>> three days. the count is on. good morning. hope you're having a great sunday morning. we're coming up on the 9:00 hour. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. good morning. welcome. >> what can we expect? >> fresh change blowing in on a cool breeze. much of the region's temperatures are down into the low and mid-60s now. the wind is beginning to pick up. coming out of the north and west, they's ushering in the lower humidity. here's the storm team 4 tower camera looking to the north. way off on the horizon is thedown town bethesda. clouds are going to be drifting east and pulling away right now. not picking up any rain. there's a little bit of ground clutter on the radar. we're all dry. temperatures now this morning haven't budged much since dawn. near 70. farther to our north and west,

north and western suburbs are in the mid-60s. look at oakland, maryland. only 48 degrees. a look at this dry pattern and how lock it's going to be lasting and the papal visit forecast. that's coming up in this half hour. >> thanks, tom. a big day for folks in montgomery county. the silver spring transit center finally open to the public. i thought i'd never say that. "news4's" derrick ward is live there with early morning action. good morning, derek. what are you seeing? >> good morning. a lot of folks are coming by and saying where are the phfences? they're officially open for business. they're about five years behind schedule. $50 million over budget which includes about $21 million to make sure this concrete could hold up for the bus traffic.

they're ready. there are 30 bus bays here. that includes metro, ride on, university of metro and shuttle buses. you'll also notice fewer buses on the streets here and that will ease traffic through here. you know what? commuters are definitely happy about this. >> it's wonderful, man. i actually like it because it took a while for them to build it, but throughout all the years i've been watching it. now this morning i finally get to use it. >> one of the things that folks want you to know is that the first two levels here on colesville and the level that takes you here are for buses only. but here that's where there are kiss and ride spots, 13 minutes if you're waiting for someone, also car sharing and taxis as well. this is probably the last little piece of this mosaic that's downtown silver spring. we'll have more. coming up, we're live in silver spring.

derrick ward. back to you. >> thanks. right now, an estimated million cubans are packed in evolution square watching pope francis deliver sunday mass. we want to take you there live. this is the biggest event of his trip to cuba. just moments ago in have gnaw. later he'll meet with raul and fidel castro. jay gray is there as we visit this historic visit. >> reporter: his presence has electrified the nation. thousands lined the roadways in havana. cheering wildly, flavoring flags, welcoming pope francis after his arrival saturday. >> reporter: we'll receive him. the love and fervor the cuban christians, thousands that we are. >> reporter: thousands will pack the revolution for the mass.

the pontiff providing a hint of what his menl will be during his flight. >> reporter: a small bridge and another and another make a big bridge for peace. >> reporter: instrumental in healing the relationship between cuba and the united states he travels here where americans who have been allowed to make the pilgrimage have embraced him as a hero. >> pope francis, and what he brings not only to the country, but to all pontiffs, at being able to bring the united states and cuba back to relations, he's a remarkable gentleman. he does remarkable things. >> reporter: he'll celebrate services with the faithful here. the mass will last two hours or more and later this afternoon pope francis will have an official state visit with cuban president raul castro. jay gray, nbc news, havana.

>> we'll take you back there live. that mass is about to go on for two hours. you can stream it now on the nbc washington app and watch everything unfold live. >> all right. he's coming here next. here are four things you need to know about traveling around town once the pope gets here. joint base andrews. first things, first. by far the most disruptive day will be wednesday. now, the brookland metro station, that's going to be extremely busy on wednesday. the red line will be particularly crowded. brookland is the most crowded. as the pope moved around town, there will be rolling road closu closures. we know some of the details about his movement but there are others we don't know. if you don't have a ticket to the canonization mass, your best chance is his public fa raid around the white house wednesday. he'll travel from the executive

mansion toward the cathedral. very, very busy. a mel more miami service will be held for a young woman killed by a drunk driver. samantha sumter was 25 years old. sheriff's deputies say they received several cars that the car that was driving next to her was on brock road. officials were trying to catch up to that car when it hit two other vehicles an then sumter's car head on. witnesses say the passengers were hanging beer out of the car and yelling. the service stashlts in on two hours. police arrested two in an early morning homicide. marcellus green was found shot debt after 1:00 a.m. in the morning. the police then chased don manpower rico pew d steven knight and then they found ingram shot and killed. this is the same place a man was shot while sitting on a metrobus

last month. so far no arrests in this case. d.c. police offering a $25,000 award for anyone le information leading to the arrest and conviction. out of the california this morning we're getting new numbers shown for the devastation caused by two wildfires. 1,000 homes have been destroyed so far. 6,400 others are in its path. over 100-degree temperatures and winds are preventing the progress of getting these fires under control. looking in the day ahead t maryland department of culture will begin spraying for mosquitos. you'll see them on gordon avenue and main street as well as sandy. there are six no-spray zones. those are places you can go if you're worried about chemicals. we posted all of this on our nbc

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welcome back at 9:10. two children shot by a drive-by shooting. one has died. one 9, one 11. two adults were also shot. they don't believe it's random act. a man accused of killing two adults and their baby girl. police arrested 22-year-old

alexander hung tran. they were renting the upstairs part of the home while tran lived in the basement. a yacht goes up in flames with four people including a 6-year-old boy on board. take a look. you can see the boat here totally engulfed in flames. yikes. this happened off the coast of galveston, texas. luckily another boat was passing by. the other boat called the coast guard. the boat burned for an hour and sank but everybody got off inside. the yacht owner says the fire started in the engine. coming up from the metro to the pope to the transit center. we're covering a wide range of topics with the general manager. also, taking a live look outside, it's going to feel a lot different. the fresh

welcome back at 9:14. perhaps no organization in our area has been under the microscope these days more than metro. from safety issues to organizational changes, there's been plenty to talk about. and things don't get any easier this week as the pope comes to town and expected to prernlt some new challenges. joining us to talk about all of it in studio, metro's manager

jack. thanks for coming in. what should we be telling people about this whole three-day period because this is happening during a workweek as well. >> yes. this is more than an inauguration in the sense that it's a lot of activity on a work day, a school day, and we expect most businesses to be open. we anticipate riders should attend early or if you're going to work and park in a facility, know that it's going to fill up hours earlier than normal. >> normal rates? >> normal parking rates. we'll be running peak hour services from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. through wednesday and then through to the start of the events. >> we've got a little commemorative smart trip you can pick u. piece can get this tomorrow. so obviously it's going to be a big week for the pope.

silver spring is ready. what can you till them? >> they have the opportunity to get 800 to 1,200 feet closer to the streets. get people off the streets. we're excite and look forward to a long life at the transit center. >> i think the big thing there is most people promote doble know but montgomery county built this and gave it to you guys. how are you going to convince people it's safe to use when you're running big buss on this thing? >> first off, we've been running buses for two or three weeks and are prepared for the opening. our engineers have been participating in the project from the beginning.

we've expressed our concerns. over time they may take more wear and tear and there may be an expense to that. >> got you. you've been at the metro line as long as i've been covering it for a while now. >> that's right. >> how would you characterize things now at metro? this is a tough period. i don't think there's any shieg away in, right? >> i don't think there's a tough period. we've been through a lot. in 2009 we created major issues and concerns. we've been working hard on the rail system since that time to get things -- improvements made, maintenance done that has been lacking over the number of years that continues to work. we think that by 2017 the majority of any back long of maintenance will be taken care of. every incident brings something new to life. as you know, we've got oversight

from the mta, and other organizations that we're happy to have with us and we're respond those recommendations also. >> a lot of those organizations are criticizing you guys. they have plenty to say. what would you say is a fair criticism right now? you get a lot of it but what's fair to say about metro right now? >> first of all, we carry 1.1 million people every day. people onto want to talk about the rail system but the bus system is carrying 450,000. metro access, 5,000 people. exclusively with no concerns or news stories. on the rail system, again, we have limited time to do minute tense on the system we have people, we have parts. you know, we're trying to get out there. trying to provide unfortunately some inconvenience to passengers to make needed repairs. every time we find something new, we try to attack it as quickly as possible. the system is safe and we're trying to minimize the number of

disruptions they have. >> has it gotten to the won't where the system is so large you've found it hard to keep up? ? we've got issues of capacities. what are you going to do to address the crunch that people are feeling right now? that i want to get to and from work? >> reliability is the eastbound. if there's no issue on the track with the ridership levels it should be fairly convenient. we're trying to mined my, you know the defish ensichlt we have 748 new railcars coming in. some of those are in service. as more as manufacture come in, we have less. they'll have a major impact on the reliability. we think that will keep the customers more satisfied. >> you can tell people that things are going get better. >> they'll get better. >> i want to thank you. the acting manager jack reek roy in studio. thank you, jack. we've got a busy morning coming

up. take care. let's take a look at our forecast with tom. >> september regaining its dignity. starting off with cooler temperatures as the winds have been ushering in lower humidity. it's dropped the temperatures as we. a live view from the storm team 4 capitol camera. off to the west, the sky is clearing out nicely. the temperatures there are down into the low 60s. in shenandoah valley and out to the mountains it's only in the 50s. in washington, washington, montgomery, and fairfax. remember right downtown as well as near the chesapeake bay. still rather humid there. speak of humidity, yesterday morning we had that fog around. i love this photo posted by rhonda via twitter of this fog shrouded cornfield yesterday morning and yesterday evening this gorgeous sunset over a

field of sunflowers. that photo posted by jen johnson. you can postthem on my facebook page and follow me on twitter and share there. you can see the clearing sky to the west. the ta'uer cam looking to the north and a bit of a blustery wind through the rest of the day. right now winds are gusting to around 15 to 20. they may gust up to 20, 25 miles an hour through the afternoon as the sky clears out. back down to the mid-70s by late afternoon. good weather for tailgating at fedex field this morning except that wind's going to be a bit blustery. we'll be in the low 70s. then kickoff at 1:00. it ought to be in the mid to upper 70s. if clouds clear out, the wimtds will begin to diminish by later this afternoon and overnight tonight. then tomorrow morning a lot of clouds around to just near 60 degrees. during the day on monday, afternon highs right around 70.

have an umbrella. might have a passing shower mainly in the afternoon. then tuesday, the pope's plane arrives. it will be in the mid-70s. looking terrific. low humidity. sunshine. afternoon, 70s to near 80. still looks dry. that's the way it looks. >> thanks, tom. what joe biden's aides are revealing about him possibly joining the presidential race. the political news cycle certain will i is not slowing down with the possibility of a government shutdown moving once again on capitol hill. >> this time conservatives are saying they'll do whatever it takes to strike federal funding from planned parenthood even if it means another government shutdown in washington, d.c. at the end of the month. >> it comes as the republican party's front-runners are taking every chance they can for

slamming their own leaders. >> wu the 2016 field is divided over whether or not the shutdown is an actual answer. they all say they shouldn't back down when jeb bush and john kasich they are other ways to defund planned

all eyes on docnald trump a he appears on "meet the press." trump did not correct that supporter when he called president obama a muslim. he did address the way he responded via twitter at the appearance in iowa. >> they wanted me to speak up in favor of the president. you do think he's going speak up in favor of me? why do i think he's not? >> trum. has surged ahead of his republican rivals for weeks but some question whether or not his bubble will soon best. >> also on "meet the press," chuck todd will speak with ben carson and john kasich. that's coming up this morning.

>> while joe biden may be making a run, we're told he might be entering the race. he has been struggling with the decision since the death of his son beau. he'll need to make that decision soon. >> i will be there because you will be there. see you in philadelphia. >> it's one of the first messages in english from pope francis who's speaking right now in cuba. how he's getting ready for his u.s. visit and the problem they're rushing to fix in philadelphia. we're taking live pictures now at a faithful crowd standing in the rain. an estimated 1 million people who showed up to revolution square, they're in havana, cuba, to hear pope francis deliver his sunday mass.

here we go. big game sunday. they're playing against the rams with one of nfl's best defenses. there's a lot to desean jackson-like speed. he led the nfl resenses in the preseason including ten catches in the final game before the regular season. now, for the rams, attention has to be placed by the redskins on tavon austin on special teams. gave up a punt return. austin is capable of doing the same. he returned a punt return 75 yards for a touchdown against them. austin capable of big plays and receivers but was contained in week one. and sushld night. a rematch of the nfl championship game between the packers and seahawks.

the 2014 mvp isoff to another touchdown. now, rodgers will be up against the seahawks and might be vulnerable and worth keeping an eye on. last week allowed the ram 34s points and star safety kam chancellor still not with the team because of a contract dispute. oh, indeed. plenty of action today. so, yeah. kick up your

in today's top stories silver spring transit center is finally issue. we'll have a live report comeling up on "news4 today." two wildfires in northern california have destroyed 1,000 homes. 6,400 others in the fire's path. five people have died. the fire is 50% contained now. time to check your honor forecast iemt go doing be a little more breezy and cool. >> a bit of a change. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. he's live on the weather deck. what's it like out there, tom? >> i'm feeling that breeze coming in from the north where i can see blue sky off to our west and to our north. but right in washington, still a bit of cloudy ps.

the tower camera is a couple of hundred feet above the terrain there. in the foreground you can see friendship heights with the sun lit and a shaft of sun breaking through the clouds. we'll continue to see the clouds cruising off to the east and becoming partly to mississipost this afternoon. right now in shenandoah valley in the upper 50s. right now around 70 around the bay. the low humidity is coming your way. and if you plan on heading out for a morning run or any kind of outdoor exercise here by late morning will in the low 70s. early afternoon will be in the low 70s. 3:00 p.m. with lots of sunshine. just a few clouds come u through. the wind gusts may be coming at 15 to 20 miles an hour. this evening the wind dust diminish.

i'm back. a look at the forecast for the coming week. >> all right. tom, sthafrpg you so much. 9:33. right now rescue workers are searching off the coast for two dozen migrants. the boat sunk. rescue boats have picked up 20 survivors so far. hundreds of thousands of migrants are fleeing to europe to avoid the violence in the middle wiest. a rider was killed yesterday during a leg of the race. the alexandria man died after a car hit him in howard county. the accident happened on old frederick. jason burg was going around the curve and crossed the center line. an suv hit him. the driver wasn't hurt. former fire chief carla blue was killed after being hit head

on. they're investigating that crash. a pertinent memorial for alison parker and adam ward. a helicopter dropped roses as they unveiled the memorial at bridgewater plaza. >> fortunate to have been the pev saved. what we're doing here with this long-lasting tribute, we have scholarships that are in place for them. they will never be forgotten. >> donations from this weekend's mem brans all went toward scholarship funds set up in alison and adam's names. >> the gun used in some of the freeway shootings belongs to leslie allen merritt jr. he claims they have the wrong guy. he pawn idea gun before the

shootings began. right now the police can only kkt the suspect to four of them. >> police in anne arundel county have caught the man responsible for sexually assaultings two wichl. steve proctor is charged with two assaults. hi assaulted a woman on crane who highway and then last thursday ooz attacked a woman. three children are recovering at a hospital after a horrific accident. all the kids were under 10 years old. the 3-year-old is in critical condition. a 9-year-old was seriously burned. the other girl and an adult were not badly hurt. still no word on why that boat exploded. what a welcome for pope francis as he hosts the big

event in cuba today. we want to go live right now where a million people are in revolution square in havana watching him deliver sunday mass. this afternoon the pope will meet with cuban president fidel castro and later his brother fidel. >> i will be there because you will be there. see you in philadelphia. >> well, that's the welcome pope francis sent to philadelphia in english to help get them excited for his visit next weekend. crews in philly are still trying to put together the stage as you can see here. when the pope arrives for the world meeting of families. next weekend pope francis will speak at independence mall and hold a mass on benjamin franklin parkway. don't worry. we've got you coried when the pope arrives to the u.s. in

three days. we'll send you breaking news on your washington app and keep you updated on surrounding delays and obstructions. >> it will be a great to see him when he gets here. the arlington board passes an affordable housing plan. it will add close to 16,000 affordable parliaments to low and moderate income households by 2040. the board listened to three hours of personal and heartfelt testimony from those who bene t benefitted from the existing houses. i it apparently swayed lawmakers' decisions in fab of the plan. coming up, a popular restaurant already dropped their spokesperson who admitted to lying about being in the twin towers on 9/11. >> and the moment of

that is the pope, pope francis in havana, cuba, saying mass right now. over a million have gathered to watch him, some of them out in the rain. right now they're pretty much consecrating the eucharist and about to deliver communion, going through that whole process. the pope there making his appearance in cuba. >> his arrival, very, very warm when he arrives in havana. prior to this he asked everyone to join him in praying for his trip to cuba and also the u.s. saying on twitter he's very

active online to say he needed everyone's prayers. you can see the cutaway to the crowd. very happy to be there despite the rain. a lot of them with umbrellas. this is a moment in history they did not want to miss. >> havana is a long way from itsly or the vatican. so for the pope to come to your home city or home country, that is a special thing, especially when you consider how many atlantics there are in cuba. after he's in cuba for the next couple of days, he's headed here. a lot going on with the pope at this mass, which is so special. here's a crowd shout of all the people gathered. you can see the crowds out with the umbrellas up out in the rain, obviously fanning themselves. this is amazing. the pope has come to see you. you don't have to go see him.

>> great, great sign. >> moving on to this week's "wednesday's child," it's about a little guy whose smile lights up the world. you may think he has nothing to smile about. >> not only is he happy, but he make those smile who he meets. barbara harrison has met up with his social workers who are hopeful he'll soon find a loving family. >> reporter: meet seth, a happy 3-year-old who's curious about the world about him. while he found the musical vows very soothing he wasn't ready to doze off for a nap. he seemed ared to get up and move, if only he could. >> reporter: seth tries very hard to get around but has challenges. >> he was born very premature. so at this point he has issues

with possible cerebral palsy. >> reporter: seth has been in foster care since infancy. >> he's been in care for 2 1/2 years and he's making slow and steady progress. >> reporter: he loves katy's music and was anxious to join in. >> seth is the most cheerful playful baby. >> reporter: those who work with him say seth is making progress and it's hoping he may one day be able to communicate better and improve his motor skills. >> they're hoping to increase his motor skills and keep them and hopefully eventually walk with an asus tivs device. >> reporter: his fullest potential, the doctors are hopeful. we think with his spirit and spunk he might surprise it. >> the doctors say keep open the possibility. >> cute little guy there, right?

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the actor who lied about being in the twin towers on 9/11 is keeping his show on comedy central. buffalo wild wings pulled his ad this week. comedy central decided to run his new show "breaking dad" last night. tonight is the night. the moment of truth for new actors, angie. >> we're talking about the awards. lots of folks with a lot of questions. will jon hamm finally take on academiy. >> i can't believe he doesn't have one. >> i know. this is unreal. game of tloens has 24 nominations so it's shoe to get at least one statue. others are talking about jon hamm in his role for "mad men," saying if he doesn't take home an award, that will be a huge buzz kill. >> "mad men" hasn't taken home an emmy. if it doesn't happen, i can't even malk. he's sort of the saddest loser

in television loser. >> he needs a loser. we also learned that selfie sticks are banned from tonight's ceremony. officials shout safety is the reason. maybe someone with long arms. gi give it to someone with a long arm. >> adam is working on his acceptance speech for tonight. >> you know something i don't know, tom. >> by the way, we're broadcasting live on facebook right now if you want to join us behind the scenes and you can see all the crazy things we do here. tom dances -- >> it's a lot of fun. it's a lot of fun. they do the nay-nay, i do the no-no. >> i love it. >> tell us about the weather, please. >> there are clouds above the capitol. they're drifting off to the east. off to the west the sky is beginning to clear out and the

storm team 4 radar not picking up any rain. touches are rather cool. north and west in the mid to upper 60s. northern western suburbs in the upper 60s right around the chesapeake bay where it's still rather humid. moving from shenandoah valley to the mountains that's going to be drifting. i thinks are going to be staying dry as we get into much of the week ahead. only 1.4 inches or so since the first of august. beautiful day. i took this picture there. the crowd was gathering. had a terrific time, loved working with our nbc 4 crew. jim handly is there. he's hosting it. pat lawson muse was out there. they worked so hard to pull our sponsor ship. hopefully they won't be singing the blues at fedex field.

football, game time, 1:00. in the mid-70s. a bit of a blustery wind. that wind diminishes tonight. students going off to school. if you're heading off to work early waiting for the bus in the morning, you'll need a light jacket. long sleeves. dress accordingly. it's going to be a fall-like day. might get a passing shower mainly in the afternoon on monday. then for the pope's arrival on tuesday afternoon, mid-70s and for the papal visit just terrific weather with sunshine and highs in the 70s. upper 70s on friday and saturday. a slight chance of a shower on friday evening. >> all right. thank you, tom. coming up, have you heard about the new app that can get you into the hottest restaurant at a discount. at a discount. i'm going to take

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they include it. >> reporter: an app feeding an appetite by spinning a wheel that always gives a deal. angie goff, "news4." >> after a spin regardless of whether you land, there's always an option to get 10% off any other place that is on that wheel. we want to take you back out live where pope francis is speaking to a crowd of a mill uppeople in cuba. he's celebrating mass in havana in revolution square. audience, an estimated number of 1 million people in the crowd. we know they have a little bit of rain to contend with this morning. >> right now the mass is in its final periods as they're giving communion and obviously drinking the water and wine. the mass has been special for everybody who has braved hot

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