>> developing now, sexual assault man hunt, a woman targeted not far from the metro station, and her attacker is on the lose. it's cup day, and banner night. [ cheers and applause ] the caps' stanley cup defense begins in hours. our liveeam coverage of the historic sports moment begins right now. >> four months ago, the streets outside capital one arena were filled withit fansg nails, holding their breath, and finallyejoicing as the caps brought home their first stanley cup. >> and today, theapitals begin their defense over the cup with the first game of the 2018-2019 season. this is the red carpet wheed fans are lp waiting to greet the team, and the action just getting underway. we'll be live this afternoon every step of the way. thank you for joining us today. >> we have leon harris down on national of the portrait gallery and the smithsonian american art museum

taking in a the excitement ahead of game one. leon? >> reporter: yeah, ladies, we are in what's kind of become our home away from home, our spot on the h stepse at the smithsonian american art museum, the street ioss the capital one arena in hours from now, that stanley cup i bannergoing to be raised up to the rafters, but hopes and rpectations aresed even higher. live coverage for the next three hours right here. backrio you. >> allt, we'll get back to you. >> in just a minute.e meanwhile,witch gears to breaking news with chopper 4 fl flying over i-270 south near montro road with several vehicles that collided. some have suffered a, ote, traumatic injury, a couple lanes on i-27 blockedoff. medics evaluating several other patients. we're trying to gather details here and bring you updates as soon as we get them. t turning nowthe day's top

stories, and supreme court nomination that hangs in the balance. >> we are awaiting the end of the fbi's re-opened background investigation into judge brett kavanaugh. k we don'tw if any of the findings will be released to the f thec, but the scope probe is being hotly debated from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other. blndne ale breaks it down for us. >> reporter: that is certainly one point of contention. another? who will get the chance to see those findings? now, the fbi couldinh its investigation as early as today, and senate republicans are ready to start the clock for a friday vote. as the fbi wra its investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, a new debate ove how the report will be released with a growing bipartisan call to make it public. >> i think this is an instance where it should be. i trust the american people to draw their own conclusions. >> senate republicans pushing b for the vot the end of the

week, although it's not clear whether they have the votes. president trump adding more uncertainty, mocking the testimony of kavanaugh accuser, dr. christine blasey ford. >> i had one beer. well -- nope. it was one beer. oh, good. how did youmeet i don't remember. how did you get there? i whn't remember. e is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago? i don't know. i don't know.ep >>ter: those words delighting the president'sor suppters in mississippi, but not sitting wl with two key undecided republicans. >> the prident's comments were just plain wrong. >> it's just not right. it's just not right. i wish he hadn't done it. >> reporter: white house pushes back for treating kavanaugh as a victim too. >> every word judge kavanaugh said has been picked apart, every word, second by second of his testimony picked apart, yet if anybody ss anything about the accusations thrown against him, that's totally off limits and outrageous.

>> reporter: saying president trump was not mocking ford, just stating facts. and now ford's attorney is responding to those words from the president last night, calling the words vicious, vile, and soulless. erica? >> all right, thank you. the other big story surrounding the present? histaxes. >> a bomb shell report from the "new york times," this afternoon, the new york tax department is reviewing allegations made in the investigation. it accuses the president of uses dubious tax schemes to increase theefortune to him by his parents. he took in eheivalent of $413 million in today's money from his father's real estateem re. he allegedly did that by helping his parents dodge taxes on money given to him through a complicated web of transactions. today, thite house fires back. >> totally false attack based on an old recycled newsory. i'm not going to sit and go

through ev very boring 14,000-word story. only thing -- i will say what the article got right is showed the president's father actually had a great deal of confidence in him. >> president trump echoed those coents in a tweet this morning. nbc news has not independently verified the details, but the lengthy investigation was by the "new york times." there's an all-out man hunt in montgomery county after a woman was brutally attacked and sexual assaulted. >> police say a stranger dragged her into a woods and assaulted her. news 4 pat collins is live in rockville with the latest, pat? >> reporter: a p full courtss by the police. searching f a suspect. trying to find a rapist here in

rockville. police detectives out looking at security cameradeo, trying to track down a rapist. rapist who attacked a woman around midnight in rockville. tectives spent a lot of time at the 7 e levin at3:55, looking a video for twoours this morning. they were back again this afternoon. the victim, a woman in h 30s. it happened around midnight. she got off the metro train at the shady grove ation. she had been out with some friends. she started walking down 355 towards anoth friend's house. she was about a mile away from the station when a m grabs her.be s her. rapes her. she manages to get free. she ran to a nearby building to e a security guard comes her aide and calls 911 for help.

>> it was a btal assault. she had to be taken toal the hospor treatment and medical personnel there decided to ait her. >> reporter: can security cameras solve this case? more thoughts on that coming up at ac5:00. now to you. >> disturbing story, thank you, pat. at t2:18s afternoon, our cell phones beeped or chirped or vibrated. f was thest ever nationwide emergency alert test for mobile devices. the test went out to millions of devices. the tone was similaro an amber alert on a flood watch warning. the message read,"presidential ned it was it expl a test and no action needed. in minutes, more on how well the test worked. first lady melania trump paid a somber visit to a former slave holding fort in ghana today, laying a wreath b visiting the door of no return

where slaves were held before being shipped across theat ntic. she called it an emotional experience. the first lady is oner first solo trip aiming to highlight child welfare on the continent, and she'll round out the vis in kenya and egypt. and we go back to the big al night at cap one arena. who could forget this scene? just a few months ago. in disbelief. jubilation. relief. as the caps brought home their firsr stanley cup, and, tonight, fans have a chance to celebrate the cup before they begin another long journey to shdefend the champi. >> leon harris is on the steps of the portrait ga tery. how arengs down there? fans starting to show up yet? >>eporter: oh, yeah, and i cannot tell you how many times we heard stories from people wha ed all their lives for a night like this when they could walk in and say the defpsding ch are on this ice. this is going to be a big, big

arena,ere at capital one and let's get you caught up on four things to know about the champs tonight. now,he caps begin the defense of their stanley cup title tonight taking on the boston bruins, but before the puck fdrops, it's theal celebration of last year's incredible season, and happening now, and lasting until 5:30, the players will be walking the red carpet in frontnef capital arena, and then, 15 minutes before the opening faceoff, t stanley cup, now engraved with the names of theay s, will be out there on the ice as the eam raises that championship banner. at 7:30, it's time to play. the caps returning most of the players from last year's team, and they only losttw but two big changes to look for tonight, todd takes over as head coach after the departure of barry trot, t and team learned moments ago they might have lost a key starter for a huge chunk of the season. we are there at the red carpet in front of the arena to check have more on that later on this hour. pat and erica, back to you.

>> all right. a big night, leon. >> thank you, leon. >> thanks. >> reporter: that's what we're looking for. meanwhile, parents say a prin george county school's mold is making chiren sick. oo was at the creative and performing arts s in morningside are suffering from flu symptoms. one classroom is closed because of the mold. a skesperson for the school system says repairs are being made. parents say the school has been putting a band-aidn a mold problem. >> chris gordon as more on parents' concerns tonight at news 4 at 5:00. much of the conversation surrounding brett kavanaus and accuser have been about sexual assault, alcohol, and teenage rties. >> ahead, we work for you with expert advice with ways hon oh to talk about your children about the topics that can be really awkwar we'll talk more about it. the surprise of a lifetime. a teenager dealing with a life-threatening illness got to

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we're still trying to gather details. we'll bring you updates as we get them.ac taking you live now to the scene of tonight's big celebrion, the caps' home opener, and here are livees picturrom the scene downtown. there's the r carpet. u can see it's crowded with a loks of fnd looks like some capitals players down there getting ready for tonight's game against the bruins. leon harri is there on the scene. leon? >> reporter: you know, and, pat, one of the things w tve learned t almost every single person in that crowd has got a story behind the reason fore being h tonight, and one such young man is a man who grew up in michigan. he used to watch videos of the capitals, became a big fan, especially of alexander, and his name is hunter, who is now 18, and he's battling a lifere ening illness, but thanks to the make-a-wish he's here tonight to watch the banner be raised inside, and we

got a chance t meet him and witness a surprise of a lifetime for hunter and his family. >> reporter: wishes do come true for hunter. >> why don't we bng in the anley cup. >> reporter: up close with the one and only stanley cup. >> heavier than you think, right? >> oh, yeah. >> 35 pounds. >> the capital's ownerelered the 126-year-old beauty as a csurprise to thes fan from michigan, who's on a trip of ati li. >> i thought they were just bringing the cup. retty crazy. >> you know this is a special time for you and your family, and we're thrilled tha you're going to be here for the game tonight, yeah? >> ye. this is insane. >> reporter: that look of surprisend joy on hunter's face is what his family dreamed of. a special gift for an 18-year-old who's had a tough couple years battling a

life-threatening gastro intestinal disorder. >> happyoe gets live his dream. >> reporter: they teamed up with the capitals to create this whirlwind couple days for hunter who tried on the championship ring s withmuch bling. watched a practice yesterday from the team bench. this afternoon, will meet up again with his favorite player, alex. >> yesterday, for a srt little inted at each other because i i was told i'd walk tca red et with him, so -- >> reporter: a dream come true for this special fan. tws 4. >> we got pick it up. >> reporter: like a true fan, he's predicting a win, 5-2. that's pretty big. that's strong. >> that's a good game. >> going stro welcome home. >> oh, right? >> spent a lot of time on the steps, although last time we wereere was hot as a devil's armpit. >> temperatures are above

average w, but this was couple months ago. ly a hockey team ends in april, but we went through july. >> a good thing. >> very good thing, so, yeah, starting up feeling like we were just done with the hockey season, but nobody'salomplaining at >> no. >> tonight's a huge night. so many people out here walking around. >> a couple thousand milling around here. >> reporter: and here on the steps, they will be watching it, agn, on the big screen just like they did during the stanley cup. let's look at, if you are coming down here, weather-wise, not much better, a nice breeze here. we're in the shade. it's on the hot reside. we looking at plenty of sunshine out there rightcu now, ent temperature at 86 degrees. average high, remember, is 73. just amazing to see that warm. nds north at0 miles per hour. right now, around the area, notice theou numbers t the south, 88, 87 in fred --

fredericksburg. it's like july. humidity is not too bad, but comes back tomorrow. storm team 4 radar all dry. don't worry about that. as a matter of fact, there's no weather concerns making out this evening. don't worry about that.at as a mter of fact, here's the planner if you are coming downtown tonight. what do we expect?ht well, rnow, i mean, just simply gorgeous conditions. if you come down later on for the caps' opener, temperatures will be around that 7:00 hour ally around 6:00 hour, still around 84 degrees. 80 degrees by 8:00, and 10:00, temperature at 76, about t time everybody should be exiting the city with a 5-2 win. >> a 5-2 win. >> i like that. tomorrow, we could have a late day storm, and when we say "late" ifts sunset tomorrow night, a chance for storms, bringing in cooler air, more cloud cover for the day friday and saturday, highs in the 70s, and a c goodnce for drizzle now on saturday. we'll watch showers and drizzle,

not a nice day saturday, but better sunday, and highs around 82 degrees. look at the next ten days, guys, i mean, jus phenomenal weather as we move on through next week. i mean, really temperatures, again, well above average as we move on through, ande just l nobody's complaining about the short offseason here, nobody's clan compla complaining about the f.ecast eith other than the weekend, it's dry weather, and that's something we've been waiting for. >> we earned it. >> oh, absolutely. >> been through enough of the soggy stuff. maybe that's an oman for the hockey season. best weather right now. >> we'll see what happens. >> i'll letou think it. >> 5-2. i like that. >> back to you guys. >> all right.ti co on things getting hot down there tonight. >> yeah. but hopefully not as hot as devil's armpit, right, leon? >> that's right. >> i could have said another >>dy part, but leaving that alone. hank you, both. >> we just checked in with the

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what message all of this is sending to our kids. we talked to a child psychologist about that today. >> it's one thing i suggest you talk to your daughter about is god forbid you're in one of these situations, what might you do to helpyourself? the answer that you're probably going to get is i tick them where i hurts or scream for help or fight. the reality is, that probably ig not g to take place, so the one thing i suggest people say to their daughters is, one thing that you could do is if you're uncomfortable in a situation, you could tell the person, look, i think i'm goingupo throw that gives you a chance to get somewhere, they are probably not going to continue to hook up with you if they they youore goinghrow up, step away, get your bearings. >> what about sons, what do you say that? >> no means no. be careful. s youuld not hook up with somebody. if you are drunk, if the girl you are hooking up with is intoxicated, this is badidea. even if you think you're doing

something that is not inap sopriate, the girl,'s drunk, may feel that what you ldd was not wanted or desired, and problems c occur. you want to just talk about women are not objects, they need et ceteraected, >> you can find more helpful advice in our nbc washington app by searching "talking to your teens." if you love shows about home degn and decor, you've probably seen this trend take off. >> the tiny houses. why one local government decided to get int the tiny house business. >> and the plasied pntial alert had phones buzzing all ry over the countwo hours ago. what is it for? what is it for? when can you expect it to go off

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chopper 4 is flying over the scene of that breaking news in montgomery county. >> one person dead after a multivehicle crash on i-270, south near montrose road in rockville. a couple lanes of i-270 are blocked off. >> you got chopper 4 pushing in there, now expanding that view that's causingsi a m backup on the highway as we head into rush hour. not what we wano be dealing with. traffic is stopped up for at least a few miles. look at that. all the way back there. we're still trying to ather a few more details about how many

other people have been injured this this. we're goingee top you updated as we get them. a very nasty crash there. okay, so you likely heard the tone on your cell phone this afternoon, the first test of thw presidential alert system. >> nbc's jay gray shows us what it means and when it's likely to be used. >> reporter: the federal government takes over the air waves testing the new national alert system, radios, televisions, and for the first time, aund 225 million cell phones and other electronic devices,neroadcasting a followed by a message, in this case, reading, "this is a of the national wireless emergency alert system, no action is needed." >> my biggestha concern is we are not poised to anticipate and defend ameinsting threats. >> reporter: the high level warning is designed for extreme situations like natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or even war.

fema says the emergency messages reach 75% of all mobile phones across all major carriers. dramatically increasing the scope of the alert that, for decades, has been broadcast on tv and >> the americans are simply changing the way in which they t their information. people of my generation got our news through nbc, other new organizations, tv, radio. my kids' generation now get their information, get their news on the internet, on their phones, and so we need to address that. >> reporter: t presidential alerts are issued at the direction of the white housend activated by fema. jay gray, nbc news. now at 4:30, the caps begin the defense of their stanley cup title. a live look now in chinatown as fans converge on the arena for the big home opener tonight.

red carpet fesivitivities are at to begin. leon harris is therehs at the smian american art museum. what will we see this afternoon andaw evening and already a lot of folks on the red carpet. >> reporter: yeah. you know what? thes red carpet actually a kind of a cool thing. they are rocking the red as they are walking the red. the players are comingn right now. they are going into the capital one arena as they walk that gauntlet of the fans over there waiting, some of them waiting since 1:00 this afternoon just for a look a the guys walking in and prepare to raise the banner tonight when they do that officially at 7:30. spirits might be dampened a little bit by some of the bad news that we just heard about one of their star players we just saw obe walking in, he's fine. it's not him.we ave the latest on this breaking situation. >>eporter: you got to rock red on the red carpet and for the

capitals, breaking news to share. tom wilson suspended 20 games, learning in the last hour,nd the reason he's suspended, for a hit in sunday's preseason finale against the blues, deemed illegal check on the head, causing an injury, and because of wilson bei a repeat offender,hr including tee suspensionsust last season, he received the severe punishment of 20games, andack out here live, i was just talking with some of the fans who said they are certainly going to miss tom wilson, alex, one guy who might say he will miss him on the ice, ove just getting here with his make-a-wish kid, hunter, he did not actuallys know t morninny he met so and let's see if we can get alex in a live interview. y not, ght? we're here. to tell you, one of the fans just said he drove all the way from atlanta to be here, partly

to see ale also. so we'll see here how we can do this. stand by. hey, ove, how are you, join us.t >> youew me under the bus. >> there was a video of you changing the diaper. >> it was a tough time for have to figure out what to say, but, you know, it was an accident >> you have time to get better, don't worry. >> i know, i know. >> reporter: how is it getting to walk on the red carpet and what's your excitement level this evening? >> you know, fans are excited, we're excited, and let's get started. >> reporter: what are looking forward to the most when you see the banner? >> a oh, the teams on the ice, the fans, and it's going to be something specril. >> all ght, thank you. leon, back toyou. >> reporter: ha-ha! oh, you can just tell h to go back we're not going to be suck

speech, that's fine, as long as he cleans it up, okay? we'll keep an eye on him and everybody else walking in to raise the banner tonight. as you all know, a live shot is not official until doug gets something to eat. he's working on that, and we'llo update y what he's been able to put together in just a little bit, all right? pat, erica, back to you. >> i hope it's not wings. >> , boy. wings. >> as long as it's not shellf h shellfish, we're good. he did that to me last time. you know what he did, yeah. >> partners in crime out there. >> thank you. it doesn't happen every day at theibrary of congress. >> local children got to listen s author rld fam behind a popular line of books. barbara harrison sat down with author r.l. stine, having rock star status with schools across the dmv. the library of congress invited m for a special reading, and they came with a lot of

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night when she waso walking the friends house, a man pulled her into the woods, attacked her, and she got free to runo a nearby building for help. detectes hope nearbyei survance video helps them catch the kus pekt. first ever nationwide test for cell phones happened today at 2:18, the tone was similar to an amberalert. the message red "presidential alert" explaining it was a test and no action was right now, a live look on the rock the red carpet. fans giving players hollywood treatment as they arrive at the arena for game one of the 2018-2019 season. they are not just battling for the cup, but defending it.on arris is live on the steps of the art gallery, and tonight it more than a game, isn't it? >> rorter: you know,t is, pat, because this is the most satisfying moments in sports we had in this town in decades.

excuse me, there'sou bee here. they are excited too, how about that? we're going to see the banner get raised here tonight,ny and eople here are showing up, thousands outside trying to get inside, and e who is already inside is tommy, how are things looking there? how's it feel? >> reporter: hey, leon, it's amazing! side the newlyat renov caps store. caps fans? [ cheers and applause ] everyone buying merchandise, and this guy, jamal jones, dector of retail, and there's four things -- only one, but i have four things you need to check out when you come to the store, right? >> four things, first thing, this entire wall hste is full of anley cup collectors items, drink ware, ners, we got it all. >> reporter: secondly? >> second, we have these pucks re, ice from the cup that's melted down in here. >> that's not ice, it's water. >> you kno what i mean. >> reporter: this is cool, all the way back in the newly renovated store, what's new is old again, right?

>> that's right. the alternate jerseys, just got them back in the store on monday and selling well. >> reporter: what's number four? >> the biggest thing. we got these rings, theit limit edion capitals ring. they are not building tonight, right upstairs on the fourth floor at 421. >> reporter: and it costs? >> $12,018 for limited edition ring. >> reporter: that's a deal. get it now at a bargain. right, leon? back to you. >> oh, hey, tommy, before you go, of course, i'm always the last to fin out about things burks i' but there's a change in your life. what's the word >> reporter: yeah. i really appreciate you asking me about that. so our radio station changed. our morning r bio station, my co-host and i have not.

we are still here we a going to be part of the community. d.c. is where we live. d.c. isam where they that we built on the radio is. we rchlly appreciate so everyone who took the time to listen to -us, and sorry, and to be part of our radio family, so if you want to kee in touch with us, go to tommyshow.com, and we'll grab your e-mail and let you know when the next thing is tin next tommyshow.com, and, of cours w i'll loiteh you and pat more at news 4 at 4:00. you're not getting rid of me. ith us. with us, fine i bet twitter's stock going down if you're not going to be active on there. l you canve town, buddy, all right? >> reporter: i'm not leaving twitter. >> you're inside with some of the memorabilia. see you in a bit, pal. tommy was inside, a you s with the memorabilia, but a lot of folks are talking about the caps' championship rings that were delivered the other night. talk about some bling.

they are made of 14 karat white and yellow gold, more than 250 diamonds, 35 rubies, and one sapphire for good measure, and a lucky fan will get to o his very own $12,000 ring. the teams raffling one off for charity. the winner will be chosen from those who donate to the mond monumeal sportsfoundation. good luck. enter and raise money for a good cause, and if you win that ring, take a picture of it and post it on our website so we can take a look at it too and share with everybody else. okay, as i said, nothing's official until doug gets something to eat, and guess what arrived? y >> know it, baby! we got wings, and you guys remember last year, i mean, we were eating wings before every single game last year. >> pretty much. >> it's why the caps won. >> exactly right. yeah, yeah. >> every time you hadn.ings, caps >> right now, we have, let's see, 16 wings right here, we love these guys, bringing us

ngs ain. we'll dig in. actually, you eat this. you eat this. all wings in there for you to have. look at this weather-wise. a great nightdy for every here. it's just perfect. take a look, plenty of sun, current temperares at 86. you know it's warm. way above average. 80 by 00. dropping down to 73 degrees by 11:00 by the time you head home. temperature-wise around the region, everybody's in the 80s, but dry tonight, a nice night, no problemt all as far as rain is concerned so you don't need umbrellas or over text ten days. possible exception is saturday. right now, clear skies in the area. a few clouds here and there, but that's it. as you look at the wider view, there's not much going on at all from the great lakes to the south. only thing going onhe is heat that's continuing to brild right now, and that's why we are going to be on t hot side tomorrow. sending kids to school tomorrow, high temperatures in the 80s. 88 degrees by the time you pick up the kids, and 68

stop tomorrow. recess at 79. a good day for recess as well. amelia, back to you. i know you got the ten-day forecast here. i have to get in on this. youook those -- the one that i was excited about. no, this guy too. we're be okay. >> you're going to need a napkin. >> yes.lo we brought a we are all set with this. wings, baby, wings and caps. they go together like franks and beans. >> sure thing, sure thing. >> doug's enjoying wings, i'll put together the forecast, doing stuff, bringsi some back for me, doug. 00 p.m., dry across the area, but late tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. until midnight, there's scattered showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. some heavysi rain is pe because of how humid it's going to feel tomorrow. feeling like temperatures are anywhere from 90 to 95 degrees when you factor in the mugginess. big changes on friday.

a high of 73 with partly to mostly cloudy skies, and, again, cooler out there on your friday. for saturday, temperatures are in the 70s again. feeling like autumn for two days, and then take a look, well, we're back in the 80s, keeping that around throughext friday. >> all right, thank you. a lot of you reacting on associate media this afternn to our next story about next weekend's coffin leche. >> yeah. the park is offering $300 and sses to a contestant who ends 30 hoursn a coffin. they pick six to take the challenge. three quarters of the bies covered with a lid. you'll get breaks and free in-coffin meals, how about that? >> hey to theno, no. for $300? hour.s $10 an you can make more money driving uber, one facebook viewer says and another says, whoever spends all day in a cubicle should be

able to do that. >> i could do that, but i don't think i can be in the coffin. more details on six flags. well, i could do this. from vacant to vibrant, spend the night in a tinyhouse. the trend is catching on. >> where, but, first, jim and wendy are here to tell us what's new coming up at 5:00. >> that's right. dognew research shows your not as smart as you may think. >> i know mine's not. plus, also at 00, concerns about those motorized scooters. on age local col campus. transportation reporter shows you how one school cracks down and consumer reporters working for you to make sure you don't get burned when you go solar. news 4 responds to twofa milies who say they paid thousands of dollars for solar panels they never got. panels they never got. stay with usor news 4 at 5:00. f

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many of us think bigger is better, but the tiny house trend is really cg on in cities. >> it is. d.c. is one of those cities embracing the change. news 4 tells us how the d.c. government is using the tiny house business to solve big city problems. >> reporter: for years, this was one o more than 100 vacant lots scattered across the district that the d.c. government owned, but today, it's home t not one, but two tiny houses. the administration hopes this is the beginning of a project that will help students help with affordable housing and help rid of blighted properties. the district already has tiny homes like this one on capitol hill we showed you awhile back, but these brand new tiny homes were built by high school students as part of a pilot program called "vacant to d vibranigned to turn empty lots into productive properties. shelly green's tudents built these homes over the last two years during class time.

she points out that thetudents not only got real world job skills by doing the work, but they got the chance to give back to their mighborhoods. students are very -- they take pride in their work, and for them to understand that not only would communities see how well they bui -- >> reporter: this tiny home is 160 square feet, but hhi ever you need in a place to live, and it could sell for as little as $50,000 according toolly donaldson with the d.c. department of housing. >> we know there's other vacant lots the city could acquire to be used for this. portland and baltimore used tiny homes as a way to house some special populations, sometimes it's grouping of seniors or it's been homeless individuals. >> reporter: tiny homes on vacant lots is a pilot for now while city officials gauge interest from resents looking for a different type of place to call home. in northeast, news 4.

right now at 5:00, defending the cup, the envy of all hockey fans, the stanley cup back in the city toght, and fans a loving it. >> people taking pictures on the steps of portrait gallery in downtown today and the caps are taking the ice in a matter of hours, and the championship banner will be raised. the red carpet is buzzing as the today arrives for tonight's game. >> live team coverage of the fun, the team, and,course, the food. we won't let you miss a thing. but weant to start with a crash that has turned deadly in maryland. >> this is the messy scene, folks, chopper 4 up a short timo along southbound i-0. is is near montrose road. >> several car collided and several lanes have been closed causing major back yups for the heading from the district. >> one fatality and responders

are evaluatingthers right now. we'll keep an eye on this and bring updates as we get them during this rush hour. now there's an u search for the man who violently attacked a woman after she got ofvithe metro in roe. >> police say the man forced her into the nearby woods sexually assaulting her. >> pat collins is live to tell us what we know about the person who police areooking for at gude drive. pat? >> reporter: wendy, rape, police say it's a rare crime here in rockville, and they arest worki o try to close this case. >> it was a brutal assault. he had to be taken to the hospital for treatment, and medical personnel there decided to admit her. >> reporter: it happened here along 355, around midnight, the victim, a woman, in her 30s. she'd just got off the metro at shady grove station, had been out with some