an elderly woman attacked in her home. it is such a nice place to live. i cannot believe it happened. terrifying crime, a 70 seven-year-old woman sexually assaulted inside her own home. alison: it happened on a quiet neighborhood in centerville, and now the police

catch whoever did it. has they korff investigation happening now. what can you tell us? jay: the authorities are concerned because they say the suspect got into this home through an unlocked door. as theys are concerned say for the suspect to get into the building, they need an access code. centervillets in are quiet, secluded, and safe, says this resident. that is why she was horrified to learn that somebody attacked a fellow resident. >> somebody let somebody in. tuesday shortly after 11 a.m., an adult male suspect entered the apartment through a closed but unlocked door. withruck up a conversation the victim, sexually assaulted her, and took an undisclosed amount of cash and fle

live. i cannot believe it happened. jay: they wonder if the suspect entered the race sliding patio door or through the front door, only accessible through the building's lobby, which requires an access number. >> we are told not to let anybody in the door. if they don't know the combination, don't let them in. jay: the authorities are hoping the public can give them some help, some leads on this story, on this awful crime. if you have information, contact fairfax county police immediately. jay korff, abc 7 news. is helping you fight back against crime. watch crime in your neighborhood with a new spot crime map. go to wjla.com and click on the "on your side" tab. alison:

arrested a murder suspect in capitol heights. he is accused of killing a man last month. he died from injuries after a violent robbery along south alfred street. mcgee is being held without bond. policemontgomery county, have arrested a man and woman after a short chase that began when an officer tried to pull over a car in bethesda. the driver took off, went through a neighborhood, and crashed through a fence at the chevy chase country club. nobody was hurt, but officers found drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. leon: developing now, two teenagers murdered in the same metro station weeks apart, one shot to death in front of family, the other stabbed as somebody caught the incident on camera. tonight, metro is stepping up patrols at the station, but is that making riders feel safer?

station. tom? stabbing, yesterday happened very close to the fair gates behind me. one thing that we noticed with a lot of passengers is as they that way,t way and there were a lot more police than in the past. >> it's not safe. two young people murdered at deanwood metro station in just over two weeks, some are changing their habits. >> we are going to be robbed, stabbed. now when i leave work from arlington, i try to go home in broad daylight. tom: the police are also changing their habits. >> we are stepping up patrols to make sure that folks get in and out safe. tom: the main increased presence that we saw was for metro transit police.

foreseeable future. >> it makes me feel they are paying attention and they want to be here if something does happen. the guardian angels are also continuing to patrol the station, although they and the police are making passengers especially, riders with kids say they are still worried. >> you don't know where you will be when it happens. tom: both young men killed at the deanwood metro station in the last few weeks for just 15 years old. both of the young men arrested in those cases are also teenagers. live inside the deanwood metro station, tom roussey, abc 7 news. note -- also today metro announced a new hiring of a chief safety officer, who will take the job next month. he is coming from new york city transit, where he was second in command in the assistance -- in the system's safety. alison

m is reassuring riders that even in the face of crime, fire come emergency repairs, and officials tomorrow will face lawmakers and no doubt there will be tough questions. hearing centers on the fire at the mcpherson square station and a shot on that followed. we will have complete coverage of the hearing, slated to begin at 1 p.m. fallsa controversial church gun store close just two months after opening in store. the problem, the location. even before it opened, nova firearms met with opposition somelocal residents and lawmakers, because of its proximity to st. james school across the street. the owner of nova firearms is that gun thefts in the areas one of the reasons why he is decided to close. >> we did not see enough business, did not meet

economics. leon: that location is closing, but the store in mclean will remain open. accused of inager alexandria murder will be charged as an adult come accused of a murder in chevrolet park last november, which shook the nearby community. he faces life in prison for the death. a trial date has not been set. leon: parts of the region tonight under a frost advisory. one more big chill before a nice spring warm-up. what can we expect in the morning? steve rudin is standing by. cool startill be a friday, especially north and west of d.c., northern loudounry county, county, washington counties all under a frost advisory later tonight into the early morning tomorrow. the district, arlington, alexandria, southern maryland not under the advisory, so milder inside the capital beltway.

rebound, through the 40's and 50's, daytime highs near 60. bright sunshine all day. keep the sunglasses handy. the seven day outlook in the next best chance of rain coming up in just a few minutes. alison: ok, steve, thank you. new action on a controversial north carolina law, the state governor issuing in order to change it. richard reeve has the latest. what is being done now? richard: north carolina is overturning part of the so-called bathroom all. the governor's easing restrictions in the legislation and replacing some protections for gay and transgendered people. government buildings and schools, people still have to use the bathroom according to their gender when their birth certificate. north carolina bowing to pressure on the so-called bathroom bill. >> the people of north carolina are entitled to put privacy and equality -- richard:

the governor issued an executive order, bringing back portions the private sector cane their own rules. this is not a government decision. richard: people using facilities and government buildings and schools still have to use the bathroom according to the gender on their birth certificate. >> i know these actions will not totally satisfy everyone. richard: the change comes after more than 80 businesses asked repealed,w to be paypal pulled hundreds of jobs, bruce springsteen pulled a weekend concert in protest, and now singer bryan adams has canceled a concert in mississippi. businesses o to review services to gay and transgender people. >> all we are trying to

want to repeal the law. they are still talking about moving the nba all-star game from charlotte. the financial impact could be $100 million. richard reeve, abc 7 news. maryland, one hundred six bills became law. one of the highest profile measures, the dw why bill named noah's law, named after fallen montgomery county police officer noah leotta. forequires ignition devices all drunk driving offenders. there was also reform of the law enforcement deliver its. alison:

reaction about a could take place. alertcoming up, a health about the illegal drug lsd. alison: plus, "jeopardy!" calling d.c. home this week. we will

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psychiatric disorders. alison: aing and this sign. jonathan elias live in the satellite center with this amazing is a good word. what a survival story. the woman was straight at nine days in the arizona desert and she is fine tonight. 72-year-old and rogers was driving from phoenix to visit her grandkids when she and her dog got lost. when are hybrid vehicle ran out of gas and battery, she took off on foot. three days later, the authorities found her car with no sign of ann. three days later, a helicopter found her help sign and also saw her dog. she was trying to make a signal fire. she survive nine days in the desert why drinking pond water -- by drinking pod

she has made it out of the hoit and has already gone on a hike. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. alison: wow, she is strong. thank you. a puppy mill investigation in maryland, and a warning, these images are really disturbing. dogs were found in what is believed to be a couple mill -- a puppy mill and why, co-county. in the barn were deplorable. no charges have been filed as of yet. right now the rescue dogs are at the humane society and local shelters. speaker paul ryan says he does not want to be the next president of the united states, really. the speaker says he is trying to unite the republican party and said his delayed entry would only divide the gop. alison:

's" visit to the district has been fun for you and abc 7. we had a chance to celebrate a weeks worth of successful tapings with alex true back and the "jeopardy!" crew. the final taping is tomorrow at dar constitution hall. that one guy on the screen had more fun than anybody on the screen, our very own steve rudin. steve: they said they would stay up and watch us tonight. alison: hey, guys. steve: a good team, a lot of fun tonight. they are out of here thursday. alison: did they ask you to be a the next taping because you are so studious? steve: they did not. leon: we have seen you in front of a camera, so we know what happens. steve: it will be cold tomorrow morning, below-average the next few days. the pollen cou

the next sernow that everybody g to mow their lawn, the grass is coming up. if you suffer allergies from mold, those are still low. middle 40's hagerstown and cumberland in winchester. 50's leesburg, 48 culpeper. the mat,st spot on elkins, west virginia, 33 degrees, well on their way below freezing. the air off to the north, the milder air suppressed to the south. that is the name of the game the next couple days. a cold front earlier this morning, all of that has moved to the east. the high pressure cells and in brings us clear skies overnight. frost in thed of northern and western suburbs early tomorrow morning.

patchy frost and at will stage freeze well to the west. we have a frost advisory that has been posted in the areas in light blue, frederick, northern montgomery county, loudoun county, the panhandle of west virginia. if you have any houseplants that you have outdoors, bring them inside for tonight to keep them alive for the next -- well, for the next season. then the temperature slowly warm up as we move into the upcoming weekend, with three consecutive days at 70 or better. futurecast, not a lot on it. the aeros streaming in from the north is the wind direction. that will keep us cool tomorrow. the west tomorrow afternoon. garrett county, allegheny, washington county, extreme portions of the panhandle of west virginia. it will stay dry

sunglacoe upper 50's, low 60's. at least the sunshine will make it look better. the weekend, the national cherry blossom festival parade is saturday at 10 a.m., the temperature near 50 degrees. we warm into the lower 60's by midafternoon. i will save the best for last, at the end of the seven days, 70 sunday, 75 monday, 71 tuesday. i cannot remember the last time we had three consecutive days in a row at 70 or better. alison: we will take it. leon: a sight for sore eyes. and caps on going to the playoffs. robert: is this the year? leon: it better be. robert: that is the question. playoff time for the caps. head coach barry trotz spoke to the media today.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. thert: a beautiful night at ballpark, nats-braves, game two of a four-game series. this one was scoreless until the eighth inning when the chosen one stepped in, bryce harper, another r.b.i. two runs score. bryce is fired up. and look at dusty, i told you. in for the save, smith at the mound strikes out. w the natsin 2-1. after the game, harper talked about the two run double. bryce: i saw everyone of the dugout fired up about it. if newly excited. -- definitely excited. i really just wanted

i really think the team was fighting until the end, we were playing hard, and that is all you can ask for. robert: and talk about hot right now, the orioles trying to win seven straight to start the season tonight in boston. unj. hardy, a pair of two-r home runs. five rbis on the night for the orioles shortstop. and they wins 9-5, stay perfect at 7-0. dodgers slugger yasiel puig going for two, slides pass the base, able to avoid the tag from the shortstop and get back on the back. quick thinking. yes. a great regular season for the caps, but that is only relevant.

008. today, barry trotz enlighten everyone in the media. i woke up this morning and i looked at the standings and everybody is equal today, and that's the great thing about the playoffs. everyone is equal. the past does not matter, you are equal. you are looking at opponents right now that you are going to go at and it's a good feeling. robert: the caps begin postseason play thursday night at verizon against the flyers. the puck drops at 7:00. again, i ask him is this the year? leon: so many people are hoping and praying this is the year. they are both going to do it. robert: he is saying it. leon: you just got the kiss of death. alison:

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