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. Well remain on the scene but the takehome point is avoid i270 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 dont 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. Its 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. Its 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 Harpers 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 doesnt 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 70s 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 worlds oldest church. At st. Marys 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 didnt 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. Hes 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 dont 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 istreet. Item will see what it takes for them to carry passengers. A murder victims mother is anything but forgiving in her comments about a defendant. Im 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. Its frequently used by students at the university. Be aware and dont go by yourself. Especially if its 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 12yearold son yelled out, he doesnt 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 johnsons daughter, shooting her 12yearold grandson august 18. Today a lawyer asked for medical attention for lee who also shot himself. I hope you die. You dont 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 12yearold and lee and escalated some documents say to the boy and the mothers fighting. The 17yearold allegedly pulled out a gun and began firing. Yopson denounced the teens 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 13yearold girl. Hit twice sitting outside a napes 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 elses child next and they might get shot and not leave. Im 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. Its hot and muggy now. Stay that way for two days to get relief. Lets 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 its 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 70s. 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 90s. 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. Anotherve 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. Well 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 fiancee. The morning show producer was celebrating her last day on the job when ward was killed. Instead, melissa and wards 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, im 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 youre 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 wasnt 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. Ddot 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. Its not interrupted. But they still wont let us know when it will be ready. Chris papst, abc7 news. Kimberly checking the days 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 PoliceTraining 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 78yearold 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 snakes 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 fathers charge in a bloody figh