jummy: today, the nation promising to never forget. 14 years ago that the hijacked planes hit the world trade center twin towers, the pentagon, and a deal. today, observances around the

country, including here at home. 184 people were killed when american airlines flight 77 crashed into the pentagon. there is push to keep the victim s' memory alive. john: we have been talking to some of the families today. they tell me and has not gotten easier 14 years later. reflect on the positive, some mentioning there is a beautiful blues died today. sky today,ful, blue much like it was. words cannot describe the depths and breaths of feelings here. so painful, 14 years later. the secretary of defense spoke about the strength of the nation has gained. started with the unfurling of a flag, the same

size as the one that flew here 14 years ago. this aims where flight 77 slammed into the southwest side of the pentagon, killing 184 people. >> they did not and could not take from us what defines us. as americans, we are defined by resilience, the readiness to stand up or our values, the willingness to honor the past as we begin anew. >> it does not get easier. it is a tragedy that will always be within our hearts, me and my family. john says after the ceremony, families and some of the survivors spent time at the memorial that was dedicated in 2008. the goal is to break ground on a

in memorial visitor center 2017. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: ceremonies remember the victims at ground zero in new york. family members read the names of the nearly 3000 lives lost in the attacks. they held a moment of silence for those victims. a ceremony held in a new visitor center. the center, located at the national memorial, opened its doors yesterday. the memorial tells the story of the people on board flight 93. crashed after passengers disrupted hijacker's plans to target an unknown location. national security officials urging agents to be vigilant

today, especially after the arrest of a florida man plotting to attack a memorial event. joshua goldberg was online plotting. he directed an informant to build a pressure cooker bomb and detonate it at a large, public event. 911 memorial, it would only hurt us that much more. >> law enforcement officials say isil can reach thousands of followers the us social media. thousands are commemorating the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by giving back. coming up, we will look at the events happening today. we want to switch to the forecast. the weather seems to reflect the day.

clock -- quiet weather for today. changes for the weekend. rain is in the forecast. it is beautiful, with clear blue skies across the area. 80 at reagan national. moisture drop-offs, mid 50's now. the weather-wise, a comfortable day. the wind, 12 to 15 miles per hour. through the afternoon, 83 or 84 degrees. weekend forecast coming up.

a check on the roadways. here is jamie. jamie: seen traffic that is not terrible. it looks good. 66, 395, 95 in virginia, not terrible. no delays through newington. south towards lorton getting into dale city, we drop down in the 20's. 66, same thing. nothing that is really a delay. a little congestion on kenilworth avenue, 295. that is the only thing we have. worry about. metro, the red line, the track work in place until 3:00 today and vandupont circle ness. or it, blue, silver line, track work until 3:00. operating from willie reston to ballston.

ston to ballston. jummy: a major announcement from stephanie rawlings-blake. she says she will not run for reelection next year. she believes she could win if she ran, but not running is the best decision for the city and her family. after the arrest of arrest gray -- after the and death of freddie gray while in police custody. two women were followed into their homes last night. blocks away from each other. sam sweeney has the details. >> you can imagine how scary this was. police say it happened after midnight.

the first was on the 900 block of patrick street. the second one happened not too far away on fayette street. investigators say they believe he may have assaulted at least one of these women once he made his way inside their apartment. you may have seen some of the police activity. the good news now, that man has been taken into custody. he is eating western by investigators. i spoke with people who live in this area. >> a little terrifying. we had a shooting around here in the past month or two. i have been more weary. sam: police have not released

the identity of this man yet. reporting in old town alexandria, sam sweeney. jummy: a suspect in california debt after a car chase hostage situation and deputy involved shooting. the events started last night in los angeles county. into a restaurant. he allowed some customers to leave, but four hostages remained. else was hurt. two michigan state lawmakers are out of office. was expelled for having an affair and then trying to cover it up. the other decided to resign rather than be expelled. they are being investigated for potential criminal wrongdoing. coming up, continuing coverage

of the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. how thousands are turning the day into a way to help those in need. up in an opening interview. >> the bizarre story of a double life. what made this olympian become a call girl. looks unsettled. doug is back with when you can expe

jummy: remembering 9/11 by giving back. thousands coming to turn a day of mourning into one of service.

brianne carter is live where volunteers had been gathering all morning long. brianne: people say they are really feeling what they are doing. pack onetoday, to million meals to help neighbors in their community. from this day of service and remembrance, thousands across our region are finding ways to give back. along the national mall, to passrs lined up along one million meals to seniors in need. >> this is about neighbors helping neighbors. to make sure we get food that is nutritious. brianne: she came back to the

place she calls home to join in. coming together for a common cause. it is electrifying. on this day of remembrance and reflection, we are all here together to do service. know someone is going to be able to ee today, several days after. it is important. working she remembers as a federal employee on 9/11. she says this is one way she can honor the vick dumbs and heroes of that day. all of the hard way -- to honor the victims and heroes of that day. the food will go out to those in need across our region. along the national mall, brianne carter.

jummy: we are covering these events all day long. for a list of events, and how you can volunteer, head to our website, wjla.com. we want to turn to vote 2016. joe biden opened up about the race in an interview with stephen colbert. because of that, he does not know if he could commit to fully being president. think any man or woman should run for president exactly whyknow they would want to be president and two, they can look at the folks out there and say i wholee you, you have my heart, soul, my energy, and my passion to do this. said that lying if i

i knew i was there. jummy: a new poll shows biden with a solid lead in head-to-head matchups against donald trump and jeb bush. nearly 15,000 acres outside of about 10%, a fire contained. eight structures have been destroyed. evacuations are underway. lightning sparked a blaze which is less than one third contained. still having a tough time out west. doug: southern california will get more rain than normal, hopefully that will happen.

let's get started with our coverage. we start with a time lapse from a weatherbug camera. a beautiful sunrise. temperatures starting to climb into the mid to upper 70's. that will be the story. very warm and pleasant weather. comfortable breeze out there. 74, in leesburg. a real feel of fall in the air. temperatures at the noon hour, 80 degrees at andrews. everybody else in the 70's. to go with the cooler temperatures, we have dry air.

64, in chicago. the remaining heat is being pushed offshore by the front that went through last night. forre in good shape tonight. the weather pattern will move out. another cold front to deal with tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms becoming a probability more than a probability -- than a possibility. futurecast gives the feel of this. by tomorrow morning, we have sunshine. rain across the metro area. by sunday morning, it should start to move out. today, we expect sunshine all day. scattered showers and thunderstorms. shows ay forecast lingering forecast.

best estimate should be the skies starting to clear in the afternoon hours. temperatures will be comfortable. good football weather for early september. next week looks beautiful. jummy: one of the best times of year. we are getting there. olympian turned las vegas call girl. a closer look at the double life suzy hamilton. elizabeth vargas joins us with details. >> it made several headlines when the olympic runner was exposed as an escort in las vegas. this is the first time she a set town to explain how she did this and why.

she was suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness. she was bipolar, an illness that runs in her family. her brother suffers from it and committed suicide, his symptoms were so severe. when she was having manic runs, she could go days without sleeping and would be on an epic high in las vegas. jummy: what did she say about being exposed or people finding out about this double life? >> you become very reckless with your behavior. you have no idea how many people still remember who you are, how

famous she was. she was on the cover of dozens of magazines. she was hugely famous. it was linked to an investigative reporter who found out about her secret life and exposed her. >> you can catch this premiere of 2020 tonight. be sure to tune in at 11:00. up, it is almost that time again. scandal returns in less than two weeks.

jummy: we have an early "scandal" scoop. has released its first promo trailer with a glimpse of what we can expect. >> what are you hiding? crazy,twisting, "scandal." jummy: you heard that. to -- fits isning planning to divorce the first lady. set those calendars now. a pretty nice friday ahead. rain is on your way for the weekend.

jummy: a nice weekend, but rain. we expect to see increasing cloudiness, highs of 82. clearing sunday, mid 70's. fedex looks right around 70 degrees with a touch of sunshine.

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