would say. the charity that took the donation brought it back for the who donated it and gave them $1,000 for the honesty. michelle: the most wonderful time of the year for the california family. facebook video featuring the decorations lighting up the internet. but unlike most holiday displays theirs includes one pond after another. for example see the alphabet there strung across the garage. a letter missing. no l. >> that is our candy cane. we have a cardboard cutout of the rock. so he is rock around the christmas tree. >> this has brought smiles and laughter. that is the

michelle: pretty cute! jonathan: a matt damon doormat. michelle: the family won't say how much they spent but have found most on amazon, ebay and craigslist. cool. jonathan: you are looking at the matt damon doormat. what are they trying to say? michelle: got it fast. quick thinker. on your toes. alison: the next story is great. florida man never thought he would walk again much less get a college degree. but this week he did both. paralyzed from the waist down in a car crash five years ago he walked across the stage at florida international university to accept the business degree. he was able to move thanks robotic suit or exo skeleton. >> for me walking on the stage for graduation it means everything.

alison: he already has a job with the company that developed the suit. jonathan: inspirational. you see the kid. good for him. bill: great place to work, too with the experience. michelle: inspiration to the graduates as well. you can do anything you set your mind to. alison: it is warm out there. bill: it doesn't feel like december. jonathan: not so much. bill: i'm not going to complain because it's technically not winter yet. so the snow lovers out there and i put myself in that category we have a lot of wenter to go. but i like to ski. i don't like to drive on the snow. jonathan: i like to drive to the slopes to ski. you want fresh snow. bill: tough call. not snow on the highway but snow over the mountain. micro cast, you know, micro climate forecast. a beautiful afternoon. we are well above

it's very nice. we have 58 at great deal falls. philly is 57. if you go to west columbus at 48. jackson in the upper 50's as well. there is not much going on around the region. we have a few clouds passing by. cold front to the west that is a dry cold front. i don't expect the rain to work in with it. you can see here at 11:00 tonight that is starting to push over the mountains to the west. there could be showers for those living in west virginia. pick up a broadcast here. western maryland, that type of thing. tonight in the form of rain. i wouldn't expect snowshowers moving through. this is dry. we don't have much going on. we have clouds. the bulk of the rain is well south. 7:00 in the

a mix of sun and clouds. the rain should stay south of the area. i don't expect rain. the weather story tomorrow is how much cooler than it is today. above normal but it's cooler now. so the hour-by-hour, the temperatures will drop throughout the overnight hours. we are well north of the freezing mark. we are down to 46 by 7:00 in the morning. mix of sun and clouds throughout the day but i don't expect rainfall. thursday when the winter officially begins we should have the sunshine. the temperature is around 45 degrees. then we start to bounce back up. by saturday, 62 before we go back down. we continue to watch the christmas forecast. temperatures in the 40's. going beyond the seven-day the cold air that is going to affect us on tuesday, that is going to work on in. it's trending much colder. the highs beyond the seven day to th

maybe to the 20's. we will keep an eye on that. michelle: very nice. would you uber or lyft to the hospital? that is an increasing popular way to get there. the message from the ride sharing services and how much people are doing this. >> still ahead at 4:30, deadlines. if you don't get your christmas gifts in the mail today the cost of procrastinating multiplies. plus, the service promising christmas day

alison: a registered sex offender accused of assaulting a 12-year-old boy in frederick, maryland. police want to get the word out. lindsey mastis joins us from the "live desk" with the latest on this. lindsey: the police worry that the registered sex offender may have sexually assaulted others. look at the photo. they say he communicated with the victim via social media. likely picked up the 12-year-old boy, drove him to silver spring and sexually assaulted him. the boy received medical treatment. the man was arrested and held without bond and he is already a registered sex offender and the frederick police believe there could be other victims and they are urging them to come forward. i'm lindsey mastis at the "live desk." back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. coming up for us, if you need to go to the hospital, do you call 911 or uber or lyft? the rising trend of the ride sharing too the hospital and

services. >> the christmas shipping deadlines are approaching. check it out. folks waiting in line hoping to get the gifts in on time. we will explain how much it will cost you and how quickly they will get there coming up. alison: new at 5:00 tonight, remember the 11-year-old accidently shot in the chest by a neighbor who was watching him? we'll tell you about the major stride he is making in his

jonathan: all right. if you are a procrastinator and you know who you are, the clock is ticking. the mail for holiday letter and packages is a process. you have to get it done now. the u.s. postal service says today is the cutoff day for anything to arrive by christmas. michelle: as the big day approaches it will cost you more to beat the deadline. richard reeve is live to break down the numbers for us and how a woman is doing a mailing mission impossible. explain that to us. richard: yeah, that is right. she wants to send her packages to england. the old country? take a look. theft is what she is -- this is what she is dealing with. the deadline and the lines at the post office. today is the last day for te

show you the numbers. today is tuesday. the first class mail. $3 for a package. by tomorrow, wednesday, you have to use priority mail to get it there on time. it will cost you between $7.15 to $18.85. depending on the size. by friday you need the priority mail express. it starts at $23.75 to meet the christmas deadline. they deliver on christmas day but the express mail only. sending the packages to the old country england. >> i'm in complete denial. yeah. they celebrate boxing day on the 26th. i'm hoping i might get wiggle room. maybe new year's. anyway, it's the thought that counts, right? richard: there is the deadline. hoping to get it to england between a week and ten days. at 5:00, you will hear from a woman who has been working for 36 holiday seasons in the post

office. richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: the planes will provide security in the games. now in the weather center, bill kelly, they are freezing. we are not. bills friday was below freezing. a lot of snow. now looking at the map we are 70's. we are 61 in d.c. we have 61 around the outer banks as well. we look at the radar. there is ground clutter. not rainfall coming down. working hard to find rain but they won't have any of it.

get out to enjoy them. the temperatures will not drop much. this is the 60 degree mark. 60 at 10:00. if you are heading to the restaurant and the kids at the practices. you probably don't even need a coat. michelle: thousands of us uber or lyft every day to go to dinner, work or a game but how about to go to the emergency room? more people are opting for uber than ambulances. transportation reporter sam sweeney live for us outside george washington university hospital center. what are the drivers you talk with experiencing?

>> more and more sick people ask them to take them here. they are opting out of ambulances and they say they are too expensive. these are people two don't need treatment on the way to the hospital but too sick to drive themselves. >> probably three, you know, three times a week. >> twice a week. >> more than that. it is a trend sweeping the nation. a study says ambulance rides are down 7% nationwide since the ride sharing took off. the study looked at 766 cities in 43 states and found calls for ambulances dropped once uber entered the market. in d.c., ambulance calls this october versus last dropped 2.2%. this is great news for the district. in the last few years the e.m.s. system was so overburdened by the residents using the ambulance as taxis you had to bring in extract contractors balances. it's a

situation. >> stomach aches, fever, cold, whatever. the normal everyday stuff. not trying to wait for a hospital. >> somebody was throwing up profusely one time. didn't want to talk just hurry up to get there. not good. just go to the hospital. >> the statement saying they cannot, they do not want you to sub state drivers for the emergency responders. they ask you to call 911. we will take you inside prince george's county to see what they are doing to reduce the 911 calls. we have that coming up in less than an hour. i'm sam sweeney. >> thank you. the new year will bring the good gnaws for driverers who use beach drive in northwest d.c. the national park service will reopen the road in early january.

project. phase three will remain closed until fall. the way to pay for parking in ocean city could be different next summer. right now you have to leave the receipt on the front of the dashboard. >> a mother wants answer after a d.c. school let her 3-year-old daughter leave with a stranger. the girl wisconsin allowed to leave with a relative of another student thinking she was his niece. they are investigating the incident. >> a step closer. the

tax cut hours after the house did the same thing. how does it affect us moving forward? kristine frazao has a look at the three biggest changes ahead. >> this is the greatest example of a promise made in a promise being kept. >> what will they see change? if it passes the legislation is a sere use boon for big business -- serious boon for big business. cutting the tax rate which g.o.p. says will help the economy. >> you will see the economic activity pretty quickly. you will see the businesses expansion decisions on the shelves for a couple of years get gen back up. >> the bill doubles the standard deduction for individuals and for married couples who file jointly. >> the third major thing it will do is r

obamacare individual mandate that could leave millions more uninsured and leave to a spike in premium prices. according to the congressional budget office it will add $1 trillion to the deficit in the next decade. >> the democrats are step i can -- skeptical. >> this is not a tax cut for hardworking americans who deserve a better future. >> believe it or not tax reform is not the only thing on the agenda. after this, the lawmakers will switch gears to pass a budget to avoid a government shutdown midnight on friday. live in capitol hill, kristine frazao. jonathan: breaking news from tennessee. you are looking at it. a small plane crash in knoxville. a witness tells wate tv the plan hit a car in the driveway of a home. the fire department says

adults were on board the plane and they walked away from the crash. you can see that they have it roped off around the house where the plane came down. the ntsb and the f.a.a. will vent the crash. jonathan: remember this daredevil display in germany? a pilot tipping the wings of the jet with 200 people on board. comingup next why he won't be in any trouble at all. >> to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. michelle: president trump like you have never seen him before.

michelle: this is unbelievable to watch. the moment that the air berlin pilot buzzed the terminal in october and he has been cleared of any wrongdoing. jonathan: tipping the airs but a-30 wings on the final flight. that is how you say hello and goodbye but not with to 200 people on board. this airline is going out of business shortly. they determined that the pilot did nothing wrong. the pilots won't get the wrist

flapped. they went out with the wave. the garden of the gods in colorado springs stunning. michelle: which is why a lot of people are happy the eye store we'll show you, the blue square is gone. the blue olympic city frame referencing the home of the u.s. economic training center there was meant to be a photo top for the visitors. but for many, it didn't fit in with the red rock formation. >> it's beautiful the way it is and it's framed by nature. i didn't think we needed a metal thing. >> unbelievable. i can't believe it was here. us destroys the whole view. jonathan: right? michelle: you don't need that. jonathan: the frame was installed at the end of last week and since then more than 20,000 -- not a couple. 20,000 people signed online petition to get it out. you can see it looks like they are going to get out of there. michelle: what a waste. you don't need that. beautiful as is. jonathan: who thought it was a good idea? michelle: newest retro style video game we are

show you. based on harambe the gorilla. if you find it offenses them patrolers have a message for you. microi'm mike carter-conneen -- >> mike: i'm mike carter-conneen at the university in washington where thousands of children went home with toys and gifts in time for the holiday. who is behind this massive event coming up. >> we are ice skating in pentagon city. short sleeves and a beautiful evening. we look a

i just got pulled over the police. >> want to pull somebody over. i'm black, tattoos on my neck. what, bro? >> the redskins safety cravens claims he was racially profiled in a traffic stop last month. the loudoun county sheriff office says that is not the case. he was ticketed for going 379 in a 25 -- 39 in a 25-mile-per-hour school zone and having an illegal tint on his window. craven says he is considering a lawsuit. jonathan: well, the homeowners who provided the eerie surveillance video of the hooded man now believe

in the all want a piece of the $110,000 reward. the man that police believe is responsible asked the manager to hold the gun and the manager received part of the reward after calling the police. michelle: the u.s., united kingdom and microsoft publicly blame north korea for the wanna cry ransom attack earlier. it crippled hospitals in and businesses in 150 countries. the white house says they are working with the private sector to do more to prevent similar attacks in the future. jonathan: the reviews are in on the president trump national strategy which he outlined yesterday. interesting one from the kremlin described the u.s. outlook as imperial. however, russians praise the president for willing to cooperate be the russia in some other areas. harambe, not dead just yet. michelle: right. the cincinnati zoo

shot after a child fell in his pen became a meme. jonathan: now a video game. the retro arcade game can only be found and played in boise, idaho called harambe kong and let you play as if you are harambe. michelle: you can run, jump, eat food but if you touch a kid, it's a bloody game over. some are offended by the programmers but they are not having any of it. >> if someone offended question themselves or question their morals. >> there are a lot of video games politically correct. this is tame considering the other, more modern games with a lot more realistic violence. jonathan: what he is saying it is politically incorrect but not as politically incorrect as other games? michelle: sounds that way. jonathan: developers hope to expand to offer it on the app store at other platforms at some point. be interesting to see if it goes anywhere. michelle: the graphics are so apt

i guess that is the point. jonathan: go to larry smith. larry: we are hearing more stories of the heroes. helping those at the scene of the deadly train derailment. if you are still changing out the batteries of the smoke detectors. the new law and technology doing away with changing batteries. that and more when we join you at 5:00. see you then. >> to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. michelle: that is an anamatronic president trump joining 44 others in the disney hall of presidents which just reopened. every one of the american presidents are represented. the president recorded remarks just for disney like his predecessors have done since the 1990's. jonathan: i'm usually the one guilty of this. we bring up starbucks when they roll out the new items so in fairness, i'm happy about

take a look at this. in the game now. you have to be 21 or over for the only brew. it will launch a d, dark roasted brew. only available in massachusetts tap rooms. this is the second dunkin' brew. it had a pumpkin ale out of north carolina this fall and they need new coffee cups to talk about them, too. for everybody. mewsed is going vegan. no kidding. overseas they are doing it in europe. they will mca mcvegan. soy patty with traditional topping and egg free sauce. it's still not clear if they will test soy burgers in the united states. why wouldn't it catch on here? michelle: music could be key to healing and slowing the advance of some diseases. doctors have had some success with the stroke in the parkinson patients. there is more study needed but that is getting underway.

the dance class can improve the quality of life, check brain imaging and change symptoms. jonathan: for most of us holiday is a time of joy or giving but for the financially challenged families this is a time of the great stress. michelle: but this christmas, thousands of the parents won't need to worry. >> from newborns to teens, more than 5,000 children and youth receive toys and gifts at the d.c. housing authority gift of love event hosted at trinity university. parents call it a blessing. >> i'm a single mother struggling. i lost my mother last year. i am trying to maintain. this is really hard. >> everybody is on a budget. it's really helped out. >> the toys were collected and provided by wider circle. >> the holidays for the people we serve are often the most stressful times. filled with the desperation. they know other people want to help. they don't know how to get

assistance. >> each hour organized wrap up the bikes and the other big ticket items. >> a wonderful opportunity to give back. >> all of them are new. most donated by the individuals. many of them were donated by the d.c. housing authority employees. >> donated items and donated the time over the weekend to package up to get it to the location. >> next year they hope to double the size of the event and serve 10,000 children. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. michelle: breaking now, three democrats in the senate say the tax reform bill that just passed the house breaks the senate rules. the provision that break the rules are apparently going to be removed and that means the house will have to vote again tomorrow. jonathan: also breaking news following from landover. skytrak7 is over the scene of a fire on a busy on the columbia park road. all we see is smoke at this point. the

the building. a person was injured and taken to the hospital. the fire is under control at this point. michelle: let's talk about the weather. josh knight at the pentagon city mall. ice skating. jonathan: perfect. put skates on but you don't put the jacket on. you are dodging the zambonis. look at you go. michelle: you look like a pro. josh: it is more intimidated now they cleared everybody of the ice. doing the last cleanoff for everybody but this is wonderful. talking to people in t-shirts ice skating. a great everything. if you enjoy the spring like weather this is the end of it. take you to the weather graphic. show you what is going on for it over the rest of the night. the temperatures are dropping off but not too bad. we look for lows in the mid-40's. the upper 30 it in a few locations. that is about it. we will hit the 60 today. working our way to tomorrow it's 50. for the first day of winter there is a high of 45 degrees. we warm back up headin

friday and saturday. another day to get close to 60. let me show you the weekend as we get closer to christmas day. 62 on saturday. with the warmer weather we will see chance of rain. sunday we will drop off again. back to 50. mostly cloudy skies. all in all we have the warm weather but it looks like the trend is for a cooldown. we will talk about

jonathan: scott abraham has the story in today's rising star. >> 38-year-old comes from a family of marines. >> it seemed like something i had to do. live up to the family name. serve my country. >> the south riding resident served for eight years in the marine corps. >> the first explosion goes off. you stop thinking about patriotism. all you are thinking about is the guy to your left and the guy to the right, that unit. experiencing the aftereffects of war. >> irritability, anxiety, depression. i wasn't drinking every day but when i was it was to oblivion. >> he was diagnosed with ptsd, struggling to the transition

>> how do i take this person out if i have to. >> that's when he he found moi tai. >> i can punch people and it's encouraged. it's all in a controlled environment. >> finding capitol m.m.a. was a big turning point in mike's life. it's an outlet, escape to help him deal with the symptoms associated with tdsd. mike is in a good place now. in large part to finding his form of therapy. >> it's been the best medicine i have. nothing can replicate the intensity in the military. not the intensity you have in combat. but this is the closest i can get to it. >> i'm scott abraham with the rising star. >> incredible flames caught on camera. the battle against the massive fire in a maryland apartment

>> plus, we are live in washington state after the deadry train derailment. massive clean -- deadly train derailment. want to ensure your gifts ship by christmas? the fast approaching deadline. >> "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> we begin at 5:00, with breaking news at capitol hill. >> details are coming about why there may need to be another house vote on the tax reform bill. lindsey mastis has more on what is going on. lindsey: this is the democrats saying there are three provisions in the original bill passed earlier by the pass that violate the senate rules. so now i was told that the senate is still expected to vote on this tonight. of course they will have to take the provisions out. then the house tomorrow will likely vote on a technical correction for those portions of the bill. the bill is moving forward. this has to get worked out. >> thanks. right now more

people without a home days before christmas because of the raging flames that ripped through section of prince george's county apartment. alison: this all unfolded at the carriage hills apartment this morning. we have team coverage for you today. we start with brad bell. brad: yeah, so the fire was back in the carriage hills apartment back in there. the management asked us to stay off the property so we can't show you the building. they have already started to rebuild. this was a bad fire. you will see the video. firefighters say a fire can double in seis if it is uncheck -- double in size if it's unchecked every minute. this had a head start. >> for the residents of the carriage hills apartments it was a terrifying morning. >> my gosh. it was like crazy flames. banging on the door saying it's a fire, telling folks to get out. >> the garden apartment style building was engulfed. >> video and the still photos tell the story. >> the fire was advanced on thece