leon: jeff goldberg is live with the top story. jeff: the investigators are looking into the possibility it could be connected to the sex trafficking. the arlington police say the victim was an escort and non-english speaking woman. both factors they believe the suspects likely knew when planning and carrying out this attack. so, too, now is a feeling of fear in the neighborhood. >> i'm surprised. it is a safe neighborhood. >> she lived off columbia pike for 25 years. to hear a woman was raped at a nearby hotel is shocking. >> i'm just going to be careful and tell my female friends to be careful. >> on tuesday night after 7:00, while conducting a separate plain-clothed investigate they witnessed two men acting suspiciously outside the motel. arlington police say one of the men knocked on a room door repeatedly until a woman let

him inside. the other man soon followed. police say they then held the victim, a woman in her mid-40's at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her. >> the victim was afraid for her life. they did make threats against her. >> the attack did not last long. after leaving the room with a stolen ipad police closed in. arresting 39-year-old jose guevara-rodriquez and 38-year-old elmer lopez-velasquez both of alexandria. >> they were targeting a certain population. targeting vulnerable population. >> hearing news like this is shocking to me. >> he owns p. brennan pub where the new business is constant. he hopes and believes the horrific attack is an exception to the trend. >> i can only see good things. >> police say the female victim was not expecting any visitors to her room that night. so they don't know how the suspect knew she was there. but the police believe additional victims may be out there but they have not reported out of fear.

they are urging any other victims to please come forward. live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you. maureen: developing now a woman is dead after a seven-car crash in largo that happened along 202 at lottsford road this morning. police say the driver of the pickup truck was speeding when he lost control. the truck flew into the air and hit another car. 53-year-old angela jefferson of springdale was killed. the truck driver juan sanchez is under arrest. police say he was driving without a license. and that his license had been suspended. leon: it will be tomorrow at the earliest before residents are allowed to get back in the presidential park condos in adelphi. they were damaged by fire yesterday. you saw here that the fire displaced a hundred residents. four units were heavily damaged by fire and water. residents of the other units have been told to stay away because of a possible gas leak there. today the red cross provided food to displaced residents

that were allowed to retrieve some of the belongings. among those displaced a husband and wife that had to be rescued by a ladder truck. >> thankful. this is why we were carrying him down the ladder. he's thankful. glad he was there. helping in. she was the same way. >> the cause is still under investigation. fortunately there were no serious injuries. maureen? maureen: our temperatures have swung in warmer territory today. they will stay that way through tomorrow. but there is rain in the forecast as we head to the weekend. meteorologist doug hill is here with the outlook. doug: the rain will come in tomorrow night. come in and get out of here. looking and improving for the weekend. clear skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. clear skies down the river at national harbor. beautiful night. temperatures are chilly but it's not terribly cold thanks to the core of the high pressure center moving out. it's 46 in the reagan national airport. southerly wind key drawing in the milder air. the temperatures temperatures ie mid-40's now are 18 to 20

degrees warmer than last night at this time. that is good news. tomorrow morning the temperatures will be 30, low 30's. the d.c. metro points out the coldest areas will be western suburbs and far western area in the upper 20's to 30 degrees. look to the gulf coast the area of low pressure to louisiana will bring us clouds in the day. rain tomorrow night and getting out of here on saturday morning. the rest of the weekend forecast and the next seven days coming up. leon: coming down to the wire. the g.o.p. candidate are on the stage tonight in north charleston. that's where our senior political reporter scott thuman is live with a look at what to expect. more than the donald trump show tonight. scott: i don't know that that is slowing down.

it is important to note we see the candidates focus on new hampshire and iowa the other states is south carolina that plays a pivotal role. not only are they hearing about it from each other. they are hearing it from the critics outside. claim title of the most polite in america may lose the moniker for one night as the candidates come to town. >> bend and stretch. scott: limbering up for the sixth presidential debate the candidates are feeling the crunch. the first vote less than three weeks away and senator tim scott tells us they know they need to perform well in the palmetto state. >> frankly, we have consistently done things that are unexpected. scott: jeb bush and chris

christie are out with tough talking ads. >> there is no one else who is running for president of the united states that has been responsible for prosecuting and investigating terrorists. scott: rand paul said if he is not part of the main event he will pass completely. all seem to be chasing trump. >> we have not had one vote yet. everybody is going crazy like donald trump won already. scott: he will be tested like he never has. the brazen tone that draws the crowd. >> i don't like this mic. fire who put this in. scott: also translate to wins. that is one of the things we will take a look at throughout the evening as we watch debates unfold. i said the debates and you have the so-called undercard event that began a few moments ago. 6:00 tonight with the start time for that. ment to at 7:00 the top polling candidates.

live in north charleston. back to you. leon: you got it. see you in a bit. leon: the fourth democratic debate is sunday. on the stage will be hillary clinton, bernie sanders and former maryland governor martin o'malley. alison: another shakeup in the presidential campaign of republican dr. ben carson. maunders -- maureen: his finance campaign chair resigned. political report member of the campaign took issue with how much money parker was spending on consultants including paying himself $20,000 a month. parker denies doing that. carson was once on top of the g.o.p. polls but slipped in recent weeks. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- record fees for a.t.m. users. now it's a campaign issue. what some of the candidates are promising to do about it. leon: metro on-time performance is down.

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speaking out about it -- democratic candidates are speaking out about it. bernie sanders vowed if elected he will cap them at $2 instead of the average $4 now charged. maureen: overdraft charges to the cell phone fees. a new study found overage charges are up again. survey found one in five customers has paid overages in the last six months. all companies are up across the board even though the fees were at the record levels. amazon is dropping the price of a prime membership. instead of $99, it will cost you $73 this weekend. the reduction is to celebrate amazon's win of two golden globe awards for its series "mozart in the jungle." it runs friday 9:00 in the evening until 11:59 on sunday. leon: prime amazon watching high. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> happening right now, look at this.

we have a delay on the red line. the delays will have an impact on your commute? how your smart trip card could play a part of that. alison: rain moving in tomorrow. how long will it last? doug is back with a complete storm watch forecast next. robert: i'm robert burtonsville. coming up in sports, the pint-sized prodigy we talked about. we play a game of "horse." and the outcome. the lowly question. how much does it cost to keep kirk cousins? how much does it cost to keep kirk cousins? we have a legend weig

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maureen: metro vains are not running on schedule. the rail's on-time performance is down in the last part of 20150. how can the system be improved to get people to the destinations on time? that is a question and the subject of a high-level meeting today. brianne carter is live with what metro is saying about this. brianne: maureen, it's trains being on time. this is a delay on a red line because of disabled train. others were listed on time. but it may not be what the riders are experiencing.

so now, metro will use this. the smart trip card. when you tap in to get more on the real customer experience. >> red line, a lot of delays. brianne: to track how many experience what she faces every day they are turning to the smart trip card. that is where the official will look at the amount of time it takes a rider to tap in the station and tap out at the final stop. to measure how the system is performing, it will be compared to how long the trip is supposed to take. >> this will give us a much better understanding what the customer is going through to focus on that part of it. brianne: previously they measured the on-time performance looking at the wait times with the trains known as the head wave.

>> making the change will make metro the first u.s. rail system to measure customer travel time and measure system performance. >> i think so. it sounds like a good idea. >> i think you know how long it will take you to get somewhere. you know? >> the officials say with so many trips every day they were recently able to log the data on the smart trip card. this can be used on metro rail. the bus riders only use the smart trip card to tap in or get on the bus. they don't do the same thing when they get off. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: oscar nods are out and the leader of the pack is the gritty frontier movie "the revenant." it earned 12 nominations including a best actor for leonardo dicaprio. and best supporting actor for tom hardy. second place was "mad max: fury road" that scored ten nominations including best picture.

we posted them on wjla.com. leon: we are the oscar station. our own kidd o'shea will head to hollywood for the glitz and the glam out there. you can watch the oscar show right here on abc7 on sunday, february 28. doug: you may not realize this at the end of "enemy of the state" that will smith was in? the last scene, will smith comes home and put his feet on the coffee table, turns on the tv. guess who is on the tv doing weather? maureen: you. you're kidding. doug: i'm waiting, academy. i'm waiting. you heard my voice, you didn't get to see me. maureen: did you get paid? doug: i don't know. i don't think so. i think i donated. here we go. beautiful weather. all day today. the nationals park is only a few more months and it will be hopping. today camera view. spectacular at the sunrise. blue skies and the sunshine all day long. temperatures are 50 degrees

down on south capitol street. it's beautiful conditions throughout the evening. the temperatures today hit 53. ten degrees above average. we nail it would overnight low but it goes in the books as above average temperature day. 46 in frederick. 43 in wint. it's not terribly cold. 53 in charleston. southwesterly winds are the key. the core of the air mass shifted east. we look for clouds to increase. they will tomorrow mid-to-late morning. move in from the south and the west. early morning is sunshine. then clouds. then rain. the timing on this model will bring it in the area by 6:00. the yellow and the oranges will show the area of heavier rain to push across our southern suburbs. especially northern to lower southern maryland 9:30 to

10:00 tomorrow night. i will move out to sea in the overnight hours. we are nice and bright and sunny. sunshine is right through the day. as far as how much rain could fall. a couple of tenth of an inch north and west in the green area. blue shaded area six or eight-tenth of an inch. this is a quick mover. not coming up the coast. it's inland. they tend to go quickly. numbers, we are mild tomorrow and saturday and cooler sunday. maybe a flurry in a section as the colder air will move in. 42 is warmest. farther in afternoon. reinforcing a push of cold air sunday night. monday for the holiday, martin luther king day is 30 at best. sunshine and the gusty breeze. temperatures climb through 30's for the balance of the week. that is it for now. leon, maureen, robert, back to you. maureen: thank you, doug. leon: all right. yeah, we have a lot to talk about. robert: we have a lot. leon: you had a heck of a day. robert: i did. i don't know if i can make it through the sports cast. ovechkin is on tonight.

what will kirk cousins next contract look like? also, noah gave me the business today. leon: here it is. robert: no. who was victorious in a game of "horse"?

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robert: caps hosting vancouver at the phone booth. special night it will be. team captain ovechkin will be honored tonight for becoming the 43rd and the fifth fastest player in nhl history to score 500 career goals. that is scheduled to begin at 7:00 tonight. here is teammate on how great the great eight is. >> able to score a heck of a lot of goals. that is what people are excited about. scoring 500 goals in 800 games. if you look at what everybody else is able to do in the last 500 games, no one has come close. robert: it might be time for dan schneider to shell out more money. we witnessed the growth of kirk cousins guy for good for two picks a game to leading the team to division title. he broke frankchise records along the way.

does it mean for money for him? joe theismann believes he deserves more cash. >> where do you go if you don't sign kirk cousins? what are your options? who do you turn to? the last half of the regular season there isn't a quarterback that played better football. it warrants him a big contract. nature of the business. sorry, dan. robert: in case you didn't know there was an epic battle today that took place. the 11-year-old phenom, noah cutler from leesburg has gone viral twice because of how he handles the basketball. i challenged him to a game of "horse." best two out of three. i won the first, he won the second. then he pulled out two balls. won the tie-breaker, maureen. this happened. i gave it my best effort but

it wasn't enough. maureen: that looks familiar. i have seen that before. robert: not me shooting in the garbage can. noah has an offer from a prep school in myrtle beach in south carolina by the way. he is already getting started. leon: you have nothing to be ashamed of. the new white chocolate. robert: yeah, the new jason williams. he will be! maureen: good luck, noah. you, too. robert: thank you. doug: quick look at the next seven days. mild day tomorrow. rain tomorrow night, clearing out saturday and colder sunday. flurry. then payday on monday and it will mighty cold. 30 at best. sunny and a warmer trend after. steve rudin tonight will have more on the timing and the computer guidance when the rain will get in and get out and update the weekend outlook at no extra charge. he just that kind of guy. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next. leon: we'll be back at 11:00.

breaking news tonight. the showdown. the battle even before they take the stage tonight. a dead heat between donald trump and ted cruz in iowa. and now, the gloves come off. what ted cruz said about new york city and how he's explaining questions about his finances now. the new terror attack, similar to paris. westerners, a starbucks targeted. also breaking tonight. the record win. we're in three towns across america at this hour, where powerball was won. and the first clue. the teachers now racing to get their money. developing now, a rare hurricane brewing in january. and now, the nor'easter about to barrel up the coast, dangerous driving tomorrow. and the envelope, please. the new oscar nominations tonight. and nearly 40 years after rocky balboa stepped into the ring, is he back for his final knockout