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hospital tonight. he tried to kill himself. good saturday, everyone. im craig melvin. jail guards found melvin thomas in his cell after he tried to hang himself. hes been rushed to a hospital and is expected to survive. at this point its not clear how long he will be in the hospital, but we have learned he will likely undergo a psychiatric evaluation. police arrested aaron thomas yesterday and say his dna connects him to more than a dozen sex assaults over 12 years. the majority of tho...

a break in the case. after more than 13 years on the run, police say a dangerous and prolific rapist is off the streets. a man who lived in our area for most of his life. >> very nerve-racking. >> it started with a tip from northern virginia. >> dna was collected. >> and police say that was the break they needed. >> confirming that thomas was the east coast rapist. good saturday, everyone. im craig melvin. help alluded capture more than a decade. a plea for police for investigation p...

decade and tonight police think they cut him. good evening im vance vance. >> im doreen gentzler. the suspects name is aaron h. thomas. hes 39 years old. from berriville, virginia. he was arrested in connecticut. hes accused of raping women in our area since 1977. the arrest cops after police and the fbi had just launched a website last month dedicated to catching the east coast rapist. jackie bensen joins us now with more. >> reporter: weve learned the suspect went to high school in p...

did what little they could to save their property. at least one man lost his business. fire kept firefighters on the run all day in prince georges county. the fear that it could reignite is a big concern. flames carried embers across the street burning at least 20 struck tours. crews plan on staying on the scene as long as there are embers burning. >> all fires under control in prince william county. water pressure dropped as crews tapped into hydrants for hours to battle blazes. a m...

illness is under control and has shown no violent behavior in seven years. james swan terrorized the adams morgan communities by driving around and randomly shooting people with a .20-gauge shotgun. after numerous experts testified swan was mentally ill, some victimss family members fear he would one day win release. >> me understanding, hes going to be back again six months from now to try to get him out and let him come into society and the community and i dont think that is the righ...

boards and the lizards were up by 11 at the half. later in the first half, off the cavs miss, trevor backer ahead to wall. wall had 19. the wizards built a 23-point lead. 23 points. second half, josh howard is back in the lineup after missing 19 games on the state. gets the return from john wall. howard with the layup and the foul. made the free throw. he had 1. and nick young was dialing long-distance. he had a game high 31 points, and hallelujah, the whistler never trailed, and -- th...

charges, multiple first graders accuse her of choking them. the dallas cowboys have something to say about reports that the salahis crashed the super bowl. mom, you cannot do that. >> a dispute over breast-feeding leads to an apology from a smith season y smithsonnian museum. that museum is home to nude sk sculptures and contemporary art. security guards swooped in when one woman tried to breast-feed her child. craig melvin has that report. >> reporter: that woman was trying to b...

a new law went into effect in d.c., aim to crack down on noise. it quietly went into effect last week and some are preparing to fight the measure, saying that it unfairly targets them. john gonzalez has the latest. >> saturday night in georgetown, it is not unusual to find house parties, and loud music. going to jail for 90 days for loud music is the law, but some argue, how you define too noisy? spend time in d.c. and you will hear lots of different sounds. but at what point does beco...

heart blake and despair. parent who is lost their son in last nights apartment fire are talking about their loss. and what they say could have prevented this tragedy. little alan alexander just moved to that apartment a few days ago, last night his life ended there. his mother said she left her kids to go to the store. darcy spencer joining us here in the studio with just aad tragic story. >> very much so. very difficult being on the scene and seeing this family in so much pain tonight...