imagine how to handle $100,000. but first, an amazing story of a woman who lived on the streets of d.c. for nearly 20 years. she has proven that social security owes her $100,000. jay korff spoke with her. jay:

witter to fully comprehend the last three months of her life, now resurrected. >> there is a lot wrong with that. jay: a week ago she moved into this small apartment. she said the air mattress is so luxurious she has a hard time getting up in the morning. she was homeless in some 20 years while engaged in a battle with the government, a battle that she won. otherannot explain it any way. you're just scared to death. jay: she moved to d.c. in 1996, could not find work, ended up in a shelter. she disputed the check amounts with social security. eventually the government stop sending the checks because she did not have a fixed address. >> i know i'm entitled to this. is -- somebody may:

security documents and research. if you months ago a social worker pored over the papers and realized she was right. >> he got her a huge result in three months, which is incredible. jay: the legal counsel for the elderly took the case and approve the government owed her around $100,000. the check for almost 100 thousand dollars was deposited into her bank account. jay: she plans to fix the money -- use the money to fix some health problems caused by living outside for so long. but the streets that made her so tough also made her skeptical. >> i cannot imagine how to handle $100,000. i've never had that kind of money in my life. jay: we are back live at 13th northwest washington. she said this is the exact location where she was last homeless. that was only about eight days ago.

administration, we reached out to them and they declined comment on the case. live in the district, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: a happy ending for her. now, a cyclist struck in the back of the head, beaten and robbed in broad daylight. jeffersonned a long davis highway monday. the victim suffered serious injuries. tim barber has a look at the search for the suspect happening now. tim, what's the latest? this is a busy area over here, but here's the problem -- we are on a hillside you do not have a good vantage point of the road. businessesth the down the street who are down low in none of them saw the attack. detectives say that a man viciously attacked a bike or long jefferson davis highway in broad daylight. the assault happened at 4 p.m. sunday come in between mount pleasant drive and prince william parkway.

in the back of the head and knocked off his bike. >> i cannot believe it. i'm in shock now. tim: it did not stop. theattacker kept hitting man until he was unconscious, then drove away with his wallet. ae suspect is described as 165 pound black male standing about five feet tall come in his early to mid 20's. he was last seen with short black hair, a black shirt, and blue jeans. >> i cannot believe somebody did that to that person. tim: a description of his getaway car was not provided. the suspect was taken to the takenal -- the victim was to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. police for his name, but they would not release it. tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: breaking news of another situation taking place, live pictures coming in a sky track 7

is over the scene of a reported assault in burtonsville. this is the 4500 block of sandy spring road. the police are not giving out a lot of details, but they are staging a substantial presence on the scene. we will stay on top of the story and bring you new information when we get it and that wjla.com . police releasing footage of people of interest in an attack in northwest. suspectce said the robbed and try to sexually assault the victim in the 900 block of m street at 3 a.m. sunday. a bystander came to the aid of the victim in the suspect ran away. the police say that the four people in this video are persons of interest and they want to know if you have information. the latest from silver spring, a tragic news as investigators have confirmed the identity of two children who died in this month's apartment explosion. eight-year-old david morales and

anna are among the victims. held a meetingd tonight to help those who lost their homes. it is believed the explosion was caused by a gas leak. they are still awaiting the final official results of the investigation. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates. steve: right now, upper 60's, lower 70's. a nice evening under way with mainly clear skies. 84,htime tomorrow, 82 to mostly sunny skies, well on her high to date highs in the middle to upper 80's. culpeper,g, 87 fredericksburg 98. coming up, the heat and humidity and tracking some thunderstorms. more on that in just a few minutes. leon: president obama toured a flood damaged baton

today, visiting with homeowners and thanking first responders for saving thousands of lives. in some areas the water is only just now beginning to recede. the president said he did not want to divert much-needed resources prior to his trip. we want people: of louisiana to know that you are not alone in this. even after the tv cameras leave, the whole country will continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives rebuilt. leaving baton rouge, the president met with the families of police officers killed and injured in the ambush last month. it has been five years since in earthquake shook this region, and effects are still lingering. the earthquake was felt up and out east coast. the national cathedral is still working to repair the impact. much of the stonework was shattered in 2011. some $22 million of

still needed to restore the building and it may take 10 more years. the washington monument underwent extensive repairs after the earthquake, but it is shut down tonight because of something else -- ongoing elevator issues. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton will be meeting with the national park service to discuss solutions to the problems with the elevators. earlier this month, a malfunction trap some workers inside and forced hundreds to evacuate. inunfolding mystery northeast, and attempted theft of a motorcycle and's with gunshots and a woman wounded. the suspect is still on the loose. tom roussey has what we know tonight. tom, what do we know at this hour? startedl, leon, this this afternoon, several miles to the east of where i am on benning road, across the anacostia. the victim drove with a woman who had been shot, to where the streetcars now go, near bedding and oklahoma avenue

where he flag down the police. a citizen drove up an av et al., stated the female passenger had been shot. tom: the criminals were after this motorcycle in the back of the truck. when the male driver of the truck tried to get away, the would be thieves opened fire, hitting a female passenger. >> i think it shows how desperate people are in these times. broad daylight, shooting at people? tom: the attempt at robbery happened to the 46 hundred block of benning road, but nobody in the neighborhood that we talked to saw or heard gunshots. victim drove the wounded woman a couple miles west, across the anacostia, until finding the police at benning road and oklahoma avenue. notthing the police have explained, why the driver of the truck, a victim of the alleged robbery, was put in handcuffs. have not put out a description of any suspects tonight. as for the woman who was

she was shot twice in the upper body, according to the police. they do not have an update on her condition, but they say when she was taken from here to the hospital she was awake and breathing. live in northeast d.c., tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. war onelopments in the terror, the fbi investigating twoher a man who stabbed complete strangers and roanoke, va, was inspired by isis. jonathan: according to the affidavit, he told authorities that he heard voices telling him to attack someone. shouted aportedly phrase when he stabbed a man and woman saturday night. both victims remain the hospital as we speak. he recently traveled to turkey, reportedly has a history of mental illness. as a result, he was on the fbi's radar. >>

person just randomly going out and looking for victims, which from a law-enforcement perspective is one of the bigger nightmares. he ran from the scene of the stabbings but was later arrested when he showed up in a local hospital with injuries. he is being held without bond and is charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding. jonathan elias, back to you. leon: still ahead -- a health alert about the zika virus. the story of one woman who left florida and her husband behind, heading for virginia to protect her unborn child. plus, russia is suspected

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with healthour side matters and growing concerns about the zika virus. one county in florida is considered to be ground zero for infection. tonight, we spoke with a pregnant woman who is relocating from that area to our area to prec

the couple say it was not an easy decision to make, but they were living in fear at their home in florida. this week and they packed up the car and drove 987 miles to get to fredericksburg. she will be staying there with other family. >> this is another child, and i'm protecting the child with my life. >> just really stressed out and worried all the time. you see a mosquito and it's like the grim reaper is coming after you. leon: her husband will go back to florida to work. the couple is prepared for what be a tough separation, but they say the relief of protecting their babies health is enough for them. aw local cases in a hepatitis outbreak tied with tropical smoothie café. aey have caught off strawberry supplier from egypt that is the source of the disease. cases in northern virginia. the symptoms include fever

nausea, and jaundice. it takes up to four weeks for the symptoms to develop. if you brought a smoothie -- if you bought a smoothie earlier this month, you are urged to monitor your conditions. attacks targeting journalists, russia is believed to be targeting reporters at "the new york times" and other u.s. news organizations. the fbi is investigating. for "the times" are outsourced to google.com. they say there is no evidence their internal systems were breached. we have breaking news from northeast washington, where d.c. police are responding to a serious crash on benning road. tom roussey is on the scene and checks in now live. tell us what you have learned, tom. tom:

yeah, we just arrived. a terrible accident. let me get out of the way, the car on benning road, multiple vehicles involved. this is near 19th street and benning road in northeast washington. we are told a woman was transported out of the car, ity-already one, -- prioroty one, which is the worst. we are told this was a fatal accident. we are still waiting to learn the details of what led up to this, but this has shut down benning road, the westbound side, here in northeast washington. we will get more details and bring them to you as we get them. just a terrible accident that according to one officer was fatal that occurred on benning road behind me. tom roussey, abc 7 news. gears, theging temperatures outside in the 60's and lower 70'

forecast overnight, 60 to 68. may want to open the windows, comfortable with low humidity. if you clouds, not amounting to a whole lot. the high pressure slowly moves off to the east, allowing the wind to shift more out of the south, southwest, which will increase the temperatures and humidity levels and you will start to feel it as early as tomorrow, but really going to feel it thursday and friday. that is when the heat index goes back into the lower to middle 90's. middle 80's at7, lunchtime. grab the sunglasses as you head out the door. you will need them all day. the futurecast shows cloud cover, moving through wednesday. midday, afternoon, early evening, looks fantastic for barbecues

tomorrow night. a few clouds and western maryland tomorrow evening, but it will stay dry. tomorrow, 81 degrees by 11:00, moving through the late afternoon back into the middle to upper 80's. the heat index values will be in check, so not much to worry about. the average high this time of year is 86. the weekend, many going to the delmarva beaches, ocean city, rehoboth beach, dewey, 87 friday, lots of sunshine. near 86.saturday, sunday we are talking middle 80's. missing all three days, no rain. the humidity levels comfortable, not too bad. to the d.c.loser metro. 90'sday, 90 degrees, lower friday. chance of thunderstorms, middle to upper 90's. near 90 saturday, upper 90's -- upper 80's on sunday.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by a local toyota dealers. had the far the orioles advantage over the nationals in the battle of the beltway, now shifting to nationals park for a couple games. i camden yards tunick, the o's up 1-0. wieters pulls one into right. next inning, jonathan schoop down the left-field line. chris davis jogs home. the orioles with their second straight over washington, 8-1. coach baker: we got plenty of hits, but we cannot get the one hit. we had them in trouble in the first inning, we had them in trouble a couple innings. it's time to go home and regroup now.

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boxing.edal for he was greeted by fans and local politicians at the gym that he trains at in alexandria. >> i appreciate everyone out here. they are the reason i went out there and perform. i've been in this environment for 3, 4 years now. to me, i was not upset that he got silver. it was close, i thought he won it. art anyway.in the he erin: and five-time olympic gold medalist katie ledecky will throw the first pitch at the nationals-orioles game at nationals park. whatever you do, don't throw out your rotator cuff. coming up next, in unusual and life-saving partnership.

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deadly crash, but we are now told that may not be the case. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates. give us some good stuff. steve: tomorrow, though humidity, warm temperatures, lots of sunshine. then we crank up the heat and humidity thursday and friday 9,0 to 93. a weak frontal system may bring showers and thunderstorms friday. ,e dry out for the weekend saturday and sunday, upper 80's, near 90 degrees, with temperatures in the 70's overnight. 90 to start the work and school upperonday of next week, 80's tuesday. don't forget to download the stormwatch 7 weather app. it is free and it's the best in town. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. have a good night.

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