. >> reporter: i'm julia goncalves outside the capital heights apartment building where police rescued the father tuesday after getting an urgent call from her mother who was and still is in the hospital. police say this man 24-year-old anthony benson left his daughter home alone in their first-floor -- the property manager unlocked the door to find the little girl severely malnourished in a diaper wearing only a sweater. we looked up benson's record and discovered a laundry list of charges dating back to 1987, including armed robbery and assault. >>> new information tonight for all those pep cocustomers who expressed their frustration with the utility after the last few weather events and the response to them. today the maryland service commission fined them for a million bucks for failing to properly maintain its systems over a period of years. it noted the customers were left with outtages before too long. they say it was prompted by a high number of complaints about the reliability. pepco will have to update a five-year work plan to improve communications and service restoration. t