Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News Saturday At 7am 20150926 :

Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News Saturday At 7am 20150926

In september, plenty of clouds around and a threat for showers as well. Thanks so much for joining us. Chilly start, feels like fall. Lots of 60s and a cloudy, breezy day. The leaves have been falling, more from the dryness than the fall weather. And rain is certainly around. A decent amount south of town. In the metro, it will look threatening but probably not all [ no captioner audio ] and in southern st. Marys county light rain showers there. Temps are running in the 50s in damascus and rockville. Highs upper 60s and low 70s. And the shower threat mainly south and southwest of town. Ill be back with a look at the 7day forecast. We have a couple of 80s in the forecast. Mike, back to you. Sounds good, howard. Well see you in just a little bit. We are following pope francis. You are looking at the Upper East Side. He departs, no for philadelphia. Well have live reports coming up in the next half hour. We are tracking delays on metro. Five of the six metro lines, orange, silver, blue, and yellow lines will run every 24 minutes. Red line will be 10 to 20 minutes. The green one is operating as usual. And for the next six months, workers will be repairing damage from a transformer fire. And the news is not good. Blue, orange, and silver changes will affect all times of the day including rush hour. Orange and silver will run every eight minutes instead of every six. A fatal hitandrun in Montgomery County was it intentional. The driver struck a pedestrian and did not stop. A short time later they were able to catch up with the person behind the wheel. The driver may have known his victim and police are questioning him to find out why. A judge is holding a scheduling hearing for the Police Officers in the freddie gray case. The first trial is scheduled for october 13th and the defense is trying to delay that. Grays death triggered riots in baltimore. Its here, the landmark Music Festival is going down in washington, d. C. The big headliners raising money to preserve the National Mall. Surae chinn is live at west potomac park with a preview. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This is where you want to be. West potomac park for the two day event. Here we are at the entrance. And you can see right here there is one of the five stages right there. So all these music stars will be here. Therell be 40 different bands. Folks that you mentioned. This is all going for a good cause. What they say is to restore americas front yard. I want you to pan over there, graham, just to see all of this space thats going to be happening, all of these folks. This is with the trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit partner of National Parks service. And this is a campaign to restore the National Mall. There hasnt been a good restoration for 40 years. This is a two day event happening on the west potomac. Well have much more coming up throughout the hour. Hopefully, its going to stay dry and i think it mostly will. Lets change gears now. Conservative gifts are claiming victory after the resignation of john boehner. Good morning. This is david at wusa 9. Your number one responsibility is to the institution. And having a vote like this in the institution i dont think is very healthy. Reporter the early favorite to replace the speaker is House Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy who is from bakersfield. Pope francis is getting ready to depart new york city. He leaves the big apple at 8 40. His first trip ended with a message of peace, tolerance for immigrants, and love. Hell be attending the world meeting of families. He thought the family was being threatened from within and without. And that concerns him. Don champion joins us now with more details on the popes visit. Good morning, don. Reporter good morning, mike. The pope is scheduled to arrive in philadelphia around 9 30. Hes going to be attending the world meeting of families. And after already addressing lawmakers in washington and World Leaders in new york. The trip to philly is all about the everyday cat rick. Reporter a felon opened fire killing patrick mcdonald. His partner, officer richard bose was shot in the hip. His family will be welcoming pope francis. Honestly, you just dont feel worthy enough. I couldnt think of a Better Family to remember the people of the area. Reporter the pope arrives in philadelphia after a stop in new york where he was treated with rock star like adoration. He carried through familiar themes. We just kept screaming papa, papa, papa. I dont know what to say. I have goose bumped. Reporter he urged World Leaders to step up protection for refugees fleeing conflicts. At the 9 11 memorial site he parade for the victims of the attack and urged them to bring their peace to a violent world. He drove through central park where hundreds of thousands were on hand. And he wrapped things up with a mass at Madison Square garden and urged the 20,000 in attendance to reject self absorption and think of the needy. Around 10 30 this morning, the pope will hold mass at the basilica. Thats the basilica of peter and paul. And hell head to Independence Mall where hell address 50,000 people, mostly hispanics from the community. Hes going to be talking about immigration and religious freedom. And speaking from the very same podium that Abraham Lincoln spoke from. The trip wraps up tomorrow in grand style. About a Million People are departmented to attend the final mass in philadelphia. What a sight that will be. Don champion, thank you for joining us from philadelphia. And continuing coverage of the popes visit. Download our new app. Washington, d. C. s tour decure is out today. The event raises money for the American Diabetes association. The race started at 6 30 this morning and runs through this afternoon. Malala on the big screen. The young girl shot by the taliban is on the red carpet. And pregnant women drinking to excess. Details on how many are boozing with a baby on the way. And cooking up a little excitement on the new iphone as phone buyers in d. C. Get to take selfies with the company ceo. Plenty of clouds around and our quick look at the saturday forecast. Were talking about a cloudy day today. You can see it here. Therell be a few showers around. Highs upper 60s to low 70s. Back in a few minutes and ill let you know when the sun is go every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Change is on its way. And with change, comes opportunity. Its up to you to seize it. This autumn, find your opportunity at cadillac. The 2015 cadillac srx. 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Culpeper seeing light rain and showers. And fredericksburg and colonial beach. I dont think its going to be a washout. A couple of showers and i expect a lot of it to move to the west and southwest. Youll get plenty of breaks. Clouds around this morning and clouds all day long. Temperatures climbing to 72 or 73 in town. And a few spots west and south may not get out of the 60s. Its certainly going to feel on the brisk side. And nats and phillies at 4 05 today if youre headed out to the ballpark a light jacket. Tomorrow 73 and a few showers and mostly south and west. And monday as warmer air returns, 77. Therell be a chance for a shower or isolated storm. Tuesday looks good. Well be in the low 80s with sunshine and a few showers wednesday with the next front. And we finish cooler and nice, lows in the mid70s. Still to come, you can help save this little girls life and it costs you nothing to do it. How your time and a pint can save even more people. And like something out of twilight as a super moon [ no captioner audio ] i cant quite remember. Just last year she was diagnosed with leukemia, the most common type of blood cancer in children. If the condition is detected early enough, it can go into complete remission. Blood products a lifesaving blood product for them. Blood cells, plasma, and platelets are important as chemotherapy treatments can wipe out their blood cells. Reporter 37 of the u. S. Population is eligible to donate blood and only 5 actually participate. Theres a Donor Community out there that is really dedicated and they can see the vitality and the energy. They all have one common goal to save a life. Reporter and the Donor Community makes all the difference. Without the donations here at the blood donor services, she wouldnt be around right now. Need to give your phone a refresh . Coming up in start by deleting any apps you dont use. And in some cases apps might buried in folders on the home screen. Not only will you free space but youll probably reduce the number of annoying notifications you receive. And go to settings, general, usage, and manage storage. Find out which apps are hogging the most space. Many times photos are the culprit. And too many notifications can make your phone feel clunky. Head to settings, notifications, and adjust your preferences so you only get notifications you only need. You might even increase your battery life. Are you an Instagram User . If you are, you are definitely not alone. 400million use the picture sharing app. 75 of the users live outside the United States. And half of the 100 million new users live in europe and asia. Twitter has 80 million fewer users. Its just not the pope making headlines. Malala is the documentary about the pakistani teenager critically shot in 2012 premiered friday night. The attack only strengthened her resolve. And on that day all my weaknesses died and a new courage was born. And it was also because of the support of people. And together we are stronger than before. Shes an amazing young woman. He named me malala opens in theaters on october 2nd. A salmonella outbreak spreads way beyond d. C. And kim davis is here in the district. Well tell you why hes here. Its a cloudy saturday morning and i think its going to be more bark than bite with the storm this weekend. Ill have the forecast coming up in a few minutes. Good morning, everybody. We got to Big College Football saturday coming your way. It is a border war. And maryland and West Virginia and the game is at morgantown. Well have highlights. And navy heads to uconn. And the nats have very little wiggle room yet. Can the nats keep the playoff hopes alive . Well update you when was the last time you felt. Free. Its time to uncover that feeling again. With the compassion and strength of a name. Most accepted by top doctors and specialists. And the power of a card. That opens doors in all fifty states. Giving you the freedom to love to dream to dance like no one is watching. Carefirst blue cross blue shield. Live fearless. Change is on its way. And with change, comes opportunity. Its up to you to seize it. This autumn, find your opportunity at cadillac. The 2015 cadillac srx. Get this lowmileage lease from around 399 per month, or purchase with 0 apr financing. Good morning. Im mike hydeck. Preserving our landmarks, big musical stars show support for the National Mall. And after the buzz of the big apple, the pope is heading for philadelphia this morning. It really made us feel very bad about what we ourselves are now doing to the environment. Volkswagen customers fuming over an emissions scandal. Im meteorologist howard bernstein. Ill let you know if we have showers headed your way. Good morning. Join join us. Im mike hydeck. Its most of us it will be generally dry. South and southwest of town weve been looking at showers. Fredericksburg, luray, st. Marys and south. Those are the areas seeing the showers and light rain. You can see the clouds. They are thick and theyll stay that way most of the weekend. Lots of rain off to the south. And most of it light. We are talking about heavier showers in the carolinas and the outer banks, and i just want to zoom in just to show you that down to the south. Culpeper, fredericksburg, the lower shenandoah valley. And the amount of green would be indicative of the rain. And the clouds hang tough. The highs will be in the upper 60s and low 70s. Right now low 50s in williamsport. And 50s and 60s to start the day. Light jacket and should be mainly dry for the nats game. This is your weekend in d. C. If you love live music. Two days all to support the National Mall. Its going down this weekend in d. C. Raising money to preserve the National Mall. Surae chinn is live at west potomac park with a preview. Reporter the stage is pretty much set. And finishing touching going on. And we have special guests. We have brook who is part of the 3 c production promoter. And we have mckenzie with the trust for the National Mall. Tell me who is going to be here . We have an incredible weekend ahead. Five stages, 40 bands. Dr. John amazing music. And theres food here too. Weve got our d. C. Eats Food Court Area curated by a celebrity chef. We have bens chili bowl, come hungry. Reporter mckenzie, tell us why were all here. This is the first of its kind in d. C. This weekend is all about great music for a great cause. This is about raising awareness and funds to restore the National Mall. And how much are you hopes to raise to restore the National Mall. The trust of the National Mall is an official partner of the National Parks. Our goal is 350 million. Reporter and tickets dont come cheep. It goes from 105 to 175 but going to a great cause. New information in morning about the figure and olive restaurant chain and concerns about salmonella. The cdc confirms it is leading a multistate investigation. The Los Angeles Health department is looking into nine cases of salmonella at figure and olive in west hollywood. And the d. C. Health department confirmed 14 cases were tied to the restaurant here. Its passed inspection and is now open. Baltimore city police have released Surveillance Video of a police shooting. On wednesday police say a 19 yearold tried to pass a fake prescription at a drugstore. An officer confronted him. The young man aggressively approached the officer and reached behind his back as if drawing a weapon. The officer killed mccloud and found no web. These next couple of stories are rough if you have kids in the room. A vicious attack was caught on camera. He was walking out to get his newspaper and was brutally beaten. This happened in santa ana, california. And his children are now praying for his recovery. I just couldnt believe somebody could have done that to our father. Hes the nicest man. It would be the last person that you would think would be attacked in Something Like this. He is believed to be homeless. Now a preview of the season premiere of 48 hours. Reporter Hannah Grahams murder sent shock waves through town of charlottesville, virginia. The hunt for the killer leads back 10 years to a terrifying question, has he struck before . Right here on wusa 9 tonight. And was the main suspect driving the stolen porsche of his victim . A judge has been asked for the name of the witness who saw a man with short hair drivinger ratically in the stolen car. One veteran Attorney Says they may not want to pursue the request. When the defense is misidentification, more often than not youre going to lose. Reporter the judge said to submit a formal request. The homicide rate is up by 95 and tonight victims will be remembered. Images of murder victims will be projected onto the walls of the ralph waldo green center. What do you serve a chinese president and his wife when they come for dinner. The white house was and the First Lady Michelle Obama decided to go with a dress designed by a chinese american designer vera wang. You are looking live as pope francis gets really to depart new york city. And explore nasa goddard. The open house will be celebrating hubble and the spirit of exploration. It will include an opportunity to meet astronauts too. Still to come, all the fun of the Oklahoma City fair as trump talks about building a wall to divide the United States and mexico. Plus well head live to philadelphia as the city gears up for pope francis and is now famous fiat. Lots of clouds to start your saturday morning. And if youre south of us, youve seen light rain this morning. Im expecting those areas to have the best chance for showers and most of us stay cloudy, cool, and low 70s. Well its going to be a bit of a wait on metro, with trains running 24 minutes. Regular service on the green lines, red lines running every tone 20 minutes. You can tweet me at wusa 9 traffic. See you monday morning starting at 4 25. Always watching, always tracking, wusa 9s first alert weather, d. C. s mos

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