increased police but leon: first, a woman attacked on a popular trail in loudoun county. witnesses say she was grabbed and nearly sexually assaulted along the wp&d trail. for thective search suspects as the police are stepping up their patrols. tom

tom: the loudoun county sheriff's office said the attack happened near the three white lines on the trail. like ame, it may look remote part of the trail, but that is not the case at all. just 50 feet down the path, that is a major road. those who use this section of the washington and old dominion trail are not used to hearing things like this. >> the neighborhood is pretty safe. there are a lot of runners and bikers on the trail. tom: tuesday, a woman in her early 30's told the police about an incident last wednesday. came out.m., two men of the woods, and began attacking her. they began to sexually assault her, but a bicyclist came by and the men fled. >> it's scary because that is a half mile from here. tom:

sterling boulevard, with several homes and a hindu temple nearby. trail runs through 45 miles of northern virginia, considered safe by many, but there are stories. >> i've had one bad experience on this trail so far. there was somebody following me. i had some of the make a sound. i looked up and it was a man with his pants down, dangling his privates at me. are urgingthorities trail users to go in groups and stay alert. >> i want to keep it safe. it's a beautiful trail, amazing to run on. tom: the loudoun county sheriff's office said technically this trail is just like a park in that it closes when it gets dark. they are asking folks not to use it after dark. it is definitely a much safer place to be during the daylight hours. live in sterling, loudoun county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon:

developing now, metro train cars rolling away on their own. the latest in a laundry list of issues. the past several months, security concerns and a derailment have prompted scathing reports from federal transportation officials. tim barber is live at the rail yard with more on the story. tell us what is going on here, tim. reports from the federal government. one of the latest incidents happened near the new carrollton station, just on the other side of this parking garage in the rail yard. another report, another significant safety risk allegation against metro. >> get it fixed, get it done, and get it together. railcars andd equipment that were left unattended and rolled away. in april 2014, a roadway maintenance vehicle rolled 500

another maintenance vehicle rolled away and slammed into a truck. operator atr, an the new carrollton yard had to quickly grabbed handbrake to stop an empty rail car. >> i don't know why it is so difficult to get this stuff pointed out. tim: the federal transit authority improves making sure that rules about securing equipment is clear, following and increasing training materials to include the new 7000 series cars. >> at with seem to be obvious, locking the car down. tim: metro has been working with fta to address the issues identified in the safety directive and will undertake the necessary corrective actions with fta's deadline. metro has 30 days to respond to the report. tomorrow they are having a meeting about safety. reporting in prince george's county, tim barber, abc 7 news.

the temperatures outside right now on this wednesday evening, quite comfortable, low humidity, in the 70's, dropping into the 60's overnight. tomorrow, daytime highs near 90 degrees. the heat index near 90 to 95. it will be the first day of our heat wave. how long will the hot weather stick around? will it be hotter friday? forecast coming up. have here isr we nothing like what folks in indiana are dealing with tonight. struckt two tornadoes central indiana, destroying homes and cutting off power for thousands. a starbucks was completely leveled. a large and destructive tornado traveled through central indiana, about 45 miles north of indianapolis. severe damage to structures all over the region.

up to 30 cars were damaged by falling tree limits. is about to rise in italy, and a renewed effort to try to find people who may still be alive and trapped after a deadly earthquake. jonathan elias has the latest at this hour. jonathan: we know the death toll from the magnitude 6.2 earthquake is nearly 160, a number that will probably rise. several villages in central italy right now are nothing more than rubble, dozens pulled from the wreckage. and isof heavy equip slowing initial efforts to reach those who could be trapped because it is on a mountainside with no way to access the area. the earthquake struck in the middle of the night when most people were asleep. it's not clear how many people are missing because this region is filled with tourists enjoying the end of the summer. pope francis is asked for the world's prayers, president obama has promised any help the nation can provide.

region several years ago killed nearly 300 people. the virginia task for that assist with these disasters has not said whether they will be traveling to italy. leon: right now, afghan soldiers killed two gunmen believed responsible for an attack at the l,erican university in khabu which killed seven and injured nearly two dozen. some 700 students and staff were rescued. despite the name, few american study there. the private university opened in 2006. searching for a killer after a violent weekend in prince george's county. officers out in force tonight, looking for clues about who killed douglas brooks. many knew him as the up-and-coming rapper swaggy. anna-lysa gayle joins us from northwest, where he recorded music. a feeling of ls,

anna-lysa: absolutely. this is the studio where douglas brooks spent some of his time working on his music. tonight, family members, friends, and fans are reflecting on his talent while the police continue their search for those involved in his murder. days after douglas brooks was gunned down on parkway terrace drive, prince george's police returned to the suit my neighborhood to remind the killer is still out there. brooks went by the stage name swipey shot multiple times not far from his mother's apartment. investigators are looking for up to five suspects in connection with the murder. so far, a motive has not been determined. >> i really hope they find the person who did it. >> we are doing everything we can to find the and vigils responsible. anna-lysa: fans have been flooding social media with kind words

>> there is a lot of hate in the city. we are trying to build the unity, but it's hard when you've got people who want to hate on you so much and nobody wants to see you shine. anna-lysa: glenn jones was scheduled to work with swipey on a new song this week and a new album. he said that swipey could have made it big. >> it's unfortunate his life was cut short. anna-lysa: leon, there were rumors on social media, some saying that swipey's girlfriend could have been involved in the murder. the police say that is not the case. they do not have any suspects in the case, which is why they need people to call prince george's county police. live on georgia avenue, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. leon:

the washington monument shutting down for the rest of the summer. and it does not end there. it is because of chronic elevator issues with the structure. the washington monument shutting down for the rest of the summer. the monument will remain closed until at least mid-september, with inspections following. a major renovation is underway. once a contract is awarded, the monument will be close to the public for nine months, with no timetable on when that will start. a heads up near the pentagon -- a simulated helicopter crash and mass casualty exercise will be planned come happening at 9 a.m. tomorrow. if you're in your that area tamara, you may see the police and emergency responders near the pentagon for the exercise. it will happen until 1 p.m. drill from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the pentagon on thursday. out of the swimming pool and on to the mound, olympic gold medalist katie ledecky throughout the first pitch at the nationals game tonight. not surprisingly, she has an arm. by the way, she is a bethesda native. she came home from rio with four

gold medals. i took a few days and got some rest. i got charged up. it's been great to see all my friends and spend time with family. the: before she threw pitch, bryce harper had to help hold the medals before she made the throw. lochte isimmer ryan in talks to join the next season of "dancing with the stars." the olympian who was the center of a scandal after lying to investigators about an armed robbery, which turned at be vandalism by him, so will he ditch his speedo for dancing shoes? so far, nothing yet is official. announcedill be august 30. still ahead -- new cases of hepatitis a tied with local shops. plus -- >> i

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leon: 7 on your side with a health alert and more cases of hepatitis a tied to smoothies. there are seven more cases today. the outbreak is tied with tropical smoothie café, which has cut off a supplier frozen strawberries in egypt over the hepatitis a. weeks for theur symptoms to develop. a tool that can help save a child's life, but the skyrocketing price of epipens has some families making difficult financial decisions. the price of an epipen jumped from $57 in 2006 to over $700. companiesan, the chief ceo

congress is investigating why the prices increase so drastically. >> why? there are other ways to make money. leon: the maker of the drug blames the price increase on high patient deductibles. doctors say that some patients are forced between getting a epipen or paying for their mortgage. we will follow the developments. now the race for the white house. sometimes referred to as the donald trump of british nigel appeared on stage with the republican nominee in mississippi. he spoke about the parallels between trump's candidacy and britain's decision to leave the european union. hillary clinton returns to the campaign trail tomorrow after several days of fundraising. she will be delivering a speech in nevada. the campaign says she will focus

movement often associated with white nationalism. underping now, chipotle fire for illegal practices. federal regulators say that several policies and the employee handbook for the company violate labor laws. the national labor relations board said that chipotle can no longer prevent people from talking about them on social media and prohibiting workers from talking politics and religion. is there another earth and the universe? an historic discovery years in the making could be really big news. researchers are confirming the existence of an earthlike planet . scientists say they believe liquid water could exist on the surface of the planet, which means it could be possible for life to be there. astronomers hope to start studying it through imaging and

exploration in the years ahead. steve: a storm out for her and ohio, 43 reports. indianarm outbreak in and ohio. the strongest wind recorded, 155 miles per hour. the storms are fizzling out, no impact on the media metro. for us, just scattered clouds and the temperatures are quite comfortable. hope that you had a chance to enjoy the temperatures and low humidity. right now, 76 at reagan national, 73 winchester, hagerstown middle 70's. nighttime lows in the 60's, the wind light, enough of a breeze to open up the windows and get some fresh air. in the morning you will notice the humidity beginning to increase a little bit. feels like upper 70's, near 80. through the late afternoon, early evening, the heat inde

if that is not hot enough for you, even hotter friday, with feels like temperatures near 100 to 105. summer far from over. we have a long stretch of 90-plus degree days ahead. the futurecast from stormwatch showers in the afternoon just in time for rush-hour. i don't think it will amount to a whole lot. should not last very long. , and that a better chance of thunderstorms during the day friday. 80's,ow, 11 a.m., lower well on the way to the daytime high of 90 degrees. the heat index making it feel like 5 to 8 degrees hotter than that. a good time to go to delmarva beaches, ocean city looks great friday, 87, 86 saturday, sunday 84.

degree day in terms of the heat wave. saturday, sunday, and mine day -- and monday, a few rumbles of thunder possible wednesday. we will keep tacking on the 90-plus degree temperatures. up, here we go, but the summer starting to do window. 50, so thenow 7: daylight hours are shrinking. night at was a great the ballpark, the nationals-orioles renewing their rivalries, the battle of the beltway, my friends, and it has a spotlight at nationals park.

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and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. of thethe battle beltway, nationals park was the place to be, the orioles in town to face the nationals. two teams that if the season ended today would be in the playoffs. o's bats too hot. manny machado crushes this into the bullpen. he went 4-5 with four rbis. the orioles win 10-8. coach baker: in my mind, they escaped and got away. they won the game, but for the people who left come it just shows you that this team is never out of a game. scott: before the game, olympic champ and bethesda native katie ledecky met w

the team. this is her third time throwing out the first pitch at a nats game. sign her up. what an arm. she can do it all. another wonderful experience for the teenager. : it's cool. they all wanted to see how heavy they were. they are kind of heavy. i've been a national span for a couple of years. nationals fan for a couple of years. i don't there were following my races, and that means so much. scott: just 19 years old. absolutely remarkable. it is getting closer to game time friday night at fedex field. the redskins host the buffalo bills in their preseason game. hope for the fans that kirk cousins and the other first-teamers play more than a

from the patriots. played 17 games, but last year play just eight games, dealing with concussion issues. the center position for the redskins is now extremely crowded, with four players. d.c. united, north of the border, facing montréal. united with the lead in the 87th minute. the centering pass, heads it in. the gameends 1-1. goalkeeper hope solo has been suspended six months from the u.s. women's soccer team in response to solo calling the swedish team a bunch of cowards after they knocked the americans out of the him up x. -- out of the olympics. looks like hope solo is learning the hard way, once again. leon:

you have to see to believe. this is the largest one in the world.

leon: we are going to show you something that you may not recognize, but this may be the largest, most valuable pearl in

the world. it was found inside of a giant clam of the philippines. it is more than two feet long and one foot wide and weighs 75 pounds. that is more than five times the weight of its closest rival. they think right now it could be worth $100 million and is 170,000 carats. steve: that must have been a really big clam, not moving much.

steve: the heat wave starts tomorrow, the second one of the summer. 93 friday, the heat index between100 and 105. lower 90's saturday and sunday, staying in the 90's into the middle of next week. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. have a good night.

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