georgetown university after a student was attacked inside her dorm room. >> we have the latest developments. . police say a georgetown sexually student was assaulted sunday 2:15 in the morning while walking near the northwest campus. lives udent we talked to on 36 and n, the same block where the alleged sexual assault occurred. t to reveal her identity, saying she got worried once she got word of the crime. >> my parents just got here, actually. my whole mood has changed. >> students have asked for a feel unsafe. students are on high alert at the university of maryland. that's where police say two men went around cumberland hall testing doorlocks to see if they were unlocked. men found one of the an unlocked door on the seventh floor and was about to steal a laptop when he began touching a sleeping female's leg. when the student confronted the man, he ran. >> it was a frightening weekend georgetown students who d at gun point. this happened on n street near 34th street. pointed a handgun and demanded money. the suspects took the students' wallets and ran off. no one was hurt. >> we're hearing from the f two riverdale firefighters seriously hurt during a fire friday night. seven firefighters were injured in the fire. brianne carter has more on this. >> as you can see behind me, this house was ravaged with fire friday night. now the families with those who were injured as they were trying to save others are speaking out. this is the first look at ethan sorrell and firefighter kevin o' toole that were injured friday night on the job. >> the firefighters were e at this to a fir house in riverdale. eight seconds after enter, a flashfire overwhelmed them. >> a lot of screaming. >> as they watch their loved ones recover, the families of ut. injured are speaking o we just pray every day that him and less strengthen him and see him through this. mcclary -- >> although some of us are strangers, we're all the same. >> all the same and leaning on one another at this time. at this point firefighters say fire remains is under investigation. reporting live, brianne carter. >> this happened yesterday at an .partment firefighters rescued two people from the building. authorities say several esidents were displaced. >> let's turn to the academy awards where a film with few words dominated. artist" won five academy ncluding best picture, best director, and best actor. it is the first silent film to win the top prize since "wings" at the oscars back in 1929. meryl streep won best actress and octavia spencer won best supporting actress for "the help." and best supporting -- and of course we have a report from hollywood in our next half-hour. with cynne simpson. >> i think they are still up in l.a. :00 a.m. there. >> the latest for the battle for the republican presidential nomination. how the presidential candidates are preparing for the primaries in michigan and arizona. >> and can someone put the brakes on rising gas prices? all right. 5:08.ow time to check on your traffic r every 10 minutes. m caskey and ada happening in the weather department. hovering right around freezing. 38 now in the district. 27 in manassas. 34 in gatesburg. electionington park well above lexington park well above freezing. southwesterly winds kicking up 20 or 30 miles per hour periodically. a cold front will step up temperatures today and drop temperatures into low 50's tomorrow. wednesday you will want to be prepared for areas of rain. don't be surprised if you see a few snow flakes mixed in wednesday morning, especially locations northwest of washington. hat's your forecast. in a few minutes. the commute looks decent for us along i-70, 270 coming maryland. o surprises. route 4, route 5. also a good run right now on 95 between richmond and baltimore. northbound seeing more action. o 395, the 14th street bridge where things are running smoothly. this guy osed out with co-camera. traffic heading away from us. >> analysts say the average price of a gallon of gasoline jumped 18 cents over the past .wo weeks triple a is reporting the national average price of a gallon of regular is now $3.69. in d.c., that's $383. maryland $3.67, and virginia $3.61. those are pretty good prices. a while.t paid those in >> a look at the primaries in michigan and arizona. >> they could prove to be a tipping point on the way to the g.o.p. convention. >> the republican race is tight a day left before crucial primaries in michigan and arizona. at stake, rick santorum and mitt romney are fighting furiously. >> maybe he doesn't understand what the term "resolute" means. but it means you are supposed to have a resolve or a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> romney jabbed santorum on his votes. >> he said he did it to take one for the team. but my team is the people of michigan and america and i'm for you.take one >> romney lost 10 points to santorum in a week. >> we have a college with political correctness, with an d upon that is force people who may not agree with ical correct left doctrine. may have to play defense today, too, sporting voters at the daytona 500, he may have to respond to accusations he's out of touch. if he liked nascar, he said this -- >> i have some friends that are team owners. >> tahman bradley, abc news. >> early on this monday morning, 32 degrees in falls church. >> nelson mandela back home after a trip to the hospital. now.doctors are saying >> thinking about getting an ipad2? 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>> really, people. come on. >> people younger than us. >> if you use google, even if just flip through cable stations come across "city slickers" at some point. >> what was "city slickers"? >> stop. >> give us the weather. freezing point at dulles airport. cumberland down to 23. these are some of the cooler spots. 39. olis along the water reagan national checking in at 38 degrees. no clouds to speak of overhead right now. temperatures have dropped quite a bit through the night time hours. that chill inhave the air. view. the wider notice along the international line, through the great lakes, some snow. ittle clipper system that will pass to our north today. however this cold air will clip us later today and will drop temperatures tomorrow. but as for monday afternoon, mild. we will still be on the warm side of the system. it is a nice southwesterly wind. it will be breezy at times, but it will help bump our .emperatures later on today the more seasonable air settles in behind that cold front. s our forecast. 62 around 3:00 p.m. if you dress in layers, it will be ok. peal off a layer or two. tomorrow, back in the lower 50 's. average high 50 degrees. areas of rain likely on wednesday. commute.low is the >> it is ok. we feel decent around the beltway. richmond. park police had some activity southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. we'll take you to two pictures. r guy e'll start in ou co-camera at 395. running nicely. ryland and go to ma live shot of 270. that looks good. to report the beltway and good on 95. back to natasha and steve. 3 degrees in 3 falls church. sports. t, we'll check the nba's best hoop it up at the all-star game. find out who was the cream of the crop. 5:24 early on this monday morning. it is the first time in 54 years the daytona 500 had to be postponed. nature has always cooperated, but not yesterday. delayed the race until today. stewart remains on the pole. >> ryan zimmerman. >> he agreed to a reported six-year $100 million contract extension on sunday. keep him until at least 2019. he has an option for a year after that. s getting his contract extended was the top priority. >> they have given me so much. they have given me a chance to play at this level, a chance to do everything i have done. give them ght to something back and give them the of my career and to produce ltimately win a world series. opefully there are a bunch more walk-off hits in store for ryan zimmerman. >> of course. the western conference all stars held off a late challenge from nba's mid win the season showcase. kevin durant had 36 for the winners. kobe bryant surpassed michael jordan's career scoring record for the event. the highest total ever for the game. efense, hing but d right? it is 33 degrees outside right now. in our next half-hour, an alert for local universities. we're life with details on two separate attacks over the weekend. a nd tonight you will have chance to tell metro exactly how you feel about possible fare increases. i'm john gonzalez. a live report straight ahead. 34 degrees now in bethesda. 34 degrees now in bethe[ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a bandnd... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone els buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ people on alert after two separate attacks near georgetown niversity. also, university of maryland. plus -- >> i could hear half of america saying, oh, no. come on, why her again? but whatever. >> actress meryl streep with another oscar to add to her collection. we're here, but we're happy to be here. it is the 27th of february. e chenevey. natasha barrett. is here. gang check in with lisa baden. >> everyone in the district is a winner right now. tow truck broken down and another toe truck came in and towed it away. there has just been a collision for virginia commuters. near the exit near stafford they have the left lane closed. let's go into the weather center with adam caskey now. >> temperatures for the most hovering right around the freezing point. the going to be mild in afternoon. we'll jump into the forecast for today. forecast. 62, a lot of sunshine. breezy at times. ng up to 26 miles per hour periodically. arlington. 36 in chevy chase. 28 in lorton. in leesburg. 23 in frederick. it will warm up later today, so you will be able to shed some layers later on today. ampling high today 50 degrees. seven-day ur in a few oming up minutes. >> we follow the latest developments in two separate attacks involving college students. dorm room inside a and.he university of maryl >> the other happened at georgetown university. sexually assaulted near that campus. we have a live report from jummy olabanji. jummy? >> good morning. we have seen some police cruisers driving around the area. hat is good news this morning. it was yesterday, around 2:15 in the morning that d.c. police say a georgetown university student was walking in this area near 36 and n when she was approached by a man she did not know who sexually assaulted her. police say they plan to step up patrols of this area. in the meantime, they are asking georgetown university students to walk in pairs and also call for a safe ride if they do not feel comfortable walking by themselves. also today, across the area at the university of maryland, about 3:00 in the morning, police there say two males were inside cumberland hall when they were walking around, testing doorknobs to possibly commit robberies. door say they found a unlocked, and one of those males took a laptop but also touched of a woman who was sleeping. when she confronted him, he ran. >> i would not normally lock my door to go next door to talk to someone, but should i? >> i don't know. it is kind of freaking me out. >> you do need a call -- there requests whether these people could be students. at georgetown they are looking who sexually ct assaulted a student here. not believe these two cases are connected. police here in d.c. are asking anyone with information on this ive them a call, nformation have i university of maryland case, call campus police. reporting live, jummy olabanji, abc news. >> a pivotal role -- prosecutors say thomas used the children and youth investment corporation to steal more than $350,000 in funds. know how the s to theft went undetected and what's being done to prevent it from happening again. >> "the washington post" reports the council recently renegotiated its contract with at&t. fter senior staff members raked up $61,000 in bills over a 15-month period due to excessive roaming and data charges. >> two firefighters seriously burned while battling a house fire in riverdale are making strides in their recover. kevin o' toole and ethan sorroell. they were injured in a flash fire. at the time they did not know vacant. was >> we will pray every day that god will bless him and strengthen him and see him through this. o'toole and sorrell are expected to recover. d on what caused the fire. it is your turn to weigh in on metro's proposed fare hike. john gons has has more on tonight's meeting. that's right. from ants to hear customers. of ting tonight the first six public meetings that will be r ld throughout the area ove he next two weeks. the transit agency says fare increases are needed to improve. the fares could go up for those not using smarttrip cards. people tell us it is hard to accept an increase at a time when the system is hurting with its system and maintenance. l is also expected to get more smarttrip users. those who use these fares would pay a flat fair of $4 to $6. buses would gho up about 10 cents. right side. to get rid ofsing the peak hour surcharge. s in the s some rider ee a discount if this goes in effect in july. again, the first of six meetings tonight. it will be held tonight at the bethesda chevy chase community center. >> john, thank you so much. >> fairfax county legislators voting on opening -- proposing rules that would limit floor to 50 dance feet. restaurants with larger dance ly for aould have to app dance hall permit, and that costs more than $16,000. >> eating out could cost you more. county officials are proposing a 4% tax on meals at restaurants to help fund transportation projects. $3 billion toneed meet transportation demands over the next decade. county supervisors cannot impose that tax. o be approved by the general assembly or by voters. >> looking good. >> 5:36 right now. the temperature, 33 degrees in germantown. on till ahead, the latest the fairfax school that may be dealing with a viral outbreak. prepare for to classes at willow springs elementary. be j.lo creating a lot of buzz. be j.lo creating a lot of buzz. we'll tell you why coming up. are you still sleeping? 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[applause] s the silent film that made the most noise. its star, jean dujardin of france captured the best actor prize. [speaking french] >> the best actress trophy went to meryl streep who embodied margaret thatcher in "iron lady." called my name i could hear half of america saying oh, come on, why her again? but, you know, whatever. >> christopher plummer made history winning best supporting actor. old, he's the oldest actor ever to win an academy award. >> i love you. thank you. i'm sorry. >> it was certainly an emotional night for octavia spencer and awardees. but now that everything has been e to tear is tim everything down. fabulous as always. it appears that oscar presenter jennifer lopez may have had a wardrobe malfunction. >> there were questions about whether she had a wardrobe malfunction with her plunging revealing too much. >> she was congratulated for a "very sexy presentation." >> ryan seacrest not happy about being the victim of a stunned pulled by sacha baron cohen. he dressed in the dress of his upcoming movie "the dictator." to have an urn filled well the ashes of kim jong il and spilled it all over ryan seacrest. twice. e watched this is a bodyguard there ot happen, ake it n like he knew it was going to happen. and now pancake mix. >> well, in the most awkward seguey, it is free pancake day at ihop. >> and our next story from linda bell. >> i tell you this morning, we have jitters in europe after a g -20 in europe said no to more bail out funds. germany voting on greece's bail ay. future tod we have stocks indicating a lower open. on shaky ground. research in motion is counting on europe to help turn it around. speaking on mobile world spain, the company's held up s sales have the u.k. compared to the u.s. where sales are dropping. >> netflix has no plan to bring its streaming flix to blackberry. >> you mentioned free pancakes. how about free pancakes for a cause? i-hop's annual extent where they give away free pancakes and in exchange they ask you to leave money for the children's miracle network. that is the business news. i'm linda bell reporting for abc news. >> linda, good to see you. thank you. >> 5:51 right now. and let's find out what's happening in the weather. >> if you dress in layers, you may be able to lose your sweater by afternoon. here are some of the four coldest i can find. 22 in haymarket. 21 in leesburg. 24 at laurel, maryland. 38 at reagan national. at the freezing point at dulles ational. 38 in lexington park and frederick one of the coolest spots at 23. dry air, calm winds helping to cool things off. chilly y we have that day today. we're going to warm up nicely. here's the wider view of what's going on. few areas of snow in the great lakes. of a weak clipper system that will pass to the north today. on the warm side of that system. into the low s up 60's. nt that will clip this afternoon and this evening. windsehind the front, the will shift tonight and drop our weather closer to where it and on into rrow wednesday. for today. reakdown 62 the high at 3:00 p.m. we'll be right around 60 after lunchtime and all the way through the drive home tonight. breezy as well. southwesterly. teady at 18. but gusty up to 20 or 23 miles per hour. unshine. a lot of s mostly sunny skies. cooler with temperatures closer ey should be this time the lower 50's. wednesday areas of widespread rain. .75 of an inch. lisa? ♪ spread sunshine all over the place ♪ we'll take you to the guy co-picture. moving nicely. finally in vavark the belt -- in virginia, at the beltway, lights moving. nba to the pentagon, everything open for you. have a crash at nba 95 stafford -- at northbound 95 in stafford, but that has been cleared now. back to you. having a good are mond ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun. ♪ sunny d! ♪ it's the way you make it all fun. ♪ know who makes the day sunny? my mom and sunny d! i love the taste. mom loves the vitamin c. and now it has 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands! sunny d! ♪ make today a sunny day! find out more at sunnyd.com >> milwaukee's harley davidson useum. volunteers put together what 's y believe is the world largest bacon, beaut butter, and banana sandwich. the sandwich was cut up and sold bacon fest and it raised a little money to help out. that.ould try eah, why not? >> i like beaut butter and banana. 5:6 right now. you could say part of our web dogs.s going to the to check out ited the underwater dog photo gallery. a view of man's best friend from a view not often seen from underwater. >> more stuff on line if you out there. k it >> coming up, metro wants to hear from you about a proposed fare increase. etails coming up in a live report. o we'll check in with lisa baden once again. here's a look downtown. doesn't look like anybody is at work yet. lackers. >> we're back after this. it was like i was a kid again. i won this 30 years ago and two the nominees were not even conceived. >> just ahead, we go behind-the- scenes for hollywood's biggest we will take a look of at the 84thers annual academy awards. all things oscar. >> you will of a chance tonight metro exactly how you about the possible fare increases. >>