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park twice. and an historic moment. just hours from the pope's arrival, what you need to know, next. 11:00, onc 7 news at your side. leon: we are just a matter of hours away from a momentous occasion as pope francis lands in the district tomorrow evening. alison: tonight, the final moments to ready the venues and savor the excitement. leon: stephen tschida has what you need to know, including traffic alerts. leon, a lot excitement, enthusiasm, and a joy in the city in advance of the arrival -- in advance of the pope's arrival, and a lot of signs like this. workers raced to get thousands theeet of fence in place at immaculate shrine of the immaculate conception. pope francis celebrates an outdoor mass here wednesday. >> i'm really happy. toiled inhile crews the rain to get barricades in place, that the faithful or into the nation's capital. or pope's visit will tie up cut off main routes in washington. among them, the northbound lanes of mass avenue, where he will stay near the naval observatory. from tuesday night until wednesday afternoon, 14th street northwest will close between living and independence avenue's, constitution will close between 12 and 23rd wednesday. as you can avenue northeast, near the shrine of the immaculate conception will shut down. northeastn avenue near the immaculate conception will shut down. >> i'm in washington, d.c., just to see the. thehen: after he arrives, pope will traverse the nation's capital. a white house, a.p. dick pope raid on the national mall, and thursday the u.s. papall, where he will -- and thursday the u.s. capital where he will address congress. putting restrictions will be in place as well as road closures. to get the lowdown on all you need to know, go to our website, wjla.com. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. leon: that is right, just to reiterate, stay with us for more through the week, live team coverage of the pope's visit with more than 40 hours of sistere on abc 7 amd our station, news channel 8. and also one wjla.com. alison: tonight, the police have made an arrest on a hit and run crash that killed a physicians assistant. hit and killed on southern avenue in southeast last month. it happened right in front of the united medical center. aday, the police arrested 32-year-old and charged him with involuntary manslaughter. , when nightn 7 falls in this popular d.c. neighborhood, a multiplex for paid sex opens for business, but this is a residential neighborood and the say enough is enough. jennifer donelan is fighting back against crime. case streetis is northeast at night. it is a sidewalk sale for sex. >> friday is very busy. saturday is ridiculous. jennifer: those who have to live amongst it all want it gone. >> i should not have to live this way. jennifer: this homeowner and her boyfriend are frustrated. they are worried about the prostitutes and customers -- >> it's amazing the number of cars, and they are super nice cars. jennifer: leaving the neighborhood open to other crimes. >> armed robbery around the corner, we had 10 cars go through. we watched as a transgendered woman got in and out of cars, and saw men who were always close by. you are not out here to take them? >> uh-uh. because i keep seeing you going up and down, the same spot where they are. because you are walking in lingerie down the middle of the street. people feel like they do the taxes and should not have to deal with it. >> i understand that. we do not have job opportunities. >> every morning, i come out before my children come out. he often finds used condoms and human feces on his property in the morning. >> i don't want all these kids to look at these things. jennifer: after sunrise, wheat the complaints and what we saw directly to the d.c. police, and they are just as frustrated. >> it is an endemic issue, something we try not to a band-aid on. jennifer: bryan christian said on this section of k street they have made 62 arrests in the last several months. arrest, theccessful sex for money conversation has to be witnessed by an officer, which means going undercover, operations that take time. and there is the supply side. >>f nobody is hiring me, how would i do this? jennifer: which in large part involves social services. >> we have been having conversations with council members. jennifer: with the hope that one day coming home means -- >> it is an epicenter for this activity. jennifer: the sidewalk is closed for business. in northwest, jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. leon: the neighbors who live there say they do not want to see the problem simply moved. d.c. said he councilman jack evans introduced in a deep prostitution bill that if passed what allowed the police to toe and impound vehicles of the johns. alison: developing now, a fairfax county teacher under arrest after he was found in a car with a 16-year-old girl. joce sterman has the investigation happening right now. alison, we want to talk first about the location, richmond highway, which can be at a certain time a busy stretch with shopping centers, usually a lot of traffic. it is not an ideal hideout, but it is where the police found a local teacher with a 16-year-old girl, just two miles from the school where it appears that he works. fairfax county police arrested this man, 44-year-old michael sweeney from woodbridge. he has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. he was arrested yesterday after the police say they found him in april parked car with an alongged alexandria girl richmond highway. the website for walt whitman high school in alexandria lists a staffer, michael sweeney, as a technology teacher. we contacted fairfax county schools by e-mail and phone, but do not receive a response. in went to sweeney's home woodbridge, but it was dark and nobody answered the door. alison: a kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples dave her first interview to abc news today. >> would probably hurts me the is when someone tells me.hat my god does not love spent six days in jail for contempt, released after promising not to interfere with the issuing of licenses. she could face the possibility of more jail time after a deputy clerk said she removed her name and that of the county from marriage forms. see the full interview tomorrow on "good morning america." leon: now the race for the white house, major development, wisconsin governor scott walker has become the second republican candidate to drop out of the race. walker suspended his campaign this afternoon. he also encouraged some of the other 15 republican candidates to do the same. walker said doing that would allow attention to focus on alternative to donald trump. a navy pilot is safe after a scary looking fighter jet crash that happened near the naval air station in california. the pilot ejected safely before impact. no injuries on the ground, no word on what caused the crash. the 7 on your side i-team gets results for a wounded veteran and his service dog. arrivedd his dog, axle, at reagan national airport tonight, but the journey was not easy. american airlines refused to let them on a flight, saying that he did not have the right paperwork. >> they did not understand the rules and regulations. they had no idea how to enforce them, and their overall skills and customer service was lacking. alison: then 7 on your side stepped in and american airlines apologized, saying, "we are extremely proud to fly you." axle had won an award for national service dog of the year. leon: i met axle. --ent to tim in the cockpit. i would trust him in the cockpit. still ahead, saved by technology. alison: plus - the secret service kicks kids with cancer out of a famous park near the white house. brian: and the forecast coming up. alison: only on 7, kids with cancer kicked out of their own event. leon: it was supposed to raise money and awareness for fighting childhood cancer, but our cameras were there when the kids were told to leave by the secret service. alison: now the agency is apologizing. jay korff has why this happened. leon, it has to do with the president's motorcade. are rules and regulations associated with the motorcade, which left saturday night, but it also left a lot of kids with cancer and their parents out in the cold. the secret service abides by strict protocols closing pennsylvania avenue and lafayette square when the presidential motorcade leaves the white house. saturday, kids attending a permitted event in lafayette square were impacted by these policies. >> we were thrown to the curb, basically. 7 news attended the event, which included speeches by kids battling cancer. >> this last year and a half has been a living hell. jay: about an hour before the president left and until he returned, the secret service kicked them out of the park. >> we were told we needed to leave. it's like our kids are not that them. hours, the kids and their parents, despite being held back by fencing, marshaled on. gates keeping us out, but it will not stop us. jay: before leaving, they raised their candles. it's hard to say anybody inside was watching. askedon after abc 7 news the secret service would happen, the director called. he offered a heartfelt apology and said they could have done things different look, they should have, and they will have an internal review. jay: they say that they plan on a do over. they want to have an event here in mid-october. and get this, they will invite the obamas and the head of the secret service. jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: talking, texting, surfing the web on metro. metro has renegotiated deal with major cell phone carriers that would allow cell phone service inside the metro tunnels. metro said they will do the work themselves, claiming that means it will be done faster. also update their radio system for better communications. alison: new at 11:00, the apple watch is credited for saving the life of a massachusetts teen. he experienced chest pains after a football practice. he said his apple watch gave him his resting heart rate, which was 145. he was diagnosed with a condition that occurs when muscle tissue enters the bloodstream. while he waits to get back on the field, you something to look forward to -- apple ceo tim cook heard about the story, called him, and offered an internship. leon: i hope that internship comes with a new watch. alison: they are really expensive. brian is here with us tonight to talk about the weather. sounds like it will be great. it really improves wednesday, thursday. leon: which is key. robert: just sayin'. somebody is helping us out. only 63 degrees, some of the western suburbs today did not even get above the upper 50's off to the west. downtown right now, the live picture showing damp, gray, resudrizzly. 57 winchester, hagerstown 58, 59 leesburg, 61 fredericksburg, 62 annapolis and andrews. off to a quick evening come overnight. tomorrow morning, i think we will have 50's. 55 fairfax, leesburg low 50's, 57 upper marlboro, a cool start to the day. the showers drifting in from the south and north. most of them light, but off to the west, heavier. prince william county, fauquier county, a moderate shower pitching through, nothing severe, but some places the weatherbug depth about .2 inches of rain today, so decent rain. we can definitely use it. willverall big jerk, this track to the north and eventually dry air moves in. , the overall outlook, this will track to the north. the clouds linger, a sprinkle in the morning, but late in the day we should start to have some sunshine. and look atits d.c. that, 83 degree wednesday, nice day on thursday as well. the grade in the morning on wednesday, it will be a little, and then we are back into the clouds. back into the cooler weather. things lining up quickly. brian, thank you. leon: we are watching thursday as well. erin: yeah, there is a quick turnaround. with redskins be at risk of overlooking the new york giants? >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: we were going to start with the nationals and the battle of the beltway series with the orioles, but the game was postponed and will be made up thursday. amerson, theid second pick in the enough while draft. chris paulsen was also in that draft class, and we talked about david amerson's release. >> he is one of the guys i came in with, hate to see him go, but that is the part of the business that we all do not like as players. i was talking to one of the guys earlier today, and he was undrafted, but i also came in with him. there's only just a few of us left. the you know, i wish am best and i hope you gets another shot. erin: just the nature of the business. typically the team is off monday, but with the shortened week with the thursday night game in new york, the redskins were on the field again getting ready for the giants. even though the giants do not have a win, they cannot overlook them. >> they are a good football team regardless of their record. we will give it our best shot, they will give it their best shot. we will go out there and compete. it's a short week. we he some guys hurting, but it's the nfl. every team will go through it at some. we're excited. just excited hopefully to get to 2-1 and build some things up. , the debute capitals at the verizon center, taking on the hurricanes, first preseason game. in the third, scoreless, the caps working the puck around. the caps win 2-0. finally, monday night football, jets-colts. the jets have a 17-7 lead in the fourth at last check. looks like they're in a break, so i cannot tell, but hopefully that still is. alison: thank you. still ahead, a 94-year-old daredevil. alison: sex for sale on the streets, the exclusive report on prostitution is the top trending story on wjla.com. pope francis lands tomorrow. we will have the most coverage, on air and online. and the showers clearing out, brian's forecast that wjla.com. leon: an inspirational story monday night. how would you celebrate your 94th birthday? how about zip-lining. eleanor was determined to make her daredevil birthday list come true. she has been checking off items on her bucket list since she turned 80. she has done a hot air balloon ride and a drag car race. she has a wild streak. good for her, and what a smile. that's awesome. alison: so the pope is putting the sunshine. brian: it will be a little gray and damp tomorrow morning, but we clear in the afternoon. wednesday and thursday looking great, the outdoor activities with the pope, including the mass at the basilica. fall kicks off wednesday, but it will not feel too much like fall. thursday, a lot of activities downtown. should be great weather. back into the clouds, a little or the back half of the week. i don't want to call for a ton of rain yet, but we will have clouds. perfect timing for the big week, the visit. the weekend will be nice for the couch. alison: exactly, relax. leon: i don't want to live with 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