big happened here. >> reporter: morgan stopped out of an easter and was trying to find a ride in 2009. her he remains were found on a rural farm nine miles south of charlottesville. jesse matthews was a suspect in harrington's murder after he was implicated in last year's ab just and occurred of uva student hannah graham. he was convicted in a 2005 fairfax rape case. now the harringtons say it's their turn for justice. >> i wanted him to see for all intents and purposes this is the face of justice for jesse matthews because i've known and believed for some time that he killed our morgan. >> reporter: peggy fox, wusa9. >> matthew does face the death penalty if convicted of killing hannah graham. the commonwealth attorney says there are no plans to upgrade the case to capital murder. moments before a popular high school athlete was hit and killed by an amtrak drain. john derejji was on the tracks with his girlfriend monday posing for photos. family and friends said some of the photos were for a school photo assignment. the girls darted in one direction, witnesses say, while derejji went into the path of the train which was traveling at 70 miles per hour. investigators say the teens were trespassing and the incident is likely to be ruled an accident. the fig & olive is open after being given the clear by the d.c. department of health. more than 60 people were sick ar eating there. ten confirmed to be from samtani the restaurant's items have been removed from the menu and they had to destroy the food they had on site when they were closed last week. two people have died and 400 ors have gotten sick from cucumbers. they believe they were from mexico. they were not sold in maryland, virginia, or d.c., but there is a confirmed salmonella case from that in virginia. arlington police have some good evidence. now they are hoping somebody recognizes this man to say he robbed a td bank on wilson boulevard earlier today. witnesses say he implied that he had a weapon but never hod one and left with a bag full of cash. the fbi now offering a $5,000 reward if you can help them find this man. if you know him all arlington police. you don't have to give your name. campaign 2016 and it is a big night. the scene for the second gop debate hosted by cnn in simi valley, california. it starts in just an hour. donald trump's staying power at the tonight polls is expected to make him a frequent target. we should see some interesting interaction between trump and carly fiorina, who trump ridiculed recently. already tonight in a second tier debate bobby jindal said trump will implode and if he ends up being elected there is no telling what he will do. death toll from the flash floods here the utah-arizona border has climbed to 18 people. an adult and child still missing tonight. the national guard is helping with the search. they are using heavy equipment to clear out tons of mud and debris that washed onto roads. the area is bracing for more storms later and possibly even more flooding. grim news out of california where the search crews expect to find bodies in the smoldering ruins of massive wildfires. cadaver dogs and their handers are everyoning the area where one woman was found dead on monday. two wildfires are about 300 miles apart. together they have destroyed more than 600 homes and 300 square miles of land. fire officials say each fire is about 40% contained. his holiness comes to washington in one week. security is going to be extra tight and traffic will be a nightmare. but there is also a lot of excitement, especially at catholic university. tall fences and barricades sour round the area. the campus is buzzing with activity with new structures and temporary cell towers in anticipation of the large crowds who want to catch a glimpse of pope francis . >> i am a semnarian. he is going to do some kind of walk through. i am not exactly sure. but i think it will be greet. >> it's very exciting. we're so grateful that he is going to come. it's such a blessing for our campus and for your country. >> the pope parade is the only event you will not need a ticket. a few lucky d.c. catholic school students are preparing to meet the pope. >> they are getting their questions ready. what they are doing to make a great first impression. >> reporter: the pope is actually inside the shrine of the sacred heart catholic church right now. he is just a cut out. but soon they will get to meet the real thing. a few have been select today meet the pope when he arrives at andrews fair force base and other locations. >> i like that he goes with anybody, any race, any background. we actually are going to meet one of the biggest popes of all time. >> reporter: carrying his cut out around and saying the pope's prayers are some of the way the schools has been preparing for neck week's visit. >> hopefully we get to talk to the students after. stephanie ramirez, wusa9 news. everything you need to know about the pope's d.c. visit on our website and wusa9 app, including road closures, schedule of events, what you cannot bring to the pope's parade. a heads up for anyone living or working near joint base andrews. they are preparing for the airshow. several planes will be coming in and out and practicing ahead of saturday's event. gates open at 9 a.m. and the show is free. the fight for 9/11. first responders fighting for their own lives. jon stewart's plea to lawmakers after the break. we are looking at a beautiful evening. in fact, a cool evening. not as chilly as it has been. low temperatures tonight in the 30s in the suburbs. 57 gaithersburg, 53 frederick, low 60s downtown. we will take you through the weekend. there is a cold front on the way. we will talk about that and look ahead to the pontiff's visit next wednesday. a high schooler in handcuffs. now he has an invitation to the white house. we will tell you about the misunderstanding that got the teen trending on twitter coming up on wusa9 and this is big. what is it? a new wusa9 app. in the news section all the top stories and bulletins, weather, track the thunderstorms, and get the latest warning information. traffic. plan your commute with live traffic maps. and you can watch live. all the newscasts are streamed live as well as breaking news. redskins fans, we got you covered with the scores and the latest from the locker room. this is free for android and apple. told you it was big. late today serbia's prime minister condemned brutal treatment of migrants by police in hungary. hundreds of migrants are stranded on a highway near serbia's border with hungary. police set up razor wire and used tear gas to keep the migrants from entering the country. many are from syria and trying to escape the violence with hopes of finding a better life in germany. you may want to start the countdown clock. it's looking like the address will not find a way to keep the country running again. a battle over funding for planned parenthood is jamming up the gears. once again hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors in this area wondering if their paychecks will be held up again. >> i think it's a concern in terms of, you know, when you sit down and we can -- the project still needs to be done. >> we he expect to hear that this is going to happen almost every year. we are just waiting for the decision. >> at a contractor we don't get paid if there is a shutdown. it concerns me quite a bit. >> it's very upsetting. you know, they don't take into consideration people's livelihood. >> president obama today accused republicans of playing chicken with their $18 trillion economy. maryland republican congressman andy harris accused the president of trying to do an end run around the legislative branch of government. the push for congress to continue health insurance for 9/11 victims got extra star power today. mediancomedian jon stewart spoke. some of the health benefits will start phasing out next month and will be completely eliminated next october if address does not renew the health coverage act. >> it's time for cong ressto get off its butt and do its job. >> why is it incumbent upon our first responder to have to consistently push to get the benefits that are coming to them purely for their acts of valor in a wartime situation? this is insanity. >> 72,000 emergency responders have enrolled in that health program. they are hoping to make it permanent. from a banded hospital to a state-of-the-art sports arena, we will share how residents feel about the construction coming to ward 8. and nothing to complain about in the weather department right now. topper is in after the break to topper is in after the break to tell us when we could see a major announcement out of southeast washington today where a $55 million sports and entertainment complex is being built on the grounds of st. elizabeth hospital. not everyone is happy. >> reporter: i am in ward 8 where there is mixed reaction to the sports and entertainment complex among the residents. danine randall's express sums it up. troubled ward 8 may be on the cusp of a transformation. the abandoned st. elizabeth's campus is set to become a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex. >> i think it's a blessing. i think it will help the people. >> reporter: and with the construction comes the promise of jobs. >> amen. i am ward 8. >> reporter: in ward 8, unemployment is high. spirits low. sean dixon appreciates anything that might help him get a job. >> hey, got my vote. got my vote. >> i need to see it done with my own eyes. >> reporter: pierre lawson calls ward 8th neglected stepchild of district of columbia. he is skeptical. >> are we going to walk across the street and say i have a job for you? >> reporter: andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> the mayor says the venue should attract some 400,000 visitors every year. construction set to begin in 2016 and be completed by the fall of 20 18. a consumer alert tonight for parents. recaro is recalling car seats because the shells can come loose during a crash. recaro is offering a free fix if you have one of these car seats. you can find a specific model numbers and a hotline number on the newly updated wusa9 app. after years of requests, facebook's founder says the website is getting ready to test something he has never liked. mark zuckerberg confirmed his team is developing a dislike button. he always thought a thumbs down version would encourage hate. he had a change of heart recently and says the dislike button could help users express sympathy. zuckerberg expects testing to start soon. if that goes well, we could see the dislike posts in the near future. the suspension from school has turned into an invitation from the white house for a texas teenager. he was kept out of class for three days after he brought a homemade digital clock to show an engineering teacher. another teacher thought it looked like a fake bomb. police were called and police arrested him. today a hashtag has been trending all over the web. president obama chimed in. he tweeted, cool clock, ahmed. want to bring it to the white house? no word on what ahmed has accepted that invitation. police are going to drop the charges. all right. so we all love this weather. but it is awfully dry. >> it is. the water table is fine. no worry about that. the grass is brown and it's a little dry. for the month we have seen about a quarter inch of rain. an inch and a half behind for september. we have five in bank for the year of 2013. that also said, .75 inch, certainly less than an inch in the last 36 days. we don't see much change. we see some activity rolling in next tuesday into wednesday. unfortunately, just in time for the pontiff's visit. we will keep a close eye on that. right now a live look outside. 81. relative humidity 51%. still comfortable in terms of the humidity. not crazy low like monday but comfortable. tonight open the windows. not as chilly. bus stop temperatures 55 to 75. 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. clear. nice tomorrow. a little bit warm. not humid though. the average high to 80. we are looking at 86 tomorrow or so. and a warm finish to the week but still nice. except if you need some shower activity. some folks do. 10:00 tonight we are looking at temperatures not as cool, but comfortable. mid 70s downtown. upper 60s around 7. 70 leesburg, 68 in manassas. a comfortable night ahead. in the morning in the 50s. silver spring, white oak, buie in the upper 50s. leesburg and manassas and 64 downtown. by mid-morning near 70. in the 60s in the suburbs. by 1:00 just fantastic. i mean, low 80s across the board with sunshine. by 6 p.m. still 82 downtown and look at this. still 82 for our friends in cumberland and romney. a nice warm comfortable day from the mountains to the coast. 11:30 tomorrow night temperatures hanging around a little bit more. 66 leesburg, 63 frederick and 70 downtown. so for tonight clear and cool again. open the windows. 55 to 65. winds out of the southwest at five to ten. on the day planner 70 by 9:00, 78 by 11, and 83 with full sun by 1:00. and still very nice on friday. i mean, it will be warm, yes. but a pair of 86s on tomorrow and friday. 87 saturday. toasty. in fact, real toasty if you are in the sun. the cold front tried to go through saturday night. well, it will go through saturday night. not have much affect on the weather. temps 80 on sunday for the game. and looking at 70s, monday, tuesday, wednesday. this is what i mean. big pontiff's visit is wednesday. showers and storms are possible. we will watch that. temperatures in the 70s. our app has all you need to know about the pontiff's visit. washington receiver desean jackson says his hamstring injury is nothing like he has ever experienced before. he said he felt a pop when he lunged for the football and it frightened him a little bit. jackson's recovery time is expected three to four weeks. hey, it's a hamstring. jackson missed the preseason because of a shoulder and said that likely contributed to his hamstring injury. the rest of the receiving core has to try to replace the loss of his speed and talent. >> you have a group of guys that have been in the league previous years. pierre, you know, andre. in the front office and the coaches, they trust him. they believe in him. just really giving him the same opportunity to go out there had and be able to take advantage of what the defense is doing. >> one of the guys the redskins may turn to is rashad ross. he impressed with speed and ability. he led the league in yards and touchdowns in the preseason. now his number will finally get called on sunday. he will most likely return punts but could find himself lining up on offense as well. >> i am new to this. like i said, i am going to practice hard. whatever they put me in, i will do the best i could. >> make a play and, you know, sparking the team up with some, you know, energy that, you know, guys of our stature do. >> you know, he was the cinderella story of the preseason after being cut by the redskins, cut by other teams. he is so humble. it was fun talking to him. he is like, you are about to get a start. are you excited? he is like, i am trying not to think about it. probably sink in when he hits the field. >> yeah. all right. after the break your chance to get lost in taylor swift's eyes. she there is no hate from one farm in frederick, maryland. its corn maze is the shape of singer taylor swift. they applauded her message of encouraging everyone to embrace differences. the comment on instagram long goal. the corn maze opens september 26. >> a bunch of little girls are screaming wanting to go to that, right? >> that's all for wusa9 at 7. we will be back here at 11. >> have a great night, everybody. everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get access to the fastest internet and in-home wi-fi available. and fios gives you big capacity too. so everyone in 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