captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center. this is abc news, "washington weekly." >> tonight health officials fear more cases of ebola could turn up in the united states after a health care worker in dallas came up with the disease. we have more. >> tonight health officials in dallas trying to figure out how a nurse contracted ebola. she did treat thomas eric duncan, who died of the virus here wednesday. hospital management claimed she followed c.d.c. guidance and

wore full protective career. >> it tells us there's a need to enhance the training and protocols to make sure they're followed. >> the urs in reportedly started having symptoms friday night and drove herself to the hospital. within 9 0 minutes she was in isolation, later testing positive for the virus. officials are working fast to figure out who the nurs has had close contact with. ne person already in quarantine as a precaution. >> please be advised that a health care worker who lives in your area has tested positive for the ebola virus. >> officials are urging calm, saying the community is not at risk. still, the c.d.c. says they are bracing for the possibility that other health care workers at this hospital may also be infected. >> unfortunately, it is possible in the coming days

that we will see additional cases of ebola. this is because the health care workers who cared for this individual may have had a breach of the same nature. >> meanwhile, the nearly 50 people believed to have had contact with thomas eric duncan efore he was hospital ised are still being monitored and we're told still have not shown any symptoms. >> back here at home, arlington police are looking for a man who's impersonating one of their own. the victim says she was approached in a boston area by a man who claimed to be a police officer. >> the woman saw flashing lights in her rearview mirror. she pulled over along this dark, lightly traveled street. a man approached, flashed a badge and at some point told the woman to get into his vehicle. >> i thought i'm not going to let him take me.

>> investigators do believe this suspect is a police impersonator and the woman did refuse to get out. when she demanded a uniformed officer come to the scene, the suspect went back to his car and took off. >> i wouldn't get out of my car. >> i'm glad she was so smart. >> this specific stretch is quiet but it's close to the pulse points of arlington, home to a lot of young imwith some wonder whether the suspect is still in the community and may try another ploy or method of induction. say -- they say they'll be on guard. >> you need walk together rather than walking alone. >> good news for drivers. v dot announced that the 95 express lanes will open as early as december. he 29 miles of lanes on i-95 spread from garrisonville road

o i-395. you're asked to visit the website to learn how to drive lanes beforehand. hot lanes could be in the works for the busy road that leads into d.c. several drivers got -- will drivers get on board with this plan? jeff shows us how it will work. >> it is a highway so synonymous with traffic -- >> that's very bad. >> ridiculous. >> many drivers don't drive it. >> avoid it at all cost. >> larry of indiana likes the idea of expanding 3 6 with express lanes despite the cost of instruction. >> long haul it will be a good idea but increase congestion in the short haul. >> v-dot wants to add lanes on the inside of 66 in both

directions and add general lanes on the outside. >> seems like it would be a good idea. >> the express lanes would be like the hot lanes already on 495 and being built on 95. blocked off and requiring an easy pass for drivers. two options are currently under consideration. one to allow for a metro lean lane to be built in the median and one that would not. >> both directions are congested, east bound and west ground. -- bound. they're congested during peak hours and off peak hours. >> adam grease but he wants more trains and buses. >> adding more lanes just means there are more cars causing more track. >> jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> jeff says this construction is slated to begin in 2017 with the front estimated to be done

in 2020 or 2021 and the cost of -- 2 billion or $3 billion. learn where you can catch the next debate between the candidates for maryland governor. and a heads-up for apple customers. when the company is expected to announce new products. >> a busy couple of days ahead. a warm front followed by a strong cold

>> looking at the week ahead, the teanlts -- candidates fo maryland governor will take part in their only televised debate in d.c. on monday. you can watch the debate on our sister station. news channel . it will air tomorrow morning at 10:00. you can watch a live stream by going to wjla.com. viewers can send in questions with the hashtag md debate. a woman charged with murdering her 3-year-old son expected back in court. officers arrested her last month. officers found her son unconscious on pomeroy road un-- in june. on wednesday, a former police officer convicted of shooting an unarmed handcuffed suspect is scheduled to be sentenced. a jury found former district

heights officer johnny riley guilty of first and second-degree assault as well as weapons charges. the man whom riley shot in the back was left paralyzed. riley was supposed to be sentenced last month but it was postponed after he jumped up in court and cursed out the prosecutor. up next, steve is back with the

>> just time for influence

season, a new smart phone app called sick weather can alert you if you're mere a place are illness has been reported. the app can report locations where the influence has been reported and can be programmed to warn about kays of dozens of other illnesses. if you're traveling you can look at a national map and see how cases are spreading or moving over time with the sick radar. >> i didn't know that. because the way i put them in the house -- >> sick weather gets it information from c.d.c. data and it allows you to anonymously report your own illness to add to the database. are we all paranoid? >> my goodness. i need to stay away from that app. enjoy it while we can and look forward our next day. >> hide our babies inside. >> tomorrow not looking at the brightest day. at least it's not going to be

supper cold. we have a warm front on the way. outside we go. and where's that app already? i can't believe that. all right, our live shot downtown. it's now 62 degrees at reagan national airport. winds out of the east at around five miles per hour. our daytime high, 65. our record 89. nothing like that anytime soon. 58 degrees, woodbridge. a touch of rain earlier this evening and look for a few widely scattered showers later on tonight. early morning hours, along with a little bit of patchy fog. a morning low of 38, can you believe that? children's hospital in the district. now 57. temperatures are generally in the 50's. the exception would be d.c. and portions or areas to the east of us, especially around the bay with the warmer waters. the chesapeake. that's keeping temperatures in the lower 60's.

warmer air trying to make its way tomorrow. we'll feel it by tuesday as that warm front lifts overhead but look at this 14 -- 24-hour temperature change to the west of us. chicago and detroit both around 10 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. a good indication what's on the way for us and then a strong cold front is going to move our way during the day on wednesday, bringing periods of heavier rain, even a few thunderstorms. the clouds stick around along with the chance for a little bit of patchy fog. a few sprinkles out there. gaiters burg, germantown. all this moves toward the north and east. it stays a bit on the damp side tomorrow morning but then we'll warm things up through the day and our skies with break

through the late afternoon hours. cloudy and cool, temperatures around 52 to 5 degrees. then we'll start with clouds, a little bit of patchy fog. midday to late afternoon, 67 to 74 and depending on how much sunshine you see will depend on how warm it gets. upper 60's on thursday. next weekend if you want to check out the fall color change, it looks wonderful saturday and sunday. >> it will be busy on skyline drive. >> you'll make it. >> i'll survive. thank you. 7 on your side with a consumer alert and more good news for apple fans. weeks after the company realized a new i fein it's already announcing new products. inhave i takes for issued for a -- an event on october 16 at apple's campus in california. they were reports about a

bigger ipad as well as new books. coming up, a washington capital star makes good on a promise to a fan. hear from the young lady

>> ok, so in this week's scandal scoop. that scared me. trying to avoid scandal offscreen by making a last-minute cut to the cast. abc confirms that steven

collins will not appear in an upcoming episode. a few weeks ago the actor tweeted he shot another episode. he previously appeared in season two of "scandal" as a reporters. audio was secretly recorded by collins' wife on the tape he admits to molesting three underage girls more than a decade ago. that is under investigating. a third ghost busters film is in the works and it will feature an all-female cast. e director of the hit comedy "bridesmaid" is set to write the script. he worked with "the heat." rumors are already swirling about who will join the new ghost-fighting team. kind of cool and here's an announcement to get you ready for the holidays. this year's national tree lighting is set for thursday,

december 4 at 5:00 p.m. free tickets for the ceremony will be awarded through an online lottery which begins friday, september -- october 17 and closes monday, october 20. and we're getting a special look in-- inside a little dream's -- girl's dream come true. that dream with capitals star alex ovechkin. >> she may not be very tall but don't let her size fool you. she may be 10 but makes it clear from the moment you meet her that she's the one who calls the shot. >> she is unafraid and she is unpretentious and she's bold. >> it was no surprise to mom when she skated up to the counter of the washington capitals last month and asked him on a date. what mom didn't expect is that

he would actually follow through. >> yesterday morning i woke up and i you thought maybe i had dreamed it. >> before the date on sunday, ann got a tour of the facility and the locker room. ovechkin surprised her with a bouquet of flowers and tickets to the game. ann has been an avid caps fan her whole life. since her brother place hockey, it's only natural that she too became a fan of the sport. we sat down with her and it didn't take long for her to flip the script on us, taking the lead. >> one last question. >> even though her date promptly came and went a little faster than she would have liked -- >> two shots. >> she'll have a day filled with memories to carry with her for the rest of her life. >> she's blushing right now.

>> i'm not. >> in howard county, abc 7 news. >> five, man. >> yeah. >> how cool is that? steve with