mel franklin was sentenced today.ou may remember, he was charged with dui last year after crashing into a car in upper marlboro. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us on the details on his sentence and reaction for the people hurt in that crash. >> reporter: this was the first time that mel franklin addressed this dwi crash. if there was one thing he was very consistent about, it's that he's sorry. >> i can clearly remember three seconds before the impact, my husband screaming, oh my god. >> reporter: this is what was left of the collins' vehicle after county council member mel franklin crashed into it in november. it land ted the council member jail for drunk driving. >> we have some injuries that's going to take a while and i probably have some permanent ones as well. >> i take full responsibility for the accident and i'm very, very sorry to the victims of the accident. >> reporter: for the first time, we heard from him, who in court admitted driving while intoxicated. he was given probation be

mel franklin crashed last november. he fled the scene and was found hiding in the woods. was in his county owned car at the time of the accident. news 4 learned this was franklin's third time crashing a county vehicle. tracie wilkins will be in court for that hearing. you can follow her on twitter watt traciewilkins. >>> racially based hiring in fairfax county. researchers looked at data in 2012. they found out white teachers and received 77% of all job offers. panel is made up of parents, teachers, administrators and others appointed by the county school board. >>> well, imagine getting on a metro train and seeing the wrong doors open while high above the ground. look at the video here. this happened on wednesday at the rhode island avenue station. this morning we're talking to a young woman who doesn't have to imagine it because she recorded it. >> the doors were open on the wrong side and then they were opened on the right side. then we kept going. >> when that happens, the train operators are supposed to get out and make sure no one or nothing fell to the ground. in t

. >>> prince george's county council member mel franklin is talking for the first time about his dui's taking full respondent f -- full responsibility for the crash that sent two people to the hospital. >> reporter: today for the first time, we heard from prince george's county council member mel franklin as he stood before the judge and took responsibility, saying that, yes, indeed, he was drunk the day of the accident and he paid a fine of less than $700 and took a probation before judgment, meaning that his record could be expunged in a short period of time. franklin for the first time address the accident and what happened. there were initial reports he may have tried to flee the scene, but today he said that was not the case. he was confused after the accident, but found his way to police. this would have been franklin's third crash in a county issued vehicle. today he this. >> i think the bottom line is, whenever you get in front of the wheel of a vehicle, you need to be in the right shape to drive. >> reporter: coming up, we hear from the family that franklin crashed into on t

. >>> today mel franklin heads to court on dui charges. hiding in the woods. franklin was in his koujty owcod car. this was the third time crashing a county vehicle. news 4's tracie wilkins will be in the courtroom. >>> 4:33. now for a developing story. we're learning more about an fbi raid in annapolis. the president of strategic campaign group said the investigation is connected to a lawsuit filed after the race for virginia governor in 2013. former virginia attorney general sued the firm after he lost that race to terry mccullough. he claimed the company and a political action committee raised more than $2 million from donors but only gave his campaign about 10,000. the lawsuit was eventually settled. it's not clear exactly how the raid is connected to that case. >>> let's turn now to president trump's revealinger lester holt. at the heart of it was the russia investigation. his contention comey told him three times that he was not under investigation. >> was it a phone call? did you meet face to face? >> i had a dinner with him. he wanted to have a dinner

that's councilman mel franklin. he says the best speed deterrent are speed camerases. is that stretch of roadway where this accident occurred state law for street cameras. ne get investigation. do you have a timeline. >> i don't know compactly how long these investigations today because each of them is different. based on all of the various variableses that occur. i don't have a timeline, but once we do, we definitely should move very quickly towards he evaluating do we need to make some policy change owes that stretch of roadway? tonight still no word on when the completion of that investigation will happen. live tonight in clipt on, marina maracco, fox5 local news. >> new tonight, the president's son-in-law jared kushner is now reportedly the focus use the investigation of russian influence in the 2016 election. he has relevance information relevance to the case. they do not suspect hism a crime nor intend to charge him. he met with a ambassador in december. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. >> developing tonigh

brad: for the first time mel franklin is speaking publicly and accepting blame for driving drunk, crashing, injuring two people and totaling two cars, including the county-owned s.u.v. he was driving last november. mel: i take full responsibility for the accident and very, very sorry to the victims of the accident. brad: franklin spoke moments about -- after pleading guilty. the judge giving him the standard first-time offender sentence probation for judgment and $645 fine. mel: there's really no excuse to get behind the wheel of a vehicle when you are fully not prepared to drive. brad: teresa and another were in the car and said -- >> it's a long road ahead. brad: he hit the so bad that the rear window shattered, the seat pushed up against the front seat. >> i can clearly remember three seconds before the impact my husbanding screaming oh, my god and i'm thinking somebody's coming out the woods. i'm like what? before i could get my head around it we were rear-ended and i was out cold. brad: councilmember franklin says he hopes the voters forgive him. mel: i work doubly hard to do that. i

mel franklin another car on route 4 in upper marlboro last november.olice say he fled the scene and was fourchtd hiding in the woods. he was in his county owned car at the time of the accident. this is franklin's third time crashing vehicles. tracie wilkins will be in court for that hearing. follow her on twitter. >>> learning more about an fbi raid in annapolis. the president of strategic campaign group said the investigation is connected to a lawsuit filed after the race for virginia governor. ken cuccinelli sued the firm after he lost that race to terry mccullough. the company and the political action committee raised more than $2 million and gave his campaign 10,000. it is not clear how the raid is connected to that case. >>> bending the rules to get the best schools school chancellor accused of helping high profile families get preferential treatment. >>> plus, do you know what's in your walls? how one man found thousands of bees buzzing in his. that's ahead. yikes! >> jooims, indeed. 4 things you need to know about the weather. today rain moving

. >>> prince george's county council member mel franklin is apologized for a dui crash he was involved in last year, pleaded guilty to under the influence when he rear-ended a car, stopped at a traffic light in upper marlboro last november. he was driving a government vehicle at the time of the crash. a judge sentenced him to probation and gave him a fine of $645. franklin released a statement that says, in part i'm deeply sorry to mr. and mrs. collins and take full responsibility for that november 2016 car accident. item let down both mr. and mrs. collins and all the residents who looked to me for leadership and responsibility. i must now begin the hard and necessary work of earning back the trust and forgiveness. >>> maryland police in anne arundel are investigating a noose found hanging from a outdoor light at croft ton middle school. they've identified two suspes security cameras as well, and as fox 5 bob barnard tells us, the two young man believed responsible were caught in the act. >> classes started on time and without much fuss this morning, speaking with parents after droppin

mel franklin was charged with dui when he crashed his county owned vehicle into another car. spoke today outside of the white house. >> our kids are grown but they were worried and they are still worrying and hopefully we can move forward with this. we have some injuries that is going to take awhile and i probably have some permanent ones as well. >> after pleading guilty, franklin received probation. he was fined $645. he's also been banned from using county vehicles. >>> it is official peter newsom is the new police chief. >> this is not a one man show and this is not about one person. i could not have become the chief of police without all of you. >> he also thanked mayor bowser for her support during his days in office. >>> critics are blasting jeff sessions on his criminals. today sessions directed u.s. attorneys to charge defendants with the most serious provable crime to carry the most severe penalty. this reverses obama era policies that try to show lenience to lower level drug offenders and to ease prison over crowding. >>> you may have heard of dating app's christia

. >> prince george's county council member mel franklin is apologizing for a dui crash he was involved franklin driving under the influence when he rear-ended a car stopped at a traffic light in upper marlboro last november. franklin was driving a government vehicle at the time of that crash. a judge sentenced him to probation and gave him a fine of $645. franklin released a statement that says in part i am deeply sorry to mr. and mrs. collins& and take full responsibility for the november 2016 car accident. that evening i letdown both mr. and mrs. collins and all of the residents who look to me for leadership and responsibility. i must now begin the hard and necessary work of earning back their trust and forgiveness. >>> police have made an arrest in a string of food delivery robberies in montgomery cou county. police say he robbed five delivery drivers between may fifth and may 9th. investigators say fatty requested deliveries from pizza and chinese restaurants in the montgomery village and gaithersburg areas. in four out of the five robberies the suspect got away with food and some