All of the agencies that have teleworking ability to take advantage of it and allow those employees to do the work. They should expect major delays on wednesday which are expected to have the most people headed into the district for the popes, vents. We want to help you get around and get through all of this while the pope is in town. If you havent already and download the nbc washington app and youll find a list of tips for commuters and visitors written by staffers who just like you rely on metro every day. Just search pope commute. Thank you, chris. An overwhelming number of people requested tickets to see the pope on the west lawn of the capitol. So congresswoman eleanor homes norton figured out who could go. A High School Senior stepped up. Yeah. Thats right. Norton wanted to show no favoritism. So they got appear minister from archbishop carol. The students principal whose job today was to hand pick each winner vying for one of these very limited and hot tickets in this town. It says mint. The first name called in a very special lottery drawing for tickets to see the pope outside the capitol. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes norton put up 50 tickets she gets as an elected leader and snagged 35 more in fellow members and house leadership. Matthew mcgregor. I just cant believe that 450 members and senators all have people who are going to have get here, and that may mean that i am underestimating how attractive this post this pope is to catholics and noncatholics alike. Look who is actually pushing the winner. Zachary israel. She will show no favoritism so Archbishop Carroll high school got the call and selected senior Patricia Gomez out of 400 classmates to pick winners from a jar filled with 150 d. C. Resident hopefuls. It was pretty surreal to me at first. I didnt know what to expect coming in here, and i was just really excited when i got the opportunity. Reporter but this hot ticket. Yvette peron is the last number. Standing room only means just that, to watch the pontiff on jumbotrons outside the west lawn of the capitol. That means people will have to stand from very early in the morning before they get any sight of the pope. Reporter and delegate nortons office tells me that crowd estimates so far range between 300 and 500,000 for the National Mall alone. Coming up at 6 00, well take a look at security and other prep going on down here that are coming together down here and elsewhere around washington. Back to you, doug. And well let down there right now, a Beautiful Day and plenty of sunshine across the area, but coming up over the next couple of days well start to see some changes out there and we have the area of High Pressure, and thats giving us the sunshine and these really nice temperatures and take a look. The warm area is here and as it shifts off the coast it starts to bring our wind in from a different direction and combine that with an area of low pressure that will form off the coast and you take the northeasterly flow. What that does is bring in more clouds and a chance for showers and drizzle and lowers the temperatures and thats whats going to be happening next week, next tuesday and into thursday. So if youre immediated out to see the pope, mostly cloudy, dreary and a few showers and most of those are on monday and not we dont think there will be too much in the way of rain and it will be a bit breezy, but if you are going to be out and about that day, the papal visit and everything happening during the day on wednesday and looking pretty good as far as temperatures go. 74 degrees at 10 00 a. M. And nice and mild around 2 00 and temperatures around 76 degrees and all in all, not a badlooking day. Guys . Before the pope arrives here in our area, he spends three days in cuba, landing in havana tomorrow and during his trip hell be celebrating a mass at revolution square and meeting with raul castro. The pope has been credited with playing a major role in easing tensions between the u. S. And cuba and later this hour our david culver reports from havana on why noncatholics are excited about this visit, as well. We have developing for you right now, Montgomery County fire just tweeted out that a bush fire outside of latonville under control. Chopper 4 under a power line trail about an hour ago it spread to five acres and firefighters had to bring water tanks to put it out. The news 4 i team found it has been a particularly busy brushfire season in Montgomery County. 120 acres destroyed in a sevenday period in april alone, and that includes about 20 acres in senecca creek state park, and we have an update tonight on a story that news 4 just reported. Last june, 73yearold james gary was killed by a street sweeper while crossing the street near his home. His family filed a lawsuit against the company that owns that sweeper. The safety steps that the family says were ignored. Fort Meyer Construction Company is one of the biggest local Government Contractors in the region and youve probably seen them in the streets of d. C. And thats just what the crew is doing in front of james garys home the day he tried to cross the street. It was senseless, really. It was kind of hard dealing with that and why he had a lot of years ahead of him. James gary leaves behind a wife, five children, and 22 grandchildren. He was cool and he liked to joke. Thats what drew people to him and he always liked to joke and always liked to laugh and he had a warm demeanor about him. Reporter the 73yearold grandfather was crossing the street in front of the home where he lived for more than 30 years when a street sweeper owned by fort Meyer Construction Company backed over him. He was sucked under the truck and he was run over twice and he did live for some time afterward. The Construction Company failed to have the proper safety procedures in place the day of the accident. There should have been a flag man. There should have been someone out there to keep pedestrians out of the way of this struck. Our understanding is all of the precautions were not in place that there were certain safety guidelines that were not followed and well know about this after we receive more of a complete investigation. Reporter another of garys sons told news 4 how he had just given his dad a new pair of cowboy boots as a present. Dad with his boots on and thats the way he wanted to go. Thats the way and thats how i want to remember him with his boots on. We reached out to fort meier construction and they did not return our calls and emails and back in june the company did extrees sympathy for the familys loss and declined to comment because of the ongoing investigation. The family says the lack of a flag man wasnt the only thing missing that caused their fathers death. Jim and wendy . Mark segraves, thank you. The mother of two children who had been missing for more than a year now will remain in the psychiatric ward. A judge told katherine hoggle to continue treatment finding her incompetent to stand trial. Hoggle is charged with neglect and the abduction of her children sarah and jacob. The kids disappeared last september and hoggle will be back in court in november. Thieves seemed to be targeting asian restaurants in Northern Virginia. At least six places hit so far and all of them have glassfront doors. Our Northern Virginia bureau chief julie carey is live at the most recent breakin to explain. Jules . Reporter when we pulled up earlier they were just finishing work on this brand new glass door. Take a look inside the waste can here. Thats whats left of the front doors of three businesses in this plaza all burglarized overnight and Loudoun County investigators think as many as a half dozen businesses were burglarized lately and those businesses might be connected. The finishing touches being put on a brand new glass door at this chinese restaurant. This is what it looked like earlier at the nail salon next door and at the indian restaurant. Ling has run oriental express for 21 years. She says when the chef arrived this morning he called with the bad news about the smashed door and this. They took my Cash Register, the whole Cash Register which is really old and heavy. They just took it and left through the back door. Three other chinese restaurants have also been hit in the last week and the others in the ashburn area. This Restaurant Owner who didnt want her face shown thinks thieves are targeting them because of a false notion. A lot of people think that chinese have a lot of cash in their drawers and thats why they pick chinese. None of the cash drawers have much money. Store owners also think the thieves were looking for Shopping Centers and businesses that either had no security cameras or very few. This one outside in hunan village wasnt working properly. That Restaurant Owner who also wanted her identity concealed says the breakins leave her uneasy. I cant feel safe anymore, and when i leave before at nighttime. For a small business, this is a big hit. Why would they do that . We are all here and they tried to, you know, make a living. And its a shame. Replacing these glass doors anywhere from 400 to 1200 at one of the restaurants. Ill tell you what the Loudoun CountySheriffs Department wants all of the restaurants in Loudoun County and the small shops to do before they lock up tonight. Back to you now, jim. Julie, thank you. Some of d. C. s gun laws are unconstitutional. A federal Appeals Court says the city cant require gun owners to reregister a gun every three years and make a gun available for inspection or pass a test about firearm laws and the court struck down a ban on more than one pistol a month and the requirement that gun owners be fingerprinted, photographed and complete a Safety Training course. D. C. Passed the laws after a Landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down the citys ban on handguns. A new and developing story on capitol hill is expected and the house has passed a bill that would end federal funding for planned parenthood for a year. Republican lawmakers outraged for an antiabortion group. They say it shows planned parenthood illegally profiting from tissue sales of fetuses. Planned parenthood says it didnt profit and its done nothing wrong and that the tapes were deceptively edited. The wall street journal reports abortions make up an extremely small amount of planned Parenthood Services and the Congressional Budget Office says federal money can only be used for abortions at planned parenthood in rare circumstances. Planned parenthood received half a billion in funding each year. The iteam was the first to show you how crooks were taking off with bicycles at metro stations. Now, well check to see if metro is doing a better job at protecting your stuff. From tragedy to hoax. After a deadly accident takes the life of teenagers in a band, there is a new way that their legacy will live on. After years of delays and millions of dollars in cost overruns. The Transit Center is about to open. This is chris gordon with information com right now at 5 15, bus riders are preparing for the Silver SpringTransit Center to open this weekend. After years of delays it becomes metros second largest transit facility just behind the pentagon. Chris gordon shows us what to expect this weekend. Hi, chris. Reporter there it is, the Silver SpringTransit Center after five years of delays and cost overruns of 50 million and allegations of substandard construction methods and all of that has resulted in litigation and tonight people are not talking about the problems and theyre excited about the future and the grand opening here on sunday. Busses have been trending for weeks inside the Silver SpringTransit Center. The first and second floors will be for bus traffic only. The third floor off bonnfit street will be for kiss and ride, car share and taxis. Currently busses drop off passengers on the streets surrounding the Transit Center, leaving passengers with a long walk to the metro station. All of these changes may at first be confusing, but this sunday and monday, plenty of supervisors will be on hand to help commuters get around. What they can expect is to see a lot of metro staff out there to support and assist them. Direct them to what bus stop they need to take and where their busses are located, and they can expect to see a great facility that will make their commute a lot easier. Metro today gave us these facts and figures. The Silver SpringTransit Center cost 141 million and they anticipate it will handle 20,000 boardings on weekdays and 120 busses per hour will be in and out of the facility during peak usage. Today we have some pass everyoningers here how they think the new Transit Center will change their daily commutes. Im definitely faster, easier and appearance wise it will be better for Silver Spring maryland. Being looking forward to it . Definitely. I use the train so i will be excited for this. Its going to be helpful and usable for everybody who just needs to get around without a car, so reporter now ahead, one Community Leader says the Silver SpringTransit Center will not only be a good thing for the future of this area and those people who use it, but for businesses throughout our entire region. That part of the story coming up on news 4 at 6 00. Wendy, back to you. Chris gordon, thanks, chris. Ten years in prison for the woman who ran over two men in arlington during an incident that was caught on video. Alexandra mendes was sentenced today following tearful testimony in the courtroom. This Surveillance Video from january shows mendez driving into the m. K. Auto park and crashing into several cars. Two nearby Business Owners tried to stop her, but she kept on going and she nearly killed one of the men, seriously injured the other. Investigators are scouring Prince Georges County right now looking for the shooter who killed one woman and put a man in the hospital. Heres Megan Mcgrath in temple hills. An suv and a sedan towed from the parking lot. Police spent the night going into this ground floor unit in the gateway at that points and several items were 15 from the scene in evidence bags. We cant go in the house yet and everything is blocked off already and they had the front blocked off, too. Police got the call for shots fired around 10 00 thursday night and when officers arrived they found a woman dead inside the apartment. A man was found shot outside the building. People who heard the commotion last night were reluctant to talk on camera. Off camera they heard three gunshots. One resident said she heard a screaming as those shots rang out. The man who was shot is still in the hospital. Hes listed in critical condition. In temple hills, Megan Mcgrath, news 4. A Community Mourning the loss of three teenagers will honor their memory through scholarships. Kyle mathers, dale nymore and holly novak all from herndon were killed in a car accident last month in texas. Two of their friends were hurt. Tomorrow the Community Holds a Family Fun Day in their honor and the goal is to raise money for band scholarships in memory of the three students who were all band members at herndon high school. Its time to remember these kids in a positive spirit and bring the Families Together to understand how sensitive life us is and how fragile it is and to have fun with your kids. The fundraiser is from 11 00 to 4 00 tomorrow at woodys golf range on Leesburg Pike in herndon, and if you cant make it and want to donate, go to nbc washington and search banned scholarships for a link. More people in the district are joining the fight against synthetic drugs. How the laws could be changed to keep the drug dealers behind bars. And we travel down to cuba ahead of the popes visit tomorrow and we learn why there are so many atheists who will greet him on this holy trip. Im Darcy Spencer in northwest washington. They call them alley cats, stray cats, homeless cats and people who are sad vok ats of a program who deals with these animals are who deals with these animals are concerned i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. I had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. When i got out it was almost closing time. Traffic was bad. I knew i was cutting it close. But it was ok. I use td bank. Its got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. Im sid. And i bank human at td bank. Now your storm team 4 forecast. Always talking about how dry things have been lately over the past month, month and a half. This is just one area that has seen fires earlier today. Weve seen a couple of fires over the last few days and this one over in damascus, about five a