arrested the 25-year-old at a home in southeast. cops say latney is solely responsible for a string of sex assault robberies. five in total. all across d.c. including in the capitol hill neighborhood. each attack took place between 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. the recent occurring new year's eve night. he would approach his victims from behind and violently hit them in the head. >> the urgency was ramped up. when we realize it's the same person. kevin: police chief cathy lanier say the assaults began november 24, two days before thanksgiving when latney ran away from his halfway house. >> a person was attacked, walking home from work, walking in their own community. that community no matter where it is. everybody is upset and scared. i think that is why we work so hard to try to make sure the residents do feel safe and we work so diligently to prevent those things from happening.

kevin: police say they uncovered security video of melvin latney in four of the five sexual assaults he is accused of committing. it generated a ton of tips for police and helped get the guy off the street. live in northwest, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: good resolution there. people hope that the personal security cameras will help them fight crime. mayor bowser signed a rebate bill. approved unanimously by the council last week. d.c. residents, religious institutions and businesses that installed security cameras are all eligible for the rebate. supports say the program will deter crime and provide a tool for police if a crime does occur. >> they don't want to be locked in the neighborhoods. they want to go to the businesses. we have to have tools across the spectrum.

alison: property owners can receive $200 per camera and $500 maximum for the private residences. the rebates are exempt from d.c. income tax. one d.c. resident security camera is helping police fight back against crime. take a look at the security video here. this shows a person of interest in a violent robbery that happened wednesday night on spring road in northwest. now anyone with information should call police or call crimestoppers. [bell rings] leon: another big story we are following today is a sinking oil prices. the good news, used to be good news but it's battering wall street now. the dow dropped 390 points to close under the 16,000 mark. earlier in the day at one point the dow was down 500 points. driving the decline is oil falling below $30 a barrel. massive selloff on the chinese stock market.

the dow lost 8% of the value this year. wal-mart is downsizing itself and bringing frustration and anger to d.c. wal-mart announced plans today to close 269 of the stores. that includes scrapping a plan for stores on east capitol street and the skyland location. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is standing be there at the skyland location in southeast washington. sam, as you know, the projects have been years in the making. gray administration counting it among the grand achievements and now it has come to this. sam: indeed, leon. we are here at the skyland. i guess the work here has gone on through three mayors. a supreme court decision on eminent domain among other things. according to gray who talked to us earlier the city and the developers spent about $19 million getting this project ready. you see the equipment, things like this that they are in the process of putting in. now wal-mart has pulled the

plug. wal-mart hit d.c. out of blue. construction was underway on the site in northeast for one wal-mart. land cleared and the work going on at the skyland development at another site in southeast for another wal-mart. both in ward seven. now no wal-mart at either. residents were stunned. >> oh, my god. it's supposed to be going in over here or alabama avenue. >> unbelievable, man. we definitely need the jobs, especially in these areas. >> we ran into mayor muriel bowser leaving a meeting at the ward seven councilmember alexander office. >> we are working with the legal options and the legal remedies. >> councilmember alexander was angry. >> they should really come good with their deal. i mean they promised to come. they have three stores open here. it was contingent among all the five stores opening. sam: wal-mart built three of the original five stores as planned. lawsuits and protests by

citizens groups delayed projects in the other cases. but pro wal-mart side won. now -- >> you know that before the development is taking place and well before the leases are signed. you know it well before the deals are made. to me, that just doesn't fly. sam: so wal-mart today basically issued a statement saying that it made its decision based on its experience with the three stores it has about the d.c. market. this project can go ahead and the mayor says she plans for it to go ahead but without a major anchor it's unlikely the stores want to come here. so the big problem now is for the city to find a major anchor to save its investment. reporting from southeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. meanwhile, "7 on your side" with a consumer alert now.

and hyatt hotels says it has found malicious software in 250 of its hotels. this has put customers' credit and debit card number and other personal information at risk. the software was in place from july until december. locally eight locations were affected. we have a list of all those affected across the world on our website wjla.com. leon: all right, folks. rushing to get out of town for the long weekend. slow down. rain moving in the area. chief meteorologist doug hill tracking that for us tonight. how far off is it now? doug: an hour from downtown washington. cloudy sky, 50 degrees. campus of gallaudet university. 45 in ashburn hill. 52 in fort washington.

bottom of the screen is the orange and the yellow color. south through spotsylvania and caroline county. that is heavy rain. moving knot east as well. the best news is this is moving quickly. it's expected to move offshore overnight. by the time it happens .8 of inch of rain in district. the heaviest rain is south and east of the city. remainder of the overnight hours, rain moving in. stop overnight. by early tomorrow morning skies will start to clear. overnight lows are 36 to 42. update at the holiday weekend forecast just minutes away. leon: you got it, doug. meantime, get to breaking news out of the abc7 newsroom. this is about the supreme court appeal. michelle marsh in the newsroom. what the latest in michelle: the u.s. supreme court will hear an appeal from former virginia governor bob mcdonald. we just received a statement from mcdonald. i'll read some of it.

"i am grate to feel the u.s. supreme court for its decision today to hear my case. i am innocent of these crimes and ask the court to reverse the convictions. i maintain my profound confidence in god's grace to sustain me and my family. and thank my friends and supporters across the country for their faithfulness over the past three years." mcdonald is seeking to overturn his corruption conviction. he and his wife maureen were convicted in 2014 of doing favors for a wealthy businessman in exchange for gifts and loans. the case will be argued in april with the decision likely sometime in june. michelle marsh, abc7 news. alison: thank you. there is a race in hawaii to find any survivors after two marine corps helicopters collided in midair. jonathan elias has been following the story. what is the latest? jonathan: the race is in the 13th hour searching for the marines. let me show you what is happening. this is oahu.

honolulu is here. on the southeast side of the island is where the marine base is. the crash happened here. two helicopters in the area on a nighttime drill collided. these are the bill helicopters. six-man crews aboard. the conditions they are searching in are not good at all. 30 to 40-foot waves are being reported. very high surf. the helicopters and total of the 12 people missing. the initial search crews found debris field. empty raft. but they haven't found survivors as of yet. they found fire burning on the surface of the water. that was the oil burning off. the military says that the marines were on nighttime training mission. they do these all the time. the one thing that is working in the favor of the marines in the search is that the water temperatures at last check are 80 degrees. today that is what is happening on the water right now. but again, low tide is about to set in.

no sign of survivors. we'll follow this developingtory. alison: back at home, the northern virginia commuters returning from a hard day at work to find the cars up on blocks. at least four times in the past few days. someone has stolen the wheels right off the cars parked on the lot in woodbridge. coming up at 6:00, the change police made in october to stop the crime. that is until police made another change. we will let you know about all of that. leon: make you mad. leon: the attorneys general are getting together to discuss gun violence. jeff goldberg joins us life from a gun range in mclean to tell us more about this. what is the reaction to the meeting? jeff: well, leon at the

firearms in mclean they are listening to what the attorneys general had to say today and open to the idea of working with them. first they want to hear specifics. today northwest washington we did hear optimistic talk. that meeting taking place in downtown d.c. today. the attorneys general for d.c., virginia, maryland meeting for an hour on the topic. it was the first of its kind gathering between the three a.g.'s to discuss the ways to work together to reduce the availability of illegal guns and generally reduce gun violence. they say this was a first step in the process. hope that the communication and the information sharing increases specific actions will then follow. one idea discussed is to enlist gun sellers in the fight to make sure illegal guns are not on the street and crossing state lines. >> a lot of them will can be

helpful to enforce the laws as we can. >> we want to be part of the process and be helpful. jeff: one idea discussed today the attorneys general creating a code of conduct that gun sellers would sign as a result of moving forward on this pledge. these are just ideas at this point. coming up at 2:00, more reaction from nova firearms. plus the numbers that the attorneys general put out today. they say helps further their cause in the fight. that is all coming up at 6:00. until then live in mclean, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, jeff. we are holding a town hall guns in america. scott thuman has a comparison of the u.s. and the european gun laws. we will have the local law enforcement. store owner and survivor of gun violence. that airs tuesday on newschannel8. alison: still ahead at 5:00. they have the ticket.

what a couple did before cashing in the life-changing ticket. leon: bei bei preparing for a big debut. what you need to know before heading down to meet the panda. >> plus the staff at the "washington post" moved out a month ago. today the building is making headlines. i'm sam sweeney in northwest. alison: first, the new developments with the man blamed for the horrific

alison: the man accused of driving without a license and causing this horrific crash yesterday in largo is a free man tonight. maryland bureau chief brad bell confirmedded that juan sanchez posted bond for outstanding warrant. in the previous case the license was suspended after he failed to appear in court. the crash killed angela jefferson. so far, sanchez has not been charged in that case. leon: in 50 years at the corner of 15 and l street in northwest washington, the "washington post" was no stranger to controversy. after all it brought down a

president and challenged world leaders. now the post moved to a new home the controversy remains at that location. this time it's because the historic building is being demolished. sam sweeney is live to tell us more about this. the neighbors are pretty upset about the demolition project. tell us why. sam: they are furious. this building as you said is being demolished right now. when i say "right now" they are chopping at the walls, they are knocking the insides down as we speak. the noise of the construction is going to continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week. all the way through the end of april. the people that live in the condo complexes nearby are not happy. >> the demolition of the "post" is scheduled for 24/7, round the clock, decibel levels that are five times the maximum permitted by d.c. regulations.

sam: mike lives a few hundred feet from a demolition site. anger is pap panel. >> -- palpable. >> we don't mind the construction during the day. we mind construction in the evening at midnight at 1:00, at 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. sam: the city issued a permit allowing them to work 24 hours a day through april. they are typically reserved for incident where lives are in immediate danger. neighbors here say it's not the case. >> that is a phony argument. sam: we reached out to the properties to see why they needed 24-hour permit and they told us in part night work will allow them to do dangerous work when cars and pedestrians aren't around and prevent lane close sures on the surrounding streets during the day and most after all it will shorten the project from seven months to three months. >> the building has to come down. let them take it down. move on and get the new building started.

sam: we reached out to the city, department of consumer and regulatory affairs and they echo the message as the demo crew. saying they need to work throughout the night because they need to ensure the safety of the pedestrians in the street and the traffic. they will shorten the program from seven months to three months. that is a big help for everyone. meantime, people who live in the buildings here say that is not a good enough response. they have filed these documents with the court asking for o revoke the permit here. the local neighborhood commission passed a regulation 6-0 to revoke the permit as well. the case now sits in the hands of a judge. i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the long wait is almost over. tomorrow bei bei makes his public debut at the national zoo. so today zookeepers are putting the finishing trouble

on the asia trail for thousands to come see the cub. if you are going, give yourself plenty of time. be patient. lines are expected to be very long. in fact you can't even get in line after 2:00 p.m. go early. leon: maybe take an umbrella. doug: i still remember when bei bei was a stick of butter. we shared it on the news yesterday. alison: isn't that amazing? doug: grown up fast. alison: exactly. doug: the best people about people in line early in the morning it may be cloudy. 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning but the rain will be finished by then. good news. good shape. start coverage on friday evening. live look at the national harbor. brightly lit up. skies getting dark now. if it's clear out it would be brighter. the daylight hours are stretching out a little bit as we get to the middle of january here. 48 degrees in the reagan national airport. 48 in cumberland. 45 degrees reported in

winchester and martinsburg. 46 in manassas. 48 in the nation's capitol. here comes the rain. we have been tracking it all day long. getting closer now. the heaviest rain is coming in to town around 6:00. the whole area of rain will continue to drift off to the northeast, moving 25 miles per hour. something like that. pretty good speed for a storm system here. producing this much rain. that means for us it will end or the overnight and we will see the clearing rather rapidly through tomorrow morning. south of d.c. metro, to carolina. the whole area will move north and east at a good clip. overnight, we have in the forecast periods of rain. the rain will diminish late. 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. winds out of the south. they will turn around in direction and bring in the drier air. we will get clearing skies as we move through the overnight hours. look at the temperatures now.

we are below average temperatures for this time of day. 37 in aspen hills and fairfax. 38 in dale city. waldorf 38 by morning. the values are above average. you know how we have been keeping track of the day-by-day changes every other day. we are above or below average. one more day above average and then we see changes. the rain by 11:00 tonight. steady, heavy rain in the area. by noon tomorrow, sunshine, west i will breeze. gusty. delivering the drier air. because it's more out of the west it's not cold. 50 or 51 tomorrow afternoon. sunday will turn colder. 40 degrees. late in the everything a reinforcing push of colder air

will arrive with flurries in the western part of the viewing area. lead to a big change on monday. sunny and breezy. 51 tomorrow. becoming mostly cloudy with 40. dr. martin luther king day on monday. mostly sunny and breezy with the highs 29. wind chills in the teens all day long. the next seven for you. up and down and up and down. 40 on sunday. 29 on monday. 32 on tuesday. play the five numbers and see if you make anything. wouldn't that be weird if that's how it worked out. >> i played the numbers. doug: cold side next week. plan for outside monday for any activity. bundm up. cold and win -- bundle up. cold and windy. alison: thank you. speaking ahead at numbers, still ahead at 5:00, america's newest millionaires. the couple holding one of the

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alison: one of america's newest millionaires have come forward. or rather a family of them who held one of three winning powerball tickets. leon: get this. before they went to the office to officially claim, with the

ticket to claim the prize. they went to show it off on the "today show" of all places. we explain what happened after that. >> today this tennessee family claiming their share of the near $1.6 billion powerball jackpot. they bought the winning ticket at this neighborhood store near their house in the small town of munford. described as hardworking and dependable. today, they could be described as multimillionaires. >> i'm overwhelmed and excited. we knew in our hearts it was the right number. but to come out and say this was the winner. there have been some, you know, it's overwhelming. >> somebody won the lotto. reporter: in southern california one bowerball player not as lucky today. at this nursing home, they believed they got the jackpot. apparently it was a prank. her family says instigated by her son. her daughter telling the "l.a. times" this is one big

misunderstanding. the owner of the nursing home doned out 18,000 powerball tickets to staff and residents saying if this is a hoax she deserves a break. >> i was thinking of sending her on vacation to destination of her choice. >> the third winning ticket in melbourne beach, florida, still a mystery. >> they are looking for a lawyer right now. >> the media swarmed this home after learning one winner may work at the publix. the mystery winners have a year to claim prize in california, less time in florida. both cases they cannot remain anonymous. leon: all right. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a program that gives veterans a chance to own a business for free. we'll tell you how that works. alison: plus the investigation into former maryland governor and the current presidential candidate martin o'malley. why his furniture is being questioned.

>> and another baby is killed by a mother's boyfriend. tonight, we are hearing tough advice for moms. that story when "abc7 news at 5:0

alison: kareem bryant has been charged in murder in the latest string of crime where men are accused of killing their girlfriend's child when they are supposed to be watching them. brad bell outside police headquarters with the effort to stop the disturbing trend. brad? brad: yeah, alison, this is a category of crime that just absolutely tears at your heart. you are right. tonight a county leader very speaking out angrily saying it's just got to stop. >> it's alleged the murder happened in this landover apartment building. in the middle of the afternoon. january 6. in a first floor unit. today, someone inside told us this through the door. [knocking] >> we have no comment. >> a police spokesman said medics and cops were called for a report of unresponseive 6-month-old girl. >> infant was taken to a nearby hospital. she died on january 9.

autopsy was done, which revealed she died of blunt force injury to her head and chest. and was ruled a homicide. >> yesterday, that man, 23-year-old kareem bryant was arrested and charged with the murder of 6-month-old mariah tillman. sources say the baby was with her twin brother in bed. their mother taking a shower when the mother's boyfriend bryant caused her injuries. state's attorney angela alsobrooks calling it an all too familiar scenario. >> i have to tell you, i am so angry. i am so sad. this is the fifth baby under two years old who has been killed in prince george's county in the last two years. >> alsobrooks says bryant has priors for armed robbery. >> these parents have got to do a better job of being careful about two we bring around our children. this public information regarding people's criminal record. we don't think it's too aggressive to suggest to some to people that you ought to do that before you invite people

into your home. >> alsobrooks makes it clear she is not attacking the mother in this case, not by any means at all but says the community needs to hear things like this. you have to check criminal records. she says there is support for mothers who don't have child care. she is speaking tonight because she says she has seen too many of these. brad bell, abc7 news. leon: one is too many. former maryland governor and presidential candidate martin o'malley under investigation. the state attorney looking into the purchase from the governor's mansion as he left office. the prosecutors looking into whether o'malley paid below market value for the items. the investigation stems from a complaint made from the state attorney office in annapolis. the spokesperson called the investigation a "bogus political attack." alison: you until midnight to sign up for health coverage under the affordable care act. that is if you want to be

covered on february 1. this year penalties for doing without insurance increases to $700. or 2.5% of your income, whichever is greater. open enrollment ends january 31. leon: 7-eleven is planning to provide a opportunity to one lucky veteran. the company will provide a franchise for free to a veteran chosen in a national competition. this is an annual event. the winner will have his or her choice of any available franchise. the competition is open to any vet who has been honorably discharged. >> it's worth a shot. working, being my own boss is not a bad thing. opportunity to start my own company or business would be a great opportunity for me. and my family. leon: 7-eleven will provide the land and the store and the equipment that goes with it. the franchises valued at $190,000 each. alison: wow! great opportunity. leon: great. yeah. a great opportunity.

good luck. all right. coming up next at 5:00, a woman in the area is on an amazing mission. how she is making a difference to hundreds in the armed services. alison: the school calendar is changing next year for a county in our area. the new off days added and why. still ahead. leon: then coming at 6:00 tonight, a string of theft inform montgomery county. surveillance video that police are rel

steve: i'm steve rudin. the gray line lifts north overspreading the district to prince george's county. the wet roadways moving south, heavier rains around colognian beach. 95 to fredericksburg and spotsylvania. heaviest rain over the next hour or so.

weekend forecast called for the skies to clear early tomorrow morning. nice deal of sunshine. lower 50's for the daytime highs. 40 on sunday. martin luther king junior day temperatures in the 20's. look at the seven days, rebounding to the uper 30's to 40 thursday and friday of next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues right after this.

leon: a new venture for us here and a chance to show those making a difference for men and women in uniform. alison: jonathan elias will tell the stories today and he has the first installment we are rooking forward to. jonathan: when you think about it, there are so many people out there doing so much for men and women in uniform. the stories have to be sold. great stories, too. inspiring. tonight is a story of a woman named diane smith. a woman who has spent thousands of her own dollars and countless hours working on a project with only one goal in mind. to let our troops know they have valueded and to make them smile. >> at the end of the south arlington cul-de-sac -- >> toothpaste, tooth brushes. jonathan: this is the home of diane smith.

for six years her basement has been the headquarters for operation turbo. making a difference to military men and women one box at a time. >> it's just the best feeling to be able to give someone something to let them know they are supported. especially men and women in the military. >> this is how she does it. she boxes bogs, hundreds of boxes filled with things needed by those on the front lines. diane started this because her niece is in the navy and told her not everybody gets mail. >> some on a ship don't receive anything. so i was crushed. i come from a big italian family and there is a lot of love and support. >> what is the feeling for you when you send this out to someone who doesn't get any mail. >> it's like giving someone a christmas present. a lot of them don't know it's coming. jonathan: the boxes are not just junk food and candy. this is being put together from the input from the marines and the soldiers and the sailors. in fact, you find wipes, you find raisins, you find sunflower seeds, powders, all the kind of stuff you put in

the boxes that is healthy and stuff to make them happy. supplies, stacked floor to ceiling. she has spent thousands of her own money. she says the time and the money well spent. her website is loaded with thank yous and pictures. she put her hair dressing career on hold because this project is now her mission. it won't stop until they all come home. >> i can't imagine being thousands of miles away and not having anyone do that for you. jonathan: int goes without saying we are happy to salute diane. a few years back she set up operation turbo as a non-profit. but this is going on for six years ago. now she gets donations and that helps her with the cause. if you are interested in helping out we put the group operation turbo on our website wjla.com. leon and alison, we are always up to hear from good stories anybody out there doing good work. we have a few in the hopper. but for diane, this is something she wanted to do because she came from a big family. ever since she has sent out

1,2000 boxes. alison: amazing. much of it until her own money until she made it a non-profit. leon: hopefully folks will kick in a few bucks to help out. jonathan: she wants to send out 60 to 80 a month for however long it takes. leon: this is a new venture. we're at it on a regular basis with jonathan. you got lucky finding this story. how do you find the stories? if folks can help you get more? jonathan: truth be told there are so many stories out there in front of us. i know a few more out there. but it's always from input from someone thinks they are doing somebody they don't think anybody is interested in. that is the time to tell somebody. we can raise awareness. there are folks that would love to help and plug in but they have to know about these. once they hear about them, they can help out. leon: we need people like that every day. a lot of stories out there. send them in. jonathan: thank you. alison: okay. well still ahead at 5:00 -- >> illness, change your life. you control your destiny.

>> the high school athlete in the fight for his life. leon: the local school district changing the calendar. the new

leon: howard county added muslim and hindu holidays to the school calendar. alison: we explain the reason for change and the likely impact. reporter: staunts at centennial high school are studying hard right now. >> midterms are next week. reporter: but in classroom students talk about the additions to next year's school schedule. >> i'm christian so i do christian holidays. it feels like everyone gets their own holidays off. reporter: school board members are going to observe three additional holidays. a hindu celebration, a muslim holiday and the lunar new year eve for the asian community. >> in my opinion we will assure a more diverse workforce. people will move here from various cultures because we accept and understand the culture.

reporter: it's applauded by religious groups lolledded for the change. >> it's -- lauded for the change. >> it's a step in the right direction. it's traditions that are welcome. reporter: the calendar change will impact students in the first week of school. in september, there is the muslim holiday. the hindu holiday is in october. while the lunar new year will be in january. >> the day may be a day we are using for professional development. so we may move a day staff only in schools, not students. reporter: there are 52,000 students in the howard county schools. according to the school figures 22% are african-american. almost 20% are asian. close to 10% hispanic. >> so many different cultures and races working together. >> the county changes for one year as they study the impact on the school community. in howard county, abc7 news. alison: all right. check on the roadways on friday.

jamie sullivan is standing by with traffic watch. how does it look tonight? jamie: it has been a rough one, especially in d.c. we see problems popping up. on the beltway. the one thing i have not seen is sun glare. which is great. we have wet roads to deal with. before the freeway the crash was blocking two of the left lanes. now it's the right lane. the fuel spill is still closing off benning road northeast. 44 to capitol street. traffic diverted 42nd street. if you are heading north on 295, trying to get to d.c., heading north from the national harbor past malcolm x before the 11th street bridge. right lane blocked for an accident. arlington in virginia is not terrible.

>> let's see if our weather will cooperate for the weekend. how is it shaping up? >> looking much better for the weekend. the problem tonight is rain. it's already arrived in the metro area. the time of congestion, it's all out of here before you wake up. >> take a look at the numbers around the area. lower 40's. well north. ashburn is 43. 50 in chevy chase. 46 in fort washington. 48 degrees in anacostia. doppler radar, yellow in orange jumps out for a reason. we color code it. along the western shore of the bay. most of the steady heaviest rain will remain south and east of the metro area. it continues through hampton road. north carolina. rain to the west here circulating around the developing low pressure

center. it will get a normal better develop in the overnight hours. good news is it is consolidating, pull the precipitation together to move it out of the way quickly. ed a midnight, this is what we are looking with the rain over the area. quickly overnight it moves out. 7:00 in the morning, lingering clouds. quick clearing through the day. breezy. we will still play 50 or 51 in many places. plenty of sunshine. sunday, the clouds will increase through the day. from tonight's rain, the district. more south and east. going up north and west. tomorrow, the partly sunny, breezy and mild and 51. temperatures in the overnight are fine. look ahead to monday. this is sunny and breezy. mighty cold. in the temperatures in the break. live on newschannel8 from 12:30 to 2:00. bundle up. we have more for you. at 6:00, robert burton is back with sports. robert: thank you. cool story. high school student athletes

always have problems going on in their lives. maybe they are not getting the homework done in time or they are having trouble with the boyfriend or girlfriend. gonzaga senior henry chastain is stuff he doesn't even worry about. sports director scott abraham shows us henry is in a fight every day of his life. scott: henry is the everyday 18-year-old high school student athlete. >> four years. and it goes on. scott: a four-year player for ice hockey and lacrosse at gonzaga, henry was diagnosed with cystic fibro bis before he turned 1. seussic phi bro -- cystic fibrosis is genetic and it affects mostly the lungs. this is a routine that henry must do twice a day to fight off the illness.

>> puts on the therapy vest and he does it for 20 minutes. he also breathes in hyper tonic saline. both of the treatments help him thin and loosen the mucus in his lungs. >> stand-out defenseman on the lacrosse team, henry earned a scholarship to maryland. >> a kid you want to go to battle with. a kid you look at and hope he gets everything that he works for. scott: whether on the field or the ice, henry doesn't allow his chronic illness to hold him back. listen to this. henry is one of only 30,000 people in the united states with cystic fibrosis. some could say he was dealt a bad hand. not henry. >> you don't let an illness change your life. you control your destiny. scott: inspiring many. scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: thank you for that. leon: amazing. robert: when you think you

can't do it, think of henry. alison: puts everything in perspective. leon: he is participating in sports that are as aerobically demanding as anything. you're an athlete. you know that. robert: big news later. stephen strasburg with the nats. we'll let you know. big news at 6:00. leon: better be good news. robert: this is good. leon: don't nobody bring us no bad

alison: well, the republican presidential field appears to be a two-man race, at least in iowa right now. with a little over two weeks to go in primary contest each candidate is going all in. that is leading to some tense battles. steve nance reports. reporter: at times it got downright nasty. >> that was a very insulting statement. >> i'm not going to take legal advice from donald trump. reporter: donald trump and ted cruz spent most of thursday night fox business collate defending themselves from

personal attacks. from birther issue to a jab on new york values to two g.o.p. front-runners arm and ready. they weren't the only ones. >> that is not consistent conservatism. reporter: friday the g.o.p. candidates return to the campaign trail. donald trump with the efforts on iowa where the latest poll shows a dead heat between him and cruz. trump says today he doesn't anything less than first place. >> we have a great relationship with the evangelicals. like fantastic. with everybody in iowa. i want to win. reporter: cruz is sticking around in south carolina holding two rallies in a state where his campaign is competitive. >> jeb bush is ready on day one. >> the former front runner jeb bush received endorsement from a former g.o.p. candidate lindsey graham. all while one of bush's current rivals marco rubio is going after him in a new ad.

>> jeb bush is desperate and spending millions on false attacks. >> you're a candidate you can't play the role of victim. i'm not going to do it. he shouldn't either. reporter: in washington. alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" tonight, we are at storm watch. rain is moving in to the area. will it last in the weekend? plus cars vandalized in a commuter lot. what is being done to protect drivers. find me a compromise on gun control. how d.c., maryland, virginia are coming together to end violence. abc7 at 6:00 startsnow. ♪ ♪ announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: up first at 6:00, drivers stranded because a stolen tires. thousands of drivers use commuter lots in the area for safekeeping of their cars. but in prince william county the opposite is happening. maureen: the tires and the rims of cars have been stolen

from them at the road lot off i-95. that is where jay korff is live with the investigation happening now. jay? jay: the seemingly skilled thieves are coming in and actually taking the lug nuts off. taking the tire and the rim. so essentially the whole wheel with it. all they are leaving behind are the lug nuts. >> a lot of people come down here and we rely on having our vehicles safe in the parking lot. jay: more than 2,000 cars park in the lot off i-95 and prince william county. some vehicle owners are wondering if they should continue parking here. >> the cars should be safe here. jay: thursday evening to find all four of the wheels stolen. she wasn't alone. they shared the pictures with us. two s.u.v.'s. friday morning we found a fourth victim, the black toyota without tires and rims. only the lug nuts left behind.