considered by the team owners who will eventually decide his future. >> damming information. tonight that an change in the d.c. fire department may hurt communication in an emergency. >> some fear the problem could cause a scenario much like the confusion in the moments after the september 11 attacks. sam ford is in northwest washington with what is being done. sam? >> fire departments in montgomery and prince george's have expressed alarm at the d.c. 's talk of encrypting fire communication, to the point that one montgomery official said his units were not come into the city if they cannot communicate. reaction to the city's plan has been overwhelmingly negative. assistant fire chief joe rochette showed us his radio program for d.c. fire as well as his other channels. >> i could call right now. >> that might change as d.c. talks of encrypting fire channels. a decision has been made to begin the encryption of tactical channels only after the proper technology is in place. even the encryption of tactical channels concerns neighbors. he remembers arlington's largest fire in history, the pentagon attack on 9/11. communication with d.c. wasn't a problem, but it was for other departments. >> there were some jurisdictions that came over here that could only talk with their own units. they couldn't talk to us. now everybody is on the same platform. d.c.'s plan would reverse the clock. the city points to last september's navy yard keller, saying the killer could have learned things by listening to unencrypted communications. the city's fire union sees this massacre she is an overreaction. >> i think everyone needs to punt the brakes and make sure we are on the same page. >> given that 9/11 is tomorrow, and that was a huge problem on that day. the d.c. union says the fire department already has an encrypted channel and had one last september. >> we chose not to use it. >> deputy mayor paul quant are in charge of these matters was out of town today. police encrypted their radio some years ago. mayor's office says it will be spelling out its plans for encryption at a meeting of fire chiefs at the council of governments, which is scheduled for next week. sam ford, abc 7 news. >> the 9/11 commission recommended a nationwide emergency radio system upgrade because of the communication problems at the pentagon and at ground zero in new york on 9/11. to date, the department of homeland security has allocated more than $1 billion for agencies at the local level. another $7 billion is being spent on a national system. the nation's continues on wjla.com. it includes a new honor for the family members of those killed in the pentagon, at the world trade center, and on united flight 93. we have posted a video of a u.s. astronaut who was in outer space on the day of the attacks. problems for the security clearance contractor usis. the federal office of personnel management says it is not renewing the company's contract to conduct background investigations. this comes after a cyber attack computers, which compromised foul's of 25,000 homeland security department workers. usis conducted background checks on navy yard shooter aaron alexis and nsa leaker edward snowden. warrant is an arrest out for montgomery county mother who vanished with two of her children. catherine hoggle is facing charges of child neglect. police say she took to of her three children earlier this week and vanished. a just-released video shows hoggle before she disappeared on monday at the chick-fil-a in germantown. police say she was spotted yesterday morning with two-year-old jacob and three-year-old sarah were not with her. the children's father is pleading for help. don't know of any particular person that she would be trying to get in touch with or anyone in particular who would help her. has aice say hoggle history of mental illness. -- was most recently started recently spotted near the chick-fil-a in germantown yesterday morning. defenderryland public once a child county judge removed from the bench after court records show the judge ordered that defendant be shocked. in july, circuit court judge ordered a deputy to electrically shocked a defendant using an ankle device called based on cough. stun cuff. an investigation found no wrongdoing. four years ago, the judge was suspended for five days after deflating the tires on an illegally parked car. the maryland judiciary has not commented on the new claims against the judge. u.s.xt on abc 7 news, the -- a u.s. ally prepares to join the u.s. fight against isis. punishment an american teenager could face after trying to recruit new members to isis. >> we want to show you the big changes to a popular smithsonian museum. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. ashland, beautiful weather out there this afternoon. tomorrow afternoon, not so much. i will tell you what to expect. >> france's foreign ministers says his country is ready to take part in air strikes against isis. the pledge of support comes hours before president obama will address the nation. he's slated to explain his plan to dismantle and destroy the terror group. >> and colder -- our political reporter scott thuman is in the newsroom. >> just getting some insight. we know that the president is going to announce that we will be leading a "broad coalition." however, the president is showing that he is willing to go at it on his own. five hours before his speech, he issued this memorandum that saying under his constitutional authority, it ministration will put another $25 million towards funding iraqis who are fighting against the islamic state. to worldhis case leaders, here: saudi arabia's king abdullah, the president is preparing to win over the american public. the goal, explained that he not only has a strategy but it is one that can defeat the islamic state. >> the united states and the world will simply not stand by -- isis'sas basis's evil spreads. >> france is now offering to take part in airstrikes, of which so far there've been more than 150. as the president met with his national security team this afternoon, not everyone was convinced it is working. >> all of this underscores what i've been suggesting. the president is a rather reluctant commander-in-chief. >> former vice president cheney says the president is only in this situation because he didn't keep postwar security in place. >> the obama administration has failed utterly in that task. >> while the president will assert that he has the authority to expand this fight, he will need congress for funding. senator tim kaine wants a voice. >> i urge the president and my colleagues to resist the temptation to cut corners in this process. there is no more important business done in the halls of congress than weighing whether to take military action. >> urgency is a factor in all of this. many says that prices would like little more than to strike on american soil. ryan crocker, a former ambassador to iraq, says today, if we don't think we are on their target list, we are delusional. a lot is at stake tonight in the president's speech. >> scott thuman reporting, thank you. stay with abc seven news for extended coverage of president obama's address. we will carry the speech and analysis live on our air and online at wjla.com. our coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. >> a teenage phil from colorado faces jail time after being recruited by isis. pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy. she was arrested in april as she was headed to the syrian border to marry an islamic state fighter. >> she is fully aware that the fact that she was arrested may -- mayll that's a better very well have saved her. >> she faces up to five years in jail. she will undergo a psychological exam. next at 6:00, an inside look at the revolution underway at a popular smithsonian museum. >> the chief meteorologist doug hill tells us when storms could affect the area. >> the nationals are playing a matinee against the braves. they are trying to get the brooms out. i will have the latest. the redskins getting ready for the jaguars. can washington get its first win since last november? tall ships pulling into baltimore, all part of a weeklong festival celebrating the 200th birthday of the star-spangled banner by francis scott key. 30 of the ships from canada, norway, germany, spain, and turkey arriving at the harbor. they will dock at fort mchenry. they will be on public display starting tomorrow. beautiful. ona few lucky people put hardhats for up to where of renovations in the smithsonian national museum of american history. the west wing of the museum has been closed for more than two years for construction work. renovation project includes a new exhibition gallery and an education center and a panoramic window. today, the expectation of our visitors is of the objects aren't enough. they want to be engaged with them and have experience. >> construction should be completed by january of next year. it is scheduled to reopen next summer. >> a nice night for sailing on the inner harbor. >> beautiful weather. just a delightful night. tomorrow's evening, a little bit of a different weather pattern. showers and maybe heavy thunderstorms. let's start you off with sunshine outside. we will start with a time lapse from the earth and space lab. cloudy skies were widespread early on. by the midafternoon, skies started to clear. a little over an hour from sunset with a lot of sunshine in the sky, very temperate -- very comfortable temperatures. as far as later tonight, it is going to get dark. it usually does at night, but the sky will stay the same. partly cloudy. the official high, 82. 71 degrees was the low this morning. the record set in 1983, 98 degrees. at reagan national airport, 81 right now. 82 in fredericksburg. in easton, maryland, partly cloudy. muggy as we get overnight. winds will turn more of the south. that is going to bring in more moisture-laden air. a quick rise in temperatures through the day tomorrow all because a little push of warm, moist air ahead of a cold front coming in. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. humidity and heat levels up. as we get to the afternoon, as this cold front gets closer, we are going to watch the system do what he did over the midwest, and that is produced showers, thunderstorms, and some severe weather. this is warm, moist air headed our way tomorrow, but behind the front, it is a whole lot drier and cooler. duluth, minnesota, 45 degrees. a definite change to drier weather and maybe a more september feel in the air. but tomorrow afternoon, showers and storms. chances willest the north and northeast of the metro area. heavy to possibly severe thunderstorms. the less humid air moves in on friday. friday, fairweather clouds and mid 70's. and we will get to a cloudy and cool period. who will clear back again on sunday. tomorrow, a muggy start. partly cloudy. showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. beautiful weather friday. check out sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday. four days in a row, temperatures in the mid-70's. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> it looks like strasburg is getting beat up. >> he pitched pretty well. he pitched into the middle innings. everybody is excited about the nationals as we close in on the regular season. the gnats are trying to complete the sweep of the braves, but it doesn't look like it is going to happen. the braves led the game 1-0 in the fifth. denard span comes in from third base. span scores from third. that ties the game at 1-1. the braves jumped on top in the sixth. this is nice. 3-1, braves. right now, they are in the seventh inning pulling away. the braves lead washington 6-1. levitated to boston, orioles and red sox. the o's did most of their damage in the third. adam jones down the left-field line. nick markakis hustles around. he scores. deandre they also is right behind him. six runs in the third. another win for the orioles. you will love the baltimore-washington world series. reds and cards. billy hamilton flair is one into shallow right center. colton long chases it down. waysis so wrong in so many -- wo in so many ways. the redskins, they are early odds-on favorites over the jaguars. it is only four points. so-called experts think it will be a close game. as i said, the skins haven't won a real game in almost a year. the texans beat them, and they were only 2-14. something has to change, but even safety ryan clark he is expecting a. fight. dogfight. loses 10f the team games a season -- coming into this game against jacksonville, no matter what they did against philadelphia, you have to respect this team. nfl goesnder, the primetime tonight. we've got some inside information on the redskins, breakdown week one, and we will look ahead to the rest of the season. torrey smith of the ravens will be with us. nfl preview coming up at 8:00 right here on abc seven. we all knew that the washington capitals would host the winter classic. now we know it will be played at nationals park on new year's day. b caps will host the chicago blackhawks. a select crowd is expected. -- a sellout crowd is expected. great stuff. they should haveye plad this on the reflective pool down the mall. speaking of hockey, former caps coach bruce boudreau and the anaheim ducks have agreed to a contract extension. it will take in through the 2017 season. his record with the ducks, 111 wins, only 55 losses. the caps let him go. >> some changes on the way. >> tomorrow is going to be hot and humid. showers and storms tomorrow afternoon as we hit the upper 80's. a strong cold front with heavy weather. the day onr for friday. maybe some showers on saturday. clearing out on sunday, monday, tuesday. next week, we are going to get a stretch of days that are nice and cool and crisp at night, warm during the day. it will have an update for you when we join tonight at 11:00. >> "world news tonight" is coming up next. >> join us at 11:00. don't forget the nfl show at 8:00. >> prime time. welcome to "world news tonight." and the breaking news. on the eve of 9/11, president obama's message to america tonight. what we're learning already. the plan to take down isis. are americans ready for this. also breaking, the dramatic moments inside that elevator. the nfl star punching his now wife, knocking her out. tonight, the new headline here. did the nfl know about that tape long before we did? the severe weather hitting tonight. possible tornadoes. schools closing early. and look at this tonight. you'll hear from the couple in that mini van, swallowed by the floods. and, over the edge. the dramatic moments, the camper sleepwalking off a cliff in the heartland. how did he survive? and the test tonight. are you sleepwalking without even knowing it?

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