i was struck with an object. a frightening series of attacks in d.c. by someone with a hammer, and tonight one of the victims is telling his story to news4. good evening. i'm wendy rieger. a 19-year-old man is charged with that attack and another attack that left a young woman in the hospital. he was also suspected in three more assaults, including one that killed a tourist. we're live from the petworth neighborhood with new details

she learned from one victim. darcy? >> reporter: this victim is 58 years old, and he walks his little white dog named cocoa here in his neighborhood every day. and that's what he was doing thursday afternoon when he encountered this suspect, a young man. the young man said hello to him and he says he was suddenly hit on the head. this man is one of the victims in last week's hammer attacks in the petworth neighborhood of northwest washington. he was walking his dog, cocoa, last thursday afternoon in the 200 block of ingraham street when he said he encountered the suspect, 19-year-old michael davis. >> he walked by and he said, how you doing, sir, with a smile, and i said, how you doing? before i could turn to see where my dog is like i'm doing now, i was struck with an object. >> reporter: the victim was hit in the head. he fell on the sidewalk and was unconscious for several minutes. >> i still could see and i did

know whi -- didn't know which way he went or he got away quick. >> reporter: davis has been arrested in connection with this attack and with another attack that landed a little girl in the hospital. he is responsible for three more assaults, including one with a tourist from colorado. >> i got a good description of him, and all i can saycy hope they got the right man. >> reporter: the victim did not report this incident immediately. he did report tt next day after he learned about these other attacks. according to these documents, when police came out to the scene of the incident, they found a broken offhand he will of a hammer. so it's believed to be yet another one of these hammer attacks. the court documents also indicate that the victim was able to identify the suspect in a photo line-up. reporting live from northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. another woman was hit with a hammer in d.c. today, but police have not said if this attack was

linked to the ones in petworth. a woman was hit at 1:00 this afternoon and was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. a triple stabbing occurred in annapolis overnight in the elks lodge. one of the victims is a security guard who was working at the party. police are warning women tonight bay series of sexual assaults in hiyattsville, maryland. there be been two reports on the westville trail. >> reporter: police say there are some similarities in these cases, but there's nothing concrete enough for them to tie them all together. on a picture perfect day, people are taking to the northwest brants trail in hyattsville, maryland to bike or walk.

it's the same trail where three women were all raped in the last month and a half. and the attackers are still on the loose. >> oh, my god. yeah, i heard about that. >> reporter: march 12, march 27 and april 20, dates in which police say the women were attacked during both daylight and evening hours. women we spoke with say that's what's most shocking. >> i'm scared here at 5:00 in the morning. i'm scared to walk on the bridge. >> these two composite sketches released by police describe a hispanic male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 160 pounds. the victims told police the man spoke spanish and used a kitchen knife to get them into the brush and raped them. but the most recent one describes an incident more than a week ago. he has hazel eyes, mid-20s, 170 to 190 pounds, medium to stocky

build with light hair and mustache, and this man bran d h brandished a gun before taking her into the brush and assaulting her. >> it feels fairly safe, but i do have to go to work, so there's not much you can do about it except be aware of your surroundings. >> reporter: police say they're stepping up their patrol and even partnering with other jurisdictions to help get the word out. authorities are also taping up flyers along the trail to help grow awareness. for now police are just recommending that any time you walk up and down these trails, make sure you do it in pairs or groups of people. in hyattsville, maryland, news4. four people were injured after an ambulance crash in clinton. we are told two medics and two civilians were injured, including a patient who was being transported. everyone is expected to be okay. we do have a crew heading to the scene. we'll bring you more as we get it. turning to the weather.

well, the rain finally went out, the sun came in. how is it going to stay for the week, or is it going to stay with us for the week? let's check in with chuck. >> it sure turned into a beautiful day today, all that sunshine out there. the clear skies now will set us up for a chilly day tomorrow and there will be rain chances throughout the week. for now a beautiful sunday evening. 70 degrees right now at reagan national airport, not a drop anywhere in sight. that will be changing, though, as we get towards tomorrow and tuesday. but for your sunday evening, no problems at all. sidewalk dining recommended by the weather office. temperatures down in the mid to upper 50s by 10:00. we'll talk about our rain chances. and a big warm-up, too. well, they packed nationals park for a chance to hear minister joel goostein.

they talked about the struggling america and how god can help them find the way in these troubling times. >> we let go of the past, we let go of the disappointments. we forgive those in our past. we start are a fresh attitude. >> he is a minister from houston. his ministry reaches more than 7 million people in more than 100 countries around the world. the national cathedral letting visitors get a close look at the gargoyles that decorate this church. you can make reservations. admission is $10 for adults. tours go through october. a driver hits two people, including two babies. what she was doing that had her so distracted. olympic security taken to new heights. london tells some neighbors they can expect surface-to-air

missiles on their roofs. of course, the white house correspondent dinner is known as the prom of d.c., a term coined by political reporters who clearly never had the chance to go to an actual prom. >> president obama poking fun at just about everyone at the white ho

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driver caused an accident involving a stroller in alexandra this afternoon. this was near the entrance to the hoffman movie theatre. her prius jumped the curb and hit a stroller, knocking them out of it. they were taken to the hospital as a precaution. surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on the top of apartment buildings in london to protect the olympic games. the british military says a block of apartments in east london has a perfect view of the park and the surrounding area. a leaflet was sent to those residents telling them missiles and soldiers would be sitting on their roofs for two months. the residents don't like this. they have protested this plan. they said they will only use the missiles in an extreme security threat. the duke and duchess, it's their first wedding anniversary today, and they're celebrating in public. it was a year ago when they had

that very public wedding, an estimated 2 billion people around the world watching to see them tie the knot in westminster abb abbey. since then they've watched kate transform to an extremely pom lar member of the royal family. she's faced extreme royal pressure, but she seems comfortable and has knocked it out of the park in her new role. coming up next, chuck is back with the weather. some changes this week. in fact, on this very weekend, we finally delivered justice to one of the world's most notorious individuals. >> and we'll tell you who else was the butt of the president's jokes at the white house correspondents dinner. coming up at 11:00, it's the internet phenomenon sparking a ding rau

as newt gingrich gets ready to call off his presidential campaign this week, becoming clear mitt romney will duke it out with president obama in november. he took the opportunity to make a few jabs against mitt romney at the white house korn correspondents dinner. >> reporter: at the white house correspondents dinner, president obama made some jabs at mitt

romney, entertaining the audience members. >> it's great to be in the hilton ballroom, or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >> reporter: that is just a taste of what is expected to be a very personal political showdown, wi showdown. with newt gingrich expected to drop out of the presidential race this week, it's down to obama and romney, one on one. president clinton reminds people of obama's decision to hunt down osama bin laden one year ago this week. >> he took the harder and more honorable path. >> reporter: obama's campaign questions whether romney would have done the same, and romney supporters are calling that a cheap shot. >> i think most of america will see it as a sign of a desperate campaign. >> reporter: republicans are attacking obama's star power and his substance. the gloves coming off as the 2012 presidential race gets

serious. the romney campaign now says president obama saved general motors using a plan first suggested by romney. on capitol hill, brian moore, news4. >> mitt romney wasn't the only one making it into the president's speech last night. he also took aim at newt gingrich, congress, and the secret service. >> and just to set the record straight, i really do enjoy attending these dinners. in fact, i had a lot more material prepared, but i have to get the secret service home in time for their new curfew. >> last night's dinner drew all the media, political bigwigs you would expect along with some hollywood celebrities including kim kardashian, joey dishanel and eva longoria, just to name a few. it was a rainy night, but at least we saved this part of the weekend. >> today turned out to be a real winner, indeed. plenty of sunshine and came out earlier than expected. i thought we might get the sun by 10:00 or 11:00 this morning,

it was out by 8:00 a.m. a beautiful sunday evening already in progress. a mostly clear sky overhead as we get ready to move toward sunset. sunset 7:59 tonight. that means tomorrow night sunsets starting 8:00 or later all the way past labor day, everybody. summer just around the corner. mostly clear skies and still right on the nose at 70 degrees here in washington. a nice breeze at 20 miles per hour, keeping a little light chill out there. 74 in charlottesville, 70 in winchester and culpepper, suburban maryland 65. gaithe gaithersburg right now. annapolis, 61 degrees. baywater temperature, 59. outside on radar, no drops in our immediate future. there are raindrops, though, in the forecast, a scattering of rain chances for tomorrow. i think tuesday may be our best chance for getting the showers

that we do still need this time of year. we're about 4.5 inches down in rainfall this time of the year. high pressure will bring us rain tonight and a chilly start tomorrow morning. upper 40s for most of the suburbs, so a two-blanket night for sure. a warm front moving our direction as it inches in tomorrow could scatter some showers, especially for you folks out west in the blue ridge, but rain chances exist just about everywhere tomorrow, only a 30% chance. as we get into tuesday, tuesday afternoon especially, that will be our best chance for rain as it goes along the mason dixon line and starts to dry out. temperatures, mid-60s at 7:00. back to the mid-50s by 11:00. and then overnight, still a chilly start to your monday morning. 37 to 45 the range. then for tomorrow a nice-looking start but we'll pick up some clouds by mid to late afternoon,

and scattered showers chances mid to late afternoon. can't rule it out anywhere. 40% chance you'll need the umbrella tomorrow, 50% on tuesday. as we get back to 80 degrees, 83 thursday, 86 friday. south central virginia might touch 90 on friday. we'll be keeping a close eye on that. need to stay ahead of the weather? follow me on twitter at chuck balfour. i'll tweet out all the knees. what's the best gifthe knees. you can give mom ?

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yeah, well, last night they had a good performance from brice harper and that's what everybody was looking at. they didn't win the game. >> we just wanted to see the team. >> yeah, they're doing well, and we wanted to see brice harper. he da he dazzled last night, his first rbi and showed his good arm. they're grooming him to take over. first a look back at last night. runners on, lines to the left,

just enough air time to bring home rick and kheil. a 2-1 lead and that's harper's first big league rbi, so he came up in the clutch. the solid debut came with a not so solid ending, the nats tied at the bottom of the 10th. he took them deep in right center. dodgers walk off with a homer 4-3 over the nats. then there's brice harper today in center field taking the place of jason worth, mind you, who is out of the line-up due to a, quote, manager's decision. very interesting. there is tyler moore making his major league debut, and that there is juan. check it out, sacrificing the body. gets up, throws it to 1st. take another look. his left shoulder crashed into the wall. gonzalez, the pitcher, saying,

hey, kid, you can play center field behind me any time. he doesn't need any trainer, just throw a little dirt on. scoreless in the 6th and the bases are loaded for james maloney. he gets the single. comes in to score 2-0 and that is the score. right now we are in the 9th. let's go to baltimore's o's-a's. the golden boy launches one back, back, will it be enough? off of the wall. j.j. hardy and adam jones, come on around, boys, it's a 2 rbi double. we're all tied up at 2. trent balfour feeling the sting. and this stung for the a's. two batters later, wilson betterman up, crowds happy because he waved the magic wand to keep the orioles baseball magic going. it's alive and well.

a 3-run walkup homer. they beat the orioles 5-2, and they take the series. the big test, the yankees in new york tomorrow. let's go to hockey down 1-0. the capitols hope to even it up with the rangers tomorrow. the caps, who are going for their first franchise stanley cup, so, of course, it doesn't hurt to check out a team that's won 27 championships. maybe some will rub off. yesterday was about missed opportunities in their loss, and at least that missed call, no penalty as johansson is taking down. that was a tough call. another bummer here. simmons shot on the cross bar. and the third one, mark green goes past the post. the caps couldn't get anything going on offense. they lose 3-1. >> there were times we had some

opportunities that we turned pucks so the good passes weren't made. that was the story of the game. we were just a little bit off. we weren't sharp on our passes, we were fanning on shots, stuff like that. little things that in the course of a 60 minutes in the playoff series against a good team, they're going to hurt you. we just got to be a little sharper. >> all right, they're ready to step it up. news out of college park. early this morning terps starting guard pichon howard was arrested and issued a citation for disorderly conduct. he was never taken into custody, he was just arrested and then released. the incident happened outside a route 1 cafe. police say a fight broke out. howard was not involved, but the police say he was shouting. nba playoffs, tony parker hosting the jazz. the number one seat of parker takes it inside. tim duncan will handle the rest. he just makes it look easy. take a look at that down below.

duncan at 17 points, 11 rebounds. it helps when you're huge. into the second quarter parker coast to coast, the effort and the foul. parker led all scores with 28 points. third quarter, spurs up 9. moving the ball around the pass to matt bonner whid opide open e 3-pointer. the spurs win 106-91. so i guess you can't shout. >> they can also tell you to shut up. that's our news. we'll be back here on news4 at 11:00. until then, have a good one. >> bye now. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions

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