alison: we will bring you jennifer donelan's paarson. alison: we will bring you jennifer d alison: president obama was calling for resolution to several conflicts in the middle east. and in europe. he met with russian president vladimir putin. the two are at odds over syria and ukraine. syria, russian supports president assad. something the u.s. wants to see out and something the president pressed today. president obama: compromise will be required. but it also requires a managed transition away from assad to a new leader. alison: when vladimir putin took the podium he said it would be a mistake not to cooperate with the sir cran -- syrian government. they were scheduled to meet face to face at some point today. jonathan: that is joyce mitchell the woman who admitted helping those two escaped convicts get out of prison. she will spent two years herself, up to seven years if she serves the full term. the escape started a manhunt that lasted three weeks. one kill and the other capture and revealed how they got out. mitchell will have to pay

jennifer donelan is fighting back against crime. case streetis is northeast at night. it is a sidewalk sale for sex. >> friday is very busy. saturday is ridiculous. jennifer: those who have to live amongst it all want it gone. >> i should not have to live this way. jennifer: this homeowner and her boyfriend are frustrated. they are worried about the prostitutes and customers -- >> it's amazing the number of cars, and they are super nice cars. jennifer: leaving the neighborhood open to other crimes. >> armed robbery around the corner, we had 10 cars go through. we watched as a transgendered woman got in and out of cars, and saw men who were always close by. you are not out here to take them? >> uh-uh. because i keep seeing you going up and down, the same spot where they are. because you are walking in lingerie down the middle of the street. people feel like they do the taxes and should not have to deal with it. >> i understand that. we do not have job opportunities. >> every morning, i come out before my children come out. he often finds used condoms and human feces on h

i'm jennifer donelan. jonathan: thank you. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- what is in a name? why is the push is on to change the face of a local airport. >> a howard county police officer suing the department where she still works claiming discrimination. i'm joce sterman. coming up, why court records show she is not the first record to make the claim. >> abc7 countdown to kickoff. jonathan: a california cell phone company started the petition to change the name of ronald reagan national airport back to washington national airport. this comes after the republicans express disappointment when president obama changed the name of the tallest mountain in u.s. from mount mckinley back to denali. what do you think of the proposal? tell us on the facebook page. you can leave your comments and some could end up on the air. kimberly: a woman suing the police department. not over an arrest. the agency discriminated against her because she is a woman, she says. joce sterman joinings us live. this is not the first claim of discrimination against the depennsylvania? -- the department? joc

i'm jennifer donelan. alison: still ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- pope francis is known for being outspoken on a number of issues and he is expected to do the same on a trip to the u.s.. but find out why leon: here in the u.s. pope francis is more popular than the president and congress. according to a new survey, 67% of americans hold a favorable view of the pope but there are some groups out there who believe that the pope is damaging one of america's great pillars. separation of church and state. jeff barn explains. jeff: pope francis a year and a half in his papacy is one of the most outspoken pope in history. not one to quiver from lightning rod political issues he is using the poll put to take on climate change, casting blame on human activity. tweeting earlier this summer there is a great challenge to stop ruining the garden which god has entrusted to us so that all may enjoy it. he has been vocal about immigration, saying people and institutions who close their doors to asylum seekers should ask

to shooting two teens just weeks before that one. "7 on your side" fighting back investigator jennifer donelan in the abc7 satellite center to explain why he was out in the first place. jennifer: a complaint i hear from the d.c. police sources. they lock someone up for a crime only to find out they are later back out on the street. a guy that admits to shooting two teenagers. he pleaded guilty but only spends five months in jail. the prosecutors supported this. let's take a look at what happened. according to the court documents in february, brown shot and wounded two teenagers. ages 13 and 15 near a southeast basketball court. he turned himself in and confessed throwing the gun in the river. but his attorney argued under the youth act. claiming he had been attacked and even stabbed in the neighborhood and the shooting was the first adult felony. he was going to school and made a poor choice. prosecutors agreed and issued a memorandum to the court writing, "the government gives credit to the defendant for accepting his responsibility early." and wrote, "he's expressed remorse and regret." alth

jennifer donelan is the story of a maryland man who was st bebetween the eyes in a swatting nightmare. >> i still have this pain in my face.. fivififer: this s was the man months ago, shot right between the eyes with a rubber bullet frfrom a police e officer's g g. >> it's a miracle he's not blin the first timeis he is sharing the story about a cold february afternoon and 911 call that turned out to be a case of swatting. it'ss when swat teams are sent o innocent people's homes as part of e elaborate pranks. >> 911, where is your emergency? jennifer: thehe call came from a phone with a lalas vegas ar code from a manan with a british acct saying he had three hostages and weapons. he wanted $50.0,000. if he did not get it, he wouldd start executing hostages within 15 minutes. the man was leep and completely unare of the prank call made by a stranger, which was handled like the real thing by howard county police, despite alleged protest from his father. [indiscernible] >> they said, it's a serious deal. man's adult cousin said she tried to tell police as well. >> there's nothing g going

i'm jennifer donelan. tonight we have news of an arrest. this is what the wall of justice is all about. tonight, paige who was wanted for firing in a group of people in arlington is behind bars. the same detectives still need your help. they are adding rodriguez to the wall after they say he tried to sexually assault a child. they are also looking for ally megder in an assault case. police in prince williams county lookerring for conward. they need help finding juan garcia. farther south in stafford county, they are looking for marlene paige williams who is on the run. set the wall of justice in motion. tonight the spotlight is on juan garcia. the detectives spent two years looking for juan garcia and they are hoping that you can help. police say the 30-year-old sent a woman he knew text messages saying he was going to kill her and tried to set her bedroom on fire. >> he is 5'5", 180 pounds, black hair and black eyes and wanted for burning occupied dwelling and domestic assault. police want to get him off the wall of justice and put him beh

jennifer donelan reports of the paper try to re-create their own brush with history. we will have a little bit more on their story from jen in just a minute. we went to hold on to this image and new yorkers were feeling the family people in d.c. were waiting a few -- 48 hours ago. leon: we got a chance to see the pope at his very best. he was making contact. we will see if he does the same thing and new york -- in new york. alison: we will be back with leon: pope francis has arrived in new york. his plane now tacky to the gangway where he will -- taxiing to the gangway. we will see if he does anything with the crowd that was there to see him. there was an incredible moment. pope francis motioning his security detail to bring him a young child said she could speak to him and give him a kiss on the head. tonight we get to me that young child. richard just met that young girl in -- telephone about -- tell us all about it. reporter: this whole neighborhood like the talking about it. kelly power said she just wanted to see the pope. she took colby with her. they got past b

coming up for us at 11:00, fighting back against crime investigator jennifer donelan traveled to a northeasthe sees the problem firsthand and sits down with the people who live there who want the city to get rid of the nightly parade of prostitutes on k-street. she confronts the men and women walking the street for money in the early morning hours. jennifer: you are on a public street. they have rights, too. >> i understand that. jennifer: it will be hard to hear you don't want your face on camera when they don't want you in front of their houses. jonathan: you will hear the response and more as "7 on your side" fights back against crime. it's all tonight at 11:00. alison: meanwhile, one of america crime-fighting couples is back. "castle" starts back tonight. there is a lot of drama unfolding this year. brandi hitt sat down with castle himself, nathan fillion. brandi: big changes coming to season eight of "castle." >> what is going on? brandi: with lead actor nathan fillion philing us in on what -- filling us in on what is store for castle and his wife, kate beckett. >> we are look at the ne