that's where we find tom roussey. tom: we are still two hours away from when sanders will speak but you can see the line extends to the fairgrounds there. a lot of folks have already gone inside and are starting to fill up the seats. this is a big rally in manassas tonight. he has a lot of momentum. check out the poll. if you look on him at the service, it's 42%. hillary up over bernie but then joe biden who hasn't said he is running for sanders. clinton is down 20 percentage point since july. we asked why they prefer sanders over clinton. this is what they said. >> i like hillary clinton. as a bethesda woman i think she would make a great candidate. but i love sanders. more populist. >> the only candidate that is speaking the truth. most people have no money and great 1% have most of the money. >> this probably won't get underway until 8:15. he is a self-described socialist but he has gotten attention in virginia. it's one of the earlier primaries among the state and it's a purple state. both republicans and the democ

tom roussey is live outside the capitol with a look at the results inside and out. tom: as we talked about it was a hot day down here. lawmakers were debatings. on the west lawn a big crowd was demanding they find a way to stop the deal. >> we are led by stupid people. >> the man leading the republican poll for president fired up the crowd this afternoon. >> never ever in my life have i seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with iran. >> thousands came for a rally features donald trump, ted cruz and sarah palin. >> let's bring sanity to the discussion about the insane treaty. >> the president says it will prevent iran giving a nuclear bomb but others say it will give them a path to a bomb. >> if we don't step up for ourselves the world will suffer. if america goes down the rest of the world will go down. we need to realize that, it's in our hands. >> almost as much as the effect that the treaty could have on the u.s. >> i agree with prime minister netanyahu. >> is the effect it could have on israel. >> they stated death to israel. this is an ou

tom roussey has the report from manassas. tom: he got some good news from the polls today and drew a big crowd. even when the gates open at the prince william county fairgrounds at 6:00, it was a big crowd waiting to get in. this is video of tonight's speech by bernie sanders, the democratic senator from vermont. they came to listen to him speak about his major issue, income inequality. he spent over half his speech talking about the issue, and the speech went more than one hour. 99%, andrs: we are the it's time we took power away from the 1%. this great country and our ,overnment belong to all of us not just a handful of billionaires. polls fornews in the sanders. you look at these numbers, it looks like clinton is well ahead, 42%, but she is down 21% from two months ago. sanders is up 10% from two months ago. joe biden, who has not said if he is running, is up 9%. some polls have sanders in the lead in iowa and new hampshire. the virginia primary a schedule right now for march 1, almost six months away. live from and assess,

reporting live, tom roussey, abc7 news. jonathan: all right, tom. thank you. so far every day that the pope has been here, yesterday the picture of the day had to be on the tarmac while huge suburbans and cadillacs are nearby he climbed in the fiat. the picture of today came while the papal parade was going on. a little girl came over the fence and started to run toward the pope mobile. immediately intercepted by security. they jumped in front of her and grabbed her to walk her back to the fence. this is one of the swiss guards, private security of the vatican, ran back over and directed the girl to be brought over to the pontiff. the pope gave her a hug and a kiss. she presented the pope with a letter. a signature moment where the pope loves to be among the people. for those who know and spent time with the pope, that is what fuels the 78-year-old to give him the energy to go on. they say everybody around him is exhausted, but the pope himself has enough energy to continue on. live at the basilica, i'm jonathan elias. let's go back to you. maureen: thank you,

live in northeast, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. 11 people are displaced after a fire at the leisure world community in montgomery county. officials believe it was enacted in involving electricity. a dog was rescued and resuscitated. there were no other injuries. the damage was estimated at $1 million. these are rolled as an age restricted community. treatment center for elderly people in need is now in trouble. the washington home has been bought by a school system, leaving many wondering what's next for the 150 people who live at the home. richard reeve has the story tonight. richard? family members, feel like they were blindsided by this agreement. they did not know about it until they came to the meeting tonight. he was boundsaid by confidentiality agreements, cannot talk about it. the families are none too pleased. outrage and anger outside of the washington house. >> if it was not for the medical care she had to have, i would take her home today. richard: family members learned tonight that the board of di

live outside the capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. special coverage of the pope's visit continues on abc 7 and our sister station news channel 8. we also have exclusive content and schedules that wjla.com. alison: a new lawsuit for upscale d.c. restaurant fig and olive filed by a montgomery claims she waso second with salmonella after eating at the restaurant. the restaurant recently reopened after voluntarily closing for six days while the department of health investigated. more than 60 people became ill with the bacteria after eating at a restaurant. the exact source has not been traced. developing now, the search for suspects after two attacks on female joggers, the first in lansdowne, near riverside parkway. this was just before 6:00 yesterday morning. a man tackled a woman to the ground. she was able to fight him off and get help. also yesterday morning, a woman told the police she was running in leesburg when she was run off the road by a car and in the suspect inappropriately touched her. that happened near ida lee park on nort

tom roussey has the exclusive details. tom? tom: leon, the intersection of university boulevard and new hampshire avenue is one of the busiest in the area, and this crime happened in the middle of the day with a lot of people at the 7-eleven. takoma park police want to catch the brazen women they say did this. three women unreal, attacking a 7-eleven employee. but then they also decide to trash the store before making their getaway. fridays ago and takoma park police want you to take a good look at this phase, this phase, and this face. after the women make their way into the store, they tried to buy cigarettes with a food stamp card. of them theylerk cannot just sick rights with a government-issued card, they got upset. tom: the women take the cigarettes. an employee tries to block their path. then they attack them. >> other witnesses got involved, tried to break it up. tom: the mayhem is far from over. they begin trashing the place, repeatedly throwing things all over the store. remember, the police say the temper tantrum is

live in northwest, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom. a major settlement in baltimore tonight, the city will pay $6.4 million and a wrongful death settlement with the family a freddie gray. he died from a spinal cord injury that he suffered in the back of the police transport van, triggering national protest, leading to charges against six police officers. the settlement still needs to be approved by the city board. stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage. in fairfax county, no charges against gl deputies following the death of an inmate, who died in february at 37 years old. deputies used a stun gun four times while she was shackled. she died a few days later. history of mental illness and had previously attacked a deputy. the medical examiner ruled her death and accident, but it remains the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. episcor triple bishop -- will be sentenced to tenures in prison. she struck and killed tom palermo as he rode his bicycle in north baltimore last december. the bishop asked blood-alcohol -- the bishop

tom roussey has the scary moments they are talking about tonight. tom, tell us about it. tom: we have a latebreaking news, a few minutes ago after being shut down five hours, a woman opened the gates at the petworth metro station and the green line, both open. metro says they believe that it was a remote terminal unit, something that allows them to control the power, that is what they believed failed, leaving a lot of passengers in a scary situation. passenger shot this video after d.c. firefighters arrived to evacuate the 500-plus passengers stuck more than an hour. above ground, worried relatives the firer news as trucks swarmed georgia avenue outside of the petworth station. passenger say is the green line train headed through worth, it suddenly stopped. >> sitting, it got real hot. >> the emergency lights were on, then they went out. they sat iny darkness, trying to avoid panic. >> we were talking to each other and keeping each other ok. tom: finally, firefighters arrived. >> they seemed a little slow. tom: firefighters tried to make sure the third rail was all. >> th

live in bowie, tom roussey, abc 7 news. arizona's governor says a suspect is in custody for a series of highway shootings. heat completed the news a short time ago. there were 11 shootings along the interstate in arizona. a suspect has not been identified. news closer to home in the district, the police on the scene of a serious shooting in the 1800 block of harvard street in northwest, near a senior living center. an adult man is in critical condition. no arrests have been made. we will keep you updated. launching a lawsuit against d.c. 's popular figure in doll of salmonella. olive popular fig and restaurant over cases of salmonella. forand olive was shut down six days, reopening wednesday. the exact cause of the salmonella has not been identified. we still have a stretch of great weather, the weekend looks dry, but there are a series of changes in store. steve rudin has a look. are looking at another warm day tomorrow, a cold front late tomorrow night into early sunday morning. outside the belfort furniture weather cente

tom roussey is at the vatican embassy, where the pope is hopefully at this time sleeping. tom? guess is he is, but we don't know for sure. this is a 24-hour operation, security over both shoulders. the lights are the front door to the vatican embassy, where the pope is here tonight. he was greeted by a very large crowd after a very long day. tonight, pope francis arrives back at the vatican embassy for the night, a crowd of local catholic schoolchildren greeting him. on the other side of massachusetts avenue, hundreds cramped together for one of their last chances to see the pope before he leaves d.c. >> so happy. tom: this family traveled all the way from san diego to see the first latin american pope. >> he speaks are like which and he is the people's pope. >tom: earlier at the basilica, e led a mass to canonize a saint. the selection was controversial. fromope defended sarah critics who say he mistreated native americans. >> he defended the dignity of the native key minute a. visit is going by fast, just part of one day left, but memories that will last longer. >> i felt lik

live outside the capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, we will be watching, thank you. tomorrow, a change of venue hearing in the freddie gray case. 6.4 police officers are charged with the death of gray, suffer that critical injury in the back of the police transport van. the city approved a settlement of $6.8 million in the wrongful death suit filed by the family. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said he should not be viewed as an admission of guilt, but bringing closure to the family. a fraternal order of these calls the settlement of scene and ridiculous. a manhuntl ahead -- for whoever is opened fire on an arizona highway. 11 shootings, 11 days. the investigation happening. unforgettable video, a firefighter's terrifying fall through a rooftop. to nikon an update on his recovery. wakingnd if you think up early is miserable, new validation. leon: a manhunt is underway for who was behind 11 shootings in along and eight-mile stretch of highway in arizona, being called ask of domestic terrorism. -- being called hacks of domestic terrorism. personally, nobody has been hur

live in springfield, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: stay with abc 7 for up-to-the-minute traffic reports. julie wright will be watching the road starting at 4:24. the police are the scene of a shooting in southeast d.c., live pictures from the main 900 block of martin luther king avenue. there are reports of multiple people shot, no word of the circumstances. we have a crew trying to get more information. stay with us for updates. labor day is the unofficial end of summer, but with the humidity and heat lingering, steve rudin has the outlook. maybe the unofficial end, but not with the weather. steve: not at all, and tomorrow and wednesday will feel more like august. 79 degrees right now at reagan national, gaithersburg 75, dulles 76. in the 60's in culpeper. mainly clear skies overnight, hundred percent chance of lots of sunshine early tomorrow morning. with the sunshine we will have a rapid warm-up in the mid morning and afternoon. 72 degrees heading to the bus stop tomorrow. 88 to 90 degrees during the midday. the heat inde

tom roussey has what drivers are saying. seem to be, things positive for drivers who were there for the first rush-hour with the new system. drivers say they notice some changes from the district line all the way out to route 29 in gainesville. that said, you will see the most changes in the 13 miles immediately outside the beltway, near centerville. you noticed a difference? >> absolutely. think thatuld not you could judge the system the first night, but drew smith noticed a change. >> i felt like the traffic at the merge was moving smoother. noticed big things they was the shoulder lane was open to traffic headed into town during the evening rush hour. until now, that did not happen. >> it was always closed at 4:00. opening instead of just the shoulder plane inbound in the morning and outbound in the early evening, vdot says the shoulder could be open at any time if conditions warrant. that's a good idea? >> i think it's a great idea. change, newer big signs between at least rate and route 29 in centerville. tonight, givin

tom roussey is live in brookville with the story. this is crazy, tom. tom: yeah, a little unusual, leon. an historic town. during the war of 1812, it was the capital for a day when madison fled from the british. it's known for history, not alligators, but somehow one made it to this area today. >> i was at work, not grabbing an alligator. tom: life through from a scaly curveball. in the morning he saw something swimming in his koi pond. >> as soon as i got on the deck, i realized it was not a snake. tom: he called 911. >> hi, ma'am, this may sound crazy, but we have an alligator in the pond in the backyard. getting the call is a surprise. arriving on scene and sing an alligator is a shock. animalntgomery county services says in 18 years, this was a first, but there he was, helping get the alligator under control. >> he was about three foot long. his head was about this pick. big sharp teeth. tom: county and state dnr police trained the pond and a net on the alligator, but -- ande popped out, fortunately he landed on the ground where he is a lot slower.

tom roussey is live in mobile track 7 with the latest. tom? this is where the pope is saying on massachusetts. the folks are lined up. they are letting you drive by inbounds on massachusetts avenue. letting you drive by if you are going outbound. you will see that in a moment. gather see the folks around here near with the pope staying along massachusetts avenue. overall, the rush hour, once the motorcade were done for and president obama, things weren't that bad. going going to keep straight here as far as we can to show you the scene. i believe the road is open if to go straight. you can see all of the folks lined up here. cameras.v a lot going on here. this is where jay korff went live earlier. inbound onsee massachusetts, they are letting you get by right now. outbound is a much different story. lot of police officers blocking where the pope is at the vatican embassy. navalgoing by the observatory now. traffic overall moving well in the city at this time. back to you in the studio. you, tom.ank maureen: warning about the possibility of tra

tom roussey is live with details. what is the plan of attack here? >> they have been working on this for three years and the goal is to add 22,000 new affordable housing units. but there is concern that way too many would do in this area here. south arlington. they want affordable housing spread out the county but the leaders say they are working on that. this is video of the housing. the prices have been skyrocketing there. the county has been known for having to have affordable housing but it's difficult because the price of home is going up so much. so this will call for new affordable housing. there are those that are concerned that the housing and the affordable housing will be way too concentrated in south arlington. >> we feel this is economic segregation going on for excite a while and the county board has a role to play in stemming the tide. >> i am puzzled by the protest. i think the plan includes a lot of what they have been advocating for. >> the county board is asking questions of the county staff about the changes that have been made to

tom roussey has a look at why some say the county's plan is short-sighted. tom? tom: some people do. the county board is meeting about the issue in this building tonight. but before they do, a protest is planned around 6:30 for the plaza outside from folks who say that this plan needs changing. >> we don't have rent control here. so we use other tools. >> the arlington county board share says affordable housing plan is three years in the making. its goal is 22,000 homes affordable for folks making up 60% of the median income. that is around $65,000 a year for family of four. >> this is a meater of social justice that we care deeply about. >> it's not without critics. they are worried it will jam housing in south arlington instead of spreading it out. >> it's only available in part of arlington. that is a detriment to folks that are able to live in affordable housing because the schools have higher concentration of the poverty. >> the board chair says the plan has already been changed due to the concerns. >> i think it's fair to shay that the plan changed quiet a

tom roussey is live with the footage and the investigation happening now. tom: there is still a federal civil rights investigation going on into this. we now know that the deputies will not face criminal charges. this incident happened on february 3. we are seeing the video of it for the first time. >> you are going to kill me. tom: the sheriff emergency response team. she suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. suitses wore biohazard because the naked mckenna had been near her own waste. tape shows her struggling with deputies for about 10 minutes. they threatened to use a taser. isut 16 minutes in, she tased. she is tased four times. >> three times, four times. tom: eventually, medics arrived and mckenna was taken to the hospital, where she died. >> it has been a tragedy. tom: she released the video after learning the deputies would not face charges. >> they did the best they could under these circumstances. tom: she is calling on the justice system to change how it handles mentally ill people. >> i'm going to make sure this never happened again.

that's where we find tom roussey. tom: we are still two hours away from when sanders will speak but you can see the line extends to the fairgrounds there. a lot of folks have already gone inside and are starting to fill up the seats. this is a big rally in manassas tonight.

tom roussey shot this video of fans leaving the stadium. that was near 1:30. the terps announced that lightning was within 10 miles of the stadium and the football game was suspended until the weather cleared. the stadium reopened about one hour later. fans want to know how the weather will be sunday, especially those attending the redskins season opener. let's check in with devon lucie. like, we willll need and stand longsleeve shirts, rising into the 60's, just the lower 70's. we will have the redskins football forecast from the belfort furniture weather center. showers and storms to the east. we could have some scattered showers coming, the last of the showers on live super doppler 7 radar, petering out over war and renton. the dewpoint temperatures, the best measure of humidity, the invisible water in the air, 60's and 70's is humid. the dewpoint temperatures are falling come into the 50's. 75 the high, meeting most of the day, a taste of fall. we will let you know how long this will last in the complete forecast minutes away. kellye: stay ahead of changes

outside the fairfax county courthouse, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: the manhunt is over for the suspect in the shooting near a metro bus. he was arrested last night. he appeared in court moments ago. sam ford is live outside the d.c. superior court. he has the very latest. what is going on there? reporter: some surprising development in the court. brown blood before a judge this afternoon for an incident on august 21. it is not clear white brown wasd dijan found hiding in the closet of a victim's home. police say when they came to service a subpoena on the shooting victim they found brown who's on says he proves he was innocent. [indiscernible] >> it was an accident. reporter: authorities say august 21 round fired several shots outside of a metro bus, hitting the victim. this was a month after brown had been released from jail for shooting somebody else in february. >> for information leading to the arrest of bijan brown. reporter: the mayor question what he got out of jail so soon at a news conference earlier this month. the mayor today -- >> h

reporting live, tom roussey, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, tom.son: when you have been waiting eight hours what is 15 minutes? leon: exactly. what is another 20 minutes? we should be seeing the pope right now we are watching the service now that is there playing out right now on the east portico of the national shrine of the immaculate conception there. let's listen in right now. translator: in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. teaching them to observe all that i have commanded you. and behold i am with you always until the end of the age. the word of the lord. glory to you, lord jesus christ. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ translator: rejoice in the lord always. i shall say it again. rejoice. these are striking words. words which impact our lives. paul tells us to rejoice. he practically order to us rejoice. this command resonates with the desire we all have for a fulfilling life. a meaningful life. a joyful life. it is as if paul could hear what each one of us is thinking in his or her heart. and the voice what we are feeling, what we are e

tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: football is big business, even when it is not exactly legal. according to the american gaming association, we will wager, not nearly $100 billion on nfl and college football games just this year. almost all of that is illegally. about $2 billion will be part on the line in the data where it is legal to gamble on sports. last year almost $4 billion swap hand illegally over just the super bowl. , tom bradyategate says it is time for him to go do this job. steelersots host the tonight in foxborough. the kickoff for the game is at 8:30 tonight. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert. fiat chrysler recalls nearly 2 million trucks to fix a problem with airbags. most vehicles are ram pickup trucks. if your vehicle is impacted, you will be notified in october about repairs and inspections. users willew netflix soon be bench watching for new markets. the service is stepping up its international expansion with plans to enter for more asian markets for next year. south korea, singapore, hong kong, and taiwan. they currently have 65 million descripto

alison: well, let's go to tom roussey speaking of the the motorcades and road closures. tom is in mobile track 7 with what he ison seeing all around town and the traffic impact. tom? leon: where are you, tom? tom: we are on alabama avenue thewe are crossing over suitland parkway right now. let me switch to a different camera here and i will try to show you. this blocked off in this area. you see the bridge on the left side of the screen. the suitland parkway. that is blocked off for the motorcade right now so it is traffic issues right now here on alabama avenue. as you can see behind me. we were driving around before they started to close the roads for the essentiallyt was just a normal rush hour if you will. normal afternoon rush hour. that is changing however here in southeast d.c. as the motorcade gets ready to hang in the district. of course the pope essentially going to the vet can embassy and the president we are told going back -- vatican embassy and the president we are told going back to the white house. this is a normal rush hour. show you a view out the front.

still get more from tom roussey coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. alison: american airlines says a glitch that grounded flights has been fixed. around 2:00 all flights for grounded at chicago, dallas, and miami. the airline says it was a conductivity issue. they were grounded for about an hour and a half. there were some minor delays at our air or to another never get -- but nothing significant. the virginia department of transportation unveiled its plans to upgrade i-66. just edition officials discussed waited for the outside the belly project known as "referred alternative" into action. the goal is to ease congestion. proposes to express lanes -- two express lanes. >> i think one of the things we can do along the 66 core door -- ridor is provide infrastructure and incentives to build a car culture around 66, like we have a 95. alison: construction will start in 2017 and it should be open to traffic in 2020. we are now just five days away from pope francis'arrival in d.c. and just days away from that mass of the basilica at the national shrine. tha