cab muggings. they have seen three in two months. >> a bunch to the face. pepper spray to the face. kevin: two young men flagged down a cab at night and got the driver to take them to the takoma park neighborhood. then the suspects pull out a weapon. >> they are going to a place that secluded that dead ends. it's also easy area for them to flee on foot. kevin: this video shows both suspects entering the metro station last saturday. one man wore a white hat, white t-shirt and light colored pants. his accomplish had braided hair, gray shirt and gray pants. the two men went through the station, hopped a fence and hailed a cab. they robbed the driver minutes later. >> i would recognize the person if i knew them. whether i could see their face or not. you can just tell. hopefully someone out there

knows who they are and will come forward. kevin: the suspects are not afraid to get physical. one cabby was pepper sprayed and another punched square in the face. in last saturday's armed robbery the driver was cut with a knife. kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: thank you, ketch. today the man who nearly died of the hands of a hit-and-run driver was in the courtroom when she was sentenced to ten years in jail. we have more on the emotional testimony today. jeff goldberg? jeff: it was, leon. noor shaikh is a husband and a father of three who said his life took a horrible turn on the afternoon of january 27 at his own business. crying today in court, shaikh says he cannot work anymore. he is in constant pain. and his medical bills are totaling nearly $900,000. as noor shaikh addressed a judge in court today he could barely talk through the tears.

"it's hard for me. i'm completely broke. i swear to god, i want to die." today, 40-year-old alexandra mendez was sentenced to ten years in prison for the d.u.i. hit-and-run that nearly killed shaikh and injured his business partner hamad arif. authorities say mendez pulled into m.k. auto sales, a used car like on columbia pike and hit two parked cars trying to turn around. as she tried driving out the employees tried to block her car and closed the gate. she paused and then gunned it, running over arif's if the and literally running over noor shaikh who was rushed to the hospital with life in the threatening injuries. mendez was arrested the next day in fairfax. in court today it was revealed before the incident she had been drinking margaritas at a nearby bar. >> i think she was in panic mode. i think the alcohol didn't help. she admitted to having five or six drinks and she has a history of untreated depression and alcoholism. jeff: today before sentencing mendez looked at shaikh and said, "i'm truly sorry for the

injuries i have caused you. i'm heartbroken for your children and riddled with guilt." >> i think she wanted to exdepressor row for the great arm she has -- express sorrow for the harm she has done. jeff: he says that mendez cries about this every day in jail and only found out she struck noor shaikh the next day after it happened in jail. nevertheless, mark comings does believe the judgment's verdict was a fair one today. noor shaikh and the family and friends didn't want to comment after the hearing today. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. >> new developments in the case of two missing montgomery county siblings. a judge declared catherine hoggle not competent to stand trial. hoggle is the prime suspect in the disappearance of her children. then 2-year-old jacob and 4-year-old sarah were last seen more than a year ago. the children's father does not understand the judge's decision. >> to me, catch tensy has to

do -- competency has to do with a understanding of what is going on around you, what is happening and what you are embarking on to face. she understands all of that. alison: the judge ordered hoggle to continue treatment at a psychiatric hospital in maryland. hoggle is charged with neglect, abduction and hindering a police investigation. leon: developing tonight police in boston identified a young girl whose body was found in a trash bag this summer. the child known as "baby doe" identified as bella bond. bella's mother and her mother's boyfriend are now under arrest. elizabeth hur has the latest. elizabeth: this is the computer generated composite photo of the little girl that captivated the hearts of so many across the country. after it was shared and viewed online more than 60 million times, authorities now say her identity is no longer a mystery. >> bella is the name. elizabeth: in june a woman found the body in a trash bag on the beach in boston harbor. at times the investigators had

little to go on. so police came to the public and social media sharing the sketch and pictures of her blanket and pajama pants. finally a huge break. thanks to a tip. >> some of the information we got in the last couple of days in cooperation with the state lead us to her. elizabeth: police are releasing few details but bella bond had two previous contact with child welfare officials in both cases were closed by 2013. >> it appears as though it was a situation of a boyfriend who was involved. and that apparently i think mother and boyfriend are blaming each other in terms of who harmed the child. elizabeth: while authorities continue the investigation there is no word yet on any charges in the case. we are told the medical examiner's office is working to confirm the i.d. and determine the cause of death.

in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. alison: we are getting breaking news from kentucky at this hour where a county clerk could be heading back to jail. a deputy clerk in rowen county says kim davis has altered marriage licenses. removing her name and that of that county. she spent six days in jail for refusing to issue marriage license to same-sex couples. a judge released her on the condition she not interfere with her deputies and the issued licenses. we will keep you posted on the breaking news. now a abc7 news update. the peace cross is listed in the national register of historic places. the nearly 100-year-old memorial was built to honor 49 men from prince george's county who fault and died in world war i. a woman from annapolis realized it was listed as a historical place but not on the national register. you might recall the maryland national capitol park and planning commission sued over

the cross for allegedly violating church and state separation. all right. let's turn to the weather now. what a nice week. leon: absolutely! alison: we talked about it every day but the pleasant week ending on a hot note. leon: you know hot is relative. we wouldn't have called this hot in july. alison: true. doug: temperatures are above averaged. the average high is 79. 84, 85, 86. warmer than normal. it always changed. by the way, fall officially begins next wednesday morning. let's get started here in the belfort furniture weather center. 79 in crystal clear skies there. 84 in hagerstown. annapolis at 79. temperatures will start to fall off a little bit in the evening in the 70's. in fact, by tomorrow morning. our metro own forecast shows the low temperatures from the upper 50's to the lower 60's. a beautiful start to the day tomorrow. as far as what will happen getting through the upcoming weekend, tomorrow looks terrific. i will be warm.

upper 80's. a touch more humid, too. on sunday we turn cooler. why do we turn cooler on sunday? i will let you know in the forecast and check out the next seven days in a couple of minutes. leon: all right, doug. as you know, there is so much anticipation building for pope francis' visit next week. a speech to congress is one of the hottest tickets in town. one lawmaker who is a roman catholic by the way who says he is boycotting the speech by the pope. arizona congressman says he decided not to attend after reading the book that pope francis will devote much of his speech to policies about fighting climate change. he thinks the pope should talk about climate change in his personal time not as pope. the pope's trip begins tomorrow as he lifts off to cuba. he will spend four days on the island before coming to the u.s. pope francis recorded a televised me sam to the cuban people last night at the vatican. alison: nearly 200 catholic pilgrims left for florida bound for cuba this morning.

we know of at least 100 who are walking all the way here to the nation's capital ahead of the pope's arrival. suzanne kennedy is live outside st. matthews in northwest d.c. with more on the push to prepare for the pontiff. suzanne? suzanne: in you are not in the spirit yet, this may do it for you. look behind me at the cathedral of st. matthews. they just finished the banner that says, "welcome pope francis." this is one of the places he will stop next week. he will be here wednesday when he has a prayer service with the bishop. this weekend, we head into the final days to the preparation for the holy father's visit. a giant banner hangs to welcome pope francis. mcgovern church group came from alexandria to be close to pope francis and will

celebrate mass. >> presence is all around it. to know it will happen with our pope, our leader, you know, our father. suzanne: downtown there are enhanced security measures and temporary towers put up to handle increased cell phone traffic. on road island avenue at the head of the human rights campaign a banner has been put up calling out the pope to welcome the lgbt community. >> we think that the pope can play a great role in bridging the gap between the people and the lgbt people welcoming them in the catholic church. suzanne: at catholic university the campus is readied for thousands of guests who will attend the mass. 250 students will help the communion. >> the whole idea of participating in the mass is the experience. >> it's just great to be able to help out with something so important. something so distinctive for the university and the

catholic church in general. suzanne: that banner that we showed you as a human rights campaign is a block from where i am standing right now. they are hoping that the holy father will travel by that banner, see it, give it some thought when he comes through here on wednesday. reporting live in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: okay, suzanne. thank you. stay with ab7 and our sister station newschannel8 for more than 40 hours of the pope's visit. you can get all the information you need on the street closures events and the security at wjla.com. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the sticking point. reaction on the hill about planned parenthood and what it could mean for government shutdown. alison: plus, "7 on your side." keeping pressure on the d.c. department of transportation when it comes to the streetcar deadline. >> it's an aviation lover's dream come true. i'm kellye lynn. i will tell you about a big

air show happening here at joint base andrews tomorrow. that story coming up. >> we go 1-on-one with the metro interim general manager 48 hours before the silver spring transit center is set to open. i'm brianne carter. we have that story next.

leon: "7 on your side" being the watchdog for you tonight. two weeks after the d.c. department of transportation said it would be a week before the 18 items on a list to open up the d.c. eighth street streetcar will finish. we're waiting for a status report. investigator chris papst contacted the agency today to ask if the items were completed but we still haven't gotten a response. today on wamu radio, mayor muriel bowser said the streetcar will be opened by december 31. we'll be watching. we'll see. after yearlings of delays, the silver -- years of delays the silver spring transit center expected to open up this weekend. alison: today the interim general manager took abc7 on a tour and talk about how it will benefit commuters. brianne carter has a story you will see only on 7. brianne: metro's interim general manager was at the ground breaking for the silver

spring transit center in 2008. and today was back at the completed facility. abc7 cameras were the only one there as the head of the transit agency walked through the failsy for the final preparation including the bus training continues. it contains 30 bus space for county, metro and inner city buses. access to mark and metro trains and real-time bus and train information. the three level facility which metro inspected last month plagued with years of construction problems including cracks in the concrete. jack requa said today it is safe but there will be costs beyond the usual wear and tear for long-term maintenance. maintenance has been the focus of the transit agency as it continues to work to rebuild the metro rail system. today we ask the interim general manager what he has to say to the riders who have growing frustration over the daily delays and problems. jack: we are asking as much as we can for patience. i think funding is somewhat of an issue.

parts are somewhat of an issue. again, time is important as possible because we are trying to keep the trains running every six to ten minutes. it's hard to work under that with the trains running over. trying to look to alternatives to do things efficiently as possible. brianne: coming up at 6:00 what the interim g.m. has to say about the maintenance and the upkeep of facility set to open at 4:00 a.m. sunday morning. in silver springs, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: here is a funny footnote to the story. two years ago the restaurant 8407 kitchen bar ran a contest asking people to pick the date they thought that the transit center would open there. today the action committee for transit announced that garth burleson of colesville is the winner. now garth has the closest date going with october 26 of 2015. the 88-year-old says he picked the date because it's the day he was drafted into the army in 1945.

[laughter] leon: did you know another person that can tell a story the date they got drafted was a lucky date for them? alison: he won. works out well. all right. weather wise, looking pretty darn good for the weekend. doug: very warm tomorrow. noticeably cooler on sunday. no rain until monday at the earliest. that is a slight chance here. get into it. start with the time lapse for you on friday afternoon. beautiful image from damascus, watching the sunrise. notice a bright, sunny day. a few fair weather clouds. the center of the high pressure center giving us the five or the six consecutive days to the beautiful weather moves out. it's not uncommon to see clouds build on the back side of it. that is story tomorrow. it's warm but sunshine. changes on sunday. we will show you why coming up. 85 at reagan national. 82 at andrews. 86 at winchester. as we get through the overnight hours with mostly clear skies we will see upper 50's west and northwest of the metro. 59 in frederick.

58 at martinsburg. chilly start at the higher elevations. metro area, low 6's to greet us on -- 60's to greet us on saturday morning. upper 50's in upper montgomery county and lower 60's in most suburban area. it's 64 a wake-up call in leonard town in st. mary's county. 62 in charlotte hall. 60 in stafford. we have had a long stretch of days where the weather in the viewing area, the mid-atlantic, northeast around carolina. across the ohio valley is the same day after day because of a massive high. there is a change. chicago now at 74 degrees. the change is up from a cold front. but the way the air is moving in the upper atmosphere, most of the rain of the front will peel off and go well north. so, cold front will come through dry. the air mass ahead of it is dry. most of the rain as we have seen in the future cast is falling western pennsylvania down the western side of the

appalachians. this is 6:00 tomorrow evening. we advance through the night time hours and you can see the rain peels north and dissipates as the cold front comes in to dry air. a few showers may form in the lower bay. that is all it will be heading through the weekend as far as a cold front. that is reflected in 87-degree high tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. cooler breezy day on sunday when it will hit 7 degrees. as far as the sunday weather and the cooler day, let's talk about fedex field and what happens there. kickoff time is 73 degrees. 75 at halftime. 78 in the an. i look lights there is a northwesterly wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour that could swirl at fedex a bit. but ideal football watching weather heading through the weekend. once we get through the weekend to next week. we have a 30% chance of the shower as we get through the day on monday. just a slight chance. a little bit on the cloudy side through tuesday and wednesday. let's highlight wednesday's weather for a minute because on wednesday, that is the day,

of course, for all the activities with the pope. the visit, 78 degrees. it will be rather cloudy. we can't rule out isolated sprinkle but not going to interview with anything. fairly comfortable. also on wednesday morning. that is when we begin spring. pretty cool, huh? or fall. leon: i was going to say. doug: wait. what planet am i on? alison: the look i gave you. what am i missing? doug: fall begins. leon: are we in argentina? alison: all right. thank you. leon: wishful thinking. alison: yeah. so a popular band is pulling the plug on the u.s. tour. leon: a significant tour, too. we'll tell you about that and we'll show how a community is banding together after the fire in california. kellye: if you love all things aviation, check out the joint base andrews air show this weekend. i'm kellye lynn and i will

tell you about it when we come back. alison: but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc.

alison: we are back with a live look at the u.s. capitol. did you know the president george washington laid the cornerstone on this date in 1793? obviously; right now the dome is under going the first complete restoration since 1959. that $60 million project is set to be finished in the fall of next year. leon: the clock is ticking toward a possible government shutdown. today the house voted to block funding for the sticking point for planned parenthood. jeff barne has reaction from the hill. jeff: the votes in the house come in wake of the controversial video regarding the business practices of planned parenthood. one bill blocks planned parenthood federal funds for a year. the other inflicts criminal penalty on doctors that don't try saving infants born alive in abortions. >> we make sure the women's health is funded through the qualified health clinic across the country and the planned parenthood be disqualified until we get to the bottom of

the allegation. defense this faces uncertain -- jeff: this faces uncertainty in the senate and would face a veto. the leaders will appeal to their base by teeing up a bill to outlaw all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. it will have democrats and the republicans upset. >> what is particularly onerous to me is the republicans are willing to shut down the government where a woman goes for healthcare. i don't think most people agree with that. >> it's imperative we don't shut the government down for any reason. regardless of a feeling on planned parenthood, for or against them, that is not the point. jeff: this debate over abortion isn't confined to the halls of congress. this continues on the presidential campaign trail. >> watch a fully formed fee

cuss on the table. its heart beating. jeff: this a red hot issue on each side players and it could be pivotal as the republicans and the democrats try to woo the female vote in 2016. in washington, i'm jeff barne, abc7 news. leon: coming up at 5:00 -- local catholics try to explain their excitement. sorry. trying to explain excitement about next week's papal visit. >> a d.c. construction company sued for $12.5 million. what the lawsuit says that was filed ye

alison: breaking news about a story we told you earlier in the hour about. police just charged the boyfriend of the mother of the little girl known as "baby doe" with the little girl's murder. earlier in the day the investigators identified the child whose body was found in a garbage bag along a massachusetts beach this summer. the girl's name was bella bond. her mother is also under arrest tonight. prosecutors say she and her boyfriend are blaming each other for the girl's death. leon: all right now. check today's stop -- top stories. the search is on for go men to

rob the taxi driver in takoma park. newly released video shows both suspect entering the metro station last saturday. alison: a fairfax woman sentenced to ten years in prison for hit-and-run assault. alexandra mendez hit several cars and ran over if owner of an arlington car dealership in january. she was arrested the next day. the owner was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. but he survived after six serious surgeries. leon: final preparations are underway for the pope's visit to the u.s.. he begins a trip to cuba this weekend. abc7 and our sister station newschannel8 will have more than 40 hours of the coverage of the pope's visit height here. alison: military families are getting a sneak peek at the first air show at joint base andrews in three years. leon: that's right. it has been a while. but you may have seen the planes practicing over the

skies over d.c. kellye lynn is live at joint base andrews now. and she has a preview of the big show for the weekend. hey, kellye. kellye: i'm standing at the base of a plane known kc-10 extender. it's a refueling plane. i probably gets his name because of the arm at the bottom of the plane that extends and then connects to another plane in mid-air and refuels it. if you fake a -- if you take a look at the window here, that is where the boom operator sits. so he can get a view of the boom to the other plane to make sure the other plane gets the fuel it needs. that is very, very cool. it's one of the many things you will see her at the joint base andrews air show. that is coming up tomorrow. the big act is the thunderbirds. but there is much more than that to see and do. the f-22 raptor demo team, the

paracommandos jumping from the helicopters. check out the f-35 lightning. the newest fighter jet. nay have nasa super gupie, super sized cargo plane carrying the space hardware. >> it has the biggest diameter of any aircraft. >> the gates open at 9:00 a.m. and remain open until 4:30. parking at fedex field and the branch avenue metro. the joint base andrews air show happening tomorrow. best of all it's free. in prince george's county, kellye lynn, abc7 news. leon: you like the price. thank you, kellye. the air force isn't for you, perhaps you would rather try the high sea. tomorrow is the annual talk like a pirate day.

get the r's rolling and find a parrot to put yourself on the shoulder. the weekend is chalked full of events across the area. including the fallfest in arlington. the h-street festival in d.c. the park festival. the big build at the national building museum and the king street art festival. our colleague brian van de graaff will be out at the dulles plane roll. he would talk like a pirate. alison: knowing brian, he would. leon: weather will play a role in the event. we a look at the weather outlook in 90 seconds. alison: then triumphing over personal loss. you will meet a working woman whose resilience is paying off. leon: ahead at 6:00, two incidents of football players turning violent caught on video. how they are defending their

steve: the weekend is here and the weather is going to be beautiful. we start off warm tomorrow and a cooldown on the day on sunday. let's talk about events going on around here for the day tomorrow. dulles international airport. we will get to the pop-up here eventually. maybe not. we are not going to get the pop-up. we will talk about what is going on at fedex field as we move through the day on sunday. this will be a little cooler with the temperatures that are going to generally be in 70's. we look at the next seven days and it improve around here as we head through the weekend or after the weekend, i should say. a chance for showers on monday. by tuesday and wednesday upper 70's.

alison: he is ceo of business and owns the capitals and the mystics but her personal story is one of loss and a struggle to triumph over it. michelle is tonight's working woman. her life may seem glamorous but it's been unusual life requiring hope and resilience.

>> i was not raised in a family of wealth. at 26, i was a single mom on food stamps. alison: michelle met her future husband josh later while working for his father's real estate company. it was magical. she says. for a time. until one evening in 2006 when he died in a helicopter crash leaving her with three children. >> i remember i took the 2-year-old and 4-year-old to bed because i wanted them to go to bed one more night thinking their dad was alive. alison: she took over her husband's legacy. >> i remember thinking who you are in the aftermath of this is what your children will remember. alison: her faith, counseling and friends like those at monumental sports got her through. >> i didn't know where i fit in. i was a young widow. the owner's box i would show up by myself on a friday night. you know, be surrounded by

love. alison: she is now ceo of the carl m. freeman company. >> any response from him? alison: chairman and president of several family foundations. her charities, she says, make it a boost when they need it. >> don't sell yourself short. really believe anything is possible. it is. anything is possible. then when you get there, what i say to women it is your responsibility to reach back and bring along the others. >> i felt like i wanted to help but i can't do anything about those things. leon: coming up at 5:00, you find out how this woman rned that feel into hope in the midst of the california wildfires. alison: we will take a look at the pope's appeal to the

leon: there is a lawsuit that a man sued a d.c. company

after they were hit and killed by a street sweeper. we have a copy of the lawsuit. chris on june 15. >> i miss talking about it. chris: james gary junior lost his father. >> on that monday afternoon the 73-year-old crossing clay place in northeast. at the same time a street sweeper began to back up. according to the suit filed yesterday in d.c. superior court gary was hit by the back of the truck, knocked doum and pulled underneath by the brush. the backup beeper was working, the backup camera was not. he died at the hospital. >> it was preventable death. the camera didn't work and should have worked. chris: the suit alleges negligence and is seeking $12.5 million from the d.c.

based fort meyer construction corporation. we contacted the company for comment but did not receive one. in the newsroom, chris papst. alison: we are four day's from the people's pope arriving in d.c. it hasn't taken pope francis long to achieve the celebrity status for the approach. kimberly suiters has more. kimberly: destination d.c. shares about cool. they create cache for the

city. in 1979, pope john paul ii amassed 175,000 people on the mall. in 2006, pope benedict brought 200,000 to the ballpark. >> 25,000 this year for the basilica, the demand is just as high with the pope. the impact on one neighborhood will be huge. from the historic home to the condos, brooklyn is bracing for another papal homecoming. >> bill had just graduated from catholic university. a swat team set up in the dorm room. a few windows over from a bed

sheet that made headlines. >> it was a take-off and paraphrase of the coca-cola slogan at the time. we thought it was amusing. kimberly: there is a i.p.a. label. >> i remember the pope walking down the driveway. he was shaking their hands. amazing time. kimberly suiters. alison: check on the roads on friday. jamie sullivan is standing by with the traffic watch. hi there. >> it has been a rough one. i want to start off with the pedestrian accident. still all lanes blocked westbound on the university

boulevard right at langely drive. the thing is we are seeing big delays. you are down to six miles per hour. talk about the alternate. the best option is use colesville and new hampshire avenue. a great option if you live in the area, silversprings and takoma park. 270, we are in the 20's working through rockville. getting to gaithersburg and germantown we are heavier. on the capital beltway, the volume through virginia getting to maryland. where we are not used to seeing the congestion is heading inbound on the toll road approaching 66. earlier accident gone now but it was there and that is why we have delays. you do have traffic on 75. -- on 95. congested as well. take a live look at 395. trying to get into the downtown d.c. area. the slowing, you get a good idea here. getting across the 14th street bridge. bumper to bumper traffic. we see this in a lot of places but the bigger crashes on the interstate, clear away. some good news for friday. back to you. leon: all right. at least one person remains

missing the massive wildfires in northern california. the fires killed five people and destroyed hundreds and ups of homes. one of the homes destroyed belonged to a seam stress. she had a client wedding dress inside. the bride's coworker reached out through social media for help and the bridal shop owner julia jones stepped up and offered to replace the dress. >> we had her try on five or six dresses. she fell in love with the perfect dress. >> thank you so much. >> other members chipped chippen for champagne and cake for the wedding. the show will go on. alison: everybody comes together. here we are at the weekend. it will be beautiful. doug: great for outdoor weather activity. 85 at reagan national airport. full sunshine. live from alexandria.

it will turn breezy and cooler by sunday but great for the outdoor activities. 85 in reagan normal. 82 in frederick. baltimore at 81. some the warmest areas are east and southeast of washington. mild of 65 in lixington park. the naval air station and the areas along the bay. 63 and 64 degrees. if you get farther north and west few upper 50's early in the morning. the weekend is nace. warmer than average tomorrow. 87. time we get to seven that is the average high sunday. 78 degrees. on the breezy side. we go past sunday and talk about the redskins. because at fedex field, the weather looks like it will be just about perfect for the skins game.

probably 71 at kickoff time. getting through the week it look like the temperatures will start to calm down a little bit. maybe as chilly as 72. with 30% chance of showers on monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday next week look like it will start to warm up just a little bit beyond that. we'll talk more in the 6:00 hour. erin hawksworth has more. redskins on people's mind. erin: training camp understoodway for the capitols and there is every -- underway for capitols and there is every reason to believe they could build from last year after being minutes away from the conference finals and came up a little short. with the addition of t.j. oshie and the man they call mr. game seven justin williams, the players feel like they really have a special group of guys this year. i caught up with the defenseman john carlson who has a big part of the caps' success last season. john: it's nice to see everybody back.

looking forward to a good season. erin: coming off the best season of your career. how do you build off the momentum? john: stay with things that got you there. it doesn't change with the mindset. you try to get better. erin: what would constitute success for the team after you got so close last year? john: to win. that everyone's goal. we have a great team and great coaching staff. we have to do our job. erin: do you think the new addition will be the missing pieces to get past the second round? john: yeah, that is the goal. now it's just time to get ourselves prepared as possible. in the next several months to see what we can do. erin: meantime the redskins are gearing up with sunday's showdown with the rams at fedex field. two key players questionable. tight end jordan reed with a quad injury and nose tackle

terrance knighton with a rib injury. both will be game-time decisions. this is fun. rex ryan and his buffalo bills, they think they are pretty funny. you can see the trash talk is in full effect. the bills team store is selling air pumps front and center. i guess they just want to ensure that deflated balls just aren't an issue this time around. but i love it. sort of taunting the team there. i wonder if anyone will buy those. leon: be careful. you know poking the bear. that might be all tom brady needs to send them over the top. alison: passive aggressive gesture. leon: thank you. alison: the question is not who so much as why? leon: all right. when we come back, find out why a popular band is canceling the next concert in d.c. >> newsroom with a look ahead at a major concert coming up in washington in a week. land mark musicfest call. coming up i ha

alison: bad news for fans of the who. they canceled all 50 dates for the 50th anniversary tour. lead singer contracted viral meningitis. he is feeling better but the doctors told him to rest. the who plans to reschedule the tour for next spring. we will keep you posted about a new date. leon: 50 shows. alison: very serious. the big ticket in town next week is pope francis. leon: right. mike carter-conneen will join us now from the newsroom to preview the land mark festival that is coming to town. mike: there are two stages and

headline act for the festival. this is a fundraiser to give it an overhaul and facelift. by the trust for the national mall. this was built for bicentennial but the funding ran out. today it's covered in algae and it suspect support fish or wife. wildlife. >> we see this to have everything you would find in

the park. boating, fishing, pavilion itself has a restaurant. mike: they are wrapping up the approval process. live in newsroom, mike carter-conneen. abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you. that does it for us at "abc7 news at 5:00". leon: coming up now is football players explaining why they hit a referee. alison: plus a judge's ruling on the mother suspected in a disappearance of the young children. leon: why the problems are not over yet. announcer: "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side.

>> he told me and another player we need to hit the re. maureen: right now, two texas players give their story about the hit as a new jersey teenager is suspended for hitting an opposing player with a helmet. these events are raising concerns on the local football field. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with more on that tonight. braked the cheerleaders are getting warmed up -- brad: the cheerleaders are getting warmed up. this should be a good game. people will be focused on the field.