that's the very latest here from northwest washington, i'm delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> d.c. police are working to other double shootings from last night. the first happened in the 1100 block of eaton street southeast. one person died there at the scene bringing d.c.'s homicide rate to 119. one person was taken to the hospital as well. no word on his condition or on a possible suspect. >>> also from southeast, two men were shot around 46th and g streets. this happened around 10:00 last night. at last check both victims are still aleve. no -- alive. no word from police on possible suspects in this case either. >>> an air strike has been carried out on a north city. kandz is the first city seized since the first u.s.-led invasion in 2001, the air strike was conducted in order to eliminate a threat to the force. >>> happening today, d.c. fire and ems chief gregory dean will push for dramatic changes involving ambulance service. he plans to ask the city council for authority to hire an outside company to provide service. his plea comes after a 5-month- old baby stopped breathing.

it was raining in northwest d.c. but down at the national mall you are seeing some sunshine breaking through the clouds. so i think that really helps tell the story of how very spotty and scattered these showers are going to be today. so 65 degrees at 9 a.m. a shower could be popping through around noon with a temperature of 70 degrees. 73 at five dropping down from that high of 75 degrees that we will reach this afternoon. nice and cool and comfortable. 60 degrees in springfield. 63 andrews. 61 in leesburg. we will see the temperatures rising into the 70s today. not the 80s. there is not a lot of moisture on the back side of this storm system. a couple light sprinkles and showers popping through the mountains right now. 9 futurecast corroborating that for you. a couple light sprinkles around noontime. the sprinkles and showers will mostly be to the south and west of the beltway as we head into the afternoon. just about anywhere you could get a quick pop-up shower. this is not going to last for more than 10, 15 minut

fans at cleveland park bar and grill in northwest d.c. say they've seen it before. >> i feel like this is what we do every year. we are in the game. we had a lot of chances and then we just sort of fumbled at the end. >> it's disappointing. it's very sad to see such a tragic loss. >> anti-climactic. that's how the skins do it year in, year out. >> we'll have the sad recap later in sports. >>> well, it definitely felt like football weather out there today, but how long will this last? let's bring in howard bernstein now. a lot of people had sweaters. will you need them in the morning? >> yeah. but it looks like a decent afternoon. we're not done with the ac just yet. temps in the 50s now in a lot of spots, 63 in town, down to 52 in lovettsville and germantown, 57 in fairfax. tonight we are expecting temperatures to dip into the 40s in the coolest spots, potentially 47 in laytonsville and manassas to 51 in fort belvoir and bowie, so a chilly night coming up. now tomorrow to start the week jackets, sweatshirts in the morning. midday look at

d.c., too? good morning. i'm mike hydeck. the fig & olive restaurant in northwest is closed after diners reported getting sick. employees had to turn away customers last night aft health department -- after the health department decided to close the restaurant as a precaution. the restaurant is on palmer avenue. our partners at "the washington post" report four people were hospitalized with sal salmonella-like symptoms after eating and drinking there. close to 350 cases in 30 states have been linked to those cucumbers from mexico. at this point it is not clear if that's the case here in d.c. as well. salmonella symptoms include stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. in rare case it is can be fatal but most people recover. dpek deck live in the -- mike hydeck live in the newsroom, wusa9. >>> new shocking details are coming out about a suspected terror plot planned for a september 11 memorial. investigators say 20-year-old joshua goldberg planned an attack on a memorial event in kansas city. federal documents show he spoke with an informant online about planning the at

yenework tefera abera a cab driver from alexandria and siraj issa, a grocery store worker from northwest d.c. were arrested. they face up to 20 years in prison. >>> police have a named suspect in a shooting that caused metro to consider changing one of the bus routes. police say bijon brown shot a man while he was sitting on a metrobus last month on elvans road. metro temporarily stopped the bus routes after 7:00 p.m. but that decision was reversed. police officers are patrolling the area 24 hours a day. >>> we'll have to wait another month to find out what the parking rules in arlington are changing. we told you about transportation officials proposing adding two hours to the parking meters. they held a public meeting last night and they'll present their proposal to the arlington county board on october 17th. if new rules are approved you have to feed meters between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. monday through saturday. >>> 6:05. a lot of tickets still available for the redskins final preseason game. that's happening tonight. the 'skins are taking on the jacksonville jaguars. you won't see kirk c

d.c. firefighters are here. a train has lost power 100 feet into the tunnel below. you move a little to the left, you can see that new hampshire avenue northwest and georgia avenue north swwest is blocked . d.c. police are over there. we're waiting for these people to be off loaded then they will walk through the tunnel. move a little to the left, there's an ambulance over there. of course, it's there as a precaution. a lot of folks could have possible health issues as they walk through that tunnel. again, a train lost power 100 feet below. service has been suspended from u. street to the ft. totten station on the green and yellow line. what do you do? take the red line from galleria to ft. totten. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available. some of those passengers will come up and we'll talk to them about their ordeal. live here on shomari stone, back to you. >> thanks, shomari. >>> surveillance video shows a crime as it unfolds inside a d.c. library. burglars targeting this place not once but twice. but tonight a new twist as police try to zero in on the burglars behind this bold crime. news 4's pat collins has that story.

. -- of the dayed " is coined "terrible tuesday" wee in northwest d.c. and are gearing up for it. typically in the summer, traffic is more spread out with fewer delays. but tomorrow, that changes. summer vacation ends and nearly everyone goes back to work and more than one million students hit the books across our area. in fairfax county, you might see the worst of it. >> i think the traffic will be the worst. sam: more than 88,000 students will return to classes there, and for the first time ever, high schoolers will start an hour later. the buses will be back on the road during the busy 7:00 and 8:00 hours. >> i think it is better for the kids that they will get a later start. sam: in d.c., the average driver will spend 82 hours in traffic this year. somecan you do to save time? the first thing is, carpool. for some, that allows the usage of the express lane. can, telecommute at least one day a week and if your schedule is flexible, try to leave after 9:00 a.m. some metro rail lines are running over me -- running only ever 26 minutes. and staying on the roads, drivers returning

the man accused in the mansion murders in northwest d.c. is back in court. courtarings at the next date for daron wint, which will be december 17. he is charged in first-degree murder in the death of the savopoulos family and their housekeeper. themtigators say he kept captive for hours before killing them and setting their home on fire. we say it was part of a botched ransom scheme and say that his dna ties into the scene. pope francis is a historic trip continues in new york city. he is visiting the 9/11 memorial. he will -- he wrote in their about half an hour ago. it followed his address to the world leaders at the u.n.. spoke about the fight for refugees and the role of poverty and bad government in driving conflict. reiteratedd -- he opinions about the environment. >> dashers harm done to humanity. jummy: later, he will visit children in harlem and celebrate mass for thousands that madison square garden. he will then head to the city of brotherly love tomorrow. our john gonzalez is there with the preparations underway now. these catholic sisters from h

crews are busy preparing a water main break -- repairing a water main break in northwest d.c. patients are being directed to another entrance while crews work on repairs to the 70-year-old broken pipe. detours are in place. the hospital said they have a backup main entrance. operations are not impacted. no word on when the road will reopen. it is another beautiful day out there. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: [inaudible] lots of sunshine. not much change outside of the belford furniture weather center -- belfort furniture weather center. 81 degrees with low humidity right now. as we cruised through the afternoon, temperatures will climb into the mid-80's -- as we cruise through the afternoon, temperatures will climb into the mid-80's. this afternoon, the metro area, about the same, close to 80 degrees. a few spots east and south could hit the lower 80's. it's going to be absolutely delightful. tonight, 61, clear skies. we will see if there is any rain to be found coming up in a few minutes. melanie: we will see you then. we are one wee

. >> first at 7:00 , taser hit, pepper spray, knocking down in northwest d.c. thank you for joining us. his encounter with police inside mcdonald's is caught on camera and police are explaining how he handled it. >> reporter: the controversial police takedown of 40-year-old marcus moycherielli has gone viral after a bystander posted it on youtube. the video shows a shirtless man causing a commotion inside the mcdonald's at riverdale road and kenilworth avenue. police say he was high on pcp. >> the officers exercised considerable restraint and judgment trying to gain control of an individual who was clearly exhibiting behavior of someone on pcp. >> reporter: the video shows police ordering the man to get on the ground multiple times. he doesn't comply. officers repeatedly tase him and when that has no effects, they hit him with a baton and ultimately douse him with pepper spray. eventually he is placed in handcuffs. in riverdale park, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> prosecutors charged the man with assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. >>> a new developme

will be impacted for the three days of this visit, so particularly commuters that are moving from northwest d.c. and suburban maryland need to take special note of alternative routes. >> reporter: for some whatever traffic comes no matter how bad it will be worth it. >> it's only a couple days. i think it's really special that he'll be here. >> reporter: in northwest i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> if you want to catch a glimpse of the pope, your best bet will be the parade and the popemobile will travel around the ellipse starting at e and 17th winding around to e and 15th. the pope parade is set for september 23rd. it is free and open to everyone, but you will have to go through security. the gates open at 4 a.m. and close at 10 a.m. and we've got all this information plus a lust of things that you cannot bring to the parade on the newly updated wusa9 news app. >>> caught on camera right here in d.c., something lit up the night sky other than a passing plane. napa says this video from the top of the washington monument shows a meteor flashing across the sky. this happened tuesday night over wes

washington home, a long term care facility right next to sidwell's middle and upper schools in northwest d.c. residents there have until december of next year to move something family members said will be a struggle. friends will also sell its lower school campus in bethesda. >>> at this time next week, pope francis will be here in washington resting at the vatican embassy. today, crews were busy setting up risers out side the shrine of the immaculate conception and next wednesday he will celebrate masses of the basilica. 25,000 people are expected to attend. >>> next at 11:00, big changes for one of the worst come mouths in our region. the smart traffic system that could save you time starting tomorrow. >>> using botox to get over a breakup. >> look your best outside will make you feel better inside. >> how doctors say it's actually working for some patients. >>> temperatures going up over the next couple of days, then a pattern change. i'll show you when it moves in. >> i have your first 4 traffic tonight. maryland, 195 and 2015198 >>> jeff baybay-bezos is uppings stakes and his company is

. >> reporter: to people on the streets of northwest d.c. >> i definitely want to read more about it. i like the basic idea of eliminating income taxes on people who earn that little. >> i don't believe anything donald trump says and he wants a lot of press and media and he wants it his way or no way, but i don't really believe i would benefit from anything that he has to say. >> reporter: trump says he'll pay for the plan in part by scaling back deductions. he's also calling for a one time mandatory tax on u.s. corporations making overseas profits. in northwest i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> some say this plan is reminiscent of other republican proposals, namely linked to jeb bush. bushel's campaign said his plan would eliminate federal income tax -- bush's campaign said his plan would eliminate federal income taxes for about 15 million families. trump said his plan would get rid of them for 31 million happens. >>> pretty close call for carly fiorina during the national convention of women business owners last night in san antonio. security rushers rushed to her aid. she was not hurt

then it is an 18-mile trip into northwest d.c. to the vatican embassy right off massachusetts avenue northwest. so let's start with what you need to avoid around joint base andrews, pretty much that's going to be just about everything around joint base andrews, branch avenue is going to be off limits, the case for you right now as it is close to the base. same thing goes for suitland parkway, avoid that. pennsylvania avenue will be a route you want to avoid coming into the city. it is not clear what impact this could have on the beltway, you might expect there will be some and the experts suggest that you try to stay away from that as much as you can as well. in d.c., you'll want to stay off of massachusetts avenue, let's see, there we go. magically appears for you. stay off of massachusetts avenue -- not quite. there we go. and right around the vatican embassy and the naval observatory. the pope gets in, he'll be going to the embassy here, 34th street, also going to be a road you want to avoid in northwest because this is where th

northwest. it seems just about everyone has a theory about what's causing the spike, but so far none of the solutions posed to stop it have worked. while most of d.c. focused on pope francis' historic first night in washington last tuesday, a troubling trend continued at 14th and v in northwest. that's where 29-year-old delaney epps lay bleeding to death from multiple gunshot wounds soon to become one of the district's 120 homicide victims this year. >> it's been going on for a long time, but now it's getting worse and worse. >> reporter: curtis mosey's shaw apartment chronicles his life's work, stories of people like epps. >> he loved his kids to his heart. know what i'm saying? >> reporter: his theory on the homicide starts with that violent culture made worse by displacement and economic inequality. >> these people can't afford to pay rate. they can't afford to survive in a neighborhood that was their neighborhood all their life. that plays a part in their frustration. >> reporter: statistics show even with this year's spike the number of homicides in the last five years was lower than any single year in the previous 50. chief lanier has pointe

men unload 14 boxes from a shipping service and then unload the drugs into a storage locker in northwest d.c. yenework tefera abera, and siraj issa face up to 20 years in prison. >>> police have a named suspect in a shooting that considered metro to change one of the bus routes. bijon brown sat a man on elvans road southeast last month. they are still looking for him. metro temporarily stopped bus routes through the area after 7:00 p.m. and that decision was reversed. officers are now patrolling that area 24 hours a day. >>> new video just in to the live desk of migrants pouring into trains at budapest. we have learned that police ended the blockades but no trains are running to western europe. that's for security reasons, they say. police shut down that terminal on tuesday. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's now 4:34. new details about the heart breaking v.a. scandal. the department of veterans affairs has nearly a million pending applications from vets needing to be seen by a doctor. the applications go back nearly two decades and about a third of the applicants are lik

d.c. area, to greet pope francis as he arrives at the papal nunciature here in northwest. the pope will stay here during his time here. it is a residence and i'm going to have my photographer pan over to the front door right now and show you, you can see the assembled dignitaries. some people at the front door there. they are waiting and in anticipation of hearing everyone -- it's funny, everyone's gone very quiet. they want to hear those motorcycles. they want to be the first ones to hear the sound of the pope's motorcade coming up massachusetts avenue northwest. >> all right, jackie. peter, he's in a fiat today. tomorrow he transfers to an open popemobile. the secret service when they went to the vatican studied popemobile detail. what kind of details will they be looking at? >> the fact that the window rolls down. and he can control the window with -- it's one of those push-button deals. the fact is the door opens and he does get out and has done it and we're almost anticipating we're going to see that here, so that's something they certainly took note of and are concer

tomorrow will be dry in the morning, by the afternoon clouds increase, heavy rain south and west of d.c., northweste evening. the rest of the week, a big cool down on the way thursday and friday, upp >>> ask now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood -- it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- matt damon. dr. phil mcgraw. from "quantico," priyanka chopra. and music from fidlar. with cleto and the cletones. and now, all aboard, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

it happened on adams mill road in northwest d.c. mineral oil that is used to insulate underground power cables leaked out, and some of it ended up in the creek. the national park service says it does not pose any health risks to people or wildlife. >>> as high school football season kicks off tonight, one county in our region is taking the concussion issue head-on. the new strategy it's using to make all the sports your kids play safer. >>> you need more trooper. >> precisely. >> hundreds more. >> precisely. >> say they need reinforcements fast. why the officers are stretched so thin. >>> and why there is no end in sight in the kentucky same-sex marriage license legal battle and the message the jailed [ cheering ] >>> applause and cheers and hugs too as same sex couples finally get marriage licenses from the kentucky county clerk's office at the center of national debate. tonight county clerk kim davis is still in jail. a judge says that's where she'll sleep every night in isolation until she agrees to start issuing marriage license

today at our lady of victory school in northwest d.c., students will write their pledges.ome students will meet with the pope when he visits later this month and share their pledges. >>> now before his u.s. visit, pope francis is busy reforming the catholic church. this time he's overhauled the church's procedure for marriage annulments. the new changes will -- which will be announced later today streamline and simplify the process. last week, the pope said the priests can absolve women of having abortion if they confess. >>> stay tuned. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >> "news4 today" continues with breaking news. >> now one person is dead, at least six others in the hospital after a series of shoots while you were asleep. police in prince george's county say someone shot a person in the chest in upper marlboro. >> a shoot-out in southeast washington sent as many as four people to the hospital around 10:00. in southwest, one person is dead after a shooting on forrester street. >>> we'll keep gathering more on all the incidents. first, good morning, i'm aaron gilchris

the department of health tells the "washington post" all 70 ate or drank at fig and olive in northwest d.cix patients have confirmed cases of salmonella. health officials collected food and environmental samples from the restaurant, but they all came back negative. they're now conducting more tests. that restaurant has been closed since last week, but hopes to reopen soon. >>> next at 11:00, cracking down on ticket scalpers. how websites are make it harder to profit off the pope's visit. >>> the secret list you don't want to be in. the i team gets a look at how one local county is keeping repeat offenders off our streets. >>> after great day, cool weather mo >>> there is an ethical debate going on tonight over tickets to see pope francis in the u.s. should free tickets to a religious service be used for profit? well, tonight new york officials and cardinal timothy dolan say absolutely not. some of the 80,000 tickets given out for free to see the pope parade through new york and philadelphia had been popping up on craigslist and ebail for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. but tonight tho

assaulting a passenger during the early morning hours of sunday in the 3200 block of highland place in northwest d.c. police say the attacker was driving a red and black taxi and the assaulted happened just a few blocks from the cleveland -- assault happened just a few blocks from the cleveland park station. >>> tomorrow is the funeral for tv news photographer adam ward , he and reporter alison parker shot to death live on the air. adam ward went to high school in salem, played football for the spartans on two state championship teams. wusa9 is sending a crew to the funeral tomorrow and we'll have complete coverage of the events. >>> there's an update on vicki gardner who survived that attack. gardner had more surgery today to repair damage of a gunshot wound from the back. she's in good condition at a hospital in roanoke. >>> the public will have a chance to pay tributes to former maryland governor marvin mandel the next few days. mandel died sunday. he was 95 years old. wednesday he will lie in repose at the statehouse in annapolis. the funeral will be 11 a.m. thursday at saul, levinson and brothe

reporting live in northwest d.c., garrett haake, wusa9. >> thank you. chief dean will present his plan to the council tomorrow morning. we will have coverage of the council's response tomorrow afternoon. >>> it was a tricky rescue by both air and ground on frederick county sugarloaf mountain today. sky 9 was on the scene where a man took a bad fall and injured himself late this afternoon. rescue crews reached him in some rocks on the side of the hill. they placed him in a stretcher and then a helicopter for transport to the hospital. >>> you'll probably want to hang onto your umbrella really for the whole week. >> i'm getting more concerned about severe weather tomorrow. we mentioned it earlier in the show, but now it looks more and more likely. let's start with 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon on futurecast. i'm starting here because we feel the biggest threat will be between 3 p.m. and about midnight tomorrow. so 3:00 80 downtown and you see the showers and storms developing out of the south, culpeper to fredericksburg, migrating northward. by 5:00 looks lik

news4's jackie bensen live where it went down off blair road in northwest d.c. jackie? >> reporter: we're told a police dog alerted on this at a shipping facility in howard county last thursday. but this storage facility were police found the drugs. they were in time to keep them off the streets of district. 265 pounds of synthetic drugs labeled bizarro. more than $2 million worth of blueberry favored human misery, destined for the streets of district of columbia. >> i guarantee that that shipment that we got today, that was destined for the gas stations and the little variety stores all through this community. >> reporter: court documents reveal undercover officers watch this d.c. storage facility yesterday afternoon as two siraj issa and abera unloaded on to the second floor. the shipment originated from the west coast and could be the break investigators have been looking for in their efforts to get the drug off the street. >> we are committed to going after the synthetics wherever they're coming from. and getting at that source. i think today's bust sends a tremendo

. >> first at 7:00 , taser hit, pepper spray, knocking down in northwest d.c. joining us. his encounter with police inside mcdonald's is caught on camera and police are explaining how he handled it. >> reporter: the controversial police takedown of 40-year-old marcus moycherielli has gone

handshakes and hello the pontiff got into a small, black fiat that took him to the vatican's embassy in northwest d.c. where an excited crowd gathered for his arrival. ♪ the pope's six-day visit to the u.s. begins in earnest this morning at 9:00 a.m. when he visits the white house for a ceremony on the south lawn. then later he'll greet tens of thousands during a pope mobile parade nearby. and tomorrow he'll address a joint session of congress before flying to new york. now to politics. in a new interview with "60 minutes" donald trump defends himself when not denouncing comments made at a new hampshire town hall last week when a man stood up and said quote, we have a problem in this country, it's called muslims. >> you let that pass and i wonder what that tells us about you. >> well i said much more than that. that was part of the statement. he then went on to say other things. >> but the bigotry part. >> look he said mostly about obama. that whole question is about -- i don't have to defend president obama. he's not going to defend me. so whether you agree with the man, or don't agree, and there we

. >> commuters that are moving from northwest d.c. and suburban maryland, they need to take special note of alternative routes. >> the mayor and metro say they're well prepared to deal with this afternoon, but a lot of commuters we spoke with -- this event, but a lot of commuters we spoke with gave some advice. if you can work from home that week do, it. if you have vacation time, take it. >>> check out these new emojis for the pope's visit. there are 14 animations of his holiness. they feature landmarks from all the cities, the lincoln memorial, the reflecting pool, a cheesecake -- cheesesteak rather for philly. they were designed by the globe catholic network good is winning campaign and you'll even find the pontiff. he's crowd surfing right there. >> good stuff. >> don't forget a good place to walk. >>> the weather forecast, first things first, 3-degree guarantee. i was a little worried about this and for good reason, okay? i thought we were in good shape. went 80 yesterday, it was 80 at midnight, 84 tonight, 79 at dulles but 84 do

live in northwest d.c., i'm shomari stone, news4. >> metro says when the pope comes to town, be prepared to wait, and wait. metro today released some new information about what you can expect when pope francis visits in just two weeks now. first, metro is asking you to adjust your work schedule if you can, because the commute will be longer than normal. at some stations near the pope's events, you are going to have to wait hours for trains. the brookline station is the smallest station on the red line, but it's also the closest station to the basilica, where the pope will celebrate mass that wednesday. metro is working with d dot now to provide subtle buss to the mass. if you're going to use metro while the pope is in town, make sure your smarttrip card is load before you head out. >>> president obama and the first lady will head up the welcoming committee for pope francis when he lands at andrews air force base. presidents almost never personally greet visiting foreign leaders, but there is a papal exception. president george w. bush went to andrews 2008 to greet pope benedict. that set

. >> the man accused in the mansion murders in northwest d.c. back in court today. the brief hearing set the next court date for daron wint for december 17. wint is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the savapoulos family and their housekeeper vera figueroa. wint held them captive for hours before killing them and setting house on fire. police say it was part of a botched ransom scheme and his d.n.a. is tied to the scene. leon: a playground fire broke out in 1400 of southern avenue yesterday. they are calling it suspicious. they are not saying that it is connected to the other playground fires that were reported in the county a few years ago. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- the simple act that has erupted into a legal battle between a woman who says a man attacked her and the man who says she has ruined his life. >> i hurt my wife, yes. leon: 20 years after the crime of the century, the depositions of o.j. simpson we have never seen until today. alison: time is ticking for spending agreements. deadline to avoid a government shutdown and how john boehner's

the first was in northwest d.c. at 11 p.m. and the other just before 5 a.m. th d.c. >>> the 112th homicide took place on harvard street. a man was found with gunshot wounds and the man died before midnight. police do not have a suspect and the victim's name is not being released. >>> the battle against synthetic marijuana is a long way from over. five people were rushed to the hospital friday and are in serious condition but not life- threatening. the police chief believes the surging homicide rate in the city is connected in part to the use of synthetic drugs. >>> and mayor muriel bowser took to the airwaves. >> she was a guest on the -- show. the death toll is now over 110. statistics show most of the killings have happened east of the an cost ya river. it's going to take more than law enforcement to get a handle on the violence. >> we are focused on not just the police issues but the human services issues that can help our city be safer. >> the mayor says she will unveil her three pronged approach combining policing, economic growth, and job development in

the school plans to move its bethesda campus into the northwest d.c. building. residents have until december of next year to move. >> the family and residents, they're my first and utmost priority. this is going to be really difficult. we will do everything to help our residents because this is really tough. >> coming up in our next half hour, mark segraves tell us why h could be very difficult to find new homes for all of the seniors in the district. >>> at least 13 people have stepped forward now to replace the louden county supervisor, the one who retired after he was arrested for assault. shawne williaean wil yawilliams earlier this month after he got into a fight with a neighbor and admitted to having a drinken problem. williams was a supervisor for the broad run district. the county board of supervisors will appoint his replacement to serve the remainder of the 2015 term. >>> a new poll suggests the possible shift in the republican presidential race. the cbs news/"the new york times" poll shows donald trump is still in the lead and even gained three points

that new homicide investigation hours after a deadly shooting in northwest d.c. police there are offering up to $25,000 to anyone who can help them lock up the person responsible. officers say someone killed a man in a back parking lot behind harvard towers around 7:45 last night. the d.c.-owned senior citizens complex is in mount pleasant, a few steps away from rock creek ç park. >>> it's 6:00 on the dot. i'm angie goff. >>> two big stories, the pope is on his way, he's on his way to cuba for his first visit. >>> and the joint force st. andrew base is on the way. >>> and we're off to a summer-like start. good morning, tom. >> we are starting off feeling like summer in september. we have patchy, dense fog right there at andrews air force base, the joint andrews base there. it's a quarter mile visibility and some patchy, dense fog. elsewhere we have patchy dense fog as well in southern maryland and around the bay. watch out for that. it's a cool morning. mid to upper 50s, shenandoah valley, out in the mountains, low to mid-50s. in the nearby suburbs we're hovering

we are learning about significant power outage in northwest d.c. we can show you where this is happening. the outages are concentrated north of dupont circle. about 1600 pepco customers without power as temperatures climb in that area. we don't know what's caused the outage, but we have calls out. we'll try to get the information to you on the nbc washington app at the at least. it's the latest from the i've desk. >> attention deficit hyper activity disorder or adhd, say they half of the new cases are diagnosed when the child is age six or younger. that's causing a lot of debate over whether it's more common and more diagnosed. dr. joshua winer is joining me to talk about this. is it more in boys or girls? >> boys are diagnosed three times more than girls. but the presentation can vary from boys to girls. boys are much more likely to be hyper active, hard time sitting still in class and sitting at the dinner table. girls are more likely to have the symptoms of inattention. that's harder to pick up. these are the kids that are going to be doodling a

this in northwest d.c. it happened on ft. stevens drive off 13th street in northwest. we originally heard two men were shot, but d.c. police now only confirming one. the victim is expected to survive. officers also arrested a suspect but have not told us any names at this hour. >>> over in southeast, police working two shooting scenes, a pair of shootings happened within two hours of each other. around 10:00 last night, two men were shot on g street and 46th place southeast. police tell us the men were conscious and breathing when they were transported to the hospital. right now there is not any suspect information in that case. one man is dead after a shooting on eaton place in the berry farms neighborhood from last night. the other shooting victim is in the hospital this morning. police still working to identify the victim and any possible suspects. >>> now 6:04. happening today, virginia's attorney general mark herring will introduce what he calls 21st century policing. herring will make three appearances today across the state to announce these new initiatives. he'l

the 55-year-old pipe burst this morning in northwest d.c. near the hospital main entrance. luckily the hospital has a backup entrance and the operations are not impacted but the road could remain closed to all but local traffic for up to three days while crews work on repairs to the ro roadway. a look outside. hmm, another perfect day after a cool start this morning. how long will all this last? chief meteorologist doug hill has a first look at the forecast. hi, doug. doug: it looks like the gorgeous weather will continue through the rest of the workweek and in most areas through the upcoming weekend. 96 of in leesburg. just a wonderful evening ahead. with the temperatures dropping slowly, not chilly as recent nights but a cool start. 54 to 64 is the range of the temperatures. here is the map across the region tomorrow. cool start to a sunny thursday. more for you in a few minutes. back to you. alison: thank you. this just in. a third west nile death in maryland. a 94-year-old laurel woman has passed away. this is the third confirmed death. we are told her neighborhood was

. >> we all remember where the pope slept at the vatican embass owe mass avenue in northwest d.c. here he's on the upper east side at the 11,000 square foot nuncio's residence valued at $17 million. we want to go back live there as we await the pope to exit that marine helicopter right now. i think that the steps have lowered there. this helicopter he boarded at jfk took about a half-hour tour of manhattan and seeing the statue of liberty, and a beautiful sunset. there is that fiat. there is the fiat. he is now in the fiat, we understand and he will take a closed motorde tour until he approaches st. patrick's cathedral where we are here and then we understand, he may be getting into a popemobile for the last stretch before he attends vespers or evening prayers here at st. patrick's. he is inside on the left. the same license plate. they may have moved the plate. we don't know if it's the exact same fiat that he was driving around washington in, but again, that's what he likes to travel in. these are live pictures and that's the lead car with the vatican flag. this is going to be q

they are in the northwest d.c. and heavier showers in washington county near hagerstown. to 60 degrees downtown. today a lot like yesterday, highs will reach the mid-70's with the best chance of rain left of town. autria: thanksgiving for watching. we will see you for another update at 8:56. have a great sunday. ♪ ♪ >>> beyonce sending the crowd crazy during the global citizen festival overnight in new york's central park. singing "all the single ladies." no single ladies at this table. beyonce was just one of the many headliners. sara has more in "pop news." >> i'm going to do the hips. >> oh, wow. >> usually dan requests it. i got nine more fingers. >> i actually -- i'm not big into jewelry, but anyway, the amazing night in philadelphia. at the festival of families, how do you sing for the pope and keep your cool? dan is going to join us. >>> but first, the two sisters terrorized in their own home by a crazed intruder intent on killing them. they fought back. it looked like a losing battle until help arrived at the very last moment. abc's aditi roy spoke to them about h

matthews in northwest d.c. with more on the push to prepare for the pontiff. suzanne? suzanne: in you are not in the spirit yet, this may do it for you. look behind me at the cathedral of st. matthews. they just finished the banner that says, "welcome pope francis." this is one of the places he will stop next week. he will be here wednesday when he has a prayer service with the bishop. this weekend, we head into the final days to the preparation for the holy father's visit. a giant banner hangs to welcome pope francis. mcgovern church group came from alexandria to be close to pope francis and will celebrate mass. >> presence is all around it. to know it will happen with our pope, our leader, you know, our father. suzanne: downtown there are enhanced security measures and temporary towers put up to handle increased cell phone traffic. on road island avenue at the head of the human rights campaign a banner has been put up calling out the pope to welcome the lgbt community. >> we think that the pope can play a great role in bridging the gap between the people and the lgbt

blocked in front of sibley hospital in northwest d.c. ward out there as we'll talk to him at the top of the next hour. for more how to get around this we'll go to melissa mollet and first four traffic. loughboro road in front of sibley hospital shut down. you can get to the hospital off dalecarlia parkway or macarthur boulevard. chuck ? >>> outside today, another dry day. drought monitor starting to show things drying up around here. any chance of rain on the seven day in that's coming up in five minutes. stay with us. >>> heads up. traffic alert now that may change your drive home tonight. expect major changes on interstate 66 between the dc line and route 29 in gainesville. news 4's kristen wright live on the road in have i naen making sure you're ready for this. kristen, walk us through what's ahead. >> reporter: hey, the morning rush has already started of course on 66 this morning. at that i can a look. this is of course the eastbound side headed into washington. traffic picking up by the minute this morning. if you drive 66 you kno

. >> some good news for people who live or commute near the hospital in northwest d.c. and that water main in front of the hospital has been fixed now. the 8-inch main burst early this morning and crews had to use heavy equipment to tear up the road in order to make the needed repairs. the road and the surrounding streets are open again. >>> developing in utah. another confirmed death in the flood zone. we'll take a look at the radar and show you whether any relief is in sight. >>> salmonella shut down a restaurant in d.c. what the health department says about the source of the bacteria. >> and you may not be thinking about it because the weather is so nice, but flu season is here. we're going to show you the keys to staying w >>> seven people were hiking at zion national park in utah when a flash flood trapped them in a narrow desert canyon. officials have now confirmed five of those hikers are dead and two are still missing. the hikers died monday at the same time a deadly flash flood killed at least 12 people on the small community on the border of utah and arizona.

according to court documents 31-year-old ndale was caring for a female patient in his apartment in northwest d.c was there to wash and treat wounds on her lower back. according to police while he was alone with the patient in her apartment he sexually assaulted her. news of that assault sent shock waves through the in-home nursing community. >> to hear that someone abused the trust in the worst way possible is horrifying for me and i know all of my colleagues who work at home will have the same reaction. >> according to police after he sexually assaulted the patient he asked her, how did you like it? when she asked him to stop he did it again and again he asked her, how did you like it? the woman called for help, but nobody heard her. she told police. the nurse then exposed himself before leaving. medricstar released a statement saying he had passed all of the background checks and when they learned of the serious allegations against him they immediately suspended him and launched an internal investigation. when he refused to cooperate they immediately terminated his employment. now i just spoke

it involved northwest d.c. and that child is okay, but earlier a 5-month-old died after he stopped breathing. the call volume has contributed to the delays in service. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we always have an eye on any threats that may or may not be out there. >> ramping up preparations for the pope with just days before his visit to go. we have team coverage now and we begin with mark segraves who sat down with the head of the secret service for an interview that you will see only on news 4. mark, the director was pretty candid about some of the threats they are prepared for. >> that's right. joseph clancy spent 27 years as an agent protecting president and popes before becoming director of the agency. this will be the third pope that clancy has protected. he said the pope's visit poses a much bigger challenge than a presidential inauguration, and he said they're ready for anything including some very scary scenarios. >> obviously, lone wolf is a concern as well as any group attack or ied and any of those is a concern. >>

patrick's church on 10th street, northwest d.c., there he addressed the needs of the poor. the pope called on more people to help those who are hungry, sick or homeless. afterwards he met and spoke to some of the 120,000 people who have been helped by catholic charities in the d.c. area. later this hour, our chris gordon will give us a closer look at how pope francis identifies with the disadvantaged and the poor. >>> some of the most animated moments from the pope's final day came during his visit to catholic charities. after a special lunch the focus quickly shifted away from food. our team coverage continues now and pat collins has the report. >> reporter: jim, they're still cleaning up from the catholic charities luncheon today and boy, what a luncheon it was. you know, they say the pope does what the pope wants to do and again, pope francis went off the script, but people didn't mind at all. >> catholic charities serves more than 4.2 meals eachier and none will be more memorable with this one and the lunch with pope francis. you see, he met with congress, but he wanted

two men were watched unloading 14 boxes and then load the drugs into the storage locker in northwest d.c. yenework tefera abera a cab driver and siraj issa, a grocery store worker, were arrested. they face up to 20 years in prison. >>> it's 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. so you think we'll get a little rain today, chuck? >> i think we'll get a very little amount of rain today. don't count on it, but now with all the heat and the humidity we have, we can't rule out the bubbling up of a shower. 72 in college park. 73 in rosaryville and brandywine this morning. sun's up at 6:39 this morning. temperatures with foggy spots around. in the low to mid 70s. between 7:00 and 8:00. warming quickly into the 80s by 8:00 and 9:00. i'm only going to give recess a "b" because of the heat and humidity. for now, a check on the traffic with melissa. >> this morning we still have road work hanging around. northbound connecticut avenue, right at the beltway. we still have two left lanes blocked here this morning. 66 at sudley road, no

here in northwest d.c. the chip readers are installed, but they don't work. >> it's just not ready.our software company, i guess have a big nut to crack for them and it's a lot to do and they're just not there yet. >> reporter: they're not alone. merchants all over the u.s. missed the october 1st deadline and likely won't have the technology working until next year. >> the interesting thing is a lot of merchants have the hardware necessary to support chip cards. >> alex johnson is with the research group that advises the banking and payment industry. it found the u.s. is not where it should be with the technology. >> i think the biggest surprise was how few merchants are going to be ready. >> johnson and his team present half of merchant payment terminals in the u.s. will have it installed by the end of this year, but only 19% of them will actually be turned on and working. >> from a software perspective, there are a lot of steps that need to be done to load the software on to the device. >> johnson says many retailers will delay the switch to emb technology until after the holidays

one was 12-year-old jocelyn from sacred heart school in northwest d.c. 12, from silver spring. she's on the phone with us. jocelyn, can you hear us? >> caller: yes. >> what a big day for withdrew. what was that like? what did the pope say to you? >> caller: he said thank you very much in spanish. it was very amazing. it was the best day ever. >> and did he -- it looked like he smiled at you, too. were you able to say anything back to him? or no? just smile? >> caller: it's because i talked to him in spanish, i told him welcome to the united states in spanish. >> very good. oh, i'm sure he loved that. >> i'm sure he did. and what was it like for you to meet him? >> caller: it was amazing. it's such a blessing to meet him. it's just very amazing. >> and how did you get selected? >> caller: it's kind of a long story, but to make it short my mom gave up tickets to go see him, gave my ticket up to someone with special needs. my principal had to choose somebody from the school. she chose me. my mom told them the story. they knew i was the right person to go. >

john connor owns bp gas and service station in northwest d.c. >> the inclement weather, spinning the tires, brakes are another thing, get to those more frequently than if you drove on the highway every day. it takes toll on your car. so the wear and tear is, by far, greater here. >> reporter: conners says d.c. drivers who commute a short distance could end up with an added expense. >> people drive six miles in d.c. and six miles is killing your car every day. so you have more cases of tunups more often than needed, 'cause cars do not reach operating temperatures for the amount of time you need to have them in the normal driving condition. >> reporter: and of course, there's the cost of real estate for repair shops. >> it's very expensive to do business here. >> reporter: to see how maryland and virginia rank, you can go to nbcwashington.com and search car repairs. keeping up with car maintenance is one way to keep repair costs down and there is a free app, my car facx, track your service history to five cars and get reminder alerts. here in this garage, one of our vehicles here at th

men from ethiopia and accused of store noon, 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. >>> turning to our weather now, team coverage of the conditions out there. doug is out at nats park, a closer look at your labor day weekend. first, veronica johnson, she is tracking rain on the radar right now vj? >> that's right. rain earlier, thunderstorms, still some storms out there, but those are pushing well off to the west. we have seen them around mineral county, hampshire, also around rockingham county in virginia, where there was just a new severe thunderstorm warning issued. i will show you what you can expect, showers around, planning on going out this evening, 7:00, 85 degrees most neighborhoods, down into the 70 booisz 10 p.m. back to the 60s tomorrow morning and show you inny a moment. storms kicking in east to west, no lightning left much of our area. a storm in rockingham pressing toward i-

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 the nuclear deal with iran. maryland senator ben cardin, the top democrat on the foreign relations committee, wrote in the "washington post" today that he opposes the deal. president obama has enough democratic support to uphold a presidential veto if the disapproval resolutio

will be impacted for the three days of his visit, so particularly commuters that are moving from northwest d.c. and suburban maryland, they need to take special note of alternative routes. >> reporter: metro has already told riders to expect delays. some people we spoke to have already come up with ways to avoid it. >> telecommuting is an option, so if it's something that's available, i'll probably do it that day. >> reporter: for some no matter how bad traffic is, it will be worth it. >> it's only a couple days. i think it's really special he's actually going to be here. >> reporter: we expect to get more information on all of the road closures on monday. the one road, massachusetts avenue, is the only one with permanent closure. the rest will be daily temporary closures and they'll keep us updated on all that and again we'll get most of this information or more detailed information about all of the closures on monday. reporting live in northwest i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> you know, we're used to these big events this washington. i think we can handle it, ellison, thank you. after the pope