police in germantown are stepping up patrol after the reported sexual assault, of three women. >> we have really sick people out here. >> reporter: two of the attacks happened tuesday, one on the 5400 block of wakefield street in broad daylight, second that evening at 8:20 on the 400 block of east locust avenue. police source tells cbs-3 that a third victim reported another attach before tuesday, and fit pattern. >> i'm three blocks away from that. i got kid and everything. that ain't safe at all. >> you never know who will do what, very scary. >> reporter: police say woman in the area don't to have feel helpless. >> i try not to walk, and pay attention to what is going on, you know, if you have headphones, or ear budd just ab wear of your surrounding. >> reporter: women described their attacker as a black man in his 20's, 5 feet five to 5 feet seven, thin build and wearing dark colored jeans and white t-shirt at the time. people who live and work in germantown say that they will be on alert. >> we have to look out for each other. we really do. >> reporter: police also say that if yo

blocked off on germantown avenue. and washington lane. there is an overturned vehicle. you can see tow trucks in the area. obvious police activity present in the area as well with all of those roadways blocked off. the best bet to get around is take west duval street to get around, pretty much take you around the block. more on this and more live cameras when i come back in the next ten minutes. >> before we get to our pope coverage, we do have breaking news from overnight. baseball hall of famer yogi berra passed away. berra won ten world series with his career with the yankees, he also served in world war ii. probably may be most remember forward his sayings known as yogiisms. like, it's deja vu all over again, i didn't really say all the things i said, and a nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. yogi berra was 90 years old. >> now to the pope, the crowd cheered as pope francis' plane touched down outside of washington yesterday. this is his first trip ever to the united states. after removing his skull cap the holy fa

thinks where we have our first accident of the morning, an overturned, vehicle, germantown, germantownvenue at washington lane. the the intersection is blocked in and around this area make note if you have to drive through. that might cause a little bit of a hang up, not too much. and now that the pope is in town we have been talking about this all week long and will continue to do so but because of that here's a closure to be aware of, ben franklin parkway at logan square to the art museum, kelly drive, ben franklin parkway to fairmount avenue, spring garden street the between pennsylvania avenue, and kelly drive, and, of course, i will be updating you throughout the morning with any and all information we give in addition to this but right now these are the big ones thaw want to be aware of for not only your morning commute but as we go through the weekend, nicole, over to you. >>> jewish people across our area this morning are marking yom kippur, the the day of atone. , that started at sound down last night. it is last, most important of the the ten high holy days which begin on ros

it moved towards germantown with the fire.id not give much help because it faded before got there. live super doppler 7 radar showing the areas with rain were fredericksburg, stanton, charlottesville. 60's this time of the night coming uniform temperatures, a little cool. we have seen that ends with the daily forecast suggesting we are staying dry, which means we are warming. the rain still falling, but all of us have another chance of widespread showers coming in, much cooler temperatures thereafter. we will let you know when that is in the complete forecast from the belfort furniture weather center and a few minutes. final: pope francis' night of his american trip has been memorable. e-mobile lit up as he made his way to the world meeting of families. spoke one-on-one with many of the tens of thousands in attendance. referenceslso heard to the mark web movie "ted," and also heard from singing sensation aretha franklin. he also stopped at the birthplace of the declaration of independence. john gonzales reports. one of the mor

also make note that we have an accident overturned vehicle in germantown, germantown avenue and washington lane, now germantown avenue is closed, in both directions, and it was affecting the intersection, just a little bit ago and now it is closed in both directions for those in and around that area. traffic light malfunctions, pal my, yeah new jersey route 73 between river road and hilton road those down wires could cause slow downs heading toward tacony palmyra bridge. overall busy morning. we will have road closures because pope is coming to town in the the next hit, over to you. >> thanks, meisha. >>> baseball fans are remembering one of the greatest ball players in history. hall of famer yogi berra passed away in new jersey. berra's career in baseball is legendary. he won ten world series and 19 seasons. and he appeared in 18 all-star games. he won the mvp award three times. after his legendary career he began an almost equally legendary career as a commercial spokesperson with an unforgettable catch phrase, for every occasion. yoga berra was 90 years old. >>> new york yankees tweeted

we have a bad accident in germantown involving an overturned vehicle right on germantown avenue at washington stick to green and johnson streets to get around the closures and restrictions that are happening right there with that accident involving an overturned vehicle. northeast extension the overnight construction here is clear. so that's some good news but we have a problem whitehall road and skippack pike, a disabled vehicle stuck out there so look for that guy. in pennsauken camden county we have some downed wires on route 73 between river and hilton roads and the problem is it's causing a power outage in the surrounding communities so we're seeing a lot of the traffic lights aren't working and also the traffic lights at remmington and river road not working, remmington and 73 so you need to be careful about that with the traffic lights not working and it's starting to get busier out there. that's going to be a problem. let's take a look at twitter. don't forget use the #6abc traffic. you can get all the latest tweets from me on traffic and you can share anything that you see he going o

on germantown avenue and washington lane.n overturned vehicle. we do have police activity in the area, blocking off the roadway. tow trucks in the area as well. your best bet to get around is west duval and go around the block. more for to you come coming up. >> good morning. i'm matt delucia live in washington. the pope is here and so are thousands of others hoping to see him. we're talking with some of them next. >>> it's time to move it. we'll tell you what you need to know as tow trucks get ready to patrol the streets again. >>> breaking news from overnight. baseball lose as legend. former yankee great yogi berra died. weelt look back on his life. >> making history in the nation's capital. what to expect from pope francis' visit to washington, d.c. today. we're live. >> and a warm start to fall, saying good-bye to summer but the heat is sticking around. it's 5:30. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. it wasn't hot yesterday. felt like fall. today maybe more. >> the opposite. >> meteorologist brittney s

. >>> philadelphia police issue a warning for woman in germantown. they are searching for suspect wanted for three recent attacks on woman. two victims were sexually assaulted on the same day within blocks on have of one another. real solomon is live in the neighborhood with more. >> reporter: well, this evening police tell me they are working to connect the dots and to definitively link these three cases but yes, they admit there are definite similaritieses specially considering where these all happened and description of the suspect. for neighbors in germantown news of the three sexual assaults in a short time is as shocking, as it is frightening. >> i don't know who will do what, very serious. >> so sad. >> reporter: philadelphia police say two attacks happened tuesday one at the 3:45 in the middle of the day, 5400 block of wakefield street, the second that evening, at 8:20 on the 400 block of east locust avenue. >> three blocks away from that. i got kid and everything. that ain't safe at all. >> reporter: victims war men between the ages of 19 an

we have an accident in germantown involving an overturned vehicle on germantown avenue at washingtonane. stick to green street and johnson street to get around the problems and restrictions here on germantown avenue. we're hearing of a problem here in pennsauken camden. we've got these do you understand wires that are he creating a big power outage in the area. the wires themselves down on route 73 between river and hilton roads. a lot of the intersections in this area, the lights are out and that's a real problem including the lights at remmington avenue and that's kind of a busy area of 73 and remmington so be careful if you're traveling around that area right now, matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> pope francis is waking up in washington, d.c. this morning as he he continues his u.s. trip that leads right here to philadelphia. >> now later in the day the pope will address guests some of whom have special invitations to the white house lawn. let's go to erin o'hearn. she's at the big board with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: yesterday he was greeted by the f

we have this accident in germantown involving an overturned vehicle as well on germantown avenue at washingtongo outside live on 309. here's what it look like at dekalb pike and i'm not seeing one car, right? nobody's out. they're all asleep. okay, one guy moving along. the roads are clear and dry so you're looking good right there on 309. satellite6 and action radar showing yesterday we were just stuck in the clouds. they cleared out nicely. dave and i were just chatting in the commercial break, it was a beautiful morning to step outside and see those stars up above so enjoy that before you head out, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> new this morning, a man is in critical condition after being hit by an amtrak train in philadelphia's wissinoming section overnight. police say the 43-year-old man was walking near the tracks on the 6000 block of keystone street when a piece of metal protruding from the train hit him. he was then dragged a short distance. the man was rushed to hahnemann hospital with injuries to his arm and his head. >> also new, video has been released of a brawl that broke out on a

this is germantown avenue and washington lane. your best bet to get around this scene right now is to take west duval, pretty much take you around the block. >>> the man who gave us so many great quotes, baseball hall of famer yogi berra passed away. berra won ten world series with the new york yankees, he served in world war ii. they will be remembered for his yogiisms, like it ain't over till it's over, if you get to the fork in the road, take it. and you should always go to other people's funerals or they won't come to yours. many will come to his. yogi berra was 90 years old. >> more breaking news, three nooses are found on the university of delaware campus and now campus police are investigating the act as a hate crime. jesse gary is live in newark with a look at how the campus community is reacting. tell us more. >> reporter: tracy, social media is blowing up with noose about the hate crime and students we've spoken to say they are shocked that an old symbol from days of the kkk is being used. >> it's crazy. you never think

again, this is a rural part of the montgomery county, and west of germantown. again, a person hit on the tracks apparently killed right near that mark station. we are being told that all csx traffic has been stopped in the area and we'll stay on this area and we'll stay on this story and bring you the l what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. we're following in the next 15 minutes. d.c.'s mayor takes a trip to jail after a loss in the season opener, there is a new cut from the redskins roster. and the exclusive interview and the apology from that jail worker who helped those new york convicts escape. >>> but first, a judge gave him a second chance to turn his life around, and now he is facing some serious time in prison. >> after robbing his own family members at gunpoint, news 4's pat collins is live in rockville where the man was just sentenced. pat? >>

germantown road is your best bet to work around that accident. we'll have an update for you coming up in roughly ten minutes. for now over to you. >>> chicago violence. in two weeks more than 100 people have been shot in the windy city. >> five of them all from the same family simply walking home. we've got more many wrinkle creams come with high hopes, but hope... doesn't work on wrinkles. clinically proven roneutgena® rapid wrinkle repair with the fastest retinol formula available, it works on fine lines and even deep wrinkles. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. stop hoping for results, and start seeing them. rapid wrinkle repair... ...and for dark spots rapid tone repair. from neutrogena®. >>> howard bernstein back with us tracking what's still tropical storm joaquin but soon to be-- >>warderline. it will -- borderline. it will be a hurricane later today. >> we're still worried about the european model which has it going away from us versus -- >> american model, the canadians, quite a few models have it toward the virginia coast

delvin barnes admitted to abducting the woman in germantown last november, and holding her captive in maryland for three days. a sentencing hearing scheduled for january, barnes faces 35 years in prison. >> on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, families and loved ones gathered for solemn remember renz in shanksville, pennsylvania, gathered around the wall of names, new memorial plaza honors passengers and crew lost on united flight 93. 3,000 candles and light placed on memorial plaza as silent tribute to the tragic loss of life in those attacks. >> and, tomorrow, remembrance events scheduled throughout the area. full list available on our with website at cbsphilly.com. >> the phillies looking for new general manager, tonight they parted ways with rubin amaro, jr. >> shake up in the front office, lessee? >> the fans made it clear they were not happen which rubin over the past few years, and both phillies president, and owner john middleton, said definitely factor in decide to go part ways with him today. rubin amaro, jr., joined the controversy after the 1998 season,

salandy drove to his germantown home where his mother called police. police say salandy confessed to the murder during questioning, but the defense questions why detectives held salandy until 4 a.m. to get that confession. >> when you first heard about the charges, what was the reaction? >> obviously shock, you know. anything like this is obviously disturbing. >> salandy's attorney maintains his innocence. >>> coming up a major announcement that changes just about everything we thought we knew about life on mars. >> that's right. >> also ahead washington nats hand out punishment for yesterday's fight in their own dugout. >> but up next a local senator gives an indications of which day federal government may be leaning toward for relocating >>> maryland senator ben cardin says prince george's county will likely win the competition for the location of the fbi's new headquarters. according to his spokesman, cardin's mark this morning is based on the quality of the county's mass transit services. the fbi, as you know, is considering two locations in prince

the quote, wrong person, he said today, and dragging her down this germantown sidewalk as she struggled. when pressed by the judge, barnes said today it was all about just money, trying to get back to virginia. he said it was an act of robbery in the beginning and it turned into other things. barnes said he hoped to see his daughter there in virginia before facing charges in a separate but similar case from just one month earlier. in that instance, barnes now admits he kidnapped a 16-year-old in richmond, sexually assaulted and tried to kill her. instead of seeing his daughter, barnes was eventually tracked down here in maryland with geathers in his car. for some of the time the victim had been tied up in his trunk. about the three-day crime spree, judge joyner asked why did you do it. barnes said it was an act of desperation. i really can't make sense out of it. the plea deal is 35 years, including no possibility for parole, but it also includes an agreement that prosecutors will not try that separate case out of virginia. in the meantime, we are hearing that the judge is expected to o

as they visit neighborhoods in germantown after two sexual assaults here just blocks away from eachther on the same day. >> it's scary because, you know, it's not older people, younger people, and it's happening in the daytime and at nighttime. >> it doesn't really scare me but it makes me very very aware of my surroundings and everything. >> reporter: police say the attacks started tuesday afternoon around 3:45 when a 27-year-old woman was walking on the 5400 block of wakefield street. she was dragged into an alleyway and sexually assaulted. >> the individual does the same thing in both instances. he approaches the females from behind. once he grabs them he pulls them in an alleyway in one incident, a driveway in the other and committed sexual assault against those young ladies. >> reporter: less hasn't five hours a man fitting the same description grabbed a 19-year-old woman on east locust avenue dragged her into a driveway and sexually assaulted her. >> this individual is bold. he acted in the afternoon 3:30 in the another november in one incident and 8:30 at night it's not late.

it's an accident involving an overturned vehicle right on germantown avenue at washington lane.n street and johnson street as your to deal with this terrible accident in germantown. looking at the big picture and widening out a little bit speeds are in pretty good shape on all your majors. we'll see lots of congestion once again with the ben franklin parkway remaining closed for the big papal visit. kelly drive is also closed between fairmount avenue and the parkway in preparation for the papal visit. in camden we have construction outer here blocking the left lane. going to be out here for about another hour and a half or so. 676 northbound approaching federal street. the ramp connecting to 95 with route 30, the white horse pike, they're doing some paving and they're going to be out there blocking the ramp until 6 o'clock so just stick to the ramps for 168 instead. matt and tam. >> will do. thank you, karen. >>> new this morning, bill cosby is looking for a lawyer to defend himself from a potential criminal investigation in montgomery county. cosby was investigated on claims he

accident here germantown and washington lane.ure the parkway, same deal as yesterday, martin luther king drive, push off on to the vine expressway. kelly drove gets pushed off onto fairmount, coming into center city within the no parking zone be prepared to park in one of the parking garages, here downtown, mike, alex, back over to you. >> alex here are your mums. >> thank you, mike. beautiful. >> enjoy the fall. >> the city state around federal agencies are in the process of executing a elaborate plan. i mean, elaborate plan to make sure the pope and that everybody who is visiting philadelphia will be safe. >> the signs are all about us. the latest security measures happening. >> if you do see things, not going to explain what those things are. dave schratwieser tried to get some answers and some explanations, and they just smiled at him yesterday. soap, here we are, we're right on the other side of the wells fargo bank build that you guys are on the other side of there. that's at fifth and market, looking loverly this time of d

in the neighborhood, though, do have accident, germantown avenue at washington lane.losures, the only thing that's closed to vehicle traffic today, same as yesterday, is the ben franklin parkway. closed both directions from the steps of the art museum, all the way up to the cathedral. come in on the drivers, where you will see the most inconvenience, so the martin luther king drive, pushed on to the vine street expressway, kelly drive, push onto fairmount avenue. and into the neighborhoods, your best bet, if you are coming into the city, don't use the drives, use the schuylkill, and you'll be good to go. but if you are coming into philly, center city, remember, the no parking zones are fully enforced. they're all right here, the shaded area, old city, city hall area, all the way up the parkway, to the steps of the art museum. all of the cars have been towed off of the streets, and they'll continue to tow anyone who thinks they're going to double park or park running to get the dry cleaning or run and get a coffee, your best bet, if you are coming into center city toda

germantown to the beltway.wer loop, very slow because of the accident there. 66 inbound looks fine. typical there. you're ten minutes behind. remember to listen to your friends when you hop in your car this morning. >>> a message overnight from pope francis as the catholic leader arrives. what he tweeted after his flowers in the last couple of hours. >> first a developing story in maryland right now where an overnight fire has left two people dead in anne arundel deadly fire. it happened near server i sever high school. the fire department isn't releasing names or ages of the victims. it did tweet photos. you can see the upper floor of the house was pretty damaged. >> we have a team of reporters standing by with all the headlines. we want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell and a check on the weather. >> temperatures in theed my 60s now. a damp p start to your day. a check of the forecast coming up. melissa? >> right now the top of the beltway, outer loop, is quite slow. we have an inner loop crash and th

looking at a time lapse from germantown, this from the weatherbug headquarters in germantown this morning, just above the ground at sunrise, turning into a beautiful day, and not even fair weather clouds, just some high-level cirrus clouds, and the next day, and the next day, and probably the next day and the next day. that is the pattern we are in. 80 now inreville, silver spring. check this out. chilly starta very in berkeley county, west 51 in silver spring. now, tomorrow morning, another morning. not quite as cool as this morning, but waking up to the d4, 56 in leesburg, about 63 in annapolis, and probably 60 in downtown washington. as we get through the temperatures, once again, the numbers speak for themselves. there he cool and comfortable numbers. the 80's to the south, and that is because the high pressure is still to our west, but over the next couple of days, the high pressure will move eastward, and as it does, it will cause the temperatures to go up. period ae a prolonged pleasant temperatures, but the dry weather may come at a cost, the check out the next several days. sunsh

travel times, no problems, 270 south, and germantown, looking good. and in town and out of town looking quite good. remember to listen to our friends at wtop 105 p.m. in the car. >>> and an american hero telling jimmy fallon on the "tonight show." >>> in your workout, turns out it's not all in >>> 6:15 now, developing this morning, the son of a baltimore police commander is in jail, accused of murdering his roommate. police tell the baltimore sun that melvin russell got into a fight with his roommate on monday and both suffered stab wounds. russell survived, the roommate died. russell is the son of lieutenant kernel melvin russell who leads the neighborhood's outreach efforts. >>> as court hearings begin in the officers charged with freddie gray's death. anthony betts will be part of the panel discussion tonight. batts was fired after a rise in crime following gray's death. the panel will follow accountability and racial issues in the justice system. >>> a man is waking up in police custody this morning in fairfax, accused of robbing a woman at gun po

he's a soccer coach and the own over aan academy in germantown. police say his accoucountses ar part of his soccer acadeacademy >>> police say lucy green was the woman involved in a crash yesterday. a stretch of the g.w. parkway was closed for several hours and investigators have not said what caused that crash. >>> the family of malik thomas is searching for him. police found a man dead inside his car. someonead shot him. police have not positively identified the body so they don't know whether thomas is the victim. the mother told us the two spoke just hours before police found the car. >> the last words i actually said to my son was be careful. he did not say where he was headed. >> the family said they've turned over dental records and other information to investigators. those records could help them identify the body. >> concerns raised the morned ahead of pope francis ice visit to d.c. the effort to keep him safe is no small under taking. we're going to show you why some are worried about his security. >> we have good volume. inbound. detail

two separate crime scene the search of the car in germantown and where it happened here in clarksburgestigators and major crash team investigators. so to suggest it might be something more, they sunt it might be more -- suspect it might be more than a hit-and-run. we are told that the driver and the victim knew each other. we expect to get more details as the evening progresses. right now the investigation is just getting underway. especially at the second crime scene. as we get more information we'll bring it to you. we're live in clarksburg, roz plater. leon: interesting. thank you, roz. good hustle there. moving on. is 1 million so-called clean diesel cars could be affected by the volkswagen recall we have been covering. this is after the west virginia university researchers discovered that the company installed software to fool emission testers. alison: "7 on your side" consumer investigator kimberly suiters has been tracking the allegation of the deceptive diesel. a lot happening today for volkswagen. kimberly: alison, consider this. in the last 24 hours the first class action la

the gripping image of a then 22-year-old woman who was snatched off a germantown neighborhood street was scene around the country. barnes is charged with kidnapping the woman and taking her to maryland. during the extensive two-day search they shared video of a man they believe to be barnes using the victim's atm card and shopping in a convenience store. they wanted us to take a good look at his gait, his walk. the suspect and victim were then found inside his car in a parking lot and we are showing you the car as well as aerials of that strip mall's parking lot. investigators say barnes told them he selected the victim at random. we will be here to let you know what happens inside federal court. monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> 71 degrees outside at 6:05. >>> we are getting our first look at philadelphia police department's new training center later today. the mayor michael nutter will cut the ribbon for the grand opening. located on wood haven road in the northeast. it will house 300 recruits. >>> police say early in the morning, two men tried to rob a man as he got out of his car

germantown coming up with the int. they win it 28-20.nse getting the quarterback, take this path into interboro's player. 20-0. going to the sky for some skylights. conwell-egan's thompson with the pick. turns on the jets and takes it nearly 40 yards the other way. conwell-egan wins it 14-6. rivals facing off. the receiver cannot hold down. west deptford, they recover the ball. they shut out haverfield. nice aerial view of the vineland cheerleaders. good play by the defense and they would go on to lose the game 20-6. bishop shanahan on the road in pleasantville. shanahan's quarterback daniel murphy airs it out right on the money. pleasantville tries to bring the receiver down, but he bounces into the end zone. shannon wins 35-6. lincoln facing dobbins. lincoln quarterback fakes the handoff. calls his own number. good call. lincoln wins 14-8. >> two, four, six, eight, ten, now back it up and do it again! >> on the road. the quarterback showing off his arm. airs out to matt hoffman. they knock it off. and visiting pallumbo, matt young. wha

germantown coming up with the int. they win it 28-20.se getting the quarterback, take this path into interboro's player. 20-0. going to the sky for some skylights. egan's thompson with the pick. turns on the jets and takes it nearly 40 yards the other way. conwell-egan wins it 14-6. west deptford, they recover the ball. they shut out haverfield. nice view of the cheerleaders. good play by the defense and they would go on to lose the game 20-6. bishop shanahan on the road in pleasantville. shanahan's quarterback daniel murphy airs it out right on the money. pleasantville tries to bring the receiver down, but he bounces into the end zone. shannon wins. lincoln facing dobbins. lincoln quarterback fakes the handoff. calls his own number. lincoln wins 14-8. >> two, four, six, eight, ten, now back it up and do it again! >> on the road. the quarterback showing off his arm. airs out to matt hoffman. and visiting pallumbo, matt young. look at this guy fighting off tackles left and right. could not bring him down. they fall to foxborough 27-8. tim

the man accused of kidnapping a woman in germantown last november is expected in court. 37-year-old delvin barns is charged with abducting a woman on november second, he kept her in the trunk of the car for three days he is expected to plead guilty to kidnapping charges today. >>> governor tom wolf has defended his use of granting we perceive to death row inmates. attorney general kathleen kane has declared the reprieves unconstitutional. >>> a string of highway shootings in arizona have commuters on edge with the possibility that serial shooter is on the loose, 11 shootings in 11 days police are calling it acts of domestic terrorism. yesterday afternoon police went to a pup to find out what struck this pick up truck. the shootings occurred along an 8-mile stretch of interstate ten the major thoroughfare through phoenix. police are not saying whether all the shootings are related. >> don't know if it is a copycat crime. it's multiple people, different days of the week, different hours of the day. >> a 13-year-old girl was struck by shattered glass and tour bus and off duty police sergeant

could be slow. 270 at germantown road, this is jammed. something has to be going on. we'll let you know in the next couple of minutes. b.w. parkway, 29, 95 just fine. chuck? >>> outside, partly to mostly cloudy sky in place. here's the view from the tower. looking out to sunrise, but there are plenty of clouds in the sky this morning. temperature now 71 at reston town center. 76 at chantilly. here's your exclusive skycast 4 for today. we'll have a break or two of sunshine. that'll bubble up a chance for a thunderstorm coming our way by mid to late afternoon. your rain chance is at 30%. hour by hour temperatures 73 at 6:00 a.m. 90 by noon and today's high near 93. eun, back over to you. >> thank you, chuck. >>> right now, police in prince william county are looking for a man who exposed himself to a teen age girl. news4's megan mcgrath has the latest. what's going on? >> reporter: well, eun, it's certainly a disturbing story. a 17-year-old girl was walking to the bus stop right around 7:00 in the morning when this happened. let's take a look at the map to give you an i

inbound, taking 270 south from germantown to the beltway, no problems.outer loop to 95, 270 looking quite good. now still looking good once again, i should say in virginia. 66 inbound, 95 north, quantico to the beltway, you're fine. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car this morning. >>> it's now 6:11. the new england patriots can't stay away from controversy. during first game of the season last night, the pittsburgh steelers complained that they were hearing the patriots radio broadcast in their headsets for most of the first half. the patriots headsets were shut off to keep things level. but the steelers coach mike tomlin said it's not the first time he's had a similar issue while playing in fox pro. the nfl says it was an electrical issue. >> think they'd come up with another way then if you had this problem before. be ready. >>> the redskins have their season home opener sunday against the dolphins. i don't care what anyone says i'm going to be watching. i'm going to be excite and rooting for the team. >> exac

francis, a member of the keystone state boy choir, based out of the first presbyterian church in germantownr visitors crossed oceans to get here. >> nbc 10's george spencer is live in center city with that part of the story. people coming from far and wide. >> reporter: jim, today, i talked to people from as far away as kazakhstan and mozambique and as nearby as south philadelphia. this spot where i'm standing is right in the middle of the papal parade. it's virtually a ghost town now. a few lingering pilgrims making their way home. after philadelphia today in the international spotlight. gliding down the parkway at sunset, draped in white and brightly lit, pope francis looked almost like an apparition. for this cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands, it was the man, the moment they had waited and traveled for. this woman came to philly from kazakhstan, south of russia. >> it was very exciting. something that you wait for, for quite a long time. then you see it, and you feel the excitement. >> reporter: on the parade route we saw people from dozens of countries. but nowadays everyone speak

or your left i should say. 270 south germantown to the beltway, on time.op of the beltway, also on time. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway to the beltway looking good. 95 north quantico to the beltway, 29 minutes. should take you 22. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car for the latest on the two big issues. >> thank you. >>> developing right now, rescue crews are frantically trying to pluck dozens of people from homes surrounded by water in japan. look at this, more than 20 inches of rain is falling in tokyo in over a 24-hour period. that caused a levee to break, tearing some homes off their foundati foundations. look at this. there's a report that one person is missing right now and 90,000 have been evacuated. >>> the pilot at the controls of the british airways plane that caught fire in las vegas said he's done flying. chris hanky tells nbc news the flight was supposed to be his second to last before retiring. he says in 42 years of flying, he has never faced a life threatening emergency. but this was enough to e

just expect some volume as you make your way into areas like germantown.our next traffic update in ten minutes. over to you. >>> new this morning, the search is on for suspects after the shooting death of a man on east capitol street in the 4200 block near benning road northeast. >> the victim was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. this is the 111th murder in the district this year. >> reporter: since the deadly smoke-filled incident here at l'enfant plaza metro station back in january, we've seen plenty of reports and reviews about what went wrong and what can be done to fix those problems. a new report just released shows metro needs to trainity employees better. our news partners at "the washington post" say the new report reveals the employees at the agency's rail operations control center, a very significant part of metro based in landover are not properly trained and are not prepared for emergencies like the one here at l'enfant plaza station. the report goes even further specific group of experts trained at the control center to be abl

. >>> brian is 32 years old and lives in germantown, maryland and tonight he's in jail. police say last week he killed a man. that man is 21-year-old william mcdaniel. they say the two had some kind of beef. salandy got mad, jumped in a car and ran over mcdaniel and today salandy was charged with first-degree murder and darcy spencer has more on what happened in court. darcy? >> reporter: wendy, what happened in court today, a judge ordered him to be held without bond and his defense attorney is raising questions about his confession. montgomery county police say ryan salandy confessed to purposely running down another man with his car, killing him because he was angry over a dispute over music recording, but in court his defense attorney raised questions about that confession saying he was, quote, held until 4:00 a.m. to get whatever confessionua(éç thy have. the hit and run happened at 12:30 in the afternoon. it is unclear how long he was questioned. outside court the attorney would not discuss the confession. >> i have no comment. we are conducting our investigation,

barnes is the person you see in this gripping image, snatching a 22-year-old woman right off a germantown street last november. the high-profile case gained national attention as the fbi joined philadelphia detectives in the search for the victim and her kidnapper. if the case had gone to trial, federal prosecutors would have argued barnes took this victim to maryland. they would have shown video of a man they believed to be barnes using the victim's atm card. then this video of the same man casually shopping in a convenience store. the suspect and victim were found inside barnes' car in a parking lot two days after she disappeared. now, under the terms of this plea agreement, barnes will be sentenced to 35 years in january. in the next half hour, i'm going to comb through some notes i took inside the courtroom, and we'll have that for you at 11:30. live in center city, monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >>> it has been a rainy morning around our region. nbc10 cameras on market street where parents and children needed umbrellas for the walk to work and school. things could get even more wet t

give yourself extra time, especially if you have to have from the germantown area continuing a little further south toward gaithersburg. what we have is an accident in gaithersburg westbound. there are two lanes blocked. mind, if to keep in you really want to go through the area, a lot of emergency crews on scene. work your way closer, we are ok. delays on the toll road. so far, 395 as well as 95. d.c., non or out of big delays and nothing to worry about. the issue on 270 will be heading southbound. approachingging and accident. back to you. investigators are trying to find out how a pedestrian ended up struck and killed by a train. this all happened earlier this morning in beltsville. the person was struck right at a railway crossing and pronounced dead at the scene. francis arrives right here in america tomorrow. today, he arrived in cuba, welcomed by a crowd of singing children waving cuban and vatican flags. live for there are really scrambling with the last-minute preparations. john? john: things are really coming together at the catholic university. about a week ago, i stood rig

salandi left the scene and went to germantown where he lives with his mother. she called police and told them her son was involved in a hit and run. when you first heard about the charges, what was your reaction? >> obviously shocked. >> reporter: prosecutors say there's no way saland i didn't know that he hit someone as there was blood and dna on his car. while bliss say he wednesdayed to the murder during questioning -- police say he confessed to the murder during questioning, the defense wanted to know why police held him until 4 a.m. before getting that confession. >> i have no comment. i haven't received any real information about the case, so i have no comment. >> reporter: salandi's attorney maintains his innocence. >> all around great guy. he's known to the community as a christian rapper, pursuing a career in music and most of everything that he's done has been incredibly positive throughout his life. >> reporter: ryan salandi's defense attorney was quick to point out today this is his client's first alleged criminal offense. he has no criminal record.

take a look how we're starting off. 50 in germantown. lovettsville at 48 degrees. i'm sure your windows are open. 56 for fairfax and 51 through bowie and 59 through crofton. a quick warm-up today. look at the gorgeous sunrise we have throughout the district. we're headed to the mid-80s. sunshine and warm and as we go through the next few days, we are going to continue to warm up. we'll get you the details of that coming up. here is larry miller. >>> thanks. two issues on the eastbound side of i-66. the first at nutley street between nutley street and the beltway. three lanes blocked as a result of an accident. sky 9 is over the scene to show us the residual delays as a result of the accident. again three lanes closed. police as well as firefighters are on the scene right now responding to that accident but that is the eastbound side. you can see the major buildup there. to our trafficland cam, we told you eastbound route 50 that was the accident. in fact, that's road construction. so again this is two major issues that will slow commuters down this morning. we'll g

there's a crash just after germantown road causing delays.t to give you a live look right now. looks like the delays are improving so traffic starting to move a little more freely than it was maybe 10, 15 minutes ago but still slow as you approach areas like rockville. so just make sure you be cognizant of that. add a few extra minutes to your commute to get you to your destination on time. meantime i-66 at 234, we have an accident blocking the showldzer. not causing -- shoulder. not causing much in the way of delays. make sure you use caution when approaching the crash site. over to you. >>> to campaign 2016. about half the republican presidential field is actually on its way to the dmv this weekend. eight candidates are scheduled to speak at thage values voters summit at the omni hotel on calvert street northwest. donald trump takes the stage late this morning. dr. ben carson also set to speak. he was in town for the papal events. he is also scheduled to speak at parkview high school this weekend. >>> the former florida governor jeb bush st

top of the beltway, in problems. 270 south germantown to the beltway. 66 inbound and 95 north, on time, both of those spots. wtop when you hop in your car. going want to turn on the radio when you hop in your car. >>> that's where the slowdowns are from the traffic department. any weather related slowdowns for you on a gloomy tuesday morning. little bit. early this morning mist and drizzle and yellow light for your commute in to work and school. improving weather conditions by lunch time, all the rain gone by 8:00 or 9:00. we'll be dry by later this evening. cloudy, but dry. rain drops quickly now starting to dry up. still puddles left on the roads this morning. upper 50s in the western suburbs to low 60s downtown.brella for t thing this morning. drive time forecast, wet roads around early this morning, but all dry later this afternoon. seven-day forecast in ten minutes. >> chuck, thank you. >>> president obama spending time with pope francis when he arrives in d.c. why the white house is calling the pope's visit an opportunity. >>> not exactly what he ordered. how a pizza chain is rew

i spent date at cunningham piano company in germantown to learn more. >> ♪ >> reporter: for catholicmunity it is a familiar sound. >> anybody who has been to a wedding, funeral oregon to church services knows it can inspired you, enhance worship, make you feel a certain way. >> reporter: which why is rich of the cunningham piano company wanted pipe organ to provide musical a accompany. for the pope's visit. >> only problem. >> you cannot just pull pipes out of the church and deliver them over here. >> reporter: so owner of the 124 year-old germantown based piano company offered the archdiocese the the next best thing a rodgers organ well men for digitally emulating the century's old instrument. >> the actual wind blown pipes in a fantastic pipe organ are digitally recorded with eight microphones. take that sound, and we store tonight memory. so it can be called upon at anytime. that way we are hearing wind blown pipes. >> reporter: at 6 feet wide and 1200-pound the organ will be broken down in three different parts and then carefully transported to the parkway. he told me he is not t

it was found on amber riley fivee in germantown, about miles away from a fatal hit-and-run crash in clarksburg. there is heavy damage to the roof. >> it's tragic. roz: this neighbor says that the residents are shaken. the police are offering few details, citing the pending investigation, but neighbor said the victim was walking his dog friday afternoon. heard a loud argument between the victim and the driver of a car near the intersection. >> the driver, they had an altercation. it happened after that. roz: the police say the victim was found dead in the roadway. the driver took off, but a tip led the police to the driver and the car. >> a short time later, montgomery county received a call from a resident who stayed at the driver and the striking vehicle were at that location. at: family members arrived the scene, distraught. investigators from homicide and the major crash team are working the case. so far, the police have not said much about the victim and driver except this chilling detail. >> detectives are investigating the possibility the driver and victim may have known one another. in

they say he kidnapped his victim off the street in germantown. and held her in his car trunk for some of the time before she was rescued three days later in maryland. >>> and prison officers facing federal charges tonight. the guards are accused of smuggling in contraband guns and sometimes cell phones, in exchange for cash. and they're being suspended as of today. >>> new at 11:00, the delaware spca is trying to save a puppy who was in a duffle bag. she's being treated for heat stroke and parvo virus. they're asking for donations to pay for her emergency care. >>> engineers spent the night inspecting a hanger. four employees were injured. two of the workers seriously hurt and two others suffered minor injuries. >>> and federal investigators blame the pilots including billionaire fulanth rupist philip katz. they say they failed to do a preflight safety checklist and didn't notice that the elevators were locked. it crashd and caught fire. they believe the flight crew routinely ignored pre-flight checklists. >> this accident was preventible and it

leesburg heavy rain out route 7 and 50 and montgomery county around poolesville, potomac, germantownnestown, a slow ride up 270 this hour with some heavy downpours. we're looking at a flash flood watch to the west of us. parts of these counties that are filled in with blue, that's actually a warning. that means flooding is occurring right now, not to say we couldn't see flooding east of this, but right now the flash flood watch continues right along i-81 where 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible. we'll come back, talk about the potential for more yellow weather alerts later in the week. >>> lawmakers pressing for a government shutdown over federal funding of planned apparenthood are now focusing

this includes arlington, bethesda, up around gaithersburg, in germantown. some of that heavy rain pushing through the leesburg area as well. toward frederick. getting in on some of the lighter shower activity along 270. headed down into the district this morning. definitely dealing with soggy conditions. your commuter forecast, it's a wipers on kind of morning for many of us with temperatures in the generally mid 70s. so you want to keep that umbrella handy throughout the day today. we're using the hash tag, #umbrella day. temperatures this morning in the mid 70s. low 80s this afternoon. chuck will let you know what you can expect in the afternoon. for now we send it over to melissa with the latest on a new accident. what are you hearing? >> good morning, yeah, brand-new accident in lanham. police on the scene here are trying to get that out of the way this morning. as far as road work, westbound university boulevard at new hampshire avenue, left lane is blocked. not slowing things too much. maryland 95 at scaggsville road, no problems. northbound or south.

nicole brewer spent the the day at the cunningham piano company in germantown to learn more. >> ♪ >>er: for the catholic community it is a familiar sound. >> anybody who has been to a wedding, a funeral or done church services with a organ knows that it can inspire you, enhance worship and make you feel a certain way. >> reporter: which is why rick, wanted the pipe organ to provide musical accompany. for the pope's visit. >> you cannot pull pipes out of the church and deliver them over here. >> reporter: so the owner of the 124 year-old germantown based piano company offered the archdiocese the next best thing, a rodgers organ well known for digitally emulating the century's old instrument. >> the the actual win blown pipe, fantastic pipe organ are digitally recorded with eight microphones. take that sound, and we stored tonight memory. so that it can be called upon at anytime. that way we are actually hearing win blown pipes. >> reporter: at 6 feet wide and 1200-pound, the the organ will be broken down in three different parts and carefully, transported to the parkway. yes, he told

cunningham pianos in germantown, providing high tech special organ for the event. type the the pontiff prefers, because it sounds like the real thing t has been around since 189 # one, 124 years, the pope wanted his organ. coming up next at 5:00 live on the cam puts of the university of delaware where hate crime investigation is underway after nooses were found hanging. ♪ ♪ with the new chase freedom mobile app, you can simply redeem, pay, and go. the new chase freedom mobile app. the card is for the essentials. the cash back is for the fun. chase. so you can. >> newses found hanging outside campus building at the university of delaware, now hate crime investigation is underway. plus the word meeting of families is underway, and we're now just three days from the pope's visit to philly. we're going to slow you how police are pulling out all of the stops to keep the pontiff safe. how some native american groups are furious over who has been select today become a saint. how they plan to make their voices heard in washington, d.c. today. good day everyone, it is wedne

. >> jonathan vigliotti is in a small germantown that has opened its arms to those in need. >> reporter: 20 days ago slaza assad escaped from the grip of isis. today she is settling into her new life in germany. >> it's so beautiful. we can rest our heaviness when we reach germany. >> reporter: the treacherous journey was an unexpected honeymoon for assad who married her husband mustafa 10 days before fleeing. the couple are among 246 refugees now staying staying in this city in a tent that just last week was home to a beer festival. city manager thomas link says cities across germany scrambled successfully to accommodate 20,000 refugees who arrived over the weekend. locals played a big role. >> they brought clothes and shoes, chocolate for the kids, little bears. >> reporter: this shelter is one of dozens throughout the region. they act as halfway homes of sorts. refugees are brought here to register with the government. they will sleep here a few nights before taken to more permanent homes. we watched as refugees were given their new city assignments, a life changing fate picked by go