>> a developing story in woodbridge, kplees are canvassing a neighborhood looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her own bedroom. david culver spoke to her about this frightening ordeal. >> speaking to the victim inside her woodbridge apartment, it was clear she hadn't slept much. the short time she dozed off she was haunted by the eyes of the man who sexually assaulted her. this is the face she remembers seeing inside her bedroom yesterday morning. we got this composite sketch. it was with her roommate's towel, she describes the man as tall, 6'5" and shared her story from her home and asked not to use her name or show her face. she was sobbing throughout the conversation. around 9:00 the man got into her ground floor apartment through this bedroom window. she woke up to him staring at

her. >> asking a lot of questions, what do you need? what do you want? who are you? >> he groped her but something scared him off. he ran out her front door. the only way she shared her story with me is because she wants this guy caught. she says she will never be the same after what she experienced yesterday morning. meantime i did catch up with other neighbors and they say this is not the first suspicious instance in the past few weeks. we'll get into that and tell us what police are doing to track this guy down. >> the woman believed to have vandalized several washington landmarks has been admitted to a hospital psychiatric. she is wearing an ankle monitor at the scheduled preliminary hearing today, she told the judge she wasn't there because she's been admitted to a psychiatric facility. she is accused of splashing green paint on two chapels at

the national cathedral and doing the same at the lincoln memorial and other sites. >> a canadian truck driver is charged with negligence after a serious accident on the chesapeake bay bridge. it's another case of distracted driver. the impact sent the car over the barrier wall and into the water. according to the collision reconstruction report, the driver of the tractor-trailer was looking at his rearview mirror because someone was flashing lights behind him. he was going 50 miles per hour at the time and did not notice the traffic stopped ahead. he hit two cars. >> as this occurred, the chrysler traveled forward and into the right wall striking the mazda on the right rear corner. this forward momentum forced it up and onto the jersey wall. >> fell 27 feet into the water below, fortunately the driver, morgan lake, was able to free herself and swim to safety.

>> the area's last and largest school district starts class on tuesday. fairfax county students will have to get used to a new drink menu at school. starting next week, soda sales will be banned. megan mcgrath has reaction to the healthier options. >> reporter: like many teens, nikki stephanic likes to drink soda. >> fanta, mountain dew, sugary and calories. >> reporter: some of her favorites will no longer be available in school vend are machines. a new pilot program is replacing traditional machines with newer ones that sell only healthy options like tea and juice and sugar free sodas. >> that makes me sad, very, very sad. i mean, soda is like, i love it. i do. >> reporter: the switch is not countywide, just in seven of fairfax county's 25 high

schools. the pilot program will last the entire school year. currently soda sales are allowed only after the end of the school day and that will be true for the new machines as well. drink options will include diet sodas and unsweetened teas and coconut water to name a few. >> nothing in the coolers now has calories except for the v-8 waters down on the bottom and they are low calorie. >> they have vitamins. >> they do. >> reporter: some say the new machines are a good idea. >> it's a good idea for kids that play sports because she should be drinking more water to stay hydrated instead of sugary stuff. >> as a mom, what do you think of the idea they won't have access? >> i think it's a great idea. they don't need it. water and iced tea and it's fine for them. >> reporter: at this point the school system is just testing out the idea. the pilot program will last one

year in these seven schools then be evaluated. if the results are positive, though, you can expect to see the healthy machines throughout the county. in fairfax county megan mcgrath, news 4. >> new video this afternoon of the national zoo's new panda cub. check it out. pretty loud there. the cub has a great set of lungs clearly. the baby also has a round belly, a sign it's nursing well. the panda cub was born six days ago. there he is, or she. veterinarians say mom and baby appear to be doing well. >> making some music there. moving his head or her head. we won't know for a couple of weeks. still cute. >> it is a mix of clouds and sun out there. pretty out there. >> it is. let's bring in veronica johnson, still humid out there? >> it is. you look out your window, it sure does look pretty and nice

late summer day but the humidity very high today. we've got a partly sunny sky across the area right now. the temperature 86 degrees. your humidity at 49%, with that dew point temperature at 65. any time it's 65 or higher you start to feel it. we've had the east northeasterly wind contributing to the cloud cover. 88 is what it feels like throughout the area. close to 90 in some instances down to the south. throughout the day today, we've had again, clouds and then we got the sunshine here this afternoon with our temperatures that made it up into the upper 80s for your evening. 82 at 5:00 and then 79 at 7:00 to 74 by 11:00 p.m. there will be a few clouds around our area. when i return we'll look at your beach forecast, of course, it's labor day weekend. a new list of the top cities for 20 somethings has the nation's capital in the top spot according to 20 somethings,

the lush greenery -- metro and capital bike share problem helped us nab the top spot. with nine universities that adds to the under 30 appeal. other top cities include tucson, arizona, seattle, san francisco and san diego. >> see it everywhere. that's why i decided to move here last year at 26 -- >> let me know, i can't wait until i turn 26. so much to experience. >> why fast food workers across the country joined together in protest. buyer beware, fake apple products, including iphones and accessories sold in a maryland mall. miley cyrus's new projects with one of pop's biggest star to make

maryland state police seized hundreds of counterfeit apple products inside an anne arundel county mall. tonight police are warning consumers investigators tell us they busted two kiosks following a seven-month investigation. they confiscated fake apple products including i phones and phony apple accessories that$89.

police believe other counterfeit items may still be out there. the arundel mills mall said it does not condone the sale of counterfeitings and expects retailers to provide quality merchandise. liz crenshaw will have more on the story right here at 5:00 tonight. three teens are in a prince georges county jail accused of robbing a boy for his sneakers. they held a 14-year-old while they assaulted him and took his jordans off his feet. the teens put him in a choke hold in temp hills and took his brand-new shoes. officers searcheded home of a 17-year-old suspect and found the shoes with two guns. two other teens admitted to the hold up. we have late breaking news, the nfl just inked a $765 million deal with thousands of former players overhead injuries. fast food workers strike in

cities around the country. how it will affect the busy holiday weekend? holiday weekend? >> are "as governor bob mcdonnell returns thousands of dollars worth of gifts to campaign donor jonnie williams, attorney general ken cuccinelli says he's not giving anything back." "attorney general ken cuccinelli making quite clear tonight --- he will not be following the governor's lead"

"cuccinelli received more than 18-thousand dollars worth of gifts" "they include a $1,500 catered thanksgiving dinner, private jet trips and vacation lodgings." ken cuccinelli. helping himself. not us. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad."

jucht into the news 4 live desk, a new irs rule that will impact families across the country. >> the treasury department has announced that legally married same sex couples will receive the same tax benefits as other married couples, as long as they are married in a jurisdiction that recognizes same sex unions. that means couples can file joint tax returns together no matter where any live. the ruling affects state filing, iras and child tax credits and does not apply to anyone in a registered domestic partnership or civil union. the district of columbia and maryland and 12 other states have legalized same-sex marriage. i'm jackie bensen. >> the dinner rush may be slower

at fast food restaurants in cities around the country. >> thousands are staging a walkout to push for beefier paychecks. >> reporter: on the eve of labor day weekend, fast food workers in 58 cities worked off the job saying they can't afford the labor anymore for a minimum wage that hasn't changed in six years. >> i mean, everything has gone up but my pay. my rent has gone up, groceries gone up. >> the stereo type of a fast food worker has changed. it's now on average a young woman over the age of 28 with a child. >> reporter: making on average about $9 an hour, although many work for much less. >> these workers overwhelmingly make $7.25 which leaves them deeply seated in poverty. >> reporter: they want a living wage of $15 an hour. >> workers are telling the nation, low wage service work is breaking a basic promise in

america, when you work hard for a living you ought to be able to make ends meet. >> reporter: the demonstrations occurred out and inside the biggest fast food chains. mcdonald's said the story promoted by the individuals organizing these events does not provide an accurate picture of what it means to work at mcdonald's research shows a quarter of americans earning less than $15 an hour receive some form of well fare which critics say means they are subsidizing the fast food industry. chris clackum nbc news. >> the weather is nice today. >> this is great summer weather. we haven't had any big heat waves and gotten rid of the rain and clouds from early this morning. in fact, we've got some sunshine out there right now, partly sunny skies as we look right now, again, ty thg folks

probably are complaining about, it has been sticky today. the temperature right now. 86 degrees, a mixture of clouds and sunshine across the area, where are we going from here? 79, i think by 7:00. we are going to start cooling. with fewer clouds around we could cool faster than we did last evening. partly cloudy and going down to 75 and 73. at 11:00 p.m. did you wake up early enough this morning? there was fog around the area. we could see more fog develop late tonight. sprinkles around the area, just a few here and there. starting to dry up and a lot of them not lasting the journey down to us. for tomorrow morning, it's mainly those low clouds and patchy fog we'll have to deal with. might want to get an early start. by 8:00, or 9:00, the fog should burn off. we'll have a mild day tomorrow, no weather issues tomorrow, partly sunny sky. it is over the upcoming weekend where i'm talking about showers

and most especially some thunderstorms. the thunderstorms will start firing on saturday by around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. that line will take its time moving east. we could be looking at pretty soggy conditions by 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. saturday night. we've got more storms to talk about also on sunday and monday of the upcoming weekend. beach forecast water temperatures cold off to 74 from where we were yesterday. the beach, 82 for saturday, 85 or sunday and 88 for monday. the temperatures will be going up. we'll see more warmth but the chance of thunderstorms will be increasing over the weekend. so sunday our threat is about 50%, by monday, about 60% chance of showers and storms. you'll want to keep a watchful eye on the sky if you're going to be out this weekend, folks. there will be lots of dry intervals this weekend. right here, 90 degrees for a high on saturday. as we look at your storm team forecast, 89 for sunday. as we look toward early part of

next week, we'll be cooling off. but it's the storms that we want to focus on. they will hit late afternoon saturday. not going to be a washout but some storms could be heavy. they could bring heavy rain and you'll want to watch for lightning too. as far as the other part of the weekend, sunday and monday, higher threat for seeing storms. not going to be raining all day but the fact we've got the storms around the area, want to make sure you stay informed. in a couple of minutes, your pollen forecast. a lot of folks sneezing and coughing but for different rbz than the last couple of days. the national football league and thousands of former players are ready to settle concussion related lawsuits. $765 million. that word from a federal judge. the lawsuits from at least ten members of the profootball hall of fame, accused of hiding known risks of concussions. the nfl denies that.

they would compensate players with concussion related injuries. some of those filing suit are former dallas cowboys running back tony dorsett and jim mcmay on and junior seau who committed suicide last year. diana is down in florida with the burgundy and gold. >> reporter: hello from tampa. it is not football weather. most people would prefer to jump off the ship into water if there was some. kickoff is about three hours between the washington redskins and buccaneers. tonight may be the one you want to check out. most of the starters won't be on the game, be on the sidelines checking out the action. the guys on the field are those on the bubble trying to make this roster. starting quarterback from west virginia, pat white will play the most he's ever played with the washington redskins. there are 75 guysown this

team. it will coming down to 53 by this saturday. lots of players battling for a spot on this roster. we talk about the starters on the sideline, coming up at 5:00, this one player that will be on the field that the veterans will be rooting for. i'll have that guy coming up at 5:00. still ahead, calls for help for the first help, we're hearing the 911 calls from the yarnell fire that killed 19 elitefirefighters. also ahead, miley cyrus scored big ratings at the vma

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some prince georges county students brought home new back packs. they delivered more than 350 backpacks to concord elementary school this morning. there's veronica, part of our backpack 4 kids campaign. each was stuffed with school supplies to help kids jump into the new school year. tracy as well. >> i'm going to use it to be prepared for each class that i have. >> i want to use my back pack for all of the supplies i need for class and everything i will need to be >> more than 100 bace

given out this morning. >> two big names in the entertainment world are teaming up and today on what would have been michael jackson's 55th birthday, a new production asset to honor his legacy. >> georgia is here with the latest headlines, co-host of the morning show on 93.9 wkys. the king of pop, we know there's a worldwide effort to celebrate his birthday. >> today would have been his 55th and cirque du soleil is doing this insta gram thing where they want people to post with hashtag mj we are one. they are posting video and pictures of how they are celebrating michael jackson's birthday. it's really cool. you can go to birthday.michaeljackson.com. what i did earlier, you can see what parts of the world really are michael jackson fans. of course you know the americas

but western europe and australia, places i might not think -- >> parts of asia as well. >> absolutely. >> sure see a lot of spots on instagram. >> fresh off her controversial appearance, miley cyrus, part of a big collaboration. >> this is going to be huge. if she and britney spears will twerk, i don't know what to expect. they both are working on an album together and the producer says they went with the attitude they want it to be the biggest thing ever. all we need is a little twerking, that's the talk of the week. i can't imagine those two together. >> it will be a hot mess probably. >> thank you, georgia. we'll tune in tomorrow morning. migraines and brain damage. new details this afternoon on how migraine headaches change your brain. she says she remembers go to

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good afternoon, welcome back, i'm eun yang. >> the news is coming on a barricade in northern virginia. jackie bensen is at a live desk with more. >> this is unfolding right now. we understand fairfax county police are on the scene at the home on pebblebrook court after reports that a gunshot was fired inside that home earlier this afternoon about 2:30. police were already on the scene for a domestic dispute when they heard that shot. investigators say that the person in the house wouldn't let them in and wouldn't let them leave. now that person is refusing to come out. we're told this began when officers responded to that home on pebl brook court about 2:30 this afternoon for a domestic dispute. but the shot fired was not fired until about an hour later. police are not saying at this time if anyone has been hurt.

julie carey is on the way to the scene. when we get move, we'll bring it to you. >> take a good look at this composite sketch. prince william county police are looking for this man. he broke into a woodbridge home and sexually assaulted a woman in her own bed. the victim tells david culver that the man placed a towel over his face before exposing himself and froeping her. something startled him and he ran away. >> the woman accused of splashing green paint on land marks is in a psychiatrist facility. tian's lawyer unveeled the information in a hearing today. it was distracted driving that caused a crash on the chesapeake bay that sent a car plunging into the water. the driver of a tractor-trailer was looking at his rearview mirror did not notice traffic had stopped ahead.

he's now charged with negligent driving and other charges. the driver of the car managed to swim to safety. thousands of fast food workers around the nation are on strike. they say they cannot survive on minimum wage. they want to be paid what they call a living wage of $15 an hour. the strike is part of a campaign to raise wages in the service sector. >> now to a developing story involving talks of an air strike against syria. president obama is making a case right now to act on syria's alleged use of chemical weapons. white house officials are getting ready to meet with members of congress. news 4 steve hand lzman live with the for and against u.s. intervention. >> it's going to be a teleconference, the president not involved. defense secretary hagel and john kerry and a small number of lawmakers, that's part of the political problem the president has got. there are no plans to call

congress back for a full debate and vote on syria and that bothers some who say our nation needs to talk this out. america is divided involve in raleigh, calls for a strike on syria but the opposite view in charlotte. >> we should keep our nose out of other people's business. >> president obama warned last night on pbs that americans are in danger from what he charges the syrian government used. >> chemical weapons, they could have devastating affects could be aimed at us. >> reporter: one says the evidence has to go public before any u.s. attack. >> when we take what is a very difficult decision, you have buy in by members and the public. >> reporter: tammy duckworth has not bought in. >> if we're going to go to war, it's people like me and

family that will believe first. we better be sure this is the right thing to do before we go. >> reporter: it reminds many of 2003 and colorako iraq -- but tl says be careful. >> faulty intelligence. >> reporter: the white house says bush iraq is not like obama syria. >> the policy is not regime change when it comes to this scenario. >> reporter: and the pentagon is putting one more destroyer in position to fire. obama aides say the u.s. might strike the syrian alone if allies keep calling for delays. it's time to look at another forecast. great summer weather. >> we have a big holiday weekend coming up. will it go south on us? >> it depends on what you're looking at. the first thing is the pollen

count. for folks like you, jim, you sneeze a lot when it goes up and the mold spore count has been high. this number may stay high for a couple of days. ragweed count was high the last couple of days and now it's low. because of the rain we have a high mold spore count. the forecast for the next couple of days, tomorrow, medium high and then high for saturday. as we get a little bit of rain in here. more rain for sunday will allow it to drop. i think the early part of next week, we could see periods where the count may rise again. folks at greenbelt at 83. 82 in mannasas, your evening planner, our temperatures will drop off in the mid-70s. the tropics have been quiet, today the anniversary of hurricane katrina. we'll look at if it looks like the tropics will stay quiet the next couple of minutes. 30 days in jail for rape, a

montana judge defends himself after sentencing a teacher to 30 days for sex with a 14-year-old student. >> could predators be spying on you through

now to a developing story at the navy yard. three former navy football players are facing the possibility of a court-martial

for an alleged sexual assault. a female mid shipman testified on her social history and why she didn't come forward at first. she said she feared for her life, that one of them would try to harm her. the three mids accused say they did have sex with her but say it was consensual. news 4's pat collins will have more at 5:00. a rape case has a judge in billings in trouble. he's sorry but has no plans to resign. he's facing criticism for comments he made about a 14-year-old rape victim and the sentence he gave her attacker. during the sentencing hearing, the judge said the girl had just as much control of the situation as the teacher who raped her. he then sentenced the man to 30 days in jail. the judge said he stands by that sentence but admits his comments were demeaning. >> i'm not sure just what i was attempting to say at that point but it didn't come out correct. what i said was demeaning to all women,hat i believe in,

and irrelevant to the sentencing. i owe all of our fellow citizens an apology. >> the judge however, said the sentence is appropriate and he plans to file court papers to explain it. his critics plan to hold a protest outside the courthouse to call for his resignation. >> compassion and confusion in newly released 911 calls. >> how much time? >> just need to start packing up and leaving. >> okay, oh, my god. thank you, bye. >> the for the first time we're hearing the 911 calls from the yarnell arizona wildfire that killed 19 elite firefighters known as the hot shots. also pot pills powder, what are the most commonly used drugs today? looking live outside, a mix of clouds and sun too. will the weather hold up for the upcoming labor day weekend? >> storm team 4, we've been taking a look forward, that

forecast for the labor day weekend. don't have clouds or rain now but, we could see some thunderstorms this weekend. i'll detail the timing for you when news 4 at 4:00 returns. [ telephone ringing ] [ male announcer ] answering your phone between 5 and 7 on a weeknight?

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defending itself against it's own attorney general. ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us. new video just in from the scene of a barricade in northern virginia. jackie has the details. >> a eun, a very tense situation is unfolding in fairfax county.

we understand a reverse 911 call has been given to neighbors on pebblebrook court to stay inside, not come outside after reports of a gunshot fired in the home. chopper 4 is there. these are not live pictures. we don't want to give away the location of officers at the scene. we're told police were already on scene 2:30 this afternoon for a domestic dispute when they heard a shot. investigators say a man in the house would not let them in and refused to leave. again, we are not showing live pictures of the scene so we don't give away the location of the police. the police are not saying at this point if anyone is hurt. again, we have crews on the ground headed to the scene. as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you after reports of shots fired inside a home where fairfax county police responded earlier this afternoon for a report of a domestic dispute. police will not tell us at this point who fired the shots. theyjaie, thank you.

>> fire crews in california say a wildfire burning in yosemite national park is finally showing signs of slowing down. cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped firefighters control the rim fire. containment about 30%. it burned more than 300 square miles. fire officials say they should have the flames under control within about two weeks. a huge arizona wildfire killed 19 members of an elite team. we have 911 calls made by yarnell residents on that tragic day. >> here's more on the recordings that include a plea for help and moment of compassion. >> reporter: homeowners are getting nervous. >> i'm trying to find out when the retardant planes are, there's no air s depends on thas on what the weather is like above the fire. >> reporter: planes and

helicopters had worked the fire earlier in the day and the heavy air tanker would join the fight an hour later. in another call caller's voice reflect the gravity of the crisis. >> how much time? >> just need to start packing up and leaving. >> okay, oh, my god. thank you, bye. >> reporter: another call comes at 1:49 in the midst of the violent reversal into yarnell, 4:49, after the crew radioeded to say they deployed their shelters. the 911 caller says bluntry his neighborhood is on fire and reports one property address. >> 22635 south manzanita is on fire. 22635 south manzanita drive on fire. >> we're going to do everything we can sir. >> during this frantic afternoon there is also a moment of

compassion. a woman demands help for a stranger refusing to leave his home. >> yes, i have someone on a mandatory evacuation and he will not leave until firefighters come get him out. he's an elderly man and he's 80 years old. he's on oxygen. >> two minutes later, a fire truck arrives while the woman is still on the line. >> is somebody there? >> they are here. they are going to get him out. >> okay, thank you. >> that fire destroyed 129 homes. the weather is looking good, veronica johnson. >> yes, and for the holiday weekend we'll be dodging storms. we'll move to a quiet weather pattern to getting a little busy. this is the 8-year anniversary of hurricane katrina, took more than 1800 lives. this season has been pretty quiet as far as we know it. in terms of storm needs we got to fernand, but the tropics

could get busy. what does that mean to you? we're going to start watching areas over the atlantic and next week looks as though conditions could become prime with water temperatures where we could start to see the storms form and start tracking toward our area. we'll look at that closely next week on the other side of labor day. 70 to 71 degrees. expect fog around the area again. sunrise at 6:35. we had fog this morning. maybe dealing with the same thing tomorrow morning. high temperature up to 87 to 88 degrees. folks in bethesda, 87, 88 in d.c., alexandria up to 87. yes, there will be high humidity but still fantastic day for summer. what to expect this labor day weekend. not too hot, dry most of the time with cloudy intervals and risk of not just wet weather but stormy weather. get indoors and stay away from metal and if you're on an open

field, don't be around the fences, if you're at the pool party, get out of the pool when you see the lightning and don't try to drive through flooded roadways. a head's up for storms we have coming our way this upcoming weekend, including labor day. that's when we could see most of the rain on monday. there's a 60% chance right now. again, showers and thunderstorms. we've got a chance for saturday during the afternoon, slight chance. bigger chance for sunday during the afternoon. then any time on monday. look at our temperatures, 88 to around 90 degrees. we get a pattern change next week, 80 to 82 and sunshine and tropics could get a little busy. jim and eun. >> marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the world but prescription drugs kill the most people. more than half of all drug deaths in 2010 were due to abuse of vicodin and oxycontin and codeine.

the u.s. and britain and australia had the highest rates in the world. the debilitating headaches may permanently alter the structure of the brain. a university of coppen hagen study found my brain sufferers had higher risk of brain lesions and more likely to have changes in their brain volume, 10 to 15% gets migraines. >> it is a frightening step past hacking. we're talking about web cam spying, hacking into your computer web cam and smartphone camera and watching you. miss teen us

it is unsettling and can happen to anyone. people secretly spying on you through your computer's web cam. the newly crowned miss teen usa says it happened to her. jeff rossen explains how you can protect yourself. >> the new miss teen usa 2013. >> reporter: it was an amazing public moment for cassidy wolf, crowned miss teen usa. >> congratulations. >> reporter: but it was in her private moments at home where she says she was violated. a stranger hacked into her computer web cam and without her even knowing it, took intimate photos of her. >> you would never think somebody would be watching in your room and this guy had been.

the thought of that just was -- it gave me nightmares. >>eporter: how did you find out? >> i received an none mus e-mail who was extorting and blackmailing me. i saw he had attached nude ph o photos he had taken in my bedroom. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating and now you're about to see how easy it is for crooks to do it. we asked security expert jim stickily to set up an experiment, spy on this new jersey family, from these teen girls in their bedroom to the entire family at the dinner table. little do they know hows of miles away our expert broke into her laptops and turned on web cams. >> the people who are victims have no idea they are victims. >> don'te have the dad's permission, but no one else in the family knew. our expert got in by sending them this innocent looking e

card with a virus. >> they clicked on a link in the card and as far as they are concerned they see quacking ducks but i loaded a trojan on their computer. >> reporter: giving him full access, even when it's in sleep mode. you would have no clue. >> have a seat. we told corinne, the mom and her daughters we came over to do a general story about online security. >> ever any problems here, anyone hack into your system at home? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: remember, they have no idea days before we had been spying on them through the web cam. we told the girlses to go upstairs and wait in their room. then downstairs, we let mom in on the secret. >> we actually recorded your family dinner the other night, no one was in the house except for you. >> it's creepy, my children are on the computers in the evening in their bedrooms and i'm frightened for their security.

>> reporter: we took it up a notch. having our expert hack into the web cam in her daughter's upstairs bedroom where they were waiting with our producer. >> we're watching them live inside their bedroom. >> i'm sick over it actually, i really am, it's upsetting. >> reporter: this time it was our security expert next time it coke a predator. >> i appreciate it. i'm hoping to learn from this and avoid this ever happening. >> reporter: for this family it was just an experiment, but for miss teen usa, cassidy wolf, it is a scary reality. >> this happened to me when i was a normal girl in high school and it can happen to anybody. >> that was jeff rossen reporting. shut off your computer when you walk away or close the laptop or put a piece of black tape across the camera lens, don't open e-mails from people you don't hackers get in. now jim and doreen, take it from here. we begin with breaking news

in fairfax county. a dramatic situation in the springfield area. >> police broke the door down of a house after being called to pebblebrook court. julie carey is being kept from the scene but joins us live on the phone. what are you hearing? >> we are down the road away from the scene in the 7900 block. the s.w.a.t. team activity intensifying greatly in the last several minutes. this dra the maic scene unfolding a few minutes ago as a s.w.a.t. vehicle, tank like vehicle pulled up to the townhouse and smashed in the front. s.w.a.t. team members armed with weapons went inside. we have not heard, however, what the outcome of that situation is. here's what we do know. an ambulance is also on the scene. this started about 2:40 this afternoon when fairfax county police responded to a domestic

call. then about some 15 minutes later a shot was fired. a spokesperson does not know whether the shot was fired outside or inside or whether anyone was hit. the man inside the town house went in side and holed up and refused to come out. that let to the standoff and barricade situation that seems to begin to be winding down as the s.w.a.t. team decided to approach the town house. you might have noticed a mattress in the yard. we're not sure how those got there. they are pushed aside to make way for the ambulance and we'll be awaiting word to find out what happens when police entered the townhouse. for residents, those close to the town house received reverse 911 calls telling them to stay in their home. many residents are gathered outside watching this situation as it develops. >> very tense afternoon.

we'll check back with you a bit later. now to the other big story tonight, a local woman awakened and assaulted by an intruder. >> when he come in this way, i follow him and stop there and i'm back for my phone and call the police. >> she's sharing her nightmare with news 4 today as police begin an allout search for the attackers. right now officers are going door to door looking for the man who sexually assaulted the woman in her bone bedroom. that attack happened in riverbend road in woodbridge. david culver spoke with the victim today and joins us live from her neighborhood. >> reporter: jim, physically the victim is not hurt but after speaking with her for 20 minutes, emotionally there are deep scars