of their investigation as soon as possible, saying the president am the public deserve to know what happened. >> one more note, julia pearson to headirst wor woman the secret service. she was appointed last year after 29 years with the agency. >> protecting the president and first family is an responsibility. we have more on how this is turning on social media. >> it is hard to believe anyone could scale the fence and make it to the executive mansion let alone get inside. folks on social media are just as perplexed about it as anyone else. crystal rights -- -- writes -- you just heard that the president does have an effect on that. and this is a reference to a very big story that happened this time last year. want to point out that the secret service takes great pains not to let the white house look like a security -- military facility. let us know what you think. our senior political correspondent is on capitol hill tonight getting reaction to today's hearings. you can hear that and some of his analysis starting at 5:00. >> first, let's turn to the weather. a really beautiful day out there today. >> could some of us be in for showers later tonight? there is word of that in the area. >> showers in the air now but mainly west of the metro area. a beautiful afternoon for this last day of september. cameraive you a rooftop live look outside. a few fair weather clouds in our local area. however, a little farther west and northwest, some showers, pretty good ones too. just north of hancock in western maryland. i think most of the showers will remain north and west of the metro area. partly cloudy skies. i think the bigger weather issue tonight will be areas of dense fog once again. these are ahead of a cold front that will sweep through. i think fog will be the concern over night. 77 in the district. 81 in frederick. isolated shower chances and temperatures eventually fall into the 50's. more coming up in a little bit. >> thank you very much. and now to the expanding search for hannah graham. crews expanded beyond charlottesville into scottsville, about 20 miles south. our northern virginia bureau chief joins us with the latest. >> we spoke with the chief of police in the last hour. they're still looking for surveillance video or anything they can get that would detail the whereabouts and activities in the daysthew following the disappearance of hannah graham. this man is coordinating the search efforts. areas based on tips coming in. about 35 people were involved in the search today along with canine units. jesse matthew remains in jail post forom the command the search efforts. he is awaiting a court hearing in connection with the disappearance of hannah graham more than two weeks ago. >> we know areas where she is not. largely a process of elimination. tips keep as long as coming in the search will continue. a 20-year-old virginia tech student was abducted and killed here five years ago. i spoke briefly with the attorney for jesse matthew about that situation and the investigation. we will have more on that coming up tonight at 5:00. will see you then. on the meantime -- in the meantime, the search for a man with autism has gone nationwide. missing sincebeen thursday after leaving a vocational program. he has a history of wandering, but has always been found within two days. he is considered an endangered -- person.sing >> michael phelps was charged with a dui last night. he was driving 84 in a 45 zone. the officer who pulled him over said phelps was unable to pass the field sobriety test. this is his second dui in maryland. the first was in 2004. he tweeted this. how about a more positive sports story? who do you think is going to the world series? >> if you ask major league whose , the are not playing answer seems clear. it is exciting. >> you say they are the favorites, but that makes it tough to win. if you pull the clubs that did not make the postseason, the nationals and the orioles got the most votes to meet in the world series, but remember, these are executives whose teams did not make the playoffs, so how smart are these guys? nine decades since washington has made it to the fall classic, and the last time the orioles were in the world series, i was part of the broadcast team with howard cosell and al michaels. these guys are going for a major trend bluster -- buster. look at the numbers. 12 of 15 say the nets will advance because of pitching, hitting, and momentum. not a bad pick. in the american league, the orioles are the favorite, but it is very close when you look at the numbers. the majority of so-called therts say national -- nationals will win it all. the a's and dodgers got one vote each. remember this. in nationals won 19 games september. they are the only team to do that in baseball this year, so that does make them the favorite. in the last 20 years, there have 19 gameseams who won in september. only five went on to win the world series. >> before you start dogging people who say they -- it is too early to protect the world series, -- predict the world series, i would like to remind you that that's what you said in june. >> it's only a 6% chance the orioles and nationals will make it to the world series. the percentages are not good but they can hit as well as any team . washington has pitching. i think the possibility is there. i have been calling for an all year. i want to see it. i think it would be great. it has been since the 1930's that washington was even in it. they were the senators then. >> we are all hoping. >> i am still not betting. >> come on, man. >> i am not going to vegas with you. i am not even going to a game with you. i want them to win. this leads to our question of the day. how are you showing your nafta titude out there? wake still to come here on abc seven news at 4:00, penalized for a player. for al take -- penalized prayer. we will take a look at what happened and hear what you have to say about it. >> later, plans to make your easier while promoting an alternate form of transportation. >> plus, how about a little music to ease the pain of the morning commute on metro? >> and we will get to >> breaking news coming in about the white house intruder. >> greta cruise is live at the white house desk. >> a federal grand jury has handed down a three count indictment against the intruder at the white house, omar gonzalez. this is what we know at this point. gonzalez is age 42, formerly from texas, he has a three count indictment against him. of unlawfully while carryings a dangerous weapon. he is charged with carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or business and the third is possession of ammunition. on will recall that september 19, he jumped the fence and ran through the first of the white house while carrying a knife. the first family was not there at the time but it unleashed a controversy about just how safe the white house really is. the secret service searched his car after his arrest. they found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, two hatchets and a machete. i should tell you that gonzalez has been indicted on three counts. one federal, to district. appear induled to court tomorrow. >> back to covering metro. a nightmare this morning on the red line. there were skipped stations and packed platforms. john gonzalez has the details. >> we regret the inconvenience. >> take a look at these metro cars packed beyond capacity. hot and frustrated riders were forced to add 45-60 minutes to their commute. problem on the red line, the agency was forced to singletrack a very busy line at the worst possible time. my innerust practicing zen. constantrding on a loop was telling everyone what they needed to know, but not exactly what they wanted to hear. >> i had a meeting at 930. it has been pushed back 45 minutes. system thattro's detected a crack on one of the tracks here at dupont circle. despite efforts to replace 250 miles of rails, work that has been going on for three years, this section is from the original infrastructure. one spokesperson told me something will eventually give. >> metro makes enough money. their railskeep upgraded. >> you can always try to stay a step ahead at wj l.a..com. we will keep you informed there. nuclear fuel rods in a reactor have been damaged at a nuclear plant. they were discovered during the scheduled refueling earlier this month. there is asay that low safety danger and no concern that radioactivity could be released into the environment. federal regulators have given a thumbs up to plans to export from aed natural gas plant in chesapeake bay. it will be the first project of its kind on the east coast. environmental groups have criticized the plan, saying it will put the bay at risk. >> california became the first state in the u.s. to ban plastic tags. the national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers says it will try to put a referendum on the ballot to reverse the ban. now, a set of pictures from nasa. you see as the nl c in 1989. sea inft -- the aral 1989. the one on the right shows what is left now. water has been diverted for agricultural projects and there has been a lack of rainfall in the area. we have a lack of rain here as well. the dry spell is taking a toll on the water in the shenandoah river. the city is asking you to start conserving water if you live in the area. it suggests voluntary measures like only washing the car once a taking baths instead of showers. wildlifelation of dropped 52% in the last 40 years. the world wildlife fund says about 3000 species have seen their numbers plummet since 1970 and human threats to nature are being blamed for about half of those declines. there is also concern about the future of maryland blue crabs. , it was found that rising water temperatures and pollution levels are a threat to the crabs. last winter, that added to a significant drop in the crab and shrimp population. a tearink i just saw form in doug hill's eye. 29when i was born on july way back. crabs more than anyone all the time. when i was three days old, she bought some, rubbed the spices on my lips, and i have been addicted ever since. >> three days old. >> good thing it wasn't haggis. >> i knew you were grabby. >> this is the harbor of the potomac. a beautiful afternoon. a few fair weather clouds. rain ahead of the cold front but the showers have shifted north and west. kind of parallel to the northeast. there is a lot of cloud cover our west. there is not a lot of energy to support the showers. i think they will continue to move northeast. isolated shower chance in the forecast, mainly west of town tonight. mostly cloudy with more areas of hatch a dash of patty, dense fog. morerough morgantown -- areas of patchy, dense fog. these numbers. 58 in detroit. 55 at chicago o'hare. lots of mid to upper 80's in the south and west. this warm air will not make it to our area. we are going to be seasonable in the mid-70's for the next few days. way their is coming our first weekend of october. a little fog and easterly flow may give us an isolated shower in the morning. the next big weather event is the friday night cold front. i think the chances of rain are pretty significant. overnight, 56-60 two degrees. tomorrow, after fog and an isolated shower, partly cloudy, pleasant in the afternoon, in the mid-70's. >> thank you very much. >> we will see you soon. >> he never wiped that led ever since. cross one boy ken dream off his wish list -- can cross one dream off his wish list. >> he got to see the northern lights. this was on his wish list of things to do before he goes blind. he says it was worthy of being on his list now that he has seen it. ben was born four months early and he has a condition that makes his vision fade over time. he will eventually be completely blind. next up on his list, london, paris, and watching native americans dancing in oklahoma. >> good luck. , new options if you get hit by a car. what some of you are saying. >> and how are you showing off your natitude? >> trending now, riding your bike is great exercise that helps the environment and saves money. >> d.c. has become a bike friendly environment, but some say it is still not a friendly enough. we have a look at wright's the council is considering giving cyclists. rights the city council is considering giving cyclists. do d.c.uestion is, bicyclists need more protections? some say it is just as dangerous in the car. one says -- karl has an interesting point. he says -- here is the picture he is talking about. it's on the wj l a facebook page absolutely right. we should point out that insurance executives say changing the law will increase the cost of insurance in d.c. and nobody wants to see that. quite riding a bike and taxing -- >> riding a bike and texting. >> if you shouldn't do it in a car, you shouldn't do it on a bike. you have to observe the rules of the road just like cars or the cars are not going to respect you. >> thank you. we have more premieres tonight on abc as the new season of premieres gets underway. at 8:00 :00, selfie. take one on your bike, maybe. followed by manhattan love story and then at 9:00, a new marvel's agents of shield. you can see forever at 10:00. we will be back for abc seven news 11:00. >> was a day prayer, a celebration, or a slide? coming up, what the nfl is saying about last night controversial penalty in football. >> later, soothing sounds, beautiful sounds for commuters. find out why this is no ordinary performer at the metro station. >> changes coming to 270 should make commuters happy in the year 2030. coming >> breaking news out of potomac. this has been developing since the beginning of the hour. >> a body was found in the garage after a fire in a home. what else can you tell us? >> we're following two incidents. one is an automobile wreck, also someone deceased. then we have a home that is several miles from their and we don't know if there is a connection yet except neighbors we sawld me that the car is the family car from this home in this community. certainly, we don't want to talk about any names, but folks tell us they know the family that lives in this house well. they say they are good people, active in the community. one neighbor saw both of them yesterday, wife out yesterday jogging. they don't know who the deceased are, but they are terrified and upset about this. this is a potomac neighborhood of homes of > 4000 square feet each, 4500-4600 square feet each . neighbors are being kept some quarter-mile away. roads are closed. we have not been able to get a look at this ourselves except from our helicopter in the photographs that have been tweeted by the fire department. this was apparently a tall fire in the garage that was quickly extinguished and then they found a person deceased inside. this point, the police have been coming in and out. neighbors are pacing with arms folded, worried looks on their faces. don't know what is going on but they know something terrible has happened in their neighbors, and they are horribly upset about it. >> the offense appears to be broken or broken through with some sort of force. there are still details to be sifted through on this story. we will wait and see in the days and hours to come. >> in the meantime, we are following breaking news about two miles away. someone is dead after a car crashed into a tree at river and piney meetinghouse road. we are live with the latest, steven. >> this is what we've got. we are right at the intersection of these two thoroughfares. right behind me you can see the car that slammed into the tree. investigators are still combing the scene, trying to figure out what is going on. here is what we have gleaned from authorities. the person at the wheel of the car was a fatality. that call came in one minute before the call -- apologize for that. technical difficulties. we will try to get him back to see what he has learned. we are keeping our eye on this. smalle occurrences in a section of the potomac. we will keep our eyes and ears open and let you know what we hear. the two calls came in about two minutes apart. >> just a matter of miles apart. that is a two-lane road that winds quite a bit. is traveling with a lot of speed, that kind of thing can happen. >> moretti 5:00. >> we are on the verge of rush-hour. is about to hit its stride right now. >> while we can hope for a smooth ride home, for some it may be just a dream. we are live with details on this. >> i have good news for you. changes are coming to 270 that are going to make many commuters happy. the downside is they are probably not going to see those than a decade.e this is part of a long-range plan for the d.c. area. it stretches until 2040. the 270 section is the largest project in the entire d.c. area, 33 miles from frederick down toward shady grove, an area that is very congested as it is. it's going to be widened at a cost of about $5 billion. this stretch of 270 is a nightmare for the meters dash for commuters. they say it can take as long as two hours. they say it is welcome news but they are hesitant as well. section finishes, it just pushes traffic further down, so it doesn't actually fix the problem. but it does make me happy to hear they are doing it. >> some folks are pushing an alternative plan. instead of widening the entire highway, they want to widen just the shoulders to lead commuter frederickng down from and hagerstown drive on the shoulder during heavy traffic hours. that is a plan that has been studied in the past and they are hoping to keep the fight alive. >> thank you. a report out last week by the u.s. department of transportation finds more than 300 million people commute to and from work every single day and 76% of those drive by themselves. in their cars. >> coming up, one server is to customerstion doing the opposite. >> how are you showing your na titude? >> a nether sports controversy today. the nfl says the kansas city who dropped to his knees in prayer should not be penalized. >> we have more on this story that is trending now. calling a penalty on itself. >> the big story coming out of the game was not the fact that the new england patriots took a whopping by the chiefs, it was one of the plays that came out of the game. >> specifically this one here. tom brady throws a pass. it's enter some did. when he -- intercepted. end zone,ts into the he offers up a prayer. some are saying he got penalized because of that prayer. >> absolutely. it is against legal rules for celebrationngage in but there is an exception if it is a religious celebration. in his case it was. he is a muslim and that is well-known throughout the league. >> this certainly has a lot of people on social media weighing in, and the nfl themselves saying the penalty should not have existed. we are asking you your opinion. should they revoke the 15 yard penalty? sifting through your comments today. >> and you will be back with what you found out in just a bit . >> up next, some new laws take effect >> d.c. police officers will begin wearing body cameras tomorrow. more than 100 officers will take part in a pilot program. they believe it will benefit officers and the general public. the d.c. police unit supports the plan. it will cost about $1 million. tomorrow is october 1, which means new laws will be taking effect. >> let's go to grad accrues to find out what we should know. marilynaws in d.c. and involve everything from paid family leave to yoga to online shopping. let's start with the new paid family leave program. beginning tomorrow, employees can get up to eight weeks paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child or to take care of a family member who has a serious health condition. also, the so-called yoga tax takes effect. the council approved the yogaoversial sales tax on studios, health clubs, tanning salons and other businesses. this is designed to pay for a substantial income tax cut. let's head to maryland. possessing small amounts of be auana will no longer crime. people caught with 10 grams of pot or less will no longer pay a fine. the new law is designed to let police focus on higher priority crimes. and shoppers will have to start paying a 6% sales tax tomorrow. because of a new distribution center in baltimore that requires amazon to start collecting sales tax in maryland. finally, the penalty for being on your phone while driving is going up. police will be able to start pulling you over and ticketing you as a primary offense. up until now, talking on a handheld cell phone was a secondary offense. police had to stop you for another violation first. the fine goes from $40-$70 for a first-time offense but no points will be assessed. >> still to come, breaking news from potomac as a car crash and house fire are bringing investigators into the same neighborhood. >> plus, i young woman assaulted by a local tattoo artist well getting a tattoo is speaking exclusively to us. why she wants to speak out. >> and the first wedding pictures of george clooney and his new bride. >> but first, let's get more reactions to the penalty called on the player who bow down to make a prayer after he made an interception. this is a believe case of freedom of religion. the nfl says it was not the prayer that pulled the flag, it was the slide. we are asking what you think. that's probably true. please join our conversation by going to the w jail a facebook page. back to you. >> thank you. now get this. a couple from iowa are making quite an impression after a simple act of kindness. went to a sushi restaurant on saturday to celebrate their anniversary. the restaurant was packed and the service was slow. instead of giving the waiter a poor tip, they took him $100 and they wrote we have both been in your shoes and we are paying it forward. >> it was super unexpected and really nice. it caught me off guard. i wasn't expecting that. i am a little misty, i guess. a was a good ending to stressful night. say they havers both waited tables before and the service was not worth getting upset over. this has gone viral on facebook with one and a half million likes. >> does this mean he will be even slower the next time they come in? >> rewarded for slow service. >> joshua bell attracted a crowd today in union station. he performed pieces by bach as part of an hbo special. this performance was a lot different than the other time he played in a d.c. metro station. back in 2007, he played as an experiment to see if people would stop and listen. today he is saying, how do you like me now? keep that playing into the forecast. >> i wouldn't mind a bit. i am a lot of things. one thing i am not is a pumpkin- ologist. we got some video of a pumpkin patch. >> your microphone is not on. >> i will speak into yours. weather laste summer and last fall, the pumpkins were pretty scarce. with october coming and , we have lotsng of pumpkins this year. we still have summer outside.res we will keep a little sunshine in the air for the rest of the day. tot of the showers have been the west of the metro area. is pushing northeast into southern pennsylvania. all of that will push through. we might see an isolated shower but that is about it. i think mainly we will see partly cloudy skies and patchy fog late tonight and into the early morning hours. 73 in gaithersburg. 72 in quantico. the air is warmer to the south and southwest. we are going to be more influenced by the northern track down the southern. in the see temperatures mid-70's in the next few days and a much stronger cold front will come through our area friday night with a better chance of widespread showers. ine autumnal air will come for that. this is water vapor image. you can see that an area of low pressure is attached to the cold front. might beture cast, we able to make out some of the imagery here. we have a nice number of days coming up. isolated showers possible tonight, otherwise, patchy fog, 56-60 two degrees. i sneak peek at the weekend here, beautiful weather as we head to thursday and friday. watch for showers and a gorgeous october weekend. what about for those of us with the nets tickets? >> i think showers could be part of the issue friday night. >> let us know. nationals, the m national sever is spreading. >> and the only cure will be a world series victory. your natou showing itude? >> if fans have anything to say about it, the nationals are going to win the championship, and here is what some of you are saying. john says -- few other folks feel the same way. keep sending us your comments and pictures. we really want to see and show your pictures to our audience. page to doacebook that. back to you. >> and join us saturday night as we track the road to the championship. we take a look at the special te >> the u.s. navy says the u.s. has already spent nearly a billion dollars fighting the isil threat. >> the president admits his administration underestimated the terror group when it came to understanding and reacting to the threat. >> he did not just say we .nderestimated isil he said we overestimated the ability and the will of our iraq fight.raqi allies to >> that's true. >> perhaps to central reasons the united states now finds itself back at war. >> u.s. forces trained these fighters. so could our leaders be awful about their capabilities? >> you can train people how to shoot a mark or fire a tank, but that does not mean they will have the ability to step up on the battlefield. >> many top defense officials in washington are saying not so fast. there are several warnings about the group, warnings that were not heated in a timely fashion. the cia director warning about the threat. he named al qaeda and a group very few had heard of back then called isil. >> to recruit individuals and to use the capability syria as a launching pad. >> in prepared testimony or week later, another warning by michael flynn. he writes -- as we have seen, that's just what happened. so why the wait for the response ? for too long there was an assumption that the president could ignore the threat. >> the policy from the get go has been to get out of the middle east and pivoted to asia. the assumption has been if we leave the middle east, the middle east will leave us alone. >> that is not the case and probably won't be for a very long time. live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc seven breaking news. >> that breaking news tonight coming in from potomac where investigators are on two different scenes. fire in a garage with one person dead inside. the other, just a few miles away, at deadly car crash. investigators are trying to figure out of these cases are connected. >> an investigation is underway in the deadly car crash that happened on piney meetinghouse road near river road. roads in front of both scenes are shut down. >> breaking news coverage from the scene. what have we learned? >> it seems like this is where all of this began. the police have this road closed off. they are not letting anybody go down there at this point. we can tell you that the call came in from the fire department for smoke showing from the garage. when the fire department got inside, they found a small fire, deliberately set according to sources. nearby, they found a deceased person. they are telling us it was a female victim. neighbors tell us that the home is the home of a husband, wife, and recently married daughter. the husband arrived here not very long ago. he is alive and well, terribly upset. police have not yet let him go down to the home and we have just heard from sources that the daughter is soon to arrive on the scene. her whereabouts are now accounted for. a lot of people upset. we want to play you some sound of the neighbors. they are not able to get back to their own houses but they know the people who are affected very well. here is what they had to say. >> regular people, regular neighborhood. it's not like ted bundy in the middle of some place. >> you don't think it's going to happen. that's what makes it very sad. stephen is live at the car crash and we are going to go to