plane, and into a fiat. team coverage of pope francis in america. on a train,d terrifying moments as it came to a standstill. the mess on metro, next. now, abc seven news at 11:00,

on your side. leon: up first, launching a momentous occasion for d.c. and the united states, pope francis is finally here. alison: he landed this afternoon at joint case andrews, shaking the hands of the first family, then hopping into his mode of transportation, that chrysler fiat. leon: we have been covering his landing and reception through the evening, and we begin this hour with life team coverage. we are at the theological college in northeast. jonathan: good evening, a gorgeous night at a spectacular scene at the basilica. the stage is set for a big visit. ine francis has never been the united states, that is history in the making. this is not only the largest church in america but the largest in north america, one of the largest in the world. today he was all smiles, walking

up the steps, and the first handshake with president obama and the first lady and his daughters. that was a scene that will be picturesque. the other scene from the tarmac that made everybody smile is when all the security vehicles, the suburbans and bulletproof cadillacs, and the pope rolls into a small four-door fiat, rolls down the window, and immediately proceeds to where he is staying at the vatican embassy. team coverage begins with jay korff, who was at the vatican embassy, where the pope will spend tonight and tomorrow. when he got there, it was rockstar status for the pope. jay: indeed, electricity in the air, and many of the followers who were standing where i am right now, here is some of the fencing holding them back. the vatican embassy is just over my shoulder. this is where pope francis will

sleep, eat, ponder what was a rerkable and historic day. it would be an image for the ages. after landing for the first time on american soil, pope francis joined the motorcade traveling in a small black fiat, a clear symbol of humility from the pontiff who has preached service above wealth. just before 5 p.m., the pope arrived at the enunciate your in northwest washington, vatican embassy, where more than 1000 followers greeted him. >> it was amazing. the crowd, you could feel the energy change. jay: the spiritual solidarity she felt in the crowd was inspiring. >> even the crowd, it was touching everyone. he is sending a message that everyone can approve.

willthis is where the pope rest and dine in washington. very as catholic schools and parishes will cheer him on from the grassy area near the front door. >> she said he was here. here from herd nearby home to catch the glimpse of the religious leader that she deeply admires. >> i think it's exciting. getting within a couple hundred feet of the pope. jay: a vatican spokesperson recently said pope francis will not be provocative while in america, but he will make suggestions, he will promote dialogue, something he has done since the beginning of his papacy. now the nation and a fake humidity are waiting and wondering what he will say next. -- the nation and the faith community are waiting and wondering what he will say next. has a busyope

schedule. tomorrow morning he will be at the white house, a meeting with the first family, then a private meeting with the president. after that is the papal parade. that will be on the lips, constitution, and 15th. at 4:00 in the afternoon, you will be celebrating mass with 25,000 faithful packed into the grassy area. what you can expect tomorrow, there will be closures, traffic tieups, lots of backups to consider. richard reeve is following all of that for us in joins us live. richard: jonathan, a busy day for the pope and a busy night for the workers. they just finished putting out barricades. e holdout, doing some strategizing. over here, rhode island avenue come a very quiet now, but this will be jammed with people and of course the big service

tomorrow at st. matthew's cathedral. it is 11th hour preparations on rhode island avenue, workers putting up risers directly across from st. matthew's cathedral, one of the major enues for pope francis' visit to the nation's capital. it will be a busy day for the pontiff and d.c. area catholics. among the highlights, a parade at 10:30, then a prayer service at st. matthew's at 11:30. at theere is a 4:00 mass national to look of the immaculate conception, expected to draw thousands. >> the people are expecting some changes in the church, and he is making all these changes for the good. i think it is what we are expecting. richard: security will be tight at many locations. these empty seats will be filled with the faithful. even though there will be

logistical and traffic issues, there is a sense of anticipation. hope withinke he is a very conservative church, and i'm excited that he's here. traffic will be an issue tomorrow. we have a couple of maps. first, around the basilica, parts of michigan avenue, look out for that area. at the white house, long stretches of constitution and parts of new york avenue will be jammed up. you will want to avoid that area. coming back live, this is m street just off connecticut. this is symbolic of a lot of the road closures that you will see. it will be tough to navigate. the best advice, we are told, take mass transit and leave the car at home. jonathan, back to you. jonathan: and that is tomorrow. thsday, the pope has and

stored meeting. havebenedict and john paul both been to the united states, but they never did what pope francis is going to do, is standing in front of the house and senate to listen to the pope speak. has been outspoken on a number of issues including immigration and global warming. it is not clear what he will say, but on the plane coming from cuba to the united states, he was asked about u.s.-cuban relations. he was not offering a preview of what he will say to congress. i will not reveal at this point what i will be talking about, but i am trying to think about what i'm going to mention. obviouslypope francis as somebody who has been very outspoken on a few issues. he is not shy about bringing up things to talk about.

at the same time, he is probably one of the most popular popes in modern times with over 67% approval rating. people seem to like him and he has the right message at the right time. a lot more coverage of the pope online at wjla.com. meanwhile, i'm jonathan elias, leon, allison, back to you. leon: developing news, another major issue on metro. alison: a power outage left a train trapped in passengers forced to evacuate. tom roussey has the scary moments they are talking about tonight. tom, tell us about it. tom: we have a latebreaking news, a few minutes ago after being shut down five hours, a woman opened the gates at the petworth metro station and the green line, both open. metro says they believe that it was a remote terminal unit, something that allows them to control the power, that is what they believed failed, leaving a

lot of passengers in a scary situation. passenger shot this video after d.c. firefighters arrived to evacuate the 500-plus passengers stuck more than an hour. above ground, worried relatives the firer news as trucks swarmed georgia avenue outside of the petworth station. passenger say is the green line train headed through worth, it suddenly stopped. >> sitting, it got real hot. >> the emergency lights were on, then they went out. they sat iny darkness, trying to avoid panic. >> we were talking to each other and keeping each other ok. tom: finally, firefighters arrived. >> they seemed a little slow. tom: firefighters tried to make sure the third rail was all. >> they said we do not trust

metro either. firefighters walked the passengers roughly the quarter-mile to the petworth station. >> it was nerve-racking because they do not know of the power was on. he mentioned it can still be on. tom: the petworth station and the green line are back running. that is good news because metro is expecting a big day tomorrow with a lot of riders for the pope. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: still ahead -- a final review after a bloody arrest. alison: the findings about the agent who handcuffed marquise johnson. brian: 67 with skies clearing. the forecast ahead.

alison: breaking news in the district -- the police are on the scene of a shooting in the in0 block of v street northwest. the victim was unconscious and not breathing.

one person is sin custody. will have updates on the story. ors found a pg county man guilty of killing his stepfather, indicted in the death of joseph a little. it was a fight over yard work. james neal is facing 10 years in prison. alison: new developments after an arrest in charlottesville. martese johnson was arrested by agents from abc back in march. a photo of his bloody had went viral and drew questions. today, a final review found officers acted properly and within their orders when they arrested him. the alcohol average control board ordered that the officers back on unrestricted status. charges against johnson were dropped. split betweenial

hillary clinton and the obama administration. clinton says she opposes restrictions on the keystone xl pipeline. president obama has not said that he will approve the pipeline. supporters argue that it will boost energy up and create jobs. up and say the environment the risk is too grateful stop a government review of the project began when clinton was secretary of state. ministers have agreed to a plan for them to take in 120,000 refugees. four countries in central europe -- hungary, slovakia, and the czech republic among them, voted no. they are dealing with their worst refugee crisis since world war ii, as tens of thousands of people fully the war in syria. -- the people flee the war in syria. today, a first of its kind honor flight featuring only female veterans. in world war ii

as well as the korean war and vietnam war were welcome to d.c. today. 70, most ofrs than them paired with younger female veterans. they were taken to arlington national cemetery and the women in military service to america memorial. and the weather cooperated for the honor flight for the women and the pope. brian: the temperatures are comfortable, in the 70's. the clouds kept it nicer. will be full,sun in the 80's, will need sunglasses and sunscreen. and that's the first day of fall, so go figure. from our great shot photographer, van, who sent that in moments ago. we are still shy of the average today. 77 degrees. the sunrise will be tomorrow at in the morning.

the days are getting a little shorter. 55 in frederick, 63 leesburg, winchester 57. we did better than yesterday, some places staying in the 50's. 63 andris. a comfortably cool evening. -- 63 andrews. we could have 50's in the suburbs tomorrow morning. it will be quarter early on. if you're heading out, you will need the jacket. but we are pushing 80 later in the afternoon. one system is finally going away. be around aill little tomorrow to start, but they should be dissipating in the afternoon, evening, making for a nice set up. thursday is equally nice. later in the week, another system sets up with wind out of the east. be cloudy and cooler, back into the unsettled pattern friday

into the weekend. making matters worse, the computer models are all over the place. the forecast tonight, heading tomorrow, low 60's downtown, 50's in the suburbs, cast skies. by the time of the parade, probably 71 comes 72, warming nicely. the mass in the afternoon, partly to mostly sunny, a high near 80 degrees. the first day of fall, pretty mild, to say the least. mild on thursday as well. the end of the week, back in the 70's. 70's friday, overcast saturday. i'm thinking rain sunday into monday. it could shift either way. the bottom line is it it is cooler, grayer, unsettled, but not the days the pope is here. alison: thank you. leon: guess what else is

happening tonight, the beltway series. erin: that's right, two teams fighting for their playoff lives.

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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: after monday's scheduled opener was postponed, the beltway series got underway at nationals park. both teams made the playoffs last season, but the -- but does not seem likely this time around. chris davis, down the line, nobody is there. manny machado is off to the races. machado, and here is the throw, safe at home. nats lose 4-1. realized they had a third round steel on their hands

when the general manager confirmed matt jones to marshawn lynch. what makes jones a standout is he is not just a physical runner, he is also quick on his feet. we saw sunday against the rams how fast he can be. big strong fast men like him are hard to find. we are lucky to have found him. he has a rare, nation of size and speed and he has good vision. we just have to keep them going, keep them fresh. erin: the redskins traveled to new york tomorrow. the mystics were there tonight, a chance to a dance to the conference finals, something they have -- a chance to advance to the conference finals. something they have not done in 12 years. washington with the 68-67 lead. the york takes the lead late. in the final minute, the nail in this one. -74, ending the79

mystics' season. tonight, i had the honor of attending a michael wilbon roast, benefiting charity. gary williams is one of the d.c. coaches andxciting advocates of education. i've had time, but i try to keep moving. you don't want to look back. i will have plenty of time to look back. one of the great things about tonight, there will be a lot of up to me do what i did. it will be a great night to look back tonight. i had to leave a little early, but i had so much fun. the capitals lost to the bruins, 2-1. still the preseason, though, so who really cares. leon: that may be the mellow us

that i have ever seen coach williams. his players and former coaches were giving it to him. alison: we are looking forward to this -- a panda cub update.

leon: the pope is here in america, the top trending story on wjla.com. the secret service apologizing for kicking kids with cancer out of any event near the white house. plus, brian's forecast, all of which is on wjla.com. alison: the panda cub at the national zoo is growing at a faster rate than his sister after she was mourned. coos]a leon: you understand panda? alison: too cute. look at this cute video the zoo posted of the most recent exam. just over one month old, he weighs just three pounds.

at this point after her birth, bao bao weighed two pounds. the cub can now hear and scoot around the den, what his eyes will not -- but his eyes will not open for several more weeks. leon: he is not as loud as bao bao. erin: there is always one loud one. ♪

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