live in rosslyn neighborhood of arlington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: happening now, south carolina trying to recover from historic flooding, record rainfall leaving tens of thousands without power and water. at least 12 people were killed. brad bell is in south carolina tonight. brad: this is one of the neighborhoods that has been hard hit in columbia, south carolina. this is gil's creek. that building is a church, still mostly submerged. this is a residential neighborhood. over here is a home, this minivan yesterday completely underwater. across this way, down the street, a row of homes. yesterday, the water was all the way up, halfway up the screened in porch. this home is rowenta, the residents had to be rescued, and this story is the same up and down the block. the people who live here say they have seen the river, but never anything like this. >> crushed. people live here. these are our neighbors, and they are losing their homes. it could not be worse. that goesthis line across the sign, that is how high the water got. i'm six feet tall, sta

suzanne kennedy is live near the scene of the latest incident along scott street in rosslyn. suzanne? suzanne: this similar to the other attacks in the community. this happened after a night out. women stopped here and got out of a taxi cab. one walked across the street to her apartment complex and that's when she was attacked. nine attack since beginning of august. the latest happened when a resident of a rosslyn heights apartment complex on north scott street was coming home after a night out with friends. she was walking from this 7-eleven when she spotted her alleged attacker. >> she picked up her pace and tried to get to the building quicker and the suspect grabbed her from behind. suzanne: they're possibly two men. one black, one hispanic. >> i don't walk by myself. suzanne: she is being safe after she leaves the job at night. >> after hearing the stories, i have someone walk with me. i don't walk alone. suzanne: adam ses he is self-defense classes for women are filling up. >> they want to know how the attacks happen and how they can prevent becoming a target. if they c

you saw some folks working up top roof in rosslyn. some breaks in the overcast. a break is the most we will see. sky cover at the montgomery college rockville campus. temperatures lower 60's. much.-- do not expect expect cooler temperatures. 66 degrees at reagan national airport. 66 degrees at leesburg in frederick. as we get through the afternoon we will see this batch of the clouds. if you look up, patches of blue. if you time it right, you could see a little sunshine. most of the day, this cloudy feel and temperatures on the cool side. her tomorrow as pressure built in more strongly from the south and west, more in the way of sunshine. that is the story cloud lies. this is the visible satellite image looking down on the cloud cover. you see the striations of clouds . the wind comes across the appellations. you get far enough south you get the sunshine nothing was the baltimore you get sunshine. most of the area will stay mostly cloudy with a few patches of blue sky. numbers wise, temperatures in the 60's and that is the best we are going to do. more to come in

the proposed plans will turn the lanes on i-66 between rosslyn and the beltway into high occupancy travel lanes during peek weekday periods. >>> looking live at the current temperatures here where most of you are seeing 40s and 50s this morning, will your kids need a jacket? chuck has the answer on that. >> we've been saying this for a week or so. this is the time to get your flu shots. what's holding up flu shots is flu clinics. >>> it's a story your stumtd will want to . >>> the university of maryland is looking for a man who spied on a woman in her shower. she turned and saw a cell phone with a camera lens over the top of the stall. she screamed at the man and he left. we're working to get a description of the suspect now. >>> manufacturing delays could keep your child from getting a flu shot. howard county and anne arundel county have changed their clinic plans because their supplies have not arrived. their children should get a shot and not wait for the mist to arrive. some kids dope like the shot. >> yeah, it hurts. >>> let's get to chuck with a look at the forecast. chuck? >> my ar

the latest incident hang on north scott street in the rosslyn community.an followed a 23-year-old woman home, pushed her into some bushes and touched her inappropriately. >> we're not at this point saying that any of the incidents are connected. but we are not ready to rule it out at this point. again, we just want to educate the public and make them aware that these incidents are occurring so that, you know, they can be aware of their surroundings and again if they are a victim to contact police immediately. >> police say this recent group of attacks on women dates back to july. investigators say it's important for people to be aware of their surroundings. >>> dc police and the washington humane society investigating after two pit bulls attacked a man in southeast today. stephanie ramirez says multiple neighbors saw it all happen and some of them tried to help. >> reporter: i'm stephanie ramirez on the corner of congress street and 11th place in southeast, where we spoke with neighbors incredibly shaken up. those neighbors say they could see down to the b

jummy: a new addition to the rosslyn neighborhood today. a new target opened today. it includes a section of a payroll, groceries, and home items aimed at smaller space living. it is one of eight opening nationwide this year including one already in college park. now to a 7 on your side consumer alert. volkswagen is cutting its nonessential spending to cope with a huge cost of the admissions skatin cheating scandal. -- emissions cheating scandal. the automaker hopes to fix all of them by the end of next year. we want you to know me the 12-year-old girl who has hurt blasio more times that you can count. she began sneezing and she has not stopped. she averages about 20 sneezes a minute. so far, doctors in houston have not figured out exactly what causes this the thing. they are calling the condition a take. she just wants the condition got for good. a beautiful wednesday in store for you. we will be back with a full forecast for you when we come back. wow. this place is spectacular. thank you . we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be

the proposed planl will turn the hov lanes on 66 between rosslyn and the beltway into high occupancy travel laeps during weekday peak periods. >> no gratuity need. why one celebrity chef is eliminating tipping at his. snook still a decision in the water main brain. coming up. >>> but firstal man charged in the death aft >>> ten minutes after the hour. an update to the story we told you about earlier this week. a man was shot outside an nfl game on sunday and apparently he died last night. this happened after the patriots cowboys game. this apparently started with a fight in the parking lot there. the victim was trying to break up the fight. the police charged the man with murder. he's in jail. >> this morning virginia governor terry mccullough spoke. he's been an outspoken advocate for stricter gun control. he's had trouble getting gun laws passed in a republican controlled government. >> i'm wearing have the heat o >> we'll get your electric blanky, aaron. maybe you can borrow eun's pashmina. >> there's a real chill in the air this morning, there's no doubt about that. slowdown? not

the runners started and, of course, they'll be finishing at the marine corps mel morial outside of rosslyngood luck to everybody. we'll continue to track the race as it goes on throughout the day. it's 9:14. narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad. >>> welcome back. they worked to finish off 26.2 miles of the marine corps marathon. >> they made their way to the four-mile key marker. that's where we find nbc 4's julie carey. my question is, have you seen your brother? >> reporter: i found my brother. i'm going to show you proof of that in just a minute. he came through here about 15 minutes ago that. was the hig

that is it from the mild front form of our building in rosslyn. it's gorgeous. alison: we'll have to join you later. leon: the skins have a big decision. >> the injury bug. it's always a problem. we will talk about it. jordan reed was a no-show. going through the concussion protocol after the big hit for the winning touchdown. good news. desean jackson returned to the practice field for the first time since injuring his hamstring from the opener. he was limited today. he sat out the second half of practice but he told reporter he is thinks it's possible he could play sunday against atlanta. >> you know how much he means to the offense. it would help. who is in the weightroom working. robert: heavy stuff right here. jump back to 2009. the gun incident between the former wizards players gilbert arenas. the former teammate carom butler is shedding light in the book out today. "tough juice" which is his nickname. after an incident they pulled guns on each other. butler said that the player pulled out a loan cocked it and the other players ran. the last man out locki

rosslyn has 53. northwest new jersey and through the upper hudson valley, temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees colder. it valley cooler temperatures unsouth jersey as well and that is the case. temperatures bottom out in the lowest spots of the valley. that is where we get cold temperatures. in the boroughs low 50s. getting great pictures via facebook and twitter. love those. they have dropped a couple degrees in the last 30 minutes so chilly temperatures. this goes until 9:00 a.m. but it is a sign it is getting closer to the frost for many areas across jersey, also parts of connecticut and parts of long island so it won't belong. here is the planning forecast. 62 by 11:00 a.m. temperatures will be at 70 degrees this afternoon for the high, that is above average. then temperatures after sunset dropping into the low 60s by 8:00. i'll have the accu-weather forecast straight ahead. >>> well memorial now stands at the site of a deadly stabbing at a park in west chester county. family members are mourning the

the proposed plans will turn the hov lanes on 66 between rosslyn and the beltway into hov lanes duringkday peak periods. >> so just how cold is it going to be this winter? we're soon going to hear from the experts on what they think about this. later this morning the national oceanic & atmospheric administration is set to announce its predictions for u.s. temperature and prec precipitation for the upcoming season and we'll talk about el nino and how that may influence this winter. >> i know snow lovers say we haven't had a lot of snow but this polar vortex thing, we're cold. >> no tolerance. >> i think i've heard some of what noaa might say. maybe not as wet as last winter, but still cold. >> you know t last couple of winters, they've started mild. the real key is they've ended cold. february and march is where all the cold is stacked up. it felt like they lasted forever. one of the key indicators they look at for trying to estimate how cold they're going to be, siberian snowfall in october. they've been way above average. this year, siberian snowfall off to an above average start agai

marine korns war memorial in rosslyn which is a stunning icon. virginia governor terry mcauliffe and d.c. mayor bowser will be there sunday morning. you can watch live coverage here. too late this year but maybe next year. >> oh, darn. >>> one sign sparking a feud between local police and a farm popular with local families. see the display that led to some backlash at cox farm and why the homeowners say there's nothing wrong with it. >>> they're teaming up to change the rules of the next debate. >>> we'll see what chuck bell is work, on in the next storm team 4 weather >>> good morning you do. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. chuck bell says it's cool and breezy. >> chuck has what we can expect hour by hour. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, eun and aaron. welcome to friday. yes, indeed, friday. that's the most important part of the forecast that means the most to most folks. turning much cooler to downright chilly this evening. sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia, but most of us are dry. temperatures in the 40s to near 50 by

. >>> later you're going to learn more on the plans to add tolls to 66 and the beltway in rosslyn. they could cost as much as $16 a day. public meeting is tonight at the northern district office on alliance drive in fairfax. if you can't make it tonight, no worries. there are going to be two other meters a little later this week. >>> good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc head adequaters. apple will start selling their watch at target. they're the only chains outside of the apple store to sell the smart wachlt target says some stores will have the watch this week and it will be availability everywhere by october 5th. target will sell 20 models from $329 to $599. >>> and a new report by bankrate.com shows atm and overdraft fees are at record highs. the average atm fee is $4.50. the average overdraft fee is $33, up $9 since 2010. only 30% of all noninterest checking accounts are completely free, the lowest percentage since bank rate began tracking data since 1998. they say most fees are avoidable if you shop around for the right bank or credit union. for cnbc, i'm landon dowdy. >> th

she lives here in the rosslyn heights luxury apartments. that's where the authorities say she made the mistake and that is where the attack took place. police say they are concerned that people are making mistakes as they head home from a night out and going it by not paying attention to the surroundings. >> in some of the cases the victims are on their cell phones. they are not paying attention to their surroundings. that is when the suspects are seeing an opportunity to grab them. suzanne: the attacks started in late july. they are continuing now until the month of october. they say as far as a suspect description, it could be african-american male or hispanic male. in one case, they even say that the description was for a caucasian male. looking ahead to the 5:00 show, we'll tell you what women are doing to deal with this problem here in arlington county. reporting live in arlington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: okay, suzanne. we want to let everyone know the web team posted an interact i map highlighting where the attack -- inter

and the rosslyn bus terminal is closed until 6 p-m ... with bus service moving to oak street. our building....has runners headed uphill...in the rain. but will they battle the weather all day?? meteorologist josh knight is standing by .... thanks for watching. have a great sunday and good luck to all the morris: "government mters this week on "government matters -- the obama administration wants to leverage federal buying power for laptop and desktop computers, but does their new policy protect small business? >> i think they are seeing the industry try to adapt to what they tnk will be somewhat permanently tougher times. >> third-quarter results are in for e nation's top three contractors. the pentago's anti-consolidation push could impact their bottom line in the year ahead. >> think beyond today and tomomorrow or even the next quarter. government 2020, imagine the possibilities -- that's the theme of this year's executive leadership conference. we have a preview. "government matters" starts right now.

getting ready for the marine corps marathon atop the cameras in rosslyn. 73 degrees.n national airport. winds out of the south at 8. dew point, the humidity is in check. beautiful out there. 77 in leesburg. 75 in manassas. culpeper coming in at 75. hard pressed to find anything at all on the radar. scattered clouds well west of us. not going to amount to a lot. high pressure to the south. it stays in control overnight. most of the day tomorrow. cold front is going to drop our temperatures. we'll fall in the 50's. moving in the overnight hours to wake up tomorrow morning. north and the western southern likely. see the temperatures in the 40's. inside the beltway. tomorrow 50 to 51. cooler to the north and west. highs, 76 degrees. mostly sunny skies. winds stay out at the southwest 5 to 10. we have a look at the seven-day outlook in the middle 60's on saturday. don't forget the marine corps marathon on sunday. we'll see a chance for passing showers. don't think it will amount to a lot. nothing to delay it. temperatures rebounding by the afternoon to the upper 60's. by t

is the key bridge from rosslyn into georgetown. certainly good to go there. next traffic update coming up in roughly ten minutes. over to you. >>> two firefighters are held hostage after responding to a 911 call. >> it's a crime that shocked the state and beyond. now there's been an arrest and alleged confession in the road rage ♪ bleeding gums? you may think it's a result of brushing too hard. it's not. it's a sign of early gum disease... which you can help reverse by using listerine(r). added to your brushing routine... listerine(r) kills up to 99.9% of germs... and helps reverse early gum disease in just two weeks. listerine(r). power to your mouth™! also try listerine(r) floss... formerly reach(r) floss. >>> we're trying to figure out when we can sneak outside and do a little planet gazing. how much time do we have? >> it will be very good for the next 20 minutes or so. then we get a little too much light that will start to make it a little more tough to see. maybe half an hour if you're lucky. we're talking about venus, jupiter, mars and potentially merc

the latest attack happened early saturday in rosslyn. the victim was pushed into some bushes and assaulted by a man who implied he had a knife. she got away. police say all nine attacks involved women walking alone under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: i'm mark segraves in the district where today the d.c. council gave unanimous approval to may your bowser's plan to use private ambulances to transport low-priority patients to the hospital on case-by-case basis. now, there were some changes to mayor's proposal including a provision that would require the fire department and the third-party company that does the transports to file quarterly reports with the council about their transporting and how long each transport actually takes. there are questions that remain including a big question about how much all of this will cost. the fire chief says he still doesn't know. coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you how soon you could see these private ambulances actually showing up at your doorstep. >>> you know, we're hearing some good news comi

no issues as you travel inbound toward the capital beltway making your way into rosslyn over the keyto georgetown. we'll have your drive times around the metro aft seven-day forecast. we'll -- after the seven-day forecast. we'll send it over to you. >>> saying farewell to the boys of summer. how you'll remember the 2015 nats team. >> one article said the choke. you can take that more ways than one. >> plus, a ♪ ♪ all of our legendary racing heritage. all of our pioneering four wheel drive experience. come together in one amazing new vehicle. this is the all-new gle coupe. a mercedes-benz suv with the heart and soul of a race car. welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how about one of our delicious reuben sandwiches? loaded with your choice of tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast. we top'em with sauerkraut and swiss cheese drizzle on our thousand island dressing and toast'em to perfection on your choice of freshly baked bread. don't miss the corned beef reuben and the turkey reuben. both won't be here long, so try one today! subway. eat fresh. >>> the insurance insti

brian is out there in rosslyn. reporter: what a couple of days it is been. we've always been in a drought situation to being inundated with several inches of rain. we saw the flooding pictures from virginia and now the anticipation of some heavier rain tomorrow we have new flash flood watch is in effect for most of the metro area. all the way from howard in montgomery southward through virginia. to-fournticipating inches of rain over the next 24 to 36 hours. that is not even related to joaquin. radar showing a light shower. more will fill in as the afternoon and evening wears on. as we go to the next few days, this is the best time to prepare. if you can check out your gutters and storm drains and , it'sump in your basement not a bad idea to each semester things like water, batteries, and nonperishable food. it could knock out power later in the week. we will bring you more updates coming up in a bit. doug: we will have continuing coverage and cover every aspect of this storm. the important update coming at 5:00. maybe the trend will continue or we will get

trafficland cam, we get a look at how things are shaping up over the key bridge as you make your way from rosslynorgetown. no issues this morning. traffic is flowing freely in all directions. so we're off to a good start. earlier issues in southern merchandise midhave all but wrapped up -- maryland have all but wrapped up so we're good to go there. >>> -- [indiscernible] educates teenagers on driving safety, distracted driving and ways this can he empower their peers to make smarter decisions on the road. they talked about how technology is contributing to a culture of unsafe driving. one teenager shared his experience. >> at the age of 17 i was in a traffic crash when a distracted driver hit our school vehicle head yo. i was -- head-on. i had a traumatic brain injury and other critical injuries but the most important thing is my life changed. >> reporter: gl in 2011 more than 3,000 teens were killed because ever distracted driving related crashes. >>> it's officially halloween in one california community. >> also coming up, the twinkle in his eye and those wash board abs. our producer is quick t

the latest was on saturday on north scott street in rosslyn. a 23-year-old woman had just left her group of friends when she was attacked from behind. that man threw her in the bushes and implied he had a knife then sexually assaulted her. the women we spoke to say they normally feel safe. >> surprised. i wouldn't expect that. i'm glad to know i need to watch out. >> you never know where people could be hiding. i try not to walk alone, but i feel pretty safe in this neighborhood. >> police don't know if this is one man or several men responsible for all of these nine attacks. a lot of the descriptions from the women do sound similar. in addition to the recent attack on north scott street, two others since july involve women being thrown into bushes. one on north quincy street. another in the 1900 block of 15th. one woman was grabbed while sitting on a bench on fern street. this was last month. another woman assaulted by a man asking for directions on south columbia pike. in july, a man threw a woman to the ground on a trail. this was on south h

things really starting to ramp up in the rosslyn, pentagon area., you did it. >> this is the spot, the moment when they look into the sky, they listen to the music, they see the flag, and many say that's when they make the decision i'm going run this again even before they run the first one. but this is a very, very emotional moment for a lot of people because you have to remember as jim has mentioned. it's more than a physical race but mental and emotional. and for a local lot of these people it was a moment on what was perceived to be impossible really becomes possible. >> look at how precise the landing is too. >> it's perfect. >> things are about to kick off here. we'll continue our >>> welcome back. a woman was fatally shot and killed in the shaw neighborhood district on memorial day. her killer still on the loose. she left behind a 12-year-old son. it happened near the kennedy rec center. >>> now to a search for a missing assault rifle that belongs to prince george's county police. this story has a lot of you talking on the nbc washington fac