Off. The Potomac River near great falls is dangerous, even for experienced swimmers. Jackie benson talked to one young athlete who narrowly escaped drowning. Reporter when we see images like this rescues from the Potomac River, many people assume the person couldnt swim or fell in from the rapid. It is often a mistaken assumption. People dont think it happens, but it does. Reporter a college rower and strong swimmer, on memorial day weekend lasted year, splashing around with friends on a stretch of the Potomac South of great falls when something she did not think could happen did happen. I was carried out by the current. Ended up in rapids. Realized that i went over the im so thankful that the kid who jumped in and got me we didnt know each other, we were complete strangers. He jumped in and got me we are still friends now. Reporter u. S. Park Police Officers bruce martin and enrique wong try to stop a rescue before it becomes necessary. They know the vast majority of drowning victims
Believe he was targeted for his Sexual Orientation but they still need more information. They also have a number given. Well very that coming up as well as sound from his sister who traveled all the way from china. Ill have her words for the people or person responsible coming up at 6 00. Thank you, stephanie. Three breaking and developing stories coming your way. Nine people are being treated after somebody sprayed mace on a metro bus. This happened on Georgia Avenue right near irving street. Our Garrett Haake joins us live with more. Reporter derek, this happened a little over an hour ago as this bus was traveling up georgia amendment its come to a stop at georgia and irving. A man and a woman on this bus were in some kind of argument, some kind of verbal altercation when the woman pulled out a can of pepper spray and sprayed it on the man. In the tight quarters on that bus, she also hit several other people, at least three people, possibly as many as nine getting some degree of spra
All you have to do is step outside to be reminded its still summer. Well be dealing with these temperatures and these humidity levels for the better part of the entire sevenday forecast. In fact, every temperature in the sevenday is 90 or above. Heres a look at the michael son weather cam. Its misty out there right now. A little hazy as we head further into the morning. It will be 80 degrees at 8 00 a. M. 86 at noon. 91 degrees at 4 00. Thats dropping down from a High Temperature of 92 which well reach at 3 00. Right now 71 in hagerstown. 78 in Downtown Washington. Its 71 in culpeper and also at andrews. And our visibility is down because of that humidity. Fog lingering, especially south and west of the beltway. A qeartmile visibility quartermile visibility here and also the shenandoah valley. Today and tomorrow we have that threat for thunderstorms lingering with us. Reporter im Nikki Burdine along 66 eastbound. Heads up to virginia drivers. Youll see major delays here this morning. I
Them off the campaign trail. Now abc seven news 00, on your side. Jonathan first, five attacks in three weeks, women being targeted, sexually assaulted in arlington. The police are wondering if the same guy is behind all the attacks. , pulling the sketches out all the stops to try to catch this guy. Richard reeve joins us with the latest on the investigation. What do we know . Is the jonathan, this area where the latest attack happened, this walking path off of columbia pike. Itr here is the woods where is believed the victim in the assailant had a fight. This attack happened at about 10 00 at night. When we turn our light out, it is pretty dark and dangerous here. The most recent attack im very afraid, very scared now. Richard near this darkened caps on columbia pike. The woman in her 20s had just been dropped off after a ride home from work. When you are on your way home to europe for me, you dont expect Something Like this to happen. Richard the woman noticed a man with a stick near
Always be aware of your surroundings. Try to keep your distracts minimized. We see so many folks walking around, paying attention to their smartphone. Reporter police asking anyone with information about any of these cases to come forward and contact the Arlington Police department. At 6 00, we spoke with neighbors who explain how they are taking safety precautions into their own hands. Reporting in arlington, meagan fitzgera fitzgerald, news4. An historic day in havan. The American Flag now flying at the u. S. Embassy in cuba for the first name more than 50 years. How far we have come in the few short months since our president s announcements in december. Reporter secretary of state john kerry declaring the american and cuban people are no longer enemies or rivals. Time to unfurl our flags, raise them up and let the world know that we wish each other well. And nbc4 news4s david culver has been in havana all week and there as that u. S. Flag went up. He joins us live with the response