brianne carter is live where volunteers had been gathering all morning long. brianne: people say they are really feeling what they are doing. pack onetoday, to million meals to help neighbors in their community. from this day of service and remembrance, thousands across our region are finding ways to give back. along the national mall, to passrs lined up along one million meals to seniors in need. >> this is about neighbors helping neighbors. to make sure we get food that is nutritious. brianne: she came back to the place she calls home to join in. coming together for a common cause. it is electrifying. on this day of remembrance and reflection, we are all here together to do service. know someone is going to be able to ee today, several days after. it is important. working she remembers as a federal employee on 9/11. she says this is one way she can honor the vick dumbs and heroes of that day. all of the hard way -- to honor the victims and heroes of that day. the food will go out to those in need across our region. along the national mall, brianne carter. jum

brianne carter spoke with the possible candidate today. brianne: they are not commenting on anyone that is looking for the position but this tweet. metro rail info tweeted to this man saying interested in apply forking general manager position -- for applying to the general manager position? this is after he tweeted communication failure for mwata and again it can't happen and wouldn't if i were g.m. that is the top priority, he says. communication when it comes to metro. >> he needs to give us a heads up on what to expect when we get up. brianne: growing frustration for the riders looking for what seems like daily delays and worse impacting the system. improving the communication is priority number one for kevin who is considering applying to be metro's next manager. >> you start with the communication and then you start tackling the communication and the maintenance problems, the funding problems. those sorts of big issues aren't going to be solved in one day. brianne: he is a professor of civil engineering at the campus with expertise in

brianne carter, abc 7 news. jonathan: if you have been outside you know it is toasty but a little quiet. some thunderstorms could be popping up in the near future. kimberly: the sky looks a little dark. doug hill is on storm watch right now. doug: they are popping up all over the place. partly sunny right now. hot and humid. a couple of thunderstorms developing quickly south of rockville and drifting south into bethesda. another one settling to the south. pcbs lines developing. we think another area of showers could be in the process of developing as we speak over downtown washington. according to the big picture, it is very limited action. most of the area is rain-free. .verybody and on the heat 93 at reagan national right now. 93 at quantico. the heat index is 98. feels like 96 at washington dulles. we will watch and wait. the storm still forming up but when they formed a drift south. the weather still looks good at fedex right now. isolated showers and storms but otherwise a very warm and muggy thursday eveni

brianne carter, abc 7 news. leon: speaking of public transportation, it will be running normal service during visit. 's vre is encouraging you to arrive at stations early and use the app to purchase tickets. leading the way with coverage of the papal visit. we will have more than 40 hours of live coverage. every minute of the mass of the basilica. you will find a complete guide on wjla.com/pope. maureen: an accused serial killer scores a victory in court. he will be able to cast blame on the first victim's husband, a former sheriff. a judge ruled that charles severance can injuries evidence to cast suspicion on warmer sheriff jim dunning. prosecutors say it drags his name through the mud. the former sheriff died in 2012. the trial is scheduled to begin next month. leon: help is on the way for an often overlooked part of d.c.'s emergency response team. >> you are a vital connection to people who are experiencing the most difficult time in their lives. you are on the other end of the phone. leon: pc graduated its

brianne carter: you can pose behind the x when -- wing starfighter. if you are participating or buying items today, you can use that #. are you a star wars fan? did you get up early and buy anything? devon: i did not do that. -- it can only help the economy at this point. it's just a little humid out there. if you are one of the late night owls that one out to do that, we will break this heat and humidity. we will show you why. this is not something we usually have. it happens every now and then. it's called a backdoor cold front. you can see the storms that are firing. he will get a closer view. they are well west of washington. this backdoor cold front is nudging in. right now, the storm activity is west of here. you can see how close into the area the storms are. they are not close yet. you can find them firing up. they are drifting westward. west into the shenandoah valley, around harrisonville. that's the only storm and 70 that is there. the backdoor cold front is moving east to west. we have already surpassed the height temperatures forecast for

brianne carter was there for the morning commute kickoff. brianne: thousands this morning stepped inside the long-awaited silver spring transit center. it,ctually be able to use because it looks a mess for so long. brianne: dozens of bus stops were previously out on the street in downtown silver spring. facility isvel designed to provide more connectivity, the metro bus, the right on bus, train, taxi. and metro train. by midmorning, we had showers here p normally, people waiting for the bus would have to use an umbrella. with the new transit center open, another added benefit -- covered bus bays for those waiting for the next ride. >> this is more convenient. little longer to get here. hopefully, when i get used to it, it will be better. >> other agencies had extra staff on hand to point people in the right direction. metro estimates about 20,000 people have moved through the transit center every day. in silver spring, brianne carter, abc 7 news. noon, hackng up at attack at apple. what the tech company needs you to know about in its latest s

brianne carter, abc 7 news. jummy: we should point out that our senior political reporter will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the state of affairs surrounding the deal tonight at 7:00 on our sister station, news channel 8. the forecast out there, as you saw in our live shot, some clouds out there with potential storms later this afternoon. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast. doug: delightful outside right now, live in rockville at montgomery college. temperatures elsewhere starting to climb. 88 degrees at reagan national. 90 in fredericksburg and in frederick, maryland. same as yesterday, temperatures into the 90 to 92 degree range. the difference between yesterday and today is that the moisture content is higher. we know that because dew point temperatures are higher. index to getat around 100 degrees around portions of the metro area. 96 at reagan national, 94 at dulles. a hot day. as you mentioned before, such chance for showers and thunderstorms in the evening hour

i'm brianne carter. we have that story next. leon: "7 on your side" being the watchdog for you tonight. two weeks after the d.c. department of transportation said it would be a week before the 18 items on a list to open up the d.c. eighth street streetcar will finish. we're waiting for a status report. investigator chris papst contacted the agency today to ask if the items were completed but we still haven't gotten a response. today on wamu radio, mayor muriel bowser said the streetcar will be opened by december 31. we'll be watching. we'll see. after yearlings of delays, the silver -- years of delays the silver spring transit center expected to open up this weekend. alison: today the interim general manager took abc7 on a tour and talk about how it will benefit commuters. brianne carter has a story you will see only on 7. brianne: metro's interim general manager was at the ground breaking for the silver spring transit center in 2008. and today was back at the completed facility. abc7 cameras were the only one there as the head

brianne carter? brianne: absolutely. the police talking about the impact directly here to d.c. the authorities telling us they believe that the sin themmic drugs were bound for the streets here in d.c. while this isn't the first time this has happened, say in 2013 they seized 1,082 packets. but now they have 19,000 packets of drugs off the street. two men are behind bars and the largest drug seizure in the city's history. >> we are certain that most of this was targeted for the street of the district of columbia. so it looks like something that was going be distributed in mostly if not exclusively in the district. brianne: according to the charging documents the police working along federal agencies intercepted a shipment of the synthetic drugs last week in howard county maryland. according to the charges documents they were tested and delivered to a warehouse in northwest washington. charging documents two put the 14 boxes of drug with estimated street value of $2.3 million in a storage unit at the warehouse. the two were both arrested and charged. the staid sure of drugs will

brianne carter is going to explain why. brianne: well, allyson, it seems like any time of the day we be are driving down the road is in a backup. overhead from the roof camera in the mobile track 7. these are part of the automated traffic system. the goal of this is to help with the traffic safety and congestion as well. if, in fact, there is a congestion ahead, crash or a con construction you will notice whether or not the additional lane that is used in the rush hour peak times right now is open. traffic will be able to open up and move in the lane. they can use it with any time of day now. coming up at 6:00, what the drivers are saying about all of this. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: thank you. alison: another project designed for a smoother commute is set to open this weekend. leon: that is right. the silver spring transit center, thousands of hours overbudget. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live tonight. he has a look why it will open with fanfare. kevin: many years ago politicians were he

brianne carter has more on what happened in the crash. brianne: well, we just got new information in the last hour from the prince george's county police. they say the victim's car was here. making a right-hand turn on to kirby road. that is when they say the striking vehicle went to the other lane and crossed back in striking the vehicle, leaving two families devastated. >> some may never know who she was. she was my baby. >> virginia moore is beyond devastated today. after she says her daughter and her sonlaugh were killed in a -- son-in-law were killed in a car an. >> perfect example of a young driving couple. they had their own house and vehicles. brianne: the couple's lexus was struck while turning right. the striking car turned over the center line to bypass the cars slowing down. they were rushed to the home and they later died. the man in the striking car suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> never in a million years would i have thought i would have to bury my own child. >> the family members tell abc7 she was an employee at

brianne carter was there for the first rush hour test. brianne: major change for the metro station. >> orange and blue line will pass through the stadium. for the orange line riders going east, free shuttle wases are available. however, by midmorning only a few dozen people boarded the bus. >> i don't have a choice. brianne: last friday, metro began running the trains every eight minute instead of every six to reduce the train through the area. the metro official said the service change is designed to help ease congestion. but the change listed here inside the station doesn't seem to be helping. according to some on social media. the councilman chles allen sent a letter to metro interim g.m. monday asking the agency to rethink the service reduction. >> we understand there is a service reduction and delay. that is out of their control but what they suggested is too much. i would love for them to come one other alternatives. >> brian: it could take months to -- brianne: it could take months to prepare. and no timeline when the service adjust

brianne carter has more. brianne: that meeting has been going on for about two meetings and continues here at metro headquarters. at times, the meeting getting heated. in the last hour, we heard from leadership in metro saying they took responsibility for the derailment that happened on august 6, but today, board members raising concerns about what exactly is happening within demanding more transparency for the public when it comes to what is happening behind the scenes. let's get to that report that they have been discussing. in that report, it said the incident, the derailment in august, was caused by human endocrine and failure. that increment failure, real fasteners. to high-tech track inspection the call run across had inspected the area as well as track walkers. we just learned that people had walked in that section of the track about eight times from the tgv went over it. today they are saying that they did not misinterpret the data, but simply deleted it. officials saying they are going to have to have

as brianne carter reports they have an impact on riders using three different lines. brianne: heads up. starting tomorrow there are changes that could affect your commute. this bus coming a few moments ago to drop people off and getting to rail. this is where the focus will be. this is the orange, blue, silver trains. that changes tomorrow morning. starting tuesday, the skip stop strategy whether be in place. that means during rush hour only the blue line trains stop at the station. orange and the silver line trains will pass through without stopping. this will only happen during rush hour. from 2:00 until 7:30 in the evening. so in the evil all the trains will make the stop. this is in addition to other operating changes that metro put in place on friday. the number of eight car trains increased. this comes after a week of the stop-and-go riding for many people. this is also the congestion they were experiencing as a result of the transformer fire that happened last week. the crews working to get the repairs fixed and get back online. to ease the commute to make the c

brianne carter is live on capitol hill with the details. emotional pleas from family members of gun violence continues. take a look behind me, you can see the hundreds gathered here in this shirt that says whatever it takes. those were the words echoed by andy parker hours after his daughter, alison parker, the wdbj reporter shot and killed alongside her photographer adam ward, on live tv. again today he said he would do whatever it takes to change gun laws. he is calling on congress and oners to pass legislation background checks for every gun purchase. mr. parker is speaking out today two weeks after his daughter was killed and says he knows the change will not happen overnight but says change has to happen to stop another tragedy. i come here still in a state of raw and consuming grief. i am not here because i want to be here. i am here because i have to be here. i am here because allison would want me to be here, and in fact, she would insist that i would be here. ofause that is the kind amazing young woman my daughter was. he was stand

our brianne carter was there for the kickoff. brianne: a new series for morning rush hour commuters as thousands stepped inside the long-awaited silver spring transit center. >> to actually be able to use it. it was a mess for so long. >> the station is home to dozens of bus stops that were previously on the street in downtown silver springs. >> this will make it safer. brianne: three-level facility is designed to provide more connectivity between the metro bus, ride-on bus, smart trains, taxis and metro trains. mid-morning we had showers herem normally those waiting for the bus had to use an umbrella. but now another added benefit. covered bus bays for those waiting for the next ride. to help everyone adjust to the change. >> took a while to get in. once i get used to it, it will be better. brianne: they had extra staff on hand to point people in the right directions. >> metro estimates 20,000 people move through the transit center every day. in silver springs, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: a courtroom filled with an emoti

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. changes coming for uber and the lift riders at the local airports. tonight the metropolitan washington airport authority said the ride share services can operate at reagan national and the dulles international at a cost. first is a one-time $5,000 fee. the second is a $4 surcharge for pickup and drop off that would be passed on to customers. the new rules begin november 1. leon: doeses of people getting sick. as many as 210 people may have been sickened after eating. now it appears they are linked to the truffle fries served there. the restaurant is back open tonight. maureen: we are two weeks away from a deadline for congress to pass a spending bill or risk a government shutdown. tonight as maryland congressman van hollen put it we can't have a repeat of what happened to years ago. >> we don't want a repeat of this. if they want to fight the battle, fight it on their own terms. maureen: but it's a fight over funding planned parenthood. they are introducing legislation to stop a shutd

brianne carter is there as "7 on your side" is searching for answers today. >> this is a racetrack. brianne: residents are raising concerns about a road after a tragic accident over the weekend that killed the parents of three children. >> this is difficult. want to get out the neighborhood. people always speeding. >> brian: police say a woman and her husband was trying to come out tov the neighborhood when they were struck by another car. authorities were looking into whether speed was a factor, some residents say speeding is a problem along the road. >> are you afraid something like this could happen again? >> yeah. because there about no lights. they can put lights up. they still have speed cameras. brianne: "7 on your side" reached out to the county department of public works and transportation who maintain the road to see what could be done. according to a spokesman for the department kirby road is known as a collector road designed to provide movement and traffic. the speed humps would have adverse effect on the emergency services and could increase response time. they could lo

brianne carter live with a look at the new charges in the case.he was arrested in upand he was charged locally but tonight he is facing federal charges. he is behind babes federally charged with production of child pornography. >> i was shocked. >> his parents are good people. i have met him. shocked. brianne: according to the court documents he was arrested in june after the authorities found evidence of child pornography including a computer with videos that appear to be pornography involving infants. court documents say he used user names like sweettooth2001. >> i haven't seen him around any other kids in the neighborhood. if it's the internet or working around schools that is bad. >> spokesperson said he was a volunteer with the bands in osbourne high and a middle school but was not a paid employee. his volunteer privileges were revoked and the parents were notifyied. according to the court records battle posing as a teen girl online tried and failed to get nude pictures of a 13-year-old boy in the band. >> like that, when you have kids going.

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- following suit. how am track prepares to take page from handbook. alison: the man accused of killing two college students head back to court. leon: his commander says he was acting in the selfless manner. we are more on how the marine died. >> this time by the bushes across from a popular well-known high school. we will hear from the men who came to the victim's aid. i am gee new information in the murder of a virginia tech student. jesse matthew will go on trial october 16. he is charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 murder of morgan harrington. matthew also charged in the kidnapping and the murder of hannah graham. today a judge denied two defense motions including one for details about the grand jury that indicted matthew. friday a judge in fairfax county will sentence matthew for a 2005 sense wall -- sexual assault. alison: arlington county investigators are trying to figure out if a man who assaulted the woman last night could be b

brianne carter explains what the companies must do before picking you up. >> as soon as someone requesthere. driver wills uber have a new rule to follow when it comes to the airport. metropolitann airports authority that oversees reagan national and dulles airport approved uber and lyft. under the rules, drivers need a permit to operate at the airport. they will have to pay a one time $5,000 permit fever. drivers will also have to pay a four dollar fee for each pickup and drop-off, which will be passed on to customers. this man said he will still put before the service. uber estimates riders fromivably 5% more fares reagan and the 5% more from dallas. the company says, "we look the feeto revising structure so hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors do not have to pay twice the fee imposed on taxi rides." it will cost more than a taxi. airports, thee for higher drivers will have a designated waiting area, just like this waiting line. when somebody requests a ride the drivers are already on the property, ready to put them up. drivers currently have to wait off-site. >> it's a lot

brianne carter spoke with the mother of the woman who was killed and she joins us live. brianne: tonight, two families are in mourning. this crash claimed the life of a husband and wife. take a look here. you can see the tire marks and the class from a car and debris that remains here along the road. according to prince george's county police the accident happened just before 2:00 sunday afternoon. prince george's's county police tell abc7 a lexus and suv were involved. the circumstances of what led up to this are still under investigation. the couple in the lexus been identifieded by the family members and the toby. they were taken to an area hospital where they died. the mother says her daughter worked at an area bank and the couple had three children. >> the crash to devastate my family and the son-in-law family. my daughter was a perfect daughter. just like the rest of my kids. perfect to me. brianne: back live, you can see there is a speed camera along the road. i asked police whether or not speed was a factor in this. this afternoon they tell me that is still part o

. >> brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: how about the weather? shaping up perfectly for weekend air show. joint air andrews will host a air show and the thunderbirds are among the stars. there will be the vintage aircraft and nasa equipment on display. admission is free. sam sweeney went on the ride of his life. watch exelon pearance on wjla.com -- watch his experience on wjla.com. a beautiful weekend ahead for flying a thunderbird or whatever you want to fly. doug: yeah. no weather concerns tomorrow. there will be a few clouds around. but the visibility will be unlimited and unrestricted. good weather this weekend. maureen: tell us about it. doug: here is the story. this is a weather bug camera from centreville. this is warm like today for tomorrow. the 87 was the official high. the average is 79 to 62. tomorrow is a carbon copy of today. in the afternoon we have more cloudiness. temperatures are mild. 82 at richmond. 81 at pittsburgh now. 83 at day of reagan airport. everybody is settling down in the afternoon. the temperatures will take a tumb

brianne carter, abc 7 news. kimberly: transit police have identified the woman accused of trying to snatch a two-year-old child from a stroller yesterday morning on board and orange line train. as we told you at 4:00 yesterday, bystanders ran to help that mother and child and then detained the woman until police could arrive. isyear-old monique mcknight accused of -- with a tinted -- attempted abduction. what the judges had to say but the incident at 5:00. toathan: two deflategate escapegate. how tom brady dodged. it is one more victory for tom brady who can now start the season at quarterback for the new and the patriots after a judge overturned his four-game suspension. there was the determination if he actually tempered with footballs used in the afc title game back in january. rather, the judge to gain at the way the nfl handle the controversy. >> the process was so deficient in so many ways that he needed to overturn it. reporter: the court found brady was never given proper notice about he was being accuse

brianne carter, abc 7 news. let's get a check on how things are looking this then. jamie joins us. start offare going to with metro. traveling on the red line towards glenmont, we have delays. that is because of a an earlier issue. are residual delays. as far as the capital beltway, we are clear. not seeing a lot. traveling in the area of college sark, continuing south toward the springfield interchange, no delays. we are issue-free as far as crashes on the toll road, and a 66 on the beltway. drop down in you the single digits because of afternoon roadwork. nothing out of the ordinary. near sycamore street, this will give you a better idea of the sluggish ride we have. it is about a mile and a half you will be's bid -- you will be sitting in the slow traffic. single up from the digits in the 40's and 50's. no problem spots in maryland. montgomery county is quiet. 270 looks good. jummy, back to you. moved to vote 2016 news. donald trump revealed his tax reform plan for the nation. elected, he would set a zero rate for low income americans. individuals making less than $25,000 and co

our brianne carter has all of the breaking details, including the timing of the announcement. >> absolutely. it was stunning news of house speaker john boehner announcing to some in congress he will resign the end of next month. this just into our newsroom. this is boehner leaving his office on the hill. while he did not answer reporter questions, he reportedly said it is a wonderful day. this comes one day after a high point in his career with the holy father's visit the congress. you can see him standing next to him, how emotional boehner was while listening to pope francis address the crowd. he is a 13 term republican from ohio. there has been controversy following the threat of a government shutdown and republicans who said they would force a no-confidence vote on the speaker's position. other lawmakers speaking out. >> the american people are even more closely watching what happens here. stepse seeing the speaker down because those in his caucus are demanding the shutdown of the government unless there is a defunding of planned parenthood. senator harry saying that by ousting a good ma

brianne carter, abc 7 news. maureen: we are on storm watch at this hour because of some pop-up storms that are moving to the region. let's get over to doug hill. downpoursl some heavy close to the metro area. a severe thunderstorm warning just a southeast washington across into prince george's county. showing some signs of weakening but all afternoon we've been seeing showers and storms form up north of the metro area. i would not be a bit surprised if nothing else -- something else to not form up and make its way towards fedex. i'm not predicting it will it is not impossible. rain dropped the temperature. still around 90 or higher in many areas. exceptionally humid on this thursday evening. heat index that 88 at reagan national. 90 degrees in quantico right now. still a tough night ahead. isolated showers and thunderstorms in the next few hours but it will be muggy and hazy and very warm as you go through the overnight. the labor day forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. maureen: a maryland man is behind b

brianne carter is here. so much information, what do we have to know? a lot ofarter: preparation has been taking place over the past couple of hours here in the northwest. you can see what they have set up in the past couple of hours. this will control the flow of traffic in and out. this is a long massachusetts avenue. the lanes here in the southbound were shut down to traffic. they have reopened those. they have got all of this set in place. around the northwest, road closures are in place ahead of pope francis is afternoon arrival. this came as a surprise to some during the morning commute. i did not know. >> are you serious? carter: this is just the beginning of days of delays for people trying to get around town. there will be dozens of road closures between now and thursday. police are urging people leave the car at home. no parking signs are already up. public transportation is expected to be packed. this is the smallest station on the red line, it could be the busiest tomorrow. metro officials will be running rush-hour trains to the next two day

brianne carter shows us what you can get your hands on. brianne: the force with shoppers this morning. brand new "star wars" merchandise hit shelves. the rollout had everything from lightsabers to clothes to the popular droid. part of a merchandise push ahead of the release of the new movie. "star wars: the force awakens." some opened the doors to the fans of the far, far away galaxy at midnight. >> join me and together we can rule the galaxy. >> they encouraged fans to dress up on this day upped force friday. caesar spent all day and morning looking for his favorite items. >> they did the prequel and made in the animation. >> this is a star fighter and they are trying to make it interactive. use the #sharetheforce. kimberly: i wish you could hear the sounds jonathan is making. >> yoda and darth. that is it. kimberly: some people who are fanatic as you are, they are waiting if line. $10 billion will be spent on merchandise. jonathan: it sects us all -- connects us all. some people out there that are just not the "star wars" fans are like re

brianne carter has the latest on this. brianne: metro says they resumed the search for a general manager in july. this was after they said they got feedback from riders and a number of different groups, including stakeholders to search for a few general manager. a rider that is up for the job. on his twitter page he says, "will accept the wmata g.m. position if offered." meet kevin. he says he knows he may not have all the qualifications desired for top job in the agency because he wants to help transit agency that he relies on to get to and from work. he said day one he would work to improve communication between metro and the riders. >> i think the communication is something you do on day one. then you tackle the funding problems. big issues aren't going be solved in one day. brianne: we did reach out for metro and we're waiting for a response. they hope to have a final selection in place by the fall. alison: we have good news for drivers using i-66 if you can believe it. construction wrapped up. it's called the active tr

brianne carter, abc 7 news. leon: an update on the teenager arrested after making the clock that his teacher thought was a bomb. his story went viral online, sprouting the #-- and an invitation to visit the white house. he said he will take the president up on that offer. is not the him an offer he is gotten. twitter is offering him an internship. mark zuckerberg posted a personal offer that he come and visit his offices. he enterss it hopes the clock into a science fair. doug: pretty good. alison: and at a very young age. let's talk about the beautiful weather. a little bit warmer today. doug: just a touch in temperatures tomorrow are the same way. it could turn breezy and cool starting sunday, monday, and tuesday. very small chance is going forward. let's get started. conditions around the area. let's start with time lapse. this is from the weatherbug camera in arlington at washington lee high school. a beautiful sunrise and cloud formations that turned into a mostly sunny midday. that is pretty much the story

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: hopefully it will slow things down. three people treated at a hospital after a crash involving a ride-on bus and s.u.v. in montgomery county. the vehicles hit each other at old town road near the beltway at 9:00 this morning. three people were taken to the hospital. at least one had serious injuries. all of the lanes as far as traffic are now reopened. we are still waiting for word to what happened to the crane working along interstate 395 in the district. our cameras caught the video. it didn't go all the over but quite a bit. near the massachusetts avenue exit this morning. we will let you know as soon as we learn the new information agent what would ald how they got it back up. alison: today marks one year since we first learned that two children in montgomery county were missing. >> it has been one year since sarah and jacob vanished from the home. the mother kathryn has been implicated with the kids' disappearance. to date she has refused to tell investigators what she allegedly did with the children. well, today,

brianne carter shows us how some volunteers decided to give back today along the national mall. brianne: on this day of service and remembrance, thousands across the region are finding ways to give back. >> we are helping a lot of people. brianne: along the national mall volunteers lined up this morning to pack more than 1 million meals for seniors in need, including veterans and first responders in the d.c. region. >> this is really all about neighbors helping neighbors and manging sure we get food that is nutritious to the struggling seniors in the neighborhood that need the meals. brianne: celebrity chef carla hall came back to the place she calls home to join in on the effort. >> coming together for a common cause is electrifying. on the day of remembrance and reflection we are all here together to do service. just know that somebody will eat for today and several days after. >> the federal employee on 9/11. she says this is one way to honor the victims and the heroes of that day. scott: coming up here on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- uncovering part of the congressional probe in th

brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: talking about getting from point a to point b the new active traffic system in effect on interstate 66. it starts at the d.c. line and goes to route 29 in charlottesville. it is expected to combat congestion by opening shoulder lanes when it is needed. it also puts more signs and cameras on the road helping to monitor traffic and improve emergency response. alison: one more note here. a water main break in the district has been repaired by the road is in rough. shape. look at that. the 55-year-old pipe burst this morning in northwest d.c. near the hospital main entrance. luckily the hospital has a backup entrance and the operations are not impacted but the road could remain closed to all but local traffic for up to three days while crews work on repairs to the ro roadway. a look outside. hmm, another perfect day after a cool start this morning. how long will all this last? chief meteorologist doug hill has a first look at the forecast. hi, doug. doug: it looks like the gorge

brianne carter, abc 7 news. leon: developing out of fairfax county. situation that happened on leesburg bike. police looking into a man who grabbed the woman sexually while she was getting off the metro bus. if you have any information, call police. in arlington county, another sexual assault. a woman was sitting on a park inch -- park bench. a 60-year-old man sat down, talked with her, then grabbed her. she is not pressing charges. prince william county police were investigating an induction -- abduction attempt that happened yesterday afternoon. it was in woodbridge. a 13-year-old girl said she was walking home from her bus stop when she was approached by a man in a pickup truck. she said the man matching this description got out of his truck and tried to grab her. luckily she was able to get away. alison: still to come, a check under weather and traffic around here. we will be back after this. ♪ leon: the pope is gone which means we can now have bad weather. doug: it worked out very well, didn't. the only question is philadelphia. a few showers are