least. all morning long, all the talk here what been about paul ryan. would those on the hill meet conditions to run for speaker? then we get word that vice president biden would make remarks from the rose garden. that announcement that he will not run for president. >> unfortunately, i believe we're out of time. the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. scott: the words joe biden probably didn't what out theer but did anyway. getting in the race this late with delegates and dollars lining up behind the competition would mean a bumpy road to white house. the bailing is a gift to hillary clinton who tweeted he is a great man and she is inspired by his optimism and commitment to change the world for the benter. on the flip side, donald trump supported for a different reason. i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad, he said. republicans are jockeying for

position. at the center of the scrum paul ryan potentially the next speaker. if you want him, you play by his rules including weekends reserved for families, not fundraising. >> it's in their hands. i will leave it up to the colleagues to decide. >> it's a matter of paul meeting with those in that particular caucus that have concerns. scott: namely the ultra conservative freedom caucus. >> i think everybody is open to anybody who can unify the conference. >> he is a father and he has young children and he does not have time to do the speaker's job as it has been done in the past. >> what if they balk or ryan decides not to take the job? what is plan "b"? >> don't know. scott: house freedom caucus has a plan b. daniel webster out of florida. if they, the caucus, which is 30 to 40 members want to, they could perhaps rally enough to block paul ryan. we don't know. we have to wait to see. the votes are scheduled for wednesday and thursday.

reporting live on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. leon: thank you. hillary clinton will testify tomorrow before the house committee looking in the terrorist attack on u.s. facility in benghazi, libya. four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stephens died in the attack. the committee has been under fire amidst accusations that the goal is to derail her presidential campaign. republicans are denying that is the case. >> i'm convinced the american people will view that as being professional, complete and legitimate effort to try to get answers on behalf of the families of the four dead americans. leon: this will be the third time the former secretary of state testified about benghazi. but the first time she will be doing it before this particular committee. maureen? maureen: legion, the parents of accused serial killer charles severance took the stand today as defense began its case. severance is charged with killing three people in alexandria over the course of a decade. his parents testified about his mental health troubles leading back to the 1970's.

tomorrow the defense will focus on severance's erratic writings. you can track the entire trial by following abc7's jeff goldberg on twitter. alexandria prosecutors say they have identified the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman more than a month ago. but they say there will be no criminal charges. prosecutors say there is no evidence the driver of the construction truck knew she hit 60-year-old debra bogard. there is no evidence she drove erratically before or after the accident. leon: now an update on the murder of an upper marlboro woman. police have in custody a suspect in the death of amanda jones. the suspect's name has not been released. but jones' daughter says the victim and the suspect once dated. the relationship, though, ended badly enough for her to get a restraining order. jones' body was found in her home yesterday morning. alison: hour-long de -- maureen: an hour-long debate wrapping up in the district. the suspect the police body

cameras. the hearing will focus on separate proposals to outfid all police officers in the city with body cameras. many people spoke against the cameras voicing concerns over privacy. others argue it's the best way to hold police accountable in claims of brutality. leon: confusion and frustration as regional leaders debate plans to add polls. brianne carter live in the newsroom with a look at the growing divide. buenos aires we heard from residents who are for and against the proposal. this is as they took up the issue. and are giving it go-ahead. >> some of us are told to move out. >> debate over the changes to interstate 66 inside and outside the beltway including

tolls laid out in front of the region transportation planning board today. >> triple-a midatlantic has concerns about this discussed for i-66. >> the board was taking up the, i of whether or not to add the project to the region long-term transportation plan. the projects need to be added to get funding. with so much confusion and the disagreements among board members there is talk of delaying the vote until next month. like the back and the forth from the leaders with the injury dictions in virginia directly impacted by the plan. >> the citizens of loudoun county and those beyond have to pay to go on the toll road. now they have to potentially pay on this. >> that is well over $7,000 a year. >> in the end, the board voted to move the 66 proposals to the next level. >> moving forward. understandings that they will come back in january.

>> much of the refinements they hope to work out is the framework of the plan. the tolls, the revenue, where where would it go? how does public transit weigh into this as well? we expect they will continue to have the conversations. they will be back before the board in january. we expect the board will vote on the project. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. plea for action today for the governors of maryland and virginia. montgomery county counsel and the fairfax board of supervisors sent letters to officials. they say the state's need to come together to improve the american legion bridge. the letter asked each state to prioritize funding for the bridge repairs and the additional h.o.t. lanes. leon: still ahead tonight on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the final tribute to the man who dedicated his life to make the children smile playing the dark knight. maureen: which local community

is now going be hill valley as we reach a storied future date in american cinema. leon: next, she tripped a refugee in a dash for freedom. why is she filing a lawsuit against him? steve rudin i'm abc7's steve rudin. chilly night ahead. temperatures in the 40's. another warmup tomorrow. how long will th

leon: a big mess here. the collision sent cargo from the trucks across the road. maureen: the pentagon has not identified the marine killed in a jet crash from morning. they were based out of miramar, california. it could be symbolic in a shift in the syria 4-year-old civil war. bashar assad met with russian president vladimir putin in moscow.

leon: this is incredible. the photograph that is seen tripping a father and his young son as they were going for a border crossing. she is now suing them. that's right. the photographer is suing the people she tripped. that move cost her, her job. she claims the syria refugee changed his testimony in the case. she is also suing facebook that they didn't remove the threatening statements aimed against her. maureen: next at 6:00 -- >> i'm kidd o'shea in reston where fans are celebrating "back to the future" day. a little huey lewis and the news. and "the power of love." we will tell you how the rest of the city is celebrating tonight in a live report. leon: we are bracing for two cold fronts heading this way.

how low the temperatures will go in the full forecast. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports could tiger woods be taking a year off? details on that. what does "code red" mean? we hear what the players think about jay gruden using that

maureen: fans of the film franchise "back to the future" are going all out for the moment when the future becomes the past. today is the day marty mcfly arrives in "back to the future part two." leon: the hour is just over an hour from now. that prompted reston to go all out and change the town's name. maureen: and kidd o'shea joins us live from hill valley, virginia, to explain. leon: what is the story out there? >> good evening. as we can see behind me, look at the sign. "welcome to hill valley." tonight "back to the future" a marathon of the trilogy starts at 7:00 and is expected to go until 1:00 a.m.

kickoff of the washington west film festival. you see a banner here in reston or should i say hill valley that says, "welcome to hill valley." there has been excitement and the crowds here all afternoon. [cheering] here for "back to the future day." let me introduce you to probably the most popular man on facebook and instagram. and twitter today. ken smith, the owner of this vehicle right here, the delorean. the replica of the time machine from "back to the future." >> exactly. what a great car. recognized all over the place. it should have been a cast member. it should have been given credits on the movie. >> you have been taking pictures since this morning. how many pictures have you taken with the fans today? >> i don't know. i have smiled a gazillion times. >> it's been great. fans are taking the selfies. they love you. movie at 7:00. we have seen people come in with the hover boards, tennis shoes that tie their own laces and much more. a lot of fun in reston or

should i say hill valley? back to you. leon: good deal. have fun, kidd. even the white house joined in to mark the futuristic day with the statement from the film star michael j. fox. he urges people to join his foundation and his fight to find a cure for parkinson's disease. he said in part, "i believe that by 2045, we will find the cures we seek. doctors and the researchers are developing new tools to improve diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases." abc7 has extended coverage of the phenomenal surrounding the future date. all right now on wjla.com. our coverage includes what predictions were right and the current presidential candidates that biff was based on. you can find out which prop star leah thompson still owns in the entertainment section online. maureen: a tribute fit for a superhero. legend of caped and non-caped crusaders visited sick children at children's

national medical center. they were carrying on the work of lenny robinson, route 29 batman who was killed n a car accident. more than a dozen superheroes including some that never met him handed out toys and spent time with many, many sick children. leon: youtube is launching uber-phone red. you can watch -- it's launching youtube red. it will have video programming and it will launch next week. you can try it out for free with a one-month trial beginning october 38. maureen: it's interesting how the past becomes the future. leon: it's fun. sure. steve: here we are. we have a quiet night tonight. then tomorrow enjoy the warm weather. we a shock of the system on

the way. not that bad. in the middle of october. it's nice out there. look at the sunset. head down. we are looking con trails out there. the temperatures are comfortable. 68 degrees at reagan national airport. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. high today in reagan national made up of 73. the average for this time of year is 67. so a little above. it will be the same tomorrow. a cold front to drop us in the 60's on friday. we are at 68 in fredericksburg. 73 in leesburg. 64 in annapolis. cooler there. same for southern maryland. 68 in fredericksburg. widen the view out a bit. warm to the west of us. 70's in columbus and indianapolis and louisville. this all moves our way tomorrow. high pressure overhead. that will keep us dry. however probably start to increase as we move to the late afternoon hours at a cold front well north of us that will slide across the area. drop our temperatures for the day on friday.

if you have outdoor plans, take advantage of the nice warm temperatures to get out and enjoy it while you can. in town, the nighttime locals fall to 50 degrees. it will be cooler in the suburban areas. we have the middle 40's around 50 for upper marlboro. 44 in manassas. this is our future cast. we move through the day tomorrow. mild push of the air from the south and the west. will is the cold front to the north. that is going to slide across our region late tomorrow night, friday morning. friday the cold front will have moved through. temperatures 67. friday, 65.

70, the marine corps marathon. it will start out on cool side. middle 60's by 1:00 moving closer to the 70 degree mark. highs in lower 60's. leon: all right. robert: you got the message. code red. maureen: it's not a good thing. robert: it's synonymous with urgency or bad. what does it mean when you are six games in the season? could tiger take a year off from the game? while he might be away so long next in sp

announcer: and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: what does "code red" mean? we don't know and the players aren't 100% sure. we just know that is how jay gruden described it is that way with the upcoming game against the bucs. you know it's code red if jay is doing push-ups at practice. the skins are 2-4. for all we know it could mean must-win. that is a safe belt. we asked the player what is does the code red means? >> that is a plane and i hopefully i never hear that or

the battleship. something like that. it might be state of emergency. we don't got any emergency. everybody knows what went wrong in the last game and the mistakes and what happened. we have to correct them. that's it. robert: all right. well everyone has been saying it. tiger woods needs to hang it up or take a year off and get some things in order. it is possible one of those might happen. tiger hasn't even started rehab from the september 16 back surgery. but he expected to be long and tedious. at a press conference yesterday tiger told reporters "some players" on tour have done the same procedure and be back pain free. it took them over a year. yikes! caps beat the flames last night 6-2. the highlight of the night. right there. look at him go to work with the reverse pass. andre is there for the finish. caps are now 4-1 on the season. in hoops we love a good dump. it look like pacers guard paul george is back.

he can knock down the three and he can rebound. bulls would win, though. the final 103-94. sticking with the hoops the wizard preseason continues tonight, miami against the heat. newcomer dudley who had off-season back surgery says he feels 100% and is ready to play. hopefully we get to see him in action for the first time this season. leon: looking forward to it. steve: ready for repeat tomorrow? maureen: yes. steve: you got it. it comes with the temperatures around 75 degrees. we have a cold front tomorrow night and friday morning to drop the temperatures to the middle to upper 60's on friday. mid-60's on saturday. marine corps marathon on sunday. the temperatures are upper 60's. cooler come monday and tuesday. leon: good stuff. good stuff. maureen: nice. leon: thank you. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is up ne

tonight, joe's out. the vice president, that walk with his wife jill after their very private morning. the loss of their son. biden now revealing why he won't run. hillary clinton's phone call to biden, and donald trump on why he'd rather take on clinton. the manhunt for the other driver, after a 4-year-old is shot and killed in her car. the father picking up his children from school. the alleged road rage. authorities say the other driver opening fire. the radio calls revealed tonight. the police officer shot in the line of duty in the li. the debate tonight over whether respected coach rick pitino should go, after women came forward, describing what they say happened with recruits. and, the safety recall one mother says she did not get until it was too late. earl car plummeting off the road 300 feet down.