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Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 11pm 20240622

Some car windows just about 1 2 a mile from where we are now. This is the neighborhood where he lives in. A neighbor did tell us that he is known in the area for getting a little belligerent. He tends to heavily drink and use drugs. Again, this what is neighbors are saying, not police, and they say that he tends to also get naked when this happens. Now police tonight are continuing to look for him. Theyve been searching this area for the last hour and a half and so far no word on whether or not they tracked him down. Thats the very latest here. Were live in gaithersburg. Im ileana diaz, wusa9. Thank you. Also breaking out of virginia tonight charges against a Loudoun County county sheriffs deputy. 31yearold john gregory has been charged with assault after an arrest in june. Its not clear what happened during that arrest. Gregory has been served with a misdemeanor summons for simple assault. Gregory was placed on administrative leave in july. Hes been with the Sheriffs Office for 10 years. Right now at 11 00 a lot of people out enjoying the friday night air in arlington are a little more on edge after yet another attempt the sex crime in their attempted sex crime in their neighborhood. Last night a man attacked a woman along frederick street grabbing her trying to drag her into the woods. Mola lenghi is live in arlington tonight with the latest on how police are working to keep people safe. Mola. Reporter lesli, for the most part these incidents have happened on friday and saturday nights like tonight where people are out and about, busy nights. While there are some similarity between these five incidents there are also some glaring differences. Five attempted rapes in Arlington County in just three weeks. Its pretty scary. Reporter the most recent just last night. A woman who had been running started walking to her apartment near columbia pike and frederick street when police say a man walking close to her suddenly pulled her into a wooded area despite her fight. He directed her to take her clothing off. She continued to scream and for some reason was able to get enough physical interaction back with him, pushed him off and he then ran away. Reporter in the four previous rape attempts all four women fought the man off. Its still unclear if its the same man. Police have two sketches from the five incidents and a few more vague descriptions. We want to try to look at each one individually. Im not ruling out that they are not a serially or that there were potentially serial or that there were potentially multiple serials going on, but i cant rule out these were five random attacks. Reporter the incidents are spread throughout the county the first july 25th at 1 20 a. M. On 15th street, the second at 9 p. M. Friday july 31st on the trail at glenn carlin park, on saturday august 1st a woman assaulted at 11 30 p. M. On pershing drive near glebe road, then another last saturday at 9 a. M. Around lion village park and the fifth incident last night at Columbia Park and frederick. Im here from australia and i looked up this area and it said that it was like one of the safest in america. So i felt pretty comfortable until right now. Reporter melanie bersiaga is concerned for her sister who lives in arlington and often jogs outside alone. I want to tell my sister go to the gym. Reporter police say dont change the way you live. Just be cautious. Whether these are related or not, whether its one person or five different people committing these crimes, the bottom line is they appear to be happening. So you certainly need to be alert if youre out and about. Live in Arlington County im mola lenghi for wusa9. Thank you. Police say youve got to be aware of your surroundings and you should really travel in groups when you can and if you have any information that could help with their investigation, give them a call. The film straight out of compton is stirring up security concerns. Ellison barber talked to potential moviegoers and some of them say they see a potential double standard. Reporter many highly anticipated movies are released in the summer and this film is certainly one of them, but there one thing that makes straight out of compton different than other summer blockbusters, security or at least the possibility of it. When straight out of compton premiered thursday night, it made 5 million. Experts say by the end of this weekend it will probably make 10 time that. The film and trail blazing rap group its based on have quite a following. I cant wait to see it. I think its going to be a really good movie. Reporter but the movie is not released without some controversy. Universal reportedly offered to reimburse theaters if they felt they needed extra security during opening weekend. That has drawn mixed reactions. Some fans think its a double standard. The last time i checked the last couple people who shot out Movie Theaters werent black. Well, its definitely a double standard. Obviously where the shootings have happened in Movie Theaters havent happened with black person movies of. Reporter offering to paying for extra security stereotypes fans some say. Its my moms birthday, so im here with them. It makes you kind of feel uncomfortable. Youre here for a family moment. Reporter others say if a Movie Theater chooses to add security, they dont really mind it. I actually think its a good precaution, you know. As a moviegoer it makes me feel a little more safe. A lot of people might reenact what they say. It might be good. It might not. Its more good than a bad thing. Reporter the Movie Theater manager said they typically do have security here on the weekend, but a decision about increasing it would come from headquarters. We reached out to Regal Cinemas and havent heard back from them so far. In chinatown im ellison barber, wusa9. Cbs news reports there have been no reported incidents at thursdays advanced screening. Tonight were hearing from the distraught father of dalis cox. Dalis is the 3yearold girl accidentally shot to death last month by her 7yearold brother. He was handling a gun at their home in southeast. Their father timothy cox is not only in mourning, hes also upset with the latest development in the case. Prosecutors say that gun came from a 17yearold and on monday that teen was charged with Child Cruelty and illegal possession of a handgun and ammunition. While some parents might welcome the teens arrest, but not timothy cox. Im feeling the loss and i miss my daughter and i just, you know, think whats going on as far as arrests and things, its not helping anything. I dont agree with this. Timothy cox told us he knows the 17yearold who has been arrested, but he did not want to go into detail. He said a trial only will slow down the process of healing over the loss of his daughter. A couple in wheaton are being held on a bond of nearly 1 million tonight both charged with murdering their son. Police say blanca reyes and Jonathan Navarrete turcious hit the boy repeatedly and failed to get him any medical care. Prosecutors say little 2year old Matthew Reyes was covered in cuts and bruises when his parents did finally did bring him to the hospital in february. He died less than an hour after they arrived. Theres been a cyber attack on a university of virginia, no personally identifiable information such as Social Security numbers was accessed and theres no evidence Sensitive Research material was compromised, but the school does say that attack originated in china. Theyre now working on a security upgrade. Owners of white flint mall in rockville have been ordered to pay 31 million in damages to lord and taylor. A jury found they breached their contract with the department store, this after the owners tried to close the shopping center, tear it down to build a new town center. That mall is owned by Lerner Enterprises and an attorney for the company says demolition of the mall is still expected to be finished by next february, but hes not sure what will happen after that. An assistant coach for the university of maryland Womens Basketball team has resigned amid some serious allegations. Hes bryce mckey and hes accused of sexually abusing a player that he had coached back at Xavier University in ohio. They say that he wasnt actually at the school at the time of the alleged offense. Prosecutors say mckey entered a not guilty plea today. A man accused of sextortion will serve 18 months in jail. 28yearold Mauricio Cerrito rios accepted a plea deal to a charge of illegal access to computers. Investigators say he hacked into emails and computers and Facebook Messages about 100 women. He stole compromising pictures of them and then extorted them for more graphic images. Police found dozens of images of women on his computer and in court today he apologized to those victims. Some disturbing new details about a young woman held hostage by isis, what u. S. Officials say tonight about what happened when she was married to a terrorist leader. Another great evening, perhaps not quite as cool as yesterday evening, but your wakeup weather looks great as well, temperatures in the 60s at 7 00 and then up to 80 by 9 00 and back in the 80s but just pleasantly warm by 11 00. Well tell you if we can keep the humidity in check. Well also talk about the 90s and how long theyre going to stick around, have your 3 degree guarantee. And 50 years later weve learned theres no truth to a womans claim that her baby was stolen at birth, why it took right now a u. S. Flag fly over the American Embassy in cuba flies over the American Embassy in cuba. It was a day of celebration as john kerry became the first secretary of state to visit in many years. We have a look at whats changed in havana and what has not. Reporter history was made before dawn when the United States seal was hung at the embassy for the first time in 54 years. Once daylight broke three cold war era marines who shuddered the embassy in 1961 helped the next generation unfurl the flag. James tracy then a master Gunnery Sergeant was one of those marines who helped take down the flag and promised one day to return. Were back. Were here to stay this time i think. Reporter but despite the optimism of the day there is still a lot of work needed to repair the decades long rift. Cuba wants the u. S. To repeal its trade embargo which is choking its already weak economy and president obama has called on the castro government to stop the crackdown on political disdentals who want real democracy. I asked secretary dissidents who want real democracy. I asked secretary kerry about that. We are now able to help shed light on what is happening and engage diplomacy. Reporter and secretary kerry is meeting behind closed doors with some of those activists and that at least is a thorn in the side of the cuban government on what is otherwise a day of celebration. Marching brett brennan, cbs margaret brennan, cbs news, havana. Secretary kerry while hes there will not be meeting with president raul castro or his brother fidel castro. Tonight weve learned a Young American hostage who died earlier this year was repeatedly raped by the top leader of isis. This news comes on the same day that kayla mural would have turned 27 years old. U. S. Intelligence Officials Say mueller was the victim of repeated sexual assault. Muellers father says he was told his daughter was forced to marry. Isis claims mueller was killed in a jordanian airstrike. There are even more concerns about Washington Post reporter jason rezaian. Today human rights experts called on authorities to release him immediately. Rezaian went on to trial behind closed doors in tehrans revolutionary court may 26th. The final hearing was held this past monday and his attorney expected a verdict soon, but there been nothing yet. The Washington Posts petition to the u. N. Says that iran has violated its own law as well as international law. We now know the name of the man killed after a roller coaster struck him in an ohio amuse. Park. Police say 45 amusement park. Police say 45yearold special Education Teacher james young, iii of canton, ohio, entered a restricted area to retrieve a cell phone he lost riding the raptor roller coaster and this decision ultimately cost him his life. A st. Louis Prosecutor Says an investigation concluded there is no truth to allegations babies were stolen from a hospital there in the 1960s. Prosecutors began an investigation earlier this year after Zella Jackson price reunited with her daughter dion jackson who was born to her in 1965. Price said she gave birth at homer g. Phillips, a predominantly black moment, but was told by the nurse black hospital, but was told by the nurse that the baby died. It was suggested the baby might have been stolen and sold on a private adoption market. According to records, it shows price gave birth at a different hospital, that the baby was actually abandoned after being born prematurely and was placed up for adoption, so no baby theft. We can now say with complete confidence that there is absolutely no truth to that allegation. Therefore, our investigation is closed. The allegations led to hundreds of women seeking medical records to confirm if their babies really died. When Fairfax County Police Responded to a call this week in chantilly, they found more than a dozen reptiles including a rattlesnake and viper both illegal to own in virginia. A machine had become ill in his home and a man had become ill in the home and after he was taken to the hospital, another Family Member worked with the zoo to remove them. Theyre all in good shape. Two dead squirrels in a campground in yosemite were found to have been killed by the plague is what leading park Officials Say and thats why they closed that campground for treatment. Last week we learned about a child who stayed at a different yosemite campground in july and how that child contracted plague. The campground reopened today after being closed four days to allow for rodent burrows to be treated for fleas. Tonight dozens of firefighters have been putting out hotspots in a Chemical Plant in con row, texas. The conroe, texas. It took crews two hours to bring the flames under control. There were no initial reports of injuries and People Living within a 2mile radius were ordered to stay undoors and keep their door indoors and keep their doors and windows shut. Always watching always tracking, wusa9s first alert weather, d. C. s most accurate. I would like to see you do the 3degree guarantee while you periscope at the same time. I naughty could land it off thought i could hand it off to you and you could make fun of me. Didnt quite nail it, 89 and it was 88. You were off by one. Thats pretty close. Over to miss foster here. Thank you. Were going 91 tomorrow, a little more humid but still its going to be in check. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam. Its 75 although already in the 60s in most of the burbs, dew points comfortable low 60s, winds south at 8. Headlines look like this, hot but not crazy humid this weekend, still a very nice august weekend, our third in a row. The 90s will set up camp a while with mountain showers both saturday and sunday and by that we mean primarily west of i81. Invest nice saturday, cool and comfortable very nice saturday cool and comfortable and a little heatwave coming in. So early in the morning, 8 00 in the morning saturday, early for me, 60s in the suburbs, 66 in manassas, 68 in gaithersburg, frederick, 69 in bowie and 67 in la plata. By 1 00 you see showers beginning to develop either side of i81. If you go camping, youll have showers saturday and sunday. By 1 00 were up to 87 degrees, 88 already in leesburg. By 6 p. M. Well be knocking on the door of 90 degrees, again dry air masses heat up quickly, cool off quickly and by 6 p. M. Still showers maybe just west of winchester, but you folks in deep creek and also down toward petersburg and romney and the canaan valley, youll have showers saturday and sunday. By 11 00 we are back in the 70s, low to mid70s in the suburbs, upper 70s downtown and if pure out super late tomorrow, temperatures will get back down into the upper 60s in the suburbs and low 70s south and east of town. So on the day planner some 60s to start, but then were back up quickly to 75 by 9 00, 83 by 11 00 and 87 by 1 p. M. So sunday were okay, isolated storm, 93. Make your plans this weekend. Dont plan around these isolated storms and monday isolated storms, almost near 95 on monday. Next seven days, well hold in the 90s now it looks like right on through next week, isolated storms. We have the burgundy and gold thursday with their first home preseason game and nats return to town next friday. Did a nice job, miss foster. Yeah. Should we periscope the blanket that i have on my legs because its freezing in here . Its not that cold. The ladies think its cold. The men do not agree. No. Its comfortable. Its freezing. How you guys doing . Weve got a hot sportscast. Your second favorite thing. Occupy got the 3degree guarantee. The second favorite thing youve got the 3degree guarantee. The second favorite thing weve got, fun friday. Well yuck it up here. Sports meets pop culture, but first skins news, robert griffin, iii meets the browns and does okay. Th vo you can pass down a subaru forester. dad shes all yours. vo but you get to keep the memories. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. With sleep number, now theres an adjustment for that. Only at a sleep number store. Right now, save up to 1000 on select mattress and Adjustable Base sets. 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