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hospital tonight. he tried to kill himself. good saturday, everyone. i'm craig melvin. jail guards found melvin thomas in his cell after he tried to hang himself. he's been rushed to a hospital and is expected to survive. at this point it's 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 those rapes happened in northern virginia and prince georges county. those who live right next door ...

near a housing development. four houses sustained damage. firefighters contained the flames by 5:00 in the evening. in virginia, wind fueled 100 fires across the state. viewers sent us these photos. one man is facing charges for starting one of the fires. this fire scorched 25 acres near dale city after a man left a trash fire smoldering. a fire destroyed at least one home. but we turn our attention back to maryland where some of the greatest damage was done and where one of the largest fires of the day still burns this morning. darcy spencer has more. >> you see that black smoke. ...