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WUSA Wusa 9 News At 7pm September 10, 2015

Shutt has the latest on our first alert doppler. Yes indeed, a little lull right around the immediate metro area, but back west we find showers winchester southward, nothing crazy heavy, but enough that id bring an umbrella. Out toward winchester south you see the yellows and reds, so some moderate rainfall. Its on your doorstep in warrenton and not far from culpeper. Its moving off essentially to the east, so it will be in culpeper here shortly, not moving that fast, maybe 7 12 and maybe all the way into town as we get into about the 10 55 time frame, maybe even into fairfax around 10 00. So again nothing severe, but just expect some more showers and a few isolated storms till about 9 00 or 10 00 tonight. Notice the yellows and oranges are staying well south into fredericksburg. 9 00 hour mainly just green, light showers, and by 10 00 just light showers manassas southward. If youre going to walk the dog tonight, take an umbrella and also maybe a little light jacket, 65 at 10 00 in gaithersburg. Well come back, talk about how cool its going to get behind the cold front and look ahead to the weekend. We had to issue another yellow weather alert. Well tell you which day. Thank you, topper. The Fairfax County Sheriffs Department has released video of the in custody death of jail inmate natosha mckenna who was tased four times. Deputies who were wearing biohazard suits were trying to remove mckenna from her cell last february. She had a history of Mental Illness and fiercely resisted the deputies. After several minutes of struggling they forced her into a restraint chair. That didnt work so, finally deputies began tasing her. Dont kick, trust me of dont kick. Its for trust me. Dont kick. Its for your own good. Let me just put you in the chair, please. Taser. Good . Mckenna was tased twice on her legs and arms. She stopped fighting. A nurse checked her vital signs and said she was fine, but moments later mckenna had no pulse. Deputies began cpr, but she died at the hospital. Prosecutors later determined the deputies did act lawfully. The Fairfax County sheriff says shes pushing for a Jail Diversion Program for people suffering from Mental Illness so they can get help instead of incarceration. New tonight a man accused of sexually assaulting a girl before her Birthday Party, police say 40yearold Luis Cruz Aguilar was helping the victims family set up for her Birthday Party in laurel. Hes accused of luring that little girl into another room where he assaulted her and then left. He was tracked down and arrested this morning at a job site in Baltimore County and as it turns out, cruz aguilar had an outstanding warrant for a Sexual Assault on a 13yearold girl five years ago. A sterling, virginia, man is accused of sexually abusing a child at a daycare that was operating inside his home and tonight police are worried there could be more victims. Reporter im surae chinn in sterling. Im told that the suspects sisterinlaw runs the daycare inside the townhouse and its still operating. Child protective services has not shut it down, but theyre still investigating. No one at the home daycare at 3 Carousel Court in sterling wanted to talk about the situation. Step off our property right now. Reporter i understand. The Loudoun County county Sheriffs Office said the victim reported to police immediately after the alleged incident on august 27th. The next day 52yearold Juan Alejandro rodriguez was charged with Sexual Assault and forcible sodomy. Neighbors are stunned. Im very shocked because i didnt know Something Like that was happening right nextdoor. And really scary because i have four girls in my house. Reporter authorities are not giving the age to protect the identity of the child, but the victim is under the age of 13 years old. In sterling, surae chinn, wusa9. Rodriguez is being held without bond. Arlington police are hoping someone recognizes this car. They say the driver ran over a toddler in a mcdonalds parking lot and kept going. The incident happened sunday, august 30th, at columbia pike and walter reed drive. Surveillance video caught the suspect hitting the 2yearold, stopping to let family members pull him from underneath the car and then driving off. The child survived. The car is described as a four door silver colored cadillac sedan. If you recognize it or you know the driver, please call arlington police. The dad of the reporter killed live on tv made an emotional plea on capitol hill today. Andy parker said hes ready to take on the gun lobby. We, can we must and we will. [ cheering and applause ] parker is determined to make expanded background checks part of his daughter alisons legacy. He rallied a crowd of demonstrators outside the capitol hoping congress would hear their message to enact tougher gun laws. If i werent doing this, shed be really ticked off at me of because she wanted the me because she wanted the story. She wanted the story told. She was a journalist first and foremost. Parker has some key virginia politicians, governor mcauliffe and tim kaine voiced their support today. Trials for the Six Police Officers charged in freddie grays death will stay in baltimore. Demonstrators hugged and chanted after the judge ruled the officers can get fair trials in the city where they face charges. The judge rejected arguments that jurors would be intimidated and afraid of riots if the officers are acquitted. Today baltimores mayor said keeping the trials in baltimore will help the city heal and the Police Department is ready for whatever happens. We have new equipment, improved training and better communications. Those have been tested and have shown the progress that we want to see in making sure that we get this right for the people of baltimore. Each of the six officers will have their own trial and their charges range from assault to Second Degree murder. It is now minus 12 days till pope francis arrives in d. C. And that means security in the Nations Capital is about to get beefed up even more. Today we got more information on what we can expect when francis is in town. Ellison barber tells us what the city is doing and how you can prepare. Reporter the mayor says the city is well prepared and ready for this event. Officials say when youre thinking about how to prepare for the popes visit from security to visitors to traffic, you should think of Something Like the president ial inauguration. We are extremely excited. Reporter in 12 days pope francis will step off of a plane at Andrews Air Force base and make his first u. S. Visit. Hell make stops all over the city from the capitol to the white house to the basilica. Wherever he goes security will be tight. The area where people can assemble to watch the parade will be a secure area. So there will be screening. Reporter and when people hear all of that, they start thinking about traffic. The traffic is going to be horrible. Any little situation, it just blows out of proportion. Theyre going to be stopping traffic for any length of time or security and such, its going to definitely create some problems. Reporter the department of transportation said you should plan on it. Massachusetts avenue will be impacted for the three days of this visit, so particularly commuters that are moving from northwest d. C. And suburban maryland need to take special note of alternative routes. Reporter for some whatever traffic comes no matter how bad it will be worth it. Its only a couple days. I think its really special that hell be here. Reporter in northwest im ellison barber, wusa9. If you want to catch a glimpse of the pope, your best bet will be the parade and the popemobile will travel around the ellipse starting at e and 17th winding around to e and 15th. The pope parade is set for september 23rd. It is free and open to everyone, but you will have to go through security. The gates open at 4 a. M. And close at 10 a. M. And weve got all this information plus a lust of things that you cannot bring to the parade on the newly updated wusa9 news app. Caught on camera right here in d. C. , something lit up the night sky other than a passing plane. Napa says this video from the top of the Washington Monument shows a meteor flashing across the sky. This happened tuesday night over west virginia, but the meteor was so bright the monument caught a glimpse of it as well. A warning for parents, kids are getting even sneakier with their smartphones. The newest apps theyre using to hide photos and videos and how you can spot them. And next a new way to remember those killed at the pentagon on 9 11. This is wusa9 and your only this is wusa9 and your only local news what did irans Supreme Leader get in the nuclear deal . To start with, 100 billion. They keep their Nuclear Facilities and ballistic missiles. There wont be surprise anytimeanywhere inspections. And after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a Nuclear Weapon in two months. Congress should reject a bad deal. We need a better deal. Its ford suv season. Now just sign go. With zero down. Zero due at signing. And zero first months payment. Hassle free. Choose from ford escape, edge, explorer and expedition. Every suv. Ford makes it easier for you to be unstoppable, during suv season. Now get a ford escape with zero down, zero due at signing and zero first months payment, during fords suv sign go event. Only at your local ford dealer. As we approach the 14th anniversary of the september 11th attacks, the pentagon has announced a new Visitor Center where americans can learn about the tragic day. The Pentagon Memorial Fund unveiled this site today as a preview of whats to come. The proposed site is next to the actual crash location. The pentagon is the only 9 11 attack site that does not have a have to explain what happened the day 184 people were killed there. Loved ones marked the opening of the night 93 Visitor Center. The complex sits on the hill overlooking the crash site where 40 people died in shanksville. It tells the story is of the men and women who over the story of the men and women who overtook the hijackers on that flight. More than 1 million trucks joined the recall list today because of air bag problems. Fiat chrysler says a short circuit could cause the drivers side air bags to suddenly inflate even when theres no crash. The Company Knows of two injuries related to the problem and this includes the ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and the pickup truck for model years 2012 through 2014. Parents, we know this. Its getting tougher to monitor our kid on the internet. You can check their phones for inappropriate photos or videos, but a special app can hide that right under your nose. One of them looks like this, a simple calculator. Unfortunately children and teens are using this app to hide thing they dont want your parents to see. That is called calculator percent sign and acts like a hidden vault. Law enforcement agencies say there are a lot more like that one out there. To educate yourself you can go to the app store on the smartphone and simply search the word secret. All right. Were outside right now on the weather terrace. We dont need this, but keep it handy. Well show you radar. There are still showers back to the west, winchester south now crossing i81. Well talk about where those showers go and look ahead to the weekend. Guess what . We had to issue yet another yellow weather alert day. Reporter two hot button issues collide in Montgomery County, Property Values versus childrens health. Im scott broom, the latest on a proposed ban on lawn chemicals. l so what do you do, keep the lawns pretty and green or keep the residents healthy . The debate over lawn chemicals is growing in Montgomery County. Scott broom tells us about the options residents could soon face of. Reporter theres been a strong move to water down a proposed ban on applying lawn chemicals in Montgomery County. One familys beautiful lawn courtesy of chemicals. I cant really breathe well. Reporter but for kids like 12yearold kate tan and her sister angela, one whiff of exposure is an asthma attack waiting to happen. Mother lin tan said chemicals ought to be banned here in Montgomery County. Why is someones lawn more important than the health of people, especially our kids . Reporter county Council President George Leventhal said the time has come to force homeowners to stop using pesticides and herbicides like these and ban commercial applications, too, with exceptions for golf courses and agriculture. Prohibiting the use of toxic chemicals to maintain a green lawn is consistent with other efforts weve made in the past including banning smoking in public places. Reporter and now Council Member Roger Berliner is stepping forward and dividing the council with a proposal to back away from the badge. So my alternative approach, if ban. So my alternative approach, if a Lawn Care Company comes to you, i want you to sign a form saying you understand the risks of pesticide. So educate people first before thinking of a ban. Reporter in Montgomery County scott broom, wusa9. And the county council will pick up the issue early next month. Today is a yellow weather alert day. Wusa9 first alert weather, d. C. s most accurate. We did have some welcome storms through parts of the metro area. Live look outside, kind of a lull right now, our michael and son weather cam, down to 73, dew points dropping, which is a good sign, and the winds north, northwest at 16 indicates the front has long since passed. Heres first alert Doppler Radar over the last hour. You can see kind of a lull inside the immediate metro area but still showers back toward winchester and even out towards sperryville you see a little bit of red and orange, so some brief to moderate downpours. This will essentially move east and lose some of its steam. I think showers will just be light by the time they get to fairfax on our Storm Tracker by 10 00 and maybe quantico by 10 10. Haymarket a little better chance of moderate to light shower on the Storm Tracker. That occurs about a quarter to 9 00. If youre walking the dog tonight, you might want a jacket and umbrella. Thunderstorms and showers end at midnight and bus stop temperatures in the 60s tomorrow. Some areas will be in the 50s if you go out far enough, frederick, damascus, hagerstown. Fab finish to the week, but then a yellow weather alert on saturday for more showers and more storms. We talked about that yesterday. We said i was taking the pessimistic view. Im glad i did that. So futurecast 10 00 tonight notice we lose all the yellows and oranges, just greens. So showers maybe all the way up to leesburg but certainly i66 southward into fredericksburg. By 10 30, 11 00 everything pushes away and by morning temps in the low 60s, cloudy skies. By 1 00 simply gorgeous and by 8 00 80 in cumberland and romney of temps fall quickly tomorrow. If youre out late tomorrow night, keep that in mind. By 8 30 temps in the low 70s in gaithersburg. On the day planner gorgeous, sunshine. Even downtown well start in the 60s. Thats nice. 77 by 11 00, 82 with full sun by saturday. Showers and storms probably develop in the afternoon, could affect the terps game, 81 and more showers on sunday, 75. Next seven days gets nice after that, nice on monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, back in the mid80s and the nats back in town next thursday. Now wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. Week one of the nfl season begins tonight with the patriots and the steelers. Meanwhile the burgundy and gold play the dolphins on sunday. Its also the beginning of the kirk cousins era. Daye owens is here to tell us about the dave owens is here to tell us about the team and how they feel about their new quarterback. Theyre excited about him. I think hes going to be fine. Im guaranteeing success on sunday. How do you like that . Thats a good one. A lot to like about captain kirk. He studies the playbook. Can he spit out data like a emergency, likes to throw lasers and machine, likes to throw lasers and jay gruden truly believes kirk is better fit for his style of owners for now. He surely looked that way in the preseason completing 75 of his tosses. The problem has been the turnovers, but keep the fate says jay gruden. We have total confidence in kirk. Hes got to understand if it doesnt go right early, hang in there. Good things will continue to happen if he stays the course. Ive always held to the addage tough times dont last. Tough people do want do. I try to remind myself of that. Back to Robert Griffin real quick. Were on day 21 of the analysis of his head injury. Jay gruden was asked about it today and he told reporters, i have no idea, no idea yet. Iish i knew. So robert, thats i wish i knew. So robert, thats yet to come. Well see. Thanks a do you want to know how hard it can be to breathe with copd . It can feel like this. Copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. 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