this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. ♪ 10:00 that local opera singer was raising her voice outside the white house for an important cause. days after she was arrested here for sing on the streets of old town. >> one northern virginia neighborhood after a lifeguard said she was attacked and raped on the job. as hermine brings severe weather, the dc region is bracing for another blast of heat. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm jim lokay. the effects of once hurricane hermine packing a punch along the east coast. beaches in new york, connecticut, hermine is bringing dangerous waves and current to the region and they're putting a damper on last big beach day of the summer and the effects of

couple days. take a look at this video from the deck of a royal caribbean cruise ship got caught up in the rough seas. as you can see, the waves are pretty choppy, passengers on board the anthem of the sea said it seem to happen in the blink of an eye. >> that's when the ship started swaying, and it was like 90 miles an hour winds. >> park in maryland is closed. the campground set to reopen tomorrow. the beach will be reassesseded. pellets bring in sue palka. around here dealing with the temperatures in the mid 90's. >> we're swaping h words. we're going to give you the latest on hermine. still has winds of 70 miles an hour, we're going to focus on what the local effects for your back to work and

tuesday will be. we're going to see a hot september pattern setting up. we got the jet stream going to take a little bit of that heat closer into our area and start making the humidity more noticeable as the week goes on. not terrible tomorrow but definitely heading above 90 for tomorrow. in fact, as we get ready for this heat wave, which i think will last five days, i think tomorrow will be right around 92, but keeping the humidity still under control for tomorrow. tomorrow morning, it was rather chilly if you were out. it was lovely. a great labor day. there were a lot of places in the 50's, pickup temperatures the busstop and welcome back to school virginia. 64 to 72. a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest keeps that humidity nice and low tomorrow. after school, 85 to the. 92 for the district, 91 fo

that is a common number. i will say wanted to mention hermine still out there. we had a little bit of a cloud cover from hermine around our area, showers staying offshore. while this is no longer a tropical system. it's like a northeaster. last check, wind of 70 miles per hour. unfortunately. it's still kind of close to the coast and with wind of 60 miles per hour even tomorrow afternoon, big surf expected in tropical storm warning continue forgot eastern long island up to massachusetts and parts of new england. it begins to weaken pretty rapidly tomorrow and by thursday, we think it's moving away. unfortunately our heat wave will not move away that fast. i'll show you the seven-day forecast and let you know which days we may be talking about record heat later this week. new at 10:00 a district man is behind bars accused of an attempted sexual assault at a metro station.

the orange line in vienna. they say anthony sin collar of dc allegedly exposed himself and tried to force a woman to perform a sex act. he was arrested and being held without bail. fox 5 is in alexandria tonight with the latest on a rape investigation that stunned the community. someone attacked a lifeguard in the middle of the day at a condominium pool on saturday near valley forge drive. lindsey watts has the latest. >> reporter: as we have been walking around this community today, we have come upon people having conversations about this. everybody is so concerned. also today, we have alexandria police cars circling around this lot keeping an extra eye on the area. this community pool is where the 24-year-old lifeguard was attacked saturday. she says by a stranger with a gun. as you see people out here celebrating labor day. it's hard to believe but police say unlike today, there were no residents because it was

they say the guy forced the woman into the pool house building there, then raped her. this was around 2:00 in the afternoon. hundreds of people in their homes in this area, yet nobody seemed to see anything and the guy got away. such a disturbing crime and people here certainly feel that. i am walking with my mace and, which is i never did during the day. but this happened at 2:00. so i feel scared now. i don't know what the laws are for stun guns, but it crossed my mind to have a little extra because he did have a gun. >> i saw the lifeguard around 12:00 when i was walking my dog. she was just opening, you know, doing her routine. and that's, even more shocking because i saw her earlier that day. two hours before around 12:00. and for that to happen, just right after i walked my dog, it just unbelievable that something like this would happen. >> reporter: this is one of those police

today, one of the extra patrols in this area, investigators are also working on a sketch of the suspect based on what the victim can tell them. so far, we only have a very vague description of that guy. white man, mid 30's, tall and thin with dark eyes. residents i've been speaking to are thinking of this attacker had to be familiar with the community and especially the pool area to be able to do this and get away. police say they should have that sketch finished up in the next few days and of course, we'll bring that to you just as soon as we have it. in alexandria, lindsey watts fox 5 local news. fox 5 in prince william county. it happened while the victim was walking along jefferson davis highway in wood bridge. man drove up asked the victim if she wanted a ride. she said no. police say he then exposed himself. girl ran home, told her parent. police only have a vague description of the suspect.

releasing the names of people killed in crash. howard jackson and 50-year-old pandora brakmore earliest morning. the car that caused the crash ran a red light. the driver is recovering in a hospital in critical condition. a woman is recovering after struck by a car in the northeast. this happened around 4:00 in the 800 block of new york avenue. 1800 block, this marks the fifth pedestrian struck in the dc region in the last week. the victim is in critical condition, we're told the driver remained on the scene sent cooperating with police. well, it is labor day and this marks the end of the summer season. it is just the beginning of the political season >> the local candidates who share their messages at the gaithersburg labor day weekend parade >> a welcome surprise for a group of firefighters in north virginia, the act of kindness caught them off disbarred. >> a medical student never thought his skills

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it is labor day, politics took center stage across the country. take a look. >> bill clinton stopping by the the parade if detroit. in an attempt to lock down union votes for his wife's presidential campaign. >> ♪ >> democratic vice presidential tim kaine and joe biden stopping by the labor day parade in pittsburgh. here in our area, one of the labor day traditions is annual parade in gaithersburg. >> this year's parade was even more popular with the candidates looking for votes. fox 5 tom fitzgerald shows us. >> reporter: we know politics these days means a

twitter and 1,000 of facebook. but there are old school political traditions that even in the 21 it's century still hold up. >> maryland is big. >> that would be pressing the flesh of the 78th gaithersburg labor day parade. until now, he's represented only one congressional district but then spent his summer crisscrossing maryland's 24 counties in 12,000 square miles. >> old-fashioned handshaking, door to door, meeting people in parades still number one. because that person to person contact is certainly to try and break through the culture. >> reporter: not to be out done, republican senate kathy salego, is photographed by her campaign, but turned out they may have the same opponent >> have you been paying attention to

race >> no, i have not. >> reporter: has the presidential race been like so overtime top that people are just paying more attention to that instead of the senate race? >> yes. we never, we never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: only a very few in gaithersburg said they paid any attention at all to maryland's senate race. >> they should care. i care, certainly and my family does and my friend and certainly political associates here. >> reporter: democrat senator who is not up for reelection this year says he gets why voters don't put a senate race front and center in a presidential year. it's also why he says he's eight weeks after labor day are so critical to the candidates who are running. >> there's a difference between one congressional district and the entire state of maryland. it's a challenge. particularly the summertime.

labor day may be the end of the rope for summer but it kicks off the political season in high gear. tom fitzgerald fox 5 the political world is mourning a pioneer. before sarah palin, before anne coulter. as a woman, she broke ground. she was credited with helping to feed the equal rights amendment in the 1970s that would have out allowed gender discrimination and she founded the political group, she died in her home after a battle with cancer. fill list was 92 years old a group of firefighters in fairfax county got a welcome surprise. members of the world mission society church in virginia hand-delivered lunches with framed letters of appreciation to fire stations across courthouse. take a look. oo >>

meals to firefighters in berks, springfield, centerville and fairfax. looks like everyone was happy. medical students learn how to save lives. >> one student was put on the test at a gym and let say he past the test with flying colors. here's the story from clarksville maryland. >> reporter: he got to columbia gym hours later than he normally does on friday august 26. but he was just in time to handle an emergency. a 60 something-year-old man who had been working out on a stationary bike just collapsed while leaving the cardio room. >> i checked his pulled. i rolled him over, and i just quickly started doing c

medical school. >> reporter: mohammad a fourth year med student at the universal of maryland had learned cpr at school and used it a few times on cardiac rotations but never saved a life outside the hospital until now >> it was about ten minutes of straight compressions, which is a solid exhausting work-out. and i checked her pulse in between, luckily i had help. and by the end he had a pulse, the empty people came in perfect timing. >> reporter: strapped inside the 57,000 square foot gym are cpr trained. everyone at the gym says they were very relieved 24-year-old mohammad was there to do the heavy lifting. >> we're so grateful and his timing was perfect. he was just couldn't have been more valuable and helpful in that moment to save a life >> i'm a medica

here i was completely myself, which was a little scary. but glad things worked out. a few times in the hospital, and sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't, i'm glad it worked out >> isa is training to be an ophthalmologist, his goal is to save people of eyesight, not necessarily their lives. in clarkville maryland, jennifer fox 5. the man who had been released from the hospital is good news for him there, isa, ophthalmologist but certainly first aid training came into practice at the gym >> pretty amazing he got to do that. >> absolutely. >> thank goodness; right place at the right time. it is a project years in the making. the finishing touches are being placed on the national mall restoration project. we will update you on the progress coming up it's no secret the u.s. has an impressive collection of national parks. the reason

turn people away >> as we head to break, do you have any overdue library books hangs around? many of us are guilty of that from time to time? not returning your library book could say mean jail time especially if you live in age thens alabama >> some people have thousands of overdue library books, failing to return books could lead to a court summons an fine or possible jail time. they're serious about it in alabama. we're serious about the news. back after this.

. out on the streets singing opera. in order to care for her anything husband and now their 2-year-old daughter. last week, she continued to sing as alexandria police placed her in cuffs. there was a big scene made about closing the door, implying i was an ininconvenience. >> she was harassed for singing at her usual spot in old town alexandria. >> we've had so much interruption of performances. we barely made rent this month. we made it by $31 to spare. as you know, diapering a 2-year-old on $31 is a little bit tough >> she moved up a block away. but there began the problems with the cops for all using a blue tooth speaker she says she

needs for accompaniment >> he said that was not a problem. he told us from the supervisor down, the instruction was not to enforce the sound ordinance >> the alexandria noise ordinance code is clear. if you use an amplifier, pay a $20 permit. if not, there's a did he sayable level a street performer must adhere to. after a half of verbal warnings, she was placed under arrest. >> i told them i needed to continue singing. and he arrested me while i was singing ave maria. which i don't personally believe is disorderly. >> if she was given proper warning, he said her responsibility. >> what are your thoughts. >> it's not right. someone complained in the community. that's why they made her go. >> the owner told us the landlord said her singing is a nuisance. we have learned police downgraded the charges from disorderly conduct to a noi

violation. she will be back in court later this month. ♪ . new at 10:00, police are investigating cooper theft in southeast dc. it happened just after 11:00 at a construction site in the 700 block of pennsylvania avenue. police say someone stole 300 pounds of cooper wiring as well as several drills and saws. if you have information or if anyone tries to sell you police what about the to hear from you. it has been years in the making. and tonight we are getting a look at the final stage of the national mall's multi-year restoration project. fox's lauren shows us. >> reporter: stretch, from the steps of the u.s. capital to the banks of the potomac river. the national mall, also known at america's front yard leaves a lasting impression on tourists. the mall season estimated 30 million visitors each year making it one of the most h

country. how do they keep it looking so great? year after year? as we learned. it hasn't always looked this great. after years of wear and tear, the lawn area has been undergo a year's long intense restoration project in an effort to preserve it long term >> it was a much needed repair. both to sustain it for durability, better irrigation, long term resilience >> it started in 2007 and is now nearing completion. final phases involve the mall's turf restoration >> it's a huge collaboration. engineering when it comes to the drainage system. >> reporter: the main goal was to approve the park's ability to serve the public need for national celebrations, demonstrations festivals and a number of other special events. >> to accomplish our fund-raising goals, the trust relies on the generous con

foundations and individuals. >> reporter: after years of collaborating all teams involved are happy to report that the mall's fully restored turf should be ready and open to the public in time for the next big event. the inauguration >> this january, 2017 will be no different. what will be different is if the turf look magnificent. >> reporter: if you want the to help head to national mall.org to learn more. the national parks have been struggling to keep up with the crowds this summer, especially at zion national park. >> they're welcoming about 75,000 visitors from all over the country. so many people showed up they ran out of parking at the visitors center. people had to wait for shuttles then in a line to get into the canyon in the first place >> that's good news. >> supply and demand. that's what it's all about. >> that is good news. when we come

for those of you who love those dc spray parks. parks guess what staying open longer than originally planned. find out how much longer you and your kids can enjoy them next at 10:00 >> now you know what i do after 5 at 6:30. how would you like to get your favorite meal from a local restaurant for a couple bucks? a new program is letting you buy restaurants surplus food for $5 or less. we're going to tell you how it works tomorrow morning. back after this.

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♪ this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. back now with a look at tonight's top story. police in alexandria lifeguard at a condominium pool. the victim told police she was by herself at the pool in the 200 block of

when a man with a gun raped her in the pool house building. a dc man is in jail excused of exposing himself and trying to get a woman to perform a sexual act on a metro train. it happened on an orange line train. metro police arrested anthony sinclair. he's being held without bond. maryland is closed because of the effects of the storm system hermine. the campground is said to reopen tomorrow. they will reassess the beach for safety tomorrow as well. time of night where i meander. we just >> you know, talk a little bit what we saw today. a lot of people mid time last week, they were look at this week with a lot of inat the point date, time and location, but we had a beautiful week around the dmv >> people feel ripped off unofficial independent of summer. you know what i say? go next weekend. this coming weekend

fantastic >> this was not brought to you by the tourism board of ocean city. >> i'm not giving for you out of this one. people should be heading to the beach. first of all the water will be more settled after hermine is out of the way and we are about to begin a five-day heat wave. tomorrow will be beautiful. lots of sunshine, lower humidity. and another sun, filled day. we get up and over 90 as early as tomorrow. the heat is returning. 92 tomorrow but near record heat by the time we get to friday and saturday. mid to upper 90's and it's going to feel closer to a hunch we're dry here and we have a couple of chances for storms but they're very small chances. wednesday maybe west of town, maybe a stray thunderstorm thursday. let me jump you to that seven-day forecast. we promised we'd show it. we're up to 95 by thursday. putting a storm on there but most people will not see that.

saturday, 96 degrees. we think friday and saturday both really approaching records but that's why i'm saying head down to the beaches. that ought to feel fantastic. we have a new hurricane. it's hurricane newton and i'm excited about it because that was my favorite uncle's name >> my favorite cookie. >> one of my favoritely uncles. i also have to say that it is in the pacific and moving toward cobbletown. that will push up into baha and arizona eventually. busy in the tropics. >> a rough week for a lot of people. >> very tough at the beaches. still ongoing. it's just about 200 miles off of long island, the waves keep betaers and storm surges keep rolling in. as sue mentioned another heat wave is hitting us. if you live in the district, all the outdoor pools are closed except for one, the pooly at east potomac park in southwest will remain open through mid

october. since it will be hotter the city will keep all spray parks open through sunday. they were supposed to close today, there is a bonus for you. tonight's healthy watch, labor day may be the unofficial end of summer don't put away your sun screen just yet. dermatologists say you should be using it year around. the sun's rays are still damaging. doctors recommend applying sun screen threat of 20 minutes before outside and wear sunglasses and too sure exposure can lead to cataracts. we're learn, about another scare at los angeles airport. police stopped a suspected car in front of one of the terminals. officers drew weapons and told people to go back inside the airports. some people panicked and ran into restricted areas. >> there was some people that were concerned for their safety. actually moved quickly through the tsa screening areas, there were people in our sterile

and even a small number of people that found their way out into the air field. >> officers eventually arounded up the travellers who wandered into the restricted areas and police obtained five people in that suspected stolen car. arrested one man. another scare happened a week ago when passengers thought an active shooter were on the loose, fortunately those reports were false. freddy mercury would have turned 70 >> the way he's being honored coming up next. ♪ ♪

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you turn your head. >> we'll start with more attention on the peninsula. >> reporter: miss illness flying in north korea, south korea and gentleman's, saying north korea launched three ballistics missiles a violation of unpolicy and they're calling for repercussions. the u.s. condemns the action. 1966 an intentional blaze to commemorate the fire to destroyed the city. they lit up a wooden replica of the city skyline. ♪ . >> reporter: pandas bright you're making a come back, off the end taken erred list. . >> reporter: cannabis, not just for smoking, your skin may like it too. made from pot plants, cannabis is

baums and creams and of course hollywood is taking note >> your time has come, freddy mercury. the newest as steroid named after the queen front man in honor of what would have been his 70th birthday. he announced the honor on i tube. the as steroid was discovered in nun. the same year the singer died. . member of queen is an astro physicist? worked out perfectly. the stars aligned. >> perfectly. just several days to go before the 15th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. a new movie is showing light. it gives you sort of an inside look of what it was like to be inside the pentagon during the attack. story behind this

ii submarine hasn't been seen in seven decades. back after this. according to the national reality if he did addressing, two out of three will buy their kids more than what's rider. it's expected to surpass $27 billion this year. look like more of you are going out of town. bars and restaurants adding 34,000 new jobs in august. that was the biggest gain for any sector in the economy last month. the market is closed for labor day. it's been a solid year for stocks so far. you might be seeing more for sale signs in the neighborhood. according to popular real estate website vilo, seven in ten homeowners think now is a good time to sell. that's business, i'm trish reagan. f

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attack on the pentagon. film's producers say the military gave the project its full cooperation >> i call it the forgotten 911. everybody rightly focuses on the world trade center, that's where the vast majority of deaths occurred. that was a national calamity, and people are right to focus on that. but you know, several of my friends died in the pentagon as well. many of my ship mates. i was very -- i was pleased that somebody was willing to tell that story. 911 inside the pentagon airs tomorrow. i'm looking forward to seeing that. 911 was actually my second day on the job here at fox 5. and just remembering what it was like to be on the outside to meet the many families who lost so much and went through that. it's going to be

>> obviously the impact here. i witnessed it 40 miles outside of pittsburgh flight 93 going down and to see what's left there and how everybody rallied around, leaving the momentums, really touching. amazing footage off the coast of the north carolina. a first look at a ship wreck from world war ii. a battle off of cape hatteras back in 1942. in return, the u.s. sank the u boat. they discovered the vessels 72 years after they sank. the first time the ships seen since they went down. history right there. >> that's fascinating. >> maybe you don't know what tomorrow is. even more cars will be out on the road, so will thousands of kids and school buss >> back to work and school across the region. commute times could jump. but there was some places that will be worse than others, erin como to look. >> reporter: terrible traffic tuesday. call it what you want b

labor day commutes increased traffic around the dmv. folks back from vacation. a lot of students heading back to school. please use caution through those school zones. give yourself time to get around. slow down, take your time. keep the students and parents safe as they walk to and from the busstop. as you head out. give yourself extra time. the morning rush will kick in earlier. we have you covered on fox 5 starting at 4:25 tomorrow morning. we'll have the latest. back to you. weather, you guys mentioned it earlier. beautiful day but things starting to change >> i want to say that i love summer. it's been a hot one but i'm kind of pleased we're going to have a >> i'm not a big fan o

because of the final ty of it all. i feel like summer is over. i like this little. >> these may be our last 90's of the season. i think we're not seeing a lot more heat after this. that's rally and get through this. >> going to enjoy it >> i think we should start a campaign to get the pools to open up again. you did reports that a splash pools >> splash parks will stay open. >> lifeguards are gone, we can't open the big boy or big girl pool but you're going to feel like you wish it was open. it's a lovely night. we lucked out with hermine being far enough off the coast to give us the beautiful sunsets, and the beautiful day we had the, the cooler air that rolled in in time for labor day weekend. i know it was rough at the beaches and so many of you didn't get your weekend in. do what we said earlier and head down this next weekend and give the businesses a little of your business. meanwhile, 88, reagan and dulles 86 for bwi, but the hot stuff is coming

not so much tomorrow. you really might not even notice the humidity tomorrow. but we're back up to the 92. thursday, friday, saturday are our three hot days, 95 to 96 where it will feel like it's going to be closer to 100 and we may challenge records on friday and saturday. we're kind of all over the place with temperatures tonight. few cooler spots like gaithersburg at 64. culpeper at 66. here in the district, the warmer spot. the buildings and all the concrete holding in the heat of the day, we're at 78. 74 in annapolis and hermine is still spinning and we'll have another update and another look at hermine coming up in a few minutes but the rip currents, big surf out there and we're going on several days of that. it takes toll and chewed up many of the beaches in the midatlantic and

here's another storm. the latest update on hurricane newton moving towards the ba ha. it will likely spread five to ten inches of rain as it approaches -- it's heading for arizona and it may be a big rain producer. let's watch that one and see if those remnants get picked up. a little too far away to know what's going to happen there. we think hermine will get a little bit of a kick as high pressure begins to dominate the atmosphere and that storm will weaken and move on out. we're going to see the heat move and the 90's are back, as you know as early as tomorrow. 69 tonight. tomorrow morning we'll start out nice and comfortable not quite as cool they say morning, we head up to the 2, a little bit of a breeze. which keeps the air on the drier side. we head to maybe near 90 in few spots and to give you

at 8:00 in the morning, 71 with the breeze being noticeable by noon, 86, by 4:00, 91. later this week, the heat gets more intense as high pressure builds off the coast and that starts pumping in more to have the bermuda high heat. check it out with the fox 5 seven-day forecast two days in the low 90's, more humid, uncomfortably by human by thursday. see a couple of thunderstorms there on wednesday and thursday, small chances. we do need the rain, there is not a lot of rain in the forecast. we got heat for you. that weekend looking like a good one to spend at the beaches, 95 on saturday. 96 -- 95 on friday, 96 on saturday and we're a little bit more reasonable sunday. and monday as we head back to the 80's. it is t minus seven days before washington kicks off the new nfl season >> i will start the

we have an update on matt jones coming up next in sports. that weekend looking like a good >> i will start the runningback?

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. redskins will be in the final moments of the 2016 season at home. we know the new faces, there's at least a familiar one whose status is up in the air, we're talking about matt jones, he suffered a left shoulder injury in the second preseason game against the jets back on august 19th. today, jones was in practice, he had the yellow noncontact jersey as he hopes to make his way back. team hasn't made an official announcement on whether he can play or not but jones says, hey, put me in, coach >> they gave me -- just to be, you know, cautious. next friday i'll be out here, i feel great about everything, about passing, blocking, giving the hit. i'm ready to be back out. just bringing him along. going to be interesting to see how he does.

that will tell a lot. >> eagles traded sam bradford who desperately wanted of philadelphia to the vikings who desperately needed a quarterback. carson wentz is the starting quarterback. second overall pick is 100 percent healthier. wentz says he found out when he was laying in a corn field while hunting. but the phones work there apparently bryce harper is not here to make friend. last night, watch harper. we'll make the catch. faked out the fan it's. there he goes, you want it? never mind i'm cleaning it. total fake-out move and the response, of course, well, twitter is a bit angry. a tweet from facebook who describes objective analysis from a mets fan. rb that lady who ripped the foul ball away from a kid while she has

bryce harper. >> the just people being oval sensitive. >> is that what it is >> he's playing in new york. he doesn't owe the fans of new york anything there. >> i agree with you. >> he maybe gave the ball to the other side. i believe people get fired up about that. leave bryce harper alone. >> he's got great hair. >> the nats are still way up in the standings. mets are a little bit bitter. get me out of here >> we'll be right back with the news at 11:00.

this is fox 5 local news at 11:00. right now at 11:00, unease in one northern virginia neighborhood after a lifeguard was attack and raped on the job. what's being done to find the man hermine brings severe weather, the dc region is bracing for another blast of heat. fox 5 news at 11:00 starts now. >> i'm shawn yancy, i'm jim lokay. we're going to start with the changing weather. hermine stayed offshore with near hurricane force winds, rip currents were seen along parts of new england and midatlantic coasts. wind gusts were clocked more than 50 miles an hour. the heat wave that's about to hit the region. sue? >> plenty to talk about. i just did get the