dropoff, which will be passed on to customers. this rider will pay for the service. uber estimates the riders could see up to 25% more in fares from reagan and up t t to 56% from dulles international airport. in a statement they say -- we look forward to continue to work with wmata so they don't have to pay twice the fee imposed on taxi rides. >> it will balance out. reporter: at reagan national and dulles, for-hire drivers will have a designated area some when someone requests a ride using the app, they are already on the property ready to pick them up. drivers currently have to wait on-site. >> it's a lot better than

being outside the lot. reporter: new rules will take place november 1. brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: talking about getting from point a to point b the new active traffic system in effect on interstate 66. it starts at the d.c. line and goes to route 29 in charlottesville. it is expected to combat congestion by opening shoulder lanes when it is needed. it also puts more signs and cameras on the road helping to monitor traffic and improve emergency response. alison: one more note here. a water main break in the district has been repaired by the road is in rough. shape. look at that. the 55-year-old pipe burst this morning in northwest d.c. near the hospital main entrance. luckily the hospital has a backup entrance and the operations are not impacted but the road could remain closed to all but local traffic for up to three days while crews work on repairs to the ro roadway. a look outside. hmm, another perfect day after a cool start this morning. how long will all this last? chief meteorologist doug hill

has a first look at the forecast. hi, doug. doug: it looks like the gorgeous weather will continue through the rest of the workweek and in most areas through the upcoming weekend. 96 of in leesburg. just a wonderful evening ahead. with the temperatures dropping slowly, not chilly as recent nights but a cool start. 54 to 64 is the range of the temperatures. here is the map across the region tomorrow. cool start to a sunny thursday. more for you in a few minutes. back to you. alison: thank you. this just in. a third west nile death in maryland. a 94-year-old laurel woman has passed away. this is the third confirmed death. we are told her neighborhood was sprayed twice for mosquitoes. jonathan: well, on the hill this an, we are now just two weeks away from seeing the federal government run out of money. if no spending bill is passed,

the government will shut down. does this sound familiar? remember when it happened a couple of years back? a maryland congressman has been working to prevent this from happening ever again. chris van hollen. he joins us live. appreciate you taking the time for us. >> van hollen: good to be with you. jonathan: talk to me about the prevent the shutdown. >> we have to avoid the shutdown. it costs the economy $24 million. hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. we should have learned our lesson. the prevent government shutdown act does two things. it calls on speaker boehner to have a bipartisan number of members to come one a negotiated solution to this so we don't go over the cliff two weeks from now. it has a fail safe agreement that if no agreement is reached the government would operate at the level of the

investments we need to keep the economy moving ahead and provide for the national defense. negotiations first. fail safe so we don't shut the government down. jonathan: new wrinkles to the process. planned parenthood has come on a lot of folks' radar screen. some argue it should be defund and others say it should be defunded. is that a nonstarter or is this up for discussion in the process? chris: it's not up for discussion in the context of keeping the government open. i'm a strong supporter of planned parenthood and wealth health programs. if the republicans or the others want to battle and have a fight over that. they should introduce legislation that tries to pass. we will fight it out. i will fight them hard because i think the programs are important. but what they shouldn't be doing is use it to shut down the entire federal government and cause damage to the economy and the disruptions around the country. two years ago it was an effort by senator cruz and others to

shut down the government to stop the affordable care act. that didn't work. what it did do was cause all the damage to the economy. we don't want a repeat of this. if they want to fight the battle fight it on the own terms, not in the context of threatening to disrupt the economy and shutdown the government. jonathan: we appreciate your time. good luck with passing the act so we don't have the discussion again. that would be nice. chris: thank you. it sure would. thanks a lot. alison: also on the hill, jon stewart fighting for funding for 9/11 first responders. many have gotten sick in the years since they rushed to the burning twin towers not knowing what is in the air. jonathan: normally he is funny but he was all serious, all business. joce sterman is joining us. this is a guy that has made this a crusade of his. not just today. this has been going on for jon stewart for years. joce: he was serious as a heart attack.

he rallied the first responders and took them through capitol hill to call for an end of the health monitoring program and embarrassment is what he called it. he said nobody lobbies the brave men and women to rush in the twin towers. he may be gone from the "daily show" but host jon stewart has not disappeared. he has traded his desk in new york for a podium in washington. >> this is insanity. joce: the late night host calling on congress to extend healthcare benefits for thousands of 9/11 first responders set to expire next month. >> why is it incumbent on our first responders to have to consistently push to get the benefits that are coming to them purely for their acts of valor? joce: heroism that caused some their health. several dealing with can saturday other diseases caused by exposure at ground zero. stewart wants them protected by a law he helped pass in 2010 and he wants congress to

make permanent. jon: i'm here to apologize. i don't want to talk to you guys. i want to talk to them. i want to apologize to all the men and women, the first-responders that you had to come down here today. i'm embarrassed. i'm embarrassed for our country. i'm embarrassed for new york. i'm embarrassed that you after serving so selflessly with heroism have to come down here and convince people to do what's right for the illnesses and the difficulties that you suffered because of our heroism and because of your selflessness. joce: now a victims compensation bill also in limbo and was part of the discussion as well. jon stewart did not blame one party or the other in the trip to capitol hill. he simply asked the crowd whose lawn am i on, guys? alison: thank you. serious man indeed today.

proposed memorial for former president eisenhower has more backers from two men who made 1600 pennsylvania avenue home. both bushes,sh w. and h.w. joining the effort. several others will lend voices in support. they need to raise $150 million to build this memorial. >> talk more about the d.m.v. jonathan: a major economic announcement for d.c. they are planning to build a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports arena located at the st. elizabeth east campus in southeast. the plan was unveiled today by mayor muriel bowser and the wizards owner. the 500-seat arena is expected to cost $55 million and it will bring in hundreds of jobs. >> we made a big promise to ward eight that we would not forget you.

we made a promise that progress is tremendous and we have to spread it to every corner of the district of columbia. jonathan: it will be home to the mystics and practice facility for the washington wizards and will host more than 90 nonsports vents each year. the construction is set to be complete in 2018. in virginia, jesse matthew had another hearing today, the first since finding out he is officially charged in harrington's murder. she went missing after a concert in charlottesville. her body found weeks later. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg explains what is next for ma chew. jeff: today's hearing was short. it lasted six minutes. jesse matthew standing alongside defense attorneys showing very little emotions. here is video of the harringtons walking inside the courthouse in charlotte. last friday a grand jury in the county indicting matthew on charges of first-degree

murder and obduction with intent to defile in the case of the 20-year-old virginia tech student who went missing after a metallica concert in october of 2009. he will stand trial next summer for the disappearance and murder of hannah graham who went missing a year ago. it was after matthew's arrest in the graham case they announced a d.n.a.lich between him and morgan harrington as well as connecting him to a rape in fairfax county for which he has been convicted. now relief for morgan's parents. >> we are grateful. we are pleased. we're sad. in a way it makes more real that morgan is dead and was murdered. it's a kaleidoscope of feelings we are experiencing. jeff: ma chews next court appearance is september 30, the same day he will have a court appearance in the hannah

graham case. coming up at 5:00, we speak to a legal expert why authorities finally brought charges against matthew in the harrington case. in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. you might have heard about the new charges by abc7 text alert. if not, don't be left out in the future. when news breaks we want you to be the first to know even if you are away from the tv. log on to wjla.com/text. sign up to get updates straight from our newsroom. to your phone. jonathan: coming up, update to popular restaurant shut down after the customers contracted salmonella poisoning. alison: fast food is easy if you don't want to make dinner for the family. but how much of the food are children eating these days? the study that might have you rethinking dinner tonight. that's still ahead. >> less than a week away from the holy father's visit to the

capitol, i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up we will show you the fun and the cool papal products you can buy to mark the moment in history.

alison: today marks the two-year anniversary of the shooting rampage at the washington navy yard. a somber ceremony was held to remember the 12 people killed. officials held a private memorial for navy yard employees and the victims' family members. building 197, the site of the shooting has since been renamed the humphrey building. jonathan: getting close now. pope francis is the popular man. everyone wants a piece of the pontiff. you can find pope paraphernalia anywhere you go in washington. mike carter-conneen is there. the pope-mobile is cliche at this point. you have to go with something cool. mike: i haven't found a pope mobile yet. i'm sure it's on the internet. there are all sorts of products at the catholic bookstore downtown operated by opus day. you can find catholic medals and the rosaries and books. i showed you pope francis

behind me. this is a big attraction. people are coming in tic to the selfies and pictures. there is a lot of anticipation building with the visits. they have t-shirt and mug, the hat that the pope wears. i "heart" pope francis. this is month away from christmas and the holidays but they have the pope francis ornaments and books as well. we are joined here live by mitch, the c.o.o. of the organization. so, you see this as a big opportunity to not only share the message of pope francis but of the church. >> this is a wonderful opportunity for us to have to share the message of pope francis. this is a joyful issue and great opportunity for us. mike: you are seeing from people all around the world and around the country. cath lidges and non-catholic -- catholics and non-catholics, too. >> absolutely. catholics come in but a lot of non-catholics come in and they just want to experience pope francis and experience the moment that are coming in here

and getting started. mike: thank you so much. coming up at 5:00, we will have more of the products that you might want to check out. find where you will and will not find them around town. reporting live in northwest, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile, look at this in philly. replica of the vatican. you know what it's made out of? legos. jonathan: wow! alison: father bob simon spent ten months making the papal tribute. it's on display at the franklin institute in philadelphia. jonathan: that is amazing. alison: nothing says welcome to america like legos. a lot of nice work there. we want to remind you to stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the pope's visit. we will have more than 40 hours of live coverage between us and the sister station, newschannel8. went to are airing a primetime special "the people's pope in d.c." on abc7 starting at 8:00.

jonathan: "7 on your side" health matters update for you. you know the popular d.c. restaurant? it's back open for dinner tonight. they have been closed since the 10th. people reported being sick after eating truffle fries at the city location. the last test confirmed eight of the cases were salmonella but the doors are back open. alison: see if it's open on the roadways today. check on traffic. jamie sullivan has details. jamie: not a chance. we have a really rough commute. let's get to it. crash on the inner loop of the beltway. trying to get closer to the american legion bridge. two lanes are blocked off. you drop down to 15 miles per hour. that stretch from the american legion bridge to the 270 spurt will take you 17 minutes. again, we are seeing this congestion. we have a tractor-trailer overturned in the shoulder at malcolm x. sticking with d.c., watch out

for an accident involving a pedestrian. this is 11th street northwest at new york avenue. that area you will see the police on scene. i want to go to the baltimore, washington, parkway. heading south to the capital beltway. at greenbelt, a lane is blocked. take a live look outside. i want to show you the beltway. traveling through prince george's county. we do have volume. there is a crash. we move back to the map, watch out for the delays. in the teens approaching richie marlboro road. one lane blocked. a lot of crashes. we will keep you updated. alison: thank you. the valley fire in california burned more than 67,000 acres. more than 6020 -- 600 homes. hundreds of other buildings destroyed and 9,000 more are still in the path. one family in middle town made a narrow escape. when it was too late to evacuate they had to hunker

down in a truck in a horse arena near their home. >> the 40-foot flames coming across from us in the arena. i turned the car around so my wife couldn't see it. alison: it only took 15 minutes for the house to burn to the ground. smith's wife is nine months pregnant and she is due in a week. they didn't have time to get anything out of the home but they say all that matters is they are all okay. jonathan: that is the best way to look at it. the perspective on this thing. the crazy part about those fires they generate their own weather. they start blowing at 60-mile-per-hour and there is no wind out. doug: they create their own wind. it makes it so dangerous for the firefighters because it's fluky. moves all different ways. here we are just stuck in paradise weather wise. alison: not so bad! doug: good stuff here. we are look for chance of rain. here to tell you maybe by tuesday evening or wednesday there could be a shower or two. that is the next best chance. even that is just a chance. looking live right now. rooftop camera across reagan national airport.

crystal city in the center right. high clouds around the area. that is all we have had. temperatures for you 85 degrees out of reagan national. beautiful afternoon. other temperatures and the region, 84 degrees in reston. manassas at 84. 84 in wood bridge. right now annapolis only at 78 degrees. with that is just a little bit on the cool side there. that is due to the fact that the winds are starting to come off of the river right now. the severn river. southeasterly breeze. kick down temperatures a tiny bit. a comfortable afternoon in maryland's capital and all across the viewing area. what happens next? it will be a variation of the same weather pattern. sunny and warm. we will start in the 50's to 62 in the city. cool but not as cool as the past couple of mornings. all because the center of the high pressure giving us the long string of the sunny warm day will shift more to the east. that will cause winds to come

out of the south and warm us up a bit. cold front will pass through on sunday without much fanfare. look how much of the country is affected by the high pressure. the slightly warmer air moves in our direction. 86 tomorrow. we will hit 87 in saturday. sunday the front comes through. it will turn cooler sunday and monday. maybe, just maybe tuesday. wednesday could offer showers. alison: i like the stuck in paradise. good way to put it. doug: take it for now. alison: thank you. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- for the first time the c.d.c. is releasing a study how much fast food our children eat and how many families rely on it. jonathan: still ahead. ready to rumble? the second presidential debate getting ready to kick off. donald trump and ben carson are neck in neck in the polls and they are wearing big targets on their back. we get you primed up for the primetime debate.

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to fast food for nutrition. the latest report shows us how much of the food reaching the kids from shake, chicken, burgers and fries. new survey shows on any given day over a third of children and adolescents consume fast food. the center for disease control finds children 2 to 11, 8% of the daily kaleries from fast food. from 10 the 19, nearly 17%. so they are getting 12% of calories from fast food restaurants. experts recommend that parents talk to kids about the danger of eating too much fast food but say you don't have to eliminate it altogether. >> we have to balance out the unhealthy food choices with the exercise and moderation. >> when you choose to eat at a fast food restaurant try to select healthier options like grilled chicken salad or grilled chicken sandwich. water instead of a soda. in the newsroom, i'm kellye lynn, abc7 news.

alison: okay. thank you. still to come on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> how are you feeling? >> i feel good about it. really good about it. >> never short on confidence, right? we know how donald trump feels about the debate. coming up a preview of what he and the rest of us can expect for round two. jonathan: plus, take a good look at this man. bank robbery suspect on the loose in arlington. great picture. we'll let you know where the police say he was last seen. that is when "abc7 news at police say he was last seen. that is when "abc7 news at 4:00" padvil pm gives you the healingu at nsleep you need, it. helping you fall asleep and stay asleep so your body can heal as you rest. advil pm. for a healing night's sleep.

alison: donald trump has been leading the way despite the controversies that are piling up. what do we expect tonight? john trainor covering the debate from simi valley, california. i know the candidates were doing the run-through and checking out the stage. what should we look for? john: i don't know about donald trump if it's because of the controversy. he is vulnerable. he has been the aggressor in this and it has shown in the polls so expect the other candidates to do the same thing. they will come at donald trump tonight. governor jeb bush, carly fiorina. they are expected to be vocal as moderator jake tapper says

the question is aimed to pit the candidate against each other and address the candidates, not the camera. this will be a lively one as the people are trying to out-talk donald trump tonight. jonathan: but they have to be careful because everybody who has attacked donald trump, he goes up and they go down in the polls. they have to come at them with a smart approach to knock them down a little bit. john: it those be calculated and it likely will be. this is the first time they have a chance to go one-on-one with donald trump on the state. the fox news debate allowed the candidates to address the camera. this will be issue-driven. jeb bush trying to attack his conservative record. that is something we will likely see today. if they attack him on politics, one-on-one they might be able to make headway. donald trump can't get ahead of this thing like he has in the past. alison: do you think the setting here, the reagan library, smaller crowd, could

it affect how things turn out? last time it got raucous. john: it might be if donald trump and the other candidates look to the crowd to get support. that will not happen today. this is a very small crowd. there are a lot of people here but i imagine the stage is fairly small. this is going to be an intimate setting where the candidates have to look at each other. they might not get the crowd support they had last time. alison: john, thank you very much. we know you will be there and we'll watch and follow it all. thank you. stay with abc7 for continuing debate coverage. we also have our own brad bell reporting from simi valley. we will hear from him at 5:00 and 11:00 after the debate. all right. take another look outside. it couldn't be much better. you can't ask for better than this. cool night in store. chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. doug: hello. we are in fine shape out there with nothing but sunshine across the area now. looking live from frederick. i am telling you what, we will see the conditions stay just like they are a couple more hours. later this evening, temperatures in the mid-80's.

not getting terribly chilly. 61 is the average tonight. the winds will be light. they may be calm. we have had that condition for several days now. here is what we think will happen tomorrow. today temperature hit the low to mid-80's. tomorrow, mid-80's. we get to friday, mid-80's. the weekend, upper 80's. it starts on saturday. we are on a roll. a quick and an easy way to stay on top of the forecast and the updates all the time. just go to wjla.com/text. you find easy way to subscribe and log in to the text messaging system. important updates we issue if there are warnings, advisories and at viseries. jonathan: you can help -- catch a bank robber. here is how. look at the picture. really clear. arlington police say this is the guy that robbed a bank. it was in clarendon.

he went to a teller and said he had a weapon. these are good pictures. money flipped out of the street across from the clarendon metro station on a sidewalk outside a bank. police want to hear from you if you know who he is or if you saw him this afternoon. alison: another man caught on camera. this time setting a baltimore cvs on fire in the riots pleaded guilty. raymond carter faced several federal charges. the c.v.s. on the corner of pennsylvania and north avenue in baltimore was torn down a few weeks ago. surveillance video showed carter trying to pry open a safe and starting a fire. he will be required to pay up for the damage that will be announced in sentencing this november. jonathan: a manhunt is underway in phoenix after a guy shot a police officer multiple times in a traffic shot. the officer was seriously wounded but he is expected to live. the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time

and that is what they say saved his life. alison: well, from rgiii to little league, concussions cannot only be game-changers, they can be career-enders. now there is a movement to consider adding equipment to protect players' heads. consumer reporter kimberly suiters looks in the protective head bands. kimberly, do they really work? kimberly: that is the question. we talk exclusively to two champs aly from the 2015 team and bryce from the 1999 quad. they would like to see more protection. look at the play out here. you can see no one has head gear. it is not standard in soccer. but the stars want protection. especially for kids. you might remember she wore a customized black halo, they as call it, in world cup play. she and scurry are endorsing the product. the video you are seeing is from a commercial shoot and ad campaign that is about to launch nationwide. these kids have mixed reviews

on the headband that range in price from $30 to $40. many said it actually gave them courage to go ahead and head the ball and make contact with the other players. some said it wouldn't stay in place. because it's new, the cool factor is unknown. i asked her if she felt strange about wearing head gear in the women's world cup for all the world to see. >> not at all. because it was for protection. that was the only way i could play. not have to worry about not thinking twice about getting a third concussion and hanging up my boots for good. kimberly: all right. so this is the headband. it is made of kevlar. i have played soccer and coached for many decades and i can tell you when heading the ball, it does deaden it a little bit. you don't feel it really on your forehead. if you were to collide with another player and they also had the headband on, probably would minimize the pain.

but some of the medical community are not convinced that this is perfect protection for head. we'll address that matter at 5:00. reporting live in arlington, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you for that. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- is the census at work again collecting information? not right now. the letter you need to throw out so you don't fall victim for another scam out there operating. we'll tell you about it coming up. alison: plus, pope francis made headlines for his views on abortion, marriage, many topics. where he really stands and how catholics here are handling the pope's stances when "abc7 news at 4:00" continues.

jonathan: we have a heads up about a letter that thousands of people right now are getting out there that appears to be a census form. alison: but it's not. consumer reporter john matarese shows what you need to look out for so you don't waste your money. john: people across the d.c. area receive a strange letter in the mail that claims to be from the u.s. census bureau. there is no census this year. why are they asking you to take a survey? should you be suspicious? scott opened his mail and found an official-looking notice. >> it's from the sen us the

bureau. on the front it said required by law i fill it out. a survey. john: that's strange, he thought. the sen us the is only ten years, 2020 being next. he went to the website listed in the letter. >> got on the website. started looking, asking for personal information. john: he wondered was he being scammed? >> that was my biggest concern with the scams going around. john: the good news it's not a scam. the bad news, it's one of a million americans chosen to test out a new online census planned for 2020. now this is the 2010 census form. it's the one most of us are familiar with. you need to fill out by hand with an ink pen. the census bureau decided it's time to get with the times so it is researching how to transfer this to the digital age. the bureau is testing out nine versions of what will become the next census. still concerned? call the census bureau or go to the official website

census.gov. that should put you like scott at ease. >> i really didn't know what to expect. i didn't know what it was. john: bottom line, if you receive this, you are required to fill it out to best of your ability. it's the official sen us the and if you ignore it, you could get a knock on your door. don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- pope francis received criticism from within the catholic church for his stances on abortion and mayor. what -- abortion and marriage. what about in d.c.? some are speaking out. the question is which side are you on? alison: did elton john talk to vladimir putin? the conversations he claims to have had, one the kremlin is denying ever happened. when "abc

alison: before the pope's election, issues like sexual abuse cases involving priests and corruption in the vatican captured headlines worldwide. jonathan: some speculated that pope francis was elected to bring a refreshing approach maintaining the church doctrine. that was the shot. john gonzalez has more on the ground-breaking changes he has made including in the past few weeks. john: the 266th leader of

world's oldest religion has become a polarizing figure in his 2.5 years. he has bun afraid to delve in the delicate and the controversial issues that haunted the church for decades. >> he's definitely a man of the second vatican. a man of renewal, a man who sees that the church is part of the world. johnson his message is one of forgiveness and tolerance. he has reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage but also said the church should and could accept certain forms of civil unions. >> he has really breathed a new spirit into the church. a spirit of openness, dialogue, of compassion. something that we have been waiting decades for. john: the latest issue he has tackled is abortion. he said it's a sin but he much

like he has asked the church not to excommunicated divorced couples he has said they can grant forgiveness to women who feel remorse. >> he wants to include everyone and brings everyone back to the religion. >> pope francis has now significantly altered the process for those seeking annulments of marriages in the catholic church. a process at times is lengthy and redun -- redundant. john: pope francis has called for an appeal of the combat climate change, saying the future of humanity is at stake. >> this is our home. this affecting us all. john: another call for health that provides shelter and assistance to those in need, he has implored european

families to take in refugees. >> similar to the vocal support, there is comprehensive immigration reform in the state states. >> it's very powerful. the way he has embraced. jonathan: we invite you to stay with abc7 for continuing coverage of pope francis in the united states. tonight a special at 8:00, "the people's pope in d.c. " if you can't catch it on time, we are posting the show online. wjla.com. alison: singer elton john says russian president vladimir putin called him to discuss russia's anti-gay environment. on instagram, john thanked putin for reaching out and said he looks forward to face-to-face meeting but the kremlin denies that the president called the singer. amazon prime members now have

access to unlimited articles on the "washington post" website. well, for a short time only. prime members get a half year of free access to the post digital edition. after that it will cost less than $4 a month. prime membership costs $99 a year. amazon founder and ceo jeff bezos bought the post in 2014. still to come tonight at 5:00 -- chaos at the border. the latest as things get out of hand for refugees in europe. jonathan: after years of delays we are days away from the opening of the silver spring transit. center. find out why there won't be any fanfare for the opening at 5:00. alison: rescue efforts continue in utah as a community mourns victims killed in massive flash flooding. 16 people are now confirmed dead. after flash floods swept through the zion national park. most of the hildale community are members of the f.l.d.s.

church a polygamist sect. >> it is important for people to come in and see what is going on. alison: a large wall of water and debris swept victims away in their cars. most were women and children. the youngest victim four years old and the death toll is expected to climb. jonathan: you see the pictures, rain and flash flooding. we just need rain period. alison: we do. steve: los angeles yesterday had record-breaking rain. something you don't see often. for sus quiet and dry. leaves falling off the tree. a little early i would say. number two early to talk about that. we have a lot going on. saturday will be a beautiful day. brian van de graaff will be

out there. mostly sunny and warm. 85 to 89 degrees. the winds are out of the southwest at 5 miles per hour. no problems. you don't need umbrella. or sunglasses you will need them. talk about the football game. sunday at 1:00, fedex field. ram versus the red skins looking at the temperatures. kick off time is 75 degrees. halftime is the upper 70's around around 80 by the time the game ends. notice the added cloud cover. could see a few sprinkles. let's look at the rush hour commute. jamie: we have crashes.

look at the one on the inner loop. we talk about this near georgetown pike. everything moved to the shoulder. 11 miles per hour. still trying to work your way closer to the american legion bridge. as far as the commute on 66. today they put it in place. it will alleviate the traffic on 66. a crash popping up near route 7 at leesburg pike. one of the two lanes isk blod. take a look at the backup to give you a better idea of how the traffic is bumper to bumper leaving the city. if you head to arlington area, it's okay and past that point before we get to the beltway. we move to focus in on d.c. heading to the maps there is an overturned tractor trailer. a lot of people are looking to see what is going on. southbound on 295 near malcolm x. they will upright it but not until after the evening commute.

the traffic in the d.c. area, 11th street in new york avenue. involving a pedestrian. activity on independence avenue near first and second street southeast. coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> my friends would tease me that i would start to tell them a story and they would tell me you just told me this yesterday. jonathan: a breast cancer survivor speaking out about side effect she experienced and her warning to others

jonathan: a young breast cancer society -- cancer survivor has a warning for others. >> lisa elliott says it's the little things that she values. not just shopping again but remembering the items on the shopping list. you see just a few years ago. >> i had taken off my bra and

i saw blood. i thought it was a bug bite that i scratched. reporter: she had breast cancer. she did hear from the health providers about the expected side effects. >> but one of the things they didn't talk act was the sort of foggy brain feeling. reporter: her foggy brain turned into a whole lot more. >> my friends would tease me and start to tell them a story and they would say you told me this yesterday. reporter: she had full-blown short and long-term memory loss. they have been looking into the effect for years. >> we see it with a lot of therapies but most of it is with breast cancer. and patients with brain tumors. reporter: the bad news is the treatment can impact memory. sometimes short-term, sometimes long-term or even the foggy thinking as we refer to often. the good news, over, is that it mean -- however, it means

that the patients are living longer. >> how is a patient going to function? can they have a job or raise their kids? take care of the grand kids? >> lisa elliott says we have to consider these things. she wants other survivors to know this side effect is real. >> it doesn't make you feel things because you forget things but it makes you feel better that you are not crazy. jonathan: the memory loss problem had been associated with the chemotherapy. you may have heard of chemo brain. but some are not seeing memory improvements and they are working on figuring out how to prevent it. leon: tonight, the man she suspected all along. >> i have known and believed for some time he killed our morgan. leon: morgan harrington speaks out now that prosecutors officially blamed someone for her daughter's disappearance. and uber and lift versus taxi cabs. the fight is over. you will be paying more to the trip to the airport. young athletes at risk.

there is new enquipment available meant to protect your daughter from concussions but before you buy it, there is something you should know. >> how "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: tonight the man accused in hannah graham's death is facing another charge. jeff goldberg was in the courtroom when jesse matthew made his first appearance in the morgan harrington case this afternoon. jeff: minutes after jesse matthew arrived at the courthouse, he was in a courtroom, standing close to jill and dan harrington, morgan's parents. >> there was a direct look. he stared at us. >> i want him to see this is the face of justice. >> matthew whose court appearance lasted six minutes was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first of degree

murder and obduction with intent -- abduction with intent to defile in the case of harrington. the 20-year-old virginia tech student that went missing after metallica concert in charlottesville in october of 2009. the d.n.a. link connecting matthew to harrington was discovered after his arrest a year ago. >> isit is likely that the same person stopped the heart of both of our girls. >> he needs to know justice is coming. >> defense attorney jot goodman says new evidence beyond d.n.a., possibly a new witness likely emerged in the past few weeks. >> to put the commonwealth in a position they believe it's not just probable cause but prove this case beyond reasonable doubt. >> as they escorted jesse matthew out of the small second story courtroom he walked within a few feet of both rotherrers and the parent -- both reporters and the