breaking news in northwest washington. water main break blocking traffic in front of sibley hospital. the closures could impact you getting in and out of the city. >>> news 4 traffic is working on the traffic move around and derrick ward is working on the delay. >> reporter: crews remain here on the 5200 block of loughboro road. the street has been broken by the pressure of that water. they've actually gotten that shut down but it's a matter of locating the actual break and repairing it. it is an 8 inch water main break. folks may have issues of low water pressure in the vicinity until they get it straight. we're still reaching out to sibley memorial hospital to see how it's affecting their operations. you will be able to access the hospital from alternate roads around the break. low water pressure in the homes. d 6 and m 4 metro lines are affected. for more information on work arounds, here is melissa mollet. >> good morning, derrick. we'll be following derrick as things change. this will slow things down in front of sibl

reporting live from northwest washington, wusa9. >> andrea, thanks for that. i can't help but say he is 78 or 79 years old and he has 23 million twitter followers. bruce has more from joint base andrews. >> reporter: hey, just a few stragglers are left out here. we have cnn getting ready to do the second to their last live shot that stops at 6:00. they have taken down the grand stand and they're removing the stairs. the flight was here a couple minutes ago. it was just here and it is ready to take the trip to italy. from now on the pope will take american airlines charter flight. take a look at the video tape. when that plane came into view, the roar of the crowd overcame the roar of the jet engines with people shouting "hey, hey, pope francis, we love you." there were thousands to see him. the pope is 78 years old and tired after a long trip. he bounded down the jet ramp anyway. he came down and saw the president, the first lady, the vice president. usually the president doesn't come out to visit foreign dignitaries to greet them at andrews but this is a meas

taking a look here, downtown here, in northwest washington now, thinking about other roads, we're talking about wisconsin avenue, massachusetts avenue, right here in front of the embassy. and 34th street northwest, also going to be a no go because that's where the embassy is. high security there where pope francis will be sleeping the next few nights. avoid wisconsin avenue, which i mentioned, which can be closed. vatican officials and security not telling us what route the pope will take tonight. it is just best to stay away. i'm pretty proud of myself. we were thinking this wasn't going to go so smoothly. >> doing good. doing good. round of applause. absolutely right. good job. you got to put a little motion into it the next time. that's what i would suggest. cloudy skies, a little light rain, a little drizzle to contend with this morning. there are puddles on the local sidewalks. temperature now 58 in rockville. 58, dull also. 61, college park. 63 in arlington and falls church. a little fog to deal with as well. not too much reduced visibility yet. there may be slightly reduced visibil

drivers having to turn around and find another route here in northwest washington. a water main busted right in front of sibley hospital. as a result, crews have shut down loughboro road between dalecarlia parkway and macarthur boulevard. you're looking at live pictures as crews bring in heavy equipment now. metro bus line, d 6 and m 4 will be impacted here. first 4 traffic's melissa mollet will tell you how you can get around this. 6:41. >>> new video into the live desk after a deadly shootout on the road in kansas city. one person is dead after a violent incident. the story confused police at first. now they say people in two cars were firing at each other. a third car trying to get away, crashed. a woman in that car died. we know at least one person was shot in this ordeal. police were involved in the chase and are now talking to the suspect. no word on what led up to it all. >> the next thing you know all i heard was bam, bam, bam, bam. that was it. you see all the police cars coming up here. i knew there was something wrong. >> and by the way, there were severa

now taking a look here in northwest washington, once he arrives closer to the embassy, in d.c., you want to stay off of massachusetts avenue in this area around the naval observatory as the pope gets in. also 34th street here northwest is a no-go. this is because that's where of course the embassy is. high security there with pope francis will be sleeping the next few nights an void wisconsin avenue if you can. could be closed. the thing is vatican officials and securities not telling us what route the pope will take tonight so it's best to stay away. >>> the pope will be here in a few more hours. right now heading to the airport in cuba. just wrapped up a blessing at a cathedral in santiago. there were massive crowds on hand there. the pope is expected to riv at joint base andrews at 4:00. >>> make sure you double-check the si signs where you park tod >> there may be changes because of the pope's visit. crews will not enforce regular street sweeping restrictions on some streets, there may be emergency no parking signs where not expecting those. public works say contact them if your car

cloudy skies, view from our tower here in northwest washington. the roads are more wet than dry right now. puddles to be dealt with as well. so clouds and a few drops around this morning. some late day clearing. after 3:00 or 4:00, maybe a little peek of sunshine. more sunshine for tomorrow and thursday for the papal visit. weather impact today, relatively low, morning puddles and afternoon clouds will be the biggest impacts on storm team 4 radar, a little light rain and drizzle, that's all that is left. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s now. hometown forecast, here in northwest washington, drills, 61 degrees. 67 and clouds at lunch time. few breaks in sunshine by 5:00 or 6:00 this afternoon. we're talking commuter impacts in ten minutes for the forecast. for now, traffic impacts for melissa. >> brand-new crash indian head highway at livingston road. we told you about this one a little bit ago, now seeing some delays starting to pick up here this morning. also, green line delays to green belt here this morning, hearing about something else

other avenues to avoid, suitland parkway could be. 18 miles back to northwest washington. also pennsylvania avenue. again, northbound massachusetts avenue in front of the vatican embassy still shut down and will be until thursday afternoon. >> melissa, thanks so much. you're going to be with us throughout the evening and of course every morning on "news 4 today" so you can plan your day, everybody out there, you've go to get an early heads-up because there are going to be so many zones blocked off, so many detours and re-routing going on around our region, not just d.c. >> you know it. let's zip back to joint base andrews. chris? >> reporter: yeah, pat, i can tell you the motorcade now, this is the tail end of it behind me. the pope's fiat up ahead now starting to leave the tarmac. but this is a pretty long motorcade. this gives you an idea of some of what melissa was talking about and some of the traffic disruptions that are going to take place as they make their way into northwest d.c. i can tell you, as the pope made that pulling out, that last little drive around the p

. >>> i'm darcy spencer in northwest washington. they call them alley cats, stray cats, homeless cats and people who are sad vok ats of a program who deals with these animals are who deals with these animals are concerned i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. >>> now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> always talking about how dry things have been lately over the past month, month and a half. this is just one area that has seen fires earlier today. we've seen a couple of fires over the last few days and this one over in damascus, about five acres burned underneath some power lines and that was the good news. this was not in a populated area. no homes were affected by this. that was very good news there, but it d

matthews cathedral in northwest washington where the pope was speaking to bishops.ir message it's time for the church to begin ordination of women as priests. alison: however, the vast majority of the people we are seeing are excited at the historic visits. tom some live outside the nunciature where pope francis is staying in his time in washington. hi, tom. thomas: this has become the unofficial spot to get a glimpse of the pope. you can see the crowds milling about. if the last 24 hours is any guide this crowd will grow a lot before the pope is due back at 7:15. before he went to the basilica to start the mass in the distance he came out the door earlier. there was a crowd around. all of them got to see him coming out. here is video of when the pope left of what is the vatican embassy in northwest washington before heading to the basilica. there was a big crowd out here. a lot of cheers and folks with cell phones, too, of course, taking pictures of him. a lot of folks this is a very exciting thing. i spoke to a native washingtonians, a life-long catholic as well.

the meeting starts at 7:00 at police head quarters in the first district. >>> 300 feet above northwest washington, is the storm team 4 tower camera. we have it zoomed in on the washington monument. you can barely make out the jefferson memorial in the haze. humid as we are starting off september feeling a lot like summer. the metro forecast for the rest of the afternoon will be reaching the low 90s. it's going to be rather humid. not the really sweltering high humidity that we got a couple of weeks ago but it's going to be rather humid. on wednesday, we'll have a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. otherwise partly sunny with afternoon 90s. feeling like midsummer. hazy sun shine and highs reaching the mid 90s on thursday. >> we're rking to find out if an online report is real. friends of dt posted donald trump will be in our area next movr month. well, hours after the post went up, it was changed and now the group's website says only coming soon. we'll let you know on our app once any kind of visit is confirmed. >> so you have donald trump now the is the leader of the polls. is that a surprise t

kellye: a new planned parenthood center is being built in northwest washington next to a charter school. becauseents are upset the construction site has attracted antiabortion protesters. adjacent to this charter school in northeast, construction workers are building a new health center for planned parenthood of metropolitan washington, relocating from its former location on 16th street northwest. >> it's much more accessible, close to bus lines, and it has the capability of having parking. mike: some say it was a mistake to locate next to the two rivers elementary school and across from the middle school because the high-profile organization is often targeted by antiabortion testers. >> i think it was wrong, because the kids, they are so smart, and they will ask questions. mike: parents and residents say that a large group of protesters held graphic signs, shouting at people on the sidewalk. one man said that his young nephew was approached. >> he was shocked. he did not know nothing about all that. do not want their children exposed to pamphlets and banners. >> i'm a parent of two chi

sun shine streaming into northwest washington for now. we will see a chance for showers and thunderstorms developing later on this afternoon. not expecting anything in the way of organized severe weather you but any individual thunderstorm could produce a gusty wind and brief downpour of rain. handling our chances of rain going forward. by 12:30, a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. just the right amount of daytime heating, by 3:00, showers along the bay and traveling west along the blue ridge. a north easterly flow is coming back in the region. into the evening today and into tomorrow, hopefully the showers and the clouds will start to move out. today's highs, upper 80s and 90s. more about the weekend coming up. >>> virginia lawmakers up against a deadline that affects every voter in the state. "the washington post" reports democrats and republicans have until today to suggest names for an expert to help redraw congressional districts. they found the existing boundaries concentrated black voters in one district. lawmakers have not been a

. >> reporter: i'm mark segraves in northwest washington. just two years ago, police and the mayor held a press conference to say all the troubles with their breathalyzer system were fixed. now there are new problems, and it turns out the only operable breathalyzer in the city is located here, inside the fourth district police headquarters in upper northwest washington. coming up, why police say it's making it harder for them to charge people with dui. >>> apple reports a major security breach. we'll tell you about the apps that have been compromised. >>> storm team 4 actually showing some rain on the radar. we haven't seen a whole lot of it in the past couple of weeks. back towards cheyenne an dough i can't valley -- shenandoah valley, i-81, seeing rain in through fairfax county, manassas, fauquier county area. the heaviest is coming into dc in the next couple of hours, could be a little bit of a problem at the nats game as they take on the os. >> thanks, doug. >>> time to check your iphone or ipad. apple is dealing with a major security br

patrick's church, and the cathedral of saint matthew, which is also located in northwest washington.his talk about the speech before congress on thursday. what else you expect him to say anderms of his teachings what impact it may have on american public policy, if any? guest: it is really tricky to predict pope francis. we have been told time and again that he often will show up and an event and say, i have made these prepared remarks, you can read them later, here is -- i will talk from my heart. i kind of doubt he will do that in congress, i could be wrong. i feel like with this sort of official statehood thing, he would not go off script. we know he was beginning this in this particular instance, but most of the church he will speak in spanish. .t is hard to say we have guesses. we think the environment could ,ome up, religious freedom abortion could come up. thingthe interesting about the pope. it is really hard to predict whether he goes off the cuff or if you feels he needs to address certain things. justice, we think he may talk about that this week. time inpends the congress

robberies in northwest washington overnight. both crimes the police are looking for three men. the descriptions are vague but similar. sam ford spoke with one of the victims and he has his story at 5:00. >> now a story only on 7. there is a violent assault at montgomery strip mall. kevin lewis reveals the bizarre weapon in that attack. kevin: a road rage beat-down. police say the male victim waiting to offload his delivery truck. at the grocery store loading dock when frederick cut the line backing up his truck inside. the men exchanged words before he shouted, "you koreans should go back to korea." the 66-year-old grabbed a metal club and allegedly went on to hit the victim over the head twice. >> no answer at the home that he respects. we called his employer. they refused to tell us if he is still making delivery. if convicted a judge could sentence drago up to 35 years in prison. paramedics took the victim to the local hospital for head wounds. no word on his current condition. jonathan: 35 years for a parking spot. kimberly: i know. manage our anger. jonathan: coming up at

is the story here from northwest washington. jay korff, abc7 news.n: keep your eyes and your ears open. if you see him come outside we sceneo get to immediately. hard to believe they will go home disappointed. you need tickets to the papal events taking place in d.c. do thers decided to next best thing, find a spot to see the pope's motorcade as by.asses sam ford is with folks that did just that this afternoon. sam? leon, we are here along suitland parkway where it under alabama avenue. minutes ago there were a number of people here watching the various motor cades go -- motorcade go by. the motorcade of the vice president coming from andrews to the city. francis comepope by. a number of people out there. we were all looking for black vatican flag on it. eventually we saw it. people were cheering here. one point the pope i understand stuck his hand out the window and waved at some upple who had signs greeting the pope and city.ing him to the wasidn't know what way he coming. the secret service wouldn't announce it. logical routehe because it's the qu

we still have this problem in northwest washington. ont street, we do have a closure there because of an earlier accident. we're going to keep you updated on that one. same thing, another problem northwest. at dalecarlia roadway we have repairs under way. the water main has been fixed. the roadway, not so hot. 95, slow pots, dell city, again, normal for this time of day. taking a lot at 270 southbound, and 15 north, the crash is on the shoulder. tow truck is on the scene. back in a few minutes. >> she was just the light of the world. especially for myself and my family. >> that's how james sumpter describes his sister. samantha sumter was killed in a drunk driving crash in spotsylvania county. this is 25-year-old samantha sumter. witnesses called to report a car driving dangerously. sheriff's deputies were trying to catch up with the car. it was a volvo. it struck two other cars before colliding head on with a car sumter was driving. they were hanging cartons of beer out the window and yelling. >> any time you carelessly, callously take

planning to see the pope along the route from northwest washington down to the u.s. capitol between 7:00 around 9:00 this morning, temperatures near 70. near 76 by 8:00 a.m. if you're planning to be along the route, it will be filled with sunshine. the sun's up at just about 7:00 a.m. around 11:00 a.m. pleasant as he moves from the capitol over toward st. patrick's. and between 1:00 and 4:00, temperatures rising from the upper 70s to near 80. coming up in ten mijtss we'll talk about the commuter impact to today's weather. for now, back to the news. >> thank you, chuck. it's now 5:078 as pope francis addresses congress. activists will rally for what they're calling moral action on climate change. megan mgrath is near the national mall. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can see to my left the stage that's set up. we're on third street at the national mall. they have everything to go for action on climate change that starts later on this morning. it gets under way around 11:30 and it will continue as pope francis speaks to congress later on this

restaurant in northwest washington has reopened after confirmed reports of salmonella.tigating 200 reports of salmonella. they are investigating two menu items, which will no longer be served at the restaurant. uber and lyft will soon be at the airport. the washington airport authority gave them the green light last week. brianne carter explains what the companies must do before picking you up. >> as soon as someone request, we come over here. driver wills uber have a new rule to follow when it comes to the airport. metropolitann airports authority that oversees reagan national and dulles airport approved uber and lyft. under the rules, drivers need a permit to operate at the airport. they will have to pay a one time $5,000 permit fever. drivers will also have to pay a four dollar fee for each pickup and drop-off, which will be passed on to customers. this man said he will still put before the service. uber estimates riders fromivably 5% more fares reagan and the 5% more from dallas. the company says, "we look the feeto revising structure so hundreds of thousands of res

. >>> a northwest washington man has been charged with assault, disorderly conduct, after a wild incident at a mcdonald's. police say 40-year-old marcus was high on pcp when he barrelled into a mcdonald's in riverdale park. the video shows police ordering him to the ground multiple times but he does not comply. >> officers exercised considerable restraint and outstanding judgment trying to gain control of the individual who clearly was exhibiting behavior indicative of someone who is under the influence of pcp. >> chief morris also told wusa 9 he was grateful to the man who posted the video. the suspect tore off his shirt, threw table, and shouted obscenities. >>> much-needed wet weather is finally on its way to our area. >> a much better night than thursday. 15 days since we have had any rain. 95 now in leesburg. feels like it's 95 downtown. by 8:30 tomorrow night, mid-80s. we'll come back and give you a timetable for the storm on thursday. >> tonight is the night we've all been waiting for. steven colbert makes his debut at host of the late show. >> a multimillion dollar settlement reac

that the majority of these residents here, it will be unlikely they'll be able to relocate in northwest washington. 126 senior citizens currently live at the washington home. a long-temprm care facility. the 5.7 acres near wisconsin avenue is being sold to the sidwell friends school. >> there are some residents who have been here as much as 25 years. this is their home. >> reporter: that means seniors like mary mason's mother will have to move out. >> substantial, deleterious effects of moves like this on an elderly population in terms of cognition and things like that. so it's a hugely devastating blow. >> reporter: the vast majority of the senior citizens living here are on medicaid and that means they can only be moved to medicaid facilities. the d.c. department of health says there are not enough medicaid beds in northwest washington to accommodate all of the seniors who will be displaced. >> this is not an easy decision, but me and my team, we're here to help them through this transition because that's most important. the biggest news is that, you know, we'll still be here tomorrow. that it's

reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. leon: john mccain is trying to -- tim kaine is trying to take a step to end the gun violence. alison: three people charged with killing a 17-year-old were arraigned today. danny was shot and killed. the gunfire had several schools locked down. up named 17-year-old charged with second-degree murder. henry vasquez and juan selia face accessory charges. police is looking into whether it was a gang-related shooting. leon: there will be a settlement to freddie gray's family. he suffered a spine injury in back of a transport van. it led to charges against gib police officers. the boards meets tomorrow to discuss the settlement. stay with us. we'll have continuing coverage. maureen: back to school and work for many of us today. chief meet roll just doug hill -- chief meteorologist doug hill is here. doug: it is going to feel like summer tonight and tomorrow but there will be a break on thursday with the rain and the slightly schooler temperatures. at the moment 90 at reagan national airport.

reporting live in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: okay. before the pope gets here in d.c. he will be in cuba. pontiff will have a four-day trip to include visits to churches and meeting the poor, the clergy and the president. ahead of the trip he asked for one thing via twitter. i need your prayers. sunday morning the thousands are expected to turn out for an open air mass. they with abc7 for 40 hours live coverage of the visit. get all the information you need on the street closures, event and the security at wjla.com. leon: we are about to hit the weekend. picture-perfect start. how long will it last? let's see what the answer is with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: the last five days have been gorgeous. the next five days are different. not terrible but get into it. we enjoy bright sunshine in arlington. there is bright sunshine everywhere throughout the viewing area and beyond. high pressure. 84 in laurel. 86 in frederick. 82 in baltimore. 88 in cumberland. lower 50's in the mountains. upper 50s in the outside. the hour-by-hour af

bruce, the pope is now settled in for the night, we assume here at the vatican embassy in northwest washington after an extraordinary welcome here a short time ago. [ audio difficulties ] >> we were wondering if he might approach the children. he did not but he turned and walked into the embassy and right at the doorway before he stepped in and closed the door behind him, he turned to the children and waved at them again. it was a moment that these kids selected from catholic schools and parishes from across the washington area won't soon forget. just up the road on massachusetts avenue on the northwest side remains hundreds of spectators, people brought their children, their babies, just for the chance to catch a glimpse of pope francis. we assume he is in for the night. they seem to be staying there. they are singing. they are chanting. and again it looks like they may be here throughout the duration. but it is quite an unforgettable moment. bruce, i want to let you in on a secret here. even the press core on this riser outside the vatican embassy was gathered around the television monitor w

i'm darcy spencer in northwest washington. advocates for >>> we're working new developing stories right now at 4:15. a girl's heroic story now getting shared all over facebook. police say a 14-year-old dove in front of her infant nephew to protect him from gun fire spp she ended up with a bullet in the back. she survived and you'll hear from the girl in just a few minutes. >>> plus meth and mickey mouse, a bad mix. why a man says a bad joke got him banned from the happiest place on earth. >>> a group of people in d.c. work to help stray cats in the district, but this afternoon their mission is under fire because some say those cats are a nuisance. just today d.c. leaders held a meeting over the alley cat controversy. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer in northwest washington. volunteers go out and trap stray cats in the alleys here in washington, spay and neuter them and release them back into the community. advocates of the program are concerned that it could be changed or taken away. there was a roundtable discussion today befor

there's the view looking northeast from our tower here in northwest washington. out over the urban landscape this morning. there are pockets of fog to be dealt with, so be careful. keep your low beams on. on whole, the weather impact on your day today will be fairly low. heat and humidity, but we're used to that. only an isolated chance at a shower or a thunderstorm to cool things off. but it's not so bad out towards the shenandoah valley. 61 in luray. 63 in martinsburg. as you get closer to the metro area, in the upper 60s and low 70s. reduced visibility from martinsburg, and also into parts of northern montgomery and western howard county. so weather slowdowns, a little. a yellow light of caution and precautionary yellow line for the afternoon chance of rain and thunderstorms. walking out the door, temperatures low to mid 70s. future weather, here's where our best chances for rain will be today. mid to late afternoon. along into the west of the blue ridge. northern maryland and the i-81 corridor a little better chance for a shower or a thunderstorm there. in ar

pointed down to the ground at northwest washington.e've got a mostly cloer sky and a nice evening under way here. light breeze coming in out of the north and east. and our temperatures around the metro area right now, it's in the low 70s in fairfax county. low to mid 70s right in southern montgomery county. and western prince george's county. around the chesapeake, it's right in the low to mid 70s as well. a beautiful day around the bay on the eastern shore. for exercise, tomorrow morning, beautiful weather. it's going to be a little less humid than it is now. then an upper 80s by mid to late afternoon, tomorrow and partly cloudy, but a gorgeous summer day during the day tomorrow. and great weather at the pool as well. should be in the mid 80s, partly cloudy. you'll notice it's going to be just a touch less humid. and post your pictures, like this one, from nag's head where the rough surf was coming in with rip currents. there were quite a few ocean rescues going on. as the outer banks and up around virginia 3w5e67. and some around oce

just before 5 p.m., the pope arrived at the enunciate your in northwest washington, vatican embassy, where more than 1000 followers greeted him. >> it was amazing. the crowd, you could feel the energy change. jay: the spiritual solidarity she felt in the crowd was inspiring. >> even the crowd, it was touching everyone. he is sending a message that everyone can approve. willthis is where the pope rest and dine in washington. very as catholic schools and parishes will cheer him on from the grassy area near the front door. >> she said he was here. here from herd nearby home to catch the glimpse of the religious leader that she deeply admires. >> i think it's exciting. getting within a couple hundred feet of the pope. jay: a vatican spokesperson recently said pope francis will not be provocative while in america, but he will make suggestions, he will promote dialogue, something he has done since the beginning of his papacy. now the nation and a fake humidity are waiting and wondering what he will say next. -- the nation and the faith community are waiting and wondering what he will say n

department of health says there are not enough medicaid beds in northwest washington to accommodate all of the seniors who will be displaced. >> this is not an easy decision, but me and my team, we're here to help them through this transition. that's the most important. the biggest news is that we'll still be here tomorrow. that is, you know, more than 15 months away. >> reporter: as the campus expands, the school plans to sell its campus in bethesda, maryland. >>> your commute might look different after the switch on the smart highway. runs from the d.c. line to gainesville on i-66. there are now electronic signs in each lane. green arrow means open and yellow means merge. it will alert drivers to change lanes ahead of a crash. they also allow v.d.o.t. to open up the shoulder if traffic gets too heavy. >>> lots of new details this week about how tough it's going to be to move around when pope francis comes to down. drivers are being warned to add an hour to their commutes. it's not just the roads. adam tuss has a warning. >> reporter: inside the basilica warming up beautifully for the

reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, sam. this just in. fairfax county police chief responding to use of force investigation after a stun fun was used on a suspect and the incident was caught on cell phone video. diane cho tells us about the case and what the police are saying. diane: we are learning that this stemmed from an incident at a bank on thursday in rose hill shopping center. we want to show you the video we have now. what led up to the situation where the police say the suspect stole a pair of sunglasses. the officer noticed that the suspect put his hands in the pocket where the officer saw a knife in one of the pant pockets. eventually the officer ordered him to put the hands on the police cruiser to arrest him. in this process at some point, the police say he used his body to push against the officer. that led to what you see in the video. the officer couldn't see where the suspects hands were moments before deploying a taser. at some poem he complies but he put -- at some point he complies but he puts the hand u

an alert for drivers traveling through parts of northwest washington. petco crews are working to damage underground equipment between adam mills road and the bridge over rock creek. it's been working in the area to reach a nontoxic mineral oil leak. the contract they're working for another utility damaged the equipment causing that leak. taking a live look outside right now. many families prepared for various events including parades. but how will the weather work out? our meteorologist has an early look. devon? devon: we're going to pick up humidity back up from a very dry day as you felt that today. it's not going to be too hot just yet. but maybe the combination is just right and in that last summer day, beaches and pool. 87 compared to the average of 83. but with the humidity so low maybe the day felt just as fine as i think it felt today. 63. gaithersburg you'll be in the 50's before too long. you can see the urban part of he city, the urban heat island effect. dew point temperatures from the 40's to the 50's. these numbers are going up and more wa

i'm mike carter-conneen in northwest washington. coming up, i will take you inside the v.a.ration alison: the v.a. hospital posted a big tarty to celebrate a big birthday. alice dixon is turning 108 years young. jonathan: as mike carter-conneen reports she has quite the story to tell and quite the personality. >> ♪ happy birthday mike: vet van volunteers, family members wished her a happy birthday. >> i'm 108 years old. >> born in 10907, she is -- 1907, she was one of nine children. >> we have longevity in the family. mother is 91, the baby. >> the oldest living female world war ii veteran. she joined in 1943, stationed in england and france in the postal services, one of the first african-american women in the army. >> she asked earlier i wonder why god let me live so long? i said you have so much to give and so much to offer. >> the community living center in northwest washington and it has been a tough year for miss dixon with a bit of a health scare. but today they say she is feeling fine and feisty as ever. >> she is a good-hearted person. >> you can learn a lot from he

live in northwest washington, jay korff, abc 7 news. look at: i cannot help that jerk and refer to the story about the germ colonies on the trays. this weather is not too bad, considering. steve: it is not, and we will keep the warm temperatures for two days this week. then we have a cooldown. a month of transition, and we will feel the difference a week from today, i promise. 11:00, right now, past still 79 degrees at reagan national airport. the wind out of the south at 10, not giving us much relief. the heat index in the lower 80's. 90 the hyatt the airport, 83 the average for the state, the long-standing record setback in 1881, when they measured the temperature in downtown d.c. dulles, 92morrow, 92 degrees downtown d.c. are coolingures slowly. a little cooler to the north and west. the core of really cold air, well to the north and west. 61, minneapolis lower 70's. the cooler air arrives here late sunday into monday. that is the second of two cold fronts that will move through over the next six days. the nighttime lows range from t

they believe is the good news from pope francis and the good news of jesus christ but here in northwest washingtonsetts avenue has been shut down because of the security perimeter. i want to bring in -- i'll tell you what happened a minute ago. they thought the pope was arriving so this huge mass moved over here and started looking at inunciath rur nunciature. ruben is here. you're from mexico city. why did you bring your children here and why are you here to see the pope? >> it's a joy for us to see the pope again. especially this pope. >> the there something special about pope francis and his message? >> well, this time in another situation in my life when i see pope john ii i was single, i was very young. pope pen detective i had only two children, now i have four, we are expecting the fifth one and all this is thanks to the church. >> thanks to the church? >> yes. >> and the fact that he is a spanish speaking open from latin america? >> it's another reason to be here, yes. so we are -- i mean it's a double joy. >> thank you, muchas gracias. thank you, ruben. this is a joyful crowd, brian. 70%

this was with the bishop in northwest washington. >>> and after pope francis meets with members of congress, he'll have what may be the smallest and most intimate part of his trip. he'll visit catholic charities where he'll share lunch and meet with some of d.c.'s homeless. >> they're the smallest and maybe the most important because he actually gets to interact with people currently on the streets who are struggling. >> pope francis seems to live the message. he seems to want to be often in the company of those who are vulnerable. >>> and about 200 homeless will be fed by sachint maria and the bless a jesus statue and them return to the embassy. >>> for the last time you'll have to work around the lanes. they'll reverse direction an hour earlier. they'll switch to southbound at 11:00 a.m. and the sbb express lanes will open at noochblt they'll be back to normal tomorrow. >>> we know a lot of you are using metro to get to and from today's papal event. so far, no problems. crowds poured into the brookland station. you can see how packed the platform and entrances were. but trains came every

right now still breaking news here in northwest washington. talking about the roadway right in front of sibley hospital here. loughboro road shut down because of the water main break tweel dealcarlia and macarthur. big look at the belt way, inner look and outer loop rolling along fine. 66 eastbound as 123 looks quite good. westbound, no problems. east-west highway and colesville road. >>> we have an update now for a developing story out of utah where flooding has killed at least 16 people so far. one person is still missing after two cars were swept away in a rush of muddy water two days ago. 12 people, mostly children in those cars, died. in nearby zion national park three hikers are unaccounted for now. rescuers are waiting for water levels to drop before they search for them. four other hikers died. >>> now to california where we have the huge valley fire. it is 30% contained as of right now. crews are assessing the damage done so far. we're hearing 585 homes ruined along with hundreds of other buildings. there's upwards of 9,000 structures

. >> reporter: in northwest washington, serray chin, wusa 9. >>> ahead of the pope's visit for the first time today, cardinal donald whorl is speaking about a big saint debate. it will be the first time this happens on u.s. soil, but a handful of native americans say sera does not deserve it. they believe he was part of colonization effort that ravaged american indians. pope knows there's controversy, and today cardinal whorl addressed it. >> i think what we're seeing with sera, historically and all the major historians i read, they see different picture. >> some activists say they plan to protest wednesday's mass when the canonization takes place. >> we have an entire section on our web site and wusa 9app devoted to pope francis's visit. you can visit the list of road closures, scheduled events, and check out the list of items you can not take to the parade. >>> serial murder suspect charles severance will be allowed to introduce evidence that one of his alleged victims was killed by her husband. rumors that alexandria sheriff jim downing killed his wife nancy swirled around for years,

here's a look at that heavy rain that came down in northwest washington. with all this rain falling we have more on the way. breaking news on the storm track for tropical storm joaquin. doug. >> the storm track just came in and does look like the storm will come closer to our region. we will watch a new warning that just popped up and continuing to get warnings throughout the evening and brand new for prince george's county, 2:00 for prince george's county pip told you early we would see a month of rain within the next three or four days. some areas saw that tonight. look at this area right here, incredible amounts of rain from leesburg to frederick. the storm is just about out of here. we have very heavy rain into portions of southern maryland, all moving out. look at these rainfall totals, 4 1/2 in frederick, one report in leesburg, 6 inches of rain and over 32 inches in fredericksburg and 3 inches in maryland. incredible the last few hours. that's only in the last six hours. rainfall rates were quite high. flashflood remains in the darker green. areas i

northwest washington. police on the scene of a double shoot iing that left one man de. we're live with what happened. >> also ahead, what we're learning about the crash that sent a person to the hospital and had the suitland parkway closed overnight. >>> we're in the 10:00 hour now on sunday morning. i hope you're having a great one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm molette green in for angie goff taking the day off to enjoy. on "news 4 today" we welcome you and, you know what, this is going to be a great day to get outdoors and enjoy the last blast of summer. meteorologist tom kierein in the weather center with what we can expect. good morning. >>> it is a perfect late summer day. on this sunday morning starting off, you will notice the lower humidity in place. it is still comfortably cool in the akts to around 70 degrees and our camera overlooking uni station. showing a gentle breeze there flapping the flag and we are flooded with sunshine all around the region, less humid today. a little more humid tomorrow. here comes another heat wave that will be moving in later this wee

tonight he's live in northwest washington with the story of a man who has been watching all of this for 30 years now. garrett? >> reporter: bruce, that homicide spike has hit every corner of the city including rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like this one in 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

matthews cathedral in northwest washington. at is the mother church of the washington archdiocese. you see inside here 300 bishops assemble to have midday prayer with the pope. >> and that midday prayer is a special liturgy, is that right? >> that's correct. it's called the liturgy of the hours. sometimes they call it the divine office. it's a part of -- it's one prayer. the daytime prayer that they're saying in a few minutes. there's a morning prayer. lauds, another morning prayer. there's daytime prayer. there's an evening prayer called vespers. what you're going to see here really is one of the shortest of those five prayers. it's comprised just completely of psalms and a reading from scripture and a closing prayer. it will be a little bit longer than usual. personally it only tab about fi minutes, but this is going to be sung, so it's going to go on a little bit longer. >> will the pope lead this liturgy? >> well, in leading it, he probably will start off with these words. "oh god come to my assistance, oh lord make haste to

. >>> during his time in our region pope francis will stay at the vatican embassy in northwest washington. delia goncalves is live outsides what is formally known as the apostolic nuncaiture. >> reporter: the pope won't be here till 5:00 p.m. but preparations well under way. i'm standing live in the middle of massachusetts avenue. it doesn't happen very often but the northbound lanes have obviously been closed to traffic because crews -- lots of activity. crews are setting up a security check point here. they're beginning to close down many ever the roads in the area. we've seen about a dozen secret service agents. of course d.c. police here as well. i've even talked to some security agents who came down from texas. an all hands on deck effort for pope francis. let's take a look at the behind- the-scenes action for you as heavy equipment moved into massachusetts avenue turning embassy row into a construction site. barricades moved in place as crews work to shut down portions of 34th street alongside the embassy and the cones that had once blocked off traffic gave way to cement jersey barr

the national park service will hand out passes at the rock creek park nature center in northwest washingtonso many beautiful parks right here in our area, right? >> hopefully this will be a good week prapdz to gerhaps to get o and use it. >> flawless. >> so nice, out running yesterday, stopped to get water down by the lincoln memorial and two australian visitors came over and wanted to know what kind of dog -- >> did you say she's your show dog? >> she's my running buddy. they were blown away how clean and beautiful washington was. well done on the park service along there. just about everywhere, pretty clean area around here. we appreciate them. i told them to give a shoutout this morning. we'll see if they're up this morning. time change being what it is. i don't know they're up this early. welcome to our fair city. beautiful day outside today. little cool early this morning. but nu@p0ñ quite as chilly as i was yesterday. now at 62. at this time yesterday, 58. on average, probably 3 to 5 degrees warmer in your backyard this morning than yesterday. no matter what the forecast looks lick, o

the morning started for pope francis in northwest washington. the papal embassy, his departure there where he greeted crowds before his short trip to the white house. [cheers and applause] >> pope francis this morning leaving the vatican embassy on embassy road just northwest of the white house. and making his way to this morning's ceremony. in the fiat that's become a bit famous since his arrival yesterday, kelly o'donnell tweeting a photo of how important -- how seriously the secret service is taking the visit this week of the pope. director of the secret service, joseph chancey on site near papal fiat. he's the man in the far left of that photo. well, coming up at 4:00 this afternoon, our live coverage will continue from the shrine of the immaculate conception on the canonization mass with pope francis and others. 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. and the pontiff will be at the capitol tomorrow for the joint meeting. that's at 10:00 tomorrow morning. live coverage here on c-span. florida representative ilean

they are spread out from northwest to southeast. the city of washington, not much in the way of rain. over charles county, southern prince george's county, northwest washington. some pushing back of the demography county. everything kind of drifting to the south and southeast. other showers and storms south of winchester. those are going to stay well removed from the metro area. it is kind of hit or miss in the next couple of hours. tonight, thing settle down but it will remain warm and humid. check out these 5:00 numbers. 91 at reagan national. 90 in frederick. 90 degrees at quantico. when you factor in the moisture, the dewpoint temperatures in the upper 60's the low 70's in some spots. this is what it feels like. 97 at reagan national. 96 at dulles and fredericksburg. evening it will stay hot and humid and then remain warm and humid overnight as temperatures in most areas remain in the 70's. a few upper 60's way up north and west of town. as far as rain chances, very low and chances for the kickoff right now. fedex is outside of the ring and nothing he

reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. kimberly: the nationals stumbled in the playoff push this an. just about half an hour ago. they gave up a game to the mets. we have team coverage tonight with robert burr top with a look at the game itself. where did it go wrong, robert? >> this is the most important series for the mets. let's show you how it went down. >> buffalo comes through. bases loaded. that is out of here. the mets take a 2-5 lead in the second. cesarcecspodis gives them insurance. they are now five back from the mets. here is matt williams after the game. >> i think that over the last week it has been really good. five again today. albeit one swing. jason came up with a big double. this is a tie game after six. we have a chance with four cracks at them. we didn't get it dong. thigh are five games back. we have more coming up in sports for matt and the players. jonathan: thank you for that. the next two days could make or break the nationals season. from a fan standpoint this is tough. they want to sweep these

sam: reporting from northwest washington. sam ford. leon: thank you. one week from today pope francis will be in america. today, expenses went up around part of the university campus to prepare for his arrival there. more than 25,000 people are expected to go there. they want to be there for the national shrine for the next week mass happening there. but it's just one, one stop rather on a whirlwind 48-hour trip to the nation's capitol. pope francis will arrive at joint base andrews tuesday afternoon. then it will settle in on massachusetts avenue where he will stay while he is in town. >> for many people, i think it will turn out to see him the way they would to see beyonce or somebody. leon: his big event beginning wednesday morning with a welcoming ceremony at the white house. meet with president obama. returning the visit he received at the president at the vatican last year. then he will stop by cathedral to pray the bishops. >> he is a gentleman. i think the united states and the world needs a calmness, peacefulness and a gentleness. leon: then t

in northwest washington, a closure at dalecarlia because of the road repairs from the water main breakre under way here. no major problems here. the top of the belt way starting to get there. normal volume at this point this morning. taking a look right here, prince george's county overall looking quite good. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >>> a lucky escape for an airport shuttle driver after a chunk of concrete crashed through his windshield. it happened in utah. take a look at that. you can see the damage crushed the hood and damaged the windshield. it seems the concrete broke above the road he was driving on. the driver and passenger wither not hurt. >>> good luck if you drink coffee before bed. a team at harvard found that it disrupts your internal clock. three hours of bright lights before bed can shift sleep by up to 85 minutes. this is hard for us because in the summertime especially, we can't go to sleep. >> even the notion to stay away from your phone or computer three hours before you go to breadbed? >> maybe bright sunshine. with very to get blackout shades or something. >>> t

you see sunlight coming into northwest washington. these are the zones where we might get some showers, western maryland into north and west virginia. locally, staying dry into the afternoon until 6, 7:00 p.m., where we may see scattered showers rolling through metro area, northern virginia and maryland, after that tracking north and west. dry through the rest of the evening. >> thank you, tom. >>> a massive sinkhole at a campsite in australia is also 10 feet deep and takes up a large part of a campsite. police and emergency crews had to help close to 140 people evacuate that campsite. >>> this morning a presidential hopeful steps forward with something he's been pledging now for months. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. >>> right now president obama is gearing up to meet an inte

the man accused in the high profile mansion murders in northwest washington is there, and investigators say he killed the homeowners and was set on fire, but he was not charged with any of the other deaths. >>> metro has the go ahead to start on the action plans after a series of deaths. in june the fta slammed metro saying there's not enough staff, not enough training and not enough time to fix any tunnel issues or maintain the tracks. metro intends to fill the empty positions, and it will start doing track work earlier evening before the midnight close. >>> we are following two big stories for you. first the pope's anticipated stop in new york, and that's about to get under way shortly and he'll meet a lot of people. >> and more on the surprise of john boehner stepping down from congress next month. >>> we have breaking news happening right now. chopper 4 is live over the scene of a crash on the enter county connecter. the police are investigating a crash that took place in the past 30 minutes involving an love about a mile north of the icc. one person was trapped in the suv. no word