gilbert franklin shouted back, "i want sex." fearing for her life, the woman invited franklin back to her home whereupon walking in the front door, her roommates scared franklin off. but not before a drop of blood fell from his body. an observant patrol officer later collected the blood and send it to the montgomery county crime lab, which made the link. >> is it divine providence? kevin: she is blown away from the solid police work. >> i look behind me all the time. people think i'm paranoid. that was smart of her to do that and for that detective, give him a medal. kevin: praise for the police. >> he is now no longer homeless. kevin: and scorn for franklin. >> there are a lot of homeless people that live here. i don't want them back out on kevin: gilbert franklin has prior charges and he is now behind bars awaiting trial on attempted first-degree rape. in wheaton, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: tonight, the president will head up pennsylvania avenue right to his hotel at the old post office building. this will be his re-el

in the investigation they found blood and were able to trace it back to gilbert franklin who is now charged with attempted first-degree rape. nancy: only on 7, care-giver accused of abandoning the special needs patient in a car while he slept with a prostitute in hotel room at the extended stay america along research boulevard in rockville. the care-giver from montgomery village is now facing charges of soliciting a prostitute and vulnerable adult abuse. the patient was 19-year-old nonverbal man with autism was not injured but the care-giver employers parted way with the 40-year-old. still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- group of persistent a battle against stingy a.t.m. michelle: the fire that keeps growing and the latest attempt to knock down the massive wildfire out west. doug: perfect weather at the ballpark. first pitch against the cubs 7:05. 80 degrees and sunshine. tomorrow afternoon will be ten degrees warmer than that. we check out the weekend in the next ten days still to come at "abc7 news at 6:00". announcer: you are watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> the wildfire

kevin: gilbert franklin has prior charges. drug distribution, assault, theft, trespassing and indecent exposure. he is now behind bars awaiting trial on attempted first-degree rape. in wheaton, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: breaking news out of manassas where v.r.e. service is suspended after a train hit someone. now this happened on a rail bridge. it was just off lake drive near the fairfax county line. we don't know what kind of condition that person is in right now. but we will let you know as soon as we get updates. here is what we do know. metro is honoring v.r.e. tickets on the manassas line. also bus bridges have been set up at the burke center. larry? larry: a developing story you saw first on "good morning washington." two c.s.x. employees killed by an amtrak train. we have complete team coverage starting with transportation reporter brianne carter live outside union station where it all happened. brianne? brianne: larry, a much different scene than it was during the morning commute. for the most part trains are bac