The homicide investigators are here as well, which may suggest it may not just be a case of hitandrun. Again, police tell us that the victim and the driver knew each other. Live in clarksburg, roz plater, abc7 news. Alison okay. Keep us posted. Services were held today at the National Cathedral for a white house staffer that lost control of his bike and hit a s. U. V. He was a Senior Policy Adviser in the office of the chief Technology Officer and he leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. Leon a boyg story. Months of headaches for people relying on the metro blue, silver line. Alison they have to live with the delays because of the power station. Sam is live with what is causing an outcry, sam . Sam well, indeed. Im outside the metro station that is just across the river. Metro Officials Say there will be delays and they are trying to find creative ways to the problems. But you should expect problems for six months for stations east of the river headed downtown in d. C. And maryland. It will be a problem. It has taken me 25 minutes more to get to work. For joyce and others who ride metros orange, blue or silver line to work, it has been a rough week. I have to leave much earlier to get to work so i wont be late. Sam that is because an underground fire monday destroyed the transformer that powered the third rail for trains passing through the stadium armory station. If damage to the transformer is so severe sam Operations Manager bob told the metro board it would take six months to prepare. As a fire in one transformer spread to two others. Collateral damage due to residue heat and the materials extended to the other transformers and rectifiers resulting in a total loss. Without the transformers, stations on either side, potomac and benning road have to boost the power to get the trains through stadium armory. But it is enough for only a couple of trains at a time moving slowly. We will try to communicate the reality of what the trip might be. Sam until metro gets transformers in it means the longer commute times for any traffic through armory stadium and angry personals. Six months . If i did my job the way they do their job id be fired. They have to be careful. Right now they are having third rail all the way to the stadium armory. That no longer work. Be careful if they dont blow it out. Alison todays announcement from metro comes hours after the federal Transit Administration approved the safety fix plan. That plan addresses more than 50 safety concerns laid out by the f. D. A. In a scathing report last year. Leon . Leon a political shockwave across the capitol today with a simple and consequential announcement from boehner. He is resigning. He is resigning. We explain why. An emotional john boehner told reporters turmoil in the house led him to decide it was time to go. I dont want my members to have to go through this. I certainly dont want the institution to go through this. Especially when i was thinking want walking out the door anyway. He has been under pressure from the conservatives in his party to take a stronger stance in support of the issues like blocking federal funding for planned parenthood. At the values voter summit in washington, g. O. P. President ial candidate ted cruz credited conservative movement for forcing boehners hand. Yesterday, john boehner was speaker of the house. Yall come to town and somehow that changes. My only request is can you come more often . Boehner reached his final decision after presiding over a rare joint session of congress addressed by pope francis. The speaker had planned resign at the end of the year but resign at the end of the year but says it was a simple design. I woke up and i went to starbucks to get my coffee. I came back to read. I went to petes diner around i saw even at pete. I got home and thought yep, i think today is the day. President obama praised boehner at a News Conference and sents sent a message to whoever the next speaker will be. President obama we can have significant diss on issues but it doesnt mean you shut down the government. Talks are already underway to replace him. Leon boehner is the sixth how speaker in all of American History to resign from office while holding the speakership. The last democrat wright stepped down in an investigation in 1989. The Texas Democrat die earlier in year at the age of 92. We take a closer look at the political implications of boehners resignation including how the local leaders are responding. Alison we have struggled to see sunshine. Brian . Brian what you see is what you get. This is not the prettiest weekend. But we could use the moisture. That is for sure. Live in the belfort furniture weather center. There is not a lot out there but we could use rain. A live picture over congressional. Folks are golfing. Its dampand overcast and sprinkle here and there. But its not stopping folks from golfing. Live radar. This is mild. The moisture looks more impressive than it did. Get closer across the district. Light spritz area wide. Its 71 in downtown. 72 in leesburg. 71 at andrews. 72 at manassas. Through the evening, mostly cloudy and a little damp but should not mess up the friday night football games. Even tomorrow morning the soccer games should be good to go. The best chance of rain is sunday. We detail that with a complete sevenday outlook coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. Alison in Loudoun County police are searching for a man who attacked two joggers on trails. Just a few miles apart. Horace holmes is live with what police are saying. Why this is bringing up difficult memories. Horace painful memories, alison. Because just a few years ago a man, one of the folks neighbors was beaten to death on the trail. Less than a mile from here. This time the victim were women. Out for Early Morning runs. This is a community that thought it had recaptured the sense of peace and security. We are not safe. We are not safe. But it is once again gripped with fear. Thinking there is somebody out there, predator. You know, sneaking up on people. Horace yesterday morning around 5 45, police say a woman was jogging along the path when a man she says suddenly appeared, grabbed her and wrestled her to the ground. She was able to free herself and run for helm in this community we keep seeing violent attack like that. They have been through this before. Everyone remembers. March of 2009, retired Intelligence OfficerWilliam Bennett and his wife were out for an Early Morning walk near their home when they were attacks. The suspect killed bennett and severely injured his wife. That murder happened less than a half mile from yesterdays assault. It brought back a lot of fear from what happened previously. Just up the street. Suspects were convicted in the 2009 crime but yesterdays suspect is still at large and Police Believe he should be responsible for an attack on wednesday. The similarities are too close to ignore. The suspect was wearing a gray sweatshirt and hood up. In the leesburg attack he was spotted driving in a dark colored nissan. Now the police want your help in this one. Reporting live, horace holmes, abc7 news. Alison okay. Thank you very much. The fate of the stadium maryland football and lacrosse called home for decades will be decided soon. Specifically a special panel will decide whether it needs a new name. Bird stadium for the former University President curly bird. Many say the school should remove his name because of his racist and the segregationist views. Leon a surprise unveiling at the national zoo. Wow isnt that wonderful . [applause] leon the first Lady Michelle obama, im sure you recognize her. Joined by chinas first Lady Peng Liyuan unveiling the name of the new panda cub. The name is bei bei. That is mandarin for precious treasure. Alison bei bei and bao baoerer bao. What one of the people who own one of the millions of cars facing recall need to know. Leon o. J. Simpson. 20 years after the trial of the century. New revelation from just release video. Alison the aftermath of a devastating storm that ripped across the south. The excitement is building for the papal mass here in Madison Square garden. Im Suzanne Kennedy in new york city. I have the story when abc7 news at 5 leon pope francis is getting out of the fiat he rode and getting in the pope mobile to make the final approach to the park. Thousands are waiting for him. This is before the event tonight where he will conduct mass at Madison Square garden. Suzanne kennedy is there and has a look at the historic day so far. Suzanne this city has been electrified by the pope. These were the lakish lucky ones to get a ticket to see him. People who are here were meant to be here. Somewhere, someway, god made us come here to see a pope. Came here with flowers in hand. This is a lifetime experience. And a letter for pope francis. I go to st. Francis school. I am in the sixth grade. I love you. Newly ordained priest father mcroe has seen several popes but he here to his boss. For somebody that i pray for multiple times a day, awesome to see him. As they awaited the arrival the holy father was the fourth pope to address the United Nations. Spoke houstonois concerns for the environment spoke on his concerns for environment. Translator any harm done to environment is harm to humanity. And then to ground zero for a powerful and emotional interfaith service. Suzanne this mass will be celebrated in latin, spanish and english. When the pope is finished here at Madison Square garden he will go back to the diplomatic residence where he will spend the night and rest up for his next two days in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Reporting live in Madison Square garden in new york city, Suzanne Kennedy, abc7 news. Alison thank you very much. Meanwhile in charleston, south carolina, people there are surveying damage and cleaning up after an overnight tornado. One home wednesday destroyed and ten homes were heavily damaged. Roads were blocked with debris. Hundreds of homes and businesses lost power. Fortunately no injuries were reported. Leon former for us we dont have that. Look at our horizon. Just rain out there. Brian it could be dach out there for the folks out there. Tomorrow is like today as well. No heavy, heavy rain. A better chance of showers by sunday. Alison just stay inside. Brian looking at the conditions across the area. Upper 60s to the low 70s across the region. We continue to see the factors. The numbers are in the 60s and the 70s throughout the day. We havent warmed up much because we have had a lot of moisture in the air. And the cloud cover. We didnt have a lot of brilliant sunshine we had yesterday. I makes a difference for us. Because of the extra clouds around. Culpeper, 69. 68 in charlottesville. Some of the areas have a decent amount of rain. Nats park tonight. The phillies are in town. The game is 7 05 this evening. For the 7 05 game we will look for conditions to be fairly gray and dach. But it could lead to some instability in the atmosphere. In the south, the best chance of rain, closest to the storm system. Well widen out the view here. Show you what is happening and you can see the moisture. High pressure keeping it blocked out. As far as the rain we are on the edge. Tomorrow a similar setup. Just on the edge. It allows it to lift north to introduce moisture chances for us around here. As we head to the weekend. Sunday is better chance for organized rain than saturday. You can see the 60s wedging in here. The back side of the cloud is milder. But we are on the cool, dach side of things. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Sprinkly, drizzly. 60s and 50s. Cooler evening for us. Tomorrow, hourbyhour we could see peeks of sun. As we go through the day with the shower chances tomorrow its mainly south of the area. Get up to about 70. We will stay cool. Looking at the next seven days you notice the shower chances linger to the start of next week. Monday is 40 shot of showers. Especially for the first half of the day. We get back and warmth on tuesday and wednesday. Back to the upper 70s and maybe the 80 degrees. The takeaway is not a washout weekend per se but not a sunmy weekend as well. Sunday with a breeze it could be chilly. Alison it is. Feeling like fall. Leon speaking of fall, waiting for the leaves to turn. Brian its been dry of late. Leon thank you. Alison as we know, pope francis making every minute of his u. S. Trip count. Leon right. Still ahead, the reception from the United Nations to his historic speech there this morning. V. W. Named a new ceo. The e. P. A. Announces new admission testing procedures and the consumers are demanding refunds. Im kimberly suiters alison the e. P. A. Says it is taking new step to stop emission test cheating. This is after volkswagen was caught cheating for the last seven years. The agency says it will step up the road tests of all new and used cars. The e. P. A. Plans to begin testing all Light Vehicle models on the road in the u. S. To check for similar violations. As the e. P. A. Is increasing overnight, volkswagen, itself, is cleaning house. Appointing a newcee tonight. Leon joining us live with more, 7 on your side consumer investigator kimberly suiters with what you can do if you have one of the cars in question. Kimberly i do not envy that brand new ceo. He has a lot on his plate. You can file to complaint with your states attorney general and also file a complaint with the e. P. A. You can join a Class Action Lawsuit or hang on for your recall letter to see how volkswagen plans to fix the car and repair your trust. I just feel like they made it up. And she thought she was going green. Imagine you could be polluting at 40 times the level you thought you were. Pretty bad. Kimberly to the falls church car repair lot that services them and sells them. Is it harder to sell audi and volkswagens . Absolutely. For sure. Kimberly three local people out of hundred of thousands of diesel drivers nationwide now wanting volkswagen to pay. The change. Org me division demanding nofee buyback program. I would like them to purchase the car back from members like myself so im not under water. The Class Action Lawsuit has been filed against v. W. By a firm in maine with a d. C. Office. Cheaters do not keep their profits. Kimberly a retired of justice lawyer says the class action may not hurt as much as a billiondollar fine. I hope they get fined bigtime by the e. P. A. That is the best way. Kimberly sue, sell or wait . Wait i think. Kimberly wait for the recall letter. Fuel economy and performance will both suffer. No doubt Consumer Trust already has. That is something v. W. Knows well. Quoting now the company says, coming to terms with the crisis of trust will be a longterm task. The owner of one beetle who has been loyal to the Company Since 1960s told 7 on your side theyve lost him forever. Reporting live in the newsroom, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Still ahead on abc7 news at 5 00 20 years later. We are hearing o. J. Simpsons response to questions about his wifes murder. Leon and a lawsuit that a man says has ruined his life. Alison response for pope francis as he called on World Leaders to change the course of history. Take a look now. Live pictures of the pope in the famous pope mobile in new york city. Thousands of people in central park right here waiting to catch a glimpse of the pope. Well be back after this. Announcer youre watching abc7 news at 5 00. On your side. Alison well, pope francis is on a global stage today. Its his first full day in new york city. Right now look at this. Thousands gathered in central park where pope francis will shortly travel through here. In fact, the pope mobile we saw a moment ago. He was get out of that. He is on his way at Madison Square garden. Earlier, though, he challenged World Leaders to do more. Senior political reporter scott thuman is in new york city with that story. Scott well beyond americas boards. He made sure of that today at the United Nations. Making global requests and pressuring for intensified focus on climate change. Heartily endorsing the iran nuclear year. Translator i express my hope this agreement will be lasting, efficacious and bring forward the desired fruit with the cooperation of all the parties involved. Scott on the streets another desire. To hear more about immigration anted the open borders. This match came to follow pope on the crusade. In the country there is a lot of violence. Salvador, mexico. Sanchez and her four children drove 13 hours and she hopes it will lead to her being a legal resident. Do you think he can have an impact . Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. A different migrant crisis with millions fleeing the fighting from syria to sudan, iraq to afghanistan. That he said must be met with more than idle chatter. Translator the idea of saving sug seeding generations from the scourge of war, promoting social progress. And better standards of life. Remember you can watch pope francis entire mass at Madison Square garden uninterrupted on sister station newschannel8 that begins shortly after 6 00. Leon check the top stories. Montgomery county police are on the scene investigating a fatal hitandrun. It happened this afternoon in clarksburg. The investigators say the mans death may not have been an accident. Investigators say a tip led them to the driver and it turns out the driver and the victim knew each other. A second crime was also under investigation. Alison metro is making the temporary Service Changes in the wake of the fire near the stadium armory station this week. It has during the rush hour orange and the silver line drains will run every eight minutes instead of every six. Leon the question tonight, who will be the next speaker of the house now that john boe