. >> reporter: loudoun county police uncovered a scam that preys upon job seekers. >> with the internets, it's just nationwide, worldwide. the opportunity for companies like this to set up these type of operations is probably hundreds of thousands of them throughout the nation. >> reporter: victims answer an online ad and think they have been hired to secret shop stores like walmart and money transfer services like western union. they get a check and are told to deposit the money into their account then wire a portion of it to the company. but the checks are fake and the victims are often out hundreds if not thousands of dollars before they realize these checks don't clear. >> reporter: in the loudoun county case a woman was mailing out fake checks from a ups store. she was duped, hired by the con artist to do the dirty work after posting her resume online. >> it put her in the middle of something. whether or not she knew there was something hankie about it, we don't know. it doesn't appear show. >> reporter: the sheriff warns that internet scams are easier to get caught up in these day

melanie alnwick, fox 5 dmus. >> loudoun county -- fox 5 news. >> the loudoun county sheriff's officeth the f.b.i. >>> rest stops are reopening all over the state in virginia. eight reopened today including this one on i-66 in manassas. former governor tim kaine closed 19 stops last year to cut expenses. 11 more stops should be open by mid-april. vdot will use an emergency fund to operate the stops until the end of the fiscal year. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley today defended his state's attorney general over gay marriage. last month doug ganzler ordered state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. today on wtop radio opally said it was -- o'malley said it was the right thing to do. >> ... unions being entered into the district of columbia, there will no doubt be gay parents who will be raising their children and in order to make sure that those children have all of the protections and law, i think that maryland has to recognize unions entered into in other states. >> the governor says maryland agencies are already following that order. >>> just ho

getting a few sprinkles in northern prince george's, montgomery, as well as parts of fairfax, loudoun and prince william counties. scattered showers around the region. temperatures are on the mild side we're in the upper 50s to near 60. now 60 in washington. eastern shore in the mid-50s as well as the mountains now in the mid-50s and getting moderate rain in southern west virginia even pockets of heavy downpours there. that's going to be passing west of washington this morning but later on this afternoon other passing showers and maybe even thunder and that may continue into tonight. then some drizzle perhaps tomorrow morning into midday and sun back tomorrow afternoon upper 50s and mostly sunny wednesday, mid-60s. now, jerry, how is it looking this morning? >> light sprinkles could cause some problems. be careful. they are out there. let's start with northern virginia i-95 northbound. as you make the trip south to the approach of the wilson bridge. that have 95. this is the wilson bridge. be very cautious this morning. a lot of overnight road work most if not all should be picked up

police say a loudoun county woman was attacked by two men who offer her a ride. she is lucky to be alive tonight. surae chinn reports from leesburg. >> reporter: police say the 38- year-old bomb and a family member became stranded on the side of the road when their car broke down on wednesday night. the police say the woman went to get help leaving her relative with the car. >> she decides atta point she is going to walk to a friend's house to get assistance. >> reporter: police say two men in a pickup truck with west virginia plates offered her a ride but instead of helping, police say one of the men, inappropriately touched her and when she tried to fight him off he attacked her. >> very, very surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. a lot of people here are very established and been here for a while and we have yet to encounter anything like this. >> startling like i would be able to trust my neighbors who live across the street or down the street or anyone driving on the road. >> reporter: the sheriffs department says this serves as a warning and a reminder

night and some areas under a flood warning such as berkeley, jefferson, morgan, frederick, mad mad; loudoun county, virginia, until sunday morning and they're seeing the evidence of creeks and streams swelling to their peak and roads closed because of the wet weather. and this is some of the amounts. a half an inch for national, less than a quarter of an inch for dulles and almost two and a quarter inches for baltimore and tonight, we expect to see the rain continue and fog and light winds. we'll have more on what to expect and how long it's going to stick around when he come upstairs. back toyou. >> thank you. >>> and light go to matt ackland in alexandrea. >> reporter: what a difference a couple of hours makes. when was talking to you at 6:00 standing here where i am, i would have been standing in a couple of inches of water and you can see most of the water receded into potomac. you see the cops block off the area there and up king street about a block and authorities blocking the area off. it has city crews here trying to clean up the debris washed up here and offials are breathing a si

loudoun has the healthiest behavior. fairfax does the best with health out comes but in the southern part the worst out comes. researchers used factors like obesity, health out comes and life expectancy to make their determination. >>> scientists figured out a way to convert unwanted fat cells to a special stem cell. they discovered it in the fat removed from liposuction procedures. >> reporter: one of the central verse size surrounding genetic research might soon be a thing of the past. scientists at stanford are using stem cell research using human fat rather than embryos. researchers say globs of fat contain cells that can be reprogrammed into an embryonic state, a natural and plentiful source of healing power easily obtained from liposuction surgeries. >> from you, by you, for you, that's the discarded fat you wanted out of your body could be used and after reprogramming to replace any of the types of cells in the body. >> reporter: these so-called mum at the potent stem cells are severe say tell they can become bone

few sprinkles in loudoun county and across virginia, west virginia, shenandoah valley as well as anne arundel county and temperatures are right near 60 degrees now. highs today mid-60s. few passing showers. maybe a thunder shower this afternoon and into this evening and through midday tomorrow a few more sprinkles and cooler tomorrow afternoon. sun returns tomorrow, into wednesday and thursday. friday end of the week maybe some showers but over the weekend partly cloudy, highs in the 50s. how is the traffic? >> we'll take chopper 4 over the capital beltway right at the american legion bridge on the virginia side. flashing lights, broken down vehicle that was in that far right lane a couple of moments ago. they moved them over as far to the shoulder as they could. it has created an early delay on the outer loop as you head towards the american legion bridge. inner loop you're all right. through southeast, east capitol street southern avenue moving along very nicely. back to you. >>> thank you. the trip former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush will be making together today. and

. >> we are following breaking news from loudoun county. investigators are searching for two suspects that subtly assaulted a stranded motorist. this happened about 7:00 p.m. yesterday at leisel road and woodside place in les birt . schoeman accepted a ride from two men in a dark colored picp truck with west virginia tech. while in the truck, one of the man physically assaulted the woman. she was able to get out of the truck. a family member picked up. she suffered minor injuries. police have recovered a stolen car with a 01-year-old girl inside. investigators said the mother left the car running in the driveway on capitol street near p street in northwest this morning when two suspects drove away with the little girl still in the car. if the suspect bailed out a few blocks away. paramedics took the child to the hospital as a precaution. a fairfax county sheriff's deputy accused of having sex with a female prisoner will be arraigned this morning. the 36 year-old was assigned to guard a 25 year-old female inmates when she was admitted at a l

. >>> a lot of people in loudoun and fairfax county say they herd explosions this morning. that's coming up. >>> same-sex couples will be able to apply for marriage licenses in the district starting tomorrow. >>> a nasa scientist says the earthquake in chile could result in shorter days here on earth. >>> back now with our top story. same-gender couples will be allowed to afly marriage looisances in the district tomorrow. >>> barring some last-minute intervention, that bill becomes law tomorrow. couples and businesses in the city are already preparing for the weddings. john schriffen has our report. >> it's incredibly exciting. >> reporter: aaron and christopher have been together for 14 years. they have been waiting for this day for most of their lives. now that it's almost here, it's time to decide how to celebrate it. >> i think we want to do something that's pretty traditional but with our own little twist. have a real ceremony with all of our closest friends and family here. >> reporter: the gay and lesbian chamber of commerce says this could mean a boom for local busi

loudoun county grew by 8%. the area has 5.5 million residents total. nine high school seniors from the district will be spending the next few years at george washington university after a huge surprise this morning. the school surprised the seniors with full scholarships. each scholarship is worth more than $200,000. it also covers their tuition, room and board, as well as books and fees. congratulations to all of them. still to come on abc 7 news at noon, residents are watching their homes turned ashes. flames engulfed neighborhood. we will have that story, coming up. plus a warning for parents. why are morehan 1 million babies wings being pulled from store shelves and homes? >> these are my girls. >> an 11th-hour deal keeps america's biggest talk-show host out of court. we will have the latest on a lawsuit against oprah winfrey, coming up. what is ahead for the rest of the work week? ada >> more than one dozen people watched their homes burned to the ground in a massive fire in north carolina overnight. the flames destroyed three houses, putting 15 p

here in northern prince george's county few sprinkles now in loudoun and fairfax county and through central virginia. the temperatures around the region are hovering in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. 60 in washington. up are 50s on the eastern shore, mid-50s out at the mountains. view from space with radar and cloud cover showing one band of moderate rain now in southern west virginia. that may be moving our way later today perhaps with a little bit of thunder. highs reaching the mid-60s pap bit of a wet day today. overnight tonight maybe a passing sprinkle as well as perhaps tomorrow through midday and than little sun back tomorrow afternoon. then sun returns wednesday and thursday with highs in the low and mid-60s. how is the morning commute? >> we'll start with glebe road the approach to chain bridge. bridge has been closed all weekend for the mor reconstruction project over there. om what we can the construction crews are in the final stages of pulling up all the barrels. quick check elsewhere on the wet pavement. 270 already on the slick side as is the beltway north of town but no e

dipped down to the 30s in loudoun, frederick county and the panhandle of west virginia. southern maryland, around the bay, eastern shore, near the waters in the upper 40s. away from the waters, only in the 40s. quite a chilly start. we have a few clouds coming through. they'll be with us fro time to time. a partly sunny d with afternoon highs climbing into the 60s. cloudy by late afternoon. rain likely tonight through tomorrow morning. chillier weather moving in for the weekend. now, jerry, how is the traffic. >> as we get under way, clear, dry road surfaces for the moment. along 95, traveling near the rest area, the weigh station, bothirections with travel lanes open. very quiet up to springfield. let's head over and see how we're doing. college park, both directions betwee greenbelt and silver spring off to an uneventful start. joe and pat, good morning. >> jerry, good to see you. >> here's a look at what's happening today. metro's board will meet to discuss a major overhaul of the agency's railcars. metro is expected to present a $2 billion plan that would include buy

getting a spew sprinkles in montgomery county and prince george's and calvert as well as fairfax, loudoun, prince william and fauquier. and the shenandoah valley and out into the mountains of west virginia. temperatures around the region in the 50s to near 60. 60 degrees in washington. in the 50s on the eastern shore and out in the mountains at this hour. and we do have some other showers now that are coming in out of the north carolina, perhaps aittle bit heavier downpours later on this afternoon all coming from spinning low pressure that is now sitting over the southern mississippi valley. in fact they are getting some snow around memphis, tennessee right now in through central tennessee. but ahead of that we got mild moisture that's coming up our way that low will be drifting through the region later on today and into tonight and tomorrow. here's the bus stop forecast this morning. bring along an umbrella waiting for the bus. temperatures will be in the upper 50s to near 60. by noon should be near 60 degrees, maybe a passing shower, perhaps a passing shower this afternoon into the mid-

head to maryland, davidsonville got showers on the way out to annapolis on the freeway there and loudoun county we have a few showers there. a wide view of what's going on with live doppler nine thousand. it is hit and miss showers here and there. the heaviest of the rain is holding back. a lot of showers through the morning hours. not that bad. 67 degrees with a thunderstorm here and there think the morning hours. lingering clouds on tuesday with showers possible and we are cooler as the front passes through. you know what? this is a fairly quick-moving storm. it is done by tuesday afternoon and wednesday up to 65. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, this is looking better. showers will be here but at least the temperatures are not that bad. we are looking pretty mild here. upper 50s to around 60s, 63 degrees. dress for the rain showers, the umbrella. look for something to keep us dry if you see showers around but not heavy coats or anything like that this morning. it will be cooler later this afternoon toward tonight but i think by coming off the bus late this afternoon it is in the

to the south and west little bit cooler low 40s out towards fairfax and loudoun county. further south in the virginia piedmont 30s right now. chesapeake bay still a little bit warmer in the 50s. so plenty of sun to start the morning. clouds begin to filter in through the afternoon. should make it back to the low 70s. rain holds off after midnight tonit. then a damp monday with cooler temperatures for the rest of the upcoming week. that's all coming up in the complete forecast. >> we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> overnight tragedy in prince george's county. a young girl is dead and a woman in the hospital after flames tore through a home. this fire broke out around 11:00 last night in clinton, maryland. firefighters say they found a child dead inside home to. they also rush ad woman to the hospital for smoke inhalation. her injuries, though, are not believed to be life threatening. investigators are now trying to determine what cause fired. they have not released the child's age or whether she and the women were related. >> two baltimore police officers are in serious

you go up to 67 in gaithersburg and mid 60s as you go out route 70 into loudoun county. it's snowing in the texas panhandle. that was the snow we showed you earlier today. big thunderstorms going through dallas right now -- excuse me, denver. now we're looking high clouds. and the high clouds will push in tonight and thicken up tomorrow but the precipitation is well back to the west which will take awhile to get in here. zone forecast all six zones still on our website. cumberland west maybe a shower before the sun goes down. everybody else dry with clouds increasing. 65 in winchester. 71 in culpeper. 68 in manassas. that's a pretty good deal. and into the east, upper 60s downtown. near 70 at andrews. near 70 at wall dorph and saint -- waldorf and st. mary city. as winds pick up tomorrow afternoon, small craft advisory goes into effect at noon. next seven days, upper 60s tomorrow. then there is the quick hitter thursday night. only 52 on friday. even with sun on saturday, 55. mid 50s on sunday. another system comes in here. some showers, some light rain. maybe some linge

and you head out towards sterling and leesburg and loudoun county, more than likely in the low 60s.ut still better than today. we have a storm out in the four corners area. that is coming in here on friday. we have this storm finally, and i mean finally pulling away. look at all of the rain and showers and storms been through portions of connecticut and rhode island. we have our batch of showers today. they have moved well on out and now we're seeing clearing skies and we're in pretty good shape for the next 48 hours before the next system comes and gets us. zone forecast all six zones are still available on the website at wusa9.com. 61 in winchester. in the 50s for martinsburg but 66 in culpeper. 63 in warrenton and 63 in manassas. downtown 64, 65. 63 in gaithersburg and 63 in frederick. it's going to be cool in the bay. temps in the 60s. with the winds we're looking at a small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac. 65 on thursday. the day part is dry but showers possible thursday night and then there is the cold rain on friday. temperatures in the mid 50s. we come back on s

. >>> 7 on your side super shop or fraud in loudoun county.loyees at an ashburn ups store tipped police off to fraud of mystery shoppers. the sheriff's office has confiscated $2 million in counterfeit checks and money orders. >>> does getting staples after surgery lead to infection? researchers analyzed this oin nearly 700 adults, and the result was a three times greater of infection with staples. it was four times greater for those who had staples' compared to those -- >>> you will be able to order frapucino's any way you want soon. the customized fraps will debut in may. >>> a new york dog is lucky to be alive after rescuers plucked her from icy waters not once, but twice. she wandered outside of for orders from outside of buffalo and got trapped in broken ice on lake erie. after rescue workers brought her a short, the dog trotted back out onto the ice. after a veterinarian checked out, they returned third to her owner. -- returned her to her owner. >> cat people love that one. >> gordon peterson is live in the news room. >>> coming up at 6:

>>> rain in northern virginia, prince william, fairfax, loudoun county. it's going to be a rainy drive on 66 on the way in. these showers moving off to the north. let's talk about heavier thunderstorms as we get your complete forecast we we come back. >>> maryland fans you might want to avert your eyes. here's a heartbreaking buzzer beater from yesterday's ncaa tournament game. >> for the win! he's got it! >> lucious got t the three pointer at the buzzer sends michigan home winners. check out who's in the sweet 16 by going to wusa9.com. a link is at the top of our home page. >>> and on to nascar. make it three wins for jimmy johnson this year. he took the lead with 7 laps to go yesterday at the food city 500. the checkered flag. tony stewart finishes second. >> food city 500. i love the name. still have a accident in the hov regular lanes merge. it's blocking the area and we're backed up to the prince william parkway. 66 headed eastbound also very very slow and that's partly due to this accident we have at route 50. your delay stretching from 50 to 28 and

. >>> loudoun county detectives are searching for two suspects who offered a 38-year-old woman a ride and attacked her. the woman said her car broke down on wednesday night. tonight at 6:00, more on the investigation and how that woman was able to escape. >>> police are looking for suspects in a double shooting in northwest washington. now, shots first rang out in the 500 block of sheridan street and then a few blocks away on somerset place. one victim was shot multiple times. the second victim was shot once in the chest. police are not releasing the identities of the victims or a possible motive yet. >>> a terrorized family and heroic father appeared in court today to see the accomplice in a frightful hostage drama get sent to prison. it was a scheme to kidnap a bank manager and her family that nearly succeeded. scott broom has the latest developments. >> it was horrific. >> reporter: james stands near his wife outside of the prince georges county courthouse and recalls how he saved his family. >> i would die for my family. >> reporter: he talked after witnessing the sentencing of th

but northern montgomery county down to the mid-30s this morning as did much of frederick county, loudoun county and prince william and faulkier in the upper 30s, mid and upper 30s, as well, the panhandle of west virginia and the shenandoah valley starting off as a chilly thursday morning. but even with the clouds we have temperatures into the 50s now throughout the entire region except southern maryland. they have some more sun. they've had more sun there this morning so it's already in the low 60s there. it's also hit the low 60s in prince george's county, but right on the waters of the bay, any wind off the water is feeling quite chilly. pollen count up a bit, too, from yesterday, in the high zone, 209 for cubic meter and also the poplar, oak, and willow pollen is just now beginning to show up and likely it will be helped, though, by this rain coming in tonight. that'll wash some of the pollen out. temperatures right now on the eastern shore are into the midand upper sixty where they've had sun, as is southeastern virginia. out in the mountains, though, 20 degrees colder, only in the u

parts of montgomery county, frederick, loudoun county, also in the 30s in parts of fauquier county and the blue ridge and the central shenandoah valleys. around the eastern shore, temperatures there are in the mid to upper 40s. away from the waters, it's down near 40 degrees in morning. in the mountains at this time, we're in the 30s from western maryland to west virginia. over the last six hours, we have been watching clouds come in from a rain system that's in the midwest. the closest rain is still quite far away. we are off to a clear start on the eastern shore, and much of the lower southern maryland area and southeastern virginia. we do have just a few clouds coming across northern virginia, west virginia and much of maryland. the wider view is showing that rain system that is the same storm that dumped snow in colorado. now that system is spreading rain from arkansas up to the upper midwest, into the tennessee valley. looks like tha will be arriving here into the metro area by late this evening. perhaps off and on through midday tomorrow. here's how things are looking for the nex

many of those cars coming in from loudoun county.r five on the list of the fastest growing counties. in fact, it leads the population boom in the d.c. region. our area has picked up 163,000 new residents in the past two years. analysts say that they're coming looking for jobs because the d.c. area continues to have a relatively low unemployment number. the greater washington area now boasts nearly 5.5 million people. >>> soon there be an app for one of d.c.'s favorite restaurants. the washington post reports ben's is working with apple to create the application. starting next month the restaurant will ask for the public's help in designing the app. >>> we are cashing in on a new coin. the director of the u.s. minute will join us just ahead to comment on the latest quarter. >>> cashing in on a virtual economy. how people are making real money on a pretend life in cyberspace. one taste and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee -- pick some up to brew at home. america runs on dunkin'. >>> the cast of glee will perform at th