picture and a yellow t-shirt. she said her parents and others deserve reform because it will benefit all children like her. >> so sweet. at first i didn't think they were going to let her go to the popemobile. >> they started shooing her away and the pope went like this. >> and you were in live coverage when he kissed the baby? >> those moments make my day. >> it fills your heart. there's such a warmth and feeling yesterday. you could not look at the faces in the crowd and have that extraordinary feeling. >> and the pope's face. >> that's what ignites him is interacting with the people. >> for sure. >> stay with us. the news continues at 5:00 a.m. starting this hour with a live look at the capitol now where pope francis is waking up for a second day in a row in the u.s., and he will address congress this morning. and on the list of his stop today, the capitol which you are

looking at live right now, another vantage point. that's where he'll address members of congress in just a matter of hours. >> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> and e i'm angie goff. >> the capitol is one of many stops today as the pope kicks off his third day on american soil. >> he'll make his way to the capitol building. it's a six-mile trip. there will be many rolling closure this morning as the motorcade heads through town. the pope is expected to arrive at the capitol around 9:15 where where he'll then go into the speaker's ceremonial office. speaker of the house john boehner and pope francis will meet inside his office. after that they'll head to the house chamber for the pope's address. lawmakers are being told to limit their handshakes and side conversations with the pope as he enters. with more on this morning's veenlts, let's check in with "news4's" aaron gilchrist on the east side of the capitol. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you as well, eun.

we're on the east side of the capitol because this is where the pope will enter in just a few hours before he heads inside the speaker's office. this will look very much like what you're used to seeing with the state of theionion address. there will be all the lawmakers. members of the cabinet will be there, members of the supreme court will be there as well and the pope will speak for maybe about 40 minutes or. so we don't know exactly what he'll say, but as some people have talked about, maybe he might address some controversial issues. this pope is not one to stray away from those sorts of things. he sort of hinted yesterday that he'll be speaking about the white house. i believe this is something the former chemist will speak about again today. we'll all be listening very closely to see exactly what he talks about and how lawmakers here react to his message. many of the clergy from this area says the pope will speak as a member of the clergy. he will speak from a place of

religious encyclicals, things he's written about in the past, but they will also, i think, have a political tone as well. for now we send it back inside to you. >> all right, aaron. thank you. we'll check back with you soon. >> afterward he'll walk through the hall and stop at the serra stay you. after that he'll go to the speaker's balcony and speak to the people on the lawn. >> we're a few hours from the pope's address, but the capitol grounds are ready to go right now. barriers went up last night. jumbotron is set up so people can see and hear the pope's address. you do need a ticket to get on the west lawn of the capitol. there'll be bag searches and screenings going into that ee haven't. despite all the security, people are excited to hear pope francis. >> i was thinking i will

probably get here earlier so i will get to see him. he's very charismatic. i'll get to feel the energy, which is very cool. >> here are some of the things you cannot take onto the west lawn, weapons, strollers, metal containers, and large bags joochl nbc 4 is holding a special viewing of the pope's address this morning. we invite you do join us at the dupont festival. we'll have a jumbotron set up, it's free, and probably less crowded. >> that will be fun. the name of the gop congressman who's boycotting the pope's speech is paul go tar. he said when the pope chooses to act and talk like a leftist politician, then he can be expected to be treated like one. go tar has been a representative of the house. let's go to melissa for a

closer look at the traffic on the roads. >> good morning. they've been shut down since 9:00 last night. they're closed until noon today when he moves on to st. patrick's catholic church. those roads shutdown until 2:00 p.m. ninth between h and f. some may be closed is how they're wording things here. regular rush hour this morning and this evening an additional service. midday around 11:00 and late night tonight as well sfwhoo thank you, melissa. of course, we want to check in with chuck bell too. no other way to say it, the weather has been divine. >> oh, i like that. you're good. a mostly clear sky this morning. there's another live look at the

basis cal under the a mostly clear sky. 50s in downtown washington, 60 right downtown. 55 in reston, 55 in bull run this morning. planning to see the pope along the route from northwest washington down to the u.s. capitol between 7:00 around 9:00 this morning, temperatures near 70. near 76 by 8:00 a.m. if you're planning to be along the route, it will be filled with sunshine. the sun's up at just about 7:00 a.m. around 11:00 a.m. pleasant as he moves from the capitol over toward st. patrick's. and between 1:00 and 4:00, temperatures rising from the upper 70s to near 80. coming up in ten mijtss we'll talk about the commuter impact to today's weather. for now, back to the news. >> thank you, chuck. it's now 5:078 as pope francis addresses congress. activists will rally for what they're calling moral action on climate change.

megan mgrath is near the national mall. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can see to my left the stage that's set up. we're on third street at the national mall. they have everything to go for action on climate change that starts later on this morning. it gets under way around 11:30 and it will continue as pope francis speaks to congress later on this morning. environmental activists are thrilled. pope francis raised the issue again in his speech at the white house yesterday saying that climate change is a problem that can no longer be left to a future generation. now, we're starting to see some activity down here on the mall. people are here preparing iffer the concert. some of the preps getting under way for that. a lot of people have tickets to see the pope when he comes out on the west side of the u.s. capitol, when he makes some comments from the balcony. i spoke to a man who is encouraged by the pope's stand on the environment. he wants to hear more from him

on that top ilk. he thinks given the pope's popularity, he may actually have some sway in this area. >> he's so -- he's magnetic, he's charismatic, he's personal. he's someone that's real. it's not just an idea. he has this thinking that could actually hopefully bring things to fruition. it gets folks excited, including myself. >> so the concert getting under way at 7:00:30 this morning. just a few of the musicians that are going to be performing it's going to continue on until 12:30 this afternoon right around third street. that's where the stage is. and this is open to the public. you don't need a ticket and it's free. back to you in the studio. >> megan, thanks so much. after the pope wraps up his speech, he's heading on to the state's capitol.

they've spent months and months polishes. while at st. patrick's church, pope francis will be speaking to about 200 in spanishish. they represent more than 120,000 men, women, an children served by catholic charities of the archdiocese of washington every year. the pope will also walk down the center aisle with cardinal wuerl and st. patrick's pastor salvatore. >> meet the priest who's excited for the pontiff. >> why the president of china is headed to d.c. in just a few hours. >> looking live outside this morning, it's a little difficult to get around downtown. just a little. what you can expect if you're walking

preparing for another world leader visit. chinese president xi jinping will arrive tonight. they'll talk about cyber security and the environment. >> one thing we can hope for is hopefully a near perfect day. right, chuck? >> absolutely right. no weather-related slowdowns to worry about today. a little caution for valley fog in the shenandoah valley early this morning. a great day. a little bit of visibility reduction. frederick, maryland, a little patchy fog. there should be no weather-related commuter issues today. today's highs upper 70s to near 08 degrees. taking a look at the weekend in

ten minutes. taking a look at traffic trouble right now. >> we gring bring this camera up for you. southbound, a brand-new crash at the beltway. right now we're learning the left lane is block. look at the beltway as far as the inner loop and outer loop goes. really not much construction to speak of here this morning. 66 looks good, 95 southbound and northbound looks good. otherwise looking pretty good. 270 at german town, 118. southbound, a little bit of it. southbound, no major issues. how well is metro doing so far during pope francis's visit? far during pope francis's visit? >> the

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grand finale. a chance to not only serve but meet the pope has father john enzler smiling from ear to hear. >> a chance to serve the poor and feed the hungry and aren't i lucky. >> this is the pope's final stop before heading off to new york. it's not just the workers there excited about the pope's visit. some of the people catholic charities serves are happy as well. hear from them in the next half hour. each of today's events plans to test the metro. we know a lot of you will use it. here are a couple of tips. buy your fare before you go. leave restricted items as homes. be aware that security crews can search any bag you bring with you any time. >> you just can't buy the kind of publicity pope francis gave fiat this week. we showed you live as he rolled ow of joint base andrews in a

little fiat 500. one woman called wanting to buy the car. he says he is not surprised. >> it's very popular in europe, south america, central america. we're probably the only country that isn't loaded with fiats at this point. >> that might change. he said even his own smoer a convert. she is 80, a big car supporter. she likes the fiat because they're fun to drive. >> he's like i don't need no fancy wheels, just scooting around in that thing, so cute. because of the joint meeting, they're running on emergency schedule. only adult arraignments, juvenile hearings and detention hearings are actually happening. jurors don't need to report. grand juries and those already on jury duty should report the next day.

check the website for details. >> the norm has been put on hold on all parts of the industry whether it's the court system. >> that right. >> whether it's your transportation getting to and from. but actually we want to talk about the weather right now because things are looking up, chuck. >> yeah, they are. things have been actually near perfect around here for the last couple of days. there's the way it looks outside early this morning. skies remain mostly clear. temperatures have dropped rather cool levels, and we're going to stay dry outside for today. now, rain chances are going to continue to increase a little bit as we get into tomorrow but a lot better chance for at least light rain, mr. drizzle, as we get into saturday and sunday. chances for rain both days this weekend and very limited amounts of sunshine, but it looks like any rain we get saturday and sunday will only be a very small amount. so for today, the weather impact, nice and low. another winner. high clouds around later this

afternoon. a cool start this morning. 46. 49, 52 in culpeper. 60 degrees in down town washington. what to wear? a little light jacket for early this morning. if you're going to be outside along any of the pope's routes during the course of the day. sunblock and sun glasses is all you're going to need. there's that mix of clouds and sunshine from time to time. i think you're going to think of today as another beauty of a day to be outside. planning your day by the hour. mid-70s. low to mid-70s by noontime. a high with clouds increasing a bit. you're going to be dry today. if you're going to baseball today, the nationals and orioles. perfect weather. temperatures in the 80 degrees. future weather, sunshine and no worries for today, cool weather tonight and staying dry. as we get into tomorrow. lots of clouds around and there might be a stray sprinkle or two

across parts of southern maryland. rain chances for tomorrow south of town. just a smimgen higher around here. tomorrow's highs will be a little cooler. back to the low and mid-70s. highs, upper 60s to near 70 on saturday and, again, upper 60s to near 70 on sunday. a chance for rain both days. rainfall amounts. dryer weather returns by monday and tuesday of next week. we'll have more of the pope's actions and forecasts if that around town in ten minutes. for that it's traffic time with melissa. right now, again, a reminder, all roads flanking the capitol this morning. just avoid them. they're all shut down. we have the entire list on twitter and facebook. right now you can check on twitter at first 4 traffic and also the nbc 4 washington app. roads closed, we're going to go through the big ones. roads around st. patrick's church.

g street and 9th street between h and f. b.w. parkway, 95 and 29, everything roll aing along. same thing with prince george's county. we have a silver line to talk. silver lines only. back in ten minutes. >> breaking news in montgomery county. we learn a man died in a motorcycle crash last night. we also found out his name. javier inegas from springfield, virginia, crashed on the inner loop to the clara barton parkway. they say virginia state police officers were chasing the bike when they lost sight of it. inegas was thro s crashed and w from the bike. thanks, kristin.

it is now 5:24. developing in texas, an investigationing into a deadly police shooting. police say officers were trying to arrest a man when he pulled out a gun and started shooting. the officer shot back and killed him. no one else was hurt. hundreds of police officers showed theiru/&gñ respects for a kentucky state trooper killed in the line of duty. law enforcement from all over the state joined to support trooper cameron ponder's family last night. he was killed last week during a high-speed chase. they talk about the importance of bulletproof windshield and plan to provide better gear for the officers. a sheriff in phoenix has been ordered to stop. he admitted he kept doing the patrols for 18 months after he was ordered to stop. two years ago the zis contribute

judge found they had systematically profile d people a judge has denied a request by kim davis to postpone a mandate that she license all couples. it was denied on a legal technicality. davis's attorneys are expected to appeal. the american civil duties has asked the judge to putz her office into receivership. a mother and father say their encounter with pope francis saved their baby girl. meet ave cassidy. they stood in the rain for hours and then they say a miracle happened. >> the pope came by and secret

service person, johnny, stopped and took her from scott and held her up to the pope and the pope asked my husband, how old is she and what's her name. >> weeks after that brief meeting, see he held his fingers up, two holes in the heart. her mother lirn says she understands it is possible the holes starting to close over time, but she says whatever happened, she appreciates the pope's message that all lives are precious. just a beautiful story. i'm aaron gilchrist outside the u.s. capitol where pope francis will speak in just a few hours. just ahead, what we believe he may talk about and who will not may talk about and who will not be in attendance for this papal

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good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. this is a live look at the capitol where the pope will address the congress for the first time. he'll have a secret meeting with john boehner and then he'll talk on a number of issues. he's expected to touch on climate change, education reform. some of the things he talked about yesterday. >> there's going to be a lot of discussion following that as well as you can expect. good morning, everybody. we do want to talk a little bit about this weather.

i think it's fair to say it was pope perfect. >> it really was. chuck, good morning. how about today? >> i like today. but it's going to take divine intervention to bring sunshine into the forecast for the weekend unfortunately. for now the skies remain cool across much of montgomery. mid-50s through fairfax and loudoun county. plans to see the pope early this morning as he travels from northwest washington toward capitol hill. temperatures at 7:00 a.m. at the embassy on mass avenue near 60 degrees. 64 at noon. and from lunch to leaving time as the pope moves from capitol hill over to st. patricks and then down to joint base andrews, temperatures near 11:00, 71, 77 and 1:00. and near 80 degrees for an on-time departure of papa 1.

let's see if today will be another easy day on the roads for melissa. >> wouldn't that be nice. taking a look at the beltway, overall, looking good. no problems here on the beltway right now. 66. into town and out of town. we don't have any problem. as you're headed northbound on 95, the only thing i'm seeing here is right here on top of the screen, we're starting to get a tad yellow through dale city. normal and typical. metro's schedule. again, they open at 5:00 or i should say regular hours. all stations open. some entrances shut down during various part os testify day. they will have peak service running all day today until at least 10:00 this oochbing. i'll be back in ten minutes with some travel times. >> thank you, melissa. this morning when the pope arrives at the capitol, he'll

enter through the east entrance. he'll then have a meeting with speaker john boehner before addressing congress. with more on this morning's news events, let's get to aaron gilchrist who's live from the capitol this morning. aaron, good morning. tell us where you are right now. >> reporter: this is the east side. not usually what we see. the other side is where we'll see pope francis. but he'll enter here. there will be vip guests waiting for him before he goes inside to speak to the speaker. and then the big speech he's going to give, that cease set to happen in the 9:00 hour this morning and we have not been given an advance read of what the pope will say while he's here, but he has sort of hinted at some of the topics he might touch upon in some of the speeches leading up to speaking with kochlk he may address climate change. he did that yesterday at the white house, for people to try to preserve our natural resources and to do better by

the earth so we can leave something better for our children. he plans to speak about immigration. he's the son of immigrants and born an ar jane tinnian. we can also tell you there will be one member of congress, a representative from arizona paul gosar who will not be in aden dance because he would like the pope to address not climate challenge but christian issues. we have reporters spread out across the national mall and downtown washington for you on this historic day, this first papal address before congress. >> a big day indeed. aaron gilchrist for us at the capitol. thank you. speaking of those reporters sped across the area, adam tuss is also near the capitol at seventh and pennsylvania.

adam, at this point what roads are we trying to avoid early? >> reporter: well, you know, yesterday, angie, it was that side of pennsylvania ave you. the white house side that got all the attention. today it's basically seventh street and down toward the capit capitol. take a look at this. this is a busy imtntersection. you've got road closures and blockades all the way down. of course, the pope expected to get here a little bit later this morning. you know, they haven't been really specific about which route he's going to take. don't know exactly the route he's going to take from the vatican embassy down here, but plan on it being disruptive. there's those rolling closures and the fiat rolling through here. the good news is after he's done on capitol hill. st. patrick's is really not that far from here. so it's probably like 10th and ge. so he'll be able to get off of

capitol hill gorks over to st. patrick's with relative ease. later he'll head out to fort base andrews. don't forget we also have is that rally on the mall as well. people are already starting to show up for that. back to you. >> things are going to get busy real quick. thanks, adam. if you do want to see the pope on the west lawn of the capitol, you'll need a ticket and they're hard to come by. congresswoman telen wowoman ele norton had a lottery to pick out the names of residents. >> i can't believe 450 have people who are going to get here and come. that may mean i'm under

estimating how attractive this pope is. >> the tickets are standing room only, so they'll have to get there early this morning if they want a good spot to watch the pope on the big jumbotron. today the pope will offer a very generous gift for the library of congress. it's a seven-volume handwritten and illustrated version of the bible made in 2011. it's believed to be the first of its kind since the printing press was invented and has been valued at $8 million. >> which pretty much make its priceless. >> wow. >> pope francis heading to stach st. patrick's church. he'll address congress as well as catholic charities. governor larry hogan who's fighting cancer is going to ask the pope for a special blessing for all those with a disease.

mayor bowser is also catholic. bowser was also among the ticketed guests at the white house yesterday with a political who's who all gathered on the south lawn to hear from pope francis. >> got a chance to have a quick audience with the pope just behind the balcony of the white house some of that was a tremendous experience for me to represent my hometown at that occasion. he's going to be with us tomorrow at catholic charities. and as you know, catholic charities provide as lot of services to the poor and homeless in the district and i think the pope's pope has called on all of us to think about people who are less fortunate than we and to do all we can to help them >> the mayor tells "news4" she spent all morning with the pope and the president and was able to bring her moe along for the day. here they are side by side in the midday prayer service with the bishops at the cathedral of st. matthew's.

a big day for her and the stir. and the pope meets members of congress, heal have what may be the smallest and most intimate part of his trip. he'll visit with catholic charities where he'll distribute lunch and meet with d.c.'s homeless. >> it may be the most important because he gets to interact with people on the street. >> pope francis seems to live the message. he seems to be often in the company of those who are vulnerable >> about 200 homeless will be fed by st. maria meal. after lunch the pope will bless a homeless zwries statue on "g" street and then return to the embassy. it's 5:38. just live at the live desk. a bombing in yemen. why many victims were called off guard. >> the kids will need a live jacket. right now it is 5:39.

at the live desk we're getting in information at a suicide bombing at a mosque in yemen. it's one of the holiest days in the muslim calendar right now. the explosion happened while

people were in the mosque prayi praying. 25 were killed. here's a look inside the mosque now. the suicide bomber hid the explosives in his shoe. he detonated himself in the middle of a crowd. dozens of other people were hurt in this attack. "weather & traffic on the 1s" right now. let's check in with storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning eun and angie and everybody. a good start to this morning. there are pockets of low visibility and fog. be on the lookout for that. temperatures are mostfully the 50s. there are plenty of upper 40s. outward of panhandle. still 60 by the bay. temperatures in the 60s. low 60s between 8:00 and 9:00 and i've upgraded our recess

from "a" to a-plus. start looking into your weekend forecast coming up in just ten minutes minutes, but there are clouds. more coming up. right now will let's go to melissa and check on traffic. >> a lot of closures. they're on the nc washington app and website. all roads leading to the capitol shut down until noon. adam tuss is live. new ramp, i wanted to mention this, just opened up about ten minutes ago, southbound 28 to westbound 50 if that's in your neighborhood. from german town to the beltway, you're on time. rb to listen to our friends on wto 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. this home has blown off the face of the earth. look at this scene. you're learning about an officer-involved hooting in

manassas. why police say they were forced to open fire on a man and why they still want to question him. and she stole the show during the pope's parade. there she is. now we're hearing from this little 5-year-old girl. right now. it's 5:44.

welcome back at 5:47. this is a live look at seventh and pennsylvania avenue in washington right now. you can see some of the security there. it is an empty street. that's because later this morning the pope is going to the capitol there. you can see in the distance for a historic day. he addresses congress. the first time the pope has addressed congress. he will meet with the secret beforehand and then spend the afternoon at catholic charities feeding some of the homeless in the city. right now, of course, we do have some other issues outside the beltway. lots of closures inside the

beltway we've been talking about. brand-new crash at fairfax county parkway. we're also going to talk about the metro situation today coming up in a few minutes. chuck? >> outside this morning cool, clear. 50s in the suburbs, low 60s. perfect weather. we'll give you those details in the forecast coming up. breaking news right now from the stampede at the hajj pilgrimage is rising, we've learned. it's up to 300. it happened on one of the holiest days right now, the holiday of eid al ada. they converge on this mecca. first at 150. now up to 310 and 450 hurt near

me kachlt e mecca. eun? >> thank you, kristin. this morning the pope will address congress. he's expected to address numbers in his speech. coming up we'll speak with aaron gilchrist with more. and nbc 4 is hosting a special viewing this morning. if you want to avoid all the trafing on the national mall and all, that invite us on the due possibility festival. we'll have a jumbotron set up and it's free. one fw op congressman is not happy and is boycotting the speechlt representative paul gosar of arizona wrote about the decision. he wrote in part if the pope spoke about christian theology, i'd be the first in line. if he spoke against the violence in islam, i would be there cheering him on. if he spoke on the christians in

the middle east, i would be there whole-heartedly. when he elects to speak like a politician, he should be expected to be treat leak one. megan, good morning, what's this rally is all about? >> reporter: this rally is for action in terms of climate change. if you look bhond me here, you can see the stage set up. we're at third and madison. you see the capitol off in the distance. it's quite a rally. it gets under way at 7:30 this morning and it's being dubbed the moral action on climate and justice rally. so as pope francis is speaking to members of congress later this morning, environmental activists are going to be here getting their message across. they want to see laws passed to protect their environmental.

they're calling on members of congress to follow on pope francis's issue. they're thrilled on his speech on climate change. they're hoping he will mention it today when he speaks to member of congress. now, down here on the mall, it's open to the public. you don't need a ticket to attend the rally. we're starting to see people show up. i talked to one woman who came all the way from san diego and she thinks it's good the pope is talking on issues like climate challenge. >> the great opportunity he has to speak to the nation as a whole and to help us understand a little bit, you know, the importance of not the religious side but the humanity. >> reporter: the concert will take place on the mall.

moby, shaun hall, victoria justice, those are a few that will be performing. we're expecting hundreds if not thousands of people to attend. back to you guys in studio. >> thank you, meg june i would like to ask you to speak with the president and congress. >> this morning the little girl pope francis kissed yesterday is becoming a worldwide symbol on the fight against immigration reford. sophie is 5. she was born in the u.s. but her parents came from mexico. >> would ask you to speak to the congress in utilizing my pangt. she gave pope francis this t-shirt and the yellow t-shirt. she said they deserve reform because it will benefit all children like her. there she is in the video.

first they tried to shoo her away. then the pope summoned her. >> they showed a little picture of it. >> so well spoken. >> she might end up on capitol hill in a couple of years. >> i know people were boo h-hoog about that but it felt great. >> no need to boo hoo just yet. it's going be a nice day. you can boo hoo about the weekend as it's looking a little on the cloudy side. i'm not worrying about it being a washout of a weekend. but if you're planning on sitting by the pool and the sun, you need to come up with a new plan right now, because sunshine will be at a premium. for now it's a mostly clear sky over washington. 60 degrees at national airport. winds out of the north at 7 miles an hour. planes will be flying up the river. cool morning, tons of sunshine, and another winner for all of

your outdoor plans today. 55 rockville, 52 in guy thersbug and manassas. 54 at dulles and 54 in springfield, virginia. when the pope is on the move today down toward capitol hill, low to mid-60s. temperatures in the low 70s. and then from downtown to joint base andrews. temperatures in the upper 70s. if you're going to be along the root, plan on sunshine. put your sun block on as well. highs today, up err 70s to low 80s. a nice day coming your way today. nothing on radar. there are showers on the southeast atlantic coastline. those are in part what will bring clouds back into the skies during the day tomorrow. mostly cloudy finish tomorrow. southern most maryland and south of fredericksburg tomorrow evening. as you get into the evening, mostly cloudy.

a chance for rain both days. an abundance of clouds. back into the warmer weather and sunshine as we get into parts of next week. new troubles on the roads and traffic. he here's melissa. >> we have a report of an accident. just a warning as you'rehooded northbound there. right there near rio at diamondback drive, a new accident there. 95, 29, everything looks good. all roads flanking the capitol shut down until noon. metro open until midnight. all stations open. peak service runs all day until 10:00 p.m. we'll see glow a few minutes. >> melissa, thanks so much. a developing story right now. there is very little left of this us to house in columbia, maryland, after a massive explosion. chopper 4 flying over the scene of the explosion last night. >> kristin wright has the latest on that story.

kristin, do we know what the was of this explosion is right now? >> we don't know exactly why it happened at this point. what we know is two people were hurt and had to go to the hospital. we want to show you the pictures again from chopper 4. this was a big explosion as you can see, very destructive. the blaftz on sleepy horse lane destroyed not one but six homes. a electric and gas employee was at the home when the explosion went off. it was that person and another in the home that went to the hospital. they're expected to be just fine. police shot a man they say was creeping in the bushes outside of a virginia woman's home on lake drive in manassas. investigators say he raised a crowbar at a prince williams police officer. that officer pepper sprayed him. police say he ran and then

threatened the officer again with the crowbar. according to police, that's when the officers fired. >> how many shots did you hear fired? ? >> two shots rapid, bam, bam. >> the police want to question him and find out what hoe was doing outside. they say the two did. know each other. more than 5.5 million people had their fingerprint stolen. the agent see thinks 2 million were affected. president obama is expected to talk about cyber security when he meets with china's president today. the white house has not publicly blamed china or taken any action at this point. angie and eun, back to you. >> all right. a busy morning indeed. thanks so much, kristin.

crowds are gathering as they're trying to to capture a

glimpse later of the pope. he leaves to address congress. we're also on capitol hill where tens of thousands of people are gathering to watch the pope this morning after his address. meanwhile on the national mall, crowds are also building with people who support the pope's views on the environment and want u.s. leaders to follow suit. well to "news4." i'm eun yang. >> reporter: and i'm aaron gilchrist on the east capitol. he'll speak with members of congress later on. he has a full day before he heads back to vatican city. this is where the pope will arrive. already this morning we've seen u.s. capital police moving around here, making sure that everything is in place security wise for the pope before he arrives.