. >> the breaking news -- a shooting in northeast d.c. before midnight. three people were hit not far from along don park. one of the victims is listed in critical condition and we'll continue to follow the story. first alert weather time. it's a big holiday weekend and when are we going to start to notice things changing? you can feel the humidity moving just a little bit. >> we'll see a big improvement this afternoon so very nice weather. it was oppressive yesterday. we had temperatures well in the 90s, not just 91 or 92 but we had a legitimate heat wave and now the weekend is bringing cooler, drier weather. it still looks a little bit hazy right now. you can see that we're -- [ no captioner audio ] [ no captioner audio ] >>> on humanitarian grounds. despite temperatures in the mid- 90s, many of the migrants were not turning back. >> there is no other way. we stay in budapest for eight days. >> the migrants have been stranded for days in camps in hungary that some described as a prison. many countries are considering accepting more of the migrants. >>>

in northeast d.c. garrett haake, wusa9. >> the investigation into the death of that 5-month-old baby is still going on. we'll bring you the findings as soon as they're released. >>> continuing coverage tonight, a crisis for one of the wealthiest best performing and largest school districts in the country. fairfax county public schools has to cut up to $100 million from their upcoming budget. mola lenghi is live at south lakes high school. clearly no simple solutions here. >> reporter: that's right, jan. these budget cuts are so significant that the superintendent of schools says that they owe the community a say in what important programs have to get cut. nearly half a billion dollars has been cut from the fairfax county public school budget since 2008 and they're not done cutting. >> it's impossible to cut year after year after year and not have some appreciable impact. >> reporter: once again fcps' upcoming budget has to slash roughly $80 million, but where? >> they say eliminate band or elementary b

. >>> let's get back to the breaking news we are following out of northeast d.c. three men shot on 25th street northeast after 11:30 last night. derrick ward is live at the scene with more on the victim's condition. derrick? >> reporter: good morning. this remains a crime scene here in the 3,000 block of 25th street northeast. police have been focusing on both sides of the street. the entire street is blocked midway down the block. they have been going in the house and canvassing. we were told this started at 11:37. that is when police were called to the scene and found three people shot, two in the upper body and one in the torso. one victim is in critical condition. folks who live on the block say they heard chaos. sounded like something akin to the fourth of july, it sounded like fire crackers. we understand vehicles are parking on the street that have become part of the evidence because they may have bullet holes in them. that gives a sense of what was going on. what we don't know is much more ton condition of the victims or information about lookout. this rema

in northeast d.c., chris papst, abc7 news. maureen: more transportation news tonight. d.c. department of transportation will repair more neglected alleys in the city. alley palooza has a goal to get the side streets cleaned up. by november 6. you can track the progress in realtime by going to story at wjla.com. fairfax firefighters give children a boost as they go back to school. today the firefighters hosted a community event. that includes free haircut and the backpack give-aways. there were also clowns, face painting. music and dancing for the kids and the parents both. fairfax county schools open on tuesday. kids will go back to school very happy. mom and dad would be happy they got haircuts. hot still today. what about tomorrow? doug: it's much better through the weekend. it's hot and humid but it will move out overnight and the weekend looks good. let's get started. look from the camera down to the capitol building. hazy. muggy. in the 90's today for many spots but cooling off slowly. but it is muggy. 86 as we speak at the reagan national airport. feels like 92. the m

this station in northeast d.c. is across the street from catholic university, only a half-mile from the door of the basilica. you know it will be tough getting around because more than 25,000 people will be attending that mass, thousands more lining michigan avenue, and this station is the smallest on the red line, only accommodating about 5000 riders. metro says it will be running rush-hour service throughout the visit, which means more trains. metros should use the trip planner, and make sure to use your smartrip card before you arrive. this station here may be designated as an exit only before the mass. some say that you may need to have the patience of a saint to see the pope. of that track maintenance and everything else included, if it is not worth your time, do not get frustrated. if there is an alternate bus route, take the bus. few hours early to make sure that i can hit the trains on the way forward. to add to the congestion, the orioles will be in town taking on the nats during the visit. metro says they

that's also in northeast d.c. and then he will travel back to the vatican embassy. at the seminary pope francis will meet with seminarians for a brief photo op and then his closed motorcade will then take him back to the vatican embassy after quite a long day. reporting live outside the east portico, i'm molette green, back to you. >> molette just mentioned pope francis will cannon blessed father junipero serra. an 18th century missionary. this is the first time someone has been cannonized on u.s. soil. he traveled to mexico and then traveled to san diego. it was there that serra set up a series of catholic missions. before his death he founded 9 of what would eventually be 21 missions throughout california. they would become city centers in many cases. 90,000 americans were converted to catholicism. serra's canonization isn't coming without controversy though. many believe serra was in a way responsible for the death of more than 100,000 native californians by virtue of his ties to the mission system. you can see updates of road closures and all of that on the nbc

they are building a new health center in northeast d.c. next to the popular two rivers public charter school. some in the neighborhood are concerned that the new clinic could attract protesters and sometimes graphic images. >> i think it was wrong because the kids, they are so smart. they can read. they want to ask questions about it. maureen: planned parenthood contend it's the best option. the clinic opens next spring. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the smithsonian boldly goes on a search for trekkies. what they need from the fans in the thoracic t series. maureen: plus, the new protest involving ra matt the that has the workers setting up their own encampment. leon: up next, where someone has been finding razor booby traps on a popular walking trail. murder chief meteorologist doug hill is back with the timing of the rain and the relief from the heat. leon: the search is on for a person leaving razor devices on popular trail. booby traps showed up north of frederick, maryland. the bike riders have been complaining about the d

live in northeast d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: this year, there has been a 41% spike in d.c. homicides, prompting a public hearing tonight. the d.c. mayor has a plan that includes $23 million of public safety projects, but the parents that may beon say missing the mark. their daughter was the 27-year-old journalist gunned down at a bus stop in may. >> this is not a public health issue, as i know most people would like it. it's a sexy term, but crime is not an unemployment issue. crime is an issue of human beings. death remains's unsolved, but the police say they are making progress closing cases. metro transit police have arrested bijon brown, a person of interest on a metro bus shooting. woman lost hery life to west nile virus in maryland, prompting new warnings. richard reeve has the alarming uptick in the virus in the region. richard? rate forleon, heart the family. -- heartbreak for the family. the doctor said their mother had died from west nile virus, yet to be confirmed by the state health department, but still a hor

this most recent case happened on monday and news4's megan fitzgerald is live now in northeast d.c. with developing details for us. hi, megan. >> reporter: once again, we are seeing that ambulance response time here in the district is posing a problem, but something something that the city administrator, along with the fire union has also had. this time it came on monday, 911 call coming from this apartment complex here for a 1-month-old child experiencing cardiac arrest and again, it was a fire truck and ambulance that rushed that child to the hospital. now, take a look what the we know. we know that the call came in at around 5:25, four minutes after the a fire truck arrived on scene. three to four minutes after that, another fire truck, along with ems supervisor arrived. that's when d.c. fire officials say the decision was made to transport that baby on a fire truck to the hospital. the ambulance didn't arrive until 13 minutes after the 911 call came in and again, it was a fire truck instead of an ambulance taking that child to the hospital, but there's no indication that that de

live look at the canonization mass underway at the basilica in northeast d.c.mass is airing without interruption right now on our sister station newschannel8. they will be some of the lasting images of pope francis' first trip to washington. the pontiff kissing young children on the forehead after they were offered up by their parents. as john gonzalez shows us the 15-minute drive around the ellipse will be a cherished memory for people of all ages. john: thousands lined constitution avenue for what was a historic day in the capital as the holy father, the leader of the oldest christian church in the world came through here and we remarked how earlier we saw you, the group posted on the light post. you were embracing that post and you weren't letting go until the holy father came through. how exciting. >> it was super exciting. the reason why we were holding on to that is the holy father is the vicker of christ. we wanted to welcome him and chant for him as long as it took for him to arrive. john: we understand he looked at you and gave you a thumbs up. >> his

kellye: cloudy skies did not slow down the celebration at this year's turkish festival in northeast d.c. vendors offered everything from baklava to other dishes. today marks rock creek park's birthday. the national park service sent these pictures, including the newest jane near -- newest junior rangers. promising a major announcement about its mars program tomorrow, but tonight all eyes are on our own moon. jay korff is live in college park to explain what makes tonight so special. jay? kellye, we are a top the university of maryland parking garage on campus for a super moon total lunar eclipse watch party. we were hoping to get a fantastic double feature, but unfortunately as we look up, there is a lot of cloud cover. we are in luck, we have a live stream from nasa, coming from marshall space flight center in huntsville, alabama. this is the live stream. you get a sense of why people are so excited. essentially, the earth is right now in between the moon and the sun, when the moon is at its closest to earth. the shadow that is being cast upon the moon actually has a and thebrown hue t

d.c. police are looking for two man behind another shooting in northeast.icers found a man shot less than a mile from yesterday's incident. he was conscious and breathing at the scene. some world war ii and korean war veterans got a special visit. students were on hand to greet three honor flights that arrived today. honor flights bring veterans to the district free of charge so they can see the memorials that are dedicated to them. coming up on abc seven news, danger in the water -- what we are learning about a kayaker attacked by a shark in california. and the e-mail server scandal, what hillary clinton is admitting announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kellye: a disturbing find. police located human remains yesterday afternoon. at this time, the cause of death has not been determined. pending the results of an autopsy, the victim's name has not been released. in frederick, a driver is behind bars charged with drunk driving and causing a deadly crash. hallyburton failed to stop at lily pons road and buckeystown pike. he crashed in

this new video from the corner of florida avenue and northeast d.c. where u.s. park police say they arrested the driver after he tried to run away from them. >> police began the chase about a mile away near the gallaudet university campus. they say the driver hit at least one other car before he crashed. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> now, to that deadly crash involving a tour bus on prince george's county live. >> we know the driver of the pickup truck is dead and passengers hurt. we spoke to some and the driver who died we know more about it. >> reporter: moments ago, michael pa lomo was removed fro here. and police are trying to find out exactly what caused the crash. >> i'm scared because i was there. >> reporter: alexandra is shook up after her tour bus crashed into this pickup truck on route 198 in laurel. tonight, police released the name of the pickup truck driver, 45-year-old michael palomo, he's from silver spring. >> i was surprised that happened. >> reporter: she and 58 tourists were heading to niagara falls from d.c. when the bus crashed

shots on a residential street in northeast, d.c.ice telling us, at this hour, that the shooting happened on 25th street after 11:30 last night. when police got to the scene, we can show you what it looks like. three men shot, one critically hurt. there is no suspect information as of now. we welcome you to the news. i'm david culver. i'm angie goff. welcome to the show. getting ready for a holiday weekend, we'll have a cloudy start. >>ha

this happened this morning in the 100 block of 36th street in northeast d.c. and at reyes was there. -- jeannette reyes was there. jeannette reyes: this happened just a few yards away from where we are standing. this was at 9:15 a.m. received two calls. when officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound in the shoulder. he was taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. we are told at this hour, they are talking to people to see what other information they can get it if you have details on what happened, you are encouraged to contact police. we want to take a live look outside. it's cloudy, a last day of summer. doug hill is here with the look at the forecast. doug: we are looking at the capitol building. you can see a bright spot here --. that is an excellent story. outside our studios, look for signs of his guy to develop throughout the afternoon. it is 69 now at reagan national. it's 64 in frederick and winchester. it's 67 degrees in fredericksburg. most of the area will climb into the 70's with some sunshine. i'm not going to oversell it. su

the latest case happened at 4:30 this morning in northeast. d.c. police tell us a man was shot near the sam company in -- near the amoco in the 5200 block. there were two other shootings last night. one in southeast where five people were shot around the intersection of melon street and martin luther king, jr. avenue. all five are expected to survive. investigators still trying to figure out exactly what happened, though, at that scene. >>> also around 10:00, two men were shot along forrester street in southwest. one man did die at that scene. the other victim now in critical condition. andrea? >> thanks, nick. >>> there have been 109 murders so far this year in the district. that's more than 40% higher than this time last year. sentencing today for what prosecutors call a shocking attack on two innocent people on a metro train. he's william nelson of morningside. nelson had pleaded guilty to assault charges. investigators say he had been asleep on a green line train and later attacked two teenage passengers who woke him up. nelson could get three

. >> reporter: this district is one that serves most of northeast d.c. they're all areas that chief lanier says have become ground zero for synthetic drugs. even after today not everyone is convinced that the police are doing enough. >> i could go there right now -- (please stand by, audio difficulties) >> you're lock up the children but you are not locking up the big-times. >> reporter: she and others piled into a meeting room to make sure chief cathy lanier heard all about it. lanier says she understands those frustrations. she lives in this neighborhood, too. >> when i come through here every single day, i stop and get out of my car and call an ambulance. it is extremely frustrating. the frustration i heard was we're not doing enough, and i agree. >> reporter: but she's convinced today's seizure caught a massive supply. >> that shipment that we got today, that was destined for the gas stations and the variety stores all through this community. >> reporter: just to reiterate how big that shipment was, police say they had over 500 pacts in that ship 34á

this morning, providence hospital in northeast d.c. officially dedicated the pope francis emergency department. and all week, we have been stressing your commute is going to be longer and more congested than ever while the pope is here. major bridges are going to be closed to incoming traffic and delays up to an hour are expected on metro. we asked d.c. residents how they feel about the pope traffic for some residents, it doesn't seem to be a concern. >> some of this city that is -- that has a fair amount of disruption all the time we're used to the presidential motorcades. used to diplomats showing up. >> i'm not going to change anything. >> everyone knows the pope is coming and i can blame it on that. >> there you go. they are recommending work from home if you can. if you have to venture out in pope traffic as we like to call it. we have a special section on the wusa9 app that will help you navigate. you can find a complete schedule and a list of items you cannot take with you if you plan to attend any of these historic events next

and a beautiful day as you head up towards northeast d.c. for that mass. looking good there the phillies looking good too. i know handley is going to be up there for that. >> new york. >> new york. sorry. 81 on thursday. 78 on friday with a chance of shower activity. and those showers could last through the weekend. again, maybe some shower activity and much needed rainfall. unfortunately, it could fall during the weekend. but that's something we will continue to watch up there. >> i thought you were going to -- no. >> no. >> we're everywhere. >> thank you, doug. >>> rg3, kirk cousins reportedly not getting along? well, jason pugh talked to some >>> is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >>> three days before the giants, they don't need a distraction. >> people are talking about this. so we have to talk it, i guess. today there was a story from bleacher report claiming that robert griffin iii and kirk cousins don't get along. that report went on to say that the two players can't even stand to be in the sa

. >>> two tour buses that were thought to be stolen from a private lot in northeast d.c. over the weekend have been found. turns out, they were not stolen after all. they were moved by the company that owns them, capital tours. the buses are now in manassas. a company spokesperson says the buses were taken out of d.c. because of a legal issue involving the tags and the company is now sorting out the issue. >>> in montgomery county today a man named enoch nelson admitted to problemming a home while armed stealing -- to robbing a home while armed stealing electronics and athletic shoes. he was on probation over an earlier armed robbery and got another 5 years. >>> out of control, wildfires rage on and more and more people are literally running for their lives. what's being done for those who have nothing left with the sun comes up. >> also coming up some big announcements made today about traffic plans for the pope's upcoming visit to d.c., the three roads you absolutely want to avoid next week. >> and how in the world could this happen again, yet another attack on >>> talk

shots on a residential street in northeast, d.c. police telling us, at this hour, that the shooting happened on 25th street after 11:30 last night. when police got to the scene, we can show you what it looks like. three men shot, one critically hurt. there is no suspect information as of now. we welcome you to the news. i'm david culver. i'm angie goff. welcome to the show. getting ready for a holiday weekend, we'll have a cloudy start. >> we have had humidity lingering. do you think we will get rid of that, tom? >> later today, the humidity will begin to drop. good morning here on the storm team 4 weather center. the radar scanning the skies. we don't have showers around. there are clouds. we had a few a couple hours ago around hagerstown. they have moved to south, central pennsylvania. a couple other showers in there heading off to the mouth of the chesapeake bay. the storm team 4 radar, we are all dry. a great start to the labor day weekend. with the clouds around, we'll have temperatures hovering in the low 70s. reagan national

on june 17, the 73-year-old was crossing clay place in northeast d.c. at the same time, a street sweeper had begun to backup. according to the lawsuit filed yesterday in d.c. superior court, gary was hit by the back of the truck, knocked down and then pulled underneath by the brush. they moved forward and it activated the brush and pulled him under. he died at the hospital. >> you look back at what could i have done more? hung out with him more. that is the hard part. chris: we will tell you what part of the truck was not working. the meat behind the lawsuit. and we'll tell you about the possibility of criminal charges filed. in the newsroom, chris papst, abc7 news. leon: thanks, chris. police in new england say they believe they solved a murder mystery. until now should be known as "baby doe." a girl found dead in a trash bag on a massachusetts beach. she has been identified as bella bond. her mother is now under arrest. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00", the big break in the case that allowed police to move forward in the investigation. alison: former m

funny you mention northeast d.c. his appeal cuts across demographics.cs lower and upper income folks inspired by the pope because he is a pope for the people. >> for people who don't know the geography of washington the northeast section is maybe a section of washington that hasn't gotten a lot of attention historically. >> that's right. there was a gospel choir this morning during the pope's speech that represented an african-american catholic congregation. i met catholics from southeast washington inspired by the pope. this is going to have a ripple effect not just on the catholic church but broader faith community. he will bring people back into the folds of faith. >> as we watch the motorcade begin here and we keep an eye on that there was attention paid to who was going to be on the guest list this morning at the white house ceremony, question about whether the vatican would be all right with everyone attending. did that become an issue or not? >> i don't think so. i was sitting right there next to conservative pastors and progressive pastors, and

. >> and we'll show you how the basilica in northeast d.c. is being transformed for pope francis' first mass in th >>> now at 6:30, a man arrested for shooting at a metro bus and hitting someone inside. yet suspect was back on the streets just months after being charged in another crime. >>> yet another scathing report about metro. we'll tell you what the transit agency is being told to change after that deadly smoke incident. >>> think traffic on i-66 is bad right now? wait until you see what's coming next. >> this is no one's idea of a perfect project. >> and in preparation for the pope. a look at how things are coming along at catholic university. >>> and he's got one of the biggest smiles you'll ever see. how a high school is rallying around one of their own in need. >> tonight, we are learning more about the major plans to address that awful traffic on i-66 in northern virginia. the traffic involves big changes both inside and outside the beltway and as transportation reporter adam tuss reports it could be disruptive to traffic and homeo

that is the latest live from northeast d.c. into the brookline station. back to you. >> thank you, molette. he was told earlier this week a classified secret service meeting brought up concerns in connection with the pope's u.s. visit. >> the -- i'm catholic by the way. he likes to get out with people. that comes a large security risk. we're monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he comes into the united states. >> the secret service is the lead agency handling the events in washington, new york, and philadelphia. >>> in the day ahead, the trial begins for a man accuse of killing a d.c. police detective who was also his stepfather. prosecutors say antoine james shot joseph newell more than a dozen times in 2013. the two were arguing over yardwork at their home in upper marlboro. that's according to prosecutors. a surveillance camera at the neighbor's house caught the entire thing. detective newell was a 24-year veteran of the police force. >>> a father of two is now dead. detectives are looking for who killed him. someone targetted the young

we're like this morning in northeast d.c., molette green news4. >>> we continue to track pope francis's trip to the u.s. we want to take you live to san t santiago cuba, meeting with families in our lady of assumption. performing a blessing of the city outside the cathedral. he's giving a speech before he heads out for his farewell ceremony at the airport. there's a huge crowd gathering now. pope francis celebrating his final mass in cuba, just a few hours ago. an hour and a half or so, he will board a plane to head to the u.s. we are so looking at a 4:00 p.m. arrival where the president and first lady will welcome him. you're in the area and see something cool that's pope related, don't forget to send us your pictures at i see@nbcwashington.com. >> everybody getting ready for his arrival. school over early today because of the pope's visit. they will dismiss students two hours early this afternoon. school officials warn bus pickup and drop-off times may be off because of a heavy traffic around washington. parts of massachusetts avenue and 34th street in northwest washington are closed

in northeast d.c. in the brookland community, i'm molette green reporting live at the east portico at the basilica. back to you. ♪ ♪ >>> today 90 singers from across the washington area will have the opportunity of a lifetime. the arch diocesan papal mass choir has been rehearsing for weeks to sing for pope francis at this afternoon's mass. >> it's really a wonderful spiritual moment for america and for the pope. this is the first time he's going to get -- introduce himself up close and personal to the american people. >> and the singers come from a lot of different parishes. more than 330 singers tried out. the papal choir will sing 25 pieces at this afternoon's celebration. >> and there is a lot of excitement surrounding pope francis's visit and not just amongst catholics. the people's pope is leading a revival in the church and he's found a way to connect deeply with people outside the faith. some who are raised catholic and found it tough to relate are now returning to the church. >>> we do want to

news4's pat collins is live in northeast d.c. with details on this case. pat? >> reporter: pat, the 7-11 serial robbers, they are armed, they mean business, they are active and now, they are wanted by the fbi. in one week, they robbed six 7-11s in our area. here's some surveillance video of a robbery at this 7-11 store on rhode island avenue. on this particular day, they hit three 7-11s in about two hours. now, they have the attention of the fbi. coming up at 5:00, we are going to talk to the feds, i'm going to show you what you might call the director's cut of this surveillance video. pat, back to you. >> all right, pat collins, thanks, pat. >>> you know, there's a reason why labor day is the unofficial end of summer, because it's still summer out there >> not the unofficial end of the heat. >> that's right. >> are we close to the unofficial end, doug? >> we are close. as a matter of fact, we are hours away from the end of the heat. but it's still hot out there right now temperatures tonight back into the low to middle 90s, look outside, hot, hazy, humid atmos

. >> angie goff at the live desk with breaking news out of northeast d.c. this happening within the past hour. we are told that a man was shot around 4:20 this morning. this was in the 5200 block in northeast. we are told that the man was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital. also, it was reported that another man wearing a ski mask and armed with a gun was seen leaving the scene. no word as of right now to what a motive was in this shooting. as the search continues for the gunman. we'll continue to keep you posted. aaron? >>> violence in the district this morning, police tell us one person is dead and another is in grave condition after an overnight shooting in southwest d.c. this happened before 11:00 p.m. on forrester street not far from south capitol. police tell us this morning no one has been arrested and they're not releasing a motive. now to southeast washington where four people will wake up in a hospital. news4 shows you the early moments of the investigation. this is on martin luther king jr. avenue near mellon street last nig

that's on bladensburg road in northeast d.c. in the studio. >>> a massive manhunt continues in northern illinois for three men who allegedly murder add chicago area police officer. >> fox lake police lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz was shot and killed tuesday while pursuing the suspects on foot. lieutenant gliniewicz is the third police officer to die in the line of duty in illinois this year. >>> a vigil is currently being held on the campus of james madison university in memory of alison parker. she's the reporter who was gunned down during a live report last week in roanoke. parker graduated from james madison university in 2012. >>> former maryland governor marvin mandel will lie in repose at the maryland state house beginning later this morning. the viewing in annapolis will be open to the public from 10:00 until 8:00 tonight. mandel died sunday at age 95. he served as maryland's governor from 1969 until 1979. the funeral service for mandel will be tomorrow in pikesville. >>> today sweet briar college is about to recei

surae chinn is live right now in northeast d.c. with one of the latest investigations. surae, what do you have? >> reporter: well, bruce, the armed robbers hit this store and two others on the same morning two weeks ago. no one has been hurt in these cases, but authorities are concerned that could change, that it could escalate into violence the next time. two masked men walk into the 7- eleven at 3101 rhode island avenue northeast. one man with a gun goes behind the register and grabs the cash. the other with a knife stays at the door. the heist happens within a minute. >> we are concerned about this group. nobody has been hurt yet, but certainly it's an armed robbery and the potential is there for someone to get seriously hurt . >> reporter: half a dozen 7- eleven stores have been robbed in a week between august 27th and september 3rd in the early morning hours usually after 2 a.m. and before 9 a.m. they go after the cash register and sometimes money from customers. it appears in this case the patron tries to fend off the robber with a sign. >> we would ask the public

outside this is benning road at east capitol street northeast d.c. or southeast d.c., rather.sues in this part of town. all lanes of traffic are open. we'll send it over to you. >>> as pope francis continued his visit in philadelphia, he had an impromptu confession from mark wahlberg. >> want to know what he confessed? the movie "ted." let's let tommy mcfly explain. he joins us now. good morning. >> remember this guy? ted is the reason that mark wahlberg had to confess. he was doing a speech right before mark went on. a choir kid said he loved this guy, the naughty drunken teddy bear so mark wahlberg had to respond. >> that right there was truly the voice of an angel. [ applause ] >> but then he whispered in my ear that he loved the movie "ted." [ laughter ] >> i told him that was not moment for a boy of his age. polyfather, please for-- holy father, please forgive me. i always hoped the good lord has a sense of humor when it comes and pertains to many of the movies i have made. >> as the pope makes his way out of the united states, descend us a tweet of inspiration hashtaggin

police say banks is behind three separate robberies, all of them happened in northeast d.c. just a short distance from the fort totten station. >>> two men have been indicted in the district's largest synthetic drug bust. they are both originally from ethiopia and they are accused of storing more than 265 pounds of bizarro inside a storage facility in northwest d.c. that is more than $2 million worth of drugs, which police believe were destined for our city streets. both men are being held without bond and they face up to 20 years in prison. >>> a former d.c. teacher charged with child sex abuse learned his sentence today, two and a half years in prison. giovanni pena taught at the oyster adams bilingual school in northwest. he admitted he sexually abused a fourth grader who was his student during the 2013 school year. prosecutors say pena also sent new pictures to the student in addition to the jail time, pena will be on probation for ten years and must be registered as a sex offender. >>> a big blow to president obama's effort to keep the senate from voting to disapprove t

grade student in northwest washington, d.c., and samuel merga, 11th grader archbishop carol until northeast d.c you both. thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> kind of a big day for you. what was it like to be out there. i imagine you had to skip school to be there. must have been something else. look at you. >> yeah. it was so fun. >> can you describe for me what it felt like, samuel, to be there? >> it was emotional and very touching the way the pope, you know, tells the people who he would like to see us be doing and -- >> yeah. and you were in -- there were a lot of people out there, right? was there kind of an energy in the crowd? >> yeah, alive. >> tell me about what it felt like to be there. that's what we can't see in pictures. >> i mean, everybody had -- everybody was cheerful, energetic, and everybody was proud that the pope was in d.c. and you can feel the happiness going around with the clapping and cheering. >> malady you go to a catholic school, fourth grade? >> yes. >> does this pope make you want to go to church even more? >> yes, a lot. >> a lot? what is it about him for a

d.c. police are trying to track down a group of burglars looking for pricey electronics. pat collins reports from northeasteporter: d.c. libraries have all sorts of resources. they have books. thousands and thousands of books. they have computers. lots of computers. cds and dvds. oh, and they have one other thing. they have cameras. security cameras. burglary number one. june 16th. three guys break in through the front door of the woodridge library and try to steal some computers. only to find out the computers are secured by cables. now the library gets trashed but the computers stay in place. august 21st. another burglary caught by security cameras. this time the thieves came prepared. this time the thieves bring along a bolt cutter and they use that bolt cutter to slice through the security cables. eventually they make off with four apples. now, a lot of people need these computers for their work and education. for somebody to steal them from a public library, well, it's like a crime against the community. >> inhumane to steal from a library. a place where people with disabilities, and children, and peo

northeast. leer is washington, d.c. and the area in red and orange. the heaviest rain moving south to north. we noticed the area is drifting east. there is a steady stream of moisture from the south. you see this flow of moisture from the gulf of mexico? that is to our area for the next few days. add to that impact from joaquin. a new stop corral storm. the hrricane center says it could be a hurricane tomorrow. but over the next few days it could drift southwest. or make a sharp right-hand turn and come north. the problem is the tracks are all over the place. we don't have to have it come on shore for impact. look at these computer model tracks. they are all over the place from bermuda to myrtle beach. somewhere in between. i wouldn't give you a nickel for anybody who could tell you for certain how it will happen. nobody knows. it will be an interesting pattern. getting through the next few days there are plenty of chances of thunderstorms tomorrow, thursday, friday and saturday. and saturday night and sunday. a lot to watch in the next seven days. 30% chance storm. cold front coming through

one of the models takes it up further northeast, d.c.thing we will note and check in on a little later. staying warm in thebe mostly clo with a low around 60. toorrow very similiar to today with sun and aroound 80. for the weekend, we are acking low to he southeast that may bring somome rain and cloud withh cooler highs in the >> we are just loving in this morning. we are going to have a lot of beautiful mornings. lara, got to get some "pop". >> we do, indeed and we begin with everyone's favorite train wreck, she's anything but. emmy award winner amy schumer has reportedly just signed on the dotted line for get this, $8 million to $10 million for her book deal. her agent circulated -- what's 2 million, you know. her agent circulated the book's proposal across new york city's auction block with the hopes of locking down the best offer. bidders had to offer a worthy deal before even getting to sit down with her. she is that hot. can't wait to see what she comes up with. she has already done such great work. in great company in the book dep

a few showers to the northeast of atlanta. d.c. had some showers yesterday. today, some sprinkles are left over. of course, the pope will be arriving later this afternoon and things look pretty ideal. we're going to watch the clouds clearing out, temperatures will be in the 70s. really nice forecast and of course from there the pope goes up to new york city and then back down to philadelphia. yesterday was a questionable forecast, but now it looks like the rain's being kept out. friday and saturday look absolutely gorgeous in new york city. central park will be mobbed with mid 70s and the pope arriving. as far as the middle of the country goes, this is the holt stuff. betty, back to your hometown. >> oh, yeah. >> we're talking temperatures still feeling like summer. >> they are not letting go of summer. >> not yet. not yet. >> thank you, bill. so, what would you do if you accidentally got $1300 in cash along with your pizza delivery? that's exactly what happened when mike vegas ordered a pizza from a berkeley, california, dominoes. after getting a text about

d.c. now let's skip chronically to the next event and the northeast quadrant of the washington, d.c. specifically, the campus of catholic university, the catholic yurnt of america. as you can see, most importantly for our purposes, anne thompson covering the pope's trip all along. tell us what we're about to witness there, the signature event of the time while we're on the air. >> reporter: it is. and it's signature event of the day, a house eric first, a first time a saint has ever been canonized on u.s. soil. and it will happen during the mass which begins at 4:15 eastern time here. 25,000 people are expected including 3 supreme court justices and republican presidential candidate jeb bush and his wife. the person who's going to be canonized made a saint is father junipero -- i apologize for pronunciation but father -- excuse me, junipero serra. he is a franciscan priest who worked in california in the late 1700s. he founded missions that became the major cities of california. but his canonization is very controversial because native americans say he abused their ancestors. he is a

across the area in northeast washington, d.c., on the grounds of catholic university, the basilica there is maria shriver, our own special anchor. maria, the overall question to you, what are you thinking about this visit? how does it affect you? >> well, it's very exciting to me as a catholic, as someone who was educated by the nuns and the jesuits. this is the first jesuit pope, pope francis. so it's exciting to me. on a personal level. but i think it's really if you step back, it is exciting for the 70 million catholics, exciting for those who say they're no longer catholics, people of different faiths because this man i think as chris talked about a lot of issues not to just this president but to millions of people throughout the country. he'll talk about as you mentioned with immigration and talking to us all about not judging people of different faiths, of different sexual preferences, of different genders. and i was reading his homily, brian, in cuba and he talked about god urging us all to get out of the house sort to speak, to serve, to be of service. he said god never leaves us

father depicting father junipero serra who pope francis canonized yesterday at the basilica in northeast d.con the senate side, house staff on the house side. everybody waiting with their camera phones out for the world's most famous fiat to pull up and start a very special day here on capitol hill. >> surrounded by suvs. surrounded by tahoes and suburbans. just to orient folks, peter thank you very much for the live report. that is a portion of massachusetts avenue in northeast -- northwest washington and it curves because at the top of the hill to the right is the naval observatory. that, of course, is where the vice president of the united states, joe biden, lives. it is a beautiful neighborhood. and as you can see, the pope has quite a motorcade as he heads to the capitol. >> incredible -- >> i thought the traffic was going to be bad. it's really clear. >> he loves the traffic that he created and the interaction of people beforehand en route to the 10:00 a.m. speech before a joint session -- joint meeting of congress. historically the first one to take place. >> so we're going to continu

later the canonization ceremony in northeast washington, d.c. that will be wednesday of this week. thursday he starts his day mountain morning in our nation's capital and later comes up to new york city. but the morning's visit will be a significant moment in history. no pope has addressed congress before. this will be his joint session of congress that we'll be anticipating. s we move throughout the week we'll show you what's on his schedule. he will be a busy man and likely a tired man by the time this trip is up. martha: we'll be covering it all. you can have a front-row seat for this historic journey. you can keep it all right here for the highlights and thursday morning i will be in washington to cover the pope's historic address to congress. it's the first time we have seen a pope do that. we'll be covering him friday morning over at the u.n. bill: i imagine he will have something to offend just about everybody. push them a little further toward their uncomfortable zone. martha: i though he has everybody thinking in a big way. bill: freedom for two americans held by iranian-b

d.c. to the northeast it's been a long time. >> it has but you don't mind. >> i know you want the californiaer on the east coast. you can't have it that way. >> it would be wonderful. bill stargazers from around the world were treated to a rare event last night when the supermoon combined with a lunar eclipse. the twin occurrence is called the blood moon. this is the moon last night at its closest point to the earth appearing 14% larger than the average full moon. this event by itself isn't that rare but then around 9:00 last night that supermoon began lining up with the sun for a lunar eclipse casting a shadow over the moon and around 11:00 the supermoon reached total eclipse and you can see the reddish hue which is why it's called the blood moon. the last supermoon lunar eclipse was in 1982. i think i saw it. did you see it? >> yes, we were in the backyard with our lawn chairs a good time. >> it was fun. >> mark your calendar -- >> pabst blue ribbon? >> no narragansett. >> over here people mark your calendar for 2033. >>> still ahead that's the next time the supermoon is coming back and th

northeast. there's high pressure over washington, d.c. we're all nice and clear. the high slides slowly to the east. there's the cold front i spoke of causing showers across wisconsin and a few more extending into iowa later thursday. but like i said, by the time that front gets here, it's going to change our temperature profile into the early part of next week. tonight a clear comfortable night. take it outside if you can. beautiful in the city and surrounding areas. 66 in town by tomorrow morning. we'll be back in the 50s in the suburbs. the last two months have been in the 40s. tomorrow, sunny, going to say quite warm. we're talking about 87 in midtown and mid 80s everywhere else. there's your seven day. saturday, 83. beautiful. there's the front for sunday. sun and clouds. close to 80. 67 in the morning. after the front passes, there's monday and tuesday. lots of sun, but seasonal. middle 70s during the day. lower 60s at night. september is proving to be a nice one. >> we like it. keep it here. our super kids week continues right after the break with an amazin

. >> we're live in northeast and north west d.c.a preview of how the pope's historic trip will impact you for the rest of the week. thanks for waking up with us this tuesday morning. i'm nick giovanni. >>> i'm andrea roane. it will have an impact especially if you're trying to get around so larry miller have your timesaver traffic. we begin first with meteorologist allyson rae for today's forecast. you know you can't bring umbrellas to any of the events with the pope so will they need them? >> absolutely not. that's the good news. we are looking at much better weather just in time, literally by the hour for the pope's visit. we needed that rain yesterday. that was good. now we're drying out. the roads are going to be a lot drier than they once were earlier this morning even. clouds are going to hang tough, though, through much of the afternoon. 57 right now for rockville. it is cool out there but we are going to end the day a little bit warmer and a little bit on the sunnier side. clouds will be there until after lunch time. 62 degr

hot and dry across the northeast up to boston and williamsport and d.c. clear skies, high pressure dominating, keeping it hot and dry. but not for long. it will stay hot, though, through the day tomorrow. but we will see some showers starting to pop up on wednesday morning. and a better chance coming up wednesday afternoon. they'll be scattered so not everyone will get rain. but at least it's something. better than nothing. of what we have seen over the past, of course, several weeks around here. we need more rain. 93 is the high for tuesday. we have a popup shower or storm here and there on wednesday. up to 90. so that would make the heatwave actually tomorrow and wednesday just an extra day. it's more muggy and warm on thursday. there will be showers and storms coming in thursday into friday. there's a front coming our way and this will be good. hopefully we'll get some rain, appreciable rain in some spots. so won't be widespread. then coming up this weekend, looks relatively dry and much cooler with temperatures in the upper 70s to the low 80s so a bre

clear skies at central park, looking pretty good across the northeast region in general, 60 degrees in boston, 63 in syracuse, 74 in philly, 78 in d.c. mainly clear skies, pretty much the call for the most part in the northeast, a few more clouds in the mid-atlantic region, no threat looking nice and dry but it will be hot and humid with patchy fog, hot and you did in the middle of the day, temperatures 85, 90 is your high, 89 for the ride home, tomorrow 92, that is the worst of it, right back down to 82 for i, friday and saturday this week and looking pretty good for the holiday. juliet: let's bring in duke for look at sports. duke: crunch time in baseball. ben: mets are getting hot at the right time. duke: let's pick things up top of the fifth, yanks trailing, two men on with steven through, picking deep, that is the play, two runs getting to the wall and the yanks lead 2-1 and in the top of the eighth brett garner one of the most underrated players in baseball today makes, deep, that will get around the bull and right solo home run yanks up 3-1 and that is your final score. days won last night game and half. second round of the u

live in northeast washington, jackie bensen, news4. back to you, doreen. >> thanks, jackie. d.c. fire and ems has been under scrutiny since two high profile incidents in january of last year. a 77-year-old man collapsed across the street from the firehouse. no one inside helped him, and he later died. the firefighters on duty were disciplined, but the lieutenant in charge was allowed to retire with her full pension. and earlier this year, a 1-year-old boy died from choking on a grape. an investigation later found the closest ambulance was not sent. a fire lieutenant was charged with neglect of duty in that case. >>> new tonight, prince george's is looking for ways to cut costs in its fire department, and that includes reassigning a dozen firefighters. four of them will come from the riverdale heights station, making that station entirely volunteer staffed. the bowie, old town and accokeek stations will also have firefighters reassigned. prince george's fire and ems tells us it will continue to respond to all emergency and non-emergency calls and do its best to minimize the impact

one of the model takes it farther northeast bringing d.c. and philly rain for the end of the week. in on later. seeing more in the plains. but i'll leave you with that now. we got a get a check closer to home. >> ginger that big area of low pressure down the coast will be a factor in this weekend's forecast. for now no precipitation. as we take a look outside lots of sun early in philadelphia, a gorgeous day building with temperatures climbing out of the 50's and into the low 60's. this afternoon we are going well above that. exclusive seven day shows a high of 80 today. autumn arrived before dawn this morning. same story tomorrow. friday 75. about a 30 percent chance of rain by sunday. lot of beautiful mornings. lara, got to get some "pop". >> we do, indeed and we begin with everyone's favorite train wreck, she's anything but. emmy award winner amy schumer has reportedly just signed on the dotted line for get this, $8 million to $10 million for her book deal. her agent circulated -- what's 2 million, you know. her agent circulated the book's proposal across new york city's auction

d.c. kevin lewis is live in northeast to show us how parishioners are getting ready. kevin: pope john paul ii visited the city in 1979. pope benedict came in 2008, but this is the first trip to the nation's capital for 78-year-old pope francis. there is an eagerness at the , 17edral of saint matthew days until pope francis attends midday prayer. >> i think he's a gentle man, and i think not only the united states but the world needs a peacefulness and a gentleness. ♪ kevin: the archdiocese of washington, urging all 620,000 members to pray, serve, and act in the coming weeks and then share on social media using the #walkwithfrancis, parishes handing out t-shirts and wristbands. >> my only concern is people remember his message, and that he is not a celebrity, and many people i think will turn out to see him, the way you would to cb on-site or somebody. -- would to see beyonce or somebody. kevin: the pontiff will visit st. patrick's catholic church near the verizon center where he will lead a blessing and short lesson. >> those of our brethren who may be homeless, hungr