take 5 to 10 miles off your speed to smak sure you don t hydroplane. black to sunshine and better weather. highs tomorrow in the upper 40s to 50 with a blustery northwesterly breeze. sun and blustery tomorrow. thanks, chuck. this soggy sunday putting a damper on outdoor plans. derrick ward is live in old town alexandria, which is accustomed to a flood of tourists and also sometimes flooding down by the waterfront. how is it looking, derrick? well, you know, it doesn t look too bad now. the rain has actually stopped. but these gray skies are what could come. we are that much away from setting records as far as rain totals are concerned. there s actually a flood watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. and if we get an inch or better that puts us above the record. 1 1/2 would top the record for the state. 1932 was the record. rain expected to be heaviest midafternoon when the sweet spot of a 300-mile-wide band of rain will be over us. people in low-lying areas in alexandria are pron
climbed into the 50s now. as a result you start noticing the real increase in humidity. and a spring rain is on the way today. so be ready for it. have your umbrellas ready to go just in case. it s not raining at channel 4 yet. my car remains rain drop free. that will not be the case too much longer. a little bit of light from the streetlights bouncing off the bottom of the clouds. that s the reason fort orange color you see. temperatures are mild, though. 54 downtown. already above an average high. 60, fredericksburg. 56 in loudon county. flood watches west of the blue ridge. frederick county, maryland, frederick county, virginia there s a look at live doppler. that s where most of the rain is west of town. the rain is encroaching quickly. a large swath of rain showers coming our way for today. so umbrellas required. the of yeft from mid to late morning to mid to late afternoon. should begin to taper off after that. and you re thinking a two-inch soaker. more than an inc
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. i m craig melvin. help alluded capture more than a decade. a plea for police for investigation paid off. joining us with more, darcy. hey, craig, yeah. it certainly paid off. you see the billboards across the east coast that may have helped solve this case. today police in connecticut announced aaron thomas has been charged with raping a woman in the same room where her infant child was sleeping, and he s been charged in fugitive warrants with the rapes of two teens in prince william county on halloween night 2009. reporter: 39-year-old aaron thomas has been identified by police as the not
rhode island to his last known attack in prince williams county. what school is this? dale city university. it backs right up into the yard. reporter: the man once lived just a stone s throw from an elementary school. i m just destroyed. i m nervous, haven t slept all night. reporter: 39-year-old aaron thomas lived in this home in woodbridge in the early 2000s. we had no idea. so mail comes here? mail comes here, and i always put it back in the box, return to sender. reporter: according to records, thomas lived in this home from 2000 to 2005 but clearly had connections to the neighborhood still because he returned in 2009 and less than a mile away from this home, police say he attacked three teenagers here in the area of the 4300 block of dale boulevard. it was halloween. police say thomas attacked three teenaged girls after a night of trick or treating. they say he dragged them to a wooded area and raped the two 17-year-olds at gunpoint. the 16-year-old t