Afternoon. A press conference is underway at Prince Georges Countys headquarters where police are going to release more details in the investigation. According to police, yesterday, around 2 00 in the morning, they received a call to the home on forest road about two unconscious children. Were rushed to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead. Wasr mother, sonia spoon taken into custody on the scene and admitted to smother her children. Account, it says that she was adopted and brought to the u. S. When she was three years old. At this point, not much else is known about spoon. Police are trying to figure out why the mother would kill her own children. Two countsged with of firstdegree murder and assault and is being held with no bond. She has a preliminary hearing for early october but in the meantime, we will relay the latest information to you as soon as it becomes available. The Prince Georges County police are providing an update right now. You are looking at what is going on inside palmer park. As soon as we get an update, we will get that. In the meantime, we turn to the weather. A huge difference from a week ago when it was so hot and muggy. Jacqui jeras has a look at the forecast. How long will temperatures stick around . Days of cooler conditions, warming up in the middle of the week, but still one knots in 90 degree temperatures anytime soon. In fact, we could be done with it for the season. Clearing skies in western maryland, a couple of pockets. We are socked in with cloud cover in much of the metro area. Right now in d. C. , but we have a range are coming to us from the south, spreading across fredericksburg, pushing into southern maryland. Most of this will stay to the east of i95 today. We will see periods of rain showers. 79 degrees at 3 00. 71 degrees by 11 00. Will not even break 80 degrees today. We will talk about the rainfall coming up in the forecast in a few minutes. That is comingnt from across the pond today, the british throne is getting a new heir. William and duchess kate are expecting their second child. They are pregnant, and the second baby is on the way for william and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge. There has been speculation since january. It was pretty inevitable. The babys greatgrandmother was quick to issue a statement saying that she was delighted. An announcement came earlier than expected because kate has yet again been sidelined by morning sickness. It is great news, early days. When she was pregnant with print george, she was hospitalized because she was so ill. George washy prince born in july 2013. He has a good pair of lungs, a big boy, quite heavy. The Little Prince has become a star in his own right, doing the show last april during his tour in australia. In the spring, he will have a little brother or sister to play with. The expected mother is here in kensington palace. Her baby would be fourth in line to the throne after prince charles, prince william, and big brother prince george. With tw of babies, they will have provided the Royal Dynasty of what they playfully call here an heir and a stare. Virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe unveiled his plan to expand Health Coverage to 20,000 mentally ill adults. He made the announcement in richmond a short time ago. The governor is also increasing efforts to enroll many of the states uninsured into existing programs. He tried to expand medicaid with the help of federal funding earlier this year but efforts were blocked by republicans in the general assembly. Man is inxandria Police Custody charged with firstdegree murder. Police believe he killed a 64yearold man over the weekend a woman over the weekend. Investigators have not said if the murder is connected to the job. Was a Deputy Director of operations at the department of corrections. An American University professors Court Appearance has been delayed. David pitts has been charged with burglary and destruction of property. Investigators believe you started several fires along new mexico avenue. Week, arrested him last accused of breaking into a building and starting a fire in the parking garage. Is nowls say that pitts on administrative leave. A latenight fire in clifton started accidentally, according to firefighters. The cause was traced back to an air conditioner. Themedics to two people to hospital with nonlifethreatening injuries, but several pets died in the fire. Crews fighting the fire requested additional help you to a lack of fire hydrants in the area. Congress is back in session after a fiveweek recess. Lawmakers have a lot on their plates. They must pass a spending bill to keep the government open. They are also calls for congressional action in the fight against crisis in syria. President obama will discuss with Congress Tomorrow before he gives his speech on wednesday. The house has 12 days of work schedule before members go home to campaign. The senate will adjourn september 23 and will not return until after the elections. Also, the Police Response to protests and riots after the Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri. Tomorrow, missouri senator Claire Mccaskill will hold a hearing into what they are calling the militarization of local police. On hearing will focus programs that give surplus military equipment to Police Departments around the country. For more called training and oversight and others want the program to and completely. Former president s george w. Bush and bill clinton are back in washington. They unveiled a president ial leaders get Leadership Scholarship Program at the news eum. The goal is to provide leaders in various fields with new skills to solve problems. Leaders areink made. You have some innate abilities you are born with, but our military proves you can train leaders and their capacities can dramatically increase. This was the second time in the former president had been in washington together. This year, they both attend the africa summit. Up, a house fire takes the lives of four children in chicago. Fairfax county Public Schools superintendent karen garza is pushing for later start times for students. She will formally present her proposal at Todays School board meeting. Under the plan, high schools would start 40 minutes later at 10, middle schools would begin at 7 30 a. M. , and the start for Elementary Schools would not change. The school board will vote next month and changes can go into effect exterior. A woman accused of kidnapping her own son will be back in court in alexandria this noon. A judge will decide whether to release her on bail. Federal agents arrested her last week at Dulles International airport. To and her son were headed flight to beijing when authorities ordered the flight to turn around. She and her exhusband are involved in a custody dispute. A respiratory illness is sending kids all across the nation to hospitals at an alarming rate. Fatalthe potentially human enterovirus 68 and is sending 60 of patients diagnosed with it to intensive care. Symptoms start out like a cold but can lead to losing consciousness and difficulty breathing. What is troubling doctors is the high rate of hospitalizations. Causeund the nation, the of a chicago Apartment Building fire that killed four children overnight is still under investigation. Two of the children were found in a bedroom, the other two in a closet. One of the quiz was found lying over another in a protected position. The childrens mother and boyfriend jumped out the window and are critically injured. Officials say the blaze started in an apartment on the floor beneath the family. 100 hikers were rescued by helicopter in Yosemite National park when they were trapped by a raging wildfire. The fire has burned 700 acres in a remote section of the park near half dome peak. It startedrs believe with a tiny fire started by lightning. It picked up this weekend due to erratic winds. Damage. Ts of any phoenixes under a Flash Flood Watch after heavy storms pounded the area this morning causing problems for the morning commute. Oadways were covered with water and some roadways had to be shut down. Wow. Situation terrible going on right now, and its still happening in. They have extended the warning in phoenix. If you know anything about the desert, usually not a whole lot of rain. Take a look at the radar picture. I just checked in with the National Weather service and they have had about 3. 25 inches of rainfall this morning. To put that in perspective, typically for the entire month they get just over half an inch. For the entire year, eight inches of rain. So they got almost half of their annual rainfall in a couple of hours. They are on the back edge now, so only they will get a break. A very dangerous situation in phoenix. I havent heard of any airport delays, but i would check with your carrier if you are heading to the valley of the sun. Not too sunny around here either. Isnt that beautiful . This is a time lapse starting at around sunrise this morning. Think the skyw was, but it did not last long. Notice the direction the clouds are coming in at us, from the east, as opposed from the west. We have an easterly marine influence keeping us socked in the clouds and very moist. Spotty clouds across the region. Most of the activity is south of d. C. That is generally where the steady rains will be for today. If you are east of i95, you have a better chance of getting wet. The further north and west you are, little to no rain. 30 chance along i95. 40 in southern maryland. Lower. Delmarva, a little 76 degrees today. Dews a little bit muggy, points at 64. Frederick Still Holding onto the 60s. Today. Sunshine we will be lucky to hit 79 degrees this afternoon. Low pressure to our south. This moisture is keeping up with that. Between thatched low pressure system and High Pressure to the north. That is bringing in the easterly wind. This will stick with us through tomorrow before we get a break. Flooding risks for the four corners region. This is the remnants of hurricane norbert. Some of that moisture getting caught up in the southwest. Mostly cloudy today, a few showers. Overnight, cloudy with a few showers. Cool into the upper 50s to middle 60s. Tomorrow, a near carbon copy of today. Occasional rain. Mid to upper 70s. Warming up into the middle of the week. Warm temperatures lasting for only a couple of days and then back into the 70s into the weekend. Starting today, a brandnew season of who wants to be a millionaire begins with the new host terry crews. You said that you have always been a big fan of the show. Why is that . It is one of those things where it touches on all kinds of knowledge. Rom math, pop culture when you know the answer, you are yelling at the tv. That is me. Every time i know an answer, i yell at the tv. Not know it, you feel so good about yourself. It is one of those things where you have a regular person with a chance to win a million dollars. It is a big cash giveaway. Feel like ake you full or the smartest person on the planet. Always one of two ways. I understand there are some changes this year. You have a new lifeline you are rolling out . It is called 1, where you to help youmeone answer the question in the studio. We have had some married couples, brothers and sisters, actually arguing about what the answer is. It is so funny. I have to calm them down. Make sure that your relationship is intact before you use this 1 lifeline. The new season begins in about 15 minutes starting at 12 30 p. M. Right here on abc seven. Still to come, an update on our top story. Prince georges county police have just updated us on the murders of two children allegedly killed by their mother. Welcome back. Abc seven has just learned new information about that we can murder of two children. Their mother, sonya spoon, allegedly admitted to smothering them. Jeanette reyes has more from Police Headquarters with more. Good afternoon. The press conference wrapped up minutes ago. We have some eyeopening details about that 24yearold mother toddlers, killing her aged one and three. Detectives received a call around 2 15 a. M. Him a Family Member that was thought of by the suspect, sonya spoon, who apparently had told her what she had done. Crews found the time there is in distress with significant difficulty breathing. Paramedics immediately engaged in lifesaving measures. At the scene, Police Found Evidence of foul play readily available, bags of what they believed were used to suffocate the children. Police say the oneyearold was pronounced dead at the hospital a halfhour later mother was declared dead at around 7 00 in the morning. Police are not ruling out the possibility that the mother simply did not want responsibility for the children. They are also looking into the possibility of a custody battle. As far as mental issues, she was taken for psychiatric evaluation earlier this month but are not confirming anything beyond that. A lot of questions remain and we will have the latest coming up in a full report at 5 00 this afternoon. Thank you for that update. We will stay in prince george. That is where a School Bus Drivers day in court was delayed because of a fire alarm. John gonzalez has the details. Arturo roberto harris, a School Bus Driver for 13 years, this morning walk into the Circuit Court house in Upper Marlboro for his plea hearing. Five minutes after the judge took his chair, harris asked to be excused to use the restroom. The is what happened on morning of april 7 when he was behind the wheel of his school bus. He told police that day that he needed to make a pick stop pit stop at high point high school. Or the problem is he left for your children in the bus unattended with the engine running. The bus then roll down powder mill road toward a busy. Even in a droll boy was struck and pinned under the bus. An auxiliary Police Officer driving by that morning witnessed the accident and rushed to pull the child from underneath the bus. The students on board also suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. A ridiculously, everyone survived. Harris, who applied the emergency brake that morning, is expected to enter a guilty plea today. He is charged with three counts of reckless driving, one count of leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, and even faces a seconddegree assault charge. Prehearing has faced several delays today. A number of prior cases on the docket and a fire alarm, evacuation of the courthouse for about one hour. So this noon we are still waiting for the official motion. Once the plea is entered, more than likely, the prosecution will ask for 30 days in prison to be served on the weekends and three years supervised probation. So you need the umbrella today . Keep it handy today and tomorrow. It will not rain all the time but spotty showers off and on. Best chances east and south of d. C. Upper 70s today. [dramatic music] yo [cheers and applause] hey hey hey [laughing] hey hey hello, and welcome to millionaire. Im terry crews. You may know me from brooklyn ninenine. And im also thrilled to be here hosting millionaire [cheers and applause] im told our first contestant is a bit of a prankster, so im keeping my wits about me today. From rochester, new york, please welcome kate leonard [cheers and applause] [laughing] hi, kate. Oh, come over here. How are you . Nice to see you. Come on this way. There you go. Hello. So you are the prankster. What kind of pranks have you pulled . Well, i do this imitation of a baby laughing or crying,