whatever it may be, use an alternate route. we are told a male driver in the lexus was taken to the hospital with injuries and expected to survive. there was a second car involved. two people in that vehicle with lesser injuries. we'll remain on the scene but the take-home point is avoid i-270 if you can. leon: thank you. the search is on for three suspects accused of can i feeling a police officer in illinois. this happened in fox lake, near the illinois and wisconsin border hour yeah northwest of chicago. police say the officer was pursuing group of suspicious men when he was shot. the other officers found the officer he was missing his gun and other equipment. a nearby high school is locked down and the residents are advised to stay inside the home. we will update you on new information in the hour. keep it tuned here. kimberly: the shooting comes as the communities around the country wrestle with the questions about the police safety and the documentation. in maryland the police over body cameras moved forward. brad bell is live with a look at how they are fighting back. brad? brad: kimberly, at a time when everybody in america is walking around with a video camera like this, police are asking how complies don't have them? we are hearing the problems. fascinating process. a panel set up by the legislature is meeting today to set ground rules for the police body camera use across the country. it's made up of cops, a lot of cops. lawyers,sick activates, that sort of thing. they are arguing the fine point of how the police should use them. when should they roll the camera? when can they stop rolling the cameras? one of the sticking points we heard today is how will the police handle strip searches in the field? >> there are a lot of folks that want to watch the police whatever they are doing. fine. but same token the individuals who are videotaped, subject of a strip search their sensibility may be offended that their image is captured by somebody against their will. brad: so the committee is going across this. it's just a list of the rules and the regulations that police agencies adopt if they choose. they are still working away in a committee room right now. the last time, they were talking about how they would store the data. so this is very much a work in progress. we will have more at 6:00. in annapolis, brad bell. leon: you got it. new information on the investigation in a fire that tore through the historic section of harper's ferry in july. office of the west virginia state fire marshal is telling abc7 news that it started on a rear deck. nay say money was mis -- they also say money was missing from the pub. no one was injured and so far no one is facing charges. talk about the weather. it doesn't feel like autumn outside. have you been out much today? kimberly: a little bit. feels like south florida. >> leaion: exactly. somebody flipped the switch. we have a have humidity and pollen. kimberly: chief meteorologist doug hill has a check of the forecast. will the heat stay with us? doug: yes. we have noticeable relief for the holiday weekend. right now outside the belfort furniture weather center in rockville, sunny and hot. no rain. just heat and humidity. the current number, 91 in frederick. 790 ingategate. -- 90 in gaithersburg. if you factor in the dew point it is feeling several degrees warmer. we will hold these conditions for more hours but later tonight it will cool off a bit. we expect the numbers to drop in 70's and hold there with the muggy conditions and the patchy fog overnight. through the day, looks better. that is the latest. back to you. kimberly: thank you. we are three weeks away from pope francis' visit to america. but today he made a change in what priests can do in the upcoming year of mercy. john gonzalez explains. john: weeks before he arrives he is sending shockwaves throughout the world's oldest church. at st. mary's in rockville there are strong opinions about abortion. it is what everyone is talking about. this is memorial for the unborn. this is given to the church by the nights of columbus. many traditionalists view abortion as a great sin that it warrants automatic excommunication. until now the forgiveness had to come from a high ranking official in the church such as a bishop. well, this an, pope francis announced that pope francis, a man who solarizing and popular in two and a half years says that catholic priests will be able to absolve women who seek forgiveness for having an abortion. >> i love the pope. he is looking and asking people to come back to the church. including everyone. even if you made a decision in your life he wants you to be part of the church. he wants to include everyone to the church and bring them back to catholic religion. fantastic. >> the pope understands some my disagree but through the years he met so many women who felt the need to have an abortion because they didn't believe they had an option. he writes in the statement the forgiveness of god cannot be denied to one who has repented. in rockville, maryland, john gonzalez. kimberly: pope francis added another stop. he's headed to new york city central park. he will roll through the park on the 25th before holding mass at madison square garden. stay with wjla.com for coverage of pope francis in america. we have special coverage online at wjla.com. leon: a developing story in kentucky. rowen county clerk who will not issue mayor licenses has been called to a federal court hearing thursday morning. kim davis is her name. she stopped issuing licenses. the federal judge ordered her to issue it and appeals court upheld it but she is still turning away couples based on her religious beliefs. >> i pay your salary. do your job. leon: the aclu says they don't want her locked up but they want fines big enough to be persuaded to start issuing marriage licenses to all couples. see what happens on thursday. coming up at 5:00 -- >> i was like trying to cover up the little girl. >> a d.c. teenager hit with a barrage of bullets talks us to about getting caught in crossfire. kimberly: we are coming up to a full year when they started to test cars on i-street. item will see what it takes for them to carry passengers. >> a murder victim's mother is anything but forgiving in her comments about a defendant. i'm sam ford. comments are coming up next o kimberly: do you remember this? today marks five years since the hostage handoff at the discovery channel headquarters in silver spring. it started when this man james lee walked in the lobby and starting shooting at the ceiling. he held three people hostage for almost four hours. before police shot and killed him. none of the hos tams were hurt. leon: crime alert for women near cath lidge university in washington, d.c. this comes -- catholic university in washington, d.c. this is after two women were attacked. stephen tschida is live near the brookeland metro station. police are saying they may be dealing with a social rapist. do they still believe -- serial rapist? stephen: they believe they may be related. the two rapes that are possibly related. this is video the police just released. surveillance video that could be linked to the attack. this could be the suspect seen in this surveillance video. two assaults just miles apart. very close to two metro stations. now we come back live to the brooklyn station, check this out. a strong police presence. the officers are talking with women as they come and go from this metro station. warning them about this suspect still on the loose. two rapes strikingly similar. the suspect pulled a knive and assaulted them and took off on a dark colored bicycle. >> i was scared. stephen: the first happened 10:30 p.m. july 28. the second was friday about midnight. blocks from the brookland metro station. i want more security. and have the unfortunate situation happen again. >> they are issuing a warning for those walking to and from the metro station. it's frequently used by students at the university. >> be aware and don't go by yourself. especially if it's dark. have the friends with you. >> the circumstances and the suspect description are so much alike. residents are worried. police fearful about the prospect of dealing with the serial rapist. >> i will use a train. >> they are talking to women saying until the suspect is apprehended the best way to avoid becoming a victim of sexual assault. stephen tschida, abc7 news. kimberly: thank you. the man accused of killing a woman as she tried to protect her own son was back in court today. that some did not sit quietly. we have more on the hearing. sam, what did he say? the lawyer wanted more medical attention for kevin lee gunshot wounds. the 12-year-old son yelled out, "he doesn't need a doctor ." >> you were there. you watched him kill my daughter. you get to see your son and talk to your son. lee accused of killing johnson's daughter, shooting her 12-year-old grandson august 18. today a lawyer asked for medical attention for lee who also shot himself. >> i hope you die. you don't need medical attention. you got all the attention you need. >> it started as a brawl between the neighbors on congress street southeast after a dispute between the 12-year-old and lee and escalated some documents say to the boy and the mother's fighting. the 17-year-old allegedly pulled out a gun and began firing. yopson denounced the teen's mother. >> you were with your son, you were getting beat one your son and you watched your son kill my daughter. you need to be charged. i will not watch you. >> the mother is a witness. >> you get a sense of the pain and the anger. one of the latest shooting victim is a 13-year-old girl. hit twice sitting outside a nape's home. taije chambliss still has a bullet lodged in her leg but she lives to give this message to the gunman. taije: i want them to be caught. gun violence is ridiculous and it can be anybody else's child next and they might get shot and not leave. i'm just happy to leave. kimberly: she is in the seventh grade. the incident this weekend could have been much worse. you can catch the entire interview with her online at wjla.com. leon: ray cross the country now, the folks are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms ripped through phoenix, arizona. monday night storms left behind flooded street and trail of power lines. it halted flights out of the airport for an hour. they received 400 emergency calls but no report of death. doug: we are still in code orange, for people with lung issues to stay inside. in the conditioned air as best they can. that may be back tomorrow. it's hot and muggy now. stay that way for two days to get relief. let's get in the details to share on tuesday an. this is how it looked in spotsylvania after sunrise. foggy. once the sun came up, it dissipated. boom, blue sky and sunshine. a few fair weather clouds popped. we had spots that the clouds continued to grow. but it's few and far between. everybody shared the heat and the humidity. 97 in the district. 92 high in clarksburg. we are running six, seven, eight degrees above average. today, 95 or 96 but this is the 46th time this year we have been 90 or higher. in an average year it only happens 36 times. we expect two more days this alone to be 90 or higher. that is putting us at 48 days. last year we had 24. on the cool side last year, this year on the hot side. number is 82 in west virginia. 90 in charleston. air is hot everywhere you look. the closer to the coast, we have an on shore breeze. the heat index is higher than the thermometer. 97 in washington and richmond. it feels like 92 in raleigh and 95 in hagueerstown, maryland. through the evening it is clear for a while. later areas of nothing to be muggy. the winds are light. dach areas could be 69 by morning but most areas are in the 70's. we will review the day with the satellite and the radar. most area east of appalachians have sunshine. along the mountains to the wester more cloud cover -- western more cloud cover. showers south of washington and southern maryland. heavier -- just a group of you showers over maryland. west of ocean city and rehoboth beach. it should dissipate by sunset. as far as what happens next, we are staying partly cloudy through the day. in the an, we are watching for showers and the storms to form west of town. a couple could peel off to head east. the best chance for the showers are west and southwest of town. wednesday and thursday it will calm down. thursday we have sunshine in the 90's. but finally by friday we will see relief moved in. heat index value 97 or so. isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. no rain hot and humid thursday. friday 30% chance of rain for cold front. we used rain. the front goes through. that opens us up to a holiday weekend. the heat and the humidity build back in the area tuesday and wednesday. leon: just what we need. another've wave. doug: but a nice weekend. kimberly: last lap at the pool. why not? leon: thanks. kimberly: epic battle but not between man and beast. we'll explain later at "abc7 news at 5:00". kimberly: first paying respects. we will take you to a service to remember adam ward up next. leon: another down day for wall street as stocks took a tumble at the opening bell and never recovered. at the closing bell the dow was off 3 percentage points today. the third worst drop of the year. analysts say more sign of weakness in china are unnerving investors. the dow was down 470. nasdaq fell 130. s&p 500 dropped 57. kimberly: mourners gathered to pay respect to adam ward. he was shot and killed alison parker on air in an ambush in moneta, virginia, last week. we are joined with more. jonathan: this was emotional. adam ward, 27 years old and supposed to move with his fiancée. the morning show producer was celebrating her last day on the job when ward was killed. instead, melissa and ward's family are now mourning their loss. manufacture than 500 people packed the service. ward remembered for his smile, wit and passion for life. >> the way he has been described as an adult is the way he was as a child. vivacious, kind. jonathan: ward and alison parker were shot and killed in an interview on the air. a former coworker who lateer took his own life pulled the trigger. an opportunity to celebrate adam. visitors were asked to forego black. it was a nod to his high school and the college colors. he gram waited from virginia tech in 20 -- graduated from virginia tech in 2011. his casket was drapedded with hokies orange and dark red flowers. virginia tech is honoring adam. the football team he pulled for will wear a special helmet decal against ohio state monday. number seven, wdbj channel and frankedly teal for alison and more roon for adam. from the newsroom, i'm jonathan elias. kimberly: u that. coming up next at 5:00. chris: d.c. streetcar further delayed. coming up, why this platform is being destroy and rebuilt. plus -- leon: lost and found. found out what helped a virginia hiker stay alive after he found himself lost in the woods. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. kimberly: we are coming up on a year since d.c. started to test the streetcar along h street. tonight more problems for the beleaguered project. crews are ripping up some of the infrastructure to repair what apparently wasn't done properly the first time. "7 on your side" investigator chris papst has been following the money on the story for months. is live with what is going on now. another expenseive fix. >> this is a milestone for the d.c. streetcar. a year ago it started the simulating service for the practice runs. since then, or ever. it has still to carry one passenger. the platforms are ripped up. they are being repaired. with the swing of a hammer and a fresh poured cop crete, the construction along h street is another reminder that the streetcar is not ready. a great frustration for local businesses like the coffee shop. >> early this year, the public transportation foundation found no fatal flaws but it did find some. one is doors that scrape the platform. the work addresses the problem. other flaws include cracked rails. nonworking radios. inadequate nighttime lighting. the troubled streetcar is a project that spans three d.c. mayors and cost taxpayers $200 million for 2.2 miles of track. now more money is spent. to fix the flaws. no word yet on how much. d-dot gave "7 on your side" this statement. "ddot focus regarding d.c. streetcar is on the daily work to close out the recommending items on the a.p.t.a. report. that that obtain accept sans and certification by the state office. something that this business owner hopes happens fast or he may need help. >> we would love to have a streetcar. >> this work is expected to last through the end of the week through friday. taking place on the platforms all down eight street. but one lane is blocked. the bus service is going stop. it's not interrupted. but they still won't let us know when it will be ready. chris papst, abc7 news. kimberly: checking the day's top story. an ahert for women living near -- alert for women living meerkat lick university. in both cases the suspect had a knife and took off on a dark colored bike. police have not made an arrest. >> the maryland police training commission met in annapolis today. the panel will make recommendations for best practices. kimberly: pope francis say priests can forgive the sin of abortion. they will have the authority in holy year of mercy that beginning in december. condemned as moral evil by the catholic church typically they are only forgiven with the permission of a bishop. leon: 78-year-old john lion says he survived for three days by drinking water and eating one granola bar a day. he suffered partially collapsed lung by a fall. kimberly: snake against fish, who will win? this is caught on camera off the coast. a spear fisherman grabbed the snake from the fish thinking it could save the snake's died. the fish later die and the snake came back to eat the poisonous fish. rick trip filmed it was heading back to darwin. leon: appropriate. the fish is saying thanks a lot. kimberly: thanks for nothing! leon: i wonder if there is a lawyer joke in there somewhere. coming up new information about the father's charge in a bloody fight after a youth softball game last night. 48-year-old michael barbella and michael john duffy were sentencedded to a year's probation and fined $100. they were arrested after a violent fight breaking out in the daughter's softball tournament. it was caught on a cell phone video. kimberly: an author who is commissioned to write the next james bond 'nole is getting attention. he called actor idris elba too street to play 007. too street. he was known for the role "wires" is rumored to be a top candidate. many believe that the choice of words were racially coded to imply he doesn't envision a black james bond. the next bond movie "specter" is no. 2. leon: -- november 6. leon: does he have no idea how many women would watch a movie with him. kimberly: street bond is kind of hot. leon: they might do it after all. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- knowing before you buy. what a troupe says airline should be telling you before you fly. scott: i'm scott thuman in istanbul, turkey. kimberly: new at 6:00, love it or hate it. it is making a national steve: i'm steve rudin live at the national mall. it is warm and humid. let me tell you we move closer to the upcoming extended holiday weekend it will only get better. take a look at the forecast. if you are staying in town temperatures are middle 80's saturday, sunday and labor day. a lot of sunshine thanks to a cold front on friday. if you are lucky enough. to the beach, 80 degrees. surf temperature in upper 70's. further south you go, outer bank of north carolina. highs will be around 85. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues leon: there is international outcry from two journalists that working on a story outside turkey when they were accused of helping a terror group. kimberly: according to the "new york times," turkey detained more journalists recently than any other country in the world. despite that, scott thuman went to istanbul to examine the new partnership between u.s. and turkey. you will see the report only on 7. scott: on this day there are increased wishes for safety. filling the mosques and the streets are many who hope america have come to the rescue. fab the first time against terror group in syria and iraq, that is happening. the u.s. is flying bombing missions from the turkish basis, closer to the battlefield making the air strikes easier. though in turn -- a dramatic surge of retaliatory shootings. we found police officers guarding station with the automatic weapons. they have become a popular target. >> this is not justry mote border issues. in istanbul they are deadly. it's a price they have to pay with partnering with the united states. >> if relationship is already weakening the terrorism. >> fight. it's a fight. >> but at what costs to the united states. during the visit, the u.s. con sue late was bombed -- consulate was bombed. no americans were killed but days later they opened fire on a popular spot for tourists. >> worry if you have to fight. >> it means more than just isil. kurdish separatist who fought for independence believe turkey is using a campaign to cover and strike out against the enemy, many of whom blame america. in a culture that is hardened by the decades, the fear is dominating the news cycle. >> you worry more. >> i'm worried. you think if the u.s. and the turkey work together -- >> work together. they can finish the terrorism. >> we need yes. >> in istanbul, turkey, scott thuman. kimberly: he will travel closer to the syrian border and show us how the u.s. and turkey are trying to keep the isil sympathizers are joining the fight. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- saying sorry and what rgiii is apologizing for one day after losing the starting job. okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you've gotta get fios! but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optics networks to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wifi available. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. so you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately, that's why. right now, get 25 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. plus get $350 back with a two year agreement. call or go online today. hurry this offer ends september 19th. get out of the past. get fios. breaking news to tell you about. going to news chopper 7 over the scene. georgia avenue and augusta drive in silver springs, maryland. emergency crews are responding to a child that has been hit by a car. they have known loaded the child in the ambulance. they were being careful putting him up on the stretcher. the car we understand did stop. don't have a lot of details here. this is a good reminder for all of us. schools are back in the intersections and the streets. wif don't know if the child was walking home. school just got in, in maryland on mod. so yesterday. again, child has been hit. as soon as we get more information we will bring it to you. from the live desk, back to you. leon: good deal. thank you. new developments tonights in an investigation of a child sexually assaulted at a local daycare. a person was sentenced to prison for assaulting the child. today the parents filed a lawsuit for failing to protect the child and are asking for $22 million in damages. abc7 reached out for comment on the lawsuit and still waiting for any kind of response. tonight, federal investigators are getting involved in a child pornography case against a former music teacher. brianne carter live with a look at the new charges in the case. he was arrested in upand he was charged locally but tonight he is facing federal charges. he is behind babes federally charged with production of child pornography. >> i was shocked. >> his parents are good people. i have met him. shocked. brianne: according to the court documents he was arrested in june after the authorities found evidence of child pornography including a computer with videos that appear to be pornography involving infants. court documents say he used user names like sweettooth2001. >> i haven't seen him around any other kids in the neighborhood. if it's the internet or working around schools that is bad. >> spokesperson said he was a volunteer with the bands in osbourne high and a middle school but was not a paid employee. his volunteer privileges were revoked and the parents were notifyied. according to the court records battle posing as a teen girl online tried and failed to get nude pictures of a 13-year-old boy in the band. >> like that, when you have kids going. rough. >> the school officials tell us he underwent a background check and nothing came up. but they are reaching out to the parents with the latest developments. we understand according to the authority he remains behind bars awaiting trial. brianne carter, abc7 news. kimberly: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. federal panel making new recommendations about what airlines have to tell customers before you purchase a ticket. department of the transportation panel say the airlines to disclose cost of a change and a cancellation fee and they should let personals know the seat size before they buy. the recommendation follows the similar price disclosure rules for hotel. according to a new report, atlanta tops the list of the world busiest airports. this is for the 17th year in a row. according to the airport council international. thant's hartsfield-jackson international airport had 96 million passengers go through in 2014. increase of 1.9% from last year. ranking second was beijing of 86 million passengers last year. time for a quick check of the roads. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch tonight. a busy nice. jamie: it has been. it is getting better but you probably don't believe me if you look at the live shot. it is getting better. 270 southbound was closed off. everything is reopened. we still have a bit of volume. let's move to the maps to focus in on the area on 270 and clarksburg. the earlier crash with the southbound is closing down at route 121 and clarksburg. everything reopened. the northbound traffic is what is still heavy. mainly the rubberneck delays. from 370 continuing to 121. under 30 minutes. this is a typical spot for volume. on the outer loop we have debris reported. in silver spring be careful. a pedestrian is struck in silver spring. so again, something to keep in mind in this area you may see some extra police activity. so that is a look at the traffic. we do still, of course, have volume right now. something to keep in mind. but this the a hot day. a lot of people with the windows down. doug? doug: all kind of hot weather out there with the humidity levels high enough to make it up comfortably warm. 88 at the country club in alexandria. no rain threat in the area. a lot of humidity. muggy night ahead. 94 at reagan national after a high of 95. 93 in fredericksburg. 91 in baltimore. the heat index is up high numbers. feels like 97 in the capital. 96 in frederick. 94234 -- 94 in winchester. outlying areas are upper 60's. but inside the beltway everybody is in the 70's. downtown washington is a warm spot with a wake-up temperature of 76 degrees. now tomorrow we are back into it. the heat and the humidity. highs are 92. the 47th time we have been at 90 or higher. slight chance of thunderstorms west of the metro area. then as we look ahead to the next seven days we will take the rain out of the forecast thursday. still at 93 with the high humidity levels. cooler on friday with a cold front approaching to give us an afternoon shower and storm. look at this. sunshine, less humid air saturday, sunday, labor day. that is nice at the beaches. tuesday and wednesday the heat and the humidity will build right back again. that is the latest in weather. what is happening in sports? robert: a never ending story with rgiii. on monday, benched. today he is having social media problem. he hit a like butt to by instagram post. the post slammed the entire organization. i will always respect and be a fan of rgiii. now, rgiii tried to set the record straight today saying he did not like the post and wanted -- one of the interns liked it instead. tonight, be sure to join us at 8:00 on abc7. for the countdown to kickoff football special where we have more on the redskins. plus -- >> get the ball. get the ball. get the ball. okay? >> but never what you expect when you show up. it's a challenge. >> time to work. time to work. here we go! here we go. robert: we will go one on one with the top terp and to howard university where a fallen family member. that and more at 8:00. join us on "countdown to kickoff." it should be fun. revealing interview with rgiii. infamous best quarterback in the league southbound. leon: are you bringing that back up? didn't we bury that? robert: we did but we have to bring it back. kimberly: extra mambo sauce threw heat on it. be right kimberly: "7 on your side" is is -- with this consumer alert. animals -- [loss of audio] kimberly: this is available to members who have kindle fire with the video or the amazon video app for apple and android services. pandora is turning ten. the music streaming service celebrating with an ad-free day september 9. that is a week from tomorrow. 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"abc7 news at"abc7 news at 6:00g up next. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. leon: new information is now coming in on the breaking news of a pedestrian struck on georgia avenue. this is north of the beltway in silver spring. montgomery county fire officials are telling us that the victim is believedded to be a 4-year-old -- 4-year-old boy. we're told he is seriously hurt but the injuries are not life threatening. they will continue to bring you new information. we'll work that story and tell you more as we learn it here. first tonight, more bloodshed and confrontations between police and the people they are sworn to swerve and protect. first we have outrage after a cell phone video appears to show a sheriff deputy killing a man whose hands were up in the air. the shooting happened friday in san antonio. prosecutors say they are studying this and another video as well. >> this is a unique situation we have a shooting on video. it gives us a different perspective. leon: the issue and the ability to see what the officers see that is a key to discussion across the nation following death of michael brown and gray davis. today -- michael brown and freddie gray. brad bell is more with how it could help prevent crime around here. brad? brad: the discussion is about the police body-worn cameras. a day and age when everybody in america is walking around with a video camera. they wonder how come every police officer doesn't have them. one of the reasons is money. another reason is they are really concerns about how the video is handled. how it is shot. when it's shot. when it is not. the panel that comes to meet right now as we speak has to figure that out. the police body cameras capture the moment a drunk driver decides to run from officers. when she is taseed after crashing and refusing to give up, it is all on video. there is no argument about what happened. it