not arriving 45 minutes early. >> was, indeed, greeted by the president and first lady and vice president, too, and their families along with bishops and other dignitaries. cardinals who he's known for years. >> right. right. it was a lovely reunion. and then this was a real surprise. he was off in a fiat 500 promoting the italian economy and it's a smaller car. >> green. >> kind of green. there it is. our motorcade through prince george's county to the apostolic nunciature which we refer to the vatican on mass avenue in d.c. he left the base in prince george's county and drove through the district. powe francis, again, now at the vatican embassy there. and it was a wonderful watching him move through the streets and all the crowds who got a answer to look at him with the windows down. >> that's right. >> because he's very open. >> and what a day for it, too. you know, we have a team of reporters covering this historic visit to d.c. from the impact on traffic and

metro, to the changes in security, to the much-anticipated mass at catholic university. we begin once again with news 4's jackie bensen live outside the vatican embassy in northwest washington. jackie? >> reporter: well, i have not heard cheers like that since a rock concert. these kids were electrified when the pope in his fiat with the motorcade started slowly coming up massachusetts avenue. and their cheers grew and grew as the pope came closer and closer. when they got right in front of the papal nunciature, things slowed down and they just got a terrific look of the man these catholic schoolkids have been waiting to see this afternoon. the man who is such a fafrlt with young catholics. pope francis. he arrived. he waved to them. he acknowledged the children. and they were ecstatic. many of them waving little flags. some of them from the embassy of

argentina and they obviously had the loudest cheers for him. he was greeted by the various officials here at the papal nunciature which is where he will stay during the time of his visit here in the nation's capital and it has been very busy here. yesterday we saw the preparations. people running in and out. incredible flurry of activity here as the vatican, or the papal nunciature prepared for the most important guest it ever hosts and he, we understand, will be spending the evening inside greeting various dignitaries who are here to spend time with him and i think at some point the children will be allowed to go inside. i'm not 100% clear on that, but obviously they feel they've gotten enough just being able to be here and see pope francis. back to you. >> you know they have. aren't they adorable? thank you, jackie. of course, the joy, the cheers, just over an hour ago as the pope's plane touched down at joint base andrews and just a bit earlier than expected.

news 4's chris lawrence has been there for the big arrival. chris, it was just beautiful. >> reporter: oh, amazing. was the word i heard out here, wendy. in fact, we just talked to a couple young women who were some of the fortunate few, literally pressed up against the fence as the pontiff walked by, and they told me that the excitement that they were feeling earlier just getting here to the base was magnified when they got so close to seeing pope francis. actually we're going to put that interview up on our facebook page in just a little bit but i can tell you here, you had a lot of students from catholic schools around our area that were well represented. the band was from dematha catholic high school. the vatican picked a first grader, fifth grader, and a seventh grader to greet the pope. one of them handed the pope a rose. so a big representation from the local catholic mustn't.

especially a lot of the schools here in the area. president obama and the first lady did meet privately with pope francis in the lounge here at andrews air force base. we're told it was small, brief, a private meeting between the two. president obama's been an outspoken fan of the pope since they met last year. little over a year ago. so, ain, the arrival for the pope here was everything they could have imagined. when you look ahead at some of these huge events, tens of thousands of people lining the street, the people here know that they were very, very lucky to get within 20, 30 feet of the pope as he waved to them and one girl said when he put his hand out to bless us, she told me that was all i needed to see, i'm so glad i was here. back to you. >> and the rest of her life. all right. chris lawrence, thanks so much. live for us at andrews. well, dozens of people who weren't on the base for the arrival waited right outside the gates to catch a glimpse of pope

francis and glimpse is it. if you blinked, you missed it almost. tracee wilkins was with them. she joins us with their experience, and boy were they thrilled out there, too, tracee. >> reporter: they were absolutely thrilled. remember, this is just one of the gates and it was pretty difficult figuring out which gate they would be using. but this is where we did find dozens of people gathered and they got exactly what they had been waiting for. some people who had been waiting for hours, a chance to see the pope. she's got her camera. >> i just want to just be a part of history and see what's going on. >> reporter: even though angela walton is baptist, she still wants a glimpse of the pope and is waiting around to do just that. >> even though we have differing views and that's not my faith, it's just an exciting day and we just hope that, you know, this will be a step toward interfaith communication. >> i was raised catholic, and

it's very entrenched in my being. >> reporter: for bernadette, seeing the pope land at joint base andrews is what's most important even if she can't be on the tarmac. she did the same when pope benedict arrived. >> i took a picture with the little camera i had of the plane taking off with the logo on the back. it was very moving for me and i felt very connected. >> reporter: as the pope's scheduled landing got closer, the crowd began to grow outside the base. they have a custom of welcoming popes. >> i've seen pope john paul ii, saw pope benedict. >> reporter: after the moment happened and the pope traveled across forrestville road -- >> i was too busy trying to get the picture but it was like oh my god, the pope, the pope. you know? i'm sorry, you know? it was infantile as that. >> reporter: it was a moment for these people who were standing here. at first it was oh my gosh, it's pressure, then oh my goodness, it's the pope. they really are screaming.

what's interesting is what we say happen after that. they call it the francis effect. we witnessed it among this crowd of people. we'll have more on that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. and also a conversation with some people who were able to go inside as well. i'm tracee wilkins outside the base, back to you in the studio. >> i love that woman. >> i think she said it. >> you got to hold that phone tightly because it's going to be a shaky shot. with all the nervousness. >> yeah. >> and excitement. thanks so much. >> also we had some strong winds out there as we saw, in fact, when the pope stepped off the plane he removed his white covering, the thing on his head. >> there's the vatican flag. >> i asked, i said why did he take that off, is that protocol? they said, no, it's really windy out there, didn't want it flying off his head across the runway. >> doug is keeping an eye on more rain in the forecast for this week. what's the timeline, doug? >> not when the pope is here. tracee mentioned the francis effect. i think we have that right now as far as the weather is concerned because we saw cloud

cover almost all day long. mow we are seeing breaks in the clouds. sunshine as he made his way to the papal residence over there along massachusetts avenue. he was seeing sun. temperatures, though, have been on the cooler side. 74 degrees. it is really quite the nice day. winds out of the northeast hat 10 miles per hour. they are gusting upwards of 15 to 20 across the region with the northeasterly flow. we'll continue to see the chance for more clouds tonight. no rain. and tomorrow, a really nice day for the pope. most likely the best day out of the next seven as we continue to see it if you're heading down toward the white house, toward the ellipse to get a glimpse tomorrow morning, 62 degrees at 7:00 a.m. plenty of sunshine. a very nice day. a few clouds to start the day. 69 degrees by 10:00. by 1:00, we're up to 7 6 degrees. a great day on our wednesday. making his way in here at the perfect time. if you're a driver, however, maybe not the perfect time to be on the roads. melissa in from the morning with us in the afternoon. >> here i am. here this morning or this

afternoon i should say talking about closures. d.c. police are saying downtown road closures are been lifted so we don't have any other problem tr trying to get around the district aside from the typical closures through thursday. here's one of them right now, massachusetts avenue northbound in front of the vatican embassy, naval observatory. that's going to stay shut down until thursday around 4:00 in the afternoon there in front of the embassy because of the pope's visit. southbound lanes in northwest will be allowed only between 34th street and waterside drive. also have a vre delay right now because of all of this with the pope here today. fredericksburg line train 307 five minutes behind. manassas 329, 20 minutes behind. wendy? >> thank you, melissa. here's a look what you're going to doctcontend with coming into district tomorrow. pope francis will be at the white house in the morning to meet with the president once again. from there he hops in the popemobile and travels around the ellipse. then he heads to st. matthew's

cathedral in northwest and then finally to the basilica in northeast. adjacent to the catholic university. and where he will celebrate mass. all of this will be happening tomorrow in addition to the ed sheeran concert at the verizon center. and the nats and the o's playing at nats park. both in the evening. and expect more gridlock throughout the downtown area all day on thursday as well. starting early when the pontiff will travel to capitol hill delivering a joint speech to congress. the pope then heads to st. patrick's cathedral in downtown d.c. and visits the catholic charities before he is wheeled up for new york. even after the pope heads out of town, there's a makeup game for the battle of the beltway once again putting the nats and the o's at the ballpark together. with that game starting just after 4:00. >> maybe he can fit in a baseball game. who knows. one of the people who will be by the pope's side throughout his washington visit is cardinal donald wuerl, archbishop of

washington. the archbishop says one of the things the pope will call on people to do is to work to end world hunger. >> our holy father has spoken so, so clearly, articulately, and passionately addressing the question of the scandal of poverty. the scandal of poverty in our world and what follows from that. >> a few hours before the pope arrived, cardinal wuerl and other local religious leaders held a news conference here at the national press club this morning. they said the fight against hunger must become a worldwide priority. and we've also got everything you need to know about the pope's stay in d.c. this week, includes what you can and cannot bring with you as you travel through city to get a glimpse of the pontiff. check out the papal visit section on the nbc washington app. i'm mark segraves.

when the pope leaves the white house, the popemobile will go down right down constitution avenue. coming up, everything you'll need to know to keep up with the pope's movements. from limousine companies to local florist shops, many local businesses in d.c. have been preparing for the pope's arrival. coming up at 5:00, the unique way they've had to prepare for pope francis. he's here. pope francis has arrived in d.c. and for the first time, president barack obama has gone out to andrews to greet a visiting dignitary. >> after a friendly meeting with fidel castro in cuba, he traveled here to washington as the world awaits to hear his message for us all. >> our special coverage of the papal visit continues on news 4 papal visit continues on news 4 at 5:00.

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well, tomorrow is a very busy day ahead for pope francis, and that's going to mean a lot of inconvenience for those of you triesing to see the pope or just get to work. news 4's mark segraves live along the ellipse again with a look at what to expect. mark, one thing we know is there will be plenty of tight security. >> reporter: oh, yeah. you won't be able to move without tripping over security whether you know it or not tomorrow, all across the district, it will look a lot

different than it does right now with all this traffic which is finally moving again after potus made it back to the white house. this is one of the few places in d.c. where you'll be able to see the pontiff without a ticket. pope francis will start his day at the vatican embassy on massachusetts avenue. just across from the vice president's home. there's heavy security and a large perimeter making it difficult for the public to catch a glimpse of him as he comes and goes. the pope heads to the white house for a 9:00 a.m. event on the south lawn. about 10:00 tomorrow morning the pope is expected to take the popemobile out for a parade around the ellipse. he'll head down 17th street, up constitution, and then up 15th street back to the white house. gates to the viewing area open at 4:00 a.m. for those wanting the best view. after the parade, the pope heads across town to st. matthew's in

the heart of the downtown business district. some businesses decided to close while others will be open. the pope will return to the embassy -- ♪ -- and then at 3:30, he heads to the basilica for the canonization. the final leg of his day is at 7:00 when the pontiff leaves the basilica and heads back to the vatican embassy. now, of course, there will be a lot of road closures that we are unable to tell you about because we don't know about them yet, but when the pope goes down the popemobile along constitution avenue, this will be front row. and if you want to get wone of these seats, you need to get here at 4:00 in the morning when the gates open. those gates will close at 10:00 and that's when they'll stop letting people in. back to you in the studio. >> all right, mark segraves. the pope's effect on washington more than spiritual. it is also economic. local businesses working hard to try to ensure that every detail is right and as you can imagine, a pope's visit presents some unique challenges.

our team coverage continues. news 4's meagan fitzgerald live outside a florist in dupont circle. meagan? >> reporter: the owner of palace florist said he spent the last couple weeks trying to create the perfect arrangement to go on the altar where pope francis will celebrate bhas. a limousine company will be driving the pope's delegation around town as long as they're in the u.s. both businesses say planning and intense preparation is hopefully the key for a memorable experience for pope francis. since early this morning, lee herman and his florist company have been out here on the east portico of the basilica decorating the altar, a process that has taken a lot of preparation. >> the past couple weeks have been kind of preparing. we've been going to meetings, getting prepared to create the flowers for this great event. >> reporter: but there was specific guidelines that went along with how the arrangements could be made, after all, they'll surround pope francis as

he celebrates mass. >> the committee then decides kind of what the flower arrangements will look like then they give us the artistic liberty to pick the flowers. >> reporter: it's a planning process the folks at international limousine service know a lot about. richard and is the owner of the company. he says his drivers will be transporting the pontiff's delegation while they're in the u.s. >> the proper amount of equipment, specks, drivers and the kpacapacity to transport th whole delegation, up to close to 900 people. >> reporter: from buses like these to shiny mercedes, all 900 people traveling with the pontiff will be driven by cane's employees. secret service will be close by. >> they'll be all over us. yeah. so we're going to have -- we have such a great working relationship with them. >> reporter: the preparation process has taken weeks to ensure everything is perfect, but it's something cane says is extremely rewarding. >> and it's really a logistical challenge which has been a lot

of fun. >> reporter: now we're told that the entire fleet of cars and buses that will be carrying the pontiff's tledelegation have be checked by secret service and will be every day that they will be carrying his delegation. now coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you how these businesses got selected in the first place. back to you. >> kind of wonder what this trip means for fiat sales, too. all right, meagan, thanks so much. we'll be seeing your coverage all day tomorrow as well. virginia's governor terry mcauliffe is among those invited to pope's welcoming ceremony at the white house tomorrow. he is a lifelong catholic who once met pope john paul. mcauliffe says if he gets the chance he knows what he'll say to pope francis. >> and if i have anything to say to him, i'll say thank you for opening up your heart and bringing folks back together and not dividing folks but bringing folks back together and really putting back in what we should be doing as catholics, putting our hand out and helping people. that's what our religion is all about. >> there is some controversy surrounding the pope's visit

this week. today a support group of sex abuse survivors held a vigil outside st. matthew's, carrying signs featuring photos of adults who committed suicide after being molested by priests as children. the survivor's group says the pope needs to do more to address this issue. >> we want people to judge the pope by his actions, not by his words. we want survivors to know there's hope and we want justice, more than justice, we need prevention, we need protection for children. >> now, the pope has met with victims of the church sex abuse scandal on other trips but he is not scheduled to do that here. and we are following a number of other big stories across our area including the death of a cadet from fairfax county. what we are learning from the investigation that is under way at vmi. plus drug drama. a huge hike in the price of a drug for a rare disease. what the drug maker has to say about raising the price from $13

to $75 per pill. plus a metro rider has a special request for the pope while he's here in d.c. >> our coverage of the papal visit continues right here on news 4 at 5:00. stay with us.

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and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and a look outside right now, beautiful conditions after all the clouds we saw earlier, the pope came in and cleared the way for the sun to make its way out across the region. down toward our national harbor camera, beautiful shot. the potomac. a very nice afternoon. very nice evening, too. temperatures, 69 in martinsburg.

72 in fredericksburg. we're below average as far as the temperatures are concerned. not bad at all. it's going it be a nice night. nationals playing tonight against the orioles. that game should be perfect. last night's game postponed until thursday. tonight's game is no problem. storm team 4 radar, no problem, either. no rain across our region. i don't expect any for the next couple days. here's the cloud cover. really watch what happens here. clouds, clouds, clouds, then a parting of the clouds off to the east, off to the west. so southern maryland still socked in with the clouds, but around parts of northern virginia, back toward frederick, montgomery counties, we're seeing sunshine as it makes its way down. tonight with clearing skies we'll see temperatures around 62 degrees by early tomorrow morning. 55 leesburg. 56 in manassas. it will be a little bit of a cool start to the day. if you're heading down toward the ellipse, you may need the jacket early. again, the gates open, i think something like 4:00, 5:00. so it is going to be quite cool at that time. but then the pope moves up to the basilica up there toward northeast. really looking good here, too. that 4:15 mass going to be great. getting there early around

12:00, 75 degrees. 3:00 around 81. that's the warmest day of the next seven. temperatures around 6:00 coming in around 78 degrees as everybody is exiting that area. a very nice wednesday for the pope and everybody else going to be out and about. 80 degrees on thursday. 74 on friday. 73 on saturday. and we're watching a storm system if it makes its way up far enough we could see a lot of rain, however if it stays south we may not see any at all. veronica has more coming up at 5:45. >> thank you, doug. a threat of another government shutdown getting attention tonight. what could have government workers sitting at home and not collecting a paycheck. it has happened yet again. a night at the library in d.c. turns into a crime thriller and it's a story only our pat collins can tell. >> reporter: a murder, an abduction, a police chase and a fatal shooting on i-95. coming up, a closer look at the chaos set off by the son of a former virginia state lawmaker. and follow our nbc washington instagram page for a

pope quote of the day. this week. here's today's. "putting bread on the table, putting a roof over the heads of one's children, giving them health and an education. these are essential for human dignity." our team coverage of the papal visit continues.

right now at 5:30, a rock star welcome to the united states for pope francis. >> oh, it was. the pontiff touching down early this afternoon to a big crowd along with the obama and biden families. >> news 4's chris lawrence was there for the arrival at joint base andrews and he's still there live. it was quite an event out there today. what a beautiful thing that unfolded. >> reporter: it was. so many people were able to see

it, but here's maybe what you didn't see, what was happening behind the scenes. the pope's chartered flight on alitalia had to circle around in north carolina waiting for the first family to arrive at joint base andrews. when the pope arrived, the president actually had to be held in a hangar waiting for the pope's plane to touch down, so there was a little bit of coordination in trying to get all parties on the same page at the same time. the pope came down the steps of the plane. he was greeted by president obama and the first lady along with sasha and malia obama. vice president biden and his family was there as well as well as some local dignitaries. d.c. mayor muriel bowser, maryland governor larry hogan and of course, virginia governor terry mcauliffe. from here, after a very brief meeting with president obama in a private lounge, the pope then went through d.c. and ended at the vatican embassy on massachusetts avenue. and i can tell you, we have had

reporters all along the route, jackie bensen, shomari stone, tracee wilkins, chronicling this route. when he got to the vatican embassy, people were ecstatic, waving argentinian flags, cheering for the pope's arrival. for a lot of people who aren't going to be at the major event, this was their chance to see pope francis in person. reporting live from joint base andrews, chris lawrence, news 4. >> all right, thank you, chris. right now talking a little bit more about traffic once again. d.c. police initially telling us things had completely cleared out of the way. that is true really in the downtown area. right now, we're hearing suitland parkway and alabama avenue there in southeast, we have the intersection, again, closed because of a large amount of bepeople that were there, trying to get the fwoolks out o the way. believe it or not, delays on vre, stoppages from union station a while ago. a little slow. fredericksburg 307, ten minutes

behind. manassas 329, also ten minutes behind. right now massachusetts avenue in front of the embassy nice and clear. northbound lanes are shut down. talking a little bit now about tomorrow as we look ahead. of course, we're going to be talking a lot about road closures tomorrow morning on "news 4 today" but also wednesday's metro schedule, again, they're going to be open here just like today, 5:00 a.m. to midnight. all the stations will be open. some entrances you might find would be closed for security reasons. when we're talking about the brookland station, of course, right there near the university. it will be exit only before the mass there, entrance only after the mass. buses will be brought in between brookland, rhode island, and ft. totten to get folks back and forth and try and perhaps avoid brookland. the smallest of the metro stations being too overcrowded. metro bus going to be running on the regular weekday schedule. see you in a few minutes. >> thank you, melissa. d.c. commuters are hoping

the pope can improve metro. a petition for a papal blessing of the rail line. it's on change.org. the post says "dear pope francis, our metro system is having some troubles. all of d.c. would be grateful if you could find the time to bless it during your upcoming stay." a leesburg commuter posted, "it would take a bhmiracle." want to sign it? we have a link on the nbc washington app. search "bless bmetro." in a few minutes, a look at the security issues. download the nbc washington app for road closures. we're learning about two shootings that involve the son of a former virginia senator. the shootings caused chaos for drivers along i-95 this morning from carolina county to spotsylvania county. the only local reporter at the scene, julie carey, joins us live. julie? >> reporter: well, the bright spray paint you see on the

pavement all left of the drama this morning. i-90 northbound closed for hours as commuters were routed off the interstate away from the scene. tonight two northern virginia families dealing with tragedy. one of them includes longtime former state senator ed houck. his son died here today. >> i think they crashed. >> reporter: this is where the tragedy ended. the dark suv finally stopped in spotsylvania when state police closed in. almost instantly, troopers heard a gunshot as the suv's driver, 36-year-old todd houck, killed himself. the chase started in caroline county after a 911 call came in to report trouble at the relax inn. >> there was an argument that was going on and gunshots were fired. >> reporter: 36-year-old jeremy gift who was at the hotel with houck's estranged wife was killed. investigators say after houck shot gift he grabbed his wife and took off. >> they're going to be 95 north around the 120 mile marker. just wanted to give us a

heads-up. again, they're going to be in pursuit of a possible homicide suspect. >> reporter: jeremy horn was commuting to work in spotsylvania this morning when he saw an alarming sight in the rearview mirror. >> a lot of police lights and approaching pretty quickly as me and other cars were getting off the road. it was some sort of dark-colored suv and probably half dozen or more police officers following. a fairly quick chase it seemed like. >> reporter: then the troopers began to close in around houck. his suv rammed into a trooper's unmarked maroon sedan. >> advise, my vehicle has been struck. >> almost momentarily, there was a gunshot heard from inside the vehicle. >> reporter: houck=c=9 was dea. his estranged wife safe and unharmed. now, we've learned that todd houck has had a very troubled past. multiple arrests over the years. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, what his attorney says has been plaguing this young man for years. back to you, jim.

>> julie, thank you. new action taken after volkswagon admitted to crafting software to beat the emission s tests. what does that mean for safety of drivers now? a new way to get ahold of 911 in fairfax county. coming up, i'll show you how it works and when you might need it. ♪

so one of our facebook page followers says tonight it's a great day to buy volkswagon stock. this evening the german automaker is setting aside billions of dollars to cover the costs of the scandal over rigged emissions data. the company acknowledges there can be 11 million diesel cars around the world that are equipped with a style of engine that could skew emissions data. volkswagon is planning $7 billion to cough the costs. the bad news sent its stock down another 25 points to its lowest level in four years. the controversy over prescription drug costs is growing. after one company raised prices 5,000%. daraprim recently went from $13 a pill to $750 a pill.

the drug is used to treat life-threat i life-threatening parasitic contractions sometimes of aids patients. defending that decision on cnbc saying the money will go to develop better versions of that drug. >> this is a more appropriate price for deraprim. duraprim is on the low end of what drugs cost and we're not the first company to raise drug prices. >> some drug prices are actually coming down. according to "the wall street journal" a bill that was used to treat drug resistant tuberculosis has dropped. this comes after the drug was changed back to its original maker. body cameras are coming to the district. >> after more than a year of debate over police body cameras, the district has decided to buy the cameras but there's still a hitch. i'm tom sherwood. i'll have the story coming up.

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they came in the middle of the night and made a huge mess inside a d.c. library. d.c. police are trying to track down a group of burglars looking for pricey electronics. pat collins reports from northeast. >> reporter: d.c. libraries have all sorts of resources. they have books. thousands and thousands of books. they have computers. lots of computers. cds and dvds. oh, and they have one other thing. they have cameras. security cameras. burglary number one. june 16th. three guys break in through the front door of the woodridge library and try to steal some computers. only to find out the computers are secured by cables.

now the library gets trashed but the computers stay in place. august 21st. another burglary caught by security cameras. this time the thieves came prepared. this time the thieves bring along a bolt cutter and they use that bolt cutter to slice through the security cables. eventually they make off with four apples. now, a lot of people need these computers for their work and education. for somebody to steal them from a public library, well, it's like a crime against the community. >> inhumane to steal from a library. a place where people with disabilities, and children, and people who really need these resources. >> reporter: there is a little-known library secret that makes this computer theft, well, worthless. i'll tell you about that coming up at 6:00. in northeast, pat collins, news

4. a first-year cadet from our area has died after collapsing during a training exercise at virginia military institute. that school identified him as sean hoang, he was just 18 years old from fairfax. vmi says hoang was a bio major, member of the army reserve's officer training corps. virginia medical examiner's office is trying to figure out how he died. the planned parenthood showdown could lead to another government shutdown. van hollen visited nih and said a government shutdown would be devastating to patients here. he said the doors would be closed and nih would have to turn away children and adults who can't get this level of care anywhere else. >> number one, we've got to avoid another shameful and harmful government shutdown. and secondly, we've got to make sure nih has the resources necessary to do the work that it does.

>> van hollen has proposed a plan to congress to avoid a government shutdown. ahead on news 4:00 at 6:00, tonight chris gordon reports on what a government shutdown would cost and prospects for avoiding it. as the pope arrives in the united states, members of the jewish faith are gathering to observe the high holiday of yom kippur, the day of a -- yom kippur is a day of prayer, fasting and asking for forgiveness for past sins. >> it really causes us then to do a tremendous amount of introspection, to think about our lives, to think about the kinds of things that we want to do better. the things we want to ask forgiveness forand the things we want to change in our lives. it's a very, very powerful time of year. >> yom kippur ends tomorrow morning at sunset with the traditional sounding of the ram's horn. this is followed by a meal with family and friends to break fast. tomorrow morning, the first

day of fall and we've got some fall-like weather for the pope. >> it's nice that we can put a check in the nice weather box because you know we want to make sure everything is just perfect when he's in town. i think our weather tomorrow will be just that. just perfect. so from the start of the day to the end of the day, oh, we give the weather the green light. on the mall, a cool start. nice conditions for the pope. ready for mass, nice warm sunshine. by the evening, just about perfect. let's take a look at the temperatures and what the sky conditions will be like. i'll take you through here starting out with satellite and radar. see how we've gotten the clearing through our area. it's pushing east. that really is the trend as we make our way through the next couple of hours. 70 degrees, dry conditions between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. for road conditions, just a few clouds out there as we drop to the 60s by 10:00 this evening. now, the weather's going to have a low impact on our area tomorrow. we're talking about fewer clouds, and warmer conditions. we got into the low and mid 70s today. think we'll do better than that tomorrow. we'll start out, though, mostly clear and cooler in the 50s in

some of the outlying suburbs. that's your wake-up weather. the other thing we continue to see if you're sneezing, maybe sniffling is the mold count. it's still high. the ragweed also running moderate for this time of year. i think that trend is also going to continue for the week as we g high pressure across our area. a few clouds drifting through for wednesday. there's your thursday afternoon. so really for midweek, wednesday, thursday, some of the best weather out of the workweek. your skycast, at noontime tomorrow, just a few clouds. call it mostly sunny. by 7:00, look at that sunset we're going to have tomorrow. temperatures will be rising to the mid 70s by noontime then upper 70s, close to 80 degrees tomorrow. quite warm with sunrise at 6:56, setting just after 7:00. some areas inside the beltway could hit 81 degrees for a high temperature tomorrow. here's a look at your storm team four-day forecast. there's your break. at the end of the week. thursday, friday, 80, 74

degrees. still hanging on to some sunshine across our area. this upcoming weekend, though, we have the potential for a storm system coming right up the coast. right now your chance of rain at 40% for saturday. sunday, we continue with that rain chance, and there could be a time period within this where we get some pretty soggy conditions. so chance of wet weather now both days for the weekend, but it still could change in terms of what our confidence is in this and what that would mean, impacts on our area. we have more on that coming up on news 4 at 6:00. still, i don't think guys, we're talking about cooler conditions coming our way for the weekend. i really don't think we're done with the mid or upper 80s for this area. we'll talk more about that, too, coming up at news 4 at 6:00. >> thanks. when the pope landed at joint base andrews this afternoon four catholic co schoolchildren were able to meet them. one was 12-year-old jocelyn from

sacred heart school in northwest d.c. she's 12, from silver spring. she's on the phone with us. jocelyn, can you hear us? >> caller: yes. >> what a big day for withdrew. what was that like? what did the pope say to you? >> caller: he said thank you very much in spanish. it was very amazing. it was the best day ever. >> and did he -- it looked like he smiled at you, too. were you able to say anything back to him? or no? just smile? >> caller: it's because i talked to him in spanish, i told him welcome to the united states in spanish. >> very good. oh, i'm sure he loved that. >> i'm sure he did. and what was it like for you to meet him? >> caller: it was amazing. it's such a blessing to meet him. it's just very amazing. >> and how did you get selected? >> caller: it's kind of a long story, but to make it short my mom gave up tickets to go see him, gave my ticket up to

someone with special needs. my principal had to choose somebody from the school. she chose me. my mom told them the story. they knew i was the right person to go. >> big thanks to mom tonight, too. >> that's wonderful. what a wonderful day for you. it is amazing for you. what a lovely gesture that your mom did. that helps teach us all to be generous. >> sure does. jocelyn, enjoy. now you have a great story to tell people for the rest of your life. >> caller: yes. thank you. >> all right. thank you, sweetie. >> we'll be right back. >> caller: bye. >> stay with us. ♪

lot of attention on security in our city this week. obviously. well, going forward the district is getting the go-ahead to equip hundreds of its police officers with body cameras. >> the question is, who gets to see the footage? news 4's tom sherwood shows us the struggle to strike a balance between privacy concerns and the public's right to know. >> reporter: police officers interact with the public every day. increasingly, body-worn cameras are seen as a buffer to bad police behavior. the d.c. council today formally

voted to buy body cameras for about 2,400 officers capping a year of pilot projects and debates. >> want to headacmake sure the is protected and the officers don't receive false complaints. >> reporter: judiciary chairman mcduffie said the cameras may be in place early next year. >> once we procure the cameras and get them outfitted to the officers, the district of columbia will have one of the most robust body-worn cameras in the entire country. >> reporter: one unresolved issue, what police footage will be made public. he wants to see all the good work, too. >> you won't see the vast majority of the work that our members do that is very, very professional. it's a public record. they should be able to see it. >> reporter: the mayor's proposal restricting public access to videos of a personal nature but the total restrictions may not be resolved until the end of october. >> we can't use them until we iron out the language and other regulations regarding the

body-worn cameras. >> we want to make sure that the footage that is captured on those body cameras can be used as quickly as possible. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. history. pomp and circumstance in our nation's capital. pope francis has made his first stop here on his first ever trip to the u.s. >> on the tarmac, a formal greeting from the president and first lady. and one lucky 12-year-old. as thousands lined the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the people's pope. >> we're so excited to have him. i can't wait to possibly get a glimpse of him. >> a busy few days from the tight security. >> he wants to mix and mingle with the people but creates a security nightmare for secret service agents. >> to the massive crowds all over the city. >> and the excitement across our region will rival any presidential inauguration. >> he is a christian leader who has a powerful message of looking after the poor, the disadvantaged. >> we have team coverage every step of the way. starting now.

our city is getting worldwide attention tonight. right now, pope francis is resting at the vatican embassy ahead of a packed schedule here tomorrow. >> our reporters are all over the area tonight. covering the pope's moves and the crowds that follow. we're going to begin with mark segraves, he's along the ellipse which is one of the places in the district that you might catch a glimpse of the pope even if you don't have a ticket. >> there will also be big screens along the west side of the capitol and at the washington monument as well as a whole lot of security. mark, what's it like down there right now? >> reporter: well, it's a beautiful evening. traffic is moving. there's plenty of room on the mall. it looks nothing like what it will look like tomorrow when the pope is actually across the street here, across the ellipse on the south lawn where he and president obama will host about 15,000 people tomorrow morning before the pope goes into a private meeting with the president. then after that, about 11:00,