alison: nine attack since the end of july and tonight police say this is the face that go with three of the assaults on women in arlington. melvin bonilla was arrested in connection with three of the nine cases. one dating back to july. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in arlington. police say that bonilla may have confessed? jeff: jeff: that is the case. he was arrested at the bus stop by the courthouse metro station. a few blocks from his home in the courthouse section of arlington. police say he was arrested after getting off the bus. they had been tracking him closely. they say that shortly after being taken into custody, he confessed through an interpreter. >> cure the uneasiness. hopefully this won't be a trend in this area. >> earlier this morning police arrested bonilla after he exited a metro bus two blocks from the arlington police department. he confessed to attacking a woman on scotts street. police believe d.n.a. evidence will connect him to an attack in august on north island street. >> the victim said she saw the suspect on the same bus as her. >> the detectives looked at the bus surveillance video and identified bonilla who matched the composite sketch in july. and tracked his travel pattern before making the arrest. >> used the cover of night to attack him from behind. alison: six other attacks are unsolved and the police hope and believe the other composite sketch could lead to arrest in those cases similar to bonilla. >> i feel a little safer knowing that someone caught him. >> detectives in arlington work closely with the victim of the attack and they are doing the same with the other attacks to try to get a suspect. again, they believe that the composite sketch could be critical in moving those cases forward. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you. she says she was hit by a dash bus in alexandria and the court agreed to her and awarded her money in the lawsuit but the driver now behind the wheel had been in a similar situation before. "7 on your side" iteam investigator joce sterman is looking whether the system actually has a policy to let drivers continue driving avenue they have the accidents. joce: everybody deserves a second chance. the driver in this case got more than that. the item discovered she had four prevent accidents before hitting a woman in a crosswalk last summer. the driver got letters like this one, one, two, thee of them warning and suspending her. but she was allowed back behind the wheel. that decision could cost alexandria transit more than $4 million. "7 on your side" obtape video of the crash in the center of the crash. this is the summer of 2014. seblewongel zelalem d'arcy struck sherry galloway in alexandria. galloway sued after the crash and won a jury decision to get her $4.50 million. but the suit raises big questions about discipline practices at alexandria transit. the item got its hands on internal mem rows that show drivers can have as many as four preventible accident in file before they're let go from the system. the attorney for the victim in this case says that is not right. >> you have a pattern of behavior known to be unsafe, to put the public at risk and they turned a flight eye to it. >> today the iteam called and e-mailed alexandria transit for comment and we are told we had a 5:00 deadline but we did not hear back. we put in a request for how many dash drivers are behind the wheel. we will show you what was inside the discipline record that had the trainers for the agency scared. joce sterman, abc7 news. leon: now she has me scared. let's talk about the weather. forget about fall. today feels like summer. alison: perfect summer. without the humidity. doug: we bounce back to the mid-to-the upper 70's in spots. at the weather center in arlington. time lapse in bethesda. the bethesda country club. a beautiful day. also across the region. like it's national harbor and the torpedo factory. even is enjoying the clear skies across the area. through the evening we see passing clouds. that was the story today with trouble zone moving through. the cloudy skies this morning. the sunshine came out for the afternoon. stay pleasant through the evening. the next weather event is cold front for friday. for this evening it will drop in the 50's by the morning. cold front and the weekend and the next seven days coming up. leon: we'll see you shortly. tonight we are keeping a close eye on all the flooding that is happening in south carolina. we have learned that the driverses found the bodies of two people who drove through a barricade just this afternoon. so that brings the total number of people killed in historic flooding up to 19. a thousand people were asked to evacuate from the beaver dam now that they were asked to evacuate. now it's coming down coast. brad bell has the latest today. hi, brad. brad: that water has arrived here. you said i'm in the ashley river. standing in a residential street. near the top of the hip waders. the only way people get in and out tonight is by kayaks and chest waders. this is a boater. he never imagined he would need a boat. >> you don't believe it's happening. >> that is the house. the water reached the living space. >> i'm fortunate. >> two doors upstream, he watches from the court. water through the crawl space. he hopes it doesn't get deeper. >> it's a lot of uncertainty. we don't know what is next. >> this is one of hundreds in yepdy across the region. today the engineers race to support it. the engineers hope the river has done its worse. >> we have been here for 32 years. it's never been like this. >> it is difficult to see from the sun and the veggation in charleston, south carolina. but there are a dozen houses out there and all of them are under water. they are hoping that the water goes away soon. they think they have seen it dropping. there is a concern that the nearby river will flood. this is a terrible thing to see. back to you. alison: it is, brad. in the last couple of days you brought us so many stories of the different families there and what they are dealing with. any way to tell what is next for them since they are out of the homes like this? brad: they are out of the homes. we talked about this yesterday. the terrible thing is the longer the water stays in the houses the more damage it does. they want it to go down as rapidly as possible. they don't know when it will go down and they don't know how much damage it has done. many of the people here do not have the flood insurance. they have no idea how they will recover from this. this is devastating. what we are showing here is one little tiny speck in -- i hate to use the word -- but a sea of floods in this area. this is hard to believe how bad it is. alison: thank you for your reporting there. well, one child will have quite the story to tell when he gets older. elijah mclain's mother gave birth to him over the weekend of after firefighters used a canoe to get her out of the floodwaters. the mother went in labor sunday while the north charleston, south carolina, home was surrounded by waist-deep water. the firefighters used the canoe to get her to dry land. then an ambulance took her to the hospital. >> it was scary. so much water. in 15 years that is the first patient that came in via canoe. alison: thankfully they didn't receive major flood damage to the home. baby elijah is doing fine. what a cutie. is expected to go home today. this time by car. leon: a happy moment. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- action after a "7 on your side" investigation into a foot bridge in falls church that was getting the wrong use. alison: can you believe that? doctors working to find out why the girl is sneezing. as many as 20 times a minute. leon: a little later, new information on maryland governor and the war on cancer. stay with us. alison: but first, making history in the district. what the city's water wow. this place is spectacular. thank you . we worked with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out of that tiny house? yeah you know when we realized how great the furniture could be, we knew we wanted mo re space. when we realized how great thhow much more space?, we went from a hundred square feet to... three thousand! (whispers) three thousand! we still have the original structure. she uses it as a yoga studio. it's more like a tool shed. refresh your space during our harvest sale at havertys. plus, enjoy thirty-six month, no-interest financing havertys. discover something you.u. alison: a developing story tonight. you might need a passport to watch your favorite professional teams play soon. nfl clubs at a league meeting in new york approved a resolution which extends the ability to play international regular season games through 2025. the deal broaden the league's opportunities to play games in countries other than the united kingdom. the international regular seasoning game in the u.k. will -- season game in z.k. will be announced later this fall. the soccer governing body put seth seth bladder under suspension. he is under suspicion for mismanagement. several officials were arrested this spring on the charges ranging from the money laundering to the fraud and racketeering. leon: this might sound counterintuitive and gross but you know when you go to the bathroom in the district you are creating clean, renewable energy. this month, the d.c. water is utilizing revolutionary technology never used before in north america. >> blueprint facility has gone green. it's fueled by when you flush. it's a huge quantity. 60 tankers for us. every day. >> so-called thermal high drag analysis tanks developed in -- highdralasis tanks developed in norway. >> this is the largeest in the world. >> they are pumped in the eight-story cylinders where inside the micro transport much of the waste to methane. like the tinefy organisms inside -- tiny organisms inside your put the to create gas. they have 65% is methane. >> we cannot afford to allow waste to be waste. >> saving millions to haul away waste to the rural areas. >> this is a little different. >> this creates clean energy. scientists believe it could become more common. for now d.c. water is number one at the recycling number two. >> in southeast, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: clever, mike. forget leaf peeping in new eng land. you can let the foliage come to you. a company is offering to shift leaves from new england to the front door. the website claims to pick the leaves and balance the colors in group of three. leon: put them next to your pet rock. three leaves for $19.99. three leaves? are you kidding me? alison: preserved for years to come. 401(k) in my backyard you can -- doug: in my backyard you could have all you want. weather wise we are in good shape. there is a cold front. but let's get started to look live. at the national harbor. it will be delightful through t will be delightful throughh the evening. the temperatures are still warm. we are keeping an eye on the pollen count. moderate to high in this range. temperature wise we are comfortable. 77 at the reag national airport. it's 75 in baltimore. 76 right now in fredericks burg. the temperatures fall to the 60's tonight. it's 79 it in detroit. we are looking for any storminess. this is the last ves tage of the cloudiness. this caused all the rain in south carolina. we will get cold front on saturday. there is nothing more than high clouds earlier today. mostly clear tonight. pick up clouds tomorrow through the day and that is it. there you have it. there are clouds tonight. a light breeze from the north throughout the day. a frontal system that came through clouds earlier today is moved south and washed out. the mild air in place. tomorrow is the delightful. a few clouds at times. we will get into friday. we will be gusting to southwesterly winds 18 to 20 miles per hour. very warm friday. we will see clearing skies heading through the upcoming weekend. it looks food here. so the forecast today and tomorrow is 567 in the morning -- 567 in the morning. 74 by tomorrow an. seven days one warm day at 83 pops out on friday. 83%. clearing skies over the weekend. cooler on saturday. warmer on sunday. columbus day. beautiful. pleasant through middle of next week. alison: nice. leon: this is a beautiful picture that is taken this morning. thank you for sending that in. we appreciate it. if you see weather or news, we want to see it, too. submit the videos to pics@wjla.com. alison: very nice. well, have you seen the lego movie? see how they might put a double decker couch to use. leon: ugly. two-hour chase on the beach but it doesn't end there. we show you what happened. alison: then a little bit later a new study may change your thoughts on the pouring the next glass of low-fat milk leon: but first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. leon: "7 on your side" health matters. doctors think it's a medical mystery. a girl in texas for a month now she has been receiving uncontrollably. 20 times a minute. as marci gonzalez reports, so far doctors in houston haven't figured out what is going on. marci: nearly nonstop. 12,000 times a day. caitlin says it started suddenly three weeks ago. >> painful. marci: and has taken over her life. >> she can't go to school. she can't really do anything normal. it has asked everything. >> the 12-year-old isn't the first to serve like this. >> it's frustrating. >> lauren started sneezing five years ago and was diagnosed as a symptom of a disorder that because treated. but doctors at texas children's hospital in houston still don't know for sure what is behind her case. referring to the condition as involuntary repetitive movement known as a tic. >> she described a funny feeling before having to make the movements and the sounds that got better afterwards. that piece of history is suggestive of a tic. >> whether it turns out to be the cause or not, they are confident they will find a way to help her to finally stop sneezing. >> this has taken a huge toll on my life. i want nothing more than for this to end. i just want it to be gone for good. >> doctors have ruled out the allergies and the viruses. as they continue searching for answers for now they have prescribed her a medication to treat tics. marci gonzalez, abc7 news. leon: is that weird or what? alison: is that awful? leon: we have seen it before in the past. i can't recall the root of it. weird. alison: we have to followup on that and see what happens. leon: wish her the best. alison: i know. well, still to come, help saved private ryan and about to cross the bridge. you know who we are talking about. but coming up, find out how tom hanks became a real-life hero for a college student. leon: cool. later, gasoline may cost a pretty penny. but wait until you hear how much an entire station goes for in bethesda leon: this just in. amtrak announced that service will resume tomorrow. train 55 derailed monday after leaving st. alvus and was coming to union station in d.c. six people were hurt but they were all minor. service is now restored. alison: a pedestrian bridge in fairfax county covered in human waste has been cleaned. this is after a series of "7 on your side" stories exposing how badly it smelled there. but officials are fearing this is just a temporary solution. chris papst has an update. chris: when we first spoke about this foot bring bridge, the smell was so bad he could barely talk. today he could speak easier. there was feces and urine to make the bridge unbearable. ill wasn't being cleanedded. v-dot hired a biohazard team. >> we don't want a dirty bridge. >> they tell the iteam the $5 million design lobbied for by the county created the problem. the decorative concrete walls allow for privacy and the large landings offer plenty of space. vdot estimates the cost of up to $100,000 to replace the fencing and the landing. money that isn't available. it would be physical and out in the open. they have having a similar problem with the 23rd street tum under route one in arlington. that problem is so bad the tunnel may be closed. alison: a 15-year-old student is in custody after three schools went only lockdown amid reports that the student had a gun on the school buzz that was a pull -- school bus that was a pellet gun. leon: a man in police custody reportedly confessed to two sexual assaults in arlington. alison: a woman won $4.5 million in a lawsuit against the alexandria transit company. galloway football was hit by a dash bus in august of 2014. the "7 on your side" iteam discovered the driver involved had four accidents prior to the one that injured galloway. leon: an update on if maryland governor larry hogan's health. he completed the sixth and the final round of chemotherapy this weekend. that is scheduled for friday. on his facebook page he thanked even who supported him and is looking forward to beating the disease. millions in china are hoping to get a break from the heavy smog from the country. beijing has looked like this since monday. cold weather today is expected to disburse that junk in the air. the officials have been warning people to limit the outdoor activity because of the solution. china is celebrating a week-long national holiday. >> if you feel like a sardine already when you fly you probably won't like this one. air bus filed paper work with the u.s. patent office for a stacked passenger seating arrangement. a mezzanine seating area would replace most overhead luggage bins. last week airbus filed a patent for sleeping cubicles. just because it files a patent doesn't mean the design will become a reality. it's like on a train. leon: so instead of being kicked in the back of the chair, you'll be kicked in the head. that's great. the first airline to do that is the first to admit they hate their customers. alison: we'll see if the patent even goes through. leon: most of us have watched the police chases on tv. right? well, check out this one. western australia. a man in a stolen survive takes police on a chase for nearly two hours before deciding to go off road to go through sand dunes and get this. right into the ocean. the driver got out of the s.u.v. before it sank in the water. police officers were able to go in and arrest him. alison: fordham university student who lost her i.d. is getting it back. thanks to a tom hanks of all people. the actor tweeted a photo tuesday of the student's i.d. card. he has the caption on it, lauren, i found you student i.d. in the park. if you still need it, my office will get it to you. hanks. it was retweeted more than 5,000 times. she says she is aware of the tweet and working to get her i.d. back. leon: i wonder if he works that in a movie somewhere. alison: win big! leon: okay. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- why are these folks repelling down the side of a 15-story building downtown? we'll explain why and tell you how it makes them part of the harris' hero. alison: why you may want to put the fat back in your milk. leon: coming up, new at 6:00, the u.s. capitol police retract their own warning and what they say about a major protest this weekend. as new fears arrive over a counter protest. that's tonight at 2:00. -- tonight at 6:00. steve: i'm steve rudin. it's never too early to talk about the upcoming weekend. the farmer's market in the daytime hours. middle 60's for the daytime highs. sunshine to enjoy. more sun on sunday. we are talking lower 70's. if you are hungry on saturday "taste of d.c." is the place to be. 600 block of pennsylvania avenue. the temperatures in the 60's. at least it will stay dry through the day. that is going to bring us the cooler temperatures on saturday. the bump up to the temperatures on sunday. that is in the middle 70's on sunday. a lot of folks have monday off for columbus day. it looks beautiful. lower 70's on tuesday. the upper 60's by wednesday. stay with us. "abc7 news at leon: more than 14 million americans suffer from some addiction and eight of ten of those began using alcohol or drugs before the age of 18. a non-profit group calling themselves shatter proof aims to change the odds and take awareness efforts to new heights. literally. shatter proof is this week's harris' hero. this was an unusual sight. >> amazing. the best thing i have done. leon: the local residents repelling down the building in the name of fighting addiction. >> it's child's fun for me to do. >> gary is the group's founder who lost his son brian to addiction. >> he hadn't used a substance in 13 months and woke up that morning and took his life. shame and stigma. leon: shatter proof is trying to change the stigma by teaching addiction is a disease. alcohol and drug claim 131,000 lives every year in the u.s. >> they develop in the early to mid-20's. it's so susceptible to becoming addicted. >> helen thompson's two sons are recovering addicts. >> my old every son got addicted to oxy. my younger son did oxy with his older brother. then it was more alcohol. they are both clean and sober no. leon: she is stepping off the edge to inspire others to have the courage to stand up for love ones with the addiction. >> by repelling, i am telling my kids in the world that the stigma of addiction should be wiped out. leon: let me tell you it takes guts to do that. alison: so true. what a great program. well, only one contestant from d.c. made it to this year's special olympics. still ahead, see how the city is honoring him now. >> how much do you think a gas station is worth? this one just sold for 14 times president obama's annual salary. i'm kevi leon: music streaming company pandora is going to buy a company to go into ticket sales and marketing. the ceo says the company is well positioned to compete in the ticket industry. alison: they say location is everything. a prominent developer is snapping up one of the last gas stations in downtown bethesda. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis along old georgetown road with a look at what it means to the neighborhood. kevin? kevin: we're live out here because the owner of the station struck a deal worth $5.8 million. gas prices here haven't dropped a penny. it's not the price of gas but the property this station sits on that is turning heads. this week, real estate journal "the montgomery newsletter" released a d.c. developer paid $6 million to buy this neighborhood fill-up. >> from my perspective, this is a good news story. >> montgomery county councilman says the deal further proves bethesda is popping. >> you have the metro and you have wonderful restaurants. you have streetscapes like the one we're on. if you have the increedients you will be successful. kevin: this captures the e lution. every bright color. new development. most are high end. the sales manager of a five star condo building under construction. many of the units are selling for $1 million. >> we had 600 people attend thursday. and we have had a tremendous response. >> bottom line is this reflects the value of being in bethesda. kevin: this is one of four gas stations in and around downtown bethesda. we contacted the new owner today and it would not say what it plans to do with the station. live from $6 million gas station in bethesda. leon: where are we going to get the $6 a gallon gas? check on the folks. jamie: you could turn the car off right now especially if you are heading northbound to the third street tunnel. we have the activity because of a truck that lost the load. you are just sitting here. not moving at all. they are working to clean up the debris. while this happens northbound third street tunnel at new york avenue they have all the lanes blocked. they should let the traffic over and let people through on the shoulder. if you live in rockville watch out for a crash involving a pedestrian. crews on fourth and harrison street. they are still work on the overturned in wheaton. back to you. leon: what is coming up at 6:00, a warning after two young women wake up in a local hotel finding a man touching them. bus drivers allowed to stay on the job despite multiple crashes on the resume. after a woman found after they took the case to court. when metro will bid a farewell to paper fare cards. alison: d.c. councilmembers took a moment to recognize hard work of young athlete. 20-year-old dmitrius competed at the world games over the summer and won a gold medal. in the 4 x 400-meter relay and a bronze in the 100-meter run. way to go! he was the only d.c. representative on the u.s. team. leon: why to go. congratulations! >> this is a picture perfect day. leon: doug said it's the best time of the year. that is why he is outside. doug: year after year. gorgeous in late afternoon. short sleeve weather. this weekend more pleasant stuff. tell you the weather story. a live look at the boardwalk. look at that view. looks back to normal at ocean city. 77 at reagan national. it's 75 in fredericksburg. the temperatures drop from 70's to the 60's and wind up in the mid-to-upper 50's for the most spot tomorrow morning. leesburg is 58. manassas is 58. a frontal system came through today. we had clouds and the sun popped out. it's gorgeous tonight and cool. another nice day tomorrow. partly cloudy to the mid-to-upper 70's. friday, breezy and warm in the lower 80's. tomorrow is beautiful. we'll have a look at the seven-day and 60% probability of the showers and the storms on friday. clearing skies for the weekend. more warm stuff next week. 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 locking the door. "i talked calmly to him to remind him that his entire career, not to mention his life would be over if he flipped the trigger." he lowered the gun. >> after the incident each player suspended. arena's career fizzled out following the incident. the other is serving manslaughter sentence in unrelated case. we remember that in 2009. leon: yeah. robert: big drama there. the card game destroyed them. they were on the right track. leon: over $1100. franchise down the tube. thanks. alison: skim milk is healthier, right? >> maybe not. why whole mi discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide >> there is information to make you think twice. leon: people who drank milk with higher fat content had lower incident of heart disease. we explain why. >> milk seems to be on everyone's shopping gift. >> even in this parking lot. >> i'm for proper nutrition. >> because my daughter told me it's good for your health! >> controversy over cow juice as it's called by some. whole versus not fat. >> i like real milk. reporter: new study suggests whole milk may prevent heart disease. dietitians weigh in. >> it's undecided with the saturated fat. when it comes to the recommendation and the guidelines it's individualized. >> here is the difference. >> a quick look at the label. calories from the whole milk is 160. from low-fat milk is 110. fat free is 90 calories per serving. but the calories from the fat that nutritionists are watching. low fat is 25 calories per serving. fat-free has no calories from milk. [singing ] >> there is no final debate in moving dispute. allyson that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". leon: coming up at 6:00 -- >> a total disservice to the safety of the public at large. it could have been anybody in the cross walk. >> a woman hit by a bus crossing the street and what item discovered about the driver's past to raise safety concerns. leon: how a community is coping with historic flood for what some fear could be round two. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: first at 6:00, bus drivers still on the road despite multiple crashes wile behind the wheel. abc7's iteam uncovered a driver's record after she hit a woman with a bus. "7 on your side" investigator joce sterman joining us with what she found out. joce: on the day she had an accident in training and we got a report card. he is got mostly perfect marks from the trainers. but the accident didn't count because it was in training. the driver had three more preventible accidents in the year after that and was still allowed to drive. in an exclusive video from the "7 on your side" bus team the bus driver appears frantic after hitting a woman in the crosswalk, pipping her under the bus -- pinning her under the bus for more than a minute. >> it's horrifying. joce: alexandria transit, the company operating the bus was negligent. he represents sherry galloway who was hit by the bus in 2013 and was awarded $4.5 million judgment. >> the jury recognized this is an unsafe driver. joce: d'arcy, the dri

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