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and now suitland outscored opponents 234-41. it's impressive. that's the high school football game of the week. for now, back to you guys. >> thanks. >>> here is what we are working on at 6:00. jim vance joins us for a preview. >> coming up tonight at 6:00, we continue to follow the developments in fairfax county. we'll share more of the taped confession from the grandmother convicted of throwing her grandchild off a sky walk. the governor cracking down on medical marijuana dispensers. why a threatening letter was sent to landlords. we'll show you a couple that spent ten years cleaning part of the great wall of china. we'll meet them and hear more. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> all right. >> see you then. thank you, jim. >>> up next at 5:00, a twist in the search for a missing baby in missouri. why the parents are no longer cooperating with police. >>> it's ipad friday. tonight, we are giving away an ipad as part andemonium. like our nbc washington page on facebook. we pick a winner at 6:00 and ♪ ♪ [ male announce

jim, dorene, back to you. >> jackie benson reporting from suitland. thank you, jackie. >>> protesters packed freedom plaza as part of the occupy wall street movement that is growing nationwide. today's group called for the end to the wars and to corporate influence on our government. streets were shut down for part of the afternoon as demonstrators marched down k street and held a sit-in at the commerce department. more acts of civil disobedience are planned. >> sit-ins in front of their doors, takeovers of their lobbies, crime tape on their doors, various tactics. >> i'm out here standing up for people who are like us. we've been through three layoffs in our lifetime. >> protesters have a permit to stay at freedom plaza until sunday. protests continue to grow in size in other big cities today. the police in riot gear were called to the streets of los angeles. they arrested nearly a dozen people there. in new york, meantime, where it all started, 23 people were arrested last night. otherwise, the protests have remained largely peaceful. >> coming up t

the female victim was walking along silver hill road to the suitland metro station. in one case, the victim was become in the other rate. but appeared to be crimes of opportunity. >> it was very early in the morning, dark out, and they were walking by themselves. >> please say it is possible he could be connected to a robbery at a 711 and another sexual assault last week. suitland metro riders say they will continue to keep their guard up >> i take the train early in the morning. it is good they finally got somebody. >> to look fleming has a lengthy criminal record with multiple handgun arrest and an indictment for first-degree murder. live in suitland autria godf rey. >>> protests today ending in arrest at freedom plaza. we have been watching them for a few days now. suzanne? >> most of the activity has been here at freedom plaza or over toward the white house. today, the intent was to take over a congressional office building with the hope that their message would be heard. >> the people, united, will never be defeated. >> and the-war protesters stopped to stage a

right near the suitland parkway.istin fisher's been there all morning and she's live now giving us an update. any more information yet kristin? >> reporter: no new information except that right now detectives here are focused on tracking down these two suspects. and they are accused of shooting a passenger on a metro bus multiple times just after midnight this morning. now it happened at this bus stop just behind me right on the other side of that police car. we're not sure exactly where the shooting took place if it was on the bus, in the doorway or just outside at the fall bus stop. but this -- actual bus stop. but this man, an adult man was shot several times and he was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead on aryal. as for the suspects we don't have any description except for the fact they were described as being adults but here's the interesting part. that metro bus that was parked just over there, that metro bus has now been taken to a crime lab. and detectives are hoping that the cameras -- both insi

in suitland, 9news now. >> all right, now to a consumer alert. popular bob jogging strollers are being recalled because of concerns of choking. the consumer product safety commission says the backing on the logo patch right on the stroller's canopy, right above can come loose and the commission has received six reports of children putting that backing in their mouths. a couple of them may have even choked on it. for more information on the recall, you can go to bobnotices.com. >>> and the man that built a tree house for his son, well he's getting a lot of support from his neighbors. more than 100 of them signed a petition to keep that tree house right where it is. they voted to have the structure taken down. that's because it violates a zoning ordinance. >> the central theme to all of us is people being able to relate. but the outpouring of support, it is terrific. stay with us, we support you, we believe you'll prevail. we think the government will turn for you, just stay with us. it has been terrific. >> the family is appealing the decision to

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monika is updating us. >> we'll take a look at a map on the westside of the suitland parkway. another one northbound 295 at howard road as well. keep that in mind for your travel plans. i'll have more on this and virginia roadways. >> thank you, monika. polls open across west virginia at 6:30. voters will will cast ballots in a special election for governor. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:11 this morning. the race hits democratic acting governor earl ray tomlin against maloney. some see this as a referendum on president obama's policies. the winner will spend about a year filling the term by joe man chun. >> a not guilty plea from rezwan ferdaus, the man plotting to fill model planes with explosives. his attorneys claim entrapment by the government. >>> in just about 20 minutes -- about 20 minutes ago, winners for the nobel prize for physics was announced. among three splitting the prize, d.c. native adam rice. he's an astro physicist at johns hopkins. the trio won for its work on our expanding universe. >>> this morning, the american planning association is out

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reporting from suitland, jackie bensen, news4.hank you. >>> still ahead tonight, another disturbing piece of evidence in the dr. conrad murray trial. [ indiscernible ]. >> that's michael jackson on tape. we'll tell you what prosecutors are trying to prove with that tape. >>> amanda knox in a secret location but her family is getting a lot of public attention. >>> i'm shomari stone, hundreds of homeowners are concerned about a private golf course. i'll show you why they are concerned about their health coming up. >>> and we're going to see a cool night tonight as a coldfront moves across the area. i'll >>> bank of america says a botched computer upgrade is the reason for outages on the online banking website. the problems have persisted for six days now, frustrating customers. the problems come on the heels of bank of america's announcement will the start charging a $5 monthly fee to customers who use debit cards to make purchases. >>> amanda knox is weighing her future now that he is out of prison and back in the states. her colle

. >>> and police made another arrest in a string of crimes against metro riders who use the suitland station. 22-year-old michael mcintosh has been charged with a series of armed robberies at the station's parking garage. mcintosh was not the only suspect lurking around the suitlands station because police arrested and charged 30- year-old phillip fleming of district heights with several sexual assaults at the station earlier this month. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton tackled serious questions from lawmakers in her first appearance on capitol hill since returning from the latest trip abroad. danielle nottingham reports that members of a house committee wanted to know about the future of afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: hillary clinton took the hot seat in front of a house panel ready to face tough questions. she's just returned from a trip through afghanistan and pakistan and lawmakers want to know what comes next. >> we still face a difficult fight but coalition and afghan forces have reversed the taliban momentum in key areas. >> reporter: some members of congress are ups

matt. >> women here at the suitland metro station are indeed breathing huge sighs of relief. police say the two attacks happened two weeks apart on silver hill road just a few blocks from the suitland metro station. the first at 4:45 mt. morning. a woman was allegedly robbed at gunpoint and then groped. the second attack took place on september 27, 12 days apart to be precise, around 5:30 in the morning. and again police say a woman on her way to the metro was robbed at gunpoint. according to police, that woman was then raped. today police say the man responsible is finally behind bars. >> we devoted extra resources to that area and now at this point, do have a suspect in custody. >> he is identified as 30-year- old phillip james flemming. he is said to have lengthy criminal record. he is being held at the prince georges county jail. >> appreciate that update. >> well, from a long-term incant wantment to arrests. the antiwar protest here in d.c. has attended a deal to camp for months on end. now they moved on. they are raiding the u.s. capital, bruce leshan is live with news

>>> we are following breaking news in the suitland area of prince george's county.t's where allentown road is closed right at the bridge avenue overpass because of a tractor-trailer accident. news 4's tracee wilkins joins us now live with more. >> reporter: we have some new developments. first of all, let me show you this is what it's looking like here with the tractor-trailer. that big red blob over here to the right is what accuseded to be the cabin of this truck. as you can see, it's a complete mess. yet the driver was able to crawl out of that cabin. he's now being treated for minor injuries, and they believe he's going to be just fine. all of that wood you see there, that's fencing material. that's what he was carrying. as you can see now, it's one large pile under branch avenue. this was a single vehicle accident. the tractor-trailer crashed into the underpass and lost its load there under the bridge. they have to clean all of that stuff up. let me show you what's going on behind us here. we have folks that are paying very close attention to the possibility th

. >>> traffic is flowing smoothly again this midday in the suitland area after a tractor trail earn accidenturned the morning commute into a mess for many drivers. the crash closed allentown road at branch avenue. tracee wilkins has more on the cleanup there. >> reporter: after getting the tractor trailer off of allentown road there was two things that need to be cleaned up. all of this wood that was left behind after the truck crashed into the wall. secondly, a lot of diesel that spilled into a storm drain. just before 5:00 this morning, a tractor trailer traveling with allentown road lost control. it slam flood the underpass for the branch avenue bridge. the truck was carrying a large load of wooded fence parts. the shipment fell off of the truck and into the roadway. the cab of the truck was totaled. the spokesmen say the driver was somehow able to crawl out of the twisted cab. he's now recovering from serious but nonlife threatening injuries. meanwhile, prince george's county hazardous materials crews were worried about the diesel spilling from the truck into the nearby storm drain. crew

. >>> at the suitland metro grosz there have been a string of armed robberies. five similar incidents from september 27 through yesterday morning. in each case a man with a black hand gun approached a person, demanded property, and it took off. if no one has been heard. now they are stepping up security. >>> still ahead, costs three protesters are preparing for possible showdown with new york city police. >> and it has to do with the owner of the park where the protesters are skipping out -- are camping out. [ male nouncer ] one-hundred-nineteen data points. this is what we can gather from an ordinary crash test dummy. wo million data points. this is what we canan gather from a lexus crash test genius. [ engine revving ] when you pursue industry-leading safety you don't just engineer breakthroughs in simulation technology you engineer amazing. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. 5:09 time for a look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> what's going on out there? >> we do have a little fog in some spots. the moisture will be moving in shortly. more showers and storms t

the attacks all took place along silver hill road in suitland.an with a gun approached a woman and one woman was sexually assaulted. a second-to get away. in a third case a gun and ordered a woman into a 7-eleven store to get cash from an atm. she stayed inside the store and was not hurt. >>> a car crash between two local leaders. virginia senator jim webb wrote a letter to d.c. mayor vincent gray. he asked him to review a report that police are putting drivers with expired tags in jail. the democrat says there is a " no justification for incarcerating people for registration violations." a police spokeswoman says that the officers are just doing their john carr. >>> a controversial new recommendation about prostate cancer screenings. the u.s. preventive services task force says that men do not need to be tested. monday the group will give the blood tests a d. that means the test has no benefit. the recommendation follows a series of studies. another group is calling this a tremendous mistake. >>> we're learning more about the cancer that steve j

either on the suitland parkway at silver hill road or on silver hill.ear the federal center, allow yourself extra time. >> busy morning out there. the time is 6:42 and 48 degrees. >> coming up, what one bride and groom had to weather their first storm on their wedding day. >> first, we will talk a politico on the controversial what's the one best thing about vacation on the gulf? the great outdoors in mississippi. our seafood in louisiana. our beaches in florida. alabama beauty. choosing between them might be tough. but everyone agrees, the gulf is vacation at it's best. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. so come on down to mississippi. ( louisiana. florida. alabama. the gulf is the rlrld's goodtime headquarters, and we're 100% open for business. >>> we will talk about why democrats are ducking the president on the west coast tour. >> we are joined by a reporter from politico. it is interesting to see this because it mirrors what we saw in the bus tour - the perception that may be big-name democrats are keeping arms distance between

women have recently been a long silver eel road in suitland.uspect attacked the women on three separate .ccasions in two incidents a suspect with gun approached a woman. was sexually assaulted. a second bannister get away. -- managed to get away. in the third case, the gunman ordered a woman into a 711 to get cash from an atm. she stayed inside the store and was not hurt. two army corps and denair others are ino morning, charged in bribery andion kickback scheme. argue they flight risks. all four accused of steering contracts in exchange for kickbacks to pay for houses, clothing, georgia, and airline tickets. authorities consider the case largestne of the federal contracting schemes ever. >>> bicycle parked outside metro stations have become prime targets for thieves. metro starting work on a cyclists peace of mind. construction corps started this a $400,000 bike and ride facility. this one is at college park metro station. has surveillance cameras, secure access, and bright lighting. >> it gives you a reasonable expectation that your bicycle w

this was all on silver hill road near the suitland metro station.uilding. the man sexually assaulted one woman. the other managed to get away. police are trying to figure out if the attacks are related. >>> d.c. police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a woman hit by a car. it happened last night on wisconsin avenue in northwest d.c. a source tells us that it appears the woman was hit by an unmarked police vehicle. at this point d.c. police and fire are not commenting on the accident. the woman was taken to a local hospital. >>> the question today is was it a deadly decision? a jury could decide whether to convict a fairfax grandmother of murder. carmela dela rosa is accused of throwing her granddaughter from pedestrian bridge. jummy olabanji joins us outside the gfairfax county courthouse with the latest on the store. >> 50-year-old carmela dela rosa is not far from where we are sitting in a jail cell. later on this morning the jury will gather in the courtroom behind us to decide whether or not to charge her with murder or say she's

. >> if they targeted them along silver hill road, as they were trying to walk to the suitland metrotion. september 27 the gunman approached a woman, letter to the rear of an abandoned building and sexually assaulted the woman. a similar incident happened on tuesday, that one was able to get away. >> it's easy for them to take somebody from there and they would not be seen. >> i'm really scared. i cannot imagine how scary that must've been. >> both attacks happened in the early morning. police are trying to find out if the incidents are linked. >>> police are tight-lipped about a crash in northwest last night that involved a pedestrian. it happened along the 2100 block of wisconsin ave. if a source took these photographs at the scene and telling the woman was struck by an unmarked police vehicle. the woman was transported to a local hospital plans and there's no word on her condition. >>> investigators say that they have no solid leads in the abduction of a kansas city toddler. the 10-year-month old lisa irwin was last seen in her crib monday night. police have been surging nearby ho

the suitland parkway at branch avenue has an overnight accident gone. that's good. we will take you to the geico traffic camera to a camera, the beltway at river road moving nicely. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:11 45 degrees. cracks coming up anticipation building for tomorrow's announcement by apple. new details on the highly secretive iphone 5. >> in italy's i will have the latest on a much-anticipated verdict in the amanda knox case. all that's coming up. >> first, another night of protests on wall street and demonstrators so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. >>> welcome back. checking our top stories testimony will resume today in the involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. dr. con

. >>> police make an arrest in a aseries of armed robberies in the suitland metro station. they say michael mcintosh islinged to at least four of the armed robberies. officers arrested the 22-year- old october 16th aboard a green line train after a robbery on u street. >>> at 9:00, hundreds of volunteers are meeting up to search for a missing virginia boy. robert wood, jr. has not been seen since he wandered way from his family on sunday at the north anna battlefield park. police have been out all night searching for the boy. >> we are under the assumption and with the understanding that robert wood, jr. is alive and we are seeking to give him the aid and to reunite him with his family. >> we have placed in the woods glow stricts that identify food, water and blankets that are available in those locations. and none of those have been disturbed. >> the boy is ativity irk and usually avoids contact with people. >>> challenges to the president's health care reform law could be heard by the supreme court soon. >>> is a crisis averted in u.s. markets looking up aafter european l

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sospechoso de atacar sexualmente y asaltar a al menos dos mujeres cerca de la estacion de metro suitlandse encuentra en custodia de las autoridades de prince georges... philip james fleming, se encuentra detenido sin derecho a fianza por los ataques a dos mujeres temprano por la manana mientras caminaban hacia la estacion de metro... el hombre las habria amedrentado apuntandolas con una pistola y las forzo a ir a un edificio abandonado donde las violo.. las autoridades creen que podrian haber otros ataques perpetrados por el mismo sujeto... el popular programa de bicicletas para alquilar en la calle se extendera a alexandria... el concejo municipal de esa jurisdiccion aprobo en forma unanime el plan para dotar de 55 bicicletas a seis estaciones, mayormente concentradas en la parte vieja de la ciudad... este programa de rapido crecimiento en toda la region metropolitana comenzara en la primavera del proximo ano... de acuerdo a los resultados podria extenderse a otras areas durante el verano... el brote de listeria proveniente de melones tipo cantaloupe ha aumentado a 23, conviertiendo a e

the first one a crash at westbound suitland parkway at firth sterling avenue.nd a crash at 295 northbound at holland road. and big delays 270. you can see we are jammed. you're seeing red leaving urbanna as you slowly make your way towards clarksburg. you're going to get a little bit of a break. then when you get to falls road. this is the scene at falls road. volume is definitely increasing in this area as you head towards the spur. traveling 95 in virginia, this is the view at lore done. i can tell you i'm watching this road. i have seen these cars come to a complete stop. you can expect delays heading out of dale city making your way towards route 1 and continuing past lorton. it's going to be a slow commute for you. back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:12 now. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. best streets in america. >>> welcome back at 6:15

police say a man with a gun has approached at least five riders in the suitland parking garage and demanded property before running off. the most recent incident was yesterday morning. the robberies come at the same time that a man allegedly sexually assaulted two women at the station. police arrested a man for those crimes earlier this week. >>> police are asking for your help in solving a sex assault case in the district. police say a woman was assaulted in the 400 block of "g" street northeast around this time wednesday morning. police say she was walking when the man grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. the man was seen riding a small bicycle. if you have any information, call d.c. police. >>> cuba wants more than offered in a proposed prisoner swap with the u.s. it would involve the release of alan gross from potomac, maryland. he's serving a 15-year sentence for bringing illegal communications equipment into cuba in 2009. that equipment was going to help a cuban jewish community. cuba says rene gonzalez, the cuban prisoner, already served most of his sentence for an esp

by the way inbound on the suitland parkway, there's a deer struck at branch avenue coming out of suitland. a live look, here's what it looks like 395 at duke street and over on 66 on the inbound side, delays from manassas to centreville. in my next report, another look into the direct at 5:40. back to you guys. >>> today a new plane made its first commercial flight. >> the boeing 787 which they nicknamed the dream liner flew from tokyo to hong kong. boeing says the carbon composite design of this jet makes it lighter so pitayas less fuel and it's more -- it uses less fuel and more economical to fly. >>> in more serious news, a house committee report finds thousands of banned items have made it through tsa screeners. in addition to the 25,000 banned objects that passed through security check points, they also found at least 17 known terrorists have gotten past tsa screeners. >>> today the prosecution may get to begin its opening statements in the lululemon murder trial but first jury selection needs to be completed. that is expected to happen this morning. brittany norwood is accused of ki

. >>> an arrest is made and some frightening attacks near the suitland metro station. philip fleming is sitting in jail facing rape and robbery charges. he is accused of assaulting two women on two different owe indication last month as they walked to the suitland station early in the morning. >>> coming up next, gop presidential contenders facing off in another debate. >> the topic was the economy and one presidential hope. is making headlines for his defense of an unpopular move by the previous administration. ] today, your busy schedule demands doing more in less time. which is why we've developed innovative learning tools like our mobile application and phoenixconnect, a worldwide academic social network. it's part of our commitment to you and why last year we invested over 1 billion dollars in our students to help them successfully balance work, life and education. ♪ discover all that sets us apart at phoenix.edu. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would

next hour from california but it will be operated by the noaa satellite operations center here in suitland, maryland. we'll head there live for more details coming up later on in our show. >>> sheriff's deputies in hanover county, virginia say they continue to hold out hope that a missing 8-year-old is alive. hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for the little boy who as autism. robby wood, jr. went missing on sunday afternoon. robert does not speak. canine units are assisting people on the ground. a virginia state helicopter is searching by air. three dive teams also searched north anna river. >>> lawyers introduce crime scene evidence in the lululemon trial. disturbing video caused some coworkers of the victim to leave the courtroom yesterday. also, prosecutors played in court a conversation detective has with brittany norwood while she was in the hospital recovering from wounds investigators say were self- inflicted. paul wagner has more. >> reporter: when the interview first began, detective dina mackey calmly asked brittany norwood the basics. but soon, she wanted very specif

las casas afectadas estan ubicadas cerca del metro de east falls church...la estacion de metro d suitland ha incrementado la seguridad en los estacionamientos a raiz de multiples asaltos armados que se han registrado durante los ultimos dias... segun la policia, un hombre con pistola en mano se acerca a las victimas y les exige dinero y pertenencias, para luego darse a la fuga... los ataques mas recientes ocurrieron el domingo, lunes y jueves... otro hombre se encuentra arrestado por presuntamente haber atacado sexualmente y asaltado a al menos dos mujeres.. siguen los esfuerzos para encontrar al niÑo de once aÑos cuya madre fue asesinada... william mcquain desaparecio hace dos semanas y no hay pista de el... la policia arresto a maurice lopez, en conexion con la muerte de jane mcquain... la mujer y lopez estaban separados... la mama del menor fue encontrada muerta el miercoles en la noche en germantown... si usted ha visto a este niÑo, contacte a la policia inmediatamente... en arlington, pronto usted podria tener que pagar mas, si viaja por taxi.. ya que el condado esta considerando aum

said had apprehended a suspect believed to be responsible for to the sexual assault on said the suitlandro stop. phillip fleming facing charges. one woman groped, the toher robbed. 00-- other robbed. senator tom coburn is recovering from a procedure to treat prostate cancer. a spokesperson says he is expected to recover fully and be at work later this month. he was also a physician and has survived two other forms of cancer serving a second term in the senate. >>> coming up next, a major milestone for the cell phone industry. how they seem to be invading the country. >> major changes in the weather on the way. steve rudin has a look at the rainy forecast. >> redskins gearing up for the eagles. the terrapins may have a quarterback controversy. and the capitals still one last night. i will show you the goal everybody is talking about. [ female announcer ] this is trish. trish uses aetna's personal health record to track her kids' immunizations, get lab results, see her family medical history and when she's at the doctor'r's office, she uses it to remember what to ask before she leaves. it

jacobs finished with four touchdowns for suitland. on offense, two on defense, suitland defeats deval 46-8 improving to 6-0. hometown hockey tonight, the capitals open up their regular season at home against carolina at 7:00. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >>> and how about this? a bit of a surprise for tonight's season opener. 23-year-old goalie michael noi vurt will get the start over vokoun. vokoun signed with the caps in the offside and he was named the starting goalie. washington and carolina play once again -- say it again, tonight at 7:00. >> are you sure about that? >> yes. 7:00 making sure. wouldn't it be amazing if the redskins and the caps were winning at the same time? >> we would love that. >> this town would be buzzing. >> in the nationals won the world series. >> come on. >> and the wizards. >> this year it's realistic. >>> still to come, he's accused of sending the wrong message to the kids who looked up to him. what police are saying the president of a local football league did. >>> plus, too close for c

. >>> new tonight police are investigating a second crime spree near the suitland metro station in prince george's county. five victims have been robbed at gunpoint in the parking garage over the past two weeks. the suspect described as being 5' 6, early 20s and black dreadlocks. transit police are sending extra officers to patrol the garage. >> we are encouraging any customers who use the suitland parking garage to exercise caution, to always park in well lit areas. have your keys in your hand when you go to your car and be alert and aware of your surroundings. >> prince george's county police recently arrested another man accused of assaulting two women near the same station. >>> the metro to dulles project taking another big step forward. find out about the changes you'll seen if you're not heading to the airport. -- see even if you're not heading to the airport 6789. >>> first it was the washington mon -- airport. >>> first it was the washington monument and now the national cathedral, the eye popping timeline coming up.  >>> neither the wind nor this fog could stop the re

. >>> women at the suitland metro station are breathing a lot easier tonight after they made an arrest in connection with the two recent sex assaults near that station. the two attacks both happened early in the morning. the two female victims were both headed to the metro when they were robbed at gunpoint and then sexually assaulted. the suspect, 30-year-old phillip flemming is now being held without bond. >> friends of a gaithersburg man who died mysteriously in rockville earlier this month say they want to make sure no foul play was involved. 37-year-old benoit had taped an unreleased episode of who wants to be a millionaire just in the weeks before he died. he was a quiz show whiz who was also a highly regarded phd biochemist. metro investigators say the circumstances point toward an accident, but friends say there's just too much about this case that doesn't make sense. why was his body found on the track at 3:00 a.m. in rockville far short of his destination in shady grove. his cell phone turned up later in a rail car. >>> antiwall street protesters are settling into d.c. tonight

>> reporter: jim, in recent weeks in the dark hours of the morning near the suitland metro station, af women targeted. now two of those cases closed. closed in a big way. these are just some of the charges facing philip james fleming. armed robbery. robbery. first-degree rape. false imprisonment. assault in the first degree. and using a handgun in a violent crime. philip james fleming, 30 years old, charged with two crimes against women last month near the metro station in suitland. and it may not end here. julie park is with the prince georges county police. >> there have been a number of cases between september and october. some of them were attempted sex assaults. we are looking at every case in the area and looking at what we know and we are continuing to investigate what we don't. >> reporter: in court today, fleming charged in the september 27th rape of a woman behind this vacant building on silver hill road. the victim walking to the metro, sexually assaulted by a man with a gun. in court today, fleming charged with the september 15th armed robbery of a woman on parkway terrace

charged with two crimes against women last month near the metro station in suitland.ay not end here. julie park is with the prince georges county police. >> there have been a number of cases between september and october. some of them were attempted sex assaults. we are looking at every case in the area and looking at what we know and we are continuing to investigate what we don't. >> reporter: in court today, fleming charged in the september 27th rape of a woman behind this vacant building on silver hill road. the victim walking to the metro, sexually assaulted by a man with a gun. in court today, fleming charged with the september 15th armed robbery of a woman on parkway terrace drive close by the same metro station. the victim also groped by the suspect. in each case, police say, the victims looked at a photo spread and picked out fleming's picture. and identified him as the attacker. fleming lives in this apartment building on lorring drive in district heights. cynthia gaines is the mother of his girlfriend. she says she's known fleming for some time. she says he'

there is an accidental aoutbound suitland parkway near branch avenue. -- an accident. outer loop in silver spring at colesville road, looks like they are picking up some of the construction barrels. this is one example of overnight road work. now to news. >>> we begin with a developing story from italy. amanda knox is making a final appeal for freedom. >> it has been stressful for years now. she will get out of there and be ok. >> this is about meredith ultimately. we need to find truth and justice for her. >> in 2009 amanda knox and her former boyfriend were convicted and sentenced to prison for the 2007 murder of american curmeredith kercher. the court could set the woman free, uphold a sentence, or put her behind bars for life. we will continue to follow the story. a live report at 5:00 from italy. >>> prosecutors plan to file manslaughter charges today against a teenager in connection with a crest and killed two of his classmates. he was originally charged with misdemeanor reckless driving in april after a crash in a market, virginia. two passengers died. police sa

police say he's linked to at least four robberies of subway riders in the suitland metro station garage. the robberies prompted public warnings and extra patrols by police. >>> 5:35. just about time for another your money report this morning. >> jessica doyle is back with a look at the boss lady at big companies. >> that's right, the boss lady. surely we have a long way to go but you've come a long way, baby, when it comes to female c.e.o.s. a record has been set for female leadership. more women are slated to take the rains at -- reins at fortune 500 companies. there will be 18 women running fortune 500 companies by 2012. 18 out of 500, that ain't great but we've never made it past 16 before. the group picked up two new members this week alone. >>> we also have changes at the top of a big local organization. the c.e.o. of mortgage finance giant freddie mac will step down during the coming year. regulator of the federal housing finance agency announced new plans. in explanation given. they have cost taxpayers $141 billion in bailouts. >>> we have a makeover for coke cola. coke is giving

but macintosh wasn't the only suspect lurking around suitland station. police arrested and charged 30- year-old philip fleming of district heights with several sexual assaults at the station earlier this month. >>> prosecutors in west virginia say they will go after as many people as they can. they're going after people responsible for the upper big branch mine explosion. that disaster last year killed 29 people. wednesday a jury convicted a former mine security chief on charges he lied to investigators trying to hide the security problems there. the charges against other people are in the works, according to authorities. >>> in maryland you pay an annual fee to flush your toilet. that fee could be doubling, even tripling in the next few years. right now the flush fee is 30 buck as year. did you even know you had to pay that? the money goes toward a bay restoration fund. the state committee might hike that fee to 60 bucks by 2013 and 90 bucks by 2015. a final decision expected next month. >>> coming up on 6:06 we check news from the campaign trail and ge

police have arrested a man in connection with the assaults and the robberies of two women near the suitland metro station. police say that yesterday, 30- year-old phillip james fleming of district heights was charged with rape and armed robbery and he is being held without bond. police say the women were attacked in the early morning hours while walking to the metro station. authorities say that a woman was groped and robbed at gunpoint on september 15th and then a little more than a week later, another woman was led across the street at gunpoint and then sexually assaulted behind an abandoned building. >>> the woman charged with stabbing a stranger outside a target store has a history of violence. this is surveillance video moments before the stabbing in mitchellville. the woman that you see in the black hoody is antoinette starks. investigators say that she bolted out of the store with a batch of knives after her credit card was declined. she then allegedly stabbed a woman several times moments later. the victim survived but the victim is still in the hospital. records show that starks wa

. >> both happened near the suitland metro. police say a suspect approached a female victim and grabbed her arm. >> walked up, displayed a handgun and attempted to bring the victim to another location. >> the suspect pulled the victim across the street to the rear of an abandoned victim, sexually assaulted her, then ran away. in a second incident that hatched october 4th, again a suspect with a handgun grabbed a metro passenger. >> when he tried to cross the street, the victim made a struggle and ran and was able to get free. >> police are trying to determine if the two attacks are connected. >> you wouldn't expect it near the metro with all the people and the lights and all that. but that's pretty sad to hear that something like that happened. >> i should be scared. i'm a woman, too. it could have been me. it's something to think about. >> in the meantime they're telling passengers to be even more careful. >> they're urging caution. be aware, be alert, make sure you have somebody with you if at all possible. stay in your popul

metro police say they have arrested a man after several robberies at the suitland station. michael mcintosh is charged in at least four of the crimes in the parking garage there. investigators say he pulled a gun and demanded items from the victim. mcp tosh was arrested october 16th -- mcintosh was arrested october 16th on a green line train near the u street station. >> a massive so much in central virginia, again today, to try to find a missing autistic boy. the 9-year-old wandered away from the family in the battle feel park on sunday. john henrehan is live with the latest on the search. >> reporter: dive teams, boats, and kyakers worked area rivers and streams. more than 900 people searched area feels and farms and some woods here. they're looking february an autistic boy who wandered away from the family on sunday afternoon. 1-2. >> reporter: the search operation is huge. about 8ent in volunteers went out on tuesday and -- 890 volunteers went out on tuesday and 940 on wednesday. they are spaining 9-year-old robert wood jr. is aught of the education and doesn't generall

. >>> prince george's county police are warning women who walk to the suitland station about a serial rapist. >> two women have been attacked in the last eight days. each woman was attacked by a gunman in the 4700 block of silver hill road. >>> first thing in the morning, people travelling to the metro station. >> it is kind of scary because i often walk to the metro in the morning. usually around 7:00 a.m. >>> the first attack was at 5:30 a.m. on september 27th. >> the second attack was at 6:45 on tuesday morning and although the man was armed, the victim managed to pull away as he tried to pull her. it worked for her. the question is whether that's wise when you're dealing with an armed attacker. >> that's a very tough call to make. we would like to believe that we can be there to protect them, sometimes, the choice has to be made individually. >> baxter suggests do what these two commuters do, travel together. >> i'm shocked. that's something you don't think about when you're going to work that you're going to get mugged or sexually assaulted. you're not prepared for that. >> how a

. >>> and tonight we go to prince george's county where police are warning women who walk to the suitland metro they could become the target of a serial rapist. two women, in fact, have been attacked in the last eight days. gary nurenberg is live there with the details. gary. >> reporter: derek, each woman was a costed by a gunman here in the 4700-block of silver hill road. >> the first thing in the morning people traveling to the metro station. >> it's kind of scary because i often walk to the metro in the morning. and usually around 7:00 a.m. . >> reporter: the first attack was at 5:30 a.m. on september 27th. the second attack was at 6:45 on tuesday morning. and although the man was armed, the victim managed to pull away as he tried to pull her. it worked for her. the question is whether that's wise when you're dealing with an armed attacker. >> and that's a very tough call to make. we would like to believe that we can be there to protect them. sometimes the choice has to be made individually. >> reporter: baxter suggests doing what these two commuters do. travel together. >> i'm shocke

our officers looked at him and said this looks like the suspect wanted for the robberies at the suitlandhey want you to park in well-lit areas, have your keys in hand when you are walking to the consider and back into the parking spot so you can make a quicker exit if necessary. >>> make sure you are visible this halloween. the maryland state highway administering is loaning out the reflective vests that the highway workers wear. >>> if you are over 40rbgs you might want to -- 40, you can might want to avoid the black licorice in the halloween bag. it can send to you the hospital. it cause a drop in potassium levels which can lead to heart problems. >>> also, check your cabinets. wegmans is recalling pine nuts sold in virginia around maryland because they could be contaminated with salmonella. they were distributed under the name sunrise commodities. >>> student loan dead deet is one of the biggest financial burdens young people face right now and college costs keep on going up. -- student loan debt is one of the biggest financial burdens young people face right now and college costs kee

. >>> police are investigating a second crime spree near the suitland metro station in prince george's county. five victims have been robbed at gunpoint in the parking garage just over the past two weeks alone. the suspects described as being 5'6", in his early 20s with black dreadlocks. transit police are sending extra officers to patrol that garage. >> we are encouraging any use t parking garage to exercise caution, to always park in well- lit area torque have your keys in your hands and be alert and aware of your surroundings. >> reporter: prince george's police recently arrested another man accused of assaulting two women near the same station. >>> a big showdown looming later on this morning concerning the wall street protesters in new york. coming up next, details of why demonstrators will be told to clear out today and why they say they're not going anywhere. we're checking more headlines when we come back.  [ female announcer ] having granands! biscuits in the morng is easy. just pop 'em in... then go about your business... and in just 15 minutes, your family can e

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looks good on the suitland parkway, south capitol street.up a little more action at the air force base, but that is normal this time of morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some local police want to make sure kidsi stay safe sureng. officers in fairfax, loudoun county, and prince william counties will visit the homes of convicted sex offenders and police will remind them to turn off their porch lights because they're not allowed to give candy. and >>> important reminder for parents of children with severe food allergies. be sure to check the ingredients if your kids are goinging. a% of children in the u.s. have at least one food allergy. the candies do not include a full lingredient label, so you need to do research. >>> a survey finds that san francisco is the best place to trick-or-treat. ballston at #two followed by honolulu and seattle. d.c. is in seventh place. the west end and dupont circle are some of the best neighborhoods for trick-or- treat. i was knocked trick-or-treating any more while in college. >>> traffic to facebook is ex

it launches next hour from california but it will be operated by the noaa satellite center in suitland, maryland. we'll head there live for more details coming up a little later on. >>> testimony continues in the lululemon yoga shop killing. a detective who interviewed the woman charged with murdering a coworker at a bethesda clothing shop took the stand. the detective said she interviewed a bethesda clothing shop took the stand. the detective said she interviewed brittany norwood who is accused of killing jayna murray in march. in it, mackey said she considered norwood a victim at the time. for the latest on the trial, head to our web site, myfoxdc.com. click on the hot topics bar and if you have a smart phone, there is a mobile app that you can download at the top of the home page. >>> a weekly music recital at howard university taking on a whole new meaning this week. student patchers choosing to honor fellow student alonzo guyton. that is the sophomore and former marine who was murdered earlier this week in the mount rainier area of prince george's county. >>> in hanover county, vi

police are alerting commuters to be on alert around the suitland metro.rrested earlier this week accused of assaulting two women here at the same station. >> a church in prince george's county are trying to figure out what to do with some document found in its parking lot. boxes have social security numbers, personal information and military records. >>> stone masons climbed to the top the central tower of the national cathedral through the fog and removed pieces of the structure damaged in the earthquake. three pieces weighing two tons were taken down by crane. the cathedral will reopen to the public on november 12th. tough, painstaking-like work but so important for the future. >> really. it's 8:14 right now. tony perkins joins us with what do we call it today? the cuteness factor. >> let's cue it up. >> we will. >> time for the my 5 photo of the day. my food pedal is not working>> that's a great picture. >> look at they are and the chief. she is with the chief in his first redskins game. that is a towed yo that's going to be in her household for years.