kimberly: straight ahead, neighbors on edge, a woman sexually assaulted after opening her door. how a man made it into the building. >> they said you are over reacting i said i know what i'm talking about. hours of ahe final penn state university pledge revealed by a fraternity brother of who was there. and dedicated funding for metro buses and rails. now, abc 711:00, on your side. kimberly: right now, rattled nerves in rosslyn, police searching for a man who attacked and sexually assaulted a woman this

latest on the investigation. know how he got into the elevator? jeff: the thought right now, kimberly, is he was following a resident inside the condo complex. arlington police have canvassed the area all day in and around the complex. still no suspect in custody, but they are following up on leads. the attack has left the victim with serious injuries and left the neighborhood in shock. the surveillance photos show the man trying to enter the building from the garage and front door, making no effort tconceal his identity. once inside, the police say he committed a brutal sexual assault. >> really scared. lived atse people have the condo for a year. >>

especially this building, no problems in the past. jeff: at about 9:30 this morning, the man was on a floor of the atrium, knocking on doors, claimed to be a maintenance worker. many residents who were suspicious did not open their door, but one woman in her 50's open the door come at which point the suspect forced his way inside and physically and sexually assaulted her. >> just hearing about it, my heart dropped down to my feet. i cannot believe that is actually in our building. >> there was a significant assault. jeff: arlington police say that it appears the man piggybacked behind another resident to get inside before committing the crime. asked me if i had heard screaming earlier that day. jeff: this woman lives on the 10th floor and spoke with an officer who was standing guard outside of the neighbor's unit. >>

to the rest of the folks to be more cautious. it is definitely scary. jeff: as arlington police continue searching for the suspect, they are reminding people living in complexes like these to remain safe and vigilant and never allow someone who was an unfamiliar face into the building. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. tough one,hat is a jeff, thank you. a major accident briefly close the outer loop of the beltway in landover. several vehicles crashed at central avenue. eight people were taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. close the outer loop of the beltway for about 20 minutes to clear the crash. as metro prepares to close orange line stations for a month, remodel workers pushed for more funding of the real system, some even getting emotional at a rally this

live at theyle is courthouse metro station with a look at their demands. do notinteresting they meet at metro headquarters, they met in a community church. right,sa: that's kimberly, for those who rely on metro every day, this is a good opportunity to air frustrations and they chose to do so in a church. in terms of what is next, we got a rate chance to hear from those on the front lines. metro onoperator for sunday afternoon talked about when passengers are subjected to long wait times. >> i'm heartbroken when i have to leave the bus stop. knowing there will not be an hour.us for >> two

15 minutes or more. anna-lysa: other worker spoke up about their concerns. >> due to lack of parts and inventory, they're putting band-aids on things that should be replaced. anna-lysa: the trick is where to get the funding from. one of the puzzles is too at a 1% sales tax in maryland and virginia. >> show wintel. that is a bag of pennies. i'm talking about one. anna-lysa: metro board chairman jack evans says the system is in trouble if they do not get new funding. >> i'm not going to do this anymore. my recommendation is stop the trains. anna-lysa: evans says the counties have to give the state and option to raise the sales tax next year. surge

live outside the courthouse metro station, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: thank you. sign up to get alerts when problems delay your metro ride. just had to wjla.com/text to sign up. drivers will have to pay to park in front of the red top meters around d.c. starting tomorrow. 250.ine if you don't, $ those meters are reserved for those with disability parking tags or license plates. the wizards and celtics are all even. john wall led the wiz to a win in the phone booth. the series now shifts to boston. erin hawksworth will have the reaction and highlights ahead and sports. in france, macon

promises to fix the economy, fighting terrorism, rebuilding european unity in his first speech as the brand-new president-elect. >> we were very moved. we made it. it was hard work, and there is hard work ahead. it's something bigger than us. kimberly: this political newcomer defeated his well-known far right rival, capturing roughly 65% of the vote. president trump said via twitter he looks for to working with macron. at 39, he will be the youngest president when he is sworn in next week. barack obama has become the third present to receive the jfk profile in courage award at a ceremony at the jfk presidential memorial and museum in boston.

book. >> courage, true courage, derives from a sense of who we our best selves, our most important commitments. thingseve we can do hard for the enduring benefit of others. kimberly: other presidents to receive the honor include gerald ford and george h.w. bush. republican leaders in congress are defending the health care bill passed by the house. house paul ryan pushed back on claims the bill was rushed. >> a lot of your members have said there was not a single committee hearing or markup on the finalized version of the bill. there was not a cbo analysis of the bill.

>> i think this is a bogus attack from the left. the bill has been -- >> not the final version. >> the final version was an amendment that was three pages long and would take 30 seconds to read. kimberly: the senate could make changes starting this week. news exclusive about the fraternity death at penn state. 18 students face serious charges after a pledge was left 12 hours after falling down a flight of stairs, eventually dying. a former frat member claims that he wanted to call 911, but no one would let him. reporter: tonight, the final hours of the penn state university student timothy piazza's life. freshman cordell

with bruises. >> i said we should call right now. reporter: he fell headfirst out a flight of stairs after he was forced to binge drink. surveillance cameras show him being carried to the couch and arguing over his condition. >> i said i know what i'm talking about, he could have a concussion. reporter: one frat brother even got violent. >> he threw me against the wall and held me there. reporter: another frat member saying other members working easy elegy and biology majors, so his word meant nothing to them. >> they wanted to make sure they themselves were safe rather than tim being safe. frat brother called 911 the next morning, 12 hours after the fall. 18 students charged, eight with involuntary manslaughter. the university has suspended t

kimberly: an attorney for a student said the incident was a tragedy, but does not mean that intent was involved. coming up, wild fires roaring down south. the new problem slowing firefighters as entire communities are forced to evacuate. >> a first time customer, i did not know better. kimberly: don't get tricked shopping online for mother's day. what you need to know before getting scammed. plus, reaching for the stars. .'s mayoray that l.a wants people to come to the latest iconic landmarks.

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law areallenges to the already in the works. happening tomorrow, the fourth u.s. circuit court of appeals in rule on thel travel ban. the travel ban seeks to ban entry for people from six majority muslim countries. roaring in florida and georgia, gusty wind, dry conditions hampering the fight. 106 fires are burning in florida. thick black smoke is forcing the police to close major highways. in southern georgia, a massive wildfire forced a mandatory evacuation in st. george. in as burned 11,000 acres national wildlife refuge. --t fire has forced nearly scorched nearly 130,000 acres. one of the most famous

is suggesting a new way to get to the hollywood sign for can you guess? a gondola. he is looking at ways to go to possiblyt with people boarding near universal studios. i can see that being popular. josh: absolutely. people already want to take pictures with it. inberly: a nice day to be up the air, down on the ground, flying kites. josh: the breeze was with us and that sticks around tomorrow. the big headline is the chilly mornings, for some of us 30's, 40's most of the area, but still cold. --mally i would not sewed show temperatures this time of the night, but these are chilly. this is why you may hear the heat kick on. we have 40's already and in the

thanks to clouds, they will drop. tomorrow morning, most of us in the mid 40's. still a few showers to get through, sprinkles. if you have to let the dog out one more time, a little bit of rain in parts of northern fairfax county, montgomery county. most of us drying out, breaking down the clouds. there was a chance and still a chance if you step outside to find jupiter, right next to the moon. unfortunately around the metro, with the thick clouds come it will be tough. in a couple hours may when the clouds are gone. still a few showers, but that is about it. rain,od thing, with the the sunshine breaking through, we have this pretty shot from gaithersburg earlier today, a double rainbow. anytime you get cool pictures, please share them with us. there were late couple of neat shots from earlier today. the reason we

brain and showers is because of the low-pressure spinning around, slowly moving out as the high pressure takes over tomorrow. that generally means nicer weather, but still cool and breezy through the day, low 60's. the high sets up right where we needed to stay dry tuesday and wednesday as well. rain into west virginia, southwestern virginia, raleigh. we are looking forward to nicer weather for the beginning of the week. the end of the week, that tracks our way and we hang on to reign over the weekend. 40 leesburg, 36 winchester, a chilly morning and breezy. for the kids at the bus stop, definitely want the heavier jacket. 60 by 2 p.m., low 60's is where we top all. the good thing is we have a good bit of sunshine. again d c,ning 45 wednesday morning

but all of these are below average. by the time you wake up tomorrow into tuesday. the seven day forecast, a little warming trend, wednesday close to 70. then as the warmer air is trying to move in, so does more cloud cover and a better chance of rain, keeping temperatures down as we head into the weekend. thursday most of that stays to the south. friday through sunday, a pretty good chance of rain. it is hard to say that any one day will be a washout, but think of backup indoor plants for mother's day. -- back up indoor plans for mother's day. erin: it has been the best weekend for d.c. sports. the wizards tied up their series. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. toin: after being down 0-2 start the serious, the wizards have tied it up. john wall started off slow but caught fire the second quarter, dropping 14 second-quarter points. the game was tied at the break. then the wizards took off in the third. otto

for the jam. that was part of a 26-0 wizards run. they loved it on the bench. bradley beal also stepped up. he shot 11-16 from the field, leading all scorers with 29 points. the wizards blowout boston, tying the series at 2-2. >> we were active, we were solid and are positioning, and we continue to do that. we win on our two home games. our guys don't panic and we knew we had to come home and take care of business. now the series is tied in we are looking forward to going to boston. they the wizards did what needed to do, and so did the caps. join us tonight for abc 7 "sports sunday" at 11:35. former professional hockey player mike larkin

reaction from the wizards at the verizon center. the nationals fell short against the phillies today. we will show you what happened on abc 7 "sports sunday," coming up next. ♪ how do you become america's best-selling brand? you make it detect what they don't. stop, stop, stop! sorry. you make it sense what's coming. watch, watch, watch! mom. relax! i'm relaxed. you make it for 16-year olds... whoa-whoa-whoa!!! and the parents who worry about them. you saw him, right? going further to help make drivers, better drivers. don't freak out on me. that's ford. and that's how you become america's best-selling brand.

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consumer alert as we count down to mother's day, a warning about shopping online. fake websites are scamming shoppers and we have some tips to avoid becoming a victim. they look like the perfect gifts, rings and earrings. these people thought they were buying online directly from a jewelry company pandora. >> there is no way we would have known it was not the real pandora. kimberly: it was a counterfeit site, and like dozens of similar pages was almost indiscernible from the real website. same photos and logo and a fake certification. >> being a first time customer, i did not know better. kimberly: pandora says that they work to shut down fake sites, but they spring up fast and circulate quickly on social media, especially before mother's day. >> we are seeing much more activity with these fraudulent sites. kimberly:

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