We told you about this one a little bit ago, now seeing some delays starting to pick up here this morning. Also, green line delays to green belt here this morning, hearing about Something Else as well. Talking about the blue line, orange line, silver line, singletracking between foggy bottom and Mcpherson Square. Pardon me for stepping away and reading the screen. Road closures starting for the papal visit. First big one northbound massachusetts avenue shut down in front of the Vatican Embassy. Back with more in a couple of minutes. 6 01. Today is the day pope francis makes his first trip to the u. S. , first stop right here in our area. The nations capital. The pope is wrapping up his visit in cuba. He is celebrating mass before making his way to the states. Pope francis will land at joint base andrews around 4 00 this afternoon. Well bring you that historic moment live on news 4 at 4 00 and stream it on the nbc washington app. President and mrs. Obama will greet the pope. From there, hell go straight to the Vatican Embassy on massachusetts avenue. A document obtained by nbc news shows Law Enforcement is worried terrorists may impersonate First Responders to enter secure areas. The bulletin from Pennsylvania State police warn that officers need to be on the lookout for attackers with fake i. D. Cards and uniforms. Philadelphia Police CommissionerCharles Ramsey says there are no specific threats, and this is simply a reminder for officers to be vigilant. With more on how Law Enforcement in our area will protect the pontiff, lets get to molette green live at the basilica with more on the massive security event. Reporter good morning. Law enforcement approaching this like an inauguration scale event. But much more challenging because there is really no good playbook for Something Like this. With pope francis in town for three days here, appearing in various parts of the nations capital, and the secret service, of course, in charge of the massive Law Enforcement effort to protect the pontiff. The peoples pope, as he is called, likes to mingle with his flock. There is a lot that you will see and a lot that you wont see in terms of security including s. W. A. T. Teams, snipers, police in helicopters, and in boats, and along with very restricted air space during this visit, road closures are an essential part of the Protection Plan as well. And here at the basilica, 25,000 ticketed people are expected to come here for the canonization mass on wednesday afternoon. There is a long list of prohibited items and the best bet is to bring as little as possible when you come out to visit. Im molette green, reporting live outside the basilica. Back to you. Thank you, molette. 6 04, the papal visit will affect students at two schools in prince georges county. Imagine Andrews Public Charter School and imagine foundation at morning side Public Charter School will dismiss students two hours early this afternoon. School officials warn that bus pickup and dropoff times may be off because of the heavy traffic around washington. As we mentioned, today is pope francis last day in cuba before making his visit to the u. S. Before he leaves that country, the pope visited a shrine, very special to cubans last night. He prayed at the virgin of charity in santiago. That statue represents the patron saint of cuba and is 403 years ole. Today, the pontiff will hold mass at the shrines sanctuary and meet with families at the cathedral. His last official act in cuba will be blessing the city from the cathedrals balcony. Count on news 4 to cover all aspect of the papal visit on air, online and at the nbc washington app. Check out the road clotures and tips from the pros on riding the metro. Today, closing arguments begin in the trial of a man accused of killing his stepfather. Prosecutors say antwaan james shot Joseph Newell more than a dozen times in april of 2013. The two were arguing over yard work at their home. A surveillance camera at the neighbors house caught the whole incident. Detective newell was a 24year veteran of the police force. It is 6 05 now. Fairfax county public schoolteacher is not on the job this morning. Police say Michael Sweeney was arrested after being found in a parked car with a 16yearold girl on sunday in alexandria. According to an online staff directory, sweeney teaches at Walt Whitman Middle School in the alexandria section of fairfax county. Authorities have not said how he and the girl know each other. Sweeney is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. We may soon learn more about the bloody arrest of a university of virginia student. Governor Terry Mcauliffes office says it is expected to release the administrative report on the arrest of marquis johnson. Johnson and some lawmakers have repeatedly asked for the report. It is expected to be released pending signed consent agreements interest those involves. Photo and video of the arrest back in march were circulated on social media sparking public outrage. Agents were cleared of any wrongdoing and are back at work. Loudoun county appointed an interim supervisor following the arrest of its former leader. James bonfils will represent the broad run district, also the chairman of the countys parks and recreation board. The former supervisor revisigne after being arrested on assault and unlaw ful entry charges. Pope francis visit to washington is generating a lot of excitement this morning. And not just from catholics. Why some say his message is resonating with people outside of the church. And breaking news from the first 4 Traffic Office here, blue, orange, silver lines, singletracking between foggy bottom and Mcpherson Square because of a smoke incident. First, a developing story, a pair of inmates break out of a prison overnight in kentucky. What were learning about the suspects and what they used to make their escape. We are watching a developing story in kentucky right now where two prisoners escaped and one is on the loose right now. Corrections officers say they caught Christopher Cornelius on the left here just hours ago. He and the man on the right, matt johnson, apparently tide bed sheets into a rope to escape a minimum security jail. Cornelius is being treated for some minor injuries. Johnson is still out there somewhere. Those men were arrested for heroin possession. Police have charged them both with felony escape. Kim davis lost all of her appeals so far and now she could be headed back to court. Davis is the kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples saying it would violate her religious beliefs. Now shes accused of giving invalid licenses to gay couples. The aclu and several couples say davis made changes to their forms after she returned to work. They say she altered licenses to say they were issued under the authority of a federal court. Breaking news now in traffic. The blue, orange, silver lines, singletracking between foggy bottom and Mcpherson Square because of an earlier smoke incident. Look like the incidents with not a big problem, cleared. Sting singletracking there. Travel times in maryland looking quite good here this morning. Top of the beltway, in problems. 270 south germantown to the beltway. 66 inbound and 95 north, on time, both of those spots. Wtop when you hop in your car. Going want to turn on the radio when you hop in your car. Thats where the slowdowns are from the traffic department. Any weather related slowdowns for you on a gloomy tuesday morning. Little bit. Early this morning mist and drizzle and yellow light for your commute in to work and school. Improving weather conditions by lunch time, all the rain gone by 8 00 or 9 00. Well be dry by later this evening. Cloudy, but dry. Rain drops quickly now starting to dry up. Still puddles left on the roads this morning. Upper 50s in the western suburbs to low 60s downtown. Brella for t thing this morning. Drive time forecast, wet roads around early this morning, but all dry later this afternoon. Sevenday forecast in ten minutes. Chuck, thank you. President obama spending time with pope francis when he arrives in d. C. Why the white house is calling the popes visit an opportunity. Not exactly what he ordered. How a pizza chain is rewarding a man who accidentally received more than his chicken wings. 6 15 now. Final preparations are under way as we get ready for pope francis visit. Youre looking live at the basilica. The scene of the popes largest event while hes here in d. C. We have been telling you about the altar constructed there for tomorrows mass. Some 20,000 people are expected to attend that event. Before becoming the leader of the catholic church, pope francis was jorge mario bergoglio, born in argentina. Francis is a member of the society of jesuits, elected pope in 2013. Succeeding Pope Benedict xvi. Francis adopted his name becoming the first pope to use it. The popes visit is generating a lot of excitement among noncatholic. Some leaders believe it is because of the popes personality. We spoke with one pastor in herndon who said the pontiff generates positive discussions about important issues. Tom berlin says the popes message often transcends religious boundaries. He tends to leave people with a sense of grace and love and joy. And in so doing he opens the space for all of us in the conversation that were attempting to have. Pope francis is also seen as a reformer to catholics and those of other faiths. Since his 2013 election, pope francis has attempted to bridge the modern world with traditional catholic teachings. 6 17. Before the pope arrives today, the archbishop of washington will release what hes calling a shift in the countrys national priorities. This mornings News Conference will focus on ending poverty and hunger. Cardinal Donald Worrell will lead the conversation in northwest washington. The pope will travel to philadelphia on saturday. Organizers are still setting up for the mass, which is expected to attract nearly a million people. Theyre saying maybe even 2 million. The pope will celebrate mass on Benjamin Franklin parkway. Ill cover the popes visit there and live reports on news 4 today starting at 6 00 a. M. This weeks papal visit will be the third time a pope visited the white house. White house Officials Say that pope francis visit is an opportunity. Just look at this visit and this pope and what this pope really represents in terms of shared values with the president on climate change, on poverty and income inequality and on cuba as well. The president jimmy carter hosted Pope John Paul ii in 1979. President george w. Bush welcomed Pope Benedict in 2008. Today, make sure to doublecheck the signs around where you park in the district. The d. C. Department of public works says it will not hesitate to tow your vehicle if it is parked where it should not be. Crews will not enforce regular street sweeping restrictions on some streets. They say they will be out in force Near National park during today and tomorrow. Closures could affect you as soon as this morning. News 4s adam tuss covers the Transportation Impact coming up in our next half hour. 6 19 our time now. Not just the popes visit, but the holiest day on the jewish calendar is happening this week. Yom kippur begins at sunset. There will be services at synagogues around our area, plus one at the Lincoln Memorial tonight. That begins at 6 30. The holiday ends at sundown tomorrow night. During yom kippur, jews dont eat while they atone for their sins they committed throughout the year. Right now, police in Howard County need your help finding a missing woman. Michelle monroe was last seen leaving her home in laurel at 10 00 yesterday morning. This is her picture. She was driving a tan colored 2000 toyota senna with maryland tags. Her family says this is not normal behavior for her and she may be having Underlying Health issues. If you have any information, police want you to call them. Angie goff, following a developing story out of the philippines. A full blown search going on for gunmen who abducted four tourists. Here are some of the victims. A norwegian resort manage, two canadians and filipino woman. Police saying the victims were targeted as they entered a resort. Nearly a dozen armed men believed to be part of this planned, but as of now, officials dont have any suspects or know why they were taken. Back to you. Thank you, angie. Investigators are working to find out why a plane crashed in california. Look at the scene here. Smoke pouring into the sky. This is in a field in fresno. It happened near a military base there. Were told the pilot ejected from the plane safely and no one else was hurt. The kayaker in california fought off a hammerhead shark and all caught on camera. Look at this. Pretty scary video here. This happened on saturday, just off the coast of santa barbara. The video shows the kayaker hitting the shark with his oar. That shark keeps circling the kayak. Figured the guy would get tired before he would. This lasted 15 minutes. The man who was fishing said he hit the shark about 20 times before finally he swam around. Didnt really swim away. Probably waited to see what else we do. Can you imagine . No, thats the thing. It is just circling the kayak, just ready. Im glad hes okay. Never give up. Good for him. 6 21 our time now. Chuck bell giving us a taste of what is to come today in your forecast. Should have never brought that tuna fish sand wish for a snack. We have a cloudy star and wet start as well. Plenty of clouds will continue to be a bit of a problem for the remainder of the day today. We might get a little sunshine later today. Thats it. Visibility a little bit reduced across the shenandoah valley. Up to parts of northern maryland. As far as the rain drops go, drying up very, very quickly. Few sprinkles left up here hagerstown. By and large, the mist and drizzle and rain has come to a stop at this point in time. Mid to upper 50s out towards the panhandle of West Virginia and shenandoah valley, closer to the low 60s. Plan out your morning, temperatures staying in the upper 50s to near 60s. Mid60s by nine. Upper 60s by 11. Clouds thinning a little bit, able to warm things up a little bit later on this afternoon and this evening. As far as tomorrow goes, tomorrow looks great. For the rest of the afternoon, noon time, cloudy, 68. Pope due to land at joint base andrews at 4 00, little bit of sunshine, temperatures mid70s. Mid to upper 60s by evening time. Here is future weather. Clouds around through at least lunch time today. Then the clouds thin out a bit by 4 00, 5 00, a peek or two of sunshine. Skies remain mostly fair overnight tonight and tomorrow. Looks like a much nicer day coming back into the picture. Here is the sevenday then. Clouds, maybe a little drizzle this morning, temperatures reaching up to the low and mid70s. Wednesday and thursday, sunshine back, temperatures into the 80s. Rain, back in the picture by friday night to saturday. Breaking news on the roads. Look here, this is in potomac. Piney Meeting House road shut down between river road to the bottom and glen road. This is a nasty crash that has this closure that just happened here about 20 minutes ago. Chopper 4 over the scene. Well keep you updated on that one. West of there, darnestown road at martinsburg road, all lanes blocked because of a tree down in the roadway. Blue, orange, silver lines no longer singletracking. Southbound b. W. Parkway 175 crash there. And just above that at 100, another separate crash here this morning. 66, 95, dont have any problems there. 270 south at old hundred, typical volume southbound 109 through hyatts town. New video shows the moments before a school bus crashed in a pond in florida. Police released the Surveillance Video of the bus carrying more than 20 Elementary School kids. This happened last week near tampa. That video shows the bus heading toward the gate house and then there is a big splash. Police say speed may have been a factor here. Nobody was seriously hurt. The bus driver is suspended until the investigation is complete. Just into the newsroom, a huge amount of money now being set aside by volkswagen in the fallout of the big scandal this week. Were hearing from the company that 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with the software at the center of the u. S. Emissions scandal. Now, we watch as the stock plummeted in the last week by nearly 17 billion. Now vw set aside more than 4 billion to handle the expenses it has to pay for the recall. Saying this morning in a statement that it is working intensely to fix things. The company also saying it hopes to win back its customers trust. Thank, angie. Imagine ordering a pizza and chicken wings and getting a box of money instead. Thats exactly what happened to a man in california. This never happens to me, by the way. After being called into work, mike vegas grabbed a slice of pizza and left. And when he returned home at 5 00 a. M and decided to have a snack, he found 1300 in the delivery box. Good person, try to be a good person, i believe in karma and especially, you know, i couldnt keep it. After the message from the delivery driver, vegas returned the money, offered free pizza for a year for his honesty. Not a bad prize. Free pizza for a year. Ill take that too. He missed the money the first time he opened the box . 1300 in cash . Good for him. Honesty is the best policy. Pays with pizza. 6 26. Staying connected, even when youre riding metro under ground. And umbrella may come in handy as you step outside this morning. Chuck bell shows you when the rain will leave your neighborhood with your hour by hour forecast at