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,

the pope will hop into the popemobile and the popemobile will drive down constitution after knew and that will be the best opportunity for most of you to actually see the pope. roads will be closed. security will be tight. every time the pope moves, a throng of security and press will move with him. his day begins with a 9:00 a.m. meeting at the white house. 15,000 people are expected for the south lawn event. fences have gone up to help control the crowds. porta-potties are in place as well. there will be some public viewing areas like the sidewalks near st. matthew's, but the biggest crowds are expected to line constitution avenue for the parade. the popemobile is expected to leave the south lawn of the white house about 11:00 a.m. he'll head down 17th street, up constitution, and then up 15th street back to the white house.

then the pope will head to st. matthew's for a private service. after that it's back to the vatican embassy and finally about 3:30 the pontiff heads up to the basilica and the campus of catholic university. where thousands of people who are able to get tickets will watch the pope say mass. so with all that movement of the pope, you can expect rolling road closures all day tomorrow, all across the city. something we're used to, but not on this wide of a scale. and if you are planning to come down here to constitution avenue for the pope's parade, the gates to the mall open up at 4:00 a.m. and you need to be here before 10:00 a.m. that's when they'll shut it all down and you'll have to stay in place until the pope goes by. >> mark segraves, thank you. from the moment the plane touched down on the tarmac, the welcome here has been electric. a huge crowd joined the first family to greet pope francis as

he landed this afternoon at joint base andrews. that's where we find news 4's chris lawrence who continues our team coverage. hi, chris. >> reporter: hey. yeah, when pope francis arrived here at joint base andrews he was greeted by dignitaries from the president, the first lady, their daughters, vice president biden and of course local dignities like muriel bowser, governor larry hogan, virginia governor terry mcauliffe. but the people who probably were most excited were some of the kids who were here. we know at one point as we watched pope francis walk down the entranceway onto the tarmac, there were four kids that came up to greet him and hand him a flower. those were four kids that were selected by the vatican from local catholic schools right here in our area. two of them were from sacred heart including 12-year-old girl named jocelyn aquino.

one was from southeast d.c. a fourth student was from st. phillip the apostle out in camp springs, maryland. again, a first, third, fifth, and seventh grader got a meeting of a lifetime so to speak. also, just a little bit behind the scenes, i noticed as we were standing here during all the setup, literally 20, 30 minutes before the pope arrived, they were putting up banners on some of the risers where the crowd was. they were white banners and they said, "jesus loves us without limits, walk with francis." then when the pope got here we noticed those banners were not there. i talked to some of my sources here and they tell me that that order came from the white house who said this is a government function, not a religious one, and so they had those banners taken down. again, it has been an eventful day here at joint base andrews. why colleague, tracee wilkins, standing just outside the gates. tracee, what has it been mike what what you've seen? >> reporter: it's been a lot mike what you were feeling inside of there.

here we had an opportunity to get close to the people who had their cameras on ready and could not wait for the pope to go by. we keep talking about the rock star atmosphere. that's exactly what it felt like. after he drove by, we saw what people are calling the francis effect. >> we were all so excited about this great man who's reaching out to every single person. >> reporter: it's called the francis effect. and it's all over this group of strangers who are now arm in arm. >> he's a wonderful man and he believes in world peace and unity of all men. >> reporter: they gathered outside joint base andrews. some of them for hours to capture this moment, and boy, did they get their moment. >> he saw us. he looked at us. he waved to us. >> reporter: as this was the excitement outside of the base, imagine what happened inside. >> we're very excited. we've been waiting for a long time, haven't we? >> we just drove about three hours to come down to witness the arrival of our holy father.

>> reporter: ticket holders who had the opportunity to be on the tarmac wanted to be a part of history and were hoping to receive a blessing. from this pontiff. >> i am catholic, and there's just something about this pontiff that brings such peace and he just seems to be a very progressive pope. and he gets it. >> he's been embraced for his simple message of love and reaching out to those people that are disenfranchised and living on the edge, and i think he just wants to spread that word of love and mercy to everyone. >> reporter: what was amazing about this is that even though folks didn't have tickets, they felt like they were still a part of this experience and as you heard there, people who say that they saw the pontiff wave at them, and that's worth everything for these folks. reporting live outside of the base, tracee wilkins, jim, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. right now the mope is inside the vatican embassy in northwest d.c. he arrived there just about an

hour ago to crowds of waiting schoolchildren. our jackie bensen is along massachusetts avenue now with more on the pope's first stop here in the district. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim, you heard tracee talk about rock star pope, it sounded like a rock concert here. and that's because there were hundreds of schoolchildren from catholic schools all around d.c., maryland, and virginia. they've been selected to be here when the pope arrived, and, wow, did they start cheering when his motorcade began approaching the papal nunciature here in northwest d.c. now, the pope did exit his fiat. he waved to the children and they were absolutely thrilled. some of them were from the embassy of argentina who had come here especially to greet the pope with flags and kerchiefs marking where they were from. now, what i can also tell you is about a tweet this evening from d.c. mayor muriel bowser shortly

after the pope arrived. i think we have the video of it. it says "on behalf of 660,000 d.c. residents, welcome pontifex," the pope's twitter name "to our great city." with the #popeindc. the pope is inside for the rest of the evening meeting with various people. take a look, this is the security. believe me, this is just a small fraction of it that is here and designed to ensure the safety of pope francis and everyone with him during his stay in our nation's capital. live in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. back to you. now take a look at a live picture of the basilica of the national is shrine of the immaculate. this will be in the spotlight tomorrow. the first ever canonization on u.s. soil. during the mass pope francis will declare father junopera

serra a saint, he founded nine missions in present day california. by the way, the basilica is the largest roman catholic church in north america and one of the ten largest churches in the world. the big question, of course, tonight, is will the weather cooperate for all of the events tomorrow? doug, what do you think? >> i think it's going to cooperate in a very big way. i mean, earlier this week, even last week we were talking about chances for rain. that's just not happening. that chance is just off the atlantic. nothing for us except for what we see out there right now, sunshine. great shot of city cam. we show you this shot all the time. i've never noticed it, there it is, the basilica right there. look, the sun really shining on it right now. a beautiful, beautiful shot all around the region. temperatures right now into the 70s. 73 degrees. winds out of the northeast at 12 miles per hour. the pope getting in on very nice weather this evening. tomorrow if you're going to be out, again, the first stop is down toward the white house and

the ellipse. it's really going to be quite nice but if you're going early and have to get there early, it is going to be on the cool side. down to about 62 degrees. rather nice at 7:00 a.m. you may want to bring the jacket. 10:00 a.m. around 69 degrees. 1:00, around 76 degrees. tomorrow, a few clouds. plenty of sun. as he heads up to the basilica for the 4:15 mass, looking quite nice. 75 at noon. around 3:00, up to 81. it will warm fairly quickly during the day tomorrow. by the time it's all said and done with around 6:00, 7:00 tomorrow night, temperatures in the upper 70s. he picked the very best day to come to the district. so how about that? melissa mollet with more on what we can expect as far as traffic is concerned during the day tomorrow. >> that's right. traffic and closures. so tomorrow and still, of course, today, this one is going to last all the way until thursday here. northbound massachusetts avenue shut down right in front of the vatican embassy. the southbound lanes you are getting through unless you're a truck and, of course, they are searching some vehicles as well. expect that.

road closures tomorrow because of the parade. 10:00 p.m. tonight until wednesday at noon, here is what you can expect. 17th street between pennsylvania avenue and independence, they're going to be closed. constitution between 12th and 23rd. and then of course 15th between h. street and main avenue. as far as metro goes, going to open on time tomorrow. 5:00 a.m. we'll be here for you on "news 4 today." shutting down at midnight. all stations will be open, some entrances, though, will be closed down for security needs. security reasons. brookland station, exit only before the mass at 4:15. entrance only after. buses will run between brookland, rhode island avenue and ft. totten and metro bus on the regular weekday schedule. a lot of bus delays around town because of the closure on mass ave tomorrow. see you tomorrow morning for "news 4 today." whether you plan to see the pope or are just trying to get around the city while he's in town, we have everything you need to know on our nbc washington app. search "papal visit." first, more images of pope francis as he touched down in

washington just a short time ago. >> it's nerve-racking. it's amusing. it's a great feeling all at the same time. [ cheers ] >> hey, hey, welcome to the usa! hey, hey, welcome to the usa! >> to know that the pope's coming, best man on earth, be ready

here is a live look now at the vatican embassy on massachusetts avenue. pope francis arrived just before 5:00 and he is inside probably planning on some dinner and some rest before a big day ahead tomorrow. with a visit to the white house, a prayer service at st. matthew's cathedral and a huge mass at the basilica. the pope's visit is providing some unique opportunities for local businessowners, but the process also comes with a distinct set of challenges. news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: many local businesses like palace florist behind us here say they are providing a significant role as pope francis visits d.c. but they say they're only able to provide these services because they've maintained a flawless reputation and had to go through a rigorous application process. being part of pope francis' historic event is exciting but

when your work will be seen by millions of people, businessowners like lee herman say it's more of an honor. >> leaves, roses, and it's a lot. a couple truck loads. >> reporter: herman is the owner of palace florist and it will be his arrangements that will decorate the altar where pope francis will celebrate mass. he says to be selected, he had to apply to the basilica, but they were already familiar with his work. >> we've done the flowers for the basilica of the national shrine for about 15 years. >> reporter: herman says that helped in the selection process. it's a similar situation for international limousine service. the owner, richard cane, also had to apply, but he says because his company drove pope benedict's delegation in 2008, he was given the same opportunity for pope francis. >> they had a good vibe on how we handled washington for them with pope benedict so they've asked us to expand our services. >> reporter: so that means these shiny mercedes and buses driven by kane's employees will carry

the nearly 900 members of the pope's delegation while he's in the u.s. it's taken a lot of planning and preparation, but kane considers it a privilege. >> and it's really logistical challenge which has been a lot of fun. >> reporter: kane says his fleet of cars has gone through a thorough inspection by secret service and his drivers have gone through a rigorous background check. reporting in northwest, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. a small group of protesters hoped to get a message to the pope while he's here. they want him to do more to confront the church's history with sex abuse. members of a group called s.n.a.p., the acronym for survivors networks of those abused by priests. they held a vigil outside st. matthew's cathedral this afternoon. they carried signs featuring photographs of adults who've committed suicide after being molested by priests as children. >> 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 and more than justice, we need prevention, we need protection for children. >> the pope has met with victims of the church sex abuse scandal on other trips. he is not scheduled to do so during this trip to the u.s. turning to politics now. dr. ben carson says the politically correct culture is to blame for the controversy surrounding his campaign at the moment. in a rally near cincinnati this afternoon, carson said anyone who prioritizes the constitution and american values is fit to be president, regardless of their religion. on sunday, carson told chuck todd on "meet the press" he didn't believe islam was consistent with the constitution. >> it has nothing to do with being a muslim. that was the question that was specifically asked. if the question had been asked about a christian, and they had said, you know, would you support a christian who believes

in establishing a theocracy, i would have said no. >> carson referenced the question donald trump faced about president obama being a muslim and says he would have pushed back against that supporter's comment. an extraordinary moment on capitol hill today for a top general who experienced a public fall from grace. retired general david petraeus was scheduled to testify about current challenges in the middle east, but he began with an apology for the affair, the romantic affair that forced him to resign as the director of the cia three years ago. >> there's nothing i can do to undo what i did. i can only say, again, how sorry i am to those i let down and then strive to go forward with a greater sense of humility and purpose and with gratitude to those who stood with me during a very difficult chapter in my life. >> this was the first public

testimony from petraeus since he acknowledged his affair with his biographer, paula broadwell. the retired general was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for sharing classified information with her. just eight days away now from another possible government shutdown. this year the showdown in congress is over the funding of planned parenthood. news 4's chris gordon talked to a maryland congressman about the potential fallout. >> reporter: two years ago, the federal government shut down for 16 days. now efforts in congress to end funding for planned parenthood threatens another shutdown come october 1st. maryland congressman chris van hollen touring nih today in bethesda says the impact of a government shutdown here would be devastating. >> hundreds of patients, both kids and adults, would got be able to get, you know, important treatments for life-threatening diseases here at nih, so there's

a huge human toll. >> reporter: van hollen says the last shutdown cost $24 billion. he's concerned that another one would jeopardize security and public safety and he warns there's not much time until the deadline. >> we are right at the press busine -- there are literally four legislative working days between now and the date of a government shutdown. >> reporter: nih went through the last shutdown and dreads another one. >> it empties out, walking around that last time is about the most depressing thing i've been through in 22 years of being at nih. i don't want to have to do that again. >> reporter: congressman van hollen has proposed a short-term continuing resolution which would provide more time for the u.s. congress to negotiate a budget and not shut down on october 1st. but van hollen says he doesn't know if congress has the will or ability to avoid another shutdown. at nih in bethesda, chris

gordon, news 4. son of a former virginia lawmaker killed a man then led police on a wild chase before he killed himself. we'll tell you more about that killer's troubled past. burglars targeting an unusual place in the district. why they've hit this library, why they've hit this library, not once, but twice, [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off.

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forecast. >> oh, we had cloud cover most of the day then the pope made his way into d.c. and we started to see some sunshine. coincidence? possibly. but hey, i'll tell you what, take a look out there right now. seeing a few clouds and sun making its way down across our region. a very nice looking shot. over toward the woodrow wilson bridge. across the potomac toward alexandria. temperatures around the area 68 winchester. much cooler to the west. still seeing the clouds toward the shenandoah valley. 69 coal pepper. 60 in gaithersburg. going to be a great night tonight. a really nice evening. storm team 4 radar. dry once again. we're not going to see any chances for rain over the next couple of days. that comes later during the weekend potentially. we'll talk about that in a second. first off, satellite and radar shows the cloud cover. look at all the clouds. watch how they part ways here. some moving off toward the east as a storm system tries to move away from the coast a little bit be other clouds moving back toward the west in toward the

valley. closest rain down toward the outer banks here. that's about it. outer banks seeing quite a bit of rain with a lot of wind. question is, will that make its way up here? first off tonight, temperatures a little bit on the cool side. 62 d.c. 54 in gaithersburg. 53 in winchester. we should clear in most locations. cloud cover to the east. for the most part we'll see clearing skies. that means a great day tomorrow. your wednesday may just be the best day of the week, and probably the best of the next seven. 77 in martinsburg tomorrow. 81 in d.c. 80 in fredericksburg. 78 in manassas. taking this hour by hour during the day tomorrow if you're heading downtown, 6 5 degrees around that time. a little bit on the cool side. but nothing we haven't seen over the past week. pretty much exactly what we've seen over the last week. some sunshine tomorrow. 76 degrees by noon. that mass starting at 4:15 at the basilica there, 81 degrees for that. plenty of sunshine at that point. it will be a little warm by then, but again, 81. not too bad. no humidity to talk about. that's good news.

at least lighter humidity. 75 degrees by 8:00 tomorrow evening. so a nice night there, too. the next couple of days, wednesday, thursday looking great. high temperature on thursday around 80 degrees. 74 on friday. 73 on saturday. and then watch what happens here as we move toward the next seven days. we see that chance of showers both saturday and sunday. monday and tuesday right now looking dry, but saturday and sunday that i'm really looking forward to and really waiting to see exactly what's happening here. coming up at 6:45, we're going to talk much more about the weekend. the potential weekend trouble as far as the storm is concerned. i have that for you, as i mentioned, at 6:45. >> thanks, doug. our coverage of the visit by pope francis continues. coming up, we tell you how some would say the pope has helped to revive the catholic church. i'm julie carey in spotsylvania county where we're learning more about the troubled past of a man who caused chaos on i-95 this morning. killing one man, abducting a

woman. what his attorney says is behind his problem. protecting the public and the police, but there's still one big hurdle to clear before officers here can start using body cameras.

pope francis talking to

twitter this afternoon to say thauch thank you to the cuban people after a historic four-day stay there. he left after delivering a homily in the city of santiago, urged cubans to live a revolution of tenderness. many said the pope's visit brought blessings to the island and included rainfall. cuba has been in the midst of a drought. it rained today. more rain is expected tomorrow. many there are calling the rainfall holy walter. the pope arrived at joint base andrews before 4:00 this afternoon. he was greeted there by president obama, the first family, and vice president biden and his family. there was a brief meeting between the president and the pope before they both left the base. the pope and the president will have a longer meeting at the white house tomorrow. then there will be a parade around the ellipse before the pope heads to st. matthew's cathedral to pray with bishops there and then it will be an afternoon mass, a huge one at the basilica. >> on thursday afternoon the pope will head up to new york where he'll hold a prayer service at st. patrick's

cathedral, visit the 9/11 memorial and address the general assembly of the united nations. on saturday, he'll head to philadelphia where he'll meet with prison inmates, about a million people are expected to attend an open-air mass on the ben franklin parkway on sunday. portions of major highways in and out of philadelphia will be shut down for all this. back home, with the basilica right there in the backdrop behind us, there's a lot of excitement surrounding the pope. he is leading a revival in the catholic church. >> but pope francis is also connecting deeply with people outside the catholic faith. news 4's jim hanley joins us with more on how this pope has captured the imagination of the public. jim? >> yeah, guys, as you know the moment he became pope, pope francis has been shaking people's perceptions of what a pope is. is it his humility or his message that's attracting so many people? well, whatever it is, pope francis is a different kind of pope for a different generation. >> i love pope francis.

i would love to meet him. he's just one of my heroes. >> reporter: but lance wasn't exactly in love with the catholic church. for years before francis became pope. this software engineer had found it tough to relate to the church in his life. >> i didn't understand the mass. i went to mass and i felt that people were just blindly reciting phrases that they didn't understand themselves. and i didn't understand what was going on. and i had questions that weren't getting answered. i had some problems with the social teachings of the church or what i perceived to be the social teachings of the church. >> reporter: archdiocese around our region tell me they see evidence of people coming back to the church who have fallen away over the years, people who say this pope they can relateo more than any before. >> it's not just his authenticity, but the compassion with which he announces all of the challenge of the gospel. he's so inviting.

>> reporter: cardinal wuerl told me he heard from a self-described lapsed catholic recently who said pope francis is the reason she's practicing again. >> it just seems like he's saying to everybody, it's okay, we can all keep trying together. we don't always get it right. >> reporter: lance is back, too, dedicated to the church with his family. he credits something he heard francis say early on in his papacy. >> that the church is like a field hospital for souls that have been wounded and needed healing. you know, he was humble, he was paying his own bills, getting rid of the glitter and coming down to earth and being with his people. >> reporter: if the ranks in the pews swell, so, too, could the number of people devoting their lives to faith and service. >> he speaks to the heart. >> reporter: after mass at the basilica here, the pope will walk over to meet with patrick augusta and his fellow seminarians. >> i'm seeing many people my age enter the church or come back to

the church, and, you know, there's just this new excitement, new vibrancy, i guess, you know, renewal in the church among young beam. >> reporter: is there a certain realist that you think people -- >> oh, absolutely, like, he's human. he's so human. >> now, patrick you should know was inspired by pope francis to go into the seminary. the university of maryland graduate was living life in the corporate finance world making good money in los angeles when he decided to give it up, come back home to maryland and devote his life to service. >> wow. jim handly, thank you. we've also got what you need to know about the pope's stay in d.c. this week including what you can and cannot bring with you as you travel through the city. check out the special papal visit section on our nbc washington app. news 4 newsroom at the live desk. there is breaking news right now on metro. a power outage between columbia

heights and georgia avenue on the green line. we are hearing there's a train stuck somewhere underground between those two metro stops, and metro is planning to start bus service from u. street on the south end and ft. totten on the north end. we have crews on the way right now. we'll bring you an update as soon as we get more. again, a power outage between columbia heights and georgia avenue on the green line. a train reportedly stuck somewhere underground between those t stops. metro is going to start bus service soon. it's going to be a busy night in washington with the concert at the verizon center, the nationals playing, and of course the pope in town. back to you. >> thanks, pat. other news tonight, we're learning more about the troubled pa past of a man involved in a murder and abduction that played out along i-95 today. the chaos started in caroline county and ended up in spotsylvania county in virginia

and involved the son of a former virginia state senator. bureau chief julie carey reports. >> i think they crashed. >> reporter: this is where the tragedy ended. the dark suv finally stopped in spotsylvania when state police closed in. inside the vehicle, they found 36-year-old todd houck dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. his captive his estranged wife was safe. the chase started in caroline county after a 911 call came in to report trouble at the relax inn. >> there was an argument going on and gunshots were fired. >> reporter: a staffer, jeremy gift at the hotel with houck's estranged wife was killed. after houck shot gift he grabbed his wife and took off. >> heads-up, in pursuit of a possible homicide suspect. >> reporter: jeremy horn was commuting to work in sp spotsylvania this morning, saw an alarming sight in the rearview mirror. >> police lights, approaching quickly as me and other cars were getting off the road.

some kind of dark colored suv and probably a half dozen or more police officers following. >> 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: one of the calls from state police to next of kin went to longtime former state senator edd houck. his son, todd, had a troubled past. his attorney tells me his client was diagnosed as a teen with bipolar disorder and self-medicated with drugs for years resulting in multiple charges. in fact, today's incident here came only a month after todd houck got out of jail for stealing money from an ihop. in spotsylvania, julie carey, news 4. coming up tonight, burglars targeted a local library, but there's a little known secret that might keep the suspects from striking again. history in the air as the first all-female honor flight arrives in washington.

but first, here's doug. >> after a lot of clouds today we ended on a very nice note. take a look out toward the reston live camera. looking at clearing skies here. what does that mean for tomorrow? a lot of activities for the

quite a bit of excitement all around town today as pope francis arrived on american soil. just a bit more than two hours ago. the pope is making his first ever visit to the u.s.

as the jewish faith marks yom kippur. people throughout the area will begin arriving soon at synagogues to mark the holiest day on the jewish calendar. day of atonement. it's a day of fasting, prayer, and asking forgiveness for past sins. a national service is being held right now at the lincoln memorial. the holiday ends at sundown tomorrow night. it is a first for a program that brings veterans to the memorials along the mall. today the first all-female honor flight landed at national airport. there were 140 veterans on board. most served in world war ii, korea, or vietnam. the highlight of the trip for some was a visit to the women in combat memorial over in arlington. honor flights bring older veterans to the nation's capital free of charge. women have been included in the honor flights before, but none of the flights has ever included

more than five women. staying on top of some breaking news. a power outage on metro's green line. having a severe impact on service.

i'm shomari stone live outside the georgia avenue metro station. a lot of activity behind me.

let me move out of the way. you can see d.c. firefighters are here. a train has lost power 100 feet into the tunnel below. you move a little to the left, you can see that new hampshire avenue northwest and georgia avenue north swwest is blocked . d.c. police are over there. we're waiting for these people to be off loaded then they will walk through the tunnel. move a little to the left, there's an ambulance over there. of course, it's there as a precaution. a lot of folks could have possible health issues as they walk through that tunnel. again, a train lost power 100 feet below. service has been suspended from u. street to the ft. totten station on the green and yellow line. what do you do? take the red line from galleria to ft. totten. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available. some of those passengers will come up and we'll talk to them about their ordeal. live here on shomari stone, back to you. >> thanks, shomari. surveillance video shows a crime as it unfolds inside a

d.c. library. burglars targeting this place not once but twice. but tonight a new twist as police try to zero in on the burglars behind this bold crime. news 4's pat collins has that story. >> reporter: the woodridge temporary library. you're watching surveillance video of thieves breaking in. looking for computers. in june, they got inside only to find the computers were secured by cables. they left empty handed. in august, another break-in. this time the crooks bring a bolt cutter and slice their way through the cables and bamake o with four apples. now, these kinds of thefts are upsetting to people who use this library and use these computers for their education and their job. >> what kind of person do you think would come in and steal computers from a public library? >> you fwhenever know a person'

past, what they're going through, i don't want to judge anybody. i pray they have the heart to return them back. >> reporter: even though those thiefs thought they were pretty smart with their bolt cutters, stealing those computers, they ended up with nothing more than a big paperweight. here now from library, police chief. >> if you happen to take those computers you'll find they don't work anymore, in other words, they're exclusive to the library. once you try to boot them up they just don't work anymore. >> reporter: so they go dead as soon as you walk out of the library. >> not a great thing to steal. >> reporter: now if you know anything about the computer theft here, d.c. police want to hear from you. in northeast, pat collins, news 4. >> doug is back with more about our weather. beautiful, even interesting looking skies. >> is that not the coolest hat that pat has on today? did you see it? >> can we go back to pat? >> he is killing it today.

anyway, let's talk about -- i just happened to notice that. >> needed to protect his head from the sun. we didn't have a whole lot of sun today. >> yeah. i love that hat. i tell you, if you're going to wear that hat tomorrow it's going to be a perfect one to do it because the weather is going to be pretty darn good. you know, hey, got to do it whichever way you can. can i stop you right there? your evening planning -- sunset tonight 7:06. you know what, guys, believe it or not, today the last official day of summer. that's right. fall begins tomorrow. now, meteorological fall begins september 1st. that's what we meteorologists go by. for everybody else, it is fall tomorrow. 7 3 degrees. dropping to the upper 60s by 9:00. mid 60s by 11:00. it will be a cool night but a very nice night. 70 over toward camp springs. no rain on the radar. haven't seen any as of late. not a lot. we saw some yesterday. that was very good news. we need a lot more. here it is. the first day of fall. the september equinox, the fall

equinox begins 4:22 tomorrow morning. the days are turning shorter. later dawns, earlier sunsets. you know about it. the days getting a lot shorter. they will continue to do so right on through just before mass. partly sunny, a nice and warm day. 76 to 81 degrees. if you're going to be out and about inside the district tomorrow, you know what's happening. pope is going to start down toward the white house, looking great there. 62 degrees. nice weather at 7:00 a.m. if you're getting out really early, again, they closed the gates at around 10:00. 69 at that time. around 1:00, temperatures around 76. still beautiful sunshine during the day tomorrow. the pope picked a good one to come to d.c. thursday, 80 degrees. 74 on friday. we get to the weekend. saturday and sunday. temperatures in the low 70s. monday and tuesday. not bad. again, it's the weekend i'm watching. what are we going to see? we got that area of high pressure and another area of low pressure moving up. how far up does that rain get? that's the question right now. if you have weekend plans, this is really a very tricky

forecast. i'll tell you right now the forecast will be changing over the next couple of days. we're going with a 40% chance of rain. right now could stay well off toward the coast. we'll continue to watch this over the next couple of days. right now, though, no big weather until the weekend. >> thanks, doug. tomorrow is going to be a busy day for pope francis just after 9:00 in the morning he will meet with president obama at the white house. and then your best chance to see him will come around 11:00. >> he'll travel around the ellipse in the popemobile. here's a closer look at your best chance to catch a glimpse of pope francis tomorrow. our best information is he will depart the white house in his possib popemobile on the 17th street side, travel along 17th until he gets to constitution and along constitution until he gets to 15th then up 15th street and completes the circuit back to the white house. we love that graphic. we'll have complete coverage on

air and online throughout the day. that's pretty cool looking i think. >> it is. very nice. coming up, we've got sports coming up. there's a guy that plays for our football team. he's one of the captains. he wants to hug somebody. first, here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> we'll be live from washington where pope francis has arrived to start his visit to america. we'll show you the emotional arrival and hear from our anne thompson who was on board the plane about what the pope had to say on the flight

this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> the week after a win has to be cool because it's a week of anticipation i would hope, right? we're looking forward. >> it was only a few days this time around. >> right. >> not much time. >> before i start the sports cast i want to say for the record i enjoyed pat collins' hat, too. >> isn't that cool? he should wear it more often. >> i agree with you. >> i want to see the hat one more time. >> here we go. week three of the nfl season has become a critical week for the redskins. at this point last year the skins had the same record they have right now. 1-1. but a season ago the skins went on to lose their next four games. the biggest test this thursday night will come for quarterback kirk cousins. today the team holding their only full practice before they face the giants.

yesterday just a walk-through. if you remember, last season cousins had a nightmarish performance against the g-men. he threw four picks in that game but this is a new year. cousins, he looks solid in the win versus st. louis. he's ready for the redskins to build on that victory and have momentum carry over into this week's game. >> we're excited. you know, we're a 1-1 football game, chance to go 2-2, take a step forward in our division, a answer to get a win against a division rival on the road. what a great opportunity, great challenge. we need to have an outstanding couple of days of preparation left to be ready for that challenge. >> now, cousins has benefited the first two games for great play by his offensive line especially that young right side, brandon scherff, and morgan moses. not just cousins, though. the run game, too, including two different 100-yard rushers. oh, yeah, that came against two top defensive lines. three-time pro bowl left tackle trent williams impressed with miss young teammates. >> words can't express.

i want to go over there and hug those guys because they've shown so much growth. i don't want to go up and brag on them too much to their face to let them give them the perception that the job is done or they're close to being as good as they can be, but the progress they've made, man, words can't express how good that feels. >> looking forward to this thursday night. redskins versus giants. big division game. also tonight, the first game between the orioles and nationals in their series at nats park. the mystics and liberty. winner of the game tonight advances to the eastern conference final. a big night in local sports. >> all right.b1ql thanks, jason. that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" coming up next. >> see you for news 4 at 11:00. >> we're very excited. we've been waiting for a long

time, haven't we?

breaking news tonight. the pope in america. a rousing welcome for the man who has been called the rock star pope. francis begins a historic visit. tonight the largest security operation in u.s. history to protect him. more developing news. hillary clinton comes out against the keystone pipeline. as a clash of the business titans erupts on the republican side. price spike outrage. the cost of a life saving drug sky rockets, 5,000% overnight. a young ceo under fire. why are americans paying so much more for medicine than other countries. >> and caught cheating. the largest automatic automaker under fire and under investigation for something hidden inside cars. a scandal w