[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> this is abc 7 news, "washington weekly," >> there's a new fight when it comes to the ebola virus.

a legal battle is about to get under way over an american new who's quarantined in jersey. >> the plaintiff, casey hickox is now coming under intense scrutiny. she's the first to be automatically detained under tough new quarantine rules enforced by 21 states. she's facing 21 days of isolation at a new jersey hopets after treating patients in the west african country of sierra leone. the nurse telling cnn that she's being treated like a criminal. >> this is an extreme that is really unacceptable and i feel like my basic human rights have been violated. >> lawers are taking up her cause. >> she wants to be released. >> and attacking the new quarantine guidance enacted

first by andrew cuomo and his new jersey counterpart chris christie. >> she knows how to treat and deal with ebola. unfortunately governor kristi apparently does not. >> christy shot back. >> my job is to protect the people of new jersey. would h care workers check on them twice a day to monitor their temperature. >> president o-- obama met with his team. the white house saying it has concerns with the new guidelines. meanwhile, the new york patient who triggered the new policy, craig spencer, remains in serious but stable condition in a manhattan hospital. >> all of this coming as we're trying to get you the correct information about ebola. a panel of experts will answer your questions tomorrow night on our sister station news

channel 8. use the hashtag your voice your future on facebook or twitter. the university of maryland is dealing with several confirmed or suspected occasions of viral meningitis. the school has not said how many students are affected. viral meningitis is less severe than bacterial meningitis but still causes headaches and nausea. we spoke with one person who said his fraternity brothers were sick. >> one woke up with a really sore throat and achy all over his body. >> viral meningitis is highly contagious. one can get sick by sharing utensils or eating in common dining areas. funeral services will be held this wednesday for a legendary "washington post" post editor, ben bread lee.

he died this week at age 93. his influence continued long after his retirement. gordon peterson looks back at bradlee's extraordinary career. >> i feel that the post has been vindicated and i think the press generally has been vindicated. >> his reporters say he was fearless and backed them to the hit. >> it was the golden age of newspapering. ben bradlee was already a legend. >> he had a harvard degree but also an abiding affection for profanity that was nothing short of operatic. he believed in swashbuckling no holds barred newspaperering. >> i don't think the press ought to censor anything. >> when "washington post" accomplish eshe kay graham gave him a shot as an editor he jumped at it. there were moments when it

looks -- looked like bradlee had more guts than brains like the time he risked the future of the post by publishing the pentagon papers. >> they can put you in the slammer afterwards. >> then came watergate and the night wood ward and bernstein told their boss that the tentacles of the scandal went deep into the nixon white house. >> this is precisely what you said. what the hell do we do now? >> what they did was make history. but in 1981 the world's most famous newspaper editor's winning streak ended. janet cook's pulitzer prize winning story about an 8-year-old heroin addict was a phony. bradlee offered to resign but later he wrote "the caravan does move on" and he did. shortly after he retired, bradlee wrote to a north

carolina high school ed doir do. -- editor. i believe in hard work, fighting all kind of domination. i believe in steering clear of the big shots. i believe in total honesty. i believe in compassion. sincerely, ben bradlee. >> and bradlee's funeral will be this wednesday at national cathedral. the service starts at 11:00 in the morning and is open to the public. still ahead here on "washington weekly," metro wants to replace hundreds of rail cars but it's not going to come cheap. details on the price tag, plus a virginia girl's response to bullying. >> and after an absolutely spectacular last weekend of october with above-average temperatures, they're going to stick around but just for a bit. active

>> taking a look at the week ahead, on tuesday, firefighters in fairfax county will hand out winter coats to children. it's an annual thank but for the first time firefighters will also distribute more than 2,000 new pairs of sneakers. it will be at the penn fire and rescue station in alexandra. also, d.c. mayors past and present will commemorate the 409 anniversary of home rule in the district. a celebration will take place

at 5:30 at the wilson building. organizers say the event will push for full voting rights in congress and state hood for d.c. a scheduled hearing on thursday on the taxation and regulation of marijuana in the district. ballot initiative 71 would legalize the growing and possession of small amounts of marijuana. it does not address the sale of the drug. council members say the city needs to be ready should the initiative pass. right here, metro planning some big changes to accommodate crowds this veterans day but some riders may be out of luck. we'll be back with your workweek forecast and also, what

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>> an inauguration sized crowd is expected to gather on the mall this veterans day. many big names will perform at the concert for valor. metro is planning on clangs to accommodate the big crowd. >> the tunnel over the potomac can only handle so many trains so extra silver and orange lines running this veterans day will put the blue line on hold. >> performers including eminem,

carrie underwood. >> the ad on youtube reveals why a crowd estimated at up to 800,000 is expected on the mall. there's going to be a music star for every taste. >> sounds like a fun time. we have to go check it out. >> but what about the people for whom veterans day is just another work day, especially those who rely on the blue line? they'll have to use the yellow line. >> anybody commuting from farther away is going to have a miserable travel. >> it's about the greater good and providing the maximum capacity crowd that will be larger than the fourth of july and on par with some presidential inaugurations. >> the shutdown of the blue line will mean no direct service to memorial national cemetery. but a shuttle train will run every 15 minutes or so from national airport along the blue line route to arlington national cemetery. despite the shuttle train, some

think veterans day is not the right day to cut off direct service fro arlington national cemetery. >> i think on veterans day it would be important to have it opened. that's just my opinion. >> one more note about metro. plans to ease the congestion will come with a hefty price tag. metro 2025 calls for more than 200 new rail cars at a cost of $1.4 billion. the extend trains would run only at peak times in the morningings and evenings. all three jurisdictions must agree on the funding. a lot of people will be skipping metro if they have a short distance to go tomorrow because another beautiful day on tap. >> maybe taking a bike to work or walking. it's going to be nice. chilly tomorrow morning but warm by the afternoon and it was so nice all weekend long.

clear skies and i know from bell haven country club, our weather bug camera there as we saw the sun rise, pretty much a cloudless sky, which aided in temperatures well above average. about 6:15 still some golfers on the golf course. our high today at reagan nerble 73. 6 at washington dulles and a warm 72 in frederick but temperatures are tart -- starting to fall. down to 59 in d.c. and frederick. all the way to the upper 40's at del lulls and 40 chilly degrees in culpepper and those are the spots that may see patchy fog overnight today. the wind must lighter than it was earlier today. with the lighter winds and clear skies, that's why we're expecting to have patchy frost off to the west. high pressure will be our

dominant weather feature heading into the workweek. this area of low pressure from that cold front that slipped through overnight, high pressure moving in will keep us sunny and dry tomorrow. but we will get a southerly breeze so by tuesday highs will be approaching the 80-degree mark. yes, it is late october. but tonight it will be chilly. mid 30's in the suburbs to mid 40's downtown. patchy frost is possible and that's why the national weather service has issued a frost advisory for area country counties and then back down through allow down and other counties as well. these are the forecast lows tomorrow morning. in the 30's off to the west. so it is going to be cold. kids at the bus stop, you'll want to layer up but temperatures will climb quickly. but 11:00 in d.c., about 59 degrees. about 6 by 1:00 p.m.

i think our high around 70 and tuesday, even warmer, upper 70's with lots of sunshine. a little bit cooler wednesday, into the upper 60's. a chance for showers through mid to late morning in the late afternoon as another cold front pushes and another stronger cold front will move through for halloween on friday. maybe chilly come trick-or-treat time and maybe on the wet side. and the weekend, much cooler. low 50's for highs, thirts and -- 30's and 40's overnight and daylight-saving time end. >> there's a 30-degree temperature shift between the highs and lows for the week. >> exactly. you've been warnedful >> coming up on "washington weekly," a virginia girl knows what it's like to be picked on. see how this 12-year-old is helping others

>> a virginia girl turned one of her darkest moments into a triumph over adversity. greta introduces us to tailor walker and how she refuses to become a victim. >> i felt like there was something wrong with me. >> sympathetic still feel the hurt, being bullied at school. she's 1 and borderline

autistic. last year was the final straw. >> she seemed like her spirit had been broken and i couldn't do that anymore. >> so taylor started being home schooled and decided to write a book. >> once upon a time there was a small wolf who was often bullied by other wolfs. >> the loan wolf is about her. >> i didn't want other kids to go through what i had to go through. >> i'm impressed. she has so much dem. > not only did day lower write the book by herself, she also did all the illustration herself on her computer. taylor has always had artistic talent, her mother says but the book is on amazon.com and taylor plans to write more books and become an entrepreneur. >> it's finding the right

situation for them to unlock that potential. >> oh, and as for the lone wolf -- >> they lived happily ever after, the end. >> and taylor walker hopes is her story too. >> good deal there. in consumer news, apple pay is here, finally. it lets iphone users make purchases using a fingerprint can scanner on her phone. the money is taken out of the user's account. some people are skeptical. so far apple pay is accepted by a fraction of stores nationwide. i wonder if it saves the embarrassment of when you